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BIG BRITISH SHIP [? BLOWN TO PIECES a ti Bulwark, Second Line Battleship, Destroyed By Her Own Magazine. h SEVEN HUNDRED MEN PERISH d P Terriffic Explosion Shakes Houses v Seven Miles Away. v r London, Nov. 26.?It was officially a announced here that the British bat- p tleship Bulwark had beeh blown up off Sheerness. Only 12 men out of the a 700 or 800 on board the Bulwark were v saved. g According to the admiralty, the explosion, which resulted in the destruction of the Bulwark is believed to n have originated in her own magazine, h The announcement of the disaster ft to the Bulwark was made by Winston p Spencer Churchill, first lord of the a admiralty, shortly before 4 o'clock v this afternoon. tl The loss of the Bulwark, according t< to a Central News dispatch received d this afternoon from Chatham, was o due to an accidental explosion while d ammunition was being loaded on the ? warship. b The force of the explosion aboard h the boat was so great that houses in E Sheerness and even in Southend, sev- h en miles away and on the other side h of the Medway, were violently shak- h en. The people fled into the streets f' in alarm. When the great shio blew up dense clouds of smoke and flame n shot into the air. The vessel disap- d peared beneath the waves in three r minutes. So terribly was the Bui- v wark rent that it was impossible to render her any assistance*. Imme- tl diately after the explosion the vessel o was blotted out by smoke and as the T veil slowly lifted a handful of men tl were seen struggling in tho water, h Small craft rushed to their aid and picked them up. Some of the crew j were badly mutilated. A touch of j the dramatic was added to the catas- g trophe by the fact that the band of a the Bulwark was playipg when the a explosion came. (j Deny Submarine Story. p _ The disaster occurred while the Bulwark was lying: at anchor off the 7 naval port of Sheerness near the mouth of the Thames but the officers n of the port scout the public imDres- j sion that the vessel was the victim of a German submarine. This seems to be supported by the absence of an upheaval in the water as the first lord of the admiralty explained. y The explosion which destroyed the s Bulwark occurred at 7:55 a. m. 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All the officers and the est of the crew, which I suppose mounted to .between 700 and 800, erished." An eye witness who was on a ship short distance from the Bulwark /hen she was blown up off Sheerness ives this account: Saw Something Awful. "I was at breakfast at about 10 linutes to 8 this morning when I card an explosion and went on deck, ly first impression was that the cxlosion was produced by the firing of salute by one of the ships, 'out /hen I got on deck I soon saw somehing awful had happened. The waer and the sky were obscured by ense volumes of smoke. We were rdered at once to the scene of the isaster to render what assistance we ftlilrl A f firof xirn o/\nl/l i/uiu. nv III av ?*c WU1U OCC UUIIIIII^ ut when the scene cleared we were orrified to find that the battleship tulwark had prone. She seemed to ave entirely vanished, but a little iter we detected a portion ' of the uge battleship showing about four eet above -the water. "We kept a vigil for the unfortuate crew but saw only two men. I on't know whether the other boats escued any one. One man we saw fas dead." Another eye witness said that when tie explosion occurred a great column f flame and smoke shot into the air. 'he ship seemed to split in two and hen keeled over and disappeared in ;ss than five minutes. The British battleship Bulwark, 5,000 tons displacement, was laid own in 1899 and completed in 1902. ihip was 411 feet long, 75 feet wide nd drew 29 feet of water. Her armment consisted of four 12-inch, 12 -inch guns, 16 12- pounders, six 3ounders and four submerged torpedo ubes. She had a complement of 50 men. Sheerness is on the Thames at the louth of the Midway. It is 35 miles own the river from London. Checks Croup Instantly. You know croup is dangerous. And ou ought to know too, the sense of ecurity that comes from having Folv's Honey and Tar Compound in the touse. 