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Ra 10c The Southland's Sweetest Singers "The Belmont Quartette'' AT THE BIJOU ALL NEXT WEEK A Week of Melody IN GROCERIES We have a complete and choice stock to select from. In Fresh Vegetables Irish Potatoes, String Beans, Corn, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Beets, etc. Io Fresh Meats Veal, Spring Lamb, Mutton, Native and Wes tern Beef, Live and Dress ed Poultry. , W. A. POWER 212 S. Main. Sam D. Harper, Mgr. OLD VET RETIRED. Placed oo Retired List UH a Brigadier General. Washington, Aug. 15.-The Bonato today passed a bill to placo Lieuten ant Colonel JaniUB L. Powell, now the only officer in tho regular army who served In tho confederate Bldo in the civil war, on the retired list as a brigadier general. Among other Confederates who have been retired as brigadier gen erals wore Chinerai Joseph Woehlcr and General Fitzhugh Lee. Powell was permitted to enter the army as an assistant surgeon by special act of congress in 1879. SAFE FROM HARM Jg* Foreigners Cannot be Forced to Leave United States Against Their Wish. Washington, August 15.-In answer to many appeals for Information from naturalized cltlsuns and foreign resi dents as to conditions under walch they may bo roturnud to their native lands for military service, Secretary Bryan today Issued. a abatement say ing the United States was not a party to nay treaties undor which such per sons might bo compolled to return for mlllte'v service and saying there WOB no way in which they might be forced to join thc ann ILS SO long as they re m?la IS thc Uni'.ed States. NEUTRAL NATIONS MAY MAKE LOANS Government Opposed to Float Loans to Nations at War (Dy AsBochilcd ProBB.) Washington, August 16.-The Unit Id States guvcrnment today announced llsoir as opposed to tho Moating of loans in this country for the ebencflt of any belligerent European power. Switzerland, a neutral power, inquired if Bbc might float a loan in the United frUutes and wau informed the restric tion would not apply to neutral coun tries. J. P. Morgan and Company, ap proached by private bankers who wished to know whether if a loan Humid be desired by the French gov ernment lt could be floated in the United States announced that it Would take no action the state department migh disapprove. The following announcement of policy was Issut-d hy Secretary Bryan today at the direction of President Wilson: "Inquiry having been made as to the attitude of this government In case American bankers are asked to make loans to foreign governments during the war in Europe, thc follow ing announcement is made: "There IB no reason why loans should not bo made to thc govern ments of neutral nations, but In the judgment of this nation loans by bankers to any foreign nations which ls at war IB inconsistent with tho true spirit of neutrality." Thia principle repreBonts an ad vanced attitude on tho part of tho nited StateB on a much mooted ques tion. Hitherto loans have been float ed In the United States as well as oth er neutral countries for thc benefit of tho belligerents. International authorities have agreed that while the loaning of money IB forbidden to neutral governments her subjects might engage in thc prac tice. Swltserlnnd Wants .Money. Dr. Charles Paul Huebscher, Swiss charge d'affaires, who had a long con ference today with Secretary Bryan, ?aid he had no Information OB to tho ; amount of money desired by Switzer land. He said it was not a govern mental loan but a private banking transaction. He said Switzerland .,"".t...i M?ftn?>** *~ bi--? ho* >.,... i .. . > VJ ?. "V. J.JVJJJV. j vv. M?,?J|r .1 VJ A . i v . o 1U tho Acid to preserve her neutrality j and for her Internal needs. OFFICER MAKES USE OF SABER Strikes Defenseless Woman With Sword and Gets Away With It Munish, August 15.-A civil court I proceeding, growing Indirectly out of a trial by court martial lia? directed attention to an extraordinary case showing once more the relations ex isting between military persons and , civilians. Thc case in question ls some months old, but it escaped no tice nt thc time lt occurred. Thc de fendant beforo the court martial was a Lieutenant Snider, of the garrison in Ingolstadt. The facts as brought out on trial were these: Lieutenant Seldcr's man servant had a quarrel with the domestic ser vant of thc landlord of tho house in which the lieutenant and his wife had an apartment, In tho course of which the maid declared that "the lieutenants are a dirty peck who don't clean up tholr mess. They are a brood." The lieutenant's wife scut for') her husband. "This female says we aro a brood," she jald, pointing to the maid. The lieutenant thereupon