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AMERICAN OVERSEA
TRUST CORPORATION
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PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH INTERFERENCE
WITH TRADES
HAS BEEN DISPATCHED.
Washington, Oct. 28.?America's
long considered protest against Brit'
ish interference with commerce between
the United States and Europe
has ben dispatched to London by special
messenger and will be presented
by Ambassador Page at the British
| foreign office next week.
It became known to-day that the
note, which is about 10,00 words long
and covers exhaustively the arguments
of the American Government
on all phases of the interference with
neutral trade, was approved by the
President last Saturday and started
on its way to London Sunday. Alexander
W. Kirk, third secretary of the
American embassy at Berlin, who had
returned to Washington, carrying
documents from Ambassador Gerard,
was entrusted with the mission on his
return journey to Berlin.
Until to-day the fact that the com
munication nad Deen sent was Kept
secret, instructions having been given
to officials that no announcement of
any kind was to be made about it.
That it contains a repetition of arguments
made in the note of March 30,
k \which recorded the Washington Govw
ernment's first protest against the or1
der in council, or so-called blockade,
'is admitted, but no intimaton was
given by officials to-day as to what
measurers are proposed in the event
that there is no modification of British
practices.
Covers Much Ground.
Not only does the latest communication
cover the various notes and mem
oranda sent by the British Government
since March 30, but it also acknowledges
and discusses the lengthy
notes that came from Great Britain
in January in response to the first
protests by th? United States against
interference with neutral trade.
It was the note now on its way
which former Secretary Bryan advocated
sending at the same time the
second Lusitania note was dispatched
to Berlin last June. Preside.it Wilson
'declined to send it at- that timer
>,r because of the fear that the. United
States might be placed in the position
of bargaining for its rights with Germany
on the basis of its attitude toward
Great Britain.
As prepared originally at the State
department the document was understood
to be vigorous in tone and replete
with objections to Great Britain's
policy. No intimation as to
whether the document since has been
modified was available to-night.
CANSLER OF TIRZAH
WILL RUN AGAIN
Columbia, Nov. 1.?"Yes, Bh: I will
? be a candidate for railroad commissioner,"
said James Cansler of Tir
zah, York coUnty, who was among the
visitors in Columbia during the fair.
"Your initials, please, Mr. Cansl6r?"
"Got no initials, just plain 'Cansler
of Tirzah.'?
"How old are you?"
"Fifty-eight, but still in the running
and bound to win."
"How many campaigns have you
participated in?" i
v "1 don't know; they are all paid
for."
Mr. Cansler came to Columbia for
the fair. Today he called at the
governor's office.
heavy earth
Shocks recorded
Washington, Nov. 1.?A series of
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Iotmic toi uiquaives lasting SDOUT,
three hoars, were recorded by the
Georgtown University seismograph
early today. The first shock was at
2:49; the main shock 3:24, and the
final at 5:21. It was estimated the
distance was 4,000 miles away.
Recorded in Scotland.
London, Nov. 1.? Siesmagraphical
observatory of Scotland, recorded
at 7 this morning a heavy earthquake
in or near Japan.
KAISER TO SPARE SPIES.
Amsterdam, Oct. 29.? As a result
of wide protest against the exe
cution of Miss Edith Cavell, Emeroi
William has prohibited further execution
of spies in Belgium until he
can investigate the cases personally,
says the Telegraph.
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Idexpendk
i in south carolina
OTHER STATES SPEND MORE
AND HAVE GOOD ROADS
LEGISLATION.
; Clemson College, Oct. 31.?There
are now only four states in the union
that have not enacted laws pro,
viding for state aid for good roads
work. One of these states is South
Carolina, the others being Indiana,
Mississippi and Texas. These three
other states, however, are above
, South Carolina in expenditures for
road work. Indeed, according to information
which has been received at :
Clemson College from the United
States department of agriculture, this 1
J state cannot boast of its record in '
j road work and is considerably behind
j most of the other states of the union
in tms respect
Th } total of all surfaced roads in 1
South Carolina is 4,888 miles. In this
respect, the stae compares favorbaly ]
with many, since its percentage of '
surfaced roads is 17.3, making it the 1
thirteenth state in the union in per- '
centage of surfaced roads. Three
states, Ohio, Indiana, and New York, '
contain nearly one-third of all the 1
j surfaced roads in the United States, 1
I with a mileage of $77,644. <
| New York has spent $82,638*729
j on its roads and is spending $15,000,- 1
J 000 more on them in 1916. This, it 1
! should be understood; is the amount: <
j spent by the state government and 1
I does not include the huge expendi'
ture by local units. I
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BANDITS HOLD UP
AN EXPRESS TRAIN.
