The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 16, 1916, Image 1
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916.
NUMBER ?.
IIKIIII NK NKWS NOTKfcJ.
Miiclc of Happening* From Our
Regular Correspondent.
lUiuit*. .luttf ir?. Mrs. imgget Nov
ftvlfe of Mr. Jos. !?'. Norwood,
last Tliuiwlnyt Airs.
,lK?l whs n laity of many ad
,1,. traits of I'liiii'iii'lt'r ami (lur
ju. |, w limes she \ ?m i tJiiis
| die' endeared hersHf to all with
[i *|ie came hi contact. She loaves
.-I IK I Hun' HOIIS.
I a recent meeting of the trustors
|t?>t Iiiiim* hjuh school. teachers
elected for t In* next solution! Prof,
flier K. Whijtlo, of Columbia,
!||ml; .Miss I,ynch, of Cauidou ;
wo .Mi ss?'s Anderson. of Hlchland,
hiw teachers, have already mo
f>. ,|. c l.awson, flu* now pastor
i? llapt 1st church here, filled Ills
HpiMiiariia-nt last Sunday morie
t n o'clock, Air. l.awson and
? at*1 residing at AlelU'e.
llt*flniat* and Ali'ltoo high school'
[ill ten ins played a match game
Tuesdai afternoon, resulting' In
or.v for Hethune.
Win. I>. (Jardiior, the mute son,
r. s. T. (Jardncr, was taken to
uberculosis camp near Columbia
day for treatment. Ho has betm
I for some time.
Mirs. It. \V. Mranngii and II. (),
null), who wore operated on at
Aihunhia hospital last week, aro
IviiiK' and will return houto with
nv day*.
J. J. K. Co|K land and A. F, Gard
l|N'iit a couple of days at the
pbln hospital last week, where
Popeland wont for treatment
i yomiu folks in town enjoyed a
at the big Spring on Tuesday,
j. Joanna Caston returned last
Broil) a ii extended visit to her
Her. Mrs. S. L. l-'olsomi near
low.
Si(l Padgett. who has Iweh hfdd
|KKiitiou at Petersburg, Vn., since
I, returned home last week. '
[J. I'. Coldinan. who Is working
Southern railway neaV Convj
IN. ('.. sjieiH last Saturday and
|v with Ids family here.
Killed in Honduras.
. liiveavillf PledAumt. says:
j(|s here ..r the late Bishop Coke
and his son Henry I\luurd
lmth of whom onee llvott' hero,
leeplv regret to learn of the
|of .the latter. ;is told In the fol
extraet from the Klohiuoiid
[lispateh :
[ailment of ;i train caused by an
pr ly invr ?If rn>x the tracks near
Honduras. cuummI the death of
[Smith, civil engineer, son Of the
l^hop (,'oke Sin i l h id' thte Soutli
kthodist church, according to ln
|on received lately by Air.
relatives here from Robert
secrctan of >tate. The acol
eurred March As a preoau
Binst ImltMiiic plague the body
^t he removed from Honduras
ter the lapse of four years."
Should Kejjister at Once.
[Mirollment hooks of the various
ratic ciuhs arc now ojion, ami
Member ,.f the heuuicratio party
[enroll Ids name so that he can
thi' prima r.\ on August 2l>.
fcna.v he vital issues brought up
|i now and then and by enroll
emilde yourself to meet them,
pthod of enrollment is similar
one adopter) two years ago,
Bo Inx'ks arc very inueh the
important dates to
Itr? Ue^ist rat ii?, hooks ofieji.
-??? Ucirisi rat ion hooks close.
-s ? * Mul i rolls turned over to
^t'k of Court.
I- ? l.ast day for tiling
s,"|| paying asM'ssmelits.
M JU- I i ,'s| primary.
?> l i o,ji!T\ ??ommitfee de
llie results.
Storldou News Notes,
i. s. < .luii*' 11- ? Master
1 W? irk i n;i 1 1 -juMit last week in
1 ;il 111*1 home of 1 M*. ?
: t i *, : slK-ut la:;t Thurs
1 rid:i\ .it the homo <>f ber
Mr. Mrs. Helton Owens.
I .? >l:i who hits been vlsit
.! i%; i i i ii ? Humphries, hn? re
t" 1 n ? r home in Columbia.
