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All Europe E: Of Great Big Battle Brewing in Fland in North Sea Considered in Neighborhood < London, April 23.?With a big battle developing near Yrpes in Flanders and reports of a prospective naval engagement in the Xorth Sea and of preparations for a combined naval and military attack on t;_e uarcianenes or some ot-lier vital spot in Turkey, Europe is highly expectant. That a severe engagement has taken place near Ypres is confirmed by official reports, but these are so contradictory that the actual result of the preliminary fighting is not known. It would appear, however, t.':at follow ing t;neir loss ot nm ao. du ana mn; failure to recepture it, the Germans nave commenced an offensive from the northeast against the Anglo-French line in front of Ypres, scene of such bloody battles last autumn, and also against tue Belgian line farther west. Claim Big Gain. The Germans claim they drove the allies back to the Ypres canal, taking 1,600 British and French prisoners and a number of guns. The French admit that tie allies :had *to fall back, but declare this was due to the use by the Gtermans of asphyxiating gas bombs. Paris asserts tnat in couuier-a.na,<jiv;> 'the allies took many German prisoners and that the Belgians repulsed v German attacks. It is believed here that t:ese operations are only the commencement of another battle of Ypres. Although a dispatch from, Holland tonight gives a rumor that the Germans are about to fall back to the t.iootq lino tn "havp troons ready for I vy w **?? ? A ? possible use against Italy, should Italy | join fc":e allies, it is considered more likely in military circles -here that the Germans will give battle where they are, preferring to be the first to at~ ; NAT EAR Ql AVFRY IIV 1 1 VII Ulifl T JUll 1 DID THEY BATTLE 17;-;' VETERANS REPUDIATE UTTERANCE OF GE'X. AL1I> WELLS ___ South Carolina Division Declares That rnnfoJorotfli: Tn/?t T'? Armv tn \J VUAVUV* l*tVk7 A Wa v aa# ?.v Defend the Constitution. The State, 22ml. Yesterday afternoon's business meet? ing of the Confederate veterans was featured by the adoption of a militant resolution, disavowing the "erroneous" imputation, expressed in the oration of W. Calvin Wells at V-e annual reunion of tie United Confederate Vet *? T/v lnr?f vfior Thfi erans 111 4acivsuu?ij.ic last objectionable phraseology was: "The cause of the war was slavery. There was practically no other contention t betw-een the North and the South than slavery." T:e resolution of repudiation was introduced by Genj. Irvine Walker, of Charleston, honorary commanderin-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, It was seconded by Col. tW. H. Edwards, of Chester, who made a spir ited defense of the "principles for which the South fought," in contradiction to t:e contention that the sole issue was "slavery." The resolution was adopted without a dissenting voice. Htmors to the Fighters. Looking to the future, when the thin gray line shall be depleted of its representative men, another resolution was adopted, recommending that ?u ture officers shall be elected from among tnose who "von a reputation for gallantry in battle." It was urged that service records of candidates be closely scrutinized. Other action yesterday afternoon was the message of sympathy telegraphed to Brig. Gen. C. A. Reed, of Anderson, commander of the First 'brigade South Carolina division, who is unable to attend the reunion because of enfeebled condition and a violent attack of rheumatism. Gen. Reed wrote thate was keenly disappointed at not being able to march in Columbia with "the gray hosts." The business meeting was held in t'ae Columbia theater, beginning at 4 o'clock and lasted one hour. Maj. Gen. B. H. Teague presided. Upon the conclusion of the program, tine veterans dispersed about the city on sightseeing trips. Repudiate Wells' Tieir. I Following is the text of the resolution repudiating the view held by Gen. Wells: "Whereas, the annual orator of the United Confederates for 1914, Gen. W. Calvin Wells, in his oration enunciated toe erroneous imputation t-at 'the cause of the war was slavery; there was practically no other contention between the Xorth and the South than slavery,' and said oration was almost entirely a development of thi? error; and Kpectant Developments ers. \With T^nmurrtpr Imminent?Firing Heard j the Dardanelles I tack, having learned from recent ex-1 perience that it is difficult to hold the: strongest positions when an extremely l.eavy cannonade is directed against, them. Both Claim Successes. Fighting continues in the vvoevre. and here also both the French and, Germans claim successes. The French in this region seemingly still are on toe offensive and apparently determin- j ed to attempt further to squeeze the German wedge which has its appex at | St. Mihiel. i ne preuicuun 01 a naval uaiue m j the North sea, based on reports from ; Scandina-\ia of activity by the war-; ! ships, t: e prohibition of shipping be-j | tween England and Holland by the I British admiralty and the announce-j ment from the German admiralty that the German high sea fleet several