Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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n mid mthmn. WATCmiAN, Established April, ISM. 'Be Jut and Fear not?Bet an the en da Thou Atms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth'*." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, ISM. Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. BTJMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1916. Vol. XL. No. 17 GERMANS Gl IN POLAND Claim to Have Captured l9000 Prisoners ?nd Seven Machine Guns. Russians Say Th?'i Spring Floods Have Hindered Their Oper? ations in the Carpathians - Claim to Have Captured 8,000 Austro-Germsai Prisoners-German Aeroplanes Attack English Coast Towns, But Flees When Persued?Aus? triaca Have Made Progress in Galicia. FX(.LAM>S \l*ol.OGV \(<KrTI I). ? bile Agrees to Accept Apology ISf Deetmctlon of Dresden. Santiago. April If.?-It woe officially asnounced today that Chile will ac? cept iba apology of Greet Britain for sinking the Oerman cruleer Dresden Im Chilean wattrs ?wuhsu hteamkr sink. Nine of (Hi Were Drowned Wueu rtbtp Waa Torpedoed. Aberdeen. April 1? -The Swadlah steamer Folke wae aunk off Peter haad today. Nine of the cresr were drowned. It la bsllaved the ship was torpedoad. Fremd? Continue Offensive. Parle, April II.?Renewing their offensive to opan tha way for an at? tack on tha Germans at Lille, the French and Biitiah are attacking be? tween Arras and Labaasee. attempting to gain control of tha Arras-Lille rail? way. Extensive tnlniig operations are varied with aevere art llery and fierce 1; fan try attacks. Near Notre Dame de Lerette and Ablaln St. Nasalrc, north of Arras, th?j French have seis? ed laany Gtrman trenches, destroying others with artillery and mines. Flghtta* continues In too Woevre district where there la great aerial ac? tivity. A German aeroplane was shot ?own Thursday north of Ypree. - Aaatrtane Advance in Galicia. ?tenna, April 1? (OfAclal)The Auatriana advancing from the D?na )ec river drove the Russians in wes? tern Galicia back twelve to twenty five miles at various points. The Aus triana have crossed the Blela river at Cleekowice, cutting the Tarnow-Gry bow railroad which was used by the Russians in sepplylng their troops at Dukla Pass. A hard battle is immi? nent on the plains between the Biela end Ropa rivers. Tau be Attacks England. London. April If.?A Taube Ger? man aeroplane today dropped bombs upon Faversham and Slttlngbourne. No material damage was done. The taube fled toward Queeneborough and Sheerness. with a British aeroplane in pursuit. It la reported the taube was shot down near Hast-Church. Thousand Kassiane Captured. Berlin. April 1? (Official).?Over a thousand Russians, and seven ma? chine guns have been captured near Xalawaria. northern Poland. Other? wise the eastern situation Is unchang? ed. At the weat the fighting between the Meute and Moselle rivers was con? fined to artillery yenterday. Fighting Was resumed south of Lorette holght lsst night. Near <>*?tend and Nleuport some of the allies' destroyers bom? barded the Germans but were quickly silenced. Aviators are active, throw? ing bombs behind the German font Freiberg waa also vlsted where sever? al civilians were killed and wound.? I BALDWIN iihTTH ORDER. laromsntlve Works to Purnl?h Twenty Mllllou Worth of War Material. New York, April 17.?it is reported today that the Baldwin locomotive works have received Stiers for twen? ty mllll' n dollar* worth of war ma? terial 1 |M details of the order are unavailable. GFRMANs < I AIM Mini l?\M\(.l Say That Krppclln Haiders Did Serloti? Damage on I okIi-.Ii lnun. Berlin. April 17.?The official st.it.> ment declares that serious damage to KnglfMl towns und district! wnn In? flicted by the Zeppelin raids, but thnt the British authorities are suppressing the news of the real results. DIG WAR OltDFRS. Ramie < ontrseirt for Immense tjuau title** of Ammunition. Washington. April 17.?it was learned today that thirty million of file sUty-?