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> * ' Abbeville Press and Banner $1.50 ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1915. established a year. , ___ 1844 MEXICANS FIE ON U. S. PATROL ONE SOLDIER KILLED AND TWO N WOUNDED WHEN CAVALRY PATROL WAS ATTACKED Brownville, Texas, Sept. 13.? One United States soldier was killed < and two others wounded when an American cavalry patrol was attacked on the border by Mexican raiders early to-day. Private Arthur Craft was killed frnd First Sergeant James A. Wallace i?nd Trumpeter Harold Forney were seriouslv wounded. After an hour's fighting, the Mexicans retreated into a heavy growth of mesquite. The fight took place near Los Indios, about 15 miles west of Browns^lle. The United States troops engaged were attached to v ti oop A, Twelfth cavalry. There were ten Americans against forty Mexicans , Bayonets Rout Mexicans. After a lengthy exchange of heavy rifle fire the United States soldiers charged with bayonets and the Mexicans fled in disorder, some of them leaving their guns behind. Although no bodies were found, blood was discovered upon the gra^s where the Mexicans had made their stand and it was believed that some of the raiders were killed or wounded The American dead and wounded r- were taken to San Benito. After a report of the fight had been ^ -made to Colonel R. L. Bullard several more details of cavalry were ordered to reinforce the patrols on the Rio Grande near Los Indios. Texas rangers are searching the Mesquite country along the Rio Grande for raiders who may l.ave remained on the American^ide. Ranchers Escapes Bandits. John Lowenbruck, an American ranchman, captured and held for $2,000 ransom by Mexican bandits near Columbus, N. Mex., has escaped, a message received to-day staged. No details of his capture and escape were contained in theViesage. Later advices from the scene of the shooting state that soldier Forney is dvine and Drivate Walsh was serious ly.wounded. Forty Mexicans were in the party and they withdrew as suddenly as they came. One Mexican t was killed and a number of wounded J. were left lying in the heavy growth in the vicinity, the latest report stated. Sheriff Vann, of Cameron County, has sent all available deputies to the scene, while one company of rangers has started beating the brush to pick up the trail of the band if possible. DUMBA CASE STIRS FRENCH SARCASM. Paris, Sept. 13.?The Paris Matin to-day quotes the Monroe Doctrine and enumerates what it calls "the humiliating acts of interference with American internal affairs committed by Germany and Austria since the beginning of the war." It then continues: "Put side by side these facts and me itunuus ueciaracion ot James Monroe and you will see the doctrine that really ought to be formulated is as follows: "It is forbidden to European governments to interfere in the interior politics of any State on the American f continent, except the one which promulgated the doctrine." BISHOP GUERRY TO VISIT ABBEVIILE Bishop W. A. Guerry of the Episcopal church, will be in Abbeville on the 4th Sunday and hold services in the Episcopal church at 8 o'clock, P. M. He will be entertained while in the city at the home of J. F. Barnwell. Pastors of the city will be asked to join in a union service in that church on this occasion. GOOD TIMES COMING i_ Will Hazard, who works on the plantation of Mrs. R. E. Cox, was in the city yesterday selling a hale of cotton. The bale weighed 668 pounds and was sold for 10 1-8 cents per pound. The seed sold for forty cents per bushel, the whole netting him around $85.22. The amount was sufficient to pay his store account for the present year in full. GERMANS GAIN ~ FRESH VICTORY i RUSSIANS MAY BE FORCED FURTHER BACK IN SPITE OF RECENT VICTORY. I London, Sept. 13.?Another batI tering offensive has taken von Hinclenburg to the Rovno-Petro^rad railway between Vilna and Dvinsk. The whole Austro-German forces have | been '.striving to gain this railway since the fall of the Polish fortresses. The advance, which began toward the end of last week, was carried on j from three directions upon Dvinsk and the railway on either side of the -* 1-*1_ -P j.1 i.1. J.L ^ 1 town, wniie iartner soutn ine mvau ers advanced toward Vilnri. The Russians, before superior forces, supplied with the usual mass of artillery, !were forced back yesterday to the lake district, which the railway penetrates, and now are making a stand there. Simultaneously the Germans pushed their way eastward towards Slonim and Pinsk on branch line.