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Local CletnsOi Give to Y. I ACTION TAKEN AT MEETING HELD HERE YESTER \U DAY PROMISED $50,000 BY ROCKEFELER On Condition $25,000 It Raised by Institution?Results So Far. With tho end in view of obtaining from local alumni and former students of Clemson College a subscription to the fund of $10.000 which must be raised by the nlumni of the Institution as their portion of $25.000 which must be furnished by Clemson College in order to Becure c donation of $50,000 from John I). Rockefeller for a Young Men's Christiun Assoclnllnn building at Clemson, a meeting of former Clem son men was held here yesterday af ternoon, with the result that a sub stantial Bum was pledged for the cause. Rockefeller GItoh. As generally known, Mr. Rockefel ler some time ago offered to give $50, 000 for a building at ClemBon College to be UBed for religious purposes, provided the college contributed the sum of $25,000 to the same. The trus tees of tho Institution agreed to give $15,000 of the $25,000 which the col lege haH to raise, leaving the sum of $10,000 to be furnished by alumni, former students and friends of the In stitution. During the last few months canvassing of the State has been go ing on with the end in view of raising this amount of money among old Clemson men. It is stated that all but some three or four thousand dol lars of the $10,000 necessary to raise has been pledged. Those Here Yesterday. At' the meeting yesterday were Profs. Mauer Martin and Robinson, of the Clemson faculty, and Mr. Frank C\ihkscales, who conducts a livery ?usln?ss at the college. These gen tlemen met with several Anderson alumni and former students of the in stitution, in Mr. Willet P. Sloan's of fice, and explained the proposition to them. I The matter was discussed at n Men to H. C. A. Fund I-. ! some length, after which those pron lent pledged a su but ant lui amount to the fund. January 1, 1015, 1? the final limit for the raising of the $25,000 on. the purt of Clemson College. Other Chilis UIt?. The viHitors who met with tho local Clemson men yesterday afternoon have been visiting vurloUH cities of the State in un effort to raise tho $10.000 wanted from this BOUrce. They have visited Charleston, Columbia, Green ville, Spurtanhurg and other cities and other cities and have secured substantial nubscrlptions at all places. The Charleston Clemson Alumni Club contributed something like $1.000 to the fund. The Clemson Club ut Co lumbia also contributed a handsome sum, as did the clubs at Greenville and Spnrtanburg. Serious Situation. The Clemson College officers find that it is only with difficulty and with considerable risk to other interests that the appropriation of $18,000 for the Y. M. C. A. building can be retain ed In the budget, will be of interest In this connection. Tho following article with reference to this matter Is from the Columbia record of Wednesday: I President Riggs of Clemson College made it known that the college could only with difficulty and "with consid erable risk to other interests" retain In the budget the $15,000 appropria tion toward tho establishment of o Young Mien's Christian Association building at the college. In a state ment by President Riggs reaching Columbia Wednesday It was asserted that the board of trustees "can not meet" any part of the $10.000 left to the local association to raise by Jan uary 1, 1915. "The trustees have done all they can," he said. Thfi situation presents the possi bility that the proffered gift of $50, 000 by John D. Rockefeller can not be secured by *ho Clemson Young Men's Christian Association because of in ability of the association to raise the $25,000 of tho $75,00 required of it. The only condition attached by Mr. Rockefeller to his proposed gift Is that "the building shall be devoted to social and religious uses of the stu dents," according to President Riggs' statement. The effort to obtain assistance from Mr. Rockefeller In the move ment to build at Clemson College a $75.000 Young Men's Christian Asso ciation building waB begun in April, 1917. President RAggs was granted GROCERY HINTS FOR CHRISTMAS! English Walnuts per lb. . .2Sc