The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 20, 1915, Image 1
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VOL. 10, NO. 91, SEMIsWshIparabic
victim of submarine
MfUUCilOlUn 11 lUlilftUl OIIVI n I 1 U t 1 11 f
cared for in hotels and boardin;
houses In the little town which so re
cently cared for the survivors aiu
the dead of the Lusitania.
Details of the sinking are lacking
but that the loss of life was no
greater doubtless was due to the fac
that the weather was fine and thu
steamers plying the Herman submit
rine war zone now keep their boat;
swung out and otherwise are pre
pared for emergencies.
The torpedo that sunk the Arabii
struck her on the starboard side 1CM
feet from her stern. The vessel liar
1 left Liverpool Wednesday afternooi
and taken a southerly course, well of
the Irish coast, doubtless with a vlev
MX* .X X'MxlAixX MM ?lw, ?? ... I. 1^1
ui a vuiuiii^ iiic nuiMiiai turn ?uiii
frequent the waters nearer the shore
When some J?0 miles west of when
the Lusitatnia was sunk in May tie
German underwater boat rose to tie
surface and launched a torpedo. Tin
marksmanship of the Germans, as ii
the case of the Lusitania, was dead);
accurate and like the Lusitania, tin
big liner quickly settled and short!'
disappeared from view. Some of tie
survivors, according to reports re
reived here, say they had just wit
nessed the torpedoing of a Hritisi
steamer, presumably the Dunsley an.
that this had caused great alarm. Ii
their fright the passengers had rush
ed for life-preservers and had barel;
adjusted them when the German sub
marine turned its torpedo agains
the vessel's side.
Ten life boats and a number of lit
rafts were quickly got over the aid
of the steamer and into these a larg
number of the passengers and mem
hers of the crttw scrambled. Many o
the passengers, however, fell into th
water but got hold of rafts and late
were rescued.
One of the passengers was Kennetl
Douglas, well-known Knglish aetoi
Mr. Douglas was on the Lusitanii
when she was sent to the bottom. Hi
good lurk followed him again toda
for he is among the survlyors.
New York, Aug. IK.---The Whit
Star Line received word at 2:3
o'clock this afternoon from its Liver
pool office that the liner Arabic hai
been sunk by a Herman submarin
at K:lf> o'clock this morning off th
, south coast of Ireland. Press dl*
patched from London had told of th
sinking an hour before.
AlmoHt at the name moment thu
the cabled wero telling of the sink
Ing, the line received a message fror
London announcing that the vesse
had sailed from Liverpool yestorda
afternoon. This was followed in
few minutes by another inossag
stating that the steamer haft abour
130 cabin passengers and 45 In th
vy^? steerage. For nearly an hour thl
(Continued on Page Bight.)
Was- 11,11 Koute to rsew ior(<
From Liverpool?About 15
Americans Were Aboard.
SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
Most of tilt* Itoals Were l,auitrli*>i
and Most or the Passengers
Weir Saved.
London. Aug. 19.?The big White
Star liner Arabic from Live' pool fot
New York was torpedoed am' sunk
^ by a German submarine at 9:IS
o'clock Thursday morning southeast
of Fastnet.
The steamer, says a White Stai
Line statement, was attacked with
out warning anu went tiown in n
minutes. Of the 4 23 persons or
board (181 passengers and 24 2 mem
bers of the crew) 32 are believed ti
have perished. Most of those whc
have not been accounted for belong
to the crew. Only six passengers ar<
reported missing.
Whether any of these not account
ed for are Americans lias not yei
been determined, but there were onlj
26 citizens of the United States oi
board, 22 in the second cabin am
four in the steerage .
The vessel had no first class pas
sengera, having been turned into l
two-class liner.
The survivors who left the steamei
in the ship's boats and were picket
up later by passing vessels arrived it
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WEEKLY.
Tliorsiviw UTIHVIVC I #%i
i ri
I indies of Women and Children IMekI
ed I'|i in Streets of Mexico t ity.
