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d V i PAGE EIGHT tM r ' *r ; He Wax Paid $058,000 for H Services in "The Trinity Churchyard.*' * Chicago. July 22.?Admission thi ^ tie had served as a secret agent < t.ermany before the United Stab centered the war, and the allegatic 1that some of New York's most proti ' inent lawyers had done as he dl were made by Gaston B. Means testimony at the hearing to dete mine the legality of one of two wil purporting to dispose of the $3,00( ??00 estate left by the late James Viing. of Chicago. Means, who appeared as a witne for the heirs of Mrs. Maude A. Kin tor whose alleged slaying he w "tried and acquitted In Concord. O.. last summer, freely admitted i veivitig money for acting as a seer agent of the German government h fore the outbreak of the war \vl the United States. Quietly he told of receiving $8! a)00 at one time, and $92,000 at a other, for lis services to Germai and of delivering $1,300,000 whb lie received on a check to Capta Boy-Ed, one of Germany's chi .spies in this country, who was su sequently expelled. Asked regarding the services f which he received $92,000, Meai said: "I made that money the w; Xots of other Americans did. some i Them the biggest lawyers in Ne "York. I can easily tell you the plai where I-collected it?right in tl Trinity (ftiurch yard at a designat* fombstone. . The witness also admitted that 1 And German spies in this counti were to tie up the building of ele " .ric boats. the "mosquito fleet fcuilding for the allies in this coui fry. Means said that he found th? fhe boats had gun emplacemen And that Captain BoynEd called th fo the attention of the neutralit , fcoa rd at Washington. "President Wilson then very pro] j serlv asked him why he was doin Aietective work in the Unit* Sptates." declared NJeans. "And no for the first t i the public know .why Captain 1 I Ed was sent bac > J*1 Germany. 1 turned all my info mation over to the government.'' ~ X'OTTON GROWERS SEEK ADVICE FROM OFFICIAL Southern Planters and Bankers | .* Capital .\lM>ut KinuncL ' * lnK c "rolK w Washington. July 22.?Seekii -government advice about the finan ilng of the. surplus cotton crop, b Showing a division of sentime within their own ranks, a large nui . fcer of representatives of southei "bankers and cotton growers are Washington and conferred with v % -rlous officials. Most of the cotton states repr -sentatives are from Texas, Cleorg aind Tennessee. "Government priee fixing, form tioB of a government purchasir 'q v corporation, or some equivale measure, are among the means sui jested. Some of the producer Itowever, want to work out the pfo lem without direct government a lion and Representative Lever, cliai nran of the house agriculture cor cnittee, fell in with this suggestion \ Conferences were held with of1 i-clals of the shipping board. Seen tary of Agriculture Houston ar f Chairman Harding of the federal r * rve board. The conferences wei T suggested by Mr. Lever, tlrst to g 'the shipping board to make availab as much tonnage as possible for co ' ton export, second, to get the fe ??ral reserve board to adopt the mo "liberal possible policy with respe Co discount "cotton paper.'* third. I "*et the department of agriculture i "increase the number of warehous< under government control. Sir. \. ver further suggested that the farr ?rs organize a propaganda to g< ?ach of the growers to withhold on Chlrd^of the crop from the mark -'mnd warehouse It himself. ^ There are two distinct groups < ^ cotton men. the first headed by t j* Calvin. of Texas, and represen r \ tng the Farmers' union of tt -south, which favors a hand-off pollt so far as the government is coi ".erned. believing that the cotton me ' vcan best work out their own salv tion. The other group, beaded I ?7)an Wade Stackhe>use. of Hout "Carolina, representing the big pn "T.lucers and Wio bankers, who ai ^itally concerned in cotton, is in f:iv? *of governmental aotfon, that wnul ^ffecr the purchase of tb? surpli crop hy the government, tl^t tl J. Xarmera and planters might be r * sieved of the burden of earrylr rlfhelr crop with the risks that such ?4*>urso entails. ilj j He Was Flying Along Long Isla Suddenly List; Instrumental i ? Two Lifeboats Filled With of Woods?Many Boa as >n a- New York, July 22.?Measures toC deal with the new submarine raid l _ were reported to be proceeding, airr-; ,s planes, destroyers and patrol boats taking part. C. Submarines were reported about a week ugo considerably east of Cape 33 Kace on the northerly steamship R ' route when the schooner Manx Man, .14 ^ was destroyed. There were reports e- of one or two other submarine atpt tacks in that vicinity, but none was ie~ successful. There has been no activity of submarines in waters so close since n- early iu June when raiding begun ny the latter part of May ceased after l'^ the U-boats