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TWO AN AMERICAN STEAMER HAS BEEN TORPEDOED The Captain and Two of the Crew are Dead as the Result IT MAY HAVE DCCM APPinCMTAI Creates Stir in Washington When News Reaches National Capital. The American oil tank steamer Gulf Light, which sailed from Port Arthur, Texas, April 10, for Douen, France, was torpedoed at noon Saturday, off the Sicilly islands, according to a Central News dispatch. The captain of the Gulf Light, according to the same advices, dieo of heart failure as a result of shock. Two seaman jumped overboard and i were drowned. The other members of the crew were taken olf by a patrol boat. The Vessel was towed into Crow Sound and beached. The Gulf Light was a steel vessel of 3,202 tons net and was built at Camden, N. J., in 1914. She was owned by the Gulf Refining Comuanv. The vessel was 283 feet long, 51 feet beam and 30 foot deep. She was equipped with wireless apparatus. Causes Stir at Washington. Press reports of the torpedoing of the American steamer Gulf Light and the loss of her captain and some members of the crew created a stir in official circles. If first reports are \ borne out, the attack on the Gulf Light constitutes the first case of an American ship struck by a torpedo 1 with the consequent loss of life. 1 o? ' IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE a. Miss Eitha Shelley was born on Oct. 20th, 1C05, and departed this life on April 26th, 1915, at the age of 19 years, 6 months and 6 days. The cause of her death was a revolver in her own hands. She was walking along the read loading it to shoot at a spot when the pistol went off unexpectedly and the ball entered the stomach. When she fell she remained in the road til Dr. King of Aynor could be summoned. On the arrival of Dr King, she was taken to-the house which was her home, some two or three hundred yards from the place where she fell and examined by Dr. King, who decided to summons more medical aid to perform an operation. A little later Dr. J. S. Dusenbury of Conway arrived and he and Dr. King decided best to take her to the Hospital for an operation, which was performed and which she stood well and revived and was in her good mind until death which cams Monday morning f) t 10'lif) nVlonl/" Tkin lindl. ll'nn ../v v viuvi\> 1-11 \ UUM^ ? U.I KlIWII home and kept until the following day (Tuesday) when it was taken to Cool Spring Church, of which she was a member, where she was funeralized by Rev. W. R. i'hiliips. There were a host of sorrowing friends present. According to her own testimony, she tool the writer that all was well before she left home on Saturday night for the hospital. After the funeral services she was taken to the Cool Spring- cemetery and laid to rest to await the resurrection morn. She is sleeping over yonder in the Church yard by the way, She is sleeping?only sleeping Till the resurrection day. She is gone, our precious darling, She is sleeping in the tomb; Calmly sleeniiur till the. dawning ? ? to Of the resurrection morn. Thoy have placed her in the casket, And have borne her form away; Still in death she's only sleeping, Till the resurrection day. 'Neath a mound of blooming roses, Cold in death our darling lies, But her spirit's with the Angels In that home beyond the skies. Oh, 'tis lonely here without her In this world of toil and care, But we'll join her with the ransomed In that land so bright and fair. I Yes, 'twill be a happy greeting When we meet to part no more, With our friends and loved ones waitOn that bright eternal shore. Written by one who knew and loved FOREIGN ITEMS GATHERED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY READING Russian reports of the recent fightmcr in u?nef AVM /*! % !?/*??% ?? ? U/\iv? ? ?? ing Ai> nvObClil UtUlV lil rtll" UVlIlg ?t* cepted by British military critics as reducing the German claims of victory in that battle to more just proportions. The United States consul at Lyons, one of the passengers aboard the steamship Sant'Anna which arrived at Naples from New York, is reported to have committed suicide during the voyage by leaping overboard. Two Turkish aeroplanes were brought down last week by shells from allied warships, according to a dispatch from Saloniki. To supply a need felt by the British navy, a powerful wireless station is being built on the island of Jamacia 3,000 feet above the sea level, according to the Rev. George B. Stallworthy, a Unitarian clergyman who reached this country on the steamer Juan after a live month's visit to the island. A Japanese cruiser and four torpedo boat destroyers have arrived at Chin Wang Tao, on the Gulf of Liao Tung, about 150 miles east of Peking, evidently for the purpose of removing from China the members of the Japanese legation. I A young sergeant in the French army, from whose heart a splinter of a hand grenade was extracted bv Dr. Beaussenat, chief of the military hospital, was presented