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HELD UP MANY TIMES
TRIP FROM LONDON TO BERLIN
HALTED VERY OFTEN. >
33 MORE ARE PARDONED
Qwur Abo Manages to Get in An-
other Favor for Jones, the Wealthy
Wife Slayer From Union—Paroles
Decomes a Full Pardon and
Omrict is a Free Man.
All convicts paroled “during good
ivlor" by the present chief execu-
ttra were granted full pardons by a
ttenlcet pardon issued by Oov Please
flatard&y afternoon through a proc-
fasiatinn filed in the office of it. M.
HoCown. secretary of state. It la
estimated that between 1,000 and 1,-
Mt were affected by tbls action, citl-
amaklp rights being restored to fully
Chat many by Gor. HI ase with one
-nstroke. of* the pen.
Since assuming office in January.
1911. the present governor has exer-
demency in 1,662 cases, over
thousand of which were paroles
during good behavijr. Tbls
Sruclamation gives all of these un-
idttionnl pardons.
An unconditional pardon was
ated to W. T. Jones, the wealthy
Onion farmer, who was ptroled only
m Obw weeks ago, afte* serving part
a~Ufe term for murder of bis wife,
were some other conditions at-
to the parole of Jones besides
of good behavior, and It took a
pardon to free him.
Salurdaj afternoon Oov. Blease
■at across to the secretary of state
tint of thlrty-flvo paroles and
American Reporter Takes Letter
From Herbert Hoover to Ambassa
dor Gerard in Berlin.
The delays and interferences to
which neutrals travelling between
London and Berlin are atlll subject
were well Illustrated by the experi
ences of an Associated Press repre
sentative who just made the trip and
undertook the amusingly hazardous
task of carrying an unsealed letter
from Herbert C. Hoover, chairman
of the Belgian relief commission in
London, to Ambassador Gerard in
Berlin.
The correspondent had made every
preliminary preparation that embas-
r'.ca and traveling bureaus could sug
gest. He had lodged four photo
graphs of himself at the American
embassy. He bad waited In line over
an hour to have his passport vised at
the Dutch consulate In London and he
arrived at the Victoria station In Lon
don three hours before the train for
Folkestone wav supposed to start.
There the suspicions of various na
tions are to hos treacherous purposeo
were first aroused.
“Have you any letters or photo
graphs?” was the simple question, to
which his candid reply started the
trouble. He answered he had one
photograph and one letter. The
sleuth, who was at the moment un
screwing the top of a bottle of tooth
powder, presumably to
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PtTIBHil li WITS GUMBOS
IN CtOMSDS
AUSTRIANS ON NEW UNE
.Haary Moore, Chester. March,
LMZ, m artier, Ufa sentence reduced
years In February, 1914;
Jim Floyd. Richland. May, 1914,
years; paroled.
Harry McIntosh, Florence, June,
MIX. murder, Ufa sentence reduced
•o ton ream.
Win Marshall, Newberry, March,
MIX. aasrder, life; pardon.
Qsorge Webb, York, April, 1911,
r, life; sentence reduced to
ity years, January 21. 1914; pa-
ndorgrasa. Williamsburg,
1910, murder, to hang;
cam muted to Ufa In penl-
r; commuted to five yean.
Hasty. Spartanburg, Nov-
1914. vlolnilom of the dispeo-
amsy Saw, eighteen months or fine of
STM. flonteace commuted to fine of
MAM or throe months.
Arthor Hasty, Spartanburg, Jan-
1911. violation of the dlspen-
ooe year; sentence comuiut-
i ot f 194 or three months.
D. Meter, Spartanburg. Nov-
1914. violation of the dis
law. eighteen months or fine
STM; Mateoce commuted to f 100
•mr Brae months.
L. C. Starnes, Greenville, October,
1M4, vtelatlon of the dispensary
loar; pardon.
ArChwr .Phillips, Greenville Novem-
-Bar. 1114, violation of the dispensary
Jam. 9194 or three months; pardon.
Bel Johnston, Berkeley. November,
MIX. saeault and battery with Intent
tm kill, eight years; parole.
JL A. or A. C. Campbell. Richland.
Twee, 1914, assault and battery of a
Ugh mad aggravated nature. $260 or
Wo rears; parole.
Jacob Watts, Lexington, Septem
ber, 1911, manslaughter, fifteen
$oars; parole.
