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ii sang u mm BTTTF.K ATT A4 Ks M \DF. OS EACH OTMk'K BY CUrTON |R| Mi AssWeejce LMrnt Attentively, hut Olm Ultlr App4au.se to CamltdatCH, Who Htatr Their Ctatsm to Support ?4 People The candidates fur county offices spoke st Delsell Friday, the largest precinct In the county outside of the city of umter. and were hearu by the greatest number of voters which has attended any of the csmpalgn meetings The audience was not en? thusiastic, as was the one at Ftembert os the previous Tuesday, but It lls tatisd attentively to the candldutes state their claims for the suftrsge of the people. a The features of the meeting were the continued attacks on each other's record by Messrs. Clifton and F.pps. asd their defense of points where they had been attacked. The attacks ware more comprehensive than at SSd preN iou? meeting, but not quite so bitter as they were at Privateer and Bhiloh Mr. Epps brought out two ?aav points on which be considered Mr. CTMfton's record vulnerable. Clifton's voting to establish a steam beating plant st the colored college at Orange burg and his voting against paying for work done by stenographers in the tssrestigatton of the State Insane Asy hssa. Mr. Eppe denied a report that he had been seen at the Country Club. Mr. Clifton denounced Mr. Epps' statement that he bad voted against the race track bill, saying that If Mr. ?pee could show where he had voted against this bill or opposed It. he would withdraw from the race. He stated that Mr. Epps had not done htm justice in stating that he Had voted for the steam heating plant, tor he had not mated that thirty other ane sabers of the senate bad voted for the bill, whereas only one had voted against It Mr. Belser In bis speech r*lled Mr. Clifton to task for not keeping the record straight, saying that Mr. Clifton had mixed his facts as to the commutation road tax bill, at which he waa the author, with the tax collection bill of which Mr. tfpps was the author. I The speaking took place In a grove asd was presided over by Mr. M L. Moore, president of the Dalxell Dem ~ itic Club. * The first speakers were Messrs. R. L, Burkett, who announced himself s candidate for re-election as magis? trate, and W. R. DuBose, who told of hie fitness for the office and promised faithful attention to Its duties. Messrs R. E. Wilder, for auditor. D. C. Wtsllace, for treasurer, T. E. Richardson, for judge of probate, un? opposed officers, made their usual W. J. 8eale. candidate for coroner was the nest speaker. He was follow? ed by 8. W. RafTteld and D. W. Owens for the same office. W. 8. Thompson made his usual speech. Mr. Pitta made bis plea for re-election as a business proposition. Me stated that he had Intended mak? ing Improvements on the road to Dalsell. but had been called to make a sew road to Shlloh so that tobacco eosld be brought over it to the Sum* ess tobacco market. He had doss this as the request of citizens of that section and of the business men of ?umter. who were entitled to this con . slderstlon. as Sumter paid thirty-five per cent of the county taxes. He agsln demanded that Mr. Thompson prove his charge that I^ee and Clar esdon county roads were better than those of Sumter county or retract hU charge. 1a E. White made his usual an? nouncement. Messrs. 8. D. Cain, former superin? tendent of educstion. snd Dr. J. II. Haynaworth, superintendent of edu? cation, made their cuatomary speech? es, asking the ?dectlon* of the best . man te the office. R. D. Epps was the first of the can? didates for the senate to speak. He again went over his record In tho house, referred to bills he had work? ed for. saying that cvcr> bill he had Introduced during the past session went through successfully. He again referred to his antl-ltleasc letters and declared that It was only the extreme? ly Ignorant who did not know that the Phil pplnes were further from Africa than we were, this being In snswer to s ststement made by his opponent st a previous meeting that be had taught a negro school. In opening his attack on Mr Clif? ton's record he stated thst he had ex? amined the se iste journal and had found that Mr ('Mfton had voted on fifty meaaures am. had not voted on thirty two measures, whi? h had come up for action In the senate during the past session He did not see how Mr Clifton could cons|atentl> attack htm for not voting on two measures, when he was himself guilty. He atated his position sgslnsl whiskey, denying a fslse report which he said had been circulated around Humter that he hud been seen st the "Country CtsjhM with some friends of his drinklmt and carousing. He said any such -?