ahr Ulamhrrg iirralii $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, TTflYTIMHrirni) mt. DfC. 1 i ? A 2 2 Established in 1891. South Carolina Conferem Marion, Dec. 3.?Sunday has been] a great day for the city of Marion ( and surrounding country for the peo-! pie were here for miles around to attend the final sessions of the South: Carolina Methodist conference. At 11 o'clock Bishop Denny preached a great sermon on "A Plea for Divine Mercy." At the close of the sermon the ordination service took place. The Rev. William L. Parker! and the Rev. Henry D. Shuler were; -ordained deacons. The Rev. L. D. B. Williams, the Rev. Samuel E. Ledbetter, the Rev. Henry Williams Shealy and the Rev. Roberts and -i J Rinckney Jtiucks were oraamea eiuors. At 1 o'clock the afternoon memorial services was held. By appointment of the bishop, the Rev. W. L. Wait of Florence presided. Memoirs were read: Of tfhe Rev. J. L. Stokes, D. D., read by Dr. W. C. Kirkland; of the Rev. S. B. Harper by the Rev. "C. C. Derrick: of the Rev. D. H. Everett, read by the Rev. W. I. Herbert; of tJhe Rev. W. A. Massebau, read by the Rev. J. H. Graves; of the Rev. D. D. Dantzler, read by the Rev. G. P. Watson; of the Rev. H. J. Cauthen, by the Rev. J. H. Tanner; of Bishop H. C. Morrison and Bishop John C. Kilgo, by Dr. Watson B. Duncan. Bishop Denny addressed the conanfl thpn armnnneed the aD-i pointments. Following are the appointments: Charleston District F. H. Shuler, presiding elder; Allendale, S. W. Henry; Appleton, W. R. Gones; Beaufort; A. D. Betts; Bethel circuit, G. T. Rhoad; Black Bwamp, L. T. Phillips: Bluffton, J. F. Campbell. Charleston: Bethel, C. F. Wimberly; Hampstead Square X. D. Busbee; Hampton Park, E*. G. Coe, supply; Spring Street; J. H. Danner; "Trinity, F. A. Biddin. Cottageville, H. W. Whittaker; Dorchester. W. T. Patrick, supply; Ehrhardt, Hamlin Etheredge; Estill, E. E. Ledbetter; Hampton, R. W. Humphries; Hendersonville, J. G. Ferguson; Lodge R. P. Turner; Meg-getts, G. C. Gardner, Ridgeland, R. P. Hucks; R^dgeville, J. A. Graham; Summervilltf, L. D. B. Williams; Walterboro, P. A. Murphy; Yemassee, M. 1M. Bird, supply; Parris Island and marine pastor, C. B. Burns; student Emory university, B. M. Bo wen; Hampton Park quarterly conference ?- ? C* A wT /\VVKat? T W.T suytiituiiua.tea, o. a. hcuuci, u ? . Wolling, under suspension. Florence District. L. L. Bedenbaugh, presiding elder. Bennettsville, W. I. Herbert; Bennettsville circuit, M. W. Hook; Brightsville, J. A. Campbell; Bethlehem circuit, W. O. Henderson; Blenheim, J. K. Inabinet; Cheraw, W. B. Duncan; Chesterfield, L. E. Peeler. Darlington: Trinity, Peter Stokes; Darlington circuit C. P. Chewning; East Chesterfield, H. D. Shuler; Florence, Central, G. T. Harmon; Hartsville, S. O. Cantev; Jefferson, W. V. Jerman. supply; Lamar, C. M. Peeler; Liberty, J. L. Mullinix; Marlboro, J. B. Prosser; McColl, W. J. Snyder; McColl mission, J. O. Bunch supply; McBee, R. R Tucker; Patrick, H. W. Shealy; Pageland, G. L. Ingram; Timmonsville and Pisgah, W. R. Phillips; Timmonsville circuit, D. C. Spires. Superannuates: T. B. Owens, J. H. Moore, J. X. Wright O. X. Rountree, W. L. Wait, A. S. Lesley, W. W. Williams and G. R. Whittaker. Kings tree District C. C. Derrick, presiding elder; An-* drews, E. H. Beckham; Black River, B. S. Hughes; Cades, E. R. Johnson; Cedar Swamp, J. W. Jones: Cordesville, W. A. Youngblood, supply. Georgetown: Duncan Memorial, W. A. Beckham; West End, J. W. Elkins. Greeleyville and Lanes, M. F. Dukes; Hemingway, J. E. Clark; Honevhili. A. C. Corbett, supply; Johnsonville, I. D. Bailey; Kingstree G. P. Inabinet; Lake City, J. T. Peeler: McClellanville, J. C. Inabinet; New Zion, T. E. Derrick; Pamplico, E. P. Hutson; Pinopolis, J. F. Way; Rome, G. K. Way: Sampit. W. S. iMyers; Scranton F. A. Lupton: Turbeville, A. V. Harbin; Trio, W. S. Heath. Supperanuates, R. W. Spigner and W. A. Betts. Marion District D. A. Phillips, presiding elder. Avnor, E. K. Garrison; Brownsville, T. G. Phillips; Bucksville W. L. Guy: Centenary. B. H. Covington; Clio, B. G. Murphy; Conway, J. C. Methodist :e Assignments Atkinson; Conway circuit, W. L. Parker; Dillon, G. F. Kirby; Dillon and Hamer mills, J. M. Gasque, supply; Floydale, P. K. Crosby; Gurley circuit T. W. Williams, supply; Lake View, G. W. Davis; Latta, W. C. Kirkland; S. J. Bethea, supenumerary; Little River, K. S. Carmichael; Little