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liUHUU" 3IITH DAMAlii; l.\ TKAfK 01 MOID! _\d vices From Districts Swept Toll of Heavy Loss in Property and (;rowing Crops. New Orleans. July 6.?Reports of J great damage to property and grow1 ing crops due to the tropical storm that swept in from the Gulf of Mexico over parts of Louisiana, Florida, j Mississippi and Alabama yesterday and last night, began to arrive here early tonight as communication with the affected sections was restored. The only reports of loss of life early tonight came from Beloit, (Ala., where 17 negroes were reported kill0 d and others injured. Mobile and Pensacola still were cut off from wire communication. A messenger from Mobile, however, reached a station near that city early h tonight and reported that while the property loss in that city was extenI sive there had been no loss of life. According to the weather bureau officials Mobile and Pensacola were in the centre of the storm which reached hurricane proportions at those points. Shortly after noon a wireless message from the coast guard cutter Tallapoosa, in Mobile harbor, was received here stating that the wireless towers at Mobile had * been blown down and that the cutter was preparing to send a boat ashore to ascertain conditions in the city. No other communication was had with the Tallapoosa early tonight Bljhough the wireless stations here repeatedly endeavored to reach her. Advices from Milton, Fla., ahout 20 miles from Pensacola late today stated there were reports of heavy damage to the water front at Pensacola which was still cut off from out side communication. Virtually all the cities and towns along the Mississippi coast in the path of the storm were heard from tonight after being cut off from communication since yesterday. The damage in these cities was reported not so great as had been feared judging from the severity of the storm. Heavy Property Loss. Montgomery, Ala., July 6.?The first direct word from Pensacola and Mobile, two Gulf coast cities, marooned bv the troDical hurricane since early yesterday, reached here tonight, I showing heavy property loss at botn places, but no reports of fatalities. In Mobile first reports placed the property loss at approximately $1,000,000, chiefly to buildings ,and stocks in the wholesale district and along the water front. The loss at Pensacola ap peared to have been confined principally to the water front and was not thought to have been so heavy. Many windows were blown out in the business section and it was estimated that at its height Wednesday afternoon the hurricane blew at a rate of approximately 100 miles an hour. The water reached the front of the Cawthon hotel on Conception street in Mobile, and many basements wero ; reported flooded. A Western Union telegraph operator brought the first word from Mobile on foot. No reports have been received from various summer resorts along the Gulf coast around Mobile and Pensacola, and fears for the safety of thousands of visitors scattered, along the coast at these points were entertained here. The storm tonight was centred in southern Mississippi and all reports said it was diminishing in- intensity. Laurel and Meridian, Miss., reported heavy property damage, but the only fatalities recorded were near Selma, Ala., where it was said 17 negroes j "had "been killed and nearly a dozen other persons injured, dtieavy crop damage was reported in that section and at Tallassee, Ala., there was much property loss. Damage to the plant of the Tallassee Manufacturing company was 6aid to amount to soms \ $50,000. Railroads were among the heavy losers by the storm, and no lines had been a Die to send trains in or out of "Mobile or Pensacola tonight. Efforts are being made to repair washed out J and dirt covered tracks. ! ? DIXIE STAMP & STATIONERY" ^ COMPAiNY, Columbia, S. C. Office A and bank supplies. Manufacturers of rubber stamps, seals, etc., quaint ity and service. Prompt attention to mail orders. 5-19-tf. P MONEY TO L.SND?Apply U) Mower & Bynum. 4-14-tf. TOR SALE?Good plow horse. 