Almonds, per lb... .. ..25c Pecans, oer lb= = . . ... .25c Brazil Nuts, per lb-20c Filberts, per lb. ..20c Black Walnuts, per qt.. . .5c Shelled Nuts, per lb. ... .65c Raisins, 2 pounds for.. . .25c Citron, per lb... .. .... :25c Figs, per lb.20c Florida Oranges, Box $2.25 or 20c and 25c dos. Apples, Kings, Baldwins, and Gills, pk. 40c, 50c and 60c Grape Fruit 10c or 3 for.25c Bananas, per doz.20c Lemons, per doz..25c Evaporated Fruits and Prunes. Candy, per lb. . .10c and 15c Stick Candy, all flavors, the box.20c (2 1-2 lbs. in box.) Chocolate, per lb. 20c & 40c Cocoanut and Bon Bons, per lb... ...20c Salted Peanuts. Dates, per pkg... 10c Fruit Cakes > "National" Fruit Cake, p?r lb.50c "The Lookout" Fruit Cake, per lb.30c In one, two or five pound cakes, fresh-just received. Golden Glow Best Coffee, 3 lbs. for.,.$1.00 Good Roasted Coffee from 7 lbs. for $1 to 35c lb. Cranberries, a qt.10c Full line Campbells Soups. All kinds. Macaroni and Cheese. Fresh Cocoanuts. All kinds Gelatin. Olives, Pickles, Richelieu Brand Canned Goods. Lettuce, a head.... 10c Celery 15c or two stalks for, .25c Rice, Hominy, Irish and Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Light bread. Malaga Grapes, per lb. . .20c Mackerel, each.10c Fire Works A great assortment of Roman Candles, Salutes. Sparklers, etc. 4 . And many other good things too numerous to mention. Please call in person or phone us your Xmas wants in the Grocery Line. IDEAL GROCERY COMPANY Phone 471 1 poriulHBl'1:, Oy the trustees to give ' Mr. Rockefeller un opportunity to contribute to this proposed fu*'/l. lie , was written in March, und in January, 1914, ?turr J. Murphy, secretary to Mr. Rockefeller, replied that Mr. Rockefeller would contribute two thirds of the coat of the structure. DctallB of the offer werf completed at a conference at New York between Mr. Murphy and President RIgg*. This agreement waH ratified unani mously at the meeting in April, 1194, of the CleniHon board of trustees. Mr. Rockefeller did not ask that the build ing hear hifl name. At the July. 11*14, meeting of Clem son trustees, the board voted an ap propriation of $15,000, leaving $10.000 of the $^.'i(000 for the college to ob tain to be raised by the Young Men'.s Christian Association members, stil- I dents and alumni. In uddition to this $15,000. the board gave notice that it stood prepared to contribute any part of the $10.000 which tiie Young Men's t'rfrlHtlan Association had been unable to raise. Reports made to the board of trus tees at the November'meeting showed i that "the entire financial outlook" for i the college "had been changed." "The institution faced the most precarious year in its history. Likely the fer tilizer tax. the principal source of in come to the college, will fall to 50 or CO per cent, of the figures of last I year." 1'pon these conditions, the board determined the Young M?Vs ' (ThriBthm Association members- would be required to raiBe all of the $10,000 unappropriated. i TOWN BOMBARDED DEFENDED PLACES The Three English Cities, Hertle pool, Scarborough and Whit by, Subject to Attack. (By Aasorinted Pres*.! NEW YOF.X, Dec. 17.?-That Hartlc pool, Scarborough and Whltby, the three English towns bombarded by German warships yesterday, uro de fended places and therefore subject to attack under the rules of war, is the substance of a statement issued here tonight by Captain Franz von Papen, military attache of the German erobas sy at Washington. The statement fol lOWF "In reference to yesterday's bom bardment of three EngllBh coast , towna, Hartlepool, Scarborough and ( Whltby, by the German fleet, atten tion is respectfully called to article 1 of The Hague convention, of October 18, 1907. which says: "The bombardment by naval forces ! of undefended ports, towns, villages, i' illngB or buildings is forbidden.' "In concurrence with the report of , the English official press bureau tho fact Is established that Hartlepool is fortified, while Scarborough and Whlt by are defended, like all other British coast places, either by regular troops, coast guns or volunteers. "Permit me to state that in addition tho bombardment of the coast places, such as