Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mexicans Stri Agaim First Deliberate Attack c Made by Bandits?C Fire From Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 13.? first deliberate Diow against tne bim< States army guarding the Texas-Me ican border was struck today by a bai of abount 30 Mexican outlaws who a tacked a detachment of 10 cavalr men on guard at an irrigation pum ing plant several miles up the R Grande from this city. In the fightin which lasted half an hour, one Amer can soldier was killed, Anthony Kra of Detroit, Mich., a private of Troop j rr* 1 UotaU P TTWnc J. v\ tnim cavau ? , usiuiu v....?? of Watertown, X. Y? a trumpeter < the same troop, was probably fatal' wounded. Two other soldiers, Sergeant J. Walsh, who was in command of the d< tail of troops, and Jack O'Neill, a pr vate, were slightly wounded. The Me: icans escaped through the brush cai rying their dead and wounded wit them. The number of the casualty on the Mexican side is not known. Early tonight a rural mail carrie was fired on from ambush and slightl wounded about 20 miles from the seen of the fighting this morning. To Prevent Surprise. As a result of the attack and t< ports that the Mexicans' might rene^ hostilities at any time, patrols alon the international boundary were re inforced tonight and precautions take to prevent a surprise. -Col. "A. I Blocksom, in command of the horde patrol, also made vigorous demand of the Carranza authorities at Mata moros for the arrest of two bandi leaders known to he on the Mexica side of the river. These men were th signers of circulars, distributed re cently, which urged Mexicans to ris against the Americans. Gen. Xafarrate, Carranza command er at Matamoros, sent word to Co! Blocksom tonight that he had ordere His troops to searcn ror tne men. .\a farrate today also ordered Lieu?. Co] DISCLAIMS BLAME FOR SINKING SHII BERLO REPUDIATES ONUS. FOI HISPERIAN LOSS. derma* Foreign Office Sure Subma rices Are Free From Responsibility For Disaster. 'Berlin. Sept. 14 (via London).?Th< Crsrman government, in a note fron the foreign office to Ambassador Ger ard, delivered at noon today, made ? qualified disclaimer of responsibility for the sinking of the steamer Hes perian. On the face of the evident thus far at hand the government is satisfied that the Hesperian was nol sunk by a German submarine. The communication is a preliminary note, which may be supplemented when all the facts are established definitely. The German government states that, on the basis of the information thus far obtained, the theory that the Hesperian was sunk by a German submarine apparently may be abandoned aosuiuteij'. It is said that official records show no submarine should have been in the vicinity of the Hesperian wh-Sft she was blown up. Futhermore, the poinl is made that the violence of the explosion and the place in which the steamship was struck, as set forth ir accounts of the disaster, in "icate that it was due to a mine. The report does not profess *to be final, but is based on evidence so conm*nA<n?' f/v fViek orArQrnm^r>t tha t it fpaIc V IIIA/ILL^ IV ViiV/ 5V?Viu***vMv *V safe in asserting the Hesperian qpuld not possibly have been attacked by a German submarine. The German position, as semi-officially stated, follows: "As we are informed from a competent source, the news already received, taken in connection with facts officially known, seems to exclude almost obsolutely the possibility that a /lormon onhmari'rifl AAllW lin^Ar Pnv UXiUiaU OUWIUUA AUV W UiU M/ circumstances have been concerned in sinking the British passenger steamer Hesperian. "First, according to the prearranged distribution, no German submarine could have been on September 4 in that part of the ocean in which the Hesperian sank. 