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MEMORIAL Put SERVICES. ??WAR TCACtJJCB VH TO HATE WAR," K.WS SPEAKER IN ANM Ali ADDHI KS. IntrrvMlitg KmtcIm'n Held In Honor <>r ConfixlcrMe IVari. With Arilin** by Re*. H. S. Truessrialc?<;ni\os of Heroe* Decked With HowerH anil Wnrnlh.?saluir Et red h> S. I I. "War teaches us to hate war." sah! the Kev. It. S. Trueedaie on Monday afternoon at the Sutnter Cemetery in making the annual address at the Memorial Services In honor 9t the fall? en heroes of the Confederacy. "There are eeveral lessons which we may learn on this occasion from those whb have fallen for what they be? lieved to be right, and the greatest of lessons Is hatred of war and love of human!! A large audience of men. women and children gathered at the cemetery at I.M o'clock to attend the Memorial exercises and to show their love and honor for the brave men who were willing to defend their country with thslr lives. Especially noticeable was the large number of children present seemingly practically all of the school children having turned out. Many of them carried flowers and wreaths with which to decorate the graves of those who had been burled In the little plot devoted to the Con? federate soldiers. The line formed at the cemetery sauen and marched from there to the platform, where the exercises were held. Members of the Dick Ander? son Camp. United Confederate Veter? ans, with the little flower girls com? ing after them, members of Dick An? derson Chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy, under whose auspic? es the ceromonlea were held, the Sum tsr Light Infantry and the Sumter High School battalion. The veterans took their seats on the stand, four? teen of them, with the speaker of the oeoaoton. Rev. It. S. Trueedaie, Mr. H. Harby. the presiding officer, and Rev, W. E. Thayer and Dr. David Klein. It Is noticeable as the years pass that each year there are fewer veterans at the Memorial exercises, and this year there were fewer than over before. Messrs. A. H. Weeks. B. M. Powell. Henry David. W. M. Gra? ham, Newman. E. R. Carson. D. J. Wlnn. W. M. Teadon. P. Moses. H. J. McLanrln, J. Wesley Bradford, Scott. W. H. Epperson and T. K Richardson were all who were pres? ent. The exercises were opened when Mr. Harby asked the Hev. W. E. Thayer of the First Haptlst Church, to lead in prayer. The graves of the veterans were then decorated by the school children and the presiding of? ficer in a few well chosen words pre? sented Rev. R. 8. Truesdale as the speaker of the occasion. Mr. Truesdale's address was a brief one. but it was as Impressive as It was brief. In nicely chosen words he brought out the lesson which the present generation might learn from the war whose heroes they were now honoring. Hatred of war and love of humanity were the central themes of his remarks, lessons, he stated, which every mm who had ever been in war had learned. "Not one of those who have boen through a war," he declar? ed, "would ever want to be in anoth? er war." "It is right and tlttinj that ?srs should honor these men who died for what they believed to be right, for they were noble and patriotic, and were willing to face any dangers be? cause of love for home and country," he sold. At the conclusion of his remarks, which were generously applauded, the Sumter Usht Infantry fired a saluts over the graves of the soldiers burled In the cemelery and the bu? gler sounded the notes of taps. The exercises were then over and the gathering dispersed. JAPAN ARRAIGNS <.| RMANV. Heads Notes of Sympathy to America siul En* la nil. Tokio. May 12.?Japan ha? sent to Or?at Britain and the United states messages of sympathy on the loss of Ufa In the I.usltanla disaster. The Japanese press bitterly arraigns Germany for the sinking of the pas? senger Ships. The Attain IhlSShUP Characterises It as a "massacre of in? nocents." Certain to excite the ' right? eous Indlgatlon of AmerlcasaV* Oth? Or papers declare that the time I > . Some to "remove forever the (br goaii menace." Charleston: College Commencement - Th* One hundred thirtieth annual Commencement of tin College ,,i Charleston will he held ?it the Hiber? nian Hall on Tuesday evening. M in llth. IS 1 ?">. Antonie the graduates is A- C. Dick of Hartsville, who Is well known in this cliy. The annual ad Oeses will bs delivered by Prof. John H. Latane of Johns Hopkins Univcr PRESIDENT WILSON FOR PEACE ( \ISK OF 111'MAN IT Y COMES HMT, NO MATTER WHAT MAY RE IX)NE, HE SAYS. In Addresa to Naturalized Citizens ut l*hllad< Ipliia President Indicates Probable Course of United Sttaes In Present Crisis. . Philadelphia, May 10.?President Wilson gave to a gathering of 4,000 naturalized Americans tonight the llrst Intlmutlon of the course the United States probably Will' pursue in the situation resulting from the loss of more than a hundred Ameri? can lives on the Britsih liner Lusi? tania. He spoke by implication, but his hearers interpreted his remarks as meaning that while the United States would remain at peace it would seek to convince Germany of the In? justice to mankind of the tragedy. "America," said the president,] "must have the consciousness that on all sides It touches elbows and touches hearts with all the nations of mankind. The example of America must be a special example. And it must be an example not merely of peace because it will not tight, but because peace