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V GERMANY VS. UNITED STATES. < 1 Military Expert Discusses Methods That Might be Used in Case of War. In case of war between the United States and Germany, what form will . the conflict take? Will there be an actual physical meeting of the armed forces of the two nations or will the confiict be wholly at the distance? Assuming that England retains control of the seas, there are four ways in which Germany could attack the United States in addition to sink ing American ships through the usej of submarines. These methods are: 1. Through the use of submarines of the U-52 type, which might penetrate into the inner New York, Philadelphia or Boston harbors at night and cause untold damage to shipping before being chased away or sunk. 2. Through the fomenting of plots in .Mexico against the United States and by the use of German gold to incite the Mexicans to deeds of violence along the border. 3. Through commerce raiders, which might break through the Brit- 1 ish North sea cordon and create havoc in shipping along the Atlantic seaboard. 4. Through a separate peace with Japan by which Japan might be in duced to attack tne tnitea siaies from the Pacific side or seize the t Phillipine islands while the United States fleet is in the Atlantic. < If Germany intends any offensive < measures against the United States tie first method would be by far the most feasible. The U-53 has demon- ; strated that a German submarine can slip into an American harbor without 1 being seen until it chooses to make 1 its presence known. It is also notorious that the United States has 1 little defense against this kind of attack. 1 Of course, in the even of declara- { tlon of war, all the harbors would be mined and a submarine would have 1 to run the risk of striking a mine i on its way into port. Then too, Unit- '' ed States destroyers would lead a mosquito fleet of vessels of all de- 5 scriptions, from launches to tug boats and fishing vessels, which would s prove an effective patrol. ^ Provisions have already been made tentatively for this fleet, and the gen- 1 eral staff of the navy has already pre- 1 pared definite plans for its formation. 1 If a submarine dared show itself , N close in an American port it would j run the rfsk of being sunk, for there is an ample number of ships in the United States navy of submarine rer pelling size to guard each harbor j along the Atlantic coast. ( So far as known, no German submarine has ever penetrated a British harbor, because of the various defensive measures taken, and it is believed the United States could, after a reasonable time in which to prepare, feel safe from attacks of this sort. The second method through which Germany could attack the United States is the most delicate and difficult of all problems which army officers have been called on to meet. There is a natural antipathy in Mexica toward the "gringoes" and it would not take much German.gold to start a hundred plots in ' Mexico against the United States. It is well known that there are many German agents in Mexico, who enjoy the confidence of all cliques and all factions. That these agents would start to work immediately agamsi me Liuieu oiuies is uus. ? doubted. ' There are several ways in which such an attack might be met. If General Carranza should be persuaded to declare war against the United States it might be necessary to use not only all the available regulars but also a large part of the national guard in Western States to invade Mexico to such an extent as to make Carranza raids in American territory impossible. Separate attacks on the United j States by various Mexican factions j would not be so hard to deal with. I It is believed that a small force of regulars, a fraction of the number that are on the border now, augmented in strength by the militia of several Southwestern States, would form an effective border patrol. Then, too, American citizens would be warned to keep at a safe distance from the j border, so as to obviate protection J difficulties in the stress of other and j greater complications. I The third method by which Ger-j many might attack the United { States?namely, through the use of [ ' commerce raiders?is not regarded ' i as feasible to a great extent. It would j 1 be almost certain that these raiders j would not dare travel otherwise than j individually, for if they operated in numbers they would be extremely, 1 liable to attack by allied ships and : by the United States naval forces. : If they should operate sinslv they 1 could not cause a great deal of iron-, ble in coastwise shipping until they: would he discovered and sunk by the: American patrol. Their only chance of doing great damage would be to! operate as they have been?on the! > high seas?where they would take!' their chance, as they have been doing j i t Df being sunk sooner or later by hostile ships. There are several difficulties