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'' r Abbeville Press and Banner \ i1 t{so ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 2*1, 1915. established | j a year. ' f STRONG NOTE r TO GREAT BRITAIN t U. S. DEFIES ENGLAND AND ASI v SERTS FREEDOM OF THE SEA. Neutral Ports Are Blockaded * *' ' Ambassador Spring-Rice Asks .. Moderation of His Government in * Favor of American Trade. JL -* * * vi**' Washington, July 17.? The State Department to-day gave out a summary of a note it has sent to Great Britain, informing that Government that it will uphold the rights of . American tirade. note is a firm, flat denial of ''Groat Britain's assumed right to interfere with American commerce, .V which includes* cotton, to an extent * v not cotthtenahced by the recognised rulaa of international law. It /T is a vigorous statement that this Government can not permit its com merce to be treated according to the aatpctatic regulations of the British order iri council and various municipal decrees. Later the State Department will send a formal protest * ' against the seizure of more than 100 cargoes of American goods. *The effect of the note is to shift t ike shadow of a real international crisis from the affairs of the United States and Germany to. the issues be. tween the United States and Great Britain. It is evident that Germany won the ftfst round of her demand that, as "the freedom of the seas" underlies the questions at issue between the United States and Ger^ma?y, this Government must take up that subject with Great Britain. Frp*th*nii6re, it is in direct medi. ation between Germany and Great Britain- And, finally, it demon / . ^ strates the realisation by the the j Administration that it can no longer - maintain an attitude of aggressive diptomacy against Germany and con* ^ . tinue to let the case against Great * , Britain slumber. la?wto Oa Ri|hU Of Americans. ThV summary of the note is as folJdws: 'In vie^^f differences which are upderstood to exist between the two : Govern&ents as to the principle of law applicable in prize court pro: ceedingB in case* involving American . . interests, and in order to avoid any \ nrfsunderrs anding as to the attitude of Ae United "States in regard to such proceedings the Government of the United States ihforms the British ~ r~. ?-v , L*. "J it. :L vovernment taai, in bo iar as me interests erf American -citizens are concerned, it will Insist upon their rights ; under the principles and roles of in. terantional law as hitherto establish ed, governing neutral trade in time of w?r> without limitation or impairment by orders in council or other municipal legislation by the British Government, and will not recognize the validity of prize court . passages taken under restraints imposed by British municipal law in derogation of the rights of American citizens unfar international law." rm _ . lx _ _ J* xne now means: .. First, that Lord Crewe stated an indefensible position when he told the United States that the British Government would not consider cases of seizures and detentions in prize courts as "diplomatic questions." N No Right to Blockade Neutral Porta.' r' Second, that the United States as"* aerta that Great Britain had no international right "to interfere with the approach of American merchant* men to neutral ports situated upon " the line of coast affected by the order in council, when such ships do not carry contraband or goods destined to or proceeding from ports within the belligerent territory." Third, that the manner of seizure and detention is laid down by international law, and that law can no more be changed by the exigencies - of Great Britain's blockade than by the present impossibility of Germany using any other craft than a submarine to exercise the right of visit and search. Fourth, the United States does not challenge the effectiveness of the British blockade of actual ports of V Germany, but it does challenge the v~^extension of that blockade to cover the ports of Denmark, Sweden, Holland and Norway. Fifth, that interference with American and neutral vesels en route from American ports to other neu(Continued on Page Eight) FRANK'S CONDITION DECLARED SERIOUS DOCTORS FEAR BLOOD POISON MAY SET IN CAUSING DEATH . / Physicians Called ' From Atlahta Dr. Compton, Prison Physician Has Stated Condition Critical but Not ' Unduly Alarmed Milledgeville, Ga., July 19.?Physicians who examined Leo. M. Frank in the state prison at 8 o'clock thjs morning said soon after that