The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 21, 1917, Image 1
VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917. -
3 AERICAN SHIPS
SUNK BY GERMANS
VIgllangIa is Sunk Without
'Warning.
THE SUBMARINE
DID NOT APPEAR
Vourteen Men from the Vigliancia atre
Missing an1d Some of the Men of the
City of Meiphis. All the Officers
and Nome of the Sallors are Amerl.
calls.
London, March 18.---The sinking of
the American steamships City of Mem
plis, Illinois and Vigilancia was an
nounced today. Fourteen men from
the Vigilancia are missing, Vis are
some of the men from the fity of
3lemphis. The crew of the Illinois
was landed safely.
The City of Memphis, In ballast
from Cardiff for New York, was sunk
by gunfire. The second officer and
fifteen men of the crew have been
landed. A patrol boat has gone in
search of the other members of the
crew. The Illinois, from London for
Port Arthur, Texas, in ballast, was
sunk at 8 o'clock this morning.
The Vigilancla was torpedoed willh
out warning. The submarine did not
appear. 'I'lhe captain, first and sec
ond mates, first, seeannd and third en
gineer's and twenty-three men of the
crew have beeti landed at fihe Scilly
Island. The fourth enginaeeri ald thir
teenj moen: are missing.
he American steamsii p city of
Mliltphis, which lft Cardiff Friday in
lallast for New York, was sun k Sat
iiurday when shte left port. 'T'le ( City of
lemphis had the Stars aad Stripes
palinted on both sides. She encointer
(d a sitiluna111 ahout 5 o'clock Satur
(lay ev'iing. The German commander
ordered tle captain of the steamer to
leave 'is ship within ifteen mi nutes.
'lthe entire"crew ent ered five boats
and tle subiari ne t hen fired a torpe
do, which struck tile vessel on the side
earing a great hole, through which
the sea poured. The steamer setlied
down i quickly and founderel withini a
few minutes.
During Ilie night the hoats heatile
separated and at -.o'clock Sunday
imorino; three boat crews were picked
up by a patrol vessel an(d landed. These
boats contained tllit y-thlree men,
mostly. Americans.
All of the otiletrs we're Americans.
The ollicers believe that tle other
boats will b rescued.
The following American officers of
the City of Memphis are known to
have beeii.landed: Chief Officer C. G.
ilalrd, Chief Engineer W. '. Percy.
Assistant EIigineer V. Ilevill, Third
E'ngineer W. M. Thomnpson, Third Of
fleer M. Dierland, Wireless Operators
J. Welch and P. J. Donahue and lelc
trician PhIllips.
London, MarhI M8-Third I;ngineer
Th'lompison ini an inter'view with the
Centrai News said that the submarine
flt'ed a warning shot for the sjeamei'
to slow dhownl and subsequently sig
nalled for' hier' to stop and for' the crew
lo abandon shil.,
Ten or eleven shots were fired at
the vessel, which 'began to sink. Then
followed a terrific explosloon, whlich
cauised the vessel to tremible all over
and within twventy minutes she sank,
ster'n first.
- The crew suffered a great deal from
exposurie dur'ing the night, 'thompson
said the shipl was on char'ter' to dis
charge her' cargo at Hlavrc. From
Hlavre she wvent to Cardiff and the
skipper, knowing he w~as in the danger
'zone, kept the flag, w~hichl w~as yarids
in length, flying at the masthead. No
body aboard seems to have expteted
an attack.
Capt. Hiorum 'briefly consulted with
the ofilcers after' the (Germans ordered
him by megaphone to leave the ship
because it wvas intended to sink her',
said Thompson.
All agreed that there was no aler'
native.
Will Whitener Married.
Willl Whitener, the well knowna col
ored har'ber, and M~ary Claude (old
en, daughter of Thomas Golden, wvere
married during l~ecomber and an
nounced the fact just several days
ago. The marriage was kept secret
until the r'eturin of the bride from a
school Whore she was teaching until
last week.
PR[PARATIONS ARE
NQW UNDER WAY.
President May Call Con.
gress in Session.
NAVAL WORK IS
BEING HASTENED
(Generally Conceded that State of War
Already Exists Between This Coun
try and (Geriany in Spite of the
Techcifally Armed Neutramty.
