The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 21, 1915, Page TWO, Image 2
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Hindenburg's Army, Well Pla
Towns?Latter Soon to Be ,
licia for Effect on Near I
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London, Sept. 17.?Von Hindenburg's ]
army now is well astride the Dvinsk- ]
Vilna railway. His advance guards <
have reached and occupied ttie town of ]
Vidzy, 20 miles east of the line. This 1
wedge the German commander has i
driven into Russia's defense seriously <
endangers both Dvinsk and Vilna. The ;
latter town, which the Russians once *
before evacuated, again has been left
to an army which will attempt only i
the delay of the German advance.
All government institutions and most
of the factories already have Deen removed
and the civil population left
long ago. Probably a more determined
fFort will be made to hold Dvinsk,
"which, situated on the broad and fast
flowing Dvina, can offer a stronger resistance.
Along the rest of the Eastern front
there has been little change in the
situation.
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tier slight advance and must be nearing
the railway east of Pinsk. Possession
of which would separate the
URGES AMERICANS
TO LEAVE MEXICO
STATE DEPARTMENT REPEATS ITS
WARNINGS.
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A?AawcuIc Sfarinff /ir On It*
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ting Villa Territory Left to
Officials Themselres.
Washington, Sept. 15.?American
consuls in northern Mexico, the chief
battle ground between the contending
factions, have been advised by the state
department not only to notify American
citizens to withdraw from the danger
zones, but to leave Mexico themselves
if conditions become intoler~.vi
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ttuie.
Secretary Lansing today described
the instructions to soneuls, whirh
were issued several days ago, as merely
precautionary because of disturbed
conditions.
Gen. Obregon's rapid advance into
- northern Mexico and frequent reports j
of lawlessness on the border have led |
to the measures, according to officials. |
The only formal announcement on the
subject reads:
"Owing to disturbed conditions prevailing
along the Mexican border, the
department repeats the advice heretofore
given to American citizens to remain
on this side of the international
line for the present."
As soon as American citizens have
withdrawn, there will be no necessity,
in the opinion of high officials here,
for the consuls to remain, but it was
denied they had been ordered to
leave, discretion being vested in the
consuls themselves. The notifications
have been extended to honsuls in Tor'
reon, Chihuahua, Hermozillo, Guay<mas,
Norgales and Jaurez, all in Villa
territory.
Latest telegrams to the ^lepartmeni
tonight indicated a general exodus
of Americans.
Villals Washington agency received
news of the department's action with
unconcealed surprise and resentment.
Enrique C. Llorente, Villa's representative,
announced that he \had addressed
a communication to the stato
department expressing "surprise and
inquiring as to the intention of the
United States.
"The provisional government," said
Llorente's statement, "finds difficulty
in giving credence to the reports of
ctota donortmont's aMirvn Tint in
LiiC OlUly UV^Mi ? ,
view of 'statements such as 'officials
explained that this was because depredations
and lawlessnes were occurring
principally along the boundaries
controlled by Villaistas,' can not refrain
from vigorous protest against
such imputations.
"While it is notorious that the failure
of Gen. Carranza to control his
forces has resulted in the raids into
American territory and the vicinity of
Brownsville, it is equally well known
that depredations and lawlessness have
been entirely absent in the territory,
controlled by Gen. Villa in northern
Mexico.''
Other thins:? are as scarce as the
' t^eth of a hen?a rooster's, for instance.
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Vatrimonv i= a sort, of nav 3s von
zo taxi?and longer you go the more
yon pay.
The man who is fooled twice by the
same woman deserved a padded cell all
to himself.
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Germans M<
ced on Line From Dvinsk to 1
Evacuted?Russians Doing Be
Eastern Situation?Conscriptu
aorthern and southern wings of the c
Russian armies operating on each side s
)f the Pripet marshes. Uhe Russians I
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tingency, however, claiming the two (
irmies can operate independently and ]
consequently continue their offensive from
a point east of Kovel through 1
Galicia to the Roumanian frontier. i
The great effort to hold the present I
line in Galicia doubtless is dictated by .
Near Eastern politics, wnich grow ;
afiore complicated Roumania alone ]
appears to be definitely on the side of i
the quadruple entente. Greece apparently
has decided to retain her neutrality,
for the time being at any rate.
Meanwhile the allied troops on the 1
Gallipoli peninsula are taking a long
rest.
