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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
TWO KILLED, % INJURED.
Southern No. SO Strikes Football Spe'
ciaI in Rear at Salisbury.

Southern No. SO Strikes Football Spe
ciaI in Rear at Salisbury.
Salisbury-S Striking the rear sleeper
Of the Richmond-boun footbalHspecial
which had jYsteast0pIed- or, .&he Sal
isbury yards, Southern passenger train
No. r38 plowed one-third $thc way
through the wooden Pullman, killing
Henry C. Sewers and Charles Edwin
Hall Of Charlotte. Twenty-Five were
injured, those more seriouslH hurt
being passengers on the speciaN, bu
several Of No. 3S's travellers were bad
ly shaken up by the force of the COLI:
sion.
The injured are: J. NJ. Smith, Char.
lotte, slightly hurt; o. Max Gardner,
Shelby, broken ankle, bruised about
the face, back badly wrenched; For.
rest Estridge, Shelby, ribs broken; s.
B. Mccall, Mrs. B. e. Smith G. Fl.
FIolton, Mrs. F.. II. Purse, w. r. How.
ell, c.. S. Stone, Harry Tally-all these
passengers of the special-are hurt,
Mr.. Tally probably the most serious.
ly. He has an ear cut off and other
slight injuries.
On No. 3S the injured are: Mrs. II.
d. Noble, Bridgeport, Conn, neck
strained; Mrs. p. j. Nevins, West Or.
ange, N. j.. neck sprained; B. S. Pas.
chal, Charlotte, neck sprained; A. L..
Popley, Baltimore, elbow cut; j. A.
Brasman, Baltimore, right arm lace,
rated; c. e. Lacy, Charlotte, right
hand cut; II. N. Furnold, Pensacola,
Fla, fractured arm; N. G.. Tatum,
New York dining car waiter, scalp
wound; d. H. Hollebroough Charlotte,
baggage master, leg sprained; l.. r..
Lewis, New Jersey, scalp wound; Mrs.
r. P. Ireland, Cleveland, O., shoulder
sprained; Jesse Arnold, negro, scalr
wound
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
Government Takes Canadian Wheat.

Ottawa, OntTho Canadian govern
ment has Communicated all high grade
wheat in elevators from Fort William
on Lake Superior to the Atlantic
coast. The action was taken by the
Canadian grain commission under the
special war act. The wheat seized
was OF the grades No. hard and /, 2,
3, Northern. II was the property OF
grain shippers and millers. A revsied
estimate places the amount at about
20000,000 bushels. a considerable part
of which is the property OF Americans
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
THANKSGIVING Football Results.

At Philadelphia: Cornell "a; Penn.
sylvania 8.
At Richmond: Virginia IA; North
Carolina O.
At Atlanta: Georgia Tech Z; Au.
burn O..
At ashville: Vanderbilt 28; Sc.
vance 8.
At Birmingham: Alabama So; Mis-.
sissippi 0.
At Athens Georgia 13; Clemson 0.
At Norfolk: Washington G. Lee 4S ::
North Carolina A. &c M. 13.
At Roanoke: V. P. I. 81; V. M. l. Q.
At Lexington, KY: Kentucky G:
Tennessee 0.
AT ST. Louis: ST. Louis, O; George.
town 80.
At Austin, Texas: Norte Dame IS:
Texas z.
At Missouri, Mont: Syracuse 6.
Montana 6.
At Columbia: Citadel 3; South
Carolina 0.
At Bristol: King College 13: Emory
and Henry II.
At Chattanooga: CHATTANOOGA Uni
versity 30; Kentucky Central 0.
At Greenville, S. c.: Furman az.
Wofford 0.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
One Minister'S Eaillht.

Deacon Grabhard-R du Goode
says nc doesn't believe in raising
money by church fairs. sppnero. con-
certs and lotteries.
Deacon Pinchpenni-H'ml Hos al
together too conscientious for % min
ister.7-New York Weekly.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
American Killed bx Turks.

Basel, Switzerland, via Paris-Mr
Leslie. al American citizcn and sew
eral other foreigners were killed by
Turks at Urfa Mesopotamia while
trying to defend Armcnians from the
Turks. according to a story printed in
the newspaper Nonvelles dc Basle.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
keepinu 1t Dark

i don't want to sign my name to
this letter. | think III sign it 'Cognos-
co."
III you don't want to be known, 4
think I'd sign it 'IncognoscQ'."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
Cause and Renni.

