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3ERMANS TORPEDO LINER HESPERIAN "HREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PAS SENGERS ABOARD.-ALL ARE SAFE. 1RMED WITH VISIBLE GUN )ff South Irish Coast When Attacked -All Passengers Landed Safely at Queenstown. London.-The Allan Line steamer tlesperian, with 350 passengers, bound 'rom Liverpool for Montreal, was at acked without warning by a German ubmarine off the Irish coast. Al though the torpedo found its mark the ressel remained afloat and, according co a statement issued by the company Every soul aboard was saved. No submarine was seen, and prob Ably it was too dark to observe the bvake of a torpedo, but all the pas sengers and crew who arrived at Queenstown in rescue steamers agreed the attack was made by a German un dersea boat, basing their opinion on the force of the shock and the great volume of water thrown into the air. The force of the eplosion was tre mendous, and of the passengers land ed at Quenstown, many of them scantily clad, about 20 were injured. There were no American passen gers on board so far as the Ameri can Consul could learn, but two mem bers of the crew were American cit izens and they both were saved. About 30 wounded Canadian soldiers going home to recuperate were aboard. Most of the other passengers were Canadians or English. The torpedo struck the Hesperian in the forward engine room, and the ship immediately began to settle by the head. Captain Main ordered the passengers and crew into the boats, but with his offilcers remained on the bridge, although at that time he must have felt sure his ship would go down. The discipline was perfect, but one of the boats, the falls of which be came jammed, capsized, and those in there were thrown into the waters. In the darkness some confusion prevail ed~ but all were picked up, and with other passengers and the crew, were transferred to the rescue steamers, which arrived in answer to wireless calls for assistance. TROOPS ON BORDER READY. Would Not Hesitate to Cross Border After Mexican Bandits. Washington. - All United States troops on the Mexican border are tin der orders to be in readiness to meet any emergency. War department of ficials said extraordinary vigilance had been ordered as a result of re peated raids in Amerloan territory by Mexican brigands and soldiers, and renewed reports of preparation for an organized invasion from across the Rio Grande in the states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, 'As long as the raiders continue to appear in small bands, it is under stood none of them will be followed into their own territory, but officials .Indicated that the American com manders would not hestitate to pur sue the enemy until they were corn -pletely routed should anything re sembling an organized invasion of the United States be encountered. Persistent reports that some of the Mexican raiders slain wore Carranza uniforms have reached officials here. Rumors have come, too, that there Is a concerted move by Carranza head ers in Nuovo Leon and Coahulia to arouse Mexican sentiment against the Pan-American movement for re-estab lihhment of constitutional government in the republic. Charles A. Boynton Dead. Washington.-Charles A Boynton, one of the veterans of the Associated Press and one of the best known American newspaper men of the last 25 years, died here at his home, aged 79. He had not been in active service since 1909, but until recently had been In fair health. Martial Law in HaitI. Wahington-Foreign influences in ~aiti, workins to block the plane of -the United States to pacify the repub Hec and rehabilitate its finances under American supervision, have made it 2lecessery to declare martial law in Port au Prince, and in practically all 'but two of the country's open ports. Resar Admiral Caporton, acting withirn hais general instructions, declared mnartial law and explained that his ac tion was taken because of a situation nwhich was beyond the control of the local gover-nment. Newport News Has BIg Fire. Newpor-t ews, Va.--Property dam ~age estimated at upwards of $2,000,000 'esulated from a fire which originasted tzi CObeaapeake and Ohio grain eleva t'cr "A" here and spread to nearby buildings and to a big grain pier, First s'eports thalt 12 elevator employes had ~been burned to death were not veri fied, but William Butler, a watchman, whQ was trapped on the top floor, lost i.tWlife. The elevator with nearly a million bushela of wheat was roye, gainpeer No. 5 .was bad maged RESERVE DOARD TO HELP-WITH COTTON CLEARS WAY FOR HANDLING STAPLE WITHOUT CLOGGING THE MARKET. $5,000,000 INITIAL DEPOSIT special Rediscount Rates on Promis sory Notes Secured by Warehouse Receipts on Cotton. Washington.