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WA SKIN6 American Ships Engal Will Not Be Interfe on Neutral Sh MAIN CONTENTIONS Of U. S. NOT ANSW[RE Kaiser is Willing to Perrei America to Place Four Hos *ile Ships in Passenger Ser vice- Must Not Carry Con troband - Full Text of Note offer. dihai 11) thle reply to thl Aineri, n r arding he sinkin A11 Of thu 1.ns.itanlia arl su41buine wa fair, wichi was deliVred to Anericivi A iiibaissador Gerardl is: l'irtreteraItedA agssuranlce thal Ainerican i ps engaged inl leiimlat triade will not hle ilt i ifred with In tit( lives ofti Alml ricalms t oi i I II entr shipIjs hoe ii lgei. i i i seconld, that (er4 nan s 1.1 ublnarin(e will bo in rtied to allow .\le itca passongerl aoShipis too a.< reel at safely, ith'uInY i n t Ainin in t turn the ooplle that thle Apst erll gov*ernGetitit \% will ienh t tho e ipi do it ot carry contrabandl : sutep flhis to Ile hrotvied w it d itiguis ing mark al tidtei ie rrival anntloti "d at reasonale11 tinie inl advanet 'The saine privilego is. extended to reIonable ntother of neutral foa t"n1er' ships under te American jla . and 8uld tite nmlner of ships tho available for palssenIlgerl service prov hdte, rany111 is willing t0 pett mit. Anivric n to plac.e fouIr hostile Ila! fitnger satne l rtitne the''America flig to Ply b i imttw n Notith Ameri an~d Elurope' under~q thle samej~ cond~i ion ls. The text of ti e V tlv follows: "Berlin, July 8. "The unders igned has the( honor mtake 11the following reply to I l P. celliey, Aihassador Ge rard, to t f Ote of the 10th ut timlio I r efereleli til hnpairmien't of Am ericant inter.e by(he GerrnanII su~bmlarine, war. "The Ieria GOVern1Iinen t learn With saUt lintit froin the pote It arntl y10 lath e in ts if tlhw e Il 'ld St ites is ont rnell d ;in seit g 1i prig pler s of hto ittaity ei alized inl ti of n war. Also thlt, fe itm verial Governin11ent is quite willing pi n t it its stat I ts II ain di jirns i the preseni'tas lii toy bi (Mositend b fhevornie of hun1 ak.(et aiy jus ase i hats doe aliways.ttitltiso i "T gi' li ial Governmeni I it weA' thint th erattud ivn otth tAo flicat he. lruntI i thea nose ot l the itseal rec r~alled '1ui t i r rly Gerne nt theprihes of h('rIhiti oe tatsoe wa. S~ine the foiit when p'edcerick Ctelreti ineain ad Thra lfro toiegla- h lat or ia freedo o thhips and wil w coebi It Wth gratitt. anrm Baa Atiorn tcatn worn have. iln ha-t.wat fthe fmreedan gof rnth ona tat "I nthe presento o arl thae. pln ptin- ic intern ti l lioetie d al owhi ftitcr have been tradersed tfre a trein.lation owt the Atnemriie warvernmn hand .\ermny' haverin lo y ome~t rev ~rim-i ea ieptraally tweerahmnyo t tral ounatrie a e adtthd pro "hEve' bte oinning f wthe res ofc Lofdonand terinya tnhjet iets lY REAChES TON OfFICIALS :ed in Legitimate Trade red With Nor Lives ips Endangered. tion, not so much of the armed forces as the life of the German nation, repi diating in doing so all the riules of international law and disregarding all rights of neutral s. "On November 3, 191-1, England de clared tile North Sea a war area and t by plantiniz poorly anchored milnes and by the stoppage and capture of vescls inIado passage extremely (1111 gerotis and diilicult for neutral ship ping, so t by ?) that actually blockad ing IleutIral coasts and ports contrary to all international law. Long before the h(~i Iining of subiarilne war Iing lind 11ractically completely intercept ed l('itiilate neutral navigation to Ger. Inainy also. Thus (;ermIanly was drivenl t(o I subairine warl- oil traide. On No v nbr1-, 1, 0, e -nglAish PremIlier deuhlred in the olluse of Commons t that it was one of l-:nglland's principal ta ks o provent food for the German L popmlatit!!) fromn reatiling- Germany via tal ports. Since March 1 I il Iand has boen taking fromI neutral shp 1 1without fur11 ther forIaility all inechadis prceeingto Germlanly a w w 1 as all IIevrchIandisnv conm in ' frm Geinn,Neven whenl neuI til I property. Jutist as it was also with file Boei. the German people is now to be 'iven thile choice of perishing fronm starvation with its woinen and hild1ren or of relinqiuishing its inde Il(ndence. Whil( our elemlies tus loudly and 0o(011y proclaimed without merircy until our litter destruction. we were