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GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK BY BRITISH SQUADRON. Engagement Took Place Near Falkland Island* on Tues day Morning. ; 1 "???"? "? |,<ill(loII, (>.? -It wa* UimtUllUlHl officially t<Kltty ttfat the Oernifcu outHern S<'lu?n>h?rHt, GlieWenau m?l had been nunk in the* Houth hint ic ??>' ft lirlt IhIi ll? H I Tiio following announcement was is niied ?>y th6 information bureAU; "At 7 :W a. iu. the Kth of lW a.u)l?.r, tlie BcbaruhorHt, O^elsenau, \nni|)<?rg, Ixdj?lg and Drewtey wore the Falkland IhIuhOm by a Uritlsh squadron under Vice Ad miral Hlr F Hturdee. "An action folMked, In "the porfgsa * of which th?- K<'haruhor?t. Hying the flag of Admiral t'ount VOW Kpee, the OnulKcnau and the l^lpitlg were Hunk. The J>reedeu ami Nornburg nade off during the action and are helng pur HU4>?|. "Two <ollh>iH also were captured. "TUa Vice Admiral rein>rtf? thut ti>? Hrltlah ntHualth'H are very few In nuiu Iter. "Home Mitrvlvora have Ueeu rewu^l from the Onehtenau and the T<elp8ig." The ofllolal atafeewent nwkw refei once to aurvlvora returned from the tiuelHiuiau and the I/elpKlg, hut no mention is made of any of tin* crew of the Hcharnhornt, tlagahlp Of the (fornmn Admiral/1 being aaved, aml.lt 1h presumed that Count von rtpee, hlH oilteera and men "went down lighting, "The tirttiHh casualties were light, but beytihd the fact thai the BrltlaU Winter is Near at Hand and You Will Want SHOES School Shoe* for the little boy# ? hard to wear out are the land of Shoes which we tell for school or play wel! put together with good material, and LOW PRICES are the inducements which draw the parents to this store. HERMAN'S U. S. ARMY SHOES ? ? I- ' '* ' i- \ j t '-"-i ?* 'i.1 \yrr"rrrrJ^i r ? * Three essential features: 1. Comfort. 2. Good Style. 3: Long Service. We GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Two million pairs of Herman's U. S. Army Shoes have been worn by U. S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Militiamen. Will be glad to have you inspect our stock. v SPRINGS & SHANNON THE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK WANTED? To Buy Cattle Highest cash price paid for good cattle-; ? faat or poor? all must be free from cattle tick. Camden Beef Cattle Farms ? ' ? : ? . ' ? ? FRED E. PERKINS, Special Partner L. I. GUION, Proprietor AND PREVENT-LOSS BY FIRE OR THEFT. BANK ABLE RECEIPTS ISSUED FOR EACH LOT OR BALE. WE CARRY THE INSURANCE. OLD POWER HOUSE PROPERTY, ON DeKALB ST. NEAR SOUTHERN RAILWAY. RATES REASONA BLE. CONSULT US FOR SPACE. Security Warehouse Company (Bonded Cotton Warehouse.) A. J. DICKENSON, MANAGER. IMPORTANT announcement AUTO OWNERS " 1 r J - ? 'L ^ ' ' - ' ' ; . v ? . |^rV; Bring us your broken parts to be welded by special OXY-ACETYLENE Process We weld cracked cylinders, broken crank cases, fly wheels, fear teeth, pistons* aluminum, cast iron, or steel parts, atirl mwrhfnft ready \o replace. We guarantee every repair, and the charge is but a fraction of the cost of new parts. ^ Has your motor lost power on account of carbon de posit? We can burn the carbon out qf your cylinders and give you a good clean job from $2.50 to $4.00, you absolutely take no risk in havihg this work done as we are thoroughly posted, and have the rigfht equipment for this class of Work. x See us when you ha/e any work in this line, and our Prices and guarantee will interest you. squadron was commanded by Vice Ad miral Hturdee. lu> Information is vouch safed regarding the ships engaged, and newspaiiers urc enjoined not to specu late us "i >1 her combination* limy lie t'fftrUHj." * TIW' KKuti'tit enthusiasm pivvullwl iu Loudon over (Ih* victory it nil the general IsipnpMdon is that it will he completed. as It la not thought the AdmlruMty would ,1m likely to send hIi(i>h that could nut overtake the Dres den and Numberg which UK* flow and also at a disadvantage tMHDlbW of their small cjnal capacity. The British squadron left England without the knowledge of the federal public and until his name was men tioned it Wan believed that Vice Ad miral Hturdw wan nerving iu home watns. The fait t tin I he was taken from the post of Chief of the War Staff Ih indicative of 'the determina tion of the British < iovenunent. to Clear the l'acldc and' South Atlantic of tierman warships. It is believed, therefore, that the British commander is at the head of a formidable