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PREPARE REPORT
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CLEMSON COMMISSIONERS HOLD
FINAL CONFERENCE IN
COLUMBIA,
PALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS
General New* of South Carolina Col*
looted and Condensed From The
^ State Capital That Will Prove of
Interest to All Our Readers.
Columbia.
ni--1 fldtrannAo *\9 tho
r IIICll icpuil VIA tAAV ol?f?uv?a v4 vmw
"boll weevil and the damage to be
expected In South Carolina was prepared
at a meeting of the South Carolina
boll weevil commission, which
was sent to the weevil states of the
fjoutp by Clamson College, will be announced
In a few days. The commission
was in session In Columbia for
several horrs.
W. W. Long, state agent for the federal
farm demonstration torcea and
director of the Clemson College extension
work, will In a few days announce
plans for a great educational
r&rap^igp ?o be conducted ir? t^e yjyun.
ties "bordering on the State of Georgia
for the purpose of Informing the
farmers as to the ravages of the cot jou
pest- This announcement was
wade at the meeting of the commission,
J. A. Evans, assistant In charge of
the United States farm demonstration
work In the South, and B. H. Rawl,
chief of the dairy division of the
unnea tuaies department 01 agriculture,
came to Columbia to attend the
meeting. Other members of the com'
miMloti areeenj 7rer?: flcnr. Maying,
W. M. Riggs, president of Clemson 1
College; j. N. Harper, director of the
"Clemeon College experiment stations;
W. W. Long, state agent In charge of
the (demonstration work; A. C. tylopre,
of the University of South ?arolina
faculty; Alan Johnstone, chairman of
the board of trustees of Clemson College;
B. F. Taylor, secretary of tfye
^.Jouth Garplfnf Cotton
"" AsSbcla'tlon and Joe Sparge, sacretarv
of the South Carolina^
Taxable Values Show IntfaiBl,
The value of all property In South
Carolina for taxation purposes Is
$311,370,290, according to the abstracts
of duplicates filed with Carlton
W. Sawyer, comptroller general. The
value of all property In 1915 was
)ftp,f)Q7.;0l. That {or 1910 over 1$15
js $4<J3,189. The new county of Mc
Cormick is cut off from Abbeville.
Edgefield and Greenwood counties.
The following is a comparative
statement of thg valuta py counties
as between 1915 and 1916:
1915 1916
Abbeville .$ 5,997,432 5 4,738,130
Aiken . . . 11,400,252 11.520,367
Anderson , , 13.8S1.355 938.700
jiamberg' . . 3,207,470 3,223,210
Barnwell i ^ 6,204,450 6,217.710
Beaufort . . 3,508,296 3,544,218
Berkeley . . 4.310,634 4,148,004
palhQUM . . 2,535.780 i.Ml.480
Charleston ? 28,277,597 28,857,314
Cherokee . . 5,878,722 5,898,643
Chester . . 7,055,322 7,077,563
Chesterfield . 4,388,510 4,376.640
p3arendon . 4.045,515 f]53,725
jJolletou . 4,167,730 4.089,710
Darlington . 6,593,560 6,557,503
Dillon . , . 3.959,943 3.958,449
Dorchester . 3,235,764 3.310,067
Edgefield .. . 4,533.255 3,679,770
Fairfield . 5.422,709 5.376,330
Florence . . 8.603.315 8.761,24$
Georgetown . 4,130.576 4.104,707
Greenville . 17,316,290 17.263.16o
Greenwood . 7,584,483 7,323,569
Hampton , . 8,278,744 8.325,614
Horry , , , 3,288,073 8,225,298
Jasper . . . 2.505,370 8.582,845
Kershaw . . 5.223,379 5,222,501
Lancaster. . 3.777,215 3,801,735
Laurens ? . 7,342,169 7,385,350
Lee , 3,509.285 3,536,094
Lexington. . 5,793,771 5.778,090
McCormick 2,318,774
Marlon 3 829 409 3 809.304
Marlboro , , 5,007,519 4,983,145
dewberry. 7,175,786 Y,t)68,?8T
Oconee. . . 4.887,660 4,897,650
Orangeburg . 9.025,510 9.063,940
Pickens . . 4.334.570 4.303,44!
