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JTIIUW BUSS FOR WOMEN FEDERATION PAUSES ON ION FOR STRUCT. FASH Point out Advantages of Usdform Styles for Wearing Away Ho New York. May 2?.?Stanrtaidivert street dreai for women was Indorsed by 1,000 women, delegates, alternates aad visiting clu-> members of the Uth biennial convention of the Fed? eration of Women's Clubs, at an open conference of the home economic? committee of the federation hero to? day. The committee Is prepared to Introduce u resolution favoring It ut next week** session. Gowns for evening wear are to be excluded from the pro? posed limitations. Mrs. Thomas A. Edison. Mrs. Hub? ert J. Bufdett, Pasadena, Cal; Mrs. Frederick Nathan, president of the Consumers' league Of this :lty; Dr. Josephine E. Baker of the New York, bureau of child hygiene; Dr. Benjamin R. Rand of the New York Teachers' soilage, aad Lady puff Gore on spoke fsj favor oi' the proposed pi* n. Lady Aberdeen urns an Interested auditor. Miss Helen U Johnson of this city, ohairman of the committee, who pro-. Sftded ?t Uta oenHrence. declared that g standardised dress for women, on a par with tha conventional sack suit of mow. Would hot only make the Assort can woman more digilned in asp es ranee and deportment but would reduce her dressmaking btllu by one geUf. Mat Ufacttifere. Miss Johnson said, were heartily In sympathy with the plan. Food, ?luher und the child also ojsts discussed st the conference. The health of the nation, Dr. Carol L. Alsberg of the bureau of chemistry, department of agriculture, laid, re? quires uniform food laws, Isiwrence V el Her of New York, representing the National H?nning association, said tho women of the Country can quickly solve t bad Ii? using problem by '?seeing end smolhtig the slums." Mies Julia Lathrop, chief or tho children's bureau, declared the grow? ing infsnt mortality rats in this coun? try should be given serious attention by the government. Fifteen thousand ion a year die as the result of im matornlty <aro, she declared. Rural hospitals for the treatment of maternity ousts, ihe said, would be a solution. Tonight many of the delegates at? tended a Shakapero dinner at the Na . issest I AM* "tab. '?* Mrs. Pent ybee*er of Austin. Texas. * president of the feierst Ion. today de Mewred Her annual report, postponed ??*?^^_ shallow oinunvvrxox. Drier die ejuemUy Yon km twttfraSJoa. the Meere I V* - Id Practice shul Cleroson Col We. May 24.?Water moves slowly throuirh a loose soil and a loose soil will, therefore, servo as a BOO)*- it and conserve moisture. This S? one of the reasons for shallow cultivation. Killing weeds, putting tho land In better physical condition and furnishing modes of entrance for and nitrogen are other rea Falluro to cultivate properly is one wsy of farming at a loss. Full particulars as to the best cultural methods for any crop may he obtained by applying to your local demonstra? tion agent or to the Extension Divis? ion. Clemson College. S. C. HOUSE HAS NO PLAN'S. lfo? Now CoeUeinplatc Trip to Europe. New York, May 21.?Col. E. M. House said tonight that he had no plans for returning to Europe. When told Of press dispatches indicating that he would be welcome?] thero i&v a harbinger of peace his only com? ment was that he was very rn'ich nattered. He and President Wilson had a conference here Wednesday and tt was Indicated that the chief subject of thsir conversation was peuco pros? pects In Europe. It has been understood for some time that If Mr. Wilson thought It ad? visable and timely to send a n-pic sentatlvs to the European capital.