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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

The 64j survivors of tie disaster
here are quartered in hotels, resi-
dences and hospitals, some too badly
hurt to be moved. Two groups left
Saturday afternoon and evening clad
in misft clothing for Dublin by rail
and thence by boat to Holy Head. Tae
injuries of some are so serious that
additional deaths are expected and
nearly all are too dazed to understand
fully what !! as happened.
The survivors do not agree as to
whether the submarine fired one or two
torpedoes. A few say they saw the
periscope and many attest to tracing
the wake CT foam as projectile raced
towards tie vessel.
Vital Blow Amidships.
b The only points on which all con-
cur is that the torpedo struck tns Tes-
sci vital blow amidships, causing
her to list almost Immediately to the
starboard. In this careening fashion
she plowed forward some distance,
smashing the lifeboats' davits as she
did so and making the launching of
boats well nigh impossible until head
way had ceased.
How far the Lusitania struggled
forward after being struck and Low
long it was before she disappeared
beneath the waves are points on which
passengers disagree, estimates of time
sne remained afoat ranging from eight
to 20 minutes. The list to starboard so
elevated lifeboats on the port side as
to render them useless, only two boats
being landed from this side.
The first of these, according to tae
customs of the sea, was filled with
women and children. 1t struck the
water unevenly, capsizing and throw
ing its so occupants into the sea. The
Lusitania even then was making con-
siderable laeadway and women and
children were swept to death in spite
of the attempts of TWO stokers to res
cue them. These heroic men, accord
ing to passengers, were drowned.
After that several boats were
launched successfully, but the steam
er's list grew more perilous, the decks
slanting to such an angle that it was
necessary to cling to the starboard
rail. Many by this time had donned
life belts and jumped. Several life
boats broke adrift unoccupied and the
sea became a froth of oars, chairs,
debris and human bodies.
Many Women SaTeG.
Two stokers seeing a drifting boat
recovered it, and put in nearly 40 per-
sons, mostly women. The Lusitania's
crew, meanwhile, adhered to- tie let
ter to instructions and the discipline
was rigid, although one or two subor-
dinate officers are said to have told a
group of passengers VINO had climbed
into boat that there was no immedi-
ate danger, and advised them to re-
main on deck willie longer. Whether
this was due to the fact that tine sub
ordinates lost their heads, or to their
conviction that the ships bulEaeads
would save her, never will be deter
mined.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11
)3NLY SMEAR OF FLOTSA.M
MARKS GRAVE OF FLUSITANIA
Six Hundred For-fue
Of Some So
That SoonTng of Tragedy Made Many Heroes

The Cunard line steamship Lusi-
tania, which left New York on May
J. was torpedoed and sunk by German
submarines off Kinsdale, Ireland, Fri
day afternoon.
1t is thought that twelve hundred
and ffty-six persons lost their lives
in the disaster, of whom 115 were Am
ericans.
Among the prominent Americans
whose bodies have been recovered or
who are given up as dead are Alfred
,Gwynne Vanderbilt, multi-millionaire;
Charles Klein, playwright; Justus NJ.
Forman, playwright; Ebert Hub bbard,
writer; DR.. F. s. Pearson, of New
York, and others
The Cunard company in a revised
list of those aboard stated that there
were 1,251 passengers and $50 crew. a
total Of 1901. Of the 1SS Americans
on board, United States Consul Frost
reports than he can account for but
73 saved.
Capt. Turner, commander of the Lu-
sitania, has refused SO far to make any
formal statement His first remark on
landing was one of quiet irony:
"well," he said, sit is the fortune Of
war
The captain secluded himself dur
ing the night in apartments over the
town bank, at Queenstown, but was
able to be about OF Saturday in uni
form. He displayed great grief over
the loss of his vessel
Berlin Places Blame on Owners.
Phe following official comhunica-
ton was sent out from Berlin under
date May 8, via London:
"The Cunard liner Lusitania was
yesterday torpedoed by German sub
marine and sunk. The Lusitania was,
not only armed with guns, as were re-
pcently most of the English mercantile
steamers, but, as is well known here,
she mad large quantities of war ma
terial in her cargo.
sHer owners, therefore, knew to
what danger the passengers were ex-
posed. They alone bear all tie re-
sponsibility for what has happened.
Germany, on her part, left nothing
undone to repeatedly ana strongly
swarn them. The imperial ambassador
lin Washington even went so far as to
make public warning, so as to draw
attention to this danger. The Eng
lisl newspapers sneered then at the
warning and relied on the protection
of the British fleet to safeguard At
lantic traffic"
The following is the latest Associat-
ed Press report of the disaster:
Queenstown, May "a smear of
aoatsam on the face of a calm sea %
miles from this port marks the grave
of the Cunarder Lusitania, victim of
German sumarine One hundred and
forty-nine of the 1900 persons who
perished with the liner lie in impro-
vised morgues in old buildings that
line the Queenstown harbor They
either were picked up deao or sue
eumbed after landing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

