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n A UP HIT A mi Moslem army bars yHMlLlUlAllu OnUI British relief column MEXICAN BANDITS SLAUQHTER MEN fiOINfi TO MINES' * 10 SETTLE DISPUTE m., it NO GUARDS WITH TRAINS • . ■ . '.V CMTtvnzft Gorornment Had GTven A»- Miirancea of Protnrtlon to Smelt ing Company TlirouKli State De- i? paKment—OnNorshlp ShuU off Foller Reporfcjf " Seventeen pemms all believed to have beVTn Americana, were kllle<l by Meitcan Iwndlta yesterday after Ihv Ing taken from a Mexico Northwestern train fifty miles west of Clilhuahua Oity, roblssl and strlp|>e<l of their * clothing, according to a message re ceived at El Paso Tuesday night by H. C. Myles, Britiah vice'consul, from British Consul Hcovell at Chihuahua Oity. The train on which the Americans were traveling from Chihuahua City to Caaihuiriachic, Chihuahua, carr.ed thousands of dollars in currency and a large quantity of supplies sent by the American Smelting and Refining company to its mines in Cusihuiria- chlc. It is believed that all the eighteen American mining men known to have been in Chihuahua City were; on board the looted train. Thomas H. Holmes, the only known survivor, stated, however, In his brief telegram giving the first news of the raid, that he counted but sixteen Americans taken from the train. It Is supposed the bandits belong ed to the forces of Gen. Jose Rodri- Muer.. a Villa supporter, known to be operating in Chihuahua against the de facto government of Mexico. Almost immediately after the first news was rereivod a censor- •hlp was Imposed on the wires l>e- twcea Juarez, aud Chihuahua City by the Carranza officials. Tills ac tion was taken. It was said, “until the story could be verified from of- filial Mexican sources." According to the brief messages re ceived. the train bearing the Ameri cans was stopped by the bandits about fifty miles west of Chihuahua City. The mining men were taken from the train, robbed, stripped naked and lined up along the cars for ecerutlon. Holmes was said to have been on the extreme end of the line and as the firing aquad took position he broke awey and fled into the desert. With feet and body cut and bleed ing from etones and sharp cactus, he ran until be no longer heard the Kbiatle of bullets pass him. He suc ceeded In reaching friendly Mexicans. It In reported, and was aided to re turn to Chihuahua City. The first news of the bahdlt raid was received through a telegram from Holmes to officials of the smelt ing company asking them to notify hla wife that he had reached Chi huahua City. Hla message aroused anxiety con cerning the fate of the other men known to have left Chihuahua City for Caaihuiriachic, and before the censorship was Imposed they succeed ed in getting Into communication with mining men In Chihuahua City who furnished the brief details of the attack. The Amercans, it was said, had as surances of protection given the •melting company by the Carranza government through the Pntted States state department A list of American mining men In Chihuahua was prepared from rec ords of Mexican passports issued. This list contained eighteen names The list follows: C. R. Watson, man ager and largest stockholder In the smelting company, El Paso; W. J. Wallace, El Paso, T. M Evans. El fmfco; W. M. Romero. El Paso: C. A. Pringle, San Francisco; Maurice An derson, El Paso; R. H. McHatton, El Paso; A. Couch, El Paso; Alex H. Hall, Douglas, Arlz.; Charles Wad- leigh, Arizona; E. L. Robinson, El Paso; G. W. Newman El Paso; Jack Hase, Arizona; — Blomb, El Paso; R. H. Simmons, : J. Adams, ; J. JoncflM — ; Thomas M. Holmes, Paso. Confirmation of the shooting Of Maurice Anderson, a clerk, was re ceived Tuesday night. It was a brief message from his father. Roland An derson, at Chihuahua City to his mother reading; • , “Maurice is no more. Hope-to se cure his ty)dy.” The Cusltahiriachlc Mining com pany was one of v tlje~flr8t to accept the promise rof protection made by the Carranza government to the state department abd loaded a train with quantities of provisions and consid erable money, because it was known that the natives of the district were in need! , -4^4-. The