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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
PETERS MAKESA
 REPLY ID BURLES0N
Railroad Man Resents Post master Generals Charges
 Anent Earnings

New York, April 4-Ralph Peters, presi- dent of the Long Island railroad, and chairman of the committee on railway mail pay, representing 264 railroads, today issued a statement answering declarations by Postmaster Burleson on March 21, that the railroads are over paid instead of under paid for conveying the mails.
 MT. Burleson," the statement says has publicly accused the railroads of being insincere in claiming that they are under paid for carrying the mails. He says that in reality they are over paid, and to sustain this charge says that they are receiving from the government amounts which, for hauls of any consid- erable length exceed by about two to one the amounts they receive from express companies for like and similar seryices."
 MT. Buleson, the statement declared, bases his assertion regarding the mail and express earnings of the railroads upon a number of comparisons, which it says are misleading.
 The statement declares the mail returns to the railroads increased less than 1 per cent in six years from 1907 to 1913, while press traffic increased 37 per cent in the same period.
 In conclusion, the statement quotes from the report last year by the joint congressional committee on railway mail pay which, 1t says investigated the ques- tion and rejected the 'department's at tempt to show higher relative earnings from mail as reckless and misleading"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
THE WAR SITUATION

The Russian army. which took the Aus trian fortress of Przemysl has achieved another victory. Starting westward from the Galieian stronghold immediately after it's fall the Muscovites now have entered the Beskid mountains-a range which con nects the Little earpathians with the Eastern Carpathians and forms part Of the boundary between Galicia and Hungary and driven out the Austrians who had stubbornly held the passes and heights. Brief, indeed. is Vienna's acknowledge ment that this vantage point. the gate way to the plains of northern Hungary, has been evacuated. It says merely that the Austrians were compelled to make the move because of the presence of large Russian endorsements from Przemysl.
 To the eastward in the Carpathians sanguinary fighting is taking place. Both the Austrians and the Russians claim victories at various points and the cap- ture of men and guns Tn the region of yirawa Austria asserts that 2020 prls- oners were taken In the vicinity of Zaleszitrow almost all the defenders of a Russian position were killed by the heavy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
PRINZ EITEL IN PORT;
 PATROL IS RESUMED
(Continued from Page One)

chant raider to depart, it was reported here tonight, would be given by the United States tomorrow and tomorrow night marine men here asserting that instructions had been received to per init no merchant ships of the allies to leave the port of Norfolk and New port News after noon Monday until noon Tuesday.
 This would give the Eitel another period of liberty in which to leave United States waters if all time for her to make repairs allotted by the Uni- ted States government has not expired As three British merchant ships lef; this port early today, the Eitel would not be permitted to go before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the earliest
 Three British memnant vessels cleared port this morning, but it was reported that another 2i-hour period, during which no commerce carrier of the allies may the usual notification from United States authorities. This would permit the IIitel to make a dash for sea before noon Tues day.
 There were persistent reports here that Commander Thierichens had planned tc depart late yesterday. With a storm raging off the coast and the allied war ships there reported in distress, condi- tions for his dash were regarded by ma- rine men as favorable The Eitel had finished loading the supplies permitted by the Washington government for triI to the nearest German port. Clear weather prevailed today in the wake of the storm and three British war ships were reported in sight of Cape Henry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05

The furniture dealer comes in contact with every phase of human nature and military rules cannot be applied sue cessfully Each problem has an indi- viduality and has to be handled from a different angle. You have to have a heart and be strictly honest if you would succeed. The most perplexing question for irrespective customers to solve is how to determine real values, when there are so many dealers boast ing of "big bargains.
 If old King Solomon was living and in Birmingham he could in twinkling put his finger on the house giving the best values. When the Queen of Sheba asked him how he could determine the real flower from the artificial he unhesitat- ingly replied that he would call in the honey bee. Now there are bargains both real and artificial. so don't be misled. Of course you can't call in the honey bee, but you can call in the cabinet maker; he's the man that knows and at this time there are many of them out of work so if those that want the biggest values will select a cabinet maker to assist in determining the best furniture for the money. I will pay for his serv- ices. So If you are interested come on and go through my big stock with your "honey bee" and help the unemployed fcabinet maker.) Some sugar coat the word ''installment plan" by calling it "dignified credit" Inviting credit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
SIXTEEN BELIEVED
 ID HAVE MET DEATH OFF FALSE CAPT, VA.
Tug Edward Luckenbach Founders and Only Two oT Her Crew Are
 Accounted For

