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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
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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
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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
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, 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?
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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
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