Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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malt ?ttfliwi* ?TJlfTER WATCHMAN, Established April. 1S*0. *?Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon AJms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's mud Trn THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, 1 Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, 8. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1915. Vol. XXXIX. No. 4 2 Reports From Rome Indicate That Loss of Life Was Greater Than at First Thought. Tremors During Day Increase Terror of Already Horror Stricken People?11,000 Killed in City of Avezzanno Alone and There is Tremendous Loss of Life Elsewhere, W ith Probably 35,000 Wounded-Twenty Cities Wrecked and Others Wiped Out of Existence?Earth Ooentd and Houses Swallowed Up in Chasms?Relief Parties Aiding Vkfm?. Rome. Jan. 14.?Threo slight earth treu ore In central Italy today in <-reined the terror caused by the ter? rific shocks Of yesterday, which now eeetTt to have been the greatest disas? ter since the destruction of Messina. ?Later reports swell the estimates uf the number killed yesterday to fifteen thousand, with additional news of fa? talities arriving hourly. Over twenty five housand were Injured and a hundred thousand made homeless. Eleven thousand were killed In the town of Avesaano alone. Over tv.en ty towns and villages were wrecked The cabinet moeting this morning be gan s movement to .elie.'e the victims The bitter cold Is increasing the suf ferlng of th# homeless. Fifty-seven pubic buildings in Home were se? riously damnged. Many windows were broken In the great dome gfl St. Peter s. Klghty houses, some of them the finest residences of Italian no? tables were destroyed. Many works of art and memorial wlndowr In the \atl can were shattered. Five thourand soldiers with supplies, surgeons and medical equipment have been sent into the devastated sections. A hun? dred were killed in Seva. and a hun? dred In Arplno. The towns of Pallar no, Busala and Cucullo were demol? ished The Aorussl, Aqullla and Cam pin in dlr.trlcts were heavy suffer? ers. One thousand are reported killed In the "lelnlty of the village of Albe, near Celano. The region most deeply affected extends two herd red and eighty miles north to south and one hundred miles from the Mediterran? ean coast east towards th" Adriatic with center in the valley of the cen? tral Appenines. ESTIMATES OF ADDITIONAL LOSS. Rome, Jan. II.?Premier Salanda at 6.30 this ccnlng slated tint he feared that IMM had lost their lives In the earthquake yesterday, with the injured numbering over 25,000. At Avessano gr? at chasms opened, shallowing up houses along the Fuslno Lake Los* of Lifo Exaggerated. Naples, Jan. 14.?A brief dispatch from Aveszano says reports have greatlv exaggerated the loss of life. Authorities h"ro declare the loss of life Is not over two thousand. Herne Report*. ,">0.000 (uMinltic*. Rome. Jan. II IP. M.?The earth? quake horror mows hourly. It is now believed that perhaps On.. were killed or injured Terrlflo Rattles Today. Paris. Jan. I I. With both sides reinforced the buttles nr..und Crony, and in from of Lion ure terrific to? day. A hulf million ajagg British troops nr.- ri'poned to be on the \.;,y to Krance, German prisoners state that J7.????!) German officers have been killed ami the formation of a now* arni\ corps is seriously harnpt red. Rom??. Jh?i l.i.?Ra'y has hex r visited l > an i\ itoquake of wide ex? tent, whleh. aeeonling to the In'eM advices, has resulted In the death of 12.000 and Injury to possibly L'e.otni more in towns and villages de.vtroyed. Tlie ihn k '.\;is the :.H...iK'. st K< no has felt in more than 1'" ? U The town of A e/./.ino m ti\e Aim - si department if! miloa east of Rome, has been levelled to til ? ground and b * * i ? ?> . person i are > i>"i led le have been killed. in man, small lewns surrounding % Rome bull Uni;? were part lall wreck? ed, whip- it Naples a panic ooeurred and houses fell it i t.rta. a short distance to the east. From below Xapli in tb.Ulli to Ferers |g the north, a dletancc of more than :,H> miles, and across nl inost the width of the rountiv. the undulatory movement eontlnued foi a considerable period. In Rome it was thought at first that two shocks h i occuired, Put the ?eismogrup.iie instruments in the oh I f scrvatory showed there was only I one, which, beginning at 7.5I> o'clock in the morning, lasted from 22/to 30 seconds. In the capital itself, fo far as known, there wa> no loss of lifo, but a great deal of damage