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BALKAN CRISIS ON ENTENTE DEMAND SETS READY REPLY FROM BULOARU NEUTRALITY OR THE WAR Effort* Do Force BKlcviaa Action Rent Entirely Upon Price to be , Pnld—If Allien Ono Gome Acronn Army Will More Against the Tnrka In Twenty-Four Honrs. The situation In Poland and the Baltic provinces is changing little and public Interest Is turning to the near East where quadruple entente diplo mats are endeavoring to revive the Balkan league and bring all the Bal kan states over to their side. Diplomats of all belligerents for the moment are concentrating their attention on Sofia, for Bulgaria holds the key to the situation. It Is said she is being offered territorial con cessions as an Inducement for her to join one side or the other or to re main neutral. Both the German and entente min isters are declared to be finding their endeavors hindered by their friends. Greece and Servia are unwilling to cede to Bulgaria that part of Mace donia which is her pricv for joining the allies, while Turkey Is opposing concessions which Austria and Ger many desire her to make to Insure the continued neutrality of the Sofia government. Bulgaria, too, it is asserted, is weighing the victory the Austro-Ger- mans have gained in Poland against the allies' renewed efforts In the Dar danelles and the reported signal vic tory of the Russians over the Turks In the Caucasus, which the military experts in London believe will keep the Turks quiet on that frontier for some time. The correspondent at Salonlki of the Havas Agency telegraphs that diplomatic representatives of France, Russia, Ureal Britain and Italy have delivered a Joint communication to the Bulgarian government with a view to procuring the collaboration of that nation with the allies, as part of a common understanding with the Balkan states. This action was taken In conjunc tion with the presentatlpn of similar communications to Greece and Servia. as recently made known. It Is in re sponse to Bulgaria ■ request on June 14 for Information from the quad ruple entente powers concerning the advantages she might expect in ex change for her active co-operation with them. In an exclusive interview with a correspondent of the United.Press S Radoslavoff. the Bulgarian prime minlater, made the following atate- ments: Bulgaria will send her armies marching against Constantinople in twenty-four hours If Servia will rede Servian Macedonia to her. V. Radoslavoff, prime minister of Bulgaria and the man who more than any other holds the destinies of Eu rope in bla hand, made this frank statement to Henry Wood, staff cor respondent of the United Press, on Tuesday. In an exclusive Interview granted the United Press, Uie Bulgarian pre mier for the first time revealed to the world exactly what Bulgaria demands for remaining neutral, and what she asks of the allies for driving the Turks from Kuntpe, an operation that admittedly would prove the turning point of Uie war for the allies. Of equal importance was his reply to the report circulated in European capitals that Bulgaria, having won Constantinople, would demand the Ottoman capital as her prize. “That fear la groundless.'’ he said with emphasis. “The internatlonai, commercial and political responsibili ties attached to a city occupying the geographical position of Constanti nople are too great for a nation that must always remain small—like Bul garia. “We will fight but for one en«f. That is to extend our frontiers until they embrace the peoples of our own blood, but that end must be guaran teed to us beyond all doubt. If we are asked to fight alone, we are ready. If we are asked to fight with Greece, Servia and Roumanla in a new Balkan alliance, on the side of the allies, our willingness remains the same. To the allies we 'say: ‘Give us back Servian Macedonia, and we will fight in the way we can serve you best.” /. V. Radoslavoff is the storm centre of the greatest diplomatic swirl the world has ever seen. Because Bul garia holds the key to the world war, the diplomatic agents of every great power Involved swarm lit Sofia, their pressure centering upon hitff; ^ “Bulgaria is fully prepared, and waiting to enter the war the moment she receives absolute guarantees that by so doing she will attain that for which other nations already engaged are striving—namely, the realization of her national ideals,” said the pre mier. “The bulk of these aspirations lie in Servian Macedonia, which, with its one million five, hundred thousand of Bulgarian peoples, was 'pledged and assigned to us at the close of the first Balkan war. It is still.ours by right and the principle of nationality. “When the Triple Entente can as sure u* that the territory will be