Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 25, 1915, Image 1
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The Fort Mill Times
Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1915. $1.25 Per Year.
PRZEMYSL IS TAKEN
ALLIES CELEBRATE
aaSIEGED FOR MONTHS EASTERN
FORT CAPITULATES TO
INVADING ARMY.
OPENS UP WAY TO GRACOW
Much Enthusiasm In Pctroyriiii Londsn
and Paris Over Victory Regarded
as Most Important.
London.?The long Investment of
the midOallrian fortress of P?-zemysl
ha* ended. Depleted by disease, subsisting
on horse flesh and surrounded
toy a superior force of Russians, the
garrison has surrendered to clio besieging
army after a defense last ins;
many mouths, which up to the present
is recorded as Austria's most, noteworthy
contribution to the war.
Petrograd, London and Paris are
celebrating the event?Petrogrod and
Pa-tln in the sopntaneoua manner characteristic
of those cities?London with
Heat and grim satisfaction, which ia
the British way.
Tie newspapers assert that the
fall ?f the fortress marks the most
luipotajit capture of the war. not
eeeptfcg Antwerp. In that it not only
release considerable Hussian forces
which \an be thrown into the fluctuating
str^gble in the Carpathians, hut
opens tie door to Cracow and the
plains 0 Hungary.
It is irgued, too, that the moral
effect ol the surrender will he tremendous\the
Allies declaring it will
etimulatefeeling in their favor both
In Roumaju and Bulgaria just as the
operational!) the Dardanelles are
causing a\ agitation in Greece and
Italy.
The Italh situation is receiving
attention, it hough rumors, rather
than facts,teem to be tne basis of
most of tht news dispatched. Tho
Italian Km\ssy at London had no
confirmation^ the report that freight
traffic betwei Italy and Germany by
way of Swit Aland liad been stopped,
uui *?*.-? umiiim ui nit; i?ported
massit of Austrian and German
troops nl<e the Austrian litteral.
or the asseininK 0f artillery at
Trlest.
Prr.emysl fell^ith honor, the British
press concty, for It withstood
the onslaughts l??or than any place
during the war. e investment having
begun about >pt ember 16, something
more than sVnionths ago. The
duration of the sitj compared with
the length of timet tool, the Germans
to capture sit strongholds as
I .lege .Namur and A.werp, was due
to two causes, one inK the desire
of the Russians to hp the loss of
life among the besi<\jK army at a
minimum, the other the lack of
great guns, which thrjormans had
in Belgium. The inv<*\rnt was not
a close one. the garrl* having had
up until recently a r*ia Gf about
12 miles In which tc?j0ve about,
and some dispatches toy,f shooting
expeditions indulged in \(he officers
of the garrison.
Nothing of great imVance has
been recorded in the w jn the
east, aside from the fall Przemycl
the situation around the ^)an port
of Memel is the most cresting.
From this town the Ger\s maintain
they have driven thtuaa|ann.
while a controversy Is beln?agod by
the press of the two courts as to
the merits of the Russian Mention
that civilians flred on thqjn this
latest incursion In Knst Pjia?an
act which demanded reprlsa
AMERICAN SAILORS DR^ED.
Commander Bricker of Scoft and
Three Seamen Dead
Constantinople, via Berlin London.?Lieutenant
Commande^ijam
F. Brieker. of the United Sti converted
yacht Scorpion and tt sailora.
diaries Ford, Irven Do| and
Albert F. Leverens. were drc%j on
the nij?ht of March 20 while mptinK
to rearh their vessel witVowtooat.
The Scorpion was anoH jn
the Bosporus off ConstantinofThe
I rowtooat was ivunped in a heua,
Lieut. Herbert S. Babbitt aono
motlor, also In the boat, worked.
Confers With Bryan.
H Washington. -Viscount Chinfho
Japanese ambassador, oalledtho
state department and conferr<|th
I Secretary oryan mr ut-iin; ?sir.
I^ator tho ambassador was *>d
whether ho had talked about tjp.
anese-Chinese situation. "I abp.
ly cannot discuss the situation
he replied. Mr. Bryan was oqu^s
uncommunicative. Before the 4-.
ence it was stated at the Jafi,embassy
that lato advice indicah
early settlement of the neRcrtifc
between Japan and China.
BATTLESHIF
Tho new battleship Pennsylvanl
days ago. amid the shouts of more
mander Thierichens, of the German
sponsor. The Pennsylvania is the
beam and 31,000 tonnage. She will
FRENCH SUBMARINE LOST
GREAT FRENCH BOAT IS DESTROYED
IN THE NARROW
TURKISH STRAIT.