was done, churches and statues suffering most. For a time the people were stricken with fear and there was a veritable panic i in hospitals, monasteries and con? vents. Buildings on both sides of the Horta del Popolo, the north entrance to ROM*, threatened to full and lite I eagle d? cora at the gate crashed to I the ground. The obelisk in St. Peter's square was shaken and badly dam ' aged, while the statue of St. John Lateran and the statues of the Apos? tles surmounting the basilica are In ; danger of collapsing. The famous colonnade decorating St. Peter's square was lowered four feet and the adjacent house, once occupied by the sisters of Pope Pius X, was badly cracked. j Owing to the wide extent of the disturbance and its evident terrible consequences, the actua^ effects are not at present known. Communica? tions are cut off. The fortified city of ' Aquila is isolated but it is reported several villages in* that region' were' ' destroyed. Likewise, Potensea, capi ! tnl of the province of same name, on tthe eastern declivity of the Apennines, J whieh has a population of nearly 20, 000, has been isolated. In 1837 this town was almost destroyed by an earthquake. Father Alfanl, director of the ob? servatory at Valle dl Pompeii, has sent the following telegram to Home: "The earthquake registered by our apparatus appears to have been most disastrous for a radius of more than 100 miles. Probably its centre was the province of Fotenza. Mear. while communications with Potcnsa are in? terrupted and a grave disaster there is feared." As details bSgafl to arrive it was apparent the disturbance in the pro \inee of Rome and the Abru/.zi had l>een greater than at first believed and that it also had been felt severely around Naples. At Monterotondo three persons were killed and two wounded, at Zagarolo the dome of a church fell; at (Jaliano part of the cathedral was wrecked; at Veroli two persons were killed and tWQ Injured; at Tivoli one person was killed! at Peroto live houses collapsed and at PoejSjto Nativo one person was killed and several were Injured. There is no communlc i.ion with the ancient fortilled city of Aquila. in the Abru/zi, owing to interruption of telegraph service. It is reported, how ever, that several villages were de? stroyed In that vicinity. At Torre Cajotanl, .'!7 miles cast of Home, almost tin- entire town was destroyed. At Arnara the municipal building I ollapsVd. Prom numerous places calls for physicians are reaching Home. Pope Benedict was reciting the thanksgiving after tin- morning mass when the shock occurred. He retained his composure and gave orders im? mediately that the damage i?<>;h in? side and outside the Vatican bo as? certained. Kink' Victor Bmmanuel also order* ed I he minister of the Interior In fur? nish him with all del ills of th< earth? quake, The king ? xpres eU n d< sire to visit the damaged districts, At the eapltol two magnificent can? dlesticks fell ami were broken, At tin PnlhuuM) del Drago, where Thomas Nelson l'r;f lives, several ciaeUs in the building which already had existed opened wider, und plaster tell in eral rooms. Glass was orokcii in the embassy office. In addition to the statUC of St. Paul on the column of Maren.1 Aurellus the facade ot* the church ?,p Bt. .i<?in, l.ateran was damaged ami the stal ic of the Savior. T.n feel hi ?h, was twist? ed out of plumb, I n the La t era ii pal a I e, ei peelall) I ONE LARGE AND THREE SMALL* | ER ONES. ? Largest of Quartette to He Seagoing (raft With Displacement of 1,000 Tons. Washington, Jan. 12.?Contracts were awarded by the navy department, today to the Electric Boat company for one sea-going submarine to l>e built at Quincy, Mass., for $1,350,00^, and for three coast defense subma? rines to be built at Seattle, Wash., at $ 150,000 each. The Lake Torpedo , Boat company was awarded contracts for four coast defense submarines to i be built at Bridgeport, Conn., *for, $ 127,000 each. The big sc a-going submarin* of 1,000 tons will be twice as large as any submarine now in a foreign navy. Certain features of American design will make this craft unique. She will have a radius of action of about 3,00.0 miles, a surface speed of 20 knots and submerged speed of 11 knots. Dy using her storage batteries alone-she will be able to travel completely .un? der water for more than a winde day. (>n h^r deck will bo carried rapid lire guns, designed to be completely inclosed when the vessel dives be? neath the surface. A valuable fea? ture will be direetable torpedo tubes making it unnecessary to manoeuvre the ship to aim at an