Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UNIYERSLT* OF & 0. APR ?4 ?UMTKR WATCmiAN, E?uii lulled April, ISM. "Be Just and Fear not?Det all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, ISsa. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 18. Military Activity Among Italians and Aus trians Along Borders of Two Countries ?Italian Forces Ready for Action. Russians Ar? Pouring Fresh Troops Over Carpathians to Aid Forces on the Scene?American Munitions Being Used by Ciar's Men?Von Hindenburg Disgraced by His Failure to Take Warsaw Turkish Boats Destroyed-Allies and Germans Both Claim Gains in Western Arena of War Turks Still Hold Dardanelles?English Forces Meet Defeat in Africa. Fl IKS 11 TROOFtt ON WAY. Ru?<**jmi Bringing up Mi Hundred Thou sum) Reinforcements. Petrograd, April 20.?Six hundred houaand freeh Russians are now on ths way to the Carpathian front. Tha Husetana are beginning to uae cannon uade In the Fritted States which were brought across ths Pacitlc and through Siberia. A stubborn resist tncs Is being offered by the Turks in Iba Caucasus, but ths Russians are advancing again. It Is reported that Ihs Garman Oeneral Von Hindenberg is la disgrace on account of his tail? ors to anter Warsaw. SW1TZI.RF \ N D PIK KTKSTS. RrtUsh are .Stopping tho Cotton ships at Gibraltar. Washington. April 20.?Switzerland today protsatad to the United States against the allies stopping cargoes of cotton at Gibraltar bound for Switzer? land. RAW COTTON EXCLUDKR. Hl Saat rr Gray Make* Announcement In I'artlamont. London, April 20.?Foreign Min? later ?r>y fodsy nnnounc' ?1"VTmcfafly III parliament "Raw cotton has ?dan excluded from tho list of con? traband." IHrfrat In Africa. Berlin. April 20 (OfficialThe Britlah force that landed on the coast of German. East Africa, was defeated near Jasaln. losing seven hundred in a two days' battls. Ths Dutch steamer Katwyk was sunk by a British submarino masquer? ading as a German, to cause a rup? ture between Holland and Germany. Austria has made amends to Italy for ths recent frontier incident involv? ing Italian guards and Austrian cus? toms officials who inadvertent); step? ped into Italian territory as they walk? ed along the frontier. Turks Hold Dardanelles. Constantinople. April 20.?Recent Turkish suceesses in the Dardanelles haa removed tho anxiety that was ap? parent when ths first attacks were made against ths forts. Right of the allies' warships have been badly dam? aged or sunk, and five others damaged Slnoo ths bombardment started. The forts suffered only minor damage which Mas been repaired. Two Turk Routs Blown tip. Salonika. April 20.?Two Turkish torpedo boats were blown up today by Russian mines at the entrance of the itoftphorus. They steaming in ad vanco of the ottoman Meet, whieh was advancing into the Black sea. Russian Battalions Captured. Vienna. April 20.?Two Russian battalions have beer? forced to sur? render and a third battalion was prac? tically destroyed when caught be tween two Teutonic allies' armies in tho Carpathians. GertMSH Report Gains. Berlin. April M (Otttaal)OgrHMS ?uppers in the ^Champagne district havs advanced and the French at? tack In the Argonn?"? n pulsr.i. Iso? lated artillery duel* continue bttWegf ths Meuse and Moselle rivers. 'I h< Frsnch attack near Flirey failed. TtMl Germans have entered tho enemy's main position n. ir i ? -ik 1 >?>s I.'Arincs. West of Avrecourt Germans stormed and reorcupled fhe village* of Kniher and Menll The French nttaek on Kchlllerker height* In the VodSjM fail sd. The Germans Rained a hundred yards on Hnrtsrnanw eib rkopf. At the ea?t the situation m unchanged, Alllcw Pressing Forward. Paris April 20 H ?fllcial).?While Britlah und French troops are n< ?ailing the right and left wings of the Uormaus, the French artillery is maintaining a heavy bombardment between the Olse river and Alsace, which presents German reinforce? ments being sent. Heavy artillery ac? tions are In progress in the region of Solssons in sections of Hheims and Argonnes. There is fierce fighting be? tween the British and Germans near Ypres. The British warships are again bombarding Ostend and Middle kerke. The air squadrons are active all along the front. Gorman Offensive In Coland. Petrograd. April 21 (Official).? Fighting has ben renewed along the