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I’" AEIOS ATTACK ISLt GERMAN AIR NAVIES RESUME DOMB-DROPFLNG. Ill TOWNS NEAILONBON HITS BRITISH GENERAL SIR JOHN FRENCH CRITICISES DELAY IN ACTION. * * ' Ariaton Drop Bombs on Sitting* bourne, Farersham and Cantebory Daring Daylight Hour*—Pronounc ed Activity at Zeppelin Base-- Aged Count Directing Movements. Another raid by a German airship —-the third in as many days—was re ported Friday from London. It is •aid an aeroplane dropped bombs in Kent. This is the first daylight air t attack on England. Thursday night’s Zeppelin raid re sulted in considerable property dam age, but so far as known no lives were lost. London reports Friday: A Ger man aeroplane dropped bombs Friday afternoon on Slttlngbourne and Fav- ersham. Two hostile aeroplanes are report ed over the city of Canterbury, 63 miles east of London. It Is reported that a German aero- S lane at midday Friday dropped ombe near Herne Bay, in Kent, six miles from Canterbury. The damage done by the German aeroplanes In Kent has been negligi ble, so far as Is known up the pres ent time. Two bombs were dropped at Faver- •ham, but no damage resulted. The aeroplane which dropped bombs on Faversham were shot at by local marksmen, but their aim ap parently was poor. Flying over Slttlngbourne, the air man dropped another bomb, but It only dug a hole In an orchard. An other bomb tell Into a chalk quarry. The German machine then started for the sea by way of Deal, from which direction It had appeared. ■ Herne Bay Is 60 miles In an air line from London. It is a watering place on an estuary of the Thames, with a population of about T.000. Slttlngbourne, In Kent county, 10 miles from Rochester; has a popula tion of B.000. Faversham Is also In Kent, 10 miles northwest of Canter- burg. It h^r a population of 12,000. London reports: Pronounced ac tivity at the German airship bases at Emdan and Ctuhaven Friday Is re ported la telegrams from Holland. An urgent call was issued In London Friday afternoon for special police to go on duty at 6 p. m. Reports from Holland say three Zeppelins were seen flying westward over Dutch Islands In the North See en Friday. Count Zeppelin Is said to be directing the movements at Cux- reports: German aero- e tas Friday afternoon dropped mbe In Kent within SO mile# of London. First appearing over Herne Bay, rest of Canterbury, and about 10 miles from London, they made their way rapidly toward London and within a few minutes were reported over Canterbury and then over Fav- ertham and Slttlngbourne. not more then 10 mllee away. They dropped bomb# on each of these towns. This is the third German aerial at tack on the eastern counties of Eng land In the last 36 hours. The two previous attacks were made at night by Zeppelins. Aerial onslaughts, however, have not been limited to the Germane. French official reports claim a suc cessful air bombardment of the Ger man Imperial headquarters la retalia tion for a Zeppelin assault in Nancy. A German report says French air men dropped bombs on several Ger man towns unprotected by anti-air craft guns. London no longer considers itself Immune from air raidfers. Zeppelins, on their decent night raids, have travelled further from their Cux- haven base than the distance from Cuxhaven to London, and aeroplanes 30 miles from the capital and choos ing their owg course have brought a new conception of the effective range of this type of machine. Nevertheless the public is skepti cal of the powers for harm of Zeppe lins, the trifling damage done during the night raids of Wednesday and Thursday being cited. It would ap pear that the latest air raiders have used bombs of an incendiary rather than an explosive character. In land operations, the French claim a “brilliant” success north of Arras, which completes the gain made near there last month. The German position, according to the Paris report, was taken by the bayo net. , On the heights of the Meuse the Germans evidently are beginning a movement to retake les Eparges. Ber lin claims to have repulsed all the French attacks and made the French offensive planned to make St. Mihlel nntenable. On the eastern front neither side seems to be making any headway. London reports Friday that at least . two Zeppelins raided the counties of Suffolk and Essex early In the morn ing dropping bombs within 36 miles of London. A large number of bombs wer« dropped on town:, and villakee. bnt no loss of life resulted. Attacks were made within a few minutes of each other at points 70 miles apart. The first was at Malden at 13:30 a. m. by a Zeppelin which previously pasted over Barham and Southmln- After dropping bombs at Mal den. the airship turned north apd let tall store explosive* * at Heybrldge. It may have been the mm rwfi e*w» at 1 o'clock flying over Berwick la the direction of Ipewtteh. A second attack was mads between It:6i a. a. an