is a healing and ele? vating influence of the world and strife Is not. "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that It Is right." These remarks preclpiated a tu? mult of applause and patriotic en? thusiasm attended by waving of thousands of small American flags. The president made no direct refer? ence to the Lusitanla tragedy, but the audience did not hesitate to read the application of his statement. The sentiment expressed in the president's speech was epitomized later by one of his closest advisers as "humanity first." While it had not yet been determined, he said, exactly what steps would be taken by the United Sttaes in the present crisis, the idea uppermost In the president's mind was to show that whatever course Is adopted?no matter how vigorous?it will have as Its objec? tive the good of humanity. Introduced by Mayor Blankenburg, who spoke In a distinctly German ac? cent a welcome und an appeal for a single allegiance to the United States, the president carried forward the idea of the welding of foreign blood in the makeup of America by pointing out tho true goal of right ?American citizenship to be loyalty not to the country of one's birth but to the land of one's adoption. "While you bring," he said, "all countries with you, you come with a purpose of leaving all other countries behind you?bringing what is best of their spirit, but not looking over your shoulder or seeking to perpetuate what you leave in them. I certainly would not be one who would suggest that a man cease to love the place of his origin. It Is one thing to love the placr where you were born, and an? other thing to dedicate yourself to the pk ce where you go. You can't be an American If you think of yourself in groups. America does not consist of groups. A man who oonsiders him? self as belonging to a national group Is not yet an American . . "My advice to you is to think first not only of Americu, but to think first of humanity, and you do not love hu? manity if you seek to divide human? ity Into Jealous camps." The president was constantly inter? rupted by spontaneous outbursts of appluuse. He spoke clearly and so Mulct wus his audience of 15,000 that he could bo heard distinctly in all parts of the hall. Everywhere red, white and blue flags and bunting were displayed and a band during the even? ing played patriotic airs. Homo of the passages In the presi? dent's speech which the crowd ap? plauded most loudly were these: "I nm sorry for t*he man who seeks 10 make personal capital out of tho passions of his fellowman. Hi has lost the touch and ideal ef America, for America was eroatod to unite man? kind by the passions that lift and unite and not by the passions that separate and debase mankind.. .. "The man who seeks to divide man from man, group from group, Inter? est from interest In the United States Is striking at its very heart. . . . "I was born in America. You dreamed of what America was to be, and I hope Von brought the dreams with you. NO man who does not see visions will ever realize any high hoped or undertake any great enter* ?4 loo,*' The president aroused much enthu? siasm when he said that he had felt 'hit he Ottght not to b?- away from Woehlngton, hut efter coming he found that the gathering had renewed his "spirit as ait American." "In Washington," he said, "men tell you ho many things every day thai ore not ho, that i likr to come end stand In the preeonce of my fellow cltlaeae and drink mit of |he common GERMANY WOULD SHIFT BLAME ATT KM I TS TO LAY RESPONSI? BILITY FOR ACT ON EX(i LAND. (ierman Embassy at Washington Trunsmlts Note from Berlin to State Department at Washington in Which HritMi Blockade Policy is Charged With Being Cause of Sinking of Lusitania. ~ ?? Berlin (via London). May 10.?The following dispatch has been sent by the German foreign office to the Ger? man embassy at Washington: "Please communicate the following to the state department: The German government desires to express its deepest sympathy at the loss of lives on board the Lusitania. The responsi? bility rests, however, with the British government which, through its plan of starving the civilian population of Germany, has forced Germany to re? sort to retaliatory measures. "In spite of the German offer to stop the submarine war in case the starvation plan was given up, British merchant vessels are being generally armed with guns and have repeatedly tried to ram submarines, so that a previous search was impossible. "They can not therefore be treated as ordinary merchant vessels. A re? cent declaration made by the British parliamentary secretary in answer to a question by Lord Charles Beresford said that at the present practically all British merchant vessels was armed and provided with hand grenades. "Besides it has been openly admit? ted by the English press that the Lusi? tania on previous voyages repeatedly carried large quantities of war ma? terial. On the present voyage the Lusi? tania carried 6,400 cases of ammuni etion, while the rest of the cargo also consisted chiefly of contraband. 