The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 06, 1917, Image 1
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f VOL. 12, NQ. 31, SEMI-WEEKLY
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LOST DURING MONTH X
FEBRUARY TOTALS AN- BERLIN T1
NOUNCED BY BRITISH. V
More Than Eighteen Thousand Review of D
Arrivals and Departures , dersea Ci
During Month. Monti
New York, March 6.?Official flg- Berlin, Mar
urea from tb? British admiralty March 4).?
made public here today at the office ?teamer of 3'
of the consul general of Great Brit- 600 colonial
aln show that during February 94 bor8es on boai
British merchant ships were de- man ?ubmarii
stroyed by mines or submarines. Gan ^'e'>ruary
Sixty-one were of 1,600 tons or over nounced todaj
and 33 were under 1,600 tons. In on board wer
addition to the merchant ships 29 ^ troop lac
British fishing vessels were sunk. It tons wa
- WOO nlan n nn<
aiso was reported that during: the """"
month 67 British merchant vessels ^ ft.000 ton
were unsuccessfully attacked by sub- is ropo Sl>
marines. runry 17 80U<
The figures Rhow that the number 8'n'<inK of *3
of merchant vessels of all nntionall- more than <
ties over 100 tons each and exclusive ^b^ 8tatomen<
of local or fishing craft which arrived German si
and departed front British ports t1,e fo,louil,K
were as follows: vessels arrived 9,- *?",e ^
463; vessels sailed 9,124. Total If. "February
gg7 fransport stea
The foregoing figures do not in- *ons d"ed w'
elude losses of ships of Great Brit- by ?tber ve8fl
ain's allies or those of neutral nations February 2
which the admiralty stated are not tons, cr
available. corted by vesi
The number of German subma- about 5.000
rlnes captured or sunk..the admiralty e8C^rte<tsays,
will not ue made public. February
Indicative of the activity of Great ateamer? 34,45
Britain in replacing the losses to her oolonial trooj
merchant marine occasioned by the on board- P'
submarines and mines it was ofll- drowneddaily
stated that at the present time *n a(tditio
more than 2,000,000 tons of ship- 8,eainerB reP(
ping is on the stocks. totalling 25.H
"The general situation," the ad- ,n the Med,te
miralty announces, "Is considered uprp tbe I,a
quite satisfactory." 4 200 tons- w
tp Italy; Bril
I LANCASTER LOSES Tr'>C
BELOVED CITIZEN nese ore. lin
- Bombay to
W. U. Clyhurn Died nt His steamer Prud
Home Last Saturday After Indian corn fi
a?Short Illness. 1 Swedish steal
W. U. Clyhurn, probably one of the fens, with coa
best known and moRt Influential eitl- Greek steanii
zens of Lancaster county, died at his tons, from Sa
homo near Kershaw in the Halle Gob.
Mine section late Saturday afternoon.; The report
Mr. Clyhurn had been ill for some ?f 34,494 tor
weeks, suffering from a complication : t?r the war,
of diseases. Ills condition had been I v-ous'y sunk
recognized as serious, but during the Lusitanla, of
last few days he had shown some The vessel
slight improvements and his friends to answer to
hoped that he might eventually re "armed trans
cover. by Berlin to
The funeral service took place bottom is the
Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. building in K
r\. T IT TV ? ? . 1- - T1, X A ...ai'lnn lino
*^1 U. II. * IHl.yri, JHIMKJI (II I 1115 r ir?T j
Baptist church of Lancaster. out and was I
The death of Mr. Olyburn Is a real ish governm
loss to all of Lancaster county and Riven In the 1
his passing brings many'Tegrets to ' approximate!)
homes in every portion of the county, ported to hav<
He was one of the county's men port,
of wealth, and a man of great heart Of the stea
and filled with love for his countrv in the.-fJerma
and his fe'low-mon. Tie gave liberally on February
of his means towards the support of Corso on Feh
the churches and many charitable in- on February
stltutlons. He was a public spirited "OS on March
citizen and was ever closely Identi-j
fled with the progress and prosperity NEW LE<
of his home nnd county of which he I ORG
manifested a keen Interest and concern
at all times during his useful .......
nnd influential career. He was twice J "''"<11118 BIV
married and was the father of a | art Will 1
large fnmlly of boys nnd girls, most New
of whom are now grown and have An annoum
become prominent In the alTntrs of est made yes
the State and county. He was the that Williams
father of Frank C. Clyburn who Is a. Stewart ha1
one of the county's representatives for the practl
In the State legislature bavin? been A.m t.