MM Mr-. i? i>. Owens si
with relatives at St. ChafJ~. -
?I I. !Vn.r?v s|Kiut Monday
|lth Ii?t .unit. Mrs. Robert Wil
li Cilllrh'i;.
Luther S??well and Steve |
ere victors at the home of
iizaU th Sowell Sumlay.
jMhiuie ( 'a ; i h>, of Sumter, is
her sU:,-r. Mrs. "^C. N. Hum
frfae < twt'iis s | tent the week
1 his sister, Mrs. K. C. Pearce.
f!. M. Workman- spent the week
? rHntlve* at. DeKalb.
?'? Miv 1>. l.. Sow ell spent
;it ilif home of Mr. CI>
pios
fnii I iiiuuh. of Camden, is vis*
' John Hudson.
:esis Saving for County.
? 'amden chronicle- ? In the
tor's monthly report for May,
? pnhi for sullies. The
,s I>r.?Ht ??n that would have
tween *11- and $224. Would
*? Mtea|H?r for the* county to
tor.* ,.f it> (mn and buy at
<? hrh-ev? if 4irt. county ~E5a
Bt would cuablc Home farmers
luge c?m rrr f orauc lor ttw4r
H?t. whhh is hard to get sonffc
All the eandidates for Super- 1
Jfi Commissioners should 1k> in
? ? .it ?...?? the county's expense. '
1 F. M. Jordan
? luii.- 1'Jth.
?
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MAY 11E (WU-UI) 01 T
Governor Wants South Carolina Troops
To Ito Heady. .
^ ' I
Columbia, June 1','. Governor Man '
nlng hifs ordered that the National .
(ilitii'd of South Carolina hold them :
selves in readiness for tnolilli/.atloii j
should I Ik* Washington Government '
command their services on the Mexl
{?mm border. The order was Issued i I ? |
nioruliH.' by I h?? Governor Just before j
his departure for SI, l.ouls, Mr. .Man*
hlug, who was just back from Wash- 1
lugton. would not say why ho pro- i
mitigated tho Hot- ready orders further I
than ho wanted tlu> companies warned I
of what might happen. lie said hi' j
>vas Issuing tho orders because tlioro ]
might ho a call for tho troo|>x any day. |
in unofficial circles the belief was j
expressed that tho ordors for the South :
Carolina militia to ?o to the Mexican
border will he Issued In NYashlugtou
immediately after tho St. houls Con
vention. The liveliest interest was
taken lit tho Governor's orders for the
mllltl i to get ready for mobilization in
all military circles. /
Adjt. ("Jen. NY. NY. Moore was in
con fe renin* with Governor Manning
just prior to the hitter's departure on
the Carolina SjH'eial for the Demo
cratic Convention in St. lands.
Tho South Carolina militia is oom
l>6sed of two regiments of infantry,
four companies of naval militia, live
companies of coast artillery, and one
troop of cavalry, in all a little over
2,000 men.
Text of Order.
Governor Richard I. Manning, as
commander-in-chief of the South Caro
lina National Guard, issued the fol
lowing executive order this morning :
"I. In view of the probable call
for the mobilization of tho National
Guard and naval militia of South
Carolina for services. in tho near fu
ture. I deem It of the utmost Impor
tance that the officers and enlisted
men In this State begin at once and
in earnest, active preparations for In
creasing the strength and efficiency of
the several commands.
, "ii. I do not believe that the citi
zens and soldiers of any State in the
Union are more loyal and patriotic
than those of South Carolina, and
should the call -eome. It is my desire
that tiie organization from this State
make the best, showing by being the
first to notify the President of our
readiness and prepa redness, both in
men and efficiency, to respond to the
cull of duty In defence of our nation
al honor.
"IV I desire this order read in the
presence of each company and division,
and that the men be impressed with
the urgent desirability and necessity
Cor prompt, patriotic and enthusiastic
action looking to increasing the
strength and efficiency' of the South
Carolina National '(Juard and naval
militia."
For Magistrate at Itethunc.
At. tin- puniest, solicitation of friends.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for Magistrate at Bethune. sub- j
jeet to the rules Qf the Democratic !
primary. If elected. T promise to give j
liiv best service to the duties of tlie 1
otiice. .f. K. SEVERANCE. |
Farmers Secret Association to Meet. }
The Farmers Secret Society will j
meet at Crescent school house in, West j
Wateree. on Saturdayr June IMth, at |
II o'clock.
