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*4 NEW UP submarine near the THe action of Germany In aondlnK a submarine'on a miaslon of war to u/ii cAkt i atn i a atciair* mc/^itcc side of the Atlantic lias thus-jeo- WILSON AND LANSING DISCUSS pardized warships of the United States, a neutral nation. With Brit Ish, French, and German vessels of war near the coast. American subma rines are not free, without grave danger, to carry cn the practice cruises‘In which they are activily engaged. 'Whether the president, in giving consideration UMJhe new turn in the U-boat issue, will study the effect on international relations of the danger to American submarines, and per haps to other American warslihis and innocent merchant vessels through ,o^‘j-WILSON SWEEPINfi NATION r SAY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS |APAM’<i NFW miFF oinninosby cointies; j/tr/tiid nm uniir fkrres for this state RECENT SUB RAID SAY CAUSE US TROUBLE .S - ♦ - HcKidcH tl*e Danger of OornpUcatlons With (ieraiany There Is ProspecO of Serious IMstu Ixstioe of Rela tions With Allies—Trouble Almost 1 ‘ he Hritish patroj warships, can oi be surmised. * ■certain if Raids (Continue. President Wilson and Secretary of Lte Lansing discussed in detail at Shadow Lawn Tuesday night Ger man submarine attacks on merchant- "5 - men Suj^lay off the New England coast. It was indicated by officials that /, facts so far collected through gov ernmental agencies have disclosed no grounds for drastic action by the United States government because of tho attacks themselves. No evidence has been found that international law was violated by the German sub marine or submarines. it was understood, however, that the president and Secretary Lansing •discussed the wisdom of pointing out 4* Germany the inadvisability of Ing her submarines in close ilty to the t rritorial waters of fhe United States. Aiministration officials took the 'ipMririnn that the transferring of sub marine warfare so close to America's shores was fraught with grave dan ger because of the poss lllty of mis takes being made by submarine com manders. Reports that strong senti ment exists in Germany for tue re- aamption of submarine warfare on a broader scale caused some alarm among officials. In discussions of the submarine attacks Sunday, officials referred to diplomatic correspondence between the United States and Great Britain beginning In 1914, in which the .American government protested against the patrolling of the Ameri can coast outside the three-mile limit by the warships. This was pointed ta as (rovldlng a precedent for pro- ting against the proximity of Ger- tn submarines to the American it. 4a the correspondence with Great Xrltain the United States took the position that it always had malctain- ■mi Chat patrolling by belligerent cruisers in “close proximity'' to ports of the United Stated was inconsistent with the treatment to be expected from the vessels of a friendly power in time of w:x. Great Britain did not admit the legU correctness of the position of the United States, b it ' prom hod to do everything possible to avoid American chipping While ao formal announcement was made, ’ It was conaidered probable the Unit ed States would take a poeltlon with regard to German submarine opera tions similar to that assumed In con- section with the warship a* coast petrolling. There was absolutely no Indica- tin«> that 'he president and Secretary Lansing had any ground for thinking Germany had violated Its promises aot to attack merchantmen without warning and without providing for the safety of the passengers and crews It was stated, however, that wvidence still was being collected and that no Anal decision on this point had been reached.' Internal politics in Germany in (connection with submarine wt.rfare, on which Ambassador Gerard Is re ported to have brought info, mat ion from Berlin, caused much discussion among official!!. It was stated on tlie highest authority a few days ago, however, that the American govern ment has been hearing reports for months that Germany was; preparing to violate- its promises, regarding submarine warfare, bu: that it wo 'd take i ' officio.l notice of such re ports unless they were home out by actions. On President Wilson lias been placed the responsibility of deter mining what course the government It is said, however, that the president may be impressed, as of ficials have been, by the feeling that as long as British, French, and German vessels of war remain In water adacont to the shores of the United States, the maintenance of friendly relations