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VOL. XXVIII. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1915. FRENCH AE ACTIVI ATTAIEI iERIAS ETVEEJ THl ROUSE AD 183ELLE UURGILE ARE FURIOUI - ties fa the Carpatbans CoatiUni Vigorously-Italy Coantines Pre parsions for War-Greek Eini mmels Pradence, saying Prpar atins are Made Without Abandon Met of Neutraliy. Friday's war summary follows: -On both the western and easteri Ironts battles are in progress whici =ay effect vitally the future course of the war. "In France between the Mouse and the Moselle the allies are attemptinl to force back the GermanR wedge Paris claims a large amount oJ ground has been won, but Berlin con tradicts this. The loss of life prob ably is heavir than that In any othe ngagement in the west since the bat tle of Soissons. wThs furious struggle along the Carpathian front continuec; partleular importance attaching to the fighting in the Beskids, over which the Rus glans are attempting to force their ay to the plains of Hungary. Al though Petrograd says the Austrian army has been cut in two and the Rssiatns now have a clear road to Hungary, Vienna insists that effee tive resistance is being offered. "Italy continues rapidly her mill tary preparations, but no decision has been reache& whether she will participate in the war. It is report ed from Geneva.that Italy is with drawing railroad equipment from the Swiss frontier for the movement of troops to the territory adjoining the Austrian Tyrol. The border fort reuses have been garrisoned and equipped. "King Constantine of Greece Is uotd as saying -his country is in a sition simfiato Italy, having made mlitary preparations withoWt aban doning neutraUty.-The king expresses conidenco that Greeks all over the -l4 -would fight- enthusiasticaly should war be decided upon, but counsels a policy of prudence. "Further negotiations between Bul' saria and the triple entente powers may be initiated for the purpose of casoetaining the intentions o! Bulga ria. A Rome dispatch says the pro ussianparty in Bulgaria, favoring the country's participation in the war en the-side of the allies, is seeking to bring about an understanding." Lolma reports Friday: The French offensive between the Meuse -and the Lorraine frontier is develop ng while the Germans are making SsOM. cou~ter attacks. An anaiybiil of the situation by the Fredh general staff shows the - Frech movement of the last few days has been on three' sectors. The st Is on. a front o 1 miles east of unuA- the actual line running southwest from a point near Etain; the second on, a front between St. Nihiel and Pont-a-Mousson where the French are attacking from the south ind the third. Is in the-north in the vicinity of Gussainville where the -French now dominate the valley of the Orne and are threatening the railroad beyond the Orne. The~French advance thus Is being ressed from three bases in three dif ferent direction Paris official re ports -say French forces on fronts may miles long have occupied new grod mnesuring from several hun drdyrsto two miles deep. That th German resistance to these ad sacshsbeen stubborn is striking ly -Indidated, by the French report tat the GermasS on one point of the -attackr left.1,000 dead on the field. From the diplomatiC standpoint in terest again is centering in Greece. JErmer'Premier Venitelos, apgarent y~ despairing of obtaining King Con staintine's support in his effort to secure retraction of the repudiation ot his policy by "the present cabinet, has decided to retire from - politics -and' may. leave the country. eVienna reports: "Obstinate fight ing -in the sector of the East Besk!4 mountains (along the boundary ber tween Hungary and& Galicia), which has'lasted for several weeks, reached its ciimaz at Easter. Continual Ruis sian attacks, especially on both sides of the LaborcZa valley, where the enemy was reinforced by a majority of -the troops which had besieged przemysl, were repulsed with enor mous losses to the enemy. Counter attaking,- German and Austrian troops captured on the heights to the west and east of the valley several strong Russian positions. "Though the fighting at this point has not yet terminated, our success in the Easter battle, in which some 10,000 unwounded prisoners were captured, Is indisputable. "In some-parts of the wooded dis tricts east of the Labordcza valley so wee fighting Is progressing. "In southeast Galicia there have been artillery combats at some places. "In west Galicia and Russian Po land it is comparatively quiet." 'WOFFORD BOYS MAROHED IN(. But They Couldn't Turn Around and March RIght Out Again. Twenty-eight Wofford college boy' were ordered to appear in police court of Spartanburg to answer the charge of disorderly conduct. In cel ebration of Wofford's baseball victor.1 over the Presbyterian college at Clin ton Tuesday, the Wofford lads tnarch ed into a moving picture theatre. Thi lads evidently Intended to turn righ around and march right out again but-before they did so the police wer at the doors, the mayor of the towi had been summoned and Dr. Henr Nelson Snyder, president of the col lege, was called In a hurry to con front the isolated column. The; were lined up in the lobby of th play house, while the police tooj their full names to be recorded. Illinois Drys Win. A total of 55 out of 106 countieS I: Illinois are entirely dry, three nel counties-Marion, Franklin and Jas perhaving been added to the dr - column in Tuesday's local optio: elections. About 100 saloons wer - voted out. The chief majority wa in Celtralia, wet for sixty years Warships at Hampton Roads. Sixteen ships of the Atlantic flee which have been engaged in maz oeuvers in Cuban waters for severn moths, anchored in Hampton Road eayWednesdaLY. 