Admiral Tells of Sinking of Undersea
Craft in Attempt to Torpedo the
Big Cruiser.
London ?The loss of a French submarine
boat In an attempt to run
through the Dardanelles Is described
I by Rear Admiral Guepartte of the
French Dardanelles fleet, in an interview
with the Daily Telegraph's Ten;
dos correspondent. The uttempt apparently
was made some time ago alj
though no announcement has been
I made of it heretofore.
The object of the submarine was
the sinking of the Turkish battle
. > luiiici oiiiwiii ouiuu tsormeny me
German cruiser Goeben), the corre|
spondent says Admiral Guepratte told
, him. The submarine was submerged
and successfully navigated the straits
j up to the corner where the Asiatic
coast Juts out at Nagara. Through
some miscalculation the hull struck
the rocky shore which compelled the
| boat to rise to tho surface. Immedidiatelv
the subniurine apeared the
forts sank her. Only a few of her
crew escaped and these were made
; prisoners.
Regarding the present situation in
the Dardanelles Hear Admiral Geupratte
said the waters of the straits
are clear sa far as Mepliez Bernu. fo
which points all vessels of the fleet
can safely navigate. The main mine
AoJdB, however, are between Clmnak
Kalassi and Kilid Bahr, where also
arP t ho main paoof ilofnncao
BRITISH ORDER PERPLEXES.
American Government Awaiting Further
Construction By England.
Washington. ? While the United
States does not know as yet whether
; the Allies Intend to maintnin n legal
blockade or propose to apply general
I rules of contraband and non-contra|
band in enforcing their embargo on
commercial intercourse between Germany
and neutral countries, American
uaval officers and officials versed
in international law expressed the
opinion that the indefinite limit preI
scribed "Europoan waters, including
1 the Mediterranean." might bo construed
as a legal area of operations
1 for a blockading fleet.
Naval officers frankly admit that
i the old form of blockade by warships
! close to an enemy coast passed with
; the Investment of Santiago In the
Spanish-American war. Accordingly,
in asking Great Britain and France
for an explanation of their recent
declaration of an embargo, the United
Statos conceded that the activity of
! submarines might make physically
impossible a close blockade of an
I enemy coast, and suggested that if
the declaration of the Allies were to
be construed as a legal blockade some
"radius of activity" be announced.
One Quart Law Unconstitutional.
i Montgomery, Ala.?The law recently
enacted by the Alabama legislaj
ture prohibiting the delivery into the
: state of more than one quart of liquor
1 to one person was declared unconstitutional
by Judge Gaston Gunter. The
| court ruled that the statute is a regu
lation of Interstate commerce; that
congress ennnot delegate such authority
to the states; and that the Federal
Webh-Kenyon act prohibits the shipment
of liquor in a stnte only, when
possession of any quantity of liquor
in that state is unlaVful.
Steamer Hyndford Torpedoed.
Glasgow. Scotland, via London..?
Tho British steamer 'Hyndford was
torpedoed in the English Channel by
a German submarine. It is reported
one member of her crew was killed.
This steamer was torpedoed in the
favorite hunting ground of the German
submarines ofT Heaehy Head
while she was proceeding for London
under her own steam.
' PENNSYLVANIA
A \
a?(he world's largest lighting craft?wi
than 10,000 spectators including Secre
raider I'rinz Eitcl Friedrich. Miss Eliza
i largest vessel In the United States Xi
be ready for commission February 28. 1
NOTES NOT SATISFACTORY!
UNITED STATES WILL SEEK FURI
~T~ 1 t? - - - -- <
i ncn iNf-UKtVl A I ION AND ALSO
LODGE PROTEST.
Allies Cannot Interrupt Shipments Between
United States and Neutral
Countries.
Washington. ? The United States
considers that Great Britain and
France in the British Order-in-Council '
and accompanying notes have not
answered questions propounded to
I them as to what warrant there is under
international law for the establishment
of an embargo on all commercial 1
intercourse, directly and indirectly between
Germany and neutral countries. | 1
It was stated officially at the State ,
Department that this government still ]
does not know whether the action of ,
the Allies is intendod as a legal block- ,
, ade or whether rules of contraband (
| and non-contraband are to be their le|
gal basis for future detentions. On a |
I determination of this question probj
ably will depend not only the nature '
of any steps to be taken by the I'nit- (
ed States now, but also the basis for (
damage claims arising out of interruption
to American commerce.
