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The Washington times., 1916-02-25
BERLIN PREPARING
TO YIELD, IS REPORT
Germany Asks U. S. to Define
Defensive Armaments, Am
sterdam Dispatch Says.

LONDON, Feb. 2b.--Germany In her
reply to the latest representations from
America, asks the United states to de-
fine offensive armaments, according to
an unconfirmed Amsterdam dispatch
received here today.
The reply, II is stated, is en- route to
Washington and should be delivered 10
tho American State Department witnin
forty-eight and possibly twenty-four
hours.
Official circles here accept the report
aR an indication that Germany does not
want a break with America ana Is pre-
pairing to yield.
The German foreign office, according
to the Amsterdam report. asks the UNI
ted States to specify what size of gun
II deems necessary for defensive pur-
poses. In this manner. Amsterdam re-
ported, Germany hopes to force from
the American State Department an ex-
act definition of offensive and defen-
sive armament that may prove en-
barrasslng to owners of belligerent
ships which have been entering Ameri-
can ports with guns OF comparatively
larrc caliber.
II is believed, too. that Germany
hopes In this manner TO prolong the ne
, countries over the new armed mer'
ChaEtmen crisis has subsidized. when Ger.
man diplomats will ind graceful way
! OF extricating themselves from en- awk'
ward position.
The report has entirely unset English
| forecasts OF the Kaiser's plans. Pre-.
| vIously, II was believed Germany haC
| completed a rev hotilla Of submarines
ard had trained new crevs. Intending
| to defy America by n reno Of sub
| marine operations untn tho latest sub.
marine hotilla bad been destroyed bS
allied wercrnft.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Presidents Letter To
Stone on U-Boat Crisis

nation Is involved. We covet peace.
and shall preserve 1t at any cost hut
the loss OF honor. To forbid our
people to exercise their rights for
fear we might be called upon to vim
dicate them would be a deep humili-
alton indeed. II would be an Inn
plioit-ell but an explicit-acquiesc-
enco in the violation of the rights OF
mankind everywhere and OF what
ever nation or allegiance.
II would be deliberate abdication
OF our hitherto proud position as
spokesmen, even amidst the turmoil
of war. for the law and the right.
II would make everything this
Government has attempted and
everything that It has accomplished
. during this terrible struggle OF ma
tions meaningless and futile.
II Is important.to reflect that II in
this instance we allowed expediency
to take the place OF principle, the
door would inevitably be opened to
still further concessions. Once ac-
cept n single abatement OF right and
many other humiliations would cer-
tainly follow. and the whole fine
fabric OF International law might
crumble under our hands. piece by
piece. What we are contending for
In this matter Is Of the very essence
Of the things that have made Ameri-
ca a sovereign nation. She cannot
yield them without conceding her
own impotency as nation and
making virtual surrender OF her in
dependent position among the ma
tions Of the world.
am speaking. my dear Senator,
in ceep solemnity. without heat.
with clear consciousness of the
high responsibilities OF my office. and
as your sincere and devoted friend.
II we should. unhappily. differ. we
shall differ as friends: but where Is
sues so momentous as these are in
volved we must. just because we are
friends, speak our minds without
reservation.
Faithfully yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Clark Hears Berlin May
Delay New U-Boat Policy

Speaker Clark. on returning from the
White House. said: There Ia a rumor
that the Germans will postpone their
threatened submarine program until
the middle Of March or April /. am
Just guessing at this IL this Ia. so, II
Will give more time for consideration
IL the submarine order is delayed. 1
think the whole matter. so far as tho
House is concerned, will remain in
statu quo.
The whole sum and substance of our
interview with the President. outside
OF explaining the temper of the House
and much arguing on both sides is that
the situation Is set out fully in the LETT
tiers OF President Wilson and Senator
stone. published today. We explained
how the House feels. in our Judgment.
We told him the resolution would carry
In the House two To one n we get a
chance to vote. Some enthusiasts say
II would carry three 20 one.
There was a good deal OF talk about
international law and precedent, which
1t 10 unnecessary to repeat. The
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. "a, Il

