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A. C. L. SERYICE IS } PUTHER CURTAILED Wateree and Santee Trestles , Unsafe?Situation Improves in Florence County. ? Florence, July 18.?The Atlantic j F Coast Line announces laie uns even- . ing that train service between Colum- j bia and Florence will be discontinued on account of vater trouble at the TVateree River trestle, on the ? "Florence-Columbia division, and train \ W service between Florence and Augus \ ta will also be discontinued on account1 of water trouble at the Santee River j trestle on the Manchester ana au- , gusta, or Florence-Augusta, division, j The notice sent out is effective at j ^ once, and notifies ticket agents that ( f they must not sell tickets beyond j J>' Wed-gefield, on the Columbia division, j and Rimini, on the Augusta division. I Local train service will be operated j between Florence and Wedgefield and L 'Acton and Columbia, on the Colum-j ft bia division, and Sumter and Rimini i B Lone Star and Robbins, on the j X Augrusta division. r RAILI WA I Shall they be Industrial K Federal rr\ . i A * r l o tne American r Do you believe in trial warfare? B The train employe are voting whether the; authority to tie up t I country to enforce the millirm rlnllsr u/scrp in Vi vyxxwiii. WW K ^ V A1.J ' The railroads are ii I your service. This ar the public service?yo i You pay for rail tr; dollars a year, and 4 ^ dollar from you goes i On all the Southern railroads in ] ri train employes earned these wag of all) as shown by the payrollsPuieoger Ru(e A rer*ge R \ | Engineers. $2306 \ I A Conductors 1847 ^ # 2696 2 ? - I n.o I : FmaeU j 1652 1209 1 I ! Br*kenen* ! me 1109 1 L | The average yearly wage paym A ployes (including those who wc H | shown by the 1915 payrolls were D_ [Engineers $214 i Conductors 172 Firemen 109 Bij&kemen 101 i A 100 million doll; men in freight and y; one-fifth of all employi i 11 r [cent advance m all ire The managers of th for the public, have r burden on the cost of without a clear mands bunal SDeakin? for voi I The railroads have ment of this controve existing national arbitr; ence to the Interstate sion. This offer has employes' representatii l Shall a nation-w I invDctioratinn 11 XXX T VJUgUilVU U eminent deterrc H National Conference Con ELLS HA LEE, Chairman. I P. 2L ALBRIGHT, Gen'l Manager, Atlutk Cout Lin# Railroad. L. W. BALDWIN, Cm'1 Manager, B Central of Georgia Railway. C. L. BARDO, Gen 7 Manager, Kcw York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. t/L E. H. COAFMAN, Vice-President, HP Sontkern Railway. i. L COTTER, Cm'/ Manager, I Wabash Railway. r. E. CROWLEY, Asst. Vice-President, IB New York Central Railroad. rc. H. EMERSO.N, Gen'l Manager, CfMt Nortkera Raihrty. C H. SWING, G+m 'I Manager, Philadelphia & Reading Railway. K. W. CR1CE. Amu to PrmidnU, fWapriki) & Ohio Railway. APPROVES FLAN FOR SETTLEMENT Carranza Said to Have Accepted Tentatively.. "Washington, July IS.?Elieso Arredondo, Mexican ambassador designate, i called on Acting Secretary Polk today just before the latter went to the White House for the cabinet meeting. It is understood Mr. Arredondo had received instructions from his government approving a tentative plan for the settlement of differences with the United States bv means of a joint internationl commission. Members of the cabinet said after their meeting that whether a commis sion would be agreed upon to settle the differences in question had nov been finally determined. Gen. Funston asked the war department today for $500,(K)0 to construct temporary shelters for army horses and mules along the border. GES determined by Wnrfnrt* r?r Inquiry? 'ublic: . arbitration or induss on all the railroads v will give their leaders he commerce of the ;ir demands for a 100 x crease. l the public service? my of employes is in ur service. importation 3 billion cents out of every to the employes. .915, seventy-five percent of the es (lowest, highest and average Freight Yard ange Areraga Range Average (305 51916 $2?4?156? 5'1- ;s1245 979 777 .638 1302 958 990 854 1405 cnts to all Southern train cm1 J 1 . - / - ^ iixca oniy pan ui uic year; a* g?r Freight Yard 4 $1712 $1313 3 1488 1157 6 865 688 3 845 868 ar wage increase for ird service (less than ss) is eaual to a 5 Der ?' ? ?J - - A ight rates. e railroads, as trustees 10 right to place this transportation to you tte from a public trii. proposed the settle:rsy either under the ation law, or by referCommerce Comn'iskppn Kxr uvva iviugvu ij] uiv? /es. ide strike or an nder the Govline this issue? imittee of the Railways A. S. CRE1C, Asst. to RacmWert, St. Laali & San FrueiMO Rtilr>?