Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Vn sniTKR WATCHMAN, Established April, 1M0. "Be Just and Fear not?Set all the ends Thon Alma't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth'*." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, IMa. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, MAT 19, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 25. Suggested by German Paper That Kaiser Will Suggest to United States That Dif? ferences Between Them Be Sub? mitted to Arbitration Court. AMERICANS STOPPED CARR.IHS CONTRABAND DUPING WAR. Life of One (ternaan More Valvable Than That of Hundreds of Other Nation* in Kaiser's Eyes, Says German Paper?Note to Germany Was Delayed in Transit and Had Not Been Delivered There Latft Night?Dr. Dernberg Recalled? Germans Claim That Passage of Americans on Lusitania Was to insure Safety of Large Supplies of Arms and Am? munition on Board. Berlin. May 16.?In an article which wu probably "Inspired," the Vou? st c tie Zeitung; today states that the thrihin Ambassador Bernstorff will probably be Instructed to suggest a court of arbitration for settling the United States' demands. If such a suggestion la made. Germany may abandon its policy of torpedoing hos? tile passenger shlpe until a decision Is reached. _? GKRMA5H BLAME AMERICANS. leading Newspaper Charges Ameri? can Government With Responsibility for Lneltanla Tragedy. Berlin, May IS.?The Vosslche Zei? tung says this morning: "The Lusi Unia had no need to dodge the Ger? man submarine. Her protection was the living rampart of American pas? sengers, who were to insure that the fifty-four hundred casts of ammuni? tion the laisltaala was carrying to Vnflend should not t>e touched. The fact that they were being made use of In thla way was concealed by the m thd losltanla case The Uvea of Americans were staked to secure the conveyance of contraband. The Amer? ican government is not altogether free from responsibility.'' Note to Germany Rcluycd. Washington, May 16.?Up to seven o'clock last night the president's note to Germany had not been officially re? ceived In Berlin, was reported by a wireless message from Ambassador' Gerard, which was received today. The congested telegraph lines from Rome to Berlin are responsible and efforts are being made to locate the point of delay. It Is reported that Dr. Dernbnrg. who is regarded as the unofficial spokesman In America of tho Kaiser, has been recalled to Berlin from New York. <*rrman Opinion Bitter. Berlin. May 16.?The Berliner Post says today ,f?ur enendes must under? stand that the life of a single German soldier I? dearer to us than'the Lusl tanla with all her passengers or the Rheims cathedral. We will destroy unscrupulously all that might Imperil the life of a single German troopor." ??rrnuM? Answer Foreshadowed. Washington. May 15.?Many ex? pect that the German answer to Pi s> Ident Wilson's noi', will !>?? a propo? sition to agree to abandon the Gor? man submarine program if Qreal Britain Is Induced to give up tho at? tempt to baaf food nut of Oaratany, It can be stated emphatically that the administration will not entertain such a proposal. NO MORF CONTRABAND. American Steamship l.lnc Will t arry No Mon? Ammunition. Boston, Msy II. Tai Nsa aUegtand agents of the American steamship line received peremptory orders today that hereafter no ammunition off Sontra? band of war shall irrled on Um line during the BnrOBJSaa war. YAgi I I MM \ \ MASSACRE. Admiral Howard Itcport?. Effort to Eiterminate Foreigner* In Yiupd Valley. Washington. May 15.?In a delayed dispatch Admiral Howard r??port?d that the Ya'iul Indians enraged |,y land ?onc^aalons granted to American colonlats In th?? Yauul riwr Valley. Meilco. are now engau?' I in I SHched battle to wlp, out the foreigners. The report of ihr death of Donovan. Wil? son and Fay an l the serious wound Inf of Storker (Atlantis a) Agaerieani Is oeniirmcd. REGARD V. S. LIGHTLV. Cologne Paper Says Germany Must Not Consider America as Certain to Go to War. Amsterdam. May 14 (via London). ?The Cologne Volksseitung, com? menting upon expressions of Ameri? can opinion concerning the sinking of the Lusltanla says: "Americans are very prone to