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III. IS HELL EQUIPPED. HAS No si It'KltlOlt AM) PHOli AI1LV NO Ki)\ AL SAYS \h MIH Hi UA1M.LH. OINo'r* foil Hou>c Natal and Mllitaia Committee of Condition ol initcl Stale* \rm^?I Irltl (.tins Will (,hi< it- t.ood Service 11^ |gg in H orb! n*>* Gen. Croilor. Washington. Dec. 8.? Lessonsdrawn from tiu> C1* *"i > j mm 11 war were AlBCUWH ? ? re the ho .no military ami na? val committee today U\ 1'i Ik Gen. Crosier, chief of ordnanc of the army, ui l Rear Admiral Hadder, of the navy s general staff. 0gg OtfJtler said the I'nited State.-, never would reed guns similar to the great German howitzers which demol? ished Belgium's for'1 and asserted that Aimiu.in Held guns were as good as any In the world. Vdmirtil l a ?er told the naval com? mittee that "s tip for ship, the i'nited I States navy H euual to, if not better, than that of Germany or any other nation." While thrse committees wero at work. maj?>nt> members of the rules committee were deciding not to grant the report -a' h>pr?-*en'ative Gardner, of Massachusetts, for a hearing on his resolution :o direct a special In? quiry Into the preparedness of the t'nlted States for war. Chairman Henry later addressed a letter to Keg* resentative Gardner advising him that his request for a heating should hi placed before regularly constituted i nmmlttces of tho house, which "are now in da lly session considering matters pertaining to the military and naval strength of the cruntry." Notwithstanding the committee's at? titude Mr Gardner tonight reiterate*! his deteendnat on to continue his tight for a spec al Investigation. Dm - lug the day Senator Lodge indicated that he would rail up in the senate later his resolution similar to the ni I Introduced in the house by Kcptesen tallv? Gardner. ? ?rdnum e w as d. 'ciiyse I >\ Cut, Crosier in connection with his esti? mates gSf the next tlscil w ar. (>n this score, he said, "the United Slates has no need to feel uncomfortable." 1 1 Have you seen models of the now li-inch Held guns the Germans are reported to be using in Kurope?" Gen. <'rosier was asked. "No." rep'led ihe general, "and we do not contentplate experimenting wr' these big guns. No one knows .hey may come to, but we must er the purpurn, for which these, were used. The French-Ih lgian , r was defended by armored forts | he Germans brought up taget special guns to demolish them. Now we are not going up against air thin like that and I see no reason why we should need any suen guns." I have understood." said Repre? sentative Kahn, "that this same gun which the Germans are uslag or one! virtually the same, wus Invented by an American named Gaihmann. of Chicago, and thai it fSJgl offen d to the war and navy departments." "There Is no Invention about build? ing a big gun." returned Gen. Crosier. "Anybody can do tti.it Gathmann's gun was a different uflalr from tins gun. His original model embodied many new fang) d notions. He final ly came down t-> building a seaeou defen?< tun using a very large pro? jectile whh a heavy charge of gun cotton. We conducted gtVCfgd experi SH*nt" wlih fun 1 i appropriated by ? on 11 I gall) an D-lnchgunwas but t i I H I the lineB suggested by Gat an an* ?; ?? as lasted gag sans by ?lde gff v . I J* inch service model gui ? Th? ne ? * ? I t: al the Gathmann gun *. t u i Vi i Helene) than the gf| It a all li gSBf pu t C Ing gf Gen ? i il the ?rdnunce bu? reau ? ? x < . rating with held ho? i i mi v ? i aid a half uinl nine aJM h H I a llbre. These, be s.ild ? i v ? it h a ii ddb arniv. I pr? l R h< aid. the geld artlller> s sujj u . W| I -in? h guns. * f these, he said, there are mo in service at arak ? d. it. ? ine< ti to gssgggssj the ansahst is sty during the next year, and he estmi.t. I nun"! the UiiMo 111 II'-' I d We think our held gUUS are ggssj as any In the w?'i!l" said lh< goneral. In ammunition for held guns lien. Cssggsf said the deysurtsneni had ?< p??r cent, sl |gs satlsanted need ?