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BRITISH ARTILLERY ji
r MAKE BIG ADVANCE
ON THE MACEDONIAN FRONT j |
BRITISH REACH THE VILLAGE
OF BURSUK.
RUMANIANS CLAIM VICTORY I
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Big Guns on Both Sides of Somme I I
Front Feature the Acitivities From
West of Lutsk.?Neither Side Able
to Gain.
I-ondou.?While both Vienna and
Berlin war offices announce nerely a
continuation of fighting on the Tran- <
sylvania front hot ween the AustroUermans
and Rumanians, tlie Rumanians,
the Rumanian Army headquart- i
era reports that in the Alt River region
the troops of King Ferdinand have i
occupied several positions held by the
Teutonic Allies. Along the other sec- :
tors of this front, according to Bucha- i
i mi, Iiuui nn ?cii3 i u|>uincu uy mo I
Rumanians, except In the Hurzen Valley,
where the Rumanians were compelled
to withdraw slightly farther
south. i
Hard fighting is going on from tho
west of Lutsk, through Galicia to tho
t Carpathian Mountains. In Volhynia, |
despite fierce attacks by both sides ;
there seemingly ie a stalemate. Pe- |
trograd reports that neither the Austro-Germans
nor the Russians have
been able to gain an advantage in j
Galicia, where battles have taken
place along the Tarnopol-Krasne Rail- j
way east of Lemberg and to the
north of Stanishlau.
On the Macedonian front the British
troops have reached the village
of Bursuk, eight miles southwest of
Deniir-Ilissar. Along the Cerna Riv- ;
er and north of Nidje Mountain, forces
of the Entente Allied troops attacked j
the Teutonic Allies, but were re- l
pulsed.
WATSON ISSUES CALL TO
MEET IN WASHINGTON.
South Carolina Commissioner of AflrL
culture Notifies National Association
in Hurry Call.
Columbia, S. C.?E. J. .V'atson, pres^
ident of the National Association of
Commissioners of Agriculture issued
a call for the executive committee of
the association to meet in Washington,
D. C? on the morning of Oct. 28.
"For some months." said President
Watson In explaining the purpose of
his call, "certain conditions have been
developing in many of the states that
are not making for the fullest development
of the agricultural sources of
the nation and there has been an increasing
demand that steps be taken j
to cure mere conditions.
"It is probable that after discus- '
sing these matters fully in Washington
the members of the committee
will proceed to Shadow Lawn to discuss
them from the national standpoint
with President Wilson."
Mr. Watson declined to say to what
conditions his call referred.
Mr. Watson declared the "apparent
lack of co-operation between federal
agents In the states and state officials"
in handling the Smith-Lever
cotton act would bo tho subject discussed.
RAILROAD SHOPMEN *RE
DEMANDING SHORTER DAY.
Kansas City, Mo.?A wago Increase
oi tnree cents an nour ana a aemanu
for eight hour day throughout the six
allied crafts of railroad shopmen of
17 western railroads was agreed upon
at a conference of the shopment here.
The crafts prepared an ultimatum outlining
thoir demands which will he
presented immediately to the rail- :
roads interested.
TWO INCHES OF SNOW
FALL IN MICHIGAN
Calumet, Mich.?The heaviest snowstorm
of any Autumn in the last 10
years prevailed in this section of the
copper country. At noon two inches I
had fallon. Lake Superior shipping
was forced to seek shelter.
VILLA BANDITS DEFEAT
CARRANZA'S SOLDIERS
El Paso, Texas.?Passengers arriving
at Juarez from Chihunhua said a
report was curent hero that a force of
a. thousand Carranza soldiers left their
una*: in on.mi ibbubi oiiiuruay u> opi'rate
against Villa, only to meet serious
revres at the hands of the bandits on
4? the road to San Andres Arrivals here
over the Mexico Northwestern Rail- j
way say Villa's men are in possession
of Namiquipa.
DEDICATION OF BIG DAM
AT ELEPHANT BUTTE
El Paso/Texas.?At the opening session
of the twenty-third Irrigation Confress
convention. President Richard F.