Ostend, Nieuport, Zeebrugge, etc.. by the British-French navy did not take place because these places were fortffled which in fact they are not, but solely because they are de fsDucu by v3c?"ii?sii trcopc QUESTION OF COTTON SHIPMENT : (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) said in a letter laid before the senato | today:- - ] "Tho question of cotton Import to this country remains absolutely with 1 tho American government, and wheth- , er this is strong enough or willing to j protect tho interests of property of American citizens crossing the ocean \ i.nder American or neutral colors from , EngllBh capture." Senator Hoke Smith wrote to 'cot ton spinners in many European coun tries. In Germany the supply of Amer- ; lean cotton has been reduced nearly two-thirds, the letter stated, although men, money and orders are available to keep the mills at full time. Con* sumption will be at leaBt two-thirds of normal, or 2,000,000 bales annual ly. In the opinion of German spinners, if cotton can be brought to them. Banks have excessive credits and vil lingly loan funds for cotton importa tion at 4 1-2 per cent, it is added. Spot cotton has risen to 19.65 cents a pound at Bremen because of the shortage, it was declared. About 40 per cent, of the mills are working full time, the letter adds, "and in general, business is better than before the war." As to the question of transportation the letter says: ; "Wo do'not doubt that in event of large cotton shipments to certain ports ; England under some - pretense will capture them if steamers are thoso of the smaller European nations. We would , prefer that shipments be made in American boats." Writing from Moscow, a Russian spinner said the slttatlon there was not so bright. Consumption of Ameri can cotton decreased 100 per cent, for lack of Importations, the writer de clared, and mills were working only halt time. Funds are hard to obtain and the available supply of labor Is reduced 20 per cent., the letter stated. PETROGRAD. Dec. 17,-y The fol lowing statement from the general staff of the i Russian commander-in ch le f was made public tosigM: "In the direction of Miawa our van guard and cavalry troops tre chas ing energetically the beaten Germans. "Several of their corps already have crossed the frontier. "During the chase wo have captur ed pnaoucio, Ru?? o7.i v~r ?-teriz?. . "On the left bank of the Vistula and in. eastern Oalicla on December 15 no Important fighting took place. "During the past week the garrisM st Prsemysl has. attempted several sorties, all of which were repulseti, in flicting heavy losses on the endmy. "During one of these , sorties wo 3pturcd -. a?reras . hundred prisoners d machine guns." British Steamships Considered SECRETARY GARRISON ASKS EVIDENCE AS TO WHET THESE VESSELS ARE FAll (By Auoriated Prosj.) i i WASHINGTON*, Dec^lT.?Two Brlt-!| iali Kteumshlps which have been carry-1 Ing coal and other supplies to British ' cruiser* in the Caribbean have repre-,' Bented tu Colonel Goethals at Panama I that they have ended their service as < naval auxiliaries und desire to be < considered as merchantmen. As such 1 they would be permitted to load fuel j ami supplies for a voyage to a Brit- : I Ish port. i Secretary Garrison today asked Col-. I onel Goethals for evidence ns to whetn sr the masters of these vessls are act-;i ing in good faith. It. was said that on ; i receipt of this evhfnce clearance i probably would be grfitod the ships. Neither ship had been charged with ; < violation of neutrality. Even though i the shins had passed through the canal j I with supplies for belligerent cruisers, \ i Iheir cargoes were not taken on at ani' American port, and under the Hay-1 < Pauncefote treaty vessels of commerce l and war are entitled to use the canal < on an eaual basis*. 