b fNhAifihb VII Shs. - A"ASs
NY Dear Senator. t1E
very warmly appreciate your
kind and frank letter Of today,
and feel that II calls for 1n equally
frank reply.
You arc right In assuming that
shall do every thing In my power
to keep the United States out Of
war. think tho, country will feel
no unensiness about my course in
that resrect. Through many anx-
ious months have rtriven for that
object. amidst difficulties moro man
fold than can have heen apparent
upon the surface. and so far have
succeeded do not doubt that I
shall continue to succeed. The
cJurse which tho European powers
have annoi;nced their intention Of
following In the future with regard
to undersea warfare seems for the
moment TO thpeatenT insuperable OBJ
stacles. but its apparent meaning is
so rnanifestlyi inconsistent with exA
plicit assurancesi recently given US
by thoss powers with regard to
their treatment OF merchant vessels
on the high seas that 1 must believe
that explanations will presently en-
sue witch will put,a different aspect
upon II. We have had no reason TO
question their good faith or their
fidelity to their promises In the past.
and 1. for one, feel confident that we
shall have meme in the futuN.
But. In any event. our duty is
clear. No nation, no group OF ma
tons. has the right. while war IL
in progress. tc alter or disregard
the principles hich all nations have
agreed upon in mitigation OF tho
horrors and sufterinss Of war; and II
the clear rights Of American citizens
should very unhappily he abrised or
denied by any such action. we
should, II seems 10 me. have. in
honor, no choice as to what our own
course should be.
For my own part, I cannot con-
sent to any abridgment OF the rights
Of Amer rlcan citizens in ary respect.
The honor and self-respect of the
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
WANTS NAVAL SHIPS
ORDERED TO PACIFIC
Congressman Stephens, and Ad'
miral Winston's Views Oppose.

Transfer of reserve ships from the
navy ward on the PACIFIC coast vas
sncsested today to the Naval Ailairs
Conlmittee by Congressman stephens OF
California, but Admiral Winslow ue.
clared such a move was not advisable q!
this time. 1t is desired to keep the meet
intact in the Atlantic. he said.
Need of enlarging and improving a
navy Yards on the Pacific coast was
urGed Admiral Winsiow said ne
Thought the Puget sound yard should
be better prepared, hut said 1t was ques-
tionabie whether more money should ne
spent on Mare Island yard.
ffif selecting a navy yard IN san ran,
cisco bay at the present time. do mol
think YOU would choose Mare Island
When the site was selected there was
no idea of the large ships we wouio
eventually huild. do not believe thar
Mare Island can be developed into
first class navy yard" said wlnsiow.
''Would you not favor sending poaro
of officers to the Pacific coast to locate
a new navy yard. II one Is to be estao'
iished?" stephens asked.
"I would" replied Admiral Winslow.
Winslow said forty eight submarines
for the Pacific coast Is not an excessive
number, However. he favored larger
submarine than the present type.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
CITY SUES UTILITIES
TO RECOVER $5,569

To recover S5,56o.O6. expended to re-
move and replace water mains Incl
dent to the extensions of street car
lines in southeast Washington, the
District Commissioners today insti-
tuted suits in the District Supreme
Court against two utilities.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company Is made defendant in an
action to recover $754.S3. with 6 per
cent interest from October 20 1915
for the alleged failure to pay for re-
moval Of mains in Nichols avenue
southeast.
In the other suit the District seeks
to recover $4.S14.23, with per cent
interest from June 80, 1918. from the
Anacostia and Potomac River Rail.
road Company and the Washington
Railway and Electric Company foI
similar work in Monroe street south.
east.
The petitions were. filed bv Corpora
tipn Counsel Conrad Syme and Assist.
ant Corporation Counsel F. H
Stephens.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25

President stands on his letter to stone,
as I see Il.
"The resolution to exclude Ameri-
cans from armed ships won't come up
today: Some member might try to op-
tain unanimous consent, but, OF course,
there would be numerous objections.
Those who favor passage of the reso-
that way"
Majority Leader Kitchin said he pre-
ferred that any extended statement as
to the conference at the White House
should come from Speaker Clark. In
mained In statu quo. II was his opin-
ion, however. that the proposed reso-
luton warning Americans would not
come up today.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Johnson Trustees
Sue Julia Simpson
Assert Payment on Indebtedness
Was in the Nature of a
Preference.