re turned to Bulgaria and our minor claims In Grecian Macedonia and else where realized, the allies will find us ready to fight with them. But these guarantees must be real and abso lute. NO mere paper ones can be ac cepted. ' “Unfortunately our aspirations are DIVE HIS SLtYER LIFE WITH SURE CBANCE TO KIU Georgia Man Shot Through Lungs Wrestles for Pistol and Let ' His Slayer Go Away. Stewart Floyd Foster, Madison, Ge., popular In social and business circles of Georgia,’ Thursday after noon died from a pistol wound in flicted by Nick Johnson at the close of a card game near Sword#, ( Ga., early Thursday-morning. — No trace of Nick Johnson wh'o Fri day shot and fatally wounded Stew art F. Foster, former University of Georgia athlete, had been found ear ly Friday. Officers said Johnson had not appeared at his home at Rut ledge, Ga., and they had been un able to obtain any clue as to his whereabouts. Floyd Foster, together with ten friends, had been camping on the Oconee river on the McCree place about five miles from Swords when the shooting occurred. According to witnesses, a card game broke up soon after midnight, when Nick Johnson, of Rutledge, a heavy loser, refused to sign a check for the amount owed. As the argument continued, Johnson retired to a dark room adjoining, re fusing to pay his obligation and curs ing. In a dying statement made at ths infirmary at two-thirty o’clock, Fos ter said: “When Johnson applied a vile epi thet to me I started to the door, say ing that I would not stand for such language. Quickly, as he shot me, I approached him and wrenched his gun from him. As he kneeled be fore me pleading for his life, I order ed him to leave, as I did not want him in my presence. Furthermore. I told him I would not take advan tage even of a coward in the dark, as he had In my ease.’ When Foster approached Johnson the latter from the table tho pistol of a member of the party. Johnson shot Foster twice, one ball entering the body beneath the heart and pass ing through the lungs and liver and the other entering the left shoulder. Nevertheless. Foster, who was s giant in size, entered the room where Johfison was standing, took the gun from him and told him to leave, as he did not wish to be in the presence of such & coward. —■ OTTSJNCIEASE WAR CAUSES Bid LEAP IN MUNI TIONS FOR WARRING SAYS IT IS NOT GREED Bulgarian Mlnlnta- JuNtifle* Attitude of lfiii_ Nation. Rome report# . via Paris Friday: The Bulgarian minister to Italy, D. Rizow, discussing in the Tribnng the negotiations between the Balkan states and the Quadruple Tntente, characterizes as unjust statements that Bulgaria considers herself in dispensable to the Allies and is be ginning on that basis. Bulgaria, the minister asserts, has not changed her program. She was deceived in signing the treaty of Bucharest of 1913, under the terms of which she ceded to Roumanla nearly three thousand square miles of territory. What Bulgaria now wished, he continued, was reparation based upon the principle of national ity for which the quadruple entente is contending. which we fee I are right- Instead, they most be ta-4M hv others la comaensa fer ths participation of oar arms conflict W# knee. ed the offers of both groups of powers In negotiations to that end. Only by dealing with both sides do we feel we can secure the best guaran tees that what we desire will be at tained. “On the part of the allies we are asked for the direct participation in the war of our entire army, whose valor the whole world knows. On the part of Germany, Austria and Turkey we are only asked for a continuation of our neutrality until the end of the war. “Candidly, this latter request we are loath to grant. We can not fore tell what the future holds for us. To discount it entirely and tie our hands by a solemn pledge of continued neu trality would be impolitic indeed. We might agree to remain neutral for a shorter period. But whether we re main neutral or whether we fight our end and the motives governing our decision will l»e the same. "We have no disposition to play for time in these negotiations. We seek only to gain guarantees that will insure the absolute realization of our national ideals, and just what these are, it seems essential to me, the world now should know. "There arejiow living outside the borders of Bulgaria nearly three mil lion Bulgarians. The bulk of these inhabit districts contiguous to us and constitute the majority of the popu lation of these districts. We aspire to have them united in one Father- land. Of this total number five hun dred thousand inhabit Russian Bes sarabia. Another three hundred thousand are in Roumania. Others are in Thrace, but the greater num ber, about one million, five hundred