The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 18, 1915, Image 2
FRSNKBir FOR
WILSON IS QUESTIONED
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OPPOSES PUNS FOR WAR
8*ya Policy of
Trooblo—Wronc Phllooo-
phy la Being Pollowod—Soys Ques
tion la Net o Party One and He to
Not Disloyal.
William Jennings Bryan has Issued
another statement In connection with
his attack on President Wilson's pol
icy of national preparedness. This
pronouncement was Intended appar
ently to show that Mr. Bryan could
criticise the president’s plan without
properly subjecting himself to the
charge of being unfriendly 4b Mr.
Wilson.
According to Mr.' Bryan's state
ment, the president's appeal at the
Manhattan dub celebration, was to
all Americans and not merely to
members of the Democratic party,
and therefore no party disloyalty
was Involved In criticism by Mr.
“IT
, tenge
of Christianity, .which teaches us to
Influence others by example rather
than by. exciting fear.
‘The president says that we should
bo prepared 'Sot for eggreoeion. but
for dofonco.’ That la the ground
upoa which all preparation for war Is
ir. Bryan argues In his statement
that It Is not disloyal for a Demo
crat to differ with a Democratic pres
ident on a non-partisan issue and
asks many questions suggesting
that it Is proper for the American
people to let the president know
what they think of his preparedness
program.
Asking "What plans have you
made for opposing the president’s
program T" the et-eecretary of state
answers.
*T have no plans formulated. I
am doing what I believe It the duty
of every cltlxen to do. How can the
president know whet the people think
unless Individuals express them
selves. Those who approve of his
plan do not hesitate to express them
selves. Why should those who dis
approve be silent?
"The editors of metropolitan news
papers who dally swing Incense be
fore the epeclal Interests do not hesi
tate to express an opinion as to what
the country needs. Why should a
country editor like myself be denied
the privilege? And why should e
Democrat's friendship for the presi
dent be questioned because he dif
fers from the president on an Issue
like tbte. which hae nothing In the
history of the country or the party
to commend it?
"The president's appeal was not to
members of hie party, but to people
of ‘all shades of opinion.' When did
It become unpatriotic for a cltlsen to
differ from e president? When did
ft become disloyal for a Democrat to
differ from a Democratic president! paratlon which la Impossible without
eu am Issue whith the president die- a large Increase In taxation and the
elares to be non-partisan? arousing of a military system which
setn up false standards of honor.. We
pared for war on the theory that It
was preparing for aggressioii? It Is
only fair that the European rulers
who are Involved In the present war
thought that they were contributing
toward the maintenance of peace
when they were making elaborate
preparations for defence.
"It Is a false philosophy, and be
ing false, It inevitably leads into dif
ficulties. It la the spirit that makes
the individual carry a revolver—and
whoever carries a revolver except for
defence—leads him not only to use
it on slight provocation, but to use
language which provokes trouble.
‘Speak softly, but carry a big stieki’
is one of the delusive maxims em
ployed by those who put their faith
In force. There are two answers to
It—first, the man who speaks softly
has not the disposition to carry %
club and If a man with a soft voice is
persuaded to carry a club his voice
changes as soon as he begins to rely
upon the club.
"If there is any truth in our re
ligion, a nation must win respect as
an Individual does, not by carrying
arms, but by an upright, honorable
course that invites confidence and in
sures good will. This nation has won
its position in the world without re
sorting to the habit of toting a pistol
or carrying a club. Why reverse our
policy at this time The president
himself admits that there la no rea
son for change. He says:
‘The country Is not threatened
from any quarter; she stands in
friendly relation with all the world.
Her resources and her self-respect
and capacity to care tor her own cltl-
sens and rlghta are well known.' And
to make the statement more emphatic
he adds, ‘there is no fear among us.’
"If we’re not threatened by any
nation, if our relations with all na
tions are friendly. If everybody knows
that we're able to defend ourselves If
necessary, and if there Is no fear
among us, why Is this time chosen to
revolutionize our national theories
and to exchange our policy for the
policy of Europe? Why abandon the
hope that we have so long entertain
ed of setting an example to Europe?
