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many state-wide bills are
i introduced in both
b branches.
IpALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS
Eftenorat News of South Carolina ColB,
looted and Oondeneed From The
K atete capital That Will Prove of
to All Our Readera.
B Columbia.
H Thjpe? compulsory education bills.
ttEttodf them statewide and the other
Marrying the local option feature, were
Bjpittogg the bills introduced in the senraie.
The bill presented by Senator
MOsrllala embodied the ideas of Prof.
Bpfrri* of Spartanburg; Senator Lee of
Bjparliogton would -compel the attendPkoce
of children between the ages of
IS in the -public schools; the
Httl presented by Senator Sinkier of
raj&estpn to the one drafted by J. E.
K&wearingen, state superintendent of
Miqduc&tfon, and contains the local op
^Senator Vomer of Oconee has preB&ented
a bill to repeal the cotton
acreage reduction bill passed by the
fatira session of the general assembly.
Etfany ot,her bills of statewide importHutcft
Jnelndfair I)ia wlla ralfttlne to
Bprohibition presented by Senators
toarlieie and Job^one, and, several
&? local significance were Introduced.
Bre Speaker Hoyt announced the com teUttee
assignments. Before,doing so
Ke spoke of th? difficulties he bad met
mi apportioning tbe; members' to oomKpittees
and thanked the repreeentafor
the hearty cooperation they
Rjuuft given htm. He explained that
three of the members of the house had
Knot yet been sworn in, but that he had
IpglYsn them places on the committees
Ml Tiln ti ntliAM vniiM hrtM nntfl ftfrAf
itheee members qualified.
1 George S. Mower of Newberry,
Kfepqfckerpro -tempore of the house, was
ftj^iven the coveted place as chairman
Bbfc'judiciary committee. Alter the
piumcwtocement of his appointment Mr.
Slower asked, on account of his elecBition
as speaker pro tempore, that he
fce,excused from serving as chairman
pfcod. as a member of this important
fcptxmmitiee. Mr. Mower, while yieldling
his place, had precedent in plenty
Kof ?oottauing to act as chairman of
pre- jodjciaxy /committee and speaker
Bco/tempore.. The' house granted his
B^gneat, to be allowed to retire from
Bfc^i^mittee. Jesse W. Boyd of
Hd^iianburg, ayoung member who is
ffeervlng Us third term in the house,
fi^pv^i>Do}nted chairman of the judic
nary, committee In Mr. Mower's stead.
Senate.
Senate decided in a concurrent
resolution presented by Senator Slnkler
of Charleston to adjourn sine die
; on February 13. This decision fol^k>*red^tlie;tabling
of the" concurrent
-resoTtitioti of Senator Manning by a
^ot^;'of W to 18. presiding *that no
^Jeghrfation other thai that pertaining
to appropriations be considered at
ttUs session and that the legislators
kfiiree to accept |5 per diem and mile;
f#ge In lieu of a flat $200 for the sesmtmm
:
An anti-tipping bill was pfesented
by Senator Carlisle that would pro^bit^t&e
receiving of tips in hotels,
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1 *-eafa. Three bills presented by Senar
ior Beamguard of York have statef-Twide.
significance "One bilj would prol^ibit
the sale of pistols, another ia
R designed tc create a stats library
Commission, and the other Is to reI
quire railroad companies to build and
J|nMlntain an road crossings over their
iftracks. fills of local significance were
I" also persented.
|: President Wflson's administration
L was warmly commended in a, joint
I resolution from the house which was
^?jwnied manimoaaly by the "upper
F/* Election January 20.
Hit opper^branch. heard the, report
I/of the committee eppomiea^o naa uui
I Decisions of the Supreme Court
I Assistant Attorney General DomiI
nick announced. to the court that the
I; Hon,' Coleman Livingstone Blease, who
1 Witts then present in court, had resign|,;;ea
governor and that the Hon.
