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r , * w \ in mind that all snb? 3> /j|! yT"^ scriptions to The Herv^ftY ?a*d most now be paid \ * M __ advance. This is the iTil^ll ?Ijp 'Jamhrrg fjjmlb gigg^ $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9,1919. 0 Established in 1891. ' 2 BIG FLEETS BV SUMMER ONE ON ATLANTIC COAST, OTHER V ON THE PACIFIC. % Daniels Says Plan Has the Enthusiastic Endorsement of Admiral Benson. < Washington, Jan. 1.?To keep the' navy "fit and on its toes" two great fleets, one based on the Pacific coast and the other on the Atlantic coast, will be established by next summer > / with war games and joint maneuvers ? as a part of a regular programme of training. * _ Secretary Daniels, in explaining his plans to the house naval committee today, said that after every war there is a tendency for the navy to retrograde and that the fleet division has been determined upon to prevent any slump. Th6 plan, he said, had received the "enthusiastic endorsement of Admiral Benson, chief of operation, who is now in Europe ' .with the peace delegation. "An admifal who can stay long enough to stir, up ambition" will be placed in command of each fleet, Mr. Daniels said, and all officers will be kept on their ships for two years/ In effect, the Secretary said, there will ^ be a war between the Atlantic and Pacific fleets ,"which will so stimulate the keenness that it will make the men feel they are in actual war." Mr. Daniels did not indicate to the 4 committee how many ships will be in * each fleet. It is assumed, however, that there will be an actual distribution of the capital ships, most of . which have heretofore been kept on the Atlantic coast. , During joint maneuvers the combined fleet will visit each coast so as tri give the people on the Atlantic and /Pacific seaboards an opportunity to see the full naval force. ' :-v T x 4 Mr. Daniels also told the committee that daring the peace times the submarine bases at San Diego, Cal., Key - West, Pla., and New London, Conn., and the air defense stations at San Diego and Pensacola, Fla., will be retained. The principal training sta^ tions for seamen in the East will be at Chicago, Hampton Roads and New| Port* R. L Secretary Daniels and Admiral Benson plan to visit the Pacific coast ^ / next summer to study conditions there with a view to recommending extension of navy yards, while other , officials will visit Eastern yards for the same purpose. In this connection the Secretary recommended that Congress wait until its next session before providing funds for additions to f the> yards as the present plants can care for both fleets for some time. " Ex-Kaiser Greatly Troubled in Mind. Amerongen, Holland, Wednesday, ^ Jan. l.-r-Even the wonderful springlike weather of th? new year did not bring the former German Emperor outside of Amerongen Castle, al/ v though his condition is improving daily. The principal cause of his in<* disposition appears to be mental de pression, induced Dy me graauai realization of the full extent of his downfall. Recent reports from Germany are said to have accentuated this feeling. Lack of open air exercise and continual brooding have had such telling effect on Herr Hohenzollern's appear, ance that he scarcely is recognizable to those who saw him when he first came to Amerongen. His \3ife displays much more bouyant spirits and * makes every effort to cheer him. ' News of the birth of another grandchild by the wife of Prince Oscar, V t a _ # !? 1 reacnea me ioriuer impelmi cuupic yesterday, and subsequently several dispatches were received by them. The ex-monarch did not sit up "to see the new year in," but attended the customary morning prayer in the castle chapel. The von Bentinicks had large shooting parties yesterday and today , in the vicinity of the castle, but Herr Hohenzollern could not be induced to join them. One of the younger von Bentinicks, who had been an officer In the German navy, returned to Amerongen last night, having resigned his commission. There is not a sign of the immediate removal of the former Emperor, although many reports are current to that effect. Mr. W. G. Kirkland, who recently resigned as chief of police, has accepted a position with Dr. J. B. Black as manager of his sales stables. The "chief" is an old experienced man in this business. 