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V JKt** 3/ F EXCELLENT ^|1 TT IT' T T "H^T T ^l|mT HP T li A" 1 FIRST CLASS -=r 1HL IJJNIilJN 1 1MJLS _= VOL. LXV1I. NO. i>. UXIOX, 8. C., FRIpjfiffiARCII 2, 11)17 ^ ... - A YEAR BOLD FOR GERMAN PLAN FOR WA Mexico and Japan . Teutonic United States Government Has C tions to Von Eckhardt, Mini? Bernstorff Participated Presided at h (The S Washington, Feb. 28.?The A reveal that Germany, in planning and counting its consequences, p: and Japan to make war on the should not remain neutral. Jap; was to be urged to abandon he on the United States. Mexico, for her reward, was t port from Germany, reconquer 1 ?lost provinces?and share in 1 many contemplated. WOI'O loff fn Ooi'tvuin ivil M V* v 1V1 \j tv/ VJV/i lit CI II 111! who by instructions signed by i merman at Berlin January 19, 11 alliance with Mexico to Gen. Cai seek to bring Japan into the pic These instructions were transr Count von Bernstorff, former Ge his way home to Germany undei hi3 enemies by the country again Germany pictured to Mexico bj the entente allies defeated; Gerr and in world/ominatioo bytiw ' marine warfare. A copy of Zimmerman's inst] through von Bernstorff, is in poss ernment. It is as follows: "On the first of February we fare unrestricted. In spite of thi to keep neutral the United States "If this attempt is not succes the following basis with Mexic together and together make peace support and it is understood that territory in New Mexico, Texas a to you for settlement. "You are instructed to inform above as soon as it is certain th war with the United States anc Mexico, on his own initiative, s suggesting adherence at once to t 4 ? i... * * ?j uj ixicuiuiu ut'ivveen vimuaiiy cine "Please call to the attention ( t.he employment of ruthless sul to compel England to make peac< This document has been in the President Wilson broke off dipl< It has been kept secret while the gross for full authority to deal w has been hesitating. It was in tt cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg was had placed an interpretation on t' intended by Germany" and that ( ored friendly relations with the from Frederick the Great." Of itself, if there were no otl answer to the German chancellor "brusquely" broke off relations sons for its action. Tho rlnhn rv-?nr\f tni J~~ 4.1IV uvrcuuiuilt OU U1C nilb; of circumstances, which until n definite point. It sheds new lig but indefinable movements of th( its situation with the friction 1 Japan. It adds another chapter Cambon, French ambassador in many's worldwide plans for sti where it might aid her in the which she dreamed was close at operations of Count von Bernstc this country, which have been charges of dynamite plots and ii never has been published. It gives new credence to persk on Mexican territory in the Gull of a fact long recognized by Ame ever undertook to invade the Un (Continued oi GERM WARi EXPOSED R ON AMERICA Are Approached By Agents. opy of Zimmermann's Instruciter at Mexico City?Von in Plot aud Probably leadquarters. itate). ssociated Press is enabled to unrestricted submarine warfare roposed an alliance with Mexico United States, if this country an, through Mexican mediation, r allies and join in the attack ,o receive general financial supkjxas, New Mexico and Arizona he victorious peace terms Ger nister Eckhardt in Mexico City. German Foreign Minister Zim)17, was directed to propose the rranza and suggest that Mexico >t. nitted to von Eckhardt through rman ambassador here, now on r a safe conduct obtained from at which he was plotting war. r broad intimation, England and nany and her allies triumphant instrument of unrestricted tub* ? - .. ructions to von Eckhardt, sent lession of the United States gov"Berlin, January 19, 1917. intend to begin submarine wars, it is our intention to endeavor of America. sful we propose an alliance on :o: That we shall make war . We shall give general financial ; Mexico is to reconquer the lost I nd Arizona. The details are left the president of Mexico of thej at there will be an outbreak of 1 suggest that the president of hould communicate with Japan his plan; at the same time, offer I Japan. )f