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DAY, DECEMBER 80. 1916.
CENTRAL POWERS SEEKP:
REPLY TO WILSON NOTE
NEW PLAN. :
Wish Meeting of Bclligcrcnt: p
scntativcs to Outline Step 70
Element. p.
Berlin, Dec. &c (yia.

Berlin, Dec. 26 (via le).--
Germany and her allie ,stria-
Hungary, Bulgaria and TurKey-to-
day replied to the note of President
Wilson in which he asked that the
belllgerent nations state the aims for
which they we're fighting. The pro-
posal is made by the central powers
that a conference of the delegates of
all the belligerents be held Immediate
~ in a neutral city. The task of pre-
venting future wars, the official
statement says, can be begun only
after the end of the present strug-
gle.
The answer, which also contains
the reply Of Austria-Hungary Bulga-
ria and Turkey, says:
THE, high minded suggestion made
by the president of the United States
of America N order to create a basis
for the establishment Of q lasting
peace has been received and consider
ed by the irnperial government in the
friendly spirit which was expressed
in the presidents communication.
THE president points out that
which he has at heart and leaves
open the choice of roads.
ITO the imperial government an
immediate exchange of views seems
to be the most appropriate road in
order to reach the desired result.
1T begs, therefore, in the sense OF
the declaration made on December Il
which offered a hand for peace nego-
tiations, to propose an immediate
meeting of delegates of the belliger-
ent states at a neutral place.
"The imperial government is also
Of the opinion that the great work
of preventing future wars can be be-
gun only after the end Of the present
struggle of the nations.
1T will, when this moment shall
have come, be ready with pleasure
to coIlaborate entirely ! the United
fstafes n tins sxaituu Dl-
The answer Of the central powers
concludes with the usual diplomatic
terms of ~pOliteness.
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PLANTER KILLED By OWN CAR.
w. Ii. Marlborough of Darlington
County Meets Tragic Fate on
Christmas Day.

Huntsville, Dec. 26.-W. 3. Var
borough, a planter 33 years of ago. f
the Philadelphia section of Darling
ton county was killed in a peculiac
manner last night on q public road
near Bethel school in the Flynns Cross
Road section Six miles from Harris
willie. Mr.. and Mrs. Marlborough and
children had been to spend Christ
mas day with Mrs. Y~arborough's
mother, Mrs. Gibson, and were re-
turning home when the accident oc-
CURED. The car came TO a stop.
Mr.. Marlborough, forgetting to APP
ply the brake, got out and cranked
the machine, which lurched forward
suddenly running over him. His neck
was broken. The automobile then
continued a short distance into a
field. Mrs. Marlborough and children
were uniLjured. He was an indus
trious farmer.
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ROBT. GONZALES FUNERAL.
Body Laid to Rest With Military Hon.

Columbia, Dec. 26.-All that is
mortal of Robert Elliott Gonzales
rests in Elmwood Cemetery, the grave
hidden beneath a mound of flowers
placed by loving hands. He sleeps
beside his uncle, the lamented N. G..
Gonzales, and a little sister.
The funeral services took place this
morning at IL o'clock at Trinity
Episcopal church of which he was a
devoted member. The body arrived
late last night from the border, ac-
companied by Capt. E. B. Cantey,
Serst. Crum Murray, and Sergt.
James McFie, terminates and close
personal friends Of the deceased. The
body and escort were met in Spar
tanburg by a delegation of friends
from Columbia and on their arrival,
here were taken to the home of his
father on Richland street.
Trinity Church was filled with rela-
ives and friends who We're present to
pay their respects on the sad occa-
sion. Schumacker's band played the
funeral march from Chopin. The
body was escorted by q platoon from
the Camden military company Of the
First regiment, under the command
of a sergeant.
The services were in charge Of Rev.
k1rEnnn 4 Ein1nu "
Trinity and pastor Of the deceased,
assisted by the Rev. John McSwcen.
chaplain of the Second South Caro-.
lima, who vas home on leave and who
represented the regiment and it's co..
onel, Holmes r.. Springs.
The funeral services at the church
were brief, consisting of two hymns
Lead Kindly Light and "Abidc
With Me-" by the choir, and scripture
reading and prayers from Mr.. Finlay.
The funeral procession to the GEM
etery was led by the band softly play
ing Chopin's funeral march. The
Camden military squad escorted the
remains, which were followed by a
long line of relatives and friends.
At the grave Il double choir OF
male voices sang peace. Perfect
and "America.' The burial
service was conducted by the Rev. .
Mr.. Finlay, while Mr.. McSween offer
Il prayer. The Camden military
squad fired three volleyS over the
grave and taps were sounded by Mr..
Tom I.ightGoot. himself Il veteran Of
the Spanish-American war.
The grave was literally covered
with Il mass of beautiful floral tributes
which came from friends and organ
of the deceased. The olIicer5
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WOMAN FOUND SLAIN.
j. II. Cox and c. Willingham Held by
GrcCnyilIc Police i'm Connection with
killing.

