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HILSOH NOTE SEHT 10 BERLIN1 wmi hr van out. wuolk uab 11 f/t HTXNDH with prf.Nl HkSNT ON (.i iiman mf-S New < ommuiilcatlon Again Dcmunds of <.f*rn?nn\ TtiMi International U?We of War bo Id ho nil to?Ask* Reparation for Damage Hone lo A mm ilran Slipping ? Time of Note Fxee?diy. Washington. June ?.?The United Stetes today sent to Germany a note reiterating Its demand for repara? tion for the loss of American liven In ho sinking of the Lusitania and setting forth clearly the earnest desire of the American government that Ger? many signify her early adherence to the principles of International law? that neutrals be permitted to travel on unarmed ships without being subject to dangers Df submarine warfare. Touched In much mors friendly terms than It was believed would Ke used when the unsatisfactory an? swer to the American note of May It arrived from Germany, the com? munication was cabled to Ambassador Gerard for presentation to the Ger? man foreign office. It will be given out tomorrow night for publication In the morning papers of Friday. As the all-important document on which President Wilson and his ad? visers have worked for ten days went forward, it had behind It the united support of the cabinet* The one man who had opposed ?ts terms because hs believes it might praclptate war?William Jsnnlngs Bryan?had resigned the portfolio of secretary of state at ths momsnt the note was dispatched. A statement Is? sued be Mr. Hryan revealed that Pres? ident Wilson had rejected his sug? gestions for an Investigation by a commission for a year's time of the legal phases of tho dispute with Ger? many during which Americans should, according to Mr. Hryan's Mews, be weraed against taking passage on any belligerent ships or on American ves? sels carrying ammunition. President Wilson made no comment on the statement, but the text of the note, it was stated, would outline fully the position of the president and the cabinet The president stands unalterably, it wae stated, on the principle that the Uaited States at this stage in its hts ? ? . '*1W jf ! _ lory cannot afford to surrender any of its rights, that th?* American peo? ple hadWougbt in UiZ for their rights on the high seas, and could not sac? rifice trn.se rights with the nation's rise and growth to a position of com? mand as a world power. High officials generally held the view that Mr. Bryan's plan would constitute a virtual surrender of American rights guaranteed not only by internatlone' law but by specific treaties between the United Statesand Oermany. Mr. Bryan's suggestion that Americans do not take passage on American ships carrying ammunition was In direct conflict, it was pointed out. with the treaty of 1828 between Prussia and the United States, where? in efthef party In time of war is given the right of free access to belliger? ent ports for commerce In arms and ammunition and other contraband. Moreover, the right of an American cltlsen to sail on sn unsrmed and un? resisting merchant ship of any na? tionality In time of war la held by the president and his advisers to be an Inalienable privilege, founded on the International law? of centuries. The president s view is understood to be that a new weapon of offense In warfare can ho Introduced only If It Is made to conform with tho gen? erally rata*dished rules of interna? tional law existing. The conditions of war may change, he has said, but not the rules) of war. unless there is a general agreement among the na? tions which Contribute to the making of International law. Mr. Wilson it became known. Is not opposed to the Idea of an Inveattga II ii In liepute between Germany and l idled States. bur feel* that before such a step can be taken some guar? antee must be given that in tho interim, of discussion the lives of American ottHaiiS will not bo Jeop srdlsed and that tho Uggsgg States will not be required to yield any of Its rights while the discussing is un? der way. It Is ths repetition of mack* on American vessels or lives which the president believes must be prevented by an assertion of tho rights or the United States and the attainment of Germany's acquiescence ir that point of view In necessnrv before diplomatic negotiation on the sublect can con? tinue. The note cabled to Germany, it was authoritatively stated, leaves room In many reepects for a friendly reply, but contains firm Insltenco on the prin? ciples exprossed In the American net SI of February 1? and May 13. The president has requested that detailed forecasts wf the note gg not printed In advance of the publication gl the otflekU M?