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J FIXED THE MTES - - 0 I JMUSTER EXPLAINS WORK OF THE SOOTHEASTERN BAKER OF CLEVEUND SECRETARY OF WAR 01IST LEAVE THE STATE or Manning Signs Rill Passed hf Legislature Wliich Some Say WW Cause Old Companies to With- draw From Business in South OaiwUpa. SHnaa Gov. Manning has approved tha act of the general assembly out lawing the Southeastern Under writers Association from this state it has keen feared by some that a gen eral azodus of the companies affect ed will result. The following ex- traeta from the annual report of in- aaraaae commissioner, F. H. McMas- ter, aJfords some light on the situa- tio«: ,* 4 >£r~r~^ ‘ . la South Carolina content to have ire Insurance rates made as they have been made in the past? The average man on the street thinks that the Southeastern Under writers Association makes the Are insurance rates for the state of South Carolina, and his natural suspicion ef trust and his enmity towards the Southeastern Underwriters Associa tion when he thinks that an unjust rate has been charged him, and he t.nds it apparently Impossible to get any other rate. In round figures there is about Ithl.MO.AOO fire insurants written in Sonth Carolina each year. Of this aboat $170,000,000 Is written at the rates flxed by the Southeastern Underwriters, about $110,oon.no0 of thin going to companies which are here of the Southeastern Under- tsrs' Association, and about $00.- d.OOO going to companies which not members of the Southeastern darwrlters' Association, but which te at the rates fixed by the Routh- eauteru Underwriters Association. Of the ti::.OOA.AO0 written at ethar rates than those fixed by the Aoatheastern Underwriters* Alsocia- Uoa about $4S.O00.O00 is written by tha lactory and other foreign si at asks, about 917.AfiO.dAft written by the domestic mutuals, and It Is estimated about 93fi.fififi.AOd goes to uaMsaaad companies As Is seen 9IT.fifid.dfid Is written at Asstheastern Underwriters' Asso- statloa rates aad 9l2S.dfifi.Md at sthsr aad generally spenhlng very mnuh tsos than goutheastern Under writers' Association rates Of the 141 dm Insurance companies sf all Wmsss licensed, dl am members of tha ■natheastura Underwitem* Asso statkos aad HI am not. TTtts statement would Indicate that tbs Assthsasternr Underwriters’ Asso- statlos la not la coatrol of the aitaa- Moa by any means, and this Is trae Ant H la also true that ths average maa na the street must taka tbs rate fxed by ths Rout beast era Under- wri tors' Association or do wlthoat toanrsnee as a general rule. An analysis of the Insurance placed at mtna other thaa those fixed by ths •ontbmetern Underwriters* Associa tion will show this The dtb.fififi.fififi insurance placed ta ths Fact ory Insurance Association ts at mach less then those fixed by Uie Aoathemstern Underwriters* As- asetatlon. On two risks In Columbia. Ideatlcal In character, but ths expo tares gave a rate of I Ac on No I. and ths Aeatheastcrn Underwriters' Aaao- statloB gave a rat • of SAc. subse- eueatly reduced after much agitation to lie on No. S. The Factory Insur- aass Association Is composed of 31 compastm. 3fi cf which are members ef tk# Southeastern Underwriters' f l r : Although Not Officially Annoimmd- • c,, Hin Selection Is Genera^y 1 , Understood. Newton D. Baker-, former mayor of Cleveland, has been selected ny Presi dent Wilson for secretary of war. Mr. Baker has accepted the position and is arranging his affairs in Cleve land preparatory to going to Wash ington to take up his duties. The selection of Mr. Baker is understood to have been discussed by President Wilson with Colonel House Monday. When President WUson was mak ing up his cabinet in 1913 he offered the place of secretary of interior to Mr. Baker twice. Mr. Baker then was mayor of Cleveland and declined for that reason. The president and Mr. Baker haye been close friends for some time and have corresponded frequently. Mr. Baker is said by his friends to be in close sympathy with the president s policies and is known to have had the support of some members of the cabi net for the war office. When President WMlson recently was touring the Middle West on his t reparedness program he saw Mr. Baker in Cleveland and had a long talk with him, Mr. Baker has been in Washington frequently of late And on -his last visit said he had not been offered the post of secretary of war and did not believe be would be. — j Ever since Bindley M. Garrison re signed the president has been seeking a Middle Western lawyer for the place. At the White House Monday It was Lelthef f f fii ially confirmed no.