Asserting the payments of S.l75.sO on
an indebtedness df S,l,2al.45 was in the
nature of a preference, the trustees for
Lewis Johnson and Company, bank
rupts, today filed suit in the District
Supreme Court against julia V. simp-
son. -.
The petitioners alleged that on June
l6, feli the bankrupt brokerage nrm pe,
came inhabited &c Mrs. Simpson END
that shortly thereafter IN monunly IN IN
staIlments the sum OF T,i'O'O was APP
plied on the debt. . ..o,,
The trustees inform the court they
are entitled to this payment by reason
OF the fact the detendants Knew a,
Lewis Johnson and Company was IN
S'e"i The petition was fled on beholf Of
]. Miller kcynon. II. Rozler DuIamy,
leon Tobrin,r. 6ssdrles c.sTucker and
n prescott Galley.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
POSLAM SOOTnES
MOST FIERY SKIN
No Risk in Trying It--Cannot
Possibly Harm.

You take no risk in trying Poslam.
the skin remedy, as an experiment, TO
harmless. And the burden OF proof
In on Poslam--it must show results.
yisibly. or you will not continue to use
II, much less recommend II to others as
thousands are doing.
That PosIam possesses a merit most
unusual In healing skin diseases Is APP
parent from first application when Itch
ing stops, and in Improvement daX by
day, until the skin In clear
Poslam Soap never irritates. Leaves
an after feel Of pleasant wholesome
ness,
For samples, send &c stamps to Emer-
gency Laboratories. 20 West 18th St.
New York City. Sold by all Druggists.
--Advt
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Chauffeur Is Cited in
Suit Brought by Wife

Rudolph r. Page. a chauffeur. is cited
to show cause March 3 why he should
not pay tem2.prary alimony TO his wife.
Mary A. PaEt. in a rule issued TO-DAY
by Justice Mccoy in Equity Court
No. I.
In her petition for an absolute d.
vorce, fled In the District Supreme
Court by Attorney Alfred u. Smith,
Mrs. Page alleged improper conduct.
The couple were married here April
4. 1915. and lived together until Feb
ruary g. last.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Many Ships Run Aground
In Dense Fog Along Coast

NORFOLK. Va. Feb Pa dense fog
hanging over the Atlantic coast from
Norfolk to Cane Lookout and Chesa-
peake bav TODAY caused several vessels
70 run aground. and delayed Others
from six TO twenty-four hours.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
EVANSVILLE.

The final exercises in the dedication
OF the First Presbyterian Church took
place last night when the pastors OF the
various churches in this vicinity ex-
tended greeting to the congregation OF
the new church, Those Who spoke were
the Rev. Henry Thomas. OF Pinkney
Memorial Eptscoral Church; the 3Gv.
Episcopal Church South. the Rev. A. X.
Stockebrand. of the First Baptist
Church. and the Rev. A. W. land. Of
the Kiverdale Presbyterian Church.
w. c. Myers also spoke. rbe Rev. DIR.
w. d. Skellinger responded In behalf OF
the church.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Many Hear Sermon
Through, Telephone

EMPORIUM Kan. Feb. ?5.--Hundreds
their homes and listcred by telephone
when Evangelist Charles Reign Scoville
preached on Booze" Five thousand.
two hundred OF whom hit the glory
trail" were in the tabernacle at the
time.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25

Fully 100 members of the Holy Marie
Society of st. Jercme's Church attend
ed a musicale given by tie organiZa-
ticn last evening.
The president OF the society, stephen
]. Kelly. called the gathering to order
and William Giusta was selected ak
ma ster of ceremonies.
The program fellows: VioliA Duet Ly
James and Powers Waters; solo and
chorus by the Holy Name Quartet
tenor solo BY Mr.. Seifferth; baritone
solo by Lawrence Aman: recitation by
Irwin; con,ical songs, ]. Erwin Esterly
and Mr.. Barrett The committee In
charge We're Burrows Waters, William
Kelly, Charles irwin. Noble Wilson
William Neale, Lawrence Aman. and
Edgar Czarra.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25

The young people OF Upper Marlboro
will give their regular monthly dane,
tonight in Gibbons Hall. Upper Mari
boro.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25

Used in bed rooms. living rooms,
school rooms. banks, and various
offices. Made of muslin, allows
air to circulate without creating
draft. Sheds water. in. high,
adjustable to q inches 1So
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District or CO.
lumbia-Partly overcast tonight and
Saturday; not much change In temper
ature; lowest temperature tonight about
80 degrees. Strong northwest winds.
Maryland-Partly overcast tonight and
Saturday, except probable snow fiurries
tonight In extreme western portion.
Fresh to strong northwest winds
Virginia-Partly overcast tonight and
Saturday. Strong northwest winds.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
TEMPERATURES.
Omitted States Bureau.)

