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Chronicle II' H". ,1.11 I HU'1 I .. -U^-. 1 II11.'.. ' I. ? ,11 Li ...II ? Ll ? l U? U- . I ? . CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1816. NUMBER 42. gPHK NKW8 AT IIKTIIDNK. Chronicle of Happenings tinthored by Our Regular CorrespouUeut. . ( Bcthuue, Feb. 3. ? The new grist mill rear of the postottice has Ixfii com rted aud whh put in oi?er?i.t^u \aqt ^ek. Tills mill will l>e h Kret?t con fidence to the community. [Mr. W. W. Jllalr, who bad tbe cou kct for erecting Bethttue'i new achool Sliding and Ih now building tbe brick k>re bouse for O. 1*. King & Sou, is secured tbe contract to erect a 10,000 school building at Maxton, N. WL I Miss Sallle Stokes returned borne \t week from a visit to relatives at Iddendorf. She whh accompanied by Ir friend, Miss Pfearl Johnson, who 111 spend this week with her. air. JB. W. Hall and family from-ncar linden, spout last Saturday and Suu r with the family of Mr. J. E. Stokes route 1. Air. Willie Waters, from near Cam pi, s|?ent Saturday and Sunday with family of Mr. II. b. Jones. Jr. Tom Raley and Mrs. K. L. Jones fcnt Saturday at Camden. Miss Hattle Myers, from near Cam spent tne past two weeks with family of Mr. K. M. Huckabee jve town. (dr. E. N, Yarbrough has commenced \ erection of bis new residence ilext Mr. J. E. Oopeland's home on the it side of town. Lmong the recent purchasers of au f whiles in this section are Messrs. 11. Stokes, of route 1 ; Luther Raley, route 2, and one or two others. We rn that several other parties in this Inlty exi>eet to purchase new c^rs in. . Services were held at the Methodist Irch here last Sunday, both morning evening by tbe pastor, Rev. A. M?j fduer. Ir. (i. S. CatOe left Tuesday morn [for (talnesville, Fla., where be will tul a few days on busineses. Jlss Lucile Barnes, from near Caui came out last week and will at the Bethune high school the bal , of the sessiOu.. v? . Jsses Kula Lee Scruggs aud Paul Best, of Hartsvllle, spent Saturday Sunday in town with relatives, r. Dan McDonald, of Kershaw, 'in town TuesdaylL pssrs. Shafter Dimn and Calvin iskill, from near Camden, spent v days the past week at the home Jr. Jas. A. McCaskill. Lewis and Hobson Young, passatl, were visitors at. the home [r. S. M. Hough Saturday night, - r. D. Hyden, who has been In the fa n tile business here for the past ? years, has sold two of his fttores i stock of goods to Mr. J. E. Cope , who will conduct a general mer lle establishment. Mr. Hyden sold Mher storerooms, one to Mr. W. E. |s and one to Mr. Z. Hrannon. Mr, Inon will move into bis new store jice. Mr Hyiic" left j ixrr }w week's stay at Marlon, after i?h he will go to Now York for the liner. r. W. J. Newman, who has been Charge of the Central telephone ex ge here for several months past, resign his position about the 20th and will move with his family the residence formerly occupied tir. and Mrs. Mrs. A. Hamlet. ttle Miss Pansy Hyatt entertained mber of her girl friends Saturday rnoon by giving them a doll party lcr home. The little ladies eujoy |tlu> occasion immensely and after Ing some time with the "babies' several games, light Refreshments ? served. Those present were Flor and Ellen Stone, Louise and Ce King, Ruth and Blanche Gard Mary Louise McLaurin, Ruth Es |go. Pansy and Kathleen Hyatt, rs. J. H. West is sending a fow this week with her sister, Mrs. Seegars, near Hartsville. r. Wm. Thompson, of route 1, has ar recovered from his recent se ll ness as to be able to walk around farm. iss Eva West, who is attending r college, spent Sunday and Mon at her home here. ?. S. N. Newman spent last week ^Villiamsburg county. rs. Lula Brown, of Camden, spent I day with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. ^ing e understand that Bethune will f a strong, live baseball team this Tho young men composing the i team are talking of having a \r *?