The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 28, 1914, Image 1
V THE TABUU
VOL. 9, NO. 94, SEMI-1
I RICHARDS TO FIGHT
MANNING IN SECtt
Will Run Over for Gubernator
Nomination.
CONTEST IS VERY CLOS
Sumter Mini lias Only itOII Oi
I .aureus Aspirant?Smith lias
12,:*12 Majority.
The Columbia State this moral
savs that Johu G. Richards of K
Hhaw and Richard I. Manning
Sumter will make the second n
for governor of South Carolina in t
second Democratic primary to
held September 8. With all the bo:
counted for, most of the counties 1
Ilng officially tabulated, Mr, Richai
had a lead of 1,305 over Mr. Mi
ning, who In turn led Mr. Cooper
the scant margin of 306 votes. 1
official tabulation by the State exe<
tlve committee may bring so
changes, but it is extremely unliki
that there can be enough errors a
miscounts to put Mr. Cooper in I
second race.
The final vote for governor, w
all but five counties official, a
with all those complete, stood: Jo
G. Richards, 26,504; Richard
Manning, 25,289; Robert A. Coop
24,933; John G. Clinkscale of Sp
tanburg, 16,963; W. C. Irby. Jr..
p.Laurens, 15,289; M. L. Smith of Ca
, * den, 9,501 ;C. A. Smith of Timmo
ville, 5,595; Charles Carroll Sims
Barnwell, 2,7 97; Lowndes J. Brov
ing of Sedalia, 1,521; John T. I)i
can of Richland county, 831; John
Adger Mullaly of Pendleton, 679
For the United StateB sem
I unison lJurant Smith, the incu
bent, defeated Gov. Cole L. Rlea
Mayor L. D. Jennings of Sumter h
W. P. Pollock of Cheraw by a cl<
majority of 12,312. His plura
over Governor Bleas, who ran s
ond, was 16,34 4. The vote sto
with all the counties complete and
but six official: Smith, 72,2!
Blease, 56,908; Jennings, 2,4 <
Pollock. 1,636.
The total vote ran to 13 2,2
about 8,000 less than the total v>
for governor in 1912.
In other state races than the g<
ernatorial contest there were
changes lrom the forecasts mi
from earlier returns.
For lieutenant governor, A.
Bethea of Columbia and B. Fra
Kellcp of Bishopville will make 1
second race. Mr. Bethea has a 1<
of about 4,300 over Mr. Kelley. 1
Vote for lieutenant governor: Beth
60,258; Kelley, 46,959; J. A. Hi
ter, 20,604; H. M. Hamer, 14,4
in uim race ior comptroller g
eral, A. W. Jones, the Incumbent, 1
won over James A. Sumiuersett
79,285 to 46,030.
For renomination as adjutant g
eral W. W. Moore has won over
C. Wllllas by 28,000, the vote stai
Ing: Moore 79.965; Willis. 51.4
Thomas H. Peeples has been
nominated for attorney general o
A. Q. Rrice by 5,729, the count
ing: Peeples, 67.750; Brlce, 62,0
In the six cornered race for ri
road commissioner Frank W. She
and C. D. Fortner have emerged
make a second race, the advantage
far being with Mr. Shealy, who
about 4,000 ahead of his rival. 1
vote: 8healy, 32,101; Fortner, 2
143; James Pansier, 22,630; John
Wharton, 20,708; W. I. Witherspo
16,143; George W. Fairey, 10,918
Reported That Msasc Will Pract
Raw at Anderson.
Anderson Special to Charlotte <
server, Aug. 27.?A report here
day is that Oov. Cole L. Blease,
feated In hie race for the Unl
State* senate against Senator IS.
Smith, will move to Anderson wt
his term of office expires and pr
tlce law here. It is said that t
governor will make his home at \
beautiful country estate of his wil
family, a few miles from Anders
$$ Another report says that the gov
nor has been offered a partners]
by B. L. Abner, general counsel
the South Carolina division of 1
Southern Railway.
At the Hummer White.House.
Washington, Aug. 27.?Preside
Wilson left Washington today for i
summer White House at Cornish,
H., to remain until Tuesday or poi
l bly Wednesday.
