Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. " ' . '' V I Established m 1891. i '' Bib riiUUKAffl run ' PALMETTO TROOPS NATIONAL GUARD WILL STAY ON BORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER 1ST AT LEAST. WITH THE BOYS AT FT. BLISS Interesting Happenings About the | South Carolina Soldiers Now In i Camp on the Mexican Border That Will Interest Our Readers. In Camp with the South Carolina Brigade, in the El Paso Patrol District. ?That the South Carolina National Guard will be kept on the border at leaet until November 1 is revealed through the program of field training which has been issued from the head quarters of tho El Paso district in ac- J eordance with the provisions of general orders. No. 17. of the war department. The program mapped out rtms through the 31st of October and what is intended beyond that date is not known. Whether there will be further training of the troops or whether they will be sont back to their homes is something which only the war department and the military chieftains know. A progressive order of instructions is being followed with the idea of reaching a fair degree of training by t)lA 1 1 1 f Wivam hor Inut rnoi loo o orsto menced with the small units and progress to tho larger units culminating in the field manoeuvres of all the troops in divisions and in the district during the latter part of November. The instruction began with the training ol companies and this was during the month of August. Because the South Carolina regiments did not reach the border until some days ago they will necessarily haw to compress the training into a smaller space of time but as they received considerable work by companies during the time they were at Styx they are in a good way to take up the work at this point and carry it through according to the program and without losing in efficiency. The Palmetto regiments began company drills Monday mornlng^ind this wiU continue through the 31st Inst. This will be followed by the training by battalions from September 1 to September 16. Inclusive, and by training by regiments from September 16 to September 25. inclusive. From September 26 to September 31 the troops will be trained by brigades. In Field Manoeuvres. The month of October 1 to October 31 will be devoted to field work and manoeuvres and this will be by the lnrgcst l)odies, such as divisions and nil the troops in this district. It is thought that these manoeuvres will be held at some i>olnt where there is sufficient ground for the handling of the thousands of soldiers and Just where this will bo is not known yet to the public. During the dress parade no swords I are used, but the officers wear their j pistols. Ideut. Ortmann of the Oerman Fusileers is collecting a baseball team from the Second to go up against those from the oilier Nntlonnl P.nnrH 1 menta. A baseball league lias been formed composed of the National Guard regiments from all the states encamped in this district and Lieut. Ortmann is determined to put out a team which will prove a winner. The Second has some tine baseball stars and they will more than hold their own on any diamond and against all comers. Col. ttprir.go has telegraphed Gov. Manning recommending the appointment of George M. Benet as lieuten- ' ant'of fher Columbia Light Infantry. Vr. Ben*! was formerly lieutenant of this <-ompamy hut was rejected on physical ttnfiiinalIon. However he has since qualified and Col. Springs rocommends his reinstatement. The report that President Wilson may review the troops encamped In K1 Paso and along the border has caused a good deal of Interest throughout the ramps of the National Guardsmen and regulars. In 110 place would he visit of the president bo more welcomed than among the South Carolinians. for they are not only all good soldiers and would welcome at any time a visit and review hy their commander-in-chief, hut it happens that they are all Democrats and followers of the man in the White House. The Second regiment band was be- j ing Instructed the first of the week in Li how to prejmre blanket rolls for service in the field. Bandmaster O. K. Wilson practices his men at every opportunity and they have become very proficient. Lieut. Alexander of Company K hns be?n detailed by Col. Springs In charge of construction for the Second and his detail Is now building the combination