Purges of El Paso read a message
from President Wilson expressing
"deep and constant interest in the important
work In which the congress is
engaged." The dedication of the dam
at Elephant Butte, N. M., took place
Thursday. October 19, having been
postponed from Saturday, October 14
ALLIES INSIST ON l|
SEARCHING MAILS
LATEST REPLY TO AMERICAN
PROTESTS REITERATES CLAIM
TO RIGHT.
U. S. DOES NOT ADMIT THIS
Promise to Remedy Any Faults, I
Abuses of Serious Mistakes in Censorship
That May Be Brought to
Attention of Allied Governments.
Washington.?In their last reply to
American protests against interferences
with neutral mails just made
public, by the State Department, the
Allied governments reiterate their
right to Intercept and search all genuine
mail found on neutral vessels
on the high seas or In allied ports but
they promise to remedy "any faults. ,
abuses or serious mistakes" in con- |
sorsbip that may be brought to their
attention. They declare unjustified by
facts the American charge that illegal ,
juridustion has been gained by diver ton
of neutral ships from the high
seas into the territorial waters of the
Allies. The next move of the American
Government has not been determined.
The note, transmitted jointly by I
the British and French governments
was delivered to the State Department
by the embassies several days
ago has just been made public by
agreement of the governments concerned.
It makes reply to Secretary
Lansing's memorandum of May 24 in '
which the United States declared the '
Allies had been guilty of "lawless 1
practices" in their mail censorship '
methods and that "only a radical '
change, restoring to the United :
States its full rights as a neutral now- 1
er will satisfy this government."
The Allies maintain they are "sin- (
cerely endeavoring to avoid any encroachment
on the legitimate exer- 1
rise of the rights of Inoffensive neu- !
tral commerce" and suggest that the 1
Hague convention quoted in the 1
American memorandum is not binding
because it has not been ratifled '
by several belligerent powers, though (
the allied policy has been guided by '
the intention it expresses.
The note Is nearly 5,000 words in '
length. It argues that the United 1
States and the Allies agree that the 1
postal union convention does not ap- '
ply and that postal packages may be
examined to see if they contain contraband.
AMERICA ALWAYS READY TO
FIGHT FOB THINGS AMERICAN
Pennsylvania Democrats Hear President
Wilson at Shadow Lawn.
Long Branch, N. J.?In a speech
before a large delegation of Penn
sylvania Democrats who came here
with hands playing and banners flying.
President Wilson declared that
while he is for peace, "America is always
ready ro fight for things that
are American." He summed up his
idea of the issues of the present campaign
in these words:
"America knows that it is faced
with this choice: Peace, the continuance
of the development of business
along the lines which it has now established
and developed and the
maintenance of well known progressive
lines of action, on the one hand:
or, on the other ,a disturbance of
policy all along the line, new conditions.
new adjustments, undefined alterations
of policy and back of it
all invisible government."
VOTE FOR HUGHES DOES NOT
MEAN A VOTE FOR WAR
Lincoln, N'eb. ? Charles Evans
Hughes characterized as "preposler
ous" the declaration that a vote
for him meant a vote for war.
"I am a man of peace." Mr. Hughes
said in a Nebraska speech. "Who
wants war? I don't want war."
Correct policies. Mr. Hughes said,
would keep America out of war.
"That sort of thing we have been
having will not keep us out of war."
he said. "It will embroil us in difficulty."
In the six addresses which marked
the opening day of his presidential
campaign in Nebraska the Republican
nominee discussed nearly all the
issues of the campaign. He characterized
as "temporary and abnormal"
the present prosperity of the country
and urged support of the Republican
party so that a protective tariff might
be enacted to fortify American enterprise
in post helium days against unequal
competition.
"The country was living." he said,
"on the stimulant" of the Furonean
war and would no! long have the stim
ulant.
STEPHANO CAPTAIN SAYS SHIP
FIRED ON WITHOUT WARNING.
Washington.?The liritis steamer
Stephano, sunk by the German submarine
lT.-52 off the Now England
coast, was tired on wiwthout warning,
her coraman-.ter. Captain Smith, reported
In an affidavit received by the
State Department. Captain Smith
declared three solid shots were used,
the first of which hit tlio Stephano's
bow. No ev dence corroborating his
statement has been received by the
Department.
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REICASTAG LAUDS GREEK
SUBMARINE QUESTION NOT TOPIC
OF DISCUSSION IN OPEN
SESSION.
