Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' "London, Dec. 19.?The announce- ^ nig&t in the fedtfee of commons today \ hy David Lloyd-Oedrpre, the ne# pre- . mier, that the first act of his adminis- J tration Vas the rejection of the pro- ' posal of the central powers for a I peace conference constituted one of ^ 1 f w?o uiwv muiiieiiiuus scenes wmcn tne oldest .parliamentary veterans had ever witnessed. , The' new premier declared thaff before the allies could give favorable consideration to such an invitation 'they must know that Germany was prepared to "accede to the allies' terms, giving complete restitution, full reparation and effectual guarantees," and to enter a conference upon the Invitation of Germany proclaiming "herselv victorious, without any knowledge of her proposals, woul^ be "put-, ting our heads into a noose with the end of the rope in Germany's hands." Mr. Lfloyd-George asserted that at the moment Germany was penning the note, assuring her convictions as to the rights of other nations, she was dragging Belgians into slavery. He announced that the note presented through Washington contained no pro vi ksiuis) uui nas n pnrapiiruse j of Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl- j weg's speech and that the allies, had j separately concluded to reject it, al- j though they had informally exchanged -views and would within a few days * t present a joint reply. Others Support Him. Mr. Asquith, the former premiet", _ ? -seconded Mr. Lloyd-George's declara- . * tion with even stronger words and al- < most at the same moment Earl Cur- 7 son was informing the lord* that the government would enter no confer- ? enee that did npt guarantee for Eu^ ~enee"i>?^i^iofis^' greaf^m^f' sm at!. The Marquis of Crewe affirmed the approval' of the jjiembers of the late government. c The day was a doubly important one c for the commons because the new > premier unfolded a program for wide reaching war measures and Mr. As- s quith closed the last chapter of nine years of leadership with an accounting of his war stewardship. The principal feature of Mr. LloydGeorge's program is a measure for 1 national service, matching Germany's 1 latest scheme, wherehv pver /?ifi*ori t will he liable for enrollment to perform work for which the authorities ' consider him best equipped. * A?thur Neville Chamberlain, mavor of Birmingham and ^ member of the famous family, whose enerery and business capacity are rated high, will he director of the national service with * civil and military drectors responsible * to him. . The premier prefaced his review 1 of the situation by the statement that 1 Britons did their'hest in time of dan- c irer. that the country should be told J unpleasant facts and that he would trive not a dark but a stern view of 5 the outlook. j OFFICERS ELECTED. < The following officers were elected , by the Union Ltodpre, No. 75, on last t Friday evening, Dec. 8: I L. C. Wharton, W. M. J. Frost Walker, S. W. D. Norman Jones, J. W. Ben L. Berry, Secretary. P. E. Wilburn, Treasurer. t S. R. Perrin, S. D. < J. H. Wilburn, J. D. * Lawrence Eison, Tiler. c EUTERPEAN MUSIC CLUB. The Euterpean Music club was de- . lightfully entertained Monday after 1 ttf * W 0 V ' * ' nixm uy miss mary Jones at ner nome on South street. A nurhber of guests and visitors j were entertained. , Miss Kathrin Thomson played a violin solo, "Alita." * Miss I,utie Jordan sang "The Star of Peace" and Mrs. W. T. Beaty sang "Lindy." Miss Elizabeth T.emmond delighted ( the club by a number of selections. Miss Jones served sandwiches, tea and mints. ] DEATH OF MRS. W. T. CUDD. J Mrs. W. T. Cudd died at her home ^ in Spartanburg Monday and was ^ buried in Oakwood cemetery Wednesday. She leaves her husband and three x children. f Mr. R. E. White of Union, a bi other I of Mrs. Cudd, attended the burial in < Spartanburg Wednesday. c REJECTS SAL OF PEACE CELBfitttATE GOLDEN WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. WyHe Estes of SedaHa Spend Delightful Day on Fiftieth Anniversary of Tlieir Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Estes of Sedalia :elebrated the fiftieth anniversary of iheir marriage on Sunday* Dec. 17. \11 ten of their children, except