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VI _ r the pagel&d journal Vol.6 NO. 13 PAGELAND, S. C., WBPlj^^^^^^NING, DECEMBER 15, 1915 1 on ? Infant City of Hopewell Is Wrecked By Big Blaze Hopewell, Va., >Dec. 9.?This mushroom town of 25,000 people, grown up since last Summer with the great new, guncotton plant of the Dupont Powder Company, was completely destroyed by a fire which started in a restaurant and did property;, damage estimated at from obe to three million dollars. The Dupont works outside? of the settlement was undamaged, but was once seriously threatened. , Villages A an<TB near Hope- j well, built to house the families of married employes of the fac- ( tory, also escaped. ] Scenes of wild disorder ac- t (Wtmnania/1 tV?? .wufuux-u luv. me uuu cm tens ^ lynched a negro for looting:. There was no loss of life other- ( wise and only a few minor in- . juries were reported. t Martial law was proclaimed { tonight with the arrival of six militia companies, rushed from Richmond by order of Gover- . nor Stuart. The thousands of homeless men, women and chidren had been sent to Peters . burg and Richmond, but many ^ men remained to guard what little property they had been;^ able to save. The fire was said to have been 1 caused by the overturning of an c oil stove, though there wer? * Tlimrvrc llwni :iL-J 1 - iuai, mm 11 iiuu oeen in- * cendiary. These rumors first c ."were given credence in many * ^quarters because of the arrest last night at the gun cotton fac- * tory of a man whom, factory 1 officials said, had attempted to mi I P1'* |Tt1TT^TT1 lu ^ one of the beater houses and 1 had been under surveillance for * several days. The fire raged froai 1:45 p. m., j until nearly 9 p. m. Available J fire fighting apparatus was utterly inadequate to cope with the * situation the flames eating their j uray through the flimsy frame structures quickly, thrown up ] during the early days of the 1 town last Summer, like so much { tinder. Several times sparks set xire 1 to mule sheds of the explosive factory, but the flames which ' followed were quickly extiu- 1 guished. " When it was seen that the town was doomed and the great guncotton plant endangered, orders were issued suspending all operations and the factory closed. The employes were set to work protecting the buildings from flving sparks. The gravest danger was from woods nearby which caught fire and were still burning late tonight. Of Course. The inspector was examining a school and all the class had been specially told before hand by its teacher. "Don't answer unless you are almost certain your answer is correct," says The Chicago Journal. The subject was history. "Who," asked the inspector, "was the mother of the greatest Scottish hero and King, Robert Bruce " He pointed to the bov in front of him and then round the class. There was no answer. Then at last, the heart of the teacher leaped with joy. The bov who was standing at the very foot indicated that he knew. "Well, my boy," continued the inspector, "who was he?" "Mrs. Bruce," said the lad. Teacher?"Johnny, what is a skeleton?" Johnny?"Please mam, it's a man with his inside out, and hisoutsides off, None Ready to Discuss Peace Berlin, Dec. 9.?So long as uncontrolled hatred of Germany and jhe belief that Germany is approaching a collapse continue to be the dominant idea of the enefny countries, it would be folly for Germany to take the initiative in proposing terms of peace. Germany, however, is ready at any time to consider a peace suggestion from the countries with which she is at war; does not wish a continuation of the wan and dissociates herself, under these circumstances, from any responsibility for its pro ivuguuon. This is the substance of the German imperial chancellor's reply in the relchstag today to the Socialist interpellation on peace, in which he painted a picture of Germany triumphant >n all sides and supplied with everything, even if not in abund race, necessary to the continultion of the war. The interpellation was introluced by Dr. Scheidemann in he following terms: , "Is the imperial chancellor , eadv to give information as to , he conditions under which