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]r ~ ? || A Time For Posit f - ' ' J. ' ? ' j. ?.'.%- . ' t .T ' j. ' t, j, J. ' J ^7r-i7Pri,T !.T T . V . .-*r-. v- . * -.-*! , T .1 Atlanta Journal. emphati Tho days that have passed since phutic i the Lusitauiu was sunk have served many's only to deepen and intensity Amerl- our gov can thought as to the enormity of larger ii that crime and the need for whatever as a dut action may be required 10 enforce a If Go full accounting. The first news of and the German's latest outrage brought a tees whi shock of tragic pity and revulsion? dispose I pity for the defenseless victims, the will be < men and women and children, inanv, niands; of whom were Americans, and revul- certain ii sion against the outlaws who could which ci contrive and execute such butchery, thing it The public was disposed, however, to to take await a complete unfolding of the ships tin facts and to suspend tinal judgment America] until Germany's olilcial attitude was ships as made clear and her explanation, if ties at H any, was forthcoming. That attitude tice. It is now known. It is one of savage action bt exultation over the slaughter of non- delay. I combatants: and tbe only approach ed indigi to decent sentiment is an expression bearance of perfunctory regret that the Amer- Germany (cans aboard the fated vessel did not Wc have heed the warning that a crime was while sh to be committed. Even now there Wo hat. is no outbreak of passion, no jingois- time has tic clamor, no impulse to thrust the 0,,r right government of the I'nited States up- to ei .on a reckless or ill-considered course, holding i Tbe people .ire sell-possessed. Tin y It Get trust to the administration for a pol- Amer icy that will be farsighted and ade- nient wil nn:tto Hut thi>\ iim?1 noun tin* lo? i all ilinlo deeply; rather, their very eomposur" and in si is a token of how earnest and pro- "lercial i found their feeling realty is. Kaiser's And well it may no, to; ihe tor- ,u' hoped pedolug of the Lusitania is hut the U1" ? ?' cliinux of a series of Gorman offenses tint por> against eivilizntion, against neutral "Mist be rights in general and Ameriean outlaw, ights in particular. For months 110 respe past tltis berserker madness whieh 01 manki sent fourteen hundred helpless pas- from der sengers to death has been preying " 's i upon friend and foe alike. Contrary Honiethin to the plainest rules of warfare and stilting s; the simplest instincts of humanity, tors as ' German pirates have fallen indis- the '? eriminately upon the merchant ships "???t im of peaceful end friendly nations, doing of I hey have sunk the Xniorioan nier- takes to chentman Frye; they have dropped of the (! bombs on the American steamer the It Cashing; they have killed an A inert- menace can citizen, Leon Thresher, who was States, a aboard a British vessel the Falaba, s'ble for which was torpedoed; they have de- Germany stroyed without warning or warrant '>' ?iuletu the American ship Gulflight, and try. with it three of Iter ereW; they hav Indieui scorned our protests and have over- xxhieh ot leaped every law <>t nations an I " every scruple of conscience. The 'inn. I*? time lias come when something must i'liperatB he done to halt this murderous those vir 1 piracy. he suppo The destruction of the Lusitania 1)1 -A and of more than a hundred Amerl- cans aboard important ehie(|> as 1? ''A ) the culmination of the outrages that went before \s far as the United ,,IIU A|" States is concerned, the ca of the Lusitania gives less serious cause for ' a''8, action than lo?s that of the Cull "ttilgated ) ' light: for, while the Lusitania was a '' "ips, o , British vessel, the Uulfliglit was ,or ,he n American o ned and oflin red and. ; ,nm':"'v with a legitimate cargo, was sailing l,,H > under the \merican Hag. Hut the 1 ' ' vv|' British pa senger ship carried \ne-r warship / can citizens ho were cut itled to (on ' ?