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AMERWAN NOTE ON WAR MUNITIONS REGARDING THE SELLING OF WAR MATERIALS TO BELLI GERENT NATIONS. NOTE FRIENDLY BUT FIRM United States Puts Forth Principle Upon Which She Would Depend In Case of War. Washington. - The state depart ment made public its reply reiectin views advanced in the recent Aust:ian note whieb contended that exporta tion of war munitions from America to Austria's elnerllies was conducted on such a scale as to be "not In con Sonalnce with the definition of neu trality." Tihoucli friendly ;n tone, the note flatly deiies the Austrian contentions. and recalls that that country and Ger liany furnished intitions to Great Britain during the Hoer Wa ir when England's encrnies could not import such stpplites. It insists that the American Govetrnmienitt is pursuing a strictly neutral course and adhering to a principle on whihn it would de mnand for munitions in the worlds markets In case it should be attacked by a foreign power. "'T'he principles of international law," the cotitnunicait ion coniilnl'. "the practice of nations, the rtinaloi safety of the l'nited States. aint otl' lnations withouut r.at i iry an' naval ISIahlisl ull ts. the' plevIlntion of itwtrtrend arians an11( nt -, Ib.-. atdb ut liin of p a' fuil l ttu ti 1 1Is I r Ith ailjist inent of1 intl rnati al ili it - -it c( s. ant, lii lly, inetotrality* it:el'f are olppoi ed Io the prohihilinn by a niu tial Iatitn of thet xportatio of armus, alliftnlilitioll. ol' other 11]111ition1s (,f war to l' lligu.'ocnt pow(r., duirii the prog res e;l the war." Tie l'idted1 Staites asserts that it (annlet arced,' to Ithe sugc'sttion that it mutlify the rules of internatiotuil ulsaigi (uritllz a war on aceounit of sin-cia l coniltions and declares tlhe' id1et of neutrality advanced by Aus tria would "involve a neutral nation in a inass of perplexities which would obscure the whole field of interna tioial ohliga tion. produce econom1itc confusion and dept ive all conutinnerci' and industry of legitinate fields of enterplrise, already heavily burdetned by the unavoildabe restrictions of war. Attention is directeid to the fact IIthat .\tistria atn(1 (eignaniity beforue the war prodtiued a great stirplils of war munitions and sol theme throlghout the worll "ostteially to helligeints" aind "I hat never duriit that eriod did either of then suircst or apply the principle now advocated by the Ituionrial Intl royal governilent.' A tabl' of sliles by Germiiatny and Austria to Gie.at lir.t.ain di-ng the Itiii-r war is appended to the ntte. ' aind it is 5tugges led that htad Austiait anil Germnany refuised to sell armts to GIret Urihtainl at thtat t itne "ont thle gioundi I hu4 to doi sio woul vialhit' the sir it u-f strict netrality. te itmperial and1( loyal covrmnet mi-i tiI withI greatecr conisteincy andI creiater forcc lttgei its )'resent enuntion." LUMBER EXPORTS DECREASE. Fifty-Two Per Cent Reduction Shown For Year Ending June 30. New Orleans. The- i-ffi-t iof the Il-uopeanll wair ini cutahilg expoirta tion of fores-t prohus fromu the- liii t ed t os is det aied in a repuort o1 ltiunh-r experts for- thle thu-al year- i-ld ed .lune' :20 pubtlished it the (urrtT~ is-li - of 'IThe blinber 'Ttrile .Tourntal of Now (klills, l-xpots ot all jito-s undtier the lhau oft wood aind its mauiit1 factuires deicreiased 5i2 per ccitt. thle valtie becing $.49.17.;5 :ilimpared to $10:2.179y.i40 the pre-vious year-. Ilver-y Itemu shtow- a decr- ease except (cept hox sltooks. whuich Iicreaised li-e pier ((lenltan ho 1gshtoaids aiiind barelIs, wh-ich-l gahu'd 22 per-i cenit, 0or $200,M.0s itt value. E-xpor-ts of lutithort propt~er were 417 per cet o if Ithe y eat- heoforo or 129.2o0.000 feet,- comtipalred to 2.4-05. 29u1,000 feet. 'itte fell friomt 1.101.84: (000 to 470,6029.000 at o7 pert ceit lohss. Russians Driven from K uhisko. ler-lint ,v Ia Lontdon.