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NATION'S CREATES7 SINCE i The Jacob Jones, One of Am Vessels, Torpedoed Th Patrol Duty in Washington, Dec. 8.?Lieut. Com- ! anander David Worth Bagley and Lieut, j 3Sorman Scott were among the sur-! vivors rescued after the sinking of the American destroyer Jacob Jones by a German submarine in the war jtone Thursday night. The navy detriment was so advised late tonight i>y Vice Admiral Sims. These two officers, two warrant officers and two enlisted men were named in, the admiral's dispatch as survivors, in addition to the 37 preronnrtpfl s;nv^d It is now es tablished that the five line officers on tlie destroyer were rescued. Gunner Harry R. Hood and 63 men are misslag. Admiral Sims' report said that Commander Bagley and the five other men saved with him got away in a motor boat and were picked up and landed sminjured at the Sicily Islands. The other four survivors reported lieside Commander Bagley and Lieut. Scott were: Chief Boatswain's Mate Clarence MeBride, wife, Florence McBride Syracuse, N. Y.; Coxswain Ben Kuunery, father, Fred A. Nunnery, ^Bdgmoor, S. C.; Chief Electrician Lawrence G. Kelly, next of kin not given: Fireman Joseph Korzenieck)-, 1 mother. Anna Korzenieckv. Suvive, Russia. An Earlier Account. Washington, Dec. 8.?Three officers and seventy-three men were believed tonight to have gone down with the . American destroyer Jacob Jones, torpedoed and sunk in the war zone by a, German submarine at S o'clock last Thursday ni^ht Vice Admiral Sims, up to a late "boar, had -been able to supply only ueuuiy IU IU uigeui, messages from Secretary Daniels, whose Brother-in-law, Lieut. Commander t)avis Bagley, commanded the "lost vessel and was reported among the missing. Three officers and thirtyfour men were picked up by vessels from life rafts to which they clung, but the name of only ten of these had been transmitted to Washington. The Jacob Jones, one of the largest and newest American submarine chasers of her tyre operating in the Atlantic, is the first American destroyed ?r &a fall victim to a German submarine, ' bat the second American destroyer to ~Cbe lost in foreign waters. The Chaun'cy sank with her commander, Lieut. ^Walter E. Reno, two other officers and eighteen enlkted men, after being cut rin two by the transport Rose early on "Ahe morning of November 20. \ On Patrol Duty. Admiral Sims' terse message reporting the loss of the Jacob Jones did not ?tate how the. attack was made. It j 3s known, however, that the Jones "was on patrol duty between 400 and SOU miles-off shore. What vessels ac<*ompanie1 her was not revealed, but Admiral Sims' report showed that one vessel rescued thirty men and another ^ 45evec. Secretary Daniel stoutly held to his hopes that other patrol craft, possibly \rrthout wirelesc equipment, had rescued more of the destroyer's company, Daniels showed plainly his personal anxiety as well as that over the prentect loss to the navy thus far in ? WOT Bcgley's Mother. Commander Bagley's mother has lived for several years at the Secretary's home. With her daughter, Mrs. 'Dairels. she was stunnrd by the news or me uisasier. Anotoer or ner sons, Bnsisrn Worth Baerlev, was the first .American naval officer killed in the ~ "war "with S^ain. H?, too. died on a destroyer,' bein^ killed by a shell ^aboard the Winslow, in the attack on v: Carrtenas, Cuba, in April, 1898. Navy officers and officials took pride fu -the fact that the Jacob Jones and her crew "had written new honors into navy re~ords before tbe ve-^o! f- ll victim to an enemy torro^o. In October the Jones wont srallantly to the rescue of ihe Brit;sh converted cruiser Ora ma, accompanied !? another American tfe>tro7cr. v-hen the former P and 0. liner was torpedoed. They attacked and put the submarine out of commissicn, and ^hen. when the cruiser he* gair o settle, transferred all on board " to their own r'e"1: witho-if accident. The. .''ores carried 303 British seamen ; f.o safety. Probably Surprised. Lacking details of the action In which ine Jones was lost, officers assumed that the destroyer either stnn?t>Ied ur>r>n a submarine was s+ru^lc "fcy a liicky shot, or was surprised while on patrol duty. The survivors of the Jones undo^bt^rP"^ owe t^n'r fn ^OT.p*T,r),7prV,^ f the navy department in having prodded every destroyer sent abroad V 'NAVAL LOSS | ENTERING THE WAR erica's Largest and Newest ursday Night White on the War Zone ?