.! Pueblo, Mexico, Aug. 12. via New
Orleans, Aug. 18.?Thousands of I
I people are starving in Mexico t'itv
1 and bod'ei of women and children .
are dally being picked up in the
streets there, according to a Red J
Cross agent who arrived here tollav |
' from the capital
Traveling between Mexico City and I ()]
\era Cruz is regarded as dangerous .
as the railroad lines arc infested i .
I ' V r
with hands of Zapata followers. AI,
most, every day a train loaded with
i Carranza troops is blown up Of the J
:I many foreigners in the capital who!
*i wish to leave hardly a dozen have act
;' oome out. Raids by bandits opposed to
? i to Carranza a.e still active in Vera be
t Cruz state. Their boldness has M.
aroused anxiety that the railroad to Mi
? Movlrn Pltv ml\n niif
J ml
COTTON IS MADE to
CONTRABAND OF WAR ^
Allied <*overnments to Stand Behind
the Market to Prevent Kuinous t,u
Depression of Prices.
! Washington, Aug. 19.?"The a,)
allied government have agreed in 1
principle that cotton is contraband ? ^
of war. The exact date when this
announcement shall be made is still
under consideration as well as other ha
' details connected with the proclama- pr
I tion." This statement was author- CI
- ized today at the British embassy. tV
i As soon as the official announce- an
tnent is made it will be disclosed also by
rithat the allied government have pre- lei
1 I ucred to stand behind the msirltet w?
\ prevent ruinous depression of prices
j and Qiinimlze hardships to planters, of!
; The American government several co
- days ago was Informed unofficially Ui
1 but authoritatively of the intention a
of the allied governments to make ar
? cotton contraband and was informed
t that they will claim a legal right for er
t their action. sti
t It was explained here today that 1>'
. the allies refrained from making cotsi
ton contraband at the outset of the
- war because of conditions in the sti
United States where a large crop had, re
H been planted and a contraband order, H
j'then would, in their opinion, havelth
1 i been far more serious. ' nn
i J Now, the allies contend, the cotton th
f I states have been prepared for a aj
f change in policy by reduction of re
j | acreage. Some of the cotton inter- th
. est*, allied quarters acknowledge.;
oI may be affected by the change and] ill
p for that reason it has been decided | m
L? to stand behind the market to mini- hr
e mi/.e embarrassment and to avoid a I gt
I | . .uunv in uiti vaoc in .-v ill ll 11 il il i HI - | ??
^, ton planting which would In- reflect ui
[?led in tin? industries of the allied i
y | countries. Ai
rj! The principal reason for declaring! t
. cotton contraband is that it is one of er
. the principal sources of smokeless till
powder. How the allies propose to
II support the cotton market is not ex- (li
n . plained here. ! cc
" FRANK'S MOTHER fiKATEFUIj. F
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Appreciates S> input In ami Kindness;
lint Asks to Ih* l.ett Alone.
New York, Aug. ID.?Mrs. Uu-i
P P ?i
dolph Frank, mother.of Leo M. ..(
I Frank, gave out a statement today! aj
[in which she thanked the public for tt|
. the kindness and sympathy extended
to the Frank family, not only since >|
Frank was lynched at Marietta, but
I since the conclusion of his trial.
Mrs. Frank said she and her hits- Ti
band had received a large number (?|
a of messages of sympathy from South'
enters during the past two days Shel Ti
said the family now asked to be left w
alone, and hoped to make the funeral tli
entirely private. For this reason A
she declined to announce when It.; tfc
p ] would take place. ' tt
.. j The funerul services will be con-{
j i ducted by Ftabbi David Marx, who at
e! accompanied Frank s body from At-ifi;
0' luntu. Interment w ill be in the fam-j fa
(.illy plot at Cypress Hills cruetery.i
e Brooklyn. J "1
( Nc({n> Attacked Vmini, White'
Woman. G
(I Columbia Special to Spartanburg 1 tli
J Herald, Aug. 18. -Officers have been I a
: searching for an unknown negro who; i?
aI 'ate Monday attacked a you? g white' ti
woman as she walked throuch thejln
0 |
! res'drntial section of (Columbia. The; to
negro snramt from behind u fence
s :id seized the young woman. She ct
screamed and ho . ran away. The '.y
bloodhound" soon lost th*> trail m
l it (Til
LANCASTER, S. C. FK1
MRNOR HARRIS (
umi nrrrn nruunno
nm urrtK nciVMnuo
ill Propose $500 Per Capit.t I
For Any Find of Murderers
of Leo M. Frank.