TIDE TABLE.
High tide, 1927 a. m.
Low tide. 6:22 a. m. and 1895 y. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25

light automobile lamps at $40 .. m.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-09
BY JANE whitaker.

L, d DdCuSIOI udlQ, SpuTQEAS even Tie
thought of marriage, and my mail
today brought me a letter from
married woman who offers me her
deepest gratitude because my advice
has helped straighten her matrimo-
NAL troubles"
We were lounging in the little flat
of a friend-one of the most charm
ing homes 1 visit, though it is but a
dolls house, and, seeming possible
story, begged her to go on.
ut started more than a year ago
while was living in New York. At
that time l boarded with man and
wife, strangers to me when went to
them, but it was a select home, and
they took me in merely because the
man frequently travelled and his wife
was left alone with their son of Z.
''In such a home one is not board
er so much as a friend, and as
friend must observe the personal re-
lations of the husband and wife in
rather annoying closeness.
81 had been there perhaps seven
months when l would have described
their home life in this fashion:
"The wife devotedly loved the hus-
band, too devotedly, in fact, for she
felt each little freak of his and griev-
ed over it and she made herself more
or less slave to his whims. If he
was late, and in consequence the din
ner was not as warm as he expected
it to be, he would make sarcastic re-
marks relative to the service he got
in his home and l would find her wet
eyed in the kitchen trying to stifie
sobs.
''Then he would sulk. 1 frequently
could not fathom why he sulked, but
sulk he did. For days at time he
did not speak word to her and he
was formally polite to me, and only
pity for her kept me in such an at
mosphere or my tongue sufficiently
guarded to keep out of trouble.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-09
LOVE is NOT SUICIDE; A WOMAN CAN FORGET
A MERE MAN, SAYS ONE WHO KNOWS


complimentary remarks about her
cooking and while she would assume
meek I want to please you so, my
lord and master air, he would twit
her about the mistake she made in
marrying him, anyway, and tell her
that was the opinion of her friends,
and she would stifle an impulse to put
her arms about him and tell him to
let her friends go hang
1.-THE worst of it all was that I felt
sure the man was torturing himself
as well as the woman, and that it
was just some meanness in him he
could not conquer, for l felt con-
WINGED that under it all he cared for
her and perhaps was Furnishing her
because of his love for her. But it
reached the limit of my endurance
one night when l had started out and
came home earlier than expected to
turn off the gas and revive her with
out the scandal of calling in a doctor
and publishing her folly to the world.
''It was then the old maid stepped
in.
I want to tell you something, you
idiot I said. When l was Is 1 des-
perately loved man and became en-
gagged to him and he Tilted me to
elope with another girl two weeks be-
fore we were to be married.
4 thought 1 would die with the
anguish of it. 1 walked the floor at
night. 1 cried until l could shed no
more tears. l begged God to let me
die.
When was % met at the home
Of my cousin a man of whom she had
spoken, telling me he possessed such
an unfortunate gift of sarcasm that
even his own family could not be
happy with him and he had no
friends. For some reason he liked me
when we met and he shortly confded
in me how unfortunate he was and
heO0ed me- tn he his friend and hn-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
state OF %Cuth Carolina.
County Of l.nurcnS.

Whereas, petition signed by the legal
number Of the qualified electors and
frcc-holdcrs residing in Hunter School
District No. {, Laurcns County, South
Carolina. asking for an election on the
question Of voting an additional spc-
cial tax Of one mill on the property of
that portion OF the consolidated dis
trict formerly known as Hunter SchooI
District 40. s.
And upon the question Of voting an
additional special tax OF two mills on
The property Of that portion OF the con
solidatcd district formerly known as
Hunter No. t. making 4 uniform Spc-
cia tax OF four mills on the consoli-
dated district known as Hunter No. 4
to be used as school purposes. have
been filed with the County Board ant
election is hereby ordered upon sax
question. Saio election to be hcid on
the 9th day OF March, l"lH, at Hope
we'll Church IN said district. under the
management OF the trustees OF SaIc
school district.
only Such electors as return rcai OF
personal property Tor taxation anc
who exhibit their TAX receipts AND
rcSlSlfallOn ccfllllcaicS as FclUirCu IL
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
MUST PAY IL BACK.
Supreme Court UplioldS Decision
Against Carolina Glass Works.


