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BlUTt?! MAKE RAID ON |fl I.STi AKY. <*rtey Ship* ?ml Acroiaane* Failed to Fffcvt Injury to Inendes, Wim? They Wer? Tlicmsehes Dum ?ee _ Berlin. Dec. If (vU Wireless to Bnyville).?The Oerman armlralty made the following announcement to? day. "On December 25 eight British ships) made a dash Into a Oerman bay. Hydroaeroplanes conveyed by them ? mde an advance against the mouths of Oerman rivers and dropged bombs on ship? lying at anchor and a gas tank near Cuxhaven, without hitting them or doing damage. "The dydroaeroplanes were fired at and withdrew in a westerly direc? tion. Oerman airships and aeroplanes reeonncltered against tin British forces i nd succeeded In hitting with bombs t wo British destroyers and one other veasel of the convoy. On the latter fire broke out. "Fog prevented a continuation of the fighting." The Oerman admiralty announce? ment of an attempt by British war? ships against the Oerman coast is the first intimation of what may be a re? ply to the recent Oerman raid against the English ports of Scarborough, Whltby and the Hartlepcols. The British have made no mention of this operation. From the reference to Cuxhaven In the 'Jorman announcement It would seem that the Oerman rivers Indicated are the Elbe and Weser. Cuxhaven Is a fortified Oerman seaport 58 miles west-northwest of Hamturg. It Is at the mouth of the estuary of the Elbe. The approximate distance across the North sea from the English coaxt to Cuxhaven Is SSO ml.es. KlItB IN TOWN OF OILANTA. flaasee Threatened Destruction of Entire Business Block. Olanta, Dec. 2 7?tHanta suffered a severe lorn from fire Christmaa morn . Ing. Had the wind been blowing from S different quarter the whole of Mala street would have been burn? ed. As It was, the fire was confined ?#* ftv . fr< t ? i . Id ng on i ? > i st floor .1 store, and bp the 1 i ? ? i < on the 01 ??? . frame building next to this, occupied by H. W. Tomllnson aa a morcantli'j estab- < lishment. Both of these stores car- i rted large stocks, and though partial? ly covered by Insurance, the loss Is heavy. The glasses In the store across the street from the burning buildings were all broken by the heat. At one time It was feared the whole business part of the town would be wiped out, and some dynamite stored in a n< iirby building was anxiously watched. The wind, however, was favorable, and the anxiety soon was relieved. COTTON LOAN BOt'OHT. New York. Dec. 26.?The first loan application to the SI35.000.0O0 cotton fund was received today f om Ala? bama. Because not all of the $100, 000.000 of class A subscriptions have yet been received, the local committee of bankers in charge of the fund will not act on the application until next we- *. BabsCYtpttona to class A certificates *er l i?c?i\(d today from Baltimore and Knn a? (Ty. Tb'-y totaled about |4.f.I ?.0 ?0, an 1 i>r< is it the grand total to 4M e up to approximately IBS,00' .?< Tbl committee has ad? vised t'.at qgtinsd subscriptions for $2.500 m io are In ItinjH from Han Franct < ? ''in . invtH and Richmond. Befoi t f i d < in i>e completed Lou l' ad I" slMirgh must be heard fi KsV SlXTlfcN CARS LO? T IN ITRF.. Darlington. Dec. 21.?Fire this af? ternoon in Jackson's garage on D u - gan street caused the destruction of It automobile? and damaged the building. By prompt and efficient work the fire was soon extinguished by the department. The main dam? age Is confined to the building and the machines stored in It. Mr. Jsck^on. the proprietor of the garage, was trying to start his car and the gasoline from his carburetor hak ?d on the |ntt\ When his car started this gasoline was Ignited and the whole building burst Into Harnes. Tho building was fully insured, but none of the 1 * < ar* wbh h were de? stroyed had any Insurant whatso? ever. This Is the third Ore in this DU|1d? Ing within the pant ::o days. The street fores ore employ d t?i dav In cleaning off the |c;i:h and oih er refuse matter which lonfl aeeumu lated In the streets rec nth. Th? \ also have JsnenJ cinders at a number of crossings, verv much kmprOVtal them for pedestriuns. HILL IS PERMITTED TO LEAVE NACO. Fighting at Agua Prictu or Nognlcs Will Not Endanger American Lines. Washington, Dec. 27.?Secretary Hryan