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BT X , J ' NEITHER WAR, NOR RUMORS OF WAR CAN KEEP DOWN THE XMAS SPIRIT i Our store will be filled as usual, for the next ten days, with the practical Christmas Shoppers, looking for useful gifts, which can always be found here. <f Our assortments contain innumerable gift suggestions?they have proven in? valuable to perplexed gift buyers. You will find this store more helpful in more ways than one?in service, fairness of prices and sizes of assortment. ?Let Is Suggest the Following as Welcome Gifts? Table Linen, Towels, Tapestry Table Covers, Couch Covers, Knit Break? fast Shawls, Stationery, Toilet Articles, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Neckwear, Gloves, for Gentlemen or Ladies. A pair of Ta?- Heel Blankets, a Set of Furs. Hundreds of others that space will not allow us to mention. Call in, to help you will be our pleasure. O'Donnell & Co. * ?8?S?r?? s.c. GERMAN RAID SUCCEEDS. BOMBARD KD ITtllKi: K.NM.IM! HKAPORTK AND F.SCAFF.S. ? real Damage* Pwim? lo llartlctMMil. !m?rwroiifii and Wliltby?Many Non-n)i<il>uiniii< Kille?I a ml Wound* e? t*ermau Attack \MM i?n?l?l**t?* ftiurprt?? und Kaldhuc fruUor*. I-S . apesl Ifter Awom|dl>ldi?a\ F?r BMA 1 ?u il n I I , I'm the lirv, tttne In centurlea KnR und hus Ihm ?i struck by ? foreign fo? A ?pa.'.on <?' a*ift Oerinan cruiser* crept .Itiiiu th? fug l?St MIK tt to Ihr ca?dcm r a and turifd their nun? against tin* Rrttona. Wh?n ila\ l't.k?' the\ l?om ?ardmert of tu?*? ir .p-u t.i nt owns Hartlepool, at the nouth of the Tita. Whltbx 86 miles southward and s". >rt.ur>u?h. mted ns (i pleasure re aort. 1.', r Hit s ? eyoml Ifartlfpool suffered most. Thon two battle cruiser* m l ?n ;um?rc<l cruiser * MW cnnau? d. Thi Btitlah war office tiX'-s the ntiml'cr ot ? i? ?;i?I ?t Mar <\ r. se\? n .soldiers mihi (Ivlnu ih Miel the W'.im'ltd \l 1 I ?ddiers um* M < Pr?ll At Hearhorouuh shelled l?y | l?al tle crulsei antl ?n uimored er user. || casualties are Ptpafttd While at \Yhit??y Ivo w.i? Riltctl and tw< mm\ iMMi and children of ihf rl-di in |i<>|Mil itiitn were, left dead or Wounded, stru k without wurnln , while at work. In all the ?m al litt total? 11Ii, Mf cortlhiR tu ih? nfl)? elal patlWMill of whom 11 are linoWfl to bo dead At N ?rtl?-|?oo| ehur? lo s Weff >l;un ? ?ed and the and lumber \mi Is w > r ?? w lulf ,ii \N httti th?? aM.fv wax strmk. Th*? l'ahnoial ? ?*d at UrarboroiiKh r#i ? ?? I U? full ?It?et! of a shell. A mtinhet id houses ami shops wer?' si ? i*? i <-.* n, partly burned In each of 'he town*. Th#? boatlln aquadron nsvaped in tin mist after an encounter with coual t ? rd \ ??ssrls. Th?? oftlt ? 1 r ? I aeeoiird of the a t TI: i ? ? ? as laait?*?! I?y the press hunan. ful? This morning a Unman crulaei fort e made a d rr - nsti.?ti >n upon th ?o|A ihll e . ? >as? in I he . .iiMr el \\ Mel. they ?belled II II MenO ?'. \\ Mit?) ,i H< nrl.oi oii?h "\ number ??f tlnir f.tsiest ship w??re ens ployed foi tins purfMiaf > th#?v remained about an hour coast ?oy w^ir enifiKC'l fa p 111 ul Vei ?eis tili tho spot. Ah soon as the pres > n e of tho eneim was reported a HrltUh pa roling scpiadron endeavored to cut the. oft. On being sighted by the British vessels, the Hermans re? tired at full speed and favored by the in si made their escape. "The lowes on both sides are small but full reports have not yet been received. The admiralty takes the opportu? nity of pointing out that denenstra ItOM of this character, against unfor? tified towns or commer dal ports, though not dltliculf |fl , ecompllsh, provided i eertain amount <..' 'i U |i accepted, air devoid of military Big* nlllcunee. "They may cause some loss of life among civilian population and some damage to property, Wllletl is much I to be regretted, but they must not in any circi instances be allowed to modify the general na\al policy which is being pt rsued." The war office statement follows: "At I a. m. today three eneim ships were signed oM Hartlopool end at 1.11 the] eommeneed ? bombard, until. Tose ships appeared te be Iwe battle cruisers and one armored cruiser. Tue bmd batteries replied and are reported to. ba\e hit and i damage.' the enemy. "At 1,11 the Bring eeossd snd ih< enemy it en med sway. None of our guns was touched. < >no shell fell in the Royal Engineers' lines and several I In the lit es of tbe Eighteenth service I ?i ttahon of t he i lurham I du lit. i n fnntry. "Tin' raSUSItles among i h?