<ton, h sideration as neutrals. For that mv,MR matter, all the nun < omhatai.t.s th aboard, whether of Knglish, Danish, au",ori,i Dutch or Italian nationality, were en- ' titled to protection. In dooming ''r"P*. these unarmed and iiiolTensi \ p.-r r*'ilnl' , sons to death, Cerniany has crowned ' vv 'lo . its long record of barh;irit\ and has "lls an,n forced all neutral nations purlieu- w" larly the I'nited States, to demand nii,,e<' ? that such outlawry cease then he | This does lot mean that the Uni- RmM,inv ted States is now called upon to Croat | make war. War is the last thing Wash I which our people desire and the last. ain tot,a thing, we are sure, that our government contemplates. Were the ]5 1114. United States at war, it would he in KOods m capacitated for those h.,?. i..? .i.i.i.- inun in1 tries which it now renders the bleed- were pu [ - ing nations of Kurope and for that. |f ' larger service which it hopes to reni der when the present struggle is ^ over. There is no occasion for hot- fCTJ headednei ind as ee it, no tendency in tha people t depend upon tlx- President, and will 1 support him initcdiy in the course he adopts. V , Hut firm insistence upon American rights and honor, far from being in Ty consistent with peace, is really an as- 99% surance of unshaken peace. Without swerving from its neutrality or 9 endangering its concord, the United f/Q\ States can and should demand three things, and take due steps to see that I * they are granted: It should demand fun apology for WOP Germany's outrages against our com | ' merce and our citizens, nnd ample vnQ indemnity for the lives of American f victims. Ol I It must also protest in the most ? THE LANCi _ + + nMSCOr ive Action : y * c tonus aiul by the most em- \ppointed menus possible against tier- . crimes upon civilization, to" k 'til lit ernmeut owes a duty to the; itereats of hum:', ily as well y to its own people, rmany refuses the apology restitution, ami the guaran- Sa>s Tiiis Ste| eh her self-respect ought to Absolve ler to grant, our government Au compelled to enforce its de- Columbia Sj and to that end there are \ews and cOUi iractical means, short of war, nor Planning ti in be employed. For one 8nence regardir would be our right and duty (jie (.ity of (,jln possession of the German a statement to at are now sheltered in BI)DOinted con ii harbors, and to hold theso them under SI hostages until the author!- press the illicit erlln come to a sense of jus (.lty Qf Charles is important, too, that this j |iave already b< > taken without unnecessary governor is hoi 'or months, we have sutler- strlct acvountot nities and wrongs with lor- Martin," says t We have appealed to governor, "tha 's reason and to her honor. was mine and tl treated iter as a triend I compliance by I e was treating us as a toe. This was the !h a ,,at?ent, forgiving. The ,,, governor coin'* to stand squarely upon . bjS letter to M s, to make definite demands day. in which 1 tuple/ definite means in up-!(q,|e[ Qf Polict hem. | places alleged t( many continues ttnmindful business as n r ican demands, our govern- j tlio city police 1 bo warranted in severing ' misleading." ' matic relations with Hcrlin have been mudi oppittg all intercourse, eotn- j house reporter! ur other kind, with the and the govern1 country. Certainly it is to ; give out anythii that so extreme a measure j when the chief ho lifli'tWHii rv Hni ? j silence with :i ti?t? in piracy and outlawry | inR constables treated as a pirate and an Charleston to A government that show:-. Martin, ct for "the decent opinion nd" is entitled to no respect G<)\ KIINOI "ent peoples. The statemei mportanti moreover, that ernor follows ii g he done to muzzle the in- "Saturday I peech of such German agita- letter to Sherif )r. Bornhard Dernburg, who