Every local in the county is request- '
ed ti> send a delegation. i
Newton Kelly. President. j
?Services ut Grstr Church.
There will he service at (Jraeej
church Sunday morirhtg at 11 o'clock.
The Rev. T. A. Porter will preach.
Sundi^v school will meet at 10 -<m ? j
o'clock.
Key. F. II. Harding. Rector, !
To Meet at Oakland.
The members of the Oakland Demo
cratic Club1 are re<| nested to meet at
Oakland School house on Saturday,
June 24th, at four o'clock for the j air- 1
]>o?e of enrolling their names on the
Club Roll Book. J. Ii. Wat kins. *
. - Secretary, j
Stat* Candidates File Pledges.
Governor Richard I. Manning tiled j
his pledge as a candidate for re-elec
tion to the governorship Tuesday morn- j
ing with the secretary of state.
Moore, ndjutant general. !
Jlle<lfTiis',!pfedge for re-election in |
the cOlfcing Democratic primaries.
George W. Wrlghtman, of Saluda, (li
ed his pledge for secretary of s^atc to
oppose the incumbent. R. M. MeCown.
J. E. Swearingen filed his pledge for
re-election as state superintednent of
education.
A. H. Ethcredge. of Saluda, filed as
a candidate for congress from the Sec
ond congressional district to oppose
Congressman Byrnes.
E. C. Mann, of gt. Matthews, filed
a* a candidate for solicitor from tlie
First judicial circuit. . --
It. V. Chapman, of (/reenville, filed
njr u candidate for solicitor from the
Thirteenth judicial circuit. ? Columbia
Record.
Death at Mill Village.
Mr. William Coulter, of the Pine
Creek Mill village, died at that iilace
Monday raorotng. He was born July
4, 1850. apd was a native of the Pis- j
gHii section of Sumter county, to which
plrtce his remains Avere carrle<l fbr in
tormoiit and burial op Tuesday. Tlie
funeral services ,, were conducted by
iter.JT P. Moonv Mr. Coulter Is sur
vived by a wife and three children.
' ? "
Minted
Married. at the home of Judge of
Probate \V. T/. McI}oweII, on Sunduy
afternoon. Hr. Frank Brown Boss to
Mlw Myrfle Clam Ytmna. l?oth of
Camden. route ft. v ' ' .j.
KI SS1WS ( WHI'KK many.
Britain Gl\es Official <asmtt(|ies of
llriton.mtd T^iltvu.
From tho wo??dcd t'cglitu of South-'
west iCuNsia in i!h? Roumanian t'j'ou j
I lor til? li&?slfttts are keeping up their i
I rcmchdous olYon i vi? against the AuH'
t rol Bulgarians. who have Ihhm* r??lil* |
forced oil several m?>i(hn l?v Germans i
Tho advance oV tlu? Russians Is no*
i (al io for 1 1n* lit on u4l?? >r of prison
ers taken tlnd the enormous captures
of units, machine gun*. ammunition
and other war stores, hi the week
| thai has ehm-od since thoy tlrst threw)
' their attacks a trains) the Austrians,
jtho Russian report thai thoy have cap
i tured approximately lON.tKH) otlleers
I ami itu*n ami forced hack t lit* organ!?.
i o<l linos of their antagonists from tin*
\ coir Ion ot i ho Volhynlan fortress tri
angle to l(<aimanla.
Having previously captured laitsk,
the Russians now have retaken IHihno,
the second of tho fortresses In the Vol*
h.vnla triangle, and are pressing the
retreating Austrian* westward. In Ga
llcla and Bukowlna progress also has
heen made h.v the Russia us . The Aus
trlans admit the withdrawal of their
forces in Northeastoru Hukowina.
Tho Austrians all alung the battle
front are putting up a stubborn re
sistance. especially east of Kolkl. south
of l.tsk. where they lnjve form! hack
Unsslan advanced elements across the
Nt.\ r River, and in the region of Tor
go v It zy south of Lutsk, where a san
guinary battle is in progress.
Since Saturday night, when threw
German infantry attacks against the
French trenches on Hill ,114 and other
points in this sector were put down by
the French tire, bombardments alone
having been in progress in the light
ing zone about Verdun. No changes
In position have taken place here or
at any other point on the Hue in France
and Belgium held by the French, Bri
tish and Belgian troops. The British
around Ypres have again l>^efi" heavi
ly shelled by the Germans.