Norfolk Va, April 4-Sixteen men were believed tonight to have lost their lives in the laundering of the tug Edward Iuokenbaeh yesterday off False Cape, Va. Only two of the IS members of her crew have been accounted for. They are Harry Olsen first officer, and Cicero Goodwin second officer Five bodies have washed ashore.
 The Lnokenbach was bound for Norfol,i with three barges in tow. The barges broke away and the tug foundered while searching for them. She was said to have gone down in a few minutes and there was no time to launch boats. One of the barges, the Josephus, struck six miles from False cape. Her crew was rescued by coast guards. The other two are safe at anchor.
 Goodwin washed ashore and was found by coast guards. He was among the bodies of five others who had been cast up by the sea, and was at first thought to be dead. He was revived, however, and was expected to recover.
 Olsen was rescued unconscious from the mast of the sunken tug to which he had dashed himself. He also was revived after two volunteer coast guards got him ashore in a lifeboat.
 Capt. William E. Umstead of Norfolk was master of the Luclxenbach. and Is among the missing The tug was one of the largest plying on the Atlantic coast.
 Goodwin is said to have told coast guards that the Luckenbach lost her rud- der and became unmanageable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05

guns of the Austrians and the position was taken. This admission is made by the Russian commander in chief, who, however. asserts that the place almost immediately was retaken by counter at tack.
 In north Poland a cavalry charge in the Suwalki district resulted in a derear of the Germans, who were. driven away with losses in men killed or captured. according to Perograd. Berlin says Rus sian attacks near Augustowo were re- pulsed.
 There has been little fighting in the west. The French have taken the vil- lage of Regnieville. in the Woevre de- partment, from the Germans, while the Germans have captured from the Bel gians the village of Dreigraehten, south of Dixmude.
 Semi-official reports reachinb Petrograd say the Turkish armored cruiser Med- jidieh has been sunk by a mine in the Black sea off the Russian coast.
 Two steamers have been blown up as a result of the naval warfare. A Ger man submarine has destroyed a British steamer in the English channel off the southern end of the Coast of Cornwall, with loss of four men of the crew. while a German steamer has been sent to the bottom by mine in the Baltic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
FEAR RACE RIOTS
 IN WEST VIRGINIA Negro Kills Chief of Police of ROnceverte-Expect
 Lynching

Lewisburg, w. Va, April 4-Intense ex- citement prevails at Ronceverte, near here, following the killing late yester- day of George J. Shires, chief of police of Ronceverte, by John Stuart, a negro Authorities express fear of a lynchine should Stuart be captured in West vir- ginia and an outbreak between the whites and negroes is possible according tc reports received here.
 Stuart was arrested on charge o1 peddling whisky. He shot Shires while being taken to jail. A report from Ron- ceverte says the negro has been surround ed in wood near there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
MARINE DISASTERS !. ALONG SEABOARD
 TAKE TOLL OF FIVE
Violent Storm Causes Nu- merous Shipwrecks Along Atlantic COast-Life
 Guards Kept Busy

