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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19
The Wingate School Commence.
ment.

After most successful years
work the commencement of the
Wingate School will be held
April Fl TO "a. On Friday even
ing there will be recitation and
defamation contests by the so.
cieties. Saturday evening will
be the occasion for the Brown
ing contest and the Annual de-
bate between the Gladstone ard
Philosophian Societies. The
Query is, ''Resolved That the
United States should pass an
Embargo on Munitions of War
for the next five years." The
affirmative is represented by
Messrs. Fred Station and J. w.
Ross. The negative by Messrs.
w. H. Sherrin and 7. P. Parker.
The fact that medals are given
for these contests will add much
interest to them.
Rev. w. A. Smith, of Charlotte,
will preach the annual sermon,
Sunday at IL a. m.
Monday is commencement
day proper. The graduating
class of twenty members begin S
the exercises at ten o'clock. An
Orators contest will follow, and
at two in the afternoon DR.. Char
les E. Brewer of Raleigh will de-
liver the address. On Monday
evening the commencement will
close with play, "The Winning
of Latane," given by the Senior
Class. Every effort is being put
forth to bring the occasion up to
the standard, and the friends of
the school are cordially invited
to attend these exercises
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19

Il listened to the speech with
the greatest care" said the con.
stltuent to the congressman.
We'll, | think there was food
for thought in it," said the Con
gresham.
You bet there was! 1t Just
made me think what a fool | had
been to vote for you," "-Ex.
change,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19
Words Misplaced

n man was brought before a
police court charged with abus
ing his team and Using loud and
profane language on the street.
One Of the witnesses was pious
old darkey, who was submitted
to a short CroSs-eXaminatiOn.
Did the defendant use i'm
proper language while he was
beating his horsc:?" asked the
lawyer.
Well, he talked mighty loud,
sub"
Did he indulge in prolanity:o"
The witness seemed puzzled.
The lawyer put the question in
another form:
What | mean. Uncle Ans. is
did he use words that would be
proper for your minister 10 use
in SermOn?"
"Oh, yes, sub; yes, sub" the
old man replied with grin that
revealed the full width OF his
immense mouth. but dey'd have
TO be ranged diff'runt."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19
John McIlwain Found Again but
Not Captured.

John McIlwain, the negro who
is wanted in Lancaster for kill
ing a white man last fall, has
been harbored on Mr.. A. F. Fun
derburk's farm five miles west of
Pageland by Walker Edgeworth
since McIlwain's escape from
the officers who had arrested
him several weeks ago. Edge
worth lives only few miles
from where McIlwain escaped,
and near large body of woods.
Searching parties found Nell
wain's bed in an old pine top
about quarter of a mile from
Edgeworth's house Saturday, but
the negro had gone earlier in
the day or perhaps the night be-
fore.
1t had been known for several
davs that McIlwain was hiding
on this farm but it had proven a
very difficult task to trap him.
1t was known that he was being
fed by Edgeworth, and plans had
been made for his capture on
Saturday night. Edgeworth
"smelt a mouse" on Friday, and
wrote a note to the fugitive
warning him to flee, but later, it
seems. he saw him in person
and the note was never found.
Saturday about noon when it
made known that McIlwain was
gone or going, Sheriffs Douglass
and Hunter, Policemen Grant
and Douglass and a hundred or
two citizens were notified and
search was begun. All the after
noon and well into the night the
woods, houses and roads were
watched, but the negro was not
found. Edgeworth had left
home Saturday morning to 90 to
Glenn Robinson's to buy a cow,
according to his story, and at
Clem's he was found in the
afternoon and taken back to the
crowd of searchers to give an ac-
count of his conduct. He denied
at first, but when told of the pen.
atty of not less than two years
TOR his own crime, he loosened
up a bit and led the searchers to
the bed in the woods and show.
ed them the note he had left
there for McIlwain. He denied
knowing where he was then
however. and his tale did little
toward locating the murderer.
Steve Seegars was arrested also
on charge of the same nature,
and acknowledged that he had
furnished one meal for the ne.
gro. and that he had known that
the negro was hiding in that
section.
Remus Gregory. the negro
who was alleged to have aided
Mcllwaln to escape a few weeks
ago. was arrested and was hand
cuffed in the Sheriff's automo
bile when sack was pulled
down over his head by parties
from behind, and he was drag
ged out and into a waiting car.
Then ensued race for some
distance, during which a rope
was putaround the negro's neck,
and a little later he was taken
out and was being pulled up to
limb when the sheriff rushed
up and with drawn pistol took
The prisoner away. Gregory was
carried to Jail Sunday afternoon
by Sheriff Douglass.
The reward for MeIlwain's
capture is now three hundred
dollars. 1t is said that he is
now armed with a rifle and a
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19

