davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
FOREIGN TRADE IMPROVEMENT

Sales Of Foodstufss, Clothing, ETC.,
Have Been Unusually Large.
Washiagton.-Marked improvement
in the foreign trade Of the United
States is reflected in latest reports
to the department of commerce, and
official summary Of which, says in
part:
"Sales Of foodstufrs and certain
lines of manufactures have been un-
usually larger in November, the latest
period for which detailed information
is at hand. In that month exports
aggregated s2o6, 100000, or double the
total for August last, when, by reason
Of the outbreak Of war, our foreign
trade fell to the lowest level reached
in many years. in December there
was further improvement, the months
exports being valued at S24S. 100000,
compared with s2S3, ,0o0, 900 in Decem-
Der 1913 and within four million OF
the high record established IN Decem-
Der 1912.
can analysis Of the trade figures
published in the summary Of foreign
commerce shows that while American
cotton, mineral oils, naval stores, lum-
Der and agricultural implements are
in less demand abroad than in former
yeas there is a greater demand in
foreign countries for our foodstuffs,
meats. sugar, clothing and other man.
ufactures especially in Europe.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Farmers VIII Me It
at Each County Seat

Fe, tilizerand Economy Day
will be held at each county seat
in South Carolina on Saturday,
February Is. This announce
ment is made by w. W. Long,
state agent Of demonstration and
director of extension atClemson
college. At each county seat a
meeting will be held and there
will be addresses on the two top
les mentioned in the name Of the
occasion. Mr.. Long urges that
all farmers note the day and
make inquiries of their county
agents and others for particulars
of the meeting in order that they
may attend and join in the ex-
change of ideas on these two
very important subjects.
Fertilizer and Economy Dav"
is to be as much for The farmers
wife as for the farmer. Much
thought has been given by ex-
perts at Clemson to the prepara-
tion Of an outline of methods in
which savings can be effected
on the farm and in the farm
house. Mr.. Farmer is urged to
bring Mrs. Farmer to the meet
ing with him.
Make your arrangements to be
IN Riekens Saturday, February
l3, andneet your friends. You
will be welcome here.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
CONGRESSMAN HAY
PLEASED WITH ARMY
GENERAL DEBATE ON s1o1 ,ooo, COO
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
is COMPLETED.
GARDNER WANTS INCREASE
lnslsts That the Country Is'HopeIessIy
Unable to Put UP Fight of Any
Consequence.

Washington-After an ail-day dis
cussion Of NATIONAL defence the hou-.l
completed general debate on t.
1O1,0O0,O00 army appropriation b. ,
Reading of, the measure for amer Z
ment has begun with both majority
and minority leaders urging that
action on this and other appropriation
bills be expedited to avoid special
session of congress.
The feature of the debate was
speech by Representative Hay Of
Virginia, chairman of the military
committee, deprecating war talk and
declaring it was not necessary to add
a single man to tie standing army.
The pending bill makes 10, provision
for additions to the army, but meas
uers before the senate military COM
mittee with the approval Of the ad-
ministration, would increase the
army by about $4,000 men.
Representatie Gardner, of Massa-
chusetts, and Kahn of California Wig
orously insisted that the country's
present defenses were inadequate
though they agreed with Mr.. Hay that
there was no immediate prospect OF
the United States being involved IN
war.
How people can claim" said Mr..
Hay, chat these gieat nations now at
war, which are exhausting themselves
financially and physically, as soon as
the war is over, are going to turn
around and attack the strongest ma
ton on earth is beyond my compre'
hension. The United States is going
on now to MAINTAIN peace with all
the world. That is the policy OF this
country, not only Of the admlnlstra-
tion but of the entire citizenry.
Nobody wants war. We are not
going to do anything to bring about
war. All this talk of our not being
prepared for war and of conditions
have arisen in Europe which makes
it necessary for US to go into large
military expenditures is absurd. l
am utterly opposed to a large stand
ing army, to adding single man 10
the present standing army"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
BagWell- Whorter