--Army~ head (Iuarters annttountcedi thtat. Germ-an trcops on the Itussian hattle frotnt haid drIven the Rulssins fromt Kubisko It a northeastet-ly direin.i taking 2.35. prisoner-s and I that a ltissian sothI frotm Kovno fortr-ess was repuilseid, 1 th Germnts Catuttring 1.000 mten. In th< regIon of Losyee and Medzyrzec lth Germans broke throutgh thu' 1tusslat p~osittis. General von Weyresch' at-my alone captured 4,000 Rutssiau up to Atgutst 14. Italians Stone Germa-n Vessels. Bloston-PThe assembulitng of 1,30 ltalianu reservists wvho wvere to saIl o thte steamer ('anopiec was mnarkedl b dlemotnstrationus atgaiinst the Getrmani 'itieamintps Amnerika and ('itninnat laid( ulp here als a restult of whIch se eral policemen wet-e severely injture Sailors on the Gertmatn vessels wet str-uck by stones andi stIcks. Ilevolvi shots were exchatned 1)etween tl: crowdl anid the poli1ce but it ioutld mn be learned that any took effect. Te at-rests were made. One officer wt1 stabhed. MST KEP COTTON FROM ALL GERMANI ALLIES BY ALL LAWFUL MEAN WILL PREVENT STAPLE REACHING ENEMY. IT IS A MILITARY NECESSITi Great Britain and Her Allies Are Giv ing the Situation Their Most Careful Consideration. London.-Lord Robert Cecil, Parlia mentary Under-Secretary for Foreigi Affairs, in .the course of a formal in terview, defining the British Govern ment's attitude in the complicate( cotton situation made this statement "The Allies must by all lawfu means prevent cotton reaching thei1 enemies; it may be considered neces sary to make cotton contraband." le refrained from any hint that the commodity would be removed from the free list at any specitic date o that the government had evolved any solution to meet the demands of American cotton growers and neutral consuners. IIe sated explicitly how ever that if cotton were made con traband, Eniland would consider the act legal a' . int.'rnationally justified. His stat 0 e nt. tle first in behalf of the gonvernn sent, outside Parlia menrt rc:ative' to cotton, and coming at a tim'' when rte public is clamor in:' for drastc ation to shut off the suippily 1:, <!n Germany, Is taken in some iuarters to presage this step soon. In his statement, which an nounes that it descr ibes the govern mni't's position on cotton "so far as it is at the moment possible to de fine it," Lord Cecil says: "The iritish government. act'ir in conjnnetion with its Allies, is giving the cotton situation its continuous and inost earnest consideration. The government is fully aware of the imr portance of cotton to America. ' We fully understand that upon a satis factory adjustiment of the matter de pends to a considerable degree the welfare of nearly a. quarter of the population of the United States. The welfare of the whole population of Great Britain, however, also is in. volved, as well as that of all Great Britain's Allies, for whom the British gove Il in ent is aeting in these and other matters concerning contraband and trade. "The fundamen Lls of the situation are quite clear. The Allies must by all lawful means prevent cotton reaching their enemies. That is a vital inilitary necessity which all the world will recognize." WOULD INVADE TEXAS. Believed Plan of Mexico If Troopi Are Landed at Vera Cruz. San Antonio, Texas.-C-(onstitutet] auitthoritiles in Mlexico, (Carranza fol lower's, are responsibile for the bandil ouitrages in thte lower 1l1 Girand< counlltry, according to the verdict of comnulittf' of (tprominent (itiz/ens, head ed by I ong res smnan Joln a I. Gairn er who1 inadeli a irepor't to (Giovern or Fe r guisoin andi( .\a . (Gen. F rede rick Fun s toil coimmuanid ing thle Sou th ern (IC pa rt ment t. hre. -\r. Garinier, speaking for the comi iittee ''' aidi busineses imein along thii border believe that thle constitutet Alexican athtoritlies are prepared it launch a mnovemenit of armtedl met into T iexias In thle evett Amiterical troo ps are a gan ltIanitdd in Vera "Tiho large bodies of Mlexicans ii Nori thern Alx i(o aiviilable forili hme diato uise In caiiso orders arte given ti attemat to icarrniy out the plait oif Sai DIego," said i. Garnter', ''would en] able th eleians to brush asa1(0id ti. ttroopts at Ipresenlt gunardlinig the Itor dlet' aiid pettotrate a conlsidlerable udis tantce in to Texas. Of course the: wouild bo deofeatedi and. diven backt but, before sutlieienit Amiterican troop: c'ould hte sent in to thIe boirder eou'itr; tano Nilexi'anus would ha vi destroye valuannble' A mericain alife andl iproper'ty. Pacific Mail LIne Sells Boats. Nc'w Yor'k.