Why encourage the nations of Eu
rope In their fatal folly by Imitating
them? Why Impose upon the west
ern hemisphere a policy so disas
trous? May we not expeet all Latln-
Amerlca to be stimulated to prepara
tion. If we enter upon a new era of
preparation? And will not such a
policy make conflicts between these
republics more probable?
"We shaH do Infinite harm to the
neighboring nations as well as to
ourselves If we are drawn Into this
policy which provokes war by a pre-
•h is Impossible
ep _ ^ __
made. What nation has ever pre- q^ 0 r must be disposed of between
Goaty
sea Million Dollars Worth to
Ctoor Shelves. ^ -■
One million dollars’ worth of li-
"The president said he would ask |
those who differed from him to ex
press their opinion. He certainly will
M the last to complain because his
request to complied with. A great
many people—no one can definitely
state the number, but they are quite
a multitude—believe that we can not
Insure the nation against war by
adopting the very policy which
brought Europe Into war. They be
lieve that It Is more reasonable to as-
■ume that peace can bo promoted be
tween nations by the same philoso
phy which promotes peace betwi
Individuals and comm unities.
"We are now spending two hun
dred and fifty million dollars a year
for preparedness. A great many
think this Is enough, and are opposed
to any Increase at present. The bur
den of proof Is on those who say that
an Increase Is necessary, and It will
be hard to prove this In view of the
president's statement that we are not
threatened from any quarter; that
our relations with nil nations are
friendly; that everybody knows of
our capacity for defense, and that
there is no fear among us.’’
Mr. Bryan's original statement was
given out last week. It follows:
"I have read the president’s speech
at New York with sorrow and con
cern. He Is doing what he believes
to be his duty, and so long as a man
follows his conscience, -and judg
ment, we can not criticise his mo
tives, but we may be compelled to
dissent from his conclusions. I feel
It my duty to dissent, and, as he has
given his views with clearness and
emphasis, those who differ from him
are under a like obligation to express
themaelves with equal clearness.
"He says that his position is differ
ent from that of the private indi
vidual in that the private individual
Is free to speak his own thoughts and
risk his own opinion. This sentence
is a little obscure. Insofar as he ex-
S ressea his own opinion, he does not
Iffer from the private citizen except
that he speaks under a sense of offi
cial responsibility, but where a na
tion's fate is Involved In a policy
every private citizen who loves his
country and tries to serve It Is con
scious of responsibility.
“The president will not assume
that he Is more deeply Interested In
the welfare of his country than the
millions who elected him to be for
the time being their spokesman. And
If, as he evidently believes, he is
giving voice to the opinions of his
countrymen, he Ik, of course, anxious
to have them as frank with him as he
has been with them—how otherwise
can he know whether he represents
or misrepresents their views?
“He has announced a policy which
has never before been adopted in this
country, and never endorsed by any
party in the country and he has no
way of knowing, until he hears from
the people, whether he has correctly
interpreted the will of the, public.
His appeal la not to any party, but as
he says, to men of ‘all shade* of opin-
km.*
"He asks for tie hearty support of
the country, meafilng of course, that
he want* the support, provided the
people favor the poUcy which he hae
outlined. He could not of course,
ask them to support u policy which
they did not endorse, especially If
they considered the policy dangerous
In the country.
"rrnm my view of the mhjnct the
up
are now spending more than two
hundred and fifty million dollars a
yenr on pr-i arcdness—ten times as
much as w* are spending on agrlcul
ture—and I feel sure that the tax
payers are not In favor of Increaalng
this sum at this Urns, when a change
la not only unnecessary, but a men
ace to our national ideals.
"There has not been a time In fifty
years when there was leas reason to
add to the expenses of the army and
navy, but our preparedneaa la In
creasing relatively as other nations
exhaust themselves. And there never
was a time and there never has been
a time la our whola history when our
duty to the world more Imperatively
demanded self-restraint and the
councils of peace.
