VOLUME III, ANDfeRS?N, & C, SATURDAY Rf6l&Ir^, JUNE 17; 1916. mm. ? 9 ii* NUMBEft 144 ? EUT OUT PERKINS CONFERS WITH tr R. ??D^' S^T?V?AJN; AND "GOOD FEELING" SsMu MENT/ RE.MEWED-ROOSErt VELT REF?rt?>TAT^ ---- ... \, (By Associated Pres?.)' New! York, June lG.'-rrGeo. W Perkins, progreuclve leader, after a series of conferences 'today with Roost;volt and with Governor . "Whit man, announced that negotiations are underway looking iodine. "restoration of good f col?n*'.' between . progres-. . nives and reJ'.n'bilcsnB.. ?. ^? Roosevelt -whep' .asked regarding Progress .?????.vf tho negotiations e%3ced nprlprlpo."lat . Perkins* state It. Roosevelt said he JtneW jioth ?;^?C* whatever ol that; ;hut ' If he had ythlng to" say ..he would 3ay 1t nu der: his own-signature. RECEIVER ASK . Minority Stockfco^rs Fils Petition | Against ail of Cotton \ ".-, SpaVianburg; juna 16.-?: p?tition .; . ^?s' filou here yesterday with. ?Udg? j '.'?' Joseph T.- Johnsoh ; bf the United {.; J3u&s\ ?t?trict ' U'jr?c?iv?r. ho 'appointed, for alL pro-;, ' purtles cit the,. Parker Cotton milli . company, Mho Hawp?ot; mills oonfi : pany, tho .Victor MIUB company >>od . ' Monaghan milla. The petition, waa 1 filed tn behalf of the minority stock holders by A' II. Hey ward .of *-.?'.Maj' . ? . ' con, , Qa.* arid Hv O'. Weyhern, of .V lioktsgton? N.- O.- -The casi*;will be : beaba.'June .2?,at; ar?envill??and the; order or judge joiiueon wilt Etny 2he r dlsposltton .of; any of the property pending tho hearing;to' show cause: OTbe Allegations. V TlJo-.ofder r ?jrant'ju .yest6rday-. '-hy Judgo Johnson ?. that .they might control and op^ erato-: the edin pa??es In Um Interest of *he creditors' ?n?" 4he .holders, ot preferred stock and not in tho lute t' ont of tim onnlmbtf atockholrterg^ that the? Tiavo allowed tho mills ^f? th? .^?^npton:! -1 groupe,, to ' manufacture? ' fc^?a tri'^hlch there was little pr? . ' flt, and,, have no manipulated :?m$?* '. /; 'nance?, of the. corporations io cause - practically, all the Indebtedness of ^.ctnO'CwPt?Patlott to.becomp/,due July. 1, , Further Alkiran^Js. Tho cb?ipi??nt further 'ill egos ?hat MCftsss-. / Branch and BmtUe>;-hai?? managed to'f'create an .impression that: a;iarfeo indebtedness of ' moro thah''i?f,W,^a/jji?StslM?:pakl on July J, arid that unless said Indebtedness . l'-y .j?ld'the'rijis?ts ?fi?-he corporation TO?st .he sanrifjeed, ?>ut- that such in /. hot-?tlie ?asV- atfd ?lhat^ said t?nMj ?\p&ff?-&i? bo extended. Tho complain ant^ .Mlaira .that one of tho ?danta bf i thelHampfe*; T5roap;' th? Olympia a* . ; trol^nbt? wh?d# ?Alie -, men - ^ o THE PJRESIDENTS RyNjNING MATE -5,000 CAi*TU?E? IN ONE BATT&.E ' (By Associated Bress.) Haying Increased their prisoners to one hundred and seventy thous and the drive ot, the Russian-armies ls' continuing witts diminished auc cesB. Prom the Prlpet river to C^?fapWihs ;th? Russians' dre. throw ing off counter attacks -and .advanc ing steadily, according to Petrograd. In one hattie southeast of Lutsk thc R?Bsiana captured flvo thousand pri soners. ^.'Northwest-, of Bucza?s, whore th?, Germans aro co-operating with Austrlane,. Petrograd reports tho capture-of six thousand and'at tempts, of Germans' and- Austrians to take the offensive have. been' repuls ed. Paris sayB the french attack on Thursday on .the, slope ot ;Deadman'e hill took German trencti??