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ti fxLiiiLei t *Ib, t ,ri , N MANN NVG, S. C., 'WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3,'1917.,O rZ CAB: 54All 7 ..;F LEG SED Y ATE ON ITFIIIST-PRESI 1TN ANSWER. asli gton, Jan. 2.-The Enfente y rejeting the peace proposal of Oestea !owes 'was cabled by State Departmient today for pres I:to Germabny and the Other belligent .governents whose diplo matic iterests th United S)ates rep resents gat Allied capitals. ,1'o save time 'th'e cabled. English translation wa, dispatihed frori here and Am bassador Sharps was instructed to forward the French text direct from Paris. It was authoritatively stated that President' Wilson had. not ~ decided 'what if any further move in the in terest of peace- he might make, 'but 'was 'keeping an open mind on the sub ject while waiting for the Entente's answer to his note proposing a 'dis erms by the belligerents. comment was forthcoming e a reports 'from .Paris indicat at the reply to the President in would be the same as that given .,ertral Powers. Discussion in Senate. scussion of the advisability of ve -action approving the e of the President in sending note occupied the Senate for more n an hour and will be resumed to rrog Action was delayed by un mous consent because Republican nators insisted that the question Is t'e important to be disposed of tid should be considered by igri relations committee. cular interest attached to tatements by Senator Stone, chair nan of the foreign relations commit 'ee, who had an hour's conference -esterday with. President Wilson. Ad ministration officials made it clear that the President did not seek action by Congress, thou -h of course, he would not like to see a proposal to endorse his policy defeated. Hitchcock's Resolution. The discussion' began when Seiator Hitchcock's resolution to approve the note automatically came before the Senate:' "'Temocratic leaders urged that-the resolution should be passed without delay in order that the Pros '(lent's positiori might be approved by coordinate branch of the govern ent which has authority in inter tional affairs. y Senators Lodge, Gallinger, Borah ond other Republicans insisted that Senator Hitchcock consent to let the matter go to the foreign relations committee. They expressed the view that the pr osed action was fraught YOUNG MAN IS r.-" AU$SPFCTD IN MURDEF -Philadelphi *, Jan. 2.-The murder Qiaie Agn s Colbert has developed to an amaziAng story of blackmail nd depravity. The arrest of one of the wealthiest 'ounig men in the cen tral section of Pennslvania is expect ed. He now is in the city under po.. ice surveillance. If this astounding tory that the police 'now have is so, e either killed her or saw her killed while he stood in the same room. \The story has it that she was a iackmailer; that it was this wealthy Ioung man whom she was to have lackmailed;'that the man who was er brutal master either saw her illed or hea&rd the fight that resulted n her 'leath. An. actor of this drama is a mar hose life heretofore has been con idered blameless. H~e was the girl's aster. She d1id not love him, but eared him. Followving hi mcomies the ea hy young man and then a f o' I Alete. The, story is so dra ti.and so amdzing that the police vi hesitated to mjpke/An arrest thui i $~fl~ BY' COWDI~ ESIR LE TO' OWERS ISLATIVE A TION AP. T'$ COURSE BEING DIS COMMITTE A WILL ACT DENT IS AW ITING' EN with Ouch interna ional. importance that it should no1 e acted upon )vith out very careful onsideration and not pntil a Senate committee had op porttihity to stud the exchanges of bellig rent and n utral governments which ave follow the original Teu tonic nite sugge ing discussion of. peace:~ ddy Insist on Debate. There were str ng ntimationad to night that the' Re ublicans will insist upon thoroligh debate if Senator Hitchcock porsistii tomorrow in his demand for a votp without reference .to a coni ittee. uch 'a discussion, it was pointed out, might lead to an other general debate on the European war situation such as characterized the controversy over the right of American citizens to travel on armed ships. Senator Stone declared' that the issue was whether. the Senate should endorse a moveinent' calculated to open the way f'r bringing about peace iit Eur,pe. For the Senate to hesitate would dystroy, the moral ef fect of the pro osed endorsement. Views of .ma y Republican Sena tors were epitomized by Senator Lodge, who. dec are.d the resolution opened up a "very large, grave and important subject." Cannot, Be Rushed. "I trust," he added, "that it will be realized that this thing cannot be rushed through, (involving, as it does, our relations to all the world." A resolution similar to that of Sen ator Hitchcock Jas introduced in the House late tody by Representative MoKellar, of Tennessee, and referred to {the foreign i ffairs committee. It was stated at the State Depart m nt that no n ore neutral countries h 4 replied to the President's note. 2ongratulato y and optimistic tele gr ims from ab oad were received to dy from the S vedish League for the D pmocracy of ustice, the central b ard of the E ocial Democratic Wo m n's Associat on, of Stockholm, the C ngress of B lgian Socialist Work nien, in Illd)an l; the Swedish section of the internat onal committee of wo nien for perma ent peace; the general utch alliance the Federation of ristian' Tea hers, of Holland and ctlonies; the qwedish peace commit t e, the Liberal Dutch Labor Feder :ion; the Dutch Theosophical Asso iation of Vo ld Peace, and the Wo-. 