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Iw give values I way. Cal you will wc Cal \ ? ? 1 i i t 11 v I leiepnone n 4111 ?? BEATHEA'S TRIP WAS niii (V thrius A VUJU VI itiiiiuuk/ i SOUTH CAR0LIS1AX TELLS OF i PA iff OF PEACE PILGRIMAGE He Suffered From Cold in Scandinavia?Xo Sign of Peace Yet Columbia, Jan. 24.?Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant governor, who returned yesterday from his peace trip to Europe as the guest of Henry Ford,: gave out the following interview: "From the day I left New York till j mv return yesterday my trip was a ; continuous round of trying but thrilling experiences. It seems almost like a miracle that I am left to tell the I story. "I found the bitter cold in the Scan-' dinavian countries too much for me : and in Sweden I nearly succumbed to its rigor. It was here in Stockholm that I was seriously sick for several days, causing me to miss an early! _ boa: on my return trip home. A ter- j rible storm at sea still further delayed my arrival. ''The trip over was without particu'- i lar incident except for the two days; and nights in the harbor at Kirkwall! when we were prisoners of a British j 11121?-cf-war. It is not an easy feeling to have torpedo boats lurking around j and pointing t'neir guns at you, butthat is the penalty all have to pay who pass that way these days. England, "' + lITT t-ivont + CQOC artrt fived ' iiCCJl ont^/1 (.lit ?.?,>? ( the boundary line beyond which no; ship dare cross till she gives t'ne word.. The danger zone in which many mines are afloat also gives you a ticklish feeling and is not good for the nerves if you can not sleep. "We landed in Christiana. Norway, and found an interesting people and j /*Annt.rv. It was the height of the win- j ter season and everything was white j with snow. Thousands were giving j their time to skiing, the great national sport, which consists of sliding and jumping over hills and mountains of snow. Sweden likewise was in the grip winter, but at Stockholm there was a warm welcome to a beautiful and ; thrifty modern city. Wages and goods are hig'ii. This is true in all the border neutral countries. Times are good in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland, but of course there are many interests that suffer from the war. At in America so in these countries there Wh sn Up a I e will buy in q that we could i 11 to see us and >nder why you 1 f A CPP HQ LI lU iJvv ^ M Wife 1 !o. 165 is some division of sentiment on the j Question of the war. But it seems to me that in Norway, Denmark and Holland sympathy was wrh the allies, j while in Sweden it was witn Germany. | Sweden has an old grudge against: Ru sia and the other neutral coun- j tries are afraid of the growing mili- ; tary power in Germany?of the domi-! nant heel, they say. lookea mm ah mtx. "In Copenhagen I left the Ford party i to hurry home. To do this, it was nec- j i essary for me to have my passport j vised for belligerent countries. Only j as a special courtesy from German and 1 English consuls was I able to accom plish this, for our country, except in rare cases, grants no passports to bel- j ligerent countries and orders have been issued against i-. But I had good : luck and this gave me a chance to see i nvri at first hand in JL11U.1XJ U1.U ? 0, a state of war. It also gave me the unique experience in getting in and our of Germany at the present time. They take nothing for granted. It matters not what credentials or passports, or letters, you bear, nor wno mufit cnhmit to the test U'U cii cr. x u u iiiumv v* ? ? . _ before you pass. And you can bet hat when the Germans do a thing It is done thoroughly. They talk little and ask but few questions, but when they are done with you, you know that you ha'.e been examined, in my case every article was taken from my bag- j gage and examined with tiie utmost J care, bocks and papers and pictures M-oro faU-on in charge and neroxide of { hydrogen and other medicines I had j were emptied upon a heap of coal in j the belief that they were either invisible ink or explosives. The baggage itself was observed with great scrutiny. At this juncture two officers escorted me to a private dressing room and I was told to uncover. 1 took off my ^ ^ Ar* overcoat, tnen my coai <tuu wn<ru t'll UO I disrobed I stood up before the officer and asked, 'How far?' 'Keep going,' he said. I continued and later repeated my question. 'To the skin,' he replied. When 'stripped to the skin' the bottoms of my feet, my back and my head were all examined?my clothes, my shoes, my overshoes, my watch, my nurse?nothing escaped. I came away | impressed with German efficiency and | yet it was all done with courtesy and j j order and system and dispatch. I also J visited many places and saw a good bit ! of German life as I mingled with the people, and yet from the time I entered German territory until I left it my whereabouts were always known. You IOSESALI LIASS &.3L VaW-OW Tk/&jr*?