. t - ' ' -w1
VTED ELECTION RETURNS <
WEEKLY. LANCAt
JENN1NOM HONORED. THDFF FRFI\
Sumter Citizen* Present Him Witlj I I HALL I IALI
in HamlHOine Silver Service. (1PPI IDltR
III Sumter Soecial to The sinti? Am. III .1.1 Ir lr 11
IU ? UUUUI ILU
26.?The citizens of Sumter tonight
presented to Mayor L. 1). Jennings'
ial with a cut glass and silver service as Lille, Valencin
a token of their high regard for him jn
as a citizen.
The presentation was from a temE.
porary stand at the corner of Main ! IMPORTANCE
and Liberty streets and several liun- ?
k.er dred men and women were present, tiei-uian Wirele
S. H. Edmunds made the speech of All Forts a
presentation. j,-,
Mayor Jennings' speech was a plea
11 * for the men of South Carolina to for- An Asooclated
er~ get all differences, and get together Hays th? (Jerman
of for the progress of the state. French cities of
ice i e.ud Itoubaix, acc
be MAY STOP WAR BY from Oatend, Be
EMBARGO ON FOOD lhroue" the bai"
, London. The th
be
"ds Fighting Must End if United States a 'ew miles of t
in. Ceases Kx|M>rting to Belligerent Lille is strongly
by I Nations, It is Asserted. Iciennes is a mil
'he New York, Aug. 26.?The United importance whih
cu_ States government may stop the Eu- chiefly as a man
rae ropean war by placing an embargo Exact knowh
ntv ion food products, it was asserted to- ?f ?*,i_
nd day at District Attorney Whitman's informat"
,h? John Doe investigation into the in-1 , . , ?
ine , ? ,, , patches from O*
creased cost of living since the con- _
j,h diet began. James Ward Warner, K,'U1 " ' r ',s
nd president of the New York produce Brement that t
lin |exchange, and George Habrinski, res- "ol 10 ueie,u
j ident manager Tor Minneapolis flour evacuat,on l,V t'1
er manufacturers, eacli said the end of 1 announced l)y *'1
ar. warfare abroad must result if Amer- ^ wireless dii
0f ica ceased exporting to the bellig- Berlin early yes
m_ erent nations. clal announceme
?fl. There is a big demand for flour in at Namur had fa
of foreign countries, according to these n?a"s who h
k.n. j witnesses, with a heavy demand in Longwy. The a
Jn_ j domestic markets. Mr. Zahrinski said Prince it was a<J
B there is a shortage of 400,000,000 French attack, a
bushels in the Russian wheat crop. 'ree ?' the enn
ate He declared the United States could westward of Kol
m_ dispose of its entire flour output to, The war ofllc?
Prance, England, Greece and Turkey i silent up to near
tnd any rea8?nabl? prrces and receive The Belgian
ear P&yment in gold before the staple sorted to have t
jly was put aboard steamships. cessful in an ofl
ec- ^ot on,y would war In Europe end came from Antw
D(j If an embargo was placed on Amer- a little after m
ajl lean products, Mr. Zahrinski and Mr. gian divisions frc
>6' Warner agreed, but normal markets to have stoppe
)0- wol,id b? established at home and movement of th<
the prices go down. ision, after wh]
q(j Mr. Warner said the Grain Export- tired on the Fre
otf| ers' Association of North America, at Namur were
did not attempt to fix prices. Ralph was declared. 1
^ L. Carlisle, manager for a Minneap-.the Namur fortil
oils milliner mmnnnV Hoptnroo iimcA im) io*?e ^
no - "" i(je
was no combine to fix prices. at Ostend, who
officer who had :
j JAJAN'S MOTIVES i '" ,th,t
. stroyed two fort
IN THE FAR EAST |saultlng the othe
1 It was official
; Says the Japanese People Appreciate Petersburg that
the Ix?fty Spirit of President \n Prussia is pi
ea' Wilson. sistible force t<
1 New York, Aug. 26.?The Inde-1 Germans are re
pendent will print in Its fortcoming retired to Osterc
issue the following cabled message , A merchant arrh
from Count Okuma, premier of1 Berlin is credits*
Japan: that the trains
j "I gladly seize the opportunity to refugees to the I
M sen^ through Tho Independent a Konigsburg, wh
' message to the people of the United civilians had bei
States, who have always been help- Reports of cor
fui and loyal friends of Japan. tories in Russian
"It is my desire to convince your ed by the Germa
ver
people of the sincerity of my gov- ington from the
eminent and my people in all their These advices st
" utterances and assurance connected Russian army in
with the present regrettable situation feated and adde
in Europe and the Par East. trian advance t
"Every sense of loyalty and honor Interior was exj
oblige Japan to co-operate with From the sam
Great Britain to clear from these mation that the
110
,g waters the enemies who in the past, er Magdeburg hi
' the present and future menace her and wrh blown \
< * 1 A J - 1 ? ' ' . ...