Washington, Alarch 19.-P1resident
Wilson Is expected within the next 48
hours to indicate deilnitely that lie be
lieves a virtual state of war exists be
tween the U'nited States and Ger
Inany.
News received from Plymouth that
fifteen emn, some of them Americans
had been drowned when the American
merchantman Vigilancia was sunk
without warning by .a German sub
marine, added, if possible, to the al
ready grave view of the situation held
hcre as a result of the destruction of
the ViglIancia, the Illinois and the
City of Memphis.
. Whether the President will hasten
fihe extra session of Congress, already
Cnlled for April It;, or will take addi
tional steps to protect American-com
merce without this move was not dis
closed tonight. No ofilcial pretended
to know his plans, and the general
view was that he was still considering
the qu estien in his usual deliberate
waY.
A (abnlilet meeing probabl'y ylll be
ieid totliorrow afternoon and at 41hat
timie the situation alising out of tile
new acts of aggression (n i the part of
Germnally is expected to be thorou ighly
('a evassed.
Preparation for aggressive action to
protect Amnierica n rights began today
when the President visited the Navy
Department. personally and dirocted
Seevretary Dan iels to utilize the $115,
000,000 made available by Congress to
hasten nzaval building plans. The
INew York navy yard was directed to
beginI the construction of sixty siub
marie chasers and annonneement.
was made that bids fot' 200 more will
he opened Wed nesday. ''lhroiugh it!
early graduiat ion of two classes III
Annapolis. and the mobilizatlon ofI I
serve it is proposed (o ma1tke it pos
tile Ito n (inickly all ships of' the
natvy.
Tihe inestlioll was also taken lip of
getting into comunIIIleatio i 'nformally
with Great lritain and France to di
ieuss cooperat ion in the lrotec of
CounIleIr(%Ite lanes across the Atlant c.
'hiIs step probably will not le taken
tunitil the (o'trse of tile United States
has been finally determi ned.
In addition to its conference with
Seretlary Daniels, the presideni saw
Secietary Lansing and AleAdoo and
William Denman, chairman of tihe
'Pederal shipping board and there
was every indicat ion that he was
mappmiing ouit comprimehensive plans for
the pr'otetion oIf American interests
Iin any eventuality.
It In gencerally conceded thlat al
readIy a vir'tual state of war exists
with Glermany In spite of the techni
Cal armed neutrality status of the
United States.
A suggestion adivanced tonight was
that the president might Issue a call
for Congress to meet within ten days,
and in is prtoelamiation point out the
new~ situaitioin racing the nation since
he askedl authoi'ity to establish a state
of armed elutrality. No one professed,
hlow~ever', to be iln tihe president's con
lideonce.
3i'. Iialle' MIakes Change.
Mm'. L,. (G. Talle, wvho wvas elected
eashier of the Plmlletto) 11ank at a re
.eent meeting (of tile board oft dlirec tors*,
hmas taken charge of his woi'k ther'e.
For' a numnber' of year iMr. Hale Iw"as
assistant enshlier of the I';ntem'pirise Na
ilonial hank and goes to his ne0w hosi
110on withI a tine record an a1 buitness
1man1 of excellent jud~gmenit.
Cheorokee Votes linds;
Chelokee county votedl heavily in
favor of Issuing bonds to the amliounlt
of $225,000 for r'oad impirovemlent last
week. t herokee has <boon making
great strIdes in agrIcultnral and other
'lines' during thie..past few years andI
tihe voting of bonds for road Improve
mnent is conisidered there as another
ston forward.
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Heiskdin Is very v'aluable. If you don't believe it, ask imumia. The oil of
selIs also Is valuable. There are iot nh1ny more seils. They are fast
dtilng olit Now, try your pn'nell n(i this idct4tre, startin -I fronl No. I to 2, 3, -1
etc. Yonll (raw alnother a nilial almost exti net. A hhL city in notIllhwosterI
New York Is named after hilm. Tholsantis of these :u]i411jin!s 4s''ut to roal tho
plains of the UniteI Sta~te.