1 "If England, after repeated official and unofficial warnings, considered herself able to declare that that bdat ran no risk and thus light heartedly assumed responsibility for the human life on board a steamer, which, owing to its armament and cargo, was li? able to destruction, the German gov? ernment, in spite of its heartfelt sym? pathy for the loss of American lives, can not but regret that America felt more inclined to trust to English Promises rather than pay attenti?ffHo the warning from the German side." (Signed) "Foreign Office.'' fountain with them, feeling the sense of their support." There was a tremendous ovation as the president finished his speech. Afterwards he returned to the station and entered his private car. lie was due to leave for Washington at mid? night and to arrive in Washington early tomorrow. Because of the present status of In? ternational affairs, extraordinary pre? cautions had been taken to guard the president. Seven hundred and fifty policemen had been detailed for this duty. Seven detectives acted as a pci\ sonal guard and rode directly behind the president through the streets. In addition hundreds of policemen led the procession and brought up the rear. The city troop acted as a guard of honor. This was the 4 5th time the troop has thus escorted a president. On his return trip from the hall the president rode for three miles along streets almost solidly lined with cheering people. Frequently he raised his hat and bowed. Automobile horns sounded a steady chorus. In the Broad street station of the Penn? sylvania railroad several thousand persons cheered as the president ?topped aboard his private car. Ho smiled and waved his hat. Soon after? ward the president retired. The station was packed with a cheering crowd when the president arrived. The streets were lined with people who shouted a noisy and en? thusiastic welcome. At Convention hall Mr. Wilson found Secretaries Wilson and Daniels on the platform. The hall was densely packed. Little American flags were held by thousand and the hall was decorated profusely with the nn> tlonal colors. ' Let us unite In singing 'America/1' were the words with which Mayor Blankenburg opened the meeting. The president stood with the crowd and joined in the singing. Kverywhure there was enthusiasm. The Uev. Henry M. ?ouden offered prayer, after which speeches began. Dr. Couden prayed that "peace be made stronger than war and love stronger than hate," and also that the people of the United States might "stand behind their president In his righteous endeavor to lee 1 the na? tion rightly.'* Mayor Blankenburg called attention to the fact that like the other aliens he "had come from foreign shores to find In the United states a home." "Let me beseech you," he said, "to be Americana first, last and ail the time, no matter who may happen in the world at large. Thank Cod we have a man In the White House who TllK GREATNESS OF GERMANY. "E. I*. IT." Tolls of Misfortune to World Dismemberment of Germany Would Mean. Editor Daily Item: The writer is aware of the feeble? ness of his efforts to present the Ger? man people to his countrymen in a proper light, in the face of so many noble writers who are daily, through our great publications, publishing their sentiments, which are anti-Ger? man. The German people were an old nation when the Uoman historian wrote of them in the year A. D. 98. It is supposed that they migrated from Asia many thousands of yearn before they were discovered by the Romans. like all to be great collec? tions of people they were named by their enemies "German" meaning "war man," the toughest the Romans had ever come across and worthy of the name. Tb^y were thus named, not because they were conquerors of other people, but because they could de? fend their own land. The German is a home maker and has demonstrated it to all who have taken the trouble to look up his his? tory. There have been only a few deviations from this rule by the na? tion during an honorable career of 300 years, that is a policy to acquire for? eign soil. Germany has developed her condi? tion from savagery tc the highest pin? nacle of civilization and culture. She has grown quite modern in trade and finances. She has cared for her peo? ple so carefully that the modern Ger? man Is as stout in body as the wild German of ancient times. She never came under the sway of the Romnas and has never been contaminated by subjugation, except for a short while by the popes of Rome. While all other nations of the earth have sufTered from arrested development, Germany has never, and today she stands out in all of her pristine youth, unas? sailable and unterrifled, a tonic for the world. If Germany was destroyed and smoked out, where would* the man? ly man turn his eyes for inspiration? Surely not to Russian slavery, nor to Italy, nor to pretty little France, nor to England which has about absorbed all the property of the world and al? low her own people to starve for, by their own confession, the six-foot sol? dier that opposed George Washington is now five feet one. Surely we would not turn to Japan or China. Where then, but to Germany? With Germany dismembered and denationalized there would be a clean slide of the whole world back into the dark ages and manhood would go down before money for ?jl time. E. P. U. TROUBLE FOR GERMANS. Swiss Send More Troops to Protect Threatened Aliens. Basel, Switzerland, May 1 2.?The Swiss government today is sending more troops to the southern frontier, especially to Lugano, because of re? cent anti-German demonstrations. It is estimated 10,000 Germans from Italy are in and near Lugano. Agita? tors have marched in procession in front of the Lugano hotels, particu? larly those