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NARROW SCAPE A JUSTRIANS DROP BOMB AS CZAR - IS REVIEWING RUSSIAN EFORCES. HURT IN PANIC THAT ENSUES General is Bitteerly Reprimanded For Not Having Sufficient Airman to Guard the Ruler. Berlin, via wil'eless.--A narrow es cape for Emperor Nicholas of Russia from bombs dropped by an Austrian airman is reported in Stockholm ad vices by the Overseas News-Agency. "The E1mperor v-as reviewing the troops in company with General Brus siloff (coniander of the Russfan forces on the southwestern front) when sud. denly and Austro-llungarian flier ap peared and dropped numerous bombs which landed among the troops, who fled in wild disorder," says the news agency statement. "The lmperor, ac* cording to the reports, was hurt and had a narrow escape, the incident causing him entirely to lose his self possession. In consequence, the re ports added, General Grussiloff was bitterly reproached and General Ivan off was recalled to the southwestern front headquarters." AFTER HARMONIOUS WORK ARE ON VERGE OF CLASH. Majority Leader Kitchen is Striving to Reach Working Agreement. Washington.--Hwouse Democrats and Republicans, after having worked to ether harmoniously for four and a lalf months, are on the verge of a ,lash over the egislative program for he remainder of the session. The majority, because of carrying out the wishes of the house in push ng through the Philippine and ship 111ng bills as quickly u possible, is hreatening to invoke drastic rules ihich will insure the measures right f way. The minority while making o threats are conducting what ap ears to be a mild filibuster on the gricultural appropriation bill and rging conskleration of the fortifca, Ois or appropriation measures ir Cu of the President's special meas res. Minority Leader Mann says he It illing to come to an agreement wit) eo Democrats but, that "thle Whiite oulse can't tell Its what we mulst do0 id ho is waiting for the Democrat , make the next move. In the ncan. no the D~emocr'ats are having many inferences in Majority Leader Kitch 'a office ini an endieavor to reach a arking agreement while on the floor - ichr problems as poisoning coyotes, ;hting the hessian fly and preserving O buffalo are being discussed at nth. ERMANS SINK ITALIAN AND FRENCH STEAMERS. London. -- Thue Italian steamer' ,o ph)1 Agost Tchuer'zee has been suni r a German submnarinue. Thew crew as landed. Lloyds announc*es that the Frenel rk Chanaral, of 2.471; tonls gross as torp~edoedi on Sat urdlay morn ing 're crew is believed to have beej ved. The captain and it; hands of thb ritish steamer Feliciana, 4,277 tom '088, have been picked up by earner, according to a iAloys report earca is being made for' the remin e r of the crew. Th ie icna is tal loss. Another report says nloml fthe crew has bea'n saved. dEPORTS THTVILL.A HAS BEEN LOCATED Presidio. Trexas.-A messenge.r ha: a a" eached Ojinaga, opposite here, wit) he report that Villa is at Agua Chili a 00 miles soulth of Ojinaga in the ~amaro district with 200 foloers 'Ine hundred and fifty Carranza sol loe are encamped on the Chonchas liver about four miles from Ojinaga LOPEZ, ONE OF VILLA'S LEADERS, 1S CAPTUREC El Paso, Tex.--Pablo Lopez, yVi leutenant held responsible for lh rurder of 17 Americans at Sant Ysabol and who was shot through bot legs in the raid on Columbus, N, IM was capturedl by Carranza forces noen t lle scene of his crime, according 'ormation received by General (1 ita, commamdant at Juarez. Me ues from the Mexican Governme 4 erator at Santa Ysabel said that 11 h mself had seen Lopez. G ftANe DRIVEtI OUT OP NEWL.Y.WON .TR ENC H E - nj~, via Lotfdon.-The Gorma tC.w~re dooh 4 ,ed ovacuat * i S~ ongf h~~~i on the Langa YPret dh~l on ne(oaJI of big A 8.1 Odprdin. t ysd by t sOrma: CAPT. FRANK R C@ P. . Captain McCoy is one of the com pany commanders of the Third cay airy. LAST WORD TO GERMANY AMERICA ANXIOUSLY AWAITS REPLY FR.OM IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT. President Tells Congress Germany Must Accede to bemands to Pre vent Breaking of Relationship. Washington. - President Wilson's long-expected final warning to Ger many that the United States will break off diplomatic relations unless she abandons her present methods of sub marine warfare, and immediately de clares her intention to do so, was d livered in a note to Berlin and was an nounced by the President in an ad dress to a joint session of Congress. The President