Charleston: '] ee of outraged public senti- J'011 s,s sheriff o pudently defends the torpe- lesion to en ton the Lusitania and under- erence to the s justify all other savage acts elty of Chariest lennaii admiralty. Persons eounty of Ch ernburg stripe are really a 1 please confer v to the peace of the I'nited 'he force you nd they are mainly respon- want results.' feelings of hostllty toward "To enable ii . They should he effectual- decided to furi d. or sent out of the conn- constables, as were yot enougl lions are that the course work. I expe ir government is preparing i movements of will be duly positive and see that the> isitiveness and tirmness are "This will in >e, and in standing upon municipal auth< nies tlie administration will 1'aw against rted l?y the united strength ! 'tuor in their el merienn people. been a custom i' 'the county bet ^ l oll l)\('l.\'S ( AltliO. authorities and having charge < fe Opening t'ml'i for l*a.v? having charge nieiit for Cotton. triets. 1 woult May ll?.?a law was pro- form to this cu 1 today, according to the suiting from pcning ti credit for payment been satisfactoi irgo of the steamship Uncia, "The act autl of tlie Hamburg-American make it ticcesst [ latei under \mericnn reg ment be charg* < h was seized t?y a French yn thr.t accoun February 7. The cargo of i quired Sherlll o\\e\cr, was not contlscatetl, these constable tin agreement existing he- do their duty e French and I'riti.-h naval , llirit sale of ii?| es. 'as In the con law proposes," says the Martin that t! 'that the value of the cargo mine, and tha urseti to the American own- compliance by demand $7K4,15I. Whetlie/' that they shoal unt or a lesser sum will he my instruction! ! he determined by a com- "1 took this i assessors. The cargo will to the conclush the property of tin* French suit ? <>? <. n. e"t* Charleston." Britain Grants More Time. ! NUMBEP ngton, May 1!?. Great Mrit- How many ? y 11<>11:i<>?1 the state depart- leston or the p< iit it hud extended to June H>r the governc time within which German 1 'natter was mu ay he shipped to America ('a' circles in i utral ports, provided they ono visitor fr< rchased before March 1. report in that that all of the ! chiefs of pollci k n A Hut this is met ?ai/'lii I lH,ion*for ,he I ^ | Jj ? ment on the nu ? The governo ^ J and has eviden A I I I ' to use whateve II CI ULI . * " ;h? I is after Is t he ? j blind tigers in 15 mv5tery 15 Th? *?ve ? jj! * . * . ' make on the minftnousaM) . I l? We weld all amazing souitiofl iron and allui I J iY stronger than K&U OUT by iir,s ?' a?ton f Jerret BBSShhI koo(I hh new ? Write ui : h commri Oxygen-A ... ?? -s (oln ?V-* I I... .. HOI II I I.,.. ^STER NEWS MAY 21, 1915. JCTADI CO j Grace to him. He has lu I AuLLu to the niay?r and ka ^ tion of when he will i 0 CHARLESTON and that ra'ds on bll begun evoked much to Work Under quarters. Inquiries 1 uppressing Liquor :1 from a11 parts of t what was going on in The governor has sa r BY GOV EBNOll enforce the law In C many are wondering ,, will in No Way We?pon wUI be- Mar the Municipal l"!'!.1 ,,.VOVlUUUim ?'K?' 1 ' are conducting illicit i iccial to Charleston would not be surprisiri ier, May 19.?Cover- noy general and the s lis morning broke his Charleston circuit arc ig law enforcement in hand out indictments rleston. and gave out jury of Charleston con tlie effect that he had donee will be gathere stables and placed stables in their raids leriff Martin to sup- available for whatever sale of liquor in the worth for the olllceri ton. The constables However, the governoi gun raiding, and the intimation as to what ding the sheriff to a pursue or to what lens lility. "1 told Sheriff til nr>mmnlloli l?Su ...... - VV.MF..ou UIQ l MM Lhe statement of the t the responsibility WAS NOT AIM t liat I expected a strict llm and his men." t?ov?