THE UNION COUNTY PAPER-EVERYBODY READS TT "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT THE MONROE JOU PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL. 22. No. 30. MONROE, N.C. FRIDAY, MAY 12,1916. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. x 5 ADMIT AMERICA WAS RIGHT German Government Says Sussex Wu Destroyed by Submarine and That the Commander Has Been Punished. Washington Dispatch, May 1i. Germany, In a note received by the State Department today by cable from Ambassador Gerard, admits that a German submarine torpedoed the channel steamer Sussex in viola tion of assurances given the United States, expresses regret for the inci dent, announces the submarine com mander has been "appropriately pun ished" and declares readiness to pay an adequate indemity to Americans Injured on the vessel. Case. Will Bo Considered Closed It was indicated at the State De partment that the German statement that the offending commander had been punished would be accepted, and the Sussex case considered closed except for arranging for the payment of indemnities to the several citizens of the United States who were hurt. There probably will be no attempt to negotiate for these in demnities or for final settlement of ' the Lusitanla and other cases pend ing, however, until sufficient time has elapsed to indicate how the last American note was received in Ber lin and whether the new submarine policy is being lived up to. Commander Disobeyed Orders Results of an investigation, based on facts supplied by the American Government, the German communica tion says, has shown that the con tention originally set up that the ex plosion on the Sussex was to be traced to a cause other than a Ger man submarine attack, cannot be maintained. While asserting that the submarine commander thought he was dealing was an enemy warship. Foreign Minister von Jagow admits that lie formed his judgment too hur riedly and therefore did not act fully In accordance with the strict lnstru tlon which called upon him to exer cise particular care. Accepts the Wheelborrow Challenge. Correspondence of The Journal. Monroe, R. F. D. 9, May 11. Mr. Frank Griffin of Wlngate spent Sat urday night with Mr. Car King. Mrs.' M. V. vTucker spent last week with her daughter In Charlotte. Mr. Tom Alexander has been very sick. We have some measles around here at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Griffin, and Mr. Solan Price spent Sunday In Char lotte. I want to make a bargain with you Scapegoat, I want to make it square and fair, I will go with you and help you roll your wheelborrow. I will roll you down hill if you will roll nie up hill. I will roll you half of the level road If you will roll me the oth er half. Also I will sleep in a grave yard if you will, but not in the same one. Now Scapegoat, If you are game, crow. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Richardson and little daughter spent hint Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Helms near 1'nionville. Where are you Plow Boy? There will be preaching here Sun day evening by our pastor, Rev. R. M. Halgler. Mr. W. A. Whitaker has prepared some nice lumber to make seats for the enlarged part of our church. FARM BOY. They are AH Right for They Knjny the Circus, President Wilson went to tho cir cus Tuesday night. Seated on the front row, fanning himself and Mrs. Wilson wiih a palm leaf fan and shar ing a bag of peanuts with Secretary McAdoo, he apparently lost nothing of the holiday spirit of the occasion. A group of clowns who carried out their antics just In front of him found a particular apreclative specta tor in the President, who many times laughed heartily. When tho party entered the big tent the big crowd cheered. As he passed one of the rings the President took off his hat nnd laughingly made a motion ns if to throw it in. The crowd quickly caught the point and '.pplauded again. congressmen scrap Honth Carolina Member Slapped Now Jersey Man Who Talked at Pal metto Suite. Washington Dispatch, May 10. Representative Samuel N. Nichols of Spartanburg had a tilt with Rep resentative Frederick R. Lehlbach, Republican, of New Jersey, In the dinning room of a Washington hotel last evening. Mr. Nichols was eating supper when Mr. Lehlbach and his sceretary entered and sat down at the same table. Several people were In the dinning room. According to the re port Mr. Lehlbach remarked that Mr. Nichols was from South Carolina, a place where the people mistreated and abused the negroes. With this as a starter words were passed until Mr. Lehlbach In vigorous style disputed the word of the South Carolinian, thereupon tho latter, ac cording to one who gave account of the performance "slapped Lehlbach out of Ms chair." The South Caro linian was informed that if such an act was repeated it would be resent ed, whereupon It was repeated. The secretary of Mr. Lehlbach In the meantime bad left the dining room post haste. This morning the card of Mr. Lehl bach was left at Mr. Nichols' room with profuse apologies and with the expected hope there would be no hard feelings. . Locals and Personals