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i r.v V "Just Like a Member of the Family” >LUME XL. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1*17. NUMBER 24. UNITED STATES ON VERGE OF WAR PRESIDENT SEVERS TIES DIPLOMACY. OF NEGRO BURIED ALIVE IN WELL imerica Hourly Awaits Overt Act by Teutonic Powers Tltat Will . Precipitate War. The Imperial German Government’s mncement last week that unres- ncted submarine warfare would be resumed February 1st in direct con travention to the pledges given Pres ident Wilson several months ago was {followed on Saturday by the sever- i;ance of diplomatic lelations between [the United States and Germany. rant von Bernstorff, the German Am bassador, was handed his passports id Ambassador Gerard was recalled [from Berlin. Never in modern his tory has a break between two first ;Slass powers failed to be followed by war, and it only remains for Germany, by some overt act, to set off the pow der train leading to actual hostilities. In fact, Germany’s avowed course may bring about a declaration of war be- foff The People ^reaches the hands of i^Mt.'iers this week. crisis between the two coun- ^•ossibly may become more acute igh the reported killing of an American citizen by the. guns of a German submarine. An official statement issued in Lpn- don says an American,. Richard Wal- DISTRESSING ACCIDENT OCCUR- RED AT LYNDHURST. Major Rhodes Was Testing Curbing of Well With Hammer When Earth Gave Way. Special to The People. Lyndhurst, Feb. 2.—A most dis tressing accident occurred one day last week, when a negro, Major Rhodes, was buried alive while clean ing a well on the place of Messrs.* Boyles, of the Lower Three Runs sec tion. It seems that he had just been lowered into the well and, with a ham mer, was testing the curbing, which was old and defective, when the earth around him for about 20 feet above his head gave way, completely burying, him. The body was not recovered un til several days later. • Mrs. John M. Gantt visited relatives in Columbia for a few days last week. Miss Edith Hay left on Thursday for Brunswick, Ga.„ where she will spend some time, the guest of friends. CONCERT IN ALLENDALE. Ladles of Episcopal Church to Raise Money for Organ Fund, Special to The People. Allendale, Feb. 5.—The Ladies’ Guild of the Allendale Episcopal lace, of Baltimore and the master and ! Church will give a concert and pic- two seamen of the British steamer. Eavestone met death through the 0iell fire of a submarine as they were leaving the steamer in small boats as ture show at the Pastffne Theatre Fri day night for the benefit of the church organ fund. An excellent program has been arranged, among those who will she was sinking from the gun fire being the following: Mrs. Rosa poured into her by the underwater.®** 1 ’^ 8 * 11 R* c b, of Rlackville; the Rev. mutt. * I A. E. Evisbn, of* Barnwell; > Miss Two other British steamers, the Isle Lumpkin, of Columbia; Mrs. Mont- of Arran and Hurstwood, have been ^ omer f» Allendale; and the Allen- sunk, and a British sailing ship, thej 4 ^® ^ US1C Club. Mrs. Rich has a magnificent soprano voice. She is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music and has been complimented in various cities, North and South, by taking leading parts in concerts. Mr.. Evison hss a trained and unusually pleasing and delightful Garnett Hall, is believed to have been mink. Five fatalities resulted from the torpedoing of the Hurstwood, which is said to have been done with out warning. The Danish steamer Lars Kruz, with a cargo of wheat for the Belgian relief committee, has gone to the bottom near the Belgian |voice and has participated in coast, either having been torpedoed j numbers of concerU. Miss Lumpkin, efr struck by s mine. ’ vdio is a member of the talented and The status of Austria through her | ^^n^ 118 ^ family >n Columbia, is adhersnee to Germany’s submarine | a rea< I er °f note. Mrs. Montgomery warfare has not yet been determined. * s * finished pianist and will not only Meanwhile the American Ambassador! accompaniments but will also In Germany has demanded his pass-’^ iv ® 8evoral instrumental numbers, ports and is making preparations to'^b** Music Club is a new organization leave Berlin and plans are afoot for. an ^ nr^ke its debut on this occas- the German ambassador and his re- j lon * ^ 18 predicted that the enter- tinue to depart for Germany next Eminent furnished by the members week. be pleasing and highly creditable. Advices from Manila say that the • • • 23 German vessels in Philippine wa- Only a small number of out-of-town %ers have been seized by American; people braved the cold weather of naval officers at the request of the Monday to come to Barnwell, and Feb- customs .authorities, who considered ruary salesday was one of the quiet- LADY IN SUMTER HAS CLOSE CALL RUSHES FROM KITCHEN AS STOVE EXPLODES. Mrs. E. W. Vogel, Wife of Former Barnwell Man, Has Narrow , Escape From Death. Sumter, Feb. 3.