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President Wilson Will Hold Him.
self in Readiness to Serve
W in Any Way Possible.
Washington, Dec. 15.?President
Wilson has decided that the notes of
" the Central Powers proposing a dis#
cussion of peace to the Eentente Allies
-will be sent forward by the
American government, acting as intermediary,
without any accompanying
mediation oiler of its own. He
has not determined whether any action
in behalf of peace will be taken
later by the United States on its own
account, but is holding himself in
readiness to serve in any way possible
toward bringing the warring
nations together.
The course to be pursued was
made known tonight after the President
had conferred with Secretary
Lansing, and after a prolonged cabinet
meeting, it was stated that the
delay in forwarding the notes to the
. Entente Capitals was due to the fact
that the messages received from Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Turkey.
Identical in substance, differed slightly
in phraesologv as a result of different
translations. They probably
will put on the cable tomorrow.
Since the first note arrived, the nn'1
from Germany, the President and h'c
closest advisers have been absorbed
In study of the situation. The Austrain
note followed, and the one froni
Turkey came late today. Those from
Germany and Austria have been eon??
over carefully by the President and
Ir^lccretary Lansing to npl-o certain of
IKthclr meaning, and so that thev may
iFf?e sure to represent properly the intent
of the Central Powers.
The fact that the cabinet meeting
today lasted more than three hours
and was the most prolonged of the
year, attracted profound attention in
official circles, and led to all sorts of
speculation. It was explained authoritatively
later, however, that tlumeeting
was devoted largely to consideration
of departmental matters.
and had been prolonged because it
was the first time since the campaign
that all the members had been
present.
In other quarters than the White
House it was learned that some worn
indicating the officinl attitude of the
Entente Allies toward the peace proposal
is being awaited with the deepest
interest by the American govarnment.
The President will not consider
injecting the United States into
the situation until he is thoroughly
familiar with its phases.
Secretary Lansing, explaining the
delay in transmitting the communications
of the Central Powers, pointed
out that the German note was
translated Into English by Charge
Grew at Berlin and the one from Austria
by Ambassador Penfield at Vienna;
while the Turkish note came to
the State-department in French. As
the communications were intended to
be identical, the State department
does not desire to transmit three different
versions, and when all threeare
in hand tomorrow, a plan to
avoid this will be determined upon.
In England. France and Japan,
this government represents all three
Teutonic countries and will therefore
have to deliver three separate ndte?.
In Russia and Serbia, the United
' States represents both Austria ano
Germany and will have to send on
two seperate notes. Only to Belgium.
where Austria is represented,
and in Rumania, where Germany is
represented, will it be possible to
send only one note.
Switzerland's action in handing the
Cerman note to Italy without'comment,
as announced through the Italian
parliament by Foreign Minister
Sonnino. was noted here with interest.
Definite indication of the attitude
of the Fntente Allies Is expected in
the speech of David Lloyd-George
the British prime minister, next
Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the authorized statement
of the German embassy here
k that partial disarmament will be one
[ > of the subjects taken up at any peace
' conference was discussed generally
in official and diplomatic circles, with
speculation as to how far in this direction
Germany might be willing to
(CO.
American diplomacy in the various
WOODROW WILSON
AIDS GOOD CAOSE
SENDS LARGE CHECK.
President Gives Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars for
Second Time.
Washington, Doc. 17.?President'
\1M1 t- ' -
it unuu is me laiesi notabic contribu- i
tor to the fund being raised by pop- |
ular subscription to pay off the defl-1
, cit incurred by the Democratic national
committee in the recent campaign.
Treasurer Wilbur W. Marsh
hrfs just received from him the following
letter:
i "My Dear Treasurer: I do not
I want to be left out in the work of
paying the deficit in the campaign
funds which you and your associates
are working so unselfishly to make
good. I therefore beg that you will
let me contribute and take pleasur<
in enclosng my cheque for two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.)
"Cordially and sincerely,
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson.
"Hon. Wilhur W. Marsh,
"Treasurer Democratic National
Committee."
This is the President's second;
contribution to the fund, he having
sent, a cheque for a like amount six
weeks before the election.
