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THE FLORENCE TRAGEDY.
Account of the Drowning of Misses
Beta and Jessie Huyusworth.
(Florence Times, July 25.)
Hisses Rita and Jessie, Hayns?
worth, two young girls from Sumter.
daughters of Mrs. R. F. Hsynsworth.
were drowned In Muldrowe mill pond
today. The tragedy occurred a little
after eleven o'< lock Miss Evelyn
BarOes came near loilng her life, but
was rescued by Mr. Matt McCown
Both bodies have teen recovered.
They were taken to He home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Pernes, where the cor?
oner will hold an inquest.
The Misses Haynsworth were eon
sins of Mr. L. T. Barnes, and were
here on a visit. Miss ?Uta was fifteen
years old, and Miss Jessie thirteen
years old. This morning, with Mis*
Evelyn Bernes, and Mr. Matt Mc
Cown. ths young ladles went out t<
the home of Mr. Morton Muldrow. al?
so a cousin to spend the day. Taoy
-went down to the mill race shortly '
after they arrived at the house to go
la bathing, and hod boon in the water
foe so hour or metre, when they :,fn
a*Ps*4eet)y strayed Into water over
their depth. Mies Barnes was seen
rushing to their rescue, and all three
of the girls were swept off of thcli
feet Into the swiftly rushing water
of the mill race. Messrs. Matt Mc?
Cown and Morton Muldrow were sit
ting on the bank opposite the spci
where the girls were bathing, and
across the stream from them, and as 1
soon as they saw that the girls were
In trouble, ran to their relief. Mr.
McCown Jumped from the bridge Into
the .water and was successful in sav?
ing Miss Barnes. Mr. Morton Muldrow
havlag thrown him a fishing cane,
which hs grasped. Immediately he
Jumped Into the water again and
swam toward tbe other girls, who were
being borne down the stream, but
they sank beneath the water before
he could catch them Mr. Muldrow
states that he gave the young ladle;
repeated warnings to sta^y In the wa?
ter near tbe bank, which was about
two feet deep. The channel of the
race shelves suddenly, and the girls,
forgetful of the danger in their pur?
suit of pleasure, ventured too far out.
The body of Miss Rita was the first
found. She had been In the water
over an hour, however, and though
everything wus done, It was impossi?
ble to resuscitate her. The body or
Miss Jessie was found about half past
two o'clock.
The girls bad t>een spending a while
with 51 rs. Harnes on West Palmetto
street, and bad made many friends
here. They were charming young la?
dles, and their tragic death is great?
ly deplored.
GREEK CHAMBER MEETS.
It Men mm the Resumption of the Rule
off the People.
Athens. July 2G.?The chamber of
deputies assembled yesterday, but ad?
journed at once for a few days for the
?Jectton of officers. 'On the eve of the
assembling; |*remier VOOftOSSOO tobt tbe
Associated Press representative that
Its reassembling meant the resump?
tion of rule by the people In line with
Ideals of tbe United States. Me said
be looked to the Dotted States for a
continuance of Its powerful support.
GOETHAI* TO PRANCE.
( it mil Builder Suhl to Seek Active
Sor\ liv.
Washington. July it Is possible
thst den. Goethnls will go to France
as head of the engineers. This Is fore?
cast as among developments follow?
ing the reorganization of the ship?
ping board. (Jen. Gocthals wanted to
assume active sorvtos when CO Mod la
tbe Emergency Fleet managership
OP TO AMERICA.
HUMP STATES MIST MAKE
good LOM OF in ssi \.
Failure of Russian Army to Hold Gct>
limns on K?stern Front Makes it
Necessary for Other Allies to Win
Wnr in West.
Washington, July 25.?No attempt
is m?de here to minimixe the serious
BjSSSj of the situation in the war the?
atres in Europe. The United States
is In the war und will go through with
it; but any hope of a short struggle
has gone glimmering with the appar?
ent almost complete collapse of the
Russian war machine.
The development was not unexpect?
ed by many army officers. When the
offensive of July 1 was started by the
Russian forces, the most frequent
comment heard here was that it was
probably the dying kick of the old
Russian machine.