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Try t on many kinds of work that no >ther typewriter will do. It is a significant fact that the ypewriter that introduced such epoch Tiaking innovations as visible writing, dsible reading, Printype, etc., should >e the first to introduce automatic nethods of operation. typewriter Co. ? Chicago. N TIMES. Union, S. C. X LATIN AMERICA TURNS TO NORTH FOR TRADE Commerce Crippled by War, Southern > Countries Seek Its Restoration t By Agreement With the 1 Western Hemisphere. THE UNITED STATES IS ASKED TO COOPERATE WITH THEM The Impetus That Will Make Plans Effective Rests With President of tho United States. Washington, Nov. 26.?The United States government has been asked by fk. C H. * : c pnui.i}jai ouutii American nations 1 to cooperate with them in negotiations 1 with European belligerents to bring i about the exclusion of all belligerent i warships from the waters of the ; American countries with each other. ] Argentina, Chii<\ Peru and Uruguay j have laid their suggestion before the s Washington government. Virtually all 1 the Central and South American coun- i tries have been circularized by some i of the principal nations, resulting in 1 a series of diplomatic conferences in i Washington and the capitals of Soutn 1 America which are now in progress. ' While the proposals are different in i character and scope they all seek the i same end?the restoration of the 5 trade between North and South Amorica, paralyzed by the European war. 1 The movement has also for its object ] removal of serious friction between < countries of this hemisphere and Eu- i ropean belligerents on questions of 1 neutrality. The impetus that will 1 make any plans effective, it is recog- I nized, rests with President Wilson. i The various plans thus far formally i communicated to the United States 3 are as follows: < The Main Ide6s. 1 1. The establishment of neutral 1 zones on the Atlantic and Pacific s coasts of North and South America, 1 within which tho belliirpronts sh:ill ho 1 asked to agree not to engage in hos- s tilities. ( 2. The convocation of a general 1 conference of diplomatic representa- t tives and commercial delegates of all ^ American countries with power to ] agree on steps which can be taken to i protect and restore Pan American 1 trade. < 3. The appointment by the Pan- s American union of a committee to i recommend steps that would remove 1 dangers to Pan-American trade. ; 4. Prohibition by all nations of the i two Americas of the privileges hith- < erto exercised by the belligerents of 1 coaling in neutral ports, or the issu- 1 ance of only a sufficient quantity of 1 coal to enable a belligerent vessel to ( reach the nearest port of another 1 country. 1 Already some of the powers of Eu- 1 rope have been felt on the proposi- 1 tions and it is understood Great Bri- I tain is ready to deny her warships en- 1 try into Central and South American i ports to coal if the United States ap- < proves the proposal and other bellig- 1 brents agreb. 1 , Peale-Kennedy Wedding. 1 t The following clipping is taken j from an Ohio paper: V I TVf ieo w a * ? ? -???' il no uuiiuic icmc ?us married t to Mr. Henry Lee Kennedy, of Spar- t tanburg. S. C., on Tuesday evening 1 at the Randall home on Elm avenue. | The rooms were beautifully decorated ( throughout with southern smilax and < the sprays of cotton bolls, which came directly from the south, sent by ; the groom. The massive mantles in thd library and music room were , banked with the smilax and beautiful white and pink chrysanthemums. In the small conservatory off the library, the musicians, a harpist, a violinist and cellist were concealed behind a mass of ferns and palms. The bridal table was set in the dining room and was tastefully adorned with a low center piece of pink roses. Bouquets of the same flower marking each place. Miss Ruth Peale in a beautiful gown of pink silk crepe and Miss Ruth Shipley, stately in her gown of pink chiffon, were the attendants of the bride. The bride's gown was of ivory satin, beautiful and rich with its draperies and Princess lace. Her veil was tastefully shaped in a , cap, being trimmed with beautiful lace, made by a friend and hung in graceful lines over her long court train. The groom's attendant and officiating minister, was Rev. Arthur B. Kennedy, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church at Columbia, S. C. He was assisted by Rev. M. R. Sheldon, of the Wyoming Baptist church. A beautiful ring ceremony was used. Mrs. Peale, the bride's mother, was handsomely gowned in a lavendar brocaded silk, trimmed with rich silver lace and having a lovely court train cilonnn/lA,l ..I 1-? v.-... uuopv uuv u x i wiii tut; Miuumers. The wedding (rifts were magnificent, one room being filled with the treasures. A large victor vietrola is awaiting the bride at her new home in Spartanburg. At the bridal table were seated: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Kennedy, Miss Ruth IVale, Mr. Arthur Kennedy, Miss Ruth Shipley, Mr. Oliver Urackman, Miss Jay Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams, Miss Frances Wagener, Mr. and Mrs. Diesel, of Detroit and Mrs. Stamm, of New York. After a delicious supper, the bride appeared among her guests in a lovely traveling suit of green broadcloth and hat to match. As Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy were leaving the house for the awaiting automobile they were showered with rose