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monia in nuuNm
Sudden Chill Bring* to Knd Life
Marked by Brilliant Military Glory
and tamest lH*\otk>o to Interest of
III? ionutvs.
London. Nov. 14.?The death of
Field Marsha I^ord Robert* was of?
ficially announced tonight. Lord
Roberts died In France, where he had
i been visiting the Indian troops. His
f death waa due to pneumonia.
The news of the death of Field
Marshal Roberta was received by tele?
graph from Field Marshal sir John
French.
A telegram from Sir John French
} apprlaed E/.rl Kitchener, secretary of
state for war. or the death of Eng?
land's great soldier, in tho following
words.
"I deeply regret to tell you tnat
Lord Roberts died this (Saturday)
evening."
Field Marshal Roberts, who was
?colonel In chief of the Indian troops,
had gone to France to greet them.
Soon after his arrival ho became
seriously 111. He suffered from a
severs chill Thursday and pneumonia
rapidly developed. His great age. 82
years, militated against his recovery,
PKhs crisis in the disease coming
quickly.
The news of Lord Robert's death
came as an entire surprise to Eng?
land. The veteran's devotion %u tho
Interests of the army, his hard work
in this connection, and his seeming
l^good health had been the subject of
comment since the beginning of the
war. He was the most popular mili?
tary figure In Oreat Britain and a
national hero without rival In the at -
ieciions of the people.
i Despite bis years he never had
*teaa?*l hard work since his normul re?
tirement, and, as he often had re
marked, he lived a rigidly abstemious
life that he might preserve his
strength for the service of his coun?
try. During the past five or six years,
when the German war cloud had been
crowing, he prosecuted an active cam
>hedgn to persuade the nation to adopt
compulsory military service. His be?
lief was that Great Britain required
the training of the whole male popu?
lation In arms rather upon the plan
of Switzerland than the longer terms
I of conscription enforced in the case
of continental military nations. He
preached unceasingly and untiringly
the necessity thaw the nation have Its
men trained in the rudiments at least
of service work so that they could bo
called quickly to arms to defend the
country against Invasion.
^ In prl. rtte conversation he express?
ed the conviction that Germany was
planning to make war on Great
Britain when she found an advan?
tageous moment.
Lord Robert's home at Ascot was
I a modest villa. For society he had
' neither time nor Inclination, but he
was president of the Pilgrim's club
and presided over many gatherings.
Field Marshal Roberts worked day
and night for the welfare of the sol?
diers from the outbreak of the war.
One of his last speeches was made at
f a review of volunteers when he re?
ferred, sarcastically to young men who
played football and cricket at this
crisis.
The government Is expected to offer
a tomb In Westminster abbey or St.
Paul's fet' the cmpiro s fore nost sol
ftdler.
"Roberta of Hand. bar. Pretoria and
Waterford." as Field Marshal Lord
Frederick H -iKh R? berts aus l.i own,
sums up briefly th ? < ma r of the
noted British soldier whose deuth has
^ plunged the empire In mourning.
Scion of a noble Irish fumll), Lorn
Roberts was born In IMI in Cavvn
pore, India, where his father. Gen. Sir
Abraham Roberts, was serving. It
was In the lndlun service that tin- gal
lant and, eitle lent Irish soldier
achieved his Prut and lusting name. Ii
was in South Africa In his later years
that this was supplemented and SJS&g?
nilled by his achievements In Great
Britain's victorious campaign uguinst
tri* Roers.
Showered as he was with honors
and titles by his own country, it was
not by that nation uhme that his mil
lt?r> abilities ? "S appreciated. The
sreatest solwlcr of his time." were the
words used bv Emperor William of
Germany hi pa log tribute to hlin.
??Roberts of ttasjiahar.*1 the osn?
(l?eror Is reconP-u M savin*, has much
?.f the suMlety and ability to p.-n rive
his opportunities thai have distin?
guished th" gewateel militari genlgewM
of the past I hol,I bun 11 ? ol
today's soldiers."