- de nied that Mr. Baker would get the place. Officials strongly encouraged the use o' his name and It was under stood that Mr. Baker had been defi nitely selected. ZFPlFUNS RAID ENGLAND Three Dirigibles Prop Forty Bombs la Their Flight Twelve persona warn killed thirty-three Injured la Sunday night s Zeppelin raid on Great Britain. Three Zeppelins took part la the attack This Information was given out off! ctall la London Monday, The statement follows: 'The num her of Zeppelins which took part la last night s mid ta now believed to have been three. “After crossing the roast, the air shlpe took various coarsee and from the devious nature of their flight ap- parently were uncertain as to thetr bearings The area visited Included Yorkshire. Ldscolashlre. Rutland. Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire. Nor folk. Essex aad Kent. “As far as kaowa. about forty lomba wore dropped altogether The rasualtleia, so far as ssrertataed smount to: Killed, three men. four women, flvs children. Injured, thirty three. The material damage was two terraee houses practically destroyed, one office, ooe public bouse, a cafe aad seeeral shops partly destroyed; and a block of almshouses badly dam agod." SIB DATA ARRIVES One may say that It Is a wheel within a wheel. As a matter of fact, the Factory Insurance Association Is an aasociatlon mutual Insurance com panies and of necessity it must make ifs rates approximately as low as the otuals or It will not get the busi- ■s Therefore, it flxesils expense operation to meet cost of the mutuals The Factory Insurance Association pays 10 per cent, commission to agents The Souiheastern Under writers' Association pays from 15 to 25 per cent. The Factory Insurance Association takes only certain classes of risks, such as are taken by the factory mutuals. The Southeastern Underwriters’ Association takes all classes. , lu the cases under consideration, two eotldn warehouses, one belongs to a company owing £ large palm her and being in position to pfaefe the entire line elsewherp. The other warehouse is the only one of its owners. The Factory Insurance As- sociatios would not give a less rate than one half more thani'the rate mads by the Factory Insurance Asso- ciatios on the other warehouse, though practically all of the Factory Insurance were members of the Southeastern Underwriters’ Assocla- tlou. So tke individual citizen of small property finds no relief In the pres ence of the Factory Insurance Asso- ciatlou. Indeed. In those risks rated by the Southeastern Underwriters’ Associa tion itself in competition with the m Arprwdirvw to Nut* IUv»rh WarfUagtoa Moaday. The appewAkea to Germary's dec laration of tha aew submarine cam paigu. upon which Berlin te relying to prove that Prltish merchant shlpe. rrmed oeienetbty for defensive pur poeee, have been using their arma meat offensively on the submeraiblea. under orders of the British admtr ally, arrived Monday At the staly de partment. . When President Wilaon and Secre tary Lansing bav-> Aad opportunity to go over them veiy thoroughly, they probably will take the next step in the negotiations with Germany. It has been indicated that the United States may expect tb« charges the ap pendices make to b'' authenticated and may even ask Great Britain if any explanation of their allegations is to be made. SAFE 1NGERMANY FAMOUS RAIDER MOEWE SLIPS BY BRITISH BLOCKADE SANK 15 ENEMY SHIPS HIT AT FRENCH FLANKS-* IN ATTACK UPON VERDUN Mysterious Vessel Comes in With 199 Prisoners and 1,000,000 Marks in Gold Sent Prize Crews Into Newport News and the Canary Islands—Makes Enviable Record. .The German commerce raider Moewe has returned to a German port rwfth 109 prisoners and 1,000,000 marks in gold bars, ac cording to an official announce ment by the German naval general staff. rs’ Assocla- the pr Southeastern Underwriters’ Associa- lion gives a rate of forty cents for .one year. $1.20 for" five years on the tenant houses of the Richland Cotton Mill, and on dwellings In the city of Columbia, on paved streets, with full fire protection. It gives rates of 95c for one vear and 93.