Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MAY 4 1915 ft mm .fttw ?outl)ron. WATCHMAN, Eetabttahed April, 1U0. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IM?. Vol. XL. No. 21. Great Russian Fortress in Danger of Capture By Teutons, Who Are Advancing From East Prussia in Great Force. The Russians Have Sent Out Large Reinforcements to Aid in Stemming Tide of Invasion?Allies Have Captured Town of GaHlpoli on Sea of Marmora?Two Day Bombardment of Dardanelles Fails to Bring Success to Allied Fleet?In Werft Allies Are Desperately Trying to Wedge German Forces Between Ypres and Dixmude. BILL MEETS OPPOSITION. miwm i h of Opinion on English Li? quor Oononmption UiU. London. April 10.?Marked differ ?noea of opinion developed today over Iba government's measure regulating Iba consumption of liquor. Discus? sion of the measure waa postponed to neat week. Allies Attack With Fury. Paria April 30.?French. British and and Belgians are hurling them? selves against the German lines be? tween Ypres and Dlxmude with the utmost fury. Over a strip of land comprising one hundred and fifty square miles not a building has been left undamaged by the artillery fire. fl?sse Italians Want War. Rome, April 30.?Ths Intervention? ists newspapers sre clamoring for Italy'* entrance into the war, declar? ing that the king wants to help the allies but is blocked by certain cabi? net members. It is declared that the Auetrtan-Itallan negotiations aru hopelessly deadlocked. I Cser of Russia at Bcbastopol. Bebaetopol, April BO?The Cxar arrived here today. April 30.?The great rtutslan fortress of Kovno on the Nit - men river Is menaced by a huge Ger? man srmy Invading Russia from iCast Prussia. The Germans captured Roftsijeriv and are advancing in forced, It Is reportsd, under Commander Prince Joachim, the Kaiser's son. Russian reinforcements are being ruahed to meet the German advance. German ship Captured. London. April 30.?The German supply ship Macedonia, which recent? ly escaped from Laspalmas ha? been recaptured. (Official.) Fleet in lHirdancllc*. Athens. April 30.?The greater part of the Alllee' Meet has entered the Dardanelles and Is now furiously bombarding the forts. Fierce fighting la in progress on both sides of the straits. The Turks are rushing up reinforcements, and are attempting to stem the Allies advance. Belgians Score Victory. Havre. April 30.?Four thousand Germans that were flung across the Ypres canal near Steenstraate were nearly annihilated by the Belgians who destroyed the bridge behind them. The German survivors were captured. 1 rightful Lohmvs in Flanders. Paris. April 30.?Frightful losses on both sides have marked the past ten davs' lighting In west Flanders It Is reported that twelve to fifteen thousand unbnrlrd corpses strew the Lowlands and fl gsj# ni marshes. Neither side will grant a truce for the burial ot Um 'lead. The stench is mlng unbearable, Alllew C apture Turkish Town. ^ Paris. April If,? A news dispatch slayn that the allies have captured Gikllip'di. a lOWn on the southern side of\the peninsula ;it the western end .,f \tb.- i oi Mirni'? forty miles i V the entrance to tm^f? u I mellcs. \ Turks Fight DcHpcratoly. Constant irmplo. April II (Oftcjal). ?Forty allied warships bombarded the H#Ufd Itabr forts on the D.mli nelles f^or two days and nights while the Tiir^<* eSJ OeJUeoll peninsula were attacking the Crltinh troops Inebd to assent' rr?,. Mfr.iits foi titlcatums. Ke peeted coiinter attacks by llM British were met r^> tatyPWMtflj UM Hrltlsh suffering he, ? .v losses 'l ite fighting Is atdl BjfSjSJVcpethl on the Asiatic side and at Kumkyleh. Zeppelin* Raid Englnud. London. April T'.o.?By another raid of Zeppelins over England early to Petrograd, day seven buildings were destroyed, five others damaged and tr ' terror of the British people was deepened. There was no loss of life. Twenty bombs were dropped at Ipswich, aev oral near Whitton, twelve at St. Ed? munds. The Zeppelins scouted over Flexlatow and Aldborough, but drop? ped no bombs. Battle of Gallipoli. London, April 30.?Though suffer? ing losses the allies' land forces on Dardanelles are progressing steadily, driving the Turks back. It Is report? ed that the allies have