occupied by Germans, calling out to them insulting phrases. The Lugano police apparently are finding difficulty in dealing with the crowds. ? knows, who is just, a man who knows what to do." The crowd interrupted with a tumult of cheers, arose en masse and waved the Stars and Stripes. It was a remarkable demonstration of ap? plause. "I am perfectly willing," the mayor went on, "to leave the conduct of the great problem now confronting us In the hands of our great president." The mayor introduced United States Judge Joseph Ruffington and Secre. tary Wilson of the department of la? bor. Secretary Wilson declared that new citizens must do more than simply obey the laws of the United States. "Our passions must not be allowed to overthrow our reason," he said. "If we can without sacrifice of our honor and dignity preserve our peace with other nations, we shall be in a better position to help them when the war ?hall end. "Those who have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States can have no dual allegiance. Like you, Mr. Mayor, and the guests here to? night, I am one of those who was born abroad and has sworn allegiance to the United States." Prior to the president's speech mov? ing picture! showing leading events in the lives of Presidents Washington and Lincoln were thrown on a screen. A sudden, spontaneous outburst ??f applause greeted the president when he arose to speak. BS very one pres? ent leaped up waving American flags. Waves of cheers broke over the hall, rising and falling. The president bowed time and again. As he rose the band played "The Star Spangled Banner." mm council meets. BODY OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH WILL MEET IN COLUMBIA NEXT. (iov. Manning Among Delegates En? rolled at Meeting*?Levy for State Education Receives Attention? Delegates Find Much to Do und Work Raid. Florence, May 12.?Quite a number of delegates who were absent on the first day of the meeting of council were enrolled today. Among them are Gov. Richard I. Manning and the newly elected chancellor of the dio? cese, Frank R. Frost, of Charleston. Council today accepted an invita? tion from Trinity church, Columbia, to hold the next council there and the date was fixed at Tuesday, May 16, so as to avoid Memorial day. One of the most important matters to be considered was the proposition to levy an assessment of 5 per cent, of the current expenses of each parish for the purpose of education in the State, which will give to Sewanee from this State $1,500 and to Porter Military academy $2,000 and to St. Mary's School, Raleigh, $750. A pslen did report from the finance commit? tee was made, showing that though there has been general depression in the country and great trouble with the finances the church has not 1< st a dollar of the interest, most of it at 7 and 8 per cent., on any of the in? vestments of the funds. The returns in the past year for dloceason obli? gations were so gratifying that the committee cut down the assessment this year two and three quarters of a cent. This was agreed to, as the board of missions will ask for more to carry on their work, and Uie contributions from the churches will not be reduced, but the channels through which the money will go will be changed some? what. The assessment as levied is now for the church extension work, the work in the mill districts, for the church hr me, the board of re? ligious education, the provisional synod, the welfare work, the editor of The Diocese, the council expenses, the registrar and the committees of council. A recommendation from Charleston convocation for a bishop coadjutor was disposed of under a rule of or? der without debate. This involved the pregnant question of the division of the diocese. The board of trustees and various memorials asked for a new building at the Church Home orphanage, which all agree is badly needed, but council has taken no definite steps yet in this matter. Last night there were two meetings of the greatest interest, one of the various treasurers of the parishes and the* other the social service commis? sion report and address. The former was held at the parish house and was most interesting, involving discussions of plans for raising more regularly and promptly the funds needed for the work of the church, and the other was a lecture with stereopticon pic? tures of the work that is being done at LaGrange, Ga., showing incidents and the plan of the work. The lec? ture was by the Rev. Henry D. Phil? lips. A large audience enjoyed the lecture and the pictures. This morning communion service was.held by the Rev. Mr. DeRossett and the devotional service at 9.30 was conducted by the Rev. H. D. Bull. Among the visitors enrolled today were two editors, H. G. Osteen of Sumter and T. R. Waring of the Char? leston Evening Post. In the afternoon session the coun? cil enthusiastically indorsed the sug? gestion of a levy of 5 per cent, on the parishes and missions in the form of an apportionment for the educational institutions. W. H. K. Pendleton submitted a most interesting report on the Sun? day school work, but showing a great lack of interest on the part of the people, and failure to respond. He urged more activity generally in the churches, adult Bible classes, the bringing of the whole church member? ship into the Sunday school and bet? ter cooperation with the general Work In the State interdenominational