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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. * ?Mr. J. J. Heard spent Monday in Columbia. ?Mr. Tom Lynch spent a day in the city last week. ?Sailor Evelyn Sandifer is spending some time ?t home. ?Mesdames J. A. Williams, J. A. 4 Wyman and E. B. Walker spent yesterday in Augusta. ' ?Miss Ethel McMillan has returned to the city from Atlanta, where she spent a few days. ?Mr. C. F. Rizer, of Olar, was among the out-of-town stock dealers here salesday.?Barnwell People. ?Mr. R. S. Simmons, formerly a Bamberg- citizen, now residing in Florence, was in the city Monday. ?Mrs. F. B. McCrackin, who has been very ill with influenza and pneumonia, is somewhat improved. t * ?Dr. Thomas, Black, who has - just recovered from an attack of influenza and pneumonia, is able to be out again. ?Miss Elvie Kearse, milliner for + La Verne, Thomas & Co., is spending some time in the millinery markets of Atlanta. ?Private Louis G. Poliakoff, U. /S.. A., has received his honorable discharge from the army, and is in the city again. ?Miss Alma Black, of Bamberg, spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. H. A. Wright, on Lovell street.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. ; - x ?Mr. Reuben Gillam, of Denmark, spent Sunday with his broth1 er, Mr. J. W. Gillam, on Broughton rr,. street.?urangeourg nines auu Democrat. / i * ?Mr. Jack Armstrong, recently returned to the United States from overseas duty, is in the city. Mr. ; Armstrong talks in a most interesti v tng manner of his experiences on \ other side. ?Mr. Charles H. Croft, of Bamberg, was in the city Monday. Mr. (Sroft was one of Barnwell county's commissioners several years ago tefore Bamberg county was cut off. ?Barnwell People. ?Mr. Lucius S. Bellinger, who was sent home from France in a a; . casualty company some weeks ago, is in the city. Mr. Bellinger was a . member of the world-famous thirtieth division, which covered itself with glory. He was incapacitated ' for service by gas last September, and has been in the hospital or convalescent camp since. For* the last few weeks he has been in Atlanta, Ga?? " * LIEUT. D. G. COPELAND PAYS VISIT TO GERMANY (Continued from page 1, column 2) ^^^ a pair of riding breeches, a rain coat and a life preserver.'' As I stepped out of'the cabjn on deck my bare ' ' \ feet went in water up to my knees and I thought, of course, that the ?>' : ship was sinking, though only two r minutes had elapsed since the ex\ plosion. This was an ereor, however, as it was merely a huge wave, that had just broken over the ship, that I had encountered. \ j . On: deck the crew and passengers had already gathered?some sprint' ters I say?and everything was in readiness for abandoning the ship. There was absolutely no disorder and " the men were all joking about the* - affair. One young ensign said to ** ' Astor, "Say, just will me a million. P ;' If yo\^ are lost no one will use it better than I; if you are saved, I'll forget it." But the good old ship didn't sink. The explosion had oc"?\curred just under the stern and the full force had been diverted outward. The steering gear was wrecked and the counter damaged but other than that no serious damage was done. | Within two hours we had made temi porary repairs and were able to proceed. And it surely was a miraculous escape, for it would have been impossible to have lowered a life boat X in the terrific seas that were then running. A radio was immediately sent out and a small ship, the Harvard, stood by till we got fixed up. If any had lived to tell the tale, in the event of the ship having si^nk, it would pnly have bf^en those that remained afloat on rafts and wreckage long enough for the Harvard to haul them on board by lines. As it was freezing cold at the time, there - would have been few who could have - stood the cold and water for longer than a few hours. After that we bad no more, bad luck and proceeded without inc'dent to Heligoland where we anchored after dark in the rays of one of that powerful fort's searchlights. At 8 a. m., January 12, we landed at Wilhelmshaven. a great naval base where the first mutiny in the German fleet took rlace about a year before the war ended, and were met by the German officers who were to conduct us through Germany. I am sure that I have never felt more for any man than I did for the commandhi % Hi TC&k: ' er who was detailed to escort us. He ? was a splendid specimen of man- 1 hood and a thorough gentleman. His i position was most humiliating and < most trying. He performed his du- ' ties with utmost tact and though his j face expressed in every line the sad- < ness he felt, he never by a single 1 word or act betrayed his feelings. I He was courtesy itself and, though i often he would refuse requests that < he considered improper and not re- i quired by the terms of the armistice, i he attempted in every way possible j to facilitate the work of the com- i mission. j' At the landing we were assigned motor cars and driven to the railway < station through the city of Wilhelms- 1 1 ? ? r% ViAiif + V? rOQ 1 naveii?<x institute ui auuui lui miles?where we found waiting a I special train with the private car of i the Grand Duke of Odenburg to take! us to Ahlhorn.the Zeppelin station we < were to inspect. This required a < journey of about 80 kilometres and 3 took about an hour and a half to ' make it. The country through which we passed was not at all interesting as it was very low and marshy. Every 3 now and/ then we passed through a I farming/ district and I was struck 1 with the fieat appearance of the | farm houses and buildings. Every- i thing was constructed of brick and the roofs were of red tile. Neat and 1 orderly was the appearance of every- < thing. The roads were wonderfully J paved and along them you could see i the farmers taking their produce? mostly . sugar beets?to market in J large carts drawn by poor looking 1 horses or men. I There was an entire absence of 3 almost - every kind of draft animal * and cattle.