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Three Seaplanes Start Across Atlantic Bop Off From Newfoundland | Late Friday Afternoon . Trepassey, May 16.?Three giant j sfeaplanes of the American navy?the; NC-3, NC-4 and XC-1?rose late to- : day' from the waters of Trepassey Bay ; and headed for the Azores to makej by air in the 20th century a journey i as dangerous as that Columbus made, V'.\'.-fey water 427 years ago. j Commanded by Comndr. John II. j Towers, Lieut. Comndr. A. C. Read j and Lieut Comndr. P. X. L. Bellinger, the planes left their mooring at the head of Trepassey harbor and "tax ied" towards the narrows. Their. ; j^ushing into a westerly wind, they. ? took the air. The NC-3. the "flag- J .?hip" rose at 7.32, the NC4, two min- ! utes later and the XC-1 at^T.41 (New- j f?undland time which is one hour i and 30 minutes ahead of New York j time). j Within a few minutes they were] lost to sight'beyond the eastern hori zon. ' j ? As they passed from view natives] of Newfoundland, who lined the] .? shores of the landlocked bay, vied! with Yankee sailors stationed here] in sending away with a rousing cheer] BaKhe American aviators starting on '? their epochal voyage. The seapianes shaped their course: towards Corvooux. westernmost island > of the Azores, from which they ex- i _ pect to fly to Horta, on the Island j of Fayal where they will descend if [ weather conditions or mechanical dif- i fipuities make it necessary, but they j wall go on if possible to 'Ponta del Gada on San Miguel island, 1,352 nau tical miles from this port This legj of the cruise from Rockaway Beach,1 the planes' home station, to Ply- J mouth, England, is the only one which j will require night flying! ]| The plane/ were expected to main- j . tain an average speed of 60 nautical, - miles an hour although they are ca-I pable of making 90 miles if circum-, stances demand. Temperature was expected to de-! termine the flying altitude although j it was believed that 5,000 would be the limit 1 : The NC-4 which was left behind at j the start by her sister craft because of engine trouble and arrived here! from Halifax only yesterday, was in I the air today almost as soon as the j ^flagship, rising after a swift 25 rnin-j Vate iCruise about Mattoon Harbor. The j NC-1 made two unsuccessful at-! tempts to leave the water while Com mander Towers' plane soared above it and the "taxing" NC-4, but it rose nine minutes after the flagship and followed in the wake of the others which headed for the <-ast us soon, as it took the air. Commander John N. Towers, the flight commander, announced the fol lowing crews: NC-1?Lieut. Comndr. P. X. L. Bel linger, commander; Lieut. Comndr. M. A. Mitscher and Lieut. L. T. B? rin, pilots; Lieut. Harry Sandenwater, radio operator; Chief Machinist's Mate C. L Kester and Machinist Ras mus Christensen, engineers. C-3?Commander Towers in charge: Lieut. Comndr. H. C. Rich ardson and Lieut. D. H. McCuIloch, pilots; Lieut. Comndr. R. A. Laven der, radio operator: Lieut. Braxton Rhodes and Boatswain L R. Moore, engineers. NC-4?Lieut. Comndr. A. C. Read, commander; Lieut. Walter Hinton and Lieut. E. F. Stone. pilots; Ensign Charles Rodd, radio operator; Lieut. J. L Breese, Jr., and Chief Machin ist's Mate E. S- Rhodes, engineers. If the.planes fail to take the air because of their weight the crews will be reduced by debarring Lieutenant Rhodes and Petty Officers Rhodes andj Christensen. Rumania May Withdraw! Objects to Council's Decision to Divide Banat Geneva, May 15?(By the Associat ed Press)?The Rumanian delegation may possibly withdraw from the peace conference. Advices from Par is, made public by the Rumanian bu reau at Berne, say that, owing to the decision of the council of ten to di vide Banat between Serbia and Ru mania. Premier Bratiano and the Rumanian delegation will quit Paris unless there is a modification of the terms. These are considered by the Rumanians to be unacceptable. Mob Meetings in Germany Great Mass Meetings Held to Protest Against Peace Terms Berlin. May 17.?Mass demonstra tions are the order of the day in Ber lin and the provinces. A crowd of two hundred thousand assembled at the Reichstag building Thursday and adopted strongly worded resolutions against the peace terms. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Xa. $809. .. Reserve District No. 5 The First National Bank of Sumter, At Sumter in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business on May 12, 191?. RESOURCES: 1. a Loans and discounts, including redisco u n t s, (except those shown in l> and c).$790.503.10 Total loans.790.503.10 Deduct: d Notes and bills rediscounlcd (other than bank acceptances sold) (see Item 57a).... .. 47,100.00 743,403.10 2. Overdrafts; secured, none; unsecured. .. 973.72 5. V. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds, but in cluding Vi S. Certificates of indebtedness): a U. S. bonds deposited to secure oirc ul at ion (par value)..'.. 50,000.00 d U. S. bonds and certificates of indebtedness pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par values). 7,000.00 57.000.00 C. Liberty, Loan Bonds: d Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2. 4, and' 4 1-4 per . cent, pledged to secure State oi other deposits or bills payable. 30.000.00 30,000.00 ?2/ Bonds, securities, etc. (other than U. S.): b Bonds (other than U. S. bonds) pledged to secure postal savings deposits. . . 4,000.00 e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ stocks) owned unpledged .. . 5,000.00 Total bonds, securities, etc., other than U. S. .. 9.000d?0 S. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve bank stock 2,09? 00 S. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription). 6,000.00 10. a Value of banking house, owned and unin cumbered .. .. :. 42.500.00 b Equity in banking house. 42,500.no Real estate owned other than banking house 250.00 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve bank .. 38,236.00 Items with Federal Reserve Bank in process of collection (not available as reserve) . 15.653.2S Cash in vault and net amounts due from nat ional banks ... :. .. 147.718.77 Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies other than included in Items 13, 14, or 15.'. 36.531.31 1:8. Checks on other* banks in the same city or town as repotring bank (other than Item 17). 10,764.f?7 Total of Items 14. 15. 16. 17, and IS. 210.693.53 2$. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer a n d due from U. S. Treasurer. 2.500.00 Total.$1,142.561.35 LIABILITIES: 24. Capital stock paid in. $100.000.00 25. Surplus fund. 100.000.00 26. a Undivided profits. .. .. $61,796.4:2 b Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 12,682.52 52.113.yu 27. Interest and discount collected or credited, in advance of maturity and not earned (approxi mate) .?. 6.000.00 20. Circulating notes out^-nding . - :. IS.SOO.OO 34. Certified checks outstanding. 7."..:::; 35. Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding .. .. 1.516.34 Total of Items 32. 33, 34 and 35. 1,591.67 . Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub ject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): S6. Individual deposits subject to check ...... 418.287.71 Total of demand deposits (other than bank de posits) subject to Reserve. Items 36, 37. 38. 3'.'. 40. and 41 . 418.287.75 Time deposits subject"to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to. 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): 44. Postal savings deposits. t.1'84.43 45. Other time deposits. 37y.-Sl._20 Total of time deposits subject to reserve. Items 42. 43. 44. and 45. 381.265.63 46. United States deposits (oth^r than postal savings): e Other United States deposits, inoludin? posits of U. S. disbursing officers 4 .'.ou.7 1 51. Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank -- .. 30,000.00 ' Total.:.$1.142.f.61.33 57. a Liabilities for rediscount, including those with Federal Reserve Bank (see Item Id) .. .. 47.100.00 Total contingent liabilities <r-7 a. b. and c) .. .. J7.100.00 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Sumter, ss: I, O. L. ? Yatos. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly ?wear that the above statement is tiue to the best of my knowledge .ire! be)jef. O. L. YATES, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before Correct-Attest: me this 16th day of May, 19.13 H. D. BARNKTT. A M lirousrhton. Nofarv Public. CJEO. F. EPPERSON'. CEO. D. SHORE. Directors. Dirigible Given Up As Lost Commander Says Craft Has Been Abandoned St. John's, N. F., May 16?The di rigible C-5, fugitive airship of the United States navy, which forestalled the attempt of Lieutenant Command er Coil and his crew to fly across the Atlantic by breaking loose from its mourings in a storm yesterday was abandoned as lost today. The destroyer Edwards after an all night search for the blimp among the icebergs of' the arctic current re turned to port without sighting it. The British freighter Clan Davidson which had reported she was standing by the gas bag, sent a radio message this morning saying that she was "away off the course and must pro ceed." It was suggested tonight by Rear Admiral S. Wood that Captain Har ris of the freighter m?y have mis taken an iceberg for the dirigible. Commander Coil, who commanded the C-5 on the flight here from Mon tauk Point, which is believed to have been the longest nonstop cruise ever made by a non-rigid balloon said, he had given up hope of salvaging the ship. He announced to the Associated Press his intention of asking the navy department for permission to make another attempt of a trans-Atlantic flight in a dirigible. "Our trip from New York to St. John's, rough as it was, proved that a dirigible can stand any kind of weather." he said. "Except for minor details, such as strengthening the fabric in some places. I can think of no improvements to recommend on a ship of the. C type. I shall ask for immediate assignment to one of the C ships with the crew of the C-5 with the idea of making an overseas cruise." To Limit Trades in Corn Barnes Serves Notice on Presi dent Chicago Board New York. May 16.?Julius H. Barnes, federal wheat director, late today formally notied L. F. Gates, president of the Chicago board of trade, that the exchange should rein state ?he rule limiting the amount of open trades on corn for any one in terest or individual to 200,000 bush els. His suggestion was designed to prevent undue speculation. If the Chicago board complies with this suggestion Mr. Barnes will "feel justified" in cabling Herbert Hoover, director gefteral of the food adminis tration, that further regulation "may not be necessary," he said. Mr. Gates has already replied that the wheat director's suggestion will be placed before the board of trade's executive officers immediately, add ing that he has "no doubt that the outcome will be satisfactory." Acknowledging that the large ma jority of open contracts in the corn market are "evidently legitimate and proper hedges against the needs of manufacturing business, on the one hand and as security to the grain handler against under loss on actual corn in process of handling," Mr. Barnes said: "I do feel, however, that present conditions require further guarantees against abuse of trading facilities-of the exchange and more effective con trol in the hands of the officers of those exchanges." Labor Needed in France Steady Employmnt for AH Whc Will Work Paris. April 20.?There is work right now in France for every man who wants to work, according to M. Claveille. Minister of Public Works, who told an Associated Press repre sentative today that the lack of la bor alone is holding back some of the important public work for which ma terial was assembled while the war was going on. Beside the immense task of re building northern France M. Claveille pointed out the following projects which will be executed as soon as the labor can be found: The enlargement of the canal from the Rhine to th*3 Rhone to give Alsace a better outlet for h<-r products to central France and to the Mediterranean: extension of several other canals: enlargement and improvement of ihe ports of Algiers. Marseilles and Brest, with the extension of railroad lines leading to those ports; the building of water power plants of several hundred thousand horse power in the Alps, the Pyrenees and around the central plateau to furnish electric power to railroads and lighting current to cities, including Paris; the leading of the wall of Paris; the extension of the Paris subways into tbe suburbs as soon as tbe fortifications have dis appeared: and. eventually, the dig ging of the tunnel under the English Cha nnel. Keep Order at Smyrna Allied Naval Forces Ordered by Peace Conference to Occupy City Paris. May 17. Allied naval forces occupied Symrna Wednesday. The movement was directed by the peace conference as a precautionary meas ure for the maintenance of order in anticipation of making peace with Turkey. Additional Names of Delegates io Aux iliary Convention. Geenville. Mrs. Emmett Houston. Mrs. M< Bee. York. Misses Edith Gwyn. Beatrice Wa'k