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TILLMAN BETS TIUTl liurkMon and Wil»on Hmj ( mbit* H Haiidii Off In Honntortnl — Senator M’litm Governor Manning Anking Him to Hhow His Hand and Governor Writes His Reply As Tillman's Statement Is Given Out, Senator Tillman has sent out c'^es of certain lexers exchanged between himself and President Wil son and Postmaster General Burle son. These refute absolutely the ru mor being vigorously circulated in South Carolina that the president or his advisors had prevailed upon Congressman Lever tq enter the sen atorial race. Senator Tillman enclosed for v>ub- llcatlon a letter which he had mail- ed to Governor Manning, but to which there had been no reply. Gov. Manning, however, answered the let ter the same day the senior sena tor's article reached this office, and It has been taken from the dally press, to which it was given for pub lication. The letters disclose the fact that Gov. Manning has been actively en gaged in fostering the candidacy of Mr. Lever, and that upon a trip to Washington he had certain talks with Postmaster Geqpral Burleson, at the same time the altitude of the administration In Washington, as et- by Postmaster General Hor sed approved at no time has the administration In loath Caroline or any ©the lute erged or invited tor tCe ratted Its tee ~ The Proa* dent aaeoroe ieasier Tillman that (he letter of the Poems sec General •sprees*i otth entire ermrnry the altMndo which I have seamed to all hater see genome friends of dmmmtmn ~ say my wife and I both cried. There 1s nothing In tha Bible or the New Testament, except perhaps the Ser mon on tha Mount, that la superior to It.—B k R. T. Hon. Woodrow Wlleon, The White House. The White House, Washington. 24th May, 1918. My dear Senator: - J have your letter of May twenty- second and want to thank you very sincerely for the generous senti ments about myself wtflch It em bodies. You refer to the Postmaster Gen eral's letter to you of May eighth and are kind enough to let me see U. I beg to assure you that It expresses with entire accuracy the attitude which I have assumed In all con tests between genuine friends of the administration, and the attitude which I shall always try to maintain I hope and believe it to be the right position. Cordially and sincerely yours, WOODROW WILSON. Hon. B. R. Tillman. Tnlted States Senate. Washington. D. C.. May 22, 1911. Hon R. I. Manning. Governor of South Carolina, Columbia. S. C. My dear Mr: I am not accustomed to play log the game of politico with cards stocked I have followed Jeffersoo's |TmmH the pooplo sod (root the people** ood toll thorn the truth Ptaooo Inform mo. Governor, whet ■ fSG hoot furol or hie odvteeee os to South ('srelios psHtlis ood the Ssooiortol HMtifcS flOhOtooeo of H of looil If M the octool tostu, or Oo o rev out vleM to 1 did you tell out ouo tor tho •f w*h the eerrespoooooee es out by him from Waehiogtso Prados ood the locie* of Osverosr Moooiog • rffteo toiorder ood gfveo lo the prsue the seme dog. follows i Suweso# Ttlfemeo gtvee eos the tot -I i • * ‘iris •• • ntd poo oops or I Mr. Loesr rotor tho roes fee the Mo ooofeoss mo to order so vhoc Mtsoos Moots ho tsdsoiod* VI poo pooMp thoodhs Mm hod m • 11 irorvod to poo ihofl Mr Loeor heSSs the moM vslsetm pdnsw to Mo OOd MMI mmm MM I s Osea# se mere moo M t to ho to MM sseogSoOSp * M poo Mo hMM MS Losor Tha drolo of man power, tho fall lo tho numbers of births and tha loss of tha population through sick- naaa and undar feeding Is fait more ■avarsly by tha central powers than by tho peoples of the entente. Where as the annual drain of population In Germany and In Austria-Hunga ry has given place to a serious loss, the peoples of the entente have suf fered 4 very small diminutive m comparison. GreatBritain's total population has so far remained at about the same figure, against balancing losses. The rate of Increase in the Unitea States has pot been affected at all. Aa the war goes on this growing disparity In the losses of population between the central powers and the peoples fighting them is likely to In crease. If the war goes on into next year the population of the German empire will have lost 10 per cent of the.numbers and as great proportion of its Industrial strength. The Germao empire, which In June, 1919, should have had 72,- 000,000 people will have no more than 64,1400,000 and Germany as a whole will have 5 per cent lees pop ulation than when the war began. Of those who have been killed the greater number were men in the prime of life and energy whom Ger many can least spare. By deaths In the .kettle tone the German em pire has lost at least S.OOd.OdO men. The birth rate wae sunk to such a figure that by next year the num ber of births will have fallen short of what they would have been had there been no war by three and a third mlllloa ef rhtldrea la the •erne period the aoaoal a amber of deaths among the German nvnigo popu!