A marriage of much interest
took place last Wednesday after
noon, January 20, at 8 o'clock,
when Miss Maude Bagwell be-
came the wife of Mr.. Robert
McWhorter. The ceremony was
performed 4sY Rev. D. W. Hiott
at his residence in Easley.
The bfIde is a daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. J. Luther Bagwell of
near Easley, and is a very popu-
lar young lady. Mr.. McWhor-
ter is a progressive young farm
er of near Pickens and is a son
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. McWhorter.
After the ceremony quite a
number of the friends and rela-
tives of the young couple gath
cred at the home of the eroom's
parents, where a delightful sup
per was served. Songs and
pleasant conversation followed.
This young man followed the
advice given by Governor B. f.
Perry while addressing a class
of young men college graduates
several years ago. He said:
Young plen, 60 home and get
married, and all things being
equal, marry your neighbor's s
daughtere" Mr.. and Mrs. Nc,
Whorter have been neighbors
since childhood.
They start their married life
with the best wishes Of many
friends.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
BIG MILITARY BILL
PASSED By HOUSE
sfef, ,ooo,o 600 ARMY APPRoPRlA-
TON BILL PASSED HAS FEW
CHANGES.
AVIATION WAS DEFEATED
Artillery Appropriation ls Greatly In.
creased-some Funds For All
Branches

Washipgton.-After two days Of de-
bats en- the. general sSaf Of the nation
el defense the house passed without
a roll call the army appropriation
bill, carrying s101, 100000.
Advocates of immediate strengthen
ing of the military establishment
fought to the last for additional ap-
propriations, but their efforts met with
no encouragement from either Demo
cratic or Republican leaders. The
last roll call on motion by Repre-
sentative Gardner of Massachusetts, to
recommit the bill with instructions to
report back an amendment carrying
81, ,O0o. .Ooe. for aviation was defeated
25s to-. 81. 80. -
An amendment oTered by Represen-
tative Deitrsck of Massachusetts, and
adopted practically without opposition
would prohibit use Of stop watches
and other speeding up" devices in
connection with so-called scientific
management systems in arsenals and
ships Representatives of union labor
have been fighting for this prohibi-
ton for several years.
The house also adopted an amend
ment by Representative Tavenner Of
Hlionis to require that all munitions
Of war provided for in the bill shall
be manufactured in government
plants.
The bill which carries funds for all
branches of the army during the
coming fiscal year, includes 100000
for purchase Of Is aeroplanes, and $780,
900 for an armored motor-car. These
items and efforts to add to them,
furnished texts for long discussions
on use Of the aeroplanes and armored
.motorcars in the European war. The
appropriation for field artillery mate
rial was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Representative Guernsey of Maine
urged a stronger coast defense declar-
ing that if Great Britain should go to
war with the United States over ques-
tons arising from the European war
1sher plan would be- to seize the city
of Portland, set Maine off into Can
ada overnight and make property and
life there worth no more than il Bel
.giam today"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT.
Ship Purchase Bill May ProIong ses

Ship Purchase Bill May ProIong Ses.
sion of Congress, Says Leaders.
Washington. = Republican Senators
determined at conference to fight
the government ship purchase bill with
all resources at their command. con,
tinuing the opposition until March 4
if necessary or even in an extra ses'
sion, should one be called.
Immediately after the conference
the Republicans began action. Sena'
tor Smoot moved that the senate ad>
journ. That was defeated, Demo,
cratic members, most of whom had
been absent while Senator Weeks
concluded a speech against the ship
bill, hurrying in on a quorum. call.
Senators Lodge and Root served no.
tice that they would speak on the
bill
Senator Townsend then moved to
take up the volunteer officers retire
ment bill, and the war claims bill.
Both motions were defeated.
eve are not conducting a flblus-
ter" said Senator Burton, who con-
cluded a three-day speech against the
bill. Surely no one thinks l was
flibustering. I have not even ex-
hausted my material"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
BeIaians Don't Complain.

London.-"The impression l take
away from Liege are of wonder that
a people can suffer SO much in silence
and of admiration for the bravery
which enables them to do it."
This statement was made by Dr..
P. H. Williams of New York, whom, at
the suggestion Of the Rockefeller
Foundation, directed operations of the
American Commission for Relief in
Belgium at Liege and is now return
ing to America. "The people Of Bel
GUM never complain, but they never
laugh" he said.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Report Rural Credits Bill.

ngton.-Althoug there may
be no opportunity to enact rural cred
it's legislation at this session Senate
Democrats resumed activity on this
subject with a view to reporting a bih
in the near future. In accordance
with the resolution adopted by the
Democratic caucus declaring it the
sense of the Senate Democrats that a
rural credits system bill be pressed
at the earliest practicable date, the
banking committee decided to get
such a measure before the senate.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
West Virginia Debt $4,000 900.

