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Palliates Actioi | Bu Austrian Reply Denies Many Sinking of Ancona, but Ei Indemnity and Announces i Vienna, Dec. 31 (via London).?The following note, dated December 29, in answer to the American government's demands concerning the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona by an Austrian submarine, has been delivered to Frederic C. Penfield, the American ambassador: "In answer to your very esteemed note, Xo. 4,307, of the 21st instant, the subscriber has the honor to lay the following most respectfully before his excellency, the ambassador of the United States of America, Frederic Courtland Penfield: "The imperial and royal government agrees thoroughly with the American - - - - a ^ cabinet that tne sacrea commanuments of humanity must be observed also in war. Just as it has hitherto given ai no time and to no person occasion to doubt its respect for these commandments, in the like manner also in the whole course of this war, which presents such pictures of confusion of moral conceptions, has it given numerous proof of humanitarian ' sentiments toward enemies as well as I toward neutral states and it was not | due to this government that it was, a short time ago, not in harmony with i the Washington cabinet precisely on a i question which it (the Austro-Hun-; garian government) in harmony withthe entire public opinion in AustriaHungary, regarded as primarily a j question of humanity. Safety at Sea. "The imperial and royal government j can also substantially concur i? the principle expressed in the very esteemed note, that private ships, in so far as they do not flee or offer resistance, may not be destroyed without the persons . \r> Knarrt hpin? hrone-ht into safety. "The imperial and royal government j is very responsive to the assurance j that the federal government lays tvalue upon seeing that t'ne good relations which happily exist between AustriaHungary and the United States of America are maintained. It reciprocates this assurance most warmly, and is now, as heretofore, concerned to render these relations more hearty, so far as lies in its power. "Guided by the same spirit or iranKness as the government of the union, the imperial and royal government, although it does not find in the note frequently referred to, the answer to all the bright legitimate questions submitted to it, is willing to communicate to the federal government that! result of the investigation which, in accordance with existing 'department regulations?was begun immediately after the receipt of the fleet report on j the sinking of the Anconda and w'nich ? ? MAA was ju-si receuLi^. icvci*cu. 4'The result of this investigation may be summarized as follows: The Fatal Day. "On 'November 7, 1915, at 11:40 A o'clock in the forenoon, the commands B er of the submarine observed in latiA tude 38:40 north, longitude 10:08 east, I in foggy weather, at a distance roundly 3,000 metres and 1 point to starboard, khe outlines of a large Italian steamer. Be took it at first for a transport garner and turned about and fired Mm his rear gun a warning shot far Bb^the vessel. Kmnltaneously lie displayed the W 'Leave the ship.' The steamer ^t stop, but rather turned aside j^gbt to escape. Tie command Ipst remained stopped for some ; in order to increase the disince he feared that the steamer tern gun and would fire at the ine with it. Lthe distance had reached Bres he had the pursuit taken ull power and fired from his gun at a decreasing distance Is, among which he observed Is. Lg the chase the steamer went ,nd stopped only after the third +.V,?v /?Ammon^^r I. ^U^VU wuiiuauuvi ting the flist the steamer had while at full speed, let fall boats with persons in them, immediately capsized. After ng, the steamer began launchats. One Boat Upset |ii a distance of about 2,000 meft commander saw that six re filled and rowed hastily the steamer. Another boat h and boated fleel up. The f on to the hansins: lines capsized boat. Bthe fuTther approach. of the Khe commander saw that a I reigned aboard and that al with a passenger steamS the Ancona, from Genoa. Re gave the occupants of B more time than was re f n t Admits