- on a front of about two-thirds of a mile, -5.'' .While London''claims -further ad vances for'?id British in Mnsopota n?la, ConstaUfipflo a?yo the fe^.U?n driven from {P?labfo because of the activity Of Tfcrjfc??h guns. - If" r The British operating in Germ?n East Africa rep?rt .euccesBea. OBSERVE CENTURY OF J si-s(vvin?>msvn wir ^00 i [First Pipes Wove Laid .in Baltms Baltimore, Juno 16;~A two. days celebration .hogan he?e today. It la centenary 'cf the Introduction of -SSE, ligating ? in American cities. Balti more was; the. first on this continent id- incorptrate ' a - gafteompany. ?'?'; Ad .ordinance. au th or i/ir. j; the/; ineyor >to si|R a city lighting ?eutraet ofa Powarlhg ?ibe: gas company, to tay iplpes wa? passed by the council Jane Seventeenth, 1818 . London i waa fha ftrst clty: to the -world to' Introduce Illuminating gan in 18?7. {'??B Meet;?}?c?lt???7i ' ^ ; Boroo. - Switzerland, Jim? iC-i Swiss- ' Impprta^Jfreht : Ainerferr : mating, great. di?li?lUes\ There dre 2.4 GO carloads cf Ame rica a 'corn j. and io?ts mm m:?^mt?^?M^^imu forwarding at ?aiaraellles; 'also We stock ie-.the.ebtefvcause- of v th? delay; ., iL. ?,M^^Lt?;i.*J: : ? Greenvale; ? Jana l?.^Kwc?i Brace, one : nt tho ; three ? little." white a b?jrti flip Carranza Commander ?nfcrms American Leader That Advance To South, East or Weet Wiil Be Considered j Hostile Act and Signal "a. i' rn? . (By Associated Press.) ?Chihuahua. City, June 16. General Trevino, commander o the Carranza army of the north fod?y advised Pershing that1 an: fn'ovement of American troop; front their present lines to thc south, east or west would be coiv sid?r?d a hostile act and the sig Ulai to commerce warfare. Tie Wino acted Upon sp?cifie instruc tf?hVffom C?rrani.a Move Aa He'Sees F?t (By-Associated Press.) . Washington, ' June 16.-Tre ?vino's threat to attack Pershin nf he n^Oved any: way except tc yVLt? 'the" border brought ho ind ?ation of ? chang? in the admin stratton determination to cphdut the campaign against bandi! south of Hie ^international line pershing was authorized to moy jin any direction he finds necessar (fox* his purposes. ^Willie officials make no .def inii statement in the abscense of Sei ?r?tary. Baker, the belief here ^h?t their , orders will not t ?h?ng?d. There is fear of a dasi jhowever, for it is not believe that ; Pershing /will take any ste j ?hat., might lead to serious consi I Vinces until lie had communicate with the war department. ,r Tjie ^ r?cent Garr^ni? tr?c movement in northern Mexic however, led officials, herc to b Heve he is preparing foi son hostile move. NOTE OF REFUSAL i H ' TO WIOT?iBAW? GOES . J FORWARD Wf FEW DAI ... (By Associated Press. ) : Washington, Juno ; ID.