\s million dollar order glv en by Russia to the American Loco? motive Company for war material will be sublet. The New York Alrbrako, Weatlnghouso Electric and tho Gen? eral Electric companies come in for gu.xi portions. The contract will stand good oven though hostilities cease long before the delivery is com? pleted. It is known that other large war material orders are pending. BELLIGERENTS ARE EXHAUSTED - Ja|>anc*c Premier Predict* That End off European War Must Come Soon. Tokio. April 17.?Hostilities will soon have to come to an end in the Europeap war because of the exhaus? tion of the belligerents, according to a statement by Count Okuma, the Japanese Premier today in addressing an audience of Journalists. Kam of German Bombs. Petrograd, April 17.?Violent fight? ing continues in the Carpathians. The German? near the Narew river, Po? land, have developed aerial activity on a scale hitherto unknown in the east? ern war. Whole flotillas of German flying machines arc bombarding the towns and villages in the Russian lines, dropping a perfect rain of bomb*. Deep nr ud and melting snows are hindering troop movements. Bombard Danlaiidles Forts. Constantinople. April 17.?The al? lies' warships in the Gulf of Saros are again shelling the Turkish works on the Gulf of Galllpoli. They bom? barded Bulatr, but did no serious damage. One hostile ironclad which was struck by Turkish shells, caught Are, and returned in tho direction of Tenedos. French Attack Turks. Paris, April 17.?A French cruiser supported by hydroplanes on Friday bombarded the works at El Arlsh and the camps of the Turkish troops con? centrated there. Gorman Official War Report. Berlin. April 17 (Official).?French attacks near Fliroy have been ro pulsed. The Germans lost a small point of support on the south slope of the Lorette heights northwest of 1 Arras yesterday. The English used grenades and asphyxiating bombs east of Ypres. The Germans have storm? ed and captured a group of French fortitlcations northwest of Perthes. A French counter attack failed in its object. The Germans have captured a French position northwest of Urbeis in the Vosges, taking prisoners, but later evacuated the position as use? less. A German aviator shelled Greenwich, near London. At the east ti e situation is unchanged. COUNTIES WISH T^) MERGE, I?\iugton and Rlehland Petition to l'.? Allowed to Combine. Columbia. April 16.?Consolidation of besingt on ami Rlehland counties is OOntemplated in petitions w hich N. w. BfOOker and others purpose putting in circulation, praying tho governor to order a reference of the question to the electors concerned. Mr. BfOOkOT has the matter under discussion with the directors of the Columbia Cham? ber of Commerce. In order to procure tho desired ? Itctlon. the signatures must be ob? tained of one-third the Qualified elec? tors of the two counties. Should a majority vote In favor of tho project be cast at stu b election tho consoli? dation would b?- assured. CJABQUN Is SOLICITOR. Snpreme Court Settles Controversy ill Twelfth Circuit. Columbia. April It.?Tho Supreme Court today held L. M. OasmiM to be the legal solicitor of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. L B, Singh ton claimed that be had been appointod for four years by former Governor 131 ease. Gasquo was elected in 11U4 and Singleton refused to give up the omse. DUTCH STEAMER SUNK. KATWYK TORFBDOED WHILE A I j ANCHOR IN* NORTH SKA. Sinking of Vessel Consigned to Dutch Government Had no Connection with Gcrmun-Engllsh Marine Wnr faro?Dutch Demand Explanation. London, April 15.?The Netherlands steamer Katwyk, Baltimore for Rot? terdam, was torpedoed last night while anchored seven miles west of the Hinder lightship in the .North i sea. I The crew of U3 was saved and taken I to Flushing, according to a Router's dispatch. The dispatch quoted the men as saying as they rowed away they saw the periscope of a submarine? which quickly disappeared. The Katwyk sank 15 minutes af?$j ter the explosion. Re liter's Amsterdam correspondent says the Katwyk had been lying et anchor for 15 minutes when torne, doed. The correspondent's message from the Hook of Holland declares that all the ship's lights were burning at the time of the attack. After the torpedo struck the Katwyk caught Are and only the ship s papers could be saved. The Amsterdam Telegraaf, com? menting on the occurrence, says: "We must expect that the German government will, without loss of time, bo made responsible for this severe violation of the rights of neutral powers. The talk of there being ni? trates among cargo of grain or that the ship was about to be chartered by the British government can not now be discussed. The plain fact is that a Dutch ship, chartered by the Dutch government, has been torpedoed off the Dutch coast by a state pretending to maintain friendly relations with the Netherlands. How many similar proofs of friendship must we receive before we declare we prefer open jenmity?" The Rotterdam Massbod says: "It is quite impossible