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[miThe Lancaster News p i k VOL. 11, NO. 19, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. I'll", ? ? ? MOWER Pl^ OF SL: dEFENSI / Defendant Takes the Stand am Testifies in His Own Behalf at York. CASE TO JURY TODAY __________ Four Arguments l?y Counsc With Two More for This Morning . York Special to The State, Dec. S ?Taking the stand in his own de fenso, Krnest Isonhower today gav an intimation of what his attorney will try to prove for the ' isonei He stated that he fired yts a Raleigh Boulware, the d^ eherifl but that these shots wet ..ed afte Boulware had fired at him. He swor that he acted iu self-defeh'se, that h was free from any malice or animu toward either Boulware or Sheril Hood and that he would not hav fired at all had he not thought it im peratlve. He does not know, h said, that either of the shots struc Boulware. Court convened at .?:30 o'clock. T J. Rabb was first called and owing t the questions asked by counsel th jury was excused from the coin room until Judge Rice ruled upo what the witness had to say. Ml Rabb testified that he saw Clyd Isenliower about two hours after th shooting, that Isenliower had sm tained 111 bullet wounds and appeal ed to be at the point of death, thu Isenliower remarked: "Cod has foi given me for all my sins. I did nc wanted to shoot the negro and I di want to shoot the negro and I di do so. I shot the negro first, the Hood shot me and I shot Hood, felt that Cod had directed me to ki the negro." This testimony was nc permitted by the court to go to th jury. The Rev. J. P. Isenliower, a brotl er of the defendant and a brother c the dead man. was called. He test fled that he is a Baptist preacher i charge of three churches In Fairflel county. He testified that he taike to his brother. Clyde Isenliower. a Clyde was in a dying condition an that Clyde Isenliower said: "I war you to take my farm and work it a best you can, see to it that my debt are paid and see to it that my life ii surance goes to my baby. I am she all to pieces and can't get well." In cross-examination by the stat Mr. Isenhower was asked if ho di not ask his brother- not to raise an trouble. He did not remember ha\ ing done so. Counsel asked if he di not try to persuade his brothers nc to create trouble. The wltnes claimed that he did not remembe: The witness at last said that he dl tell Clyde Isenhower not to stai trouble but to keep quiet. He test fled that Sheriff Hood had alway ( been a personal friend of the Iser bower family. T. J. R&bb testified that Clyd Isenhower, as he lay desperatel wounded, eald to him (R&bb): "Go told me to kill this negro and I di and I am satisfied." DEPENDANT ON STAND. At 10:46 o'clock Ernest Isenhowe took the stand. He seemed to b sure of his facts and did not faltei He answered in a clear tone ever question asked. Isenhower testified that he is 3 years of age and that he is a schoc teaoher. He says that he has taugh for several years In Florence countj At the timo of the Winnsboro trap edy his school had a holiday and h was spending the vacation perio with hie mother in Fairfield countj a few miles from Winnsboro. On th day of the tragedy he left hom shortly after sunrise with his broth er, who is a rural policeman fo Fairfield'^county. Before leaving h took his pistol from the bureau an< diopped it In his pocket, without an motive. ' Upon reaching town, h held a reference with Solicitor J. K Henry, t>k|f being ddne at the reques of his irfotVer> an<* ?*ked Mr. lieqr; not to rta^e r.vde Is nhow*-'* wl? placed oil the witness stand, he *.at A# lino ral P/jncHMnn '! >?,. ? !? ness toslifled that when he comp'.et ed his ccfcWrence with Mr. Renry h walked tp *b? court house and thor at* a ? '*p yard. A<* he n? rived at Rh?*Qpurt house he saw hi brother, Isenhower, with i Pistol in | bi? h.md and saw Clyd (Confcow?1!on P??e Four.) V?fi i ?Jr SETON DROPPED; ' DID NOT RESIGN t r Lltct ircment of Chief Scout K\plained by Committee of the Boy Scouts. New York, Dec. 8.?The national i council of the Boy Scouts of Ameri- i ca, through an authorized committee, held a special meeting today to consider a statement issued by Ernest Thompson Seton i^i which he said that ho had resigned as chief scout. ( After the meeting the council issued this statement: * "Mr. Seton did not resign; lie was deliberately dropped by the national council of the Boy Scouts of America i I. on the question of Americanism, lie! is not an American citizen. He not i < e' only resented suggestions and re-!' s quests made by many of his friends f - in the scout movement that lie be- 1 t come an American citizen, but went ' f further and objected to the Boy r Scout hand-book including a chap e ter on patriotism. His term expired e February, 1915. The national coun- < s oil at its annual meeting did_^iot re- 1 pf elect him because of the belief that ' e in a movement for making men as 1_> citizens of America there should be 1 e no doubt as to the citizenship and 1 k patriotism of the leaders of the I mover..ent. Any statement that the \ dropping of Mr. Seton on his alleged < 0 resignation was due to anything else < e than this is not true. t 1 "In fairness fo Mr. Seton the ofllco ! n \\as left 'vacanh until he could be af- 1 r. forded a reasonable opportunity to ' e declare his intentions of becoming a ! e citizen of the United States. Tlii.i he refused. "In response to Mr. Solon's r.tlt tempt to resign he was informed that "" inasmuch as he held no olllco there ( was no oilice from which he could resign and the matter was finally closd ed ljiftt July. Mr. Seton promised exn plicitly by letter that he would quiet* ly proceed with his own work witli" out raising any issue. lie has seen 1 lit to violate his promise without ' ? any notice to the executive hoard or any of its otlleers at a time and un- , i- der conditions which make necessary ^ >f this statement of facts, i" "The aims of the Hoy Scout move- , n inent are today exactly the same as ( they have been since the organize- ( tion of the movement in this counIS ti in lit 10. Character development ( ' and good citizenship through whole-j | some outdoor activities is the objec- ( s tive. The movement at its October!, s meeting definitely reafhrmed the policy of being a non-political, non)( miliary, not anti-military, organiza-j, | tion." ( '\ i d REPULSING SLIDE IN GAILLARD CUT " ' ,t Army Engineers Report Excellent is Progress in the Panama ( r. Canal. (1 Panama, Dec. 8.?Such excellent j "t progress has been made in dredgl Ing In the Galllard cut of the Panama ( a canal that only 50 feet of earth sepa- , i- rates the waters of the channel. This ( neck of land, less than 20 feet high, e can be removed in a few days unless ( y the bulging up of the bottom pro- f d ceeds too rapidly for the dredgers, d Since the huge dipper dredge Cas- < cade began operations, the monthly dredging has been increased 1,250,- 1 ir OOOcubic yards, the most that has 1 e ever been taken from the canal in < r wet excavation work. Colonel Goe- i y thals, however, still declines to predict when the canal will be reopened. < q He says the slides have not yet stop- i ped, and that they might close the < ( canal again before the present opera- i tions can be completed. ' A more cheerful spirit over the p probability of definitely overcominc - d j the twin pi Ides in the Culebra cut at r an early date is manifested by the e canal engineers, including Colonel e (ioethals. r Mrs. fiflflt Receives Many Presents, e Washington, Dec. 8.?A bracelet d of Brazilian Jewels and a corsage of y rare tropical feathers came today to e Mrs. Norman Gait, the President's fiancee, as wedding gifts. They were it brought by Dr. A. J. De Olivetra y Botelho, of Brasll, first to arrive of r the delegates to the Pan-American v Scientific Congress, which meets here . December 27. e Harvard to Teach Soldiers. R Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 9.?Harvard University today officially ens listed in the movement for prepareda ness when President Lowell anQ nounced that a course in military 1 science would be added to the cur| riculum at the next semester. HMNNNMNHMMMMMMMMNNritoMttiii 1000 OF VILLA'S MEN i KILLED IN ONE DAY Suffered Severe Reverses in 'Campaign in Sonora, Says Report. SEN. GONZALES KILLED. L'llla Lost Paticiin', Says Ofllrer, anil Ordcis-d Hnsli Attacks, Which Almost .^nnihilatcd Forces. El Paso, Texas, l>cc. 11.?A detailMi account of the campaign in sonora of General Villa, in which he suffered serious reverses, was given tore today by an oflicer whose name s withheld. The officer ,1oclorc,? ?l??