'Furthermore, the explosion, according to descriptions received from British sources, was of such a nature as to indicate irom lis en ecus mat. it was rather that of a mine than a torpedo. "The circumstance that, according to these descriptions, the vessel was struck near the bow and that the bow compartments filled with water, goes to confirm this assumption." The note contains also a paragraph ke Blow it Border Guarc m American Frontier Troop )ne of Solniers Killed by Invading Body. tie | Velasqi'oz of his forces to come to Ma ed I tamoros and report on the actions o x-! his troops at Cavazos crossing, when id Americans and Mexicans had a figh ic- | cierubs me nvci a ? ccn. agu. y- j Five Mexicans were arrested today p-! suspected of implication in the attaci io 1 this morning, and a search was mad< g, of the ranch buildings in the vicinity i- j Two wagon loads of arms were found ft i but all the munitions were in houses occupied by Americans, jy Early Morning Attack, af The attack on the troops at the ly irrigation plant was made shortly after daybreak and before the soldier? J. were astir. The attacking party wa: 5- first sighted by the trooper assigned i- the duty of preparing breakfast, bui v c- before he could give the alarm the r- i Mexicans opened fire from the shelter .11! of straw stacks. The Americans quicki ?s ly returned the fire from the shed in a ranch corral, in which they were ?r j quartered. During the fighting the soly: diers caught only occasional glimpses e 01 the arm or hat of a Mexican and J directed their fire largely by the flashes i from the guns of the raiders. 1 Forney was struck by a bullet w j while rising from his bunk. Kraft was lying on the ground in front of the shed under fire from three n directions when a bullet struck him > *? -1-1 ^ J A ftt/vArvAr A TITO ^ in me ut<iu. auuuici u wyci >?t*3 lying beside him carried him to she!^ ' ter. He died within a few minutes. t After about 30 minutes the Mexicans ^ stopped firing and escaped. When news of the fight was brought to Fort Brown here, Col. Blocksom went to the scene with reinforcements, but no e trace of the men could be found. Early tonight a troop of cavalry was I. sent to a river crossing a short disd tance be!ow Brownsville to investigate . the reports that Mexicans were crossl. ing the border. , to the effect that all the submarines that were at sea on September 4 have ) not yet returned, but that there is no , reason to expect the reports they will ' supply will change the situation. * The note is simply a recital of the j facts as the German government sees , them without expression of sentiment 1 or comment on the German submarine policy. GOVERNOR'S PLEDGE 1 Campaign Promise of Law Enforcel meat Renewed. i _ | Gov. Manning, in his inaugural ad>; dress, renewed explicitly his campaig 1 , pledge of law enforcement, saying in t' part: "I have faith in our people; I believe . that they want the laws enforced, and I their conscience is awakened on this j subject. The watchword of my campaign last summer was the enforcement of law. I now declare afresh my purpose to carry out in good faith this : i _: pledge. I believe in home rule, local ^! self-government, and I expect every I one who is charged with enforcement j of law to do his duty. My desire is that in each community the law shall be enforced by the local authorities. ' i I take this, the very first occasion, to ' say to these authorities that I stand ready and eager to co-operate with ' them in this work and that they may [ i be assured of my aid with every available lawful means to attain this object. Let me add another word, not as a 1: threat, but as a warning: If in any '! community the lawful authorities fail 1 to enforce the law, it will then be mv duty to see tnat the laws are ooeyea. This I intend to do." SEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS. Children who are to be examined or \ re-examined for classification will meet at the' high school office on Thursday, September 9, at 9 o'clock. The office will be open also on Friday and Saturday from 9 to 12 a. m. All the schools will be opened on Monday September 13th. Tuition rates are: $L50 a month for first, second, third and fourth grades; $2.50 a month for fifth, sixth and seventh grades; $3.00 a month for eighth, ninth and tenth grades, payable in advance by children entering: from other than Newberry school disstrict. Ernest Anderson, 9-7-2t Superintendent. Malaria or Chills & Fever Prescription No. 666 it prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS 6. FEVER. Five or six dotes will break any case, and if taken then at ft tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than ; Calomel And does not gripe or sicken. 