The Italians claim progress for their
troops against the Austrians in the re
gion between the Adige and Brenta ri
vers southeast of Trent, and announce
the repulse, with heavy losses to the
attackers, of Austrians endeavoring
to capture Monte 'Le Morle, southwest
ol' Asiago.
The Italian Cabinet has resigned as
a result of the refusal of tjhe. Chamber
of Deputies to give a vote of confi
dence to the Government.- after it had
failed to pass the budget of tho min
istry of the Interior.
The British troops in German Fast
Africa have captured tho town of Mom
bo. in the Fsamlmra district, and the
town of Bismarck burg, on Lake Tang
lianyka.
An official British tabulation of Ger
man losses up to the end of May gives
aggregate casualties of 2.924, BKtl. of
which 7.'54,412 represents men killed.
These losses are declared to bo exclu
sive of those sustained in naval en
gagements and the fighting in the col
onies.
lituly Died Suddenly.
The' Blshopville correspondent of the
Sumter Dally Item writing under date
of June 12th. says:
"Mrs. E. D. Harden fell dead Fri
day afternoon from acute indigestion
caused from eaeting two odious. The
interment took place at St. Matthews
church Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
This a very sad .death as the de
ceased leaves two little cihldren, the
baby being only ten months old. When
she fell dead, she had the baby in
her arms and fell on it. Injuring It
M'Vt'ifiy.
New School House For Stoneboro.
Last Saturday, Prof. V. Ar. Lingle. j
accompanied by Prof. (\ W. Birch- 1
more. Supt. of Education of Kershaw j
county ; Asistant State Superintendent
of Education, Prof. J. A. Stoddard and
Mr. Robert Mackey went to the Stone- j
boro community for the puri>osc of!
assisting these progressive jwople in !
selecting a suitable site vfor .the new]
school building.
The present school building has one
acre of ground, however, Mr. Bob. |
Mackey gave two acresXand Mr. W. j
K. Williams one. making a total of
four acres which will make sufficient
grounds on which to build a modern
building, for a demonstration plot and
plenty of playground for the children.
The new school building will be
two stories with auditorium. Work
will begin on same in tin? next few
days and the building will Ik> rushed
to completion as early as possible.
About $1,400 has l>fceii raised to be !
used in the construction nt the hUHd- j
ing. ? Lancaster News.
On Visit to His Old Home.
Mr. ami Mrs. Calhoun Ancruiu ar
rived in Camden this week where they
are guests at the home of Mrs. An An
Ancrum, Mr. Ancrum's mother. Mr.
Ancruin is a captaiu In the United
States Marine service and for the past
nine years has been In nearly every
foreign nation. For the past three
years he has l?een station**} in the
Phillippiue Islands. He is a i his old
home for a short stay before' leaving
for Port An Prince, the capital of
Hayti, where he will go as a mem
!>er of the United States Constabulary
with "k force of marines working In
conjunction with this country and the
Haytiau officials in restoring order in
that country. Mrs. Ancrum will re
main fn Camden until later whon she
will join Iter husband.
Congressional Speaking Dates,
Tho oongr<??slonal appointments fix
ed by the committee for KCrahaw tmftn
ty are:
Kershaw. Tuesday, Juiy 25.
Camden, Wednesday. July 2tl.
Kethune, Thursday, Juljr 27.
Theu there is anyeting at McBee j
on Friday. July "28th. which is coaveu- i
lei. i t<? the Fast Kershaw people. i
corvr <\VMI\\H)N DATKS,
Airmigwl ami Assessments I'lvnl at ;
Meeting Ss(unlii>.
HlO lu'l's)ltl? CoUllt,\ 1 KMIHM'I'ilt ic |
Kxecuiiw ( *om in litre \vn>* called to
order tu i ht? Court House Saturday,!
.hint' Hull. :<utl Mm* roll ( till showed,
tweju.x oxctuiive ronuultteriuen pvos>
wl.
J'ir-t matter taken up was arjnug !
log a schedule for the county ram- i
p.lisjn < >\n i i ifx to the lateness of the ,
crop* it was suggested that thr dates'
In* made as Into as possible su that ,
it close just before tin* tirst primary.