~* A ? I uantities for ca* never afford w 2et prices in oj ?7 js_ . had not been * and investigai Yours McCaughrin B! may not like their method of warefare, and you may oppose their hard .mili tary system, but one tiling is certain you can not visit Germany as I did and come away without feeling that they are a wonderfully skillful and efficient people?without feeling too that some of this efficiency would be a good thing for America. "From Germany I passed on through Holland by way of The Hague and I crossed the North sea to England. The I North sea is literally a network of j submarines and mines and no ship' i dare to cross in the night time. The mine sweepers followed our ship for miles and miles and I saw the big guns j shoot and explode mine after mine. I j passed within sight of Ostendt, now j held by the Germans, and could hear , the continuous roar of the cannon j from the trenches near Flushing. I r England Awake to War. "In England 1 >visited the nouse of lords and the house of commons and ; i heard Lloyd George and Sir Edward Carson speak on the compulsion enlist-; ment measure. Great Britain is be- i ginning to realize that it is at war and ! both the powers that be and the peo- J pie seem now resolved to fight to a j finish. I saw thousands of soldiers in j Germany and England who had been j or were getting ready to go to the! front and the general opinion is that; both sides are planning for a mighty j drive?a supreme effort in the spring, j "Everywhere I went I was shown the j greatest consideration and kindness. > . . i The people in the old countries nave; great respect for form and custom, j I met many officials and people of j prominence and influence. It was also I my privilege to meet and be entertained at luncheon or dinner by all the American ministers and ambassa dors in the countries i visueu. Amuug i these were Albert G. Schemederman at j Christiana, Ira Nelson Morris at Stock- j holm, Maurice Francis Eager* at Copenhagen. Henry Van Dyke at The Hague and Ambassador Page at London. At Copenhagen I was entertained by Sir Henry Lawder, the British minister to Denmark, and at The Hague """" TT ^ 1 - *? ? J ^ * ? yy-I r\r\4- "Ryy\ A Dr. van uyKe mvueu me 11/ mtci ^iauu; Whitlock, who was just returning from America to Brussels. "As I have alredy said, my trip home: was a terrible nightmare. We encoun- j j tered a furious storm at sea w'nich fmm 90 to 100 miles an hour and ; I ~ I I which continued unabated for 36 hours. I Tbe life boats were swept away, small leaks were sprung, much crockery and furniture broken, the ship badly torn I Grocery S sh and sell for ere we to run riginal package saving money a te. truly, lock Ni and several passengers and crew' o.iohtly hurt. One of the crew was thrown overboard, but recovered himself by means of a life rope to which he was fastened. I.v.'y cabin mate and T fpl.t pprtain that the snip would go down and there were many others who shared in this opinion. It is no won-! der that I am glad to be back in good ! old South Carolina in favored circum- i stances and among friends. >ot a Wasted Effort. "But you ask, Wnat of the Ford peace expedition? Did it do any good? Measured by motive and purpose, my | answer is emphatically 'Yes.' No one j can measure influence. Xo one has a ! riaht to say that a movement such as this is of no avail. If you believe as I do that every good word spoken and every good act done is taken into ac- t j count and blesses somebody somewhere at sometime, then I think that a movement for world peace, however futile it may seem, must be credited with being worth while. Of Henry Ford as a big-hearted, unselfish man I too much can not be said in praise. He has set the world, especially rich men. a great example. He is willing to spend his fortune, as he told me, for pcac-e and he has demonstrated to the wor.ci nis mieresi m a ^icai wusc. Then. too. the public must remember that his peace efforts are not finished and no cne can tell what may yet be accomplished. I heard him say that if ht> could only scratch the surface in the movement, if he could only end the war a day sooner he would be willing to make any sacrifice of money and means at his command. "At any rate the Ford expedition has caused the nations of the earth to think and talk for a little while of peace. That in itself is worth while for it carries with it the wonderful j power of suggestion. In this time of madmss when a world is ablaze with | war?it is a good thing to think of peace, talk of peace and to work for j peace. The world would be a much better place in which to live if we had more men of the type of Henry Ford. And there would be an end to war." iJ LL Hrff^^ffMp|iB*^HH|^v A|q f V TpUL^!vnCKT40PoUNDSnpai^Ib^lJlo^ V- ( to match $1.15. Selected Wev, Lire. Cl?azx, Sani* L^s-.Jfl tary Feather*, Bert