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TREASURY TO EXPAND CREDIT FOR COTTON PLAN TO MEET ANY NEEDS OF SOUTH B1 GOLD DEPOSITS. If Necessary, Secretary Says, Funds Will be Deposited Directly in National Banks. Washington, Aug. 23.?Treasury of5 ciais tonignt maae puunc announcement by Secretary McAdoo tJ:at in "view of the action of the allies in putting cotton on the contraband list, he would, if necessary, deposit $30,000,000 in gold in federal reserve banks in AtJanta, Dallas and Richmond for the purpose of enabling t-ne reserve banks to rediscount loans on cotton secured fry warehouse receipts made by national and State banks belonging to the federal reserve system. Tha oTklrl wrrnlH ho tPmnn rarily, at least, without interest cf-iarge. It was explained that if it appeared the object could be accomplished with greater efficiency thereby, the deposits would be made directly with the national banks agreeing to lend the money on cotton at a rate not to-exceed 6 per cent. Secretary McAdoo authorized the announcement from f:is summer home at North Haven, Maine. It came at the close of a day of speculation in official circles as to the nature of steps which the entente powers have indicated they will take to uphold the cotton market in the face of tfceir contranband order. An Fnusutol Need, "In the- ^exercise of the discretion given to him by law," read the treasury statement, "Secretary McAdoo said that the government, for the time being, charge no interest on these defnoRitR in federal reserve banks, that sucfr action is Justified by the unusual situation respecting cotton caused by the European war; that he considers / it has duty to use every available means in his power to help the cotton producer of the South in the circumstances ; that it is a matter for economic importance to the entire nation to at those who have produced the cot ton crop shall have a fair opportunity to dispose of it gradually and in an orderly manner, so they may not be forced through inability to market their cotton gradually to sell it at sacrifice prices. "Ttia ofirtTo+am-. caid that nis fhipf J. JUL o ^VMl v? V*?V object was to create a basis for such ail elarge credit in t'.e South that the banks will have ample resources to extend to producers such accommodations that they will be able to carry cotfon in warehouses for a rea * 1 if AO n Ko sonaoie leugiu ui time uuui ??, w marketed advantageously. For Low Rates, "In order to accomplish this, he said that tl:e national and State banks which are members of the federal reserve system should make loans on warehouse receipts for insured cotton at low rates of interest; that the banks can well afford to carry cotton for producers at 6 per cent, especially if they nro nhip to rediscount cotton paper at a much lower rate than 6 per cent; that ti:e credit resources of the banks of the country are greater than ever] before in our history and that there is no reason why banks should not, in co-operation with the merchants of the Soutfr, help the cotton producers with loans at low rates in the present peculiar situation. "The federal reserve board, the sec retary said, had a right to determine the rate of interest which the federal reserve banks can charge member banks on notes or loans secured by insured and warehoused cotton rediscounts with federal reserve banks. He Gas been unable to consult his colleagues of the federal reserve board on account of his absence from Washington, but feels confident of their cooperation in every reasonable way. May Be (Made Directly. "Mr. McAdoo said, however, that should it appear that the object in view could be accomplished with greater efficiency to the cotton producers, tfre merchants and the banks of the South by depositing government funds in the national banks direct instead of in the federal reserve banks, he would take that course and make deposits in such national banks as would give him the assurance tftat the money so deposited or the credit based thereon would be loaned on cotton insured or warehoused and at a rate cf interest not to exceed 6 per cent. "The secretary- declared he believed that there was no occasion for alarm about the future of cotton and that if the bankers and merchant* would cooperate with each other and with the cotton nrodu^pr? of the South in a sp:vit of patriotism and mutual regard for each other's welfare the situation could be handled with happy resul-s to all concerned- -He expressed the j earnest hope that tfcis would be done." i mm I VICTORIOUS 0> LAM) BUT Jit A TO AT *LA German Aim at Kiga Severely Checked j By >aval Defeat in Gulf?Armies Continue to Advance. I London, Aug. 23.?German naval re- j verses in the Gulf of Riga and the Bai- j j lie sea, the German occupation of Os- * fowetz and a British naval bombard-'. 