Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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me ma aal BUB IAO WEITHER IN [U CH?NHtl; SHOW, SLEET AND RAIN oluaMS OK UNO FAIL 10 SI0P DESPERATE FMIHfi IN FRANCE AHO BELGIUM. NUTIII R HIRE GAINS DECISIVE ADVANTAGE, ALTHOl'GU GER? MAN* HEl 'OHM OH COAST AND ALLIES CHARGE THROUGH TO OGTfcND AND RECAPTURE POINTS?RUSSIAN'S ADD ANOTHER > ICTORY TO THE SPLENDID SHOWING ALREADY MADE BY I THI II; TR(M)I*S?REPORTS OP AUSTRIAN VICTORV AND DE fr'KAfr?t.KKMAN SUBMARINE DESTROYED ? REIHJRT THAT AUSTRIA WANTS PEACE, HEGAHDL1 SS OF GERMANY?TVRKS SAID TO BE DRIVING RUSSIANS DEI ORE THEM. Cornauu submarine Sunk. 1 Parts. Nov. 13.?A news dispatch states thut a French torpedo boat rammed and ?unk a German subma? rine oft Wostendo near Ostend, submarine had aimed a torpedo at the French beat and missed. r MuiLHlanr* Add Anoilicr Victory. Petrograd. Nov. 13.?The Russians ha\e won another big victory over the Uermaia near Kalle?, in western Poland, announces an army messeng? er. The Germans were forced to re? treat, abandoning thousands of dead on the battlefield. The ltussians cap? tured twelve huge siege guns. leg Haan Adda to Soldier* Suffering. Paris. Nov. 13.?For two days ami nights the armies of the allies and Germans who have been gripping each others thioats in northern Franco ami western Flanders, have b;en fighting in a severe sleet and rain storm. The weather Is now much cold? er. The trenches are filled with muddy, ley, slush. The soldiers on both aides are suffering aeveroly from the weather. No declaive results have yet been attulned by either aide. t. Von Illndcnburg Captured. London. Nov. 13.?Premier Aaquith today announced that tho British losses in France and Belgium war sons to October 31. had been approxi? mately 57.000. A Rome dispatch today says Turk ay has declared war against all the countries of the Triple Entente. A wireless message from Baris says that fierce fighting Is progressing to? day along the long battle front with the battle line unchanged. The French have destroyed several Ger? man guns at Craonne. It is reported that Brltlah warahlps have trapped the German cruiser Karlshruc. which has been active off the coaat of Souvh America. A Copenhagen dispatch states that It Is rumored that Gen. Von Hlndcn burg and his entlro staff, including some German princea haw been cap? tured by the Russians. Doer Rebel* Defeated. Johannisburg, Nov. 13.?The com? plete defeat of the Boer rebels under Gen. Dcwct by troops' of the South African union la unnounccd olllclally today. Turks Pursue ltussians. Berlin. Nov. 13.?(Wireless) An official dbputeh from Constant!.. *ple reports that the Russians are retreat? ing along the trans-Caucasian fron? tier, and the Turks are pursuing them on all sides. Two German warships are reported to have arrived at Valparaiso, Chile, today. 1 is officially announced that Oerman . viators have How n over the British c ost tow ns of Sheet ness and Harwich. A news dispatch states that Koumania haa rejected the Hussion demand that Hussian Hoops be pcr i mltted to traverse Roumanian terri? tory. German Advance Cheeked. Paris. Nov. 13.?3 P. M.?It Is offi? cially announced thut tho Germans have been checked In their utlempts to take the Yser canal. Austrian* Hu%e Many Prisoner*. Vienna. Nov. 13. ?it Is olllclally re? ported that the Servians are in full retreat toward Kotsi hab ke and Resnevjo ml that the Austrians ha\e cut off mum transput trains, taking r, op i on ? ;a i i ml quantities monition*. Highly thousand priaonors. s? ? n bnndred and thirty officers among them, are held Ii the Austrian coin i ntratlon ? amps. ROlGlI WEATHER IN CHANNEL. Alllet Charge through German Line, lo <>-leml Pari?. No\ 1 :. ? I bnmh weather In Um anasnsel and stos t hi coast rend? ered tb" nursbii" hums ineffective lo da . . n.l the Germans taking advan tttge Sj| Ibis fa? t made stiff ra 11 o a mom: the Hand bun ihajul Osten The allies quiekis gathered, dellverln? auch severe at unter attacks which are r. parted i?? have earrfc d I hem el< i i II ssjeajh ? M,r ,n'M rapori . ns vet om ?uPirnird. I loth Sides llf claiming success lu sffgl Flandeu., ami on the Ar.nenticrs-Labassce-Ar ras Uno, hut the principal lines rc mj'n practically