kitchens and mess halls | which will he thoroughly screened. Lieut. Smith of the TlmmonsvPle comnnny Is exchange officer of the 1 Second. >taj. Bradford continues as summary court officer of the Second. The machine gun company of the Second had a practice work out with the machine gun company of the Seventh regimont of the regular army on Monday at Port Bliss. V j The The South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, through Mrs. P. H. H. Calhoun of Clemson College, the regent, wrote to Col. Holmes B. Springs asking what could be sent to the border by them to be of help to the i South Carolina soldiers. The reply of Col. Springs suggested colored glasses I to protect the eyes of the boys from 1 the glare, sewing kits, medicine kits j and periodicals and magazines. The j South Carolina soldier boys aro well j oared for by the authorities and are | liking their camp life on the border i but of course they appreciate the peo- j pie back home remembering them and 1 especially are grateful to Mrs. Cal- ' houn and the other good women who j are solicitous for their comfort and ; welfare. Col. Springs expressed this appreciation. The boys from the Palmetto State are hard at work on their company drills and this will bo followed by bat- ! talion. regimental and brigade field training. The Florida regiment, which | will complete the brigade of which the two South Carolina regiments are a part, has not yet arrived and the men j are hoping that it will come in heforo long, so that the organization of the ; brigade can be completed before the , time for the brigade field training be- ! gins. There Is a great deal of interest in the manoeuvres which are set for the entire month of October. This will involve all of the troops in this district and if those still at the mobilization camps of some of the states which it is said aro going to be brought here come in there will be some 70,000 men to take part in the manoeuvres. This would be the most gigantic military training in which troops from South Carolina have taken part since the organization of the National Guard , llh/lar h n ntvmAnt Ion* n d 4* I - . ?? ? u..uui iiiu inn, <MIU II IC1 milll(3thing which they are all looking forward to with a great deal of Interest. Col. Blythe has appointed Capt. R. J. Ramer and Cor]>orals Ralph M. O'Neal and G. N. C. Boleman, Jr., of the machine gun company of the First to attend the school of musketry at Fort Sill. Okla.. for four months beginning September 20. Private Ashley Wannamaker of the j Second regiment band has been promoted to corporal. Capt. W. M. Carter, who will com- j maud the Governors Guards of the . Second Regiment, is expected to bring j several score recruits with him from South Carolina for the two regiments. I The recruits are assomhinrt n? vvn Moultrie and are sent from there to the regiments on the border. The Laurens company under Lieut. Smith went on guard at the remount I station on Sunday afternoon where I from 9,000 to lO.OOO horses brought ! by the government for the use of the j troops are collected. It is said that j from six to 10 horses die daily, due i it is thought, to the change in climate. I The horses for the First and Second I regiments were drawn the first of the week and fared pretty well in the , draw. The Charleston Light Dragoons drew I their horses immediately after their i arrival on the border and are tow en- i gaged in learning to ride like cavalry , men. Four hours are devoted each j day by the men to riding bareback j with only a halter on their horse. The greater majority of the Dragoons went at tho bareback riding without any difficulty but several sustained falls before learning how to sticg on. However, those who wore unaccustomed to bareback riding soon acquired the art and tho whole troop is now proficient. Four hours each day are devoted by the Dragoons to the ho-so work, one hour to the officers' school r.nd one hour to the non-eommlsstoned officers school. A regular officer comes over from Fort Hliss to Instruct tho men each day in the cavalryman's school. .The Dragoons drew their horses out of the big government corrall where there are some 5,000 horses gathered for the army. They took the first which came out of the corrall hut the | animals they drew were very good and they are well satisfied with them The Dragoons number 85 