The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 27, 1917, Page 7, Image 7
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POISON* GASES AND BOMBS.
Uncle Sam's Chemists Are Busy With
The Problem.
None of Uncle Sam's war doings is
1 shrouded in so thick a veil of mystery
as his experiments with poison
i gases.
Our armies are to use these death- J
dealing agents "over there." So much I
! has been frankly stated by the war j
; department. But beyond that, not a
word.
The public has been kept most suc-?
L cessfully in the dark. Nobody has
A smelled a mouse, or obtained so much
as a whiff of war gas information.
Everybody concerned seems to have
(been sworn to secrecy.
Hence people will be surprised to
learn that for several months past
:. more than 300 of the cleverest chemists
in the United States have been
assembled in Washington, busily at
i work on this important problem under
the war department's immediate
eye.
The work is being done at the
'American University, just outside of
' Washington. It is conducted under
the direction of the government bureau
of mines, all expenses being
[. paid by the war department.
During recent years the bureau of
L mines has made an elaborate study of
k the poisonous gases that endanger
| the lives of coal miners and other
[ workers underground. It discovered
I that the worst of these, the dreaded
I "fire-damp," was nothing in the world
hut natural gas. Gas-proof helmets
B and other protective apparatus for
mine rescuers were perfected by its
If experts.
r Possessing so much practical experience
in this line, the bureau of
mines (which employs skilled chem^
ists) was deemed better equipped
? than any other branch of the governr
ment to tackle the problem of utilizing
poison gases for fighting purposes.
Its first step in this direction was
to enlist the services of a large
auxiliary force of chemists selected
for their special knowledge of gases.
They were recruited from all parts of
the country, and the task put before
them at the start was that of contriving
a thoroughly efficient gas
mask.
This was satisfactorily accomplished;
and, as a result, our fighting men
in Europe will be provided with gasmasks
of a much better and more
thoroughly protective pattern than
any now known to our Allies. These
masks are now being manufactured
"somewhere" in the United States
by hundreds of thousands.
So far. the work was merely de
fensive. But the offensive side of the
problem was recognized as no whit
less important. The poison gases
commonly employed in Europe (chlorine
and bromine) were perfectly
well known; there was no mystery
about them. And yet, why not something
better?more murderous, that
is to say?
We are a humane people; we don't
want to murder anybody, f we can
help it. So at the start, those in
charge of the experiments had no notion
that it might be possible to use
r for our- war purposes a nonlethal
gas?some sort of stuff that would
simply put the enemy to sleep, rendering
him unconscious and temporarily
helpless.
When this was accomplished, and
the Huns were lying about on the
battlefield, dreaming of home and
mother, motor vehicles could go out
and gather them up like cordwood.
It was a great idea; but how the
kaiser would laugh at it!
Convinced of its impracticability,
the gas experts have been giving their
attention to the development of poison
gases of kinds as yet unknown in
warfare, and of a deadliness unapproached
to date. In this line (as
finally decided) we are to "go the
limit." Inasmuch as the Huns insist
on frightfulness, they can have it.
Wfi will ftven srivA thAm thAm a fAw
lessons on the subject.
. "Devilish Yankee ingenuity."
4 Where have you heard that expression?
Never mind. We have the in|
genuity all right, and, when it comes
* to rivalry in devilment, let the Prussains
look out!
We have already developed some
very superior gas shells. Also our experts
have contrived improved apparatus
for the emission of clouds of
poison gas. Both are being tried out
in a practical way "somewhere"?
nobody knows where, but in open
places where there is an adequate uninhabited
area, so as to avoid unin
tended casualties.
It is desired to know how far, and
?
just how, a cloud of poison gas will
spread under various atmospheric
and other conditions. Likewise, what
its lethal effect will be. The same
proposition applies to the shells
whose liquid contents (bromine or
other) are distributed in the form of
, gas on exploding.?Popular Science.
ft When it comes to scheming and
plotting the ways of the heathen
H Chinese are to be compared to the
H Kultured Kaiser and his gang.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
The auditor or his deputy will be
at the following places on the days
I J /I *?/?. Tit A/1 f Vt /i TMtvnAOA
! ttliU Utttcs iiiciiiiuiicu lui me ^ux puotof
receiving returns for all real- estate
and personal property in the
county of Bamberg:
Farrell's Store?Thursday, January
17, 1918, from 10 a. m. to 12 m.
Lees?Friday, January 18, 1918.
. Denmark?Thursday and Friday,
January 24, and 25, 1918.
Govan?Thursday, January 31,
1918.
Olar?Friday, February 1, 1918.
Ehrhardt?Thursday and Friday,
February 7, and 8, 1918.
St. John's?Friday, February 15,
from 10 a. m. to.12 m. Kearse's from
2 p. m. to 4 p. m.