}r ,?U<v hlgb^fccbool. the club Ur'tPP'eo' probable thAt an oyster1 er will be held for the same pur at an early date. Baseball is very ilar here and it is hoped that our] riesH men and the young ladies -In i will assist the young men 111 ng the team in good financial con n at the very start. ? ic gentlemen who are endeavoring] ure the establishment of an ollj here, have already secured the1 ise of considerable stock In the rprise. - As-, we sttfted last week ^establishment of an oil mill in Be e would of groat benefit both phe town and surrounding country] we hope that the necessary stock be secured at an early date, one who has ever visited {this will deny that it is a pretty and. Illy located municipality, that" ft IS"] thy, has splendid water, brpad, laid off streets its citizens I clever, hospitable and liberal. In of all.tfcese advantages we sug that every citizen of the town i oarjy this spring and have his dses thoroughly cleaned up, es tlly around the stores. Waste pa trash, tin cans, banana peels, etc., Id be kept off of Main street and Bdl should enforce the ordinance rd to this matter. By all means, your door and windows to keep ?flies. J>t withstanding rather stringent] PA8TOK8 EXC1IANQK ri'LIITS, K4W, Dr. Thayer Pmu lio<l Here Sunday Morning and NiglM. Hy previous arrangement 1 >r. Thayer pastor of the First Baptist Church of Smutty mul Dr. J 110. A. Davidson, of tlio Camden Baptist Church, exchang ed pulpits laat Sunday, Dr. Thayer preaching here and Dr. Davidson In Sumter. At the morning service Dr. Thayer stated he had been requested by the pastor of the <?auiden church to preach that morylng on the subject of "Tith ing,* and to repeat the subject at the evening service. This, however, he said he would not do, and would preach on tha? subject only at the morning, tier vice. The speaker made a strong clear and forceful exposition of this somewhat iterplexing hut very lmi?>rt ant question. He made it clear that Man's debt (not gift) ^to (3od was a tenth part of his gross Income. At the evening service Dr. Thayer chose for his text Hebrews 12th chapter and 1st verse : "Wherefore seeing that we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of wit nesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily be set us, and let us run with patience the. race that is sot before us." For more than half an hour the siwaker held his audience almost spellbound. The sermon * was an unusually good one" an undoubtedly did great good, and Dr. Thayer's Camden friends will l?^ glad to have him here again. The Sumter Dally Item of Monday had the following to say of Iiev. David son's visit to that city: "The Rev. John A. Davison, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Cam den, preached two interesting and elo quent sermons at the First Baptist church of Sumter yesterday, preaching morning and evening. Mr. Davison and Mr. Thayer, the pastor of the First Baptist church, exchanged pulpits on Sunday," Mr. Thayer having been ask ed to deliver two of his sermons on tithes at the Camden Baptist church. "At tlie morning service the audience tilled the First church to capacity and Mr. Davison held his audience spell hound, while he was speaking. In fact so much was his morning sermon ap preciated that at the evening service the Sunday school room of the chutch had to be opened for the building to hold the audience, which was as pleas ed with his evening discourse as It had been v^lth that of the morning." Married. Married at the residence of the of l;ciatmg Officer, on January 30th, 13)16, , Mr. J. Jj. Branhain and Mrs. Rachael Carter, of Lugoff, rfd 2. J. M. Por te*, Notary Public, officiating. Mr. John Blackwell and Miss Annie Kelly, both of Camden, were married on Sunday evening, January 30th, at the home of Probate Judtre W_ t_ m~ Duweii. River on a Rampage. . The heavy rainfall tlie past few days has caused the Watered to r*?aeh the flood stage at Camden. Traffic on the Camden to Columbia highway has been discontinued on account of the overflow of water on the approach to the bridge on the west