25c I J : EXPECTS THE LAW i TO BE ENFORCE LEA DO OF PROHIBITIONISTS Ri VIEWS CAMPAIGN. S is Grateful For the Co-operation the Newspapers?Views Liquor Question as Social. ! -1 The State. f j J. K. Breeaiii, secretary of the pr e i hibition movement and leader of tl t j fight for the referendum, said yeste j day: 'j M.As I look bac over the two can :jpaigns, the one for the referendu: 5 i and the more recent one for the electic i | on prohibition, I feel especially grat< j ful to the press of South Carolina f< 5 i its public spirit and liberality. I coul never have organized the campaign fc the referendum in so short a time ha - I if- nnt hppn fnr thA unstintpr? rn-nnpi ation of the press. "Especially would I make gratefi acknowledgment to The State and tli [ i gentlemen of its staff for their man " courtesies to me personally and a prohibition secretary. "Xow that the voters have expresse i their wish for prohibition, I am conf i dent that most of the opposition wi rally to the support of the officials i : the enforcement of the law. I j "Except for the recent unpleasanl I ness, ihe campaign has been educative i The question has been presented on it merits. There was no political divi vion. The liquor question is a socia one, and we presented it as such. X one prominent in the fight is a politi cian, and no one aspires to public ol fice. If we have served the State, w are amply repaid. Prohibition mus have our support as good citizens Let us work together on all question of public welfare." YOURBODY Protests Against Calomel You have noticed the disagreeable ef fects of calomel, that sickening nause, that is characteristic. There is no rea son for tearing up your system in sue' a drastic manner. LIV-YEK-LAXj that wonderful vege table compound, is just as useful a calomel for toning up your liver am ridding your system of stagnating poi sons, and it does not make you fee badly like calomel. It is pleasant t take, with no unpleasant after effects Keep it in your home for health's sake If LIY-TER-LAX is not entirely sat isfactory, your money will be returnei with nut mipstinn. The orisrinal bear the likeness of L. K. Grigsby. For sal at 50c and $1 by Gilder & Weeks. No. 6994 Report of the Condition of the Pe< the State of South Carolina, at the ( RESOt Loans and discounts (notes held in 1 Overdrafts, unsecured U. <S. bonds deposited to secure circuh Subscription to stock of Federal Resei Less amount unpaid All other stocks, including premium c Banking house, $1,639.61; furniture ar Other real estate owned ! Due from Federal Reserve bank Due from approved reserve agents in cago and St. Louis Due from banks and bankers (not rese Checks on banks in same city or town Outside checks and otiber cash items*. Fractional currency, nickels and cent Notes of other national banks Federal reserve notes Lawful money reserve in bank: Total coin and certificates Legal-tender notes Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer per cent, on circulation) loiai LIABIL Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Total surplus and capital Undivided profits Less current expenses, interest an Circulating notes Due to banks and bankers (otner tlia banks and approved reserve agen Dividends unpaid Demand deposits: Tn/lividiisl ^or\Acifa enMor>f tfl AUU* ? AUUUfi uu wj WW W V?WW. Cashier's checks outstanding .... Time deposits: Deposits subject to 30 or more days' n< Bills payable, including obligations rej borrowed < Total State of South Carolina, County of N I, R. T. Pugh, casnier of the ab that the above statement is true to t; < Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th da yof Sept., 1915. E. W. Werts, Notarv Public. I I>K. DniBA (?I)KS AWAY ON A LON(* VISIT ^ Austrian Ambassador Asks His Country to Relieve Him of His Duties E- in the United States. Copenhagen. Denmark, Sept. 14 (via of