For more than half a eeatury En -
I |,i mi h l.i o. cji"ion hi l.i pride in Re
career of Itoi.erH. Ihs soldier. As lhal
career ripened she came to hohl him
Queen Victoria hSfaflfl p.mo I I
highly prised token on the soldier'*
in ih*> same affoettea gg Wetllngtos
Chve and Kit' h. n. r In nine el I I
I wars he was In ?M thick of the f| (hi
In? nod many times WWS wound..i
As he fought he rose in rgjgjll ffOtfl
a HUiMTinmn'iary subaltern in the
horse artillery to ho Hold marshal
and commander in chief of all British
armies. As further reward he was
made a peer of the realm and the re?
cipient of distinguished orders of
which the chief was the Order of the
Garter, the most ancient and highly
MW9W?i of all the liritish orders. ThU
crowning honor came to him in Ittl
alter his notahle services in leading
the liritish to victory in South Africa.
U>rd Roberts' military education
begun early in life. While an infant
in arms he was taken to England to
receive education in the war like art.
The ago of 19 saw him back in India
serving under his father. For more
than 40 years he served in that ori?
ental em pin. Beginning with the In?
dian mutiny the record of his services
is studded with brilliant exploits ;.nd
gallant deeds.
The Victoria cross came to him
early in his career after he hud
rescued a comrade from death in the
Indian campaign and had recovered a
standard captured by the enemy,
tunic. When the Afghan war, in
which Lord Roberts was to win lead?
ing fame, broke out, he had risen to
the rank of major general. In this
war and in the following campaigns
the brilliancy of the British general's
strategy commanded the admiration
of the world's greatest soldiers. The
two years came to a < ulmination with
"Bobs' H famous maioh through a
tangled wilderness and his dashing
assault on Kandahar, resulting in the
dispersal of the ameer's army.
England's new military hero, an
invalided hero, was given a remark?
able welcome, starting with his dis?
embarkation at Dover. He was sum?
moned to Windsor castle by Queer*
vletoria, who raised him to a
baronetcy; he received the thanks of
turllament; was presented with the]
freedom of many cities and was grant?
ed degrees by Oxford and Dublin uni
vttnltles. A special medal was struck
|g commemorate his famous* march <>
Kandahar.
Sent to South Africa after the Brit?
ish disaster at Mujuba Hill in th
Uoer war of 1881, the hero of India
found on his arrival that peace had
been declared. Shortly afterwards he
resumed his service in the Orient and
in 1885 became commander-ln-chlef
of the British army In India, a pOCt
which he held for eight years. Tin.
rank and title of Held marshal cume
to him In 1895. In the meantime, In
1892, he had been raised to the peer?
age as Baron Roberts of Kandahar
und Waterford.
Lord Roberts had reached the age
of 68 years when tho second great
episode In his career began. Called
to sustain British sovereignty In South
Africa, Lord Roberts sailed for the
scene of the Boer war with a sad
heart, for his only son had fallen at
tho Tugela. But the veteran of In?
dia plunged into tho fray and in a
whirlwind campaign brought'the war
to an end.
This campaign ended Lord Roberts'
active service In war. He received
for the third time In his 61 years of
life as a soldier the thanks of both
houses of parliament and was created
an earl of the realm with the title
Earle of Kandahar, Pretoria and Wa?
terford, two of his most arilliant bat?
tles being thus rewarded. With the
title went the unusual privilege of
descent through the femalo line?a
privilege evidently designed to mark
Quen Victoria's sympathy with Lord
Roberts over the loss of his son. With
the peerage went a grant of [#t,#0U
pounds sterling to maintain the dig?
nity of his earldom.
Lord liobortn at the ago of J7. while
a stripling captain on have in Eng?
land from Indian service, marrlou
Cora Bcws, daughter of Capt. Be WS Ol
the famous Seventy-third foot. Dl
six children three died in Infancy. 0O<
WSJ Rilled in battle and two daugl.
ters aro living.
TRY I'l.BKINs IN DKCEMBElt.
Architect to Be Haled to Federal Court
Charleston, Xuv. II,?George
Bale holet Perkins, the Boston urchi
t? < t, er he hi held aa the charge of
murder on the high seas will be trie
at the December term of the United
Mates t i.Miict COUrl hero for CSUSlny
the death by shooting of f. w. It.