to establish a connection between the sinking oi Katwyk and the commercial war be? tween England and Germany, even In its bitterest form. While the ac? tions of German submarines former? ly were regarded as a rcgretable con? sequence of the general rules by bel? ligerents a similar Interpretation no J longer is possible, if the facts thus I tar available are true as to the sink 1 ing of the Katwyk. GRAVE INCIDENT. Sinking of Katwyk Considered Very Important at The Hague. The Hague (via London).?April 15. ?The sinking of the Dutch steamer Katwyk is considered here the gravest incident of the submarine warfare as it directly affects the Dutch govern? ment, to which the cargo of grain on board tho steamer was consign? ed. While awaiting further details of the torpedoing of the Katwyk, the ministerial departments discussod the matter today but declined to make a statement. WILL MAKE REPORT. Investigation of Reported Jupnncso Camp. Washington. April 16.?While not crediting reports that Japan had es? tablished a naval base at Turele bay, Lower California, United states offi? cials Instituted an investigation to? day with the idea of learning exactly what use the belligerent warships iwer? making of Mexican territorial watera Secretary Daniels telegraph led Rear Admiral Howards of the Pacific fleet the substance of the pub? lished storie? and saked him to as I certain Whether there was any found? ation for them. Secretary Bryan will communicate the reports to con ?Uhl In Lower California with a re? quest for any facti thai may bear on the subject. Knrlqus C. Llorente, Washington representative, of lien. Villa, tele? graphed Ratephen Cnntu, military governor of Lower California, to In? vestigate the situation. ! Commander Numera, naval attache IOf the Japanese embassy, called in? formally on navy department officials today ami assured them there was m> truth in the reports. ADDRESS AT DAL/iFLL. State Superintendent of Education J, E. sucuriugcii to Speak Wednesday Night. Hon. J. B. Swearlngen, state su pernlntendenl of Bduoatlon, will speak at the DalSell school Wednes? day night, April 21st. Every one in? terested in the building up of the school and the community will do well to come to hear Mr. SwstrlngSIH FARM EXHIBITS FEATURE FAIR W. W. LONG WILL INSTRUCT1 AGENTS TO DO BEST. Officials of Fair and State Demonstra- | tlon Agents Held Conference on j Subject. Columbia, April 17.?Plans for an agricultural exhibit from every coun? ty in the State, to be prepared by the farm demonstration agents, were dis j cussed at a conference in Columbia yesterday between J. N. Kirven of Darlington, president of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical j society, and W. W. Long, head of the I demonstration forces and director of ^the Clemson college extension depart? ment. j Secretary Houston of the national ? department of agriculture has refused I to bear part of thoJcxpense incident j to the collection offne exhibits and] it is very probable that tho' fair so? ciety will have to pay the entire amount. "We have decided to repeat the ex? hibits this year if we have to foot all of the bills," said one of the officials after the conterence. Mr. Long said yesterday that he was making arrangements for one of tho largest agricultural displays ever brought together in the South. Instructions will be Issued by Mr. Long to each one of the 44 county demonstration agents to prepare an j agricultural exhibit. The 20 tomato | club agents will also arrange di3-1 plays. These exhibits will be staged in the big steel building at the fair \ grounds. It is the intention of Mr. Long to have every exhibit teach some kind of agricultural lesson. Seats will be \ provided in front of each of the booths so that the visitors can study the dis? plays at leisure. President Kirven believes that the fair this year will be one of the most successful in the history of the so? ciety. He is bending every effort to I make the event a success. MOTORIST HELD UP, W?te Man and Negro Stop George ( Lindstedt of Orangcuurg and Take Cash. Orangeburg, April 16.?George1 Lindstedt was held up last night when 1 returning to Orangeburg from the ! Branchvilc section of Orangeburg county in his automobile. Just as \ Mr. Lindstedt neared a wooded stream, about three miles below ' Brownsville on tho Orangeburg I Branchville public road, he saw a man I in tho place waving him to stop. Sup | posing some one was in trouble, Mr. ! Lindstedt brought his car to a stand? still. A revolver was