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vt E?- ' / ' J teibf ?mxiQ ^ I f VOL. XXXI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1917. NO. 49 (SCREE Don't wait unti quitoes, let us scr best Screen you c cmarnntpp this elf H gUMA v*A?vw ?? 1 Kingstree Bmmmmsmss CALIFORNIA SUNK . WITHOUT WARNING LATEST VICTIM OF GERMANY'S NEW SUBMARINE POLICY-ONE AMERICAN WITH SURVIVORS Washington, Feb 7:?The steady stream of reports telling of the de struction of merchant ships by German submarines was brought to a climax to night by a cablegram to State Department from Consul Frost t at Queenstown announcing that the British passenger liner California had been torpedoed without warning, and that an American citizen y was among the survivors. Whether this will prove to be the overt act to drive the United States into war no one would attempt to say tonight. President Wilson, who must make the decision, had retired when the news came and officials did not wake him. Late in the af ternoon he bad been informed of a message from Consul Frost telling' of the sinking of the California, but giving no details as to the warning ? the presence of Americans. The President undoubtedly will wait for complete reports on the dis- j ^tBter before determining wnetner | the time has come .for him to go to: Congress to ask authority "to use, any means that may be necessary for J the protection of seamen and our people." A bird hunting dog that wears eyeglasses is the remarkable possession of a sportsman near Moultrie. Ga. according to a party of Atlanta business men just back from that A .Tnnrr t r\ url l?on/*r-^ Q (7P lUCBIIlJT. V?IUH lu awutivvu -Bv thrt doc's evesifirht. failed and the owner took him tu an occulist and had him fitted with special classes j which make him as proficient as ever. | y" ! | Come to U! when hunting f HARDWARE, Guns and * Ammunition. ^ c r~" I ^L/ '"T ^cr? r\ J) ITS A "SURE SHOT" THAT WHEN YOU BUY THAT GUN I THE ACCURACY OF THE Gl V TION IS "LOADED RIGHT." IT'S A "SURE SHOT" THAT WARE WHEN YOU BUY IT FJ THE QUALITY OF THE BRA "A i." AND. WITHOUT YOUR AS! THE LOW "PRICE." THEN E HARDWARE'S THE BEST; IT f King Hardw; > ? r NS! SCI * /? 11 .1 your house is lull een it now. We cl an buy for the sam< iim. lufacturing & Ci nASTABDLt ASSAULT Upon Mr. Hinds Near Greelyvllle ?Bobbery Supposed Motive. On Saturday afternoon, January 27, about 6:30 o'clock, as Mr Charlie Hinds, who was returning from Greelyville, where he had been to draw some money from the bank to | pay his laborers, neared his home he saw one of his hands, John Chapman, standing on the side of the road with a large stick in his hand. As Mr Hinds, who was in his buggy, drove up he stopped and gave Chapman sixty cents, the amount he owed him. Chapman asked him to loan him fifty cents and as Mr Hinds reached in his pocket to get the money Chapman struck him a severe blow with the stick across his head and face, knocking him unconscious. He then struck him another blow on the back of the head and, evident* ly thinking that Mr Hinds was dead dragged him to a deep stream of water running across the road and threw him in. The water soon revived Mr Hinds and catching hold of a plaak in the bridge to which he had floated he drew himBelf up and called for help. His son went quickly to his assistance and brough him to the house where medical aid soon reached him. It was thought at first that his injuries would prove fatal, but at this writing, we are in formed, Mr Hinds' condition is somewhat improved. Evidently the motive that prompted the assault was robbery as some nineteen or twenty dollars were taken from his person. John Chapman, Mack Carolina, negroes, and Stutts Browder, a white man. have been lodged in jail charged with the crime. Others will probably he arrested soon in connection with this dastardly assault. ' YOU WILL GET A GOOD GUN FROM US. WE HAVE TESTED ;NS WE SELL. OUR AMMUNIYOU WILL GET GOOD HARDROM US. WE HAVE TESTED NDS WE SELL AND FOUND IT KING FOR IJ. VYE GIVE YOU HJY FKOM ta-DtCAi/at wrs. STANDS THE TEST. are Company. 