*t. I believe von sre worng and that I ran convince you of It." Mr. Bryan BIG WHEAT CROP EXPEGIED. I 1 DFHAli CHOI* IIOMiD FOHi: FOHKCASTS HIM JON Itl SlllOL IIAHVI'.ST. Very i.n^c Atrouge II?? Hoon IMmiteU iiml With l-'imirtthle Won! her a Hoc ord Itrvuklng Crop I* Kxpectcd? 41,000,000 Acre? <ilvcn to Crop, Washington, June 8.?A billion ushel wheat crop, the greatest ever grown in the world's history, is indicated fur the coming harvest in today's forecast by the federal crop reporting board on the growing win? ter and spring wheat crops. Should that enormous quantity be harvested the United States would have upwards of 386,000,000 bushels | of wheat during the coming year to supply the demand of the warring Kuropean nations which are expected to increase rather than diminish. Do? mestic consumption this year probably will reach 635,000,000 bushels for food purposes and about 80,000,000 for seeding. iiasing Its* forecast on the condi? tion of the growing crops on June 1, the crop reporting board estimated the final production of winter and spring wheat combined would be ?50,000,000 bushels. The actual pro? duction, however, will be greater or less than the figures stated in propor? tion as conditions from June 1 to har- > vest time are better or worse than j usual. A billion, bushel harvest, with good growing conditions, is not Im? probable In view of the fact that in the record crop year of 1912 the pros? pects increased 87,000,000 bushels from June 1 to harvest. iniluenced by the prospective hea\y European demands for grain, Amer? ican farmers last fall sowed the larg? est area ever planted In this country to winter wheat, 41,184,169 acres and this spring 19,248,000 acres were sown to spring wheat, exceeding last year s area by almost 2,000,000 ucres Winter and spring wheat areas com? bined show an Increase of 11 per cent, over last year's acreage. The wheat sown last fall came through the winter In splendid condition, but deteriorated during May. Spring wheat was somewhat hindered by cool and wet weather but on Juno 1 showed a condition 1 per cent, bet? ter than the average for the last 10 years. \ ANM.nr.lI/r> HODY FOUND. Ses ttlve.H op \n?.th-if tin* Lu^lUinia Queentown, June 10.--The body vi Alfred Vandcrbllt who was one of the Lusitania victims, was found today at Point Doolln, on the county Clare coast, where It was washed aBhore. It was identified by a gold watch and papers found on It. The place It was found Is nearly two hundred miles from the location of the disaster. An 1 old woman who was gathering sea weed found the body. She will re? ceive the $5,000 reward offered to the Under. With the entrance of Hon. John R. Dingle, of Summerton. into the sena? torial race, gives the pi >ple three good men to choose from. Messrs. Du Kant and Wldeman are lawyer* of merit, and Dingle a farmer and legislator of experience. Wo believe cither of thorn would represent the county with distinction, and give to their constitu? ents nothing that they would feel ashamed ??f.?Manning Times. The Trl-Stato Water nnd Light As? sociation of the Carolinas and Geor? gia will be held at AsheWllo, N. C, Juno 16th to 19th. at "The Langren." Information regarding inter-state freight rates on grain fn?m South i Carolina points to other states and*In tra-state rates on grain can be had from the < * ha m her of OoWlOffOt, by j phone request. No printed or type? written copies DM be furnished. -,-?- ' is quoted as hax ing said with a smile I in his farewell Interview with the president Ualay. He told Mr. Wilson he believed be could bo of jOrVlOt 111 the coluntry l?y seeming an expression of the peaceful desires of the nation i ii11 hrl|> t" pre\ mt war. I .a t ?? r. when Mr. Aryan's statement i EpBtnrtdj eminent in high olllcial quarters still was friendly toward Mi. Ilryan personally, but sharp issue was taken with Ins Interi rotation of what I hi noli l?? Ucrinany actually con? tained. It was detlated by .some olli otaui famlllni with tin- content! of the document that it would not in ccs OOlltlnffnnCy could arise only If there w.is i repetition of attack! onAmerl? entl liven and vessels. It w as indicate.I that failure t<> occurs reparation for the Luattanta tragedy might mean ?evenMCl el diploma |C relations but that hostilities wottM he precipitated lent) by atari!as acts on the part of ?lermativ. Preetdenl Wlleon tonight look a long