Rock, E. Z. James; Loris, W. M. Mitchum; H. L. Singleton, supernumerary. Marion: D. f.M. McLeod; Marion circuit, J. E. Cook; Mullins, G. P. Watson; Muilins circuit, T. J. White; Nichols, C. W. Burgess; Waccamaw, E. F. Scoggins. Superintendent of department of adult and home work and general " *? ?1??1 XX7 P Ou'ona I sunaay seuoui uuaiu ??. w. Dillon, quarterly ocnf'erence. Orangeburg District Bamberg, J. W. Daniel; Bamberg and Orangeburg mission, to be supplied; Barnwell, F. L. Glennan; Branchville, J. A. McGraw; Cameron, B. L. Knight; Denmark, W. E. Wiggins; Edisto, C. T. Easterling, Jr.;! Elloree and Jerusalem, W. P. Way; Eutawville, W. C. Ariail; Fort Motte, W. H. Perry; Grover, Paul T. Wood; Harleyville, W. E. Sanders; Holly Hill, K. P. Attaway; Norway, R. R. Doyle; North and Limestone,' J. J. Stevenson; Olar, G. A. Teasley. Orangeburg, St. Paul, T. G. Herbert; W. S. Stoles, supernumerary; Orangeburg circuit, G. W. Dukes; Orangeburg circuit, J. W. Ariail; Providence, A. M. Gardner; Rowesville, PaIIoO'D lam auv uudic, . n. .>uiauu, uunvaw Place, quarterly conference. Superannuates, A. R. Phillips, G. H. Waddell, J. S. Beasley, J. C. Chandler and C. B. Smith. WANTED SILVER SERVICE Byrnes Introduces Bill for Daughters of American Revolution Washington, Dec. 1.?Representative Byrnes today introduced, at the request of officers of the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, a bill designating that organization for preservation and display in their building at Charleston the silver service formerly used upon t'he battleship South Carolina. This silver service has recently beenj loaned to Governor Harvey and by him placed in the custody of the! Daughters of the American Revo-j lution in South Carolina. But there! is no law authorizing the Secretary] of the Navy to make such a loan and at any time the Governor may be called upon to return if. The Byrnes bill will place the silver service in the permanent keeping of the South Carolina Daughters. Diamonds exposed to the action of radium become highly radioactive. "Lost" Prisoner Made Free Man David Brannum, negro who has been in the penitentiary for over four years under a sentence of death, will today be a free man. His sentence of death in the electric chair was commuted to serve seven years' imprisonment by Governor Harvey at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon and at 6 o'clock the governor suspended the remainder o fthe seven year sentence "during good behavior." Brannum is "the lost prisoner," having been confined in the penitentiary for more than four years without action oh his alleged appeal to the supreme court. However, his pa* * a ^ j n tt tience was well rewaraeu yesiciuaj afternoon as today he will be released a free man if the papers are forwarded to the prison by the governor's office. Technically he was fret at 6 o'clock last night, but remained in prison for the night as "a guest," as expressed by a visitor at the gov-; nor's office. Appeal Never Completed. The negro was convicted of attempted criminal assault in Orangeburg county in 1918. He was sentenced to die in October, 1918, but his attorney, appointed by the court, A. J. Hydrick, now solicitor gave notice of intention to appeal to the supreme court. The appeal was never completed and the case was apparently forgotten until agitation was started this year to have some action taken. Petitions were sent the governor asking clemency and those familiar with the case strongly urged the chief executive to grant Brannum a pardon or parole. Governor Harvey has been considering the case for a long time and is convinced that the death sentence was a miscarriage of justice. Considerable thought was given to the wording of the commutation and the suspension of the sentence as a result of the recent decision of the n supreme court in tne ijruvei- ^ruuaa case. The governor was determined to suspend the sentence in such a way that in the future should Brannum violate the law tlhe chief executive of the state would have the power to revoke the parole and cause the negro to serve the three years. Wording of Papers In commuting the sentence to seven years, the governor included the four years Brannum has been detained at the penitentiary. With that provision in the .commutation the suspended sentence was for a little less than three years. The wording of the commutation was as follows: "Commute the death sentence imposed upon David Brannum to a term of seven years' imprisonment, the said seven years to include the time Brannum has been held in the penitentiary." The suspended sentence was worded as follows: "Suspend the fulfillment of the remainder of the sentence of David Brannum. during good behavior, the governor to solely determine the compliance or non-compliance with the] above stipulation."