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mm fttt? outhjon. ?? RMKM WATCHM.iN, ApttL ISM. "Be Jost and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Tralfe'e." THE TltTJE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 184a. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1016. Vol. XXXIX. No. 38 * "he Chid Feature is Move of England and France to Capture Turkish Capital. -: trmans Report Slight Gains at Nieuport in West and On Baaks of Vistula in East-Russian Reports State That the Austrian Army is Retreating in Galicia and That Bat* i tie With Germans Is Raging in Poland?Will Resume Seige of Cracow?Snow Storm Hinders Combatants in Fraace?Austrian* and Servians Again Locked in Death Have No Nein. Berlin, bee. If.?Storms ore inter nine with operations In Fiance. The renoh continue their attacks on the erth see tenet of Flanders, where ley have been repulsed. No decls e developments have been attained i Poland. The Germans are Intense ? eaUaAed at the reports that the sited Staues has sent a note to the rltleh so /eroment warning It against mtlnned Interference with American dpplng on the high seas. It is be eved that England will discontinue itcrferencn rather than incur the oetlllty of the United States. Auecrtea Army Breaking; Up. tendon. Dec 2t.?A news dispatch t noosi from Petrograd says that of clal dispatches Indicate that the uetrian army la nearlng dlesolu oa. They are surrendering prison re by thousands. The Avatrlana are treggltne? la a disorderly fashion in aa Carpataiana. Cimst ajSt svM?o Expecting Attack. ConstiSltlnople, Dec St.?There are I least tear teen British and French /arahips at? the western entrance of ha Dardanellen. Ii Im reported that he alltea are preparing for another Iffens* the Turkish dtafa the #ewf ef the Dar FSassrtt Report Gains. Paris, tOlnclal. S P. M.)?The ranch have corrupted St. Georges, iree miles eowthXof Kieuport. The Hies have mads farther advances In ts Argon nee. They \ have repulsed tvere German counter" attacks on ie heights of the If euseNo>rid ousted tie Germane from their trVnchea In tie vicinity of Troyon, south of Ver un. The Trench Jgn**" aro drawing loser arovnd S1eJwl>arh. In upper Jsace. W RuaaSin Strategy Succeeds. Petrograd. Deo* It.?While tho tuetrlans tn North rn Gallcla are re reatln? th* battle between the Ger? mans and Kuaaiant in Poland contin ea at deadlock, with advances at some elnts and retirement at others. Hav ag cut in two the Austrian army that reesed forward after lifting the Kua? la n siege of Cracow the Rusalans ere o* expected to exercise similar trategy agalnat the Germans in Po snd. Tho siege of Cracow will be esumed ahortly. The Russians cap ured over twenty-Ave thousand pris? oners in Gallcla ".ad Poland during he latter half of last week. On the ipper Vlatula the Russians are pro ;reaslng slowly against the stubborn ?ffenelve of tho Germane. At tho outh the ftusslans have crossed the .auretin river and are driving the Turka back. Tin Turks' losses have >een enormous. Advance on Constantinople. Athens. Dec St.?It was learned today that France and England have ssade preparations to occupy Con? stant! nopl v A fleet of tranaports, bearing a big army haa been assem e?ed with the al le?' warshipe off the western entrance of the Dardanelles. The warships are preparing for u sec? ond onslaught against the Turkish forts to force a passuge to < < nstan tlnople. fighting In Know Storm. Parla. Dec. St.?A violent storm been raging ulong the greater part Of thfl battle front since Sunday night, but Aghtlng continues at some paints. Surprise attacks by the Ger? ms in west Flanders, east of Anden* on the heights of 'the Mcuso have repulsed. The war olHce states that the French artillery is every? where proving superior to that of the German*. The French artillery In a snow sterm Is shelling tho German Works defending MuHhuiisy.