.,J. Ik Shroder, Richland, Septem-
'log, 1912, unlawfully keeping a club
9190 or three months. Par-
W1I1 Marshall, Newberry, Novem-
er, 1914. murder, life; pardon.
Daniel Edwards, Dorchester, Octo-
■r. 1909, grand larceny, eight years;
Dr. 8. Williams, Aiken, September.
1914. slander, $760 or 11 months;
Allen Leftenant, Berkeley, Novem-
r, 1911, manslaughter, five years;
Batler Holt, Newberry, June. 1908,
discharging firearms into a train, five
years; parole.
Peter Carn, Dorchester, October,
012. manslaughter, 12 years; parole.
Clarence Davis, Charleston, June.
1914, attempted criminal assault, 30
sentence commuted to 10
yeara.
Jack Wherry, Chester, March,
1914. murder, life; sentence com-
annted to 10 years.
Ladle Heard, Greenville, assault
tang battery with Intent to kill, Sep
tember, 1910, seven years; parole
formerly Issued; pardon.
I^red Reeder, Newberry, June,
1997. manslaughter, twenty years;
gtarsled in December, 1912; pardon.
Tally P. Babb, Greenville, Novem-
ftsr, 1910, manslaughter; five years;
paroled In 1912; pardon.
Alfred Free, Saluda, August, 1907,
Manslaughter, 10 years; paroled in
1911; pardon.
Frank White, Lancaster, March,
1910. manslaughter, 10 years; corn-
mated to five years.
Frank Finney, Charleston, Febru-
mry. 1914, housebreaklnf, and lar-
«aajr, eighteen months; parole.
C.C. Gantt, Lexington, June, 1914,
Wtolatioa of the dispensary law, $500
pear; pardop; $100 of fine
Rath Grant, Richland, September,
1911. manslaughter, throe years;
—atsaee rodeoed to elghteea months.
George Adaey, Marlon, aprlng,
1949. 910101100 of the dlapeasary law,
throe months; pardon.
Ooorge Adrojr, Marlon, January,
19M. convicted on two chargee la
teaser's coart for violating liquor
, total fine of $209 or sixty days;
.Newberry, Novem-
1 and carrying
Military Experts Look Towards Vis-
tola for Big Battle—Weather is
Proving Useful Ally to Russians—
Vienna Reports Success—Petro-
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grad Tells of Advances.
Petrograd reports: “Monday night
our troops won a complete victory
over the Turks at Sarikamysh. We
have beaten two Turkish army corps
and made the entire 9th Turkish
army corps, including its commander
and three division commanders, pris
oners.
"Small bodies of Turkish troops,
which succeeded In escaping, were
rigorously pursued and destroyed.
“We continue pursuit of the other
parts of the Turkish forces, which
are in full retreat.”
London reports a Petrograd dis
patch saying: "Accounts of the Turk
ish defeat at Sarikamysh say the
Turks displayed great bravery and
made frequently desperate bayonet
sorties. Their operations were con
ducted under tremendous difficulties.
They lacked proper equipment and
™ ascertain ha<1 no tran8 P° rt trains. Most of the
whether the con“te"nts we7e lyddite or! " ar tr °P hlea captured by the Rus-
some equally deadly agency, looking ala “"^ er ® 0 r »^ r “““ a f* Ard . aii
up keenly, accepted the proffrede I T , h ®.v Tur , k 8h ^ f °r. C K ^ rda i£ n
proofs of domestic devotion (the pho- * ,ao ,a t 1 hre f ® n ^ w ‘ th 1 dl888t t r ; ! he
tograph was the picture of his wife enemy In his disorderly flight has
and child), and opened Mr. Hoover's
letter.
“Do you realize that this letter
contains the names of many British
ships?'’ queried the vigilant defender
of his majesty's shores.
“I do.” said the reporter with all
the solemnity of the wedding cere
mony. ^ —
“Yet you want to carry it to the
enemy's country?”
”Yes!"
"Will you please talk with Inspec
tor Seacock, of Scotland Yard?”
Inspector Seacock, whose name re
called the Crlppen trial, gave the
American a searching glance. "Do
you know what all these ships are?”
was his first question.
"Mr. Hoover says, if you will no
tice that they are the ships which
are.carrying the food to hungry Bel
gians.’' was the reply.
“Well, you can't take It to Ger
many.”
