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ONLY FORMAL NOTICE BEFORE ITALY JOINS NOTHING BIT DECLARATION BETWEES ROME AND WAR. Roumania, Greece and Bulgaria Likely to Follow Last of Big Centrals Into European Conflict. London, May 22.?Only the formal declaration of war now is necessary to complete the breach between Italy v and her former allies of the Triple Alliance, and this is expected at any moment. The ambassadors remain at tfneir posts, but news comes that the Italian consul at Munich has been ordered to return to Rome and throughout the country nationals are packing t>elongings in expectation of a final rupture. Should that come it is not expected it would have any immediate effect on the .battles now in progress, but it would be likely to influence action of the Balkan states which have been awaiting Italy's decision. Roumania, it is reported tonight, has received assurances from Bulgaria jflhat if Roumania decides to join the allie and help Russia by an invasion of Transylvania, Bulgaria will not attack her, and that, in fact, Bulgaria herself is considering the possibility of taking similar action, although her attack would be directed against Turkey. Greece May jMore. / ; Greece also is interested in the developments and her efforts, if she should decide to join the allies, would mean action in 4he Dardanelles and Asia Minor. In these latter theaters, tliie allies continue their activities and the official report issued today confirms the dispatch sent, by Gen. Hamil ton to Australia mat m au <?lich;j\ uu Australian and New Zealand positions the Turks are said to have suffered a loss of 7,000 men, of which 2,000 were killed. This report does not mention operations against* Smyrna, but from Turkish and other sources it is learned the allies are almost as active there as they are on tlie Gallipoli peninsula. T iHlo PmI -fhancPL JJiUIV Xtvw* v i*? There is little or no change either on the Eeastern or Western fronts in Europe. The Austrians and Germans claim no further progress in their offensive in middle Galicia and so the British military critics draw the conclusion that the big battering ram "whidh drove the Russians eastward, at some points across the San river has been brought to a standstill against the bulwark of the Russian reinforcements. Stubborn fighting, however, continues, and it may be several days before either side can claim definite result. Mention in the German official reports of a cavalry engagement east of 'W^nda indicates the Germans have landed another raiding force in CourlanH tn takp the nlace of t!~e one the Russians drove back when it was reaching the environs of Mitau. All through this northern region and as far south as the East Prussian frontier confused fighting, which ebbs and "flows, continue between widely separated forces. Both British and Frenclh claim to have made headway at La Basse, but the Germans declare all attacks have been repulsed or that fighting continues. Apparently the allies are straightening their fronts to conform with positions which they won in recent engagements?a task wticn the Germans are offering stubborn resistance with their" numerous and cleverly placed machine guns. MEXICAN CAPITAL NEAR FAMINE LINE Americans Making Effort to Reopen Railways to Relieve Threatened Hunger. Washington, May 22.?Efforts to reopen railroad communication between Vera Cruz and Mexico City to relieve the famine which is causing demonstrations in the capital were renewed today by the state department. Uonsui simman at vera i^ruz anu the Brazilian minister in the capital were requested to urge Carranza and Villa officials respectively to permit food shipments over the line. The Villa agent gave out here tonight the following telegram from Chihauhau: "Convention forces inflicted a disastrous defeat upon Carrangistas at Ceylia, capturing the town and causing overwhelmiDg losses to the enemy in killed, wounded and prisoners. Our cavalry pursues with great -vigor the remnants of Obregon's scattered army, "which is fleeing to the south, where it will be met by Gen. Zepata's troops." i Only Oise "BROMO QUININE5* lo get the genuine, call for fall name, LAXA* nvs BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of B. W. GRCVE. Cores a Cold in One Day. Stops cough and headache, and works oft cold. 25c I SPEEDY FIREMEN MAKE FAST TIME BISHOPVILLE FIRST