'WANTS MAYOR REMOVED ATTORNEY SAYS HE WAS BOM BARDED WITH EGGS. Affidavit is Filed in Governor's Odice Requesting Removal of A. P. Rus sell, Mayor of St. Stephens. "Just as soon as I can get my per sonal effects, I am going back to Mas sachusetts 'where I can live in peace C and not be plastered over with rotten eggs," said Nathan Barnett, formerly of Massachusetts, but now a practic ing attorney of South Carolina, when speaking of an alleged assault on him April 2, made by the mayor of St. Stephens, Berkeley county, and a tl "mob." E Mr. Barnett is a native of Massa- S1 chusetts, but has been living in this a State since August, 1912. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in al 1895 and admitted in South Carolina in the fall of 1912, he said. sI The affidavit filed in the office of I1 Gov. Manning requested the chief ex- t ecutive to issue an order to the mayor o to show cause why he should not be r removed from office. It' also asked s that the magistrate at St. Stephens c and the sheriff of the county be re-Id4 quired to invesLgate the 'riotous af- w fair on the said second day of April." C The following is the paper filed In the offlee of .Gov. Manning: m "To His Excellency, Richard I. w Manning, Governor of South Caro- a( lina. y9 "The complainant, Nathan Barnett si of St. Stephens, Berkeley county, and al State of Soith Carolina, respectfully st aleges and says, that he is an attor- in ney at law duly admitted to practice law in this State and that on and be fore the -second day of April, 1915, m was practicing law in St. Stephens, 17 S. C. ba "That he was retained as counsel 1l by C. Wulbern and Co. to collect a P judgment against A. P.' Russell, et m al., at St. Stephens, S. C., and that he hc was attorney for said plaintiffs, ob- E tained from the Court of Common Pleas for Berkeley county an execu- b tion against the said A. P. Russell m and turned said execution over to the Ri sheriff of Berkeley county to levy an s execution, and that the said sheriff to in accordance with the laws of this se State, levied on the property to satis- to fy said execution. Te "That on April 2, 1915, at about 5:15 p. in., while your complainant, the said Nathan Barnett, was about to- board a train in St. Stephens, S. C., to go to Marion, S. C., to attend a he case in the Court of Common Pleas, fo that the said Nathan Barnett was mobbed and assaulted'by being rot- hi ten egged before he could get. on the hi train in said St. Stephens, S. C., sta- fo tion. th "That the said A. P. Russell was Se leading the said mob in committing Cc the said assault on the said Kathan by Barnett. "That the said A. P. Russell Is the te: mayor of said St. Stephens, S. C. TI "Wherefore, your complainant re- ar spectfuly prays that your excellency fo issue an order on said A. :P. Russell, th mayor of St. Stephens, S. C., to show inI cause before your excellency why he wi should not be removed from his of- ciu ,ace as mayor of St Stephens, S. C., as fr chief magistrate and peace officer of in said St. Stephens, S. C., and also al. direct an order to the ma'gistrate of PE St. Stephens, Berkeley county, S. C., sa and the sheriff of the said Berkeley Te county to make an investigation about the riotous affair on. the said secoud day of April, 1915, at said St. Stephens, S. C., and report to your at excellency about same, and for any tr other -relief as your excellency may th deem Just and proper in this matter-.t "Respectfully submitted, th "Nathan Barnett." dc An affdavit setting forth the alle-~ de gatons is attached and signed by Na- bE than Barnett. CHASED BY SUBMARINE. P to Liner Escapes Undersea -Boat After F1 cc Damage by Shell Fire re Liverpool reports Friday: The cap- m tan of the Blue Funnel Line steamer cl: Theseus, which left LIverpool March bi 27 for Java, has sent a report of an H exciting chase by a German subma-1cC ine. The Theseus escaped, damaged of by shell fire. On March 29 at 7 o'clock in ther morning, the Theseus sighted the T submarine 40 miles southwest of~ B Bishop Rook lighthouse. The sub- jn marine signalled her to stop andA abandon ship, but the order was ig-s nored and the Theseus put on full E stean and started zig-zagging. The ' submarine opened fire. The chase c' continued until 10: 30, when the sub- ' marine abandoned the pursuit and ~ appeared to turn her. attention to a tG small steamer flying the Norwegian tc lag. Of the seven explosive shells fired by the three-inch gun of the subma' h rie, five struck the Theseus and did p considerable damage. The main mast was badly cut and the quarters of a the firemen in the poop were wreck The distance covered during the c< chase was about 57 miles. The Thes- h eus maintained a speed of about 17 og knots. From time to time she fired w explosive distress signals In the hope tl of 'attracting the attention of a Brit- ft ish warship. The captain of' theeta v ish warship. stae tive The captain of the staeeliee ri that had it not been for the rough a sea the submarine would have over- te hauled the Theseus. No member of T the crew of the Theseus was injured. T~ All the damage to the vessel was y above the water line and only tern- i porary repairs were required. New Board of Pardons. E -Gov. Manning has appointed the Sfollowing board of pardons: H. C. o STillman of Greenwood, D. C. Ellison t1 Sof Columbia and W. E. Jenkinson of S Kingstree.s TurkIsh Cruiser Lost. A semi-official dispatch from Petro- c r grad says the Turkish cruiser Medji -dieh struck a mine near the Russian F coast Saturday and was destroyed. h Russia Claims 00,000 Austrians. r s A Petrograd dispatch says there a are more than 600,000 Austrians t: now in prison camps in Russia-. t Germany Asked for Indemnity- t - A full indemnity has been request- I ,1 ed from