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? rilK KfMTKR WATCHMAN, I -.tal.llsh?! April, ISM. "Be Jost and Fear not??et ?II the ends Thou Alms'! at be thy Country's, Thy (Jod's and Trat*'?." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, established June, lftse. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 3. Reported That Dutch Government Is Pre? paring to Enter War on Germany, While Teutons Are Prepared For Invasion of Dutch State. Eighteen Hun I red Reported Lost When Submarine Sunk a British Transport Allied Fleet Moving on Constantinople ? Forts Destroyed and Mines Being Removed From Straits?Armies of Allies Meet With successes in West Great Battle Developing in Fast With Germans Rushing in Reinforcements to Take Place of Men Killed. m m>m:iis sink with snif*. Merlin Rc|torts Sinking off KnglMi Transport by Submarine With All on Hoard. Berlin. Feb. 26.?A newt dispatch states that a British transport, car? rying eighteen hundred passengers was sunk by a German submarine and all on board were lost. Turk* Defeat Russians. Constantinople. Feb. 26 (Official).? The Turks have defeated the Rus? sians in the Caucasus near Artwln. Inflicting heavy losses, and forcing the Russians to retreat. i unit Crew Drowned. Berlin. Feb. 26.?It Is reported to? day that three members of the crew lost their lives when the American steamship Carib was sunk In the North sea. The disaster occurred off Borkum Island near where the Evelyn was sunk. Know Interferes With War. London, Feb. 26.--Snowstorms are hindering operations In France and Flanders, where only intermittent lighting between British and Ger? mans continues. The hardest right? ing centers around Ypree. At other points the Germans are maintaining heavy artillery Are. Turkish Torts Destroyed. Paris. Feb. 26 (Official).?The French and British have made gains, the British along the 1-u ? hu:*-. road and the French in the vicinity of Perthes in the Champagno regt eg and also north of Mesnllles-Ilurlus. The battle continues in the Champagne re? gion, where the Germans are attempt? ing to check the French offensive. Four Turkish forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles were destroyed by the allies' warships. The fleet has en? tered" the straits and begun sweeping out all mines. Sinuc It tor In Poland, rograd, Feb. 26.?By another rap'd shift the, 'Annans ha\e massed thr?-e hundred and fifty thousand no n between the Pehf and Vistula rivers and arc making desperate attempts to cut through trfl? Russian lines. The Germans made some gains at Prsas nysss. but mass attacks cost them dearly \Vh*?n attempting to cross lbs Orayo river the Russian artillery ?ejgegd th.-m genvg bg tanedreda Ii desperate hand to hand fighting .w*c?uayn. Plochowo, Wnssosz and lilslossewo towns were pructically de? stroyed. Holland Going to War. London. Fe>>. 26.?Rates of Insur? ance against Holland participating in the war su.lMrrily jumped t?<day v. h< q It was seml-orflclnlly reported that the Dutch government Is planning for war *lth Germany and that the Germans sro preparing for an aggresive of? fensive against Holland. Submarine Blockade laaVctho. I?ndon. Feb. 26.?The successful operations of the German submarines have result*-.! in flu- ivso-incr ?>r >??? cret orders to all trans-Atlantic lun- is t ? r? main In port until further ROtiee scrordlng to rellahle lnf<v matlon to? day. It is reported thut German su)? msrln are lying in wait for the big liners off the Irish coast. \iiicv nMgei DaeaageeV Constantinople. Feb. l'H (< ?Iriclnl >.? The I Mrdanell* forts W9M bogghgffded !?>? the aJUea4 warships yeetefday? Horm of the ships were damt^t-d. B? . lilt Hgg \<? \ew Berlin. Fe?? H (Otoeftel).?There Is n'ttidnK Important t<? announee to? day In the *sst ??r west. French IIcimiIm* Cent tan. Paris. Fi?i>. N, -The Praaeti h..