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VOLUME- XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1916. J~jf~3 GERMANS WOULD SINK ARM[D M[RENTM[N Yet Renews Piedges'Given in Former Notcs CLAIMS ArMED SHIPS ARE NOT PEACEFUL In Nof e to Isis Goern Imeli (Germainy 11i4.eeat s .\ssurances ('ontained in Form er Notes bull ' laltriPes that Se. e'ret Ilust ruellons hate been (:en British Se masters. Washington, Feb. 28.--Germany, in a formal note presented by Count von Bernstorif to Secretary lansing today, reiterates assu rances regarding the future conduct of submarine warfare given in the Lusitania case, declaring those assurances have not been modi fied by the memorandum setting forth its intention to treat armed merchant men of the entente allies as auxiliary ernisers after midnight tomorrow, and attempts to justify the issuance of the 1lemorandum 1y Ipresenting evidence and assert ions l'signed to prove that the llriti:"h .noore"nnmen has Instructed m(rchantmeniiI to uss tigt'1r armament for purposes of attack In violation of assurances given to the United States. Later, it was said at the state de i artnent. that while the United States stood unaltrably for the right ofI a merchan ship to carry guns for de fense, it was not now and ever had been contending that Americans could travel with immunity on ships having orders to act offensively. It was in dicated that should the allegations of Germany in regard to the confident ial instructions claimed to have been given to British sea captains be sus tained, the fact would have an im portant bearing upon this govern ment's future attitude. It is felt on high official quarters here that the question of motive is the cardinal con sideration in determining the differ ence between defensive and offensive armament. The Important Evidence. Copies of the socalled British in structions, which were handed to Ai bassador Gerard in Blerlin and which are considered by Secretary Lansing to be the all important element in the situation as it stands at present, have not yet arrived. Pending their receipt and a subsequent decision regarding the attitude of the I nited States, the state department is prepared to con sider any overt a(t committed by the commanders of Germany and Austrian submarines in the light of the facts. It was authoritatively stated that the department probably would not act upon the case of an American who sus tained injuries aboard a vessel whlich it could be definitely established was to be offensively used. The state department makes a broad distinction between resistance and of fense. It holds t hat ai me'rchanit shilp has a right to resist ca pture, hut not. to act offensIvely, Of ('ours'e, it is ad mlitted, a ve'sse'l loses all the Iimmuitjy while ini the act of resist inig. Authoriitative information obtained here toniighit ini)4Lted( lhi; the liritishi gov'~leret Pirobabuly woudIi (combalSt allegations of Giermnany that 11iritIishi ships a rimed ost ensiblly lo. defense are ini ieality ar med for offen sive Puripios es. It was said that liit iish mast ers hadt~ not beetn lostru'icted to hun1 t for submarines, that on the contrairy they had been told to (10 everything possible to avoidl the craft, and that only in the event or a hostile submarine ap proaching without warning near enough to use bombs or torpedoes were the skippers authorizedt to use their guns. No Im~mediate Danger. All things considered, the state de partment is lundersteod to feel that the possibility is more or less remote of diflcuilties airising in the near fu ture as a result of the new German andl Austrian plolley. In the first place officials believe that commanders of German and Austrian submarines wil take particular care not to attack without warning armed merchant ves sels upon01 which there may be Ameri cans. This belief is strengthened by * the declaration in the German note *received today which was acquiesced in by Baron Zweidinek, charge of the :Austrian embassy hero, that the or *ders issued to the naval commanders wore so formulated as to prevent the destruction of enemy liners "on ac 3111S. ('II HIS''(PHIEII DEA D. Wife of Dr. A. J. ('hrlstopher Died Wednesday Afternoon After Linger ing Illness, \irs. Latra Dilal ('Iistolpher, wife of Dr. A. .. ('iistopher, died at her home oil West .