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VOL. 10, NO. 80, SEMI-V HOPE FOR BETTER f THINGS IN HCOf Capture of Capital, by Carranza , Forces Makes for Optimism. TO FOLLOW OUR LEAD. | Great Britain Intend* to Do as We Do in the Matter of Recognising Mexican Government. Washington, July 12.?With the occupation of Mexico City by General Gonzales' Carranza forces, officials here hope for the establislimt of a government ?n that city and tne - At uninterrupted passage 01 food supplies to the famine-stricken pcpula^ tlon. General Villa, meanwhile, has '.n formed the American government i that his victory over General Obre- , gon's Carrauza troops south of Aguas Calientes was decisive, and that his ] cavalry already threaten Obregon's ( communication with his base and is j passing onward within 100 miles of Mexico City. Several thousand well-equipped ' men are said to be in the flying Villa 1 column. i There was some talk today of 1 recognition or moral support for Car- ! ranza in view of the capture of Mex- < ico City. High officials, however, I made it clear that the American gov- i eminent would await establishment 1 of a central authority that would i give promise of stability and that was in actual control of the greater part ' of Mexican territory. Carranza officials here claim this will- soon follow, but the Villa cupporters insist that Villa's new campaign will harass Obregon and Gonzales, while the Zapata forces will attack from the south and keep Mexico City cut off as long as possible from Vera Cruz by railroad and wire. Thus far cable communication direct with Mexico City has not been re-established and the latest mes- ; sages received from the capital were sent by carrier reaching Vera Cruz July 10. A state department summary of dispatches today said: "The department is in receipt of a ' telegram dated Mexico City, July 6, < from Consul General Shanklin outlin- 1 iug the method of relief work. It 1 was stated that every possible courtesy was being shown by both fac- ] tlons . s "The department is in receipt of a ' tplpirmm from Vorn friu atntfncr that ! an unsigned and undated circular was 1 circulated in Vera Cruz advising the : people not to accept Red Cross sup- ' plies. The matter was called to the attention of the Carranza authorities 1 and orders were issued suppressing 1 the circulars. 1 "The department is in receipt of a ( telegram from Monterey stating that corn and American salt pork were furnished to 20,000 persons July 9." Great Britain intends to follow the j lead of the United States in recogniz- , ing a government in Mexico. This , ^ was explained to Miguel Diaz l,oni bardo, minister of foreign affairs in ] the Villa faction, in a conference to- ( day with Sir Ceicil Spring-Rice, the , British ambassador. The decision, it < is understood, grows out of a desire ( to avoid such misunderstandings *>.s , occurred when the British govern- , ment recognized General Huerta. 1 Dispatches from Vera Cruz to the < Carranza i.gency tonight sa <1 the ; Mexican Railway Company had an- i nounced that regular passenger | iramc ueiween .Mexico i liy and vera ; Cruf would be resumed Wednesday. Man Killed When Car Overturns. Barnwell, Special to The State, ! July 10.?T. H. Crenshaw of Barnwell suffered fatal Injuries in an automobile accident near Blachvillo 1 early this evening. .Mr. Crenshaw, i driving a heavy car, ran into a small- ! er car. in which three young women ' were dritine.. His car overturned < and he was pinned underneath. Funeral of Frank llolt. i Dallas, Texas. July 11.?The body ! of Frank Holt, assailant of J. P. Mor^ gan, was burled here today. Other i than among Holt's former acquaint- < ancea here, and friends of Mrs. Holt ? and her family, the arrival of his t fbodv this morning and the funeral 1 services this afternoon attracted little i attention. t - X'm?- . WEEKLY. DISPENSARY SALES "POP MnvTU nv TTT-KT-P ? -w AAA VA V WX1XJ Conditions in Charleston Have I'ndergone Considerable Transformation During Year. Charleston 8pecial to The State, July 10.?An interesting light is thrown uponthedispensarysales here ror the month of June, when compared with June, 1914, when conditions were, of course, largely different, since now the gallon-a-month law, the raiding of constables and a sharp drawing in of liquor law violation are features. While the total sales for June, 1915, made by the dispensaries of the county were about $1,000 more than in June, 1914, the sale of hard liquors in the city dispensaries attained a figure of something like $10,000 larger than for