he ( vould be willing to enter into , ?eace negotiations?" , London, Dec, 9.?The speech < n the reichstag of the imperial 1 ihancellor, Dr. von Bethmann- i iollweg, reviewing the militiary, < political and economic progress I >f events, and his reply to a I Socialist interpellation declining ' o initiate peace negotiations, 1 vere die feature bit the day's lews throughout Europe, I Following closely Pre%u^k ptuu. o a questiM^pe hou?M>!1 commons j^^Mruip SnOvMKfl Socialist, the chancellor's las completely dashed any ] lopes the peace advocates may lave held On any early term inUton of the war. It caused no ;urprise, however, to the great mlk of the people here, who, ike the governments, believe in the ultimate victory of the entente allies and express the determination to continue to light until victory is attained^ As tar as the entente allied countries are concerned, seemingly the only change desired is one which would insure a more vigorous prosecution of the war but this, like peace, will have to wait events, for the whole campaign is entering a new phase. Farmers Great Church Builders It is said that the American farmer is the greatest church builder the world has ever known. In spite of the magni ficent distances of many parts of this country he has always had his church. The farmers of America have built 120,000 churches at a cost of $750,000,000 There are 20,000,000 rural com-1 municant8 and 54 per cent, of the total membership of all churches live in the country. Then He "Dried Up" One evening at dinner the guests were all seated when Brown came in. Directly he sat down at the table he started. "Gocd gracious. Madam, mv napkin is quite damp! Why on earth is that?" But (ta'this occasion, at least, the landlady "got her own back. "I suppose," Mr. Brown, she said, "it must be because there is so much due on your board." Wigg?Do you think it proper for a husband to kiss his wife in public? Wagg?Perfectly, if she hap" pens to be hirwife'?Pbiladephia Record, ' * Street Ctr And Collide Wg^H Charlotte Observer; I In an encotititCr with^HUfl mont street car at a few JlHRH past 10 o'clock last nighjMKBB touring car was turned c<HH^9 ly over at the intersedj|H|jjH Trade anil Brevard streets I its five occupants forced from beneath the wreck ag^B^M dilapidated tcp before el^HH lug themselves front the age. With the except ion slightly wrenched shouldefl|^| tained by Mr. Kestler of IB M cord, owner and driver ofp^Hj machine, the remaining pasaP^H gers escaped without frm^H An examination by Dr. OM Moore revealed that the^jHn which was at first thoughVjfJB consequence was of no tldBfl proportions. fl At the time of the doIttMjH the automobile was nrood^^^H down East Trade street, W^K^B Belmont car but a few its rear. When almost^flrdj^J street intersection, Mr. KeAfl turned the machine sharjnBB the left, preparatory to reMatinfl towards Independence and without notice of car. The front wheeljjj^^^J automobile struck the public conveyance, tl^MB of the car in passinjfln&lbijH the radiator by an in<?S^tfl^B resounding crash, th?i9& m^B :hine was hurled uPcB fadH tad then with this ttfllBlUi n3| turned turtle komplBB^ it^B wheels pointing grotesquely sky-B ward. .. a " .,. 11, I., ? 3tockhol<l?C?(d|dMrdteMflBtaM Cntftitv Fair Association was 1 held Tuesday afternoon. After i the transaction of routine busi- \ ness the following were elected j Directors to serve for the next \ iweive monins: w. u. L/raig,jl W- P. Odom, L. H. Trotti, Ems-1 ley Armfield, J. A. Welsh, C. L. *j Hunley, J.T. Hurst, T. R. Ed- i dins and H. J, Sellers* After the adjournment of the Stockholders meeting the Directors met and elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: President, L. H. Trotti; Vice President, W. J. Tiller; Secretary-Treasurer, C. L. Hunley. The following were elected to serve on the Executive Committee to have charge of the next County Fair. L. H. Trotti, J. A. Welsh and Emsley Armfield; The above have been the Fair officers for the past two >cai? auu were elected unanimously. . YOU- cultiyate your crops to make them grow, but money in the bank grows without effort on your part. Start a saving