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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-20

ring rush of holiday parcels, to-day sent
out Instructions to postmasters for the
quick and effective dispatch and de-
livery of such matter.
Persons are advised to do their
Christmas mailing early. Mr.. Burelson
is confident that if the public will aid
to that extent the holiday mails will be
promptly and efficiently handled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-20

collect carbon, and hold it, grooves
are cut in the sleeves above and below
the exhaust ports. In this way the
Knight sleeve-valve motor employs to
advantage a factor that in motors OF
other types is disadvantage"
The Overland dealers of Central
Pennsylvania attended a conference
at local headquarters Thursday ana
took advantage of the opportunity to
hear Mr.. Hover lecture in the even
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-20
PLEADS FOR COOPERATION
IN HANDLING OF MAIL
By Associated Prest

Washington. D. c.. Nov. 20.-Co-
operation of the public in the handling
of the Christmas mails is sought by
Postmaster General Burleson, who, in
anticipation of another record-break-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-09
OIL SHIP SINKS
1e.a IN MID-OCEAN
Her Grow consisting Of About IS
Men Were Rescued by Ameri- 1, 1,
lrs.s ,,sm,. ,,s. 49, +, can Liner. ,,l-.,..:


J. NEW YORK. Feb. .5.-The Standard
Oil tank ship Chester, which left
New York January 23. for Rotterdam
was wrsaked and abandoned, In mid
ocean. her. crew OF about 8D,were res
cued by the American liner Philadel,
phta, according to- wireless today
from the sPhiladelphfaas captain. 8.
The message did not state the exact
number rescued. The following an
Eouncement WAS made by the Phila-
delphia's' owners:
Captain Mills this afternoon re.
ports by wireless the. rescue at 7:30
O'Clock yesterday morning, February
OF the crew Of the Standard OIL
tank steamer Chester, which was
abandoned In q sinking condition in
latitude 47.06 north. longitude 82.5a
west. Z. ali
"The Chester aailed from New York
for Rotterdam January % with, car
go OF oil. The Philadelphia, which
left Liverpool last Saturday after
nb0n. was 1,34G miles Sedst or Ambrose
Channel lightshiE. this AFTERNOON. and
wsN probably not dock until Monday.
~ philadelphia has been I! delayed
ant indications are that the delay was
due Ito her standing by the Chester
ant taking of the crew" 81 4, .sss25ea Il
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EvENCROSS, SiGESI
~ 49,. CHILDREN.aE.OVE
SYRUP OE'FIGS
If feverish, bilious, eonstip|atefd,
give fruit laxasive
clnp mnt..

Don't scold your fretfuf.' 1bgayish
child. see IL tongue is coated; this is a
sure sign its little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with soif %oate.
When listless, pale. feyerisR. fdIi OF
cold. breath bad. throat sore. dbesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stoml
ach-ache, indigestion. diarrhea, give n
teaspoonful OF California! SyrIip 81
Figs" and In few hours ali the foul
waste. the sour bile and fefnehtlng
food passes out OF the bowels and YOU
ltave q well and playful Child Snain.
Children love this harmless afruit
laxative," and mothers can rest Gsasy
atrer giving It Because 1t never fails
to- make their little .'insidas'ts clean
and sweet. "-"r,s' ''te Ci"1''-I
Keep It handy. Mother! A FitYfs giy-
On today saves q sick child tbmorrow.
but get the genuine. Ask Your drug
gtst' for a so cent bottle Of "CAlifor
MIA Syrup OF Figs which has tdirec-
tions for babies. children of. all ages
and for grown-ups plainly on the bot
tie. Remember there are 7tcohnter-
feits sold here. 90. surely look and aea
that yours is made by the HCaiIfor-
Fig Syrup Company" Iihhf back
with contempt any other fig syrup.
- h ID
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FIRE INSURANCE
AGENTS ORGANIZE
FOR THEIR PROTECTION
AND THE PROTECTION OF
THE INSURED
G. A S III 3 A Sis
All Premiums Must Be Paid by
25th of Month Following
Writing of Policy.


