The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 29, 1915, Image 1
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VOL. 10, NO. 76, SEM:
BERLIN TO MEEIII. S.
TERMS IN ANSI
Advices Received Indicate F
vorable Reply from Germany
?'v .
FIRST DEFINITE NEW
Exact Nature of Gerald's Messa
noi uitdirhi, itui its t ontentM
Made Officials Optimistic.
Washington. June 28.?A favc
able reply by Germany to the la
American note on submarine warfa
is indicated in today's state depai
ment advices from Berlin.
. The advices came from Ambase
dor Gerard and were the first of
deflnate nature received since t
American note reached the Germi
foreign office.
The exact nature of the ambass
dor's message was not divulged. H
dispatch was of sufficient detail, ho
ever, to put officials in an optimist
attitude. It vis communicated
once to President Wilson at t
summer White House at Cornish.
Ambassador Gerard based his o
servations on .the favorable effe
%
which the visit of Dr. Anton Mee>
Gerhard, emissary of Count Her
storff, produced on Berlin officials.
Dr. Gerhard was understood
Ambassador Gerard to have report
that public opinion in the Unit
StateB had been growing more ai
more favorable to Germany when t
sinking or the Laisitania undid wh
had been accomplished. Gerha
made it clear also that the Unit
States did not want war, but want
a satisfactory reply to its represent
tions.
German officials are earger, accor
_ ing to Ambassador Gerard's repo
'jr *0 give such an answer, but at t
' same time they havo made 'it cle
that Germany cannot make any co
cessions which woulo destroy the <
fectiveness of the submarine as
offensive weapon.
It is understood Germany is tryi:
' to find some method by which Ame
cans traveling on ships primar
used for passenger traffic shall
safe while the submarine continu
to be used in attacking belligere
freight ships carrying chiefly cc
traband.
Just what proposal Germany w
make to accomplish that obiect. n
cials here cannot conjecture; t
from the fact that Germany seems
be wflling to safeguard the rights
Americans who travel on ships
any nationality primarily engaged
passenger traffic, an adherence to t
principles expressed in the Americ
note?the non-combatants should
immune from attack?would see
in the opinion of officials here, to
recognized.
No information has been receiv
on what the attitude of Germany w
be toward assuming liability for k
of American lives on the Lusitan
but the feeling prevails that if a si
isfactory arrangement can be ma
as to the future Germany will st
gest a basis for a favorable adju
inent of the Lusitanla case as well.
SLATON WILLING TO
LET MATTERS DRO
Ha)H That Ho KxpeC , to Ask four
Authorities Not to Prosecute
Moli Memlier*.
Atlanta, Oa., June 27.?No un
ward incident occurred today at t
suburban "home of former Gov. Jo
M. Slaton and. so far as the autho
ties could le^rn, there were no fi
ther rumors of attempts at violer
by those opposed to the commutati
of the death sentence of Leo
Frank. The military guard was ma
tained, however, and there was
< intimation when it would be wll
L drawn.
S The former governor said tonif
he exnected tn ? ?*?
county authorities tomorrow not
prosecute the 26 men arrested at 1
home early Saturday mornipg a
now held In the county jail. He at
that no good could come from proi
cution and added that the men pr<
ably were misguided by other p>
sons who had not been apprehend*
Few of the prisoners have offered *
pianatins of their presence near t
Slaton estate. Several said they h
been flshins in a nearby strea
while one asserted he had set out
purchase cattle in the neighborho*
L<k.
[-WEEKLY.
I in. ?
ARRE8TED NEARSLATON'S HOME
Thirty Men Now in the Atlanta
R Prison.
Atlanta, Ga., June 28.?Four men
arrested between last midnight and
dawn by the militia guarding former
a? Governor Slaton'e country home,
were placed in the coufcty Jail today
and are held pending action by the
military authorities. It was stated
g^ that the men were found in the road
near the Slatop .estate And failed to
explain the reasons for their peeks'
ence there to the satisfaction of the
militiamen. No arms were found on
the men, it was said.
