The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-04-20
Paul Amh Returns
Home from Germany

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with with interest in Bamberg. Mr..
Arndt and Miss Arndt are former resi-
dents of Bamberg, having moved to
Orangeburg a few years ago. Mr..
Arndt was formerly a jeweler in this
city.
Paul Arndt and his daughter, Miss
Bertha Arndt, arrived in the city Fri
day morning after trip of three
months to Germany. They embarked
at Hamburg. Germany, for the return
trip and landed at New York Monday.
Twelve days were consumed in the
return trip, 10 of which were spent
on the high seas. They returned on
the United States ship Mount Clay,
which was formerly the Prince Eitel
Frederick, of the German navy, and
which sank a number of allied ships
during the World war.
Mr.. Arndt and his daughter left
their home in this city on January ~;
last, for their trip to Germany. They
express great pleasure at being back
at home, although, they say, the so
journ in the old country was quite
pleasant.
A visit was made to the old home
of Mr.. Arndt at Landsburg, about 1S
miles from Berlin. There they renew
ed acuuaintances with relatives and
old friends. A period of eight days
was spent there during railroad
strike, states Mr.. Arndt, when every
thing was tied up for while. Many
other points in Germany were visited.
While travelling around Mr.. Arndt
made note of conditions existing in
Germany. He states that everybody
there is working hard, taking care of
themselves and are working for re-
Mobilization with the end in view OF
getting everything back to normal,
such an end apparently being not far
off. Factories are running day and
night and business is good, with the
business people paying close attention
to their business and using all efforts
to safeguard the business of their
country, mainly endeavoring to see
to it that, from the standpoint, of ex-
port and import, the people of that
country are assured, as far as posi-
Die, the full benefit of the use of raw
materials and the essentials of life
and those things necessary for the
restoration Of normal conditions.
Mr.. Arrdt was smoking cigar
while talking with the representative
of The Times and Democrat Friday
morning and ia answer to the Ques-
ton as to prices of commodities in
Germany, he pointed to the cigar and
said: "This is good cigar and was
bought by NE at the rate of As cents
hundred" He stated that hotel
rates, and prices of commodities, as
4 rule, are exceptionally low as COM
pared to prices in the United States.
The trip across and return may be
made for about $500 for third class
passage, he stated, many persons 60
ing by third class which, in many in
stances, is good enough for anybody.
Little concern is shown about af-
fairs outside of Germany, Mr.. Arndt
states, such as the recent disarma-
ment conference, the Genoa meeting
and such like, the people being en-
crossed in attending to home affairs.
AS to reparations, Mr.. Arndt says the
German people appear to feel that
''if we have the moneyFwhen it is due
we will pay it; if we do not have it
we can't pay it, and in the mean
time they are working-eyer work
ing.
At present, the returned citizen
states, there is not much effort to do
business outside of Germany, but the
people \are trying to prevent the ex-
porting of the things needed at home.
Mr.. Arndt exhibited an attractive
little cigar lighter and told an inter-
esting story. He said that the Ger
man government some time ago plac-
ed a heavy tax on matches as many
were used and this would bring IN
much money, so the people, famed
for ingenuity and invention, immedl-
ately proceeded to make and use the
.igar lighter, as he exhibited, not only
for lighting cigars and cigarettes,
but for kindling fires of all kinds,
thus putting one over" on the gov
ernment.
Mr.. Arndt says there is strong op-
position to the present government
and a complete overthrow appears
probable soon.
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