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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
RAID WAS WORK OF
LONE SUBMARINE
KNOWN LIST OF VICTIMS is SIX
THREE OTHERS REPORTED
SENT DOWN.
CREW OF ONE SHIP MISSING
Raider, Supposedly U-53, Disappears
and Leaves No Trace of Its Course
After Wholesale Raid OF Nantucket
Lighthouse.

Newport, X. 1.-The wholesale raid
on foreign shipping south Of Nantuck-
ct Lightship was the work of one sub
marine, according to reports of Amer
lean naval officers. Rear Admiral
Albert Gleaves, commanding the tor
pedo-boat destroyer notilla which did
such remarkable speedy rescue work.
said that the reports of all his officers
agreed that to the best of their obser-
vation one raider only was concerned.
This boat presumably was the Ger
man U-53, which called at Newport
Admiral Gleaves said he could easily
understand the positive statements of
the captain of the Nantucket lightship
and of sailors Of the torpedoed YES
sells that more than one submarine
was concerned. The U-boat he said
was very fast and appeared to have
been handled cleverly. 1t was easy.
he pointed out. for her to disappear
on one side OF a ship and then show
up Unexpectedly at another spot.
Doubtless, he believed. she had sub
merged and reappeared often enough
to mislead any but keen profes-
sional observer and to create the i'm
preston that more than one sea ter
ror was operating.
This opinion would seem TO be
borne out by the statements OF many
OF the refugees that the submarine
had more business on hand than she
could take care OF at once and was
obliged to request one steamer to
wait her turn while another was be
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS

Greenville will spend at once sos 900
on street paving and $3.50 on sewer
extensions.
Work has begun on the $4,000 pub
lie school building which will be erect
ed I'm Olympia The contractors are
the Columbia Construction Company
The building is to be finished by March
! next
Eighty business men of Anderson.
members of the First Baptist church
have organized and started q move
mcnt TO erect n third dormitory for
Anderson College AT a cost OF $50 GOO
Schools are building in suburban
textile communities at Spartauburg
as follows: Arkwright. $4,000; pei
ham. S45oO; Drayton $4,000
Columbia postal receipts in Scpt,m.
bcr were 25.SS per cent. i'm excess Of
receipts during the same month OF last
year.
\ store and Office building of cream
terra Gotta and brick TO cost $4,000
viii soon he erected at Anderson.
Every college i'm South Carolina has
begun the year with an increased en-.
rOllmeut.
improvements on the Columbia
union station are nearing completion
and it is thought that by fair week tho
entire job will be finished
Fire prevention was strongly empha.
.zed in the program for Fire Pre-
vention Day at Columbia.
new postohice has been estab-
lished at Blue Brick, Marion county.
with Edward Cox as postmaster.
Wilson & Sompayrac, architects OF
Columbia, will design the new $780, 900
packing house for Orangebur9
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
STEAMER ANTILLA STILL
BURNING IN HAMPTON ROADS
Coast Guard Cutter and Tugs Bring
Ward Liner Into Port With FHe
Still Raging in Her Hold.

NorfOlkk. Va.-Towing the still
burning steamer Antilla and the yacht
Pacifque the coast guard cutter On
ondaga and the naval tug Sonoma ar
rived in Hampton Roads and al last
reports were proceeding toward New
port News
The fire in the freight hold OF the
Antilla where there is n large guam
tity Of sugar was practically under
control when the expedition passed
Cape Henry. The naval tug Sonomd
pumped water in the burning ship
during the entire voyage of about 100
miles Of the Virginia capes. where
the Antilla was picked up by the
Onondaga
The fire was raging fiercely when
the Sonoma reached the scene. but
the powerful tug kept a steady stream
Of water pouring into her freight hold
and practically had the fire under
control.
The Opondaga landed at Newport
News Captain Blackadder. his 12-
year-old daughter and his three
mates. the crew was taken to New
York by the Morro Castle. Several
members o. the crew had their feet
and hands burned while fighting the
flames but so far as learned no one
was injured seriously.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
COMPLICATIONS NOT FEARED
BY UNITED STATE OFFICIAL 6

