Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Official i Washington takes a grave view of 1 L the situation, produced by Germany's 1 I refusal to meet the demands of the I ^ United States growing out of the! i sinking of the Lusitania w:th a loss!1 i of more than 100 Americans. 1 Upon President Wilson rests the 1 burden of deciding the policy which 1 the United States is tj follow. 1 Quietly and carefully he is consider- ] ing the situation. It was stated at the White Hou$e, after telephone communications with the President i at Cornish, N H, that the country 1 may expect him to act with "deliberation as well as firmness" when < he has examined all phases of the j I problem. < What action the United States will take officials today could not < predict with certainty. Some of 1 those who have been familiar with i the President's point of view and < with the details of the present situ- i ation pointed out there seemed to < be but one course on which to main- i tain the dignity and honor of the United States?the continued asser- < tion and exercise of rights of neutrals on the high seas in accordance i with the established principles of r pnspur|n I X Since opening our new h I I we have had numerous cs "Pittsburgh Perfe |Hg but as we were not agents tifically designed fence z By any in stock, we simply lo I of the fence business. T1 I I solved. We are agents f< fly fence and can take care o have unloaded a car con1 TTTI ! 4-^ kuTTi'nr Fw nen n. cumt? tv uujui^ wants a fence that has qi rability. These are just tl I burg Perfect Fence" has. perfect. We are satisfiec we now have the f< purpose. Just req fjpr* ures on what we ca V \f\ Kingstree t 1-ugaeS?ii !> ... SP imense Stock < celebrated Lisk Four-Co housands of pieces of Ena I at reduced prices. The ling in our various lines. ?| Kin ! E1 Market Opens j r 22 ' | your convenience. Our J on tobacco left with us. \ we will take care of you. ^ bNesmitli j international law. Responsibility fo: any rupture in friendly relation: which might subsequently ensue be tween the United States and Ger many, it was declared, would thei fall upon the Berlin Government. There is as yet no definite crystal lization of opinion among officials a: to details, but the distinct tendency is toward a reiteration not only in j formal note but in actual practice o: the principles for which the Uniter States has been contending. Th< unanimous verdict of high official: was that the German reply wa: thoroughly unsatisfactory, and leave: the situation exactly at the poin where it was in the days immediate ly following the sinking of th< Lusitania. While the continued exercise o: American rights in the future is urged as a logical course to be fol lowed, it is recognized also that th< United States cannot abandon the demands it has made for the dis avowal of intent to drown Ameri jans and the question of reparation There is little disposition in officia quarters to hurry a decision. Sinc< the negotiations began two month: ago, it was pointed out, no belliger gnt ships'carrying Americans wer< torpedoed without warning. Sine* German submarine commanders hav< made their practice in accordant with international law to that extent officials do not believe the rule o the German Government itself ti give explicit assurances will be fol lowed by any overt acts involvinj pe_c|e^V 4 FEMMCE^ilflrVJ ardware store f?r ictFence" N\ " ' > for this scienmd not having T st the greater part lat question is now or this guaranteed f the fence trade. We M fining several styles, f r fence, every person tality, strength and duhe features that "PittsEvery rod guaranteed i, witnout a doubt,that snce for your particular uest us to give you Agin do your fencing for. e ask you to do. Hardware Pnmnanv klUI U ft MA V VVAMgr?Mmj | ular Hardware Store I , - - - So. Car. I r EC| A Enameled W ated Ware. See our show meled Ware and will give same offer applies to Wii Remember, it is quality $ gstree H VENTUALLY--1 i i m TmmtFmssmm&rn , | We hav j| which we ca: ?.? of any Twin* ||| WILLIAIV I ? jHe v further loss of American lives. 5 The controlling factor in the siti - ation, according to indications i - official quarters, is the attitude th i United States should take as a resu of the Lusitania tragedy itself. There was no denial in any quai s ter that the general situation ws ir fraught with grave possibilities. a ? f DEATH AND RUIN IN ITS WAKI | Destructive Storm Sweeps ove Central West. 5 3 More than fifty persons have bee 3 killed and several score injure t by the violent wind and rain storr .) which extended from Nebraska t >, Ohio Wednesday night of last weel ; The property damage is estimated s f several million dollars. 