HOW TO SEND DRAWINGS IN
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posed of .\li i5fran'ce Thames, ivte he,. the' kimlergarIIn a thl lr
i lt, .\ cl1 nI5 son, principal o the ('1 s iu a uens llsi' l nid ) :s i I -J
la l oland of the city schoo!., ha, 1nt r h picturs.
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Al ( I pari elpants inl te contes t sho:hi lm-n d Ilalir pcictur es in b11\ a
Ilrday of this w k. No na shouill i Ih w it 1 1n li it - Iwn.olve
!:uII the nlai'e of, the ontsta wI theth am o thelne iW t .; - i'
w.'hol'( the subs rI ot ion is to bo credi td l i he witten 1n :i ;,,
shve' . T s of, Ii(.tu ill b \ I nmb red ill Th1 -'A\ I.\dv Iricr o21 SAI
that the ju11d:!cs will not he "Im ba rrasl f: 1>;4'owin l a 'l',I the t r-,
Ites tanIItIs.
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Advrti iser arll' 'ile 0[I t i s lacedlll , 11n a ly illn T '1 1e A1ise 'rI olee afl r
next Wednesday.
G01111) C'HA.r.1lQ vir unloso; \\ahtawas-so, the Pl'eobswol
PROGRiM 1 t ' (o t : 1114 11.1 g) ' li( 1l1
Reed 31114,er. I W'e Will Appear onl ed sin er Ind tell(r of Indian I olk
Ve i'r oIl nm tis Vear. Con l e s; I)l 1 h ofe lo'!'1 ania Or1epstra, Ilihe
a b n nk n .l og E 1 1140ed. t r lin o tIlech Qa11r111 and th Oratori
ode' 1 ad ht isan1\rists, hadd by lieed .\1il ler, the
n'ot ted ollll 1 (aolllnall . nr ar t
.\r. 0. E0. Ih'hym. agivanceo manil of th other 1m.sia , trs
by~of Illl, ()f'illlll ;irea fskiig 01' es
the liedlalh Chlaut a was in ILal- e ha- ta1l(Illa wil h tile
rells Friday and gave ou1t ian1 inter-a oll r llw 1e aof011(
%,I!view to the Advera ser oill lini A vIV! 111g, ile fogll i0 ev r lge ' .some
of. the ai g ealin es of 1110. c itin o C a k In 1110 tone o 'e
clidtich Is to oep11a b oa \%hlalen' .ama % as , wtrolectl a a1 1 u (1.1
here .ay . It will be no el bieh I ,' was th i a spvs'Ia-l.,
terost, that 1 l d il .\lil1 lr, a h (Isau- un l l ls al1 A l, the
bill 11now'1 that l reshdent \'ilson h s
rens boy, is oin the pr ograi . 'ali e wlI s'one ter place
"We have, w hloll rgerlstion," said av illahl- ed1(01 th s nel of o. 11111a111
'illvInli hdh n f.eea mn n
Ijelyiel- 1111! bstvha tal- ,Ipvakers we. have InI reser\e.
(lta litograin that ha.- ever beent as-My r h bvni
semlbled. I regard fihe dates as the "rilil\tr!.ly r h haii
Choicest of Ie yeal for fil,, elimy atr e fill i'avarian wol all, of Oberamnier111 -
comi a thle (I y (d at a time when ga. who plyed the 'lar o .\Mary
thlle Islt every as Iurance of 1aorale .\igdal1ene InI the 111s1 i'ennial Io
weathor. rdultion of the Passion Wlay, is Ito
niieat. The largestjillt11e0, attIllted
'y'the progratmslt a r asingo fo' plac- (l' i t'llI'1011'
rest in h crunle and ('11ng1 01s tlnlilol'5 ~g!lt~t5I 1(11111 14
ol.aId ousvll a Oahvle, ool areIIY of1)ith rt
limity-fan equlle numberl of saltler
towns, whayere tle reeipts01 1110l gelw '..oi ~ 411ik v tg~c l 11 '
"Thlis~ a doi-ta of smale ofitiles 1)and r 4( 1)1el~~t 4~al fLI
inecevereth avdeaes eceIpts, oll, . n''esatete
3ethmwit teve factten, ''aTilly ~ltlofAol ieel I11~r( ~l
taery chantantttlualgeneoonitsrcontaracs
"or tfolowing, ye durisg thell as- eh i, .C
PRE88ING *TUTQNS
Advance on Wide Front in
France.
