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niE 8VMTER WATCHMAN, Fmii Itched April, 18*0. "Hi J\mt and Four nol?Let all die ends Thou Almg't at be thy Country's, Thy God'a and Truth's," THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 184?. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0M SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1915. Vol. XXXIX. No. 4 8. Alleged That German Officer Blew Up Bridge Over St. Croix River on Ca= nadian Pacific Railroad Over Which Horses and Supplies Were Shipped to Allies. Bridge Crossed From Mc\dam Junction, New Brunswick, to Vanceboro, Main?International Investigation to Foliow ?Britain Announces That Food Supplies to Their Ene? mies are Contraband oi War?Aviators Patrol Sky as Par? liament Meets?Artillery Duels in West?Battle Rages at Lowicz?70,000 Turks Reported Killed or Captured in Battle With Russians in Caucasus?Lieutenant Von Kluk Killed. * \RI \Ui: IN \MI MM \. German t?l!ir-r l?\ 11 i:a?li?? Canadian PaHhV Railroad Bridge on Mat no Murder. Vance! tu, Maine, Feb. 2.?The steel bridge spanning the St. Crolx river from Vnnceboro, Maine, to Mc Adam Junction. Now Brunswick, an Important link In the Canadian-Pa? cific railroad, over which most of the war shipments of food and horses are sent to St. John, was blown up at 1 o'clock this morning. It |fl reported that a German officer named Ham has been arrested and has practically ad? mitted his guilt. The detonation SSjSjIsBd main limits m VaVMOfcOfOi shattering many windows, and wreck? ed the eastern SOal of the bridge and three SOOSM piers, supporting the bridge. An International Investlga tlon will probably follow. ? I remit Bomb, i t Muclhuuscn. Berlin. Feb. I,?a dispatch from aHrassburg says French aeroplanes bombarded Mull a use a and Keivh i'?r' fn" npper a Tea ce earl>' this morning, doing heavy damage. They n.ade their escape. Von KlucV? Son Killed. Copenhagen. Feb. 2.?It is reported that Lieut. Von Kluck. the Oldest ?OH of Gei . Von Kluck, was killed during the British bombardment of Middle* k< rkc. Many T?rk*? Slaughtered. Petrograd. Feb. 2.?Seventy thous? and Turks were killed, wounded or captured by the Rus-dans in a flCCWVC battle in the Caucasus, ending in the rout of Knv? r Pasha ut Karaurgan and Sary Kern! ich. Grcut Battle at Louie*. Petrograd. Feb. | (Olllcial).?An? other great battle Is developed cast of Lowlex, where furious aitaeka and counter attacks have been ruglm; for three days. (?n Sunday the Russians near Bollmow. were dri.en from their first line of trenches, but la'? r n gain* ed part of the !<>.-.? ground. The tin? man |o.v?rs wire terrlhe. Germans are trying to launch another drive toward Warsaw to divert the Russians from their advance into Last Pruasftsk t.? mum* Ifjj Nothing taotssj. Ptilin, Feb. 3 ?lOtlUlul)?No Im? portant development* in the west t ? day except (..ntlnued arlillery tlueis. \\ hitors t.uurd laMsflOaV London. Feb. I.?Wh#H parliament assembled today aviators patrolled s". le* above l> n 'on to present an attack by hontIKi elrnisn. Prlll-h ^ lc|or\ at Lal' i t e. Paris. Feb. 2 M)filclal).?The tide of battle at l.a'n e has SWttng in favor of the Bullish after terr lie gnt<cm<nt*. The ii. i 'imns launched ? tierce attae'.. gl Guinchy. bul the Brit? ish rallle 1 an I r rained nil ground 1 ?o. ma kin:- furtlvr advances and taking some German trenches. The hra\>- French irtlllery i* bombarding the railroad station al Noyon, the German eonMntesury headquarters, Bade In PHsom afafOSi Paris. Feb. 2.--Fire which v. as Set i?y Qeesneii do in. is swooping Cue city of Thann* nnot Alaaoo, which Is aou hell by the French. Artillery duels are reported along the entire front, in the y*cssjcs ind In Alasce-Lorralne, hu?e guns are bnotnlng Btes 111) In Minding mowatorma Herman ? " pers along the Alans have suffered hraviiy fr<>m the French cannonade. West of Amiens, near Albert, and oil the Labassce canal German hr'aetr attacks have hOfg repnl >d. The Coipees of the men who ff|| hi the fighting Friday and Saturday .still lie upon the muddy battlefield. Kei/cs All Metal Supplies. Herne, Feb. ?.?Military authori? ties in Germany have commandered all stocks of copper, tin, nickel, anti? mony, aluminum and hard lead. liu*duus Moving Forward. r? trograd, Feh. 3.?Fierce lighting OOntlatMl we.