NLY $2,500 AVAILABLE.' 5
ting Mayor Itagsdnlc of Atlanta1'!
Itcpudiatcs Wood ward's
Interview.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 1!?. The lirstj
tual steps by state officials looking s
the arrest ami conviction of mem-> d
rs of the mob which abducted Leo! h
Frank from the state prison atj h
illedgeville Monday night and;F
iched him after taking him 100 p
lies to Marietta was to be taken 0
day when Governor Harris con
rreu wun ine siaie prir.on commis-i j,
?n. ! c
The governor was expected to Inlire
of the commissioners, all of c
torn were at the prison when the j
duction took place, as to details of ^
e capture of the prison officials by j
e mob and whether any of its memrs
had been recoRnized. c
Members of the prison commission 1
ve stated that in their opinion the
ison officials could not be blamed, j
lairman It. K. Davidson declared g
at the mob was so well orRanized <;
id took the officials so completely ^
surprise that they were power- ?
is. He did not think the officials
ire in any way lax in their duties.
Governor Harris probably will ^
ler a reward for the capture and
nviction of mob members, he said.
v
ider the GeorRia law he can offer
maximum reward of $500 for each] j.
resi auu I'vuriciiun.
"I probably will do this." the govnor
said. "The abduction of the 1
ate's ward and his subsequent '
nching will be fully inquired into." 1
ONLY $2,500 AVAILAT1LE. a
Only $2,500 is available in tbeih
ate treasury for rewards. When ! v
minded of this today. Governor '
arris said he would probably offer
e maximum of $500 for the arrest ( '<
id conviction of five members of i '
e mob. The legislature each year e
ipropriates $.1,000 to be used for f
wards. Five hundred dollars of | (
e fund has been used this year.
Governor Harris announced lasttv
gbt that lie would issue a state- '
ent some time today. He said lie 1
id received many letters and tele- ?
anis from outside the state asking !l
hat action would be taken and
ging a comDlete investigation.
I. X. Itagsdale, acting mayor of s
tlanta while Mayor Woodward is in ?
ilifornia. at the request of an Fast
n newspaper, sent the following '
leg ram: (
"The daily and weekly press of
corgla is practically unanimous in
imlemning mob law and is urging 1
ie governor to take action in tierank
case at once. He is investiiting
now and will probably offer ?
iward tomorrow that will bring the1
lilty parties to justice. While
large percentage of our people heave
Frank guilty, yet they are lawtiding
and heartily disapprove of
e action of the mob."
any Killed When lliiildhig Collapsed.
Waco. Texas, Aug. 18.? A copy of i
nesday's edition of The Houston j
Itroniele received here says:
"Twelve soldiers were killed at,
Fxas City during last night's storm,
hen the Thompson building, a new '
A .. , i ?
iicr-siiirv Hiruriiire, collapsed. ?
bout 30 or 40 civilians, many of i %
lem women and children, also lost
ieir lives. *
"Military rule lias been establish- s
Texas City and the soldiers arc1'
?hin? corpses out of the wnter ?* '
st as they can be located." I *
iVruieious Foreigaers" failed by 1
fJeneral (JnnwtlM. t
Mexico City, Mex., Aug. 19. ? S
en Pablo Gonzales. commander of t
le Carraiua forces here will issii" s
decree warning all foreigners nt-j *
mpting lo protect Mexican proper-) si
es under foreign flngs that they will
1 liable to expulsion as "pernicious1 1
?reign o?."