the nrecerlincr .Tnnp Snloo foil riff in the country dispensaries, however, and the decrease in the sale of beer was some $7,000. which reduced the net increase to about $1,000. The mystery is. what caused such a slump in beer sales here this June, compared with last June, it being generally conceded that the drinker consumes more beer than hard liquor in hot weather. Various reasons are advanced for this increase in hard liquor sales and the decrease in beer distribution. So some extent, it is argued, beer is much harder to handle than hard liquor, and consequently the tigers have kept small stocks of beer on hand. Several places have gone out of business and the dispensaries do not sell much beer over the counter. The hotels and seashore resorts have been "dry" this summer and that accounts for a good deal of me loss >n dispensary Deer sales. It is also pointed out that this marked decrease in beer sales and the large increase in hard liquor selling is a natural outcome of the enforcement of the liquor laws. Loss of sales in the rural dispensaries is ascribed to "war times." DR. ALDERMAN TO BAPTIST CLASSES Spartanburg Pastor Delivers Annual Sermon Before Convention in Session at Greenville. Greenville Special to The State. July 11.?This morning the annual sermon to the federation of Baptist organized classes was preached by Dr. E. S. Alderman of Spartanburg. Dr. Alderman used as a text "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness" and Christ's answer to the question, "What is the [Ireatest Commandment?" The speaker compared the organized class to the Sunday school, to the church ind to the kingdom, emphasizing especially the social teaching of Jesuc. In the afternoon was held the closing session of the federation of organized classes. At this meeting there was no set program and speeches, but it was one of the most interesting and profitable sesions held. Thorn irorn oAmo OA nr niapo ohort ?nappy talks made by persons from ill sections of the state as to what the meting meant to them and as to the success thefe had been in the organized class movement. The attendance at the federation lias been very gratifying indeed and the prospects for the next annual meeting are the brightest. During the afternoon sessions there was offered a resolution and unanimously adopted that the federation go on record as aiding in every question to tie voted on September, next, !n this date. There was also unanimously adopted a resolution of thanks to the First Hnptlst church and all the Hap tists of the city for their kindnesses and generous hospitality. COTTON OHO PS SI..NO A HALE. / l'cav\ Mdino in Maikcl i*? l>ue LatiiHy to (iorinmiy'.H Reply. N'pw York. July 1 <k?A renewal of Hquodntlon which has been In progress in the rotton market for the ;ast two or three days caused a fiirher brtk of $1 .">0 per hale hero tolay. October contracts sold for tk.TT, or more than $"? per hale beo\v the price of last week, and $10.85 t hale under the high record of the 'enson. Uneasiness over political cond' Hons, reported continued favorable rop conditions and apprehensions a restricted export outlet appeared :o have shaken the confidence of the ong interests and a demand, entered >n the deeline. was attributed ehiefly :o covering of shorts. ' % illicit: LANCASTER, S. C. TU h. BLEASE HAS EYE ON C GOVERNOR'S CHAIR I Says He Will in All Probability St be in Next Race. : ? RECEIVES MANY LETTERS. N ?- r Understood That ltlease Faction Will <>< Hun Full ^tate and County Tickets. Columbia Special to Charleston News and Courier, July 10.?"In all (5< probability 1 w ill be in the race for K en governor next summer, ' suM former Governor Cole L. Blease this morning be when asked the question by newspa- re per men, who directed his attention to a story in an Atlanta paper yes- te terday which quoted Warehouse m Commissioner McLaurin as saying that the former governor would run S(, again next summer. He would not of make a definite statement, as he stated that it was too far off, but left A] very little doubt in the newspaper t men's minds about the matter. The former governor said he had j. received many letters from people ...