advanced three to ten miles, capturing ten thou? sand Turks. The warships are bom? barding the inner forts of the Darda? nelles furiously. Fifty warships are raining shells on the forts defending the south side of the straits at the narrows of the Dardanelles. Five landings have been effected. Two Ships Torpedoed. London. April 30.?The British collier Mobile was torpedoed off Lewis island Thursday. The trawler Lilydale was sunk by a submarine off Tyne. The crew was rescued. Germans Bombard Dunkirk. Paris. April 30.?German warships today bom^afdcji thA Fjrejysh port of Thi fVlcTfV. WTflKi?' imFlRvMKitVlt9& ty-flve. Whether the German warships cleared from Zeebrugge or Heligoland is not known. A great sensation was created by the bombardment and re? ports are again circulating that the main German fleet has been cruising in the North sea. ? ??? TL'BKS IN GItAVE DANG EU, < .tilli poll Campulgn Being Pushed With Great Vigor. London, May 1.?With the gigan? tic British suwjrdreadnaught Queen Elizabeth leading the allies licet are bombarding not only the Turkish forts, but also the Turkish armies on both the European and Asiatic side of the Dardanelles. The huge Krupps of the Turks have done some damage to the ships but this is slight. Turkish aeroplanes attacked the British at Sari Bahr and near Kabe Tepe, and some long range Turkish fort guns have been turned inland and are throwing shells against the redoubts built by the land forces of the allies, who, though suffering se? vere losses, continue to advance. Forced to withdraw from the north, south and east the main Turkish forces on the Gallipoli peninsula which are concentrating along the Dardanelles between Gallipoli and and Maidos are in danger of being bottled up by the British. The long range lire of the licet guns prevents the Turks from crossing to the Asiatic side. French Portress Damaged. Geneva, May l.?Seven German aeroplanes attacked the great French fortress Belfort Thursday dropping bombs and causing serious damage. The artillery finally drove the air? craft away. British Defeat Turks. London, May 1.?The British Daniel corps again defeated the Turks twelve miles east of the Sue/, canal on Wednesday. Tin1 enemy is retreat? ing. Ittisshui Ship Tnrp<?docd. London, Mny 1.?The Kusshin ??'< uner S\orono was torpedoed off the cast of southwestern Ireland by a German submarine, Gcrmnn Itald Checked. Petrograd, May l The Russians have cheeked the German advance on Kovno along the Imhissa rivet and bays, uiken the offensive. The bat? tie north of the Niemen river which was begun yesterday in the angle formed by the Nieman and Dubia**! livers is continuing with great vio G. AND W. CHANGES HANDS. TRANSFER TO RONSAL SYSTEM MADE ON FRIDAY. I'oiiMimuiatlon of Deal Means Much to I*rosperlty of Country Through Which it Passes. Florence, April 30.?It Is understood that the Georgetown and Western rail? road today passed Into the hands of the Bonsai system. This deal has been in contemplation for a long time und its consummation means a great deal for the development of the sec? tion of the country through which the Bonsai roads run. It puts under one management a system of roads from Hamlet, N. C, and from Mc Bee, which will soon be a road from Monroe through the leading towns of eastern Carolina to Charleston, and favorable schedules and accommoda- | tlons may be secured for the traveling and business public over these linen. Mr. Graves, Mr. Hancock and Mr. Bonsai passed through here yes? terday en route to Georgetown to com? plete tho transfer of the Georgetown & Western to the Carolina, Atlantic & Western. It is very probable that the passen? ger schedule into Charleston and a schedule from Florence to George? town will soon be put into effect and that Florence will have that very much desired morning train jfrom Poston, returning in the afternoon, which has been asked for and virtual? ly promised by the management of the C, A. & W. The new road shortens the distance Jfrom Georgetown to Charleston by 16 miles. The property transferred con sits of 40 miles of road from George? town to Lanes, the line from An idrews to Poston, the old North & South Carolina road from Poston through Mullins to Hamlet andifrom