men and three officers and each man takes care of his own horse. When this corres | | ponclent visited the enc arapmont of the 1 Dragoons he found Capt. Manning. Lieut. Wells and Lieut. Porcher out with the men overlooking the feeding and rare of the horses. The men wfcre all lined up with brushes and curry- ' I combs and they went at tho work of \ cleaning the horses systematically ' i after the work which they had under j gone during the day. The Second has erected a model tent showing the three different kinds j of inspetlons and all the enlisted men ! are studying tho model to see just how their equipment is to he made up for the different kinds of inspections and all the enlisted men are i studying the model to see just how their equipment Is to he made up for tho different inspections. The Second battalion of the Second had dress parade Tuesday and the ; Third battalion on Wednesday. The entire regiment went on dress parade on Thursday afternoon. There are a great many South Caroliniuns in the regular army and several of them are stationed with the regulars which are encamped at Fort itllss and in and around El Paso. Me Oowan Littlcjohn, a native of Jonesville In Union county and a graduate ] of West Point, Is a first lieutenant In I the cavalry, lie is an old Clemsou man. Alan Lester or Prosperity, who was graduated at the Citadel and who! went to West Point and graduated with the class of 1915, is a first nontenant in tho Fifth field artillery, having received his promotion from a ; second lieutenancy on July 1. , . f ?* ,\ FOR' FORT MI] RUMANIA ENTERS UlflQ UIITU M1 ICC iinu nun nLLiLu GIVES NEAR A MILLION MORE TROOPS TO THE ALLIES GREAT ARMY. . 3ERMANYANNOUNCES BREAK - Already the Troops of King Ferdinand Are Seeking the Plains of TransyivMiiio Through the Eastern Car- j pathians Toward Kronstadt. London?Rumania has thrown in her lot with the Entente Allies by declaring war on Austria-Hungary and almost simultaneously Germany has announced that she is at war with Rumania. Already the troops of King Ferdidinand are seeking entry into the plains of Transylvania through the c'astern Carpathians toward Kronstadt, the chief city in Transylvania, and in the direction of Hermannstadt, evidently in an endeavor to press northward through Transylvania toward the Bulkowina and Ualicia borders and to take in the rear the AustroGermans trying to hold back the Russians from entering the plains of Hungary. Nothing has come through to indicate what preparation has been made Ro fUn A KJ J lllC UUlgttl 10.110 IU UllSf I U piUUUUie attack by the Rumanians along the Danul>e front or a possible attempt by the Russians at invasion by means of the Danube and through Domruja or by the Black Sea. It Is estimated that Rumania will be able to throw nearly a million men into the field. Rumania becomes the fourteenth nation to join in the war. Her intervention either on the side of the Entente Allies or the Central Powers has been awaited with symptoms of concern by both since the beginning of the great conflict. This is due not entirely to Rumania's military strength, i but also to the strategic advantages of I of her geographical position and the fact that her entry into the struggle ! opens to the Russian army a gate- 1 way through RumaniA to attack Bui- I garians from the north while the Allied army, having its base at Saloniki, attacks them and their German Allies from the south. On the other hand Austria has [ been accumulating military forces at | Orzova prepared to attempt to force j the "Iron Gates" where the Danube J River touches the Western Rumanian border. Hulgnria is said to have stationed 10,000 or more troops along the southern bank of the Danube to protect her northern frontier from a Rumanian invasion. I TWO N. C. TOWNS ARE HIT BY SEVERE CYCLONE One Man Killed at Salisbury.?New Mill Wrecked.? Big Damage at Spencer. Salisbury.?One person killed; oth-! ers seriously injured; property dam- i age running into the tens of thou- ; sands; power companies out of busi ness, and the city in darkness, are ; the results of the most severe cyclone that ever visited this section. High J winds accompanied by much hail and a heavy downpour of rain came from the west at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, wrecking a path through the entire city. The new damask mill of Marsh & ! Murdock in the western part of the town, recently finished, and the machinery installed ready for business, was completely wrecked. J. Will Cal loway, a carpenter, aged 4.r>, and Henry Whitlow, who were working i near, took refuge in the brick mill building and were later taken out of the debris. Calloway had met instant r.?.i i 1? - uv?i? n i ill TTIMUUW Wit? UiiUIV nun. Spencer.?A storm of cyclonic pro- , portions played havoc In East Spencer, demolishing a two-story brick building; occupied by the general store of C. E. Fespermnn and the Majestic theater, blowing down a number of other buildings and injuring a half dozen persons. The most seriously injured is Mrs. P. A. Kluttz. who was caught under a ton or more of falling brick WAR GAME SHOWS URGENT NEED FOR AIR CRAFT. | Washington.?Commenting on the ; big naval war game played last week. Rear Admiral Benson, chief of oper- j ations. snid tho vital lesson demonstrated was tho need of aircraft for scouting purposes and also the urgent necessity of adding bill and scout cruisers to the fleet. Although tho aeroplane ship N'orth Carolina participated in the game as J a scout, none of her hydroaeroplanes ; was regarded safe for use at sea. NORFOLK AND WESTERN LOSE SHIP HOLDING. Washington.?Holding that continu I ed interest in the operation of the ( Old Dominion Steamship Company and the Virginia Navigation Company by the Norfolk & Western Railway Company would prevent and reduce competition, the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the railway company must be excluded. The dectslon was rendered under the Pana ma Canal act which prohibits railway ownership of water liuee. i 7 v * r Mi] Am, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUS TRnnps nnm ii i Ff JUST OUT NEW YORK REPORTS ON WAR GAME OF U. S. NAVY WHICH IS JUST COMPLETED. ADMIRAL KNIGHT UMPIRED Attacking Fleet Could Come to With-' In Twenty Miles of Metropolis Under Favorable Weather Conditions, Says Knight. Newport,R.I.?The war game just completed by the United States Navy proved that under fairly favorable weather conditions an attacking ileet has an excellent chance to land troops within 20 miles of New York, Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight declared. "Nothing of this sort would have been possiblo." he said, "if the defending I 'blue fleet* had-itad an efficient scout- ' lug force." Admiral Knight, umpire In the game which ended in the virtual annihilation ? of the "blue" or defending fleet, arrived on the battleship Pennsylvania at the head of the victorious "red" fleet which represented the invading enemy. Throughout the week, he said, the weather was misty and with a vlsi- ^ bility rarely exceeding three or four miles. This condition is characteristic of the Atlantic coast at this time of year and should be reckoned with in future plans of naval strategy, he said. The "red" fleet will he inlnoil hei-e ho ? <??- """ " > a the "blue" fleet which is believtxl to jhave anchored off Rock Island. t VILLI8TAS TAKE TOWN r SAYS MEXICAN REPORT. t t Satero, 50 Miles South of Chihuahua j City, Said to be in Possession of t 300 Bandits. c Chihuahua City, Mexico. ? Three v hundred Villa bandits captured the town of Sutevo, Chihuahua, 50 miles j south of here, according to reports to v General Jacinto Trexino. The out- a laws, under Urlbe Arango and Martin ,] Popez, surrounded the town and after f six hours' battle, the garrison, num- ( bering 200, under Captain de La ^ Puente being without ammunition, j was forced to e/acuate. Villa him- e self was not with the outlaws, it was t said. c A second engagement with Villistas e was reported by General Apobmio Trevino from Torrenn. Ho ?ni?t ?t??? ? t 20 bandits under the leader Fernizza ^ attacked a small detachment of Car- j ranza troops at Hachienda Coyote in t the Laguma district but were driven j off. their leader and six others being t killed after three hours of fighting. c Letters from Villa under a recent date. ^ were found in Pernizza's pockets, It ( was reported. , 1 CHILDREN MAY PASS , THROUGH VIRGINIA ( Richmond. Va.?State Health Commissioner E. G. Williams, who has charge of enforcement of the quarantine against infantile paralysis, ruled r that children tinier 16 years of age coming from New York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania may pass through Virginia