enomy and add? ing enormously to the craft's offensive power. The coast defense submarines ar 1 only one-third the size of the big* sea? going twpe, although they themselves are quite seaworthy for short voyage*. These boats will have a steaming radius on the surface of about l.oyo miles and their lighter drafts is re^ gnrded as essential for operations In comparatively shallow haibors. - Washington, Jan. 13.?Two new battleships, sixteen submarines, six destroyers, one hospital ship, one oil? er, one transport, and one sea-going submarine is the program a greed tjn 'on today by'the house n'avai eonamu* ' tee. This program is more extensive than the estimate of Secretary Daniels calls for. that part occupied by the profane mu? seum, the earthquake caused cracks ? big enough to permit outside light to penetrate the building. ' The hall of the chamber of deputies likewise was cracked. ? Among other edifices damaged are the churches of it. Andri t Farctto and St.. Agatha of the Goths, the latter be? ing the oldest church In Home. In all the ehurchea after the shock had sub? sided special prayers were ottered. It la said the centre of the quake was between Campohusso and Sarno, and thgt it was felt strongly at Perugia and slightly as far north as Ferra ra. In 'he country places the people are camp:ng In the open. 1 The tOWn Of Poll Is reported to have been half destroyed. At Guiiano two persons were killed. ' At he meterologleal institute it is said that the building continued to reck or tremble for about :;o .seconds after In- shock had ceased and thai the duration altogether was about one Rtlnuto, It was stated n was not be? lieved the disturbance extended to Sicily. NAPLES TERRIFIED BY SHOCK, Naples, Jan. is.?a violent earth? quake shock occurred here today and caused a panic. It is reported that many houses fell in Caaerta, northeast of Naples, ah the glass in the observatory on Mount VeSUVlUI was broken. in ti e Church of the Divine Provi? dence, sisters were praying around the bier of a dead nun when the lirsi tremor caused one of her arms t< move. The sisters at first cried out that a miracle of resuscitation had taken place, but the oscillation of the building became apparent and the candlesticks and crucifix in the chapel began falling. Then they realized what w is happening and rushed ter? ror stricken to the el root, tit eat crowds of the population lied Into the thoroughfares and formed into processions, reciting the Litany of Saints, Muny of the people In their excitement dec Intel the earthquake was a punishment for Iho sins of men lighting against their brothers In the Kuropt a n w a r, Fathei Allan, director <>t the Pom? peii observatory, says the earthquake ap| .us lo have been niosl disastrous for h radius of more than 100 miles, lie lived the centre of the disturbance In I be pro\ im e of poteusu. Communication with tin1 town of I'otenra i?is been Interrupted nod i rave de itstt i t here i.-. feared. MILITIA'S FUTURE ASSURED. WASHINGTON EXPECTS RESUMP? TION or RELATIONS. War Department Officials Convinced Thut New Administration Will Re? store National Guard. Washington, Jan. 12.?Apparently there need not be the least fear that the members of the South Carolina militia will be permanently disband* ed under the orders of Gov. Blouse, issued yesterday to that effect. Things will go on just as they have been as ,soon as Gov-eleet Manning takes the oath of office. Today officials of the war department did not take the latest orders of Gov. Blease seriously when seen concerning the matter. In fact, they seemed to be of the opinion j that when the new governor comes in not only will the Blease order be rescinded but that South Carolina will take her former position in military i standing with other States and as jsume the same status before the con? troversy of a year or two ago broke relations with the war department. At the present time the situation is bist stated in the following telegram sent by Senator Tillman to a South Carolina paper today: "Members of the South Carolina delegation have received various tele? grams from different officers in the militia about Gov. Blease'S remarka? ble order disbanding the South Car? olina militia. Consultation with the secretary of war leads me to advise that the militia do nothing but be prepared to quell riots if any occur as citizens under the orders of the sheriff. Everybody sit quiet in the boat until Gov. Please's term expires, when Gov. Manning takes charge of the situation." War department officials are ex? pecting Adjutant General W. W. Moore here