report of ..tTi^-killing ^of the employees lit taken "by mining men to mean that an alleged order issued by Gen. Villa upon his'return from Sonora and after his family had ar rived in Cuba, was to be.obeyed. This' supposed order, to "kill all Americans, loot and burn” had been reiterated by bands returning from Sonora. It was this order -that is be lieved to have resulted in the death recently of Peter Kearne, bookkeeper of the Hearst interests near Madera. Chihuahua, ,at the hands of Villa bandits. Another jersiop of the escape of T. H. Holm Kut-el-Amara Nurrounded and 60,000 . Turks Outnumber Army Ad vancing to its Aid-' w. t - British reinforcements, under Gen eral Aylmer moving up the Tigris to the relief of Kut-el-Amara, where the Turks are besieging General Townshen'd, have fought another Moslem army trying to check his ad vance, and defeated It. The Turks were retiring and the British fol lowing in pursuit last Sunday. Announcement to this effect was made in the House of Commons by Austin Chamberlald, secretary of In dia. Almost contemporaneously with these statements by the secretary for India came from Turkish sources as sertions that Townshehd’s army at Kut-el-Amara, numbering ten thou sand men, was entirely surrounded and that the relief force had been checked in a spirited fight that caus ed them a loss of three thousand men. ' j Kut-el-Amara liei in a bend of the Tigris river where the Shat joins it. Here approximately ten thousand British troops, under General Towns- honil,.are holding out against a horde of Turks, 'vkJlo a British relief force, headed by General Aylmer is advanc ing along the river banks, hoping to rescue the garrison- Aylmer left In- man-Alilgarbl Thursday to. mafeh to Townsbend's relief. Friday the col umn, advancing on the south bank, had a hard fight with the Turks where Aylmer thought he was fight ing about sixty thousand men. -Apparently this encounter .took pflace near Sheik SaatTTibout twenty- five miles east by northeast of Kut- el-Amara, and on the Tigris river. The foe on the north bank was de feated meanwhile, and on Sunday the main body on the south bank fell back, the British moving in pursuit. Advices from Turkish sources insist that while these events ace going on to the east the Kut-el-Amara garri son has been completely Surrounded. For the British public the latest statements regarding the situation in Mesopotamia will not entirely relieve the anxiety. The British Gen. Ayl mer’s column, which is advancing to tpe relief Kut-el-Amara, has met and repulsed a strong Turkish force, but its present position is by no means satisfactory for it finds in front of it n Turkish army greatly superior in numbers. Therefore It is evident that a successful Juncture of the two British forces, although they are only twenty miles apart, may prove a difficult matter. ARRESTS UNION DOCTOR WHEN SMALL BOY DIES Father Inserts That Physician's Fail ure to Stay With Hon raunrri His Heath. Following the death of a patient. Dr. Theodore Maddox a Union phy si inn. waa Wednesday arrested and Immediately released on ball charged with manslaughter. The warrant was sworn out by thb father of Hulle Studdard,~-a lad of fifteen years, re siding in a mill village in Union. Studdard was accidentally shot by Oliver Austin, a boy of his own age. while they were hunting Saturday afternoon. Dr. Maddox was summoned to at tend the Injured youth. He applied “first aid" and left at an urgent call from another patient to whom he w as going when called to the wo ind- ed boy. Two hours later, having an swered the other call, the physician returned an 1 amputated the leg. The boy died soon after the operation. The father claimed loss of blood was tho direct cause of death, and that lack of prompt attention result ed In death. The physician says that he responded to the Call even when already hurrying to r.nothdr patient, and that he did all that could be done at that time; to have operated before the patient had rallied from the shock would have meant almost certain death. The verdict of the coroner's Jury was that the lad came to his death "by. misfortune acci dentally.” WILSON, LANSING AND BERN- STORFF