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Belgian Relief Sails Frc ? /"I ?1 , South Carolina s Contrwutio: War Wrecked Land Leav Identification The iState. | ^Charleston, Feb. 27.?Trie British j tramp steamer St. Helena, Capt. Baini, Georgia-Carolina Belgian re li f ship, ciearetl in is morning c.i iuc United States custom house here for Rotterdam and was put to sea this afternoon. / The St. Helena takes 7,000 tons of foodstuffs, mainly fiour, with a supply of mill and miscel aneous provisions to the starving noncombatants of Belgium. lAlmost 2 000 tons of donated materials for their relie." are left behind by tne well packed St. JJelena at tne Charleston Terminal company's wharf, foot of Columbus street, and will doubtless be loaded into another ship chartered by the commission for Belgian relief with future date for sailing. Under the superintendence of J. M. "Wthitsitt, with Capt. Joohn G.Mansfield attending to the stevedoring of the cargo, the St. Helena was loaded. The vessel faad been made shipshape for her journey back, taking minor repairs and a coat of paint since arriving here, and with tiavorable weather conditions, Capt. Baird hopes to make Rotterdam in from 22 to 25 days. Capt. Kelly, who brought the St. Helena , here from Liverpool, is unable to take SANGUINARY FIGHTS IN EASTERN THEATRE RUSSIA /CLAIMS TO HAVE TURNED i THE TIDE. ft Fleet >*onr Seeking- to Clear DardeJ t nelles' of Mines After Redue ing the Forts. Tile Germans and Russians cantinue their fighting in various parts of north Polaai. Sanguinary engagements have taken place along the Niemen, near Sventovansk, and north of Grondoo, and also in tie region 01 Przasnysz. The heavy German sie*e artillery has opened a bombardment on tbe Russian fortress of Ossowetz. Petrograd. claims an important success in the region of Przasnysz, wfa-ere the Germans chronicled a victory for themselves a day or so ago, and the capture o; some 10,000 prisoners. The Russian war office says the Germans in this vicinity, have been forced to l retreat over a E5 mile Iront with heavy losses in killed, wounded or prisoners. Many guns are said to have been captured by the Musco\ ites. A repulse of the Germans who had crossed the iXiemen near Sventovansk, according to Petrograd, forced tiem back across the river'. Near Grodno ' the fightig continues". Villages here have changed hands re1 eatedly . Still in Balance. Wiiile there is fighting at different j oints farther south throughout Poland and Galicia and up in ti'ie passes of the Carpathians, none of the battles Siere has proved that the situation is any nearer a decisive result t'.ian it has been for weeks past. In the west advances and the tak: ? ir> amnap^na nnrl l -g *-?JL 11 C1JVUCO ill the capture of "'important fractions" rf the German lines farther west are c.'aimed by the French. Artillery engagements haive been in progress c;ong the whole line. The German army is said to be pre1 a ring ;for another determined effort :o capture Paris before toe allies bring i..eir full strength into the field. \ Having silenced tne forts at the entrance ( the Dardanelles, the allied Jieet is covering tl':e work of mine s weepers in tne cnannei, preparatory 10 attempting further progress along the narrow waterway leading to the =ea of Marmora. Germany asserts that during the recent battle in the Mazurian lake istrict of East Prussia the eommand? .or cr/an<arai nf thp Russian Twentieth t ? ^ w h my corps and ten other commanding officers were made prisoners. 3Tust Furnish Supplies. The British government, through its ihief industrial commissioner, has ordered 10,000 striking shipyard engineers on the Clyde to return to work Monday, declaring that "ina1 ortant munitions of war urgently re<:uirejl by the army and navy" are !?eing held up by the strike. A settlement 'by arbitration of the wage dis; ate which precipitated the strike is . hv tfhio government. I i V1U&WVU WJ M^'V o Owing to disturbances following a meeting at which speeches were made or and against Italy's participation in the war, the Italian government Vas decided that in future such meetings may u*ld. : Vesse] I >m Charleston ? nin'Feeding Unfortunates of j es?Bears Plain Marks of as Precaution charge of the vessel on the return trip, due to his