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TILLMAN AT ROT tVS
SEMATN BLRIEI AT T1EVT0N
IN PRESENCE OF FRIENRS.
UST RESPECTS IS PAIR
Large Orcmd Apwemblea for Him pie
Ceremony at Trenton Church Y*rd
—Many Notables Present— Beau-
i ' ■ \
tiful Floral Tributes—South Car
olina Delegation Thanks Daniels
for Naming Naval Vessel in Till
man’s Honor.
All that mortal of Senator Ben
jamin Ryan Tillman for 24 years a
member of the upper house of con
gress from South Carolina, was laid
to rest in the village cemetery at his
home town of Trenton Thursday
amidst a mammoth mound of flo
ral offerings from friends in many
parts of the country, says P. H. Me
Qowan of Washington, correspondent
of The Bute.
The senators illness, which re
sulted fatally In Washington Wed
nesday morning nt an early hour af
ter a severe attack of 4er*hral hem
orrhage and pgralysis, came on him
Thn ItMNl WB
as I g# (pnhn* t sog i_
fleas ante held at % • tineh in the
pyeshyioftnn Cwnrvh. which nendt
In n smetl grete ef eahs In fall view
ef the lawn end the leeeteCs reel*
deece The mlnlntere who condected
the eervleee were the Rev, R. 0.
Bhnnnonhouse. the Rev. K C.,BaMV
and the Rev. B. R. Turnlpspeed.
Services wsre hsld both In the church
end nt the grave in the Trenton Cem
etery.
Magnificent floral decorations
banked both the casket and *the ros
trum of the church. These came
from President and Mrs. Wilson, the
members of the South Carolina del
egation in congress the senate of the
United States, Secretary Daniels, the
Trenton Masonic lodge and countless
friends from different places.
In the church a selected choir, all
close friends of the Trenton family,
rendered “Abide With Me," “Lead,
Kindly Light" and “Rock of Ages,"
with appropriate scripture readings
and prayer.
At the cemetery where many hun
dreds of persons had gathered who
could not gain entrance to the little
village church, the total crowd num
ntr about 3,000 the services were
concluded and mother earth fell soft
ly upon all tbat was mortal of tht
aged eenafrM
| Ril 9 KRAT
KIM WITNESSES IAIE
WHAi
TVy lo 1
ball on Rig Fourth.
King Ouorge saw the American ^
army defeated in a hard fought base | n celebration of America's In
ball game at London Thursday. The dependence Day. It was the first time
opponent of. the army team waa one 11
tricked from the American, navy
There was a historic sceee la Parts
at the leacheon of the Amerteea
Chamber . of Commerce Thursday
when the earl of Derby, the British
embassador, and William Q. Sharp,
the American ambassador, clasped
BE ARD AND CBESIIRE JOIN IN
IIY1NI NEW FACTS
TELL OF BOLT TALK
which won by a score of 2 to 1. Ev
ery one of the nine innings had its
thrills for the more than 1M00
spectators.
S9ar-g shrdlucmwfy petaovbgkqjeta
Few sporting events since the war
began have aroused so much inter-
since the United States became a na
tion that a British ambassador at-1 Beard Says Bleaee Wanted Hhn to
tended a commemoration of the event
“Even if we had not been allies,’
said Lord Derby, in commenting on
his appearance, “1 should have
come."
Judge Walter Berry, who presided
at the luncheon, reiterated America’s
tNMTAL
est and discussion in London as to i determination to carry on the war to
today’s game. Certainly not since 1 ^ successful termination, claiming
the exciting days of the weeks of j ne ither annexation nor indemnity.
the war has London seen such a
wave of enthusiasm. Independence
Day was on everybody’s people talk
ed about It in the street cars bus
ses and subways. The newspapers
were full of It, news from the flght-
His reference to the launching of
500,000 tons of shipping in America
Pul Out Independent Ticket—
* ' f + -
Cheshire Says lUeaae Wrote Edl-
torlala for Him—Ault Said to be
Author of News Story Branding
Himaelf a Coward—More Letters
In Row.
The Columbia Record recently re-
ing front taking second place. AUlne*sald:
Thursday was received with uproar-1 ce ived from John L. McLaurin, of
ious cheering. • I Bennettsville, by wire, a copy of a
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss brought a letter which he says he received
message from the American Army. I on March 6 from W. P. Beard, of
talk was of the Americans and their
baseball game.
Fo rseveral days the newspapers
Abbeville. la
Beard
| We have been called a nation of I chargee that Bleaer
idealists. Our boys now are shedding to put out the ticket bearing hi»
their blood In Relleau wood and| M * candidate for governor la the
Loving hands then ;had been expllntng baseball and ^• 'chateau Thierry la defense of thoealmerel eiertioe of me
tenderly placed flowers upon the peopfo of London have been pour- .. Mrlamrta advlacvl him ^alaat U-
newly made grave and the family lag over the mysteriee of the Amer? j Loni Derby waa called upon for a I He also declares that Blaaaa “naked
repaired to the residence Just be
yond the Nttle grove. Distinguished
cltUeus acted aa psll bearers.