*nn?r lias Not \an flr: t pnhlie statement ,f*'' t'hief Co on the situation sine.' Columbia, May IP. a.vor Crace of Satin- s'">iter, chief of poli te said the report of ''as !,ot been appoint Cant well on the <ons,a,),e- a?<>. fttrt j have ?iuit the liquor ;A,r- int??r does not h esult of the raids by Position under the st was "erroneous an 1 ' a,'olina, is the substa i'lie different steps j ment '-ssued by Ilert e known to the stat oxocutivt' secretary, ye hut ;n confidence, statement of ^ or's Oflice declined to f?lws: ig, until this morning "The report is an < executive broke the aont out froin Sumter short statement, say- Sumter, chief of poli s had been sent to been appointed by tJov work under Sheriff ?hiof constable of tin is no such position nc state constabulary. ( IS STATLMfJNT. j ning announced in tin it issued by the gov-j his term that he won 1 full: local officers to en for wrote the following their territory. Any 1 J. LI more Martin, may find it necessary 1 [ require and direct be merely assistants 1 t t!.?? < ounty ot Char- | constituted authorities co the laws with rof- ls no( |n |j10 service o mle of liquors fn tho ' ton as well as In the EMI'FiROIt'S NARRt arleston. You will * rith mo in regard to 1Kaiser Loft the si think necessary. I sion of the ! Geneva, via Paris, im to do this work I Gorman Emperor and lish him with a few narrow escape on ? his regular deputies watching the oporatioi li to do this additional near the River San, i et him to direct the . According to a Hudi these constables, and i a heavy shell burst 5 ' do their duty. i the Emperor among i no way absolve the biles, destroying sevi jrities from enforcing the Emperor's and the illicit sale of li- chauffeur. The Empet ty. Heretofore it lias car only 1 minutes b 11 Charleston to divide As more Russian sli ween the municipal i 14 the neighbor the sheriff, the police pcror and his staff left >f the city, the sheriff chines which they con of the country dis- ' 1 lie disposed to eon- 1 Hard to I'll ir n.i The same fellows w torn if conditions re- ... ... . winter about too much such a division had ing hard now on the " y. ---Greenwood Journal. 10ri7.es and conditions ! ~ i"y that this arrange- A Rep] Kidney I. It was. therefore. Always Re t I requested and re- ' Martin to see that 1 ff,cl that 1 ought S under his direction know about Swamp-Ii in suDnressine the done for me. I uor in the city as well ou' an'' bad to Mult w a try. 1 told Sheriff OIl|y weighed 1 :tf? pott i<> responsibility was ,01' sni(l 1 '?a 1 kidney I 1 expected a strict worst form, and my him and his men and of order; and I had d proceed to carry out badly 1 could not Ret ; day I picked up an All step as 1 was forced your advertisement. case exactly. I got a in that permanent re- an(j f0()k and when >t being obtained in felt so much better tin more bottles of Dr. Ki I Root and I was a v I NOT KNOWN. weight increased untl onstablcs are in Char- pounds. 1 am <>:> yeai , . . feeling fine and work rsonnel is not known, | have throe who ?r would not say. The j i had to quit work in t ch discussed in pollti- j and who will make i in informal way, and Pr,,seiit health. ? ... , . . . If you want to \ ?m C harleston said a gtatemunts as my to. City was to the. effect | have iny consent. constables are former j Yours very a and former sheriff's. ) W. T. <dv a matter of specu- I .. Audi r. ^ i Personally appear* ro is no Official state- ; (jay 0f j.vbri mher or who they are. IT Clraves, who subset t is expecting results utatement and made ,,i.. ... ... ! same Is true In substai itlv made up Ins mind ItOBFRT F H r force is necessary to ' And the results he My commission ex] stamping out of the 1917. Charleston. r r had no comment to i *11 ? , . , .. ... Dr. Kilmer Ac Co., last letter of Mayor || uimchamton. N. Y. kway Broken Tools or |?rov?. what Swamp-R Inchlnc*. You. metals, Including cast