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' WATCH -m Your Label I and Keep B B Paid Up. A J VOL. 11, NO. 2, 8KMITO RECOGNIZE CARRANZA7 * AS RULER OVER MEXICO Pan-American Conference Decides to Accord Him Moral Support. HOPES PLAN WILL SUCCEED Believed Tluit Action of Western Ke? publics Will But Country in Fair Way to Peaceful Settlement. Washington, Oct. 9.?Recognition of the party led by Gen. Carranza and the de facto government in Mexico was unanimously agreed on today by the Pan-American conference as the step to be recommended to the respective government. Secretary Lansing, on behalf of the United States, expressed its intention to recognize Gen. Carrauza and the ambassadors of Brazil, Chile and Argentina and the ministers of Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala transmitted kuuigia me uvciHion oi me wasnmgton government as well as their opinions In agreement with it. President Wilson has approved the plan and the ministers in the Latin-American corps also have given their adherence to it. The action ot' today's conference was regarded generally as the most important diplomatic step in the Mexican situation since the United States decided to withhold recognition from the Huerta government. It means that the Carranza government will receive the moral support of the United states and that an embargo will be placed on arms destined for opposing factions as soon as recognition actually is extended, which probably will be within a fortnight. ONLY POSSIBLE PARTY. The conference was in session fothree hours, after which Secretary Lansing made the following announcement. "The conference, after careful consideration of the facts,has found that the Carranza is the only party in Mexico which possesses the essentials - *' .vji icuuKiuinrj as uie ue taoto gov-I V emment, and ilicy have so reported' vto their respective governtnc uts. v Secretary Lansing said the United I States would await responses from I ! he other Sjiii i Vmerlcan govern! lmnts rcpresoiit ; 1 in the conference! before taking formal notion toward I recognition. !!e sa'.d the conference contemplated no mtei fereiuu in Mexico's internal aifnirs. and that; the question of . n embargo on arms and ammuulti i'i had ire lieei. di---| cussed. The fact ih it l'i United Slut .i\-: ready ha'* de*i.l?'d to recognize the fhirranza gov 11* Is thought tiM-j ly to have 1:1 important moral effect ia Mexico. Of is believe many ele | ments will now align themselves w'tlij Carranzu and that t! -? l.? tor himself will adopt a liberal attitude towards his opponents. Secretary Lansing made it clear that while the United States could not condition recognition upon the giving of amnesty or the settlement of other questions of a strictly inernational nature, satisfactory assurances 011 these and other subjects have been forthcoming from the. ? Carranza government. UNCLK SAM'S FIjKKT IAMBS. Atlantic Coast Defense* Smashed and > "Knemy" lainds on American Soil. Washington, Oct. 9.?For the second consecutive time this year the naval defence of the Atlantic coast ...,o >>< on nuionunu, meorciicaiiy, and > hostile troops landed on American soil. Admiral Fletcher's "Blue" fleet was scattered or destroyed by a night torpedo attack, the navy department announced tonight, and transports bearing an enemy landing: force steamed into Delaware Hay at J 6 o'clock tonight, bringing to an end , the fall navy tuanouvres. which began October 4. " j Dr. Houston in <Columbia. CAliiinkU vv\. j>.?Dwcri'.uiry i Houston of the federal department of I agriculture arrived in Columbia tonight by automobile after a tour of! the eastern section of the state. He ,* will send the next several days studying the agricultural conditions of the upper section of the state and is scheduled to deliver an address Wednesday at the centennial of the Pendleton Farmers' Society. HE L WEEKLY. PRESIDENT SPENDS DAY IN BALTIMORE Took Ht.s Fiancee to See Family of Hin llrotlior, Joseph It. Wilson. Washington. Oct. 10.?President Wilson and Mrs. Norman (lalt, his fiancee, motored to Baltimore today to visit the President's brother, ! Joseph P.. Wilson, who had not met : the next mistress of the White House i betore. While there they attended I church and were quests of honor at a family luncheon party. Several hundred people in Haitimore learned of the presence of the | couple and crowded about the church i and the apartment house in which Joheph Ft. Wilson lives to catch a glimpse of the President and his bride-to-be. Because it was Sunday, J the applause of Friday and Saturday in New York and Philadelphia was j missing but the people voiced their approval of the President's choice in audible comments. Mrs. Gait