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*i t:* hm\i.i ? \< i si: m>ii sink in?. <>i i tut ? n> i.i iimw w mimiiiv ?^rti'jnl i? 1 h I v ... i? Y\ 'ii be 1 \ v No: offered h> Im?? mm 1 ????? hi:.mi?isigo nfl HImnm \*1 n Hi ?IkMI i i < oiltlUblUif. Washington. Mmnli 11 ---Unlcy* tin German |o\rrnmont voluntavtly oflci > to make reailtutmn for the destruc tlon of the Arm riciln ship Frye, sunk by the converted cruiser Prtn? Eitel Friedrich In the aouth Atlantic ami ??Npressea regret for the ?ci urrenc strong protest will be mude by tb United States with a request for ref ? ration. N ? announcements concerning the case probably will he made by oftl clals until after an investigation has been complete I President Wtloon atsted todsv thut s searching impili . mould be conducteil. official* were unanimous in their opinion- -and It was ?banal larnc l\ b| diplomatists, too?that the c< nri..n der of the Prlnx KIM had im ii?bt to aink the Frye. It was BenadfltMil probable bv the ofTlclals that tho tin man government would admit* the error of the 'naval commander end agree to make the usual reparation. Home officials though bufflcb n1 amends, after the payment of dam? ages, would tie th" cnurtmartiallnjrof the German officer. U was made clear at the state de? partment that whatever aetbm taken as a result of the sinking of the > would be entlrelv disassociated from question* arising out of the entr> into en American port of the Prinz I 'it el The vessel could, therefore, depart, leaving th* question of the destruc? tion of the American ship to be set? tled through diplomatic channels. Uapt. Hov-Kd. naval attache of the Herman embaasy. It was understood here, haa gone to Newport News to confer with the captain of the Prtni Xitel and obtain a sworn statement of the facts for the German govern? ment. Cept. Kiehne of the Frye has been asked by the treasury department to keep the members of the crew to? gether, so that all the testimony nec? essary for diplomatic correspondence may be gathered. The captain prob? ably will come to Washington Satur? day and give a personal statement re? garding the sinking of his ship. Examination of precedents In In? ternational law revealed to state de? partment ofTlclals that the general rulee of maritime practice have pro? hibited the destruction of a neutral vessel under the clrcumstsnces In which the* Frye was found bv the Prins Eitel. Msny argument have hcen urged from Urne to time against the destruc? tion of neutral veaaels and when In doubt American naval commanders have been cautioned always to dismiss the vessel. It ass aald in official (iuarters that the American government took note of the fsct that American cltiiens hy their enforced presence ,.n board a Herman cruiser for more than a month had been MhJOOJlOd t<> unnec? essary riaka and that this probably would be >ne ot the points In the correspondence which is certain to develop between the United sttaes and Germany. That the Frye was carrying wheat and no other kind of cargo has been established In official reports Tin German commander claims that as the wheat was consigned to order" and bound for Kngland, it therefore could be presumed to be contraband. The fact that the cargo v\as sold while In transit to a lintish firm would not. In the opinion of 00 ia!s alter the necessity In rise of cap? ture for bringing the "argo Into porl for adjudication. The United States government has repeatedly maintained that the de. atruction of a neutral vessel In mari? time war is not Justified alom- by the presence ot contraband aboard. al? though the Ch irac tei of the cargo, that Is. if confessedly contraband, such as urms ami ammunition, would t?* a controlling footer in dec iding the case. Moreover the German government has given assurances that It would not detain foodstuffs destined to ihc civilian population of ar/ enemy. Although there i? no definite set of rules governing the destruction of neutral vessels carryim; contraband, the naval codes of the principal poo - ers caution their commanders not to destroy a nciiii.il s . I unless carr\ Ing a cargo oinpmslv contraband and certain of condemnation and then ?*nly In case recapture i?> the enemy Is Imminent Of when it is impossible through lock ot nmi or prise crew to send the prise to a home port. The American naval rules provide for the destruction ol m< epeinj, ship nfter taking off crew ami pa isomer but 4hi? latest opinion of the United Sthtee naval war co||?a: add-, it a seised neutral \ ? s*<d c an not lo, any reason be brought Into port fig ml Indication it should be dlaanlasoi.'' Navy uml state department Olllcie! \vs in: Tiion.iM <'Aiti.o 01 WM. IV I KVI WAS (o\m\. BAJfU Off1 w \u. < . pultl l'ONSCMlS Nl 1*ui B \)>hut:t tinn in \\ i'itliiK?