1 Officials here today ?fiewed the i (lurry occasioned by Colonel Coethals' i request for naval vessels as a closed I incident. The colonel, in a supple- i WAR CAUSES BIG INC1 IN EXPOF WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.?Three!, hundred per cent. Increase in exports , of foodstuffs, due principally to the i, European war, characterized Novem-'j ber's foreign tr^e compared with that j j month last yea \ , B read stuffs. i ilued at 240,232,832, an Increase of $30,12f>,000 were sent I, abroad, the department of commerce ' < announced today.. Meat and cattle ; exports increased $2,364,000. I Exports of cotton amounted to $31,-' 1)32,314, p. decrease of $71,000.000 from | November, 1913, and total mineral oils) Bhowed a decrease of almost $2,000,- , 000. .. . I ; The total volue of domestic bread- ; Btuffs, cottonseed oil, food animals, | meat and dairy products, cott|n and < mineral oils exported In November | was $97,191,986 against $138,402,537 in < Th? European V Changes No On< According to a Statement by Rear A Committee?Says No Enemy So Long as American N WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.?Five " rears would be required to put the , United States navy in the higheBt ; state of efficiency to meet a hostile j ] fleet, according to a statement today :( by Rear Admiral Fiske before the ;1 douse naval committee. The admiral, 1 who is chief of the bureau of opera- i' tlons, member of the general board ' and a former president of the naval 1 Institute, naid the navy was deficient I in aircraft, mines, scout cruisers, i< torpedo boat destroyers, submarines ' < and in number of trained officers and men, and had no mine sweepers. ' Members of the committee were : particularly interested in Admiral 1 Flake's view as to the possibility of foreign aircraft dropping bomb? on \ American cities. He expressed'the ' opinion that an attacking fleet might < begin sending its airships on bomb dropping 'lights over New York from a rango ot 500 or 600 miles off the I coast One foreign navy, which was-not named, the admiral said, was more ef ficient than the -American fleet in 1 gunnery. This he declared, however, * was so only because the American i marksmen had not been given ade quate opportunity for practice. In i speaking of the "highest state of efB- 1 clency," the officer.explained that be had in mind the state of a certain unnamed power, whose officers and men have inbred the spirit Of a milt- i tary ; at ion. Th? German raid on the British) coast 'was' referred to several times | and the admiral .suggested that if] the British had had five or six sub River and Harbor Bill Complet :' ? Carries $34,138,580 lor Watarwa Country?Among the Apprc Winyah Bay and $20,000 Congarec Rivers n (By Atto?stodl Preis.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.?The an nual river and harbor appropriation bill, carrying $34,138,580 for waterway improvements throu?V nut the country, W*a ?nmniotait tWBlffht 11? tho hoUS? rivera and barbora committee. Army engineers estimates were reduced by nearly $20.000,000 and tho bill appro priated ouly for work , on ^projects which alreadyhave been began, mak ing no provist ou for new undertak ings. After the defeat of tho ; Ivor and harbor bill at the last session o?XXm grass and the .WM&bUkmS&A& > :;.T; ,>'...' ' '.v. Ask to Be I As Merchantmen j COLONEL GOETHALS FOR HER THE MASTERS OF ACTING IN GOOD H nental report, said that except for the j improper sending of a wireless mou lage by tho Urltlsh collier, he knew it no neutrality violations. The cruiser Tacoina, ordered to tho :anat zone in response to Colonel [Joethals' request, left Guantanamo, \ Cuba, today for Colon. Colonel Goethals sailed from Colon today on bis way tp Washington, to j appear before congressional commit tees in charge of canal appropriations. His vilait was announced a month igo without reference to any of the recent questions relating to the canal's neutrality. COLON, Dec. 17.?Colonel George W. [lOcthulH, governor of the Panama Ca-1 nal Zone, accompanied by Mrs. Goe thals. left for the United States today on a month's leave of absence. He will spend Christinas with his chil Iren and afterwards will appear be fore the congressional appropriations committee in Washington. In January ' tie will visit New York to bo present it the trial of John Burke formerly in '. harge of the commissary department In the canal zone, charged with brib ery to defraud the government. REASES ITS OF FOODSTUFFS N'ovomber. 