From and About Wlngate. Correspondence of The Journal. Wlngate, May 10. Almost cool enough for frost. Fire feels good to ua old razor backs. What a change. Two days ago the mercury stood for hour sat 90 and up; night was so hot that bed covering was a burden even with all doors and windows open. Just the right temperature for the cotton plant. The mercury must range from 85 to 95 for cotton to do its best. Guess there's plenty of hot though just a little further on. Mesdames T. L. A. Price, H. K. Helms, E. H. Williams. B. D. Austin and little Misses Thelma Austin, Kathleen Helms and Master Page Austin were welcome visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. T. Sat urday afternoon. Judging from feel ings and expressions the occasion was one of special delight and Interest. How interesting to listen at these good housewives discourse upon the various departments of their sphere the hens and chicks, the eggs, the kitchen, garden, the propagation and culture of flowers, the culinary de partment; in fact, every phase of do mestic life. God bless these good useful women. How could we get along without them? Heaven pity the women who are so rich (?) that they have nothing to do, nothing to accomplish, no object in life, their whole being absorbed in pleasure seeking and finding none, dress, dress, dress; hold and attend func tions, entertainments, games, etc., and that at the expense of those who sweat and toil, while they never add a penny to the wealth of the com munity In which they have their be ing. Strangers to real pleasure and Joy. The Wlngate Telephone Co. has In stalled a new swlthboard which adds greatly to the efficiency of the serv ice. Now, if patrons will see that the receivers, batteries, transmitters, etc., are kept in good condition that will be a still further Improvement. Mr. Vann Griffin of Erwln, Tenn., Is visiting the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Griffin of Win gate. Miss Pearl Humphrey, who has been spending some time with rela tives here, has returned to her home at St. Paul. N. C. Mrs. Ada Gathlngs and children are visiting her brother, Mr. John F. Williams of Bakers. Mrs. James Lowery is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. McEwin, of Macon, Georgia. Tho new brick building has been completed and the Wlngate Drug Store will move Into It at once. The W. M. Terry Milling Co. is re modelling and enlarging its building so as to give room for more machin ery as well as to make it more con venient and handy to operate. Pastor Black is moving into his new residence in the eastern part of town. Mr. A. L. McWhlrter is collecting material for the erection of a hand some residence a little later on. Several of the Wlngateans are at tending the Chautauqua at Monroe this week. Born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Blair Trull, a son. Mr. J. T. Meigs of the Bethel com munity spent Tuesday afternoon with the family of his brother, Mr. II. P. Meigs. Messrs. W. M. Perry, George W. rounds, Y. M. Boggan, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Nash and Bon Parks and Master Voyger Perry were most wel come visitors in our home Sunday af ternoon. Bro. Perry took us out for an airing In his fine car which was perfectly delightful and invigorating to an old shut-In. Wish I had one; I'd ride some, sure. 'Think it would beat medicineas a tonic out of sight. Bro. Perry proposed to come out any time and give me a "spin," if agree able; but I can't afford to have my friends bother with me so much. Mrs. Wiley Hefner is visiting her sister at Belmont. Mr. Jesse Moore of Charlotte re turned to his duties with the South ern Oil Company Tuesday. Mr. Moore had been with the family since tne death of his father, Esq. J. F. Moore. Yesterday morning (Wed.) was ao cool that we had to have flre to keep from chilling. Last night was so hot that anything that shone, even the lamp and the "llghtenlng-bug" were repulsive and the sight of bed cov ers fairly grated upon our nerves. How hard it Is to keep in harmony with all things. O. P. TIMIST. This Jap was Prepared. The wife of Louis Ryse, a Japa nese porter of St. Louis, died at eight o'clock Sunday morning and before noon Ryse had obtained a marriage license and married a sister of the dead woman. Monday Ryse and the new Mrs. Ryse attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Ryse as chief mourn ers. They are now occupying the home where the first Mrs. Ryse was mistress. Union Sunday School Service. Correspondence of The Journal. There will be a union meeting of the three Sunday schools, Mill Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Benton's Cross Roads, held at the Intlrr place next Sunday. In the morning tho respec tive clarses will be taught by Prof. O. M. Garrison of Unionvllle, follow ed by short talks by all the teachers and superintendents. After dinner served on the grounds there will bo a sermon by Rev. A. C. Davis. Ruy It Now. Better buy a piano right now. For the next fifteen days we will sell you one at 25 per cent discount. Call and talk it over. T. P. Dillon. DR. CHEW WAS A WARM