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_ DECLARES BRITISH ^ BREAK NEUTRALITY pLLECTOR CHARGES CRUISERS SUPPLIED BY MERCHANTMEN e He Has Evidence and Will Brin? he Subject Before the Federal K Grand Jury. gw York,April 4.?Dudley Field ne, collector of the port, charged It tinat British cruisers patroling ters along the coast of the Unities had been 'violating tl:e neu-; blaw by coaling and taking on m from vessels putting out from of Net.- York. Balone conferred today with ^States District (Attorney H.! Snowden Marshall regarding the state\ of affairs he claims to !'::ave discovered 1 and tonight declared lie expected to ^ bring the subject to the attention of I i t-c Federal grand jury. I Mr. Malcne said that for some weeks j he had been making an investigation j I of reports tl^at British cruisers lying j I off tlhe entrance to New York harbor j had been receiving food and coal from j here. On board the United States tor-! pedo destroyer Parker, the collector j ?as been making trips about the har- I Hide Sandy Hook on many veral weeks past. s the Evidence. declared he had evidence re was a supply base for in a down-town hotel, food stuffs are taken to . , loaded on lighters and j wi.verc they mest British ; ide the three-mile limit.; des Mr. Malone's individual B, George F. Lamb, head of tfne BFrality squad liere, and several se- i ,v Wet service operatives, have been in -1 Westigating for ti^e customs authorities, it was said. While these observations have been 1 progress, attention lias been paid to loading of ships tfliat might take Id to the -belligerent cruisers off the ] HP this work the torpedo craft Par- ; J- - 11 J ? 4-1, ^ _ ' iy Ker, urayion ana .vicuougiiii auu wurcr . government vessels have been engaged. j ml Allegres Conspiracy. W Developments so far, Collector Ma-! I ' >l r lone said, indicated what appeared to j | to be a conspiracy to violate the neu[ trality proclamation of Che president; by the establishment of an extensive j ( r-ganization and central agency to! arry on a traffic in supplies for the British cruisers. He declared there "wjk3 evidence that negotiations had i keen opened by agents of some organi- ; afttion, with headquarters in a hotel, iritft. many.captains and owners of tug freats in New York, Philadelphia and t New England for the services of these captains and their tugs to convey sup- j Kies from the various points to British j ^rships. It was said that experienced Ifes were engaged to be placed on , A'and reports have been made ; Re collector that operatives of a ; P^ctive agency have been working in j l-operation with agents of the sus- j Icted organization for the carrying t of the supply plans. Mr. JMalone said he was investigating t reports in detail with an effort Co Corroborate information he ihad reHKeived. W AIMING BY THE PERISCOPE W UTethod of Firing Adopted by English Requires Skill. V tAn Associated 'Press dispatch dated Lrondon, March 18, says: The oid i B Spanish way of holding ti e rifle over- j head in firing from a trench so as to j B crdanger on'y the hands of the firer, j a method/ which has en used foreign observers to ridicult the fighting of j V Spanish-American armies and which j H +ii % ( rsf tho *Tfs.iirrpf>tinr>ists I J_?" Ci U. C lli^ i.i ? V. x. niv _ . I so ineffecci've i?i the- Philippine war,! 1 has been adapted by tl?e British army. j I But it i; not t'ie t}z p-nazard fire, J'or f tl.e aiming is done I?y periscope. I Instructors are nr w employed in thr I English training camps to teach this ' method of firing, which requires a j:?vt | technique. These men 'have astonI ic.nc^ officers br making shots L that would be creditable to a siiarp-1 shooter under the old metho.i of ho.dW ing the eye to t!:e light. Just how it is done is not explained, but it is known that tfa-e gun is he" i at arm's length in the air, upside down. I Both sides are now directing a heavy continuous fire upon each other and the men killed and wounded in the j treanches are almost always struck on the fcead. An apology has been received by the state department for the murder of the American McManus. That makes it all right with everybody but McManus.? Nascville Banner. Tibe Arkansas Democrat refers to some recent enactments