enroute to some other state provided they do not stop at any point t longer than is necessary to make con- j nectlons. ; t SENATE REJECTS PROPOSED INCOME TAX LAW , t Washington.?A proposal to lower j the present income tax exemption, j written into the administration revo- <, ttue bill by the Senate finance committee and then stricken out when House ( leaders indicated they would not ac- t CupJ it, was voted down 31 to 19, by j the Senate when Senator Underwood OfiVit n? fin nmuiiilm/inl NAVAL CADETS BACK f FROM PRACTICE CRUISE , 1 Annapolis. Md. ? The battleships t Ohio. Missouri and Wisconsin, composing the Naval Academy practice t cruise squadron have returned to An- i napolis. I SUBMARINE BREMEN < ON WAY TO U. S. WITH DYES. Berlin.?The Cologne Oazotte, as quoted by the Overseas News Agency, t says the German merchant submarine Bremen is now on her way to the ' United States with a cargo of dyes, f The Berlinger Tageblatt prints an in- j terview with Director Lohmann of t the company owniifg the submarine r Bremen ii. which he says the Bremen c is on her way to Baltimore and that 1 trade by mentis of a submarine fleet s soon will be increased materially. ti HEAVY FIGHTING ON C THE MACEDONIAN FRONT t London.?Germany an^ Italy at last 1 are at war. Italy has endwl the anom- t alous situation that has existed for <1 months by declaring that fr?.m \lon- ? day she considers herself the enemy of ( her former ally. Heavy fighting con-! i tinues between the Kntente and Teu- J f tonic Allies in the Macedonia theater, t in the region of Lake Ochrlda east- t ward to Kavala. on the Aegean hut i with results beclouded by diverging 1 statements of Berlin and Paris. t 1 # IMES IDER I J1v .-.v I rii?" * * r ' SR" % LL T IT 31, 1916. I JOY R jlf iLupyriyni.1 TEFENDS ADMINISTRATION ,ECRETARY UPHOLDS PRESIDENT WILSON'S EUROPEAN AND MEXICAN POLICY. )eclares That Policies Havi "Infused the Spirit of Declaration of Independence and of the Golden Rule" Into the U. S. Foreign Relations. Waterville, Maine.?Prosident Wilon's European and Mexican policies lave "Infused the spirit of the declara ion of independence and of the Goldm Rule" in the United States' foreign elations, Secretary of War liaker de lared in an address here in connecion with the Democratic campaign in ktllitin "Tho A t\ *v. J *. 1 u ? I he peace," Seeretury Baker contlnu id, "it has done unto Mexico as we could be done by." "The Administration has kept the ?eace. It has done unto Mexico as we vould bo done by and lias infused the pirit of the Declaration of Imlepeu lence and the Golden Rule into its oreign relations. It has Tnaintained riendly relations with the European telligerents and placed this country n a position from which when the md of th ? great European struggle omes the moral forces of tho United Rates can be exercised in the interists of justice and humanity. "Large problems lie before us in he next four years. The re-construcion must take place. No unfamiliar land should be put in to guide the ourso of our Nation during that perod. No uncertain voice should be per nitted to speak our spirit at the coun?il tnhln thi\t rn^irtruni'/ou tlws rerse. This ia a time when, having iressed forward nobly on a high and lifficult course, the finish should be eft to those who have demonstrated heir ability by their work already lone." rO BESTOW DECORATIONS ON DEUTSCHLAND CREW. Messages of Congratulations Are Received From All Parts of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. Amsterdam, via London.?According o a dispatch received here from Iterine FltTiperor William has sent the ollowing telegram to the owners of he submarine Deutschland: "With sincere pleasure I have just eceived news of the safe return of he submarine liner Deutschland. I leartily congratulate the owners and mildcrs of the vessol and the brave (eamen under Keonlg's command." The message also expresses the in entlon of Kmperor to bestow decora ions on members of the Deutschland's j personnel. From all parts of Germany, Austria Iungary, Bulgaria and Turkey mes iages of congratulation are arriving or Captain Kconig and the crew of he Deutschland. One came from thr Bulgarian lower chamber addressed o the Gorman Reichstag. The press gives liberal praise tr ho fair and neutral conduct of the Jnited States Government. The Coogne Gazette says: iAINS ON SOMME