? .. ? - ~ ?- ~l - n III 1J| I CI VA'III pwr
elected to that position last summer. Reese Willlai
Mr. Clyburn was probably well end the firm
known In every section of the county ,and William
and it Is said that no man of I*an- j three attornej
caster has enjoyed the popularity of |r.fflcAs as at p
the people to a greater extent than llams and Wl
he has, and his passing Is greatly The new p
deplored by the whole people. of the strong
?? State. The M
m SliAVH TAKE PERSIAN CITY cognized as
? Stewart has
I^ondon. March 3.?Hamadan, an !practice from
Important Persian city, near the Tur-j
Vlsh border, has been captured hv President
the Russians, says a Teheran dispatch Washington
! r* PotfAirpofl nntl rariHinlt . U'ilann
tad by Renters. The mcssaRP add?' designed to
that the Russian* are pursuing the'through sped
Turkish troops, who are in retreat. sues.
a sunk February 23, it H
ounced. Rfl
transport under escort fl
nt to the bottom Feb- H
h the nmmoHKBaH
other vessels of a total _____________
25.000 tons Is recorded. ___
1 read: .
ibmarines have sunk I m Mm M,
vessels In the barred *
ledlterranean. _____
17, south of Malta
,mer of ahout 9.000
th cargo and escorted j
els, steering eastward. fl
3. transport steamer of J
owded with troops, es- B
sels; transport steamer H
tons, with cargo, also
24, armed transport
14 tons, with about 500
>s, artillery and horse B
art of the troops were 1 ? *?
n to the transport J I H
orted sunk 13 vessels j__J V
56 tons, were destroyed
rranean. / mong them f
llan steam , Oceania, |
1th grain f' .m America | 7
Jsh steamer C'-rso, 3,- \\\ni
.ii cunceaifa ui ma mem # #
5,000 tons of manga- / /
seed aa'J cotton from / /
Hull; Armed Italian I I
enza, .1.307 tons, with I I
rom Argentina to Italy. I \
nor Ekogland 2.000 \ \ 4
1 from Norfolk to Ita'y; U \ \ i
er ProcohnlRsos, .7,5.17 ??J \ \ jffij&j&S&f,
loniki to Algiers." \ \& 4tttj?j!
ed sinking of a vessel \
is constitutes a record
the largest vessel prebeing
the Cunarder
30,306 tons. ^7
that seems most nearly r
the description of the
port" of this size said ??Tf\
have been sent to th'e Mf ff 1
i Statendp.m which wa?
ngland for the Holland when
the war broke nnrOIHrMT A Of
;r z; rr.*;'1; "HtciluhN I Abi
atest marine records as OATII HT 1
r 35.000. She is re- I III I H Mr I
s been in use as a trans Ufl 11 Ul I
mar. apeOfloaHy ??mM MR W,I.SON
n list, the Oceania was
22. reported sunk, th?- SWORN IN ON !
ruary 22. the Skogland '
o 1 n..A A n i~
?. I UIIU lilt? ri OCDIIIlIS- ,,, , , ? . . r,
^ C hief Executive Sv
?r port Constitutior
jrAL FIRM ever Crisis Ma
rANIZED HERE. Washington, March
Wilson took the oath
[1 Williams and Stew- Hecond term at noon
Re Firm Name of room at the rapitol a
Partnership. mally inaugurated
>enifnt of general infer- publfe ceremonials 1 etl
terday is to the effect : national expresaion ol
? and WiUiama and R. Before a desk piled
re formed a partnership huslness'tald before h
ce of law. The new ing hours of congress,
led of T. Y. Williams, T>. ed by members of his
ms and R. S. Stewart the president recffln
name will be Williams lifted hand and grav
s and Stewart. The promise to uphold the
rg will occupy the same whatever crisis may c<
resent occupied by Wil- tlon In the momentou
Uiams. I After he had repeat*
artnershlp will be one oath taken first by
;est legal firms In the ,century and a quartei
lessrs. Williams are re- e<j the Hible at the pa
able lawyers and Mr. "The Lord Is our 1
i large and lucrative, present help in time
all parts of the county, j Chief Justice Whit
? ! joath and was the flrsl
Signs Revenue Hill. congratulations. Wrlni
i, March 3.?President |dent's hand the chief
signed the revenue hill fervently Into his face
raise $350.000,CO(t and then said broken
al taxes and bond Is- . ~~IT
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K OATH SUNDAY
. *
ODROW WILSON
tlMEO ICOME TO COLUMBIA
IIS OFFICE HEAR CITY'S CLAI
FORMALLY i REPRESENTATIVES V\
ji'vm v I vmiT cmttii in
years to Sup- Alabama Men Expect to J
i in What- Argument For Nitrate Fla
y Arise. in This State.