hud taken a toll of more in . . . than a score ot ships, ef 1 b- l"'ire Island, where the cruiser San Diego was sunk is about In miles oil or the south shore of Long Island and ils about 50 miles east of the entrance jy of New York harbor. A lighthouse of on the island provides a mark for >w trans-Atlantic shipping in and out of New York. 10 It was reported iu marine circles here that wireless calls for assistance had been picked up from an Anieriie can coastwise steamer plying be y tween Hoston and a southern port, o- The steamer usually carries passengers. i_ That another visit from submait l ines olT this coast had been expected ts by navy officials became known j3 when it was learned that during the y past few days masters of coastwise ^ vessels have received orders to take , p. a course that would keep them as n? close to shore as safety would per>d mit. w An aviator, flying along the Long , rs Island shore at the time the Sandie- j k S? was sunk, noticed the vessel sudr_ denly list and was instrumental in having an S. O. S. call Hent out from the wireless station on Fire Island, according to statements by civilians on the shore. : After a brief investigation, the aviator, whose name could not bo at learned, landed at Point of Woods, near Fire isianu beach. Getting into telephonic communication with the1 wireless station, he ordered the op-1 orator to call all vessels in the vi-1 cinity to the aid of the Sandiego. c" Civilians said that the aviator re"I ported nearly 1.000 men appeared to he struggling in the water when he 11" circled over the cruiser. rn Sixuj after the S. () S. call had 'n been sent out, seven or more vessels a~ raced to the scene and circling around the Sandiego began a systee" ni.'itic search for survivors. Hun'a dreds of these, it was said, were taken aboard the rescue ships, which 8" included several tankers and one ie naval vessel. nt Two lifeboats filled with survivors, landed at Point of Woods and then a' put off again to one of the rescue b" this which was seen to steam down c" the coast, apparently bound for New i r" York harbor. At least a part of the n" survivors have been landed at Point of Woods. '< N All of the boats of the naval train I R" ing station at Sayville have been seni across Croat South hay to Fire Is- I e" land beach, presumably to transfe. rf> men from the Sandiego. All tele 1 Rf phone connections with Fire Islanw . have been taken over for ofllcta. business. !l Preparations have been made at 1 st the United States base hospitals at 1 rt Fox Hills, Station Island, to receive ' to wounded men hut the authorities 1 ? there were not certain they were 9* from the Sandiego although that was e" considered highly probable. n" Thirty sailors, one lieutenant and|i ?i one ensign wore landel at Point e~ at Point of Woods in there boats i between 3 o'clock and 7 o'clock from the cruiser San Diego which I was sunk off Fire Jsland this morn- < ^-jlng, according to Information reachMing here. Point of Woods is on the Long Island shore north of Fire Is' y land light. i Persons at Bay Shore, on tlie > ? Long Island shore, said they heard a" gun fire at sea sortly before noon, i Indicating that the submarine may k have been engaged by the San Diego j A tank steamship arrived at qua- < re rantine at 10 o'clock and reported )r that she had 300 men on board They i 'Mare presumed to be surviver of the ? 18 | Sail Diego. iel_^ e- 666 cures Headaches, Biliousness, ig Loss of Appetite, or that tired acha ing feeling, due to Malaria or Colds. Fine Tonic. \ I - THE LANCASTER iMuv a#Mv? AII m v MAM a ind When He Saw the SandieguT in Sending Out S. O. S. Call. Survivors Landed at Point ts Sent to the Scene. ) m FORMER ATHLETIC STAR , NOW AT TRAINING CAMP I.ee Gooeli, Philadelphia American i Outfielder, Attending Train* iii{{ School. Camp Sevier, July 22.?l.ee P. Gooch, star outfielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, is attendeing the fourth oflicers* training caiup at Sevier. Of course he Is making good and his record thus far is like unto that he made as a baseball player of the bit leagues. Gooch has pnirn?<vl in a number of baseball games and other athletic contests since he began training as a soldier. Each t'me he showed his old time form. Due to the fact, however, that his military duties are very strenuous ami arduous, he has not taken as great a hand in the national game as Sevier soldier fans would like. Asked if he contemplated going back into the game after the war, C.ooch said he didn't know. "1 guess | I will, though," he said. "That is t provided I am perfectly sound and my nerve hasn't been shattered by the rumble of the big guns. And buddy, this soldier game is a far cry from baseball?believe me." First Lieut. Herbert H. Horner, ramp reclamation ollicer at Camp Sevier, was married Saturday afternoon to Miss Julia Frances