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ISWSPST** V. i* . P i r iTIjc ?inmt? fleftnfa. VOL. XXX. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 21), 1915. NO, 21 i An Irr This includes the and we will show vou tl ers left that we will sell 1 only the best of everyth 11 iOur Tobacco IK JUL\ Our house is now open for house charges no storage < Bring your tobacco to us, fMorgan L # AN APPALLING ' ! j* CATASTROPHE, < ONE THOUSAND LIVES LOST IN | CHICAGO RIVER BY CAPSIZING OF EXCURSION BOAT. ' 7 Chicago, July 24:?Approximately 1,000 persons lost their lives in the 1 ^ Chicago river today by the capsizing 1 of the excursion steamer Eastland, j1 while warping from its wharf with'* more than 2,400 employees of tlleH Western Electric company and their ( relatives and friends on board,bound ' for a pleasure trip across Lake Mich- * igan. After working ceaselessly all day ( and far into the night the bodies of < 842 victims of the catastrophe, most of th'em women and children, were s collected in temporary morgues and 1 taken to the 2d regiment armory. ( When these bodies had been tagged i Coroner Hoffman, taking into con- s si deration estimates 6f bodies thought s to be in the hold of the steamer, ly- 5 ing on its side in the river, and in the stream itself, said he believed the total dead would not exceed 1,000. ',1 Chicago, July 25:?The bodies of 1 901 persons drowned when the i steamship Eastland capsized yester- j day at its wharf in the Chicago river I have been recovered tonight, after forty hours of searching by divers, s The total dead was put at approx- < imately 1,000 by Coroner Hoffman, ! whose reports indicated that possibly 1 100 bodies were held in the mud of the river by the superstructure-of r i the boat. < * While only 1,002 of the 2,408 pas[fruit TTT J211 I we can mi y ments for the L Seal and Sur< r Jars. We ar I the Queen Jai t Jar that the < ' ning Clubs h for their use. | will be promp r . | The King Hard v Kingstree, r m * | E . TS-.* / j larket Opened j j '22 j ] ' your convenience. Our T I :>n tobacco left with us. J' \ we will take care of you. T j cNesmith T angers of the Eastland have regis-' ii ?red as Baved, it was thought that j ibout 475 survivors, in addition to a ;he crew of 72, had failed to report, s About three-score bodies were re- j lovered from the wreck before dark I xmight, but after that divers discov-1 h sred only one corpse before they quit t vork for the night. f There was much confusion in the, a ;otaling of bodies recovered, owing j ;o the duplications and removals. As a a result all sorts of estimates were scattered about the city,with guesses C from 1,300 to 2,300, but officers in 11 jharge of clearing the wreck have j seen unable to tabulate more than f :he 901 bodies listed. The morgue was cleared tonight r )f all but a score of corpses, all oth- c ir victims having been identified. r Investigations to determine responsibility for the calamity will be I under way tomorrow in a dozen juarters. City and county officials 1 vere unanimous in declaring that ? some blame rested with Federal inspectors, alleging they permitted the ( steamer to operate while unsafe. t Indiantown Items. h Indiantown, July 26:?The get 2 together meeting that was held at r ;he school building under the aus- ^ pices of the Mothers' club on July L7 was well attended and enjoyed 8 uy all present. c Misses Jennie and Marjorie Russell of Lumberton, N C, are guests )f their aunt, Mrs J F Cooper. 1 Mi3s Leola Lovett is visiting her urother, Mr J H Lovett. c TMe fish fry that was planned for 1 ruesday evening was knocked out I )n account of the rain. j Miss Marie Guerrant of Virginia j ==___ _ S c JARSl. rour require ; Queen, E. Z. J 3 Seal . Fruit . [ e agents for This fs the I County Can- I iave adopted \ Mail orders ; tly filled. ; ? i i < ware Company South Carolina < ] j j SP imense Stock celebrated L'isk Four-Coat housands of pieces of Enam I at reduced prices.. The sa ling in our various lines. I I !ts. I rvni? ? EV ECIAI P Enameled Wi ed Ware. See our show i eled Ware and will give y mie offer applies to Win< ?em mber, it is quality tl fstree H, ENTU ALLY ?\ | mmmmr mm i * 1 Frui | Mason's Patent i ? sizes.. 1 Pric S I WILLIAM 1 He; ) ?? 