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_ HOLDS nw LAW INSURANCE COMPACT LAW IS. HELD UP BY INJUNCTION TO BE HEARD ON MONDAY Enjoined From Enforcing Odom- I<aney Statute—I’apers Served on Officers in Columbia on Monday— Hearing to be Had Next Week. On petition of David B. Hender son, an insurance man of Charles ton, Eugene B. Gary, chief Justice, at v Abbeville Saturday granted a tem porary injunction against Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general, an,d F\ H. McMaster, Insurance commissioner,' enjoining' them from enforcing the Odom-I.aney act, known as the “anti- eompact" law. * The defendant* are directed to •how cause In the supreme court rocm in Columbia at ten o'clock on the morning of April 17 why this in junction should not be made perma nent. The petitioner alleges tiiat both the spirit and letter of the con- j>tftution is violated by -he Odom^ W.ariey statute Both the attorney general and the Insurance commis sioner were served with copies of the petition and the order Monday morn ing Mr. Henderson is represented by FRENCH BUNS MOW DOWN ' | COMING GERMAN INFANTRY MANNINOTO ACt GOVERNOR TAKES HAND IN THE INSURANCE MUDDLE Two Corpe In Massed Attack Out Wo Pieces, According to Paris Ro ‘ port Monday. Paris reports Monday: Abandon ing the new open formation and the lately established practice of night attack, the Germans Sunday engaged two army corpa in < dense masses against, the ^French positions, north.- Insurance -Commissioner -and - Ware- west of Verdun between Avocourt and SINKING OF SUSSEX DISCLAIMED BY GERMANY ALL ASSURANCES FAILED Cumlerres. Forces, numbering at least a divi sion and a half charged the line be tween Avocourt and Bethincourt. They approached within a hundred, yards of the French trenches, seem ingly Insensible to the fact that hun dreds of their men were falling, but notwithstanding ttoeir courage and the weight of their masses, they lionsc Commissioner Both Admit Inability to Provide Relief eo Gov- ernor Says He Will Do What He Can to Protect People. “The insurance commissioner has failed in his expectations to provide relief; the warehouse commissioner were stopped. There wis a dead. Is about to fall in Ids efforts to line beyond which *hey could q,ot! secure the insurance necessary on pass. ' cotton stored in State warehouses,” When the attacking columns were says /Gov. Manning in a statement thinned out by artillery and machine o n the insurance situation, gun fire so that a formation became! The governor a few days ago re- peces»ary, the order to retire was' eetved a letter from John L. Mc- glven. Twice were they obliged to j I-nurin, State^ warehouse commis- fill up the gaps In their ranks, but sioner, advising him that the “in- none of their onslaughts shook the French line, which had been consid erably strengthened by the with surance on State cotton Is Intact, but I do not know how long It may re main so.” Commissioner McLaurin n and Nithan* SInkler j niyl Si VUmiuk*. law firm ✓of Cl! Th#* petitioner at ntea th; year* he luta tw*«*n In the eoMrltlpr fl r e Inat] of CJ arlestcMi, an# 1 e^roinr of t Ye **< ! th# p fiircffl K4« <• rx*- - *t*i ft \ ill!* ptitl th ’ to will t he hi ahl«* for that r«*it «on to atoratlnfi: that hr i Yv m« W, SAAd'in* r* ampavtv frOfn^rw f a* b*+Q * ich f miKe htif a '•• w Jo *««Yr4 to •t 1 er r iinni? drawal of forces from the dangerous-! urged the governor to call a special ly exposed salient to commanding. scs£ * on °f the legislature to provide positions behind the village | relief In the present emergency. Two fresh divisions attacked Degd , "I shall without delay use every Man’s Hill while the assault was In | effort officially and peraonally to progress on the Bethincourt line, t remedy the situation.” said Gov. other forces at the same time trying Manning. The governor'* statement to slip through the ravine near) *0 full follows: Cumlere. To aid the manoeuvre an 1 “Before and after signing the attack was simultaneously made on l-aney-Odom bill, I had the assurance the east bank of the Meuse In the re- from the Ktate