Il got my start in life by serv-
ing in a grocery at So a week,
and vet l haye managed to
IsaYe," the politician announced.
le from the
MAS that be-
On of cash regis
terS?-NeW York Times.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19
CarranZa Asks Recall of Troops
After Clash

Washington, April 13.-Amer
lean troops in Mexico have had
their first battle with the natives
al the moment Gen. Carranza is
urging their withdrawal.
On Wednesday night, while
the defacto chiefs note was on
its way to Washington. troopers
OF the Seventh cavalry under
Maj. Tompkins were fired upon
in Parral, Villa stronghold in
western chihuahua; were pur-
sued to the suburbs while the
Carranza garrison took a doubt
tul part in the affray and were
attacked again during the night
Complete information regard
ing the losses to the American
troops or to the Mexicans had
not reached Washington tonight.
Secretary Baker informed Presi-
dent Wilson that a brief dis
patch to the war department
said that according to unofficial
reports one American cavalry
man was killed and that the
troopers used a machine gun
against the Mexicans.
Mr.. Baker announced later
that he had ordered Gen. Funs-
ton to take any steps that might
be necessary to prevent further
trouble. When asked whether
this might mean the enforced
use of Mexican railroads for the
movement of soldiers and sup
plies, he said Gen. Funston was
on the ground and would act as
any emergency required.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19

The printing press has made
presidents, killed poets; made
bustles for beauties and punished
genius with criticism. 1t has
curtailed the power of kings
converted bankers into paupers
and graced pantry shelves. II
has made paupers college presi.
dents, 1t has educated the poor
aud robbed The pnilosupner u
Ills reason; it smiles, cries, dies
but it can't be run to suit every|
body, and the man will be craZy
who tries.-Gaffney Ledger.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-19

"Will YOU vote TO abolish cap
ital punishment"
mo! Capital Punishment was
good enough for my fathers, and
it's good enough for m""--Fv,
erybody's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01

in the way of his L bouts But the weak
spot in the theory Is that if such a cam
paign is to be made effective it must be
not merely ruthless but blind. This is
technical point which has been too
much overlooked in this country. If sub
marines are used legitimately they can
harass British commerce, but have not
the remotest chance of exerting such a
decisive effect. To have such a chance
they must operate under water as much
as possible, and waste no time in trying
to ide ifv ships. But worse than that
the Gale, alton that a blockade is pos
sibe is based on supplementing the avail
able force of L boats with the greatest
possible number of mines, either an
chored in the shallow seas where ships
most pass or set adrift in fairways. To
discriminate, no matter how much it
might be desired to spare neutrals, is a
technical impossibility.
This is the real submarine controversy
which, under the veil OF the redoubed
censorship, has been raging in Germany,
while our congressman have innocently
been debating the right of Americans to
travel in armed passenger ships. On the
one side has stood the chancellor, sup
ported fortunately by the kaiser and by
some powerful shipping and commercial
interests which have realized that Ger
many must live and do business after the
war. On the other side are another
strong commercial faction and nearly the
whole of the powerful junker interest,
which though its allegiance is to the
army rather than the navy, is strongly
for conquest at any price. and opposes
the chancellor for his reform tendencies
and his moderate views on annexation, |,
as well as for his hesitation to give the |
U-boat free hand regardless of neu
trails.
As the submarine question appears to
shape itself in Germany. il has nothing 4
to do with law. morals or humanity but I
is purely technical question. Can the ,
Tirpitz program do what is claimed for /
II? If this were known, il is doubtful /
whether the government, however hui
name its intentions. could hold out |
against the popular demand for a cam
oaign which promises las many Germans
think to bring speedy peace TO save
perhaps millions of lives, and to make
he Cerrlan empire the greatest in his
.ory. 1t is sometimes said that Ma
luieon Tell because lie did not realize that
Fulton's steamboat gave him the needed
Weapon against England; not less mo
nentous in German eyes is the decision
or or against the use of mines and sub
marines TO the limit.
That the government has been under
-reat pressure We low; that it may
ave wayercd more than once is quite {
But the unknown factors were
90 great what the submarine could do {
vas too uncertain. whereas the eNecra- d
ion OF mankind was SIRE II the report
rom Washington is true that the fall Of {
'irpitz was due to Count Won Bern>tortt, !
/ no doubt means that the ambassador g
rankly told his government that this ,
ountry was nearing the limits OF its pa {
fence. Whether the government can a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
THE GERMAN VIEWPOINT.
Mighty Conflict on Submarine Warfare
Being Waged Internally.