Crew and Pasengera Kept Under
Guna While Robbery Proceeds?
Blow Safe Open and Take Contents
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Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 27.?
Southbound Missouri, Kansas and
Texas passenger train No. 9, was
I held up and robbed at 2 o'clock this
J morning two miles south of Onapa
I and nihn miles north of Eufaula, on
1 the main line from parsons to DeniI
son, by ten or more masked bandits
I who blew open the safe in one express
j_car, obtained an undetez^nined'
-amount of money-end valuables, failed
to open three other safes and escaped
without attempting to rob pasengers.
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The bandits boarded the train at
Checotah, or some point north of the.
scene of the robbery, climtAH over <
the baggage and mail cars anu xorced
the engineer to stop the train. They
then went back to the coaches, found j
the conductor and forced him to open
the express car. The bandits worked
more than an hour. Five charges of
nitro-glycerine were exploded before
the safe was opened. Attempts were
made to ofcen-one safe in the second
express car and two in the third, but
neither yielded to repeated attempts.
Some of tfye robbers guarded the
train crew who were lined up along
the side of\he track, others guarded
the passenger coaches, and some went
back along the track to stop a freight
train behind the passenger. A dozen
or more shots were nrea by the ban- J
dits. > 1
A brakeman from the -passenger
train was shot through the finger
when he attempted to escape. The
engineer of the freight train behind
escaped from his captors and ran to
Onapa, giving the alarm.
After abandoning their work, the
robbers are said to have thanked the
train crew and wished them "good
night," disappearing into the darkness,
apparently on foot
It is stated that local railroad officials
at Eufaula say that the amount
of loot will not be known until the
train reaches Denison, Texas.
Express officials refused to tell the
amount of loot taken by the robbers,
who escaped into the woods and 1
marshes, and were today being pur- 1
sued by peace officers of a dozen 1
counties and hundreds of citizens or- '
ganized into posses.
The train robbed often carries (
! large amounts of money and securities.
The hold-up took place in a '
sparsely settled territory affording
wild forests and marshes for escape.
It is said about $9,000 was taken
. from the, express safe.
Posses continued without success
beating the marshes of the Canadian
. river bottoms near Onapal, gradually
! working toward the Winding Stair
, mountains, in which are located the
|hauiits of the old Davis gang of out-'
'SAYS VALVES WAS
CAUSEiff SINKING
Head of Electric Boat Company I
Makes Statement on Loss of Submarine?Boat's
Diiving Qualities.
Washington, October 28.?A state
ment issued here to-night by Henry t
R. Carse, president of the Electric n
Boat Company, designers of the sub- s
marine F-4, attributed the loss of the li
boat with her crew, in Honolulu har- b
bor to the fact that ballast tank air t<
valves had been left open. Corros- S
ion of the lead lining of the batteries
and of rivets, found by the nav- a
al board of inquiry, to have been the ti
primary cause of the disaster, the si
statement said, indicated lack of tl
care, but could not have been more
than a contributory cause. t]
Of the naval board criticism of the h
diving qualities of the F-4, Mr. Carse F
said: , &
"The propellers on the F-4 were an d
irrmrnv??/1 Hpsicrn nn fho9A nudrfnn nro.
vious boats. These propellers differed n
only slightly, having increased area "
of blades. They were used on this u
boat during her official trial and no ^
evidence of poor diving qualities were
discovered then, nor was any mention ^
of poor diving qualities ever made in ^
official reports, after commissioning. ^
[t is impossible see from a techni- n
:al point of vi^w how such light vari- ^
ation in propellers could affect the a
diving qualities of the boat in any ^
way. > P
"The question of air valves having n
been found open on the forward anH p
aft main ballast tanks and the auxil- u
iary ballast tank will account for the
loss of the vessel. When a submarine w
is propertly handled these valves are ^
opened only sufficiently long for the ^
air to escape from the ballast tank
when th*> tanlcR ?rA h#?inc filled Tm.
mediately after filling the tanks the 11
valves must be clospd; if they are n
not closed it is impossible to blow the "
ballast from the tanks and allow the
t>oat to i-ise to the surface. In case -8<
ei boat is carelessly trimmed and in 11
:ase she should spring a leak or have
i, collision with a reef or any sub- .
sterged object, she js doomed unless ^
the valves are closed.