In preparing the protest to be sent j
to Great Britain and France the posi- ,
tion of the United States substantially :
is as follows: ,
1. If the action of the Allies is a
blockade, all commerce directly with (
Germany can be halted by making the (
blockade effective, a certain "radius
of activity" being allowed for the
blockading warships off the German
coast because of the newly developed
activities of submarines. But there ^
can be no legal blockade of the coast
of neutral countries of Furope contigious
to those at war, under any
circumstances and commerce between
the 'Tnited States and neutrals especially
in non-contraband, should be
free from interruption, irrespective of
ultimate destination.
2 If the action is not a blockade
infii lucre exists no icgai right to detain
cotton or other non-contraband
cargoes oven when consigned directly
to German ports. Nor can foodstuffs
or conditional contraband be justly interrupted
unless proven though consigned
to Germany, to be destined for
the use of Its belligerent forces and
not Its civilian population. 1'nder the
same circumstances too. there is no
legal basis for detaining cargoes consigned
from the United States to the
neutral countries of Europe if containing
cotton or non-contraband
goods.
EXPECT BIG CLASH SOON.
Germans and Belgians Face Each
uther on River Y?er.
I^ondon.?The next important battle
In the Went, it is believed, will (
take place along the River Yser, held
on one side by the recently reorganized
Belgian army, and on the other i
by Germans.
As the floods have subsided the
Belgians, supported by the Allies' warships,
have pushed their line slightly i
forward, and this is almost certain to
lead to rouunter-attacks by the Ger- i
mans and then a general engagement <
as when similar movements were initiated
elsewhere along the front. An
artillery duel already has commenced.
The contest for the spur of Notro (
Dame de Ixirotte is still in progress. ,
and, according to Berlin, further attpllintc
r*f rivinoK *" - J ? '
.. ....... ... hid . inn ii in ?ii vnlire in i
Champagne. where they captured an
important ridge north of I?e Mesnil.
have been repulsel. Fighting in the
Argonne forest and the Vosgps has
slackened somewhat owing doubtless
to the cold weather.
There may he a slight delay while i i
the (Jermans are awaiting reinforce- I
ments for they have been using most
of their reserves to counter-attack the '
British troops at St. Flois and Neuvo
Chappelle nnd the French nortli of
Arras, hut that a big clash will soon ,
come nobody doubts
LAUNCHED
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m?i irYtiriiii n 11 irt
ir launched at Newport News a few
tary of Navy Daniels, and Combeth
Kolb of Germantown, Pa., wa?
ivy, being 699 feet long. 97 fe*t
916.
WILL CONFINE BLOCKADE
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
ASSURE UNITED STATES OF
BOUNDARY.
Allies Propose to Blockade Germany
With as Little Loss to Neutrals
as Possible.
Washington.?Diplomatic communi ations
wero made public by the State
Department constituting the entire
correspondence of the last few weeks
between the United States and Germany
and between til United States
md Great Britain and France, relative
to the cessation of submarine attacks
on merchant ships, the shipment of
conditional contraband and foodstuffs
to civilians, the use of neutral flags by
beliigerent merchantment, the removal
of mines, and the proclamation of
i virtual blockade of the Allies against i
Germany.
The communications revealed that :
the United States, realizing the difficult
les of the Allies maintaining an j
effective blockade of Germany by a i
dose guard of the coast, on account of t
Hie newly-developed activity of sub- !
murines, asked that "a radius of ac- j
tivity" bo defined. Great Britain and ,
France replied with the announcement ,
that the operations of blockade would j
not be conducted "outside of European ;
waters, including t lie Mediterranean." ;
While Germany agreed It is disclosed
to nhandon her submarine attacks
an "mercantile of anv llag" except
when they resist visit or search provided
foodstuffs were permitted to
reach . her civilian population, Great
Britain and lie* Allies rejected the j
proposal originally made by tlte United |
in mi i-iiurL iu iiruiK Hie neiligerents
into an arrangement which
would safeguard the interests of neu
Ira is.
Furthermore the documents show
that tiie United States asked Great
Hritain and France whether the embargo
on all commerce between Germany
and neutral countries was to be
carried out under the rules of . a
blockade or by interference with ships
and cargoes "as if no blockade existed,"
the two together presenting in .
tne view of the American Government i
a proposed course of action previously
unknown to international law.
The answers from Great Britain and
Prance reveal for the first time that
the Allies officially regard their policy
as a "blockade" hut desire to refrain
from exercising the rights of belligerents
under a blockade to confiscate
ships and cargoes as a penantly for
breach of blockade, substituting procedure
in prize courts and compensa- j
tion through sale of the detained mer- j
chandise.
