The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 07, 1917, Page 3, Image 3
$4,000 IXSI UANCK.
Plan Will Be Taken l"i> liy Council of
National l>et'en>?e.
Washington. June 2.?Plans for issuing
$4,000 free government insurance
on the life of every American
soldier and sailor during the war in
lieu of pension arrangements will be
taken up next week by .the Council of
National Defense. A report prepared
by Assistant Secretary Sweet, of the
Department of Commerce, ready to
be submitted, urges that the insurance
be provided through legislation
before American troops are sent to
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The defense council took up the
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of Commerce for investigation.
The report ready offers a long
list of arguments showing the advantages
of working out a compensation
system before American lives are lost
in the war.
Plans as Prepared.
The plans as prepared provide for a
flat insurance of $4,000 on the life of
every officer and private in the military
and naval service to be paid to
his beneficiaries without premiums.
^ There would be provision for a system
of insurance by which officers
and men desiring to do so could take
out amounts higher than the $4,000
free policy by paying premiums at
peace rates. \
Insurance companies, it is said, are /
ready to -approve the scheme if assured
the government will not con* .
tinue in the insurance Dusmess anei
the war. War hazards are so great
that few companies are anxious to insure
soldiers and sailors except at;
high premiums.
After the War.
rAt the end of the war the government,
it is suggested, could turn over
to insurance companies its premium
war business, dropping the flat S4,000
* policies on all who leave the service,
tut continuing it on men who remain
in the army or navy.
One argument advanced for the in- .
surance plan is that it would improve
the morals of the troops. The plan
would provide also insurance for
partial or total disability. In case
of death the* insurance would be paid
in instalments whose amount would
be determined by a government
board. Government officials are convinced
the best way to dispose of the'
pension problem is to meet it beforehand.
Opinion of Officials.
Many officials hold that since many
will be drawn from occupations in
which government and State, laws
compel compensation for injury or
death, the government cannot subject
a mari to more risk than he encounters
in his usual occupation and not
makft comnensation if he Is wounded
or killed. '
The success of the government war
risk insurance bureau, which has
paid out large sums for ship losses, is
pointed to as argument that the gov^
ernment itself can bear the risk. The
^ $4,000 insurance given free would be
a direct loss, but pensions, it is argued,
would be much more costly in
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Mr. Wilson Buys Liberty Bonds,
Washington, May 31.?President
Wilson today joined the ranks of
, participants in the liberty loan by I
subscribing for a $10,000 bond.
Writing to Secretary McAdoo, the j
President said:
"May I not send you personally!
my subscription to the liberty loan.
> which I make with great satisfaction
and with {the wish that it might
be a great deal larger?"
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County'Short Course June 14-15.
The county short course for den--'
onstration workers will meet at Bam-:
berg June 14th at 10 o'clock in the |
morning. Girls are requested to &r- i
rive and register by 9.30 Thursday
morning. Welcome address by Hon. j
B. D. "farter; address on gardening!
by Mr. Elliott, district agent; lessons'
^ on record books and histories, and ,
short talks by visitors will last until i
m one o'clock.
Beginning at 3 p. m.. Miss Yar-j
borough wilj teach sewing and book-i
let making; Miss Xapier, fancy packs:
of beans and peaches: Mrs. Walker!
will give demonstrations in drying of |
vegetables.
Friday, June 15, will be a joint,
meeting of boys* and girls' clubs, j
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Demonstration m testing seeu cum.'
address on agriculture and live stock '
by Mr. L. L. Baker for the boys. The;
v girls will can tomatoes and beans in !
tin. led by Miss Barratt. Miss Far-;
' rott. State Agent, will be here, also
Mr. Cleveland, who will give a dem-;
onstration on testing and preserving
eggs. Cooking demonstrations, fireless
cooker and other home conveniences
will be taken up in the woman's
club programme in the afternoon.
Special attention will be given
to the concentration of tomato products,
which, on account of the high
price of cans, is much ueeded just
now.
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SEEKS I-BOAT BASK.
Ciei-iuany Attempts to Get Control of
'Island Off Coa?t of Venezuela.
Washington. June ?Reports have
reached the government from a
source described as reliable that Germany
is attempting to get control of
the island of .Margarita, off the coast
of Venezuela, for use as a submarine
base. The State Department has forwarded
the information received to
Venezuela for the consideration of
Venezuelan officials.