___? ' with a complement of life rafts sufficient for the entire crew. , Apparently the Jones went down almost at once. This was taken to mean that the torpedo had scored a fair hit | amidships, possibly tearing the swift | craft in two when it exploded. Search for Survivors. That both Admiral sims ana tne British authorities have taken every possible step to find additional sur; vivors was regarded as certain. The e/ao in fho irirMnifv nf "i CfPTIr; Of t.llG I tragedy undoubtedly A*as searched ; again and a?ain, on the chance that : other rafts might he picked up with j men, living, or dead. Secretary Daniels said first word of j the less of the destroyer had come to j him just before midnight last night. I It was the bare announcement of the ; fact. He immediately cabled Admiral ' - 4. ~ ? J ; Sims lor a aeiaupa report, <tuu mc | brief reply made public today was rej ceived this morning. Additional de! tails will be announced as they are ! received. i ? I WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA FORMALLY DECLAREIJ | I Only Representative London Cast* Ballot in Negative?Adoption Follows Brief Discussion With Practically -All Agreed as to Coarse. i Washington. Dec. 7.?War between : the United States and Austro-Hungary j was formally declared today. Congress, with one dissenting vote in the | h'ouse, adopted and Presilent Wilson { approved a resolution declaring existj ence of a state of war between the I "imperial and royal Austro-Hunga! rian government and the government I and people of the United States," authorizing the president to emply the . -fnFftaa nrtfi "nlorifi TIP I Jiauuu 3 dllUCU iUi VV>J uuu ? o its resources to victory. The resolution, the response of conj gress to the president's request in his j address Tuesday . is similar to that | passed April 6 declaring war with -r^ . J* _ ?*:?^ ??. r . no ! tjermany. it oewmes eueuuvc ai o.uo | p. m. today, when it was signed by ; the executive without formality. An ; executive proclamation will foljow j shortly. j After only an hour's deliberation the resolution was unanimously adopt ed by tbo senate with an affirmative | vote of 74. It was approved by the hoHse .W3 to 1. Renre^entativp London, tbe New York Socialist, casting the only dissentine: vot?. A few minI % utes later Vice President Marshall i and Speaker Clark had signed the | document and sent it to the White House, where the president attached his signature with Secretary Tumulty and Assistant Secretary Forester as the only witnesses. ! Brief Bat to Point The resolution follows* i "Joint resolution. "Declaring that a state of war ex, ists between the imperial and royal i Austro-Hungari^in government and the I ? ( government and: people of the (United States, and making provision to prosecute tbe same. "Whereas, the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian gove^nme^t has Committed repeated acts of war against the eovernmont and thr> peoi rie of t^e United States of America; fhprofnrp hA if ' "Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress' assembled, That a state of war is hereby declared to exist between the United States of America and the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government; and that the president be. and he is hereby. authorized and directed to emclov the entire naval and military fores of t*?e United State" and the resources I ft t^e srot'e~nment to carry uu war acrainst t^e imperial and royal Anstro-HrnParian government; and to linn? the conflict to a su^ecoful termination a^l tfce resources of the country are ihp^e^v nir-^e^ *>v the eonrre^ of tbe United States. "Signatures: "Champ Clark, "?n~aker of the TTo'tso of Representatives. j j "Thomas R. "Vi^e 7>r,f>cM'1r!'n'?' oe t^e T'^it0'! States Wge'.^p^t (-if Sen^t0 ?i -i - 1(117 "a'jtto v tj0 ( wl'ieimirji, jl.-'ii. / ""Woodrow Wilson " % / j Tn accord with T're-idont "Wilson's su^er^t'on nation in respert to Turkey and Bulgaria. Germany's other alliec. w>s Wt to the future. Widesr>r(y>d demand in con^re-s for their inclusion in the declaration was indirtr?t?d n >rth ?'