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3IAIN BY CONVICT URI samD Aw of SE SILLED AT IRE 1I9 LYNIS THE NEGRO Youthful Server on' Chain Gang is Supposed to Have Cut Her Throat Prom Ear to Ear-Mob Breaks , rough. Steel Cage to Wreak its Vengeance Upon Suspect. The horrible murder of a young married woman of good fam ly, followed swiftly by the lynching of her supposed murderer, Dillard Wilson, a negro convict on the Sumter county chain gang, were events that greatly aroused the peo ple of the Shiloh community. in the extreme eastern part of Sumter coun ty Tuesday. The young woman was attacked between 11 and 12 o'clock in the morning, according to information received, the assailant cut his vic tlm's throat, death resulting soon thereafter. .but not before she had walked sonie distance In an effort to spread the alarm throughout the neighborhood. The chat ugang was working near the home of the young woman, and, it Is stated that Wilson, who waa only siteen years old, left his work, went to the -house and committed the crime, and then returned to the chain gang camp, where he was later taken by a mob and lynched. The negro is said to have attacked the woman -while she was in the lot about her doinestic duties, and just after her -husband had left the house to go hunting. Her throat was cut almost from ear to ear with a razor, which the negro is said to have stolen from a guard. It Is stated he dashed towards her Uttle son, who was attracted by his uother's- screams. The frightened chiWrIn touards the public road and the negro ran across the field and into a strip of. woods nearby, where he discarded parts of bi clothing and ahit, upon which blood was discov ered. when the articles later were found. The woman made an attempt to reach a neighboring house, but fe-Ta few yards from where the deed ~was perpetrated. 4t seems- hat Wison went tothe Use for water for the chain gang. Ea is said to have told her that one of her hogs had gotten ont of the The WOman went out with the intention of gettng the hog back in the pen, when.she was, set upon by Wison. 86erIff Bradford, with Guard Rob nsfrom the penitentiary, left Sum tar for phfloh with a posse late in the afternoon to capture the suppos *ed convt but later communications stated that the negro haO been ecaghit and lynched. The posse re turned at Vo'clock and gave the first particulars of, the murder and the subsequent vengeance of the mob, widd1 they 'were too late to prevent. - Acording to information obtainied \. rond embers of the sheriff's party, -.mobathered soon after-the news -ethe crime spread and soon positive evbidence fixing the guilt on Wilson was seured. Theboy was found at the convict camp, where the crowd eoverpowered, Supervisor Pitts and Stook.the n'egro away from him by ~brang rinto a steel cage. Wilson was carried--balf a -mile down the road, where he was strung up with h'. is head downward, and his body was, riddled with shot rnd bullets. Mthough mortally wounded, the young woman endeavored to give the alarm, but expirted after walking sev ~eral hundred yards. Her young son Wrent -to.her, but was chased by the negro and-e'scaped by runng away, the assailant evidently being afraid to pursue further. The boy gave the alarm and a mob soon gathered. The country is thick *.y settled and the news spread rapid b.. It was not long before the crowd ,secured tangible. clues which led to the capttfre and lynching-of the man believed to have' committed the hor rible crime. The scene of the mur der and lynching Is about thirty Uesa-from Sumter. . USS ANT CO)NSPRATOS. Petograd Police Pounce Upon Group of Men in Council. The Petrograd police have discov ered a, revolutionary plot in which several Duma members are inculpat edy and a number of arrests have been made. A semi-official announce ment says: "At the beginning of the war most of the. Russian people were unani mous in assisting the authorties in the tasks Incurred by war. An alto gether ditt.. ant attitude -was observ aed by some members of the Social Democratic associations, who contin ned an activity aiming at the down -fall of Russia's military power by means of an anti-war agitation, the distributing of secret proclamations and the conducting of propaganda by word of mouth. * 'The government In October learn ed of a plan to convoke a secret con ference of Social Democratic organi zations to discuss meadures aiming at the ruin of the Russian state and * speedy ralization of revolutioury plans. -- "On November 17 the police dis covered thah~ a meeting of the said conference was to be held in a house in Viberg road, eight miles from Petrograd. A detachment of police found .there eleven persons, includ Ing the following members of the Duma: Perovisky, Badaystoff, Mon ranoff, Samiloff and Chagoff. "There being no doubt as to the anti-government object of the con ference, the members of the meeting were arrested with the excption of the members of the Duma, who were released. An examination magistrate. having examined documents seized in the raid, drafted an Indictment against all the members of the con ference under Article 102 of the Penal Code and Issued warrants for Orient Mills Buy Cotton. Japanese mills are said to be buy ing cotton in large quantities in the California market at eight cents a pounds. Bullets Cross Border. One Mexican woman was killed and six others hit by bullets which cross ed the Mexican boundary near Naco, Ariz., Tuesday. Glasgow Reaches Rio Janeiro. The British cruiser Glasgow, which took part in the fight off Chile, has reached Rio Janerio, plainly show ing the effects of the battle. Savannaa Doesn't Join. The Savannah banks have decided not to par-ticipate in the $135,000,000 THE WAR SITUATION ILITARY OBSERVER DISCUSSES STAGE OF WARFARE. Says Fighting in East and West is Now Intimately Connected-Ger many on Defensive in West. The war in Europe, says the mili tary observer of the New York Times, has now made progress to a stage where the operations in France and Russia are intimately related. The fighting in Servia and Turkey also has some influence