\ 1t is plain that the L boat controversy
/ has been completely misunderstood III
! this country, says the Springfield Mass,
Republican. While Congress was vast
/ ing its emotions over armed merchant
men a wholly different question was be
! ing discussed, somberly and for the most
part secretly, in Germany. Here the
question was treated from the legal or
the ethical point of view; there it was
primarily a technical question. a question
as to whether certain thing was pos
sible and whether the risk of attempting
it was too great.
The real controversy turned upon two
facts and a conjecture. The first fact
was that England is the cornerstone of
the entente, which must crumple up if
England falls The second fact was that
England is an island and must quickly
starve if cut of. The conjecture is more
complicated Can England be starved
out by a ruthless use OF mines and sub
marines! If SO can il be done so quickly
and efiicaciously that what neutrals
might think or do about il could not
matterf That was the question as the
nayalists put it, and that is the question
which the German government has had to
decide. II is fair to consider that per
haps no government has ever had to face
more momentous decision.
For consider the situation As the war
drags on, the chance becomes more re-
mote that Germany can win in struggle
Of endurance, while not TO win would for
Germany mean a disastrous defeat. At
Verdun. as often before the German
army has won victory, but has come
no nearer 20 a decision. Few Germans
so much as admit the possibility Of de-
feat, but the fear of not being able to
win grows steadily. and the longer the
war the greater the disaster that stale
mate would involve II is not surpris-
ing. then. that any weapon giving the
faintest hope Of breaking this fatal dead.
lock should be snatched at eagerly.
But the only means. so far rs is known.
Of altering the situation to Germany's
advantage. which anybody has proposed.
is the Tirpitz program. Ii is extremely I
simple in theory. The waters about |
Great Britain are already full of mines. /
defensive OF offensive, and the fairwavs 1
grow narrower rs the war goes ON. Fill f
these with floating mines. tell submarine 4
TO sink everything. and the /
trick Is done. II neutrals do not heed .
warnings few disasters will keep them .
out Of the danger zone. II they protest. 4
no matter. for Germany's destiny is az
stake. II they declare war no matter. for
with England starving the entente would .
collapse. Germany would take over its
fleets and he invincible Invincible. il
would help itself 10 territory. levy in
IDENTITIES, and become the great empire
II pan-Gcrman ambition And an this.
he German public has been told. i to be
rot quickly and easily by merely putting
j firm hand on England's throat. Can
sc wonder at the popular demand that
Germany b. not deprived OF its s1lbma-
me wcapou"f
IN an this of course. there is no ami
mostly 10 neutral=. Probably nobody
rishes more heartily than Tirptz tlat
issiraLs woall STAY q: home ana not zls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
BIG GUNS HELD UP.
Strike at Clyde Works Caused Serious
Interruption.