3 the guest of Mrs H M Cooper. Miss Lucile Cooper, who has been ittending the Winthi'op Summer chool, returned home Friday. Mr David Ervin and Miss Eliza Crvin of Darlington have returned lome after a two w??eks visit to heir cousin, Miss Annie Ervin. The ormer, who had been desperately ill it his home in Darlington with ty>hoid fever, recuperated splendidly >t this great summer resort. Masters David, Jr, and Whitney 'unningham of Florence are visiting heir aunt, Mrs D E McCutchen. Miss Virginia Wilson has returned rom a visit to Salters. Mrs H M Cooper entertained a iuml?er of young people Tuesday omplimentary to Miss Marie Guerant. Miss Birdie Wilson is visiting in Cingstree. Miss Annie Ervin entertained on Tuesday evening, July 13,' for her ruests at progressive hearts. Mrs O H Lovett ana Mrs ir j Jraham and their children have reurned from a visit to Savannah,Ga. Miss Isla Gamble will have as her louse guests next week Misses Irene ind Louise Epps of Kingstree, Wilner McCullough of Saiters and ['rent Dye of Jessup, Georgia. Mrs ? Hollingren of Orangeburg ind little grandson are visiting her laughter, Mrs J A Cunningham. An Indian. leath of Mrs Hannah M Jones. Mrs Hannah Margaret Jones, relict ?f the late Jesse Jones of Chareston and mother of Mrs D Arthur 3hillips, wife of Rev D A Phillips, >astor of the Methodist church here, jassed away Tuesday afternoon at 5:10 o'clock at the home of her laughter, where she has been conined to her bed for several weeks )ast. Mrs Jones was aged 87 years and leven months; having been born December 28, 1827, in Georgetown county. On May 16, 1848, she was parried to Mr Jesse Jones, who preceded her to the grave twenty-nine raorc arm EYnm this nninn Mrs [ones reared five children, all of vhom survive her. They are: ilev R Herbert Jones, of Marion, Messrs James J Jones of Beaufort ;our,ty, W Hampton Jones of Greenrille, Mrs JAP Price of Aiken :ounty, and Mrs D A Phillips of iingstree. All of these except Mr flampton Jones were present at ;heir mother's bedside when she massed away Tuesday afternoon. A ihort funeral service took place in ;he Methodist church here at 10 )'clock yesterday morning, after vhich the body was placed on train Mo 79 and taken to Charleston, and nterment was made in that beauti:ul city of the dead. Magnolia cemetery, where rest the ashes of her rindred. Beauty More Thau Skin Deep. A beautiful woman always has good iigestion. If your digestion is faulty, Jhamberlain's Tablets will do you jood. Obtainable everywhere. y . j , L SAL are Now On Sal windows, where we have di ou prices that will induce yi dow and Door Screens. C lat counts?we have it! ardware VHY NOT NOW it Jars a md Sure Seal Fruit? es on Ice Cream SBURG HA] adquarters for C \ " UNITED STATES TO GERMANY. Firm tn Demanding Respect for American Rights at Sea. Washington, July 23:?The American note on submarine warfare presented at Berlin today by Ambassador Gerard was made public here tonight. It reveals that Germany has been informed it is the intention of the United States to regard as ( "deliberately unfriendly" any repe-1 tition by German naval commanders I of acts in contravention of Ameri- j can rights. The United States an- j nounces it will continue to contend ' for the freedom of the seas, "from whateVer quarter violated, without compromise and at any cost." In official and diplomatic quarters the communication was viewed as the strongest and most emphatic pronouncement by the Washington Government since the beginning of its correspondence with the European belligerents. On the assumption that Germany already has admitted the illegality of her practices by attempting to justify them as retaliatory moves against Great Britain, the United States expresses the belief that Germany no longer will "refrain from disavowing the wanton act of its naval commander in sinking the Lusitania or from offering reparation for the American lives lost, so far as reparation can be made for a needless destruction of human life by an illegal act." Referring to the German expression of hope in its last note that the freedom of the seas may be established in some measure before the end of the war the United States declares this object can be accomnUotiArl onrl invitoa tho nractipal f?fl operation of Germany. The American Government adds, moreover, that it "holds itself ready at any time to act as the common friend who may be privileged to suggest a way" to assist in establishing the freedom of the seas. The Germany note of July 8 is declared "very unsatisfactory because it fails to meet the real differences between