The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, July 01, 1915, Image 2
APORTERS ASK FOR
WODFIED EMBARGO
kV THEIR CLAIMS BEFORE
LANSING AND STATE DEPART
MENT OFFICIALS.
fANT UNRL*STRICTED TRADE
'nporters Say Blockade is Harmful
and Claim Right to Trade With
Germany.
Washington.--Pressure of a fornial
tnd organized character was exerted
)m1 the United States goverinleit t
iecure from (reat liritain a tlodifien
ion of the eilbargo on ll coiiuecial
intercourse between Gera1in111y and
neutral countries.
Tweity maembers of a comiittee
appointed by imiore than 1,01, Ailneri
canl iuportemc laid belfore Secretary
Lansing and other stlie department
Officials a petition setting forth that
Great. liitain has "studiously avoild
ed" answerillg tle 4lpiuricanl note of
March 30; that in the meantimue
valuable time has beien lost in pre
paring for fuur busi ness, anid that
the general effect 141(1 beeln harmlfill
to tihe "lona (stablislhed trade of this
coun1try."
'he Importers pleaded for "an iun
interillpted supply of Am1erican-own
(d M1erclaldise whether the same nas
boen paid for, contracted for, or may
be con tracted for" and the unrestrict
ed right to slip111 non-contrabrand goods
through noutral countries to or fron
Gerniny.
In a siatemn1t issued by the imn
porters after their con ference, it. was
rovealed that Secretary Lansing had
"expressed a deterlli nat loll (n the
part of both the previ*idelt 1atid ha imn
self to do all in their power to aid
the Importers In securing the righIts
4o which they are entitled, to under
the laws of nat(ions and1( by treaty
obligations."
T11he effect of the conferenece will not
be ap)LOaent for several dIys.
Secretary JanIsm11g took the facts
presented by the Importers under
considera(iJon and will comuiiicate
with President Wilson.
It ias already been announced that
the state department for many weeks
ias been preparing further represen
tations to Great Britain asking for a
modification of the socalled blockade.
The president, however, has been un
willing to complicate the situation
while the delicato negotiations with
Germany were in progress.
HUERTA'S REVOLUTION STOPPED
United States Government Directs
Detention of Movement.
Wash ington.-Tho United States
government has frustrated for tie
present anl aittelt Pt oil the part of Gen.
Victoriano 110li1ta and his associates
to lauiinch fron Anwerican territory a
ntew revolutionary maovem~enlt inl Mex..
deo.
IDetention of Ithe former Mexican
othlers at 0l l'aso, followed nearly
three m~onlthS of (spiona~ge boy gov
'ernti ienat a1gentIs. The department of
just ice has istrulcted l'ited c~ States
Attoiney ('am))p of thle western district I
of Tlexas to 1take nt 4110ust ody these
mien, wvho seem1ingly Were engaged in
violhiI ions o(f Amrian neutr101 aal it y lawsa
wichl forbid the recruiting of melt,
Jiurchlase oIf suippi es therefor, and the
organlIzting oif a mail itaryP expedition ont
'the soil of the i'nlited States to be
uased inl o)prations) against a people
with whiech this countfry is at peace.
Mr. (Camlp was ordered to place be
fore ai grand jury at Eli Paso imame
diately all the evidence in his pos
$essioni int order that indictmtenlts may
be returnedO~ againsat any one guilty
of an initentt to violate American neul
trality laws.
Frank VIsited by WIfe and Parents.
Alilledgeville, Ga,,-Leo MJ Prank
was5 visited at the prison farmt hero by
his parents of Blrooklyn, N. Y., and
'his wife. This was thte first visit by
memonbers of htis family sinice he ar
rived here after a sec-ret trip from
the jail at Alanta.
Italy Prepares for Three Years.
Rome, via P'aris.-Italian tmilItaryW
authorities alsserted thaut all the iarms),
ammutnitin and1 e111(xplosives factories
en -thle kIngdom were workIng day and11
night, making l1 ready for thle poss5ibhili
ty of a conltinutance of thle (con)flict for
three years.
Marconlia An AvIator.
