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Two Members of This Company Who Are to Be Here Chau'^tfqua Week Recently Played For the Chicago Advertising Association THE SAVRANOFFS, RUSSIAN PLAYERS. ON Wednesday. Jan 14. Mr. and Mrs. savranoff, two ^members of the SjivrnnonN Company of Russian Player?, who are to appear ?i??re (?linnfinm.u.i w?ek. furnished the music for the Chicago Advertising Association luncheon on the occasion of the appearance of Governor Adolph O Eberhart of Minnesota. They prcseuted four mnslcal numbers, In* eluding l.rsit's Hungarian Rhapsodie, and were greeted with rounds of ap? plause. The Imitation of the chimes on the piano by Mrs. Savranoff was espe? cially spprcciated The Savranoff?, s trio of Russian players, present a program filled with life sod enthusiasm. The program includes piano, violin, cello and vocal solos and ensemble numbers. This company Is composed of the following members: Margaret Savranoff, soprano snd pianist; Leo Savranoff, violinist, and Russell Chlllnskt, cellist Mr. Savranoff Is a graduate of the Imperial Conservatory of Music of St Petersburg snd is tightly described as a wonder on the violin. He delights music lovlns audiences with his fantastic playing. Mrs. Savranoff is nor only a piano soloist and accompanist but also a sweet singer with a mezso soprano voice. She presents characteristic songs of the Russian peaple, jflves one planologue entitled "1 Am Glad I Am In the United States," also one selection with cello obligate and by way of diversion one of the well known popular, airs. Russell Cblllnskl. born In Russia, came to the United States at an early age. Ills natural lore for music soon manifested Itself. He has studied the cello under some of the best teachers in this country in developing bis re ansrkable talent M W H\s|s o|' < (?MI*!,AIN'T. (??TVMny ? hnrgcs Thai lulled Statin ? las KalUil tu IV?.H*T\r spirit of Neutrality lh ? laruilou?. Washington. April 10.?Tin OtfllHII embassy here will nmkv public to? morrow the text of a recent note to the Unlit I states r mnplnlnlnff, tnol nothing had !>?*?? ri accompli, hod Uy the W.islu^iuu giovernuiont toward obtaining foodstuffs for the civilian population ot Germany. Tin- n>.i< alno contends that the continued shipment of arms to the allies is not In accordance with tin spirit nl neu? trallty. even though legal. At the German cmhussy it n,u stated that these questions had been repeatedly pressed Py the German I government in recent diplomatie cor? respondence with the United Mnten State department ottui.i's e/Ottld not dlsrusj the note, hut Ike reply of the American government "as said to be neu ring completion t< dav and proP ably will be deliver' *! marly next week. c?l vn Wil l. FIGHT. i ? tl.iinhtmu i<? < ollc< i ( laIin oi i \ -? 11 cr\ lam. < '.d'init.ia. April 11. The county hoard of commissioners, against which mandamus proceedings have Inen in? stituted in regard to the Item of $1. recommended to !>?? refund to S. H. Owens, former supervisor of Rlchland county, contends in its an? swer to the petition that the payment of t tls amount to J. Fr?ser Lyon, a> attorney for Mr. Owens, is uncon? stitutional. On this contention alone the county attorney, YV. <\ McLaln, has listed nine grounds, two of which uuote the constitution of Ol? United Mates. "The reason that the county board has not paid the claim as listed 11? the 1915 county budget." .said Mr. Mi Lam >estentay. "i> that it eoii I shier- tl. it the matte" Was adjudi? cated several \oars ago by the su? preme court." i The board cimtcnds that the rec? ommendation by the Rlohlnnd county delegation that the amount be paid Mr, Owens is either .m assumption and delegation <>f Judicial powers by ihe b ui '. ui e department anil an at? tempt by the department to nullify a doeMon <>i the supreme court, or that the item ordered to be paid has no Connection with the case of the coun? ty against Owens. In the latter in [staute it further contends that th< u i m ssTsot levies a tax tor the pur? iiess of making donutions to private Individuals Burnb r s share or the one per cent. l aid in by the Various insurance com? panies doing *nu in? in towns having Are departments for the equipment ol the fire department, under an act passed by the legli 'ature two years S#a is JtiJL*. I!?. according to figures lives out by Instfrance Commission* SI F. H. McMaster. This a,Mount eossei from Ihs year ending D*ecem? SSf II, 1914. _^^^-^^w>*w?xwawx^ ALICE NIELSEN Prima Donna Soprano of the Metropolitan and Boston Opera Companies IN RECITAL ON THE LAST NIGHT OP The Redpath Chautauqua Greatest Musical Feature Ever Announced For Any Chautauqua Program This Recital Alone Is Worth All That Is Asked For a Season Ticket . Miss Nielsen Will Arrive Here In Her Private