account now. THE BANK OF PAGE LAND. A GIFT FROM ?????? At Christ What brings back the go youth to our minds and hear our imagination in the privs each member of the family s own rooms and there inscrib ping their dainty packages. A Watch for Brother J a< An elegent Fob for A Pendant for 1 And Mothe While 1 prise, but you may know jewelrv JEWELRY! The soul in man never fashioned. So sa> in fact, every individual pie< they can speak, and they at "A Gift From the Heart". B. B. Igi Pageland, r ^flmeph (Found HU Way Journal. HEfoseph, though of foreign BMb no hyphenated Ameri fte is for America once jBot all, aad considers this greatest country on the globe. K really interesting to hear ^ tell about his experience in fcountry, and he never tires Wing of them. gUfhrP T Patllo Ja Amorinn " iV X 1U1V1 IV/O) al dry goods man, erybody was a god remember when I this country I used t the streets countv in a handkerchief, 9oking at me in a But I never was :h I consider very hough it gave me he time. I was walking to a friend in the upew York state from n in the same state, speak English; the tat I had was the dress of my friend n envelope. Well, I 1 walked. EveiV i- person I stopped oved the envelope After he had read 1 point down the would start again, t overtook me, and uth, it was one of nights I have ever averal miles I walk T:Sth?ilt overtaking anybody , A began to get discouraged, i mi did something that I Awards me at a brisk ffd Wt len he got near where I ws I ding, I jumped out into th die of the road and grabbe v the bridle. I then walbe k to the buggy, where a man and his wife were ri< I held ttly envelope in or d* and struck a match wit other* not uttering a won trust the envelope and th ch into the Old man's fac people, I'll tell vou, I neve saw such a scared person j thht old man was. He wi jfcaking like he had an ague an Wouldn't talk; just sat there an Shook. But the old lady wj game; she read the address ar directed me, "I would not have dared d that in the old country and wouldn't do it again in th #V\f 1 ntrtr T Minn /II> T %A vvuuu J xi v> aci uo k ortiu, thought everybody over he was a sort of god, who wouldi harm anyone. No, sir, I woul n't do a thing like that again f< all the money in the world." We'll wager that the old coup was scared, for Ely is a big mi and on a dark night he'd lo< like a bloody pirate. [ THE HEART. mas Time ??%???? od old Christmasv spirit of ts? This is what: To see in tfe dwelling on the avenue seeking the privacy of their if g their gift cards and wrapcd Bill Lily ! r a Sparkling Brooch lt|ad[s to get?well it's a sur'J this much, it's a piece of [Metal toim! A better gift '[every Ring, Watch, Brooch, of jewelry in my shop. For ?| ever and ever whispering, iibanks s. c. "" f&?x ** j|[ Look There fjl 1 Now< do you feel better or worse? If it is paid ahead you feel better when you look, hut if you owe for your paper you don't like to look, do you? if you see "Dec. 14" after your name that means you owe a dollar on your subscription or that your label is wrong* In either case you should see to lb The figures following the naifie of the month are the last two figures of the year, and not the day of the month; "14" means 1914, "15" means 1915, etc. If you have paid and have not received credit you should see to it at once that the mistake is corrected. If we have sent you the paper a year or more without pay, now is the time to "coriie aCfoss". If your time is just up you should send a dollar to pay a year in ad vance. We have a lot of knives coming in a few days. Just the thing for any member of the family. Regular 50c quality, all of them. If your label dosen't look to suit you, let us ft* it for you. Our Game Law Caught hunters front is Mjciwoe Who were trapped D3 e the South Carolina game law d but the Enterprise refuses to fur d nish the names: n Last week four men from Mon i- roe went down into the easteri ie part of South Carolina on i h hunting expedition. They wen d. as the guests of a land owne te there who had purchased hunt e, ing lidefl9? for himself. If the: ;r knew of the remodeled 1915 edi is tion of the South Carolina gam* is law they thought the fact tha id they were with their host woul< id protect them Sad to relate sue! as was not the case. The gam< id warden down there nabbed then They were compelled to ante u] lo $15.25 per each license befor I thev were let out on bond. Thei is the bond for their appearance a I court some time in the futur re was fixed at $500.00. So beside i?t the usual expense.