demands nothing less than the abandonment of submarinc warfare against commerce. Both the President's address and the American note declare In unequi vocal terms that only by Germany ac ceding to the demand can the breaking off of relations be prevonted. The President considers that the next step depends solely upon Ger nmany andl that three or four days constitute a reasonable time for a reply. Ho is willing to discuss hdw submarine warfare may be conducted within the limits of international law andl humanity after Germany aban dons her present methods. Dilomatic history records but one instance as yet where a breaking ol relations between two first-class Pow ers has not eventually brought war that wvhich now exists between Ger many' andl Italy. GENERAL HUGH SCOTT GOES TO MEXICAN BORDEFi Washington.-No decision as tc withbdrawal of American troops for 10 days unless there are new out. Ibreaks against the forces in Mexicc to (ompiel immediate action. This wva made clear when Secretary Baker dis. pat ched Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chiei of staff to the border as his personal representative to make a comp~lete re port on the military problems con frontIng General Funston. The administration's final action or General Carranza's -suggestion that the expedition be recalled probably will be basedl largely on his report General Scott, who left Washingtor tonight wills hardly be able to corn plete his obaervations in. less than 1( days. Secretary Baker described Genera: Scott's mission as being to. assemble complete information on' thie bordei -si-tuation- for the use of the depart ment. y. ' -FORCEPUL ADDRESS OP WILSON TO CONGRESS R Washingto;1.:--President Wilson tol( 0 Congreds, assembled in joint sessior e shortly after.-1 o'clock, he had giver Ii Germany a final irrevocable notifica .. ion that the United States will breal r off diplomatic relations if her illega o submarine campaign as continued. 1. A note, America's last word, prac -. tically an ultimatum, and de mandinj ti an immediate reply, dfresumably Wai e in the Berlin foreign office as the President was speaking. It was declared in accol-dance wit1 the Presideht's plan to have it befora s. the German government at the sama moment he was addressing the Amlerj n can Congress, SLATE NEWS IN BRIE! g Washington--Wilian~I~as former mar ofPridaAr PARRAL ICIDENS! FAR FROM. SETTLED REPORT THAT, MEXICAN OFFI CIALS WARNED GEN, PERSH ING TO STOP. FELIX DIAZ NOW TROMJBLES Starts Revolution Against Do Facto Government.-Diaz Movement Has Money Backing. Washington.-While immediate in-. torest naturally centers in the hitua tion as to the troops in Mexico' there were renewed indications about the State Department that 'a wholly differ ent aspect of the Mexican problem was causing growing concern. That is the movement supposedly headed by Felix Diaz, nephew of the former Mexican dictator, for a new revolution against the de facto Government. None of the information upon which the un easiness rests has been disclosed. It is known, however, that several Mexi cans in the United States are bein closely watched and it is possible thl some of the anti-American feeling in Chihuahua state which has met the troops pursuing Villa may be attribut ed to this movement. It is admitted that official dis patches had carried as a rumor the report that Mexican officers. had warn ed General Pershing not to proceed south of Parral. It was learned at the State Department that a report to this effect was. transmitted some days be fore the Parral Incident through con sular agents. Mr. Baker insisted that the warning had made no change in the department's orders to the border forces. It was indicated that a reply to General Carranza's telegram regard: ing the clash at Parral and asserting that the American Government had violated his orders and the agreemeit with the de facto government in enter ing the town would be dispatched soon. War Department officials say the report on the incident from Gen eral Pershing, Major Tompkins and other officers is now complete. It has been withheld from publication be cause of )the flat contradiction it con tains of the Mexico City advices from Geineral Carranza as to the part his troops played in the fighting. With this report as a basis, the Parral inci dent will be treated as a matter en tirely separate from the suggestion of the de facto government that the troops be withdrawn. RUSSIA CLOSES ARTIC AND WHITE SEA PORTS. Purely Military Measure For Purpose of Movement of Troops. Washington.