Fault ' of Charges of Inhumanity in cpresses Willingness to Pay Punishment of Commander ' quired to leave the ship in lifeboats. "At last ten lifeboats were still aboard, which would have more than sufficed for the rescue of the persons ctill ahnarrJ Orp nf Mtpsa boats liuns: full of people, half turned outward on the davits. "Since, however, except for this, no further move was made to lower boats, i the commander decided after a lapse | of 45 minutes, to torpedo the ship in j such a manner that it would remain ! a considerable time afloat, in order that! on the one band he getting of the j people into the lifeboats should be j hastened, and that, on the other, an! opportunity should remain for rescu- j ing persons still aboard. Xot until 1:20 j o'clock did it sink, after a lengthy par- j allel settling, with the bow first. Blames the Crew. "During these further 45 minutes all i persons yet aboard could have been j | saved without difficulty with the boats i j still on hand. "From the fact that this, contrary j i to his expectations, was not done, the I commander concluded that the crew, j contrary to all seamen's customs, had! accomplished their own rescue with i 1 the first boats and abandoned to them-! ' selves the passengers entrusted to! ' their protection. ' 'VPhe weather at the' time of fne in- j cident was flood and the sea calm, S0j that the lifeboats would hane reached! the nearest coast without danger, as indeed the lifeboats actually were dam| aged only by the unskilled lowering, V..* ? ? * (* +VlrtTT "rtorl lOf TT!/->"b" fhal UUL 1HJI dllCl OilCJ xxctu I?1 uvu wv water. "The loss of human lives is in the j first instance by no means ascribable to the sinking of the ship, but, and in all probability in a much higher i measure, to the rapid lowering (hinunterwerfen) of the boats during full speed, as well as to the fact that the crew, concerned only for itself, did not rescue the passengers of the capsized J. boats. "It is also probably ascribable to j shoes which hit the fleeing vessel, but | me aeam 01 persuus wxm csana. wim the steamer is also, above all, ascribable to the disloyal conduct of fae crew. Denies .Some Charges. "As appears from the above adduced scate of affairs, the very esteemed note' of December 9 is based in many points on incorrect premises. Information reaching the United .States .government that solid shot was immediately fired towards the steamer is incorrect; it is incorrect that the submarine overhauled the steamer during the chase; it is incorrect that only a brief period was given for getting the people into the boats. "On the contrary, an unusually long period was granted to the Ancona for getting the people into the boats. "On the contrary, an unusually long period was granted to the Ancona for getting passengers in the boats. "Finally, it is incorrect that a number of shells were fired at the steamer after it had stopped. "Tne facts of the case demonstrate further that t'ne commander of the submarine granted the steamer a full! 45 minutes' time, that is more than an adequate time to give the persons aboard an opportunity to take to the boats. Then, since the people were not all saved, he carried out the tor >- . _ * + rsViiii peaomg in sucn a mauuw luai mc aa-ny could remain aboive water the longest possible time, doing this with the purpose of making possible the abandonment of the vessel on boats still in hand. "Since the ship remained a further 45 minutes above water, he would have accomplished iiis purpose if the crew of the Ancona had not abandoned the passengers in a manner contrary to j duty. Made a Mistake. "With full consideration, however, of this conduct of the commander, aimed at accomplishing the rescue of the crew and passengers, the imperial and royal marine authorities reached the conclusion that he had omitted to take adequately into consideration the panic which had broken out among the passengers, which rendered difficult the taking to the boats,- and the I onirit- thp regulation that imperial and royal marine officers shall fail in giving help to nobody in need, not even to an enemy. "Therefore, the officer was punished, in accordance with the existing rules, for