Seatbweid. of Loweauft an tbs BagHsh Commander Writes of the 1 Battles of Nenve Chapelle, and Ex* t plains the Losses. The British ~ parliament reassem bled Wednesday and simultaneously Field Marshal Sir John French’s re port on the British victory at Neuve Chapelle was published. The House of Commons sat for only thirty-five minutes and express statements of the ministers on the question of liquor prohibition, the ac celeration of the output of munitions and the general progress of the war were postponed. ^ The under-secretary of war’s state ment that there was no present Inten tion to prohibit the sale In the army canteens of beer, the only alcoholic liquor now sold at these establish ments will not be so drastic as some have been led to expect. Field Marshal French’s report goes Into the details of the February and March operations of the British ex peditionary force: and while he pays the highest tribute to General Sir Douglas Haig, directly In charge of the operations at Neuve Chapelle, and refers to the battle as "a success and victory,” General French has some criticism for other officers, al though he does not name them. He refers, for example, to a “consider able delay after the capture of the Neuve Cbapell position” and says: “I am of the opinion that this delay would not have occurred had the clearly expressed order of the-general commanding the first army been more carefully obaerved.” . He also says: “The difficulties enumerated might have been overcome earlier In the day If the general officer commanding the Fourth Corpa had been able to bring his reserve brigades more speedily Into action.” On the whole. Field Marshal French's report seems to Indicate that the British troops carried all the ground It waa Intended to take at the time, but that with a more effective artillery fire In some sectors and bet ter handling of the reserves even more might have been gained with leas lost. The British losses, which total more then 12,000, are close to the estimates recently published. The German losses, according to this re port, numbered several/ thousand dead, 12,000 wounded and many pris oners. The commandsr-ln-chlef repeats his tributes to the services of the aviators and the Red Cross workers, and has a very good word to say for the Canadians, part of whom, Prln- ceas Patricia's Light Infantry, took a considerable band In the fighting, while the rest of the contingent held Important trenches. Since the battle with which Field Marshal French deals, the British have rested. The other allies on the western front, too. are enjoying e rest after their efforts on the Yser and In the Woevre, although in the latter quarter some liveliness still Is apparent THE PRINTING PKES8. RUSSIANS CRICKED * ^ KAISER RUSHES REINFORCE- ~ MENTS TO MOUNTAINS. TEUTONS BOLD UZSOK Tribute by Robert H. Davis la Com merce and Finance. I am the printing press, born of the mother earth. My heart is of steel, my limbs are of iron, and my fingers are of brass. I sing the songs of the world, the oratories of history, the symphonies of all time. I am the voice of to-day, the her ald of to-morrow. I weavo into the warp of the past the woof of the fu ture. I tell the stories of peace and war alike. I make the human heart beat with passion or tenderness. I stir the pulse of nations, and make brave men do braver deeds and soldiers die. I Inspire the midnight toiler, weary at his loom, to lift his bend again and gaze, with fearlessness, into the vast beyond, seeking the consolation of a hope eternal. When I speak, myriad people listen to my voice, the Eaxon, the Latin, the Celt, the Hu , the Slav, the Hindu, all comprehend me. 1 am the tireless clarion of the news. I cry your joys and sorrows every hour. 1 fill the dullard's mind with thoughts uplifting. I am light, knowledge, power. I epitomize the conquests of mind over matter. I am the record of all things man kind has achieved. My offspring comes to you In the candle's glow, amid the dim lamps of poverty, the splendor of riches; at sunrise, at high noon, and the waning evening. I am the laughter and tears of the world, and I shall never die until all things return to the immutable dust. / FROM FRIENDS IN AMERICA. Three Hospital Trains Presented to German Army. Three hospital trains, each consist ing of an automobile with two trail ers, have been presented to the mili tary commander at Frankfort as a gift “from friends of Germany In the United States.” They were obtained through the activity of Mrs. Taylor, an American resident. One of the trains will be attached to the army of Crown Prince Fred erick William, another to that at Gen. on Hlodenberg and the third to the 18th army corpa. at Malden a house waa struck, bit oply slightly damaged: at Heybrldge several bombs were dropped, but so damage has base reported. A telegraph la HoUaad. says the Now Admitted in London That Czar's Troops Most Prolong