\. checked all attempts of the Germans to invest Verdun, after fierce light inn. They drove the Germans from their trenches near Epargca, capturing the t??wn and repeated German counter? attacks wore repulsed. The French destroyer Piguo was sunk by an Aus? trian mine in the port of Antivarl on Wednesday. Thirty-eight of the crow were drowned. Germans I<ose Aeroplane. Lowestoft, Feb. 27.?A German aeroplane has been lost In a gale In the North sea. Two aviators wero rescued and made prisoners. German Offensive In Poland. Berlin. Feb. 27 (Official).?The Ger? mans have renewed the drive against Verdun. The French are making strong attacks in the Champagne re? gion. The Germans have captured eleven hundred more Russians in Po? land. The Russians are attempting a new general offensive movement in Poland, appearing In force west of Lomza. west of Grodno and south of Przasnbsz. The Russians are at? tacking the Germans along the Skrova river. - I German Fast Africa Blockade. j London, Feb. 27.?The blockade of German east Africa coast goes into effect at midnight tonight, by order of TFT^Tiritlsh government. It is expect? ed that on Monday the premier will anrtounct) the details of the retalia? tory methods against Germany upon which the allies have agreed. It Is asserted that by March 15th a line Of British warships wlU be in a position to halt every ship bound for Ger? many. British Merchantshlp Torpedoed. Havre, Feb. 27.?A British mer chantship was torpedoed in the Eng? lish channel early today by a subma? rine off Saint Valery Sursemme. The ship may make port. Germans Losing around Verdun. Paris, F? b. 17.?/The Germans are again bombarding Arras and Sols sons. Arras is practically in ruins. The Belgians are shelling the Ger? mans near Ostend. The German* are losing heavily in infantry lighting around Verdun. German Submarine Sunk. Christi ana. fob, 17.?Wreckage that has come ashore near Christiana ?OOHM to confirm the report of the Mul ing of the famous German sub? marine!'?'J. Tvventy-llve were drown? ed. Russians Active in Prussia. Petrograd, Feb. 27.?A general re ?nat Of the (humans In Northern Po? land Is predicted as the result of the Russian capture of Przasnysz. The 'Russians cut through the German front and an pressing Steadily for ? ird into coal Prussia, Italy Wants War with Austria. Borne, Feb. 17,?A remarkable pa? triotic demonstration last night In the house of deputies indicates that Italy Is rapidly drifting toward war with Austria. The socialists started u counter demonstration against war. but were howled down. On To Constantinople. Paris, Feb. 17.??The allies' fleet nave penertated the Dardanelles to t P< mi opposite the ruins of Dardanus. fourteen miles from the entrance. The forrs made a feeble resistance. Three trains are being held to eonvey the tfultan and government Into Asia .Min? r, t Sc i ? dispatch >. ftrppclln Lost. Lome, Ft !>. 37. A Geilnau Seppe im wa i sit in a gale In Ihe Adriatic ses on Thursday. Twenty-elx were lost. The Kassian BPicU s? a SOjUad ron is reported to be trying to forci the llosphoruM end reach Constan? tinople from Ihe east. They are bombarding the Asiatic side. REPORTS ABE ENGQURAGIHfi. INDIC ATIONS ARK THAT SHIP? PING PROBLEMS MAY BE SITTLED. Ambassadors In German and English Capitals Say That Belligerent* are Willing to Settle Mutter of Neutral iRdte. Washington. Feb. 2C.?Fncouraging reports from both Ambassador Pa,<e at London and Ambasador Gerald at Berlin were received today concern Ing the attitude of Great Britain and Germany towards the latest American proposals for the safeguarding of neu? tral commerce and the unrestricted shipment of foodstuffs to the civilian population of belligerent countries. The United States does not expect Complete replies for several days. Germany's WtlllngnOf to make cor.? cessions and negotlato for an under? standing on the submarine, food and mine questions already has been made known informally and the United States expects a formal acquiescence in a day or two. London is under? stood to be divided on the merits of the suggestions. Some leading Brit? ish cabinet members are said to fa? vor in principle the American pro ; posals as a mean.) of solving the prob? lem with as little inconvenience to ' neutral countries as possible. Anoth j cr element is said to be impressed by the military value of further restrict? ing supplies to Germany. The exact nature of the American proposals stMl Is unknown because of the rigid reticence of oflicials here and abroad, but each day adds infor? mation on the subject. Briefly, tttif Much of the contents of the Ameri? can suggest Ions now has been con? firmed: ? The United States has asked that the previous rules of international lav with respect to the shipment by neu? trals of conditional contraband dor lined to civilian population, and not the belligerent forces of an enemy, remain unaltered. A system is suggested whereby t.reof cm he furaiiehfsd that tb*>?