petals. After their honeymoon, they will make rheir home in Spartanburg, S. C. Why They Recommend Foley's Honey and Tar. P. A. Efird, Conejo, Calif.?because "it produces the best results, always cures severe colds, sore chest and' lungs and does not contain opiates or harmful drugs." Dr. John W. Taylor, Luthersville, Ga.?because "I believe it to be an honest medicine and it satisfies my patrons." W. L. Cook, Neihart, Mont.?because "it gives the best results for coughs and colds of anything I sell." Every user is a friend. Sold by all dealers everywhere. SANTUC Santuc, S. C., Nov. 3.?It may be we will see more of this war, that is 'hard times," but I do not believe ;hat the war is directly the cause of jo much of the hard times?but a lot )f doggish greed here in our own land. To be plain, I believe some monied bengs who can hoard a whole lot?moiled speculation for selfish gain are loing most of it. Talk of plenty ana >f great prosperity of this country ind all of this tightness, hard times :oming on and before the war was a week old! Where is the plenty? Where is the prosperity? When so nany people are being thrown out of jmployment, losing jobs and positions. Even farmers are being staggered as X> knowing how to arrange for busiicss; hands do not know what they will have to depend upon for another pear. Plenty and prosperity! Oh! Now all of this talk and writing ibout grain sowing may be all right, md guess it is, unless we farmers take the advice of everybody, those who understand farming and those who do not understand it (only are ;hey experts in telling the farmers tow to manage) go to the other extreme and glut the market with grain. The fact is, if I am to take men's word for it, that there are mnnv non. v lie who are not able to buy sufficient seed, wheat or oats to sow much land, rhey say that it will take every cent ;hey can get to pay off running exjenses, fertilizers, mules, land inter>st, taxes and then cannot even up, ?nd consequently the grain sowing business is obliged to be curtailed. But as for corn, you can seed the land :heaper than wiih small grain and a nan can work a quantity of it too, ind it is not necessary to buy your yield with commercial fertilizers jither. I did not get to hear the 'grain experts" at Union but I read ;he report of the meeting and got some good from it anyway. I hope .he people will not charge me with seing egotistical when I say that I several years ago mapped out my course and did not need absolutely to lave Mr. Watson or Stratton or Smith ;o tell me this. I have been studying soil building and improving and hail planned for all grain for home use ind some to spare to the local marset; a few cattle, sheep, goats, all the :otton that I could raise on a few icres, say not less than one bale per icre, up to not over ten acres, per flaps less, to the plow, and then "go yonder" on hogs. Now I have told ny secret. Say, excuse slang?but lid you ever try to climb a tall slick tree, go up several feet, slip back and then fall to the ground, pant a while, then try it over, then with all nf th<? I damping of the trunk with your knees, and it seemed would never got to the first limb but sometime would. Hard, ain't it? Many thought they were on the first limb last vear but it oroke and they fell nearly to the arround again, are just on a little knot Almost too weak to hold on much longsr, and may have to drop loose yet. We had once hoped that all of this talk of pooling so much money of the millions that would be arranged would t>e a good man with a shoulder under thoV,'4jow on the knot to help him up Mirst limb again, but alas, as rer it is too late for many. It m i-j >e a set of climbing spaces for those ilready up among the branches to jass over some spaces where the imbs are scarcer. Now while I am in this medley let me say that that was a sure enough indictment that the New Hope correspondent made igainst somebody, to wit: The man who said 7 cents was a fair price for cotton, or being able to say what cotton should bring. But I would not try to dispute it for anything. Could not if I would. I truoss. for I am not trying: to "knock," neither am I trying: to snout hot air on a dry grin boost. Miss Lizzie Jeter, a G. F. C. girl spent Thanksgiving: with her parents, I?r. and Mrs. J. T. Jeter. j Mr. D. J. Fant of Atlanta, a Southern railroad engineer, spent the weekend with his brother, Mr. J. McJ. Fant and made a pop call visit to his aunt, Mrs. H. C. Jeter. Mr. R. G. A. Jeter, who has been holding: a job with the Bonsel Construction company, spent two weeks here lately, but is now back on his Fob, building another bridge over Cooper river in Charleston county. Some of the cotton mills have cut off their buyers at this place, it is reported. They monopolize the buying at first, then drop out, and farmers at times cannot sell and the stuff may go down on them, while they stand helpless in a way. Sunddy and Monday were very rainy days and last night. The precipitation from Sunday morning to Tuesday morning is 3.49 inches. The ground is certainly wet and a stop is put to grain sowing for a while t least. I saw a gentleman who was in Columbia the Sunday the blue laws went into effect and he said that] many people openly violated them,] but he said that he noticed that the foreigners observed it almost entirely, especially the Greeks. That our own people are worse to violate laws 1 is true. I myself notice that generally the white people violate the e.