3 __ _ Automobile batteries recharged by Oeloo-Light at Brickie's Garage, adv. t : WHITE MAX SURRENDERS. Says He Helped Rob Postoffice in Virginia. Greenville, Jan. 5.?Declaring that he had taken part in a postoffice robbery at Bedford, Va., on November 22, Arthur Barrett, a young white man, appeared at the office of the postoffice inspector here a week ago and said he wanted to give himself up to the authorities, since his conscience had worried him considerably. The young man was given a formal preliminary a day or so ago here, was bound over to the Federal Court for trial, and will probably be sent back to Bedford in the next few days. The postoffice inspector communicated with the Bedford authori ties and found tne tacts suostanuany as stated by the young man. He said he had been persuaded to go into the robbery by two other men whom he met the same day and whose names he did not know. They got into the office, he said, but not into the safe, but rifled some packages which they found on the floor. Barrett said he repented after he had left the postoffice, and came back to return the goods he took, but found the office already occupied, and left them outside. COTTON WILL GO HIGHER. Committee Urges Farmers to Stand United. The central committee of fifteen of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Association met in the office of Governor Manning Saturday morning. After discussing the cotton holding situation in its various aspects, the following resolution was adopted: "First. That though the situation has changed in some respects, we are still firmly of the opinion that the minimum price of 35 cents can be obtained by concerted holding and can not be obtained by any other means at an* early date. "Second. That all farmers and business men^be urged to continue to support earnestly the holding movement. "Third. That the attention of the farmers b^directed to the importance of increasing their acreage of food crops and of planting only a very moderate acreage in cotton in 1919, and that there are two unanswerable arguments for this course: "(a) That we may do our duty in furnishing our share of the food for a hungry world, in addition to supplying our own needs. "(b) That an increase in food acreage means a reduction of cotton acreage and an enhancement of the price of the next crop." The following participated in the discussion and adopted the resolution: Governor Manning, D. R, Coker, E. W. Dabbs, J. H. Claffy, A. C. Summers, A. J. A. Perritt, and Mrs. Watkins. Shoe Shine Results in Tragedy. Latta. Jan. 1.?In a difficulty here last night resulting from dissatisfaction oyer the award in a shoe shine l contest, the Rev. W. B. Roman, pastor" of the Latta Baptist church for negroes, who also conducted a restaurant for negroes, received two gashes in the leg from which he bled to death before medical assistance could be had for him. Roman's son and another negro, Irvin Legette, were shining shoes of a third negro, Hillard Nolen, under an agreement with Nolen that the one who did the best work was to receive the pay for the shine. The Roman boy became dissatisfied over the award, which was given to Legette, and took the matter to his father, who was in the adjoining room at the restaurant, and a fight ensued, in which bottles were freely thrown. The elder Roman is said to have backed off when he saw a razor in the hand of Legette and in attempting to get out of the way fell into the gutter and was then cut by Legette. Roman died in a few min utes. Legette had recently been discharged from the army and was in uniform when the difficulty occurred. He succeeded in evading the officers and is still at large. Newsome was arrested and locked up. Roman was highly regarded by the white people of this place as well as by his own race. He was pastor of the Baptist church here during the last year. Foremerly he had served many churches in the negro Methodist conference. He was industrious and made money in his restaurant. He came to Latta from Marion. Head The Herald, $2.00 per Tear. Private R. Pinch Writes i Headquarters Convalescent Camp, A. P. O. 780, St. Parize, Nievre, France, Dec. 15th, 1918.?Now that that the job of dealing with the Huns is about completed the boys have a little more time to devote to the other kinds of "hons" over here. And since my lettter to you two and a half months ago I have had occasion to see more of France, to gain new observations and form deeper impressions. You will note from the heading of this letter that T am now nermit ted to divulge not only the American, but also the French names indicating my location. St. Parize is the nearest town, only a few hundred yards from this camp, and is about the size of Ehrhardt. Just as America is divided into states France is divided into governmental units called departments which are similar to our states, and the name Nievre, above, is the department in which this camp is located. Ten miles from here lies the city of Nevers, and this is the place of 30,000 inhabitants that I referred to in my previous letter. It is the capital of the department of Nievre, and incidentally they are given a like pronunciation which is as though the word was spelled Neveer. It is in the east central portion of 4 the country 156 miles from Paris on the Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean railway, and is about 115 miles removed from Lyons, the second largest city of France, and which shelters a population of practically 1,000,000 people including probably 200,uuu refugees from the devastated sections. I have not been to Lyons, but this information wasobtained from a highly intelligent citizen of that city with whom I talked personally at Nevers some time ago, and