in diverting troops from the inain battlefiel4s. but to a relatively small degree. The uses that Germany is now making of the 2n terior position and of her railroad system link the eastern and western eampaigns so closely that each is de pendent upon the other. Germany is now engaged in one of the greatest strategic moves of his tory. In a supr ame effort to crush the Russians she has cut down her forces in every quarter to the mini mum in order to deliver against the Russians the strongest blow of which she is capable. Despite the fact that her armies in France were already in ferior in numbers to those of the Al lies, she has even further reduced their strength by withdrawing the mounted trobps and sending them to the east, wvere they could be used to better advantage, still more is .Ger man strength on this border affected by the stoppage of the normal flow of reinforcements in order to direet' this stream of soldiers also to the eastern battlefield, which for the present has greater importance. It takes much courage and deci sion to adQpt a plan like this, which offers many possibilities of disaster, but the Austro-German allies are in a position-where such measures are necessary. They have undoubtedly given a careful study to the state of preparation of the allied ai mies in France, and have also sized up the personalities and probable lines of action of the opposing generals. The worst that is likely to happen to them in the west at present would seem to be an enforced retirement to the line of the Meuse in France and the Dyle River in Belgium. It seems even probable that the inactive policy to which the British and French have committed - themselves .may' permit the Germ a$ to hold on to their line in Franeb 1i spite of the reduction in strength of the German armies. 'The extensive use that the Ger mans are inaking of the machine gun especiay -etrengthens their defensive -work. These guns can be placed so as to swefp ground over which the enemy wodid have to advance in mak ing an attack. When the signal -is received from the )serving station that the enemy has reached a partic ular stretch of ground the gun that covers this front can then turn loose a storm of bullets that. will wipe out any troopa in its path. This helps to explain the apparent confidence -with which the Germans have turned their main efforts east ward, in spite of the immense ar mies that the French and British now have lai the field. The. Germans de pend upon their six-inch siege guns to give them the advantage In the long-range fighting, and upon their machie guns .to mike up for tpeir disparity of, numbers in the fighting at short range. In both of these arms the Germans had a large. superiority at the out break of the war. Even more than other machinery, guns and rifles wear out 4ppidlM in service. Many a~re captured, others are lou!, and others are broken. It Is doubtful whether Germany cin replace this great drain upon her military -'equipment. On the other hand, the Allies have the gun factories of their own countries working on double shifts, whole to some extent all of the rifle and am miunition factories of the neutral world are siding them in increasing their mechanical fighting equipment. The report of the new French four inch gun,, which Is being rapidly turned out by the great works at Creusot, is a significant item. Both in France~and in Great Britain the national gun foundries are undoubt edly working to their limit to turn out still heavier guns in preparation for a great aggressive campaign-in the spring. Meanwhile the fighting in France and Belgium has become a merelj de'Tensive .campaign on the part of the Germans and an inactive one on the part of the Allies. LODGE A JINGO. Champ Clark Expresses Regret at Course of Statesman. Champ Clark, speaker of the House of Representatives, when told Friday that Senator Henry -Cabot Lodge, of )lassachusetts, had criticized the president and the Democratic admin istration In' an address Thursday night in Boston, said: "I regret Seantor Lodge haa turn ed jingo in his old age and seems to be anxious for war. He criticizes President Wilson for keeping out of war with Mexico and not participat ing war with Turkey, touching the Tennessee iacident, because some semi-Idiot dressed in a little brief authority cut fantastic capers before high heaven. In such parlous times as these some madcap is liable to do disagrerable things at any time, and usually tliese things can be set, right by a little common sense, and Presi dent Wilson seems to have an abun dance of that exceedingly valuable quality. So Senator Lodge would do well to smooth his ruffled plumage and use his undoubted ability to help the president keep up out of trouble. He need not doubt the fighting quali ties of the American people. That never falls." COTTON ESSAY CONTEST. Alabama Scholar Writes Prize Essay in Niational Contest. Awards in the cotton essay prize contest, inaugurated as a part of the campaign to aid the cotton industry. were announced Saturday night. Ber than Dutton, 15. of the Mercy Home Industrial School, Birmingham, re ceived the first prize, $20; Abram Rabinowitz, 12, Brooklyn, and John Locke Green, Thomson, Ga., tied for second honors, $10; Jonathan Dan iels, 12 year-old-son of the secretary of the navy, and Francis Vinciguerra, of New York, tied for the third prize. A special prize for literary excel lence was awarded to Kate Page, of North Carolina, niece of the Ameri can ambassador to London. Trying to Bottle Villa. Gens. Obregon and Blancho declare that the Constitutionalists will bottle up the army of Gen. Villa when it "ters Mexico City. Artillery Senit North. Gen. Obregon has sent train loads f artillery northward from Mexico City In order to stop the advance of en. Villa. Denies Using Neutral Boats. Germany has denied using neutral BATTLE WOES ON IUSSUNS RPORT BOUBLE SET i BA0 TO GERMANS r d REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE P e Arrival of Fresh Troops in Poland Throws Result of Fighting Again in Doubt-No News From West English Successes on Persian Gulf -Defeat