squad* toil. In addition to the Dresden and Nurd* berg, only one Germ/m warshli>? the Karlsruhe? now Is unaccounted for in theae watera, although there may l>e one or two a l ined merchantmen which the Allien have not rounded tip. As the Scharnhorst and Gnclseuau eaeh carried a complement of 705 men the Leipzig 968 { the Nurnborg J 122 and the Dresden 2(11, the total German loss Ih estimated at not f?r from 2,000 men, although the actual losses to the Dresden ami Nurnberg are m>< yd knowufc The Heharnhorat, Leipzig and Gnel senau with the cruisers Neureberg and Dresden comi>osod the German Vaciflc fleet which in the engagement with the British squadron under Hear Ad miral Sir Christopher Cradock, off the coaat of Chllfl November 1 sank the British cruisers Monmouth and Good: hojie with the lows Of about 1,500 men. Since that time British and Japanese squadrons huvc*hocn searching for the German fle^t of which little, has been heard. R/jcent reports from Monte video, rUuguay, were to the effect that] the German fleet was lielleved to have rounded the eaj>e and reached the At lantic but there had t>een no. authentic information of the thereabout# qf theae vessels since the battle' with the British squadron. The Gelsetiau and Scharnhorst were the' largest vessels of the German fleet. They Were sinter ships of 11,600 tons displacement, 400 feet on water line and Were rated at a mean speed of 22 1-2 knots. Each carried a comple ment of 755 men, and was armed with eight 8.2-ltdh guns, six 6-inch guns, 20 24-pounders, four machine guns and four torpedo tubes. The Lelpeig had a displacement of 3,250 tons and carried 286 men. She was 341 feet long on the water line, had a beam of 43 1-2 feet ' and was rated at 23 knots. iHer largest gun, of which she carried ten, were 4.1 inch. She also had 10 one-pounders, four machine, guns and two Torpedo tubes. ' ? ? . ? Admiral Count von Si>ee, comman der of the German squadron, wns aboard the Scharnhorst. which was his flagship. V r * ' ?- - ? ^ - ? ? South Carolina Baptist* Are in Session at Charleston* . - ? ? ? ? Charleston, S. C., .Dec. 8. ? The 04th session *- of the Baptist State Conven tion opened at the Citadel Square Bap tist church this morning. The opening exercises were, conducted by Rev. E. P. Jones, of Newberry. Z. T. Cody, of Greenville was elected president; T. T. Ilidfe, of Charleston, and F. N. ft. Bailey, of Greenwood, vice-presidents; Revs. Chas. A. Jones, of Bennettsville; "Kdw! S. Heaves, of Honea Path and \V. E Wilkins, of Greenville, secreta ries. C. B. Bobo, of Laurens, treas urer. The delegates were welcomed by T. T. Ilyde and Rev. C. C. Coleman, the pastor. The response was by Bev. A. T. Jamison, of Greenwood. Visitors and new pastors were welcomed espe cially. Reports of boards were referred to committees. , Laymen's work and home missions occupied, the remainder of the morning. The enrollment is normal. The convention adopted a resolution which requested the state to establish a home for wayward and delinquent girls. The convention sermon by Rev. C. E. Burts of Columbia, on "Christian Solicitude" was masterly and Impres sive. The Report on foreign missions by Rev. E. S. Alderman, of Spartan burg was made/ nnd ait address by Rev. It. A. Ransdell, Judson Centen nial representative was listened to. South Carolina : Baptists hs^e- given $02,000 to this fund. A masterly, schol arl.v address was delivered by 4)1. F. Ix>ve, Home Secretary of 'the For eign Mission Board, an address by Rev. John Lake, missionary to China, was greatly enjoyed. f s For a Christmas Present ^ What would be inore acceptable than a box of Kern's Fine Candies? Found at Crosby's Ice Cream Parlor in most any. Rise ai^ at nK?t~iiny prfce. Sale Begins Today. ." Mr. H. Jj. Hchlosburg N will' v today begin another of tyls mammoth dry goods Miles to la$t for ten days. He hns a double page advertisement In today's Chronicle which you should read by all /means. They lufve gone ihrough. their stock and. marked the goods do^n to a close figure and will give the public the benefit of some ex ceptional bargains. ?_ Small Boys Broke in Store. -tieorge Moy?r Victor 1 1 ril lard awl a boy known as "Hobo** were arrested by the police Wednesday charged with having broken Into the store of Iaw rencc iPowefl in the. lower part of the city Tuesday night. The boyA secur ed some money and a small amount of goods. To Be Closed fiext ffodnml?y Next Wednesday, December 16th the offices of the County Auditor - and Treasure* wllfbe closed on account of the Auditor and Treasurer being en gaged, on that day in preparing the jnry b6* for iPin. - g' ^ ?" * IIKEEULOYE SMITH DIES. i :?? V ' ?