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THE J. of value Auburn 'The Car This is a demonst We have f order RIG J.F. BIG FLEET REACHES THE PACIFIC COAST Giant Dreadnaughts Pass Through Canal Safely NO DIFFICULTIES MET As Eeasy as Putting a Fleet of Tug boats Through, Says Admiral. Aboard the Flagship U. S. S. New Miexico, Saturday, July 26.-(By Wire less to the Associated Press.)--The Paciffic fleet under the command -of Admiral Rodman tonight is floating in Pacific wvaters. Six dreadnaughts, led by the flag. ship Newv Mexico today successfully negotiatedl the Panama canal-the largest ships that ever have passed through this waterway. The average time of passage for each warship from slen to Balboa was ten hours, elimi nating anchorage time ini Gatun lake. "This is the biggest event in the' history of the canal," said Governor Chester Harding, of the canal ztone "These dreadnaughts are the largest' ships andl this is the largest fleet to ever pass through the canal." This ternoon Admiral Rodman visited re'sidlent Porras, of Paniama, who con gratulated the naval officer on his suc cess in negotiating the canal., Ap proximately 3,600 sailors weore given shore lea've at Panama, and the city tonight iscelebrating the arrival ofj the fleet, which departs tomorrowv for i San Diego. The fleet left its anchorage in Gatun aike at dawn this morning proceeding n pairs two hours apart. The Newv exico and Wyoming~ led the way, fol wed by the New York and Texas, ad the Mississippi and Arkansas. To dmiral Rodman who planned the op-' ative organization of the canal, wvas iven the honor of directing the course Weighed 90 Po PERUNA _uphopee t ne oud r Peruna t ' u rlfdfand tho ar usi g it1 . a thanktntfa what it haa F. BROCKINT( and service. We C Beauty of Real Merit G. combination har rate any of the ( Free S Hark: our of the latest mod HIT NOW. Broei of the first dreadnaught to make the trip. Through the reaches of Gatun lake the dreadnaughts steamed at thir teen knots an hour. On nearing the narrow confines of the Bas Obispo reach, however, John Constantine ca nal pilot, who eschews navigating charts to the wonder of naval officers. reduced the speed to five konts an hour. Three hours from Gatun lake, the flagship passed under the ominous shadow of Gold Hill, the backbone of the continent, where niany slides have occurred. In passing Gold Hill, the warships, from whose rails the pro verbial biscuit could have been tossed ashore, entered the locks at Pedro Miguel, where six hundred sailors, given liber ty, took a special train for Panama. Governor Harding and Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston, of the Panama na val division, came aboard as the flag ship was being locked dlown thirty feet to the level of Miraflores lake. The operationi of lock ing dlowni the dlreadlnaughts proceeded wvithI the same sp~eed andi~ precision as the locking up at Gatun. As the Newv Mexico eased her wvay into Miraflores lake, a great cheered and a salute of seventeen guns were fired on the flagsniip in honor of Governor Hrding. "It was no more trouble than put ting through the canal a fleet of Great Lakes tugboats," said Admiiral Rod man, who was visitedl by Rear Admiral William R. Shoemaker, of the battle ship Rhode Island, and other naval of fleers when the dreadnaughts anchored in Panama bay. [IUNS MAINTAINING HOLD UPON LETlVIA Paris, F'ri:lay July 25..-(By the A s sociated Press.)--The German troops in Letvia ar~e maintaining theit hold on the territory that they occupy there mds Before-T* Now 135 Pounds betG wh roe'e rm ida, lete ost Ms Lh UR )N MOTOR CO have taken the j Six, M. C. In from 1 to I to beat, and to ibove to you. V ervice Rendered < v Davidso els of these popular ki n ton Mann in and are making every effort to avoid compliance with the allied order that they shall evacuate the country speed ily, according to messages from Col. Groome, of the American Relief Ad ministration, in Iibau. Col Fletcher, commanding the forces at Libau, sym pathetic with the Germans, has dis tributed over a wide area posters de claring that Karl Ullman head of the government of Letvia, is aiming, with British cooperation to expel all the Baltic barons and other Germans so as to make it impossible for Germany to retain her strong influence in the former Baltic provinces and "frustrate the coming alliance between Germany and Russia." Trhe poster also dleclares that Pre mier Ullman and the British are en dleavoring to make a powerful ally of Russia to the great injury of Ger many's future. Col. Fletcher had this poster read to all his troops and has given it widle circulation. Gov. Von 'Der Goltz is als'o making