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I DEATH OF ROBERT I
I. CALVINBROWNLEE
I WELL KNOWN BUSINESS MAN 1
J OF DUE WEST PASSED AWAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
Heart Trouble Was
Cause of Death J
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Successful Career Brought to Close? ^
Was Successful Business Man in
that Section for Many Years. J
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BIr. Robert Calvin Brownlee, of
Dae West, died on June 23rd at his
home at Due West, from some afflic- c
tion of the heart. The deceased ti
had been sick for more than six ti
weeks and the end was not unex- S(
pected. He was fifty-seven years a
of age at the time of his death. n
Mr. Brownleee was one of the best b
known and most successful business tl
men of the county, and perhaps the a
wealthiest. He was a self-made
man. His father was killed in the a
war, and young Brownlee, on reach- ti
ing his majority, commenced life as n:
a clerk in one of the stores in Green- d
ville. Many years ago he commen,k
ced business at Due West where he d
and his cousin, J. D. Brownlee soon w
built up a successful business. Af- s]
ter the death of Mr. J. D. Brownlee, o
the business was continued by the Q
surviving partner, and it continued C(
p ?succeed. Mr. Brownlee dealt a
"with a large number of people of the jS(
I rr
county, perhaps with more than any 1
other one man in the county; but n
we have never heard one man say it
that he did not get a fair deal with
him.
Mr. Brownlee found time to look <
after the public as well as his private L
affairs. For twenty-five years or |
longer, he was the Treasurer of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church at Due West. He was the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the Woman's College, and interested
in the other educational institutions
of the town.
He was a director in the Bank of
Due West, in the Due West Railway,
and financially interested in nearly ^
all the cotton mills of the up-country. j,
He held the office of Trustee in Bank- s.
y raptcy in a case in this county, and j,
^enjoyed the distinction of being the' 5
only man in this position who ever q
paid creditors a hundred cents on the s
dollar. He did this and more, he ^
paid all the expenses of the litigation,
and turned over to the bank- f
rapt something more than two thous- \
and dollars. This illustrated the p
man. He had the business sagacity, t
he had the energy and good judg- e
manf nr-V?i<>Vi onmmnnH success. A
Mr. Brownlee is survived by his t
wife, Mrs. Fannie Bonner Brownlee,
a daughter of Dr. J. I. Bonner, the f
founder and first president of the y
Female College at Due West, and by v
his children, J. Irwin Brownlee of s
the Farmers and Merchants Bank at "]
Anderson, O. Y. Brownlee, Lawrence a
Brownlee, R. C. Brownlee, Jr., of c
Due West, and Mrs. W. S. Boyce of j
Denver, Colorado. To his good \
wife he attributed much of his sue- t
cess in life. He was proud of his t
children, and they are all worthy of r
The funeral services were held at g
Due West, in his church, Thursday j
afternoon in the presence of a great
gathering of the people who came to ^
pay their respects to the memory of J
a friend. The services were con- "!
ducted by his pastor, Rev. J. P. Press- ?
ly, assisted by Dr. Fraser and Dr. t
Garrison, of Anderson, Dr. Robinson, j
and Dr. Stevenson of Due West, after \
which his body was laid to rest among ]
his fathers in the adjoining church- t
yard, where it awaits the resurrec- ]
tion. 5
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TO TEACH IN CAMDEN. s
Ralph Syfan has been elected (
principal of the Camden High School, i
and will take up his work in the Fall.
Mr. Syfan has taught successfully 1
for the past year and his many (
friends will be glad that he has this ]
excellent position. Camden is for- ]
tunate in the selection of a principal. ]
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ABBEVILLE READY I
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
HREE DAYS OF HIGH CLASS C
ENTERTAINMENT BEGINNING
FRIDAY, JULY 16.
P
Abbeville is to have a Chautauqua
0011, the business men of the city
aving signed a contract with the
Ladcliffe Bureau. ri
rrl? will Vioorin Prirlnv A
1 I1C VjIiautauMua V* AAA 7 -uly
16th, and continue through w
Ionday, the 19th. The people of *S
p
Lbbeville have guaranteed the ne- ^
essary amount to secure the attracions.