REACH AGREEMENT AWAIT 0. K. FROM BERLIN POTASH SUPPLY LOW Senator Smith Has Senate Resolution ■ 3 • . Passed on Wednesday. Scarcity of potash for fertilizer seriously threatens the cotton crop, Senator Smith of South Carolina, told fhe Senate Wednesday in submitting a resolution calling upon the secre tary of agricbRure for a report on tho amount of pptash. afailable in this country. , * • . * Senator Smith said that unless some action was taken to replenish the potash supply ^the production' of cotton may be reduced'fifty per cent. The Tesolution was adopted. “FAILURE," SAY FRENCH Germans Lost Heavily and Gained Little Ground. The French official report Tues day states that Uhe German offensive, undertaken on Sunday in Champagne by at least three German dlvlsiona, was a complete failure, the Germans ... ... being driven out of all the positions • , » w W ^ 9 by , Qffl ' which they had seized, with the ex- west of Matsons de Champagne. message from, officials at Chihuahua City. 11 It follows: “t! H. Holmes, a member, of. the . . , „ . . ... .. . party, who escaped, said that the immediately followed by a fusllade train was boarded at four o’clock p* shots from the direction taken by yesterday morning by twenty-eight. the Americans and their captors, armed Mexicans at Kilometre* 68. f- A proteat addressed to President , According to Holmes the foreigners ; Wilson was signed by mining men la the gcoap were ordered to alight, who are in El Paso In hundreds pre- Holmes hid In thq lavatory. From, pared to enter Chihuahua and open hia biding place he watched hH tdtil 7 properties under protection of the de panions being stripped by bandits, facto government. They then ordered them to march to- i It waa Isarqsd that before’ the wand the west. Holmes descended train filled with employees left Chl- trala and escaped ip the bus has Clky for the min lag camps a guard of Carraasa adldlera for the i«lev atoola* he heard shrieks train had Wording of Note Kept Hecrct Hut Central Empire May Admit Thaf the Act Was Illegal—New Notes Tend to Dispose of Lusitania Trouble. The basis for the settlement of the remaining points of difference be tween the United Htates and Germany in, the Lusitania case has been •-de livered in writing to Count von Bern- storff, the Gorman ainiiassador, and sent to the Berlin foreign office for approval. The text of the tentative agree ment, according to the New York Times, is understood to have been handed to the ambassador during a visit to the state department, and is represented as having the approval 'of President Wilson, Secretary Lan sing, and Count von Bernstorff. No * oTTiclal announcement was forthcoming, and none will be made until the agreement has been approv- ed In janguage satisfactory to both governmdn'ts’. However, the best ob tainable information as to the scope of the agreement is that it embraces the following terms: First. Germany to declare that the attack on the Lusitania was 4 illegal. Second. Germany to pay an in demnity for the loss of American lives caused by the sinking of tho Lusitania. It is understood that there Is no flat disavowal of the Lusitania at tack. but that the form in which Ger many repudiates it will be a declara tion to the effect that the attack was an act of reprisal against an illegal condition provoked by Great Britain, and that, therefore. It was Illegal. While the statement could not be confirmed It was asserted In a usual ly well informed quarter that the president changed Just three words In the tentative agreement, and that this alteration was satisfactory to the ambassador. Tn any event, a written draft of an agreement mutually satis factory to those engaged In the con ferences has been sent fcy the Ger man ambassador to his government, which Is expected to approve the set tlement. While no actual progress has been evidenced In Washington In promot ing the latest plan ueMt- considera tion. for the amicable adjustment of the submarine Issue with Austria and Germany- Friday the- New Tork World says that there is-a general Impression among government offi cials that unless new rompltrattons are Introduced It will be satisfactori ly cleared up within a reasonable period of time. Secretary Lansing Friday after noon made the following announce raent following a meeting of the cab inet: The German ambassador to-day left at the department of state under instruction from his gov ernment the following communi cation : 1. German submarines in the Mediterranean had, from the be ginning. orders to conduct cruts- wsrfare against enemy merchant vessels only In accordance with general principles of international law, and In particular measures of reprisal, as applied in the war zone around the British Isles, were to be excluded. 