- It Of Warsaw and the title of victory Is now (lowing toward the Ruittaai who have bean strongly reinforced. Mil mated to a million men. The trenches captured by the Germane la the earlier lighting have I ten recaptured. Another Invasion of j Hungary is in full swim:, a iarg<> | force of cavalry approaohing Buda peet. The advancing Coeaaclci neve l actlcally eeparated the Austro-Ger di in In Bukowina from those in Gallcia. The Russians scored sue-i c< -:; in the region of Mlawa in north- | ern Pol ind. The Ruonlaa drive against Thorn had been checked by great rnassej of Germans v\ho have been 'ruShd toller Vistula.* ? ' ' Australia as Defeat Turks. Cairo, Feb. 3.?The Australian forete la Egypt have defeated the Turks near Nacht, between Suez and E] Akaba The Turks arc retreating. Gensaa Bcjaadron Cut to Pieces, Warsaw, Fob, I,?The Russian drive agalast Thorn has beea resum ed. After terrific fighting along the lower Vistula, and north of that riv? er, the Germans retreated to Llpno, If mlb s from Thorn. CosSACkl cut an entire squadron Of the German seventh Culrasaitn to pieces. Two Turkish Boats sunk. Athens, Fob. o.?An unconArmed report from Mltyleac says that B dot Ills of Turkish torpedo boati made .i sortie from the Dr **nellej oa Tu es? day. attacking the allies' warships \ hii h have bot n bombordlag the IDardaaellea They were driven baok After two Turkish boats were sunk, and another badly damaged* Turks and British l ight. Coastaatlaople, Fob, 8.?-Fighting hai i "< n resumed between the Turks and British at thi Junction of the Euphrates and Hatel?Arab Riven In 1 MeaopotSmll British gunboats drove the Turks ba> k. but the em-my lost heavily. (Official.) French still Make Gains. Paria, Pah, I,?(Official)?The French made salni today in the Alone valley, particularly near Perthes, a violent attack aear Bagatelle la the trgonnei a*as repulsed. Uersnaas < apture Russians. Bertta, l eb. .:.?(Wireless Official) ?Pour thousaad Russians have been ipturtd west of Warsaw slues lloa? day and the Rghtlag coatlaues, The Kassian cavalry la Northern Polaad and Freach assaults upon German posltloas aear Perth i< have been re? pulsed. Night attacks by the Rus? ?lane al< ug the l sure Rlvi r have been repulsed. KTOItM DAM AG K IN XKW YORK. Pmpcrtj Loss Intimated at a Half Million aiul Seven IVrsons Killed. New York, Feb, 3, --Half a million dollars' damage aad seven known deaths arc the result of the storm Ihnl swepl Bp the Atlantic coast In the New York district, four were drown ed when lh< dredffe Kantern was sunk off l*( ;t Jefferson, Pleet, snow aad wind have disorganised railroad schedulea A ninety mile an hour wind caused much minor admage on the Jersey coast, 3 DACIA AND WIUUELMINA F?R? MSll PROBLEMS. Foreign OfHco Can't See Where BcrastorlTfl Promise Will bo of Euj* foot Irimdon, Feb. 1.?The commission for relief in Bellgum has received n? reply to it;; offer to purchase the foodstuff* cargo of the American steamship Wilhelmina. diverting hor from Hamburg and avoiding an inter? national incident which is believed here to be inevitable if the vessel tries reach Germany. Announcement from Washington that Count von Bernstorlf, German ambassador to the Fnited states, would guarantee that the cargo would be used only for civilians in Germany has not influenced the British govern? ment. Foreign office officials say they are unable to understand what valid uarantes Ambassadoi Bernstorttl OOUld give in vi"\v of the German deJ crce placing all foodstuffs in Germany Under government control. If not purchased by the relief com? mission the WUhelmlna doubtless win be conducted to an English port. Where her cargo, officials say, will l>e taken over and paid for by the gov? ernment. Announcement that the former German steamship Dada had sailed ? from Galveston with cotton for Ger? many caused much comment here. It generally has been believed the Dacia incident was closed. If the Dacia acV tualy tries to reach Rotterdam sh? unquestionably will be taken by BrujF Ish warships into an English port an,U h< r cargo reloaded on a waiting ves? sel, It then will be sent promptly to Rotterdam St the expense of the Brut? ish government) thus prcvntlng IoIb to her owners. it i.? ths general Impression heSe that the Dacia is certain to go into^u prise court to test the validity of h*;\ tri nsfer to American registry. ? EXPECTED MORE REVEtTE. rrrto Pam Paid Ont Sfor* Thun YTe* Received In January. Washington, Feb. 1.?Revenue col? lected by the government in January failed by 18,116,427 to meet the month's disbursements. Receipts ucu illy are low at this time of ihe year but In January, 1914, the excess of disbursements was