Norfolk, April 4.-Reports of marine disasters along the Atlantic seaboard, with the loss of at least five lives, and pobably many others, reached this city tonight in the wake of yes terday's violent storm. Five mem bers of the crew of the tug Edward Luck enb bach are known to have been drowned when that vessel foundered off False cape yesterday, and II others are missing.
 The Dutch steamer Prins Maurits also is believed to have gone down with all hands aboard, numbering about 49. The vessel was last heard from yesterday morning in latitude 36.10 north; longitude "A east. Her wireless calls for assistance said she was In a dangerous condition. Two British warships, the coast guard cut ter Onondaga and several other ves- sells rushed to her aid. The British warships,one the Coronna. reached the position given by the steamer at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but there was no trace of the vessel.
 Wireless messages received tonight indicated that none of the other searching vessels had been successful. One message said:
 British warships found no trace Prins Maurits at position given. Prob ably sunk" Another stated that all efforts to get responses from the Prins Maurits to wireless calls had failed. The coast guard cutter Onondaga still is searching for the steamer. Seacoast Wires Crippled Reports from the coast between False cape and Hatteras tonight were meagre. because of the crippled con- dition of the government seacoast wires. No news was received from Hatteras.
 Large quantities of wreckage are reported along the coast from False cape to Cape Henry
 The barges Henry Endicott, Nanti- coke, Georgia and Potomac whicL which broke away from the tug Res olute Friday night, were lowed into port today with all on board safe. The tugs Albatross Resolute and De- fiance picked up the barges 50 miles off the Virginia capes.
 Lightship No. 46, stationed off Cape DHdileS, WHICH was 10TH rom her moorings and carried far out to sea Friday, was found 10 miles north of Virginia Beach today by the lighthouse tender Orchid. The lightship was not seriously damaged and so far as could be learned none of her crew was in : jured. High seas broke her cabin windows and salt water spoiled a DOT tion of the food supplies The vessel lost both her anchors in the gale.
 Diamond Shoals lightship drifted four miles off her station, but her anchors then held and she rode out the storm in safety. She is reported to have rescued the crew of the schooner M. F. Cressey. 'ss- r
 The schooner Baker Palmer, reported ashore near Lynn Haven bay, proved to be safe today She anchored close inshore to escape the gale.
 The Old Dominion steamer Jeffer- son from Norfolk, due to arrive here at II o'clock this morning, had not ar- rived up to midnight. Agents of the company here said the steamer would arrive about daybrealz tomorrow morn ing.
 Damage done by the storm at Vir- ginia Beach, ocean View and Buckroe Beach is estimated at $200,000. At Bucl1roe, the hotel property was con siderably damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
PANAMA VISITED
 BY SEVERE WEATHER

Panama, April IA severe mortimer vis- tied Colon last night doing much dam age to the west brealkwater. which was completed last year at a cost of $4000,- 00O Hundreds of feet of the east
 breakwater, which had suffered to the extent of nearly $50O,000 damage in a recent storm, were blown out.
 The wind blew 60 miles an hour, and
 for time it was feared the non-mag- netic survey yacht Carnegie owned by l the Carnegie institute at Washington, would blow ashore. Other vessels. how ever, assisted the Carnegie, and she was able safely to ride out the gale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
REPLY ID BRITISH
 NOTE TUESDAY To Publish Note Simulta- ne0usly With London
 Newspapers

Washington, April 4.--Secretary Bryan received word from Ambassador Page today that he had arranged with the British foreign office for sinul- taneous publication in Washington and London morning papers of Tuesday, April 6, of the American reply to the British note containing the order in council, by which the allies have es- tablished an embargo on German com merce.
 The state department had not heard today whether Ambassador Gerard had presented to the German foreign office the representations concerning the sinking of the American ship Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich When word to this effect is received, the note will be made public here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, April 4.--Alabama- -Missis- day fair. fresh south and southwest winds.
 Georgia: Fair and rising temperature Monday and Tuesday light to moderate variable winds.
 Tennessee: Fair and warmer Monday; Tuesday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
President Observes Easter

Washington. April 4.-President Will going to church in the morning and spending the rest of the day quietly at the White House. In accordance with an old custom, the White House grounds will be thrown open tomorrow to the chii- dren of the capital for Easter egg roll ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Deaths and Funerals
c. H. Keith

c. H. Keith, aged 2S years. died at a local infirmary yesterday afternoon as the result of injuries sustained at Argo. on the Alabama Great Southern railroad, it is reported. The body was sent by Johns to Argo last night. He is sur vived by his mother and father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Sun Spot Discovered

Washington, April IA large sun spot has been discovered by the naval ob- servatory. The disturbance showed on d photograph taken at noon March %, and probably will be visible until about April 10. It may be observed by using. one
 side of an ordinary opera glass with a piece of smoked glass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Pray For Peace

