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VOLUME Lin. NFMRK.i 105. SEWBEKUt, * ? - FRIDAY, DECEMBER '22, 1016. TWICr * *1** A YEAH Doiiak \ \ X \ JVT\*v Wiedl: purple ne glov \a;waiti )he glei \q6rv3TJ >V( Brotne on\un< d \ChI set to\ ru <4 ilv Xl\ the be . t : ^ of Brot Of Chari And b ound, gent r< e Cbri ing 311 o\f "Pe< cry. L V_ ^ X x \ " ^xth^ East appears shirungs^n il\e a\jewel uxthe night, \ \ X rings^ that lights j nfS;?ofl4 \ X'i l r I < >1C7 iO X GL1LI1* \ \ \" \ ! ( w the horizon: one ! \ v ?A world-encircling ! rnood. \ ' \ ; Kindness, burning ! changed, \ \ jl arit-^. the\fiflh. are very snining poinu ; th such\rays!-\a 1 ^diaht \ \ 1 >Ks and finds the^ j iiS highest dome, ,j ?Ks and finals the ' 5t \vale \of Earth, ts of princes melts, ggars warms. \ \ v* /v. ' _ \ M "VT 77^ ry, "of Bethlehem!" of Faith and Lov^, \ , \ * rhood, V ' y arid Kindness! hold\ \ r_ ?\ _ ?T. _i aDOUI, iis isl r,\ eixui- j aVs- \ \ - ! istmas Spirit?light- ; tHe World! \ ; ace on Earth," they j ? ** 11 i n*r \ i >> iooa win to men: \ COPYRIGHT VtSTcRN NEVSP/PcR UNION* W' rVILSON ADJURES NATIONS TO OUTLINE PEACE TEK3C President Thinks Possibly Nation; Ideas of Settlement Are Not so Fa Oft' as Thej Seem?>Vonld Kno Minima of Territoral Settlements o Even of Military Conquest. Washington. Di>c. 20.?Presider Vilson lias appealed to all the belli? :rents to discuss terms of peace. Without actually proposing peac >r offering mediation, the presides ^as sent formal notes to the goverc nents of all the warring nations sug jesting that "an early occasion b ;ought to call out from the nation iow at war such an avowal of the! espective views as to the terms upo '-hich the war might be conclude tnd the arrangements which would b lepmed satisfactory as a guarant tgainst its renewal or the kindling c my Minnar utiiijiiit in ujc iuiuic, c? vould make it possible frankly t :ompare them." Wholly without notice and entirel 'ontrarv to what administration ol icials have described as his cours< he president last night dispatche lotes to all the belligerents, and to a he neutrals for their informatioi ?>mnmanVd in the president's ow aords as contained in the note? hi ittitude i6 as follows: *>"ot Kven Mediation.*' "Thp nrp^irlpnf is nor nronosm >eace: he is not even offering med'.f ion. He is merely proposing tba soundings be taken in order that w nay learn, the neutral nations wit he belligerents, how near the have )f peace may be for which all mai dnd longs with an intense and ir Teasing longing. He believes thf lie spirit in which he speaks and th >bject which he seeks will bo undei stood by all concerned, am. he cor idently hopes for a response whic trill bring q new light into the attan )f the world." This latest development in the raj dly moving world events toward Jiscussion of peace was not permitte :o become known until tonight whe ;he notes were well on thoir way t he American ambassadors in the be ligerent capitals and probably alread n the hands of some of them. It was a most distinct surprise to a official Washington which had bee led to believe that with the form: transmittal of the proposals of tt :entral powers, the offices of the Un ted States would "await further move between the belligerents themselv* md that certainly, in view of tt" speech of Premi r Lloyd-George an the announements in Russia, Franc and Italy, additional action by nei trals would depend upon the ne: careim delicate moves or tne dp ligerents. ^ Step Toward Peace. The whole tenor of official opinio throughout Washington when tl president's action became known wj that it immeasurably improved tl prospects for some sort, of exchang* looking toward an approach to peac ci'ssions between the belligerent witnout impairing tne position 01 ti I"nited States should they finally t unable to find a ground on which 1 approach one another. At the White House no statemei whatever could be obtained as 1 whether any of the powers even ha intimated how they would receive tt note