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OXE MORE CHANCE FOR MAD MEXICO To Be Given Opportunity to Restore Peace?Message Will Be Sent Soon Washington, Aug. 5.?Armed factions in IMexico are to be given one more opportunity to say whether they are reatfy to make an honest effort among themselves to compose tLeir differences. A message expressing the concerted demand of North and South' America that there shall he a peace and restorvf nnn cf ifnfiAno 1 cyAUDrnTYlAnt <iailV/U Vi. WUkJVlVUViVUWl ^vrr va addressed to all the Mexican political and military leaders, probably will be dispatched within a few days as one of the first results of a conference at t!:e state department today in. which the six ranking diplomats of the PanAmerican legation corps participated with Secretary Lansing at the invitation of President Wilson. While the appeal will be made to all the Mexican leaders, it will be intended especially for Gen. Carranza and his followers, who oppose another peace convention. It was disclosed that President Wilson was in close touch with the LatinAmerican nations, who have urged that the United States take tne iea,u in a strong position toward Mexico and in this informal way have pledged their support to a Pan-American concert of action. Today's conference was given over almost entirely to hearing a report of conditions by Paul Fuller, Sr., of New York, who spent several months in Mexico as President Wilson's personal representative, it was understood tibe ground work was laid for further action tomorrow when the conference will be resumed which will consuiuie toe nrsi. ol a su^uessivu ui moves to end three years of revolution. >~o Plan of Action. Jlo action was agreed on today, and it was understood that armed intervention was not mentioned. Plainly it was the intention of the conference to exhaust peaceful means to bring ti e Mexican factions together, following closely what has been the administration policy. At the conference's conclusion the Latin-American diplomats uniformly stated they had accepted the invitation with ttie stipulation that discussion should be confidential until a program had been perfected. Secretary Lansing, speafcing for all present, said: "I have absolutely nothing to say about today's procef "'ags. The In formal conference will l.e resumed tomorrow afternoon. For the diplomats who were present, I will say tf:at they came into the conference with the distinct understanding that it was to be iheld absolutely confidential and secret." Meeting with Secretary Lansing were Ambassadors Naon or Argentina. DaGama of Brazil and Suarez of Chile1 and Ministers Mentiez of Guatemala, Calderon of Bolivia and Depena of! Uru-guaj. They were invited because they were mediators who attempted to settle Mexican affairs at the Niagara conference last summer. The ministers are the three ranking members THOUGHT SHE COULD NOT LIVE Restored to Health by Lydia E. 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Mrs. Martha Seavey, Box 1144, \^Unionville, Missouri. I,\. ? The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's \ .Vegetable Compound have thousands of v such letters as that above ?they tell I --/the truth, else they could not have been ained for love or money. This med5 is no stranger ? it has stood the for years. there are any complications yon ot understand write to Lydia E. [ham Medicine Co. (confidential) i,Mass. Yonr letter Will be opened, and answered by a woman and in strict confidence* f I 1 of the Latin-American legation corps. . >atiors -Must Approve. Before a program is adopted those j who attended today's conference will I submit it to their governments, and ; i before it is put into effect, all the Pan- j i American nations will be asked for their approval. None of the Mexican , factions was represented in today's , conference, i ! Before entering the meeting eacs: of the Latin-American diplomats was no-; t.fied on behalf of Gen. Carranza that! i it would be futile to suggest choosing j a member of the Madera cabinet for j provisional president, which has been I ?ugg sted. Herberto Barron, a special j ;emissary from Carranza, presented to; each of the diplomats today Carranza's letter of some weeks ago to President! Wilson, setting fort!: his claim to the; presidency. This indicated that Carranza had an-' Ticipated the probable purpose of the: conference and had acted promptly to J place on record his opposition to i stepping aside. Carranza's notice thai j h? was unwilling to do this presented the first obstacle of t':e conference and olainlv its importance was not under-1 estimated. 