--Russia Embissy dis patches announcing the closing of Arctic and White Sea ports offer no explanation. It was said at the Em bassy that the suspension of traffic will be complete except in the case of vessels carrying government cargoes and even in that case they can secure admission to the ports only by special permit from Petrograd. It is assumed by otgicials here that the closure is a purely military measure incident to the use of ports for embarkation for the heavy Russian reinforcements go ing forward to France. The necessity of guarding the troops trandports has obliged the Russian government to regard as enemy vessels all but gov ernment-owned or chartered shuips, and to reduce to a minimum the danger of destroying neutral vessels the ports huae been closed. BOPY DUG UP -NOT - THAT OF GENERAL-VILLA, Field Headquarters of General Per shing by wireless to Columbus, N. M. -A merican military authorities 'do tailed to investigate the report that the body recently disinterred at San Francisco Borja was that of Francisco Villa reporte'd that they were unable .to obtain confirmation. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON - VISIT SAYRE BABV. Ph'iiadelpha-The President anq Mrs. Wilson arrived here and spent an hour with the 'President's daught o r, Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, and his I grand-daughter, Eleanor Asson Sayre, born in Jefferson Hospital, this city, - March 26. It was anonunced that the grami Schild weighed eight angl a~balf pounds. * Mrs. Wilson was given; a photograph of the baby. 3 ORDERS TO SPEED UP WORK ON 'U. 8. FLEBT. *Washington,--Orders to she~d up repair and overhaul work on' elsels of the Atlantic fleet kaye, beeln Sent to th oQmrnimdants ,of the varipus' 3) irds ,by EleuraDanl ! 'oior shortage th4 qd4t ~ ~ Ented.to to etyd S CHARLES-. CRANE Colonel Crane is on duty on the Mexican border in command of the Ninth infantry. NEED MORE MEN OR QUIT THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BE LIEVE THAT MORE TROOPS WILL BE DESPATCHED. - A -----. Immediate Action of Some Sort By Washington Is Required in Regard to Grave Mexican Situation. San Antonio, Texas.-It has Just been learned there is reason 'to be. lieve that more. troops will be des patched if the campaign against Villa is continued. General Funston issued orders that will place at the disposal of Gen. Pershing 2,300 more troops. The troops ordered to Pershing's base at Columbus are now on duty along the border. The war depart ment, it was said,. will have to author ize the sending of the few remaining troops In the United States into this department, or the filling of the vacant points may be left to the State of Tex as, which may send militia. Additional troops are being sent as much for the protection of those al ready in. Mexico along the line of com munications as to strengthen the mo bile forces in the region south of Sa tevo. The troops selected for General Pershing are the Sixth 'Cavalry from the Brownsville district, the Seven teenth Infantry from 'Eagle Pass, Troop L of the Tenth Cavalry from Fort Apache, Ariz., and one battalion of the Twenty-fourth, one company of which is at El Paso, one -at M~arfa, and another at Fabens, Marfa is just north of Ojinaga on the Mexican frontier and Fabens is on the Rio Grande only a few miles from El Paso. GERMAN AMBASSY DEMANDS DELEASE OP CAPT. VON PAPEN. And immediate Return of Papers and Documents Seized by U. S. Agents. Wash ington .--The German Embas sy demanded of the state department the immediate return of papers and documents seized by agents of the de partment of justice in New York from the office formerly occupied by Caipt. Franz von Papen, the- recalled military attache of the emnassy. At the same time the embassy requested the re leasd of Wolf von [g'el, von Papon's former- secetary, larrested :by the authorities in New, York on, an indict ment charging conspiracy to blow up the Welland Canal. Counselor Polk of the state depart ment, to whom the representations were .made, at once advised the doe partment of justice to return the pa pers. anid to. free .von Igel unless the offense alleged agail8t him was conm mitted before lhe became a member of the. embassy staff. RUSSIANS TAKE IMPORTANT CITY FROM THE TURKS Petrograd, via London.