thousand, inhabit Servian and Gre- eiau Macedonia. It is there, we frankly admit, that the bulk of our national aspirations also lie. “Already wu have over six hundred thousand refugees, largely from Ser vian and Grecian Macedonia. Indeed, half the poplation of Sofia consists of refugees. They are our brothers —of our own blood. Simply cariug for them can never be a real solution of the great problem. Only a united Bulgaria ean solve that. “While Bulgaria is quite ready to participate in the war she does not underestimate the cost. She knows that Turkey is strong—far stronger than Europe y^t realizes. ^‘The fatigue which our army nat urally feTt at the close of two suc cessive wars has passed away. Our troops are in better condition and better equipped than ever. They have been organized on the Russian military system. Their offlcen have force of our studied in t~e h schools QXJE&tfifi*. “The whole nation Is provisioned TRADE BALANCE LARGER Statistics Tell Yon Just How Much Increased Demand There Has Been Created by the War—Gold is Flow ing Into This Country Very Rap idly. Large Increases in exports of ex plosives, iron and steel manufac tures, automobiles,: leather, cotton and woolen goods, chemicals, all classes of metal goods and in food stuffs are shown by detailed depart ment of coihmerce statistics for May, issued last week. There has been a large increase in exports of all lines of goods that are required as war supplies, such as Iron and steel products, packing house stuffs, woolen goods, chemicals, cotton seed oil and cake, all metal goods except copper, leather goods, automobiles and trucks, cotton goods, and refined sugar. Some of these articles, as sugar, for Instance, are not classified strict ly as war supplies, but are in demand because of the shutting off* of Ger man, Austrian, and Russian supplies from countries like England and Tur key that import all the sugar they consume. Exports of explosives over May, 1914, Increased $5,500,000. The to tal for last May aggregated $9,800,- 000. Exports of explosives for eleven months in 1914 aggregated Approxi mately $6,000,000, while for eleven months in the fiscal year 1915 the total exceeds $30,000,000. Iron and steel exports for May ag gregated $26,500,000, an increase of $6,800,000 over May, 1914; commer cial automobile exports aggregated $6,600,000, an increase of $6,500,- 000; for eleven months this year commercial automobile exports amount to approximately $30,500,- 000, as compared with $1,000,000 for the previous period. for Refined sugar exports eleven months aggregate $23,000,- 000, an increase of more than $21,- 000,000. Flour exports for May ag- FIFTY HERMAN SUBMARINES FALL VICTIMS TO THE ALLIES Atyny and Navy Journal Makes State- Bent on Authority of Brit ish Admiralty Official. - The current Issue of The Army and Navy Journal asserts that about fifty German submarines have been destroyed since the beginning of the war. The largest estimate from Eng land—which officially never an nounces her successes in the subma rine warfare, except where the cap ture of survivors make it necessary —has been thirty-two. Colonel William C. Church, editor of Jhe Journal, told a New Yfork Times reporter that, he had written th« paragraph quoted and that he had trustworthy information upon which he based his statement. It came from an, official high in the British admiralty. Colonel Church felt ’'constrained to keep his name a secret and believed that it would be unwise if more detailed information were made public. u The partial text of a secret report from Cuxhaven to the German ad miralty on March 11 admitted that twelve submarines had been sunk or were missing, and it was added that many of these were of the latest type. It was said further that a meeting was to be held on the next day at which it was to be lecided whether or not the submarine warfare should be continued. Oq^ March 5 it was announced in London that four sub marines had been sunk*, the sinking of the U-8 being annoumeqd on that day. The others were theXMS, U- 18, and one rammed by the British cruiser Badger.- On March 24, in an air raid olL Antwerp, a British aviator-destroydd one submarine apd Badly damaged another, according to a special cable dispatch to the New York Times from Rotterdam. A dispatch from Paris, published on Apxil 1, announced that the ministry of war had issued a statement telling of the destruction o$ a submarine by a cruiser. Five days later it was announced also from Paris, that a German submarine had been trapped in steel nets off the harbor of Dover. It was announc ed that these nets had been placed at the mouths of most of the important i British and French harbors, and th4s HAVE A SKIN WITH- OUT A BLEMISI ZEMERINE, THE MARVELOUS REMEDY FOR ECZEMA?ITCH, PIMPLES, RIND WORM TETER, ETC, RELIEVES SUFFERINfl AND ACTS QUICKLY "~7 " \ .7 . *i- '* ' - 7 '• ’ • ' **/'•• ' • ; ff your face is disfigured by ugly pimples or your body tortured liy^itching eczema, give Zemerine a trial. It brings quick relief to* the terrible itching, the desire to scratch passes away, and healing becomes possible ; *Zemerine is used and recommended by rhany prominent physicians as a specific for the treatment of diseases of the skin, and has to its credit many cases of wonderful cures. 