-Definite steps were taken by the federal reserve board and Secretary McAdoo of the treasury department, to extend aid to cotton producers of the 'south and to clear the way for handling the fall crop without the uncertainty and difficulty experienced last year. The board issued new regulations authorizing federal reserve banks to give special rediscount rates on promissory notes secured by ware house receipts for staple agricultural products with the restriotion that member banks must not charge more than 6 per cent to the borrower. Secretary McAdoo announced he would soon deposit $6,000,000 as an initial deposit in gold in each of the federal reserve banks at Richmond, Atlanta and Dallas. Fifteen million dollars more is to be deposited later. The secretary said that if conditions showed the need of deposits elsewhere to aid in handling any other crop he would extend similar government aid. The new regulations are broad enough to apply to all staple, read ily marketable crops, but it is well known that the cotton crop is he one which has given concern of late. The board announced that the reserve banks in Atlanta and Dallas already had requested a discount rate of three per cent on the sort of paper approved in the regulations. The announcements followed meet ings that have occupied the time of the board and Mr. McAdoo most of the last few days. Although when the secretary originally proposed de. posits of government funds in South ern reserve banks alone, many months ago, the plan was not favored by sev oral members of the board, it was noi opposed dui ing the recent discussions Some members indicated, however that as the total cotton crop probabl would be worth about $800,000,00 they did not think $30,000,000 woul go far toward handling it. A CALL TO PRAYER. Laymen's Missionary Movement Sendi Out Urgent Call. Chicago.-A call to prayer address. ed to every individual in the country and carrying the words "pray, pray without ceasing," was sent out by the Laymen's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada in preparation for a series of conven tions, the first of which will be held in Ohicago October 14 to 17. The movement is designed to be of a nation-wide character for the spread of the gospel during which 76 convenions will be held in va rious cities culminating in a Naitional Missionary Congress in Washington, A pril 20 to 30, 1916. The denominatica watch have en tered into the movement this year include among others th'e Baptist Convention (Southern), Christian Church, Methodist Episcopal Church and Protestant Episcopal Church. Bodies Found on F-4. Honolulu, T. H.-Ten more bodies were found in the hull of the United States submarine F-4. They wore crowded together in the engine-room One body was identified as that of Tvan L. Mahan, a machiniat's mate of Lima, Ohio. Members of the naval board of in quiry declined to discuss whether the finding of so many bodies in tihe com partment indicated the nature of the accident which caused the vessel to sink. . It was suggested by some of those working on the submarine that an explosion elsewhere in 'the vessel caused the men to seek refuge in the engine room. Exchange Maricet Improves. New York-All indications tended to confirm a report circulated in Wall Street that Great Britain had borrow ed from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 temporarily in this market to correct the exchange rate on sterling, until such time s her commissinoers shall reach New York and consummate ne gotiations looking toward the floation of a much larger credit loan here. There was no confirmation or denial of this report by the big men of Now York's financial world, Pinkertons Bring SuIt., Atlanyta, Ga-Proceedings were be gun In Superior Court here by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to secure $1,2000 alleged' to be due the agency from National Pencil Company in whose factory Mary Pha gan was killed April 20, 1918. The petition claims Leo M. Frank, then superintendent of the factory employ ed the agency immediately after the crime was discovered. Attorneys for the pencil company claim the detec tive agenvcy did not carry on its con THE MORNING N11N GERMANY ACCEPTS PLAN GERMANY RECOGNIZES PRINCI PLE FOR WHICH UNITED STATES HAS CONTENDED. Disavowal of the Arabic Tragedy. Expects Wilson to Renew Repres. - entations to Britain. Washington.--Strained relations be. tween the United States and Germany over the submarine warfare appar ently passed into history when Count Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, informed Secretary Lansing in writ ing that prior to the sinking of the Arabic his government had decided its submarines should sink no more liners without warning. Oral assurances to that effect had been given by the Ambassador last week; but it was not until Count Bernstorff, after a call at the state department, returned to the Embassy and sent a letter to Mr. Lansing quot. ing instructions from Berlin concern ing an answer to be made to the last American note on the sinking of the Lusitania that officials frankly admit ted their gratification over the chang ed position of the Imperial Govern ment. r Secretary Lansing said in a forma D