of British in Africa. Up to late Tuesday night there was no conclusive news from the Polish battlefield where a decisive victory for either Germany or Russia would vitelly affect the course of the win ter campaign, both in the east and I the west. London reports a 'Petrograd- dis patch: "Gen. Von Hindenberg's army, which last week was sweeping toward Warsaw in its second advance throltgh Russi.n Poland, is reported to be in retreat after having experi enced severe reverses inflicted by the Russians, who, with reinforcements, made a brilliant stand between the Vistula and Warta rivers. While the oxtent and the com pleteness of the German defeat was not known here, the very fact that Gen. von Hindenberg had been check ed was by far the biggest feature of Tuesday's war news. The same dis patches that' tell of his reverses, how ever, say that the German reinforce ments were being brought so that an other great battle is likely to develop on a line nearer to the frontier of Posen, where the Germans will have the same chances of renewing a vig orous offensive, as had the Russians in the present instance. "Gen. von hindenberg has about 400,000 men, but If the Petrograd re ports can be accepted, they have been separated, badly cut up and thou sands taken prisoners, so these Ger man forces will require reformation and rest. after thesevere punishment Inflicted upon them following their daring advance into the heart of Rus sian Poland." Petrograd via London repor's say there have been continued Russian successes in the Czenstochowa-Cra cow front, where, on November 22, the Russians took six thousand pris oners. Berlin reports that in Poland the appearance of Russian reinforce ments is postponing a decision of the battle. Paris reports: "There has been Intermittent cannonading on the front and a few :.ttacks in the Ar gonne, which have all been repulsed." Londont reports: "A terrific battle has commenced. The Germans have heavy reinforcements and fresh guns for this renewed effort to cut through the Allies'. line. The English artil lery thus far has thwarted all the German attacks. While undertaking immense tasks in the east, the Germans, according to all accounts, are preparing to launch another offensive movement in the west. Just where this is to be is known by the general staff alone. [C is believed here that they will make another effort to get through to the French coast. and perhaps at the same' time try to force the line of French fortresses in the Argonne rgelon. "The Germans have been violently bombarding Ypres, in Flanders; Sois sons, in the Aisne, and Rheims, while they have been~ attacking in force in the Argonne region. The. French claim the Argonne assaults have been repulsed, while the Germans say that they have been gaining ground stead f1y. "Any or all of this activity may be intended to divert attention from the quarter In which the supreme attack will be made, but the Allies are sure to discover soon where t'hey must ex pect the next blow. To ward off the possibility of the Germans again try ing to move along the coast the Brit ish fleet has been bombarding their positions from the sea. Berlin reports: "Fighting con tinues at Nieuport and at Ypres. A small British squadron twice ap proached the coast, but was driven off by our artillery. The British guns had no effect. "In the forest of the Argonne we are gaining ground step by step, one trench after another and one point of support after another being wres. ed from the French and a number of prisoners being taken daily. "A violent reco-sioitering expedi tion against our position on the east of the Moselle River was made lzeef London reports: "The recent oper ations in the Persian Gulf have been crowned with even greater and more rapid success than was anticipated after 'the signal defeats inflicted up on the Turkish forces on November 15 and 17. The latter, abandoning all further resistance here, leaving eight guns and many wounded in our hands. The Valis of Basra and Bagdad accompanied the defeated Turkish forces in their flight up the Tigris River. "Barsa (a river port on the Shat -el-Arab, 60 miles from the Persian Gulf), was occupied on the 21st inst. by our naval and land forces. All the British in Basra are reported safe. "In East Africa, It appears from the latest information that, as an im portant German railway terminus was reported weakly held, a force was sent from British East Africa to seize "On the evening of November 2 one and one-half battalions landed within two miles of the place and- be came heavily engaged just outside the town. But, as the enemy were in much superior strength, this force was compelled to fall back and await reinforcements. "At 11 a. mn., on the 4th the at-3 tack was renewed. When within 800 < yards of the position the troops en gaged came under a very heavy fire1 on their left flank.. In spite of heavy casualties the One Hundred and First 4 Grenadiers actually entered the town] and crossed bayonets with the enemy. The North Lancashire regiment and 1 the Kashmir Rifles on the right pass- I d on in support under a very heavy I ire and also reached the town. They I found themselves opposed by tiers of I ire from the houses, and were even- i tually compelled to fall back to cover 4 500 yards from the enemy's position. "The losses were so heavy and the I position so strong that it was consid ered useless to renew the attack, and C the force re-embarked to return to its base to prepare for future operations. I "From recent reports just receiv ed the total casualties in this unsuc cessful operations were 795, includ ing 141 British officers and men." Shot Himself Accidentally. While engaged in taking a shot gun c from its rack behind the door Bud Winn, a farmer of Saluda, was acci- I dentally killed Friday afternoon. a . t About to Fight.