*, while I the Austrians are fighting hard to i reach Rovno, southern terminus of the line. Must Fall Back Again. With this railway partly in the | hands of the Germans it is probable the Russians will be compelled to re i treat turther, although their offensive in Galicia might save them by compelling the Germans to tend reinforcements to this region. There is now no doubt of Russian success in this district, as following the Austrian admission of their retirement, the Germans tonight announce that after repulsing Russian attacks they occupied a "favorable position situated some kilometres west of our former position." The condition under which the troops are fighting in the marshy country in the centre and on the southern end of the line are described by correspondents as most terrible. The coutry is virtually all under water through which the Aur.tro-Germans have to advance against well prepared Russian positions. The eastern bank of the Sereth. from which the Russacks, are delivering their counterattacks, is a veritable fortress Irom which the Russians emerge every time their opponents approach, taking heavy toll of them in killed, wounded and prioners. According to the Russian accounts nearly 30,000 prisoners have been taken in the fighting along this river. NEWS OF DR. MAHON. The many friends of Dr. Douglas G. Mahon will be glad to know that ho will soon begin to travel for the Geer Drug Company of Charleston, making his headquarters at Greenwood. Mr. Meacham has held this position for many years and he is a! familiar figure to the people of AbKaViII O Wo will coffl a i W VH T.tty* AAV ?? ?n uwvbiw 111 UiruiYVVUU and will go into the drug business. Everyone in Abbeville wishes Dr. Mahon good luck and will look forward to his making Abbeville on his trips. THE OPENING OF SCHOOL. The Abbeville Graded and High Schools opened Monday morning with an excellent attendance, many children from the surrounding country j coming into town and being enrolled j as pupils. At the High School the children were gathered in the audi-J torium and speeches were made by Dr. Poteat of Greenville, D*. Harrison, chairman of the board of Trustees and by Mr. Cheatham, the superintendent of the schools. DEATH OF MR. FERN. Mr. F. E. Fern, well remembered A KKotril 1A niliTnnr' WJ ?I/U^TU1V U1CU in <x nuopi* tal in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 5th, 1915. Mr. Fern suffered a stroke of parrlysis several years ago and has been in bad health ever since. He came to Abbeville in 1904 and was a trusted engineer on the S. A. L. Railway. His family lived here and were well known. Mr. Fern was a Mason, also a member of B. of L. E., and held his mem-1 I bership here. oooooooooooooooooo j c COTTON AND SEED MARKET o | : o Cotton sold yesterday at o ;' o 10 1-4 cents; cotton seed sold o ! c at 40 cents per bushel. o i ( 0 0000') ooooooooooooJ THE CM HEAD OF ARMY AND NAVY GRAND DUKE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAUCASUS?EMPEROR ISSUES AN ADDRESS London, Sept 8?According to the army order issued, Grand Duke Nicholas, who has been commander of the Russians, infers that Emperor Nicholas in assuming supreme command of the armed forces, has supplanted the Grand Duke The order is addressed to the Valiant Army and fleet." # Announcement 'forwarded Reuters says the Emperor is head of military and naval forces. The Czar's order is: ' "Today I have taken command of all forces on sea and land operating in the theater of war. With firm laith in the clemency ot uoci ana witn unshaken assurance of final victory I shall fulfill wy sacred duty to defend our country to the last. We shall not dishonor the Russian land." Grand Duke Sent to Caucasus. Petrograd, Sept. S?Grand Duke Nicholas is transferred to the Caucasus by Emperor Nicholas. The tmperor took this action on assuming command of Russian military and naval forces. The Grand Duke i: made viceroy of the Caucasus and commander of the southern front. This action of the Czar in transferring the Grand Duke perhaps is ihe most important change of this nature made by any belligerent nation. The only confparable incident was the retirement by Emperor William last October of Count Von Moltke, chief of the German genera! staff. , The post to which Grand Duke is l-.