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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
CENTRAL POWERS WILL HAVE
PEACE OFFER READY WHEN
CONFERENCE cONvENES.
BERNsTORFF's STATEMENT
Count Won Bernstorff In Statement
Says He Considers Answer to VII.
sons Proposal as Acceptance BY
Teutons of All Suggestions.

Washington--m spite of the vide
gulf between the insistence of the Cen
trail Powers for an immediate peace
conference and the forecast of a uni
nous refusal by the Entente Allies 70
enter such a conference without know
ing Germany,s terms in advance, the
American Government believes that
the negotiations in progress are result
ing in good. 1t was said with authority
that until the door to peace actually
closed by one side or the other. Presi-
dent Wilson will continue to hope that
any discussion Of the subject will tend
to hasten the end Of the war
Count Won Bcrnstorff the German
Ambassador, returning unexpectedly
from New York, authorized the Asso-
ciate1 Press to make the following
statement:
IL regard the note of my govern
ment as constituting an acceptance of
everything suggested by President
Wilson in his note to the belligerent
nations Of Europe"
1t was made clear at the Embassy
that Germany stands ready to make
known her terms on the first day Of
any conference that may be held, and
officials expressed themselves as be-
ing greatly surprised at the view pre-
Vailing in some quarters here that
the Berlin government had failed to
meet the Presidents suggestions by
note, setting down in the reply the
terms upon which it is willing to make
peace The German displomats say
President Wilson has no intention of
drawing public declaration concern
ing terms from the Central Powers
On the contrary they think the Pres
idents suggestion that an early oc,
casion be sought to call out from all
the nations now at war such an avow-
al OF their respective views as to the
terms upon which the war might be
concluded" has been fully met by
Germany in seeking an immediate
conference with her enemies.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
REFUSAL OF MAKERS TO
TALK STOPS PAPER PROBE,
Department Of Justice May Be Asked
to Take Hand In Investigation.

Department Of Justice May Be Asked
to Take Hand In investigation.
Washington. - Hearings reopened
here b. the Federal Trade Commits.
sion In It's news print paper investlga-
tton came to sudden end when paper
manufacturers refused to discuss the
reasonableness of news print prices.
Both publishers and jobbers had been
heard.
The manufacturers declared that
they had not had time to study tables
prepared by the commissions inves.
tigators purporting to show huge prof
its. Members Of the Trade Commits.
sion announced that despite an appar-
ent unwillingness by the manufactur.
ers to cooperate in the Investigation.
the commissions report would be is.
sued probably in about 10 days and
that such recommendations to Con
Eress would be made as were thought
necessary. At the same time It was
said the commission would soon be in
position to announce whether It's con.
sideratfOn Of paper distribution plan
showed an actual paper shortage and
n need for distribution under super.
vision Of the commission.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
ADAMSON ACT CONFERENCE
SPLITS OVER WAGE ISSUE
End Comes AbrIptly-No More Meet
ines Until SUI pfeme Court Passes

New York Conferences between
representatives Of the railroads and
the four brotherliOods Of railway en-
ployes at which were discussed the
possibilities of a settlement of the
eght-hour controversy, were discon-
tinned abruptly today when 1t became
apparent an agreement could not be
reached.
1t was announced by both sides that
there would be no more meetings until
after the United States Supreme Court
hands down It's decision on the consti
tutionality OF the Adamson act
The break came, it was learned.
when the railroad representatives re-
fused to concede the demands Of the
new wage schedule fixed by the Adam
son law. which goes into effect Janu-
AIRY 1st
The brotherhood chiefs held. 1t was
said, that their men had the right to
begin drawing wages according to the
scale rovided by the Adamson law
immediately after the law became eff.
frctive. irrespective of the suits
brought by the railroads to test it's
validity.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
RESOURCES OF NATIONAL
BANKS SHOW BIG INCREASE.
Gain of Four Billions Made In Past
Two Years, Making Gigantic Total
of $15,52OOOO,OOO

Washington.-Reso of National
banks Of the United States, Comptrol.
Ter Williams announced, have increas-
ed more than $4,000 ,000,000 during the
last two years and now aggregate $15,-
$40 100000 exceeding by about $1,000
100000. the total resources Of the
Bank Of England. the Bank Of France,
the Bank OF Russia, the German
Reichsbank, the Bank Of Italy, the
Bank Of Spain the Bank of The Meth
erlands, the Bank Of Denmark the
Swiss National Bank and the Imperial
Bank OF Japan combined.
In statement based upon returns
from the last bank call, November II,
the Comptroller calls attention to the
fact that the increase has been at the
rate of approximately 49, per cent
year during the last two years.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
Boy Killed Accidentally.