The reporter then wrote on the
envelope a suggeetlon that Mr. Hoov
er send It t Ambassador Gerard In
been almost surrounded by the Rus
sians. who hold the main roads.”
Petrograd reports: “The defeat
which we inflicted on the Ottoman
army In the region of Sarikamysh is
complete. The Ninth Turkish corps
was completely annihilated. We
made prisoner the commander of the
corps, Iskhsn Pasha, the commanders
of the seventeenth, twenty-eighth
and twenty-ninth divisions, and two
lieutenants (these chiefs, with their
■tags). More than 100 officers and a
great number of soldiers. The Turk
ish losses In killed and wounded were
enormous. We took many cannon,
machine guns, munitions of war and
revlctuaUng convoys.
"A company of one of oar glorious
regiments captured the entire com
mand of the Ninth corps.
“Our vlcrorlous troops are pursu
ing the rest of tbs Tenth corps, which
is trying U escape.
During the taking of Arlahan
one of our Siberian cavalry regi
ments charged the enemy and cut to
_ pieces two companies of Turkish la
the embassy pinch an disked'the" In" | ,ant 7_ A . t k h *e““*f C ,V*
specter if he could get out of the pen ! r ?* lm * nt C4 . pt * # , ? dfla *° 1 f 4 *
1 Eighth regiment of Infantry, belong
ing in Constantinople.
"The Turks are rotroattng In all
direct Iona.”
Berlin reports: “Aa Austrian bul
letin reports that Austrian troops
have occupied an important line to
the south of Oorllce. which Is a fav
orable basis for further operations.
An official report from Vienna says
to get a messenger. There seemed
to be no definite reply, bat after a
few moments' delay the Inspector re
turned and uld: “On second thought
I think you can take It. It aeema to
be a perfectly open mrtter.”
Bo the messate went safely to Hol
land. where the Inspectors at Flush
ing and Osendaal never hesitated In
111 meet with Mrs. H. Yarborough
at Henthetm.'on th'e o'ermin'iildVof! Austria has had to withstand very
the frontier, the letter came In for J •‘rong attacks from the Russians on
expert examination on the part of the 4h 1 *j a * k*!** 1 !* T > ° ,,t, °“ *■
whole staff of the helmeted tnspec-J‘ a »r Important because it forms a
tors, whose question, ranged fro^L“ a l“ ^a, P° ,nt l unct ‘® n , of
inquiries as to the place of birth ^Austrian troop. In the Carpathian.
the reporter's parents to questions as
to the businem aud motives of Mr.
Hoover. Every passenger on the
train was passed and many of them
with the main army
"An official bulletin summarising
the results of the fighting in the
northern theatre of war during
were staring In at the suspect through ! Christmas week says 12.700 privates
the window before the staff finished
with the reading of the letter.
"Don't you know that It Is forbid
den to carry such a document Into
Germany?" “Can you swear that
these ships rei.lly are carrying food
Into Belgium?” “If you are not per
sonally aware of the exact facts,
don’t you realize that you may be
committing a serious crime to en
deavor to carry this letter to Berlin?"
And so on. The reported murmured
sometb'ng about running the risks If
It would help a hungy people. This
gave him his courage and in his best
German, he asked what they pro
posed to do about it. This was an
Inspiraton, as nobody had thought of
it before. It was decided that the
reporter could go on, that the in
spectors would consider the possibili
ties of harm In the letter and, If It
seemed wise to give It to him, It
would be sent to his Berlin address.
One week later It had not been so
delivered.
ATTACKED FROM AIR.
Dunkirk Reing Subjected to Attempts
by Air Fleets.
The Dondon Dally Mail’s corre
spondent In France reports that a
Zeppelin skirted the French seacoast
near Gravelines twelve miles south
west of Dunkirk Wednesday and then
turned westward toward England,
and that It is rumored that two other
Zeppelins preceded It.
“Thereafter throughout the holo
day,” the correspondent adds, “Dun
kirk was subjected to German aero
plane raids and attempts to drop
bombs, but owing to the vigorous fire
of the town’s guns few bombs fell.
At one moment six aeroplanes were
hovering over the town, but were
compelled to retreat. Apparently no
damage was done.”
Boy Killed !n Runaway.
Oscar Black, 14 years old, of Green
ville, was killed Monday when a team
of mules ran away, their Hnee catch
ing about his neck and dragging him
to his death \
$900,000 for Carnal Opening.
