The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 22, 1917, Page 3, Image 3
BURYING THE DEAD.
One of the European War's Sternest
lhities.
March 23.?Last night I was detailed
with half my section to bury
the dead, writes a French lieutenant
in his diary, published in the February
Atlantic. The task was not a
pleasant one, but it was accomplished
without reluctance or hesitation.
Having to do the work at night made
it a shade more lugubrious. A guide
conducted us to a little thicket, all
laid bare by grape-shoc, to the south
of Perthes and about three kilometres
from the first lines. There
was no moon, and it was very nearly
pitch-dark. Trench-rockets streaked
the sky here and there, and from
the distance came the crack of musketry.
Shells went laboring by with
the heavy breathing of wild beasts
in a rage. A little trench was made
into a large one to receive the bodies,
and then we had to set out in search
of them. They had been lying there
for a very long time, and it was only i
the recent advance of our lines that
made it possible to bury them. With
some difficulty we managed to make!
out these motionless heaps on the
ground. It was necessary to search
the pockets and take out papers,
money, etc.; also to unfasten the
identification badges that are worn
on the arm like a bracelet. It was
not an easy thing to do. In this, also,
I was obliged to set the example.
I had to put my gloved hand into the
pockets of a foul mass that fell to
pieces at a touch. I found nothing
but a pocketbook and diary. The
men then took courage and overcame
their aversion.
When our task was finished, the
abbe-in-firmier who had accompanied
us of his own accord, stepped to the
edge of che grave and said a blessing.
t And the priest, standing out against
the darkness, lifting his voice above
the noise of battle in a last solemn
duty to those pitiful fragments, was
very fine. Every man of us, whether
moved by religious conviction or not,
felt, the solemnity of the moment,
and knelt to hear the words of forgivenness
and of life.
AT CLERMONT.
Dining Safely on the Battlefield of
Europe.
We left Chalons in a fast military
motor dhr and passed through Clermont
soon afterward, writes James
H. Hare, in Leslie's, stopping for a
few minutes to see the destruction
that the Germans perpetrated there
in the early days of the war, burning
the houses of the inhabitants. Unlike
towns destroyed by shell fire,
where nothing but masses of bricks
and mortar lay in confused heaps,
here the burned walls stood as mute
monuments to the frightfulness of
the enemy.
We arrived at the headquarters of
a general commanding *a division,
and after paying a call were about to
r leave when the enemy began bombarding.
The general suggested that
we had better stay to lunch, but,
thanking him, we remarked that we
had taken the precaution to bring
some lunch with us. However, he
exercised his authority and we accepted
his invitation, with a feeling
that he was solicitous for our safety.
We certainly were safer inside the
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up of sections of iron or steel, made
in the U. S. A., corrugated to give
strength to it. It comes in chape of
an arc of a circle and can be bolted
together on the plan of a sectional
bookcase. These steel huts can be
placed in the open and filled in on
the outside with earth, making them
practically bomb-proof and warm.
I Water cannot seep through, and, as
they can be painted inside, they are
made very comfortable and sightly.
How to Manicure the Canary.
As a canary grows old it will be
noticed that its claws get long and
catch on the perches and w ires as it
hops aboutt the cage. In a state of
nature the activity of the bird as it
moves about on the ground or among
twigs and limbs keeps the claws
properly worn down. Confined in a
cage, tne Dira s ciaws Decome entirely
too long.
It is necessary, therefore, to trim
them with a pair of sharp scissors
every few months. It is important
to watch the condition of the claws
carefully, as by catching they may
cause a broken leg. In each claw a
slender blood vessel extends well
down toward the tip. This may be
seen on close examination through
the transparent sheath of the claw.
* Tn tpimmincr r>iit- hpvnnri this
canal and take special care not to
break the leg while handling the
bird.
In cage birds the horny covering
of the bill, as well as the claws,
sometimes becomes distorted through
growth without sufficient wear. The
tips of the mandibles may be pared
down with a sharp knife, but care
must be taken not to cut deep enough
to reach the quick.?New York Sun.