'Work ^ anywhere. Sound and gentle. A & .good looker and in splendid working condition. Price $75.00, cash or ^j|P credit. T. E. Wicker, Newberry, ! co: TON IVUFACKD JJV nkkyii.. * ! ( r?p Fatorahly AiYectod in _>I??sl l'laces and Now Making a >ai| isfaetorv (irowth. I Washington. July 6.?Damage to | cotton by boll weevil is increasing. I the national weather and crop bullex-? A?5 - ? - - ^ ^ A T ? i?AviAunn o" [ tin louay amiuimueu. m , weather conditions for the week which ended yesterday the bulletin said: "The light rainfall in the northern i part of the cotton belt allowed for carrying on much needed cultivation. In parts of the central and southern cotton area cultivation was hindered and the fields are somewhat grassy. The crop was favorably affected by the weather in most places, however, and made a satisfactory growth. Owing to earlier unfavorable conditions the fields are irregular and in places the plants are small and back~ ^ TTia nlont/. oto h 1 n /\m in? in V> aiu. Jl iig uiv central South Carolina, are forming bolls nicely in Georgia and are fruiting well in Louisiana-. "The damage by the boll weevil is increasing in Texas and Mississippi and the weevils are reported in Alabama and Arkansas and the damage continues in Louisiana. Cotton lice are reported in some sections of Alabama." Corn in the lower Mississippi valley ha3 been benefited by showers, bu* they came too late in ?ome sections. The crop is tasseling in South "Caro lina and is earing well in Arkansas, while early corn is maturing in Texas, but rain is needed in the north and west sections of that State. Sugar cane is doing well and is mostly in fine condition. Tobacco was favorably affected by weather condif-inne Wa rvoatinp' in bivuo* XAU* VWVAWQ WW*.*.? ? Florida and has begun in South Carolina and topping has begun in Tennessee. Plants are backward for the season in -North Carolia, where the crop is reported to be short. . Peanuts are generally good and very promising. FRENCH ATTACKS FUTILE. Count von B?timer's Forces Com* pelled to Retreat After Fierce Assaults bj Slays. Berlin, July (via London).?Attempts made by the French yesterday to advance in the wood southwest of Fort Vaux, in the Verdun sector, were repulsed, says the German official statement issued today. Similar efforts ma dp hv the French to recan ture the Damloup hill battery, the rtatement adds, were unsuccessful. French troops yesterday made an attack along a narrow front in the Aisne district to the south of VilleAux->Bois, northwest of Rheims, the official statement says. The attack was not successful and cost the French serious losses. Between the Ancre brook and the River Somme and in the region south of the river, says the statement, fight ing continues. (Miner progress made by British troops near Thiepval, it is added, was balanced by counterattacks. Farther to the south the British succeeded in obtaining a foothold in an advanced trench salient. The headquarters staff announces that the small village of Hem, in the Somme valley, has been evacuated by the Germans. Ellov?en-Santerre.' southwest of Peronne, has been captured by the French. The fighting around Estrees, it; is added, has come to a standstill. After repeated Russian attacks on positions held by troops of Gen. Count von Bothmer along one sector of the front in Galacia had been repulsed the Teutonic lines were partially transferred to a neighboring sector, the war office announced today. Fierce fighting is in progress both in the Baronovichi region and along the front in Volhynia. In the former sector the engagements are proceedi 1*-* rr fo TTAroVklr? fAT* OTIC RQ V<! the statement, while in (V'olhynia the results is as yet inconclusive. PIANO TAKEN FROM A OERMA> BATTERY Paris, July 7.?Wbrk of sorting the booty taken by the French troops in -*he fighting at the Somme brings to light many curious facts. In the Mereacourt woods a heavy German battery was found completely dismounted. The battery commander's shelter alone remained intact. v _ The luxury of the arrangements in the German positions on the Santerre plateau showed that they were considered impregnable. In the positions occupied by the battery mentioned were a piano, a brass bedstead and a complete hot and cold water supply. The greatest booty fell to Gen. Belfourier's famous "Iron Corps," twhich distinguished itself at Verdun. This coifps took enough material to set up ! a jw-hole army. / < / i The Great American Smoke T- 11 ! _ _ _ -.1 _ 3 rail in line wnn me rcublooded smokers of the good old U. S. 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Mr., Marcus Glasgow has enlisted in the army. (Misses JYiarjorie tfrotners 01 uommbia ana Brunei Perry of iNewberry returned home Wednesday after spending a few days with Misses Ida and Juanita Folk. (Miss Lois Glasgow is visiting Miss Vinnie Eleazer at Chapin. >Mr. Ben Wessinger spent the Fourth in Pomaria. Misses Mary Wallace, Ida Folk, Brunei Perry, Marjorie Brothers and Olarenee Wallace SDent Sunday in Kinards with 'Mrs. JR. C. Campbell. (Miss Annie McWhirter of Jonesville is visiting Miss Mary Lou Glasgow. IMisses Mary Lou and Lois Glasgow have returned home from Whitmire. Mr. Levi Folk spent the Fourth at home. Messrs. Sam Evans, Hugh Workman, J. B. and Walker Smith were welcome visitors in Jalapa 'Sunday. Mr. Marcus Ewart is visiting Duncan Farrow. Mr. James Browning was in Jalapa Sunday. JtfKIJLWfc TU Jjisr. Notice is hereby given that the county board of commissioners for Newberry county will 'be at Henderson's ferry, on Enoree river, on Friday, the 14th day of July, 1916, at 11 o'clock, a. m., with suitable [specifications, to let to the lowest responsible bidder the building of the bridge at said ferry authorized by the supply bill for said county, Acts of 1916. The successful bidder will be required to give sufficient bond. The county board of commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. . Sample, County Supervisor. June 26, 1916. 