Richland . . 23.203.670 23.129.285
Saluda . . . 2,548.405 2.528,639
Spartanburg. 20,725.443 20.697,813
Sumter . . . 8,015,825 7.075,856
Union . . . 6,841,610 6,998.190
Williamsburg 4,962,420 4.867,745
York .... 9.242.249 9.240,720
Total. . .$310,907,101 $311,370,290
Admit Women to Medical School.
Trustees of the Medical College of
South Carolina at a meeting In the
office of Gov. Manning decided that
hereafter women would be admitted
to the study of medicine. The hoard
also discussed the advisability of establishing
a chain of public health at
the institution, to be run In co-operatlon
with the state department of
health. In regard to the admission
I of women the action of the board
k was unanimous. Robert Wilson, Jr.,
M.D., fhe dean of the college, made tba
K recomtAendat'on. \
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Governor Proclaim* Thanksgiving.
Gov. Manning signed the following
Thanksgiving day proclamation;
"While other nations and peoples
have suffered horrifying destruction
of life and property, and have endured
the stupendous catastrophes of
war, our people have enjoyed health,
peace and prosperity.
Our unbroken custom has been to
acknowledge by public act our gratitude
to Almighty Gor for mercies
yuochsafed us.
"Thanksgiving and prayers should
be accompanied by generous gifts for
the relief of those who are In distress
and of those In want.
"Now, therefore, I, Richard I. Manning,
governor of the 8tate of South
Carolina ,do appoint Thursday. November
30, 1916, as a day of thanksgiving
and prayer. On that day I urge our
people to lay aside business and labor,
repair to their places of worship,
lift up their hearts In fervent prayef
to God and express our gatitude by
contJbiitlhg to the relief of the suffering
and want of those who are in need
of our sympathy and aid."
Deaths In State Decrease.
There was a marked d^01'**8? ln
(tje number of deaths in 25 cities and j
towns of the state during the first nine |
months of this year as compared with I
the same period in 1915, according to |
a report Issued by the state bureau of (
Vital statistics. In 1915 there were I
1,163 deaths in rvjlun}^ a?,n jm$|
t|ie number Was reduced to 840.
The following comparative statement
Is given.
1915. 1916.
Abbeville 62 65
Aiken !.............. 51 44
Asnn
Aimn ouu -v"
JJennettsville C2 4S
Camden . 64 ^7
Charleston 1,349 1,165
Cheraw 38 83
Clinton 5B 88
Chester 103 77
Cilumbla 1,153 840
Darlington 64 64
Easlev 37 47 j
Florence .175 146 j
Gaffney 85 66
Georgetown .. ....; Jl? 9#
Greenville 811 261
Greenwood 97 82
Laurens 71 82
Marlon 37 67
Newberry 58 f?
Qraugeburg 88 74
Rock Hill 121 96
Spartanburg 256 240
Sumter 18f} ^85
Cniqft 93, 83
Total 5.007 4,157
The decrease for 1916 was 862.
ploor Tents For Militia.
W. W. Moore, adjutant general, is
preparing for the return of the First
regiment, National Guard of South
Carolina, to Camp Moore at Styx in
T.cYlntrfnn onnntu Thft roo-imonf Vina
been ordered back by the war department
and is expected to reach
Camp Moore ;n about 16 days. The
adjutant general was considering
plans for flooring the tents at Camp
Moore.
Opinion was divided in military
circles as to tyhether an order for the
return of the second regiment will be
issued in a few days. The opinion
was expressed that Troop A, cavalry,
Charleston Light Dragoons, will be
kept on the border for several nioqti}*<
because of thq great efficiency of the
unit.
It is probable that Capt. J. M. Graham,
U. S. A., who has been on duty
at mobilization camps in the north,
will be ordered back to Columbia to
muster out the South Carolina troops.
He is the inspector-instructor of the
South Carolina National Guard, and
was detailed temporarily to the y^tk
in the north
The adjutant general said that Camp
Moore 1b in fairly good condition for
the reception of the troops. Floors
for the tents is the immediate need of
the camp and Gen. Moore is now
making estimates as to the cost of the
work for the department ul me east.