-R0 for five years. So from the 975.000.090 or more written in the Factory Insurance As- ocia’lon and the factory mutuals the Southeastern Underwr tion. The same is true oNu* $17,000,- 000 carried id domeetk mutuals, which operate li about tv-Mve boun ties of tlflw state. They work great savings to their members, and, Jo the thousands of ins’ances, give the only insurance carried, but they do not af fect the rates piade by the South eastern Underwriters’ Association. The insurance placed in unlicensed companies is that of citizens who con trol large lineb, and, while they secure great reductions in rates, so far as the general public is concern ed this process provides no relief from the rates made and provided by the Southeastern Underwriters’ Asso ciation. Illustrations have been given of the differences in rates made by the Southeastern Underwriters’ Associa tion Itself where It comes in competi tion with the factory mutuals, and between the Southeastern Under writers’ Association and the Factory Insurance Association, the latter as sociation being composed of a num- factory mutuals no relief comts to 1)er 0 f the same companies, compos- rivaite clfTzen. ’ For Instance, the • „ .u- eontheasiern Underwriters’ ing the Southeastern Underwriters Association. Just as marked differences are to be seeji In the Southeastern Under writers' Association rates~and those given by^oniJcensed companies. A few of tliesb- that have come under the notice of the department are; Southeastern's .Association rate for three years, 91-50: unlicensed com panies, 90e.’ Southeastern Under- The statement given out Sunday follows:. “The naval general staff states that H. M. "S. Moewe, commander Capt. Burgrave Count von Dohna- Schlodien, after a successful cruise lasting several mouths, arrived to day at some home port with four British officers, twenty-nine British marines and sailors, 100 men of crews of enemy steamers, among them 103 Indians, as prisoners, and 1,000,000 marks in gold bars. > “The vessel captured the follow ing enemy steamers, the greater part of which were sunk and a small part of which were sent as prizes to neu tral ports: “The British steamers Corbrldge, 3,687 tons; Author, 3,496 tons; Trader. 3.608 tons; Ariadne, 3,035 tonsr Dromondhy, 3,627 tons; Far- ringford. 3,14 6 tons; Clan MacTav- ish, 5.816 tons; Appam. 7,781 tons; Weatburn, 3,300 tons; Horace. 8,335 tons; Flamenco. 5.629 tons; Saxon Prince, 3,471 teas. “The British sailing veesel Edin burgh. 7.473 tona “The French steamer Maronl. 1,109 tons “The Belgian steamer Luxemburg. 4.Sty tons ~ “At several points on enemy roast the Moewe also laid out mine*, to which, among others, the battlsahip King Edward VII fell victim “ The Moewe’s rapture of two of the fifteen vessels listed by the German ndmlralty has not been reported pre viously They are the Raxoa Prlar* and the Maronl. both engaged ta the trans-Atlantic service The Raxon Prince. 1.471 tona gross. 153 feet long and owned by (he Prince Line, of New Castle, Eng land, was built la Ruaderlasid la 1899. Rhe was last reported on sail Ing from Norfolk. February II. for Manchester The Maronl nailed on February if, from Bordeaux for New York. She was owned by ths Uompagale Gea erale Traae-Atlaatl«|ee. of tfaera. rad ess 312 feet loag aad 3.191 teas gross. The Woewe. previously made famous by her exploits, has perform ed one of the most spectacular feats of ths oar oa the seas by teaching a home port In safsty. Ths grea^German naval port of Wllhelmahaten la oa 'h* North which Is pstrolled with esax vigilance by British warships It Is through these waters, which hsvs been blocked off In districts for patrol by ths deflnlts British units, that the Moewe must have threaded hef way. At least part of the gold raptural by the Moept.waa taken from the Appam. ohfrh fut In at Newport News. Va.. several weeks ago t.nder command of Lieut. Bjtrg. with a Ger man prixe crew. Announcement was made In Ix>a- don, January 10. that the British bamesblb TOlTg Edward TTT Bad been blown up by a mine. The place at which the disaster occurred was not revealed by the British admiralty. It waa said no lives were lost and only