(?oimau A im lila'. r l i:;J*er Will < ?? Hl *m.?u a* Soon a Bcpalr?. 4i ffj M;.de. Newport Nf?;i, \'a., Mar? h It.? Cl mmandi r Thlerlchens of the Oer? mail converted erulaer Prlnrt Bltel Friedrich, which late today went into dn <i?>i-k for repairs, submitted two statements tnmght to CuatonM Col leotot Hamilton of this port. Ont stated bis raaiOIII fOf sinking in ?OUth Atlantic waters .lununry S$, last, the American sailing ?hin Wil? liam R Prys aad with her cargo of 5,200 tons of wheat consigned to ; Queenslown. The other related to I the length of time that will DC 1*0? quired to repair his ship. Collector Hamilton announced hOI regarded the communications as state papers and that he would forward them to Washington. It was learned, however, that the commander of th. German ship frankly has Stated to the American government officials that he Bank the American ship Frye because he regarded her cargo OS Con? traband of war. in thi itatoionl rotating to the re? pair! necessary on the Ebel Friedrich, it wus believed the German coin* mi.i tub r dee lured tllO vessel could be made seuworthy within a few days or a week at moru. Whether he stated in the communication that he wished to depart as soon as Ameri? ca* naval authorities could pass on repuirs that aro to be made, was not disclosed. The German commander previously made it clear, howovnr, that it was not his intention to intern his ship. Ah to the condition of the Eitel Frledrlch's engines and ballon he reported that whereas she had boon making 18 knots an hour at the be? ginning of her campaign against enemy merchant ships she scaioel) dared make 12 when vhe reached American waters early Wednesday morning. After the German cruiser went into dry doek tonight she discharged the crewa of British, French and Rus? sian ships she had sunk, having re? leased the American crew in the af? ternoon. The French crews left to night for New York. A few* Uussianr went with them. The British ere - plan to return to England on British ?hips laden with horses from this port. , Commander Thlorlchens assured officials here that neither he, officers still had under consideration tonight the length of time to hf allowed the 1 q in? Kllel P)|0Allot! to make repairs at Newport KOWI and the disposition to be mude of her pi Isoners. The first point will pi decided after American naval constructor makes an Investigation of the repairs needed to render the vessel seaworthy. The release of the prisoners will depend somewhat on the represen? tations which muy be made to the UnilOd Ktlaes by the various embas? sies or legations who have nationals aboard. As yet no communications have been received by the stute de? partment from any of the foreign Kovernments concerned. Ponding a determination of these Iquestions, Bear Admiral Heetty or the Norfolk navy yard formally re? quested the commander of the Print BttOl not to not the ship's radio ap? paratus while in port and i?.?t to al? low the officers, crew or prisoners on shore without permission of the col? lector of customs, to which the Ger? man captain agreed. Bear Admiral Beatty after his con? ference sent the following message to Secretary l>aniels: ' Bequest concerning wireless re? ceived. Acted accordingly. Am wait? ing for Newport News Shipbuilding Companys statement, about probable lime needed for neeevsarv repairs. Shall inform you as soon as possible." I'. J. Gauntlet, representing the Shipbuilding company, asked Secre? tary l>annis whether the navy depart? ment had any objection to the dockinc of the Prim Kite). Mr. Daniels said the department d!d not object. Tn<- Question ot the roleaoc of the prisoners is to be decided within a day or two. Those not liable to military service probably win bo released, but they will not Ix- at liberty to enter the United states until they have sat? isfied the immigration regulations Others, it is believed, will be paroled. If t he Bun/. Bltel is interned her Ol - fuels and ciew aim. will be Interned and her prisoners released uncnndl i tonally. Theos questions were refored for .tn opinion i" the neutrality board, nmpoood of James Prown Scott nnd ? a pt, Knapp nnd Co pi. ( >b\ er ol t he liu?e,| Htutes na\\. Their reporl t<> the state department has not yet been dpproved, All reports of the neutral Ity hoard are of tn advisory character im ??? to the approval of the state leartsnent. and until decision is an i meed I heir nature is not dlsvloaod. or men ol lh? Kltel Friedrich