received word unotllcially to nlght that all Mexican factions had agreed to the plan proposed by Gea. Scott, United Sttaes chief of staff, to prevent further firing into American territory along the border. Enrique C. Llorente, Washington agent of the Gutierrez government, of which Gen. Maytorena is a sup? porter, advises that the latter has ac? cepted Qen. Scott's plan. It provides that Oen. Hill of the Carrunza forces abandon Naco and be permitted to go unmolested to Agua l'rleta, already held by a portion of his troops. Oan. Maytorena, who has withdrawn his forces southward, would agree not to occupy Naco, which would become neutral. As Maytorena already holds No gales, a port of entry, he is said to believe the arrangement was neither to his advantage or detriment. From Hill's viewpoint, the contined pos? session of Naco was said to be of lit? tle value because the Maytorena forces besieging it prevented further transportation of supplies southward. Fighting at Agua Prieta or at No gales would not he close enough to the American towns f.o produce the same situation as had existed for sev? eral months at Naco, where stray bul? lets constantly fell on American soil. The state department had no ad? vices today from Mexico City, but Mr. Llorente said Villa rad wired him that harmony prevailed between Gu tlerrea and all his chiefs. Llorente thou ,ht the statement Issued by Gu terriez's secretary last night charging Villa with disobedience was due to a misunderstanding. Villa agents here announced tonight the "green book." the latest diplomat? ic paper dealing with the Mexican revolution, would be hisued this week. It was said Villa woul 1 explain in the publication why he is opposing Car ranza and would make public certain hitherto secret documents designed to prove that had Carranza been made president he would have repudiated his pledges and ruled the country as a dicta.or. CTTY OFFICIALS ARRESTED. Mayor Among Oothorn Charged With Conspiracy at Terra Haute. Indianapolis, Dec. 26.?Nearly ev? ery member of the city administration of Terre Haute Is In the hands of United States authorities as a result of wholesale arrests last night, today and tonight on indictments charging a conspiracy to corrupt the election of November 3, last. Early tonight 9."? persons. Including Mayor Don M. Rob? erts, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1916; Dennis Shea, Sheriff of Vlgo county; Judge Eli H. Recman, City Judge Thomas S. Smith and other leading Terra Haute politicians had been taken into custody. Unable to furnish bond of $10,000 demanded by United States Marshall Mark Storen, Mayor Huberts tonight was included in a party of 22 pris? oners.who had failed to provide bund and was being brought here to be Jailed. The others had been released on bonds ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 each. Sheriff Shea and Judge Redman were freed on bonds of $10, 000 each. About the only important official of Terre Haute not arrested is Ed? ward Holler, chief of police, who is j now HcrvlnK- a sentence in tho Vino county Jail for contempt of court, Frank C. Daley, United States district attorney for Indiana, who conducted the Investigations which resulted in the grand Jury indictment, said to? day that Holler was among those in? dicted, but that he probably wotdd not be arrested until he had com? pleted his sentence. stt ps tak?n by Marshall Storen in Terre Haute tonight indicate that other arrests are to ho made. It ll ?aid more than 12."> persons were Inamed in the indictments. Mayor Roberts is (barged in the indictment with many overt acts. He is accused of lovytng aaanaunents 1 against proprietors of saloons, danc< halls, gambling hnani and resorts, to be used for the registration ol voters; of hiring mag to telephone iv naatofg from one preclncl to another; of conspiring to place only men his money could Influence on certain election hoards; of ordering the ai rest of certain men to prevent their voting 'iml of directing the making of false r^ui. nation cards. Similar overt charge* are named ngainst all of those arrested and sotw also are charged With strong-arm lac tics to Intimidate ihe electorate, it ,,u0 is thai ed that Ihe postal law were violated, In that the ulleged con? spiracy