times lately has been out in the Xortft Sea without encountering British ships are calling forth much discussion. Reports of Firing:. The only news fom the Aegean came from the Athens and tie Greek islands.' It is that firing is heard at times in 1 the vicinity of the Dardanelles and Smyrna and also in the Gulf of Saros.; where it is declared the allies have landed m the vicinity of tee Turkish port of Enos. There again have been reports of Zeppelin airships making their appearance along the northeast coast of gland. These reports lack con, firmation. No bombs ;have been drop| ped on the coast towns, and it is j thought probable that if Zeppelins , again have been along the North Sea ; coast, it was for the purpose of recon{ noitering for the German fleet. ~ ?! i i rt J _ a* _. .v * wiiereas, saiu orauon )nas Deen | largely sirculated as being 'Published i I ' -by the order of reunion,' which I would lead to the supposition that it ! -voiced the sentiments of the veterans, j if p^ov-'d without objection from us; : 1 and i "Whereas, t:is claim subjects us to' | the charge of being actuated by mer-' i cenary motives, and not by the lofty ] principles which brought forth the un| paralleled sacrifice, devotion and, j heroism of the Confederate soldiers! I and sailors, therefore, be is resolved: ! "First, that the veterans of South ! [ | Carolina hereby declare that neither i i i i they nor their comrades from the oth- j j er States of the Confederacy fought: j with the aim and object of preserving ; slavery. We and they fought prima-, j rily to maintain the principles of the I constitution and the government es- j | tablished by our forefathers "and secj ondarily to defend our homes and loved : ; ones from a ruthless invader. Not an Original Issue. "Second, that they do not believe j that the Union army fought to free. ; the slaves. The forcible emancipation : I of the slaves was never contemplated: ; by the North nor the South previous | to the war. And even when President Lincoln illegally issued his emancipa, i I tion proclamation, be disclaimed any philanthropic object, and only justified his unlawful act on the plea of its i being a military measure. "T:ird, that we heartily sympathize with our comrades of the Missouri division, U. C. V., who first moved, and 1 with other divisions which have joined, \ i i in repudiating the statement of Gen. j Wells, and will join them in any measure to vindicate tlit Confederates from tine foul blot placed upon the noble,j patriotic motives which urged their I I sublime devotion to duty and to their \ country. "Fourth, that copies of this prej amble and these resolutions be sent j to the general commander, U. C. V.,! to the division commander of the \ Missouri division, U. :C. V., and to! Gen. Wells." GOVERNOR AND STAFF TO 3IEET 1 I To Aatteud Confederate Reunion at Richmond. ? I News and Courier. Columbia, April 22.?Gov. Manning ; held a conference this afternoon with his military staff, when the trip to the j annual reunion of t-iie Confederate vet- j ; erans of the Soufcb, to be held in Rich- j I mond, June 1, 2 and 3, was discussed. I The conference was held at the Jerome j hotel and the governor announced that i the invitation from the Virginia city ? I j -liad been accepted. The staff dis-1 i cussed the matter of purchasing the j I necessary uniforms. Practically every j | member of the staff was present for j : the first conference. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary | | Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor . j ringing in head. Remember the full name and i i look lor the --i^nature u* H. W. GROVE. 25c. MANNING Mil FIX CONSTABLES PAY ATTORNEY .GENERAL PEEPLES Officers Appointed by Chief Executive, Paid Out of Law Enforcement Fund. The State, 25th. I "I am of the opinion that as a general proposition, the governor mav fix toe compensation of constables and detectives." says Thos. H. Ptooles, attorney general, .n 'tn opiuijn written upon the request of Gov. Maiming. The opinion follows: "1 am in receipt of yours in which you ask that I write you 'an opinion on t'.e question of the authority of, the governor to fix the compensation of constables under t;. e dispensary law.' "In reply, I will say that, in my opinion, the compensation of the chief constable and deputy consiauies appointed under the provision ot C:ie code referred to in my letter to you of the 13th inst. is fixed by law as provided in those statutes. "Constables, detectives and officers appointed by the governor and paid out of 'the special fund for the enforcement of law' are to have their A* - -C J T XT compensation nxea uy me guvwuui, as the disbursement of this fund is in the hands and in the discretion of the governor. "The compensation of constables, detectives, etc., appointed by the gov-! ernor under the provisions of section : 840 of the code, volume 2, may be j primarily fixed, in my opinion, by the governor. In the case of constables appointed in counties where there is j no dispensary and where t:e compen- | sation is paid out of the ordinary i county funds, the amount of the compensation is subject to the