Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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o?tl)ron. Ufr IIMIW WATCHMAN, EntabUatied April, ISM. "Be Just and Fear not?Det all the ends Thon Alma't at be thy Country's, Thy God'a and Trntfc'a," THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 26. MUH AiY IUI Italy Has No Hope of Averting War With Austria and Is Now Preparing Army and Navy for Campaign. CALM BEFORE IHE STORM NOW SEEMS 10 PERVADE ROME. Army and Navy Headquarters Will See No Rest Until War is Declared?Neutralists Will Oppose Measure When Parlia? ment Convenes To MornAv Germany Will Blame UniteJ States Partly for Sinking of Lusitania Say Dispatches Fron Berlin?English Premier Admits the Possibility of Long Drawn Out War and Call Has Been Made for Volunteers. Rom?, May 18.?Mobilisation nan virtually begun and the ?<iT\.?? h of the war and marine ministers were op. n all nicht. C lerk? and officials are working In relays preparing for war with Austria. There will he no cesaa tlon night or day until the Italian rmy la afield and the navy has itart ?d Into action. A strange calmness pervade* the capital today. All be? lieve that a formal declaration of war Ja at hand. I>lt t't lit NCEH IN C'AllIN IT. \ ate Stage Reached in Body?Con? template) Isuig War und More He rrult* are Called For. London, May 18.?Differences in the British cabinet reached an acute at ige thla afternoon. Several min? isters cancelled their vacations, when they ware called Into a conference by Premier Aequlth. The storm centers about First Loid of the admiralty Churchill and radical and immediute a change* am Indicated. Lord Kitchen? er ihie afternoon In ths house of lords called for three hundred thousand meae? aaacuMa?. An Uteuhouaa.eL.couv ntong Premier AsojoPh admitted that the government contemplated the poaalblllty of a long war. gf.km\n\ sr\NDs cihm. Will Make No ? omissions and Will lout I iuu> Submarine War. London. May 18.?That both the United States and England were re sponalbl* for the Lusltanla disaster, will be the assertion of Germany in Its reply to tho note of rVaatdtal Wil? son, says news dispatches from Ber? lin today. The reply will be sent Thursday and It is expected to contain an emphatic declaration that Germany will cou* tlnue the submarine wai l ire. The generil feeling In London is that Ani' i li in optimism Is mispla? c.i ami that Qeeman> will make no con? ceptions whatever. The news dispatches state that the German reply will be based on the re? port of the captain of the submarine Who stated *.hat he tired only on*- tor? pedo and that the second explosion on the Lusltanla was due to the muni? tions that the vessel was carrying. The captain reported that he dis? charged the imp.-.p. in sueh a way that th?* l.u.'.itml.i w.iubl not ha\? been sunk had she not been carrying es plosives. The reply will be couched In friendly language, hoping that Amer? ica will understand the necessity un? der wbl? h G?rmany is comp? II.d to continue the submarine warfare. ITALY I OH WMC Neutral* \ how Ion llo|>c and <??> Into Hiding. Koine. May 1H.?Apparently aban? doning all nop., of preventing war. Former Premier Oiollttt left Home this mormon Lacking a l.ad?r. tlm neutralists are txp' .? t??.I t.? m ike no ?tflagM appaaHloa to war s/ltaa par. liament r?<<>nv?-ne? Thursday. The session will !??? nh??rt. and will be devoted to voting fund* for the war and ,;ivlng the government full power to act. Tim overwhelming sen tlment favor* war. The neutrality leaders have generally gone into bill? ing, fearing hostile, demonstrations from the puMP*. ItuMHinns < becked b\ Turks. i '??natanttnople. Mi- Is. HMllclal) ? The Turks in the ''uueasus have checke?! the Kassian attacks. RIOTN a t TRIKNTK < . .moot o.Pi ol Threaten^, to lloillbunl ?tt> i iih*-' Oulet I- Kentnml. nrvii, May IN.?News dlspat' he* rnnllrm the reports of a revolution at Trleslo The Austrian commandauf t to . ttened to shell t be CP y UllleHS I IM rlotH cease. Waj* ships trained their guns on the eity in readiness, two powder magazines were blown lip and thirty soldiers killed. Would Settle Differences. Washington, May 18.?Unconfirmed reports state that the United States has offered her services in an attempt to settle the differences between Aus? tria and Italy. MARTIAL LAW IN ITALY. Government Takes Control or Rail? roads Fuder Hoyal lh*eree. Home. May 19.?All Italian rail? roads and stations were taken over by the government under royal decree today. Passengers are forbidden to look from the car windows at certain points, where the curtains are tightly drawn. All