wore a beautiful blue taffeta gown, a black velvet hat trimmed with fur, champagne colored gloves, and a short face veil, and smiled happily at the crowd. The President, too, smiled continually. On the third finger of her left hand Mrs. Gait wore the diamond engagement ring given her by the President in New York. It had been reported that the platinum ring was set with only a solitaire diamond, but today it was noticed that it also had small er diamonds in the narrow gold band. MANNING TO VISIT BOLL WEEVIL ZONE Governor, in Company With Clemson K\ports, UoIdk to MissLssippi Valley. Columbia Special to Charleston News and Courier, Oct. 9.?In order to see for himself what the actual conditions are in sections ravaged by the boll weevil and with the idea ot getting some information valuable in lighting the weevil before it can extend its blighting presence to this state. Governor Richard I. Manning and several of the Clemson College authorities will make a trip of inspection to the Mississippi valley during the week October 16-23. The inspection trip will be made through Louisiana and Mississippi, where the boll weevil has been at its! worst. In addition to tlte governor the] party which will make the inspection trip will he composed of W. M. Kiggs, president of Clemson College; Senator Alan Johnstone of Newberry, I president of the Clemson hoard of! trustees; 15. H. ltawls of the animul; industry of the United States depart-1 nient and a trustee of Clemson Col ( lege, and a Mr. Hunter, a special agent of the federal agricultural do j part nient. The party will leave Columbia on next Saturday morning on No. !>. at 7:10, over the Southern Railway, and go direct from Spartanburg to i New Orleans, reaching there Sunday j morning. Places which will be visit-J ed in Louisiana will be: Alexandria. Monroe. Tallulah i?nri to uinbetun-D Miss. Other points In this statei visited will be: Natchez, Brookhaven, Jackson and then back to Birmingham, Ala., reaching that city | on Friday morning and come direct j home, getting back to Columbia on the following Saturday, the entire trip being made in one week's time. WltKCK ON THK KOUTHKKN. | ___ I'aNhco/pr Coaches Turn Over. No! One Seriously Hurt. Spartanburg, Oct. 10.?Special: Passenger train No. 46, local between i Seneca and Charlotte, on the main! line of the Southern Railway, was I wrecked at Ml. /ion siding, threeI miles east of this city, this morning; at 10:60 o'clock. It is said that the| wreck was caused by some defect1 in the track, cither a broken anglej bar or a defective Rwitch. Two pnasenger coaches and the baggage car turned over and were dragged some distance, but miraculously no one was injured beyond slight aoratohes. The fact that the coaches wore of modern steel construction is believed to have prevented loss of life. The wreck blocked the main line on the Southern until 3:15 this afternoon. The coaches were picked up shortly after 6 o'clock. The trainmen in charge of the wrecked train were: Conductor Rowland, of Atlanta, and Rnglneer Chatham, of Rpenoor. . . A.NC/ LANCASTER, S. C. 1 MILITIA UNDER ARMS IN THE CITYBY THE SE | Guardsmen Prepared to Prever 1 Trouble if Necessity Arises in Mayoralty Election. FKJHT HOTLY CONTESTEI Governor MaiiniiiK's Older 1'lacin Militia at Disposal of Sheriff Martin Causes Sensation. Charleston Special to The Stat Oct. 11.?Three hundred men an officers of the National Guard an the naval militia are under arms t< night in their armories as a silei reserve force to insure law and o der tomorrow when the municip: election is held. Tonight Charlesto was quiet. The closing of the dii pensaries caused a decrease of abo\ 75 per cent in the normal electio time drunkenness. One man was r< ported as having been beaten up b an election crowd. Tonight at 8 o'clock four con panics of the National Guard an three divisimic nf ti>? ?1,:" u. VU? Iimai llllllll gathered at their armories upon ii structious from Governor Mannim VV*. W. Moore, adjutant general, ai rived in Charleston at 9:45 o'cloc tonfght and went immediately to hi hotel, where he held a confereni with the officers of the Guard, J. E more Martin, sheriff, and Joseph J Black, chairman of the city Dem< cratic executive committee. Geners Moore told Sheriff Martin that h would hold himself subject to hi orders. Sheriff Martin announced tonigli that he had sworn in about 50 dei uties and that others would be s< cured early tomorrow morninj These ripnntiiw will >"?"