two men were Injured. The Moewe first became famous when the Appam reached Newport News, Va.. with a story which astoa- ished the world. It was learned that the commerce raider had captured and sunk seven British vessels in the main line of traffic between South Africa and Enrol.o 1° addition to seizing the Appam, which had been almost given up for lost. The next heard of the German raider uas on the . arrival at the Canary Islands late last month of the West.btirn in charge of a German prize.crew. It was then made known thaU the Moewe had sunk five more steamships off the coast of Brazil. The Saxon Prince and Maroni probably were captured by the Moewe on her way back to Germany, as their sailing dates show that they were both on the high seas toward the end of February. The identity.of the Moewe baa not been established definitely. Prisoners from captOred ships, which were transferred to the Westburn, said on their arrival at the Canary Islands that the Moewe’s guns were smaller than seven Inches. According to one report, she was formerly a tramp steamship, one of several which had been fitted out with guns as com- ipefce raiders. The last previous re port of the Moewe was that she part ed company with the Westburn on February 9. Count von Dolma, the Moewe’s T?rmms:rmprrbelTTfirrs-to the Schlodien or Silesian branch of his fami’y, which Is hea.ded by Prince Richard Von Dolma. It was reported last month that the Count was in com mand of the German raider Ponga, which was said to have made her way out of Kiel sev.eral keeks ago. With Frank Ontc* Holding Finn Teutons Apparently Tara to Outer Eedges. With the French center in the Dou- aumont seetbr apparently still hold ing firm Monday againstfithe desper ate assaults of the crown prince’s armies, the Germans are again turn ing their attention to the flanks' of the French positions around the stronghold. intense artillery activity In the Woevre region was reported In the Paris night bulletin, the fire center ing upon the regions of Haudomont and Fresnec, about ten miles south east of Verdun. Military commenta tors recently have laid stress upon the operations in this sector, holding that the next Important drive by the Germans might be exerted there, with the object of rolling up the French right flank. Other indications, however, have pointed to the possibility that the eyes of the German headquarters staff were upon the extreme French left, across the Meuse river, where the towering height of Le Mort Homme commands the lesser emi nences nearby and the surrounding plains. Tb» heavy artillery of the Teutons is also pounding the de fenses in this sector. The French are ready for an Infan try attack there, but It Is doubted in Paris if tl^e Germans will attempfThe storming of the commanding position to reach their troops would have to deploy over a mile wide plain, under a destructive cross fire. * Meanwhile the testing of the French strength by furious asstults on the main defenses Is continuing. Illustrative of this was Sunday’a at tack on the left of the Douaumont aector near the cote du Potvre. There the French lines also held firm, ac cording to Paris, while In the Imme diate front of Douaumont the Ger man ■■■salts were temporary sus pended. the heavy French artillery contlning Ita answer to the rain of giant shellr which the Teuton’s for- ty-two'a an<] similar big pieces were pouring upon the defensive trenches Corrospondenta quotr French mllj- tary men as decTanng that tne oer- msa achievements so far la the great battle for Verdun have result ed merely !r restoring the llbee to the positions they occupied at the be ginning of 1914. when the French In a series of local attacks, began ap pending the defeaetve area about tfie (ort ■ READY FOR BREAK GERMANY THINKS II. S. WA1 TO HELP GREAT BRITAIN SENTIMENT HAS CHANGED HOUSE, WILSON’S ENVOY, _ / RETURNS FROM EUROPE l^ece President Monday, But Declines to Ray Anything Aboat Hie Trip. Col. E. M. House, who returned from Europe Sunday after visiting Berlin, London and Paris as a special | envoy sil President Wilson, conferred with the president Monday morning Von Wiegand, New York World Rep-1 and told him of the reaulta of his mission. reeentatlve Sends Wireless Dis-1 patch Explaining Attitude of Teu tons, Who Now Look Upon a