two, were present. The children present vere: D. J. Estes, J. F. Estes, A. J. Sates, Mrs. Levi Bobo, Mrs. L. W. Weber, Mrs; C&pv&r Wilbur^, Mrs. J. T. Murphy and Mrs. J. (5. Mitchell. The two abrfent children were: Mr. T. B. Estes and Mr. J. P. Estes. There vere present, also, 44 grandchildren ind eight great-grandchildren. The family and the invited guests assembled around the tables, which vere bountifully filled with tempting riands, and a brief devotional service vas led by Rev. E: A. Fuller, the nas- * or, after which the tempting repast vas generously partaken of by all iresent. The afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation and the day came to i close having brought to each one a nost enjoyable occasion. Mr. Estes_ is *a Confederate Vetiran, and served four years in the var. He volunteered in the beginning ind was paroled at Appomattox. He s 76 years of age, and one of the :ounty's best citizens. Mrs. Estes was before her marriage diss Margaret Susan Bailey. She is >7 years of age. She was born and -eared upon the very place where this tappy couple now live. All her life las been spent here. Mr. and Mrs. Sstes were married Dec. 16, 1866, and drs. Estes still has her wedding dress, drs. Estes, during the days of her roung womanhood, knit socks, spun vool and wove jeans for soldiers durng the war. Both Mr. and Mrs. Estes united vjth the Baptist church in 1867, and hey have-lived exemplary Christian ivea throughout the years from then onqi. There are many friends of Mr. and lire. Estes who unite in wishing them The congregation of Grace M. E. ihurch will have vesper services Sun my unernuon at 4:?ju o'ciock and this vill also be a "White Gift" service. The public is invited to attend this service. PASTORS SALARY RAISED. The Buffalo Baptist church recently called the pastor, Rev. A. T. Stoudennire, for another year and added $*200 ;o the pastor's salary. The church also reelected all its oficers and the officers and teachers of ;he Sunday school. KILLED BY FALLING LIMB. Mr. Will Jones of Ijockhart was struck by a falling limb which had )een cut from a tree by a colored man iVednesday about noon and was killed nstantly, his neck being broken. He eaves a wife and several small chillren. He was a young man held in rery high esteem by all who knew nim, and his sudden death was a great shock to his frien<|;. PURCHASE GROCERY CONCERN. The Monarch Cooperative Grocery .nmnnn., U?..? >._1J -..i m .vru>|SC?lljr nave auiu uui to n. l>. 1 cr- S ell & Co., the latter concern continling .the business at Monarch as a >ranch store. NEW GARAGE OPENS. Mr. C. H. Milhous has organizer! he Union Motor company and will ?onduct the business in the stand fornerly occupied by the Going Garage >n Gadberry street. REGULAR CONVOCATION. Pinckney Council No. 27, R. & S. H., will hold regular convocation on Friday evening at half past seven >'clock at Masonic hall. All com^anions are urged to be present as his is the annual convocation and oficers for the ensuing year are to be dected. R. P. Harry, f. W. Mixson, . T. I. M. Recorder. Miss Myrtle Smith, who is a stulent at Lander college, arrived Satlrdav tn sn?nH a fnrtniirKt ^ ..rw..M M ?WI Iriu^liv TT1VII IIC1 aarents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Smith, on Mountain street. f Miss Edith White, a student at t Spartan Academy, will arrive Thurslay to spend Christmas holidays, with ?er parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. P. j Vhite, at the Baptist parsonage. Miss Christine Nyard of New York \ vitl spent the holidays with college c riends in Union. This is Miss * ^yard's first visit South and she is i mjoyinfc the motor trips through the s :ountry. U. S. DOING N| TO I Washington, Doc. 20.?Nothing whatever is being done by the United States toward suggesting a plan by which the war in Europe may J3 ended. Nothing will be done unffl the situation seems auspicious and conditions ripe for the acceptance IM suggestion by the opposing belligem ints. ' i President Wilson today made thm fact plain to callers. He expressed the opinion that discussion of thi jituation and conditions prevailing jetween the rival forces must be lit ritating to them and celculate^'lj) ndicate a desire for