<. C. V. KOUNS, C*n'l Manager, AtekUon, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, H. W. MeM ASTER, Gtn'l Manager, Wheeling and Laka Erie Railroad. N J>. MAHER, Vic*-President, Norfolk and Western Railway. JAMES RUSSELL, Gen'l Manager, Denrer & Rio Grande Railroad. A. M. SCHOYER, Resident Viee-Pres^ Pennsylvania Lines West. W. L. SEDDON, Vice-President, Seals oard Air Lino Railway. A- J. STONE, Vice-President, Eric Railroad. G. S. WAID, Vicc-Pre*. ? Genl Manage*, Sonset Central Lines. WATERS OF 0^GAREE CONTINUE SLOWLY TO FALL Reports From Eastern Tart of State Indicate All Danger Probably Not Yet Past in That Section. V/vi-r^A Pnnrior >C n 5 auu ui iw . Columbia, July 18.?The slowly falling waters of the Congaree River brought relief to Columbia today ana it is now believed that all danger is past. The chief cause of worry is the danger of the canal banks giving way, but this will be averted, it is thought, if the waters recede rapidly. A force of over 100 workmen was kept busy all yesterday and today repairing the leaks in the canal banks. The danger of overflow into the canal la over, but the high waters have so weakened the banks that it is feared they may cave in, thus opening a passage into the canal. The Congaree began receding yes-\ terday afternoon, but its fall Is slow. It remained stationary for several hours after reaching the maximum height, 31.3 feet, and up to noon today it had fallen only a little over a foot. Seaboard Trestle Clone. The washing away of the Seaboard railroad trestle over the Weteree River at Camden was the chief news of interest in connection with the flood damage here today. The waters were flowing over the trestle this morning, and all trains were forbidden to pass. The fast Florida Flyer r'AlnmKio tttt5 y%ll A.CVI 1U VUiuuiuia, TiuiAb south bound train was stopped at Camden. The tremendous flood hurrying south in the Wateree was too much for the trestle and one span broke away about noon and was carried hurrying down the stream. Manager Fred Marshall of Columbia office of the Bel Telephone Company, said their one remaining wire across the river was carried down by the washing out of the' trestle. There have been no trains to Camden either by the Southern or j Seaboard today, and that city is cut off from the rest of the world, as far as rail communication is concerned. How Trains Are Routed. The Seaboard sent two trains out * ( to the North today over the Coast Line via Sumter and Florence. The trains for Atlanta were routed over the Columbia. Newberry and Laurens to Clinton, where the line of the Seaboard west was taken up. The Southern Railway was using the tracks of the Seaboard to Hamiei yesterday for several 6f their Washington-Atlanta trains, but with the closing of that route the main lines trains were detoured over the Atlantic Coast Line tracks to Selma, Ala, and thence south. The Augusta speclahas been running only between New York and Charlotte for two days. The Southern is maintaining a local service between Columbia and Rock Hill, but not beyond, for the washing awav of the bridge across the Cataw ba closed the line to Charlotte. The Southern trains to Greenville are routed over the Columbia, Newherry and Laurens as far as Newberry. iNo trains are being run on the Spartanburg division, for the track from Stelton almost to Columbia is said to be under water. To Charleston Via Black ville. The Southern trains to Charleston are being routed via Blackville. The trestle at Kingville is still intact, but ' ' " j. - -c A-u ? iTX'U me rapidly rising waters ui Lac teree lead the Southern officials, as a matter of precaution, to close the bridge to traffic and to route the Charleston trains over the line via Blackville. A freight train of coal cars is kept standing on the Kingville trestle, and it is hoped that the flood j waters of the Wateree will let it es- I cape unscatched. TIT- - J -I ~ I 1 I1C HctlliyyUUIIC LVJ H-iC lamuauu I through the destruction of trestles j and track is enormous and cannot yet l be estimated. It is thought that the damage will total much, more than even the flood of 1908. The Southern sent out a train ana wrecking crew up the Spartanburg and Greenville line towards Alston for the purpose of inspection this after noon. iVarious reports that the trestle across Broad River, at Alston and at Shelton, have been washed away have not been confirmed. Enormous Damage to Crops. The damage to the growing crops is enormous, hut no adequate idea of the amount of the loss can yet be obtained, according to a statement this afternoon by E. J. Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries. Col Watson says he thinks the worst damage had been to ' the corn crop of the np-countrv. Cot- | ton, he thinks, will prove to have j been the next heaviest sufferer, while the tobacco and other crops also sustained heavy loss. The Commissioner of Agriculture says that he is trying f to get in touch with different parts of ( the State, but on account of the crip- . pled wire communication, this is im- j possible at present. Col Watson says j he was in the Great Falls section of Chester .County immediately after the storm and that he saw fields of growing corn in tassel beaten into pulp j and the fields covered with cotton! squares. The loss to the first highways is j also great in the opinion of Col Wat- j son. The destruction of concrete and j wooden bridges and the washing out1 of the roadways will seriously hamper travel by automobile and vehicle I in many sections and a great many of the counties will have to spend a good deal of money