-n. Nervlun* sail Au?irfun? lim tie. Vienna. Dec. 2t.?A new battle with the Servians Is developing in the vicinity of Semlin north of Dukla Pass, Where the Austrlans avoided the attLcks of the Servians. Russians are making attacks in the Carpathians Severe attacks by the Russians be? tween Dunajec and Bzala rivers havo been repelled. Germans Gain Near Nieuport. Borlin, (Wireless, Official), Dec. 29. ?At the west the Germans have gain? ed some ground near Nieuport and southeast of Tpres after an unimport? ant engagement. Three French at | tacks west of Sennheim were re i pulsed. At least on the left back of the Vis? tula the German attacks resulted in some progress along the Rawka and Bzura rivers. South of How and Lods strong Russian attacks were re? pulsed. GREATEST SLAUGHTER IN HIS? TORY. German Advance on Warsaw About to Collapse. Petrograd, Dec. 30.?The German's drive against Warsaw is on the point of collapse. The Russians are fight? ing desperately to execute a flanking movement. The Germans are evacuat? ing the first line of their positions. TMtfmAtfrnj ""ft Pt>iana anH GuMCla hr marked by the most terrible slaughter in the history of warfare. The losses will stagger the world when they are announced. British Invasion Bcpellcd. Constantinople, Dec. 30.?A 3ritlsh attempt to invade Turkey at Akabap on the lied sea has been repulsed. The pursuit of the Russians in the Caucasus Is progressing. Many pris? oners have been taken and much munitions have been captured. (Of jficlal.) Kaiser Has Narrow Escape. Amsterdam. Dec. 30.?The kaiser narrowly escaped a bomb from a French aviator while dining with of? ficers west of Flanders on Christmas day Tho bomb exploded within two hundred yards of the kaiser. The party then hastily fled. Austrlans Admit Defeat. Vienna, Dec. 30.?It is officially ad? mitted that tbe Austrlans have been defeated in the Capathians and re? treated from the Gorllce Plains. The Austrlans repulsed the Montenegrins In an attack on Trebinje and Krewozi Je. Artillery Battle Raging. Paris, Dec. 30.?An artillery battle on a grand scale is raging on the greater part of the three hundred miles of battle front in France, Bel glum and Alsace-Lorraine. British waships are bombarding the Germans near tho coast. A German otflccr from the Yser front says: "Our men are falling by thousands before the mighty cannonade of tho allies. Nev? er before has our army had to face such a murderous artillery fire. I am convinced wo will never roach Dunkirk and Calais." French aeroplanes are dropping bombs on Stcinbach and Muelhauscn. In the extreme cold, many soldiers are frozen to death in tho trenches. Gorman* Evaeuutc St. George. Berlin, Dec. 30.?The official stat* : ment this afternoon suys the Germans were compelled to evacuate the town of St. Georges In Flanders, but tIn? fighting there continue:;. Cloud bursts and severe storms are damaging the positions of both sides in Flanders and northern Franee, German Airmen Raid Town. Berlin, Dec. 30.?Five German air? men raided Sochaczew, Poland, drop? ping forty bombs. Many persons WON kilted and a portion of tho city de? stroyed. Reports that the Russians are advancing to the South in Owoldz are denied. Tho olllcial press savs the British mm LEARNS Of PROTEST NOTE FROM UNITED STATES CAUSES LITTLE SURPRISE. Explanath n of Reasons for Action Expected from Rritish Foreign Of? fice Official Communication Not Yet Receive*!. London, Dpc. 29.?The United Sttaes* protest to Great Britain against detention of American cargoes by British warships caused little surprisej in official circles here. For several i months negotiations on the subject have been in progress between Am? bassador Page and Foreign Secretary Grey, and the American note, a synopsis of which was published here I today, is regarded as a summary of I the grievances of the United States I in this connection. Tho note itself 'has not yet reached the foreign office land until it does no official comment I is expected. The foreign office has j constantly reiterated its regret at the 'delay ta American ships and high of? ficials have expressed a desire to ex ? pedlte examination of American car? goes as much as possible under the existing trying conditions. Statements that the delaying of cargoes by the British authorities Is held responsible for a certain depres? sion in American trade have created I some surprise. Officials expressed ithe opinion today that Americans j holding such views must fail to take into consideration the sweeping ef? fect upon American commerce of the 'disappearance of German merchant j ships from the sea, as well as other j effects of the war beyond control of Great Britain and her allies. It is believed generally in London that the foreign office will make a de? tailed statement as to the activities of the navy in detaining suspected car? goes which will put these contraband troubles in a different