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(She Stllmt feratiL ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY, 23, 1919. VOL. 23. NO. 10 ' DECLARE EX-KAISER CANBEPU1SNE0 TWO EMINENT JURISTS REPORTED TO CLEMENCEAU. State William Hohenoollern Can Be Held Responsible for Car. many's Crimes Paris, Jan. 19?Some points in the report to vhich Premier Clemea eau referred yesterday when he said he had consulted two eminent jurists on the penal responsibility of the former German Emperor, # were made public today- The report was drawib ^tp by Ferdinand Larnaude, jUNm T>( the Paris law faculty, and . * Lapradelle, professor J?* af rights of nations in the same tacK The object of the inquiry was to investigate from a purely judicial point of view if the crimes committed by -the German Government and army involved the penal responsibility of the former German Emperor, what tribunal should judge him and whether his extradition could be demanded. The authors of the report give a long argument against bringing the ex-Emperor before a tribunal of ctffnmon law, because bis will coriim^ptfed but his hand did not execute. They ' say that hawwa^not principal offender and W^ref^'re could only be punished,ah an accomplice. An internatiofaal tribunal consequently must be found. They consider The Hague r* arbitration court founded at the or--'V 1899 conference incompetent to try him, as the court was meant for cases where no penalty is to be applied. They urgue that an entirely new jurisdiction be created, which should be the first instrument of a league of nations and in which should appear exclusively the States which fought ermany. The two French jurists prove tnar Hgp. the extradition of the former German I ruler can not be refused as he is not ^ a political refugee. The report says: "It is anti-juridici&l to assimilate i|?^L war with conspiracy. Crimes of war TC&Mare crimes of public law and inter-! BEfjKji-^^tlariial law, not political crimes." ^^^^Brhe authors of the report com^^^^Wences by establishing that no'penalX ty is possible against a nation any more than against a company but that the manager or director of a ompany can be punished. Hohensollern Guilty. The Emperor in the first plate," | ays the report "as King of Prussia is president of the confederation by virtue of a special law in which human will does not enter. The German sovereignty depends only on God! and the sword. With such a conception of power it would be unjuridifcial to the highest degree to allow the Emperor to escape responsibility lor his actions: his responsibility for the war for which, under the Constitution, the decision belonged to | him alone; his responsibility for rio"* lation of Belgian neutrality, which was willed by him; his responsibility lor acts of terrorism by his troops, which he willed and ordered." Fire and Blood. The report quotes a letter from the former Emperor to the Emperor I Ipa^Pof Austria in the early days of the K||wwar in which the German Emperor tHM^HTr?te: j)|?g?^^"My soul is torn asunder, but erSPflB^ffything must he put to fire and blood. The throats of men and woraw en, children and the aged must be eut and not a tree nor a horse left standing. "With such methods of terror of| which alone can strike so degenerate a people as the French, the war will finish before two months, while if I use humanitarian methods it may prolong for years. Despite all my reniicTiaTiPo T hare had to choose the first system." Uses "Words "I and My." The words "I" and "my" in the let^ *er are italicised in the report. JT "Modern law, The report continue*, "does not recognise irresponsible authorities even at the summit ef heirarchy. It brings a state down from its pedestal and makes It submit <o the rule of the Judge. J "There can therefore be no gues/ <1on of saving from the Judge a man w^? is Rt the summit of hierarchy. Xither by the application of International law. 17 . Married sn Uhnrsday. At the residence of fhe bride's fa"l: " ? V.IV.. r *n?r on last Tnursaay j*!!<s ahiiici^ tae I. Hamilton wap happily married Co Mr. Charles D. Sturgeon, of Fori eston, S. C. Owing to a recent death ' fn the family only the immediate * relatives witnessed the ceremony. : which was performed by D?\ Watson ! B. Duncan. The best wishes of the | many friends of the popular yonng lady In Dillon go with her to her new heme. # . I VICE CONSUL T. B. ALFORD ON VISIT TO UNCLE HERE. T. Brooks Alford formerly Amen an Vice Consul at Riga Russia ! for the past two months, assigned at Coppenhagen, Denmark, arrived I here from Washington, D. C. Mon! day to be at his uncle, Dr. C. S. ! Browne for four or fire weeks fofr the purpose of filling contracts to write for the press concerning the Russian situation. Mr. Alford will be [remembered at Mullins from his retent visit here iast summer while on leave of absence. After a year on the Russian front, in charge of American government I interests ana ameu nuuunb nuticsi, Mr. Alford's official duties kept him iu Russia. Since retreating with the Russians at the fall of Riga, the largest seaport of Russia, except Petrograd, his duties have taken him in the centre of most of the political upheavals that have