,r_ Officers of the guard reported there
l8t was no evidence of disorder within
re the zone under martial law during
rt._ last night. It was stated at Mr. Slaj
ton's home today that the former gov,a_
i ernor plans to leave Atlanta within
a a few days on a vacation trip to the
be j Pacific coast.
an wiiii me iweniy-six men arrested
nenr the Slaton estate Saturday, thir,a_
ty men now are held In the county
[jg jail here awaiting action of the miliw
tary authorities. No formal charge
has been placed against any of them.
at I according to jail officials,
he
LAUNCH ASSAULT
b; UPON INCOME TAX
(Ct |
'r~ Attorneys 1 for Dodge Brothers
n* ! File Attack?Three Main
Reasons.
h V
Y , Washington, June 26.?Papers
p#l -. - - -
" were tiled here today In the first ate(l
tack in the supreme court on the
, t-mstitutionality of the federal in
come tax, which promises to be the
at most important case before the court
r'* next term. Counsel for John F.
e(! Dodge and Horace E. Dodge of Do
e(1 troit filed a brief argument attacka"
Ing the surtax on income of individuals.
| Three main reasons were assigned
rt' for claiming the surtax provision of
the law is invalid. Stockholcers in
ar corporations, it is asserted when.
in~ computing their surtaxes, were subjected
to liability for the gains and
an profits of the corporations which have
, not been divided or distributed.
"To tax a stockholder on prosr'~
pective dividends which he may never
,ly receive can only be properly characterized
as so utterly absurd as to inie?
duce levity," the brief declares.
:nt It is charged also that the provim"
i sion vests in the secretary of the
trea8urv an arhitrnrv nnu'oi" r\t
411 minatlon without a hearing, whether
any corporation has accumulated a
lUt greater undivided surplus than is
t0 . reasonable for the needs of the busiof
'
ness.
?' , A third reason is thtt the provision
'n remits corpora*Ions to accumulate
lard withhold fr;,m surtax such part
an o* their profits as maj be reasonably
be necessary for the needs and purposes
m' of the business and does not accord
such business privileges *o individuals
and partnerships. It is urged
e<* . that corporations are thus favored
by a "most invidious discrimination."
>ss
*a' To Hotnrn Jackson's Flag.
at* Springfield 111, June 28.?A Legislative
bill providing for return
lg' to the women of New Orleans of a
Dl" flag presented to Gen. Jackson and
captured in 186J by Illinois troops
was signed by Governor Dunne toi
day
ij> The Governor also signed a bill
creating the Vicksburg military
ity statute commission and appropriating
$50,000 for erection in the. Natj
ional Cemetery at Vicksburg, Miss of
to-1 statutes of U. S. Grant and other
he generals from Illinois who particihn
pa ted in the siege of Vicksburg.
rl-1
ur- 1 Another Hlhle on Canal.
ice i Panama. June 28.?A slide on the
on west side of the Culebra Cut section
M. of the Panama Canc.1 has closed the
in- j channel of ships with a draft of more
no than 26 feet.
th- | The slide, though temporary, is
regarded as the forerunner of an 1m:ht
portant earth movement along the
on entire west bank for a distance ol
to 4,000 feet, north of Contractor?
Ills | Hill, and 1,600 feet back from the
nd rannal axis, Including a large section
lid of Zlon Hill.
se- | ________________
>b- j Kxiled President Dead,
er- j Lima, Peru, June 28.?News has
?d. I been received ^ere of the death ir
sx- 1 Iqulqne, Chile of Ouillermo Billing
he hurst, former President of Pedu.
ad Ouillermo Billinghurst was electm.
ed President in September, 1912. In
to , February, 1914, he was deposed in
>d. I a revolution and subsequently exiled.
il U lit
LANCASTER S. C. T1
CAN NOT LEGALLY STOP
SM.E MUNITIONS OF WAR
Considered Unneutral to Stop
Exportation of Arms.