But listen. I read little poem in
a paper the other day on trouble. 1
want to give it to you. know there
are some hereabout who will appr@
ciate the sentiment. Now, don't pre-
tend to be understood as knowing any
thing in tie world about Ford cars or
real automobiles, but my observation
leads me to conclude that the Ford
goes and comes about as regularly and
constantly as any of the others, and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

All day yesterday in hotel corri-
doris, halls and reception rooms suryiv-
ors sat listlessly, still too dazed to dis
cuss what had occurred. They were
dressed in variety of garments. Some
were crying, some were trying to
force down nourisament In front Of
t small Cunard line Offices on the
water front a crowd surged, clamor-
ing for news of relatives.
Farther down the street crowd
crammed tie small government tele-
graph Office where three clerks and
three operators strove desperately to
keep abreast Of the ever-growing
stream of messages.
In four morgues lay the dead. The
body of Charles Frohman, his features
placid, lay face upward in bare room
in an old building 100 yards from tae
waters edge. Around him were ranged
so bodies, over which attendants were
bending, sorting and ticketing their
belongings. Those men best fitted to
chronicle tne last moments of the
Lusitania, Ebert Hubbard. Justus M
Forhman, Alfred G.. Vanderbilt and
offers, apparently al went to their
graves with her.
The Lusitania' speed at the time
she was struck is variously estimated
from. to 21 knots.
Battery of Submarines in Wait.
Survivors and Cunard line officials
believe that battery of underwater
craft, perhaps four or five, lay in wait,
posted advantageously along the route
it was surmised the liner would take.
1t was easy to keep all but tie tips Of
the periscopes submerged and then for
TIE craft nearest to let go torpedoes.
Queenstown was almost as much
dazed by the tragedy as those aboard
the Lusitania. The question on every
lip is "Wny did Capt Turner pursue
the usual we'll known Cunard line
course so close to tie Irish coast at
medium speed, and why was not the
big liner convoyed?"
Several naval officers here say the
Lusitania received wireless orders to
take course in the middle channel,
but the SHIPS wireless operator de-
clined to say whether he received su6l
orders.
In striking contrast to most historic
sea disasters, the rate of mortality
among first class passengers! seems to
be heavier than among any other class
on board. A large proportion of those
saved are members of the crew, but
this is not evidence of lack of disci-
pline, as most of tnem were picked up
from the water The captain of a
trawler who arrived in the harbor
soon after the accident with 146 sur
vivors, mostly women and children,
wnen reproached for not staying long
er on tie chance of picking up more
survivors said:
There were many left in the water,
but they were dead and many were so
mangled l thought it better to bring
ashore my boat load of suffering wo-
men, as they could not have stood
mucn more
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11
Trouble.

TIE man who buys an auto car,
But first the price must borrow,
Will never travel very far
Before lie meets with sorrow.
His punishment begins indeed
Wlen it is his desire
To show his friends bit of speed
And "Blooey!" goes a tire.
And when he's got some friends way
out
To some far sylvan scene
His gladness is all put to rout
By lack Of gasoline.
You may be right in what you wrote
OF troubles there a horde'
But boys, t5ey'll never get MY goat
I'm gonna get a Ford!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

munity by the manner in which that
community cared for the city of the
dead How would we pass in such a
judgment2
THE IDLER.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