Break j as a Possibility. Germany is looking the possibili ties of America breaking off rela tions squarely in the face. Khc is weighing carefully the chances and with characteristic inetliodicalness In analyzing the possible eventuali ties that might follow the death of any more Americans on the sea, hut she,appears to be coming to the determination to press the sub marine warfare along the lines of the memorial with all possible energy. TRIED TO ROB MAILS Tl»i«*vc« Make Effort Us Her are Park o Tha robbery of four valuable registered mail packages la what ap pears to hsvs been aa attempt to steal at least oas million dollars la currency consigned to New York beaks beeame kaowa fit Now York Mooday Tbs robbery occurred Salurday morning, when a United Rlntsn mail anto truck was entered nblle It wss oa a ferry bound for the Central of Jeredf railrood station at Commual paw, N. J. to Liborty street. New York. The packages were stolen from mall pouches, three of which were from Washington and one from Baltimore., According to unofficial roporta one Of the stoleo Washington pack ages contained two hundred thou sand dollars. Poet office Inspectors assorted they may be unable to make known the exact loss until they heard from the Washington and Bal- tlmore senders of the packages Post office Inspectors admitted that other poaches containing renry consigned to New York banks WN H Qm track, and WIIIS pro itrg ignorance of the smount. said that such consignments frequently ran as high as one million dollars and more. It ts believed that this currency was the booty sought PERISCOPE ON MINES Col. House parried questions as to the status of the armed ship con- trovesy with the statement that those in Washington knew more about the subject than he did. He refused to discuss any pending diplomatic ques tions. ' —' When Col. House returned -from his previous trip to Europe as the president's personal envoy, he con sented to be quoted as saying that President Wilson was the likely man to restore peace to Europe. Monday l.e would not consent to repeat the statement, saying that he desired to make no comment whatever on the foreign situation. Asked if he had noticed any mark ed change In the attitude of Europe toward the United States sTiTce his previous trip. Col. House said: “Reports of an unfavorable atti tude toward the United States by the people of Europe are exaggerated. At least I heard no criticism in any of the countries I visited. I will say also that we should remember that the people of the belligerent nations are living with their nerves on edge and we should make allowances ac cordingly.” He added that everywhere he went he was treated with every courtesy and consideration. TEUTON* CAPTURE VILLAGE Parts Brporte Wednesday it of Greater I a tensity— That is the impression I get in all quarters. The desire to avoid re newed complications with America still exists, but the hope that some clear understanding will be arrived at with Washington for the protec tion of American citizens, reducing the danger to them to a minimum, has all but been given up. The opinion that the American government would in some manner co-operate for the safety of Ameri cans, either by warning or other measures that would have the practi cal result of the prevention of loss of iz^rnssiii rinaT rAklTlklllCC. life and of complications between the | UtKMA'v riVUl LUIl I two nations, with a possible break as the object, undoubtedly was high. The Impatience to hear from Washington ta giving way to a grow ing conviction that nothing will be done there, and that our government ill "continue to permit Americans to act as shlelda for the Hritlab agaltrst German submarines 4nd con stitute themselves protecting angels for Hrttlsti ahtpe “ Just h«»w far Secretary lanstng's altltud.v Ium say thing u> do with It. I uiy, but there has been a chaage la pubUr seaUmeat wlthla Use laat few days. The tide la setting la for a prosecution of the submarine «ar against Knrland ta the moat rig- oroua manner, regardleaa of Wash ington. In a way that It la doubtful If the government can atom, a van if tha prtca of auch a campatga be a rup ture with America. To get aa Idea of public opinion outside the preea expressions. I have la the laat few days talked with per sona la almost every