> ?ierve on hand This. In said, he hoped to hSgfaa ? The depatltmn' contemplated a supplv <>f I.re .i d for each M-lnch -4011. he said, and Ihe ? nttrc reserve wonM I., ?.applied in four year**. la lime ?<. WUr, Gen Crosier estimated, v- o, ni plan! and private factories eould lum ant |0o.1011? rounds In six months and {?>** ? u?mi rounds .1 month ilei iriei ?'If >ou wsfe ??' ? arar armihl lhat l?r enough'.*' nsr.rd Ihi'ii unfit Ax 1 ??Weil, the ammunition plaid .1 being enlarged right along." su Id G??n. Cro/o 1 ? Tit' s art aieetlni Ineressrd demand "Are the) selling ihfougli Canads asked llepl eseiita! i\e Kahl). ? Tiiry arc selling to somebody." (itn. Croxlci Mid that automobile u?anufacturera In this oountry wen turnla . oui through Canada arm.', ,, automobiles "for a Buropean power at war." HI hal ? ' quer eil llepresentai i\ i Kahn "We are naked i?? praj foi i" n< ?? and >? t wfurnbib arm<?? ? eara to ? belligerent to further war'; Admiral Badger advised the naval n mmlttee that the United smt? u should follow the example of Oer many and Great Britain In creating I naval reserve of officers and men who have served in the navy, He lu? ll led thai battleships should not be sacrificed to Increase tin number <>i submarine! The admiral was plied with quCS ti< ns. Committee members wa re anx ions to know why the German Heel was permitted to remain bottled up in its own harbor. The admiral said that as loim us the llect was bottled U] it was performing nc useful purpose. The effect of the British Hott h< ?aid, was such thai without firing n| gun it had accompllshed IIa purpose of driving German commerce off the seus, of ensuring safe transportation of the English army to the continent and of protecting neutral trade with I n gland. Admiral Badger expressed the opin? ion that It WOUld be a mistake to sta? tion submarine Craft at any particu? lar ports along the Atlantic or l'a cMc of Gulf for coast defence, saying tl at handling the submarines a* flotillas rather than as separate?, Oeasg defencee WOUld make for great? er ilh?iem\. He added that In- re gar led IM submarines as adequate. Th? admiral recounted tests mad< by aircraft SCOUtS Of the Atlantic ti.'ei. it was demonatrated, he said, in the Cnrrlbcnn sea and at Guanta ill mo that an airship could locate a su? >. na r ine mine at a depth of lift> feet He, declared that approximate' ly the same results could be obtaineo anywhere in the ocean Of where there Were ne rivers to muddy the water. Tiie admiral dwelt upon the ctli cien -y Of the American warships. Ib said in the Atlant a- lie. t every gui was Bred twenty times a year in tar? get practice. Personally he advocate., deVI ting more time to target prac? tice. Tear Admiral Fletcher, who suc? ceeded Admiral Badger in command of the Atlantic Meet. gave supplemen? tary testimony. lie will be on the stand tomorrow whan Secretary Dan? iel! is expected to he before the cum iniltee l'rig. (Jen. Scott. chief oi stall* of the army, will be the witness at the military committee's hearing tomorrow. TKLLS A H?TT LYNCHING. ITorcncc t'?>?-?*ncr Gffeg Story of Af? fair Near towards. Florence, Dee. 8.?(,'oroner Gunn returned trotn Coward late Krida; nigh', alter haviiiK held the Inquest over the body of Wiiin Green, who s/ai lynched late Thursday evening. Ff m. Colon r Gunn the sloiy of tin lynching was secure'. but it is .? short one. It teems that the man win was working on the KlorenCi counts klrtK gang of roadworkers, had sc? on <i himself under the house oi Mr. 'olin M. Matthews, near what h known as Lyhch's store, about miles west of Cowards, in lower Flor ? net COUnty. Just w hat his obji c was OOUM not be hained. The WO men fOlk were at home alone. h< was later found and pulled oui ami escorted down the road ami turned over to Magistrate Miles john? son, ns constable ami another person i and they proce< dcd in the direction ol < 'of srds t-? lake the ?i sin t<? brim Gisen to Florence lo lock him up. Is they approached a swamp be? ll een Lyneh's store and Coward-, they were confronted b) a crowd about leo men, who. with shotguns and >>lher shooting irons, held them up, took Green from the magistrate ;>t>d i |s deputies .Hid SOOn had him going for a tree, Green was lied bj he fe. I, swung |0 a lind? and his bod: riddled with ? h?d from numerous guns It la said that Green's body wa pierced bj 10s or more shot. t* ?r*infi Huna hehl an Inquest and ii venllct in ncconlance with lh< sInivi was rendered, no one beim eh: l*g<Ml Wit h I lo |\ if 1 |||g, II is said that the people ol He ''?