?The State, Saturday. I WRECK OF FREIGHT | Travel Through Cope Held Up 24 Hours. Cope, Dec. 1.?A wreck of a through freight from Augusta to Florence Wednesday afternoon about 6 o'clock, about two miles West of Cope near Cleckley's siding, tore up considerable trackage and derailed eight or nine cars loaded with lumber and cross-ties. Traffic through Cope was at a standstill, until about 4.45 p. m. yesterday, or nearly twenty-four hours. The early trains from Augusta and Florence were detoured around by Branchville over the Southern from Orangeburg and Denmark. On one was injured in above wreck. The following conversation took place as Dinah Johnson entered the office of Probate Judge Emory in Southern Georgia: "Am yo' de reprobate jedge?" "Yes. I'm the probate judge." "Wall, dat's wat I says, you'se de reprobate judge an' my ole man, wat's been studyin' down at dis hear logiVq! i-pmeterv. done died detested an' lef* me two little infidels an' I done come to be 'pointed der executor." Vacations.?"What have you been doing all summer?" "I had a position in my father's office. And you?" "I wasn't working, either."? | Frivol. Wilson Again in Active Politics Tampa, Fla., Dec. 1.?That former President Wilson in his greatly improved physical condition purposes to take an active part in the politics of < the Democratic party during the next ] two years and to have a share in shap- < ing party policies fo rthe next presi- ; dential campaign is indicated in a personal letter from the former presi- : dent to Frank G. Heaton of the Tarn- ; pa Tribune. "My pulses are quickened by the ] prospect of battle " the former president's letter said* The letter in part < follows: "The task of 1924 is to so mobilize ,< our intellectual and moral forces as , to assure a complete defeat of the < party which had done the country so ( serious a disservice and to win again for our government the leadership in the affairs of the world of which the : Republicans for the time being have j deprived it, and personally I feel confident this can and will be done. My j pulses are quickened by the prospect of battle. "I think with you that tJhe voters of ' the country have already seen how i grossly they were misled and have j already turned their faces toward the 3 truth." DECEMBER FARM CALENDAR , Things to Do This Month. , Agronomy. Continue deep plowing where cover crops have not been planted. Put all tools and implements not in use under shelter. Use the paint brush freely on farm machinery and farm buildings. Lay off needed terraces so they can settle before spring. Animal Husbandry. Castrate scrub bulls and boars. Provide shelter for all livestock < I to avoid pneumonia, bad colds, and I general unthriftness. Utilize velvet bean and corn forage. . Supply mineral mixture for hogs and salt to all stock. Repair livestock equipment and fences. Wean all pigs 8 weeks old. Don't let all sizes of hogs run together. Don't feed corn alone. Feed a balanced ration. Dairying. | Protect the dairy iherd from cold ! rains and winds. Open sheds must be kept dry. To prevent direct draft on cows ! in barn, hinge top window sash and open at 45 degrees angle toward inside. Increase grain ration for the milking cows as the fields become cleaned up. Breed as many dairy cows and heifers as possible this month. They will freshen just right for profita- J ble winter dairying. Plant Diseases Secure "certified" seed Irish potatoes for spring planting. .'Prune and burn all dead branches and cankers in the orchard and vineyard and apply tihe dormant spray. t A - ? -1 AO _ JJeiint cotion seeu. iux ucal oca-1 son's planting and store in a clean, dry place. When pruning, cover large cuts at once with shellac, followed by coal tar. Or as soon as dry, use white lead paint with which 1-8 to 1-2 ounce ' of powder corrosive sublimate has been thoroughly mixed. Entomology. Clean orchard, farm and garden to destroy the winter-quarters of insects. Before spraying prune the orchard. Spray for scale insects. Pick up girdled twigs in the pecan grove and under hickory trees nearby. Hand pick cabbage bugs. Make t)he farm buildings as ratproof as possible. 