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COMES HACK
Andtson. Dec. 18.?J. Townes
Ilolleman. who defaulted in the ?uni
of approximately $25,000 while cashier
of the Iiank of Anderson, and who
left for the West about seven and a
half years ago, leaving behind hTm a
written confession, has returned a.ul
has surrendered to Sheriff Ashley, lie
returned voluntnriiy. declaring t) at
he had spent more than seven years
of torture, suffering all the pangs and
pains, both mental and physical,
known to man, and that he wanted
to come back and take the punishment
that the law m'ghr 'nfoice on
jhim.
L ?
r He visited a local offlc-? this in li ning
with a number of friends and
culled the sheriff over the telephone,1
advising him of his presence in the
icity and stating that he was ready to.
| surrender. Magistrate Cox and Solicitor
Smith were also advised of h's
[return. John K. Hood, counsel for
'Holleman, stated to Magistrate Cox
'that Holleman wanted to waive preliminary
hearing and wanted to give
'bond for his appearance at th^bext
| term of court of general sessions,
which convenes during the first week
'in February.
! i
i With the solicitor's consent the
magistrate fixed his bail at $1,000,
declaring that he had taken into con- ,
Isideration he fact that Mr. Holleman
had voluntarily returned and surren- J
dered. indicating his desire to make;
amends for what he had done. The]
Ibf.nd was signed by A. S. Farme*.'
Lee O. Holleman and B. P. VandiveHolleman
then left on the midday
train for Seneca to see his family.
Mefore leaving Holleman talked free,1
and frankly with a representative
of the press. He .aid thnr the money
taken from the bank was lost in spec
ulations in stocks and cotton, mostly!
'cotton. He said these speculations
'lasted about 12 months and that his
troubles in the hank lasted about the
same length of time.
On the morning of July 18, 1909.!
Mr. Holleman left Anderson, taking
v ith him $1,4 4 5 of the bank's inonev
He says that he could have taken
considerably more, as there was a
threat deal of cash on hand in the
hank at the time. He thought, however
that conditions were already an I
enough and he says he took only
what he considered necessary to get
far away from Anderson. Personally,
he says, he would gladly have given
himself up to the law at that time
hut he thought mat members of his
family would be able to stand the
ordeal better if he left.
questions relating to the war may be
said to have stopped short, temporarily,
with the announcement of the
Teutonic offer to talk peace. The
submarine issue, the Melgian deportations
and all the pending question*
with Kngland are also dormant.
Peace has been given the right of
way at the department, and it has
been physically Impossible for officials,
already overcrowded with work
to give immediate attention to other
i business waiting on their desks.
V. .
VILLA SENDS MAN
SEEKING BARGAIN
ASKS A' CLEAR FIELD.
Willing to Respect Citizens of
This Country if Pershing is
Called Off the Hunt.
El Paso, Dec. 15.?A Mexican
courier reached the border today
from Francisco Villa's camp at Crenl,
50 miles west of Minaca in the Guerrero
district of Chihuhua, with proposals
for the United States government
that Villa would refrain from
the further destruction of foroier, 1
life and property in Mexico on condition
that the United States would
not interfere in any way with his
campaign against the Carranza government.
This was officially announced late
today by a high representative of the
government here after Villa's proposal
had been forwarded to Washington
by telegraph. Villa also offered
to protest alT foreigners and their
property from the raids of irresponsible
bandits, it was ascertained. ThTs
proposal includes all Americans
Mexico, it was added.
At. the camp where Villa had left
his wounded in the Guerrero district
a number of Carranza wounded were
also being treated by Villa's surgeons
after they had promised to join tne
government agents stated. Villa has
8.000 well armed men and 3.000 rifles
in reserve, the courier reported,
and also a number of artillery pieces
and a supply of shells.
From sources here known to be
friendly to Villa it was learned today i
that Villa was anxious to put himself
In a better light with the United
States government and this was said :
to account for the fact that no Amer
icans or other foreigners other than
Chinese and Arabs were killed ir.(
Chihuahua City during the live days1
Villa was in control.
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TWO MORE WATCHERS.
Uncalculating. spontaneous boosting
that approves every little sheme I
that comes along without considering
whether or not there is any worth ir
it is almost as bad as 110 boosting,
but even that is better than the ultra
knocker.
There are some knockers who in
the absence of iron on the anvil foolishly
wear away their sledgehammer
by pounding lor the sake of the noise,
and they can raise a whale of ai
noise over a minnow of an even*.'
Take for instance the movie-knocker.
Thank fortune she or he is numerically
at least like hens teeth and
spirit apparitions. If there were I
any more we would probably avoid
the movies.