—Mrs. E. W.* Vogel narrowly escaped death this morning when the cook stove exploded and tore a big hole in the side of the kitchen wall and pots, kettles and lids were hurled against the ceiling and walls on all sides. -Mrs. - Vogel became frightened at the popping of the stove and caught up a child, which was witk her, and ran into an adjoining rootfi and slammed the door just as the ex plosion took place/ The breakfast for the family which was cooking on the stove was scattered all over the kitch en mad about the yard. The pipes to the tank were frozen and the making of a big fire in the stove caused the explosion.^ Mrs. Vo gel had just been leaning over the stove, preparing breakfast, when the popping began and she left the room. All of the window panes in the room were smashed out and some of the sashes went out entirely. Window panes in the dining room and even in the second story were broken. The wa ter tank was not moved from its place just beside the stove, although the pipeea ^connecting the two- were wrenched loose. Some of the pots and other things on the^stove stuck in the ceiling and walls and a kettle was found some distance out in the yard. The explo sion made a terrific noise and the whole neighborhood was aroused and excited until it was found that no one was injured, except one negro, who said he had been hit by a flying mis- ale. Breakfast was furnished the fam ily by* neighbors and today was spent by Mr. and Mrs. Vogel in having th£ building repaired as much as possible. Wife of Barnwell Man. a* wanton and lawless the attempts of the German crews to destroy the vessels in Philippine harbors. Little fighting est in years. Mr. E. B. Gunter, Jr., of Aiken, ad- of moment aside dressed a small gathering of farmers the usual bombardments and ' in the Court House Monday on the attacks is in progress on any of subject of peanut raising. . The at- ittlefronts. The Germans fend \ tendance was small on account of the Russians in the Riga sector have come 1 extremely cold weather, but those to grips near Kalnzem and Fredrich-; present showed marked interest in the stadt. On both these sectors the Ger- subject discussed. mans, wno wexe on the offe»»si/e, I were repulsed, according to Petro-, Some time ago Supt. R. S. Bailey, grad. i of the Barnwell Public Schools, decid- On the line in France surprise at- ed to make military instruction a part tacks at various points have netted | of the regular curriculum, and Barn- the British, French and Germans small well High School now has a corps of Mrs.' Vogel is the wife of Mr. “Ed” Vogel, who made his home in Barnwell a number of years and who has rela tives living here. His friends here will be glad to know that his wife es caped injury. ,, A representative of The People was informed that Mrs. Isaac Knopf, of Fairfax; had a narrow escape Satur day morning when the range in her kitchen exploded. Fortunately, she had left the kitchen a few minutes be fore thfe explosion occurred and es caped serious injury. Mrs. Hester Michaelson, of Blackville, also narrow ly 'escaped a similar accidrntr-*”*** - *"" A Well DeservMi Hoaor. trench elements. The British on a front of yards cadets 4n regulation khaki uniform numbering forty. They are receiving have captured Turkish position^ to a regular military instruction from the depth of 400 yards ^t the junction of principal of the High School, Prof, the Hai and Tigris rivers near Kutel-, D. E. Barnett, who is a graduate of Amara and inflicted heavy casualties Clemson College, and held the rank of om the Ottomans. The mouth of the captain at that institution. Prof. Hai river opposite Kut-el-Amara, now Barnett is training the cadets for an is said by the British war office to be exhibition drill to take place on Coun- under the control of the British guns, ty Field Day, the latter part of March. News has been received from Phila delphia to the effect that Ronald C. Gyles has been appointed house physi cian to the Methodist Hospital of that city. Mr. Gyles, who graduates from Jefferson Medical College next Spring, won the appointment over thirty com petitors after a rigid examination. He Received very flattering recommenda tions from Jefferson Medical College. Blackville, his native city, and Barn well County at large are justly proud of the success of this brilliant young man, $nd Mr. Gyles’ many friends predict a distinguished career for the young physician. He is the only son of one of Barnwell County’s most dis- titiguished surgeons, Dr. R. A. Gyles, of Blackville. Says Blockade Plans to Stand. v Berlin, Feb. 5.—(Via London).