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S6K Pav P1 55 i vi ?-? o o D o D n M o n > i ! I REMEMBER I Place and COME EARLY W=?= SWEEPING FOR MIXES. ' The Work of the British Trawlers in Present War. The action of the Germans in laying submarines has forced the allies to adopt the same uncongenial form of warfare, and certain planned portions of the seas have been sown with these engines of death. But the British mine fields are fixed and definite, and the responsible authorities notify the neutral powers of their whereabouts. On the other hand, the Germans kept their field a secret, with the result that two Danish and two Dutch vessels and i four other neutral craft have already been sunk. Our admiralty mines are composed of 500 pounds of gun-cotton, and are detonated by means of an arrangement consisting of a cup of mercury with two firing points. The mine layers which distribute them are usually old converted cruisers, arranged for their abhorrent wok by cutting off their running two sterns and little railways the length of the ship. On these lines the mines are laid and the movement of a lever automatically drops them into the sea. The British authorities were, of course, prepared for such action on the part of the enemy, and for some years they have instituted a trawler reserve for mine sweeping from the men engaged in the North sea fisheries. The men sign on for five years, and go through a fortnight's training every year. Up till now they have looked upon it as rather a lark and a welcome relief from the heavy toiling on the gray wastes of the North sea. Now their work is to be taken seriously; they are eager to do their duty with that cheery optimism so characteristic of their brothers-in-arms on the field. The autumn mists lie over the sea, but there are few trawlers going out. The herring shoals have come down out of the wonderful resources of the northern waters, but they are passing by with but fewcraft to follow them down to take their toll. The sturdy little trawlers and drifters may have come in with full fishrooms. but they did not go out again with replenished ice rooms and bunkers for fresh reaping on the dogger. They certainly were only in harbor a couples of tides, but when they did go out they were wonder fully transformed. They left the eastern harbors, fishrooms and ice chests filled with spare steam coal, " PTIIIMIl?MB w lEEBBBSBaHBBH VMHHI ich and li was uie grecu were after. If better hurry, fo RUPT stock mi early and get tf C. In Old Pa =0=01= under convoy of a torpedo boat, units n of his majesty's navy. The dingy t< blue clad seamen were in regulation n: kilt, while the skipper, who once a lounged on his crazy bridge in thigh o boots and sou'-wester, was elegant a in blue serge and gilt buttons. They al were going out to trawl, but it was T to gather in those death-dealing w spheres that lurk unseen and un- tl charted in the depths hitherto sacred ti to the haddock schools and dull-eyed T cod. si Once away in the quarter where J pi the mines are supposed to be laid the bl trawlers part off in pairs. They w work the same as in trawling except s: that they work in couples. A strong g, cable is stretched across from one di boat to the other; instead of the tc net pocket though, in the middle of aj the night, there is a "kite," a huge ir j triangular weight, which keeps the ri | cable well down in the water; the tl ; trawlers then sail apart, and gOjai 1 across the tides, the weighted haw- r< 'ser sagging down between them. a' j The mines might lie 16 feet to 18 j a feet below the surface. That is b! j about the depth of the vital parts of jo; a battleship, her engine roo.ms. mag- i h azines and coal bunkers. A mine j b, exploding there has a tremendous; tl 'chance of doing deadly damage; if r< it occurred at a shallow depth the ir chances are that although damaged d the ship would still remain sea- d worthy. A little distance away an n -exploding mine can only cause a rush ,ot water, sufficient, perhaps, to p ' throw a vessel off her course. n i Perhaps for days the trawlers, si sweep across the eternal tides with- a out result. Life aboard is- more tl ! deadly dun man oerore; mere is nui|\\ ' even the excitement of hauling the | ii i gear and cleaning the catch two or(ci " three times "a day, although there is b always the passage of numerous craft a ' to and from the grand fleet lying c? somewhere outside. And the men h s aboard the mine sweepers are al- f] ways full of secret information, about j b i which they are very vague, to your o discomfiture and their own keen relish. ti The skipper stumps round, nnea tl f with the pride of office, his hahds re- t< i turning at intervals to run along the o trawl warp that stretches down like w a silver band into the blue depths, to e rise, a sagging, dripping thread to r; the other little boat running along- it side many yards distant. The skip- p per's hand is a sensitive organ, hard s< and toilworn, but with the training fl > of years he can distinguish at once tl the vibration of water from that ii , caused by a foreign substance. The On last 5 was so great th await their turn the reason for 1 -i ILa 1 u Every ] ? . 