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>?$ w f L.' 5;, " -v : n ?> ^ X \ 1 ?*>5? "TWO THEY DO NOT WANT PRIZE COURT CASE Authorities in Washington Reject Frye Proposal Made Recently to Us BY MUTUAL CONSENT TEXT MADE PUBLIC Washington Points Out Dema,nd is Made on Treaties With Prussia. Washington, May 5.?By mutual agreement with the German foreign office, the state department has made public the text of its reply to ; Germany's note concerning the claim ? of the United States for an indemnity to the owners of the American ship < William P. Frye, sunk by the Prinz i Eitel Fricdrich. The American communication notes the fact that Germany accepts liability fur tfie act under tfio treaty of 1 1S28 between the United .States and Prussia, but declines the suggestion ' that a German prize court pass on the legality of the capture and dis- i euss under the declaration of Lon- 1 don the standing of the claimants i and the amount of indemnity. < Pointing out that the United States ' early in the present war announced 1 that it would not be bound by the declaration of London because it had not generally been ratified, the note ( asserts that the standing of the claim- ] ants and amount of the indemnity I lend themselves to diplomatic nego- i tiations and suggests that the Ger- < man embassy in Washington be au- i thorized to deal with the matter. 1 The text of the note to Germany already has been presented to the Berlin foreign office by Ambassador ( Gerard as follows: i "In reply to your excellency's note < of the 5th inst., which the govern- j niont nf tllf. TTnifrwl ..? -1? ' ?? uiubuu uiaico uiuier- j stands admits the liability for the damages resulting from the sinking of the American sailing vessel William P. Frye by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich on January 28 last, I have the honor to say, by direction of my government, that 1 while the promptness with which the imperial German government has admitted its liability is highly appre- i ciated, my government feels that it I would be inappropriate in the circum-1 stances of this case and would involve unnecessary delay to adopt the suggestion in your note that the legality of the capture and destruction, the standing of the claimants and the amount of indemnity should be submitted to a prize court. Violation of Obligations. "Unquestionably the destruction of this vessel was a violation of the obligations imposed upon the imperial German government under existing1 treaty stipulations between the Unit-! J # I ed States and Prussia and the United States government by virtue of its { treaty rights has presented to the | * imperial German government a claim ' for indemnity on account of result- j ing damages suffered by American ; citizens. I ^ "The liability of the imperial Cer- ' man government and the standing of j the claimants as American citizens 1 ar.d the amount of indemnity are all questions which lend themselves to diplomatic negotiations between the two government.;, end happily the c question of liability lias already been! settled in that way. The status of the! claimants and the amount of indemnity are the only questions remaining to be settled, and it is ap- I prppriate that they should be dealt ' with in the same way. ' "The government of the United ^ States fully understands that, as t stated in your excellency's note, the German government is liable under the treaty provisions above mention- I ed for the damages arising from the ] >destruction of the cavern *jc ?_ ?. 0? uu v> 11 dn i t from the destruction of the vessel. But it will be observed that the claim 1 under discussion does not include 1 damages from the destruction of the ? cargo and the question of the value < of the cargo therefore is not involved , in the present discussion. Must Prive Ownership. "The government of the United c States recognizes that, the German government will wish to be satisfied r as to the American ownership of the v vessel and the amount of the dam- fc ages sustained in consequence of her t destruction. c FOREIGN ITEMS I GATHERED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY READING "A floating mine which exploded at Amyssios, near Moudros (Island of Lemnos,) killed five persons according to an official dispatch from Lemnos. In view of the large number of mines carried by current from the Dardanelles into the Aegean Sea, the Greek authorities have issued a warning to navigators. The world court congress, organized to promote the campaign for an international court, opened a threeday session in Cleveland at what its officials called the "psychological moment." Anti-German riots in the East End of London were renewed with even greater violence. Wherever a German showed himself he was attacked. The bodies of nine men and eight women who perished when the Lusitania sank, comprising those taken ashore at Baltimore and other Irish oasts, were brought to Queenstown by a tug. The only body of a firstda ss passenger to be promptly identified was that of Percy Seeombe, of