^ pllea will be used by the civilian pop? ulation. ? ' ' ' The removal of all lloatlng mine? by Germany as well as Great Britain ll proposed, except mittel used for protection of coast dofenftes and har ora, pilots to be Curnished to guide neutral ships through fields that re l lain. 1 *?'??'? ? n ? . ?. ' . Attention is called to' Germany's promise thnt if foodstuffs are not cle l lined when destined to her civilian population the submarine warfare on merchant ships will be abandoned. The American proposals do no', dwell on German submarine attacks j on enemy merchant ships, as the po? sition of the United States, it is un? derstood, would not permit Interfer? ence In this mode of warfare exeep* where the lives of neutrals are en dangered. Officials, however, assume that the promise made by Germany Of an intention to abandon such war? fare on merchant vessels and confine operations to those enemy Vessel! car? rying troops and munitions of war would be fulfilled, If foodstuffs were to be given unrestricted pasage to (lermany, WOMEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION. MoXtOan Gunboat Progresso Blown up by Borah-Shirty Killed. Galveeton, March I.?Thirty per? sons, Including live women were killed yesterday when the Mexican gunboat Progresso was blown up, supposedly by a bomb in the harbor of Progresso. This information reach? ed Galveston today. Cablegrams slate that the bomb WM evidently sent 11 oard in a package supposed to con? tain ice. * APPOINTMENTS BY SAWYER. New Comptroller General Fills sev? eral Places. Columbia. Feb. 87,?Caiiton W. Sawyer, Comtporller General, an? nounced tonight the following ap? pointments for his office: F. C. Kl more, Spartanburg, chief clerk; Miss Kate Maher, Barnwell, penlon clerk; .lohn s. O'Brien, Charleston, book? keeper; W, v. Sutherland, Columbia, auditing clerk, REFUSED BY ENGLAND. Scandinavian state.? Ship Proposal Turned Down. Paris, Feh, 28.- The Tempi says it l< nrns thai the p ? p .m.ii of the Bean ?i. i\ lau states tlii i tie v be permitted o ime warships :is convoys for mer? chant vessels sailing for Bngllsh ports has been refused by the British gov? ernment. SENATE WORKING FAST. _ DISPOSKS OF THREE OF BIG AP? PROPRIATION RILLS. Lower Rruneh Spends its Time in Pro? tracted Debate on General DeflclCIl cy Measure. Washington, Feb. 2G.?Congress worked away steadily today and to? night on its task of clearing up sup? ply bills which must be out of the way before adjournment on March 4. , The senate passed the naval bill, $152,000,000; the fortification bill, $G,000,000; and the diplomatic hill, $4,200,000; while the h< ido spent the (lay debating the general deficiency measure with interruptions now and J then to dispose of conference reports. I I The senate added about $8,000,000 j to the naval bill as it passed the house ?providing in the two battleship cr.n Estruction programme for five seu ; going submarines instead of one, ffir 16 instead of 11 coast defense subm.v-I rines, for a gunboat and a hospifal ship, and adding $1,000,000 for an armor plant and $500,000 for a p.'o 1 iectile factory. The fortification bill was passed I Without amendment, so it now goes i to the president for his signature. Some "$250,000 was added to the dip? lomatic bill and a paragraph calling on the president to collect from Cuba ?6,500,000, the expense of the Ame?l fcan army of pacification, was stricken j< at on a point of order. Th house agreed to most of the i senate amendments to the army bill but refused to accept several. Democratic and Republican lead? ers on both sides of the capitol h^ld informal conferences today on the legislative situation. Senator Simmons said if the Philippine bill and the : general dam bill could not be passed without prolonged debate, both would [have to be dropped. Difficulties of the majority leader.; have been Increased by the senate's Incorporation of the McCumber rural I credits bill in the agriculture appro? priation measure. It is understood nfcthe Democrats have about decided t > ! substitute for the McCumber amend? ment the Ilollis bill, regarded as an [.administration measure. House champions of rural credits said that while the McCumber amendment was not complete, they were willing to support it in order to get legislation I on the subject. The senate remained in session un? til late tonight debating a conference report on the seamen's bill. GALON MOTH IN BPARTANBtJRG, I City of Success to Have Ordinance Paralleling State Law on Liquor j