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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Brothers Attend Funeral.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 17.-John
D. and William Rockefeller arrived
in Cleveland today to attend the
funeral Of their brother, Frank, who
died early Sunday morning from in
testinal trouble. The two Rockefei.
lers made the trip over the New York
Central in John DIS private car.
The funeral was held this after
noon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Business Mems Barefoot Club.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
BURNETT, Texas, Apri l17-Burnet's
Business Mems Barefoot club has
been organized and any member who
does not go to work barefooted on
May must forfeit 81 to the Red
Cross.
"This is year of sacrifice" read a
statement of club members, "and our
club has been formed, not in a
spirit of levity, but of loyalty and
.service."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
German u Boat Sent Torpedo Whizzina
Through Sea at American Battleship,
but Missed
Nor FAR FROM NEW YORK HARBOR
East Coast Aroused by Presence of Hostile
Submarine Which Made Attack on
United States Destroyer.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, April II.
Germany fired the first shot
of the war against America to-
day-and it missed.
Official information reached
The navy department shortly
after noon that the United
States destroyer Smith was
fred upon by a German. sub
marine at $3.50 a. m. The tor
pedo launched by the U boat
missed the Smith. The latter
gave chase to the submarine,
but the enemy ship submerged
and escaped.
Announcing the first engagement Of
| he war, the navy department this
dternoon issued the following bpIle-
Hin:
Reports from Fire Island light
ship to navy station at Boston and
at New York that at about $3.50
a. m. the 18th, the enemy subma-
rine was sighed by the U. S. S.
Smith, running apparently sub
merged. The submarine fired
torpedo at the Smith, which
missed her by thirty yards. Wake
Of torpedo plainly seen cross
Ing the bows. Submarine disap-
peared."
The navy department. had not heard
Shout the clash until press reports
brought word of it.
Immediately Lieutenant Commander
8elknap, navy censor, got the New
York navy yard on long distance teIe-
phone and asked details.
New York, too, was ignorant Of the
Incident, but at once communicated
with Fire island light ship from which
The original report to Chariestown
had been made. A few minutes later
he light ship, twenty-five miles off
sandy Hook, flashed back the story
" ~ NcW roTk ydtOy "ihSii a. S'SS
fosified BeIknap.
The submarines efforts to sink the
destroyer we're the first definite evil
,ence of the oft-repeated rumors that
'erman U boats Iurked off our coasts.
The fact that the Fire island light
NIP conveyed the original information
Cd to the belief that the German was
not far distant from New York City,
nasmuch as the light ship is only
nlrty-five miles beyond Sandy Hook,
ne outer portal of New York's har-
'or. While, for military reasons, the
'avy does not say what Is being done
oout hunting the submarine, it Is as
umed that redoubIed watch is be-
ng put into effect.
Reports to the Boston naval sta
ION Indicated that the submarine was
0sering off the Jersey coast midway
eeween Atlantic City and Asbury
ark and only short distance from
sew York City itself. The navy has
. way Of knowing whether the SUBJ
,aarine has made the journey from
'remer Haven intending to make a
u'ek stroke and return, or whether 1t
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Paper Makers Pleaded Not Guilty

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, April ia plea Of
not guilty was entered by the seven
indicted members of the Print Paper
Manufacturers associations eXecu
tive committee when arraigned before
Judge Cushman in federal court here
today Each furnished $4,000 baih
They were given thirteen days to
file demurrers to the indictments
which were returned under the Sher
man antitrust law and charge a con
spiracy to initiate print paper prices
and restraint Of trade.
The men indicted are Phillips T
Dodge, George H Mead, George Cha
hoon, Jr, Gordias H. P. Gould, Ed
ward w. Backus, Alexander Smith
and Grant J. Sensenbrenner These
men are heads of the biggest news
print companies in the United States
and Canada.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
CONSCR|P ton
NOT LIKELY
Volunteer Plan to be Tried
First Before Selective Draft
Idea is Put in
Force.
POLITICS TO BEAT 1T
conaressmen Fear They Would Not
Be Able to Face Their People
Back Homo If
Favoring.
POLITICS TO BEAT 1T
[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff COrreSnOndentl