Mational Liberal Leader Emphasises
Entente's Pressure on Neutral Powers
and Effort to Force Hellenic
People Into the Great War.
Rprlin ?Thn most notnhln inoidpnt
it the opening of today's Reichstag
session was supplied by Major BesserfTian,
leader of the National Liberals,
in his report from the budget committee
that although it had been unlble
to reach a decision on the submarine
question it had voted. 24 to 4,
igainst a discussion of the subject in
jpen session.
Herr Basserman ran through a short
report of the general international
situation emphasizing particularly the
ihitonte's pressure on neutral powers
ind its efforts to force Greece into the
war. in connection with which he
expressed admiration for the attitude
if King's Constantino. He then read
:he committee's recommendations.
"The committee occupied itself with
x thorough discussion of the question
if submarine warfare," the report
read, "the members of all parties and
the representatives of the government
participating. All the naval, technical,
military, economic and polltcal as?
pects were thoroughly investigated
and weighed.
"An agreement could not be reached
in the committee, which therefore
refrained from making a decision.
The committee recommends that the
Reichstag in its deliberations abstain
from a discussion of submarine warfare.
It bases this attitude upon the
standpont that a thorough discussion
of the naval, technical, military, economic
and political details is impossible
without injury to the interests of
the Fatherland, but, on the other hand,
that without such thorough discussion
the subject could not bo completely
The speaker pleaded for the abolition
of the censorship. He said the
committee had received the impression
that the "military situation everywhere
was satisfatorcy and hopeful."
LINER WITH 353 PASSENGERS
AND BIG CARGO DEFIES U-BOAT
White Star Liner With All Light* Out
Follows Two Freighters Out of
New York Harbor.
New York.?With all lights extinguished
the steamship Adriatic of the
White Star Line, carrying 353 passengers
and 18.000 tons of war munitions
was speeding south from this port,
well without the three mile-mile zone
of safety. Her announced destination
is Liveri?ool and her course to that
city would lead ca*?t from Sandy
Hook. She apparently followed In the
wake of the freight-laden Pannonia
and Mlnneahoha. The Danish vessel
Delist Olav. more venturesome than
the H?-iti?h steamers, took the easterly
course after clearing the bar. They
were the first vessels to leave New
York fpr European ports since the submarine
raid.
The Adriatic left her dock, but after
reaching Sandy Hook dropped anchor
outside the bar. As night fell, no lights
flashed aboard the liner.
SPECIAL MEMOR'AL HELD
FOR KIFFEN ROCKWELL
Paris A special memorial service
has been h?1d in tho French Protestant
Church for Kiffon Rockwell, of Atlanta.
fla.. and formerly of Asheville,
N. C.. the young American aviator
who as a member of the French air
corps, was killed recently in battle
with the Germans.
U. S. RECEIVES ALLIES'
MAIL SEIZURE PROMISES
\Va liinRton ?Identic memorandum
from the British and French fcovorn
ments replying to the American protest
against seizure of neutral mallx
were delivered to the state denarfment
by the embassies here. The text was
not made public but the Allies) are understood
to Rive renewed promises that
every effort will he made to minimize
delay and anoyance caused by examination.
but to insist upon certain le
gal rights in regard to mails.
AMERICAN CITIZEN
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BRITISH FEAR U - BOATS
=Air.,_!5!?'j !_ ?IJ I Il_jIM I IN ALUU W - |
ING SHIPS TO LEAVE ATLANTIC
COAST.
Still Presumbaly in Position to Strike
Effective Blows at Enemy Vessels
on High Seas, While on Way to
Base at Helgoland.
New York.?Although there was no
news to indicate that the Gorman
submarine U-53 still was lurking in.
the Atlnntrc Sea lanes and while
some shipping interests believed she
has headed for Helgoland, there was
evidence that the British Admiralty
, will proceed with caution in allowing
I British ships to depart from Atlantic.
Coast ports.
There was a strong tendency In naval
circles to believe that the U-53 unless
that craft has received fresh fuel
supplies on this side of the Atlantic,
h; s hauled off shore and is headed
for her base at Helgoland. This belie;'
is founded on the knowledge that
the cruising radius of the 11-53 class
boats does not exceed 7,000 miles, or
just sufficient to permit making a
voyage out from Helgoland, via the
north of Scotland to Newport and return.