Greenville.--AceyB Burdett, aged ID,
shot and killed his II year old brother.
Carl B. Burdett, about o'clock We'd
nesday, while out hunting in the
Bethel section, near Simpsonville.
Their father, T. 0. Burdett, Is promi
nent farmer and lives about three
miles from Simpsonville near where
the shooting occurred. Acey Burdett
said he tried to shoot rabbit when
the gun was accidentally discharged,
the shot entering the younger boys
neck. The funeral was held from
Bethel church Thursday afternoon.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO
MUST RESIGN RIGHTS.

Mexico City.-A decree has been Is.
sued giving foreigners holding title to
real estate. mining and oil properties
and timber lands until April Is to re.
sign their treaty rights in so far as
the properties in question are concern.
ed. Formal remuneration OF such
rights must be made in accordance
with the decree issued more than four
months ago which provided that such
foreigners must become citizens in so
far as their property was concerned
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04

London-The Spectator devotcs the
greater part Of It's issue to answering
PRESIDENT Wilson'S question as to what
are the peace terms Of the entente al.
lies. Briefly summarized the principal
demands as outlined by the Spectator
follow.
me peace terms are to start from
the status quo before the war, thus in
Guiding the evacuation Of the whole of
northern France, Belgium and Luxem.
burg and Of all lands taken from Ser.
bia, Rumania, Russia and Montenegro
"Alsace-Lorraine is to be restored to
France. The Danish portion Of Schles
wigiiolstcin is to go to Denmark and
Posen. Polish Prussia and Austrian
Poland are to be added to the new sub
kingdom OF Poland which the Car has
~ edged to create.
Srhe Slavs Of Bosnia. Herzegovina
nN3tia, Croatia etc, are to be
oata into new kingdom.
.Dohomia is to be an independent
stnte.
The Rumanian section OF Transyl-
Vania to be added to Rumania.
"The whole Austrian Tyrol nlus
Triest. 1stria. and the other portions
or Austria which are Italian in blood
or feeling, to be added to Italy.
Turkey to yield Constantinople
and the straits to Russia.
The Armenians to he put under
Russian tutelage
The Arabs to be freed, while Syria,
Asia Minor and Mcsopot amia are to be
under external protection guarantee
ing tranquility.
The German colonies to remain in
the hands Of the entente. Moreover, a
money indemnity for the ruin Ger.
many has done in Belgium, France
Serbia, Montenegro, etc.
AS regarding shipping, Germany to
make reparation in kind for all ships
OF commerce destroyed ton for ton
neutral shipping to be replaced only
after all the demands Of the allies
have been satisfied.
THE German navy to be handed
over and distributed among entente
nations.
AS guarantee against future war,
the allies are to insist upon the demo.
cratization Of the German government.
The Kiel canal to be neutralized
under an international non-G German
commission including the entente
countries. the United States and other
neutrals."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
FIRST CHIEF SENDS OBJECTIONS
TO PLAN FOR MEXICAN
BORDER CONTROL,
NOTE Is NOT MADE PUBLIC
Latest Suggestions For Changes In
Agreement Will Be Considered by
The Three American Representa-
tives, lane. Mott and Gray.

Neutrality-suspicious. more appeal for
modification Of the protocol providing
for the withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico is made by General Car
ranza in a message delivered to Sec
rotary Lane by Luis Cabrera, chair
man OF the Mexican members OF the
joint commission. The Mexican first
chief replied to the insistent Ameri-
can demand that the protocol signed
by his spokesman at Atlantic City be
ratified with an eight hundred word
document in which he failed to ac-
ccde to the demand but refrained
from writing anything that could be
construed as n fiat lepudiation.
The latest suggestions for changes
in the agreement now will be consid-
cred by the three American represent
tatives--Secretary Lane, j. K. Mott
and Judge Gray. Secretary Lane ad.
vised his colleagues Of the character
OF the reply and asked them to meet
him here as soon as they conven.
iently could.
A joint session of the Mexican.
American commission will be held at
which the Americans will give the
Mexicans their answer and on it's ma
ture depends the future course Of the
commissioners.
1t was learned that the Mexican
commissioners were confident that no
inseparable barrier had been raised by
CarranZa.
The chief insistence of Carranza has
been that the American troops should
be withdrawn Internationally which
the American commissioners would
not consider. 1t was indicated that
CarranZa's insistence on that point
was less pronounced now and that the
change in his attitude had been
wrought largely by the altered mill.
tary situation in northern Mexico
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
NATIONWIDE RAIL STRIKE
t3, AGAIN RESTS WITH ORDERS.

