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GERMANY VS. UNITED STATES. <
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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.
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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
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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. '
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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.
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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
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