Washington.-West Virginia's share
of the debt outstanding against Vir-
ginia when the states separated in
1861 was fixed in special masters
report to the supreme court at more
than s1g0O0,000 The report, present
ed by Special Master Sharles e. Little
field after long series of hearings
is expected to be made the order Of
the court The court held in 1911 that
West Virginia must pay s7,100.000 Of
the principal of the debt. s33,000,000
Participation in virginia's assets in
ISo; were not decided.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
sneculation Is Cause.

Washington-The Department OF
1n:tice investigating at President
wilson's direction the recent rise
in wheat and -four prices, asked the
oericulture and commerce depart
ments for all available information
relating to production, export and I'M
mort in the last two years. 1t became
known that the effort to discover if
there is any pool operating in the
wheat market will center in Chicago
and Minneapolis. The Department re-
ceived resolution adopted in Chi
csgo recently.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
FIGHTING IN WEST
GROWING F|ERCER
HEAVY ENGAGEMENTS IN THE
ARGoNNE, AROUND yERDUN
AND ALSAcE.
WATCH EVERY GERMAN MOVE.
Russian and German Troops in. Po-
land Placed so Either May Flank
Other it Nistuia is Crossed

London.-Although official deserip
tions Of fighting in the west are brief,
there is evidence that it is growing
-fercer at many points. The Germans
are showing renewed activity in the:
neighborhood Of Ypres and heavy
bonn bardments Of the Allies left wing
are almost incessant.
1t is from the center eastward, how
ever, that the battles are most bitter.
In the Argonne, around Verdun and
in Alsace heavy engagements CEN
tinue apparently without any decision
having been reached. But these are
merely local affairs compared to what
is expected when the ground becomes
more suitable for noying troops. 80
Along the Belgian coast every Ger:
man move is the signal for a renewed
bombardment by British ships while
the aviators of both forces are con-
tinually dropping bombs behind the
hostile lines.
Dunkirk has been singled out for
German air attacks, doubtless because
it is believed it is being used by the
British as base of supplies from
England while Ostend, Bruges and
Zeebrugge are receiving attention
from the Allies. There is no confrma-
tion from official sources Of the re-
ported visit Of the Allies airmen to
Essen and Dusseldorf early in the
week.
A remarkable situation has arisen
in Poland. Russian troops north OF
the loHI vistula are now 50 miles
further than the Germans in the
directiof fJfarsaw; so that sue
cessful crossing Of the Vistula would
make flank attack by either army
possible. The Germans are keeping
careful guard over possible passage
of the river above Plock, evidently
for this reason, but the Russian 90,
jective appears to lie to the uortn
rather than to the south. On me
whole, however, the Austro-Germa ,s,
for political reasons, must divert theA-
attention to the southeast, where the
Russians ara pressing through. the
mountains towards Transylvania.
According to Russian statements
strong Austrian forces already have
been encountered and there Is sug.
gestion that the Russians are expected
to meet serious opposition before
long. The attacks in front OF War.
saw have grown less frequent and
apparently are not being pushed with
T+he same determination as previously
the Carpathians the armies are
- Iebound.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Democrats Aaree on Ship Bill

Washington.-Senate Democrats In
caucus reached final agreement on the
ship-purchase bill and adopted reso-
luton making it party measure.
Three Democrats voted against it, but
later it was made unanimous. No
material amendments to the bill as
perfected in previous caucuses were
advanced. The principal differences
Of opinion arose on Senator Hoke
Smiths amendment to provide that
the government after restoration OF
normal world conditions should lease
purchased ships to private concerns.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Senator Burton Bucks.