\lalin street. \\ednesday af Ie'noon fol lowing a long illness of iuch suf fering and marked by beauti iftl Spirit of ('hri tian ft(' itude. The funeral services were hield Thursday afternoon at the l''rst It aptist chulrhel, beinsg conducted by her pastor, Rev. Al. L.. Lawson. 'hie intertent. followed itmnediately afterwards at the laan retnsi ('Cmetry, where a nlmerous body of sorrowing friends and rela tives gathered. Six nephews acted as active pall bearers, as follows: A. Dial Gray, 11. ('oke Gray, .\lbert Gray, Cecil Gray, Albert !)ial and HIastings Dial. The following were honorary pall bearers: Messrs C. 1, (lobo, .1. C. Ow ings, E. 1'. Minter, J. C. Shell, .J. F. Tolbert, ('. II. Roper, 1)r. L. S. Fuller, Col 11. Y. Simpson, Dr. W. ). F'ergu sonl, J. W. Todd, M. .1. Owings and Ii. I1. Kennedy. Mi's. ('Iiristoplier was a datughter of the late ('ol. Albert Dial, for many years a leading citizen of the county, and was niarried to Dr. Christopher twenty-live years ago. She was for many years a tiember of the Ilaptist church anid took a great deal of inter est In its work. In the church societies she was particularly active and will be missed in those circles. .ilrs. Christopher is survived by her husband and adopted child, Laura Elmily Dial, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. I. L. Gray, Gray ou't; Mrs. John I). W. Watts, ''rltity Ridge; N. B. Dial and Dr. W. II. Dial, Laurens; J. Conway Dial, Cross 11111. count of their armament unless such armament is proved." Reiterates Assurances. The note at the outset reiterates the previous pledges, which were given on September 1 and October 5 of last year, for the safety of unresisting lin ers and then goes on to say the Ger man government does not believe those assurances have been modified by the new tnemorandim. Durin' the negotiations over the Lusitania, It. says, no mention was made of armed tmerchanItmen, and that the ('nited States inl one or its notes on the L~usitatnia mentioned "tn arm'ied tile''haitimen." Attention then is called to the as surances previosuly given in whicli it was stated that liners will not be sunk without. warning, providing they do not offer resistance, Attention also is called to the statemeit of the Ameri 'an government in its notice to port authorities that he presence of arma ment oti board a merchant vessel rentes the presumi pttoti that the ves sel is armed for offense. It. is stated that a submarine com mander can not. be expected to warn an enemy merchantnant which has a i'lght to tire on the subm arinie which warns it, anid the Gertman government sets op the contetion that eqiuimett andl attetmpt to r'eist a warnIng glveni byu a subminti (fo not comle witin the dolitioti of dlefnsIve itarmament. Jiased ontt~ ('rgs. Thle tnote thlen 5(ets fothi t hat thle Germ'nan Movrn'tttenit idi tnot lssute its now instrictiont to sitbmar'ino com tmaindet's util aftert it. had come itnto liossessioni of confitdetIial inlstrtuctions by thle Dnrltish govern menit to thle connianders of'Dtrltish mer'chanttmen. 'It ls deniedi thinIat armed Brttish mer' chant shilps of atny dlescr'iptionl at'e peaceful tr'adersx and it is declared that the armament on board all of thenm Is to be utsedl especially for purposes of attack. The note makes it clear that Ger nmany believes its new InstructIons to sutbtmarine commanders are in ae cor'd with the viewpoint expressed by the United States In Its memorandum prtoposing ft mlodus vlvendhi to the en tente allies fotr the disarmament of merchant ships. Woul d Wolco me A greceent. Thle efots~ of' the Uinited States to havo beligerents agr'ee to a nmodits vivendll, which would cause all metr chant ships to be0 disarmedi, it is de clared. are welcomed by Glermany. Then follows a declatation that (Ger many will no longer allow its subma rines to ho made the object of attacks in violation