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Germans File Aqainst Count von Eernstorff Maket on Exportation of Arms Ft New Plants Spring Up to Wq c: 1 { ?i o t rvr? A mt i : 11 ( ^ni! T1 T ViUl HernstorrT the Gerurm ambassador made public tonight the text of the note he recenr'\ presented to the Stare department. dc^Iarin/ t?;at "if t! e Americ-an people desire to observe true neutrality they will find means to stop the exclusive transportation of arms to one side, or at least to use this export trade as a means to uphold the 1-egitimate trade with Germany, e fecial.y the trade in foodstuffs." i ue uiexuuiauuuui >v*is p.cpaicu ai the German embassy, and while it does not call for a reply, the State department already has drafted one which will be delivered probably witJ'c in the next few days. The ambassador, in his complaint, informs 1fce United States that contrary to the real spirit of neutrality an enormous new industry of war material of every kind is being built up in this country and that this is supplying only Germany's enemies, a fact 1c? 1)1 n \l-av hv tVlA ?' MiVIJ AO 111 HU UiVU?*?VU v purely theoretical willingness to -furnish Germany as well, if it were pos* - sible." The text of the memorandum folI "The different orders in council have altered the universally recognized rules of international law in such a one-sided manner that they arbitrarily suppress the trade in neutral countries with Germany. Already prior to the last order in council the shipment of conditional Con traoana, especially iooastuirs, 10 many was practically impossible. In fact, prior to the protest which the American government filed in London on December 28, 1914, not a single shipment of such goods for Germany has been effected irom the United States. Only One Attempt. "Also after the lodging of tt_e protest, and as far as is known to the German embassy, only one such shipment has been attemDted bv an Arner ican shipper. Ship and cargo were, immediately seized by the British and - are still detained in a Britisia port. As a- pretext for this unwarranted action the British government' referred to a decree of the 'German federal council concerning the wheat trade, although this decree only covered wheat and flour and no other foodstuffs, althSugj imported foodstuffs were especially exempt from this decree, and although the German government nas given all necessary guarantees to, the United States government and had even proposed a special organization in order to secure these foodstuffs for the exclusive consumption of the civilian population. "T':e seizure of an American ship unrijir thpsp rircnmstanrpc was in ron tradiation with t! e recognized principles of international law. Nevertheless the United States government has not yet obtained the release of the ship, nor has it, after eight months of war succeeded in safeguarding tee legitimate American trade with Germany. Sud: a delay, especially when the supply of foodstuffs is concerned, seems equivalent to complete failure. 1: is therefore to be assumed that th? United States government has ascepted England's violations of the international law. "Furthermore has to be considered t'':e attitude of the government of the Vnited States concerning U:e question of the exportation of war material. TVia imnorial fcmhQQC;- o/-\r>nc: f r\ acrrfip -JL 11 WV V.Q4 V v with, the government of the United States in assuming that with regard to the question of neutrality there is cot only the formal side to be considered, but also tfce spirit in wfcich neutrality is enforced. Other Wars Different. "Conditions in the present war are different from those in any former wars. For this reason is it not justified to point at the fact that perhaps in former wars Germany furnished belligerents with war materials,! because in those (former cases the! i question was not whether anv war, material was to be furnished to the belligerents, but merely which one of fche competing countries would furnish it In the present war, with the exception of the United tates, all the countries capable of noteworthy production of war material are either at . war themselves or completing their arrangements and haive actually prohibited the exportation of war material. Therefore the United States of American is the only country in a po sition to export war material. This fact ought to give a new meaning to the idea of neutrality, independent of the formal law. "Instead of tfcat and in contradiction with the real spirit of neutrality , an enormous new industry of war ma- j terials of every kind is being built Protest !' Sale of Arms1 ? > Note to State Department rem United States?Claims ( r /v?