10y uNouClL DVhuOi, chisSu S~S
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Politics
may beat the conscription army plan.
Growing fear on the part of many
congressman that they could no
longer face their. constituents with an
81 kept you out of war" plea-should
they vote for conscription-made 1t
appear inevitable today that the vol
unteer plan will be given a trial first.
The compromise which seems likely
to go through will be authorization
for the president to call for 100000
to 100000 volunteers Immediately
to be raised within ninety days. AT
the same time the machinery FOR
conscription will be authorized and
put into motion so that If the volun
teer system doesn't work within nine
ty days, conscription could be put into
effect Immediately thereafter. This
is the situation in the house. The SEN
ate, on the other hand, appears more
favorably inclined to the conscription
plan. Senator Chamberlain believes
there is only one vote in the senate
military committee which favors a
compromise. Chamberlain feels there
is sufficient volunteer provisions in
the bill as it stands to give that sys
tenn thorough test, while the actual
work of preparing for conscription-
which admittedly will take two or
three months-is being done.
1t was indicated today that the sen
ate committee will not wait for the
house committees action on the bill
much longer The situation is better
in hand, from the administration s
viewpoint, in the senate than in the
house and it may be that the upper
branch will get the jump and pass the
whole buck up to the house.
Unless President Wilson and Secre-
tary Baker weaken and accept a trial
Of the Out-and-out volunteer system, it
appears likely that there will be con-
siderable debate on the army bill
and it probably won't become a law
for some time. A popular demand that
Theodore Roosevelt be permitted to
lead a division abroad as soon as he
can raise it, has sprung up all over
the central western part Of the coun-
try if rush Of kilograms and letters
here are to be accepted as showing
which way the wind blows.
Opinion prevails here that the cen
tral and far west Is not fully alive to
the real war conditions facing this
country and some kind of an "awak
ening' is necessary. Roosevelt, many
in congress believe, could deliver the
punch to rouse the country. perhaps
better than any other man. 1t is
probable that should the conscription
army bill fail or be modified-as now
seems likely Colonel Roosevelt
would be Immediately given permis-
sion to go ahead with his division. If
cCnscription passes, he'll lose his
chance unless President Wilson
grants a special dispensation in his
case.
Asks Republican Aid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
positive Proof of Activities
Lacking, But Circumstances
Have Been Suspicious.

'onited Press Leased Wire Service.]
LES pEs MONIES, Iowa, April IL
Sa Is being swept by spy scare.
~, several recent fires of mysterious
scasn sih are the principal cause of the
ac,;s.,, although positive proof of the
st,n ',ties of proGerman agents is
sui lacking.
John DeMar, assistant federal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
STRIKE
ElZZlED OUT
e,
Did Not 4 ): e Enough I'M
portanc : 9 Call Out Mill
tary IS IS and Few
T e les Close.
AS ) AID PROTEST
Another Report Says Strike Is Tieing
up TRANSFORMATION and Gripping
Some Of the
| Factories.

[By John Grandens, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN (via I1ondon) April IA
general strike fomented by extreme
socialists as protest against the
reduction in the bread ration effec-
tive Sunday, fizzled out today.
Only a few factories were forced
to suspend by the strike. Not single
munitions plant was affected, officials
declared. Business apparently was
continuing as usual today. All of Ber-
Inns subways and street cars were
running with their usual number OF
employees. At no time did the gen
eral strike" assume enough import
ance to call out the military forces.
On the streets a few hundred ag1ta-
tors and demonstrators for the strike
paraded undisturbed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Entente Commissioners.
Where Are They?

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Where
Great Britain's high commissioners
mystery to the state department to
day.
1t was stated officially this forenoon
that the department had absolutely no
word as to their whereabouts, but that
it was keeping close touch. on the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Dutch Leader Goes.