— Peaceful continuance of German Amer ican relations after the departure of the respective embassies at Washing ton and Berlin in the sense indicated by President Wilson in his address to Congress, appears to be very slight, judging by all the information, some of the highest authenticity gathered by the Associated Press. It w T as stated positively in high po litical circles that the German orders for the conduct of a submarine war could not, and wouM not be fnodified; % w • w ^^in Germany the determination to the prohibited zone order was aosShite and final and that the only' security for shipping was avoidance of the prohibited zorte. Germany, so the Associated Press was informed, resorted to this measure xrfter the “shameful” rejection by the Entente Powers of the peace overtures, and only after the fullest deliberation of the imperative weapon in defense of its threatened interests; Germany cannot reK^quish this weapon—the only one promising a speedy end to the war—reluctant as' Germany was to take this step. ‘ The government had that the United States would see it inthis light, and was, and is, actuated by fio^ani- mosity to the United States in its termination Germany, .therefore, so the high informant of the Associated Press continued, is very keenly disap pointed and grieved by the terms of Mr. Wilson’s message, but the govern ment cannot alter or modify the.course upon which it has determined. This dTfirial adds: :r “We can only hope and trust that American ships and American citizens will avoid the danger zones laid down in the German memorandum.” Bessinger—Brown. Olar, Feb. 3.—Miss Emma, attrac tive daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Bes singer, of this place, was married Wednesday night, January 10, at 7 o’clock, to Mr. Forest S. Brown, of Spartanburg, S. C. Only a few rela tives were present at the ceremony. The Rev. A. Sassard, pastor of the Methodist Church performed the cere mony. Shortly after the marriage, the bride and gnoom left on the Sea board train for a honeymoon. trip to Atlanta and Florida, after which they will make their home in Leesburg, Ga. Mr. Brown is a prominent business man of Leesburg. Cotton Ginnings. The^fcswerc 42,497 bales of cotton ginned inNtornwell County prior to January IGtftsas compared with 35,- 917 bales to tlie same date in 1913, an increase of 6,580 bales. The amount : ginned in Bamberg County to the same date this year was 21,918 bales and 15,933 bales in 1916. The totals ' for the State are 936,716 bales for I this year and 1,149,187 last year. CAN PUT 18,000,000 MEN IN THE FIELD ESTIMATE BY COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE. Mr. Tift Believe* People Will Support * ■ ■ . w ; , - V , , . • Congress in Enacting Con scription Law. * New York, Feb. 5.—In a serious emergency nearly 18,000,000 men are available for military service in the United States, according to an esti mate by. the executive committee of Mayor Mitchell’s committee on nation al defense. There are now physically fit for service in the field, it is said, 10,535,940 men betwesn the ages of 18 and 45 years. Upon the basis of actual experience of other countries where universal service prevails the committee- hse calculated that out of 900,000 men an nually reaching military age in the United State# 690,000 are fit for mili tary service, according to the French standard of 1910 and 459,000 according to the German standard of that'year. The committee in estimating the na tion’s resources in men between 18 and 45 years available for military aerv- ice 1 after deductions for “morbidity,” physical defects, industrial necessities and dependency of families places the number at 4,778,050. “Now that the war is on us,” former President Taft told an audience at the Brooklyn Institute* of Arts and Scien ces last night, he believed the people “would support Congress in enacting a conscription law making provision not only for the present blit for the future after the war shall end.” “Conscription was needed,” Mr. Taft said, to “teach native American young men respect for authority and our millions of newly created citizens’ loyalty.” RACE CONFERENCE. Richard Carroll Announces Meeting to Be Held at Denmark. A regular Fanners’ Conference at Voorhess Industrial School, Denmark, that usually lasts one day has extended the time to two days. The Rev. Rich ard Carroll and Prof. Martin Manifee have arranged a meeting for Febru ary 15th for both races beginning at 11 o’clock. On account of the migra tion of the negro from the South to the North it ia very important that the preachers and the leading men of both races attend the meeting. Mr. W. T. Andrews, of Sumter, will speak on the “Migration of the Negro North.” Dr. C. C. Brown will deliver his great jpoeoh on the‘“Need of Good Leader ship.” Other prominent white and colored men will be asked to say some thing at the conference. The Rev. Richard Carroll is very anxious that the white and colored preachers of all denominations of Barfiberg and Barn well Counties attend the conference; he will be one of the speakers. Per sons who come on the train should no tify Prof. Martin Manefee and they will be furnished vehicles. Appleton News. Special to The People. Appleton, Feb. 5.