Itinmau, business manager of the
Jaahaonvllle (Fht.) Timee>Unton on
tho sto; mshlp Mohawk af the Clyde
eompnnj while that vessel was com?
mg to Charleston from New York,
The prisoner |s held In a local hos
pllal under guard and US soon as he
is considered strong enough will Is
rnnsovnol t<? the county jail. A brother*
in-law. Herbert A. Molton. Is ?? -
po.ted here from Boston tomorrow.
.\o statement on behalf of Ihe prii
oner has been made. Perkins alii
ssnsrti thai he knows nothing about
the crime.
i ? i ,,t Ingrsnt, woumie.i in ihe ub?
dornen, and R. V* Wright, Utlca,
wounded in I he thigh, ere reporter
p. be d*4ng well,
CiutsMc of ?t? use fat fem e posti
bhlCt loCUS! . <ls Us principal utilise?
lion in Insulator plus ind brackets fnr
lelei11 pit aud telephone lines.
on Murder ( barge.
WOULD ABATE DAN (.Kit.
United States Investigates North Sim
Mining.
Washington, Nov. 13.?The United
States government Is trying to ascer?
tain Officially Who placed mines In the
North sea. This is one result of repre?
sentations by Denmark. Holland,
Sweden and Norway that their mari?
time Commerce with the United States
had been paralysed by mines.
The United States was asked to join
with these governments in an effort
to huve the warring powers abate this
danger to navigation. Whether it will
do so or not is still under considera?
tion but meanwhile the Inquiry is be?
ing made.
MACHINES ARE BURNED.
Senator McCown Loses Two Auto?
mobiles at Florence.
Florence, Nov. 13.?In a lire tonight
destroying the garage of Senator J. W.
McCown, he lost his two automobiles,
one a large touring car and the other
a smaller machine. Mr. McCown had
driven his car into the garage and
struck a match to see if it was en?
tirely protected from the rain. Gas?
oline was leaking and the match
caused tho building to burst into
Humes. Mr. McCown was unable to
fix the amount of the loss tonight.
FOR MEMORIAL BLOCK.
Model Tenements in Mrs. Wilson's
Honor.
Washington, Nov. 13.?Plans to
erect here a model block of dwelling
houses as a mcmork.l to Mrs. Wood
row W*Ison have token delinite shape,
it v as announced today.
Mrs. Wilson's last wish was for im?
provement of the capital's slums. The
memorial block was planned by a
number of women headed by Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, chairman of the
Washington section of the National
Civic federation. President Wilson
has approved the project, which will
cost about $250,000.
WOULD MAKE OHIO DRY.
Fight for Statewide Prohibition Plan
ned.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 12.?Trustees
of tho Ohio Anti-Saloon league to?
night voted unanimously to begin im
mediately a campuign for the adop?
tion of a Statewide prohibition
amendment to the constitution. Un?
der the initiative and referendum law
the proposal will be submitted to the
people in November, 11)15.
Prohibition was deofutcd in the last
election by a majority of 83,371.
ROAD CONGRESS ENDS,
Technical Discussions Murk the Final
Session.
?
Atlanta, Nov. 13.?Tho American
Road congress ended its sessions here
today. Technical discussion of meth?
ods of road Construction and mainte?
nance OOCUpled the final session. The
time and place of next year's meeting
will be decided later by the executive
committee.
A Big Mistake.
New berry ( d-server.
The Greenville News, speaking of
the attempted suicide in that city of a
young man of twenty-one, said:
/'Friendless and without money, with?
out anything that makes lite worth
living."
The young man and The News both
make a very meat mistake. A young
man of twenty-one, even without 0
friend or a penny, has much to live
for, especially if he Is living In this
"land of the free and home of the
brave." Thousands of young men in
like circumstances have risen out of
their surroundings and made useful,
wealthy and distinguished citizens.
Look at Benjamin Franklin, homeless
'and friendless, walking the streets of
Philadelphia eating ;? piece of baker's
bread which he had bought with his
last penny, and see him later one of
the greatest men America ever pro?
duced. Any young man of twenty-one.
with average health, is rieh. There is
I no other riches compared to youth.