---Th'le l'anc'itn' all Stenan ship ('omtpanyv, in putrsuance of its plat mrtinoun cod scotteL time trgo of dlispos ing (of Its fleet and1( oither prio perity ha sold flye of Its stoamteris to the Atlani tic Transporit ('ompany of \Vest Vir gintla. i'The steamter's so disposed (I aro the i a nc'burhii, NIlon goli, Korea SI betia antc Chin11a. No t ermts wer mnentionledl in the annorunc'leen. TPh last sailing from San Francls-o b any of Ithese Vessels to Or'ienl port uclei' the Pacifie Mail hlag will be o August 25 by the lotngolia. Hindenburg For E":, Work. 3l L.ondlon.--ilehl .tarshta I m VotIi i denburg, uipon whtomn til ntis (lf yr cult ttasks are imptiosed, hats persona a ly taken c'on1inadm of the Giermia ,. trmy attacingt lKoi'no atc ha mad f e r ie ' u.r ess in t hat reCglo 1. sarys Getiran official stat ement. Thr e selection of Germany's national her 'r for the dutty of Capturing the fortres e of Kovno ,which standcs between ti >t Germtans and Vilna and the WVarsat n Petrograd Railway, is an indiention < a the imipor'tance Which the general sta atitee to nti Opr-or "Sc I( tp ri li]A P P E A L T O A L L L E A D E R S PROTEST IS MADE ON PART OF UNITED STATES AND DIPLO MATIC CORPS. Joint Appeal Will be Forwarded by Pan-American Countries. - First Step Is Taken. New York.-Secretary Lansing, on behalf of the United States govern ment and the diplomatic representa tives of Bsrazil, Chile, Argentina, Bo li1via, U'ruguay and Guatemala signed an appeal addressed to the leaders of all factions in Mexico, asking them in the namec of humanity and Nationial pa triotism to ceas~e their civil strife and assemble a peace conference. 'The action, atken after a two-hour session, was not of a joint character but identical. An informal but unan imous note will be sent expressing the views of the seven governments that the conditions of chaos in "Mexico has injured the prestige of the nation abroad and supplicating the Mexican leaders and generals to make a su premie effort to bring together all ele ments In the creation of a provisional government that can be given world wide recognition. Beyond this step, the session did not go, reserving until a later date c onsidcration of the situation that may be created by refusal of any of the factions to participate In a peace conference. There was no discussion, lin fact, of eventualities, notwithstand ing that press dispatches reported Carranza's outspoken objections to the P'an-American methods of settling .\exico's struggle. The assembled dip lomats took the view that when their appeal is fully disclosed to General C'arranza he will not misunderstand their purposes or accue them, as he hao atmtngt nere0i Meiositrnlafis When th cofrne dore thr* a eln o ofdneta Joint Aspbrel Will beurtorwaprsedb anAmerican Coutis. to conir theinjrioStepfc IsTken. utth wlwhc thr-e contansuruingeo inal lxo thas cued. STte goerin Wuntests that dipoac coneresnea thves of neral thiergryina Mexica iia, frm rar cannon.ea sihedv anmapets sinig xressedt theadrs ofl llfntnesoac in nvitod asing they prac triotiway to assisthin brining tie fac aton~l atogethraore conference. Raiin a dFgtiongi afte aMexo-hon seso, Baoter Mus jSitp. rate -u ihti tial.n thfrMcal bordt tin Texaos wnllte metll by s('trengthening t-a the UndiStates oforeos itheeio -Majoersa generalns ton maeues-t permeffrt toarriong andgother ofllceals ,insithoeverato an suchv toop g ovement hat n coneceteno wrth 1only rfog prttion o mriasi Beyond diti teph eso i Dnamet goofsrinnilal colateretate atfatoy onformasutionon thchar .ce a te byideusaOn reor sando th ation00 toCarticiateops fro tpeac -Tamauence. gaereio wa noe dicosson laig thatopes disphaste eornte -vrrintys ouG-rokn ojectn torayMe. nninthe stnAniat e tods stting, Meicorsetryggle.ison asiebled dip ,lofiial tnooktionvief that wharater, anda adds fthat difCrranza Genralp 'aproafunnTxaswl nthe misudersbn thir dsresn sor accu theny ressted MeAdice's fi trm afarnas. ucsa Whean Atonioneeneta anyourar threnatrs adeig conidtelne.ta aR(equve step o armoretrg cmext iotho lWar Dpatent fromil ofilna-s c allongo the orexians tov considre tn whom ios eect tarrsonudepend te w t or wheilithe contnt turblente a iton witcoha caued fore ptitione Suston tha areace onferee be lila n atiexta trityaory in00 troopa, - faryoh arro teganond Them gha e- te12,00 mobnig teros heinrn l >iioters ost if initdinny Unrtc f tate woudb assist brngn there fac ht.oske togehr fothee ofeene AT1 SEND SHIPS TO VERACRUZ NEW HAMPSHIRE AND LOUISIANA ARE ORDERED TO SAIL-FROM NEWPORT. Commanded McNamee Sought Rein forcements on Account of Anti Foreign Demonstrations. Washington.