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FULL SATISFACTION FOR I. S. IN ARABIC MATTER It Appears That the United States Has Won a Victory By Being Patient. Washington, Aug. 27.?Count von ; Bernstorff, the German ambassador, | acting on instructions from Berlin, | notified Secretary Lansirg today that '4full satisfaction" would be given to; +i!:e TTnited States. for the sinking of i "" ~ w. w I the White Star liner Arabic. . The ambassador explained that Germany, would make more than a mere dis-j; avowal if it is found the Arabic was! sunk without warning. j Future relations between the! United States and Germany were re- j1 garded much more hopefully here to- j day fc:an for many weeks past. Administration officials believed the indications from Berlin that the im- ' perial government was striving hard to adjust difficulties between the two countries growing out of Germany's submarine warfare presaged a better understanding and an ultimate peaceful settlement. Count von Bernstorff conferred with Secretary Lansing at the state department nearl yhalf an hour. It had been suggested that perhaps Germany was ready also to make reparation for the * Americans lost on the Lusitania also but that subject did not come up at today's conference, rne disposition oi the German embassy is to take up one step at a time. The ambassador did not make pub- i. - - . . I*-- , ! iic th? extent of tne instructions irow Berlin on which fce acted, but it was . understood they coincided entirely with the statement of the German chancellor in Associated Press dis patches from Berlin yesterday expressing the willingness of the Ger- ' man government to make fullest reparation if it be si1: own finally that the Arabic was torpedoed wjjthont warn c,? normon iHmiraltv lUg. O-U lai IUC Ufciuiuu .. received no report from its submarine 1 operating in the Arabic's vicinity. Further communications are expected from Berlin to the German ambassador and to the state department from Ambassador Gerard, which will advance the negotiations to a point wcere attacks on passenger-carrying ships will be definitely discontinued, at least while the subject is under dis cussion. The crisis between the two countries is regarded as having entered into the realm of diplomacy. ^ Will Make Reparation. . The German ambassador frankly . stated after his interview with Mr. Lansing that his instructions embodied fc'-e declaration by the Berlin government that it would give full satisfac- , tirkn tn thf American government. That, he declared, meant much more ( than a disavowal. The giving of satisfaction would depend upon the circumstances of the attack on the , Arabic, he said. iThe German govern- , ment did not know, lie said, whether the Arabic was sunk by a German submarine without warning, but if investigation proves that to have been the i case, German government would make full reparation. The ambassador said "he believed the negotiations over the Arabic would be ! HIT T> ocrntiflHnn S rtVPr the LiU" iUiiU UJ ~ ? sitania, in view of the official statement in Berlin that a submarine policy satisfactory to tJ':e United States would be announced. "Will Clear Up All Matters Involved in 1 the Marine Controversy. ; Washington, Aug. 27.?Ambassador : Gerard's oispaicn to me suilc ucyan-ii ment agrees with Count Bernstorff's i advices that submarine commanders have been instructed to attack no : more peaceful merchant ships without 3 warning. 1 v The American government, never- 3 theless, will press for a clearing up of : tf:e entire submarine controversy De- j fore it will consider the 'Arabic and : Lusitania incidents closed. Unofficial word has been conveyed to adminis- i tration officials that Count von Bernstorff believes the position of the Ger- : man government will be determined by the imperial chancellor and the ] foreign minister. < President Wilson did not hold the ? CVMor AnWriflt m intr ! CiOUdi X* 1 l\JLO>J iiivvi.iij.j3 the negotiations witJ'a Germany still were too incomplete. He plans to re- : main in Washington, however, until ! the controversy is finally cleared up. i In his talks with Ambassador von Bernstorff, Secretary Lansing has tak- < en nothing for granted and has asked < for clear explanations of all state- i ments regarding the intentions of the German government. < *Has Won a Very Rotable Victory." r i?or 97?Hahlp disDatches < i~/imuvii, aua. ? .. ~ K reporting tfce statement yesterday of Count von Bernstorff, the German am- i hassador at Washington, to Secretary Lansing that German submarine com- ; manders had been ordered to attack no more merchantmen without warning j are displayed prominently today in the London newspapers. The Westminster Gazette says: "If Count von Bernstorff is speaking with full authority, the American government can claim to have won a verynotable victory." it'ink 1 fomnrnmise. ,'IUftVVI AKtvn ^ - k London, Aug. 27.?"It is suggested tfcat the American government will be satisfied of commanders of German submarines always warn passenger vessels and place tt'.'