Rome.-Gu~lielmo Mar'onlI of wire'.
iless fame, began his dutieos ats a lieu
tenant of aviationl inl the Itallin army.
Trho invenitor recved el an enthulinttic
recoptio nat ('he barracks.
Russians Driven Backward.
London-The Rutsslis algain are re
treating in Galicia, both nlorthI andi
south of Lemberng, and1( in Polandi tile
Germans have launchedi anothler at1
tack against Watrsatw in thle form of a
drive fromt thle northi throughl Przas
nysz. The new blow at the Polish1
capital has been plreceded by a furious
artillery action. The fact is record
ed by the Russians thlemselves, but it
is too early to say wheother it mecans a
serious offensive, the first clashl having
developed a bayonet encounter with
nut decisive resulti.
DUVAL WEST
Duval West of San Antonio, Tex.,
was President Wilson's latest special
envoy and personal representative In
Mexico
LANSING SUCCEEDS BRYAN
'ORMER COUNSELOR IS APPOINT
ED BY PRESIDENT AS SECRE
TARY OF STATE.
Lansing is Not a Politician and Had
No Political Backing But Ap
pointment is Popular.
Washington.--Robert Lansing, who
as Counselor of the State Department
has advised President Wilson in law I
and precedent in the policy pursued
by the United States toward be~li- I
gerent nations since the outbreak of a
tho European war was named Secre. i
tary of State to succeed William Jen- c
nings Bryan. t
Pow appointments in recent years b
bavo given such widespread satisfac- y
tion in the national capital. Mr. p
Lansing is a life-long Democrat, but t
he has devoted his time to interna- It
tional law and diplomacy and is as t
popular with former Republican ofil- f
cials as with his colleagues. Mem
bers of the cabinet and close person
al friends of the President advised
the selection, and Mr. Bryan him- C
self, although not consulted, is under.
stood to have hoped for the promo.
tion of Mr. Lansing. 0
Official announcement of the selec- 3
tion of Mr. Lansing who has been i
serving as secretary ad interim since t
the resignation of Mr. Bryan on
June 8 was made in the following s
tatenet:c
"Beforo leaving for a brief rest in C
'ew Hampshire the President an- t
ounced that he had offered the post
>f Secretary of State to Mr. Robert
4ansing, the present Counselor of the
)epartment of State and that Mr.
-ansing had accepted the appoint
One of the peculiar circumstances
n connection with Mr. Lansing's ap
ointment is the fact that he person
Lily has no political backing or ins
luence. Succeeding William Jen
lings Bryan, foremost among leaders
>f' the Democratic party, a compara
Lively .unknown quantity in the po
itical wvorld has been ushered into
the premiership of the cabinet.
The appointment of Mr. Lansing
creates a vacancy in the ofilce of
Counselor of the Sta'te Department.
It is not expected that. any inimedi
ate selction will be made as (Chandler
Anderson, under the administration
of Secretary Knox for several months,
has been specially empiloyedl to han
die sonme of the numierous <iuestiIons
the war raised. Mr. Andlerson doees
not dlesire a permanent appolntment,
It is considlered likely that Prtesidien t
Wilson w ill leav-e to Mr. Lansing the
task of selecting his counselor.
TEUTONS CAPTURE LEMBERG.
Galacian Capital Held By Russians
Since September Has Fallen.
Lond~on.-W~ith the capture of Lem
berg the Austro-German ar-mles, which
have dIriven the Russians back from
the ('arpathian Mountains for more
than 150 miles, have accomplished the
object of their great dIrive, begun
early In May. The A ustro-Germnans
unidoubt edly now will dir-ectI lhir ef
forts towards the complete clearance
'>f (Galacia of the Russian invadlers.
TUhe Russians also are in r-etreat,
Vienna states, near Zolkiew and
Hiawa liuska, northwest of Lemberg
between thle San and Vistula Rivers,
andl In the vicinity of Ilelce, across
the border in Russian Poland.
Cancelling Shipments to Russia.
Seattle, Wash-That large ship
ments of war material for Russia have
been cancelled by American mianufac
turers who are said to be unable to
obtain cash payments for their pro
dlucts became known wvhen the Great
Northern Seamssnip Company an
nounced that the liner Minnesota
probably will not include Vladivstock
as a port of call on her next voyage.