unchanged. The al? lies have recaptured Guesnoy en San tern ?, Tracy Le \al and V'ailly. Austria Wants Peace Is Report. Chicago, Nov. 13.?Unconfirmed re? ports continue in financial circles that Austria has asked a neutral state to ascertain what terms the allies will Kraut, if Austria enters into peace ne gitiations independently of Germany. steamer Burning at Sea. Rome, Nov. 13.?The Steamer Vita j bicavona is burning in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea with a large crow and five hundred Italian soldiers aboard. Steamers are rushing to her aid. German Attacks Repulsed. Paris, Nov. 13.?The 4, P. M. Olfi cial French statement today was hlgh I ly optimistic. German attempts to cross the Yser Canal by a sortie west of Dlxmude and at other points have I been repulsed. The German attacks are bceomlng less \iolent. It is snow? ing on the heights of the Vosgcs. Austriuu Invasion Checked. The Austrian invasion of western Montenegro has been checked, it Is officially announced today. King Nicholas is leading his troops in per? son in the great battle which is now raging upon the Grapovo frontier of western Montenegro. SUICIDE OF ROCK HILL MAN. G. II. Ncely. Who Killed Ills Wife and 11 liu>e 11, to lie Buried There. Rock Hill, Nov. 12.?W. J. Noely of this city received a telegraphic message yesterday announcing that his brother. G. H. Ncely, had killed ! himself in a hotel in St. Louis. The : aaWl dispatches from that city to-j day announced that a man who reg? istered from Cuahing, Okla., with his wife, giving that name, had been found dead in his room and that he had, apparently, killed the woman and then committed suicide. The wo? man had been shot nino times and tho man had ended his life with one bullet. Domestic troubles are assign? ed as the cause of the tragody. Mr. Natty was a native of this county and was 12 years of age. He went West when ubout 21 years of age and had been in Rock Hill only for occasional visits since that time, lie waa twice married, his labt wife being a resident of Richmond. Ind., to which plaCl her remains will be taken for interment. Mr. Neely was <m ployed by a Penn? sylvania Iron concern, but his head? quarters was at Cashing, Okla. Sur? viving him are three brothers, resi? dents of this place, W. J. Ncely, II. G. Neely and Eugene Neely; and two sisters, Mrs. F. M. Hair of Charles? ton and Mrs. J. A. Coley of Macon, Ga The funeral of Mr. Neely will la? in this city as soon as the body ar? rives from St. Louis HANGS NEGRO TO POLE. Florid i Moh Takes Prisoner From Jail to Lynch Him. St. Petersburg, Fla., Nov. 12.?Af? ter two days of intenso excitement here a mob tonight took John Evans, a negro, from the city prison and bunged him to a nearby telephone pop-. Bvani was suspected of having shot and killed Edward F. Sherman of. 'aimlrn, N. J., and then having al? to kid the Victim's wife. Ho had an accomplice Who is still being soug'at. Tho mob gained access to the city prison i.\ removing sonn briokatn the rear wall after I he leaders if Invest! . ting p< ? ? had gone home, con? tent to have 13vans brought before the i Ivlng tlctim tomorrow for Identi? fy at a n. RECEIVES DIG VERDICT. William Sleel Is Awarded $10.(100 A'-.ahist trugst Lina, Florence, Nov. If.? In Ihe court of rontnton pleas yesterday the jury in 11.? of Wm. Sleel n< ? in t I he .\i In die Coral Lhn company gdVC a verdlef for i"1' Injuries sus? tained i y Pteel while coupling rarsi his hand and wrist helm permanent \j injured, CHARLESTON A RESERVE CITY FEDERAL BANK AUTHORITIES SELECT SOUTH CAROLINA TOWN. Board to Qtvfj out Clunaos fur Ris rOMMthlg 1,1,(1 RctliscoujiOiC I'll" per Today?win Moot Varying Con* djtloua, Washington, Nov. 12.?The federal reserve board announced the Aasig? nation of Charleston, S. C, and Rir miugham, Ala., as reserve cities and at the same time declared no more reserve cities under 100,0 popula? tion would be named. A*.out 60 reserve cities scattered all over tho country already had been designated under the national bank? ing act. I Rates to be charged by the federal reserve banks for discounting and re discounting commercial paper offered by member banks probably will be an? nounced tomorrow by the federal board. The rate will not be uniform. The governor of each of the