Greenville, Dec. 24.-Vivian Willis
was shot II almost instantly killed
tonight in a room in the Commercial
hotel, where she had been staying.
Two young men who gave their names
as j. r. Cox and G. Willingham Of
Bolton We're arrested in the room soon
after the shooting. The young men
were taken to the county Jail.
Cox. the police say, admitted the
shooting. Both, however, refused 20
talk to newspaper men. There being
no other witnesses to the tragedy, it's
details are shrouded in mystery.
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the Middle West and West, and two
to the Pacific coast.
OF interest to South Carolina will
he the selection of officials of the
columbia bank. the provision of the
law being as follows:
Each federal land bank shall be
temporarily managed by five directors
appointed by the federal farm loa,.
board. Said directors shall be citi-
Zens of the United States and resi-
dents of the district. They shall
each give a surety bond the premium
of which shall be paid from the funds
of the bank. They shall receive such
compensation as the federal farm
loan board shall fix.
''They shall choose from their
number, ~ majority vote, Il president
and vice president, Il secretary and a
treasurer. They are further authoriZ-
cd and empowered to employ such
attorneys, experts, assistants, clerks.
labOrerS and other employees as they
may deem necessary and to fix their
compensation subject to the approval
OF the federal farm loan board"
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MUST RAISE MORE MONEY.
DEMOCRATS FIND EXPENSES
GREATER THAN PRESENT
INCOME.
Issuance of Panama Canal Bonds
II Increased Taxes on Liquor and
Tobacco Among Plans Included in
contemplated Scheme for Meeting
Big Deficit.

washington, Dec. 26.-Issuance oe
Of Panama canal bonds
increased income and estate taxes. adj
ditional taxes on whiskey, beer. cigar
cites and bottled waters and higher,
tariff duties on coffee and tea are pro-
posed in a programme to be consider
cd by the house ways and means COM
mlttee when it begins framing revenue
legislation to meet the prospective def
lett of $370,O0O,O 900 at the end of
the next fiscal year.
The committee will undertake IFS
task soon after congress reconvenes
next week. Members in direct charge
OF drafting the legislation already
nave conferred with Secretary Nc
Adoo and other administration Off
Gals and the problem has been given
serious attention by President Will
son. There are intimations that the
president may decide to address con-
gress soon to outline how he thinks
the necessary money could be raised,
The president is understood to Cd.
pose bond issues except for extra
ordinary emergencies. To square with
this view Democratic leaders in the
mousse propose to put the issue OF
Panama canal bonds directly upon the
military expenditures on account Of
Mexico.
Speaker Clark believes that an en-
ira session will be necessary to consid.
er revenue measures unless it is DOS.
sible to meet the deficit by a bono
issue and income tax increases. Othe,
democrats hope, however, hat thu
problem al be solved by pressins
through at the short session q com.
piete programme, including an omni.
BUS revenue bill in addition to bro.
vision for the bond issue and in
ffSef6A iRtheiassQme tax.
ed are $1.25 instead of s1.1O ne,
gallon on whiskey; So instead of SIS
per barrel on beer and sufficient in.
crease on cigarettes to bring in from
$l5,OOO.O00 to $4,000, 90.
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Consolidated Aug. Q, 1881.
SLAIN ON WEDDING DAY,
WILBUR DANIELS KILLED BY
BROTHER IN FLORENCE
COUNTY.
Daniels Fires Fatal Shots
After Being Struck With Revolver
i'm Brothers. Hands,