FIRE insurance agents OF Anderson
perfected All organization Friday af-
ternoon with the object IN view OF
promoting better agency principles
anu TO better protect the interests OF
the insured and the insurance COM
panics. The organization Is to be
known as the Anderson Association
of Local Fire Insurance Agents"
'i'he officers Of the new association
are: President. @. Frank Johnson;
vice president. W. ID. Mclean; serre-
tary and treasurer. Miss Lola Wilson:
executive committee. G. B. Walton, G..
H. Tribble. w. p. Sloan. John Frank
and Q. Frank Johnson. The meeting
0f the agents was held In the offices Of
the Citizens Fire Insurance Company
and was attended by nearly all the fire
Insurance agents In the city.
The association reached an agree
ment TO pluce the fire insurance bus
ine3s here on q cash basis, by requir-
Ing the payment Of premiums by the
18th OF the month following the writ
ing OF the policy. II the premium
is not paid by that time the policy is
automatically cancelled. This agree
ment is similar tn one in force I'm Co.
lumbia. Spartanburg, Grecnviile and
Rock Hill.
The organization plans to have
committees visit premises frequently
aNd make suggestions by which better
rates can bo had. The following conf
Lunies enlisted as members of the as
:'ociatiOn: Renlly Trust Company. w.
y. Sloan. Piedmont Insurance agency,
A. NJ. Sharpe and company. Miss
Grace Spencer. j. NJ. Cnthclrt. T.. S.
Crayton. Sullivan and Moseley. Frank
aud DcCanp Realty company and
Walton Insurance Agency.
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SPLENDID LOT FOR
/. n: USE TOMATO CLUB
~ ,.
D. p. Sloan Tenders Large Lot on
s"r " " Society Street For the ~
yra. - Girls. -. - -:

IA splendid lot of about one-third
acre! area AMI centrally located has
bseh' rendered Miss jamie C. CARING
ton FOR the use OF the tomato club
girls Of the city. The lot is the pro-
perty'of Mr.. D.'p.nSloan and isN locat-
ed on Society Street. -. G'n ~
. Twenty-one'lE girls of the city school
have Joined the tomato club and
practically all nf them have already
constructed hot beds and have the
seeds in the gronRd,sA meeting fthe
girls was held last week at the oham-
Der OF commerce Wfeni Miss, CARING
ton gave them instructions in the
making of hot beds. $780, - -
AS several OF the. girls interested in
tomato club work did not have lots
that were suitable for the growing
Of tomatoes, Miss Darlington set
about looking for a suitable lot in the
city where all the club girls could
plant their tomatotes, and Mr.. Sloan
haAS rendered her this excellent lot on
Society street.
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]. T. KENNEDY WAS
81, SENTENCED FRIDAY
Pelzer Man Must Pay Fine of
800 or Serve s Months in
Jail.

II. q H.
In the court OF general sessions yes
serdny !. Presiding Judge Frank u.
Gary passed sentence OF five. months
Imprisonment or o fine Of 800 upon
J.. E. Kennedy, who was convicted
earlier In the week OF assault and
battery with intent to kill. The SEN
tence was Suspended for period Of
10 days.
Kennedy. it Will be remembered.
Slot u white man named Sid Eaton.
at the formers home in the mill vii
lage at Pelzer. Kennedy claimed
that Eaton had, been warned to stny
away from his home and to ccase pay
Ing attentions to Mrs. Kennedy; that
he came home one day and io,lnd
Eaton standing at the back door of
Ills home and conversing with Mira.
Kennedy; tl,at as he rounded the cur
Ter of tho house ana came In view of
Eaton. the lntter placed his hand TO
his hip pocket as though he were go
lug to draw q revolver; that he. he-
llev!ug Eaton was about TO fire upon
him. 6:cw :.iS own pistol and ilr II up
On Dat,n.
4 It is understood that friends 1T
Pelaer OF Kennedy arc going to raise
tho 500 and ray the fine imponcd mp
on him In the court of general scs,
ssOns.
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's''f i.i -
IN ANDERSON COUNTY HAS
BEEN RECOMMENDED BY
DELEGATION
atS
$500 THE AMptjNT
s.Svg y.
This in Addition to Fund For
Girls Club Work and Roth
rocks Deficit, !.