This Is a great country for the
young man. Opportunities are all
about him. if he does not succeed it
is Ids own fault. If hi' hasn't money,
he can earn it. If he hasnt' friends,
he can make them. Diligence is all
he needs. The PSaltnlsl .';?>s: "Sees!
thou ;> man* diligent In business; he
shall no! stand before mean men, he
shall stund before kings." Franklin,
the poor boy. stood before kings. He
represented his govern men! in 111 ? ?
courts of both France und Kngland,
fi\wi was the leading man of his time,
not only in dlplomucy, but in nrl und
' liters1 ure.
I.et t be young < Irei l\\ die man of
twenty-one It kc courage and n n< w
hold on hie, and make n man of him
???If. There are wonderful possihili?
,ii?.s b< lure him, if he will du bis dutj
GENERAL ELECTION VOTE light
j -
l ower Than Thirty Thousand Demo?
crats Upheld the Nominations of
Their Party.
Columbia, Nov. 14.?Incomplete re
' turns Hied with the State board of
j canvassers indicate that less than
I 30,000 Democrats participated in the
general election held in South Caro?
lina November ;i. Reports have been
j received from 40 counties. A total of
|t1 votes were cast for Socialist can
j'oidates in tho 40 counties reporting. R
! If. McCown, chairman of the board
I of canvassers, is preparing a report on
jthe returns, which will be filed with
!the governor. Returns for the vote
ion the 11 constitutional amendments
have not been tabulated.
God or Satan?
Columbia Record.
In answer to a telegram from the
Bremen Senate congratulating him on
the victory of German warships over
a British squadron in Chilean waters,
Emperor William returned a message
in the following terms:
I rejoice with the entire German
people over this splendid proof of the
true German sailor spirit. I pray
God still to grant our weapons victor?
ies on land to the confusion of all
the plans of our enemies for the de?
struction of German being and in?
fluence.
To Johannes Kaempf, president of
the Reichstag, the Emperor wired as
follows:
The heroic defense of Tsing Tau,
that model settlement of German cul?
ture, blult with the labor of many
years, brings new laurels to the spirit
of faithfulness unto death which
the German people have so often
shown since their army and their fleet
have been in defensive warfare against
a world of hatred, envy and covetous
ness, a war which, if God wills, will
not be In vain.
The allies, on the other hand, ap?
peal to the same God to give them vic?
tory over the Germans as the forces
of anti-Christ, so to speak.
Is God, then, a partisan, as these
warring powers appear to believe, or
is not his Santanic Majesty at the bot?
tom of the whole war mess, as neu?
tral observers are disposed to agree?
SHE CAN'T SAY "HELLO."
'?Central" Loses Power of Speech Just
as Call Conies In.
(Muskogec, Okla., Dispatch.)
Miss Flora Wetzel, 18 years old, a
telephone operator, suddenly lost her
voico while attempting to answer a
call. She had just made one connec?
tion, am turned to answer another,
when she discovered she could not
speak.
Her lips formed the usual "num?
ber, please," but gave no sound. Her
vocal chords had suddenly become
paralyzed. Greatly frightened, she
tried again and again to speak. Then
she managed to signal for help. When
friends arrived she tried again to talk
to them, but could not. When they
realized her condition tney took her
to a physician.
Dr. B. W. Randell declared she
might never be able to speak. She
was taken to the home of her parents.
Except that she is unable to make
even the slightest sound, Miss Wenzel
seems normal. About a year ago she
was severely ill, and coughed inces?
santly. It is said to be possible that
she weakened her vocal organs at
that time Physicians were unable to
state whether or not any other se
rlous results Would follow the attack,
although they declared that complete
paralysis sometimes followed from at?
tacks of the kind.
Onions and Whiskey Forbidden.
New Haven Dispatch.
Shartenberg & Robinson, one of
New Haven's principal department
?tores, located on State street near
Chapel, have angered their men and
women clerks by posting a notice on
the bulletin board that employes who
come into the store with the odors
of onions or garlic on their breaths
will be summarily dismissed.
The men clerks are instructed they
must not use tobacco or liquor even
off duty, ami all employes must bathe
al least once every week, must mani?
cure their linger nails and keep their
shoes shined und their hair neatly
combed. Cosmetics and rogue on the
faces of the girl clerks are forbidden.
The clerks meet daily and discuss
the rules, but SO far there has been
no open mutiny.
To Watch German*.