of the principles of in ternational law and -theroforo the new instructions will not be postponed or modified. CAU Wi th a si'ltage of1 Ships sl 'e :withl It-, l~i~iig l 1 i(n st irreil (1ve(r preiI redni(ss iill >r f)1 \ l. 1' tih I ( w r' "4 2ll1 I di I i ii- l' I il is : It I 1al t Let 4'v1'1'.vi'iit' 1.'l111'111'r i1fn i.' 1 ulsi''. l'i lly j4 10' d41 I'41. . i111 ies f r lhims ll'. is nii y 111. anij I 1 ( iii (I l l e vas1 I ';I.) i 1 -t)(1' 1 l l,' ;11iii ( '": II :1 1 .1 I4 ;+u hot11i'~ ( as l' f l'i1.11'I " liiust lhe tl wiBlE is. Six-("enlt 1"o)t~tn this fall1 w\ Stales. Low ri'e Follows ove the (1Ioy. I igh prices anil i prove whlat volulltitll' retlitt'tii i litrl (I ilH'lelos' 11t a l 'rtC e o' il t !grea t loss to loltliaeeril t ic llierS, illol w ill siil seliu l'e ('foNm''o:. 1-:N('E-: ( aoCOT l' It E:111( TS '0i CO'O-:R , i I:.I, I1E IN THE'- RA.\E itercef inair Phe iient Story fromo fo. witlia - 11 h e Se ertr Other ('an dthile for the Go elraceorshi gv. Ano iantresting political story to the .ffec that solicitor Lobert A. Cooper will be one of several candidates in the race for raovernor this stammer was sent out from *Columibia several days ago. Iot is stated that lion. W. A. Stuckey, of eishopville, is seriously considering making the race and that \lr. Cooper is almost sure to run since former Gov. Blease has announced. In part the story follows: That h ie will positively announce within the near future whether or not he will be in the race for gover nor and opposing those planks in the platform of \1r. Cole L. lease which advocate reduction of the passenger rates on railroads to two cents and reducing the rates of interest was stated this morning by the lion. W. '. Stuckey over the long distance telephone from his home at Bishop ville. At the same ltme .\lr. Stuckey emphatically and positively denied the iumlor that he w ould run for I4iuteliant ovenor on a ticket with .\r. B lease. "l'ndr no circumstances will I take second place on any man's ticket," Said .\lr. sleekey and added, that. Is anoceeIllneaet som0e m0ohs '. t,11 that oe wiovld not 111 for Laieu tenangt governo r stands. lie declared ntin umistakable language that he will not he the tail of any man's kite. c hisagteeing with two of the lead Ing planks in the platform of \ir. lilease was expressed by .\r. Stuckey. Ile said he and the farmers favored legitimate cororaons and were o them toand one whalcinsto twoA centoper ofmai'ilelandtha Thoase wo hae~areinfavo the ostutinae egia taonfo th Miarooer, said nor. Sukeyo gover'nor' fiioredl euacin nssentr Iats etohr tot iewllo andnreuce.o 'ro te lgrvie of Mr.noerlsto sxmp Te fa that ud rforngledners oIf ctn ondr iles atione ae taken tkean ob f Mris.pvileas antd faor ovenowr eGooreto Te ene bouht forwaefr governor indi-rai atdeverytone ivesfact it i oe st ascrta that eratorh leaders feil Te tve acennouncement fom Coope of awaiten will duo nToerwo have watched the sitinaecr TION! to lItuve ()III* ofr nton to 'oreiLi le (1114 I I111 \\. ; \ ill illhe N a 'or v\ lll hI l : with t hte htlly 14' Ia i n-r'' I4 I4(" II lw1 sai t 11 1t' I'o l i"'r the' .4. nnuliv11 as well.! hlis li\t 11!4 !tie . i :\ val l'. a p1'!, ('11 11 the <ifl'r-" het wVeen \(' nt1 al anl1 saft livil' for all as well - 11141' if pI'4ospel'ity is to bIlride 0111(1 Siell tlisaste'r inl the e14t 14411 -sui ply as cert'lainly as the nighl )erity Ive' the So tilh this year I Of 4'(t14o11 JI rerlage (oes. .\ iy last year11 is going to 'etIllt tionl oitteters, mlerehanlts, nini (t1 lllllivl lusiness an1 lproI'es l'ON I'\I' - It\ N KI -', . .M IS. .. 11. TW,1' I I T ( '4l A :1.4I .'s ('ONDITION l'NClI.NM-:11 Wr's Seriously" Iinred in .\utombile( i'assengter Train ('olision. The' condition of rs.l. A. II. 