( throughout the state and many had (j? called in person urging him to run jv for governor. He read part of an t",, answer he was writing to a friend, in j which he made the statement that he sj would probably run for governor next summer. ; in It has been openly talked around d? Columbia for some weeks that for- w mer Governor Blease would make the t h race for governor again next summer. d? It is also understood that the Blease faction will run a complete state ticket in the next primary and a leg- r(, tslatlve ticket in each county. No )(, definite Information has been obtain- o{ ed as to the plans, but it is known that several leaders have been in Columbia recently, and it is the general m understanding that plans are forming for the next state primary. WOULD INJECT GINGER. With former Governor Blense at the head of the ticket "ginger" would (^ be injected in to tlie campaign. While t, he has made no statement, it is prem sumed that Mr. B. Frank Kelly of Bishopville, will run for lieutenant si i governor. The plans of the faction are said to include a candidate for j every state office. Whether Attorney o General Thomas H. Peeples will ^ stand for re-election or seek higher honors is not known, he having not gt yet intimated anything. There has s n been some talk in political circles that 'f Mr. Blease should happen not t\\ to run for governor that Mr. Peeples would enter the race. But their plans are for a candidate for secre- fi< tary of state, comptroller general, 8'' state treasurer, commissioner of '? agriculture, railroad commissioner, ,)C adjutant general and ail other state ni officers, so it is stated. 'r Governor Richard I. Manning and ,a bf Lieutenant Governor Andrew J. ^ Bethea will be candidates to succeed te themselves and the other state offi- , ba cials will probably seek re-election. ca The entrance of a Blease ticket presages a tight for control of the vvj Democratic clubs and of the next ,^ Democratic state convention, State nfl executive committee and the primary ro rules. However, the present rules, rp requiring personal enrolment and fix- p ing the time of residence, cannot ho ,j( changed by the next convention, f. r jn they have been enacted into law, and w it would take au act of the legisla- jo ture to repeal them. Therefore, there is a guarantee that the next primary election will he held under rp the same rules and regulations as that of 1P14. pe CO (il.W'CKS FOH WOHK IN m: llitluinu Kducator i'oinfs Out t ield -y Idi Methodist Mission Citninagli. A heville, X. July 10. ? A glow- (V ing picture of the possibilities of missionary work in Cuba ..as drawn r) at the Southern .Methodist Missionary j com ' e at Lake Junnluskn nead. (}f h today by the Rev. Harry Ilavd . well, president of Candler College, i iabana, Cuba. He declared Cuba offers the most fertile missionary Rjl Held in the world at present. ro Mr. Hard well advocated teaching ?h of Spanish in high schools in order oil to bring the next generation Into is closer touch with Latin-Americans is generally. be 1SDAY, JULY 13, 1915 RillCALPOINTBETWEEN [WO COUNTRIES REACHED tudy of German Note by Officials Adds to Pessimism. O ACTION FOR A WEEK. i lleials Feel That United State* Must Kef use to Accept (iceman Proposals as to Americans. , Washington, July 11.?Study of srmany's reply to the American , >te on submarine warfare strengthis the conviction of high officials at a critical point in the relations itween the two countries has been 1 ached, it was said here tonight. Not only do officials feel the Uni- 1 d States must refuse to accept Geran proposals for the future con ict of American citizens on the high as, it was declared, but the failure Germany to disavow the sinking the Lusitania with the loss of merican lives, in their view, haj ; ought on a crisis. That there will be no action by the nited States for at least another eek was indicated today. Several tys will be required to measure fulthe consequences and responsibil- : les the American government will cur in framing a policy to meet the tuation. Secretary Lansing prob>ly will go to Cornish, N. H., wittaa day or two to confer with PresiMit Wilson. He said tonight he ould study the note carefully and len communicate with the Presi lit. Count von Bernstorff. tlie German nbassador, intends to call on Sectary Lansing during the week to am informally whether he can be any service in the situation. Today the official text of the Geran reply arrived and was made pubIt differs only in unimportant ords from the Associated Press ipy which came from Berlin Friday ght. In all quarters here the reply was e single topic of concern. What #? nt'finn f*t* tlio AmAfUnw ent will bo is doubtful largely in e sense that the means of expres- ' up the ideas and purposes of the nited States have not been decided, was indicated authoritatively that ' viously there would be no surren r of American rights and no accepnce of the German proposal to tarantee immunity to American ips under arrangements to bo freed on by naval authorities of the o countries. 