Feather proof Ticking. Sold lki:~?sa on money back guarantee. DO NOT BUY from IvwQI anyone at any price, until you get the BOOK O? 1E&29B TRUTH, our big new catalog, mailed FR??? Write a jKjetal card TODAY. Agent* Wanted. ? AMERICAN FEATHER & PILLOW COMPANY* J DESK S 29 NASHVILLE, TENffc ! Subscribe to The Herald and News, t Itore Febru BLOCK cash, and in the business c r\f K"V the <1 S.7 v/x *,/ ^ V LA V V ill the time. Door to J. 1 SMITH APPEARS [ 10 HOLD REUS ?T HE SEEMS BIG FACTOR I> POST- j OFFICE FIGHTS. ! Committee Waiting for 0. K. From the j Junior Senator From South Car- j olina Before Acting. The State. Was'nington, Jan. 24.?Careful investigation made here today to ascer- j tain when action would be taken on , the cases of W. H. Coleman, recently | nominated to be postmaster at Co-j lumbia, and Col. T. J. Cunningham,: recommended by Congressman Finley , for the same position at Chester, reveals the fact that in all probability ?AfKin<y ha rinnd until Senator E. I ?? iii UVMV % ? D. Smith loosens up the situation. So far as Columbia is concerned it j appears that the senate committee on postoffices has been waiting to know Whether Mr. Coleman was satisfactory to the junior senator from South Caro- I lina. The latter, it is understood, will j in time inform the committee that he j hao no nHiArtirm to the nomination be- j ing confirmed. In the Chester matter the situation appears to be different. Senator Smith, when Col. Cunningham is nominated, if, in fact, this is done, will inform the pcstoffice committee of his position. It j is said here that this nomination will not "get by" Senator Smith and a live-; ly time may be expected as a r&sult i should the nomination be made and , get into executive session of the senate.-j Congressman Finley and Senator i Tillman some time ago agreed that j Col. Cunningham was satisfactory to I them and he was recommended to the postmaster general for appointment, | Senator Smith being not consulted, i But there is a wide difference be | tween a recommendation and a confirmation. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. 1 will make a final settlement of th* estate of Frederick R. "Wallace in the Probate Court for Newberry county, j S. C., on Friday, the 11th day of Feb-j ruary, 1916, at 10 o'clock in the fore-; noon and will immediately thereafter ! ask for my discharge of administratrix of said estate. T TTAtr TTT A T T A ntr> Li U Kj I VV Administratrix. l-ll-4tltaw Administratrix. VVf* I' J a ^ wk r ^ c? I'M idi y ioi a this way | 1 any other I I lozen, and I J ger II Mayes Co. 11 HBHBBHMDBmBHnHBHM DISPATCH SEW DRAFT OS LUSITAMA CASE imhfiss9<lop Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing Draw Up Final Terms For Settlement* Washington, Jan. 26?The Lusitiania agreement was redrafted today by Count von BernstOTff, the German ambassador, and Secretary Lansing, to represent the views of the United ' 3 States and was forwarded to the Ber- / Tin fnreisn office. Word of whether the -w German government will accept it in its present tentative form is expected * ! in about a week. \ The last proposal from Germany was understood to be unacceptable to the United States because it aid not aaiun ft:II liability for the lives of all the neutrals lost in the destruction of the hner, although the German government agreed to pay as a matter of iriendship to the United States. This Government contends <.he claims should be paid as a matter of law and of right. jy If, as is intimated today, tne new draft is fully acceptable to the United States there is no reason for believ i.ig it will not be acceptable to Germany, because Count von Bernstorff i3 known to be acting under wide latitude onferred by his government for the negotiations. ' . / "One of the Saddest Sights." < ^ ??f pod/loct in thf? V-/X1C VI LI1C cauu^ot uwuv.0 xju?. w?^ South is the poor tenant's cabin as it stands in the edge of the cotton field unshielded from the hot sun in sum- f mer or from the cold winds of winter. I don't think a landlord should build mansions for nis tenants, but I think he should build neat cottages for them, and set out a small orchard around it to supply the tenant and his family with fruit. This will cause them to take more interest in keeping the place j, up, and in that way will pay the landlord for his trouble. The landlord and tenant should .be I partners, working together, for when - - * -4."U /v | one of tnem aoes somtiumg iur mo other he helps himself. When the landlord builds his tenant a better house he adds to the value of his farm, and when the tenant keeps the place in good shape he makes a better crop.? The Progressive Farmer. j i n.? niiiain* that iiam lint Affect Tka Hfttd I IIC liUllllllW --w- .... Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is betterthan ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and is&k lor the si^naiu^e ?*' W. GK* VE. 25c