'Iwilhell who was severely injured Saturday morning when her limousine was wrecked by a Southern railway train at Spartanburg, remained unchanged yesterday, according to the Spartan bhrg Herald. It will probably be sev eral (lays yet before a statement can be made as to the outcome of her in Juries. She has been unconscious practicaqlly all the time since the acci dent. The news of the accident in which Mrs. Twitchell and her chauffeur were seriously inju red caused numerous anxious influ1res here as Mrs. Twit choll, as Miss lanie Rivers, before her marriage was a resident of this city where she lived with her mother. A complete account of the accident as taken from The Spartanhurg Iler aid will be found on 'age 7 of this pa per. Play at Ora. h'llere will Ie a play at the Ora school house Ieriday night, Ma rli ,rd, given by the chihren of thie, liddles O!d lield schooll. A small admission fet' will be charged. The public is in vitt. d to attend. The play is expected to ie vely entertaining. .IX 11-N INITI.\'I'E1. itoyal .reh 31asons lieId Special .ICet iit 11n Mdiay tol (' onfer lDegrees. .\t a call Ileeting of the oyal \rch .\bIsonis held( .\lndlay night in thie .\la 5ent(ed andi~ iniitiatedl inito the dlegree of! the. degree were'( as follows: Iter. L-: . Iaightlfoot of' ('linton,. .\lessrs IP. I-: Hry siln ofi ~\Oodruff, . \' . t'uner of Mouintville, 1l. TI. To4rb4, ltobert lI. Iop er and J1. S. .\letrary.. 11his siecial S4Si4In was 0on oft I le mOOSt imprel. siv'e bel this year anid niotwithstand lng the inlemen1lC1y of the weat her a large crowd attend~edl. The Ceremni es were lierformlied by thle local otileer's toget her withI Grand lIIigh Priest George Blrya n and Mr. G. C. I lendlerson of Greenville, Meeting of IK. of P~. A meeting of Laurens lodige No, 43, K. of P., will be held Monday night, March 6th. Work will be in the thiirdl degree. The newv projecting lantern will be used for the flrst time in lie degree wor'k, so this is expleted to attriact a large number (If Knights. Governor MannIng will run for' re e'liVletiniami oiileni (lcils iln Co lumibia would not he surp'lrisedl at oth-i er interesting developments. One rumor hiere is thant ('ertain in te-rests in Washhiigton biro urging Congressman J1. F. flyrnes of the sec od congressional district to run foi governor. ThIs rep~ort has gainer wide eirculation and in'cluides anmon; other reports that the Sout'h Caroline delegation are nursing the ,Byrne: hanm. CITY'S CHARTED Was Granted in December 1 Years. Expired Decomb Election. Acordint to autthori;iti, in14I , lion the" chart('r '' 110. ('it, 41f I.au)ren.. lranted ug(i(ert a lvspia'of gt e ittis I) ('(Lher 2 rd, 1 : d to r n ( I otItr Iwnty-tite e t atlpirliatilled e r "ard. I1 ., and inc t l :aII tii f tlt' it , i h 'n WV ilhaoit a c harI t(:'. T lte 1e fore14 , the( :wls, of the c"ity ()hu l s~c ;! 1in1c," Ihait lilne have b('e ,n, c xcIte pt in a liinit ed way, without anhortity, Ilaving been')t advised of the LI nusuaI(l situation, It repres ntativ of ase .\d vertiser called on .\ayor 111abb1 ye. (trday afternoon. The matlyyor was al ready inl possession of some informia tion on the subjert and had asked the eily attorety, t . E' . tB, bb, Esq., for an opinion. The .\ayor, accomlpanlied by The A tdvertistr's representative. visit-1 rd the city attorney who went thor ouglhly into the situation and gave it as his opinion that the city was with out a eh a tor. 'T'e only <it stin t to be looked pl bieing, of course', whthl it or not any getin ral sl tatute xistefd which w\ould automa;Iileal!y extenld the" olocrations of the' 11 hate r. .\ir. I .EIbIbb. (it attorney, when asked as to lti( .atugs of the city ;it fairs, tplied that thil city would still have a I 'a"ttsho govornI 1ent ilth the lt1irs having linited p owet 1 rs. TLw city treasurer is still enpowtred t receive hills du the city and to ent('t the daily obligations of the city with the funds In hand. 'The polic~e arm of REVIVAL SElRVICES TO H3EG.IN NEXT St'NDAYt Bishop John C. Kilgo to Lead In er. Ylees at the First Mecthodist Church. As previously announced In the p~ul-I pits and newspaapers, special revival services will be held in the First .\eth odist. Church of this city beginning next Sunday morning. B1ishop) John) C. Kil go, of Nortlh Carolina, will lead in the services and will he assisted by tho pastor, iev. .1. H. T. Major. 