1 I One point on which there seemed to be unanimous agreement was that there shall be no prolonged diplomatic exchanges with Carranza. H_e message i'bat will go to him will insist on on answer witfiin a stipulated time and he will be asked to lay down his arms and join with his adversaries in establishing a government wirier: the United States will recognize. The alternative in the event that Carran za declines to yield is not entirely clear. So f^r as -viua, z.apaxa ana oiaer Mexican leaders are concerned, there is said to be a definited understanding that they are ready to participate in a peace conference. There has been no denial of tf:e suggestion that all the other factions, in the event of Carranza's continued rejection of proposals, would participate in a conference to organize a government, which would have the mora! support of the United States j and Latin-America. An embargo on j arms against all wf:o resist such agreement would be enforced by the co-operating nations. Further steps that might be necessary are declared to have been carefully outlined by the president, but they have not been disclosed. ' An important part of Mr. Fuller's report today concerned negotiations with other Mexican leaders conducted during the last two! montfrs by agents of the Washington administration including Mr. Puller himself. All were favorable to the general plan. Villa expressed his willingness to eliminate himself if peace can be assured. Thus the preliminary negotiations necessarily revolve around Carranza. DEFENDS REWARD POSITION. Manning Claims He 'Was Not Ineon* sistent and Outlines His Position. Columbia, Aug. 6.?Taking notice of a controversy rewards Gov. Manning today issued a statement outlining his position in the matter. Early in ibis administration Gov. Manning announced that he would not offer rewards except in extraordinary cases; that the apprehension and arrest of criminals was a duty of peace officers; that he | believed that officers would do their duty because it was their duty and not solely for tfte earning of extra compensation. "Since that time the governor has offered but two rewards. "I have not been inconsistent," said Gov. Manning. "I have offered a reward where a negro shot dead a peace officer, who was in the act of arresting Mm and so made his escape, and in another case where it was reported that the fugitive was lynched. The ammint nf thp cnnnnspil ivrmhinp' war ~v.~ws-.~V ~0 given, publicity and this of course helped the party make his escape. "I have refused rewards in cases asked wi:ere there was no especial reason given except that the criminal hnri nnt h?pti arroetAH Tnc.t o rtav nr U.VV W VViA UA A vtj VVVA. W U U l> LA. UU,J V* two ago a friend wrote me telling of a case and suggesting that I offer a reward. I referred this to the sheriff of that county, who advised me that he tad his lines out for the capture of this man and that a reward was not necessary. "In the matter of the case from iAjiderson county which came up early in my administration and on which I announced this policy, this case was rennrtAd immprtistriv aftpr tihp prime was committed and before the officers had had a fair chance at the case. "I am sorry some think me inconsistent in this matter, but I must do my duty as I see it even though I am criticised for so doing." CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRAND. A Ladles! Ask yonr Dmr*lst fcr fe"l( Cht-cheft-ter Diamond Brond/W\ tM/iWTiflPk I MM. |n W.H anrl I^M ro of, 1 KAVr / TV ?-^^*5 bo^es, sealed with Blue Ribbon. 4 5R ^ Take no otber. Buy of yonr " 7 - Af Drurelaf. Ask fbrCJIl.CltfES.TER S I C Jf DIAMOND liRAND PILLS, for 85 \'C J3 years Known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable ^?r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE WAR BENEATH THE WAVES. Importance of Torpedo in Naval Fig-litintr?It Can He Pieharged i.i o i r rJin marine. An interesting feature of the present war is the great importance of the torpedo in naval fighting, now that it can be discharged at close range by * 1~. uTr* o oniKorc' Taii r lilt? suumauue, aia..