PUicanlda region in southwestern Po? land. It is believed the enemy in this region has taken the offensive to co? operate with troops on the Dunajec front in Galicla. The Austrlans are ac? cused of using explosive bullets. French Muke Progress. Paris, April 21 (Official).? The French have made progress in for? est Montmare where they resumod at? tacks upon German positions support, ing the wedge at St. Mihiel. Attempt? ing recapture the trenches they had lost the Germans were repulsed. Bel? gian aviators bombarded the German arsenal at Bruges and the aviation 'tfrounds at Liesen eghe. Germans Ilartl Preyed. London, April 21.?A news dispatch states that the Germans were forced to evacuate several hamlets noar the Labassee railway, but maintained a heavy artillery fire, preventing the British occupation. The Germans are preparing for a partial retreat. The British are approaching Quesnoy and are vigorously bombarding the town. The Germans at Lille have been heav? ily reinforced. Dardanelles Again Attacked. Constantinople. April 21.?The al? lied warships renewed the attack on the Dardanelles forts today. Two torpedo boats were damaged by the fire from the forts. Later a heavy fog stopped the operations. CaucnsusloH Towns Bombarded. Petrograd, Aprl 21.'?The Russians have made another naval raid against the Turkish coast of the Caucasus re? gion, bombarding Archave and Soumlvitze. Allies Land Troops. Ht rlln, April 21.?A news dispatch states that twenty thousand allies have landed neur Enos, in European Turkey for a land attack on the Dardanelles forts. There is great ac? tivity among the English troops on the island of Lemnos, who are being dally reinforced by transports. The censorship has been tightened. Attempt to Invade India. Simla. April 21.?Answering Tur? key's call for a "holy war" Mohum msdss troops tried to invade India from Afghanistan Sunday, but were driven hack, losing one hundred and sixty. Germans Itcpulso French. Herlin. April 21 (Official).?Ger? man aviators bombarded Bloetok, an Important Russian railway center southwest of Grodno. The Germans repulsed French attacks at Tour-dc Psris, Fllerey. Met/.eral and Sond rnach. They silenced a French bat? tery near Rheims cathedral. Force RanaflajM Back. Constantinople, April im (Official). ?The Turks have occupied all roads loading to Batoum. A new offensive move along the coast has compelled the Russians la abandon several im? portant positions. Heavy lighting c< taking place near Artwln and oity, British Off New Jersey Cnu>l. New York, April 21. The British squadron oft* New York was strength? ened by the arrival of a powerful cruiser today. Within three hours the cruiser held up a bi^ Steamship off the New Jersey COaSti opposite Am bury Park. MEMBERS OF INTERNED RAID ER'S ( KKW SAID TO BE ARM? ED WITH FALSE PASS? PORTS. Made the Trip as Swedes?Said to be Carry I iig SecTOt Reports From tl?c Lit el's Commander. Tendon, April 20.?"Several mem? bers uf the crew of the German aux? iliary cruiser, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, have arrived here on board the steam? er Heilig OIav from New York, head? ed by the second officer," says the Daily Mail's Copenhagen correspond-, ent. "They were provided with false passpqrts describing them as Swedish subjects. They are bearing secret re? ports to Germany from the Prinz Eitel's commander." The Prinz Eitel Friedrich is now in? terned at the Norfolk navy yard, where she was taken from Newport News April 9. Und r the internment order the captain of the cruiser gave his pledge that neither he, his officers, nor men, would leave the vicinity of Norfolk. All "Bosh" Says Beatty. Norfolk, Va., April 20.?Rear Ad? miral Beatty, commanding the Nor? folk navy yard, early this morning declared the report that officers from the Eitel Friedrich had reached Co? penhagen was "all bosh." "No officer nor any of the crew has left the ship here," he declared. Second Officer Victor ^artzen, of the Eitel Friedrich, declared that no officer had left the ship since she ar? rived in Hampton Roads on March 10. "Second Officer William Krontnenn was put ashore at Buenos Aires last September,'' declared Hartzen. He said he had relatives in Copenhagen and wanted to go home. ASKS REPORT ON PROGRESS. Governor Inquires About Charleston * Situation. Columbia, April 