re? serve banks recently was asked by the board for suggestions. Replies will bo considered tomorrow. Opinions as to the actual rate have varied at such times as the board has discuss 3d the question. There has been little talk, however, of any rate greater than G per cent. It was pointed out tonight that one object of giving the board authority to approve different discount rates in ! different reserve districts was to meet varying conditions to be found in a country so large as the United States. FRENCH AVIATORS PRAISED. Flying Corps Performing Very' Valua? ble and Hazardous Scrv1'*'. Paris, Nov. 12.?Fubli hed reports that French aeroplanes are never seen above the French lines, while many hostile machines rcconnoitcr over the heads of the French soldiers, has brought forth a defense of tho French a\ lation service. This report sets forth that French operators operate not only on the Ger? man lines, but considerably to their rear. Aviators' exploits have been nu? merous and brilliant. Note books found on dead Germans, the statement sets forth, prove that French aviation service is performing its duty. One French bomb killed 30 men and 50 horses at a time when a detachment of cavalry was assembling. Many other .instances of efficient work arc given. In conclusion the statement says this new arm has fulfilled promises made of it, but that It will never re? place any weapon now in use. Air battles between important con? tingents of Hying machines have been lacking. In a few cases, two aero? planes have battled and two instances have been reported in which three machines 'were /engaged, but thofac combats were mere incidents to the real mission of the aeroplane as it has developed in active service?that of auxiliary to other arms of the service, more particularly the artillery. This service, to the civilian, is ob acurc enough. It is rendered more so by the rigid censorship. Tho in? quiry frequently is heard, "where arc the great air men?" Nothing has been heard from Paulhan, the hero of the English tour from London to Man? chester, Gilbert, Hrindejone de Moul inais, Carros, Vedrines. They have been active it seems, however, and bit by bit, news is gathered of their service. The perilous nature of the work of the Hying corps is demonstrated by dispatches of October 2U. In a single day four German Hying machines were brought to ground by French and English marksmen. Two ma? chines of the Taube type pursued by French aeroplanes over Rheims were obliged to turn about after rtetlving injuries that caused their ultimate fall within the Gvrnian lines. Near Mont Didier a machine of the Aviatik type and a Taube, Hying at a height of 1. 200 yards, were brought down by the French lire. A Taube Hying over Gravelines, near Dunkirk, dropped several bombs, then was hit by the artillery and fell. CAR TURNS TURTLE. Owner lias Narrow Escape From Double Peril. Chester, Nov. 12.?Claude Turner of Ijandsford had a narrow escape from death, when his touring car skidded near Itowell's and turned turtle in a ditch and In a few moments was a mass of names, lie managed to get out without getting hurt. The cat was insured. TO RENEW PROPOSALS. Bnrleson for Government owned Wires. Washington. Nov. 13.?Postmaster General Ilurleson Indicated today that in his annual report he would renew his recommendations in favor of the principle of government ownership of telephone end telegraph lines. He also will urge prompt enactment of the pending bill for rendjustmenl of the rates nf pay for mulls rnriied bj the railroads, FIRE CAUSES LOSS OP $90,000 IX DARLINGTON. Uwtlro Plant, W ith Exception of Gin, Consumed, Together with Some Uli? ginned Cottun. Darlington, Nov. 12.?The large plant of the southern Cotton oil com? pany located here waa completely de? stroyed by lire between 1 and 2 o'clock today. Every building in the plant with the exception of the gin? nery, with all of the stock on hand and some unginned cotton at the gin? nery has been completely wiped out. j The cause of the lire is not known. The loss is about $00,000. The discovery v.at- made after the fire had gained considerable head? way. It began under the main build? ing, which, with all of the machinery, stock in process, etc.. burned very rapidly and the llamcs leaped to the