'ien's Christi4n Temperance Union, f Sweden. PANlESE Wll ARM 1l TRADING VESSFt Washingtoni! January 2.-Japan, through the p~ihassy here, notified the State DeyarLe.nt tonight of her ntention to arm her merchant ships efensively, alnd re3quested informa ion as to whether any special rules ad( beeli maode by this government. or passage of ships so armed hrough the I ranama canal. This wans the first official informa ion that Ja 'an intendled such action and was inte pretedl in sonme quarters 'as indlicative of fear of German sub marine operdtions on a wider scale. While no submarines have appeared ~in the Pacific so far, British naval ex perts think It is quite possible that. they may operate'there later. There arc no canal regulations i posing speci~l restrictions upon -ves sels armed purely for defensive pur poses, as the United States holds that such atrmament does not deprive a ship -af 'her baharacter as a peaceful merchantma 3 INTEliAL WAR LOAN. Newv York, Jan 2.-Advices from Londoti tody indicated that Engrland is about rep ly to announce a now i. tornet wat oan to supersede the re oeit large I isues .of exchequer bonds, Th sale a "exchequer bonds was' wit'hitdw isputeles, esa, sand. e lier war laue were 'sttiger, In th~e belief tb IUhb' oWettibie ATLANTA AMAYOR IS RETIRED THREE TIMES UnIqud Mayor of Atlanta Succeeded " ,by Candler, the Noted Millionaire. Atlanta, Jan. 2.-Atlanta yesterday exchanged "Uncle Jim" Woodward, by far the most picturesque figure in the history of municipal politics in this city and one of the most unique in the politics of the state, for Asa G. Canler, the famous multi-million aire and philanthropist, as head of the city government. Few men in politics in American cities have had such stormy careers as "Uncle Jim" Woodward, who has been mayor of Atlanta three times, covering a total of eight years. With out exception he has antagonized every city council with which he has served, apd attempts to impeach him were so. numerous that they finally ceased to attract attention. His es capades in years gone by brought down upon him the most bitter con demnation, yet four years ago he "came back" and won a stubbornly contested fight for mayor with the support of the very business men who had led the movement to drive him out of city politics a few years be fore. His vigorous personality has made warm friends and bitter ene mies, and he is still a powverful factor in Atlanta politics. Of late, however, the old man's ani mosities and enmities have lost their bitter edge perceptibly, and recently he took occasion, at a dinner at which he and Mr. Chandler were guests of honor, to pledge Mr. Chandler his whole-hearted support, although in politics the two have always been im placable antogonists. Mr. Chandler goes into the- mayor's office under probably the most favor able auspices of any chief executive in the city's history. He has the united support of every progressive element in the community and will be backed by the council in all his undertakings. CARRAN1A OffICIALS ADMIT VILLA TOOK WAR STORES El Paso, Jan. 2.-An official report received here today by Andres Gar cia, inspector general of Carranza consulates, from Gen. Francisco Mur gula at Chihuahua City, announcing the capture of a large quantity of war ammunitions in a ache at Terros in Western Chihuahua, was the first ad mission by the Carranza government that Francisco Villa had succeeded in obtaining big stores of ammunition and arms in Chihuahua City (luring his recent occupation of that place. The message stated that 6,000 shrapnel shells, 15,000 rounds of rifle cartridges, 400 rifles, eight cannon, a number of machine guns, hand ades, uniforms and army stores of various kinds had been recaptured. Torres, where according to this tel egram the cache was discovered by Gen. Hlernandiez's forces, is on the Mexican andi Orient Railroad. Refuges arriving today from Santa Rosalia, La Boquilla, Jiminez and Parral said Carranza troops hold the railroad' line and surrounding country between Chihuahua City and Santa Rosalia with a well establishedl base at Santa Rosalia. 'rhis contradicts previous reports that Villa was be tweeni Santa Rosalia and Chihuahua City with his main calumn and had diriven the (Ie facto outposts toward the State capital. Villa, the refugees said1, wvas some where south of Santa Rosalia. T1hey confirmed the killing of Howvard Gray or Weeks, Dr. C. H. Fisher and the. disappearanco of Alexander Ricaudi. They also reportedl that Dr. L. H-. Knopf, a German physician, had been arrested by Carranza forces at Jim inez because of alleged activities with the Villa army and had been sent to Mexico City uhder guard. Government agents here have re ceived a report that wondell Carranza soldiers hadl bypn sent into Chihuahua City fromi the jouth, indicating a fight with thq Vill.torees somewhere south oftdSte 4Apital RepiortW0 ~ceived here ktnight of flghti't~Wo ouatposts of Villa forces and a e p t from hbe PROMINENT FARMER KLLS TWO MEN NEAR BRUNSON Killing Followed Dispute Over Ten ant Leaving Lightsey's Place-Man Shot at His Home. Brunson, Dec. 29.