50c and $1.00 at all drug- - gists, or by mail direct from ZEMERINE CHEMICAL CO. ORANGEBURG, S. C Wanted—Information rcfci.rding good farm for sale. R. G. List, Minne apolis, Minn. the was the first intimation of their use. The loss of seventeen submarines was reported to have been the cost „„„ „„„ . of the blockade to Germany up to gregated $9,800,000, an Increase of May 2 0. and It was said that these- $5,500,000 over May, 1914. For the j,ad all been lost since February 18, Barred Rocks For Bale- South. Lggs $2 per Grove. King, N. C. -Best In tbe 15. Foies: Kggs—America s best strain Buff Or plngtous. Mating list free. i£. L Green. Tarboro, N. C, . eleven months flour aggregated $88,- 000,000, as compared with $50,000,- 000 in the 1914 period. 3 leather manufacturers other than boots and shoes increased over May, UHI4i $4300,000; cotton goods, $2,- K003(to; brass and manufactures thereof,^$3,600,000; cars and car riages, $2306*000; cotton seed oil. $1,400,000; cheese. $1,800,000; zinc manufactures, $2,500,000; aero planes, $200,000. Slight decreases occurred in ex ports of copper, boards, electrical goods, agricultural Implements, naval stores, timber, tobacco, alcoholic bev erages. earthenware and musical in struments. The falling off in foreign trade during May appears directly in pig copper, which is 15 per cent, less than in April; boards and planks, 50 per cent, less; agricultural imple- menta, 30 per cent, less; electrical apparatus, 10 per cent, less, and naval stores. 30 per cent. less. The principal increases, as shown in round figures, are given in hun dred ‘housands in the following table, the comparison being with the exports of May, 1914; Iron and steel manufac- the day the blockade became official. There have been many reports of individual losses since, and an Amer ican arriving recently from Paris, told of tbe successes won by swift motor boats armed with small rapid fire guns against the undersea boats. Some of these pursuing boats, the American said, would travel fifty milee an hour. MAY LEND FARMERS MONEY ON COTTON AT 4 PER CENT. tures $265 $197 Refined mineral oils.. .. 128 126 Flour 98 43 Explosives 80 4 Leather 85 36 Cotton goods 68 40 Commercial automobiles. 66 1 Passenger automobiles . . 40 29 Brass . . . > 41 5 Cars and carriages .. . . 34 11 Cotton seed oil 7^, .. 24 10 Zinc manufactures . 7>^ 25 Refined sugar 23 2 Roots and shoes 21 13 Cheese 18 Binding twine and other fibre manufactures . . . 18 9 Oil cake and meal 18 9 Paper 17 16 Rubber 15 10 Film and photo goods . . 14 8 Lead .. 14 2 Paraffine and wax .. . . 13 4 The volume of gold coming into the country during May was $31,- 136,000. In May, 1914, it was $1,- 755,062. During the past May gold came In at New York to the amount of $13,403,935, and at Ogdemsburg to the amount of $13,516,803. The receipts of gold from Canada during the eleven months ended with May were $62,740,122, and from Great Britain in the same period $1,- 953,74 6. Canada’s transfer of gold to this country during May was $14,- 494,536, as compared with $1;045,- 917 the same month last year. France sent us in May this year $11,500,- 000 of gold, having sent us in the* preceding ten months of the fiscal year but $52,926. Our export of gold to all countries In the eleven months ended with Mhy was $631,720. The'total Im port of gold from aTT countries for the eleven months of the fiscal year ended with Maykas $119,227,015. The grand balance pf trade for the eleven months ended with May, 1915, Is of interest to thood who desire to Federal Reeorve Board May Issue (900,000,000 In* Notes for Short Term. After a talk Wednesday with Com missioner Harding ;.t Washington, Representative Henry of Texas tele graphed Joseph Hurst of Corpus ChrlstI that the federal reserve board Is considering a cotton relief propo sition he presented involving the is sue of five hundred million dollars of federal reserve notes for deposit in the sub-treasury nearest the southern reserve banks. He proposed that the reserve board advise member banks it will loan these notes to them at two per cent, annual Interest if the banks will make reasonable loans to cottoa pro ducers