other buildings around in a remark? ably short time. Tho fire department responded quickly to the call but as the plant is on the outer edge of town the fire had gaineu such headway when reached by the fire fighters that there was nothing that coidd be done. The plant was worth in neighbor? hood of $50,000 and the stock on hand destroyed amounted to about $10,000. Though the office building was de? stroyed along with everything else, all the books and records of the com? pany were saved. FLORENCE MERCHANT TAKES LIFE. C. F. Hampton, Worrying Over Busi? ness Troubles, Shoots Himself in the Head. Florence, Nov. 12.?C. F. Hampton, a well known and respected business man of the city, committed suicide by shooting himself twice with a pis? tol in his store near the passenger station here at noon today. Mr. Hamp? ton had been depressed by the busi? ness conditions prevailing, though he is no worse off than the majority, but he looked on the situation morbidly, and even today was worrying over it. He is said to have come home more cheerful about noon and told his wife that he had found a way that they could get along, and she felt encour? aged, but as he passed from the house to the store he made his arrange? ments for suicide, it is thought, and as he entered his office space, drew his pistol and fired twice one shot in the temple and one in the right breast. When the family and neighbors were summoned by the shot they found Hampton in a pool of blood rapidly enlarging on the floor of the store the smoking weapon still in his hand. Hampton sent his clerk out of the store as he entered and as the clerk cleared the premises he heard the shot. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton conducted a large and well patronized boarding house on the same lot as the store. Hampton was a man 35 years of age, long a resident of Florence and a business man who had built up a good trade and credit. He was mar? ried here some years ago, and his wifo with several children survive him. Coroner J. L. Gunn held an inquest shortly alter the shooting and the jury returned a verdict In accordance with the statement given above. "RADICAL" BONDS ARE VOID. New Hampshire Presents for Collec? tion South Carolina Securities Long Repudiated. Columbia, Nov. 13.?Thirty bonds of $1.000 each, bearing interest at the rate of 0 per cent., presented by the State of New Hampshire to South Carolina for payment, have been de? clared Invalid by A. W. Jones, comp? troller general. The bonds were dated January 1, 1869, and were is? sued for "Loan for the conversion of State securities." "I have examined the above bonds as required liv section 2 of an act to extend the time for refunding the Unquestionable debt of the State, ap? proved December 24, lbSO, and find these bonds are not represented by bonds on file, and are a fraudulent is? sue, declared by the. act of 1873, to have been 'put upon the market with? out any authority of law' and are ab? solutely null and void," said the i comptroller general. In a letter to S. T. Carter. State treasurer, j Comptroller General Jones asked that the bonds be returned to Louis Wytnan, attorney, who it is said represents the State of New [lamp I shire In the case. Mr. Wymnn has been in Columbia for several days. Fran!: Denied Now Trial. I Atlanta, Nov. 11.?The Georgia Su? preme Court toda> denied the appeal to set aside the verdlc! rnnvictlnt; l.oo i rank of the murder of Mnry Phn ?..iii. on constitutional ".round, that Prank \v:is not pr.nl \\ hen the vor I diet was read. WARNS SOUTHERN REPUBLICS. CLAIMED BY ALLIES THAT NEU? TRALITY WAS VIOLATED. United Efttttc* Notified of A Urged Breach of Neutrality by Ecuador and Colombia?charged Tiiat Tliks Was Reason for British Naval De? feat. Washington, Nov. 12.?Ecuador and Colombia have Von warned em? phatically by Great Britain and France that the allies will not coun? tenance further Violations of neutral? ity by these South American States. After making strong representa? tions through the British and French ministers at Quito and Bogota, the British and French governments com-! jmunicated with the United Sttaes in View of possible complications that j might arise between Colombia and Ecuador and the European balliger ' cuts. Two notes were presented