PRESIDENT HAS NO POWER
The Views on the Subject as Expressed
by State Department
Officials.
Washington Special to Charlotte
Observer, June 27.?President Wilson
is besought by all sorts of people
who would get their products tc
foreign countries or various sorts ol
supplies from abroad. A great horde
of people would stop the shipment
of arms and munitions of war. The
President is trying to be neutral. It
would be considered unneutral tc
; stop the exportation of arms.
German sympathizers and a small
| hand of peace-by-any-route- advoi
cates would interfere with the salt
to Great Britain and her allies ot
arms, horses, mules, uniforms ant1
other munitions of war. The nene*
people claim that the sale of sue!
things will prolong the war.
"There Is no power in the Execu
tive to prevent the sale of ammuni
tion to the belligerents," is the posi
tion of the state department on this
subject.
"The duty of a neutral to restrid
trade in munitions of war has nevei
been imposed by international law 01
by municipal statute. It has nevei
been the policy of this governmen
to prevent the shipment of arms 01
ammunition into belligerent territory
except in the case of neighbortni
American republics, and then onl1
when civil strife prevailed. "Even t<
this extent the belligerents in th<
present conflict when they are neu
trals, have never, so tar as the rec
nrcls ili?plns0 UmUo/1 tv>? ?1" ?
-..-v.wMvi tuc oftiro u
munitions of war. It is only neces
sary to point to the enormous quan
titles of arms and munitions furnish
ed by manufacturers in Germany ti
the belligerents in the Russo-Japan
ese war and in the recent Baikal
wars to establish the general recog
nition of the propriety of the trad<
by a neutral nation."
The German ambassador, speakinj
for his government, notified the stati
department, last December, that "un
der the general principles of interna
tional law, no exception can be takei
to neutral states letting war materia
go to Germany's enemies^ from o
through neutral territory."
The United States has lent its in
fluer.ce toward equal treatment fo
all belligerents in the matter of pur
chasing arms and ammunition o
private persons in the United States
There can be no just complain
against the course of the Presiden
on this score.
It is estimated that about $14,
I 000,000 in arms and ammunitioi
( have been shipped to the allies. Grea
I Britain so dominates the seas tha
j the Germans and Austrians canno
, get anything from this country t
! their ports.
The following statement was print
, ed in the reports of the departmen
I 4--" -? *
i w luuiuicrie ninny, snowing 10 wna
extent the allies have relied oi
American horses and mules:
, "The European war has made ;
phenomenal demand upon the Unitei
States for animals, and when the wa
I is ended this demand will be contin
vied as horses and mules will be need
j ed for agricultural purposes through
out Europe.
"The annual shipment abroad o
I horses for several years past ha
been 28,000, average value
and the shipment of mules has bee
5,000, valued at $150 each,
i "During the ten months of the wa
the exportation of horses has rejaoh
ed 215,759, valued at $47,783,848, o
I about $220'each. and 3i.22'?VfcM4tp
1 valued at $7,783,014, or more tha
$190 a head."
.\lahjitnn Sued Hank for lioO.OO
i Shortage ami <?ct* f-<'ent Vrrdict.
Montgomery, Ala., June 3 8.?Afte
being out nearly 36 hours the jur
In the case of the state of Alabam
i against the Montgomery Maying
i Hank for $110,000, brought in a vei
| diet of one rent In favor of the statf
I The state was suing for money alleg
cd to have been paid out to Theodor
Lacy, now serving a prison term fo
defalcation of state convict depnr*
ment funds.
? " ' 1 ' ' H!
UKSDAY, JUNE 29, 191 r>.
Thiifrta mm- T
WMIlif ? IIIIUlV I k?l/f
I RELEASED ON BOND
4
) Charged With Conspiring to
Incite Revolution.
: DO NOT DEMONSTRATE.
Mexican* Intended to Greet Former
leader's Train, But Think
Better of It.