Efforts to Reach Hungarian Plains—Fighting in Carpathians Has About Reached Its Climax With Russians Halted. London reports Wednesday: The struggle for the last of the Carpa thian passes held by the Germanic allies still holds the center of the war stage. The series of fierce battles along the eastern front from Bart- feld to Bukowlna Is so fully recog nized here the activities in other fields appear relatively unimportant. Each side Is making claims of suc cess. Vienna says the invaders have been held In check since March 20. Petrograd declares lighting is in pro gress 14 miles south ol Dukla pass, which would indicate a considerable Russian advantage. The Teutonic forces still hold Uz- sok pass, and continue counter at tacks, but last night the Russian* announced the capture of one more heights with four or five miles of that vital gateway. , , In the west the allies have done little In the last two or three days beyond consolidation of the positions now In their hands preparatory to an other effort to oust the Germans from St. Mlhiel. After a prolonged lull, operations at the Dardanelles have been resum ed on a small scale. An official re port from Constantinople says the batteries at the entrance to the straits were bombarded yesterday, and that a cruiser and destroyer were struck by the Turkish fire. Messages from Rome quote an Aus trian official as saying that a stats ol selge probably will be proclaimed In Austria, on account of poplar unrest occasioned by the advance of the Rus sians through the Carpathians. It is reported also that Emperor Francis Joseph has decided to make the ter rltorisl concessions desired by Italy provided the latter takes up erms for Austria and Germany. This re port, however, is not generally credit ed In Rome. The Austrian announcement that the Russians, have been checked In the Carpathians Is disputed at Petro grad, where It is said further Russian advances have been made. Uxsok pass apparently is the key to the sit uatlon and on account of the strong Austro-German forces massed In that district the Russians have been un able to force their way through. The last Russisu official report, however, announced capture of three villagee and 2,700 prisoners In the fighting In the pi Londua reports that two gateways Into Hungary still remain barred, de spite the tremendous Russian ham- mertng, sad as the Beskld past is the less Important of the two strategical ly, s further advance Into Hungary bangs on the posseeston of Uxsok pass, where the invaders are meeting with stubborn opposition. \ Several days ago the Russians cap tured a position wbicb gave them command of a road leading to the rear of Czsok pass but since then the Teutonic allies have checked the movement. The importance of the C&rpthian operations Is indicated by the half-hearted actions along the rest of the long Eastern front. The people of the dual monarchy are said to be greatly cheered by the number of German reinforcements passing through Budapest on the way to the Carpathian front to take part in the operations, believed now to be in charge of the German gen eral staff. The whole situation in the East points to Uzsok where the Austro- German forces are In such great strength that the efforts of the Rus sians to reach the Hungarian plains are likely to be prolonged. According to the Russiah view-It Is thought that with the capture by the Russians of almost all the main chain of mountains, the battle of the Car pathians, which has lasted upwards of 80 days, is apparently reaching a termination over one extensive front, and the Russians are said to be mov ing at various points by railways and roads along the rivers and streams down the southern slopes towards the plains of Hungary. This movement, if It continues suc cessful, will, in the view of the Rus sian military authorities, compel the retirement with little or no fighting of the Austrians and Germans still nOH& ef the Carpathians to the ea?f of Uzcok pass and in eastern Gallqla and JjuJtowina. *5. TfTe tattle as conducted by the Russians was one of the fiercest of the v^ar, and manner in which the Russians overcame the difficulties of mountain fighting In midwinter has been the subject of praise by those acquainted with the country travers- ed - — \ - ‘ Petrograd asserts that after des perate encounters the heights-near the. villages of Bukovttz, Beneff and Vyszonklzy were captured by the Muscovites and with them 53 officers and 2,700 men and one gun and 20 machine gnns. Vienna takes Issue with this state ment.' declaring that Russian attacks in the vicinity of the Uzsok pass which is considered to be of the great- eet strategic importance as outlet to the plains of Hungary, were repulsed wttfl FOURTEEN KILLED. Freight Train Drags Loaded Trolley Car 200 Feet. To the inexperience of a student motorman Is charged the death of fourteen persons, ten of them women, who Were killed