Poston through Florence and{ Dar? lington to Hartsville to AtcBee, which is to be extended soon tolMon roe, and the road from Hartsvwle to Sumter, Bishopville and Timfhons* vllle. Other proposed lines Vrhlch ,JB*yjg>OA te*.,t?Ult a/e from to Conway and from Poston through Lake City to Timm?nsville. WOHLD S GREATEST PORT. War Has Turned Tide of World's Trade to New York. Philadelphia, May 1.?"New York has become the world's greatest open port, as a result of the European war," said President Farrell of the United States Steel corporation, ad? dressing tho American Academy of Political and Social science today. "The war will undoubtedly expand the trade between the United States and all the Latin-American republics. CHINA REJECTS DEMANDS. Flat Refusal to Yield Anything Com? prising Sovereignty. Pekin, May 1.?China's reply to the demands of Japan was handed to the Japanese ambassador this af? ternoon. It is reported that it is a tlat rejection of the demands insofar as they relate to China's sovereignty. lence. The Germans are command? ed by Prince Joachim, a son of the Kaiser. The long conlllct in the Car? pathians continues llerest along the Uszok-Stryj front, where heavy losses are being suffered by both sides. (Of? ficial.) England Scared Again. London, May 1.?The belated ex? planations that the bombardment of Dunkirk was effected by a great. Ger? man gun twenty-two miles away in? stead of German warships is causing 1 even greater anxiety in England to? day. Recent reports that the Krupps are perfecting ? gun to hurl shells twenty-seven miles is causing grave apprehension. If the Germans suc? ceed in reaching the channel near Calais, they could bombard Dover acros the channel. Allies Lost 10,000. Constantinople, May 1.?The allies hhVe lost over ten thousand in killed and wounded In the land operations on the Dardanelles. Several sailing \essel.s Riled with soldiers have been sunk off Sedel Bahr. Turks Damage Warships. Constantinople, May l (Official).? The British battleship Vengeance was damaged ami srt on lire by Turkish Shells and compelled to withdraw to? ward the Tenedos Islands from the Dardanelles The allied troops were driven from the rjalllpol! peninsula, except ;i force si Oabatepep. The Warships Jean? D' Arc, Majestic and Triumph were damaged i>\ Turkish shells. i , FLETCHER HEADS CONGRESS. FLORIDA SENATOR REELECTED PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN BODY. Clarence J. Owens Retains Ofliec Be Managing Director?Message Won Cl?nu Delivered by Envoy Extraor? dinary. Muskogee, Okla., April 30.?Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida was reelected president of the Southern Commercial congress here tonight by the board of directors chosen today. The other officers also were reelected. Senator Fletcher had served three previous terms. Dr. Clarence J. Owens of Washing? ton was reelected managing director; T. S. Southgate of Norfolk, Va., first vice president; Albert P. Bush, Jr., Mobile, Ala., second vice president, and William H. Saunders, Washing? ton, D. C, treasurer. Mrs. Louis G. Lindsley, Nashville, Tenn., was re elected president general of the wo? man's auxiliary to the congress. Views regarding the effect of gov? ernmental influence on business widely at variance with those ex? pressed yesterday by George W. Per? kins of New York were voiced by Ed? win F. Sweet, assistant secretary of commerce, at the final session of tho congress tonight. Kai Fu Sha, envoy extraordinary I to the United States from China, an? other speaker tonight, declared the United States was a country in which to float Chinese loans. China, he said, offers a large market for American rice, raw cotton and cot? ton goods and American cigarettes, while the United States can obtain raw silk and tea in China. William II. Malburn, assistant sec? retary of the treasury, advocated the development of trade with the coun? tries of Latin-America. Mr. Malburn declared that the bus? iness situation was improving and denied the tariff ever had been the cause of the falling off in treasury revenues. KR. Must Safeguard Religious Welfare of His Grandson, Francis Woodrow Soyrc. Williamstown, Mass., May 2.?Pres? ident Wilson became the godfather