President Wilson will ask congress
for $250,000 to defray expenses caus
ed by ths Panama canal opening cel
ebration.
and $7 officers were captured.
Vienna reports: "The enemy’s at
tacks to break through northwest of
Oorllce again failed, at the cost of
heavy Russian losses. The height
south of Oorllce which was fiercely
contested, was taken and an unus
ually large hostile battalion was de
feated.
"A field officer, four subalterns
and 850 troops were captured as well
as two machines guns. A hostile
aeroplane also was shot down.”
Petrograd reports: “In Galicia no
essential modifications are to be not
ed. At Uzsok Pass the Austrians, in
retreat, were attacked by our cav
alry which fell upon them flank and
rear, after having made their way
by mountain paths obstructed by
snow—this notwithstanding a violent
snowstorm. In this attack we cap
tured about ten officers and more
than 450 soldiers.
Paris reports: “Monday night our
troops took possesion of a quarry sit
uated at the crossing of the road
from Rouvrois to St. M'hlel and that
from Mazey to St. Mlhiel find also
Some neighboring trenches. There is
no other operation to report. The
weather continues to be very bad,
with Incessant rains.’’
Ix>ndon morning newspaper corre
spondents in the eastern war theater
lay emphasis on the Russian advance
in Luaowina, Austria’s eastern prov
ince, where, it is said, only feeble
resistance was encountered.
Rukowlna is the borderland of
Roumania and the correspondents
speak of excellent feeling between
the Russian outposts and the Rou
manian frontier guards, Russia hav
ing assigned soldiers of the Rouma
nian race, to patrol duty.
According to the correspondents,
the feeling in favor of Roumania en
tering the war has been augmented
by the Russian occupation of Sucza-
wa and Klmpolung, cities which are
full of historic significance to the
Roumanians.
In North Poland, where Russia Is
confronted with the . moat;'"serious
task, the weather Is proving a useful
ally. The Germans, according to their
accounts, are making only slow pro
gress with their offensive operations.
Military men took for bigger events
between the lower Vistula and the
East Prussian frontier. The Rus
sians hold the greater part of the la*
terventng territory, and Unless en
gaged when the river froeaea, would
fall on the German flank south of
1114^ larroay, oas ysaf: parols, ths. rtvsr.-It Is believed hero, there-
Wm Is. Aikea. February, fora, that the Germans plan a
Ufa; santtete reduced meat from Thorn and
to prevent this
would take place in the open.
Petrograd repot tat “More deeper*,
ate fighting took place on the night
Of January S-S In the region of Bo 11-
mow, where the Germans, after aa
energetic attack, forced one'of onr
tranches, but were Immediately dis
lodged from It by our counter attack,
ahandofitag six machine guns and a
number of prisoners.
"In West Galicia on January 2 we
made progress again, taking more
than 1,000 Austrian prisoners and
several cannon and machine guns. In
the region of Uzsok pass we took an
equal number of prisoners and cap
tured several guns and rapid flrers.
In this action an entire Austrian bat
talion with 11 officers surrendered.
In this region the staff of a column
of the enemy, with the chief wound
ed, and all documents fell Into our
hands.'
Berlin reports the Austrian official
bulletin saying repeated Russian ef
forts to break the Austrian lines west
and norfhwest of Gorlice, near the
Carpathians, have failed wlfh heavy
losses for the Russians. The Aus
trians took by storm tLo heights
south of Gorlice, capturing 850 pris
oners.
London reports: “The French pro
gress in upper Alsace Is probably the
most significant news from the west
ern front In a number of weeks and
by some observers here is taken to
Indicate future attempts by the Allies
to break through In that region,
maintaining meanwhile a base on
Belfort:
“Whether the Turks are or are not
exaggerating their successes, they are
giving some hard fighting in the Cau
casus, judging from dispatches riddl
ing London. Even Petrograd tele
grams admit that the situation Is be
coming of first importance. There is
no sign as yet, however, of Russia’s
moving troops from her western to
her southern frontier.
"A Berlin Tageblat correspondent
at Austrian headquarters explains
the recent change In the situation in
Gallda by the statement that the
Russians hare been reinforced from
Kiev. Another German correspond
ent says the Russians are bending
every effort to reech the fortress of
Cracow, but have met with repulses
and heavy losses, owing to the well
■elected Austrian positions.
