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SUB. SINKS PASSENGER SHIP. NO WARNING GIVEN WHEN CALL FORNIA WAS TORPEDOED. Liner Sent Down Off Irish Coast? Women and Children Among 11*0*0 still Missing. Washington. Feb. 7.?Consul Frost at Queenstown cabled the state de? partment tonight that the Bntfsh pOa> senger liner California had been tor? pedoed without warning off the Irish coast and that the one American known to have been on board was saved. Sorao of the pass angers and crew still were missing. in< lading two women and several children. The captain of tho ship was nuoto.l aa saying the submarine Jid not had or give any warning before firing two torpedoes from a distance of 300 yaids and sending the California down. The American survivor wus John A. Lee of Montgomery. Ala., who Is 8*p pooed to have been a member of the crew. "Anchor line California has been sunk; bound Glasgow, presumably from New York; 200 persons on board, one death. 30 hospital cases; survi? vors reach here late tonight. NO AMERICAN CITIZENS. New York, Feb. 7.?No American cltisens were among the 31 passen? gers on the California according to of? ficials of the Anchor line In this city. Iteconls filed in accordance with neu? trality regulations when applications were made for passage, showed that while many of the persons who sailed cn the liner lived In the United State; they were subjects of Great Britain. The crew numbered 184. The cable messuge received at the Anchor line officers h9re announcing the sinking of the California said that l?o survivors out of the total of 215 person^ aboard the vessel had been landed. Nothing was said of the re? maining 56. Consul Frost's report to tho State department that there were "30 hos? pital cases" was construed to mean that the survivors suffered from ex? posure In the open boats, or injuries received In leaving the sinking ves? sel. The California, which sailed from New York for Glasgow, January 29 was armed with a defense gun mount? ed aft. 8he was due in Glasgow to day or tomorrow and in the absonor - ug details as to he? exact position when ***** it Jk*etteved there she must hare bee* off the north of Ireland. The vessel, of 8,601 tons, carried n full cargo believed to consist, in par* at least, of war supplies. Under a recent ruing of Collector Dudley Field Malone. details of cargo on board de? parting ships are withheld and the agents of the Anchor line decline U divulge the nature of the shipment. The loss of tho California leave. the Adriatic, Baltic and Cretlc, als< British passenger vessels, now at see to be heard from, the Baltic beim due to arrive in Liverpool today. The California was one of fori large twins crew passenger vessi?: built in 1907 for the Anchor line flee/, the others being the Cameronia. Cale donia and Columbia. She was 176 feet long, and was fitted with all mod ern conveniences for the comfort of sea travelers. Mr. Clark has resigned his posit II as fsrm demonstrator of Clarendo' county, and accepted a like position in Rtchland county. Mr. Clark mad< many friends while here, and we an all sorry he decided to leave. At tin same time we aro glad of his prom * tlon.-?Manning Times. "Clean Up the Bowels and Keep Them Clean" There are many remedies to hi had for constipation, but the dilfl culty is to procure one that act> without violence. A remedy tliat does not perform b y force w h a t should be accom? plished by persua? sion is Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets. After using tliem, Mr. N. A. Wlddell, 31 5 Washington St., Waco, lex., tsys: "Almost all 1 I/o I have Seel troubled with constipation, and aavo tried many romedle?, oll of Which ocomod to causo pain without giving much relief l finally tried Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets and found them ex? cellent Their action is pleasant mild, and tholr chocolate taste m thorn easy to take. I ?ni more thaa glad to recommend thorn." "Clean up the bowels and kec ? them clean," is the advice of physicians, because they realize th< danger resulting from habitual r > 1 stipation. Do not delay loo lo but begin proper curative measuroi Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablet! are 1 new remedy for this old comp and s great im, ^vemcnt osjef ll 1 cathartics you have been vtin the past. They uste like cat and work like a charm. A Iri will convince vou. Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablet sold by all druggists, at JJ 1 1 a box containing 25 clo-ic*. ii no found satisfactory after trial, t im tr<e box to yo-ir druggist & re will return your money. u miles MgOICAL CO., Klkhart, :.iu AMERICAN LINERS It KM AI N TEM POH A111L Y IN POUT. United States Action Not Determined on ami State Department Realises to Advise I*rivate Parties on Matter of Sailings. New Yor'-, Feb. 7.?Sailings of the American nbe steamships St. Louis and St. Paul, now in the port of Now York, has been indefinitely postponed, it was announced here''*might by P. S. Franklin, president c the Interna? tional Mercantile Marine. The announcement followed an olli cial statement received by telephone from the state department at Washing? ton declining to advise private per? sons as to whether or not their ships should start on voyages which would take them within the war zones laid down by Germany. The state depart-1 ment pointed out, however, that neu? tral