For forms OF government let looIs
contest,
What's best administered is best.
Now that's the point. We don't need
so much law. We are trying to regu-
late too much. If we ride on rail-
road train and happen to get a cinder
in our eye We want to pass law to
make the railroads put up cinder pro-
tectors. And we get more cinders than
we had before We want to pass a
law about everything. l expect to
see the legislature at the next session
pass a law requiring every one to eat
waffles on Wednesday, night And to
tell US what we must eat on Sunday
morning. Why, could, tell Zack
Wright just how this town should be
run. But I'm not going to do it be-
cause l know he wants to be elected
again, and if he followed my advice
he would Fave an ideal town, but he
would be sure to be defeated when he
first appeared after he did what said.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

6
A good MANY wild reports G
were in circulation yesterday 6
3 comes from the stock ex- G
changes. Up to 4 o'clock yes &
, terday afternoon, when the day &
; service of the Associated Press &
closed, there was no infOrma- {
ton sent out to the effect tkat (
> Italy and ROumania hld de- (
, clared war.
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

Miss Kathleen Counts, of Little
Mountain, spent the weekend with
Miss Susan Quattlebaum.
Mrs. W. A. Moseley leaves this week
for Jacksonville to visit her daughter,
Mrs. D. E. Ridgell.
i DR.. D. Caughman and Mr.. Hart Kohn,
of Columbia, spent Sunday with Mr..
A. B. Wise.
Mr. C. F. saner has returned from
Florida
Mr.. VIM. seel, of Columbia, has
been visiting Mrs. A. G. Wise.
DR.. e. P. Taylor, of Batesburg, is
spending a few days with mis- parents,
Rev and Mrs. E. P. Taylor.
Miss Isoline Wyche spent Saturday
and Sunday in Columbia, the guest of
Miss Kate Thompson.
Dr. G. Y, Hunter spent Friday in
Columbia.
DR.. Y. NJ. Brown and C. P. Barre, of
Newberry, spent the weekend at home.
home.
Mr.. Creighton, of Greenwood, has
been visiting ais sister, Miss Martha
Creighton.
Miss Louise Richardson, of Mount
vile, is the guest of Miss Clara
Brown.
Rev. R. K. Rogers, of Due West Sem
mary, preached in the A. R. P. church
Sabbath, and while here was the guest
of Mr.. G. D. Brown.
Rev. and Mrs. 2. W. Bedenhaugh are
spending few days in NewDerry.
Mr.. Campbell Lake is visiting in
Aiken
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

, And that reminds me. was at
Rosemont Sunday afternoon and was
disappointed. Sadly disappointed. Not
at the crowd nor at the remarks of
the preacher. But, listen, didn't a
notice appear in the county papers the
other day signed by the committees
from the cemetery association and
Civic association calling upon the peo-
pie who had lots to clean them up or
to make this last week cleanup week
at the cemetery? Well, we'll, ] Won
der what the people thought when tbs ?
went over there? Some of the ladies
had a hard time finding some Of the
graves Of the old vets to place tie
laurel wreath thereon, so many were
the weeds and vines that covered the
mound. And then those driveways.
Why didn't the cemetery association
set the pace by having them made pre-
sentable? Oh, the pity of it all. Some
one said, you know, and it is pretty
true, that you could judge tie life and
progress and public spirit Of any com
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Fine Memorial Address of Mr.. Henry
C. TiIIman-Old Folks Day
Sunday.
Special 10 The Herald and News.

Special to The Herald and News
|: Prosperity, May 15.-Mr. H. C. Till
man, of Greenwood, delivered the mem
orial address before the William Les
ter chapter, u D. c., at Prosperity
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Tillman is the
Song, There Is Fountain Filled
speech was enjoyed so much by his
i:earers, that we will publish it in full
for tne benefit of those who were un-
able to be present in the next issue
of The Herald and News.
! Sunday, May 10Th, will be "Old
Folks day." Everybody invited and
dinner will be served on the grounds.
The program is as follows:
Voluntary, Leaning On the Ever
lasting Arm
Scripture and prayer
;. Song, There's Fountain Filled with
with Blood"
Welcome, by primary children.
Welcome, Mr.. J. B. Ballentine.
Response, Mr.. R. C. Counts.
Song, arise, Ny Soul. Arise"
Address, Congressman A. F. Lever.
Voluntary, Come Thou Fount of
Every Blessing"
Announcements.
Song, God Be With You Till We
Meet Again
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

mind what Pope said about govern
ment. l believe it was Pope-I mean
Pope the poet. 1t ran something like
this:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11
THE IDLER.