light. , ? The foreign office again has expressed its regret that merchants in no way vio? lating the laws of neutrality should suffer delay because copper, and other articles declared contraband, Jfre Heiiitty'Ha?u b?eni4*^f? isWrtae^t^ der coal or other cargoes. At the same time it takes the position that transshipments at sea and other sharp practices have made careful inspec? tion imperative. . Frequently cargoes are so loaded that an inspection makes necessary shifting of Irtually everything in tho vessel. The statement that the American protest is thoroughly approved by President Wilson has created much comment here and has added weight to its effect. There is some disposi? tion in London, however, to regard it to a certain extent as a measure to satisfy Insistent demands in congress. Particular surprise has been ex? pressed by officials at the disposition of certain Americans to hold Great Britain partly responsible for tho de? pression In cotton. Officials believe that to bo due to overproduction and not to any action on the part of the government. YOUNG GIRL IS KILLED. MJss Luella Jackson is Struck by Augusta Cur. Augusta. Gn., Dec. 2S.?About 4 o'clock this afternoon Miss Luella Jackson, aged 17 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Jackson, was run over and killed by a street car on lower Broad street. The young lady, while crossing the street, turned to watch tho funeral procession of a child which had been burned to death by fireworks and stepped backwards i in front of an approaching street car. The front truck of the car passed over her body. j now admit that they made a mistake I in flooding the lowlands of Belgium and that the water is now hampering the allies. The report of peace negotiations be? tween Germany and France arc pre? mature, but it is admitted that any neutral p >wer is entitled to make suggestions which cannot be consider? ed unfriendly by any belligerent. Allies Active In France. Paris, Dec. .'10.?The official state? ment this afternoon says: "The al? lies have made advances in the region Of Nieuport They have captured also a German position southeast of Zon neboke, The fortified town of St. Georges, whleh was recently captur? ed, is now being bombarded by Ger? mans. Tho Germans are moro ac? tive in the valley of tho Aisne and ChAtrlpagne. The allies have ma<le progress in the Argonnes. In tho Upper Aleeoe the Kreuch are strength? ening their positions. Heavy artillery has silenced the German bombard* men! of ITpperaspaeh," THE TROUBLE HEAR FAIR PLAY MEN IMPLICATED IN WMIP PING TALK FREELY. "Whites Claim to Have Been Attacked While Whipping Two Rlaeks Who Ihne Since Died from Injuries. Anderson, Dec. 29.?There have been no late developments in the Fair Play riot reported here so far as known. William McClure, Woodrow Campbell, Will Kay and John Mc? Donald, who participated in the riot [Of Sunday week ago, were in Ander? son today. They talked freely about the affair, stating that Tom Spight was caught setting fire to Campbell's I ham and that George Gibson, wanted j for carying concealed weapons, re jslsted arrest. Eight white men, in? cluding those just mentioned, took [both negroes to a spot near Knox jVridgc in South Carolina and admin iltered a severe whipping. { I When the whipping was finished, "reen Gibson, father of George, and "ve other negroes fired on the white ten 'with shotguns. George Gibson d Spight scampered across the bridge into Georgia. George Gibson died soon after cross? ing the river and Spight died in the Bart county jail, having been ar? rested by Georgia officers. Green Gib? son was wounded, ran five miles and died on McClure's place. Will C ibson was^wounded in the thigh and has dis? appeared. The participants believe he Was taken to Walhalla and placed in care of the sheriff. I The white men declare that the gegroes surprised them and that they hot within 25 steps before firing on thtm. v The white men returned the are with pistols but did not have much ammunition. & According to the best information, C)rge Gibson, Green Gibson and Tom ght are dead and Will Gibson is missing. William' McClure, Woodrow Campbell, John McDonald, Will Kay und Paul Marrett, all white men, were tijurod, none seriously, excopt Mo old, who may lose his right eye. ?uaty ha**?