>,/ W?k Oflker vii Confederate Crulwr Alabama. N'ttW Orleans, I Km;. 0, Surviving of ii<crs of t he noted t^onfedorate cruiser Alabama were rwluttnl to' one with thi' death here today of ltre<H|lovo Smith, prominent in buslueas and ao clal circles lion* himI St. I,ouls. .V ;ui aide to Cap!. itaphacl SemiUes, Ml". Htuitli served' first on the Sum ter ami later on the Alabama. lie eg caped capture with a few ot|i?jK wlieu tiic Alabama wan sunk by the United States ei-utser K oar sage <>tf Cherbourg, Ki'iinn1, being picked up by t lit' llritiHh yacht I >ccrliound after being II hours in the water. Eor ho vera I yearn fol lowing the war he rusided in London. Air. Smith wiim born at the country home of (ien. J a men Winchester, a re lative, near Nashville, Tenn. He whh 7.'l years of age. Negro Watchman Stole Cloth. A he Arthur, a negro man, who for some time has Iteen the watchman at the i'lne Creek Mill, was arrested Wed nesday charged Avltli having stolen elotli from the mill. Chief Whltaker searched the negroe's house Wednes day and fouml three bolts of clot)) hidden away. It la the belief of the mill people that the thefts have ,l>eeu going on for some time. LKX I NtiTON HANKER PAROLED. t i Governor Extends Clemency Under " Certain Condition*. /ffhe governor has granted a parole tb J. A. Black welder, the Lexington county hanker" who was convicted hi September 1913, on the charge of vio lating the state hanking laws. When Hlackwelder was convicted lift was sen tenced to pay a tine *?f $1,000 or serve one year on the Lexington chain gang or In the State iieultentlary. Later the governor commuted' the sentence to a line of $JS00 or one year. The governor paryled Hlackwelder upon the following condition : "Parole the said J. A. Hlackwelder until E. H. Hliame, Jr., is prosecuted and a ver dict of guilty or not guilty lias t>een rendered by a petit Jury for his (E. H. ltliame, Jr.'s) defalcation In the sum of $31,759.01 to the Bank of Sum ter, Sumter, S. C;, of whleti hank the lion. Richard I. Manning was the president at the time of the defalca tion." * A New Advertiser. ? r We call your attention to the ad vertisement In today's Chronicle of Zemp & DePass, the corner druggists. They had stocked up on Chrlstuifts goods of every description before the prices advanced and have one of the best. selections In the city for theltfc patrons to choose from. Be sure to see 'them when making your, Christmas purchases. Rev. Jenkins to Preach. We, have been requested 66 announce that Itev. D. C. Jenkins will preach at High \pill meeting house, 2 miles north of Lueknow, Sunday, December 1Uth, at 11 o'clock. All are Invited. Negro Lynched Near Coward. Florence, Dec. 4. ? Willie Green, a young negro, was taken from officers who were bringing him to Florence In an auto this morning and lynched near Coward, a station 20 miles south of here on the Atlantic Coast Dine road. Green was found under a house from which all the men folk had gone. The women folk became alarmed and sum moned liural Policeman Jordan, who lives there. He with Magistrate John son arrested the negro and started for town. A crowd met them in the road near Coward station and took the i\e gro away, hanged him and riddled the body with bullets. The coroner's in quest does, not reveal any further crime than that stated. Bank Wrecked at Nichols. Wilmington, N. Ck, Dee. .J*. ? A special from Nichols, S. C? says the Bank of Nichols 1 was robbed early today by thieves who blew th<v safe, secured $1, HOO and escaped. The Interior of the buHflinif wfts damaged b.v exploslon \q extent of $1,500. Btoodhcfunds were secured. from Columbia, S. C., but fall edto follow the trail. ?