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mm I FRIENDLY TERMS BUT FIRM STAND I Calls For Speedy Assurances Against Repetition of Attack OFFICALS THINK SITUATION GRAVE State of Affairs Has Been Further Complicated by Reports of Activities. Washington, Doc. 8.?The United States has sent to Austria-Hungary a note asking for a disavowal \f the; submarine attack upon the Italian liner Ancona, assurances that such an act will be not repeated, some degree of punishment for the commander of the submarine, and reparation for American lives lost. The communication started by cable from the State department to' Ambassador Frederick C. Pen field at Vienna, who was instructed to hand it to the Austro-Iiungarian minister of foreign affairs, Baron Burian. o TO CURE CHILDREN'S COLDS. ! Keep child dry, clothe comfortable,) avoid exposure and give L?r. lieirs Pine-Tar-Honey. It is pleasant, soothing, antiseptic, raises phlegm and reduces inflammation. The first dose gives relief, continued treatment with proper care will avoid serious illness or a long cold. Don't delay treatment Don't let your child suffer. Get a bottle today. Insist on Dr. Bell's PineTar-Honey. 25c at Druggists.?adv o The first of last week was cold with ice in the mornings. The weather was much warmer by Thursday. * * 41 f * LIVEN UP YOUR TORPID LIVER To keep your liver active use Dr. King's New Life Pills. TJ#ey insure good digestion, relieve constipation, and tone up the whole system?-keep your eyes clear and your skin fresh and healthy looking. Only 25c. at your Druggists.?adv. v; . I The larger the stock 8 of holiday goods, the cas I ticle you want for the pre* 9I a. We are sure we car large lines we have opene( Whether you buy or t pitality of this Store is at tmammmmmmmmmmmmmm ' P J 'I" Ji'V1 lijlfc 11 WIWIJPllBI^J1 Pf I'fW)1 FOR PROTECTION j OF NEUTRALITY Cabinet Members Discuss Means of Guarding It After Message. Washington.?Plans of the administration to prevent or punish violations of American neutrality were discussed today at a long conference in the office of Secretary Lansing among the members of the cabinet whose departments are most closely connected with such subjects. I he meeting was called at the suggestion of President Wilson, who declared in his message to congress that "the hand of our power" should at once close over and crush out "creatures of passion, disloyalty and anarchy" who J seek to make the United States a hotbed of European passion. i SO-DAY REPRIEVE GRANTED TAL6ERT A reprieve of (50 days has been granted by Governor Manning to A. C. Talbcrt of Greenwood, who is under sentence of death for the murder of his wife . Talbert was to have been electro cuteu on last r ruiay, DUt the governor granted a stay of sixty days to the condemned man in order to allow time for the board of pardons to pass on the case. Talbert cut his wife's throat while in their home at a mill village in Greenwood. Friends of Talbert insist that he is unbalanced and should be committed to the asylum. o Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE end IRON. It acts on the Uver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Tuilds up the Whole System. 50 cents. To Cure u Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE I'.ROMO Quinine. It stops th< Cough and Headache and works otf the Cold Druggists refund money if it fads to cu>e E? ( WQVF.'S sicna'ttr/* on arh box- ?or A CLAUS Hf ^WraffL^tVff^llflWraurCTMa .mI """'"" nur rwrn LlilL LVLII and the more varied the assortm ;ier it is for you to select just the lent. i please you when you look over 1 up. lot?we're glad to see you?the t your service. ft' Hii.M ' -; THE HORRY HBRi A HOME SI "HOME PE A Store that is interested in ity?A Store that brings to your portunity to Buy Here at home ) the hearts of those you Jove. Once more we greet you and mas. We have arranged a splenc your inspection. Gifts that will irsg for you. W eask your patror help make this our most success! We have our usual big<suppl Mixed Wilts. Ennlish Walnuts Or; sins, Candy and Fancy Cakes. X "jjgj , iIBS A MERRY IjJr^ CHRISTMAS j j|| Gifts For Ladies Qniy 10 day; headics which to buy china p;f+c j TOILET SETS U.I lb. co n fectio n a r y dress goods ^ tom o'shantos 500 Pounds 0 ls rpfi^il jjt 1 r ' handbags Icldll dl 10, , handkerchiefs ccms per pou umbrellas ^ur Grocery xmas cards ment is also i There will be no High