** Isented these men for the murder of George Gibson, having held an in? quest over his dead body. The service of warrants was held up by Sheriff Sid Johnson of Hart county pending further investigation. I Since t he warrants were issued, Spight I has died in Hart county jail. Neither George Gibson nor Spight was shot, both dying from wounds indicted when (subjected to the severe whipping ad? ministered on the South Carolina side of the river. Participants in Sunday's escapade .declare that Bill Parker, a notorious negro, former member of the house of represntatives, incited the Fair Play riot; that he organized a new church with Green Gibson as head where talks and conspiracy were made against white people of Fair Play sec t on. It is not believed here that there is danger of further violence. SMALL BOY USES GUN. I Moss Jones, Aged Sine, Shoots His Brother, Aged Five, after Drinking Whiskey. Pir.eville, Ky., Dec. 29.?Moss Jones, aged nine, blew the head off his step? brother, Robert Gihson, aged five, with a shotgun yesterday afternoon. The boys found some whiskey which they drank. They then quarreled and the shooting resulted. CONGRESS RECONVENES. Bill lot l od need to Provide for Tariff Commission. Washington, Dee. 29.?Congress ireconvened at noon today. Repre? sentative Mann of Illinois introduced a bill in the house creating a tariff commission. It provides for five members to make Inquiries and re? port to congress ou the subject of revenue laws. NEW SOCIAL CENTER. Cleinson is to Have $75,000 Build in- for Y. M. C. A. Columbia, Dec. 30.?The $75,000 Y. M. C. A. building for (Temson college is assured. This announcement was mad? here yesterday, after a meeting of the finance committee, of the board of trustees. John D. Rockefeller gave $50,000 on the condition that $25,000 addi? tional be raised by January 1. Tho board of trustees contributed $15,000 to the fund and the alumni has raised $10,000. The Clemson club of Co? lumbia gave more than $100 for the new building. Work on the structure is to begin at an early date. Continue Their Offensive Operations in Ga licia and Poland, Making Some Advance. GERMANS FORCED BACK WEST OF WARSAW?CZARS MEN MOVE OX CRACOW?TURKS DEFEATED BY RUSSIANS?BATTLE IN WEST CONTINUES TO RAGE WITHOUT DECISIVE RESULT? FRENCH AEROPLANES DO DAMAGE; AUSTRIAN SHIP ATTACKED BY FRENCH SUBMARINE?REPORTED THAT AUSTRIAN RULER HAS ABDICATED. . ' French Airmen Active. Paris, Dec. 31.?It is reported that British and French airmen have dropped bombs upon the German aviation depot at Thorout, in West Flanders. It is believed that several taubes (aeroplanes) were wrecked. Austrian Ship Torpedoed. Venice, Dec. 31.?It is repc that the Veribus Unitas, one of the largest Austrian warships has been torpedoed by a French submarine in the harbor of Pola-i Tne warship succeeded in reaching the dock. Franz Joseph Abdicates? London, Dec. 31.?An unconfirmed report from Switzerland was publish? ed today that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has abdicated the th.*one. jThe report received little credence. Violent Battle Still Rages. Paris, Dec. 31.?German night at? tacks attempting to recapture po? sitions at Becelaere, on Pass Chendaele road, in West Flanders, have been repulsed. The German bombardment of St. Georges continues. A gigantic artillery battle thirty-two miles long is in progress east of Arras to Roise resen Santerre, east of Amiens. A thousand guns are active. The Ger? mans are again bombarding Rheims. ??Miere, is .vloVent fighting 1u progress twenty miles west of Verdun. Ex? treme cold prevails over the entire battlefield. It is reported that a por? tion of Dunkirk has been burned by fires started by bombs thrown by Ger? man airmen. Fifteen citizens were killed. , War Order Declined. New York, Dec. 31.?An order for two million dollars worth of shrapnel for Europe has been refused by Pres? ident Howard of the Commonwealth Steel Co., Granite City, 111. He states that he refused to "furnish shells for mon to murder each other." Russians Push Forward. Petrograd, Dec. 31.?The Russians continue their offensive operations in Polan'd and Galicia. The Germans have been forced to take up new po? sitions by vigorous onslaughts of the Russians west of Warsaw. The Aus? trian army at Dukla Pass has been broken up and is in danger of anni hiliation. The Turks at Sarikamisch have been defeated after a two days' battle and are retreating. The Rus? sians are again driving towards Cra? cow from