MADE BY UNITED BLOWS OF ALLIES. London. ? Striking simultaneously he British and French armies have uade substantial gains on the Somme rout, according to the official reports ust issued. Maurepas has fallen to he French, who have pushed forward nore than 200 yards beyond the town in a front of a mile and a quarter The British report a 300-yard advance outh of Thiepval and the capture of aany prisoners and munitions. The capture of Maurepas leaves Mery almost surrounded and brings he French directly in front of the mportant railroad town of Combles. Thiepval is in about the same posiion as C'lery and the Allied front, as [escribed, now resembles the teeth if a great saw between which the h iniai i are tena'iously holding the uitis of icveral villages. Dispatches rom the Somme front indicate tha* he French aro preparing to extend heir offensive for a distunco of 3'nlles south of the present battle line They are reported to have opened a remendous cannonading near bistres 1 ; OOti'r do SO __ 1 .as-1 -? : ALLIES NOW AT SALONIKI THE PLANS OF THE ALLIES IN NEW OFFENSIVE ARE SOMEWHAT OBSCURE. Berlin Reports Advnnces Against Ser-! bians.? French Mark Time in West. Fierce Struggle Around Fleury in Verdun Sector Continues. London. ? With uo important changes in the main war theaters interest remains centered on the nowAllied offensive on the Salonild front. The latest dispatches, however, throwlittle light on the situation and the Allies' plans are somewhat obscure. The British report that the Bulgarians have advanced along the Struma Valley and havo entrenched them selves at various points. Berlin also reports fu.tlier advances for them on the right wing where they face the Serbians. Apparently, however, no action of first importance has yet developed. Interest in the uttitudo of the Greeks lias been heightened hv dispatches tellimr of the determination of the Greek commander at Seres to resist the Bulgarians and of volunteers being organized for his assistunoe by the Venizelos leaders at Sa loniki. There has been no further development in the Rumanian situation. The last report from Berlin maintains that Rumania has not reached a decision. On the Western front the French are apparently marking time while the British push against Thiepval and Guillemont. Tito British report a fresh tightening of the ring around Thiepval in the capture of 200 yards of German trenches south of the town. Bitter fighting is going on in this section. The Germans succeeded in entering some British trenches hut according to London were immediately evicted. Conflicting claims are made by Ber lin and I'otrograd on the fighting on the eastern front. Both report the capture of positions near Jablonitza Pass, where a violent struggle has been In progress several days on the crest of the Carpathians. Rerlin also claims the sanguinary repulse of Kus sian attempts to cross the Stokhod BORDER BOARD MEETS EARLY IN SEPTEMBER Mexican Joint Commission's Sessions to be Held at Some Place on New England Coast. Washington?Secretary Lansing and Kliseo Arredondo, Mexican amha i(lor designate. tentatively agreed that the joint commission to discuss border problems should meet at ome place on the New England coast during the first week in September. Mr. Arredondo called at the department to receive formal neMfbnti i that the American commissioner li. <1 selected and were ready to nu t tieMexican members as soon as the tim and place could be arranged Both the embassy and the department were in eonununic ition with Mexico City In regard to fixing a date for beginning the sessions. AMERICAN STEAMER FIRED ON BY U-BOAT Rottordnm. via Ixmdon According to information hero tlio American stormier Owego, regarding a report* d Rubmarine attack on which the American government has inquired of O r many, arrived here August 13 and reported encountering off the Isle 01 Wight the Herman submarine which fired 10 or 12 shots at her without warning, it is declared, some sheUstriking very close to her hut inflicting no damage. FEDERAL PROTEST ON VIRGINIA QUARANTINE Washington.?Iiistrict Health OfTlrer Woodward sent a protest, to State Health ('< mini-sioner Williams of Vir glnia again t the action of health offi corn and physicians of Virginia recom mending ; hi te wide infantile puraly sis quarantine. .Mr. Wwidwird cited tlie action of tho