"I believe that the troops will be
returned to South Carolina in about.
10 days," said the adjutant general,
'i'he actual mustering out of the var*
ious companies will require sqvernl
weeks. It i? safe to say that the men
and officers of the Fir^t regiment,
after three months' duty on the bov
der. will be returned to their home
stations early In December.
The First regiment is now considered
one of the best in the border service.
The companies won high praise
from the officers in command.
Secretary Grants New Charters.
The Ashley Hide and Fur corporation
of Charleston has been commissioned
with a capital of $4,000. The
petitioners ape: M. T. Powers and J.
A. Patla.
The Woodstock Manufacturing corn
puny of Charleston has tiled notice
of an increase in capital from $3,000
to $6,000.
Carolina Construction and Drainage
Company of Charleston, has been commissioned
with a capital of $2,000.
The L. D. Brabham company or
Batesburg has been commissioned
with a capital of $10,000. The petitioners
are: L. G. Brabham and W,
F. Bodie.
The Greenville Morris Plan company
has been commissioned with a
capital of $25,000. The petitioners
are: A. G. Furman. H. J. Haynsworth
and W. C. Beachara.
The Motor Sales company of Sumter
has been commissioned with a
capital of $2,000 to do a general automobile
business. The petitioners are:
E. _D. Shaw and R. J. Bland.
ISTATE ITEMS!
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OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.
j The mimary companies on striae
duty at Anderson have been ordered
to their home stations and to demobilize
at once.
Gov. Manning has appointed William
F, Ewart as probate judge for
Newberry county to succeed C. C.
Schumport, resigned.
What probably marks the beginning
of a new interest to be taken in
the growing of live stock in this country
was the sale of hogs and cattle at
Darlington.
Capt. W. P.. Workman pf Company
A, First Smith Carolina infantry, arrived
in Greenville only a short while
before the death of his little spa,
James Watkins Workman.
James T. Moore, second ^eutenant,
marine corps, now stationed in Ma??
land, bus* been assigned to duty .a
Haitj. He 1b a son of W. W. Moore,
and was recently appointed.
Among the various exhibits at the
Orangeburg County frir, t,b?r? wag
none which attraced tui>r? attention
nor created more general interest than
I that of the state board of health.
David Mcllory of the Rlf\ck&tc>Gk
community, Chester county,' has received
a letter stating that his son,
Samuel Mcllory, was wounded in a
battle on the Somme front a shafi
while ago.
Gov. Manning has made requisition
on the governor of New Jersey for
Paul Poinsette, wanted in Clarendon
county, where he was convicted in
June, 1915, on a charge of assault and
battery of a high and aggravated nature.
Representatives of cqynty HHb
tual fire insurance associations meeting
ta Columbia formed the South
Carolina Mutual Fire Insurance association
and outlined a legislative programme
to be submitted fpr consideration
at the ye*t session of the general
assembly.
James Poak McMurray, cashier ot
the Loan and Savings'bank of York,
wrai almost Instantly killed as a result
of a collision. The rear end of hfe
automobile ^-ir'' " fcoca ***
McMurr^y was found a few minute*
later sitting with his hands on the
steering wheel, breathing bi& last, j
A crowd of more than 3,000 persons
gathered on Cater athletic field, Anderson,
to witness the prade of the artillery
crops. All five companies participated.
Maj. Robertson an^ coriv
missioned officers qt the "corps were
entered by General Manager Llgon of
the Uluck and Equinox mills at dinner.
Democratic electors; received 61,846
votes in the recent general election,
according to the returns filed
by the election managers with the
state board of canvassers. The Republican
electors received 1,550 votes,
the Socialists 135, the Progresslvea(
162 and the Progressive Republicans
258. '""4 I
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Cottons relation to international
reconstruction after the European Tyar
will be one of the serious questions
to be considered at the eighth annual
convention of the Southern Commercial
congress, which will be held
in Norfolk December 11 to 14. The
feature of cotton, particularly Its
status after the war, Is of such mo- j
meat that E. J. Watson of South Carolina,
president o fthe Southern Cotton
congress, has issued a call for an
extraordinary session of that body to
be held in conjunction with the commercial
congress.
