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i IWD AMERICANS I AMONG THE LOST k I. FORTY.FIVE ALTOGETHER 1\ SI BMARINE DEATH LIST. k Sine Others Missing?Believed to Have Perished?Captain Reports No Warning Given. I. London, Aug. 20.?At least five passengers, two of them Americans, and | 40 members of the crew lost their lives when the White Star liner Arabic was torpedoed and sunk by a Ger1 man submarine off Fastnet yesterday morning. iNine other passengers are missing and are believed to have per isfced. i The two Americans lost were Mrs. Josephine L. Bruguiere of New York and Edmund T. Woods. Mrs. BruguiN??re was thrown into the water and kept afloat for some time by her son Louis, who was forced to reliquish his hold when f:e was struck by a piece of wreckage. Nothing was seen of Woods after the steamer was struck. Most of the missing members of the crew belong to the engineer's staff. They remained at their posts and went down with t'e ship. Capt. Finch and'the other officers of I the Arabic assert that the submarine gave them no warning. They declare the torpedo was fired as tf:ev were goi^.rr +y% n /-?f t Vl Q C+OOmpr 7~Yl 1 Tl C _ lilg IV liiC 1COVUC VJL vuv WWV%*?v* ^ ? ley, which had just been torpedoed. Many persons thrown into the water were saved by climbing on rafts. The survivors who readied Queens[town were cared for by the United States consul. They lost all their baggage and many of them wore borrowed clothing until the consul had 1 provided for them. Tibe Arabic carried 2,100 bags of s mail, mostly for the United States. The mail included several hundred hags from Sweden, Norway, Holland, SwitzI ? J M 1_ J * ri?i sp<un <UIU uta^i LUUiiUits. r The Arabic was one of 11 British steamers sunk during the last 48 hours, four being reported yesterday and seven today. It was reported tonight fhu+ "Rrvvir nf fho "Whifp Star line also had been sunk, but later that was denied. One Norwegian and one Spanish ship engaged in trade with England also were sent to the bottom. Previous dispatches from London have announced positive'v the sinking of only ten Britifli steamers in the past two days. It is possible the Dunsley is the 11th, although there still onnmr. + n. nnwA A1M1V1+ 9C +r\ Whof}tST IU UC OUiUC KVUVV *?* - IV " *4VV4AV i ? this nressel went down after bein^g torpedoed. It is understood that tf e Arabic carried between $10,000,000 and S15.000000 worth of American securities for New York. These were all insured. i .Washington, Aug. 20.?Eight names ns>w appear on the state department's list o? American passengers not found among the survivors of the lo=t liner p*&rabic. A disnatch tonight from tf'e ' consul at Queen^"^. re'aved by AmI bassador Page, at T onion, ai led the ^ following: Mrs. F. T. Moore, f'r. and M Mrs. Fred Burgess, J. Kellett. I *: Tension increased in official quarters I tonight when consular messages for^ warding affidavits of American surviv Iors of the British liner Arabic brougnt definite information that the vessel was torpedoed without warning, and that American lives had been lost. fit seemed on?y one point remained to be cleared up?whether the Arabic attempted to ram the submarine or whether a change of the liner's course to assist t)ve British steamer Bunsley, L sinking nearby, was interpreted by the k German submarine commander as a f hostile approach. The attitude of the American gov ernment for the moment is receptive, aafiously awaiting accurate details, I and reserving judgment as to whether I the action was "deliberately unfriends I ly." The final decision rests with Presfc^lent Wilson. I Consulted Lansing. The President motored to Philadel Iphia today to see an oculist. He naa consulted Secretary Lansing before leaving and conferred with him again tonight. No statement was forthcom ing, as details from abroad were lacking. but everywhere in official quarters the grave aspect of the case was discussed. The general trend of comment was that the American government had reached the point where it must decide whether it would sever (diplomatic relations with Germany. Officials expect Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to ascertain wfcether the attack had the sanction of the German government. Should Germany offer an explanation asserting there were qualifying circumstances, such as an attempt by the Arabic to escape or ram (submarine, the disposition on Ger;y's part to discuss the case prob' would be construed there as a distal of any intension deliberately t>e principles for wbicb^ t&e i United j-iai. s has contender. Official Messages. Great Britain's censorship of press dispatCiVs on tiie d'saster created the ir?pressicn t at perhaps facts were be ing withheld which might anect tne case vitally. Official messages, however, are not subject to censorship and confidence prevailed that within another twenty-four hours the circum| stances of the torpedoing would be def| initely learned. 