There will be two attract- V
ions a day and season tickets will be
aid good for the six attractions to o
dults for $1.50, to children $1. Ad- n
lission to each single attraction will ir
e 50 cents. It is proposed to make b
ie first day, Friday, agricultural day f<
nd Mr. J. E. Cheatham, County De- ei
lonstrator, is endeavoring to secure vi
well known authority on agricul- d
iral subjects to come here and d'
lake the principal address of the p
ay. tl
The Chautauqua will be held un- w
er a tent on the depot lot, and there fj
ill be the very best music, good
peakers, humorists and entertainers t<
f various kinds. These Chautau- tl
uas have proven wonderfully sue- ei
essful in all the near-by towns and h
t their close sufficient tickets were tl
jld to assure the return next year, p
he people of Abbeville are fortu- si
ate in securing the attractions, and n
; is hoped they will be largely at?nded.
M?0F:
EUROPE'S ATTITUOEr
PENDS DAY WITH FRIEND WHO t!
MADE TOUR OF ENGLAND, t(
FRANCE AND GERMANY p
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Maw Vnrlr Juno 98.?President IT
Vilson, en route from Washington to o
is summer home at Cornish, N. H., u
pent Thursday at the home of his ti
itimate friend, Col. E. M. House, at e
toslyn, L. I., receiving, first hand, ti
!ol. House's impressions of the war n
ituation in Europe as it effects the g
Inited States. n
Col. House, ten days home from a b
our months trip that carried him to n
jondon, Paris and Berlin, greeted the o
resident at the Roslyn station, and
ook him immediately to his country s
state, where they wer? to spend the n
lay, free from interruption by visi- li
ors. c
The president and Col. House sat
or a while in the shade of the broad s
craiiua, appaxcutij' in canicoc wu- <
ersation. Then they went for a C
troll, unattended, over the estate, s
rhe president asked many questions
md listened in silence for long peri- ?
ids to Col. House's replies. No t
>art of their conversation was di- S
rulged, but it generally was known n
o members of the president's party s
hat the attitude of foreign govern- h
nents toward the United States, how n
he masses of the warring nations re- S
jard the struggle, and peace pros- a
>ects, was discussed. t
V? licit v>ui. nuuac tuiu me piediuciiu
vas gained from a trip that started i
ranuary 30 when he sailed from New t
ifork and ended with his return here s
rune 14. He visited Foreign Minis- t
:er Grey at London, and in Paris was c
eported to have delivered a letter f
:rom President Wilson to President c
Poincare. At Berlin he called on
;he German imperial chancellor von t
Bethmann-Hollweg. During his trip c
ibroad it was reported several tomes i
:hat he was actine as President Wil- "v
ion's personal emissary, but that was i
ienied both by the president and s
3ol. House.
It was recalled in connection with i
:he president's visit today that he had <
conferred with Col. House before the j 1
Mexican crisis of 1914, and that the 1
latter's advice was believed to have .
been considered carefully. i
"AVORABLE REPLY 1
EXPECTED SOON
;ermany's answer will be d
SATISFACTORY
'rediction Made in Official State- C
ment From Ambassador Gerard
to State Department.
Washington, June 28.? Favorable
eply from /Germany to the last pi
.merican note concerning submarine d*
rarfare and the sinking of the Lusi- to
una was. predicted in an official dis- to
atch from Ambassador Gerard to- tu
ay. The state department transmit- cs
id the communication to President
/ilson at Cornish, N. H. w
The ambassador did not attempt to
utline the fo thcoming German W
ote, but described the atmosphere a*
1 Berlin official quarters as favora- Ci
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le to a satisiactory repiy. ne rejrred
to the visit of Dr. Anton Mey- cc
r-Gerhard, the emissary of Count m
on Bernstorff, the German ambassa- sa
or, pointing out that the ambassaor's
information apparently had im- re
ressed the German government that m
le United States did not want war G
ith Germany, but desired a satis- m
ictory reply to her original demands vi
The fact that Ambassador Gerard b(
>ok occasion to predict informally se
le nature of the reply was regard- th
d as significant in official quarters re
ere, where it was pointed out that
le ambassador's forecasts in the C(
ast had been conservative and con- 0j
stent. The text of the last German q
ote bore out his predictions. t}.