Peterborough, Ontario. Gen Carranza intends to have r navy, according to Gen Ignacia L. Pesqueira, Secrtary of War to the Carranza government in Mexico. Gen Pesqueira let it be known that lie was in the market for warships. He has the job of getting togethci a navy for his chief and the nucleus af a transport service. Ke wants two vessels to convert into gunboats, and tie requires one transport. Cotton used during April was 513. HO bales, exclusive of linters, compared with 409,04(1 in April last year the census bcureau announced. Dur ng the nine months ending April 80. cotton used was 4,091,285 bale* igainst 4,204,856 in the same period :he previous year. For the first time in six months, German and French official statenents agree. The German communication admits the truth of Gen. Joffre's more important claims as to the ^reat successes won by the French between La Basse and Arras. A German submarine is reported to have been sunk in the North sea. The captain of the steamer Collairnie, reaching port today, said his vessel lad apparently destroyed the submarine bv running it down off the Northumberland coast. Five thousand members of the Navy , eague and their relatives and friends /isited the warships of the Atlantic "leet in the Hudson river Friday. The war fever continues to spread. md the manifestation in the capital ire particularly impressive. o Rheumatism Yields Quickly to Sloan's You can't prevent an attack of Rheu natism from coming on, but you can ;top it almost immediately. Sloan's unimont gently applied to the sore oint or muscle penetrates in a fev ninutes to the inflamed spot tha :auses the pain, it soothes the hot ender, swollen feeling and in a ver; ihoi't time brings a relief that is al liost unbelievable until you expei-irv e it. Get a bottle of Sloan's Liniment "or 2~?c. of any Druggist and have i n the house?against Colds, Sore jut.' Swollen Joints, Lumbago*. Sciatica an ike ailments. Your money back lot satisfied, but it does give almof nstant relief. Only One ,,RF: )MO QU2N ?o pot tlie freuuiw1, CT.'.t for full rj.VK Ilk' >MO QUIN1 S Q. J.ooU 'r.v Up i i. VV. CKOVK. Cures n Cold ia ( mn. > \ . Str ougli uud hcndaclie, ??nd woi>.s j.. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism ' Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Bolic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Stc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used inernally and externally. Price 25c. t m _ _ l "These matters arc readily a seer-I ainablc, and if the German govcr ncnt desires any further evidence i substantiation of the claim on these joints, in addition to that fuvis-b )y the ship's papers, which arc already in the possession of the German government, any additional evidence ound necessary will be produced. In hat case, however, inasmuch as any ividence which the German government may wish to have produced is norc accessible and can more con- < eniently be examined in the United . states than elsewhere, on account of he presence there of the owners and aptain of the William P. Frye. THE HORRY HER/ WHAT OTHER PAT Miss May. Fickle April has gone and Miss May is getting "misty" about it.? Florence Times. No Profit. The most ignorant negro can follow the "one crop" system of farming, buy all his soil fertility, and nearly ail his meat and feed. Brains get but little exercise in that sort of work, and every time the white man sets out to do "all cotton" farming he deliberately puts himself and his family into hopeless competition with just such ignorant, muscle-only labor?the sore that pays no profit.? Progressive Farmer. Awful Bad Looks. If we could look as mean as some folks we would not need to know how to swear. Why, there are some fellows in this town who can look at you with an expression which implies every known oath in every known tongue, and then some.?Marion Star. Well, Really. Some people that go to church ought to go to the pen.?Times & Democrat. Rati on Joe. "Danville, 111. Now Dry." And the next day Uncle Joe Cannon took sick ?The State. War News. We see by the papers that Grand Duke Nicholas, who was killed last month, has wholly recovered.?The State. Who is Who. A Dernburg is without honor, ever, in his own country.?The State. Oh, You Chicken. A number of towns are preparing ordinances to the effect that chick ens must not be allowed on the street Does this apply to the feathered variety alone??York News. Some of these new skirts will be suitable for combination uses, being about right for bathing suits.?Daily Record. Free and Happy. This is "cleanup" week, so every one should get busy for there is something to do at every home and every place. It will be good on your health. ?Lexington Dispatch. Rotten Vodka. Since it is learned that vodka is manufactured from rotten lrisn potatoes one can understand how the Czar manages to enforce prohibition SBBmSBBBSp n nnn YourL | Tour Ms^/srj^^sv^yjvstsutu ^ Furniture c love in making i i: L 1_ JUUUUUI py auu uvauie. tf | ?nd?'