The Anderson County delegation to
the general assembly has cohseffted tc
recommend an appropriation for agri-
cultural work in Anderson County,
put the amount to be appropriated IS
$3O0 less than the amount asked for,
or $500 net. ---------
In addition to this appropriation.
the delegation will recommend one
for carrying on the girls tomato and
canning club work in the county. The
delegation will also recommend an
appropriation of $40O to make up a
deficit in the salary OF J. w. Roth
rock. who served as farm demonstra-
tor for the county last year. "a
AS will be recalled. Prof W. W.
Long. State agent of the farmers CO.
operative demonstration work request
ed an appropriation of $500, to be
used with an appropriation from the
national government and Clemson
College to place an agricultural ex-
pert In Anderson County. Last Tues
day Prof. Long and Secretary Porter
A. Whaley OF the chamber Of COM
lnerce appeared before the qelega-
tlon In Columbia in the interests of
the appropriation. When informed
last night OF the fact that tile dele
cation had agreed on an appropriation
OF $500. Mr. Whaley stated that while
this was not the full amount asked
for, he was delighted to know that 1t
would be made, and that It would be
sufficient to meet the purposes for
which It Is intended. 90
The supply bill, vas ru. II ans.
shape yesterday by the delegation and
the items for farm demonstration
work, the deficit in the salary OF Mr..
Rothrock and the girls club work
were included. -..,G
Other counties. notably Greenville
and Spartanburg. have ma69f iMhiilar
appropriations. and the delegation
ainea shfs 1ns
supervision of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ests OF the county would fully Justify
this expenditure. Just et! ftfa time
the problem or crop liberalization
makes the employment of a demon
strator of peculiar. value to the. coun7
~ fr:'8 III IsiiiH.,,.. -fyLOiiIi. ~
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LARGE BARN BURNED
ON TOWNv|lLE FARM
PROPERTY OF JOHN r. SNEl :
. GROvE-USED BY HIS
BROTHER
H E A v Y LOS S
Structure Was Practically New.
Filled With Feedstuffs--Loss
Not Known.
H E A v Y Loss
(From Sundays Daily.)

(From Sundays Daily.)
News of the burning Of large barn
near Tonwville owned by john r..
Snelgrove Of this city and used by his
brother. nj. L. Snelgrove reached the
city yesterday.
The barn was an especially fine one,
and was practically new, having been
erected something like year ago.
The structure stood on MIR. Smell
groves farm about three-quarters OF
O mile west OF Townville.
MIR. M. l.. Snelgrove hnd several
head of live stock, a considerable
quantity Of grain, big lot or cotton
seed and large collection OF farm
implements in the barn. Whether or
not any OF the contents of the structure
were saved from the flames, nothing
definite was learned yesterday. The
news that the barn had been burned
down was all that reached the city.
The barn. was valued at about $500
and was insured for $500 with the
Realty Trust Company OF this city.
The insurance on the barn was car-
ried by the owner of the structure,
John Snelgrove. Nj. l.. Snelgrove
carried $3.50 insurance on his live
stGck and: $500 insurance on the other
contents Of the barr.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-09
NEWHIGH RECORD st
MADE IN WHEAT
May Option climbs 10 $1.e7
Something Like Selling stam-' Z
pede Ensdes. ,a

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-Wheat advanced
swiftly today to new high record
war price. 1t only took brief time
for the May option to reach $l.6s 1-3,
3 JUMP Of 3-8 cents compared with
Iast night. The previous top notch
quotation was on February 8 S166,
Most OF the trading today, however.
was in July delivery, in which, thu
ppturn wds not quite 30 radical. &
Something like q selling, stampatis
ensued after May wheat, had climbed
to $l.67. Seaboard offers to resell
wheat in Chicago surprised bulls ind
there was also an element Of de-
preston In the face that CORN was
not keeping pace upward With wheat.
The result, was, q; sudden drop &c more
than , cents from top figures atis..zs "a
by wheat e..rs - n. -,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-09
Germany Must be Punished.

