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?CUTER WATCHMAN, E?tatdiAhed April, 1S*0. "Bo Jost and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's-' Consolidated Aug. 3,1881, SUMTER, S. 0-, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. 1916. THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 18*?. Vol. XXXIX. No. 0 6. Ill PREPARED 1 WAR Now Has One and Quarter Million of Men on First and Second Lines and Two Million More in Reserve. Also Preparing With Ships and Funds to Meet Future Emer? gencies -Germans and French Both Claim Good Gains in France; Germans at Labasse and French at Ypres?Turks Defeated in Caucasus, Suffer From Cold and Hunger Turks Will March Against Egypt-Japanese Will Not Come From Far East?Germans Claim Three British Ships Were Sunk?German Squadron Put to Flight by Submarines Off Coast of Sweden? Gazelte Torpedoed and Badly Damaged. Turks In Terrible breite. Tlflie. Jan. 26.?Russian officials as? serted today that the Turks who wen? defeated In the Caucasus have been reduced to terrible straits in their attempts to escape. They are freez? ing or starving to death in the moun? tain regions. Despite their suffer? ings the Turks continue to tight des? perately, and are contesting even Inch of ground. Italy Ready for War. Rome. Jan. 26 (By mall, escaping | censorship.)?Italy's military and na? val preparations for war are now com? plete. Italy now has in the first and second line of troops 1,7*0,000 men. end In the reserve two mll'ton. Tho navy is fully mobilized. Two new dreadnoughts will be commissioned early in Februsry. A billion francs are In the war chest, million of tons of wheat are In The government warehouses end a tremendous quantity of other supplies. Gersnous Report Successes. Berlin. Jan 16.?The ofheini state? ment this afternoon says: The Oer snans captured efcivsji?hundred yards erf trenches from ths British on the south canal at Lahassee by storm, taking two strong points of support. British losses were heavy. The ene? my Is bombarding Middle Kerke and West End, killing many citizens. The Qermans have scored successes at the heights of Craonne. A French attack la the southern Argonnes was repelled. Jane Remain In Kant. Tokio. Jsn. 26.?Attempts to srouse popular sentiment favoring the sending of Japanese troops to Europe have failed. The prevailing sentiment is that Jipan confine her activities to the far Fast. Germane Capture Kloloc. Berlin. Jan. 26.?It Is reported from Cracow that the Austro-Germam have captured Klelce. In Poland. German Cruiser Torpedoed. Malmoe. Sweden. Jan. 26.?The Oerman cruiser Gaselle was torpedoed by s submarine In the Paltic Monday. It was badly damaged* but maim god to -Make port. Submarines Attack Squadron. Copenhagen, Jan. 26.?It Is reported that hostile submarines attacked the German squadron off the southern coast of Hveden. dispersing the units and driving them into port. Bettle? on Fast Frontier. Petrograd. Jun. 21.?The Germans In East Prussia made some gaini in the region of Gumbinen. but I he Russians In counter attacks Tuesday regained practically all lost ground. The fighting -was severe yesterday sbout Piltkallen. northeast of Gum? binen. The Germans were driven '.overs! miles we*t and hard lighting continues in this region. The Austro Oermans in Gallcla ha'rg resume 1 violent attacks with but si ght muco rsa The situation In Bukowina ig un? changed. West of Wars niw on the left bank of tho Vistula tho Germans are violently active. T.*o German batteries were allen'od southeast of Sklernlewlre. The German Bsppf In which bombarded Lfthas Mondnv was destroyed and the ere* of seven Wen csptured. drmmn Cruiser Torpedoed. Berlin. Jan. 27 It Is nffieluttv an? nounced that the tinman STUbtCT Gaselle ejgsj lersedc d Monday ?i Is bHleved by a KnsMlan submirine. There was n<> loss of Ufo, und the Geselle reached harbor. AuatHans Make Gains, ?lenna. Jsn 27.?Official In the Nngysg rivers the. Buss,ans have been I forced to evacuate important heights. After repeated counter attacks tie enemy lost heavily. Germans Move In Flanders. Amsterdam. Jan. 27.?The Kaiser ?s reported to have arrived at Thielt last night A great forward move? ment of the Germans in Flanders be- , gan this morning. Pass-Chendal, near . Ypres, is repcrted to have been occu- ? pled by the Germans without residt ance, because it is of no strategic I value to the allies. British Ships Damaged. London, Jan. 27.?It is ofllctuiiy J admitted that the