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VOL. XXVIII. MANNING, S. C., WED-NESDAY, DECEM-\BER 15, 1913. t ISENHOWER'S FREEDt ALL TESTIMONY IN AND CASE IS t N@W READY FOX JUY V C FIVE MEN SAW HIM SLAY i t] State Makes Strong Case-Defendant t Admits Shooting at Boulwair, Who b He Says Had Shot at Him-Pleads e Self-Defence - Threw Away His o Pistol After the Slaying. After being out two hours, the jury C trying Ernest Isenhower returned a P verdict Friday afternoon at 3.0V Wolock of "not guilty." The other c Isenhower cases were continued until C the April term of court. . Uvery seat in the York court room bi was occupied when court convened at S) 9.49 Friday morning. Many persons n< were turned away by the bailiff be- sl cause there was no place to seat them. The York county court house audi- w torium will seat only about 240 per- te sons.. ri Before former Gov. Blease con- cc cluded the argument of counsel for the defense, Judge Rice warned the tc audience against making any expres- F sien or Indication of approval or dis- 1j approval of anything that Gov. a, Bleaso or Solicitor Henry might may in la their appeals to the jury. ul Although the jury have been son- er gaed-in the court house three days. b< the members of the jury appeared w qute fresh when they came into the di eurt room at 9.45. h< Former Gov. Blease spoke ene m hour and 10 minutes. He failed to F1 Inject politics into his remarks, as he ca was expected- to do, but dealt with pI the facts in the case almost wholly. to In conclusion he told the jury that nt the state of South Carolina was m watching them .nd waiting their ver- wl diet with intreest, not because of Ernest Isenhower or the law of South ed Carolina, but because they were anx- rij bous to see whether the 12 men p1; would uphold tle women of South pe Carolina. so "Whether or not the law of South so Carolina is binding or is waste paper w( was the question before the jury." to declared Solicitor Henry, who closed ve the argument of counsel for the state. "You must try this case in ed accordance with the statute law and to the testimony," said Solicitor Henry. pa "If you disregard the law, then there So is no safety in this country." Solici- C] tor Henry spoke about one hour. w] In his charfe to the jury. Judge C] Rice told that body they could not b return a verdict on the grounds of W the "unwritten law." The indictment H was handed to the jury at 1 o'clock. ck After the dinner recess Thursday t afternoon A. E. Hill, solicitor of the de seventh judicial circuit, opened with argument for the state, and was fol lowed by A. L. Gaston of Chester, at- Bc torney for the defense. After Mr. tu Gaston,. T. F. McDow of York. for tu the state,'and John R. Hait of York. do for the defense, resoectively, pre- let sented their side of the case to the jury. - a Lach side was allotted two hours tal ta which to present its arguments. fri The following summaries of the Sh testImony given on Wednesday and he * Thursday are taken from The News ag and Courier, to whom they were dis- wa patched by Mr. L. H. Wannamaker wa Jr. These five witnessoa declared they le saw Isenhower shoot Boulware; A. re. Lee Scruggs, county treasurer: W. wa W. Turner, superintendent of educe- to: tion; S. Y. Rose. George 'M. Clowney pe and A. W. Brice, all of Fairfield les county. The testimony of these and Ju other witnesses was substantially in agreement as to the circumstances Dc surrounding the alleged shooting of ha Boulware by Isenhower, therefore a :ni: synopsis only 0T Mr. Scruggs' tesil-. inli mony is given:o *- Mr. Scruggs gave l'is version of DcB 'the trag'edy from the time Sheriff iB Hood and his deputies entered the! Court House yard with the prisoner, ic Jules Smith, whom they had just C st brought from the State penitentiary ;lt by automobile, ,.o the last shot~ which -lal witness said he saw Ernest Isenhower pit Ire at Boulware- tui .According to the witness, Sheriff M Hood. his prisoner and Clyde Isen- f o: hower, the lattcer a brother of the de- Dc fendant, had already been shot. Hood's deputies and Smith had gone re' on up the steps into the Court House when Of ficer Boutware, who had been to in the sheriff's party, was seen com- wia ing down the steps. th. When~Boulware was part of the tal way down, said witness, Isenhower. - ai who was on the ground, stepped to- th: ward the steps and fired point blanlk dii at Boulware, who stonned suddenly Er -turned around and went rapidly up cla the steps and into the court room. if IDr. J. E. Douglass of Winnsboro iri testified that Bouiware was shot stc about the middle of the abdomen: Hc that the bullet, which never was uli located, had necessarily come fromr sat below where Boulware was wher the shot. With one or two excentions the A witnesses stated that Boulware had~ no weapon in his hand at any tim during the shooting. Turner testinier that Boulware, after being shot reached for his pistol, but did not draw it. A. W. Brice testified that Boul ware drew a pistol after he was shot by Isenhower and Isenhower ran ba hind a column No witness testifid that Boulware drew a pistol or had one in his hand before he was shot. n Other witnesscs besides tlose men- Th tioned said they saw Isenhower shoot T toward the steps, but could not tell at ce whom he shot.ti W. C. -Cathcart. former police chief w of Columbia. and until recently con- GE nected with the dispensary raidina dei squad in Charleston. was the first rei witness for the defence. His testi- b mony had no direct bearing on this case. Judge Rice would not permIt th witness to say whether or not Jules Je Smith made a statement to Catheart fo and Hood at the penitentiary, where the negro was confined a while for ~ safekce!ing. Cathcart wa: chief in g Columbia at the tim". Cc F. L. Lathan's story of the tragedy - t was substantially that of other wit-'b cesses. except that he testified z.fter is the shooting that Boulware pointed dec a pistol at Iscnhower, who dodged ar around a post. o G. B. Hagood. lat witness of the ab day for the defence, said he saw