-mie laws here more thai) the negroes evoi..1 I f>'el that the editor has taken1 some skin off Senator Lodge, and I wish Senator Lodge could se it. Mr. I Editor I am with you in believing that people charge too much to the war as; to this depression. I had prepared a, part of this letter before I saw vourj editorial and said that I did not be- | lieve the war was directly the cause of it and I think I have said so la-fore. I have heard others say that they believe the Republican party, all of those wealthy northern republicans? Wall Street, etc, are trying to discount the Wilson administration. Hut I am going to live if I live and am able to work. I am going to work for it. Well the man who many call the governor of South Carolina has shown his hand again, and that called lnanKsgiving. Liet mm do his worse! | We will not be under that curse much longer. That is one of our plagues' Even if he leaves not a prisoner, nor a convict by the time he leaves office, we can live on. He may pardon, parole, exile or which ever vou may call I k I Drawn I I Check | ?|t for the money you owe and ?|t respectfully your creditors r ?|f to do business with a man .ft at the Cit'/ens National Ba 41 doing business in a business<4* such an account even if youi 4 They will grow all right. * CITIZENS NATII ^ R. P. Morgan, President C 4 Capital and Surplu 4* BUYERS TO SHARE LOWER PRICES 0> Effective from Aug. 1, 1914 to A teed against reduction di Touring Car Runabout Town Car ] (F. O. B. Detroit, all car In the United States of Further, we will be able to obtaii in our factory production, and t purchasing and sales departments ! put of 300,000 cars between the 1 And should we reach this produc I the buyer's share from $40 to $ August 1, 1915) to every retail new Ford car between Aug. 1, 19 I For further particulars regardir I profit-sharing plan, see the neares I UNION Gi j "HOME AT LAST." I ** I I! Sold Hogs by A South Carolina farmei of hogs which were ready t< was so warm that killing was u_ u _ iic went 10 ins leiepnc Columbia over Long Distant at a good price. He then ca office and arranged for shipn The telephone is now a r You can have one on your fa See the nearest Bell Tel end a postal for our free hoc FARMERS' LINE DI SOUTHERN BELL TEL1 AND TELEGRAPH CO S. Pry or St., A it but he does not make them inno- DK cent, does not make them clear of the offenses of which they were convicted,by 1 by the courts, nor remove the stigma ?so it is no use for anv of us to:,.,.' make fools of ourselves over what Blease has done or has not done. n<>s" There is enough fools in this world rem at best. I make bold to say that I do not believe that there was a single jnv/ person convicted but what it was de- thic served, more or loss. Hey Denver. rurn 1 1 and This?and Five Cents. nosf DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this fX slip, enclose five cents to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name and (.as( address clearly. You will receive in tarr return a free trial package containing 0(j ( Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, yy for coughs, colds and croup, Foley for Kidney Pills, and Foley C athartic catll Tablets. Sold by all dealers every- jjaj where. jars A man must either make way for himself or get out of the way of T I others. pati i mmmammm* note how much more 4? eeard vou. They like 4* who has an account 4? nk. They know he is 4* like way. Better open 4* affairs are not large. 4* 4DNAL BANK + 4* . C. Sanders, Cashier ^ s $135,000.00 + X *jj? ^ 5&5BmtOT/ 5 IN PROFITS I I FORD CARS ,ug. 1, 1915 and guaranjring that time: $190 440 690 s fully equipped. America only.) i the maximum efficiency 1 he minimum cost in our ! if we can reach an outabove dates. tion, we agree to pay as 60 per car (on or about buyer who purchases a II and Aug. 1, 1915. j ig these low prices and it Ford Branch or Dealer j V R A G E i GADBEKRY ST. "I II T elephone had a large number d kill- The weather out of the question. >ne, called a dealer in :e and sold his hogs tiled the local freight lent. lecessity on the farm, rm at small cost, enhone Manager or >klet. APARTMENT EPHONE MP ANY uA?B tlanta, Ga. 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