Washington-Republican opposition
to the government ship purchase bill
took on all the evidences of filibus-
ter. Senator Burton, who talked the
rivers and harbors bill to death at
the last session, led the attack. No
progress was made on the bill excep,
that another day of Senator Burton's
speech went into the record. Not
withstanding the determined minority
opposition, however, President Wilson
expressed confidence over the out
come. He said he thought it very
probable" the bill would be passed
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Alabama Will Be Dry State

The general assembly of Ala
bama last week passed a prohi-
bition bill over Governor Hen
dersonis veto whicb.Will make
Alabama probz6ition state
after July l. Under the Ala
bama local option law all but
eight of the 81 67jcounties had
Soted dry.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Alabama Votes Dry Over Veto

Montgomery Ala.-Alabama will
become prohibition state July 1 un-
der two related measures which be-
came law without executive approval.
Within few hours after Governor
Henderson had vetoed the bills and
had asked the legislature to submit
the prohibition question to the voters
at a special election, both houses vot-
ed down his proposal and repassed the
bills by overwhelming majorities. The
vote in the house on repassage was
73 to 80 In the senate it was "a to 10.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
o,,-e FOLLOWS cARRANzA.
-, ~sIs sIs Will Stick to His

CLIO
Former Leader.
Washington.-General Alvaro Abre-
gon has spurned oVertures from Gen
eral Elualio Gutierrez to joint an In
dependent movement against both
Carranza an the Yilla-Zapata coalition,
and will remain loyal to Carranza, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
Carranza agency here.
The following telegram from Gen.
eral Obregon, dated Puebla, was made
public by the agency.
Deny all versions OF the report that
I have Joined Gutierrez. AS always,
I haye>She honor to form part OF
the Constitutionalist army worthily
commanded by Venustiano Carranza.
Generals Gutierrez, Robes, Benavides,
Blanco, Chao, Zuazua and Sanchez
have initiated a campaign against Vii
Ia and have issued a manifesto disclos-
ing his latest crimes. do not know
what flag they intend to follow"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
News Notes From
Progressive OoIeioy

Misses Elizabeth and Grace
Mauldin, popular and efficient
teachers of the Oolenoy graded.
school. entertained the pupils OF.
the sixth, eighth and ninth
grades of their school last FRI
day evening. It was a most en-
joyable oceasisnfaE SessE#
and afterzImany rd5ere
games had been played reff
ments were served.
The Ladies Home club
Oolenoy held it's regular meetin III
Friday afternoon at the school,
building. The program for this
m eetingwas the FireIess
COOKER and a demonstra
of the home made-c ooker
made by Mrs. A. G. Suthe
The ladies Of Oolenoy aret
much interest in the We
the club and much goo
come of it. z
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Bat
Marietta spent several day
week with her parents, Mr.
Mrs. Mathew Hendricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Edens
have the sympathy of the COM
munity in the death OF their M q
fant which occurred %
18th. -
Misses Lille Sutherland and
Grace Williams, popular young
ladies of the Dacusville secha
were recent guests of Miss ge
Sutherland. s
Miss Josie Chastain, Who g
with the French Hat Shop
PickeEs the past season @
spending some time with
mother, Mrs. Mary Ghassal
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Population 1oo,ooo,ooo

Washington.-The population OF
Continental United States will pass
the hundred million mark within the
next three months according to two
estimates made public by the govern
ment bureaus. eGographer c. D.
Sloane estimated that the population
would be 1OO,0OO,059 at p. M, April
. Government Actuary J. S. Mccoy
of the treasury department, calculat-
Cd that it would be 1O0,O16,C00 on Feb
ruary I.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

A memorial from Confederate veter-
ans who met in Anderson last year was
read in the senate Wednesday and re-
ferred to the committee on finance on
Motion of Senator Sharpe. The COM
nunication requested that the Confed-
crate soldiers home in Columbia be
abolished and that a three-mill tax for
pensions be levied, the proceeds to be
distributed equally. The memorial dis
coursed at some length on the alleged
inadequacy of the care which South
Carolina is taking of its veterans.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Fund For Survivors.

New York.-Madame Slavko Grou-
itch, wife Of the Under-Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in Serbia, reached
here to raise a fund for the restora-
ton Of families Of Serbian farmers to
their homes devastated by the war.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Mabel Dunlap Of Virginia.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

THE P1cKENs SENTINEL guarantees larger paidinadvance
circulation than all other Pckens county combined If
want to talk to the majority of the people Pckens
county you do it with minimum of expense thru The
Pickens Sentinel Tho circulation exceeds the combined
circulation of other county papers, our advertising rates
high the combined the other papers The Sentinel
has both quantv nd quality circulation and intelligent adye
Using in it's colu Is is bound to get results
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Gutierrez Still Claims Presidency.