The decree also will warn Mexi- (
ins that the use of foreign f!aRS|?
ill be punished by at least -nix t
onths' Imprisonment.
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DAY, AUDUST 20, 1?) 15.
IALVESTON BATTERED
AND SORELY BURDENED
a
a>ss of Life in City is Less Than
a Score, But Property b>
Damage is Enormous. ;1'
til
1)0 BUILDINGS DESTROYED, ti
fit
th
wclvp I lilted States Solilici's Itf
ported Drowned at Texas
<">
With large sections of the storm- nv
wept Texas coast unheard from the to
eath list from the tropical hurricane W
as reached more than 100. The I Ft
eaviest loss of life was at Virginia an
'oint opposite Galveston. Total Ci
roperty damage may exceed $30,- wj
00,000.
Accordiug to Information available \
ate last night, the deaths were reorded
as follows:
Virginia Point. 30; Texas City, 18:1 |{<
' alveston, 14; Morgan's Point, 11; I
iitchcock, 7; l.aporte, 7; Port
trthur, 4; Lynchburg, 3; Sylvan
leach, 3; Seabrook, 3; Houston, 2. p|
Property loss estimates, vague ex- a
ept in a few instances, were as fol-j (,a
nws: , Ul
Galveston, $15,000,000 or more; H
louston $2,000,000; Texas City St
400,000; Port Arthur $200,000; n<
irhuiuuk ?ivv,vvvi oauine iuu.-j st
00; Sabine Pass $100,000; Keniah f<>
50,000. in
In addition there was an enormous!
oss to cotton growers in the storm i I-<
ielt, some estimates stating that 25
>er cent of the crop of central Texas sp
tas destroyed and placing the loss th
t "millions of dollars." The oil
lelds also suffered severely. ?
The most pressing need of Galves-i00
on. Texas City, and other coast i ei
owns, which faced the full sweep of : ca
he wind, is drinking water. Gal-| K(
eston's supplv wns brought from,"!
everal miles inland and the mains,
cere broken by the waves and storm
osscd vessels. aI
si
Pour United States soldiers were, ,
Irowned in Rnlvoslnn and in ' '
ost at Texas City. The Fort Crock- ^
tt nnd Texas City camps were wiped i
pi
tut, and the army transports Mc'lelland
and Poe damaged. U
News of the day and early night ,
vns not entirely reassuring to marine
nterests. The steamer Arapahoe
rotn Galveston weathered the blow
ind arrived safely at Key West and
i derelict schooner. the .VI A. T
Vchom, whose crew had been rescu d
by steamer was towned into the
ante port. There was no word, how \
'\*er. of the Cnited Fruit liner st
darowijne. which left Belize. Hon- m
luras. Friday and was due in New tl
irleans Monday afternoon. ()
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Dallas. Texas. Aug. 18. Galveston /(
las emerged from one of the most 0)
levere storms in the annals of the vv
lull of Mexico, battered and sorely
turdened with financial loss, but V(
i mi iiii- rvni>?ii iu>i< m nit' less T ItU II s|
i score. v.
First deflnite news received front ()1
he island city since the tropical hur-] .tV
icane set the death list at 14. An _
iccurate estimate of the property
lamage was not yet possible, but it hi
s expected to reach the proportions tl
>t' the storm of 1900, when property 1
'allied at $15,000,000 was swept r?
i way. A thousand feet of the si a- pi
vail was swept away, the causeway
vhich connects Galveston with the e<
Mainland was cut in two and the city ti
s strewn with the debris of 5001 a<
mildings crushed by tlie assaults of t;
vind and the tidal waves. o
Three fires also did great damage d
inn the city is without an adequate t!
tnpply of drinking water, the mains w
ending to the city's supply wells at b
Vlto Lorn a, 18 miles away, having c
teen broken. j tr
The loss to the city's port facilities j tr
ins been enormous and all kinds of j a<
raft have suffered. The United ft
bates transport McClellan is high! ai
iground on Pelican Island, Justin
icross the ship channel. Many ves-j
icls have been capsized and several jo
ire reported as destroyed. j tr
The city was placed under martial | hi
aw. | w
In bearing the brunt of the storm,|w
ialveston Island and Roliver Penin ~i
lula served as barriers to break the] \
??rce of the hurricane against thej u
'"i" bay shore 1own? to the north.) ?