Germany for the loss of the jr s Fye, which the German Prinz Eitel Fridih sunk. CRUISER INTERNS ITFL fRIEDERICK GIVES UP TO PORT AUTHORITIES EXPECTED AID FAILS Dmmander Thierichens Sends Word to Officials That Rather Than to Deliver His Men to Certain Death He Feels Compelled to Hand Over His Ship to Their Keeping. Commander Max Thierichens, of 0o German auxiliary cruiser Prinz itel Friedrich, asked the United ates government, through port ithoritios at Newport News, Va., ednesday night, to intern his ship id crew for the war. Up to the last moment the German :ipper kept up the appearance of be g ready for a.dash to sea, and when e time for decision finally came he pla!ned that failure of "expected lief" to arrive had made it neces ry to Intern rather than "deliver ew and ship to fruitless and certain struction by British and French rships waiting off the Virginia Lpes." Thursday the commerce raider ado her last cruise of the war. She is taken to the Norfolk navy yard ross Hampton Roads from the ship .rc where she has been laid up ice limping into port on March 10, ter the remarkable commerce de roying voyage from the Orient dur g which she sent the American ship. lliam P. Frye to the bottom. Determination of the German com 3,nder. to intern his ship immediate operated to lift the American em rgo against merchant ships of al d European nations leaving that rt. More than a score of British archant vessels, which had been Id up. were permitted to leave. Actual internment of the Prinz tel, it was arranged in conferences tween Rear Admiral Beatty, com inder of the Norfolk navy yard; ar Admiral.Helm, of the battle ip Alabama, and Collector Hamil a, was accomplished Thursday, the 3 raider to be taken to the Nor ik navy yard at Poitsmouth, Va. Lere, breech locks of her guns will removed and connecting rod of her gines detached. Collector Hamilton received final tructions from the Washington vernment late Wednesday. When reached the Eitel Friedrich, he and Capt. Thierichens awaiting n. The German officer handed the lector a sealed envelope containing ; announcement. The letter was as [ows. The announcement was in a form of a telegram to Assistant cretary Peters, of treasury, from llector Hamilton, and was signed Capt. Thierichens. It said: "I inform you that I intend to in :n S. X. S. Prinz Eitel Friedrich. L relief I expected appear not to rive in time so the number and roe of the enemy cruisers watching entrance of the bay makes to me possible the dash for the open sea th any hope of success. I have de led not to deliver crew and ship to iitles and certain destruction. Be obliged for the courtesy shown by United States authorities, I am ex eting your orders. I have sent the me information to Rear Admiral ilm, U. S. S. Alabama. "Respectfully, (Signed) : "Thieriechens." While Collector Hamilton read the nouncement which he immediately msmitted to Assistant Secretary of a Treasury Peters at Washington, ere was a spirit of gloom aboard e ship. Officers and irew appeared wncast. Commander Thierichens lared that he was heartbroken to compelled to resort to such a step. Unofficially, he stated that he had ver intended to intern if it were ssble to avoid it; that he had hop for the arrival of German forces do battle wi. the British and ench warships off the American ast and thus clear the way for his turn to the open sea. "I would like to have gone to sea self,' Commander Thierichens de red. "I would not hesitate to go. Lt I had to think first of my men." a said he realized the futility of ping with the superior naval forces the allies off the Virginia capes. As soon as Collector Hamilton had ceived the decision of Commander iierichens he notified Rear Admiral atty. The latter notified Rear Ad iral Helm, on board the battleship labama, guarding the channel to the a. to prevent departure of the Prinz itel Friedrich from this port after idnight Wednesday night. The do son of Commander Thierichens to tern came at the close of a day fill with mysterious developments. Up the last few hours of grace the rman captain had not said a word Washington officials about intern ent. He had coaled and provision I his ship. Repairs to her boilers d been made and everything was epared for a dash to the sea. Ger an warships had been expected to -rive to aid the Eltel Friedrich. Just hat these plans were which did not aterialize could not be learned. The ~mmarder is said to have declared, wever, that the reported approach the German cruiser von der Tann ith submarines, was not a part of e plans of the German government ir his relief. The decision of the 'ashington government as to the me extended the Eitel Friedrich to main in American neutral waters as reached March 20. From these rms the government never deviated. hey were delivered to Commandei hieriehens on that date in a lettex ritten by Collector of Customs Ham ton, as follows: "Norfolk, Va., March 20, 1915. "The Commander, S. M. S. Prin2 itel Friedrich: "Sir-Further governing the stay SS. M. S. Prinz Eitel Friedrich in e territorial waters of the United tates. I have in compliance with in :ructions from my department. tc iise you as follows: "The department of state has re sived from the navy department the sport of the board of naval officers ho made an examination of S. M. S rinz Eitel Friedrich, now in thi! arbor, with a view to ascertaiini apairs necessary to put the vessel ii thoroughly seaworthy condition nd from this report it appears thal ie time required for repairs will be period of for rteen working days 'e government has concluded 2erefore, that S. M. S. Prinz Elte 'riedrich will be allowed until mid ight of the close of the 6th day o. spril next to complete her repairL EXPECT BETTER BUSINES U. S. BANEK EXA3NERS FIND MAREED IMPROVEMENT. With