in the way of the consummation of the fourth method of attack, namely, through a separate peace treaty with Japan on the part of Germany. Japan's navy, 011 which she would be compelled to depend in any conflict with the United States, is not as oo tiia now r?f tlia United ao n.c ii? ? States and tor that reason, under ordinary circumstances, Japan could never be expected to attack the United States without assurance of actual aid from another first class power. Since England is engaged in war against Germany, Japan could not ally herself on the opposite side from that which England is on, since it is evident that both the English and the American fleets, not to speak of the French and Italian fleets, would be available to crush the naval power of Japan. There is little reason for discussing this method of attack, other than the fact that people in the street, who know little of actual war conditions frequently assert that now would be an excellent time for Japan to attack the United States. As a matter of fact, there could be no worse time than the present for Japan to attack the United States. As long as England and American in:erests run in parallel directions, then Japan's interest will run in the same direction, for an offensive movement on the part of Japan against the United States at the present time would be suicide for the world power ambitions of the mikado's people. This disposes of the popular military end to attacks which Germany might be expected to make on the United States. On the other hand, there is now much discussion as to what the United States would do in the event that declaration of war tomes between the two nations. In general there are two methods by which the United States could use its power against Germany. These are: 1. By the actual use of the army and navy of the United States,1 to be joined with the military forces of the allies in bringing Germany to her knees. 2. By the use of the economic forces of the United States to aid :he allies in bringing about a speed> termination of the war. / The advice of military experts, both in and out of the United States is against the former method. In ;he first place the people of the Unitad States have no desire to see their sons, fathers and brothers in the European trenches, involved in a quar *el primarily some one else s concern. This sentiment would aid argely, in keeping the United States rat of actual armed conflict, but :here are other reasons of a purely Military nature. In the first place the standing army )f the United States is palpably small, and if it could be sent to Europe in its entirety could take only probably a mile of trenches, which would not compensate for the trouble in transporting the troopers to Europe. In the second place it would take more than a year, and probably closer to two years, to train and equip an army in the United States of sufficient size to make a dent in European battlefields. It is anticipated that the war will be over before that. It may be that the war department will decide to train and equip an army of a million or more, but it stands to reason that the primary purpose of this move would not be to send the army to 'Europe but to preserve it for American defense, and tor the secondary purpose of providing the nucleus of an American army t)f sufficient size to make the country i invulnerable to attack :or all time to: ?ome. As regards the navy, there is more ;hance that it might be used in the svar. The allies' navies retain control of the seas, despite the raids of j German submarines. The German | fleet dares not show itself in the! X'orth sea for a decisive battle with | i the British fleet, so the United States j aavy could add nothing to the stir- j face control which the allies already ?xercise over the seas. However, the British might be en\ ibled through the use of the American fleet, to recall all the ships which they now have in the Atlantic and Pacific adjacent to America and leave :he work of patrolling these waters :o the American navy. If such were ione, the British would have at least 10 or 40 more ships available for submarine hunting purposes about :he British isles. The United States navy might also; be used for convoy purposes, but this Is regarded as impractical. It would I be necessary to have all American j merchant ships travel in groups, ifj :hey were to be convoyed, and this; would make them much more suscep-j Able to submarine attacks. In addi-l Aon. the damage that German sub-! marines could do to American ship [>ing is greatly magnified in the pub-! ! lie mind. Insurance companies are! now quoting a 100 per cent, war risk which means that they are certain the Germans cannot catch one Ameri SHIFTING OF TRADE. Coral Carving Business Moved From Italy to Japan. The shifting of coral-carving from Italy to Japan is noted as one of the war's effects. Since the practical exhaustion of the long famous .Mediterranean