GERMAN CONSUL ARRESTED. !
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Charged With Trying to Secure Business
Secrets at Seattle.
Seattle. Wash.?Dr. William Muller.
Imperial German consul at Seattle
and his secretary 15. M. ^chultz j
were served with notice of arrest at
the consulate. They are charged with
conspiracy in attempting to corruptly
influence John Murdock. an employe
r>l the Seattle Construction and Drydock
Co.. by inducing him to sell busi
nesa secrets of his employers.
Consul Muller and his secretary are i
accused by the State of Washington !
of ottering Murdock a cash considera- ,
lion to supply them with information
bearing out Ambassador Bernstorff's J
charge that the Seattle corporation
was shipping knock-down submarines
to the British government.
Four Spanish Vessels Lost.
AVgeclras, Spain, via Paris?Four
sailing vessels with Spanish dock laborers
on board have been lo?t In a
great storm. It Is estimated that 300
persons on board the vessels were
drowned. One hundred vessels of
various nationalities have taken refuge
form the storm In the Bay of Algeciras.
RAILROADS LOOT
POSTAL REVENUES
BURLESON SAYS THAT CERTAIN
RAILROADS DEFEATED APPROPRIATION
BILLS.
PAYING ITS OWN EXPENSES
Parcel Pest Makes Pcstcffics Department
Profitable Says the Postmaster
General.
Washington. ? Postmaster General
Burleson issued a statement relterat- j
ing his charge that certain railroads
brought about the defeat of the post- j
office appropriation bill in the last
Congress because of its provision for
changing railway mail pay from a
weight to a space basis. He announced
his intention to renew his recom- !
mendatlon for this change when the
new Congress reconvenes.
The railway mail committee representing
"certain railroads" th* i
statement declares, "engineered the
fight against the appropriation bill
and financed a propaganda designed
to mislead and wrongfully influence
the publio mind into an attitude of
antagonism to the department."
Under the pTosent system, according
to Mr. Burleson, some railroads
get much moro than their share of
the money paid for transporting tho
malls, and substitution of the space
uosis uui uiuy wouia save money tor
the Government, but would make pos- !
srble more equitable treatment of the
roads. Of the department's effort to j
.have this legislation included In tlio
appropriation bill, the statement says: i
"It was and is a determined well- !
considered effort to end a system under
which the postal authorities are
compelled to stand helplessly by while
the railways loot the postal revenues. |
Although the railways contend they |
are underpaid for carrying the malls,
the facts are that they are overpaid
and that they are receiving from the
government amounts which, for a haul
of any considerable length, exceed by
about two to one the amounts they receive
from express companies for aim- ;
ilar service."
GEN. SCOTT IS PEACEMAKER.
Tse-Ne-Gat. "Old Polk" and Chief
t-osey Are taken Unarmed.
Washington.?A laconic telegram
came to tho War Department from
Brig. Gen. Hugh I* Scott, Chief of
StufT, at Bluffe, I'tah, Knnouncing that
the General was bringing in the four
Indians who recently led a hand of
their tribesmen on the war path who
the Federal authorities attempted to
arrest Tse-Ne-Gat for murder. The
messgae addressed to Secretary Gar- |
rison said:
"Successful. Have four Flutes desired
by Marshal Neheker and am. at
their desire, personally conducting
them to Lake City to turn over to |
Marshal Nebeker. Am leaving everything
peaceable behind us in South- j
ern Utah. Should reach Salt Lake
City in 3 or 4 days."
Secretary Garrison, gratified and
relieved of more anxiety than he had
cared to confess at once dispatched
the following to the General:
"I heartily congratulate you. I appreciate
your work in the highest degree."
Newspaper dispatches told of General
Scott's arrival at Bluff with the
four Indians, Tse-Ne-Gat and his fath|
er. "Old Folk." Chief Fosey and the
latter's son. The party rode in just 10 '
days after General Scott, unarmed and
accompanied only by an orderly and
two Navahoe scouts, had sturtpd off
on a snow-covered mountain trail for
the distant hiding place of the Flutes.
Force German Steamer to Return.
San Juan. P. It.?The German iner;
chant .steamer Oldenwald attempted
to leave port without obtaining; clearance
papers but wis stopped us she
was passing out the harbor entrance by (
two shots across her bow from a fiveinch
gun. and direct shots from a
maxim. She then returned and was
taken in charge by the collector of
customs. Permission to sail was re
j fused the Odenwald by the collector ;
pending instructions from Washington.