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

Well, We have about reached another
Memorial day 1t is beautiful Gus
tom to place flowers upon the graves
of the brave boys who risked their
lives on tle battlefield in cause
which they believed to be rig-t and
just, and who were willing to give up
their life in that cause. Tnere are
some left, but the ranks are growing
mighty thin. Look at tie list OIL C2ose
of our own county VINO have gone 20
the great beyond since the last Mem
orial day, and before another comes
many more will have passed to that
great unknown. / trust that this
beautiful custom will never cease
while there is a one of the descend
ants of these brave boys left. If 1t
does, woe to the nation. You remem-
Der that l quoted just the other day
w. at Father Ryan wrote about the
land of memories. The preacher re-
ferred to it Sunday afternoon in his
remarks at Rosemont "a land that
wears laurel crown may be fair to
see, but twine few sad cypress leaves
around the brow of any land, and be it
ever so beautiless and bleak, it be-
comes lovely in its consecrated coro-
net of sorrow, and it wins the sympa-
thy of heart and history. crowns OF
roses fadezcrowns of thorn endure,
Calvaries and cruciixes take deepest
hold of -umanity-tne triump2s Of
might are transient, they pass away
and are rgotten-the sufferings Of
right are craven deepest on the chron-
icles of nations" Isn't that beautiful
and true? Let US ever keep in mind
the crucifxes and tie suferings OF
those whose memory We keep fresh. on
these Memorial days.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-11

6, 9 o o 9 o Q o o q o o o q o o 6
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13
OPEN HOUSED
Week To START
YEARAT YIN. c. A.

Open house receptions will be, the
order OF the week from September n
to October 2 at the Y. NJ. c. A. In
order to start the fan program with
bang, elaborate. Preparations have
been mHde for each evening of the
week. There WIFI be music: and nov.
city stunts for each affair, and Sc
ries of talks outlining the work for
the year i e, 81 ~ 4ksf
The week viii afford the young men
of the town an opportunity to bowl,
play billiards and for the first time to
use the swimming pool. .-.-~~>
Each evening will be set apart for
a certain group OF men. One group
will be the employees of banks and IN
surance companies, another for clerks
in wholesale house, third for pro
fessional men, and 50 on through the
week.
By reason of this arrangement all
the men can be accommodated with
out scrowding and the Y. M. c. A will
be able to entertain them adequately.
A committee will be appointed to ar
range the program for each evening,
the committees to be drawn from the
groups which will be received.
The bathing suits for the swimming
pool have arrived, % dozen in number.
They are of two kinds, black and
gray, and the sizes are indicated by
red stripes. Three hundred new
towels have also been received.
The billiard tables have been fresh
ly covered and new cues provided for
followers of the clicking balls. The
swimming pool is now complete eX-
cept for the laying of the white floor
ing. which will be done as soon as
dry day affords an opportunity for
work
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13
Young Woman Whom He Met
on Shipboard Two Years Ago
Sends Sheaves of Clippings

1T does beat all what different sorts
of correspondence come to me-" said
Governor Pinkham with a grim smile
the other day, as he glanced over a
huge pile of mail that was laid upon
his desk, reaching to pull out from
the mass one envelope Of large dimen-
sions, which bore upon its surface the
unmistakable serawl of a finishing
school" graduate.
The governor still smiled as he
gazed at the writing. What do you
suppose this is?'' he asked suspicious
Iy, and then added. You couldn' I
guess it in a thousand years"
The suggestion was advanced that
il might be a collection of bulletins
or other documents from some depart
ment of the government at Washing.
ton, or perhaps a package OF seeds
for planting on the lawn OF the pro-
posed new capitol grounds.
q NO." was the governors reply, Won
are a long way of. AS matter OF
fact this is a bunch of anti-German
clippings from little town
near Wellesley college in Masschu-
sets, and this envelope is but one
Of a whole series of sister envelopes
which come to me in every mail
"You see it's this way continued
the governor reminiseently, Il met
this young lady some two years ago,
when j was on a steamship betweeni
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13
1INCOLN MIDWAY BEST name FOR.
TAMOUSROAD, DECLARES HILO MAN
ESPECIAL star-BulletIn correspoadencel