walk of life With bet oae exception they demaad that consideration for Washington cease and that war begin agalaet England relentlessly, with every mesas at Germany a command The attitude le taken that while oa the one bend It has been giving every aid and aMlataace to England, the Washington government on the othor hand haa been a "Drake” oa Ger many. seeking to restrain and restrict Doesumoet Taken, a The violent German dffensive on Verdun has been w»um**d. the unit ing taklrg on an extremely desperate character north of the French atrong- Lold. Tha Parts war office claims that the French repulsed alt the Ger man attacks except that west ef Fort Donaemcnt the Germans aueceedlag la reaching the village of Doaaaaoat whe.o voe struggle la being con tinued The Halt la the determined German offenalv' directed at the stronghold haa been attributed by many observ ers to toe difficulties of rain later- fetlLg with the movement ef heavy artillery, by the concentrated Ire of which the crow* prince • ana tea blasted thetr way through the ester Apparently the < able to bring i at leant ef I fer the Fv each war ef- ■mI ta the lateweMy of th Vt both te the lorth aad aorthwast aad la the Woevre region to the east aad Germany's war agalast England, that iMythem.. the aatioa ta prepared to Uko the The drives frftm the two aides, now consequence If W’aahlngton gives | renewed are held to Indicate Count von Hernatorff hie and that after Germany's to aafeguanl American life ta fifl which would not Interfere with tha war agalaafi England having Ignored or refused, the sltvtltty of such a break would upou Washington Secretary ^anaing’a “altered'' re fusal to settle the Luattaala case now and hla making It dependent on Oer- roany’a new autmarlne war la more or leea resented aa a “club" with whkh. It la declared, he la trying to “frighten Germany.” In the mind of with whom I have talked Is the deep-rooted conviction that the familiar German plea of rolling ap the flans I, ot n position or nalng the daw hammer Java of th# military machtn • to fist nt the kernel of the nut. PoeelMa development of eom# Ger man movement In tho Argonaa, still farthor to the northwest of the fort ress. is Indicated by the Parts report that the Frer.ch have directed a con- centra’ed fir* on hostile poaltloae there. Obeeivera eyes also atlll are [ oa the Champagne region beyond the Argonm where the Germans receut- j ly made gains toward the aouth and where a sert. ne break la tha French lines would have a material Influence terfcrlng wl h line# of communica tion in the west. JUMPS 45 FEET Germans Try to Make Merchantmen Ram Their “Subs." A new German idea is reported by Capt. B. J Keelty of the British steamship Katfleld. just arrived at Baitimijirc from Liverpool. According to Capt. Keelty the Ger mans, knowing that the British authorities have offered a reward of twenty-five hundred dollars for any skipper wh 'jams a submarine,,have built a grea* number of mines with a pipe projecting above the water, which looks exactly like a periscope, and set them'adrift. Along comes the British steamer and sees the periscope. With his choice, as he thinlrs, between twenty- five hundred dollars and a torpedo In his ship’s s'de, he promptly rams the supposed s ibmarlne—and is instant ly blown up. . Capt. Keelty says many British ships have already undergone this unfortunate experience, and that he himself saw one of the deceptive mines, which was picked up a patrol boat. - . VICTIM OF NEW SUB WAR Censorship Cuts off Details as to l/oss «. ef Vessel Wednesday. _ ‘ The British steamship Thornaby is reported in London Wednesday to have be«n sunk, all the members of the crew having been killed or Washington government doesn't want U p on the slti ation at Verdun by In- England defeated, to which. It Is af firmed, the submartnee under the new plan will contribute largely. Even In placee where there has iteen a disposition to apply the brakes to anything that might lead to a con flict with Aimwlca, there is a change of tone. The opinion is even express ed that a break of relations with Amerind would mean England's finish within a few months, because in that event Germany would submarine every ship and need have no consid- eratioi. nor exercise any care. Such persons, and there Is a con stantly