'lhle Minnesota was scheduled to sail
dlirect from Seattle to0 Vladivostok
June 27 wvith practically a full cargo
for theo Russian Government
RUSSIANS GAIN
ALONG ONIESTER
BERLIN ADMITS REVERStS BUT
VIENNA CLAIMS TO BE MAK
ING PROGRESS.
GENERAL TEUTONIC ADVANCE
In Other Parts of the Front the Austro.
German Advance Continues the
Offensive.
Lodon.-Heavy fighting is going oi
along the section of the Dniester bat tle
front in G'alicia between Zurawna and
Ilaliez. There is soine conflict in the
ollicial reports. The Russians claiim
that they have punished the Austro
German forces there and that by rush
Ing up reinforcements they have coi
pelled them to -retreat across the river.
Ierlin adn its this reverse but the
Austrian communication siays the T'eu
tonic attack there is making progress.
North of this area. and still farther
north, over tho frontier in Poland,
tile Austro-Gorman advances a re
sweeping forword. Wlatever tie out
come of the struggle along the Un is
tr. tie Lussian ariiers have inmet with
snh I r'veI'ses th-at, in tie belief of
Imiilitary eXperts, from the stalld point
of tile Allies the Western theater
seeims to bo the only quarter which
holds out .the possibility of a decisive
action during the Sumler.
The Geranar anld IFr ench claimlns rel
ntive to -the fighrting on tihe \\estern
front are widely at variaice. Military
rDbservers here believe that the Fren-h
itill have their eyes on Lille, with its
factorios and railroad lines and ad
vance the theory that .tie recurrent
ind persistent attacks week in anld
reek out along virtually the same
ection of the German front prove
his.
Though meeting with the hardest
osistanco on tho Dniester, the initi
tive in the east still rests with the
,ustro-Germanis. Few nilitary writ
rs care to hazard a guess of what
'reir next move will be. It is argued
y them that .the situation in the
'eat may at any moment become
ressing and that Germany and Aus
ria may be forced to be content with
aving recovered Galicia and broken
tie Russian offensive without seeking
Lui'ther to humiliate her at this time.
MEXICAN FAMINE SERIOUS.
onditions in City of Mexico Are Grow
ing Worse.
Washington.-Anxiety Increased 4n
flicial quarters over the situation In
lexico City as the State Department
as been unable to communicate with
rat city by -telegraph for several days.
Brief dispatches from Vera Cruz
aid Carranan officials were much
hagrined at the apparent failure of
,eneral P.ablo Gonzales to enter the
'apdtal. Reports that Gonzales was
ngaged In an artillery duel with the
~apata forces gave the first intihna
ion that the V-illa-Zapata forces in
dexico City had determined to offer
-esistance to the invading Carranza
briny instead of evacuating. Gonzales
inmself, it is indicated, cut communi
aation between Vera Cruz and Mexico
31ty to isolate the Zapata foi'ces.
This provents the State D)epartmnent
fronm communicating wvith thre Brazil
Ian Minister and diepr'ives all other
foreign Giovernmnents oif in formation
concerning their diplomatic mrisslons
andu subjects.
Farmine conrditions in Mexico City
hav'e been'i gr'owvinrg worse daily
Whlile it is genrerally understood
thIa t thre will be ino fuirther de~velop
mrent in thre Mexican situation so far
as tire Uniited States -is concernred uin
til t-he' return'i of P'resident Wilson
from C'ornIsh , it is t hougirt in otlicial
tituar'ters tha t thre s~tuiat ion in tire
Southern C'apital iray force a new
crisis.
Probable Kansas Wheat Crop
Topeka. Kas.-Kanrsas wirrter whreat
prob~ably will yield 1318,000,000 bushels
thIs year, or' average acre yield of 16.3
bushels, accor'ding to thre monthly
crop replor't issued b~y the state de
Iartmel(nt, of agr'iculture. This is 2,
1010,000 bushrels mrore thran the May
forecast.