statement that the letter "appears tc I be a recognition of the fundamenta principle for which we have contend ed." He immediately sent the com munication to the White House anm discussed it in cheerful vein with hii I callers, who included Chief Justicc White, Secretary McAdoo and Senatot Tillman of South Carolina. Every where in Administration circles there was a visible relaxation of the tensior which had existed ever since the Lusi tania tragedy, though lessened by the earlier assurance of Count Bernstorff and advices from Ambassador Gerard as to the attitude of officials in Ber lin. The next step it is stated authori tatively, will be a formal communica tion from the German Government, disavowing the destruction of the Arabic and tending regret and re !paration for American live. lost in the disaster if the attack was made by a German submarine. Even if the sub marine which torpedoed the liner subsequently was sunk by a British man-of-war, as has been suggested both from Berlin and London, the Berlin Foreign Office is expected to send its disapproval as soon as a rea. sonable time has passed without a re. port from its commander. Once the situation growing out o1 the Arabic incident has been disposed of the response to the long unanswer ed American note on the Lusitania will be dispatched, and if Germany'. explanations and proposals in this case are accepted by the United Seates officials here expect the way to be cleared for a complete understandk~n between the two governments on the subject of freedom of the seas. PLANNING NA.IlONAL DEFENSE, Wilson.Can Proceed WIth More Free dom Now. Washington.-With danger of ser ious trouble with Germany apparently removed, President Wilson, it was said authoritatively, believes he can proceed with more freedom in develop. ment of the national defense plans because there can be no suspicion that they are directed against any particular nation. The President's idea, it was said, it to prepare a program for several years in advance, and in doing so to secure the expert opinion of army and -navy officers, who have been watching military developments in Europe. Money Easy and Plentiful, Wqshing~tonW-4Business conditions throughout the United States have changed but little in'the last month, according to reports from the 12 Fed eral agents made public by the Fed eral Rleserve Board. TPhe reports In dicate slight improvement, with'tIarge crops in sight, maitufacturing in spe cial lines stimulated by foreign orders and money easy and pentiful. Rich mend reported that it is realized In tho cotton territory there can be .no excuse this year for a repetition of the experience of last fall. SCHOOL OPENS ' / AW,fEIMA / '[HSS tto6S GENERAL OROZCO KILLED HAD CROSSED THE TEXAS BOR DER WITH SOME OTHER MEXCANS. American Possee of Civilians, Customs Officers and Cavalrymen Partici. pated in the Battle. El Paso, Tex.-Government officials said they had received reports con firming earlier rumors that Gen. Pas cual Orozco, prominent Mexican mili. tary leader during the last five years, had been killed in a fight between Mexicans and an American posse. Civilians, customs officers and mem. bers of the Thirteenth United States Cavalry participated in the battle which according to reports was fought in the mountains in Culberson coun ty, Texas. After a raid on the Dick Love ranch Orozco and four compan. ions were pursued from the Sierra Blanca country into the foothills. Official reports of the shooting said four Mexicans besides Orozco were killed. According to reports the raiders led by Orozco arrived at Love's ranch, near Sierra Blanca, and forced the cook to supply them with dinner. While they were eating, Love and twc cowboys were seen approaching. The Mexicans fled, pursued by Love and I his men, who quickly collected a - posse. The running fight which ended I when the last raider was killed lasted until dusk. BODIES FOUND ON F-4. Some of the Bodies Are Recovered From the Wreckage. Honolulu.-A number of bodies of the 22 men who went down in the sub marine F-4 March 25 were found en tangled in the wreckage of the inte rnor. One body was removed. The finding of the bodies was an nounced by Rear Admihal C. J. Boush. A hole was ordered cut in the for ward compartment of the submarine, so far inaccesible. Preparations have been made to embalm the bodies as soon as they are taken out. If permission is granted from Washington, the cruiser Mary land will take them to the United States. After being raised from a depth of 300 feet the F-4 was placed in dry dock. The pumping out of the dry dock was completed and the F-4 lies on her starboard side in the dry-dock. In addition to gaping holes in the stern of t' submarine, a big hole has been torn in the forward part. One body found in the forward compartment was identified as that of George E. Ashcroft of Los Angeles, gunner's mate. Most of the bodies entangled in the debris of the submarine are in frag monts. Dynamite for Coombe. Depew, N. Y.