automobile rMa witii member* Lot his family, lie returned te the Wtilla Heuas after ii e'elneh, much refreshed by the outing. \ Ictlana, Three Men In Rum A BEAUTIFUL SPRING PAGEANT CIVIC LEAGUE FESTIVAL PASSED OFF IN SPLENDID MANNER. laufe Audience Highly Delighted mii Pfenning spectacle Prceented In the; Tabernm ic tor Benefit of Children'! Play Grounds. There Wai a large audience gnther ed in the tabernacle on Wednesday af- ! ternoon to attend the beautiful spec? tacle presented by the ladles of the Civic League for the benefit of the Children*! Play Qrounda There were i more than 50'Children taking part inj the pageant and every one of them ? did her part in a manner higly credit alhe to herself and to those who had charge of training the bi? and little girls in the execution of the parts of , the spring pageant. There was not a ! single hitch or hesitation and the au- j dience was highly delighted with the I performance, as was well evidenced | by its applause. The performance was slightly late in commencing, but once it was on it went through with clock-like precis? ion. There was so much of it and so many actors that it is a hard matter to give any idea of the play and the parts that each one took, but the lead- I in? characters will bo named and an effort will be made to tell something j of what the play was about. The play was well called a Spring i Pageant, for everything about it sug? gested spring and Ihe beauty and joy- 1 ousness of that pel tod in the year,' when the flowers are blooming and ? the birds and insects are most happy 1 and everybody has a different feeling from other times in tho year. The j fairies were there to wake the flowers for spring had come. The butterflies t were there to parade their beautiful ' wings In the. warm ' spring breezes. The flowers came out to show their youth and beauty and everybody and all nature was happy. The scene is ? beautiful morning in May, out on ? i the meadow, where the queen of spring comes forth and is crowned by her loyal and loving subjects. Miss Dorothy Phelps was a beau? tiful and graceful queen and was heralded by Little Misses Lois Flaum and Hosalle Spann. Dances, songs and recitations preceded the coming ef the queen and prepared the aud- < ience for her arrival and tho cere- j monies which marked her arrival and ascension to the throne. ^Uss Doritn Motet was .? sprightly .?n-* lovely ''Spirit of Spring." a part she idled with eminent s.u ca'a? ?! ion. Matt'e Leo LUOkey and Uuosio Cuitino were the j leaders of the butterflies in their beau- . tiful new spring gowns, and Miss Jeanne Foresman was the chief of' the fairies, who skipped nimbly about. Alien Bynum was a grassblade, and Eulalia Hubbell was a pearly little , raindrop. Blanche Spann was a] many colored Rainbow. Little Misses Helen and Daisy China were graceful herald! of the queen. Marian Knight Was a dainty little Leafbud, and Nell McKngon was a Charming Sunbeam, shedding a radiance wherever she Went. Marion Moise and Perry MoOCi were the courteous pages of the queen and did her slightest bid- ', ding. The queen's maids and train beeren wert' Misses Virginia Molse and Mary Louise Huhbell, who had imbibed some of the beauty and dig- - nity of their queen. The last feature j of the pageant was a Utting close for the beautiful scenes of the evening. Miss Alice Barnum with twenty sleepy little Popplea sang A "poppy song," A feature which was very pleasing to j the audience. Probably the hit of the i evening wus made by the two clever little clowns, who kept getting where they ought not to be and saying thing! that made everybody laugh. IjouIs Lyons and Guy Warren were; these gaudy performers, au of the j buttercups, daisies and violets In ; their dower song were beautiful and very pleating, but were too numer? ous to mention, as were the many oth? ers who did well, but are not mention? ed. Miss Luciie R?ndle tang a beau? tiful tola as the queen was being crowned. Making the pageant quite t success from a financial, us well as from oth? er standpoints, was the fact that the committee will clear about seventy dollars on it for purchasing new ap? paratus for the children'! play ground. The Civic League committee also wishes to secure someone to have Charge Of the playground and part of the sum raited will go for this pur? pose. The parade on Tuesday afternoon of automobiles and children on ponies Wat a pleasltlg forerunner of the pag BAltt and wiiH Witnessed by many peo? ple on the streets of the city. Ice cream and