Give the mill people more money,
education and atractlve surroundings,
said the 300 members of the Southern
Textile association at their semi-annual
meeting iR Columbia. The meeting
ended \yitthe annual ball of the
association in the ball room of the
Jefferson. Lengthy dUccusslona relat.
tug to increased efficiency tn the mills
also took up much of the day's session,
papers on various topics of the
cotton manufacturing industry being
read by superintendents and overseers
of various mills.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.
The 20th annual convention of the
U. D. C. met in Union last week.
Neils Christensen, chairman of the
finance committee of the senate; J.
T. Liles, chairman of the ways and ;
means committee of the house, and
Thomas 11. Peeples, attorney general,
were busy one day last week checking
and canceling $5,000,000 worh of
brown consol bonds, for which the
new issue was authorized by the last
legislature. The committee was ap
poined by Gov. Manning.
Cases of infantile paralysis have '
been reported to tvre state board of
health from Yamassee and Cartersville.
The cases will be Investigated
by James a. Hayne, M. D., state
health officer.
Gov. Manning has appointed R. A.
Ellison as county treasurer for Greemwood
county, effective December 1,
to take the place of P. Graha<n Payne,
. resigned.
Gov. Manning has appointed com*
missioners in th ematter of the propo*
ed new county of John Rutledge to ba
formed from Florence and William*
burg count&a.
TEN BATTERIE^^^^^^^J
GUNS TO BE ^HHH
ALLIE8 BY flHHlHH
surrendeHW^^B
Greek provisional Government CorrT
I poaed of Follow re of Former Premier
Vanlzeloa, formally Declares
War on Germany yd Bulgaria.
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Saloniki, bo idea.?The Greek
Pro,Ylaioual Qoverfl font, composed of
followers of former hremler Venibelos,
has foramlly declared war on Germany
and Bulgaria. ?
Athens, via Lonaen.?The first
livery of arms demanded ctf the Greek
Government by Adfutral i)u Fournet,
commander of the ^Entente squadron,
constats or ten oafieris or mountain
guns. The demand declares that
failure to comply with It botpr* Be-,
cember 1 will result la measures being
taken by the Admiral.
Admiral Du Fournet's latest not*
fixing a brief period* In which Greek
arms are to be surrendered, greatly
excited the peoplerwf Athens. The
Premier informally fekpleined that the
Admiral in reply to the Government's
refusal of his demand, brushed aside
the reasons for this refusal and simply
set December 1 as tfefa date for the surrender
of the artillery required and
December 13 as the-J?ate for the surrender
of rifles. It# tone of
note, said the Premier, pqt eourteous,
but *<at admit of dls
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According to the diplomatic repreentatives
ofjtfHktente Power^ the
time allowed the Greek
Government to reflect with mature deliberation
before making Its decision.
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PREDICTS MOVIC-S W COLORS
Black and Wb^tN^tures ^ave
NoCb^^PhlUdelpbotogr^h^pi^SPs^this
country,
Frederick Iffel-nf Philadelphia,
gave the New Englahd Photographers'
ussoclatlon informatlpn that color phonography
promises to do away with
black and white moving pictur^-^ihat
the processes of color photography
may without doubt be applied successfully
to the films. Mr. Ives certainly
stated a fact when he that
the public will care uotiung ljorl iplaqk
and wh'tft movies when It can havQ
"nlni-o in' fholr nntlvo truth nnrl hat, 11.
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ty; but it is also true that good black
and white pictures are better than
poor color. As for ordinary color photography?not
merely replicas ir\ $vk>r
or prints in color op paper, but the
direct reproduction of nature on the
plate?Mr. Ives seems to go too far in
saying that it is a thing that "anybody
can do." No doubt he meapg by this
that anybody whq baa the skill, time,
zeal and money to devote to it can accomplish
it. The process of direct color
photography still remains, ip pjrac-.
tice, a thing of the single piate impression;
it cannot yet be duplicated
or. printed in its exactness, and consequently
is a much more expensive
thing than ordinary photography.
The natural color film, when
achieyod, will certainly be a wonderrut,
a delightful thing. It w!U give us
the whole lovely world on the screen.
But it is as yet a thing to be accomplished.
