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GERMANS TORTURE PRISONERS, j Many Soldiers Balked at Barbarism; But Had to Obey. i The fact that German sol-i diers, themselves appealed to | Ambassador Gerard, as the "rep-j resentative of a Christian State" j to protest against atrocities and j butheries in which their commanders forced them to paticipate, will be disclosed in a forthcoming issue of a pamphlet by the committee onj public information entitled "German | War Practices." One German soldier,' conscience-stricken with the massacre Dnooi'on nricnnore imnlnrprl tllP UX 1VUOOAUU yiigvuv*v? r American ambassador to protest and signed his letter a "German Soldier and Christian." Another, who through the ambassa-? dor addressed his appeal to the American Government against the butchery of prisoners, signed his letter "a j Soldier and Man Who is No Bar-j barian." ' This was the protest of aj German soldier, an eye-witness of! the slaughter of Russian soldiers in the Mazurian lakes and swamps: Driven to Destruction. "It was frightful, heartrending; as the masses of human beings werej driven to destruction. Above the ter-i rible thunder of the connon could; be heard the heartrending cries of the Russians: 'O, Prussians! 0,| Prussians!'?but there was no! answer. Our captain had ordered,:' 'The whole lot must die. So rapid; fire.' As I have heard, five men and I one officer on the outside went mad; from those heartrending cries. But most of my comrades and the officers joked as the unarmed and helpless; Russians shrieked for mercy while. they were being suffocated in the! swamps and shot down. The orderj was: 'Close up and at it harder.'j "For days afterwards those heart- j rending yells followed me and I can-! not think of them without fear I! shall go mad. There is no God. j There is no morality and no ethics any more. There are no human beings any more. But only beast. Down with militarism!" There wa?s the experience of a j v Prussian soldier, at *the present! wounded: Berlin, October 22, 1914: j "If you are a truth loving man( please receive these lines from a common Prussian soldier." Wounded Russians tSayonetted. \ }? This was the testimony of another j German soldier on the east front: "Russian Poland, December 18,! 1914. Under the name of Chis-i tianity I send you these words. "My conscience forces me as a1 i Christian German soldier to inform you of these lines. Wounded Russians j are killed with the bayonet, accord-j ing to orders. And Russians who , have surrendered are often shot! down in masses according to orders,! in spite of their heartrending prac-j / tice. In the hope that you, as the representative of a Christian State, will i protest against, I sign myself A German Soldier and Christian. "I would give my name and regi-| ment, but these words could get. me ; court-martialed for divulging mili-J ,, ? tary secrets. English Shot Down. . ( This letter was from a soldier on the w.estern front: "To the American Government,! Washington, U. S. A. English who! JQf ? have surrendered are shot down in small groups. With tli? French one js more considerate. 1 ask. .whether men let themselves to be; taken prisoner in order to be disarm-: ed and shot down afterwards? Is that chivalry in battie? It is no longer a secret among the people; one hears everywhere that few prisoners are taken; they are shot down in small groups. They, say naively: 'We don't want any unnecessary j _ mouths to feed!' Where there is no! ore to enter complaint, there is no! judge. Is there then no power in j t*e world which can put an end to i these murders and rescue the victin^? j Where is Christianity? Where is right? yight is right. "A soldier and a man who is 110 barbarian." FIS WOUNDS PROVE FATAL. Private Kirk, of Hartsville Co., Dies at Camp Sevier. Ct?p Sevier, Nov. 8.?Private F^ed Kir1-', Company L, 118th infantr", died Tuesday at the base hosyital here from the effects of a bul let wound received Monday morning. Tve ^hooting is believed to have been whollv accidental but a thorough investigation is being made by the mi'itary authorities. The funeral wraa he'd tod^y. The accident to Private Kirk occurred during company drill, the bullet apparently coming from another Crtn,Tanv a ^hort distance away. It struck Kirk's rifle, glanced, and pierced his atdomen. He was rushed to the base hospital where an operation was performed in the hope of sa in0- brs li'e. but he never rallied: although he at one time regained consciousness. ^>torn-ans Heal Fountain Pens at Herald Book Store. AIRMEN NOT SUPERSTITIOUS. A War Pilot Says the Men Have Xo Mascots. Pilots have 110 mascots and no superstitions. Flying does not encourage them, more especially in wartime. Hard facts are the pilots' diet and hard faces their marks. There is no room for superstitious uncertainty. Causes are simple and clear?and effects are large. "Something went," or "My engine *konked" out." There is no room for terrifying doubt. The thing has happened and the result is there. Those who stand the storms of shot and shell and poison down there on earth may wonder at the inexplicable inn]*- which leaves them and takes their friends. For the pilot the escaping of shot or shell is a question of skill and dodging. If you are not