to Secre? tary Bryan by Sir Cecil Spring-Kicc, jtho British ambassador, and Jules [Juoenerand, the French ambassador, respectively, calling attention to rep? resentations made to Colombia and j Ecuador. . The notes do not request ! that the United States take any ac? tion, merely advising the Washington j government of the correspondence \ with the South American States in line with tho customary policy of keeping the United States informed of matters of vital consequence pass? ing between Europe and countries of ? this hemisphere. The notes expressed the hope that Ecuador and Colombia would be im 1 pressed with the value of maintaining strict neutrality in wlPch the United States has given so signal an example. High Officials of the Washington j government said the notes were phrased so as not to require a reply and there is no implied obligation in them requiring discussions between this government and Ecuador and Co? lombia. Both the ministers from Co? lombia and Ecuador, however, who happened to be at the State depart? ment today 1 volunteered denials of the alleged violations of neutrality. In just what the infractions con? sisted has not been made public, but at the French embassy it was said \ positive proof was in the hands of the j French government. The British government charged that the Galapagos islands, off the j coast of Ecuador, have been u?cd : practically as a coaling bare for Ger? man ships and that wireless stations j In both Ecuador and Colombia have been giving German cruisers news of the whereabouts of the British licet. In fact, responsibility for the de I feat of the British cruisera in the bat tlo off the Chilean coast is laid by British ollicials to some extent at the .loors of Ecuador and Colombia. British officials say no complaint has been made against Chile, Great Britain being satisfied of that coun? try's neutrality. In this connection Eduardo Suarcz, the Chilean ambassador, made public tonight a cablegram from Manuel Sa? linas, minister of foreign affairs at Santiago, giving the minister's reply In the senate to published rumors of assistance to German ships from Chileans. The foreign minister said Chile was suppressing all wireless in? stallations and that the government "had adopted various measures to prevent the belligerents from making use of ports or territorial waters as bases of naval operations." One significant point In the cable? gram was that the foreign minister spoke of "endeavoring to come to some arrangement on the point with other American countries." Some here believe that Chile may take the initia? tive in having South American coun? tries adopt a uniform regulation on 1 the wireless question. HOUSTON HONOHS CLEMSON. Asks College to Prepare Federal Ex? hibit. Columbia, Nov. 13.?The South Car ! olina experiment station at Clemson College has been asked by the United ; States department of agriculture to j prepare the government cotton exhibit Tor the Panama-Pacific exposition at j San Francisco In 1910, according to a letter received in Columbia yesterday I from J. N. Harper, director of the station. The cotton exhibit will be located with the government's agri? cultural display In the agricultural building at the exposition. I "It certainly is a high compliment [to Clemson college and Prof. Harper.", said Commissioner Watson of the State department of agriculture, yes? terday. The collection of cottons arranged by the department of agriculture will be Included in the exhibit to be sent by the experiment station. Practical-j |j every variety of cotton has been col? lected by the department for the dis? play, which Is considered one oi* the most nearly complete In existence. Work on the cotton exhibit will be? gin :tt once Slid it will be shipped to Snn Francisco by the experiment sta* lieu ollicials early In 191G, i < Ii AM Iil.K OF COMMERCE NOTES. Civics and Economics Discus&ctl at Meeting of Kot ail Dealers' Assoeia tion. Yesterday morning at Chamber of Commerce rooms, the directors of tho Retail Dealers* Association initiated several movements affecting the econ? omical problems of the day which, if pushed to a succesful culmination, will save thousands of dollars to Sum tcr citizeas, and will at the same time make Sumter "a more desirable city