"British warships have bombarded
Dar-Es-Salaam, capital of German
East Africa, where it Is reported
much damage was inflicted and all
German vessels in the harbor were
disabled."
Herlla reports: "The Turkish bul
letin represents the Caucasus situa
tion as favorable. Heavy fighting at
Sari Kamysh has brought a decisive
Turkish victory. The Turks have
taken 2.000 prisoners, eight cannon
and 13 machine guns since Christ
mas, besides large stores of ammuni
tion and proTtstons.”
Paris reports: "The first Intima
tion of another French advance Into
Alsace, at a point near Or bey or Ur-
be Is. some 14 miles weat of Colmar.
It seta forth alao that the. French
advances in the direction of Cernay
(Beenhelm). southeast of Betinbach.
have been maintained. There are six
points on the battle front where ar
tillery engagements have taken place,
and the Belgian artillery Is described
as active In Flanders. Advances neer
St. Georges also are claimed. _
"Prom the Lys to the Oise, In the
region of Notre Dame de Lorette. to
the west of Lens, we were successful,
thanks to our mortars and onr hand
grenades. In completely stopping the
sapping labors of the enemy. In the
vicinity of the Lille highway the Ger
mans blew up one of our trenches and
then took possession of It. but an Im
mediate counter attack again put us
In possession of it.
"The engagements In upper Alsace
are of a very violent nature continue
In the region of Cerney (Sennehlm).
"Sunday n.ght our troops lost and
then regained the territory around
the church at Steinbech. Monday
morning they occupied the entire vil
lage.
“The German works to the west of
Cernsy captured by us Sunday were
lost for a brief period following a
very violent counter attack, but the
Germans were not able to maintain it
and this position remains in our
hands.”
Berlin reports: "In the western
theatre of the war. except for a more
or less heavy artillery combat along
the front. It was generally quiet.
"Only near Thann (Alsace) did the
enemy show great activity. After an
overwhelming bombardment of the
heights to the west of Sennhelm, the
enemy succeeded during the evening
in capturing our demolished trenches
on these heights and In connection
therewith the village of Steinbach
which we subbornly defended and
which we stubbornly defended and
which frequently has been mentioned
In our reports during the last few
days. The heights were retaken dur
ing the night after a bayonet attack.
Fighting for-the village of Steinbach
continues."
GUMM SOLD
mil tin OF IN THU OHS
AIEIiCAN ItfilSTIT
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WILL TRANSPORT COTTON
HOLDS RIGHT OF SEARCH
u. 8. CERTIFICATE WILL NOT
FROTCT SUSPECTED SHIPS.
POLICEMEN KILL BURGLAR.
New York Policeman Js Also Killed
When He Makes Arrest.
A policeman and a burglar were
killed and an alleged highwayman
was mortally wounded in two revolv
er battles New York poljce fought
with four robbers caught in an at
tempted hold-up and a burglary early
Tuesday. The dead: John Haus-
man, policeman; George Hennessey,
burglar. The wopinded: “Jack”
Dntton, police character.
Dutton and an unidentified negro
companion, ivho escaped, shot and
killed Hangman as he tried to arrest
them after an attempted hotd-np.
Hutton was shot four times by police
men who trapped him a few blocks
away from the scene of the killing.
Hennessey wae shot and killed by
Detective Axel Jensen, who found
him prying oat a store window.
Government Approves Bale and Ship
Prepares to Carry Cotton to Ger
man}—Much Interest In the View
Which Foreign Governments May
Take of the Matter.
The steamship Dacia of the Ham-
burg-American line, which has been
Interned at Port Arthur, Texas, since
the start of the war, has been bought
by Edward N. Beltung of Marquette,
Mich., and Monday was placed In
American registry, after a conference
between the Commissioner of Navi
gation, Eugene T. Chamber'ain, aud
Henry 8. Hooker of New York, coun
sel for Mr. Breitung. The incident
Is likely to become of international
Importance, testing the attitudes of
Great Britain toward the application
of the Declaration of London of
1909. u
' The Dacia^has been bought anl
paid for by Edward N. Betting of
Michigan,” said Mr. Hooker on leav
ing the department of commerce at
Washington on Monday. "Tno de
tails of the sale have been fully laid
before the department of commerce,
and thfe official registration number
has Just been telegraphed to Port
Arthur, Texas. The Dacia has now
become an American vessel under the
provisions of the amendment of Aug
ust 18, 1914, to the Panama canal
act.