*nncferrpd is rplal.ivplv unimDort ant compared with his former vast power. The Caucasian campaign presents only minor aspects of the war. Russian forces in the Caucasus are not large and fighting there has been perfunctory for several months. BIG COUNTY FAIR. At a meeting of the Directors of the Fair Association with leading business men of the city, held during the past week, it was decided that Abbeville must have a first class Fair during the present fall. Owing to the low price of cotton, p.nd the general depression last'year, tVio niront/irs nf fViA Fair Assnciat.iftn eliminated a number of attractions which have heretofore been seen at all of our Fairs. This year, however, the business outlook is bright and every one seem:; to want the Fair with enlarged attractions. The Directors realize that they made a mistake last year in not keeping the attratcions to their former standard. The horse racing feature which we did not have last year will be re-introduced t&s year and even how the Directors are putting forth every effort possible to get the best horses for the races. This, with the big foot ball game, which will be played between Clemson and The University of Georgia during the week, will make it most interesting for every one. But this will not be the main effort of the Directors. Good live stock and agricultural exhibits are something in which the farmers of the County will be interested. For that reason a committee has been appointed to^ook after this feature of the show. Heretofore, the exhibits in this respect have been commendable; this year it is hoped that they will be better than ever. The Directors are entering upon the undertaking with enthusiasm. The business people of the town have already subscribed a fund for the purpose of offering prizes for the several exhibits. An advertising campaign will be started in the next ?ew days and everyone may look forward to a good time on November 3, 4 and 5th, which are Fair Days. It will be noticed that the date is a little later than heretofore. The Directors have thought it wise to make this change so that they might attend the State Fair, in Columbia, and induce some of the shows there and some of the owners of live stock and race horses to attend our Fair and add to the attractions. It is hoped that people of the County will co-operate with the Directors and business men of the city to the end that Abbeville will have the best County Fair in its history. SESSIONS COURT ' HAS ADJOH C. B. THOMAS GETS TWO YEARS SENTENCE ON CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. When we went to press on lasl Tuesday afternoon the Court was en gaged in the trial of The Stat< against Laura McDuffie, charged witt assault and battery with intent tc kill on the person of Irene Patterson Tile jury found the defendant guiltj of assault and battery of an aggre vated nature and she was sentencec to h term of four months in? th< i County jail, or to pay a fine of $75. I O/l Clio iiroc? Kv W M Graydon. Ben Donaldson and Tom Fair, twc Georgia negroes, were tried foi house-breaking. They were foune guilty and sentenced to a terjn of on< ' year each on the County chain-gang, They were defended by Attorneys Sam Adams and J. Howard Moore. Bub Rtobinson was tried on the j charge of murder. The jury founc him guilty of man-slaughter. A mo tion for a new trial was made on the ground that the testimony made oul p. case of self defense, which was sustained by Judge Gary. Wm. P Greene is his attorney. , A great deal of interest was manii fested in the next trial wh^ch was that of The State against Charlie Logan, Earl Burton, Will Johnsor and Ben Massey, charged with the murder of Mrs. Mina Scott. The details of this killing have been printed e/% nfton in +V10 (iifporent nanprs it is not necessary to repeat* them. About the only new matter brought cut was that Will Johnson spent'the night with Charlie Logan, who latei confessed to the crime, and the testimony of Charlie Logan who stated that while Earl Burton and Ben Massty left their home on Tuesday morning to go to Anderson, they returned during the night and that they ,and Johnson were the parties whc entered the house and committed the crime, while he watched ouside under threats from them. Mrs. Ban Allen, ot whose home the negroes were supposed to be, near Anderson, testified that she let Burton and Massey have a mule and buggy about sundown on Tuesday afternoon, and Logan claimled they came to the scene of the j crime by this means, reaching there about eleven o'clock arid that aftei murdering the old lady they returned at once to Anderson. Burton and Massey denied this and produced satisfactory evidence thai they were not at the scene of the crime, but spent the night with a kinsman of theirs near the home oi Mr. Allen, in Anderson County. The wife of Massey, who separated I from him at about that time, testified that