I^Charles A. Smith, lieutenant gover
?<jr, Vas now present and desired to
^J^Mliktir as govei-nor by taking the oath
: ;of oflice before the chief justice.
-' The chief executive thereupon ad miniatered
the constitutional oath of
^office to the Hon. Charles A. Smith as
>-45<jvernor.
^:The; 8t?te? respondent, vs. Charley
<sHondro?, appellant P. P. -McGowan
' ftp appellant; Solicitor Cooper for respondent.
State, respondent, vs. GreenT?nH??ftrs.
aoDellant. ' Augustus
; " vv/u - -
Hart for appellant; Solicitor Cooper
? tor She State.
pi,' Cktrk Burford, appellant, vs. Seaboard
Air Line railway, respondent.
N. GTaydon for appellant; W.
P; Greene for respondent.
H^'latabeth Dagnall, appellant, vs.
* John T. Dagnall, respondent, F, P.
v MeGowan for appellant; R. A. Cooper
f. for respondent.
? . Town of Newberry, respondent, vs.
yW. Q. Chappell, appellant. Appeal
^abandoned.
Roddy Automobile company, vs.
^'R. . C. Keenan, appellant. Transferj&^d
back to Fifth circuit..
1 A. Aull, appellant, vs. Bank
ipfc" Columbia, appellant. Transferred
i&.'WMJk to Fifth circuit.
M. Poore, respondent, vs. S^uthExpress
company, appellant,
^.transferred back to Fifth circuit,"
Vermillion, appellant, vs.
'College oi Xhie W?rt, responds
Continued.
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what officers are to be elected by tbis
general assembly. The following officers
are to be filled: Code commissioner,
three directors of the state
penitentiary, two members of the
board of visitors of the Citadel and a
judge of the Fifth judicial circuit. A
concurrent resolution that the house
and senate meet Wednesday, January
20, for the purpose of electing three
officers and that only three ballots,if
so many be necessary, be taken each
day was adopted.
Many hills were presented and referred
to committees.
A concurrent resolution presented
by Senator Sinkler of Charleston that
the legislature adjourn sine die February
13 was adopted after some discussion.
Senator Sharpe of Lexington,
favoring its passage, said that
if a definite day was set for adjournment,
all local bills would be cleared
from the calendar early in the session.
Senator Sinkler said that the temper
of the lawmakers was clearly that of
settling down to work.
Yea and Nay Vote.
The passage of this resolution followed
a yea and nay vote on the motion
of Senator Earle to lay the Manning
resolution on the table, which
was caried by a vote of 19 to 18. An
amendment to fix the date of final adjournment*
for January 30 failed of
passage.
A disagreement developed in the
house over tiie adoption of its rules of
procedure. The points in debate were
^amendments to the rules of the last
house abolishing obsolete committees
and wiping out all inhibition on the
number of members the speaker could
aDDoint on the remaining ommitteefs.
It was explained that for a number
of years speakers had, by common consent,
disregarded the limitation set by
the rules on the number of members
apportioned for service on important
committees, such as ways and means,
judiciary and agriculture.
The house finally agreed to leave
the number of members on all committees
to the discretion of tlje speaker
and to abollBh five useless committees;
namely, federal relations, internal
improvements, public buildings,
mines and mining and public schools.
The house also agreed to set aside
Saturdays for the consideration of
local bills. j
Sy a large vote the house amended
the rules to the effect that ho dilatory
motion shall be entertained by the
speaker. This amendment to the
rules will cut off an effective method
under which, filibusters could be conducted.
During the special session in
October, the bond issue bill was held
up in the house for a number of days
for the lack of a rule that, the speaker
could not entertain dilatory motions.
Another amendment alows the house
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pore in the absence of both regular
presiding officers.
8enate Caucus Assigns Places.