-Preside Wilson h?s virtually completed i ?? Teply to Carranza's. note demandi : withdrawal. While tho substance tko repiy is being, written into . t ^detuocraUr platform'at st. tonis a may' uot ho dispatched for . sevei dayo,'officials suy Camurra will or I .naye,..^ : read the ^party's. Mexlci ? yiank to leora* what,the not?, wot h say. Tho plank 'indicates that Int? ' xemJon iWiU" only come if forced tl* : pite recent' anil-Am erlcan tl o ino ns ti ! t/onn and renewed. bo-dc? /aids, fl S-vT06^ a~:pb>?n intimation Itt1 U plank tha'i intervention will; not ;, shirked i's''schist 'resort. vHowcv i, thu may sarre aa a 'warnJ?jfit?; Oj rania, offici?t?'tblhk. ' tko . a?te" in I JfiK^the government pledged .to ma ; $aih' troops In the '?? btn-norlaoiS '-fr t?oxlfco until tVere remains-no pos ?biiltjrW^urUiw" raids ; on ?ajttfi? ? towns Andj\ran^ay.v : ' \ \ '.,/? (Ftfe'lbM .Wit. I ,v Edr?tes, California;-Jun* je-A" . night rhava .accounted "tor, accord! ? t? o ^tom?at' by tb* purser of ? ? ?tfe?meip. . H? said alter! ' carato ?beekiteg the. i^w?nger eilst hr:?? ;l bouvliiced 1? ve 'pferebh'^ were. dr?wi ?^?^?^ii/^^iee>-"(were: reoovei ;. ..wre'tha^ , ike tingana on on? of bb? rib? ,thr?tt ?? iteubla?i? not Serious end ha *?pi >; ?a 'to -?e ?IL right lc a doctor predicted a , strongly urged In tho next, general ' aEsembljr, v-wftlch meeta ! the;;2^U? of the prcaont nto?t^.J?m the. result of disclosures 'and recom-. rnimaattona con tal tied in. ,t he. ? report o^^Sphid?t which baa jast been i Inf tabed. . i Although the auditor's report ir|? placed in tho hand? - > ot. Governor lifetrla/and will ix0t'b*i.puhlt8hod.&y him. until ho subdito ti to tho leg:?* l?t?fe'^??s^knowtt,-^^ tho auditors severely-- ?.criticizeMf>. present method ot g|>3roiprlatlons ?nd' expenditure!? 3? being extremely wasteful and esl??. T?i?j :aUte is.w^t?rA'lly. without 4?faH9??S0**&: ch?ci?s ? ? nd .balartcos asad t?>e .r?siit ii ths^ hundreds ?at, th?neaudaof donara .are- expended, j .a$r^?B*&*hat ?irat?r?io ' eate&vsayi ' the auditor*. ^Y?,J^?lw?'A?^t?rt.'i . JnTi???te^&,, : : Ander* ? son; Nettles, ot ; tao;-S^i?^i* ?eeUori, jhad> mi*hi?ul .'.tirai' Joint tl?get"mtho risht hand. jThis w*ava irt^^taful,; infrry. an?T Chirle? F. Murphy. oss bf Indiana, and Hoger Sullivan, Dj lon they nearly shook off their right h) lao shook hands. Dut the bosses did n nt WilBOn. at BaUlmoi-o. They did 4- BAXIE! DE?li?KKS -4 * . -r * . Columbia, June IC-O. W? *? * Daniel, hoad ot tho English: $ * department; at Clemson, haV'.fl? '* refused to accept, the prent- * 4? dency of Columbia college to rn * succeed Dr. ty. W. Daniel. ,-, ..' ? ? ? ? U. S. TROOPERS UNDER ARMS AS AGITATION IS SET GOING IN JUAREZ j Placards Instruct Citizens to Gath* cr To RepeVa "PoisiMeV Invasion {By Associated PreBS.) ,m Paso, Juno -l?o apprehen sion was aroused among army c>n- ' cor?.tonight over Trevino's threat pf' en attack of General Pershing .if : a " movo'other than in ? northerly di rection is made. General Pershing's command is amply, able to tako care of itself, it was said. A compact Hub I ot communication now extends from Columba? to Naml tpilpa, ,two hundi'Cfl ann eighty mil?s, south and1 heavy' supplies are concentrated (lt ILT.POT ,tant points. All Amerlcat? *roopR here w?ro or dered to .quarters) under .an.