$ It seems that there will be warfare between Gens. Villa and Oarranza, as 1 :hey have bot agreed to leave Mexico r PARDONED HIS PALS (Continued from page one.) amber, 1913; assault and battery rith intent to kill; two years; parol d. - W. T. Jones, white; Union Feb uary, 1909; murder with recommen ation to mercy. and sentenced to life nprisonment in State. penitentiary; aroled during good behavior and pon further condition that should he ver again take another drink of -ine, whiskey, beer or other intoxi ating liquors or beverages he shall e required to serve the remainder of he above mentioned sentence; and ipon the further condition should he ieeafter marry and be convicted of .busing or mistreating his wife he hall be arrested and committed to (tate penitentiary to serve remainder if above mentioned sentence. J. R. Kelly, white; Darlington Feb uary, 1913; assault and battery with tent to kill; ten years imprison aent-five years suspended by judge; aroled November 25, 1914;.pardon ;ranted in order to restore citizen hip November 25, 1914. James Knight, alias Isaac Knight., Legro; Charleston February, 1911; nurder with recommendation to mer y; life i-aprisonment; 'paroled. Oscar Lewis, white; Anderson May, 1914; violating dispensary law; six nonths; paroled during good be avior and upon further condition hat should he ever again be convict d of violating dispensary law he hall serve sentence. John McAllister, white; Pickens une, 1914; manslaughter; two ears; paroled. James McGirt, negro; Kershaw Coyember, 1914; violation dispensary aw, two cases; four months in each :ase; paroled during good behavior Lnd. upon further condition that ihuld he ever again be convicted of riolating the dispensary law he shall >e required to serve the sentence Lbove mentioned. Fines zpntioned, which have been levied and collected, Lre ordered returned to McGirt. R. C. Mealoy, white; Oconee Nov mber, 1914; violation dispensary law. six months; paroled during good befavior and upon further condition that should he ever again be convict ad of violating dispensary law he ;hall serve sentence. W.. T. Mimms, white; Barnwel! March, 1914; assault and battery with intent to kill; $100 or six onths; paroled. Dock Moore, white; Oconee March, 1912; seduction; five years; paroled. Miles Moore; Greenville January, 1912; assault and battery with intent to kill; five years; paroled. Ben Murphy, negro; Fairfield Feb ruary, 1914; breach of trust; 18 months; paroled. James Murphy, negro; Fairfield February, 1914; breach of trust; 18 months; paroled. George Nichols, white; Lexington November, 1910; murder with Tecom mendation to mercy; life imprison ment; paroled upon condition that he leave State within 24 hours and never return. Should he ever return he shall be arrested and recommitted. Bart Odom, white; Spartanburg April, 1914; manslaughter; three years; paroled. John T. Owens; Berkeley Septem be, 1906; manslaughter; ten years; commenced March 4, 1908; paroled during good behavior and upon fur ther condition that he do not drink any intoxicating liquors January 15, 1914; pardon granted. Willie Page, negro; Aiken June, 1898; murderiwith recommendation to mdercy; life imprisonment; paroled. Henry Patrick; white; Marlboro November, 1903; murder with rec ommendation to mercy; life Imprison ment; paroled December 31, 1913; pardoned in order to restore citizen ship. Henry 'Phelps, negro; Laurens Sep tember, 1914; manslaughter; two years; paroled. Henry Preesley, negro: Anderson April, 1912k manslaughter; ten years paroled. R. A. Richey,. white: Abbeville 1910; ten years; paroled under cer tain conditions December 12, 1912; parled November 25, 1914. Isaac M. Robert, white; George town October,- 1914; manslaughter; thre years; paroled. Daniel Sheppard, negro; tneaufor1 September, 1911; attemnpt to posi.s; four years; paroled. Chris Smalls, las County, negrv; Charleston Novembet-, 1 899; murde' with recommendation to me~ircy; ."e imprisonment; paroled. H. L. Smith, white; Cherokee Octo ber, 1914; violation dispensarY law; paroled during good behavior and upo further condition that should he ever again be convicted of violati'ig dispensary law he shall serve sen - tence. E. S. Stancil, white; Oconee March, 1914; assault and battery with in tent to kill; eight years; paroled. Burrough Stroud, white; Horry ebruary, 1914; manslaughter; ave years; paroled. C. C. Thompson, white; Cherokee March, 1912; forgery; 12 months; pardoned to restore citizenship, he aing served sentence imposed upon . M. Thornton, white; Richland September, 1914; assault and battery with intent to kill; $100 or one year; paroled. P. H. Thornton, white; 'Richland Septemebr, 1914; assault and battery with intent'to kilt $100 or one year; paroled. John Henry Tobe, negro; Lexing on September, 1914; assault an bat :ery with intent to kill and carrying ~oncealed weazfone 18 months, first ase; 30 days, second case; parolel. W. T. Tyner, white; Oconee March, 914; assault and battery with intent o kill; eight years; paroled. General Washington, negro; Flor mce June, 1910; murder with re ~mmendaton to mercy; life imprison nent; 'paroled. Will White, white; Marlboro Sep ember, - 1913; involuntary man laughter; two years; paroled. Alozo Williams, negro; Lee darhi., 106, murder with recommen lation to mercy; life Imprisonment; :ommuted to 20 years on public orks January 30, 1914; paroled. Jack Wilson, white; Colleton Nov ember, 1913; larceny of live stock; .8 months; paroled. Tom Wrighting, white; Spartan rnrg Augusta, 1914; violation dis ,ensary law; $300 or six months; iaroled during good behavior and ipon further condition that should e ever again be convicted of violat ng dispensary law he shall be requir d to serve remainder of sentence. Samuel Spencer, white; Richland ebruary 13, 1914: housebreaking nd larceny; confinement in South aroiina Industrial school at Florence intil he becomes 21 years of age; aroled. Lizzie Wilson, negro; Greenville anuary, 1912; manslaughter; five ears; naroled. . T. Jackson, white; Marlboro larch, 1914; assault and battery of a igh and aggravated nature; s onths; commuted to a fine of $50 r six months November 25, 1914. 