/? Ati;?. ' l ur/usu uis / ui i j I j i up in the United tates, inasmuch as ; ! not only the existing plants are kept! ^ ! busv and enlarged, but also new ones ( II I are continually founded. ! "The international agreements for \1 the protection of the right of neutrals j 1 i originate in the necessity of protect-! i l ing tee existing industries of ti:e neu1 tral countries. They are never in! tended to encourage the creation of! 1 ; entirely new industries in neutral j ( ! States as, for instance, the new war j 1 i industry in the United States which } ; supplies only one party of the bel- 1 :Jigerents. jc ! "In reality the ^American industry I is RuDDlvins onlv Germany's enemies, j 1 1 w ] a fact which is in no way modified by j ' 'the purely theoretical willingness to j : furnish Germany as well, if it were i 1 possible. j l'p to the People. j "If the American people desire to i observe true neutrality they will find ; means to stop the exclusive exporta, tion of arms to one side, or at least . to use this exnort trade as a means ? * < ; to uphold the legitimate trade with ^ n M-vrtir. 11 .. /I A ir> VjrtJX ilictil V, Lilt? nauc ill | stuffs. This spirit of neutrality should ! 1 appear the more justified to tihe United | States as it has been maintained toward Mexico, i i "According to- the declaration of a : congressman made in the house com-! mittee for foreign relations, December 130,1914, President Wilson is quoted as j . having said on February 4, 1914, when ; i the embargo on arms for Mexico was i lifted: ' " "We snouia suina iur geiiume iieu tralitv, considering the surrounding j facts of #:e case. He then il. eld in /that i case that because Carranza had no; ports, while Huerta had them and was able to import these materials that; it was our duty as a nation to treat j 1 | them (Carranza and Huerta) upon ail i equality if we wished to observe the | true spirit of neutrality as compared z i with a mere paper neutrality.' t . 1 "This conception or "D.'.e true spiru ~ O! neutrality,' if applied to the present case, would lead to an embargo ! ? on arms." j( In reply to published reports to the j1 effect that American officials were j irritated at the announcement of the embassy's intention to make the memorandum public, Count von BernstorfT said tonight: 1 "There is nothing unusual in its pub- j lication. as all fc':e American notes; tf at went to Berlin, including that re- \ garding the Frye case, have been pub- ; lished. As to further criticism that! Germany has in former wars taken j * the same attitude as the Unuea states j in regard to tne sale of ammunition ( to belligerents, I desire to call atten- 1 tion to what Andrew D W!'iite, Amer- j 1 ican ambassador to Germany at the ]1 time of ti e Spanish-American war, j1 . I i said in his autobiography in regard , J to a Spanish vessel which was report-; ( ed by the American consul at Hamburg ! 1 to be suspected of being loaded with jr arms for use against the United States . * in Cuba. Mr. White said: " 'I hastened to tf:e foreign office and j urged that vigorous steps be taken, j( with the result that the vessel, which i] in the meantime ftad left Hamburg, j .was overhauled and searched at ti e , J mouth of the Elbe. The German gov -1 1 ernment might easily have pleaded, in * answer to my request, that the Ameri- ' r>*r\ wvArnmpnt had ^prierallv si'.:owed ' itself opposed to any sucli interference ;( witfi the shipment of small arms to , J belligerents, and had contended that. ' i it was not obliged to search vessels ( to find such contraband of war, but ( that this duty was incumbent upon the j( , belligerent nation concerned.' " \] 1 ' i -? i! SKY-LIME FRUSTRATES AIM. ! Why So Few Men Are Hit By Infantry J Fire. A Paris correspondent of tlbe Asso- j ( ciated Press says the relatively small j proportion of men hit by infantry fire has been explained by the fact that | the blue sky draws the aim high. Da | Illustration maintains It at this posij tion is untenable, because high fire is nftpn mrvrA /teadlv than low bv reason t ! of the fact that it reaches the reserves i who are often assembled in far more ^ compact masses than the men on lb 3 < firing lines. c In charging a position an infantry- < man's rifle barrel forms an angle of t ahnut 19 ohnro tl'n a. Ihi%ri7r?ri. t At from 16 to 60 degrees the Lebe! i rifle, with the "D" bullet, has a range ? of about 4,400 yards maximum. Sup- i posing that a considerable part of the e fire were drawn high by tfc-e blue c sky, there would be a zone of 150 yards I (just within tihe maximum range tfcat 1 i would be particularly dangerous for ; i the reserves. 