BIDS ??E SUBMITTED FOR EQUINOX WORK FOUR CONTRACTORS WANT THE JOB, WHICH IN VOLVES $15,000. ADDITIONAL ROOM Storage Room ?nd Mill Space to BK Increased-Bids Will Be Sent to New York City. Bids were submitted yesterday to Mr. R. E. Ligon for certain build ings and improvements which are to be made at the Equinox mill, In volving about $16,000. It was stated yesterday morning that bids bad been submitted by C. Mr. Ouest of this city and Qallivan. Fisher-Carter and Jordan-Munn, all three of Greenville. Before) the awards are made the bids -.-/111 be seat to New York city and lt will bc several days yet before it will be known who ls successful. Sometime ago the Equinox mill was closed down for repairs and lt has been decided to build a** storage room and additional space to the m.'il property. J. E. Elrrlne of Green ville ls the architect. Work will begin soon after the contract is awarded. EARLY MORNING FIRE Destroyed Residence and Meat Mar* get of Asbnry McSwain on North Main Street. Fire at an early hour this morning destroyed a five room dwelling and meat market situated juBt outside the city limits on North Main street. The house was occupied by Mr. As bnry McSwain, but none of the fam ily waa at home at thc time of the fire. The building? and ed?tente fire. The buildings atijd ot\nbents were a total loss. To rssch the fire lt was necessary for tho firemen to run-a line of hose 2,000 feet In length, the hose being attached to a hydrant in front of Minefield's store. As. Mr. McSwain could not be (cued this morning lt was Impossible to ascertain how much, if any, Insur ance was carried on the bundling or contents. Better be asia than sorry-Willett P. Sloan, insurance. Good Cotta*! w-athsr. Washington, June 23.-The national weather and crop bulletin announced today that cotton bad a fine growing week and is in good condition. Some retardation of growth is reported .from Oklahoma and adjoining sec tions, vtth boll weevil reported ac tive I?, ,'jortlons of Mississippi and Taxas. The crop is fruiting in southern districts. Some blooms re ported aa far north as North Caro lina. OM Names for Alsace Towns. Paris, June 23.-The French pos tal service ls handling mail in nine ty towns and'villages in Alsace, says an official, announcement today. All of these places now bear the names they had forty-five years ago. Riff Wheat Crop in Italy. Washington. Jone 23.-Italy will harvest 29,396.000 more bushels of wheat this year than in 1914. accord ing to a forecast of crop conditions cabled the department of agriculture today by the International Institute of Agriculture in F.*mae. Italy's wheat yield Is estimated at 202.093,000 bush els for 1915, as against 172.697.000 in 1114. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aa? , Diarrhoea Remedy* This fa a remedy that every family should be provided with, and especial ly during the summer months. Think of tho pain and suffering that must be endured when medicine must bo sent for or before relier caa? be ob tained. This remedy is thoroughly reliable. Ask anyone who has nsed it. Obtainable everywhere. Prince of Wales Now of Age. landon. June 23.-The Prince ot Wk'ec attained his majority today At the request of the king, there was no public celebration ot the event. The prince did not come back to Lon don for the occasion, and the numer ous addresses of congratulation pro Sred by various civic and patriotic dies will be forwarded to him at tho front. Billons Attacks. When you have a bilious attack your liver falls to perform its func tions. You become, constipated. The food you eat ferments In your stoin MCh Instead of digesting. This in flames the stomach and causes nausea, vomiting and a terrible head ache. Take Chamberlain's Tablets. They will tone np your liver, clean oat your stomach and you will soon be as well aa ever. They enly cost a quarter. Obtainable everywhere, PrceMent Off For Cornish. Washington, June 23.