Washington.-Su Submarine warfare at
the very doors of the United States
does not necessarily portend further
complications with Germany so long
as 1t is carried on within the limita.
tons Of international law.
That is the view OF official Wash.
ington on the record of one days oper.
"Hons in which none OF the ships de-.
stroyed appears to have been attack.
ed without warning or without proper
measures having been taken FOR safe.
ty of those aboard
While in International law an Allied
ship destroyed by a German subuo.
ri1e just outside the three-mUe Iimit
ard in sight OF American shores Is no
Inherent than a ship DESTROYED in tho
arctic Ocean, provided its destruction
Is accomplished In accordance win
the laws of nations and humanity
the presence of German submarine
totilla near American territorial wa.
ters, officials fear. may raise parplex.
ing questions OF neutrality and I'm fact
a most serious issue would be raised
II operations Of submersibles were car.
ried on so near American ports TO con.
stitute a blockade.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
;G0-T0-SUNDAY-S DAY
South Carolina Association Desianates
February II, 1917, Date For Great
Attendance.

Spartanburg.-At a special meeting
OF the central committee of the South
Carolina Sunday School Association.
held i'll the office in the Chapman
building recently. February ii. 1917.
was adopted as the statewide "Go.to-
Sunday School Day." for South Caro-
lima
"Go-to-Sunday School Day" was or.
igniated by the Kentucky Sunday
School Association few years ago
as at statewide irterdenominational
movement. Since that time. it has
been adopted by other state Sunday
School associations and some of the
denominations. The purpose OF the
"Come-to-Sunday School Day" in
South Carolina is to get as many peo-
pie as possible, not ordinarily in the
habit of going to Sunday school. to
come at least one Sunday; then make
them welcome on this Sunday. inform
them of the work. provide them with
suitable classes and competent teach
ers, and use every effort to enroll
them as permanent members OF the
school
Autl = are uuW eIlTOlltI IN the
white Sunday schools of South Caro-
lima about 2O9OOO people. If all the
Sunday schools will Join in this CO.
operative campaign. it. is believed
that one-third of a million people will
be in attendance on February II. An
extensive plan of publicity will begin
in December. and all needed supplies
will be in the state Sunday school
Office ready for distribution early in
January.
The central committee also took
steps toward preparing for the next
state convention, which is to be held
in Spartanburg May l. ,. 3, 1917. 1t
is the desire OF the Spartanburg peo-
pie TO come up TO the standard set
by Charleston in May of this year
when 1,120 registered delegates were
entertained by the Charleston people
at the thirty-ninth annual conven-
ton
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
BIG HEALTH DAY
FOR GREENV|LLE
MOUNTAIN CITY OBSERVES CON-
SERVATlON HOLIDAY IN
GREAT ORDER.
PARADE AND GOOD SPEAKING
Public Health Celebration For County
Made Up Of Pageant and Speak
ing BY Leading Orators.