I
! .'El Paso, Tex., June 27.?Charges
of conspiring to incite a revolution
against a friendly country were filed j
? today against Gen. Vicoriano Huerf
ta, former President of Mexico, who
! has been placed under arrest at New - i
t | man. N. M., by federal authorities. 1
J | Similar charges were filed against
II Gen. Pascual Orozco. who had boon
> arrested at the same time.'
Huerta was released tonight on
I $15,000 hand and Oroz< o on $7,500.
j Huerta. who arrived here today, j
i j was detained by United States au- j
f I thorlties. Upon his arrival federal
1 ottleials, who accompanied by United
i I States cavalrymen, had met Huerta's
i : party at Newman, N. M., escorted
Huerta to the federal building for a i
; conference.
- : Later the general and his party !
! were taken to Fort 111iss where, it
was said, they would be detained,'
I pending advices from Washington.
Detained with Huerta is Gen. Pasr
cual Orozco, who, with Maj. Luis Fu- ,
i" entes,, a son-in-law of Huerta, had
i" gone to Newman, X. M.. by automot
hila t A mnAl ?1 T T * "
mm viT-ntri iti ntierta. r Uentos
f and Victor Iluerta, a son, traveling
' with the general, were not detained.
5 United StateR officials were Rilent
V regarding future action pending the
> receipt of instructions from Wash3
ington. Other observers, however,
* freely expressed the belief that to- I
- day's action of United States authori- j
f ties would have an important bearing
* on Mexican developments and might
* effectively put an end to rumors of
* a new revolutionary movement.
0 MEXICANS WON'T COMMENT.
A public demonstration in Juarez
1 about the hour Huerta'fi train was
due to reach this city, ended as
'' suddenly as it began. There were
hurried conferences among Mexican
5 loaders on both sides of the Rio
e Grande. Many guardely admitted
that Huerta's detention was of the
utmost importance, but none would (
1 comment on its possible effect on j
' Mexico.
r Americans were freer in their com
ment. They review the recent activity
along the border of the adherents of j
1 the Cientifico party in Mexico, includ
ing the disbursement of considerable
1 sums of money for a variety of purposes,
the discovery of machine guns
and rifles in an El Paso warehouse,
owned by a member of that party,
' and the appearance of CSen. Yuez Sa|
lazar in western Chihuahua. They ren
called the activities of Generals Oroz^
co and Salazar in the recent antiMadero
revolution and their subset
nuent service during the Huerta regime.
For several days there have been
t I persistent reports that Jun? 2S has
t been fixed for the date of far-reachn
,ng developments in Juarez in c ?nnec
j tion with the so-called revolutionary
a movement. Some observers profess(j
ed to see a close relation between
r this movement and the arrival of
General Huerta. They ?xpressed the
opinion that his detention had prevented
such a consummation by removing
the possibility of General
f Huerta's participation in such a
8 ! movement, despite his declaration
> that he had no intention of attemp
n ting to cross into Mexico.
The accused men were taken bcr
fore George Oliver. United States'
w commissioner and their bonds ap-!
r proved and the date for their hearing
, fixed. Surety was furnished by 1
n Isaac and Frank Aldorete, Max Moye,
! Rndolfn Cni7 anil T> IC
. r m?. iw, a uvMiinnuii.
I General Huerta was driven to the
0 home of his daughter, Mrs. Luis
' Funetes. Orozeo was taken to the:
r home of friends.
y| NO WELCOME FOR HIM.
a Instead of being given an enthusi- |
8 astic welcome by his supporters, j
many of whom had gathered at the j
| border, Huerta reached El Paso in
I custody of federal officers and under
guard of 25 United States troopers.
r The former Mexican Executive and
(Continued on Page Eight.)
GKKMANS IHM'OVER I'. S.' STAND |||
Ix'arn From Gerhard That People of 11"'
I'liitMl States Are Murh Moved.
Berlin, June 27.?It is learned
that Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard's report
to the officials charged with
drafting the German answer to the prj,
American note indicated the serious
nature of the situation .