3 The greatest ioss of life was i . Cincinnati and its vicinity, where 3 ; are known to be dead and 15 mis* ? ing. Eighteen of the dead were dec . hands who were drowned by th . capsizing of the towboat convoy, o the Ohio river. I In eastern Missouri the storm as 3 sumed the proportions of a tornadc 3 demolishing 162 blocks at St Charles . a town of about 11,000 people. 3 St Peters, a town of 300 inhabit ? ants, and Gilmore, a village of 10( 3 were almost wiped out. At St P< ? ters and St Charles there was n loss of life and at Gilmore only on f was killed. In Lincoln and Custe a counties, Nebraska, wind and ha _ caused heavy crop damage and i ? the village of Callaway several builc ? ings were unroofed. In southern Illinois the ston caused heavy damage. At Moun City the business part of the tow was flooded. In central and souther Indiana three persons were kille and many injured. Telegraph an telephone service was demoralize 1 and buildings unroofed. I A Hianatph frnm Cincinnati undf date of July 8 says: With twenty-five known deac missing and a property loss that wi exceed a million dollars, Cincinna tonight was making a valiant effo] to recover from probably the won storm in its history. Twelve of th dead were claimed by the Ohio rive At 9:30 o'clock last night tt storm broke; one-half hour later tl" city and its suburbs lay stricken. I telephone system had been paraly: ed, its street car service suspende and its citizens were groping i darkness, trying to ascertain the to the storm had taken. Two steamers had gone down i the Ohio river; probably a hundre houses were leveled; a half-doze church spires had fallen and whe | the full extent of the damage m ascertained late today it was ioue that few houses had escaped damag< Down-town streets were strew with electric signs and glass, whi in the residence district and in th suburbs all traffic was blocked t trees thrown across the thorougl fares. Some fifty club houses along t\ Ohio river were swept into the streai and floated away. Tonight found the city with i t f i , i L SAL rare Now On Sa windows, where we have you prices that will induce tidow and Door Screens. < that c.ounts?we have it! ardware WHY NOT NOV e a limited amoi n sell for 10c pe s see ours before ISBURG :adquarters for1 ?X ?>< o>< O; < ox o;< ox ox. ox ?>< ?X ?X ?X > streetcar service virtually'normal j- The telephone service is rapidly re n covering; and the city had done al le most miraculous work in cleaning u] It the debris. Search for bodies in th< collapsed houses continues, r- At Terrace Park, a suburb, a spe is cial train carrying race horses fron T ? ^ 4-?*ns?lra mfii i LiHUUUii LU uue IliciSLtrx 11 nai.i\s wa. wrecked and nineteen thoroughbred! were killed. Three of their caretak ers were killed and a number ol r others, including several jockeys were injured. n The Kentucky side of the rivei d was hit as hard as was Cincinnati it n self. Damage to Newport, Coving 0 ton, Bellevue, Dayton, Fort Thomas Fort Mitchell, Latonia and Lud & low, it is believed, will almost equa damage done in this county. n Three more bodies were recoverec 3 tonight from the ruins of a dwelling This puts the total of known dead at k 25. e n OF VALUE TO SCHOOL OFFICERS j. State Superintendent Swearlngen Makes Useful Suggestions 3, Columbia, July 8, 1915. To School Officers and Trustees: t- Gentlemen:?Your school district ), will probably desire to receive a con ?- tinuance o? its State aid during the o scholastic year 1915-16. Before youi e board has completed all its plans foi >r next session I recommend that yoi il consult your County Superintendem n about a term extension application 1- a rural graded school application oi a high school application. Last yea: n there were 677 term extension dis d tricts, 400 rural graded school dis n tricts and 130 high school districts n I urge you to plan for a sevei d months' term, if possible. This tern id can be secured if your monthly sala d ry account is adjusted to your esti mated income. If you find it difficul ?r to run your school seven months please communicate with your Coun I, ty Superintendent