Insurance commis sion of Champneuvlisc-Varhoruvllle.! sioner, Mr. McMaster, that lie could Report from Submarines Convince* * tJovarnment That It la Not Respoaslble. Berlin reports that the German government is able to announce that no German submarine or warship was responsible for the explosion which damaged the British steamship. Sus- -Sisx. *• t When Germany on April 5 handed to Anlbassador Gerard an interim note replying to the inquiries of the Unite'd Statea government regarding the Sussex and four other ateamera. the matter of responsibility was still iii .doifbt and the Investigation was still proceeding. The German foreign office, appre ciating the agitation in the United Statea over those cases, transmitted an interjfu response declaring- the readiness of the government", - should the Sussex prove' to have been de stroyed by a German torpedo con trary to the understanding with th,e United States, to make all repara tion, including the payment of com pensation. The Associated Press was authoritatively informed that the investipatl >n had liecn completed; that all the craft which might possibly have been involved in ail attack on the Kus-cv had r«|>ort- etl, and that from the reports of their rominnnders It was absolute, ly certain that the Sussex was ant destroyed by a German torjiodo and that Germany was In nowise re«!M>aj»ihle.for the disaster. and v f»w h indeed i reeded In penetratl left on the field A th *d h; FtT and n who had sue-1 "feure ell the imuranre that ms n* wtsm nsmssaej f..r u protection of the st< ;»r * rs \?ter the action people’s property In South Carolina. I * *T sec In this afternoon's paper an the same time artlclo appearing over Mr. McMas- posltlon strong-1 ter’s signature. In whith he says. In French! north-1 reference lo the !.r :o he hhject seem-1 “'Therefore. unle« * In the French' pealed. South Carol i turn thJL SOI.! cam of herself with From the material at hand It also ill ba possible to reply to the American TWqulries regarding the Englishman, Maneheate Engineer, Eagle Point, and Hcrwlnd vale, ami Jo establish, according to this German contention, that no battue attaches to tSsrmany. •Odom act; the law Is m- ia must take) ihe aid of the d n attj •aid fat li^add! :anf/aU»*D S p # y w doing In my ontnion. the** will era re ely he a i* ti ***thfii ble to An he Wit i Hak i ■OtertMl by ittnr ilHpal Ih* Initir# J Of hr r* i%e. >r thla *irept Every hat earfe thltik- da * ,» | * ty ay iw rai Mpr t he laatsf* fir# at o** a eo v ^ la a a re !• no proapv •et of to- my atoch root pan oo. 4 t. UrMaa lor aJn» >ta hit at? itfe th# Of r g'liji-i ry laaaf* ✓t the pr operty of thr | La* ill Carotin •n tdh tl« u. tho fttotr 1 Ur «glOlC%»lkiOt re, 91"* tJ*4tO GERMAN REPLY HANDED TO GER\RD ON MONDAY •ajador ?• o I’ernatorff Calls on hex re tar) leasing ami I Harasses General Situation. IS SINfFRF nmm around verdun III dllmllLi continues with fuiy GERARD SAYS OFFICIALS MEAN TO STICK TO PLEDGES Germans Attack British a* AC BUI and Capture Haaceart Frasa the French. - rililirr rnn in IIIDTlirilT ^ ot on,y have the Germans LHANLt rUK AUJLo MtN >“ ^vy nghtmg with the UliniMUL. I Ull nUtlUUIIHI.111 Frcnch around Verdun, but they ». I have launched a strong attack I against the British positions near Washington Correspondent to New , St. Elol, which lies-a few milea south- ' j of Ypres, in an endeavor to regain York Times Says President Will' six hundred yards of trenches which i the British won from them tern day* Decide Whether to Accept German ag0 The fighting around St. Biol Plea of Good Faith-Some Offi- ^ ^ had not terminated whea the latest rials are Sceptical. The critical aspect of the rela tions of Germany and the United States has lieen materially lessen ed. On the basis of iiilonuatlon "received in Washington within the last tuenty-four hours the chance of an aAiicahle a.ijnstment of the dlftiWoucea bet wee-a the two na tions are brighter. It is too early to sry what course British official statement was issued. There have been gains on both German and French sides. The Ger mans captured the’ village