and there was every indipatic that the same careful secrecy whic prevent'd anything whafever becon mg known about the presidents a tion until it had been taken woui surround any of the succeedir moves. Nowhere on the surface appeal any indication of the history "makir events which diplomats general are convinced must have happen* since the German allies brought fori their proposals to dispel the gene ally prevalent belief that such an a tion oi' the part of President Wi son would be unacceptable to the ei ten to powers. British embassy officials declare they were utterly taken by surpris vpr*. wholly unable to explain it, ar were emphatic in their declaratioi no evHianges whatever had pas <vi through the embassy here as ^eiiminary. Dr. J. Bowers will preach lycqtvoof r>P"Vt SWlf?9V tvi <"> ? "> or S' IiOBEKT E. GONZALES DIES OF PXtr.tfOMV s? Taragraplier of 4<Thc State* Was Ser? ir 1 geant in Second South Carolina Infant.rv?Hnrl Won Kpcnro ? **" J ? ,r Fame by Five Years at I Profession. i tt Robert Elliott Gonzales, 28 years of age, who in half a decade naa oy lii* I work on The State made secure his e place among the foremost few prac t titioners of that fine journalistic art, - died of pneumonia late Tuesday night - j at El Paso, Texas. He enlisted as a e private in the Second South Carolina s, infantry on the mobilizing of the r militia last June and before his com mand left Camp Moore for the fron tier in August he had won on merit e promotion to a sergeantcy in tne ma v chine gun company. Last Saturday ?f he was relieved of an arduous tour s of patrol duty and almost immediate o ly developed the malady which in four short days cut short his life of rare r achievement and brilliant promise The end came in the base hospital at Fort Bliss. d Col. Springs, conimannins: the Se<" 1! ond, is sending an escort east with : that which is mortal of the young n soldier and his funeral will be held s in Columbia, probably Monday, with military honors. So abrupt and extreme a termina g tion of his illness ^vas not expected. - but the first intimation, received Sun t day evening, was disquieting and 9 members of his family made prepara h tions to join him. He had obtained , n a furlough and expected to partlci l- pate in a family reunion in New Yor^ I, i- city during the holidays. Instead his! it father, William E. Gonzales. United e States minj?t r to C"ha. loft- Hnban:* r- immediately for El Paso and was in-; i_ to^cepted yesterday at St. AusrusMn-J n by messages telling of the end. lie s came then to Columbia, arriving at earlv hour this mornins:. Ser?t. )- Gonzales' uncle. Ambrose E. Gon a ziIps; his mother aud his little rister, id Alida. reached Columbia yesterday af-, n ternon. learning of their berca"e :o ment, only on their arrival. 1- Telegrams from El Paso reporting Iv Sergt. Gonzales' death were delayed' in transit and also by the difference 11 in time, so that although the end !/i came at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night, i. Jl the news did not reach Columbia until le early yesterday, after The State had, i- gone to press. Th<* tidings spread! ?? quickly and'all yesterday and last1 is evening expressions of concern and! le grief poured into the office of The A State. Hundreds of persons called ><- ot tl-.A iinrl maiiv others left at iiii/ v/iuw ? i- cards and messages at the family resi u dence, 1516 Richland street. The af-l 1- ternoon newspapers diffused the intel- f . ligence throughout the country and early in the afternoon telegrams be >n gaii arriving from fellow craftsmen, ie many of whom knew the man but is through his work yet though it hati ia. come to love him as few men are is loved. The dominant note in all these :e messages is that of proud sorrow. s,i Robert'Gonzales was born in Co ,e lumbia. April' 18, 1898, the son of )e William E. and Sarah Cecil Shiver "n uio paternal srandf.ither. ! the Cuban patriot, Gen. Ambrosio -Joso it Gonzales, was chief of artillery ' to to Gen. Beauregard