side. The last grand Jury recommended that this road be put in condition and it is to be hoped that another high water will not interrupt traffic. Register Births and Deaths. Mr. W. G. Wilson, the registrar of births and deaths for Camden and De Kalb township asks us to warn the public that It is important that some oue report all births and deaths with in ten days after occurrence to him. J. A. McCaskiir Is the registrar at Kershaw. Look carefully into these matters an d save puuishment, the de partment" has been overlooking fail ures but will not continue to do so. The records have to be placed on file in the Clerk of Court's office after be ing reported to the registrars. laws governing their salo and use and severe penalties" for the Carrying of them, the pernicious and cowardly practice of Irresponsible and unauthor ized persons of toting concealed fire arms seems to be Increasing. It seems to be more deep-seated among the poor er classes of whites and colored. If every ignorant and brazen negro in the country were searched probably some kind of defensive weapon ? very likely a cheap and^dangerous pistol ? would be found on his person. Our lawmakers ought to do something to regufate and restrict the handling of these dangerous things to guardians of the peace and ot^er duly authorized Persons. We. need more -drastic laws in this respect and more rigid enforce ment of them. The man who totes a pistol in his pocket in broad day on city streets or country roads and in the peaceful pursuits of "lire, is a mis erable coward at heart. He shows, also, that he distrusts himself and his fellowmen ; else why should he put the pistol In his pocket. He is losing his faith in human nature; or, Jie has committed some wrong against his brother* ?SjflL|g.r pneagy ; or, he lacks some of the attributes of a man. One of these Is fearlessness, because it is groundless fear of something or some.- 1 body that he carries the pistol. ? flel. Mr. John LucasTyoungest son of Mr. I S. D. Lucas, of Tiller's Ferry, left Mon- j day night for Florida, where he r\ pectS to secure employment. Mr. Lee Vaughan received a metsagn on Tuesday announcing the dtath of his mother, Mm. Celie Vaughan, of La mar, which occurred on Toeadajr ua?/TO' log of thi* wee*r. Mm. \ Vfctiglian 91 years of age. Rev. J. M. Forhla, who was operated on for appendicitis at Of'sshls uonpnai recently returned to ht* borne here on Tuesday night *** - ' 'f a ^ t POLO AND GOLF HAS IIKUl'N. TvarUt and Touitfulk WHhwm (iamen Nearly Kvery Day. In the finals of nil Invitation IK hole golf match for ladles, Mrs. John \V. Dillcnbeek, of \Vatertown, N. Y., and Mrs. Samuel V. Merrick, of Phllndel 1 phla. played an even name, even to the last hole, ami when the ISth hole WtlH played the score was a tie, and it was too dark to play an extra hole, the players agreed to meet again to play the match over. Mrs. Mercick has gone to Jacksonville for a short stay and will meet Mrs. Dillenheek as noon as iMwslhle after her return. Huturday afternoon an interesting foursome was played on the Camden Country Club links between four pro fesslonals ? Wui. C. Skelley with Dan Thornton when they defeate<l Jimmle Norton and Jack Jolley hy 1 up In IS hMes. The finish was very exciting Inasmuch as Thornton and Skelley were 1 down and 4 to no, when Skelley tlutshcd with three threes and one four; par on these holes ItoliiK three fours and one live. In the finals of the sweepstakes Sat urday at the Sarsfleld links, in which seven players competed, Mr. l,athrop Bartow, of New York City, was the winner. The following are the players with their scores: A.. *1,11. C. M. Phelps KM) S l>2 Lincoln Smith 1)5 12 S3 Other entrants were Jas. B. I, add and Koht. Nellson. The weekly sweepstakes and hall handicap matches are being played on the Sarsfleld links each Saturday. The golf committee of the Camden Country Club, Messrs. John It. Todd, F. E. Coursen, and T. ICdmund Krumb holz, met with the golf committee of the Sarsfleld