THE HAGUE, April 1.-THE Dutch
Socialist Leader Troelstra left for
Stockholm today to participate in the
socialists conference on peace.
Camille Huntsmans, permanent Sec
retary Of the international socialists
bureau left today also for Stockholm,
announcing that he would work for
peace on the basis of President Will
sons declarations and Russian Minis
ter of Justice Kerensky's recent ut
teranceS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Musterious Air Plane.

ROSTON, April 17-That another
air olane has been sighted flying
over the Portsmouth, N H., navy de-
nartmant by national guardsmen, was
-renorted in Boston today. 1t was
rumored that some sort Of an air
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Terms to be Given Out Short
ly by Kaiser, Who is Be-
hind Movement of
Party.
WORKING ON RUSSIA
Members Gathering In Norway to Dis
>cuss Plans for Ending the War.
With Sanction Of the
Government.
[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CHR1STIANA, April 17.-Germany
Is shortly to issue to neutrals state
ment of the terms on which she con-
siders peace negotiable, according 10
rumors in diplomatic circles today.
The reports came from sources known
to be closely identified with the Ger
man officials plans.
Those closest in touch with the
German movement here had not
heard any details of what Germany
proposes to offer. They did not be-
lieve, however, that there would be
many concessions from the unofficial
but highly inspired outlines of Ger
many'S demands given out both at
Washington and in Germany at the
time of Won Bethmann-HollweS' s
famous peace tender last December.
Scandinavia is the center OF Ger
manys peace efforts aimed at Rus
sia. That the Teutonic officials are
bending every effort to realization OF
their hope of separate peace with the
new provisional government at Petro-
grad is apparent in every quarter
here.
American diplomatic quarters have
been formally advised that the Ger
man government is behind the social
list movement. It was Germany that
probably started socialist propaganda
work and the German government
that pushed it by active support.
Count Won Bernstorff, prime apostle
of peace propaganda work, has been
selected as German ambassador To
Sweden, purely in line with this Rus
sian effort. Meanwhile German prop
agandists of lesser calibre spread re-
ports of Germany's desire for peace
carefully avoiding however, any state
ment of terms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
Asks Republican Aid.

WASHINGTON, April lin an ef-
fort to bring about non. partisan sup
port of the administration conscription
army bill President Wilson today ask
ed Representative Mann, republican
floor leader of the house, and Repre-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
REPORTS of Disorders.

AMSTERDAM, April 17.-The Ber-
lin general strike is Gripping the
output of metal and wood and tieing
UP transportation facilities, accord
ing to dispatches here.
"Details were meagre. There was
no confirmation of one report OF dis
orders in the German capital.
The general strike had long been
expected, the radical socialists having
announced it as a protest against the
twenty-five per cent cut in the bread
ration put into effect Sunday.
Semi-official dispatches, however,
insisted that the strike had affected
very few industries and that it was
without general public support Ii
this connection, copies Of the Berlin
socialist organ Vorwaerts received
today, contained this editorial:
internal disturbances in Germany
at this moment would be calculated
deeply to disturb socialistic peace
work The vain hope that Germany
in few months might see occur
rences similar to those in Russia
might again postpone the end of the
war, which now seems so near, and
again cost hundreds of thousands or
lives on the battlefield.
whoever has reason or conscience
therefore will especially ask what
will be the effect Of what he does or
fails to do today"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17

Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
New Party Formed.