"I hop* the president will not be
deceived by the atmosphere of the
Manhattan club. That la the one
placa In the United States where the
mammon-worshipping portion of the
Democratic party meets to exchange
compliments—there Is no group far
ther removed from the sentiment of
the masses, whether you measure
that sentiment by economical, social
or religious standards."
now and the flrst^of January by the
dispensary counties in the State or
they will lose the money tied up In-
the whiskey remaining in stock after
the first of next year, when prohibi
tion goes into effect.
The fifteen dispensary counties had
on hand on the first of October $991,-
947.38 worth of liquor, beer, wines,
at invoice or cost prices. This repre
sents about $1,250^000 at retail
prices. The sales for October from
the dispensaries In the fifteen boun
ties amounted to $344,451.70, so
there remains $1,200,000 worth of
liquor still on hand In the dispensar
ies in the fifteen counties. ‘ '
The amount of stock on hand Oct
ober 1st as collected and verified by
L. L. Bultman, State dispensary aud
itor, amounted to $881,947.38 at
invoice price. The county of Char
leston had the largest stock, $201,-
515.69, and Richland came close be
hind with $206,592.26. Florence had
on hand $35^835,14.
The amount of stock In the other
counties on the same date was: Aik
en $54,913.21; Bamberg $20,702.77;
Barnwell $46,977 98; Beaufbrt $38,-
536.41; Calhoun $24,069.06; Dor
chester $26,595.94; Georgetown $11,-
427.68; Jasper $.6,913.54; Lexington
$3f*,835.80; Orangeburg $89,031.65;
Union $73,509.54; Williamsburg
$12,490:71.
Since this report Barnwell lost by
fire through one dispensary $17,659,-
91 worth of liquor. It is thought that
there will be collected $10,000 on
this burned stock.
No stock can be sold after the first
of next year when the dispensaries
must wind up and cease business.
There Is very little doubt but that
several of the counties including
Charleston, Richland, Orangeburg,
Florence and Union will have some
stock left over and unlen subsequent
legislation authorizes some disposi
tion what remains will be a total loss
to the counties. Mr. Bultman will
likely call this matter to the general
assembly In his report on the sit
uation. ..
BERLIN SAYS LINER TRIED ‘
TO FLEE FROM SUBMARINE
Oe«* Hundred Shells F ired Before Big
Si dp Hank—300 Passengers Lost.
Three Boatloads
Bethlebewi Steel Company's Plant Al
most EntireJyDestroyed— MJJ-
: lions of Dollars Lost
Fireearly Wednesday almost de
stroyed the No. 4 machine ahop of the
Bethlehem Steel Company at South
Bethlehem, Pa. Machinery and war
material in the building vfas said to
be worth millions.
Howthe fire started has not been
determined. It was discovered in the
boring mill section of the plant. The
tire spread rapidly and soon the en
tire building was wrapped in flames.
Hie value of the guns alone In the
shop is said-to be millions. There
were about one thousand machines of
different kinds in the building, run
ning from lathes, shapers, drills, on
down to boring machines. These ma
chines were worth from four hun
dred to several thousand dollars each.
The burned shop was two hundred
and flrty feet wide, seven hundred
feet long and four stories high. On
these floors two thpusand and fifty
men were employed on the day and
night shifts. About two hundred
men were at work when the lire
started and so rapidly did it spread
that some employees had to make
their escape by ifieans of ropes.
Workmen said the fire started In
oil near the entrance. First there
was only a spark of fire, which the
workmen started to put out by throw
ing on water. Then came a mighty
flash and up leaped a flame as high
as the structure, which seemed to
envelope the whole building. As far
as known there was no loss of life.
Recently the burned building had
been rebuilt and expanded and equip
ped at a cost said to be three million
dollars It was given over to the
manufacture of guns of various cali
bre for the United States, England
and her allies and some eight hun
dred of these guns were In process of
manufacture.
6RIP OF CENTRAL ALLIES
ON SERBU TIQHTENINO
Every Hoar Sees Defending Armies
in More Perilous Positions De
spite Fierce Resistance.