6-27-3t-taw <*KiiMA NS MJ1YK HAH!) TO I'l SH KIIKM'li 1JA( K hamuli Attacks Ai:aiii Focii's >Icu AIon?r U'lioh? Sonunc Front?Russians Pusiiiiiir Advances in East* Violent counteratacks by the Gerr-. 1 ^ + ! ? nntivA linn rvf tlio mails i;n annual. inc ciimt nuv. \sl VHU French advance in the Somme region show a change in the situation from the earlier days of the Anglo-French offensive. In the beginning the Germans concentrated their forces against the British, apparently considering the operations of the French to the south as of small significance. But the rapid movement of the French troops, together with the importance x~ Paw f liat* o Ol LUG UUJCULIVC iui Yrmv.li Liivij ?.i_ aiming, has changed the German view and caused the German commanders to strengthen their defenses and forces along the line guarding Peronne and other important strategic points. Both ends of the French line have been under heavy attacks, but the French, according to the official accounts, have been able to put them down, without the Germans making any gains whatever. Meanwhile both French and British, are consolidating their positions and are undoubtedly making preparations for a repetition of the great bombardment which preceded the first impetuous rush. Bombardment at Yerdnn. While the situation in the Verdun region remains comparatively quiet, there are heavy bombardments on both sides of the Meuse. 'No advances are recorded by either French or Germans. The British official statement gives few details, merely remarking that "as a result of violent bomb fighting we made further progress at certain points in the main battle area." - - ii? -a ?1? n ? 'lne immeusuy ui iue nussiau un?c against the Austrians and Germans during the last month is indicated by unofficial reports from Petrograd, which say that the Austro-German losses in the endeavor to stay the ad' i vance of Gen. 'Brussiloff's armies total nearly 500,000 men, only half of whom are prisoners. Not less tha^i 250 guns of various sizes and more than TOO machine guns and an imr mense quantity of other booty have been taken. Defeat for (Austrian*. The Austrians admit a serious defeat west of Kolomea, where they were driven back nearly five miles. The latest official statement from I +V,/i Diieoiar? war r>flRjr-P nnnnnnfAS t.hp capture of approximately 10,000 additional prisoners, 5,000 of wliom are said to be Germans, taken in a recent battle on the Dniester. About 5,000 other prisoners were captured on other sections of the Russian front. I The Germans admit the withdrawal ' ~ i."U ~ or lien, van jBommer s army m me Tarnopol sector before the powerful attacks of the Russians. They concede also an advance by the British south of Thiepval in the Western zone. David Lloyd-George, whose untiring efforts have been responsible for the immense'quantities of shells the entente allies now are hurling at their * *- ?-1? ii opponents, nas iaK.en over cue uuues of secretary for war in the British cabinet. Sir Edward Grey, the foreign secretary, has been made an earl, while Lord Derby, director oi I recruiting, who helped to create the British, armies, is the new undersecretary for war. ANOTHER CONFEDERATE YETEEAJf PASSES Amil Another one of the brave and immortal followers of Lee and Jackson now sleeps beneath the sod in the church yard at Wateree. Jacob B Addy, the father of ?Mr. H. 'Frank i Addy of the city, passed away at his home midway between Peak and Chapin on Wednesday, July 5, at 7 o'clock in the 90th year of his age having completed his 89th year on the i jPaVmhaw.. HTr? A rlr?rr TITO a | MUU U1 TCUI Uai) laou ?1X1. auuj <> au an old Confederate soldier, having ! served through the War Between the Sections. He was a member of the Twentieth South Carolina regiment His wife preceded him to the spirit land about three years ago at an advanced age. The remains were buried Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock al Wateree Lutheran church where h< was a life long member. The Rev J. J. Long and the Rev. J. A. Cromei conducted the funeral services. WANTED A TEACHER For Union Academy for a fiv< , months school to begin about the