colidlictiig I war in self-defense for our niational existence aIn(I for the sake of peace of an assured porma flle iy. We have been obliged to ladopt a submarine warfare to me1et thel( declared intentiolis of our one inies and the metliods of warfare adop ted by them ill contravention of inter national law. "With all its efforts in principle to plot lIeu1traul life and property to fronm (ilnInIage IS 1MuCh aspo11 s s)Sible. the S-Ge-nian1 goVV'rlment recognized unre 10 serv(Ily in its mlelorandum 1 of Feb to ruary - ti It e ilnterst of n u als ts ,inight slfer from tlic' slinall ine war fareo. Hiowever, the Amnericanl gov d] ernment1vi will also und (Ierstam1l( anld all w preciite that 11 lte fight for eXistenIir-0 t wic h lha1s been forced upon German t by its adversa 11ies and nnounc by V I-hiii it is t ll sa ril'l (lity of the inl s itiia Governinent to do all withi i :. I- 1 r t proect ai n (I Fit\,Ilii I!\-ll o of tier i l subject- Io t Im ei a I Itovern II Ient 1 wer d rl~1i It in lws h i' t -t ha dues it iul bae puhyefor GlhtlMlI tlnihi'r f h v o f triniph- ofII hlligest fmuna- i 'rdIzof 1hi1unliveof the mannm Stbi i i-ullu< Iii '1warlent oyed tby I d . all"la lnO (-Ids. n the ms adpaie alr dtintieos the boats befroe rn a llwrpcd \s lih halve e antltre by te (derio tof h'Ish wnressel Arm the expriclves a torin sina-n Ilhicr smlr and eas wh~ortuiy yer been t ~Sob expectdeinanhintrasigdge nity ipalk the dangersiafwoar. rIfi~ athe omaner long teogheman ifrta ile tadrpuedon the crewand passen gel's to eter til hibpas bor fIring suranestuo of h eyp~ii kn, vespe-. i-Ater the peences or of 'larig muchn smaer es ofsyeplorthy mves 'it twsto expectht adiont mighy lie )ite u h the Lusi- l remain aove mwtin woong enog een af5'ltr tohe trpay edis periltlpassen atollil entr therhap' boats nircm I (tn'cesroe of b elarinese illy the pritnc orindoard oflarge Iuaititl'erman aion exalsiven mt rhits twrds mthed pnonbl andisia Id hbthnis slexp ein enet aysitof it . -ayh otedu I thra gOif hens - ai a been sred thousandstofa (liiieit th reasenemies alo threen , theoardiingof ra liemfAeriand therefore spcirits tffin here-nc ta I Awitath Gsrman ntion hot bee im-r~~ ed t wrd the Unito i o leiiate tship - haigandto ine teersas of acit ns ieisnet epral gesl la overnmaent Itil Jaway.erayt oali a durn orhe ret warud aso tooreen . thee jeardng toflvo Americanne teaerse repetssibe asunce~ o tht d cndth prosecutin -wlgiiar teyship ding man' deries ofAerian citiben r-eswin lanes trAmeretn paengter c. ifree and safe Pansmuae ac p~ when m ade recog nile byrspecial miarkings and not! fled a/reasonable timo in advance. The Imperiaj government. however, confl dently hopes that the American gov ernment will assume to guarantee that these vessels have no contraband on board, details of arrangements for .the unhampered passage of these ves sels to be agreed on by the naval au thoritis of both sides. "In order to furnish adequate facili ties for travel across the Atlantic for American ci*izens, the German gov ernment submits for consideration a proposal to increase the number of available steamers by installing in pas senger service a reasonable number of neutral steamers under the American flag, the exact number to be agreed upon under the same condition as the above-mentioned American steamers. "The Imperial government believes it can assume that in this manner ade (Iuate facilities for travel across the Atlantic Ocean can be afforded Ameri (all citizens. There would, therefor., aIppeili to be no compelling necessity for American citizens to travel to Eu roPe in tinie of war on ships carrying an oeny flag. "Inl particular, the Imperial govern ment is unable to adnit that American citizens call protect an enemy ship 0lthrough the mere fact of their pres eneve ont board. "Gornaiay merely followed Eng ilad's exanple hen she declared part of the high seals an area of war. (on sequently, a((icits suffered by neu trals on encity ships in this area of war- (Itanniot well be judged differently from accidents to wlich nutrals are at all times exlposed at tile seat of war onI hind wheni they hetake themselves witi hin dangeroius localities in spite of previous warnIings. "If. 1cwever. it should inot he pos Sible for the Anet(ricana gov(eIniii