exceeding his instructions. "The imperial and royal government, in the face of this state of affairs, does not hesitate to draw the corresponding conclusions respecting the indemnification of American citizens affected by the sinking of the prize, but in this regard it makes the following statement: "The investigation into the sinking of the Ancona could naturally furnish no essential point to show in liow far a right <o an indemnity is to be granted American citizens. The imperial and royal government can not, indeed, even according to the niew of the Washington cabinet, be held liable for damages which resulted from the un doubtedl'y justified bombardment of the fleeing ship. "It should just as little have to answer for the damage which came to pass before the torpedoing of the ship, through faulty lowering of lifeboats or capsizing of the lowered boats. Asks For Proofs. "The imperial and royal government must assume thai the Washington government is in a position and disposed to give it (the Austro-Hungarian government) the required and cer tainly not unimportant information in this respect. "If, however, because cf possible lack of material proof the particular circumstances under which American citizens suffered damage should not have become k..own to the union government, the government in consideration deeply regrettable incident and actuated by a desire to proclaim once again in its friendly feeling toward ihe federal government would be glad willingly to disregard this gap in the evidence and to extend indemnities also to those damaged whose cause can not be established. "While the imperial and royal government may probably consider the affair of the Ancona as settled with the foregoing statements, it reserves to itself at this time the right to bring up for discussion at a .later period the different questions of international law connected with, submarine warfare. "The undersigned has the honor to request most respectfully that his excellency, the ambassador of the United States of America, will be pleased to brine the foregoing to the attention of the federal government and takes advantage of this opportunity to renew to his excellency an expression of his most especial esteem. (Signed) "Rurian." TVEDS COLUMBIA GIRL Miss Drury Yanglian and Mr. E. A. Fellers Are Married. Mr. E. A. Fellers of Silverstreet and Miss Drury Vaughan of Columbia were married on Wednesday, December 29, by the Rev. H. A. iMcCullough of Columbia, the ceremony being performed in the pastor's study. 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What Ould Be Got, A drunk got out a taxicab at a rail way station, lurched to a ticket window, touched his opera hat and said: "Give me a?hie?return, please." 'IWthere do you want to go to?" said the ticket agent impatiently. The drunk stroked his chin and considered a minute. Then he said with a polite smile: "What?hie?trains hajve you?"?Exchange. You know how bad roads will be next February if nothing is done. To keep them from being so bad, see your county road authorities and get them to start a svstem of dragging, paying farmers to do the work.?The Progressive Farmer. No. Six-Sixty-Six This it a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS &, FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c 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 Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Trou builds up the system. SO cent! You've hit | right toba ! when you fire-up sc Prince Albert in y old jimmy pipe or i: makin's cigarette. J you know it! Can't in wrong with P. A. f< is made right; madf spread- smoke- sunsl: among men who h suffered with scorc H 4 tongues and parcJ throats! The pater process fixes that?; cuts out bite and paj All day long you'll s how glad you are yoi pals with the nation You take this testimony s You can smoke a barrel o: out all the tobacco hapj about, it's so smooth and ful thing to be on talkingtongue at the same tit to you sure as you pin R. J. REYNOLDS TOBA< THE NEWS OF POMABIA. Special to The Herald and News. Pomaria, Jan. 3.?On the evening of the 28th a beautiful wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. IW. B. Boinest, when tneir