It was the desire of the saembers
of the aperlal committee from Weak-
lagtoe to reterm there ea geickly aa
poeMhle to their o<>rk. therefore the
• trail which brwmgbt them
eetly ta hts accustomed health. I
left his roams el tha i apltol aad
wool to Ida apart men ta at the Dewey f
Hotel Boom after arris tec there be Bowm started ee lie way bach north
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their owm cricket Many person
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France Thursday waa aflutter
with the Stars and Stripes, and Amr
erlcan Independence Day la being
op served as a national fete day.
School! are cloeed and busineas la at
a standstill. Parades, public meet
ings and various other kinds of cele
brations are being held in all* the ;
other important cities of the coun
try. Several cities, such as Lyons,
Brest and Paris, are naming avennes
and squares after President Wilson.
Parisians are* taking the holiday
more gaily than any since the be
ginning of the war. All government
offices, banks, the bonree, and thou
sands of business buildings and pri
vate houses are decorated with the
An erlcan colors.
The music halls are giving special
American numbers and la the ree-
taurants American dishes predomi
nate. The day la the Ma pit si will he
crowded wjth organised pnhllc man
ifestations.
The newspapers are filled with
artlclee and pictures explaining the
meaning of the Foerth ef inly end
speech and. referring to (he Kevolu to put ho and yonreelf on tho
tlonary War. aald: “Wo are gratefel I rv p tt biiraa electoral ticket with my-
to yoe. becaeee that llchlng tanght nelaoif and then laid deem whom he
how to treat ear childrea; R In the I fo«ud that yam refmeed It .*
of Fraaee to
m gremteet writers of
writ tea special
reason why wo now have Auetralla
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liam# of in fi »••. and Pedg#v of Ten-
Mi elrength
. spile the feet tbat they fall wttbin
ef dety ne nny ibe “enemy" cine# Under
Among Sonntor Tlllmnn'fl friends
In Houth Cnrellnn the following
were nsked to net ns honorary psll-
bearers: Dr. W. M. Riggs. Clemson
College. Dr. D.- B. Johnson. Rock
Hill; Dr. J. W. Bnbcock, Columbia;
J. Elmore Martin. Charleston; J. C.
Sheppard. Edgefield; J. W. Thur
mond, Edgefield; John Gnry Evans,
Spartanburg; Gen. Wille Jones, Co
lumbia; D. H. Tompkins, Ninety-Six;
Dr. W. S. Currell, Columbia; J. K.
Durst, Greenwood; J. L. Sims, Or
angeburg.
The following were asked to
serve as active palbearers: Repre
sentative James F. Byrnes, Admiral
Samuel McGowan, Paymaster general
of tfie navy; James M. Baker, secre
tary of the United States senate;
J. B. Knight, Greenville; A. E. Pad
gett, Edgefield; Grover Patton,
Hartsville. . ,
The train left Washington Wed
nesday afternoon at 7 o'clock and a
quick run was made with these sen
ators and'-house members aboard,
nnd also with Colonel Higgins, ser
geant nt nrms of the sennte. nnd
Robert Gordon, bolding tbe snme po
sition In tbe bonne In chnrge of tbe
pnrty, ns well nt J. M. linker, secre
tary of the eennte.
At Rock Hill Dr. D
got a hoard tbo tram nnd ta
bu theca were a nambor ef
who made tbo tap ta
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af a^ ao
hie seal ta
i ee truly At
officer or eel lor ta the war newo. irwadttloae
t hr rrfora It le fUUai that n deetroy-1 be sent tu
er should hear the name of n loynl j ___
fighter whoee victorlee ntreegthened |||
the navy.
•Tho coiufttry owoe n Lwtiog debt
of gratitude to Senator Ttllmoa for
the (tcYelopmeat of the navy. He had
the vision of n powerful navy and
lived to carry through mensurea that
have enabled it to reach Us present
high state ot efficiency and the leg
islation he championed will give to
America a fighting navy worthy of
our great republic.
“It was under the leadership ot
Senator Tillman that the three year
for n grunt navy, his iarg* con
tribution to making the navy randy
Af a trews i v»peteo esftwh ea the
Jftrecohee baew. >eood eepeeteiiy ••
e «ws»b#otftea nmevwaa ladopead
rare Iwt 4«#«reiioa irwape have j
uveetrd fvem tbe ftr#fmaae ibe village
ef Nentwl raeft ef Amiaae a>#epfted \
j Voire aad Hamel A eede. aaatb ef tba [
villoeg aad captured mere tbaa l.bo# jwMA paw
prteeaers Tba AaitraRawn advene* ^
ed under cover ef e smahe barrage
end were led by tanks la the break
ing of the enemy's line over n front
of more than four mile* The nttnek
I penetrated a mile and a halt Into the
A*> UeeA*
•tmms In It
had prusasnad owMwes - - M Jbflflj poppy a
tamo A^ad mo iw wm Dawaaw AdWap aal ta
ft# pat bo awd pwwsmflf ow tbe Repwb* | Wewwval
ttoee t !•» oi«n myeotf iboa ftaAd %mtk. b
fleurw aw me wbow be fooad that paw
refaead I haate I
mo to ms
| tbo tJkmm
for the great work it Is doing, hi. c ^ rma0
Inspiring faith, and ^fs tree Amort- . JTTT, . w
The British war office has an
nounced that American troops parti-
cnalsm made him a tower of strength
to his country In these parlous days.