.eir passengers in boats before sinking the vessel," says J - ~J- i? i ? the spectatoir. *we ao not ueneve iur a moment that America would consent to this caricature of satisfying international law and humane customs. "Imagine placing women and children in small boats 60 miles from land, : ? " ti-intop coo onH niorpinp' fnlrl 1 JLI Ci 1115^ ^ iii VVJL OUU Vtiijj v\/* Vk and saying that their safety was provided for. Now we are sure if Germany means to prevent America from taking action she will fnave to change her policy drastically." instr!ftn? riaim \ ft table Feat. Austrian Headquarters, Aug. 26.? Austrian cavalry has pushed eastward from Kovel and divided the Russian forces into two groups, which are now unable to co-operate with each other, according to advices received from the commanders at the front. Using Greeii Barbed Wire. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 26.?Barbed wire, painted a foliage green, is now being manufactured here for use of the armies in Europe. Steel men say report from abroad show that, at a short distance away, it is liupuaaiuie ucc the green wire. Arabic Ctoned No Specie. Liverpool, Aug. 26.?The assertion in press dispatches from Germany, that the steamship Arabic carried gold, called forth today a reiterated denial p-n/-?m tvio whitp st.ir comDanv. It stat Li Viii tuv IT "*vv AT ? ed that the Arabic had on board no specie whatever. Steamer Wainiina Held tJp. Newport News, Va., Aug. 26.?Customs officials here today held up clear ance papers to the British steamer Waimana, from Marseilles to Buenos Aires, after it was discovered she carried a four-inch rifle mounted on her main deck aft. Washington was asked for a ruling as to whether the Waimana was amenable to the agreement between the United States and Great Britain, forbdiding the clearance of armed Brit ish merchantmen from American ports. The Waimana put in for coal. Many British Vessels Lost London, Aug. 26.?During the week ending August 15th, nineteen British merchant vessels with a total tonnage of 76,000, and three fishing ivessels were destroyed by submarines or mines. The week was one of the most successful for German underwater craft since f':e beginning of the war. Fourteen steamers with a total gross tonnage of 47,698 were sunk by Ger1 ? " ? A "1 r?r> ^ 9Af"h man SUDUlitl'Hies dugu&i auu 4.viu. The largest of them was the Arabic. Ten of these vessels were British and four sailed under neutral flags. FRANCE WILL CONSIDER PEACE WHEN BELGIUM FREE Paris, Aug. 26.?"Put the question of peace before the country, and it would be blown to nothing," said Premier VIviani today in an address in the chamber of deputies. "Not until heroic Belgium has been freed, not until we have retaken Alsace and Lorraine, could there be mischievous divisions among LIS. "Our enemies may continue astray in their dull error of last year, but Qot we, who have seen workmen and Bmnlover. the rich citizen and the poor, men of every part and every walk of life, fulfilling with a single purpose and with equal zeal their duties in defense of the liberty of the world. "We must destroy the legend that the republic of France, having borne for 45 years a horrible wound, did not make provision for military defense. I must repeat the words of the commander-in-chief during fee last session of the chamber: "'The republic may be prcud of her armies.' "France has created an army fulfilling the most modern conceptions. She has installed the love of justice, the love of right and upon tJae day the war began the children of France united in support of this high ideal, without which there would have been only armies of mercinaries." The deputies c&eered the premier wildly. When the dtmonstration had died down, Deputy Louis Accambray, j who recently has several times criti-i cised the government's conduct of the war, took the floor and began amidst disorder, a criticism of Minister of War Millerand. The deputy spoke for an hour, but little of what ?e said could be heard because of the confusion. Afterward several deputies spoke fn approval of the premier's address and the chamber voted the credits asked i by the government by 539 to 1. ; A proposition or' the socialists for secret session of the chamber of deputies was received and ordered printed. and the chamber adjourned till September 16. | GERMANY BELIEVES CASE IS PAST DANGER STAGE Berlin Considers Arabic Incident Eliminated?Adopts Policy to Keep Peace. Berlin, Aug. 26 (Via London).?tThe Associated Press is in a position to state on the best authority that ti'ce S Arabic incident may be considered as i j eliminated as a source of discord bej tween Germany and America; or at least is regaraea Dy me uerraan government in that light. Moreover, Germany, in its desire to continue its friendly relations with the United States, had adopted before the j sinking of the Arabic a policy de- j signed to settle completely the wfcole submarine problem as affecting Amer j ica on the basis of good will and mutual understanding. It".is is shown clearly by the statement of Chancellor von Bethmann-1 Hollweg last night to the Associated Press, particularly by his concluding | remark tn the effect that not until all 1 t?..e circumstances in connection with the sinking of the Arabic had been cleared up would it be possible to say "whether the commander of one of our submarines went beyond his instruction," in which case Germany would ??