of his only grandson here today and added to his duties by promising to safeguard the religious welfare of the child, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis B, Bayre. The child was christened Francis Woodrow Sayre. Only a small party, including the president, Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre. John Nevin Sayre, Mr. Sayre's brother; Mrs. Robert H. Sayre, his mother; Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Dr. Cary T. Crayson, President Harry A. Oar field of Williams college and Mrs. GarHeld, and a few other friends witnessed the ceremony. Arthur Brooks, a negro employo at the White House for sev? eral years, was present. The president attended regular Sunday sendee at the Williams col? lege chapci today and later visited President Garfield. He left in the af? ternoon for Washington. BOY KILLED ON TRESTLE. Eight-year-old Boy Struck by Locomo? tive at Olympia. Columbia, May 2.?Norman Bryant, 8 years old, was struck by a ?hitt? ing engine on the long Seaboard Air Line trestle in Olympia yesterday af? ternoon and died within a very few moments from the injuries he re? ceived. The accident occurred near the western end of the trestle which lifts the Seaboard trains into Co? lumbia, the body falling into Lower street at the junction of Lincoln. The frontal bone over the eyes was crush? ed in and the nasal bono broken. GEORGIA RAILROAD DEAL. Official Announcement of Purchase of Savannah nnd Northwestern. Augusta, May L?Cashier Drown, of the Georgia railroad, today purch? ased the Savannah and Northwestern Railroad. <i SUING C ASE INVESTIGATED. State Department Wants Facts Re? inling to Attack on American ship. Washington. May 3.?The State de? partment today directed Mr. Van Dyke at the Hague to obtain a full report on the attack made upon the American steamship dishing by a German areoplane Tuesday. Thre? bombs were dropped, one striking the ship, which was flying the American Hag. EAST AHD WEST SEE FiGHTS Germans Claim to Have Broken the Russian Lines in Galicia and to Be Advancing in Country in Large Force. Von Hindenberg Preparing for Another Gigantic Campaign With Warsaw as Objective Point?At East Hard Fighting is Going on in Poland?Germans Claim Gains at Flanders, Perthes and Souvain in West?In Dardar & French Have Landed More Troops?Fleet of Allies C 0 *ed by Guns of Forts and Aeroplane Attacks?Declare 2 lat Fate of Italy Hangs in Balance With Decision to be d inounced in the Next Ten Days. NEUTRAL RIGHTS VIOLATED. Suite Department Refuses to Discuss Gulf light Case in Absence of Offi? cial Report. Washington, May 3.?Facing the situation relative to the first case of violated neutrality which has arisen to affect the United States thus far in the European war the State depart? ment today flatly refused to discuss the Gulflight incident. Secretary of State Bryan declared the department was not officially advised that the ship was sunk by a German submarine. He denied that any communication what? ever regarding this affair had been received, but intimated that if a re? port is not received soon he would or I der an inquiry. RUSSIAN LINE CRUSHED. Berlin Reports Great Victory in Gall cia. Berlin, May I (Official).?The Rus? sian front on the entire line in Wes? tern Galicia has been crushed by the offensive of the Austro-German arm jies. Russians are retreating and abandoning enormous quantities of booty, which the Teutons acquired. At Mitau the Russians lost seventeen hundred prisoners. At the west the Germans have captured a farm near St. Julien, west Flanders. Heavy loss? es were inflicted upon the French with mines near Perthes and Souain. French attacks at Hartsmanweiler kopf were repulsed. A DRIVE FOR WARSAW. Gen. Von Hinder berg; Massing Anoth? er Rig Army. Petrograd. May 3.?Gen. Von Hin denberg is preparing for another drive against Warsaw. The Germans are massing troops and artillery presaging another great offensive movement between the Marew, Bohr and Nleman rivers over a front of one hundred and fifty miles. Hard fight? ing is reported west of the Nieman river In Poland. Artillery battles are progressing near Kalwyra and Osso wiec. The fighting is becoming fier? cer around Russok Pass. THE CRISIS