les Ernest Isenhower "dodging around." D On Thursday the morning was con sumed in henring testimony and the De afternoon was given over to the a speeches of counsel, who were still atr 07 it when adiournment was taken until 03 Friday. The defence put up their th FACE DOUBLE BREAK U. S. ABOUT TO END RELATIONS WITH TEUTONIC NWERS STiFF NOTE TO AUSTIlA t Lansing Speaks Tartly to Hapsburg I t Empire, Saying Good Relations Rest Upon Common Regard for Law and Humanity-Text of Pro t test on the Ancona. C Government officials are agreed c that the relations between the United States and central Euro- d pean powers, Germany and Aus- I tria, present the most critical situa- t tion sinee the beginning of the war. e A break in diplomatic relations 1 with Austria appears imminent. State 0 department officials are not hopeful b b that Austria will accept the strong b demands in the Ancona note. Aus tria's silence three days after the note was delivered by Ambassadorh Penfield is concidered eminous. It is indicated, too, in official circles that. the United- States will demand the recall of Baron Erich Zweldenik, the Austrian charge. Manifestations of displeasure by Germany over the domr.nd for the re call of Captains Boy-Ed and von ti Papen, the two embassy attaches, complicates relations with Germany. It was learned that the dispete over g the Lnsitania has been deadlocked. a It was intimated that unless the Unit ed States obtains from England free dom of the seas there will be a re sumption of German submarine war fare. The desire of the United States to 9 give the Austrian government suffi ient time to answer the Ancona note is said to have delaycd action looking t to the recall of Baron Zweidenik. t Baron Zweidenik- and Secretary Lan- U sing had a twenty-minute conference c. t the state department. Secretary Lansing said the Austri'.n charge had sought publication of the official cor- g respondence connecting his name with a plan to obtain neutral pass ports for Austrian reservists. t) It was insistently reported at the ti state department that Secretary Lan sing will instruct Ambassador Pen- le field at Vienna to demand the recall 21 of Baron Zweidenik as soon as that c( action can be taken without compli- 0: cating the pending Ancona negotia- ti tions. Mr.- Lansing also discussed e, with Bason Zweidenik the activities p of Alexander Nuber ian Pereked, Aus- ti trian consul general at New York. It ri was the latter who received the letter from Baron Zweidenik containing in- F structions to secure neutral passports at "small expense" to enable reserv ists to return home. Secretary Lansing mane it plain that the United States has no inten tion of forcing Capatains Boy-Ed and G von Papen to leave the cohntry if the reqnest for their safe conddet is de nied. The secretary said the two at taches would retain their offIcial status for a 'reasonable time' to com plete their work, so long as they re- 5, frain from further unneutr'l activity. -ii The next of the note, which was 01 handed to the Austrian foreign office of Thursday -by Ambassador Penfield, iti follows: "Department of State. tb "Washington, Dec. 6. 1915. vi "Please deliver a note to the min- is ster of foreign affairs, textually as th follows: "Reliable Information obtainod ox rom American and other arrvivors w ho were passongers on the steam- wi ~hp Ancona show th-tt on November hi a srbmarine flying the Austro-Hun- .w< aran flag fired a solid shot toward ye he steamship; that thereupon the nona attemptted to escape, but be- to Ig overhauled by the submarine, she gr topped: that after abriefperiod and de efore the crew and passengers were lF 11l able to take to the boats the sub- th arine fired a number cf shells at 12 he vessel and finally torpedoed and ba ank her while there werc yet many th ersons aboard, and tat by gun fire si nd foundering of the vessel a large 11 umber of persons lost their lives or ere seriously injured, among whom ez ere citizens of the United States. w: "The public statement of the Aus- ne ro-Hungarlan admiralty has been fri rought to the attention of the gov- pi rnment of the United States and re elved careful consideration. This si' tatement substantia~lly ccnfirms the pm rincipal declaration of the survivors, M s it admits that the Ancona after eing shelled was torpedoed and sunk Vi hle persons were still on board. N. "The Austro-Hungarian govern- S. uent has been advised, through the Gi ~orrespondence which has passed be- Fl ~ween the United States and Ger- Al any, of the attitude of the govern- i nent of the United States as to the La use of submarines in attacking yes- TE sels of commerce, and the acquies- Ai ence of Germany in that attitude, Te et with full knowledge on the part O0i f the Austro-Hungarian government Cx )f the views of the govcrniaent of the 01 nited States sas expressed in no un ortain term to the ally of Austria ungary, the commander of the sub arine which attacked t' e Ancona ailed to put In a place of st~fety the crew and passengers of the vessel hich they purposed to destroy be ,ause, it is presumed, of the impossi mtv of taking It into port as a prize f war. 01 "The government of the United iB] ~tates considers that the commander ya riolated the principles of internation- or l law and of humanity by shelling in and torpedoing the Ancona before the in persons on board had teen put in a place of safety or even given suffi- Cl ient time to leave the vessel. The ev onduct of the commander can only th e characterized as wanton slar:ghter m; f defensaless . . . non-combat- sh nts, since at the time when the yes- th tel was shelled and torpedoed she was fi not. It appear:, resisting or attemnt- ca log to escape: and no reason is suffi- to ient to excuse such rn attack, not mn even the possibility of rescue. w. "The government of the United .