she had heard some threats made against the old lady by these four negroes, but her testimony was not !at all convincing. The jury which tried the four negroes was composed of good men, i Patrick Roche, of this city, was fore man. After "hearing all the testimony, a verdict of guilty was rendered against Logan, while the other defendants were acquitted. Charlie Logan was represented by Messrs D. H. Hill and J. Howard Moore, under appointment of the Court. Robert S. Owens was appointed to defend Ben Massey. Sam [Adams and J. M. Nickles defended Earl Burton and Graydon & Graydon 'and J. Moore Mars defended Will Johnson. The verdict was a correct verdict | under the law and evidence. The writer followed the evidence throughout the case and it was perfectly evident that Logan was the only party responsible for the death of the old lady, and that he alone should be punished. Judge Gary, in accordance with the law, sentenced Logan to be electrocuted on October 15th. next, and he was remanded to the penitentiary to await the date of his execution. Scarcely less interest was manifested in the case of Chas. B. Thomas charged with the murder of E. C. Fields. Mr. Thomas is a prosperous planter of the County and Mr Fields was a tenant of his. The testimony was not at all conflicting in this case, T 4- nr\rv?n TV?A1Y?QC O T"1 /"l 1 pi H C I I- appeal o mat xiivmac uuu had some misunderstanding about the sale of a pig on the day before the homicide. Thomas alleges that (Continued on Page Eiglrt) ^ b DEMANDS RECALL I I OF MINISTER DUMBA ' SINCERE DESIRE TO KEEP COR- E DIAL RELATIONS BETAVEEN THE NATIONS. t Washington, Sept. 9.?Ambassa dor Penfield at Vienna has been in- I i structed by cable yesterday to in- tl i torm the Austro Hungarian govern- f > ment that Dr. Constantin Dumba no u . longer is acceptable as an envoy to tl r the United States, and ask for his re- t call. C 1 Secretary Lansing formally an- A s nounced the action tonight. It was e - the answer of the American govern- ji . ment to Dr.1 Dumba's explanation of his intercepted letter to Vienna out- a ? lining plans for handicapping plants p f in this country making war supplies ti 1 for the allies. v i A J i * nmuaanauur a ciiueiu was lIlSLruCl- ^ . ed by cable yesterday to deliver the n 5 following note to the foreign office: ii "Mr Constantin Dumba, the Austro li i Hungarian ambassador at Washing- L I ton, has admitted that he proposed to his government plans to instigate ti { strikes in American' manufacturing ti t plants engaged in the production of w munitions of war. The information ti . reached this government through a si copy of a letter from the ambassador ti . tt his government. The bearer was w ; an American citizen names Archibald . who was traveling under an Amerit can passport. The ambassador has w > admitted that he employed Archibald e' . to bear official dispatches from him P' [ to his government. n : "By reason of the admitted pur- ^ . pose and intent of Mr. Dumba to con; spire to cripple legitimate industries . : of the people of the United States " 'land to interrupt their legitimate | trade and by reason of the flagrant ^ ij violation of diplomatic propriety in u j employing an American citizens pro a r tected by an American passport as a secret bearer of official dispatches ^ ' through lines of the enemy of Aus- ^ i tria-Hungary, the president directs ^ me to inform your excellency that ' Mr. Dumba, is no longer acceptable , to the government of the United ^ States as the ambassador of his im- ^ I perial majesty at Washington. ! "Believing that the imperial and ^ i royal government will realize that ^ the government of the United States i has no alternative but to request the ( recall of Mr. Dumba on account of ^ | his improper conduct the government ^ [. of the United States expresses its (deep regret that this course has be- ? I come necessary and assures the im- jc ; perial and royal government that it i! sincerely desires to continue the corL dial and friendly relations which exf ist between the United States and 1 Austria-Hungary." [ Dr. Dumba left yesterday for the [ summer embassy at Lennox, Mass., to , await word whether the government . was satisfied with the explanation he . made to Mr. Lansing. ii AUSTRIA WILL RECALL B AMBASSADOR DUMBA IV a Amsterdam, Sept. 10.?Demands y of the United States that Austria- ft Hungary recall its ambassador at ? Washington have been received in w Vienna, according to a dispatch re- c! I ceived here to-day, and have caused T a sensation there. c The dispatch states that immedi- ei