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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11
Number 28
WIRELESS WORKS
WITH SUCCESS
DANIELS USES PHONE
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Have LaDOred More Than Year
On Feature.

Washington, May, IA working
system Of wire and wireless cOmmu-
nication, said by Army and Navy ex-
perts to be unequaled by that OF any
other Nation, was effected Saturday by
the Navy department as al adjunct
to the preparedness program.
Talked With Warship.
1t was inaugurated by wireless
telephone cOnyerSation-the first Of its
kind ever held-during which Secre-
tary Dauiels-seated ut his desk in the
Navy Department-gave instructions to
Il commander Oh the bridge Of war
ship operating against theoretical
enemy far of the Virginia capes, and
received reports from him.
simultaneously other officials Of the
Department were in telephone COM
munication with all the Navy yards
and stations in continental United
States.
A Thorough Success.
The plan represents more than year
of continued labor by naval officers
and experts Of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co., who have been CO.
operating with the Department. 1t was
pronounced thorough success this
afternoon. Tests Of the plan will con-
tinue, however, until o'clock Monday
Xmorning. All business between the
department and stations in the United
States and the battleship New Hamp-
shire, used for the wireless telephone
communication, is being conducted
either by telegraph or telephone wire
less until that time.
Daniels Uses Telephone.
Secretary Daniels was the first to
converse with Captain Chandler Of the
New Hampshire. He told the captain
to get under way by ~ o'clock Sunday,
and talk to the Department again then.
1t will not be very long before the
Secretary of the Nevy" can sit in his
h.!irc i'll the Department. Mr. Daniels
told the captain, and communicate
verbally with the ships all over the
world.
Across the Continent.
Rear Admiral Benson then talked to
Captain Chandler as did Rear Admiral
Badger, retired, and several others.
The naval station at Pensacola was
the first Of the shore bases with which
communication was established. Other
connections were made with Great
Lake, Illinois, station in 81 IL Sec
ends, the New York Navy Yard in u
seconds, with Norfolk in Al seconds.
Only few seconds more were requir-
ed to connect with the station at San
Diego Cal, from which point Admiral
Fullam, commanding the Pacific re-
serve fleet, talked to Secretary Daniels.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11
ElEHiN iDS~ES
~ APRIL, 9l.lG2

london. May lo.--An official Brit
;.n estimate Of German casualties in
April. issued hrrc today. places the
total M .1IG2. Tho number OF Ger
r.H ra-laltips since the beginning OF
,sr var is given As > 500 These
ng...s Were given in the following
statement:
German casualties: Exclusive OF
corrections, were reported during the
month Of April. 1916. as follows: Kill
cd or died OF wounds. 1I,453; died OF
sickness. "H,%%2I; prisoners, 1921; miss
;rs. G2i1. severely wounded 1887;
wounded. loot; slightly wounded,
- .,a: wounded remaining with
uuft~. s.G$7. Total, 9l,162.
.Tars. added TO those reported in
n... totals rcportc in German official
LIST. since the beginning of the war
I":
"K.ncd ur died of wounds G6i.552
di,d If sickness. 31.325; prisoners
1::7.1a>: missing. 1904; severly
,,,o1mdod l.G-%.2l": wounded remain
in- VITA units. 11To5G. Total, 2,S22.
90.
fines" figures include all German
Nati"naliI."~ l'ru->iamS. iiavarians,
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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11
Pollock Urged As President OF Ghe
State Convention

Columbia, May 9.-Friends Of W. +.
Pollock, Of Cheraw, from several parts
Of the state will urge his election rs
president Of the Democratic state con
yention which meets here next wees.
Mr.. Pollock is not candidate for ANY
office this year, Notwithstanding the
fact that a great deal Of pressure has
been brought to bear upon him to offer
for attorney general. However, he has
made 1t plain that he will not be III
the race. :
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11
A Disingenious Plea.