occurred in that wrecked country during the past two years, from Findland in the far north through the troubles at Petrograd, Moscow, Kiev, and other cities to the jfar south, including that unknown I world of Siberia. At the entrance of America into the world war, he cabled from tin Russian front to Washington offering his services to the government, in any other capacity, but on account of the urgent need of his services there his resignation to enter another branch of the government service, was refused, during the existence of *%_ *ii1 "U -u:? {n "D no. j llie war. AilllUU^U Uis nvin. lit |sia and since the entrance of America into the war has been of a nature similar to an army officer as well as a consular officer, he desired to take a commission previously qualified for in the navy or in the army on another front. , On November 15th, soon after the signing of the armistice while at Copenhagen, Mr. Alford's resignation, after request, was accepted, to enable him to return to America, to J resume the study of law. After completing contracts for the: press, Mr. Alford intends to complete j a book concerning personal experi-| ences with the Bolsheviki, including; Lenine and Trotsky, also the former head of the Provisional government, [Premier Wrensky.? Mullins EnterI prise. o Dillon High School Home Study Week. When the temporary suspension of !all indoor public gatherings was decided upon Sunday afternoon for the purpose of anticipating in a preventive way a seemingly threated recurrence of the flu, the faculty of the High School set themselves to the task of trying to devise a plan of keeping the school work going and yet keep within the conditions of the quarantine. Permission was given for open air instruction for the Tenth and Eleventh grades, and the idea generally prevailed that open air meetings of a few and not too close together were reasonably safe. In keeping with these views and for the purpose of keeping the work | going during the period of suspension, the teachers decided to try the home study plan for the elementary and lower high school grades The plan is as follows: Teachers ! will prepare definite lesson plans, including questions and topics and references to the texts, pages and paragraphs in which the answers to these may be found. Pupils are expected to take these assignments and work them out at home study, work them out to the best of their ability, and return them to the teacher for correc! tion. The teachers make such corrections and explanations as may seem necessary in the individual cases, and return papers to pupils either as acceptably done or to be done again in the light of the explanations offered. Pupils are instructed by respective teachers as to what hour to come to the school campus to hand in their lessons and get other assignments. The teacher meets them in a group off by themselves on the campus for the brief time necessary to hand out written assignments and take up les1 sons and perhaps a word of explanation, not over fifteen minutes. Pupils then are dismissed to home via different streets so as to prevent large aggregations. Children are expected to go straight home and prepare their lessons there, spending the time at study as they would In sehool. Parents fire requested to send children at the hour designated (see bulTontin at P n th*? rhildrpn do not know,) and they will be sent home immediately after the lesson assignment. If patron? and pupils will cooperate with the plan there will be no large aggregations or dangerous eontaets. The plan is practicable and safe if all will help to make it so. The home work as planned is a good MANNING LUGES STATE PROG HESS Governor Favors Broadening of Ed acational System and Better Better Highways. Columbia, Jan. 15?Pointing tc high ideals of government and civili zation, the last annual message ol Richard 1. Manning, wnose iour yean of office as chief executive will expire January 21, when he will b< succeeded by Robert A. Cooper, ol Laurens, was read to the houses ol the general assembly today. Th< message breathes optimism for th( future of South Carolina, while ii recounts the achievements of the pasi and its mistakes. Stating that the war is won foi world democracy and that the idea of autocracy is laid in its ashes, th< ! message calls the people of the stat? to service in the following language "Unless we as a people are unabl< to consecrate our best efforts, oui highest ideals, our unself'sh endeavors and our moral, spiritual and ma i terial forces to the ways and the pur j pose of peace as we have dedicatee these to the ways of the winning o; [ the war, we shall fail to hold ant [retain much of that for which th< war has been fought; but the splen ! aid accomplishments of the people o 'South Carolina in their unstinted ant wholehearted support of the wai Heads me to believe, as I have said that they have grasped \ tH'e visior of the higher citizenship and a clearei understanding of its obligations." Among the specific recoinmendii tions outlined and suggested in the j messages are: A broadening of the educationa | system, with liberal appropriation! i for the maintenance of schools anc institutions of higher