-. States is forced. therefore. to con- be elude either that the comm: nder of de the submnaine acted in violation of gc his instructions or that t'.e imperial th and royal gove'rnert failed to isue fe instructions to the commanders of its o ubmarInes in acco: dance with the th law of nations and the p~inciples of in umanity. The government of the th 'nitd States is unwilling to believe in the latter alternative and to credit the Austro-Hungarian government St with an intention te permit its sub- e arines to dlestroy the livcs of helm e' men. wome.n and cfildren. Tt ~ prefers to believe that the commander 9 of the submarine committed this cut-: tr rare without ,uthority arnd .contrary to the genert.l or sneial instructions ce which ho itnd recetvod. a "A the gcod relatio~ns of the two0 al ountries must rest upon a common ci erd for law and bror'Mnity the urov amont of the Unitcd Stties cnn nol Lfter considerable argument and over he strenuous protest of the state, he court permitted T B. Rabb, of tear Winnsboro, to repeat the alleg d words of Clyde Isenhower after he latter was fatally wounded, in ffect that Clyde Isenhower, who fir d the first shot in the tragedy did ot want to shoot Sheriff Hood, with rhom he was on friendly terms, but ranted to kill the sheriff's prisoner, ules Smith, the negro charged with riminal assault and whose trial was nminent; that Clyde Isenhower shot tie negro-who died soon after ,ards; that Sheriff Hood then shot im in the arm, whereupon he shot Le sheriff. According to the wit ess, Clyde Is nhower stated after sing shot that he felt God had direct I him to kill the negro, that he was >rgiven and was ready to enter an ther world. The Rev. 1. P. Isenhower, brother r Ernest and Clyde Isenhower, said lyde told him he was "shot to leces" and couldn't live, charging itness to wind up his business af Lirs and see that his daughter lyde Isenhower's only child-re Aived her father's life insurance. Iltness declared himself and fve others were all personal friends of :eriff Hood. Neither of these wit asses testified regarding the actual looting. Ernest Isenhower, the defendant, as on the stand one hour and four en minutes and was subject to a gid cross-examination. Mr. Blease mnducted the direct examination. Isenhower's testimony In substance llows: Thirty years old, born in airfield county, lived there all his te, except for time spent elsewhere i school teacher. Taught Ive years Florence seuaty near Lake City itil last Jun.. Had been at moth 's home, seven miles from Winns >ro, about ten days on vacation hen tragedy eecurred. His wife ed last April. and it discontinuing >usekeeping among other effects oved to his mother's house from orence county; was his thirty-eight libre Smith and Wesson "special" stol. Defendant said he had been Id of the negro Jules Smith's con ctiou with an alleged crime com tted in April, and for which Smith is about to be tried. Defenaant said on morning of trag .y he left home shortly after sun te; knew Smith's trial was to take ace; before leaving home he drop d pistol in his pocket "for no rea n whatever" except it was possible mething might occur to make his tapon useful; the negro might try escape .and he could aid in pre nting him. Coming down to the actual trag y, defendant said that when he got Court House Sheriff Hood and rty had already entered yard. mehody called his attention 'to yde Aenhower some distance away 1o had his pistol out, then saw yde put hand with piztol through nnisters and shoot negro, Smith, io was ascending steps of Court >use under guard of sheriff and Pputies. Cly4e shot negro once. en sheriff shot Clyde in arm, said fendant. A fusillade followed, during which deigh Boulware shot at him twice, e bal going through his coat. ulware went on up steps, soon re rning with pistol pointed at de idant, who thei shot once, and esn't know whether or not his bul . struck Boulware. He said he knew Boulware about year before. the shooting, having ked with him once, that they were endly, that Boulware was one of eriff's party. Denied cursing as shot at Boulware. Had nothing ainst Hood. Said he shot Boul re to save his own life after Boul ~re fired at him twice. Said Clyde Isenhower was shot at st seven times. Defendant was ar ted several hours after shooting; ,s with wournded brother during In -im. First taken to jail, then to nitentiary and locked up until re Led on ball granted by Associate stice Watts. On cross-examination by Mr. Mc ww defendant said~ he was not in bit of carrying pistol, denied plan ig with his brother, Clyde, regard r Smith case; Clyde never told him any purpose to kill the negro. en't know who fired last shot at ulware; said he fired once; that ulware shot twice in quick succes n, second shot striking defendant's t; said Boulware was going up ps; that he shot at Boulware as ter was coming down steps with tol in hand. Having no further t for his pistol, defendant said, he -ew it behind some furniture in '.Willlngham's store; has looked -pistol since, but couldn't And it. esn't know where It is. The State put up one witness in ply, W. L. Haynes, policeman at nnsboro. who said he was related the Isenhowers. that he talked th Clyde and Ernest Isenhower. it Clyde said if the negro was ten to his home he'd never come k. Witness said he told Clyde it Sh-'rIff Hood stated he would before giving up his prisoner. nest Isenhower said witness de .red he didn't expect trouble, but it came he'd. "plug the it thing." Witness said he under >od defendant to refer to Sheriff sod. Defendant had already de ad cursing er having such conver :ion with Haynes. This concluded Stestimony. (ERICAN SIIIP IS SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN BY SUB ime, Italy, Tells of Less of Oil Steamer Communipaw Near Toubruk. Tripoli. The American steamer Communi w has been sunk by a submarine in a Mediterranean near Toubruk. ipoli. No information has been re tved concerning the crew or the na nality of the submarine. The steamer Communipaw recently s held by the Italian government at nea, but was allowed to sail for her stination December 2, owing to rep lentations made to the government the American embassy at Rome. The Communipaw was owned by s secretary of cc-mterce of New rsey, and sailed from New York r~ Ugypt. David T. Worden of Mount Clair. 