In the West there has been only a
repetition of artillery engagements
with the novelty of a German grenade
n(nr Pnrtes which the Germar,
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report gave them possession or a portion
of a French trench.
England is absorbed in tne rumored
STREET CAR STRIKE
VERGES ON RIOTING
GOVERNOR BEGS CROWD REFRAIN
FROM VIOLENCE.
Manager Columbia Street Bailway System
Arrested?Settlement of Difficulties
Seems in Sight,
News and Courier.
Columbia, Sept 16.?A riot was narrowly
averted on Main street, in front
of the State house, this afternoon following
the efforts of strikers to in"*
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auce men who were luuuwg iuc su^vt
cars to leave their places. General
Manager A. (A. Wallace of the street
railway, who had jumped on the street
car, which was surrounded by the
strikers and their sympathizers, struck
H. A. Stack, a policeman, over the
head with a switch rod, thinking tha:
he was a member of the crowd trying
to rush the car and attack him. A
crowd which had gathered massed
around the car and there were cheerd j
and jeers when Mr. Wallace was carried
off by the police to the station
house. Later he was released under
bond.
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This incident came directly after a I
car was stopped on Main street, just
in front of the News and Courier bureau,
and A. W. Oxner, who was running
as motorman, was 'taken from j
the car. When this car turned from
Gervais street into Main, in front of
the State house, several strikers tried 1
to induce the motorman to quit his j
place. Just what followed is not
known, but some remark was made!
and a big crowd followed the street j
car for two blocks and caught it in j
front of the National Loan and Ex- j
change bank.
Mr. Wallace and policemen came to
the scene, and after some time iM.r. j
Ox?er was escorted to the sidewalk, j
Run Over by Automobile.
A 1<1 lit? W lVlt? tJUUUgU uuiumvuuvu
to pass through was kept open with
difficulty, and finally an automobile
ran over G. C. Warner, manager of the
Ideal theater, who was in the crowd
He was removed to the hospital and
given attention.
After some time, Mr. Oxner, accompanied
by Mr. Wallace, came back to
the car and, getting on, took it up the
street, while some in the crowd cheered
and others jeered. Policemen finally
got the crowd to disperse.
Charges were entered by General
Manager Wallace against John Goldman,
S. C. McKissick and J. W.
Brunswick, who are said to be among
the strikers, and who are charged with
being the ones who attempted to take
Motorman Oxner off the car.
Thic car had barelv gotten a block i
up street when a big crowd was seen
two blocks down the street, at the
transfer station, which is just in front'
of the city hall and the State house.
Strikers were trying to get the motormen
and conductors of two cars, which
were just turning into Main street, to
get off and quit. A tremendous crowd,
which had srathered, were pressing
w - - I
I close and Policeman Stack, who was :
! in plain clothes. It claimed he was !
trying to keep the crowd back by urg-!
!
ing them to desist. General Manager,
I Wallace arrived on the scene in an j
, automobile and at once went to th";
; assistance of the men on the cars. He ;
i told the crowd to stand back and. it is 1
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| said, that several threats were made'
against him by some persons in the!
crowd. On account of the threatening
attitude and the menacing way at
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enace Cities ,
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st to Hold Ground in Ga- \ i
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'abinet crisis over the question of con- x
>cription, to which it is reported David ,
Joyd-George and Winston Spencer I j
Thurchill have been converted. .Lord)(
2urzon, Lord Lansdowne, Andrew
3onar Law, Walter Hume Long, J.
\usten Chamberlain, the Earle of Selx>rne
and Sir Edward Carson, the conscriptionist
members, are said to be
:hreatening to resign unless Premier
A.s<juits, iMr. Balfour, first lord of the
admiralty, Sir 'Edward Grey, Lord
Kitchener and other cabinet members
adopt their policy.
Lacking positive statements from
Premier Asquith and Lord Kitchener
that compulsory service i? necessary
for the safety of the country, the system
is likely to find little support in
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parliament with Radical Laborites and 1
Nationalists opposed to it. Many mem- i
Ders opposed to conscription are pre-|
pared to accept, however, the verdict J
of the premier and war secretary on
the question which now Is a subject
3f serious consideration in the cabinet.
which they were trying to climb on the j
car he thought tney were going to,
attack him. He defended himself witii i
a heavy iron rod, and struck Police-1
man Stack over the head, the blow j
making blood flow freely. It is said
that Mr. Stack, being in citizen's
clothes, Mr. Wallace took him for
one of the strikers and hit in selfdefence.