between this government and these belligerents will lie jeopardized. Nothing is known as to yhat atti tude the president will adopt con cerning this particular condition, and any discussion of a suggestion that he might be inclined to seyve notice on Great Britain, .France, and Ger many, that they must keep their fighting ships away from this side of the Atlantic would be mere specula tion. < The problems before President Wilson in connection witi} the com ing of a German submarine or sub- . marines to western Atlantic waters may be stated as follows: Has the United States a right to object to having the European war brought close to its shores, 3,000 miles from the nearest scene of actual conflict? Are German submarines opera^ ing from bases or American ter ritory or within American terri torial waters? Did the U-53 enter Newport har bor to obtain military information, such as whether the German mer chant submarine ‘Bremen has reached this country or what mer chant vessels carrying supplies to th'e Allies had just departed or were about to depa't from Ameri can ports? Has a virtual blockade of Amer ican ports been established by the U-boat activity? Does the dang - to American warships of attack by British and French cruisers and German sub marines in these waters justify the president In demanding that the British and French patrol of the Atlantic coast be discontinued, and that German submarines be with drawn from near the coast of the United States? With reference to this last uues- tlou, it Is admitted to be conceivable that U-j3 might easily mistake an American warship for a British or French warship and torpedo her Of- flciala think it likely *l|at the U-63 will make an attempt to sink one or more of the warships of the British and French patrol squadron along the Atlantic Coast. The theory Is tat* such an attack would be made at night as >he sub marine could hardly escape If she encountered a Britiah or French war ship in btyjad daylight That the danger of error is very great has been demonstrated forcibly by the frequent requests made to the state department by the British and French embassies in Washington that advance notice be given to the Allied patrol ships whenever any American submarine is about to depart from or enter places, which the Allied ves sels afe guarding. " Some critIra 1 ronmtem was KeariT: based on an understanding that the British and French' patrol vessels had made no move to overhaul the U-53. It is known tiial three ships of the Allied patrol squadron were off the Virginia Capes Saturday night. By that ft me, 'according to what was said, these vessels must have known that the U-53 had put into Newport. So it was contended that the patrol ships were showing lack of initiative by remaining off the Virginia Capes while the German submarine was preparing to play havoc with ship- to shaB pursue with refetenCe to life action of Germany in bringing the ! ping carrying munitions of -war European war close to the shores of I England and Frapce. the United States. The seriousness! The questions enumerated above with which the president looks upon-j a^e all outside of those involved in the situation is plain from his action , (Jenna plait in summoning Secretary. Lansing to Long Branch for a conference. The activities of the German sub marine, or submarines, off Nan tucket. have made a deep impression in government circles, and have rais ed the question whether the United States will be justified for its own protection and for the future, in per mitting belligerent submarine activ ity at the very doors of the nation. Evidence has reached Washington that the U-boat is accompanied by a 1 sons on merchant ships sunk by Ger- tender, presumably loaded with tor-1 man submarines w ould not be jeo- pedoes, fuel, and other supplies, and pardized through being left to the 1 there is a strong intimation that of-1 mercies of'the sea at a considerable ficlals suspect that a German sub-j distance'from the nearest land? marine base has been established Was proper warning and time for vithin American waters. The de-! passengers and crew to disembark p.rrtxnent of justice, has had cause to 1 given in all cases of vesels sunk bv lany's pledges to conduct sub- marine warfare in accordance with international practice. Until the facts are obtained, officials say, it will be impossible for the govern ment to determine its course. These facts, it is explained, must include the following points: By compelling crews and passen gers, including American women and children, to take to small boats in tlie open sea, was the U-boat violat ing pledges to make certain that per- siispect that surveys were being made on islands nea^jbe Maine coast with a vpv to the location of German su#/raaripe ti^es there. Tl»e British and French embassies in Washington have for some time the German submarine? Was the rule of-visit and seareli followed in bach Instance by'the sub marine? . 