1 Poultry. Keep the layers healthy. Begin to select the breeding stock. 1 Feed plenty of grain and mash. Boys' Club Work. ] Plan now to join one of the clubs i for next year. If you are going to join the corn club, get your acre in good shape this month. If you are going to join the pig club, be thinking about getting a good pig. Congratulations.?Conclusion of a story on the children's pages in a magazine says, "And tihey were married and lived happily even after."?Kansas City Star. What th Gen of the Ameri General Baron Von Gallwiiz, of the German high command, ihas written bis opinion of the effect of American soldiers on the world war, and the position occupied by this officer probably entitles him fo speak for official Germany during the war. The following article, covering the period from Jaunary to August, 1918, appeared in the Atlanta Sunday Ameri can, December 3: The effect of the gradual appearance of the Americans in France was due not only to the number of American troops, but also to the character )f those troops. The American divisions that required more thorough military training were kept at the rear. The American forces of most importance during this first period were the working troops, which cared for the billeting, feeding, ways and means of transportation, etc. Next came the military recruits. These were trained with the Frendh troops in encampments and on training grounds, and finally in the rear ranks. The great number of those employed merely as working troops seemed to show that the first idea of American collaboration was to assist technically, but very soon it appeared that their plan was more far-reaching?that we had to deal with tihe preparation and development of military strength upon a colossal scale. In the summer of 1918 I heard that the first American division svould be brought in, in opposition to my army. On February 9 a patrol Df the Sixteenth Regiment of Infantry was surprised and four men taken prisoners. We learned that the First Division (Pershing) was present with the Sixteenth, and Eigheenth Regiments in the first line, and :hat the Twenty-Sixth and TwentyEighth Regiments were in the rear. Our new opponents held our interest. We tried to make a strong mpression upon them but they appeared to be very prudent. At first we saw French and Americans combined n the trenches. Then we saw de;achments of Americans with French ilways around them, and finally inlependent American detachments. American Prisoners Costing Dearly On March 1 we made a strong demonstration against the American tront. This carried us some five hunIred meters into the enemy position, rwelve prisoners of the Eighteenth Pocimont wprp hrnncht in !hore. and :hen more at Chavignon, but they were costing us dear. Some of the Americans, when surprised in their Frenches, refused to surrender, preferring to be blown up into the air? proof that we had to deal with an opponent who must be highly esteemed. Of course, there were a few prisoners wtho declared that they were glad it was over, as far as they were concerned. They stated that their relations with the French were not cordial. We learned from them that General Duncan was in command. Pershing's promotion had already be?un. On March 11 we faced the first advance of American patrols to the front of our lines, without loss to us. On April 3 we ascertained that t'he Second American Division was entrenched among the French battalions. Prisoners we captured told us that this division had come over in September, 1917. In the course of the month of April the number of Americans present was increased, especially around St. Mihiel, with the appearance of the Twenty-Sixth Division. At this time the French division withdrew. We tried to reconnoiter by further advances, and to get acquainted with the new opponent. Between the 13th and 20th of April several prisoners were taken, five officers on the last day, besides 178 men and 25 machine guns of the First Battalion of One Hundred and Second Regiment of Infantry, Twenty-Sixth Division. This battalion had only been at the front two hours when we attacked. All of these skirmishes increased our knowledge. I shall not denj that the prisoners were very candid often unsophisticated when crossexamined. Some of the conversatior between the officers, overheard by us afforded information. For instance they called Lloyd George all kinds oi