con? vention. Mr. Ayer made an interesting re? port from t\c new committee on re? lief for the aged clergy, showing that the committee had just begun to get the work in the State in hand, and pointing out a surprising lack of in? terest on the part of the clergymen in the matter. He suggested that the committee be continued or that a now one bo appointed, that results might be exectod to bo realized through continued work. The bishop urgod (the Clergymen to cooperate with the committee in the sending of names in ! their parishes. The council deter? mined to continue the committee. The same standing committee was reeleeted with the substitution of the name of J. Alwin Hall of Charleston for the late C. S. Gadsd n. The bishop appointed 11. P. Duval, R. I. Manning, John P. Thomas. Wal? ter Hazard and J. C. Bissel as the finance committee for another year. The Ilev. Walter Mitchell of Char? leston was elected treasurer of the new educational fund to be raised for the schools of the diocese. Council determined to change the organization of the commission on social service at the suggestion of the chairman of that commission, to a more compact form, three men and two women to be appointed by coun? cil. A general conference of the St. An? drew's brotherhood men in council was held after the close of council in the afternoon and they were address? ed by B. F. Finney, Southern field sec? retary. In the recess of council the Sewanee graduates held a conference to devise means for securing more aid for the University of the South from, this diocese. Tomorrow morning the council will be taken to the Industrial school to visit that institution, as guests of the board of trustees. The various elec? tions of council will be held tomorrow morning. This council has been the largest and the hardest working body of the representatives of the church that has ever been held. - i.? CHILDREN'S DAY SERVICES. I _ v Interesting Exercises at MaycsviUe Church?Stores Close Early Teachers Re-elected, but May Not Return. Mayesville, May 13.?On last Sun? day morning, very interesting services were he'd at the Presbyterian church in the nature of a children's service. After a shc-t session of the regular Sabbath school, the pastor, Rev. R. L. Grier, made a short talk to the chil? dren which was very appropriate and to the point. After this, the follow? ing pupils of the Sunday school, who had become nine years of age since last spring, were presented with Bibles, donated by the congregation: Julia Wilkes, Margaret Bland, Mar? garet Cooper, Nettie Brown, Catherine Mayes, Eleanor Crawford, Mary W. Cooper, Iola Hudson, Perry McE.lveen, Rufus Weldon, Thomas Fort, Henry Thomas, Eugene Taylor, and Ray? mond Richardson. Following this, Itley Taylor and Mllner Wilson re? cited perfectly the first thirty ques? tions of the Shorter Catechism, which is considered quite an achievement, especially before a large congregatlcui. The Sunday school of this church is at present one of the most largely at? tended ever conducted in the town.. The Rev. it. L. Grie" will preach the annual sermon for the Greeleyville graded school on Sunday, the 23rd, Inst. The merchants of the town have adopted the early closing custom and now all of the important stores are closed promptly at 6 o'clock. This practice will continue until August 1. The Mayesville schools will close on Wednesday, May 26. It is reported, but not officially, that none of the present teachers will return for the next session, although all have been re-elected. It will be very much re? gretted by all of the patrons and the public generally if they do not return. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. Fish Supper at Shaw's Lake for Visit? ing Lady?Social Items. Mayesville, May 13.?The children of the Sunday school class of Mrs. Robert A. Chandler were given a most delightful picnic by their populer teacher on last Saturday. A delicious luncheon dinner was served at the old Mayes place. The little ones were given a pleasant straw ride over the town both before and after dinner. On Friday evening a number of the young people enjoyed a fish supper at Shaw's Lake complimentary to Miss Rosa Green of Columbia. Although the weather was very inclement, the young folks enjoyed the outing very much. The chaperones of the party were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Chandler. Dr. R. H. DuBose has returned to town much to the delight cC his many friends >. Miss Rosa Green, teacher of music in the Eastover school, spent the week-end with Miss Elma Mayes of the same school, who visited her par? ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayes. Mrs. M. E. Lesesne and Miss Pranklc Lesesne of Manning have re? turned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thames. Mrs. J. R. Mayes has gone on a visit in Clarendon and Williamsburg coun? ties, k) . >J a The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club held a most pleasant meeting this week with Mrs. C. D. Coper. The game of rook was engaged in and the winner of the guests' prize was Miss Carrie Anderson, while Mrs. J. W. Thames captured the members' prize. Both prizes were handsome work bags. Dellclous refreshments of ice Icream and cake were served. The Hook club held a delightful meeting with Mrs. Howard W. Coop? er on Wednesday afternoon and de? spite the bad weather, there was quite a good crowd present.