Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GADSDEN SAYRE] Architect 405-406 Blackle* Ba?dtDg CMgeotnty Trowbridge db Suggs DENTISTS N*wr Theatre BwHmg WttlLStt^ ttl ? WBHUU tfV AT THE BIJOU EVERY THURSDAY _1 . '.J. 1 * H. H. Rosenberg TAILOR FOR MEN 134 North Main SWEDEN WANTS GUARANTEE OF BIGHTS ON SEA Stockholm, Sweden, August 23. Associ?t od Press Correspondence) - If (Sweden and England come to a satisfactory understanding regarding Swedish imports and the transit ot supplies to Germany, this understand ing will not be reached through any Swedish concession or alteration of her demands to be treated as a neu tral nation enjoying the freedom of the seas, according to the statement made today to Tho Associated Press by Eric de Troiie, president of the Royal Trade Commission, former min ister of foreign affairs, and at present member of thu English-Swedish com mission engaged in attempting to set tle the trade dispute. "Sweden cannot and will not sur render (o English demands restricting her commerce," said de Trolle, "In order to help England in her Indus trial war against Germany. If she did this, not only would Sweden suffer Industrially herself, but she would be come virtually au ally of England. Tbe last consideration is the more im portant since Sweden would no longet be a strictly neutral nation. "If she permits the transit of sup plies betwen England and Russia and joins in any attempt to prevent the transit of supplies to Germany she it becoming an important base of sup plies for the allies and is at the sam? timo ' really entering into the wai against Germs.).-'. Sweden's moder, desire is to bo allowed to carry 01 her normal industry and to observi a strict neutrality-which means help lng neither side in a military or in dustrial way, to the exclusion of tin other. In this point of view she dlf fers with the United .States which ii supplying England alone. Swedet does not consider this a real neu frailty. Her position, from which shi I will not recede is an absolutely neu trol attitude toward all combatants. "It is logical therefore that w should hold up supplies destined fo Russia while England's stoppage a lour importa of raw materials inter j fereB with our industry and trade wit! Germany. We are sorry that Russ! is forced to walt for her supplie which have accumulated | here bu ; while our ships are being held 1 English prise courts, we think thc ac tlon entirely justifiable. "If it were only a commercial quer tlon, Sweden might find it posslbl to yield to England's demands, bi since lt ls primarily a political quo? tlon of not allying ourselves wit either side, we cannot yield. We an however, not hopeless regarding tb solution of ovr dispute with En glam Sweden ls not unconscious of tb English viewpoint or the necessll which compels her to adopt her prei cut attitude regarding the shipping < materials to Germany. She wishes ( restrict our imports as much as poi siblo. Both our members and tl English members of the commlsslc have recently made proposals ' whic may lead to a satisfactory adjustmei of the question of restricting ov Imports. "There is no quarrel about the e: port to Germany of our own hon manufactures or of the articles whic are not placed on the Swedish pr hlbitory list-although England mt think that the export ls excessive But I may say without violating tl Rocrocy of the negotiations which ai still under way that the chief obstac ls tho question ot the exception whic wo are bound,to make to our prohib tory export list in the way of spec! licenses granted to Germany. In o der to get supplies which are abs lutely necessary to us .wo must gi' in exchange to Germany some of tl articles on our forbidden list, troubles the English because we ca not produce statistics showing the e act amount and character of goo shipped to Germany under these co dit lons. .The publication of sui figures would lend to obvious diffict ties. "Moreover, wc cannot guarantee, England would like to have us c that supplies will not under any co ditlocs bc sent into Germany. N only would we suffer from not bell able to get- what we need from G< many, but we would then be partis to England. "As to the assertion that onr t ports have Increased beyond our 01 capacity for consumption since t beginning ol the war, this is not gc orally true. Our poor harvest a our inability tn get grain from Ri sia and other supplies from Germs has, of course. Increased our expo from other countries. But even if c exports have Increased we do not r ognize England's rights to intern with our commerce. "Most of Sweden's