-President Wilsen left tonight far Cornish, New Hampshire, intending to be absent from Washington until July 6th. Ho plans to ?pend tomorrow with Colonel K. M. House, at Roslyn, New York. & ASTOR IA Fog Inf Ants and Children ' Sw U*? ?For ?vftr 30 Vear* ; Al ways bears HOW THE BLACK WA RCLOUD HAS* SPREAD OVER TWO HEMISPHERES. When Austria-Hungary, on July 28, feet of this war over thc surfaco ofjof ?oms of the moat Important oper- Colonies. 1,800.000 696.000 Tho total eost of the w l'ar,M- 11 iH f?!r ?o exclude thc ?tions of tho war. They er? excluded Japan . 52,985,423 147.655 life and treasure, to those involved. ?rnech war continua from 1793 to duaLynoWchy precipitated a general ,,olar .SCf\[?n" aa* "eccssar,,y " "m- |bccause they are .tho property of j-.- Korea and other lt is impossible to estimate, ?v?n ap- '.815, was *6,2?O,000,Oto Thc total COM. European war When Croat Britain TT?.' wl,\b? Ti?"11" ? f'wj^S^^oj* *m .? toe dependences 18.7MJ07 110,-: ll proximately. Any so-called estimate of all wafs from 17 fe to 1913-12D european war. vnen urcat Britain, territory and 300.000 inhabitants. Itlcommop possession or tho world at Mi-nt?negro ... ,520,000 *6,650 that may bc advanced must bo a wild years-is estimated t $26 123 546 - on August 4. 19W, doclared war upon in fair, also, to include Portugal andllargo. Portugal . 5.957,985 35,490 guess merely, and therefore barren of OOO. and tho total lot o? life iii tho? Germany, the inevitable sequel was ?'? Airlcan possessions, since Portugal! The.flgures used are compiled from ? Colonies . 8,900,455 832,267 value. Not until months after the eonilWu of 120 years* I 5 498 100 what may properly be termed a "world ,,,,,h,irt(1 ???anco with ?reaty thc latest omelet statistics; available San Marino .... 10,655 32 -lose of thc conflict will any statistics, O? striking signifia ac is tho fact war?-dPRf,it- i?.n AmnriM" frni)Hnm Hrltnin. ls subject to treaty cnll hyland naturally od pot take Into con- Turkey . 21,274,000 710,224 on this lino be worth the paper on thnt tho aggrOaaxoT trongth of the 7rnl~^r^ !, a"'AT0r'Can frCCd?m ?rTt Britain for thousands of troops Islderjtion the' effect of looses and -: -. which they appear. This general state- annie:, ?nSngefK * wars of 120 from direct complication. whenever necessary and is reported |conquests Incidental to the war Total .816,540.626 23.127,357 ment, however, is'true-that no war years was 19:(552.20o{ a grand total The accompanying may of tho two l? have been in conflict with German JTcrrttory Dtreftly Affected> by War. The population o' the earth totals u. malory has approached the pres- equalled, at loasC byl ie present war h?misph?res is .moro comnrehenslvc ,"'on" in Africa. IT wi '?'i *rea; approximately 1,732.000.000. Tho total cnt war In destructiveness of life, alone, ir the estimated old urength of than any war map heretofore nub- . .'fl tl U Zl lh? Country. .V^fi^''^??? P?Pulat,on affected directly by the property and useful industry. It ia ?t?sala be accepted'a) reliable. HLK.1I i? iT?Lt . ,lOIOn\ P" Involved is tho tiny republic ot!, larlno. Serbfe ^. fffPO.ft JD ? 34,000 war is 816.540.620. Nearly one half of costing many millions of dollars por Thc stupendous fig? sr necessary to llshed. lt indicates nt a glance, In the which, with thirty-two square mir?s" of AOsyn-Htmgttry>B0I000-,?#0- .360,000- the inhabtants of ?e earth; thcrcfose, .day,.and more than a miilton men have convey comprehenslv understanding black spaces, the extont to which war territory and less thnn 11.000 popn- Belgium ....'.v. 7,432.78* 11,373 aro at war in which their governments fallen since the opening gun was flred of what thi* war moai to civilization has gripped twentieth century civiliza- ,nt,on' 1,08 S?*1, i,s lot wllh tho a,,,Cs ^A*^8,ttiLC9D.'l 208,786 directly concerned in the war is 23,- flicts may bc had from tho fact that lack mantle of human1 laughter which ,",?:,"", ,. ,. J torr torlal estimates, although tho At- . Colonies . ...