British battleship Lion, the flagship of the British i squadron was badly damaged In Sun? day's naval battle in the North sen and the destroyer Meteor was disabled ! by a torpedo. German Advance Checked. ? Paris, Jan. 27.?The Germans who are attempting to cut a way through the allies' lines suffered a severe check today. In their attack on the French trenches east of Ypres the Germans lost a battalion and a half. [A Jsrman a.lator Uying ovor^ the [ Pelgian* army yesterday was ~shot I down. In the vicinity of Craonne the French are maintaining possessior. of the trenches recaptured from Ger? mans. A new bridge thrown across the Meuse by the Germans was de? stroyed today. This was the thud bridge wrecked by the French. The Germans have been checked near I .a barste after Suffering fearful loss? es. In the region of St. Hubert In the Argonnes. the German attack was thrown back by the bayonet. Germans Make Progress. Ilcrlln. Jan. 27 (Offlolal).?The Germans today captured nearly a mile of French works in the Craonne region and an important French point of support southeast of St. Mihlel. The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to recapture the position at Guincny, southwest of Labassee which the Ger? mans took Monday. Deep snow In the Vojges are retarding operations. At the east the RiftSSAaa attack northeast of Gumblnen mad no progress. There is no change in Poland. RESOLUTION OF FARMERS. Committeemen Call on Governor. Discuss Warehouse and Acreage 1!eduction. Law s. Columbia, Jon. C7.?A resolutem urging extension and perpetuation of I the State cotton warehouse system ' an l the retention of tho cotton acre ag? reduction law was presented yes? terday to Gov. Riehard I. Manning by a commltteo representing the South Carolina St Ue Farmers' Union? The members of the committee calling on the chief executive were: Wade I ta< khouse, M. !>., president of Uk> Eolith Carolina ('ott?>u congress; \v. A. Stuckey of Idshopvllle and lt. M. Cooper Of Wisaeky. John I* M - ILnnrln, n*arehouse oommlsaloncr, als?. attended the hearing, i The resolutem was adopted at the meeting of the S'ate Farmers' Union held several days ago in Columbia. The governor received the matter pre? sented as Information. QUARANTINE ON STOCK i'ARDH. I'ooi and Mouth Disease Found in Shipment to Philadelphia. Chicago, Jan. It,?The Fnlon stock yards were placed under Federal quarantine today, shipments of live stock from Chicago to any part el the United Hintes were prohibited Heveral cases of fool and mouth dis ease were glaeovsred In ? shipment ?.. hoes to Philadelphia. This quarantine d ies not prohlhi shipments of dressed meats. an< won t affect the packing Industry. TIUIM HOLDS UP PROGRAM. WOCLD NOT BUILD ItATTLESIIiPS UNTIL WAR LESSONS WERE LEARNED. - Senior Senator Thinks That Valuable Information May be Gained by Unit? ed tates In Construction of War? ships. - Washington, Jan. 26.?Curtailment of battleship construction until les? sons of the European war can be apr plied was proposed in the senate to* day by Senator Tillman, chairman or the naval committee. He introduce* an amendment striking from the no, val bill the administration plan fori two battleships this year and substi? tuting a request that the secretary of the navy submit next year speclfica- , ti..ns for four battleships of a type de? termined by the results of contem? porary naval battles. "It seems to be time for congress te go slow In expending these tens of millions of dollars because of some supposed necessity or the desire on the part of some one to have shin* constructed in certain navy yards or In certain places," Senator Tillman de? clared. "I feel sure a half dozen ct* more battle cruisers strong enough to put up a good fight and swift enough to catch anything afloat, or run away, as wisdom may dictate, would serve the country's need at this time far better. I "Just the type of battleship we ; ought to build we do not know. The j fight in the North sea has demon^ Istrated that speed is vital. The faster j German cruisers got away, but the slower Bluecher, although faster than any battleship we have, was sunk. Yet the general board urges construction Of more battleships." Senator Tillman declared the war In Europe would explode many the? ories about battleships and subma? rines. 'The Germans or some other nation may be holding in reserve some devil's engine which will make superdree/l~ . r.uught:; as obsolete and useless Cor j war purposes as Indian canoea."