of Hau- cour.t u which lies In the Avocourt- Bcthincourt sector to the northwest of Verdun. This Is considered by the Germans as an important strate gic point, for while the French held it the Germans could not croea the Forges brook. Of this operation the French war i.u • office says a series of attacks. In this government will bake ^Hh r«f-j , whlch j ar g e nurn 5 er , Q f mgn erence to he recent disasters that! t fo „ 6wed a bombardment of ex- have befallen merchant ships with , treme TloIeac#> Tlieae attack| wer# Americans on board, but it a I>- checked by the French fire, but one parent that the danger of a break | mora furioug than ; f between Berlin and \\ ashtngton. is; d t th agalniT the vtllaee no. .o Immln.nt .. It nopoorod .0 b., ^ „.i“ u “ ”«.“,jd l D .b. !l« Advices trom Mr. (.< rant, our am | hians galuing a foothold “In spite of bassador in Berlin have brought an » d ch ‘ ck , aD(J bloody ‘ , acrl . easier ^ing to those In tke ad- The French c , aim t 7 hat thlB ministration who are hoping th.it a clash will he avoided. The ambas sador has notified the state depart ment in a preliminary confidential village Is dominated by the French guns. On their side the French forces carried a large section of carried a larBa ,„ cl | 0n of a position J"*'" 11 '" ,ha ^ I 1 ®. '*• nf t < hi , ( lC i < r Dort, » of Avotourt known as the Dots by the imperial foreign o flee that it I ( . arra and , n gf>Ter# ha. no inform.tlon Hi indicate that a flfIlt , n|t ^ uth of Kort L , auaiimont b,,..v.,, ...d | d-;oV.“".br;;.',„”;„; liner bussex. The admiralty he said, tht ,j r u J, dgrKr(Jund p aMag mi f or a w,. continuing It. ln'iutries wUh the ( „„„ o( (wo huud % d * rtrgg alonf a front of five hundred metres. They retary lamslng abBounced Mon vat Ambassador Gerard bad that the German foreign of- formed him It would band him l oo III# huttes €#•# probablx nl too IWm«torff t the Germoii MEXICANS AID FERSHI.NG lot I. *ii i n • e of Guserument T* lej ti< ae Telegraph Ltoea Permit Md. aad .1 hreo aatuml that I aliuathHi roukS he i Mfe eapertol refer-J In-ttratM e urn cutlon | *» jn h •u*ra. the a object of aa^ertaining definitely whether a German a'-hmartne was In any way lo blame Jor the disaster that befell that vessel. Bat more Important than this Uto amlba-sador has lafomied the department that he Is coat laced that the foreign offlrsv at least, I* absolutely atarere la Its profea- slons lu him that ao on leva have Itrea i*aue<| to I hibata that wouhl In any way violate I lie p|e«lK«* given to the v ailed statea that 11nets would not lie MWak witlvoat warwlag ami without making pro vision for I hr safety of pa'aragev and crew*. Mr Gerard sterna to he rxtlafled I that the yermau goverameat ia llv-| I mg up to tbeoo ptodgea. Ho ta- I eluded In his dispatch * statement I that ho had been aasuted officially t | that if any submarine comasaodor j bad violated the pledges nlven to the I I'nitod Htaieo. iko tlormaa govern- latest would take stepo to rsmady I that eundiilun succeeded also by tllelr curtain of flro In preventing an assault of tbo M< use, which the Germans had sub ject* d to a loug and intense bom bardment. HOLLAND BARES 1EEIH - TO ENGLAND AND GERMANY I Mi d It gh eliis Mr iwiog state- 'I was pn Army Mol>lllard Along German Fron tier and Manoeuvres 1‘ractArw Itnpnlsa of Olaemy leading “Holland bared Its teeth to the bel- hgerenta in both sides so unipocted- ly that the Dutch public was as much astonish**! aa the remainder of tho world,’* said a prominent neutral just returned from Amstardxm to llio Associated Prut a. The peraon staled that not only was Uto Dutch army Thin statement to ouihllied but actual maauettvres were >I construed as n>aaning that the Gor-1 Itrhl so m» u» rt-pe| fuerea Landing .! n an government will eoverely pun- from the Nonh hm In Lha netgiiht^- ,J i-h any of fending commander of a, ImmmI of Plualilng. I y boat. I Tbo mobilise on was arrompltsh- lt ia nadarttood that tbo aeaur ; d swiftly. Virtually every private an*,-e convoyed by Mr. Gerard h..w motor car In the country was nalxed- , J c t •■•ed a