Washington, Nov. l". Qerinany, b
was announced tonight at the war de?
partment, bus consented to observe
partim nt. has consented to allow
\tnerican army oUlcers to observe
military operations of the German
aimv. Six olliccrs have been detailed
,". r Ibis duty.
One hundred shade tries will be
planted by tin- .Massachusetts forestry
association in cities or (owns of four
population classes which win prise
contests for excellent e In street tree
plant Ing.
WILL STORE OOTTON IN TOBAC?
CO WAREHOUSE.
McLaurin tenures Two at Pasnptlco
Formerly Operated by commercial
Interests.
Lake City, Nov. 12?John L. Mc
l^aurin, .State warehouse ct mmission
ner, passed through here today en
route to Pamplico, where he took over
the two .obacco warehouses owned by
the Pamplico Warehouse company.
These he will operate tor the stor?
age of cotton as pr- vkled under the
warehouse act passed by legislature
during their special session. These
two \vi ' tuses will take care of ap
pr cimateiy 4,000 bales and there is
e\ery indication that they will be
Idled within the next month. Already
there is stored in them nearly 80u
bales. The receipts issued by the
commissioner by virtue of the act car?
ry absolute title to the cotton re?
gardless of all other claims.
?0,000 BALKS LESS.
Government Report Shows Consump?
tion Slightly Smaller this Year.
Washington, Nov. 14.?The govern?
ment report today shows the cotton
consumed during October as 451,841
bales, against 511,923 bales last year.
Poultry Census.
Large posters were received in An?
derson Monday and put up on the
bill boards, asking this pertinent ques?
tion: "Why Not liaise More Poul?
try?" The poster is sent out by Col.
K. J. Watson, commissioner <jf agricul?
ture for South Carolina, and points
out some very important facts. The
poster says that South Carolina raise*
jupt one ducken per year for each in?
habitant and that the State furnishes
but six dozen eggs per year for each
inhabitant. The moral is perfectly
plain and if South Carolina farmers
know how to take a hint they wdl see
what to do, according to the infor?
mation?Anderson. Imtelligencer.
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to marry have been grant
edto each of the following colored
couples:
Junius McLeod and Rena Andrews,
Oswego; Samuel Howard and Ella Mc
Lemore, Sumter; Henry Griffin and
Mary Smiling, Privateer; James Rich?
ardson and Louisa Larkin, 'Sumter;
Harmon Richardson and Rosa Potts,
Concord.
The cotton ginners report for this
Stato shows that up to November 1,
35,400 bales of cotton had been gin?
ned in Sumter County. Counties gin?
ning more than Sumter were: Orange
burg 5G.112; Bamwell, 44,128; Spar
tanburg, 42,226; Marlboro, 39,584;;
Anderson, 35,776; Lee ginned 27,594
and Clarendon 34,074 bales, against
23,921 and 20,075 bales up to the
same time, respectively, for those
counties. Sumter up to the same time
last year had ginned 26,399.
A surprisingly large number of
substances, ranging all the way from
the condensed fumes of smelters to
the skimmed milk of creameries, have
been tried or suggested as means of
preserving wood from decay. Most of
them, however, have been found to
have little or no value for tho pur?
pose. Certain forms of coaltar cre?
osote and zinc chloride are the most
w Idely used wood preservaties.
The propellers of aeroplanes such
as are used in the present European
war may be made of selected ash,
which is both strong and light and
will not split under vibration or shock,
or of bulK-up layers of spruce with
mahogany centers. The framework
of the machines, too, is generally
made of wood, spruce being much
used on account of its straight grain
and freedom from hidden defects.
Experiences with forest fires on the
national forests this year show that
i automobiles, where they can be used.
I furnish the quickest and cheapest
transportation for crews of fire fight?
ers. Motor rates are higher than
j those for teams for the actual time
! employed, but the total cost per di?
stance traveled and in wages paid to
'men in getting to tires is much less.
i The time-saving is self-evident; trips
Which ordinarily require two days
ithno by team have been made by au?
tomobile In a few hours.
The Russian government has placed
an embargo on nil kinds of lumber, to
prevent its exportation; walnut lumber
Including Circassian walnut, much
prized by American furniture mak?
ing, is specifically mentioned.
Although there were an unusual
'number of forest tires on the national
forests of Oregon and Washington this
year, the loss of merchantable timber
luts been relatively small.