Every day. every hour adds to the
peril of the Serbian armies fighting
desperately to hold back the Austro-
Oermans from the north and the Bul
garians from the eart, until tho as
st stance their Allies are sending can
reach them.
The Bulgarians have extended
their grip on the Bclgrado-Salonikl
railway north and south of Nish and
have occupied Lcskovac, south of th
. . . _ - . .. captured capital, and A Ickslnac, to
London reports Wednesday after-1 ^ north At the uttOT pornt th , y
A dlapatch to Uoyds from *U-| ar , ln clo8 « touch wtth th6 German
MAY DEMAND RELEASE
U. S. Action in Hocking Case Depends
Upon England's Excuse.
The United States will demand
peremptorily the release of the
American steamship Hocking If Sir
Edward Grey, In his reply Xo the
United States admits that the seizure
was made under any order In council
of municipal law of England.
If the reply of the British foreign
office, however, sets up the claim
that ownership of the vessel was not
wholly American, the United States
will discuss the point with England
as' a question of fact. The United
States will maintain the truth of
statements ipade to the department
of commerce when the question of
ownership and the right of registry
Is considered.
The proposition of the government
with reference to the Hocking and
prospectively to the Wlnneconne was
ascertained from - authoritative
soilrees. Officials declare that Eng
land can attempt to Justify the seiz
ure of the Hocking only on one of
the grounds referred to.
noon
zerta says that three hundred
Hons on the Italian liner Aaconn
■unk by an Austrian submarine, were
drowned. Most of the lost, the mes
sage says, were women and children
emigrants. One hundred and thirty
survivors hare thus far reacher Bi
ter ta.
Forty-one members of the crew
and four passenger! of the Ancona,
picked up at sea, have been landed
at Malta.
Two of th* Ancona's boats, with
fifty-four members of the crew, land
ed near Cape Bon. Tunis, Wednes
day. Some of the men were Injured
A dispatch to Lloyds from Blzerta
states that some Americans are said
there to have been on board the An
cona.
A dispatch from the Htefaai News
Agency of Home says that one hun
dred sheila were fired Into the An
cona before eu* was torpedoed.
Berlin reports by wireless to Ssy-
▼llle on Wednesdsy: Information
from s reliable source Is that the
steamship Ancona was sunk by an
Austro-Hungarian submarine, says
the Overseas News Agency. "She at
tempted to escape and thus compelled
the submarine to use her guns."
army, which, after occupying Kruse-
vse, extended Its left wing ts far as
DJunis, on the left bank of the Uulgar
Morava.
The Austro-Oennans advancing
southward are making progress ex
cept In the west, where the Montene
grins ere holding them. The Invading
forces are reaching the most difficult
part of Serbia, the mountainous re
gion, whore the natives knowing
every hill and gulley, ccn offer the
strongest resistance. Thq Austrians
and Germans, however, arc plentiful
ly supplied with mountain guns, with
which they expect to drlvo the de
fenders from their fastnesses.
In the south the ever growing
strength of the French and British
forces Is beginning to tell. They are
pressing an » energetic offensive
against the Bulgars; have managed
to keep the railroad clear aa far as
Veles and are barring tho Bulgars*
route to Monastlr.
PAGE SEES S0NN1NG
CAROLINIANS ON LIST
Natives of This State Have Not Re
paid U. S. Government.
The only South Carolina names on
the treasury department list just
made public of persons who have not
made good to this government funds
advanced to them In order that they
might return hpme when they were
caught In EhFbpe at the outbreak of
the war In 1914, are ag follows: Al
exander Zuzer, Charleston. $9,’
Charles Anderson, 260 Prince (?)
street. Charleston. $7; Charlee Brad
ley, Allendale, $45; Julius Brockton,
Lake City. I16.S5; John Davta. Co
lumbia. ISMS* Charlee Farrea,
0«W*r<!ia. Stiff; Julius Proctor.
Lake City. S4S.II.
Ambassador Confers With the Italian
Foreign Office.