Club, Messrs. Geo. A. Shoemaker and B. B. Tlcknor, to llx the dates for the matches for the Cas well cup. The llrst match will be play ed Feb. 10th on the Country Club linkH, second at Sarsfleld Feb. 24th, and the third March Otli on the Country Club links. This cup was presented by Col. John Caswell, of New -York City, last season to be played for by the two clubs each year and to hold the cup it must be won three consecutive times. Sarsfleld has one game on it now. . J On the Sarsflpld links Monday af ternoon Messrs. Jack Jolley and. Win. i C. Skelley were winners over Messrs. I "Jimmle" Norton and I^athrop Bartow, j with the finish three up and two to! play. Mr. Norton of the Sarsfleld Club is; busy each day instructing the begin ners in golfing, among whom are Mrs. Ceo. It. Cook, Trenton, N. J. ; Bishop j and Mrs. Frnnk Dumonlin, Toledo, O. ; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Hartshorn** MmrTrTHir. is. j. ; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Freeburn, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Messrs. Henry E. and Paul I). Dallledouze, of Brooklyn, N. Y\ I/nthrop Bartow John \V7 Bubb .. Fred L. Coes .... Cross SO 104 lOI Hdk. Net SO i? ss 12 83 Polo. Edgar Y. Claussen made the first goal for the season on the* Camden I k>1o field. The first practice game was played here Wednesday. The ,fine weather prevailing brought out a rec ord crowd and the match proved well worth while, much Interest being in the new mounts of Claussen, Norton and Perkins, and they did wonders. One minute after Referee Krumbholz put the ball in play, Claussen made the first goal. This was followed by Perkins and Wiley, each scoring twice. It was not until the laBt period that the Blues tallied, Little ami Shaw goal ing. . . A /tame of i>olo Was played Saturday afternobn between the Blues and Whites. A fast game was played by both players and ponies. The lineup was: Bluefr ? Ray Cassel, Karl Shaw, of Texas, and Chss R Little, of Cam den. whites ? E. Y. Claussen, New York ; A. P. Perkins, Cleveland, and C. P. Wiley, Bernardsville, O. The whites won by a score of 4 to 3. Wiley played a fine game, making three goals in this game, and bids fair to make a star. Claussen is well mounted and play h a good game, Monday's polo game between the Blues and Whiter resulted In a walk over for the Whites by a score of >7 to 1 1-2. The lineup was the same as Saturday. Claussen made four goals. Perkins played good with his-, back hitting. Afternoon Teas. The twlce^a-week teas at" the /Kirk wood are proving popular aft a meeting place on Tuesday and Thursday after noons for dancing, music and gossip. Many were on hand Tuesday for the dance and at tea time tables were arranged on the veranda, where the guests assembled and whiled away the time in social chat. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Krumbliolz entertained at tea in honor of Mrs. John W. .Oorl>ett, Mr$. Wm. M. Shan non and Mrs. I>ouglaH Boy kin, of Cam den. ? Mrs. Howard Sewell Wilcox, of Chi cago. Tuesday afternoon had as her guests at tea, Mrs. J. B. Dumont, of Plalnfield, N. J? and Mrs. Geo. E. Crampton, of Boston. - For Miss Thompson. Thursday at "Villa Roseland," Miss I). Eleanor Brow** entertained at luncheon in honor of Miss Charlotte M. Thompson. At tho table were Miss Thompson, Miss Manly, of Baltimore;. Mrs. Campbell, of New York ; Miss Wallts, and Mrs. Nolan, who la wl?h Miss Thompson at The Terraces. , * r _J Mr. Jack Jolley, of Newark, ft/ J., a golf professional who visits Camden every season, is here for a stay, and has played in several matches since his arrival last week'. Mr. Jolley la connected with the St Mango Mfg. Co., BiSSfftwiiiyni oi goix Pa IK. The Valentine party which Is slated for February 14th *t the Kirkwood POLITICS AND THINGS. "Hudi" Tliinks it Will Take Wronger Man than H lease to Heat Manning. V j l-Niltor Chronicle: As I haven't' seen tun thing In your pa|?er from this com IIUMlit) rhoiight I would drop you a fe\v linos to lot you know that we ire still living, hut not kicking ver \ high. 