exports to G many are not articles. directly a "ected with military affairs. Bugle cannot ask ns to cut down our mi exports to Gormo ny, for thst ls < of our chief industrie. The bind copper and the thin hides wh Sweden sends tn Germany are 1 available for military purposes. ? can there be any criticism of < timber and wood pulp experts to G many. Alt these are the products home industry, and most of the thti which we send to C-irmany are for civilian rather than the soldiers." When the sttention of Mr. .Tn waa called to the fact that no s niles destined for Germany were riving tn .Sweden and that theref the question of allowing equal pr leges ot transit for supplies for R a'A and those for Germany could hs ly arise, he replied last that did alter the case since If lt were not England's Interference with her cc merco surlier would find a natl transit through Sweden into C roany. . Three Remarkable Girl Swimmers. ^^^^ T?? i> ? ? . ' MP W jm, ' .*'* ? ?' A ?> --.?^ '\. '\ *^jmr^ ' " fLO/??NC? liv JOSgPH/NG. * 6?AmC? WWTZLAM ?. ? Here are three little girls who here Interested audiences ov?r the country this summer hy thoir remarkable feats in t?te water. Any one of them, and the youngest is lesa than five years of age, can swim better than most of the men who think they knoi all about the water. Florence McLoughlln,^ of Phila-j dclphia is only cloven, but abe not only throws heavy men In the jiu jitsu style of wrestling, but e?e swam ten miles in the Delaware river in 3 boura and 20 minutes. She is also a Order Against Germany Peking, Aug. 81.-(Associated Pr?es Correspondence)-Endless com plications have been caused here j by the prohibition against "trading j with the enemy" which Great Britain ls trying to enforce among the Brit ish firms in China. For months cor porations which have had German affiliation have been reorganising and adjusting their business to as to come within the requirements of the regu lations against trading with Germana and Austrians. American interests have airead? been considerably affected by the new order, ad many American concerns ! are all at sea as to Cibw they will meet the new regulations. English of ficials, in some cases, havto.'cslstod that American concerns took over | German goods in order to enable tho German owners to escapo the new regulations. At Shanghai and other ports American concerns have been unable to .get space in British ships for certain shipments. In some cases they were told by English, offi cials t'.:at under tho oxigen?les of war the English lines ceased to bo common carriers. However,-the lat er explanation of thc refusal to carvy j such goods was that English ships1 have more English freight than they can carry, and this statement is sub stantiated' in many cases by actual port statistics. .The Britlevi minister, Sir John Jor dan, hap. issued a four-page pham fmlet, setting forth fuUy the regula tions against trading with f y enemy of Great Britain and her r Hes. Like moat legal document?, tb' ls diffi cult of interpretation and ?plication to the complex conditions which ex ist in the Chinese cities wiiere there ! la cxtra-tcrritorlallty. The confus- ? RAISE BAN ON I * WINE EXPORTS Or? si Waa Not Intended to Stop? Shipments to England and United Statis. lxmdcn, Sept. 2.-(Associated Press ' Correspondence)-The oficial order,] given by the French government pro hibiting the exportation of wine to foreign countries has boen withdrawn, as far as lt concerns England and tho United States. Thia action ls dne to the fact that the purpose of the or-i der was to conserve for French use, the ordinary beverage wines so gen erally, consumed itt France, and not the better class wines shipped to Eng land and America. The order was parti? due to the failure ot thia year's vintage in South ern France, but chicly to the abnor mal consumption ot light Tines by j Ute French troops and people engaged in the war. NJ* aral wines are, next to bread, \ regarded as the great necessity hy the ? French people.' In Frence the aver age yearly consumption is 100 quarts teary direr and has performed feats of Iff? sa vis g. :.,tU? Whltelam of Philadelphia, five years, swam 320 yards in 13 minutes. That is not a record, hut it ts probably the bent record any child anywhere near her age ever made. Josephine Hose of St. Lxmls com peted lu a two mile course in the Mississlpupl river against full grown women sud was among the leaders et bli? finish. "I don't see a reason why any healthy child of their years cannot be taught to duplicate their feats," said L. DeB. Handley. America's chief au thority on swimming. Trade With auses Trouble Ku! ? i i . ? ' '<, ion arising from tito regulations is comparable to that caused by tho In come tax law in America. Engl'nh citizens have found great difficulty In applying thc terms of the regula tions to the complied business condi tions of the far esst. Tho regula tions are extremely broad in that they pro -ibu tiio payment of any sum ot money to an enemy or "for the bene fit of the enemy.'