NUMBER Eloquent Chinaman Spoke With Great Interest of China and the World and Said That China Must Develop a Fighting Spirit Paid a Great Tribute to the United State and to the Missionaries. Dr. Chew, the eloquent Chinaman who spoke at the Chautauqua Tues day afternoon, was a warm number. He was for many years Chinese Con sul at San Francisco, and Is now an editor and lecturer. He runs a pa per In San Francisco, and has travel ed across the continent thirteen times. His command of the English language is marvelous and he speaks with fluency and eloquence. lie is thorougly Imbued with western Ideas and has high hopes for China, but realizes that progress among four hundred and fifty millions of back ward people must be very slow. His lecture was one of the real big things on the program. "The greatest single event in hu man history, from the earliest dawn of events down to the present hour," declared Doctor Chew, " was the transformation of China from a mon archy into a republic four years ago. You cannot appreciate the magni tude of the change until you have considered China's history for the past 45 centuries, the extent of her civilization and development under the old regime, the wonderful scope of territory Involved an the almost unnumbered millions of people In volved. I speak nothing but the truth when I declare that the revo lution, this turning-about face, was the result of the permeating of West ern Ideas and Western civilization, the seeds of progress being Implanted by missionaries who came over to our country 60 years ago, learned our language and gave to us glimpses of the new order of things across the water. This set the leaven to work ing and the manifestation of this work is to be seen in the transforma tion effected in 1911-1912." Doctor Chew asked the indulgence of America in not Judging hastily the slow progress being achieved under the republic for he declared that the leaders of the new China were per suaded that they would have to work with tho coming generation rather than by trying to convert the older heads to the new regime. He stated that it took the Uniled States 40 years to build up a republic when it had nothing to do but build, whereas China would have to unbuild before it could begin to build, and that it had to deal with 450.000.000 people instead of a few hundred thousand such as lived here at tho beginning. Two (.rent Problems. Looking Into tho future, Doctor Chew stated that two great problems confronted the leaders of the new republic of China, which were im mediate and pressing and which would have to be settled. The first related to finances, there being a Na tional debt upon the people of $600. 000,000. .Thin !io declared was only $1.71 per capita, whereas the per capita debt in this country was $14, in Japan $50, England $00 and other Nations even more, and yet with Chlua's undeveloped resources this was a problem to the Chinese lead ers. This he declared however could wait. The second problem related to international relations nnd Just here came the sharpest part of the ad dress. He declared that the Chinese peo ple would have to readjust their ideas of things and that they would have to come to realize that unless a Nation was prepared to defend its possessions, that Nation would not have Its possesions for long. He re cited China's experience with the world Powers In substantiation of his claim that "might" too often made "right" for one Nation to neglect such an important element. He there fore declared that China would have to develop the fighting spirit, build a standing army, prepare to defend her borders against aggression and other wise qualify to stand in tho parlia ment of Nations and not He down or run away as had been tho case in the past. "We have fought many wars against aggression and yet we have never won a battle," said he. Development One-Sided. "China's development has been all one-sided" he continued. "We have had too many Bryans and too few Roosevelts. We want moro Teddys and less William Jays. We need Teddy and we would like to borrow him from you. We may not like all of his politics but we want his poli cies and his Big Stick. And from what I understand, you folks down In North Carolina would bo perfectly willing to lend him to us, certainly until after next election. Doctor Chew scored Japan and al so England, the former for her re cent aggressions and Great Britain for having forced upon China the opium traffic, which he characterized tho greatest Iniquity In the history of the race and for which If there be a God in heaven that proud Nation one day will have to answer for. with weeping, wailing and gnashings of teeth, commensurate with the woe. tribulations and distress created. Doctor Chew slated that the Chi nese were all for the Germans to win the present world war not so much because they loved the Germans, on the contrary the Chinese hated the Germans, but the measure of their hate for Germany was Incomparable to that of Japan, who Is the ally of Great Britain, Russia and France. Ho closed with a fine tribute to America and the cordial relations that should