London, March 3l.-During a discus
sion of the Clyde strike in the House OF
Commons last night, David Lloyd George,
the munitions minister, declared that
the big guns which the army wanted
had been held up through all their stages
of manufacture and that the strikers
We're holding up the most important guns
needed by the army.
That the Clyde strike caused a ferment
out of all proportion to the number of
men involved is explained by Mr.. Lloyd
Georges statement that it was response
BILE for holding up guns needed at the
British front.
Long discussions on the subject of the
strike took place in the House of Com
mons yesterday. They We're mainly con-
cerned in an endeavor to shift the re-
sponsibility for the continuance of a
strike which has been denounced alike
by the general public and the responsible
labor leaders. William NJ. Pringle, lib
eral, blamed the government authorities
for breaking off negotiations which would
have secured settlement of the strike.
Mr.. Lloyd George replied that it was
impossible to negotiate with men who
We're defying the law. 1t was in the
course of warm defense of DIR. Christie
pher Addison, parliamentary secretary
of the munitions department, who was
accused of thus breaking off negotiations
that Mr.. Lloyd George startled the House
by declaring that the strikers We're hold
ing up the big guns.
Mr.. Pringe, who had placed all the
blame on the obstinacy of the ministry
of munitions fatty denied that there was
any such reasonable conspiracy as had
been alleged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
EASILY DECIDED
This Question Should Be Answered
Easily by Barre People

Easily by Barre People
Which is wiser-to have con-
fidence in the opinions of your
fellow-citizens, of people you
know, or depend on statements
made by utter strangers residing
in faraway places Read the fol-
lowing:
II. J. Ennis, barber, II South Main
street, Barre. says: when l began to
have trouble with my kidneys, got
Doans Kidney Pills right away, as 9th
ers of my family had had great benefit
from them. I had sharp pains across
the small Of my back Doans Kidney
Pills drove the pain away, and / have
had no trouble since
Price, SOC at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's
Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Ennis
had Foster-Allburn Co., Props, Buff
ialo. \. Y-Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
Must Have Complete Evil
dence Against Ger
many
NO ACTION AT ALL
UNLESS CONCLUSIVE
The Situation Is a Grave
One, but Is Not
Critical

Washington. April Following yes.
terday's cabinet meeting officials said
complete evidence had not been received
in the cases of vessels carrying Amer
cans attacked recently, that no action
would be taken by the American govern
ment until such facts had been received
and that no action leading to serious
consequence would be taken at all unless
conclusive evidence was established that
an attack had been made by German
submarine contrary to international law.
| As the cabinet assembled it was plain
that while all the members recognized
the gravity of the submarine situation
they did not regard it as imminent. All
the secretaries except McAd0o, Lane and
Daniels were present. None of those
who attended were inclined to view the
situation as critical.
Although some officials believe that the
Sussex, the Englishman and other yes
sells attacked recently were torpedoed by
German submarines. it was agreed at the
cabinet meeting that no conclusive evi-
dence was in the hands of the American
government Officials reiterated that if
conclusive proof were found, serious con
sequences probably would follow. They
took the view however, that break OF
relations with Germany was by no means
inevitable.
The situation was discussed fully at
the cabinet meeting but no action of any
kind was determined upon. II was said
that it might be two or three days more
before word was received from Ambassa
dor Gerard, who has been instructed to
make inquiries OF the German govern
ment.
Chairman Stone of the Senate foreign |
relations committee and Chairman Flood |
OF the House foreign affairs committee
went over the submarine situation fully |
with Secretary Lansing yesterday at an
early conference
The situation with Germany was de-
scribed officially as not being "imminent"
and il was said that the two committee
chairmen had not come to the state de
partment by appointment but had come
separately, seeking information for the
guidance of members OF Congress.
Government officials admitted yester-
day that they are puzzled over Ambas-
sador Gerard's failure to make response
to instructions sent him four days ago
TO inquire Of the German government
whether any of its submarines attacked
the steamer Sussex and several other
ships carrying American citi
zens. 1t was hoped that the ambassador
would be heard from before the cabinet
meeting yesterday, when it was expected
President Wilson would go over the sub
marine situation with his advisers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
Atlantic Seaboard and South Sustain
Wilson.