1 There is no intention from indica- , ms from official quarters to force a (nation, but in whatever policy is Mowed the American endeavor will | ! to place full responsibility on Gerany for any possible rupture in iendly relations. Since the Lusi- ( nia was sunk May 7, there has en no violation of the principles , r which the United States has con- , nded unless the mishap to the Neiskan can he included and in that t se the Washington government has , ?t finally reached a conclusion as to ^ bother a mine or torpedo caused ^ e explosion. In the view of many , flcials, should German submarine ( mmanders continue in practice to spect American rights, discussion uid continue. There were Intlmains, however, that in the next comunication the United States likely 3iiId impress on Germany the serns consequence that would ensue rim any further violation of Amerin rights as proclaimed in notes alady sent. The chief obstacle, it appears, to rniittiiig virtually a status quo to ntinue while further notes are exringed is the treatment which O r- , any has given to the Lusitania case, le United Spates has a ki d for dlso.val of int at to '{ill \m. : can? d L'or reparation, although the 1 t r has been subordinated ?o tlte eat r c-ordderation of whether irmary legally Jusrtfles the action the submarine commander or will mil liability. No direct answer on e questions of law involved were i ven In the last note, and the quick iking of the vessel was attributed "peculiar circumstances" such as e presence of high explosives. High Rcials regard this as an evasion, much the same as that whlcn has much the same a sthat which lias en reflected in press comment from SHERIFFS TO MEET IN MOUNTAIN CITY Governor Manning Will Deliver Address at Convention of South Carolina Association. Greenville Special fo The State, July 11.?The South C arolina Sheriffs' Association will meet in Greenville July 20 to 22, inclusive. One of the features will be an address by Governor Manning, which will be delivered on the afternoon of the 21st in the city park. To this gathering all peace officers of the county arc urged to come and the public in general is invited. The meeting will be called to order at 5 o'clock. On the evening of the first day >!' the meeting the sheriffs and their representatives will be taken to Chick Springs for dlr.ner. On the morning of the secc.ild day a barbecue will be given at Dukeland to those who attend this meeting in an official capacity. The afternoon "vill be given over to the governor's address. On the evening of the second day the "big stunt" of the meeting will be staged at Dukeland when Jim Xoe. thief of the Clreenville police, will be asked to lead an old-fashioned square dance. The Ottarary Hotel will he headquarters for the association. About 200 officers are expected to attend the sessions. The business sessions will be held 011 the third day. \rnong the guests of the association will be the following: Chief J. \V. Sonnelle of the Southern Railway special agents; Chief Beavers of Atlanta; Sheriff Mangum of Atlanta; nuerin jonnson of Hartsville, Ga.; Sheriff Stone of Toeoa: Sheriff Mitchell of Asheville, and Chief Bell of the Danville, Va., police departrunt. ,J 1 BOTHA'S TRIUMPH CHEERS ENGLAND News From M'ricn is Cause for New Optimism in London?Russians' Stand Also Helps Along. London, July 10.? A feeling of optimisim which had oeen absent for some time again is manifesting itself here. General Botha's victory in German Southwest Africa, which at one stroke deprives Germany of terri [ory larger tnan that of the German empire, is chiefly responsible for the change. The size of the captured territory Is enormously disporportionate to that of the defending forces, which consisted of 204 officers and 2,16(1 men, among them reservists and police. The cheerfulness of the entente allies also has been aided by ihe stands being made by the Russians near Lublin, in southern Poland, and ilong the Zlota ^ipa, in Galicia. It Is believed in London this stubborn Russian resistance is doing much to postpone the dreaded German offeniive along the western front. Only fragmentary summaries of Ihe German reply to the United States have so far been published liere, but for several lays the British press has been predicting that Berlin's reply to the second Lusitanift tote would he unsatisfactory. The newsnape-'s comment at V-uglh in the spe. '"a of 1 KMchener at Juthl lloll y -per H*\ One eortirn < l the press regards it as a