Greenville.-With Congressman Ad-
amson of Georgia Congressman Lever
and Nichols OF South Carolina. First
Assistant Secretary Newton OF the
treasury, Chief l.. l.. Lumsden of the
United States public health service;
X. a. Cooper of Laurens. DR. ]. Adams
Hayne, head of the state health Co.
partment and DR. j. w Kerr. assis..
ant surgeon Of the United States.
among the guests OF honor. Green
vile county held a public health Gel
ebration which cClipsed anything OF
the kind ever before known here A
pageant was the feature of the day.
scores of floats being in the parade.
Two bands. one from Easley and one
from Pelzer. took part, and the coast
artillery companies of Spartanburg
and Greenville also were in the pa.
rade. The celebration was held in
connection with the work being done
here by the United States department
OF public health and despite bad
weather was great success.
At the opera house addresses were
made by the guests of honor to
Congressman AdamsOn was enthusias-
tically applauded. His address was
more humorous than serious.
The features of the evening were
the announcements by Congressman
Lever that henceforth he was a Wig
orous friend to public health appro-
priations and the statements OF DIR.
probably the highest sanitary index
in the United States. that the city
sanitary measures he has found are
the best i'm the United States so far
as he knows; that Greenville is the
only city he knows or that needs no
suggestion along lines OF sanitation.
and that every mill village, except one.
every incorporated town and every
unincorporatcd town. as we'll as IS
per cent Of the cCunty's population
at large, have complied and are com
plying with the suggestions for sani-
tation made by the public health de.
partment in its sanitary survey OF the
county TYPHOID fever, reduced by
half this year will be practically
eliminated in this county. stated DIR.
Lumsdeu. The one mill village not
yet In line will do what has been sug-
gestcd. said DR.. Lumsden, as the
president OF that mill had promised
To do so.
Assistant Secretary Newton stated
that the celebration was national
event, and that what had been done
in Grconville county will be told of
all over the land, with view to get
ting other sections to do the same
thing.
In the sanitary survey more than
1000 homes have been visited and
thoroughly inspected and recommen-
dations for improvements made. The
real work of cleaning up is just be.
ginning.
The keynote of tho day was CON
servation of human life; the floats
preached this. the speakers talked
OF it,
Prizes awarded to the best floats
were given as follows: First. health
department of the city OF Greenville;
second, Southeastern Life Insurance
company; third. equal suffrage float
from Conestee mill
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
Charleston Jury Fails to Agree.

Charleston.-After being out nearly
"a hours the jury in the Brown case,
which opened in the court OF general
sessions. was discharged. Judge Rice
ordering a mistrial. The jury retir.
ed Saturday at y. m with the evil
dence in this first election case"
At 1870 o'clock it had not reached
agreement and was locked up to
spend the night in the court house.
When 1t was seen Sunday afternoon
that there was no hope OF agreement
Judge Rice ordered a mistrial
Men OF both factions IN municipal
politics were on the jury in about
equal proportions.
Solicitor Henry would make public
no inkling of his plans as to the other
- election cases pending and which
he came here specially 10 prosecute
1t is probable. however, that failure
to secure verdict in the Brown case
may mean a postpouement of the
others to another term.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
Florence Schools GROWING.

Florence The growth OF the Flor.
ence schools is something appalling to
those who have them to take care OF.
1t was thought that when the new
Park school was built there would be
plenty of room and the new teachers
who had been employed for this scs.
sion were thought TO have been a sur.
fcient number to take care of the
schools, but .hc board found that il
would bo necessary to employ two
more, one for each school.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
WAR VIRTUALLY BROUGHT
TO SHORES OF THE
UNITED STATES.

The European war virtually
has been brought to the shores
of the United States. In the
vicinity Of Nantucket, off the
Massachusetts coast, a German
submarine - or possibly more
than one-Sunday sent to the
bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at
least four British steamers and
two neutral vesseIs-one Dutch
and the other Norwegian.
The sunken boats were the
Stephano, Strathdene, West
Point and Kingston, flying the
British flag and the Bloom
erslidk, Dutch, and Christian
knudsen, Norwegian. So far as
known, there were no fatalities.
The Stephano carried a3 pas
sengers, all of whom were
saved.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
U. S. LAND BANK BOARD
GUARDS AGAINST FRAUD

Washington.-Be Because OF numerous
complaints that fraud has been prac-
ticed in the organization OF joint stock
Ian banks under the new rural cred
its law, the farm loan board announced
that no charter would be granted to
any joint stock land bank I'm the organ
ization OF which there had been any
expense for promotion. and that the
consideration of charters would be de-
ferred until the completion OF the or
ganization of the system
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
GERMAN SUBMARINE
VISITS i. S. HARBOR
DARING NAVAL EXPLOIT ACCOM-
PllSHED-U-53 ANCHORS AT
NEWPORT.
BRINGS LETTER TO EMBASSY
Tarries Only Three Hours and Asks
For No Provisions, Water, Fuel or
Repairs.-Had Mounted Guns Fore
and Aft.