'I'll man A. Shealey, a wdely known and successful evangelistic singer, will conduct. the music' for the iteetItig. Hev. J. H. T. .\ajor stated yester lay that tihe morning service Sunday would he a service for children and that It would preach it Ihat time. Stin day evening Hilshop Kilgo will preach his first sermon and will continue to pre'ach1 Iwice daily until the ('lose of the servtices. Thell present plans are for the mio1ning servicesi to begina at to o'clock and the evening se'vi(es lt 7:::1 o'clock. .\r. .\ajor asked that a special invitation be extended to all 1th' ileople of thie city to attend the services, irrespective of denomiiation. The annio1In(eenient of IHishopl Kilgo's (o'in0 lg to l.at Irels was re((eived with a great deal of plea're, as he is a na tive' of tils (Outly and has hoists of frt insi and ' admir s the ree. lf In adi Itien t o thes Mt fu0el st hat te srv i are toe onduicIaltd wiby onlI~eI'o promi-( nennyin hr fairseso arous unusu1at intres In the iftenting. hchtm 11 tTWol I-:Xn('l-: . T Mc-lt l( t.:' 'hrych I-:xtesaione Ky.talrea of theh di( rse t'uc (l I'e i onteda.iIl' Tena l ine Wte interest.t fof thurah Coxtnsi'twork ino thels (4reens Dit sesionci ale of the .\tethodistchrhwson dludic taed tnigh wih afi i masteu and DiennyTeiirst ('oseg n pahed atte 2:30sithater noo(hiliein a wichtimeln 11( is Den andeU Dr. W.s li.tMc~ur ry of LostvatenKy., aecrencry of the (inlaeiralwysardo ChieExtesio, taddrened hercongreatn aReprte Iet aives anere preefrothe worayfo ruit atd~ Clinon. aefre thel apre-o ci reaceorebtras t HAS EXPIRED 890 to Run for Twenty.Five er 23rd. Can be Renewed by l" I I I" j ' 1 1v. ui w < : V n r i me itly. ! h r 1:l'n *")!t Ili( ('4 1I li.~ "u t :lam ii~ . i l 41 1i f .-, 'IY ~l Ii 10144b' (1 (1 411.'11 (':'. 1.; 1111 . ' it '1h4t 1' I 'ri : -) 1 1 141 . 1 I \ '. Cit i t I 1414L 7 ! 1 .I 11 44) h( ei I";(\1 l I r IIl'ro a y (44( 4 'aIvho 1 :1"il.-tulitlligu t tt (arn: i ii of Avu - ha's hl..41 114 ur"l(1. T 1 )1 ( I I: m on - fre' a of e I(ty. it i 1111ndesrod 1 ). aro not 4f r(4'd 41b;111(" 4l 4 x4i aIo 4 of tho ( lo w luton tl- ritk' will be wtIithout a harter will dp'nd largeIy .1pol h.ow 5(44) Ioo 441he eo1l (11n (m4444' to anl understanding as to their des'Iires. A Oli on tusl be presenter to thel' S'ee retary of state signed by' at least lift}y free holders o h141' area desiring to ho illcorporated. This 110lion nul t seit. forth till' bounds of till- )rtyoposlt e l city, lhe artie s umh-r whicb it dedosire to o1p1 ra ht,. 1 e o ie s dlesi r a . n1. i fact, ve. thin lionarily t fortb ikn u n f a 'ling oni. M ion 11 r A. 1 ol v.~r I'lac it s Otlshle( I lie i:.jnorp ot (111 i ied uho uaill afenoon of .(r is Iration ;1(1 041r .1 h-r the- eh l( i.)n th uclh alvlita erlant whlnes 1 inast a wear Lion. TIhn the lion onl th Wee -' neo of 4he chart .e 4n for hed4 ies -of to till tl. Itious positions are he'-i at the saete. Only ualified ehf ors are allowed to vote. W. 11. lAMILTON I) EAI1). well Known Vonng Farmer 1.lving Just Outside the incorporate ingits lUied ,Monday. W. I1. Hamilton, a well known young farmer living on i111. . A. Coo per's place just outside the incorporate limits, died Monday afternoon of p~neu monia after an ilIness of just a week, tie was in the city only a week befor ; le died and gave no evidences of ill health. lie b1eenme ill Monday night and sank rapidly. The funeral services were hold at Union Church yesterday afternoon. he In in charge of the lasons, he ling a aelmber of the rW'aterloo lodge. Ag large n'ner of i leotle attinged Ith east rites. lr. laniton was a son of .\r. lohn lanilton, of the Iriendshi cnove ity. Soae y las a:obe maried 'ar .\ss Pinson, daug hter of .\Ir. \\ade Plisonl and sthe. eif hree chiren, stheas. himt. .\'r. ilamilton was a very po u lae young yea and his untiely death has cae d :. ie h sof ro '1. Tl urning to lf d Products. .\r. U1. A. Sullivan, who has been traveling in the holl Weevil sections of Aolabarsa and aississippi, returned to day,' ith wh1 t the sele f t.., setnd the doeing tol potet tom tends.o The ravagies o iahes in harod to ted howevil, ey have no