It is considered possible, however,
that sufficient extra fuel was
carried to permit of a couple of days
stay on the operating ground. By
every precedent in commerce destroying
work, experts said, the U-53
might be expected to have abandoned
the Nantuket shoajs locality after
Suuday. Merchant ships, it was
pointed out. would give the Nantucket
lightship a wide berth as soon as appraised
of the presence of a submarine.
One report that has not been verified
was to the effect that the U-53
took on board crude oil from the
I Christian Knudsen before sinking that
craft. In the event that the U-53 has
not been able to replenish her fuel
tanks, the view was expressed that
the logical course for her to take
would bo to follow the line of the
Gulf stream to the "corner" as it is
known to navigators. The -""Corner"
is the turning point in the North Atlantic
where traffic between the
United Kingdom and the United
States either heads up for the English
Channel or shapes away for various
porta on the American seaboard.
ALLLIES DEMAND GREEKS
-rr\ ciiDDCKinco c i cctc
London.?Vice-Admiral Dartige du
Fournet, commander of the AngloFrench
fleet In the Mediterranean,
has presented an ultimatum to Greece
demanding that Greece hand over the
entire Greek fleet, except the armored
crulsr Averoff and the battleships
Lemnos and Kilkis, to the Entente Allies.
according to Reuter'a Athens correspondent.
Demand also is made for
the control of the Piraeus-Larissa railway.
j "The minister of marine," the correspondent
continues, "says vice admral
Fournet's demands will be complied
with and that the fleet will be
handed over before the prescribed
time.
"The demands were made a3 a precautionary
measure to ensure the
safety of the Allies' fleet."
It is explained that the dispatch
of artillery and ammimiton to the
] interior. the movements of Greek
J ships and the ontlnued activity of
he reservist ! .i^u >s have aroused
fears of a disturbance of order at
points whore the Allies' war vessels
arc anchored and also endanger tho
security of the Allied troops on the
, Balkan front.
GERARD DENIES COMING
U IN OU .VI O/AM !I>I li Ml SSI UN
"cw York.- James \V. Gerard, United
States nmhu ador to Germany,
i who returned here on his flrst vacation
in nearly 'h-eo y*ars, Issued a
i formal statement : ? which he denied
that his honoeoming had been caused
; by the need of warning the administrui
tlon at Wa Oiington of Germany's in
diserimiate nuhmarine warfare against
- neutral as woll as hostile shipping
| across the Atlantic.
REPORT SUBMARINE!
OFF NEW ENGLAND!
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ENTIRE DESTROYER FLOTIILA ,
OF AT i_/. jITIC FLEET ON NEU 1
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BRITISH CRUISERS ARE NEAR
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English War Vessels Lurk Near Am- i
erlcan Waters?Neutrality Patrol
Searching For Possible Hidden Supply
Base or Wireless Station.
1
Huston. ? An million! iflnrl eiihmar.
inc off the New Engtgtid Coast was
reported by the steamship novtc at a
time when the steamship lane to
Europe was dotted with munition J
laden ships just released worn th*
embargo placed on their movements
after the German submarine raid off
Nantucket.
The reports of the strange submarine
were coincident with announcements
that a tleet of British
cruisers and destroyers was off the j
coast and thai virtually the entire ,
available destroyed flotilla of the I
Atlantic fleet of the United States j
Navy was on neutrality duty. That i
the American destroyers were con- !
ducting an active investigation of stories
of secret submnrine bases on this [
coast was indicated in a dispatch from
Bar Iinrbor. Maine, which said the destroyer
Paulding, sent out from the ;
Newport uavai base, made as exhaustive
search of the coast between
Bar Harbor and Rockland. There was ,
not a cove or rock inlet that escap- !
ed the sharp scrutiny of the destroy- er's
crew. At dusk the Paulding put
bark to Rockland and it was understood
that she had discovered nothing
suspicious.
vniicr uc?iniyer? kiiuwii to oe on
the roast ami believed to be engaged
in much the same Work as the l'aulding
are the McDougal, Fanning and
Warrington. The McDougal. during
the evening anchored at Fast port, in
proximity to the Canadian border.