188888888888868888888888 JEENStJ of flies and mos- J aim to make the | j money, and we g (instruction Co. I UNITED STATES STANDS ON GERMAN AMBASSADOI PORT AND GER runioov cmDAooi White House Gates I caution Taken to and Other F President Wilson has broken of diplomatic relations with German: and warned the Kaiser that ruthlesi sacrifice of American lives and right means war. Similar action is waiting for Aus tria when she notifies this governmen that she joins in the campaign of un restricted submarine warfare. The President made formal an nouncemenc of his action to the coun try and to the world Saturday at i joint session of Congress. Passports have been handed t Count Von Bernstorff. Ambassado Gerard, with his staff and all Ameri can consuls have been ordered ou of Germany. All German consuls ii the United States are expected b withdraw, that the severance of rela tions may be complete. America] in Porlirv hov uipiuiLiai.iv. luicicovo iu juviiiu i.?i been turned over to Spain; Germai diplomatic interests in the Unite* States have been taken over by Swit zerland. Foreign diplomatic inter ests which the United States had ii charge in Germany have beenturne* ovrr to various neutrals. Two years of diplomatic negotia tions. marked with frequent crisi and attended with the loss of mor than 200 American lives on the higl seas, have culminated with an ac which in all tie history of the worl< has always led to war. Every agency* of the America] ^ U?o Knon oaf in mfttini UUVerilllJCUL IJdO UCCU ov.v ill u?vv?vi to protect the country asrainst act of German sympathizers. These moves are of necessity beini kept secret. With the notice of severance of re lations the United States sent to Ber lin a demand for the immediate re lease of sixty-four Americans take] from ships captured by Germai raiders in the South Atlantic. At the request of the President Congress immediately after hearinj his address bejtan work on new law framed by the Department of Justie to check conspiracies and plots agains the United States which cannot no\ be reached under existing statutes The question of convoying Araeri can merchant ships through the sub marine blockade has been taken uj and is being considered as one of th next moves. The news of the torpedoing of th American steamer Housatoniccreate a tremendous sensation, but it doe rot necessarily constitute such an ir ivasion of American rights as th 5 I'S r"? . i I Farm S ' Let us furnish you vi ?| You will need Coll; w other things necessa jjj j$ y?ur bill, thenJyou v !1 Coffins and Cash I Kingstr ; now verge of war ? HANDED HIS PASS ARD WILL CLOSE AT BERLIN. .ocked and Evsry Pre-! Guard Navy Yards ederal Property. f President said he would meet by ask r insr Congress for additional authority 3: to act. s Only the establishment of the exact facts can determine whether the sinking: of the ship was a new attack t on American rights or whether the - case comes within the range of other American ships carrying contraband, -| destroyed in accordance with inter national law ana presenting a case a to be settled under its precepts. Admittedly if thp Housatonic was a sunk without warning or with loss of r American life, it will amount to little . less than an act of war. t Neutral governments haye been noQ tified of the action of the United 0 States and have openly been invited to follow its actioo if the new suba marine campaign violates their rights. e The breaking off of relations came 3 with a crash, despite the .facf that j it had been discounted and practi. caily determined upon last right. . The President, returning fro n his 3 night conference with the Senators j determined that a break in relations was the only act"consistent with the . dignity and the honor of the United 8 States." P He worked most of the night preb paring his address to Congress, t At 10:30 Saturday morning it be j came known that Ambassador Gerard had been ordered home and that q passports had been sent to Count q Von Bernstorff. Although there s was no official confirmation of the President's decision until he formal? ly announced it himself to Congress, the knowledge spread rapidly. Count Von Bernstorff heard it un-! .. officially while talking with an asso-1 ciated prese correspondent. While Q apparently deeply moved, he was u not surprised. His firi-i act was to; ask Dr Paul Ritter, the Swi?? ister, to come to the Germuu tinf 7 j bassy and prepare to take over its s affairs. Then he informed his wife, e j an American-born woman, of the de11 velopment and likewise told