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Local Clemso Give to Y. J ACTION TAKEN AT MEETING HELD HERE YESTER DAY PROMISED $50,000 BY ROCKEFELLER On Condition $25,000 Is Raised by Institution-Results So Far. With the encl In view of obtaining from local alumni and former student t of Clemson College a subscription to the fund of $10.O'm which roust be raised by the alumni of the institution aa their portion of $25.000 which must be furnished by Clemson College in order to secure p. donation of $50,000 from John D. Rockefeller for a Young Men's Christian Association building at Clemnon. u meeting of iormer Clem son roan wac held here yesterday af ternoon, with the result that a sub stantial aum was pledged for the cause. Rockefeller Glues. Aa generally known, Mi-. Rockefel ler aome time ago offered to give $50, 000 for a building at Clemson College to be used for religious purposes, provided the college contributed the sum of $25,000 to the same. Tbe trus tees of the institution agreed to give $15,000 of the $25,000 which the col leer? haa to raise, leaving tho 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 tn view of raisins this amount of money among old Clemson men. It in stated that all but some three or four thousand dol lars of the $10.000 necessary to ralae bas been pledged. Those Here Yesterday. At' the meeting yesterday were Profs. Maner Martin and Robinson, of the Clemson faculty, and Mr. Frank Clinkacalea, who conducta a livery buslneaa at the college: These gen tlemen met with sc/eral Anderson alumni end former students nf the in stitution, in Mr. Wlllet P. Sloan's of fice, and explained the proposition to them. The matter was discussed at GROCERY FOR English Walnuts per lb. . .25c Almonds, per lb.25c Pecans, per lb.25c Brazil Nuts, per lb.20c Filberts, per lb.20c Black Walnuts, per qt.. . .Sc 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, B?jdwins, and Gills, pk. 40c, 50c and 60c Fruit "National" F lb. ?The Lonkoui per lb... . In one, two or fresh-just rt 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 Une Campbells Soups. All kinds. Macaroni and Cherise. Fresh Coconuts. All kinds Gelatin. Fire A great assortment of Sparklers, etc. And many other goo< mention. Please call in Xmas wants in the Groo IDEAL C COM! Phon ti Men to M. C. A. Fund I some length, after which those pros lent pledged ir substantial amount tn the fund. January 1, 1910, i? the final limit for the raising of the 125,000 on the part of Clemson College. Other < lub? ?he. The visitors who met with the local Clemson men yesterday afternoon have been visiting various cities of the State In an effort to raise the $10.00" wanted from this source. They have i (visited Charleston, Columbia. Green? I ville, Spartanburg and other cities ? and other cities and have secured 1 ! substantial subseriptions nt all places. The Charleston clemson Alumni Club 1 contributed something like $1,000 to 1 the fund. Tb'" Clemson Club nt Co lumbia also contributed a handsome 1 'sum, as did th? clubs at Greenville ' and Spartanburg. Serious Situation. The Clemson College ofllcers find 1 ?that lt la only with difficulty ami with j considerable risk to other Interests {that the appropriation of $1">,000 for (the Y. M. c. A. building can be retain- : ed In the budget, will be of Interest in 1 this connection. The following article 1 i with reference to this matter ls from 1 ?tho Columbia Record of Wednesday: President Higgs of Clemson College made lt known that the college could 1 j only with difficulty and "with cor.sid j erable risk to other interests'* retain In thc budget the $15.000 appronr'a tlon toward the establishment o', n Young MBQ*? Christian Association j building at the college. In a state ment by President HIsrgH reaching I columbia Wodn^dny lt waa asserted i that th? board of trustees "can not i mnot" any pnrt of the Ito.ooo left to the loeal nssoolntlon to raise by .Tan ?mry I, 1915. "Tho trustees have ?'ono all tliey can," he paid. TVf situation presents tho possi bility that thc proffered gift of $50. fiOn hy lohn T>. Rnrkofellor cnn not bo ?Neurod by the ciomson Young Men's Christian Association because of ln abllfty nf the association to raise the ??r..ooo nf tho S7T..00 roqulred of lt. The onlv condition nttnohed bv Mr. rtoekefel'er to bis pi oponed clft Is that "th?'building shall be devoted'to voclal and relltrlona uses nf tho atu donts." according to President Riggs' stntement. The effort to obtain assistance from Mr. Rockefeller In the move ment to hulld at Clemson College a $75.000 Young Men's Christian Asso ciation butldlng waa begun In April, 1913. President R*gga was granted I?TS IHRISTMAS 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 Cakes :ruit Cake, per * .50c r -Fruit ?. ,ke, ,.30c five pound cakes, ;ceived. Olives, Pickles, Richelieu Brand Canned Goods. Lettuce, a head.. .. 