"The Hamburg-Amerlcan line has
no further Interest, directly or Indi
rectly. In this vessel. The German
captain and the German crew will
leave the vessel and their places are
to be taken by George McDonald, an
American captain, and by American
crew who were selected In New York
and have been sent to Port Arthur
"If the Dacia aa an American ves
sel Is permitted by the powers under
the Declaration of lx>ndon of Feb
ruary. 1909. to carry Southern cot
ton to Europe, a solution of the cot
ton export problem will have been
made. It Is quite clear to me that
there can be no adequate transports
tlon to Europe of the cotton now ac
cumulated unless the German and
Austrian vessels now Interned In
American ports can be purchased and
need by American eltlxena. No other
veesels are available.”
Mr Breltnng Is an American ettl-
*en. the son of Edward Beltung of
Michigan, who was a prominent min
ing capitalist of northern Michigan
and for a time a member of congress
The subject of the sale has been be
fore the department of commerce for
days, and the transaction baa been
subjected to the closest Investigation,
tfie department even going to some
trouble to satisfy Itself of the actual
American citizenship of the purchaser
of the Dacia
The steamship is one of the small
er vessels of the Hamburg-Amerlcaa
line and has been engaged In carry
ing freight cargoes between New Or
leans. Oalveaton. and other gulf ports
and Bremen. The Dacia will be sent
to Galveston at once to take on
cargo of cotton for Bremen.
The Dacia has been tied up at Port
Arthur since the beginning of the
war and there seems to be some
prospect that France, at least, will
make an effort to dispute the sale
France holds that even a bona fide
sale can not be recognised so long
as the sale is made to evade capture
and that a vessel so sold Is subject
to seizure by a belligerent.
There was no admission by the
government officials that a test case
was to be made of the Dacia, but It
Is expected that the question of the
manner of purchase will be raised
Transfers In circumstances similar to
these surrounding the sale of the
Dacia were made the subject of ex
tended discussion at the London con
ference of.. 1909 and the following
agreement was finally reached:
“The transfer of an enemy vessel
to a neutral flag effected after the
outbreak of hostilities is void unless
It is proved that such a transfer was
not made In clrder to evade the con
sequences to which an enemy vessel
as such is exposed.’’
The proposition of the United
States as to this agreement is that a
bona fide sale of merchant vessels
froip belligerents to neutrals after a
war begins Is permitted If the sale is
actually made in good faith and that
the transaction is not made as
cover to escape the consequences of
belligerent ownership. Great Britain
has not made Its attitude toward
such a transaction entirely clear.
The Dacia will sail from Galveston
the middle of January under her new
registry. If she should be held to be
within her rights the result would
mean untold advantage to the cotton
Industry of the Bouth, which Is now
languishing for want of vessels to
carry the crop to Germany. If, un
der the policy of President Wilson to
establish a government-owned Ameri
can merchant marine, any progress
is to be made, the determination of
the International status of the ves
sels of the Hamburg-Amerlcan line
and of other lines belonging to na
tionals of one or the other belliger
ents that have been driven from the
high seas, is of the greatest Impor
tance. Until this Is settled favorably
to the United States, it will hardly be
possible to acquire enough veesels to
meet the necessities of our foreign
commerce in the extremities caused
by thfe war.
There have been 103 vessels
bought for American registry anger
the act, and of these fifteen were
Germtn steamships belonging to the
Great Britain Looks Upon
Plan aa Desire to Amicably Adjust
Matters Complained of.
A London dispatch says thet al
though the British foreign office re
gards with high favor the America^
government’s plan of certifying ear-
goes destined for Europe, it was said
that England can not accept such
certification as an absolute guaranty
of the nature of the cargo In case
cause for suspicion arises after a ves
sel leaves America. In other words,
the right of search can now be waiv
ed, because of the possibility of
shifting cargoes at sea.
The waiving of the right of search
in the opinion of prominent British
officials, would be an invitation for
smugglers to carry contraband to sea
in small boats and retransfer it to a
ship of certified cargo. The position
is precisely the name as that taken
by the foreign office concerning cer
tification of manifests by British con
suls at American ports.
The government constantly is ia
communication with representatives
of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and
Holland, and Jt is reported these na
tions are taking steps to revise their
lists of prohibited exports to corre
spond with the British contraband
lift. That would m;-ke possible a re
sumption of shipping to neutral Euro
pean countries from America with
out delays or danger of seizure.