Especial star-Bulletin Correspondence
HILo, September 10-'Lincoln
Highway! No, sir. Lincoln MIDWAY
would be better name for the road
that Is supposed to traverse the Unit.
ed States from New York to San Fran
cisco" exclaimed DR.. 8. p. Russell,
the we'll known Hilo man who has
just returned from trip all over the
mainland. u 5. = 81 z.--z
Yes, sir. that road is the limit in
places and, when We abandoned 1t
after travelling 1871 miles over is we
did 80. because besides Sursely Is there
we're sc other hutbmo biles stalled
within a mile Of one another. Our car
made the 57thT--all in rowland we
took the train for the balance Of the
journey after arranging for the car
to be sent on by freight to New York,
Z Say, it Is wonderful how some of
the automobile magnates seem to get
through without any delay. One big
man who started from New York with
a brand new car appears to have in
stalled, at different stages of the.
journey, new engine, two new
wheels, running boards and goodness
knows how many tires and tubes.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13

Still, the car was exhibited as the one
that made the run across the contin-
emit Well, some Of the original car
was there, sure" 3 J.. .- ~. ~
DR.. Russell says that In Nevada he
ran across thousands of unemployed.
and he reports that In many towns
he found the same condition of affairs
He says that as regards politics the
eastern people seem to think that
President Wilson Is doomed at the
next election unless the war Ieontin-
ues. Millions of people back up the
PRESIDENT Only for his policy towards
the European powers, but deplore the
act that his party is jim mower ON &C.
count Of HE reaction that win surely
take place when tina war ends.
nra Russell and his wife travelled ex.
tensiyely in the eastern states and
they used their own car everywhere.
Displayed on the car was q Hawaiian
pennant and i attracted much attens
ton, as did the Honolulu number plate
and figures on the rear Of the car.
Time after time traffie Officers would
ask the doctor where Hawaii was.
Most, of them seemed to think that the
Paradise Of the Pacific Is located IN
the West Indies. 4sF s. i ss.r.3s5:gE
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13
WEED OUTLIH 6.
OF THOSE WHO
PASSED TESTS

For the purpose of making final
| list of persons eligible for service in
the fire and police departments of the
city, following the examinations held
recently for candidates to those posi-
tions,s the city civil service commits
sion met Friday n L 4 4 II !
The commission removed, from the
list. such persons ,asa had not passed
the physical test with the required
grade OF so per cent and also. those
who have been declared ineligible by
the city and, county attorney, on the
grounds that they. are; now in the
army or navy, that they have been dis
charged from the army or navy less
than a year, or that they have not
resided for year in the city and
county OF Honolulu.
The decision of the attorney was
made at the request of the civil serV-
ice commission, which body had put
the three conditions to him for judg-
ment. The decision is based on the
territorial laws.
Six of those who have been de-
clared ineligible, went out on the phys
ical test, Notwithstanding the fact that
the passing grade had been reduced
from 20 per cent to go per cent by
the commission in the belief that what
physical strength was lacking in the
candidates, could easily be picked up
after a few weeks service in one or
the other of the departments.
Five were declared ineligible on the
grounds of non.citizenship as decided
by the attorney This now leaves
from the entire list % men for the
police department and seven for the
fire department.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13
DELUGESGOVERN0RS NAIL IN AN
ATTEMP1TO MAKE HIM AN1l.GERMAN

San Francisco and Honolulu. She was
fresh from a stay OF some. time in
japan, and suppose rather fresh from
college. Anyway she was filled with
a lot of altruistic ideas, and during
the several days on the boat she. tried
to FIJI me with them too"
The governor volunteered the sug
gestion that peoples ideas have to
differ, and limited that he couldn't
agree with all those held by the young
lady.
"Oh, it's been everything" he said
there seems no limit to the number
OF paths her theories may follow.
Just now she has turned strictly anti
German, and so for the past several
months, these antisGerman clippings
have crowded my mail
1T would certainly be a very de-
lightful world" unused the governor,
as he went On, s''if everyone could fol-
low the wonderful ideas of this young
woman. Unfortunately, however. near.
ly all the countries Of the world have
jumped at each others throats since
that steamer voyage we took two years
ago"
There's one other strange thing
about it, too" added the governor as
he turned to his work, land that is
that every letter of clippings also con
tains a little blank subscription card
for dollar or two to some organiza-
ton or other. ~
And" he smiled, 81 presume If
got, in and sent that little dollar or
two every time the request comes,
my income would have to be raised in
some way or other. - >..~<ztt7