9ermany is a large producer OF
honey"
Maybe that accounts for tho sweet
time they're having there"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-02
10 Her rastn

Jess-Why did Mae marry GIaroldf
Hos perfect blockhead.
Bess---Well, you know she always
liked hardwood trimmings 10 houBp.
Judge.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Will Deal With Carranza
Tn Southern Mexico Affairs

The messages to the diplomats were
sent from here by Senor Enrique
Llorente, Villas diplomatic agent. Mr..
Llorente says that the diplomatic
corps has been "given assurance by
General Villa of a hospitable recep-
ton at Chihuahua or at any other
citv in the northern states"
The Spanish ambassador, Don Juan
Riano, called at the state department
today to discuss conditions at the
Mexican capital. Reports were re-
ceived from Mr.. Silliman indicating a
frightful state of affairs in that city.
Disease is spreading because Of the
paralysis of the water and sewerage
systems. Recently an epidemic Of
smallpox was reported and thousands
are in daily need of the very small
portions of corn doled out by the Car
rama military authorities. AS there
are many Spanish and British resi-
dents in the national capital, condl-
tons there are the subject of almost
daily inquiry at the department by
the. Spanish and British ambassadors.
1t was announced at the Carranza
Headquarters that Eliseo Arredondo,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18

Washington. Feb. 1S.-Carrying out
his intention, declared yesterday, to
ohcv the decree of Caranza which
demands that foreign Especial repre-
sentatives" shall deal with the first
chief" personally, Secretary of State
Bryan today ordered J. X. Silliman
from Mexico City to take station at
Vera Cruz, Carranza's capital.
Secretary Bryan will probably also
direct Duvall West, the latest United
States special representative to Mex
leo. to recognize Carranza as the dip
lomatic head in that country. AT
this time Mr.. West is making obser-
vations in northern Mexico.
General Villa, who is in control OF
the greater part of Mexico, made an
interesting move today by addressing
directly to the ministers and ambas-
sadors of foreign governments at
Mexico City characteristic note in
viting them to join him in the north.
If any of them should accept, they
would, of course, go to Chihuahua
which is the capital of General Vii
las present government.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18

head Of the Carranza party at Wash
ington, accompanied by Charles A..
Douglas, counsel for the party, left
here today for Vera Cruz to confer
with Carranza.
Dispatches from Carranza sources
say that General Sausau, with $500
men, and General Herrera, with 300
men, had surrendered to the consti-
tutionalist General Pablo Gonzales at
Tamaulipas. 1t is also reported that
General Novoa, with 500 cavalry, had
surrendered to General Obregon.
Zapa'a Takes Capital.
Washington, Feb. 18.-The state
department was notified today that
Carranza forces under Obregon had
again evacuated Mexico City. Zapata
forces now occupy the capital.
Another Version.
Aqua Priet. Mexico, Feb. 1S.-Car-
ranzista headquarters have received a
message from Vera Cruz station that
Zapata forces concentrated on Mex
leo City have been attacked and de-
feated at Churuburesco, a suburb of
the capital, and also at Santa Fe
The Zapata forces also were defeated
by Carranza troops at Chilipa and
Guerrero, with heavy losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
British Ships Sunk.

Buenos Ayres, Feb. 18.-The Ger
man cruiser Kron Prinz Wilhelm has
sunk five British ships off the east
coast of South America This was
learned today from Captain Dreyer
of the German steamer Holger, which
arrived last night, bringing 314 per-
sons, comprising the crews of the de-
stroyed English ships. The steamers
sunk were the Highland Brae, 1924
tons; Potaro, 2,S10 tons; Hemisphere,
2,230 tons, and Samantha, 1871 tons.
The three-masted schooner Wilfred
was also sent to the bottom by the
cruiser.
The Highland Brae, which was the
most important victim of the Will
helm, was sunk two weeks after
leaving London for Buenos Ayres, and
was sent to the bottom near Per-
nambuco after the cargo of coal and
the crew and passengers had been
removed to the Wilhelm.
Passengers stated today that they
had received good treatment from the
Germans, both on the cruiser and on
the Holger, to which they were trans
ferred. They complained, however,
of lack of comfort on the Holger
which is a coal-carrying tramp.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
CORRECTION. NOT
PROFIT, SAYS COURT