in th(> Confederate td States army. Gen. Gonzales as an 1'"' exile settled in the coastal plain of ?n South Carolina and there married a 'h daughter of William Elliott. Robert Gonzales' uncles, Ambrose E. Gonzales c- and the late Xarciso Gfner Gonzales, Id were the founders of The State. Pre & pared for college by Miss -lanney and William h. verner in Loimuuia, auu rs ert Gonzales spent one year at the Citadel in Charleston and thereafter !y was several years a student in the ?d University of South Carolina, a raem tli ber of the class 1909. He intend-i r- cd going on to Harvard after his gracl-; c- ua'iou but his health became im-' 1- paired, an operation was required a?nd n- before he had recovered the college' year had opened. Mr. Gonzales joine.i; id the staff of The State in the summer e. of 1911 as paragrapher and editorial; id writer. How well he did his work is is known far beyond the bounds or ?- South Carolina. He spent six months to abroad during 1913. None of his work has appeared in The State since the troops were called out last June, at "* war department rule making sol ar ineligible for newspaper work. Mr. Gonzales was a communicant I COHMl'MTY CHRISTMAS TKEE $> $> ^ ; I * V> <\ oncninco r\9 f fiD Pif^p I 11UCI iuc auD|/iv-v;o vi mv \>i. ? iv league and the city schools a short t Christmas celebration wf.ll be held i on the square in front of the old court i house on Sunday evening, December j 24th. Through the kindness of the, -c city authorities, the Civic league will' c have a large Christmas tree, appro-: priatelv lighted, placed on the square. s The ^aildren will meet at the varioue | c schools abou- 6 o'clock and will marcn s through the streets of the city sing- "V ir.g oli Chrlctm is carols. At ciock iui me children will gather b aron/iu ttic true ai..i s?ng liiuio jju^s. a It \\ill be a tkoxoughiy app* ^^riate c L-elebration foi Sunday afternoon, for s .!.o will bj :hc j,i ^nglish and t< French carols that have been sung S at the Christmas season since the niddle ases. Some of thern are the Did melodies that were used by the F KnglL-a "waits"' as they moved from S house to house on Christmas morn- e ng. } S The most famous of these old caroj3 J is the one beginning: } 3od rest ye merrv, gtiinemex:. \ Let nothing you dismay. . t n Remember Christ, the Saviour, a Was born 0:1 Christmas day; ^ ro save us all fr:im Satan's power jj When we were gone astray. 0 s One of the most pleasing is the old s French carol, the first stanza of which is as follows: r The first Xoel the angels did say, ; ? Was to certain poor shepherds in ^ the field as they lay; In the field as they lay, lay keeping ~ their sheep, ' v On a cold winter's night that wa so deep. Xoel, Xoel. Born ;s !he Xlri-r of Isiael. i Another is the well known song be- ' ginning: i 1 Oh, little town of Bethlehem, How still we ste thee lie; Above the deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark strei-t sbmeh The everlasting light, The hopes and feart c? all the years Are met in tliee to::uhT It is hoped that all the people will come out and join the children in :h >ir effort to bring to the city a k^oImio- r>f cprminp ('hristmahoer. A special invitation is extended to the old people of the city. The exercises will be short, and to come will mean little more than a pleasant walk to! the square. The celebration will not conflict with the exercises in the va rious churches. : ONTKIBCTHttS CAMPAIGN FIND. Contributions received by Fred H. Dominick to $1,000 fund for deficit in ( treasury of the National Democratic committee. >ewi)erry i uumj. Amount previously ecknowleged$3r>..r>0 L. A. Tew 1.00 M. M. Buford 1.00 M. L. Spearman l.Ou Through Harrv W. Dominick. Harry >vV. Dominick 1.00 Mrs. J. L. Dominick 1.00 Miss Mazie Dominick 1.00 i H. W. Schumpert i.00 AI. O. Summer 1.00 LeRoy Summer 25 Wm. Johnson & Son 5(J J. W. Smith. .Ir 1.00 J'ope ?.