11 If ANY CHRISTIANS WEHE SLAUGHTERED Kstimaterf That 12,000 Took Itefuije in Mission Compound?Death Rate Fearnil. Xew York, April 9.?"A fearful rate )f mortality" among the ten thousand j nfii r* r> r\ IX'/-? a rl intn tli/-* iro rrl.- r\ ( tlwi ? , V 1 W " ULU iiiiu l 11 ^ JU1 UO \JL l"V American mission at I'rmiah, where, i t is said, five thousand persons scan e- j y could find accommodation, is repo:-t- i 5d in a missionary's report receive.1 lere today through tie State deparinent at Washington by the Presbyterian board of foreign missions. So great was the menace the com- ) nunication says, that for a wLile it ivas unsaie lor anyone to leave trie | remises, and l1 e bodies of the dead j 30uld not Lv, -.'ied. I^ater, when the ,vay was opened, one missionary wa.-, j vept busy attending to burials. At ;imes on an average of forty refugees lied every day. | The communication described in de- < ail the fight of Christians, not only J Tcm Urmiah, but from all Azerbai- j an province, after the withdrawal of j he Russian troops. "Of the thousands," says 11'.:e com-, nunication, "who are forced to remain j )ehind, their villages being so situated ; j. at flight is impossible, only the ?u :ure can give us a correct roll of those ! nurdered in cold blood and wit!: cruel ! :ortures of tlie Kurds; of the women! md girls carried off and of tl'.:e chil- | iren lost and the families separated j In the time of this terrible catastrophe. ! Only One Shelter. All who could fled the city a:ul J round the cne shelter that gave them | :he best hope of safety. This was our : American mission property, guarded | Dy the American flag and. what was i }ven more potent than the flag, t':e j position of influence and confidence! ?arned by long years of service by our! missionaries. "It is estimated that in all twelve ; :housand took refuge in our mission ; compounds of Vrumiah, w!':ile throe i :housand mere were given shelter at j ;he French mission. Those wi o took! *efuge with us were unharmed, wh]'! ': j tillages were being plundered and; jurned and hundreds of lives were beng lost.'' The communication points out tftai ill these refugees have to be tea, tnree ;ons of bread daily being needed to teep t! em from starvation. The letter asks that the Red Cross j society be informed and that the board ! >f foreign missions send $50,000 for mmediate needs. mm 10 TAKE CHARGE OF SEKYIAX HOSPITAL ' * i [>r. liirby-Smith, Son of Gtn. KirbySmitli, is in Typhus Fever Zone. l'he State, 13th. Reynold M. Kirby-Smith, M. D., third >on of the late Gen. Kirby-Smith, C. S. j has recently taken entire d.arge )f the Servian unit of Red Cross mrses, who are on duty at a t'.:ospital ? i it Belgrade, tl.e center of tne typhus; ever epidemic which is sweeping Ser ia. Dr. Kiijby-Smdth, previous to j :iis enlistment with t' e American Red ?,ross society, was health officer at t-e University of the South, at Sewanee, renn., where he received his educaion and among other achievements von fame as a .foct ball player. Dr. Kirby-Smith had several years' experience as an army surgeon in the ruiiippuies, wnere ne v\ jr.tvea <nuu5 Kith Herbert M. Smith, M. D., Richand county health officer. His health becoming impaired, he returned to as home at Sewanee, where he later become health officer for the "mountain." " He left for Europe last year i ^n tiie Red Cross relief ship and until liis recent assignment to. Belgrade ou ;he death of Dr. Ernest P. Magrunder, j . , , , i wasmngion, nas naa cnarge or Servian units two and tl:ree at Salonika,, Greece. A recent cablegram from him ! received at Sewanee indicates that (he is making arrangements to transfer Doth units to Belgrade. REGULAR OFFICERS SUIT THE GOVERNOR ! ? ! Am >'oV S>-tld Manning, in Regard to Report That He Would Appoint Constabulary, rhe