sickness. frhe St. Helena, of 2,708 tons net registry, carries a crew of 30. To C'r.e end of precautioning against o tnrnorln sittaplr rhci vpjsoI will hp> I w? IV1 uvuv V4 VVMV*^t . I decorated on both sides, astern and j forward the bridge as soon as she en- i ters the war zone, with banners tell-1 ing in large letters that she is a ves- j sel of the "Commission Belgian Re-! lief," which, it is understood, will i prove sufficient passport to insure her against active attack ifrom German submarines or other craft of war. I Tee official farewells o-' the State! of South.Carolina. North Carolina and i Georgia, of the central, State and lo-! c-al committees for Belgian relief were ! addressed to a crowd of enthusiastic citizens from the upper deck of the St. Helena on Monday of this week. If good wishes are really efficacious j ifenders of floating mines, the St. Hel- i ena will steam into Rotterdam and unload her precious freight without trouble. South Carolina is represented in t?e contributions to, the St. Helena's cargo with. $10,000 cash and foodstuffs, the enumeration of which covers 14 typewritten sheets of office stationery. The estimated value of the St. Helena's cargo is close to $400,000. Prince Henry o:f Prussia probably will become commander of the German high sea neet in succession to Admiral van Ingenohl, who has bee^ ordered to Berlin from Kiel. The remainder of tJ-e crew of the j American steamer Evelyn, sunk by a j mine, have been rescued and now are! in Bremen. It is understood that the recent American identical note to Great Gritain and Germany, suggested that j the rules of international law regarding shipment by neutrals of con ditional contraband to civilians of belligerent nations remain unaltered, the floating mines, except for protection of coast defences and harbor, be "j removed, and that pilots be .lurnished ; to guide netitral ships through mine fields. GOVERNOR DISAPPROVES AW PffACRlV?F vx \amavju kj jl. mv j , I1 Urges Charleston's Mayor >ot to;; Condone Violations of the Law. ! News and Courier: Columbia, Feb. 26.?Gov. Manning today wired iMayor John P. Grace of Charleston, disapproving of the lat- ' ter's programme ?.or enforcement of the laws of the city of Charleston, as 1 optlined in a printed statement from 1 the mayor some days ago. IThe Gov- 1 +A ? -WOT Tnj.'n cfotomftnf . ci JLIL/I" majui o "practically admits that violations of the laws will be allowed by city officials aftrr that date," referring to March 1st, when the mayor's new pro- J gramme for law enforcement is to go into effect. The Governor in his J telegram to Mayor Grace, urged him ' not to "condone 'violations of tho 1 laws," and told him "our duty is ' plain." ' The telegram from Gov. Manning to Mayor Grace follows: <V1nTiirn'h,ia :S P iFVh I91n_ "Mayor John P. Grace, Charleston, C. j i C. . . "My attention has been called to an article in the public prints announcing your present grogramme for the enforcement of law after March 1st. ! This statement practically admits that violations of the laws will be alowed by s the city officials after that date. I urge you not to condone violations of the laws. Neither you nor I are responsible for the laws on the statute ' hr>r>V?; hut wo are hnth fhar?ed with I 1 enforcing them. Our duty is plain. 1 (Signed) "Richard I. Manning, ^ "Governor.'' FOR ROADS IX GREENVILLE. J 1 (governor Signs the Bill Providing for j Bond Issue. ] News and Ccin'er: ? 1 < Columbia, Feb. 26.?Governor Man- 1 ning fhis morning signed the bill pro- '< Vjding for an issue of $950,000 of ton as < by Greenville ccuLty to build good roacis. The bill v-as put through the ] rocent session of the general assem- 1 bly by the Greenville delegation. The 1 Governor signed the "bill this morning j following a call made on him by Ed- j itor George W. Brunson of the Green- < ville News, and President 0. S. Webb 1 of the Greenville chamber oi conj- < merce. ( 4 STATE TAX LEVY ! IS SEVEN MILLS! FINAM'E BOARD Al THORIZEI) TO BORROW $700,000. ' I Provision is Made for Expert Super- j vision of the Schools in Mill Villages of the State. ! The appropriation act as- signed by Gov. Manning carries a total of $2,463,759.82, which will require a State tax levy of seven mills. The total amount for general "State purposes carried in the ai*t is $2,01 S.ToO.S^. The total under the 3ne mill levy for pen- | sions is $300,000. Thr total under tei one-half mill levy for the State Hos-1 pital for the Insane is $150,000. Th-i J State's finance board, consisting of tile j State treasurer, the comptroller gen- i eral and the governor, is given t'..e j right to "borrow not more than $700,-1 000 for the general purposes of the j Si.ate government. j Following is a recapitulation c-.' the I general appropriation bill: Governor's office $ 1S.S3O.00 j Secretary of State's office.. 