Car, Which Has Been Named the "Alice Neilsen" by the Pultman Palace Car Co. CHAUTAUQUA WEEK HERE APRIL 21-28. TU III SCHOOL I" II. _ Program of Exercises Will Begin With Big Parade of the School Children From in Front of Court House to City School Building. The annual evonl <?t greatest Inter? est to ths school children of the County ll School Day and this day will be observed In Sumter county <m next Saturday. April 17th, when a thous? and or more school children from ev? ery school in the county are expected to ' here for the big parade, which is the initial feature of the day's exer? cises, and the scholastic and atholtic contests which will come off during the day. An excellent program has been arranged by the committee which had charge. The teachers of the city school! will conduct the va? rious contests and a committee will be in charge of the athletic contests. The program of events with the rules governing them and a list of the places and time for holding the con? tests is herewith reproduced for the information of all concerned: SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST. To be held in city school, with ex? ception of Oratorical Contest, which is to be held In Court House. 1. Best Declamation?-Boys and Girls. Selection from any standard author. One prize each. 2. Reading. Selection by com? mittee. Boys and Girls. One prize each for first four grades; one prize for Grammar School and one for High School. '6. Spelling?Boys and Girls. One prize for each ten grades. 4. English Grammar?Boys and Girls. A prize for each Grammar and High School; also a prize for third and fourth grades. In this contest a dictation exercise will he given. Pa? per will be examined for neatness punctuation and spelling. The dicta? tion is only for third and four grades. 5. History?Boys and Girls. Two contests, one in U. S. and other in S. C. History. No pupils will be al? lowed to enter both contests. One prize for each contest. 6. Arithmetic?Boys and Girls. ?>ne prize each for Primary, Gram? mar and High School. 7. Geography?Boys and Girls, me prize each for Primary. Grammar and High School. Beginners' book for Primary, Manual for Grammar, and Physical Geography for High School. 8. Algebra?Boys and Girls. One prize. High School Algebra. 9. Hygiene and Sanitation?Boys and Girls. One prize for each con? test. Hygiene 4th grade; Sanitation Ith grade. 10. Writing ? Boys and Girls. Muscular movement only, taken from Berry System. Three prizes, Pri? mary, Grammar and High School. WOOD WORK. ETC. < Boys and Girls.) 1. Best Handkerchief Box (Raf? fia I ? (hie prize. .2. Best Lunch Basket. One prize. 8, Best Coiled Work Basket. One prize. 4. Best Cotton Basket. One prize. I. Best Shuck Door Mat. One prize. f?. Best Butter Paddle. One prize. 7 Best Small Churn Dasher. One prize. 8. Best Stable Fly Trap. One prize. (Please encourage the makiim of this). A bulletin on how to make No. 8 may be gotten from Washington. D. C. through Congressman Lever. Do Mot use paint on any of this work. BEWJ N(i?G1RLS ONLY. 1. Best 1-2 dosen Button Holes one prise. S. Best Hemstitched Handker? chief. One prize. ?*>. Best French Hemmed Hand? made Dinner Napkin, with embroid? ered Initial. One prize. 4. Beat Hand-made Bs' y's Dress. One prize. 5. Best Plain Apron (ages 8-10). One prize. Hand-made only. C. Host Quilt Square (ages 6-8). One prize. 7. Best Doll's Dress (ages 7-10). One prize. 8. Best Tomato Cap and Apron (ages 10-12). One prize. 9. Best Yard of Crochet I>ace. One prize. 10. Beat Doll Hat (ages 8-12). One prize. It. Eest Yard of Tatting. One prize. 12. Best Darned Hose. One prize, tt. Best Patch (sample). One prize. COOKING. 1. Best Loaf of Bread. One prize. I. Best Ix>af of Bolls. One prlzo. 3. Best Loaf of Pound Cake. One prize. 4. Best Loaf of Plain Cake. One prize. 5. Best I-Ayer Cake, Chocolate Filling. One prize. 6. Best Lemon Pie. One prize. 7. Best Potato Pies. One prize. 8. Best Tea Cakes. One prize. 9. Best Biscuits. One prize. 10. Best Fried Chicken. One prize. II. Best Boiled Ham. One prize. 12. Best Corn Muffin. One prize. 13. Best Roast Chicken. One prize. 14. Best Pound of Butter. One prize. 15. Best Potato Salad. One prize. 16. Best Chocolate Fudge. One prize. ATHLETICS, 3 P. M. Contests as follows: 1. 100 yd. dash for boys, 15 years and over. One prize. 2. loo yd. dash for boys, 12-15. One prize. 3., 100 yd. dash for Girls, 15 years md over. One prize. 4. 100 yd. dash for Girls, 12-15. One prize. 1. Sack race for boys, 6-9. One prize. 2. Sack race for girls, 6-9. One prize. 