In the German reply to the Ameri-
can note of April Is there occurs this
passage:
LAS matters stand the German Gov
ernment cannot but reiterate regret
that the sentiments Of humanity which
the Government Of the United States
extends with such fervor to the un77
happy victims of submarine warfare
are not extended with the same
warmth of feeling to many millions OF
women and children who, according
to the avowed intention Of the British
Government, shall be starved and who
by their sufferings shall force the VIC
torious armies of the Central Powers
into ignominous capitulation."
In the sharp criticism Of the United
States contained in this passage is re-
vealed one Of the fundamental falla-
cies of the German point OF view
throughout this controversy. We are
accused of hypocracy in that we pro-
test upon grounds of humanity against
the slaughter of neutrals and nom
ombatants by submarines and do not
protest upon grounds of humanity
against the attempt to starve the pop
ulations OF the Central Powers by
means of blockade. The German
Government knows that this is a dis
ingenious plea and that on the ground
which it sets forth it has absolutely
no right to complain of the course
followed by the United States.
There is absolutely no warrant IN
law upon which the United States
could protest against the British block
ade on the ground of inhumanity. The
fact that the process causes suffering
and distress among civilians Of all
ages and sexes has no bearing whatso-
ever upon the legality Of the process
of reducing a country or community
by shutting off it's supplies. Indeed,
the effectiveness of the process Is one
of the tests of it's legality. AS for
precedents, history is full of them.
The Federal Government proclaimed
and carried out a blockade the avowed
purpose of which was to reduce the
South by cutting off it's supplies of all
kinds, including food. The Germans
in the Franco-Prussian war took Paris
by shutting off its supplies and reduc-
ing its population. including non-com-
batants, women, and children, prac-
Federal blockade Of the South nor the
German investment of Paris could be
protested against on grounds of law
because it caused suffering and dis
tress among civilians.
What the British are trying to do to
Germany is precisely what the Ger
mans actually did to Paris-they are
trying to make their enemy surrender
10Y SQutlluS Ou LID oupPAiSo' "hSa sA0
German Government seeks to give the
impression that unprecedented inhu-
manity charscterizes the purpose OF
the Britiel blockade, it Is stmply max
ing "a sla yto the galleries" for 1t
knows perfectly well that tue reduc-
tion of cities and countries BY shut
ting off their supplies has been prac-
ticed for centuries. When the German
Government criticises the United
States because it has not protested
against the purpose of the British
blockade on grounds Of humanity 1t
is indulging in pure demagogy. 1t
knows that. we have no more right to
make such q test on humane grounds
against the action Of Germany In
starving Paris into submission.-NeWs
and Courier.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11

J. E. Sweringen, State superintend-
ent OF education, is to be married in
June to Miss Mary Hough, the we'd
ing to take place In Greenville.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11

Paris, May S-Two German aero
planes were shot down in the Verdun
Regon today.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11

. It is estimated that over 12,OOO,Ooo
automobile tires are consumed in a
year. Or this number, despite the
close to 200 tire makers now in e1-
istence the Goodrich factories in
1915 produced nearly 100000.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04

We would appreciate that news item
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
UNABLE TO SECURE
 LICENSE FOR TEN DAYS
Hunters and Fishermen License Blanks Fail to Arrive and Can Not be Issued-MOre than 1000 Applications Received.

Little Rock, Jan. 4.-Hunters and fishermen will be unable to secure li- censes for week or ten days, be- cause of delay in the arrival of the license blanks, according to announce ment of the State Game Commission. It was agreed, however, that the pos session of a receipt for the payment of such a license will be accepted by the game wardens until the formal license is received.
 Since last Saturday applications have benn received for more than a thousand game licenses, of which over 800 were received yesterday. During the year 1915, or since the enactment of the law, total of 11,293 licenses was issued, the revenue amounting to $17,8294S. Of this amount there re- mains in the treasury balance of $9,- 3SO.52.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
ENDORSING CHIEF
 JUSTICE McCULLOCH

Little Rock, Jan. 4.-Leaders of the Arkansas Bar, including the state and federal judiciary, are endorsing Chief Justice E. A. McCulloch for appoint ment to the United States Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lamar, de- ceased. Arkansas has never had a representative on the Supreme Court of the United States, and this will be advanced as on of the arguments in favor of his appointment, by Presi- dent Wilson. He will have the solid support of the Arkansas Legal frater- nity, and the recommendation of Chairman McCombs would have great weight at the White House. E. A. McCulloch has been on the Arkansas Supreme Bench since 1904, and has been chief justice since Feb. 1, 1909, when he succeeded Joe M. Hill, who ersigned.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
EXPLOSION TAKES
 TOLL ON STEAMER
Aztec Had Just Left DrydOck and Cause of Explosion is Un- knOwn.-Believed Caused by Bursting of Big Gas Tank.