'I'lu* health of tills community is very K'<< " I except for had colds and some other complaints too numerous to iuoii t ion Tn?? fa rm<*rM of this community art' beginning to prejMtre for another crop but there is a groat deal of talk aud comment as to what crops to plant to the host advantage, owing to the high price of fertilizers. In my Judgment the l.??st thing for us to do is not to use ;i pound of fertilizer this year, for we cannot afford to pay such extortion ate prices In order to raise cheap cot ton As I understand It, a few hlg men I mean rich menT-have cornered on the guano material to some extent exis ting to make a fortune at the ex pen>c of tjhe farmer. So \ wish that ; every man in the Vnited States who has been using guano would not use a |M?und this year at such prices as it is now .soiling, and Just let them keep it and use it for table purposes, as they are so greedy for It. We can make a living without using fertilizer and stay at home and board at the same place. If we will economize along all lines this year like we did last year and can make plenty of hog and hominy at home and let guano, alone this fall will find us in better condition than we have been since the Civil war. v Tills is political year again and oh my. the candidates! ? the candidates there are and will be for the different "Offices." "I am thinking about running for some office myself, but cannot hard ly decide what office to run for unless I rtan for governor, as I think it will takfr a stronger man than Cole L. Kiel se to beat (Jovernor Manning in the' next election. "Buck." Cassatt, Jan. 31, 11)10. Is being looked forward to with much pleasure l?y all. There will he dancing "find music, ami the &i>ecial dinner will he a feature. Several tables have al ready heen engaged by both tourist and town folk. Mr. H. Stetson, of New York City, arrived this week at the Klrkwood to speiirt his sixth winter here. Afrs. Thomas Campbell, of New York City, is spending a few weeks with her sister,. Miss I>. Eleanor Brown, at her lwmie "Villa Roseland.'* At the Court Inn for another sea son Is ?Mr. John A. Donald, of New York City. ' Mr. and Mrs. S. Kit-hard Davlge. of Blnghamton. N. Y.. are at the Klrk wood hotel. M?* Bieanor cook, and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cook, of Trenton, N. J., are visiting at the home of their father, Mr. Geo. It. Cook on Cauxlen heights. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Newbourg, Jr., of Cynwyd, Pa., are at the Klrkwood. Mr. Walter B. Cowperthwalt, of New York City, after spending several days at his home, returned this week to join his family at the Kirkwood. Among the arrivals at the Court Inn this Week are Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Mc pherson, of Lawrencevllle, N. J. Mr. E. B. Sterling, of Water town, N. Y., relative of Secretary of State I>ans ing, 'and at one time consul at Ediif burg, is sending some time at the Kirkwood. Mr. W. B. Hutton, of Barnesville, ()., is among those arriving at fhe Court Inn this week. Mr. John Martin Hammond, of Ger mantown, Pa., made a short visit to Camden in search of data for a book he is preparing for publication. Col. and Mrs. Ixyoy Springs! of Dan- 1 caster, were visitors at the Kirkwood . I Miss E. S. Cousins and Miss G. F. It. Keller,' of Stockb ridge, Mass., are stopping at the Kirkwood. Mrs. Denison Gallandet, of New Lon don, Conn., is at the Ilohklrk Inn for a few weeks. .) Mr. B. B. Beckwell, of New York City, is spending some time at the Court Inn. Mr. T. M. Phifer, of Columbia, & C.. is registered at the Kirkwood for a few days. Mr. Walter C. English, of Brookllne, Mass., Is -among those stopping at the Kirkwood. Mrs: G AY. Units, of New Haven, Conn., Who is a regular visitor to Cam den arrived this week to s(>end some time at the Court Inn. Mr. and Mrs. .Tames Carstairs, of Philadelphia, arrived this week to spend some time at the Kirkwood. Mr. W. S. Harding, of Boston, is at fhe Kirkwood this week. Mrs. J. F. Bartow, of Sout^/Oran^e? N. J., arrived this week to spend some time at the Hobklrk Iin>. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Watson, of Xahg horne, Pa., are at the Kirkwood for their third season in Camden. Mrs. I. M. Wiiiard and Miss Rosalind Wlllard, of HampHU?ad. L. I., are guests at the Cotjrt Inn. Mr. J. p. Barton, of New York City, is ^topping at the Kirkwood. l?r. K. A. -Jjoovr, erf Forest Hills. I,. is in Camden for a few weeks, stop ping With Mrs. DuBost' on Fair street, hsvinff eome to join Mra. I/h-w, who came here* early Irt the season. Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Danforth and Miss Danforth, of East Orange, N . J., and \flss Coojter, of Philadelphia, form a jvarty at the Kirkwood. ? Mr. and Mrs. W. .A. Burnham and Miss Burnham, of Irvlngton-on-Hud son, >T. Y., are this week registered at the COCKft Inn. Mn?. John P. Sanlshury and Mlm Annie B. Hayes, of Dover, Del., are guest* at the Hobklrk Inn. Mr. and Mrs. C D. Simon* Jr., and family of Metr York City, are at th* Kirkwood. STICAMKH \rr\M ( AHIKKI). (?miMih Sprlni; Surprise liy rutting Vessel lii at Hampton Itond.s. Norfolk, Vh? Feb 1. (ilven up for lout days ago t he Itrltlsh passenger 11 nor Appam, plying tn tin* West Afri can tradi* a p| tea red like 1111 apparl tion In Hnwpton Roads today, Hying the Herman naval ensign ami with her shl|vs company under guard of a Oer lnan prlxe crow. She brought word of a mysterious Herman commerce raldor, thp Moowe, which now roams the scan, Itnd had oh lH>ard the crows of seven Itrltlsh merchantmen and Admiralty transj>orts capturcd hy the Xloowc he fore she seized tho Appam and started her across the Atlantic for an Amerl can |H>rt. with Lieutenant Hans ltorge, of the Herman naval reserve, ami 'J men In charge. The Appam now lies otY Old I'olnt Comfort, under the guns of Fortress Monroe, waiting for the State Popart incut at Washington to determine her status ? whether she Is a man of war pqliject to Internment or a Herman prize. Hy tomorrow the customs au thorities here ox|H?ct to have orders to send the ship either to Norfolk or Newport News, where the anxiously awaiting Itrltlsh civilians will he put ashore. According to the story told with great reserve hy Lieutenant lterge to Collector Hamilton when he formally reisirtiHl his presence in American ter ritorial waters late today, the Moo we captured the Appam, hound from Da kara. West Africa, for Liverpool, aftor a brief show of resistance, on January 1(1. 00 miles north of the Madeira Is lands. On board the Moo we then were the crews of live vessels, previously captured, all of whom were transferr ed to the Appaiu. From all rej>orts the raider 1m a con verted German merchantman with a false canvas forecastle concealing a battery of guns of fairly large cali ber. On January 17, she engaged In battle an armiHl Australian trader, the Clan Mactavlsh, which she Hank after an exciting combat wltti a loss of 15 men killed on the Clan Mactavlsh. The Appam, which was 10 miles away at the time, In charge of the prize crew, steamed hurriedly back to the scene and rescued four members of the crew of the sinking Clan Mactavlsh, who were struggling In the water. loiter, under orders from the com mander of the raider. Lieutenant Berge headed his prize for American ports and parted company with the Moewe. Nothing has been seen or heard of the raider since, and the Ap pam steamed across the ocean on an uneventful voyage, reaching the Vir ginia Ca]K?s at 5 :45 this morning. On board the Appam all told nre 452 ix?rsons ? the prize crew of 23 ; 20 Carman civilians who were on their way to Engl am I for inizmn'ririil seamen captured with tho British ship, 114 passengers on the Appam and the Appam 's crew of 155. Lieutenant Berge claims the Appam is a prize of war, but Government of ficials have not yet accepted this view. She had one mounted rifle