3., manager of the foreign shin tg department of the Standard Oil ampany, of New Jersey. said that e crew of the Communipaw num red thirty-nine. Capt. Nordstrom a naturalized American, Mr. Wor n said. and the four engineers also e Americans. but he knew nothing the nationality of the other men oard, although several of them. at ist probably were citizens of the tited States. The Comm unipaw formerly was the utschland, flying the German flag d sailing from Hamburg. She was~ e of the steamers of the Standard I fleet which was transferreti to e American registry aster the Euro an war begn. WILSON TELLS COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS SURE TO WIN resident Talks Intformally With Na tional Committeemen and Sees Victory Ahead President Wilson told members of he Democratic national committee at , luncheon in the Senate dining room f the White House Wednesday that he Republicans had no issue for the ext campaign except the tariff and I hat Democracy was certain to -win. "Our constructive work has start d an irresistible movement, which an not be stopped," he declared. Any one who tells you otherwise is Llking through his hat" Mr. Wilson said nothing to indi ate whether he would again be a andidate for the presidency. Throughout his entire talk, whieh c ealt with subjects ranging from 81 emocratic chances of victory to fea- S ires of the "isolated" life of a shief n recutive, the president was infor ial. Taking his place at the head t( f the table, he thrust his hands into ti is trouser pockets, east aside whit I, e termed his "dress parade" lan- ti uage and talked freely and confl entially. tj Democrats of all factions greeted ti is remarks enthusiastically. They a, ift the White House in bueyant irits, declaring that his optijsm a ad inspired them with new iea ence. It was the Irot time, ee- a itteemen said, that their body had son received as a whole in the White cuse. They expressed regret that to text of the presidat's speoch! w ould not be given out, as they re- b rded it as a vigorous eampaigr. F gument. U At the outset the president'said he rl anted the members to feel that they are a part of a big family, of which b was a member. He asked wheth any one present sould suggest any c Lmpaign argument other than the t1 xriff, which the Democratic epposi- 01 on could advance, and they shook o0 isir heads. Nobody knew at this t me, he added, what sort of a tariff tl easure must be framed to meet N st ianged conditions resulting -from w to war. Discussing parties and policies morally, the president insisted that m Le Democratic view was that the rf ajority should rule, while that of C Lir opponents was that a "board of th ustess" should act for the people. I Touching upon the Mexioan prob- t m, he said this same majority rule ri Lould apply in Mexico as well as this S >untry, without regard to the wishes persons residing in other coun- P les, who hold Mexican property. He to pressed the belief that in due time 10 ae would come in Mexico, when er *e people were thoroughly tired of Ising disturbinees. re [NIL COTTON ESTIMATE I ANNOUNCE) NOON FRIDAY r St vernment Says Crop Amounts to be 11,161,000 Bales-Compari- i1 son by Various States. pr The 1915 cotton crop amounts to al 338,588,000 pounds exclusive of iters and is equivalent to 11,161,- th 10 500-pound bales, the department cc agriculture announced Friday in or i nal estimate of the season. fe: That Is 2,300,000,000 pounds less wi an last year's record crop. The al lue of the lint this year, however, of approximately $73,000,000 mere ini an last year's great crop. eq Cotton was being sold by farmers ed December 1 at 11 3e a pound, wa tile last year on that date they i re getting 6.3e a pound. At the as gher prices this year the crop is n rth $603,26,000, while -lat be ar's lint was worth $525,324.000. pe This year's cotton crop will amount 11,161,000 bales of 560 pehnds' as 0ss weight, exclusive of linters, the ths 9artment of agriculture announced ar iday in its Inal eotton report ofli c season. That compares with 16, 4,930 bales last year, 14,156,436 les in 1913 and 13,033,225 bales e average total production, exclu- th re of linters, for the lye years, f 0 9-19 13. The final official igures giving the act size of this year's Gotten crop of 11 be issued by the census bureau to xt March when complete statistics re >m the ginseries have been corn [d. W The estimated production, exelu re of liaters, by states, with com- po risons, follows: di~ >. 52,000 81,752 64,376 wi -1915 1914 1909-13 co: .. 16,000 25,222 20,538 tal C.. 703,000 930,631 100,154 bil C.. 1,180,000 1,538,81, 1,294,422 Ei .1,900,000 2,718,037 2,036,598 ca: a. . 50.000 21,256 61,561 ca a. .1,050,000 1,751,375 1,354.570 or c.. 940,000 1,245,535 1,131,320 . 60.000 449,451 240,715 im x. .8,175,000 4,592,112 3,730,765 of k. . 725,000 1,016,170 303,154 qu n. 295,000 383,517 326,866 ch a.. 630.000 1,262,176 :70,349 1.. 34,000 49,385 hers 6,000 14,045 14,713 ro ist MKINi SUELLS by de arleston Navy Yard is Now Mann- hii facturing Amnmnition. .b The United States navy yard at wa arleston has gone into the shell fin- mi ling business. Some time ago the te: rd received the work of machining, th fnishing, thirty thousand three- rei h shells. Machine tools have been fa italled at the yard for the work. This is a new induistry for the of arleston yard. The officials, how- agi or, expect more orders to follow as. to increase in preparednees is being th> Lde in the country. The rough of elIs are first made up north and en shipped to Charleston for the ph ishing. From Charleston the of se aro sent back to Washington no be reshipped to the government In: aitions factory at :Iud'ana Head. ter icre the shells are loaded. pu be expected to do otherwise than to mand that the imnpzial and royal ccl vernment denounce the siking of of e Ancona as an illegal and inde- to risible act: tl~at the ->fficer who per- ov tuatod the deed be punished, and Fr at reparation by the payment of an mi demnity be made for