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EXPORTERS RECEIVE FAIR TREATMENT ENGLAND CLAIMS THAT SHE HAS NOT INTERFERED WITH AMERICAN TRADE^ Figures Prove Trade is Growing.. _a Washington, Oct. 1.? Great Bri1<i)*n's answer to reports widely cirrcufafi*d in this country that she has Wen interfering with legitimate trade of the United States with neutral European nations for the benefit of l.er own exporters is given in a note handed to Ambassador Page at London, by Sir Edward Grey, foreign minister and made public here toright. Data and figures are quoted at length to prove that where British f Nports and re-exports have increased the growth of similar trade from e'ic United States has been many times as large, while in many cases there has been vast increases of / merican exports compared with decreases in those from the United Kingdom. The note, which is in response to the British ambassador's report of a reference at the state department to She unfavorable impression created here by reports of increases in the British trade with Northern European countries since the war began, suggests also that statement? concerning Great Britain's policy have leen inspired by German agents. August 13 is the date of the docu inent, wmcn was transmitted ny man. It follows in part: "The increased re-export >? cotton form the United Kingdom to Norway. Sweden, Denmark, and the Nether-, lands during the months of January | to May, 1915, as compared with the *sme period in 1914, amounted to ]' ?03,995 centals of 100 pound;. The United States exported to the four countries mentioned during this pe- J riod in 1915, as much as .0,353,638 j centals, as compared with 204,177 I centals during January to May, 1914, j ie increase of 3,149,461 centals or fix times the increase in the export cf cotton from the United Kingdom, i "The above figures for the United Kingdom are taken from the official customs returns; those for thf United States have been carefully compiled i y the war trade department from A man who sells two dollars worth cf goods while his competitor selh i-ne, cr.n cut prices. That is what tois concern does. "Hipp has 'em on 1 a Hump." He is a dangerous man 1 vhcn he draws his knife on prices. 1 1 TO CHASE U-BOAT_> Boston, Oct. 1.? Six 3 90-horse- 1 p-.wer gasoline launches, each with a ' guaranteed speed of 2"> knot; an hour < m.d an unusuallv large fuel capacity, ' wr-re lorded today on board 'he Ley- s land line? Bohemian, which rails tomorrow for Liverpool. It we report- i <<l that me launches are to he used t for naval service and that t'"ty con- I stitute the first consignment *.f a con- f tract for 10 such boats. 1 the manifests of those vessels which actually arrived with cargo from the United States in Scandinavian and I*utch ports during the five months, February to June, 1915, as compared vith five-twelfths of the total recorded exports from the United States to those countries in the year ended June 30, 1914 It js evident that some shipments must have taken place from the United States to the Scandinavian ports and the Netherlands which could not como within the scope of even the most circumstantial compilation of statistics crawn up from the manifest of exrmined ships alone, and I would therofore lay particular stress on the f:?ct that the figures thus obtained by the war trade department are necesJjjygjily understatements of the total *^Wmounts actually shipped. But even from the figures thus obtained it is possible to show conclusively how much greater the increases irt the American exports to Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands have been than those of Great Britain during the first five months of this war, not only in the case of cotton but in that of almost every other important commodity " A CUTTING SCRAPE. Mr. M. B. Hipp, the Cash Bargain Store man, who knows how lo maki* a dollar do its duty, has something * to tell you in this issue. In addition to his regular advertisement, he is running a two page ad. in our supI Icment. You should read it from beginning lo end. The Cash Bargain offers barrains which