London).?According to "the Politiken, Dr Dnmha thp Anstro-Hnnsarian am bassador to the United States, will sail on the steamer Frederick VIII, from New York, on September 22, for Copenhagen. o\>ks For Recall. rLenox, Mass., Sept. 14.?The AustroHungarian ambassador. Dr. Constantin ;1" Dumba, announced that he had reni quested his foreign office to recall him ^ * l - - 3 i- 1 on leave or ausence in oruer mat ne might make a personal report of the >r situation in the United States which 1C* resulted in his recall. >r In authorizing the Associated Press to make the above announcement. Dr. [ Dumba expressed indignation that the text of his message to the Austro-Hun^ garian minister of foreign affairs, ie Earon von Burian, already had become j public without his- consent or knowli? eage. In view of "the situation," he said j j he probabiLy would not make public, i_ i the statement of his position which he j >1 had in mind to give to the ^American n press. He would, however, have something to say through the Austrian press when he reached iVienna. 2 "I may say/' said Dr. Dumba, "that | s I have sent this message to our min-! _ j ister for foreign affairs: I <<?T ~ - /W/\/vl 1 AW AT* f A WAAO I 1 i i UfcJS vuiil CAUCUCUU) IV 0 me on leave of absence for personal report..' >_ "This was a purely official message e and now for the first time I authorize t its publication. It was sent from the . embassay by the only means which I s had to communicate with my government, and to mv astonishment it has I I become public, though not through ! tho AssnriatPrl Prpss to whom T had - j planned to give a formal statement when I was prepared to do so. In view of the situation now, I think that I will have nothing whatever to say regarding my position to the Ameri| can press. , i Will Make Goulast. ) "I will, however, probably have something to say to the public k j through the Austro-Hungarian press i after I have returned home. "Agent? in New York are arranging - i reservations for me on a Dutch or i . .. s Norwegian steamer, but the exact d date of my departure has not been de termined. I expect that the British '1 government will afford me safe con0 duct. Mrs. Dumba will go to Washington for a brief stay before meeting 5- me in New York, when we will sail." d Cares Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't s The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, q are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves Pain and Heals at the same time. 25<50c, $1JM ?ple,s National Bank, at Prosperity, in }Iose of Business Sept. 2, 1915: I JRiCES. Dank) $175,113.44 132.83 ition (par value) 6,250.00 rve bank $1,800.00 900.00 900.00 )n same 3,785.00 4,685.00 id fixt'r's 1,789.48 3,429.09 \ 4,515.67 1,700.00 New York, Chi V 2,607.35 i rve agents) 309.17 as reporting banK 79.03 114.02 ;s 116.34 230.36 300.00 80.00 r i 4,284.25 500.00 (not more than 5 v 312.50 $204,528.69 ITIES $25,000.0 $ 4,500.00 29,500.00 1,642.37 d taxes paid 718.33 924.04 a nn n Federal Reserve ts) 354.72 52.00 k 29,719.92 91.82 30,218.46 otice 112,636.19 c presenting money 25,000.00 $204,528.69 ewberry. (ss) ove named bank, do solemnly swear be best of my knowledge and belief. R. T. Pugh, Cashier. Correct?Attest: T. A. Dominick, R. L. Luther, J. A. C. Kibler, Directors. Keid-Riser. , ! : The State. T I i Mayesville, Sept. 11.?At the home and or' Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Thomas at 8 ? o'clock 011 Wednesday evening, Miss ~ e Louise t.Mayes Reid and Clint Ward Riser were married, the groom's brother, the Rev. Y. von A. Riser, per! forming the ceremony. With Miss I | Frances Herbert of Lynchburg, Va., I ! presiding at the piano, Miss Gwath- j ! "it; ?? 