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4
JOl'RX A LIST IN JAIL. H
Hon Imprisoned Six Days Witlioui
Trial.
Vera Cruz, Aug. 12. via New ()rans,
Aug. 18.?Henry W. Francis,
British subject, correspondent for
nerican newspapers, was arrested E
an order of General Carranza and
is been imprisoned six days without
trial or opportunity to consult with
e British or American consuls
le Carrauza oflicers charged Fran-; 'J'
i with having distributed news in
e United States unfavorable to
irranza. '
All efforts of John U. Silliinan.
presentative of the state departent.
and American Consul Canada
see Francis have been denied. | su
hen Consul Canada appeared in j cli
ancis' behalf he was brushed aside is
id ordered out of the building by al
irranza's agents. Mr. Sillinianjlu
is given similar treatment. ni
ILLA'S REPLY TO , te
PAN AMERICAN NOTE
. I l*1
welved in Washington anil He ( ,u
Accepts Offers of the
Conferees.
I <1
Washington, Aug. 18.?Villa's r<H (j(
v to the Pan-American appeal for
I rt
peace conference among the Mexi-1
n factions was received today bv
BC
e Villa agent here, Enrique C. j sj
lorente, and will be presented to j ^
scretary Causing tomorrow. It has!
)t be made public, but is under-i ?
ood to accept the offcer of the con- r_
rees to aid in restoring government j,
Mexico.
, ci
General Canto, Villa governor of .
I te
mer California, also replied to the,
>peal today. It was said his re-1
lonse was favorable and in line with r
at of Villa himself.
Carranza's reply has not been re- j '4
lived, but it is known to be in 1)1
turse of preparation. That he will (t
ideavor to convince the Pan-Ameri- is
in conferees that recognition of his ss
I S(
jvernment is the only way to estab-,
sh peace is generally understood
re. i a
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
nbassador. talked over the Mexican! NS
tnation with Secretary l.-nsing to-'sl
ly. Great Britain is concerned over w
ic large Knglish holdings in Mexico t(
id is anxious to support a plan for j
?a? e.
The battleships Lousiana and New
ampshire arrived at Vera Cruz to-' it
l.v after a rough passage across the d
ulf. ! t<
WIIKKK IFItTIM/KB HKIJ'S. b
? 1 e
wo Stalks of Cotton From I>iIfer- p
ent Fields. n
Gnffney Special to Charleston
ews and Courier.July 18. Two
alks of cotton were sent from Gaff?y
this morning to the president of y
te V. C. C. Co.. at Kichmond. Va.
ne stc.lk was taken from a field
liere the same amount of fortili r
was used as last season, and the
her from a field where a third less| ()
as used. The stalk taken from the .]
?ld where the same amount as last t]
^ar was used had a third more
lapes, and was much further ad- i4
meed toward maturity than the ,
her. though the plantings and
orkings were practically the same. ;j
The hav towns suffered heavi I.
1
rtwever. In Virginia Point, more
tan a score are dead: at Texas City. ^
R, 12 of whom were soldiers, are
ported drowned, and seven at La- '
arte and three at Lynchburg.
In Houston two persons were kilil
and the property damage was esmated
at S2,000.00b. Texas City,
iross the bay front Galveston, sus- <,
tined damage amounting to $400,00,
divided among citizens, the ini
nstries and the second division of | i
te Cnited States army, whose camp I o
as destroyed. Approximately lf.O p
uildlngs were destroyed at Texas,
ity but most of these were cot- t]
iges Mo word has been received n
might from Port HoHver, directly | p
sross the narrowest part of the bay, e
om Galveston since Monday night (
mi M inn n-ii in iihvi' neon entirety ! n
nder water.