1. Three-leg race for boys, 12 yrs. and over. One prize. Jj., Three-leg race for girls, 12 yrs. and over. One prize. Standing broad jump, for boys over 12. One prize. Running broad jump for boys over 12. One prize. Standing hish jump for boys ovor 12. One prize. Running high jump for boys over 1 2. One prize. Hammer throw for boys over 15. one hand only. One prize. No one having won first prize in Oratorical Contest in any previous year can compete In contest this year. Each School Day should be the means of doing good, morally, men? tally and physically. Will not each teacher so impress this upon her pupils? What is a prize worth if honor is sacrificed? The three schools winning the flags last year will lead the parade, and will be, first, Bethel; second, Dalzcll; third, Winn. The t achers are asked to have preliminary contests in their schools, as only one pupil from a school can enter each contest. This applies only In scholarship contest and in athletics. Every teacher in every school is ex? pected to do her part in en? couraging the pupils to enter the I School Day contests, and to enter only in a spirit of honest rivalry* backed by thorough preparation. It is desired that tho School Day show the result ?if this thorough prepaiation, rather than to* be the cause of a hasty prep? aration, from which little good can come. Parade Hi o'clock. Forms on Main Street in front of Court House. Schedule of contests In Washington and Hampton buildings, 10.30 to 11? Geography. ti to II.30?Hygiene and Sanlta t ion. 11.30 to 12?Writing and Algebra. I 2 to l 2.30 Spelling. 1 l*.:;h to I- 'Heading. 1.30 to 2 Arithmetic. u to 2.30 - English (I ram mar, Declamation Contest*. II in 12?- I'rlmil ry ?Hampton school building. 12 tu 2 -Grammar School und HP-;,> ., a,ml I 'alhoun School building. 2 to J?spelling Match?*Calhoun school building. 12 o'clock?Address at Front of Court House?Mr. lien Vardainan. 3 o'clock?Athletics?To finish. Exhibits?All exhibits will be at the Court House. The awarding <>f prizes will take place in Court House. Kr?h teacher is asked to march his or her contest? ants in Court Room, where they will be seated at the front, other pupils will occupy the remaining seats. The public is asked to give way to the children for this last event. Strict order will be maintained. The public is cordially invited to witness all these events. PHYSICIANS CATCH TYPHUS. Sent by American Hod Cross All but Four Have Contracted Disease. New York, April 11.??Of the con? tingent of six physicians and 12 nurses sent to Servia by the Amer? ican lied Cross since the European war began, all but four have con? tracted typhus, the disease which they are combating, according to Dr. If. %P. Lane of New Orleans, a Red Cross physician, who arrived here to? day on the steamship Finland. "It Is impossibel to picture the con? dition of Servia," said Dr. Lane. "We found the country In the grip of an epidemic of recurrent fever with a high percentage of fatality. Follow? ing the recurrent fever came typhus, brought into Servia evidently by Aus? trian prisoners. "Deaths were so numerous that it was hard to find means to dispose of the bodies, cremating being the only solution. In one day during the sec? ond week in February 4 50 deaths were reported from typhus in the city of Nish alone. "It will require strenuous efforts to meet the contingency. Surgeons are not needed as badly as are train od nurses. Sterilizing apparatus and disinfectants are imperative." NO JUSTICE FOR NEGROES. Unusual Plea Made In Pennsylvania for Alleged Murderer. Washington, April 10.?Release on habeas corpus of Frederick Brown, a negro, held in Philadelphia for ex? tradition to South Carolina to answer to a murder charge, was sought in the supreme court today on the ground that a constitutional guarantee of a fair trial is a dead letter in South Car? olina in so far as negroes are con? cerned. "Public sentiment is such in the State of South Carolina that negroes may be lynched in the most horrible manner and their bodies distributed as souvenirs," the brief filed with the court declares. "These atrocities go unpunished for the reason that no jury could be found to convict those guilty of the offense. It is the un? written law that if a negro is so un? fortunate as to kill a white man he may be killed or lynched as an out? law by any one who has the time to indulge in the diversion." Brown was denied a writ in the j Pennsylvania courts. HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON. Mi's. Ragsdalo Entertains for Mrs. Bryan. Washington, April 10.?The Wash .ngton Post yesterday carried the fol? lowing society Item which will be read with interest in South Carolina: "Mrs. J. Wlllard Ragsdale was hostess yesterday at a beautiful luncheon at her home in Connecticut avenue in compliment to Mrs. Wil? liam Jennings Bryan. Pink roses and pink sweet peas formed the floral oecoration of the luncheon table. Pink azaleas and pink carnations dec? orated the rose drawing room in which the guests were