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SEC. HUGHES MAI RECOMMENDA1 3ore I)ractle aind Far.Reaching thai Most Ardent Avtioctes of 01isarmta ment 'tad Hoped For. Tenl Year Naval Holiday Is Proposal li Short. llugKe ships Now i ullding and Atloat to 4e Scrapped. Washington. Nov. 12.- -Most drastic and far reaching than the Most ardent advocate of disarmament dared to hope. America's p-oposals were sutil denly laid before t he arms conf erenc today at its tirst sessiol by Unghes. A ten year naval holiday is the pro posal in short. and the Ulnited States. Great tritain and Japan shall swrap C,6 capital ship. ag tregating I.S7$.04:4 tons. 'Within three months after the con elusion of an Igm'ent. the 'nited States would have 18 eapital ships: Gre'at lritain 22. and Japan. 10. The. tonnage of the inree nationts. respee tively, would under such a plan he 00.0. 1.601X1 and 29.700. Ships, when 2 years old. might be replaced under then plan. and the re placement schen is 700.o0 tons for the Ini ted Sta "es. I00.000 tons for Great Isti;n and 20o00 tons for .laanI. No re lacemen t slit cti ex - ceed '.)0 tons. The tnited S:ates wonlId scrap :' capital sh:ps aggregtating $;.?4 tons: "Ireat irlain ... ..re atn 5.7 tons. and Japan. 7 agt'e aint s1l. 92S tons. Tho gt gnes 5nide io'd ships to be scrapped, shps butilding or for which "Veri Drastic." S)a . hato. C hatact e:d. 1 v Ia ron .aah the JhiefIJapanes e delecgate as "try dva s " (. ".,It r:o 11. Zzata:'tI .- .1 hais for dIscnssion. andl by Mr. Ba! four. head of the British dl01,ation as -a states:2aniike nuterance. ;'reg Im Iatv:I "h . ,Int ; n b'~s andl' most hekfu of sat is factory resn ' the Amietnean proposal. i'ncit te anil detailed. !,! on ,the openin mt :ent fthe conference like a bomb shell. The frign di'gates were stuntned. No other word descree their feelings. The principal features of the .\meri call ;lan ptrop<sed: That for not less than ten year competitive narial building cease at bv etween Great B1ritain, the 'nited States and Japan. That Wl oeni1: lhrWulding os LES DRASTIC 'IONS TO PARLEY planedtt bte sera- ped and a few recent ly laced in the -mater be destroyed within three months after ratitleation of the agreement. That the older ships of each fleet be also destroyed, reducing the British force to 22 battleships, the Anerican to IS and the Japanese to ten, each ship to be retained being specifically l nmed. I - That (4tring the agreement no capi tal craft be laid down except under a detailed replacement scheme in cluded in the proposal which would provide for ultimate equality of the British and American tleets and for a Jap.nese force al (0 per cent. of the sitrength of either Of the other two. That all other naval craft be sini-' larly provided for in the same ratio. specific figures for aggregate tontiage in each class being laid down. Naval Aircraft Disreiarded That na'al aircraft be disregarded in the sealing down processes as a prob t'i incapable of solution owing to the convertibility of conmmercial aircraft for war putrposes. That no naval building or any char actor be undertaken in any of the tiree countries on foreign account dur. ig the life of the agreement. That no capital ships hereafter laid down exceed :t.000 tons. That the life of a battleship shall be tixed at 20 ye:trs and that ships to e reniaeed be destroyed before the re :ac emtent vessel is more ta t hree tuouths :assed comtp1.otion. T ha t nlo Va(tesh ) repC la 01ment ui :atevet he untde::a ken fou ten years ttt dae o ' "he .~etttt Thalit n1o co- tft beacquairet i rpt by const rneotion and none be so is. osed 0! that !t might bce art of anettnavy. 'alta'. regulations o overn eonve sion of merchamt e raft for Nar -- ses be drawn It. iecanse of the ;I ortance of the merchant mtarine. "In inverse ratio to the site of naval arma nt'nfts." Those ate the outstaning features of the sweeping chlallenge Secretary Hlughes pre.sented to the other naval 'oWers. There was complete detail eovering every 'hase of the question. but the essence of the proposal la) in this: that the United States offered to go far beyond what she asked Brit ain or Japan to do, viewed fron the :0ttbstinancial losses involved. The otice After 1N NOGI so] .Ex, Permit Mus Ask the Co-op AS AND rhole American big ship building, pro- I train Is on the stocks, while Great 3ritain has no capital ships under con itruction and the Japanese "eight and !ight" program is as yet largely on )aper. A sutuniary of the results of the igreement, so far as it affects capital dhips. was included in the American Aroposal in the following terms: "It the terms of this agreement are tgreed to, then the United States, treat Britain and Japan agree that heir navies, three months after the naking of this agreement, shall con list of the following capital ships: "United States: Maryland, Califor iia, mennessee, Idaho, 'Mississippi, Now Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania, )klahoma, Nevada, Texas, New York, Arkansas, Wyoming Utah, Ilorida, North Dakota. Delaware-18. Total onnage. 