Exception of Maine General De. pression Does Not Exist-Agricul tural and Manufacturing Increases. Business conditions throughout the country are showing improvement in almost all lines, according to reports 4 from varicus bank examiners, n'ade I public Thursday night by the treas ury department at Washington. Eighty of the ninety examiners In the United States reported a permanent improvement and Maine is said to be the only state where real depression I exists. j "Pronounced hopefulness is preva- I lent in nearly every district," says the announcement. "Agricultural 4 conditions are generally excellent and t commercial lines, with comparatively 1 few exceptions, are enlarging teir I activities, mainly through an increa3- I ed demand, but in some cases pre- t paratlon for activity is expected to I develop with the coming of good weather. Manufacturing is on the increase and those industries having orders for supplies from foreign 1 countries continue especially active. "Further orders have been placed for cars and rails by the railroads and some large contracts have been t made for structural iron for large I buildings." 1 The statement attributes depres- f sion to unusual conditions abroad, but says that business here has been stabilized through the application of f economy. t "The South," it continues, "is m showing marked improvement. The t sale, of cotton is active and advane- t ing prices, with the result that all C business in that section 13 feeling a steady and pronounced Improvement. The prospects for large crops are gen- E erally excellent and there will be greater diversification. t "The western states and the Pacific states are showing a general lmprdve ment. "The New England and Middle At- t lantic states and portion of the Cen tral West, although generally report- f ing an improvement, seems to feel a the past depression to the greatest extent. Farmers, however, generally t have had satinfactory results but I manufacturing, with the exception of t that to fill foreign orde-:s, Is feeling v the improvement to the least extent. b There is improvement, however, in c most lines. Savings bank deposits are increasing and generally banks i have en abundance of money. t r BOMBS ARE TESTED. t Army Aviators Make Experiments on 1 t San Diego Field. h As a result of recent tests at the e army aviation station at San Diego, Cal., bombs suitable for use- with aeroplanes have demonstrated their practicability. and certainty of action. Some of the bombs successfully dem onstrated were pear-shaped, while others were of an elongated, cylin drical type. The weight of the for mer type was 15 pounds while the cylindrical types weighed 50 and 100 pounds each. - t Details of the tests will not be dis- c losed but it is understood the pear shaped bombs were somewhat un- 3 stable in flight with coresponding In- I ccuracy in hitting the mark. The , flight of the elongated type, however, t was said t, have been more accurate, t the bombs striking within 20 or 30 m feet of the desired mark from an alti ude of two thousand feet. a ZEPPELIN DISSATISFIED. ' t ged Count Blames Airship Crewsfo Not Attacking London. Count Zeppelin Is not satisfied with 'I the manner In which his airships are I being handled. He recently called to gether his engineers and the captains at Friedrichshafen and criticised them on several scores. The count said the full power of the Zeppelins bad -not been employed and that'longer raids than any made heretofore were possible. He also said there was too much dispositionr to await favorable weather condi-C tions. He believed an attack on Lon-I don and the lower Thames had been 1 delayed unnecessarily. The count also is understood to have criticised ' his captains for retreating from hos- I tile airmen.C four hours In addition, or until mid night of the 7th day of April, to leave the territorial waters of the United States, or failing this that she will be under the necessity of accepting in ternment within American jurisdic tion during the continuance of the wars in which your country is now engaged. "This information will, of course, be held in the strictest confidence, it having been imparted only to yourself 1 in this letter and by the honorable secretary of state to his Excellency, the German ambassador at Washing "With renewed assurances of my highest consideration. "Norman R.- Hamilton, "Collector." The letter which Collector Hamil ton carried to the German command er was as follows: "April 7. "Commander S. M. S. Prinz Eitel Fredrich-Sir': By direction of my department. I have to advise you that if the Prinz Eitel Friedrich departs from this port by 12 o'clock, 'mid night, of this day. April 7, 1915, which is the time limit prescribed by the government of the United States in which sL6 must depart or other wise be under the necessity of ac cepting internment within American jurisdiction during the continuance of the war in which your country is now engaged, it will be necessary for her to depart from the territorial waters of the United States 'by 4 a. m. April 8, 1915. "This is imperative. "Norman R. Hamilton, "Collector." Tugs Dragging for F-4. The tugs Nava.o and Intrepid, dragging for the lost submarine F-4, in the harbor of Honolulu, are re ported to have secured a solid hold on the submarine with a two and one half inch cable. Mob Attacks Restaurants. Fifteen hundred men who had been refused further relief work in Van couver by the city of Vancouver, B. C., attacked restaurants and fruit stores, breaking the windows and aryn away fruit. MIANY ARE FOUND GUILTY,;' [AYOR AND OTHERS OF TERRE HAUTE CONVIC7ED. B [7. S. Government Wins Case of Con spiracy to Corrupt the Election Last November. The 27 men of Terre Haute, Ind., ncluding Mayor Donn M. Roberts, harged