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* y^HK iggii GERMAN SUBMARINES ORDERED TO OBEY Tha i q\a/c nf Motinnc Qa\/c fior 11V UI lUUVIV/IIO VU JVJ WVI man Reply to Late American Note ' BUT GERMANY EXPECTS A CURB ON BRITAIN 1 " 1 I 1 And Reserves The Right to Resume in Case Our Efforts Fail. ; 1 The Gorman reply to the ultimatum ( of the United States in relation to de- ] slruction of merchant ships and Ante- j erican lives by the German U-Boats, ( was handed to our Ambassador within the last day or two. 1 The German Government's reply to the United States in the Submarine controversy is a notification that it has instructed commanders of undersea boats that "in accordance with the general principles of visit and search and the destruction of merchant vessels recognized by international law, such vessels both within or without the area declared a naval war zone shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives, unless the ships attempt to escape or offer resistance." At the same time the German Gov- | ernment declares it looks to the United States to require Great Britain an equal recognition and observance of international law and respect for the rights of neutrals on the .seas, and that "should steps taken by the Government of the United States not attain the object it desires to have the laws of humanity followed by all belligerent nations, the German Government wouid then be facing a new situation in which it must reserve to itself complete liberty of decisoin." IVl 1 r a i n rouowing is irom me iicrman ( Note: "The German Government, guided by this idea, notifies the Government of the United States that the German naval forces have received the following order: "In accordance with the general principles of visit and search and the destruction of merchant vessels recoznizcd by international law, such vessels both within or without the area declared a naval war zone shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives unless the ships attempt to escape or offer resistance.' "Accordingly the German Government is confident that in consequence of the new orders issued to the naval forces the Government of the United States will also now consider all impediments removed which have been In the way of mutual cooperation toward restoration of the freedom of the seas during the war, as suggested in the note of July 23, 1915, and it does not doubt that the Government of ' the United States will now demand and iitsist that the British Government forthwith observe the rules of interna, tional law universally recognized before the war as are laid down in the notes presented by the Government of the United States to the British Gov( ernment December 28, 1914, and November 5. 1915. "Should steps taken by the Government of the United States not attain the object it desires to have the laws of humanity followed by all belligerent nations, the German Government would then be facing a new situation in which it must reserve to itseii complete liberty of decision." Two Views Current. Two views were current in official circles. One was that Germany has ' declared her intention of abandoning "her present methods of submarine | warfare," as demanded by the President, and that* jthet American govern> ment might have<to wait to see wheth er the abandonment would be effected. The other was that the United States having already called upon Great Britain to give up its interference *flth neutral! commerce and having told Germany that it can not discuss > with her negotiations with Great Britain has no cootfo but) sdwer diplomatic | > . / (Thf "HOHH ( FIRE PROTECTION IN BETTER SHAPE Water Mains Laid Through the Business Section of the City. i The water pipes to bring the supply for fire and sewerage purposes to the business portion of the town were all laid and the hydrants installed by the end of last week. The work has been tested out to the entire satisfaction of those concerned. This improvement should greatly enhance the value of property in the main business block and should reduce the insurance J premiums to a material degree. The force from the tank when a fire hose I was attached to one of the hydrants j on this line threw a stream of water' higher than the town hall. With this1 pressure always at hand and the fire I equipment now owned by the city, the main business blocks of Conway have better protection than they have ver had and about as good protection as it is possible to get in case of a fire. STATE HEALTH MAN WILL MAKE ADDRESS | Dr. J. A. Hayne, Stale Healtli Of ficer ,\vi 11 address the people of Conway to-night (Wednesday, May 10th, 191(5) beginning at 8:B0 o'clock, at the School Auditorium. Hi.s subjects will be concerned with modern methods of j ^ healtli and,sanitation and civic im-i 1 ^ provement pf--/different kinds. A large audience is expected. ACCEPTS ASSURANCES , MADE BY GERMANY: Washington.?A note cableiLbv Sec- ! rotary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard for delivery to the Berlin foreign of- ^ fice informs the German government that the United Sates accepts Germany's "declaration of its abandonment" of its former submarine nolle v and now relics upon a scrupulous execution of the altered policy to remove the principal danger of an interrup- ^ tion of the good relations existing between the two countries. , With this acceptance is coupled formal notice to Germany that the United SUites can not for a moment entertain, much less discuss, a suggestion that respect by German naval authorities for the rights of citizens of ^ the United States on the high seas , should in the slightest degree be made contingent upon the confident of any other government affecting the rights of neutrals and