the president of Mexico that >marine warfare now promises j in a few months. (Signed) "Zimmerman." ! hands of the government since >matic relations with Germany. i president has been asking conith Germany and while congress le president's hands while Chani declaring that the United States he submarine declaration "never Germany had promoted and hon united states "as an heirloom ler, it is considered a sufficient *'s plaint that the United States without giving "authentic" rea! sing link to many separate chains ow have seemed to lead to no ht upon the frequently repeated 2 Mexican government to couple between the United States and to the celebrated report of Jules Berlin, before the war, of Gernl 1 ? 1 inns onne on every comment struggle for world domination hand. It adds a climax to the rir and the German embassy in colored with passport frauds, ltrigue, the full extent of which itent reports of submarine bases f of Mexico; it takes cognizance rican army chiefs, that if Japan it.ed Stflt.Pfl it nrnhoKlir u-nnlfl tin n pagre four) AN SO 1GAIN; CRIMINAL COURT THIS WEEK. Criminal court convened here Monday, Judge Mauldin presiding and Solicitor Blackwood representing the State. The following cases have been tried: State vs. Jim Jeter, charged with assault and battery. Plead guilty to charcre of simnlo assault State vs. Daisy iJong, charged with selling whiskey. Found not guilty. State vs. G. F. Moseley, charged with disposing of property under lien. Case nol prossed, a verdict being directed in favor of the defendant. The State vs. Joseph Phillips, charged with selling whiskey. Found not guilty. The State vs. Robt. Allen, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. Plead guilty. The State vs. Fred Sanders, charged with murder is being argued before the jury at the time we are going to press. STORE TO BE ENLARGED. Miss Nina Sligh, who has* been stenographer for the Union-Buffalo Mills Co. here for several years, has resicrnpH to nccont: n cimiln-r nncitinn with The Union Grocery Co. The position with the mills has been given to Mr. Sydney Howell, assisted for sometime by Miss Josie Hughes. The Union Grocery Company, under the direction of the manager, Mr. L. L. Wagnon, contemplates quite extensive expansion. The building is to be remodelled, built longer and the basement is to be enlarged and made water proof. The rear of the building will project not only the distance of present store width, but will take in also the width of the store next door. Mr. Wagnon says his company has contemplated this change for some time, and has recently decided *x> gOj The Union Grocery Company nas been organized for more than 20 years and is one of the best equipped concerns of the kind in the State. ATTEND BARNWELL WEDDING^ (Thursday's State). Quite a number of Columbians will attend the wedding in Barnwell this evening of Miss Mary Chevilette Simms and Albert Drane Oliphant, a few persons having gone down yesterday and others expecting to follow today. There will be several automobile parties if the weather permits. The bride and bridegroom are both well known and popular in Columbia Miss Simms having been graduated a few years ago from the College for Women and having visited here frequently since then, and Mr. Oliphant having lived here since entering the University of South Carolina, from which institution he was graduated in 1910. For several years, he was a member of the renortnrial ctnflF nf Tho State and since the creation of the State Board of Charities and Corrections two years ago, he has been the assistant secretary of that organization. The ceremony this evening will be solemnized at 9 o'clock at the Church of the Holy Apostle, the Rev. S. Carey Beckwith of Charleston officiating, assisted by the rector of the church, the Rev. Mr. Evison. The bride's attendants will be her sisters. Mrs. Boyd Cole and Miss Ann Lee Simms, as matron and maid of honor, respectively; Mrs. Louis Murray of Columbia, Mrs. Simons Tveas Florence, Miss Louisa Duncan of Union, Miss Carey Rice of Barnwell and Miss Emilv Bellinger of Snartanburg. She will be given in marriage by her uncle, Charles Carroll Simms. Mr. Oliphnnt will have -is his best man, his uncle for whom he is named ?Albert Gray Drane of Washington and the groomsmen will be: Harold A. Simms, the bride's brother, John S. Revnolds of Columbia and Edmund W. Bellinger of Spartanburg. John Simms, a cousin of the bride, and Frank Vance, both of Columbia, will act as ushers. The ceremony will be followed bv a reception at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. William Gilmore Simms. After their wedding trip the young couple will come to Columbia to '.ive, going immediately to housekeening in an apartment on Laurens street. REV. J. T. LITTLEJOHN COMES TO LOCK HART Rev. J. T. Littlejohn of Cold Rorincrs has accepted a call to the Baptist church at Ijockhart and takes up his work the middle of March. Rev. Littlejohn has been on his present field for 20 years and was clerk of the Edgefield association for sometime. HEME] IT UN] [ i | THE U. I). C. MEETING. i Be William Wallace Chapter, U. 1). J'jB-Tnet Monday afternoon at the ftlfaynber of Commerce rooms and the flV^aoAo TVf I Ti \Cr > Ico ncic iui a. u. *-/ ?? u^iiuii, . Frost Walker, Mrs. W. 1). , Mrs. J. D. Arthur and Mrs. L. in^. The meeting was opened ayer by Rev. George I\ White. T. J. Mauldin, president of the i chapter, was a charming visd gave a short talk. Another ting visitor was a Veteran, Mr. , who lives at the Jefferson iome in Mississippi. This home for the widows of Veterans le home is supported by the Mr. Gibson is a native of UnAlberta Harris read from the ry Digest an article in regard suffering and starving people ?ium and announced a meeting ursday at 4 o'clock to organize work for these suffering peo4rs. W. T. Beaty read a paper scession"; her paper was both ting and instructive and at the >f the reading showed a paper ;-simile of "Order of Secession" tames of signers. Mrs. P. C. Hundley read an interesting paper 011 the "Inauguration of Jefferson Davis. President of the Confederacy, and Vide President Stephens." ' Mrs. T. C. Duncan, chairman of a Copttmittee to look into prices of china. tAide her report and it was voted i.ot bo purchase silver and china at this tilno. Mrs. J. A. Fant, chairman of benevolent committee, reported one application for help, which was givgn; it wag railroad fare to the Confederate Hone in Columbia. Mrs. F. M. Farr , mm# her report in regard to the sdtytfhrship at Clifford Seminary and thlpA^aatter was left in the hands of a MUtt) committee. SHh. Duncan, Mrs. Peake and Miss ^BfeTinBley were appointed to select thaimedal which the chapter will [pWgKd in April forjthe best essay on ofrth^%ar Between the iu ij ui 1 q8' Uu meetings are held came up for discussion,! but was voted against. Mrs. J. F. Walker gave an account of a meeting with a sister chapter, U. D. C., in Texas. One chapter is R. E. Lee and other Wade Hampton and were organized by a former Columbia woman. The social half hour was enjoyed and the hostesses served dainty ices and wafers. Mrs. Macbeth Young, Acting Secretary. STARS AND BARS. Wflchinoff An norftr o 4- 1. 1 .. vvru J/UI vjr at VvllcltllUtT UI | Commerce. Rooms decorated in Coni federate flaps and hatchets and cherries were in evidence in honor ol Washington's birthday. Guessing contests engaged the young people fo? awhile and then they repaired to the Boy Scout hall, where they danced the Virginia reel. The girls were ir all in colonial costumes with powdered hair and patches, and it seemed a scene of by-gone days as they tripped in the old fashioned dance. The chaperones, Misses Lutie Jordan and Alberta Harris and Mrs. J. W Mixson, were also in colonial dresf and served refreshments of cream and cake. Red, white and blue hatchets wert given as souvenirs. SHOWN IN JONESVILLE AGAIN Jonesville, Feb. 28.?Moving pictures of a tour to the many noted places throughout the West wer< shown at the Armory last Friday e?c.. ing. As Miss Inez Spears made this delightful trip a year or two ago, sh( explained the pictures as they wen shown on the screen. All presenl w*je as well pleased with the beauty Ann thp Pflnpuiinnol ..... Wi nuui |?.v tures that many requests were made for them to be shown attain, so all whf failed to see them before may do sc on Friday evening, March 9, at 7:.'