> & w amuci o nal. All kinds of warships are fitted with underwater torpedo tubes; but the chances of getting close enough in the face of modern gun-fire effectively to discharge a torpedo are very remote?hence the use of this weapon will probably be confined to t?':e sub marine in future. Torpedoes are really submarines in miniature without any crews, and they are much larger than many people imagine. The Whitehead torpedo now in general use measures over 20 feet in length, has a diameter of 21 inches and weighs over a ton. A torpedo con sists of a cigar-shaped steei snen, which contains an explosive charge, the machinery for propelling it through the water, and the automatic device for directing its course toward the vessel aimed at. Fired from a tube under water, it travels below the surface at a higher rate 6f speed than the tastest warsmp anoai, or ucai ij 50 miles an hour, and it is effective up to a distance of five miles. Torpedoes are, however, seldom used at anything like their full range, as there is little chance of hitting a moving battleship at over, say, 2,000 yards. Moreover, there is no need for a submarine to fire '":er torpedoes at long range, as she can creep up to within a few hun area yarcis 01 u uuslaic ?ctoci, only means of defence is to manoeuvre out of t):e way. Even at close range it is by no means easy to nit a vessel with a torpedo when she is moving fast through the water; hence in future most of the naval fighting will be done at full speed. A torpedo is fired from a tube cither by compressed air or by a charge of cordite; in fact, the torpedo tube is practically a gun, but#the small charge of explosive used is only just sufficient to give the torpedo a send off at its correct speed and in the right direction. Ti' ese tubes were originally carried on deck so that they could be aimed in any direction; but this plan has now been aba doned in favor of underwater tubes. Of course, the latter cannot be swivelled, as in submarines they are built into the ship's plating; hence it is necessary to aim the whole vessel. TMs is done .from the conning tower, and the torpedo is fired by an electric switch at the right moment. Coming to the actual details of the torpedo itself, we find the shell divided up into a number of compartments by steel divisions or "bulkheads," as is the case of an ordinary ship. TV:e first compartment in the head of the torpedo is filled with about 300 weight of gun cotton or some other explosive. Right at the point a metal rnri Irrvnwn nc Mio "striker " nrniPf+R in front, and when the torpedo '-its the side of a vessel this striker is forced inward on to the percussion cap which explodes the gun cotton. Without some safety device it would be very dangerous to handle a torpedo, as the striker migtt be inadvertently hit, and this danger is guarded against by a safety-pin right t hrough the c+Hlrar w."Mr?h ran rms.hp/1 in_ ward until the pin is removed. TMs pin must, of course, be taken out when the torpedo is run into the tube for firing, and there is still some risk of the striker being forced "home" by the concussion or by hitting some small object in the water close to the st':ip. to make certain that the charge shall not be accidentally exploded until the l o cnm a. Ai cto n o nnt tvi jAiUV AO OVJJUV UiCbUUVg II , U WV?V with' a very fine screw-thred is screwed to the striker. This nut fcas little blades on it like a propeller, and as the torpedo rushes through the water these blades unscrew the nut and leave the striker free after a certain distance nas Deen traversea. After it leaves tl-e tube the orpedo is propelled by a compressed air engine of about 100-horsepower. Tihis engine turns two propellers in opposite directions, one being mounted direct on the engine shaft, while the other is carried on a tube which slides over the shaft, tins second propeller being driven through suitable gear. Thesa propellers are right and lefthanded? Viorino thov hnth drivA thp tnrnedrv for ward; and fc'-e reason for this arrange- j ment is that the two propellers may balance each other, and so have noj tendency to revolve the torpedo, which would rotate if only one were used. The compressed air for the engine is contained in a strong steel reservoir whia'3 takes up nearly half the length of the torpedo. This reservoir is charged by compressors in the ship to the enormous pressure of 1,350 pounds to the square inch; and to guard j against the risk of explosion it is periodically tested to a much l-igher pres sure. Between the reservoir and the engine is a heating chamber, where the air is heated by a burning spray of alcohol, the effect being to increase j the volume and t us make the supply | last much longer than if it were used cold. In this chamber is also a re-, j i i _ t. a. ^ j.