drawn and Mr. Lindstedt was ordered to get out. Mr. Lindstedt realized what was coming and placed his watch on the seat of the car. He was relieved of a little cash he had on his person and his hat. A negro assisted the white, who had the revolver. Mr. Lindstedt was then ordered to pass on, which he did with? out delay. RIGGS CASE DISCUSSED. Government Attorneys Make Plans to Meet Cliargos Against Officials, Washington, April 16.?With al? most a month In which to prepare for the next appearance in court, counsel for the government In the in? junction proceedings against treasury* . ollicials brought by the Biggs Na? tional bank laid plans today to mako answer to all charges set forth in the complaint. Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia supreme court set May 12 as the dato when the government j must answer charges that Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Williams j have conspired to wreck the bank, j Counsel for the government asked for a postponement and counsel for the bank said they were ready to pro? ceed at any time. Comptroller Williams declined to say today whether Samuel Unter meyer would appear as a government ! lawyer in tho case. Mr. Untermeyer has been in Washington several days and has conferred with treasury otli ciala Later it was learned that treasury department officials were not con? templating retaining Mr. Untermeyer as counsel; but that he probably would advise Secretary McAdoo as a clone personal friend "f wide experi? ence in banking mattors. it was also 'learned tonight that Solicitor Gen. John \\*. Davis probably would appear among counsel for the ollicials. Marriage License Record. A license to marry has been granted j to Reuben Holter. Claremont, and I Julia U Capers, Horatio. AUSTRIAN - nil BREAK. Expected at Any Time?Italian Staff Pre? paring to Leave Vienna and Austrian Embassey is Removing Records to Their Own Capital. - NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ITALY A? ^TRIA BROKEN OFF, AL? THOUGH POPE STILL HOPES T PEACE?'.ERMAN AERO PLANES AGAIN INVADE BRIT ^ ...*SLES?FRENCH AVIATOR CAPTURED?RUSSIANS STRE' ^ ,0N POSITIONS IN CARPATH IANS? BRITISH BOAT IS TOT | "ED BY HOSTILE SUBMARINE. F. X PI X T WAR SOON. Outbreak Between Italy and Regarded us Inevitable I^ondon, April 19.?A news - from Vienna states that war between Austria and Italy is regarded as in? evitable in the near future. The Ital? ian embassy staff is preparing to leave Vienna. British Trawler Sunk. Hull April Id.?The British trawler Vanflla was torpedoed and sunk in the North sea on'sunday. Germans Bombard Belfort. Paris, April 19 (Official).?German aeroplanes have bombarded the great French fortress of Belfort. Their bombs set fire to two hangers and caused other minor damage. The French have scored further successes in the drive toward the Rhine river, taking a series of important heights, two cannon and two machine guns. Germans Capture Aviator. Berlin, April 19 (Official).?Roland ; Garros, the famous French aviator has been captured by the Germans In Flanders, 18 miles north of Lille. The l British troops attacking the Germans along the railway between Ypres and Comines, Flanders, lost heavily. The I British were driven from a small po j sition they had recently taken from the Germans south of Ypres. The j French and English reports of victor | ies in the west are declared to be j "inventions.'* _ Turks Adndt Defeat. Constantinople, April 19.?Turkish j efforts to reach the Persian Gulf have received a setback. British reinforce ( ments arriving In the Basra district forced the Ottomans to retire. Gov? ernment hereafter will assume control of the distribution of rye, wheat and barley to prevent an increase In the prices. British are preparing to hold the Islands of Tenedos and Demnos. Tho ' Allies will land troops in Mitylene. Critical Stage in Italy. Paris, April 19.?The Austrian Am? bassador Macchio to Italy has set.' his family and the archives of the em bassey to Vienna from Rome, says a dispatch received today. Reports have been receved of a clash between Italian and Austrian troops on the frontier. The Italian cabinet is hold? ing daily conferences. The Pope and I the Austrian Emperor are exchang? ing communications. Prince Von iBeulow's negotiations foi Austrian concessions to Italy are reported to have been broken off. Germau Reports Contradieatod. Petrograd, April 19.?With the first phases of the Russian campaign In the Carpathians ended by weather conditions, the Russians are