IN CONSOLATION EVENT. Sumter and Columbia Divide the Honors in Winning Hand and Grab Reel Races. ine state. Greenwood, May 20.?Bishop ville captured first prize this afternoon in the consolation prize wagon race, winning a purse of $100. Sumter came next, winning a prize of $50. The time made was: Bishopville, time to hydrant, 15, total time, 30 3-5; Sumter, 15 3-5, total 31 1-5; Bennettsville, total time, 31 3-5 (time to hydrant, missed by the judges); Greenwood, 15 3-5, total 32 2-5; Abbeville, 13 3-5, total 33; Marion, 14 2-5, total 34. In justice to Marion it should bp stated that tilie | hydrant was locked, accounting for the apparent slow work in the total time. This morning in the hand and grab j reel races Columbia and Sumter divid: ed honors. Sumter won first in the hand reel, making it to the hydrant in 111 ?-5 and getting water in 19 3-5. i Columbia came second with 12 to by drant and 20 3-5 to total time. In grab reel Columbia made it in 14 4-5 and a total of 19 3-4. Cole, of Columbia, won first in trne foot race, in 10 2-5, with Thayer, of Columbia, second. President Benrens announced a silver cup to be awarded by himself at Orangeburg on the same terms as ! the Sylvan trophy won by Newberry. mi j a_ AUe <tS&Ol>ld.UUJU VUlcu It) JLUtJCL UCAl ! year at Orangeburg. Officers were elected as follows: President, Louis Bebrens, of Charles* ton; first vice president, O. K. Laroque, of Marionf second vice presidient, H. B. Wells, of Newberry; treasurer, T. 0. Flowers, of Rock Hill; secretary, H. S. Hood, of Sumter. An old-time basket picnic was given to the firemen at the power house at tne conclusion or tne races. 'The firemen left tonight for their : homes, unanimously voting the meet the best ever held in the State. SECRETARY OF WAR SATS STRENGTHEN THE NAYY United Slates to Preserve Tfeat Which Makes It Distinctive as Nation Must Have Adequate Defense. i Mohonk Lake, N. Y., May 20.?The! ; problem of armaments, which has evoked more discussion than any other . i question before t:e Mohonk Lake con- ! ference on international arbitration,! | assumed prominence again today as a J result of an address by Secretary of ; War Garrison, on uThe Problem of National Defense." "I can and do entirely sympathize with every sane and sensible move ! ment which tends to abolish conflict i and to insure peace," said Secretary .Garrison; "but I am utterly out of i sympathy with the idea that we should neglect or postpone consideration of what i's now the existing condition, because of a hope or a belief, or even conviction, that it may be altered, even radically altered in tlhe future." j? Such a great epochal event as the * VI /* > 1 +r?i_ | ca i <a una milieu t ui au luiciuaiiuuai m! bunal or the limitation of armament, Mr. Garrison said, could only be brought about "by those who are strong, courageous, self-respecting and I righteous; by those who look facts i fearlessly in the face and act accordingly; by those whose conduct is guid1 ed by reason and judgment." If we - * - | are a nanon, possessing mese i??aiacteristics, he declared, "then we will fearlessly and courageously take up the present problem, which it is our duty to determine, and will determine it properly and be prepared in the proper way and with the proper spirit , for what may come hereafter" ! The secretary of war made no direct reference to the present European conflict. He said that foe purposely refrained from discussing the defense policy which should be adopted and the details which must be carried out to make that policy effective. He urged his audience not to shrink from consideration of the problem and not to ; permit' themselves to be diverted by j "terms of opprobrium." "Militarism," he said, " is used as a term of reproach to divert proper consideration of w!:at I must be considered if the subject is to be considered at all. Militarism, in the sense of having the military force interfere in the slightest with the con duct of our government by cur authorities, is not conceivable in this coun| try. Militarism in the sense of the | absolute necessity of proper military precautions and military preparations, ! is the very subject matter for consid1 eration; it is the imperative question j for decision; and it needs stout hearts and sound minds to decide it. We are surely not so mucJh deluded as to believe that we can reach by