at four per cent, interest for six months periods. Mr. Henry said the amount of interest was the real question at issue. Mr. Henry said he was arranging for a talk with Secretary Lansing to urge every possible step to be taken -to enforce this government’s position that cotton shall not be declared contraband by Great Britain. take a broad view' of the trade situ ation. The total exports for the period named were $2,500,041,924, as compared with $2,207,507,101 for the eleven months ended with Mayy 1914. Imports were down to the end of May, 1915, $1,516,475,600, and ft>r the same months the previous year were $1,736,396,207. The total of exports and Imports for the eleven months ended with May this year was $4,016,516,524, and the total of exports and imports for the same months ended with May, 1914, was $3,943,903(808, giv ing- an increase for this year over last In the grandi total of foreign Trade, including both exports and Im ports, of $12,613,216. While this year exports have in creased by $292,534,823 in the eleven months imports have fallen off by $219,921,607. At the same time the balance of trade for the eleven months ended with May, 1915, 'had- reacTied' tEe enormous arnouhTof $983,567,324, and, as is well known, with the balance for the following month of June, passed the billion dollar mark for tbe first time In the history of the country, ' , White Orplngt»n»—Hundred breed •rs. eggs galore. Midnight Poultn Farms, Asheboro, N C. Stscys’ Poultry Yards, Amelia, Va Barred Rocks exclusively. Stock and eggs at reasonable prices. Registered O. I. C. Pigs for Hale— The large prolific kind. C. A. El- llotte, Charlotte, N. C., Route 29. Wanted—A first class blacksmith, with iamily to move here, steady work. Write A. A. Belk, Mt. Crog- han, S. C. For Sale—Crimson Clover, Rye and full line of field seeds. Write for prices L. -R. Strieker, Seedsman, Asheville, N. C. For Ks*«>—60 extra fine Poland China pigs AH eligible to register and' best • reeding. Dr. S. J. Summers Sr' Sods. Cameron, S. C. Barred Rock—Fine $3 and $5 cock errls at $2 for the reat of ths sea sol. Sitting eggs, $1 15. Mrs B. T. Smith, Csrnesvllle, Os. Eggs from Single Comb Rbode Is land Red matings cf quality. Heavy winter layers. $2 per 15. Carver Strain. C. M. Waff. Franklin. Va. Single Comb Brown Leghorn*— Heavy winter layers. Eggs and baby chicks; prices reasonable. Thos. Donaldson. Route 8, Charlotte, N. C Marry—Thousands wealthy, »1U marry at once, all ages, nationali ties, religion, descriptions tree. Western Club, Rx268 Market, San Franscisco, Cal. Wanted—At once experienced cook ’ for medium family; ono who can do milking also; sill furnish good ser vant’s house; apply in person or,by letter. Mrs. H. B. ’ Griries, Lees. S. C. fc- Foe Sale—Red and White Splashed Carneaux. mated handed and work ing. $2 a pair. Youngsters, 2 to 4 months old, 60c each. These birds are the very best stock. 8. Griffin, Lynchburg, 8. 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White Wyandottee—My birds won at Sta.t« Fair. Spartanburg, Darlington and National ’White Wyandotte State cup for best display at Ches ter. W. J. Causey, Columbia, 8. C Sell Your Hides at Home i Batchers and Beef Clubs, send me your Hides sad Writs -prepared as never before.*. The British dey it earner Jscobs. $.86$ by n submarine Pri or telephone to me f.r'Information WISLEW. MARTIN COLUMBIA. A C Heathwood Pit Games, color black breasted reds, yellow legs; good layers; very beautiful; and red game ygung trios, $5. C.' 8, Fram- Idy, Sloania, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1. Wanted—Position as principal of good school by University of Geor gia graduate; young man; four year's experience teaching.. Address - - JttfitSfiSon, B. C. * year s experience Rocks from select as. |1 per setting. Buff Log ran. neantlfnl plumage, fl.SI eev ting Mr*. J. W. ». e. Buy n Gdser Thresher—Because It is a good one. Not too heavy. Dur able, large capacity. Cleans the grain. Reasonable in price. 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My White Kings ara S st best breeders, because, first! ey are absolutely pure bred, from the best foundation stock in Ameri ca; second, they are the broad breasted blocky. Ideal type thattnh)- duce squabs weighing 22 ounr<te at 4 weeks old; third, they are heal thy, vigorous and prolific; fourth, they produce more squ-.b mea year than any utility bird; f offer for sale only ‘ho select lofts; sixth, It p-ys to buy the wre sold on an absolute guaranty eighth. If you haven’t the cash I will exchange for hogs, cows or goats; ninth, no industry for th« amount Invented pr.yu ag-big profit. Write me for psrtirulaS. C. Keith Palmar, CartersrUlo, B. C. < „ i Hai liBiii' rw ts: iy.