Dr. Meyer-Gerhard was sent to
Berlin by the German ambassador at pp(
Washington to indicate to the Ger- I
man government the real attitude of !
the American government and peo- I .an
pie. He reported that the sentiment i
In the United States had been somewhat
more favorable from the Ger- 1 ^
man viewpoint and particularly more | )>f
favorable regarding the prohibition w
of the export of munitions to the ^ t
allies. The sinking of the Lusitania, ! ,, ,
| ll iPI
however, undid all this.
The state of feeling in the United ou)
States at the present time, he ex- j
plained, was such '.hat it would not | _
be satisfied with unnecessary delav 1
appi
in the answer nor with an answer
ican
which appeared to be evasive or fail- .
Lan
ed to meet the issue squarely. t ?.
oftie
CROWD HISSES
GOVERNOR SLATON Mar
nab
Tense Moments Mark Inauguration for
Ceremony of (ieorgia's New ! eral
Governor. "lot
Atlanta, June 26.?At a luncheon try.
Liven this afternoon by the Rotary j
Club of Macon in honor of Georgia's jn^e
new governor, Nat E. Harris, inaugu- j P(j
rated today, John M. Slaton, the re- jia8
tiring governor, referred to the case ma>
of Leo M. Frank, his action in which rest
evoked a hostile demonstration i,nn
atr.linst his in tllO nlnsinn -1?* *." U!
- " v.wo..>& Vltt.ira U1 UIS (rip
administration. j
"Honest people may disagree with pori
me, na honest man," said the former rev,
governor, "but we realize that we j "ex
must be measured by our conscience. par
Two thousand years ago another governor
washed his hands of a case and aj(j
turned over a Jew to a mob. For rjgi
2,000 years that governor's name has ,jt,r
been accursed. If today another Jew 0jjj|
were lying in his grave because I had q
failed to do my duty I would all w{j]
through life find his blood on my
hands and would consider myself an ! seil
assassin through cowardice." si,j(
During the inaugural ceremonies W|t]
at the capitol there were several j
tense moments. When Governor t}1<?
Slaton approached the new governor jlas
to (lolivpr into hlu Han/lo ~
w?c Sicnl tati
seal of the state, a few hisses were mo(
heard from the crowded galleries. G. a,ie
Ogden Person?, president of the state |)ee
senate, rapped sharply with his uat
gavel. The hisses continued and t,OI
Governor Slaton paused. President
Persons rapped again and the hisses
ceased. He warned the spectators
that they must he in order or the
galleries would he cleared.
Instantly there was a tumult of '
applause. j
Leaving the capitol the crowd ]
surged in on the former governor and
had to he held back by the militia.
Hisses and shouts greeted his ears. ,!1K
Some one yelled "Traitor" and another
called him "King of the Jews. '
san
Kditors and Printers meet at Chirk
Springs. hy
to
Chick Springs Special to Charles- list
ton News and Courier, June 28.? | }
.More than a half hundred editors and i
uuin nc?.-sp.-.pei worners were pres- anil
ent tonight when the 41st annual nra
meeting of the South Carolina Press i 2:5
Association was called to order by (cor
Ed H. DeCamp of Gnffney. The in- pin
vocation was offered hv the Rev. \V.
P. Jacobs. The addresses of welcome
and the responses were dispens- j ()r,
ed with. There is a full program for ,vj,i
the sessions tomorrow. wjr
Ion
Ill-itisli Ship in Sunk <ltl Coast ol Ireland
by German Submarine. ^
London, June J8.?The P.ritish j
steamship Indrani. J,640 tons gross, ~
,l.oo ~ 1- CI .1 1-.. - ^
mc*r> nu 11 iv ounuiiy u> <1 upriiian 8UU- ,
key
marine southwest of Tuskar, Ireland. ,
, ; ,{e8
The crew was saved. , .
1 k
The Indrani on her last eastern ; . . .
.... i hitt
voyage across the Atlantic left NewYork
May 28 and arrived at Glasgow !