1 I ment of the German naval base at Zee ! bx-ugge today temporarily diverted at- j i I tention from the issues growing out . of the sinking of the WLite Star liner Arabic. < The German version or the Riga battle has not been kiven out, but the i tiefiniteness of the Russian repor: on , the sinking or crippling of tiie Ger- ; man battle cruiser Moltke, two other j cruisers and eight torpedo boats bas | sent a wave of enthusiasm throughout the country and dispelled the depres- j sion over the Russian retreat on land. Aside from the loss of the German i i ibi.ips, the naval engagement is re- h j gartied as important chiefly for the ! i | strategic effect on the land operations ! ] in the German sweep eastward toward i Fetrograd, which military observers I now consider as having been checked j; and possibly irreparably defeated. Center Presses Forward. Thp fiprman renter has Dressed for ward steadily, until Prince Leopold of < Bavaria is near the new Russian line of defense, but military critics say tne ] entire campaign hinged on the vast enveloping movement of Field Marshal $ von Hindenburg's forces in the north. I They had pushed far beyond Riga, to | ] Jacobstadt on the Dvina, but the Rus- < sian's hold on the Gulf of Riga and j1 on tlie great naival base of Riga was a " continual menace in von Hindenburg's ] rear. : 4 This, the military observers say, led ] to the shifting of a number of uerman < capital ships, including the Moltke, i from the North Sea to the Baltic, witu the purpose of controlling Riga and 1 thus protecting a German land ad- ; vance on Petrograd. , Only Two Left. Ti:e German capture of the fort- ( resses of Ossowetz gives them another stronghold, only Grodno and Brest- 1 Litovsk remaining in the central sec tion. It also gives them the main point on the railway to Bielsk and Brest- 1 Litovsk. ] Special reports from Petrograd in- 1 dicate that the Russian position at' ( Brest-Litovsk is becoming untenable, j iMeagre details have been received ', concerning the British bombardment j _ of the German submarine base at > Zeebrugge and neighboring points on ', the Belgian coast. Berlin reports that J ] 40 JBritisn snips were engaged in 11, but the British admiralty has made no ] statement. The firing lasted several < hours, the German heavy artillery an- ] swering the British fire. < That there has been French naval activity in the same locality is shown , in the Paris official communication, ( 11- - - ^ _ t wmoj announces me sniiuug ui a. uerman torpedo boat destroyer off Ostend \ by two French torpedo boats. In the West there have been no ( notable changes in the battle line. crp>ri\t 4t,\rn?nr ra.tvitr.f.pt i Amsterdam Piper Tells of Graye Conference?iTime to Seek Peace. Amsterdam (via London), Aug. 23.? At the secret conference of cabinet i ministers, political leaders and influ- i ential writers called by the German 1 imperial chancellor before the reassembling of the reichstag last Thursday to discuss the political situation, The Telegraf says, Kary Helfferich, secretary of the treatsury, explained that tfce new German war loan would completely exhaust the empire's resources and that the increase in ex chequer bonds would cause bankrupt- s cy. Therefore, Dr. Helfferich urged, it j was needful to prepare for an honor- i able peace. z Chancellor van, Bethmann-Hollweg, i according to the same report, declared < tt':at the difficulties of the empire were i increasing and advised his hearers to z I iisp thpir infliiAnr>P tn snften down hel- / licose inclination and expansion pol- j icy in the reichstag and the country c and to carefully prepare peace pro- e posals which would be acceptable to the four members of the entente. Dr. Bernhard Dernberg's report of 1 the failure of f:is mission in the United c States and other neutral cd^atries, t The Telegraaf says, made a strong im- e * ? XT ~ -C ~ ~ 1 yressiun un me coiiiereiice. 