7,520.00 | Comptroller general's office 10 345.00 Insurance commissioner's office 11,095.00 State treasurer's office .... 13,650.00 State superintendent of education's office 15,320.00 Adjutant general's office ... 24,1(30.00 Attorney general's office .. 6,845.00 j Railroad commissioners' office ' 14.0S9.00 - -t ?- tMC rftfl fiA I rUDIlC SCIIOUIS ?ioU)(ivu?vv State librarian's office .... 2,746.00 Public buildings 32,62).00 Catawba Indians 7,500.00 Department of agriculture. 12,1.0.00 Judicial department 106,920.00 Healtn department 54,676.2.3 Board of medical examiners ... . t 3.000.00 Tax department 94,746.42 University <Jf S. C 104151.44 Winf.rcp college 156,249.32 The Citadel 38,500.00 Deaf, Dumb and Blind institution 59,600.000 State colored college .. .. 15,000.00 j Other educational purposes 1,500.0411 State Hospital for Insane.. 309,700.00 S. . 'Industrial school 31,000.00 State penitentiary 7,050.00 Other charitable and penal purposes 4,805.00 Chief game warden 4,424.00 Historical commission .... 4,550.00 Interest on bonded debt .. 261,033.38 Elections 34,850.00 Expenses common to both houses. 850.7S | Tlie senate 18,765.00 ! The house 36,302.20 j Engrossing department.. .. 6,644.00 j Medical college 33,315.00 j Miscellaneous 148,586.20 State warehouse commissioner 15,000.00 Under the section-tor the Catawba i Indians there is a provision to allow t the governor to appoint a financial agent. Under tilie head oif the department Df education there is an appropriation of $2,000 I or "salary of mill school supervisor" and $500 traveling ex- . penses for "traveling expenses of supervisor of mill schools." The following provision was added upon the head of the State department of agriculture: "Provided, That hereafter the com^ missioner of agriculture, commerce and industries be required to submit! Lo the general assembly an estimate of! ail lK-cessary amounts for the proper I conduct, of l':.ds deDartment as all other | State officials are required to do." MADE POSTMASTER. I G. M. Wilson Appointed in Place of L. A. Mayer, Resigned. rhe State: Washington, Feb. 26.?>G. M. "Wilson has beenappointed postmaster at Peaks, succeeding L. A. Mayer, reI signea. i Will be 3Iissed. There are so few weekly papers in South Carolina that publish real editorial pages that it is doubly distressing to see their number lessened. Two such, owing to the stress of the 1 times, have gone out of business . One of them Is The Newberry Her- ( lid and News, over which E. H. Auli lias presided for more than a quarter of a century. He made it a very ? T?J ^ XJ A Onf " good paper, wiani iuts 01 uumc-acL matter. And his editorial page was strong,. While friendly to Blease, it 3id not go all the way with him. We Ki'I miss the opportunity his paper iff\>rded of getting at the view of the < Dther side. 1 The other, the Fountain Inn Tribune, gave unalloyed delight to by its i tveekly visits. Its editor, Robert Quil- ;en, wus destined by nature for a free Cilice . He was by odds the most orig- j no! o-rit.OT' in t"h.A r>ro"e5Sicn in South ! Carolina. Hfe could look, at men and ; ir.zs frcm such odd Jiggles, getting entirely different lights i^n themi Greenville Piedmont < ANALYZE ITEMS I IN BUDGET ACT; I I SEVEN MILLS PROVIDES FOR ALL i DEPARTMETS. Extra Levy For Pensions, Asylum ind j / % li t_ I ~ i>... . /1 t oiuniun ?i iai>e i*uy. Manning's Leadership. The State, Feb. 27. Niels C'nristensen, senatoro from Beaufort, and J. T. Liless representative from Orangeburg, who are chair- j men of the senate finance committee j and the house ways and moans com mittee, respectively, were asked yes-1 terday to analyze the recapitulation of1 the general appropriation bill, printed > in The State of February 