GERMANS COMMIT
DEVASTATION
Strong Offenlsh< h I aI rnTeaIe
sitation onl E-:stern Front In INS.
Mia HeminIIs U1'nehanged,
The liitish 'and French forees in
Fran e are still pressling rapidly be
hind the retre(atintg (eliians all along
the front from the regin of .\rras to
tihe northeast of Soisson s.
"orlty tore viiiages have been tak
enl by the lBritish, who dui-ng .\onday
gaine-d ground at variouls points, e'x
.tendinig frolnt ()It to vighlt tuliles in
depth, while I went1y additional vil
lages and iinall towns ill addition to
100 ocupiej diring te list Mhree
days, have recaptilled 1b the lrench.
So ridh ha Iben Ihe advance of th
lFrench that 1hey hav! penetrallte he
yond the viiage o I lam, 12 miles
southit of st. nt.11in adI iyonli
Chaul e;, whiheli lies sorn)i 1 --, la miles to
Ile north io the lile Ilol which itie
oflensive \\as-, started. Hese rI:' .
Iiont, fro1 lin ' .-tt 1111thiitu and s:o11 teast
i nI1itoe Il the .1-t. Quet t in Lati n
li i aInd if* ItI rapidity or t mo i
nlient i- I N( l . u for)an ! ! iwal .it th-, of limeil
will Iw flat e thl t lown 4of SI . Qi nll n
Thl ( Ii .ti 11 it 1h( i t n ,
dV\1(1 Ij '' i'h :. ' 1110lel 0 1(1ll; HIC
\ll e and (:'.M ro ing.r. .ani ;ol
tiv n blowin up) I'm all ml' ils, inil 1:b
rgreal Crat'rs h v be l ei I fill it by t x
Ii. lion, bridges hav1 1l
l e Buri (1 11 n r 'o l'ds o 'f itumn
t ication (.1. Th illhabiltalt wf Ih
anry evaettuted are :aid1 h se
hee n h it i' e titise.
110111 wblt tot ht i al 1 ite
orilptil are k i t their stroe
offllesve Iaa ll h T rks in \sia
.\lin~or, Pl'ersa a nd .\Ies oot41 nnia .
.let n th F1 t hiaa rier Vl irietsh have
OCCaiNtl thet'village or Itahriz and a
portion of lw town oife IWill lilnh
aoll 2tit i ailes north;a: o fe I t agdaIt
ind 114w Tlrk s arti reporIed to ge in
the 'ltttrco-' ian t irolltite W 1il o11 s '
thet northeast of r n hah. In t is
rittono t Ottai frll an-h left
soonl to il 4l 11t, oncom n111.- Russians,
hale rtdisWtie ethe Tik froth
to, IIwn If liarunai!:,(1l , e n lvle .c :h
c -,I of N K rm:tnlchah.
The sitt ion li the I' tern fit
in C ilt sii. l in Ienti W a j eee j i l
(hanlged.
Reports Win Saloniki say thlat Ih.
Germans hav Mteil.I .\oasir, Poims.
'Ing elvy hiss of lifhe amon the i
ilans. lrighting conlltinues in hed ake
The NtLiaiesn Ius it r.
'florat I.aMs mes Tomorrll,
noon and toit and tomro allMr..
WashiMnlton agh IonfatyteSm
[MPOR[R NICHOLAS
ABDICAT[S THROM
RevoluUon in Russia Over.
thuows Romanoffs.