who in answer to a direct question from me, stated frankly but reservedly, that the fate of France was doomed and the war lost to the allies had not America entered when it did, and that was not only his conviction but the general concensus of opinion among the better elements of French people. I should be glad to relate some of the incidents of my 12-days' voyage across the Atlantic which the rules of censorship barred from my former letter, but as they are more or less; of a personal rather than a general nature, I shall not bore you with a detailed account of the trip. It will suffice to say that I landed at the city of Glasgow, Scotland, which is located on the extreme northwestern coast of that country. I crossed Scotland from northwest to southeast by rail, and likewise entered England in the northwestern corner of that country and completely traversed England to the southeastern section where I detrained at the an cient city of Winchester, 60 miles below London. I spent four days at Winchester and Southampton, a city claiming a population of 125,000 and bordering on the English channel which I crossed on the night of July i 22nd, my conveyance being a miserable excuse for a steamboat. Early the next morning I landed at La Havre in the department of Seine Inferieure on the northern coast of France and marched three miles out to what they called an American rest camp. God forgive those who called it that. Two days later we were herded aboard a dirty, dingy freight train and jammed into box cars for a ride of two days and nights through France. We got off at a little village named Bricon in the department of Haute Marne and stretched out on the wet ground for a snooze of two hours, when we were aroused at three o'clock in the morning to begin our march of eight miles with heavy packs, full equipment and empty stomachs, for we couldn't get any breakfast at that time of night. Right here I must branch off to more recent happenings for the nightmare of this march and events immediately subsequent thereto will not1 permit me to describe them without | j the use of adjectives altogether inap- j propriate for publication in a family i newspaper. A snort while ago I was! privileged to enjoy a brief leave of! i absence which I spent in the city of \ Vichy, Allier, about 80 miles south of here. I was in company with two other American soldiers, one from New York the other from Indiana. But they seem to be pretty nice sort of fellows in spite of that, so I don't suppose it should be held against them very strongly. I had been told by a soldier from New York City who had been to Vichy that in his estimaI ley Bellinger of Sunny France tion the place had about 150,000 inhabitants. As a matter of fact when I arrived there I learned definitely that its inhabitants numbered 22,000, another striking example of the I usual good judgment of a New Yorkj er away from his home town. Be it said in his defense, however, that Vichy is a place in which a stranger with a much clearer vision than the average New Yorker would probably form the idea that it is a city of 40,000 inhabitants. ' I have a souvenir hook of postcard views of Vichy in which is printed a brief description of the city in French, which, when translated into English would be as follows: "Vichy, the queen of water cities, an agreeable and charming place of 22,000 inhabitants, is one of the most important bathing resorts of the entire world. With its broad avenues, its beautiful monuments and its great parks Vichy is growing each year by thousands of strangers coming to spend their vacations in its even climate, among the distractions of all nature and with appreciation of the miraculous qualities of its waters. The principal springs are: The Grande Grille, Choinel, Lucas, Mesdames; these four particular ones lie under a magnificent balcony which together form the Palace of Springs. Other springs are: The Hospital, Larbaud, the Celestins, the Pare, etc." To this description I will add some of my personal experiences and impressions along with a few things which I learned from conversations with citizens of that place. To begin with, Vichy is to France exactly what Hot Springs, Ark., is; to America. The wealthy classes of French people spend much time there, and I might also say much money, unless they hsmpen to be lawyers or soldiers, in which case they don't come in the cl&ss mentioned, and consequently haven't the money to spend. The first thing that impressed me was the spotless clea.nliness of the place, and I venture no say that there is not a city, town or hamlet of the United States with such a clean appearance. Frankly, Vichy is unquestionably one of the most beautiful and decidedly the most interesting city of its size that I have ever visited. Although possessing a population of 8,000 less than Nevers, it is far and away ahead of that place in business and everything else, is far more progressive, and is, in fact, the only European place in which I have been with the least semblance of an air of