&jjM>lft200 J/J27.82? 127,357 square miles-two-fifths of^c thc u&i finaudal cost of tho Civil now rests upon the a? ?lders of a eut In calculating the far-reaching ef- lantlc n;id Pacific have been thc scenes lltaty (contln,@5s?,240.000 110.623 entim surfiuv? ?r th? ?ni. i"-??^ -. i- ~? . k-JLrlvm?-&1!Zr Tf U"1D STORES WILL LIKELY CL?MSERVICES MEETING HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT M'LEN DON TENT. PERSONAL WORKERS Club Vif*. Organized and Will Work m City-Interest Is Growing Each Day. A meeting of about 50 of the Chris tian men of all denominations of tbe city wa8 held yesterday afternoon at the McLendon tent on North Main street for the purpose of organizing a personal workers club. Another ' matter that was brought I before the meeting waa that of hav ing a petlion circulated among the offices and stores agreeing to close up their places ot business from ID to ll o'clock every morning in or der that tho employees might attend the services. . This petition will very likely be started thia morning and will probably go into effect tomorrow morning. The following committee was ap pointed " to circu?ste the petition: Messrs. O. M. Beard, Samuel t,. Prince, WY A. Power. John Tate and R. G. Bruce. Thia matter waa mentioned by nev era! ot tho leading business men the several, days ago but bas only re-1 cently taken shape. It is au undis puted fact that these meetings arc at tran* lng wider attonion and are creating mofe Interes han anything1 that has happened in this section or] the state In Several years. Numbera of people ara coming to hear tho evangelist from all, over the county and it was reported yesterday - that some of the railroads leading Into tho city Were considering the advisability of putting on special trains and ex cursion rates Sunday In order that " the people along their lines might j have itt opportunity to hear Rev. Mc Lendon. Mr. McLendon last night showed a tolegram addressed to Rev. J. W. SpesSio from ono or the leading bus iness men ot Sumter. It read: "Re : ported in Sumter that evangelist Mc Lendon. very ?lek. Answer." Mr. fc'pcake wired back that he much al Ivo. Tbl? goes pl? all over Int?rnete +*++?++* *>4> .>.>??.>?.>?.> ? + ? + ? ? STANDING OF THE CLUBS* * ? ? ********************** South Atlantic. Won. LOBL P. C. Columbus . 9 Augusta . 8 Albany .- 6 Macon . 7 Savannah . 5 Jacksonville. 4 Columbia. 3 Charleston . 3> Southern Won, Memphis . .19 New Orleans . 40 Birmingham . 36 Nashville .34 Mobile . 27 Chattanooga . 30 Atlanta . 29 Little Rock .'.. 24 American. Won. Chicago . 40 Detroit .35 Boflton-.... 29 Washington . 26 New York. 29 St, Louis . 21 Cleveland . 21 Philadelphia. 21 National. Won. Chicago..?l Philadelphia. 29 St. Louis . 32 .Pittsburg . 28 Boston.26 New York. 21 'Brooklyn. 24 Cincinnati .21 I^ost. 26 27 27 31 39 34 36 38 Lo3t. 20 25 21 23 26 35 35 36 Lost P. 21 h 24 G 27 G 25 G 23 4 27 4 31 4 29' 4 Federal. Won. Lost. St. Louis . 34 21 Kansas City. 36 21 Chit-ago. 32 28 Newark . 30 29 Brookyn . 28 31 Pittsburg . 27 .10 Baltimore....22 .16 Buffalo . 21 3g Legislature Elects OfBters. ? Atlanta, Juno 23.-The Gfbrglafl.^g Islat ure convened In - annual- seasloi hore today. W, H. 'Buruwellfwai elected speaker ct the houser of repr? sentatives- Ogden Persons iras ?lect* ed president of thc senate. ? x -.-. Nafro Charged With A Greenville. June 21. -De???Bher^ iff Otpell yesterday arrested. Willam Wakefield, colored on war?j?harg lng htm will-, orlnili.nl Ss^flBupo* one or his-own blood. 'Hn&Bpro I now in jail', lio lives on aSjKabou J^bM^nilVH fro ai Greenville JBIB .J i J GOVERNMENT'MAY BUY SOUTHERN FORESTS . .. " *. P?rchase of Large Tracts ID Ap palachians Approved By Commission. Washington, June 23.