would set fool on American soil except on official business. He made this state? ment to Collector Hamilton after stating thai it was his intention not to intern his m'u;i in Newport News ship j ui\l tonight | the released ration of llrltiah ships, nl'ter receiving their Kite, marched : ? street cars, einging "Tlppcrary." Cemmander Thleiichem agreed late today to deiner in writing to Ihe American government) through the eolleetor of the port here, his explana-, tlon and reasons for sinking in the south Atlantic ocean the American sailing ship William P, Frye. He also j agreed! atter Collector Hamilton had boarded the German merchant ma? rine destroyer and submitted neutral? ity requirements of the Washington government) to communicate nn esti? mate of the time required t<> repair hia ship, at the same time stating that it was his desire not to intern his ves? sel hut to proceed as soon as the nec? essary repairs could be made. ; To the rennest of the Washington I government* that he land here the I crews of the captured and sunken vessels and such passengers as could [comply with Immigration regulations, the Herman commander gave assent. 1 The crew of the American ship 'Frye was landed late in the after I noon und arrangements a?ere made 1 for taking off later tonight the crews of British, French and Russian ships gunk in the southern sea. The Eitel Fredrieh herself steamed into the Newport Xewa ship yard and went into dry dock, w here experts be? gan an examination of her condition, j Held on hoard wi re about 7"> third class passengers of the French steam* .er Floride, refused admission by im I migration ii.spectors on the ground of ineligilibity. Consuls itt the nations represented among the passengers will arrange as soon as possible for their departure to Ellis Island, New I York, and for their deportation. The crew of the Frye was taken to the customs house and made sworn statements of circumstances attend? ing the sinking of the ship January 28 last off the river Platte. Collector Hamilton prepared a joint summary of conditions which the members*of the crew signed, to be forwarded to l , Washington tomorrow. They were 1 not mude public. j Collecfor Hamilton said tonight that till the testimony was in line with the details given by Capt. Klehne, master Of the ship, who has said that his ship ' was blown up with her cargo of w heat for Queenstown, after the crew had boon warned to board the German j cruiser. , Two members of the Frye's crew 'remained on-the Eitel Friedrich. They were German subjects. Charles Frank and Hubert Kogge, who were held by Commander Thlerlchens because of eligibility for service In German arms. These men made no request to come to American soil) wllllngl} remaining on hoard the Eitel Friedrich, and were pressed into service. Members of the crew of the Wye and officers of other sunken ships to I i night revealed more thrilling stories of ihe Bite! Friedrich's cruise. Capt. J. Wedgewood of the British steamship Wilerby, sunk February 20, described how he narrowly missed sinking the Kltel Friedrich. "The German ship was almost on . us before we discovered her," said I Capt. Wedgewood. "We were going full speed ahead and the Friedrich was J coming full Speed) about to ram us j broadside. 1 swerved and tried to claw around her. but the Friedrich {also swerved toward nur stern. In J staut ly I saw my chance to nun her ? and gave the order: 'Reverse the en? gines; and give 'em hell for all you're ' worth!* "We were soon going full speed .astern and it seemed wo could not fall to strike. We saw men and women I wildly motioning. Uttle did I know (that there were British, French and Russian prisoners aboard. 1 only thought of the chance to ram and sink ! the. enemy. But the Fatol Friedrich j missed the crash by only a few yards." "Yea,*' spoke up A. E. Dobbing, mas? ter ol the British Ship Ada Short, which had been sunk two days be? fore, "and while you were doing that, I was leaving through one of the i Friedrich's portholes, sure you were fOlng i?? hit us." Jack Macey, one uf the crew of the Frye, told of the sinking of the French steamer Floride. '?gho was full of wines and you should have seen her burn. The Friedrich scooted, for she was afraid of the glare and had heard tin- wireless of British warships not far away." "We sighted :;s neutral ships but not one was spoken by the Eitel Friedrich," mid Capt. Krlng nf the British sunken sailing ship Inverooe. "Every time a neutral ship appeared, we all were put lielow hatches When wc wore approaching the Virginia Capes we were in the hatches and I lerman of Heers