3. D. Pope. white; Marlboro March, 914; assault and battery of a high nd aggravated nature and sentenced a six months; commuted to a fine of 50 or six month November 25, 1914. Malachi Ager, negro; York Jplly, 913; manslaughter two years; pa oled.. .I rRENCHES ALMOST MEET 300 FEET SEPARATE FOES BE TWEEN OISE AND SOMME. Paris Sends Out Vivid Story of Des perate Cannonading Along French Valleys. - The trenches of the opposing ar mies between the Olse and Somme are at some point only 300 feet apart, according to a Havas dispatch from the front. The correspondent says a French officer, acting as a guide for fifteen newspaper men, told them wheil they approached the firing line they must be silent, for "the enemy can hear us." 'The crashing voice of the three inch guns which we had left behind us- as we advanced," continued the dispatch, "now was almost obliterat ed by the nearer and quicker stuccato reports of the machine guns and the Mausers. At a distance of one hun dred yards was a gray winding ridge of earth, the advance line of the enemy's trenches. "Here, face to face znd - within range of each other's forces men were shooting each other down point Uank, while fr.- every -ridge and every mound, covered with four inches of snow, unseen batteries com pleted the ,turmoil of war. "Here and there a head rises cau tiously above a white-crested trench. There are six quick shots and then the head disappears, as though swal lowed by a sea of snow. This is all spectators see of the hundreds of thousands of men in the burrows, rho were ready to issue forth at the slightest alarm. "The vast chambers, roofed over with the branches of trees and with stout wooden pillars in front support ing sacks of earth, protect the men inside alike from shells and the tem pests. These are underground forts for modern warfare, with sanitary ditches, kitchens for the mess and bunks for the rifle men awaiting their turn on the bring line. "In front rises an ancient wind mill, neutralized without the form of an armistice, when provisions are brought to the trenches of both the combatants. Further on the trenches are so near each other than the Ger mans and French exchange newspa pers. "Complicated barbed wire defences protect the trenthes here from sur pri6es. At a converging point on one spot stands a building, at the walls of which the enemies arrived at the same time, and a German rifleman, breaking a hole through a wall, thrust a ba-nnet under the nobe of a French sentinel. "This is the spot whera the situa tion was critical for the French ten days ago and where a brigadier gen eral saved the day and gained the stripes of a general commanding an. army. "To the right and left black clouds from bursting shells are interspersed by chimney stacks from which the smoke of industry curls up as is days of peace. "Further down appear the crum,b ling ruins of Arras, where the war has been more pitiless and where no industry remains standing. "At nightfall the humble village' of Quesnoy, with its ruins standing out like phantoms, marks the scen-: of a formidable clash which wii. make the place historic. The town nwo is nothing but a heap of stones and smoking ruins, In the midst of which are seen the narrow trenches from which the Germans resisted the onslaught and which now coritain the heroic dead. "Twenty-five batteries played upon these trenches, while fifteen bat talions charged with bayonet to a mighty chorus of 'Vive la France.' A formidable fusillade and machine gun fire stopped the on-rush but half the ground had been gained. The next day the batteries reopened and the infantry fine charged again, this time carying trenches and chasing the Germans from the position. Quesnoy had cost the French 2,00'j men to take and the Germans lost 2,000. "From Arras, where German shells still rage, though little remains to be destroyed, to the la Bassee canal, a tug of war continues across the eamr deadline as during the last three months. Over this line bullets wnis tle and' shells screech unceasirngly. Dark clouds that mark the targets of he German heavy artillery stand out ~n gruesome relief . against a back. ground of sno~w." ter April, 1!9?'; assault and battery with intent tto kill; two years; parol ed. E. Garrett Dodson, negro; Ander son. January, 1914; manslaughter; four years; paroled. Johnnie Haynes, white; Richland January, 1914; disposing of property under lien; $150 or six months; pa roled. Lionel C. Damp, white; Cherokee February, 1914; violating dispensary law; $500 or one year; suspended on payment of $15; commuted to a fine of $75 or one year on public works November 25, 1914. Hal Rosemond, negro; Greenville January, 1914; manslaughter; ten years; paroled. Clifton Washington, negro; Ander son May, 1914; manslaughter; three years; paroled. Oliver Boyd, negro; Sumter Octo er, 1914; violating dispensary law two cases-$ 125 or six month in each case. Paroled during good behavior and upon further condition that should he ever again be convicted of violating dispensary law he shall be required to serve remainder of sen tence. Spence Gillmore ,negro; Newberry September, 1914; manslaughter; three years; paroled. Jesse McNich, white: Richland. June, 1912;'manslaughter; five years in Industrial school at Florence; pa roled during good behavior and upon further condition that should he here after be convicted of vagrancy or drunkenness in any court he shall be required to serve sentence. Alex Buckles, white; Williamsburg fall, 1914; violating dispensary law; $150 or six months; paroled during good behavior and upon further con dition that should he ever again be convicted of violating dispensary law he shall serve remainder of above sentence. J. M. Hayes, white; Cherokee June,j' 1914; assault and battery with Intent' to kill and carrying concealed wea pons; seven month; paroled during good behavier November 25. 1914. Will or W. M. Gentry. white; An derson June, 1914; violating dispen sary law; $200 or six months upon publIc works of Anderson county; paroled during good behavior and up on further condition that should he ever again be convicted of violating 1 dispensary law he shall be required to serve remainder of above men- 4 ioned sentence.