every effort to dlefer the German evne uation of Letvia until after the har vest, apparently in the hope of not having to leave at all, as he frankly adlmits that the German soldiers wecre 1'romised land in Letvia and will be "greatly disappointed" if they are force]i to leave. Trhe general asked that the evacu atirn be postponed'( for a periodl of sevenaty-four diap, but the allied mis sin at Libau is urging the pceC* con - fe renze in Paris to take steps to foteea the Germans to leave Letvia within ;-.f '.a hr y aaakes the b-~t and! e.tto ,and all live tock. F' all ls the proper thnae for sOWag. Whena plm;.ted the end of/ g 't or duinig SeptemberI Al f..lfa villl yieldl full cropasand niake a:ndler flaorable conihht hons, f. aa ur. or fve Cattingws of nautral tious haay the fo)llowilng se1uron. Wood's Alfalfa Seedt is Ameri. can grown and best quality ob CRIMSON CLOVER Crimson Clover ia the best of soiImprovhin(V g and forage crops foir Fall seeding. Makes ono of the best Witer cover crops. fuar nishes exceillent graaug and the oarllest greena feeda or a oodl hay crap. Got the best by oa or ing WOOD'S SEEDS N~EW TAI,5. OAWAI0% G'. iv full de 'arItion sand iu ra )atlaoa, and also tolla siat~ la best SEED OATS, OEEP ~ SE ID WHEAT, fori Pall a pg Warite fori cataloag andl pr :e Of any Seeds requliaed. T. W.WOOD & SONS, smunDBrNa. m~tehmond. Vs. SER . is now ready t Agency for the Fi TRUCI 5 Ton Sizes prove it, all we a le believe you w mn all Cars for 9C n Motorc machines on the roa< g S. C. four wee ks. G'ener.a Von Der (oltz is in comx r.and of the regular German organiza tions, but Col. Fletcher's forces are rmade up of demobilized Germans to gether with Letts and Russians, sym pathetic with the efforts of the 'Baltic land barons, who are chiefly of (k rmanx extraction, to retain control af the Baltic States. ----0 MEXICAN SI'ITU'ATION LOOMS UP BIG AGAIN Texan Nrges Withdrawal of Iecogni tion; Boy Kidnaped and Held for Ransoni. Washington, July 26.-Outstanding developments today in the Mexican situation can be summarized as fol lowvs: "Redoublingp of eff'orts by the gov ernment to prevent smuggling of arms across the border andl a warn ing by the President to citizens that violation of the anti-smuggling law would be rigorously prosecuted. An address in the House of Rep resentatives by H udspeth, Denmcrat, of TIexas, urging withdrawal of the recognition of the Carranza gov'ern ment and military ocupation of Mex ico by A merican forces untila stable government has bceer established. The dlispatch of messages to members, the Mexican Senate and H ouse of Representatives by Henry P. l.'letcher, the American ambassador to Mexico, asking their cooperation towvardls se luring more efficient and adequate Protection for American lives in the Southern Republic. Receipt of advices by the State De partment that Philip Thompson, four teen-year-old son of an Americani cit izen, had been kidnaped by banditsI from his father's ranch thirty miles from Mexico City and was being held for 1,500 pesos ransom. Anti-American Outbhreak. Reports of a new outbreak of anti A merican propaganda by Mexican newspapers, especially those recog niized as Ca~rranza orgians in Mexico City. Officials believe the kidnaping oft youmx: Thompson is a direct result of the inflamiation of putblic opinion by this propaganda. The issuing of a statement by the Mexican embassy (jeclaring that Mex keo today has a stable government, although bandits are at large in some districts, andl remvindling the Ameri can people that it was several years after the civil war before order was fully restored throughout the South. The time has arrived, dleclaredI Mr. Hudsepth, "when this government o supply you w Imous Chevro4 In Mode Cs, sk is an oppori ill be convinced. Days ycles! 1. You had beiter Com fulfilled) your obligations in the pr tection o. American lives, so we wit draw recognition of you and will p troops in Mexico to protect Americ lives until order is restored there." Stars and Stripes Sufficient. After reading the resolution recen ly adopted by the Texas Senate, whi< asked the federal government cith to use troops or permit the State act, Mr. Hudsepth added, "but th Dantzler Willard St< Servic< Batteries Rechars General Oiling and Greasa FISK Cord an Opposite 4 MANNING, - ufnumumusmtuunnuu mu ith Cars 't Cars, !s 490 and F. B. unity to place your patty, a- is not necessary. n- "That flag," he said pointing to the it Stars and Stripes hanging over the m speaker's desk, "is sufficient." This remark, as also his declaration for military intervention, was ap t- plauded by the members. 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