24. The j chairmcn of t .ese two important com-I mittees o. the general assembly are in i Columbia to attend a meeting of th>* sinking f-nd commission of which they 1 are ex-officio members. (Tlie general appropriation bills of the past, with one exception, have j not attempted to indicate by levy j what the taxes are to be used L'or. ' This year a partial analysis is made ; in the bill by specifying a special levy j 01' one-half mill for development of j the State Hospital for the Insane, an-1 other special levy of 1 mill for pen- j sions and the balance of 5 1-2 mills j for general 'State purposes. A levy j of 1 mill will raise approximately $300,000. Items ia Act. Yesterday 2?Ir. Christensen and Mr. Liles suggested that the analysis of the bill might be carried further by pointing out that of the remaining! 5 1-2 mills 0! the total levy of 7 j mills, one raises the fund for the | maintenance of the State Hospital for'j the Insane, one covers tT.:e amount! used for interest on the State deb: i and election expenses, a little lessj than one for common schools and a i little more than one for 'State col-1 leges, leaving 1 1-2 mills to cover all the cost of the judicial, administrative and legislative departments o: the j State. This means that the 1 1-2 mill tax will provide for the salaries of all the judges, court stenographers; total cost of the sessions of the legislature and public printing, and all salaries and expenses of tr:e offices o: the givernor, treasurer, comptroller general, attorney general, secretary of state, adjutant general, insurance commis sioner, department of agriculture, tax j i commission and board of charities. I Mr. Christensen and Mr. Liles said j that the: free conference committee j seriously considered cutting the ap-; propriations to bring the levy down j to a total of 6 1-2 mills The follow- j ir.g as new tems would have been i cut out of the bill: Pensions, $33,-[ 000; common schools, $36,000; Win- j throp iCollege gymnasium, $13,000; university, $2,500; tax commission, $10,500; board of charities, $6,700; j Cedar Springs Institute, $16,000. Will of Legislature. J Besides these cuts, aggregating $40,-1 000, more would ha<.e pad to be made, and it was decided that the taxpayers would rather pay the extra half mill than sacrifice the advancement and justice represented by these items. Both houses had deliberately ordered these expenditures as representing normal and needed development of ?':e institutions of higher learning, and the reorganization of the tax system and the penal and charitable institutions of the State.* When asked to comment on the general legislation passed, Mr. Christensen and .Mr. Lilies stated that in their opinion the results were due largely to the splendid leadership of Gov. Manning. They believed that ihis tact, clearly defined ideas, earnestness and acquaintance with legislative procedure resulted in a hearty co-operation i during the latter part of the session. i Gov. ^Manning struck the keynote ot progressivenes and harmony in his message and made the session notable. FEDERAL COURT MEASURE COPIES TO LIFE A Chance for the Second South Carolina District. TVi a Ctoto* X iiu UlULV f Washington, Feb. 26.?TJie question of an additional federal judge, district attorney and marshal for the western district of 'South Carolina, which apeared to meet its death here a short time ago, when Congressmen 'Mann of Illinois and ICullom of Indiana objected to its consideration, i has come to life again. Today Representatives Aiken and Byrnes went over to the senate and spent some time working on the matter. Senator rillman introduced a bill in the sen ate a year or two ago similar to the Aiken bill in the house. (A'll that (Mr. Byrnes would say regarding the matter upon leaving the senate was that he was hopeful of securing favorable action, /but just what plans he and others interested in it have in mind he would not disclose. * ' A Kos-antfc Uarriatre in Scncca. Andersen Intelligence*. I Seneca. Feb. 2.