Shipments. Spartanburg, Feb. 28.?The city of Spartanburg Is to have a "gallon a month ordinance" to conform in every respect with the State law re? cently passed by the South Carolina legislature, according to a statement given out yesterday by the city attor? ney. The ordinance has been drawn up and will be submitted to council Mon lay afternoon. The moat of the law and the ordinance is contained in the I following section: "It shall be unlawful for any in ' toxicating liquors or beverages to be I stored or kept In any place of busi? ness or club room or house in the city Of Spartanburg, whether for personal ; use or otherwise, and the liquor or 'beverage herein allowed to be import? ed, if stored, must be stored in the home or private room of the prcson 1 or persons ordering." The Statt; law goes into effect on March 15. and it Is supposed the or? dinance will become operative at the same time. The law will remove from all the clubs of the city the lock? er feature. A city official said today he re? garded the passage of the ordinance a foregone conclusion. WILL WORK AT HOME, Senator Smith to Have Offices III Florence. Washington, Feb. 25.?Senator Smith will close his Washington of? fice Wh 11 the present session Of Coil prress ends next w< ok, but he will not stt.n work on congressional matters, it having been learned here today that he will open offices I? Florence with hiti usual force In charge of the cler clal work. ITntll congress reconvenes Senator Smith will dispatch his mal and other matters from Florence In stead of Washington. I.tisitnnlfl Sails for England. New York, Fob, 27. The Cunan liner Lusltnnla sailed today for Fug land, carrying 186 passengers and ;, i 000 sacks oi" mail. Turkish Prisoners Say That Allied Fleet Will Capture Constantinople By Fifteenth of March. Residents of Capital of Turkey Are Panic Stricken and Are Fleeing to Asia Minor -May Set Fire to City, if it is Cap? tured?Roumanian Government Issues Order for Mobili? sation of All Reserves by March 13th Dutch Govern? ment Calls on All Officers Away on Furlough to Return to Colors at Once?Germany Denies Loss of Submarines French Endeavor to Break German Lines at Chan? le? Russian Offensive Pushes Germans Back. RESIDENTS ARE TERROR STRICK Flce from Constantinople by Thou? sands?Threaten to Sot Fire to City If Allies Capture It* London, March 1.?With the Anglo French fleet fifteen miles inside the Dardanelles, the British and French Hags flying over six of the reduced Turkish works, bombardment of the \ inner forts continues with unabated fury. Never before in the history of any operations land or sea has there been a cannonade of such fury as that which wrecked the Turkish forte on j the Asiatic and European sides of the I Dardanelles. Despite the efforts of Khe Turkish authorities to keep secret the success of the allies it has be? come known in Constantinople and panic is reported to reign there. Thousands of citizens are fleeing. The Turks threaten to set fire to the Turk? ish capital if it falls into the hands of the allies. Think* Fleet Will Take City. Toulon, March 1.?Turkish prison , eri captured in the Dardanelles were ; brought here on a French cruiser. I They declared today that the archives of the ottoman government had been removed to Asia-Minor in Janaarv They admitted that hundreds of their * omrades had been killed by the allied fleet and express the belief that the ! fleet will reach Constantinople by March 15th. Petrograd, March 1.?The German ? invasion of Poland north of the Vls I ; tula river appears to have been com f pletely shattered. The Russians arc j on the offensive along the entire front from the Nkmen to the Vistula deal? ing tremendous blows to the forces of von Hindenberg. Official reports re? ceived today record Russian success its in all sections. In some places the Germans have been driven back eleven miles. In the Przasnysz re j gion w here the troops of Grand Duke Nicholas have driven a wedge into the I German center and are advancing to? ward the east Prussian frontier again. Lhe Russians are capturing village* after village, taking from live to SOJ prisoner! in each. As a result of tbe fighting in the last five days more t'tftn eighteen thousand prisoners have CaJl '? en into Russian hands. Germans also ; lost many guns. Dutch Officers Recalled. The Hague. March 1.?All Dutch officers on furlough were today or i dered to rejoin their regiments. This