81 do not believe in sending a man
to the penitentiary merely for profit
to this county, declared Superior
Judge Cole this morning when the at
torney for the prosecution recommend
ed that Bill Hickson be sent to the
state penitentiary rather than de-
tained in the county Jail.
Hickson pleaded guilty to a charge
of grand larceny after he had been
arrested and charged with the theft
of a box of tools that had been left
with his brother at Calexico for safe
keeping. The tools were the property
of w. II. Best.
The court. in pronouncing sentence,
allowed Hickson to withdraw his plea
of guilty on grand larceny charge
and enter a plea of guilty on petit
larceny charge. Judge Cole imposed
fine of $500 or five months in the
county Jail declaring that he believed
a man of Hickson's education should
know how to conduct himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
FIRST ASPARAGUS TO
BE SHIPPED SOON

The first asparagus to be shipped
from Imperial Valley probably will be
picked within the next few days, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
L. E. Cooley, who stated that Peck
& Williams, owners of an asparagus
acreage in the Mesquite Lake district,
expected to harvest the first crate be-
fore the end of the week.
Mr.. Cooley, who has nine acres
planted to asparagus, declared the
growth in his patch was later than
usual because of the fact that the
ready growth of the plants decreased
with their age.
Asparagus from the valley at the
opening of the season last year sold
for SO a crate in the Chicago mar
ket and it is expected the coming crop
will equal if not exceed this pnce.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
CALEXICO'S BIG DAY
HAS LONG PROGRAM

Following is the tentative program
arranged for next Mondays celebra-
ton at CaleXico:
Good roads adherents meet at Rock
wood park at 10:30,A autd parking
space.
Speakers = Lieutenant Governor
Eshleman, Supervisor Shaw. Colonel
Ed Fletcher, Representative Wills,
County Surveyor c. N. Perry and
others.
Assemble for parade at lockwood
park, Heffernan Street entrance, 1870.
Parade forms, leaving park at He
ber Street exit.
Formation-Grand Marshal Sheriff
Mobley Meadows; aides, Chief of Po-
lice Frank Crane and Marshal H. H.
Howard
Mexican Military Band; Troops A
and K, First cavalry, u. S. A.; Off
GERS of troops, Captain s. 3. Arnold,
First Lieutenant H. l.. Hodges, First
Lieutenant G. Newlove, First Lieu
tenant Copley Enos and Second Lieu
tenant J. X. Boles.
d. 0. K. KS, Mexican officials. fire
brigade, Women's Improvement Club,
county officials, high school children.
high school trustees, grammar school
children, grammar school trustees,
Master Masons, Grand Lodge and all
others.
Line of parade: From Rocliwood
park, Heber Street exit to Second
street, west to Imperial, north to
Third, east on Third to Redwood,
thence north on lockwood to Fifth,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Further Warnings.

Berlin, Feb. 1S (Wireless to Lon
don)-The German consul at Rotter-
dam has handed the Rotterdam Cham
ber of Commerce a memorandum from
the imperial chancellor warning Dutch
merchant ships that they run the
greatest danger if the appear in the
war zone after midnight tonight and
declaring that even painting the ma
tional colors of neutrals on the ships
sides will not guarantee neutral ships
against attacks by German subma-
rines. ys
The memorandum states that Brit
ish merchant ships are probably
armed, that they have been told to
sail in groups, that they have instruc-
tions to ram submarines and to over
power investigating parties sent on
board from German boats to deter
mine their nationality and that the
British government has further Or
dered the misuse by them of neutral
flags and the painting of British
steamers in the national colors of
neutrals.
"Investigation Of merchant ships,
including neutrals, is therefore i'm
possible without seriously endanger-
ing German submarines" the memoir
andum says. Furthermore, Germany
intends to lay mines on larger scale
in all parts of the war zone. Mer-
chant ships, therefore, run the great
est risk except in steaming along the
north coast of Scotland, as recon-
mended by the German admiralty"
The memorandum adds that the
German proclamation of war zone
will continue in force until the Brit
ish government, spontaneously, or in
duced by neutrals, declares its readi-
ness to observe the rules established
by the Paris and London declarations" ]"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
BIG MASONIC MEETING
AT CALEXICO MONDAY