by the legislature as "half-baked legislation." * That isn't so bad?just wait until the legislature puts across a pioc-e that is V absolutely raw.?Nashville Banner. THURMOND GIVEN COVERMtNT JOB GETS RECESS APPOINTMENT AS FEDERAL ATTORNEY. Nominated by President to Fill Place in Western District Created by Congress Just Closed. Was ington, April 6.?The presi j dent today gave William J. Thurmond, of Edgefield, a recess appointment to I be district attorney for the Western I district of South Carolina. Son of Edgefield. The State. .Edgefield, April 6.?J. William Thur-! mond, of Edgefield, the new appointee of President Wilson to the district at- I torneyship of the Western district of i South Carolina, was born May 1, 1S62, \ in Meriwether towns:, ip, .Edgefield! county and is the son of Georsre W. i and Mary Felter Thurmond. He was reared on a farm, attended the common schools of his community and afterward tl':e Curry ton Hight school and the University of South Carolina. Mr. Thurmond taught school and read law at home and entered the law office of Sheppard Bros., in October, 1887. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1888, and located at Edge- j field, where he has practiced continu- 1 ously since. For several years Mr. TXuirmond , was attorney for Edgefield county and j was elected to the house of representa-1 tives in 1894. and while a. member j nominated Senator Tillman for tr.-e United States senate. Mr. Thurmond ! made a minority report which was adopted after a hard fight, relieving the State of a considerable bonded in-' debtedness which he did not think was j just. Mr. Thurmond was elected solicitor : of f':e Fifth judicial circuit in 1S96 and , was re-elected in 1900 and voluntarily ; retired from this office at the expira- j tion of the second term. Mr. Thur- i mond served as special judge under \ an appointment of Gov. Ansel. He is ^ a member of the Baptist church, a i trustee of the Edgefield High, school j and a director of the Farmers' bank. I He owns large farming interests in j tf;e county and has a lucrative law j practice. Mr. Thurmond has participated in ! a number of important cases. He was ! an ardent supporter of Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination, j Mr. Thurmond was married in De- i cember, 1898, to Miss Eleanor Gertrude Strom. They have six children. j LIGHTENS YOUR I BURDENS j An inactive liver will put a load on you that is enough to stagger stronger men and women than you. Relieved of the impurities that clog its natural functions this same liver will double your efficiency in business, in good nature and in your good feel-; ings. Calomel used to do but not now. Science has found a better way in GKIGiSBY s LIV-YER-LAX. Sold in 50c and j $1.00 bottle under guarantee by Gilder & |\Y!eeks, and every bottle bears tfc-e likeness of I. K. Grigsby as a protection to you. i Wake ud bi JL The Bell Telephone is Ring up on the Bell. You may talk about your breath but it won' ; breath to talk into your B( Ring up old customers of prospects, there is no | saves more time or expens If you haven't a Bell I Call the Business office fo SOUTHERN BELL T ! AND TELEGRAPH j BOX 163, CO ! FUNDS AWARDED ! 10 MEET PENSIONS. COMPTROLLER GENERAL APPOR- j TlOXS ? On Account of Decrease in Holl the Two Lower Classes Will Receive an Increase. i Columbia, April 6. ? Comptroller j General Sawyer stated tcday that ?e | had sent to the various clerks of court | pensions for 1915. j The general assembly apportioned ' ' $300,000 for pensions, out of which the j Confederate infirmary receives $17,- j 454.75, leaving a balance of $282,545.25. : To this was added the reminds made i i?l-- _c ?? iai < o ?_ ! uy lilt? CICX'KS Oi t'UUll ill liJlT avr I count of deaths and other causes, mak- j ins: ti e total amount paid pensioners J | $286,171.50. ! T'.^e roll in 1915 was decreased by! 146, and on acount of this decrease j and the increase in b e appropriation j the lower classes, C Xo. 2 and C No. -t, j will receive $28.."0 in 1915, as against. $24 in 1914. The distribution by classes is as fol- j lows: Class A 183 $96.00 .$ 17,568.00 ' Class B 125 72.00 9,000.00 Class C, Xo. 1. 