Wednesday night in a collision between a street car and a freight train on the tracks of the Detroit, Toledo A Ironton railroad, in the western end of Detroit, Mich. According to the police, the unex plained inactivity of the student’s in structor also contributed to the dis aster. Twenty-eight other persons were Injured, four of them so seri ously that their death Is believed to be certain. Early Thursday only seven of the dead had been identified, and it was said at the morgue some of the bodies are so terrible muti lated that their ideatifleation will be well nigh Impossible. With a heavy load of passengers, the car, handled by Student Motor- man J. C. Westover, halted as it reached the railway crossing. The conductor ran ahead, and seeing a string of freight cars pushed by a switch engine approaching the inter section, signalled the motorman to wait until It had passed. _ The novice misunderstood the sig nal and turned on the power. The car started down the slight incline leading to the railway tracks. When too late the motorman shut off the current and applied the brakes, but the car slid along until it stopped directly In the path of the oncoming train. The leading freight car crashed Into the street car, striking It square ly In the middle. The railroad tracks at the place where the accident oc curred occupy a narrow street. As the car was swept away from the cross, one end of it struck and de molished the front of the Delray sta tion, which stood on one corner, and the other end tore out a part of a grocery store on the opposite side of the street. Neariy 200 feet wis traveled be fore the freight was brought to a stop, and along this distance, terribly mangled bodies of dead and injured were strewn. Others caught In the wreckage of the car were not extri cated until several hours after the crash. The roof of the street car remain ed practically Intact, but the remaind er of the car was reduced to a mass of splinters. Some of the bodies were torn to bits. One woman was hurled completely over the roof of the rail way station. A hand was found on the roof of a freight car forty feet away. SELECTS ASYLUM HEAD DR O. FRED WILLIAMS SUCCEEDS DR GEORGE F. SARGENT. The Beat Letter. You may write a thousand letters to the maiden you adore. And declare In every letter that you love her more and more. You may praise her grace and beauty la a thousand glowing lines And compare her eyee of azure with the brightest star that shines. If you had the pen of Bryon you would use it every day In composing written worship to your sweetheart far away; But the letter for moro welcome to an older, gentler breast Is the letter to your mother from the boy she loves the best. Youthful blood Is florce and flaming. and when writing to your love You will rnve about your passion, ■wearing by the stars above;' Vowing by the moon's white splen dor that the girlie you adore Is the one you'll ever cherish as no maid was loved before. You will pen full many a promise on those pages white and dumb That you never can live up to in the married years to come. But a much more precious letter. bringing more and deeper bliss, Is the letter to your mother from the boy she can not kiss. She will read It very often when the lights are soft and low. Sitting In the same old corner where she held you years ago. And regardless of its diction or its spelling or its style, And although its composition would provoke a critic's smile, In her old and trembling fingers it becomes a work of art, Stained by tears of joy and sadness as she hugs it to her heart. Yes, the letter of all letters, look wherever you may roam, Is the letter to your mother from her boy away from homo. —Frank M. Vancil. MILL HAND SHOT. t Likewise Vienna is at ’ variance with the Petrograd claim that tb4 Resatsaa have advanced on beta banks of the snU of the for Vienna Constable Kills Man as He Flees From House After Arrest. George F. Fennell, a constable, sKot and killed James Riley, a mill fauand employed by the Hampton and 'ranclf'rnib Railroad Luifiber com pany at Hampton Mondsy-^alght. It seems that the officer went to the house of a man named Mlley to arrest RileV, that after gaining admittance to the house be waked Riley and told him to put on his clothes; that Riley jumped out of the window and en deavored to escape and the constable opened fire, shooting 'Several times. The last shot stiSerek Riley in the head, killing him Instantly. close quarters the bayonet was brought into play, and Petrograd de clares the Russians held the advan- ZT Rkj* oonnbl Reports that collisions between re- connoitertng detachments In Poland are becoming frequent would Indicate seemingly that another great battle In this territory Is sot far dlataat Tor some days It has been known that the Germans sad Austrians were flgbMng shoulder to shoulder la the Carpet bieea. Advices reaching Italy say Uat large adAttfaaal