Against Carolina Glass Works.
pany appealed to the supreme court,
Washington, Feb. 2l.-Thc right Of
South Carolina to require county dis
pensarics to pay to it any money in
their possession due the Carolina
Glass company was upheld today by
the supreme court of the United
States. The court also upheld the
Judgment of the dispcnsary commits
sion against the glass company for
$2S,il9.2i
When the Carolina Glass company
made claim for balance due under
its contract with the directors of the
South Carolina state dispcnsary to
furnish bottles for the dspcnsary the
commission appointed to wind up dis
pcnSary affairs held that Tic state
owed The company $23.0l3.15. but also
found that, through Il conspiracy be
tween the company and some members
OF the dispcnsary board the company
had CHARGED the state AT least ton
pcr cont TOO much for glass bottles.
Tie commission therefore found the
company owed the state $5l,i32,99 rs
oycrchargcs, making Il net balance
due the state Of $2S,ll@.2I.
\ftcr this decision on February %,
1910. tho legislature passed 4 bill giv-
ing the diSpcnsary commission power
TO make decisions as 10 indebtedness
due the state and directed that whore
any corporation was indebted to the
state. any dispcnSary auditor OF a
county dispcnsary, indebted to the
same corporation should pay thc
amount due the corporation to the
state. 1t also made such Indebtedness
a lien on the real estate Of the cor
poration.
The glass company attacked the
constitutionality of the law and tho
state courts held it invalid only q
to tho real estate provision. The com
pany appealed to the supreme corut
contcnding that ii should have been
held invalid as to tho county dispcn-
sary provision.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
WHY PRINCE ALBERT WINS
Patent Process is Responsible for Its
international Popularity.

international Popularity.
Smokers 50 much appreciate the
flavor and GOODNESS and aroma of
Prince Albert pipe and cigarette
tobacco that they often marvel that
this one brand could be so different
from all others.
The answer to this question is
to be found OH the reverse side Of
every Prince Albert package, where
you will read: Process Patented July
30th, 1907" That tells the whole
story. Prince Albert is made by Il
patented process that ctus out the bite
and parch, which makes the tobacco
so mighty agreeable and satisfying to
men OF every taste OF every civilized
nation on the globe.
Smokers should realize that this
patented process cost three years con
tinuous work and study and Il fortune
in money to perfect. But the result
has proven to be worth all that was
expended upon ii. because il has set
free men who believed they never
could enjoy Il pine or a makin's Gig
arctic.
Prince .Nbcrt makes ii poss iblc for
every man 20 smoke pipe or to roll
his own c.gUrr,tcS And. no matter
how tender the tongue, Prince Albcrt
canmol bilc or aarch. 'rha, is cut out
by tho patantvl proco&s. iCNyiNg Tor
the NChe only the JOYS OF the tra-
grant joaIonu,
Il is fact That since l'rincc MIDGET
"arlivod", Just about sin years ago,
il HAS mvG~ lN.cc mon smoke ppCS
where oi.y mo&cd 4 pipe before.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
FAITH IN NEWSPAPER ADS.
Made Millions for General Carr. Who
First Made BuH Durham Tobacco.


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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
Mt. BETHEL NEWS.

I.
MI. Bethel, Feb. 2S. Mrs j. G.. Cog
dill, nee Miss Carrie Sicbcrt. died on
Feb 10Th. at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. j. II. Carlisle, after a long and
painful Il iction. and was buried at
Mt. Bethel cemetery sunday afternoon.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Connolly, and the choir
rendered beautiful and appropriate
music. she had been in iii health for
some time and the md OF last August
she came 10 the home OF her sister.
Mrs. Carlisle, with the hope that she
would get well. She went TO lhc Bap-
tiSt hospital in Columbia for an opera
ton the last of August, returning to
her SStcr'S in September, where she
thought, after 4 few weeks rest with
homcfolkS, she would rctrn TO her
home in Alcolu, S. G.
She leaves a Sorrowing husband who
was at her bedside when the end came,
and several stcp-childrcn TO whom
she was tcndcrly devoted. Also six
sisters and two brothers.
Miss Fannie Morrow, the cnicicn,
teacher Of. the Mount Bcthc! school.
spent the Weekend With homcfolks at
Iva
\ very distinct earthquake shock
was felt here the evening OF the 2lst.