AMSTERDAM, April 17.-German
officials promises of governmental re
forms without any steps in fulfill
ment, have resulted in formation OF
a new anti-government party, Berlin
dispatches announced today. The
new group, an off-shot from the reg
u1ar German socialist party, is to be
known as the independent socialist
democratic party. Its platform IS
democratizing of the German govern
ment Hugo Haase and George Lede'
bour, active leaders in the new re,
form movement, are bitterly opposed
to the supine manner in which their
brother socialists have received mere
promises of electoral reform without
any action to this end. The Berlin
dispatches today said there were a.
least fifteen socialists in the reich
stag who formally subs cribed to the
principles Of the new party.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion- Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31

ed BY the lands, now or formerly, OF
E. A. Griffin, Southern Oil Mill Com
pany, Farmers Oil Mill Company,
Frances Andrews (colored) and Hun
ter Street, the same being the iden-
tical lot of land conveyed to Reuben
Mayes and Ellen Mayes jointly by
deed of T. C.. Pool on the 18th day Of
September, 1904
TERMS OF SALE: All of the pur-
chase price to be paid in cash, and
the purchaser to pay for all necessary
papers in the conveyance. AS an ev-
idence of god faith, the purchaser shall
deposit with the Probate Judge, i'm
mediately upon the premises being
sold to him, Fifty (s5O.O0) Dollars.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31
NOTICE OF INCREASE OF CaEl.
TAI STOCK.

Pursuant to a resolution adopted 0y
the directors of the Newberry Hard
ware Co., a corporation under and
bv the laws of the State of South
Carolina, with it's principal place OF
business at Newberry, S. c., meet
ing of the stockholders OF said cor
poration is hereby called to be hei2
on Tuesday, the 2Sth day OF August,
1917, at 10 O'Clock a. M, at the ONCE
of said company in the town OF New
berry, S. c., for the purpose of con-
sidering and disposing OF a resolu-
ton % increase the capital stock Of
said company from $4,000 to $23.2oo.
divided into 80 shares OF 500 each
w. w. WATT,
]. L. WELLING.
L. G. ESKRIDGE,
Directors
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31
! RNY WILL BRING HONE
MEN WHO FALL IN WAR
Plans cf Philadelphians to EmbaiHl
Heroes Approved by Government.

Philadelphia Record.
Untirins efforts of two Philade!-
rhians have made it possible for the
bYinning back to this country, for bu-
rial. soldiers ard marines who may
lose their lives while fighting Ii
France. Following the war, every
man who is killed abroad will be sent
to this country and placed at the dis
rcsal Of his relatives or friends for
jnterment. Even should the conflict
continue for several years it will be
nossible, at that time, under the pres
ent plan. to recognize the bodies OF
the dead heroes.
Memory of the horrible condition OF
the bodies sent home for burial follow
;ng the clash between American blue
Jackets and Mexicans in Vera Cruz
several years ago, caused DR.. Howard
S. Eckels of Wyncote and DR.. Jay H.
Mowbray of Swarthmore to devise a
plan for caring for bodies of the SOL
diers and marines killed in Europe.
Accordingly, few weeks ago the
American Purple Cross Association
was formed and incorporated under
the laws of the District of Columbia.
DR.. Eckels was named director gen.
eral: NSjor General ]. Lewis Good,
treasurer and Dr. Mowbray. field di-
rector. The associations active mem
bership is limited to those who have
made care of bodies their life profess
sion and to those affiliated industries. :"
The trustees and other officers are
prominent men of the country, includ-
ing Governors and millionaire officials
of large manufacturing plants.
Government IndOrSes Plan.
Discovering that no modern system
had been devised by Government Of
ficials for taking care of the soldier
dead in France, officials of the Amerl-
can Purple Cross association imme-
diatelv held a conference with Secre-
tarv of War Baker and presented
plan that promises to revolutionize
and remove one of the most grewsome
features from modern warfare.
It was suggested that the Amerl-
can Purple Cross Association should
bear the same relation to the Quar-
termaster Generals Department as
the Red Cross does to the medical de-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31

