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Sea Wolf Des After kOFMSRFRfi HELD ! PRISONER IN BAY i E JUDEX DRIVEN ASHORE AND BURNED AFTER BATTLE Entrapped in Arm of Sea by Blocking of Channel?Terror to British Brought to an End. London, Noaw 10.?-It was officially j announced in London today that the | ' German cruiser Emden has been j driven ashore and burned. The losses among the officers and crew of the Emden are reported to have been very heavy. The Emden was destroyed by t&e Australian cruiser Sydney. She was driven ashore on an island of the Cocoos, of Keeling group, southwest of Java, in tfce Indian ocean. The Sydney sighted the Emden yesterdav morning:. With superior speed she at once closed in and gave battle. The German boat could not escape. There was a running fight, at the end o' which the Emden, burning from the sfcells of the Australian boat, was beached. The casualties on the Sydney are said to have been slight. j The German cruiser Koemgsberg, which disabled the British cruiser Pegasus some weeks ago. has been bottled up at Mafia island, on the coast of German East Africa, by the blocking of the channel to the harbor. The admiralty statement, wfcich announces the destruction of the Emden, in the Indian ocean, and t?be bottling up of the Koenigsberg on the east coast oif Africa reads in part as iouows: "After the whereabouts of the Koenigsberg had been indicated by the the attack on the Pegasus on September 19, a concentration of fast cruisers was arranged by the admiralty in East African waters and a thorough and a prolonged search by these vessels in combination was made. 1 "This search resulted, October 20, in the Koenigsberg's being discovered by H. M. S. Obati.am, Capt. Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, hiding in shoal water about six miles up the Rufiji river, opposite Mafia island, German East Africa. Owing to a greater draught the Chatham could not reach the Koengisberg, woich probably is aground except at highwater. Part of the crew o: the Koenigsberg has been landed and is intrenched on the banks of tl.e river. ? "Both these intrenchments and the " Koenigsherg herself have been bombarded by the Chatham, but owing to the dense palm groves amiid which the ^ ship lies, it is not possible to estimate the damage done. Pending operations for her capture or destruction, effective steps have been taken to block ti:e Koenigsberg by sinking colliers in the only navigable channel to the river and she now is imprisoned and unable to do any further xiarm. ine iastesi vessels ua vc ucw searching for her. "Another large combined operation by fast cruisers against the German cruiser Emden has been in progress. In this search which covered an immense are the Brit is': cruisers Cave been aided by French, Russian and Japanese vessels working in harmony, j The Australian warships Melbourne and Sydney also were included in these movements. "Yesterday morning news was received that iho Envden. w'.ich had r been completely last to sight after her action with the cruiser Jemtchung. had arrived at Keeling or Cocos island and landed an armed party to destroy the wireless station. Here si." e was caught and forced to fight by ti'.ie Australian cruiser Sydney, Capt John Glossop. A sharp action took place in which the Sydney suffered the loss of t'.:ree men nnr? i" wrmmlptf The> Emden U XI U A V * w?. ? ? ?. was driven ashore and burned. Her losses in personnel are reported as heavy. All assistance is now being I given to the survivors by the various j ships which have been dispatched to t. e scene. " the exception of German j sq.iardon now off the coast of Chile. j the whole of the Pacific and Indian ! oceans are now clear of ti'. e enemy's | warships. "The first lord of the admiralty, J u Winston Spencer unurcnm, nas seiu ; the following message to the Sydney and to the navy board of Australian commonwealth: 1 "Warmest congratulations on the , brilliant entry of the Austra*ian navy j 1|L into the war and tf'r.e signal service j ||;ft rendered to the allies' cause and to H peaceful commerce by the destruens lion of the Emden." rtroyed Brave Career STATE TREASURER ! SAYS "NU FUNDS"; UNABLE TO PAY WAREHOUSE j SYSTEM EXPENSES ! Coram.ssz'oner Th/nks Genen.il Funds Ara/Iable to Meet Warrants Drawn by Comptroller. The State, lltih. Taking the position that the gen- | eral assembly did not make provision j for meeting the appropriation of $15,- j 000 contained in the cotton warehouse bill, S. T. Carter, State treasurer, yesterday refused to honor a warrant j presented by John L. McLaurin, State warehouse commissioner. Mr. Car- | ter ruled that there were not funds in the treasury to meet the demand. He said that the money would be paid out olf the general State fund, if an opinion authorizing the step should be given by the attorney general. After the refusal of the treasurer to pay + * ? rv 4- Afr? "VT />T nnrin iccil dH d II1C ?dl ldlily i.fJ.1 . AUViXlUlliX 100 uvu v? j