-*urrv 50 Richard C. Floyd 1.00 Total for Now berry county.. $46.75 Now is the time all good rnen to come to the aid of tnc party. of Trinity church, 'Columbia, where as a lad he was a choir boy. He was a member of the Columbia club and Ar.c'c:\'Oii county Pickens county ... Greenwood countv 10.00 25.00 1.00 Total receipts to date $82.75 oi several olii*-.'] ui5aui<ian?uu. ? - was diffident but cordial and had hosts of devoted friends. He had the! affection and respect of hi? comrades * T T? / in the military service, ma designated h:m regimental historian shortly the Second wer/to the border. y SOCIETY. $> 5- ? V > ^ -^> <^> <?> < > <*> ^> <S> <S> <5> $- <s? ^ The Y. W. As. and the G. A. S. of he First Baptist church held a social iieering on Tuesday afternoon at the esidence of Mrs. J. H. West, ani jacked a box of Christmas gifts for l boys nome at the Conne Maxwell srphanage. The decorations of ivy and crim Oil Dens leni a uurisiiiias air iu mc ccasion and beautiful solos wert ung by Mrs. E. V. Babb and Miss Vinnie Taylor. A Christmas contest was engaged y all, Mrs. E. V. Babb winning first, nd Miss Lillian Browne winning sec ond. After this cocoa, fruit ' and ponge cake were served by the kos ess and Misses Lillian Browne " and rue Ella Patterson. Those present were: Misses Mary Frances Pool, Josie t niiian VfoHnn T.n/?r'TinnTi ? Ct> aui^CI , JiUUlOb AU^1I>WI>. ijwi - ue Ella, Peterson, Lillian Browa#, Elizabeth Wright, Aliene Dunn.:ft6ieu nelgrove. Ella Dunn, Winnie Taylor Iiss Caroline Melton, Mrs. E. V. Babb, Irs. J. H. West. Mrs. L. W. Floyd entertained the members of the Fortnightly club .and few other friends very delightfully Vednesday afternoon at "her lovely ome in Calhoun street. ' Five tables f players were present and after a eries of games ~of roolc a delicious a-ppf -9.HCI served The ladies of the Baptist church ;avp one of their quarterly birthday arties at the home of Mrs. W. H. iunt, Tuesday afternoon. Quite 'a lumber of ladies called during the af ernoon and delightful refreshments i'ere served. (Written for last Issoe.) Mrs. Hugh Summer was hostc-ss fhursday evening to the members of i few other friends. There were four abJes of players and after the xame i delightful salad course was served. Miss Ruby Goggans entertained t"b-e nembers of the Once-a-Week Bridge :lub and an extra table of players Yiday afternoon in compliment- to \ ler sister, Mrs. J. W. Crossland of 3ennettsville. At the conclusion of v~ Bnectan and san.iwiche& lie gcuiica. i*ere served. Miss Mary Wright was hostess to he AVinthrop Daughters Friday after loon at her home in College street. ?he following officers were elected for text year: President, Miss Mary Vright; vice president, Mrs. W. A. )unn; secretary, Miss Blanche Daviu ,on; treasurer, Mrs. W. 0. Miller, and gleaner, Miss Bess Burton. At tuy :oncIusion of the business meeting a [elightt'ul ice course was served. Messrs. J. C. ami F. G. Crotwell en ertained the members of the foot bai< earn and several other friends at a lelightful six-o'clock dinner Friday ;vening. Besides the members of the ootball team present were Prof. Can ion. Prof. Voigt, Messrs. Ben Mayes, C. Matthews, and Dave Caldwell. Chnrcil of the Redeemer. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, Pastor.) Nothings preventing, the following jvill be the program of divine services it the Lutheran church of the Re ieemer next Sunday. 10:15 a. m.?Sunday School. '.All the officers, teachers and scliol irs are urged to be present. 11:15 a. m.?The hour of worship. Sermon by the pastor. Christmas lymns and special "Christmas nr?^*. Svery member of the church should nrA<;ent. 4:00 p. m.?Classes in the catechisr neet in the church for study. The esson is the first two commandments. The public is cordially invited to ill the services. "I was glad when ;hey said unto me, Let us go into he house of the l.ord." Box Party at Mt Pleasant There will he a box party and "ca'\ dk' at Mt. Pleasant school hou ? iXbdnftr-vijiv necpmber 27th. begin ".in?? at. 6 o'clock for the benefit o! ?e school. The public is cordia'U' nrifed.