learning. An improved system of highway! Continued liberal care of the un fortunate insane of the state. Consideration of the splendid ac complishments of the state board 01 charities and corrections. Thoughtful consideration of th< work of the state tax commission. The maintenance of a system o state troops for the maintenance o: 1 order, suppression of riots, safeguard ing the people against invasion anc rebellion, should these occur. Adequate salaries for state offi cials. Sufficient remuneration of al classes of workers. Improved housing conditions foi laborers, particularly those in the cotton mills. Improved sanitation, particular!] in the rural districts. The forepart of the governor'! message, which is pronounced, ever by his political enemies as a parti cularly strong and eloquent state pap i er, is taken up with the things ac jcomplished by his administration anc they make a splendid recital. H< tells of the creation of the state boarc of charities and corrections, the state tax commission, the conciliatloi board and other agencies of economic and industrial advancement, and the improvements made at the state hos pital for the insane. He narrates the effort he made for law enforcemen and his successes, and the effort tc bring the people to higher ideals ol service. Governor Manning, in simple lan guage, tells of the great achievement! made by South Carolina in its more than historic part in the wininng o: the great war, and exults in the achievements of this state. n Services at the Methodist Church Main street Methodist church, Dr Watson B. Duncan, pastor. Sundaj school at 10 a. m., Mr. W. Harrj Muller, superintendent. Preaching a: 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor Morning Subject: "The Master's Messages to the Church"? No. 3, "The Church with a Mixed Membership.' Evening Subject: "The Lamb of Goc that Taketh Away Sin." Twenty-five minutes song and prayer service wil precede the sermon. Prayer service on Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Publie cordially invited to all services. training for the pupils in the use ol textbooks and literature generally foi getting needed information. I do noi kn?>w that the experiment has beer tried with the lower Intermediate grades, but all the thing* that we now qo iiau one nine iu uc iricu moi uj some one. The teachers of the primary grade: 1, 2.) will not attempt home studj work with pupils but will give a: some convenient place special indi idual instruction to pupils in th< grades who are somewhat overagi and need some special coaching, s< that when the suspension is raiser the grades as a whole may be abl( t0 progress faster together. It is hoped that the plan will work And the undertaking of the teacher; when they might not have undertak en it, should receive the cooperatior and sommendation of the patrons. W. E. MOORE, Supt. I STATE WILL LOSE MUCH ' J IN DAMAGED COTTON.' I - Farmers Should Put Their Cotton Under Cover ? Loss Runs In- ! to Millions. I' ? '! ) The State:? -j If there are 600,000 bales of cot-!1 F ton exposed to the weather in South I i Carolina the loss to the owners will 1 likely be about 14,500,000, in the ' * 1 ? i -m rr? r* ClA.'.Ll j _ ? n_ ] 5 opinion 01 l. 13. omcftuuubo ui v>u lumbia. ' f| Mr. Stackhouse says that nothing ' Mike so many bales are in the open - in his opinion, but that there are a greater number of bales of cotton t now lying out exposed to rain and sunshine than ever before in the hisr|tory of the State. Ia opinion of Mr. 1 Stackhouse there are about 600,000 5 bales in the hands of.t&te farmers of i the State, and a considerable part of ' it is not housed at 49$ Ji This is a matter a6?6rv1hg of the r J most serious consideration in the '| opinion of Mr Stackhouse. He is not " influenced by any selfiesh motive for the eight warehouses belonging to the ' Standard Warehouse Company, of 1 which he is president, has its full 1 capacity, and is out of the market J for the storing of cotton. An embargo " on all shipments of cotton to the c warehouses here has been in force * for several weeks. f , i Mr. Stackhouse says the condition | i of the warehouses under his control plis that of every other warehouse m jthe State. In other words, all warehouses for the storing of cotton are : full and it is a matter for each indiI vidual farmer to consider what he shall do with his cotton. Mr. Stackhouse says that by every token each bale of cottoa which 'is | permitted to remain in the open will lose about 25 pounds in rotten cotiton by May. As to the amount of cotton which j ; is in the open, Mr. Stackhouse told of one farmer in Florence county ( | who has 800 bales and others of whom he knew. He says that in 30 { years' experience he has seen nothing like it. j In respect to the damage to cotton by leaving it unsheltered Mr. Stackhouse tells of 90 bales which he had j some years ago and which he sold j in May following its production. ( iWhen sold about 3,000 pounds of ( rotten cotton were pulled from it. He , ! tells of a farmer in Anderson who , had 16 bales. He stored 11 bales and s left five bales in the open. When the . Hot was sold enough rotten cotton ( r'was pulled from the five bales