The exact nature of the advices is
withheld, but officials permitted it to
become known today that tiie report
had caused some concern here. They
indicated that they had positive confirmation
of overtures designed to secure
control of the island, but that
they were uncertain whether the effort
had met with any degree of sue
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Protested Against I'-Boats.
Officials do not believe the government
of Venezuela would be a party
to any such alienation of territory,
even though temporary. Venezuela
is one of the South American governments
that have joined in protesting
against submarine warfare as conducted
by Germany, althotfgh her
technical position remains one of neutrality.
It has been known by the American
government for weeks that German
influences have been actively at work
in Venezuela and that indirect, if not
direct, means have been used by
agents of the Kaiser to secure popular
and official sympathy.
Very Unlikely.
It is suggested here that Venezuela's
accession to the German overtures
in the case of ^Margarita is rendered
very unlikely by the fact that
Venezuelan officials could not fail to
realize the seriousness of passage of
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of the United States. It is pointed
out that the cession would be a clear
violation of the Monroe doctrine and
would undoubtedly call for energetic
and prompt opposition by this government.
Margarita is off the Xorthern coast
of Venezuela, near the Southeastern
corner of the Caribbean sea and within
striking distance of the' Panama
canal. It is about 500' miles from
Culebra and 1,000 from Colon. Its
adjacent waters, including the Gulf
of Curacao, would make it an admirable
naval base.
PLEADS GUILTY OF SINKING SHIP
Joliann Klattenhoff, Captain of the
Libenfeis, in the U. S. Court.
Charleston, June 6.?When . the
case against Johann klattenhoff, captain
of the German steamship Liebenfels,
ws called yesterday morning in
the United States District Court, the
defendant approached the bar, unrepresented
by legal counsel, and in a
simple, almost, it seemed without interest,
pleaded guilty to the charge
pressed against him of sinking his
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the Cooper river February 1. There
were two charges against him. but
that of conspiracy was continued at
the request of the district attorney.
Capt. Klattenhoff drew q.uite a bit
of interest when he began to talk
upon being asked if he wished to
make a statement. He stated that he
sank his ship in accordance with orders
he had received from Consul
Muller, at Atlanta. He stated that'
the letter containing the order had
been received through the mails here
by a person and delivered to him by
the person. He declined to give the
name of the person, saying that at
the time he had given his word of
honor that lie would not do so. When
asked about it. he stated that he did
not remember whether or not Consul
Muller's name was signed to the letter
or not^ and he burned it as soon as
he had read it, but he saia mat he
"knew it was from .Muller." He
stated that the letter instructed him
to sink his ship, but to be careful
not to block the channel.
Sentence has not been passed upon
him vet.
500 Bales Bring $52,000.
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Beimettsvilie. June 2.?Mr. B. E.
Moore sold today 500 bales of cotton
from the warehouse \>f T. B. McLaurin
to E. D. Moore, cotton buyer, at
the price of twenty-tone cents. This
j is the highest price paid here and one
of the largest checks ever given lo|
cally for cotton. Mr. Moore receiving
around $52,000 for the lot. Mr.
Moore has realized a handsome profit
I by warehousing his entire crop.
Negro Lynched by Mob.
! Columbia. Miss.. .Tune ..?A mob
i iini i o r.-.cui pud neeroes
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| shortly after last midnight overpowered
the jailer here and took from
; their cells Van Haynes and Praia
Hampton, negroes, accused of nuirj
dering Reece Johnson, also colored,
j Haynes was hanged to a steel bridge
j about five miles South, but Hampton
escaped from the mob and fled into
the woods, eluding his pursuers.
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niimKnr onH not hv name. Tn a community
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the names of all subscribers; when
you call by name you delay your service and
hamper its efficiency.
All telephones are known to tjie operators
by numbers which are on the switchboard di
rectly in front of them. The directory is your ,
index to the switchboard and should be con- j
suited before making a call. j
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MAN SHOULD RISK HOSING THE SAVINGS OF A LIFETIME
WITHOUT CONSULTING HIS BANKER. THE BEST PLACE TO
INVEST IS RIGHT HERE AT HOME WHERE YOU CAN WATCH
YOUR INVESTMENT AND WHEN INVESTING HERE EVEN
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