Riverside, Cal. April 4-More than 15,- 000 men and women climbed Mount Roubi- doux, the highest nearby peak before dawn today knelt at the foot of a huge cross surmounting it's crest and prayed for peace. The service began just as tho sun rose over the summits of the San Bernardino range.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Mrs. Helen LaMotte

A telegram from Savannah. Ga.. last night announced the death in that city yesterday of Mrs. Helen LaMotte, mother of Mrs E. M Kellogg of Birmingham.
 Mrs. Kellogg was summoned to her mothers bedside several days ago. Mrs. LaMotte had visited Birmingham and had nrany friends here. She was 7S years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Mrs. Fannie Cole

Columbus, Miss, April 4.-(special) The funeral of Mrs Fannie Cole. wife of Byars Cole,t who died at her home, s15 South Fifth avenue, at o'clock last nights was held from the family residence at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, being con- ducted by the Rev. w. l.. Duren, pastor of the First Methodist church. Mrs. Cole was 50 years old and was formerly Miss Blanton of Pickens county Ala bama She Is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
John w. Wright

Greenville. April 4.-(Special) )-News has recently reached Greenville of the death of John W. Wright of Tampa, Tex. formerly of Greenville. MT. Wright was the nephew of J. G. Till of this city. He was about 50 years of age at the time of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Mrs. s. Hine

Mrs. s. Hine died Sunday afternoon after a short illness. She left surviving her husband, s. Hine, and a son, John H. Hine. The funeral will take place from the family residence, 1416 Seven teenth street, south, Monday afternoon at o'clock. Interment in Oak Hill ceme- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Miss Hattie A. Carmile

Miss Hattie A. Carmile, aged CT years died at her residence, 14a Avenue c, yes- terday afternoon at o'clock. Her re- mains were sent to Clanton last night by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Elmer K. JacOhs

Elmer F. Jacobs, aged 54. died very suddenly last night at the family resi- dence, 7501 Second avenue. Funeral ar engagements will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
William H. Jackson Dead

Baltimore April 4-Former Congress man William H. Jackson, 75 years old, died yesterday at his home in Salisbury Md.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending 8 D. m, 18th meridian time, April f. 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-05

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-05-13

We received last night (Wednes-
day. a communication from the
Francis Marion Literary society of
the Union High school. The letter
came after our forms were closed
and on the press and of course we
could not afford to delay the paper
to publish the article, which. by the
way, was dated May 8 and post
marked May II. Tuesday noon is
our time limit.
At the teachers examination held
at the court house here last Friday
the following applicants were pres
ent: Misses Connie Thompson, Sue
Mcknight, Sue McNeill, Ruth Phil
lips, Kingstree; Aggie Boyle, Ackie
McCants, Trio: Sulie Bryan. Bryan;
Sallie Mae Lawrence, Vox; Nina Cox,
Hemingway, Lois Nesmith, Nesmith;
Kenneth Huggins. Venters; Messrs
w H Scott, Fowler, and Otis Hug
gins, Venters. Besides the above
there were four colored applicants.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-05-13
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED.
- ,xorv "W'2
Rev. r. S. McChesney Addresses
Veterans-.Scholars Take Part.

Camp Presley, No 81, United
Confederate Veterans, met here Mon
day to observe Memorial day. About
forty of the old veterans were
present, and as is usually the case,
each one seemed to enjoy the out.
ing" After their regular business
session, which was presided over by
Commander of the Camp, Mr. H H
Kinder, an eloquent address was de-
livered by Rev P S McChesney in the
court house to a packed audience.
At 11:30 o'clock the pupils of the
Kingstree High and Graded School,
in charge of the several teachers,
formed in line and marched to the
site of the Confederate monument
at the corner of Main and Academy
streets where they formed around
the monument and sang a number
of patriotic songs. When they were
through singing they marched into
the court house and at the conclu-
sion of Mr. McChesney's address
they again made the old walls ring
with such patriotic songs as Dixie"
and The Old Camp Ground, (which
met,with hearty cheering by the old
veterans. At the conclusion of the
benediction the members of the
Camp were escorted to the Central
warehouse where a splendid dinner
had been spread for them by the Ia
dies of the Williamsburg Chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
The gray-haired old gentlemen that
sat down to the feast seemed for a
time to grow young again and
their wrinkled faces beamed with a
silent expression of enjoyment ard
appreciation as they partook of the
repast. Last year there were about
fifty old veterans present but at
roll-call of Mondays meeting about
ten of them failed to answer; the
majority of these had gone to an
swer the roll-call of their Creator.
The prize offered by the Williams
burg Chapter Daughters of the Con-
federacy for the best essay on war
history by a pupil Of the Kingstree
school was awarded to Miss Leora
Gamble, of the tenth grade. Her
paper was on the battle of Shiloh.
The prize was a five-dollar gold
piece. Rev Mr. McChesney read the
essay to the audience.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-05-13
PLAY BALL!
Married and Single Men of King
stree to Cross Bats Friday.