out to -,uirla adequate numbettlir Of ne tral assenger st ltmis. tile linperial overnmt tis pre pa red to intet r 1pose no ohje(tio IS to placing under the Almericani flag by the Ainerican gov. eri nment of foi r eneiy passegor steamters for paS1enge'Ir traffic betweeil Nortl Amer-i and I-ngland. Assur atices of 'free an( sae' passage for AmeriCalt passenger ste!amtners woltId (xtnd to a pply undt(ler- the identical Pro-coid it ions to these formerly ios tile passentger steamers. "The presid(ent of the United States ha s dclared his readiness in a way (eserving of thanks, to (omIIttuniente, and1 suggest proposal to the govern ment of Great lhritaitn with particular r ern to ithe alteoration IOf maritime war. Tie' 'iperial govermIIet will always he gla( to miake use of the good oIffices of Ihe prsi-dent and hopes that his efforts inl the present (ase. as well as in the (irectioni of tile lofty ideal of the freedom of the seas. will lead to an understanding. "Thi undersigied rest' Stis the am hassad to bring th)' abhove to the knollwledue Of the Amterican overn mnt and vails hiimself Of tile OIpor' tIttiity to renew to Iliis Excelleny the a5ssuan11 C. Of Iis Iiost (list inguiished coInSi(letrationu. (Sigled) "VON JAGOW." Power of Appeal in Advertising. Sankl FrancjI(iSco, (a. -The 4r1-willZ JoW(-Ir of tite iiws papr advrti-aen aned its advance to a highr-r plante of poitntedl ouit by, Tl'tt W \iiims. dire t or (if the C'olonhitia Uniiversity School 0f Jurniialism, ini ian addreiss here', as th-' past half cenitury-'s news~vpapter his torty. "The AmItelica n ad ver'ti sceent in the latst hl f centur y has matude an ad anct~e grleatr thiant it alt i ts histoi-y be-forie throu1gh th le .>ressutre of publIc (1pinion.11 thle intcreas('d vigilance of the4 Amiletican ntewspapei(r and~ the adarVti er. said' Dr ~lIt. Will lims, w ho spioke be'fore the International Pr'ess, i ongr'ess at the Painma-Pacific Ex "The' moiral advance of thte adver tisemient began with te futile at tempts to exclde lotter'y notices thr-ee (Ilarters of a centuriy ago. Any man wh'lo will comtpar-e Amiti-can adver tisements wvitht those of the English, <'irein-h, Geirmtan and otheri European newsptapiers wvill find our' press antd our publie not apart, but together, has raised the moral standards of our ntewsptalers to a level nowvhere else mtaintained. "Trulth in the advertisement is mtore aitd more enforced tinder a so cial law- which in all jurisproduce, age by age, imposes hmeavier- penalties andl wider sanctions on all wriitten agreements which affect value. Thle Ameican public has been thte first, as its lawvs and its newspapers show, to see thtat the adlvertisemtent which began as the tool of trade, has become thie weapon of demiocratic instrule tins. "The use of the advertisement to bring all causes and pleas before the triLl~'ial of the people will grow. Churches, edultcation c'orporations, muilst turn to this agency or the public willl turn from them. The newvspa per must keep its columntts wothy of this new task and remembettltr that all free publicity which should pay is an unjustt tax upon the publicity which pays." Danger In Waiting. Just bec'ause an Oregon scientist de clares that old men do0 the best work is nto reasoin, of course, why younig fellows should put off contemplated achieventt until tlio at-rival of de clining years. It mtay bo that the man who accomplishes little in his enlly matulrity will make tIp for the lack when he starts dlown the wester-n slope0 of life, it doesn't sound reasonable, howeover ANY'S EPEF HAS BROUGHT CRI8I$ CRITICAL POINT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS BEEN REACHED. STUDY ADDS TO PESSIMISM Officials Feel That United States Must Refuse to Accept Proposals to Americans. Washington.-Study on Germany's reply to the American note on sub maripe warfare strengthens the con viotion of high officials that a criti Cal point in the relations between the two countries has been reached. Not only do officials feel the United States must refuse to accept Ger man proposals for the future conduct of American citizens on the high seas. it, was declared, but the failure of Germany to disavow the sinking of the Lusitania with the loss of Ameri can lives, in their view, has brought on a crisis. That there will be no action by the United States for at least another week was indicated. Several days will be required to measure fully the consequences and resposibilities the American government will incur in framing a policy to meet the situation. Secretary Lansing probably will go to Cornish. N. 1I., to confer with President Wilson. He said he would study the note carefully and then communicate wth the President. Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, intends to call on Secre tary Lansing duri'ng the week to learn informally whether he can be of any service in the situation. LOOK OUT FOR BOMBS ON SHIPS. New Orleans Paper Receives Letter Saying Ships Will Be Sunk. Washington.-Warning to look out for bombs concealed In their holds were flashed from the naval wireless towers at Arlington to two ships at sea, which sailed from New Orleans July 8. Sending of the warning was order ed by Secretary Daniels after receipt of a telegram from a New Orleans newspaper saying a letter to that pa per signed "Pearce" indicated that explosives had been placed a'board these vessels. The radio message was sent broad. cast over the sea and even if it is not picked up directly by the Howth Head or Baron Napier, some other ship in the neigh'borhooa may relay It. Naval officers think responses may lhe caught by some of the wireless stations aleng the South Atlantic coast. Both the vessels,' the British steam ships -Towth Head and Baron Napier cleared with cargoes of mies for the British army July 8 and sailed the next day, the former for Dublin and Belfast via Norfolk, and the latter di rect for Avonnmouth. Arras Shelled by Germans. Arras, France via Paris.-SheTs have been dropping into Arras at in tervals as they have been for twenty flye days. Ev~ery 24 hours a fewv more lbuildings crumple and burn, although the fire dlepartment still is efficient in extinguaishing flames. Comment on Note. Berlin, via London.-Paul Harmer devotes the leading paragraph in The Tageblatt's wveekly review to not over optimistic comment regarding differ ences between America and Germany. Ho refers to the American demand that ships be warned before they are sunk and declares this wvould mean giving up the submarine as a weapon. Women as Section Hands. B3erlin.-Women, wvho have gradual ly re'placed men on the German rail roads as ticket choppers at the sta tions, as guards, etc., are now being ,installed by the management of the Bromberg railroad as section hands. C. A. Blakesley Dead. Knasas City-Charles A. Blakenley, 41, for many years paragrapher of the Kansas City Star, is dead. Bryan. Issues Statement. Lon Angeles, Cal.-Wllliam Jen nings Bryan, for-mer Secretary of State, issuedl a statement In which he said editorial comment on Germany's reply to the American Lusitania note represented( the extremes of senti ment, but that he believed most of the peCOPle were interested solely in protecting American rights and that they would "heartily aprove any steps the President may see fit to take to keep Americans out of the danger zone or separate passengers from contraband, especially ammunition." War Insurance PremIum RaIsed. Chhristiania.-The government war Insurance premium for the merchant marine has been raised from 12 pei Cent to 24i per cent in the case of ships sailing in the North Sea, the English Channel and the Eoast At lantic. While the insurance of ships is handled through the government cargo is taken care of by a mutual in surance company made up of ship Owners. The premium on cargo from the Uinited States has been Increased to 4 per cent, while' the rate tirom Norway reainsat 1 per ce. I-OESPER . .. GH.. T TO SAT B SHIP OFFICERS OF MINNEHAHA 'SURE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY BOMB EXPLOSION. SHOOK THE ENTIRE VESSEL Ship Would Have Been Lost If Bomb Had Been Placed Near Explosives Which She Carried. Halifax, N. S.