-Two American battle ships, the Louisiana and the New Hampshire, sailed from Newport, R. I., for Vera Cruz in response to an urgent request from Cominander Mc Namee that his little fleet of bunboats in Mexican waters be reinforced in view of anti-foreign demonstrations at Carranza's Capital. It is understood President Wilson himself ordered the warships sent, al though no official here would even admit that they had sailed. Care was taken to point out that any naval or military activity at this time would be purely precautionary and could not be construed as having any con nection with the Pan-American Con ference. Official reticence concerning the moVements of the Louisiana and New Hampshire is due largely to a fear that if news of their coming reaches Vera Cruz ahead of the ships, the al ready serious situation there might be aggravated. Commander McNamee, the senior American naval officer on the Gulf coast, cabled his request for rein forcements and the two battleships immediately were ordered held in readiness to proceed. After confer ences between Secretary Lansing and Rear Admiral Benson, acting Secre tary of the Navy, it was understood the sailing of the ships would be de layed pending fuller reports from Ver-a Cr-uz, and that if possible, the sending of any considerable additional force would be avoided on account of the effect such a step might have on work of the Pan-American Confer-ence, President Wilson, at Cor-nish, N. H., was advised by telephone of Comn mander- McNamee's report and seevral hours later a long code dispatch reached tl e Navy Depar-tment fr-om Cor-nish. 'rhen it became known the ships had been instr-ucted to start for Vera Cruiz at once. Battleships to Vera Cruz Newport, R. L.-The battleships Louisiana and New Hlampshli-e sailed from Newport for Ver-a Cruz. A crew had spent the (lay loading supplies and coal after receiving or-ders from Washington to be preparecd to leave al a moment's notice. AUSTRIANS GIVEN ANSWER. American Note Rejects Request Thai Shipments Be Stopped. Washington.-The United States Government dispatchedl to Vienna r r-eply r-ejecting the Austro-Hungaial views recently set forth in a note con tendling that the gr-eat scale on whicli was munitions are being exportedI fron1 America to enemies of the Germani< Allies "is not in consonance with the definition of neutrality." The reply may be made pfmblic la ter by agreement between the twc diplomatic language and entirely frIendly in tone, it is understood tc r-epudiate flatly the suggestion thai the United States has permitted vio lations of neutrality and to stand firmly upon the right of American ex porters to send war supplies to bel lgerents able to purchase thefh. The United States always has held that this is an unquestioned right and high officials have pointed oul that to prevent such shipments to ent country because another was not in r position to receive them would in it self violate neutrality. Federal Reserve Board Meets. New York.-The Federal Reserve Board, whlich usually meets ini Wash. ton held a conference here in the of fices of the Federal Reserve Bank of Nw York. The session following the visit of Secretary McAdoo to Wall S':eet caufed cdnsiderable specula. tion. An official announcement by H. Parker' Willis, secretary' of the hoard said the meeting was held te "clear up matters of pending business which had b~een held open through the advance fromi Washington of several GOUNTY OFFICERS FORM STATE BODY AUDITORS AND TREASURERS MEET IN COLUMBIA AND . ORGANIZE. RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED Organization Favors a Flat Penalty of Five Per Cent on -All Delin quent Taxes. Columbia.