only $4,612,262. Neithor customs nor Internal reve? nue brought In the expected returns. Customs receipts were $16,668,192, mpared with $28,628,080 In Janu? ary, 1914, and $14,890,982 in Decem? ber, Internal revenue receipts, In? cluding returns from the war tax, svere $27,096,166, less by $:.,ooo.ooo than In Decemb t, and only about $2, SOO.000 more than In January, 1914. The estimate of government revenues for the fiscal year ending June ?,0 next contemplated Internal revenue re c< Ipts of $82.600,000 per month. Offi? cials are hopeful of an increase In the next few months. The first seven months of the n*cal year show an excess of disburse? ments over receipts of $7(>.sf>.VJ70, compared with a corresponding excess for the same period last year of $17, 867.609. At the close of the month the net balance In the treasury's general fund was, $57.020,689 and cash assets in the treasury totallod $1,991,163,169. STOP Ahl'LTI KATION OF OATS. Grain Shipper-, and Dealers Warned by the Government, Washington Feb, 2, -Pevcnty-flve carloads of oats intended for export have recently been seised by the fed? eral authorities because they were found to be adulterated within the ? < inlng of the food and drugs act. Tin adulteration charged Is the addi? tion of f< ed I ai i? y or w ater or both. Fndor certain circumstances adulera tton iu these ways may be so profitable that it is believed to he at times a common practice among grain ship? pers, The government, however, Is determined thai the practice shall cease at onco, and field representatives if the Department of Agriculture have ill been Instructed to exercise the ut? most villgenco In detecting future hipmcnts adulcrated in this way. SCHOOL T? A< IIK1I KILLED. Shot to Ponth by Angry l ather of Hoy lie Had Whipped. Vaidosta, Ga? Feb. 3.?Wlllam i'att s, m twi nty-year <dd Bcho< l teach? er In Hamilton County, Florida, war. *hol and killed by Claude HoltsendorfT Tuesday afternoon, Holuendorff was ihoi through t he motif h. Vates ad? minister* d n whipping t<. n son of i loHscndorn! ut school, - IUI VAX DENIES REPUBLICAN STORY OF RECEIPT OF COM? MUNICATION ON SHIPPING BILL. Despite Contradictions by Adnilnls tration, Rcprcsntatlvc Mann, Min? ority Leader, Persists in Ills own Opinion and Statement. _ i Washington. Feb. l.?Insistent statements today by Representative) Mann and other Republicans In the house that the State department has, [received a note from Great Britain hregarding the pending ship purchas I i'ill brought forth del ate from both Majority Leader Underwood and Sec r tary Bryan. The note was alleged to have been from Sir lid ward Grey, declaring the proposed purchase of German or Austrian ships an un- j neutral act. During the day Secretary Bryan mad" a formal statement as follows: "No nation has protested aginst the passage Of the shipping bill ami it is not likely that any nation will or WOUld since the bill does not neces? sarily raise any diplomatic questions. ?'It is not proper for the State de? partment at this time to discuss the manner In which tho authority con? ferred by the bill, will, or should, he exercised. We assume that the au? thority enforced upon the president and those who will bo associated with him in the matter will he exer? cised properly and With B due regard to the nation's welfare." When Re] rcsentatlve Underwood denied the existence of a note. Bepre sentativo Mann said he had no doubt of the majority leader's sincerity, but wa3 afraid the state department had not been entirely4 frank with him. "Information has come to me," said Mr. Mann, "in a way which I think makes it reliable, that the state de? partment not only has had communi , cation on the subject, but that the de? partment has had a letter on the sub? ject from an official of the British government." Mr. Underwood repeated his ,de fjTlHi when Mr* Mann"' suggested' that . the representations might have been made though "not in writing." "It might have been a thousand things," replied the Democratic lead? er. "The bill pending in the Senate has not one line in it that compels tho purchase of German ships or Interned ships oC the allies, u leaves it dis? cretionary with the board to be ap , pointed." I Representative Lcnroot of Winson sin suggested that Mr. Underwood make another Inquiry of the depart? ment when Representative Cullop in? formed the house of the formal de? nial issued by Mr. Bryan. Repre? sentative Qarncr of Texas asked Mr. Underwood whether the British am basador, In