New York.-Special circulars put
ting up. to the 100000 members re-
sponsibility for the next steps to be
taken by the railroad brotherhoods in
their controversy with the railroads
over the application and jnterpreta:
tion OF the Adamson 1T, were sent
broadcast by telegraph after a confer
ence of the four brotherhood chiefs.
Annonncemen OF the action was
made Sby William G. Lee. president Of.
VIE nr0t therbood OF RalIway ,IIainnhe0
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
COLUMBIA GETS FARM
LOAN BANK FOR CAROLINAS.

Washington Twelve cities in which
are to be located the Federal Farm
Loan Banks were announced by the
farm loan board, and it is expected
that within GO days the new system
VIII be in operation, ready to make
the loans for which applications al.
ready are pouring in from every sec.
tion Of the country.
The banks will be set up in Spring.
field, Mass; Boltimore, Md; Colum
Dla, 5. C.; New Orleans. La; Houston
Iexas; ST. Louis, Mo-; Louisville, Ky;
st. Paul, Mimi; Omaha. Neb.:
wichita, Kan; Spokane, Wash; and
Berkeley, Cal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
TEUTONS CLOSE IN ON
RUMANlAN SUPPLY CENTER

me net Of the utonic Allies an.
parently is fast closing in upon Braila
Rumania's oil and grain center on the
Danube Having taken Filipechti. 20
miles to the southwest, Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's troops have now can.
tured the railroad town of Aimnik-
Sarat, relatively the same distance To
the east, while the guns Of the Dobru.
d1a army are still hammering and with
some success the Russo.1 .1tumanians at
the hrtdgehcad ot Matcb1n,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
LUIS CABRERA DENIES ANY
TIME LIMIT FOR SIGNING.

New York Luis Cabrera, chairman
OF the Mexican delegation on the Mex.
ican-American point commission said
here that no time limit had been fixed
for General Carranza either to accent
or reject the protocol proposed by tho
McxicanA conference at At
lantic City. There was no understand.
ing during the sessions Of the Joint
commission he added which gave the
american commissioners authority to
impose such time limit
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
VILLA PREPARES TO
ATTACK TWO CITIES.

lei Paso, Texas. Francisco Villas
forces are preparing to attack Chi.
huahua City and Juarez simultane.
ously in an effort to establish railroad
traiflc between the border and Tor
reon' 1T was said by a man known 70
DC ciose to villa. A Mexican refugee
rom Torreon said Villa was preparing
to move north with 5000 men TO attach
.hih''ah"a CITY. He reported another
iorce or geo Villa followers to have
been at the Caldron ranch.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
PLAN BIG NAVAL SHOW
FOR THE u. s. ISLANDS.

WaShne:on. Plans for great ma.
val demonstration to signalze Ameri
can ACQUISITION Of the Danish West In.
n'rs are being considered by state
and navy department. officials. Prob.
ably the entire Atlantic fleet will be
ordered to st. Thomas, the long.
south naval base site, to participate
IN the celebration Minister Brun of
Denmark, formally advised the state
denartment that the treaty for the
"a 10 OF zig i..iarAa O -Lan hn.... u !.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
AGRICULTURAL COURSES ARE
MUCH PREFERRED. MANY
FROM COUNTY.
PALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS
General News Of South Carolina Col
Iected and Condensed From The
State Capital That Will Provo Of
lnterest to All Our Readers.
Columbia.