crit? icise without any expectation that such fighting with words will make any great Impression on those whom they denounce. They feel relieved when tl^ey have given frank expres? sion of their irritation. In America, ihowever, war is most unpopular be? cause it requires so many sacrifices and destroys business. "There Is no need, therefore, to assert that America will Join t_he war against us but it may be taken for granted that the wave of anti German hatred will continue to mount still higher. We deplore, but we can not prevent It. Anti-German feeling l^su^nsjoduct -ot ?s>tatr??. U tfkrwty* Jnitron ted and Will also slowly sub? slde." SPECIAL ELECTIONS. Ordered In sum tor County on July l?th to Fill Vacancy Caused by Re? signation of Go<>. W. Dick. Columbia, May 17.?Speaker Jas A. Hoyt has ordered a special election to be held In Sumter county on July 13th to fill the vacancy In the house caused by the resignation of Georg* W. Dick, who was appointed postmas? ter. The speaker has ordered an elec? tion in Spartanburg county for Sep? tember 14th to fill tho vacancy in the house delegation caused by the resig? nation of W. G. Querry, appointed to the State tax commission. REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL. Rebels Obtain Complete Control of Government. Lisbon. May 17.?The government is now in complete control of the rev? olutionists, after casualties totaling twenty killed and hundred and fifty wounded. The reconstructed cabinet Immediately began consideration of tho International policy. The report that Former Premier Costa hns been assassinated is denied officially. PRESIDENT TO SERVE OUT TERM Rioting In Lisbon Results in 118 Deaths and 'Mm Wounded. Madrid. May 17.?The latest reports from Lisbon state that a hundred and eighteen have been killed and three hundred wounded in the recent re? volt. Arrangements have been made to allow President Aniange to serve out his term of office ending in Aug? ust. GREAT NAVAL PARADE. President Wllxm Wildly Cheered by Immense Crowds. New York. May 17.?Despite fre? quent showers, lowering clouds und Chilly brer/i'M, hundreds Ol thousands I viewed the great naval brigade pa? rade this forenoon. The president gnd party reviewed the parade from the official stand and S/CTC wildly cheered b) the immense crowds. The presidential party proceeded then to tin- official luncheon on the Baltimore, This sfternoon si I o'clock President Wils->n will hoist his llag on the Mas Hower and followed by escorts, will steam up Ihe Hudson between the long lines of United States naval mil, representing every type of ves? sel and will inspect three hundred million dollars' Worth (>f warships. The president dines aboard the ba1 j ship Wyoming tonight. ITALY PREPARED FOR WAR. DEMONSTRATION OF ITALIANS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAVOR OF WAR AGAINST GER? MANY AND AUSTRIA. Stated That Country Hal Already Se? cured a Secret Treaty With England, Russia and Franco?Austrians Re? ported In Retreat?Danish Vessel Toriiedocd. Rome, May 15.?War preparations are reaching the final stage. Nearly all prefects throughout Italy will sur? render their powers to the military authorities, virtually placing the en? tire kingdom under martial law. Twenty thousand men demonstrated around the German and Austrian em? bassies today crying "Down with the Kaiser." War or peace is now up to parliament. It is reported that before its downfall the cabinet concluded a secret treaty with England, Franjce land Russia, denouncing the triple al? liance. Anti-German Riots. London, May 16.?A demand for the confiscation of all German owned property in Great Britain, valued at over a billion dollars was made today by influential newspapers. It has the support of Lord Charles Beresford. The internment of aliens continues to? day with anti-German rioting in many quarters, followed by scores of arrests The employes of the London tramway system struck today, because of the refusal of a war bonus. It is feared the bus men will follow their example. I>ani>h Ship Torpedoed. Aberdeen, May 15.?The Danish steamer Martha has been torpedoed by a German submarine. The crew wero saved. French Gains at Arras. Paris, May 15 (Official).?IJie French have gained five hundred metres north of Arras where a^ Violent artillery duel is raging. Petrograd, May 16.?