1 - ' ' ' ^ it- _ A 1U _ A report toaay tnai me Aiauit ?ao convoyed for a time after leaving Liverpool led some officials to believe that might have cause the German submarine to omit visit and search and the giving of warning. Later, however, ti.'e statement of an American ' survivor, transmitted officially, said j j the life boats drifted for hours before | (being rescued. This was regarded as : destroying the theory that convoys could have been in the vicinity. State department lawyers declare numerous precedents and decisions-establish that j only tf:e actual presence of a convoy j at the time of attack could alter the | rule of visit and search. j , The theory that the Arabic may have attempted to ram the submarine "was. scouted by naval officers, who said ti' e j prevailing impression that a large pas-: senger vessel could ram a submersible! was erroneous. Officials also thought j that no 'vessel of large tonnage ever wnnid attpmnt. psneciallv with passen- i gers aboard, to take such a risk. i ? READY TO DECREE BAN UPON COTTON Allies Have Agreed On Principle.?To Minimize Embarrassment to Planters. ) Washington, Aug. 19.?"The allied governments have agreed in principle that cotton is contraband of war. The exact date when this announcement shall be made is still under consideration as well as otf:er details connected with the proclamation." This state ment was authorized today at the British embassy. As soon as the official announcement is made it will be disclosed also that the allied government have prepared 4-^. ^ + XeViir-i^ .+1" a. rr> O fir^t tn T1TPVPTI t j CLf dia.lU V-C UiUiiivv vw ^ ^ ruinout depression of prices and minimize hardships to planters. The American government several: days ago v.-as informed unofficially but | authoritatively of the intention of the; al'ied governments to .make cotton! i contraband and was informed that) they will claim a legal right for their j action. It was explained I . ere today that the^ allies refrained from making cotton contraband at the outset of the war j because of conditions ir< the United \ States, where a large crop had been! planted and a contraband order then, j would in their opinion have been far more serious. Now, the allies contend, the cotton States have been prepared for a change 'n policy by reduction of acreage, j Some of the cotton interests, allied. quarters acKnowieage, may De anecieu j I by the change and for that reason it ] j'has been decided to stand behind the ! market to minimize embarrassment and to avoid a permanent decrease in American cotton planting which would be reflected in the industries of tf:ej allied countries. How the allies propose to support rvittrm market is not exnlaineJ I here. Piles Cared in 6 to 14 Days Fonr druggist will refund money if PAZC OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itchinj: or Protrudine Piles in 6 to 14 dayc I 'he first application give" Ease and Rest. V TO PRESERVE TREE WHERE FRASK DIED j Owner of Big Oak Which Formed o Wall uanu TT 3 in JJU11U * TIM11 I (About It Marietta, Ga., Aug. 19.?The big oak; near the W. J. Frey cotton gin, two miles from here, on which the lifeless! body of Leo M. Frank was found dang- j I Tins' last. Tuesdav mornins:. soon is to 1 be surrounded with a concrete wall, I according to an announcement made| here tonight, and thus preserved by j t)'"e owner to mark the death place, of the slayer of Mary Phagan. In the meantime the tree is being guarded by watchmen both night and day. It was stated today that Mr. Frey ftad been offered ?200 for the | tree. He declined the offer and in! doing so the plan to build a wall about j the tragically historic oak became | known. The watchmen were placed on J duty to prevent souvenir hunters, or1 others, from molesting it. Visitors to (Marietta during the past J two days have been unusually numer- i ous and practically all have visited tihe ' scene of the lynching. Tin Quinine That Does Not Affect The Heed Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUJ^XNE,is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness aor rragrng in head. Remember the full name and took .'or the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c, S ? An Awi l ; \ w HO?)