Make out the list of property you
own and bring it with you. Also find
out the name of township and name
and number of the school district in
which your property is situated. Bydoing
this you will avoid mistakes,
and make it easier for yourself and
the auditor. Come yourself, for by
sending someone else to make your
return mistakes are liable to occur.
In sending in your returns by mail,
be sure and write them in ink, and
swear to them before a notary public.
All male persons between the ages
of 21 and 60 (except confederate veterans
and sailors who are exempt at
50) are liable to a poll tax of $1.00.
All able bodied persons between
the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to
the commutation road tax of two
($2.00) dollars, except those living
in an incorporated town.
t'v.a firviA frti> rptnrns is
1UC lime 4Vi UMU.UQ
from January 1, 1918, to February
20th, 1918. After the 20th of February
the 50 per cent, penalty will
be added to all returns not made.
Meet the auditor promptly on the
days and dates mentioned above.
W. D. ROWELL,
Auditor Bamberg County.
GRANGER
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Purely vegetable.
Contains no alcohol.
Causes no griping.
Gives satisfactory
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A dose or two will do.
GRANGER MEDICINE CO.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
TAX-NOTICE.
The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
15th day of October, 1917, until the
15th day of March, 1918, inclusive.
From the first day of January,
1918, until the 31st day of January,
1918, a penalty of one per cent, will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1918, a
penalty of 2 per cent, will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1918, until the 15th
Afo vnB 1 Q1 Q o nanolfv nf *7
ud,y ui ^uaiV/U, xi/xv, u juv/in**wi.
per cent, will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
THE LEVY.
For State purposes 8*4 mills
For county purposes 7% mills
Constitutional school tax....3 mills
Total 19 mills
SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES.
Hopewell, No. 1 ?... 3 mills
Midway, No. 2 2 mills
Hampton, No. 3 2 mills
Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills
Fish Pond, No. 5 2 mills
Hutto, No. 6 2 mills
Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills
Olar, No. 8 9 mills
Salem, No. 9 4 mills
St. John's, No. 10 2 mills
Govan, No. 11 8 mills
Binnaker's, No. 12 3 mills
Lemon Swamp, No. 13 4 mills
Bamberg, No. 14 i 9 mills
Oakland, No. 15 8 mills
Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills
Colston, No. 18 4 mills
Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills
Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills
Denmark, No. 21 6 Vz mills
Ehrhardt, No. 22 13 mills
Lees. No. 23 4 mills
Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills
All persons between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years of age,
except Confederate veterans and sailors,
who are exempt at 50 years of
age, are liable to a poll tax of one
dollar.
Capitation dog tax 50 cents.
All persons who were 21 years of
age on or before the 1st day of January,
1917, are liable to a poll tax
of one dollar, and all who have not
made returns to the Auditor are requested
to do so on or before the
1st of January, 1918,.
I will receive the commutation
road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from
the 15th day of October, 1917, until
the 1st day of March, 1918.
I G. A. JENNINGS,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
We Have ,
On Hand |?di^ffly
every facility for quick and ^^L-L \
thorough auto repair work. No
delay here in getting your car
ready for service again. So
when your machine has been
damaged or become worn send
it to us in full confidence that
! you will not be long without the '
pleasure of its use.
FULUSTOCK OF FORD PARTS
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
RILEY & COPELAND
Pursuant to an order icsued by the ?t w# P. Riley.
Court of Common Pleas in the case Snccesso
of Nixon Grocery Co., el al., vs. J. A. Fire, Life
Snann. et al., notice is hereby eriven
to all creditors of the Spann Mercan- ACCldeilt
tile Co. to at once file their claims
duly verified with the undersigned INSURANCE
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January 3rd, 1918, and a failure to ""
do so shall bar such creditors from ?>*le8 Cured In 6 to 14 Days
recovering thereon. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
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calomel in the Atlanta Constitution re- good calomel does without producc-pntlv
inS calomel's injurious effects. Mar'
. tin's Liver Medicine is a standard
Calomel 15 a cathartic and a very proprietary preparation for constipacrude
and superfluous one. It pro- tjon> headache and other stomduces
no special effect upon the liver ach and liver troubles. Purely vege
or upon the secretion ot bile, it nas I table as to ingredients, pleasant in
no more influence over biliousness I taSte, inild in action and fully guarthan
any other active physic. It is atl?eed. If not satisfied with it, take
just the ancient standby, cheaper the empty bottle to your druggist
than most other physics and retained and get your 5^ back,
m use because old dogs seldom learn Try a dose or SQ of Martin?s Liver
new tricks. ^ ^ ^ Medicine when you feel that yon
As a substitute for a poison like need a liver regulator or a dose of
calomel modern physicians prescribe physic. All good druggists sell Martin's
purely vegetable cathartics. Mar- Liver Medicine.