tomorrow. JOHN TUCKER ARRESTED. Negro Who Slew Bloodhound and Wanted fur Hog Stealing is Arrest? ed In Capital City. Columbia, Jan. 13.?The slayer of "Ben" has been caught. Several weeks ago Guard J. C. Robblns of the penitentiary took his bloodhounds to Sumter county to chase John Tuck? er, a negro, wanted for hog stealing. The negro had previously been ar? rested by a rural policeman of Sum? ter county, hut had made his escape. The dogs were phoned for and Guard Bobbins took them to the scene. , They took up the trail and followed the negro to a swamp. "Ben," long famed as a hunter of nun, and the leading bloodhound of the pack, went into the undergrowth pursuing Tuck ! er and the negro shot him. The oth? er elogs woidd go no 'farther and the , ne^ro got away. Guard Bobbins was eletermined not j to give up the chase and he has kept his eyes open for Tucker. He got 1 wind that the negro was in Columbia and yesterday afternoon, in company With Officer Knox, he found Tucker in I a house near the union station. Upon the entry of the officers lucker crawl j ed under a ne>arby bed. He was lodged 1 in the State penitentiary and this morning will be returned to Sumter 1 to stand trial. THREE HELD AT PAIR PLAY. Hound Over for Trial in Circuit Court on Charge of Murder. Walhalla, Jan. 12.?At the prelimi? nary hearing here today before Magis Itr?te J. B. S. Dendy tin- three men charged with murder in the Pair Play rioting?William McClure, Wood row Campbell and Calhoun Kay?were held for trial in the court of .general sessions. About 25 or ."?o witnesses were sworn. Much testimony was adduced against the defendants in custody, as well as a 'iinnber of others, whose ar? rest will likely follow in the near fu? ture. The three men ate in the Oconee jail. No little interest conti? d about the preliminary hearing, the court room at times being almost tilled. The final outcome, as well as devel? opments between now and t B<* next term of criminal court, holds a wide Interest in < tconee. The three men now in jail are prominent in their section of the county. KAMI I I IN.MAN DIM). Cl|?| Time Cotton speculator Pusses \ua> in Atlanta. Atlanta. Jn i. 12. Samuel Inman, the millionaire cotton broker and philanthropist, who is known all over the south ami east, died this morning, c e i about 7H years, of heart failure. He hail been ill three months. j Cole L. Blease Resigned at Noon and Lieu? tenant Governor Took Oath of Office Few Minutes Later. I New Governor Sworn in By Chief Justice Gary in Supreme Court Room?Sensation Created in Political Circles By Executive's Action?Governor Smith Pre? pares Message For General Assembly. - ROTH SIRES REINFORCED AND STRIVE FOR ADVANTAGE AROUND CROW AND IN FRONT OF LAON. England Sending Mora Troops to France?Massacre of Christians by Kurds Continues?Eluwdami Report Victory in Caucasus?Austrian.-. Win Rattle in Upper Fug. Valley Blld Endeavor to Cut off Russians in .Mountain-?Riots in Russia. Austrian* Defeat Russians. Vienna. Jan. 14.? It is officially an? nounced that the Russian Invaders through Uxsok pass have been de? feated by Austro-Hungarlana In the valley of the upper Cng and are re? treating toward the pass pursued by the Austrian! who are attempting to cut off their retreat. i Riots in Russia Reported* Merlin, Jan. 14 (Wireless, Official) ?Serious rioting has broken out In the interior towns of Russia and many regiments of Cossacks have been withdrawn from the front to cope with the situation. The Germans are again bombarding Rheims, answering I French garrison batteries which are shelling German positions. Kurds Massacre Christians. Tiflis, Jan. 14.?As the Turks ad? vance into Persia the Kurd tribes? men are masaacrelng all Christians I captured. They killed three hundred : at Mlnadoah, south of Tabrlce. Russians Win Another Victory. i Petrograd, Jan. 14.?Another vic i tory over Turks and the annihil i j , tion of an entire battalion in the j Caucausus was officially announced I today. The Turks continue to ad? vance into Persia. Belgian Town Being Destroyed. Berlin, Jan. 14.?The Belgian town ' of Westende is being destroyed by the I allies' artillery fire. INSPECTION ORDFR UNSIGNED. [Governor Bays He Will Leave His Successor to Handle Militia Ques? tion. Columbia, Jan. 14.?The governor I has refused to sign an order for the I Inspection Of the National Guard of : the State, which was presented by W. W. Moore, adjutant and Inspector gen , eral. "The order, -dative to the inspec? tion of he Xa onal Guard of South Carolina, will ot be signed by me, j because I do n approve it," he says 1 