2. German submarines are therefore permitted to destroy enemy merchant vessels in the Mediterranean—i. e., passenger as well as freight ships, as far as they do not try to escape or offer re sistance—only after passengers and crews have been accorded safety. 3. All cases of destruction or enemy merchant ships in the Med- .tterranean in which German sub marines are concerned are made the subject of official investiga tion, and, besides, submitted to regular prize court proceedings. In ^ so far as American Interests are • concerned, the German government will communicate the result to the American government. Thug, also in the Persia case If the circum stances should call for it. 4. If commanders of German submarines should not have obeyed the orders given to them they will be punished; furthermore the Ger man government will make repara tion for damage caused by death of or injuries to American citi zens. . ’ In th'e^ view of government offi cials, Germany here makes the most important -.eoncession so far to the demands of the United States. These officials feel justified in ex pecting an even more generous treat ment )of American interests than has characterized the attitude of the Ber lin government since the destruction of the Lusitania. The conciliatory attitude of Berlin as indicated In • AmbasadOT 'von Bernstorff's tenders encourages the president and his supporters to be lieve that a satisfactory Adjustment of the controversy over 0 the Luslf tania will be speedily reached and permit la yniform agreement between the United States and all the otjier belligerent nations on specific rules to govern the coddltlons of subms- rine wdrfare In the future. Germany’s note on the Frye case, made public Saturday, accepts the American contentions that the mere placing of non-combatants In life boats, when a prize i4~t6 be destrog- ed. Is not. under all conditions, to be considered assuring them a place of safety. Besides making the Important con cession regarding the question of small boata the note takes Up the (Matton of aa Indemnity for the sunken ship, and for arbitrating the disputed provisions « the Prussian- trenty. " part el the text relating to the sinking of ships carrying contraband, and the safety of non-combatants, follows: “Until the decision of the perma nent'court fef arbitration, the Ger man naval forces will sink only such American vessels as are loaded with absolute contraband, when" the pre conditions provided by the Declara tion of London are present. “In thls.^the German government quite shares the viewr of, the Ameri.-J can government, tfiat all possible care must be taken for the security of the crew and passengers of a ves sel to be sunk. Consequently, the persons found on board of a vessel may not be ordered into lifeboats, ex cept when the general condition^— that Is to say, the weather, the condi tion of the sea, and the"neighbor hood of the coasts—afford absolute certainty that the boats will reach the nearest port. "Fdr’The rest the German govern ment begs to point out that, in cases where German naval' forces have suui^neutral vessels for carrying con traband, no loss of life has yet oc curred.” Admitting that the owners of the Frye are entitled to damages for the destruction of their ship, Berlin sug gests- that, instead of a meeting of Commissioners at Washington to fix the amount of damages, the matter be disposed of by correspondence.