10c Celery iSc or two stalks for..15c Rice, Hominy, Irish and Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Light bread. Malaga Grapes, per lb. . .20c ' Mackerel, each.10c Works Roman Candles, Salutes. i things too numerous to person or phone us your sry Line. GROCERY 9ANY ie 471 permission by the trustees to give Mr. Rockefeller an opportunity to contribute to this proposed fu/!^ lio was written In Mareil, and la January, It'll, Starr J. Murphy, secretary to Mr Rockefeller, replied that Mr. Rockefeller would contribute two thirds of the <o;t of the structure. Detalla of the offer were completed at a conference at New York bi t wren Mr. Murphy and President Itlggn. This agreement was ratified unani mously at the meeting in April, ll!?I. nf the Clemson board of trustees. Mr. Rockefeller did not a k that the build ing bear bia name. At the July. rill, meeting of Clem son trustees, the hoard voted an ap propriation of $ 15,00o. IenviiiK ?lO.OUd nf the $25.000 for the college to ob tain to be raised bv the Young Men's christian Association members, stu dents and alumni. In addition to this 115,000, the board gave notice that lt stood prepared to contribute any part af tho $10.000 which tile Young Men's ("rfrlstian Association had been unable lo raise. Reports made io the board of trus tees at tho November'meeting showed! that "the entire financial outlook" foi 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 nome to the college, will fall to 50 or 50 per cent, of thc figures of last year." I pon tims" eonditions. th" j board determined the Young M I i's j Christian Association members would he reonlred to raise all o? the $10,000 j unappropriated. TOWN BOMBARDED DEFENDED PLACES The Three English Cities, Hartle pool, Scarborough and Whit by, Subject to Attack. (Uv Aswiriatcd Pres? j NEW YOF'K, Dec. 17.-That Martie-! pool, Scat borough and Whitby, the1 three English towns bombarded by German warships yesterday, are 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 tho German embas sy at Washington. The statement fol lows : "In roferenco to yesterday's bom bardment of three English coast towns. Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby, by the German fleet, atten tloa If respectfully called to article 1 of The Hague convention, of October 18, 1907. which says: "'The bombardment by naval forcea of undefended ports, towns, villages, dwellings or buildings is forbidden.' "In concurrence with the report of tho English official press bureau the fact la established that Hartlepool ls fortified, while Scarborough and Whit by are defended. Uko all other British coast places, either by regular troops, coast gunt- or volunteers. "Permit me to state that in addition the bombardment of the coast places, such as Ostend, Nleuport, Zeebrugge, etc., by the Rrltlsh-French nav.- did not take nlnce because these places were fortified which In fact they are not, but solely because they are de fended by German troops." QUESTION OF COTTON SHIPMENT (CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE.) sald^ In a letter laid before the senate today : "The question of cotton import to this country remains absolutely with the American government, and wheth er thi8 ls strong enough or willing to protect the Interests of property of American citizens crossing thc ocean under American or neutral colors from English capture." Senator I Iv-kc Smith wrote to col ton spinners In many European coun tries. In Germany the supply of Amer ican cotton haa been reduced nearly two-thirds, the letter stated, although men, money and orders arc available to keep the mills at full time. Con sumption will bo at least two-thirds of normal, or 2,000.000 bales annual ly. In the opinion of German spinners, If cotton can be brought to them. Banka have exceasivo credits and wil lingly loan funds for cotton importa tion at 4 1-2 per cent, it ia added. Spot cotton han risen to 19.65 cents a pound at Bremen becau8e.of the ahortage.' lt was declared. About 40 per cent, of the mills are working full time, tho letter adds, "and in general, business Is better than before the war." As to the question of transportation tho letter aays: "Wo do not doubt that In event largo cotton shipments to certain ports England under some pretense will capture them If steamers are those of tho smallor European nations. We would prefer that shipments be made in Ame lean boats." Writing from Moscow, a Russian spinner said tho Relation there was not so bright. Consumption of Ameri can cotton decreased 100 per cent, for lack of Importations, the writer de clared, and milla were working only half timo. F*undg are hard to obtain and the available supply of labor ls reduced 20 per cent, the letter stated. PETROGRAD, Dec. 17.