The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 09, 1915, Image 6

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;J j r SENDS M-tO DOME *■■■ ■ # TOM PAPEN ALSO PERSONA NON OIATA IN IBIS COUNTRY TOHFFNOTIFIED KridAjr's CablnK M<eeUn« INscumm Subject end lieiulng Announce* Oedafam Later—No Other Action Orald be Taken After ConvlctlOiui to New York Trial. The state department late Fri day announced formally that it had asked for the recall of Captain Roy-Kd and Captain son Papen, naval and military attaches respec tively of the German emltamy at Washington, because of the “ob jectionable activities In connection with military and naval matters." Setretary Lansing is understood to have Infom^d Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador that Captain Boy-Ed, naval attache of the German embassy, had rendered himself per sona non grata to the United States government as the resu.t of hla con nection with the conspirators-of the Hsmburg-Amerlcan line, who were found guilty in New York The .subject was understood to have been the subject of discussion at the cabinet meeting Friday. Secre tary Lansing at the etui of the cabt- oet meeting flatly refused an answer .any questions on the subject and oth er members of the cabinet were equal ly silent. The German embassy also refused to talk about It The state department was believed to be of the opinion that aa Captain Boy-Ed had admitted his connection with the financing of the operations which the Now York Jury gave a ver dict as being Illegal, there was noth ing else to do but inform the German government of its views. By Informing the ambassador that the attache In persona non grata, the United States leaves It with the Oer man government as to the manner In which Capt. Boy-Ed shall terminate hlq connection with the embassy. This la thp ostial diplomatic procedure tn the case of an attache of an embasay or a legation whom the United States Inds objectionable. Captain Boy-Ed’a name^was men tioned In connection with the charter Lag of ahipa from American porta to aupply fuel and food to German ves- •ela. for which in the first months of the war were hard pressed by the Allied flying squadron. The alleged connection came up again during the trials of the Hamburg-Amerlcan line officials Jqst concluded in New York, In which wltnesso testified that Cap tain Boy-Ed handled the money for chartering the ships and furnishing them with auppll through Aha trial that Captain Boy- Ed too was cognizant of the offenses which the government charged and In the early days of the trial hla name was frequently mentioned in open court by the government prose cutors. Finally the state department Intanrenod and cautioned ,the officials of the Judicial arms of the govern ment that unless they expected to In dict Captain Boy-Ed for the offen charged, the language employed by prosecutors should be avoided for the reason that it might endanger the friendly relations between the Unit ed States and Germany. The German embassy manifested to the state department its displeas ure with features of the trial which reflected upon the character of offi cials not under charges. The state department In turn indicated that It could not permit any action of the department of justice to bind It to anr particular course toward foreign diplomatic officials. When the conviction of the Ham- burg-American line officials, how ever, the situation become one where e Jury had given a verdict holding to be illegal certain operations in con nection with which the German naval attache was generally accredited with having been connected, and the usual diplomatic procedure in such a case Is to regard the Usefulness of such an officer as ended and his further pres ence as objectionable. » GERMANY READY FOR PEACE SAYS PALL NALL GAZETTE ^ i. , London Newspaper* Bays Germans Wgnt Austria to Make Terms With Italy. ■ t ..; ■ i" . ’ London reports Wednesday: The Pall Mall Gazette associating Em peror William’s visit to Vienna with reports that Germ*ny Is willing to enter upon peace negotiations, van-' lures the opinion that the emperor's trip may represent a fresh attempt to bring about a separate peace between 'Austria and Italy. It aaya: 11 " "Some features of Italy’s attitude may lend encouragement to such an enterprise. The government at Rome, for reasons never disclosed, has re frained from declaring war on Ger many and has shown no particular eagerness to co-operate with . the Allies In restoring the situation In the Balkans. “If It Is believed In Berlin that Italy can definitely be squared by a liberal surrender of territory wherein she has natlonal interests, great pres sure may be employed at Vienna to bring about such a sacrifice and thus liberate Austrian troops for other re gions." 