Ambassador Gerard understands 0
le German official purpose to be to hi
lake no concessions which will af- qi
ect the use of submarines as a G
leans of warring on the commerce p<
f Great Britain, but to propose some 2!
ray by which American lives and ts
sgitimate Interests will be safe- C
uarded.
Officials here have no hint as to q
ie methods by which this object is th
) be attained, but from previous dis- w
atches it is assumed an arrange- p(
?ent will be suggested whereby Ger- aJ
lan submarines would cease attacks m
n ships of any nationality primarily ct
sed for passenger travel, while con- ^
inuing to wage vigorous warfare on 0j
nemy ships devoted chiefly to the
ransportation of contraband. It is tr
ot known whether it is proposed to g(
ive passenger ships complete imlunity
or whether assurances will r(
e asked that if signaled by a sub- 2(
larine for visit and search they will 0(
ffer no resistance.
No intimation has come to the
tate department as to when the Ger- ^
lan note will reach here, but it is be
leved the communication will be ^
ompleted within ten days. ^
Ambassador Gerard based his ob- ^
ervations on the favorable effect
/hich the visit of Dr. Anton Meyer- ,
si
Jerhard, emissary of Count Berntorff,
produced on Berlin officials.
Dr. Gerhard was understood by ^
imbassador Gerard to have reported
hat public opinion in the United
# P
itates had been growing more and
lore favorable to Germany when the
inking of the Lusitania undid what
lad been accomplished. Gerhard
nade it clear also that the United ij
itates did not want war, but wanted "V
l satisfactory reply to its represen- L'
ations. n
riormor? nflR^iolc oro aa&GV flPPnrrl
ng to Ambassador Gerard's report, rr
o give such an answer, but at the w
ame time they have made it clear d
hat Germany can not make any con- u
essions which would destroy the ef- p
ectiveness of the submarine as an _
ffensive weapon. si
It is understood Germany is trying p
o find some method by which Ameri- n
:ans traveling on ships primarily used ii
or passenger traffic shall be safe tl
vhile the submarine continues to be r
ised in attacking belligerent freight
/ ?orrtrir\o? r?Vii <3-fl\r or\ntraHflnH . O
llipo VV..V.
Just what proposal Germany will b
nake to accomplish that object, offi- o
:ials here can not conjecture; but b
from the fact that Germany seems to f
De willing to safeguard the rights of t
Americans who travel on ships of any a
nationality primarily engaged in pas- t
[RULED STATE I
IN MEXICO CITY
ISPATCHES SAY SITUATION IS A
CRITICAL
arranza Expected to Send Provisions
With Army?Expects Supplies
From Red Cross.
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Washington, June 28.?Official dis- s;
itches sent by the British charge n
affaires at Mexico City by courier l
i Vera Cruz and from there cabled ^
i the state department today picired
the conditions in the Mexican
tpital as extremely critical. w
The Zapatistas holding the city h
ith about 25,000 men were reported L
j the courier to have repulsed last C(
rednesday an attacking Carranza ^
my under Gen. Gonzales while Gen.
arranza was dispatching all avail
)le men ;o reinforce Gonzales and P
mtinue tie assault. An announce- 0
ent tonight by the state department ti
id: n
"Conditions in Mexico City are not a
lassuring, acording to reports. Com- IV
unication is still interrupted and a
en. Carranza is rushing all available ti
en to reinforce his troops in the tl
cinity of Mexico City. It is said to c<
i the intention of Gen. Carranza to
:nd in provisions with this army al- g
lough there is nothing definite in n
igard to this report. n
"The food shortage is causing con- d
:rn. The department is in receipt A
? advices dated June 26 from Vera V
ruz stating that transportation for P
le Red Cross representative, Mr. e
'Conner, and Consul Gen. Shanklin s<
is been arranged with the head- e
aarters of Gen., Gonzales. Consul e
en. Shanklin and Mr. O'Conner ex- o
jet to leave on the morning of June t)
3 and will take with them the hospi- it
il supplies furnished by the Red e
ross."