For the United States th* Russian
collapse may have an immediate and
direct bearing. It will, if the German
general staff presses its advantage, re?
lease additional German forces to bol?
ster up the western front where Amer?
ican troops are to be engaged. The
German line in the west has not been
seriously impaired at any point, offi?
cers here believe. They do pot claim
to know specifically the situation all
along the battle front but they are
unable to se that the British and
French have wrested from the Ger?
mans any key position of such impor?
tance that It can be used next year to
hurl the enemy back toward the
Rhine.
K has been noted, in fact, that the
one strategic advantage gained in re?
cent fighting was gained by the Ger?
mans. Many officers here believe that
when a small sector of the British
line in Belgium was overwhelmed the
Germans materially improved the
situation on their weakest front.
That view Is based on the opinion
that the beat hope of decisive attain?
ments for the allies in the West lies
in rolltag up the German right Hank
where It reaches the sea in Belgium.
If that could be done, it is argued,
the u-boat bases could be stamped out
and Germans be eliminated entirely
or so seriously Impaired as to make
It Ineffective. The big question is
whether It could be done.
The price of a victory of this nature
against the u-boats and German shore
battericL probably would be appalling
and there is nothing to indicate that
the effort is botr.g serlousry considered
at present. It can not be questioned,
however, that many army men, both
In Great Britain and the United States,
favor some such desperate attempt.
Reports received from France, of?
ficial and unofficial, so far as known
give no cheering picture of what
must be done. There appears to be
no doubt that the allies' line can
stand against any force Germany ca;.
bring against it. But to gather the
necessary strength for a successful of
fensive will take time and ample sea
transportation facilities if the United
States is to furnish the needed surplm
of mer, airplanes, munitions and food
American transportation problems
both on lend and sea, are constantly
Increasing in scope. It seems to be
certain now that whole railroad sy.s
terns will have to be set up In France
to give the American line the flow o
war materials and men to press home
an attack.
There is an old military rule that a
fortified position can not be taken by
direct attack but must be turned or
isolated entirely. Some observers
here say the allied offensive has con?
sisted only of direct attacks against
a line of fortifications stronger than
any fort of former days. The maze of*
trenches. entanglements, armored
posts and fortified villages extends
miles hack of the front on both sides,
ao that in effect a fortitled belt
stretches from the sea to the Swiss
border that la perhaps more than 10?)
miles wide.
It Is the belief of some military men
here that no breach can be made for
many months through the German
line to permit rolling up the entire
German front.
Admitting all these points, however,
there is no sign of discouragement
among American officials. President
Wilson's declaration that the nation,
not merely an army, must be made
ready for war Is being carried out de?
terminedly and apparently with con?
fidence that In time men and supplies
can be sent to France in sufficient
force to make victory certain.
Secretary Baker, In a statement to?
night announcing the return of the
mission of American army officers
sent to France to study technical
questions, said that the mission la
"unanimous in its praise of the splen?
did morale of the allied forces and
the western front and while It shared
the general realization of the gravity
of this war it has returned without
any pessimistic opinion whatever a
to its gnel outcome."
The secretary said be had Inquired
fully and found that there Is no truth
in stories published In various news
papers today purporting to quote
members of the party as saying that
the German lines uie Impregnable.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
MORE LARGE VESSELS SINK
DURING LAST WEEK.
Twenty-one Vessels of More Than
1,600 Tons and Three of Lcbh Than
That Size.
London. July 25.?Twenty-one Brit?
ish vessels of more than 1,600 tons
each and three of less than 1,000 tons
each were sunk last week by miii"s
or submarines, according to the week?
ly admiralty report on shipping losses.
One fishing vessel was also sunk.
The admiralty's statement follows:
Arrivals 2,791; sailings 2,791.
"British merchantmen sunk by mine
or submarine over 1.G00 tons, includ?
ing two previously, 21; under l.BoO
tons, .1.
"British merchant vessels unsuccess?
fully attacked, including three pre?
viously, 15.
"British fishing vessels sunk 1.'
The announcement of the British
admiralty shows an increase of sevon
vessels of more than 1,600 *ons sunk
as compared with 14 the previous
week. In the smaller category liio
losses are one less than those given in
the report of the previous week. There
was a falling off by seven In the num?
ber of fishing vessels sunk.
COST OF U-BOAT CAMPAIGN".
Berlin Corres|)om1eiit Points Ont Pen?
alty to Be Paid for Efforts of Sub?
marines.