-H. A. Preacher and Keb Netles were killed by P. W. Lightsey, a substantial farmer, at the home of the latter about five miles from Brunson, this morning about 11 o'clock. The killing took place in Lightsey's house and yard, and the weapon used was a double barrel shotgun loaded with buck shot. The men invilved are prominent and all have families. Accounts obtainable indicate that Preacher, who was about 36 years of age, and who was a rural 'free delivery carrier, went to the Light sey plantation with a view of moving Nettles, who was a tenant on Light sey's place. Nettles, it is said, was indebted to Lightsey to the extent of several hundred dollars and for this reason Lightsey objected when Net tles started to move. Early this morning Lightsey telephoned Sheriff J. Herman Lightsey at Brunson and said that he felt his wife was in dan ger and. asked the sheriff to come to his protection. Sheriff Lightsey and a deputy, Eric Harrison, both of whom were present when the shoot ing occurred, went to the Lightsey farm, and tried to dissuade Preacher and Nettles from' entering Lightsey's premises, but could do nothing with them. Witnesses say that about 11 o'clock Preacher and Nettles, each with a revolver in hand, entered Lightsey's yard, Preacher in front of Nettles. Lightsey was in his house and when Preacher walked upon the porch Lightsey shot him twice through a window. Lightsey then came out on the porch and it is said that Nettles wheeled toward him and Lightsey shot Nettles twice. Lightsey then sur rendered to the sheriff and was taken to Hampton, the county seat. H. A. Preacher,'a life long resident of Brunson, and who is from one of the oldest and most respected fami lies of this community, leaves a wife and four children. He had been a rural free delivery carrier from Brun so for about six years. Keb Netles, who was about 34 years of age, came to Hampton coun ty from Colleton county, and has been a tenant on the Lightsey place for about two years. He, too, leaves a wife and several children. Perry W. Lightsey, about 50 years of age, is a native of this county. le has a large family connection and is a man of influence. o -- SOUTHERN BUYS RAILROAD LINE Atlanta, Jan. 2.-Acquisition of the New Orleans and Northeastern Rail.. road by the Southern Railway Com pany, reports of which have been cur rent sines recent announcement that J. P. Morgan & Co. had purchased the English holdings in the Northeastern, wvas confirmed here late today in a statement issuedl by President F"air fax Harison, of the Southern, and made public by Vice President Hi. W. Miller. President Harrison's statement also announcedl that in acqIuiring dlirect owvnership in the controlling stock of the New Orleans andl Northeastern the Southern has parted with all in terest "direct or indirect" in the Ala b~ama and Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway, in wvhich the South ern heretofore had hald a minority of stock. When the announcement was madle several weeks ago that, the Morgan company had purchased the majority holdings in the Northeastern from the .Junctions Company, .in Englis~h in vestment concern, it was undlerstood that the Morgan company was acting for the Southern. The Morgan an nouncement stated that the sale was madle by the English concern to as sist the British Government in stabi lizing American exchange. The New Orleans and Northeastern operates from Meridian, Miss., to Now Orleans and is 202 miles - In length. lts,purchase wvill give the southern 'system entrance into New Orleans over its own lines as well -as direct connection with the extensive terminals of thie New Orleans Ter midnal Copaeny, of which the South, erw is sol& owner. The purchase price. was not n. tien4 din: President farrison1's et mezntbet at the tbno thet Mgh ~d were a idunce ai 2 i0002QQQpm PERSHING'S FO BE I ACTION WILL BE TAKI IEPLY-ARREDOND( CITY--OFFICIAL CO HELD. Washington, Jan. 2.-The sending of Henry P. Fletcher to his post. at Mexico City as American ambassa dor and the subsequent withdrawing of the American expedition are ex pected among the next developments in the Mexican situation. Official comment is being withheld at this time. The outcome is bound up with the decision on General Carranza's litest communication in regard to the pro tocol which gives indication of being of such a nature as not to close the negotiations. It is understood it will not be affected by the absence of General Carranza's ambassador, Mr. Arredondo. President Wilson has not decided on his next step. It became known on unquestionable authority today that he has not given up hope that beneficial results may come out of the present negotiations. Mr. Arredondo said good-bye to Secretary Lansing today and will de part tonight for Mexico City. Ramon P. Dnigri, Carranza consul gneral at San Francisco, will be in charge of the embassy. The reason for Mr. Arredondo's dparture has not been made clear. le recently denied he was being withdrawn. When General Carranza sent his recent appeal for modifications in the protocol drawn by the American blexican commission, it was reported that he would withdraw Mr. Arredon do as a mark of his displeasure, pending a final decision on the agree ment by December 26. Mr. Arredon do denied then that he was to be with drawn, and declared that.if he left Washington it would be to confer with his chief, as he did recently. In formation about his departure was re fused today at the Mexican embassy, WOULD SHIP MORE CANNED POTATOES New Orleans Jan. 2.