*~ a coficfopfirvn tr\ tVm T^n 11_ give CUiiipiClC ouuciu\-tiuii tv tuo %^JUL.kv ed State. Escape for Soncombatants. Furthermore, during the conversation, tl.'e chancellor twice again referred to the instructions given to the submarine commanders. He did not specify in detail the nature of these in structions, but it may be said that! they are designed to prevent a repetition of the Lusitania case and to provide the opportunity for escape for American noncombatants upon torpedoed ships, which the United States desires. Having given t-ese instructions, Germany asked suspension of judgment on the Arabic case until the facts were ascertained, being confident it will be shown that the sinking of the vessel | was not an unprovoked attack with' * ? ^ ? nn V\m o rin a out warning uy it VjrtJI man Buumanuc, but was attributable either to a mine explosion or to some action of the vessel itself. Should it develop, however, that a submarine acted contrary to instructions, ample reparation will be offered. Can't Understand It. Germany is still unab le to understand wl':y Americans in these troubled times travel on belligerent ships instead of taking American or other neutral steamers, but since they in somp instances insist upon taking pas sage on vessels "belonging to belligerents, Germany will do its utmost to provide for their safety. It is not permissible to quote remarks made by the chancellor in the course of the conversation, other than the formal statement which he made. It may be said, however, that Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg showed genuine interest in the state of feeling in the United States concerning the sinking of tjbe Arabic and expressed the hope that the American people would not form an opinion on the basis of the conflicting statements giving only one side of the story. He spoke with emphasis of Germany's desire to maintain the friendship of America. The chancellor appeared to be in good health and spirits and greatly encouraged by the successes acmevea i by the Germans in the Eastern campaign. The interview was of short duration as the chancellor was hurrying away for a conference witii Emperor William at his field headquarters. I SWARMS OF FLAXES BOMBARDS PLANT Drops Bombs on German Arms Factory?Greatest eFat on Record. Paris, Aug. 26.?Sixty-two French aviators on August 25 flew o>ver a German arms factory to the north of Saarlouis, throwing down a total of more than 150 shells. They were of idi gc V/anui v< Announcement of the aerial raid is made in a war office statement this afternoon.v The statement reads: "During part of last nigiht there were artillery exchanges and fighting with hand grenades and other explosives in the Artois district, in the vicinity oi Souchez and Neuvil-le. "Around Royen there has been con tinued marked activity on the part of the enemy's artillery as well as our own. "In ti'e Argonne district, in the sector of 'La Folle Morte,' yesterday saw severe fighting with bombs and hand grenades. Nothing of importance has been reported from the remainder of [ the front. "During the day of August 24 a I Freno't aviator threw down bombs on j I the railroad station of Offenbourg, in , Eaden, 17 miles from Karlsruhe. At i t is point there is an important rail- j road junction in the grand duchy. ''On August 25 an aerial squadron : composed of four groups and includ- ; ing a total of 62 aviators, flew over ! the heights of Dellingen. Here there j is a factory where shells and armor : plate are made. The location of this 1 plant is to the north of Saarlouis in ; R. enish Prussia, 30 miles southwest | of Treves. The aviators threw down i with precision over 150 bombs. 30 of ! which were of large calibre." So far as official reports have disclosed there never has been previously an air raid of such magnitude. In a few earlier ventures 30 or more aero-1 planes were used. ' Previous dispatches have indicated) t-at the belligerents have built great numbers of aeroplanes and these machines are now sent forth in flotillas for organized assaults on a large scale. Yesterday's raid was the third in this part of Germany during the last j three weeks. On August 9 Saarbruecken was bombarded and three days later the neighboring towns of Saint i Tri cro'hcirt' a n rl T^TVoihrn or>lrPr> wurp flt 1 ii J-, V. W V, 1 U UilU > & U ?I Ui V ??v tacked. Eight persons were killed in t;:e latter raid. Tonight's official communication reads: "In the sector to the north of Arras, a rather -violent cannonade was reported, especially around Souchez and to the south of Neuville, near the road to Lille. ''Some artillery* actions are reported in the region of Roye and in th? Aisne valley, where we swelled the German works to the north of Soissons. "The enemy has shelled the city of Rhems rather "violently. "We have on our part shelled very efficaciously the German trenches in front of Cernay-Les-Rheims. "In the Argonne the fighting by means of petards and grenades is still very violent on the front with artillery proving of use at times. "In Alsace, in t':e Doler valley, some artillery action have taken place. "On the 25th our aviators bombarded the German encampments at Pennes and at Baussenot, in fce" Woevre, where they started a fire. The station and the bivouacs of the Germans at Grandpre Chatel Cerney and Fleville, in the Argonne; the station at Terng, the aviation sheds of Vitry, in Artois, and in the station at Bossle fcave been bombarded by our aviators. "A bombarding expedition arranged by the French and British naval and the French, British and Belgian army aviators, including in all 60 aeroplanes, set forth to the Monthulst forest, where they started several fires. Every aeroplane came back i':ome. On the ( night of the 25th and 26th our a.viators dropped 127 bombs on the Xoyon sta- 1 tion." TAKE BREST-LITOVSK AFTER HARD BATTLE Tlie Anstro-German Forces March Into Center of Bug RiTer Defense < Lines?Slays Retreating-. London, Aug. 26.?The Austro-Germans today marched into Brest-Litovsk, center of the Bug river line of defenses and main concentrator, center. Tie,Russians put up a desperate ; resistance to the German advance, but made no attempt to defend the fortress itself, evacuating it as they did Ossowetz. Petrograd dispatches had indicated the Russians were planning to take up defensive positions farther east. 