Thousands of persons in Mexico ^
ity are depending on the supplies of c
le international relief committees
hich itself faces a food shortage. /
ears are entertained in the city that I
iide from the famine the reinforce- '
ents sent to Gen. Gonzales will
luse him to carry the fighting in>
the capital, endangering the lives
? foreigners and their property.
State department officials have
/^ofoila tn ProsiHpnt ^Vil- C
01101111 l/b^U UWMAliO WW * ....
>n at Cornish, N. H. Officials are
spending on the diplomatic corps to
;move foreigners from the danger
>nes or arrange a truce for their exJus
if the fighting is carried .into
le city.
The situation on the west coast of
[exico is improving.
Another denial from Gen. Carranza ^
lat people are dying from hunger in ^
[exico was made public tonight by n
le Carranza agency.
The message said that while food *
lortage at some points was admitted ^
lere was no serious distress in any n
art of 21 States declared to be un- 4
er Carranza control.
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iEN. VILLA SENDS V
MESSENGER TO BOSTON J
According to dispatches, Gen. Phil- j
)e Angeles, military expert on Gen. ^
ilia's staff, has crossed over to the
United States and is now on his way 5
orth to Boston to consult with prom- p
lent Mexicans in that city. One rulor
has it that Angeles will consult j
rith Felix Diaz, nephew of the ex- v
ictator, regarding the Mexican sit- f
ation and the possibility of bringing
eace to the strife worn country.
snger traffic, an adherence to the
rinciples expressed in the American
?that non-combatants should be
nmune from attack?would seem, in \
Ire opinion of officials here, to be I
ecognized.
No information has been received I
i
n what the attitude of Germany will j
e toward assuming liability for loss' r
f American lives on the Lusitania, s
ut the feeling prevails that if a satis- j I
actory arrangement can be made as |
o the future Germany will suggest i
. basis for a favorable adjustment of i
he Lusitania case as well. > 1
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FOUND LIQUOR
IN A TRUNK
ABBEVILLE OFFICER CAUGHT A
NEGRO WOMAN WITH THE
GOODS AT LORENZO
Alertness of Chief Johnson and
ifficer Botts, of Abbeville is responible
for the seizure Sunday afteroon
of 10 gallons of corn liquor at
iorenzo, a flag station on the Seaoard
a short distance west of Salak
nd the arrest of Lula Jones, a negro
'Oman who claims Atlanta as her
ome. The whiskey was shipped to
orenzo from Atlanta in an innoent-enough
looking trunk packed
ith bed clothing, the check being
eld by the Jones woman who was a
assenger on the afternoon train,
'fficer Botts was waiting at the staon
when the train arrived and lost
o time in placing the woman under
rrest. He then phoned Sheriff
IcMillan who sent out the county's
utomobile and brought in the capered.
Lula Jones ys in jail and
le liquor is a part of the county's
ontraband stock.
Weston Richey, an Abbeville ne
ro, half brother of the Jones wolan,
is responsible for her predicalent.
Several days ago Officer Botts
iscovered an eippty trunk at the
.bbeville station checked to Atlanta.
Vhen the train arrived he noticed
lichey board it, and this was clue
nough that the negro was "up to"
ome liquor trick. Day after day
very train from Atlanta was watchd,
but no such trunk as the empty
ne was found until Sunday, when
he check mark showed Lorenzo as
s destination. The officer followd
it there and made the arrest.
The shipment consisted of two
ve gallon kegs of Chattaonoga
orn whiskey.?Greenwood Journal.
jermmIearns
AMrninm OTUin
HIVMUtddlflHU
iERHARD TELLS GERMAN OF.
FICIALS THAT AMERICAN
PEOPLE ARE MUCH
MOVED.
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Berlin, June 27.? It is learned
hat Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard's report
to the officials charged with
rafting the German answer to the
tmerican note indicated the serious
ature of the situation.
Dr. Meyer Gerhard was sent to
Jerlin by the German ambassador at
Vashington to indicate to the Gerlan
government the real attitude of
he American government and peoile.