Added to Excitement.
The incident added more excitement
and Mr. Wallace was promptly placed
under arrest. When the patrol wagor .
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arrived shq i-wr. Tvanatc no^ yuv *??
and driven off the strikers and their
sympathizers sent up a big cheer. Mr.
Wallace was releaved under bond
which was promptly furnished.
While the strikers were trying to get
the men to leave the cars, Governor
Manning, who was in his office and
saw the crowd, walked quickly across
the street and tried to quiet them.
Standing in the midst of the excited
< 1-1 rnn er nf mon tho p-f(VPTTlOr Raid I
LAX* Vil'5 ut J V**V/ C" * ? ? ,
"Men, listen to me, I am governor of j
this State and peace and order must j
be preserved. I have been working ail I
day with the car -men and the railroad j
people trying to bring about a just j
settlement. Justice shall be done. By j
acts of violence you are hurting the 1
cause which you try to help. As gov- J
ernor I say to you'that peace and'
order have to be maintained."
The talk by the governor was lib-!
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eraiiy appiauaeci, ana several ui mc
strikers and others walked up to the!
governor and, shaking him by the!
hand, assured him that they fully in- j
dorsed his words, and had confidence'
in his ability to bring about a just set-1
tlement. The crowd started to disperse!
.and the governor, thinking everything
was calming down, went back to his
VJIIIV^T.
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Got Crowd to Disperse.
Policemen wore all around through j
the crowd and finally got it to disperse |
Mayor Griffith was also present. It |
was said at the police station tonight1
that W. M. Oxner, the motorman who
figured in the first incident, had been
arrested this afternoon after charges
had been made against him. He is out
under bond.
This trouble seemed to quiet the people.
The cars were run into the barns
and no- further attempt made to op- j
erate them tonight. I
A proposition was made by the street j
railway officials that they would leavo
to the governor, or to a board to be
named by him, or to the chief justice!
of the State, the matter of how the in- J
spection is to be made, this being the j
main reason for the strike, the car
men claiming that under tne system or
inspection used by the company they
can not set a square deal. This propositioi
was made known by the governor
to the committee from the striking
cv.rrnen, and they promptly selected
the governor as the one to fix the
method er inspection. The near riot
interrupt?-1 the negotiations, but they
were res'.med this evening, and it was
stai-d tonight that the outlook for a
settlement and the bringing of the
strike to an end is bright.
No ears will be operated Saturday
it is stated, and if is believed that by
another day the strike, through thej
efforts of Governor Manning, will be j
amicably adjusted. The carmen are!
willing to leave the matter entirely in
the hands of the governor, and their!
, 1
lea.iors are urging uiem u>. ;hl?iu <>u.? ;
appearance of disorder. They claim.
that none of their men had any part i
in the disorders this afternoon. The^
governor will take up the matter!
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again early in the morning. He dcvot- j
ed practically the entire day to the.
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ituation today.
The near riot this evening was the
econd troble of the day. When the
ars were being run out of the barns
his morning Inspector J. E. Clark,
vho was running as motorman, hit
f. H. Campbell, a strike sympathizer,
>ver the head with a shovel when he
hought Campbell was going to attack
lim. Clark was arrested, charged with
issault and battery with intent to kill,
md was released under bond. About
:ight cars were operated from morning
intil about o o'clock this afternoon
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;vitnout any troume, at wmcn ume me
lear riot on Main street caused the
iars to be taken to the barns.
PRESIDENT GIVES OPINION
ON COTTON SITUATION
TUMULTY ANSWERS McLAURIS
CHARGES.
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Commissioner in Letter to Wilson Al-,
leges Southern Financiers Trying j
to ;>Iiike Financing Difficult.
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The State.
"The president feels that the whole j
maintenance of the cotton situation'
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depends directly and immediately upon
the Southern bankers and they have'l
laeiaseives to uiame 11 n uues uui couie
out satisfactorily,'' says J. P. Tumulty,
secretary to President Wilson, in a letter
of John L. McLaurin State ware-'
house commissioner.
"The President," says the letter, "has j
received your letter ot September 15 (
and has been greatly interested in
reading it. He asks me to suggest that
you emphasize the letter that he wrote
to Mr. Harding, and which Mr. Harding
read in his speech at Birmingham,
Ala."