vessels may arm themselves tor defense If the owners so elect and that it is the right of an American vessel to traverse any part of the high seas. After receiving the message from Washington Mr. Franklin issued the following statement: "Tho American line announces that the sailing dates of the steamers Bn Louis and St. Paul, now in the port of New York, have been indefinite'?' postponed. Tho following messare was received today by telephone from Secretary of State Lansing: " 'The go enment can not give al vlce to private porsons as to whether or not their merchant vessels should sail on a voyage to European por'.s by which they would be compelled to pass through the waters delineated in the declaration issued by the German government on January 31, 1917. " This declaration, however, asserts that the rights of American vessels to traverse all parts of the high seer are the same now as they were pr'or to the issuance of the German decla? ration and that a neutral vessel may !f its owners believe that it is liable to be unlawfully attacked, take ar.y necessary measures to prevent or re? sent attack/ "The American line officers now have taken under consideration wheth? er to sail their steamers within pro? hibited waters or whether it is their duty to provide guns and gunners or their own account." r. Negotiations to establish for Nor weglan, Swedish and Danish passenger ships a British port of call which would enable them to avoid Kirkwall with its attendant dangers from mines and submarines were reported here today to be progressing between Great Britain and representatives of the Scandinavian lines. It has been sug? gested, according to the agent of one of the lines, that Halifax or Bermuda be substituted for Kirkwall as a Brit? ish port where ships may stop for inspection of cargo and passengers. If such arrangement can be made the steamship representatives said It might possibly result in early resump? tion of sailings, now suspended as a result of the German note. RETURNING TO PORT. Rrndam Recalled From Volagc by Owner. New York, Feb. 7.?The Holland American Uner Ryndam, which sailed from New York January 29, Is return? ing to this port, a cable message from the Holland-American lines olfice abroad Informed the local officer to day. RATING BILL PASSED. II? mi so psjsji Two More Of The In surancc Bills to Senate. Columbia, Feb. 8.?The rating 111 urn nee bill and the measure provJd ing for a building code for Inooroornt ed municipalities were given their final reading in the house of repre SSntnttVSS this morning and were or dered sent to the senate, without de bate, as, also, was the hill llcsnslni insurance agencies temporarily. Th five Insurance bills passed by tin sen ate are on the house calendar at sec ond reading measures. The house made the general sppTO prlat on bill a special order for to morrow morning at 1J o'clock. Following considerable dehnte o the Berry and Carter amendment providing for tbe establishment of i highway commission, the two meat nies and all like measures were re ferred to a select comarltteo com p< v ed of five members. BATTLE NEAR CHIHUAHUA. Heavy Fighting Between Villa on 4 <'arraiu.ii Forces. El Paso. Feb. ,r?.?Heavy fighting going on between Mexican government forces and Villa bandits, thirty mile west of Chihuahua City, according 1? passengers from Chihuahua City Wh* arrived tonight In Junreo. The passengers said 1 f?0 Cnirinv wounded had tarn token in?<> '" husbua. (Jen. Franrisco fjnnr-it" late commander of the Juan - rlson, was reported killed. UP TO THE SENATE. R1CIIKY BONE BUY BILL PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENT TO SENATE. Fight on Drastic Prohibition Measure Concluded in House With Prohibi? tion Victory?The Liquor Issue is Now Squarely up to The Senate and No one Can Foretell the Result. Columbia. Feb. 8.?The Riehey "air tight" ' bone dry" prohibition bill, with ull its stringent provisions un Impi 'red, was given its final passage in . * hodse of representatives this morning and ordered sent to the sen? ate by a vote of 64 to 49. The Riehey measure, which pro? hibits the importation inv.o and storing of any intoxicants in South Carolina, except for medicinal, sacramental or scientific purpc. has had a freakish career. It was passed from second to third reading by a tremendous ma? jority, but its opponents a few days later, mustered enough strength to re? commit it to the committe on police regulations, which refused to be tho "goaf* and sent it back to the house last night with a majority recommen? dation for its passage. The opponents of the bill filibuster? ed for two hours last night, but did not renew their dilatory tactics this morning. SENATE PROCEEDINGS TODAY. Bill Odcring Investigation of Penlten: tiary Shortage Passed. Columbia, Feb. 8.?The'senate to? day adopted the house resolution ask? ing the attorney general to invest!-, gate a shortage of $20,537 at the state penitentiary, caused by the failure of the Lexington Savings Bank. The shortage has been carried since 1913, A bill was passed empowering the governor to transfer c ? ts from county chaingangs ai?*? j??is to the State penitentiary on account of in-1 human treatment. The jurisdiction of constables was made State-wide by another bill. The bill to empower the governor to appoint the State game warden, with? out consideration of the Audubon Hm ciety recommendation was advanced, to third reading. y THE SUMTER COUNTY FAIR. 1' ~ r Not All of Stock Y"t Subscribed, hot Steps Win be Taken to Form Asso?