Members of the senate in caucus
in the supreme court room agreed
to elect LeGrand Walker of Georgetown
president pro tempore of the
upper house. The caucus also agreed
upon the personnel of the senate com'
mittees. J. A. Black, M. D? of Bamherg,
acted as chairman of the caucus
and Robert Lide of Orangeburg
was secretary. V
The chairmen of the most important
mm mittees aereed UDon were:
Finance. Neils Christensen, Beaufort;
agriculture, Alan Johnstone, Newberry;
banking and insurance, Robert
IJde, Orangeburg; railroads, Louis
Appelt, Clarendon; incorporations, T.
H. Ketchin, Fairfield; manufactures,
W. H. Earle, Green vile; military, G.'
K. Laney, CheBterfield; medical affairs,
J. A. Black, Bamberg; rules, J.
H. Manning, Dillon; police regulatinoSi
W. H. Sharpe, Lexington.
A F. "Spigner senatoi^elect from
Richland county, was given a place
on the judiciary committee by the
caucus.
Bleaae Gives Last Clemency.
Retiring Governor Blease granted
27 pardons paroles and commutations,
which bring the total number of cases
of clemency up to 1,708, not including
the 'blanket" pardon list of 1,000. D.
J. Grfffith, superintendent of the
state penitentiary, said that there
were 182 state prisoners. Less than
100 are confined' in the state peniten
tiary. There are 50 prisoners at', the
state farms, four on the county chaingangs
and 150 boys In the Lexington
Several New Enterprise* Authorized.
The Novelty Canday company of
Columbia, was commissioned witb a
capital of $1,00. The petitioners are:
Rhett Roman and L. K. Rawl. >
The West End Realty company,
Columbia, was commissioned with a
capital of $5,000. The petitioners are
Hunter A. Glbbes and C. E. Murray.
The Kimbrell Furniture company,
Columbia., was chartered with a capital
of |3,000. The officers are: W.
M. Kimbrell, president; H. A. Taylor,
vice president, and W. E. Kimbrell,
secretary and treasurer.
The Holman company of St. Matthews
commissioned, with a capital of
12,000. The petitioners are: J. M,
Holman and W. C. Holman.
A charter was issued to C. I. Cromer
& Co., Columbia, with a capital of $8,000.
The officials are: C. I. Cromer,
president and treasurer, and J. T. Sox,
secretary.
A commission was issued to the H.
L. Pearce and company, Columbia,
wit ha capital of $10,000. The petitioners
are: E. L. Galloway, H. L.
Pearce and E. C. Bernard. The company
will do a general grain and provision
business.,
Rutherford & Co., of Hamburg, in
Aiken county, Just across the Savannah
river from A*ugusta, has been
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cnanerea, wnn a cayuai u* *ou,wu.
The officers are J. A. Johnston, president;
T- C. McNeill, vice president,
and W. H. Burnside, secretary and
f treasurer. The company will do a
general brick manufacturing business.
The W. C. Wilbur Company of
Charleston has been charterd by the
secretary of satte, with a capital stock
| pt $25,000- The officers are W. C,
J ,Wilbilr, president and secretary, and
.T: S. Wilbur, vice president and
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STATE DEPARTMENT:
WARNS CARRANZA
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6ERI0U8 CONSEQUENCES MAY
FOLLOW CONFISCATION OF
FOREIGN-OWNED WELLS.
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MAKES AN URGENT PROTEST
' Sent
By British Ambassador to the
British Consul at tfera Cruz for
General Carranza.
Washington?The United States
Government has warned Gen. Venustiano
Carranza that "serious consequences
may follow" his threatened
confiscation of foreign-owned oil plants
In Tarapico. This announcement was
made by Secretary Bryan to day after
a conference with Sir Cecil SpringRice,
the British Ambassador and representatives
of the American oil concerns.
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Already the Oarranza officials have,
enforced a virtual embargo on the
exportation of oil by a big English
company.
The British Ambassador at Mr.
.Bryan's suggestion, Bent to the British
Cfinsul at Vera Cruz an urgent protest
for General Carranza. As the
British fleet obtains much of its fuel
from the Tampico oil fields, the possibility
of serious complications over
Carranza's attitude* Is fu91y realized
by the American government.