There is a famous actress or actor
on the screen, the audience is
enthused over the plot, things are)
going sweetly, perhaps you are feeling
an almost irrepressible impulse
to give the lifeless shadow of the
jreai actress or actor a machine gun
volley of applause. Then t lie
knocker enters, making hint or herself
more or less obvious in doing
so, and takes a seat in a position
where his or her voice carries well
across several tiers of seats?if the
thing isn't raised purposely to cat
r> all over the room the audience
is lucky. Then the process of roasting
starts up; you come down from
the heights of joy where you hav<
been soaring and gtance around at
the critic, and perhaps are sur
prised to learn that the face ex
hibits more or less of the marks of*
a superficial culture. A sort of
weird, weary feeling settles down
^ t t M
at me end 01 your oreasi as n
'your last meal had disagreed with
you, and you wonder if the criticdid
not at one time have tag<- or
screen ambition that went to seed
and sprouted Into a crop of envious
criticisms.
I Compare this with an elderly
gray-haired movie fan of this city
who sits well-down toward the front
'enters into the spirit of the thing,
and If the screen is humorous makes
the movie palace ring with pen's of
rib-tlckllng. diapragmshaking
laughter, that not merely resounds
against the walls of the building, hue
lechoes in the hearts of the hearers,
|until t^e whole audience goes home
^feeling In their hearts for the aposC<of
good cheer.?Greenville Piedmont.
CHESTER WOMAN
'KILLED IN HOMI
HUSBAND FINDS BODY.
Manager of Waterworks Statioi
Returns Home to Discover
Wife Dead.
Chester, Dec. 1 f>.?Mrs. Maggi
Wilkinson, wife of W. A. Wilkinsor
manager the Chester waterworks sta
tion, was found dead in a pool o
blood at her home at the station thl
afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. Investiga
tion of the body shows that she wa
murdered by being struck in the baci
of the head with some blunt instru
ment. Mrs. Wilkerson was one o
the county's most highly esteemei
women. She was about 50 years o
age.
Her husband left the station
which is located on Pinckney stree
on the banks of Sandy river abou
three miles from Chester this morn
1 n*r. Mo returned at 5:3ft o'oloci
and found his wife murdered, lyin
head downward on the dining roor
floor. She was mid indicating tha
the tragedy had been committer
sometime prior to that hour.
The murder a complete mystery
Mrs. Wilkinson did not have ai
enemy. She was hip hearted, kini
and charitable to all. There wa
some money in the house which ha
not been found at 11 o'clock tonigh
and it is thought that she may havi
been murdered and then robbed.
Sheriff T). K. Colvin with severa
ih puties and many friends are w<> k
ing on the case. The blood hound
irom the State penitentiary will I,
brought here tonight.
She was a devoted member of th'
Presbyterian church. She is sui
vived hv her husband and one daugh
trr, Mrs. Mamie Kirkland of Win
ston-Salem.
I NAPPItOPKlATK lMtKSKNTS.
The clipping below, front Ameri
can Motherhood, so well represent
the custom that is too prevalent
the giving of inappropriate present
?that we publish it for the ben He
of The Advocate's subscribers wh
are now worrying about what the;
will give their relatives and friend
for Christmas. One lady was tell
ing another about a number of call
she had been making, and what sh
sow out of place.
"Then I stopped to see Grandm:
Ilynes and"?
"You must have called on hal
the town" 1 interrupted. "Seeing
started from home at 10 o'clock thi
morning and it s almost four now
I've had time to make a number o
calls.
"Well. I found her almost i'
tears because her daughter had sen
her a handsome silk dress patter
for Christmas. You know she sol
dont leaves the house and has sibou
an much use for a silk dress as a cov
has for a silk blanket, and she wa
lamenting beeauBe it wasn't calic
or gingham that she could usf
While I was there Mrs. Bryan cam
in to show some of her present?
Will you look at these?' she sa;(l
spreading out a handsome collar,
pair of white silk stockings and som
kid gloves. I haven't had a dres
that I could wear such a collar witl
and Maggie needs woolen stocking
rid Kitty has no mittens; we ca'
use them about as well as a pig eai
a gold locket I wonder did m
sister do any thiNking when sh
bought them?' 'She probably mean
well,' I said. 'Then I wish she hai
done well instead of meaning it.' sh
answered with a sigh.