his condition was much worse. The jagged cut in his throat received at the hands of a fellow convict Saturday night was swollen and his temperah'M wn<a 1(12 2-5. Dr. H. J. Rosenberg, the Frank family physician, last night believed Frank's condition warranted him leaving and he left for Atlanta. He and another doctor were summoned here today, however. Early today Frank began showing signs of nervousness, but it was not considered unusual. His tempera-' ture continued to rise and at about daylight he was delirious at brief intervals. The temerature reached the highest shortly before 8 o'clock and then began to drop. At 9 o'clock it was a fraction over 101. Dr. Guy Compton, the prison physician, was not so alarmed ovef" the" turn of the night as were other attendants. He stated today that some fever was to be expected and that the swollen neck was not necessarily within itself an exceedingly dangerous sign. Blood poison is most feared today as the stitches seem to be holding. The wound was dressed hurriedly. The weapon might easily have been infected and that adds to the blood poison fears. William Creen, Frank's assailant, still refused to talk today. He is kept in irons.. v So'me' of the .guards today recalled that he had expressed a feeling of animosity toward Frank before the latter was brought to the prison, but that since his arrival they had not heard him say anything* of; the case. ENGLAND CONSIDERS \ STRIKE SITUATION. - London, July 19. ?David LloydGeorge, minister of munitions, at last has taken a hand in the South WpleS coal strike. He will go to Cardiff tonight to have a talk with the men. This announcement was made shortly after it became known that new proposals had been advanced which apparently offered .good prospects of settlement. Mr. Lloyd-Geoi'ge is very popular with the miners and it is thought a direct appeal from hfan will have a greater effect than any other inilence A conference between the executive committee of the miners and Walter Runciman, president of the board of trade, has been arranged for tonight, but it was made unnecessary by the action of Mr. LloydGeorge. The meeting has been cancelled. The adjustment proposals, it was defined later, originated with the miners. They were sent to London by the executive committee with the sanction of the miners' leaders, who believe they will prove acceptable. It is understood the plan contemplated temporary concession of the miners' demands, which, however, would not be embodied in any new agreement until th? government had Ample time to consider the whole matter. The questions in dispute then would be referred to the munitions court for decision regarding marginal differences between Mi*. Runciman's proposal and the full demands. It is possible Mr. Runciman himself instead of the muhitions court may conduct the arbitration. The proposed terms entail s6me concessions on both sides. WOODMEN PICNIC AT ROCHE'S PASTURE. On Monday evening, July 26th, Magnolia Camp of the Woodmen of the World will give a moonlight picnic in Roche's pasture. They have secured several good speakers for the occasion and the public is invited to attend. By arrangement with the Southern Railroad a special train will be sent to the grounds after the frolic is over to bring the people back to town, ^ \ PRESIDENT BACK FROM VACATION CONFERS WITH SECRETARY LANSING UPON RETURN TO CAPITAL. Agreed On Reply - To German Note Submission of Note to Cabinet Believed to Be Only Matter of Form ?May Be Delayed. , Washington, July 19.? President Wilson arrived this morning and went' immediately to* the White House. Secretary Houston was with the President on his arrival. Secretary of State Lansing called shortly afterwards to confer regarding the German note. He carried a valise filled with papers relating ' to the matter. Mr. Lansing said that the Orduna incident, resulting from the attempted attack by a German submarine in wnicn an American uvus were endangered, might delay the American reply slightly. The German note is .almost certain to be presented to the Cabinet on Tuesday. The President and Secretary Lapsing, it is understood, made quick work of the matter. They conferred about an hour. Neither would i discuss the case, but an air of finality prevailed. It Is apparent that Mr. Lansing's and the President's drafts-of the reply arU about the same. It is believed that submission to the Cabinet will be merely perfunctory. GRAIN CROP * T HIS YEAR EXCEEDS IN VALUE THE MOST VALUABLE COTTON CROP