before the Academy of Medicine last week at Paris. The splinter remained in the ventricle four and a half months before it was extracted. The operation was declared to have been unique in the annals of surgery. Considerable rlifiiculty was experienced in removing the piece of steel as it slipped from the forceps several times. Various complications were feared , but everything went well and the soldier now is considered cured as his heart acts normally. President Wilson's refusal last week to furnish the industrial relations commission with copies of correspondence with former Gov. Amnions of Colorado, on the Colorado coal strike, was explained at the White House with the statement that the president did not care to take an> part in the controversy between Chairman Walsh and John I). Rockefeller, Jr., over Mr. Walsh's assertion th'if nn tirrnnf nf Mi* lio/l written a letter to the president for Gov. Ammons to sign. o Whooping Cough. Well?everyone knows the .effect of Pine Forests on Coughs. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey is a remedy which brings quick relief for Whooping Cough, loosens the mucous, soothes the lining of the throat and lungs, and makes the coughing spells less severe. A family with growing children should not be without it. Keep it handy for all Coughs and Colds. 25c at your Druggists. Electric Bitters a Spring Tonic. o Rheumatism Yields Quickly to Sloan's You can't prevent an attack of Iiheu matism from coming on, but you can stop it almost immediately. Sloan's Liniment gently applied to the sore joint or muscle penetrates in a few minutes to the inflamed spot that causes the pain. It soothes the hot. tender, swollen feeling and in a very short time brings a relief that is almost unbelievable until you exnerien co it. Got a bottle of Sloan's Liniment f . r?~ _ r TV.,. {4 I Ur 4UC. Ul clll.V in ugjjinir aim iic?.vu Icin the house?against Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints,. Lumbago, Sciatica and like ailments. Your money back it not satisfied, but it docs give almost instant relief. RUB-WIY-TISM I Will cure your HheumuHNin Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally and externally. Price 25c. imjWER|g| t Host rat and mice exterminator made. Kills quickly nnd absolutely wlthoutodor. Mummifies?thus preventing decomposition. Better than all the traps In the world. Inslston Uonulne KATCOKN. 1 25c, 60c, 51 at dealers or by mail, post \\ paid. \ BOTANICAL MFG. CO. 4th A Racm Stm.. Philadelphia, Pa. *3?? 'PI03 go pn% *aq3Bp?sq pnv qanos dote -Aia eno uj pjOD 99MO 'HAOHO AV 'H iodjn)?o9f0jojqooi 'HNIMinO OWOHO HAIX VXvl *fttavn unj ioj ji*d 'aajnuAU ain ox ..SNiNino owesa.. ??o <0"O THE HORRY HERJ | WHAT OTHER PAI Matter of Money. It seems that the war will last as long as the coin holds out. Loss of lift is incidental. ? Charleston Evening Post. There is a Way. | One reason why we should exterm mate flies, rats ami fleas is that it can be done.?Selected. Lady Shoppers. Do your shopping in the morning madam, for if you take your after dinner nap, get up at 5, primp for an hour and then waltz down town for a nickel's worth of cheese cloth the stores will be closed. This may be hard on you, but it's for the good of the clerk who does not receive consideration as a usual thing.? Marion Star. Passing Fair. "The Glasgow lady street car conductors," says the Boston Transcript "might be referred to as passing fare." Home allusion might also be made to "fares for the fair"?but not by us.?Daily Record. Baboons Going lTp. Just as we were becoming really optimistic we are informed that the war has boosted sky-high the price of baboons. Persons who are unable I*. jjd.v iaiicy prices must ooserve seilrestraint.?Observer. Wonder Who. A reader wants to know where he "can get some of the old, red-eyed, October, cornfield beans to plant this spring." Who can tell us??Progressive Farmer. Wife Does It. A self-made man generally is highly pleased with what he has made of himself, but just as soon as he is married his wife has to go to work and make a new man of him.?Morning Star. But Soar Away. An old song that will consistently fail to be popular with the street sweepers union is "White wing, you never grow weary."?Evening Post. Well W hat. A Philadelphia professor of research says roses fall in love. What's in a name??Times and Democrat. Delayed the Train. A 700-pound girl delayed a North em train 20 minutes while an effort was being made to get her into a passenger car sideways. Looks as if that much girl should be classified a.1 freight, anyhow.?Morning Star. vwv |i Step i ! I Pie | vrrm&MMinBtF-jirz.