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FOUNTAIN* INN MAN ON U-BOAT.
J>r. J. C. I'eden Tells of Expedition in
German War Zone.
"Food conditions in Germany are
not as bad as some reports have
' stated." said Dr. J. C. Peden. who
! has been in Germany for the past
six months, returning to South Carolina
only a few days ago. Dr. Peden
is the son of A. S. Peden, of Fountain
Inn., and was in the city yesterday
from Fountain Inn.
Dr. Peden left Germany on the
18th of January, leaving Copenhagen
and coming over on the Frederick
Sth, the same boat on which Count
Von Bernstorff returned to Europe.
On the first day out from land, he
said that the boat was held up by a
German submarine, but upon finding
the name and destination of the ship
it was allowed to proceed. Two floating
mines were seen, both of these
being in the North Sea.
Since leaving New York, last August,
Dr. Peden has been stationed in
Naumberg, which is about three
hours ride out of Berlin. He was I
unaccompanied by any Americans although
a number of American sur- '
geons were in the same camp, all being
engaged in the work of further
caring for the wounded. The hospital
in which Dr. Peden was stationed
was about a 15 hour ride from
the Western front. Only the military
authorities were allowed to visit
! the front, the civilians not being aci
corded that privilege. - J
In speaking of the conditions '
which prevail in the interior of the
German empire, Dr. Peden said that '
women naa largely suppiantea men
in all the railway work, while the ;
shops were operated exclusively by
the women and old. men. Women :
were even employed in the munition
shops, he stated, every one lending a '
willing hand to aid the cause of the
"Fatherland." Food was selling at
a figure slightly above normal, all
prices and amounts being regulated
by the government. Food tickets, i
or "markets" as they were called,
are issued by the government, these
requiring that a certain amount of
food be allowed to each individual.
Only on two days in the week, said
Dr. Peden, are the civilians allowed
to eat meat. :
"And they carry out this law to
the letter," said the speaker. This,
he said, was largely due to the spirit
of patriotism which predominates in
that country- Luxuries and such
things as the government officials do
not deem as necessary and essential
to maintaining life are sold at a
high figure. As an example, Dr.
Peden said that grape fruit was selling
at the enormous price of eleven
marks or about $2.75 in American
money.
Asked as to the general knowledge
among the German population
as to 'the progress of the war, Dr.
Peden stated that all news was censored
and that as a consequence only
the favorable side was reported in
the German press; reverses if they
occurred, were never spoken of in
the public prints. In this way, the
civil population was confident of
victory, believing that Germany
would yet triumph over the allies.
While many were not confident of a
sweeping victory, all seemed to think
that the worst that could come was
a draw in wnich a treaty could be
arranged' and "Germany not lose any
territory.
Dr. Peden left the German empire
before the break of the relations between
that country and the United
J States occurred, hence he was not in
I a position to say anything as to the !
recent developments. There was a
feeling among some in Berlin, he
said, that a break, was not far off
and that many Americans were trying
to get out of the country. On
the return trip Dr. Peden was accompanied
by other physicians, all
of whom were sent out by the American
Physicians' Expedition, of New
York. They were among the few
who have been in the war-stricken
part of Germany ana have Recently
returned to this country.
Dr. Peden expects to leave the lat
ter part 01 tms weeK ior rxinaaeiphia,
where he will be located in the
future.?Greenville News. '
A Hard Luck Story.
"I have just heard a real hard luck
story from one of my constituents,"
said Judge Bartlett, of Georgia, to
the Houston Chronicle man. "There
has been considerable snow in Georgia
and my constituent, who lives in
a prohibition county, was going to a
! dance. He had to drive fifteen miles.
I He sent to an adjoining county for
| a quart of whiskey. On the night of
' the dance he decided to save the
' whiskey until the long, cold drive
i
norne.
"Before he went into the house he
! looked around for a place to hide his
treasure. He saw a pile of brush
i nearby, and going over to it took the
! precious quart and pushed it under
the brush. In about one second he
heard a muffled splash. He had tried
to hide, perhaps, the only quart of
whiskey in the county in an abandoned
well."
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