-A dynamite bomb pjlaced in front of the home of Mau. rice F. Coombs, head of an aeroplane company, whose plant, now in course of erection, will make aeroplanes for the Allies ,exploded, wrecking the wall and shattering windows In the vicin ity..- No one was injured. Russia WIll Want Cotton. Wahntn--niain that Rus sian spinning mills will demand a "fair amount" of the current Ameri can cotton crop were reported to the commerce department by Commercial Attache Baker at Petrograd. He ca bled that out of the 9,000,000 spindles in Russia 7,500,000 outside of the war zone are working nine-hour shifts a day and each is consumIng 108 pounds of cotton annually. Mexicans Sent to ,il. San Antonio, Texas.-J. A.. Hernan dez and Lucio Luna, who speaking at at large gathering of Mexicans, made remarks calculated to incite Mexicans here to revolt against the United State, were sentenced in police court to two hundred days in jail. Domi ciano Hernandez, who distributed a pamphlet urging a social revolution was sent to jail for 100 days. on a vagrancy charge. The trio probably will be given into the hands of the . ederal authorities after the Jail sen tncesexpnire. MR. [F! SPENKS I ON PREIREONESS INCREASED WAR AND NAVY SUB JECT OF PRINCIPLE "TAFT DAY" SPEAKER. CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT T Relief of Tension With Germany r Should Be Source of Profound Re joicing by Americans. San Francisco.--William Howard Taft advocated preparedness for war 1 and detailed means for its accomplish ment in an address at the Panama Pacific Exposition, delivered at "Taft Day" exercises. In ceremonies preceding the ad dress, Mr. raft, using the silver spade with which, while President he broke ground for the exposition four years ago, planted a California redwood tree in "Taft Circle." He also reviewed portions of the .United States coast artillery at the Presidio of San Francisco. A silver loving cup, inscribed "in grateful remembrance of his unfailing friend ship and the fulfiliment of his confi dence that San Francisco knows how," was presented to him by the exposition officials. In beginning his address Mr. Taft declared Germany's acquiescence to the United States contention for the rights of non-combatants on commer cial, liners "should be the cause of profound rejoicing by every patriotic American and the occasion for con gratulation to the President." "It must relieve the strain between the two countries. The shadow of a serious breach passes," he continued. "It should not, however, lead our people away from their duty of rea sonable preparation. The incidenti, though closed as we all hope, except as to indemnity for the lives of those already drowned, shows how near, as neutrals, we are to the war. It shows that we must be careful to insist up on our rights as much as that we ought to be reasonably prepared to defend, against their invasion by any belligerent powers." TEUTONS MAKE HEADWAY. Riga Only Section *Where Russians Have Solid Front. London.-Except in the region of Riga, where the Russians are pre senting a solid front, the Austro-Ger man offensive again is making head way. The western forts of Grodno were evacuated after two of them were destroyed by the heavy guns and stormed by the German infantry, and it is considered extremely likely the whole fortress already has been left to its fate. Vilna, doubtless, will be the next objective of the Austro Germans on this front. Vienna reports a series of successes which virtually have driven the Rus sians out of Galicla; they now hold only a very narrow strip between the Sereth and Bessabia. Across the border in the latter province the Aus trains say the Russians set fire to a number of villages, which might in dicate a further retreat. Thus hopes raised recently in the Allied countries that Russia at last was making a stand, have been dis sipated. The Austro-Germans, how ever, claim no large cawtures of men or guns and the Russians apparently are keeping their guns well behind the infantry. Turks Burn Town. London-An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Athens says: "Travelers arriving 'from Constan tinople announce that Turks burned the town of Ismad and massacred a large number of the Araerican inhab itants." Ismid, at the head of the Gulf of Ismid in Asia-Minor, is 56 miles southeast of Consf antino'ple. Ito pnpulation is about 25,0O.O Two Americans Killed, Brownsville, Texas.----The bullet riddled bodies of two A mericans who were kidnapped by Mexican bandits 12 miles north of here were found in the bed of a dried lake. Two More Bodies Identified. H~onolulu.