A decidedly favorable impression
has been produced by the American
certification plan. British officials
regard ths suggestion as a farther
manifestation of a desire to hasten* a
satisfactory settlement of the situa
tion. |
Owing to failure of ths London
newspapers to discuss the preliminary
negotiations between Ambassador
Page and Foreign Secretary Grey, ex
tending over several weeks before ths
American note was presented, ths
English public was not well advised
concerning the ' differences which
grew up.
Even now the opinion Is quite gen
eral that President Wilson denied
England’s right of search. Conse
quently much of the shock occasioned
by the presentation of the American
note was due to misapprehension and
Is disappearing on account of
now
the calm and friendly attitude of the
government.
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
r—Large list of wealthy
here wishing early marriage Con
fidential description free. Reliable
slab. Mrs. Wrnbel, Box 24, Oal^
land. Cal.
Lady Wants position ee housekeeper;
home with children preferred. Beet
refernces Address '‘Housekeeper.'*
care Letter Carrier No. 14. Char lee-
ton, 8. C.
etaotn shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqj xzflflffffi
Haleemaa Wanted to eell vinegars and
ciders. Exclusive or side line. 25
per rent, commissions Weekly set
tlements. Re Hands Mfg Co., Rich
mond, Va.
Early Jersey Wakefield C ah ha re
Plante—Shipped fresh from the soil.
Parcel poet, 20c hundred: 76e 500;
$1.20 1,000. prepaid; hv expreaa,
500, 40c; 1.000. $1; 6,000, «4.?6.
"Hermitage Farm,” Clark Wilcox,
Marrails Inlet, 8. C.
Sn peril boom Hair Is cselly and quickly
removed from face and arras by
TONDO HARMLESS HAIR REMOV
ER. Highly endorsed, aafe, effective.
Generous box fifty cents postpaid.
In plain wrapper. So thorn Special
ty Co., Savannah, Oa.
Give your wife, mother or sister
nice Xmas present. Set of Wllllami
Roger’s Carnation pattern Tea'
8poods, 87e. Rogers Bros. 1847
Vintage pattern, $1.74. Write for
prices on other silverware. W. Y.
McNeill, Waterloo, 8. C.
Notice—The PRINr— ,rJOINEER-
ING-MACHINB WORKS at Sumter
will contain APPRENTICE DE
PARTMENTS for automobile re
pairing and machine work. It will
he the means of teaching our younj
men mechanical trade and “KEEP
THEM AT HOME.” Request ap
plication blanks, and list of second
hand cara, parts, and motorcycle,
being cleared out.
Antomoblllsts—NEW YEAR starts
our NEW PLANT. 5,000 square
feet, concrete floor. Will accommo
date 100 cars. Washstands, pits,
and machine tools for ANY repair.
Painting, top nnd upholstfery de
partments. Winter is time to paint,
overhaul and fix tops; write for
prices, naming car. If you live near,
shop in, or pass through Sumter,
we have THE place to care for all
your motor needs IN THE PROPER
WAY Write for list of second
hand care, parts and motorcycles
being cleared ont; ale • application
for apprentice department if yon
want to learn AUTOMOBILE RE
PAIRING FREE. Prince Engineer
ing-Machine Works.
One Lad Shoot Another.
"J.-A ," the 10-year-old son of J ,
A. Schroder of Abbeville, was shot | Standard Oil company and operated
In the beck Saturday by a playmate:aa tank steamers between Bremen
of the seme age who bed a pistol in I and New York. As tke ownership of
bin possession. : three steamers could not bo ansalled
jin nay ■''Oner under the Igmguags
It ka^bran reported that Greek re-lot tke DaqlsratloYof Loedoe
' to cetera March 1. tent bos been mode to yegnffil to
Get Away With $8,090.
Throe unmasked bandits Mcked the
employees of a Little Rock, Ark.,
bank In,their vault and escaped with
fS.OQO. The Imprisoned officials
were released soon after the occur
rence.
Cl
Negro’s Body Fowad.
A party of hunters from Greeaville,
Ala., found the dead body of a negro
hanging on a tree Wednesday.
la Hie Grist Mill.
Caught In the ahaftlng of big flriat
mill Jake KeUey. ef Bonaire. On.
was crushed to death early Tkvnday