* *r:ii? i I - ?? v...? v. uwvmicu i mil Y I l I<t UlSl | J.000 killed on the first day of the jattlc at Agua I'rieta and at the bat,le of Campana mountain, near Hernosillo, his losses in killed were hree battallions. "When we started from Juarez to.vard Sonora, the column with 4 0 teavy guns and several machine ;uns," the officer said. "General Villa announced his intention of attacking Agua I'rieta. General Alberto Carranza advised Villa to pass Agua I'rieta, detach a small cavalry force to draw General dalles into the open and proceed to the vicinity of Hermosillo. llermo>i!lo was defended by only 3,000 men under General Dieguez. "Villa declared he was tired of being 'taught' by everybody and ordered the attack on Agua i'rieta. The llrst day of the attack the Villa infantry was repulsed with 2,000 kill(1 and 7,000 grenades exploded without greatly damaging the Carranza forces. "Villa with 3,000 men went to N'ogales from Nogales to Hermosillo ind was joined by Urbalejo with 500 Vanui Indians. "Dieguez Carranza, commander of Hermosillo, had entrenched in the heights surrounding the village of -eris in the southern part of Hermosillo just across the Sonora riv?r, and on the Camapana mountain, commanding the Hermosillo valley. "Villa approached front the north, distributing his army about an undt fended open place dominated fi out fampana mountain on Urbalejo's advance. "The battle began at dawn. Villi micron linn. Jose Heron Gonzales, chief of Hie Villa infantry, to charg ['ampana mountain anil take it berore sunset. Gonzales said his men were tired and hungry and wanted to wait until dark. Villa repeated the mler angrily, saying Gen, Manuel Meilinaviotia and his 3,000 cavalry were due to arrive and would reinforce the infantry. "Gonzales charged, the reinforcements did not arrive, and Gonzales 'ante back with 4 0 men. Three battalions lay dead on the mountain tide, under Carranza machine gun fire. "Gonzales then retreated to an irange grove, where he was killed by i Carranza volley." ""engross is Yet Forming Committees. Washington, Dec. 8.?Congress was not in. session today. Both louses had adjourned over until Frilay In order to complete the organzation of working committees. Meantime members of the house md the senate are closely scrutinizng President Wilson's annual adlress to Congress, particularly his recommendations for national/ ile'ense. FKUCLiAMATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Whereas information has bee that an Atrocious Murder was cc raster on or about the sixth da; body of Ernest Watkins by John said John McIIwaln, colored, has Now, therefore. I, Richard I. 1 of South Carolina, in order tha * majesty of the law vindicated, d. Hundred (9100.00) Dollars for conviction of the said John Mcll Lancaster County, 8. C. In Testimony whereof, I havi caused the Great Seal of the Stat< third day of December A. I). 191 Independence of the United State By the Governor: R. M. McCOWN, Secretary c In addition to the above rewar< ready offered $100 for the appreh AUSTRIA MUST DISAVOW I. SINKING OF ANCONA United States Calls for Assurances Against Repetition of Attack and Reparation. THE SITUATION IS GRAVE. Stall' of Affairs lias llcen Further t'omplicateil l?y Hepnrts of Activities of Submarines. Washington, Dee. 8. The T'nited States lias sent to Austro-IIungary a note askina for a ilisuvow-ii ..? ?i... submarine attack upon the Italian liner Ancotia, assurances that such an act will be not repeated, some degree of punishment for the commander of the submarine, and reparation for American lives lost. The communication started by cable yesterday from the state department to Ambassador Frederick C. Pen field at Vienna, who was instructed to hand it to the AustroHungarian minister of foreign flairs, Huron Hurian. Word of delivery of the note had net ' . n received by the department 'o::iLht. 7.. adly but Arm terms, it is said. .. ..;u te. ized the document which Is understood to make a point of prompt assurances for the fui ire safety of American lives. An triallungary lias never informed Hi United States whether the commanders of its submarines had been given instructions similar to those which the German government gave to it*commnndcrs after the Lusitanin tragedy. ASKS FOR EXPLANATION. It is understood that the note referred particularly to the charge that shells from the submarine killed or wounded some passengers on tiie A11cona after she has halted, and asked for an explanation of that point. In dispatching the note Secretary Lansing acted with the approval o President Wilson and after consult ing with him. It is stated authoritatively that the document, which i described as being compartlvely brie." ami decidedly vigorous in tono, wa so drafted as to attempt a settlement of the controversy at. once, without bringing on a series of communications, such as followed the sinking of the Lusitnnlo. SUItPKISH TO WASHINGTON. News that the note had been sent came as a complete surprise to ofllcial Washington generally, tite reports which emanated from the state department early in the week being that no positive and corroborated