?npte and house debr>t<\ ^M*t t*>e roll ca^Ts carr>e t^e T)T.psf''e-nf,s nd*'ine was followed in a fl (^y^y (yr)r.*--rn f joti fl f A tp p ** f nT\ tj h 71 d harmony, representative London, who cast the one negative vote, explained his opposition by stating that h?> was & pledged to that course by the Social- n ist. party. Only Short Dvbate. Debate '.n both houses was unex- g pcctedly brief, lasting only an hour in the senate and only two hours and E * ? A Ion in K: : j rorty minuiBs m uuudc, ***. ? ! sharp contrast to the discussion which- J| 1 preceded the war declaration agaiast j| | Germany last April, it was almost de- j| i void of spectacular features. j The senate acted first on the reso- n j lution presented by .'Chairman Stone ?j ! of the foreign commission. After brief h | addresses by Senators Stone, Lodge, 9 1 Hitchcock, Owen and Vardaman, the S j rollcall followed^ "When the document 1 ; was transmitted to the ho'ise foreign g i relations committee after conferences S J A ; with the state department officials. | Senator Stone who had chnr"e of the resolution; Gronna, Norris and i iVardaman, who vo'el aeainst the C-sri man declaration, today joined the ma' jority. A fifth, Former Senator Lane $ j of Ore^an, has since died. ! Senator La Follette, who also op- g 1 - v I posed war with Germany, was absent when the rollcail was taken and did | not vote. | Necessity for co-operative military action of the allies was the principal ( reason advanced in debate for imm^rlij ate passage of the Austrian resolution. j Senator Stone sam America II Li \JKJ wo j might soon face Austrian forces ( through extension of the Western j front to Italy by the interallied war council i Lodge Denounces Turkey. Uurging unanimous indorsement of the resolution and deploring any ac| tion which mio-ht embarrass the presi ident or any effort to amend the resoi' lution to include Turkey and Bul garia, Senator l odge, senior Repub. lican member of the foreign relations i committee, gave reasons why, he said, a majority of the senate favored for . mal declarations against Germany's . other two allies. Ke indicated the Turkish government as a "curse" to , modern civilization and expressed hoPa . for its extinction. TT Tl'O n Hv niCllVmaTI I; nuuatj ucuaic na-o ICU u; Flood of the foreign affairs committee and Acting Republican Leader Gillette, . both of whom recited Austria's aggressions against this government and its , citizens. Mr. Gillette also detailed views held by those who also favored war with Turkey and Bulgaria. Scant interest was manifested by members in the house discussion. Explaining her vote for the resolu; t?rm t rpsputative Rankin of Mon- ' tana, who shed tears when voting against the German declaration, sail ( she still believed war "stupid and futile" and would he avoided when the people, including women, instead of t^e special privileged interests controlled the world. She declared she supported this resolution because it ^ was merely a technicality in prosecuting war already declared. The house debate was enlivened bv an attack on Representative London ? when he anno^n^ed he would not vote for the resolution. The members sent up a cheer when j Representative Lenrotf, attacked Lon- j I UUll S auuuuiu cuicia. I "It is strange, indeed," said Lenrool,, "t^at t^e only vote against this resolution to come from this house will come from a Socialist. If Russia had, not been placed in its present position by the Socioiists th;s w^r wo^ld be nearing its close if not already enied." , "I've more respect and confidence in anv nnn in t^e G^r^an. .Austrian, Turkish or Bulgarian army than in a man w^o peeks the of t:io American flag and then declines to ur hoM it? rights." ''e^la^el Representative Meeker of Missouri. Senator T a FolTette evnKined t/hnt his absence at the rot'"? was dve to I the fa^t that he exrerted the debate tn pf"t^n,,e I'nt?] in ^ve dav and that he had pono to his office to perfect an amendment when t^e resolution was rasped. r'e^ie-l he had nnv intention of absenting himself to escape voting. nrnnn urv TA GO TO ANNAFOLiS Washington, Doc*. f?.?delator E. D. Smith today announced that he hai Tr>n>!o two appointment to Annapolis. TVirtir n-"r> TTVonlr "R fJarv. Jr.. of Ab!)G ville and Harry G. Garrison of Anderson. : Tliey took examinations held October 24 and as they were the two n-ho stood highest the- have benn "iv n direct appointments, ar'l if they snreessfully stand the entrance examinations at + 7-?