names. Our general impression was thai we had to deal with fresh, willing efficient human material; tihat theh mans Thought ^ can Doughboys i training and fitness for war had not . yet been perfected but that they . were improving notably. As is the t case among all kinds of men, some I *V./^ AmnnJ/ioni! TT*/iro HoroHovilo and Ui luc .iiucuvauo uutvuvnw others less energetic; some were re- . ! solute. One man, taken on April 17 . (Twenty-Sixth Division at Siray), fought heroically and single-handed against superor forces, and refused to say anything after being disarmed. Many Nationalities in Prisoners Some of the prisoners taken on i April 20 I had brought before me, Their descent was as follows: 78 full' fledged Americans, 22 Irish, 22 French, 14 English, 13 Italian, nine ' \ A Poles, eight Germans seven Swedes, i four Russians, two Scotch, one Dane < ^ , ; and one Swiss. ' ' ? I Of those of German descent hardl ly one could speak a word of Gerl man. I asked the officers if they be- v lieved that the intervention of America would give a hew turn to - . v the war, and while they answered hesitatingly, it was always iH the affirmative. It is interesting to state that from , many Englishman~taken during our March offensive we heard: "We are dumfounded by the defeat, and see the reason for our failure, but we are not discouraged. If we only persevere, with the aid of the Americans, the tide will be turned." " ^ They were unfortunately right. The American equipment was praised by all our men. Their uniforms and arms were perfect. Their auxiliary service of administration v and their food supplies seemed unlimited. We could see that they had .. the men and the money. In the first surprise attacks on the American trenches during that wet spring, our men were lured less by the prospect of taking American prisoners than by the booty of the / , .. ^ { 5 Americans' wonderful leather pants, through which the dampness of tlie trencihes could not penetrate. The ample food of the Americans also arouse envy, as our men were scantily . ; > surplied, and knew that their families at home were starving, often dying, on account of the enemy block- . <4 J ' C^V ade. . X ' ^ During this period the American Infantry seemed to make great progress in defense, but they were not yet sufficiently trained for attack. The shooting of their artillery was by no means exact. It fluttered to and fro. We believed that the American Infantry !had their most efficient assistance where French batteries were > posted behind them. < ' : The powerful development of the Americans' air service was well in evidence. We found that the American flyers were daring, even rash, / and that they compared in that respect with the English flyers, while the French were far more prudent. Thus, the American front before us became gradually stronger in both number and quality. By the middle of April there were six divisions in France, by i.May eight. A more exten' sive attack against Sivray, undertaken by us on June 16, failed be*j cause it had been foreseen in time > by our opponents, and as the forefield was clear their machine guns s operated most efficiently I find in my diary of that day: 'Those men have learned something." t An attack against the American ' Twenty-Sixth Division at the Forest of Remieres, undertaken June 19, led I to little success on account of their ; hard resistance, and netted only a few prisoners. The growing con sciousness of their strength was de monstrated by American prisoners taken on May 28, who expressed the intention of the American divisions, [ then stationed at the Meuse, to reach i the Somme, the focus of battle at . that time. In fact, on June 6 this dii vision was reconnoitered at tihe i Marne, to which the greatest battle l force had been transferred. About this time the American mili l tVin nloTI nf litry leauejo auu^icu iut ? _ ; sending back to the United States for # the training of troops, officers who had been in active service, in order to I take advantage of the practical exr perience these officers had gained. , The dangerous position of the Eifr tente after our successful offensive l of Marcih, April, May and June, led , to the hastening of the transporta, tion of thousands of troops from f America. On our front these new troops often took the place of the t old divisions, and co-operated In the , decisive battles of the West, especialr ly In the great offensive of General