Price: think Christmas is Harvest Time Profits. It is well to dispel this We thank each and every o liberal patronage given us during continuance of same, and wish yi Happy New Year. RICHARDSON CYPRESS LI BUCKSPOI IS THE FLOQ A" iflk 4 ?BHBB ? ? > IIWWWW** ? nimarw?ww EHS WHBPWMAkvSX 10SI f, f; < <> lU\ CONWAY, 8. O. ORE FOR EOPLEZ= the welfare of the commundoor at this season, the opKmas Gifts that will gladden I extend to all a Merry Christ lid line of Holiday Goods for please and satisfy are waitiage and co-operation to ful Christmas Season, ly of Cocoanuts, Brazil Nuts, inges, Apples, Bananas, Rai S] A MERRY vti CHRISTMAS ^ia wVVk^ 5 left in G'fts F?r M?n vnur Xmas ARM ?ANOS your Amas AUTO gloves handkerchiefs - hoseky f Candy to ^kt.es 20 and 25 suspenders nd. stationery Depart- tie clasps Complete, watches > at this Store. Many people for Dealers who add on big notion? ne of our customers for their i this year and hope to have a ou all a Merry Christmas and IB a SHINGLE GO. HT, S. C. LJLV1J1K> ^ ^ c "l Y? v I I ri Pi J? * RUSSIAN SCOUTS i IN DARING RAID Capture the Entire Staff of ( a German Army Division. % Petrograd.?The entire staff of the | 82d German army division was captured by Russian mounted scouts and brought as prisoners into the Russian lines as the result of a daring night raid recently, according to unofficial ^ accounts whjc\i have been received. Under cover of darkness, a small company of scouts worked its way past the German trenches toward the German base, the details as received here say. Emerging from a wood, the scouts found themselves clbse to a village where they stopped and sent 1 forward a rconnoitering party. i The latter soon came upon a Ger- 1 man sentry who gave the alarm. Ten I minutes later a German cavalry squad ( ron galloped out of the village, fol- ; lowed by two companies of Austrian j landsturm troops. The Russian meanwhile had dismounted hiding i their horses and concealing themeslv- 1 es. 1 The Germans and Austrians fell i into the ambush and became panicstricken when the Russians opened ? fire, it is declared, the Austrians running for their lives and throwing down their rifles. In the confusion the German cavalry also retreated, many troopers falling under the RusI _ r sum lire. ( o L NOTICE. There has strayed to my place one , steer about 2 years old. Came to my place in April 1915, red and white pided, white spots in forehead, unmarked. Owner may obtain same on proving property and paying expenses. E. C. HARRIS, 3t-pd. Gurley, S. C. I-Dim. LEWIS S DENTAL SURGEON Office Over Norton I)ruj* Company CONWAY, S. C. 9 In every department?through im of your elbow?you will meet e making this Store their Christm / You will find this a dependabl : Christmas merchandise?the ri! ght kind of prices and the right kit jrchase you make. Film :RENGH SEARCH AMERICAN SHIPS 4. Jruiser Descartes Stops Liner Coamo?Carolina, Too :OUR GERMANS ARE ' * TAKEN FROM COAMO / t f 3hief Steward From Oarolina?Right of Search j Is Not Questioned. > San Juan, Porto Rico.?The Porto i Rico liner Coamo, an American ship, ivas stopped by the French cruiser j Descartes, which took into custody , four German firemen. The search last i m! from 2 to 5:30 o'clock, the officers s ' ind crew and the entire' list of passen ! ?ers being examined. ^ It is reported that the Descartes ) a*as looking for Waldemar Hepp, Ger nan consul at San Juan, and John 3tubbe, the Austrian consul, who are now in New York. ^ rowN invirginTa destroyed ry fire^ ' i Petersburg, Va.?Hopewell, a year aid city of 25,000 people, located near the gun cotton plant of the E. I. Dupont De Nemours Company, near here, was practically destroyed by i fire last week. The fire was not under control early tonight, but there was little left to burn. The gun cotton^ plant was not endangered. The loss will approximate $1,000,000, according to estimates here, and there was practically no insurance on buildings or stocks. No lives were known to have been lost in the fire, but a negro was hanged for looting. At the request of the chief of police Governor Stuart rushed six companies^ of mil it in f rn m TJ ir?li rtmn/1 VII* AVlVIIWIUilVi tv V1IV/ scene. They were on duty. H t IHANDISE [ i every aisle?at every I many of your friends who I as Shopping Headquarters, w le Store for the right kind I ght kind of service?the I id of spirit surrounding the I v Jl \