7 ' RUSSIAN TROOPS ENTER BULGARIA SAYS REUTER TILLMAN IN CHARLESTON Senior Senator Will Visit Seaport While Fleet'is in Harbor. Senator Tillman has returned to his post at the capltol, being one of those present at the first day’s ses- aton of the Democratic caucus of the genate last Monday. The senator is occupying the same luite of offices im chairman of the naval commltteo thiit he has occupied llnoe the control of the Senate passed from the hands of the Republicans. These offices aro on the gallery floor of the Senate wing of the capltol, the committee room being within a few feet of the Senate chamber, ?nd the senator's private office, back of the committee room, commanding an ad miral view of the east front of the capltol building and of the plaza and grounds which It overlooks. Senator Tillman will visit Charles ton during tho “navy days’’ of the fiouthern.. Commercial Congress and Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan, pay master general of the tiWry, will be hia jiqmpanion on tho trtfr. Rumania About Ready., London reportg Wednesday: Ru mania will deliver an ultimatum to Austria as soon as the Entente Allies concentrate five hundred thousand men In the Balkans, It is reported In Bucharest, says a Central News dis patch from that city. Wants Compulsory Education. The Upper South Carolina Method ist epnference wants a compulsory education.'measure for children be tween eight and fourteen years of age tor the school year. London Receives no Direct or Specific Confirmation—Move Has Far- Reaching Effect. London reports Friday: “News that the Russians have entered Bul garia has aroused Intense Interest, and there Is much speculation aa to the next development," Reuter’s cor respondent at Salonikl telegraphs. "It Is expected this move will have a far-reaching effect on the internal situation of Bulgaria and will modify the whole aspect of affairs in the Bal kans." No. direct and specific confirmation has been received In London of this message. It Is recalled, however, that last week Emperor Nicholas was said to have promised Premier Pach- Itch of Serbia the appearance of a Russian army In Bulgaria within WWk. ITALY TO AID SERBIA IjODclon Bays News Will Probably Clarify Balkans. , Italy has announneed her adhesion to the treaty of London, whereby the Allies undertake not to conclude a separate peace and also has declared her intention of sending help to the Serbians. This news, it Is believed in London, will go rar to clear the situation, especially in Greece, where negotiations are etlll proceeding on th^Quadruple Entente's request that Greece allow the Allies free uee of her railways, and the right to police Greek waters against submarines. Last advices Indicate that the ne gotiations are likely to end in com plete satisfaction to the Entente pow ers. The assurance that Italy, as well as Great Britain, France and Russia, Is to give military support to the Serbians in their effort to regain their lost territory, makes the case for Greek assistance stronger. PRESIDENT ENTERTAINS IMnceton Class of '79 Gathers at the White House. President Wilson gave a dinner at the White House Tuesday night to fellow members of the Princeton class of ’79. For the evening the presi dent again was "Tommy," the name by which his classmates knew him. Fifty-nine members of the class, In cluding Cyrus McCormick, Cleveland P. Dodge and Robert Bridges, at tended the dinner. The president received his class mates in the blue room and later conducted them to the state dining room, where the table was set. No military or naval aides were present. A number of informal addresses were made. The president was congratu lated on his coming marriage and many stories of college days were told. I mm our laws ™xrin JURY FINDS STEAMSHIP OFFI CIALS GUILTY AS CHARGED APPEAL IS TO BE MADE Trial at New York Ends With Con viction of Three High and One Subordinate Officer of the Ham- bufg-American Line—Face Two Year* In Priaon or Fine of $10,000. Three high officials and a subor dinate officer of the Hamburg-Amerl can line were found guilty Thursday night in federal court at New York of having violated the laws of the United States In sending coal and other supplies to German cruisers In the South Atlantic in the first few months of the European war. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty In each of the two Indictments. The specific charge against the de fendants was conspiracy to deceive and defraud the United States. The maximum penalty for each Indict ment la two years’ imprlsonmvtrt and ten thousand dollars fine. A date for passing sentence will be designated later. The Jury is reported to have taken one ballot after several hours of dis cussion of the evidence. The jury was given the case at two-forty o’clock In the afternoon. Its fore man, George M. Palmer, announced the verdict seven and one-half hours later. An appeal. It seemed certain, will be made to the federal coqrt of ap peals and in case the verdict is up held, to the Supreme Court of the United States. In the meantime the defendants probably will remain at liberty under five thousadd dollars ball each. The four defendants affected by the verdict are Dr. Karl Buenz, man aging director of the Hamburg- Amerlcan line In New York City, for mer German consul at (to* York, former German minister to Mexico and German commissioner in the Venezuelan arbitration proceedings before The Hague tribunal; George Rotter, general superintendent of the line; Adolph Hachmelster, general pqrcbaatng agent, and Joseph Pop- plnghaua, a former officer In the Ger man navy and at present a second ’of ficer In the Hamburg-Amerlcan line. A fifth defendant, Felix Seffner. supercargo on one of the neutral steamers sent to supply the German fleet, was not brought to trial. He Was captured by the British while on hla errand of relief and la a prisoner In Canada. The four defendants took the ver dict calmly. After the Jury had filed out Dr. Buenx turned to Kotter, Bit ting at hla left, and rising, shook hands. "Auf wiedersehen!" he said, and Kotter echoed the words. Hach- meister sat silent. Poppinghaus, tall, athletic, youngest of the four, rose to his full height and amlled. "I do not care. ' he said In broken English. “This Is not the last word." Defendants' counsel was silent as to the verdict. Roger B. Wood, the assistant United State* district attor ney, who conducted the government's case, said: "This verdict means only one thing—that the laws of the United State* must be observed by citi zens of all the belligerent powers; that If our law* are violated by them and the American govern ment finds it out they will be pros ecuted." Take Four (ports: “To the aouthwoat If MUrorttaa four thousand prison- VILLA PLANS TO RAID U. S. Funston Reports Situation to War Department Wednesday. Attributing his present situation to the failure of the United States government to support him. Gen. Villa Is planning raids on American territory along the border, according to Information reaching Major Gen eral Funston, commanding the American botder troops. In yeport-. ing this to the war department at Washington Wednesday, Gen. Fun ston sa\d he could not believ.e*-£!en. Villa actually contemplated any such hazardous undertaking. French Capture Rulgar Trench. Paris reports Fridqy: Two thou sand Bulgarian rlfles were found'In a trench taken Wednesday by French troops, according to a Havas dispatch from Salonikl. The French are strongly entrenched before Krivolak, one hundred and fifty yards from the Bulgar advanced posts. To Make Projectiles. Manufacturp Of naval projectiles will bo begum 1 at the Puget Sound navy yard March 1. The first order calls for twenty-five hundred six-inch and ten thousand three Inch shells Farmer Loses Right Arm. Mr. Fred C- Black, whose home Is about two-and-a-half miles east of Yorkvllle, had his right arm cut off Wednesday afternoon at the elbow while feeding a com shredder. — ; » » » Methodists Choee Florence. The South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, •oath, will hold Its next conference In Florence. - The trial was the culmination of an investigation begun last winter by agents of the department of Justice Into the chartering and soiling of certain neutral vessels from Ameri can ports In August, September and December, 1914. These vessels, six teen in number, sailed for South American and African ports, and In two cases Cadiz, Spain, from New Cork, Philadelphia. Hampton Roads, Pensacola and New Orleans, In some cases the vessels showed up at points other than their derti- nation; in other Instances were cap tured by allied warships many miles out of their course, and In one case— the American steamer Berwlnd—ac tually transferred supplies to two German converted cruisers. In every case a German super cargo, supreme in command, sailed and directed, or sought to direct the vessel's movements when she reached