-T V . . .. statement was "a malicious lie. anil 1 ilarc any man to repeat it before my face." This statement was greeted with applause ami someone in the uu (Uence cried "Hurrah, that's the way to talk." He mild that some questions could not be answered "yes" or "no" and the Fortner hill was ono of them, giving his reasons for not voting on the bill, ns heretofore. He said this hill had been 'pussy-footed" through the senate and there was no record as to how Senator Clifton bad voted on it. He again charged that Clifton had opposed the anti-race track gamb? ling bill and had voted against it and Secured un amendment postpon'ng the time for it to become effective. He did not believe that this represented the will of the people whom he repre? sented. He referred to the State park being 400 to 500 acres and not 30 acres as Clifton had stated. He charged that Clifton had voted $7,&00 for a steam heating plant in the State College at Orangeburg "so that Cuffee might comb his hair by steam heat," ap plruse and laughter greeting this statement. He said $500 a year would have been saved if the bill to rent to the State offices in the Union National Bank* had been passed. He wsnted to know why Mr. Clif? ton had voted against paying the stenographers who took testimony in the Investigation of the State Insane Asylum and asked Mr. Clifton to ex? plain his reasons. In closing he said that he had always stood for law enforcement and asked that any re? ports which were being circulated be brought to him. so that he might hxve a chance to answer them. Mr. Clifton stated that Mr. Epps was Indeed a strange kind of politician, if he entered a race for office and did not expect to he bothered by such reports, but he denied that any or tbese reports bad ever emanated from him, nor could Mr. Epps trace any of them to him. He belittled the work of Mr. Epps in the house, making light of the im? portance of the bills Mr. Epps had Introduced and worked for. He did not call Mr. Epps to account for not voting, but for asking to be ex? cused from voting. He had never ask? ed house to excuse him from vot? ing snd if Mr. Epps or anyone else could show where he had he would withdtaw from the race. He said that hsj had never been to the coun? try clt.b except one time, when he was Invited to a barbecue and Mr. Epps was present at this time also. He had not then gone into the club room proper. ?He referred to a report which he said had been spread around Dalzell that he had made statements) re? flecting on the integrity of citizens of the community. He most emphatical? ly denied that report and he wanted everybody to know that be denied It. He read a statement from L. D. Jennings, who was opposing him In this race, he said, In which Mr. Jen? nings stated that he was with Mr. Clifton at the time he was alleged to have made the statement and that he (Jennings) would have heard it had it been made, and that Mr. Clif? ton had made no such statement. At this point there was applause and someone called out "Hurrah for Clifton." He most emphatically denied Mr. Epps' statement that he had voted against the anti-race track gambling bill and said that he would with? draw from the race, If Mr. Epps could prove that he had. He voted against an amendment to the bill, as had Senator Carlisle, the author, and numerous other senators. Fe stated that the legislature had no legal authority^for voting to rent offices in the city for State officers and he would vote against such a bill every time. In referring to this he expressed an opinion that ho would be re-elected. He explained his vote for the steam heating plant for the negro college, saying that the com? mittee which had Investigated the matter had recommended the appro? priation, as the college would go to pieces without it. He again referred to Mr. Epps' course on the Fortner hill) and his voting for the appropria? tion for the negro State fair. He brought out Mr. Kpps* record og the dispensary bill, referring to his char? acter as one of "vacillation, excuse and evasion." He again charged that Mr. Kpp* had voted to t ut out the ap? propriation for the old soldiers home at Columbia, a hill which Bleat) had vetoed, hut realizing that he was wrong, had borrowed money for the same purpose. K H. Heiser was the llrst of the candhlatcj for the house to speak. Ho referred to his trip to Washington, from which he had Just returned, In behalf of the farmers in thlsl crisis brouifht on h> the Kuropea n War. He told ,,f what had been done snd what the men at the conference were trying to do feg the cotton reis? ers. He went OVOf his record, point? ing out bills he had Worked for for the benefit of the county and of the State. lie called Mr. Clifton to task fat not keeping his records straight, say? ing that the ways and means commit* tc? consist ing of twenty-two men had i llTftljitnil the need of ofllCM for] State ofllecrs ami hail recommended the renctal of the oltlees, ai a lavlnu to the State of $8,000 a year, R savin.; which had been lost by the veto of the Governor and the refusal of the Senate to pass the bill over the Gov? ernor's veto. He had voted on the hill on the report of the committee and thought it good policy to savo the State, if possible, lie claimed to be the author of the commutation road tax, which Mr. Clifton belittled, but M this bill put from $S,000 to $10,000 a year in* the county treasury for road building, he