Mr. Bryan -said that the foreign
owned oil companies "feared confiscation
of their wells" by Carranza and
that today's action had been taken to
forestall such action. A decree issued
by the Carranza government
makes it impossible for some foreign
oil companies to operate without the
consent of the Carranza authorities
and it is said some American concerns
have* been forced to pay so
heavy a tax that they have been compelled
to shut dawn.
The prospect of a battle on the
outskirts of Tampico la expected here
to develop the situation further. If
Villa fnwae ay a vIotntHntia a a/llllHnn
of the problem Is confidently expected
because of previous assurances by the
VIHa Gutierrez officials. .
EVERY BUILDING DE8TROYED.
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Only 2 or 3 Per Cent, of Avezzano't
Poupulatlon Escaped.
Romp.?William Marconi who re-"
turned here from Avezzano on board
the train with King Victor Emmanuel,
said words could not describe the horupre
he had witnessed. The town had
been wholly leveled, he said, and res?
idants who escaped death were destitute.
"King Victor Emmanuel told me,"
said Mr. Marconi, "that he had visited
the scenes of all earthquake disasters
In Italy since he was a child, but that
this supassed all, lnoluding Messina.
The king said survivors of Avezzano
were onfly between two and three per
cent of its population, while in Meseino
one-third escaped.
1 Describing the damage in Avezzano
Mr. Marooni said:
"Avezzano has ceased to exist. In
lUVSBliid. EH/1 IIO UUAIUIJLI50 51VC UIITS Uiv
impression that they are still intact,
their facades having survived the
shock.
'"Not so with Avezzano. No wall
there remains erect. It seemed as
though the town had been ground to
powder by pome gigantic machine."
Nation Unready For Fight.
' Washington.?In urging upon the
senate the need for a commission to
report on national preparedness or
a permanent council of naval defense,
Senator Lodge declared that the
national defense of the country "is not
only imperfect and unbalanced but
that it. has grave and in Borne - instances
fatal deficiencies. "He designated
what he termed many of the
defect and said theiy were "almost
wholly due to congress."
An adequate national defense the
senator said, could be obtained
without additional expenditure. "Cut
off our needless army posts, navy
yards and stations," be advised the
senate.
"Lay aside for a few years appropriations
for. the public buildings
and river and harbor improvements
where they are not needed. Drop all
the expenditures which are designed
for spots where votes are lying thickest
and you will have money enough
to provide for a sufficient army and
an adeauate navy without adding to
the burden of taxation."
He warned that the ocean barrier
that defended the country in 1776 and
1812 had been destroyed by steam and
electricity. Unarmed, unready, undefended,
the nation stands an invitation
to aggression and attack, he said.
Senator Lodge asserted that not
only the regular army, but the militia
was highly defective, adding that the
Panama Canal was "miserably and
most inadequately protected" against
being blown up and blocked for
months by agents or spies of a hostile
nation.
Senator Lodge declared the army
was without sufficient artillery and
artillery mamunition and said available
testimony showed that the guns
In the fortifications were of shorter
range than those carried by foreign
warships of the latest designs.
Senator Lodge stated that there was
apparently a sufficient number of
mines for harbor defense, but that
there was a shortage of cable and
mine planters.
Russians Making Advances.
London.^-Official reports from the
Russian general staff disclose a new
Russian operation which may have
far-reaching results. Starting on their
new year,'the Russian cavalry commenced
a forward movement In
Poland on the right' bank of the lower
Vistula River anfl have reached the
Skrwa river.
MISS ADELINE PENDLETON
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MIm Pendleton, daughter of 06l. rE.
P. Pendleton, U. 8. A., and Mr?.
Pendleton, haa recently been introduced
to Washington society.
WOMEN CAN'T VOTE YET
.