Copenhagen. July 25.?A remark?
ably frank article by the Berlin cor?
respondent of The National Tidenden
passed by the foreign office censorship
discusses the seamy side of the sub?
marine campaign and the effect it has
upon neutrals. It Is generally recog?
nized, he says, that the longer the
campaign continues, the fewer friends
Germany will have after the war.
This consideration, together with the
thoughts of many billions which an?
other six months' war would cost,
were the two principal factors which
contributed to bringing a majority of
the reichstag Into line upon a bid for
immediate peace. The correspondent
says now it is generally admitted that
the effect of the campaign has beer,
miscalculated, not regarding the
amount of tonnage destroyed, but or.
to the time required to make its ef?
fects felt In England.' The German
people are still convinced that It will
succeed ultimately if given time and
they themselves are able, to hold out.
Disregarding Galloian happenings as
accidental, the correspondent says
there can be no question of a big of?
fensive owing to lack of men, as Field
Marshal von Hindenburg frankly ad
mitted, hut there is no doubt the front,
can hold out. The correspondent gives
as two of the most striking Impres?
sions upon his return to Berlin the
disappearance of children, who have
been sent to the country in thou?
sands and the appearance of a new
type of Berliner, a lank individual
with skin hanging in folds, who has
supplanted the corpulent German. A
few have lost less than 15 pounds in
weight, many more than 30, but they
are healthy and usually Improved
Another feature is the disappearance
of vegetables owing to the drought.
Green grocers display only lemon.',
and onions.
MIGHT BE WORSE.
Russian Embassy Believe Situation is
Not as Hopeless as Reported.
Washington, July 26.?The Russian
situation is believed at the Russian
embassy to not he so had as present
reports it: iicote. The disorganization
is confined to Galicia, while both ends
of the thousand mile front are hold
ing. It is pointed out that the defec?
tion of one regiment in a key position
would cause a general retirement.
VOTE ON PROHIBITION.
Senate Will Vote on Shepard Amend?
ment.
Washington, July 20.?Leaders of
both factions have agreed to discus:
Tuesday and vote Wednesday on Sen?
ator Bhepard'f national prohibitional
constitutional amendment. The wets'
proposal fixing six years as the limit
in which states may act on the
amendment was accepted by Senator
Bheppard.
VICTORY ON ROUMANIAN FRONT
Russian's Fight Ing at One Place on
Frontier.
Petrograd. July 20.?The Russian
and Rumanian forces eaptured two
thousand prisoners many guns and n
quontlty of equipment on the Ruman?
ian front during the last two days,
it Is officially announced.
GERMANS DRIVE ONWARD.
Official Report or Copt ore <>f Russian
Posit bins.
Berlin. July L'0. The Germans have
captured Buchacs, Tlumacz. Cttynia.
Delatyn, says the official statement.
Russians are retreating toward Cerno
WlU, the capital of Uultowina.
START SHIP PROGRAM.
QUICK ACTION FORESHADOWED
BT RESTATE cor USE.
Conp* Confer* Wiiii Goctholii Bud
Makes Arrangements to I Joy in His
Work at Once.
Washington, July 25.? Confirmation
by the senate today 01 Edward N.
Hurley's appointment to the shipping
board as successor to William Den
man, who was forced out by Presi?
dent Wilson, forecast an early start on
the government's shipbuilding pro?
gram. Mr. Hurley probably will
meet with the board tomorrow. He
?will be elected chairman at the pres?
ident's request.
The nomination of Batnbrldgn Colby
to succeed Capt. John B. White was
not acted on today at the request of
Senators Wadsworth and Calder of
New York, who desire that an inquiry
be made regarding his political stand?
ing. No active opposition to his con?
firmation is looked for, however.
Roar Admiral Capps, appointed by
President Wilson to take charge of
shibuildlng as general manager of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
conferred today with Maj. Gen. Geo.
W. Goethals, whose resignation the
president accepted yesterday, and will
start work tomorrow or Friday.
President Wilson had taken no ac?
tion tonight on the resignation of
Theodore Brent, vice chairman of the
shipping board, who has been a warm
supporter of Mr. Denman. While some
officials believe the president will let
Mr. Brent go to make sure that there
are no more controversies others are
of the opinion he may ask him to re?
main because of his knowledge of
traffic matters and his experience as
a rate expert.
Neither Mr. Denman nor General
Goethals has announced his plans for
the future but Mr. Denman probably
will resume the practice of law In
San Francisco. Gen. Goethals is a
member of a firm of consulting en?
gineers In New York, but it is said
he may seek active army service.