—A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramond Patterson last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. A. Calhoun. The cold weather of the past few days has stopped all farm operations in this section. The temperature at 7 a. m. today had settled to 11 degrees above the lowest it has reached in 18 years. The Appleton municipal election, which wap .held on 'Monday last, re sulted in the election of Mr. M. Hill as Intendant, and^the following Ward ens: Julian P. Guess, W. B. Gill, Sim Ferguson and J. R. Harley, the last two being members of the former council. . A light snow fell here last night, the first of the season. The people of this section favor “bone dry” prohibition, which seems to be coming at last. New Demonstration Agent. Miss Clifford Barratt, the newly ap pointed Home Demonstration Agent, is now in the city,-ready for work, and is expecting the liearty cooperation and support of the people of the coun ty. BamwelL County in the past has been one of the leaders in Home Dem onstration Work and there ia no reas on why the boys and girls, and older folk, too, shouldn’t make a similar record this year. If all will unite and work with a will, .this will be accom plished. MOCK MARRIAGE AT MEYER’S MILL OF MUCH INTEREST IN BARN- T. . . . ■ I; ■ , ’ • WELL COUNTY. Miss Meriah Mehitable Paddington la Bride of Mr. Algernon Al fonso Fitznoodles. Special to The People. Meyers Mill, February 3.—A (mock) marriage of much interest through out Barnwell County was solemnized Friday evening, January 26th, when Miss Meriah Mehitahle Paddington (Allan Brown) and Algernon Alfonso Fitznoodles (Olan Meyer) were joined in happy “pad-lock.” Steel Creek Church in its artistic decorations of southern smilax, palms and fema formed a beautiful setting for the ceremony, the color tchemo of green and white being carried out in every detail. A garland of the green was draped across the church over the al tar and from the center suspended two white hearts linked together, un der which the wedding ceremony was performed. Prior to the entrance of the bridal party, very inspiring music was rendered by the following: Mes srs. Willie and Charlie Meyer, a duet, “I Love You Truly,” by Miss Johanna Johnson (Mr. Rateree) his clear tenor voice was never heard to a better ad vantage. Then Miss Paddy Padding ton (Dr. Rj A. Griffin) gowned in a dainty creation of pink chiffon, sang most beautifully “A Perfect Day.” At 8:30 the sound of Lohengrin’s wedding march announced the entrance of the bridal party. First, the ribbon bear ers, then the family and friends of the bride and groom. Next came the flower girls, dressed in pink, carrying dainty baskets of rose leave#, which they gracefully strewed up the two aisles. Then entered the six brides maids and dame of honor in handsome gonwns of pink and blus. A hush fell over the entire audience aa the fair bride, leaning on the arm of her father, Mr. Paddington (Dr. E. Ellis), grace fully marched up to the altar where they were met by the groom and his best man, Mr. A. Stokea. The bride's “girlish beauty” was most becomingly gowned in a whits lacs robe, made en- traine, the long tulle veil was worn cap effect and she carried an armful of bride’s roses. The impressive ring ser vice was performed by Rev. Frederick Frazer (Tom Hankerson) in hia orig inal style. The ring, borne on a silver waiter, by Mastar James Boyd, dressed in a dainty pink empire dreea. Quite amusing indeed was the affair which occasioned much laughter, still the young men participating in the wed ding “bore their burden” of frills and laces most gracefully, reflecting much credit on themselves and the two com petent teachers of Meyer’s Mill grad ed school, Miss Daisy Willis and Mrs. T. Y. Cobb. The proceeds will go for improving the school building. OIL IN COLLETON. Prospector Said to Be Securing Leas es on Possibly Productive Land. Walterboro, Feb. 4.