flend ten cents to rulnum, making them ( Rtngh:\mton. N. \ before broken. Broken ?jZq bottle. It will co loblles, engines, reap- you will also receiv< >tc., may be made as valuable Information, t a fraction of former ,be kidneys and bladd # your needs. inKi be sure and mei A WELDING CO. caster Ngws. Regula icetalln Welders, one-dollar size bottles imbla, 8. C. . drug stores. not yet replied ??????? v; r ?,?,? | CoUNTY NEV >rce of constato Charleston ... . . DOCUIjAS. Inu tlRers had j interest in all special to The News. >egan to come Douglas, May 1!).?A very su no state a- to ful session of school closed lust Charleston. taught by Miss Gertrude Fori .id that he will Qf Itiverslde. She won many ft harleston. and ami the love of all whom she ca what his next contact with while in our tnidt ly believe that Mr. O. Ft. Williams had the ill be made to fortune of having some thief inst those who into his sntoke house Saturday saloons, and it amj take th^ee shoulders and tg if the attor- hams. The rogues have not all iolicitor of the raptured yet. > called on to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. t'askey to the grand the week-end at Heath Springs inty. The evl- jag relatives, d hy the con- Mr. and Mrs. J. F. lllackmon i and will be Sunday in Lancaster with the use it may ho ' mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo * of the law i Blackmon. 9 or tne law. Mrs Allco Beokham and r has given no Sowel visited Misses . oFnno and Sallio Addison recently. ;ths he will go Miss Janic Green is spend! s. few days with her brother, Mr. i Green. il\TPI> Mrs. J. V Chambers and l Bertha Caskey visited Mr. ntul W. Leroy Cauthen a few days a led .1. It. sum livable. II PATH SPRING. -That John it. 1 ce of Smnie-. I Special to The News. . , , . I Heath Spring. May 20.? I li | ' 1 eeption given ilie senior class < hennore, that liigli school by a number of 1 old any oilieinl | people in the Masonic hall M< at - of Soutli 1 o'ght was quite an elaborate and was greatly enjoyed by the ,J 'l 1 and nil who attended. The bnl K'l't Mose; beautifully decorated for the stcrday. sion by skilful hands, which ; Jr. Moses l'ol- niucli to the pleasure of the g Games were played and refreshi served. rror that was There will be no preaching si that John It. at the Baptist church St ce there, had morning on account of the ernor Manning < "tent sermon at the Pi , terian church. Sunday scho state. 1 here nsual. and service at 5 o'clock >r is there any conducted hv ltov. \V. P. Wilkl iovernor Man- Mr. XI. M. Ncal of the Plint ? iteeintiiuc of community, who has been <iuit< ... for several weeks, is improving Id look to the jy ce the law in Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Twltt; constables he Mrs. J. ('. Milliard spent Tuosd to appoint will ,io' k nil\, Mr. A. P. Hammond spoilt the to tiie already between trains Wednesday in i. Mr. Sumter j lumbia. f the state." j Mrs. N. P. Small and Mrs. Ii . went to Lancaster Tuesday. >\V KSC\PK j ' Hammond of C "I visited relatives and friends ..... i Thursday. i?'ii> in I'osses- . ... Mr. \V. L, CrimmliiRer, \vh been indisposed for sometime May 20.?The the road to recovery. his staff hail a Miss Copeland of Kershaw Sunday while ";\T"ea,,,a\.n!?h,.,,? Yl8,t Mls8 at Mrs. .1. M. Cauthen's. us in a village 11 (Salicia. apest dispatch. ???????? 00 yards from some automo eral, including ' ( or had left his . lells were fallhood the Kmhastily in ma- ^ amandeered. use. C<r?t^_ ho growled all rain are kickiong dry spell. 1????????? Medicine? Bring* Pre liable let us fill the prescrii to tell what l be wholly relied uPon t0 P 1, ~ 4 ?