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(President TJrc\ I In Great Ills Daughters of RevoluUo ness in Support of the J l Sober Second T fchington, April 19.?The need of Rssession, calmness, and a judi y^ Bperaiueiu i?v tut; uuncu uiaivo resent world crisis was urged President Wilson in a speech tie opening session of the 24th tal congress of tue Daughters American Revolutionresident said self-possession supreme test of a nation's nd urged the congress to rally 1 f to the cause of righteousness, admin^ istered by those who hold their minds B quiet and judge upon principle. W. Following t>:e president's speech ' Ambassador Jusserand, of France, told the congress that the United States had behaved in the European crisis so as to command the gratitude and thankfulness of the world. i "We in France," lite said, "have learned to know what tiae American ' heart is^ade of?the pure American gold that is in it. I am glad that I i may affirc ihe thanks of France for the generosity of America?the neutral United States. The ambassador said that the "?-ief question in the European struggles was the same problem that confronted America in revolutionary times. I "We thought we had soltved the prob- 1 k le*i of human liberty,"he added. "But I again confronts us. It will be solved ^ i now just as it was in former times, as m it was solved in the trenches at V Yorktown." The president, in his speech, de^^clared that he could speak only in ^ general terms and that it was "indis^Bcreet" for him to speak even in that; Bvay. V Mrs. John Hays Hammond, R. C. B. Thurston, president general of the H Sons of t.ve Revolution, and Jo?:n Bar-. B rett, dir-ctor general of the Pan-AmerHr ican uyfon, also spoke today. f The routine organization of the congress was completed today and the fol lowers of the two candidates for pre*- J ident general were preparing for the election "Wednesday. Mrs. William Cumming Story, candidate for re-election, will be opposed by Mrs. George Guernsey, of Kansas. The president's address follows: | Wiat of the Future. I "In the^e times, when unusual k' ings ! ^ are happening and there are many | I queries as to ihe future I suppose c at those associations whose business it ^^o commemorate the past must be Hing themselves what part they ave Bffthe future. Our business of course W not merely one of recollection, not i erely the business of remembering1 Rd reverencing the traditions of t&e; ^untry that we love. There is no I pgnity in a tradition which has lost I Is practical energy, and our interjst in traditions is t? at they should ; Bear fruitage in tne presenr ana a sua . Bicher fruitage in the future. W "Your society is particularly intendBed to commemorate fie circumstances B of the birth of this nation, but I take ; m it for granted th^ it is not your thought to create an exclusive company of those w.ose recollections by heredity run back to that gray day, but that your thought is also of the B mnctant rpKirth nf natirvn Tn a peculiar degree the United States is to be reborn from generation to generation, because renewed out of all the sources of human energy in the ' FAMOUS AYIATOB GERMAN CAPTDTE Berlin Account Claims That Minor Positions Lost Bt Teutons I ; Haye Been Regained. Berlin, {April 19 (by wireless).?The Berlin official statement today says \ ^ Lieut. Roland G. Garros, the famous ' French aviator, has been captured by the Germans at Ingelmunster. The report follows: C* ^? TT?v ~ x ~ _ OUUUJ. Lrl I pi es Hie DIUlSIl \ cslci - | day were ejected from the minor German positions still occupied by them in that locality. British attacks along the railroad between Ypres and Comines broke down with very heavy losses to them. "Near Melmunster, Belgium, Lieut Garros, a French aviator, has been made a prisoner. "Between the Meuse and the (Moselle there have been artillery duels. "French attacks at Combres and in the Vosages failed. "On the eastern front the situation remains unchanged. "French and British reports concerning victories on the western front are all inventions, as is sufficiently proved by the regular reports from German headquarters." ?