said to us: " 'Don't be frightened. I f n Frit ish cruiser sights us. stay down below, We'll return her lire nil our mast* bead sinks." ^ ben < 'oilertor I himlliou w eni !il?onrd t he Kltel Friedi It !? Ihe ru ?l - . Ireakud bull and blackened smoke ! ktucks of the cruiser concealed a con? tract of gay spirits that even the Stiff regime of wartime discipline emild not repress. When utUccrti came on 3cck from tlx* banquet table of the captain, who was celebrating nls birthday, ihere was no sign ol ratlguc. Behind th< black ahleds that conceal the (.raiser's guns tin crow were polish? ing the shining breeches. The deck ?Uber in Iiis worn but 11 eat uniform swung back and forth and everything bore out the. captain's curt reminder to strangers who wished t<> board: "This is a warship. We can not per? mit visitors." "For my part," said one of the) ship's doctors, "I Wish wc were out j 'again. We could put a few more of jthem to the bottom at least." Then I his eyes that had been angrily staring at a Union Jack farther up the river j filled With tears. j "Seven ami a half months at sea," said the big bavarian, "and I don't even know whether my wife and lit? tle girl in Munich are alive. And rny two brothers, officers? j Then he added: "War is not schoon j (pretty)." I When the crew of the Frye left their prison ship cheers were given the German sailors. The cruise of the Eitel, which one officer declared today to be the j longest ever made by a ship of war, was crossed by a web of Wireless mes? sages that had to go unanswered, ac? cording to one of the crew, j The one message that made us ; laugh was to hoar wo were sunk I again," continued the physician ; "When we were in the Pacific we heard we were sunk off Patagonia. When we rounded the Horn we heard I that we had been lost in the South ' China sea." Other periods of "listening in" gave I life saving tips to the fugitive ship, ' it was explained. "We were after a big British sail ing vessel." the sailor continued, when we heard the Karlsruhe talk? ing to us. 'Keep off,' she said, 'ene? my warships; I'll get the English ' man.' i "So wo went away," the sailor said, j"and the Karlsruhe got her." Controversy arose today over the ! papers of the destroyed American ship j Frye Collector Hamilton, in the name jof the government, asked that they be j surrendered by Commander Thierich jens of the Eitel Friedrich. The Ger? man commander said he wishes to re? tain the originals nnd would give Collector Hamilton copies. Late to? night the German commander had not decided what he would do. "In Justice to the German comman? der," said Collector Hamilton, 'I wish to say that he has mad? no objec i tlon to giving a copy of the Frye's } papers, but has insisted that the oiig I inal should go to the prize court as ? vidence of his uction in destroying the Americap ship. I have sought to ^convince him that a copy would do ins well. Commander Thierichens )w? j the question under consideration." Alter his interview with Comman . der Thierichens, Collector Hamilton said: "The German commander told me [that he had the Eitel Friedrich ex? amined by Specialists Of the Newport ; News shipyard and after dockage ex? amination would submit an estimate of the time that would be required to repair her. He said that it was his Intention to repair and proceed; that it was not his intention to in? tern. He said further that he would .submit reasons ami circumstances for sinking the American ship Frye." Capt. II. It. Kiehne of the Frye, owing to necessity lor taking care of his crew, was unable to leave to? night for Washington. He will ap? pear before custom officials in Wash? ington Saturday morning. Tonight crews of the sunken Brit? ish, French and Russian ships were released. Arrangements are being ! made to send the French crews to ! New York. Most of the British and j Russians Will man si ip* loaded here iwith horses for England. MKS. W. A. IUCHBURG DEAD. Matron of Suinmerton Dies After Long Illness. The Rev. S. (>. Cantoy, pastor of the Methodist church at Abbeville, passed through Col um bis last night on his I way to Summerton. to attend the fu ; neral today of his sister. Mrs. W. A. Rlchhurg. Mrs. Bichburg died yester? day morning. She is survived by her husband and four children, by her father and mother and by four sis tors and six brothers. This is the first death in the family. Mrs. Bichburg had been >n for several months.? Columbia State. Waycross, <Ia.. March l).?Going on a rampage after a quarrel Henry ReatCl.baugh, With a shot gun. kill? ed W. H, Hunt?r. seriously wounded Samuel Brady, and suicided at Dick? inson, thirty inibs west today, Man> farmers around Sumter be? gun planting their coin this week und others have the land prepared and expect In plant as soon as the v. eat li< i gets a little w armer. CIVIC LEAGUE RKPORT. Annual Report ?