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uii m ant ejS^SSSS WWW SSJSVW** ?I '??*> ill M. fUmiOW EXACTLY OF TO PrUCWDKNT WHV ** Washlugteo, Feb. SI.?Germany to? te? Uirouftfc. smsssaalor von Bern forraeity ooUAed the United tont there ia no euch thing 001 ktenan armed lor defensive and that Germany eon oee en to change her determiner ?Ink all armed ships, without hojjmnlng March 1st. Before thes communication before looping, Ambassador Bern afarred with Austrian Charge and tho < lerman oommu rsprcssnta the position of Uso. Ambassador von Bern ahss told Secretary Lansing that tied ascretly by tho Brit? to Commanders of arm to. attack submarines aigjgtod. Ipmnletaly nullified previously given that on morchanLaen would only Cor defense. He Intimated Igoso of these orders which had [tare* ambassador, Gerard at to forward to Washington had Mo} oo by tho British govern ai Palme ath. As tho result of tho submarine sltua seach graver. The position ?*,Q**mahy ?e exactly opposite contentions sot up by President Too whole question will be Sj| tomorrow's oabinst meet the agitation for lee? ret hooping Americans off of rissole If growing about the tho Unlttd Mates will now do of conjecture* ae President a and issrstajry Lansing art Lansing tuaroint their- plans wtttt the ? utmost secrecy. Official circles, regard a areas: as, nearer than at any previous rime. \ TO TAljK PBANVrw t* MB BOB* 11% Meeittoc at r*>rence on March 8 to Din mas Plantins; of This Crop. Florence. Feb. IS.?There la to be a great big old meeting uf the farm* ere of Florence county and the Pee Dee section in this city on Wednesday. March 8, at 1Q.30 o'clock In the morn? ing, and the meeting will be held In the county court house. The muln object of the meeting will be to tali and discuss the peanut crop, which Is expected to be planted fa great quantities In this section this year. Mr. Frank M. Rogers, who was the first to plant The Newa and Cou? rier's crop, tobacco, is the leader in the peanut planting of this section, having planted- 300 acres last year, and he has been invited to be present and address the meeting. State Warehouse Commissioner Jno. U McLaurln. and Prof. H. C. Thomp? son, of the bureau of plant industry of the United States department: of agriculture, hag slap been invited, so there wlU be something doing end somethini: worth heating hare if the farmer* will come to Florence on March t. OUTCOME STILL Iff DOUBT. i 1 u 1 P Spaxtanburg, Feh. 27.?Dr. L, J.. Blake, attending physician,, tonight said ?rs. A. H. Twltchall, who wa/i in? jured yesterday when her. ear wag Strunk by a peossngor train on the Southern i*ellway. has passed only a, fair day end tonight her condition is delirious and it is yet impossible to. say what the outcome will be. ? There are symptoms of Internal In? juries, but not pronounced. The negro chauffer'a condition hi mam favorable tonight sjisannnsjnveiennananaw Good For Thirty Votf* HUnUMw Festival ana Votlag Campatp. ? ?? ???? ?# ?? ?? ?? i ? % #? ???? Not fjood wteM tooofro4 to tho. HBoo of the OftoopoJfn Depart >o*oj of 'Ho^r^cmroh i*; x ii i Hi i i i i . i mi Hi iii i m g i i i mwi?n ?First SttbscnptioA OoHpoDu To H?Ip Y<M CUt ?? Earfe $M#t 10,000 Extra Votes. of wteo ?1*0? A* 014 ( Harne) of U-WTiffiiii I0M1NAH0K COUPON 10,000 VOTES I NamlnHi. Addreits. Noatoaliad by I. In the Item and Watchman and Southron's Golden Fearhral and Vedng Campaign. Only the first nomination coupon sent in tor each candidate will be counted. INFORMATION BLANK ?The Daily Hem and Watchman and Souttfron, rf St C. ?apply me with full information about your Golden Festival and Voting Campaign. Street Address Town received on thk blank will not be entered as c mnatathft nnlaaa renne tUd m um m mit sins. MAl/OJA OF P. AND O. LINE LOST WITH MANY ON BOARD. Went Down Two Miles Off Dover Half Hour After Striking Floating Mine ?aecond Vessel Sinks Trying to Render Aid. Dover, Feb. 27.?The passenger steamship Maloja, a 12,4 31 ton ves? sel belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental line, struck a mine and sank within half an hour two miles off Dover today. More than 40 passengers were drowned or killed. The Maloja left Tilbury yesterday for Bombay with malls, 119 passen? gers of all classes aboard, and a crew numbering about 290, most of them Lascars. Other passengers were to board the ship at Marseilles. The steamer was opposite Shak sphere cliff when an explosion shook her from end to end. She listed im? mediately to port. High seas were running and the captain tried to run her aground, b- t the engine room was swamped and the ship became un- ] manageable. The, plight of the vessel was ob? served and dozens of craft went at full speed to her rescue. One of them, the British tanker Empress of Fort William of 2,181 tons, struck