'The Germans now hold tha entire r-o i" 1 uro-tr lino frrvm Phnlm trk vstrtk. I As the Russians already have evacuated Bialystock, the lesser fortresses of Grodno and Olita are the pnly strongly defended positions remaining in the hands of the Russians. The ' Germans are nearing both of these and they probably will be given up when they Lave fulfilled their purpose of facilitating the Russian retreat. ( His Forest in Hear. 1 The Russians have not yet entered 1 the vast Bieloviezh forest, which ex- : tends 30 miles north and south and has a width of from 17 to 30 miles. ( South of it are the Pripet marshes, ! which protect the Russian left. 1 With plenty of roads and three or ( .. . , .. , \ four railroad lines it is expected nere ' that Grand Duke Nicholas will make 1 good Ibis retirement if Grodno and iVil- 1 na can hold out long enough. Even if they should fall, military observers say, the grand duke would be well on s his w*ay to his new positions before 1 the Germans could reach his flank. < There is again talk of Russian prepa- ] rations for a stand, but no indications as to whether this is to be mace. Sixty-two French aeroplanes -flew over the Dellingen iron works, near ( Saarloius, Rhenish Prussia, dropping \ 150 bombs, while a British aviator is ] reported to have dropped a bomb on ( and destroyed a German submarine 1 EXCU1 T< COLUMI VI Southei PREMIER CARRIE] Thnrc .^pr From Abbe] wood [ and Points. r% 1 r-r^ n Kound lrip rar< as Follows: Leave Abbeville 4< Hodges " Greenwood " Ninty Six '' Dvson " Chappell " Old Town " Silver Street Helena' ; " Newperry '' Prosperity " Pom?ria " Peak " Alston Arrive Columbia Returning; Specia Columbia, at 9:00 2, 1915. Your Opportunity to Visil Ample equipment for botl BASE BALL: Match gam< Columbia crack teams, col Coaches will be taken on and Newberry, insuring a Buy your tickets from Tic W. E. McGEE, S. H. McLE 1 A. G. P. A., D. P. A., Columbia, S. C. Colutn off Ostend. The German report says i that four of the French marines in Ll- ~ ao ?< CooriTm'nc TIT a VO CLLG ctLtclCH 11Coaanviu^ .??v* v j brought down, one, however, falling behind the French lines. The admiralty report of German submarines sinking significantly stated that it has not been tfce practice of the admiralty to publish accounts regarding t)':e loss of German submarines, "important though they have been," in cases where the Germans had no otter sources of information as to the time and place at which these I losses occurred. Only Official Notice. It has been reported for months that a large number of German submarines, variously stated at from 20 to 40, have been caught by the British navy, but today's statement is the only official admission treat there were others than those previously reported by , the admiralty as having been destroyed. The Italians claim additional successes on all their fronts, but these are denied by Austria. Of the operations on the Gallipoli peninsula there is no further news. Wounded men arriving at Alexandria tell of how nearly t''.:e allies came :o gaining a great success in one attack. An Australian declared that if thp allied force* had had two more hours of darkness they could ha^e :overed 600 yards of ground which separated them from the Sari Ba'br bill, generally known as hill No. 971. Dnce on this hill, the officer declared, :he Turkish communications would lave been cut and it was for this hill tfrat the allies fought so desperately iut fruitlessly. Except for the postponement of the statement of the Greek premier, Mr. Venizelos, on the future policy of Greece, there is nothing new in the Balkans. EVbtaever You Need a General Tools T*ke Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless &ill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE inj IRON. 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Nnotice is hereby given that the undersigned will make final settlement of the estate of George A. Langford, deceased, in the probate court for Newberry county, State of South Carolina, on Monday, September 27, 1915, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter apply to the judge of probate of Newberry county for a final discharge. All persons indebted to the said estate will make immediate settlement witJi the undersigned, and all persons holding claims against the I said estate will present the same duly attested. Wm. Smith Langford, Executor. ^ 8-26-4t SOTICE. A meeting of the stockholders of The Farmers' Bank, Silverstreet, S. C., will be held in the bank building at Silverstreet, S. 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