*' They al30 forbid an English subject to act In any wa> "on behalf of an.enemy" in any cort of financial operations. They prevent Englishmen from directly or "indi rectly" supplying goods to an enemy or "for the benefit of tho enemy." Such n great lee way ls permissible in the Interpretation of these regula* lions that Englishmen connected with firms wt-.(ch have had. any sort ot business affiliations with German, Austrians or Turkish concerns have called frantically upon their consuls and legations for a decision on trans actions' in whiai? they have had a part. In the erforcement of tho new reg ulations upon small business concerns many absurd situations bare arisen. Ai Tientsin,, for example, a Gorman baker and confectioner waa forced to dose up hts soda fountain. However, he is permitted to continue tho sale of bread and pastry. Tillie explanation of this action was that it was unde sirable to have a drinking place where Germans might congregate In some Chinese cities the new reg ulations are being enforced without any special hardship to small mer chants. This is largely due to the good Judgment of English officials wno have no desire to upset small business and disarrange local condi tions. per head The consumption of cham pagne In England-has decreased fi'ty per cent since tho wan and tho amount of claret sold, has dropped ?bout 20 per cent In recent years the'consumption of wine has continually declined in Eng land. Tho first serious check took place in 1898, when the duty was raised 25 per cent. England ls no longer the principal foreign customer of the French wine growers, this place having been occupied by Ger many up to the timo ot the war. Preferable. A fond mother, hearing that an earthquake was expected, sent her boy to u friend in th? country to be out of the way of it. In a few days she got a note from tbs. friend: "Please take your boys home snd sand along the earthquake."-The Woman's Journal. ,-" ? . ."Pia wast \a the first lino of de fense? "That depends on the cir cumstances, eon: It this country Were at wsr. tho first Une ot defenue would be tho navy. When a: man's married, it's usually the telephone line, by which he, tries to square himself before he domes home." Birmingham Age-Herald. BULGARIAN RULER IS WATCHED BY WORLD London, Sept. 25.-Europe's eyes are turned today upon Czar Ferdi nand of Bulgaria, thc man of mys tery enigma, the sphynx. For near ly a year he lived In seclusion in his castle at Varanla, pondering Bulgaria's future course of sct'on. With dramatic swiftness ho has now emerged to mobilize his army. His next command may effect the future destiny of Eu ropo. Imports from European capitals today contained vague guesses ot what the Bulgarian Czar has locked in his breast - the greatest secret of the war. Army commanders are hurrying to Sofia, aril ways are carrying Bulga rian troops and all indications ap parently point to war. But those fa miliar with conditions at Sofia be lievo the Guar alone knows today what Bulgaria's next move will be. Until a year ago the Bulgarian ruler was a jovial, well-met fellow Wioro friends were legion. He re ceived everyone, especially news paper men. But there was a sudden change. From the soul of open-heart ednesB ho became a riddle more puz zling and silent as thc phlnx. He retired to tho summer castle at V?anla. Orders were given that he could seo no one, except his prime minister. From time to time ho sent tho Crown Prince Boris to Sofia wiiM messages for thoso with whom he wished to communicate. He made on exception a few weeks when he received the new German ambassa dor to Constantinople who brought him an autograph letter from I1 .? kaiser, but the exception only prov ed the rule. Czar Ferdinand has never made any secret of his ambition to bo dic tator of the Balkans. During tho first Balkan war he saw his star all but reach the Zenith of its ascend ancy. Tue Bulgarian papers oven described tho wonderful while house and the priceless saddle on which he was to ride at the head of his armies into Constantinople. But the second Balkan war stripped him of his glory and MIC returned