evidence as to what actually had occurred when the Ancona went down had been received. It was said that the reports received were fragmentary, conflicting or contradictory, and that until a reply to the Inquiries submitted to Austria-Hungary was received it was probable that no communication would be sent to Vienna. Tonight it was suggested in some quarters that information of a most conclusive nature had come to Secretary Lansing, probably late Monday night, and that it had been decided then that the protest should go forward immediately. Whether Ambassador Penflehl had transmitted the reply of the Vienna foreign ofllce to the Hat of queries submitted by the T'nited States could not bo ascertained. BY GOVERNOR. ?Executive Chamber, n received at this Department >mmitted in the County of Lanf of November, 1915, upon the Mcllwain, colored, and that the fled from justice. Manning. Governor of the State t justice may be done and the 0 hereby offer a reward of One the apprehension, delivery and iwain, colored, to the sheriff of e hereunto set my hand and 1 to be affixed, at Columbia, this 5, and in the 140th year of the 8 of America. RICHARD I. MANNING. if State. 1 SherifT John P. Hunter ha3 alenslon of John Mcllwain. DECREASE IN COTTON OVER LAST YEAR | Cotton <>innc<l Prior to Dec. t Total-j le?l l>,7ll,l*h< Hairs, Compared With i:i,07:*,:iH4l for 1?I4. Washington, Dec. 8.?The sixth I cotton ginning report of the season, compiled from reports of census bu-| reau correspondents and agents 1 throughout the cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m. today, announced thut 9,711,45:5 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1915, had been ginned prior to; December 1. That compares with 1:5,07:5.:58t? bales or 82.'J per cent of the entire crop, ginned prior to December 1 last year, 12.088.412 bales or 86.5 per cent in 11*13, and 11,-' ; 854.541 bales or 87.1* per cent In 11)12. The average quantity of cotton ginned prior to December 1 in ' the last ten years was 10,61)1,1*55 | bales or 83.4 per cent of the crop, i Included in the ginnings were 1*3,361 round bales compared with; 30,682, last year, 86,878 in 1013 and 73,030 in 1012. Ginnings prior to December 1 for South Carolina with comparisons for the last three years and the percentage of the entire crop ginned prior to that date in the same years, fol-j ! low: In 1015. 1.032.425 bales; 1014., 1.23,n,log hales. 78.8 percent; 1013. 1.1*50.725 bales, 81.8 per cent; 1012.1 1 ,o41,080, 85.1 per cent. M M II WITH I 151 SIDENT. Democratic Committee Guests at White House Wednesday. Washington. I> e. s. Members i ! the Democratic national committee were the luncheon gu? -is of President Wilson ai t lie White House t< day. President Wilson was seated between Chairman McConibs and Vice Chairman Homer Cummings. of Con-j necticut, Secretary Thomas J. pence and Joseph P. Tumulty, the Presi- ( dent's secretary, occupied seats not far from Mr. Wilson. The luncheon was served in the state dining room, j The committee has finished its work here, but Chairman McCombs: expected to remain probably until tomorrow, to arrange further details for the convention, with James E. Smith, chairman of the St. Louis delegation. When Mr. McCombs returns to New York, lie will take Willi him. for deposit in a New York hank, five drafts handed him yesterday h\ Mr. Smith, totalling ?loo,d0n, tin* sum pledged by St. Louis for the con vent ion. KIJ,\ V(ll NC ItKTIlll-'S. John I). Slioop SiHvci'ds as lload of Chicago d"lioo|s. Chicago, Dec. 8.?Mrs. Ella Flagg i Young, who has been identified with I Chicago's public schools for fiftyi three years, the last six as superintendent, retired today. She is seventy-one years old. ' Mrs. Young plans to leave immediately for Southern California, where with Miss Laura Breton, who has heen her companion for years, j she proposes to establish a home. The ! educator gave away many of her personal belongings, which have been in ' her office during her term as super- 1 intendent. To numerous school! principals she presented her photograph. "I am going to take a rest," Mrs. Young said, "and shall not look at a newspaper for six months. After the war is over I shall go to Europe." John D. Shoop, assistant superin[ tendent of schools, was elected to succeed Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as superintendent of schools late today. A NSW Kit TO NOTE IN Kit YE CASE Iteaume of Germany's Answer Itceclved In Washington. Washington. Dec. !