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AI>M1T 1-iiOAT SA>K STEAMSflir vvrim; \ Lansing Tells Bernstorff Answer Will1 Be .Made After Thorough In vestigation. V Washington, Dec. 1.?After the re- j ceipt today of a communication from : the Oerma.n- Government admitting, that a German submarine torpedoed ; , \ i me oruisn uorst' snip .viuiiiia ?iui the loss of six Americans, Secretary j Lansing conferred with President Wil son and it was decided that no action j would be taken by the American Gov i eminent until it could be definitely es- ' tablished whether the Marina was rt ; private vessel or a belligerent trans- S port. In the note Germany stated that the | commander of the submarine wiiicn j sank the Marina l?ad reported that he j took the vessel for a transport and j . the- United States for informa- j tion on this pe^-.t. ou?t Ton Bern-1 storff, the German ambassador, called > at the State Department during the day and also sought this information, j He was told by Secretary Lansing that [ the United States was not yet in a j position to answer the inquiry but 1 urould do so as quickly as possible. ; No Immediate Action. A the reult of the development of j the day it was indicated by officials j that no action is expected in the im- j JJieuittit: iuiuic ill ;.uc .uaiiua uaoc, <vu -mittedly one of the two most serious pending between the United States and Germany. The other is tjiat of the British liner Arabia, sunk in the Med iterranean. Germany, it is understood, is ready to acknowledge error and make offfelrs of settlement if it is established that t&e Marina was not in the British transport service. When the vessel was sunk it was stated in dispatches from London that she previously had been connected with the transport ser vice. and also that when sh? sailed an her last voyage she was armed with a. gun astern, manned by two British naval gunners. Thorough Inrestieratioiu. Tf the ship was in public servi-ce prior to being torpedoed som? S^ate Department ofljrSa's take the position ^ that the presumption was in favor of , the ~ositi^n th?t ai\enemv might have . "believed her still to be a transport j at the time of attack. Tn order to ^ clear up this point the nature of her j preV^" " f") /?' >?>< ? it.iflor vhicl 4 was ^ilitiff a^-i th"> char acter of officers and crew will f be investigated. ( Statp Department official*; hesitate i +o Tn?kp * rulin* on what continues ' a vessel in nnhlio service ;n time of c war until i decision has be?n handed It <*"vn*r> !?i fVi/i men tK** TtnliqYl VP^SCl 2 jSittiiaTita. lihollpd >;> t\e U^itP^ J Court at Norfolk. v-> q orSMvinn t with a Gre-t'k voce pi /-.* I 1 One or ted in a few is off your r 1*? /V-Vl LllU.ll O/Je-lllli shop to sh many other those you at friends are 1 Also con i.-.-ue is somewhat similar to that in volved in tiie Marina incident, as tiu character of u?e Attualita is dis j; uteri. Confers with Wilson. Secretary La4isi:;g went over the cas in iietaii with President Ailson after the call of the German ambassadoi but at the time had not examined al: thi* affidavits bearing on the attack f 1?a O t f A nAno rf nn f 1 r \'il mc ill LilC O LCI l c ?v was indicated that it will be possible for the American Government to col lect all the evident, available without further reference to the German Gov ernment. It was stated that 110 decision had been reached jii whether when the de sired information has bee-i gathered it will be furnished to the German Government without comment ana further action awaited from Berlin, or whether it will be embodied in a noit stating the position of the American Government in the case. The resuk or' the investigation, it was under stood. will determine this question. In its laat note to Germany on submarine question the United Staters staled tnat diplomatic relations: would be broken oft' unless, the practice ot torpedoing vessels without warning was abandoned. "BETTiSA