*'t«ia boa. owing to Me street satiety of the war and owing lo sir knees and disease, if t.660.666 peer the aermai The vt|ali(v ef the peagtos of trta and of M angary has PP * “ Jjk off II •Ids by slds with tha best of thp British navy for an en gagement^ on the high seas which la expected to occur at any time wlta the German fleer,” according to a statement made In an address by Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves. "I am not going beyond the bor der line of secrecy,” declared Admir al Gleaves, "when I say that a few days ago there came an alarm to the heads of the British navy that the German battleships -were about to come out for Uie expected engage- men on the high seas. .1 know that the British navy heads gave the first class American battleships a post of honor In preparation for the at- tack. , *■ ‘‘I do not profess to know much of what is going on in the arena ocean," Admiral Gleaves continued “because I am kept busy with own part of the game which is the man agement of the cruiser and torpedo operations. "Again I am limited to narrow lines In the matter of giving infor mation and I would not go into de tails even if I did know such things. "I know thst our ships working with the British navy in making ready for this fight are In the prime of condition add are fully prepared to win the engagement. We have Pens |S.SO per bu. Un known Peas $3.50. 8. P. Rainer, Jr., • Union Springs, Ala. it For Bale—200 bushels can seed; 150 bushels pease, $3.00 here. Moss & Ansel, Wallhalla, S. C. : . Wanted—Wood Choppers, to cut 300 cords of four foot wood at $1.0.0 per cord. Wolfton Merc. Co., Wolf- ton, 8, C. . It Early Triumph Sweet Potato Plants $2.00 per thousand, prompt ship ment. ' R. E. McKinney, Bay Min- : ette, Ala. For Sale—Mixed Cow Peas, $3.50 per bushel, for not less than five bushel lots f. o. b. Lanes, S. C. S. W. McClary. Crystal Wax Bermuda Onion Plants, Finest Onion known, $2.25 per thousand prepaid. Golden Seed Co. Moultrie, Ga. High Grade Holstein Calves -From heavy producing cows, $20. Reg istered bull calves, $50. Laken- velder Farms, Toccotfi Ga. Asserting the! It to note that the swelling the signature of ^ Wilson carries with It ft.»M.M6. 666 to bach ap this rapidly •svy of osn. A* •d that **wo now have a navy • 16 P6e ©ffirers sad awre thaa «a6 Caae Seed For Hale—100 to 200 bushels Caae Seed. $4.56 per hun dred pounds, f. o. h. Boas. Ala.. Reed Produce Co.. Boas. Ala. rhpi for $7 each at T weeks old for cross hrod pigs $16 sack far pare bred Rorkohlreo aad » Address H H Mesrbeadorf. Forest Depot. Ve li •Three haadrad 68 n par hnMel f a h i# • e w p. 0h Mh a e •s 56 par •a a % M tie. V M Mr. I M It 15 I M V m MhM rtta lan. Rowen-MacFeat lege. Columbia. 8. C. For Sale—Thompson Strain, Dark sod White Cornish. Famous B. Rocks. Heavy weight. Best lay ing fowls. Eggs, Dark $2.00 per 15; Whites $2.50; B. Rocks $2.50. Colored Muscovey and White Run ner ducks. Thompson Poultry Farm, Fremont, N. Cl Wanted—At once, to plsee orders for large quantity of short and long leaf lumber for government use. Not . embargoed. Wllf con- trace with several small mills. At tractive orders and best prices. Wire, write or phone us. L. 8. Davidson & Co,, Camden, 8. C. For Just a Short Time Only we offer yon our. "Famous" Sugar House Molassas, Sixty gallon barrels fifty cents; Thirty gallon barrels, fifty- four cents; Ten gallon tegs, sixty cents; Five gallon kegs, slxty-two centr. Cash with order. Winston Grain Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. Pleas® mention what paper you saw this "ad" IP. . For Sale-One thousand bushels Pur* Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed. Ginned and Recleaned on my owp private machinery. No other oa my farm Sued *a | toa that made from oae to two bales per acre. I do my owa per- Wrtte for ieeflat. $1 15 per wo 88.66. 8 Dahee. binds of la ihiny days Bddy Labe Cwmwwf. a CTl IMMMmi si e it Us. H eriftrlas lorn ah m e Ppm «p* A m I6«6 as I6l« CftUS * « ear Ahoaa 61 AML TO IP IAA IMP «d dor M tame ed Mn Mao < M aae endd presaaem oui a Ma Sump •* « A a ci ao# AtTOUftSUn I oim he • % so I map Mp aM >9 • l: • I sm a *saiegt«a D t . M*a a 6 Periaswa Gooo»ei w aeatagt** t* C !