I'l'lir a l'< >1 low it tit dates wore named :
Itelhunc, Monday. August I It li. at
10 n. tit.
Ilaiv\'>? Mill, Tuesday August 15,1
10 a in
Kershaw, Wednesda \ . August Kith, I
10 a. in.
\V?'st\ illv, Thursday , Adgust 17th.
It) a. in.
Liberty liiil, Monday. August 21st,
H> a, ui.
Kahon's Cross Uivids. Wednesday,
August 2fh'd. 10 a. m.
Mlaney, Thursday, August 24th, 11
a. in.
Camden, Friday. August 2flth, 5 |?. in.
Factory School House, Saturday.
August IMltlv. S j?. in,
Notice was idmt that the State
Campaign meeting wouhl hr hold hi
Camden oil Friday, August isth, ami
that thr meetings in thr Congressional
district congressman's race would bo
hrhi in Camden, .Inly 20th, ami In
lllan\v. July 27tii.
It was jidered that all ramlhlatos
for Other of maglr.trtae In the different
townships ho required to run in tiir
1 >emocra t ir pr lu\a ry .
?The following UHsesments wrro tlxrd
by tiir romnUtee:
For Sheriff. $25.
For Clerk of CotYrt. $25.
For Su|H'rintendrnt of Induration,
$25.
For Supervisor. $25.
For House of Representatives, $10.
For Magistrate for DeKalh tovVnshlp.
$10.
For Magistrate in other tolwnships,
$a.
Fo' township Commissioner. $5.
For Coroner, $5.
It was ordered that tin,* Fnrollmeut
Committee' of each club shall consist
of the secretary of the club, the coun
ty committeeman and the president of
Hir elnh, atuU in the event that thr
president be the eounty commit teemau
then the vice president shall act on
the enrollment committee. In ease
an.v of these otlieers cannot serve or
decline to serve and in the event of
any \acaney the other members of
the enrollment committee of any flub
"llitty ( boose those to fill the committee.
The boundaries <?f earh club shall
include that territory lUNirer to the
voting place of such club than to tho
voting place of any other club. That
in the City of .Camden all residents
entitled to enroll on a boniocratie
?club shall be permitted to enroll on
the Fine ( 'reek club, which (toiling
[daces Is in the city limits, provided
said parties live nearer said < Pine
Creek club than to thr Ciundotil operti
house.
It. was ordered that tho Stockton
and Stoneboro clubs which showed on
the old rolls with 10 and 20 members
respectively be continued on the ground
that those points are in sections from
which the other voting places are In
accessible aud where there are less
than 25 voters.
It was decided that the committee
on enrollment of each club and the
secretary of earh club bo required to
ascertain from each applicant for en
rollment the voting place nearest to
the residence of such applicant by the
nearest practicable route and to en
roll him only If the club to which he
is 'linking application is nearest to his
n -irience by this tesi. \
in the matter of voting upon M ag
itates in Buffalo township it was
ordered that ail voters who vote at
Hethune, Sandy (Jrove and Cassatt
vote for the Magistrate with otliee at
Mcthune. Ail who vote at Kershaw,
ltoland and Loekhart vote for the Mag
istrate with office at Kershaw. And
all voters at the other clubs vote for
tin* magistrate at large.
in the matter of arranging for the
voting for Magistrate in \V??st Wateree
it was ordered that those voting at
Fljirmony, Twenty ('reek. Salt Fond
and Heaver Dam -elubs vote for the
magistrate for Upper West Wateree
and thos^ voting at T.ugoff. goby's
.Mill and Blnney vote for the Magis
trate from lower West Wateree.
Tribute to Brave Men.
Winnsboro, Juno 11. ? A bronze me
morial tablet has been erected In the
county Court House here to the rear
of the Judge's stand to commemorate1
liit' Spartan bravery of Sheriff A. I>.
Ilortd and the heroic coiuluct of Ila
lcii,'h liouhvare, tlx- two Fairfield of
fliers who lost their lives iu the trag
edy Here Uust June, which appalled tlie
mate for grue*>mcuoss and unparallel
ed outlawry.