The presence of these destroyers in
Eastern Maine waters recalled rumors
that have persisted for months that
Teutonic sympathizers had a hidden
wireless station somewhere in the
vicinity of liar Harbor and that there
was a suspicion also that they were
establishing a secret submarine base
on the Daine coast. Few places on the
Atlantic shore line of the United
States, shipping men say. offer better
advantages for submarines having dosigns
on allied supply ships. Submer
slhles operating from one of the Innumerable
Isolated roves on the j
Maine coast, tt is pointed out. could i
threaten both the steamship lane to
Europe and the transport ships.
KING CONST ATI N E FAVORS
GREECE JOINING ALLIES
Guarantee of Country's Integrity Nec- ;
essary, However, Before Entry
Into Hostilities.
Athens, via London?King Constan- '
tine motored in from Tatio, his sum- j
rner residence and presided at a meet- |
ing of the crown council to which he j
presented the report of Prince An* i
drew, his brcther, who has just re- i
turned from a visit to the Entente
capitals.
The king discussed the form wwhirh
Greece's proposals to the Entente
with a view of abandoning neutrality
should take and declared his conyl^- ;
tion that Greece's future depended utl
o nher joining the Entente. He elpressed
a readiness to do so. not demanding
more than a guarantee of
the integrity of Greece and such notorial
assistance in equipping tllo
army as would be essential to render
Greece's participation in the war of
real value to the Allies.
Discussing a telegram from M.
Romanos, the Greek Minister to j
Franco on September 30, reporting a
conversation with Premier IJriand, ;
the sovereign pointed out that the i
three compensations which the
French Premier offeied informally
did not include a guarantee of integ* I
rity. and he expressed the opinion
that Greece's entry into the hostilities
was impossible without an offi- j
cial pledge.
FEELING TOWARD U. S. TROOPS
IN MEXICO CHANGES.
K1 I'pso. Texas Corilia! relation*
between American punitive expedl|
tlon and neighboring Carranza auth
orities is the subject of an article In
K1 Democrata. Carranza organ, pub1
lishcd in Chihuahua City, which la
significant of a changed policy toward
the United States, looking to a more
extended co-operation against Villa. I
It was this paner that brought first
news of the agitation last Juno for th<?
, retirrnioni 01 me punitive force.
, SOAKED AND SHIVERING
S. C. TROOPS END HIKE.
El Paso, Texas. Soaked from hard
rains of the last 21 hours and shiver
inf? from the cold wind whleh pierced i
their summer uniforms. 1P.OOO Nation
al Guard troops of the tenth provV
ional division reached this city aDer a
hike of 80 miles which required 13
days to complete. General Morton,
commanding the Tenth Division, reviewed
the troops as they marched
into the city In a drizzling rain.
S READY FOR BOLL WEEVIL
3reat Live Stock Conference at
Orangeburg First of Many to be
Held in State Next Year.
Orangeburg. ?The coming of the boll
weevil will not find South Carolina unprepared.
A definite program of preYareduess
by diversification is being
planned and before the conclusion of
he live stock conference here a committee
of five South Carolinaians was
appointed to serve for one year, to
jmke plans for the holding of other
jimilar conferences in the state, promote
the live stock industry, diversification
of farm crops and kindred subjects.
This committee consists of: M.
0. Dantzler. Orangeburg; 1). C. Hoyward.
Columbia; it. L. Montague. Charleston;
L. I. Guion, Lugoff; N. B Dial,
Laurens.
The Orangeburg packing house and
the Orangeburg Farmers' Co-operative
rroamery were indorsed and the farmers
were urged at once to begin the
growing of hogs and cattle and the
establishing of dairies. The confer
Bnoe also adopted ?t resolution in favor
of the complete eradication of the cattle
tick from the 13 remaining counties
under quarantine in this state at the
earliest possible day and urged u|>on
the people the necessity for full and
active co-operation with the state and
federal authorities having this work in
charge.
The high points of enthusiasm for
the entire conference were aroused by
two addresses, one by Mrs. G. 11. Mathis,
representative of the Alabama
State Hankers' Association, and H. B.
