Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

DEUTSCK LAND SMASHES TIG. Sub-Sea Merchantman Returns to Pier at New lx>ndon. New London, Conn., Nov. 17.?The collision which caused the merchant submarine Deutschland to abandon her return voyage to Germany almost at its outset early today, when & convoying tug, the T. A. Scott, Jr., was sunk with a crew of five men, ~ nf fodpra.] investiga cV> LUC i5U wj\:vx v* _ tion this afternoon. The United States inspectors of 6team vessels, headed by Capt. W. E. Withey, heard, through witnesses, o! the conditions under which the submarine, slipping out of the barbor in the darnness so that she might submerge in neutral waters before dav-j break, ran down the tug which was acting as her protector off Race Rock, just outside this port. The testimony came from Capt. Paul Koenig, of the Deutschland; from F. W. KrapohlJ his chief officer, and from Hans Kleese, his chief engineer. It was given in secret, but it became known through statements outside the chamber that the collision was an accident. Causes of Accident. Survivors who would discuss the matter were agreed that it was due to a combination of swift currents, which carried the tug off its course and across the bow of the submarine and to the darkness, which was to be the Deutschland's medium of safety, hut which instead prevented ready observation of the danger ahead. Capt. Koenig would say only to questioners: "It's a terrible thing to lose those good men. I feel it deeply. You must excuse me." Before the inspectors fix blame for the loss of the Scott and its crew they will hear the testimony of Capt. Frederick Hinsch, an official of the Eastern Forwarding company, who was the only survivor of the tug. Had Narrow Escape. Capt. Hinsch was thrown from the deck house on the tug into the rushing water of the Race, where he was rescued, almost exhausted, by the crew of the tug Cassie, following behind. Capt. Hinsch was unconscious after the accident and tonight was still so exhausted that it may be several days before he is able to testify. The Deutschland's return will be delayed only a few days by the dam, ages she sustained and not at all by the fact that inquiry is being made. Examination of her bow today showed that three plates had been stove in to a degree described by some "as a hole," and others as "a dent." Her 6tem was twisted to starboard, but the general structure -of the submarine was said to be firmly in place, notwithstanding the force of the im: pact which sent the tug to the bottom within a few moments. DEMOCRAT WINS. V ' * Weaver Beats Britt by 10 Votes. Contest Likely. ( : , Aslieville, N. C., Nov. 17.?Certified returns from Buncombe county given out tonight gave Zebulon Weaver, Democrat, a majority of ten j votes over Representative James j. Britt, Republican, in the fight for congress in the Tenth North Carolina district. The board of canvassers announced that returns from the Sandy Mush precinct had given Weaver a majority of twenty-three, thus overcoming Britt's lead of thirteen. The increases in Weaver's vote was caused by the board's ruling that ballots with the candidate's names printed on them, but which were not marked, should be counted. Separate ballots were used in the congressional race, one for the Republican candidate and the other for the Democratic. Britt tonight issued - a statement declaring he had been "outrageously and unlawfully robbed," and it was indicated that Weaver's right to a seat in the next congress would be contested. Tonight's action unexpectedly followed the writ of mandamus issued at Hendersonville yesterday by Superior Judge Shaw, ordering the Buncombe board of canvassers to comply with the law in the matter of /?orrifvincr thp onnntv returns or show cause why it should not do so. The hearing was set for Monday. A member of the board tonight said the board had merely obeyed Judge Shaw's order to officially declare the result of the election. Britt's attorneys declare the canvassing board's action unlawful and will insist on the hearing Monday. An Odd Comment. A war dispatch to a New York paper reads: "Objects aimed at are smashed with remarkable precision. For ex ample we have just fired four shells at a bridge more than fourteen miles away. Four times the aviation officer, who was watching where our 'shipments" arrived, signaled us by wireless the simple word 'Bridge.' "? New York Sun. 30,000 Belgians Sent From Home. The Hague, via London, Nov. 17.? The number of Belgians deported by the Germans up to date, according to information given to the Associated Press today from a reliable source, apparently is between thirty and forty thousand, and they are being deported at the rate of about 2,000 daily. Antwerp, it was said, has been commanded to furnish 27,000 men, which probably is not more than 10 per cent, of its able-bodied population, but the Commune of Lessines has lost more than 2,000 from a totol rtrtmila ti/vn inrlnriiner women and Vfc** WW?, A? C? children, of 7,000, representing virtually every able-bodied man, excepting officials. The entire Belgian population, the narrator said, is terrorized because the people realize they are entirely helpless. Crowds Df hysterical women and children gather at the railway and recruiting stations, and the departure of a train of emigrants many women at Jemappes threw themselves on the rails to prevent and had to be forcibly removed by German soldiers. The men are frequently loaded into cattle cars and spend one or two days on the journey. They are strongly determined to refuse to work, believing that if they are not employed in military works they will be compelled to replace Germans and be forced to work directly or indirectly against the Belgian army and its allies. The reported men in trains passing through Liege are declared to have been heard singing the Marseillaise and other patriotic airs. A POLL OX PROHIBITION". Most of South- Carolina Bankers Think It a Good Thing. "Has prohibition helped savings accounts and general moral and economic conditions?