-A joint organization of the county auditors and treasurers of South Carolina was formed at a meet ing in the Richland county court house. The body elected officers for the ensuing year and adopted resolu tions, which will be presented by each auditor and treasurer to his respect ive county delegation in the next gen eral assembly so that action can be taken at the 1916 session. The organization will meet in Col umbia n September at the call of the president. The organization adopted a resolu tion looking to the enactment of a law whereby there will be 'a flat pen alty of 5 per cent to attach to delin quent taxes on and after January 1. The motion was introduced by J. W. Canfield, auditor o fGreenwood coun ty. On motion of W. D. Dent, Lexing ton county auditor, members of the or ganization agreed to use their in fluence on their respective county del egations to amend the law relating to the holding of special elections for the levy of taxes so that the sesults of 4 4 elections held after June 1 of any year will not take effect on the tax books until the following year. This was done so that the auditors may have ample time in which to prepare their duplicates for the county treasurers and the comptroller general ,by Octo ber 1. Carlton W. Sawyer, comptroller gen eral, was heartily applauded by the members, who promised him their as sistance and spoirh + . -. . comptroller gen spoke of the be derived by an o. and treasurers. The officers are: H. E. Ne rer, president, good Gooding, tor, and R. F. I ty treasurer; J lington county F. Russell, Kershaw county auditor, assistant secretary. In addition to the officers the fol lowing were present: Auditors, Wins ton Smith of Anderson, R. W. D. Row ell of Bamberg, T. F. Furtick of Cal- - boun, J. W. George of Cherokd., A. P. Burgess, Clarendon; T. H. Abbott of Dorchester, M. L. Gulick of Green ville, J. W. Canfield of Greenwood, J. W. Thompson of Laurens, WV. D. D~ent of Lexington, T. M. McMichael of Orangeburg, B. .C. DumPre of Richland, N. R. Hazel of Saluda, RI. E. Wilder of Sumter, B. M. Love of York; treas urers, John B. Armstrong of Barnwell, S. E. Wylie of Chester, 3. 1L. Mims of Edgefield, 3. A. Foster of Greenville, WV. A. Mason of Hampton. D. M.- Mc Caskill cof Kershaw, Rloss D. Young of Laurens, T. C. Perrin of Lee. E. 1L. Wingard of Lexington, P. R. Spigner of Richland, 3. N. Dlehoache of Sas luda. Build Big H spital. Darlington.-The n ill of Edmond H. 'DIeas has been pr< :ed, and by its terms all of his pers< 'mal property is left to his wife and af "ir her dleath it .. is to be sold and the proceeds uised for the b~uildling of a hi spital in Dar lington for negroes. D< la left an es tate worth pr'obaibly $25,0 0 or $30,000, He has no children surviv' g him. Child Killed by Lightn ing. Anderson.-Trhe six-year-old s~on of John Phillips, a farmer of the i onea P'ath section, was killed and hIs f ir year-old daughter was shocked wvhek a bolt of lightning struck the chimney of Phillips' house a few (lays ago. The ~ house caught fire but Mrs. Phillips extinguishedl the flames before they made much headwvay. Big Fertilizer Plant. Charleston.--Under the title "Caro lina Fish andl Oil Company," the larg est fish scrap fertilizer and fish oil liant south of the Chesapeake bay Is now being operated by Charleston business men on tihe Cape Fear itiver, North Carolina, bet ween Wilmingtonj and Southport, just 18 mIles below the former' place. The plant includes fishing fleet, factory and all equip meat for facilitating efficient lprodluc tion and transportation. Th le capacity of the new plant is about 20,000 bar. rels of fish per clay. Big Country Store Burns. [Edgefield.--About~ 11 o'clock one night recently the large country store of G. M. and( P. A. TIimmerman, 12 miles northeast of E'dgefield, was burned. It is presumed that tihe fire originated from the explosion of a lamp. Nothing was saved from the building, even thle b)ooks being dlestroy.. 7 ed- Wheni the door was Opened aftes. the fire was5 discovered sufficient headway had been made to make the removal of any of the stock impossi. ble. The firm carried a stock of about $2,500, which was Partially insured. PEACE PROSPECT IS UNDISTURBED PRESIDENT WILSON IS GIVEN AN ACCOUNT OF MEXICAN SITUATION. HEAR INTER-AMERICAN PLAN Villa Approachable But Carranza Flat ly Refuses to Enter Negotiations. -For Armistice. Vashington.