great feeling of relief lo While mobilisation lojk place along offhial ctrcleo. Homo of th*we blgb the German frontier, manoeuvres up In the administration ere not swl- 1 were held only along the see coest. j i-i.e*! with live pr**ie*iali<*n» of t,or- The rv-lertved erutral Is con tiered ' mee g*«-d fallli. however. They be ! like demoe»tratloe was .timed . j llevu lhal tba evldenro et hand shows t<«rmaey as math aa l.ngland. Ho • clearly that the tiuasci eas tbv vie-, slated irritation in Holland against . lint of a German submarine and that I all holllaert nts had become so pro- , Germany should be called tvaecoual * nounred that tnero was a sullen feel- *| In a piwtttvo msaner. j ing of hostility toward both Germany j What view rrealdt-at Wilson will' and Greet Britain which was becotn- mt—rrvrpr—miwreev _ fr tilled In j Y i!l Jk^jti»lw an that t’ li Almost , •w York, but the p i* par*' J’, 1 * ^ ompanles has been arat ion » are many good n •uplane in* BIMIfiefl, 'h'ir j larra 1 rompanies domln, to tde-! and they have rp t do con** of tbo 1 to Herreiary la-ismg a d that the sols purpnso us lo discus* lha sltuatl ud take .sed, but It la tl ing general. morally. n in tl "TT Ta In t >re vii ninatory lative of i station and Uigrr t i mstitatton, « The complaint further aneflflea ylolnlion of tbo ronsfitutlon In the provlMi of ar.-llon seven of the art “to the effect that contained in his net shall h« held to interfere with insurance placed by or through the State warehouse commissioner” wlilch ’•enable*: the said State ware house cnniir.lF*loner to take anv and all kffBl< of fnauranco on all clause, of property a^ an» risks he may sen Pt, while your petitioner cmnot ae- eopt any risk-, and thereby your peti tioner is deprived of his property without due process of law ami Is de nied the equal protection of the laws.” / The petition furthey states: “Your petitioner further shows that the said art of the general assembly of the State, of South Carolina of 1!H6 is -against, the public poficy i and void, because it undertakes to ‘declare, In section three of the said art that contains rnm-wuiixa therein enumer ated are not considered combinations, contracts and agreements against the public welfare, and thereby under takes to legislative action, to judicial ly construe the constitution of the state." A1R F1CTTS FRFQIBT Berlin and Bari. Contradict Reported Losses of Each Side. Berlin reports tho loss during March of fourteen German aero planes and of forty-four British and French machines. Thlny-Oight of the latter were brought to. earth in air combats. ac< >r ling to Berlin. ' The Frenrh war qfflee officially announced that during the month of March i five German laoronlanes wt.-e desDoycd .nd that the Free. h aeriaLh • '“R amounted to only thirteen aeroplanes. to drivers < visited Ghi! aviators ret populace of that they wi a few .ton* oral shots w injured. id last lt d t! into line.’ » also makes ire trie situa il. d to the isurance me.i pping svery- tho following 'But tire individual is power!* ss against .these which The 9 the. lie city wo* convinced i on a friendly mission, aero thrown and *ev- s fired, hut no one was Gen. Gutierrez, commander nient^ of tho parrjson at.Chihuahua, treat- help.’ ed them courteously, they reported.1 "l Ids •Jiovya that r -It*, ntion now confronts the people of the State. The Insurance c«>mmis- vloner has failed in his expectations to provide relief. The warehouse comm ssloner is about to fall in his efforts to secure tho Insurance neces- saiy on the cotton shWed in the State warehouses. These renditions make it Incumbent on me as governor to act. and ! shall use every effort offl- KADE GOOD GAINS * ♦ Germans Fapture Hancoart Which Caused Bethincourt Withdrawal Berlin reported Saturday: "On the left bank of tho Meuse, Silesian and Bavarian troojvs took by ^torra s of capita!,, twul I a strong Krsncli point of support •s« t' e strong arm of the govert*- routh of Haucourt. They captured it U brought to his relief 1 see no! tho entire enemy position on the ridge of Termltcn hill, extending most