intuition what others can only acquire by training and experience. We are surely not so sacreligious or irreverent as to believe that Providence has unjustly discriminated in our favor and against other people of the world." ELECTRICITY. Some Facts About This Wonderful and Puzzling Medium. Here are some of the known facts about electricity that will enable those * - ?? aXU n Vv/\n ^ if 4-/\ iir\ /I /\i*_ WHO KI1UW UUliilUj^ UUUUl 1L W LLUUCl stand how it behaves. It must be understood that no one kltows what electricity is. Only through its behavior can we arrive at an idea of its nature. The following facts are condensed from an article in the Electrical Experimenter: All substances, from the heaviest metals to the lightest gases, are electric, but they differ widely in their electric qualities. Electricity is called positive when it exists or is excited in any body in an amount in excess of the amount natural to that body. It is called negative when it exists or is excited in any body in an amount which is less than the amount natural to that body. All electrical phenomena in nature depend upon the tendency of electricity to find an equilibrium between its positive and negative states. Electricity resides in all substances and is, perhaps, an essential ingredi ent 01 uaeir cumuuima. ov ocy in their state, whether from heat to cold or from cold to heat from a state of rest to a state of motion, from solid to liquid or to aeriform, or vice versa, or whether substances combine chemically or are chemically separated?in every change the electrical equilibrium is disturbed, and in proportion to the degree of disturbance is the force ekertpd bv electricitv to resume its bal ance. Electricity seeks to gain its equilibrium by passing through substances that are favorable to its diffusion. These are called conducting .or nonconducting, according as they favor or oppose the passage of the electrical current Among the conductors are metals, charcoal, animal fluids, water, vegetable and animal bodies, flame, smoke and vapor. Among the nonconductors ?also called insulators?are rust, oils, DhosDhorus. lime, chalk, rubber, cam phor, marble, porcelain, dry gases and air, wool, silk, glass, transparent stones, wax and amber. Some of these become conductors when wet. When electricity in considerable force, seeking its equilibrium, meets with insulating bodies intense heat and light are produced, in the evolution of which the electric force becomes expended. When the electric force is r?Viaolrort in it? f>rvnrsp hv fln Insulator a spark is emitted if the current be strong. When currents pass toward each other along wires at the ends of which charcoal points are placed and these ends remain in contact, the electrical communication is uninterrupted and no light is emitted, but the instant the charcoal points are separated a layer of dry air, a nonconductor, is IntoT-nncarl nnrt tho olpftriritv ir? fOPO ing its way through that nonconductor evolves intense heat and brilliant light. Such is an arc light Women as Executives. i David Grayson, writing "Hempfield" in the American Magazine, says: "I think sometimes that women are far better natural executives and organizers than men. To keep a great household running smoothly, provisioned, cleaned, made sweet and cheerful niwflvs anrl tr> do it incidentallv. as it were, with a hundred other activities filling her thoughts is an accomplishment not sufficiently appreciated in this world. The true women of the race have this capacity highly developed. They have a real genius for orderliness, which is the sanity if not the religion of everyday life." I I ~ Old London Firms. Two tradesmen, or, rather, two firms, mentioned by Pepys still exist in London?Hill, the Bond street violin maker, and Dan Rawlinson of Fenchurch street, the first grocer to sell tea in England, whose concern survives under the name of Davidson, Newman & Co. The identical sign of three sugar loaves that hung over Kawlinson's shop adorns the present establishment. There, too, may be seen the canisters and scales dating from the seventeenth oontnnr Dnn Rawlinson charged his customers $15 a pound for tea.?Exchange. A Pupil of the "Best Teacher." j "Cheer up, old boy," advised the married man. "You know 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to I have loved at all." I "Yes," agreed the rejected suitor, jin gling a bunch of key? in his pocket; "better for the florist, the confectionI er, the messenger boy, the restaurant waiter, the taxi cabman, the theatrical magnate and the jeweler." ? Ladies' Home Journal. Harvest Moon. : I The harvest moon is the full moon i that appears about the time of the autumn equinox. Because of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with the horizon it rises at the same time for several nights. The hunter'3 moon is the next moon after the har' * J ?