in the federal court with A onspiring to corrupt the election of ast November, were found guilty by jury Tuesday. The case has been m trial since March 8. Judge Anderson announced he vould sentence the convicted 'men, ogether with 89 who were indicted ointly with them and have pleaded uilty, next Monday. All the defendants except Alexan to er Aczel were permitted by the court til o remain at liberty under previous P >onds. Aczel, alias Steel, has been er a jail for several weeks unable to til ,ve bond of $5,000 for alleged at- cc empts to influence government wit- te Lesses. The federal government placed its le laim to jurisdiction in the fact that th United States senator and a mem- bi er of congress were being voted for ra a the election. It is said that this vas the first time the federal govern- el nent had ever interfered in* an elec- th Ion on this contention and that the dea was original with Frank C. Dai ey, United' States district attorney or Indiana. 9 . The. indictment on which the men ca vere tried is in four counts. The ec Lrst count is based on section 19 of se he United States criminal code, the in ubject matter of which is conspiracy cr o injure persons in the exercise of t_ heir civil rights. The indictment cO harges that qualified voters .were t irevehted from exercising that right. su Conspiracy to defraud the United tates by corrupting the election is B: harged in the second count, which Is in ased on section 37 of the criminal tit ode, which was used in the dynamite onspiracy case here two years ago. E In brief, the third count -alleges hat, in furtherance of the scheme to st Lefraud the United States, the de- 51 endants placed letters in the mails, at ad it is also based on section 37. be The final count charges a scheme TO o defraud the gamblers and saloon qt :eepers of Terre Haute, and in fur-- lei herance of this scheme a .letter was al laced in the mails. This count is cr ased on section 215 of the penal er ode of the United States. ti< The federal grand jury began its je avestigation about two weeks after tic he election of November 3, 1914, and as eturned the indictment on December at 4, naming 126 men. United States farshal Mark Stbren and his depu- D( es began making arrests Christmas u ight and took into custody 116 of ti he men indicted. The remaining 10 di ave not been apprehended. of Eighty of the men arrested plead- o d guilty when arranged on January th 2, 1915, eight more entered the ty ame plea before -the trial was begun, ad another pleaded guilty when the ml rial was almost over. tu Former Mayor Roberts and 26 oth- fa rs, A. 0. Stanley, former congress- ru ian from Henderson, Ky., filed a de- 'd: iurrer which was overruled by tir udge Anderson on February 1. The de rial was delayed until March 8, after el he adjournment of congress, to ac- he ommodate Mr. Stanley. or The taking of evidence was begun as arch 10 and the government rested arch 27 after having examined 297 qi ritnesses, 21 of whom were recalled ce o the stand, bringing the number up cc o 318. The defense used 76- wit- u! esses, including only 12 of the 28 th efendants, and brought Its case to ui n abrupt end on March 31. . On re uttal, the government introduced 23 w itnesses, completing that phase of Je ie case in a half day. The defense di ~d no surrebuttal and after motions tit o instruct the jury to acquit seven tr f the defendants had been overruled th he argunients were begun last iti hursday. Each side was allowed 10 th ours for arguments. th PLAN BIG FLIGHTS. s Is Lero Club of America Plan Stations gc and Routes. e -cc Ocean to ocean flights along three t outes are planned by the Aero club ca if America as a part of its national a inety days' aeroplane competition, ~ eginning at July 4 next, the club re Lnnounced Saturday at New York. s 'he competition announced recently be s designed to assist the war and navy th lepa'tments in developing aviation di 'orps for the National Guard and o laval militia and also to demonstrate e he practicability of aeroplane mail it arrying. . p "To carry the competition into ivery state, the contest committee of r he Aero club has outlined three main sI ranscontinental routes," says the tc tatement. The contest coni'mittee c elieves there will be many aviators, . rho, in flying for the daily -cross ountry prizes of $100 a day, will id themselves on the way across he continent and who will find it to P. heir advantage to keep on- in an ef- ti 'ort to gain the sea to sea prize, a "For water flying it is proposed to tt ~stablish a distance prize. Starting tl Lnd landing places for water aero- s )lanes will be located on the Atlan- IC Ic, Pacific and Gulf coasts and the ol reat Lakes. The stations on the 'V atlantc will include Portland, Maine, W oston, Newport, Providence, New fc layen, Norfolk, Charlesten and Say- k Lnnah. Every naval militia station ni n all coasts will be made a landing Ld starting station. WANT THE SCREENS DOWN. h spartan League to Use Referendum on Pool Rooms. At a meeting of the Christian I Vorkers' League held at Spartanburg T ruesday night, in the rooms of the DI yhamber of commerce, it was decided tl :o take advantage of the referendum fia lause of the city-charter and submit a: o the voters of the city the much lebated pool room ordinance which 10 ouncil has declined to pass. The K< League wants the screens removed b Erom all pool rooms in the city. Not di ong ago the council passed an ordi- X tance requiring a police officer to ti visit the pool rooms once every hour si i the day. tl If the vote is in favor of the pas- si sage of th'e ordinance, it is a city ci Law, regardless of the attitude of'w council. Dr. Snyder, president of Wofford college, was one of tes stronget advocates of the referen- u: fium. There were those who sug- o gested the issue was too small to go oj before the people with, but the idea je that principle was involved predlomi- g: nated and the leaguo voted to haveI t elcion e~d IENOUNCES -LIQ-UOR RYAN SAYS DEMOCRATS SHOULD VOTE FOR PROHIBITIOR PARTY SHOULD DECIDE t Present It Looks as If Neither Party Will Make the Issue-Secre tary Denounces Liquor Interests for Their Attempt to Gain Control of the Parties. Secretary Bryan Wednesday night ade public a letter he had written L. W. Kennington, Democratic na 2nal committeeman from Iowa, ex 'essing the hope that Iowa Demo ats would take a stand for prohibi 2n and vote against officials who uld be controlled by the liquor in rests. In a statement given out with the tter, Mr. Bryan said he hoped to see e Democratic party take the prohi tion side wherever the question was ised, and that if the liquor interests sisted on making an Issue in the action of a national committeeman, e people opposed to the liquor traf : could not afford to ignore it. "I do not know to what extent the iuor question will be an Issue in the mpaign next year," Mr. Bryan add . "At the present time it does not em probable that it will find a place the platform of either the Demo atic or the Republican party, but ere Is no reazon why the nationa. mmitteemen should not reprerent e sentiment of the party on this bject as-on other subjects." Mr. Kennington had written Mr. -yan that his name was being used behalf of a candidate for the na mal committee. In his lecter to Mr. Kennington Mr. yan said: "The legislature of Iowa has voted Ltutory prohibition, and has also bmitted to the people a prohibition iendment to the constitution. It omes necessary, therefore, for the ters of Iowa to act upon the liquor estion, both in choosing another gslature and in voting upon the 2endment submitted. The Demo ts of Iowa, constituting a consid able portion of the voting popula n, must take action upon this sub 3t, both in the nomination and elec in of legislators, and also directly the:y vote upon the prohibition iendment. "I tako it for granted that the =mocratic party will act upon the bect in its state and local conven >ns, and even if it does not, the in vidual action taken by the members the organization will, to a greater less extent, commit the party on is subject and thus affect the par strength in the state. "It is proper that the national com tteeman should represent the atti de of the party on this question; in t, the liquor interests have already led out one good man because he is y.' The only way in which the sen nent of the party can be made evi ut in advance of a convention or an cton is for each person tc vote as thinks, if he acts as an individual, as his constituents think, if he acts a representative. "The liquor question Is a moral estion, and our party's hope of suc ss in th~e state of Iowa for years to me winl, in my :judgment, depend on the manner in which it meets is question and the position it takes 'on it. "If I were a citizen of Iowa I uld make my opinion on the sub e manifest by casting whatever in ence I have In favor of the selec m of officials who would not be con :lled by, or under obligations to, e liquor interests, but would be pos vey and definitely committed to e home as against the saloon. The ewer, the distiller and the saloon eper are in conspiracy against all at is pure in society, In all that is cred in the family--against all that good in industry and desirable in vernment. I do not mean to say at every brewer, every distiller or ery saloon keeper Is consciously nspiring, but the business in whic1 ese men are engaged is the enemy progress and civilization, and they e not in position to oppose the in tences that <4ominate it. Those who present the liquor interests are con jenceless in their methods; they de uch the individuals through whom ey act and any party to which they ctate. - The Democratic. party can Ely hope for success when it gives pression to high ideals and makes self the champion of the noblest 'inciples and the best policies. "Whenever a moral question is ised, therefore, there is but one le to it, unless the party is willing sell its soul for a support which *n not be accepted even temporarily ithout the forfeiture of public re "It does not matter much what rticular individual is chosen as na >nal committeeman, but it matters great deal, whether he stands on e moral or immoral side of the line at separates the forces that are on to engage in political battle in wa. It would be better to take an icure man who is right on the li ior question than a well known man hio is wrong on the liquor question, r an unknown man ceases to be un lown when he becomes the expo mt of a righteous cause-he bor ws strength from his cause; where ,individual strength and influence vindle into nothingness under the ight of an unholy alliance with an imoral cause. "If, therefore, anybody asks you y opinion, you may say that in any mtest between a 'wet' and a 'dry' ndidate for national committeeman am for the dry candidate, and that shall be greatly disappointed if the emocratic party in Iowa does not irow the weight of its great in ience against the liquor interests id all that they stand for or desire." Secretary Bryan's statement fol ws: "The letter to Committeeman ennington explains itself. It was ing urged in behalf of one candi ite that I favored his selection. hen this was brought to my atten on. I felt that if my opinion was de red, it ought to be given to all, and at the reason s for that opinion iould be stated so that the Demo -ats of Iowa would know what eight, if any to give to it. "The prohibition question is an is te in Iowa and this fact is so clearly fderstood by the liquor forces that le of the leaders