* elation. Chairman J. F. Williams of the committee on the capital stock of the Sumter County Fair Association has instructed the secretary of t he Cham? ber of Commerce to call a meeting of the stockholders of this corporation for the purpose of applying for a ?hnrtcr and forming a permanent or? ganization, as soon as the committee now soliciting stock turns in its re? port. j Sufficient stock has been subscrib | ed, though not all that is necessary, I of tho $10,000 capital stock, to war | rant Chairman Williams In believing that the entire sum will be subscrbed with a little more work on the part of the committee. A gratfylng feature is the amount of stock taken by the farmers of Sum? ter county and the Interest displayed In the fair association by the farm? ers generally. It is about time to get busy buying a fair gorund site and erecting necessary buildings, getting out premium lists, etc. These mat? ters will have to be attended to, how? ever, by the board of directors to be elected. The Sumter County Farmers' Union, the Retail Dealers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce, manufactur? ers, Sumter County Poultry Associa? tion, the Sumter Horse Show Associa? tion, the women's home demonstra? tion clubs, girls' canning and tomato clubs, boys* pig and corn clubs, the rural and the city schools, the retail and wholesale dealers of Sumter, and the Sumter Civic League will be banded together, if possible, for a bang up and big county fair in its own permanent home for 1917. Sumter county will not go back? ward, European war, boll weevil, or war with Germany to the contrary lOtwlthstanding, Tita bluer thing? ook the harder Sumter county men ?nd women work together to over ?ome obstacles. A lug county fair will do a lot to? wards netting ready for the boll wee? vil. The oftener the people get to? gether and discuss matters of the greatest good to the greatest number the better times will be. After o while we will not count a threatened disaster as anything but a stimulutoi for progress. Columbia, Feb. 8.?Gov. Manning has received no further information IS to when the Second regiment and other South Carolina units will bo re? turned from the border. Rev. R. T. Qllleapte of Florence Visiting bis aiiut, Mrs. Hose Jeokii" >n Warren street. Mr. Gltlesple ro ?ently resigned from tin* Florence Presbyterian church to accept ,*i cnl to Lexington, Ky. FAREWELL TO MISSIONARY. Block River Missionary Vuion Holds Service in Honor of Rev. Henry Lide Reaves. Salem, Black River, Feb. 5.?Fare? well services at New Harmony church were held Sunday in honor of Ilev. Henry Lide Reaves, who will sail for China some time this month, if war hews does not interfere. He expects to sail from Vancouver. There were t^vo services, a sermon at 11 a. m. by Mr. Reaves. Intermission of an hour and a-half for lunch_that was served on the grounds by the ladies of the Black River Missionary Union of I Harmony Presbytery. At 2 p. m. the meeting was called to order by Mr. E. I R. Plowden, president of the Mis? sionary Union, when prayers and short farewell talks were made by Rev. J. W. McCord, pastor of the church; E. I W. Dabbs, deacon and treasurer of Salem Black River church and Dr. I Robert Llde, pastor of the Alcolu Bap? tist church. There were several ap? propriate hymns. Then the celebration of the Lord's Supper conducted by Revs. McCord and Reaves, participat? ed in by elders of the visiting church? es brought to a close a very inter? esting and solemn occasion. Mr. Reaves' sermon was a plea for earnest intercessary prayers daily of the friends who are sending him out and pledging his support. Mr. McCord's address was to show the world-wide opportunity now open? ed for missions and how we may through this brother have a personal part. Mr. Dabbs* remarks were directed to the imminence of the breaking up of world forces when the Christ shall come to chain the devil for a thous? and years while He reigns supreme on earth. Dr. Lide's was a most affectionate farewell to the young brother made very tender by the fact that Dr. Lide has two daughters in that far-off land and a niece who is first cousin to Mr. Reaves. ' $ . All regretted that Rev. L. L. Legters f Bishopville could not come and w j at Rev. Mr. Grier of Mayesvilqp was too late in the afternoon to take part Hi the services. |f This is the second meeting ist the Black River Missionary Union frhich Is calculated to do much for the so? cial, spiritual and community develop? ment of this section. Its metnber _?dp is confined to the members jaf the rwx churches of this section, Concord, New Harmony, Brewington on the west and Midway, Sardinia and Salem on the east side of Black River. It Is probable that Salem will have the honor to have the next representative on the foreign field in the person of Jas. McBride Dabbs, now at Clark University, Worcester, Mass., taking 'a"lspst graduate course in psychology and education before going te the seminary for his theological training. .Saturday was the coldest day since the first week in February 1899. The thermometer went to 10 degrees above zero. Sunday it was 2G degrees in the morning and rose to 50 in the af? ternoon. ' At 10 p. m. a shower of rain fell and this morning there is about an inch of snow with the tempera? ture down to 14 degrees above. * BLOCKADE TO STAND. Slight Hopes for Peaceful Rclutions to Continue. Berlin, Feb. 5?