Mobley, president of the Arkansas
Farmers' Union, the largest attendance
of the entire conference being
the last session. And. while these two
speakers were carrying the conference
by storm, the time between their addresses
was taken by experts from the
United States department of agriculture.
Clemson College, and farmers of
South Carolina in giving the large
audience of representative farmers
beneficial and practical information
upon the ordinary problems affecting
the breeding, feeding and marketing
of their stock
This conference demonstrated that
the farmers of South Carolina are
earnestly and seriously studying the
live stock situation with a vie A- toward
changing, their methods of farming
from the crop system to diversified
farming.
Twc Accidents Near -Same Spot.
Clinton.?Two accidents occurred
within one mile of T>over Junction
here about three hours apart. A Seabaord
train was wrecked resulting in
injury to two passengers and the fireman.
Three hours later a train on
ilit* * oiumniu, .\mvncrry ?- l..aurons
line struck an automobile containing
nine passengers. One occupant of the
car is believed to have been fatally injured.
The accidents occurred almost
at the same spot.
York Farmers Wilt Borrow.
York.?A farm loan association
has been organized here. Much interest
was shown. Fifteen members join
ed and others will come In. More
than $50,000 was represented. C. M.
Inrnan was elected president, .T. C
Wilborn secretary ann treasurer. The
loan committee is composed of J. M.
Brice, T. W. Ij. Pursley and John B
Plaxlco.
Jonesvllle Baptists to Build.
Jonesville.?The congregation of the
Jonesville Baptist church recently de
elded to build a new house of worship,
There was not a dissenting vote when
the question was presented in confer
ence. Immediately a larg amount ol
the money was subscribed.
80UTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS
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The management of the Judson Mill
at flreenvile has worked out a plan
for Insuring its ojwrntives, and within
a short time this plan will he put into
effect.
The state board of education ad
journod after a two days' session when
appeals from tho decision relative tn
scholarships in state institutions were
heard. Routine matters were discussed
About IRO.ftOrt will probably be ex
ponded in replacing the Wateree
bridge between Columbia and Camden
The d.ftoa have been fixed and. defl
nltely decided upon, and next month
N'ovembor 20. 21. 22. 22. 24. 25 will see
the Red Rose county enthusiastically
holding its third annual fair.
Two important derisions in rego'd
to taxables were Tiled hv the supreme
court en banc. One case came ur
from York, the other from Richland
Reductions claimed were in both cases
denied.
(Tov. Manning appointed J. 11 Mc
Manus as coroner for Yor7 county t
take effeyt November 1. viee Julian
I/. Strait, resigned.
Rife insurance men of South Caro
Mna will be interested to knew thai
Octiher 2a lias boon set as the definite
date for the Hunual convention of the
I.lfe Underwriters' as ociatlon in Co
lumhia.
Dr. W. O. Wrightson. one of the
younger physicians of Spartanburg
met with a singular and perhaps so
rious accident when a pole of, the
street railway company at Fast Main
and Oakland av< mies, Spartanburg
fell across his automobile, striking
him in the head, rendering him tin
conseious and causing the car to dash
into the yard and into the (lower pit
of F. T. Cantrell, who resides on the
corner. Dr. Wrlghtson in an unoon
sclous state, was hurried to a hospital
whore he Is under '.he care of sur
geont.
LAWS ON LIQUORS
STAND ACID TEST
GALLON-A-MONTH ONLY AFFIRMED
BY DECISION OF COURT
EN BANC.
WEBB KENYON BILL UPHELD
Court Sustains Right of Peace Officers
to Seize Liquor In Transit For
Unlawful Purpose.
Columbia.?The gailou-a-month act
the Webb-Kenyan law are upheld in
decisions of the supreme court en
onm- just nicd. i-j. j. Bremen or Columbia
brought an action in the Richland
circuit court to upset the gallona-month
act atnl 011 losing there took
an appeal. The Webb-lvenyon law
was brought into question in action
brought in Greenwood by the Charleston
& Western Carolina railway
against Reuben Gosnell, chief of the
: county police, and others.