-Prosident Wilson on his return from Cornish was given a comprehonsive account of the Mexi can situation by Secretary Lansing. The secretary told the president that official reports indicated that the situation in the ticinity of Browns ville was of a local character and that quiet prevailed at Vera Cruz where there had- been some anti-for eign- determinations. He outlined in detail the discussion of peace plans at the New York conference of the Latin-American diplomats. Neitner the president nor Secre tary Lansing was inclined to believe the situation required any further precautionary measures than have been taken in sending battleships to Mexican waters and more Federal troops to the Texas border. They devoted most of their time to t discussion of the inter-American plan on which they are pinning their hopes for the early restoration of peace in Mexico. The conference appeal to the Mexi can factions has not yet been sent, although signed by Secretary Lansing and the Ambassadors and Ministers of the six Central and South American governments participating in the con ference. A list of chiefs, generals, and governors is being compiled and as soon as the locations of all are determined the appeal will be tele graphed simultaneously to every part of Mexico. On the eve of this action came an announcement from the Villa agency here that Carranza had flatly refused to permit a peace conference between his representatives and those of Villa. BAYONET DRIVES TURKS. Russians Explain Wholesale Exodus of Armenians. Petrograd, via London.-Explana tion of the renewal of the wholesale exodus of Armenians from their coun try into Trans-Caucasia is made in an account of military operations on the Caucasus front since July 22. After the Russians penetrated to Mush-83 miles south of Erzerum and Plian, Halil Bey re-organized his Turkish army, bringing its strength up to 90,000. General Eudenitch, the Russian commander, thus faced the alternatives of hurriedly attempting to concentrate his forces in the face of a strong Turkish army or retreat ing and thus exposing a large Armen ian population to Turkish and Kurd ish revenge. The Russian main army withdrewv along the right bank of the Euphrates, the Turks occupying the left bank be ing held in partial check by rear guard actions. On August 1, Hailil Bey overtook a considerable body of Russians at Palantchen on the left bank of the Euphrates, 12 miles south west of Kara Kilissa. A line was drawn from the northeast to the southwvest from Darabi, six miles north of Kara Kilissa, to Djmaschato six miles southwest of the important Akhtunski pass, covering the roads to F'riv ani. Meet in BaltImore Next. Los Angeles, Cal.-Baltimore was selected as the 1916 convention city of the International Typographicah Union. There wvas no contest. A proposition to impose the rule of priority in employing and dis charging mn wvas ordered submitted to a refendum 'and a proposal pro viding for a six-day week was adopt edl 150 to 70. Bo0th measures were put forward by the union adninis tration. Try Swim to Safety. Oh ristiana, via London.-Twenty five members of the crew of the Ger man converted cruiser Berlin, intern ed at Trondhjam last November, at tempted to escape by swimming across the Trondhjem Fjord, but they wvere obse ed by a guard and caught. All had bundles of civilian clothing, money and knives. Several were drowvned. Three German citizens have been sentenced to imprisonment for attempting to smuggle copper into Germany. The Berlin carried 450 men. Three Mexicans Killed. Brownsville, Texas.-Trhe killing of three Mexicans near Mercedes, Htidal go county, Texas, and the capture of 22 saddle horses belonging to the bandits in the same vicinity, led to the belief that at least 01ne of the bands of Mexican raidlers which re cently have terrorized the horder hadl been scattered. Details of the fight in wvhich the three Mexicans wer" killed are not available, federal andl state omlals having adoptedl an atti tude of reticence. The~ situation in Starr county was reported quiet