cold drinks were 1 served on the ground before and af- > ter the pageant performance and a nice sum realized from this part of the event. INVITE CANDIDATES To PINE WOOD. Senatorial Party of -Clarendon County Will bo Asked to Speak and Share Barbecue. Plncwood, June 9.?Arrangements i are being perfected to have a big cele- j hration here on Monday, July 5th, in tho shape of a big barbecue and two games of baseball. The senatorial candidates will be inviated to speak. Mr. C. B. Kolb will give full information to any inquirer. GET EVEN BREAK. Sununerton and Bishopville Divide Honors in Four Game*. Summerton, Juno 8.?The Bishop ville high school team played a series of four games there last week. The two teams were well matched and put up a good fight. Tho Bishopvillc team won two of the four games and Sum merton did likewise. First game: Bishopville. 3 Summerton. 7 Smith and Durant and Scarborough* Brailsford and Walker. Second game; Bishopville... 4 Summcrton. 3 Smith, Flowers and Green; Martin and Walker. Third game: Bishopville. 0 Summerton. 5 Carnes and Green, Brailsford and Walker. Fourth game: Bishopvillc. 7 Summerton. 1 Smith and Green; lUartin, Brails? ford, Hichburg and Walker and Mar? tin. will GIVE oft bulletins. The Chamber of Commerce has se? cured for free distribution ,if called for, the folowing United States De? partment of Agriculture bulletins ai,l illustrated: Farmers Bulletin No. 2X7, entitled. "Poultry Manag? ment." Farriers' Bulletin No. 51, entitled "Standard Varieties ot Chickens." Farmers' Bulletin No. 120, entitled*) Turkoys." I Farmers* Bulletin No. 452, entitled ] "Capons and Caponizing." Farmers' Bulletin No. 355, entitlod I "Successful Poultry and Dairy Farms." Farmers' Bulletin No. 530, entitled. "Important Poultry Diseases." Farmers' Bulletin No. 574, entitled ? ? "Poultry House Construction." Farmers' Bulletin No. 523, entitled "Tobacco Curing." Farmers' Bulletin No. 571, entitled "Tobacco Curing." Farmers' Bulletin No. 498, entitled "Methods of Exterminating Fever Tick." Farmers' Bulletin No. 176. entitled | "On Practical Orchard Pruning." Also several bulletins by private au? thorities on the uses of Arsenato of Ijcad for spraying tobacco and corn; also a number of bulletins on Peanut ci lture, harvesting and curing. While they last all absolutely free. SUMTER cotton MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 8 3-4. Strict Middling 8 5-8. Middling b 1-2. Strict Low Middling 8. Dow Middling 7 1-2. Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opened. Close. January.10.07 10.10 July.9.34 1.41 October.9.72 9.si December.10.02 10.11 Wins Bennett Medal. 11. C. Bearley Of Sumter was awarded the Philo S. Bennett medal, which Is not bestowed annually, but Is given at the discretion of the fac? ulty When a student presents a paper of unusual distinction. The presenta? tion address was made by Harry N. Kdmunds of I Columbia. Mr. Brearley's* home is at St. Charles. He is a graduate of the Sum? ter High and has many friends In Sumter. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. fteceotton10 BootiVHtrby l ive Kt<?< k Co ?nd Csnlral Lumber Co. Oee, F pprrMi-n's Old Stfwrvd Opp. Court House JL a a a a Jiitif, AJ. a J, j?- ? * ?._?_.?._?? j.j.j.j l V "4F'I' W'J'TTVT *l'W~ Wl'WT W Wl'"i '1''I'll + It "Makes a Hit" With you the very first try BECAUSE It's really and truly, "cross my heait" it is?a different drink "Sweet Sixteen" I An Ambitious Farmer An ambitious farmer, who was farming on shares, determined to own his own farm. He started a hank aeeoimt. He stayed with J the bunk and the Hank with him. He was a good fellow and hin L , Hank wanted him to win. dust last week lie was able to buy lii's I! farm und pay all cash for it. If you want some day to own your , own business, why not start in to Hunk with us now? ? p ?___ p THE PEOPLES BANK Get Into Business For yourself as a means of making money. This will necessitate a bank account and steady saving on your part* Our par. is in paying 4 per cent interest on what you deposit at our Savings De? partment. The National Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" 1905 1915 The National Bank of South Carolina. RESOURCES $825,000.00 Leirgest Bank irv Eastern South Carolina See our last report. Your neighbor's bank. Why not yours. It pays to patronize. C. G. ROWLAND, President G. L. WARREN, Cashier 4 I ( I tttttttl "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY mntnnninnunniuumiuuuitunnnnnninnniHiniiniiiiiii.1111 imnnrTT'TTq