oldest j daughter, Willeeze Lorene, became the wife or Horace t\ ix>minicK. me, guests were ushered by Mildred Boi-; nest into the spacious parlor, which was decorated in green and white. The bridal party entered in the following order: Miss Lotfcye Lee Halfacre with J. Walter Richardson, Miss Grace Livingstone with H. W. Lominick, Miss Mary Lominick wit'n W. B. , Boinest, Jr., Miss Olo Lominick with Olin Lominick, Miss Anna Koon with )P. L. Boinest. Each couple separated at the door and took their positions, which formed a circle. The bride then antorc/l nr. tVi a. a rim nf tha hri/i P-PTAAm Her gown was of white serge trimmed with fur to match. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. S. C. Ballentine, pastor of the bride. After the ceremony the bridal party was invited into the dining room, where an old-fashioned supper was served. In the center of the table stood the bride's cake, which was in the s'nape of a heart and beautifully trimmed. The decorations lu-re were holly. Many useful and handsome gifts were received. Fifty guests were in j vited, but only half that number were I present, as the rain prevented t'neir coming. Miss Ida Ma? Setzler furnished music for the occasion. Mr. Lominick is a prosperous farmer. The happy couple will make their home at the handsome home of the groom, formerly known as the Jo& Keitt place. Both the bride and tiie groom are well known throughout the county, and have a large number of friends who extend to them t'neir very best wishes for a long, happy and Drosperous journey through life together. ?c? Everybody in and around here has "had a very jolly Christmas this week and everything passed off very quietly. Not a single arrest was made in our town, showing that good order was observed. There were several marriages around here, of which notice appears elsewhere in this issue of the paper. f!nl Adam L. Aull has added lights, sewerage and water works to his nice little home, all of which go^fe to make home life in the country more at' tractive and more convenient. I i Rev. Y. von A. Riser has moved 1 from the St. Paul's parsonage to the j John. A. Summer place. His address remains the same as before. He is teaching the St. John's school. There is a lot of moving in and out this week among the darkies, and >xxme few white people are changing. There are lots of visitors in; an^d around Fomaria during the Christmas^ holidays, and we are afraid we can't cco ^ It's an easy job jlimmll :ch. to change the shape and color of unsalable brands f ?.f-y to imitate the Prince c> Albert tidy red tin, but A I C tate the flavor or rnnce HiaiBBM Albert tobacco! The ;|nlUj|1rj patented process protects jij jj&tffl&j al joy smoke traight from the shoulder, men, f P. A. without a kick! It hands )iness any man ever dreamed friendly. It's a mighty cheerfot-rr-io Txrifh Trnnr nmo onrl vnirr LWAliiU V* iUi jr VWU. UA1U J V/ UJk rze?but that's what's coming" your faith to Prince Albert! CCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C. V get them all in, but those who are left out will have to excuse us, and we will try and -do better next time. Saturday was a legal holiday and the R. F. D. men didn't have to make their trip through the mud. Mr. W. L. Bedenbaugh had the misfortune to lose his best horse a few days ago, which was taken with blind staggers and died in a lew nours. mis > was his driving horse and was prized very highly by Mr. Bedenbaugh. Dr. R. J. Johnson is adding a coat of paint to his dwelling house, which makes it look very pretty. iThe exercises here in the school auditorium were very good and the largest audience that was ever seen in the building, and the children did fine, showing the? were trained and reflecting much credit on the two teachers. Mr. Dan IW. Kooii, who has run a blacksmith shop here for the last several years, has mo>ved away and Mr. John Lyles of Helena will come and or>cur>v the house that Mr. Koon va cated. There was some excitement created by fire on the roof of the bouse on Mr. W. W. Berly's property and occupied by Mr. W. B. Counts, one day last week. The fire was discovered before it had made much headway and was put out by carrying water and throwing