- The fol lowing statement from the general staff of the Ruaclan commander-in chief waa made public tonight: "In the direction of Mlawa our van guard and cavalry troops aro chas ing energetically the beaten Germans. ' "Several of their corps already haye crossed the frontier. "During die chase we hare captur ed prisoners, guns and wer material. "On the left bank ot the Vistula and in eastern Galicia on December j ld no Important fighting took place. "During the past week the garrison I at Prsemysl haa attempted several ! sorties, all of which ware repulsed, in* j dieting hoary losses on. the enemy. "During one of these sorties we j captured aeveral hundred prisoners and machine guns." British Steamships Considere! ? SECRETARY GARRISON ASKS EVIDENCE AS TO WHET THESE VESSELS ARE FAT (Uy AMOCMUMI IV"-;-*.) WASHINGTON'. De<\_17.-Two Brit?! f?li steam-hips which nave boon carry ! in? coal and other supplies to British cruisers in thc Caribbean have ropre-. s< med to Colonel Goethals at Panama! that they have ended their service ns naval auxiliaries and desire to 3 considered as merchantmen. As s> : they would he permitted to load fuel I j and supplies for a voyage to a Brit ish port. Secretary "nrrlson today n.-ked col-j one] Goethals for evidence as to wheth ? er the maslen; of these vcssls are act i lng In good faith, lt. war, said that on | I receipt of this evi l ncc clearance j j probably would he grjtated the ships., j Neither ship had been charged with ! violation of neutrality. Even though til" ships had passed through the ?anal j with supplies for belligerent crulsrr.-. '. heir cargoes were net taken on at an ; American port, and under the Hay-' j Pauncefote treaty vesse'.s.of .-ommerce ; ?and war are entitled to use thc cann! ! on an onual basis Officials here tod ty viewed the' flurry occasioned hy Colonel Goethals' ref?nent for naval vessel;/ as a closed j Incident. Tho colonel, in a supple-' WAR CAUSES BIG INC IN EXPO! (Bj.uj papnaossv -Ml) . WASHINGTON. Dec. '7.-Three1 hundred per cent, lncreuse in exports ?ol' foodstnils, due principally to the European war, characterized Novena- i ber's foreign trade compared with that men th last year. Breadstufts, valued at $40.2:52,8?2, an ( in'r?aBe of $3O,12f>,O00 were sent; abroad, the department of commerce . announced today. Meat and cattle, exports increased $2,264,000. Exports of cotton amounted to $31,-1 932,314. a decrease of $71.000.000 from November, 1913, and total mineral oils j showed a decrease of almost JU.OOO,-1 ooo. . ? j The totnl volue of domestic bread- ' stuffs, cottonseed oil, food animals, I meat and dalry products. cott|a and mineral oils exported in November wa8 $lJ7,l<M.;t86 against $138.402.537 in The European \ Changes No On According to a Statement by Rear i Committee-Says No Enemj So Lt-iig aa American f> (Uv AftanciAterf Tris?.) I WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Five '? years would be required to put the : United States navy In the highest j state of efficiency to meet a hostile fleet, according to a statement today by Hear Admiral Fiske before the house naval committee. The admiral, who is chief of the bureau of opera tions, member of the general board and a former president of the naval Institute, said the navy was deficient j in aircraft, mines, scout cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, submarines and In number of trained officers and j men. and had no mine sweepers. Members of tho committee were ' particularly interested in Admiral j Fiske's view as to the possibility of foreign aircraft dropping bombs on ' American cities. He expressed the J opinion that an attacking fleet might j begin sending Its airships on bomb dropping flights over New York from a range of 600 or 600 miles off the coast Ono foreign .navy, which was not named, the admiral said, waa more* ef ficient than the American fleet tn gunnery. This he declared, however, was so only because tho American marksmen had not been given ade- j quate- opportunity for practice. In . speaking of the "highest state of efft- i clency." the officer explained that he bad in mind the state of a certain | unnamed power, whoso officers and ; men have Inbred the spirit of a mill- < tar y nation. I The German raid on the British ? coast was referred to several times I ; and the admiral suggested that it j : the British had had five or six sub River and Harbor Bill Compte Carries $34,138,580 for Waters* Country Among the Appr Winyah Bay ?nd $20,000 Congaree Riven i (By AwocUUd PTMS.> WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-The ab nual river and harbor appropriation hill, carrying $34.183,680 fdr waterway improvements throughout the country, was completed tonight by the house rivers and harbors committee. Army engineers estimates were reduced by nearly $20,000,000 and the bill appro priated only for work on projects which slresdy have r*een begun, mak ing no provision for new undertak ings. I After the def-at of the river and harbor bill at the lest sesaton of Con greso and the appropriation of $20. Ask to Be i As Merchantmen COLONEL GOETHALS FOR HER THE MASTERS OF ; ACTING IN GOOD TH mental report, tait! that except for thc improper scuding; of a wireless mes sage by the British collier, Jie knew of no neutrality violations. The cruiser Tacoma, ordered to tho canal zone in responso to Colonel Goethals' request, left Guantanamo, Cuba, today for Colon. Colonel Goethals sailed from Colon today on his way to Washington, to appear before congressional commit tees in charge of canal appropriation.?. His vflslt was announced a month ago without reference to any of thc recent questions relating to the ( anni's neutrality. COLON", Dec. 17.-Colonel George W. Goethals, governor of the Panama Ca nal Zone, accompanied by Mrs. Goe thals, left for the United States today on a month's leave of absence. HP will spend Christmas with his chil dren and afterwards will appear be fore the congressional appropriations committee in Washington. In January lie will visit New York to be present at the trial of John Burke formerly ir charge of the commissary department in tlie canal zone, charged with brib ery to defraud the government. RE ASES RTS OF FOODSTUFFS November, 1913, and for the ll months j ending with November $797,190.90? against $950,531,838 for the ll months of 1913. The belligerents' heavy demand for 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 $8.100 to $3,900,174; wheat from $3,470,2.".!) to $22,819,570; flour from $5.741,570 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 J2.230.514 to $2,681,315. Breadstuffs exported during the 11 months were valued at $244.449,310, an Increase of $64,121,000 over the same period of 1913. The week ending December 12 show, ed a reduction of $17,744 In all cop per exports as compared with thc pre ceding week. Var Will Bring e Can Prophesy j \dmiraJ Fiske Before House Naval r Can Attack Panama Canal i lavy Controlls the Sea. ) - i marines in the vicinity of the attack- 1 ed ports thc possibility of the bom- . bardment would have been reduced. ? He said that If the German cruiacrs ? passed through English mines the explanation migltt be "that by the j wonderful system of spies Germany has it may have found out just whore those mines wore located." He ad ded though, that possibly the Ger- , man cruisers carried mine sweepers. The officer said no enemy could at tack tho Panama Canal BO long as tho American navy controlled the sea. With the fleet defeated, however he thought there would be DO ttOcu.ity for this, "thc most vulnerable part of our possessions." "Couldn't you mino there as well as anywhere else and protect the mouth of the Panama Canal?" ho was asked. I "Yes." ' -'Could you prevent a hostile fleet from coming into the canal with thc defensca there now?" j M should say not." The fortifications alone, bc explain ed, would not be sufficient, "because a hostile fleet could land men a few 'miles away." j Under further questioning the av m ?ral said the European war would bring changes that no ono could pro phesy, and that among the possibili ties waa an agr?ment between some of the foreign nations "tb let one 'another alone" on certain conditions, I which might involve the integrity of [the canal zone. Representative Gardner, of Massa chusetts, will be the final witness in the naval hearings tomorrow. Tppiupriat?^ ted By Committee ay Improvements Throughout the opriations Are $15,000 for > for Santee, Wate roe and n Sooth Carolina, 000,000 to maintain work on existing J projects, the board of englneeera sub mitted estimatea aggregating1 $63.000. 000. These the committee, according to Chairman Sparkman, "parred to the bone." All big improvement projects were involved in the committee's efforts to cut tho appropriations. As agreed to hy the committee, the measure carries no legislative propos al to alter the present method of mak ing appropriations for waterday Im provements. No action waa taken tin various reform plans recently agitat ed. Representative Sparkman, of Flor NEW SUITS For Monday Only 36 new suits-just open ed up-$15.00 to $18.00 values, in ii variety of cloths, all sizes. They are all well made-satin lined throughout and finely trimmed. The colors are Russian green, brown, Mues and pretty mixtures, and our spec ial price is Only $7.98 a Suit! We have offered many 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 $1.50 each. These hats are right up 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- before full details of the battle in Po mittee had worked under pressure to laud are made public. speed up the bill. Ile said that nura- - ?rous legislative proposals were pend- Official Details. lng before the Benate commute which BERLIN, via Amsterdam and Lon wlll consider the bill after it leaves ?don, Dec. 18.