-m -i to? night due to tho posting placarda^^ Juarez inV't^ucttug. Juarez/citizens to gather al. certain points to roc?lye ndlitary ihstru?tiona tb irepel ? pos sible "invaaion." Reports frqm Laredo May . that it is reliably ntatrd j tbaf^lf American troops attempt td| croa? the border, in ,the; Nuevo-Wre do ? district they wtyl meat v. i th re a?atanco from Carranza V. P. CANDIDATES ARE ,; '?) FROM THE?AM^?ITV Sfi85>\.? ' ';% ' -:vv; '.. ... I . :r? . iii* ? .???'..??????.-, Both Maft?ba?l and Falrbaakr SM ^indlanftpoHfli,'ri June, 10-For Abo mmm^Sm? in the history of Anser!-' ;ea^?j^B^s^a. eandidates \tpi? the renominated -iapt bight < aod1?:'F>?lr? banks ia the republican nominee,; .Beih^dTe'-Tr^side^tia: bfero" ab^'.?vV^re warnt:;;^r*dn?W. ?^e,;Sf??--'^?^:l some g^?Wfla Cao iW*jN4tae$PH Olivan emocratlc boas of Illinois^ /? .*? Into mils.. Char;' y Muipheyof TV .tuahy^ 't 6aV!e> much ' to.' do at St; - Uo?ls. not fight him in tho St, Lo?is Arran*, menta For Eight, To | Be D?-eeted frow? White Hoaso j Almost Complete . Wy ABsoalate? Presa.) .. Washington, June IC.-P.lans for a ?ampaign to fco directed from tho White HOU?O -will begin to take dc* ..finite shape probably next week af tor -l'-cgldont Wilson \ifi$ conferred with Vance AlcCormlck, no wcb?lr man: of the national committee. Wllr Bon's -next spe?eh> will he before the Nsw\ York Press1 ?lub, jad o 13th. BELIEVED. ? SUICIDE J. W. Mearos Die? A?tcr Drinking . BotUa of iodine t-t'V.,-.'v'.'?i ?v v: ~-~- , -i? ? Greenville, Juno IC-J. Meares, a woii-known ; clthen ot Cheery.. died about ' midnight ?$uHj4 daylight, from the effects of a botJ tie of iodine, -wales ?ru drank atiovt 10 o'clock/supposedly' "tr??h a?h?ldit 'latent. Mr. Meares was abbot BS years; of-age, arid Had /lived tn vtha| ssctJon :Grocnvill'3 county for a. long .numbov of years*.' Ho was a- trjgiug respited citizen of Oi-?en ond w?| opernod .by all who khow btai. He liad boon (a bad health for 'som* timo past, however, and If;la. the be lief of bia friends that bia condition brought about th? state of mind id w hich ho decided to lake his owt? lf$? ' iircenwood ' tfbnxr. '. ' Greenwood, Jun? ICI- Mayor ; Af Mffa?t?g has; been adv ted ty Bte ?aryi-Bertrem that ;thb "'? Carnear rporirtioa tfiU ^ct a $lfi?^r gle' Mbr?ry 'i*-" Greenwood ?h>con fo^taatvttie:" ?ll^'rerlt?s^ a slt< rs7'fofmalty settles' the libra* _ Mtl?h sod vi**? . n?w, be -??A* M'ttf'r D^i?4tn?;^^iatri?dy; '. pi U*8?ed tit wl&f'bte ?vcatod ?a the cou, ' hoose' ??twirjj^iere tho city owns ^TVvcUy ???I' ;??hobI tntstces had agreed t?