will prove a revelation to l eople who <<lo not know how to buy, r.or how to sell. "RAVELING SALESMEN FIND BUSINESS BOOMING Business conditions throughout the -!outh are returning to normal with t apidity greater than at any time ir.ee the turning point of the recenl asiness depression was rea.'hed. Thi; was the consensus of opinion giver hy nineteen traveling salesmen lasl veek, no two of whom carries the <ame line. Retailers in all lines are feeling '.he return of normal times .and pros lerity in the tangible form of steadilj increasing sales, and the wholesalers ^e busy now supplying the steadj iemand for new stocks for the retail \ n'S, according to the salesmen. Ir .he South now as well as in th< North and generally throughout th< nation manufacturing enterprise; ciA i nn H nr'ner tVi t uiai/ cuoycuutu vj/gi?viv?? ?... greatest depression have resumed generally on full time. When the retail trade is good, th< traveling salesman is busy, and eacl jf the nineteen salesmen interviewee '.allied only of great jumps d iring th< last four weeks in the aggregate sale: for immediate delivery. The busines: for future deliveries has not been s< good, but in no instance was a com rlaint made of unsatisfactoiy busi r.css in any line Change in Conditions. Another condition that has pre vailed to a marked extent during th< last ten months has changed. Tha condition was the failure of the bij houses of the North and East to sen< their men as far South as Atlanta, th< Gulf States and the Southeos-t. Som< i f the salesmen interviewed paid con uitions had been worse in the Gul: and- Southwest sections than in Geor (jia. the Carolinas, Tennessee and th< Virginias. But now they often find i c'ifncult to obtain sample roorr.~ in th< better known hotels in the lareei cities in those sections. In this connection, one sr.lesmaT said he had been forced to wait foui days at Birmingham before he couk obtain a sample room at n hotel which six months ago was on th< verge of bankruptcy becr.use th< traveling men visiting that city hac quit coming there. In Georgia and Atlanta, as well ir those States to the Southwest, th< merchants and buyers show an in creased optimism and a renewed fait! of the early return of normal condi tions in the trade world. Business ii cc-rtain lines has been held back bj the continued warm weather partic v.larly the shoe business. This condi tion is not so bad now, however, as i would have been under normal condi tic.ns, for a majority of the merchant! have waited until the last momen oefore purchasing their fall stocks o: shoes. The merchants, like men ir every other line of business in th< South, did not foresee the remarkabh advance in the price of cotton. How Business Is Reviving. In the soap business a wonderfu increase in sales in the South wai reported by the sales manager of i Cincinnati manufacturing company Sixteen salesmen of this conceri working out of Atlanta are enjoying a fall business equal to the best ir uie history of this long estabKshec company. The same was reportec tiue regarding the syrup trade, th< demand exceeding the supply of th< Louisiana. Georgia and Alabann syrup manufacturers. The ready-to-wear lines are selling leadily for immediate delivery, but in this line, much like in all others there are very few orders being p'aeed for delivery at a time latei than two months off. There ?eems tc l'p yet just a vestige of thar ?ummei rlrtnKf in fli o nrnmnrif tr fV\ r. -fnfn??n vivuuv in vitv wo^wAivj vi xu^uic particularly doubting the first fev months of the new year. The sam< men did not regard this as a bad in tlication, but rather they thought of ii ?.s a mild reminder of the troubulou: limes that have just passed. This doubt seemed to serve to impress upon them more forcibly the presenl marked and steady improvement ft oil branches 0/ business. In regard to the conditions in Atlanta, the salesmen interviewed with at exception stated they had nevei received more orders nor larger orders here than they have on this trip ind no one of these salesmen had been visiting Atlanta less than six years. One salesman with cn experience of 28 years with the Atlanta trade in various lines said he considered conditions so near normal that \e considered Atlanta back in her ::t!