was furthered by the mall Federal nuthorltles contend that m nnd a congressman *? r? votfd f??i the federal government has Juriedlc ? lion. United 'tat?'S senatoi MAKING BREAKFAST BACO* Points on Killing, Sailing and Sn lug to Get Best Result*?Brine Itf Then Dry Mtlng, The Progressive Farmer. Tu make breakfast, bacon must assume that the hog lias bred right, fed right , slaugh. . right and the strips of bacon trim? med properly. When these conditions jaro met tho following directions will insure an excellent quality of coun? try-cured bacon: As soon as the hair is thoroughly removed the bodies should be hung up, washed with clean, cold water, and the internal organs removed. This should be done before gases de? velop in the intestinal tract. After I the hogs are dressed the carcasses should be opened as wide as possible in front, washed again with clean cold water and hung in the coolest I possible place until the following i morning. It is not meant by this, I however, that the meat should be al? lowed to become frozen. Many good 'farmers cut the bodies into rough I pieces very soon after the hog is dressod; if the day has been warm and tho probability is that the nights will also be warm, it Is usually wise jto do this, especially with large hogs. The writer has found it to be a good practice to cut up the carcass very [early the morning following the day ion which the hogs were killed and immerse the pieces in tho brine be? fore the warm part of the day. If the day following bids fair to be warm it becomes almost necessary to put the meat away early the first I morning, if the weather, however, is unusually cold the day following the killing it is probably wise to rub the pieces of meat with salt and lot them stand over one day before plac? ing them in the brine or salt. Immerse in Brine. The process of common dry salting is well understood. Many farmers have never used any other method. Very excellent meat can be made by this method, but as a rule tho meat becomes too dry, hard, and salty. ^ Uetter meat can be made by other methods?, and the danger of loss is re? duced probably 50 per cent. Proba? bly the best results?or at least the best results ever secured by the writ? er?arc secured when the meat is im? mersed in the following brir - sohv tlon: To each 100 pounds of meo 13 pounds of cimmoti salt, I pounds of brown sugar, 'i ounces of saltpetre, ti gallons of water, As the brine must be perfectly cool when the meat is Immersed, it should he made the day before using. Or? dinary syrup may be used in place of the sugar. The above articles should all be placed in a kettle and boiled gently for about one hour. Any kind of a clean vessel, as an earthen jar or wooden barrel, may bo used for holding the brine and meat; clean syrup barrels are usually very easily obtained. Extreme care, howeve \ should be exercised to obtain new and thoroughly clean barrels; old and tainted barrels should never le used. After the pieces of meat are neatly trimmed into the proper shape and size they should be laid in the barrel nith the meat side up, a heavy weight placed upon them and the brine poured into a depth not less than two inches above the top piece of meat. The brine should be examined everv few days, as it sometimes becomes "ropy" especially during a long per? iod of hot weather. It the brine shows signs of becoming "ropy" or tainted the trouble can usually be checked by removing the meat, drop? ping In a small amount of common soda, and stirring well. If this treatment does >iot Immediately cor? rect the trouble, the meat should be taken out. each piece thoroughly washed, end put down again in new brine and barrels. The bacon Strip? should remain in the brine -i to :i<; days. After the meat has been iu .he ibrine ? sufficient length of time it should be taken out, hung in the smokehouse, allowed to drip two or three days, and the smoke applied, if the meal is to be smoked properly and kept pure and ?? l a good, hut rot necessarily an axpenslve, smoke house must be erected. A cement Moor is almost an absolute neces? sity, a^ such a floor ?an be easily and completely (leaned, while it does noi furnish places for the "skippers' 'ti live during their rest Ing periods, 11 the meat Is lo be smoked corrcctl> and