bare paaaed oa iha way le U Gov. Manning Makes Now Appoint ment on Wednesday Morning— Christie Benet cm Board of Regents Following his revocation Tuesday night of the appointment of Dr. Geo. F. Sargent of Baltimore, Md., as head of the State Hospital for the Insane, Wednesday morning Gov. Richard I. Manning appointed Dr. C. Fred Wil liams as superintendent of the Insti tution to succeed Dr. J. T. Strait, the Incumbent. After resigning from the board of regents, Dr. Williams immediately accepted the appointment. Christie Benet, a prominent attorney of Co lumbia, succeeds Dr. Williams on the board of regents. The superintend ent of the asylum receives an annual salary of |3,000. Dr. Williams is one of the best known physicians in the State. He Is 39 years of age and was born and reared in York county. He was grad uated from the University of Mary land in 1899, and cast bis fortunes with his native State. For four years—1907 to 1911—he was secre tary of the State board of health. He resigned to resume active practice In the city of Columbia. When asked for a statement Dr. Williams said that he would' give his best efforts, his energy and ability to make the State Hospital for the In sane one of the leading institutions for the treatment of insanity In the country. Some time ago Gov. Manning an nounced that he would appoint Dr. Geo. F. Sargent of Baltimore, Mr., as head of the State Hospital for the In sane. After the announcement It was brought out In the Columbia Record that there was a constitutional pro hibition against the appointment or election of any but a qualified elector to office In this State. Tuesday night the chief Executive gave out a statement In which he said that the constitutional limita tions to his original appointment were potent, and he withdraw the name of Dr. Sargent. lAPS HAVE NO BASE l EMBASSY DENIES THE PLANTING [ 'd OF NAVAL STATION. V PARDONS FOL It. r— Manning Follows Recommendations of State Pardon Board. For the first time since he has been chief executive. Gov. Manning has Is sued clemency in four cases, granting one full pardon, one parole and two commutations of cases. All of the cases were passed on favorably by the board of pardons at their meeting on Saturday. The full pardon was given to R. S. Bowman of Charleaton. who baa served his sentence and wboee letter from New York city to the gov ernor making for his restoration to citizenship was published a few weeks ago. . - w The following were the recommen dations of the pardon board on these e ‘‘State vs. R. S. Bowman. Charles ton county, arson. Facts show that this perty was convicted of arson and has served his full sentence. He was only 14 years of age when the crime was commuted, and he asked that hla citizenship be restored. We recom mend that this request he granted.” Full pardon granted by the governor. "State vs. Willie Green. This Is a case of a boy who forged an order for 40c on a store. He.was sentenced the minimum under the law of one year, and has already served seven months. We recommend that he be pardoned without delay.” This Is a little boy, only 14 years of age, in Marlboro county and the man on whom he forged the order for 40c was one of the petitioners asking for bis pardon. The governor commuted the sentence to eight months, which will release the boy in a few days. “State ys. Sarah Rice, Union coun ty, vagrancy. Sentence four months In county jail. We recommend that this girl be paroled upon condition that she be sent to a rescue home iu Greenville or elsewhere to remain there for a period of ninety days.” The governor issued a parole in this case on the conditions named. “State vs. Sarah Moore, Richland county, arson. The solicitor and judge both recommend that this sen tence be commuted from ten to two years, in which recommendation the board joins.” The governor commut- to two years. ed the sentence DESCRIBES BOMBARDMENT. * - Zeppelins Drop Luminous Bombs on STORY FROM CALIFORNIA Correspondent of Los Angeles Paper Tells Story of Alleged Undue Activ ity by Japanese Warships Operat ing for the Supposed Purpose of Protecting Wrecked Cruiser. A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal., declares that a large Japanese camp has been established on the shores of Turtle Bay, Lower California, Mexico, and the bay has been mined by Jap anese ’ war craft standing by the standard cruiser Asama, according to a stuff correspondent of the Los An geles Times, who has lust returned from a trip of investigation. Three Japanese warships under command of Admiral Nadayama, with six colliers and supply ships made altogether nine ships in the vicinity. Japanese officers said they were awaiting the arrival of a great crane ship. The correspondent declared Turtle Bay not only had been mined, but that ammunition had been landed and taken to the camp established ashore. Preparations also were made, ho added, to land guns from