* troop. amounted lo seven killed and 11 u onnded. '*9ome damage was done to tin town ami lhe gas works \\?'!??? sei on iflre, "I Mil ing Ihe I'oml' ii dnieiit and reply In West llnrtle|iool Ihr people crowded in the streets anil approxi? mate!] Were billed and Tai wounded. At ine asms tine- i Imttie cruiser and an armored rrulser appeared off Hearborough and llred obout Re shots, v.bb b taiiMed -on idcial?le damage and IJ1 esisuoltles are reported, * .\? Whltby two hntlh rrul*t*rs llred shots, doing damage to buildings and I he fol|??wlni cutiuMleM nre reported Two kllliMl, isw nunrii ?'. "Ai all "1 per ptn< es I In re w i*. an entire . ?. ener of pun I it ml ?le? dernen nor of the |tenp1<< ssns every* t king tb it ? ? ? 111? i lie dei Ircd." A wave nl int. ? . ,... . i i ,,,. . | i>\er Kit rInnd h< ?.? ise u,. ,. t'ittt r d? nun? iati' ii i ? heard ? it whereof a pollC) wllletl |M>riliib hell lie.? of ii idefended lowns Tile forli ul the u oath o( Luc Tees i stippi ? lo give some protection to tho import? ant shipping base Of Harllopool. but Whltby and Scarborough arc as open to the enemy as is Atlantic City on t ie New Jersey coast. Scarborough, with Its old castle on a high hill, the big casino with ;i high towei', and the row of preten? tious hotels on the water front, pre? sents a shining mark for target prac? tice. Few visitors were at the hotels hecause of the cold weather. i>ut one invalid is known to ha VC been wounded. In u direct line the mouth of the Tees is about S50 miles from Hellgo? landi ihe German naval base in the North sea. The British admlraty gayg the (. nan ships were nino*. ; tlietr fastest. They ohOSC night when a thick mist prevailed ami must laVO left their base at least two hours before dark. As they itarted o return about 1? o'clock ther< re? mained about seven houra of d? ight for the pursuit which, however, was rendered almost Imposlble by the fog, How the Germans evaded all the mlneg and patroli remains a mystery, although experts recall that In ma? noeuvre! British ships have perform? ed the same feat .through tho com? paratively small space between Eng? land and the Belli) Islands, which was not mined. The admiralty report announces that such demonstrations are not difficult to Accomplish but the population gen? erally cherishes so great conlldence in the protection of the British navy that the inhabitants of the const towns made no serious preparation to meet a bombardment. Bxcept for Ihe working people, the Bngllsh nrc late risers during tin short winter days, The bombard men I occurred between 8 and 0 o'clock, nn hour when many persons were at breakfast, while others were on their way lo work or were opening their shops, The booming of heavy guns off tho three towns drew hui dir is to the beaches, Thej hud n?? thought of .i (lermnn rold, but when shells came crashing over their heads ; id into Ihe i|tiiet streets, the) dashed for shelter, (*fl* shore ihe tlermmi units did rapid work Ihe Hushes coming Incessuully und Ihe shells Unding ;i marl: fimnnjj I lie building M inv rosl dent look refuge in cellars, l Ubers rushed from Hude houses, iimonu lliem women ami children in Iheli night elolhes, and iml i 11 w ? ol lull I I lie r 11 w hint Ions b .?\ i n on the llrsi 11 i Ins, The II.'it!, poi l land butteries re? turned I lie I lerman lire and lire re purled i o 11 i da ma god Home ul the ! cruisers. Several shells from the war ?ships burst among the Royal Bngtn i ton and Dur' am Light Infantry and it was among these troops that the j casualties of seven killed and 14 IWOlindod occurred. A dispatch from Btook'on-on-Tees to the Exchange Telegraph company jsays: "The effects of the bombardment at IHartlepool was that oO persons were j killed and 100 Injured. At West Hartlepool 20 persons were killed and many injured. I "Shells passed through the Raptist i church at Hartlepool and other Churches were damaged. The genera] belief In London Is that the German attack will give impetus to recruiting. Today was one of eager waiting after the admiralty bulletin was issued shortly before noon, say? ing: "Our flotillas have at various points been engaged, The situation is de? veloping." Various rumors wero beard. One was thai two German cruisers