- s It .also suggests: that a spec’lal’com mission of five members of the per manent court of The'Hague be ap pointed to decide whether, undei-'fhe PrussiAn-Amerlcan treaty cited by: the United States in making its de mands, “the belligerent contracting party is prevented from sinking mer chant ships of the neutral contract ing party for carrying .contraband when such sinking is permissible ac cording to the general principles of International law,” The conditions stipulated by Ger many, however, are inconsequential when compared to the concessions-It is willing to make. Read In connection with the other moves now being made in the effort In which the United States, Germany and Austria are uniting to bring about an adjustment of their differ ences,, the Frye rfote is regarded by this government as being generally satisfactory. It is viewed as being in harmony with recent overtures made by the two central European powers to reach an agreement on sub marine warfare, calculated to insure the greatest ^legree of security to American lives and Interests. There is very good reason to be lieve.that the answer which the gov ernment will send shortly to Berlin to the Frye note will accept >the con ditions stipulated by that govern ment, and that the entire matter will be adjusted. Both governments appear to have advanced to that stage in the nego tiations which will permit the ac ceptance of controlling princlplee. without losa of dignity or honor to either. It Is probable that, without receding from their respective tor* mer attitudes, the two governments are prevented from reaching their conclusion only by the exact form of the amendrthat Germany shall make. There la naturally much diplo matic lialr-nplltting. and the «!inser tion of appropriate synonyms to obtain the precise shade of mean ing that each desires shall be em ployed in - Uie final exchange of views. The United Stites still insists upon what may be accepted by this coun try aa a complete disavowal by Ger many of intent to injure American interests in the sinking of the Lusi tania, with auch other reparation, in cluding indemnity, as should accom- pahy it. The purpose of the German gov ernment is to concede as much of the demands made by the United States as can be granted without actual re pudiation of her act tn sinking the ship. During the several “conversations” that Ambassador von Bernstorff has had with Secretary of State Lansing, the Lusitania has, of course, been the principal topic. The German ambassador made It plain that his country stands willing to emphasize its sorrow that Ameri can lives were sacrificed in the sink ing of the Lusitania; that it had no intent to injure Americans, and that it now stands ready to discuss the matter of indemnity for the loss of titeste lives. This Is as near as the ambassador has progressed toward meeting the demands of the United States for a complete disavowal.' His attitude has been that, having warned the citizens of this country of the risk they in curred in travelling on the vessel Germany can not with honesty dis avow the Intent to sink her in re prisal for the blockading of German and contiguous North Sea ports by the British navy, j The word "disavowal” land every synonym of it has been subjected to the most minute analysis in order to discover an Idiomatic equivalent that will “satisfy the United States and save the face of Germany.” This phrase is employed by one of the highest officials of this government iq describing the situatfon. ' An agreehient that, in the United State.s will appear to be a disavowal, add lii Germany stand for nothing more humiliating than an goffer to “make good” the damages to'Ameri can interests, wou4d find ready ac ceptance in both Berlin and Wash^ ihgton. . Such a consummation would be hailed with unalloyed pleasure by of ficials of this government, because it would provide an avenue for clearing up the whole submarine issue. CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND FARMERS EXCHANGE Yorkshire Pigs—$6; sevenweqks. old. Frost S. iy. Hayes Lenoir, N. C. ' | Seed Peanuts—Best var* ty for hogs, - ~ neI . 