WIll Aid Red Cross
Galvestonr. Tlex.--Informration reach
the coirsitutilonalist coirsulate hrere thrat
G;ener'al C'airranza had pledged co-op
eration of thre const itutionalist gov
ernmrent wvith thre Amrerican lRed Cros5s
in its efforts to relieve tire food situa
tion in M exico. Consul Silliman and
Mr. O'Conmnell, r'epr'esernting the Red
Ci'oss, called upon GAener'al Carranza
and r'eceived( his assuranrce. Th'Ie first
chilef declared thrat Ire weceomed the
assistance of thre ited Cross aird be
lieved thre food shrortage would soon
be overcome.
Six Killed in Train Wreck.
Thurmront, Md.--Six Ipersons wvere
killed and~ a dozen mroire or less seri
ously injuredl whlen tire Blue Mountale
express and thre fast irail of the WVest
ern Maryland Railway cr'ashred to
gether onr a bridge it00 feet high over
Owens Cireek, a few turiles west of
here. Four of the dead were passen
gers. A mix-up) ini orders is saidl to
have caused the -accident. The trains
met at bigh speed arnd thre two engines
were almost comletely telescoped.
Locked together, they both were held
to the track.
SS ESTHER ROSS
.. . .....'.. .
Miss Esther Ross of Prescott, Ariz.,
was selected by Governor Hunt to
christen the new battleship Arizona at
the Brooklyn navy yard on June 19.
Miss Ross Is only seventeen years
old.
BAR G00DS TO HO0tLAND
MUST BE CONSIGNED TO HOL
LAND OVERSEAS TRUST TO
GET THROUGH.
Not Only Contraband But All Other
Goods Included In Order.-Control
Neutral Exports.
London. -- An order-in-council to
about to be Issued prohibiting ex
portation of all goods to Holland ex
cept those consigned to The Nether
lands Overseas Trust. It is expected
to stop the trade now believed to be
passing through Holland into Ger
many. An announcement to this ef
fect was made In the House of Com
mons by Capt. E. G. Pretyman, Parlia
mentary Under-Secretary to the Board
of Trade. Exportation of good sto The
Netherlands Overseas Trust would .e
equivalent to a guarantee that no
goods either In the form received or
In a subsequent form, would reach a
country hostile to Great Britain. Cayi
tain Pretyman made the announce
ment in Introducing the '*customs ex
portation restriction bill." Hie ex
plindtaapataaragmt
Miabl Etero of Phrescontro, ori
waos selecterb Gerora countes
chriso i adn thenwbtlsi Arion for
atfie rofy n2,50 yord mpionmJuen 19.
Cosgnrss ny seppersenileabe
NottOnl prontsrwould But All ther
NeutraldElports
aoTheo be passed prohibiinges.
penrtaonzales goos Marchollandward
ce. Cthe -osigned to THeaNther
lad OvrWashinTruens of fisected
toestopraheatranks nwo beivetonb
passing throug lolland into Gaerby
fect wea maeince therue The Com
monfstily Cpt.ae E.nG Pretyan, Puarera,
hoetrthatetheereayht teenar
ofnrae Eobrtton nd goodanza hd
equive halet an guaate theat-n
camoods eera Vnithe form recived was
in aisubseqnt foitrm, wounot poeatca
cothr hostiles tay Great Getan. alo
GoalPetyad the nacmandne
menthing intodaintecoty ex
plasineed to ahaal uniarranen
teoraizedshi CoCabie hadsad faor
ablea reoand ito. epre wti
fewc aded hat e aiall womuleni
caetenion ofin imitoVra Conrl ove
cut.v iThis madelopmeth billegar
as finous $2n0 orea imprtnen. for
Carranzra autorviotion itsermCru
caimitherls anw perscutby thep
ment indictes hatblen. a onae
Au spscial commuiteons.beap
pe ortigcto.-CMfrrtmatin ofi all
mhiie isusse rnhcrdtb m
feria bilanke wallstaeeve.hr
thenveral Goaleion Mfarchine-yar
loan tha-rde ranc tof Hte-ots
chils heltter-actingo forction irn
Goernen anks than of Frasnce,
amon lla ladsydcaerof French
taners Mexhe amontcfshe Toan be
ietil revied areyn ofa beudter-,
mnt .been hele is nthmate th(art-h
sum of nt lie Aneceed $50,000,
an0 iatantn miitr, nm. no oiia
AMERICANS HAVE
NO JUST COMPLAINT
GREAT BRITAIN IN MEMORAN
DUM TO UNI'ED STATES RE
. CITES CONDITIONS.