Rome reports via Paris Friday that
the United States Ambassador Page
called at the foreign office and had a
long talk with Baron Sonnino. The
nature of the conference Is unknown,
but it Is assumed the sinking of the
Ancona was discussed informally. A
rigid investigation of the disaster is
proceeding under the direction of the
Italian cbnsul at Tunis, assisted by
Italian naval officers.
A special effort Is being made to
determine all the facts relating to
international responsibility, where
warning was given and whether an
opportunity was afforded the pas
sengers to escape It Is expected
tills Investigation will have a bearing
on any 4$pU>in a tlc representations
tne United States may make in be
half of American' 1 passengers on
board the steamer.
WASHINGTON HEARS NOTHING
Officials Are Perplexed Over Lack of
News of Ancona's Loss.
State department offlclas were per
plexed Friday over the unexplained
delays In getting definite official in-
fomation on the sinking of the Ital
ian liner Ancona, with probable loss
oPs^merlcan passengers. No dispat-
chesnad reached the state depart-
,ment early FHday. All Information
so far has been fragmentory.
A cpnsular official has been order
ed to Tufiis from a nearby post on
the assumption that Consul James
B. Young Is not there. Meanwhile
Ambassador Page at Rome Is expect
ed to send some definite official de
tails, Hit official dispatches so far
making no reference to the circum
stance* of the firing upon the liner
th* question of warning, th* natlcn-
altty of the sfibmarlne and other de
tails which are to be cleared up as
promptly is possible by the- taking
•f testimony of earrivora. •
RJOTO IN LIVERPOOL;
IRISHMEN DODGE SERVICE
Nine Hundred Young Men Seek to
Escape Possibility of Service
by Immigration.
Street rioting resulted In Liverpool
Saturday from the attempt of nine
hundred young Irishmen to book
passage aboard the Cunarder Saxouia
for New York. The would-be Immi
grants marched to the Cunard dock
en masse amid, cries of “Cowards,
traitors,’’ from on-lookers. The men
were knocked down by women. Oth
ers were decorated with white feath
ers and mistreated by the crowd.
When they arrived the Saxonia’s
firemen, matching the spirit of the
crowd, informed the steamship com
pany they would not leave with the
Saxonia If the Irishmen were permit
ted to sail.
The company upheld the firemen
and refused permission to sail to all
British subjects of military age. JJ
was stated that the same course
would be followed In future on all
Cunard liners, and that It was hoped
other lines would follow the same
procedure. Five of the detained men
afterward enlisted.
London says that daily Increasing
crowds of youths of military age are
besieging the passport department of
the foreign office seeking permits
which they hope will enable them to
escape the conscription thoy antici
pate and fear. Most of them appar
ently have discovered relatives In
America and elsewhere whom they
are obliged to visit.
-The rush has been so great since
Lord Derby’s recruiting scheme was
promulgated that in the last three
days more than three hundred appli
cants of military; age have been put
back while the authorities decided
how to deal with the situation.
sive a
cog thi
* Berlin announc eg that the third
Italian offensive has been a complete
failure, entailing a loss of 5,387
men. The Austrians have maintain
ed their positions.
Cotton manufacturers and opera
tors from the South and New Eng
ined 'nr* meeting at Greenville this
week. Over 1.000 delegatee are
then.
Party Prom Cruiser Board
American
Ship by Force—Lies la Watt
OntaUto of Harbor. ,
The American steamer Zealandla
was forcibly searched by a warty from
a British cruiser last weeW says a
Washington dispatch . Wednesday,
while lying in the port of Progresso,
Mexico. The American consol there
reports the cruiser now is lying out
side presumably waiting to seize the
ship.
On the face of such a report as the
consul sent, even though Incomplete,
the official conclusion now is that
the British naval authorities not only
violated Mexican neutrality, but far
exceeded their tights iu forcibly
seaicliing On American ship In a neu
tral port.
The Zealandla has figured much,of
late in reports of the investigations of
British agents who were on the trail
of ships supposed to be fitting out in
the United States for attacking oil-
carrying ships from Mexican fields,
whede the British navy draws a great
proportion of Its supply of fuel oil.