565 4S.00 27,120.00 ; Class C, Xo. 2.3,045 28.50 86,782.50 I ""1 n 9 \ \<i mi 99 7"9 fifi ' C I ci ?5 V^_ , -\ U. O "T I "I 1U.UV ~ > v ? W v Class C, Xo. 4-4,314 28.50 122,949.00 j . ? ! S,706 $286,171.50: Of the above 3,918 are soldiers and 4.788 widows of soldiers. The amount sent each county is as follows: County? j Abbeville $ 5,050.50 Aiken . 10,659.00 Anderson 16.S75.00 Bamberg 3,043.50 Barnwell 4,7S0.r>u Beaufort S74.50 Berkeley 3,400.50 Calhoun 1,054.50 Charleston 8,754.00 Cherokee 7,354.50 O: ester 4,593.00 Chesterfield 7,509.00 Clarendon 4,027.50 Colleton 9,664.50 Darlington 6,285.00 Dillon 3,95)1.50 Dorchester 4 105.50 Edgefield 4,567.50 Fairfield 3,798.00 Florence 7,552.50 Georgetown 2,317.50 Greenville 16,335.00 Greenwood 4,170.00 Hampton 4.294.50 Horry 8,542.50 Jasper 1,578.00 Kers>a.v.r 4,705.50 Lancaster 6,481.50 Laurens 9,219.00 Lee 2,475.00 Lexington 8,851.50 Marion ' 4,607.50 Marlboro 3,607.50 Newberry 5 134.50 Oconee 8,545.50 Orangeburg 7,497.00 Pickens 7,594.50 Richland 13,339.50 Saluda 4,326.00 Spartanburg 19,089.00 Sumter 4,635.00 Union 7,'/vz.o0 00 >Y iUiUlUOiyul ^ York 8,481.00 $286,171.50 I ^ I I j afin^is! the Big Ben cf Business, dull times 'till vou lose ! t help matters, save your ill Telephone. then start on a fresh list wciv ?? nnnp tW i V^UIVUwVJL TT I* J AXV/AAV VAAMV , ;e. i Telephone, get one now. | r rates. elephone ffa\ company \Lim3 \5>\4, * LUMBIA, S. 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It has helped more than a million women, in its 50 years of wonderful success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist has sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recommend it. Begin taking Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special Instructions on your case and 64-page book, "Home Treatment for Women," sent in plain wrapper. E66-B DOCTORS SAID HE HAD DFOPSY Some time ago I had an attack of; grippe which finally settled in my kid-; neys and bladder. I doctored with the! o r> r] r>l ci im or] [ / n A drnnQV I \_i vs i v/ a ciiici cav ^ ^iwiuivu xi- ma. v* *, w ^ */ j . | I tried other remedies and got no relief j from any of them. My condition was such I'r.at I was unable to work for about two months and tJ:e annoying symptoms caused me a great deal of trouble and pain. I was hardly able to turn over in bed. 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Sweet Potato PI puts Any of the foilowibg varieties, $1.75 per; 1,000 f.o b. our farms: Nancy Hall Yellow Xansemond liiir Stem Jersey Red Jersey Early Carolina Early Golden Southern Queen Yinelanrt Bush Ked or Hush Yams Gold Skin $2.00 per 1,000 for orders less than! 1,000 plants. If plants are to be shipped via par- j | eel post, add 3?>c per 1,000 to cover! j cost of postage, otherwise plants I will he shipped via express. Uemit by express or postofiice money order. C. M. GAFFKEY, Charleston, S. C.1 ] NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT, i i Xotice is hereby given t) at the undersigned will make final settlement of the estate of J. W. Wicker, deceased, j in t':e probate court for Newberry; county. State of South Carolina, on j I Tuesday, April 13, 1915, at 11 o'clock J in the forenoon, and will immediately j j thereafter apply to tne jucige 01 yro| bate of Newberry county for a final i discharge. All persons indebted to the said estate will make immediate settlement with t/:e undersigned, and all persons holding claims against the! said estate will present t.i<_ same duly j attested. G. A. C. Wicker, Administrator. [ Sfa f i nn prv There is nothing that counts for so much in a letter as your own i m m ??i . good uray Matter , but don t neglect the stationery you write on. Common, bad, cheap paper takes the "Snap" out of the best letter and good paper makes a good letter better still. My box and pound paper is up to date, of a high quality, and at the right price. See my window of 5c tablets. Mayes' B. & V. Store The House of 1,000 Things All Forms of Interchangei\/i:i J D Iauie iviiicagc anu i cmiy Scrip Books Good for Intrastate Passage in S. C. Effective Saturday, March 20th! 1915 All Interchangeable mileage and Penny Scrip books, forms Z. 33, SIM and Penny Scrip (regardless of date purchased) will be good, within limit, for instance journeys in South Carolina by exchange of coupons at ticKet windows for passage tickets in accordance with contract and tariff provisions. Seaboard Air Line Railway _ " _ . Southern Railway Carolina Atlantic & Western Railway I fsarlestnn & Western Carolina Railwav Columbia Newberry & Laurens Railway Atlantic Coast Line Railway vAfrrnr. ATI TJT T?nrmrAV TV i<rT r t CT I VATfC 1.' Ar t?T I'flTIAV TV U'llIOl -lUlll/lY vr LJUXivnv.' oi/jur.wi vr liievliu.i l.i nnn? SCHOOL DISTRICT, NO. 57. MIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT >0. 