thought this a meas? ure of importance. Mr. Epps, he explained, was the author of a tax collection bill. He said Mr. Clifton must keep his facts straight, before ho attacked other members* of the delegation not opposing him. He went over his work for the wa? ter power tax bill, which had failed of passage in the Senate, and his ef? forts to get a direct school levy taJ back Into the county. He then went over other bills he had worked for. Mr. A. K. Sanders would represent the agriculturists of the county, not a single representative having been elected from the county since the sep? aration of Liee County. He referred to his previous experi? ence in the house. He stated in reference to a report, that had been circulated, that he had at one time gotten registration certificates for ne? groes in order that they might vote, that it was untrue. He had al? ways destroyed these certificates when they came into his hands. Mr. D. D. Moise asked his hearers to Investigate his private life, as he. had no public record, and see if he was not worthy and if he was, he asked their votes on election day. He had always striven to be a builder and not a destroyer, lie claimed credit for starting the tobacco grow? ing movement around Sumter. He favored a simplified land registration system and the teaching of domestic science and agriculture in the public schools. Mr. Moise secmea^ tg be very popular with his audience and received liberal applause. Mr. J. C. Dunbar went over his platform of rural credit system, land title registration, fish protection laws, a cotton "warehouse 3ystem and com? pulsory education. Dr. Qeo. W. Dick referred to his find election and his work in the House since then, until ho was now chairman of the leading committee of the House. He did not seek any? body else's place, but he wished to re? fill his own place, referring to the possibility that he might be chosen JAPAN SENDS ULTIMATUM. WITHDRAWAL or ALL ARM KU YIISSIXS is DEMAND MADE. Considered Highly Important to Ho move Causes of All Disturbances in the Tar Rasi?Must Safeguard Al? liance With Great Britain. ToykOi Aug. n?.?Japan sent an ul? timatum to Germany Saturday night, demanding withdrawal of German warships from the Orient and the evacuation of Kiau Chan and giving Germany until Sunday, August 23, to epmply with the demand. Otherwise, the ultimatum states, Japan will take aetlon. The general expectation here is that the ultimatum will be followed by war. Takaakl Kato, Japanese foreign minister, simultaneously With the dis? patch of the ultimatum, conferred With George W. Guthrie, American am ba sad or, and made to him ? broad statement calculated to assure the United States that American interests in the Far East, would be safeguarded and the integrity of China upheld. Owing to doubts whether commu? nication with Berlin were assured, Japan to insure the arrival of the ulti? matum forwarded to 1 ?erlin by six channels, Including Washington, Lon? don and Stockholm. The government also notified Count von Hex, German ambasador to Japan, and likewise retarded the time limit for a reply Until August 23. Count Okuma, the Japanese pre? mier, today invited the peers, news? paper men and leading business men of Tokyo to come to his office at noon, at 4 and at 6 o'clock, respectively, when he made known to them the terms of the ultimatum and an? nounced that he would give the nego? tiations In connection with the alli? ance. speaker of the house, if re-elected, which olllce, he said, would be an honor to Sumtcr County more than to him personally. He always favor? ed appropriations for rural schools and had worked for the establishment of a rural police system. He also advocated the employment of a rural nurse, to care for and aid those in the country, Who needed such assistance. He asked the sup? port of all who thought that he had done his duty and done well for gum ter County. A recess was taken for a barbecue dinner at about 1.80 o'clock. The dinner was served for the benefit of INQUIRY INTO FOOD COST. STATE AM) FEDERAL AUTHORI? TIES AT WORK. II' DcttlerN arc Pound lu lie A it ill* in i |y Increasing Prices, Courts May' Proceed to Prosecute. Washington, Aug. 14.?Legal forces, state ami federal, all over the coun? try got Into action today, carrying out President Wilson's suggestion for an investigation of whether food prices are being increased oil the pre? text of the European war and for criminal prosecution if that Is found to be the case. The national capital led the cam? paign with a grand jury Investigation to which commission merchants, wholesalers and retailers, buyers for hotels and restaurants were sub? poenaed and citizens having evidence were invited. Reports of other Inquiries begin? ning In many localities by United states attorneys ami State and county authorities poured Into the attorney general s office. Special agents of the department began their search for evidence of manipulations or other methods of price fixing and Secretary Redfleld sent detailed instructions to agents of