^ oAorl,'.T>?v will orifor ' Ti o LI!C -ttUi iiijr ??i.a x ? .. v. v-v. ? ? at an early date. Both arc Citadel men. HIMALAYA BERRY CFTTJXGS.?at 10 cents each and Strawberry Plants, 25 cpnts a hundred, for sale by R. H. Greneker. PrnOTPS?T\'o have j^st received n carload of tho famo"s 7T?Th Point Pussies. The Purcoll Co. 12-4-tf. ! ajse?MmmEs$s8B35^dBBsgaBgSBsa P /Hn V/l i I Furnitur Mai Rugs, "When Wes ... . r ompr II? ? .QME IX and let us show you a rea buggy. The Puree!! Co. 12-4-tf. \y ORDINANCE. >tate of South Carolina, Town of NewDerry. Be it ordained by the Mayor an * ^ *? ? L I B Flood the room with i | |?ijj ^1C gallery and touch a % 0?% *ve in design, they are No cheap filigree work If ycur dealer doesn'i Igpv nearest station. Aladdin Security O ||||| satisfactory results from M W? STANDARD < (New & f^?>f4\ , 4 // / I A 11.1. uri.i e, Iron Bedi :tresses, Shi Trunks, ! t-Martin Co. Saj It'? Oak" Alt <U' %?%***?? i Boyce and Caldwell .1 Aldermen of the Town of Xewherry, j in Council assembled: j 1. That it shall be unlawful for ' any person or persons to park any i iroVoMo hiiCTp-v vva.g'OrL or other 1 IliUlUl > V> AX IV i J w J " " "?t ? ? ? vehicle on that part of Main Street in the Town of Newberry lying between the point where Vincent Street d enters said Main Street and the > BP""?? PII??a??r??iilUBIBltkMMi ISh t't tt> A injCJ r m pi nellow, usable Rayo light. nate a lar^e room?yet enbrtable glare. it like a jras jet. Just raise match. Simple and attractan ornament in any room. ' |||| ap[ to keep you busy cleaning. : have them, write to our |jj| g| il is a guarantee of most i lamps, stoves and heaters. 3IL COMPANY i 1 I I nes { II 5, springs ades < Stoves is It's Oak! ?| / 1 ^1 in Co? J i ^ I Streets ?I. ^????^WWBHiWy ! point where Hoi man Street enters ! said Main Street, and on that part of J Caldwell Street lying between Friead | Street and Main Street and that part 'j of Eoyce Street between College | Street and Caldwell Street, except that such vehicles may be stoprei on tne ! said street and left standing for not ;j more than ten (10) minutes, unless ' j such vehicles are loading or unloading, in whicli -event they are allowed to stead on the side of said Streets for a sufficlhdt length of time to finish the ficent length Of time to finish tie j loading or unloading. 2. It shall be unlawful for aay person or persons to park motor vehicles, buggies, wagons, Or other vehicles on that part of Caldwell Street lying between Main Street and Boyce Street or upon the public square betyeen Caldwell Street and the old Courthouse, or upon that part of Boyce Street lying between Caldj well Street and Nance Street, except such vehicles may be parked on | said part of Boyee Street provided I \ | they are parked on the side next to | the old Courthouse in such way that ' the front wheels will be towards the old Courthouse and not more than ce foot from the curbing and the I vehicles stand at an angle of about : forty-five (45) degrees to the curb ing; said vehicles so parked o* I Poyce Street shall face in an easterly direction; and except on "he pub, lie square, such vehicles may be parked facing the old Courthouse at right i nr^es to tve curbing: find except vehicles he ston^el on said part of Ca'.dwe7l ?trret on the othe~ si^e of Bovrs Ft'-est for not mo^e than ton minutes at a tim.? unless loading or un- ? lending, and then for sufficient length i of ti^e fo accomplish the loading . or unloading. AfiT* r^r-nn o** re^so^s violiti"r,?? ^ any of the provisions of this ordinance. shall nron conviction thereot before the Recorder, be subject to a fire of not more than One hundred on rDollars, or to imprisonment upon tve p'hlic works of the Town or in the guardhouse for a period of not r>-o-o t>j?n thirty days for eack ard evorv offence. , Don? nnd ratified by the Town Council of the Town of Newberry, in - - ? mM r?-p<->t " - -"rk->->V)lp'l flG ?Cliiy of November A. D. 1917. fl Z. F. Wright, Mayor. Attr-st: ? J. W. CTiar>mar? Cork and Treasurer. . /Huf