the hustle characteristic of American cities. Its people are friendly, thrifty along some lines such as dainties, delicattessens and the care of their parks, springs, streets, and buildings; they are painfully slow in business and delightfully fast socially. Through my New York associate who had previously met her, I was invited to dinner with an elegant married lady and her daughter of that city, but as my tiime was limited I declined. A conservative estimate of the number of hotels there would be 150, many of which would do credit to any Amerinon Ai'tv UrtmQUQr frVio mainTitv r?t vUli V/l 1XV/ V> T J tuv Ui MJ VA AVJ V * them have now been placed at the disposal of the American government for use as hospitals for wounded soldiers. While there I saw 1,150 Americans come ik from German prison camps. Although I did not get an opportunity to talk to any of them their appearance did not indicate any former suffering and one woud not take kindly to the idea of any scarcity of food in Germany. My room at the hotel cost me five francs, (approximately 90 cents) and it was an excellent corner room on the second floor of one of the best hotels now in operation in that city, elaborately furnished, with running water,. hardwood floors and a glorious bed, more comfortable than any I have ever seen in the States, and I don't think I ever did sink to the bottom of it; French beds are better than ours, and every now and then Fd pinch myself for fear I might go to sieep auu xuse suxxxe ux uxxe eujujr- i ment of it. However, French hotels do not issue soap to their guests, and so in the morning I rang for the maid j and asked for some soap. She was' very clever about it and brought me a cake of her personal soap, exclaiming as she did so: "C'est moi savon; laissez le ici." ("This is my soap; leave it here.") I asked her in French if she was afraid I was going to eat it. Meals at the hotel were (Continued on column 1, page 3.) T. It. ROOSEVELT DEAD. Parses Away Peacefully While Asleep At His Home. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Jan. 6.?Theodore Roosevelt for seven years President of the United States, died at his home at Sagamore Hill, at 5:15 o'clock this morning. The famous American, exponent of "the strenuous life," who had fought in the Spanish-American war and risked death hunting big game and exploring the jungles of South Africa, passed away peacefully while asleep, the victim of a blood clot in the lung, resulting from inflammatory rheumatism traceable to an infected tooth frrvm w llioV* ho oitfforofl twontv VOOfC 11 UU1 TT 111V11 11V 1/ T? vutj ,7 VI** w ago. Without Pomp or Ceremony. Col. Roosevelt, twenty-sixth President of the United States,/will be laid to rest without pomp or ceremony in Young's Memorial Cemetery in this village Wednesday afternoon. He will be buried on a knoll overlooking Long Island Sound, a plot which he and Mrs. Roosevelt selected soon after he left the White House. In the words of the clergyman who will conduct the funeral services: "America's most typical man, known in every corner of the earth, will go to his grave as a quiet domestic country gentleman, beloved by [ his neighbors." After prayers at the Roosevelt J home, at which only members of the ' family will be present, the funeral service will be held at 1:45 o'clock ] in Christ Episcopal church, the little [ old frame structure where for years the Colonel and his family attended 1 divine worship. * W. F. MAXER KILLED. - 1 ] Well To Do Citizen of Garnett Section 1 Armarentlv Murdered. ' r Estill, Jan. 1.?W. F. Maner, aged about 55 years, one of Hampton < county's most highly respected citi- 1 zens, was found dead on the porch 1 of his home ten miles below here in ] the Gernett section yesterday morn- ] ing. Mr. Maner was undoubtedly . murdered and robbery is supposed ] is suDposed to have been the motive' j for the crime. Mr. Maner was never married but lived alone and was j known to be a man of considerable i wealth. Several .negroes are under 1 arrest and feeling is running high, < but it is believed the law will be ' allowed to take Its course. Brother Commits Suicide. 1 Estill, Jan. 4.?H. M. ^aner, broth- j er of W. F. Maner, whose dead body j was found Wednesday morning on the ] porch of his home in the Garnett sec- j tion of Hampton county, today took j his own life at his home near the scene of his brother's death. For the 1 last day or two detectives had been 1 investigating the death of W. F. Maner, who was at first thought to ] have been murdered with robbery for } tha mntivp Tt is said that H. M. 1 Maner knew of the character of the 1 evidence secured by the detectives, j The coroner's jury conducting the in- < quiry into the death of W. F. Maner was to have reconvened today. H. M. Maner is said to have left a note disclaiming responsibility for the death 1 of his brother. The Maners were prominent in this section and the. death of the brothers ; is therefore of widespread interest. 