"Next I called on little Mrs. Htifl
whose husband has been sick s
long. Her little girls proudly show
cd me the gold chains their aunti
had sent them, and a ring for th
baby, while their mother broueh
oi't a handsome lace hanflKerchtei
Do you suppose,' she said. 'I'll eve
be able to use this? If Clara ha<
sent a dozen or two of the flve-cen
linen ones instead, they would hav
been a blessing to me. And hot
folks would talk <f the girls use th
jewelry with their shabby clothe
and torn shoes. I could cry when
th'nk of the comfort the mone
would have brought us if it had bee
spent wisely."
"Do you wonder now," said Mrf
Leslie as she finished, "why I wlsl
s< me people would do more thinkini
and then put their good thoughts ii
to deeds?"
t4
STILL WORKING I
Ei FOR FARM BANK
TALK MOKE ABOUT IT. >
n Seem to Be Thoroughly Alive to I
Need of Action for
Columbia.
ej Washington, Dec. 15. Members of
i, congress from South Carolina are ii
now apparently more determined j Si
if titan ever to pet one of the farm loan c<
s banks. Since it was stated in this c<
i, correspondence a day or two ago that m
s the Palmetto Stntes's chances np a]
k peared at that time not so pood for pi
- petting a bank, with the practical' pi
f elimination of Rirmtturhiim mwi in/i m
(1 sonville, renewing their effort. the!
f South Carolinians appear to havejti
"got together" and there is more dis-jm
i. cussion of the matter here now than . in
r before the situation as it appeared'pi
t then was stated. 'd<
Representative Rever again said jC
k today that he saw no reason to fear'tc
pj that Columbia would not be success- c<
njful. There is. however, apparently
? little to make it probable that(h
I 'reenville will he more than casually la,
'considered. Columbia would be the pi
piace in South Carolina for the bank S:
a if South Carolina is considered, ii 01
1 seems. j<|i
Nothing positive has been nnnounc* l
? ed and the stilus of the matter has ;
t not changed. :n
e r?
"Till: IIOY I \;<:\i:u IIM)."
lie
My heart is empty, and my house j rt
- Silent the hours when children play, m
c I miss such games as "cat and o;
mouse." 1'i
piAnd till my days are work-a-dav.
- I'm lonely for a sturdy lad- - r<
- The little boy I never had. P<
- Ci
i ,
Oft in the night I see his face? < h<
\ face in which my own prevails; ju|
111 lie eves and cheeks that hear the
.
trace a I
.jot' dirt and dreams and unfold tales, pi
11 w ake to ache for joys I've missed ISt
|And kisses that were never kissed. 'b\
s j la.
. I know a man who grieves for one c<
dI Whose voice is hushed and pone his ca
y' smile; tb
I envy him?who had a son 11i
. jTo cherish for a little while. iff
< My fate is harder and more said tf
r.II mourn the bov I never had 'm
?Channing Pollock. Jt
!
DYK-TItl'KSDALK. I'l
f The Lancaster friends of Miss CorI
nelia Dye of Kershaw will he inter j*1'
s ested to learn of her approaching ^
marriage, news of which appeared as
f follows in The State of Sunday last: Bf
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Dye
n announce the approaching marriage
t of their daughter, Cornelia, to Rue
n well Jefferson Truesdale. on Satur- <
I- day. December 30. at noon. Presbytet
rian church Kershaw,
v Miss Dye has a host of friends in ^
s this county, where she taught with ,,
oI conspicuous success.
O DKATH IJTTI.K KDNA STEWART,
' Little Kdna, daughter of Mr. H
' rhomas Stewart died December i?th. in
ft after an illness of two days front ap o
c' pendicitis. She was a sweet, loving h
s little child. She was four years and w
h six months and one nay old. Rev. P:
s Mr. Smith performed the funeral ser- {j
t vices at the home. She was laid to
II rest in the Westside cemetery Sun- ?,}
y day afternoon. ih
o
' Advertised l,etters for Week Ending
I DwemlM-r Kith, I 111 II. ,S
0 R. T. Steel, E. I) McFndden, Mrs.
Josephine Kelly, Rev. R. I.. Hutson.l
(leoru^and Riehard Jones. Mrs. Nan- h
" nie Forster, Miss Marie Juhe, Willja
- Truesdale. Ilenrv Simmons. Miss e<
0 Florla Rlmon, Miss Mete I'otine, Miss. K
f* Mllley Cabk. Cunghan. S. p. Blaok-n
' mon, Mrs. I.uelnda Hlackmon. Miss ai
Odfsa Aniron, E. E. Almond.