conference of Federal and state health officers held here last week, in which state-wide quarantines wero disapproved. ^^ . j -n * $1.25 Per Year. CONGRESS PLANS TO ADJOURN SOON JOINT RESOLUTION IS EXPECTED FROM BOTH HOUSES DURING WEEK. ? . - TO END h RiDAY PROBABLY House and Senate Leaders Plan to Close Session as Soon as General Deficiency and Revenue Bills Can Be Gotten Through. Washington.?Congress is getting ready to adjourn next Friday, if possible. ignoring all threats of members to press special bills for consideration over protests of administration loaders. It is expected that a Joint resolution to provide for adjournment Friday evening will be submitted to both houses next week as soon as general deth iency appropriation bill has passed the house probably on Tuesday. Democratic leaders declare the resolution will l>e adopted and that this will operate to check a threatened prolonged tight in the senate over the Owen corrupt practices bill. Senator Smith of South Carolina, intends to seek another opportunity to pass the immigration bill. To clear the way for adjournment Majority Leader Kltchln sent urgent telegrams to all House absentees, asking that they return at once for the final legislative drive of the session. The House has the shipping bill as amended and the forthcoming revenue bill conference report to dispose of next week. Iii the Senate it is planned to lay aside the revenue bill to pass the de[ flcieney appropriation bill as soon a? it gets through the House. "When that is done." said Senator Simmons, chairman of the Finnance Committee, "all general debate on tho | revenue bill will halt, and it will bo rushed through." If anything should happen to prevent adjournment next Friday, it will be necessary for Congress to stay over until the following week as President Wilson will be in New Jersey Satur! day receiving formal notification of j his nomination for re election. GEORGIA MILITIA CAPTAIN KILLED IN CAMP BY WOMAN I Officers Say Slayer Accused Victim of Wronging Her In His Office In Atlanta. I Macon, (la.?Capt. Edgar J. Sprati ling of F. Company, Fifth Regiment, National Guard of Georgia, was shot j and killed in his tent at the state mobi! lization camp near here by Mrs. 11. C. Adams, an Atlanta woman, who, according to officers at tho camp, accused Captain Spratling of having j wronged her. At the Bibb county Jail Mrs. Adams asserted that Captain Spratling. who was a physician, hud caused her to snoot. mm hv attentions paid to her while she was in his ofTleo in Atlanta for treatment before the Georgia troops were mobilized. Mrs. Adams, who is nltout 30 years old, cnmo from her home in Atlanta and going to the state rump, inquired the way to Captain Spratllng's tent. Reaching the tent sho asked he officer it is said, if he were Captain Spratling. On being answered in the affirmative, she tired twice front a small calibre pistol, both shots taking effect. The woman, according to I>ieut. Samuel A. Kysor. of P. Company, who seized her a moment later, cried out 1 as she tired "you have ruined my home." Mrs. Adams' husband is employed at. a laundry in Atlanta .according to information received hero. COWBOY BAND GREETS" HUGHES IN CHEYENNE Cheyenne, Wyo. ?Charles E. Hughes ranched Cheyenne. Wyo., front Salt Lake City. The nominee stopped at Laramie en route and made a brief address. At the tatiou hero Mr. Iluglies was met l?y a cowboy escort and two brass hands. The nominee and his win- nt*?iu'Mi an auiomoDlle parudo through tho streets. FIRST BORDER SESSION AT NEW YORK SEPT. 4 Washington Secretary Lansing will attend tho first mooting of tho American-Mexican commission to adjust bordor difficulties which will he Irdd in Now York September 4. An official announcement of this decision follow1 <-d conferences between Mr. Lansing . and Secretary Lane utnl Judge Geo. Gray, two of the American commissioners and I'rof. I. a- Kowo, secretary of the American group. KITCHIN HAS BILL TO REDUCE BANKING COST \Va hington.?Representative KitchIn. He I >e moor at le leader, Introduced a bill to authorize member banks of t)i<> d. al re- Tve system to make .do" in ad of tho actual cost >v. . J I v la;v for lltn ' >. ;'on of < hecks. Tlopre? rite 1 man of Iho Ian' : n ":< o, introduced a ntoasurt . \ .aid facilitate the transfer of largo Vtmis of money between Federal reserve banks.