State. Gov. Manning 011 Tuesday gave out lie following statement: "I am not contemplating any more han formerly an appointment of con- j stables. The recent publication of the >pinion by Mr. Dominick on tihe gov- J jrnor's powers of appointment seems :o have led to the idea getting out hat I was about to make a general establishment of t&e constabulary. I im not. In the beginning of my adninistration I placed the work of the J enforcement of the law on the regular j >fF.cers of the counties and munici- j )alities. Reports from all quarters of j (he State show that the officers have ! esponded finely. I am pleased with I be results so far." L f The Great Soap-Maker Four of the Big 5c. Cans of Red a BSC ''JpB ! Devil Lye will make twenty t^CANS# 3/MW?*5& pounds of the best soap. ^ Devil Lye is pulverized, ana disEL so^ves as soon as i* touches the water. fc=T ?-?"~^5^hE??&LjI Best for Cleaning, Washing, Scrubbing. ,l,H ? |j^jj ' ixz. I "That's the third time this morning. I can't wait a moment longer on that fellow. Let me see?what is Smith's number? i "If Jones won't provide sufficient telephone facilities for his customers, he can't blame me for dealing elsewhere. Operator, give me 437," How do you know this very occurrence doesn't happen with your single telephone. Have an auxiliary line; the cost is trifling. Call the business Office to* day. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ffV\ AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BOX 163, COLUMBIA, S. C. VERY LOW RATES j account , Panama-Pacific Intornati'nnal F Ynnsitinn AliWi AliAtiV/AllAJ. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Opened February 20, closes December 4, 1915 ! n r it 1 r r anama-ianiornia Exposition SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, Opened January 1, closes December 31, 1915. via Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South Tickets on sale daily and limited 90 days for returning. Good going via one route and return^ ing via another. Stop-overs allowed. Round Trip from Newberry, S. C. - - - $81.10 One way, via Portland, Oregon - - - $102.81 Proportionately low rates from other points. Also very low round trip rates to Seattle Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Vancouver, B. C., and many other TTT _ - J l western points. Full information regarding the various routes, points of interest, schedules, etc, gladly furnished. Also descriptive literature sent upon request. Let us help you plan your trip. j Why pay Tourist Agencies when our services are free? Address S. H. McLEAN, District Passenger Agent, Columbia, S. C. S. H. Hardwick, H. F. Cary, W. E. McGee, P. T. E., G. P. A. A. G. P. A. Washington, Washington, Columbia, D. C. D. C. S. C. I Sweet Potato i Plants J ./ xL. f_II !l . <P1 7C .Si any oi uie loiiowiog varieties, $i.*j n 1,000 f.o b. our farms: jfl >ancy Hall Yellow Nansemond fl Uiji' Stem Jersey Red Jersey Early Carolina M Early (iolden Southern Queen Vine land Hush Ked or Bl. li 1?^1U >K-11 $2.00 per 1,000 for orucrs lM 1,000 piants. M It' plants are to be shipped eel post, add 35 c per 1,000 to cover cost of postage, otherwise plants will )?e sliippe*! via express. Kern it hy express or postofiice money order. f. M. GAFFNEY, Charleston, S. REMADE MEN If yoj happen to be one of the thousands of men and women who suffer ever so slightly from an inactive liver, you will be surprised at t':e immediate effect of GRIGSBY'S LIV-YERJLAX. That headaci-e, or lack of energy or constipated condition, is sure to be the result of imperfect liver conditions. 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There's no corn or callus among the mil1 ions of feet in the world that "OF.TS-IT" will not lemove?there':! no escape. "GETS-IT'' is the new way, the simple, eommcn-sense, sure way I: does away wit?.: greasy ointments, salves, pads, cottofc rings, harl*?.irac cnico^rc ra 7.Ar? files. LlCJ>OL'3, ? * a11 i w) ? wwwa , and the limping and the painful pig- v eon-toed walk of so many corn-pestered people. All you do is to put 2 drops or "GETS-IT." Millions are using it. "here's no pain,.no trouble, no changing ?hoes because of corns. "GEJTS-IT" is sold by druggists everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 111. Sold in Newberry and recommended as Che world's best com cure 1 y ?. 'I. Way, W. G. Mayes and Gilder & Weeks. ^ f