New York, Jan. 3.-One man is dead and eleven others are known to be missing as a result of an ex- plosion that wrecked the engine room of the Norwegian oil tank steamer Aztec at Brooklyn dock today. The dead man was a fireman on the yes sel and five of the missing men were members of the crew.
 The other six were employed on the docks. Sveen were injured, three of them seriously.
 The Aztec had just left a drydock, the the cause of the explosion is un- known, altho, it is believed to have been caused by the bursting of a tank of 10000 cubic feet of gas that was used in connection with the oil fuel for the engines.
 For several hours fifty firemen worked desperately but futilely to re- cover the bodies of the victims as it was almost certain those below could not have escaped with their lives, it was finally decided to pump the ship dry before renewing attempts to re- cover the bodies.
 The Aztec was unde, charter to the Interocean Transport Company of this city. The tanker recently arrived from France and. vert into drydock on December "A and was to have sail ed for Philadelphia this week to take on cargo for return trip to France
 Fire Marshal Brophy after an in- vestigation said the explosion was caused by gases pocketed in the bilges and crevices baout the tanks and sup. ports.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE AC-
 CEPTS ARKANSANS NOVEL

Louis Dodge, former Arkansas boy, who has been employed on St. Louis newspapers for a number of years, has just had the rare good for tune to have a novel accepted by Scribner's for special publication. It will begin in the March number Mr. Dodge's many friends in Little Rock and elsewhere in the state have fol- lowed his career with great interest since he has been in St. Louis, and will be gratified to learn of this splen- did literary achievement. The novel will first be published serially in the magazine and then issued in book form. Mir. Dodge has worked on all the big papers of St. Louis, doing liter ary, dramatic and reportorial work of stellar magnitude. His poems have commanded the attention of the best periodicals, but this is the first novel he has had the good fortune to have accepted.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
INQUIRIES ABOUT ARK KANSAS

Nearly every inquiry I have received about Arkansas farm lands this week has contained reference to stock grow ing, indicating that the possibilities of our State in this branch of the farm ing industry have attracted wide at tention and that the best class of imi- grants are turning their eyes toward Arkansas.
 w. R. Moore of Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, wishes to locate in a warmer climate and has decided to come to Arkansas and engage in stock raising. He has fuor boys and wants 300 acres suitable for handling hogs, cattle, sheep and mules and on which he can use up-to-date farm machinery.
 Joseph w. McNeil Route 1, ldana, Kansas, wants big tract of land so he can divide it among his five boys about GAO acres of corn and grass land. He has some good cattle he wants to bring down from Kansas. Mr. McNeil has heard good reports from the country about Mena, but he would like information concerning any part of the State.
 Still the inquiries come from Call fornia. Janet Scott, R. F. D. No. l, San Gabriel, California, writes this week for information about Arkansas 1opd and reSourceS
 T. c. Davidson of Brownsville, Ore gon. writes "I am desirous of making a change of location and ask that you send me information of interest to in tended settlers
 Persons having lands for sale, city officials or commercial organizations who want to get new people into their communities are invited to write di- rect ot these people and tell them of the advantages of thir localities.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
SENATOR CLARKE
 NOT 4 CANDIDATE
Issues Statement to Effect that He is Not Able to Discover ReasOn-Effort by Politicians to Avoid Complications.