? I' i rCZ-3 \ I '' ' Copyright, Life Publishing company. STRING GUNS IN nuun i jrm1 sure UIIILU LJ-.LSUil LMtlUj i Off Year For Legislation, but Children Not Neglected. ? ? i iiffs III AAIITII ' bUUUAIIUft LAW5 m ^uuin. A, new compilation of child labor ; laws which will be issued shortly by j tie National Child Labor Committee V contains the legislation enacted in 1915. Although this last year was a reactionary one for social welfare legislation, the National Child Labor Committee feels that there were some striking gains in child labor laws. Two states which have hitherto defied all efforts to raise their standards? DoBnoriTTonifi nnd Alabama?have l cauoj i? ? yielded to the pressure of public opin- I ion. Alabama has a fourteen year j limit for all gainful occupations, to go into effect in September, 1916, instead ! of her former twelve year limit for j factories only. A sixteen year limit ! for dangerous occupations is included j in the law. as well as a twelve year j limit for boys and an eighteen year j limit fnr jrirlst in street work. The striking feature of Pennsylvania's new law is the continuation . school clause, which requires children ; of fourteen and fifteen who are regularly employed to attend continuation schools eight hours a week. Other important features are the twenty-one year limit for night messengers, phys- j leal examination and the completion of j the sixth grade before a work permit ! can be secured, and the regulation of | street work. Michigan had an unusual experience. The age limit for common gainful oc- j cupations was raised from fourteen to fifteen AT THE REQUEST OF THE j I EJll'LUYEKS. rue Dili was aruiteu : and the campaign directed by tliem. i In addition to raising the age limit it! raises the grade which a child must complete before a work permit can be secured from the fourth to the sixth J grade. i Compulsory education laws were j passed by three southern states. The Florida and South Carolina laws are local option only, but the Texas law is state wide. California and Iowa strengthened ! their*laws by including previsions for thp rPirnintion of street work and the night messenger service. In addition | J to the street work clause Iowa passed j I an eight hour day for children under] sixteen and strengthened her work j permit provisions. A written statement from the employer, saying that he intends to employ the child, is now necessary before a child can secure a work permit A similar clause was incorporated this year in the Rhode Island law and a street work proj vision enacted establishing a twelve T-ofir limit fnr hovs and a sixteen vear I limit for girls engaged in selling newspapers or merchandise. Nevada created the office of labor ^Ammksinnpr tn pnforce the child labor I law, and Wyoming enacted a nine hour j day for children under fourteen in all j gainful occupations. In fact, there was I a gain in every state but one of those which passed laws this year affecting children. Tennessee weakened its law by exempting canneries from prac- j tically all provisions of the law. But an attempt to repeal the Arkansas law was defeated, so that, on the whole, the National Child Labor Committee feels that the child labor legislation of 1915 represents steady progress. Ninety-five per cent of the children in the Baltimore Truant School have been street workers. Forty-three per cent of the boys in the Maryland State Reform School For Delinquent Boys have been engaged in street work. i A recent pamphlet issued by the National Child Labor Committee states that over 17,000 children under sixteen were reported engaged in mining occupations by the 1910 census of occupations. T* rrra hori nr-? IflhOP we ShOTlld have very much less tuberculosis; we should have very much less alcoholism and fewer diseases of the mind and tte o&nwsft system.?Dr. S. Adolphns Knoff. | - I ii H mi H.. fill Blot __ -* ?. ~j\ ~ I i ; fOiiEST IHSPEGTOR KOT EVOGUBAGED I AAnl It/nnH Pftru/iftt Cn/O L-UJdl JUI SCJ> UVUil I VUIIVIUI, UQjo Mrs. Florence Kelley. i i I SHE WANTS A FEDERAL LAW.1 Child labor laws will not be enforced until there is a federal law which the government will enforce. So Mrs. { Florence Kelley told the Eleventh An- | nual Conference on Child Labor at its ! recent San Francisco meeting. During ! her wide and varied experience Mrs. Kelley has accumulated many examples of why a state child labor law can never be properly enforced and why the federal government must take j a hand in it "After a state child labor law is on ; the statute books the difficulties of the j inspectors are only a part of the obsta- ! cles that confront the state in getting that law enforced- If an inspector, works very hard he is commonly re - ?? i i j moved?tnat is, lr ne worKs naru ami honestly and ably. I have watched inspectors working hard, honestly, and ably being removed for thirty-tnree years. One who does not work hard : and ably and honestly will probably be | removed anyhow when the politics of the state changes. "While the inspector is working hard, ably and honestly it is exceedingly dif- j ficult to get a law enforced, if prosecu- I tion is required, because local magis- j trates