95c bu. here cash. Christian Dick- Extra Homw IMgeons, wprth 62 pe son Co., McIntosh, Fla. Extra Homer Pigeons, worth $2 per pair, going for a few days only at 50c. M. I. Walton, Eatonton, Ga. FOR KALE—*115 acres good clay land near Swansea, Lexington coun ty; 40 acres cultivated. Price, $3,- 600. Address J. E. Patrick, Wolf- ton, S. C. Boys and Girls—Earn a jvatch, brace-1 let or necklace by selling only 40 packages chewing gum. We trust you. Order to-day. Leonhardt, Lowell, N. C. Frost proof cabbage plants now ready } for immediate shipr ent; all leading ; varieties, 81 per 1,000, or 5,000 for 84. Write D. B. OftV CoTumbia, S.' C., R. F. D. 4. • ' - a->- J FOR SALE—Finely groubd Phos phate Rock, fall, winter and spring —deliveries. Prompt shipment. Write for prices to McCABE FERTILIZER CO., Charleston, S. C. Agent.**—If you want to earn more money, send for cour catalogue of repeat order articles. * Particulars free. C. E..WideBerg and Bros. Co., Box 181, Savannah, Ga. For Kale—Charleston, Wakefield and Succession Cabbage Plants; 81 per 1,000. For 5,000 or over 6,000, 90c per 1,000, f. o, b. Hodges, S. C. Han nah Plant Co., Hodges, S. C. Italian White Doves, 83 pair; Jap anese Fawn Doves, 821 pair; L6hg' Island Muscovy Ducks, 82 pair; Snow White Muscovy Ducks. 83 pair. H. L. Darr, Florence, S. C. For Rent, lease or sale, fully equip ped farm, 1,400 acres, suitable for cotton, cprn, truck and stock rais ing. For Information, write to Wil liam Keyserllng, Frogmore, S. C. Wanted—Tenant for this year; 30- acre farm. Must have horse and plows. Seventy acres fenced; six buildings. Permanent location for hustler. Write J Bennett, Way- cross. Ga. Pees For Kele—Peas will be in great demand thia year on account of tbs high price of fertlllzeq* Send us your order now and don’t tat the land suffer. Johnson and Minus, St. George, S. C. Pecea Trees when properly grown have a wealth of pleasure as well as of profit in store for those who grow them. Do you want to know why? X card will bring the Information. J. B. Wight, Cairo, Ga. Seed tk>rn—Improved Thompson's Prolific. Heavy yielder on medium land. High germination and satis faction guaranteed. Shelled. 82 bu. Selected ears on rob, 83 bu. H. Eastburn, CartersvHIc, Va. Merry—We have large number wealthy members. This club Is one of the oldest and most successful; strictly confidential; particulars free. The Reliable Club. Mrs. Wrubel, Box 26, Oakland, Cal. Plant e Pecan Grove—Get ready for the boll weevil. Twenty trees will plant one acre. - Price, twenty. 88, best quality budded 2 to 3 feet high. We also TOP WORK seed ing trees. Success guaranteed. W. H. Cowan and Co., Baconton, Ga. FOR HAIiE—"Castor Rpan Meal Analyzing 7 per cent. Ammonia, 1 per cent. Potash at j2JL50 f. o. b. Charleston, 8. C., bagged and tag ged. Terms, cash as shipped. De(jem- ber-January shipment.” A. F. Wlhr fie, 30% Broad Street, Charleston, 8. C. pair, going for a few days only at 50c M. I. Walton, Eatonton, Ga. tion; farms Of city property. Greens boro Realty kqd Auction Co., j Box 293, Greensboro, N. C, pigs. All eligible to register and best breeding. Dr. S. J. Summers and Sons, Cameron, S. C. . Pineapple Oranges, the finest variety grown. Fancies, Choice, 81.80; Golden, 81-60 per box, cash with order. J. K. Christian, McIntosh, Fla. WANTED—BURNED-OUT MOTORS, GENERATORS AND TRANSFORM ERS TO REPAIR. CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC REPAIR CO., ’CHAR LOTTE*- N. C. Bargains in “Nickel In Slot’’ Electric Pianos and Orchestrtons. We need the v fif(?ney"and room quick. “Nuf Said”. John H. Williams’ Music "House, Greenville, S. C. OPPORTUNITY OF-A LIFE-TIME— Co-operato with us on a big money making proposition-, j- Particulars free. Oliver Novelty Co., Dept. E, Box 128, Darlington, S. C. FOR KALE—Ground, limestone, and also Shell lime, write me for prices, delivered your station, also prices on all grades of fertilizer material. C. J. DW f ER, Sumter, S. C. Cahltage Plants—Leading varieties, open grown in Piedmont belt and frost proof, 81 per 1,000; 5,(100 and over, 90c. By parcel post, 20c per 100. J. H. Hagan, Hodges. 8. C. Georgia Cane Syrup—New, pure, un adulterated;. 