Getting Even,
pearly every one of his friends had
suffered from the caprices of the practical
Joker. Happily, the Joker had
weak points of his own. One of them
was a dislike of night air. Ono morning
about two o'clock there came a
tremendous thumping at his front door.
The Joker hopped out of bed, opened
ids front window and leaned out.
"In heaven's name, what is the mat
terr ne saia.
"One of your windows is open," said
the man on the sidewalk.
"Which one?" said the joker.
"The oue you have stuck your head
through," was the reply.
Pip-Pipl
With a traveling rug and four or five
bags the stout old gentleman was endeavoring
to make a graceful exit from
the crowded railway carriage. All
went well until he reached the door,
when he stumbled and brought down
No. 9 boot on the pet toe of a brawny
Scot.
"Hoots, toots, mon!" groaned the injured
one. "Cauna ye look whaur ye're
going? Hoot, raon, hoot I"
The overburdened traveler slammed
the door behind him and put his head
through the window.
. i*.?t L t. i.. J imM
"uoot yourseu r ne reioneu. x m
a traveler, not a motor 'bus!"
Fullness of the Heart
In the days before the war there
waa a story of a prima donna, wrestling
with her Inadequate knowledge
of oar language to express her gratitude
to* Dublin audience, who wished
die eould have a window over her
heart to show how she felt, when the
leragpreasible gallery boy cried:
"Won't a pane in the stummlck do as
well, ma'am 7"
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Too Uboral Purchftte
3111s of Ftyftlfp Government* Involving
Long-Term Obligation*.
Washington. ? American banker*
were warned by the Federal Reserve }
Board to avoid locking up their funds j
by purchasing treasury bills of foreign J
government* involving long term odii- jt
fattens. Wlille specifically disclaim- u
ing "any Intention of reflecting upon
the financial stability of any nations," ^
the board advises all investors to pro-^
ceed with caution and formally an? n
nounces to member banks of the Fed| j
eral Reserve system that with thy
liquid funds which should be avai^ j
able to American merchants, manufa^ j(
turera and farmers In danger of beii* ^
absorbed for other purposes. T p
*|t does not regard It in the intAeat
of the country at this time that y
they invest in foreign treasury bills If b
this character." * c
Officials would not discuss the quls- 8
tlon for publication, but some of thQa
informally Interpreted the warning wa
the reserve board's answer to the re- ^
' cent proposal af the J. P. Morgan & r(
Cq,, prktsh fiscal agents in this coun- y
try, to have American bankers acoepit p
British treasury bills of ap indefinite y
total Issue, secured hy gold reserves c
for 90 davg,, with the privilege of re- y
newal for five other 90-day periods. jt
held in Ottawa. Such loapa would ha Q
| H. P. Davison o( the Morgan firm
was In Washington recently and con* a
<fanw4 with President Wilson and
soma pf the members of the reserve,
board. It was said later that ha sought
to h^va hanks of the reserve system
authorised to buy British treasury
bills as U they were bills of exchange
to oover financial transaction#.
Danger from further importation of
J??ga amounts tsf gold the board
in its statement will arise only in
case the bold is permitted to baoema
the basis of undesirable lean expan-.
sions and of inflammation. Em oh as la
is laid upok the necessity for caution
9t putting money into Investments*
which are short term it; name, but
which "etiher by contract or through
force of ?iwumstances may in the ag?
jp^gate have to be renewed until normal
conditions return."
SAFE TRAVEL OF AUSTRIAN
DIPLOMAT TO U. S. REFUSED
British foreign Office Notifies Ambassador
Page It Cannot Grant Protest
tlon to Count Adam Tarnowskl von n
Tarnow En Route to America. d
London,-r:The foreign office has sent c
^tnbassadior Page a note deflnlt Jy n
refusing to grant a safe conduct to D
Count Adam Tarnowskt ven Tarnow, c
:he new Auairo-Hungarlan ambassa- a
dor to the United States. e
The reason for the refusal may be y
paraphrased as follows: 1
"Even if international law forbade c
the refusal of such a conduct the ae- v
I ttons of Austrian and German embaa- ^
I sies and consulates abroad have been 1
! so much in excess of regular dipto* 1
! matie functions that the British gov'
ernment feels justified in withholding f
its consent for such diplomats to travel
to their posts."