exist between the two Na tions. The right kind of a girl doesn't need to wait for leap year. PRETTY PICTURES IX LAN CASTER AND YORK COUNTIES Scaiegiat Took a Sunday Spin and me itoan colt carried Them Over a Fine Country. Correspondence of The Journal. Waihaw. May 11. Miss Ethel Rodman, who has been teachlne In Sanford, returned home Wednesday. miss Lola Rodman, who has been a teacher in the Wader-boro school for the past term returned Wednesday. Air. uscar Cunningham, who has for some time been real sick, Is bet ter now and it is honed he will soon be well again. Mr. Walston Locke, who has been right sick is about well again. Mr. Hughie Broom, who has been visiting at Mr. W. R. McNeeley's in the College Hill community, returned home Wednesday. Mr. Pratt Simpson, Miss Anna Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Montgomery visited in town Tuesday. Mr. Ruskln McNeely is staying in town for a few days carrying the mall for his brother, Mr. R. B. McNeely on route 3. Dr. T. n. Nisbet, Messrs. Olln Niv en and D. C. McDonald SDent Tues day evening In Charlotte. Mrs. J. C. Steele and sons, James Gaston and Joe, are spending some time in Rock Hill. Miss Rena Tillman has been elect ed primary teacher In the Fort Mill school. Mr. T. B. Currants of Jacksonville, Fla., visited his sister, Mrs. M. S. Ashley, here this week. Miss Bessie Starnes entertained a crowd of young friends Tuesday night at the home of Mr. Jack Halg ler, on north Providence street. When one of the boys came along last Sunday evening in a new rubber tire and driving a spanking roan colt, we gladly accepted his invitation and climbed in beside him for a ride to Six Mile, Belalr and the Ivy Mill on the Catawba. At Six Mile, where a cnurcn nas Deen located for more than a hundred years, we found a goodly assemblage of well dressed boys and girls and their elders gath ered for Sunday school. We talked a few minutes to some of the boys, then the roan colt was turned back into the big, level road and a few minutes travel brought us to Belalr a closely bound little Methodist cen ter. It was not the hour for service and we did not stop, but three hun dred yards further on we loft the highway and turned off on to an al- fffiofit equally good road, ami two utiles over its splendid surface brought us to the tumbling waters of tho Catawba, spanned by an eleven hundred foot steel bridge which was built by the commissioners of York county three or four years ago. Leav ing the colt in the shade at tho brow of the hill, we walked down to the bridge and across its smoth surface till we had reached a possition of vantage where we could take In the magnificent scenery, wrought by greater hands than those of man. Below us, seventy-five feet, flowed the transparent waters, clear and Fpnrkling, revealing the trencherous. slippery and Jagged rocks. Against the protruding angles of some of them tho swiftly rushing waters beat itself Into angry ball3 of foam which rode the stiller waters till other rocks below caught and tossed It again. Down the river are a number of is lands some of them an acre or more in extent, others but sand bin a left there by some previous flood. One of these sandbars was black with buzzards while innumerable others circled and swooped in close proximi ty seeking a landing. On tho east hank of the river rose the towering, rock hill, to cut a road through which, was Lancaster county's solo obligation. York on one side agreed to build the bridge If Lancaster on the other would build two miles of road. And the last was nearly as hard as the first, as Is witnessed bv i the specified grading never having heen reached. Directly below the bridge on the east bank is the Ivy .miii, so called after the big farmer who built it a hundred or so years ago. It is still doing duty though a a gasoline engine has superceded water to turn the stones which a hun years ago made bread for our fath er's fore-fathers. It Is but a scant six miles from the bridge to the In dian nation, where dwell tho few remnants of a historic people. Some day we may try to tell you about them. Now the roan colt has been rc- hltched and we are headed for home through a country where good roads has brought many changes that I could not help noticing even with my thoughts a hundred miles away with a l;ttle girl who drove with mo to the hride one Kiimlav nnd balked at crossing and I perforce had to leave her and drive across alone' "-puu." vunpeugeoi kuck for there was no room to turn. Ingham. Makes me Inueh now to think of that triD across the river even if I did eet . .. . ...... .1 th niA ii.. i..ni,inH !.. ... the old Harry for laughing Just as soon as I got back. Hut. the roan coll is covering Rome good country, some of the houses big and resplendent In tbelr coat of write pn liit. A!' of them good end substantial, presenting a contrast to the many tumble-down and neglect ed houses that were there In our memory. In tho barnyards of some of thm were well-built sheds stocked with modern tools, bales of cotton and perchance an autemobile. Good work ftotk were taking their Sunday rest In the lot or