52. Wi:ereas, one-nird of the resident Whereas, one-tiiird of the resident electors and a like proportion of the electors and a like proportion of the ?j. / 1- - i J - j-i- : J __ . i.u ~ ~f 01 resident ireenoiuers o me age v*. icaiuein uctuuiueis t_u iuc age v/l -i twenty-one years, of Belfast School! years, of Whitmire District, No. 52, District, No. 57, of the County of! of the county of Newberry, State of Newberry, State of South Carolina, South Carolina, have filed a petitioa have filed a petition with the County with the county board of education of Board of Education of Newberry Coun- Newberry county, South Carolina, petv. South Carolina. Detitioninc; and re-' tinoning and requesting to': at an elec questing that an election be held in J tion be iheld in said school district on said School District on the question | the question of levying an additional of levying a special annual tax of two ; special annual tax of two mills to be mills to be collected on the property collected on the property located i'i located in the said School District: the said school district: Now, therefore, the undersigned, -\*ow, therefore, the undersigned, ~ - *-? -i -* mj.. pftinnnsino' tlio rnnhtiv hfiflH nf ftdll composing me L'ounty i^oaru ui luu- ? ? cation for Newberry County, South cation .for Newberry county, South. Carolina, do hereby order the Board Carolina, do hereby order the board of Trustees of t:e Belfast School, cf trustees of,ti:e Whitmire school district, No. 57, to hold an election on ; district No. 52. to hold an election on tte said question of levying a two mill j the said question of levying a two tax to be collected on the property lo- j mill tax to be collected on'the propcated in the said school district, which j erty located in the said school dissaid election shall be held at Bel-! trict, which said election shall be held i fast school house, in said School Dis? at Whitmire school house, in! said . ! trict No. 57 on Saturday, April 10, I so'ool district No. 52. on Friday, April A 'Air ^4. aI/va^i'am f-i'- rv/\lla '1915, at wicich said election tine pons J, itL WU1U11 cictuun ii-c j shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed shall be opened at 7 a. m. and. closed j at 4 p. ra. The members of the Board at 4 p. m. The members of the board of Trustees of said Schol District of trustees of said school district shal) shall act as managers of said election, i act as managers of said election. Only Only such electors as reside in sail i such electors as reside in said school School District and return real or per- j district and return real or personal ' scnal property for taxation, and who | property for taxation, and which exexhibit their tax receipts and regis-j i ibit their tax receipt ai^d registration. tration certificates as required in gen--j certificates as required' in general pral elections, sr.all be allowed to vote. ! elections, shall be'allowed to vote. Electors favoring the lew of such tax! Electors favoring the levy of such tax I # shall cast a ballot containing the word j shall cast a ballot containing the word "Voc" wn'f-f-pn or nrintpd thereon. an.11 "Yes" written or printed thereon, and w- * - I such elector opposed to such levy shall ; such electors opposed to such levy cr.st a ballot containing the word "Xo" shall cast a ballot containing the word written or printed thereon. "Xo" written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seal on Given under our hands and seal oa March 22, 1915. j March 22, 1915. GEO. D. BR0-W1X, j GEO. D. BROWX, S. J. DERRICK, j S. J. DERRICK, J. S. WHEELER. ; J. S. WHEELER, County Board of Education ''County Board of Education for Newfor Newberry County, S. C. j berry County. j -7-^r-v ?x>*zwxr- ?* v -Wwl'