-, of such a tri which are never very light, thi or trip has already cost the sport! men $515.25 each. That is ile they jump the bond. If they g an back they've got to pay a lawvt ^ to keep them away from a sen ence which has a hundred dolls minimum. No, we are not goin to tell who they are. Matter of Grammar Housekeeper?"How's thii You promised to saw .a som wood if I gave you a lunch." Tramp?"I recall no sue promise, madam." "The idea! I told you I'd gi\ you a lunch if you'd saw son: wood, and you agreed." "Pardon me, madam. Yc exact words were: *1*11 give yc i a lunch if you saw tnat woe over there by the gate.'" "Exactly. That's just wh I said." "Well, madam, I saw th wood over there by the gate i * rr:? nf*. i camp in. ? 111 nns. I have undertaken the work teaching a great many years ai have found that the humi mind has great resources for i sisting the introduction of kn< edge.-- Woodrow Wilson <pj.(vu pci y cai Austria Must Disavow Sinking of the Ancona Washington, Dec. 8. ? The United States has sent to AustriaHungary a note asking for a disavowal of the submarine attack upon the Italian liner Ancona, assurances that such an act will not repeated, some degree of > # ? pumsnmeni ior me commander of the submarine, and reparation for American lives lost. The communication started bv cable yesterday from the state department to Ambassador Frederick C. Penfied at Vienna, who was instructed to hand it to the Austro-Hungarian minister of foreign affairs, Baron Burian. Word of delivery of the note had not been received by the department tonight. Friendly but firm terms, it is said* characterized the document which is understood to make a point of prompt assurances for the future safety of American lives. Austria-Hungary has never informed the United Stateswhether the commanders of its^ submarines had been given instuctions similar o those which the German govc rnment gave to | its commanders ifter the Lusitdnia tragedy. j It is understood that the note referred particulaly to the charge that shells from Ihe submarine killed or woundld some passengers on the Anctma after she had halted, and asAed for an explanation of that ptint. ! decidedly vigorous in tone, was so drafted as to attempt a settlement of the controversy at once, without bringing on a series of communications such as followi ed the sinking of the Lusitacia. i t Object of Suspicion r Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas - used to tell this one on himself ? says The Pittsburg Chronicle - Telegraph: a i*T ? x iiau au a^puiuuut'iu iu 1 speak at a town in eastern Ark1 ansascm a Saturday, and I ar1 rived on a late train the train the e night before, carrying nothing n but a small handgrip. I went to P a hotel near the depot. There e was no one on duty at the hour Q except the night poter, and he d was acting as potor, clerk and e general overseer. I registered :S and he showed me to a room; p but in a few minutes he came s bach and said: ?" "Boss, my 'struction is, when ,f a gemman haven't any baggage, ? to collect in advance'. ;r *'Why, I've got baggage." I replied, pointing to the little lf grip. g " 'I know, sir, boss,' he said; 'but you've stayed too long on that already." ^ Speaking Softly. A Virginia farmer, says The to Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph, was driving a refractory cow ie down the road, and cow and driver came to a crossroad. The >u man wanted the cow to go 111 ctroinrKt olwiorl Knt tho PrtiV nirL' ~ ou ui^iu anvpuf i/ui uiv w?f ed out the crossroad. A colored at man was coming along the crossroad, at "Haid her offl Haid her off!" as yelled the driver. Ts trying ter!" replied thecolof oredman. id "Speak to her! Speak ?to her, in and she'll stop!" e- "Good mawnin, cow?good jl- mawnin'!" said the other politely.