The following is t !i?* inscription oh
1 1 if tablet * "Rrect'ed by the south Car
olina Bankers' Asso< iatlon to the mem
ory of Adam Dubard Hood, Sheriff of
Fairfield county, and Deputy Sheriff
Ita'.eigli Boulware, who as faithful of
ficers lost their lives June 14, 1915,
while lit the discharge of their duty.
Tills tablet). Ik fnftHided tc i>erpetuate
Hi. memory of public officials who dare
di?etiflVS?<~ tfieir duty in the face of
danger, at the risk "f their lives."
Last Date For Pledges.
We have been asked by ?vera! to
state the last date for filing pledges:
and paying assessment* in tlie county'
campaign. The Chairman t?f tWr? Coun- '
ty Committee tell* us that It is the;
la-d ?lay before th?< <n**nlii*r of the i
. oanty campaign, which will be Sat- .
- unlay, Auguxt 12th. - ,
iIT- - V *? * .'a ^ VtSL'll . . w ; ' ? V ?;-?? "r '
&
IN IXTKKK8T OK ?BOM>.
Former Visitor Sends Substantial
Clu't'k to ? urtber The Sjfffc't.
> , !
An olt'olt l> belli}! made to llllVl1 i
ijulto an Inform in jiOlo lit Camden
fur iiiKithor season . It i-- very llkoly
that llii'i'o will ho two or more tennis
hove next season. Mr. c. M Taintor
lias invent l> lei >4 lit' ooutravi for a
new uraiul stand ami stables * ?u North
Kroad street. and a now polo hold will
bo built, Mr. Taintor is proshlont of
the now* association and Mr, .1. It. \\ al
laoe of this elty, is tho seorota?\\ and
treasurer, (/alto a number of former
visitors aro taking an Interest In the
now rtss<K*iat ion. and have sent sub
stantlal oheeks to furtiior tin1 spirit
at tliis plain*. * Olio of the latest to
send a ohoek was Mr. Win. it. Soldi
lor, of Pittsburgh. Mr, Sehlllor lias
reeently sold his handsome pro|H>rly on
Kirkwood Heights to Mr. Newton Hoy
kin, of tills elty. lull sH.vs in* is still
Interested in Camden and hor people.
Ills lottor, In part, addrossod to Mr.
Taintor at his Now York address. Is
as follows :
"Your lot for of May Nth, for some
roason, did not roaoli mo until last
wook. just on tlio ovo of my departure,
and I only got Imek yesterday morn*
iiur. and was so busy all day yostor
day thyt 1 oould not attend to It.
"I bavo niuoli pleasure in IuuUHuk
you tho onolosed cheque, to your order,
for to aid in tlio |>crmunont es
tablishment of polo at Camden. I am
still lutorostod In Camden and Cain
don jH'oplo, notwithstanding tlio foot
that Mrs. Soldi lor lias sold hor homo
tboro and that wo may not bo regular
vsltors in tho futuro. Wliothor wo aro
or not. howovor, 1 am Kind to >xivo
this evidence of my Interest In Cam
don In part recognition of tlio many
pleasant visits 1 bavo made tboro.
"1 am sending this to your Now
York address boeuuso of the delay In
answering. thinking that you will iiavo
left Camden before this time."
RUSSIAN'S CONTINTK GAINS.
Have Advanced Twenty Miles Captur- 1
ing Prisoner* and Booty.
An advance' of about twenty miles
.l?y the Russians. who have C/eruowit/.
as their objective, is chronicled in tin* ;
latest Russian otUcial communicat ion. j
Having previously crossed the i Miles
ter River and taken Hor?>denka ami
Zale Szcxyky. the Russians have now
driven their men to the left Hank of
tiie river Truth and citptured the town
?of Sniatyn. which lies only twenty
I miles northwest of the Bukowina Cap
I ital.
-tXowhert* on the front from the Prl
j put Itiver in Russia and through <Ja
lieia to liukowlna has there been any ?
cessatoin in the great Russian offens
ive. Along the entire Hue, according;
to the Itussia n war otiice, the Austro- 1
Hungarians and ticrmans are being'
driven back, ami the Itussians still j
are taking thousands of prisoners and ;
capturing guns, machine guns and warj
supplies. In the eleven days' drive
1.7.HO officers and l'JO.OOO men. and l.'M)
guns and -<M> machine guns have been
captured;
on the lower end of the Herman
line in Itussia, to the north of Barauo
vichi. the Itussians evidently have an
ticipated the proposed German offen
sive' and taken artillery preparation,
they seven tinier essayed to storm the
Herman lines. Berlin says, however,
that all their efforts failed and that !
they were repulsed with heavy losses. |
The lighting around Verdun has
dwindled to intermittent bombard
ments. There have been no infantry
attacks on tills front since Tuesday.