113U11 aailg JCilllieai .Vie -N<->1 U> | Leave Thee," and "The End of a Perj feet Day." At the first note of the i wedding march the attendants enter- 1 jed: first, S. W. Anderson of Anderson A j with Miss Mary Eva Hite of Columi bia; G. P. Voigt of Columbia with Miss jrai J Ethel Anderson of Ninety Six; V. B. | Sease of Little Mountain with Miss j Catherine Moore of Columbia; J. C. i Riley of Newberry with Miss Edna (Mo; Cutcheon of Bishopville. The dame of feati honor, Mrs. W. G. Thomas, entered com alone, followed by the maid of honor, Was Miss Rebecca Reid. The groom en- g-ve tered with his brother, J. H. Riser of Leesville. Next came the little flower girls. Helen and Louise Reid of Fitzi gerald, Ga., immediately followed by 1 over the bride, with her brother, G. W. Reid Thei of Albany, Ga. stun I After the ceremony an informal re- to li ' ception was held during which the dedii guests registered in the wedding book lowe presided over by Misses Mary Mood} foun of Grenada, Miss., and Mattie Le^ foun Thomas of Mayesville. that 'The bride and groom left on a 9 emot o'clock train for Alta Pass, X. C. "lCr?] each . brinj The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head PIa>'< Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA- fectl TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness noi be S ringing in head. Remember the full name and , look lor the signature o* E. W. GROVE. 25c- aaJ? ANNU r vr-i TD LA^UIX TO SAVANNA JACKSONVII AND TAMPA, "LAND OF F TUESDAY, SEPT. VIA C_..t.l I juuuicni i From filacksburg, Gaffney, Spa Anderson, Abbeville, Port Mill, Lai Columbia, Orangeburg, Edgefield, mediate points at the following T Savannah Hodges |3.60 Greenwood 3.60 Ninety Six 3.50 Dysons !3>.40 Chappeils 6.u Old Town 3.15 Silverstreet 3.10 Newberry 3.00 Prosperity 2.90 A SPECIAL TRAIN will be operate the following schedule: Lr. Columbia 2.40 p. m. Ar. Lv. Blackyille 4:40 p. m. Ar. Excursion tickets will be good g< Regular Trains, 5:00 a. m.t Sept. 2 mi a. J x. /v T\ ~11 "D iic'Keis goixi reuuruiug uu an point on or before midnight as fo! To Savannah, Ga., Sept. 26th, 191; 28 th, 1915; to Tampa, Fla., Sept 3 High cla?s day coaches ad Pull hange. A TRIP TO THE Florida: "The Land of Flowers,' derful agricultural developments a the world. Savannah, Ga.: With its beautifu Docks, Thunderbolt and Tybee Isla Surf Bathing. For full information. Pullman Res< Agents Southern Railway, or W. E. IMcGEE, A. G. P. A., Columbia, S. C. JeAcJi , Lv1 vv. . - , < Parody on Tipperary. he following parody on Tipperary, sung to that tune, was reeled off l traveling man at the Savoy hotei sday afternoon while the election rns were coming in: t's a 'long way to prohibition, t's a long way to go. t'sa great way to bring perdition n the greatest State I know; ,et us all stick together; -et it be our cry, t's a long,long way to prohibition md we won't go dry"' L' niAiiArn-. Xl'Hl* Clrill I ci ^ l TT Jill ^aui? chard C. Travers shows wonderfu. :ty in portraying the emotions in convent scene in Essanay's six-act Lire, "The White Sister." There h3 es face to face with the woman he engaged to marry before he was n up as lost, the part taken by a Allen. He sees her in her veil, first feeling is that of surprise and whelming joy to have found her. i comes the terrible shock tha; s him, when he rushes forward, earn that he may not touch ona cated to the church. This is foltd toy a terrible despair at having d the woman he loved only to d the woman he loved only to learn he had lost her forever. These :ions require the skill of a finished r to portray, but Tavers meets new shade of feeling as required, ?ing out all the fine points of the , so that the emotions register pery on the screen. This play will hown at the opera house on FriSeptember 17. AL SION H, GA. XE, FLA. FLA. / ' LOWERS 21, 1915 Railway rt?nburg, Landrum, Greenrille, qcaster, Camden, Snmmerrille Aiken, Allendale and all Inter. ery Low Rates: Jacksonville Tampa $6.40 $8.60 6.25 3.60 6.00 8.50 5.80... 8.40 5.60 8.25 5.50 8.15 5.30 8.1.0 , ....... 5.00 8.00 4.80 7.90 d Columbia to Jacksonville on Savannah 6:40 p. m. (C.T.) Jacksonville 10:80 p. inking on Special Train and All fist, to 1:00 a. m., Sept 22nd. egular Trains to reach starting lows: 5; to Jacksonville, Fla., Sept :0th, 1915. man Sleeping Cars without TROPICS ' Health and Pleasure. Wonittracting people from all over [1 Parks, magnificent Shipping md famous for Sea Foods and VMvrnit/VWk.l /vi A Annlir f A -TlftlrAf ;i tauuu^ appij w nvav* S. H. McLEAX. D. P. A. Columbia. S. C. "