The Zealandla has no change of
registry involved,,as has been the
case of many other American ships
since the beginning of the war. She
originally was a Hawaiian ship and
came under the American flag at the
time of the annexation.
On October 7 the Zealandla mys
teriously left Pensacola, Fla., at
night, clearing for Tampico, Mexico,
carrying a large stock of provisions
and manned principally by a crew of
Germans An American flag painted
on her bull had been painted over
and It was reported that while at sea
she flew the German colors, although
that was denied by her owners.
The ship moved from Tampico to
Campeche, where British agents re
ported she bore a large quantity of
rosin for which there was no ostensi
ble use In Mexico, although it Is used
largely for making shrapnel. They
also reported their suspicions that
she bote a large quantity of copper
and the British view was that the
ship waa waiting for an opportunity
to slip out with the cargo for some
port where It would find Its way to
Great Britain's enemies.
Nothing further of her movements
was reported until Wednesday.
The forcible Marching of an Amer
ican nhip in n neutral uport probably
would constitute one of Lite most seri
ous issues to arise between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain, In the
controversy over the British navy's
conduct tofiard American shipping.
While awalt'ng further details, offi
cials were silent A thorough Inves
tigation will be made. * .
CABINET MEETS AGAIN
Wilson Sees Advisers Fcr First Time
Since Last July.
— President Wilson and the cabinet
met Frldty for the first time since
last July when the German submarine
question wss st one of Us most ss-
rious stages. The sinking of the
Italian liner Ancona was the most
important foreign question before the
cabinet but no definite action was ex
pected until official details were at
hand.
It was stated at the Whit* House,
however, that the cabinet meeting
was called duly because the president
wanted to get In touch with bto offic
ial advisers before the opeoiag of
congress to discuss his annual mes
sage and legislation. From now on
cabinet meetings will be held regular
ly twice a week.
The principal subject taken up
Friday was how to raise the money
for carrying out the defence plans. No
definite conclusion was reached, but
the prevailing Idea was to avoid a
bond issue. The subject will be con
sidered further at conferences be
tween the president and Democratic
loaders of the senate and house.
Secretary Houston said that the
agricultural interests of the country
were In very good condition. Other
optimistic reports of business condi
tions were had before the cabinet
FLAN RAID ON ENGLAND
FEW DETAILS PUBLISHED
CEPT LOSS OF 200 LIVES
IK OF ■ BOA'
From Naples to New
oy^d in the Mediteo
stances Undevelop
ed bat Incident May Lead to Dip
lomatic Con trove
Rome, Italy, reports: The Ital
ian liner Ancona has been sunk by
a large submarine flying the Aus
trian colors. She carried pas
sengers and sixty in the crew. Two
.n hundred and seventy survl
some of them wounded, have
landed at Blzerta.
New York says the Ancona sailer
from New York for Naples onOcto-
ber 17. She had on board 1,245 Ital
ian reservists and a general cargo.
She arrived at Naples on October 29,
and was due to sail from Naples for
New York Tuesday.
The Ancona was built at Belfast in
1908. She had a gross of tonnage of
8,210, was 482 feet in length and 58
feet beam.
For several months before Italy’s
entrance In the war the Ancona waa
engaged in carrying home Italian re
servists from this country and sup
plies for the Italian government.' On
one of her trips from New York to
Naples late in August last year, the
Ancona was stopped by the British at
Gibraltar and twenty-four Germans
and one Austrian were taken off the
■hip.
Late last summer the Ancona lefi
for Italy with 75,000 bushris
wheat. 2,000 tons of hay and
horses for th* Italian governmen
On the same voyage she carried
Italians in the steerage, who went
back because It was said at the time
they could not get work on the New
York subway.
When the Ancona left New York
on her last voyage from here on Oc
tober 17. she was in command of
Capt. Pietro Massardo. All of her
officers, engine room, force, and
members of the crew, were I Cal Ians,
who shipped from Italy.
Washington says news of the sink
ing of the Ancona caused a censatlon
as It was regarded as foreshadowing
a new controversy between the Unit
ed (Rates and Austria similar to th*
critical dispute with Germany which
followed the torpedoing of the LfUst-
tanla.