pasture with sleek. well-fed cows. Oats, wheat and rye grew everywhere, We saw no clover, but It will bo there. Aided by Its flew down right Into bis lap. Mr. good roads that section of Lancaster , I.avlna threw his arms around the county will move steadily forward. turkey, and bold onto him. until help Large crowds from here have arrived when his turkeyshlp was been attending the Chautauqua this landed In a coop, where, at. last ac week. SCAPEGOAT. counts, he was cettinc on nlerlv. Medal Winners at Unionvllle Correspondence of The Journal. May 11. Dr. Whitley and daugh ters. Misses Ona and Eula, and Miss Flonnle Purser are attending the Chautauqua in Monroe. Miss Dora Helms of North Monroe, spent the week-end with her cousin, Miss Annie Helms. Mr. Frank Helms and rhidren. Miss Maude, and Messrs. Carl and Lester, of Charlotte spent commence ment day with us. Mrs. W. A. Benton Jr., of Tampa, Fla., has returned to her home after spending some time with relatives here. Mr. Otis Braswell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Braswell, met with a very serious accident while cutting wood with a companion Thursday. In some way bis axe slipped and his leg was cut in the ankle joint. He was carried to Charlotte Tuesday to have the wound cleaned. Mrs. E. E. Presson died Monday. She leaves several children and step children besides her husband. The youngest child is about four years of age. She was a good christian woman and was an Ideal wife and mother. She will be greatly missed by her host of friends. It has not yet been a year since her daughter, Miss Aurora, died, and a while before a son was killed In a mill. The fami ly have our heart-felt sympathy in their many bereavements. Mrs. Presson was 49 years of age. She was a daughter of the late Mr. Allison Price and was Mr. Presson'a second wife. She leaves a number of children and step-children. She was one of the best women of our community and will be greatly miss ed. Blood poisoning was the cause of death. She lay totally unconscious for more than fifty hours preceding her death. She was ar faithful mem ber of the Methodist church. The remains were burled at the family cemetery. Services were conducted at the home by Rev. J. T. Stover and Rev. M. T. Steele. Tuesday night of commencement, the exercises by the primary and In termediate grades took pluce and was enjoyed by a large well behaved audience. Then on Wednesday night the recitation and declamation con test by the seniors nnd four high school boys. Tho reciters medal was awarded to Miss Margarctte Faulk tier, and the declamation medal to Mr. Jesse Tarleton. These young peo ple centainly gained this honor un questioned. All the rest received many congratulations from tho Judges and audience. On Thursday night the debate held between tho Franklin and Philomathean societies was highly enjoyed by a large crowd. Mr. Ii. Hargette of the Franklin society won the gold medal. Tho Franklins also won the question. Then on Friday the graduating ex ercises were held in the morning. The ones who graduated are: Misses Margarctte Faulkner, Rayniello Pur ser, Miranda Price. Ona Whitley, Lydia Frosson and Messrs. Clayton Guion and Sylvester Price. On Friday night, the play "Cham pagne and Oysters," was a very good success and would have been better but ono of the characters took measles Just two days before com mencement and a new character had to take her place. Well 'Tad" I want you and Scape goat to get Into that debate on wo man suffrage right soon for I am anxious to help you out. But If you get too heavy on Scapegoat I'll cer tainly have to take his part some. Little Spriggs, I am late with my welcome to you but you have it Just tho same, also you, Contented, I am glad to have some sisters in our band besides myself. Come often, both of you. I enjoy your letters Just fine. I now return thanks to Mr. Laney for his nice poem. Don't the rest of you correspondents think it was just as nice as it could be? I for one do. WILD ROSE. Meeting of Rural letter Carriers. Tho rural letter carriers of Anson, Richmond, Scotland and Union coun ties will meet in the courthouse in Monroe, May 30th In their annual business session. Every carrier in the four counties is urged to be present as this is the most important meeting of tho entire year. All the officers are to be elect ed, and delegates are to be chosen to the State meeting, July 3 and 4, in the city of Greensboro. The following is a partial program for the day: 11a. m. House called to order by ' President, T. L. Love.. Devotional seises conducted by Rev. L. M. I " hlte- ' Address of Welcome Mayor John Griffith. I Regular order of business. 1:uu P- m. Adjourn for dinner. 1 -AO n tn A14 ' 2:30 Address by Hon. John J Parker. 