1 ‘ , — After reaTiing the newspaper ac counts of the exploits *of U-53 qff hr'a making requests of the state 1 Nantucket Shoals Lightship,* officli ls <1< lartmeut to be informed o.f the who discussed the matter-were of the 1 wpective arrival and departure of opinion that U-53 had not vitiated t . Red States submarines at Platt's the 1 pledgesUhe German government nloug the roast wh to British and had given to the United States. French patrol squadrons are being It was Conceded, ‘however, that maintained, tlte object of the re- possible ground for complaint on the quants being to obviate the danger -part pj this government was given 'tint American submarines would be In the rase of the Stcphano This attacked by the Allied cruisers in the ship, while sailing under British col batief that they were German. ^Thjs fact became known In eon- Party Committee Makes New Positive Claim That He Will Sweep United States. ""Wilson Tidal Wave Spreads to the Pacific.’ In headlines stretching across seven columns fhe Democratic na- tioual committee iu the current issue of. the Bulletin, Us weekly paper is sued for the benefit ef editors and correspondents, makes its most posi tive claim thus far of Democratic success on November 7. * Continuing, the h jadlines declare tat all of the Middle West ,is ablaze witlKWilson enthusiasm, adding that the tlde x is swinging to the president because oT growing popular approval of achievements in office. “Reports from, the great Middle West,’ the lead of introduction de clares, "indicate a decisive vKtory for President Wilson in that section. Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas and even gan, Illinois and Iowa are included^ in the favorable forecasts. 1 “All indications are, too, that the president will c&rry a majority of the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast states. The reports agree that the tide is swinging to Wilson be cause of growing approval cf his record of substantial achievement in office. This gathers affect as the campaign progresses, by contrasts with Hughes' endeavors to hide the dominant issues behind a cloud of words about minor questions. “In the industrial centers of Ohio, Illinois and Michigan the Hughes at tack on the eight-hour law has solid ified the labor vote against him. The peace issue, it is declared, will win the bulk of the six hundred thousand votes of women to be cast in Illinois. The Democrats present a solid front everywhere west of the Alleghenies and from all these states comes the news that Republican, Progressive and Independent votes and a heavy augmentation of strength from or ganized labor, will be added to the Democratic vote." The “lead'' te followed by inde pendent “stories'' from the various doubtful states showing that Demo cratic chances everywhere appear glorloua. Vice President Marshall, after predicting that his home state of Indiana will support the president lys: “Unless the Republican party in the next few weeks will say what Is wrong with legislation, of the Demo cratic party and how they propose to change things in the event of their success; unless they declare they are going to Jump Into war with Europe or go into- Mexico and give reasons and convince the American people the reasons are good and aufficlent —unless the Republicans do these things, the Democratic party will win. There ia no question about it.' a„.> 1 PREMIER SAYS HE DOES NOT WISH TO WAVE SWORD - WANTS OUR FRIENDSHIP NEGOTIATE THEIR PROBLEMS Norway ami Germany to Nettle !'• Boat Problems. The foreign office at Chrtatiania Wednesday issued a statement an uounclng that Norway has entered Into and will continue negotiations with Germany in aH cases where submarines have violated the duty to bring all persons on board a vex ae! into safety before sinking It. It fa stated in this connection Nor way has directed the attention of Germany to the feeling or tne Nor wegian people in consequence of numerous reports of- Norwegian crews having been /abandoned in small boats in the Arctic ocean. The statement adds that the government has received an assurance that G>-r man submarines on their way to the Arctic will not pass through Norwe gian. waters. ITALIANS ADVANCE Have Taken Thirty Thousand Aus trians Since August Sixth. Another step forward in their quest of Tr.iest has been made by the Italians in the region south'of Gori- zia, additional points of vantage to their progress having been captured, and seventeen hundred and seventy- one men made prisoner. In this region, which is about six teen miles northwest of Triest and in the Julian Alps, tl.e Italians’"/com August 6 to the present report* they have captured thirty thousand eigljt hundred and eighty-one Austrians. On the Carso plateau heavy Austrian attacks against the positions recent ly taken by the Italians have been repulsed. # ;, when OKtioa. with, the act! 