to I >??? nnli) fnt" etnrlnir nf fho urhnlo (Ji U. V ^ yaiU iUl IUU ObVi ***& VI. VMV fTMV?V .16 bales. He cites numerous instances ! like this. The rot will commence be. hind the metal tie and will eat into . the middle of the bales, sometimes .'extending the entire length of the I bale. ? * 3; Since the warehouses are full the 1 matter of putting the cotton under i shelter is one for each farmer to pro1 vide. In the opinion of Mr. Stack; house it will be much better for the 1 farmers to leave wagona and buggies - in the open and put the cotton under J the sheds. ^ Mr. Stackhouse says that the } Southern farmer has the cotton sitr uation more fully in his hands than ever before in the history of the country. This is due to the fact that 5 the greater part of the 1918 crop } is yet in the hands of the producer f himself. '1 If cotton remains in the hands of j the producer there will be greater incentive to reduce the acreage next year and to raise more foodstuffs, says Mr. Stackhouse. In his opinion, 7 the prices of foodstuff will remain 7 high, and with the amount of cot1 ton remaining in the hands of . the makers the price of cotton is uncer-i tain. 1 ; o .1 BABY UNDER STEPS. ! " ? 1 Abandoned Child Found at Home! ? in Marion. i Marion, Jan. 18?Early yesterday J . morning Chief of Police Amnions was! f notified that a baby had been found 1 r under the front steps of the home|f i of J. M. Gasque, about one mile I' t north of Marion. Mr. Amnions noti-ir i fied Sheriff Rowell and both went r to Mr. Casque's home. The baby waSlj r a well formed and developed boy, ^ only a few days old. He was in a bas-jf ? ket and was well protected with cov-j ' ering. In the basket was found a note r t stating that the mother of this baby - was a girl of good family and that she* i had been deceived by a man. The note( i also went on to ask for blessings on j ? whoever took care of the baby, ask- ' 1 ing them to educate him, and stating i that she would see the bov again, j1 The note was well written. The baby f . in now being taken care of by Mr. ' 3 and Mrs. Grady Fore of Marion. i ??? ; i; Good temper is like a sunny day; ; I it sheds is brightness upon every- 1 : thing.?Selected. i ? A BRITISH OFFICER i AVERTS DISORDER. London, Jan. 17?One British navil officer showed a German naval captain how to handle his undiscipined sailorB during the surrender of .he German warships to the Allied fleet off the Firth of Forth. It is related that when the 3r't,sh officer boarded a German bat'.ie>hip to make the official examination he found numbers of German sailors lolling about in the captain ) lobby ind some of them making themselves m. i_ .l. Li ftry mucn at numtj m ue cayLaiua,; :abin. Many were wearing ariniets in-1 icribed 'Soldaten und, Arbeiler,' inlicating their allegiance to the solders' and Workers' Councils which brought about the revolution. "You will need no explanation, air, or my presence here, said the Gernan captain approaching the E"gli3h nan. "You see how things are." "You will please converse with me n your own language," replied the British officer, returning the salute. You will also order these men out of ;hese quarters before we do anything ilse." "What would be the good to comnand them?" asked the German. "Very well," snapped the Britisher, as he swung around. "Look here, ,-ou men, he thundered in German. If I have any more of this insuborlination, I'll put all of you in front. Utention!" Every man sprang to his feet. Cijars and cigarettes .disappeared and .he talking ceased. "Fall in there," ordered the Britsher, "And you?indicating a petty ifficer?'you take these men away. \nd clear the lobby too. See that hey behave themselves, or I'll know :he reason why. That'll do. Carry )rt." The petty officer stiffened, saluted md rapped out a word of command, in a moment the cabin was cleared. "Now," said the English qommandjr, I'll give you your orders." o 3UtARINTINE RULES Hi FORCE. Flu Makes its Reappearance and Board of Health Puts Old Rules in Effect Again, r The flu has made Its reappearance in the county and at a Joint meeting the Board of Health and a number >f citizens held Sunday afternoon it ivas decided to put the old quarantine rules into effect again. The schools, churches, theatres and other public gathering places have been dosed indefinitely. The 10th and 11th grades at the High School will :ontinue their lessons, and the other grades Will report at the school house ;very morning and receive their lessons for the day. The lessons will be leard in the form of written work 1 f 1 1,1 1 K. niiK.nUto/l oooh ! (V iilcii win uavc iu ue suuuuuw lay for correction or approval. The stores are allowed to open as early is they please but they must close iy six o'clock every evening. Crowds ire not allowed to assemble on the streets. The State Board of Health las been asked to appoint a county >r district board of health, and when ;his is done the quarantine will be sxtended to every town in the county n order to avoid discrimination. The public is urged to observe every presautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease. Sneezing or soughing in the presence of others ihould be avoided and sleeping