-time business stride. Salesmen of lighting fixtures and lumbing supplies, articles they said vould l>e considered almost in the lass of luxuries during times of easiness depression, reported record i lies lie re in the last three d.iys. Each of the nineteen were asked ndividually when he expected busiess conditions of the South to again >e normal and none placed that time urther away than January 1.?Atanta Georgian. WHY NOT ADOPT PLAN FOR PUBLIC COTTON WEIGHER? The Robeson County,' N. C., Farmrs' Union held a county meeting in lie courthouse ;n Lumbertor. Wedesday, September 15. The Unior -vent on record as favoring th* appeal v Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of The " regressive Farmer, in regard > tc lolding cotton, for 12 cents ar d urgec il members to hold this year's crop tor that price, and also urged th? ' farmers to hold cottonseed till De :ember 1, regardless of price. Ar ' angements are also being made foi he members of the Union to sel :heir seed in bulk this year, and bj ooperating in this way they are sur< if getting a better price. The farmers are highly pleasec [ A'lth the public coton weigher-gradei 5 nlan, one being appointed by the las Legislature, at the request of the Un ' ion, for Lumberton and Maxton. Th< law provides that the county commis 5ioners can appoint one for any othei market in the county when petitionee by the farmers who sell cotton or :-uch a market. The farmers in this section, like all others, feel that thej * have been discriminated against ir ' Ae way of Trot being allowed higl enough grades on their cotton. Th< local weigher-grader must weigh ant grade all bale cotton sold on a mar l*et where he is appointed and al - fillers and buyers as well have to g< 2 by both his weights and grades. .Th< t grader-weigher is under bond. Som< ? of the buyers objected to thi= plan 1 but for any man to buy cottoi ; weighed or graded by any other thai i the local public man lays hirnsel: - liable to the law. Ihe county divis f ion of the Farmers' Union is th< - fi'ther of the idea and the member: i feel sure the idea is going to meai t dollars to them. i F. Grover Britt. r Progressive Farmer. 1 * * * * * * * -x ; * FAIRFIELD * Misses Alma and May Belle Younj j spent a few days last week with theii ?ant, Mrs. Fannie McCaslan. Mr. Frank Russell of Troy, is.verj 1 sick at this writing. ' Mr. J. H. Drennari sold out his ok " stock of cotton last week at 12 cent: 1 per pound. We think this is a fancj " price to what it was this time las 1 year, but it is off a little today, onlj f bringing 11% and seed 51 cents pei " bushel. " . Miss Genia Culbertson of Troy t rpent Saturday night at the home 01 T Mr. A. W. Young. We hear that Mis; 5 Genia is to be married to Mr. Hill t house, October the 5th, 1915, at foui f o'clock. 1 Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Young ant i family were the guests of Mr. ant i Mrs. S. T. Young last Sabbath. Mr. Furman McCaslan spent las Sabbath evening with us. 1 Mrs. J. W. Young ancl daughter j Miss Daisy, and little Gladys Bowen t spent Sabbath with Mr. and Mr;}. R A. Crawford. x Mrs. Mary F. Creswell and Mis: r Minnie Belle Talbert called at th< j home of Mr. J. D. Creswell Pabbath j Mr. and Mrs. S?m Terry and lit i t!fc ones soent. SunHnv n-ftorr>r>rt? o ? the home of Mr. John Langley. , Mr. E. C. Young celebrated hii v birthday last Friday. Mr. Joe Young David Young and this scribe had th( pleasure of enjoying his real goot dinner, and we hope he will live t< , s'v many more happy birthdays anc , have as good a dinner each time a: this one was. ,******** * CALHOUN FALLS * ; Calhoun Falls is badly in need oi 4 bank, such an institution woulc t have the support of all the people ir 5 the town and vicinity. 