--Trebizond, the most important Turkish city on the Black Sea, ha4 been captured by the Russians. This is confirmed in an offi cial communication. Trebizond is a city of Asia-Minor on the'Black Sea 675 miles east of Constantinople and 10 miles north of Erzerum, the town stormed by the Russians on February 16. Trebizond has a population *of about' 40,000, in cluding some 18,000 Christians, .12 Regional Land Banks. Washington.--A bill to establish 12 r'egional land mortgage banks, as. part of ~the Administration -rural' credits legislation program, was perfected by the House Banking Commitatee and will be urged for passage at once, Conscription Deadlock Over, redO a c 6~ 'W v44 Eli' 15,0 ~1K& DES LACK OF DYE I4AS' BR OULY AFFECTED AMERICAN 19x TILE MANUFACTJR GUARANTEE SAFE PASSAGE Bernstortf Delivers Note to Lansing Who is Arranging With England For Safe Transportation. Washington.-The German govern. ment has agreed to permit exportation to the United. States of 15,000 tons of dyestuffs, lack of which has seriously affected American textile manufactur er's. Notification to this effect was contained in a note delivered by Am bassador von Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing. The communication explains that while Germany refused at first to per mit exportation of dyestuffs unless ex. changed for American goodd now ex. cluded from Germany by 'the British blockade, after careful consideration of the situation it his been seen "that this blockade has resulted In serious embarrassment to those American in dustries which are in need of dye. stuffs." and the Imperial German Gov. ernment noW is prepared to make "a single exception" in permitting expor tation in this instance. It is required onl-y that the dyestuffs shall be con. sumed by American manufacturers and not re-exported to Great Britain or her Allies. It is expected the State Department immediately will make representa tions to Great Britain to insure the safe arrival of the dyestuffs in this country. CARRANZA ARMY BLOCKS ADVANCE, OF U. S. SOLDIERS, Mexican Forces Are Moved to Parral Where Gen. Pershing Is Located. Washington.-Have Carranza troops blocked furt'ier advance of United States troopb near the Parral regionI That the Carranza Administration, will insist upon immediate withdrawdl ol our troops is indicated. Tilt a clash is within the bounds of reasonable possibility is conceded. Reports from Mexico are reaching the State Department daily. As fat as known, these tell of increased diffi, culties surrounding the expedition. ATI instance of this is the report that ar unknown number of Carranza troops have been. moved by bheir immediatc commander to the Parral region, wherc General Persring's most advanced force now is located. The observer who reported this-add ed that while the movement, he be lieved, was net authorized by the de facto Government heads, it was in tended as a hint that the Americans must not move farther southward Apparently only a comparatively smna: force was involved. BRYAN AT WASHINGTON TO HELP KEEP PEACE Washington. '- William Jennings Bryan, former Secretary of'State, has come to Washiington. He said he had corne to render any aid pos'sible tc prevent trouble between the Uniited States andGermany. "I was on my way to New Orleans to deliver an address," he said, "whes1 the 'news reached me that a crisis in the submarine controversy with Germany had arisen. I cancelled all engagements and hurried to Wash ington, not with any definite plan, but in the hope .that I Gould be of 'some assistance in preserving peace. "Since my arrival I have had several .conferences with prominent Demo crats. I expect to have more con. ferences within -the next two days. Beyohd that time my -plans are in definite. "I am hoping for two things in this present gravo; . situation--first, that Germany will -aerede to the po sition of the United States; second, that if she does not, diplomatic rela -tionis will continue with a. view to reaching an .amicabie settlemient of the trouble. RECORD CLASS WILL ENTER i- ANNAPOLIS IN JUNE, Washington-Estimates made pub lic by Secretary Daniels show that be tween 550 and 600 midshipmen, the largest class ever admitted. jn- any singlo year, will enter the 1910 claAs at Annapolis in June.- E'iainations for admission have closed, 1,797 candi dates having competed' for admission. The extraordinarily litrge class is the result of the recehnt act of Congress virtually doubling the membership of the Academy. WAR RiSK INSURANCE IS GENERALLY REDUCED. Washington.