Columbia.
Both interesting and illuminating
is the vital statistics chapter Of Pres
idcnt Bigg's annual report to the board
OF trustees Of Clemson college. The
assembled data relates to the entire
student body Of S43 students A sur
prising fact is the predominant pro
portion OF students who come from
the rural districts. OF the total en-
roilment Of 843 students 706 are sons
OF farmers or men who formerly gave
their time and attention to agricul
tural pursuits. A total of 610 have
lived on the farm as long as ID years
Five hundred and fftythree were
born in the country Only LAG now
live In town or cities with a popula-
ton above 2,500. Six hundred now
live in the country or small towns
Another detail indicates the nfu-
ence of the alumni on succeeding gen
erations. Two hundred and forty-fve
of those now enrolled have had 33S
brothers to matriculate at Clemson, of
which number 121, were graduated
The average age Of the student body
is 10 years and months, and the
average height feet and inches.
The present senior class has men,
bership Of Ill. There are $50 juniors,
l89 sophomores, and 332 freshmen.
Th1rty-two have m2triculated for the
one year agricultural course. Twen.
ty-six are classed as irregulars, with
three pursuing post graduate courses.
Agricultural courses are by far the
most popular. In these 473 students
are now enrolled, with 37O in all other
departments.
President Riggs emphasized while
in Columbia Wednesday for the an
nual meeting Of the trustees that a
decidedly wholesome result had been
obtained by referring tie matter of
State aid to the board of charities
and correction. Nearly 100 per cent.
more paid tuition this fall without ap.
plication for State aid than one year
ago and upon recommendation of the
board OF correction free tuition has
been denied 156 Of the 374 making ap-
plication. Concerning the distribu-
ton of scholarships the PRESIDENT g
report says:
There are In effect this session las
regular four-year county scholarships
and II one-year scholarships from
the state at large to fill county vacan-
cies. There are also "a scholarships
In the one year agricultural course.
"Of the total number holding schol-
arships, 1852 are taking agricultural
courses and "a textile courses. Under
the law not more than one man per
cou1 ty can take the textile course.
"Of the total number holding schol.
arships, 133 or II 1-2 per cent arc
farmers sons, and SO or % 1-2 per
cent are sons Of merchants, LAWYERS,
etc. Some Of the latter are in the
textile course, for which mill exper-
ience rather than farm experience is
desirable"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
Columbia Plans For Farm Bank.

X.
Designation Of Columbia as the site
of one among the 12 land banks to be
established under the federal farm
loan act set in motion Immediately
quiet but urgent campaigns for the
several more or less attractive posi-.
tions which are IS ha filled. The bank
is to be governed temporarily" by
five directors, residents Of the district
(the Carolinas, Georgia. Florida),
whose compensation the farm loan
board shall fix, and these directors
will choose from their number pres.
ident and vice president, a secretary
and treasurer the staff comprising
also attorneys, experts, assistants,
clerks and laborers, the pay of whom
will be determined by the directors,
subject to approval.
The federal farm loan act was pass
ed at the last session OF congress and
banks will be opened in January or
February.
The purposes Of the act are: TO
lower and equaliZe interest rates on
first mortgage farm loans; to provide
longer term loans with the privilege
Of repayment in installments through
a long or short period Of years: to
assemble the farm credits of the na
tion to be used as security for money
to be employed in farm development;
to stimulate cooperative action among
farmers; to check land monopoly by
making 1T easier for tenants to secure
lands and to provide safe and sound
long term investments for the thrifty,
The act was passed by congress
June 2S. 1916, and was signed by
President Wilson July II, 1916, and
became law Immediately.
The machinery for the application
OK the farm loan act may be divided
INTO three main divisions as follows.
The federal farm loan board of five
members, named by the president.
The IL federal land hanks, estab.
lishcd at central poiNs throughout
the country.
The many nationa6 farm loan asso.
Citations, each nhade&dp of ten or more
farmers, who bor18w from the land
banks. H
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
WILL VETO
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL

Washington President Wilson told
callers that he would veto the $2S. 900.
600 public buildings bill If it comes
to him in the form in which IT is now
pending in the house. It's advocates
plan to seek 10 obtain a rule for con.
'idcration OF the measure by the house
SOON after the Christmas recess. The
president has reached no decision on
the rivers and harbors biz laid before
him recently by Chairman Sparkman
OF the Rivers and IIarbors Committee
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
1873 VESSELS SUNK BY
ONE SUBMARINE CAPTAIN

Amsterdam, via London-A Announces
ment IL made in the Berlin newsna.
pers that the Order Of Merit has been
conferred ON Captain Valentiner, cap.
tain Of a German submarine for sink.
Ing 12S ships Of total tonnage of
2S2,OOO. Included among the boats
sunk are French gunboat, a troop
transport, four steamships loaded with
war material and a French submarine
NnnYnNInn Ia cnnl atnnnnnr.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-04
CALIFORNIA PRESS TO
INCREASE RATES