noncombatants. , WILL MAKE RAGE i FOR REELECTION, The card of W. L. Bryan, Esqr., appears in this issue of the Herald announcing that he will be a candidate ^ for reelection to the office of Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Gen- j eral Sessions for this county. Mr. ^ Bryan has filled this office now for ^ 4.? .1 ,1 : ii?j. i! i/v%u tcnuH unit uui uig uiui time many ( changes for the better have been made ^ in the keeping of the large amount of records therein. Among the greatei improvements made may be mentioned the reindexing of the old records of deeds so that the finding of any particular deed in the chain of title has been made comparatively easy; the notice of lis pendens and other papers filed in cases have been reduced to a system and kept in appropriate folders; new books have been studied out for some of the departments of the records which are better than formerly and save a lot of time; there is system about all of the affairs of the of fice to the statement brief. His record in the office proves that he is competent and efficient for this position. relations with Germany. Although the general tone af the German note created unfavorable impression, officials took the position that the language was immaterial if the guarantees were real. ! ( ? Jtar Y COUNTY AND HEK PEOPLE, FU 30NWAY, S. O., THURSDAY, I ONLY A B 1 - ? Darling SERBIANS FAIL IN ARGONNE ATTACK Paris.?A German attack in the Vrgonne near Harazee was repulsed vith serious losses for the assailants. In the Verdun region there was leavy fighting with artillery. The statement follows: "In the Argonne district after a spirited bombardment with shells vhich released irritating gases the merny undertook yesterday evening i small attack in which three companes took part upon our trenches be;ween Harazee and Four re Paris. The Germans were successful in gaining a ?ooting for a few moments in our advanced positions, but they were not* ible to maintain this success and had! ;o retire. They sustained heavy loss-, js by our fire. "In the region of Verdun there has, )een fairly intense activity on part of1 he German forces near Dead Man's 1 il 1 and Ft. Dououmont. One of long ange pieces bombarded the rear staion at Sebastopol to the east of Vig-, leulles. Flames were observe<l at the' station. "In the Lorraine district there has )een an encounter between patrols at Moncel. The night passed quietly on the renainder of the front." rOWNGANGDOET VALUABLE WORK The town chain gang has been kept jusy ever since it was organized several weeks ago and work has been lone which will be of value for a long ;ime. Clay has been added to places Along the streets where there was none before, the gang has assisted in laying :he water mains from the large water :unk, and there has been other work >f various kinds at different points in ,he muncipality. DO YOU Kl Light promotes cleanliness? A clean mouth is essential to ? Physical training in childhood health? The U S. Public Health Service and sanitation for free distribi Isolation is the most efficient Headache is Nature's warning running badly? Bullets may kill thousand*---! Obesity menaces longevity? 8 1ST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER." KAY 11, 1916. EGJNNING. I V /jSv \ u|^o )!/| t;K m |ijr> ^g&=> I ^ 3 ?11!^ ! i L in ucs ivioirtes Register and Laauer. MAKE EVERY DAY GLEAN-UP TIME. \ f V t The season of the year is now at ( hand when mosquitoes and house flies t become the pests of every home not A provided with screens and other ap- \ pliances to repel them. The mosquito < is the carrier of the malaria germ. If \ your neighbor is sick with chill and , fwi?r it means that you may come down soon with the same disease if \ you allow mosquitoes to bite you. If . there is a case of typhoid fever in | , _ i i t i i your community you may De sure tnat j the the house flies are likely to carry the germs of this dread malady into ^ your own home. Therefore how im- j portant that you avoid these menaces| ( to health by screening your home. It j ] will cost something but not as much , as a spell of fever which may cost j you your life. , The cleaner and more sanitary the < community the less will there be of . I ' mosquitoes and flies. In this way you j can help to improve the health of yourself and family. Therefore make every day a clean up day,?make the premises clean and sanitary . <> BAD COTTON WEATHER j Wshington.?Cotton growth was re-' tarded by weather conditions during { the last week, the national weather ' ' i and crop bulletin of the weather bureau announced: 1 "While the weather has been gener- j ally favorable for work in the cotton 4 fields in the Southeastern States, it 1 has been much too cool for the proper J germination and growth of the plants/ ' says the bulletin. "In some sections * the. soil is too dry also. Cut worms \ are doing some damage in the lower Mississippi valley." ! o 1 Allen Skipper, one of the industri- ' _ - . t 1 ous larmers 01 the wampee section ' spent some time here the latter part ^ of last week. 1 \I0W THAT ! ? i I ( 0 1 food health? 1 is the foundation of adult 1 j issues publications on hygiene ition? means of controlling leprosy? | ' that the human machine is \ J i [lies tens of thousands? . ' 4 V mill. I LINER SUNK BY DEADLY TORPEDO /esse! Said to Be in British Admiralty Service at Time. London dispatches yesterday said he l.?>,OOO-ton steamer Cymric had >een torpedoed by a German subma ine. A message from Queenstown' aid the vessel which was torpedoed at ' I o'clock, still was afloat and was proceding to an Irish port. The Cymric eft New York April lit) with a large , argo of war munitions for Liverpool. I She had been in service as a freighter or several weeks and carried no passengers. Her crew numbered about LOO men, none of whom so far as j cnown as the White Star olVices in \r< w York is an American. A message received at the White Star office from the oifice in London Olid tint t tin CvmiM#? ounL- -it ') > V..X/ i v kliVil IV UV, ti 14. 