r When calling for above letters y
1 olease say advertised. * tl
J AS. F. HUNTER, d
. ei
v I Vni'STKIOI S NKC1RO. a
f> George Duren, an industrious and
s v eil respected eolored man was mar'
ried to Milly Clyburn Sunday afterv
noon, George has been a faithful Itenant
of Mr, H. M. Parks for ihe
lest 15 years. He says he has never
1 had Mr. Parks to carry any indebted- tl
ness over for him as he has never as
* failed to pay out. He now has plen- M
ty of supplies laid in for the winter; al
is out of debt and has some money, m
INGRESS 10 TAKE
RECESS FOR CHRISTMAS
JEW SOURCE OF REVENUE.
tespite Efforts of Speaker (Mark
and Others to Call Off the
Vacation.
Washington. Dec. 17.?With a hollay
recess planned to begin next
iiturda.v and extend until January 2,
ingressional leaders do not hope to
jntplish anything before adjournlent
except the passage of a few
ppropriation bills in the House, and
ossibly the. disposition of the Shepurd
prohibition bill for the District
f Columbia in the Senate.
Consideration of railroad legisla^
on and corrupt practice election
easures, having been deferred until
ext month. members already are
lanning their Christmas vacations,
espite the effort made by Speaker
lark and others early in the session
> do away with the usual 10-day re'BS.
Prohibition for the District of Coimhia
will be before the senate
gain tomorrow, with amendments
roviding a referendum and Senator
moot's substitute, which would not
lily bar manufacture and sale of linor
for beverage purposes, but also
inhibit importation of liquor for
.-oral use. A vote on the bill and
mendmonts may be reached tomor>w.
Resuming the consideration ol the
glslative appropriation bill toniornv.
the Mouse probably will pass it
t later than Tuesday. Discussion
the Nolan $3 a day minimum wage
11 for all Federal employes, which
ill be ottered as an amendment, may
quire several hours. Having disised
of this measure, the District of
olumbia appropriation measure, to
reported tomorrow, will lie taken
S
1.
The judiciary committee's fatorile
report on the Webb nation-wide
roliibition measure probably will be
ibmitted at the end of this week
f Representative Carlln of Virginia,
member of the committee who rent
ly became converted to the dry
iuse. A rule for consideration ot
10 resolution will not be asked unafter
the recess. The Feueral auf;iKe
amendment resolution has beerv
iceived by the House and a rule
obably will be asked 011 it early in
inuary also.
The house ways and means comittee
is working hard in an en?avor
to find funds to finance tht?
jvernnient next year, and it has its
inds full. Chairman Kitchin says
* is at his wits ends to discover
>me new sources of revenue.
!,.%!> Sl'FFKItS 1NJUHY.
he raw Hoy Severely Hurt by
Ex plosion. g
Cheraw. Dec. 15.?Kenneth Funerhurk.
a 15 year old son of T. A.
'underburk, took a piece of pipe,
lied it with small stones, peas and
owder, put a fuse in and plugged up
10 ends Wednesday. When near
10 school house he put it behind a
irge tree and lighted it. Not going
tl as soon . s he expected it to do,
e went to se<- what was the matter
ith it and while leaning over it it
Kploded and went Into his face. It
tstroyed the sight of one eye but
fie doctor thinks the ball can ho
ived. The concussion shook all the $
uildings in the neighborhood and
nocked him entirely off his feet.
YLVIA I'ANKHIKST
ItKSCl'KI) HY POIJCR
London. Dec. 17 Sylvia Fankurst,
the militant suffragette, and
number of sympathizers endeavor- !
^ to hold a "demonstration" at the j
ast India dock gates this after- J
0011 to demand peace. A big crowd
ssembled and mobbed the speaker,
he police interfered and rushed
liss Fankhur t and her friends to
ie police station, followed by a
emonstrative crowd. The prisonrs
were held under ball for examintion
before a magistrate.
SHOOTING H11DAY NIGHT.
.
loyd Mnekey Wounded by Hand/
Barnes.
At a negro festival or hot supper at
:e Jones Cross Roads Friday night,
? the result of an altercation Lloyd
lackey was shot by Johnson names,
lias Handy Barnes. names was im?
iediate)y lodged in jail.