Our Washington correspondent pre-
sents this morning an analysis OF the
geographical distribution OF the vote on
| the McLemore resolution, which merits
careful reading. 1t appears that the At
lantic seaboard states, particularly those
of New England, and the whole South,
supported the president The middle
West went back on him. What does this
meant
The South sustained the president be-
cause of its unvarying loyalty to any
thing that bears Democratic label The
Atlantic seaboard sustained him because
of its larger sympathy with the cause Of
the allies, as evidenced by the prevail
ing tone of press and public The middle
West has never been greatly interested
in the war, nor warmly sympathetic with
the allies, nor DESTROYS Of having the adj
ministration take any large risks of in
volving us in the titanic struggle. That
the Progressives should vote five to one
against display of mlitancy on the
presidents part, when their own great
leader has been berating him for lack
OF assertveness, falls little short of
joke
Contrast the prevailing editorial at
titude of the newspapers OF this sea
board on the assertion of our rights on
the seas, with the practical support of
the McLemore resolution in disregard of
them, accorded by such Republican lead
ers as ex-Speaker Joseph G. Cannon,
long the ideal OF many Massachusetts
members; James X. Mann, the Repubh-
can floor leader of the House; and Mich
olas Longworth, the son-in-law of Col.
Roosevelt.
One thing seems clear. Democrats like
Mr. Galliyan, who believe that Americans
should be warned off belligerent ships, !
voted to sustain the president, in dis
regard of their views. Republicans, be-
lieving the same thing. but feeling little |
to sustain the president, voted |
their convictions. And throughout il all /
there lurked the consciousness. among 4
those who know President Wilson best /
Of the theatrical character of the affair /
and the suspicion that it may have been
staged to offset the impetus which Elihu I
Roots great speech gave 10 the Repub-
lican opposition.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
Sidewalk Cleaning Should Be Com
pulSory.

The unprecedented snow-fallsin March
has by no means been an unmltigatcd
benefit, although the good resultant
therefrom to cropsi grass especially should
not be lost sight Of. In dollars and
cents the covering will be of inestimable
value to Vermont farmers and also to
the owners Of hydro-electrie plants. who
should find their reservoirs filled to the
hrim for the seasons activities, with an
inexhaustible back-supply.
But in matter OF personal ineonve-
nieuce to the town-dvellers conditions
have been supremely annoying and I'M
comfortable. Substantially half of the
walks in this city have been well taken
care of. but the other half have been IN
a state where navigation on foot has
been attended with the greatest degree
of discomfort. The condition has been
practically without encouragement to
any property owner to Keep his own
walk cleared because Others have not
done likewise and no one could travel
any considerable distance without get
ting into snow or slush 10 the boot
tops.
There should be compulsory cleaning
Of sidewalks. under some arrangement
or other. Perhaps as good suggestion
As any would be 10 DO this work lust as
the street oiling j. done. at city expense
and have the charge made against the in
iividusl property owners and stand as a
special tax against them. Certainly. tic
present willy nilly system is unsatI--
factory and Ineffective. In some cities
ordinance requires cleaning OF walks be- /
ore a certain hour in the morning; in I
sse 1T failure 20 ID So. the walk il
lesred BY the city at the exepense Of 1
ho owner, the same o. stand as a lien 4
.airst the property. III TIE larger eit- 4
e.. tais ordinance Is entorcel. but is Is /
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
1915 Was Woman's Year.

In the United States 1915 saw ire
mendous gain in the economic and physi-
cal welfare of women and children. Eight
states passed laws providing pensions for
mothers. In six others the divorce laws
We're strengthened. Four states, includ-
ing Kansas and Massachusetts,, passed
new labor laws for women and children,
limiting the hours, and the maximum
wage movement made distinct advance.
Three states put wife and husband on
equal footing in property rights New
Jersey authorized women policemen
Oregon passed law forbidding discrim.
ination in salaries between male and fe-
male public school teachers. In the rec
ords of woman's progress in America
1915 will be accounted an important
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-01
TRAINS WERE TOO LATE
Racing to Make UP Time, Says Dispatch
er at Inquiry Into Ohio Accident

Cleveland, o., April THAT both sec.
tions of train No SO were late and were
racing to make up lost time was the tes-
timony of f. 4. Bausch, night dispatch
er on duty when the wreck Of three
New York Central trains occurred near
Amherst early Wednesday, and an al
legation that the block signal system
was defective, testified to by Albert NJ.
Ernest, signal tower man, were the prin-
eipal features developed yesterday at the
first formal hearing by state and federal
authorities into the causes that led to
the Amherst disaster