81 4 per 35-gal. barrel f. o. b. Cairo, Ga. ‘Quantity limited. Short crop.. Order quick if you ex pect to get It. J. L. Mauldin, Cairo, G ‘- 4 Wanted—To save you money on your magazines and papers. Give maga zines for Christmas. Write for my free catalogue showing all lowest clubbing offers. W. B. McCall, Marlon. S. C. Mr. Merchant—We are In the mar ket for Peas Send samples and quote prices for your station. Have several can of flour bought before the advance. Palmetto Brokerage Co., Greenville, 8. C. For Sale—Contents and lease of up- to-date completely furnished room ing and boarding house, II rooms, centrally located iu Florence. 8. C.. near Atlantic Coast Line railroad •hops. Will be sold reasonably. Ad dress Box 246, Darlington, 9. C. Wanted—At David's Junk Yard near A. C. L. freight house, no* operated by O. J. Halter, carloac lots a specialty; scrap Iron, metal rags, bones, brass and copper. Fee< bags, highest cash prices paid Write us for prices to-day. O J Halter, Columbia, 8. C. soft shell nuts, 50c to 81.00 per tree. Special discounts for lots of 100. Tod budding seedlings, un profitable varieties, and native Hickories by contract. Twelve years experience In pecan culture. W. W. Watson, “Pecanwoddi” Orangeburg, S. C. WANTED—Farmers and collectors ' cow hides make us your next shi ment. Wo buy hides of all kind also raw furs, tallow, bees-wax, ru her, metals, etc. Write us; price tags, etc. We guarantee you squa deal, prompt muffco. H. S. Wa dell and (^q,, Sumter, 0. C. Wanted—Furs, hides, beeswax, : low, all grades scrap metals, rubl ,etc— In market for Iron, carh lots. Write us gull description w you have. Fifteen years experie has taught us proper outlet. Ha faction guaranteed. Prices and t on request. H. S. Waddell and ( Sumter, S. C. FOR SAIjE—“Florida Phosphat Rock very finely ground, analysis 6 per cent, bone Phosphate Lim Equivalent to 31.75 Total Phoi Phorls Acid at 86.75 Bulk or 8 bagged and tagged f. o. b. Charlei ton. Terms cash against documenti December-January shipment A I Pringle, 30% Broad Street, Charlei ton, S. <3: f ~ v Coleman is Columbia P. M. Representative Lever Wednesday recommended the appointment of former Sheriff Wm. H. Coleman of Richland county, to be postmaster at Columbia. The nomination will go to the Senate tn a few days. Sends Johnson's Name. The president Wednesday sent to the Senate the nomlnstidn of Joseph Johnson of Spananbnrg, to be Unit ed .States districts lodge for the west ern district of South Carolina. ■ .. » » ». - -i I. Anthony Amendment Reported. The Susan B. Anthony amendment providing for woman suffrage has been favorably reported to the U. •. wale hy the • r - Sell Your Hides at Hom uwtehers and Beef Hubs, send me your Hides a get Check by, return mall at highest market prlc Write or telephone,|to me tor Information ' — W1SLEW. MARTIN “ - • . . ■ * '** 4 s fanner and leather Dealer, COLUMBIA, 8. BATTLESHIP SINKS British Pre-Dreadnought Hits Mine— No lives -Lost. London announces: The British battleship King Edward VII has been sunk as the result of striking a mine. The entire crew was saved. The ad miralty states: ‘ . ' “H.. M. S. King >VII has struck a mine. Owing to the heavy sea she had to be abandoned and sank short ly afterwards. The ship’s company was taken off without loss of life. Only two men were Injured.’’"'”*”— The King Edward was of sixteen thousand three hundred and fifty tons, laid down In 1902. She jeAs four hundred and fifty-three feet long, neventy-elght feet beam and tweaty-etx feet draught She had four twelve-inch guns, four f.S-tneh and tun utx-taeh guns to her main battery aud waa equipped with four torpedo tubes, uubmurged. Her on her trial trip was nineteen k: She had a complement of seven dred and seventy-seven men. Notwithstanding - their ; awi plight, haven’t the Americans Mexico suddenly awakened to t fact that they were ouf chjldn even if they did leave us some yej ago? i — ** «rv-/Y*.'XN^ ' Almost eVery American w doesn’t expeclr, to volunteer, or w is beyond the oxlajja^re limit of p< Bible conscription, will favor-inti vention in Mexico.””' y - r . If u man would have power'lw| other men he must first of all ha power over himself. In that fi | largely Ilea the leadership that soi people exercise over, others. On# way for the people to prohlbttloq to t* pay for the cwf *f tha tow • ..'■--fa