of the wet element the Democratic party in Iowa ob ted to a very excellent man on the round that he belonged to the drys. "If the liquor interests insist upon TO PAY FOR WM. P. FRYE GERMANY AGRES TO INDE3M TY ASKED BY U. S. Von Jagow Gives Quick Respons" to American Note-Claim Allowed for Unexpected Reason. Ambassador Gerard has cabled the following note, which has been re ceived from the German government, stating its intention to compensate the owners of the ship William P. Frye, sunk in the high seas, by the commerce raider Prinz Eitel Fried rich. The reply of the German gov ernment follows: "The undersigned has the honor to make reply to the note of his excel lency, Mr. James G. Gerard, ambas sador of the. United States of Ameri ca dated the 3rd instant, relative to claims for damages for the sinking of the American merchant vessel, Wil liam P. Frye by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. "According to the reports which have reached the German govern ment, the commander of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich stopped the William P. Frye on the high seas January 27, 1915, and searched her. He found on board a cargo of wheat consigned to Queenstowns, Falmouth or Ply mouth to order. After he had first tried to remove the cargo from the William P. Frye, he took the ship's papers and her crew on board and sank the ship. "It results from these facts that the German commander acted quite in accordance with the principles of international law as laid down in the declaration of London and the Ger man prize ordinance.. The ports of Queenstown, Falmouth and Ply mouth, whither the ship visited was bound, are- strongly fortified English coast places, which moreover serve as bases for the British naval forces. The cargo of wheat being food or foodstuffs was conditional contraband within the meaning of article 24, number 1, of the declaration of Lon don and article 23, number 1, of the German prize ordinance and was therefore to be considered as destin ed for the armed forces of the enemy pursuant to articles 33 and 34 of the declaration of London, and articles 32 and 34 of the German prize ordi nance and to be treated as contra band pending proof of the contrary. "This proof was certainly not cap able of being adduced at the -time of the visiting of the vessel since-.the cargo papers read to order. - This, however, furnished the cor.ditions un der which pursuant to article 49 of the declaration of London and article 113 of the German prize ordinance, the sinking of the ship was permissi ble, since it was not possible for the auxiliary cruiser to take the prize into a German port without involving danger to its own security or the suc cess of its operations. The duties de volving upon the cruiser before de struction of the ship pursuant to ar ticle 50 of the declaration of London and article 116 of the German. prize ordinance were fulfilled by the cruis er in that it took on board all the persons found on the sailing vessel as well as the ship's papers. "The legality of the measures tak en by the German commander is fur thermore subject to examination by the German prize court pursuant to article 51 of the declaration of Lon don and section 1, number 2, of the German code of prize procedure. These prize proceedings will be insti tuted before the prize court at Ham burg as soon as the ship's papers are received and will comprise the settle ment of questions whether the de struction of the cargo and the ship was necessary within the meaning of article 49 of the declaration of Lon don; whether the property sunk was iable to capture and whether, to what extent, indemnity is to be awarded the owners. '"In the trial the owners of ship and cargo would be at .liberty, pur suant to article 34, paragraph 3; of the declaration of London, to adduce proof that, the cargo of what had an innooent destination. and did not therefore have the character of con traband- If such proof is not adduc ed the German government would not be liable for any compensation what ever, according to the general princi pes of international law. "However, the legal situation is somewhat doubtful in the light of the special stipulations applicable to the relations between Germany and the United States, since article 13 of the Prussian-American treaty of friendship and commerce of July 11, 1799, taken in connection with arti le 12 of the Prussian-American treaty of commerce and navigation of May 1, 1828, provides that contra band belonging to the subjects or citizens of either party can not be confscated by' the other in any case, but only detained or used in consid eration of payment of the full value of the same. "On the ground of this treaty stip ulation, which is as a matter of course binding on the German prize court, the American owners of ship and cargo would receive compensa tion even if the court should declare the cargo' of wheat to be contraband. Nevertheless, the approaching prize proceedings are n~t rendered super fluous since the competent prize court must examine into the legality of the capture and destruction and also pass upon the standing of the claimants and the amount of indemnity. "The undersigned begs to suggest that the ambassador bring the above to the knowledge of his government and avail himself, etc., etc. (Signed) "Jagow. "April 4, 1915." AVOIDS COTTON CONGESTION. Italians to Allow All American Car goes to be Exported. As a result of the efforts of Ameri can Ambassador Page, instructions have been issued from the foreign ministry at Rome to allow all Ameri can cotton billed through this .coun try to be exported. Difficulties in the way of moving the commodity now are due to congestion. There are 158 ships at Genoa wait ig to unload.. while outside the har