ei. Charleston. Mesdames H. (;. Leiding, P. L. Ogier. W. W. Starr. Miss Etta Axson. Georgetown. Mrs. Smith. jLang Jennings Sounds Keynote j Against Sending any Cotton to Germany Until Peace is Signed j New Orleans. May 16~.?Cotton j growers in conference here late to - day went on record as being for '"America first" against any sectional 'claims, when they declared it would i be better to "sacrifice every bale of j cotton rather than to sell one pound to Germany before the peace treat* is signed." The action was in opposition to a resolution asking that export restric tions for cotton be removed, which was tabled' amid cheers of the dele gates. A number of delegates ex pressed fears that such a resolution might hamper the negotiations of the American peace envoys in Paris. "If we never sell another bale of cotton, I am against Germany re ceiving one pound until she.signs the peace treaty,'" L. D. Jennings of South Carolina declared. The committee engaged in working out plans for perfecting the forma tion of the $100,000,000 cotton export financing corporation reported a sub committee would be appointed to meet at an early date to organize. The sum of $11,750 was raised on the floor of the convention for the preliminary financing of the exports corporation, and to insure its com plete working operation. The sub scriptions followed an appeal made by c. J. Haase. ' Memphis. The headquarters city and the State in which the new concern will be incorporated will be decided by the subcommittee, it was announced. 'According to a large number of del egates the contention for the head quarters city has narrowed down to Memphis and New Orleans It was thought likely the incorporation will be in some other State than Louisiana. .1. S. Wannamaker of South Caro lina was chosen president of . the newly formed American Cotton As sociation at a convention of the mem bers today. Other officers elected were: John T. Scott, Houston. Texas, first vice president, and W. C. Bar rickman of Dallas, secretary. The treasurer will be chosen later, it was announced. An executive committee to work out details connected with the func tions of the association was appointed as follows: ' Arkansas. George L. Sands; Ala bama. M. C. Allgood; Georgia, J. J. Brown; Mississippi, P. P. Garner; Mis souri S. S. Barnes; North Carolina, L. Tomlinson: South Carolina, R. M. Mixon; . Tennesec, J. P. Matthews; Texas. J. A. Thompson; Oklahoma. Dr. J. A. Whitehead; Louisiana, J. B. Ardis. 1 In his inauguration speech Mr. Wannamaker charged that millers of New England have reaped "enor mous dividends" from their cotton products, while the South was "left to starve on the crumbs it might pick up from the industry." "The South has a vision and will never perish." he asserted. "This sec-: tion is going to be the salvation of the nation. Are you going to be for the dollar or the man? By this I do not. mean that we should attack legitimate enterprise and capital, and I know we have no sympathy for the wave of unrest and anarchy, fostered by for eigners from other lands. "Prices of cotton crops in the past have been based on slave labor. The industry has blessed every section of the land except South. Labor in the Southland has been so low that it al most has been forced to steal to exist. Cotton today is worth 40 cents a pound. During last year it should have been 75 cents for the first six months and 40 for the remainder of the year." Mr. Wannamaker declared the New York cotton exchange "was responsi ble for much of the distressing con ditions of the cotton industry in the South." "The cobwebs are being raised from our eyes," he said. "Wo are entering on a new era and it is up to us to work out our own salvation. The South may now see before it the dawn of freedom." Shortly before adjournment the as sociation adopted a report of the warehousing committee urging that adequate facilities be established throughout the South. They declared it should be the duty of the American Cotton Association to "encourage the creation of a warehouse system in every State as speedily as possible atid to urge governors of the cotton States not having such a system to call an extra session of legislatures to ex pedite the establishment of the sys tem." The report also urged the associa tion to form .is quickly as possible a pl.au for marketing all cotton through the State and central