EVERRAISEfr The grain crop of the South this year will exceed ina value by s everal hundred million dollars the total of the most valuable cotton crop, ever produced by tfiifc section. ' Thi^remarkable fact Or due to an increase in grain.production throughout the South,, which will demonstrate wliat thfs^seetion'is capable of doing, in the development of divez^i- . fied' farming. According U? the fwecwt, of ;gj?iji. produ^ in for . country, based on conditioJuly 1, the production c>f grain .' in thei Southern States for this y<i*r;?rill bi 1,540,000,000 bushels, or a gfyin of 286,000,000 bushels over lj|st year. If to the figures covering sifaqat, corn and oats, we properly add the rici crop of^ 80,000,000 bushels, 'tjfre total graiit for ^e. South this ye?j yrfll "be 1,57j0,000,000 bushels,, and as this jtfs" rice crop exceeds by 8,-1 00 bushels," last year's,* we J would have a total increase of grain in this section of 292,000,000 bushels; f This phenomenal situation is all the more impressive wfien taken in connection' with* the grain crop of the entire country. The estimated yield for the country for the year, including rice, is 5,414,000,000 bushels, or tin increase of 490,000,000 bushels over 1914. Out of this total gain, 292,000,000 bushels, or nearly 60 per cent, is due to the increase in the South. The gain in this section will be nearly 23 per cent, over last year, as compared with only 5% per cent, for the balance of the country. The actual gain in the South h 94,000,000 bushels greater than the Increase in the I i j - 11.:' TT_!i 1 Oi._i.__ Daiance 01 uie umivu ouivsb. moc figures are wonderfully significant Of the agricultural possibilities of the South, and. this increase in grain, which typifies the increase in foodstuffs generally, will largely offset the adverse situation in cotton. In the South corn cdtohttands a much higher figure than in the West, running often from 10 to 20 cents a bushel more than Western prices. On this basis, therefore, it is safe to estimate that the grain crops of the South will represent a gain of at least $250,000,000 over last year's figures. Every State, with the exception of Maryland, whose wheat crop is short, shares in this increased grain production. Alabama shows a gain of nearly 17,000,000 bushels; Arkansas, 23,500,000 bushels; Georgia, 18,700,000 bushels; Louisiana, 16,000,000 bushels; Mississippi, nearly 20,000,000 bushels; South Carolina, '8,700,000 bushels; Virginia, 18,200,000 bushels; while Texas} comes to the front with a gain of ^ J CHAUTAUQUA ON ' RETURN TOUR . INTEREST GREW DAY BY DAY , TILL CLIMAX WAS R^EAClFlED MONDAY NI&HT. New Contrail < ' Has Been Signed A Bifgsr and Bete r OmuUnqui Will ] Return to Abbeviille Next Season ?Ciltizens InteroutecB. ' > . 'i Interest in the Riidcliffe Chautau ?'.A:? ~J i. ..j ? , qua uuimuucu IU uiucaoc auu uic j exercisies seemed be tter each day un- < til the close Monday evening. < The Chautauqua was held under 1 difficult circumstances. The weather wtu extremely warm, and, at i this particular season of the year, the : out-of-i?wn people are "very busy. 1 This,together with the fa?t that'the 1 v^pVesir^^ here as j well as elsewhere, tended to decrease ; the attendance in spite of the ^act that there were able speakers upon j the, platform. i A now contract has been signed j for th4i ret&ri tohr next year and 1 preparations are already under way : foV abig bvent nexl; year. ' j Oyr people were well pleased with 1 the en tertainments and , instructive 1 Jectures as is indicated by the rifimes i upon t?e list and the next Chautau- 1 qua will be af people's movement 1 rnent j i ? "i cottow fa? ceifiri ^0 brjemen. j r'k The tit Com-5 mprpp nn'rl 'rtwiA nf ftiffftri. fJurmanv. reports that the priKe of raw.cdtion ! in BremernTeacli'ecf 80[ centsa pound, } on May Sias against 20 to 22 cents ' before the confifct1 with Italy and 12. ,1 cents before t8e war J says The Daily 1 Trade RS^rd.-' ' ?/' < Since die' entrance of Italy into ] the wa^ c6tkon ^nills have increased' ' their price# by about 25 per' cent. } Finished cotton goods Wive increased by at lf|yt lS^per ^n^and Ae j stocks afe rapidly diirrinifching fur- j ther increase in price is inevitable. 1 While' cotton mefchirtits in '(Jer many are not optimistic - concerning 1 legitimate trade, il; appears to be certain that the supry.^)f.cotton ior tailitary needs is^elspjtfteiy ensured J ftfzn ft tyi*VWint iciifc|'l|fcwar lastihg aVto^ tffiie:, it h^u?!