_An ? imnamed Jiegru?ls, -iopiirfcerft have stated that soon after the ex plosion was heard at 3 o'clock, lie saw Ave men running along , the railroad track southward. The dispatch says two men were B nested at Mulltas, S. C., and are being held for examina tion. Their names are not given. Gave His Life For Dog. Si?aft&nt)urg, Dw, 2.? Andrew Fo'w. lfer, a negro, lost his life on Madison Dean's farm, <four iqlles west of the city, yesterday afternoon, in An effort to save his dog, His bound was lin ing beaten by two other dogs when he went to his rescue, using the butt end of a^sbotgun he carried to beat off the attackers. As he struck one of the logs a blow the gun was discharged mid Is contents entered Fowler's, ab domen, killing biro almost Ipstantly. ~ The city council pf ^Columbia Thursday dismissed all cases against business establishments, in the police court, to\ violation of the Sunday laws growing out' of the reform wave two or three weeks ago. The council made it plaint however, that existing Ruhday laws will ' be rigidly enforced In the future. Muckogee, -Okla. ? Miss Flora Wet cell, a telephone girl, started to an swer ;a call recently and could not speak. Her pbyafctaps say that she may never speak again.: The cause of her loss of void- is unknown. Police Chief at Pendleton Kill* Former Detective. AinU'i son. H. f ?4m-. 7. rinuh's Uuin'istiii, former) > tt utate t \ ?? under governor Itiea.sc, wkh hIio| niiiI in (iinrl.v k i 1 1? ?? 1 ni rujirih'toii Hil 1 1 ternoon )ty <'hlef of l'??l !?**? S. II. Whit lt>< K of tblt 1)1 A (Ml. Whltloek \n m a trough I i<. Ahdernon tonight ami i<m1u r<l III tbo fount y jttj> I" " lilt. III. 'Ill given out for publication in stated tll^t be knew nothing of tile killing nit 1 1 1 advised <>f U liy physicians who dressed woiiihU In IiIh head. "I was standing In a wtore when jbhuo one ou'me up from Ifchlnd him) nlrurk nu> a in riiic blow in t *??? hack of the heed wltli mi axe handle. 1 wan not con mIous of bring upon KoIhthou and knew not lilujj of what had hai?iM?tU^<l until I'camo to my soiikos In I ho doc tors office," Is the statement made l?y Whlthxk From other Hourcoa It Is learned that there had I wen hail blood between NVUltloek and Kohersoii for hoiho time.. It tn alwo i-o|H>r(?><l that the t'hlef of nollee had Ikhmi drinking heavily dufr lug the day and that wlum he and Koltorsoii met uy In a wtore thin a t t?ri)(H))l a ?|?IM 11*1 oilHUOd tmlllik' 111 <H1? Mtrlkliijc ii"' I'lin'i ii heav> bio* tha lifud and Whltloek liitiit; xoiae h)x tlnu's u)mhi KoImmhoii, out* hIioI only I akliiK aflfiM'i Itobortaon workMl at I'heHtorttoUt wlib Sheriff 1'. I>. DoukIhkh for hoiuo llinr, J|> \V ?'l I IIK III | >11 1 I - <<l the xtalo, 11 In Understood that wtiioa the ??!??<?? Ioii of Mr. MaiiuiiiK an Kovernor, itoin i i >m bail binm audaavQpitMf to b# re-api join led. How Innu-alnNt bin eoiu* inlKsioti iiiidi-r (lovomor Itlense etptrft) eould not be lea iifed. yiJ Moth men hava been lenldentH of PtuulH'ton f?n* yearn, ItohertHon hav ing at <?ne time boen .chief of polio* 1 1 m ? i ?? WhftlocJc liti h bold Hif position of chief of pollea for the |uiMt 11 yearn. Moth nan iiro **ld to be exceptional ly popular in their home town and If Ih understood that the killing ban thrown Hie opmumnlty into a turmoil. THE "PRUDENT MAN-PROTECTS H/S HOME W/TH A BANK ACCOUNT ' Money PILED UP in the bank is the one sure protec tion against the storms of adversity. f No man who has a home and family should endanger the security of his home or the comfort of his family should he be taken away from them. ' MONEY IN THE BANK will best insure the comfort of a man's wife and children. As you earn money bank it regularly and make your family independent.' Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay four per cent interest .on savings deposits. The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C Funerals Directed We supply the best of burial goods, con duct funerals and relieve * families and friends of many unpleasant duties inci dent to death. We are rWays prepared * ?/?... ,? ' . -y. * V""-' 1 to serve those who neeo our service. 1 | , ,,, - B. R. McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, S. C. . . '? v.- ' v.?. . - BEAUTY AND UTILITY are combined in our stoves and ranges. Thus our parlor heaters are aa good as they are pretty, our kitchen ranges, as good looking' as they are good cookers. Better see them if yoi| need cither. All things to go with them, too, of course. Fancy liods and pokers for the parlor, all sorts of things for the kitchen. BURNS & BARRETT Camden jmi ."/L7 C. W. EVANS, Manager * >1.1: ? ?J ? '. v. - -:?> V ?>-? . MScR^? - FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS ' - ? City and Country Calli Attended Promptly - PAT OR NLGHT_ Office and Show Rooms at 1 103 Broad SdH \ * , _ ' v>?. H yP+^ sr ?* '? .W? V ??>**- ?? W Office Phone 91 ' $1111 TF2E22 ?&?s?