Fire Destroys Horses.
High Point. Fire at the Gould
' Lodge, six miles from Hltrh Point de- I
stroyed 13 horses. one of which was 1
valued at $1,300, 1,300 bushels of corn
together with the three large barn (
buildings, including great quantities
of hay and feedstuff. The average
value of the animals is estimated at
$200 each. The lodge itself was saved.
The High Point motor fire truck was
called, but arrived too late to accomplish
anything because of low water
suply. The origin of the Are is unknown.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Movement? Due and Their Looal
Effocte for the Cottpn States
March 28 to April 4, 1916.
National Weather Journal
Sunday. March 28 to Wednesday,
March 31.?The week will
open generally fair and inoder|
ately cool in the South and lit- |
tie change of any kind la ex- t
pec ted during the llrst half of T
\ the week, while cool weather is
I croeelng the country. Light
t frost temperatures are expected "
| in Northern Alabama and Geor
Kla and In the Carolinas Wwl|
nesday and Thursday, but it will
4 ha U'aemAe ? ? Xf ~ ~ A
i im utv? iu iuiuuic nnU ?? cot,*
I oru Cotton Belt.
| Thursday, April 1 to Sunday.
April 4. ? Unsettled weather "
will apear In Western Cotton
Belt Th\irsday and it will continue
more or less unsettled
breaking into general rains by
Saturday. The general rains
will be spreading over the
South as the new week opens, !|
with no material change of '
temperatures.
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LEADER FOR MILL SCHOOLS
George D. Brown of Newberry County
Is Named as State Supervisor
of Mill Schools.
Columbia?George D. Brown, superintendent
of Education for Newberry
county, has accepted the position of
State supervisor of mill schools and
will enter upon his new duties July
1.
Mr. Brown's notable success in public
school work, both in Georgia and
in South Carolina, combined with a
strong personality, won for him the
position as superintendent of education
in his native county in 1913. He
is just completing the second year of
his four year term, and his reluctance
to relinquish his year's work until
every detail had been finished is his
reason for not entering upon his newduties
at once.
Horn on his father's farm near
Prosperity, January 1, 1887, lie attended
the neighborhood school and
finished the public school course under
J. L. Shornrd. now Stale senator
from Anderson county. Entering
Erskine college. Mr. Brown worked
his way through the four-year course,
graduating in the class of 190 i. Since
graduation ho has devoted himself in
public school work, his latest successes
being accomplished anions his
friends and associates at home.
He is an ardent ndvocate of industrial
education of all sorts. A?rlculture.
sewing. cooking and manual
training have been stimulated in every
school where this work can be introduced.
The educational problem in mill
school at Whit mire, the night schools
villages has received attention of the
finest type. The modern State high
at the Oakland mills and at Whitmire
and the school improvement
work !n every community centre are
evidences of his interest.
Big Fire At Mullins.
Mullins?Fire at the plant of the
Mlllllnn 1 llmKn. 1 -
t?Auii*ur> jjuiiii/ci * vi 11 ? 'it u t ( nuoru rt
loss of about $40,000. The night watchman
said that thr rtro was of incendiary
origin. The planing mill, dry
kilns and a large quantity of lumber
were completely destroyed. The
sawmill was saved. The plant of the
lumber company is located in the town
of Mullins. The property was covered
by insurance.
PALMETTO NEWS NOTES.
Fort Mill farmers are shipping hogs
to the Richmond market.
M. R. niackstoek of Spartanburg
was elected president of the South
Carolina Association of Veterinarians
at a meeting held yesterday in Columbia.
A committee was apointed to
draft a bill for submission to the general
assembly, providing for State examination
and registration.
The Moffatt Drier Chapter. I". D. C..
presented a South Carolina Hag to the
Due West high school recently. The
speech of presentation was made by
Miss T,eila Nance, president of the
chapter. The children of the school
.miif; nrfprai suimioilti UI1U .1. Is. < trier
thanked the Indies of the I'. D. C. for
the fin ft.
Beaufort has railed a municipal primary
to he held \farrh r?0.
Quit Wilks. a farmer of T,owryvllle
community, near Chester, sustained
painful lacerations recently whsn a
mule which he was holding while it
was lieinar shod, broke looso and
knocked him to the ground, tramping
on his face.
Congressman Asbury Francis T,ever
of the Seventh ronpressional district
has accepted an Invitation from E. S.
McKoown. Cherokee county superintendent
of education, to deliver an address
en field day. which wiLl be held
In Oaffney on April 2.