Little Rock, Jan. IA new pro- blem in state politics has been pre- sented with reference to the selection of delegates and alternates to tht na- tional Convention. Senator Clarke has issued a statement to the effect that he will not be candidate for a place on the Big Four, and further that his "name will not be considered in connection with the place." He declares that he is mot able to dis cover any reason which renders such service" by him "at this time a mat ter of public or party duty"
 Nevertheless, there is a movement on foot among leading politicians, in order to avoid political complications, to have the names of Senators Clarke and Robinson, Gov. Hays, and Chair man A. J. Walls, of the State Com mittee, appear on the ticket for dole gates at large, without opposition. In the event this should be done it is unlikely that Senator Clarke would refuse to accept the honor. This would establish, also, the presedent of giv- ing this honor to the retiring gover- nor, instead of to inc nominee. It would also have the effect of prevent ing "muddying of the waters" with matter that must be of secondary importance to the people of the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
ANCIENT HIGH BEACH LINES
 ON LAKE TAHOE

The statement sometimes made that Tahoe is an old volcanic crater" is not true. The region about the lake shows evidences of volcanic ac- tivity of various kinds, and the lake waters themselves have probably been damned at times by outpourings of lava. A lava flow appears to have temporarily filled the outlet channel below Tahoe City, Cal. The lake, however, lies in a structural depres- sion-a dropped block of the earth's crust.
 During the Neocene epoch and the earlier part of the Pleistocene epoch the waters of Lake Tahoe stood much higher than now, probably on account of lava dams which have since been cut through. Distinct beaches that mark former higher levels are found up to about 100 feet above the pres ent lake, but it is believed that the waters formerly rose to still greater heights. At Tahoe City the most dis tinct of these old beaches is ter race 35 to 40 feet above the level of the lake, and it is this terrace that make the level ground on which Tahoe Tavern is built. (U s. Geological Survey.)
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
THE FERTILIZER SITUATION
Bureau of Mines, Manufactures and
 Agriculture.

As a result of the failure of the last Legislature to appropriate money for the printing of tags and the enforce ment of the fertilizer inspection law, it is likely that the farmers will not be able to buy commercial fertilizer next season. The law requires the Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture to furnish fertilizer tax tags to the manufacturers, when paid for at the rate of 25 cents a ton. The tag money is paid to the State Treasurer and kept in a separate fund, and cannot be used for any other pur- pose except paying the expenses of fertilizer inspection, etc. There is now in this fund, $16,294.71. When the Manufacturers buy the tags they, of course, add the cost to the price of fertilizer, and indirectly the farm 'ers pay this inspection tax.
 The fertilizer inspection proved good thing and prevented the sale of worthless fertilizers. The law author Iizes me to appoint four inspectors to take samples and have them analysed to see if they come up to require ments. However, the last Legislature failed to make an appropriation from the funds on hand to carry on the work or to print tags, consequently, have been unable to have any inspec- tion done since March 30, 1915. The fiscal year ended September 30, and after that date new tags for the sea- son of 1915-1916 were required. There being no appropriation, l have no funds with which to have the tags printed. The law makes it finable offense for an official of the State to buy anything for the State on a credit. Hence, I am unable to furnish the tax tags. If fertilizer is sold without tags, it will be a violation of law, pun ishable by fine of from $10000 to S500.00. Under these circumstances ] it is not likely that the fertilizer peo- pie will undertake to sell fertilizer. ! If, as a result of this complication, the farmers who need commercial fer tilizer should be unable to get it, their interests will suffer. 1 am powerless to relieve the situation, however much I am disposed to do so. It was grie- vous mistake upon the part of the Legislature to fail to make the appro- priation. l feel that it is but fair to say that the fault was entirely that of the Senate. The members of the House passed the appropriation, but the Senate refused to accept the appro- priation amendment and, through the Conference Committee, it was killed. It is also but fair to say that Senators Lundy, Futrell, Ruff, Wagner, Fer guson and Representative Wood of Se- bastian County, are entitled to the greatest amount of credit, if any is due, for killing the appropriation, and bringing about the present dilemma. It is also but fair to other members of the Senate to say that a roll call was never allowed to be taken.
 John H. Page,
 Commissioner.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
s l F T N c s Farm and Ranch.