4. president Washington, Ma'rch 4.?It be
of office for his known here today that Muscle S
i today in his 'nlerests which have been maki
termendous fight to secure the
n( U tion of the $20,000,000 nitrate p
amorrow with , . , .. a ...
authorized under the Smith act,
looting a great . . _ . ., . ....
be In Columbia when the inte
f Americanism. . ... . ..
partment board reaches that
with executive
next Thursday for the purpoi
im in the clos- ,
hearing Columbia s interests exp
and surround- ... .. _.
? , , . ed in this matter. These pe
official family. ... . .
, . will be on hand to ascertain
med with up- ... ... . . ,. . ,, .
. . . what is said in behalf of Colu
e, features his , ...
and any other places which ma
constitution in . .
trying to secure the nitrate plan
nnfront the na- . AW
one of them, if more than one ii
thorized will report to the M
id solemnly the ^Yioals people what is said and
Washington a ? . .? --
ann wiim.1 impreHsion is maae or
r ago, he kiss- .
.. board,
issaga reading:
# It Is not yet known whether
refuge; a very
, . .. ? ator Smith of South Carolina
of trouble.
p administered r""n "? ,M" la"' wl
l to emend hi. ?" ? ?? ' "><" ?">" '
. . . that he will be there. Sonator S
glnft the presl...
, - , Is not inelinod to let an opporti
justice looked
I _ of this kind pass him, unles
for a moment,
jy. should take the position that hn
me Two.) ) (Continued on Page Three.
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917
1M SOON ENTERS 0
THE WOO CONFLICT?
MAY JOIN WITH THE EN- V
TENTE POWERS.
Only Question Considered Is C
What Reward Country Will
Receive For Her Aaid.
Washington, March 2.?Success of
negotiations looking to China's en- m
Iiruuce into me war against the central
powers, which are in progress 111
at Peking and in all the entente cap- *c
itals, it was learned here today, de- 'a
pends only upon the harmonizing of ol
|the rewards to be given China with
ithe amount of co-operation demand- n'
,ed of her. It is regarded as probable
'that China will declare war on Germany
if the entente will guarantee ?'
satisfactory relaxation of the re-jtrh.-r"
' ti
|tions imposed upon the Eastern cm-j
^^ pire by the world powers after the p
Iioxer troubles.
- | Facts learned today from official ^
and diplomatic circles clear up inuch,a
!of the obscurity which has overhung p
i tf
.events in the Far East recently. OcI
at
jcasior.a. vague dispatches from Chl-i
,na and references in the reichstag to I
"China's abandonment of neutrality''jr'
have thrown only dim light uponjfl
Germany's endeavor to keep China
I ^
out of the struggle, the entente's re-1
ti
luctance to change her present status!
of peace without adequate guaran-|fl
tees, China desires to secure complete ,11
remission of the Boxer indenmnities |a
# which total more than $30,000,000 **
a year and continue until 1940. Ifjr<
she entered the war, the part which ip
otherwise would be paid to Austria!11
I si
land Germany could be repudiated.
Information here indicated that the n
I entente already has agreed to post- 0
pone payment in case China beginsin
I hostilities, but does not corroborate p
? I Tien Tsin advices that France and
Belgium, in behalf of the powers^
Ihave offered complete remission.
China also desires consent of the "
|powers to increase her import duties. f
The United States has long urged this
"T
ion the other 16 signatory powers,
but so far only Japan and Great *
Britain have given full consent.
The entente powers on their part
jare anxious to have China in the. p
war, not only as a reservoir of men, n
hut as the biggest open trade mar- '
;kct after the war. Already under
unofficial agreements more than ^
100,000 Chinese laborers have gone *'
I. . t]
jio increase tne entente's man powet, 1
jwri the great majority to France. It has 1
^ been the drowning of many of these ^
[laborers on their way to France on ?
I % t j
such boats as the liner Athol, for instance.
that first made China protest v
to Germany against submarine war- '
fare an actual threat of severance of n
relations.