discussing the subject, did so on instruction from his govern? ment. Mr. Underwood said ho did not think it necessary to auswa r fur ther qm st ions. . In a conference with newspaper nun late today Secretary Bryan was asked numerous questions about the alleged note. He was asked if lu had dlscuscd the subjects involved in tie shipping bill "with any representative 'of any foreign government." "I am not willing," replied the sec? retary, "to discuss with aay foreign government the manner in which the power, if conferred, will be exercised.'' Tin secretary was asked if any of '*he foreign governments had present? ed their views regarding tho transfer j of ships. He said he did not care to discuss questions that were "not connected with this particular propo? sition'1 and Intimated that published reports had associated notes receive '. some time ago on various phases of jthe ship registry question with a a ap? plication to the pending bill. "While yn wet'C away," the yoc [ rotary was told, "the statement was made that the British ambassador hail said to you that the british govern? ment would look upon the transfer of any vessels now Interned in American poii.-: German and Austrian vesseli ? as an un neutral act." "Go to the person who gave you that statement and let him confirm It," suggested Mr. Bryan. sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, declined to discuss the matter. FOODSTUFFS DKCL \RED CONTI! V 1 HAND. British Goverturn :u Notifies Cnlh States That FootltufTs Going in . - many Vi ill be Sim. Ptl. Washington, Feb. 2.?Tho Mate de? partment was notified today tin;: '.<>>.;' stuffs of any kind destined for Ger? many, Austria or Turkey would be re? garded by the British government as ? I contraband of w ar. German and French Airmen Drop Bomb? in Flights Over Hostile Countries. Allies' Air Fleet Bombards A drianople and Russians Damage German Ranks With Descending Missiles?Reports Say I hat Germans Have Made G /m West and Russians in East?Turks and British at f ^ Canal. _ .1_ MACEDONIAN QUESTION i w ISIIES ONLY APPREUEN8J Premier Tails of Iiis Countr? ?I tlon?Relations With Rom are Improving. Bo?a, Bulgaria (via London), Feb. i ).?"Tho attituc!* hero with reference to tho war is one of the strictest neu? trality ami the Macedonian Question is the only factor giving apprehen? sion," said the Bulgarian pro?.nor, Vaseil Radoslavoff, to the Associated Pr< ss today. "Our relations with Roumania." he said. "are improving constantly; trouble from that quarter Is not ex? pected. But the Macedonian question is assuming greater proportions each day with the arrival In Bulgaria of. hundreds of fugitives from those parts I of Macedonia ruled by Bereis and Qreece, the governments of which have suppressed the Macedonian in? stitutions, closed tho schools and I churches and driven off the private ; teachers. "In Bulgaria at the present time there are thousands of Macedonian ' refugees, destitute and clamoring for aid front Bulgaria. It is Impossible 10 say what Bulgaria's action will ho. Wo are waiting, and must wait." The premier spoke with strong em phasie^ lie said that the Macedonian fnrks were artdin* to the problem by j looking to Bulgaria lor deliverance from Servian and Greek "misrule." He had no comment to make on tec j general European situation. The premier pointed out that the economic condition of Bulgaria was satisfactory, although the country was suffering through curtailment of lm ' ports, owing to the state of war In i:'( r\ ia, tho control of the Aegean sea by the British and French warships ? and the disinclination on the part of Roumania to permit the transit through that country of goods des? tined for Bulgaria. Attempts made to improve the situation with regard to the imports ko tar have been fruit? less, he Bald. COTTON SHIPMENTS INCREASE. Forecast of Bulls Million and Half Bales This Month for Export Move? ment. New Orleans, Feb. I.?