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r H$lje U untu Record. pp XXXII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917. SO. < ^STOREE IN BERLIN. m * tke Count Thought to Have Aged Considerably During Absence. Berlin, March 12, Via London, March 14:?A special train from Copenhagen carrying Count and C>untess Von Bernstorff and the embassy and consular corps from the United States arrived in Berlin; at 8:30 tonight. Count Von Bern-! storff met representatives of the' foreign office and numerous personal | friends, among them Dr Bernard j Dernburg and L'apt Kari former naval attache in Washington. Tearful welcomes marked the home coming of the party. Count Von Bernstorff refused to make any statement before reporting to Chancellor Von BethmannHollweg and Foreign Secretary Zimmermann. It was generally remarked at the station that tl e returning amba3sad^i has aged considerably since 3k last visit here. James W Gerard, recalled ambassador to Berlin, arrived in Washington yesterday, accompanied by Mrs Gerard and party, numhering some fifty persons, ??? I /W f x~1lr This Could Not Happi BEAVER BCX PURE-WOOD-FIBRE WALLS AND Better see us before your p!a comes down. Call or phone at c . r*r Mgsiree Han i KFNGSTR MR. GARDENER:ARE YOU GOING TO TRY RICKETY OLD GARDEN TC YEAR? j no-not if you come in * v labor-saving implement ^work easy and your GA p you save will be worth den tools will cost. >our GARDEN tools ar1 r ^fcst. 5 il & c- -v A ^ * V Mrs Hermlone Jenlcinson Dead. Manning, March 10:?Mrs Hermione Jenkinson, a most estimable Christian woman, died yesterday at the home of her son, Robert R Jenkinson of Manning, after a prolonged illness, at the advanced age of 78 years. She was the widow of the late Clark Jenkinson and was a native of Clarendon county. She is survived by six sons and one daughter and a number of grandchildren. Mrs Jenkinson had long been a devoted member of the Methodist church and was esteemed by all who knew her for her gentle, kind disposition. The remains were interred in the city cemetery this afternoon. the burial service being conducted by her pastor, the Rev Wallace B Duncan. W E Jenkinson of Kingstree, a member of the State board of pardons, is a son. Prof Geo McCutchen, who served as clerk to the House committee on agriculture in the late Congress, has returned to Columbia and resumed his duties at the University of South Carolina. ' =n r l Ronghand ! Dressed, Ceiling, Siding A S Flooring ^ j? Moulding !; Sash, Doors | Screens J Cabinet Work SBHBEEl __ 1 Mantels I Lime, Laths ?n WithGla^rin all ^RD Si$s and in i CEILINGS **? any Quantity. >nce g & Cons. 1 v EE, S. C. j ||k t Sure ? !?i we've got those SGARDEN w TOOLS TO MAKE THOSE RUSTY. >OLS "DO" FOR ANOTHER AND SEE OUR UP-TO-DATE. S. WHICH WILL MAKE YOUR LRDEN "GROW." THE TIME MORE THAN THE NEW GARII E BEST; THEY STAND THE . , 1-^i < ' >"**>*: T"v k.- w r... c AMERICAN SHIPS TO BE ARMED. VIGOROUS ACTION BY PRESIDENT?CONGRESS CALLED IN EXTRA SESSION. Washington, March 9:?President Wilson, from a sick bed. today ordered the arming of American merchant ships against Germany's ruthless submarine warfare and at the same time issued a proclamation calling an extra session of Congress to meet April 16. The President's decision came sud-1 denly late this afternoon, following the action of the Senate yesterday in revising its rules to permit prompt j action on important questions and: the submission of formal opinions by1 Secretary Lansing and Attorney j General Gregory that he has the! power to arm merchantmen with-! out action by Congress. Details of the government's arm-' ed neutrality plans for defending the merchant marine were withheld to avoid endangering Americans and j their ships by permitting the infor-1 mation to reach Germany. The only statement at the White House and the navy department was that the President had determined to fully protect American rights. The decision, coming at the end of n nniiin/J nip (oiica aroitinor a.'DQ apn. ! Ck IVU U1 IV. IJ OV TT?UVIUgi ?? MW erally hailed as the natural and un- \ avoidable next step in the policy! adopted by the President when he j broke off diplomatic relations with: Germany, and gave warning that,! the United States could not tolerate, attacks on American ships and citi-' zens in violation of international j law.