another mine and sank near by. Aboard the Maloja everything pos? sible was done to get the pasengers end crew off. All the boats had al? ready been swung out before ehe strnck ,ae a precaution against acci? dent, and all thpse aboard had suffi? cient time to put on life belts, in? structions in the use of which had burn given the previous evening. Boat! after boat and a number of rafts ware sent away but several per? sona, leaped into the water and were picked up by the suriounding craft. U was at first thoughv. that all had been saved but later several bodies were waehed ashore and their num? ber, wgs gradually addeci to during the ^?Jfv -? < Owing to the feet that Dover is un 4er strict military law It wen possible fg obtain only meagre details from those rescued. The captain said that the passengers and crew beh?ved splendidly. The pasengers were for the most part British officials In the Indian service, the most prominent being ?Judge Oldfteld of the Indian high court. Only one of the crew of the Kip-Press of Fort William was drowned^. Up to midmVit the bodies landed from tho Maloja included IS men, 11 women and four children, in addition to 11 Lascars. Among the dead is Mrs. McLeod, wife of Gen. McLeod. It was about 10. SO o'clock in the morning that the disaster occurred. The Maloja was steaming down the channel, children playing on the deck and most of the passengers carrying lifebelts in their hands. Suddenly a ten "fie explosion blew in the side of the eecond saloon and 20 minutes later the Maloja sank. . Just before she went to the bottom the vessel turned turtle and for a few seconds the keel was visible above the surface. According to eye wit? nesses, there was a second explosion, and while under water the vessel righted herself again, her masts being visible before she finally sank. The captain and officers stuck by the ship to the last. Though all were saved, not one of them left the ship In the boats. , They were all picked up out of the water. The captain from the bridge directed the lower in r, of the boats and called on every? body to keep calm and everybody maintained a wonderful calm, for the scene immediately after the explosion was one sufficiently terrifying to cause a panic. Several children were blown to pieces and the deck was covered with wreckage and wounded, but there was no sign of a panic. Only a few boats could be lowered und the heavy sea made the rescue work difficult. The majority of those saved were on rafts, of which the ship carried a Urge number. Most of th?i women and children lost their lives, owing to the fact that one boat already in the water drifted under [another which was being lowered and capsized. [f The captain remained on the bridge until thrown into the water by the last lurch of the ship. The Times estimates the Maloja dead at 148, of whom 117 were Las? cars. CONFIRM FLETCHER, Senators Approve His Nomination as Ambassador to Mexican de Facto Government. Washington, Feb. 25.--The senate today confirmed the nomination of Henry Prather Fletcher to be am? bassador to the Carranze. government Of Mexico. Tho vote wati 49 to 18, J. S. Shea of Indiana was under? stood tonight to be the probable choice of President Wilson to succeed Mr. Fletcher as ambassador to Chile. Sen? ator Kearn will urgo the appointment of Mr. Shea at a conference with President Wilson Monday. I Say To You Does your Energy balance your Ambition ? Have you Horal Courage to turn your Am? bition into Realization? Do you care enough about Success to make an effort ? If your am? bition is but a dream?sleep on?but if you Care i#$E you are of the more ambitious sort, then The Daily Item's and The Watchman and Southron's Golden Festival and Voting Campaign is your Cue. There is a prize for you. Why don't you find out about it? Phone 615, we will tell you. FIRST GRAND PRIZE / > i * i ;? ? 1916 MODEL 83 OVERLAND TOURING CAR Full Equipment. Value $750. Purchased from and Exhibited by The Overland Sales Co., Sumter, S. C. This Car will be awarded to the person having the highest number of votes at the close of the Campaign. SECOND GRAND PRIZE 1916 MODEL SAXON ROADSTER. Special Equipment. Self Starter and Electric Lights Value $475.00. Purchased from the Carolina Saxon Co., Columbia, S. C. After the Grand Prize has been awarded, the person hold? ing the second highest number of votes will be awarded the Saxon Roadster DIVISION PRIZES Two Prizes of $100.00 in Gold Each Two Prizes of $50.00 in Gold Each Two Prizes of $25.00 in Gold Each An Umlimited Number of Prizes of $10.00 in Gold Every Participant failing to secure one of the above prizes will be awarded a liberal commission on all business they send in. Cell. Phone or Write Th8 DAILY ITEM or The p??eFuu? 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