LONDON. Feb. 3.-Thc Daily Tele-
graph In an editorial today considers
Germany's declaration OF the waters
around Great Britain and Ireland and
the coast Of France and The Neither
lands rs naval war zones to he proof
Of tho economical pressure the Brit
ish fleet is exercising and that 'the
German ship Of state Is on its beam
ends"
I'VE could. OF course" says The
Daily Telegraph, make reprlsals. for
we possess twice as many under-wat-
err craft as Germany; but we could
not descend to such depth OF in
fanny. The German proclamation con-
sists OF empty words. hut It Is self
revealing and Germany must be pun
ished for this threat OF frightfulness.
We urc convinced that any action IN
this direction tho British government.
for and on behalf of the Allies, may
take. will receive the support OF tho
civilized world" 4i
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inclu'ling the whole of tho English
channel. are declared hereby to be
Included within the zone OF war and
that after February 1S OH enemy mer.
chant vessels encountered in these
winters will be destroyed. even II II
muy not be possible always to save
their crews and passengers. ,.lu,t
Neutral essels Exposed to DnRger.
within this war zono neutral ves-
sells are exposed TO danger since In
view of misuse of the neutral flags or
dered by the government OF Great
Britain on January 81 and OF the
hazards OF naval warfare, neutral
vessels caii not always be prevented
from suffering from the attacks IN
tended for enamy' chips. gg 80
THE. routes of navigation around
the north OF the Shetland Islands in
the eastern part of the North Sea and
in strip 80 miles wide nlong the
Dutch coast are not open to the dan .
ger zone."
Secretary Lansing Issues Statement.
Acting Secretary Lansing in u
statement containing the proclama-
tion said:
"The German foreign Office sent to
sA'o 1ANoooodooi u iOAE
explanatory Of this proclamation.
Officials are awaiting with much In
terest the explanatory memorandum
referred to. for II It outlines measures
which German naval commanders will
take to verify the real character Of
vessels flying neutral flags and as
sures the American government that
every effort Will be made to save pas
scngers and crews of vessels carrying
contrabrand. It Is believed there will
remain little. ground for. protest
against Germany's action In advance
~ any specific violation.
American Ships VIII Not be Molested.
The German embassy, today issued q
statement, declaring American ships
laden with foodstuffs for the civilian
population of Germany's enemies
would not be molested, and expressing
hope that Great Britain would not by
sei2ing the American steamer VIII
helmina. carrying food supplies, to
Germany. make necessary the adop-
tion OF different policy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-09
ROSIN SHIPMENTS
NOT BEING HALTED
Great Britain May Further Modify
contraband orders For Bsne-
fit of United Ssates.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-shipments
os rosin to Italy. The Netherlands an,i
Denmark are not now being halted
unless there Is evidence. OF fraud on
the part OF the consigneSs or the con-
signor. That information was COM
municated to the state department to.
day from the British embassy. The
British privy council several months
ago had declared rosin ,contraband.
There are indications that, Great
Britain's action on rosin may be fol-
lowed by further modification Of con-
traband orders where they fnjdriously
affect American commerce. N, 3, Il :,
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likely that the occurrence would 'fur-
Fish basis for discussing the entire
subject Of the use of neutral flags by
brlligcrent merchantmen on account
OF charges TO thut effect made IN the
German udmiralty's statement.
Violation 0f international Law.
The rules OF international law are
clear in that each nation has the right
to determine for itself the conditions
under which its flag may be bestowed
on vessel. One recognized author
ity holds Tint "the assumption OF the
tlng OF foreign state, without It's au-
thori2atiOn is, considered as viola .
tion OF international law. rs q device
both fraudulent and injurious TO the
honor Df the state. Both the state
whose flag Is wrongiully used and that
In regard TO which tic, use OF tile false
flag Is made have tho right to demand
the punishment OF the guilty per-
soEs." M q. rr
F., No In wPr0ltIblting Use.
Examination OF tho statutes OF tho
United States reveals that there Is no
law prohibiting misuse of the Amerl-
can flag by foreign vessels, though
the stats department has In the past
ordered its cOnsults always to coin-
mnnica'o full information as 10 such
incidents. al.
Upon tho outbreak OF war with
Chile In 1870 Paru inquired OF the
United Siutes what conditions must
be complied with In order that o mer-
chant vessel might be considered as
belonging to the United States and
under what conditions the united
States flag might he mscsi.
The American legation In Peru sent
note In reply which was supple
mentcd by memorandum from the
secretary OF state, Mr.. Evarts. who
said that "there Is no prohibition OF
the uso Of the American flag by for
riGn vessel beyond the Jurisdiction OF
the United States. or any penalty pro
,ited therefor"
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Possibilities Of Serious RISK.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Represcnta-
tivcs OF shipping companies expressed
belief today that the German admiral
t. communication declaring waters.
around Great Britain and Ireland, in
cluding the entire English Channel.
war zone after February l3, would
no. affect movements or steamships
between New York and British and
French ports. Some agents admitted
there was IL possibility Of serious risk.
but no one was inclined to believe
there was anything TO call for diplo-
matte action by neutral governments.
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{Dy Asspciatrsl Prrnl

LONDON, Feb. G--Whilc the German
threat Of a blockade had created Il
great wave OF Indignation among the
newspapers and the public. it Is re-
garded by many high officials as Il
bluff. 1t Is claimed that with her small
number Of war vessels, Germany can
not make the blockade effective and 1t
Ia argued that had Germany been able
to interfere with British transports
carrying troops 10 France she already
would have done SO.
Shippers appear TO feel little alarm.
At Lloyds underwriters viewed the
threat calmly and made little change
In tho war risk rates.
Inquiries at Liverpool. Glasgow and
other ports show that no change In
contemplated in sailing schedules.
most OF the companies saying II is
their intention to carry on business as
usual unless stopped by admiralty or
ders.
Great interest Is shown In the qucs-
ton Of how neutral countries will
View the threat and extensive extracts
from comments in American and other
newspapers are published here.
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Indictments For Mnrder.