>.?Ambassador Gerard at Berlin today canled a resume of Germany's reply to the last American note on the sinking of the i American sailing ship William P. j Frye. The full communication is be- j ing forwarded by mail and pending its arrival the state department will make no announcement. The resume j was described as "fragmentary." The German note is In answer to i the American contention that this government does not consider an r p- 1 portunity "to escape in lifeboats." as' sufficient safety for passengers and crew of any American vessel destroy-! | ed when carrying contraband. A re- j port that Germany declares she is I unable wholly to agree with the [ American position was in circulation.! j but officials of the state department j declined to discuss it. $?.oU A YEAR. CITY OF HOPEWELL WRECKED BY BIGBLAZE Hopewell. Ya., Wrecked by Flames Thai Swen" Out Every REhiN OF LAWLESSNESS. Militia Summoned to Take Situation in Hand jis licsult o|' t'oiifitsioii in Dinned District. Hopewell, V'a., Dee. I?. The mushroom town of 125.000 people, grown up since last summer with the great new guncotton plant of the Dul'out I'owil' r Company, was completely destroyed by a tire which started in a restaurant and did property damago estimated at from one to three million dollars. The Dul'ont works outside of the settlement was undamaged. but was once seriously threatened. Villages A and 15 near lJopowell, built to house tlie families of married employes of the factory, also escaped. prunes ot wild disorder accompaniiMl tln> tiro and citizens iynched a negro for looting. Tiioro was no loss it life otherwise anil only a few minor injuries were reported. Mart al law was proclaimed tonight with the arrival of six militia ontpan os. rushed from Richmond ' V ' ' :er of <: )v< rnor Stuart. The titoitstinil^ ol homeless men, women ami < h i itlren liad been sent to Petersh ' i'K tt 'l l> lunoml, hut many men remained to guard what little property they had Iteon able to save. The tire was said to have been caused hv the overturning of an oil stove, though there were rumors that it had been incendiary. These rumors first were given credence in many quarters because of the arrest last night at the gun cotton factory of a man whom, factory officials said, had attempted to put a charge of nitroglycerine in one of the heater houses and had been under surveillance for several days. The fire raged from 1:45 p m., until nearly :> p. m. Available tiro lighting apparatus .vas utterly inadequate Jo cope with the situation tlto thiioes t ting ;'n r way throu m tho ilium" traine s.: :,-t ri - quirk v, thro.n up I'itrit:^ tin- carl; buv. of the town last :.nmer, like so muck tin li r. Several times sparks set lire to mule sli 'd'- of the explosive factory, but :ho flames which diowr ! were quickly extinguished. FACTORY CLOSED. When it was seen that tho town was doomed and the great gum Con plant endangered, orders were issued suspending ail operations and tho factory closed. The employes were set to work protecting the buildings from flying sparks. The gravest danger was from woods nearby which, caught tire and were still burning late tonight. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon one-half of the town's water supply was cut off when poles which supported a portion of the high tension cable of the DuPont Company collapsed. snapping the wires, which feed the current to the Appomattox river Electric Pumping Station. It was feared that the remainder of the wires would go but prompt efforts by workmen prevented. 1 InnPVL'oll nnli/mmnn n 1 ? ..VKVV? ^u.nciucii, aaeisicu uy 7* special force of the powder company, held the situation well in hand until the troops arrived. There was the greatest confusion and bewilderment, but few attempts at looting. Many of those who had personal belongings and household goods removed them to places of safety. Surrounding the community which lay in ashes early tonight could be seen men. women and children seated upon such belongings as they hart been able to save. It was not unusual to see men standing by with, freely displayed revolvers, to protect themselves against robbery. While the Are raged the police were busy on all sides, keeping back a great throng of people eager to get near the flaming structures. As soon as it was realized that the place was doomed, the notice assist ed by experts from the powder plant, began dynamiting buildings. Millionaire l.umlH-rinaii Die*. Monroe, La., Dee. i?.?George Swartz. a millionaire lumberman of St. Louis, died here today after r week's illness. He was 7? years old and was a native of Germany. Mr. Swartz held laree interests in this section and in Oklahoma.