?( o'clock. "NO BILL" RETURNED. Abbeville, Feb. 27.?"No bill" was found by the pram! jury on the bills of indictments charpinp five prominent white men with lynchinp Andrew Crawford, a month apo, the wealthiest nepro in the county. The nepro was taken from the jail by a mob whicl overpowered authorities and killer him. Miss Virginia Lee Poole, who hai been spending the winter in Florid* is now the guest of Miss Elmira d< Graffenreid of Columbia on her waj home. Miss Bessie Murphy of Mt. Tabo: was the guest of her sister, Mrs. The odore Maddox, for a short while las week. REVEA TED SI BIG FREIGHT Et OVERTUR Engineer Kirby and Brakeman Go Wreck Probably Caused by Sp Carried to Hospital i The engine of through freight No. I 175, Southern railway, turned over 8 and rolled down an embankment 10 ^ feet high here Tuesday morning about s 10 o'clock. Engineer Robert Kirby and Brakeman H. L. Goldson were severely j injured and Conductor Charles Wright < and Fireman Counts escaped without 1 injury. Conductor Wright and Brake- 1 man Goldson both jumped. The engi- \ neer and fireman crawled out of the c overturned cab. That both thc^g were 1 not scalded nor crushed to death is miraculous. The brakeman, who was t on the tender, realizing that the en- j; gine was turning over, jumped to the r hard roadway below the embankment, t AUBREY RICE HOST ? AT COLONIAL LUNCHEON Aubrey Rice, assisted by his mother, , Mrs. Mabry Rice, delightfully entertained at a colonial luncheon on Friday afternoon. The decorations were ( all suggestive of Washington and displayed the usual charming taste of the f young host and his mother. In the parlor, tiny red hatchets, * .->uuiik uu ruu corn, were carried trom the four corners of the room to the , chandelier, the mantel showed a border of post-card portraits of Washing- j ton and a profusion of flaps and hatch- . ets were used to complete the decorations. After an hour spent in pleasant con- 1 , versation, the guests were invited into . , the dining room where an elegant five , , course 1 uncheon ,was served. Here the ' colonial idea was earned out in the decorations of bufif and blue. Blue runners were used on the table, in the . center of which stood a large blue basket filled with fruits. As place j cards, miniature portraits of Martha ' Washington were used and at each plate stood little cherry tree stumps ( filled with red cherries, which the . guests took home as souvenirs of this j delightful occasion. At each end of , the table, blue candles burned softly ] in old fashioned brass candelabra and the tempting luncheon was served in blue china. J On returning to the parlor each , . guest was given a list of questions, the answer to each being a utensil found in grandmother's kitchen. Miss j I Harris was found to havo l>a?n best guesser and was rewarded for her cleverness with a portrait of Washington. Those who enioyed this young host's i delightful hospitality were Mrs. M. C. 1 Wharton, Misses Eunice Thomson. AlI herta Harris, Carol Robertson, Ludie [ r Jordan, Myra Young, Kathryn Layton and Mary Emma Foster. DEATH OF WILLIAM W. TRACEY. , I GafTney, Route 9, Feb. 26.?Mr. Wil- < l!am W. Tracey died at the residence ' of his daughter, Mrs. John H. Bentley, of the Maud section of Cherokee coun- i ty last Tuesday, Feb. 20. The cause 1 of Mr. Tracey's death was a bronchial trouble inflicted with his feeble old ; apre. ' The deceased had lived to a ripe 5 old age, being 84 years, 3 months and 9 .lo.Tf XI- r>?J A- 1' uoj.-i. iic nns a v/uiiieiiKraie vei1 .eran and served his company, making ! a true and faithful soldier. 