meddling. For Jiat reason he thought &at nothing >fficially should be aaidfijg the sulj? ect. He made it clear pBjb-the CMN nan peace proposal wai transmitted without comment or proffer of good iffices simply because* such action night be construed in some quarters is officious. Await Word from Page. Secretary Lansing announced jflj he close of the day's work that idvices had been received from Amf >assador Page at London inform^H he state department that the pewr iroposal had been delivered to ^Bjj British foreign office and forward* 0 ottnr interested nations. UnofficUil nformation was to the effect that tiI lote had reached Ambassador Pag# ind been delivered according to ink itructions. It was strongly hoped thm he proposals would i*ach Engttiff itatesmen in time for study and anMp sis before the premie*; David ifojl George, delivered his address to plX iament, presumably tomorrow. f9. Teutonic circles were busy to<]UB iiscussing^the possibility that tA Dutch government may find an lortunity in the immediate future 11 nvite the warring nationa to attend 1 mediation conference at The Hagiip. The opinion was expressed that 9 iolland or any other nation not ifc he war should issue an invitation < his character, all other neutrals, ad| (specially those adjacent to the zona >f strife, promptly'would approve it. 1 Allied Propaganda. ?,? | Although the German "propaJf randa" is s^id to have been tnjusug illy active in placing the Teufionjl dew of the. peace proposal befordfittjfi tlStfiWl atopl| p\d Wuntnes^uiato^rfiie allies has beert1 jasily discernible. It is self-evident hat both sides are striving to cap;ure public sentiment to the utmost legree. Such efforts are extended to ill neutral countries. This is mani'est in despatches from Entente capi,als and those of the central powers. One of the latest examples of the illied "propaganda" is noticed in the suggestion that President Wilson and lis advisers omitted all comment or suggestion in transmitting the peace proposal to the allies because they lid not regard it as deserving of nuch consideration. This view is contradicted by every statement made by high Administra;ion officials since Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg announced the leace proposal.. It was pointed out :oday, in this connection, that "the iresident followed the only consistent ourse possible in the circumstances. The pursuance of any other method vould have made the United States ippear ridiculous and might have irejudiced any future efforts. Balfour's Vacation. In German Embassy circles there vas evidenced a feeling of relief over he unofficial report from London hat the formal peace offer had been landed to Lord Robert Cecil, acting or Foreign Secretary Balfour. The itatement that Mr. Balfour had berun a three weeks' vacation naturally jrovoked discussion. Strong hints vere given in diplomatic quarters that jossibly he may have gone to he rontinent for conferences with Prenier Briand and other allied officials oncerning the course to be followed >y the entente. Those responsible for the Teutonic viewpoint expressed the conviction oday, as heretofore, that the allies vill not abruptly reject the peace iroposal. They confidently believe it eivc earnest consideration and ,hat some reply will be made conlistent with the momentous nature of he communication. A high authority in close touch with he viewpoint of the Teutonic powers 'eels absolutely convince^ that proper guarantees can be given in a conference for the arrangement of peace? 'or the opening of the Dardanelles and he Bosporous to the commerce of the vorld after the consummation of a eal and lasting peace between the varring nations of Europe. This, it is argued, can be accomilished without the loss of an addiional allied soldier, or the expendiure of further treasuries. It would ome automatically, like the return ?f conquered territory in Belgium and ranee. The opening of the Dardanelles vould enable Russia to realize a Iream generations old. The result vould be to give that great wheat>roducing empire a highway to the eat at all seasons of the year. An announcement was made by the I >THING j END THE WAR | new Russian premier, Trepoff, imme- = diately upon