111. riiis message concluded: "Believed crew saved." W. B. CARPS WILL HUN FOR AUDITOR . I The announcement in our last issue' o the effect that Mr. W. B. Capps vac a candidate for county treasurer! vas an error for which the editor of his paper, is alone responsible. The 'ard was intended to state Mr. Capps candidacy for the office of County \uditor. By an error in preparing -he card for the paper, the words 'county auditor" got changed into :reasurer, and the local news department got the same error. We take this means of correcting the mistake in justice to Mr. Capps and to this paper. Ho is a candidate "or county auditor and his card appears in this issue to that effect. As was stated in our last issue Mr. 2,'apps is well known to the people. He s a graduate of a leading business "ollege and took a special course at l ui man w iiivcrsity, r or [np pust IWo ,'ears he has been the principal of the Fligh Point school in his own home neighborhood and he is filling that position at this time to the satisfaction af his neighbors and friends. ROAD TO KINGS CONSIDERED BEST j The best stretch of country road in Conway township, considering its length, is that part of the Dog Bluff Road running from Conway to the residence of Mr. J. C. King. It is a good example of what it is possible to :lo with the right mixture of clay and sand in country road building. There are sections of roads in many neighborhoods in Conway township and in ather townships of the county which are just as good as the portion of the Dog Bluff road above referred to, but these sections are ahort as compared with the distance from the town to the King residence, and hence the Dog Bluff road between those points would take the prize. There is 10 reason why all of the roads should lot in time become just as good as diis. It is gratifying to realize that :he people are working to that end. Sandy places are being covered with lay, while in places where the soil is naturally hard enough already, the oads are being drained and graded. STRAWBERRY CROP MUCH SHORTENED I TVl A rl???r ai? V*nn onl mCC a iiv \ii ^ IIVHUIl/I iki.i VUt UlL tllC strawberry crop of 1916, about two thirds on the higher grades of lands planted and about one half on the lower lands in the belt. The prices realized up to this time are very good. The prices last week ranged from 19 to 23 cents per quart. Mir. J. A. McDermott got returns from a lot the first of this week at very satisfactory prices. The season will no doubt be oyer by early in June. % qjjg. Xi I X. - . 1" NO. 4 BORDER MILITIA TO SERVICE ALONG LINE President Calls National Guard of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico i k. * 1 ^ * " ALSO MORE REGULARS TO REPEL BANDITS . , ?r???? Scott and Funston Say These Are Needed to Prevent More Raiding. President Wilson has called out the National Guard of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico to deal with the border situation. Secretary Baker said the militia of the three border States would make available about 4,000 men . In addition, three regiments of regular infantry were ordered to the border. These regiments were the 30th infantry, on duty at Plattsburg, N. V.; the Third infantry, at Madison barracks, divided between Watertown and Oswego, N. V.; the 21st infantry ai Van Couver barracks, and two batallions of the 14th infantry at Fort Lawton, near Seattle, Wash. I The total additional force sent to the border under these orders, including both regulars and militia is approximatley 7,000 men. Secretary Baker announced also that published reports that the raid upon Glenn Springs had been organized on the American side of the line, according to the Mexican officials had been telegraphed to General Funston f?r investigation. FOXWORTHMEETINGS HELD AT ADRIAN Rev. W. S. Foxworth, the holiness evangelist, with Rev. Mr. Rowell, spent all of last week at Adrian with a large tent in which congregations gathered daily to hear the sermons. On last Sunday there was about 400 people on the grounds, and at noon time a long table was spread with picnic bountifulness and none went away unfed. W. R. Lewis and children attended the services on Sunday and took part in the dinner. ran into fence causing accident Rill Elliott, a son of Bethel Elliott near Zoan in this county, while chasing a chicken last Thursday morning, ran against a clothes wire. The wire caught under three of his front teeth and the force of the impact caused" the wire to break the three teeth loose in the jaw bone. The injured man was in Conway that day for surgical attention at the office of Dr. G. 1. Lewis. An operation was performed which it is fully believed will save the teeth. jas. a.Iewisout rnn nrn rnriftu run ncEitu i iun James A. Lewis who has filled the office of sheriff for the past four years publishes his announcement card in this isue stating that he is a candidate for reelection to that office. There is no man better known to the public service in this county than Jas. A. Lewis . Years ago he was p 1 OP t Oil ac /1A1 mf ir nn/lit/v- ' mo vvuiuj nuuuui itIIU lit?HI that for a long term of years. He then went into private enterprise and 'V.nal went into politics again foar'^V**** t)rlB <1 ago and was elected to thcrbfltae of sheriff by a good majority of , the votes cast. As a public official he is efficient and accomodating always. tHfnkmf of the interest of .those whom it ia hhi duty to serve. >* vn*/i VJ{i ri Old papers for sale otdthia! qAm-i on