21.?Demand for an immediate report as to progress In the law enforcement campaign in campaign in Charleston was made yesterday by Gov. Manning upon John P. Grace, mayor. The governor re* quested that the information asked be filed within 48 hours. The letter was mailed during the afternoon. Tho letter follows: "Following our recent telephone conversation, in which you called me up and promised to give me a state? ment of what you have accomplished in Charleston, I beg to say that I am very much disappointed at not having heard from you. "I will be glad if you will let me I have within 4 8 hours a detailed state? ment of what places have been closed, with a statement also if they are still closed or if they have resumed busi? ness. By doing so you will greatly oblige." Raids on Charleston clubs have been going on for some days and tho governor is desirous of securing ac? curate information as to what has been done. FRANK WILL ASK CLEMENCY. To Present Petition for Mercy to Georglu Prison Commission Soon. Atlanta. Ga., April 20.?Attorneys representing Leo M. Frank, whose habeas corpus case was decided ad? versely by the United States supreme court, announced today that no effort would be made to obtain a rehearing of the case before that tribunal. They added that an application for execu? tive clemency would be presented to the Georgia prison commission at an early date. JOHNSON BECOMES JUDGE. Former Congressman Takes Oath of Office. Greenville, S. (\, Apr 11 20.? Form? er Congressman Joseph T. Johnson, for twelve years Representative from the fourth district of South Carolina, today took oath of office as judge of the Western federal district of South Carolina. The district was created at the last session of congress. Judge Johnson, Who will preside at the pres? ent term, resigned as congressman to accept tin judicial appointment Military Staff Meeting. Columbia, April 20.?Gov. Manning has called ? meeting of his military staff for Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the parlors of the Jerome Hotel here, The meeting will be in? formal. The proposed trip t<> the Confederate reunion to ho held in Richmond, the purchase of uniforms and other rout ine matters W ill be discussed. THE NEUTRALITY OF AMERICA PRESIDENT WILSON OUTLINES POLICY GUIDING ADMIN? ISTRATOR To Attsoclut' *<l Press He Explains His Views on Keeping This Nation Prepared to Render World Service, New York, April 20.?President Wilson today gave a definite and clear Statement of the neutrality guiding his administration during the war in Europe. He chose the occasion of the annual luncheon of the Associated Press for what he said he regarded as a statement of gravest importance to the American people. The influent of the newspaper in moulding public opinion, Mr. Wilson said, prompted him to make clear his ideas of true neutrality and in doing so to impress on his hearers the im? portance of adhering strictly to truth? fulness and honesty in the dissemina? tion of the news. Mr. Wilson seemed to weigh each word he uttered. The importance he attached to his statement was re? flected in a request that no attempt be made to paraphrase his speech or to give it publicity until the official White House stenographer had tran? scribed it in full. As the only great nation not engaged in the war or suf? fering under the immediate influence of the war zone, Mr. Wilson de? clared, the United States could antici? pate a great distinction when the hour of readjustment should come, pro? vided this nation should prove to the world its self-control and self-mastery. The past had been difficult, he point? ed out, but the future would be more difficult. America, the president said, never would attempt to sit in judgment on another nation. No nation was fit to do that, he added. But America, free from hampering ambitions as a world power, free of a lust for territory, calm, cool and without self-interest must be appealed to to assist in the reconstructive processes of peace. The .neutrality of the United States, Mr Wilson said, had a higher basis than a petty desire to keep out of trouble. "There is something so much sweat? er to do than fight," he said. "Let us think of America before we think of Europe in order that America may be fit to be Europe's friend when the day of tested friendship comes. The test of friendship is not sympathy with one side or the other but get? ting ready to help both sides when the struggle is yOver." The president was greeted with cheers when he appeared at the lunch? eon and constantly was interrupted by applause and "expressions of ap? proval. DRYS WIN IN ELECTION. Secure Eleven Towns?Women arc Charged with Selling Vote* at $3.00 Egen. Chicago, April 21.?The drys cap? tured eleven wet towns in yesterday's election. It was charged that wo? men sold their votes at three dollars each in Edgar county. Two arrests have been made. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Negro und Two Mules Meet Death at Orangcburg. Orangeburg. April 20.?Robert Felder, colored, and two mules were struck and instantly killed by light? ning this afternoon below the city on tho place of Mr. George Dukes. Felder had mounted one mule to go home when the lightning struck. There was no tree or building within two hundred yards. TO CURE TOBACCO. Process Perfected to Use Artificial Heat. Harvln, April 2m.?Capt. Alexander Colclough Davis of Davis, Clarendon county. Is the recipient of hearty con? gratulations upon the perfection of his new process of curing tobacco by artificial heat. Letters of patent have been granted him by the federal gov? ernment and his representative Is now In Cuba and southern Florida selling the process and is inci ting with great success. The area to cotton and the con? sumption of fertilizers have been greatly reduced. April Term Supreme Court. Columbia, April 20.?The April term of the State Supreme Court opened this morning with all the justices present, a large attendance of lawyers from all over the State appeared before the bar. ISSUMS MEM lH Ei Austro=German Offensive Move Causes Enemies to Fall Back Before Them. _ CZAR'S MEN, HOWEVER, TAKE STAND AND REPULSE ATTACKS, AFTER GIVING GROUND?GERMAN ARTILLERY ATTACKS OS SEW ElO?I N WEST GERMAN ARE TRYING TO RECOVER HILL LOST TO ALLIES AT ZILLIBEKE?GERMANS CLAIM ADVANT? AGE OVER FRENCH IN ENGAGEMENTS? RRITTSU SUBMARINE SUNK?BOMBARDMENT OF D ARD AN ELLES C INUES, BUT NO DECISIVE GAIN HAS BEEN MADE?FORT o AO TURKISH SHIPS CARRYING FOOD TO BESEIGED CITY /E BEEN SUNK. AMERICA TAKES EXCEPTION. Note to Germany Signed by Bryan* But Probably Written by the Presi? dent. Washington, April 22.?Exceptions to the German criticism of the foreign policies of the United States were con? tained in a polite note of Secretary of State Bryan, submitted to Count Von Uernstorff, the German ambassador. The government's reply to the Ger? man note flatly denies that the United States had yielded any of its rights or otherwise acquiesced in British in teiference with legitimate American trade with Germany. Although sign ed by Secretary Bryan the note bears the unmistakable evidence of the I President's composition. TRY TO REGAIN POINT. Germans Make Desperate Attempts to Recapture Hill No. GO. Paris, April 22.?Five desperate at? tacks last night by the Germans to re? capture Hill No. GO, taken by the British near Zillibeke, were repulsed, [the Germans losing heavily. A gener? al battle Is starting in Flanders, the Germans rushing reinforcements to Flandert; front it is reported to the number of two hundred thousand. ITALY'S OFFICERS NOTIFIED. They May bo Recalled to Participate in Great War. Berne, April 22.?Italian officers In Switzerland have been notified to pre? pare for a sudden recall. Anglo j Crispi, the famous journalist, predicts that Italy will join in the war before I the first of May. GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE. Have Driven Back Right Wing of the Russian Forces?Bombard Fortress. Petrograd, April 22. (Official)?The '< Austro-Germans are taking the offen? sive along the entire front in south? western Poland and western Galicia. The Teutonic drive eastward from Dunajec against the right wing of the Russians is gaining momentum and the Russians have retired upon Gor lice, southwest of Tarnow, where they are making a stand and are repulsing the Teutons heavy attacks. The Ger? man artillery has bombarded the Rus ; Stan fortress at Ossowiec. Turk Shi|>s Destroyed. Petrograd. April 22.?Forty-two Turkish vessels, most of them carry ! ing food to Constantinople, have been 'sunk or captured by the Russians in tho Black sea. Ten were sunk off the Anatolian coast Sunday and Mon? day. ???, Bombardment Continues. Constantinople, April 22.?Tho al? lies' warships continue the bombard? ment of tho Dardanelles forts at long range. With small damage. Tho Turks attacked the Brlteh near Ah was, Persia. The enemy retreat? ed behind their camp Intrenchments. 