3 Calhoun Falls has eleven stores 5 dealing in general merchandise, twc t dry goods stores and one druggist, l H. E. Hester, formerly with S. J Hester, has opened up a stock of gen. eral merchandise in the storo build. ing on the corner of Savannah streel . r>nd Cox Ave. The new town hall and guard house is completed and in use. Sleel latI tice cells have been ordered and will bo in place in a few days. Mrs. Sanders, the popular milliner, has engaged the services of Miss . Woodward, of Atlanta, to assist her in business. Mrs. W. P. Harrison has moved to Lexington, Ky. Mrs. F. C. Cowan will follow in a few days to make a permanent residence in that city. Mr. Stanley Jones, lately of this town, has accepted a position with U.~ T 1 1 T Tit . - - n.c uumuaru iron vvorKs and Supply <"o., of Augusta, Ga. Mrs. R. P. Mayo, of Augvsta, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Bell. Mr and Mrs. R. I. Lawton {<nd little ones, of Mt. Camel, were visitors to the family 01 J. C. Langley, on ~,he 1 Hadd ! |jg Reachin ?8j| With Your Assis ; fjnjl Trading Center f( 1 sb 13est; an(*most j|| Stylish M\ j|jp| Has always been and be a prominent feature. |S| fail to see the NEW S" |Sl and WINTER HATS t0d3>' Iwj Coat n ^ II Suit Depa jfgpj You should not fail to 8- |rfj| line of NEW FUR TRI - EjjBij | which have just come in i |ju5|] Our Suit business ha 1 lifil Past *vvo seasons? an<^ f 1M51 >*bu can be suited from jiyffia buy our suits direct fro s iIhRb] tures, just the same as i |lfii We sell them for less tha mi because our expenses an IkI Remember we ar ; Si - of SSilig ' Hi Don't Fail to Come tc ) H ADD ( Pi ! IS| Abbevi 7 I? 1^0 r >R^*^!^[^i^GilciJcJJSISJi(3J3MSISI3IMSJ3IP'BJSJi 1st. f Mrs.- C. Baker, of Lowndesville, is 3 visiting her niece, Mrs. Alewine. Miss Ida Langley was a shopper in r Abbeville on the 28th. Mr. 0. F. Taylor of Anderson, j passed l.hrough town on the 29th, en j route to Augusta. Mrs. J. D. Daniel of Ayersville ^ v;ho has been visiting her daughter Mrs. J. J. George, returned home or the 28th. ' Miss Ruth George and her brother ? M ? | Anderson, are -visiting itienas lr Athens, Ga. Mrs. T. Ellis of Hodges, was a visitor to Mrs. N. J. Tucker on Sunday. Mrs. R. S. Martin is away on z visit to relatives in St. Louif. ^ Chief of Police, G. W. Attaway vas a visitor to Elberton last Sunday 3 ' * * * * * * * * * HONEA PATH * i > ******* !? 1 Miss Annie Pruitt has returned 5 home after teaching a month nea: Taylors, S. C. She will take up he: v ork again the first of November. Miss Sara Nance left last Saturday for Silver Street. S. C. She has , charge of a school at that place. We ' wish her much success. P Miss Ercye Loner and brother, 1 Gregg, spent the week-end in Abber ville with their sistei, Mrs. R. S. Elli<? on Cherokee street. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Furman Bowen and > attractive little children, Lucile an J Sibelle spent last Sunday with Mr. . und Mrs. J. L. Pruitt. Mr. and Mrs. L. O Ashley spenc - Sunday afternoon with Mr. R. N. ; Ashley and sister. Several from around here attendi ed Tom Thumb's wedding at Du>i . West Saturday night. Mr. T. B. Eakin,f- monument wiil be unveiled at Long Cane on the 3rd Sundav afternoon at 2 o'clock. We certainly appreciated the food rains we had last week. MONEY TO LEND. I am now in a position to make loans of from one to ten thousand collars, on terms of from five to twenty years on farm lands in AbIcville County. C. E. WILLIAMSON, Special Agent Union-Central Life Ir.s. Co., Abbeville, S. C. A tug is the only animal that al-, ways has its tows behind. A man never knows what a woman j thinks of him?nor does sne. ' 1RP [s f3?SJ3ISf5JSJSf5Jffi5?EfS?5f5J3J3J3MSfSI3r2Jc raiziariiniriii^^ fSJSMSJBJBJDiMfiieJSJS/SJSJciJSMSJEJciMGifciJCiJCiicyiHje^a on-Wilsc g Out for New I tance we are going to r dt that growing class of up-to-date Goods their ? illinery Quee will continue to ? I You should not } ' ^ ' rYLISH FALL Now is a go we are showing t'1,s Shoe, mous in all pa ' COATS . , A good 1 rtment p. see the elegant BRIGHTER MMED .COATS some oi'our pi s doubled in the We handle we are confident black,' white our stock. We Gloves $1.25. m the manufac- aiicl black at < the City stores. ' n the City stofes Be yolIr 'onl 3 SO much less. w* vau tvlii n>ia | 11 jvu VTUI