< nokt I ing through it ' old, creaky ch; squeaky bure< dated looking I j Make your of enjoyable su pays. When niture buy g That's why yc here. |?=^i * SUTHERLAND FURI CONWAY, SOUTI LA GRIPPE IS AND 6AD COLDS" 26c ucA Wf, % ILD, CONWAY, S. 0. 'ERS ARE SAYING ] without much trouble.?Dillon Herald Maybe August. Senator E. D. Smith expressed the opinion ptiblicly at North Providence that the war would end in August. Maybe!?Times & Democrat. Fool Letters. It's strange how some of our fool letters are preserved in the wreck and ruin of parties and love affairs.?Exchange. Hesitation. He who hesitates will never make a movie actor.?The Record. Responds to News. Cotton seems to be delicately responsive to news events. It went off when the Japanese ultimatum was proclaimed, and it experienced a reg| ular shakedown when word came of i the sinking of the Lusitania, but it is also to be observed that eotton has a delightful way of pulling itself together after each shape.?Charlotte Observer. Something in Name. People with houses to rent are reminded they can get $20 more a month for a cottage simply by calling it a "bungalow."?Florence Times. Wafpll I anon T 1 M %V II UI?)>UII| Interest in what Japan intends to do to China is temporarily out of the world's mind, but somebody should keep an eye directed to the Orient, anyhow.?Evening Post. Yes, He May. Speaking of dyes and colors?a man may turn pink with confusion, green with envy, yellow with mortification and all the time be in the blues.?Daily Record. Beats Sherman. \V ar i n Plivnno ic mnvn I v?? VJ/V iU 1J1VXC 111(1 t I Shermanesque.?Wilmington Star. Will Skin Catts. It is noted in the Florida newspapers that a Mr. Catts is a candidate for governor. It's an even bet that some other candidate will proceed to skin Catts.?Morning Star. Garden Seeds, j A man into the earth wiil strike His spade a-thrill anew with hope That he can raise some stuff just like The picture on the envelope. ?Washington Star. I Sl\ o 3 * iomels j 1 Castle :omes next to ||| the home hapLife is short, JUUUUil orth while go- ffiEWM surrounded by lljf flff airs; scratched, %i! lif aus or dilapiI 1 uuus. -yy home a castle ^ A. ?\ irroundings. It 12 V / J you buy fur- VjTj1 nra ood furniture. Ny >u should come * NITURE COMPANY 4 CAROLINA JOHNS? IV S and Tableto tI5c TONIC STATE ITEMS) OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE Mr Bright Williamson, well known throughout the State as one of the best informed and most conservative I business men of the whole Pee Dee section, has stated that in Darlington business had practically returned to a normal basis. The handle of a small whip, which William Johnson, Jr., a farmer residing on the farm of Mr. B. M. Anderson, near Reidville, in Spartanburg county, wielded in administering a chastisement to his ten-yearold son, slipped from his hand and, going like an arrow, penetrated the skull of his infant child, held in the arms of its mother, who stood near the door of the room, killing the baby almost instantly. An unknown negro about 9 o'clock one night last week entered the home of a highly respected white man at Bennettsville and attmepted to assault his wife. The negro entered the house and caught hold on the woman. The woman screamed as soon as she saw the negro and her cries brought | two negro women. The negro man Villi- A nntliov iuxn>A win e.i.... 11 - in.f,iv jiitui, VKII y iltli ~ lee, came running up and tried to overtake the fleeing negro but he outran Harlee and entered some nearby woods. "Crop conditions in the State are exceedingly favorable at this time," said W. W. Long of Clemson, State farm demonstration agent, who was among the visitors in Columbia last week. I When Governor Manning was informed of the trouble in Marion county, last week, he called up Sheriff Dozier and told him to use every means to protect the fugitive, if he was apprehended. J. H. Holcombe, chief of police, and Patrolman Bridges were shot last week in Greenville by Walter White, who in turn was shot by Police Serjeant Cooksey. Alice Sullivan, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sullivan, residents of the Glenwood mill village, at Easley last week. The State Democratic executive committee, meeting at noon Tuesday of last week at the State house, ordered a primary election for August 10 to fill the vacancy in congress from the Fourth Congressional district, caused by the resignation of Joseph T. Johnson. "Crop conditions in the State are exceedingly favorable at this time," said W. W. Long of Clemson, State farm demonstration agent, who was among the visitors in Columbia last week. T'nos. H. Peoples, Attorney general in an opinion last week, ruled that State and county officials are liable to the State income tax law. Adjt. Gen. Moore was notified Friday that the tug Waban has been assigned by the United States navy department for services with the South Carolina naval militia from May 15 to June 30. The secretary of State has issued a charter to the Woodrow Farms company of Ridgevillo, with a capital stock of $5,000. The officers are: I). 