Washington.-Gen. Eulalio Cutter
rez elected provisional president OF
Mexico by the convention at Aguas
Calientes, has not abandoned his
claim 70 that office with his depart
IRE from Mexico City. In procla-
nation issued from Pachucah. Guti-
errez asserting that he is the legally
chosen executive, charges that the
convention which reassembled al
Merico CITY was under military coes
c;on He formally declared Villa, la
nata and other generasl deposed from
their commands.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

At joint session of the general as
sembly Thursday night DR.. c. N.Wyatt
of Easley was elected member of the
board of trustees of South Carolina
Medical college at Charleston. DR..
Wyatt was nominated by Representa-
tive Bolt and elected on the first ballot.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

The largest Inauguration crowd since
1890, when Ben Tillman was inaugural
ed, attended the Inauguration ceremo-
monies in Columbia last Tuesday. 1t
was at first intended that Governor
Manning should make mis- speech from
the statehouse steps, but inclement
weather prevented this, and he spoke
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

The general assembly is said to be a
fine looking body of men. The house is
a mixture of young and middle aged
men. Not much is heard of factional-
ism this time and patriotic service seems
to be the desire of the members.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
Summer Practice Cruise.

Annapolis, Md.-The summer prac-
tice cruise of the midshipmen will be
through the Panama canal, and up the
Pacific coast to San Francisco, ac-
cording to announcement.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

The compulsory, education bill which
was favorably reported to the senate
provides for the enactment of state
wide compulsory education law giving
each school district the right to exempt
itself upon the presentation of petl-
tion signed by majority of the voters
in the district.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
NUMBER SO
Easley Local News
Items and Personal

Messrs. Will and Lawrene
Tucker two Of Anderson couE q
tvs most prominent pianterS
were in Easley few days
Hon. Ross Mitchell was
on the street here one dav last
week. Several years ago he
was married at this place to-
Miss Corrie Mattison. Mr.. Nit
cheli is now mayor Of the thriE-
inc little city Of Belton
Walker Mall IS now working
with Parish Bros, haEingmo
here>from GreeaEiIles where he
cferked for L. Baiiis.. Baaii.
M.s JR. Lathena and DIS
etef Lathenl of the 0
Carmel section spent part OF last
week. with relatives aud friends
in EasIey.
Messrs. w. s. MauIdina rand We
D. D.Spearman progressive planters
of Anderson county were here &
Saturday.
Willie NJ. Harris who former
ly was with @. Hinton, IS
now clerking for J. e Flynn ats
at the new grocery store Y ila
is "a good fellow and wifi treat
Gust mefsJSgsatts
Mss EEagess sims sef Spar
.tanb nbaFgNisited d. her brother
JohusonSin1s at GlenWeod 6his
week.
Master Wilton MaYes, little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. sE
Mayes was very sick last week.
Messrs. E. P. McCravey and
R. S. Wyatt attended the In
auguration IN Columbia lass
week:
Mr.sand Mrs. Frank SnaiI
who have been living in Kasley
for some time, sending their
children to school have gone
back to their beautiful home Ia
the Cross Roads section
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashmcre
Hinton, who moved to Conn.,
merce, Ca, last week, only
stayed two rights and moved
back to their home near Eastey.
That only gees to Show how.
people feel about Pickens c6un
ty, South Carolina. Many OF
our exiles would come back IL
they only could.
Rev. Thomas e. Durham "a
student at Six Mile Bastist
Academy, was. ordained to the
ministry in Easley on last
day nighss
Messrs~ 1aban Mauldin and
B. G. Johnson went to Columbia
last week in the interest OF the
old soldiers.
The legislature made a wise
choice in electing DR.. O.
Wyatt, Of Easley, as.trustee OF
the Medical College.
Ralph Jameson, who spent
several weeks recently with
friends and relatives in Pickens
and Anderson counties, left a
few - ago for GAINESVILLE,
Fla, where ne has aeceps
position.
Henry Jones, who has been
working for w. N Jones for
some time, has coMplied; with
that good motto, back to the
farm and will pull the belhcord
Beck @o1 a farm near.
RDacusville this year.