\\.. d- Section Were ".oiled Up I! little from ilo- terrible tragedy enact ? d recent I) ?o.i oiunta wrM?n u chali gang convict kiPcd Mrs, Ks?*klel Tr luel by rutting her llmiat, nnd Hi iie? ?? ?%rur< i"1; did not propoee thu a rep* t lion of ihpj affair tvould < citr io I1:" ennimtinlty, henee 11 lynx bit ' s(?t rm 11?\ i hxorn i'i Ml ? T i , Hoad i I I>>e; , o. i? Will ? !. I I in < liailasgMHia, ?lau If Hi. t 'halt i n??oi i i k 1 n 'i i. ? i .. Tfnnesnee. Indiana llhiod K ? ? t iel . ?!< <u t :. ? and Kb?l Id ? V m , i hi i ? - ' utiHll > llttl odopl .i itl\< plnil fol Ihc L"" 1 1 '? " STATE SENDS RELIEF SHIP. both! cahom.n \ wm l im) mi l kiiaiu: to mi \i i i>\ IIKLGIANS, Will sail from Charleston in January Carrying Fond and Clothing?? American i '< miniis*loii Iii t'uridah ." hip i'm l.vpedilion. Columbia, Dec. A "South Caro I Una ship" i<? Belgium Is assured and 'will .'-ail from Chariest01 in January carrying food and clothing from the im ople of Si>mli ?';ir.?11 no 11? tin starving Belgians, The realisation of this plan of the Helglum relief committee of tin- Co? lumbia Chamber of Commerce comes after a month of assiduous labor ami was assured to the Columbia commit? tee in a telegram ycsb rda> afternoon from Lin don w. Dates, vice chairman, ami Robert McCarter, honorable sec? retary of the American commission for relief in Belgium, with offices in New York, Prom the start of the cam? paign in South Carolins about four weeks ago lot- a Btute-wlde move menl for relief of the Belgians this plan to have a South Curolltin ship has been fostered. Tiie telegram from the American commission to Bruce Walker Itavenoi, chairman of me Columbia Chamber ol Commerce committee, follows; "We welcome your proposed visit and, before you come, hope you will put i efore your colleagues the follow? ing offer which has been accepted b> several states., our suggestion It that you might unite your efforts an?: those ol states adjoining, We ate pre? pared to place at the disposal of tin sommlttec organised in the state ol South Carolina lor relief in Belgium i steamer to leave from Charleston n January to he known as the South' !a roll no ship, ?'The money contributed in your State Can he expended Within it b\ .hose who contribute and every i South Carolina penny he represented >y real food? California, Iowa, Kan-i -as, New England, Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Minnesota) Oregon, Wash? ington and others have all arranged t i send one or more ships. Our aim Is 0 ? htain one-o,uarter of the pei apita amount of food consumed in the United States to Keep them from itarvation; hut to secure even this minimum of food requires all the sup ?ort that we can muster and involves 1 ship every other day, ?ou will ap ?reclate, therefore, that we particu? larly deslr i your state to help in this matter." Following tht. suggestion that South 'aroilna unite its efforts for relief vith adjoining States, Mr. Ravenel last nighl see., to chambers ol Com? merce in lahevillo, Greensboro, At lanta and Savannuh, which have becni working on Belgium relief plans, the, 'allow in? t< I? gram. "We expect to semi ship from Charleston t<? Belgium in January with supplies, American commission for relief In Belgium v. ires us from Mew Vork suggesting thai North 'arollnn ami Georgia cooperate wit): slouth Carolina ami send '.lair sap dies in boat from Charleston, Please nke up North Carolina <'?'.' Georgia)! matter with proper committees anil ulvlse as iiuickl) as possible if we an count on your cooperation, Using Charleston boa I will Rave lime and expense, * The purpose of obtaining a South 'arollnn ship, aside from the general desire to help the Belgians, was t.. Ivertise th ? products of the Slate and ? i pm ihe nunv.