1. Thrower, president and treasurer; R. Thrower, secretary. o Civil War Horse Still Survives. The oldest horse that served the country in the War of the Rebellion is still alive, at the age of 53 years, at Horseheads, N. Y. It is owned by P. A. Mcintosh who is also a veteran of the same war. To prove his assertion Mr. Mcintosh shows the government brand on the animal's hip, which reads "I. C., 1865." Horse and man served in the same regiment. Although bent with age, his hair turning gray and his teeth becoming worn, the old warhorse is still able to eat 12 quarts of oats and take his master to town several times a week. Farmers say the average life of a horse is about 15 years. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. ? To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggirits refund money if it fails to cuic. ? V. GROVF.'S signature on box. 2&c. CONSUMPTION CURES < WORTHLESS FAKES Says United States Department of Agriculture in Weekly News Letter i SOME VERY ELABORATE * | niRFS POD All H/ICMTCV ww i ib.v i W I 1 n I L.IVI Ll'il I O Some Found to Contain Morf phine, Codeine and Cloroform in Quantity. After investigating under the food and drugs act a large number of preparations advertised as consumption cures, the department has not been ^ able to dicover any that can in any sense be regarded as "cures" for tuberculosis. Some contain drugs that may at times afford some temporary relief from the distressing symptoms of the disease, but this is all. Since ^ the passage of Federal legislation prohibiting the shipment of interstate commerce of medical prepara- ?4 tions for which fn1s*? ur><i i iiaMUiriib J claims are made there has been a marked tendency to label these preparations "remedies" instead of "cures" as they used to be called. In many cases, however, they can not even be ragarded as remedies. A "cherry balsam," for example, for the "cure" of "consumption" and "hemorrhage of the lungs," which it 4 was represented would "strike at the very root of the disease," was found on analysis to be nothing but a solution in water and alcohol of opium, sugar, benzaldehyde, inorganic salts, and coloring matter. It contained no cherrybark extract or balsam. 1 A more elaborate "cure" consisted of five different preparations which ^ the credulous patient was to take separately. These were first, the medicine uroner. the essential _ ?..fc ? V-dints of which were found to b? morphine, cinnamic acid, and arsenic?not a very safe mixture to take habitaually; second, a tonic which wan supposed to contain iron but did not; third, a "cough mixture'1' made up of alcohol, chloroform, and codeine, ^ which is a derivative of opium or morphine; fourth, a mixture which contained some quinine, and a solution of water and alcohol; and, fifth, codeine tablets. Kven the strongest constitution could hardly stand a pro- ! longed course of such a treatment. In the marketing of such preparations considerable ingenuity is freq- f ently shown. One of the main objects is to persuade the patient that | he is receiving, at a comparatively low price, the individual attention of a trained specialist. For this purpose symptom blanks are employed. These contain a number of questions about I the patient's symptoms, the number 1 varying from a dozen or so to as many ^ I as 70 or 80. The patient is led to be- I lieve that the information which he I furnishes in reply to these questions 1 I will be carefully considered before any is prescribed for him, every physician knows that an acci^^^^^f rate diagnosis can not possibly made in this way. As a mattei^( I fact none attempted and the^^^^^^^f gree of attention which these ind^^^^^^^f ual reports received can be meas^^^^H^H by the fact that cases have come dor the observation of the depart-v^lkl ment in which mail-ordc : concerns re- yS ceived as many as 4,000 letters a day. I j After the patient has submitted his; I I "diagnosis renort." lio 1 - ..v^ i.t mgcU LO pill'- i I chase a supply of the medicine. If he I does so, he is then urged to purchaser I more. If he stales that ho has ex- 3 perienced no beneficial effects, he is. told that he has not taken enough, I and this process is likely to continue I until the limits of his credulity have been reached. If, on the other hand, 3 he decides at the beginning not to B purchase the medicine, it is Hfcniv fn. w JPH be offered to him at successively lower \ prices until he is at last induced to I believe that he cannot afford to ig- fl norc such a bargain. This is carried? jfl to such an extent that a "treatment," V the original price of which is $25, I may be offered at the end of six months for $2.50. I As a matter of fact the successful I treatment of tubersulosis requires H much more than the mere giving of B medicine and, moreover, what will I help one case will not necessarily B help another. Claims that are abso- 9 lutely unwarranted are no longer per - B mitted on the labels of medicines I shipped in interstate commerce, but I ' the wording may be such as to con-P I | (Continued on Page 3.) J B