^jj{ated '<* that ' large ?imotmta of raw cotton have t>eeh captured by the Germans, in < Wrriteiry Occupied by ithem since the wife'sttiW, *nd tikis ildne is" said , t6 bfc s ufficient fo;r military needs. 1 RICHlk'S SfokZ V' - " ' ' iOlAfe? I SUNDAY. ? V - ' ' * ' / ... Betvreei ^ fcoii* of 2 and o'clock SrfMiy afternoon, thi fctorfe 'j oi urn* nvuiiB ^cororeu) was enter- ; ed and robbed of $2r00.00_ in cash. j The rebbers; fWc bdys, both colored, iir*>tei4 to'.'haVis been Tom ^ Qhitds and mck Devcifc They erf- , tered the store through a transom ( over thd "back door. The safe, in which, money waii found, was \ closed, bat Richie Jailed to lock saihe ^ on leading the'Store Saturday night. ^ The boysWere picked up in Green- ^ wood, where they went to spend the , money and have a big time. 1 The police recovered. $186.66 of the $200 and have hopes of getting 1 $10 more. The !t>oys, -we under- , stand are 3afe in tlie hands of the law. ^ 58,600,000, and Oklahoma, 40,400,000 bushels. F.VPPV hu?n*? lniaroif in. tka South should feel the vivifying in fluenco of this splendid grain crop. 1 The South did not this yev turn its attention to grain' as largely as it i should have done, and at the same time still further lessen its cotton acreage, but it has made a magnifi- * cent start, which indicates its almost limitless opportunities for grain-growing. In IL900 the production of wheat, J corn and oats in the South was 911,- ' 000,000 bushels, compared with this ? year's yield of ;i,540,p00,d00. We have thus advanced the production 5 this year over 1900 by 630,000,000 1 bushels. j But loking beyond the South to 1 the whole country we find that Na- ^ ture has again biassed this land with abundant crops already harvested, << and with the promise of splendid crops now growing. if conditions do not materially decrease the ex- pected corn production, this year's crops will largely exceed in value $10,000,000,000. ^ J GREATEST STRUGGLE A NOW IN PROGRESS A0STRO.GERMAN ARMIES MAK- Ol ING SUPREME EFFORT TO TAKE WARSAW. Miracle Seems G Only Hope Now Rnimni Realize That tbe Time Hit Su Come For Them to Conquer or Be, Cuquered. London, July 19.? With the German Field Marshals Von Hindenburg m< on the north, and Von Mackensen, co on the south, whipping forward the of two ends of the great arc around at Warsaw, it is realized in England, ph that Grand Duke Nicholas, in de-~ an Fending the city, has the most severe, task imposed on him since the out* ed break of the' European war. Some fo military writers seem to think the co: feat is welt-'nigh impossible. an There waa, sustained confidence epl that Germany V previous violent attacks along the Szura-Rawka front ar never would piercethe Russian line, ire* but the present.colossal co-ordinate Jnai move waa developed with much sud- pr clenness^and carried so far without tic meeting serious Russian resistancelfo bhat more and more the British press isd^oi^tingthe fail of tbe Polish, wi Capital, and wjhjle not giving up all. tfr hope ofita retention, is pointing out. av the enormous difficulty the Russian no urniies have labored under from the, , start by the existence of such a sal- pit ient. . Ot "Unable to 'straighten oue their line by an advance, through East Prussia,. en in. the north, and Galici^, .in.the south ca the 'Russians perpetually have facedjre the pincers of the Austro-Germans, qu and if th^ .c?h'be sufficiently tight- of en^ \yarsaw must go, and with it tr< the' entire line. ' According'to the Jatest accounts, fe the Austro-German forces, advane- be liig from Prazsnysz, were- within jjri forty mile? p^Warsawrr whUe-ta the lie south, Von Mackensen's centre at vi< pdmts was within ten miles' of the !w< Lnblin-Cholm Railroad. pi Reported Leaving Warsaw, gi' Loijdon, July 20.?The Morning he PDbt'i Budapest correspondent re- , ports that the.gradual evacuation Of bl< lis' been ordered by thejtu Russians." "* wi * , :; |of \uditinge6OK9 ^ " COUNTY OFFICES. & aiirtiat.:- - i | - 2jy| Mr. W. W. Br?^lf7, Ffbiic Accoaat* w est, b^MC lh^ City for Tket ^ Mr. W. W. Bradley, public ac- $ sountant, working; a branch office un-. & 3er wie 'bank examiner, has tir arrived in Anderson and will spend pe several days" here auditing the county's books. He will first audit the books in the treasurer's office and from there he Sh nrill go to the Mother offices in the court house. _ jni Mr. Bradley is thoroughly competeht to do the work and is makihg this audit under the general statute *n< passed by the general assembly which- Sb provides that the branch officers of the state bank examiner shall make av the audit of the county offices if so Se requested by the grand jury if he has tei time after he has .finished his regular rork.? Anderson Intelligencer. SC Tpp ] UNION MEETING AT ~ , So LITTLE RIVER CHURCH. tel __ tei The Union Meeting, District No. 1, ^ Saluda Association, will meet with hl* :he. Little River church on Saturday *U1 jefore the fifth Lord's Day in Aujust, 1915. ?