FRESH OUTBREAK OF FOOT AND
MOUTH DISEASE IS FEARED.
Kansas City, Mo.?Kansas City and '
St. Joseph livestock markets operated 1
under quarantine restrictions due to a
tho fear that the foot and mouth dis- *
ea3e had broken out again in the 1
Middle West. Incoming shipments of *
cattle were admitted only when in- E
tended for immediate slaughter.
The herd shippod hero from Wau- v
' neta, Neb., which showed lesions of 1
the mouth is being examined and 11
two healthy animals placed with 0
them showed the same symptomB. 8
HUGHES AGAIN TO JOIN 1
FORMER LAW PARTNERS.
Lakewood, N. J.?Chas. E. Hughes
announced here that on January 1 he 0
would resume the practice of law as ?
a member of the New York City law
firm of Rounds, Schruman & Dwight, q
9G Broadway. His son, Charles E. 0
Hughes, Jr., also will enter the firm, 0
it was stated. In 1906 when Mr. ?
Hughes was nominated for Governor c
of New York he was a member of the ?
same law firm but its title at that
time Hughes, Rounds & Schurman. ?
HOUSEWIVES THREATEN E
EGG-TURKEY BOYCOTT.
Norfolk, Va. ? Members of the
Housewives' League of Norfolk de- *
elded to adopt a boycott against the p
use of egg* and turkey unless local 11
retailers reduced the price of the 8
former to 35 cents a dozen and of the *
latter to 40 cents a pound. The boy- *
cott will go Into effect the latter par a
of this week. The league has prepar- , jj
od a statement showing that eggs are "
w selling for 39 cents a dozen and a
' -vs from 45 to 50 cents a pound. a
of GlIMMnKfllMta to WfflW
fph*t Probttms to BO OlOcumed.
Atlantic City, N. J.? protocol profa
tug for the conditional withdrawal
\ the American troops' now In Chiuahua,
Mexico, and for the military
ontrol of the border, but with the
upplemental stipulation that United
Itates troops shall be sent into Mex20
In pursuit of bandits at any time
be American Government deems It
ecessary was signed here by the
lembers of the Mexican-American
olnt Commission.
One copy was taken by Alberto J.
(ani, of the Mexican commission, who
sft here for New York, whence he
rill start Monday for Queretaro, to
ubmit It to General Carransa for ap
roval. The other copy will be
vered to the American Govenupdafl
y Secretary of the Interior Lsbftj
halrman of the American coaitifl
Ion, who left for Washington. .
If the protocol is ratlflad bf n
no Governments, the comfljljflljg
rill convene again on DecenriMjH>l|
aaume the discussion of othgjHfsfc^
ions affacting the two counjnH
ecially those related to the wMM*
ion of life and proprtJ of
ana and other foreigners In-raHo;
f ratification by either Gorsrafliat
i withheld the work of the cMprnee
will be declared at an end^-^ :
Following la a paraphraae of 1
greement:
First?The American trOOjM^
now in Chihnahua commanded hi
Gen. John J. Pershing, shall hi
withdrawn within 40 days ftgfl
the signing of the
respective GavsrsgHWmMQ
Ions In that Ptft
f not become buctr asto endanger
the American border. In such'
event the time shall be extended.
Second?The Mexican army
Shall patrol the Mexican side of
ha border and th? American armv
the American aide but this shall
not preclude co-operation between
the two forces to preserve
peace upon the border.
Third?It shall be left to the
commanding officers of the armies
on the border of both Nations
to enter into such arrangements
for co-operation in operations
against bandits whenever
it is possible.
The right of the Ameriean Government
to send troops across the borer
in pursuit of bandits was not inorporated
in the protocol, but was
made the subject of a supplemental
memorandum. The Mexicans had
ontended earnestly against signing
pjr agreement in which they appeard
to sanction what they termed the
lolation of their National territory,
t was the agreement of the Amerl
ans finally to content thenrtelvei
/1th stating the attitude of the United
itates in a separate memorandum
hat induced the Mexicans to sign
he agreement.