>i tue City Nurse for the seventh Year. Kliding February I at. February the firsf marl.:; the end o? lh<; seventh year <d the Civic League nurse work, it i-^ with pleasure that the committee in charge of it Is abl< t<? report that tin- work in::; gone 01 uninterruptedly for the past twelve months. Miss Antonia Gibson 11. N., of Sumter, continues to hold the po? st; ion of city nurse, and lias been con? tinuously at her post except two weeks' vacation granted her in mid summer and two days in the fall, al? ways allowed her to attend the State Graduate Nurses' Association. Sh< reports lor the year: Number of patients, 200. Number of visits, 1!,7*i3. Number <>f births, it. Number of deaths, X. Number of tubercular patients, 10. Number of tubercular deaths, 5. These 2,70:1 visits paid by our nurse to the homes of the indigent are an nsset to our community which we \ cannot value In money and which outweighs many times over trm $964.51 which it has cost us. She I goes into these homes not only as a I specialist to give the benefit ot her training, but as a friend whose mor , al intluence is great, as a teacher of I sanitation and right living and as a counseler to be relied on. Civic clubs ! often contend that district nursing is ? philanthropy and without the scope of civic endeavor; but this contention is i w rong for district nursing is the con? servation of human life, it tends to? wards the preservation of the health I of the community, lighting not only disease but the spread of it and ' teac hing prevention of it. "What ' philanthropy there is in the' scheme j is only a by-product, and Improve* ' ment of living conditions the main object sought after. The report on typhoid fever cases 1 for the year is distressing, showing 8 cases from February 1, 1911 to Feb? ruary 1, 1915, while for the same pe? riod last year there were but 2. Sum , ter, however, was not responsible for all these cases, only three were con , tracted in the city, the live others ?were brought here ill from other \ places. In two instances epidemics j were threatened from cases contract , ed elsewhere and only hard work and contsant care on the part of the city nurse with the aid of the city j health department averted them. One ! was a mother and baby who were ' brought here ill from Augusta and visited in a locality in town where j lack of sewerage made their pres j ence a menace to the neighborhood; ) the other a little girl who contracted : the disease in the country and was [ brought back to a home near the city t water works which was without sew Jerage. No cause was ever discovered i for the three cases contracted local I ly; the use of bottled goods shipped \ here from other points has been sug I gested as a possible cause. The nurse further reports that mor , tality among babies ia greater where j they are fed on condensed milk, only j one not fed on it dying this year. The death rate among the tubercu? lar patients continues high as the ne? groes conceal having the disease until It Is too late to do more than make their end comfortable. The white patients are much better about re I porting their trouble, all the cases j among them are known, it is thought, and so cures are effected. It is grati? fying to report the progress of the case for which the assistance of the public was asked In the fall. The pa? tient, a young man, was having high j temperature, expectorating freely and i having night sweats. Now he has I none of these symptoms and has ap I parently been cured by the use of j tuberculin which was bought with funds from the Anti-Tuberculosis As? sociation. He is regaining his strength and hopes very shortly to go to work. Very much of the charity of the town is done through the nurse, who is glad to direct it and who ! uses judgment and discretion in dis? pensing supplies sent her for that j purpose. Her office In the basement^ I of the court house is also a depot of supplies to which one may send any] time anything useful in tending the sick or equipping the well. One 1 family, who was absent from town for 'four months, directed its man to take J out under the direction of the city ; nurse all the milk from the cow dur? ing that period. Money handed the nurse by Individuals or societies is; used by her for fuel, ice, washing, : medicines, and nourishment for pa? tients. Chapter :\ of the Fpiscopal Guild raises