rooms should be kept well ventilated. Besoming over-heated or chilled is apt :o bring on the disease and all persons should be careful not to expose! hemselves in severe weather. The' lealth experts claim that prevention! s largely an individual matter and he person who does not know or will i lot take care of themselves is the one vho usually succumbs to the disease. n *EXT SIGNALS TO ENEMY BY MEANS OF TRIP HAMMER. Philadelphia, Jan. 14?An interestng story of enemy spy work is told >y Frank H. Gaskill, assistant chief >f the Protective League, which ren lered service during the war. The organization, Mr. Gaskill rentes was responsible for the internent of a man caught spelling out langerous messages with a triphamner he was operating in a big indusriul plant on the Delaware River, rhe messages were first detected by, i telegraph operator in Palmyra. N. r. He caught the hammer spelling >ut: "Troop ship moving tomorrow norning." The telegrapher notified the gov'rnment authorities who caught the rip-hammer operator signalling: "Raid on fishing fleet complete iurprise." This was several hours before the. lews dispatches prougnr worn or me linking of a fishing fleet by German mbmarines off New England. The rip hammer expert was found to be i former telegraph operator. Mr. jastill said that the mystery of where the operator got his news or to irhom he was signalling, was never solved. -'IP.' COUNTY NEWS AID HAPPENINGS NEWSY LETTERS BY REOVLAB CORRESPONDENTS. News Items of Interest to Herald Readers, Ebb and Flaw of Ike Human Tide. Sellers. Mr Trthn P. Roller* will HMtl mv. eral days in Columbia Ibis wMk. While away he will attusd lis is- u, augural of Governs? >ulnil A. Cooper. Lieut, and Mrs. Smitl sf Laks City were at Autioch Sunday after* oom. Miss Bernice Bass spent Sunday In Sellers. Miss Louise Baker and brother dined at Mr. F. B. Watson's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sellers and little Duncan are on the skk Net tils week. Miss Pauline McDaniel dined with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brickhonse Sunday. Monday afternoon the Ladies Club met and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. B. B. Seller,?; Vice-President, Mrs. J. C. fteller3; Secretary, Mrs. D. M. Watson; Treasurer, Mrs H. W. Ritch iMessrs. D. M. and Pratt Watson attended the hog sale at Mullins Thursday. They bought four pedigreed Duroc Jerseys. Mr. D. L. Smith has also recently purchased a pnlt of very fine Durocs. ?i o Fork. * Miss Elizabeth Harriagtea el Henderson, N. C., spent the week end with the Misses Moove. Mr. Cecil Bethea has received his discharge from the army and retained home. He joined the army %bout eight years ago and this is B>s tarst trip home since he left. Miss Koy Carmichael and Wss Mackey, of the Nicholas facnlty, are spending the week here as they hare closed school for awhile em aeeennt of flu. 1 Miss Alma St. George ? Souihyort N. C., has returned home alter tfedting Mrs. Jonathan lowta. Mr. Neil Carmichael ef Georgia is spending some time here with relatives. This Is the first time he has been home in eighteen years, Mr. Peter Rogers ef Amerieus, Ga., is visiting relatives here. Miss Ethel Owens was the week end guest of friends at Pilton. Mrs. Lay McPhaul of Phyetteville, N. C., is visiting her meiher, Mrs. John Braswell. o Results of the Red (^ms Christmas Roll Call. The approximate total results of the campaign for memberships la the ^ Dillon Chapter of the Red Cross are as follows: Annual memberships 1729 Magazine memberships 19 Contributing memberships 2 Total I960 The delay in making this report is partly due to the delays of some districts in making reports Immediately after the close of the week of campaign, December 10-.23, and when all were received other pressing duties required all the time of some members of the Central Committee. Also, it was promised to report the membership by districts but this so far has not been done because the district reports did not specify the name or number of the district.In some instances also duplicate reports were received, which made a confusing mass of details which the Secretary has not yet had the time to straighten out. Such things are almost unavoidable under such condi ???' no o nonni nonlbH f Vio nnmnntffn HUIlg UO atVUUi{muivu tav vuult/H.0.,, making it impossible to have public meetings for the purpose of explaining in detail the purpose and plan of the campaign, and Ihe above explanations of the delay and incompleteness of the report is not intended as any adverse criticism of the officers and canvassers in the campaign. The wonder is how they did as well as they did under the circumstances. The Central Committee desires to extend most cordial thanks and appreciation for the earnest and capable assistance of all those who helped in I the Roll Call. M While number 1860 is far below I 1 ?* ? r>.?i r?oll ;t aj ine ^oai s*"- 1U1 ll,c ivwn viua, >v measures very creditably in aoraparison with the country as a wholc^fl^H Had it been possible to carrj^a^^^Efl^B fOHfcfrosram of mass meej^B|^UHx^BB included in the plan of the number would the goalJ^l^lH^^^^HHIV^H chm ^H9^EiflBKH When soon turns jfl9?H|^HHH^^9H^H|B V