NO VOTES FOR WOMEN YET
AWHILE 18 VERDICT OF, .
tuc uai ific
I rift, nwwwi?i i
Suffragists Not Dismayed By Vote
Which Was 204 Against to 174
Forv?Amtls Well Pleased.
Washington.?'JTie house, of representatives
by a ^ote of 204 to 174 refused
to submit to the states, on
amendment to the Federal Constitution
to enfranchise women.
A two-thirdii majority would have
been necessary for adoption of thfr
resolution submi tting the amendment
- Hundreds off from en who had sat
in the crowded gallery throughout the
eight hours of debate greeted the announcement
of the result with varied
expressions of approval or disapproval.
Dejection mingled with enthusiasm
as the purple and yellow sashee
of the suffragists and the red rose
bedecked anti-suffragists filed out Into
the house corridors wearied with the
long strain of oratory.
It was the second defeat suffered
by the sagrage cause in Congress
" W" ? van* ftn Mar/>h 10 Iftflt AH
equal1 suffrage constitutional amend*
ment received a vote of 35 to 34 in
the senate obtaining a bare majority
but not the necessary two-thirds.
Suffragists leaders undismayed by
the result of the House vote declared
that the flghtwiis by no means over.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and other
prominent suffragl?ts who sat with
her In the gallery through the debate,
predicted a more favorable result
when Congress again Is called on to
vote on the question.
Antl-Suffraglsts were well satisfied.
"The result was' what we expected"
said Mr. Arthur M. Dodge, president
of the National Association Opposed
to Women Suffrage. "It means
that the suffrage movement, fostered
by hysterical women is on the wane."
Voting for the i-esolution were 86
Democrats, 72 Republicans, 12 Progressives,
3 progresBivenRepublicans
and 1 Independent Total 174.
voung agtLiUBL ll.?s lbsuiuuuu
171 Democrats and 33' Republicans.
Total 204.
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ARMY BILL UP NEXT.
8enate Military Committee , Begins
Consideration of Measure.
Washington.?War department bills
to strengthen the army and create a
reserve corps were taken up by the
senate military committee with Secretary
Garrison and aides present to
explain various projects. Members
of the committee indicated by their
questions their general approval of
the measures.
Senator Dupont, however, objected
to the bill for the addition of 1,000
officers to the mobile army, contending
that it would; result in a disproportion
of colonels and lieutenant colonels.
Secreatry Garrison said the
bils had been prepared in the War
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apportionment selected would be to
furnish the committee.
Secretary XJarrlson said enactment
of the coast artillery bill would bring
that arm of the service up to 50 per
cent of the strength it would have in
war. He said he considered this an
urgent matter.
Trade Balancit Doubles in Week. Washington.?A
favorable trade balance
of $35,092,453 on foreign merchandise
transactions at 13 principal
customs port in the United States was
announced by the Commerce Department
for the week ended January 9.
This was an increase of $17,294,720
over the balance in favor of the United
States for the? week ended January
2. Secretary Redfield said he#consldered
the showing one of the most re
markable ever made In a similar period.
He laid the figures before the
Cabinet.
Ships and Cargoes Held by Britains.
London.?The Norwegian &teamers
Alfred Nobel and Bjorson, loaded
chiefly with Chicago packing house
products have been held in British
ports since the middle of November.
The cargoes are consigned "to order"
at Copenhagen. The Nobel sailed from
Nevr York October 20 and arrived in
Liverpool November 17. The Bjornson
left New York October 27 and
was taken into Lelth November 17.
Owners ol the vessels saw the ships
sailed fro mthe -United Stateii before
reqint,.rules Were adopted.
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GERMANS GRANTED I
PARTIAL SUCCESS
FRENCH OFICIAL STATEMENT ADMIT8
REVER8E3 ALONG THE
AI8NE.
RUSSIANS EXPLAIN MOVE
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'
Were Not Forced But Retired to Concentrate
Troops?Furious Fight.
Ing In Poland.