j action was taken after a conference between the foreign minister and Queen Wilhelmina. Assassination in Lisbon. Lisbon, March 1.?Deputy Henrique Cardozo was assassinated while enter i ing Democratic club last night. The assassin, who was arrested, tired only one shot. The slayer is believed to , be a syndicalist. Paria, March 1.?Terrific efforts are being made by the French to break die Qerman lines in the Champagne district in order to force the retire? ment of the Kaiser's forces between the Alsne and Oise rivers. In the pasi five days at least thirty attacks have been made by the French against tlie German lines between Sounin and Rervor, north of Perthes. The Gor man armies lying in the angle forme?! by tn?? junction of Alans and Oise will ? iHinuc to be ;, menace to Paris un? til they arc forced to retire. Paris, March I.? French .marines v. > re placed on the American steamer Deels .it Brest today to relieve for ac? tive duty the sailors of the cruiser that captured her. information was given out by ministry marine toda) that Fiance will refuse to recognise EN. Germans Driven Back, trench Making Drive. French llohl Dada. the legality of the transf ttf the Da cia's registry. A definP , mounce ment to this effect wil ? be made until the sitting of th * .e court at 1 rest this week. ^ Roumanian Rcsei :? o Mobilize. Paris, March 1. * classes of Roumanian rcser' were ordered, mobilized by Mar th, according to a dispatch from Bucharest. Have Lost no Submarines. Berlin, March 1.?Not a single Ger? man submarine has been lost under sea warfare against Great Britain and France, asserted the admiralty today. Reports from the French and British sources that from two to six submarines had been destroyed since the blockade was declared are wholly untrue. Lnibargo on Food Shipments to Ger? many. London, March 1.?The British government today proclaimed an em ! hargo on all food intended for Ger? many. Bangor, Wales (via London), Feb. tt.?The chancellor of the exchequer, David Loyd-George, made a pointed 'reference to the United States in a speech here today. . "If Germany is triumphant over iIiis country," he said, "she would be practically dictator of the world. And where," he asked, "could weithen lock to a chivalrous country to protect us ?to America? "If countries like France and Rus? sia, with huge armies, and we, v. ith the me?t powerful navy In the world, could not face this terrible machine, how could America step in? It would be more than America could do to defend her interests in her own continent. America is more unready than we were." The chancellor then tool; up the liquor and industrial questions. "The government has wide powers to deal with the drink question and it menus to use them," declared Mr. Lloyd-George. The chancellor said a small minority <d the workmen In the armament factories had refused to work a full week because of the lure of drink. The government would use its pow? ers discreetly and In a spirit of mod? eration, Mr. Lloyd-George asserted, but 'fearlessly." He was sin e the "pub? lic would support whatever action was taken and allow no indulgence to interfere with the country's prospects in the war. "The war," he said, "is to be won or lost by the engineers. We need men hut we need arms more than men and "very day ol delay is full of peril to the country. For one reason or an? other we do not get the assistance we have a right to expect from our work? shops. Industrial differences are In? evitable, but we can not afford them I now. "It Is intolerable that the lives of Britons should be imperiled for the sake of a farthing an hour. During I war governments should have the 1 power of settling difficulties so that, werk shall go mi. If men are en? titled to more money the government should give it. I do not beiieve the parties involved will refuse to Com? ply With the urjent command of the government that there stlOU.d be o.o ! delay." j Expressing confidence In the out* c me of the war. the chancellor said ihe people ol the c >untry hardly real? ized yet the Importance of the strug? gle in which they were engaged and warned them that victory could not be j v. on wil tout a long struggle. He de? clared that while England had en? rolled the largest volunteer army ever gathered in any country or In any century i. ought to be larger stilt 1 A license to marry has been granted l to Mr. 11 s. Neebttt and Miss If amis 'Ncsbitt of Shlloh,