the Asa ma. The mines were laid, the corre spondent said he was told, as an ad ditional precaution against attack by German naval vessels. The warships guarding the Asama were the Chitose, Idzumo and Tokia- ba. When the correspondent sought to get close to these vessels and to visit the Asama he said he was ar rested and told that it was dangerous to cruise about the bay. Denied In Washington. An official statement authorised by the Japanese embassy at Washington Thursday characterised as "prepos terous” reporu that a naval base had been established at Turtle Bay, Low er California. Mexico, sad declared "there never has been any Intention on the part of the Japanese govern ment to locate a naval base or occupy any territory oa the west coast of Mexico.” Operations of Japanese warships la Turtle Bay. embassy officials said, were solely for ealvagtag the strand ed cruiser Asama. It was stated that while detailed reports from the scene bad not been received, as the coosul general at Ban Francisco was hand ling the matter, landing on the shore of the bey probably bad been found necessary In connection with the aal- vage. Of reports that a naval baae bad been established, the embassy state ment said: “It le more then absurd; It Is preposterous. There never baa been any Intention on the part of the Japanese government to locate a naval base, or to occupy any territory on the west coast of Mexico. A few Japanese fishermen, about a score In number, perhaps, frequent the water* of this bay. but they have no connec tion whatever with the Japanese naval establishment.’’ Los Angeles dispatches telling of the gathering of foreign warships In the secluded Mexican haven, of a large camp ashore and of mines laid In the harbor, created no sensation among Washington officials. Assist ant Secretary Roosevelt said the navy department was without advices as to- Just what had happened, but that If anything extraordinary was going on It certainly would have been report ed by American warships In tbr vicin ity. He added it would not be un usual if the Japanese had landed in connection with their efforts to save the Asama. When first news that the Asama had gone ashore reached Washington over the navy’s wireless, every effort was ipade to prevent the information from reaching Germany before as sistance could be sent. Admiral How ard hastened to Turtle Bay from San Diego, but before he could extend aid, a Japanese collier and two Jap anese warships appeared, and Ad miral Howard steamed away. A Japenese guard has been main tained In the bay and vicinity since, while Tokio has tried to make ar rangements with American wrecking companies to float the Asama. In quiries from some of these companies as to whether relief work could be undertaken without isolation of neu trality developed no opposition on the part of the State department, though It was pointed out that the question was one for the Mexican government to decide. The country along the Lower Cali fornia coast Is barren and without railroad or te7egraphic communica tion. Passing vessels keep well out to sea because of the dangerous coaat. Clip of Paris. The Zeppelin bombardment of Paris during the early morning of March 21, was described by eye-wit nesses who returned to New York Wednesday aboard the Transylvania. "It was a clear, starry night,” said Joseph Harriman. “A bugle call awakened us. The Zeppelin seemed to be almost directly above us. We could make it out clearly,- like a great grey cigar. r “The searchlight on Eiffel tower British Shins wm «»-«- - ^ , and other searchlights shot their long Sblps Not Moles - t Good * beams on the airship and the city’s Bought Before March guns let loose. They fired luminous shells—projectiles that lighted the American merchants and importera- sky. The glare when they exploded have been invited by the state dopart- was almost blinding. ment in a circular letter to aend in “I counted six bomhs that the air- for’submission to the British embassy ■hip dropped. A tiny red light glow- proofs that goods purchased iu Ger- ed from the Zeppelin each time. This “any, and now In transit or awaiting .CAN GET DYESTUFFS. was the only light the airship show ed.' As the bomb fell ws could tract IU course by a trail of sparks. '’Several second eUpsed from the vwvrwa* Ciayoru 11 U111 IflC was* UVJl I time the bo»h* reaehe<t-'rtiW'«m tTTT alBBt Warships. we heard tk* explosion. In however, a bomb toll within a bloeka. The roar of the explosion terrible. The airship remained the city for an toe to to* Ilk* half aa shipment, were paid for before March 1. The embassy has given assurances that on the production of auch proof roods will not be Interfered stiLh_hy. It is understood that vast quanti- ttss of merchandise. Including dye- ■tu:s. tor Inch of which American taxtlte factories are oe the verge of ahattlng down, .will bp released for it as sooa as eroofaf their I Is