? - a ..... uu^uicut IUC n serve force. It wm learned tonight that man extra policemen have been sworn i by the city administration. Governor Manning, it was explaii ed, ordered out the militia and at thorized the extra deputies for th sole purpose of securing a peacefi and orderly election. If the Charles ton police maintain order, then th militia will not be called upon b Chairman Black or Sheriff Martli Xo deputies will be placed at th polls, unless the police fail to keo order. Chairman Black made it plain t< night that his purpose was to huv order so4hat every man might vot? regardless of faction. Sheriff Marti said tonight that it was his purpos to use every means to prevent ciiisu ueiween the Charleston polic and the special olflcers. The order of Governor Mann in placing the militia at the disposal < Sheriff Martin caused a sensation i Charleston. The order rivaled in it terest the forthcoming electioi Humors were flying about tonigh The fact that the Guardsmen are ui der arms has had a quieting effee The ward leaders were busy unt midnight marshaling their forces fo tomorrow. The polls will open at o'clock. It was said tonight that 50 men would vote in one of the uppt wards just after B o'clock. John P. Grace and T. T. Hyde, cat didates for mayor, rested quietly t< night, except for conferences wit their leaders. Practically ever;- ,n;l lie niitnmnhlln in Clm -I.... i i - ....... . i vnai icmuil IlttW IHT secured to haul the voters to th polls. Adjutant General Moore, addren ing the officers of the militia louigh cautioned them to remain calm an to do their duty without considers tion for either faction. "If order is preserved by the p< lice and the people are allowed t register their votes without interfei ence under the rules of the Dem< cratic party neither deputies nc militia will be called on. Otherwist at the first instance where need i apparent, application will be made t the sheriff and the power appointe will be applied," said f'hairma Black tonight, discussing the attltiv! nf t ll r> l? I t V 1 lam Aorotln o*"*-"4 1 __ v..v w.v ^VMIVVIUIBC CAin UllVr iUJI mittee. Ho declared tliat an appot to Governor Manning for the troop and deputies had been made becaua of "the threatened interference wi? x free expression of the people's \vi at the polls." Mayor of Havnnnah Head. Savannah. Ga.. Oct. 9.?Richar J. Oavnnt. mayor of Savannah, die suddenly tonight at Millon, Ga where he was visiting friends. iSTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, "manning opposes a WAREHOUSE UNi it (iovernor Expresses His Views on Any Probable Combine Against State System. ).] WOULD PROTECT FARMER >K | lias No Objection to Any l-'uir an <>|??>n Competition With tinState System. o, Columbia Special to Charlestoi (1 News and Courier. Oct. 10.- (Jov (I ernor Richard 1. Manning opposes r J- merger of private owned cotton ware it houses, which would be against tin r- state warehouse system. He wrot< tl a letter of Mr. I). \V. Robinson, ai n attorney of this city, setting forth hii 8- position. Mr. Robinson having caller tt his attention to the proposed merge] n between the Standard Warehouse ol 3- Columbia and the Atlantic States ?v | Warehouse of Auariistn The following is the governor*! i- letter in full: cl Columbia, S. Oct. 9, 1915. in 1). W. Robinson. Esq.. Columbia i- S. C.?Dear Sir: I am in receipt ol ?. a copy of your letter of the 6th tc r- Mr. T. B. Stackhouse. president k Standard Warehouse Company, ami |8 thank you for the information contained thereiu. The subject covered I. is of vast importance to the state, and 1 would be glad to have you keep me advised of any developments in reference to same, c The success of any cotton wareIs house system depends, in my opinion, on its independence of any other in,t terests than that of the producer of tjtlie cotton, and any more that would place cotton under the control of the spinners, either domestic or foreign. >. or any other move inimical to the man who produces the crop, might v bring disaster to the farming inter| ests of our state. DEPENDS ON FARMERS. The prosperity and peace of our i- land depends, to a very large extent, e on the success of our farmers. The (j state warehouse system, when th j. law is perfected, will, in my opinion, e go a long way to solve the problem y of the gradual marketing of the cot\. Ion crop. Cheap insurance and a low e rate of interest on cotton stored, are p essential to successful warehousing of cotton, and a state system can sc>. cure these results better than any e other. >, It is true that an effort is being m made to block the purposes for which t ' the state warehouse system is creata I ed. It is of the utmost importune mat ? iiaii-vtir sie.ps arc necessary to prevent the scheme, should he taken g without delay. ,f Of eourse, there can he no objee a tion to any corporation, firm or ini j dividuals engaging in legitimate coti.i ton warehousing, even in competition :.j with the state, it" they wish, so long i-J as that competition is fair and open, t. I My only desire is that the man who, i! 1 by his labor, produces the crop, seir j cures the greatest protection at tin r, j least cost in the storing of same, o' 1 agree with you that the ware r i house has become an important far! tor in this State, furnishing means i-1 by which the producers are enabled ). j when the market is depressed, t?: h | hold the cotton and obtain loans or >- i it at reasonable rates, until tin n ; market is such as to justify them in e selling same, instead of forcing the sale on a glutted market, i- I, of course, know nothing of tin1 l, plans of the corporation, of which. 