1013, and for the 11 montas! ending with November $797,190.906 against $950,531,838 for the 11 months) 3f 1913. The belligerents' heavy demand for j foodstuffs is shown in the increase in | corn exports of from $333,903, In No vember, 1913, to $1,759,109 this year; oats* from $8,150 to $3,900,174; wheat from $3,479,259 to $22,819.570; flour rrom $5,741,576 to $7.827,773; canned beef from $23.761 to $1,353.388; fresh beef from $60,753 to $1.434,684; and bacon from ?2,230,514 to $2,681.315. Hreadstuff? exported during the 11 months were valued at $244,449,310, an Increase of $04,121,000 over the same period of 1913. The week ending December 12 show ed a reduction of $17,744 In nil cop per exports as compared with"tho pre ceding week. Var Will Bring s Can Prophesy .dmxral Fiske Before House Naval Can Attack Panama Canal avy Controlb the Sea. < [narines in the vicinity of the attach i? ports the possibility of the bom bardment would have been reduced. He said that If the German cruisers passed through EngllBh mines the explanation might be "that by the wonderful system of spied Germany tias it may have found out just where those mines were located." He ad ded though, that possibly the Ger man cruisers carried mine sweepers. The officer said, no enemy could at tack the Panama Cane.1 so long as the American navy controlled the sen. With-the fleet defeated, however,, he thought there would be no security for this, "the most vulnerable part ! of our possessions." "Couldn't you mine there as well as anywhere else and protect the mouth of the Panama Canal?" he was asked. "Yes." "Could you prevent a hostile fleet from coming into the canal with the defenses there now?" M Bhould say not" - The fortifications alone, he explain ed, would not be sufficient, "because a hostile fleet could land men a few miles away." Under further questioning the ad miral said the European war would bring changes that no one. could pro phesy, and that. among the possibili ties was an agr?ment between some of.the fqreign nations "to let one,! another alone" on certain conditions, which might involve the integrity of the canal zone. Representative Gardner, of. Massa chusetts, will be. the final witness, in the naval hearings' tomorrow. ted By Committee y Improvements Throughout the prierions Aire $15,000 for for Santee, Waleree and r 000,000 to maintain work on existing projects, the board of engineeers she-1 mltted estimates aggregating $53,000. 000. These the committee, according! to Chairman Sparkman, "parred to1 i nc. tWtn* ? All big improvement projects were Involved in the committee's off of ts to cut the appropriations. As agreed to by the committee, the raoasare carries no leglalatjvo propos ai to alter the present method o! funk ing appropriation a for vat er day im provements. No action was taken on, varions reform ptons recently e^ ed. Representative,: NEW SUIT For Monday Only 36 new suits?just open ed up?$ 15.00 to $18.00 values, in a variety of cloths, all sizes. They ' are all well made?satin lined throughout and finely trimmed. The colors are Russian green, brown, blues and pretty mixtures, and our spec ial price is Only $7.98 a Suit! We have offered manv Suit values but never one that was better than this one. At this prices we do not pay for attraction. Ladies'Hats A few more of those $3.00 and $3.50 plush and velour wide brimmed soft crown sailors to go at $i.50 each. These hats are right lip to the minute in style and one of our most ready sellers. THE BEE HIVE G. H. Bailes, Prop. Ida, chairman, explained that the com mittee had worked under pressure to speed up the hill. Ho said that num erous legislative proposals were pend ing before the senate commute which will consider the bill after it leaves the house, and that any action would come from the senate side of the capl tol. Among the appropriations, in the annual rivers and harbors bill, as [completed, are: Virginia: Mataponl and Pamunkey I rivers, $6,000; Rapabannock, S 10.000; James $100,000; inland waterways Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort inlet, N. C, ! $600,000. North Carolina: Beaufort harbor $17,000; Beaufort Inlet, $6,000; More-] head City, $8,800; Scuppernong river,! $5,400; Pamllco and Tar