Hall, of Alexandria, Ind. The ceremony was performed at the First Haptist ( church in Greenville, the Rev. Georgo VV. Quick, I). I). officiating. The marriage is the climax to a pretty romance that began when Lieuten- ' ant Horner was stationed at Camp ( fcachary Taylor, Louisville. A barbecue was given the soldiers, and many young ladies were in attendance. Here the lieutenant and his bride met. Following the cereniony a wedding supper was served at the hotel ImDerial in Greenville Among those in attendance on the ceremony were: Lieut. and Mrs Yates, Lieut, and Mrs. Adams, Lieut. I Felker, Mrs. E. M. Hoke. Mrs. William Heattie, Perry Heattie and Miss ' Carolina Spencer. i| The first wedding ever taking place at the hostess house at Camp Sevier occurred at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning when Miss Annie L. Goodloe, of Mobile, Ala., was married to Private Guy W. Ashley, headquarters company, .'124th infantry. Lieutenant Randolph, chaplain of the 324th, officiated, and the ceremony was attended by a number of soldier friends of the young people. Miss Goodloe came to Camp Sevier Monday from Mobile to marry her;I sweetheart who expects to leave soon for service overseas. Immediately after the ceremony she returned to Mobile. i Victor Linschackt, native of VillI na. Russia, has been transferred to the quartermaster corps from a line regiment at Camp Sevier. He has been in the United States four years tnd can speak three words of English?"Yes." "no," "sure." Corporal Charles M. Willard. a full cousin of the big Jess, is enlisted at Camp Sevier. He is a member >f the 321st ambulance company. His soldier mates have nicknamed him "Jess," and it is a fact that he possesses much of the physical build and some of the powers of his noted cousin. lie tips the scales at 180, and is well developed and red blooded. Me has quit's a reputation as a wrestler, and he boxes a little Wlllard hails from Winston-Salem, N. r. He has been in the army about i a year. \ Eleven Cherokee Indians, de?cend-| ants of those Redskins who caused, much trouble to the white settlers of the Carolinas and Virginia in the early history of the country, are included among the enlisted personnel of Camp Sevier. They are members of the 321st Infantry. The Intlians were drafted into the army from Swain county, North Carolina. They have developed into fine soldiers and are expected to give a Rood account of themselves on the battle front. The names of the Cherokee fighters are; George Owl, Hlaine Hill, Amnions Tramper, C)ueen Jasper, Jack Taylor, James Sunooke, Simon Thompson. Guy Idttlejohn, Arnlch Tolnett, Charlie Mlgwlch and Dawson Wolfe. One of these Indians, Itlaine Hill, Is a member of the 321st Infantry band 6Gt> cures by removing the cause. / 9 NEWS, LANCASTER, S. t_ iit a iweui iviivi i?\,utcu uji "?u? uit ctiairmau fiom one of the most ] prominent Red Cross workers in the a I State, the Lancaster Red Cross was an declared the banner chapter of the att State. tlM _____ ai<1 Within the last Tew days a box has 8ta been shipped to Atlanta from the de- rt>* pnrtnient of hospital supplies. This mi contained 90 winter pajamas. The Pa letter acknowledging the box an-,n,t nounced its reshipment without ro- 001 packing. ne' pL Se The work in the surgical dressing department has been perfectly splen- ,)a did. The allotment for Julv, two ro* cases containing 84 0 five yard rolls was completed by the fifteenth of the ? month. 110 rolls was made in one uuy Hiunu. foi The chairman received Wednes- p eji day an apportionment for the chapter to he completed in July, 100 navv kits. The material of which they |*0( nre made has been wired for and . nei work will be begun upon them as soon at It is received. Until then those in the surgical dressing departmont who are anxious to con- , cla tinue working that thev may com- . J Jei piete their 200 hours in the rewo quired four months may do one of two things, bring their knitting to the workroom or make hospital gar- ^ inents. Kverv surgical dressing dav coi the rooms will be open and workers from the department of hospital gar- jj inents will direct and nsslst. E? To care for American wounded lent from the French sectors to French military hospitals, the \merican Red Cross has assigned Wn tno of its Red Cross nurses, and a French and English speaking Red ['ross aid to every French hospital Niring for our men, according to a eport just received from Paris. Be- 1 rore these nurses were assigned pat ?ome of our men who had been con Ightlng In French regHnents arrived ma it institutions where no one could r.re ipeak Knglish. A few of these sol- mei liers not recognizing the language, mit hought that they had been captured sta ind were in the hands of the Ger- mei nana. Doctors and nurseR could not visl iinderstand the patients who there- on fore had difficulty