'Oil. 0t tfir> -mider off Nantucket.* It assume* considerable Importance at thla time, nine* it show* that the fiHtlah nod French lover®meats had reason to Mfteve that Oomaa submarlnee woe Id rUlt American eater* and were oa the leokoet ler them- Bo ors. was bound for,a UnRea-'tteMPs port, and.;could..not be regarded as **«4«ed )n carrying cooirate«lrt-OL war. It la not questioned that the Ger man submarine had the rlcht to make a pHie of the Stephaao and aesd her to a port .tth « prise crew ot convoy her there. Bat It la point- eat that the Qermaa sabsu rtee gaged in contraband trade, whbn tl\e lives of American women and chil dren were jeopardized by compe’ling them to take to small boats in the open ocean. The state department and the n,avy department hhve been in communica tion with the "executive office at As- bury Par.k and President Wilson’s summer residence at Long Branch. AlBtbe information that has come to the government in regard to the visit of U-53 to Newport on Saturday and her destruction of merchant ships off the New England coast on Sunday was Transmitted promptly to the president. A story was circulated that Secre tary Daniels had informed President Wilson that the official reports to fhe navy department sjiowed that the U-53 had not-violated any of Ger many’s pledges tQ the United States with respect to the conduct ot sub marine warfare. This was untrue. Secretary Daniels confined his com munications to tho_ president to the reports from Rea/ Admiral Knight, telling of the work d me by the Fnlt ett Btnteg dcwtntyen-ta persons who were forced to take to small boats * hen the ships upon which they were employed or were traveling were sunk by the German sabmartne Like Secretary Lansing. Mr Daniels declleed te eommeat tor pwMiestioe am the attention canned wmrtere •0 Associated I’res** Gives Out Copy righted Interview V.ith Newly Fleeted Premier of Japan—Does Not Desire to Reopen Californian Question—Open Door Endorsed. The following dispatch from Tokio, Japan, is copyrighted by the Asso ciated Press; The fears of a section of the Jap anese public, which have found an echo in the United States and China, that the coming into power of the new ministry may be tantamount of war, were discussed frankly by Pre mier Count Seiki Terrauchi, in giving the Associated Press the first state ment he has made, in regard to the foreign pdiicy of his administration. The premihr^gave expression in a senjj^nce to the^spirit which he de clared would anith&te his dealings with other nations. It was the as sertion that Japan would not take any aggressive step toward the Unit ed States or any other countr>"\“so long as Japan’s vital interests and dignity are not infringed.” “Any idea that I snail ’wave the sword’ while 1 am prime minister of Japan is, based on a false compre hension of my career and a complete misconception of the Japanese em pire. its past and its hopetf and ideals for the future," he said. The dramatic summons to the pre miership of Field Marshall Terauchi, Japan's dominating military figures, has excited a discussion overshadow ed by no single event in modern Jap anese history. In view of the world wide Interest in the significance of hia appointment and the misgivings It apparently has caused, the. pre mier. who has long had the reputa tion of taciturnity, consented to break hia silence and give to the world, through the Aasociated Press, a general idea of hia purposes and poliries. During the Interview he conversed readily in French and then in Japanese The field marshal wore the gray uniform of hia rank. Hia right arm shattered by a bullet in the Slago re hellion of 1877, bung powerless by his side. His rugged fare, stern in repose, relaxed with a smile as he aald: '•Tjjrthe American people that my earliest and constant endeavor thall be to promote the friendly ties which have bound Japan and America for half a century. “Your people know my adminis trative record in Korea Because