1 Mr. Tracey joined the Methodist : church in the year 1870 and has been r a consistent member ever since, bcintr ' loyal to his church and true to his fel' low man. His last words were uttered * in prayer. ' Mr. Tracey is survived by one * daughter, Mrs. John H. Ilentley, one granddaughter, Mrs. Jas. T. Harmon, and six great-grandsons. The funeral services were conducted at Beulah church by his pastor, Rev. ' W. F. Gault, in the presence of a larero * prAWrl n f cnffAtuinn ^~ .... ?vi(VTfiu^ iciavivcs nuu friends. The bereaved family have ' the heartfelt sympathy of a host of ' friends. A Friend. J JONESVILLE BEATS PACOLET. Jonesville, Feb. 27.?Tn a frame of * basketball between the girls of Jonesi vills high school and the girls of Pacs olet school the Jonesville girls won r with the score of 45 to 20. The high school baseball club is now r organized and practice has begun. - Many games are expected with schools t of the county. Manager Athletics. LED L J\ 1 Hii5 WINE NED TUESDAY Idson Were Seriously Injured? treading Rail?Injured Men n Columbia on 42. le must have jumped 20 feet, at least, ind landing on his feet, he was se-erely hurt in the back and probably >therwise injured. The engineer was ;everly hurt in the hip. Both the injured men were rendered )rompt medical aid. Mr. Kirby was rarried to the home of Mr. Julian lughes and Brakeman Goldson to the lome of Mr. Jack Smith, nearby. They vere carried to the Columbia hospital >n No. 41, which, owing to being late, eft Union after 1 o'clock Tuesday. The cause of the wreck is supposed yj ??u a spreading rail. The track rang were replacing the track with the lew, heavier rails, and it was just at his point the accident occurred. MRS. REBECCA McDANIEL DIED TUESDAY MORNING Mrs. Rebecca McDaniel ?lied at her lome near Union on Tuesday morning, "'eb. 27, and was buried on Wedneslay afternoon at Sardis churchyard. Mrs. McDaniel was 90 years of age ind was a remarkable woman in many espects. She was active and strong mtil a few days before her death when ;he contracted pneumonia. Mrs. McDaniel leaves five children, 16 grandchildren and 74 great-grandchildren, besides numbers of relatives :o mourn her death. She will be sorey missed in the community for she vas kind and good to her neighbors ind was a true friend. Her husband, John McDaniel, was cilled during the War Between the States aL Petersburg by a Yankee solpier in -tr-hand-to-hand attack in the Frenches. Mrs. McDaniel was a member of Hebron Baptist church. MISS SARA WHITE ENTERTAINS. Co. A. Jefferson Davis, auxiliary of 3. of C.', held their February meeting with Sara White. This being the birthday of the young hostess, she incited other friends besides the members and had a George Washington party. However, the parlor was decorated with Confederate flags and here the literary program was carried out. This consisted of a sketch of Gen. Stonewall Jackson and readings by Beryl Brawley, Leoenora Arthur and Elizabeth Murrah. The chapter sang "Bonnie Blue Flag." Hatchets bearing numbers were distributed and the children found their partners by matching the numbers. They then marched into the dining room, where ambrosia and cake was served by Mrs. White and Mrs. Claude Cain. Here the decorations were in national colors and many flags were about in celebration of the birthday of the "father of his country." The directress, Mrs. J. W. Mixson, who is an ardent daughter of the Confederacy, explained the design and variety of the Confederate flags, but when the children marched into the dining room she had them salute "Old Glory" and taught them to say? "Tho our hearts enshrine the Stars and Bars, Borne by the Boys in Gray We are loyal to the StriDes and Stars That float on high today." Then then gave the following toast: "America, our country! May she always be right. But right or wrong, our country!" STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. The State Teachers' association will be held in Columbia on March 15, 1<>, 17 and a complete program has been prepared. It ranges in its list of subjects from the teaching of sewing to A 1 A _L ? " T i ?? me icacning 01 l^ann in colleges and universities. Miss Fanny May Brown, kindergarten teacher at Monarch, is on the program for an address, the subject being, "The Kindergarten as a Welfare Worker in a Cotton Mill District." Miss Brown has been the successful and efficient teacher at Monarch for several years and is capable of doing this subject full justice. D. A. It. MEETING. The Fair Foresjt chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet Tuesday afternoon, March 4th, at 4:15 o'clock, at the home of Miss Mary Jones, and assisting Miss Jones will be Mrs. Norman Jones and Mrs. Ora B. Fant.