struck the girl twice with his sabre. "You aro acting Uko a washerwo man to mix up in such a quarrel," said tho wife of thc landlord, who had seen tho occurrence. "You ought to bs ashamed as an officer to strike a woman with your sword." Tho lieutenant Btruck the woman in tho faco with his hand, she raised a broom against him and ho attacked hor with his sword, cutting both her ' hands. The court martial found Seldor guil ty and sentenced him to 45 days im prisonment in a fortress. The super- . tor military court at Nurcmburg, to which V.h.e lieutenant appealed, ac quitted him on thc ground that he had acted In self defense. Actions for in- I ault against the two women resulted in a Ano of $12 for thc wife of thc landlord and $2.50 for thc maid. Their appeals were dismissed. A Game of Chance. *T suppose." said the stranger with in tho gates, "the lld is on all games ot chance in this town." "Don't you believe it. straoger,n re joined the native. "The marriage li cense office la still wide open."-Bx change. PELZER VOTERS TRIED HECKLING Insisted on Knowing How Candi dates Stood for the United States Senate Tho meeting at Pelzcr yesterday was a repetition of tho opening meeting at Honca Path in several re spects, there was continual heckling during tho period alloted to candi dates for supervisor, but thc climax was reached when F>. A. Abrams, can d l late for auditor, attempted to ?peak. The badinage of words and questions as to "Who you fur" made it impossible for Mr. ^brains to finish hin speech until the chairman had made an appeal to the crowd to give each candidate a respectful hearing. The candidates spoke in the follow ing order: Candidates for supervisor first, for auditor Becond, state senate third, followed by candidates .for pro bate judge and treasurer. There were about 300 present, with a fow ladies and children in thc crowd. After the appeal made by thc chairman to the voters, there was Utile heckling in dulged in, and all of the candidates were given a rerpcctful hearing. oooooooooooooo o o o GOOD NEWS o o o oooooooooooooo London, August 16.-According fe a Brussels disputed to the Kent' r Tel. egraph Company, timed 0:30 n> m. Saturday, an official statement has been Issued saying:. . ."The situation of ocr army .contin ?en excellent., victorious engagements against the Gcrnmns have strengthen ed Ita morals and the strat?gie diso? siti?os remain advantageous for UH, Explosiona in different directions in dtente that our engineers are drstroy lng: bridges. ..Contact was made ?.-.?^y bctwecr French and Geminns with advantage | to the French. The forts continue to bold oat. "On all the main roads around Bras, sela entrenchments have been thrown ap for the reception of any of tbe German cavalry detachments whfeb may- aprpoaeh the capital.. This stan baa been taken as a police measure not OH a part of the .military opera* tiona," Tbs c-Trrrnfifih?pnt says he has no means of verifying tbe report of tbr death of General rob Emmtch. ABBEVILLE VOTERS HEAR CANDIDATES Large and Orderly Crowd Attend ed Campaign .Meet Yester day - Same Speeches Special to Tho Intelligencer. Abbeville, S. C.. Aug. 15.-A lively crowd of voters greeted the .state campaign party hero today and the best of order prevailed. It wan the largest audience faced by the cam paigners in thc piedmont section of tho state. li. F. Kelley and A. J. Bcthea, cao didates for lieutenant governor, con tinued their wordy fight and . each charged the other with being a "coat tall swinger." Mr. Bothca caused much applause by his statement that lt he was looking for a coal tail that ho would prefer Martin F. Ansel t the governor. This ?B the homo town of A. W. Jones, comptroller general, and be was given an ovation and some ii ers. Charles Carroll Simms bitterly de nounced thc course of Richard I. Manning. He also scored the aHeged Bleaslsm of John G.' Richards, who has so far failed to state for who he voted in 1912 In the race for.governor. Other candidates denounced the, elim ination conference which was held in 'columbia. 1 Mendel L. Smith said that he did I not want thc voto of thc Charleston race track gamblers and the blind I tiger.-.. Of Two Evila, The little boy in .this story from .Touche a Tout" waa ovidently a firm believer in the old adage, "Of two ovils choose tho less." Tum* Lng a corner at full speed ho col lided with the minister. * "Where aro you running to, my. Uttlo man?" asked the minister, when ho had regained his breath. "Home!" panted the boy. "Ma's going to spank me." "What!*' gasped the astonished minister. "Aro yon eager to liare your mother spank you thai you run homo BO fast?" 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