^ Jke ^Cbhtlnubd:' * ' *wr "No one knows what is going to I happen. Why should we build hat* 1 tleshlps when every day may demon? strate their utter worthlessness? I "Time alone can teach us whether future fightmg will bo waged most ' successfully on. under or above the water. The relative merits of dread? noughts, aeroplanes and Beppelins will be found out ere long and we can \ reap the fruits of experiments now going on without sharing any of the dangers." Senator Tillman's amendment to the naval appropriation bill follows: "The secretary of the navy is here? by directed to prepare, and submit to , the next congress, plans and specifl I cations for building four warships of the type, power and speed which, in bis judgment based on the knowledge gained from the prevailing war in Eu j rope, arc best suited for war on the sea. "Also to report, in the light of that i war, the value and uses in naval war tare of' aeroplanes, Zeppelins and submarines." _ UEI'OHT ON LOAN TO CLEMSON. Finance Committee Approves Request lot Funds to Continue Extension Work. Columbia, Jan. 28.?The finance committee of the senate last night made favorable report on the bill for a loan to Clemson college. The trus? tees asked for loans of $25,000 and $02.-00 to continue the public ser VlCi work of the institution. The in? come of the college has been mater? ially reduced because of the decrease in sales of fertilisers. The fertilizer tax will be pledge 1 for the two loans. The matter was called to the attention of th^> general assembly several days ago I y Gov. Manr ing. mtlGADIEIt is PLEASED. Gen. Join's Congratulates Governor on Militia Order. Columbia, Jan. 19,?Wilio Jones or Columbia, brigadier general, com? manding the brigade composed of the First, Second and Third regiments. N. S. C, has addressed to R. I. Man? ning, governor and commander-in ehlef, a letter congratulating him mi having by proclamation declared void the order of a former governor, pur portli ir lo disband the militia. Gen. J >nes has been in the military service of South Carolinn for H years, the o ily Interruption I inq the period, extending over about a year, when ho was In the ITnlted states army, as colonel of the Reoond South Carolins regiment of the Spanish-American w 8 r. POINTS OPT WHY IT WOULD BE lNJFDICIUOl'S TO REMOVE LAW. Shows That There Will be a Surplus or Six to Seven Million Pales of Cot? ton 1 his Year and Large Crop Next Tear Would be Injurious to the Farmers. Columbia State. Former Representative R. B. Bel-! ser of Sumter, who was one of the leaders in the movement at the late extraordinary session of the general assembly that resulted in the enact- j ment of the cotton acreage reduction i act, was in Columbia yesterday, j ".Voting," he said, "that the legisla? ture seems disposed to repeal the 1 law, I would like to call attention to ! i a few of the considerations which in- i fluenced its passage and to point out that the conditions which now con? front us are not materially different from the conditions which were an? ticipated by those who worked for its enactment into law." "The indications still are," Mr. Belser continued, "that there will be! a surplus of 6,000,000 or 7,000,000 ! bales carried over from the 1914 cot ton crop. With this condition existing, lit certainly seems to be Inviting ruln ( ens prices to let down the bars for another full crop. "The only hope for securing a fair price either for the crop on hand or for the crop produced in 1915, lies In so reducing the crop for 1915 as to make room for the surplus carried over. This was the principle on which the acreage reduction law was founded. "Furthermore, it was found that j this State imported from other sec? tions corn an> corn products to the value of $15,^)0,000 to $18,000,000; wheat and wheat products to the value of $18,000,000 to $20,000,000; hog products amounting to $13,000, 000; mules and horses, $11,000,000; lhay, $2,000,000; oats $1,000,000; i canned f ruits, vegetables, etc., $14, j#*0'#oeo, and numerous leeser farm : proofucts'rufininl up &e^r%tat to over j $70,000,000 of products which could readily be raised on South Carolina I farms . j "Now the total acreage in*cultiva ; tion in the State is about 5,600,000 acres, of which about half, or, 2,800, 000, was in cotton in 1911. With the same total, compliance with the law would reduce the acreage one-third, ! or to about 1,866,000 acres. "The production of these products, I for which