- ' j n<!?k tka rrrot'a nnsaihili. I r ' nun cue: ^iu*v . ty of war with Germany, the action was taken by President Wilson only , after he was convinced that Ger-j, i many actually was proceeding with ; her campaign of ruthlessness and: had made efforts to plot with Mex-' ico and Japan against the territorial integrity of the United States. {, Long before the order was given \ from the White House, all necessary i | preparations for the arming of mer- 'i chantmen had been completed at the navv department. The President's decision sent aj< thrid through the Senate, meeting in special session, and in government departments. Still hoping that warp with Germany will be avoided, of-ji ficiais and Senators declared that the issue rests entirely with Ger-, many. Forma! announcement of the gov- , ernment's policy was given in the following announcement issued from 1 the White House. ">sor?rpt?rv Tumultv stated in con nection with the President's call for an extra session of Congress that the President is convinced that he has the power to arm American merchant ships and he is free to ex-1 ercise it at once. Hut so much necessary legislation is pressing for con-1 sideration that he is convinced that it is for the best interests of the country to have an early session of the Sixty-fifth Congress, whose sup-!, port he will also need in all matters collateral to the defense of our mer-1 . chant marine. j The names of the ships which will! be armed will not be made public by i the government and are not expect-j ed to be published in the newspapers. I The President's proclamation call- ; ing the extra session of Congress i follows: "Whereas, public interests require that the Congress of the United States shouid be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock, noon, on the 16th day of April, 1917, to receive siich communications as may be made by the executive; "Now, therefore. I. Woodrow WiS n. Pre :the United ?!?> heifitv pr?iii extiaordi 1 Farm ffi Let us furnish you w ?5 You will need Coll gj other things necessa ?5 your bill, tnen you v | Coffins and Cash I Kingstr i nary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene in extra session at the Capitol in the city of Washington, on the 16th day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members thereof are hereby required to take notice. "Given under my hand and the seal of the United States of America the 9th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and of the independence of the United State, the one hundred and forty-first." The President signed the proclamaAM AAIKM/W f L A r-nnoi />M ri f C uuu L'auiUK mc CAIIa scoomu ui VA^U" gress and authorized publication of the explanatory statement with Secretary Tumulty standing at his bedside. A severe cold has kept him from seeing callers for three days and he was put to bed by his physician yesterday. In deciding tiat he has power to arm merchantmen, the President took the position that an old statute passed in 1818, cited in the Senate debate as prohibiting such step without congressional action, has no application to the present situation. He iB well satisfied that the na-1 tion stands behind him and accepts | the overwhelming vote in the House j on the armed neutrality bill and the j opinion of a large majority of the J Senate, as proof of the attitude of Congress. Although the bill which failed of passage in the Senate provided for J a bond issue of $100,000,000 to pay 1 the expenses of armed neutrality, j the government nas sufficient money j available for its immediate purposes. ; Congress will be a.-ked to provide' more when the extra session con- J venes. Under a bill passed during the last days of the last Congress, the funds at the disposal of the federal war risk bureau to insure American ships was increased to $15,000,000. Armed neutrality isexpected to remnvp the practical blockade of i American ports and place the issue of eventual war squarely upon Ger- j maDy. An attack upon an armed American vessel will precipitate a; fight if the ship gets sight of the submarine and an unwarned attack will be regarded by the United j States as an act of war. Germany and Austria both have J declared armed merchantmen war! vessels. These declarations w re b?s \i, largely on the charge thr.t P-riiish merchant ships used their ar; offensively and it remains to be seen whether Germany will so class and treat American craft with defense arms. The whole of German press comi /r ? _! __ xx ment ana unomciai uiterances smcc the question was raised in this country has indicated the conviction that any armed vessel should be considered hostile and sunk in the sa.je way as a belligerent war vessel. There has been no official expression on the subject. Germany's exact policy toward American vessels sailing through the war zor.e sirce its proclamation ! >! n::. \ 1 has r ot leen quite clear. Tools and nth what you need and help y ars, Hames, Traces, Back Bai ry to carry cn a farm. We h; nil have the best. Lets We Lead ee liardw tCiU?0Z0ZQ2LX020Z0Z0Z0tQ?0?i: owing: to the fact that less than a i dozen such voyages have been made and it is possible that all the vessels that escaped succeeded in avoiding 1 the submarines entirely. 