LOVED A SOLDIER" Tuesday, December 5, Amide Theatre. In Longueval, France for more than thirty years, tiie Abbe Constantin has been cure of the little village. The peo pie are dependent tor tneir existence upon the estate of Longuevali and when they learn that the castle has Deen sold to foreigners, they see their existen-ce menaced. Mrs. Susie Scott is the purchaser She is an American of great wealth, who has a sister, Bettina, a girl of seventeen, who is equally as rich. Bet tina has had numerous offers of mar riage from penniless noblemen. Fore most among her suitors is the fop pish Paul de Larcardens. The priest has a nephew, Jean Rey naud. a lieutenant in the cavalry, who in all respects except birth, is a son u? che good old man. TA!hen the Scotts arrive, their first duty is to i-isit tho Ahhe Wp learns? that they ire good Catholics and he is almost paralyzed with surprise when they ;ive him money to distribute to the joor. Jean had never met such women be ore and for the life of him could not iecide which of the two was the more beautiful; which had the smaller feet, more shapplv hands. The woman ieli-ght in Jean's honest simplicity; le and the Abbe are frequent visitors it the castle and it is not long before fean decides that Bettina is to him he more beautiful. About this time \ ^aul de Lacardens arrive and renews | FOR two dozen pn moments, anc nind. How 1 ing hours rt op tryinq to presents tna 'e to remembe happy to get le in and see o oiuaio Las Phone j his politest of Bettlna s fortune. : Jean discovers that he adores Bet ti -i but, being most honorable hi looks upon In-r money as a barrier be jtween them, liettina discovers at the >ame time that she is in love witt .lean, but she waits for him in vain ,: When .lean sees his love getting tin: ; better of him, he decides to Iea\e ' ijongneval for ?ood. There is a ball at the castle. .1 an j decides ro leave uie ionowmg morning . and to see Bettina j;ist once more, h<2 1 -r;ccs to the ball. Here the srirl nresses herself upon the modest lover, bu? I this only increases his discomfiture, j Paul asks her for a waltz and she i lies to him. telling that she has prom J i.-ed to dance with J?an. She con j fosses her lies to Jean, but he will I net dance with her. j .lean says a hurried goodbye to Bet | tina and leaves her, but Paul follows j rnd accosts him. Pettina is watching j from a nearby hiding place. Jean re j fuses to quarrel with Paul, who thinks he is afraid. Paul doubles his insults ?nd even goes as far as to invite Jean tc fight him. Jean is still calm but firm in his re j fusal. but when Paul mentions tne - names of Bettina and Mrs. Scott and casts an unworthy aspersion upon Jean's motives. Bettina ruo.s from her hidiiig place and bids Jean fight him. They fight with, sabers beside the cas tle wall and Paul is defeated and completely crushed. ] Bettina awakens at an early hour j the following morning and decides I that she will go to the road and wa\e I goodbye to Jean. She goes out into ! the drizzling rain and instead of fimi j ing Jean, she discovers three thugs ' who have been hired by the vindica j tive Paul to horse-whip Jean. Bet I tina hurries to the vicarage, confesses ! her love for Jean to the Abbe and I ^^f nnmmondo To5n tr> maiTV IliiC pi V/VXUIXIUUUO wvvtu j 'ier I NEWSPAPER PLANT SUFFERERS FROM FIRE | Piedmont Press and Linotype >Ta cbines Damaged by Flames at Greenville. [ The State. Greenville, Dec. 1.?The Piedmont, I r l j'tv* af'ernoon paper, suf fered considerable loss from fire Fri j r*-?v corning. Its press and linotype machines were -damaged to such an extent that tliey are useless until re : p?urs can be made. Pending com pletion of repairs The Piedmont is being printed i>u the office of Tne Daily News. The loss was covered by insurance. * Fire originated in- inc basement just before work hours and spreWf vapidly. Tne editorial an<i uusm^s offices were not injured. The