1 Both had important social and finan- . i cial connections in South Carolina r .and other States and both were un- t married. l Armenians Killed By Turks. 1 Paris, Jan. 2.?In giving details ? of the Armenian massacres in Turk- * ey in the last five years, the Constan- * tinode correspondent of the Petit J Parisien says that at one time 100,- ? 000 Armenians were concentrated I for alleged strategical reasons at < Dorgor, Arabia. The Turkish au- i thorities in Constantinople thought 2 - - - - i the number too high ana gave oraers * that 80,000 of the Armenians be put s out of the way. ( In the Mush valley, the correspond- * ent adds, the Kurds robbed 2,000 Armenian women. Later suspecting t that the women had swallowed their I jewels, the Kurds killed them in a t horrible manner and1 burned the bod- * ies. The next day, the correspondent t continues, "these monsters quietly * sifted the ashes, seeking the jewels." ^ The correspondent reports that in * the same region 7,000 children be- s tween three and ten years of age 1 died of starvation, and 100 women t were buried alive in the trenches which the Turks first forced them to dig. c Read The Herald, $2.00 per year, r HIGH TRIBUTE TO WILSON JOINT RECEPTION TENDERED PRESIDENT OF U. S. Press Agrees Aspirations of Italy Coincide With Programme Laid Down By Pres. Wilson. Rome, Jan. 3.?In Parliament House a joint reception was given President Wilson by the members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The function was an immense one. The large and distinguished gathering gave the President an ovation. During his speech the President constantly was interrupted by outbursts of applause, and when he ended he was accorded an ovation which lasted until he passed through the exit of the building. Outside the throngs in the street took up the demonstration which continued until the doors of the Quirinal closed be- \ hind Mr. Wilson. The weather was warmer and more balmy than the presidential party has experienced in France and England, and there was a feeling of relief on their part. The President met really the first touch of sustained sunshine he had since coming to Europe and he made the remark during the day that the weather reminded him of that at home. During the day King Victor Emmanuel presented Gen. Diaz to President Wilson, who complimented the [talian commander-in-Chief on the magnificent achievements of his irmy. . The President expressed regret that he would be unable to visit the Italian battle front owing to lack of time and the necessity of returning to Paris as soon as possible for the / tvork of the peace conference. President Wilson arrived at Rome it 10:25 o'clock this morning. He svas received at the station by King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena, members of the government and representatives of the local authorities. A.n immense crowd welcomed the President with the greatest enthu- c siasm. Among those who welcomed the presidential party at the railway sta:ion was the Duchess of Aosta. Both the Duchess and Queen Helena greet-' ^ 5d Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson with extreme cordiality. Big Day in Rome. From early morning there was lively animation throughout the city, rhere was a parade of troops returning from the front, which brought forth warm demonstrations. Particularly enthusiastic was the greeting ?iven the troops from the Piave front. ' The city was gorgeously decorated tvith Italian, American and Allied j lags. - v \ The press throughout Italy pub Lished today eulogistic articles regarding President Wilson and the United States, virtually all of the lewspapers devoting their Entire ! front page to th? visit off the American President. ^ ^ i?I ?' ANOTHER KILLING. * / Komicide Near North Third to Occur in County During Ten Days. Orangeburg, Jdn. 1.?Belton D. leffcoat, a well known farmer of the ^orth section of Orangeburg county, vas shot and killed last night by a legro, named Esau Colter. It appears hat the gun Colter used was charged vith buck shot. It is alleged that Mr. Feffcoat went to the house of Colter ast night and fired a load of buckshot into the house. Colter came out tnd returned the fire, instantly killng Mr. Jeffcoat. It is further aleged that Colter was shot in the leg some time ago at night, when he was n his lot. Mr. Jeffcoat was a suc:essful farmer and had accumulated vealth. He was about 46 years of ige and leaves a family. Sheriff R. Dukes went to the scene of the hooting and brought Colter to the )rangeburg jail, where he is now >eing held. This is the third killing in Orange>urg county in the past ten days, all >arties being well known. ,W. Preson McAlhaney, of Branchville, and duller Sanford, of the Norway secion, being the other two well known vhite farmers killed. McAlhaney vas Killed Dy a negro, wno was aiso tilled by McAlhaney after he was hot, and Mr. Sanford was killed by Slisha and John Douglass, white armers. ^ < ? ? "Maidens all Forlorn," by senior lass at 8 o'clock Friday evening, for ?enefit of United War Work. Adaission, 25c and 50c.?adv. * i