-Reductions in odean insurance rates generally and- an in crease in rates on cargoes to Far East ern ports routed through the Suez Canal, were announced by the Govern ment War RiL1 Bugreau. Rates be. tween United: Stes ports' atnd beilig. Qrent~ orte Of ~torna ~ope are lwred.stroe 1 u. t~000 to WOFFORD ORATOR TAkEs S PLACE IN PROHIBITION CONTEST. MISS MANNING WINS ESSAY State Corivention of inter-Colege League Hold Annual Sessions in Columbia. Columbia.--The second annugl ora torical contest of the Intercollegiate Prohibition association. in this state was held in the university chapel here. E. D. Whisonant' of Wofford col lege won'the first place and Mr. Car wile of Clemson came second. The other contestants were Messrs. Hanna. for Carolina-and Bev.en for Furihan. The subject of the .winning oration was "The Morning Cometh." . The orations were read and graded by one set of judges for the value of the subject matter and composition and the second set of..judges consider ed delivery and appearance, The state intercollegiate prohibition, convention held its business meeting and reports from the respective clubs. were heard and general club work was discussed.- Harry S. Warner, generar secretary of the Intercollegiate prohib ition association gave an informal talk. and dealt especially with conference, topics and local club work. The convention passed a resolution< by unanimous vote placing itself on; record as calling for an expression: from each congressional candidate in the 1916 campaign on the question of nationwide prohibition. This is, considered one of the strongest fea tures of the work ini this state. An-. other question discussed by the as sembly was the law which allows each: person one gallon of whJskey per month. On recommendation of Mr. Warner a state policy committee was appoint ed, whose duty it is to look out for new or special work and to keep act ively forward the.specific policy of the, association. Messrs. Harrisop . of' Carolina, Carwile of Clemson, Ellis of Wofford and Miss Asbury of Grcen ville Woman's college, were appoint-. ed on this committee. Miss Georgia Manning of Columbia. college wori the state prohibition es-. say contest at Chicora College for Women. Other contestants were Miss Rigsby of Greenville Woman'a. college. * Doctors Select Spartanburg. Charleston.--At the annual session. of the convention of ti'e South Caro-. lina Medical association Spartanburg: was selected as the next meeting place. The 1917 convention will he held there during the May Music fes tival. Officers elected are: Dr. C. B. Earle, Grenville, president; Dr. C. Rt. May, Benenttsville, Dr. C. B. Kibler Columbia, and Dr. H. M. Stucker, Sumter, vice presidents; Dr. 1. Hines, Seneca, . secretary-trean - r District councilors were ei(ri; follows: Second, Dr. J. 5. 10.mahaw Denmark; Fourth, Dr. R. M Vnon v IUion; Sixth, Dr. W. S. Lynch, Be r ton; Eighth, Dr. W. P. Tinr-nor. Blatesburg. Counc~iors are e/ta two years, for the even di-eur~ . u year and the odd districts th- fl.sv. ing year. The board of medical exmain. r: was re-elected as follows: f):. lliarry~ H. Wymnan, Aiken;'Dr. H. L,. S-ha~w Fountain In; Dr. A,. M. lBrailsford, Mullins, and Dr. A. Earl Iloozer, Coj lum nbla.. The closing was a strictly scientif,e meeting, ,featured . with-- addresiaes by Dr. W-.. J. 'Mayo -of Rocherr'r, Minni., and Dr. L. F. Baker of Johns~ Hopkinni unierstq.Aside from the talka by teetoprominent medical meni, the session -was taken up entirely wit> the readl"s of papers on varied Vphases of medical -and surgical .praciior dial ingswith cases' that have a't uaiiy been under the Qbservation of the auith res Every Ofbtriot Has School t.evy. .Columbia.-The state depatront of education was notified that the. last of the 6 school districti of York couanty voted a local tax of fmii April -15.- "This is one of the most satisfactory accomplishmenmts of the . 4 year," said Superintendent J. E. Swearingen, in commenting on t he re port., "No better evidence of the eoi, structive leadership of 'Cou nty t'umper intendent 3. E]. Carroll could be afford. ed. He had 66 communitier to reach, and the work has taken years of pa tient, tactful labor, Editor Suffera Accident. ' Gaffney.--S. F. Parr'ott, editor of the Jherokee News of GIaftney, s'nifored a' very painful, injutry' 6ze atte;nooti ro . I cently whene wa' kioekedgm his * bicycle b: (fth~aIkipr. M~r Parrott*j struck' t 1 ic'y gwith titic force 'and Ws rendeted unconseious fpt a ~fli~ ble Ir od. The other