U1C e prepared to show you High Grade Merchandi i the County Fair. Make our DN-WILSi lie, - South C HAVE A I SANDWICH SQPPER !, ;l ??? A. Mv HILL & CO. have an excellent line of [1 goods for Sandwich Suppers. i TRY Shrimp, Lobsier, Finney Fish, Sardines, Salmon, < Olives, Cheese, Peanut { i . i Butter, Pimentos. i , 0 ( Olive Oils, Wesson's Cook- 1 ing Oil, Yacht Club [ Dressing. ^ i o ' 5 AbbevilTe Baked Bread, ! one day old, will cut well. , The very best Blends 1 of Tea. 1 0 j A. M. HILL & SONS Phone 126 i 1 t COUGHS THAT ARE STOPPED! ' Careful people see that they are ; stopped. Dr. King's New Discovery ? is a remedy of tried merit. It has held its own on the market for 46 years. Youth and old age testify to , its soothing and healing qualities. " Pneumonia and lung troubles are of- A ten caused by delay of treatment. f Dr. King's New Discovery stops those hacking coughs and relieves la grippe a tendencies. Money back if it fails, a 50c. and $1.00. ii ROUMANIAN LEGATION j ! ? IGNORANT OF REPORT|B . i .A London, Oct. 3.?The Roumanian I [legation here has received no infor-!o nation regarding the report that an ! A jstro-Hungarian ultimat jm has j J been delivered to Roumania demand- jR jing permission to transport munitions j ; across Roumanian territory to Tur-: , key. ri *1 HAVE A CLEAR, HEALTHY SKIN|lh I ZEMERINE removes all roughness j , and redness, and leaves the skin in a j s i good healthy condition. Best remedy j t-1 | for Eczema. Stops the itching and I , heals permanently. 50c and .$1.00 hs j at C. A. Milford & Co's. or from , Zemerine Chemical Co., Orangeburg, e ; S. C. tc I >n Co. j Business I 9 rake this Store a gj j| people who* want ft jl , Money will Buy. |S j| n Quality || Shoes || nrl hmo fn focf marifc US S which has become fa- |j| ? rts of this county. il 21 3 and SKIRTS 11 . ine to select from at i? ?ij Dpular Prices. I ' i UP THE H03I15 with || jl '' retty Curtain Materials'. r|g la Centenary Kid Gloves, jt| js and colored. Two Clasp j|l f|j 3 6 Button Kid, white j|I jl 83.50. il q Dress Maker. You can, ST Ira Hutterick Patterns. a large collection B J ' Store Headquarters 11 DN CO.Ij Carolina , |jil SJS tl St/S.SISIS.SISj'&rr:i ^ .Fi3LrKj 5: 5E.it S i ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, Probate Court. Citation for Letter* of Adn?inistra? tion. fcy J. F. MILLER, Esq., Judge of Probate: V WHEREAS, Mrs Ella Lenora Baer / liath made suit to me, to grant her | Letters of Administration of the Estatfc and effects of Clarence / Daniel Llaer, late of Abbeville County, dec-cased. These are therefore, to cite and idmonish all and singular the kindred ind creditors of the said Clarence Daniel Baer, deceased, that they be ;nd appear before me, in the Court v >f Probate, to be held at Abbeville Dourt House, on Saturday the 9th iay of October, 1915, after publica ;ion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the foreloon, to show cause, if any they lave, why the said Administration liould not be granted. GIVEN under my hand and seal >f the Court, this 25th day of Sepember in the vear of our l.ord one housand nine hundred and fifteen tnd in the 140th year of American ndependence. Published on the 29th day of Sepember, 1915 in the Press and Banit r and on the Court House door for he tiifie required by law. J. F. MILLER, Judge of Probate. > w IX CADETS ARE DISMISSED FROM ANNAPOLIS. i Washington, Oct. 1.?Six cadets at innapolis have been dismissed, while ;ur were suspended for one year rd fifteen others were sent back to lower class as a result of the haz*g investigation. It is announced that among the len sent to lower grades are F. W. enson, of South Carolina, a son of dmiral Benson, chief of operations f the navy, and A. B. Craig, a son i Governor Craig of North Carolina. ICHMOND BANK IS IN FINE CHAPE Washington, Oct. 1.?Thy federal ;serve board, in announcing banking id trade conditions, stated today > lat the Richmond reserve district \ lowed more favorable prospects ian was anticipated. The movement of the cotton crop expected to increase this favorable ndency. Conditions are characlized as sound.