the assumption of office, ? that Russia must have Constantinople. At the same time he informed the Russian people and the world that the R allies already had entered into a solemn agreement whereby the Turkish capital would be turned over to Russia. This declaration was enunciated be- _ fore Field Marshal von Mackensen 1 and Gen. von Falkenhayn had rolled ^ back the Rumanian army and cap- " ! tured'all of the Wallachian plain. ?, Since then nothing has been said by ' Premier Trepoff concerning the possession of Constantinople. The com- 11 bined German, Austrian, Bulgarian jand Turkish army, closed the door ^ through which Russia's legions were ' to march on the converted city. Russia's ODnortunitv. Russia may now satisfy her ambi- 2?! tion, according to the authority indicated to the extent of freely using the nf Bosporous, the Sea of Marmora and the Dardanelles without losing mil- 1 lions of men and wasting billions of treasure. Her allies can have the same " privilege by aj-ranging peace at this r time on reasonable and just terms. The Dardanelles and the Bosporous, se according to this authority, have been strongly fortified until this time by the Turks because they appre- , hended attack, and for no other reason. With a binding peace agree- so ment, supplemented by at least partial disarmament, and a world-wide association of nations to enforce jj, peace, there no longer would be real clanger of attack. Neither would there be any good reason why Turkey should maintain strong defensive armament on both ^ sides of the Dardanelles. This would |n be a practical illustration of disarmament, according to the German au- 0[] thority. It would be immediately appreciated by the entire world, but ,ir more especially by the allied nations jj. which, with Russia, are fighting among other things for an opportunity to utilize the Dardanelles. ^ Great Britain and France made a ^ 1 determined effort to open the Dar- cr danelles on orders issued by Winston Spencer Churchill when he was First Gl ljord of the British Admiralty. The .Aterapt failed. Many celebrated gen1 tfrals then were sent to the Dardantlles to cooperate with the eflet. Approximately :i00,000 allied troops were reported in that vicinity. The loss to the allies' land forces was placed at more than 100,000 men, and again they failed to open the Dardanelles. ne They they were withdrawn from Gal- j)a lipoli. n Allies Blocked. Presumably as a last step in the direction of capturing Constantinople, the allied troops were landed on neu- yC tral Greek soil at Salonica. More than * a year has elapsed and no progress cr in the direction of achievement has been made. With a great army of y Germans, Bulgarians and Turks y. massed against him, Gen. Sarrall is j/j held fast, while Russia no longer can j ( expect to force her way through the ^ Balkans. ^ The right of Turkey to hold the Dardanelles has been disputed for qj centuries. But a few years have gone ^ by since all the Balkan nations, in- y( eluding Bulgaria, sought to drive the y: Turks permanently from Europe. Despite these efforts Constantinople re- ST mains in Turkish hands. The fortifications of the city are stronger by far than ever before and seemingly jn capable of withdrawing all the pressure which the armies and navies of great European nations can exert against them. All this turmoil and strife may be ended, according to the German au- st< ik *. - 1 ? wiorivy wno oeueves dismantling of at the fortifications along the Darda- th nelles can be arranged. A peace th agreement with definite guarantees be- R< hind it, he contends, would accom- op plish that result. pr MASON BANQUET ON DEC. 27. ^ Union Lodge, No. 75, A. F. M., will su have a banquet in the rooms of the br Union Chamber of Commerce on the pa evening of Dec. 27. w< Before the banquet there will be ar the public installation of officers re- la: cently elected. These exercises will m begin at 6:30 o'clock and will be pre- he sided over by Grand Master R. A. od Cooper, assisted by Dist. Deputy th Grand Master Dr. Van Smith of New- la berry. Besides these, there are sev- ne eral other good speakers for the oc- lo canion. The public is invited to the T1 inQf ollni inn ooruinoo "" The banquet