* J - ?l - n toot :imi what Ui wc uu wucii wc 11 was down ami orders carefully and use 01 ork in 1006; I are extremely careful not iiiIb. The dor- most important. trouble in tho lANCAS'l around. One , spi'inus lilock. manao and saw and it fit my 1~~~ oneMlollar bot i it 'wan Rono I 4 it I bought flvo a"! tTh llnier's Swamp- vilUU roll man; my * 1 I weigh 210 s old and I ant Cnoicenes he mill in litot; affidavit to inv """"" ' " ~" use the above II ? stinionial, you GHAVRS. ANE of tho thing3 wo ni ton, Indiana. \J . . <1 before me, i apccialty of is Belling nary, r.ti4, w ibed the above tender, choice chops of all bo oath that the _ _ noe and in fact We have an idea that wo IRAODON. itary Public. how to cut them to please tin pirea Jan. 8th, of customer wo havo to donl t l' Supposo you put us to th j and boo if wo are mistaken. Our pricoa aro the lowc itfit Will It,. town for tho grade of mca Dr. Kilmer's A w - , . r.( for ft sample Tied. Many of our friends nvlnce anyone. . , , , ? a booklet of ! traded bore for years. telling about ler. When writ- m m itlon The Lan- _ A.__ g\ A r flfty-rent and I. ..Ill# IVI i for sale at all J \T Bil Honor Roll for Antlorli School for I [70 Month KndinK May 7. 1 J O First grade?Gertrude Horton, I Howard Hunter, Irene lilukeney, I Margie Hegler, Crockett Mother- I shed, Odell Blaokmon, Malita Me- I Cown, Manning Stogner. cross- Advanced First Grade?Margaret I work. An nt. Mary Hegler, Mary Lee guson Snipes. Cecil Scott, Eva Itobinson, ! 'lends Louise McMnnus, Floyd Lee Lane, me In Inez Barfleld, Myrtle McCown. f jt. Second grade?J. Q. Arant, Botinils ner Stogner, Joe Mothershed, Whitebreak ford .Blakeney, Connie Bakpr, Pierce night Hegler, Ray Parker, Connie Blackthree nion, Hurley Hunter, Fred Lowry, been Noah Phillips, Claude Stogner, Kdna Snipes, Heyward Itobinson. spent Third grade?Bertha Wright. Lois visit- Hegler. Fourth grade?Juanita Hegler, spent S;ulio Motherslied, Connie Parker, Carvel Blakeney, Eugene Hegler, Joe a~ Hfown McManus, Lily Blackmon, hn s. Carl Arant. Fifth grade?Maxlne Baker, Ada Miss Hmitor, Wilma Hegler. Coline Stog\nnie IU,r (jeorgo W. Baker, Jr., Alice Phillips, Leona Blackmon. '',K a Sixth grade?Boyd Blakeney, Ira a'* Stogner, John Baker, Florence Philliim (,?ra Parker. ^ Eighth grade-? Lella^ Baker. EmMrs. Jna Mothershed, Ruby McManus, K?- Maggie Barton. Nettle Phillips, Willie Threatt, Myrtle Catoe. MINNIE W. CASKEY, Prin. LILLIAN BLAKENEY. Asst. r White Man With lllnck Liver. ' J1' The liver is n blood purifier. It v.: s thought at one tune it was the >nda> 0;({ 0f the passion. The trouble ;,u; with most people is that their liver ' ^ becomes black because of impurities in the blood due to bad physical ?.rJ'a7 states, causing biliousness, headache, '' li/./iness and constipation. Dr. nests. King's Xew Life Pills will clean up monts ,j,e ijveri and give you new life. -Tic at your druggist. ervice 'I.'om- Notice to Contractors. resby ol as The board of county conimissionp. in , ors WIH lpt public auction, to the Ins. lowest bidder, 011 site. Saturday, Ridge Ma>' 22, the following timber bridge: e sick ! Twelve Mile Creek, at Osceola, 3. slow- (one span 48 feet, and two spans 15 feet, 6 sinces, length over all 80 y and feet.) Rids 'ecelved at 11 a. m. lay in promptly. A certified check in the sum of Mime Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dollars as an Co- evidence of good faith, in favor of the county commissioners, required lyclies ?f each bidder before letting begins. Plans and specifications on file at askey County Engineer's office, Lancaster, here C. The board reserves the right to o lias reject any and all bids. in on % II. II. KB8TBR, County Engineer, Lancaster, S. C. came The Wax haw Creek bridge was let Kinir to J). Starues at $21.50 per 1,000 feet. ? j scriptions Here >tions the doctor gives you. We can ut them up correctly. We are certain 11 prescriptions. Wc read the doctor's lly the ingredients he tells us to. We to make the slightest mistake. This is fv nnur.rn ?. 1/XlkUU l/U, < oiliest I'liico in Town. eat Market i A > 4.1. .1)1' ill?