CZAR'S BROTHER
ACCEPTS REGENCY
G-overnmnt l'endin: it. 3114ectin of
('iiostitutionag Assenbly. Is Tested
;in the Execntive ('o nittee of th1e
1111113 anld ('onieil of Min1isters,
Petrogrd. .\Iar ei ( M.-1n peror
Nicholas ahdiente(I at ininillt !ast
Ili.IIht onl behalf of hifnself and Iw'ir ap
Ipu'ilht (randI I)ilke Alexis, in favor
of (G ranid Duke .\lichael A.lexandrlovitch
At 2: :14 ' elelock this afterinoon,
(rand Duke Michaw'l hinself abdlicat.
ed thus brini:2llin J ianoff dynasty to
an end. .4
The gove'n -n;f, .nP ding a linlcctinlg
of lle cons! itillin l aseml y. is vesf..
ed in the excentive cerniilev of tho
0i111:1 and the noev. . ly bosme colilcil o1
ministfers.
A lo'i to this ' ffect was i4
snied h" lhe d- : m11:1 I coniittei pe t loday
and il wll lo , t -e 1-aphod t h e -
oral artnyil h.ana tr mhs eig
prolni sed the peolhe 1! .a reult t: tho
r'volutfil ald th' lverthrow of tho
hurleanerals.
A 'colv--ifmi(ilnal ;I- (c .0bl imped Olt
.i:I], r- iI l: * lil V -nr c
and :nne - fo a p o1 tp!itival and
(r1l' n:- pff nse 5p,' he lid ! in t ho
annue ~ ~ ~ ~ I 'th r ecmit-.
et, of Il' diilla, ihrnIWO
Thainetren'ral , f li p jp. - lee
nuionl ro:-tri tin\ql 'e re -
doili to lhe .e w ili ja,
[Aiherly of .il b 01 '111 of 1;h , ress1
AIIld Iel I f I: , Ip- ' 1'una
n "a i c Ilaoll to.
- a Ul li 'd n consentll of
an neo;, acneding to a
i tit t h1(- e i to Irie l 1'i'is semi
ottiela!,! IWss m nw ; Vn .
The sta1.I aII fonlow.":
" - l \l, . d r
with thos c-onsent Uof teINussianl peo.,
lish a ne oi frer.nnced and
-\ dispatch frn 'e Plrog;rad Friday
it ht tiled at .i.:: p. mt. :aid that m
prwr Nicklvdas- hi ihdice d inl 1.-ol
iam ip K .I lb i a i at
2:21 ophwk iH K! e!!rnoon t ho
(1ail d ke h.p:. I imd alldicated,
ihn: h:inin~g :B I ~li a nif dynasty
to an end.
Thev f1repi;,ti c:m I from tho
lefrograd tlpra hill ag -y, a semi.
ollicial instifitIon, was se t froi
D irect advices yester'daiy sapid tiheri
lul hteen Fomei( <lifference of opIinionl
be(t ween~ thle dutima leader' Is andi~ the
worizk ing men. The lattper w ished to
leave undeePpllded thle formi of' govern
ieuit until aift(er tie holding of a coni
st ituti onal a.ssemblytik whierea s thliP
du ma group i, teaing datngers In 'the
ablsenice otf a definite goverin ment. had
aurgedl a r'egency undler thle grand duke,
The qual iftlatlions which .\l icae
is re(por'ted' to have pl acedl on his ae-.
ceptanice i ndlcafte that it hans heen
deeld~ed to cr'eaite a temporary central
antthiority.
Inqiryi' at the driug stoies yv eierday'
dilsclosedl lthe fa;ct tihat thiert' hasi biep'.
of gar'deni seppd dun g the tpast sieveri
at w(eeks{. shoinitg lihat the farmers1i'
andp -'towni gardi~eners"' are i ingi inl to~
tlight the high cost of livii. Somic of
toI iake' the( Iplace' of' thoue kihl lt by ho
tiher seemiis Pt pit ai poniderapible in-.
Cre(asec in sale(1 in a dditioen. Somio
garde iP( ISt 'ed ar vt' ry13 ight!. Oniion seed
havi reached(li 'p suc ea htiiigh prie tha~t
.pope of i he stor ps h ve' d is( a 1hmedic
handling I hem.
.\l. Iilby, of laneentp-, S. ('., aind -\Tr.
anda Mrs. .1ohn1 .\ler ~shieni of Omaha,
Nil. .ir. F'::nk \V. (e wl enpter
taini at ani informali~i tea this aft:.rnooni
iloidpa Tlimes- Unton. Jiacksonvihllo,
Pin.