the citizens of Tu e United States who were killed or RI ured by the attack on the vessel. Se "The goverrnment of the United at expects that the Austro-Hun- 'ir ron governmcnt, appreciating the in aRity of the er~se. wlll accede to its wi mnd pronmntly and it rests this ex- thi ettion on the belief that the Au'- vo H-ungarian governir.ent will not of nethaon or defend nn act which is un ndemne'd hr- the world as inhumane dl harhnrous. which is ab'-crrent to en civilized nations,. and which hns PC usd the death of innocent Amern- of nl citizen~,. th SPEAKS Of PEAR EHAN CHANCELLOR ANSWERS A SOCIALIST QUESTIONER IEFINES EMPIRES STAND teichstag Discussion Sent to This country by Wklese-GeMany Ready to Tsta= te Proposals From Her 2===i=, but is Not Wining to Make Move Towards That End. Berlin reports by wireless a dis ussion of possible peace in the reich :ag Thursday. It was begun by the ocialist interpellation of Dr. loheid Lana, who asked: "Is the imperial ekaneeller ready give information as to the eondi ons under which he would be will ig to enter into peace negotia ons?" Dr. Scheidmann protested against ie attitude of those who dream of LO annexation of much territory, and yoke with equal earnestness in de anciatien of these enemies of Ger any who adveeste diskatomberment 1 this country. He protested also anst the erusade in foreign eoun- I les in opposition to "Prussian mili -sm" boaure this coneeption was I reng, and f rthermere, because it t as a matter whieh concerned no one at the Gerurns themselves. The c rach he said, should abandon the i ea of annexing Alsace and Lor- 1 ine. Although Germany had won enor- t ons successes with her armies, he atinued, they. had been gained at A price of heavy sacriftes In view the present situation the question peace was important In all ooun es. The difficulty lay In the fact. I at statesmen did net knoi how to gin negotiations, fearing arch a. p would be considered a proof of sakness. In this eonnection Dr. - Scheid ann spoke of the statement made cently In the English House of mmons by Baron Courtney that e British goverument should show slf ready to- accept any sugges- a ns which would end the war. He e ferred to the attitude of Italian ocialists and to the utterances of )unt Andrassy, former Hungarian f smier. He asserted that according reliable private information tM t nging for peace in France was geli al. . t Dr. Scheidemann insisted that his marks, like those of Baron Court y, could not be interpreted as a c n of lessening strength, but were ade in view of the fact that the war r ta bringing Europe to the verge of 9 in. E The- idea that it was possible to fl rve Germany, he continued, should e > abandoned. According to the re nt census there were twenty mil >n swine and Ifty-Sve million kilo- b ams of potatoes-in Germany, which A oved there was sufficient food for c L. f: The words of Emperor Wilhelm, 9 at for Germany this was no war of aquest, were recalled-by the speak- 0 . Inasmuch as Germany has do- b ded her frontiers successfully, it E te proper to ask the chancellor for t] expression In regard to conditions P peace. He declared that Germany e .isted upon being treated as the A ual of ether nations and repudiat- I] the Idea that Germany hegemony i the end in view. The present o iment, he declared, might become historic once, since possibly Ger- e ry might gain the glory of having ~' en the Irst te dare to speak of A ace. b The chancellor replied: "As lonag 51 in the countries of our enemies a' a guilt and Ignorance of statesmen ~ a entangled with confusion of ptb- ~ opinion it would be folly for Ger- s ny to make peace proposals which uld not shorten, but would length the duration of the war. FIrst a masks must be torn from th-eir t "At present they speak of a war annihilation against us. We have take this fr,:t into account. Tbheo- 0: :ieally arguments for peace or pro- ti sale of peace will not advance us, ei 11 not bring the end nearer. y ;'If our enemies make peace pro- aj sals e ompatible with Germany's tl rity and safety then we shall al- ti sye be ready to discuss them. Fully Ii ascious of our unprecedented mill- ni - successes, we decline responsi- ti Ity for the misery which now ils iz trope and the whole world. No one a say that the continue the war be- G ase we still desire to conquer this 1I that country as a guarantee." tI In these words the ehaneeller with tI passioned voiee stated the position the German government on the tI i sered with great enthusiasm. When Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg I ' to reply to the interpellation sented by Dr. Scheldmann, Social- G leader, silence fell over the house, ~ t was soon broken by manifesta- tr ne of approval. Several times the hi putes and galleries interrupted tI n with cheers.. e Dr. von Bethmiann-Hollweg began o saying that in the countries at r with Germany there had been at ich discussion of the Socialist in- ri pellaton, and that the knowledge 01 Lt peace was to be discussed in the c( chtag had been a source of satis- in ton to these countries. t This was-Incomprehensible, in view ti the success won In the campaign to inst Serbia, which opened the road la Germany's Turkish allies and it -eatened the most vulnerable point the British Empire. pt Although this situation wead ex- Pi il a desire for peace on tue part di Germany's enemies, he declared. m ne of them had made overtures. o1 tead, they were clinging to the In- nm itions which they had announced o1 blicly "with naIve brutality" at the ginning of the war. K The chancellor then revIewed re- fc it utterances concerning conditions it peace made ina countries opposed 0 Germany. such as the handing fc r of Alsace and Lorraine to to ance. the annihilation of "Prussian T litarism." the expnisionl of the w rks. cession of the left bank of the b linc and the creation of a greater p rbia, including Bosnia. hi It was true. the chancellor con- tI ued, that there were some persons the countries at war with Germany ti io took a sensible position, but a were in the minority, and