| Claude Blessen ,white; Abbevillei eptember, 1914; larceny; one year; paroled.I Will Miller, Indian: Lexington J2 June. 1914; housebreaking~ and lar eny; nine months; paroled upon con lition that he leave State within 2412 am.urs nd never retn.n Shoulr1 he 2 WAR 15 TO tPREAU ONDON SPECULATES ATTITUDE Of OTHER COUNTRIES 1ALIANS TO BLAZE UP ;candinavian Nations Are Causing ing Some Anxiety In English Coun cils-Italy Expected to Enter War -Bulgaria's Attitude Unknown Roumania Will Probably Join. Events are moving rapidly toward he further extension of the Euro >ean war, and, according to the best ources of information available in .ondon from whence comes this arti le, the impending developments are alculated to bring remarkable sur prises in their- train. Germany and Turkey have up to :he present been confident that, in :he event of hostilities spreading within the area of the Balkan States, Bulgaria would take up arms against Servia aud' thus avenge herself upon the powers which spoiled her of the ruits of her early victories in the Balkan wars. For some tim epast secret negotia tions have- been going on with a view to- removing the Bulgarian griev ances in this regard, and there is good reason to believe that these ave made satisfactory progress thanks chiefly to Italy's willingness to meet Servian aspirations. These plans, of course, assume the sym pathy of Italy, even if not her actual cooperation, with the Allies. After the speech delivered by ex Mayor Nathan of Rome, Italy's par ticipation in the war Is regarded at a certain development of the new year. The influences of the Masonic lodges upon Italian policy is consid ered to be a factor which will indubu tably decide the resitations "of the Rome cabinet. The question of Roumania's atti. tude is also believed to have beer settled in a way salisfactory to the general scheme of policy of the Al lies. From the outset, when it wa feared that Bulgaria might throw ir her lot with Turkey when the lattel entered the fray, the allied statemer counted upon Roumania's forces t( offset those of King Ferdinand. Nov that the Bulgarian danger is believe( to have been averted, Minister Jones. do's declaration that Roumanian in terests are indissolubly ..bound ul with the Triple Alliance is welcomei as an especially significant contribu tion to the cause of the Allies,. In these qua-ters where the belie that Bulgaria has been won over il still treated with skepticism, it ii suggested that Jonesco's statement i In the nature of a. direet warning tU King Ferdinand's government. To offset this is a dispatch fron Sofia saying leaders of the Agrariar National Liberal parties deliberec speeches in the Bulgarian parliamen Tuesday calling for the formation o: a genuine national ministry. Th4 deputies also urged occupation b3 Bulgaria of Macedonia, which, it wa argued, could be carried cut in agree ment with the Triple Entente powers Austrian troops, said the speakers were approaching the Bulgarian fron tier, and It was feared they wouli cross with a view to co-operatinj with the Turks. While the diplomatic wire pullinj is thus believed to be favorable to the allied cause in southeastern Europe there exists some 'anxiety as to the success of German endeavors in th4 same lune in the northern part of the continent. The Scandinavian nation: since the beginning of the -war havy admittedly been taking precautionary measures by ordering partial mobill zation, and the reports which nov come from Canada of the calling it of the Swedish and Danish resertet in the Dominion are azn incident's demonstration of the extent to whic1 these measures go. But authorities on Scandinaviar affairs agree that none of the threi little northern . nations-Norway Sweden, and Denmark-seek mili tary adventures, and that they arn solely actuated by a determinatior to protect their neutrality. The Ger man campaign in Sweden, however is regarded here as a potent factor oj danger. Fear of Russia rather than love o1 Germany is at the root of the Swed ish attitude, though there is a strong pro-German leaning on the part oj the aristocratic and military cliques of the population. Sweden's mill tary preparationis have gone mudl further than Norway's or Denmark's Complete mobiliation has been or dered for certain districts, including the fortresses that are the keys of the country's long and exposed coasts. On the other hand, Sweden's observance of neutrality has beer scrupulous. Another point to which attentior has recently been drawn by the Scan dinavian authority, Edwin Bjorkman, in a contribution so an English paper, is that the heavy expenses of theli defensive measures have had a good~ effect in bringing home to all three countries the fact that their cause is , common one, namely, the preserva tion of their independence; and this to some extent has led them to for et their mutual differences. Although the relations between orway and Sweden have not been ordial, the understanding at which they arrived almost immediately af ter the war begun amounts almost to a defensive alliance against all omers. Dr. Eridjof Hansen's voice tas been raised in favor of extend Lg this understanding beyond the :luration of the preesnt war. Nevertheless, some traces of anx tety as to developments among the ittle nations of northern Europe are :o be noted in the English press. Valor Gains $'75,000. Because he saved the life of a lit :le girl 28 years ago, H. A. Bolles, f Montville, Conn., has become heir o $75,000 from the estate of the ather of the girl. Retaliation on Englishmen. Vienna has retaliated against the itrict surveillance of Austria-i sus >ects in England by placing all Eng ishmen in Austria under the strict st regulations. Charleston a Reserve City. Charleston and Birmingham. Ala. iave been named reserve cities. They Lre the onlj two under a population if 100.000l. 