strength? ening their positions in the mountain ranges. Minor successes for the Rus? sians in the vicinity of Rostoki. south? west of CternoWltS, are reported. The Russians have again crossed the Dneister and are making a drive to? ward JabaloniCa Pass. German claims that the Passions lost a half million men In the Carpathians campaigns and were defeated are emphatically denied at the war otllce. AUSTRIA AND ITALY AT OPTS. Borne (via Paris), April IS.?From an authoritative source it is learned that, notwithstanding Germany's ef? forts, Italy and Austria have failed to agree Oil territorial concessions. Many reports have been curent re? specting proposals said to have been made by influential Austrlans anxious to preserve peace with Italy for the temporary disposition of the province of Trente, pro>ided Austria consented to cede it to Italy. The latest proposal according to these reports, was that the territory be ceded t<? the pope and that the pontiff turn the territory over to Italy after the war. Prince von Buelow, German ambas ,ador to Rome, is said to have frown * 'ed on this suggestion, fearing it would be a new source of friction bzetween j Austria' and Italy. BRITISH SUBMARINE TAKEN. London, April 18.?The British ad? miralty announced todav that the sub? marine E-15 ran aground yesterday off Kephe Point in the Dardanelles while attempting a difficult recon. noissance of the Kephez mine field. The statement said that according to an official communication published at Constantinople the officers and men were rescued and made prisoners. FAVORS CURB MARKET SHED. J. C. Dunbar Tells Why (He Thinks County Should Make Needed Struc? ture. Editor Daily Item: While in your city a day or twTo ago and talking w ith some gentlemen, I find there is a sentiment growing for a shed large enough to accommodate all, whether he be vender or cus? tomer, who visit the curb market. The market is a great institution and should have the sympathy and coop? eration of all of the people in the county.* We have been talking diversification j in farming for a long time, but we can not make it a success, if the j farmer has not a place to dispose of j his diversified crops. The Chamber of I Commerce, yourself and others who took interest enough in the curb mar? ket to set it in motion, even as an experiment, which stage it has pass? ed, proving to be a success, deserve the compliments of the people at large, and I hope you all will not let up until there is a nice shed built where the farmer will have a clean, cozy please to carry his meats and vegetables, protected from flies and other annoy? ances, and the customer, accommoda? tions and conveniences that will make it an attractive and pleasant place to visit. It will cost some money to have it, but not much, and oy all means it seems to me it should be erected. Summer time is coming and unless there is a considerable difference in the seasons compared with those of j the past, we will have some hot sun T shine, and while there are some nice shade trees where the market is now conducted, everybody who attends, cannot share the advantages they of? fer and of course there will be no pro? tection from rain and possibly hail, which we sometimes have in sum? mer. If it can be legally done, the county, it seems to me, should build the shed, as everybody pays county and state taxes, and all, both country and city people, would feel like this is our market. We all have a mutual in? terest in it and all are welcome and at home. Should the city go to the expense, without any assistance, to build it, she of course would have to rent it out which would be nothing but right and I don't believe this plan would give much recognition and en? couragement to the enterprise among the farmers who now are tak? ing the advantages of the opportuni? ties it offers. I am satisfied that our county board is in full sympathy with the enterprise and will do anything legally they can to give the people what they need. J. C. Dunbar. FRANK APPEAL DISMISSED. Leo Frank's Only Chance Now is Ap l>enl to Governor of (icorgi?. Washington. April 19.?The Su? preme court of the United States to? day dismissed the appeal of Leo Frank for a habeas corpus. Frank's only chance is now an appeal to the pardon board of Georgia and to the governor for commutation. Lynchburg, April 15.?The annual election held here Tuesday for town officers resulted as follows: J. T. Mc? Neill, intendant; Simon Griffin. Thos. H. Miller, J. E. McFadden and E. V. Anderson, wardens.