There are about .'1.000 Germans in ^
. i China who would be placed in con- f
U centration camps if war was de- 11
hn clared.
m
IflU MONATOK STONE
BIFFS OFFICIALS
II
ILL i
By IMsclnsfnj? Navy's Plans as to Nub- (
* marine Chasers,
1 Washington. March 3. Naval of
k fleers and administration ofTicials are
fsir 11
incensed at Senator Stone's disclosnt
tire in the senate debate today that
the navy had planned equipping me- .
chant ships with light, swift subnia- ,
came . .
rine chasers to guard them against
hoais 9Uhmarines :n the prohibited zoneng
a The regarded it as fortunate that
'ora" more of their plans had not been dis,'anI
.closed in th cheat of the Senator's r
wi>1 opposition to th earmed neutrality c
!lbill, but were chagrined that so much
place saj,i. especially in view of ^
*"0 ' ' f | ^ f, fant that t ha ennatu an 1,1 caaant
(lain- jy^ request of the military de- j
rsons partments, passed a bill making it a
^UBt crime to publish the government's v
mbia secrets. Ie
y be! Secretary Daniels was in the t'ap-,r
lt? or ltol when Senator Stone made his v
8 au" statement, but refrained from makuscle
jnp comment Naval officials were
done no| so r(.Served.
i the. I"
NEW ZKPI'EMN DESTROYED ,
Sen- fft(rhw Fire on Speed Trials?Frew v
Perishes. c
" b(*! Bon don, March ?A new Zoppe-i
ikelv jjn f,,, speed trlnls at Ghent, canght r
ml?'. on Monday and was completely a
'n'' J destroyed, according to reports from j
IS b'" Berlin received by the Exchange |
ivlnr; Telegraph Company, by way of Co- p
penhagen. The dispatch says that the
) crew perished. j
I
?
/s
$1.50 A YEAR.
IRGANIZED LABOR IS ~
m daiqp itq unirr
iu nniuL no tuiul
IfAGE EARNERS PLAN FOR
MEETING.
onference to Be Held in Washington
on March 12 Will Attract
Thousands.
Washington, March 4.?Spokeeen
of more than 3,000,000 Ameriin
wage earners have been called to
ieet in conference here March 12
i determine and announce the part
,bor shall claim in the formation
f policies of preparedness and de>nse
In the crisis confronting the
itlon.
The call, made public today, was
sued by Samuel Gonipers, president
f the American Federation of Laor,
under authority of the federaon's
executive council. It went to
residents of 110 national and interational
unions affiliated with the
^deration, department presidents
nd th efour great railroad emloyes*
brotherhoods. In his letter
) the union heads, Mr. Gompers
lid:
"Every day has added to the seousness
of the situation that con onts
our nation. Even though we
tiould be able to maintain our rights
ithout being drawn into active parcipation
in the present world conict,
yet we shall be compelled to
leet the problems of readjustment
fter the war and to do our part to
ave incorporated into international
?gulations, the future ideals and
rinciples of human justice and deiocracy
and the establishment of intitutions
and relations to deal with
misunderstandings, differences and
ontlieting interests, so that they
lay be guided in such a way as to
revent future wars.
Situation at llaud.
"But there is an immediate, crit?al
situation which the labor movement
must meet at once. National
(instructive policies of preparedness
nd fense are now being formulated,
'he wage earners of the United
tates will have to recognize their
bligation to maintain institutions of
bertv and justice if they are to have
art in directing the spirit and tho
lethods that shall be adopted for
tie defense of our republic.
"Some plans will he adopted.
Whatever the plan may he. it will office!
wage earners primarily. If in
his formative period the labor niovenent
shall clearly enunciate what.
art it is willing to take in defensef
the republic, it will be in a poslion
to have a vo'e in deciding tho
rhole plan of national preparedness
or defense, but. i| the labor moveaent
should hold aloof and should
efuse to proclaim a constructive proTarn,
all wage earners will be
orced to accept conditions . and
lethods determined by those who do
lot understand or sympathize with
he aims or , purposes of the laho
novement.
"Either duties and service in con
ection with national defense will bt
in posed upon the workers withou.
noir advance when formulating those,
dans, or labor must make this i\u
pportunity for emphasizing the tremendous
service ihat it has ronder<1
to society, both in pence and in
,ar and for demanding that all plans
e in l\armony with the thought that
uman life and liumnp welfare are
he ultimate purposes which both
pace and war serve.
"Wage earners, the great masses
f the people have the right to dertand
that the interests of humans
hall under all circumstances he*
nade paramount to the interests of
roperty.
Serves Without Council.
"The labor movement has repeatdly
declared that representatives of
^age earners ought to be included It*
very agency acting for the governnent
of the people. In harmony
vith this position. President Wilson
ppointed me a member of the adisory
commission to the council of
lationnl defense. The executive cotinII
approved my acceptance of the
>osition and I have been workingvith
the council and with the advin
>rv commission.
"General policies are now in tht I
taking and can be directed either i?
iccord with the interests of humanly
or against them. Put organized
ahor can not delay in expressing itelf
upon the present and impending
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