increasing number of them, t>»4Ltvc that England by such meas ures could be starved out in less than six months, and that even America could not save her. These contend that if England ha«i tin* power and I lie right on the surface of the seas Co starve out Germany, Germany, having the power beneath the seas, lias a similar right to apply her sub-, marines to starve out England. To a certain extent tffere Is an analogy between the conditions in England and In Germany. Sir Ed ward Grey Is constantly restraining the naval party from measures which Increase the ill-will of neutrals, while here also there are factors which would much prefer arriving at a clear understanding with America to avoid a further crisis. The standpoint, however, is taken that England is much more depend ent on neutrals than Germany. London dispatches of attacks on Count von Bernstorff by a portion of ’the New York press are adding to the bitterness here. It is pointed out that while the American situation has been at times acute here, and popular feeling strong, the press never at tempts nor does the government per mit any criticism, much less attacks on Ambassador Gerard. Caught on Railway Trestle Spartan lieaps Into Mud. Samuel Linder, sixty years of age, and a resident of the Enoree section of Spartmburg county, being caught on the C. and W. C. trestle^over the F.noree river Tuesday afternoon Jumped from the structure, more than forty-five feet above the stream, and escaped with no greater injury than a dislocated thigh. He was near the centre of the long bridge whet, the train came upon him and realizing It was certain death to stay on the trestle he took the only chance and Jumped. His body Is said to have turned over twice in the descent, but he landed feet foremost aud was almost buried In the mud ^ bottom of the stream. Friends ran to his assistance and he was brought to the bank. writers’ Assoctatipn r^te. 92.75; un- rlrate citizen gets no relief from haiever rate Is charged by the licensed companies ■Smith eastern Unde uniters’ Assorts- aastorn. t j 01l - rate for three There are a fee mutuals for drug .5,0. .’ South- gists. hardware dealers* furniture dealers and laandrlea. but these all carry limited Haas. aad. while they cans* savings, te thetr patrons, they are ta ao sense com petit on with the _ t _ years. 94.63; bn- . licensed companies. 93; Southeastern Underwriters’ Association rate. 11.10; unlicensed companies, fide Southeastern rale, 60c; unlicensed co a pet Isa. Ific Tha Instances might be mail!piled. Moewe’s rapture Unconfirmed. No confirmation.of th'' report that drowned, the German commerce raider Moewe j Thornaby sailed on January had been captured and taken into; 19 from Sunderland. Enrladd. for .IxinTdadjsaiinothing is known there ^.^ mo , su . Uy ^ Although tha BrlL^l * concerning fHe Yfeewe " * r T' v '———Ci— ^ re.,_",i1 ^ Know in State Monday. Many towns in the upper part of the State were covered with snow Monday Bight Six laches fell at la- ish censorship prevents transmission of details concerning the 'reported sinking of the Thornaby. the refer ence to members of the crew having probably been killed or drowned in dicates that shs was sank by a mine or » torpedo. *Vill Bun for Governor. John T Duncan of the Columbia har announced Thursday that he will again he a candidate for governor He -Aid that be was ’’always out for guie‘ior.* 1 " 1 , Suli Kinks Three 'Ships. The sinking of two Trench auxil iary cruisers and one British patrol boat by German submarines la an nounced by the German admiralty. AGAINST INTERFERENCE Tillman Thinks It Foolish to Meddle . With President. When asked what he thought of the movement in congress to pass a resolution warning Americans to keep" off armed nrerchant ships of belligerent nations. Senator Tillman made the emphatic reply: “AH I’vo got to say Is that anybody who butta in,on the president when he’s hand ling foreign relations is a confound ed fool. You can make It as strong as you like. The president up to date has handled these matters wise ly and patriotically and he ought not to be interfered with.” Twelve Liners la Danger Zone. submarine campaign of the TeuCiMik powers which was set for Wodnsaday finds tweirs big Uaen la or near the war soaa. la which the Aaetrtaa aad German la*.