-The Austrians are retreating from Bistritza, near the Roumanian border over a front near? ly one hundred miles long. The bat? tle at Shivli Courland, Russia, con? tinues without result. The Germans are. hurrying reinforcements to Buk? owina. The Russians along the San river have been reinforced and it is not feared here that the Germans will reach Przemysl. The Russians in South Poland have been reinforced. Allies Capture Vantage Point. Athens, May 15.?The anglo-French allies have captured the heights of Krithia, on the Gallipoll peninsula. Dutch Trawler Sunk. Rotterdam, May 14.?A Dutch trawler was bombarded and sunk by a German aeroplane in the North sea. The crew were killed. German Submarine Sunk. Blythe. May 14.?The steamship Collavtnte, reported today that she had rammed and sunk a German sub? marine in tho North sea. British Trawler Sunk. Grimsby., May 14.?The British trawler Cancer was submarined in the North sea and her crew captured. LIQUOR LAW UPHELD. North Carolina Statute Declared Valid by Court. , Raleigh, N. C, May 11.?The North Carolina liquor shipment law, limit? ing receipt of spirituous liquor to one quart SVtry two weeks to any in? dividual, was upheld In two decisions In superior court here today. In one case George M. Glenn of Raleigh sued the Sou'hern Express company to recover one quart of whiskey ship? ped from Richmond, Va., for bis per? sona! use and for $126 damages for non-delivery. In the other Glenn sued to compel the Southern Express company at. Richmond to receive one gallon of whiskey to be shipped to him here. The suits are designed to test the law passed by the last legislature. The cases will be taken to the su? premo court. SHIPS BENT TO GUAYMAS. Cruisers to Render Relief to Ameri? can Colony. Washington, May 14,?Secretary Daniels into today ordered tin- cruiser New Orleans Inun Manzanillo to Qusymas Mexico, to join the Raleigh In rendering any relief possible to the colony of* American! attacked by In? dians In the Yaqui valley, 16 or 80 mil' i inland. DENIALS Of BANK CHARGES. M'ADOO AND WILLIAMS FILE ANSWER IN HIGGS CASE. Specific Repudiation of Riggs Allega? tions Taken as Sign of Determined Eight Against Charge?. Washington, May 15.?Specific de? nial of charges of conspiracy and malice against the Kiggs National bank of this city was made by Secre? tary McAdoo and Comptroller Wil? liams of the treasury department to? day in affidavit! filed *ln the supreme court of the District of Columbia in reply to injunction proceedings brought by the bank in which it was claimed the treasury officials had con? spired to wreck the bank. "I specifically deny the charges of having conspired or combined with the defendant Williams or any one else to injure the plaintiff bank or iia business," Mr. McAdoo declares. "I have not conspired in any way to injure or ruin the plaintiff bank or its business and it i not and never has been my purpose to inflict injury upon the plaintiff bank." Mr. Wil? liams asserts. "All of the actions have been in the performance of my duties in the premises and in the exercise of my honest judgment and discretion and without malice, ill will or bias against the plaintiff bank or its officers." At another point in his affidavit Mr. McAdoo says: "I ^charge and aver the fact to bt that my inclusion in the suit is due to ulterior and improper motives and was resorted to solely for the purpose of thereby uttering and publishing grossly false and libelous statements under the privilege and protection of judicial forms and free from the legal accountability that would otherwise be involved." Filing of the affidavits was taken to inc cate that there was no present Intention to compromise the case. The government's brief will be filed Mon? day, when oral argument will be heard on pending motions to dismiss the bank's suit on. a plea of l?ck of jurisdiction and for other reasons. SUSPENDS NEW SHIPPING CODE. Holds up Until September 11 Pro? posed Changes in Seaboard Air Line Regulations. Washington, May 15.?The inter? state commerce commission today suspended until September 