! cor
June" 19. She was 361 feet long.
Tuskar Hock is an islet off the ^
southeast coast of Wexford county in
St. George's channel. pH|
Italy Breaks With Turkey. ?
Paris, June 28.?Announcement * r
was made at the French ministry of , ^
war today that, according to the ! w
Italian press. Italy has broken diplo- f
matic relations with Turkey. Italy, .
it is added, will send troops to the as
Dardanelles. 'the
s.
$1.50 A YKAR.
PORTERS SEEK
ACTION AT ONCE
ng Pressure Against British
Blockade.
QMISE TO TAKE STEPS.
sini! Said to H? <>
trices That State Department
In on Alert.
Washington, June 26.?Pressure
i formal and organized character
exerted today on the United
ec government to secure from
at Britain a niodfiication of the
mrgo in all commercial interrse
between Germany and neucountries.
Wenty members of a committee
ointed by more than 1.000 Ameri
importers laid before Secretary
sing and other state department
ials a petition setting forth that
at Britain has "studiously avoidanswering
the American note of
cli 30; that in the meantime valle
time has been lost in preparing
future business, and tha; the genpffort
hn.l lioon
...... ainiiiilUI IU IUC
iK established trade in this counhe
importers pleaded for "an utirrupted
supply of American ownmerchantmen
whether the same
been paid for, contracted for, or
be contracted for." and the unricted
right to ship non-contrad
goods through neutral couns
to or from Germany,
n a statement issued by the imters
after their conference, it was
?aled that Secretary Lansing had
pressed a determination on the
t of both of the President and
iself to do all in their power to
the importers in securing the
Us to which they are entitled unthe
law of nations and by treaty
igations."
iic cucn ui louay s conierence
I not be apparent for several days,
retary Lansing took the facts preted
by the importers under conoration
and will communicate
h President Wilson,
t has already been announced that
state department for many weeks
been preparing further represenons
to Great Britain asking for a
Jifioation of the so-called blockThe
President, however, has
n unwilling to complicate- tbe sition
while the delicate negotiais
with Germany were in progress.
CPORT BY MARTIN
ON LIQUOR SEIZED
msands of Bottles and Kegs of
Intoxicants Taken Up to
June 15.
Columbia Special to Charleston
*s and Courier, June 26.?Accordto
a report received at the office
Governor Manning from Sheriff
rtin of Charleston county, thouds
of bottles and other receptacles
intoxicants have been confiscated
ihe constabulary in Charleston up
.June 15. The following is the
Cight thousand, six hundred and
hty-three bottles beer, JO kegs
I half barrels beer, 14 quarts
l.dy, 102 bottles peach and honey,
bottles champagne, 44 bottlea
dial, 52 quarts gin, 3,693 halfts
gin, 58 quarts Vermouth, 16
irts cream dement, 201 gallon
* wuiMtey, i.ui.s quarts wniskey,
pints whiskey, 7,486 half-pints
iskey, 121 pints wine, 342 quarts
ip, 1 >!? half-pints wine, 2 5-gaN
ddmijohns wine, 5 15-gal|on
:s wine, 1 20-gallon keg wine, 1
gallon keg wine. 3 barrels wine,
5-gallon keg whiskey, 1 20-gallon
; whiskey, 2 15-gallon kegs whis ,
1 10-gallon keg whiskey, 20>
;s containing 313 gallons whiskey,
eg gin, 76 pints tonic, 21 bottles
era, 14 quarts Vigolix, 11 halfts
ale, 2 kegs bounce, 6 quarts
dial, 82 half-pints ale and stout,
pints ale, 2,085 beer and whiskey
sses.
rents an?l Wife fall to See Frank.
Wtlledgeville, <Ja., June 26.?Leo
Frank was visited at the prison
m here today by his parents of
loklyn, N. Y., and his wife. This
r the first visit by members of bis
ally since he arrived here early
t Monday after a secret trip from
i jail at Atlanta.