- I did not see a single J cow during the week that I was actually in Germany and only a few i horses and sheep. You ,see that all ] animals were commandeered by the ' government and it was practically i impossible to get milk even in the " remotest country districts. The train 3 stopped only at switching points and < at the large city of Odenburg, so ' that we had practically no chance to observe the people. What few we did see regarded us as curiosities and a passed no remarks one way or the < other. The few women distinctly 3 turned their heads when they saw us ' and, though I am sure their curiosi- : ty must have been terrific, they did not let us see it. i The inspection at Ahlhorn was ? very interesting to me from a tech- j nical point of view but I dare say ' that it would not interest you to go into the details. Suffice it to say ? that I saw there my first Zeppelin, though it was not by any means the first experience I had had with them. My former experience with them was in London in February of last year when I had seen several shadows, which I was told werte Zeppel'ns, flitting through the rays of the anti-aircraft defenses of London, and had heard the explosions of the bombs th^- dropped and the countless shrapnel shells that induced several to fall. They rudely interrupted a performance by Ellen Terry that I was witnessing and, though I had hurried from the theater to see what the noise was all about, I had never really seen one till I stood becirta thpm in the areat sheds at Ahl horn. ^ Thev are enormous giants, requiring sheds nearly 800 feet long, 150 feet high and as many wide to house them. Fitted with wonderful engines they can easily maintain a speed of 75 miles an hour and can stay out for days and days at a time. This is what enabled them to bomb London with such regularity and with such deadly effect. The following trips to Cuxhaven, Brunsbittel, Nordholdtz and Geestermunde on the North Sea and of Warnermunder on the Baltic are all similar and revealed the. most wonderful skill and ingenuity in the construction of marvelous bases. No expense had been spared to produce magnificent stations and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that t;hose stations surpass anything of the kind in the world. At Nordholzt we were able to view one of the most famous of the .German air ships, the veteran "L. 14." It is claimed by the officers that this ship made 24 bombing flights over England in addition to many recdnnaissamce flights. In fact this jrlr'p made her trips with such regularity and came back without the slightest damage so often, that she came to be regarded as invulnerable and long after she was considered out of date, officers and men would take her in preference to later and better ships. The following is the g'st of a conversation I had with one of the pilots that has been in this sVp and who spoke excellent English: "Fverybody at Nordholzt were firmly convinced that the L. 14 could not be brought down. She was always at the front when the expedites s'arted and never failed to return, though oftentimes she was late getting back. The men would say, j 'Don't worry about the L. 14; she'll come back when she is good and ready.' She was always in the thick est of the fighting, and never hesitated to descend to the lowest levels and attack even ground defenses, dropped her bombs with every care to ensure them finding their mark, and though, stalked by it seemed every British plane, she always got back without the slightest wound. On several raids while in the thick of the fight she saw her sister ships go crashing down in flames from the dizziest of heights; but never did anyone manage to get her." After Nordholtz, we slipped through Cuxhaven and passing through the Kiel canal entered the Baltic. As fas I know, the Aphrodite is the first American man-of-war to jass through the canal, certainly the first to pass through since August, 1914. It was a very interest 1115 -digiiLf urn, 4uiLu uiu^i cm hi/hi what you see along the Suez and Panama canals. The country is developBd and many magnificent country homes are to be seen on the banks. Then, too, it is spanned at frequent intervals by great arch railroad bridges, some of which a^re wonderfully and most boldly designed. The people who gathered on the banks did not appear at all unfriendly, though it must have been a great surprise to them to see the American flag in those waters. In fact their whole attitude was rather one of indifference. There was no waving of bands or yelling; but at the same time there was neither cat calls nor hers. On the whole they seemed sad and wsary, ready once more to get back to work and pay 4he damage. The trip back was wholly unexciting and without interest?, except the stop at Heligoland. We did not get ashore but had a good view of the: famous island ^frofei the ship's an- j chorage about a half mile off shore. J It is very strongly fortified and bris- j ties with guns of all kinds. It is! said that no allied vessel of any kind j was able to come within twenty-five j miles of this island, though I am inclined to think this is an exaggeration and that several types'actually