statement. A. W. Jones, comptroller general, took the position that tnere was $17,500 unexpected balance in ti:.e State treasury. An opinion by the attorney general held that the unexpended balance would be available for the operation of the State warehouse system. Mr. Carter said that he knew of no such balance in the State treasury as j that referred to by the comptroller general. The attorney general will te asked j \ to decide whether the State treasurer j i has tee rig'it to pay out for the I maintenance of the cotton warehouse i system money borrowed for the general expense of the State government. Warrant is Rejected. Yesterday Commissioner McLaurin gave out fche following statement: 4<Ie presented a warran t to the comptroller general this morning for $12.10, with an itemized statement as required by law, for expenses incurred in putting into operation the State warehouse system, and the comprroller general drew his warrant upon the State treasury. State Treasurer Carter refused tc pay the warrant, upon the ground that there was no money in ti:e State treasury, comptroller general drew his warme that there was an unexpended balance oif $17,500 in the State treas- j urv, which could be used for the pay- j ment of tee expenses of the commis- : sion. Mr. Carter denies that/this sum ! is in the treasury. The legislature 1 which convened last January author- j ied under the act, the governor!1 State treasurer and comptroller gen- < eral to borrow $500,000 to meet the amounts appropriated by the legisla- ( ture. Comptroller General Jones says ; ti:.at this money\can be used to pay ; the expenses of the State warehouse system to ttie extent of $15,000, the , amount appropriated by the act. 1 'ffrie following is a certificate from the comptroller general's office: '"Nov. 10, 1914. I " 'This is to certify that the statement of State treasurer made to this ; ^ - ' * ii -1 * omce tor tne monm enamg uciuuei ; 31, 19-14, shows the following bal-j; ances: "'General account $149,558.2S '< " ''Special accounts 137,349.92 " Total $2S6,90S.S1 : "I do not know that any more care- ! i 1 ful man than /Mr. Jones has ever been j comptroller general of Soutu Carolina and I am unable to see by what authority the Slate treasurer refuses to honor a warrant from t>:.e comptroller general. "I have been endeavoring, witih the J very small appropriation, to get this ! system in operation. I have been pay- , ing the expenses out of my pocket. ! If Mr. Carter assumes the responsi- j bility o? shutting off this avenue of relief trv tbp npnnlp I can not heln it. i j It is certainly a :very grave responsibility, in the face of the warrant of the comptroller general and ti e opinion of the attorney general, which I "erewith make public, calling special attention to the following excerpt from said opinion: 'And t^at if there are ;iny funds on hand whatsoever in tho -state treasury which are avail-: able, those funds should be paid out ' by the State treasurer upon proper warrants drawn by the comptro'ler j nrovidp.] in the warehouse ' act.' "I am making this statement so ' that the public may understand some of the difficulties w hi eft I am experiencing in getting this system into operation." Attorney tienerfti's Kui2ne. Following is the opinion of t':e at- j torney general: "Nov. 9, 1914. "Hon. John L. McLaurin, State Warehouse Commissioner, .Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours j i Her; an Net $1 ? W A w ; a 1 cc Goo Advert Medii / -. ~ . \TZ or trie ym inst. m reierence iu appiu- vvwt priation for the expenses of what is ney commonly known as the warehouse Youi act, approved on 30tih day of October, befo: 1914. Pr "IV.is act makes an appropriation ply of $15,000 for the putting into opera- Doai Hon of this act. There is no appro- Mrs. priation made in the gereral ^ppro- Co., priation ac. icb was passed by the ; ?? extra session of the general assembly, j "My opinion is tnat the warehouse act makes an appropriation of $15,000 Tfc and that i; there are any funds on j an(* hand whatsoever in the State treasury j ':0^e: which are available, those funds ! si ould be paid out by the State treas- ; *n ^ urer upon proper warrants drawn by j thos< the comptrolled general, as provided ; 1915, in the warehouse act. ! thosi "I note from your letter that there j ' is $17..">00 in the treasury unappro- j ai^*: priated. In my opinion your claims,!*^, with proper warrants by the comp-; troller general, may and can be lion- in 111 K.. +1,^ i SCllO 171 CU uv c li c uiait n vaouivi. "Yours very truly. i w^ei "Thos. H. Peeples. j ?* ^ "Attrrney General." jtant> "I desire to call special attention to scl~0 section IS of the warehouse act: " 'To put this act into immediate ef- o: * feet, the sum of $15,000 be and the t0C( same is hereby appropriated to be j ^or * subject to the order of tire State ware- ^er ' ? - __i_ i Vmcv house commissioner. To De paid oiu i on a warrant drawn by the comp- *n troller general accompanied by an. - c( itemized statement from the commis- canr sioner showing for what and to whom ^ the said money is to be paid." " r< mus HAPPY V/03TEX. r.