Before making any comment, how
ever .officials awaited Information on
two points—whether, the vessel was
torpedoed Irltboun warning and
whether any Americans were among
the victims.
Should It develop that the liner
was warned and Ignored the warning,
and attempted to escape the rules of
naval warfare, according to the
Washington government s view, Justi
fied the use of force.
If she was attacked without warn
ing and a case parallel to the Lusi
tania develop*, the attitude of the
United States probably will be along
the lines already followed with Ger
many—the dispatch of a note de
manding disavowal of the act, repar
ation and assurances that sorh Inci
dents will not occur In the future.
KITCHENER GOES EAST
Germans Concentrating Efforts Upon
Building Zeppelins.
The correspondent at Rotterdam of
the London, Daily Telegraph claims
to have learned that in a score of
more’ widely seperated places in Ger
many the construction of ^eppelin
dirigible balloons Is being carried pn
and that In no departnjent -of con
structional work in Gennady is
greater activity being shown.
Dirigibles of all types— 7 eppelln,
Fhrseval and Schutte—are being
turned out, the correspondent un
derstands, with feverish haste. New
sheds are being built, not as former
ly, of easily combustible wood, but
of iron, including roofs of the same
material, as a protection against air
craft attacks. The Krupps also are
said to be engaged in building port
able sheds.
From all the correspondents was
able to learn the’ idea is to bring the
war home to the . English people,
who, hitherto, “have not felt its
effects, so that they shall be more
anxious for peace.”
British Leader Departs on Unknown
Mission to Eastern Theatre.
"Lord Kitchener, at the request of
his colleagues, has left England for a
short vlsi tto the eastern theatre of
war."
This announcement, made Satur
day evening, after a cabinet council
—an unusual meeting for Saturday
—and a long audience which Pre
mier Asquith had with the king, set.
at rest the rumors current as to the|
war secretary’s present intentions.
Later an additional official state
ment was issued as follows: "The
statement that Earl Kitchener has
resigned his post as secretary of state
for war has already been authorita
tively denied. It Is equally untYue to
suggest that Earl Kitchener tender
ed his resignation, or that his visit
to the king had any relation to any
such subject, or that his visit to the
eastern theatre of war In any way
betokens that such resifnation is con
templated.
"On the contrary this visit is un
dertaken -by. him in discharge of hla
dufy as secretary of state for war,
which duty he has no intention of
abandoning,"
MUNITIONS FOR TURKS
PEOPLE BEHIND WILSON
Manning Says South Carolina Hearti
ly Endorses President's Stand.
~ Tho New York American sent Gov.
Manning the following telegram:
"Do the people of your state, approve
President Wilson’s plans for strength
ening army and navy?"
The governor replied ae folio we:
"People of South Carolina, has ftn-
pUeit confidence In the honesty, Judg
ment, patriotism and broadminded
statesmanship' of President Wilson,
and so far as I am able to learn,
henrttlv endorse bis stand foe na-
Greece Shows No Change—Asks for
Loan When Bulgars Protest.
London says: \Vhjla It will be some
time before the Gerihans can suffi
ciently repair the northern end of
the railway for the transport of
troops and munitions, their successes
have enabled them to send supplies
to the Bulgarians and Turks by the
Danube as (ar as Nikopolls. from
which point they can be sent by rail
to Sofia and Constantinople.
There Is no change In Greece’s at
titude, although It Is considered sig
nificant that at the moment Bulgaria
has again protested against the hos
pitality afforded the allied troops at
Saloniki, the Greek government has
-applied to the Allies for financial as
sistance—*n application which .is re
ceiving favorable xonsideration.
The Greek government also has re
newed to the Allies an expression of
Its Intention to maintain neutrality
and of Its sincere good will toward t.
the Entente powers.
Chinese Official Asgssslasted. '
Admiral Tseng Ju Cheng, governoi
of Shanghaa district, China, was ae
■aSsi Dated Wednesday. He belonged
to th* monarchist part/.- Two rev©
Infioniste fired eighteen shots late hh