skillful another pilot's greater skill will bring you down. If you do not dodge you will be brought down by "Archie"? anti-aircraft gunfire. And you do dodge. For whatever mistake you make up there, where the balance is delicate, you pay at once. Almost all may be seen, and almost all may be combated. It is a question of individual skill, a question of knowledge and care, a question of fact. Consequently few pilots are either pessimists or optimists. They just accept things as they are?and in some ways grow harder and harder. A popular hymn speaks of "Unknown dangers of the air." It is wrong. It ought to be "Well-known dangers." The machines, too, are a question of fact. They are the offspring of high mathematics, of patient research ?and of unwearying care. In practice if only one wire is screwed up oneeighth of an inch wrong no long-haired goats or ideas about Friday are going to influence the machine's misbehavior. And misbehave it will! Other men may look on their guns and horses as friends personal and lasting. Not so the pilot; his romance does not lie there. Guns have varying tempers, and you get fond of them. A horse?well, who can speak of a horse? But an airplane is a machine you smash and replace?and a machine, withal, through which every nerve in your body will in time become strained. Its engine may be good?"It has never let me down"?or it may be bad and a brute. But even, your good engine will get out of date or be smashed through a bad landing or a mishap. Such mistakes are common. Then it will go back to the works and return different?or perhaps never return at all. The romance of the air is a different thing from mascots and superstitions. It is not bound up in the machines. It is something deep down in its own grim and callous self. Those who know it best acknowledge it least. And the pilots themselves?do thov cn^nir nf a "lnckv" or an "un ? *T ? lucky" pilot? Never. They speak only of a "good" pilot or a "bad" one. The only time a man is told he is lucky is when he has failed to break his neck despite his bad piloting. But flying is also a cruel mistress. Only a pilot knows what she does to a pilot's heart. Where are the young pilots? At the aerodromes learning to fly. They are nowhere else. But bound up in the romance there is a pride that only a pilot can know. It is the pride of, the self-dependent. On the other hand, pilots have premonitions * * *- and they are generally fulfilled.?Philadelphia Ledger. Sees Horse Meat as I tegular Diet. "The European war is going to make horse meat a regular article of diet in this country, as it has been in European countries for a number of years," remarked S. A. Turnbull, j of Montana, at the Raleigh. Mr. i Turnbull is a stockman, who has i lived in the West for many years, i and he notes with regret the inI creasing popularity of horse meat. "Cattlemen naturally are opposed to | the eating of horse meat," continued Mr. Turnbull. "Not that it will in anv manner affect the cattle in j terests, but there is a very strong I feeling based upon sentimental j grounds against the humanconsumpj tion of horse meat. The horse has I always been numbered among man's I best friends, and to kill it for food j is against nature. But there is 110 j denying that horse meat for food is j becoming more and more popular, j Among foreigners of the Western : States particularly horse meat is * * r ; growing in favor. In one town a few days ago more than COO pounds of horse meat were sold in the open market and as much more ordered j for tne following ciay. me foreigners j are regular customers of the horse j meat dealers. Many boarding houses j have started to buy horse meat, j Soup meat sells for 8 cents a pound, round steak for 10 cents and porter! house and sirloin for 12 cents."?The I J Washington Post. I fff fl Mffl 11 i iMl | Enjoy the Soft Light of Rayo I Why put up with a flickering, flaring, smoking old lamp when you can buy a Rayo ?i 8 RAYO LAMPS give a steady light that is easy on the eyes. 8 You remove neither the chimney nor the shade to light them ?as convenient as gas. Artistic in design, they have no cheap I filigree ornaments that make cleaning a long job. I Your dealer will be glad to demonstrate Rayo Lamps. Ask for them by name. a Aladdin Security Oil is the kerosene of quality for lamps, I stores and heaters. fl I STANDARD OIL COMPANY | 8 (New Jeriey) - I H Waahinfton, D. C. BA I.TIM ORE Charlotte. N. C. I m . Norfolk. V?. MD Ch.rle.ton, W. V?. j Richmond, Vn. ClurieitOQ, S. C. Until Further Notice We Will X Gin Cotton Only On I WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY I | AND SATURDAY I f I Of Each Week | * ' I FARMERS GIN CO. 1 f BAMBERG, S. C. f A 7 l 1 * I HACKNEY WAGONS I There is 110 better wagon made. A carload of them is expected in this week. Don't fail to see ?? y them. y f. BUGGIES, HARNESS, Etc.! T Y y I sell the best buggies at the~most reasonable y y prices. Harness, Lap Robes, etc. A full stock al- y y ways on hand. y 4 A/IT If CQ AMn UOPQPQ f 1Y1UI J iU jTlili/ 1 iV/iWLiU Y Y I have just received a shipment of extra fine an imals, which I am selling cheap. I have plenty of V them. No matter what sort of mule or horse you V want, see me. 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