-(1:45 a. m.)-The fol the house, and that any action would . lowing official 'details concerning the come from thc senate side of the capi- German squadron attack on the cast lol. coast o? England J :C published: Among the appropriations in the "When approaching the English annual rivers and harbors bill, as i COaat our cruisers were unsuccessfully completed, are: j attacked bv four British torpedo boat Virginia: Mataponi and Pamunkey ! do8troyer.s in misty weather. ?WB" !?LRap.a-?an??Ck- fl0'000: i "The batteries at Hartlepool were James $100.000; inland waterways ? B?enced and thc "us worKa (lestroyod. t?n? Beaufort inlet. N. C.. Tneie were BBVcra, dctonnUonH aml S600.000. _ - . . . throe big fires In thc town could be North Carolina: Beaufort harbor, _?._-___J _... . " 517,000: Beaufort Inlet. $5,000; More- , ob.8*"ed tr?m our ships. head City. $8.800; Scuppering river." ???J guard s allon and water $5.400; Pamlico and Tar rivers. $35, work? Scarborough and the coas 000; Neusc and Trent rivers, $32.000; gnard station and signal station at Waterway Pamlico sound to Beaufort, T MW wero dM-"y?? Inlet. $8.000; New river and waterway ?ur sbil)S received some shots from to Beaufort harbor, $37.000; north-,the coast batteries but sufTered only cast. Black and Cape Fear rivers, slightly damage. above Wilmington locks and darna, (Signed) "Von Helmke." $173,000; Cape Fear River at and be- _ -~~ low Wilmington. $205,000; Wacca- C* ."". maw river, $55.000. J MfiQC Pl DfifiEfJ FROM ? South Carolina. Wlnyah Bay. $50, { WU* VcOLD f? PATARPH ! 000 Santec, Wateree and Congarec f ft wULU Url LA I Antin J rivers, $20.000. f - { Tennessee: French, Bro?? and Lit- J Apply Cream in Nostrils To f tie Pigeon riverB, $40,000. I Open Up Air Passages. J BERLIN AROUSED - AROUSED TO ENTHUSIASM Ahr what relief! . Your clogged icovTiKL'FD"FROM PAOE O\FI nostrils op? right up, the air pas (CONT1NUED FROM PAPE ONE.) gagC8 of yQ ;r head are cjear aQd yQu -:--- can breathe freely. No more hawk ago commented on the non-display of lng, snuffling, mucous discharge, fiags, scarcely recognized the streets, headache, dryness-no struggling for which everywhere were gay with Ger- breath at night, your cold or catarrh man and Austrian colors, at many IH gone. place? intertwined. . Don't stay stued up! Get a small At the Reichstag where a Red Cross ( bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your meeting waa in session, word was re- druggist now. Apply a little of this col ved from the palace that the great- [fragrant, antiseptic cream in your uns ent victory of the war had been won. trils, let lt penetrate through every Tho schools will close tomorrow that afflr passage of the head; soothe and tho children may assemble to cele- j heal the swollen. Inflamed mucous hrato the event. jmeiobane, giving you Instant relief. The first intimation of the nature: Ely's Cream Balm ls just what every and extent of the Russian defeat was jco,a ftn(l catarrh Bufferer has been received here last night and circulated ? seeking, t's just splenddi. in official quarters but nothing was ! done ot it generally until the official j ExDCCt Difficilltv in bulletip was published. It had been1.-. *V . r? vr . understood that the Russians were lu HXCI? Vil?glllg Ratifications a precarious position, but it waa not . \ . hinted that a decisiva result was at hand. The official bulletin issued yes- (uv AuocUud Pres?.) terday reported that operations "were WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Difficulty proceeding normally" which phrase ls ^ arranging ratifications of the In the usual termination of the official Jernational Convention for Safety at reports. It ls known now that thous- 8** ,B looked for. by offictals here as ands of Russian* hate been taken a r*B?lt ? 'the action ot the senate prisoners. .. . y?8tefilay ln ?daiiig to its resolutions The newspapers hall the victory in ?J ?? .calA>n"B ,cl*u?? reserving the Poland aa tho most brilliant achieve- SSKLH.iil U?Ited S?atet to ^pose ment in the campaign. One, coupling ??f^L!^/or h?}Uh and 58 the eastern situation with the bom- ?SL and VM" bardment of the English coast, say. ^Jr be? by tnT? ?\V^iTrt?^ exchange ot SiflcaUon. mart lute for the victorry in tue east and ?aka ninon in r^n^n? "? " r the overthrow of the Hosslen ?team Tt^ZX^?Ti w??o^JS roller which was to crash its Way to lt would be a virtual Im^slMlit? t? Berlin." consult other governments in th. lt ls believed several days will pass short period of t^elnter^enrng.