~ Lieut. Garros is well known in the United States, having flown in many. }es Poise : World Crisis | 7i That Great Need is CalmForces of Righteousness. Tbought Required \ world. There is here a great meltingj pot in which we must compound a pre-' rtirvii ?v?c>+o1 TViof motal ic ti'lo mOf o I iuv.iax. inai niviui iwv. of nationality, and if you will not; think I am merely playing upon words,! I would like to spell the word 'metal' | in two ways. For it is just the met-! tie of this nation teat we are now most interested in. Tests of Greatness. "Thero una mnriv (tpctc hv whiph fl nation makes proof of its greatness.' but it seems to me the supreme test is self-possession, the power to resist excitement, to think calmly, to t;:.ink in moments of difficulty as clearly as it would think in moments of ease? to be absolutely master of itself and of its fortunes. "Therefore, it seems to me that the object of traditions sue: as this society cherishes and means to assist in perpetuating is to show us the bases of principle upon which we shall keep our poise. We are interested in the United States, politically speaking, in + .Knf V? n m o t-? TiKnrt V Wii ft Tl* I IlVs 1111JL1 ?2 UUl 11U11XU11 WJ . *f V %A/? w not interested in politics of government for their own sake. I venture to say that if tT:ere should ever be discovered a better form of government than the democratic, we should have to adopt it, because it was better; for our object is not merely to preserve forms, but to preserve a precious essense and t'aat is the essence of equal ' j opportunity and essential human 1 rip-Ms Snrh idpals can not be main tained with steadiness of view amidst contest and excitement and what I am constantly r:oping is that every j great influence, such as you ladies exercise, for example, will be exercised , to produce the sober second thought} upon every critical matter that arises. : 3fust Be Calm. t "Tie first thought is apt to proceed from impulse, is apt to proceed from prejudice, from predeliction, from some transient sympathy, but we can not afford to sympathize with anybody or anything except fc'e passing generations of human beings. America for- i gets what she was born for when she does exact'y the way every other nation does?wten she loses her recollection of her main object, as sometimes nations do, and sometimes, peri haps, she herself has done in pursuin<r enmo immprliatp and transitory % . object. "I can not speak, ladies, as you know, in more general terms. Indeed,' it is indiscreet for me to speak at all. But I can ask you to rally to the cause which is dearer in my estimation than any other cause, and that is foe cause of righteousness as ministered to by those who hold their minds quiet and judge according 10 principle. -'Wie must preserve the judicial temperament, not because we would sit in judgment upon others, but because we would ultimately wish to sit in judgment upon ourselves, because we should-ultimately wish to be judged 'by our own consciences and by the standards of our own national life. Do you wonder that, fooping for such things and expecting such things ( from bodies of people like this, I ?1 ?1 J J ^ ^ r\ o A vAll 9 SI1UU1U Lie gictU iu vwuic auu j w? . That I should esteem it an honor to say that I (hope I shall have some part in the great things that you are trying to do and to create in the field of the national spirit?" . ( competitions in this country. ?ie nas proven himself one of tae most intrepid and daring of the French military airmen. At Dunkirk three days ago he shot dead in the air the aviator and observer of a German aeroplane. Garros appeared in meets in Richmond, Chattanooga, Memphis, New i Orleans, Dallas, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Waco, Houston, San An-; tonio. El Paso. Mexico iCitv. Verri' Cruz, Havana and New York and holds a number of speed prizes won at European tournaments. JOHNSON IS NOW JUDGE. He Took the Oath of Office in Green- j yille on Tuesday. Greenville, April 20.?Joseph T. Johnson, for twelve years representa live in congress from the FourtJb dis- i trict of South Carolina, today took the' oath of office as United States judge j for the Western district of South Car-' olina. He resigned as congressman to accept tee judgeship appointment. Business reports received by the Secretary of the Treasury say there is no real depression anywhere save in Maine. And in Maine the stuff they' drink would depress the owner of a lottery.?Louisville Courier-Journal. Ml MTIO-NS OF WAR ARE i ENGL I MVS GRE AT XEED Laborers 1'urged to Work With .Hfcht and Main?Germans Report Russian Advance Is at End. Augusta Chronicle. . I The British prime minister again j has emphasized t;e need of vast sup-j plies of war munitions. In a speech j at .Xew Castle !Mt. Asquith appealed ; to t'.ie workers of the armament fac- j lories "to rival the patriotism of their | fellows who had gone to the front," j by regular attendance at work and by using their utmost endeavors to inrrpflsp V, p -nrorinotion of Qunnlies. ^ r * '* " j That the prime minister believes j much depends on this is indicated by | his declaration tiat "once productive ! factories