PiH mont will probably be deprived of its . plant for a week or more. kDUQ %L JL EkJ isents selec l that many much better inning from select that t will vlease M r. All your your photo. ?ur beautiful t Main St. s 358 ^ i DEMOBILIZATION TO COME EARLi' First Raiment Will Break l p Wed nesday?pl-ysieal Examinations Proceed Rapidly?Men Should /leach liomes Before Thursday. The State, j Because of the excellent condition of the records, the First regmi?nt will be mustered out cf the federal service and demobilized next Wea in sday, according to C'apt. J. M Graham, U. S. A., chief mustering or r!cer. The regiment arrived at Camp Moore Thursday. Only four da\a will be required for the physical ex aminations a~d a complete checking of all companies. Many of the regt ment in other States require from seven to 10 days for this work. The order f:>r the railway equipment In been placed and the several special trains will arrive a: Styx station early Wednesday morning. All companies will arrive at their home stations before Thursday. The regular army officers detailed to muster out trie re^imem ?en; agreeably surprised at the complete ness of the rccords of all companies. The supply company will be held at Camp Moore to pick up the odds and ends. . The physical examinations were in progress yesterday. They should in completed tonight. Col. E. 31. Blythe. commanding the regiment, was hisTily pleased with the condition of the company re? ords. "There is 110 regiment on the border that is superior to the First South Carolina," he said. The checking up of the property will be completed Monday. Wednes day will be pay day and the men will ! probably depart from the camp be fore noon. | I ! Several of the companies ate their f Thanksgiving dinners Thursday. Oth ! ers delayed the sumptuous feasts un til yesterday. The menu included i j soup, baked turkey, potatoes, bread. I | dumplings and coffee. I ! i Th? work of erecting the tents was completed yesterday. Stoves have i ; been installed. Tin caps for the tents 1 | were issued yesterday. The machine gun company of the : regiment, headquarters at Anderson,, 1 under command of Capt. Ralph J.; "Ramer. returned to the State fully equipped, including four Lewis ma ; cljine guns a::d five auto trucks. The ; i^ewiS gun is ueing useu uy Lue dui, : ish and Belgian armies and was re i cently adopted by the United States war department. The South Carolina machine gun company was; the first I unit on the border to receive the new guns. Over 300 such guns have been purchased by the government and t Let a COLi Christmas C* The minstrels w! in the days cf min s ireI of mo: fYv? 11M lUr 4J -1 ? 1 TV t ? ? y> I ho LonziTifcia v c'.i. welcome, no gii The Columbia ( around which ipj pleasure day af give or receive Prices from $151 0. & Em 111 service along the Mexican border. ;-.re in excellent health at Camp Moore. A private was slightb j .vj.oina, u.u..iing by being ... ?... ... a hoisw. ii.' .soon reco\-j ered and was put through with the < physical examination durk.g the at-1 ternoon. Two men were sent to Co lumbia hospitals suffering from colds. WATSO* CLEARED BY FEDERAL JURY More or Less Affecting Scenes Alter Aimomicement of Yerdict. ! Augusta, Ga., Dec. 1.?Thomas E ! ; Watson, author and editor, was a' ; quitted h;re today by a jury in fevi e:al court of the charge of sending . obscene matter through the flails. A verdict of not guilty was brought in at 10.4r> this morning. The jury | had the ease since 7 p. m. Thursday, j The court conven d shortly after 10 i 'o'clock but it was not until 10:42 that the foreman so.it word that a j verdict had been found. When the jury filed in Judge Lambdin aslred the foreman if the verdict had teen reached. The foreman nodded. The verdict was handed to the clerk and i read: "The jury finds the defendant not j guilty on all four counts. "0. S. Barrett, Foreman.'' ; There was no demonstration in the j court, though