their a' ices, like those of certain members p the English House of Lords, were tr heard. .u Theories advanced by Germany's a emies, he said, had lost their force. ci ople had ceased speaking of a war ut twenty years. The pretext that ir e war is being waged for the pro- G 2tio of small natins had lost its f< persuasive power in view of recent events in Greece. "Small countries are in a serious Plight since England has been fight ing for them," he remarked. He dis cussed the principle of nationality as applied by Germany's enemies. He asked whether the British colonial secretary knew that of the 1,900,000 inhabitants of Alsace more than 87 per cent. spoke German as the mother tongue. He asked whether Poland belong ed to Russia by right of nationality, whether this principle lost its power and value if applied to India or Egypt. Germany's enemies, blinded Lt the beginning of the war, by false stories, excited by hatred, were now Lble, after military and diplomatic lefeats, to cling only to the idea of aermany's annihilation. For this purpgse there had been nvented the theory that Germany ould be starved. On this point the hancellor said, with particular em lhasis: "We all agree that our food sup >lies are suficient, that the only in oriant question is distribution. The conomic unit stretching from Arras nto Mesopotamia can not be crush id."t As to copper, the chancellor de Jared Germany had immense stores, ufficient for years and years. He poke of Germany's success in pro lucing substitutes for certain arti les, such as rubber. Referring to the discussion wheth r Germany's enemies would be able o bring greatly superior forces into he told, the chancellor mentioned he fact that France already has call d to the colors the class of 1917, iringing into the war youth under he usual military age. The chancellor referred to the ha.rge that members of the crew of , German submarine had been shot rhfle defenceless by the crew of the Iritish- patrol boat Baralong, and said he English press had concealed the acts of this case from the nation. tA he made these remarks the whole ouse arose as an expression of in ignation. Speaking of the guarantees of the osition of Germany in the future, to e included in the peace terms, Dr. on Bethmann-Hollweg insisted that he longer the war is continued, with acreaing bitterness by Germany's nemies, the greater is the need of ch guarantee. "We do not fight in order to sub igate other nations," he said. "We ght for the protection of our life nd liberty. For the German gov rument the war has always been rhat it was at the beginning-, war f defence for the German nation and Dr her future. "The war can be terminated only y a peace which will give the certi de that war will not return. We 11 agree about that. There lies and here always will lie the root of Lrength." Among.the statements made by the ancellor, which attracted attention, as that the king of Bulgaria had edeemed the promise given after the cond Balkan war, in which contest ulgaria had borne the brunt of the ghting and then had been abandon I by Russia. Serbia then had received her re ard from Russia because the Ser an vanguard had advanced against .ustria-Hungary, the chancellor de Lared, but to-day Bulgarian flags are oating over reconquered Bulgarian Al1. Serbia has been crushed and this is n more small country which has en sacrificed for the interest of the atente allies. The Danube In free, is chancellor said, and the Turkish seitions in the Dardanelles are lirm r than ever before, altbough Mr. squith last summer proclaimed their nminent fall. "Thanks to the far-sighted policy SKing Ferdinand," he continued. a strong bridge has been construct I, uniting firmly the central powers ith the Balkans and the near East. fter peace has been concluded this rdge will not resound from the eps of marching battalions, but will irve the works of civilization and aace. The friendship now confirmed by aternity in arms will then be rengthened by the exchange of ods among nations. Rivalry will Len be limited to peaceful pursuits industry which f ster the evolu o of nations and assist those coun ies which are struggling for pro ~ess. The chancellor referred to attempts the Eutente powers to improve ieir position in she Balkans by reats against Greece. He said the ry nations which had raised a cry ~ainst "Prussian militarism'' now reaten the Greek government with power of the British navy. Hay g adopted this attitude they could >t consistently continue to pretend Lat Germany had acted improperly invading Belgium. "Why did not the Westminster azette tell this on August 4 of p14?" the chancellor asked. Then e whole world would have heard .e truth at the beginning of the war.1 Discussing the military situation. e chancellor stated that German res held strong advanced positions1 Russia, and that French and Brit h attempts to break through the estern front had failed-, notwith anding the numerical superiority of ermany's opponents there. On the ustro-Italian front, he said, the Aus Ian and Hungarian forces were lding fast and the only successes of .e Italians had establish self-gov -nment in towns which they had eant to capture.] The chancellor then took up the ministration of the conquered ter tories. He said the economic lifet Belgium was reviving slowly. Thet al mines' were almost as busy as times of peace, having produced irty-five hundred thousand tons in( e last three months. Belgium. he ntinued, was suffering because Eng nd was preventing it frcm export g goods over seas. Germany's task in the conqueredI rtions of Russia, he said, had been trticularly hard, on account of con tions prevailing under Russian ad Inistration. The cities were with it sewage facilities and their ad inistration had been in the hands the Russian liureaucracy. The Germans had established self rernment In Poland. where the new rm of administration was being put to effect with zeal and intelligence. armany had constructed more than ur thousand kilometres-about renty-six hundred miles-of roads. i schools had been reopened and re being taught, not in Russian. it In the mother tongue of the pis. Technical high school had en reopened. The chancellor said at as late as February the Russian vernment had declined to introduce~ .e Polish language in the university. In Belgium, he continued, attend ice at school had been made com hory. The Flemish language for ally suppressed, was now being 1 ed. Newspapers of the Entente ttions, Dr. von Bethmnann.