'ver return he shall be recomnmitted o serve remainder of above sentence. William Brown, negro; Charleston )ctober, 1907; burglary and larceny: ife imprisonment: paroled. S. D. Cloninger, white: Cheroke" une, 1914; violating dispensary la'; 500 and one year: sentence com: uted to fine of $100 or six months. Bud Neal, white; Cherokee Junie, 914: violating dispensary law; $5 0 .nd on& year; sentence commuted to AUTO JUMPS BRIDGE FOUR FLORENCE MEN IN FATAL AUTO DISASTER. Touring Car Swerves in Crossing Black Creek--Three -Men Kiled and One Seriously Injured. As a result of a joy ride in an auto mobile Saturday night, Robert S. Har rison, a young merchant; A. D. Tay lor, and John E. Richter, Jr., em ployees of the Florence Gas com pany, are dead and J. W. Wilson, the manager of the gas .plant, is very se riously injured. The automobile in which the four men were riding went into the middle of Black Creek stream, at what is known as Muses Bridge, four miles north of Florence, shortly after 9 o'clock. The three dead were drowned-and Wilson. the fourth, only saved himself by a mira cle. It seems that Taylor l4ft home about 9 o'clock to go to a garage to get some work done on his automo bile. After leaving the house he pick ed up the three other men and went out for a joy ride.- Having made a trip -around what is known as the "loop" they returned and one of them left the car and' Wilson joined the party. They drove'out across Higb Hill Creek-in the direction of Back Swamp', and as thiy were passing over the high bridge at Black Creek, going at a good speed, the car sud denly swerved to the right into the guard rail on the', bridge and over the middle of the stream, turning completely over. Wilson, not knowing where he was. but finding himself under the water, managed to get free agd dive from the side of the car. The stream, be ing one of the swiftest in the county. swept him some 2Q.0 yards down the current, and after considerable effort In the darkness, managed to reach 'the bank, where he pulled himself out of the wetter. Not knowing where he was, but hearliz dogs bark, and afterwards hallowing of hunters in the woods began hallowing himself. He finally mannged to reach the road, and after soie time assistance came to him. He 'was nearly frozen and was, carried to a nearby house and resuscitated from his condition. It was then that he told of what had happened, but as it w. a dark no ef fort was made to locate-his throe companions other than to call for them. Wilson was sent to the city by friends about 3 o'clock Saturday morning. Then It' was that the news spread like wild fire. It was only a short time before the Black Creek road was literally lined I with automobiles, vehicles and pedes trians, going to the scene to do what they could to learn the true state of affairs, and to assist-in the search for the bodies. The car, which had plung ed headforemost ~.into the. stream could not be seen, but upon dragging was found about ten feet awat from the bridge, lying right side up in about fifteen feet of water. The stream was searched, and about 300 yards below the bridge the dead body of Hari-Ison was found standing straight up against a cyprest tree with a part of the head out of the water, his back directly against the tree, where, it is thought, thatt he tried to save himself, but was finally drowned. The search was continued and. about 1 o'clock the body of Taylor Iwas found on, the bottom of thr stream about mliway between the bridge and v heie Harrison was found, lying flat on the bottom of th( creek In fourteen feet of water. The search was contiinued until shortly before 5 o'clock, when Richter's bodf was found between the tree where Harrisoni's body 'was .found and the north bank of the creek, lying In fit teen feet of water.: Richter's body was within three feet of Harrison and it was suggest ed thi~t the two men must have died in each other's embrace, or were sep arated only when 'the death struggle took place. They were riding in the back seat and Taylor and Wilson in the front seat when the accident oe curred. There were no scars tc amount to anything on either body and the attending physicians stated their their death was from drowning. BIG FOREST FIRES. Three States Face Destruction of Many Are'of Forestry. Forest fires Tuesday continued their destructive sweep throngnl the lumber regions of three states in the southwest. There was no indication of the checking of the fires at any point and reports -from towns in Ar kansas, southwestern Oklahoma and northwestern Louisiana told of enor mous losses through the burning tim ber. Farmers have lost fences and outbuildings, while many miles of telegraph and telephon% wires have been put out of commission throuigh the liurning of poles. With Fourche mpuntain and Gran ite mountain ablaze and the smoke from the burning timber sweeping in dense black clouds int oLittle Rock Tuesday that city came to a closer realization of the menace of the for est fires which now are raging throughout the state. The burning areas are within less than four miles of the heart of the business district. Fifty-seven convicts were in peril of their lives for several minutes Monday night in -the burning rock crusher plant just a mile west of the new state capital. The men were housed in a stockade 150 feet from the burning structure. With all doors of the stockade locked and escape impossible, a riot was lmntinent when extra forces of guards were rushed to the endangered buildings. Hurriedly the men were formed in lines and taken from the building under closest convoy. SWITZERLAND SAFE. Army of Two Hundred Thousand Men Guards Her Nentrality. David Jayne Hill. former Uited States ambassador to Germany, has returned with his wife and daughter, after spending the sumnmer in Europe. He said that Switzerland had mobiliz ed an army of 200,000O men. With the Alps surrounding them, Dr. Hill said tbat he did not think the Swiss would allow any power to violate their country's ndutrality. Obregon Takes Big Guns. Gen. Alvaro Obregon's retirement from Mexico City Is described as a strategic move to enable him to at tack Villa after he has entered. The guns of the capital were carried off. British Embassy Sacked. London reports a Petrograd dis path saying that the T~urks had sacked the Britisk embassy a.t Cio Two New Ministers. The r.t-:atives of Chile 07.n Argentine have arrived in Washing ton and