In which to live." The founda? tion stone of the new structural basis of modern social methods of living1 was fittingly termed "a basis of effi? ciency" by Rev. David Klien, who ad? dressed the directors by special invita? tion. i Material matters were considered , primarily, and while cleanliness and sanitation, morality, and high ideals I of citizenship were embraced within . the scope of the arguments advanced, as concomitant units in the general make-up of the body politics, never? theless the real groundwork of the efforts to be put forth is the ideal of honesty between citizens, and a gen 1 uine effort to help ourselves by doing jour full duty to ourselves and to our , community. The lirst thing agreed upon was that the Chamber of Commerce is the pub? lic forum from which everything can eminate for the eradication of existing evils or defects, and for the better? ment of our commercial and social conditions. And it was further agreed that full publicity from the Chamber of Commerce of inefficiency in public matters would prove beneficial to all alike in the general run of affairs, j Edication of the masses, and ex ' change of ideas through the newspa? pers are to be carried on systematical? ly to better conditions, and coopera? tion for mutual good was agreed upon. At the meeting of yesterday Presi? dent Hearon and Secretary Reardon ! were appointed a committee to con j fer with city council, the board of j county commissioners, and President j J. Frank Williams of the Sumter I County Farmers' Union regarding the ] establishment of a curb market in 'Sumter. The plans are yet to be formulat !ed, subject of course to the approval i of the authorities above mentioned, and necessarily with the approval of the ladies of Sumter, the latter with whom, after all, will rest largely the ' responsibility for the successful inaug? uration of the market day idea aug jgested by the Retail Dealers* Associa i tion. That the consumers of Sumter wilt be benefited by having the oppor? tunity of personally selecting their vegetables, eggs, poultry, etc., from a large number of wagons fresh from tho farmers goes without saying. j That the producers will have an op? portunity of creating a regular and permanent market for their products without having to peddle their pro? ducts over the city should appeal to j the farmers. Sanitary inspection of food pro , ducts under this proposed market day play should appeal to the individuals, who are seeking modern methods of selecting food stuffs. It is hoped that the land back of ! the county court house, and portions ! of Canal and Harvin streets, and tho i unoccupied lots belonging to the coun? ty adjacent to the court house grounds will be used as an experiment during the market day program. Public sentiment h< wevcr, and public backing will do more than any? thing else to show just wnat the gen? eral public wants. That is why the meeting of yesterday placed special stress upon an exchange of *deas ! through the newspapers. There are eVozens of people with splendid ideas. Let the suggestions be set forth for j the infoimation of the public pend? ing the formulation of the plans by the special committee. The "live at home" grain planting campaign seems to l>c very popular throughout the cotton growing States. That the merchant, banker, farmer, doctor, lawyer, school teacher, me? chanic, and even the politicians are unanimously interested in the "hog and hominy" methods of modern liv? ing shows how important the cam? paigns are viewed by every profession, trade, and calling. j Adversity brings people together quicker than pre>sperity, strange to say. That we are inter-depenelent up on each other, the city and the coun? try, that rich and poor are vitally in? terested in how our neighbors are getting em, and in what can be ac? complished by cooperation is more and more being demonstrated during tho present crisis confronting the cot? ton growing States. NO VERDICT REACHED. Mint rial Results In Case Against Chadwick. Greenville, Nov. IJ.?After deliber? ating in vain all night the jury con? sidering the ceae of the State against \V. S. Chadwick, see used of the mur? der of Deputy sheriff Lindsay on Oc? tober 5, was discharged. IT was ap? parent that a v erdict was imp- ssible.