coral beds, the Italians have kept alive their carving industry by importing half of the Japanese crude coral, but the late difficulties of transportation have left the Japanese with their raw material on their hands. Being already skilled carvers in ivory and wood, as well as superior makers of coral beads, they have found it necessary only to learn what forms of finished coral the world's markets require. Vice Consul H. B. Hitchcock reports that the marine experiment stations have undertaken the special training of artisans in the carving of coral for sale in Europe and America, and in this way it is hoped the value of the coral exports may be increased from $500,000 to $35,000,000 a year. New coral beds of exceptional value in the Goto district of Nagasaki Prefecture are the most important sources of material, other producing provinces being Tosa. Satsuma, and Miyazaki. The total annual take by the divers is about 65,000 pounds valued at $700,000. The value depends much upon color, I the most expensive being "boki." a pale quince, with pink ranking next, and white, light red and dark red following. Single beads of the choicest pnlnr suitable fnr ornamental hat ' " - -- ( pins, sell for $10 to $50 each. He Was Sure of It, "Now, sir," said the cross examining counsel, "do you, on your oath, swear that this is not your handwriting?" "I'm pretty sure it ain't," was the' reply. ' "Does it resemble your writing?" | "I reckon not." "Do you take your oath that this! writing does not resemble yours?" j "Yes, sir." j "Now, sir, will you kindly let me see a specimen of your handwriting?" "No, I won't." "Oh! you won't, eh? And why won't you?" I "'Cause I can't write."?Pick Me. Up. i A Thorough Test. "Dere's one t'ing about me," said? Meandering Mike, "I ain't superstitious." "Don't you believe in no lucky j signs?" asked Plodding Peter. "Nary. I know by experience; dey's nothin' in 'em. I've traveled' de roads from Main to California. Jes' look at me! I don't look lucky,| do I?" ; "Not a bit." | "An' yet I'm willin' to bet I've' found more hoss shoes dan any other j man in de world."?Washington' Star. j can ship in ten. In addition to this, if American ships were armed, they would be much less liable to attack by sub-; marines, which can easily be sunk by shells from a four inch and even a f three inch gun. It is regarded as much more probable that the United States would j lend her economic forces to the aI-: lies as the best means to defeat Ger-' many. All the forces of the government could be mustered to aid in j sending vast quantities of munitions1 of war to the allies which would relieve much of the strain on the allied manufacturers. The United States, being the ricli-l na*ion on earth, also could be expected to act as a banker for the other countries and lend her im-| mense financial resources toward a| speedy termination of the war. This seems to be the course the' United States would pursue in the j event of war with Germany, and all; students of the war are agreed that this course would be the most effective that could be pursued. Germany is hopeful, it is known, j that the United States will divert the i immense quantities of munitions now 1 being manufactured for the aliies to1 her own uses and thereby greatly; cripple the allies. However, it is be- j lieved the United States and the al-j lied officials have enough foresight | to provide against such a situationj as this and not fall into a cleverly ; concocted trap of the Germans in; their last desperate attempt to win! I the war. ' ________________________________ ! XOTICK TO CREDITORS AM) RKJ5TOKS. All persons having claims against i the estate of .Mrs. Laura C. Dowling, ' deceased, will file the same, duly: itemized and verified, with the under signed ouali'ied execptors within sixty days from the date hereof, and failing so to comply with this notice, will be barred: and all persons indebted to said estate, will make payment to the undersigned executors forthwith. I X. P. S.MOAK, Bamberg, S. C. j .MRS. LIXA DOWLIXG XEAL. 21 9 11 th Ave., S. \V., Roanoke, Va. j Ramberg. S. C., February 8th, I 191 7,?4t. i SALE OF LAX!) VXDEH OK DEIS OF r COURT. United States of America?Eastern District of South Carolina?In the District Court in Equity. S. S. Ray, trustee in Bankruptcy, Complainant. against Enterprise j Bank, of Bamberg. .Mrs. Bertha Rid- j die, .Mrs. E. E. Eliery, Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree j made in the above entitled cause, filed j Feb. 1 r>, 1917, 1 will offer lor sale and sell (subject to confirmation by the Court), at ptibiic auction, before tliej .Court House of Bamberg County, S. i C., at 11 o'clock, a. m.t on the second i day of April A. D., 1917: PARCEL A: "ALL those certain lots of land, situate, lying and being in the town of Denmark, in tr.e County of Bamberg, in the State of South Carolina. on the line of the South Bound Railroad Company, I nown