Sacramento. Cal.-An increase in
subscription and advertising rates as
means Of fighting the high cost of
ncwsprint paper is favored by mem.
hers of the California Press Associa
ton. according to report made by a
special committee OF the association
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10

- The many friends of Mrs. ]. T..
Gown will be glad to know that she
is improving some now from her
recent serious illness: ..- -
Mrs. Frank Stevenson and little
son, Walter, left Friday afternoon
for their home in Helena, Ga, much
to the regret of her many friends.
Mr.. Chisolmn Halliday returned
to Due West Wednesday to resume
his studies at Erskine.
The Matron's Sewing Circle was
entertained on last Thursday after
noon by Mrs. P. z. Black in her
usual charming manner. Delicious
refreshments were served.
Mr.. George Bailey Of Co. G.. Pei
zer National Guards, spent Christmas
evening and Tuesday morning in Mt
Carmel at the home of Mr.. and MRS
J. D. Cade. Mr.. Bailey used to live
in Mt. Carmel, and it was q pleasure
to his many friends to see him again.
Mr.. Ben Sutherland of Anderson,
spent part of Christmas week in Mt
Carmel seeing old friends.
Miss Margaret Stalworth Of Green.
wood, spentthe first part of Christ,
mas week with Miss Elizabeth Hester
Mrs. H. s. Cason complimenteo
the young ladies and gentlemen with
n informal dance at her home on
Christmas night. -,
Mr.. Frank Cason of Old Fort, N
c., spent Christmas with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Cason:
Mr.. C. E. Williamson OF Abbevllle
spent Christmas Day in Mt. Carme
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Scott.
Misses Annie Mae and Matte
Murray of Anderson, spent part OF
the holidays in Mt. Carme! visiting
Miss Maggie Sutherland and Mrs
J. j. Sutherland.
Mr.. Herman Wisby of Abbeville
spent the first part of Christmas week
with Mr.. Lawrence Conner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10
SAD DEATH OF JIM PAYNE.

News reached Abbeville last week
of the death of Mr.. Jim Payne,
through telegram to Mrs. L. W.
White.
Jim Payne passed away at Pitts.
burgh hospital, at II o'clock on Sun
day night, Dec. 81. He had been i'll
for about two weeks with typhoid
fever. His remains were brought
Immediately to his home in Elber-
ton, Ca, for interment. 49,.
About three years ago, Jim Payne
worked for several months for the
C. A. Milford Co., but went to Pitts.
burgh to study in an Electrical
school and has been there ever since.
: During his short stay in Abbeville
he made friends with the old and
young who are gr;eved to learn of
his death. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10
COTTON GINNNED
PRIOR TO DECEMBER 13
Crops of 1916 and 1915 in South
Carolina.

Director Sam. L. Rogers, of the
Bureau of the Census, Department
of Commerce, announces the pre-.
liminary report on cotton ginned
by counties, in South Carolina, for
the crops of 1915 and 1915. The
report was made public for the state
at 10 o'clock a. m, on Wednesday,
December 20.
(Quantities are in running bales,
counting round as half bales. Lin
ters are not included.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10

Abbeville county gave nearly one
third Of the $100 I asked for last
week. Now, if only seven demo-
Gratis of the county will contribute
personally or raise among their
friends as some have done, the
sum Of $1,000 each, the trick will
be turned and we will have that $100
from Abbeville.
By the way, there are several good
democrats Of Abbeville county who
have not been kind enough to ac-
knowledge the receipt of my letter
of the 18th of December. I am sat
isfied that il has been an oversight
on their part during the rush OF
the holiday season, and I hope that
will hear from them during the
coming week, enclosing their con-
tributions.
Let's raise this fund this week
and be done with it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10

The demand for sincerity is far in
excess of the visible supply.-Ex.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
BY. FRED II. ,DOMINICk
To the 81, 900 Fund For Deficit In
the Treasury of the National
o., Democratic COMMITTEES.
Abbeyille County.

Abbeville County.
Through Harry B. Wilson (List of
contributors not furnished) $1,000.
Through Mrs. Rachel II. Minshall:
(At the request Of DR.. G. A. Neufferl
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-10

Total for Abbeville County--$32.25
Total Receipts by Counties to Jan.
6 1917