He reported that the sentiment
n the United States had been somewhat
more favorable from the Gernan
viewpoint and particularly more
avorable regarding the prohibition
f the export of munitions to the alies.
The sinking of the Lusitania,
lowever, undid all this.
The state of feeling in the United
states at the present time, he ex lained,
was such that it would not
ie satisfied with unnecessary delay
n the answer nor with an answer
yhich appeared to oe evasive or
ailed to meet the issue squarely.
ANNUAL PICNIC AT
RAPLEY'S SHOALS.
The people of Rapley Shoals and
'icinity will have their annual picnic
Monday, July 5th.
This is always a big occasion at
CViAnlf on/1 +V?Ai "ni^nip f.ViiQ
unvaiof aim buv
rear is being looked forward to with
nuch pleasure. The lemonade
tand will be conducted by Mr. E. F.
Hiller.
The public generally is cordially
nvited to come to the picnic, bring
i basket, and join the people of Rapey
Ssoals in having a good time.
'ROBERT LANSING
SECRETARY OFSTATE
COMPETENT MAN SUCCEEDS
W. J. BRYAN AS HEAD OF
STATE DEPARTMENT.
An Able Man
For the Place
Fifty-One Years of Age, Secretary
Lansing Has Enviable Record?
President May Leave Lansing to
Select His Counsellor.
Mr. Lansing is 51 years old, a native
of Watertown, N. Y., and a descendant
of the family of John Lan
sing, who represented New York in
the Constitutional Convention ofx
1787, at Philadelphia, and later was
chancellor of the State of New York.
After graduation from Amherst College,
in 1888, Mr. Lansing chose the
profession of his father and ancestors?the
law?and continued to
practice in private, except when retained
by the American Government
or foreign nations in important cases.
International Arbitration. ,
He has represented the United
States in more international arbitrations
than any living man, .and
French authority recently wrote that
Mr. Lansing probably had a longer
and broader experience in international
arbitration and had appeared
more freauentlv before international
tribunals than any living lawyer.
In 1892 Mr. Lansing was appointed
associate counsel for the United
States in the fur seal arbitration, and
attended the sessions of the international
tribunal at Paris in 1893.
In 1894-95, he was appointed by Secretary
of State Richard Oiney counsel
for the Government before the
Bering Sea claims commission. In
1898-99 he was counsel for private
parties before the Canadian joint
highway commission and counsellor
for the Mexican and Chinese legations
once more. He became solicitor
and counsel for the United
States Government before the Alaskan
boundary tribunal in London,
was counsel in the Venezulean asphalt
disputes in 1905; counsel for
the United States in the Atlantic fisheries
arbitration at The Hague in
1908, testimonial delegate in the Fur
Seal Conference at Washington in
1911, and special counsel for the department
Of State in various pending
diplomatic questions.
In British Claim*.
In 1911 he became counsel for the
United States in the American and
British claims arbitration, and from
1913 until April 1, 1914 when he became
counsellor of the State department
to succeed John Bassett Moore,
he represented the United States before
this commission.
Mr. Lansing was one of the founders
of the American Society of International
Law and has written a
book on constitutional law.
For years, Mr. Lansing, who is a
man of considerable means, has lived
in Washington with his father-in-law,
John W. Foster, Secretary of State
under President Harrison. Mrs.
Lansing is one of the popular members
of the official and diplomatic
set. They have no children. Aside
from his success as a lawyer and a
diplomatist Mr. Lansing is known to
his friends as a devoted and successful
golfer and fisherman, somewhat
of a baseball fan, a skillful landscape
painter, as well as a draftsman and
professor of a gift of verse, known to
his friends but not to general public.
The appointment of Mr. Lansing
creates a vacancy in the office of
counsellor of the State department.
It is not expected that any immediate
selection will be made. It is
considered likely that President Wilson
will leave to Mr. Lansing the
task of selecting his counsellor.
OFF ON A CAMPING TRIP.
Mrs. W. W. Bradley and family
are going to Little Mountain this
week for an extended stay. They
will carry along two army tents and
j will camp out.