approval of j the countv board of commissioners. I I and they may audit such claim and ( the claim will be paid in such amount i as may be approved by fc'e county | commissioners. j "In dispensary counties, where the, compensation of the constables is paid out of the profits of the dispensaries, I am of the opinion that the claims are subject to the approval and to be paid by the county rfis^ensary board out of the profits before division of the nrnfits. Tn mv rminion thp conn ty dispensary "board will have the same right of audit and approval as is conferred on county boards of commission has to claims approved and paid by them. Such compensation should be paid by the county dispen-' sary board before the division of profits among the county, school and road funds, for if it were not, and the county board of commissioners were charged with the payment of this compensation, it will be seen that ) only a portion of the profits (that : a ~ i.T a: ~ yuruoxj accruing iu me uruiuarj cuuxity fund) would share in the payment of this'compensation. "To sum up the entire matter. I am ( of the opinion, that as a general prop-1 osition, t:'*e governor may fix the i compensation of constables and de- i tectives except such as are referred i to in the second paragraph of this; opinion. In the case of constables ap- i PGfinted in dry counties, where alJ ' lowed by law% the compensation fixed by the governor is subject to the approval of the county commissioners. Tn the case of constables appointed in dispensary counties, where allowed bv j law, the compensation fixed by the j governor is subject to the approval of, the county dispensary board. In the case of constables appointed and, whose compensation is paid out of the ! special fund for the enforcement of' law, the claim is subject to the approval of the governor." ? MAN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE L. G. Tucker Commits Suicide at: Laurens. The State. Laurens, April 22.? U G. Tucker ! a resident of t::e Laurens cotton mills village, committed suicide by shooting; himself twice with a shot gun at his fcome at an early hour this morning, i It is said that he had recently told some of his friends that lve intended to end his life because of the condi-1 tion of his health. He lived with his j tlirpp small children, one of whom i was an unwilling witness to t?e trag- j edy, for it is said the father tried to get her to pull the trigger of the gun j before he succeeded in firing the wea- j pon himself. According to the child's testimony before the coroner's jury,: the first si'~ot went wild. Going to an- ' . - . . i other room. Tucker reloaded his gun ; and shot himself in the left side. Still! conscious, he fired the third shot which 1 penetrated t:-,e body near the heart,1! causing almost instant death. He was { about 55 years of age. America should make dvestuffs f^r' her own use instead of the dvestuffs she is shipping to England and France.? Jacksonville Times-Union. PLEASANT MEMORIES OF I REUNION WILL LINGER * ( 'afliering: of Survivors of Sixties in Columbia Pronounced Success. I News and -Courier. Columbia, April 24.?The decorations 1 on Main street were removed this morning and all that remains of toe Confederate reunion is the pleasant ror-nlt ip thpp ninvmpnt Rvprv i one pronounced the Reunion a success j * and many said it was the largest in j ^ point of attendance of old soldiers of, ] recent years. Te people always like : to come to Columbia, and the old sol- r diers as muc:i as any of them. Columbia enjoyed the heroes of t e six- .< ties and the people were loath to see j ^ tlie reunion end. ' r The order that prevailed during t.ie j reunion of t: e veterans on Thursday i ^ and Friday i? a matter of great con- i ^ gratulation and the city authorities i P had no trouble whatever. Everything' j. was done to make the old soldiers comfortable and at t'-.e suggestion of Mayor j Griffith chairs and benches were placed ; along the sidewalks on Main street and ' t I ^ tho vpfprnns riiri rir>f tired Stand ing on t eir feet. Everyone did all they could for the comfort of the; guests of the city and the success was j all that could be" desired. Many at-j ? tribute t'.ie good order to the closing ' ii of the dispensaries, which was done j $ by the orders of Gov. Manning. ! < Gov. Manning was at G esterfield ' last night, where he made the com- I o/^/lrncr- of t V) n plncin O* I lllCllVs^lll VJU L UUUi C4.L ViV?Jiiij, w?. their graded school. He returned to t-'.ie city this morning and was hard at work on official duties all day. A great number of -visitors called on the Governor during the day. GOVERNOR TO SUPERVISOR Manning Writes Charleston Official A hont t mMrintmpnt nf f'miwtnhlpe. News and Courier. Columbia, April 22.?Gov. Manning sent the following letter to William P. Cantwell, supervisor of Charleston: "The statutes provide that the gov-, ernor may appoint constables for a j county, but 'tat tne compensation is, to be fixed by the county board.' I i assume, of course, that you and your i L j j ?: xi T j. ! Doara are desirous 01 me ursi micrcsi j of your county and the enforcement j of the law. To