in rebuilding bridges, according to information received in ! Columbia. The flood is now spreading into I the low country and warnings hav* been issued by the weather bureau to the sections adjacent to the Wateree, Santee. "Waccamaw, Bee-Dee. ana other streams which are now catching the volume of water pouring in trom tne mouniams ana up-siate. W. F. Caldwell. BRIDGES SWTPT AWAY OVER CATAWBA RIYER Five Structnres Go Down in York County Cutting Rock Hill Off From iCharlotte and All Points >orth and East The State. Rock Hill, July 17.?Two county bridges and three railroad bridges spanning the Catawba river in York county have been swept away in the flood which has filled and overflowed this stream for the past two days. The first bridge to go was the county bridge between Rock Hill and Fort 'Mill, and it was followed this morning by the Southern railway bridge spanning the river between Rock Hill and Fort Wall; the county bridge between Rock Hill and Lancaster and the Southern and Seaboard railway bridges at Catawba Junction. The loss of the two county bridges amounts to about $25,000, the Southj ern bridge on the line to Charlotte cost probably $50,000 and the Seaboard bridge at Catawba as much, j The Southsrn bridge on the Charlesi ton division at Catawba was a wooden structure costing probably $10,0(KJ. The total loss on these bridges will approach close to $150,000. .'vMtii a noc-a in me taiawua estimated at from 35 to 40 feet of water the "bridges could not withstand the force of the water when the immense amount of debris in the stream collected against their framework; Heroic efforts were made to save the railroad bridges, but it was found impossible to keep them clear of trees, lumber, houses, cotton and other debris which has been coming down in immense quantities. From the appear ance of the river it seems that a clean sweep is being made along the stream in North Carolina. Several hundred bales of cotton have passed this place today. It is said that this came rrom cotton mills in Gaston county, .North Carolina, where warehouses have been destroyed and several mills are reported flooded. Following the destruction of the Kfi/ler*! An tlio Crwii+Viorn at "Rplmrvnt KJX lU^^, Vil buv/ luvutuvi *-*. MV ?. vj N. C., Southern trains between Charlotte and Atlanta, in both directions, were detoured by way of this city and Blacksburg. The last train, however, crossed the river early last night and after midnight no trains were allowed to make the trip between here and Charlotte. The wisdom of this order was disclosed this morning at 5:30 o'clock when about two-thirds of the bridge over the Catawba went down, j At 9:30 the remainder toppled into | the water, several citizens who had ventured on the structure having a narrow escape from death. At varirmc limps Hurin<^ thp mornine- the county bridge between here and Lancaster, the Southern anl Seaboard bridges at Catawba Junction tumbled into the raping >,;ivam Wire communication between Rock Hill and the eact and north was Good Looks are Easy -* Hostel MagnoliaJ31F Balm, Look as good as your city cousins. No matter if you do Tan or Freckle Magnolia Balm will surely clear your skin inftantly. Heals Sunburn, too. Just put a little on your face and rub it off again before dry. Simple and sure to please. Try a bottle to-day and begin the improvement at once. White, Pink and Rose-Red Colors. 75 cent3 at Druggists or by mail diretJt. SAMPLE FREE. LYON MFG. CO., 40 So. 5th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Lroken when thj bridges washed | jway, as >vne j'Des cro^se-i Lbe | n\tr cn the L,;cp?;s. The only wirea working qui of Jiock Hill today art. ore tol-.^'.aph and .? telephone wire to ^o'uPil in and a telegraph w ire to Pilacsb'jri: l'he city is complete!} cat off from ( hauctlr; and all joints east and north. -Washouts on the Charleston division have s onped the operation of trains farther than Blacks burg, on that division, and on the ! Columbia division trains coming to | this place have been turned back to j Columbia. i As a result of lack of wire facilities ! and the fact that travel in several di- [ rections has been stopped by the floods, rumors of all kinds have been flying thick and fast. Some of these have proven false, but many others may prove to be truthful. One of the rumors were to the effect that five of the men who went down with the bridge at Belmont are marooned on an island some miles down the river. This report has not been verified. The power plant of the Southern Power company, eight miles from; Rock Hill, went out of commission yesterday evening. The power house is filled with water, but when communication was last established witJL the place it was said that the building would probably withstand the flood. A rumor that the Catawba dam had broken on the north side of the river it TvrvVha'h'l-c tniP +n thp. p-rtent that the water has cut a sluice around the end of the dam, *t is said. It is impossible to estimate the total damage done in this section by the wind and waters of the past three days. 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