Florence, Dec. 2G.-Wilbur Daniels
was shot and killed by his brother
Anderson Daniels, at Hannah in the
lower part of Florence county Sun
day afternoon a few hours after the
former had married Miss Vera Gas
kins. daughter of John Gaskins, q
we'll known farmer of that section.
The marriage in the afternoon was
the cause of the tragedy it seems for
Anderson Daniels is understood To-
have advised his brother against the
step. The marriage was solemnized
Sunday afternoon and Wilbur Daniels
carried his bride to the home Of his
brother where he lived with another
brother. 1t is said that Wilbur Daniels
took exception to the failure of his
brother and his wife to welcome his
wife and COINS to his brother Ander.
sons room proposed to settle the
matter with him and struck him with
q pistol. Another brother carried
Wilbur away to the home of his faith
er-in-law not far distant but as he
nearcd the house he is said to have
returned to his brothers home. AS
he came up the steps the fatal shoe
was fired. Wilbur Daniels died Mon
day morning.
The ~coroner's jury exonerated An.
derson Daniels and he has been
granted bail and formally released.
? The Daniels brothers were sons OF
the late w. 7. Daniels. Wilbu~
Daniels and n younger brother lived
with Anderson Daniels\ at the oil
Daniels homestead. y
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AMERICAN FLAG SAVED STEAM
Err.

Iiavre, Dec. 27.--The American
flag saved the steamer Sacramento
marine, although she carried a con-
trahand cargo Of grain from South
America to France. She was stopped
in the English channel. but the sub
marine captain let the vessel proceed
when its American Identity was es-
tablished.
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El Paso, Dec. 27.-Dashing up ana
GOWN the railroads with old time
vigor, Villa is hurriedly massing his
FORCES for a supreme effort to over
throw Carranza. The bandit forces
are reported ready to attack both
Chihuahua and Monterey, while Ca :
rama Is rushing achievements t.
both places. Many CarranZa troOps
are reported to be deserving to the
Villa ranks.
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OF the Second regiment sent a beau
uful circular wreath, while the ma
chine gun company had an equal!!
beautiful wreath. The State Press
made to resemble n column. 4 more
beautiful collection of flowers has
rarely ever been seen in Columbia.
The pallbcarers were all associates
of Mr.. Gonzales on The state. They
were: w. w. Ball. McDavid Horton.
John j. Cormack, Joe Sparks. Brian
Bell, John =. Reynolds, J.. IrbN Eoon
ana :. l.. I.atimcr, Jr.
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Augusta, Ga, Dec. 25.-An auto
mobile truck loaded with children
singing Christmas carols ran over and
killed Eugene Andrews, twelve-year-
old son of Carter Andrews. Il Charles
ton and Western Carolina railroad
conductor, near here today. The
truck vas returning from Richmond
county poor house, where Christmas
songs had been sung 20 the inmates.
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TO ESTABLISH Bank SOON.
FARM LOAN INSTITUTION TO DE
PUT IN OPERATION AT CO.
LUMBIA WITHIN SIXTY
DAYS.
Efforts Of Capital City, Supported by
Sister Cities OF State, Have Result
cd In Succcss-District Has COium-
bia Near It's Ccntcr-ConditiOns ON
ON Which Loans Will be Made to
Farmers.

washington, Dec. 27.-The farm
loan board today designated twelve
cities where Farm Loan Banks will
be located. They are: Springfield,
Mass; Baltimore. Columbia, S. c.;
Louisville. st. Louis. Omaha, Wichita,
Houston. Berkeley. Spokane, New Or
leans. st. Paul.
Columbia district covers North Car
DINA. South Carolina. (ietrgia and
Florida. The New Orleans district
includes Alabama M the Louisville
district includes Tennessee.
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WHOLE FAMILY kURDEAl
MOTHER AND FATHER SL3
son FOUND MORTALLYf
WOUNDED STILL &
HOLDING BABY.
Robbery Supposed to Have Bccli3
tive OF Tragcdy-Onc Son Escan
Negroes Arrested.

Minden, La., Dec. 25.-After an.
day search through isolated sect
OF Webster parish, members {
posse formed this morning to SEQ
for the murdorers of John I
Reeves, his wife and young child
night arrived here with three hid
~ manacled negroes. The prisoJ
We're placed in separate cells IND
parish Jail here and a special an
guard of deputies was stationed al
the building to prevent threaff
mob violence. POssemen ansW1
no questions and no one was aid
to approach within 100 yards 81
Jail.
> First reports Of the tragedyqS
received early today at a farm 81
near the Reeves home. A seven-yl
old 10y partly dressed rushed intd
farm house at dawn and said:.3
OF the Reeves family are kin
Other neighbors were summoned
when the party entered the RI
home they found Reeves dead ind
his head crushed and deep w03
apparently inflicted with an axe,
ering his body. Lying before
fireplace in another room wa4
eleven-year-old boy, Unconscious
skull fractured and his legs and
slashed. Still clutched in the
Of the older boy was his lid
months-old brother badly cutS'
bruised. In a third room, wr3
IN a blood-soaked blanket, VA
live-year-old boy. He also va
and bruised.
Neatly arranged on a pine
table We're the simple Chrfj
presents which, before fetlrini
parents evidently had PLACED
SURPRISE the children inst6&A1nz
After searehlng the
aaa2 fha AZ
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REFUSES TO COMMENT.
Won BcrnstOrff Says Nothing About
NOtC.