His Integrity, his courage nnd his
singleness of purpose, coupled with
ability of a high order made him one
of the great national figures of our
day. He will live in history as one
of South Carolina’s great leaders.
cipated in the nttnek. This Is the first
time they have appeared in this part
of the battle area.
The French also hgve struck sav
agely against the German lines, this
time cutting through the enemy
ranks near the town of Autreches,
“Only last week he completed his ^ ^
bull dine nroeram was enacted be- work as chairman of the naval com- 8 ° ut ij of Moulin-Sous-Touvent, where
building program was enagte.a o<^ j R p Clir i n e the nassaee of the on Tuesday night they won a local
fore America entered this war. That puttee m securing me passage oi me . rantured nrisoners Here
constructive piece ot legislation, a largest naval appropriation bill ever sucoeas and captiired prlsoners. Here
passed by any country.
“I valued his frienship and his
counsel and feel poorer now that his
work has ended. He died beloved by
his State and by the republic."
Just before funeral train reached
n f Lbe members of The South
ovA.. Now that I am coovIcieA he In
afraid of hla own language awd h*-
dt verted me.
Blaeoraly yours.
W. P. Board.**
radical departure from al precedents
can not be appraised at its true value
today. Only when all the mighty
ships provided in that bill are com
missioned will the country fully ap
preciate Its obligations to Senator
Tillman and his associates. That was
his most IneUog-servtcertnirwas'dnTy
ohe of the many wise measures en
acted under bis chairmanship of the
senate committee.
“Tbo navy In every function had
been helped by hit Intelligent Inter
est and service He know all tho
chief naval officers and kept In touch
with all naval activities He van be
loved by every man tw tbe wavy nod
m spirt! all wtR iemscrew be tA
■ ■■ralog wbow hts body Is laid ha
Carolina delegation got together and
sent the folowing telegram to Jose
phus Daniels, secretary of the navy:
’The members of tbs Sooth Car
olina delegation In tbe senate aad
bonse of repraeealatlvea wish to ex
prom tbelr appreciation wf tho hon
or conferred upon tbe AUte of ■■v 'J' k
la naming g <sot rarer Tttt-
to bower ot tbo Aeeawood Rsww-
mmMrnmrn tsww TWftmwm Mw
of Use tees that
the Germans lost 1,066 prisoners.
In both operations the allies have
improved their positions by gaining
rather high ground which can be
readily defended when the Germans
launch their expected offensive.
CLAIMS 191,454 PRISONERS
Berlin Hoye Many BrtU*h ami French
Rlwco tbo begtaalag of tbo Oor-
mww offensive ow tbo tlal dl March.
Itl.iAt allied jrtiBflms bote beoo
vogfoeod bp tbo Oormown waoof+
demi
ha |
RswMk
of
Tbs State baa received tbe follow
ing:
1 regret that I have been brought
Into this controversy, bnt since it
appears that the letter written me
by John K. Aull is the foundation
for the whole row, it is up to ms
to make a statement. In doing so,
It is necesasry for me to tell some
things that I would not tyll but for
being placed in this awkward posi
tion. As is my custom, I am going
to be plain and come clean, regard
less of who it helps or hurts. Be
fore doing so, however, 1 want to
state that 1 am a friend to both
Former Governor Bleane and Former
United States Senator McLaurin. Be
cause they are enemies is no reason
why I should fall out with either.
In making this statement, I am
going to show that John K. Aull la a
Rouble crovser. a liar and a spineless
coward and a traitor to bis friends
Tribune readers have oftow won
dered how I got hold of 00 mock
dope, knowing ihai I remain few Aw-
dosBow owd pot tw It bwwro o day ftB
tbo oCBoo. hart know wbof li
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lo order lo give It
bln own pork. 1 hadp’t been In Co-
lamola nod know nothing of tbo
fight hotwooo Oeaernl Moore and Col
onel Thompson until Anil sent 1m
hla story of tho affair.
After Ha publication 1 received the
letter from Aull censuring mo for
Its appearance and knowing tbat ev
erything sent me pasted through
Governor Blesses hands, I wrote Gov.
Blease in regard to the matter, at
the same time Inclosing Anil’s let
ter.
Governor Blease dismissed ; the
matter by writing me that Aull had
probably signed the letter while un
der the influence of King Corn and
that it was probably written and
mailed by Cormack.
. When I received the typewritten
statement from Aull. signed by him
self nnd Cormnck^ hellecwd hm
drunk, when he signed It, because
I am familiar with his handwriting
and could tell by his signature that
he waa In the name condition when
he signed the statement as be was
In Washington when McLaurin wag
forced to abandon bln trip and bring
him back boom
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