'The Turkish artillery damaged two i British ships, in the Karon river. Anti-War Riots in Tricst. Venice, April 2l\?Anti-war riots ar?> reported at Trieste, Tuesday. Great crowds of women and children marched" through the streets shouting "down with the war." The police were Stoned and windows smashed. A food 1 famine prevails. The soldiers final? ly suppressed the rioters. Rioting Is also reported in Vienna and Bohemia. AHIIch' Ivlaton Active. Athens. April 2j.?The allies' avia? tors bombarded the Smyrna fortifica? tions Wednesday. Germans Drive French Rack. Berlin, April 22 (Official).?The Germans have repulsed the French in the Hartsmanweilerkopf and 1*\ Pretre forest. A British submarine was sunk last night off Heligoland Bight. The g mans are conducting successful i\g operations around Labassce r irras. /> _ Jf k Ship Wrecked. Athe April 2 2.?A Greek ship has b* iunk by a Turkish mine in the Acs,, tn sea. Eleven of the crew were drowned. Roumanian Villages Flooded. Bucharest, April 22.?The villages of Bruilla and Tulcea are flooded from the Danube. Five hundred are re? ported to have been drowned. Thou? sands are foodless. BOX SAL LIXES BUY G. & W.? Georgetown Hears Lumber Corpora? tion Has Sold Fail road. Georgetown, April 20.?A reoort was current in this city this morning that the Atlantic Coast Lumber Cor? poration had this day sold to the Bonsai lines the Georgetown and Western Railway. R. J. Clifford, president of the lumber company, Is in New York, and there is no way to confirm the rumor, but there appears to be no doubt of the transaction. For some time such a sale&as been aont^npiiiavisij ^4sjSB<*Y and rumors of its consummation have been circulated, but it is confi? dently believed that at last the prop? erty has changed hands. The Bonsai people, it is expected, will at once take over the operation of the prop? erty. The sale includes the line from Georgetown to I^anes, 36 miles, and the Poston and Andrews division. It is understood that the Atlantic Coast Corporation will have trackage rights for their log trains. This means much for the future of this city. It is expected that George? town will have better feright rates and also lower passenger rates. The passenger rate has been three cents the mile under the old management. This will come down to the two and one-half cent rate of long lines. It is confidently believed also that the Bonsai ownership of this property will result in a new line to this city? the Atlantic Coast Line. For many years the Atlantic Coast Line has had all the Georget >w n business that was not handled by water, and it is not conceivable that this company will drop such business without an effort to share it. In fact, steps have al? ready beer taken looking to the con? struction of such a line. The Coast Line could build a line to Georgetown at a relatively small cost, using the right-of-way and par? tially graded road from Cades to this city, crossing the Black river at Frown's ferry, and passing through the very fertile llhems section. This would open up to the Coast Line one of the finest agricultural sec? tions In the State. The city awaits confirmation of this morning's rumor With eager intercut. IS CHARGER WITH CRIME. Posse in Pursuit of Negro in Fairflcld County. Wlnnsboro, April 20.?According to reports from the county Jule Smith, a negro farm hand, accused Of assault upon a white woman, was being pur? sued by a posse today. The alleged crime was committed in the early hours of the morning. The negro at? tempted to secure a weapon from tho house, nut Was foiled in his effort by the accidental discharge of the gun. Excitement is intense in the neighborhood and it is feared lyncn Ing may take plaee. INDIANA HOTEL RURNER. Dccatnr Buffers Disastrous Fire Early This Morning. Decatur, III., April 21.?The Dc? catnr and Arcade hotels were burned and adjacent buildings damaged by fire this morning. The guests nar? rowly escaped. The loss is estimat? ed at two hundred thousand dollars.