firs of November. Salary $50.00 pei month. For further inlormauon aj ; ply to any one of the undersigns, trustees. Geo. S. Eniow, ;W. B. Franklin, Prosperity, S. C., R. F. D. No. 3. jl.A>SJM. tVIMTKS (AKM AX/A AHM'TIM. HIS L'KOPOvVLS, fniorm> I)e Facto (Joverniiieiit <>i Mexico Inited States is Heady to Begin Negotiations. I Washington, July t.?A note ior-; | mally accepting Gen. Carranza's pro| posal that uifierences between the ! l"nitt-'i States and the de facto government of 'Mexico be settled by direct negotiations and handed today 1 * - A A t Vl \1dYiVo n 1 I (J JLLISCU Ai 1 CUUUuu, 4iivAivwu j ambassador designate. Secretary Lansing took a draft of the note to today's cabinet meeting and had it delivered after the cabinet adjourned. The text of the note addressed to' Mr. Arredondo follows: "Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication, of July 4, 1916, in which you transcribe a note addressed to me by the secretary of foreign relations of your government, and to request that you will transmit to him the following reply: "Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your courteous note transmitted to me by Senar Arredondo on the 4th instant, in Tvhich you refer to my notes of June 20 and June 25 and to assure you of tne sincere gratification of my government at the frank statement of the difficulties which have unfortun ately arisen in our relations along the international boundary, and the unreserved expression of the desire of: your government to reach an adjustment of these difficulties on a broad and amicable basis. The same spirit of friendship and solicitude for the continuance of cordial relations between our two countries inspires my government, which equally desires an immediate solution of the matters of difference which have lone, vexed both governments. " It is especially pleasing to my government that the de facto government of Mexico is disposed to give quick as well as practical consideration in a spirit of concord to the remedies which may be applied to the exI A Bu Why not fire yoi a desire to take a busin berry Business school? Draughan's and othei much less expense. There is a big de business schools that c opportunity is right hi roll today and in a shoi pared to accept a good j are no vacations, no cl: aminations. Each stuc instrctions. For rates i write Newberry Bo w Phone 244 \ To The >1 ; Let me urge wheat before yoi There is no dry I - 1 I not Deen sunnea and then blame : you good work. ^mmmtmmmmmmmammammmmmm ' FARMERS j J. H. WICK i I isting condition. Reciprocating the | same desire, the government of the I L'nited States is prepared immediately to exchange views as to a practical plan to remove finally and prevent a recurrence of the difficulties which have been the source of the controversy. " 'Accept, Mr. Secretary, the continued assurances of my highest consideration.' "I am, sir, yours very sincerely, "Robert Lansing." MAY ERECT MEMORIAL. Mrs. Gaillard Seeks Permission to Fat Tp Tablet. Th-3 State. Washington, July 6.?Senator John bnarp Williams trom the senate committee on library today made a favor alle report on the bill granting to Mrs. David DuB. Gaillard authority to p'ace in memory of Col. Gaillard a tablet in the memorial amphitheatre at Arlington, Va. The following is the report: "That Katherine D. Gaillard, widow of Col. i David DuB. Gaillard, deceased, of the corps of engineers, United States army, is hereby authorized to place a tablet in the memorial amphitheatre ?x the Arlington national cemetery, Virginia, ine design, cnaracter ana location of the tablet shsll be subject to the approval of the commission under Tvliose direction the building is being erected." 1o Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know What yoa are taking, as the formula la orinted on 1ah#?l. cTinw^ncr if '? Quinine acd Iron in a tasteless form. The Qninine drives oat malaria, the Lroi builds up the system. 50 centt Malaria or GhiDs & T Prescription No. 688 Is pceparedespeciaHf lor MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Fire or six dotes will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on die Hver better thaa Calomel tad does not {ripe or sicken. 25m - c: ; l ire ar son or daughter with ess course in the NewAll the advantages of r business colleges at < mand for graduates of annot be filled. Your sre in Newberry. Enrt time you will be prepaying position. There asses, no entrance exlent is given individual ind information call or A V 5 isiness school Scott Building mmmmmmmmmmmmmBommmaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm s Public you to sun your 11 take it to mill. p wheat that has . Do your part M r* T MA(" fin I11C 11 jl uvr nvt uv OIL MILL ER, Manager