to his capital a dis appointed ruler. In the present European war Czar Ferdinand saw a chance to retrieve his fortunes and those of his nation, by bartering first with the Kaiser and then with the allies. . But ho realizes that ho must mako no mis takes, and lt 'was for tblB reason. I am told in Sofia, that ho retired from communication with his follow mon to ponder the problem himself." A whole organization of secret agents forwarded him, through tho prime minister, tho reports on whim he framed his decision. I The Czar has zoth German and French blood In hlo veins. Ho ls of 'tho Saxc-Coburg, Goth line; he 1? an Austrian nobleman and has Vast Hungarian estates. His queen is ' ? German princess. But on tfie other ' hand he ls a descendent of the French house of Orleans. His grand father was Louis Philippe of France. His first :!e was a Burbon of tho Italian Inno, but the old French Bur don stock, and all his d did ron were born of this first marriage. Tho family puzzle only increases tba dif ficulty of guessing what is going on in the mind of the Bulgarian sphinx. CANAL HELPS T SHIPPING AT CHRISTOBAL PORT Panama, .Sept. 3.-(Associated press Correspondence)-Since tho opening of the canal a year ago the shipping in the port of Cristobal at the north ern end pf the waterway has increas ed so rapidly that already the two 1,- 1 000-foot steel and concrete piers, costing $2,500,000 each, are no locz* adequate to care for the vast amount ; of freight handled. A third pier ls being built and plans for a fourth have been drawn up. Frequently the congestion at the two piers ls so great that ships have to walt their turn In od?r to got dock ing room. This ls causing consider able delay to traffic, especially that . which cornea to the Isthmus to be re shipped to point along the coasts of Central and South America. These broken cargoes are frequently delay ed from a month to six weeks. It had been thought that Balboa, the southern terminus of the canal, would become the most '. Important transshipping port ot the canal ter mini. Two 1,000-foot piers, extend ing ino the inner harbor; besides two long shorelines piers were planned and are now in course of construc tion. Officials now, however, are of the cointon that this will be far more than Balboa will require for some years to come. . It was reported that the South American steamship lines would make that their terminal port and that probably some of Ute Atlantic lines would, pass through the canal to de liver their cargoes at the Balboa docks. Also, lt was thought, that the cargo which did not come through the canal in thia manner would be handled by the Panama Railroa. The South American steamship lines, however, suddenly decided to pass through the canal and pick up their cargosa at the Cristobal termi nals because they learned they could use the cana,!, paying the tolls on a ballast basis on? way, return with a full hold and do lt cheaper than if they made Balboa their terminal. The high tides at the Balboa terminals al so has much to do with their deci sion. Besides, freight rates on the Panama Railroad ara said to be very high. Geisberg'a Potato Chips Fresh, .nd Crisp Dafly, Phono No. 733. America Is Feeding The World! Now is the time to farm-more so than at any other time. It matters not whether Cotton is bringing a good price or not. FOODSTUFFS ARE HIGH Why? Because TWENTY ODD MIL LIONS of men are engaged in War, and all Europe is depending on Amer ica for food. . We have tracts of desirable land in any size wanted, and at "live and let live" prices. Quit renting and buy a farm of your own. TERMS TO SUT YOU J. J. FRETWELL 208 McDuffie Street Phone 54 Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, and Typewriting. A knowl edge of these subjects means SUCCESS. Come, and let us prepare vou for an independent career. ? good position awaits you. Day tmd night sessions. Enter any tim e. Write for catalogue. "BOB" and "BILL" "ARE THERE WITH THE GOODS" Yesterday, Mr. Bob Robimon stated to au Intelligencer mans "Now, we are prepared to care for aB orders with a nicely selected stock of Fancy and Staple groceries second to none," and judging from appearances, it toot* that way, too. Among the many nice things noted, weare stacks and stacks of Fresh, crisp, new cereals of all kinds; everything in this sea son's canned goods; Home Made "Honey Drip" molasses none better, and few make? as good. Fresh buckwheat, and an excellent line of high grade chocolates, fresh from the nunu ?adirer?; try them. Phone 574 "Bob" and "Bill" Robinson Next Dcor to the Peoples Bank