*»«* Hartooaa afiv# oar leih thrr I yvvfvtfGy •ausflod as la yapr lap- stir sad fr.vadshia I dad am aead *«o«raa**s tor I beta povfori taitb is yvsr latsgrity aad irpihfsMeea I msst b*ae*vf fight the devil aith fir* and they are tying hhe thv Aetil aad rlaimlag all earts at thtag* I vspart t# ga la the State ( on v vat ton om tha 15th pad I want yes to do hie Write me a iativr sartag that you aad ao bar of tha Administration has sahvd l^wr or say body else to ga into th* race for the senate The Provident aad htr Cabinet can not af ford to but In. In a State's political affalrr Toa know what I mean and whst I ousht to have I want a plain blunt atraishtforward rtalo- ment. Homcthing I can publlrh. Yours Sincerely. B R TILLMAN. Ihe PoMmaater General, Washington, May 8. 1918, Hon. Benjamin R. Tillman, United States Senate. My dear Senator Tillman: This acknowledges the receipt of your letter of May 8th. In reply thereto, please accept my assurance that It is the fixed policy of the Administration, from which It does not vary, to refrain from Inter ference in the State political affairs. At no time has the Administration In South Carolina or any other State urged or .Invited any person to be come a candidate for the United States Senate. I sincerely hope that the contest for the nomination for Senator in your State will be so conducted as not to interfere In Ahajslightest with the very cordial friendship which has heretofore existed between you and Representative Lever. Sincerely yourr, A. 8. BURLESON, Washington. D. C., May 22, 191$. My dear Mr. President: Mr. Levar a friends are circulat ing ft throughiout South Carolina that he entered the race for the Aap- ate because you ashed him la do It to make sure that Mr am >• Wetod *a Mo 8ovr to Mr Lovers I mm atriomog M Voees Mode M m TttJLMA* « oJamste § Mao HR. SrSP^ ” Taov laiior. datod Mo 88A af May aad paatmarAod tho 8Tth haa | I am real riao «: Ip. la the first place. I impatatioa as to my petrlettem motives, hat mv •apart for year years Impels ma am to amice farth er this part of yoar letter. •This la a Hbm, however. If I may remark H. which demands self-ahaagatlo the subordination of salftah or Hour alms I shall answer you rlnqalry with antlra frankness, as I have nothing to conceal, though I do not admit your right to qumtlon me on this matter. You have been quoted by saying that your health was such aa to pre clude the possibility of your making a county to county campaign In your race for the senate, and from what I have seen of you I believe that this is true. With Blease an announced candidate for the United States sen ate, my opinion was, and is. that it is imperative for him to be met in de bate at every meeting, so as to keep the true and vital Issue of the war, and loyalty to our country and gov ernment, before the people; that as you could not make the campaign and meet Blease In debate, and keep the true Issue fully and forcibly be fore the public, someone must be in the race to do this; that we In South Carolina could not take a chance on the issue; that R was a State and national duty to nee to It that South Carolina was represented In the United States senate by one who was. and la. loyal to the United Staten, and __ __ president Wilson and hit non Bienne goes net fill ef PA Awdwws 6m e#e ewpsw «#♦* trees Msmh fee* f e as 9 4 o ARI M rAMRM SAMAM MnhpAhp TAp ssgmflsmMs gAB mmm Awes iwwms 6nnsw* The eepw**Mm*e« meieAse Me hsMseang AtsSeest I see te • ees# Wmtmmm MASS AsAemaes I AAs te rAMP MAe t*s FWMe I Pee «e (EMMA AM R I OseegPa, i 6ee te CAMR OaeAee <he UseAMene 5 wee • < sm# Fweesvm Roe Mtauesw#6A> AAAA jp CAM# Auem Ml \em* I 6Ae te c omp Testov Ry j A Cevemeo I pee te t*em# lev A A C Tseeveme 9 .66 (hr t emp |R |e#A TlMtAM. 8j6AA M 6 Lee. % e CA < o« CA •So* t 9 tteeM top •* Mmma mtmmmmm m*4 «At o6 * «* PAS h«#* Am eoo# 0*6 99 ham* thei amp JmmI tow* « —i hp MM Omprl Jr## 60S — mm$ m Moo APPMA—GMA o— —OS *s MM 4e*l PMAOMThf IS OHMS — tA* —OSS »—*A ml Me GOG ANA 1—9 tOSOSAA G—UtoSOf 0*4 tie Alehleg ef the Rritlsh steeMshlp Herpelhiee by e Gorman snhmerlne 166 miles off the Vlrgleiee cepee el P o'clock Wednesday morning was inoaared Thursday night by the ivy deport meet. The entire crew was rescued by the steamer Palmer, which arrived In Chesapeake Bay. The Submarine used n torpedo. One ember of the British crew was in jured. This vessel was a freighter. every quarter of the State before making hla decision. I believe that you ha/e neen loyal to the president, and sound on the war issue, but I know that the na tional peril is