-Shipments of <.iton from ports today were over 100,000 bales larger than receipts, shipment.; being 155,047, while re? ceipts wa re 55,249 bales. Foreign ship on nts amounted to i'.w>. \'j') bales. Bulls believe that the export move? ment for February w ill be more than 1,500,000 bales, or about JOO.OOO bale's larger than the movement for -Janu? ary. This forecast is based on tho large freight bookings, the continued spot demand and the piling up of stocks at the ports, although port stocks lost $5,228 bales today, being i reduced to 1,920,000 bales. Skipper;; are now paying $13.75 a bale for room for Rotterdam, .vii available shi; s arc being pressed into j the cotton trade. A message from Galvcston today said that four ships I had cleared with cotton while live more had arrived to load cotton. The total amount of cotton on ^..in? board at all ports on the week-end was 510,223 bales and broke all rec 'ords. Over ten million bales of the crap a)read> have been marketed. Fill (or Louis A. Iteaty Dead. Georgetown, Feb. 3.?Louis A. Rcnty, late editor of the Georgetown Tine-s and for many years previously Mi the staff of the Savannah Morning News, died this morning of pneu? monia. The remains were taken to Savannah for burial. R. It. Reaty and r. .V lleaty, brother and nephew, re sportively, accompanied the body. Louis .\. I?eaty was a brilliant writei and a man of many admirable quail lies, lie and Mrs. Meaty hav< lived in Georgetown about is months, com in", here from Savannah. Mr. Beatv was born In Conway about years ago. Rciiln Reports GemM Gains. Berlin, Feb. a (Official, ifflrelsanj? jho Germane have captured the main French position north anl lorthweat of Maasiges In tlie Champagne dis? trict. Three trenches were taken along ihc front f<>r over mile and held despite furious counter attacks by the enemy. The general staff denies tiie Russian claim of successes in the Carpathians, asserting that the Aus tro?Germans made several gains. In Fast Prussia the feeble Russian at ta< kfl against the German positions south of the Menel riwr were re? pulsed. South of Bochazew repeated night attacks by the Russians have I broken down as the result of heavy 1 losses. The Germans are advancing in the Rolimow region, despite violent Russian counter attacks. Russians Score Success. Petrograd. Feb. 4 (Official).?The Kassians have crossed the Angrap river in East Prussia, and captured ' a number of fortified positions of the Germans despite their desperate re? sistance. In Northern Poland the Rus? sians captured the town of Skempe, ( ?.?> miles from the great German fortress of Thorn. West of Wrasaw, in the vicinity of Bolimow and Gou iainc, the Germans continue their terrific attacks, and are suffering fear? ful losses, but are bringing up fresh troops to replace the killed and wounded. The Germans who have i been reinforced, arc fighting furious . iy in the Carpathian.;, in :-Jast Prus? sia the Russians 'aR "oTIthin sTrikinY I distance of Intsternburg, the Ger? mans having been driven back thirty I miles. A d r i a nop !e Rom ba rded. Athens, Feb. 4.?French aviators, operating from the allies' lieet off the western end of the Dardanelles, have bombarded Adrianople: doing effective < xecution, says b uiapj tch from Saloni : ka. British RetafcroGmenls In France. I London, Feb. 4.?Within the past three days forty-seven thousand [fresh British troops have been sent Iacross the channel to meet the new offensive the Germans are expected to _ make alone the line in west Flanders. i The Germane are massing their artil I ty and men for a most terrific as? sault upon the Anglo-French near the Belgian frontier. The Kaiser desires la victory over the British rather than over the French for political reasons. SklrsaislsBS at Suez. ! Cairo, Feb. 4.?There are daily ! skirmishes between the Turks and I British ahmg the Sue:: canal but the main body of the Turk army has not [yet reached the canal. Rassian Airmen Drojf Iiomhs. i Petrograd, Feb. |.?Many German .soldiers were killed: by a Russian ae rial bomliardment of German po I sitions southwest Of Warsaw Tues? day. Bombs were dropped on German I reserves at Rawa, Bsecses and Rojrusci Aviators More Active Pcrlln, Feb. j,?French aviators are daily making long flights over Alsace, dropping bombs mi German barracks and military depots. Some have even crowed the Rhine. Ger J man airmen recently flew over the Meuse district, dropping bombs on Lvneville, Pont-a-Mousaon and Nancy. i Germans Renew offensive. Paris, Feb 4 (Official),?in a new attempt i<> hack their way to the coast the Germans an attacking along a lw< nty*mtle front between I^mis and Itethune, but are being repulsed by heavy French artillery. French have scored successes in the champagne district. Some French trenches at North Massiges have been wrecked by (5erir.an mines, hi Alasce the French made some progress northwest of i lartmannst\ eiler Kopen. Shipwreck at Chicago. ( h lea go, Feh. 1, The Goodrich. Lake Steamer rows was sunk off Chi ea o harl or today. All on board w ere saved.