serious 1 over a width of more than two kilo- FRENCH ADMIT LOSS . I’iuU Report Tells of German Ad vance Near Hill SPA. tho Verdun region east ‘'•"nvand Personally to remedy the -situation* %vitlioui del«y, with due re- . m v ***« *<> sovereignty of the State n,!n n S J °‘ 30 and the Interest of 7.11 its ,*«ople." The Germans eontlnued their at tacks Sunday night and Monday morning In and west of thirteen- miles to Kort Douaun.ont. Tho French war office announce-; ment Monday says that in the fight ing west of the river fof possession of Dead Man’s Hill, the Germans w.ere repulsed except on a "front of five hundred yardsmear Hill Xo. 593. .East of the river the German as saulted gained no appreciable re sults. NEW EQUIPMENT TO TROOPS Clothing Torn by Strain is Replaced by Other Wearing Apparel. .American troops i i Mexico will soon be equipped with new ciotlilrig to replace that torn Into shreds In the strain of the campaign. A con signment of shoes, hats;- uniforms, sweaters, and other wearing apparel, valued at one hundred thousand dol lars, was forwarded south along the American Lino of eomraunlcstion Sunday. With the clothing went a Considerable fighting between the- shimnent of,approximately a quarter TuPks and 'the Russians bass taken! of a million dollars in Mexican gold place in the Black the Turks In tacks Against the Russian entrench-; in foreign sendee, draw twenty per TURKS ASSAIL RUSSIANS Ottomans Make Three Efforts Force Slavs From Trenches. to metres. “A counter attack attended early In the morning failed completely. Our losses were slight. Those of tjic enemy, owing partly to the treacherous behavior of some, were very heavy. In addition to those, fifteen officers and six hundred and ninety-nine men were captured un injured, including numerous recruits of tho class of lOlfi.” WILL KEEP AFTER VILLA War Department Denies Rumor of Soldiers’ Withdrawal. Secretary Yhiker is formally deny ing that inimediate withdrawal from Mexico of the American expeditionary force was Contemplated, indicated that the war department had infor mation that the United. States troop ers were close upon Villa's trail and that tho expedition might soon ac complish its-purpose. . ‘Ttye object.of tho expedition was stated_whea It was undertaken;,’’ satd Secretary Baker. “It has riover been changed. Orders to that end have been given and the expedition Is Gorman pro test a Is not dts* <n that while ho may not feel! on en-ount of the British blockade mi In imgB-; the Issue with | Holland Is experiencing shortage of food to such an exten that the American commission for relle* of Belgium has be* n asked to loan some of tn rrofl-grnnrty ttrer rtatn dtamew. Tho Durch government has deter mined that food *h..ll bo transported to Holland in vessels commandeered •any la view of t lions of Innocence, and the lack j'-olutely convincing evidence of Tan ~HlTt<rftTinr~Tl* wtTt not let the ut opportunity pass to obtain a er statement from the Imperial rnment of Its prueent submarine y, with particular reference as by It without egreement with the to whether It-in any way Infringes or uiodifiue tho prior pledget given to the United State*. * The easier feeling hss beet accen tuated by the official statement of Berlin, contained in prees dispatches, that the German government is able to announce that no German sub marine or warship was responsible for the explosion which damaged the Netherlands Overseas trust. WILSON SURE TO WIN TUI man Says Nomination of Presi dent Is Sure to Come. ‘It wiU be more of a ratification ior me meeting than anything else.” 1 , hat t 4 hla announcement is ln (hege words s , nator B , R Till man expresses his sentiment regard ing the nomination of Woodrow Wil son at the St. Louis convention. This is about tho way the matter stands in the minds of well posted authentic is not doubled, and it is conhdently expected that confirma tion of it will come from Ambassa dor Gerard within the next day or two. « I-ross dispatches from Deriin are ^ hereabout8 who are keepIng received in th 1 7 . ,1 track of events as they* transpire twenty-four