...icioaui, ncr iniuc, iier snipping aim me mnisn Day,
0n' her people's lives. battle with It us
"This far eastern situation is not Diplomatic rel
. of our oecKlng. II ? ?? over my do-'"!" ?"'t J?"?" "
ire , , ,,, formally severed
aire to maintain peace as will be ^ ^
lb- 'iniply Prov0( ambassador. Bar
to_ "I have read with admiration the hRfl hem
lofty message of President Wilson to ^ of the Germ
,ed his people on the subject of neutral- (,how ha# been
D. ,ty* ' anese, whose
ten "We of Japan are appreciative of 8mau tBland ol
ao- the spirit and motives that inspired |?ian(i waB not
the I he head of your great nation and formatton came
the we confident his message will rpbe same correi
Vs meet with a national response. so far as can be
on. | "As premier of Japan I have stat- pge have not 3
er- cd, and now again state, to the peo- party ashore,
hip pie of America and of the world that The Japanese
for J"pan has no ultorior motive, no de- yukio Oiakl, am
the "ire to secure more territory, no t,eB Jn the china
thought of depriving China or other end wJth the ca,
peoples of anything they now pos- wben Japan will
seas. Instead of a par
ent j "My government and my people He adds, howev
the have given their word and their mans should pre
N. pledge which will be as honorably peace through tl
isi- kept as Japan always keeps her south seas, Japai
promisee." Great Britain ai
? ?... . ?
3F LANCASTER (
3TER, S. C. FRIDAY, AU
ICN CITIES TURKEY W
BY GERMANS IN E
1
nes and Roubaix Considers I)e
ir Hands. tria^ti
: NOT KNOWN. CABINET
xs l)is|tHUh Says KiikIh?(I and I
t Naiiiur Have inK to Kee|
alien. ('ou n
disputcli laut night | Washington,
e have occupied the so acute in Co
Lillo, Valenciennes lomats there fe
ardlng to a dispatch moment be dr
Igiuw, which passed ^uroPean war
. ? .i, many and Ausl
is of tho censors at
.... A strict censi
ree cities are within
on newspapers
he Belgian frontier. nQW contro?ed
fortified. Valcn- are belnR uge(
Itary station of less maUc dl8patch
j Rouhuix is known strong pro-Ger
ufaeturing center. The Turkigh
sdge of the impor- between a decli
jvement awaits ottl- preservation o:
>n. Kr.rlier dls- matlc repreRen
itend quoted a Bel- powers are in
uuuiuni.i iwi ma i up gove
ho allies had (lecid- hind and Hussi
1 Lille and that its Turkey neutral
e French troops was hassador it is
e mayor Tuesday. mated that wl
spatch direct from Turkey to re
terday brought otli- "eves the Ott
nt that all the forts mobilise to pri
illen before the Ger- ltusaia.
iad also captured Feeling is m
irmy of the crown try into the I)i
Ided had repulsed a man cruisers,
nd upper Alsace was Great Britain,
ay except at points ten days ago r
mar. ships were pur
5 at Paris has been crews should 1
ly noon, many or Austr
operations were as- conduct.