The Canadians around Zillebeke, in
Belgium, are holding to the l.WH) yards
of trenches recaptured from tin* Ger
mans Tuesday, although the Hermann
are heavily shelling them.
The latest advice# from the Austro
' Italian war theatre credit tin1 Italians
with repulsing violent Austrian at
tacks on the I'oslna front, northwest
of Schio. On the other sectors of this
line the Austriuns are bombarding -the
Italian positions.
The German auxiliary cruiser Ilerss- {
ma nn has been sunk in the .Baltic,
southeast of Stockholm, by four Bus- 1
sian torjKMio boat destroyers, accord- :
Ing to Berlin. Reports from Sweden [
and Denmark concerning Russian tor i
pedo craft and German auxiliary ends- 1
er. some, torpedo boat* and armed |
trawlers, which were conveying Her- !
man merchantmen. In addition to the1
auxiliary cruiser and a German de
stroyer, twelve o# (lie merchantmen
arc reported to liavo been sunk.
It Is antlclimtcdin London that I>a
yid Lloyd George will take the place
of the late Earl Kitchener as British
secretary of war.
Itethea for Ke-Kleftion.
Columbia, 1 June 1.1. ? Urging ( an iii
ereased respwt for constituted author-)
lty and stressing the necessity ,7f edu
cating the children of the state. Lieut
enant Governor Andrew J. Bethea to
night anuouiu-ed his candidacy for re
election. Mr. Bethea said that he has j
been urged by many to make the race
for Governor, but that he foels com
pelled from a sense of duty to con
tinue ^11 the office that he now holds
for the j.ejct two years if the people so
elect.
For a New Highway.
- The Commissioner? of Richland
county, directors of the State -peni
tentiary. directors of the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce and members
of Columbia city council were sched- j
ttfedto meet n delegation from flic"
Sumter Chands'r of Cianmerre yester
day at t lie deSausMtirc farm. _ The
meeting' is In the interest V?f a dry
weather .highwa v l?etwe?n Sumter and
iy>!<unt>ia and the pro|x>Hltioo 1* to
bridge the Watew at a point near
the State Farm. "*
MtiMOCKATS IN CONVENTION.
Peace. I 'repa illness and Prosperity
Will lie Slogan of I'HCty.
Si. l.ous, .1 une II The Uenmeru'tic
National Convention hi Ih tirst avs
sioir toda,\ boa id the U*\\ n? ?i ?? of Amorl
canlsiu ami peace, preparedness and
|)r<K)H*ril,v sounded by former tjovot' '
nor iJlyuu of Now Y??rk a> tonii?orar,\
chairman ami w It It a high pitch ot
enthusiasm emphatically registered 1?>
demons! ration after demonstration, its
approval of President Wilson's peace
fnl conduct of foreign affairs.
Tin* convention which had gotten
\\a> wltli such . perfunctory demon
st rations as mark every National gath
crlng of t bo kind, soon stirred Use It
into roaring ( boors as Chairman (il.vnn
died historic pnprallols to show that
ot bcr Presidents, including Kepuhll
cans, lunl adjusted threatening foreign
sit lint ions without resort to war.
?'Tin' pi^lb y of i bo Administration,"
bo declared, "lui^ been Just as Amoii
ran as tbo Amorloan ting itself,"
As bo wont down (bo list of Prosi
ilon Is, recounting their action to avobl
war tbo delegates caught tbo spirit
of his argument ami as bo referred
to oaob imrtleular President, some del
egate would call, "what did bo do?"
"Ho settled tbo trouble l?> nogolla
tlon," was tbo roply which Olynn In
variably returned a lid tbo convention
would roar Its approval.