-* on a peace mission be undoubtedly would select Col. House. WILSON'S SPEC< II CENKDItKD. Publication of Charlotte Sjsoch h Not PermitKHl hi Euglaiul. London, May 27.?Member Of par llsment Outwaite asks Home Secre? tary Samuel whether he did not pro? vent President Wl son's Charlotte speech being published In full In England. Black Eagle Killed. A large black eagle was killed in the Bethel section yeiterday by How? ard Barnett. The birt was a very fine specimen of its* specl<s, measuring six test four Inches from tip to tip of ite "Wings. This is the first eaglo to he killed In this eectlon of the county In Boms time.?Y >rk News. FIFTEEN BATTLES IN Mil. FRENCH AVIATORS MAKE AT ATACKS UPON GERMANS, DE? STROYING CRAFT. Ft>ur German Air Vessels Wrecked? Effort off Bulgarians to Establish Base in Greece Resented by Allies? Austrian* Continue to Guin in At? tacks on Italians. Paris, May 29.?French air pilots yesterday fought fifteen battles with tho Gorrnans, destroying two ma? chines. On the left bunk of the Mcusc two other German machines were destroyed. Officials say that if the Bulgar? ians attempt to eslubllsh a base at Lavula in Grceco the city will he shelled by the Allies' warships. ACSTltlANS LOBE 100,000. Offensive on Italian Front lias Been . . Very Ex|>en.slvo. Rome, May 29.?The Austrian loss? es sinco May 11 are estimated at one hundred thousand in killed wounded and missing. FRENCH ATTACKS FAIL. Attempt* to Recaptnrc Cnmlercn Breaks Down. Herlin. May 2?.?The repulso of further French attempts to recapture Cumieres Village Ik announced by the war office. Two attacks against the village last night broke down under the German lire. A great artillery duel on tho entire Verdun front is In progress. Tho big guns wcro busy all night long. FINAL SUPREME EFFORT. Germans Launch Offensive on All Forts in Hid for Victory. Geneva, Switzerland, May 29.??A triple offensive has been launched by the central powers with the growing possibility that it will be soon extend? ed to tho east front. They are now on tho offensive on tho west Italian and Balkan fronts. The Turks aro .-seeking to bogin an offensive against the Russians, hut meet with severs obstacles. It is believed r ro that the German Allies are now making their final effort for victory and it they fall will then resort to defensive tac? tics for tho romalnder of tho war. TREMENDOUS ARTILLERY FIGHT. Austrian* Bombarding Italian Posi? tions with Unprecedented Intensity. Milan, Italy, May ' 29.?The Aus trlans are bombardli.r all positions on the Italian front with |an intensity heretofore unknown. G Kit MAX ATTACKS REPULSED. Gorman Artillery Fire Concentrated on Fort Vaux. Paris, May 29.?The repulse of two Germun attacks against French positions in Corbcaux Wood north? west of Verdun is reported. The Ucrmunn have concentrated their ar? tillery on Fort Vaux east of the Meuso. lllotn are reported in Athens as tho result of the Bulgarian invasion. GREEK GOVERNMENT PROTESTS. Athens, May 29.?Bulgarian troops have violently bombarded the Allies' positions on the UomirhclsFar f 'ont In Macedonia. The Bulgarians also shelled Greek troops that were trying to stop the invasion. The Greek gov? ernment has made a strong protest to Bulge rla. AUSTR1ANS GAIN GROUND. Vienna, May 29.?The Austrlans have captured armored works at CornoWO ami a fortified dam in the lalagO zone. There were patrol Skirmishes only today. Battle In Baltic. Stockholm, May 29.?A heavy can- , nonadc was heard In tho Baltic Sun-1 Jay Just before German ships carry? ing ore convoyed by warships wre seen. WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS. Miss Katie l*?e of Charleston Hen (Is South Carolina Missionary Auxiliary Camden, May 27.?The South Of r oiinu branch of the Woman'a auxiliary to the hoard of missions, convening at (Jiitce church, closed Its 31st annual VNj.ion Friday afternoon. Georgetown was Mleeted fOf the next place of eiietlnjr The following officers were fleeted IQ er*Ve the next year: Presi? dent, Miss Katie l.ec, (Mmrlcston; vice president, (Miarlcstort congregation. Mrs. J. J. Miles,; vice president, Green vllle congregation. Mis, J. K. Alston, York; vice president, Columbia con? gregation, Mrs. W. P. Broaden; .secre? tary, Miss Maud Darlll, < Mmrb sto i j treaavrer, Mrs. Paul Kennedy. Spar? tnnburg; box secretary, Miss Leila Barnwell, Charleston; educatlonil secretary, Miss Virginia Singleton, York; secretary, junior department. Mrs. c. t. Lungren, Bpartanhurg; united offering enstodinn, Miss F. B. Duvall, Che raw. TO WIDEN STREET PAVEMENT. council accedes to