will be served by the si< ladies of the Church of the Nativity. Tickets can be secured from W. S. hi McLure, P. E. Wilburn or L. C. Whar- th ton, the members of the entertainment he committee. " , br NEW UNIFORMS FOR "COPS." jc The city policemen are rifled out ar in their new winter uniforms, which Ci were purchased through the clothing store of Jacob Cohen. In speaking S. of the order a member of the firm 9C said, "They fit up to the minute with m no alterations to make." Our polko a force looks quite grand and stylish. PROPOSED ELEi RAILWj OB GONZALES FALLS p VICTIM TO PNEUMONIA r rilliant Editorial Paragrahper of The Columbia State Passes Away in an El Paso Base Hospital. Columbia, Dec. 20.?Robert Elliott onzales, sergeant of the machine un company, national guard of outh Carolina, died at a base hostal at El Paso, Texas, last ni^ht at I o'clock of pneumonia, according i a message received today in Co- ar mbia. th Mr. Gonzales was 28 years old. He bi as the son of Captain William E. U onzales, the American minister to ca uba. He is survived also by bis bi other, his uncle, A. E. Gonzales, by vner of The State, and one sister, he funeral arrangements will be an- co >unced later. M Robert Gonzales was a member of flt e editorial staff of The State. His f;l ork as a paragrahper attracted na- wt mal attention. He was graduated by om the University of South Caro- 0j] ia and entered the newspaper work ]jf veral months after leaving college. ja lt>c? 1 1 ' uunu wiu-ii inc national guard vj( as called out he left his work on as le State and enlisted as a private in ^jf e machine gun company. He was pr on promoted to sergeant. ^ DEATH OK MRS. WATSON. ,h in floved I.ady, Well-Known in Union. Died Suddenly in Greenville. !>' Her friends in Union were grieved ,c< learn of the death of Mrs. C. E. P? atson at her home in Greenville fol- . wing an illness of only a few hours. le funeral services were conducted . i Sunday. m Mrs. Watson was <53 years of age P:i id is survived by one son, Mr. Wilim B. Watson of Greenville and one Pr other, Mr. W. J. Beard of Walhalla. Pr She was prominently identified with fn e work of the Baptist Missionary **? nion and was widely known and gen- (M< ally beloved. P? INNINGS OF COTTON tu PRIOR TO DECEMBER 13 th ?T? 'S >tal of 10,845,989 Bales Including 183,403 Round and 110,488 Sea Pa Island Ginned "to Last Wednesday. ^ an Washington, Dec. 20.?Cotton gin- ro d to December 13 was 10,845,089 se les. This included 183,403 round and tr' 0,448 Sea Island. Alabama ginned 531,076 and Geora 1,780,499. Cotton ginned to December 13 last ;ar was 10,306,309 bales. This was 93.1 per cent of the entire ro ?P- th The ginnings by States: rkansas __ __ __ __ __ 1,046,582 p. plifornia __ __ __ 23,671 , lorida __ __ 49,343 nnsiana ... _ __ __ __ __ 432,822 7 ississippi __ __ .. __ __ 763,2831 M issouri __ __ __ .. 54,276 orth Carolina __ .. __ 618,140 klahoma __ 782,813 ' snnessee __ __ 348,565 ?xas 3,485,526 V irginia -- __ __ .. 25,337 1 or TOWARDS OF METHODIST CHURCH MET TUESDAY J?; In l port ant Business Transacted at j This Meeting?Mr. Sam Estes Cc Died East Week. w; Jonesville, Dec. 20.?The hoard of mi ewards of the Jonesville circuit met of Jonesville in their first meeting for e year last Tuesday. About IS of e board were present. The pastor, (v. W. B. Justus, presided. At the . ening of the meeting singing and i" ayer was the first service, follower'. religious experiences of several <>f ' e brethren, something rather new on ' ch occasions, which brought the ethren close to each other and pre- 1 red their Hearts and minds for the >rk before them. The pastor's saly was Axed at the same price as st year. After the business of the eetinp: was transacted, which was Id in the ladies' room of the Meth- 20 list church, the brethren repaired to ye e basement where a committee of fj dies had prepared a sumptuous din- th ir of oysters, fried and stewed, fob ha wed by meats and picnics and coffee. on ie preacher furnished the oysters us id the ladies the other and the occa- Uj on was one of peace, harmony and ( ] >od will, which brought pastor and s official hoard nearer together in w e bonds of Christian love. "Behold nf >w pood and how pleasant it is