IN ITALY. Special Messenger Expected from Vienna Tonight. Rome, May 3.?A special courier who will bring Austria's answer to Italy's final representations is ex? pected to arrive from Vienna tonight. Italy will know within the next forty eight hours whether it will be peace or war. The whole nation today li waiting anxiously the outcome. Allies' Hydroplane Captured. Constantinople, May 3 (Official).? An allied hydroplane was brought down by Turkish guns, while flying over Alexandretta. The occupants were saved by a cruiser. Naval Rattle Expected. London, May :;.?An important na? val battle in the North sea is expected as the result cd' the admiraiity an? nouncement of several small fights oft the Belgian coast. Small German craft are believed to be the advance guard of a Btrong German fleet. Japs Renew Demand. Tokio, May 3,?At an extraordi? nary cabinet council today it was de? cided to send another note to China renewing Japan's demands for certain financial and economic rights. Allies' Transports Sunk. Constantinople, May ?Several boats carrying allied troops flying from the Dardanelles were sunk by Turkish guns. The allies' warships have been compelled to retire by the accurate tire of the Krupp guns and overhead lire from aeroplanes. German Attack Repulsed. Paris, May I Official).?The Gar man attac w on the British and French a ^ Julien, Hill Sixty and southwes .o Ypres were repulsed to? day. T* *? lemy is using asphyxiat? ing gas n. ny Turks Wounded. Athens, May 3.?Five thousand Turkish soldiers wounded in fighting the allies on the Dardanelles have ar? rived at Constantinople. Thousands more are being cared for elsewhere. German Aeroplanes in England. London, May 3.?A German aero? plane evidently scouting, flew high over Folkstone this morning. Taulx? at Dover. Dover, May 3.?A German taube flew over Dover at noon. British air? men started to pursue the raider which disappeared over the channel, going eastward. Swedish Steamer Torpedoed. Copenhagen, May 3.?The Swedish steamship Ellida was torpedoed in the North sea by a German subma? rine Sunday, while enroute to Eng? land. The crew was saved. British Trawlers Sank* < London, May 3.?Two British -t lerg were torpedoed by Germans marines off this port today. French Army Landed. London, May 3.?Another allied army (French) has been landed at Keikli south of the entrance of the Dardanelles and is now marching northward by land and sea. WAIT FOR WESTS RETURN. Administration Officials Much Inter? ested in Results of Mission to Mex? ico. Washington, May T.?Administra? tion officials are awaiting with in? terest the .eturn to Washington of Duval West, President Wilson's per? sonal ?'repreesntative in Mexico, who sailed from Vera Cruz today. Mr. West has had personal inter? views with Gen. Carranza, Gen. Villa and Gen. Zapata and many of their supporters and administration officials are keenly interested in his forthcom? ing report. Today's advices to the state depart ment indicated an impending battle near Aguscalientes between the forces of Villa and Obregon. FRANK CASE AGAIN TODAY. Solicitor General Will Ask That Ho be Resenteneeil. Atlanta, May I,?Solicitor General Dorsey will appear tomorow before Superior Court Judge Hill to ask that Leo M. Frank be resentenced to death for the murder of Mary Pha gan, according to announcement hero tonight. Counsel for Frank was ex? pected to oppose resentencing until after the local courts receive the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States denying Frank's appeal on a writ of habeas corpus. The man? date, it is stated, will not be issued by the Supreme Court until May 19. HVRAL POSTAL SERVICE. DnrtceOB Plans to Serve Additional Millions ol People. Washington. May L\?Plans for a general readjustment of the rural postal service throughout the country I y July to provide mail facilities for a million persons nol Included in the present t out im- system were announc? ed tonight by Postmaster General Burleson. The post office department. Mr. Burleson said, had ordered all retrac? ing by carriers eliminated and unnec essarv service, where found to exist, discontinued. Motor vehicles Will be prov ided un? der the new plan where highway* will permit.