Newport, r. I-Seventeen days
from Wilhelmshaven the Imperial
German submarine U-53 dropped an.
Choir in Newport harbor.
Almost before the officers of the
American fleet of warships through
which the stranger had nosed her
way. had recovered from their aston
ishment, the undersea fighter had de-
hvered message for the German
Ambassador. and, weighing anchor
turned Brenton's reef lightship and
disappeared beneath the waves just
outside the three-mile limit
She flew the black and white col
ors OF the German Navy, gun was
mounted on the forward deck and
another aft, while eight torpedoes
were plainly visible under the forward
deck
Lieut.. Captain Hans Rose, COM
manding the U-53, said that he had
called at Newport simply to mail a
letter to Count Won Bernstorff He re-
Quired neither provisions nor fuel and
would be on his way, he said, long
before the "a hours during which Il
belligerent ship may remain within
neutral harbor had expired
The submarine was in American
waters a little more than three hours,
assuming that she continued to sea
after submerging. Within that time
the German commander paid Official
visits to Rear Admiral Knight com
mandant OF the second naval district.
and Rear Admiral Glaves, comman-
der of the destroyer force of the At
lantic fleet. who was on board the
flagship, the scout cruiser Birming-
ham. Both American officers re-
turned the brief call promptly.
While these formalities were being
exchanged wireless messages were
carrying to the ships of the British
and French patrol fleet off the coast
and warning that hostile submarine
had slipped through their Gordon and
might be expected in the open sea
soon. At the forts and the naval sta
ton the fleet OF Captain Hans Rose
was the one subject of conversation.
and there was much speculation as
to her mission.
The first question asked by Cap
tain Rose when a motor boat came
alongside was: Have you heard
from the Breman?"
When he, was told that there was
no news of the missing craft his face
became grave but he made no com
ment To the naval men generally.
the most interesting fact disclosed by
Captain Rose was that he had been
at sea II days and still had provisions
for three months. abundant fuel and
needed no repairs. Not so much as a
bottle of water was taken aboard and
the ship was spick and span.
The U-53 had made her way
through the fleet OF 81 United States
warships. including destroyers and
submarines. to an anchorage Cap
tain Rose told the correspondent that
he had come in to mail a letter to
Count Won Bernstorff and asked for
the newspaper mans credentials.
The latter exhibited an Associated
Press badge and was intrusted with
the correspondence for the Ambassa-
dor. please forward this letter to
Count Bernstorff," said the captain
land report my arrival. They will be
glad to hear it,"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
EASTERN BATTLE FRONTS
HOLDING INTEREST ABROAD.

London.-On the battle fronts in
Europe, Pennsylvania and Macedonia
continue for the moment the Ccnters
Of greatest interest According to
Berlin, the Rumanians in Transyl-
vania are retreating along the whole
l:ne. The Teutonic Allies have re-
captured the town of Toerzburg. Is
miles southwest OF Kranstadt and
within seven miles OF the Rumanian
border. In the Danube. the Germans
have occupied an island.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
CRITICISM OF MILITIA
ADMITTED BY OFFICER

Richmond Va-Maior Henry s.
Barrett OF the Fourth Maryland Regi-
ment National Guard. on trial before a
court martial here on charges OF max.
ing utterances prejudicial TO the ser.
vice and OF conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer went on the stand in his own de.
tense Barrett admitted having made
the remarks attributed to him in an
interview published in a Baltimore
paper. but denied that he was talking
for publication.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
Mad Doo Bites p At Andersor

Andersou-Ten of the ~ people
bitten by mad dog here went to Co.
lumbia, where the Pasteur treatment
was administered. All OF those bit.
ten are white people, and range in
age from 20 months to 33 years The
dog was a French poodle. belonging
to the family Of j b. Quarles. and
was but few months old The dog
was killed and the head sent to Co.
lumbia for examination A telegraph
ic communication was received. indi.
eating that the animal was afflicted
with rabies 4 dog which was known
to have been bitten by the Quarles
puppy was killed
Those bitten were: Claudine Bar.
ton years old, Melba Maydeld 6.
Lucius Mayfield -, F. O. Mayfeld s.
e. V. Thomas 33, Ethel Quarles 4.
Elizabeth Quarlcs 3. J. Brookcs
Quarles, Jr. 20 months. and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b Quarles. Hubert Lee Croy
and a child of 5. Il. Kay. The peo-
pie are all prominent in Anderson.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
NEW TYPE AERoPLANE is
WRECKED IN TEST
Combination Land and Sea Filler Goet
Head First Into Water