>een completely sue- The British
tidal statement that ing these inch
erp by way of Paris favor and the
idnight. Four Bel- gravated by tt
>m Nainur were said English mere
id the southward through the D
i German fourth dl- after the gram
ich the Belgians re- requisite peri
nch line. The forts officials disobej
still holding out, is a way as yet ui:
This claim regarding Great Britaii
dcations was repeat- that if the Goc
nglish corrospendent the Modeiter
i quoted a Belgian (>rf>W8 aboard, t
arrived fro.n Namur the Knglish fl
E> Germans have rl*?
. Neither Ore;
s and were still as- ,
has assumed t
ly announced in St. diplomatically,
the Russian ndvance Ur ' to r, n
roceeding with irre- ' a-NS *1KO * e
award Posen. The wf8 guested
presented as having U r' ' ss ?" a '
>de in East Prussia. r)?r- ^e acq
king in London from Development
J with the statement era"y dlscusse
are bringing many ?'eB- The Turl
Serman capital from 'la<' a 'onK co'
Ich city he claims Diry Hryan, cl:
en advised to leave. a"eKftd statenu
itinued Austrian vie- 'ran Anibassa
Poland were receiv- <'r<!dited in so
.n embassy in Wash- Dater Mr. Dry;
Berlin foreign office. Ba>''nfc the sto
Lated that the main thau had pre
Poland had been de- Christians was
dthat a swift A us- Mr. Morgan!
award the Russian it is understoo
>ected. as much relievi
e source came infor- there was soni
small German cruis-|the position
id been run uground might be place
ip by her captain in to Turkey,
presumably after a The cruiser ]
sian warships. to Constantinc
ations between Aus- Americans. M
tpparently have been are destitute ai
A dispatch direct has been made
ss that, the Austrian America. Tc
on Muller de Szent- Americans has
i recalled. A block- sonally by Mr.
an territory of Kiao- raised $75,000
ieclared by the Jap- has advised the
warships shelled a dltional funds
ft the coast. This
defended. This in- j In driving the ?
! from Tslng-Tau. of the Orient,
ipondent states that Keen interes
umitoi iru urn .inpitii- nine naiy ev
ret sent a landing The Home corr
don Times saj
minister of Justice, trla are bring
nounces that hostlli- hear offering 1
and Japan seas, will join them. I1
pture of KIao-Ohow, represent the 1
become a spectator favorable to a
ticipator in the war. It Is to he note
er, that if the (?er- reports lack ot
?ve a menace to the A dispatch f
heir standing in the via. says thatf
1 would consult with I evacuated the
ad might co-operate ' Novipazar.
:OUNTY WILL BE FOUNT
OUST 28, 1914.
IIW mill AIKEN IN HK<ONI> KA4
111 I JUIIi He and IHnuimek t?> t'onte
UROPFAN WAR wit-"
VI1UI *?" ' Hfill various congressional races in
Carolina, it develops that
claration For Alls- Aik"n- representative from th
congressional district, must 11
id (termany. second race September 8. wit I
Dominick of Newberry as hi>
IS WAVERING. -Mr- Aiken lacked F>1C
of going in on the first ballot.
. tiie only congressman who wi
tussia Are Endeavor^
to make the second race, a
|? the I iilm-tuiinte ,
others having secured the n
try Neutral. .. .. . ,
tion in the lirst primary.?Tht
Aug. 26.?Tension is
nstantinople that dip- REDUCE CAPITAL
ar Turkey may at any j TO HELP SO
awn into the general |
on the side of Ger- llills Are Introduced to
trln ?