*' This question was put to 187 bankers in South Carolina by the Manufacturers Record, of Baltimore, a weekly periodical dedicated to tne upbuilding of the South. Of that number 118 are of the opinion that prohibition has helped savings accounts and general moral and economic conditions in South Carolina. Thirteen think it has not. Twenty-two are non-committal. Twenty-four failed to answer, some not receiving savings accounts in their banks. In reply to the question, the American Bank of Commerce, of this city, said: "We think so." The City National bank wrote, "It has probably been a helpful factor." All of these report increase in savings deposits. The only bank reporting from Anderson, the Farmers' Loan and Trust company, answered the query in the affirmative. The Easley Loan and Trust company said, "Decidedly yes." The Bank of Greer, and the Planters' Savings Bank of the city, replied <? " r\? o *. ? ves. uue opdi iauuui5 uaiin. uiu not reply to the question, but four others registered in the affirmative. Five Laurens banks answered the question affirmatively. The Citizens Bank of Taylors, joins the Farmers and Merchants Bank, of Pamlico, in the position that prohibition would help savings accounts and improve conditions if enforced. Two banks in Greenwood say "yes" and two others do not say. The Liberty Bank is "sure that it has." The Bank of Pendleton feels that prohibition has not helped savings and improved conditions there. The Seneca bank takes the affirmative, the other does not reply. The Farmers Bank of Travelers' Rest is in the "yes" column. Two banks in Columbia replied "yes." Of the remainder, one declares that it "cannot say that prohibition has anything to do with savings dennsits." Another savs that we "do not have prohibition; have a gallon-a-month law, which works no benefit." A large bank expresses the opinion that there is "no prohibition in this State," while another asserts that the "increase is noticeable." Two banks in Charleston report increased savings, but do not answer the question. The Germania Savings bank proclaims "no effect? the law is obnoxious here." The Miners and Merchants bank just says "no." Equally positive on the negative is the Bank of Western Carolina, at Sallev, Aiken county, "Notice no difference as drinking men under present law manage to get as much as they care for." It is to be noted that the affirmative answers range all the way from timidly favorable opinion, cautiously put, to the most positive assertions. Some merely say, in reference to prohibition, "It has helped." The People's bank, of Chesterfield says that it is a "great force in saving and uplifting to a higher standard of morals." The Farmers and Merchants bank of Eastover, near Columbia, reports that "all lines of business have increased since prohibition went into effect." Some banks declare that while savings R. P. BELLINGER ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. General Practice Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite new post office and over office of H. M. Graham. Officehours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. BAMBERG, S. C. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists reiuna money 11 it zaus to cure. E- W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 25c. Best material and workmanship, light running, requires little power; simple, easy to handle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial money-making machines down to the smallest size. Write for catolog showing Engines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies. LOMBARD IRON WORKS & SUPPLY CO. Augusta, Ga. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1916, until the 15th day of March, 1917, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1917, until the 31st day of January, 1917, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1917, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1917, until the 15th day of March, 1917, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 6 1-2 mills For county purposes 7 mills Constitutional school tax 3 mills Total 14 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Binnakers, No. 12 : 3 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills t-? s \t . in o I uiear fouu, i\o. ^ uims Colston, No. 18 4 mills Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills Fishpond, No. 5 L.2 mills Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 1....2 mills Hey ward, No. 24 2. mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills Lees, No. 23 4 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 4 .mills Olar, No. 8 9 :mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 4 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1916, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor are requested to do so on or before the 1st of January, 1917. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1916, until the 1st day of March, 1917. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Becauseof its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIV15 bKUMU VJUiJNiXNjti is Dcucnnan ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of 3. W. GROVE. 25c. C. W. RENTZ, JR. Life, Health, Accident and Fire Insurance ALL RELIABLE COMPANIES J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law GENERAL PRACTICE BAMBERG, S. C. FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. GENERAL PRACTICE. BAMBERG, S. C. RILEY & COPELAINU I Successors to W. P. Riley. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE Office in J. D. Copeland's Store BAMBERG, S. C. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, BleedingorProtruding Piles in 6to 14days. firet onnlirotinn oitrM Fuse And Rf?fiL 50c. have not been increased, moral conditions have been bettered decidedly.?Greenville News. Just R I have on ha Finest and 1 that has been a number of PRICE 1 SEE ME BEFORE MAP f ED A W U.11UUU1 BAMBE BBHHBHDHHBHHHHBH Delivered $850.00. i v. Clover Leaf Fou HERE IS THE BEST ( Powerful thirty-five horse One Hundred and Fourtee One Man, Mohair Top. Fully equipped with stand Lighting System. Weight 2,200 pounds. Handsome, Comfortable, I Price $850.00 delivered at Demonstration on request JAMES E. Sole Agent for Barnwell and Bambe if ^ I ' Roomy Five Pass eceived ind a lot of the Horses m m m Mules > i f shipped here in years, and the o niPUT j mvjni ' . ^ V / 16 YOUR NEXT PURCHASE RAMRERG ,RG, S. C. UKf r Passenger Roadster :ar for the money power motor. ( n inch wheel base. f ard equipment, Starting and )urable. your door. ; r ' SEARSON rg Counties Allendale,"S. C. senger Touring Car. f vi# . * :>: , S