*! 11 o'clock, A. M., Sermon by Rev. jgj Vf. B. Hawkins; alternate, Rev. N. 5. Wright. 2< Organization of the Union. * Intermission for dinner, one hour. e First Query: Is the Church of sc' Christ fulfilling the mission for which it was ordained? If not, why not? ?P' J. D. Murdock and Rev. E. L. Kugley Second Query r What disposition should the church make of members, *ex who habitually absent themselves ?n from the services of the church, and f1 ivithhold their financial support? ch; Rev. E. S. Reaves and J. R. Pruitt. Sunday School Union at 10 o'clock in* M., Sunday. t^1< Address by L. L. Wright. Sermon at 11 o'clock, by Rev.? Alderman, of Belton; Alternate, r( Rev. E. L. Kugley. ?u Wm. L. Mitchell, j0 ^ Secretary. A "SSftrnr . ie hundred thousand wo. men Plead to feed cross for food. taly Four Thousand Can Be Supplied ifferiny Increases' as Famine Spreads? American Food Has Arrived at Vara Cruz. Washington, July 19.? < Departjnt dispatches today fronlNogalea nfirm earlier reports of tie- victory v, Carra'nza troops over, Villa forces Anavacachi, Sonora. The trium ant forces took possession of Canea. ,v;. American Consul SiUiman reportthe arrival of large quantities of od at Vera Cruzand that wireless mmunication between Vera Cruz d Mexico City probably would be t$bl^ihed today. Famine conditions in the. capital e Red Cw* report ceived today dated July.'1. It says >re than 100,000 women onthe evious day apjpiied; intern amal committee for fowl'' 1 Enough r Qjfiy ioMo Was ai^able. "Wliere formerly 2001 people a day ?nt. to t^e 8l^At^ Wuse^to get e blood ftat ia" saved afcd given "Nj*r there the oM? ctfy^Q peoR pere seen^ struggl&jg^to get pieces a dead horse. 'Infants in arms are given' food tirely un suited to tfrejn and that is using disease among; adults. The sultant infant mortality conseently is veiy high. Adulteration food ia causing muclr stomach )uble, according to physicians. '"Stoat' of the misery maniBt," not to" larenffon 'ttot'.^foiA is to 4 heaped, upon the . ^&'to'come, makes thfftMk of ref.t&nost hopeless. V; VWl1 : inters^ra' 'jSatli those vho hive been )rking at the prohrem for weeks i?VaU of fhis r^fe/.thatthey can \ ve is bat a touch of what n&ds to gfoen. ' "One puui vooched_ for as reputahied from the Uhfttfi 'Sfajttei by ?y%? EfP&so^ ^elxas, Tortebn and tier. ik^^ bo thfi^trrth, reports a \ u*ed change i6t th# yrinke has MoT <tt*roagh if^ 'he'lia^e^. ia w? Iaat^ rt^tre? seks.. HfcWe&ti<rte'<j fjftteascalien"th'e}$&&?*; pl^W* bom and b?lrgfohs;t!pg"y^ in tho ' jfrtat * . afrf ]pio(^di^,v9wfea is limited." Esnates of this vary from"1 10 to 50 r cent of the normaf!" $nkfjn, American epnstil^geiieral in Ssjco City,"is On his VJa^'fo' Washgtbn under orders' from the state partmtfnt to report oi conditions, lis was stated officially toiiay and rld^ntally it was admitted that Mr. anklin has been withd&wA tempo rily from duty in Mexico"City to oid continuation of friction with nor Cardoza, the Brazilian minisftherfc HENCE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. A trtost interesting feature of the nimer School is die informal round i>le conference. Last Thursday af noon a conference of teachers inrested in Science teaching in the jfh school was held in the agriculre lecture room, where some twenscience teachers, high school fndpals and superintendents disssed these questions: What Science ould tie Taught in the High School Is the recent movement towards t introduction of "General Scice" in the first year of the high 100I wise? O <* AMtWlAVI /IATTAI . OVlliC Uiucicuvg vi vyuiivu wisr ed, leading to interested and aniited discussion. Dr. Clifton F. idge of Clark University, Worces , Massachusetts, was present and tered quite helpfully into the conrence, stressing the point that the ief object of Science teaching in i high school should be to arouse ;erest and scientific curiosity in i world around us. Rev. E. B. Kennedy came down )m Due West last week and concted the funeral services of Mrs. sephine Lyon, who was for so lg a faithful member of his church