money is now sent out of j the State, would certainly furnish profitable employment for much more than the S00.000 or 900.000 acros whlch the law would require to be taken out of cotton. j "To those who raise such a cry i about taking away from a man ids right to use his proper^ as he likes, It need only be pointed out that as ; community life develops this right is necessarily restricted in various ways, j as, for instance, cities prescribe fire limits and forbid the construction of wooden buildings, and numerous j othe r restrictions which could be j readily cited on the ground that the 1 public welfare so requires. I "It must not be overlooked that ! more than half of the cleared or arable lands of the State be idle each , year; that a system of farming such j as would be necessary under the op : ? ration of the cotton acreage rcdUC ! lion law would make it possible for the same labor and work animals to lend more land; that the system of ' rotation to which it would give rise j would (nable us to reduce the tre? mendous fertilizer bill which annual 1 ly consumes from one-third to one half of the proceeds of the cotton I crop; that the humus or vegetable matter which would accumulate in i 1 ho soil from the growing of grain, followed by peas and of the oth< ? login ic crops, would permanently j build up our soils, prevent washing and add greatly to the productiveness Ol our lands; that the conditions j which would thus be brought about would add greatly to the profitable j ncss of farming. [ "If II be conceded that the reduc ; tion should lake place, that the re? sulting system Of farming would add to the permanent wealth of the State, wherein can it be successfully con? tended that the general welfare of the State would not be promoted by ac? complishing the necessary reduction With some degree of Uniformity by law requiring the reduction?" Try to Override President's Veto. Washington, Jan. ?The house has referred tho Burnett immigration Mil to eommlttee. it is expected thai nn attempt will be ma le to override the president's veto. Have Put Five Million Fresh Troops in Field and Will Endeavor to Drive Germans Out of France and Belgium in Stupendous Drive. Plan Said to Have Been Settled On When French President Visited English King and Conferred With Him and His Ministerv-Germans Claim Gain of Over Mile of Trenches and Infliction of Great Loss on French, While French Re? ports State That All Activities on Kaiser's Birthday Re? sulted in Successes lor Allies?Losses Heavy on Both Sides? Austrians Have Half Mill on New Troops in Field and More in Training for Army?Be *>s Drop on Women ?Roumanian Minister in Russia - /jians and Russians in Fierce Conflict. GERMANS MAKE GAINS. - Celebrate Kaiser's Birthday by Vic? tory Over French. Berlin, Jan. 28.?(Wireless) T Germans in France celebrated J Kaiser's birthday by making f ? i \ gains on the heights at Croanne d , i capturing live hundred yards more of ?French trenches. The gains now I ! amount to over a mile. Savage fight? ing has been going on there since ' Monday. Fifteen hundred dead Frenchmen were found on the field. Over a thousand prisoners were taken. The Allies continue to bombard the Belgian coast towns held by the Ger > mans. FIVE MILLION FRESH TROOPS. French President Visits English King and Cabinet Officers and Plan Cam paign. London, Jan. 28.?The French and British armies have been reinforced by five million fresh troops, and are mak? ing stupendous preparations to launch a terrific offensive ags.inst the Ger Lmanain prance and Belgium. fA $ President Poincare recently paid a secret visit to King George, Premier : Asquith and War Secre :ary Kitchener ? when it is believed the campaign was completed. - French Gain at All Points. Paris, Jan. 28.?The oilieial state? ment this afternoon declares that all conflicts on the Kaiser's birthday yes? terday resulted in French successes, j In Belgium the German positions were bombarded, and many t. cnchcs demol? ished. The German attempts to leave their trenches for an attack In Northern France were re? pulsed. The German losses around I'raonne Monday and Tuesday wore , nearly six thousand, while the French lost eight hundred. Three German at I tacks at Fontaine. Madame and in the Argonnes were rolled hack. Three fierce German attacks southwest of St. Mihiel were repulsed. The Frerleh have made appreciable progress in the Vosges and to the north of Seno nes and in Alsace. The total losses of the