direct warn iie of the possibility of forced mililary service, while other organ ? prefess to see in it reaffirmation of the ffieaey of the volunteer system. Him llolt Met His Death. Mineola, N*. Y., July it.?A coro11 -r's Inquest today into the death of Crank Holt established elearlv that l> killed himself by jumping head irenv t Is feet from an iron bar tn the (!? o his cell. The1 1 \va -.thing to indicate that ho ha l>een hot or had s'rot himself, an opinion hieh appeared in certain o nrcr Lo h vi survived the autoj sy. rlin. Count von if rn tor.f, tb fl 'imnn ambassador, Is satislled with the reply and thinks it offers a basis tor negotiations. With the United States as active champion for the cause of neutral rights. Get-man officials say they foresee an amicable understanding eventually on the question of freedom o? the seas. . M >0. $1.50 A YEAR. THE CONSEQUENCES 0F~ aim/ rvrni \. r\n*? ntn ntiii iWffltKtll Lansing, Fully Aware of Crisis, is Framing Last Note. TO CONFER WITH WILSON. No Intimation is Yet Obtainable as to Course Wliirh American Government Will Washington, July 12.?The situation between Germany and the United States has taken on such a critical character that the policy of tho American government will require lengthy and deliberate consideration, that it may have the firmness which the circumstances require. This was the statement made today in high ofllcial quarters. Washington, July 12.?Work was begun today by Secretary Lansing on the draft of a note to be sent to the German government expressing the attitude which the United States will take toward Germany's submarine vviipfuro uo ? *i? -' * ?.o H auccis lilt* rigllis or neutrals. When it is completed there will be i consultation between Secretary Lansing and President Wilson, who will decide the policy to be pursued. No intimation is obtainable as yet as to the course which the American government v. >11 follow, but there is every indication in official quarters that the relations between Germany and the United States have become so strained as to make it necessary to weigh carefully the phraseology of the next communication and to measure fully the responsibility and consequences which may be required by its contents. That there is to be no surrender of American rights in the new note is practically certain, according to the view taken bv officials thus far and it is also assured that the German proposals for the immunity of American pnsenger ships not carrying contraband will be rejected. Just what steps will be taken by the 1'nited States as a result of Germany's failure to disavow the sinking of the Lusitania is uncertain. It is this issue?the lor-s of lot) American lives for which Germany has disclaimed responsibility?that has brought the situation to a grav? and critical point. It had been arranged that Secretary Lansing would go to Cornish, N. H., for a conference with the President as soon as the note had been carefully examined here and the secretary had prepared a draft of the reply. It may be, however, that the President will decide to return to Washington instead and some announcement on the subject was believed to be likely later in the day. Count von Hernstorff, the German ambassador, will call on Secretary Lansing in a day or two to learn informally the attitude of the United States toward the German reply. It is understood he has asked for an engagement to discuss the situation mm in iic received oy tne secretary just as soon as the latter lias examined the note carefully and made up his mind on what policy should be pu rs^ed. So far as is known, the German asbassador will make his call without specific instructions from his government, merely following the custom of diplomats when notes have been exchanged, to learn the attitude of the recipient government and what may be expected as the next step in the correspondence. That there are to be no Informal negotiations, how"v'r. on the subject lias been made plain. The ambassador is understood to ! in thorough accord with hi? govt on i' ' reply h h he re rds ,i <s-f factory ui.1 h n ling : If :> :'t?rth r negot in -. S r> La lifting. * 1 giving i i xamliK the t : ian ply on irfare i >t go tfl < ; : -ii . all. to nfer with Prosd Put Wil a T ireinal plan, it was explain* <1, \as >r the President and Mr. Lansing to confer at Cornish and then have the secretary draft a note to he submitted to the cabinet on the President's return to Washington. Now the belief is that the President and Mr. Lansing, working independently, will prepare (Continued on Page Eight.)