the two Governments and indicates no way in which the accepted principles of law and humanity may be applied in the grave matter in controversy but proposes on the contrary arrangements for a partial suspension of those principles which virtually set them aside." Contending that "the defense of an act as retaliatory is an admission that it is illegal," the United States then argues that it cannot discuss actions of Great Britain with Germany and it regards as "irrelevant" in the present negotiations mention of the conduct of other belligerents. "Illegal and inhuman acts," says the note, "however justifiable they may be thought against an enemy who is believed to have acted in contravpntion of law and humanity, are manifestly indefensible when they deprive neutrals of their acknowledged rights, particularly when they violate the right of life itself." Pointing out that a belligerent . ' ' r < ,j. v ' - * l - "E ! e at Reduced P isplayed a few pieces, the ou to buy. C. We have a Our stock of Hardware is % | We Le< > /OvOv4. nd Rubl Jars in both quart i Freezers Red1 RD WARE C Guaranteed Go< should give up its retaliatory measures if unable to conduct them "without injuring the lives of neutrals," the note declares that persistence in such measures under the circumstances would constitute an unpardonable offense against the sovereignty of the neutral nation affected. The United States, it is asserted further, "is not unmindful of the extraordinary conditions" brought1 about by the present war, and is ready to make every reasonable allowance for these novel and unexpected aspects of war at sea, but cannot consent "to abate any essential or fundamental right of its people because of a(mere alteration of circumstances." The note says that events of the last two months clearly indicate that it is "possible and practical" to conduct submarine operations "in substantial accord with the accepted practices of regulated warfare." The comment is added that the \ "whole world has looked with inter-) est and increasing satisfaction" at j the demonstration of that fact by German naval commanders, and that it is "manifestly possible to lift the whole practice of submarine attack above the criticism which it has aroused and remove the chief causes of offense." Ccwu AM/ tllL MMAL' Ivi/f, -wMl&Mrd AM *4tnActatum? Ar/ HUSBAND AND WIFE BOTH SI THE GOOD FOR ONE TO SAVE P JUST ASK YOURSELF TODA^ EARN?" DO I GET IT OR DOES IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS GE" EARNED YOUR MONEY; IT BEL< BE A CAREFUL MAN AND BAt IBANK V WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTER! Farmers & Merchi "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" Branches at Johnsonville TZOHBi anVBUHmiaMraiMi . * rices n walk into our store few Ice Cream Freezcomplete and we sel! id?Others follow, j bers 1 , b? where tne remains were iaia 10 rest. - \ Mr L A Harley has moved his , five-and-ten-cent store from the Kellahan Hotel building into the . room on Academy street formerly i occupied by Mr J W Coward. \UjJL, Hltlojft? I Xt A4 id imAWiU' 10ULD SAVE MONEY. WHAT'S IND THE OTHER TO SPEND? (: "WHO GETS THE MONEY I i SOMEBODY ELSE GET IT? TTING IT CUT HIM OFF. YOU ONGS TO YOU. KEEP IT. IK YOUR MONEY. VITH US. 1ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. nits National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. C. i, Cowards and Pamplico. and half-gallon i uced | ompanyJ ; '8 ' -i" ods. i **. is KIngstree vs. Mullins. 1 ^ The Kings tree base ball team V played the Mullins team here Monday, Tuesday and yesterday. The first two games were won by the home team without any attempt at close playing on their part. The Mullins team was made up of a fine lot of young gentlemen, but wai 1 ?? ?- ?1- ?..i?L<ina/l U*t f U/? Instates | very mucn uuucitiaacu uy mc ?ui.oio. The third, or yesterday's game, was I lost to them because of having lost our regular catcher, Ephie Holmes, who at ten o'clock Tuesday night decided to quit the team to accept an offer made him over long distance phone by the Lamar team. W W Lynch Dead. v * < -AfJ Scranton, July 24:?W W Lynch r r.$ I died Wednesday evening at the home - l: of his uncle. Daniel Lynch. He wag " I a son of J S Lynch of Lake City. f The funeral services were conduct- V ed by Rev J W Truluck and Rev Mr j Easterling at the Matthews cemeI tery Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock, l-!J 1. A.