are organized and mobilized, all will be well." i Since the brief revied issued a few ( days ago by the Russian war office of Carpathian operations, in which j it was stated that t e Russians held' the principal chain of mountains for j an extent of about 75 miles and were j strengthening their positions, little news nas come tnrougn respecimg , the operations in ti at territory. Ger- ! man newspaper correspondents assert! that the Russian offensive in that re- j gion has come to an end. Vienna de- i clares ti":ere oas been no recent change ! in the situation. In the west, the armies are battling I for isolated points. The French war ! office reports that fifty incendiary i shells have been dropped by the Ger- j mans in R'iieims. French aerial squad- i rons have attacked points along the j T> V< ; vi o Viovq Vi/vm horrloH cpvprsl KtfL- ! JLVUXIIC^, Aid V ^ UUWiUai u\,u w-w ? w?? tions and have set fire to great forage i stores and mani.eim, the buildings and i contents being destroyed, according . to a Zurich dispatch. j Information comes from Austria by ! way of Rome that lAustria-Hungary is j concentrating troops on the Italian j frontier. -? McLAl RIX SATS WAREHOUSE SYSTEM IS GREAT SUCCESS t "I can assure you that I have been agreeably surprised at how well the system has worked," said Jonn L. ?M?cLaurin. State warehouse commissioner, j in a letter to C. E. Thomas, Pratt- j ville, Ala., chairman of the agricul ture committee of the Alabama Bankers' association, who asked Mr. McLaurin for a copy of the South Carolina warehouse act, prior to a drafting of a bill to be presented to the Alabama general assembly providing for a warehouse system for that State. In his letter Mr. McLaurin adopts an en-1 t'husiastic tone in describing the advantages of the system. The letter of the commissioner to Mr. Thomas follows: "Your letter received. I herewith enclose a copy of the South Carolina warehouse act, with a statement which I recently issued on the matter of financing the receipts, and also my first report to the general assembly of South Carolina. "In reply to your question as to whether the workings have been satis- , factory, I can assure you that I have been agreeat'v surprised at how well the system has worked. I was appalled at the task when the legislature placed the burden upon me, but apparently insurmountable obstacles, J when properly approached, were re-1 moved, and the system is steadily in-! creasing the confidence of tJ':e public, j and, what is more important, support! of the present management has been I intensified under the results achieved. J The saving in insurance alone will J ' ' ? 1 ?t Via/^ ? "Vvi rr I amount 10 a large sum. 1 uau a i fight and 'had to go to New York. Your ! State would be spared this, and you j would have the benefit of our experi-1 ence. "There are many changes that I j would suggest in the bill. I have been j in politics, and have had many bit- j ter lights; so that my friends backed the system because it was I, and my enemies fought it because it was I. proposing 11, ana auerwai us, utxausc : I had been placed in charge of it.! Howe'ver, the bill as we have it in; South Carolina has proven a success, j "I will gladly assist you in draft- | ing a better bill than we have here, j For the country bank it is a splendid thing, especially for a State bank, if your law is similar to ours. "Mr. W. P. G. Harding, of the federal reserve board, has been of inestimable service to us, and understands the situation all along the line. If you will write him, I am sure he can be of value to you." Deep. Philadelphia Public Ledger.?There is more in this submarine warfare than appear on the surface. He is a happy man whose earning capacity keeps within reasonable dis-1 tance of his yearning capacity.?Greensboro News. Jane Addams says housework is restful. And many a man who isn't at the front says war mnst be great sport.? J News and Courier. to M u <D u w 1 10 ! co ? 4-> s '~S* jS eft ? -M I ky u / I / * ft I I V u ?si A ??&* w ly ?H z IN a 41 u pat 0 I 2 k " 0 & V c (H w aBBMHBHBBBBBBB i NOTICE OF ELECTION IN KINAKDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, NO. 49. Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion of t- e | resident freeholders of the age of "i j years of Kinard School District, No. | 4<J, of tne L'ounty or ~\ev. oerrv, didic of South Carolina, ?";.ave filed a petition ! with the County Board of Education . of Newberry County, South Carolina, j petitioning and requesting that an election be held in said School Districr on Question of levying a sp*? cial annual tax of four mills to be collected on the property located in the said School District: Now, therefore, toe undersigned, composing the County Board of Education for Newberry County, South Carolina, do hereby order the Board f Trustees of the Kinards School District, Xo. 49, to hoM an election on t1 e said question of levvfng a four mill tax to be collected on the property located in the said school district, wfcich said election shall be held at Kirards school house, in said School District Xo. 49, on Saturday, April 24, 1915, at which said election tJ: e polls shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 4 p. m. The members o? the Boa^d of Trustees of said School District shall act as managers of said election. Only such electors as reside in said School District and return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections, shall be allowed to vote. Electors favoring the levy of such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" written or printed thereon, and such elector opposed to such levy shall cast a ballot containing tfre word "No" written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seal on April 8, 1915. GEO. D. BROWN, S. J. DERRICK, J. S. WHEELER, County Board of Education / for Newberry County, S. C. I Now Well I "Thedford's Black-Draught J is the best all-round medicine lever used," writes J. A. I Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas. 9 "I suffered terribly with liver I troubles, and could get no relief, j The doctors said I had con- J cnmnfinn. I could not work at IM I ail. Finally I tried ' TKEDFORD'S ? BLACK- I I DRAUGHT I and to my surprise, I got better, I and am to-day as well as any I man." Thedford's Black- j Draught is a general, cathartic, I vegetable liver medicine, that j I has beeii regulating irregular!- I ties of the liver, stomach and I I bowels, for over 70 years. Get Hj I a package today. Insist on the || | genuine?Thedford's. E-70 I il i ol' SB q j 3 ill i w ? I il c* tr"* M i** Ml | fi| jfl?M ' il Ju0/^^10u ?00^ESy 1P|,oof ptJpfr Jfe ? 3/ ?T" f? >* 7 C.D.CHEATJjS^ P3 1 Gallon 100 Proof Golden tf*) Express Shine Kentucky Corn Whiskey 2 Gallons 100 Proof Golden jf 9C^xpre?8 Shine Kentucky Corn Whiskey Prepaid Itls not necessary to make this offer to our thousands of regular customers;they know this whiskey and buyit regularly. You have never tried it, and to prove to you that this is the best whiskey you have ever tasted at twice the Drice. we are making this special offer. Soldto you under two (2 ) guarantees, mine and the U. S. Government. Money back if not entirely satisfactory. C. D. CHEATHAM P. O. Box 244 1221-23 Market Street CHATTANOOGA, TENN. ? WHEN THE Till KB CMS 01 itf? t -ri o ti r- m.. r>..1 vvnai men.'?ine ramiiy suiters, the Poor Mothers Sutter?Mrs. Becker Meets This Distressing Situation. Collinsville, 111. ?"I suffered from a j nervous break-down and terrible headi aches, and was tired all over, totally ' worn out and too discouraged to enjoy ! Jifp Vmt ns T hnH frmr in fnmilv ?nH sometimes eight or nine boarders, I kept on working despite my suffering. " I saw Vinoi advertised and decided to try it, and within two weeks I noticed a decided improvement in my condition and now I am a well woman. ?Mrs. Ana Becker, Collinsville, 111. There are hundreds of nervous, rundown, overworked women in this vi-cinity who are hardly able to drag around and who we are sure wTould be wonderfully benefited bv Vinol as Mrs. Becker was. ! The reason Vinol is so successful in building up health and strength in such ! cases is because it combines the medicinal tissue building and curative elements i of cod's livers together with the blood making, strengthening properties of tonic iron. We ask every weak, nervous, run-down man or woman in this vicinity to try a bottle of Vinol on our guarantee to return their money if it j fails to benefit. GILDER AND WEEKS DRUGGISTS XEWBBRRY, S. C. 1 Com Had? Use "GETS-IT," It's Sure Corns Vanish Like Magic A hard cap of skin makes up everycorn. When you put 2 drops of "GETS-. IT" on it, it shrivels up and comes right off?and there's your corn?gone by thunder! Simple as taking off your hat! That's why corn-millions \ have gone wild over "GETS-IT"? noticing -like it ener known. Some Joiwnnd TriHh. OIKS, LO IIIIS Uit.v, puiLCi aiuuuu bandages, stick tape, thick plasters, corn "pulling'' salves, gouge corns out ShSKEMISB WBjSN| Don't Waste Time "Hollering." 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C. i US-MY-TISM ill cure your Rheumatism iralgia, Headaches, Cramps, olic, Sorains, Bruises, Cuts and ' urns, C. Id Sores, Stings of Insects tc Antiseptic Anodyne, used in I finally and externally. Price 25c. ?