describing theii woi | Chevrolet "Four Ninety AND NOW . CO In deciding the d< termed complete, <>11 Therefore, in stati ty" Touring Car is < your demands in eq venience. It has an eleetrie s Its wheels are fitt furnished. And a ti It has a storm-pro fold up into the top. body and finish, are It has speedomctt every feature of refii selling far above Ch( We'd like nothing let "Four Ninety" 1 W.E.GI Lancastf LANCi ** *>Vff * -' i iu piepaiu uieiu. Now every American on reaching J French hospital is to be received by American Red Cross nurse who ^ ends to hia reception and care. . If i nurse cannot spe?k French, her l interprets for the French j^qspital iff. The aid also attends to *cor- %( ipondence for our wounded. ^The ? rse and ait? vfsit every American tient frequently, to give treat>nts, cheer him up, attend to his ofr 10 r rrespondence or to explain his eds to the French attendants. This in has worked so well that tho ini rvlce de Sante. the medical de- ro1 rtment of the French government, ye s requested the Red Cross to have'*'0 idy such teams to place in every co spital receiving American men. 'a' ^ ha The last shipment of cut garments re r headquarters contained besides on jamas a number of woolen under rments. These are very simple, *e< ? jacket having neither collars nor eves, and as soon as the model is eived from Atlanta work will bo ?un upon them. 'a! CO Miss Ktta Skipper spent W.ednesy at Winthrop and attended the m' sses of and conferred with Missi'? in Latimer, division home service fP rker. J '01 Miss Margaret Moore, supervisor: surgical dressings, is taking the.'1'' use in surgical dressings, given by ' ' ss Kutherine Heyward at Win-! "a op summer school. ''f _ so CPECT REAL ATTACK LATER IN THE YEAR ' dil isliington Officials l-ook for More tal Active Fighting of Aincrl. . sh cans I>titer. thWashington, July 22.?War do- th tment officials expect the real , (It inter-offensive against the Ger- frc ns to be launched later in the SOi sent year. This was disclosed to jrc tubers of the house military comtee by General March, chief of fT. who indicated that the employ- Htr nt of possibly eight American dl-^rc ions in the present double battle to the Aisne-Marne-Hheims front ? aid not affect materially plans to ft V II A Touring Car, the busy man's assis f. o. b. Flint, Mich. A. POPULAR PRICED TOl MPLETELY EQUIPPED. give of motor ear o<iuipinon ily the purchaser's viewpoint ngthat the new model Clievre comph ,ely equipped, we me; uipment essential to your cm tarting and lighting system. ed with demountable rims, c re carrier is provided fastcix of one-man top, with improv< Flaps on top of doors for p likewise provided. r; pockets in the doors; tiltt lenient that is commonly assoi vrolet prices. better than to demonstrate t \>uring Car is all that we clai Bi - BP" " KCCrN, L 3r, Choster and Union Counti V.STER, SOUTH CAROLINA Um on* soothing. fSjrfL so cooling application of yETifiX 2.1c?.TOo 91 -OO ... - -^v ' "V "T' ***^MVPnHI rl overwhelming: manpower into e great struggle to come when tho ort to beat tlie enemy back off ench and Belgian soil begins. It was made plain that the smashg attack of Franco-American rces on the Aisne-Marne line is as t regarded as only a minor opera>n in comparison to what is to me. The success of the drive unched by General Foch, however, s already been startling. Official ports from Paris said 17,000 pris- ( ters and 3 60 nuns had been capred. The Berlin statement admit1 French advances but ignored nerlcan participation and claimed ,000 prisoners had been taken by e Germans In their drive launched st Monday. Apparently the enemy mmanders dare, not admit to the erman people that American arles are already fighting over a ng front and scoring repeated sucsses over veteran German divisns. Reports late In the day from Lon>n and Paris indicated that further vances had been made by the anco-American forces during the ty. Official advices from General >rshing led to the hope that Soisns, nearly ten miles inside the Ger,?n lines would be in allied hands thin a short time. Rumors that it d already fallen and 30,000 adtlonal German prisoners had been ken were in circulation, but on adtional advices from General Pering had arrived at a late hour. The belief began to take shape in e minds of many staff officers here at another 4 8 hours might see the (rmans beating a hasty retreat >m the salient they now hold Jth of the Marne and possibly >m the whole great bend they ced in the allied lino when they nek on the Chemln-I)es-Dames >nt last May and forced their way the Marne. 666 cures Chills and Fever itant. I'rioe $68 5 JRING CAR t which may be t counts. let " Four Nino in mai 11 meets jf unfort and eonne extra rim is (1 to the rear. I'd curtains that rotcction of the *<i windshield? riated with ears hat the ('lievroni for it. >ealer eS? M L ' jk-f ? " J *