"In the foregoing remarks 1;here is
no intention-of reflecting on .the un-1 ?
fortunate men who lost their lives in
the vessel, but the fact that the
ralves wore left open must not be .
)verlookcd."
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GENERAL ATTACK , p
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London, Not. 1.?Anticipating an a
offensive by the allies on the western
front, the Germans on Saturday night ^
aunched a general attack in Cham- ^
aagne to recover ground recently lost g
io the French. They succeeded in re- n
:aptufing the Butte de Tnhure, but, 0;
according to the French account. a.
ivere repulsed everywhere else, suf- p
fering extremely heavy losses, and to 8j
:he north of Le Mesnil they actually
ost one of their own trenches.
As usual, the attack w&. preceded
jy an artillery bombardment, ajid the g
French report speaks of ma<i3e<i of in- g
Pantry being decimated. There alio S1
las been some lighting in Artois. jr
Despite the coming of winter there f(
las been more activity on the Rus- m
iian front. True, there ha3 bean n
ull in the fighting in Courland, jr
where the Germans have apparently ^
[ailed to take Riga or Dvinsk or to n
mprove to any marked degree their ^
position. It is believed that they arc w
preparing for ano Jier drive. It must a1
[>e made soon, as snow is already
falling and the movement of heavy c<
irtillery is becoming more difficult. ^
Along the Styr the Germans are jt
engaged in a counter offensive and
have recovered some territory which ^
General Ivanoff took from them. Farther
south, in Galicia, the Russians
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according to Vienna, have made un- C
successful attempts to cross the q
Stripa.
The Turks report increased activity
of the allied artillery and warships r'
in the Dardenelles. "
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laws, which terrorized eastern Okla- T
homa several years ago. a
The same train was held up in sim- s1
ilar manner at nearly the same place a,
on October 19, 1912. The bandits p
got away with about $7,500. h
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H. L. Ellis and J. Arnette Ellis, of E
Groggy Springs, were onlookers at h
Monday's sales. g
FURTHER ARRESTS
IN THE JAY CASE?
rederal Authorities Believe Those
Most Responsible Are Still at
Liberty.
New York, Oct. 27.?Federal auhorities
do not believe that those
lost responsible fof the alleged conpiracy
to destroy transatlantic ship3
iden with munitions of war have yet
een found, according to a statement
o-day by United States Attorney H.
ipowden Marshall.
''No more warrants have been issued
nd no more arrests have been conemplated
for the present," Mr. Marhall
added, "yet there may be furtier
arrests later."
The Federal attorney announced
hat the cases of the five men appre
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vuuv.u ituui i< A- ay t ?* ai tei u. OCHU11
'aul Daeche, Dr Herbert Kienzle and
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lax Breitung, who surrendered toay?will
go before the Federal
rand jury in November. In the
leantime the investigation of the al;gecl
conspiracy is being continued
nder the direction of William J.
lynri, chief of the secret service.
Mr Marshall said he was unable at
(lis time to give any intimation of
ie character of a further move if
ier is to be any. "We have much
laterial as evidence, which must be
igested," he said. "One of the
cts of the conspiracy was the actual
xing of a bomb to a ship for exerimental
purposes. Our inquiry has
ot disclosed that any bomb was
laced on a ship with intent to blow
p the ship. Jtfor does our informalon
indicate that Fav. whn ?#m
ras s. lieutenant in the German army
ras acting in a way other than on
is o^vn responsibility."
Bernstorff's Telegram.
Another development was the sendig
of a telegram to the State departlent
by Count Bernstorff, the Getlan
ambasador, denying that Fay
ad any connection with the German
jcret service or the German Govern\
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lent.
Detectives to-day were busy in Weeawken
and Hoboken, N. Y., gather1
g -explosives and : acids alleged ' to
ave been used by '^ay and Scholz,
is brother-in-law,-in experimentine
ith bombs, which ^cording to Fay's
imfession, were to be placed on the
udders or propellers of ships so
med that they would explode after
le vessels left New York. The ma;rial
gathered consisted of 400
ounds oRchlorate of potash, 300
ounds of dynamite and several suit
asea full of percussion caps. ,
Breitung, cousin of E. T. Breitung ,
mining man and ship owner, was
le only one of the-five alleged conjirators
who obtained liberty on
ond. He appeared before a United
tates commissioner to-day and furished
$25,000 bopd for his hearing
n November 4. .. Breitung, Kienzle
nd Daecjie are cforged in the som-i
laint with having furthered the conjiracy.