—Citizens of Colleton County are indulging in dreams of millions to be made from the hoped for discovery of oils in the county, all of which has been caused by a man styling himself as John Dunn and stating that he is from Ohio, who is now in the county securing leases for the "purpose of drilling wells with the object in view of finding oils. It is understood that quite a number of people have signed the contracts which provides that Mr. Dunn and his associates shall drill wells on the plan tations of the lessors, and if oil is found, the owners of the lands will secure one-eighth of the production as royalties. Mr. Dunn associated with him two local men in securing these contracts^ and states that the wells will probably be dag in one year, and at the outside desires only five years in which to make the prospect for the oils. *It is very interesting to talk with Mr. Dunn over the prospects. He states that he is a citizen of Adams County, Ohio, residing near Peoples. He claims to be a poor man, and says that he is associated with nineteen ofher men engaged in the same work. — They style themselves “wild-catters,’ that is that they make the prospecting w r ith the object in view of finding the oils, from which they will secure a revenue, the wells, if successful, to be operated by other parties. It is stated that they <^re operating in a number of States where oil can probably be found, and they believe that if they succeed in finding oil in any one place not now producing that they will be enabled to make a profit RURRY OF SNOW COMES WITH GALE HEAVY WIND STORM HIT BARN WELL SUNDAY NIGHT, Coldest Weather in Many Year# FeK in This Section During the Past Several Days. WEATHER FOR THE WEEK The United States weather bureau has issued the follow ing forecast for the week: “For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Fair weather with temperature below seasonal nor mal. There is a probability, of moderation of temperature and unsettled conditions Wednes day to Friday.” The weather man has been very cruel to the people of this section dur ing the past several days. Thursday night the mercury began to “revise downward” and the slump continued throughout the following day and night, reaching its lowest point Satur day morning, wher thermometers in Barnwell registeted eight. degrees above zero. Ice seVeral inches thick formed in vessels containing water and water pipes in a number of homes here froze and hurst The weather showed some signs' of moderating Sunday, but early in the evening a terrific wind began to blow and about nine o’clock it began to rain. As the temperature grew cold er, the rain changed to aleet and was soon followed by a flurry of snow. At midnight the ground and housetops were covered with a thin white blank et, which had almost entirely disap peared the following morning. The thermometer registered 12 degrees above zero Monday. Considerable damage has been done to early Spring gardens and fears art expressed by some for the oat crop. The cold extended well into Florida, where fruit and vegetable growers are said to have been pretty hard hit. The statement iaaued by the weather bureau Sunday night reads. “The northwestern depression of Saturday morning has developed un usual intensity during its rapid pea- sage to the eastward. It is centered tonight over eastern Pennsylvania and has been attended by higher temper atures in its eastern and southern quadrants, accompanied by boisterous winds of 40 to 60 miles per hour. *Hie storm is being followed closely by u cold wave of marked severity, which is pushing eastward over the lower Appalachians tonight, with heavy snow storms in the«mountains of the western Carolinaa. Cold wave warn ing* .for South Carolina were issued this morning and a hard freeze ia again indicated for Monday night, with temperature probably 15 degrees or lower. Readings of zero and lower are reported tonight from stations along the Ohio river, with tempera- e ® of 8 to 10 degrees above zero in Tennessee. It may be several days before moderate temperatures wiH again prevail.” sufficient to pay them for their trouble and expense. He styles their business a pool of individuals, not a partner ship or a corporation, and sticking to gether only on a common agreement. Their system is to secure a number of contracts in places where they believe oil may likely be found, drill the wells and if oil is found sell out to larger operators. Mr. Dunn states that he has every reason to believe that oil may be found here. He states that geographically the county is situated similar to those places in Texas and Louisiana where oil is being found today. The fauna resembles that of oil producing sec- ~ tions, and Mr* Dunn says that he sees outcroppings which would indicate oil. He claims that experts came through this section about five years ago look ing for oils, and that they were very much encouraged. The reason given for not prospecting more at that time was the low prices which oil pro ducts were then bringing. At any rate, Mr. Dunn claims that indications are sufficiently strong to warrant an investigation, and states that his peo ple are willing to make/the attempt. * Mr. Dunn claims to know oil and oil production and states that until a few years ago he was in the employ of the Standard Oil Company. At any rat<l he has succeeded in interestiiig many people and creating pipe dreams of fsbulous wealth at least. Hie fu ture developments in this enterprise will be awaited with be ted breeth.