New York, Dec. 26.-Count Won
declined tonight on his arrival here
from Washington to comment on the
ident Wilson's note.
The ambassador said he had left
Washington a few minutes before the
he had read a copy on the trip to
New York.
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hole in her head and her body. hor.
ribly mutilated.
The three wounded children were
taken to q hospital in Shreveport, the
eldest dying shortly after his arrival
there. Reports received here from
Shreveport tonight were thai the two
other children had little chance for
recovery.
Tn scven-year-old boy, the only
n in the house to escape, was sleep.
ing in the. loft and arose to light the
fire at dawn when he made tie dis
corery that sen him running TO the
nearest house.
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MEXICAN SITUATION ACUTE.
to Mcct-TO Confer With Wilson
as to Action.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Mexican
situation is becoming acute and a
meeting of the American peace com
missiOners is called for this week.
They may confer with Wilson.
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London. Dec. 27.-German agents
have arrived at The Hague to mGkf
ARRANGEMENTS Tor delegates to II pcac5
conference, if one can be arranged,
from the Dutch Capital.
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Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 27.-The gov
ernmenc today seized the wholesale
house of Gouge and Company. dis
ullers, to satisfy the claims for
$1G1, 600 revenue.
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tia stock could be used in making
loans. ~
Almost the first work Of the banks
after approving and assuing loans,
win be- tAe iss eni lor farm. iokn
essss "
denominations as small as SIS, it is
expected, and will bear interest at a
rate l per cent. less than the in
terest rate charged farmers OIL their
loans.
What this interest rate will be has
not been definitely determined. It is
limited by law TO a maximum OF G
per cent. The expectation is that t
will not exceed 5 1-2 per cent. at
first and subsequently may he low
cred.
Loans on farming land are limited
to 90 per cent. of the value of the
land and may be payable in from five
to 40 years. AS fast as loans are made.
bonds will be issued to cover them so
that at no time, under the present
plan. will a banks entire capital be
tied up in loans to the detriment of
other applicants. One of the chief
tasks now confronting the board is to
find experienced employees for the
new banks. More than 5000 appli-
cations for positions have been re-
The appointments will he ex-
from civil service regulations,
but the board intends to assemble a
corps of men experienced in banking.
The head of each bank will be des-
ignated as the registrar. They prob
ably will be residents Of the districts
involved and preferably attorneys.
Stock subscription books Of the
banks will be opened within the
ten days. probably about Janu-
AIRY 2, to remain open for 80 days. 1t
Is expected. however, that the gov
will have to supply most OF
the $4,000, 600 capital, under that sec
ton of the law which empowers the
secretary of the treasury to make IN
the unsubscribed stock.
Temporary directors, five to each
bank, will be appointed, probably
tho~next three weeks. nv tba
board. AS 500 as the banks have
deem organized and borrowers have
subscribed to 5000, 900 of the stock OF
bank, the temporary directors
VIII surrender their authority to
boards OF nine directors each. six Of
will he chosen by the farmer
borrowers and three by the farm loan
The permanent Directors win
serve three years and receive per diem
compensation, as in the case Of fed
hral reserve bank directors.
Each borrower must Subscribe TO
in the bank from which lie Dor
'ows to Inc extent OF 3 per cent OF
his loan and the oricinal subscribers
o the capital stock are required to
their holdings as they may
20 needed to meet the situation.
In designating locations for the
banks the board was guided chiefly
~ the needs Of rural sections. This
has resulted i'm placing only two of
he IL banks i'm New ENGLAND and
Atlantic States. the chief cen
res of population. Three go to the
south. five to the farming States Of
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Paris. Dec. 27.-Intense artillery
are reported Mt the NCrdun
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ed are $1.25 instead Of s1.1O per
gallon on whiskey; 50 instead of SIS 0
per barrel on beer and sufficient in
crease on cigarettes to bring in from
$15,OO0.o00 to $1S,OOO,OO.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-06-30