~>.? A romance. the beginning of which dates back to; halcyon days of last October, in the j city of Columbus, Ga? had its eulmina- j tion in Seneca this morning at 10:30 ; " o'clock. i A little girl from .Southern "Ala-' bam" went to the city of Columbus, Ga., to attend a business college; s i little man from 'Newberry, S. C., went j there to enter the advertisemet busi-1 ness; they met.. Perhaps ne foresaw j the time when he would have need of j a trainP'l ^tPnnerJinher in lr,is bUSi-j ness; perhaus, she was looking Lor- | ward to the time when she would want j a "permanent position;" at any rate, the "ittle man from South Carolina, became interested in the little girl from "Alabam." (it is not recorded j that she was not interested in himi; ; he began to pay her attention; she; did not resent i;: he became mere at- < ter.tive; ?but to make an old story; short. 1. "s little man from South Car- ! olir.a came to Seneca last night, over j the Blue Ridge trom Xew berry. and j thai. little girl roni ''Alabam" came' in on -Xo. 36 this morning and wa.< met by the young man from South Carolina j and carried to the Oconee inn. They j expiained tne longing o; meir uea.iu>| to Manager Xorman, who entered heartily ana sympathetically into their plans, ordered a fire made in the parlor and dispatched a runner for a preacher and called in a few members of his family and the thing was soon over. iMiss Ruth Bernice (Mathews of j ^ A 1 1 j A 11'i ^/\ Af I uzarK, Aia., nau LftfutMiit: mc ?nc ui Mr. iFrank Rutherford Higgins of dewberry, S. 0. The ceremony was performed by Rev. I. E. Wallace, pastor of the Presbyterian church <*' this place, in the parlors of fie Oconee Inn. Mrs. Higgins is a timid little body, and does not look equal to the part that she has played in this romantic affair, but she did not seem to be the least nervous or excited over it. She is very pretty and refined, being a granddaughter of a prominent Baptist minister of Alabama. Mr. Higgins is v: ell known in Anderson, where he once made his : home, being connected with the Bee Hive store. He was originally from Xewberry but is nov; connected withi an advertising concern, liaviilg his < '.eadquarters in Columbus, Ga. 0~L IHEA All This COLVIN . Singing, Dancing Com< Entire Change of On account of t of our patrons "MUTUAL" serv ? <???? ? 4-/\*-1 o tr li agaiu iuuaw The famous Ke i will hereafter be i MONDAY, WEE FRID ' Broncho Headliner. "Exploits of Elaine" "Kay Bee" or "Domi "A Good Show Every! Ihe i Home of appiness * .*1 . . it cn :hs iiujujI' <. ,iy ^ _ . 'i .v.iiv lor .N w jerry. v\/loro i.ii'V will >]! Hit .-oilic lime ?i>- : win jeiiirn io (_o:umbus. Equipped Willi Steel. Atlanta, Ga, .Feb. 'i\.?-Eight of tlie fl most important through passenger trains of 0:-e iSouthern railway nav<r recently been equipped with all steel, Jfl electric lighted cars of the most moa-^^M em design, 57 cars just received from? tue builders ha-.ing been placed in serlM The trains to which t. vis equipmenj^ was assigned are: Xos. 1 and 2, thfl "Royai Palm," between Jacksonville and Chicago; Xos. 5 and the "Flor-H iaa special, ueiwccii ,iai-A.vnvi:,e awM Cincinnati; Xos. 13 and 14, the "Ohii>^B Special," between Jacksonville and f? Cincinnati: N'os. 25 and 26, "Mem- I phis Special," between Wt.s ington an-i Memphis; Xos. 2y and the "Bir- S minham Special," between Washington ana Birmingham; Xos. do and 3*>? the 'T. S. Fast Mail," between Washington and New Orleans; Nos. 31 and the 'Southeastern Limited," between Washington and Jacksonville; ' Xos. 43 .and 44, between Washington / and Atlanta; and Xos. 27 and 2!j>, the 3 "Carolina Special," between Charies-/ ton and "Cincinnati. Xos. 37 and * the "Xew York, Atlanta and Xew- Orleans Limited," is an all-Pullman train and has been all-steel since ti>.e introduction of steel cars The steel frame cars formerly used ij. these trains, have been transferred to other through trains, releasing steel underframe cars to be replaced in strictly local trains, releasing wooden equipment. All this new equipment is in addition to the seven steel dining cars recently placed in service and has been . provided in line with the policy of Southern Railway company to give its patrons the advantage of e very pqs- _ , sible protection and convenience. How To Give Quintae To Children. FEBRILINE is the trade-mark name given to aa improved Quinine It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas? ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. 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