-Holiweg/ mtinued, were full of sensational; truths about Germany, announcing headlines: ''Germany defeated. ermany at her end. Germany begs 'rpac. Many other nonsensical AMERICAN SHIP FIRED AT BY AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE Message Received From Cruiser Des Moines Explains Message of Last Week. Word from the cruiser Des Moines was received Tuenday at the navy de partment to the effect that the Amer ican boat sending a S. 0. S. call out last Saturday off Crete was the Stand ard Oil tanker Petrolite, which was lred' on, presumably by a Austrian submarine: One man was wounded, advice* stated. . The dispatch from the Des Moines came from Canea, Island of Crete, and reported that the following mes sage had been picked up Sunday: "American steamship Petrolite, Alexandria to New York, attacked by a submarine Sunday morning at six twenty, longitude :2.25 north, lati tude 36.3 west. One man not seri ouely injured." The commander of the cruiser said he had obtained from the commander of the Petrolite the additional infor mation that the -submarine which at tacked the American steamer flew the Austrian flag and "looked like a big cruiser." The man who was wounded was struck a fragment of an explosive shell fired from the sub marine. - The attack took place about three hundred and fifty miles west of Alexandria and just off the western end of the ishand of Crete, distant about one hundred and twenty miles. MILITARY ACTIVITY CAUSE OF REQUEST FOR RECALLS Lnmng Explains to German Govern meat Reasons Why This Nation Wantar Attaches to Leave. Secretary Lansing has communicat ed to Germany through Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, the reasons which caused the United States government to request the im mediate withdrawal of Capt. Karl Bey-Ed and Capt. Franz von Papen, respectively naval and military at taehes of the embassy. In the communication, Mr. Lansing is understood to have stated that the naval and military activities of the attaches constituted the principal of fenses. It is said that .there was no discussion of facts relating to the reasons for the state department's re Quest nor any disclosure of the de partment's information. Whether Germany ex'pected 'a dis cussion of the effects has not been made public. Officials have been awaiting with interest to see wheth er the Berlin foreign office will be satisfied with the broad and general reasons. The opinion seems to pre vail that Germany might, with the reasons before it, Instruct the ambas sador to send the attaches away with >at further delay. In some quarters, however, it was thought another com nunication might come from Berlin. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 3outh Carolina Delegation Secures Plums ia New Session. . The South Carolina celegation far .d exceptionally well in committee ssignments this yes; the list for he Sixty-fourth congress being made public in Washington Saturday. Representative Finley, dean of the lelegation, retains his place as rank ng Democrat on the powerful comn ittee on post offices and post roads. Mr. Lever retains his place as ~hairman of the committee on agfi ~ulture. Mr. Aiken continues ranking Dem crat on the committee of District of ~olumbi~a together with places on the ~ensus -and on expenditures in the avy department. Mr. Byrnes retains his place on the ommittee on roads and war claims nd is made chairman of the commit ee on mileage and in addition is as igned to the strong committee on erchant marine and fisheries, which s charged .with handling the admin stration's important shipping bill. Mr. Ragsdale goes to ths commit ee on foreign affairs, District of Co umbia and arts and expositions. His hange from the banking and dur ency committee was made at his re uest.* Mr. Whaley goes on the judiciary ommittee. Mr. Nicholls goes on the military ffars committee, which will handle no end of the preparedness program. With two chairmanships and as igments for each member on in luential working committees, the elegation starts the session with firne ropects for effective work. eports have been published, such as e assertion that Emperor William as preparing for a solemn entry to ~onstantinople in order to dictate rms of peace. Assertions concerning Germany's epression and Germany's arrogance lternate in these reports; "which are ntirely untl.'te." This campign, he continued, be an at the moment when the diplo iatic efforts of the Entente in the alkans broke down.1 "After these failures," he sai'd. the Entente powers needed some ing in order to divert public at ention from their own miserable The cha....ellor urged the people of ~ermany to consider only the facts e real situation in this country and1 n the fighting front. "Against the convincing power ofr e facts of our enemies are help e,' he said. "There is nothing in u situation which could shake our nfidence. "If our enemies now refuse to cognize the fncts they will have to 0 50 later." When the chancellor finished the hole chamber joined in an outburst f applause.1 No Pressure Upon Greece. Vienna reports Friday: It is au oritatively stated that the central owers have brought no pressure1 hatever to bear on Greece. The view held that the position of Greece is ery difficult and that the Greek gov-1 rnment is endeavoring to preserve ot only neutrality but complete in efendence. Not in Session Wednesday. Congress was not in scesion Wed esday. Both houses had adjourned ver until Friday in order to comn lete the organization of working ommittees. Lunch With the President. Members of the Democratic nation I committee 'dere the luncheon uests