(via London).? Peaceful continuance of German American relations after the depar? ture of the respective embassies at Washington and Berlin in the sense indicated by President Wilson in his address to congress, appears to be very slight, judging by all the infor? mation, some of the highest authen? ticity, gathered by the Associated Press. It was stated positively In high po? litical circles that the German orders for the conduct of a submarine war could not, and would ont be modified; chat in Germany the determination to enforce the prohibited zone order was absolute and linal and that the only security for shipping was avoidance of the prohibited zone. Germany, so the Associated Press was informed, resorted to this meas? ure f ter the "shameful" rejection by the entente powers of peace over? tures, and only after the fullest de? liberation of the imperative weapon in defense of its threatened interests; Germany cannot relinquish this wea? pon?the only one promising a speedy end to the war?reluctant as Ger? many was to take this step. The government had hoped that the United States would see it in this light, und was, and is, actuated by no animosity to the United States in its determination. Germany, therefore, so the high informant of the Associat? ed Press continued, is very keenly disappointed and grieved by the terms of Mr. Wilson's message, but the gov - eminent cannot alter or modify the course upon which it has determined. Thfs official adds: "We can only hope and trust that American ships and American citizens will avoid the danger zone laid down in the German memorandum." (kW WASTE"3 , us* "?'""Ohumii The Luzianne Guarantee: after using the contents of a can, you are not satisfied in every respect, your gro? cer will refund your money. Um-m-m! That IS Coffee" It's ?ot the smell and the smack that make you say, "Set 'em up again." For it's always fair weather when good folks get together over a cup of steaming, staving-good Luzianne. You don't buy a pig in a poke when you buy Luzianne Coffee. No, Ma'am. It clearly states that if it doesn't meet your idea of a better coffee, you're entitled to your money back and get it. Buy a can of Luzianne and re? adjust your ideas of what good coffee must b?i. Ask for profit-sharing catalog. The Reily-T?ylor Company, New Orleans SAM NICHOLLS WINS. Traxler Removed as Postmaster Greenville?Thomas II. Poi>e Succeed) Him. at to Greenville, Feb. 5.?The postortlce i department has asked the resignation Of David B. Traxler, postmaster at Green villa* says a dispatch from j Washington tonight. Congressman j Nieholls has recommended the ap- | pointment of Thomas H. Pope. Mr. I Traxler is in Washington, having left here Sunday, it is understood, in re sponse to a telegram from one of South j Carolina's representatives. According to the Washington dispatch, the post office department will not yet make a statement concerning the matter ex ? cept that the request for resignation was made for "cause based on report of postoffice inspectors." The mes? sage says that the South Carolina senators will support Pope for con? firmation. The local office it is stated will remain in the hands of the as? sistant postmaster, Mr. Easley, until Mr. Pope is nominated and confirmed. The appointment of a postmaster to succeed Traxler is the climax to a peculiar situation created when Traxler was reinstated as postmaster after he announced that he had re? signed to run for congress in the Fourth district, opposing Nicholls. He was overwhelmingly defeated and. shortly after the election he succeeded in regaining the postmastership. Mr. Pope is well known throughout South and North Carolina. He is South Carolina State secretary of the Trav? elers' Protective association and is United Commercial Travelers' junior counsellor for North and South Car* olina. He travels from Greenville for a firm of wholesale grocers of New, York. Luijnber, Ljgie, Cement BUILDING MATERIAL GEN AND FEED OF ALL KINDS BOOTH & McLEOD. SuoceMorw to Booth'Shuler Lumber A Supp'y Co. Go*. Eppereort'e Old Stcvnd Opp* Court Hocu EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE. MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS. LA. MOBILE. ALA. PENSACOLA. FLA. $23 25 $19.05 $18.45 Round-Trip Tickets will be sold from SUMTER at the fares shown above by the ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of The South For all trains from FEBRUARY 12 to 19 Inclusive Limited, returning, until midnight of March 2nd, but limit may be extended until March 19th, by depositing tickets with Special Agent by March 2nd, and upon the payment of $1.00 at time of de posit. Proportionate fares from all other stations. Children half fare. Liberal stop over privileges. For further particulars, sleeping car reservations, etc., call on O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. C. fereaaamitttstmtmmmtm^^ To The Planters of Sumter County We want you to call upon us before you buy your Fertilizers this season. We can and will save you money. Fertilizer materials are higher propor? tionately than mixed goods. It will pay you to talk it over with us be? fore you buy. Respectfully, HARBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER S. C.