500,650. "Great Britain: Royal Sovereign, Royal Oak. Resolution. Mamillies, Re Venge, Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Val iant. Barham, Malaya, Ben Bow, Em peror of India. Iron Duke. Marlbor mugh. l'lrin King George V.. Centurion. Ajax. lood. Renown. Repulse, Tiger 22. Total tonnage 604,0.o. "Japan: Nagato, 1linga. Ise, Yana shiro. Ill-Yei, Settsu, Kirishima, Ila runa, FuSo, Kongo-ten. Total ton Regardig the naval armaments of France and 1:aly. the American pro posal says: "In view of certain extraordinary conditions due to the world war affect Ing the existing strength of the navies of France and Italy the United States does not consider necessary the dis cssion at this stage of the proceed ings of the tonnage allowance of these nations, but :roposes it be reserved for the later cons ide ration of the Con ference." CLINTON N.EWS * Clinton. Nov. 14.--Mrs. Emma Little is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Harvey lBran Mn at Sateshoro. Ga. irs. E-igar Owens spent sever'.! days last week in Greenwood with relatives. Misses Catherine McSwain and Mary Clary spent the week-end in Greenville. Mrs. J. W. Copeland, Jr., Lyde Vance J. 13. and Jim Coteland spent Satur day and Sunday in Spartanburg with relatives. Mrs. W. C. Iailey and daughters re turned last week from Augusta where extSunda ESSOR LDON cept in Em t Be Gotten Fr( eration of Auto Employes a OIL DEA hey have been visiting for several veeks. Mr. J. F. Jacobs, Sr., Is In New York city on business. Misses 'Myra Leanan and Floride Rudd spent Friday and Saturday in 3Ieenville. 'Mrs. J. 1. Coleman was hostess to the "'Merry Wives" and a few friends Last Thursday .morning. After several games of Rook the hostess served a dlelicious salad course and Russian tea to about twenty guests. Miss Corinne Bailey, of Converse college.' spent the week-end at' home. Dr. John P. Glenn, of Spartanburg, spent several days last week with Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Hays. Miss Connie Bailey entertained at two lovely dinner parties last week in honor of the birthday of her father, Mr. MI. S. Bailey. A delioious four course dinner was served to the fol lowing guests: Mr. and -'Mrs. W. J. Bailey, 31r. and Mrs. P. S. Bailey, 'Mr. and 'Mrs. J. A. Bailey, 'Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bailey. 'Mr. and 'Mrs. R. B. Vance, Ir. and 'Mrs. Win. Bailey Owens. "Miss es Sallie and Fannie Motes, iHelen Bailey. Messrs. Qris Adair, Gayne Simpson. J. W. Copelaud, Sr., and Wolfe. Miss Maude Sumerci entertained at a lovely Rook Party last Thursday ev eningr. The hostess served grape fruit, salad course and hot tea to the fol lowing guests: ".Mr. and Mrs. Reece Young. Mr. and 'Mrs. 'P. .T. Adair. Mr. andl Mrs. W. B. Owens. Jr.. Mr. and 'Mrs. .1. 1. Coleman, Dr. and 'Mrs. S. C. lays and 'Mr. Sprugeon Sumnerel. The Thursday Afternoon Bridge clun met with M rs. Irvin Coleman last week. After several games of Bridge the hostess, assisted by her mother, 'Mrs. Giles. served a delicious salad course :o the following guests: AMes dames W. P1. Jacobs, J. F. Jacobs, Jr., S. C. llays. .1. A. Chandler. W. . Ow ens. Jr.. R. F. Sadler, Jas. R. Copeland Reece Young, Chas. Rounds. J. W Copeland and 'Miss Clara Duckett. liss I'lizabeth Douglas of Chicora collego. s, nt the wek-end at home. \ir. CIaience Galloway. of Abbeville s,,n: several days in town last weeI with friends and relhtives. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rounds returnec la st week fron a ten day visit ir Kansas City. Indian Cotton --oth. Indian cotton cloth le nentioned by lierodotus, and was known in Arabia in the seventh century. In Spain cot ton was quite extensively grown and manufactured in the tenth century. bul its manufacture was not Introduced into other countries of Europe until some centuries later. toOC y, Novemi OILW SUND) ergency C m Police Offic Owners in Our Day of Rest. LERS 01 WVRI LEYS "AFTER EVERY MEAL" Mint leaf. Peppermint or lus clous Juicy fruit, either flavor Is a treat for Your sweet tooth. And all -are equally good for You. Teeth. appetite and digestion all benefit. Your nerves will say "thank you." Your vim will respond. WRIGLEY'S Is liked "or what It does as well as for its BIG value at the small cost of 5c. The Flavor Lasts WneIrSI 1. >er 20th ILL BE . tLYS ASeS ars On Duty. 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