and the State Su 11 perintendent. ti The State Department of Educa rt tion recommends that no teacher be 3t allowed or required to take charg< le of more than fifty pupils in one class r. room. This suggestion is offered ir le the hope of preventing the wastefu le and hurtful over-crowding of th( ts first four grades, z- Teachers and trustees of State d aided schools should communicate in with the State Superintendent wher 11 ever they find it difficult to limit th< number of pupils to fifty to th( n teacher. d Section 1761 of the Code authoriz n es trustees to employ only thos< n teachers who hold valid South Caro is lina certificates. Attention to this id requirement of the law before th< e. opening of the school will help tc n avoid confusion later, le Application blanks for term ex le tension aid, rural graded school aic >y or high school aid are obtainabh i- from either the County Superintend 1 ? ? ? ? . i ent or the State Superintendent. / le full supply of these blanks has al m ready been sent each County Super intendent. ts In filling1 out an application of an: ? / / . / , \ .E ! le at Reduced Pi displayed a few pieces, thei you to buy. We have a f C, Our stock of Hardware is Co. I We Lea v? -?fit hr(fv&v<&Y&ifGv?fY&Y%JirQv&y(jYOYQ ant of Binder T\ r pound. If yoi 3 placing your on lRDWARE O Guaranteed Goc fv?i <Ov-\ . kind please see that all# data are - neatly, fully and accurately entered. - Please do not make the mistake of -) sending in an application unless it ? +ias been carefully examined and verified both by the trustees and by - the County Superintendent. vt-1?uL-i?J: i.i i : i iNOiwunsianuing tutr uusiuesa uu-. 3 rest and industrial depression, the 3 scholastic year 1914-15 was in many - respects the best in the history of F our schools. I wish every school con, tinued progress and greater usefulness during 1915-16. r It will be a pleasure and a privi lege to serve you at any time to the - best of my ability and to co-operate , in any constructive plan for the bet terment of your school and your 1 district. Yours respectfully, J E SWEARINGEN, 1 State Supt of Education. t The Local Thermometer. Sunday was a hot one, . Monday was a singer, Tuesday was a hummer, Wednesday as hot as ginger, And Thursday?well, it'sasizzler. 1 Governor Manning has paroled j t during good behavior, W M Cook, a; . young man of Columbia convicted j > of breach of trust last January and r sentenced to two years. ItKu, (taMluJL'ma 4i/mAet|- h Xvtai ; Ml ifll ftfi/nlt -u4f ; -lout Ooxrd. kuJm. EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STO ; NOT SAY NO, AND WAS FINALLY - SOME PEOPLE CAN'T SAY "NO" 3 HYPNOTIZES THEM INTO INVE 3 EXISTS ONLY ON A PIECE OF P/ > AT THE "GET-RICH-QUICK" S( LIEVE A STRANGER INSTEAD 01 LISTEN,IF THAT GET-RICH-QU1 I | DOES A SMOOTH STRANGER HA i I BANK W ' 1 WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREJ I Farmers & Mercha * I"ABSOLUTELY SAFE" Branches at JoHnsonville, ' . MMBBBUGnHBHi ???______ ] rices n walk into our store ew Ice Cream Freezcomplete and we sell d?Others Follow. j I frj vine on hand S i are in need | 3er. 1 QMPANY, | >ds. | . 'J TOBACCO MARKETS ~~, 1 TO OPEN JULY 22, EARLY OPENING DESIGNED TO EASE MONEY SITUATION WITH THE PLANTERS. At a largely attended meeting of the warehousemen of the East and 1 West-side Pee Dee markets, held at lnof Cnf 11 rrlaxr if uroa 1'IUICUUC laoi, uoiuiuaj, IV n?? u\ viu ed to open all the tobacco markets in South Carolina Thursday. July 22. There was some opposition to the opening up of the markets before August 1, but a majority of the tobacconists thought it best to open on the 22d,as it would greatly help out and relieve the money situation with the planter patrons. There were about seventy-five present and all markets were represented. Mr W 0 Lea of Timmonsville presided, and Mr G H Pegrnm was secretary. The two organizations, the Eastside apd West-side Pee Dee tobacco . markets, were consolidated The convention of the Hardware Association at Charleston closed today. M - 3^" <xv oSIUixr fiuU Tnxyw% SmsIC ry of the arab who could crowded out of his tent. to the glib stranger who sting in something that \per. some people "bite" :heme" because they ber their own banker. [ck scheme is so good, why veto peddle it to you? ith us. >t on savings accounts. nts National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. C. Cowards and Paxnplico. ?