Xakliczyn. There la hard fighting for possession of the trenches south of Inowoldz. French Guns Destroy Town. Berlin, (Wireless, Official), Dec. It. ?This afternoon the allies' artillery destroyed a part of West Ende, Bel? gium. The guns of the French "sys? tematically destroyed" Steinbac in up? per Alsace. The Germans have made material gains in the western Argon nes, taking several French trenches. Numerous attacks around Rheims have been repulsed. At the east the Germans along the Bzura are main? taining the offensive. The situation in East Prussia and Poland and north of tho Vistula is unchanged. Turkey Must Give Satisfaction. Rome, Dec. 31.?A special cabinet meeting today decided that Turkey must give satisfaction for the violation of the Italian consulate at Hodeida. It is believed that Turkey will acc?de to tho Italian demands. It is report? ed that war riots in Vienna and Bud? apest have become so dangerous that soldiers are protecting all govern? ment buildings. Many revolutionists have been shot. French Capture Stcinhach. Paris, (Oincial, S.30 p. m.)?The French army has entered Steinbach, upper Alsace, occupying half the town after furious hand to hand fightinp ir. the streets. The Germans have made gains in the Champagne district west of Lafem Where two lines of French trenches were blown up. Tin* French hav Jl ?tured the second line of Ge ?a trenches southeast of Rheims. T ave also captured trenches one 1 ? fd and fifty metres long on the *" an line betwen the Meuse and ^ die. Kaiser Again Rl. London, Dec. 31.?Unconfinned ru aors that Emperor Willjam is .se? riously ill are again current. Austrians Haid Pressed. Vienna, Dec. 31.?Austrian rein? forcements are being rushed to the Carpathians to stem the Russian ad? vance. The Russian attempt to reach the Dunajey river, near Zakliczyn, has failed. While the Russians captured some Austrian officers and men their reports are greatly exaggerated. Aus? tria has withdrawn all available troops from the south and no further effort will be made to invade Servia. (Of firial.) Germans Destroy St. Georges. Amsterdam, Dec. 31.?The village of St. Georges, south of Nieuport has been destroyed by the German ar? tillery. The Germans are establish? ing a new aerial base at Ghistello, near Ostend. ! .. i t %V.i \4m\i Amicable Agreement Expected. j4pndon>;:Dec.. ^^^lujc^mnjjnt on the American protest'' 'regarding shipping continued friendly today. The 'general belief is that an amicable ] agreement will soon be reached. C hile Interns Ship. Valparaiso, Dec. 31.?The American steamer Sacramento has been Intern? ed by the Chilean authorities. Her captain is charged with furnishing ?fuel and provisions to the German squadron prior to its destruction by the British. The Sacramento was for? merly the German ship Alexandria PRESIDENT GIVEN GOOD WISHES Congratulations on His Fifty-eighth Birthday Anniversary Pour in on White (House. Washington, Dec. 28.?President Wilson tonight began receiving mes? sages from foreign rulers congrat? ulating htm on his 58th birthday an? niversary. The first to arrive were from King George of Great Britain and President Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala. | f j * I Led by Secretary Bryan, the pres? ident's cabinet called at the White House during the evening. Because of the cancellation of all state din? ners and receptions after Mrs. Wil? son's death, this gathering was the nearest approach to a social affair held in the White House for many months. Among the messages received were several from parents of children named for the president because their birth anniversaries were the same as his. Mr. Wilson usually answers such messages personally. ROBBERS SHOOT MARSHAL. Rob Store and Wound Owner and His Son in Raid. Malvern, Ark., Dec. 30.?Anderson Park, the marshall at Cove Creek, was jShot and killed today while leading a posse which was pursuing two rob ibers who looted the store of J. B. jMunn last night. Munn and his son iwere shot and seriously wounded at {the time of the robbery. TEXAS TRAIN HELD CP. Two Mashed Men Rob Passengers, hut Leave Mall and Express. Bpofford, Texas, Dec. 30.?West? bound Southern Pacific train No. 9, from New Orleans to Los Angeles, was held up near here early today by two masked men. The express and mail were unmolested. Every pas? senger was robbed. They were most? ly tourists and a number of them were rich.