Mr. McLaurin left yesterday for Atlanta,
where he will this week deliver
an address on the cotton warehouse
system to a gathering of Georgia farmers
and business meen, which has been
called by C. F. Barrett, president of the
National Farmers' union.
On September 15 Mr. McLaurin sent
the following letter to President Wil
son:
"You were so generous in the letter
read , by Mr. Harding in his Birmingham
rpeech That I feel that you should
be promptly advised of a situation now
pending.
To Maintain Prices.
"The quick zdvance in cotton is due
primarily mere to that letter and the
statements of Messrs. 'vlcAdoo ana |
Ilard.n- than to the admitted short!
crop. This v. ill later sustain prices,
if there is no combination of moneyed
imprests to force cotton on the market.
"Last spring the New York banks
a t .. l j ~ ? A j ?"U I
u L't i \ luaaeu < ctiuts per jjouiiu wiien j
the market price was much lower than j
now. The -same banks are refusing J
to ioan over G cents. This is a very ;
short crop, and at 10 cents a pound j
will net bring what the last crop did;
to th<; producers.
"The banks of the South are, as a !
rule, opposed to lowering the interest!
rate. They are arraid since your let-i
ter to come out openly and are working
thrcugn the New York banks/'
Ar this T)oinr in the letter follow
Fome matters of a confidential nature i
and the charge that certain bankers in!
the South are writing letters t ^ influen- j
rial bankers in New York, advising!
that it is best not to extend accommo- i
dations to hold cotton; that it should'
be sold at 10 cents a pound and that j
the best manner to accomplish this is:
to make the financing as difficult as j
possible by unfavorable interest rates
and the refusal to loan over 6 cents
a pound. This summary was furnished
by Mr. McLaurin.
Basis of Trouble.
"You will observe," the letter continues,
"that the basis of the trouble is
' with the Southern, not the New York,
banks. I do not wish to stir strife and
incite hatred among our people by let
ting it be known what some of our
large banks are doing. I am to address
a mass meeting of the farmers
of Georgia on the 21st in Atlanta,
where this matter will be under discussion,
and desire to be as conserva- j
tive as possible.
"To some extent I have the ear of
the cotton planters and feel the responsibility.
If you will advise me, mark- j
ing your letter 'personal,' I promise j
I not to use what you say except for my
personal guidance. * * * While we
made this crop at less cost than the
1914 crop, it is so short that at 12 J
cent we will barely break even.
"It is a shortsighted policy, Decause
! this crop will be about 5,500,000 bales
under 1914. and if it does not sliow a
profit to the producers, the 1916 crop!
Vill be curtailed to where manufac-j
turers will not have the raw material j
to supply their spindles. You can see'
Tno iar-reacnmg eneci o:. nnances as j
well as labor.
"If the representatives of the allies,
arranging a credit here can be induced j
to use a portion in purchasing low J
grade cotton carried over from the last j
crop, no power can keep prices down, i
The question will settle itself. I had
this idea when I wrote you in August,
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Fall Millinei
The last hutte
away with the si
autumn leaves
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tfltS itlUOL UUUI
becoming new a
MILLIi
Winvite yoi
Tuesday and W
21st and 22nd1
designs and sn
then you will u
we feel justly pr
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piay oj
Fall i
We win also 1
a new line of Ai
WJoar and
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MISS ANNIE L
Millinery Parlors,
Do Not <
Your
With the facili
through the Fede
tem, we are now
every farmer in f
enough money to
fice of his 1915 (
the price of cotton <
cost of production, w<
intelligent farmer wi
his crop on the mark*
view we have prepar
you.
If you wish to avail ]
vices, confer with son
our bank at your con
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me liauuiidi u<u
Newben
MEMBER OF FEDERj8
and I stll think this is the solution
which will relieve your administration
of embarrassment. If they intend to
purchase through New York banks,
and these force the cotton out of our'
hands, it will be a grave injustice to;
the helpless."
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Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA- j
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look .'or the signature o< E. W. GROVE. 25c
ry Opening
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ming styles and ,
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ednesday, Sept.
to see our latest
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nderstand why I
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have on display i
"t Goods, Neck 1
z)ties.
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942 Main St.
Sacrifice
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Cotton 4
ities offered us
ral Reserve Sysprepared
to loan
fewbeiry County
prevent a sacri2otton
Crop. If
continues below the
e feel sure that no
A.
11 voluntarily throw
et. With this idea in
ed ourselves to help
yourself or our serne
of the officers of
venience.
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