-The . pur chase by the federal government of json-agrlcultural land In tho South ern Appalachians was approved to day by the National Forest Reserva tion Commission. The largest parcel in the Boone purchaso area of North iCaroMna. ls ? block of more thar, thirty-five thousand acres. Another tract is a thousand acres in Georgia and two other tracts are moro than two thousand. acres. In .North Caro lina. **??.+++**+??*++*+***** YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. ? ? + ? M allon al League. At New York 1; Philadelphia 2; eleven Innings. At Cincinnati 2; Pittsburg 6. At Chicago 5; St. Louis 3. At Boston 3; Brooklyn 2. American League. At Philadelphia 2; Kaw York 3; first game ten innings. Second game Phlt? delhia7; New, York 15. ?'.'At Cleveland 1; Chicago 3. . Seeon game Cleveland 3; Chicago 7. At Washington 6; Bouton 0. At Detroit 4; St. Louis 2. Federal League, At Brooklyn 1; BL Louis 2. At Newarfi 1; Pittsburg ll. At Baltimore 4; Chicago 8. At Buffalo- Kansas, City, double header postponed on account of cold weather. Southern League. At Atlanta o; Birmingham 1; tan in nings. . * At Memphis 2; Nashville 0. At New Orleans 2; Mobile 8. At Chattanooga 0; Little Rock 4. ' * Seat? Atlantic League. At Colomba* ff; afranifah ? At Jaey*K'.s roejptlon was held Monday evening in th* high school auditorium. A largo saniber attended, both from Walhalla- and the surrounding towns. A delightful musical program was carried vt, af ter which refreshments were nerv ed. On Monday morning M Us Corn Strong, of Walhalla,, who If? been teaching in tho State Norman^Hcr,?, at Greensboro. N. C., dellWrnd nn Instructive lecture to the tedSherB ot , the summer school on t IQ osbject of "Astronomy.n This lect.ro -iras one of unusual Interest, and watftmndled to the highest degree ot Micleacy by Ml.s Strong. RUSSIANS FORCED ? TO EVACUATE APTER STUBBORN FBHT1NG (OONTTNUKD MOM PAOR ONB.) tr**-German forces WB3 p without surprise. It lins that the Germanic allies artillery rauge of tbe Oal and capitulation was only a question of days yet been heard from I firming, the report o? l but there is no dispos doubt the accuracy of claim. Petrograd claims Dniester, resulting in thc Teutonic allies, an tinily confirmed by An counts. Evidence nt ti tremont of the Ru ssl the Austrian report manic allies'' captured thox lCuslans haring artillery previous to s rear guard actions. In the Dardanelles j port the recapture o lng a dangerous" sall after the Tarka bad In the western ar hare tak?n the La t German work forniln J? Ivod herc sn known >ro 'xrithln capital, irded as jibing has >grad con jerg's fall, hero to Austrian y on thc y losses of i H par n field ??'> rderly ro giv'en In tho Oer few guns.' drawn their rn ly fought e British re trench form to their line n it. he Pr?!..-h th a strong salient o fthe ?MM ('? rr m an lines between Ncuville-St. Vaast and Eccourl, which has been thc object of almoBt Continuous attack since May 30. English newspapers arc giving prominancc to an interview with the l'ope, published in Taris, wherein the Pope, while expressing desire to hold the scale evenly between belligerents, declares he awaits an opportunity to move in favor of peace and will grasp the first hand heh'' out to him for this purpose. With thc capturo or Lemberg, Aus tria! now has declaimed most o thc province bf Galicia occupied by Hus shins carly In tho war. Tho Russians arc reported to have withdrawn most of' their forces and supplies from I4M1 berg. Thc Italian general staff announces the arrival of important reinforce ments, fox. tho ? Austrians along the Isonzo front north of " tho Gulf, of Tricst, but declares tho Austrians wctrc repulsed by Alpine troops In Montenegro district. A Cone vii' dispatch says tho Italian troops captured all positions defend ing Mjlhorgcth and are bombarding that fortress. You can get tho news while its new In The Morning Daily Intelligencer. v For lofante and Children. 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