London?A reverse of the Allies along
tlie Alsne In the neighborhood
of Soisaons Is admitted In the latest
French official statement although the
possible effect of the German advance
is officially minimized. After continuous
engagements, whiih lasted nearly
two days, the Germans forced the j I
French to yield in front of Vreghy, '
east of Crouy. The French war office
explains that the flooding of the River
Aisne destroyed several of the bridges
and thus rendered precarious .the
communications of the troops operating
on the right bank. These troops
were withdrawn, as it was thought
impossible to send reinforcement^ to
their support ' .1
V It
"The success 1s a partial, one for j.
our adversaries," says the French
. statement, "but'will have no influence 1
on the operations as a whole." j
Emperor William himself was j
present at these operations Which re*' D
suited in capture of several thousand j "
French prisoners and were continued
throughout January 12 and 13.
Petrograd claims progress on the D
right bank of lower Vistula, where
the German cavalry was repulsed.
On 1?hd other front fighting te made
t-'-??1r(wmUViAfl atlH DrllljAPV
uy mr^oi/ vjl pmi nuotreo ouu
duel; i.
The general et&ff of the Russian vv
Caucasus army devotee a statement
to operations In Aeerbaljan,. where it
i? ex plained, Jt became expedient to
regroup the Russian forces, necessitating
evacuation of certain places
previous occupied. No important actlon
took place . ; gl
British aria tors early in the week 111
drop ped bombs on the German posi- 9'
tlon in Antwerp, according to a a*
Netberlahds newspaper dispatch. The m
damage has not been ascertained. 01
Eighteen Russian generals have tr
been discharged from important posi- ac
tions, according to The Hamburg
Fremdemblatt. .to
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COLE L. BLEA8E RE8IGN8. 111
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Giving No Reason. w<
Columbia, S. C.?Cole.L. Blease has
retired as South Carolina's governor dJ
five days v before . his second term of w
two years would, have, ended. Hie fi(
resignation, sent to Secretary of State ^
McCown, was supplemented by a
brief message to the general, aissembly
lafoinilng the members that it also ~
was tendered to them.
Some members of the house of
representatives and senate cheered the or
announcement of the governor's reslg- 8?
nation. No formal action was necessary
and by direction of the presiding "
officers In the' two houses the" meesage
was received only as information..
JJeutenant Governor Charles A.
Smith was Immediately sworn in as. br
the state's chief executive to serve co
out the unexpired term. Chief Justice
Gary of the state supreme court ad- of
ministered the oath of office. / Mr. th
Blease and several state officials then pa
accompanied Mr; Smith to the govern- oil
or's office. Legrand G. Walker,, prea- itf
ldent of the senate,. automatlcsUly succeeded
to the lieutenant governorship,. B1
"I hereby resign my office as Governor wi
of South Carolina," wa athe mull com- th
munication of Govenor Blease. or
to
Kaiser Witnesed Battle.
Berlin.?Emperor William was preset
In person during the spirited battle
on the Vregny Plain, northeast of w,
Soifi sons, which resulted in that ele- .6
vatod ground being cleared of the ?
Frer ch and which Is described In the fl0
German official statement as a "brilliant
feat for our troops." In the J!
engBigement the Germans claimed to
hayo captured 14 French officers and .r<
1 1,15(1 men. ' Ju
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Wheat Goes Soaring Again.
AI.Iaama onnatvfe?A oaoflK I
UX7UC10I1/ (*V/V>V|/bVU HkTBV*
tionu that unless the European de- e*
mand soon diminishes the United &'
States would have no.wheat to ship
abrcad after March lifted the price of
that cereal here in $1.43 3-8, the highest
in many years. Retail flour prices 0y
rose simultaneously, sacks which re- gr
cently sold for 70 cents going to 90. Fi
Five European Governments were re- o<
ported to be actively in the wheat* op
market on this side of the Atlantic in Ok
addition to individual buyers from for* Fi
eign fields. pil
Turkish Advance.