I am a successful soldier, thall that prevent nty being a prudent minister of state? Say It. repeat It. that I come as a statesman who is seeking the lasting interests of my people, not as a militarist seeking glorifies tlon bv the sword. The premier disclaimcil rewponsl- Mitt) for the interview In New York with Baron Hakatani. who was quo! rd as saying ' that the rr|tral of American laws regarded by the Ja|>- xftiese as discriminatory against them was a matter of ’’Justice ami nr* slty." He declared emphatically that as premier he would undertake no new sjeps in regard to the so-called American problems. Including Immi gration. In this respect, he said, he would follow closely the poliries of I he out gojpg “AVliaf w!TT be Japan’s potter to ward China?’* the correspondent asked.• “As the ministry was organized only yesterday, I have not discussed China .with my associates,’ he re» plied. "However, speaking general ly. Japan’s ambition is to have China benefit, like Japan, from the fruits of world civilization and world’ pro gress. Thfe ,Japanese and Chinese people have sprung from the same stock. Our future destiny is a com mor destiny that is historically in volved.’’ (Though he was unable to dwell on a detailed program, the premier con tinued, he could affirm that Ameri ca’s interests in China Would be harmed in no Vise by Jaoan. which had no intention of violating China's sovereignty or preventing interested nations from having equal oppor tunities. % • “People talk df closing the door,” he said. “That is a complete non possumus. “So long as Japan’.s vital interests and dignity are not infringed,-Japan will take no aggressive step against any nation, especially Amerfca ” • “Japan, true to her obligations, naturally-jxill be hound in h^r ‘fu ture policies by her alliances with Great Britain and Russia,” he re sponded. “blit* that does not imply disregard of fostering amity with others, notably America, whose frientodiip and co-operation we have every peason to cherish. The empire faces a situation which demands Strenuous anti unified exertions to secure reforms of the national life, of the people, the premier said with military brevity: “My appointment is in-exact ac cordance with the provisions of the Japanese constitution. , “Not revolutionary, not. aggres sive. not militaristic, but construc tive—that is my program," declared the premier in conclusion. “Our supreme effort!^ abroad should be to maintain faith - ith for eign powers and to be strictly fair and upright. Japan's progress as a Orangeburg IamuIm Palmetto Counties * 5 . y and Barnwell Shows Big Lead Over 1913. Director Sam L. Rogers, of the bu reau of census, department of com merce, announces the preliminary report of cotton ginned by counties in South Carolina, for the crops of 1916 and 1915. Quantities are in running bales, count'-.g round as half bales. Linters are not included. , Fulghum Seed Oat*—Put up in 2V4 bushel bags at $1 per bushel. They are the cleanest and best that we have ever raised. Solomon an<l_ Oates, Headland, Ala. AImuzzI Rye, $2.95 bu; 'Fulghaj Oats, grown by Clemson gradua $1 bu. Farm and garden bought and sold. Above prices f. o. b. Orangeburg, S. C. You can depend on our seeds. F. Mason Crum and Co., Wholesale and Re tail Seed Dealers. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS 1916 Abbeville 5,306 1915 4,875 Anderson .. . . i 10,688 8,187 Bamberg .. .. ,v-11.212 6,972 Barnwell . . . . 21,005 13,798 Beaufort . . . . 1,605 . 432 Berkeley . . . . . . 1,630 1,324 Calhoun . . . . .. 8,842 5,639 Charleston . . . . 461 Cherokee .. .. 519 907 Chester . . 3,988 6,916 Chesterfield. . . . .. 5,759 7,610 Clarendon .. . . . . 7,092 6,813 Colleton . . . . . . 5,315 3,376 Darlington . . . . .. 4.184 8,155 Dillon .. 6,411 8,662 Dorchester . . . . 3,749 Edgefield . . . . .. 10,298 7,512 Fairfield . . . . . . 2,492 o,6J23. Florence . . . . . . 3,994 6,322 Georgetown.. .. 1.48 362 Gyeenville .. . . 3,488 3,758 GreA^voodt. .. . . 6,807 4,703 Hampton .. . . .\ 9,073 4,90/ Horry 333 726 Jasper :. .. .. . . 3,323 834 Kershaw . . . . JL093 7,309 Lancaster . . . . 3,4.8 Laurens . . 5,948 5,969 Lee .. j . 8,853 Lexington . . . > n.. 8.198 7.258 Marion .. .. LX 2,603 3,061 Marlboro . . . . . . DL0S9 15,468 New berry .. .. . . 9.897 7,7 4 6 Ocone^ .. 1,909 XJ.570 Orangeburg . . 23,590 21,689 Pickens .. 1.494 882 Richland .. . . .. 5,771 5.862 Saluda .. 8.033 5.965 Spartanburg .v - 6;f92 8.584 Sumter . . 9.959 8.3 52 Union ... .. .. .. 1.646 Williamsburg . . '.. 2,962 5.670 York .. 