* n.. j ~ aucing vaive wmcn aniomaucauj ae-, : livers the air to the engine at a pres| sure of about 100 pounds to the square I inch, no matter wi..at the pressure may : be in the reservoir. | We have now explained how a torI pedo is discharged and afterward pro yeiicu uu us en auu UJ. ucraui U^LIUII , but we still have to provide for steer-; ing it on a straight course and keeping it at the right depth below the surface. For these purposes there are!, vertical and horizontal rudders in the! j tail. The horizontal rudders are worked j| by compressed air under tbe control j, of a pendulum in such a wey that the sligh test movement of the last named ; puts in operation powerful gear for i working the rudders. Merely keeping tl:e torpedo level, however, is not sufficient. It must also be kept at a cer- j tain depth under the surface, so as to j strike a ship below her armor plating; wunouT any tisk 01 passing quite ciear; | beneath the ship. The pressure of I water upon any object immersed in it j ' varies with the depth, and amounts i roughly to one pound upon every square inch of surface for each two and a half feet. Thus at a depth of 25 feet the pressure is about 10 pounds J 4- + ^ x. ? > ^Vi A /"VTrJ/% A-W V?0 I LU Liitr o^uaic niv^n. A UCYIUC UOOCU j upon this is used for keeping a torpedo i1 at tf" e right level, and if it .dives below or rises above the proper depth j this device acts upon the rudder-gear: and steers the torpedo up or down as I required. A torpedo is kept on a straight; course after leaving the tube by tne j vertical runners, which are moved by, compressed air under the control of a gyroscope. As in the case of the pendulum and the .horizontal rudders, the j compressed air does the work, and only a very small effort is exerted by the controlling device. The peculiarity of the gyroscope, excepting the special type used in the gyroscopic compass, is t':at when it -is spun its axis will continue to point in one direction, and | it can not be moved without consider- j able force. This feature applies only to the direction of the axis, and so long as this remains the same the gyro- [ j scope offers 110 resistence to being N moved .bodily. In other words, yon can move it about, but you can not twist! it about. The gyroscope in a torpedoj is set spinning by a spring which is released at t' e moment of discharge, and it is connected to a little valve for admitting compressed air to one side or the other of a piston which works the rudders. Such are the main features of the modern torpedo, but there are many other small devices for insuring safety or greater effectiveness. Of these t!':e delay valve and the net cutters are, perhaps worthy of mention. H:e delay valve holds back the compressed air from the engine until the torpedo is discharged. If this were not done t.h#> fvneinp would "race" in the tube and damage itself. TY:e net cutters are for cutting through the wire nets hung around battle ships as a protection against torpedoes. Torpedoes cost over 1,000 pounds each, consequently they are not discharged unless there is a fair chance of hitting tite object aimed at. So tar the vessels hit by torpedoes have been stationary or only moving slowly; but it Is probable that as the crews of submarines become m<?re expert they will be able to hit a warship occasionally when she is moving at a high speed. ? * WILL HELP THE FARMERS Cooperative Marketing Company of Spartlinburg County. News and Courier. Spartanburg, Aug. 6.?Tie Cooperate TO MarlrcxHno- r>Mnnanv nf Sna.rta.n burg county, is being organized with a capital stock of $10,000. The efforts to sell the 2,000 shares at $5 each are meeting with such success that the number of shares that ead'n. purchaser | may buy is being limited The purpose j of this new company is to serve the I farmers of the county in marketing! their crops. The farmers are taking! to the idea and are also taking stock in amounts from one to 20 shares jniono Htio of tho foqfrnrpc r\f tl"? rvr U VA1V/ VI UiV, JL\,UV.Wi vw VI v - v V* ganization is that a cotton grader will be provided to grade the farmers' cotton, so that they may get fair prices for it. As soon as the capital stock Vine VkQ?in eiiV>e?^'riKo^ tVio ctnnlrVin.1 r?orc | II CI O UV^U OUUOV.- 1UVU, llig kJ w will meet, elect officers and make arrangements for the commencing of the business. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Qninine and Iron in a tasteless form. J . __ A 1 - ?I _ 1.1. _ ine yQininc orives oui maiana, icp Iron builds up the system. 50 cents 1 Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't 3ure. The worst cases, no matter of how long: standing, , are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. 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