it on the blaze. The bucket brigade did some good work. About all the school boys and girls , come home for the Christmas boli j days. Subscribers to the county papers were very much disappointed by having to miss a copy of the paper Miis week. The R.. F. D. carriers carried out very heavy mails from here las'f reek. The mail was the largest ever sent out from this office. Mr. C. W. Shealy, who has just fin-, ished a $70,000 Y. M. C. A, building of ripm^Ti nollefire. is here spending I ' the holidays at his old home with his father, Mr. Jno. D. Shealy. Miss Ethyl Seybt, who teaches at Nesmith, is at home for Christmas. Miss Ida Mae Setzler, who teaches at Hunter-DeWalt, is spending Christmas at home. Miss Kate Wilson, who teaches near Chapin, is spending Christmas at home. Miss Gertrude Young, who teachers in the lower part of the state, is at home for the holidays. Miss Rosalin Summer, principal of Mont Amoena seminary, is at home for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Johnnie Stuck, who teacher the Summerville. school, in Lexington county, is spending Christmas at home. Mr. (Thomas P. Suber, who teaches at Waterloo, is at home for Christmas, j Miss Eugenia Hentz, -who teaches at Star, is at home for Christmas. | Messrs. Joel and George Berley, teachers at ClemBon college, ^are at home for Christmas. Mr. Clarence Epting, who is teaching in tie lower part of the state, is * Everywhere tobacco is 3 old 1111 fl you'll find Prince Albert await ir.\jg your cheerful tint* H Buy it ia toppy red bags, 5c f J? tidyredtins, 10c; hand?ome j ;;i pound and half-pound hfmi~ SS dors-*and?ui tlat cfuy M pound cryetal-glau huntdor 1H with sponge - moistener top JU that keepj the tobacco soffit nil 1 at home for Christmas. ' >f|; Miss Julia Setzler, vrio teaches His O'Neall school, is at home for Christmas. Miss Myrtle Epting, vho teaches at *9 Fairfax, is at home for '-he holidays. fl Mr. Chas. Ballentme, vho teaches at jfl the Rutherford school, is spending *9 unnsimas at noun;. _ Misses Xovic| Rae Setzler, Lois V Hentz, Mary Cfltoapton and Juanita Epting are ho ^^^mmerland college for the ^aritmas holB^ys. Messrs. Huoe; Aril, Robt.^Jrley. ifl Hayne Folk are hcne from <?^ison college for Chri,;mai. S Misses Helen, and ElizabetMeientz and Annie L-itzs1] are Christmas at home. Mi6s Lurline Aull ,nd Ida Yourig' are I at home from Wintrop. : ? iM.r. O. Breaker Stzler is at home from Charlottesville Va., Medical col- ~ Miss Lula Lominict and Edw. Hentz 1 r , \T?rViaF?ri CUT a 1 f\ are flume uum wiioB>_ spend Christmas. v' Miss Jessie Rutheford, who teaches the Central school, vent to her tome at Blairs to spend Christmas. ;|| Miss Louise Richadson, who teaches fl at this place, wen to her home at H Mountiville to spendthe holidays. : j Miss Myrtle Iva largle, who teaches fl the Pressley school went, to her home at Leesville to spe.il the holidays. .& Miss EtheJ CounB, w'no teaches the 9 Fork school, is at ler home at Prosperity for Christmas. Miss Grace Bu?tcn Reagik and! Miss Ella Langrton, who are teaching at the Zion school, are spending Cfcrist! mas at th ir homes, Miss Reagin at V ! Prosperity md <Mlss Langston at Lan- v j rens. 8 Mr. MurE y Rikard, who teaches thfc 3 I Rutherfordfschool, is <X 'aome in New- J berry for Christmas. Jk Miss Myr^e Burke of Sumerland col- JB mlege is v.-;iting Miss Juanita Eptrn.^. M 1 Mr. Jeff ^ikard and Wilbur Hartley Jj : are visiting in the comunity. :'p? j Mr. Johnf ie Long and Miss Rebecca ffl Long of G?5enville are here spending j the holiday3 with relatives. A Dr. J. B/Setzler and 3?r. FolkVsit~^^B ed in the <ommunity Friday. Um^ Misses .'ra Belle Riser, Lo ShH and Mr. Robt. Lee Riser of ifl [Mountain xre visiting relatives in I I amiinri PoTJ^ria. I Mr. Jeff rfrU is Tinting his Mr. A. L. J^ll, near Pomaria. Mr. Ja>/-k Shealy of Columbfl^^^^| (visiting Jlj atives in Pomaria. Mrs. T I*. Shealy has returned m ColumKfeflJw'here she and her two M 1 Ernes'^ sfd Horace, went tt> &9 ! Christmas * ^ AT* A UfAots Miss V?rme u&rLxz cmm | leen Counts of Little Mountain are? I iting in Pomaria. i Mr. J. B. Johns of Chariot? visiting tis brotheg^r. Roy J. jfl sou". * J I SUBSCR^ ^ TO V HERALM BH