this end I will be glad ! for you to take up this matter with ; your board and ad.ise me what com-| pensation they would fix for constables ! in case it may be necessary in the fu- i ture to appoint them for the enforce-j ment of law in Charleston city and j county. "I would be very guad if you will | give your prompt attention to this and I advise me as soon as possible the ac-i tion of your board." ? " ; S WANTS SWITZERLAND TO GET AMERICAN COTTON I United .States Trying to Haye Allies Modify tlie Regulations of Blockade. Washington, April 23.?An effort to relieve importers of American cotton and other non-contraband commodities in Switzerland from the rigors of the allies' blockade ;~as been under taken by the Washington Government, I Secretary Bryan announced today, in here by the Swiss minister. The Swiss note, it is understood, has been forwardd to London and Rome and the ambassadors therein instructed to present to t-lie British and Italian Governments tie situation in which the Swiss importers find themselves. The situation has been complicated by the Italian embargo on reshipment of cotton or other commodities received in Italian ports. Cotton shipped to Switzerland through Italian ports i':as been stopped there on the ground thet the Italian Government could not guarantee theat such shipGermany or Austria. * a : J ^ 1 ? ,7.. An arrangement is ?<nu ancauv iu have ben discussed bv the allies with t^e Swiss Government under which cotton sripments to that country could pass freely. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambassador here, talked over thesituation the State department and later said the allies had no desire to impede coton shipments to Switzerland, provided t^ey were assured they would not reach Germany or Austria. An agreement similar to t-'.iat reached with Holland, under which a Governmentcontrolled agency would become con? - - i.1- + ? nruorontOA Slgnee iur luesmpuicuio anu they would not be re-exported, probably would be the solution of the difficulty. t'':e ambassador thought. Such an agreement would be entirely unomciai as iar as me uuneu oiaics officials in London and Rome might aid in bringing about a satisfactory adjustment. The iitnev bus has had one good ef feet at least. It has improved the sight 1 of the street car motorman.?Roches- 9 ter Herald. JNCLE SAM BOASTS BIG TRADE BALANCE ivi'i'Wk: nr uVD/iutl; nrri) i vr -av vr jl-vi v? v t r> n inPORTS Dl'RING MARCH. Plie Complete Fiscal Year May Show a Total Exportation of About $2,7.">0,000,000. Washington, (April 22.?Excess of Lmerican exports over imports in rtare'.i this year was $140,969,347, the arsest favorable tradp hfllanrp- for larch in the history of American comnerce. Exports for the month were 298,009,563 and imports $158,040,216. For the nine months ending with -larch," says a department of commerce statement tonight, imports ave increased irom $1,401.844.183 m 912-13 to $1.398,352,578 in 1013-14 and 1,213.671,843 in the current year. Exorts, which receded from $1.90S,058,373 n the first nine months of the fiscal ear 1912-13 to $1 883,221,915 in 19134, have now reached toe unpalallelod otal of $1,933,475,580, indicating hat the complete fiscal year may how a total exporation of approxiaatelv $2,750,000,000." Gold imports during March aggrerated S25.620.467. against S7.842.249 a March, 1914. Exports were $923,91, against $2,632,049 in March, 1914. Electr 4 11 1 T Abraham JLincc light, studied law a log cabin, but century ago. Times have ch< I will sell you an special price of oi At that price use the Electrolie it will add to you Mayes'! Variety The House of a r VERY Excursio v; Southern T Colui ACCC IlnifaJ f nnfpfi UUUVU VU1UVW Ren OF SOUTH TU/\ C/MI4-VI Avn Poi'l nrO JL liC iJUUliiCJ.ii itanwa trip tickets to Columbia, casion. Tickets on sale for trains scheduled to re* April 23rd, with final limil point prior to midnight A lowing fares will apply: $175: Allendale $1.80: P. $1.55; Barnwell 31.50; Bl; $2.85; Gaffney $2.60; Gre $1.95; Newberry $1.10; Un Chester $1.55; Yorkville fares from other Doints. ~ """ " " A For further informati or address L. D. ROBINSON, C. P. i Columbia, S. C. I SPARTANBI RG WOMAN A ENTERS (UILTY PLEA Mrs. Hattie Ponder Fined For Assault on School Teacher Lsivt February. The State. Spartanburg, April 22? Mrs. Hattie M Ponder, wife of a prominent citizen A of the Dutci man section of Spartanburg county, pleaded guilty in the fl ; court of general sessions here today M i to the charge of assault upon Miss^^H| , Nannie Huckabee, the school teacher? | whom she attacked last February iff j the sc ool house in Dutchman, and was lined $-"0. Judge Smith said that he would decline to accompany his sentence with a rei>r:."nand, but took occasion to state that the teacher was acting wit :in her rig:':ts in punishing the child of the defendant, and that Mrs. Ponder had not shown the proper | discretion in forcing an interview on I'Miss Huc-kabee. i Miss Huc-kabee had punished Mrs. 1 Pender's son wf icli enraged the moth. | er to such an extent as to cause her ; to attack rhe teacher with a whip. 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