are usually reluctant to enforce j it and local juries to uphold it Some ! years ago we were prosecuting in Chi- j cago a certain sweater who had em- j pioyed sixteen girls illegally. A dozen ! witnesses were subpoenaed, and they j all swore cheerfully that the law had I oeen kept, although they knew that they had been working illegally that day. "The justice thought it a merry jest j that we could not get warrants against; those perjured witnesses. He said, 'If j I were going to choke my office upj with perjury suits against witnesses; in minor cases we would not get any business done,' so those perjured wit j- X JO-. M nesses went scm nee. As a further illustration Mrs. Kelley ' spoke of the difficulty the Xew York I State Department of Labor has experienced in the past two years in prosecuting canners. The trouble was not! with perjured witnesses there, but with i local juries. The local juries would I nrtt Wflnsp most of them were ' farmers who seli their goods to the canneries and had no idea of participating in the punishment of their customers. "That condition is so widespread throughout New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware," said Mrs. Kelley, "that there is no present hnna nf pnforHner the child labor law in the eateries of those states with local jurors in local courts. "I do not share the millennial belief that we shall in any near future have our laws obeyed by the agreement of employers and employees in industries in which the employees are unorganized. Laws are obeyed only where there are powerful organizations of workers to compel obedience. But where there j is a body of helpless aliens, as in most sweated industries, or in remote villages far from the searchlight it will take a great deal of evidence to convince me that all employers will voluntarily obey the child labor law. Our immediate need is the passage of a federal child labor law to enable the federal government to enforce the law." , A federal law would not only protect people outside of North Carolina from receiving goods manufactured by children in North Carolina, but it would protect people in that state from having to buy tenement goods from New York.?Owen R. Lovejcy. If you want to see white children in many southern communities you must go before sunrise and catch them on their way to the cotton mills. Only colored children are to be seen going to and from school. If the eight hour day really took all children under sixteen out of the factories we should not have to work toward a sixteen year age limit.?Owen R. Lovejoy. 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Sample free upon request to Zemerine Chemical Company, Orangeburg, S. C. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given that a meet- ' ing of the stockholders of the Little (.Mountain Oil Mill and Fertilzer Com- i psnv will be held at the offices of the company, Little Mountain, S. C., September 1, 1915, at 4 o'clock p. m., to consider the following resolutions, ; adopted by the board of directors July ; 30,1915, proposing that preferred stock i be issued: j; Resolved, That the Little Mountain Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company issue 1,350 shares of preferred stock, of the aggregate amount of $13,500; tfcat the "* titVI/V OVO siocKnoiaers ana unettw? >>.uv ?uv | now liable for tie debts of the com-f I pany, either as makers or endorsers of its notes, shall have the preference 4 of taking such preferred stock in proportion to the amount of their respect- J ive liability; tJhat such preferred stock shall be a lien upon the net profits of j the corporation and, if the property of j Public Mr. Price, an exiker and Repair rith us will have Hdw. Co. * / V tSION a Ha. lamand A & rn Ry. 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I i the corporation should be sold under foreclosure, or in liquidation, such preferred stock shall be a lien u^on the proceeds of sale, after paying expenses and the debts of the corpora tion; t?at no dividend shall be paid upon any other stock in any year until the preferred stock authorized by those resolutions shall have received a dividend of eight"per cent.; that such preferred stock is to be regarded as collateral to secure the payment of notes and obligations of the company on wtich the holders of such are liable, and any payment made on this preferred stock out of the earnings of the corporation, or out of any sale of its property, is to be regarded as a payment on the obligations assumed by the respective holders of said stock, and the payment in full of such obligations out of the earnings or property of the company shall retire suda preferred stock in full. By order of the Board of Directors. W. P. 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