The court en banc held that a discrimination
complained of in the
Hrennen case did exist under the dispensary
system in force at the time
the suit was begun, but that the state
being "dry" now no discrimination
' existed.
in the Gosnell case the court sustained
the right of peace officers to
seize liquors in trausit for unlawful
; purpose, without awaiting either actual
or constructive delivery. The
shipment in question was shipped
"order notify" and on its being seized
the railway sought to recover It un>
dor claim and delivery proceedings.
The court's opinion in the Brcnnen
case, written by I). E. Hydrick, associate
justice, was concurred in by
Cl.loP l.iollnn I ~i
> iiivl uuoiu v mui j , init *J u^lk-on
I Fraser and Gage and Circuit Judges
John S. Wilson, II. F. Rice, Mendel
L. Smith, Ernest Moore. T. S. Seaso,
James E. Peurifoy, It. W. Memiuinger,
Frank B. Gary. A dissenting op'
inion by It. C. Watts, associate jusrice,
was concurred in by Circuit
Judges George E. Prince and J. W.
Devore. A separate dissenting opinion
was liled by S. W. SUipp, circuit
Judge.
Chief Justice Gary wrote the majority
opinion in the Gosnell caso. Associate
Justice Gage concurring, with
the following circuit judges: Ernest
Moore, T. S. Seaso, H. F. ltlce, I. W.
Bowman, F. B. Gary. John S. Wilson,
James E. Ponrifoy and Mendel L.
! Smith. A concurring opinion was
tiled by Associate Justices Hvdrick
and Fraser. The minutes note dissent
thereto on the part of Associate Justice
Watts and Circ uit Judges George
E. Prince, S. W. G. Shipp und J. W.
Devore.
i Appoints Railway Mall Clerks.
Washington. The following: railway
mail clerks have been appointed by the
civil service commission in South Car
olina: O. A. Neuffer, Jr.. Abbeville;
E. L. McCants. Anderson; D. E. Tied
j don. Greenville;; Dawrence Wannai
maker, Orangeburg; T. K. Stribling,
Jr., Ivn; J. K. Turboville, Columbia;
' j L. C. Shealey, Prosperity; Paul Fowl
| or, Switzer; It. K. Furnian. Charleston;
F. It. Trowbridge, Aiken; D. O.
1 j Sampson, Sumter; R. O. Sbealey, Columbia;
C. P. Walker, Charleston; B.
Plume. Columbia; O. R. Pinckney,
Charleston; G. M. Swift. Spartanburg;
J. H. Bevis. Jonesvillo; E. R. Sloan.
| Elloree; W. II. flay. Kershaw; W. H.
Dowdy, Columbia; C. W. Graham, Columbia;
I). K. I/oitzey, Columbia and
1 J. R. Strother, Edgefield
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New Hotel for Gaffney.
Gaffney.?Through the efforts of the
i chamber of commerce and agriculture.
i uannoy lias recently placed subscriptions
to the amount of $r>0,000 for a
now modern hotel which will be erected
on a commodious lot near the
i Southern railway station.
At a meeting held in the chamber of
commerce one night recently a hoard
i of directors was elected as follows:
1 J. N. Lipscomb, president; TV C,. Phil- '
' : lips, vice president; Ed TI. DeCamp,
secretary; George G. Byers. treasurer.
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Young People Select Columbia.
' Greenville The State Federation of
Lutheran Young People's Societies in
session here, elected Charles P. Barro
of Newberry, president; John !> Sotzi
ler. Newberry, vice president; J B.
11 . ? I - '
....... 1.1 I... ruif;, mnilllil^
tary; Mis; Ttosal.vn Hipp, Newberry,
corresponding: -eeietary; ira ll<ltiwanper,
Columbia, treasurer; Miss
Caroline Voiyf Columbia, literary seeretary;
Mips Willio Mae Wise, Proa
perlty, a< li i vist. The federation selected
Columbia as the next meefiny place.
P!an Fcr Big Fair.
Spartan bury.- Preparations for the
county fair, which will be held Octo'
ber 31, and November 1, 2. and 3 are
1 going steadily forward. This will be
. the biggest fair the county has yet had
' offclals of the fair association say,
' and many new features are to be add'
od. Thursday, November 2, will be
j designated Governor's day, because
imi niiii nay unvi;rnnr rticnara I. .Manaddress
to those present. The mer
chants of the city havo decided to
> make that a holiday, when the morchants
will observe Sunday hours.