as lots Xo. 1 and 2 in block 53 on the map or j plat of said town of Denmark, with j the buildings thereon; bounded as I follows: On the North by lot No. 3 j in said block 53; on the East by a j lane; on the South by Sixth street, and on the West by Palmetto avenue. ALSO "ALL those certain lots of land known as lots 21, 22, 23, and 24, being the western half of said lots Nos. 21, 22, 23, and 2^, in said block 53 j here by mortgage and bounded North { by lot No. 20 in block 53; on the j East by the eastern half of said lots j Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, in said block 53; j South by Sixth street and West by a lane, measuring front on Sixth street, fifty feet more or less, by one hundred feet, more or less on said lane. Being same lots of land conveyed to Reka Rich by Philip Rich by his deed dated the sixteenth day of June, 1 1897, and recorded in the clerk's office for Barnwell County in Book 6-T, at page 173. ALSO "ALL those certain lots of land situate, lying and being in the town nf Ppnmnrk. in Rambers Countv. in said State, known as lots 3 and 4, in block 53 on map or plat of town of Denmark, and bounded on the North by lots now or formerly of C. L. Wroton; on the East by a lane; on the South by iot No. 2, in block 53, and on the West by Palmetto avenue, being the same lots conveyed to Reka Rich by L. S. Trotti by his deed dated the first day of January, 1S97, and recorded in Barnwell County in Book G-H, at page 450. And being same land conveyed to the said C. C. Ellzey by Reka Rich by her deed of conveyance dated 29th day of November, 1904, and recorded in the office of the clerk of court for Bamberg County, in Book E, at page 190." PARCEL B: "ALL those certain lots of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the town of Denmark, County of Bamberg, and State of South Carolina, and known and described in a plat of said town of Denmark, as lots Nos. 2, o, 4, 5, 6, 7, S, 9, 10, 11, 12, in block 54 of said town, which said plat or map was made by W. J. Gooding, Jr., civil engineer, and bears date Dec. 22nd, 1S96, and is recorded in the office of the clerk of court for Bamberg County, South - ^ui uima. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to | pay all taxes becoming due and pay- g able after the 1 5th day of February. 1917. A. M. HUGER, 3-29. Special Master. TAX NOTICE. | . The treasurer's office will be open j for the collection of State, county, I school and all other taxes from the j 15th day of October, 4916, until the | 15th day of March, 1917, inclusive, j From the first day of January, j 1917, until the 31st day of January, j 1917, a penalty of one per cent, will j be added to all unpaid taxes. From ! the 1st day of February, 1917, a; penalty of 2 per cent, will be added j to all unpaid taxes. From the 1 st; day of March, 1917, until the 15th j day of March, 1917, a penalty of 7 j 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. 5 Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills I c Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills $ Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills j jj Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills i 9 Colston, No. IS 4 mills i 3 Denmark, No. 21 G 1-2 mills : | Ehrhardt. No. 22 9 mills j 8 Fishpond. No.' 5 2 mil is j ? Govan, No. 11 4 mills ; i Kutto, No. 6 2 mills ' Hampton, No. 3 2 mills ; Heyward, No. 24 2 mills Hopewell. No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 1 <1 S mills 1 Lees. No. 23 4 mills ;:j Midway, No. 2 2 mills i Oak Grove. No. 20 4 mills s Olar. No. S 9 mills;! St. John's, No. 10 2 mills!! Salem, No. 9 4 mills | Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills f All persons between the ages of j I twenty-one and sixty years of age, j ? except Confederate soldiers and sail- j ~ ors, who are exempt c*t ."0 years of age. are liable to a poll tax of one f dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of g age on or before the 1st day of Jan- w uary. 1916. are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not I made returns to the Auditor are re- I quested to do so on or before the , 1 st of January, 1917. T will receive the commutation ' road tax of two C$2.00) dollars from the 1 .">th day of October, 191(5, until > the 1st dav of March. 1917. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. ; FIX.AI. DISCHAKGE. Notice is hereby given that I, Ella Mitchell. Administratrix of the es- j rate of Jeremiah Mitchell, deceased, will on Saturday, March 17th. 1917. at ten o'clock, a. m.. make appli- [i cation before J. J. Brabham. Jr.. Judge of Probate, at his office at Bamberg. S. C., for a final discharge c as administratrix of the said estate _ of Jeremiah Mitchell. ELLA MITCHELL. I Administratrix. r Bamberg, S. C? Feb. 2fi, 1917.?4t. b niE BAMBERG HERALD With the "ALL WINTER READING" Club is our Biggest, Best Bargain. 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