The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 11, 1914, Image 3
GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK
BY BRITISH SQUADRON.
Engagement Took Place Near
Falkland Island* on Tues
day Morning.
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|,<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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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South Carolina Baptist* Are
in Session at Charleston*
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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
$02,000 to this fund. A masterly, schol
arl.v address was delivered by 4)1.
F. Ix>ve, Home Secretary of 'the For
eign Mission Board, an address by Rev.
John Lake, missionary to China, was
greatly enjoyed.
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For a Christmas Present ^ What
would be inore acceptable than a box
of Kern's Fine Candies? Found at
Crosby's Ice Cream Parlor in most any.
Rise ai^ at nK?t~iiny prfce.
Sale Begins Today.
." Mr. H. Jj. Hchlosburg N will' v today
begin another of tyls mammoth dry
goods Miles to la$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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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1 to serve those who neeo our service.
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B. R. McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, S. C.
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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
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C. W. EVANS, Manager *
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS
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City and Country Calli Attended Promptly
- PAT OR NLGHT_
Office and Show Rooms at 1 103 Broad SdH
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Office Phone 91 ' $1111
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