for ethren to dwell topether in unity." Mr. Sam Estes died at his home in inesville last Thursday after a lonp id severe illness. Mr. Estek was a ch anfederate Veteran and served four ill years in Company C, 18th Rept., C. V. Mr. Estes was about four ore years of ape and he was a pood an all those lonp years. He leaves widow, who is 74 years of ape. Telephone. b? >> a .vv U V I 1'j^V U fTRir 1Y FOR UN/ON romoters of New Enterprise Are Union Men Who Wilt Own and Operate Company? If Franchise is Granted by City Council Work Will Begin at Once. Messrs. E. F. Kelly, B. F .Kennedy id other local men have applied to le city council for a franchise to jild and operate a street railway for nion. The plans have been so far .rrier out that the system will be lilt provided the franchise is granted ' the city. The proposed railway system is to ver the city of Union, connecting onarch and South Union, from the st and later is to be built to Iluflo. Under the proposed franchise Drk upon the roadway must be begun ' Anril 1 1017 ; * 1 - - J -, -. * , C*.I\1 vvj ill ul'lUUl ieration by January 1, 1918. The e of the proposed franchise is to st 50 years, and the franchise prodes the usual safeguards for the city well as for the proposed corporam, the usual form, except that the esent proposal is more liberal in iLipulations guarding the public and e city than is usually to be found such documents. The proposed corporators have statemphaticallv that they are not omoting this enterprise with the <?h?t of selling to Other parties but they opose to operate and control it emselves. t)n two previous occa5ns the city father have granted anchises for street railways and un >n vestigation, we find that both co ninies were granted many privileges at were not even asked for in the esent franchise. We have read the oposed franchise from beginning to d and find absolutely nothing that not fair and reasonable both to the ;izens of Union and also to the corrators. In our judgment this is an oppornity for the city fathers to do someing for the upbuilding of Union that really worth while. We have interviewed two of the rties interested in the establishment this enterprise and they assure iia at this is no "hot air" proposition, d if the franchise is granted the ad will be built, and they expect to cure power from the Municipal Electa Plant to operate cars. BANQUET FOR CO. E. The soldiers of Company E were ven a royal banquet on Thursday ening at the Chamber of Commerce oms by the citizens of Union and e occasion was most delightful. The rooms were decorated with lristmas greens and dozens of UnitStates flags and candelabras held d and white candles. The tables >re spread with damask and had runrs of flags and seals and miniature ;ures of George and Martha Washirton graced the occasion. The feast was served by the Fair >rest chapter of the Daughters of e American Revolution and a score more young women assisted. Mayor Wharton acted as toastmasr and made and address, welcoming e boys back home. Addresses were made by Col. T. (\ .mean, J. Gordon Hughes ami Jacob >hen. Responding for the company is Capt. J. Frost Walker. A string band furnished splendid usic and the soldiers sang a number ongs. OFF FOR CUBA. A party left Union Thursday morng for a trip to Cuba composed of essrs. A. E. Fuller, W. W. Griffin, isses Annie Tinsley, Etha Palmer, ary Jones, Vera Murrah. Kathleen ime, Mary Flynn and Mrint. They will be away until the st. U January. SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. It is a great grief to us that the 0 Santa Glaus letters sent to us this ar could not he published in The mes. We fully intended publishing em, but so many came in that we d not the room to publish all of them ie time; there was but one thing left 1 to do, and that was to bundle them > and forward them to old Santa aus direct. We feel sure he will >t overlook a single boy or girl who rote him; in fact, we know he will >t. OFFICERS ELECTED. The following officers were elected r the Royal Arch Masons, Poinsett lapter, No. 16, on Dec. 15: R. P. Harry, E. II. P. J. Frost Walker, King. J. H. Wilhurn, Scribe. E. W. Stone, Secretary. J. W. Mixson, Treasurer. The appointive officers have not yet 'en named.