EXPLANATION OF THE CASES
Special Efforts Have Been Expended
on Behalf of the American Ship
pers Note Says.
Washington.--Great Britain, in a
memorandum transmitted to the Unit
ed States and made public here and
in London, recites at length its ef
forts to minimize inconvenience to
neutral commerce resulting from the
order-in-council against trade with
Germany, 'Austria and Turkey, and
asserts that American citizens have
no just grounds for complaint on ac
count of the treatment accorded their
cargoes.
No attempt is made to answer the
principfes asserted in the American
note of Mrch 1 Protesting against the
order-in-council and insisting upon
the right of neutrals to carry on le
gitimiate commerce with each other
aMd to trade in non-contraband with
civilians in belligerent countries. In
transmitting the memorandum Am
bassador Page said it was "merely an
explanation of concrete cases and the
regulations under which they are
dealt with."
Another note to Great Britain is
now in course of preparation at the
State Department and is expected to
be dispatched as soon as the negotia
trans with Germany over submarine
warfare have been cleared up. While
this communication probably will
make reference to the latest memo
randum, it is understood that the
manner of enforcing the order-in
council will not be treated as rele
vant to the question at issue-wheth
er there is any warrant in interna
tional law for .the powers that Great
Britain and her Allies have assumed
to exercise over the commerce of the
world.
In its memorandum the Foreign
Office emphasizes the "various special
concessions made in favor of the Unit
ed States citizens" in setting forth
that all British officials have acted
in every case "with the utmost dis
Patch consistent with the object in
view and of showing in every case
such consideration for neutrals as
might be compatible with the object,
namely, to prevent vessels from car
rying goods for, or coming from the
enemy's territory."
Arrangements for buying American
cotton detained and for permitting
the passage of goods bought in Ger
mnuy by American before the date
of :order-in-council are outlined and
promise that consideration will be
given to special cases of this kind in
the future.
Accord'ing -to a summary of ships
detained there are now 2'7 vessels
which cleared from the United States
now held in ports of the United King,
dom. Of these eight are said to be
unloading cotton which Great Britain
has agreed to purchase, seven will be
allowed to depart as soon as items
of their cargo placed in a privue..court
have been discharged, and the other
12-three of them American ships
are the subject of investigations not
yet completed.
NO PEACE IN SIGHT.
President Wilson and Colonel House
Discuss Situation.
New York.-President Wilson does
not see any prospect for an early peace
in Europe.
Col. E. M. House, his unofficial en
voy to Europe gave the President the
result of his sojourn of several months
in European Capitals where he talked
intimately wvith the responsible offi
cials of the German, British and
French Governments, and the infor
mation he imparted in the long walks
and talks which they enjoyed reflected
dlefinitely the idleas held by both (lip
lomatists and the cilitary element in
each of the countries at war.
Colonel House also disclosed the
currents of public opinion in each
countvy as to peace terms.
Bryan Addresses Friends.
New York.-William Jennings Bry
an, addressing a meeting in Madison
Square Garden under the auspices of
the "Friends of Peace," an organiza
ton of various societies of American
citizens, gave his definition of national
honor and called upon his hearers to
"cast your influence, not in favor of
either side but in favor of peace for
the Unitedl States and against war
with any of the belligerent nations."
Mr. Bryan reiteratedl his views re
gardling his proposal to submit all (dis
putes t.o an international commission.
Russians StIll RetreatIng.
London.-Trhe Russians still are re
treating in the east; the French are
slowly gaining at certain points in
the west. With the fires set by tho
retreating Russians still burning, the
Austro-Germans are now firmly estab
lished at Lemberg and have shown no
signs of ceasing their offensive. The
battle of the Dnloster, south of the
city, is not over, but according to
Berlin, General Linsing has peen able
to throw his forces across the river,
a fact which is taken in some quar
ters to nreae Russian dfat.m
RURAL MINISTERS
ATTEND CLEMSON
REGULAR COURSE 18 PREPARED
FORt THEM DURING MONTH
OF AUGUST.