came, very close to it. We reached Harwich on the return at 8 a. m., January 20, having been away from "Blighty" exactly a fortnight. I am sure that'it was about the best trip I have ever taken and, | though I should not have missed it i tor the world, I will willingly allow another to take my place on the next one. On the return trip the officers of the Aphrodite added a verse to their shit) song which will ^how you that the trip was profitable for the commission in more ways than one. No news. I am quite well and as hale and hearty as ever. Hope this will find you the same. Regards to all inquiring friends, and with love to all, as ever, your loving son, GRAHAM C. ^ < > ? DR. STOKES ASED TO RESIGN. Former Bamberg County Newspaper Man Loses Columbia Job. The following Columbia dispatch to the News and Courier of Sunday will be of interest in this county. It will be realled that Dr. Stokes for a period of months conducted a newspaper, the NewsMonitor, at Denmark, and that after he had closed shop he received an appointment as registrar of the bureau of registration and employment in Columbia, afterward going through bankruptcy proceedings. Culminating as a series of alleged grievances, John E. Swearingen. State Superintendent of Education, has asked for the "resignation jof Dr. William S. Stokes as registrar "of the State Bureau of Registration and Employment of teachers, said Mr. Swearingen today, when asked about f Vi o rrtoff ar HP Vt a rooiornofian ? r? /nPP/\/?_ lug iiic igoiguaiiuu ID ciict" tive March 1. " The State superintendent acted on affidavits furnished by T. Pedan Anderson and J. T. Brazealle, trustees of the high school at Westminster, Oconee county, who alleged that Dr. Stokes advocated breaking their contracts with schools employing teachers when they could secure better ray;ng teaching positions. A specific instance was cited in the affidavit of Mr. Brazealle, who claimed that Dr. Stokes, while the former was in the office of the registrar, rang up a woman teacher already employed and offered her a position with the " Westminster school, but, when he found what salary she received, adv'sed her to stick to her then employment. Tn o 1 on crt Vi v stotomont tr> \ \ t* ill U til J oiuivaiV/iit v \J l>i Swearingen regarding the matter. Dr. Stokes said hatt he did ring up tbe teacher, hut did not know that she had accepted the employment. In his statement the registrar said: "First, I was in favor of teachers setting better salaries; secondly, i did not advocate teachers leaving their places where thev had accepted employment without first getting the permission of the trustees." The bureau of registration and emplowment of teachers was provided for in an act passed at the las:; se-sior> of the general assembly and a specific appropriation of $2,00d was made for its maintenance, teachers being charged a membership fee of s , a year. Dr. Stokes who is the reading clerk of the State senate, was appointed registrar by the Stav* Superintendent of Education, under whose authority the bureau was placed. Dr. Stokes put the machinery of the bureau into operation. A bill is now pending in the -general acsemblv, introduced in the house by J. E. Davis, of Barnwell, taking the registrar from under th? jurisdiction of the State Superintendent ot' Education and placing his election in the hands of the State Board of Education. The measure; provides a yearly compensation or; $1,800 for the registrar, $900 for! stenographic help and a contingent fee of $1,000. The term of office is for four years, unless removed by the board of education for cause. No change is made in the membership fee. His Miss. Said the city friend to a friend who had just moved into the subii 4 * AX7 V? n f /I /\ it/\n lYtin/i rvt AOI 01 n O/" Ui Uo . VV lidl UU )UU lilies 1I1UOI you moved into the country?" "Trains.'' X O TI CE^J MA S TE K' SSAL FL Pursuant to an order of the Cour of Common Pleas in the case of Si! vie Jennings, et al., vs. John Pinck ney, defendant, I, J. J. Brabhan Jr., as Master for Bamberg county, will sell at public auction, at the Court House, Bamberg, S. C., to the highest bidder, on Monday, March 3rd, between the legal hours of sale on said day, the following described tract of land, to-wit: That certain tract of land situate in the county of Bamberg, State of South Carolina, containing sixty-five (65) acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by main run of South Edisto river; e^st by lands of Mary Rowe; south by lands of Tom Robinson and the public road; and west by lands now or formerly of Ann Lewis. Terms of sale, cash, purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. And should the purchaser not comply with his bid, the land to be resold on the same day, or on some subsequent legal salesday, at ' the risk of the former purchaser. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Master for Bamberg County. Feb. 11th, 1919. j Read The Herald, $2.00 per year, j I , ^ i?_: j Ij FHor ! at Tr< i ! I i | i i i l i : i i i i i. i I i m ^ ' f THIELEN THEATRE f X x f Thursday, February 13th. f | f' I Vierras Hawaiian I Y Y I ..SINGERS AND PLAYERS., f I V * f oj> | | j | Date Changed From Tuesday, Feb. 11 t f f j % ~ Y X IN CONJUNCTION WITH REGULAR RUN OF X V PICTURES. V J t 5 t t JL / T Admission: Children 30c; Adtilts 55cv t T x I ~ " 1^5] j' 'I ^ v !tj vyJ? i ,f *?m$h #| I si I ' &?? pH i.l3 l/^i-|i. ui ^^5/u flM : 3^ W If? Pv II # \ ~^ ^>-v ^^.v. 'j lg?g ?a.t Wa.itii\^'l "On with the dance?let joy be III unconfined"?there's i Waiting to cool and refresh you I for the next dance. . I % i . ^