such that we must have, men who are no only loyal, but men who are active in the senate as well. It Is also imperative to put before the people the exceeding dan^ ger to our^nation, and your plan of conducting a front porch or^ newspa per campaign will fall far short of meeting the situation. . Onr people are most Influenced by the spoken word, and that yon have long em phasized In your political carieer. *1 know that it is most important to inform our people face to fare about the war. in order that hey may know he whole truth. . Mr. Level la a man of responsi bility and Judgment, and he would AABtfM'lhAIMBFt TAv saoAs AsfAftmuAI Ann MM PA «lived MSGRgA Mi ••• MmfMA #A6B R AMAwsA M ho I As Soot af lAAs so* mofAsAfti 4—om—t oM R m —pg •o —fl»sa lAo poo*vsi *c#*vm—«• of the pr— Among ochot things R sAoms i hoi if iho— —or om • com mm gvoood op— which tho Uattof Mot— might ho— socorof poo— wNh Aoetrto R hov fionpponrvf •loop with whot Nhovfy of artlow Md hoow loft to th# dual monarchy by hoc alty, la ibis treaty ns offlriaA Inter pret It. A nutria-Hungary surrender* to Germany not only for tho pres ent bnt for the fntnre. the complete control of her military establishment In time of peace aa well as In war. TMs carries with It the right to or ganise the Austrian army, even to Its personnel, which means that the Germans will hold to military serv ice her own commanders If neces sary, every fit Slav. Czech. Italian. Pole and Roumanian comprising the population of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It follows that there can be no political independence of these people. Secretary Lansing recently form ally declared that the nationalistic aspirations of the Czecho-Slovaks and the Juglo-Slavs for freedom have the earnest sympathy of the American government. DEAD IS FIFTY-ElfiliT Cslnggh^ M c M—^Mvreuh M ow^^onyRy MUM »t KIT hop CA • C ipwrv tlmv mat! log circa lor* sod addreostoc onvvl- op— Psrtlculors for stamp Ad dreoo Host here Mailing Agency. Box tA97. Richmond. Va Hwlw- Half mlllloa Pnorto Rico Potato Plants. $2.gg thousand Pros from disease Book orders now. Prices large lota. *8ammle M. Smith, Nocatee. Fla. For Kok^—Porto Rico and Nancy Hall potato plants. $2.50 thousaul. Pricea larger lots. Plant that back yard. Help win the war. Haw thorne Plant Co., Nocatee, Fla. For Hal<^—Nation Yard, "Porto Rice and Nancy Hall Potatoe Plants, $3.00 delivered; 1 to 5,000, $2.90 delivered; 5,000 and more ready to ship and plenty of plants. W. A. Shuler, Rembert, S. C. Wanted—All kinds of Oil, Cola, Vln- •gar, or any kind of Iron-bound Barrel, and all kinds of Bags. 1 pay the highest market price for the above. Walter A. Moore, 8 George St., Charleston, S. C. French General to Walt for German Loftaea to Weaken Enemy The toll of dead and missing from the raid of German submarines against ■hipping off the American apparently A 58. all from the of the Now York- Sixteen of thte to have BUGGIES! BUGGIES! BUGGIES!— To buggies and harnoes at bargain prices delivered your shipping point. Write for our buggy and harness catalog/ Gregory-Condor Mule Co., Co., Columbia, S. C. Peas for Hale—Brown and Blue Whippoorwills and New Eras for $2.25 per bushel, mixed peas for $2.60 per bushel Cane aeed 1 rents pound. Send mg aa .A -mnt j a roitur. nou. au George. Pole. Cato, are BoooJe, to probably fatally as tbo result of a shooting nffrn: r Huntsville. Tsxas. early 8atnr Ray. George Cabin#** was shot am killed Thursday afternoon when h r—Isted officers who had gone t< bis home to arrest him for threat enlng A. P. W. Allen with n gun am with evading draft service. The -killing of Cabinesr aruosei the members of his family, it is de rlared, and they made up thel minds,' It is said, to kill the entin Allen family. On Friday Mose A1 len, was informed of the Intentioi of the negroes. About 10 o’clocl Friday night onfc of the Cablness ne groes carrying a double barrellet shot gun appeared at Mr. Allen’i home and upon failing to give at account of his presence and reasoi for carrying the gun, was shot an< badly wounded. The other member of the Cabiness family were near am .carried the wounded man to thei home about two miles away. Shortly after daylight a posse o citizens surrounded the Cabines home and were mot by the negroe oTTev'from six shot guns The posse began firing into th house and soon It was burning. A the flames gained headway th mother began carrying the bodies o her four sons to the yard, wher she too was shot. The negroes fir ed nearly 200 shots at the post but none of the white men were In fpvwtf. FNINilSUMF