* Discredit! Fay Cut.
Berlin, October 28.?(Via London.) (
aron Mumm Von Schwarzenstein, of
le foreign office, said today that no
ich person as Robert Fay, arrested
l New Jersey, was known at the '
>reign office; that the foreign office
laintains no secret service departlent,
and that any bona lide officer
i giving reliable information about ,
imself, would give the name of his
jgiment, to which he was always at*
tched, and not his army corps, from
hich he is liable to be jisassociated
b any time
Baron Mumm expressed ignorance
ancerning the Fay case end discreded
the man's claims but, nevertheiss
,he is investigating the matter.
inCTUACTrD AT DtCllAmrn " I
Wiinnjiiin m uunurVILLt
Bishopvill^, Oct. 21.?M. B. Mcutcheon
received a telegram from
longressman A. F. Lever this mornlg
stat'ng that he had concluded to
ecommend him for postmaster at
his pjace, vice J. Ed. Stuckey, who
s noc an applicant for reappointment
'here were several applicants for the
ppointment and Congressman Lever
pent Monday and Tuesday here this
reek getting the general view of the
atrons of the office before making
is recommendation. Mr. McCutchon
is one of the town's best citizens,
[e is magistrate at this place and
is appointment will no doubt give
eneral satisfaction. _
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AND ALIEN LABOR
LAW IS VOID
ALIENS ENTITLED TO EQUAL
PROTECTION BY LAW. ARIZONA
LAW WONT HOLD.
Washington, Nov. 1.?The Arizona
anti-alien labor law has been declared
unconstitutional by the supreme
court. The decision affirms that of
a special circuit court.
Much attention is attracted to the
case because several foreign governments
protested against it and is
similarity to land legislation in California
which restricts ownership of
real estate by the Japanese.
The Arizona law was enacted by
an initiative vote of Arizona people,
which made it unlawful for an employer
of over five persons to employ
les sthan 80 per cent of qualified
electors or citizens of the United
States. The case was one in which an
Austrian waiter in Bisbee sought to
cujuiii ma employer ana tne state
from enforcing the law on him.
Justic Hughes in announcing the
decision said it has already been established
that aliens in this country
are entitled to equal protection of the
laws. The law is in conflict with the
personal guaranty of liberty accorded
aliens, by legislation.
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GREECE WON'T JOIN
TEUTONIC POWERS
London, Oct. 30.? Rumor continues
to ascribe to the Greek government
intentions hostile to the entente
powers, even going so far as to say
Greece has an understanding with
Bulgaria and at the psychological
moment will' fall upon the allied
troops which landed at Saloniko. No
such designs are really credited to
Greece in London, but England end
France continue to-watch'the political
anxiety.
Sir Edward Grey, the fore^in secretary,
said today that Greece's espousal
of the cause of the contral
powers was an impossibility, and similar
assurances come from authoriatative
Greek sources.
The Greek legation in London in %
statement today disposes of i mports
from various sources regarding the
position of Greece.
"Lately," says the statement, "there
have appeared in the press various
items of news derived from Geramn,
Austrian and Bulgarian journals and
news agencies, and bearing upon the
attitude and intentions of Greece,
such as a mythical mission of M. Sophoulis
(former governor of Macedonia)
to King Ferdinand; a refusal
rvf ITinc* riAno+nnfino +J-1 rm<AivA'min.
latere of the entente powers; an intention
by -Greece to menace the
troops at Saloniki, et cetera.
"The Greek minister has received
telegraphic instructions from Premier
Zaimis to contradict in the most categorical
manner these rumors, which
in spite of repeated denials, were
propagated even in Athens, and the
malevolent object of which is only
too evident in the endeavor to projudice
public opinion and sow suspicion
and hostility between the entente
powers and Greece." ?
BRITISH WARSHIP
SEIZES TWO SHIPS
Halifax, N. S., Nov. 1.?The Dutch
steamer Hamhorn, from New York,
and the steamer Hocking from New
York for Norfolk, were brought into
port here today by prize crews from
a British warship. The Hocking was
formerly the Danish steamer Gronland,
but was recently changed to
American registry and was flying the
American flag when overhauled by
the warship.