organizations, and declared it necessary that the j matter be taken up with the next i United States congress to ??relieve the situation of the growers of cotton in the South." The conference of cotton interests adjourned bite today. The delegates Were entertained with a boat ride over the Mississippi river tonight be fore returning to their homes. -, Additional Names of Delegates to Wo-j man's Auxiliary Convention. Columbiu. Mrs. F. H. Ford. Miss Jessie i Whcaton. Mrs. .T. p.. Roseberry. Charleston. Misses Rosalie McCabe. Minnie Collins. Rock Hill. Misse.? Louise Hull. Josie Hull. Florence. j Mrs. T. L. Willcox. Miss Eleanor F. i < Jadsden. Ridge Spring. Mrs. Alex Brunson. Chora w. Misses Laurie Harratl. Etta . ve.! Mrs. L. C. Pirie. Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. W .E. Freeman. Union. Mrs. VV. E. Thompson. M. Quay Willeford, of Hartsville. was in the city today { Dr. Fr?ser Moderator Prsebyterians Elect Minister How Long Does It Take To Charge a Battery From Virginia "The battery man who really Knows VfJ?. n?, , 1C his business." says Mr. J. C. Brown. M F^r D D of i T r^'' lIle ^cal Wiliard service man, "trl.1 In ^"rn; , f?n' 7^' WaS! never set a definite time for returning siss o ! ' f t afternoon L baltery he has taken to charse.? session here todaj of the 59th gen-1 ?It jsini possible to tell now long eral assembly or the Southern Presbv- ? ? imposawe w /T ? . h,t_ terian Church. He succeeds thr Rev a" recharging job will take. A bat James I. Vance. D. D.. of Na^hvuTe that ? "^"f^L W Steady progress towards evlng^-t?^^ may fr5m ^l^re^t zation of the world was reflected in Ien days ?f Stea?y char^nf. bef0.? , ?? the report of the committee on foSf back in ?? eign missions submitted to the gener- i U may noe<1 a ^ ?f"0* ?L^? al assembly today. irat* charging to bring the plates back The church now has 1S5 organfeeaNain l? a ~ndjt1^ ^^ll^Si^ congregations in the foreign held, itinormaI ?^^-<*^;C?^SS^ was reported, working amid a popu-?. 0n the other hand a ba"*n lation estimated at 31.S46.127. \* *>* run down, that perhaps has The amount contribute by thc!^en s,owly drained by a dash-light. Southern church during the year was'10/ ^^ance. and brought ^ for i charging as soon as it showed signs of weakness?such a battery can be brought up again to full strength by an overnight charge. "An old battery takes longer to re charge than a new one very fre , quentlv. a starved battery takes SS^?J^ ? than one Ag has -d^. o t. n*^? n n !the same specific gravity that has merely become run down through be ing stored and forgotten. "In short so many different ele ments, enter into the charging of a, battery, that it is impossible to tell what that length of time will be un til the reading?1290 is actually se cured. . "The conscientious workman then. of carrying on missionary work ex ceeded the receipts of $77,337. due largely to increased cost of silver in China, high rates of discounts and necessary increase for salaries of mis of which the Rev. S. L. Morris, D. D., of Atlanta is secretary, submitted a report regarded as reflecting en couraging developments in that work. The amount subscribed for his work was $303,3S0, also the largest amount on record. The total number of home mis sionaries, including wives of mis sionaries who work among peoples on, , . . . i makes no definite promise of dehv the frontier and in the mountains' ?. . _ ? * . iL-: ^ <. among negroes, foreigners and other dependent and exceptional classes in the South is 701. The Adriatic Problem Now Planned to Have America ery to the man who brings the bat tery for charging. He can't because he doesn't know how long .it will take. If the car owner is wise he will not insist upon having his bat tery back at a certain time Satis factory charging cannot be done on that basis."?Advt Meditate Between Italy and | Chinese Cabinet - Jugo-SIavia. Paris. May 16.?Negotiations which' . n . . . , - are pending for the adjustment of the -President Refuses to Accept and Adriatic controversy contemplate aj' Holds On direct .settlement between Italy and j Jugo-SIavia through American medi- j -? ation. By this plan 'the Austrian [ Paris. May 16.?The Chinese cabi treaty would not specify the dispo- [ net has resigned, but the president sition to be made of Dalmatia. Istria \ has refused to accept their resigna or Plume beyond detaching them from Austria. tion. according to a Peking tele gram to the peace conference. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 10660. Reserve District No. 5 The National Bank of South Carolina, At Sumter in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business on May 12, 191?. RESOURCES: L a. Loans and discounts, including redisco u n t (except those shown in b and c).$1,372,202.93 Deduct: . ??* d Notes and bills rediscounted (other than bank acceptances sold) (see Item 57a).V. .. 88,101.41 1,284,101.52 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 1,066.21 4. a Customers' liability account of "Acceptances" executed by this bank and by other banks for account of this bank and now outstanding 1 . 54,200.00 o. V. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds, but in cluding U S. Certificates of indebtedness): a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). .. 200,000.00 d U. S. ^nds and certificates of indebtedness pledged as collateral for State or other deposits or bills payable. 40,000.00 g Premium on U. S. bonds., .. 240,000.00 6. Liberty Loan Bonds: a Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2, 4, and 4 1-4 per cent, unpledged. 7,000.00 d Liberty Loan Bonds. 3 1-2, 4, and 4 1-4 per cent, pledged to secure State or other deposits or bills payable. 55.000.00 af62,000.00 7. Bonds, securities, etc. (other than U. S.): e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ ing stocks) owned unpledged. 3,000.00 9. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription).' 11,25^.00 10. a Value of banking house, owned and unin cumbered. 34,800.00 11. Furniture and fixtures. 3.400.00 13. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank .. 49,178.62 14. Items with Federal Reserve Bank in process of collection (not available as reserve). 5.996.98 15. Cash in vault and net amounts due from nat ional banks. < 75,249.87 16. Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies other than included in Items 13. .14. or 15 . 933.0-6 IS. ('hecks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) .. .. ? 798.22 Total of Items 11, 15, 16. 17, and IS.(.. 82,978.13 !!?. Checks ont banks located outside of city or town of reporting bank and other cash items .. 3.417.61 20. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer ,a a d due from U. S. Treasurer ... 10.000.00 Total ....-.$1.839.392.09. LIABILITIES: 24. Capital stock paid in. $200.000.00 35. Surplus fund. 175,000.00 2U. a Undivided profits. $29.824.51 b Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 24,367.64, 5,456.87 28. Amount reserved for taxes accrued. 3,600.00 29. Amount reserved for all interest accrued .. ..' . 28,135.51' 30. Circulating notes outstanding. .. 200,000.00 o'l. Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies (other than included in tlems 31 or 32) 11.782.36 ' 34. Certified checks outstanding. .. 1.639.3S 35. Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding .. 1.845.15 Total of terns 32. 33. 34 and 35. 15,266.89 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub ject, to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): 36. Individual deposits subject to check .. .. 499.103.?3 3~. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed). 18,416.43 40. Dividends unpaid. 60.00 Total of demand deposits (other than bank Ac posits) subject to Reserve. Items 3?, 37. 38, 3:?. 40. and 41. $517.580.26 Tune deposits .subject to Reserve < payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): 42. Certificates of deposit (other than tor money borrowed) ... 200.953.10 15. Other time deposits. 292.199.46 Total of time deposits subject to reserve. Items 42. 43. ?4, and 15.$493.152.56 51. Bills payable with Federal Reserve Rank .. . 147,000.00 54. a Acceptances executed by this bank for cus tomers . 54.200.00 Total. -..$1,839,392.09 57. a Liabilities for rediscount, including those With Federal Reserve Bank (see Item Id) .. .. 88.101.41 Total contingent liabilities (57 a. b. and c) 88 101 41 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss: I, F. E. Hin nan t. Cashier of the above-named bank; do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge aad belief. P. 8. HINNANT. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before Correct-Attest: me this 16th day of May. 1919. ISAAC SCHWARTZ, T. V. Walsh. Notary Public. MITCHELL LEVI. C. G. ROWLAND, Erectors,