1 Gen. von Moltke, former chief of the ? general staff, declared that he fully t agreed with the chancellor and added that only trose not fully informed on the situation could hope for the possibility of complete Russian defeat. Despite these declarations the story j concludes, the meeting refused to adopt a resolution advocating moder- ^ | ation in the roichstag, whereupon the I chancellor declared that if a majority c in the reichstag should show an irre- t councilable chauvinistic, attitude he c j would be obliged tne resign as ne j i i could not accept responsibility for j r Germany's disaster. ; 1 I i SAX MCIIJLLS IX THE FOl'ltTM DISTRICT Almost Complete Inofficial Returns Indicate Nomination of Spartan- | l?urfr Mad For Congress. I T-e State. Spartanburg, Aug. 24.?The election of Sam J. iNicholls of Spartanburg! over his opponent, B. A. Morgan of Greenville, as congressman from the! Fourth district to succeed Joseph T. juuusuii, is inuiv^a icu uy ncai *y turnp!ete unofficial returns from the second Democratic primary held today. ! With only 11 small boxes in the entire district missing, Mr. Nicholls ?as a lead of 575, his total being 9,494 i against a total of 8,919 for Mr. Mor sail. The vote in the second primary! was considerably heavier than in the first primary, when only about 16,000 votes were polled in the entire dis- j trict. Mr. Nicholls led Mr. Morgan almost two to one in Spartanburg coun- ' ty, and Mr. Morgan led Mr. Nicholls by about the same proportion in Greenville county. Greenville (.r>4 out of 59)?Nicholls, 2,119; Morgan, 4.09S. Laurens (29 out of >33)?Nicholls, 1,473; Morgan, 1,131. Spartanburg (84 out of 86)?Nich>lls, 4,5S3; Morgan, 2.699. I nion (complete.)?-\icnons, i,3iy; : Ylorgan, 991. Totals?Nicholas, 9,494, and Morgan, | ?,919. Samuel J. NicTolls, who was today Tominated for congress by the Democrats of the Fourth congressional disrict, is a son of Judge and Mrs. George j W. Nicholls of this city, and for the | last eight years has been a member of the Spartantfurg bar, practicing in partnership with his fat)":er, in whose | office he read law and was admitted to the bar. He is 30 years of age, native of this city, a former student at Wofford college and a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic institute at Blacks- j burg, Va., where he completed his j course when f:e was 19 years of age. j A few months ago he was married' to Miss iEloise Clark of Green Bay,! Wis. j For one term he was a member of the Spartanburg delegation in the house of representatives, but declined to stand for re-election, and did not offer for political office again until he n ci/io m a <5 ^ct n rli fla t o fnr prvnoroco Tact UV.VU.Iiit U VUiiUiUMI.^ iV* VC?J iWJV I summer, opposing Judge Joseph T.: Johnson, by whom he was defeated. J Judge Johnson's resignation from con-j gress made the campaign just ended accessary. Mr. Nicholls is a grandson of the ate Rev. Samuel B. Jones of the South : Carolina conference, for many years j J. ? 1_ . 1. J I [jroinmeiii m anu euuctiuuual circles in South Carolina. He is city attorney for Spartanburg md also attorney for Spartanburg county. v He made his campaign along non- j 'actional lines. ?~ 5EKML4KY ASKS AMERICA TO WITHHOLD JUDGMENT ! . I Oges .Against Any Hasty Action Now ?Seeks For Time to Prove Facts. "So far 110 official information available concerning the sinking of the Arabic. The German government trusts :hat the American government will not :ake a definite stand at hearing the reports of only one side, which in the ypinion of the imperial government, lan not correspond with tf:e facts, but hat a chance will be given to Germany :o be heard equally. Although the imperial government does not doubt the ;ood faith of the witnesses whose statements are reported by newspa3ers in Europe, it should be borne in nind tf:at these statements are naturilly made under excitement which night easily produce wrong impressions. If Americans should have act lally lost their lives, this would naturLlly be contrary to our intentions. The German government would deeply regret the fact and begs to tender sin:erest sympathies to the American government." Washington, Aug. 24.?Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador. ;ommuxncaiea 10 me siaie aepaniueui oday a message from his government expressing sympathy if American ives were lost on the Arabic, and isked that the United States delay aMns; a definite attitude until Gercor.*'' h~ara frcm This. \v~s the first voii from L2 Z. :r.* J jcurc concerning ;>* ?on v% ni<|- :wo Anif 'cans 1 er V > v " ? "ithcv fit th i . ; i ivclifc ttGpai Llil^ilt Or civ ilie w'liil0 louse to interpret the ambassador's ommunications. Officials merely said hat the American government, ol :ourse, would await the German ex- < Sanation of the action of the su"b ^ ~ ~ t -r\ oi-nVino' +{V? a lictliut? cuiliii-iaiivici iu w-*v iner. s NOW HER FRIENDS HARDLY KNOW HER But This Does Not Bother Mrs. ! Burton, Under the Circumstances. Houston, Texas.?In an interesting : letter from this city, Mrs. S. C. Burton writes as follows: "i think it is my duty to tell you what your medicine, Cardui, the woman's tonic, has done for me. I was down sick with womanlv trouble. and my mother advised several different J treatments, but they didn't seem to do j me any good. I lingered along for three or four months, and for three weeks, ) was in bed, so sick I couldn't bear for any one to walk across the floor. My husband advised me to try Cardui, the woman's tonic. J have taken two i bottles of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained j 15 pounds and do all of my housework, i 1- ' 31-- 1 I >> ! rnenas naruiy Know mc, 1 <am su wen. | If you suffer from any of the ailments j so common to women, don't allow the j trouble to become chronic. Begin taking j Cardui to-day. It is purely vegetable, ; its ingredients acting in a gentle, natural j way on the weakened womanly constitu- i tion. You run no risk in trying Cardui. j It has been helping weak women back to j health and strength for more than 50 ! years. It will help you. At all dealers, j Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladles' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga. Tenn.. for Special Instructions on your case and 64-page book. "Horn# Traatment for Women." sent in plain wrapper. ?69-8 County von Bernstorff telegraphed the state department from New York the text of his instructions from Berlin : Reports >ot Correct. "So far no official information available concerning the sinking of the; Arabic. The German government trusts 1 that the American government will nol take a definite stand at hearing only the reports of one side whid'a, in the opinion of the imperial government! i. , ~ J 1*1- iT _ 1 * I CdU XIOL cunopuiiu W1 Lil iue IttCLS. UU( | that a ahance will be given to Ger-! many to be heard equally. Althoughj the imperial government does not: doubt the good faitfr of the witnesses; whose statements are reported by the' newspapers in Europe, it should be borne in mind that these statements j are natura.iy maae unaer excitement which might easily produce wrong im- j presslons. If Americans should have | actually lost their lives tJ' is would na- j turally be contrary to our intentions.! The German government would deeply j regret the fact, and begs to tender sincerest sympathis to the American government." i Secretary Lansing indicated he did not intend to renlv to the ambassa- ! dor's message now. He agreed to its publication with a statement that he had no comment to make. Particular attention was attracted! here by tJ':e assertion in the German j communication that, in the opinion ot; the imperial government, the accounts of the sinking of the Arabic which have come from .England could not cor- j respond with the facts. T ese accounts in affidavits by the captain of the ship and American survivors have agreed that the Arabic, an unarmed passenger i ship bound for the United States with I no contraband in her Cold cargo, was! torripdnpr? without warning hv a snh- I marine. It may be a week or more before Germany is heard from further. The report of the submarine commander must be awaited in Berlin and it is known that sometimes ten days or more elapse before the underwater boats return to their bases. In the meantime the state department will continue compiling evidence forwarded by Ambassador Page and consular officers. In connection with tf:e -German ambassador's communication today it was recalled here that three days after the