Pennsylvania legislature nave unani-
mousiy passed resolutions calling up
or the war departn ent to accept tie
cHer. at least as far as it may apply
to troops enlisted in or furnished by
the State of Pennsylvania.
Personal assurances, letters and tel
egrams have been received from the
governors of dozen States, indorsing
this work. The governor of Missouri
has personally written to the secre-
tary Of war urging the vital impor-
tance of this work, has offered to re-
sign his governorship and go to France
if it be the judgment Of the president
that he could be of greater service
there than in his present Office.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31

and in event Of said purchaser falling,
to do so, the Probate Judge SHALL With
out further notice resell SAID land a.
the risk of the default:ng purchaser.
either On the same salesday or on
some subsequen; salesday, and il.
the purchaser fail to comply in full,
With the terms of the sale by the 12th'
day of August, 1917, the said Fifty
(S50.OO) Dollars shall be forfeited and
said land resold as hereafter direct
ed by this Court, upon the same terms
in the Order of this Court herein.
W. F. EWART,
Probate Judge for Newberry County,
South Carolina.
Dated: July End, 1917.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.

N the Probate Court.
Louvenia Fair, Admin 3tratriX of the
personal estate of Reuben Mayes,
deceased, and John Williams, as the
Administrator Of the personal es-
tate of Ellen Mayes, deceased, ana
in their own rights.
Plaintiffs,
.Against
Charlotte Asbury, Susie Snowden,
Lois DeWait and Marion Jones,
Defendants.
The creditors of the said Reuben
Maves, deceased, and the said Ellen
Mayes, deceased, are required by an
order in the above entitled action,
passed by me on the 2nd day of July,
1917, to render in and establish their
claims and demands before this Court
on or before the 7th day OF August,
1917, and said creditors are by SAID
Order enjoined and restrained from
prosecuting the collection Of their
claims in any other manner Or Court.
Notice is further given that the ad-
ministratrix and administrator OF tHe
estates Of Reuben Mayes, deceased,
and Ellen Mayes, deceased, respective
ly, will make final settlement as
such administrators and administrator
in the Probate Court for Newberry
County, South Carolina, at eleven
o'clock in the forenoon on the said 1tA
day of August, 1915 and immediately
thereafter will apply for discharge
as such administrators and admins
traitor.
W. F. EWART,
Probate Judge for NewDerry County,
South Carolina.
Dated: July End, 1917.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31
! SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
FOR WOMEN

Offers These Superior Advantages,
An ample and capable faculty.
Genuine interest i'll the individual
student.
Modern buildinge splendidly equip
ped.
Ideal location. "Surmerland' is
healthful as well as beautiful for sit
uation.
Fine air and pure waterfall thu
conditions conducive to good health
A Christian atmosphere and posi-
tive Christian teaching.
Moderate terms in order to place
these advantages within the reach Of
as many as possible.
Next session Degin September 2eth
Catalogue furnished on application
Inquiries should be addressed to
REV. p. E. MONROE, President
Leesville. S. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31
N:fTiCT OF SALE.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
In the Probate Court.
Louvenia Fair, Administrative OF the
personal estate of Reuben Mayes,
deceased, and John Williams, as the
Administrator Of the personal es-
tate of Ellen Mayes, deceased, ami
in their own rights,
Plaintiffs,
against
Charlotte Asbury, Susie ono"oen'
Lois DeWalt and Marion Jones,
Defendants.
By order of this Court herein, l Will
sell to the highest bidder, before the
Court House at Newberry, South Caro-
lima, within the legal hours OF sale,
on salesday, in August, 1917.
All that tract, piece or parcel OF
land, lying, being and situate within
the corporate limits Of the town OF
Newberry, in that part commonly
called "Graveltown," containing one
fourth acre, more or less, and bound
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31
FINE CONDITION OF THE
NEWBERRY COUNTY SCHOOLS

The following was made Up from
fhe annual report of the county Su-
perintendent of education to the state
superintendent and was given The
Herald and News some time ago. It
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31

was our purpose to go a little more IN
detail into some OF the schools OF
the county is the reason that this
item has not been printed but we have
had no time to do thes'wor and so
we are printing this as it was given.
MIR. Barre in retiring left the schools
in fine shape and only one district
with a small o2erdraI, With wa -
amply taken care of with the next col