of President Wilson at the Vhit Hormsea Wednesay. SENDS, STIFF NOTE AUSTRIA ASKED TO DISAVOW ATTACK ON ANCONA ALL61V NO DISCUSSION Secretary T[aning, With President's Approval, Words Note to Avoid Prolonged Negotiation Such as Fol lowed Lusitania Incident-Sltu tion Grave. Diplomatic relations with Aut tria are in danger of being broken off by the United States unless the urgent demands of the American .note to Vienji7a'for a disavowal of the sinking of the Ancona and re paration are complied with. Furthermore, it was stated Friday, upon high authority, the United States expects a prompt reply to its communication. Austria's delay in, furnishing answers to the questions submitted to Baron Burian, minister to foreign affgirs,..by. A.merican Am bassador' Penfield, -a lew days after. the sinking of the Ancona, has not. served to eases the situation. The foreign officer, however, did inform Ambassador Penfield it de sired more time to answer the in quiry, but American officials are un able to clearly un lerstand why It is impossible for the Austro-Hungarian government to secure the informan toin desired. It has been pdinted out that if the commander of the submarine which. sank the Ancona had .taken his vessel out on another cruise he should have returned to his base long before this, time. It was unde'stood that offici-. als are certain that It has been pos-' sible for the Austrian government to communicate with the commander be-. fore now. . The United States has sent to Am&-_ tria-Hungary a note asking for a dis- - avowal of the submarine attack upon: the Italian liner Ancona, assurance that such an act will not be repeated, some degree of punishment for the. commander of the submarine and re paration for the American lives lost. The communication started by cable Tuesday from the state depart ment to Ampbassaoor.Frederick C. Penfield, at. Vienna-, whp was in structed to- hand it 'to the Austro Hungaria4 - minister 'Of foreign .af fairs, Baron Burian. Word. of the de-. livery of the note had not been re-.. ceived *.by the depaitment We'dnes day night. 'Friendly, but fim, terms, it led sid, characterize the document, which is understood to make a par ticular point of prompt assurancest. for the future safety of Ameriean lives. Austria-Hungary has never In formed the United States whether the. commanders of the its submarines' had been given instructions similar to thosd which the Geirman government are to. its cDmmanders, after, .thW Lusitania tragedy. It is tandersfood. that the note referreg,.pararlto. the shell of the siibmarine''wMfch'd3 ed or wounded some of the persons' >n the Ancon, after she had halted, and asked ior an explanation 'of that point. In dispatching the -note- Secretar, Lansing acted with the ap.pioval of,7 and after consultifig with, President.& Wilson. -'It is 'stated auth0l4tatively 1 hat the document, wilich is describ d as being comparatively brief and ecidedly vigorouis in toxi4,'1as' io rafted as to attempt asettlement .of he controversy at once,'' -withut' ringing on a series of communica ions such as followed'the 'sinkinref1 he Lusitania. High officials .are-said .to-be-of-the >pinion that ,the situation ~Is one which calls. -for grave. qongjderation, he state of affairs having become nore complicated since- the-note~ 'WU lispatched by reports of attacks up n American oil-carr'ying vessels in he Mediterranean, presumably by tustrian suibmarine~s. News that-the note -hd-been--sent ~ame as a complete surprise to ofti ial Washington' -generall,' tief ~oats which emnanated~from the. state-: lepart'ment ear-ly in, the week being hat no positive and corroborated evi lence to what actually had ocbhured when the Ancona went down had - een received. It was said that the reports"- re ~eived were fragmentary,. conflicting r contradictory, and that until a re >y to-t'e inquiriessubmttdto"Aus ria-Hungary was received..It..ns dobable that no co mm-,inicat ,l. vould be sent toVen. ' It was saggested in some -quarters hat information of a..most .concle i-e nature had"'come' to Seret~ry ansing. probably late Monday night nd that it had been..decided.. thn. hat the protest shbuld goforaid' mm ediately. Whether Ambassador enfield had transmitte.d.the. reply of he Vienna foreign office to the list f queries submitted -bfirt-iit d tates could not be ascertai'ned. The belief prevails, hovyr' at he state departmen- ~had :red'elvede nswers of some sort to- th..queie~s..y n 'ths inqui Austria-H-~nngary 'was sked among other thing# *rhetimra rarning shot had been 'fired before he ship was 'shelled, whether~ time ras given. the -pasengeTs t9oget-tpfa laco of safet-y, an'd whether any. hots were -firedi.at' ship after-slie had ome to a standstill and before..tre. rredo was launched. The Austro-Hungarian etabesay ine ashington had .nct been adifsed hat the inquiry had bden aswered nd it was said that the Italia'n ata ~assador, who has transmitted .much a formation upon the sinlking..of the neona. had not furnishe-d' the 'Unit' d States .with anything, additioal. The Anc'ona was sunk in the Medi erranean- Sea og Novdmbai 9, whI' ound fromn Naples for, tiew Yprk. he only testimony of a native~ mnerican survivor of the liner-before he department is .in a 4ep~ogti9g:b r. Cecile Greill of New 'York' Ix er deposition Dr.' GreIl'a.ss'erts spe-' 'ifically that the linger was torpedod . hile the men. wonien End cid'ren the cabin and steerage *iergiefara-" ,linn to get into the small boats. Thea. epartment has been inclified notf b ccept this single statement as post ive proof .unless. corroboration.4.wa ~eceived from some source.,... Peace D~emonstrationa.. Qeer.-. . Paris reports Friday .a Switrterlanld , ispatch: Peano mainifestations have ecurredl not only at -Berlin buzt r'at - resde-n and Leipsig. according to the'. leman correspondent of tlie Wer'n* 'agwacht'- . - - To be Recalled Imnediately. Am'hassador BernstorffblefS hat Captains Carl Boy-Ed and Frant.: on Papen. rcspectively naval and . nilitary attaches of the- embassy at rashngtn be immeaeyv recalled.s