2,165 4,564 Total * a . .259.522 258,947 Grey Foxes for Sale—$5 each. R. E. Willis, Lokosee, Fla. For Sale—10 acres, 4 acres cleared, 4 room house, $1,500. N. Tobias, Largo, Fla. Special Bargain Fall Sale is offered in Pure Bred Shetland Ponies. E. L. Andrews, Bristol, Va. MANNING RETtRNS Warn* People to I’repair for the I'omlng of Roll Weevil. Berkshire Grade Shoats—From pro lific sows; three months old; $5 each. Uplands Farm, Eagle Springs, n . e. Fine Registered Hereford Bulls— Extra fine farm at farmers’ prices. Will be sold soon; come and see them. S. D. Cross, Chester, S. C. Kar-Bu cures Constitutional Dis eases, Rheumatism. Neuritis, Stom ach, Liver, Bladder, Brights, etc. Write for booklet. Kar-Ru Com pany, Tacoma, Wash. Farms for Sale—If on the market for a cotton, tobacco, or grain farm, it would pay you to get my farm list before buying. A. C. Hughes, Apex, N. C. 337 Acres best grazing land in ^*1 Ida. Artesian water. Excelf local markets. Rail and transportation. , For reasons sell cheap. Address owner Box 1168, Sanford. Fla. !> tally grown. Im proved v*rietfee s®wed Awthe- Oaro- linas. Well cared for trees begin bearing in three to five years after transplanting. You ahould grow these delicious nuts'for yourself. Write for prices and information. J. B Wight, Cairo, Ga lotml for Sale—Will tell 4 40 acre* of land in Troup County, right at OabbeUavtlle. In tracts from 50 to 100 acre*, rut to suit purchaser Good graded school and churches within a mile , Well Improved and high grade soil. Come and see for yourself. L. H. Traylor. GabbeUa- vllle, Ga. Gov. Manning was in his office Tuesday, having returned to South Carolina Monday afternoon from the trip through the boll weevil area* of I Louisiana. Mississippi and Alabama with the commissi \ appointed by Clemson College for this purpose % Other members returned to South I * 1 ’ or e\|*cHenceil ginger or farm Carolina Wednesday and Thursday. I •uperlntendent address C. C. C., "We don’t want our people to be-1 Buena Vista. Qa <• PERSONAL come panic stricken, but we do want them to be a+akened to the realisa tion of the devastation which follows in the trail of Ike boil weevil,” the governor nid. The commission did not study so much the methods of withstanding the invaaion, as the manner in which the farmer* adjusted themselves in stock raising, butter making, vegeta ble growing and other Industries, which provided a steady source of Income independent of weevil activi ties. Much infoi ration Is to be given to the public In a formal state ment by the commission within the next few days. HEALTH IDF TROOPS GOOD Particularly Fine Report From Guartlxmcn on Border. .Health of National Guard and reg ular army troops on the Mexican bor der showed an improvement for the week ending October 7 over the pre vious week. A Eeport made public by the war department gave tiro sick of the militia as 1.91 per cent, with three deaths. The regulars 3.23 per cent, sick with five deaths. ♦ ♦ ; CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND J FARMERS EXCHANGE FOR SALE-FARM PRODUCTS 1,000 Bushels Texas red rust proof Western grown seed pats for sale; 75 cents delivered anywhere in South Carolina. W. A. Shuler, Rembert, S. C. Marry for success and happlneaa; many thousand members both sexes wishing early marriage: hundreds wealthy: confidential descriptions free. Establlahed 10 years The Reliable Club. Mr*. Wrubel. 732 Madison. Oakland, Cal. There is nothing imaginary about the world-wide lame of ' . • fICH BACH VL/Ttra-Quality Pi AN 08 player Pianos It is th* natural recognition accorded to tangible musical merit—ths lasting appreciation of supremacy of tone, touch and construction. Easy .Terms Used Plano* Taken in Exchange The Marchant Music Co. Orangeburg, S. C. ESTABLISHED I881L ESTABLISHED 1877. BES MACHINERYCO. Steam and Gasoline Engines, Ginning Machinery. Saw Mills and Woodworking Machinery Generally, Gibbs Edgers, Gibb* Shingle Ma chines, etc.. Corn Mills. Feed Mills, Grits Meal Separators, Flour Mills and Brick Machinery, Thresht ng Machines, Hay Presses, Belt laicers rnd MACHINERY GENERALLY^ t. Japan’s progress as a * . . I •! -1 ‘ * ““ ‘ — Automobile^ must be marked* with pru caution, especially In the period of world crisis." The premier aaid he’saw bo liketi- k ,ood of more active partictpatloa ia the war by Japan He ridicaled aua- ptcloa* that Jwpaa had daatgw* ta re gard ta th* PhUifftaaa. saylag that 0 mj power were te he there he II MODERN MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY. RAPACITY FOR LARGE AND SMALL JOBS OF ANY DESCRIPTION v TANK AND BOILER WORK. DAY. HIGH GRADE CASTINGS A SPECIALTY. CAST EVERY