1 It has been suggested that Ger- < many probably issued instructions i to hercommanders not to sinkAmer- i I ican ships without every precaution i for those on board, as a last hope of i keeping America out of the war. 1 The ruthless destruction of passenger liners like the California and i the Laconia. however, is felt here to < render this belief improbable. 1 The effect of America's action up- < on other neutral nations will be awaited with keen interest. Vessels i of those countries, too, have been 1 holding to port through terror of the < German menace. ( The throttling of neutral shipping j both British and German experts c have stat. d to be the most serious result of the German campaign to 1 date, and to have exceeded in effects the actual amount of tonnage dc- t stroyed, Several German aut hori- 1 ties have indicated that so long as 3 they c,u!d er orize neutral visse!i y and als> continue tneir att--iti(n on British shipping the eventual starvation of England was certain. Armed neutrality will be the status | of the United States the moment the i first merchant ship under the Amer- j ican flag puts to sea with cannon j mounted for defense. President Wilson m.-de thi; clear in his address to Congress Fe:-r:nr.? 26 when he asked specific author t> to arm merchant ships for defense against submar nes?the st- ps lie ordeied today upon his own responsibility. Writers on international law have held that armed neutrality consists in placing the country in a position to defend itself and its neutrality tzzrw Statement of tin* C FARMERS & MERCHANTS NA At tH* Close of B.usi: Resources. Bills Receivable $570,431 15 Bonds 118. 0" 00 Banking House and Fixtures 25,3*o 00 Cash and Due from Banks 7 V 73 -SO Stock Federal Reserve Bank 50 p c . i'.VOO 10 5 per cent Redemption Fund 5.000 f0 Total $59!. 104 55 Farmers <fc Merelian " \ l(S: Hil-TWI s\' S.\ \ '? Gear! J rou make a big crop. ji ids, Pads ana many g ave it air, so let us fill & L; Others Follow are Co. I against the attacks or inroads by belligerents. This state of preparedness may last an indefinite length of time, through good fortune in avoiding contact with belligerent forces afloat or ashore, or through the design of the belligerent to confine its declaration of purpose to infringe the neutrality of a country to mere threats unsupported by action. < On the other hand the status of armed neutrality may change into one of actual hostility through a collision?such as a submarine attack on an armed merchantman. . President Wilson has said that it may not be necessary to put armed forces anywhere into action. All will iepend upon the future attitude of Germany and < the treatmerat of \meriean ships by German submarine :ommander3. In his address to Cdngress, the President said: ? "I am not now proposing or con:emplatiug war or any steps that ead to it. I merely request *that ?ou will accord me by your own /ote and definite bestowal the means ind authority to safeguard in prac:ice the right of a great people who ire at peace and who are desirous )f exercising none but the rights of )eace to follow the pursuit of peace n quietness and good will." Rev Wdliam Way, who is well cnown here, has been elected presilent of the New England society of Charleston, succeeding the late Rev Jr Charles S Vedder. Mr Wm G Mazyce, lay reader at '(ingstree Episc >pal church, was rhosen an hcro>ary member of the Charleston Fellowship society at its looth annual banquet last night. Capt L L Howie. A C L freight conductor between Florence and itucky Mount, was run over by a :rain at Wilson, N C, last week and ii< foot so l adiy crushed that amoutation was necessary, flATEM&M ond.tion of the FIONAL BANK, Lake City, S. C. aes? March 5? 1917. Liabilities. Capital $100,000 00 Surplus 30,000 00 Undivided Profits 3,975.05 Deposits 31H.129-.50 Bills Payab'e 20,000 00 Rediscounts - 2c,000.00 Circulation "Iflcymo fo Toul ? its Xatiuan! /