1 >aiuraa < at many had t to enter. N< this? This ca : and numeroi you were not r you must rei ist be and wil i 1 le best pick. PE ist Office Buildi lines are anchored from the be >m, and the passing cable cuts tl looriag rope, which goes curlir round the sweeping warp. Tl Id man notices it at once. There sharp blast of his siren. "Ea! 11!" he bawls across to his p^rtne hey have struck a channel sov ith death, and where there is 01 lere are sure to be others. T1 awlers slow down and steam apar he connecting cable tautens, ar owly above the heaving water a ears a small shining sphere. T1 last of his siren has warned tl atchful torpedo boat in the offin he comes up full speed, her ere lad of the chance of something i o. The deadly mine is thrown c > float on the bosom of the water ad drifts away, such a tiny glistei tg atom to be so fraught with te b!e consequences. The cutwater < le torpedo boat makes a gleamir rc in the morning sun as she swini >und for action. The trawlers fa way, and on the war vessel there flutter of white duck where tl luejackets are training a light gi a the mine. A crouching figure b ind bends back, there is a stacca ark and a wreath/ of smoke fro ie boat's bow, and, in answerii jar, a huge column of water shoo ?g skywards, the mine is exploide ropping back into the seething cau ron on the sea in scattered fra lents, its hellish purpose frustrate Sometimes, of course, the mine e lodes when the warp breaks i looring. It heels over with tl hock of contact, and before anyoi board the trawler's aware, there ie heavy boom of the explosio hile the trawler rocks and shive 1 every bolt with the frightful co ussion. But the effect upon tl oat is no more than if she strut soft sand bank; she loses hi jurse, perhaps, but the skipper < is mate, clomping up the hoodwj :om the cabin, where he was poss ly having his dinner, calmly ticl ff the fact with the position. At night the boats anchor on r irn to harbor. It is essential th. -iq chnnlH h? rtnno in dnvlierl j be effected properly; the explosic f the mine must be thorough, othe ise as a floating mine, it becomi ven more dangerous, the tides ca ying it right out of the course i s fixed position. Practically all tl orts along the eastern and southei saboard are now equipped wit eets of mine sweepers, which sta f a? lirvtr fivorv Ho v in f hn mnr?' iCii cuniiig iu uiui . lg glim. Risk! Those bluff, square buil am ?101 Move Th __ my opening d< y y that "poured" to stand on the : )w. thft ouestion i ii readily be ansi is bargains that I o there to get your j nember that this < 1 be sold by Chris Yours very i :ske ng Bamberg ini 3Qi It- BATTLE WITH MOOXSHIXERS. le " / lg Distillery Raided in Henry and Five le| Men Arrested. is | syi Conway, Dec. 12.?R. F. Jenkins r-' and R. Q. Merrick, special officers of rn the United States internal revenue ie department, and W. J. Johnson and ie Rollin Johnson have just returned ! from beyond the Little River section 1(* of the county, near the North CaroP" lina line, where they made a raid ie on an illicit whiskey still yesterday le and arrested George Beck, Spencer ? Bozeman, Will Huet, Dave Faulk and w Asa Soles, who are said to have been t0 in the act of measuring a number of I kegs of whiskey when they were surs*! prised by the officers. When the of a~; fleers arrested the parties a number r" i of friends of the prisoners came to their rescue and demanded of the lS; officers they release the men. It is ?s 1 claimed that upon their rpfusal to l11 do so a fusilade of shots was exis j changed between the men and the ie | officers. In the melee one of the in; prisoners was wounded and two e" made their escape, but were recapt0 tured. One of the recaptured men m escaped again the next day and is 1S still at large. j Capt. Jenkins was hit in the breast d. by one of the shots, but the bruise 'l"j is of a minor nature. Another of the S"! prisoners made such resistence in d* trying to extricate himself from the x"j officers that Capt. Jenkins had to tsi pound him heavily on the head. The ie man is considerably bruised, but not ie seriously injured. Four of the prisis oners were placed in jail here and the n> two wounded ones have been examrs ined and their wounds have been n" pronounced not serious by a physiie j cian. Warrants have been issued for ;K I all the parties, and it is expected er!that George Beck, who made good 3r! his escape at the time, will be capiy i tured in a day or two. The prisoners were taken before the United iS States commissioner here today and . two of them, Faulk and Soles, were e" | released on bond for their appearat ance before the commissioner Mon111 day for the preliminary hearing. >n m r" Prunes 15c pound. Delk'6 Mares ket.?adv. r of blue-eyed sea kings will laugh at ie you. Their life is all risk. After "n all, it is only another kind of fishing, th They fish for mines, instead of fish, rt And every trade has its risks. That o- is the philosophy of the mine sweepers.?Walter H. Holton, in London V !t, Chronicle. aoi?-ioi hoi l0^ i AhhH Uk MRk 4Hl V I ' at One Takes y , II ' ly, the crowd o into my store Q sidewalk and S n is, what was jj vered. Why Q ;?! ffer that they S share you had jj mtire BANK- n I tmas fnmp II i *; ii ly, II H ' ?wM ?m Np?^^1 ,? I Where Yoo Get The I g |fj| I Best Goods and Best | 1 ? ? I Service For Your I II lit M. Ill | 1 1ji ,ftl IAI l/%' \ nmr\w\ m Mur i Don't pass our place, get our prices before buying. We sell for j *J| cash and we sell zw% cheaper. . r D-w/\n/l -Pl?ACiV? AfTAUTT /7qTT "PhItTDI*! 7 JLip JLUp CUfclIIl DlCrtU JLX con cvexjf xicv^ , a. uiiv,nii . cd Sugar, Brown Sugar, Raisins, Walnuts, Al" monds, Brazil Nuts, and Pecans, now in our stock. v. r-ifl Tomatoes, 2-pound cans, reduced to .. 8 c Tomatoes, 3-pound cans, reduced to .. . 12c Family Tripe reduced to 22 C Luzianne Coffee reduced to .. . 25c | FRESH MEATS OF ALL I triimn i * tit 1 nn ait TT 11ttv WWW ALffAId un I1AIW As each week passes we have the pleasure of serving new customers, and if you are not already one we ask that you become one. Courtesy and prompt service extended to all who enter our store. ] Send or 'Phone Your Orders For ICE AND COAL "j Delk's Market E. L. PRICE, JR., Manager * |