are expected to present them-1 eves ?o President Wilson aftez It SHOOT LOOTERS AflULAl SPEAKS PlAILT T PP of IElA CRUZ TO PT ECT EVEYBOD New Military Governor Enters Port Upon the Heels of Retiring Ameri cans-Cal for Firearns and Keeps Saloons Closed-Occupation of City is Orderly Gen. Canlido Aguilar. who suc ceeded Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston Monday as military governor of Vera Cruz, did not mince words when,. through his chieIf of police, Theodore Frepieres he told residents that any sort of distntbance would result in the execution of the offending indi viduals. The proclamation contains this declaration ..was circulated through the stretts as Aguilar's forces were entering. The decree provides that all arms must be surrendered within twenty-four -hours and that failure to comply will cause the shooting of the one in whose possession a- gun is found. This flat statement caused W. W. Canada the American- consul, to call at the police station, where ho told. Chief Frezieres that many Americana had depositied their arms with him. The consul *Is told that Aguilar did not intend demanding them;"and, In fact, expecte(d the consul -to use his discretion in holding the guns. Americans are not exempt from the order, but in.'cases where the author ities are convinced their standing warrants if Ahey will be given' per mits to retain their arms. A dispated from Havanna says the safety of Cubans in M'exico is giv. ing much coicern to the government. It is feared -Cubans will not be'site after the departure of the American forces from Vera Cruz. It'is under stood the goyernment is considering the immediate dispatch of a ruiser to Vera Cruz to bring away such Cu bans as desire .to leave. Brig. Gen- Funston and his com mand of six thousand infantrymen, and marnes which landed in Vera Cruz April 30 last, got. under way late Monday and Gen. Candido-Augi lar's men took charge of the city. The United States transport Christo bal bearing the first contingent -of Americans, left the dock at 1:30- p. m. for home. The Mexicans marched in on- the heels of the departing troops, but no serious disturbance oceurred. Ree dents, of Vera Cruz who had heard of threats inade by Villa followers and others opposed. to Gen. Crraza *hat they would resist occupation of the city by lAguilar's troops breath ed more freely as the Carranza 'sol diers moved nearer and neater to the center of the city 'The only unpleasant incident had no effect on the general situation. Gen. Carranza vas quoted by repre sentatives as being displeased with the American method of delivering over the city, and as .having crit. dsed sharply failure to 'make a to mnal transfer of various depatments. Gen. Aguilar personally- rased ths Mexican flag. over the municipal 1ai ace at .6 4o'clock Infantry was* drawn up in front of the building during the geremony A large crowd in the plaza- cheered as the colors were unfurled Gen. Ag-ilar In a statement s'aid: "I am well satisfied that this day has ended so peacefully. The Mexi cans are pleased to 'have shown 'the civilized world to-day that Mexico as s, cultured nation and is well satis fled with tbe whole aZair. I appre elate the eftrts of the-American peo ple and the government, which made At possible for the, occupation to end this way.' The proclamation ends with the. statement ithet any individual who commits any theft or swindling oper ation or who enters any house or commercial 7establishment with the purpose of domnmittng any crime will be executed' This'is mn'ade still broader in its application :by one paragraph 'Which says "that a.ny one who does .any thing to alt..r j~ublic life in any way, and fails to respect life and property will be executed." Vera Crui will be dry at least temn porarily. On entering the Mexians found saloona closed in accordane with an order issued by Gen. Fun ston. -Under -a new order issued Monday the, saloons will remain clos ed "until further orders." Restau rants and hotels are allowed to sell wine and beer with meals only. Gen. Aguilar issued another proc lamation calling on the people of Vera Cruz to assist him in the man renance of order. -The gen area sures them of hs intentiop 'to fur sures them of his intention to fur furnish guarantees of safety "to all residents, Mexicans and foreigners, of all classes, even to those opposed to the cause." * Those who' had expected the Mexi cans would .convert their own city into a battlefield, or would subject It to rioting and looting, admit their mistake The entrance of the 4000 men now rwerrisoned here was ef fected as quietly as was Gen. Fun ston's withdrawal ~The withdrawal was accomplished without hitches, and little ceremony marked the de parture, butK Gen. Aguilar's occupa tion was as rapid as complete and as orderly. JAPAN FOR BIGGER NAVY. Premier Okumna Says Empire Needs It to Fulfill Mission. A dispatch from Tokio, Japan. says a larger army and more ships for the navy were recommended by Count Okuma, the prime minister, at a meet ing of the gQvernment parties called to arrange their program for the Im perial Diet which will assemble on December 5. "After a careful consiuvration of the problem of national defense from the viewponlts of diplomacy and fli -mece," said the premier, "the minis try has come -.o the conclusion that the international situation does not permit the postponement of an in crease in the army." "Army increase is oToposed." he de clared,". on the ground of our grow tng intimacy with Russia. The min istry is doing its best to advance this intimacy. but this sa'tisfactory diplo matic relationshp is no reason for neglecting an expedient measure of national defense. "Also we mnst remember that the solidarity of the Anglo-Japanese Al i'ance depends upon the strength of the emzrpire. Strong neCtIn ac we are, ours is a scadrti enntry and an effi cient r't' is -eeded to maintain our c'ornation with the continent and to rulf!U our mission." Jar.an. he ie ueluded. would have an increasigly i'mportant role to play in the woi-ld events, and all should be united to face the problems that