the v | embassy staff. His passports were i. not actually delivered until 2 o'clock j. j in the afternoon. | While the President was address~! inc Concrress one of Secretary Lan y ~ - e sing's confidential assistants called at the embassy and delivered the P passports and a note in reply to the d! German declaration. ,gJ President Wilson kept himself in, 1 seclusion during the morning except e for a brief conference with secre-! \ Tools and rith what you need and help } ars, Hames, Tracer, Back Ba ry to carry c n a farm. We h n\\ have the best. Lets We Leac ee Hardw tary Lansing until he left the White House for the Capitol, shortly before 2 o'clock. In preparation for the history making: event the Senate and House had assembled in the hall of the latter body. Justices of the supreme court had seats on the floor, the Cabinet sat in a reserved space. Ambassador Jusserand, of France, occupied his reseryed seat in the diplomatic gallery, which was packed, principally with neutrals who came to hear words of far reaching importance affecting their own governments. As usual a committee of Congressmen net the President and escorted him to the Speaker's dais. The whole bcdy rose and cheered as the President, acknowledging their greeting without his usual smiles, but grim faced and solemn, took his place at the clerk's desk and began reading the document which was being heard around the world. Not a sound came from floor or gallen. but the clear, calm tones of the President reading slowly and distinctly. The assemblage of Senators, Representatives and notables about him listened with closest attention to words which may record J iL. 1 A.. - ? one or rne somore momenta ui American history, if not indeed of the world. EDtertalomeot for Boyd Scbool. There will be an entertainment in the "Old Boyd Home" on February 14 at 8 p. m. for the benefit of the Boyd school. Refreshments will be served during the evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. We have a large stock of Flower and Garden Seed, bulk or package. Scott Drug Co. L. EVERY MAN THAT IS WORTH FOR HIS FAMILY AND HIMJ THOUGHTLESS AND HAVE NOT YOUR HOME PROTECTED AGAII M n Nkill n/'/'AllkJT TO TU C N DF\nu\ ntwun i 10 i in. home;, start one today. put your money we pay 4 per cent intere Fanners <fc Herchai "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Act as I Gear! | fou make a big crop. J? nds, Pads ana many $8 ave it all, so let us fill J? I; Otners Fcallow g! 'are Co. 1 Lake City's Weekly Budget. Lake City. Feb 7:?Mr R B Cannon was over from Scranton Tuesday on business. J Preparations, so we hear, are actively going on for a marriage on Acline avenue about a week or . so from now. President Wilson did exactly the right thing. The Lake City statesmen sav so, and, of course, that settles it. Johnson Singletary was convicted a few days ago in two cases of that most grievous crime, selling liquor. He is serving fifty days, in lieu of $150. Ashton H Williams, Esq, is in Columbia this week on business. Miss Leah Nachman is at home from Spartanburg. It is said that she will remain here and go into the millinery business. From what we learn, practically all of the tobacco plants were killed by the cold the last three or four days. We know of only a limited numoer uiai escapeu. aitbukcments are being made to plant over. The contract hais been let for a federal building at Marion, to be completed within a year. Miss Sarah Smvthe, an aunt of Mrs L W Gilland, gave a delightful card party at her home in Charleston this week for the benefit of the allies. A primary for a successor to the late Congressman Finley from the Fifth district of South Carolina will be held February 16 and the general election the 22d inst. Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed for sale, $5 50 per bushel. Highest prices paid for Furs. S S Aronson. Lanes, S C. l-18-4t Send your job printing to The County Record office. man witK money; your declaration ?j Independence; I fjstart a Bank I g, -Account; I j|gp^-iT$pf CALLING A MAN HAS A HOME >ELF. BUT SOME MEN ARE PROTECTED THEIR HOME. IS NST ADVERSITY? BEST SAFEGUARD FOR YOUR IN OUR BANK. ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. its National Bank, UKE CITY, S. C. Adminrstralor, Eieculot, Trjstee and Registrar. * V \ I v ' ' 1 .