^jr^o?r P*? tn ' lir^OO1 ^nt|fei^,l:bnt:'f^ some 'tfats^^S.*^^ here tan&y \0r ^ii??fiM ?H?mb) 't'K*; ijPA??rft jr;o'f < , from fcaloaiki t&Rumanian HILO BY FIGHT TO THROW OUT PLANK, BY VV??ON, . ?^kki?ED AT ST. LOUlS~~?JRST ??OW OF CONVENTION i*. . V - fr^Cz-i p>'?3t.'fl'.vV-;',v'.". t4-" (By Associated ; Presa. ) St. Louis, Juno 16.- AttsT sn ur.? nucccsDf?i fleht :t'o throw ?out, tho suffrage plank lu .the ?.democrotfc platform ss approved hy President . ; Wilson? tho convention at 8:09.o'clock thlo afternoon -the -whole.platform, .lu- .' . ' eluding the planus on, suffrage, . anfc': > Americanista, ,by> acclamation ;':Th? convention then 'adjourned sino' tilo at 3:12. Its all over. Tho tight on. the sut. frage plunk 'was the fin-t row in tho convention ; The t fight,. .Was led by Gtiv^rnor PergUsoU, ot 'Texas, . mid pV/?m?d to have a .Chance of success until Senator Weigh, o? Montana, tolft th? Relegates that Pr?sident Wilson considered tho suffrage plank sa ^writ ton as necessary to 'the party's suc cess. ? roll call ot otates shuweft:'W only- ono ininti rei and eighty-?ne ami a half votes for Ferguson, ? aubsti ' tuto ogolnBt.the eight hundred and eighty-eight and a hali ; tor- the erl ? glnal plunk; ? '^?tfatWw-Wt?tf: as ?oUow'sV "Wc favor-the extectlt?? ot fraU?hlse 4o women pf this country, - state ' \ by .state, In' the eani? terina us. mou. " -V'ivCU?f-ittsh.i on.the suffrage plank came ju the form of a minority re- - port, BiibBl.itutlug-.,tfc??,' plank,*which would hard ie fragam^?flly;.a-^? J^?^ ?igbtft ; and the question and: wording ot the ma- ; -, jori ty plank was a "presumptuous xe* commendation to the states oa . hs(w eona?ct/tnelrjelector?te?..'f Suffrage leaders' "considered the original plank much more" favorable than the declaration thttt they gbt iMi the rc r.-ubl lea n con volition ?nd threw their; forcos Into the fight in behalt er administration loaders. Senator [ Walsh's pisa , that President wneoc. . ?had urged the plank and, to reftct lt would caus? a : discordant note in the proceedluge. prevailed;; ifcad the. minority import w^ ?^^d. 7^' D?cWe* W?gon'* Trick'-That o? ft i i Miiinti lit'ti ^ \* I -, (B^ Aasoo?ated Presa.) St; Louis, Juno. li.--L?at?t-ra ot ?Oth tho wbmfen's patties of th* Amer ican ' Roman's suffrage assoctaUen united tonight in denouncing; toe 4? n^cjftstlipr ^ui?Et?Mce >p.tuh?? ?fta inad? quate. They.. Said thW would TS ciimo their fight lu congress for na tional recognition . Mrs. Carrie ^aftpmsn Catt, pre?l deut ot the national association cl?red tonight that- 'If ;-; the* platt; ; adopted-today waa President W?- '?. son's choice'the world may justly ac cuse him, ot-deac?nditt* to tricks tot <, the c?s?apeBt politician In order 'iWtM. bid for votes." Sha.:; .tel?graphM - President W?JfiOtt tOUj^tv ff^lngv- hm to etate\ his positleh oh the'^kSfe; ?\B meaninK. t pm jj crashed into ?U'?ttioraobtie^Wgjf?i? Jfury rf eonsoquenco. ? ' . JF.urthshoeics jfcrted. ' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^