-A bomb placed aboard the Atlantic Transport liner Minnebaha, probably while she lay at her pier in New York, caused an ex plosion and fire at sea, which forced the steamer to put in here for exami nation in the opinion of the vessel's officers. The explosion occurred in No. 3 hold and shook the vessel from stem to stern. Those of the crew forward at the time were stunned and two sail ors were hurled bodily into the air. Flames followed quickly and for two days and nights the crew battled to save the ship. The ship's officers do not doubt that Erich Muenter, alias Frank Holt, or confederates, were responsible for the explosion whidh occurred on the af ternoon of July 7, the date on which Muenter predicted that some vessel, the name of which he appeared un certain of, would be destroyed. Muenter's plans were frustrated by the fact that this weapon of destruc tion was placed with miscellaneous freight forward and was not hear an enormous cargo of ammunition. While the sailors fought the fire Captain Claret headed for Halifax and brought the vessel safely through a gale and fog to a:. anchorage in the lower harbor here. The flames, meanwhile, had eaten their way into No. 4 hold, but later it was announced they had been extinguished. The theorys of spontaneous combustion was not held, as the explosion was followed by suffocating fumes which seriously hampered the crew in their fight and which the officers inristed had been let loose by some infernal instrument. NAVY BUILDING PROGRAM. Sonstruction of Many Submarines Will Be Urged in Congress. Washington.-The next building program of the United States Navy will include estimates for nearly double the number of submarines ap propriated for by the last session of congress. From officials in close touch with the administration's plans for the navy it was learned that while the general board would wait until September before making its recon mendations at least 30 and probably more submarines certainly would be required. Some naval officers of high rank think as many as 50 0or 75 submarines would not be too many, but those who arec taking into account the ne cessity for- enlarging other parts of thme navy program believe a conservative estimate of the number- which event utally will be agreed upo'n is about 30. The last congress in three sessions authorized 26 submarines and the United States has a total now of near ly 70 in commission, or building. Within two -years the total, it is es-ti mated, may be br-ought up to 100 un doei-sea era ft. Secretar-y Daniels, it is understood, favors a large building progr-am, be lieving that in tho development of the efficiency of the subimarine arm lies the most important task of thme navy todlay. The action of the lust congress in appropriating for 16 sub mar-ines when only eight or more were asked for is aelieved to have given the secrctar-y conlfidlence that the next session of congress would be even more generous. Mrs. Thaw Too li to Appear. Albany, N Y.-Evelyn Nesbit Than remainedl abed on advice of her physi cian, Doctor McGibbon of Chateaugay Lake. It was regarded as unlikely that he wvould sanction her going to New Yor-k to testify in the jury pro' ceedings to determine the mental state of her husband, Harry K, Thaw. Germans Defeated in Africa. London.~-The complete surrender of German forces in German Southwest Africa to General Botha, commander of the forces of the Union of Southi Africa; the French advance in the Vosges of 700 yards, on a front of 600 yards and the capture there of up wards of 800 unwounded Ger-mans, andl the stand being made by the Russians in Southern Polandl against a the Austro-German forces, give Biritish s] military critics subject for comment al on what they term the "turn of the ai tidle" in the war, ti Villa Claims important Victory. bi Washington.- General Villa tele- ni graphed pan American Consular agent at at Chihuahua that he had ledl Gen- of oral Hill's Carranza forces into a trap c< andl severely defeated them in the vicinity of Aguas Calientes. The consular report reached the state de partment contradicting a message th from an American Consul at Aguas Calientes earlier in the day saying de Villa had been defeated and that his forces wer-e retreating northwardl. State department officials were un. able to nlear un the ism.ea.. '1HE 6Lib dU TII COI,.LEGE In Co-Operation with UNITED STATES' DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. And State Department of Education. Bishopville, S. C., May 28, 1915. To All Demonstration Agents and Members of the Boys' Corn Clubs of S. C.: I beg leave to announce following prizes: First