* of Charleston before m?.> world as a trans-Atlantic port. The Columbia committee on its or? ganisation appoin.'ed count.v chairmen iii practically all >f ihe counties t< look after tin- collection of foodstuff* ami clothing in their respective coun? ties. Such contributions, according t" Instructions from the Columbia com? mittee, were to be hold pending defi? nite Instructions as to shopping, a fev dtiys ago tin- eommlttee wrote to each .inty chairman asking for Infor? mation regurding the amount ?>; t.1stuIis tlnv had on hand and r< plies are now heim; rec< Ived. The follow I in; letter from Mr. Ravenel to Mr. Bates of ihe American (commission, written last Friday, ex? plains the hia ?ry of ti.< movement: "Home time ago our Chamber i?i Commerce aulhorused me lo appoint a. committee of ten io solicit con trlbulioiis 11 this siat?- for the sul f? ring H< Igians, \\'?' have been w??rl< Ing on ihls mattet for several week and I he response has been v < r; Hhern "It h ? been my bleu and the com mit tees' to gather foodstuffs, clot him: etc., over the. State ana ship (lien direr I from nur seaport, chart sin !?? Itclgluiii und a member of um ??<.(:? initiee, Mr. Kdwln O. Kiehels, had number ? a confcronci i with Mr. i \ ',,y< .-a and M r. I a ; ? u In regard Ihe maller, nnil v. v hnvi l?e< n wort n down here wll h n view i. tie boat out 'rom Charle . u i I men I Ids as I i ote in your terminal ; ? vim ?lo not Include Chn rh i ion, "Chnrlosaoi Im one i i 11 e ihn harhors 111 Ihe \\orbl; >. t in ? .( ? direct connection with llio Western Slates, there heilig a railroad line through from Charleston In Chicago. I belie* c i hat if s ou could add (!hu r Icston i<> your terminal ports ii would facilitate your work very much In deed. it Is quite .1 long Jump 1 rom Norfolk tu \i v. Orleans, or even from Norfolk i" Mobile. 1 not? that you are Intending t'? dispatch steamers from Qalveston, Mobile, San Pedro and Tacoma. I fi el u h< sitancy In making a suggestion tu you, but v.? v.ill appreciate very much your look? ing into Charleston as one of your terminal [orl'j, ' I expeel to gu i<' Washington on the 12th insl. to attend u meeting of the Southern Commercial congress, and it is possible I hol I will be aide to come over to New York for u day. If you think that it will help yotu movement to come and talk with you, I can probably arange t<> make the trip. "Our secretary, Mr, Holcombc, .sent1 a letter UUl several days ago to OUI representatives In each county uf this State, asking that they report a quickly as possible just what con? tributions they had on hand, and a. soon as we gel this report we will be in a position to act rurther. "In last night's dispatches l noticed that no marking or literature of an> ' kind would he allowed in or on an; of the packages, it has been our idea ! and desire to inclose in oar package literature in the French and Flemish languages regarding the agricultural, manufacturing and many other ad? vantages of South Carolina. Would this be permitted? I would like to hear from you on this point." The Belgian relief committee of Hi Columbia Chamber of Commerce con sists of Bruce Walker Uavencl, chair? man; Et. W. Holcombe, secretary; Jam?s i 1. Moore, W. W. Ball, A. Ii. 1 Langley, Qustaf Sylvan, L, i'. Cham berlayue, Douglus McKay, .lames A. Hoyt, Edwin U, Seibels and E. J. Wat? son. COMPLIMENT TO Miss PARROTT.I State Agent of Calrls' t'iul) Work a Delegate to Chicago and Also lo \\ 1.01m Washington Meeting) Columbia, Dec. 9.?Miss Edith L. Parrott, state agent for the girls' demonstration club work of South Carolina, representing Winthrop col? lege ind the United states department j of agriculture, is attending a meelim of the Northern and Western exten? sion workers in Chicago, according li a letter received In Columbia yestei day. Bradford Knapp, head of the United states farm demonstration work In the South, selected Miss Par rott to represent the demonstrate n work for girls and women in South Carolina as a concrete example ol the work In the Southern