sinking of the Lusitania the ambassa dor presented a note expressing the sympathy and regret of his government for the loss of American lives. There was no attempt, however, to deny that the Lusitania had been sunk without warning, and blame for the disaster was placed upon the British government, which permitted a vessel carrying contraband to sail with passengers, including neutrals. It was reported tonight tf.at Count Bernstorff expected to come to Washington shortly to discuss the situation personally with Mr. Lansing. Mr. Lansing said that no engagement had been made, though he would be fn spp thp ambassador. C President Wilson and Secretary Lansing were in communication several t;rres during the day. TT*ey conferred briefly after the department had sent the German ambassador's message to the White House. The usual cabinet meeting was not held today, and it is i probable that, the situation will not be i placed before the cabinet until the German explanations and all report? from Ambassador Page f:a<ve been received and the president is ready to shape the course of the United States. 1 Long Distance calls for i radius of several hundred 1 f 1-% r% A K /N I All 1C05 LI Id i 1 UilC UUl of flour at a total cost to "Since then we have ; Bell Telephone to every f most profitable results, rates are reasonable and - r rv^ nr. in one bori^ jltisuluic i < a dozen letters" SOUTHERN BELL T3 AND TELEGRAPH < BOX 163, COI I ARC vm *7 to Panama-Pacii a San Francis Dipffn C by one of VADIADI IT PPFr M. JL-% I *M4 I If so, write the under; j? i!.i J i _n ?i.: iares, ioxuers anu an paru> Excursion tickets pe: famously attractive and T. C. \ General Passenger Ag( A.i . r Atlantic l The Standard Rail \OTirT? OF TXETTIOJf IS BIG I CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT >'0. 20. Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age of 21 years, in Big Creek school district, No. 20, of the County of Newberry, State of Sout/ii Carolina, have filed a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry County, South Carolina, petitioning and requesting that an election be held in said school disfwirt-f nn +Via finoctiftn nf IPWITIP' H RTIP II lbt VJLL uv/wvivu V*. . J - ? 0 w. ~J- cial additional tax of two mills to be collected on all the taxable property located in the said school district. Nov., therefore, me undersigned, composing the county board of education for Newberry county, South Carolina, do (hereby order the board of trustees of Big Creek school district No. 20, to hold an election on the | said question of levying a special additional two mill tax to be collected on ti e property located in the said school district, which said election shall be held at Big Creek Tinnsp. in said school dis trict Xo. 20, on Saturday, August 2S,' 1015, at which said election the polls \ shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed j at 4 p. m. The members of the board | - * i 1 i of trustees 01 saia scuooi uismu, si-all act as managers of said election, j Only such electors as reside in said school district and return real or per 1 r? n A TXtTi f\ sonai propexiy iur wAauuu, auu nuu exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general electicus, shall be allowed to vote,1 One I Experience 9j Convinced Me ^ "5 f 'i. *7 1 f oi its value "One of our salesmen demonstrated tho value of the Long Dis tancc Telephone to us. He was at Huntsville, Ala., and upon his own responsibility put in Fifteen merchants within t miles. ir he had sold 2100 barrels us of less than six dollars. applied the Long Distance eature of our business with The service is line, the there is more satisfaction dephone talk than in half SLEPHONE COMPANY -UMBIA, S. 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I therefore request and urge that all trustees of special school districts meet in the Auditor's office at different times between now and the 15th of * " 1 " ft r? /? A/?lr ATTAT* A 7* A? .-iUj-JUI&C, lJiU, a.Liu vutvn. v ? ti v- v, * -w turns and place the amount of real and personal property due to be taxed in their respective districts. Eugene S. Werts, 7-27,td County Auditor. No. 666 This it a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not T nn fVia 1 tttav ICIUIU* Al awui V/U Uiw AiTVi wtftv*. ? Calomel and doe* not gripe or eickeo. <5e i