Amsterdam, Holland.?There has
iioan rooplvpd hfire an official com- f!?
munlcation given out at Constantino- wl
pie by the Turkish authorities as fol- ar
lows: "Assisted by Persian troops W
our army Is steadily advancing In Mi
Azerbaijan province, Persia, In order VI
to deliver the country from the Rus- m<
slan yoke. We have had further not-- hu
able success occupying advanced po- ed
sitions of the Russians in the vicinity w<
of Tabriz. A number of tribesmen of w<
the British army of occupation In la'
Egypt have surrendered to us.' ch
Cotton Exports Almost Normal.
Washington.?Cotton exports be
came almost normal during December,,
CO
1,202,115 bales having been sent Ar
abroad, compared with 1,230,830 bales ' Be
in December, 1913. Exports for the ' c0
first live months of the cotton year ! sj(
however showed a decrease of more J ha
than 50 per cent from the same period j Vl<
of 1913, the total being 2,607,164 bales n
compared with 5,437,480 bales. Of Ar
the month's exports the United King- cj]
dom find Italy both showed Increases wt
over IDecember 1SH3. j en
SENATWUW. STONE
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IHBDSHI^jalH^I
ia rcumored In Wamington that Senator
Stone of Missouri it soon to.
aueeed William J, Bryan as soer?tarv
of atata.
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LEASE DISBANDS MILITIA
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I8AGRFEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNOR,
WAR DEPARTMENT
AND MILITIA 18 REA80N.
v .
HI Try tp- Hold Organisation Together
Until Now Governor Come*
Columbia, S. C.?Governor Bleaae.
is disbanded the South Carolina orrnlzed
inJUtto. Thirtjfone compares,
comprising approximately, 2,000
?i-? ?i n??.
UWIP ttjUU XUVUf aip WACWWU.
ireement between tie. governor and i
illtla and war department officials
t the organisation and equipment of
oops was given as the. reason for the
Jtion.
Militia officers began a movement
prevent complete disorganization,
jlegrams were Bent to Sooth Caroia
members of Congress at Washgton
requesting that they naeOheir
fluence tp have the war department
ilay asking the return of 1200,000
Drth of supplies loaned the troopsWhile
Mr. Manning has not yet in-;
cated what action he will take, it
is considered certain by militia ofrers
that he would rescind theaction'
Governor Blease.
Adjutant General Moore has gone
Washington to conifer wMl- War
apartment officials on the situation.'
Ooveraor Blease explained in his
der oTsbandlng the troops that the
cretary of War and the secretary
the naty andi., Adjutant General,
oore of '$outh Carolina on one Side/,
id himself on the other, prompted
m to take this step. These differices,
he said, resulted in serious
eeches of discipline riri the militia
rr?fl ' ; vt, v'v
"The present governor of the. State
South Caroline la of. the' opinion
at It wiH be nnfalr and 'ttnju&t on his
rt to. turn over to his successor-1 In
Hce the militia of South Carolina In
i present condition," the order read.
The controversy between Governor
ease and Adjutant General Moore
id said to have bepn the result of
e governor's refusal to sign certain
ders and official papers presented
him by the adjutant general.
'
Urge Cplomblan Treaty.
Washington.?Urging In the open
mate early ratification of the pendg
treaty with Colombia under which
e United States would pay $25,000,0
for the Panama Canal strip, Senar
Ranedell declared that the United,
ates could not afford to reject'the
eaty from the standpoint of either
stice or business. When the Louisaa
Senator began the discussion In
en tession Senator Jones suggested
at treaties usually were considered
ecutlvetf. No one attempted to
op the speech.
German Aeroplane Captured.
Paris.?A German aeroplane flyinl
er Amiens has been brought to the
ound by a French machine. The
ench airmen, went aloft when the
irman was seen approaching. He
ened fire with the result that the
?rman machine fell within the
-ench lines. One of the German
lots was killed.
Monterey Held By Carranza.