Germans Monday, Tuesday and . Wednesday exceed twenty thousand. Ciown Prince III. Berlin.. Jan. 28 (Wireless).?Crown Prince Frederick William, has been .stricken with a severe attack of in fluensa, and Is seriously 111. He suf \ fered a relapse when he exposed him? self contrary to the order of his phy? sicians, after partial recovery. The crown princess ia going to his bedside. - Turks Claim Victory. Constantinople. Jan. 28 (Official).? The Turks have completely defeated the Russians in the vicinity of Olty. The enemy are now in full retreat, burning their stores before they Hod. Bombs Kill Women. Cettlnje, Jan. 28.?An Austrian i aeroplane dropped six bombs on Cet? tlnje today, killing three women, and Injuring ten civilians. Austrian war? ships have resumed the bombard? ment of the Montenegrin coast, but it has been practically Ineffective. Austria Increases Army. Vienna, Jan. 28.- a new Austrian army of tour hundred thousand "landstrum" is being 5ent to the Galician frontier. Soven hundred thousand more are being prepar vl f<'r service. Russians Hard Pressed. Petrograd, Jan. 28, The Csar re? ceived the Roumanian minister In au? dience yesterday and it Is now expect? ed that Itoumanla will enter the war shortly. Tie- fighting In the region of Gum hlnen and I'illkalon, cast Prussia, has de 0 d into a general battle as the j ? of the German efforts to recap the positions taken by the Rus V .s. Hard fighting c \tinues in the re? gion of Borjimow, st of Warsaw. In j Galicia, the Russians are battling along a hundred mile front from Duklapass to Wyszekow in the Car? pathian mountains. It is admitted that heavy attacks by the Austrians 1 have forced the Russians to retire a short distance northward. It is ad? mitted that the Turks have resumed the offensive in trans-Cacausa and Tersia, but the Ottoman claims of ; victory in the Olty region are denied. Trench Torpedo Boat Sunk. Berlin, Jan. 28.?A French torpedo : boat is reported sunk off Nieuport last 1 weak. GOVERNOR ASKS FOR INQUIRY. Suggests looking Into Status of Pa? pers and Proper Indexing of Them. Columbia, Jan. 28.?Investigation Ibjr a legislativ? committee of the re ? moval of certain records from the governor's office was asked in a mes? sage sent to the general assembly yesterday by Go v. Richard I. Man? ning. The message, No. 4. follows: "Under the law such hies as are i not in current use in the governor's office should be placed in the custody of the secretary of state or of the him* ? torical commission. I find that most ! of the files for the last few years are j not In the governor's office, and upon application to the secretary of state I and later to the secretary of the his? torical commission. I And that they have not been turned over to either ? of these officials. Many pasteboard jbox letter files and certain unmarked boxes of papers have been placed in [the basement of the State house, which I am informed are from this j office, but the boxes are not marked, and it is, therefore, impossible to lo? cate any paper needed in this office. "I invite you to inspect the govern? or's office, and the basement where these boxes are stored, and I also ask i ;that you appoint proper committees to investigate this matter and to re? port what steps are necessary to bring about the proper indexing and si te I keeping of these papers." I The message was read yesterday in both houses and in each was referred I to the judiciary committee. THAWING DYNAMITE EXPLODED Detonation of 200 Pounds in Quarry I Jars Town of Cayee. Nobody Hurt. I Columbia, Jan. 28.?The town of I Cayee, just across the Congaree river In Lexington county, was shocked, the side of a blacksmith shop w: s ripped off and a supply house was badly dam? aged yesterday, when 200 pounds of dynamite exploded while being "thrawed out" by a steam process. Several workmen were near the place just a few minutes before the explosion. The box In which the dy? namite was stored caught on lire and the workmen lied. Many window panes In the town were broken by the explosion, which plainly beard end felt In Columbia. T*ie dynamite was owned by Weeton & Brooker, Inc. BILLS PASS IN SENATE. C? ttofil Acreage Repeal and Prohibi? tion Referendum favored. Columbia, Jan. 2S.?Tbc Kennte Cms morning passed to third reading the Hons.- bill repealing the cotton acre* age reduction act. The vote a*aa 23 to l i for the bill. The prohibition referendum passed to third reading In the House by a vote of M to 17.