I'iimneial Stringency Due
orshlp has been placed Failure to Sell Cotton,
in Turkey which are Washington. Aug. 26.?As
by the military and^ult of a conference today li
I, according to diplo- members of the federal
ps here, to create a board and Senators Owen,
man feeling. Smith and Vardnman, a bill
i cabinet is wavering Introduced in Congress to red
iration of v.ar and the amount of capital necessary t
f neutrality. Diplo- "y a state bank for member
tatives of the various tlie federal reserve system
constant conference 125,000 to $15,000 with a pt
rnineut offlicala, Kng- that the capital stock must
a endeavoring to keep creased to $25,000 within
I. The German am- months.
understood, has inti- Senator Overman today inti
lile Germany wishes a bill to reduce the tax on enn
main neutral he be- currency during the lirst
aman empire should months outstanding from :? t<
?vent an invasion by 'centThe
reduction of the cap
ost acute over the en- quired for state members of
ardanolles of the Ger-iRerve sy*ten> '* advocated I
Goeben and Hreslaut 'Souther" senators as a relief
Russia and France finanri?l stringency in the Soi
equested that if these to ,he fal,ur<* to *el1 cotton
chased by Turkey the s*?ator Hoke Smith ami
?e sent to either Ger- tonl?ht that he wou,d ,ntr?(1
ia and promised them to the currency I
| permit the issuing of curre
commercial paper to the ex
government is observ- _n . ? .. # ,
. 70 per cent of its face val
lents. wiht much ai?. I
' * | stead of 30 per cent as nc
situation has been ag- y|ded by ,aw Anothcr pl
ic nability of se\cral amen(imenf would reduce ttie
ant ships to pass j tax Qn emergency currency
ar anelles and return por cenj per annuni to 3 per c
1 vizier had given the amendment to permit d
mission. Subordinate bU,8 of ,a(JinR to be r(>Rar<1
red the instructions in commercial paper hus been dr
lexplainea. the reserve board and sent t<
a has let it bo known for Owen.
ben and Hreslau enter
ranean with German Hl'fiE CONFLICT ON.
hey will be fired on by
eet t'ontlict of Millions at Last
. I. ,,i ? . to Ik* in Progress,
it Britian nor Russia . , .
,, . , . I London, Aug. 28.?1:10 a
a threatening attitude ' , ??
... . The conflict of millions at 1
hoping to persaude
. , . . . pears to be in progress,
tain neutral . A few . ... . .
... . . Even the sinking of the (
Russian ambassador , v. .
.. steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
to cease using the .... ,
? , .... pales besides news of the
itusslan vessel in the *_ , 4t ,, 41 ..
battle and tlie realization t]
UlOSOfMl.
allies are fighting to block tl
s in Tukcy were gen- to parjSt with the Germans
d today in official c'r*'farther away than New York
kish ambassador here Philadelphia,
tference with Sectre- Meanwhile the Russian
liefly concerning an (irawing nearer to Berlin. N
nnt with which Amer- ,|ur|llK the first great strug
dor Morganthau had tvveen Europe and Asia on
me published reports, ftfanchurlan Plains was tin
an issued a statement ,nous battle fought in such i
ry that Mr. Morgan- trable silence as far as conce
dieted a massacre of outer world,
untrue. Only the vaguest generalil
bail's recent telegram given to the people of Great
d. reported conditions ,and France by their respecti
od, though a week ago ernments. Probably the i
le apprehension over people know as little as oi
in which Americans f what their armies are acco
d if the war extended Jng.
Among the information tl
North Carolina will go lie obtained today was the
iple with gold for announced by Premier Asq
any Jews in Palestine the house of commons th
id an appeal for funds army was engaged on Wei
to Jewish charities in against a suerior force and
smporary relief fc>r splendidly.
i been provided per-1
Morganthau. He has South Craolinians Back in P
' by subscription, but After Election.
9 state department ad ! Washington Special to Chi
are necessary. News and Courier, Aug. 2'
? ? . ? j -first member of the South C
anom v f tUo ?1H1 4 ' *
vr. v..o dines uui .ueicKHiion 10 return to nis po
the primary was Gongressmai
t continues in the atti- dale, who attended Wednesda
'entually will assume. |sion of the house, and was
espondent of The lx?n- welcomed after his victory,
'8 Germany and Aus- Byrnes, Johnson and Lever
Ing great pressure to also in their seats today. Gi
Italy inducements to joicing over the result of the ]
Newspaper dispatches for the senatorship is heard ]
Italian people as more all hands.
war against Austria.
d, however, that these Aviators Are Hille<l.
fficlal confirmation. Paris, Aug. 27.? An army
rom Kraguyevatz, Ser- ant aviator and his pilot,
the Austrian army has-namee are suppressed, were ki
fianjak (province) of J day in the fall of their mac
4Juvisy.