Function of Judges.
Judges ought to remember that their
offico is to Interpret law, and not to
1 make law.?Bacon.
DAMAGES IX UNUSUAL SUTT.
Southern Express Company Penalized
lor Delay in Handling Head of Dog.
Columbia, Nov. 13.?Because of the
alleged delay in delivery of a"mad
dug head,' shipped from Greenville
to Columbia, the supreme court, in a
decision by Associate Justice Fraser.
has affirmed verdicts awarded N. W.
Miller, B. S. Miller and T. W. Miller
of Greenville against the Southern
Express company.
The head of a dog thought to be
mad was delivered to the express com?
pany in Greenville, according to the
opinion, for shipment to Columbia.
It was claimed that the head was de?
layed in transit. The board of health
physicians in Columbia, it was claim?
ed, were unable to make an examina?
tion as to whether dog was affected
with rabies. The plaintiffs, not re?
ceiving a report as to the condition
of the dog, gave the Pasteur treat?
ment for hydrophobia to the children
bitten. Later, it was found that the
treatment was unnecessary. Suit was
instituted and verdicts were returned
against the express company in vary?
ing amounts. The supreme court
held that the head shculd have been
rushed to Columbia with all possible
haste.
POPULATION' STATISTICS.
United Sttaes Has Passed the Hun?
dred Million Mark.
Washington, Nov. 14.?That the
population of the United States has
passed the hundred million mark was
the announcement of bureau of for?
eign and domestic commerce today.
Eleven million have savings bank ac?
counts, totaling nearly four and a-half
billion dollars. The per capita circu?
lation is thirty-four dollars.
, . i
Sudden Deaths in a Silo.
A recent fatal accident in Ohio calls
attention to a danger to farmers which
cannot be too widely circulated. Sines
1875, when the first American silo
was built by Dr. Manley Miles, this
method of ^reserving forage for live?
stock has been generally adopted. Al?
though the department of Agricul?
ture has frequently called attention
to the danger of carbon dioxid gas
accumulating in silos under certain
conditions, no fatalities have been re?
ported heretofore. On the morning
of September 19, four workmen on the
farm of the Athens (Ohio) State Hos?
pital, ascended the ladder on the out?
side of a silo to an open door about
twelve feet from the top and jump?
ed down one after another into the
silage, the top of which was about six
feet below the door. About five min?
utes after, two other workmen follow?
ing them found them unconscious. Al?
though a force of workmen were im?
mediately summoned and the bodies of
the four men removed at once through
a lower door, the physicians of the
hospital who were at once on the
ground were unable to resuscitate any
of the four men. Evidently the car?
bon dioxid gas had accumulated dur?
ing the night, filling the silo up to
the level of the door and forming
a layer of carbon dioxid gas six feet
deep. Such accidents, says The Jour?
nal of the American Medical Associa?
tion, might easily be repeated on any
modern farm. Agriculture journals
should call the attention of the farm?
ers to this danger and should urgo
that silos be carefully ventilated be?
fore being entered.
It is said that the German invaders
of Belgium, whatever else they may
have destroyed, have been careful not
to injure park trees. The cavalry?
men, so a report goes, are forbidden
to tie their horses to trees for fear
that the animals will gnaw the bark.
Germany was the first nation to applv
forestry on a large scale, some of the
crown forests having been under
scientific management for over a hun?
dred years.
Hurlcson's Break.
There are two reason why we
feel confident Postmaster General
1 Burleson's proposition to let the car
' rying of rural free delivery routes
to the lowest bidders, instead of pay
jing fixed salaries as at present, will
j be sat down on.
1. 11 is wrong in principle.
8. Congressmen will oppose it as
bad in policy.
? There is no more reason to select
rural carriers than postmasters gen?
eral by compel itive bidding.
The country people of the United
Stats were long without adequate
postal facilities. They now have
them and arc pleased.
Why risk disrupting the whole
system to make a seeming saving?
We say a seeming saving because ws
are confident the dollars saved ojr
the competitive system will be more
than Offset by a falling off in the
efficiency of the service.?Greenvills
Piedmont.
The town forest of Baden-Baden.
dermany, yields an annual profit of
I $6.25 per acre, or a total net profit
of nearly $07,500.