--The two bodies taken out from the, submariste F-4 were identified as those of Charles H. Wells of Norfolk, Va., machiniets mate and Frank N. Herzog of Salt Lake City, Utah, electrician. Wells was identi fled by a notebook which naval offi cers decided contained no information that would solve the mystery of the submarine's disappearance in Hono lulu Bay March 25, with 22 men on board. The- identification of Herzog was made through records of dental work done for him, Government Wa' ts Information. Washington, - Amnbassador Page was instructed to f ecure detailed In formation as to the expected relaxa tions in enforcemel its of the British order-In-council agiainst Amer'ican commerce. The Iltate department wants to know just what character of shipments will be a lowed to pass and through what cha anbls application may be made to .sicure release of American cargoes ni w detained. The Ambassador tras directed to inquero whethrer Great Blrit'in would "facili tata matters. ORPHANAGE DIET )VERNMENT IS NOW IN CON. TROL .OF EPWORTH dRPHAN. AGE KITCHEN. RY TO CONTROLL PELLAGRA he Health Service Proposes to Feed and Fatten The Children This Fall That None Will Have Pellagra. Columbia.-The United States pub. ic health service a few days ago as umed the task of feeding the in nates of Epworth 'orphanage with a ,ood, strong, well-prepared diet as a aure and as a preventative of pellagra. The government has detailed Dr. Goldburger to this duty and he has already begun work. Dr. Tanner is the resident physician in charge. The government seems anxious to show the people that pellagra is pre vented and cured simply by using good food; such as milk, eggs, fresh and dried meats, beans, peas and a limited amount of fruits, fresh and dried. There were a good many cases of pellagra at the institution during the summer but none were serious and practically all have recovered. The health service proposes to do feed and fatten the children this fall and winter that none of them will have pellagra neat summer. The government bears part of the expense and the orphanage bears part. Dur ing the year the general health of the children has been good. There has been very little sickness and no case has proved fatal. H. W. Rice, M. D., has been the resident physician for some years. There are nearly 240 children at " the orphanage and this has been' a hard year for the orphanage. The "hard times" have seriously diminish ed its income and Epworth is now facing winter's increased expenses with a failing treasury. "We hope our friends in the city and throughout the state will come to our rescue and make us a donation and do it now,' said an official. John H. Earle Shoots Himself. Greenville.-The powerful physique of John H. Earle, who a few nights ago sent a bullet through his brain, enabled him to linger for more than 24 hours at the point of death. Short ly after midnight attending physicians announced that he could live only a few hours more. During the fore. noon he seemed to rally slightly, his pulse being stronger and his eyes re adjusting themselves to some extent. At night, however, his coma deepen ed, his pulse weakend and his respi ration not so good. An X-ray photo showed that the large calibre bullet passed through both lobes of the brain. He died early in the morning. No cause has been ascertained for the destruction of his own life save that he was despondent. He is said to have telephoned to a sister that "14 .would soon be all over" and to the public service man who brought him from his home to his office he biade farewell,. Undiluted Mixture Kis Cattle. Ridgeway.--.Eighteen head of cattle on the plantation of Holbrook Rion near here died recently as a result of being sprayed with an undiluted quanti-ty of the mixture furnished by the government for tick eradication. A hand on the place seems to have been responsible for the mistake of using the pure liquid contained in a keg instead of the diluted mixture in a barrel. The cattle were valued sat over $500. British Embassy Sends MonefW Washington.-The British embass0 remitted $323,000 to W. Gordon Mc~ Cabe & Co., of Charleston, S. C., for i' American cotton taken from theX steamships Carolina and Baltic by British authorities several months ago. The payment rep~resented a, valuation of 9 cenits a pound. The invoiced value was more than 10 cents. It was understood the differs ence would be paid 'lter. Jury to Deolde Vaukhn's Sanity. Greenville.--T. U. Vaughn, sentenc ed to death somne years ago for a crime committed Against a girl in mate of the Odd Fellows' Orphanage home, of which he was superintend. ent, WAS brought into court here to be resentenced, his several appeals hav ing failed. It was decided, however, that there was. a question as to his sanity and upon the order of Judg Prince a jury will determine Probabl at the next, term of the general see sions court whether Vaughn is elm ulating insanity or is really deranged, Greenwood Self. Bond. At Home. Greenwoo.--The Comnmercial banik of Greenwood was the purchaser of $100.000 of 30 year 5 per cent bornds of the city of Greenwoodj feaa, e,. street paving. The ptict $102.70. The purchase m iumi of $2,700, the ban)r the deposits and to pay 5 balances. 'rhe price is representatives of bond to be the highest received In 'this state Within th, months. One buyer adde Sateas.n