wishes of citizens on washington street. Kutter is Being Discussed Much and Petition for Calhouu Street is Be? ing Circulated. City Council at a meeting last night by a vote of two to one decided to uccedc to the wishes of the resi? dents on Washington street and widen the pavement on that street to thirty feet, thu-j adding an additional six feet to the twenty-four feet formerly de? cided on. Tho meeting was called on tho presentation of a petition from residente of Washington street, near? ly all of whom has signed the pe Utlon. Mayor Jennings wont on rec? ord as opposing the widening of the pavement. While Councilmen Booth and 1 lowland favored acceding to the wishes of the citizens on the street. Councilman Booth formerly favored the paving of this street and other wide streets for a thirty foot drive? way, but had been overruled by coun? cil. After the vote was taken and May? or Jennings found that the other two members of council Opposed him, he stated that if part of the street way widened all of it should he. In pur? suance of this It was decided to push back the curbing already laid yester? day on Washington street on one block, between LiberV and Hampton Avenue, to a width in line with the rest of tho street. The decision to widen the street referred to Wash? ington street between Liberty street and Bread street, as this has been the only part of the street which council has heretofore put on the tentative paving schedule. It is suggested by one citizen that the streets around the school green should be just as wide as possible, as many public meetings are held on these grounds and will be held in the school c.uditorium in future and on these occasions many vehicles will be parked about the square and there ought to be plenty of width on the streets on this square for safety and convenience. A petition in reference to Calhoun street is being circulated and it is probable that Council will hold a meeting to consider this petition be? fore work progresses on this street. Many o:! the residents on the street favor widening it to thirty feet or more. It has been suggested by another ci i.^en that a plan be doviscd by the city engineer or some one capable of forming such a plan which will decide on tho width of the pavement on a Street, according to what pavement will ma<e It most symmetrical. If this Scheme is followed out, he says, the pavement, the parking space and the sidewalks will all have a propor? tionate space which will give jfche street Its best appearance. The matter of streets and street paving has received very much at? tention and discussion of late. Thore are many who live on narrow streets WhO think that the wider streets should havo wider pavements and many who think the wider street pavements should not be made any wider than the pavements on the par row streets, as the other citizens have to pay a proportionate share of the cost and it is not fair to make them pay more for pavements on other Streets than citizens on the wider streets pay on their narrow streets. At the same time there are resl CHOMER AGAIN HEADS CHARI? TIES BODY. Will Visit Institutions and Investigate Financial Ability of Applicants for iVee Tuition in State Colleges. Columbia, May 27.?The State board of charities and corrections held its semi-annual meeting in Co? lumbia yesterday. Dr. George 15. Cromor of Newbcrry was unanimously rcelected chairman by the hoard. Be? sides the chairman, the other mem? bers of the board arc- It. Hayne King of Charleston, L. E. Carrigan of So? ciety Hill, D. I). Wallace of Spartan burg and Dr. 2. T. Cody of Greenville. Tho board of charities and correc? tions is; working along many lines to better social c . Ions in BoUth Car-, olina. Undi 1 direction a census of the feebleminded white people of the State is now being muUe. In making this investigation of the problem of tho feebleminded some pitiful condi? tions surrounding this unprotected end deficit;;1 class have been found. The board is studying conditions in the public penal, charitable and cor? rectional institutions carefully and seeking