ately following presentation of the j American note the foreign minister, p: Baron Burian, conferred with Em- t< [ peror Francis Joseph, but that the re- r< salt of the conference was not made public. n "It can be stated, however," says ! the message, "that Austria will recall Dr. Dumba. It is probable that no successor will be appointed at pres* y, ent, but the affairs of the embassy q \ will be conducted by one of the at1 taches." G AN ALFALFA ASSOCIATION. c] * c< All the alfalfa growers of the coun- f< ty are requested to meet at Abbeville cn September 25th at half after ten , o'clock for the purpose of organizing an Abbeville County Alfalfa Associ, ation. Mr. Long, of Clemfon Col- t< , lege and two other good speakers will oi , be present for the day and will de- ti liver instructive and entertaining v . talks. Mr. Ernest Cheatham, Abbeville c< n i ?_ T? liAnflcs Ill , v^ounLy s rami femuuauaiui, ; there will be a large attendance of v< the alfalfa growers and promises a a Kood day. ^ ^ b UN AGES TO ARBITRATION USPUTE ON THE ARABIC CASE TO BE SETTLED IN CONFERENCE AT THE ?HAGUE. Washington, September 13.?The mited States is willing to arbitrate lie question of Germany's liability or tha deaths of the two Americans 'ho lost their lives in the sinking of lie White Star liner Arabic. Secreary of State Lansing explained to iount von Bernstorff. the German L.mbassador, at a 35-minute confernce to-day that he saw no real obpction to such a course. It is understood that the Secretary nd the German Ambasador were in erfect agreement on the interpretaion of the Arabic note, and Count on Bernstorff again personally as urecJ the United States that Gerlany accepted the principles involv?g her submarine warfare as out- _ ned by President Wilson in the usitania exchanges. From confidential but absolutely rustworthy sources it was learned lat Count Von Bernstorff discussed ith Secretary Lansing the proposion of reaching an amicable underending "on all of the questions beveen the United States and Geriany." Expects Understanding. Within the next te'n days or two eeks, Count Von Bernstorff believes very question will have been disosed of satisfactorily and that the eed of any notes between the two overnments will have been swept side. To-day's conference went again lto the question of the form in which le United States desires assurances jncerning the orders under which ermany's submarine commanders re operating. Luiitania Reply Ready, Too. The German Ambassador, it is unerstood, told the Secretary that his overnment is ready at the present ) renew the correspondence and aniver the last Lusitania note. Secreiry Lansing, however, was not ready :>r this action, as it has not yet been etermined what this Government rants to do to entirely close the Araic case, and it must be finished besre other negotiations can proceed. Count von Bernstorff was in high ood humor on leaving the departlent, and posed for the moving picire operators on the State Depart?ent steps. He wa stold that a reort had been circulated that a dead>ck had arrived in the' negotiations , ith the United States. "There will be no deadlock so long s I'm alive^' he said, with distinct mphasis. WATERS OF DEEP RIVER CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM The distressing news of the drownlg of the young son of Rev. and Mrs. [. B. Blakeley reached the city late Londay afternoon. From the best ccounts obtainable, it seems that the oung man was in the river at Cade's lill, near Lethe, with a considerable arty, wnu were usuiug. xu oume 'ay he got into water beyond his epth, and forfeited his yourg life, he young man was about 14 years f age, the youngest son of his parnts, and was a boy of promise. The many friends of the boreaved arents and of the brothers and sis;rs share with them the great sor)w which is theirs. EW LUMBER YARD FOR ABBEVILLE. Mr. W. A. Lee is opening a lumber ard on Trinity street, near the City arage, where he will handle buildig material of all kinds. Mr. Geo. P. Williams, of Royston, a., is in the city and will have harge of the plant. The row conern will be ready for business in a ew days, possibly Saturday, Sept. 18. THE PROHIBITION ELECTION The voters throughout the State yes rday have registered their decision n the question of statewide prohibion. On page six of this issue rill be found news from the election i so far as the same had been receivi at this office up to 8 o'clock, the uur of going to press. A light ote has been polled in the county nd it is expected that the vcte will e light all over the state.