NATIONS IN WAR WIRE BEST
WISHES TO PEACE LEAGUE
Messages of Approval for Principle ol
Organization From England, Franoe
and Germany Read at Banquet
New York.?Messages of good will
rom the Chancellories of three oi
Surope's warring Powers were read
it a dinner given here by the League
o Enforce Peace. The purpose ol
lanquet was to consider a program
or a permanent league of nations at
he close of the great conflict.
Approval of the principle proposed
ras given by Aristide Brland, Prenler
of France; Chancellor von Bethaann
Hollweg of Germany and Visount
Grey, Great Britain's foreign
ecretary.
). 8. TO KEEP SILENT A3
TO U-BOAT INQUIRIES.
Washington.?Increasing frequency
! attacks by German submarines upn
American vessels or others bearng
American citizens with the conse[uent
necessity of repeated inquiry
f Berlin for facts, has led to the adiption
of a policy of silence on the
iart of the State Department. Offiials
have let it be known that such
, course was considered necessary
iecauuse most of the cases investigate
d developed no violation of law.
IODY OF JACK LONDON
AUTHOR, IS CREAMATED.
Oakland, Cal.?The body of Jack
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ectedly, was cremated and the ashea,
a accordance with his wish, will be
cattered over his Qlen Ellen ranch.
Irs. Charanon London, the author's
rife, was unable through illness to
ttend the funeral services, but his
rst wife, Mrs. Bessie Madison Lonon,
and their two daughters, Joan
nd Bess, were present, as was his
ged mother, Mrs. Flora London.
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on Recent Casualties.
Chihuahua City. Mexico via Maria,
Texas.?A small band of Villa bandits
took a foot hold in the church of San*
ta dio de Guadalupe. They were driven
out by gunfire from their stronghold
and cavalry dispersed them.
The night was spent in expectation
of a desperate attack which did not
materialize. In the morning small
groups of enemy cavalry were shelled
by the artillery of Santa Rosa hill.
Villa drove up in an automobile to
within about thre miles of the city
from the northwest. The automobile
was shelled by long range guns but
escaped. The column of General May*
cotte, who has already left Santa Rosa
_LJ?illLJL500-cayalry. is expeoted to reach
1 here Sunday and drive off the remain;
ing bandits. No figures showing the
casualties on either side during the
t three days' fighting is yet available.
I Villa is expected to withdraw soon
to the hills as his forces have been
1 scattered by the shell and rifle fire
I of the de faoto forces and his effort*
1 to capture the city are growing less
1, and less forceful.
NOTED SUFFRAGIST DIES; HAD
BEEN ILL SINCE CAMPAIGN,
, Los Angeles, Cal.?Mrs. Inez Milhofc
land Bolssevain, widely known sut
1 fragist and welfare worker, died in ?
" hospital here after an lllnees of ten
, weeks. She was 30 years old.
I Mrs. Bolssevain was stricken sud|
denly while addressing an audience
, in this city during the recent political
| campaign and fainted on the platform
at the meeting. She was removed to a
hospital and her husband and parente
rushed from New York to join her
, here.
Mrs. Boissevaln'a illness was dlag,
nosed as aplastic anemia and blood
transfusion was resorted to in at*
tempts to Improve her condition.
BRITISH WARN SHIPS OF
PRESENCE OF SUBMARINE*
' New York.?The British cruiser
Lancaster, stationed 15 miles southeast
of Sandy Hook, sent out by wire
less a general warning to an steam*
era flylnk the flags of the Entente Allies
to beware of German submarines
on this side of the Atlantic. The Lancaster
directed the commanders and
vessels to keep a sharp lookout for
underwater boats. They were told to
show no more lights than were necessary.
WILSON'S PLURALITY IN
CALIFORNIA IS 3,773.
Sacremento, Cal. ? President Wilson's
plurality in California is 3,773
votes according to semi-official figures
. announced by Secretary of State Jordan.
The figures include the vote of
a hitherto questioned precinct in
Orange county. The Presidents plurality
represents the difference between
the vote of 486,289 for Francis
J. Heney, highest Democratic elector
and that of 462,516 for J. F. Carlstorn^
highest Republican.
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