-X'' I 1 " You'd bette if you want to four large line They are sii Come at on choice is youi Oriental n ' steaag> tic rugs in cc ah* tjpaiicnis in uic of Axminster Wilton rugs. 3 We are a s SUTHERLAND FUR CONWAY, S0U7 LA GRIPPE AND BAD COLDS uo mi SO XLD, CONWAY, S. C. JERS ARE SAYING After Alimony. A Chicago woman failing to have alimony increased from $300 to $500 a month told the judge, "I would prefer the death sentence to life on $300 a month. That is mere existence." We doubt her ability to do more than exist in any case.?Charlotte Observer. Whiteville Proud. We are justly proud of the fact ' that one of the most popular young ladies in our town has been chosen to act as maid of honor at the Reunion.- - News- Reporter. Latest Forms. The following advertisement appeared in the Atlanta Sunday American: Wanted: A lady to do general house work, supervise servant's duties, and take care of children. Liberal salary for right party. This is the latest form of proposal. ?Georgetown Times. Stock in Trade. "ADVERTISING SPACE IN THE NEWSPAPER IS FOR SALE, NOT TO GIVE AWAY. It has a certain intrinsic value in itself that makes it worth money. Copies of the newspper are for sale, not to give away. If they are worth having, they are worth the exceeding small price asked foi them.?Publishers Auxiliary. The Sticking Game. Some friends stick to their friends till finally they stick their friends.? Wilmington Star. White vs. Black. We fail to see anything demoralizing or immoral about prize fight films where the white man wins.? The State. Good as War. As a counter attraction to the war in Europe, Colonel Roosevelt seems to have been holding his own in the papers pretty well.?Exchange. Waits an Answer. Are you in sympathy with the development of your town ??Mullins Enterprise. Friends of Daniels. Those who try to make it appear that Secretary Daniels is not r good grace with the President, and may retire from the cabinet, and also retire from the National Committer are very likely not very strong friends of Mr. Daniels.?Lumbertc: Tribune. Lively, 1 '/7 CP M :rdo so, friends, | i get the pick of of new rugs, nply splendid. 1^r: ~;rv ice while the MMum jgs and domes- 'WF invenient sizes. ry brand new /^7\\ 5 standard sizes l/v y\) , Brussels and ertain to please * \ INITURE COMPANY H CAROLINA ?RD BY GBRMR. lATTITrAl^f HKMKKTAKKTHK JIIHJl|S IP(lRHMKlUJIRtfVllA1^V41 ^ c, and Tablet* Sfie TONIC STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE Mrs. Paul Quattleimum, of Conway was the guest of her brother, Dr F. L. Martin in Mullins one day last week.?Mullins Enterprise. While driving about in his machine Monday afternoon O. Hoyt McMillian on countered :i lnrrro rattle snnlfp whch was passing ahead of him in the road. The machine passed over the snake and he was later killed outright. The snake carried fourteen rattles and one button.?Mullins Enterprise. Fire which broke out in Anderson, when a spark from a locomotive fell among jute in one of the warehouses of T. Q. Anderson's horse collar factory, in the yards of the Blue Ridge Railway, was swept by a stiff gale toward the heart of the business district of Anderson, licking up property conservativedly estimated to be worth $70,000. Georgetown was visited last week by one of the severest hail storms in its history. A great many of the hail stones were as large as hen's eggs, the majority as large as a man's thumb. The storm caused much excitement and several runaways resulted. A destructive hail storm passed over a large section of Laurens cour, ty south of the city last week an i it is feared that young cotton and small grain are badly damaged. 4 1 M ? * /v severe nan storm passed over Jonesville recently. The oldest inhabitants do not remember anything to equal it. The Annual Council of the Episcopal Dioees of South Carolina will hold its session at St. Johns Church, in Florence, from Tuesday morning to Thursday evening, May 11-13. There will be in attendance at least a hundred and twenty-five clerical and lay delegates who will be entertained by members of St. John parish congregation and friends of other denominations in the city. Considerable excitement was aroused in Greenville when a nogro attempted to assault a young white woman at the over head bridge of the C. and W. C. Railway. Her screams frightened the man away. HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE _ After Four Tears cl Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave Up in Despair. Husband Came |o Rescue. Catron, Ky.?In an interesting letter from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "I suffered for four years, with womanly troubles, and during this time, I could only sit up for a little while, and could not walk anywhere at all. At times, 1 would have severe pains In my left side. The doctor was called in, and his treatment relieved ine for a while, but I was soon confined to my bed again. After that, nothing seemed to do me any good. I had gotten so weak I could not stand, and I gave up in despair. At last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and 1 commenced taking it. From the very first dose, I could tell it was helping me. I can now walk two miles without its tiring me, and am doing my work." If you are all run down from womanly troubles, don't give up in despair. Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. It lias helped more than a million women, in its 50 years of wonderful success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist has scld Cardui for years. He knows what U will do. Ask him. He will recommend it. Begin taking Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladles' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special Instruction* on your case and 64-page book, ' Home Treatment tor Women." sent In plain wrapper. ?66-0 Your Child's Cough is a Call for Help Don't put off treating your Child's Cough. It not only saps their strength but often leads to more sei^oius ailW7 V* 1 r * { 9 VAII /I AVt *4- V\ QlfA I III-I !!/?> 11^ I JO IV i J VU 11VII t IIUYV, to. Dr. King's New Discovery is just the remedy your Child needs. It is made with soothing, healing and antiseptic balsams. Will quickly check the Cold and soothe your Child's Cough away. No odds how bad the Cough or how long standing, Dr, King's New Dscoverv will stop it It's guaranteed. Just get a bottle from your Druggist and try it. 9 I To Cure a Cold in One Day ) Take LAXATIVE HROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough end Headache and works off the Cold. PruggiMs refund money if1 it faile to cuie. E. V C.UQVF.'S suuuiure ou ach box. 26c C ^-4. . uiL, , - .. ' GERMAN VICTORY HAS BEEN CONFIRMED #. People of Berlin Celebrate With Decorations of Bunting and Colors. I ALSO SUCCESSFUL ON WESTERN FRONT 1 Kaiser's Men Gain Footing on Much Disputed Hill Sixty. ) 3 According to Berlin and Vienna despatches, German and Austrian armies had achieved a wonderful victory in 4 / West Galicia, smashing the entire Rus t . * i sian center along the front of many A miles, or as Berlin official statement \| put it across the whole western tip of Galicia, near the Hungarian border, to a point where the river Duniac' joins the Vistula, right at the frontier of Poland. Though the 8,00() prisoners the Teutonic allies said they had taken did not compare with the number which some of Field Marshall Von Hindenburg's rushes netted him in the North, the achievement, meant at least a. & temporary check to the Russians hammering their way westward since the fall of Przemysl. Berlin was celebrating the victory though it was admitted flags had been flown before full details were to hand. t. Victory Confirmed. The extent of the AnKtt-n.novmn? vjvi man victory in the Carpathians is indicated V in the German official communication by the statement that the third fortified line of the Russians has been pierced; that the Russians are beginning to evacuate positions southwest of Dulka and that Russians prisoners taken number more than .'i0,000. The Russian official statement says the fighting in Galicia between the . Vistula and the Carpathians is char- ^ acterized by great stubbornness; that the Germans have brought up fresh forces of great strength, with much artillery, and that the Germans attacking in massed formation are suffering "enormous losses." The Russian war office admits that several nights ago some Russian units fell back to the second line of fortifications. No late report is given respecting these particular operations. In the West an attack on hill 60, southeast of Yprcs, held by the British, was partially successful, an official communication from the British war office saying that "the Germans attained a footing there under the cover of poisonous gases, excessively f used, and were favored by weather conditions." Ot'nere German attacks were repul- * sed it is claimed, both by British and ^ by the French. British trawlers sunk by German submarines during the past 24 hourijj^^^^H bring the total since Sunday up to Official information respecting <4 1 erations in the Dardanelles is bei^^^^^H | withheld. Meanwhile it is ropor? I unofficially from Mytilene that Turkish army has suffered heavy"^^?| losses both from the guns of the fleet and at the hands of the allied forces ashore. The towns of Dardanelles, Maidos I and Gallipoli have been burned and * Italy regarding territorial concessions on the part of Austria in return for Italian neutrality is among the possibilities because Austria realizes Italy's determination to intervene in the war if she docs not obtain territory demand. o * J.O. METCALP,Mabel, Mo. "After [pp*?ill Using r ijj ' Peruna ! .J v"17 i :iii * Years I can say that Perui na Is a fine remedy siaL/ for catarrh and ill i 'ff1 i1 I ffi| |j^| cases of the tonsils and PNlB many other ailments. It is mjjflL manufactured by a wellKnown ' company, who aro i I '/fa perfectly reliable." jj A TahIa slight laxJfl H lOHICatlve qualities* \ yjA "I havo noticed a great A\va many others taking this /OV ^ remedy, and I havo yet wii failed to see a case where BVwjHB tho continued use of Perui |v iktjQfl na did not complete a satV|C/W Isfactorv euro In reasonable time."