to ''ooporatc With officials in [charge of them to bring about needed Representatives of the State insti? tutions for hi;4h< r education met with 'the members of tho State board of charities and corrections Thursday ; night to map out a plan for concerted action to facilitate the making of in? vestigations of the financial ability of applicants for free tuition and bene? ficiary .scholarships at the State col? leges to pay tuition. The colleges and tho board will work in close coopera? tion in making these Investigations. Last Thursday committees from the board visited the South Carolina In? dustrial school and State farm. Ycs ! terday the board inspected the State Hospital for the Insane, the Confeder? ate infirmary, the Stato penitentiary and the State reformatory for negro boys. It is expected that, the board will make public later interesting re? ports on conditions at these institu I lions. SAVIOR OF PARIS DEAD. Gen. Joseph Gnlleni Passes to Rest. Paris, May 27.?Gen. Joseph Gal Ueni, former minister of war, died at Versailles today. Tho death of Gen. Gallieni, while not unexpected, croated a profound [Impression as he was idolised by tho j French people, particularly tho poor, j who regarded him as the savior of ! Paris during the critical days of Au igust, 1914. His funeral will bo the ! occasion of a notable military and I civil demonstration. JAMES J. HILL DEAD. Great Railroad Builder of Northwest I*asses Away. St. Paul, May 29?James J. Hill died at 3:30 o'clock. He was a rail 1 road builder and financier. All of his family was at the bedside. An abscess I caused his death. Ho was seventy ' yearn old. dents on the wide and narrow streets, who are satisfied to leave the matter to Gouneil, whom they feel have glv j en tho matter much thought and know ; more about what is best than citizens who have not reached conclusions from observations ll) other cities, ns have the members of council. VIGOROUS PROTEST FILED. UNITED STATES TELLS ENTENTE POWERS THAT THEY MUST BEHAVE GOOD. Washington Confident That France and Britain Will Meet Rules of In? ternational Law as Regards In? violability of Neutral Mails. Washington. May 2G.?The United States, denouncing interference with neutral mails, has notified Great Britain and France that it can not longer tolerate the wrongs which American citizens have suffered and continue to suffer through the "law? less practices" those governments have indulged in and that only a radical change in policy, restoring the United States to its full rights as a neutral power, will he satisfactory. The notification is given in the last American communication to the two governments, the text of which was 1 made public by the State department : tonight. I The text of the communication was addresed to the British and French I ambassadors, to whom it was deliver? ed Wednesday. j MIL GADSDFN PLEDGES $2,.">00. Bays Collection for League to Enforce Pence Was Greatest Ho Has Ever Seen. Washington, May 27.?Phil H. Cadsden, Of Charleston, chairman of the South Carolina organization of the League to Enforce Peace, was among those who addressed the great as? semblage this morning, and was also one of the half dozen members of the ways and means committee who went up and down the aisle of the audi? torium and "took up collection" for 'the furtherance of the League's pur? poses. In a comparatively shortly time ! contributions totalling nearly $400, 000 weer made, nearly one-third of this immense amount being in cash. Mr. Gadsden said tonight that he had never had such an experience be? fore; that it was the most remark? able outburst of enthusiasm backed by cash that had ever come to his knowl? edge. He contributed $500 personally and pledge, $2,500 for the City of , Charleston. Former President Taft [is the president of the League. In a ! personal conversation here Mr. Gads t den asked him when he was "coming 1 back homo," meaning Charleston. The former president "caught on" in? stantly. He said that he couldn't "come back home" this spring for va? rious reasons, but that he intended to do so next spring