} 1913 Plenty of Tliein in Newberry, and Good I spec Reason For It. whic T: Wouldn't any woman be happy. After years of backache suffering, I Stat T~\^ ?-? ^ 4- s*J? nrt root I n r? r? i i-'ci.ys '^1 Hi IS) CI y J ULlgllL KS L UUi Wb) U1 U1 The distress of urinary troubles, Cou] When she finds freedom. Roai Many readers will profit by the fol- Ordi lowing: Roai Mrs. J. L. McNeill, Musgrove St., Con: Clinton, S. C., says: "I was subject to attacks of kidney comrrtaint and my T< back pained me intensely. Often T E: felt dizzy and nervous and I noticed whe that the secretions from my kidneys beer l? ! i j I aid _ d ! 1 i I ' vs ? Th assor boys shod JO ? r w 1 h ment calen ,r = i BE' Mi ?a TI ising % I !'1 J i unnatural. Seeing Doan's KidPills advertised, I got a supply at | jj ig's Pharmacy and it was not long | re they made me well." L ice 50c., at all dealers. Don't sim- ? ask for a kidney remedy?get i's Kidney Pills?the same that * ' X- - J T7\ i. ^ MCi\eiii nau. r usitsi-iviiiuuiii r 1 Props. Buffalo, N. Y. jjQlfl TAX NOTICE. County Treasurer's office. t ie books for the collection of State of he county tax will be open from Oc- ' Was S< r 15th to December 31st, 1914. j ose who prefer to do so can pay ^ ? anuary, 1915, with 1 per cent; V^OiUI 3 who prefer to pay in February, at a g , can do so by adding 2 per cent; j office 3 who prefer paying from March i *] "o March 15, 1915, can do so by : You 1 1 r\ r>nnt' o ff \Tori^h 1 n ! Li ?5 I J^Cl j U^i. WV. W. A v*? j _ , the books will be closed. i ^ B. -Taxpayers owning property! Send J ore than one township or special 1 ol district will please inform me J 1 paying or writing for the amount, ^^v^Trwrri ls or her tax. This is very impor J 3U U J.U there being so many special ? rwi ol districts. AIM" A Lose who wish to pay by the 31st )ecember, 1914, and do not care )me to the oLice, will please 7rrite ;he amount not later than Decem25, 1914. After that time I am too Township I to answer letters promptly. Township No. sending stamps, nothing above a Township No ;nt stamp should be sent, as I, And except Lot use them. I tricts, where money is sent, it would be best been levied: agister same; if sent otherwise, it t be at sender's risk. No. 1, Newbe r referring to your tax receipts of No. 5, McCull , you will know the township and No. 9, Deadfa] ial school district, or both, in No. 10, Utopiz ill r? nrnnortv id Tr?r>n + ?>r1 , Vfl 14 pTOSf) :e levy for 1914 is as follows: Xo. 15, Saludc Mills Xo. 20, Big C e 6 Xo. 26, Pomai nary County 3% No. 30, Little House Vz No. 33, Jolly 3 and Bridge Note Y4. Xo. 34, St. P; nary County Note ^4 Xo. 35, Excel ds and Bridges 1 ! Xo. 39, Chap] stitutional School Tax 3 |Xo. 41, Domii No. 45, Trinit >tal 14% No. 48, Jalap; ccept the following localities, Xo. 52, Whiti re an additional railroad tax has Xo. 56, Zion l levied: Xo. 58, Silver NEW ROOK o^Hb JH have just recen 1 /* 4 /V i shipment or 1,U< Standard Book is shipment includes tment of books sui and girls?the kind Id read, not the trashy ave also received a lar : of holiday bool idars. SEE MY WINDO DISPLAY TTER GOODS FOR SAME: 3 !I7J=kc' B??k and C Xy C9 Variety ? he House of a Thousand T "n . I 10 i ^3 -?mm Hogs by Tel I South Carolina farmer had a lai >gs which were ready to kill. T d warm that killing was out of th le went to his telephone, called nbia over Long Distance and so1 ood price. He then called the I and arranged for shipment. The telephone is now a necessity c :an have one on your farm at sni; ee the nearest Bell Telephone J i postal for our free booklet. FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMI ERN BELL TELEPHON ELEGRAPH COMPAN Mills No. 11, Hartforc sTo. 1 No. 12, Johnston 8 3 N< 13, St. Luke .9 2 No. 16, O'Neall . the following school dis- ! No. 18, Fairvie^ special school tax has No. 19, Swilton j No. 22, St. Phili] 1 Wheelanc IVi 1115 - , rry 6 ! No. 43, Busb Riv ough 2 No. 44, Smyrna . [1 2 Xo. 59, Presslej t 1 A poll tax of . erity 6*4 levied on all n i 2 the ages of 21 reek 2 those exempt by 'ia 7 A tax of 50 c< Mountain 10^ j all dogs. Street 4 Persons liable auls 2 j a commutation sior 2 j 15th of October, Dells 4 i of December, 19 licks 2 All taxpayer? 7 4 I have been listed i 4 | see that you ha nire 5 I piece of property . 4 street 6 | p i I s _ rea a DO ;s | i a targe table for that they kind. m ge assortdets and W MONEY itore A Things | ephone ge number 'he weather e question. [ a dealer in ! A Vm o linrre ;u 1x10 aiw^vj ocal freight >n the farm. all cost. Manager or V ENT I 2 e 2 s 4 2 r 2 4 3S 4 1 2 er 2 4 - 2 One Dollar has bees lale citizens between and 60 y^rs, except law. mts each is levied on to road duty may pay tax of $2.00 from tke 1914, to the 31st day 14. remember all taxes separately, and please ve a receipt for each r so listed. Jno. L. Epps, County Treasurer. .-j!!