bor 116 vessels are waiting te '~V . Methods employed in unlo: ing the ships prevent more than 3,000 bales of cotton entering the port daily. To Begin Alaskan Railway. Work on the Alaskan railway is tc begin as soon as President Wilson determines upon the route to be fol lowed. French Ship Destroyed. The fishing vessel Paquerette, French, was sunk by a German sub marie of EtetatSatuday COMES IN PORT ANOTiER GIREN RAIDER ST15 AT RIPRT NES, VA. DESTROYS 15 SHIPS. Evading Hostile Warships for Eight Months Converted Cruiser Kron. prinz Wilhelm Slips Past Coro of Sbips Off Coast of Virginia and Asks Help. The German- converted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, another of thdse elusive raiders of commerce in the' South seas, slipped into the harbor of Newport News, Va., Sunday and ask. ed for fuel and provisions. Many times reported destroyed, the former North. German Lloyd liner evaded hostile warships for eight months while she sent fifteen mer-V chantmen to the.-bottom, and her of-7 ficers says she wasforced to steal her way through 'a,- feet of four allied cruisers off --tfe -coast' in order to , reach the refuge. "We got in without being seen.by the enemy, and we.can get out the same way," declared lier command er, Lieut. Capt. Paul Thierfelderafor. merly navigating officer'of the.Ger man cruiser Kirlsruhe. When she anchored off Old -Point the Wilhelm had less than twenty five tons of coal and scant provisions for the crew of 500 men and 61 pris oners - from British merchant ships sunk In the South 41Alantic. Of the firteen ships that the drab painted 15,000-ton cruiser came with with a record of capturing, of them sunk, nine were British, 1oum French and one Norwegian. The Brit-7 ish ship Chasehill, captured, was al lowed to proceed, taking to shore more than 300 prisoners fromi rs--. vious raids. The value ofthese-ships and their cargoes officers of the WII helm estimated at $7,000,000. Since she slipped out of New York harbor, August 3 last, as a dGerman merchant and passenger steamer, the Wilhelm never touched land and took 960 prisoners from various-ve destroyed. Most of these were sent to . Ath " American ports on German 8S:ips which met the raider in response to wireless calls. The 61 now on board, who ;ill be, landed, are British siil ors taken from steamships Tamar, de stroyed March 25, and .Coleby, de stroyed March 27 last. The toll'of - destruction credited to the Prinz WIl helm included the following vessels: Destination, and cargo of vessels sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm: British steamer Indian Prince Capt. Gray, from Bahia for New York with coffee and cocoa and five pessen gers. Thirty-two officers and ~men. Sunk September 4, 1914. British steamer Lacorrentina, Capt -,.from LaPlatte for Lo- - don vith five 5,600,000 pounds-meat. Twenty-six passengers, 95 office* and crew. Sunk October-7, 1914. - - French bark Union, Capt. Gregore, from Port Talbot for Valparaiso with 3,100 tons coal. Twenty-four oflicers and crew. Sunk October 28, 1914. French bark Anne deBritigne, Capt. Picard, from Fredrikstad :for Sydney and Newcastle with cargo wod. Twenty-four officers-and crew.. Sunk November 21, 1914. British steamer Bellevne; Capt. Robertson, from Liverpool for south ' America with 4,000 tons coal Sunk December 4, 1914. Thirty-four offi cers and crew. French steamer Mont Atel,. Capt. -, from Marseilles for _South America, in ballast. Thirty-two offi cers and crew. Sunk December 4, British steamer Hemisphere; Capt. --, from Hull for Rosaric, with 5,000 tons of coal. Twenty-six -offi cers and crew. -'Sunk December -28, 1-914. British steamer Potario, Capt ---, Liverpool for South America, in ballast. Forty-seven officers and crew. Sunk January 10, 1915. British steamer Highland Brae, - Capt. --,ndon for Beunos A.ires with meat and shoes. Fifty passen gers and 91 officers and crew. Sn January 14, 1915.. British schooner Wilfred M., Capt. Parks, St. Johns for Bahia, with fish and potatoes. Seven officers and crew. Sunk January 14, 1915. Norwegian sailing ship Semantha, Capt. Halversen, Linnton for Fal mouth, with cargo wheat. .Twenty three officers and crew. Sunk Feb ruary 5, 1915. French passenger steamer Guada loupe. Capt. Jasseau, Beunos Aires for Bordeaux, with general cargo. One hundred and forty-three passen gfiera. One huidred and fifty officers and crew. .Sunk February 23, 1915. British steamer Tautar, Capt. --, Santos, for -Savre, with 68,000 sacks coffee. Thirty-three officers and crew. Sunk March 25, 1915. British steamer Coleby, Capt.' Crighton, Rosario for St. Vincent; with cargo wheat. Twenty-eight o'fft cers and crew. Sunk March 27, 1915. The British steamer Chasehill was stopped February 22, 1915, and after privisions had been requisitioned by the German cruiser, -she was allowed to proceed with 300 prisoners-trans ferred to her from the Konprinz Wil- - helm. Prohibition for Alaska. A bill submitting the- question of territorial prohibition at the general election November 4 passed the lower house of the Alaska legislature Tues day. 14 to 2.. It now goes to the Sen ate. The bill would become effective January 1, 1918. .- - Aeroplanes for Russia~ One hundred and fifty aeroplanes for the Russian army arrived in Ta. coma, Wash., Thursday night- for shipment to Viadivostok. .They are valued at between $2,000 and i4,006 each. Doubles Order for Shrapnel An order calling for 45,000 tons if steel rounds for shrapnel has been placed with the Carnegie Steel com pany by a Cleveland concern acting for the French government. British Ship Torpedoed.. The steamer Northlands, 2,000 tons, loaded with iron, was sent to the bottom Tuesday. Merchant Marine Grows. The United States - merchant ma rine increased 135 vessels, of 485,586