rivers. $36,-) 000; Neuse and Trent rivera. $32,000; Waterway Pamllco sound to Beaufort Inlet, $8,000; New river and waterway to Beaufort huTbor, $37.000; north east, Black and Cape Fear rivers, above Wilmington locks and dams, $172,000; Capo Fear Rive? at and be low Wilmington. $206,000; Wacca maw river, $55,000. South Carolina: Wlnyah Bay, $50, 000; ' San tee, Wateree and Congaree rivers, $20,000. < Tennessee: French, Broad and Lit tle Pigeon rivers, $40,000. BERLIN ARQUSEV AROUSED TO ENTHUSIASM (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) ago commented on the non-display of flags, scarcely recognised the streets, which everywhere were gay with Ger man and Austrian colors, at many places iutertwined. At the Reichstag where a Red Cross meeting was in session, word was re ceived from the palace, that the great-. est victory of the war'had bees won. \ The schools will close tomorrow that the children may assemble to cele brate the event The first inMniation of the nature and extent of the Russian defeat was received here last night and circulated in officiai quarters but nothing was done of it generally until the. official ! bulletin was published. It. had been! understood that the Russians were In j a precarious position, but It was not | ii In ted that a decisive result was nt I "nand. The official bulletin issued yes* torday reported that' operations "wert proceeding normally" which phrase Is the usual termination of . the official reports. It is known now that thous ands of .Runst&ns have been takes: The newsnaoerK hail thn tW?p? t? Poland as the most brilliant achieve ment l? the campaign. One, coupling the eastern situ?t'on with the bom bardment of the English coast, says the naval guns were thundering "a ?a luto for'the vlctorfy in the east and the overthrow of the Russian steam roller which was to crush its way to Berlin." ls.;beU?ved;aeter?l days will pass before full details of the battle in Por land are made public. Official Details. j BERLIN, via Amsterdam and Lon don. Dec. 18.?(1:45 a. m.)?The fol lowing official details concerning the German squadron attack on the east coast of England are published: "When approaching the English coast our cruisers were unsuccessfully attacked by four British torpedo boat destroyers in 'misty weather. "The batteries at Hartlepool were silenced and the gas works destroyed. There were several detonations und three big fires in the town could be observed from our ships. "The coigtt guard station and water works at Scarborough and the coast guard station and signal station nt Whitby were destroyed. "Our ships received some shots from the coast batteries but suffered only slightly damage. (Signed) "Von Behnke." NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream .in Nostrils To Open Up Air Passages. Ah! What relief!^:?<Your> clogged nostrils open right up, the air, pas sages of your head, are clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawk- ' ing, snuffling, mucous, discharge. . headache, dryness?-no struggling for breath at night, your cold or catarrh is gone. Don't stay slued up! Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little, of this fragrant, antiseptic cream in your'nos trils, let it penetrate through every offir passage of the head; soothe and. heal , the swollen,. Inflamed mucous memhano, giving you Instant relief. Ely's Cream Balm is Just what every cold and catarrh sufferer has been seeking, t's Just splenddl. \ .i 'i.i Expect Difficulty in Exchanging Ratifications _ tCBy Afsoristed Pratt) ' WASHINGTON. Dec 1?.?Difficulty in arranging ratifications of the In ternational Convention for Safety at Sea Is looked for, by officials here as a result o fthe action vat the senate yesterday in adding to its resolutions ot ratification a -claueo reserving th* rijw orruie untied States to Impose higher standards for health and saf ety aboard American ships and ves sels plying in American waters than prescribed by the treaty. * IThe exchange ot ratifications must take place in London before the'end of this month, and It was said today it would bo a virtual Impossibility to consult other governments in the short period o! time intervening.