YONKERs.' N. Y. Feb. Sat least
two Indictments for murder are oz-
pected by Coroner Jamess P, Dunn in
connection With the alleged killing
Of eight aged inmates OF the German
Odd Fellows Home here, l:s ~. ,s,,S.so' y
Coron iiisestigated the story told
by Fred Mors. former; employee ut
tho home. that he had put the eight
men to death "beca,tse they were old
0nd nuisance" :. \
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Russians Take the OIiensIve.

SNASAosJ oupRotScu uuu puSueu, IL
may shorten the engagement.
Russians Take the Offensive.
From all accounts the Germans
hurled great masses against the Rus
sian lines. aud although they gained
ground az come points they did not
7"cceed in breaking through, and tho
Russians were able TO take the efian-
sivc IN some parts OF the field. With the
tremendous concentration, OF artillery
and rifle fire and bayonet work the
Losses must have been very. &.greata Our
CORRESPONDENT at Petrograd places
the German losses at 10000.
:. Deen Snow In the Carpathlans., i
: In the Carpnthians and in Hukowina
hard fighting is going, on. The Rus.
SLAMS with d strong force are making
desperate efforts to drive the Aus
trians from Dnkla and other passes,
and although the snow lies deep in
the mountains, the battles continue
night and day. A't5
Quiet In the West.
Along the western front, 40 far az
official reports disclose. this has been
one of the quieteat days for weeks.
The artillery, OF course. has been
busy. but as II by mutual consent, the
. 81 = a. y 70 =
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armies have refraincd from infantry
attacks.
NO Fighting in Egypt.

.VV Z IEHtKHS III LHyVts
There has been no further lighting
In Egypt. but statements from Turk
isf prisoners show the Turks brought
great number of boats across the
desert drawn by oxen. They were
somewhat surprised to find strong
force awaiting them and were COM
PEELED TO surrender when troops got
behind them and hemmcd them in.
In some cases the Turks were allowed
to launch their boats before the Brit
ish opened fire and sank them.
Earl Grey. addressing a meeting to-
day. said that War Secretary Kitchen
er In August asked him to appeal to
the miners OF northumberland for five
new battalions. Instead they raised
20 battalions.
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Gross, Barnes Il Dead.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Roscno Barnes,
major league baseball star of 10 years
ago, died today. He was IS years
old. Ross" narnes, as he was known
to the baseball world. played with tho
Hoston and Chicago clubs He was
with Boston from 1872 until 1878.
during which time Boston won four
pennants. Barnes played second baae
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-09
Disc0nffnna SarxtaaHHH -

berlin, Feb. 8.-tRy Wireiess.)-
Among items given ,ont today by the
Overseas Agency were: Tho Rotter-
damGhe Courantr reports that tho
White Star and ~ other British chip
ping COMPANIES, have discontinued
service In CONSEQUENCE Of the recent
German proclamation regarding tile
waters around the British isles ,aud
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Little Effect on SI,Ippinp.

@THE HAGUE. Feb. 5.--(via London.
1880 p. u. )--Althougi Germany 8
notice concerning the danger to mer-
chant shipping in British waters has
not called out much comment In the
Dutch press, diplomats aud business
men are discussing 1t with animation.
In shipping circles 1t Is declared
that the notice will have slight effect
On Dutch vessels. most Of which are
expected to continue their voyage ac
cording to schedule. although some
sfipD may take the risks, especially
liners engaged In East Indian traffic.
which would be greutIy Inconvenience
cd II compelled to abandon their ori
ginul arOntes.
*fn'diploIuatic and other circles the
view IS CSGrHGaas! that Tho notice is
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THINKS GERMANY
ONLY BLUFFING
Clippers But Little Alarmed and Will Affect Movements
Steamships Between New York and British end
French Ports

aimed principally at vessels carrying
supplies from America, whose con-
stnnt arrival with cargocs from coun-
tries allied against Germany is said
To havc aroused the greatest indigna-
ton IN that country.
The Dutch government thus far has
declined to express an opinion.
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Mrs. Jackson Imnrnuin,,,e, ?,

CHAT,LOTTE. N c., Feb. 64-The
condition OF Mrs. Mary JacEson. wid-
ow OF General Thomas ]. (Stonewall)
jackson, the Confederate leader. who
10 critically i'll at her home here, was
reported somewhat improved today.
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quiry might be made. Pending re-
celpt OF full information, comment
was reserved.
1t was regarded by some as not un- :