the high seas. , A After weeks of investigation the Information obtained by government agents were returned. They charged conspiracy to deceive and defraud the American government by tho defend ants’ failure to state the exact car goes and the true destinations of the vessels named in obtaining clearance from port collectors. The defendants admitted they had chartered twelve ships and outfitted them at a tptal expense of more than one million four' hundred thousand dollars, and sent them out to succor the German men-of-war. This, they contended, ♦they had a right to do. They denied all Intent to deceive or defraud the American government and said they sought to deceive only the enemies of Germany. During the trial It developed that Capt. K. Boy-Ed, German naval U- tache at Washington, had directed the expenditure of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars additional, which was sent to New Cork from Berlin in August, 1914. The govern ment charged that virtually the en tire seven hundred and fifty thou sand dollars was spent in further ance of plans to aid German war ships at sea. under the supervision and with the knowledge of Capt. Boy-Ed. When the defendant* tqipk the wit ness stand H was brought out that the line’s activity in sending supplies to German warships was the result of aa agreement made-iq 1913, long before the war, between the Ham- burf-American line and the German government. An abatfact of this agreement and the cablegram! that oaaeed between New York and Oer- la relation thereto after war London Answers Rpport Beet Oat From Berlin by Wireless Al leging Wrongful Action. In an official statement Issued Tuesday the British foreign office says thaf ap explosion reported on the German steamer Germania In the Baltic probably was due to sea Water contracting the bollera after the ship had been run ashore and deserted In Swedish territorial waters. - The statement was drawn out by a recent assertion from German sources that the Germania had been blown up by a bomb from * British submarine The foreign offtfce denied that any bomb was placed on board the Germania by the British. Tbe^ statement follows: •». “A German wireless commuhica- tlon of the eleventh Instant contain ed a report that the Germania was blown u{> by a dynamite bomb placed on board her by a British-submarine. His Majesty’s government consider It well to record the true account of what took place. "The commanding officer of a Brit ish sumarlne states that at noon on October 11, when between Utlanger and South Gotland, he sighted the Germania and signalled her to stop. The Germania, heading for the Swed ish coast, disregarding - the signal, continued to steam In that direction. Shots were fired by the submarine to bring the vessel to, and also to warn her that she was running on a sand bank. "The Germania paid no attention to these signals and ran ashore be tween Landbrlnk and Outer Sten- grund. The submarine, which hith erto had remained outside of Swedish territorial waters, then proceeded alongside, with the object of saving the crew and helping salve the ship, but the latter was found abandoned. An hour was spent tn an attempt to tow her off, but It was found impos sible to move her. As the water was by that time gaining in the engine room, the British officer and his men returned to the submarine, taking with them the ship’s papers for safe custody, and a quantity of fresh meat for the ese of the submarine’s crew. "The explosion referred to in the Oertnmn wireless message, which Is alleged to have taken place after the British tailors left the Germania, would appear to have been the result of sea water coming Into contact with the hollers. It wa* certainly not due to an attempt of British sailors to de stroy the vessel, which was bound from Stottln with a cargo of twenty- seven hundred end fifty tens of con centrated Iron ora." The Germania was one..o.f several ships reported from Stockholm "to have been sunk on October 12 by British submarines tn the Southern Baltic. It was afterwards declared that the Germania had made for shore and grounded, according to Swedish reports. In Swedish terri torial waters, but that meq from a British submarine, nevertheless, boarded the Germania and took away her papers. SOUTHERN lUILWAY EXPENSES Ru*in« m Better Than In 1914 Rat Worse Than In 1918. During October, - '1915, Southern Railway company disbursed for la bor, materials, supplies, and other purposes 14,457.363. of which 93.