to f ° rt7 ** , ^ t from day to day. That Wilson will advance of mess ge g i be renominated is beyond dispute, same information ,e ^T’ 7 any doubt on Jliat point having been can embassy to the state department, fbormiehtv di*inollpd durinir the mat If the United States should under- dl ® peUed dunug P a « take to dispute this declaration it j ie " weeKS - would have to produce testimony of tlie most convincing character and in so doing woul 1 place itself in the MAY RELIEVE KUHL4MARA IioGtion of challongiug the g(0d faith! I5ritJ s h Success Gives Hop© of Sor- and truthfulness'of.the German gov- , ^ Ing Beleaguered Troops. ernment. Whether President Wilson will be willing to go to that extreme in the fact.of the lestimontaL xif Ambassa- dor Gerard to the honesty of the fori eign office, Is something that no body here appears ,to be aide or will ing to disclose. It Is known that some officers of the administration will not be satis fied if the governTnYTlt decides to let The Rossfan* - *rM the Sussex case pass without using; operating agSTCSt the Turks in th* The British la Meeopotamia have capturd an Important Turkish posi tion at Umm'-el-rienna, on Tigrif river, twenty miles below Kut-el- Amara. This viuory is considered in London as giving hope for the early relidf of the British forces besieged in Kut-el-Amara since 1 at December. Black Sea littoral, with and silver coin to be'used In paying, P urf, ' lln S B now with what I aggressors. Three at-' the wages of the soldiers, who, while hope is a fair chance of early suc- • *_ ■ - 1 - - • • - cess. * ments on the right bank of the Aara- deve were without result. The Rus sians are pushing their advance araiAst the Ottomans jn the Uppor T hruk Rive- region. cAnt. additional pay. FRENCH LOSE 714 I rrwrti Gaia Gruaod. Franck gained ground north at CaBetto wood nnnhsost at Yoo- dnn In tho* raeros at WtoraJ eogspo- gar in i d«r*dc the night,* tho Franck «•- atntm anoeegend k«lstoday ■Mtiall "leamrre Sink, m© Britivh eevnwra s-r*'* *rwy- Yesuvio. also have beet, sent to the bottom Forty-eight members of tho erahr of the Rente are missing Three snrrivois of the YmovIo are injnrad- Teutons Fat off Men In FlyhUng NORWAY WANTS PAYMENT German Government Mast Fay Own- It as a foundation for calling for what they term a “show down” from Germany as to assurances for the future. But what influence they will exert.in the final determination is problematical. The view Is rather general, however, that the president intends to ask Germany to giro Ij more explicit and positive form the previous pledgee u|M>n which tills Caucasus and Persian regions. AMERICAN SOLDIERS DIE Disease is More Troublesome Than the Bullet* of th'* Bandits. A Carman nobmgrtas fcaa hern 's«*k b/ a wteidrwa at Pramrh and Bm »a marskiga. the creo hetag ca>- taw I ^ r . | . nri | ocdHirt n ||p|jyi/K;a Berlin reports that In the flehtlag \ C ** n! rhonye Telei tear Bethlneonft. In the Vardan ro- tho Norv#c ginn. th* town at d tao 'fortified nee#*#J fho poigta of thg fart jo tka. nantkweet lovertucato • era Iso'ated The F raoefc • ere eat ■mtioee * ft aff Lasing «©.♦# boa drad aad f*«r- [ erdoimg of I *eea se9Mmev% two f nas aad'fiftdna ooflao thip maektaa gnaa Tka lasao* at tba *• a* preooJ Fra ask tn kIDod aad wwamfied •own oo*k evooto I mmm4 toft c nrki dispatch to-the Ex- i company says that rovernment h a re man government to i hoe German sub # ssrge anm »!W’« While Mexican bullets have not taken the life of a single soldier In government hn* relied and to make American, expeditionary force# them apidDabb^u^the^iduro Co ** 1 wounded lonr. tba I considerate In th* nefghborbood of on# mraee ; villa llaadite Overwhelmed. A Villa band under Simon Reyen 1 drad and fifty nick A and Ukaroa. lost forty-two killod In have been brougkt >a s'tenipt tin •.-gnso the gsr- gun^ front, suf'eriag fr* la tha mining tan of Farrna. oo* • go# la the climatic i ►•el melee east at Toetwok *es» kai Merra Madras srdsy T%* garrtaoa. eater. Cat, J M ''earstoe grave off tho laadiu aad rage seed a gnaatlgy anna ami a asm kef at kamsoa * --r: % th#