Admission free! And you may
expect the greatest treat of the sea-
son when the umpire yells out next
Friday afternoon, "Play ball!' 1t
will be a game between the married
and single men of Kingstree. None
of the old stiff-jointed fellows will
be among the benedicts nor will
there be any school boys lined up
with their adversaries, the single
men. 1t promises to be the game of
the season, and you will agree with
US when you have read the list of
players. Married men: w N Jacobs,
catcher; H H King, I'd base; ] H
Epps, 1st base; John Jennings, ceE-
ter field; w X Mcintosh, Sd base;
w L Taylor. pitcher; R c McCabe,
shortstop; C D Jacobs, right field;
Thos McCutchen, left field. Single
men (who would like to be marrieO:
A L McElveen, catcher; H Britton,2 I'd
base; Virgil Kinder, right field; W S
Gilland, 1st base; S ] Montgomery,
center field; George Covington,
pitch; Raymond Speigner, Sd base;
T C Jacobs, shortstop; L D Rodgers,
left field.
1t would be a risky thing to
prophesy the result of this game,
but we have a "hunch" that the
married force will will carry off the
honors and we rather hope they will,
though we are not going to wager
as much as a farthing on either.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-05-13
CALOMEL DYNAMITES
A SLUGGISH LIVER.
Crashes Into Sour Bile, Making
You Sick and You Lose
q Days Work.


Calomel salivates! It's mercury
Calomel acts like dynamite on slug.
gish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
it, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious, headachy. con-
stipated and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get so cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is a harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoon
full and if it doesn't start your liver
and straighten you up better and
quicker than nasty calomel and with
out making you sick, you just go
back and get your money.
if you take calomel today you'll
be sick and nauseated tomorrow;
besides it may salivate you, while if
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
will wake up feeling great, full of
ambition and ready for work or
play. It's harmless. pleasant and
safe to give to children; they like it..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-05-13
AFTERNOON TEA.
Mrs Robert j Kirk EntertainS In
Honor of Mrs j F Lightsey.

Mrs Robert j Kirk EntertainS In
Honor of Mrs F Lightsey.
Tuesday afternoon, May II, Mrs
Robert ] Kirk entertained at a 5
o'clock tea complimentary to her
charming guest, Mrs ] F Lightsey
of Fairfax. Mrs R c McCabe and
Miss Laura Cromer welcomed the
guests. In the living room Mrs
Kirk was assisted in entertaining by
Mesdames Lightsey, w V Brocking-
ton, w N Jacobs and Miss Maud
Logan. Mrs L w Gilland and Miss
Selma Thorn with their sweet songs
added much to the afternoons
pleasure.
Both the hall and living room
were made fragrant with roses of
every hue. From bed of dainty
white flowers Misses Ada Brocking.
ton and Selma Thorn dispensed de-
lightful fruit punch. At intervals
Mrs ] w Swittenberg ushered the
guests into the dining room. Mrs
Hugh McC Cutchen and Mrs P o Arrow
smith presided at the table, beauti-
full with its decorations of exquisite
poppies and sweet peas in all the
varying shades of pink. A delicious
sherbet and cake course was served
by Mesdames M F Heller, w G
Gamble, L W Gilland, Misses Agness
Erckmann and Marie Thorn.
Despite the fact that the rain
poured in torrents the entire day, q
large number of guests were pres
ent, thus attesting to Mrs Kinks
popularity.