- ~ li?.? vest auu is u nfi^e pucuumcuuu. Basis of Charge. j Baldheaded Gentleman (in barber's shop)?You ought to cut my hair cheaper. There is nothing much to cut Hairdresser?Oh, no. In your case we don't charge for cutting the hair; we charge for having to search for it? St Louis Post-Dispatch. I Heart's Desire. Warden?No. 41144, do yon wish any book from the library? Prisoner-Yes; I'd like to have a railroad gnide.?Philadelphia Ledger. Philosophy is nothing but discretion. Belden. 1 | WHEN CROWS MOBILIZE. They Usually Mass Themselves For i Attack Upon an Enemy. The crows are masters of mobilization. Such mobilizations have frequently been investigated. Usually they prove to be for the attack on some enemy. Tboreau speaks of the crows "burst- | ing up above the woods where they j were perching Jike the black fragments j Of a powder mill just exploded." When j ' tb*y are gathered for war purposes j theii cries will lead you to the spot } wheit tliey are fighting, and these | game bursts of black fragments above j the trees, usually following an especial j uproar of cawing, will ciirecr you 10 me ! center of the battle. i Walter King Stone, the illustrator. ' and Charles Livingston Bull have told j me of a mobilization they once wit- I nessed, when the crows gathered for hours and the two observers were abie to penetrate the woods to the exact , spot beneath the feathered explosions. 1 ' There they found a great horned owl | flying low in the trees with a d? ad j crow in his talons. Whether this was i .1? I me original cause tu luu uaiue ui whether he had grabbed the crow in one of the descents of the birds about his head they, of course, could not say He was evidently struggling to hud n dead tree where he could take refuge He was saved probably b.v the coming of night Crows have even been known to attack foxes, as Winslow Homer's paint, ing is the most famous witness. I- A farmer near my home who has observed crows for many years and has the reputation of knowing more about them than any one else in the ! nAtjrhhnrhoori tells me that almost in ! variably in his experience the cause of a large mobilization is either a big owl or a hawk. The little screech owls are also attacked, but by lesser numbers. He has also personally seen the crows attack a fox while it was crossing an open field, and T>nce he watched a flock of nearly 100 crows worrying a Skye terrier dog. which was so thoroughly frightened that it was running in r-irH#>s 1 havp seen crows attack a cat also, but the cat always is wise ' enough to make for cover. ? Walter Prichard Eaton in Harper's Magazine. Why He Was Lat*. "Sam. you are late this morning." "Yas, boss. I lost mah hat, an' I did bave t go after it." I "Did you walk or run after it Sam?" i "Neither oDe. boss. Dat 'onery mule 1 "" 1*- ?' ^ 1 O-t-r* t-^c^ Kic'Keu uie tu ier it. ?iuu&cis ouucoman Birds' Nests. Birds in the construction of their j nests almost without exception avoid bright colored materials, which might possibly lead to the discovery of their place of abode by an enemy. Neighborly Anyway. "Is he an apostle of humanity?" "Is he? He has twelve children and won't let one of them take music les sons."?Philadelphia Ledger. A REAL KIDNEY MEDICINE-| ALWAYS RELIABLE t I feel that I ought to tell wftat I know about Swamp-Root and "Wlaat it has done for me. I was down and out and had to quit work in 1S06; I only' weighed 135 pounds. The doctor said , I had Kidney trouble in the worst | form, and my liver was out of order; and I had RJheumatism so badly I could not get around. One day I picked, up an Almanac and saw your | advertisement, and it fit my case exi actly. I got a one-dollar bottle and ; took it and when it was gone I felt I so much better tf:at I bought five more j bottles of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root I ana i was a wen iiia.ii, my wcigut ???j creased until I weigh 219 pounds. I j am 65 years old and I am feeling fine J and work every day I have three men i wiho knew me when I had to quit work i in the mill in 1906, and wl:o will make affidavit to my present health. If you want to use the above statements as my testimonial, you have my consent. Yours very truly, W. T. GRAVES, Anderson, Indiana. Personally appeared Deiore me, ims 4th day of February, 1914, W. T. Graves, who subscribed the above statement and made oatii that the same is true in substance and in fact. Robert E. Bragdon, Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. Sth, 1917. Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, Jf. T. , Prore "What Swamp-Root Will Do For Ton. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., j Binghamton, N. Y. for a sample size' bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention The Newberry Semi Weekly Herald. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. 1WTWE OF ELECTION IN OLD TOWS SCHOOL DISTRICT >0. 40. "Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of th^ age of 21 years, of Old Town school district, No. New An n? Repair I have opened Friend Street ? stand, South si Baxter's Undert ment. I solicit a s! ; patrc SamD< 40, of tie County of Newberry, State of Sout/ii Carolina, nave filed a petition with the County Board of Education " " * ^ r>n?Alino or isewDerry comity, ouum voiuiuiug petitioning and requesting that an election be held in said school district on the question of levying a special annual tax of four mills to be collected on the property located in the said school district. Now, therefore, the undersigned, composing the county board of education for Newberry county, South dn (herehv order the board of trustees of Old Town school district No. 40, to hold an election on tThe said question of levying a four mill tax to be collected on the property located in the said school district, wf: ich said election stoall be held at i Old Town school house, in said school i district Xo. 40, on Saturday, June 5, 1915, at which said election the polls i United Confedi j Reu K.icnm<u June 1 to I Very low round trip fa] through Pullman sleeping ^rkrnrrmrlcjtirmc: nrmnnnppH 1 WlJ-iiilVViW WAVAAW I Southern Premier Carrie * The "Official Route" Over Night Tri Lv. Columbia 7:20 p. m. Lv. Ridgeway 8:03 p. m | Lv. Winnsboro 8:24 p. m, Lv. Chester 9:08 p. m. Lv. Charlotte 11:00 p. m. Ar. Richmond 8:00 a. m. ! Newberry to Rich and Return - Both of these trains coaches and Pullman sle best attention will be giv business. Through cars the return movement on i Proportionately low es points. Excursion tickets will b 2, inclusive, final limit An extension of final lin T 1 1 J ' J_* June '6V, Dy ceposiung uc 10 and payment of a fee < Tickets will be good for Railway stations at whicl For further informati ? ? ? "1 ? 4-^ !?/>?! / t/1011 &ppiy tu lucai agent v [ S. H. M | mmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm itomobile I . J ouiijj m a repair shop in /I r* I- Qkovn'e a1/1 as. uiiai p a uiu ? ide opposite aking Establish / hare or your mage. iminirlt i =J shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed i at 4 p. m. The members of the board of trustees of said school district sfcall 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 gen- * eral elections, shall be allowed to vote, Electors favoring the levy of sucfn tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" written or printed tiaereon, and such elector opposed to such levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seal on May 15} 1195. GEO. D. BROWN, S. J. DERRICK, J. S. -WHEELER, County Board of Education for Newberry County, S. C. I I / ;rate Veterans i ninn I I11U11 I >nd, Va. ! 3, 1915. i res, special trains, special ) 1 1 car and day coach ac- i " by the? Railway t of the South . ' ) for Monday, May 31 p Daylight Special May 31, Only w . AA n "W-* u;t'u <x m. 8:50 a. m. 9:11 a. m. 10:50 a. m. 11:45 a.m. 8:00 p. m. ,m.on*$8.10 will carry through day eping cars and the very 9ti to the handling" of the will also be provided for convenient schedule. :curs:on fares from other ie on sale May 29 to June returning June 10, 1915. lit may be obtained to :kets not later than June 5i nicy cents. stopovers at all Southern l there are agents. on and Pullman reserva>r write to: I [cLEAN, D. P. A., Columbia, S. C.