The sheriff of the admiralty court
has taken charge of both steamers,
but nothing has been made public as
to why the vessels were seized.
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ine nocKing is commanaea oy
Capt. Fabre and sailed from New
York for Norfolk for coal. When she
reached here she had only two.tpns
on board.
The Hamborn sailed from New
York last Wednesday with a general
cargo for Caibarien, and when 85
miles from New York was halted by
a British cruiser which put a prize
crew aboard. Both steamers were
convoyed by warships.
Capt. C. D.. Brown and Mrs. Brown
with their charming daughter, Miss
Louise, were Abbeville representatives,
at the State Fair.
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UNCLE SAM SENDS
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CORPORATION TO FACILITATE
COMMERCE DURING THE
WAR IS ORGANIZED
New York, Oct. 27?The American
Overseas Corporation,. formed to facilitate
American trade with neutral
nations, met here today to complete
its organization and discuss details
of its policy.
The idea of the corporation is to
give assurances to belligerents that
its shipments are non-contraband and
will not reach enemy countries. ' In- i
dications were that announcements of
progress would not be forthcoming
until late today. It was considered
possible that today's discussion might
not crystalize upon any program. A
letter from Secretary Redfield' expressing
his interest in the nroiect
and cooperation along certain, lines,
was placed before the meeting.
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GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.
Washington, Oct 28.?Secretary
Redfield in a letter to officers of the
new American Overseas Corporation
today outlined the attitude of the
government toward the new concern.
The letter made it clear that officials
and agents of the Department <. of
Commerce will cooperate with the
new company to insure that the trade >
handled by it is absolutely "impartial
and neutral." The letter was sent
to New York to be laid today before
a meeting of the hoard of directors.
The new corporation proposes to
facilitate American trade with neutral
countries by giving assurances to
belligerent governments in Europe
that all shipment handled through the
concern are non-contraband, for neutral
conumption, and yill not reach
enemy countries. While Secretary
Redfield takes the position that, his
government can not be a party to any
guarantee of this character, he is willing
to cooperate with the new com*
nanv to the extent that events of the
department abroad will be directed to ,
ascertain the .complete neutrality of
shipments made through the Overseas
corporation. The cooperation of the
department, however, Is conitioned
upon the company mating its service
entirely impartial and open to all
American merchants who may wish
to. take advantage of the plan. The I
Secretary has stipulated that the pew
concern must in no sense be a "mon
ey-making scheme." *
Secretary Redfield and Assistant
Secretary Peters called at the White
House today to talk with President
Wilson about the plans of the corporation
and the extent to which the
government mightgo in cooperating
with it.
MORE ARRESTS
OF CONSPIRATORS
New York, Nov. 1.? Engelbert
Bronkhorst, who is alleged to have
furnished some of the explosives
which the government charges Robert
Fay and his associates expected to
blow up munition ships, was arrested
here today charged with conspiracy.
Bronkhorst failed to give $25,000
bail. Secret service men made the
arrest. According to Chief Flynn,
Bronkhorst was employed at road
construction at Butler, New Jersey,
I ?n\1/>n<uo in wni>lr anil
USIIIg CAyiV O??vo 1U M*M ?T V*?*J
says he can prove that Brdnkhorst
met Dr. Herbert Kienzle and agreed
to furnish him with explosives.
HAND FIGHTING
IN T1M0K VALLEY
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Borne, Nov. 1.?Fighting between
the Serbians and Bulgarians in the
Timok Valley has been desperate. A
Bucharest dispatch to Corriere Delia
Sera of jdilan says the third Bulgarian
regiment of infantry was almost
destroyed. Only fifty men survived.
Public buildings at Widin, Bulgaria
are filled with wounded. The newspaper
also states tha t 20,000 SerI
hians have taken refnce in Rnmanisi.
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BRITISH CRUISER GOES
ON ROCKS DURING GALE
London, Oct. 28.? The British
cruier Argyll, 10,850 tons, has gone
ashore on the east coast of Scotland
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during a gale. . * , ,
Official announcement of the accident
was .m^de by AdmiraJtjy. to-day.
All the, meters, of, , thje. crew were
s^yed.' It i^. feared the warship may;
be a total, loss. Aj ,