William J. ltryau. us a new?|>aper
corrosiHimlont In the press stand, wept
with oiiiotlou as (lovornor tJlynn pie
tu rod tbo victories of [>enco, but ho
laughed with the crowd when a Texas
delegate Interrupting loa|?ed to ills
rbail and oried, "and don't forgot that
poibV^ulso is satisfactory to William
.leimlng* Itryan," Asldo from a 10
minute dcmniist ration which began
when Chairman (ilynn predicted Pros!
dent Wilson's re-election, his speech
was sprinkled with domonst rations
which ho found it difficult to stem
so he could go on.v It was plain that
tbo telling points on the delegates won*
the recital of President* Wllson'H ef
forts io keep the country, at i>eneo.
"This | volley." be sjild. "may not
satisfy the tire-eater and swashbuck
ler, hut 11 does satisfy the mothers of *
tin* land at whoso hearth iitnl tlreslde
Jingoistic war has placed an empty
chair. It does satisfy the daughters
of this land from whom hluntcL* and
brag have sent tbo loving brother to
tbo dissolution of the grave.
"It does satisfy the fathers of this
land undo the sons of this laud who
wll tight for our ting and die for our
tlag w hen reason primes the rifle;
when honor draws the sword and When
Justice breathes a blessing on' the
standard they uphold." The last few
words were drowned Out in a roar
of applause that swept the Coliseum.
"ltopeat It." cried tin* delegates, "re
JM'Ut It."
"All- right, beNpilet, and I'll repeat
It." responded (Jovernor Olynn and lie
did to applause and cheering,
No other President- since the Civil
War. (Jovernor Olynn tohl the con
vention had faced such crucial prob
lems, none had displayed a grasp of .
statesmanship more profound.
Whether the course the country has
pursued during the crucial period is
to be continued and whether the prin
ciples that have been asserted as our
National jioliey shall be Indorsed or
withdrawn, the speaker told the con
vention. was the paramount question
for the voters to decide. "No leaser
issue must cloud it," said he, "no uu
related problems must confuse, it."
KVANUKLIHT 1)1 KS SLi)I>ENLV.
Rev. Tlios. II. Leitrli Wan Fdltor of
"The Way of Faith."
Columbia. ?/ line IU. ? The Ilev. Thoiu-,
mm H. *Letfeh, formerly superintendent
of the Oliver (*os|>ol in IhhIoi), died sltd
nJtfht about 10:3tt o'clock.
For ,'{0 years Mr. Leltoh ha* been
tin "evangelist of Mie Methodist Epis
copal church ami in this capacity has
been tliroimhout. South Carolina ami
in many sections of the United States
from New York to I>enver and in the
South.
Mr. Twitch, who Iwearae editor of
The Way nf Faith about a year ago.
succeeding the Itev. .fames M. Pike,
was born in Loudon, ICuKhlnd, In ltefio.
lie came to America at the age of "
years and up imt 11 three years ugo had
spent a large part of ids life iu (Char
leston. - Ho "there became a , local
preacher in the Methodist church but
was not connected directly with the
conference.
Funeral arrangements linye hoon
postponed until his sons reach Co
lumbia.
Mr. Leitch is survived by Ida wife,
two daughters. Misses .Jennie and May
belle Lei tch. all of Columbia; a son,
T. .T. Leitch iu the United States navy,
and two sons in Charleston, W. . A.,
and It. M. i .< -it i-ii.
Mr. Leitch and ids family lived at- ,
tbo utiver Gospel rotwrton. of which
be was. the active superintendent' on
coming to "Columbia. He lias contin
ued M? connection with the mission
since assuming the duties of editor
of The Mftf O* Faitli, a weekly re
ligions paper published in Columbia
with an International circulation.
Active charge of the Oliver Cos pel
mission was taker; over only yesterday ? ?
by the Hoy. 11, L. Todd, wl?o has had
wide experience in missionary work.
Cotton Blooms. ? . j', ?
The Chronicle Jii?*' received a, cotton
bloom from the farm <>f Hr J'M.
Smith;, of Ltitfofl'. pin ? ?
Monday, .June 'LJth.
Another hl<v,m hii> ??-oorr'^l w+jiht*1
offlcr yesterday. from ti*v IMpe- Tree,
farm of Mr. IT Carrtffon. mauntc^i
by Jklr. C. 11. McCasLlll, r Ii wa*.#min?l
on- Wednesday. .lune Mth. fty >v
-*^til I another, received jhrotfsh:* the
mall >v*t*rday was rret^gtse. farm of*
Mr. J/TM. t'lyburu. at . pcthurtf~ ccmcu