evenly, the house musl be bulll high enough :i? the meat, after it i hung, is 7 or s feet above the floor When the ine.it i1^ hllllg loW the 111 < underneath mans limes heals it lo much and the lirst steps toward spoiling are- Ihtis he^un. Kurlhei more, win n tin meat is hung clot tri tin- fire the smoke discolors am gives it n \ei> unattractive appeal uuee. While II i inn absolutely nei essary, it r far better to have the id entirely outside the smokehouse an the smoke conducted bj menus < pipes, When plan Is folio we the meat |s never overheated by in I flaring up of the flre, and the from accidental lire is almost ted. The house should be In a shady but dry place and Indowi should be protected solid wooden shutters and i so as to exclude both the ind the Hies. Y farmers smoke meat at ir r intervals for 20 to 10 days, hut there is probably nothing gained by prolonging the period, especially if the smokehouse is well made and the :;moke is applied continuously for a short period. If the smokehouse will tot hold the smoke, then it is neces? sary to prolong the smoking period, j When the house is tight and the fire s kept burning continuously there seems to be no reason why the meat should be smoked more than three or four days. Corn corbs, hickory chips, ind various other woods are used for j producing the smoke; no special or ?secret virtue accompanies the smoke made by any one particular kind of wood. Wrap Each Piece of Meat. As soon as the meat has been sufli ciently smoked the ventilators and windows should be opened and the warm air permitted to escape. The majority of farmers permit the cured meat to hang in the smokehouse, un? protected from flies and other in? sects, during the spring and summer months. This is an unwise thing to do, unless the house has a cement floor, is dark, and all openings are thoroughly protected by wire screen? ing. Meat which hangs unprotected |in the average smokehouse is almost sure *s become infested with "skiu i pers." The individual pieces of meat should be lirst wrapped closely with .old newspapers or wrapping paper. They should then be placed In strong sacks (flour sacks will do) and each bag tightly tied at the top. The sacks should then be hung exactly where they aro to stay until taken down to be eaten or sold, and painted on the outside with a solution so as to ex? clude all flies and "skippers." A thick paste of ordinary lime, glue, and wa? ter v/ill answer the purpose very well A better paste, but one somewhat tedious to make, may be made of the following mi erials: For 100 pc.nds of bacon: 3.0 pounds of barytes (barium sul? phate.) twiiinili of ebjp mc yeilow " ? hi onia to. I i i?A poundi ? i ho . ? Plil ur-gallon bu ~..c half ' ' * and mix in flou^i Dissolve the lead cromaU j a quart of water in a separate vei and add this solution and the glue the flour water. Bring this to a b and while boiling add the barium st. phate slowly, stirring constantly. Tfc solution should be applied on tli outside of the sack with an ordin?r) paint brush. Dan T. Gray, West Kaleigh, N. C. MONSTERS TO FOLLOW OREGON. Twenty-one Rig Rattleships With At? tendant Supply Train to Ply Pan ama Waters. Washington, Dee. 20.?Twenty-one modern battleships flying the Stars and Stripes and accompanied by their requisite colliers and repair and sup? ply ships will follow the Oregon, the "Old Hull Dog of the Navy," through the Panama canal when the Atlantic fleet goes to participate in the opening ceremonies of the ranama-Paciflc ex? position. Rear Admiral Fletcher, command? ing the fleet, conferred with Secretary j Daniels today regarding the naval pa? rade. They discussed the advisability j of taking in addition a flotilla of de 'stroyers on the trip, but reached no decision. The licet will leave New York about 'January 16 for winter manoeuvres at jouanatanamo, Cuba, ships in south? ern waters will join the fleet there. The vessels that go to the Pacific win I return to Hampton Roads about the last of February. -?-" GIRL SUCCUMBS TO WOUND. Shot in the Forehead tin James Is? land Christmas Bay. Charleston, Dec. 27.?Mary Wlgfall. ;i girl elghl years obi. who was brought lo the lb.per Hospital on [Christmas night, died at the institu? tion yesterday morning about 7.::" o'clock, as a result of a wound in her forehead. She was shot on James Is? land on Christmas Day. No particulars of the shooting were Known to Coroner Maneneld yes? terday, except that the child had been shot bj a white boy "ii Mr. W. (1. Hinsons plac.