Prize. To the boy in the State making the highest general average according to rules and regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, and in Clemson College Corn Club Catechisms Vols. 1. and II., will be awarded a gold medal offered by the Hon. A. F. Lever, and Forty ($40) dollars in cash offered by the H. G. Hastings Seed Co., of Atlanta, Ga. Second. Prize. To the boy making the second gen eral highest average according to rules and regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, and in Clemson College Corn Alub Catechisms Vols. I. and II, wi I be awarded a 14k. gold, open face, 19 jewelled, adjusted Waltham ove nent watch, offered by the W 11. Mixson Seed Co., of Charleston, -IC., and thirty ($30) dollars in cas of fered by the H. G. Hastings See Co., of Atlanta, Ga. Third Prize. To the boy in the State makin t highest yield at the lowest cos or bushel, in accordance with the es and regulations contained in Cir lar No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, a i the Clemson College Corn Club chisms Vols. 1. and II., will be aw ed Thirty ($30) dollars in cash) fered by the 1. G. Hastings Seed C of Atlanta, Ga. ' Fourth Prize. To the boy in each congres3iona district of the State making the highest average according to rules Rnd regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, and In the Clemson College Corn Club Cale chisms Vols I. and 11., will be award ed one thousand (1000) pounds of Sulphate of Ammonia, or an agricul tural short course of one month at Clemson College. This pri.e is of rered by American Coal Products Co., :f Atlanta, Ga. Fifth Prize. To the two boys in each County of the State making the highest two general averages according to rules ind regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, and in the Clemson College Corn Club Cate -hisms Vols. 1. and II., will be award ?d one month free scholarship to ag ricultural short course at Clemson College. These prizes are offered by Clenison College. Sixth Prize. To the County Agent who secures the greatest percentage of bona fide 2lub reports on the largest enrollment >f boys', enrollment to count twenty Ive per cent and reports to count 3eventy-flve per cent will be award 3d Twenty-five ($25) dollars in cash, iffered by the 11. G. Hlagings Seed 4o., of Atlanta, Ga. L. L. BAKER, Supervising Agent of Boys' Corn Club Work. Approved. W. W. LONG. State Agent. J. E. SWEARINGEN, State Supt. of Education. Weeping Willows. The weepin~g willows, so-called (sci entific name 5. babylonica), is a na tive of China, from which country it ~ has been. taken over most of the clvilizedl earth. It varies in height and dimensions, accordling to climate Eandl soil, and invariably maintains its tirooping habit, the chief cause of its attractiveness. Quiet Shoes. To makte nilce sick-room shoes in which you can step about softly, it from old felt hats solo and hL'el pieces. Glue these on and you have a quieter shoe than those sold as nurses' shoes. The patter of little feet, so hard on sonme people's nerves, is easily deadened by the same meth ad, also helping to keep the little feet warm wvheni playing on a cold floor. Business vs. Idleness. The importunities and perplexities f business are softness and luxury ompared with the incessant cravings if vacancy and the unsatisfactory ex. edients of idleness.---Doctor Johnson. Kilometer. A kIlometer is a length of 1,000 rrm- I bra, equal to 3,280 feet, or 0.621 of a aile. The kilometer is the chief utrt or long distances in the metric syw Enlarged Tensile and AdenoIds. Before operating to remove adenoids ad tonsils the health of the child liould always be built up. If there is a existing cold this must be treated rid cured. If the teeth are decayed icy must be filled. Treating the ieth and the practicing of deep reathing exercises will be all that is Bieded to cure tonsil disease if it is rictly local, and not the expression a systematic condition or some re mt infection. OnIon's Good Properties. From the best authorities wve learn at colds are caused by three things a chill, a germ and a uric acid ten ncy which provides a soil for tho rm's growth. The pungent oil of th4 ion neutralizes and destroys the rms that infest the months of us I, even of those in good health.