1 d presume, from your letter, you are a i- J stockholder, and sincerely trust thai no steps will be taken looking to the > | blocking or tearing down of the Stat< oj warehouse system. Perfect the law r-1 creating it and give it a fair trial >- i and it will, in my opinion prove a >rj great asset, not only to the farmer\ I of South Carolina, but to all South Is | Carolina interests as well. I shall o' certainly lend every assistance in m> ;1 i power to perfect it and make it a sue n I cesn. I am, very truly yours, cm Itlrhard I Manning, C.overnor d' Presbyterians Call Pastor. . ~ - - ? ,s i winnsnoro Kpeciai to The Charle* , , ton News and Courier. Oct. fi. Al i, I a congregational meeting at the Zior 1". Presbyterian church here it was vot e?l to extend a call to Rev. G. G Mayes. of Greenville to become iti pastor. Rev. Mayes was duly notified d of the action takeu by the congrego.' d tlon. but he na? not yet been beard from as to whether or not he will ac | cept the call. nev 1915. I GREATEST SLIDE IN 11 CANAL S HISTORY I ITimi Million Cubic* Yards of Isartli to be Difil^nl Out llefore I'ortiutiient Channel is Secured. I Vaiiama, Oct. 10.?A survey of the S slide area in the Gaillard Cut shows | j that probably 10,000,000 cubic yards J of earth must be dredged out before a permanent channel through the cut| I is possible. This is the conclusion ! reached by the canal engineers who| ^ concede there is now little liope of opening the waterway much before| ' the tirst of the year. The present, ' rate of excavation is 1,000,000 yards a month and at this rate it would' j require 10 months to remove the I . mass sliding into the canal. j n i The area of motion is roughly cal-lg . culated to be in the neighborhood j t > of 17f> acres, which constitute theiw greatest slide area In the canal's his- v i tory. It extends 2,600 feet along I( t both banks, with probably an aver[ age of 1,500 feet back of the center ? line of the canal prism, r Major General Goethals, governor i of the canal zone, has not yet made an official announcement concerning v i the probability of opening a tempo- ^ rary channel, but it is believed ship- r ping interests have been given to un- n derstand the nature of the situation a . and it is probable that most of the d , 100 ships awaiting passage through tl the canal will be ordered to their! ? I destinations by other routes. INVADERS OCCUPY I SERBIAN CAPITAL * > h t (iirntri* Part of liclgrnde in Teuton llaiKb and Troops Penetrating Further. Merlin, via London, Oct. ?Ten- '' tonic troops invading Serbia have n , captured the greater part of the city e of Belgrade, it was officially an- " nounced today. si It also was announced that the a: Teutonic troops were driving the b Serbians toward the south, after V crossing the Danube at four points ti below Semendria. The announcements were contain- h ed in a section of today's statement n by German army headquarters, which b reads: n I "The main sections of two armies e< of the newly formed army group un-ln der Field Marshal Von Maekensen a have crossed the Save and Danube | v. rivers. After the German troops of the army of the Royal and Imperial b infantry under Gen. Von Kocvess had tl captured Ziguner Island and the hills t southwest of Belgrade, the army suc-j a ceeded in bringing the greater pari K of the city of Belgrade into the handsj v i of the allies. I 11 "Austrian troops stormed their j citadel and the northern section of s l the town of Belgrade. German h , troops mrstoed the N'ew Konak (the! j. Royal palace.) The troops .ire pene j i> (rating further through the south-1 ern part of the town. n "The army of Gen. Von Gallwitz t has forced crossings over the t) 1 Danube at four points on the section' ) ; below Semendria and is driving thejt I enemv in front of it t/Au-ai-u ?h,.i . j south." j hltiltT ON TI'HKKt ClAtSIS. ^ I / Southern ( '(iiift'iTiict' Asks Wilson i for Special Commission. . Columbia. Oct. St. At the conclml-j j i] 1 i 11 k session today the Southern Tii-i r ( berculosis Conference adopted aj l resolution memoralizinx President' . Wilson and Congress for a rornmis- ' sion of expert physiciaus and laymen , to make a study of and determine if possible the basic factors involved In , the prevention of tuberculosis. A j second resolution endorsed the work of the United States public health! service for its investigation of tuber ! , miosis problems in several sections" .J of the country. , | Physicians and health experts at-1 ^ tended from eleven states. ' f MAYOR DAVANT DIKS. ,f Savannah's Chief Ofllcia! I'assts; I \ Away. }< Savannah, (>a., Oct. Richard J. ( Davant, mayor of Savannah, died ' Buddenly tonijtht at Millen, Uu I r l" was vitftlng friend?. V.'Vo- P~"'nt h.uy h>en In falling ' .|he;\Mh 'or more than a year, and iti " 1 t i was on.y w week ago that he was , ( able to returu to his de.sk at the city ; . hall. Ho was 4y years old. 1 The nay or went to Millen yesta**- < .(day to spend the week-end at his 1 11 country estate near there. He was . { stri-ken ill wh'.le calling on some < I i friends m Millen early tonight audi, . | died before medleal nld could reae'nj | \ hlro. i . _ WEATHER I T FORECAST Bff Fair, warmer yjm ^ W Tuesday; WedW nesday fair. $1.50 A YEAR. fEUTONS MARCH EAST TOWARD MOUNTAINS \ustro-Germans Now in Full Possession of Belgrade and Heights. )PPOSED BY REAR GUARD. tulgni inns So Far u.s is Known Have >iu<li' No Incursion Into Servian Territory. London, Oct. 10.?The Austro-Uer lans are in full possession of Belrade and the heights surrounding lie city and are marching east toard the mountains which the Serians last year so stubbornly deluded against the Austrians. For some time to come the Invarf. rs, it is expected, will have to tight n!y the rear guards, whose duty it is i delay their progress, for the Serians will do doubtless as they have one before?fall back until they each favorable positions. In fact, lilitary writers here do not expect pitched battle 011 this front for ten ays or a fortnight, by which time lie allied forces landed at Saloniki hould have joined the Servians. The Bulgarians, so far as is known ave made 110 incursion into Servian erritory and it is believed they will ithhold their hands until they know ow matters go with the Austroerinans. Some Balkan authorities, ideed. still believe that the Bulgarins will not interfere with the move tent nortnward of the Anglo-French xpedition, for to so do would imtediately bring the shells of the warhips into their ports on the Black nd Aegean seas, probably followed y the landing of Russian troops at arna and Rurgas and of other allied roops at Deadetach. Representatives of the entente ave furnished the Greek governtent with information of a treaty etween the Bulgarian and the Gerlan governments which it is assertd gives Bulgaria free hand to deal ot only with Servia but with Greece s well, should the central powers in. Fighting on the various fronts rought about little or no change in ne sunation today. Germans, after ao days lieavy fighting, in which, ccording to the British and 'reneli accounts, they suffered a seme reverse, have abandoned for the loment the attempt to recapture teritody won front them by the British oitth of I,a Massee. Tliev do claim, mvever. to have retaken from the "rench some trenches east of Souelii. and at Tahure, in Champagne. Field Marshal von Hindenburg is taking slow progress in his operaions against Dvinsk, and, although e claims to have taken more of the tussinn positions, he does not appear o be much nearer the city than ho ar two weeks ago. South of the Pripet river and in alicia the tide of battle ebbs ami lows. First the Kussians then the iiistro-tlermans attack and counterttack and where during the summer ailes of country would change hands n a day. now it is a question of deending some isolated village. The leaviness of ithe roads doubtless is argely responsible for this. SAI.OOXS WKIll; CLOSKIh ??? ??' "or Frist Time in 4 1 Years fhicag;o Was Dry AH |??y Sunday. Chicago, Oct. 10.?Saloons, hotel ind restaurant bars were closed hero oday for the tirst Sunday in 44 ears as a result of Mayor Thoinpinn's uriler fnr thn i State law which had been ignored to long as almost to have been forgotten. The 7,000 or more saloons mve. been regulated under a city orlinance which ordered that they ho dosed between 1 and T> o'clock in he morning. Carolina <Jaim*cocks Ik-at I'resbyteriaiu, Columbia Special to Charleston Sews and Courier rtet. 9. The Cam. linn (ianiffocks easily overcame the 'linton Presbyterians on Davis Field here th:s afternoon, the final score College 0. Numeroua penalties inlinieu UiroiiK"cui ioe process ot the game served materially in holdmg ilown the score.