14 pro? posed changes in regulations by the Seaboard Air Line railroad, govern? ing the transportation of berries in less than carload lots from points in North and South Carolina to New York and other Eastern points. MANY SEEK EMPLOYMENT. Austrlans and Russians Would Enter United States In Search of Wrork. - Emerson, Man.. May 16.?Two hun? dred Austrlans and Russians, van? guard of an army of unemployed esti? mated at 1,000, arrived here tonight in search for work which they be? lieved would be given them in the United States. The little army was much weakened by exposure, many of its members having been without food since leaving Winnipeg, three days ago. Leaders of the band declare they will present themselves to the United States Immigration officials tomorrow for entry. Both tho Canadian ami United States officials say they will oppose any attempt by the unemploy? ed to cross the line and trouble is feared. Owing to a lack of employment in Canada leaders of the men say that 'between 8,000 and 4.000 of their coun? trymen will start for the United States within a few days. ASK FOR BROAD STAND. ! ? IPrdatCS Beg England Not to Make * Reprisals. London. May l?'?.?The Archbishop of Canterbury In a letter to Premier Asquith and the Bishop of London in a sermon today appealed to the gov? ernment not to make reprisals against Germany for the use of asphyxiating gases by authorizing the army to adopt similar measures of attack. The letter Of the Archbishop Of Can? terbury said "Most earneetly do i trust that we shall never anywhere be Induced or drawn to take a course which would lower u.s toward the level Of those whom WC are attacking.'' Anti-German riots also were de? nounced by the prelates, who ottered the, full power of the chinch to in? duce every person in the kingdom to do his share in the ar. After Many Days of Fighting Teutons Have Been Forced to Retire From the East Bank of Canal. TURKS MASSACRE SIX THOUSAND ARMENIANS IN URUMIAH Reports Indicate That Allies Have Gained Advantage at Many Points?Many Fires Reported in Cermany, Causing Great Damage?Germans Seize British Steamer?Austrians Are Routed on Dnei&er River?Russian? ? ie Heavily on the River San?Reports From Italy Indi That War Dem? onstrations Are Continuing and Cr * t is Still Unsettled ?The Cabinet Aals for $20,000,00' / Military and Naval Necessities. Two Turkish Towns Destroyed. Sofia, May 17.?The allies* artillery has destroyed the Turkish towns of Maidos and Bulair, on the Gallipoli peninsula. Germans Repulsed at Lorette. Paris, ?.uy 17 (Official).?Violent German attacks in trying to regain the ground lost to the French on the heights of Lorette have been repulsed. Hard fighting continues north of Arras and in the Ypres region. ? . ? German Reply Pacific. Berlin, May 17.?President Wilson's note is being carefully studied by the German government. It is regarded as friendly and will be answered in a friendly spirit. The reply will prob? ably be sent Wednesday or Thursday. Zeppelin Raid Today. London, May 17.?One person wau killed in German air raid over Rams gate this morning where twenty bombs were dropped. British aero? planes chased the Zeppelin back across the channel until they came in range of the German coast guns. Sev? eral air craft approached Dover but were driven away by angle guns. German Retreat Admitted. Berlin, May 17.?It is officially ad? mitted that the Germans have with? drawn to the east bank of the Ypres canal after a battle lasting many days. The Germans continue their attack on the English south of Neuvc Chappelle. Austrians Bombard Przcmysl. Vienna, May 17.?The Austrians are bombarding the Russian positions at Przemysl and on the right bank of the river San where the Russians are making their last stand, it is esti? mated that the Russians lost two hun? dred thousand in retreating from the Dunajec to the San. The forty-eighth Russian division was shattered, the commander and staff being captured. ?,000 Armenians Killed. London. May 17.?The Russian consul at Urumlah, Persia, reports that six thousand Armenians were massacred by the Turks. Transylvania Passengers Landed. Greenock, Scotland, May 17.?Pas? sengers were landed from the