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J .... GREAT BRITAIN "
va WILL PLAY SAFE
Wyatl
e third W;ints No Trouble With the
nake a
, p. h. I'nited States.
i oppo
? votes mistakes of the past.
He is
11 bn\< 1*1 ii^|iiii11 lias No Idea of BecoiniiiK
Embroiled Wltfi Neutral
ominal(i?
er.
State.
London, Aug. -7.?The Daily
Chronicle today warns the English
UTH government of the danger of England
becoming embroiled with the United
Relieve
. States over questions of contraband
of war and argues that any esi
a re- lra"KPment between the two counletween
tries wou'd 1)C extreme of bad
reserve management.
Hoke must be the guiding principle
will be of British government," the aruce
the t'cle says, "to direct its naval policy
0 qual- so l'lat we may '*ot become embroiled
ship in any neutral power. In nearly
from fiVer war ?7 Hir past two centuries
ovision vv<* i,,curre<i th'8 danger,
be in- "The only really powerful neutral
1 nine power of the present time is the
United States. If there is a wise
oduced statesmanship, we shall remain in
rgency perfect amity with that power, as
three with the Netherlands, which posses~t
1 per great gateway leading to the
neart or Germany,
ital re- "The United States haa the right
the re- to send cargoes to Rotterdam and
?y the will exercise that right. We must
for the he prepared to see neutral American
jth due vessels discharging cargoes in Holabroad.
j land ports. Many questions are
lounced likely to arise regarding the excluluce
an ' sion of absolute or conditional conlaws
to traband?that is, things that may be
ncy on used by the German naval and millten
t of tary forces.
ue in- "it has been the British practice
>w pro- to regard as liable to capture any
roposed contraband cargoes concerning which
annual (t could be proved they had an ultefroui
G rjor hostile destination. It is evident
sent. that this provision presents a real
omestic danger, as the character of a cargo
led as Van only be ascertained by exercising
awn by the right of search, which the United
j Sena-1states has strongly resisted and
which was the cause of the war ol
1812.
"Picture then, an American ship
Appear approaching the port of Rotterdam
and a British naval officer exercising
j m the right to search and detaining the
ast -:p- sMp or- the presumption that her
grain cargo is contraband. The cooljcriiian
P8t judgment will be needed in such
Grosse a case to avoid a dispute and a mistitanic
understanding,
hat the "It has been suggested that we alle
road low food ships to enter Dutch ports
hardly on the mere declaration that their
's from cargoes are not in transit to the
enemy. Whether such a declaration
host is would be sufficient It is difficult to
ot even say, but it is evident that the officers
gle he- of the fleet should have very definite
the far instructions on these points to avoid
p enor- any estrangements."
Impene
rns the OKFKK sKllVU'KS TO KMilAND.
ies are Americans, Italians ami Russians
Br,tMn Knlist.
ve gov,,,
London, Aug. 2i. Many AmeriGerman
.
. . , cans have enlisted in the foreign
ntsiders , ... .....
.. . legion organized by < aptain Ricci,
who fought with Garibaldi. The serte
ub v't>es ?' Ihe legion have been offered
, to the British war office, but have
report . .
. not been accepted. The legion conuith
in ? .
at th?' ns ^,000 men and 200 officers.
One-third of its membership speaks
Inesday .... ...? , ,
, . . English, one-third Russian and onefought
third Italian.
The Americans who enlisted here
are uncertain as to this legion and
ongress
many will go to Paris to enter the
irleston fore'Rn <'orP? accepted by the French
7.?The ftrmyCarolina
Paul and Kitten Rockwell, brothst
after er8> y?ung college men from Ashe1
Rags- vllle, N. C., are among those who left
y's ses- today for Paris to enlist. Before dewarmly
parting Paul Rockwell said:
Messrs. "We came over to Europe just for
were a pleasure trip, hut have made up
reat re- our minds we want to fight for the
primary allies. Belgium won our admirahere
on tion by her game fight. France Is
in the thick of the fighi and we want
to help her out as best we can.
, "We desire to get into action right
lieuten- away and the French army seems to
whose be the place for us. We realize bow
died to- serious the game is, but are willing
hlno at, if necessary, to offer our lives for the
'allies." ,...11 ritHW
,j