States. After leaving Chicago Miss Parrott will attend the annual meeting of tin Southern extension workers, to b< held in Washington. Mrs. Dora De? Walker of Barn well will join Mis* Parott In Washington and attend tin meeting. Mrs. Walker was recently appointed assistant State agent for the nlrls" tomato club work in South Carolina. She is well known all over the State as an educational leader and has been connected with the girlB1 work since Us inauguration in South Carolina sev? eral years ago. Mrs. Walker's mag? nificent exhibit of tanned fruits and vegetables at the state fair In Colum? bia won lirst prize. Her knowledge and love of the work will be of great value to its future growth. Tho girls' tomato club work Is I be conducted in ?10 counties in South Carolina next year and nearly S.umi young girls will be enlisted, FRANK IS RF.SKNTF.NC r.l>. attorneys Will Appeal to lieorfjh Pardon Hoard. Atlanta, Dec. 9. Leo Frank wu reseutenced In the superior cotiri lo day to hang on January Hin al lorueys are pn paring an appeal tt the Qeorgia pardon board for eleu, ency. How a VbJliug Xur^e Help-. Here is a true story showing hov 1 visiting tuberculosis nurse support d froi ! the sale uf Itod Cross fhrlsi mas Seals carri il the cheer of thes ii liday stick* 1. to sj ? :?i ken fam l. in Maryland. Tu * * rc u 1 os Is itad made hoavj d? ?unmis upon the family, and the i'> 'nine i:;t ? t eutirel> slopped for sevcra moid li ??. e ln< \ !: Ute thai 1 he . ,, i< i' 1 1 ; .,,?;! :i (he 1 I I; I. '?V i Ii stich WOl 111 * fan Kver: I ted i , K o 11 member i,? ? iuu care i al sold le Iii) Im llUiIlUllliiilimtmttt??t??mii.mumm.tttttllllHIMniHIttttretlttttii :: THIS BANK Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking System of the United States. TpHij soundness and ability ? bank and the (CHARACTER OF 3 1 HE MKN behind thai bank are investigated Itefore the United H States (iovernmenl a ill allow a bank t<- Im ?come a member of tho Federal lteserv< System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve SvMtem a hank in one of the VAST ARMY of responsible hanks which 8 STANh rotilCTHKH lor each other's protection: and the F. s. tiov- H erninent at Washington. I >. I . through its representatives on each ff ? federal Iteserve I lank Board supervises aud assisisall member hanks g :t Vour monev is ahsoltitelv safe ia our bank and YOl; CAN (4ETIT B WIIKN VOU W AM II 8 M *? The First National Bank 1 :: I 1 OF SUMTER. p I Capita!, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,000 00 ~ <<.*?<?%??<>?????r?* ????.<? (ana ??**????*?... ? ???<,*.. ????*?????*? *???*?""r!"t?";?"t:.. DECEMBER 7, 1914 I ? 4 ^ t ? ? ? Tfo National Bank of South Carolina RESOURCES $800,000,00 X 4? compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept. I 5f, on l ime Certificates of Deposit. X Strong, conservative, progressive. X We appreciate our old fricnls, and are contin? ually seeking new ones. We want yourac ?fr 4 count, fr fr C. G Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier t X x Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to (tuoth-Harhy Five Stock Co and Central Lumber Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Sta.nd Opp. Court Houee mtmmmmmmmmmtmmtmmmtmmmmm it g g g 8 B ? R OVER $!6,000.?-2 Will Be Paid to Members of 1 me Bank oi Miniter s Come in and see us about it; First payment ; makes you a member. A large check just be 1 fore Christmas is like finding money. 1914 Xmas Savings Club MI^^BS^njpi^jBMBPBBHWMSJBMMnsjpnjiMnjHSaM WHWBnMHnssssjMWBh^BWBBwWM ?ansnMOSDSSTTSsnssssssne) Wednesday, Dec. 16th. ?In 1913 we had 431 members. ? In 1914 we had 999 members. ?-How many shall we l ave in the Larger and Better Club 1 for 1915 WHICH IS NOW FORMING ? ?SMALL PAYMENTS. ?NO FEES. ?NO FINES. ?NO TROUBLE. The Bank of Sumter j mm H Jew Corn Mill 1 I have installed an electrically driven corn mjlj ni the mosl improved pattern, and am % prepared t?; do grinding for the public. I his mill turns out meal and griis of the * best quality. \T r* HAoOn Xr """"" STREET, t IN. vj. usreeii, jr. sumter. $. c. f 4?