-Members of the Southern weet Potato Growers' Association f >m Alabama, Mississ ippi, Louisian and Texas, arrived here late today, voted to start a pub licity campaigl in an effort to stim ulate a demand in the North for can ned yams. An effort will be made, it was announced by the secretary, to double the canned yam output of the plants represented in the association. During 1916 m,,re than 300,000 cases of canned yams were shipped from twelve plants. Ralph ). Quisenberry, of Montgomery, is president of the association. BIG NAVAl4 APPIROP'RIAION Committee WI!I Begin Drafting Bill Today. Washington, Jim. 2.-Work of dIrafting the lii naval appropriation bill probably .vill be begun by the House naval committee tomorrow. Chairman Padgett e'xpets to call- the committee'together then, wvith a view to laying dbe, bill before the H~ous for discussioni by the mid ) uary if possil to. Estimr ly submitted 1 totaling 5779,f increatsed con todIay said, to keel) the t BRITISH Lloyds Repo London, Ja or Nestorian and the shi the mernber The Nest ember Ia, freight sta g nJ CE IAY ECALLED SOON N AF1 R CARRANZA'S ) HAS , ONE TO MEXICO MMEN BEING WITH whe-e if Jvas said a statement would be issued, later. There rere various undercurrents apparent I in official circles today, which gave color to reports that the relati'ons with Mexico were again be coming a rained. Henry P. Fletcher, recently con firmed a ambassador to Mexico, but who nevi r has gone to his post, had an engag ement to confer with Presi dent WI son later in the (lay, and the Amerie i commissioners held a long session :onsidering General Carran za's re y to their request for either a ratific ation or a repudiation of the . Atlantic City protocol. Mr. A rredondo is General Carran za's ne hew, and has represented the. de facto government here longer than any of is predecessors. Secre ary Lansing said he did not underst and that Mr. Arredondo was leaving permanently, but that he has been cu lled to Mexico City on busi ness. The 'Mexican representative is leav ing hi family here. Conference on Trade. New York, Jan. 2.-It was said here t lay at the office of the Mexi can c sul that Ambassador Desig nate Arednd would be absent from is post for not more than three ,weekr. It was said also that he, with chief consular representa tives in all foreign countries, includ ing S)Uth and Central America, as well u Europe, had been summoned hom by General Carranza for a con fere nce to discuss important matters in relation to the future commercial relations of Mexico. The diplomatie officitls are expected to meet with Genei'al Carranza.. in Mexico City att an e irly (late. DEC LA lES IAILROADS ARE PERMITTED THE DELAY r Hea I of. Trainmen Says Plan is. o Prove Expense of Adam " son law. . C leveland, Ohio, Jan. 2.--W. G. .Lee,. hea 1 of the railway trainmen, in it stat ement issued here today charged tha t the railroads of the country are pe mitting delays to trains and over tin e which would not or(i'larily be pe -m it tea in order to prove the enor me us expense that woold follow obe.. di( nee to the Adamson law. Mr. ILeet sti ted that whether the Supreme C urt declares the law constitutional o invalid, the brotherhoods shall con ti ue to work for the eight-hour day. 1', was learned from an authorita ti -e source todlay that thei genieral c aiirmnan of the four brotherhoodls w I1 hold a meeting in Chicago J1an utpr~y 11 to conlsidler the sit uation. ~ANOTrIER HIGH COSTl EVIL f eera HelthService Fears Sp~read .of Pellagra. gth)', .1,n. -A fear that iod pr "'e s, by umbalaneing iy lead to .' wider preva"Ilence 'ra i. the tamitedl States dar' coming year i el(xpressedl in in issued ttoday 'Ay the public . a result of governnme ;re ches," says the bulletin, K,' was id that pellagra is produceW by cient,. poorly balance ! diet. plication of this knowle.Ie redluced pellagra (luring 1916( parcel with previous years. 1s feared, howvever, that pellagra increase in food cost out of pro 'tion to the prosperity nowv enjoyedl this country. The great rise in ie cost of forage is causing the peo lo In many localities to sell their cowvs and thus there Is dlanger that they will.Aeprive themselves of milk, oh ,ef 't~e most, valuable p)ellagra preventing foods. The high cost of living has further served to br ing about a reduction in many famlies in the lnot of rneat eggs, bui~uns and 'poea sml~uredaa~l of vhich are pcI lagra prophykectits, niII' sbiu'dnone thv