for sure. , GRANTS REQUISITION. Man Alleged to Be Antlmny Carter Will be Returned From Augusta. Atlanta, May 28.?Gov. Harris has granted the request of the governor of ; South Carolina for the extradition from Augusta, Ga., of a man alleged jto be Anthony Carter, who in 1891, it is charged, killed James Long, a prominent planter of Edgeficld coun l>, South Carolina. Attorneys Samuel Garlington, W. D. Irwin and K. L. Chambers of Au? gusta who represented to the gov i ernor that the man alleged to be Carter Is not Carter but William Henry Chandler, a native of Sumter county, will take habeas corpus pro? ceedings in Augusta. There has bien I offered a reward of $1,000 for the 'capture of Carter. The alleged Chan? dler was arrested In Augusta by ? Henry M. Kersey, one time a game I warden in South Carolina. BALANCED DIET STOPS DISEASE NO TRACE OF PELLAGRA \T CP WORTH ORPHANAGE. Proper Food for Children Required to Prevent Recurrence ? Physicians Visit Institution und Are Satisfied With Result. | Columbia, May 26.?"Our unani-< DtOtta opinion is that there is no pel? lagra at the Epworth orphanage at the present time," said Joseph Gold berger, M. D., surgeon, United States public health service, who has been in charge of the dieting of the 225 chil? dren in the orphanage since the gov? ernment took charge last September* The statement was made in the pres? ence of C. H. Lavinder, M. D., sur? geon, and R. M. Grimm, M. D., past assistant surgeon, United States pub? lic health service, who were sent to Columbia by the surgeon general to I inspect the conditions at the orphan? age. 1 When Dr. Goldberger and W. Tanner, M. D., surgeon, began their Supervision of food given the children there were more than 80 cases of pel ilagra at the orphanage, some ad ' vanced and others incipient. "It is not," said Dr. Goldberger, "th&t tho children do not get e:.oush to eat or that the food is not whole? some; it is merely that the diet was not balanced. There is no medica? tion, whatever. We have fed them principally on milk, lean meat and ? eowpeas, and given them less starchy, cereal and sweet foods. "It should be clearly understood that the children are not cured for the rest of their lives, for an unbalanced 'diet will bring the pellagra back." THE WAITE TRIAL. Fate of New York Poisoner in Hands of Jury. New York, May 27.?All evidence In the Waite case is now in and the at i torneys are summing up. It is ex ' pected to reach the jury today. Drs. : Smith, Ely and Jelifte, the prosecu ; tion's witnesses, today testified that . Waite is positively sane, and was sane 'at the time he killed Peck. Dr. W. M. Maber, the next State witness, says t-hat Waite's nerves are all right and 1 he is sano < Waite Case Goes to Jury. New York, May 27.?The WTaite case v ent to the jury at 1:20 o'clock today. Waite Sane and Guilty. ) New York, May 27.?Waite was found guilty by verdict rendered at 2:45. He was also found to be sane. BANK OFFICIALS CLEARED. I < President and Cashier of Riggs Not Guilty of Perjury. Washington, May 27.?President Wilson will not attend the National Democratic convention. He will be in Washington when nominated. ! Charles G. Glover, president, Wil? liam J. Flathor, vice president and Henry H. Flathor, a former cashier 'of the Rlggs Natibnal Bank were 1 found not guilty of the perjury charge*. I The jury was out only a minute to j render a verdict In the District of ; Columbia criminal court. The gov lernmcnt cannot appeal the case. Roumania Refuses Treaties. Milan, May 27.?Roumania has re? fused to make commercial treaties with Turkey and Bulgaria. ANNOUNCEMENT Sumter's New Millinery Parlors are now open, and we extend to each and every lady of Sumter and surrounding country a cordial invitation to call and inspect our line. We are showing the most up-to-date styles in trimmed hats and un trimmed shapes for Ladies Misses and Children. Newest things in Flowers, Wings, Fancies, etc. Try the New Millinery Parlors that sell for CASH ONLY. 1 MISS LOU BENNETT Don't Forget We Have 2nd at McCollum Brothers 14 S. Main Street LIDS for KIDS.