3:30 Relation of post master nnd carrier, by J. W. M -lin of Waxhaw. Discussion of Lvc topics bv carri ers and visitors. COMMITTEE. Fed by tho Raven. The Chcraw Chronicle tells the fol lowing: Mr. J. H. Lavina, who lives over in Marlboro county. Just about six miles from Cheraw, had a most un usual experience last Friday. Mr. Lavina is a paralytic and was sitting put on the piazza at his home when. without warning, a large wild turkey PREDICTS SKY-HIGH COTTOX If the War Close and the Crop I Not Too Large She Will Sail Better Not Think Too Much of Prediction Charlotte Observer. The market, since the German an swer to the note of President Wilson, has been ihowing somo unmistaka ble symptoms, which ore being diag nosed as a fee ing that the beginning of the end of the war ia very nar. The Observer has been inclined to the opinion for weeks that Germany would waBto herself in the assault agalntt Verdun and that the eventu ality of this mighty ptruggle will mark tho turning pm'rt that vill lead swiftly to the end. There seems to be a feeling in tho air that "pc-ie-thing is going to happen roon." Tho country has evidence that the cotton trade holds to that view. We find Theodore H. Price, from the offi o of Commerce and Finance, et 15 Wall Street, talking about how cotton Is likely to act when the war end.;. Ht sees signs of a speculative cyclone in the market the like c which was never known. According to his opin ion, "a cyclonic readjustment is in evitable the moment the barrier;! of war are removed." H r.oes a sana tion "commencing to dnvolop." And what will happen when the war Is actually ended? "If tho excitement of the stampedo," says Price, "phalf be Intensified by report that suggest a short crop the market may be car ried to a figure the mention of which Is unnecessary and would seem ridic ulous. All that need be said now is that the material for a great specu lative conflagatlon in cotton has been assembled and only awaits the niagin signal for Ignition. That cotton will be carried too high before the fir shall have burned itself out Is al most certain, but we need not con cern ourselves with tho culmination of a movement that hps hardly yet begun except insofar as those who aro more forehanded or bjMor Informed than most have commenced to pro pare for It." It Is a pity Price- dfcf not have tho nervo to give tho figures to which It is probable tho cotton market may go when compete ivu buying in Esrope at tho close of tho war begins. Tho observer's own opin ion is that 15 cents will bo merely a stepping stone. Eighteen cents rmy bo probable as soon as the end rhall have come and 20 crnls is no at alll a wild improbability. King Cot ton Is booked for tho h'ggrst frolio of his life when the wr.r endn. Mt. IroMcct News. Correspondence of The Journal. Monroe R. F. D. 4. Mny 11. Mr. James Ellis and Miss Br'ght Mont gomery were married Sunday morn ing at the residence of tho officiating magistrate, Esq. R. E. Starnes. Thesa young people have many friends who wish them well. They will make their homo in this community. While returning home from church last Sunday, Mr. Bunyan Nesbit's horse became frightened and . ran away. Mr. Nesblt was thrown from the buggy but did not get hurt. Tho horse ran to tho home of Mr. L. A. Mitnus nnd was caught. Miss Vivian Starnes delightfully entertained the young people of tho community Saturday nifjht at a lawn I party. Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Dopt.-r and chil dren visited at Mr. P. W. Filler's Sunday. Miss Maytnc Starnes visited friends I In Lancaster last week, j Mr. Bunyan Nesblt Is spending some time at Kershaw with Mr. J. D. Plyler. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Rcuntreo have ;been taken to the county home, j where Mrs Rountree will be treated 'by Dr. Stevens. j Miss Nancy I,athan r,f Monro spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lathan. SPRIGS. ESTIMATES OF (JKIIMAX LOSSKS. British Figure Tlmt Nearly Tlirco Million Men Have Ittu-n Irfist or Wounded Since the Wii" Regan. London Dispatch, May 10th. An official British ertinu.to of Gor man casualties in April, issued h'r jiouay, piaces me lotai at !H,162. Thw nunmer or German casualties siaco , the beginning of tho war is given as 2,822.07!). These figure, were givon In the following statement. I "German casualties: Exclusive or corrections, were reported during the (month of April, 1916. ns follows; Killed or died of wounds. 17.455; died of sickness, 2,395; prisoners, 921; missing, 6,217; severely wound ed, 14,557; wounded, 4,001; slightly i wounded. 38.979; wounded remain ing with units, 5,637. Total, 91, ICS. "These, added to those reported In I previous months, Including convc itlons reported In April. 1916, brio , the totals reported In German official i Huts Bince the beginning of the war to: "Killed or died of wounds, 664 C52; died of sickness. 41,325; pris oners 137.798: missing. 197.094: severely wounded, 1.023. 212; wonnd ed remaining with uniis, 117,058. Total, 2.822.079. "These figures Include all German Nationalities Prussians, Bavarians. Saxons, and Wurttenbergers. Tliry do not Include naval or colonial troops." Protesting Against Executing Irtfi men. Strong protests are going up front the United States and from promi nent people In England against tht execution of Irishmen who took part In the Insurrection. The English goT eminent baa been heavily blamed for. us crueny. I " I

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