the department of com? merce on carrying out their part of the investigation. After a conference between Presi? dent Wilson, Attorney General Mc Reynolds and Secretary Redfleld, the attorney general said he was consid? ering the conspiracy section of the Sherman anti-trust law as the only existing statute to cover the situation and, that he would not be able to re? port whether additional legislation were necessary until after receiving detailed reports from his agents. President Wilson, officials said, aroused by what he considers wholly unjustifiable Increases In the cost of food, is giving his personal attention and encouragement to the investlga tion. Consideration of several congres? sional resolutions for Inquiry was blocked in the house today by parlia? mentary tactics. Miss Alleen Brad ham Is visiting rel? atives and friends in Winnsboro. the school house by the people of the neighborhood. After dinner a collection was taKcn up for a sick lady of the neighbor? hood, something over thirty dollars being raised. MILLIONS 10 FIGHT hermann to mi:i:t allies prom basle to maastricht. Battle Front -2? Miles and Oi>or.i UottM Would Have Varying For? tunes. Experts Say. Paris. Ajig. 15.?Conditions under which the great battle between the I Germans and the allied forces probab? ly will be fought are made the sub Ject of an oilicia1 communication is? sued by the French minister of war today. By its development and the nature of the ground over which the battle will be waged, the communica? tion says, this vast engagement will differ profoundly from battles of oth? er times. "By reason of the abandonment of the attack which the Germans plan? ned against Nancy," says the. commu? nication! 'our concentration has been carried out with regularity an<t ir. ?ts entirety, and thus the whole of the French army will battle with whole of the German forces with the ex C4 ption of those German troops con? centrated on the eastern frontier of the Empire. " Tiie violation of the neutrality of i Belgium has extended the Belgian and French lines to the frontier of Hol I land. The next battle, therefore, will be from Basle to Maastricht with several millions of men on each side. "It is tins enormous extension of the effectives and of front which will characterize the battle and it will be profoundly d iff rent from all other battles. "When two adversaries engage in a battle along a front of from twenty to thirty kilometres (13 to St miles) the engagement is characterized by two features?it is rapid and imme? diately decisive. With a front ex? tending over 400 kilometres (220 I miles) it is not likely to be the same. "It would appear impossible from all the evidence that one of the ad I versories would be able to gain de jcisive advantage upon this front of 10(1 kilometres. "The operations along so great a line would have varying fortunes. Wc will have an advantage at one or I several points; the Germans will have an advantage at other points and the line of battle will continue to be modified until one of the adversaries succeeds by co-ordination of move? ments and mass of effort in gaining some point, the superiority of which Will dislodge the adversary's front 1 and mark the end of the first battle. BAGGH AMD TIES 1914 4 The tillers of the soil are to be congratulated upon the magni? ficent prospects for all crops, which we sincerely hope will con? tinue, so that our agricultural friends may reap a rich reward as the result of their year's labor. Our business is largely dependent upon the farming class, when they prosper, we pros? per, and we feel very grateful to them for the loyal manner in which they have stood by us for many years past. You will soon be looking around for the wherewith to cover your cotton, as the indi? cations point to a reasonably early crop and as usual, we are well prepared to take care of your wants in this respect. We have all grades of bagging up to 3 lbs. per yard. Our Globe brand is a rewoven fa? bric, but free from holes or any imperfections whatever. It will make an ideal bagging for persons running public gins, as it will serve the purpose equally as well as the new goods and costs very much less. Our Dundee brand is doubtless familiar to you, as we have been selling it for many years. In Sugar Sack bag? ging we handle nothing but standard goods, which we have in 3 and 3 lbs. Our experience has taught us that second hand ties are unprofitable as well as undesirable, so we arc offering nothing but standard new goods. We carry a stock of both bagging and ties in our warehouse in Charleston, from which we can ship you direct, thereby saving the local freight from Sumter to those for whom hauling would be inconvenient. We are pre? pared to make shipments August U\t payable October L?ft without interest and you can de? pend on our prices being right. If you have any doubt as to that, it will be a pleasure to quote you. Soliciting your inquiries for this or any thing else in our line. O'Donnell 6 Co., ???^????^???????????????????????????????????????^