\ James Island, on i Friday. She was brought t<> Char loston and taken t" Ihe Roper Hos , \\ni where she died yesterday morn? ing. t?Hy Council should see that some change is made in horses at the lire depart m< nt, an It ?': :? menace to i , have a balking horse to ! o wagons. The flromen i ,, good ic m e lighting n it h FARMERS' UNION TO MEET. state Body to Gather in Columbia January if). Columbia, Dec. 26.?In accordance vNith the Instruction! of t lie State Farmers' Union at the meeting in An? derson last July the state Farmers' Union is culled to meet in Columbia Tuesday, January 19, 1915, at :i P. M., to consider matter of Importance to the farming interests of the State and Vitally affecting the welfare and prosperity of the country. The State officers desire to have a Jfull and representative meeting of Farmers' Union members. Every del? egate and member is urged to attend who can possibly du PO, and to be prepared to stay two days or more, it necessary to dispose properly of the matters that need consideration. E. VV. Dabbs, President Attest: J. Whltner Reid Secretary. A Xew Responsibility. I Ohio State Journal. A peculiar case has arisen in the I Xew York courts where the owner of a building, which was injured by lire, was sued by the fire department for the cost of extinguishing the lire. It seems that the Board of Fire Protec? tion had ordered the owner of the building to install automatic sprink? lers. The owner refused to do SO, hence the fire, hence the suit. It was the first case of the sort ever In the courts where the owner of s building was made responsible for the fire. The decision of the court was against the owner and he was order led to pay the fire department $1,600, I the estimated cost of extinguishing the lire. In this case there was the violation of a specific order, and it was because of that that Judgment was given against the owner. But the principle would have universal application. Wherever there is a law enjplning care upon the owner of the property, and that care is not given, the cost of putting out a fire, if there is one, rests upon him. The principle Involved In this de? cision demands the consideration of public authority. With the Holiday Eve Club dance on Thursday night, the Belgian Ba Saar-Ball on Wednesday night and the r Club reception on Friday he people of Sumter are prom week of much social activity. WILSON PLANS TO STEAK. At Several Points on Way Back From "Frisco. Washington, Dec. 27.?President Wilson, it became known today, plans to make several addresses on his re til 11 trip from the San Francisco ex? position next spring and his friends expect him to reply to attacks on his Mexican and other administration pol? icies. It will he Mr. Wilson's first trip across the continent since becom? ing president. I SCMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 7 1-4. Strict Middling 7 1-S. Middling 7. \ j Strict Low Middling C 1-2. Low Middling 6. Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. vi Special to The Daily Item. New York. Dec. 28.?Cotton steady, two to four higher. December, 7.35; March 7.61?; May. 7.89. Liverpool cl osed. SUMTER MAN'S LUCKY FIND. 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" Back is Lame?Rememr e." 3S Aimber, Lime, ( ent, BUILDING MATERIAL GEN AND FEED OF ALL KII >th-Shuler Lumber &i Co. xe&sors to Boodt-Harny Live Stock. Co. and Cen o. 0 lorsorv'a Old Sta,r\d O House 444 4i cc , 5<? on Stron We ai ually t count. C. G Row ^???444444444 DECEMBER 7, 1914 ational B ith Caro OURCES $800,OC d quarterly in our rtificatcs of Dep ? vative, progres? our old friends ew ones. V> s. ( ????????4 A A A, A, A. A A ii TTTTTT1T ? O* Dept. contin your ac 4 ren, Cashier ? < ?????????????? 4 ? $43 1.1 ???4+>4 Via Thenct (Rates Cover to Tickets on sale Januar uary 25th 1915. Child? tailed information write MR. F. M. JOLL Wilmingti VANA t ? TURN l?iflpi, : na Steamer) return Jan For any de ? : Agent, VIA Tl Atlantic Cc Line | The Standard Railroa south'' O. V. PLAYER, Agent, Sumter, S. C.