received, and yellow tulips and jonquils gave a touch of spring to the yellow drawing room. Clarendon County Notes. Manning Times. Mr. J. T. Stukes of Manning, has in his possession a newspaper which is 100 years old. It was published in Georgetown. S. C, July 1815, and was name*1. Ge stOWn Gazette and Mer? cantile Advertiser. The paper is ad? dressed to "Joseph Stukes* the grand lather of the present J. T. Stukes, and the great grandfather of the Times editor's wife. There are a number of documents chronicled in the sheet re? lating to the French revolution, and the papers of Napolean. It would bo a good thing to preserve this newspa? per in a glass case In the Manning library. Died yesterday morning at her home about five miles west of Man? ning. Mrs. Elizabeth Rldglll, wile of Mr. .1. Henry Rldglll, aged 54 years. The funcial took place ibis afternoon ii Home KrancM church. The traveling men are greatly pleas? ed with the renewal of the system ?vhlch permits the railroads putting into operation the interchangeable mileage book. There will be no more uvllera from the Km ulna oL Cue grip. GERMANS FILE PROTEST. Opposed to United sttaes Factories* Selling Arms to Allies Exclusively. Washington, April 11.?Count von Bernstorff the Gorman ambassador, made public loni?ht the text of the note he recently presented to the stale department declaring that "if the American people desire to observe true neutrality they will find means to atop the exclusive exportation of arms to one side, or at least to use this export trade as i means to up? hold the legitimate trade with Ger? many, especially the trade in food? stuffs." The memorandum was prepared at the German embassy, and while it does not call for a reply, the state department already has drafted one which will be delivered probably within the next few days. The ambaataador, in his complaint, informs the United States that con? trary to the real spirit of neutrality an enormous new industry of war material of every kind is being built up in this country and that this is supplying only Germany's enemies, a fact which is in no way modified by the purely theoretical willingness to furnish Germany as well, if it were possible." CLOSE OF REVIVAL. MeLcndon's Assistant, Mr. Allan, Goes to Be Married. Dorchester Eagle, April 9th. On account of the rain Friday and Saturday, the revival meeting did not close Sunday night. Three sermons were preached Monday, the last ser? vices being held Monday night. For three weeks the people of St.* George and community enjoyed a feast of services. Rev. B. F. McLen dop. Evangelist, is a wonder when it comes to conducting a revival. The people rallied to the support of the meeting and helped make the revival the sweeping success that it was. Approximately 1600 people were converted or reclaimed during the meeting, and 140 new members were added to the churches. The amount raised in the collections for the sup? port of the meeting was in round numbers $1,200. From here they go to McCall station near Pennettsv'dle, where a three week's meeting will be started next Sunday. From McCall they go to St. Matthews. Rev. McLendon haa promised to preach in St. George on the first Friday night in May. He will stop over here on his way to St. Matthews. He may come here for camp meeting also. Mr. Allan, who has charge of the singing, left Monday morning fot South Georgia, where he was sche? duled to be married at 12 o'clock j noon on Tuesday. DISCUSS PEACE AT HAGUE. ; Conference Includes Delegates From Belligerents. The Hague, via London. April 11.? j For three days there has been a pri? vate discussion of peace here by a conference, consisting of about thirty delegates from the United States, Holland, Germany, Austria-Hungary. Sweden, Norway, England, Belgium and Switzerland. The conference came to an end today with the draft? ing of a programme for action In the various countries. A short record of the conferences work was issued as follows: "The object of the meeting was not to suggest steps to bring the war to an end, but to consider by what prin? ciples the future peace of the world would best be guaranteed. After a full discussion, a minimum program? me was unanimously adopted. "The action to be initiated in the different countries ultimately will be supplemented by an international pro? paganda. A central committee for a durable peace has been created as a link between the national organiza? tions. The committee of the Dutch anti-war council supplemented by members from other countries will serve as the executive." Mrs. Fanny F. Andrews, of Boston, I was the American delegate. -.!m*mmmmmrmmimmm*Bmzmmm**?~* Our Foreign Advertising is io Charge of Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. 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