many of Mr. Watson's j friends pressed forward to congratu- ; late him. Watson asked the court If t he, might leave and the judge indi- < cated that he might depart at once. ] the jury passed out Watson shook | the* hand of each member. One i ! of the jurors, J. H. Koger, of Grove- i i town, Oa? embraced him. ] ; As the former defendant passed t down the steps and proceeded toward j his hotel 'he was congratulates by ] Former Gov. Joseph M. Brown, t ! .Tndsre H. D. D.; Twiggs and others, j Watson's eyes glistened with tears as he shook the hands of those who j ftad com? forward to congratulate ; him upon the outcome. j ! SALE OF PERSONAL PKOl^RTY j As executors of th* estate rf the I late Mfs. Polly ~ Gmhrim w<? will j sell to the highest bidder therefor for rash at the residence cf C L. ] on Wedv ^riiy. December HO, 191 fi. the h^n-pehold sroods furniture j P-rj rfr<*nt<z of ^'hiph the ?;aid Mrs Pol'v 1 u. tjTaiiam tlieu aeizeu. <iuu pasacr F. ORPHAN. C. L. GRAHAM Executors THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $1.50. VJ V1 JMBIA sing the to/s in your home lio sang of the "tidings cf great long ngo are supplanted by iern days?the ? * e 1 * * <?- f* ratcncla truly onnge . c: ? e. There is no gift quke like it, i ft that could bring a mors las irafonola is the "gift supreme ore dreams are woven, which bri] ter day, than any other gift 3 -and it is a gift within the mea: Fn $350?nn snecial Christ : T. E. Salt* TOM)LINE IS 1IKAITY ' M> A.>>01 M'K> ill T Xildred Louise Talk of InU.:ost zo Women. As health is a first aid to beauty tli is - . told by Mi Mred Louise, beauty specialist, of i.cston. Mass., *s of unusual interest. "I v^nn rpfArwrnPTiH Jin h ric-r iflalHi giver than tonoline," said Mildred Louise. "I was for many months a victim of stomach, trouble and nervousness. I had suffered terribly from pains that followed eating. Headaches also wouM add to my worries. Poor di gestion finally brought on nervous ness. "Relief came, however, when J took the advice of several women who said, 'Take tonoline.' "Not long after I started the tono line treatment, my patrons began to remind me of the improvement in my condition. And because health. is the quickest way to beauty, the improve ment was particularly noticeable tn my face. "What tonoline really did for me I cannot say. I am so grateful that I nm VPrv Trillinc tn rppnninionH tnn )!:ne publicly.'' Tonoline is a purely vegetable pre paration which goes to the seat of common maladies?stomach and kid ney trouble, catarrahal affections and the mucous membranes, liver ailment* and impurities . of the blood?and Illicitly restort-s proper action. Ton. 3line is being explained daily to many people at Newberry Drug Co. Notice.?As tonoline is a wonderful flesh builder it should not be taken kv n TSvr r\rt s\ r\r\? n?ioV?in<* f a ir*t nr*Aon a wj ax*, j uuc iiui nioum5 w uaicaoc lis weight ten pounds or more. Al though many reports are received Tom those who have been benefitted ay tonoline in severe cases of stomach trouble and nervous dyspepsia, chron c constipation, etc. ?50c. BOX FREE? FREETOXOLINE COUPON \ | AMERICA* PROPRIETORY CO, | 3oston, Mass, Send me by return mail a 50c, | box of your celebrated flesh build- | er. I enclose 10c to help pay pos- j tage and packing. Visitors for Boll Weevil Day. Laurensville Herald. Amons tnose wno were nere wea lesday for the "Boll Weevill" meeting >vere W. P. Stewart, assistant State 'arm demonstrator for the western iistrict; H. T. Converse, of the dairy iepartment, Spartanburg; T. M. Mills, lorapnstrator for Newberry County; !!. E. Patrick, demonstrator for Salu !a County; Miss Gladys Smith, as sistant State Asent home demonstra ion work, Winthrop, and Dr G. v Fliinter of Prosperity. president off he State Livestock association. " ? A** 'W,U"VL ?:Q gift SO ting icy. '?a gift ngs more rou may ns of alL fznos terms n>. u\i j'--v f ?%!!;.!! IV'r Vf ' >V< Kf, * * '. .