FRENCH! TRENCHES PENETRAT?
ED.
Germans Make Night Attack on Aisne
Front.
Paris, July 26.?German assaults
are reopened on a two mile front
last night on the Alsne front. Tne
French officially state that they pene?
trated certain elements of the first
line trenches, but at a tremendous
cost.
THROWS IIP THE SPONGE.
RUSSIAN ARMY QUITS WITHOUT
A FIGHT.
Strong Portion* und Fine Equipment
Abandoned to the Germans Without
a Show of Resistance.
London. July 20.?An appalling
blow is the description of the Rus?
sinn collapse given in a Petrograd dis?
patch to the Post. Never had the
Russian army heen so well equipped
or situated. Some of the artillery was
placed within 300 yards of the enemy
trenches, the big guns being admira?
bly placed. Information regarding
the big guns of the Eleventh army al?
most staggers belief. It appears that
the infantry shot down their own gun?
ners to get horses for revenge when
they retreated. Practically all of the
Eleventh army's guns are in the
enemy's hands. There is no hope of
saving the technical equipment of the
Seventh and Eighth armies. The Ger?
man lines have passed the Russian
guns' position. It is question wheth?
er the Eighth army will get away at
all.
IRISH CONVENTION OPENS.
Will Attempt to Solve Irish Problem.
Dublin, July 25.?The convention
which is to attempt to reach a solu?
tion of the Irish problem was opened
today at Regent House, Trinity Col?
lege.
John Redmond, the Nationalist
leader, and Joseph "Devlin, one of his
prominent party associates, were
among the early arrivals. Protestant
and Roman Catholic clergymen arriv?
ed soon afterwards, followed by rep?
resentatives of public organizations,
trades and labor councils.
Joseph Devlin was the only dele?
gate who was cheered by the crowd.
WOMAN SPY CONDEMNED.
Paris Dunccr Found Guilty of Es?
pionage.
Paris, July 26.?The military court
has condemned to death the dancer
known as Mate Hari, who before her
marriage was Marguerite Zell. She
was convincted of espionage.
New York, July 26.?Only soft
drinks are obtainable in the Brooklyn
district near the ship repairing and
munition plants. The sale of all in?
toxicants by 35 saloons and three ho?
tels was stopped by the excise board,
with government approval.
RUSSIAN ARMY CRUM
SITI ATION ON RAST
oVFHsllADOWs FAFI
thing.
Losses in Artillery 'll?ve Bef
PJMNM and FTltrill Army '
Be Abie t<> ICacopo?No sigj
Comniumlers art (letting A
Hand?Get). Kornlloff Hit
vision of Traitors to I'iwvs.
Such details of llussi.m ret
Kastern Galicia as are availan)
minimize the great spriousnes
?Ittiatlon. The ne ws dispaU
tiie losses in heaw artillery Im
enormous. Doubt is sx? yosse<
ability of the eighth army tt
good its retreat. There is yet
to show that the Russian DM
eis are getting th^ir refractor?
in hand, but the process is
be under way. Gen. KornilofT
tic measures included blow
pieces an entire division of
soldiers of the eleventh arrr
their own artillery. The 1
troops are holding fast to th
sitions north and south of the
area.
London reports nothing inii
on the Franco-Belgian front,
says one of the greatest artiller;
in history continues there,
makes the striking announceme
no French ships were lost last
Italy lost two.
LIQUOR UP AGAIN.
Food Control Conference Will
DisiK>se of Prohibition Secti
Washington, .Inly 26.?The
ment among the food control bi
ferees is said to be to dispose
question of prohibition first, 8?
the finance committee may knom
revenue to expect. It has been j
to hold a nipht session. The
forces have pledged themselves ?
make public their proceedings
the bill is virtually completed.
j-!
Geo. H. Hurst,
Undertaker and Ertilwr.
Prompt Attention to 0a? and
Night Calls.
At 0. I. CRA?fc ?td Stand. W. Main.1
Mi
Sale Begins
Friday, 27tli
SACRIFICE SALE
Sale Ends
August 2nd
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All 3.50 Slippers,
AH 4.00 Slippers,
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$1.19
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8 Dozen Pretty Voile Waists at 98c
Tennis Slip?
pers, 60c qual?
ity for 41c
McCollum Bros.
Tennis Slip?
pers, 65 and
70c quality
for 55c