aboard when captured, but this was removed" by the Moewe, and there were no guns aboard when she reached port, except small arms carried by the prize crew. Story of the Capture. Old Point Comfort, Va., Feb. 1. ? The Aloewe wa? disguised aH a tramp stea iner and carried a battery of heavy guns concealed behind a false forecas tle fiead when she captured the Ap pam, according to a Htory Carroll B. Foster, pilot, said tonight tliut Cap tain IlarriHon, the Appam command er, told him, Fonter brought the Ap I>am into Hampton Roads today after she had reported as the German steam er "Hnffulo." on the way In he talked with Captain Harrison. The story told by Foster is the only ueiuiied account of the capture tiiat has come from the Appam. Lieutenant Iterge, the German naval officer in charge of the crew wliich captured the vessel, refuses positively to permit any one except United States officers to board or leave the ship. An armed guard on the deck warns all sortn of vessels to Hteer wide of the Appam. "It Is best not to go near her," the lieutenant warned newspaper men to night, "my men might shoot." This is Captain Harrison's story of the Appam's capture as Foster told It tonight : "It was a bright clear day when we were enptnred. We were moving along at a fair rate of sjieed when suddenly in the distance I saw what apj>eared to be an ordinary tramp steamer. Gradually she came closer. We did not fear her and continued ahead with no attempt to escape, nor without mak ing preparations to combat her, as we certainly exacted no attack. "Suddenly the tramp tired a shot from a small gun across our bow. I immediately hove to. As I did so the false forecastle head, made apparently of cavas or some otln\r flimsy material, fell rtwfly and reverted a battery of huge mills. ? \ "It Immediately was apparent that resistance was useless, so we surren dered without offering resistance." The liext chapter of Foster's vi sion of Harrison's narrative as to how the small crew of Hermans piloted the Apjmm successfully across the Width of the Atlantic and kept the Appam crew and passengers in subjection was graphic and romantic. I "Once aboard the Appam," Foster quoted Harrison as continuing "the German priae crew under the protec tion of the battery of guns of the raid er. immediately disarmed the Appam crew and locked them In various cab ins. A similar precaution was taken with the passengers. "In the conr** of thte work the 20 German captives who were being taken to England were discovered. They were liberated that they might assist the crew in taking charge of the liner. PAKMKKN IN liKTTKK NIIAI?K. ArrordiiiK to StHtwiKiit Made by Pros Itlcnt Harrison of Suntltcrii Ky. Washington? 1*. ('?. Jan. 27. ? "Farm ers in ( 1??* Southern states traversed by Southern Hallway Company's linen a iv l>etter off l?y at least. $200, (MM), (>00 said l'renldont Harrison of Southern Hallway Comimny, commenting on the I'nlted St at on Agricultural Dcjmrtiuent figures of crop aiul live stock valuta. "The Department figures of the val uon of the cro|#t of cotton. Including wort, gratns, hay. tolnuvo, Irish pot a tt>es, sweet potatoes, and apples show a total for those states of $1,188,(180, 000, as comparts! with $1,020, 1 70, 0(H) last year, an Increase of $108,4^1,000 The value of live stock on farms In those stall's Is reported hy the Detri ment as $10, 228,000 greater than last year, bringing the total up to $178,070, IH>0, ami If we add to this the Increased value of various vegetables and fruit crops for which figures are not yet available the total will easily reach $200,000,000. ' Although, on account of the large ''reduction In cotton acreage* the yield of cotton was substantially less than last year, the farm value of the cot ton was $4(1,872.000 greater, and of the steed $40,052,000 greater, . making the total value of the erop $87,824,000 greater than last year. The result of the more general diversification of crops which is the outstanding feature of