- 899,542, or 87.29 per cent, was paid to individuals and industries located in the South. This amount repre sents more than 92 per cent, of the moneys paid to the company for transportation by those located on the lines, according to figures an nounced by Comptroller A. H. Plant, showing the results of operation of the company for the month of Octo ber, 1915, and for the period of four months ended October 31, 1915, com pared with the same month and peri od In 1914 and 1913, exclusive of in terest, rentals and other income charges. The comparison with 1913 is mado for the reason that In 1914 the effect of the business depression was reflected through the revenues of the company. Gross revenue, October, 1915, |6,- 028,215, an Increase as compared with 1914 of $496,246, or 8.97 p. c., and a decrease as compared with 1913 of $756,946, or 11.16 per cent. Operating expenses, taxes and un collectible railway revenues, October, 1915, $4,207,894, a decrease as com pared with 1914 of $123,766, or 2.8 per cent., and as compared with 1913 of $429,558 or 9.26 per cent. In addition to the foregolpg oper ating expenses, the company spent in October, 1915, for improvements to its roadway and structures, $661,- 357.44, as. against $976,650.93, dur ing October, 1914, and $216,773.77 during October, 1913. Corresponding results for the four months periods are as follows: Gloss revenue this year, $22,168,- 6.76, a decrease , cqmpared with 1914'of $286,189 .orl.19 per cent., and as compared with 1913 or Jl,- 897,398, or 7.88 per cent. i. Operating expenses, taxes and un collectible railway revenues this year, $15,961,178, a decrease as compared with 1914 or $1,961,074, or 10.94 per cent., and as compared with 1913 of $1,801,972, or 10^15 per cent. .. . In addition to the foregoing oper ating expenses, the company spent) during the four months this year, for j improvements to its roadway and structures, $2,162,837.35, as against $2,597,678.28 during the samexph- rlod In 1914, and $1,027,929.10 dur ing the same period In 1913. M WWM $ M M M » M M ****** 1 HAVE A SKIN WITH OUT A BLEMISH ZEMERINE, THE MARVELOUS REMEDY FOR ECZEMA, ITCH. PIMPLES, (UNO WORM. TETER. ETC, RELIEVES ' SUFFERINO AND ACTS PCHLY i ; - ... .• „ 7..’ . • f *" ‘ ' ’ ' | If yQWE face is disfigured by ugly pimpled or your body torture<J„by itching Cczema, give lemerine a trial. It brings quick relief to the terrible itching, the desire to scratch passes away, and healing becqmes possible. Zemerine is used and recommended by many prominent physicians as a specific for the treatment of diseases of the skin, and has to its credit many cases of wonderful cures. 50c and $1.00 at all drp£* gists, or by mail direct from ZEMERINE CHEMICAL CO. ORANfiEBURfi, S. 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Guaranteed' to cure or money refunded. T. L. Frierson, Lynchburg, S. C. Joffre In Full Charge. Gen. Joffre has appointed commander-in-chief of all the French armies except those In North- Africa, incljuding Morocco and dependent ministry, colonies. Mine Explosion Kills Nineteen. Nineteen miners were found dead at Beomer, W. Va., after an explosion in mine No. Two *At that place. Eleven others are missing.. 1 was declared were sold to have been placed for safekeeping with the Oea- •t dlooice of any* atarxiarri factory rebuilt machine at a banrain. - ssr:—— TYPCWRITKR CXCN* Wanted—A tract of pine timber con taining 1,600,000 to 10,000,000 feet; .no cut over timber lands or timber over three miles from rail- road will be considered. Address with price, and full description, rost Office Box 606, Sumter, 3. c! Buy a Geiger Thresher—Because It la a good one. Not too heavy. Dur able, large capacity. Cleans th* grain. Reasonable In price. Light gas tractors, engines, corn mllla saw mills. Everything,In maebtn- ery. Cummings Machinery Agencv 1-16 Main St.. Columbia. S C. BUDDED PECAN TREES We offer for December, 1915. Jan uary, 1916, shipments 2 to 4 fee* high ‘.‘Schley’’ variety long tap re small quantities at 75c, one huod/w Mc. m ° r e at 50C. Abo 4 to 6 feet high, same variety, retarded uncut tap roots with splendid literal roots small quantities. $2,55; one hundred or more at $1.75 each. AH f. 0< b Onangeburg, S. C. Better bi)y first class trr < s suitable for this climate 7<Mir , ow , n countryman who has P d J earIy for W** out . other methods. Refer you to Clemson-Col lege or any hank here. PECANWAY PLACE M. O. DANTZLKR, Orangeburg. S. C. See Your Hides at Home Hatchers mad Beef Clab*, send me yoar Hide* omD get Check by retfinf mail at highest market prlcee. Write or telephone to me L,r Information 7 WISLE W. MARTIN. COLUMBIA, B. a