In a letter to t adjutant general. "The entire i. tter Will be left for euch action as n. successor In office may deem best, under the conditions now confronting the militia of this ! State." The adjutant general addressed the i following letter to ti e governor: 1 "Under dato of January 2, I?16, general orders No. l. a. Q. O., 1915, covering Inspection itinerary of tin organised militia of South Carolina, was sent you for your approval. Re? peated inquires made of jour privat?' secretary stated that ?rou had U'>; yet approved this order. As the an? nual inspections begin on February S uf ibis year, it is very important that tins order be Issued prior to such In? spections. Vim are, therefore, request? ed to approve and return ibis order to me at yoitr earliest convenience, in order that same may be promul 1 gated." WELL KNOWN CIO \f HI It DEAD. Was .\?plt.Vxhttcd \v <.a^ in UK Study. Gulfport, Miss., Jan. 1 :t.?Rev. II. A. Jones, f<>r many years pastor of the First Presbyterian church, but for? merly ii newspaper man who found? ed the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, was found <bad in bis study, asphyx? iated, today. Colum)?' m n. 14.?Gov. Cole U Please r< j? d his otfioe at noon to? ff day anf . immediately succeeded by Lie* ^ v- Charles A. Smith. The "* governor took the oath of office w nc Supreme Court room, the being adnministered by ('hi ? stiee Gary, accompanied by fo Gov. Cole L?. Blense, Attorney C 1 Peoples and others. Gov. I. at once repaired to the execu t> )llioe and tool: charge. I:lease died his resignation as gov? ernor with the senate immediately af? ter the joint assembly had elected Mendel U Smith judge of the Fifth ?judicial circuit. The resignation was also filed with the house. The resignation of Blease created a great sensation. Gov. Smith at once began preparing a ^message for the general assembly. NOTHING TO SAY NOW. Mr. Manning Bays He vrM Have Some? thing More Important to Say Next Tuesday. Mr. B. I. Manning upon being ask? ed if he had anything to say for publication upon the resignation of Governor Please, stated "I have nothing at all to say on the subject.'" He then added "I will have some? thing to say next Tuesday that, I hope, will be of much more impor? tance to the State." I The news of the resignation of Governor Please was received here about 1 o'clock today and was the general subject of conversation on the streets this afternoon. There did not seem to be a great deal of sur? prise at the action of the former gov jernor, as it was generally reported ? some time ago that he hau stated that j he would resign so that "Charley" Smith would be the chief executive of i .the Slate for a short time, and in or ! der that he would not have any direct contact .vith Governor lt. I. Man? ning, who will be Inaugurated on ! Tuesday next. FARM LOAM NOVEL PLAN. [Lending Company Advises Planter to Buy Crop Instead of liaising It. Columbia. Jan. it.?Carolina Bond and Mortgage company of Columbia announced yesterday the completion I of arrangements whereby it will han !dle loans upon improved farm lands in South Carolina at 7 per cent annual interest, on the idea that numbers of farmers may prefer mortgaging their lands and buying cotton with the [proceeds to raising the staple. The company has an authorized capitali? sation of $250,000. J. U Mimnaugh is president, L. M. Hawkins secre? tary-treasurer. Charles H. Barren of counsel for the company said yesterday, in advo? cating the policy <>f buying cotton this year Instead of raising it: "Cotton is si lling below the cost of production ami if one can buy his 1018 crop cheaper than he can grow it, sound business principles suggest that he should do so. In addressing the farmer, wo advocace buying instead of raising, in about these terms: ? if cotton is bought from your neighbors holding distressed cotton it will relieve them; it will save the worry of the labor question in gather? ing your crop in the fall; it will put money into circulation In your neigh? borhood; it win curtail the 1915 crop th number of hales you buy instead of grow; your l 9 I 5 crop \ ill be a cer? tainty at a llxed cost ol production; it will enable >?'U to use your cotton land for raisins grain and stork." SENATE COMTIiMS POSTMAS? TERS. Pr. <.e.?. W. Birk law ng Those Whose Nominations <??? Through. Washington Jan. 12. The senate today iu executive session confirmed the follow in.; South Carolina post office nomination;: A. K. Lorenz. Aiken; J. H. Bodie, 1 .ers\ ille; Frank George, Lexington, C. I*. Cooper, Mayesvllle; Dr. George W. Hick, Runiter.