Tran? sylvania, which arrived at 3 o'clock this morfning. Vessel proceeded to Glasgow. Germans Seize Swedish Ship. j Rotterdam, May 17.?The Swedish steamer Bjoers for London has been seized by a German submarine and Itaken to Hamburg. German Fire Long, Amsterdam. May 17.?Dispatches i relate heavy damages by fire through , out Germany. Seven sheds, contain? ing a number of locomotives at IKoenigsburg were burned. A great ! tannery at Strasburg was burned by bombs dropped from a French aero? plane. The damage was a million dol? lars. A chemical factory near Dan? zig was also burned. Turks Sink Bulgarian Ship. Bucharest. May 17.?The Turkish cruiser Breslau sunk the Bulgarian steamer, Varna, in tho Black sea, Bul? garia will demand an explanation and indemnity from Turkey. Tension Increases in Italy. Rome, May 17. ? Despite a denial by the foreign office, a report per? sists thai following a long confer? ence the German and Austrian ambas? sadors asked for their passports. The Italian cabinet at a secret session last night, it is reported, voted to ask for a credit of twenty million dollars for "immediate military and naval neces? sities. ' Bitter controversies continue betw c- nc interventionists and neu? tral' ^ /er the reports that the triple all* was declared null and void If .1. A cabinet meeting is called f< is afternoon. There were war .istrations all over Italy Sunday and last night. Russians Route Austrians. Petrograd, May 17 (Official).?The Austrians have been routed along the entire Dneister front of one hundred miles. The Russians captured twenty l thousand prisoners. DIRIGIBLE NEAR DOVER. Approaches Harbor but Turns and Goes to Sea?Minor Explosions Heard. London. May 17.?A Dover dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says a hostile air craft appeared to be ap? proaching the harbor at 2.30 o'clock this morning but returned to sea. Several minor explosions were heard and all the electric lights in the town were extinguished. - ? ?? i ELLIOTT SCHOOL CLOSES. J. L. McLaurin Delivers Address. Moody Reeleeted Principal. Bishopville, May 15.?The closing exercises of the Elliott high school were held on Wednesday evening, May 12, and Thursday morning, May 13. The Elliott school is the result of several districts consolidating last year and erecting one of the best school buildings in the county. As this was the first year of the new school there was no graduating class, but on Wednesday evening an inter? esting programme was rendered by the pupils. Thursday morning,.after Superintendent S. H. Moody made his report and delivered the meals that had been offered, the Rev. Mr. Bethea introduced the speaker of the day, John L. McLaurin. About two months ago the trustees met and reeleeted S. H. Moody prin? cipal for another year. The follow? ing assistant teachers have accepted for next term: Mrs. S. H. Moody. Misses Annabell Player and Bertha McCutchin. The last two were re elected. AEROPLANES ATTACK ZEPPELIN. Big Ship Brought Down and Crew of Sixty Killed?Two Aeroplanes Lost. London, May 16.?The story of a battle between a Zeppelin and a squadron of 27 British aeroplanes has reached The Daily Mail by way of Rotterdam: "This Zeppelin," says the account, "had been frequently seen cruising in the neighborhood of Brussels. About 8 o'clock in the evening it was sur? rounded and attacked by 27 aero? planes. The Zeppelin put up a spirited tight with machine guns and tried to (escape* by rising to a high altitude, but the aeroplanes gave it no chance. "Within a few minutes the Zeppelin had received several wounds and fell. All the crew of 00 were killed. Two aeroplanes were destroyed by the Zep? pelin's guns. HOLD CHILDREN'S DAY. Interesting Exercises at Methodist C hurch of Paxville. Paxville. May 16.?Children's day exercises were held at the Paxvi'.le Methodist church on Sunday evening. The children rendered "The Soldiers of the King" in a very attractive man? ner. The church was festooned with tri-colored bunting and the Ameri? can tlags and Christian banners were In evidence. Floral decorations were displayed on the piano and pulpit. A cradle roll service was held in the afternoon. A large crowd was pres? ent for each of these sen ices.