Members of Masonic lodges in the
county and those not affiliated with
any lodge here are invited to attend
the fourth annual get-together meet
ing of the Masons of the county, to
be held at CaleXico next Monday. The
meeting will be held at the CaleXico
Masonic temple and will be followed
by a banquet.
A special train will leave Brawley
Monday evening at 6 and will arrive
here at 6:45. Al Masons who eX-
pect to attend the meeting are urged
to procure their tickets for the round
trip from L. p. Alexander or Mont j.
Reid. The fare will be 75 cents, the
rate to become effective Friday.
The first annual get-together meet
ing Of the valley Masons was held
in this city February %, 1912, and
since that time Imperial and Brawley
have been the scene of the annual
gathering. The meeting in 1916 will
be held at Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18

At a meeting of the Los Angeles
Clearing House yesterday the bank
ers voted to make the loan of $780,
600 to the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict for use in building the Volcano
Lake levee. While this action was
taken, the details of the form of Sc
curity have not yet been worked out,
and a few days delay may result be-
fore this point is decided.
The directors of the district are in
session today, and with them is Jack
Bennett, newly elected director from
Brawley, who is gaining familiarity
with the affairs of the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Germany S Reply.

Washington, Feb. 18.-Gcrmany's
reply to the United States, protest
ING against the submarine blockade
Of the British coasts, was given out
today. The German government asks
that The Declaration Of London be rat
flied, according to the suggestion Of
the United States at the outbreak of
the war, enabling Germany to import
food and raw materials. With this
ratification, II Is pointed out that Ger
many would be in a position to modi-
fly its maritime policy.
Germany has obeyed these rules,
says the statement, even when dia-
metlicallY opposed to her military in
terest. For instance, she allowed the
transportation Of provisions to Eng
land from Denmark until TODAY,
though well able by her sea forces to
prevent it.
In contradiction to this, England
has not even hesitated at infringe
ment Of international law, if by such
means she could paralyze the peace
ful commerce Of Germany with neu-
trails. These encroachments are made,
as has been admitted. in order to cut
off all supplies from Germany and
starve the peaceful civil population
Il procedure contrary to all humanitar-
ian principles.
The United States government, Ger.
many readily acknowledges, protested
to the British procedure. but in spite
Of these protests. and the protests Of
other neutraIs, ENGLAND could not be
induced to depart from the course of
action decided upon.
Germany is as good as cut off from
overseas supply by the silent or pro-
testing toleration of neutrals, not only
in regard to such Goods as are abso-
lutte c0ntraband, but also as regards
conditional contrahand or goods not
contraband at all.
Great Britain. on the other hand,
is, with federation TO reGtrals, sup
piled with goods that are not contra
band, or conditional contraband, but
goods REGARDED by Great Britain, if
sent to Germany, as absolutely con-
traband. namely, provisions, industri-
al materials, etc Even goods always
indubtabie have been regarded as
absolute contraband The German
government feels obliged to point
with greatest emphasis to the traffic
in arms and ammunition, estimated
into the hundreds Of millions, that is
now being carried on between the
United States and Germany's enc
mics.
We fully comprehend that the
practice of right and the liberation
of wrong on the part OF neltralS are
matters absolutely within the discre-
tion of neutrals.
In view of this situation, Germany,
after six months Of patient waiting,
secs herself obliged to answer Eng
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
German Newspaper Says We
Are No Longer Neutrals

BERLIN, FEB. 18.-CRITICISM
OF THE ATTITUDE OF THE UNIT
ED STATES BY TIE GERMAN
PRESS REACHED THE CLIMAX
TODAY, WHEN THE KOET.NISCUE
ZEITUNG WARNED THIS COUN-
TRY THAT If IT MISINTERPRE-
TED GERMANY'S CONDUCT AFT
ER RECEIVING TIE REPLY SENT
FROM BERLIN TO WASHINGTON.
1T WAS NO LONGER TO BE RE-
GARDED AS NEUTRAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Great Britain's Reply.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The text of
the British governments reply to the
American protest against British in
terference with American commerce
was made public simultaneously in
Washington and London. The Brit
ish reply is written by Sir Edward
Grey. 1t says that the British gov
ernment has not interfered in any
way whatsoever with any ships that
have sailed from the United States to
any countries except Holland, Den
mark, Norway, Sweden and Italy. 1t
is only Through those countries ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Posse Seeking Bandits.