CAN DO GREAT UPLIFT WORK
*reacher Should Be Leader in Mator
ial Things as Well as Spiritual
Things Says Long.
Anderson.-"A regular courst
been prepared for the farmers
teachers who are interested in
culture and rural ministers, wI
interested in agriculture and 1!
rural uplift work, and also ft
boys in each county of the sta'
mnade the highest yield of cot
acre, taking into consideratik .
cost of production per acre. This
short school course will be held at
Clemson college, commencing on
August 9 and ending 30 days later,"
declared W. W. Long, State farm de
nonstration agent who was in Ander
son a few days ago.
"We believe that the rural min
isters are our greatest factors In
helping to develop the agriculture of
the state. There is no reason why a
minister shouldn't become a leader in
niaterial things as well as spiritual
things, especially when the material
adds to tbe comfort, the happiness,
prosperity and general uplift of tne
community," said Mr. Long.
"A man free from worldly ca'e, who
is hopeful of the future for himself
and for his family can be much more
easily approached by the minister
along spiritual lines than the man
who is harassed and becomes desper
ate on account of his inability to meet
his obligations and to do for his fain
ily as he would like to do. Therefor.4,
successful agriculture and religion go
hand in hand. It was the ministers ir
the church in Ireland, after the (risn
famine, who took hold of the situation
and developed Irish agriculture.
"We believe in indoctrinating the
rural preacher with .this idea that he
can be a great help to us in develop
Ing the agricultural resources in the
state and we can be a great help to
hi min making country churches and
country schools social and religious
centers of the different communities.
"I presented this matter to the State
Bankers' association in the recent
meeting at the Isle of Palms and asked
them if they would not pay the rail
road fare of rural ministers to Clem
son college to attend this short course.
They referred the matter to the agri
cultural committee of the association,
with the instruction that this com
mittee take up with the banks in each
county the matter of contributing for
his purpose.
"So if any rural ministers wishes
to attend the short course at Clem
son will write to me I will see that
transportation is furnished him to and
from the college. The cost after
reaching the college will be $3, or .$4
per week, which includes board, 10(dg
ing and evei-ything. The agriculture
faculty wvill be the instructors during
the short course."
Tells of Darlington County.
Darlington.-The News and Press,
the local newspaper, is preparing to
publish in the next fewv days in book
form a review of the industrial and
commercial resources of this county,
which wvill include all of the towns
and villages of the county and the
rural districts besides. Twven ty-fIvd
hundred copies of this work wiill be
published and will be widely distribut
ed. The work is being edited under
.the supervision of Earl R. Baxter, the
editor of The News and Press, and it
will contain contributions from dif
ferent citizens of the county who are
in a position to give authentic infor
mnation relative to the subjects on
wvhich they wvill write.
Hail Destroys Tobacco
Florence-A hail storm visited the
plantation of Charles Luhrs, a farm
er living about two muiles north of the
city, doing considleratble damage to a
field of tobacco on his farm, but an
other field of the weed on the same
farm was not harmed, showing tha'
the hail fell in .spots.
Make Moving Picture
Orangeburg.-The Culler Film comn.
Panyof this city has begun operations
Cecil fl. Culler is at 'the head of the
concern. Already several scenarios
have been under consideration and
several experimental scenes have been
taken. The pictures that have been
taken so far are comical. These pict
ures will 'be shown at local theatres
flrsr. The plan for developing andl re
production of the films wvill be modern
As t'lis is probably the first undertak
ing of .this kind in South Carolina It
will be watched with 'interest.
May Halt Greenville Bonds.
Greenville.-Lewis WV. Parker and
0. K. Mauldin, in the name of J. W.
Little ,a citizen of this county, have
filed a petition askin gthat an injunc
tion be issued against the Greenville
county highway commission to pre
vent the issuance of $950,000 V- "+"" y
for roadl improvement. Mr.
from the first has contended
delegation acted unwisely ii
this money, and so the annot
that the injunction had been
not come as a surprise, Spec
M. Fr. Anse il hear. th c.