Laredo, Texas.?Monterey Is held by
irranza troops, according to reports,
lich said that Gen. Maclovio Herrera
rived there with a large force,
hen Herrera's troops approached
onterey the citizens took them for
11a troops and for a. while pandeDnium
reigned. General Herrera
irriedly sent out Bcouts who Informthe
populace that no Villa troops
;re in sight and by night conditions
;re approaching normal again. 'Vils
capture at Vivtoria is semi-ofliillly
confirmed at Laredo.
Sharp Member of Commission.
Mow Vnrle?William G. Sham. Am
lean Ambassador to France, has heme
an honorary chairman of the
nerican Commission for Relief in
tlgium, the New York office of the
mmission announced. The commis>n
received a cable saying Mr. Sharp
d accepted the office. L. W. Batss,
:e chairman of the relief body, said
was expected that the addition of
obassador Sharp would greatly fa- :
itate diplomatic and other questions
tich arise in connection with relief :
ROME SHAKEN HAROEH THAN
> *V?* RPORfc^TOWN AVEJ
MUCH DAMA6E DONE IN ROME
.
Building Whir. Anwrtcn Amb.^dor
Lives is Cracksd, 8?vsrst
Villager Destroyed.
panic, veoDle evttnrhwe rushed irom -xi
thousand person* escaped' froas* th? :
larye piece of the-'cornice-of tfte/J* h
suit^ ^ h^irc^ p ' | ^
cT\rmar -'i
^Slx'torpedo-bokt 4?stroyor? at cot,' :
more than $825,000 each, e#cli(al*e.
armament.
One sea-going submarine
more than $1,400,000 exclusive
armament. vSlxteen
sObmarin^s at not morethen
<550,000 each.,
.One hoepltal ehip at not more than >.
12,250,000.
One transport at not more than $2,129,700.
r "i 'Vt-''
Chicago Nationals to Tampa.
Chicago?Members of the\Cbicag? ,
National League team will gather
February 28 at Tampa, Fla., for their
spring trailing. At. Tampa practice
games will be played with the Philip
delphla Athletics and some Cuban
teams. Exhibition games scheduled ,
are at Savannah, April 17; Birmingham,
April 2-3;, ^aphville, .April I;
Chattanooga, April 6-6; Memphis, ; ,
April 8. ?. 10 ? ??
Republican 8?natoi^ War on Wilton.
Washington.-^-One of .the liveliest - Z<-{
debates of tie present Congress stir- , ; . 1
red the senate when Republican leaders.launched
a vlgorena/Attack da A.
President Wilson's ??ecb Vt Indianapolis,
the administration^ Mexican
policy, and Democratic Ie?alation.
Democrats met the attack witJ\ praise
for the president and a prediction of
his re-elecion. The debate wu pre- X\
cipitated over Senator Cummlns\ resolution
asking the president to indicate
what the government proposed
to do with Mexican customs collect^.
Austrian Foreign Minister Retired w '|J|h
Vienna.?The retirement of the:
Austrian -Foreign Minister Count von >.
Berchtold was anounced by The ? v
Vienna Fremdemblat It published - \
this statement: "Count von Berch- ; ;^l
told, who for a long while, desired to
retire* and who asked the Emperer
to relieve him of his office, renewed
the request. The emperor, recognizing >the
Important personal reason moving
the foreign minister to take this
ei-an has erantftd his reauest. He p,
will be succeeded by Baron Stephan
Burlan von Rajeez." xy
Steamship Is Libelled.
Savannah, Ga. ? The steamship^^ 1
Aqulla, now at this port, has bee?
libelled by the New Orleans E^fCrt
Company for $50,000 for failing to
transport a cargo of cottonseed! cake
to Stockholm, Sweden. It is claimed
the owners of the steamer have demanded
an exorbitant freight rate for ' '-r'?
transporting the cargo because of the
new war risks. The collector of customs
here has been directed by wire ' "jffiffijgj
not to grant clearance papers to the. .
ship pending the serving of the libd^V