Plake. Patton. fuplen and Itolrer.
also are Holivor Peninsula,
wns from which no word has been f
rough! since Monday. All these v
ore -objected to the storm .it iti!r,
orst. t
In the Meaumont section, Portji
rthnr, Sabine. Sabine Pass and j
ound Lake were deluged and are:/
ported to have been heavy Timer j "
I
$1.50 A YEAH.
OLD DOLLAR IS KING ]
OF WORLD OF FINANCE
ngland Admits That "Pound
Sterling" Must Take a
Hack Seat.
UVINC; TO FLOAT BK; loan
ic American Dollar Mu?t llccm tie
tin* liral Itasis of International
lv\ change.
London. Aug. lit.?llelief that a.
iccessful adjustment of the exlange
rate problem now is assured,
expressed by the morning papers,
though it is stated the government
is not yet committeed itself defitelv
to any particular plan.
Several conferences were held yesrday,
but there were no formal
eetings and the men in charge of
le negotiations declined to make
ithoritative statements as to the
rogress made. Presumably some
l?lav will ti?* neppssnrv hora usu n f
le decision to make whatever is
)ne the joint action of the allies
ither than of Great Britain alone.
It is agreed that any adjustment
heme will provide, fi.st of all, for a
lipment of gold in an amount which
issibly will surprise both the Am'ican
and British publics, the idea
sing to effect such a complete restoition
of confidence as to make easy
le flotation of a good sized British
edit, in New York on favorable
rms.
"The best judges believe," says
he Telegraph, "that our present inebtedness
in America is comparavely
small, but it will be heavier
afore long. What we are doing in
injunction with France and Russia
to send such an amount of gold as
ill provide for all requirements for
line time to come.
"Gold is not wanted in the United
tates for their banks are full of ^U.
ut the sending of a large amount
hen it is so little wanted must
irely operate to cheaper money and
hen that happens American inves>rs
will be ail the more disposed to
ike British securities."
The Times indorses the proposal
>r "an immediate issue and sale to
nporters by the treasury of gold
ollar treasury bills payable in Sepitnber.
1920. by British government
gents in New York. These would
e taken readily by American hankrs
and exporters at a discount not
xceeding 4 per cent and this
tethod of raising a gold credit
ould obviate the injury to the Ilri:ih
war loan involved in the issuance
f a tax free r? per cent loan in New
ork.
The Post states emphatically that
te allied governments have not yet
>aened an actual decision and "the
hole developments of the past few
ays may he summed up in the fact
tat the Mritish treasury and counry
are completely united regarding
ie course of action necessary, and
is this fact rather than agreement
> the details of a plan which is reponsihle
for the sharp improvement
1 the exchange rate."
"A great part of the lift.000,Oftft to
o o, ft ft ft .oft ft pounds gold which will
e sent to America," says The Daily
lail. "will he contributed by France
nd liussia as much of the purchaslg
from the I'nited States has been
n their behalf."
Iirssi.w I'ftlit KS IIKKKXTKll.
iei'inan Forces in Kangc of Itn-stLitovsk
Forts.
Vienna, Aug 18. via London, Aug.
ft. The (Jermnn forces advancing
i) Brest-Li to vsk have defeated the
tussians near Binla, west of the
urtress, within range of the gnns of
lie stronghold, and a short distance
ortweat of the fortress the southern
ank of the river roip has been cleard
?tf Russians, according'to an ntfi*
iai communication made public tpight
<*reut Rejoicing in Itcrlin.
London. \ug. JR.-?Tidings ol the
I'll of tiie Russian fortress of Kovno
iere greeted in Berlin by salute of
it' >rv" shots eo. odav i:i
lit- fji'sigtirtan. Alt fie "hnreh hells
n the capital rttUK .ti th- druo time
This Informal;.<u ..a* ; >cetv?><l in
iniHlcrduni f om <J in. and transriitler!
to IjOilflOT V
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