Newport News.-The Curtiss combi-
nation land and water machine being
tested here for the United States Gov.
ernmnt was totally wrecked when Pi-
lot Victor Vernon went crashing nose
first into the water while attempting
n landing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
MANY AMERICAN PASSENGERS
SEE THE STEPHANO SUNK

Newport Society Set Proffers Help to
Shipwrecked Rescued by U. S. Ma
val VesseIs.-VesseI's Cargo Not
Heavy.
Newport, r. 1.-The British steamer
Stephano, bound from St. Johns. n.
F.. to New York. carrying nearly 100
first and second cabin passengers in
Guiding many American tourists. was
sunk off Nantucket lightship at 4:3O
p. m Sunday, presumably by the Ger.
man submarine U-53 The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Balch
reported the loss OF the liner by radio
TO the naval station here. stating that
the ship had been tOrpedoed. The
message from the destroyer said that
the crew was safe aboard the Balch.
but made no mention OF the passen-
gers. who, 1t was thought here, also
were taken care Of
Confirmation of the rescue OF the
passengers by the Balch was con-
tanned in later message sent by the
destroyer to the naval station here. II
was said that she had picked up the
passengers and later had transferred
the Americans to the destroyer Jen-
kins.
Rear Admiral knight. commandant
Of the Narrangansett naval district
said that the passengers who desired
Co do 50 would be allowed to remain on
the warship until morning and that
every effort would be made by officers
and men to make them as comfortable
as possible. At the same time. he
said, if any OF those picked up wanted
10 be set ashore their wishes would
be complied with as promptly as pos
sible.
Society Offers Aid.
Members OF the so-Called Newport
society set were prompt to extend prof
fers OF help to shipwrecked passengers
through Admiral Knight. Mrs. Robert
l.. Beekman, wife of Governor Beck.
man and Mrs. French Vanderbilt. vol.
unteered to take care of as many refu.
gees as possible. Many OF the pas.
sengers on the Stephano are residents
OF New York At this time of the year
the vessel carries a fairly heavy pas
senger list made up of summer tour
lists who spend their summer sin New
Founland and in the Canadian mari
time provinces.
The cargo loss OF the Stephano Il
was expected. would not be very heavy
as on her westbound voyage she usual.
lJ carried little freight. This made
up largely, as a rule of fish oil and
other fish products. The vessel was in
the regular service OF the Red Cross
Line.
The sale OF the Stephano to the
Russian govrnment which had planned
to use her as an ice breaker. was re.
Gently announced. Her sister shin. the
FIorizel OF the same line also had been
sold to Russia for ice work.
stephano stoutly Built.
The Stephano was of stout con.
struction. built especially for the
heavy fee conditions encountered in
winter sailings on the New Foundland
coast. 1t was expected in marine
circles that this was intended as ore
OF the last regular sailings OF the Ste.
piano prior to her sailing for n a
White Sea to work with a large feet
engaged by Russia TO keep her north.
ernmost port Of Archangel open for
the receipt OF war supplies.
The liner was in command Of Cant
Smith, who 1t is thought had taken
the outside course inrounding Nan.
tucket lightship and had fallen into
the grip OF the undersea raider.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12
SHIPS At SEA RACE FOR
THE THREE-N|LE LIMIT
Four British. One Dutch and
One Norwegian Ships Sent
to Bottom or Left Crippled
GereiiCts off Nantucket.
AMERICAN SHIPS GO TO
RESCUE PASSENGERS

So Far as is Known There Was No
Loss Of life.-Hold Up American
Steamer kansan, But Upon Estab-
fishing Identity She is Allowed to
Proceed.-Shock Given Shipping.
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