friend in Philadelphia whose husband,
q doctor, had once visited Pitcairn.
Tie doctor told me to come East to
Battle Creek, Mich, where he was go
ing, and take a postgraduate course
in nursing there. This / did. | was
enjoying myself seeing the wonders
of America. Everything was strange.
I have stood and looked up at the big
buildings in Chicago and New York
and wondered if l was dreaming. At
home we live in little thatched one.
story houses, very neat and pretty,
but without stairs. l never saw stairs
until l came to America and am not
quite used to them after eight years.
Wants to Go Back.
After graduating from Battle Creek
/ came East with patient and finally
to New York and Bridgeport, where |
have been since. But always / have
wanted to get back. Always / have
watched for ships that would surely
touch at Pitcairn. In the meantime
my people there have gone on much as
they always have. living their beauti-
full lives. There is no money in cir
culation there, none of the crimes of
the big outside world. no intoxicants,
and though they raise tobacco no one
smokes. There Is no discussion of
suffrage arguments because women
have always voted. | have seldom
heard from them; it was over a year
the last time that / waited for letter
from home, and they waited for ship
to come and get it. One of the few
letters brought me news of the death
of the young man to whom | was en-
gagged. When the Panama canal was
opened 1t promised a short cut to the
island, with the probability that some
ships would land at my home, and l
determined to go. But recently, when
! had made plans, there came a slide
in the canal and have been waiting
now for that to be cleared.
Il want to get back and begin car
ing1Sor my own. Though / am not
physician ! know enough about medi-
and there is no law there against my
doing 1t. l have done all sorts of
dental work except gold filings"
Miss Mccoy hopes to help develop
her island. Twenty-eight kinds of
fruit are grown there, and she thinks
a canning factory would pay. The
climate Is ideal; she never saw snow
until she reached California. AS wom-
en- vote in her island there is no reason
why woman shouldn't be president,
and though she says she isn't going
after the job, she might not refuse 1t,
because il would enable her to be of
more service She is very fond of
music, as are the Tahitian people,
and she will carry ba& with her a
piano. The only other musical instru-
ment on the island is an organ, given
to the natives by Queen Victoria many
years ago.
Although the young man to whom
she was engaged is dead, and there
are more women than men on the
, island, there Are still eligible young
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-06-30
FEW STEEL HELMETS USED
Type Selected by British Government
Condemned as Unsuitable
In Service.

London.-Although 1t Is quite long
time since the war Office became con-
vinced that steel helmets are perhaps
the most useful detail In a soldiers
equipment and, Notwithstanding the
French reported as the result of their
experiences In the Champagne battles
that these headpieces made a reduc-
tion in the casualties of almost ten
per cent, comparatively few are in use
by the British forces.
The delay Is due, so 1t is said, to the
number of types with which the British
war Office has been experimenting. The
one fixed upon at the outset, which is
still in use, has been condemned as un-
suitable. 1t is too heavy and lacks the
necessary leather lining Of the French
headgear, which is very serviceable,
and also very handsome. 1t Is light
blue, to match the mems uniforms.
Every officer and soldier in the French
army wears the steel headpiece. In
the Verdun fighting General Petain is
never seen without his helmet.
The German military authorities
have been even more dilatory in pro-
viding this kind of protection for their
men than the British. II has been fur
nished in a few regiments, but the per-
centage Of men using them is very
small.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-06-30
LITTLE BOY SAVES HIS HOME
South Dakota Lad Fights Fire and
Climbs on Chair to Telephone
for Help.

Lead, s. D.-Nerve and pluck ex-
hibited by the fve-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Mitchell saved both
himself and the family home from de-
struction by fire. although the child
was nearly overcome when the firemen
rescued him.
The little fellow had been left alone
with a playmate while his parents
were out, and they commenced to play
with matches. Soon the bed was afire
and the flames spread.
The other little boy ran out, but the
Mitchell child fought the flames with
small pals of water. In the meantime
climbing on q chair to reach the tele-
phone, by which he notified the fire de-
partment. Chemicals quickly extin-
guished the blaze.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-06-30

men there, she admitted when deny
ing with merry eyes that she was
going to take back anyone with her.
No one is allowed to land there and
settle from the outside world, but she
said she thought that should she take
back a captive he would probably be
admitted for the sake of getting her
back with her medical, dental and
nursing knowledge.