present-day farming In the South Is seen in an Increase of $01,082,000 In the value of grains, an Increase of $18,84(1.000 in the value of hay, an In crease of $12, fil 2,000 In the value of Irish i>otatoos and sweet potatoes, and an Increase of more than $10,000,000 In the value of live stock on farms. On account of the generally lower prices of farm nnlinals throughout the United States, the Increase In the val ue of live stock does not fully measure the progress of the South In the past year toward a realization of Its great advantages for the production of meat and dairy products. The Department figures show Increases of 88.000 head' of milch cows, 200,000 head ofother cattle and 1)84,000 head of swine. * "Taking into consideration the In creased extent to which Southern farm ers have produced supplies used on the farm as well as the large Increase In the value of their marketable pro ducts, I think It may fairly be said the average condition of the farmers of the South was never better than It is today." Popular Salesman Here. (Jot). N. Wilson, salesman for the H. W, Wilson Paper Co., of Itlchmond, spent Wednesday in Camden. George Is a favorite among the print shop* throughout South Carolina and the press gang 1h glad to seo him "nn Teet again" after a long illness In h Richmond hospital. To Move Into New Building.1 The Olyhurn Drug Company _ Jiafl lonsed the north store room in the Savage and Crocker hullding now be in^ erected on corner of Broad and DeKalh streets. The original plans called for two stort*s north of the cor ner store, but this would not allow room enough for a drug store, so the plans were changed to give tlifem a floor space of 21 1-2 by 64 feet. The company expects to hav?^a neatly ap pointed drug store with a new soda fount and tiled floors. They expect to be in the new building by April. ? The IiOao and Havings Bank will oc cupy the corner building. None of the other store buildings have been rented j yet, but several have spoken for office ' rooms on the second floor. Under the sui>ervision of Mr. Padgett the work Is being pushed rapidly. The new building will contain all modern conveniences, such as electric lights, sewerage and steam heat and will be the best equipped and most centrally located office building In the city. Her Brother Shot. s David A. Langford, proprietor of the Coca-Cola bottling comjiany at New berry, and a brother of Miss Mary Et ta Langforfd, one of tho teachers of th? Cleveland school in this county, was shot and seriously wounded by Ira O. Burton, also of Newberry, Sat urday afternoon last. The affair hap I>ened on a crowded str**et in New berry and was witnessed by numbers of j>eople. >fr. Langford was rushed to a Columbia hospital where an OIF (?ration was ]>erformed and it was found that the bullet entered his ab domen. Last accounts from the hos pital stated that the wounded man; was doing as well as could be expect ed under the circumstance*^ Bazaar at Westville. You are cordially invited to attend a bazaar; at Westvllle School House on Friday, Feb. 4th, from 4:30 to 11 :30 p. ni. To b? given for the benefit of tho school. Hope to have you with us. Westville School. "A large number /if prisoners cap tured from various vessels sunk by the Germans were placed aboard tho Appam. / "When the race for Hampton Roods started a meml?er of the prise crow was stationed at fhe wfreless jfor tlie purpose of receiving all messages but to send none. By this method tbr whereabouts of the British cruisers patrolling the regular ocean lanes were always known to Lieutenant Berge. who steered far out of reach of them. "The crew and passengers of tbe captured vessel were given daily exer cise, but only in small numbers ft a time. Thus It was very easy for the few Germans to control several hun dred captives." tf The crew and passengers, according ; to Foster, had do complaint to make i over their treatment There Is a short - age of food and water on the Appear, however, Foster declared.