had been sunk. Many thought the long expected general naval engagement j between the British and German Meets was progressing and thai the shell ling of the coast towns was merely Incidents I. The admiralty's report issued at ? '.?.::u o'clock tonight giving the news thai t ic German ships had eluded pursuit and were returning safely to their home ivatc"H, caused keen disap? point ment. Naval writers express the opinion that siv or eight ships were engaged. ? The Germans have available for such an attack the armored cruisers Wucher, Itoon, I rin/. Adelbert, Prinz Heinrich and Prims Frederich Karl 'and more ihuti 20 cruisers of a smaller SIN ATI! TO < u:\it WAV. Committee to Consider slop I'urcliusc Hill. Washington, I >ee. 14. Legislation authorising the government to pur? chase ships for ocean trade, urged i,\ the president in his annual mes? sage, will he considered tomorrow l<> the Helmte commerce committee with :: view reporting i 1 til as soon iih |m isible ufl < i I he holidu \ h, so t h it do!.ate may begin In the senate inde p. udeiit of iictlou in (he house. The b||| will be practically identical with .i t ill introduce d in the In isc la -'. session by llepreneiitnlive Alexander. Opposition tu (he proposed legis? lation Iuin deN eloped ill th? Kena I i lip it> unions i ho Ii 'publicait minor Ity, ^uuri^G~KOOFlNG~ROOFING $3.00 PER SQUARE ? Fint-eUuM Galvanized Corrugated and V-Crimped Roofing in 6, 7, 8 and JO foot lengths. Sticks 10 cents per square extra. Only required with V-CrimpedRoofing. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, 823 Gervais St.. Columbia, b. C. r-. "Thrifty and Economical" Are the liest type of people on earth?always resourceful, per HGVCffttlgi nrtlvo in mind and body?always stri\ing. always accom? plishing in every line of human endeavor. The creative instinct is strong in all such people^?they are the on?*s who plan and carry te> fruition great enterprisers; build em? pires and e-ities ami make happy pre>spcre>us homes throughout the land. Are you a person e>f thrift and ECONOMY? llave you a BANK ACCOUNT? The Commercial & Savings Bank "Your Banking Account Please ?" WOULD HAVE STORKS CLOSE. Walter I). Epperson Thinks That Places of Business Will Have Little Trade Day After Christinas. lalitor Dally Item: Can't you through the columns <>f your paper, put out a motion for all stores and other places of business to remain closed from Thursday night. 24th, until Monday morning. 28th. The net profit on merchandise, etc.. sold on Saturday L'tith. wouldn't be enough to buy leggings for a humming bird, Let everybody remain closed on the 26th. [f cities will set the ex? ample, towns and villages will close. Yours reaped i nly, Walter I >. Rpperson. BENDINCi Ml \ TO ITtAXCE. rutting Thousand* of Troop* Aslmre At Havre for Service III llie North I la \ re, I lee. f?. i?'orresponden.1 the Associated I'ressL-?Thousands of Itritish troops are arriving her,' dail) ?n IrnnsportM nnd are being moved to the north a^ rapidly a* possible. 'The Rrillsh are making Havre ibeir main base of supplies, iin Hie average l ?? Itritish transports arrive dail> ironi Soutltaiiiidtm I .arge ramp" have been leased mi the h< igbi :i ong the ?<? ine i*.>r |?eriOil* varying from 11 l?> three ? ? srs. Harra? are belli j: built and extensive *uppl> depop have been es? tablished. Y. M. ?t A. Reception. On the night of December 2bth. the Jolly Jyrr.s will give a reception at the Y. M. C. A. to all the young men ami women of Sumter. A merry time is assured every one. The Y. M. C. A. building will be in "holiday" attire, with iis doors wide open. A musical program in charge of members of "Philharmonic Club" will be rendered, and unique refresh? ments served. Every one who feels an interest in the work of the Y. II. C. A. show it by turning out on this occasion. Don't forget the date. Mon? day night, December 28th, 1*14. H. K. Rev. R. s. Truesdale, who arrived in the city on Friday, preached his tirst seii,ion at the Trinity Methodist Church on Sunday. Mr. Truesdale is one of the live w ires of the Methodist Conference and the members of Trin? ity Church are very much peased to h.i\ e him us (heir pastor. I-? Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer, Prompt Attention to Day ot Night Calls; AT J D. Cralg Old Stand. H. Main Phono* ???B39 i nones Night 201