money to assist the nurse In her work sind has used this fund for buying wood since Christmas. The Phtlathea class of the First Baptist Church has recently been giving $2.Ott per month to be used by the nurse for I her patients. Individuals have given about $25.00 during the year for that purpose. Realising the importance to the town of the nurse work the Sun? day school of the Presbyterian church raised al Christmas and gave $60.Oil to the Civic League to be applied to Ihe nurse's salary, and a large amount of clothing and groceries. The meetings of the mothers' Club I inaugurated by the League In May have been a force lor good, tlie nurse finding thai Improvement in' condi? tions followed the talks at these meeting*. Seven meetings were he'd in the summer and fall and they will be resumed shortly. The colored women of the town through their federated c?ui? have continued their good work of former years, taking tare of the sick, furnish? ing medicine, food, clothing and nursing and reporting cases to the city nurse. The City Health department has throughout the year willingly eoogcr* ated with the nurse work and baa shown a readiness to help that has been appreciated by the city nurse and the Civic League. In the manageme nt of the financial end of this work the committee In ( barge has exercised every care and lias seen to it that the money col j lectcd from the people of Sumte: has gone as far as was DOOatble Since August collections have been very j small and the question of making lends meet has been a predominating one. A save of $5.00 per month has been made on oflico rent, as the ! County Commissioners have permit? ted the city nurse to occupy a Vacant j room in the basement of the court ! house and she moved into this last i June. The salary paid the nurse is $75 per month. Receipts and ex? penditures have been as follows: Receipts. ' Forward. 10H.$230.07 i Collections. CIS.70 Nurse's services. 62.05 I Bumtcr county $10 per I month. 120.00 Interest. 2.01 Total.$1,089.43 Expenditures. Nurse's salary.?900.00 i Commissions on collections 21.25 ! Rent, 4 months. 2'J.OO Drugs. 15.91 Bicycle repair. ?.50 Sundries. 4.85 Total.$964.51 On hand Feb. 1.$124.92 ARM IDA MOSES, Secretary and Treasurer, Nurse De? partment, Civic League of Sumter. ROARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Gent. Manning Announced Appoint? ments Today. Columbia, March 13.?Qov. Man ? hing today appointed the newly cre I ated State board of public accountants as follows: C. C. Fishburne, of Co {lumbia, three year term; J. Herts j Brown, of Spartanburg, two year term; G. B. Walton, of Anderson, one year term. The duty of the board is to examine and certify public account i ants. Plant Exchange Day. The City Betterment committee of ! the Civic League will hold, a plant ! exchange day, at the Hampton street school on March 18th. The purpose ; of this plant exchange Is to enable , all those wishing for plants to obtain them free of cost. Will all who have gardens notify this committee so that the plants can i be called for on the morning of the 18th. j There are so many plants that j should be separated, chrysanthemums Shasta daises, golden glow, Phlox, verbena, vincas, cannas, and many others. Plants will be taken to the Hamp? ton street school grounds and tho committee will distribute them from i 4 o'clock until 6.30 p. m. Those having plants to donate will notify Mrs. Agnes M. Bogin, chair? man committee, Mrs. Edgar Hayns? worth, Mrs. S. C. Baker, Mrs. Ferd Levi, Miss Mamie Hughson, Mrs. Hubble, Miss Minnie Barnett. The committee will appreciate any interest you may take in this civic work. _ Mr. R. B. Belser s article on the harmful results that will follow tho unnecessary restriction of farm credits is being discussed from one end of the State to the other. Cur Foreign Advertising is in Charge oi Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C, sol,citing offices: New York?US K. 29th Si.E. L. Ciould Chicago?4M AdverUslsf Mdc..W. B. Porcber Detroit?Hole) Tuller.U Wlnu St. bouts?L6O0 Central NsiL Bank Uldtf.. M. K. (iammna Nashville?161 8th Ave. \..J. M. Riddle. Jr. \tlnuci-We? lej Memorial Blds...J. B. Keoufh Uhevilie, K. C.?421H Main bl.O. H. I.iiron Philadelphia?1421 Arch tM . _A. O'Deslel Richmond, Vs.?Murpl y Hotel...J. W . Li son DEATH toVER RAT CORN Urst rat and mice exterminator made. Kills?|Uicklj :Uid absolutely without odoi . MuiiualtteK?thus preveattag deeompoKi lion. Bettor tbaa il l th? traps I u iti? \v.<i Id. In-Wt on ?emUne HAT CORK. ,?Oj . i| dealers or by mall. j>ost I'Uld. BOTANICAL MFC. CO. 4th ? Rae* Sf.. Philadelphia, Pa,