Christmas day Oklahoma Agricul- tural and Mechanical College cele- brated the 25th anniversary of it's founding.
 Birds from 28 states competed at the seventh annual National Poultry Show at Chicago, over 3,700 birds being entered.
 The United States was the first country in the world to enact meas ures advocating pensions for indigent widowed mothers.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
$1400.

"Corn boys" and "bread girls" from Ohio visited Philadelphia recently says the North American, on the Buckeye corn specials tour, listened to speeches and then went on to New York. The boys had made three ears of ocrn grow where only one had sprouted before. The girls had carried off all the prizes in sight in house. keeping arts. And this tour IS their reward. With them were farmers and their wives, who just went along to see the sights. A girls band and a boys band furnished music.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
BUSINESS VERY DULL
 IN CIRCUIT COURT TO-DAY

Very little business was had in cir cult court here today. The case of s. P. Davis vs the Prescott & North western railroad was tried in the sum of $1,700.
 The grand jury has examined a number of witnesses and there will be a number of indictments turned in this afternoon.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04

The wages of women in the gov ernment service in this country are lower than mems for the same work. The average male stenographer gets a wage of $1 600 and $1,S00 a year, for which a woman gets $1,200 and $1,400.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04
GOVERNOR GRANTS PARDONS

Little Rock, Jan. 4.--Gov. Hays has granted parodns to Mark Priola, con victed in Little Rock in November, 1914, of robbery and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary; also to Gearge Manning of Johnson county, convicted in July 1915, of disposing of mortgaged property and sentenced to nine months Imprisonment.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04

United States imports for week ending December Il totaled $38, 8,057,- 733 and exports $9S,40S,134, making a favorable trade balance of $60,350,- 401. Exports of cotton 9S,581 bales; since August 1, ,985,552 bales.
 President Wilson's message was re ceived by South American nations with sincere and immediate re- sponse, according to diplomats in Washington representing those gov ernments. The presidents plan of making an-Americanism the keynote of his message has impressed those nations with the sincere attitude of the United States towards them, says John Barrett, director general of the Pan n-American union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-23
I.. Finance, Real Estate and Insurance =.
 STOCK MARKET 

NNew York. Oct. 23-Opening-
 Dealings on broad scale at higher
 levels were resumed at the opening of today's stock market, specialties lead
 ing the movement. High records were
 established by American Beet and
 Cuban Cane Sugars and Central Leather also scored a new maximum. United States Steeps belated opening showed a gain of a point, with as much more for American Can, Press ed Steel Car, Westinghouse, Inter- national Paper and Inspiration Cop per. Other metal issues were in genl eral demand and the inquiry for rails was again featured by unusual ac- tivity in Wabash issues, Denver & Rio Grande pfd., Chesapeake & Ohio and Rock Island.
 Noon.-Tradfng assumed much wider proportions before Il o'clock, embrac- ing issues of every description. Inces- sant profit taking exercised little or no effect, prices attaining higher levels. Unusual activity in Bethlehem Steel, which rose 30 points to 5SO was a con- spicuous feature. Central Leather and Sugars extended their gains with metals, marines, petroleums and fer tilizers. United States Steel became the central figure later, rising to the new record of 121 IA, with gains of to 2 points in related stocks. Rails were relatively backward but firm. Dealings up to the noon hour, when almost buoyant conditions prevailed, approximated 750,000 shares. Bonds were firm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-23
Selectmen's Notice.

The Board of Seieetmen and Towr Clerk of the town of Bridgeport will be in session in the Council chamber. City Hall, State street, on Friday, October 20.~ ~21. 23, "A, 25, 26. 27. from a. m. till D. m. for the pur- pose of admitting as electors all per- sons whose names appear on the list under the head of F"To Be Made" who are found qualified. Also November 9th from a. m. till p. m. for per- sons who reach the age of 21 years after October 27 and on or before Tuesday, November 7th, this also in cludes persons whose time of resi- dencei natures after October 27th and on or before Tuesday, November 7th. Per Order Board Of Selectmen.
 James FurHeF, Pres Pro Tem.
 Joseph L. Verillo, Clerk.
 Charles Quintet.
 Irving Elson.
 Joseph A. Altieri,
 GIst'