Los Angeles, Feb. 18.-With scores
of tramps and other questionable
characters taken into custody and re-
leased after giving satisfactory ac-
counts of themselves, the man hunt by
fifty heavily-armed men for three
bandits, who last night held up the
Southern Pacific Owl at Saugus, con-
tinued for miles through rugged
mountain hills and canyons. Up to
. o'clock no definite trace of the BAN
dts had been secured
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Bombarding Belgrade.

Belgrade, Feb. 1S-Austrian moni-
tors bombarded Belgrade for three
hours this afternoon, directing the
heaviest fire since the Servians evac-
uated the city. Thirteen were killed
and many were wounded. Great dam
age was done to the city. Sir Thomas
Upton and members of his Red Cross
party. as we'll as members Of the royal
stuff, were under fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
A German Yarn.

New York, Feb. 18.-An evening
newspaper publishes the following dis
patch from a correspondent at Ber-
liza, via wireless:
"The head of the admiralty infor-
nation bureau this morning made this
statement:
"FWe have received information that
it is the intention of England to tor
pedo the first incoming American
steamer and charge this to a German
submarine.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Shining Bill Abandoned.

Washington, Feb. 18.-The shipping
bill was abandoned this afternoon.
Democratic and Republican leaders of
the Senate agreed it would be sent
to the conferenc eof both houses, Feb
ruary 81, and meantime appropria-
ton bills would be taken up and
passed. The Democrats will report
back the bill from the conference Feb
ruary 81 and the Republicans will then
resume their filibuster or talk the
bill to it's death at noon March A.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
From Germany.
Holding ItaIy Out.

Rome, Feb. 18.-Ten thousand Ital-
ian troops moved to Rome today and
took UP a position where they will
be at an advantage if any outbreak
occurs at the demonstration in favor
of France and the allies arranged for
this afternoon. The demonstration
was arranged by leaders of Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Nationalists, as
a patriotic movement for intervention
in the war by parliament, which re-
convened today.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18

their intention to sink merchant YES
sells and their cargoes without veri-
fication of their nationality and with
out making any provision for the
safety of non-combatant crews OF Civ
ing them a chance of saving their
lives, has made it necessary for His
Majesty's government to consider what
measures they should adopt to protect
their interests"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
CONDITION OF GUM
TREES IS PUZZLING

The mysterious cause OF crystalline
sap deposits en- the bark Of eucalyp-
tus trees in certain parts of the val
ley has given rise to a diversity OF
opinion between experts. Ralph e.
Smith, plant pathologist OF the Uni
yersity of California, is of the opin-
ion that the sap deposit is the. work
of root borers, while Z. W Waite,
county horticultural commissioner be-
lieves that the deposit is the result of
sap disease.
An inspection Of q number of af-
fected trees this morning netted three
varieties Of insects, only one of which
even remotely resembles the borer
species. These, Mr. Waite believes,
We're attracted by the possibilities of
feeding o he sap eXuded by the tree
and that bey We're not the cause of
the affect condition.
The p.en pathcIogist has recon-
mended that portions of bark from
trees affected with the peculiar con-
dition be sent to the experiment sta
tion for diagnosis of the cause, which
probably will be done.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
Died From Torture.

Los Angeles, Feb. 18.-Hoo Fook,
an aged Chinese, died at the receiving
hospital today as result of torture
and beating at the hands of bandits,
who broke in Fook's home and, after
torturing him in vain effort to Sc
cure his money, beat him into insen-
sibility, stripped his body of cloth
ing. took $3.50 in cash and escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-18
TOdav's News Today.

A document that will be important
for all time in history is the German
reply to the United States, which is
published herewith, simultaneously
with its appearance in all the big cit
les Of the country and day ahead
Of its appearance in any other paper
read here. It is an illustration Of
the splendid worlds news service civ
en- by the Press.