railways, tunnels and bridges are strongly guarded. - ROFMAMA TO FIGHT. Will strike Austria When Italy Gives the Signal. Huoharast. May 19.?Roumania's entrance into the war will immediate? ly follow that of Italy. The army is now <>n a war footing and will strike Austria through Transylvania. HUITISH 1IF.AY1LY REINFORCED. Hieven IYnnsports Cnry New Troo|** to <.ulll|x>li lYnluHtila. Constantinople, May 19 (Ofllcial).? K1 e v e n transports have heavily re? inforced the Itiitish on Gallipoli pen? insula. Another allied worship was badly damaged by a Turkish shell Tuesday. RFCONSTRFCT HIUTISH CABINET Ilovolt Threat, in??I In Hanks of Lib? erals at Change In Personnel. London, May 19.?Premier As qulth announced in the house of com? mons this afternoon that the Hritish eahlnet is "being reconstructed on a broader personnel and political basis" in.I will represent a coalition of the ministry. The crisis is not yet passed. A revolt was threatened in the ranks of the liberals, several threatening to go to tho opposition when the new government Is Installed. Churchill is reported to have reelgmd from the admiralty port folio. There Is much dissatisfaction over the naval cam? paign in the 1 >ardanclles. CSAR GOES TO FRONT. Situation of Russians in Frocarlous and Sii|H>rhuman Ffforts are Neces? sary. POtrOffOd, May 19.?The e/ar has |01M to the front. It is reported that Important changi will be made in Russian commander! and that the Czar is dtapleoaod with thfl result in Oalieia and the Carpathian Campaign where the Russians havt b?st tho greater part of the ground gained. Superhuman efforts wert necessary to prevent ? dlaoater. Preimyal is man? need from the north, south and west. TIM Germans hold the railroad to Jar aolnu. North of the Vlatula tha situa Uon is precarious. Wareon is again i hreataned? itrituii ship Torpedoed. Cardiff, May It, Brltlah steamer iMimcrea has been torpedoed by a Qermnn ?uhmarlne. The crew wai saved. * MILL M \N Ii MIM? Motor <nr Aerldent Nciir Wayrross, IvIIU Our iiiid InjMreM Another. Way fir oan Qn.? May -<>.?Hopkins Woods, lore man of the Hebard Cyprean Company was killed and I* s. Quurtermun was seriously Injured when their motor ear weg derallod Is mil* s south of here tins mornlnif? DASTARDLY ACT SAYS CAPTAIN officer of cfs1iing says at? tack was attem1t at muu)i;h. tfetppOf Fses'strong Terms In Ills Re |K>rt to Owners of Efforts of German Aeroplane to Wreck Ills i lout by Dropping Rombs on It. -? Philadelphia, Pa.. May 19.?The American tank steamer dishing, at? tacked April 28 in the North sea by a German aeroplane, which dropped three bombs, returned to port here today. Her captain, Lars Larsen Her? land, submitted a report to her own? ers characterizing the attack as a "dastardly act, a deliberate attempt to sink an unarmed vessel and mur? der the members of the crew." A copy of the report was forwarded td the state department.' 1 The German airman, said Capt; Herland, swept in narrow circles ovef the tanker, trying to get directly ovet^ the funnel, apparently with the idea* of dropping a bomb down it and wrecking her engine room. The crew at first swarmed on deck, hut quickly retreated to the forecastle, and nd one was hurt by the explosion of the one bomb which Struck the ship. The attack occurred while ths Cushing was about 25 miles from Antwerp and eight miles from the North Hinder lightship. It was about 7 o'clock in the evening, but there was ample light, the captain said, for the officers and crew to see every detail of the attack, and for the aviator to spe the Stars and Stripes dying at mast? head and taffrail and the words, "Cushing, N. Y., United Stataa of America," painted on the side of the vessel in letters eight feet high. Word of the attack on the Cushing, which at the time was bound for Rot? terdam with 9,000 tons of crude oil, consigned to the government of Hol? land, was cabled to this country two days later and was referred to by President Wilson In his note of pro tost to Germany. u-i ? The" biplane, tne eapta'iri said, wa* Hying a white flag with a black cross In the centre, the pennant of the Ger I man air fleet. power op attorney. Treasury Department Rules on Question of Taxation. Columbia, May 20.?D. C. Hey ward, collector of internal revenue, is re? ceiving InqulliM in regard to the pow? er of attorney that is embodied In collateral notes furnished to banks by their customers, and in regard to this matter tho latest ruling from the treasury department is in part as fol? lows: "The power of sale generally em? bodied In a mortgage, real or chattel and deed of trust differs from the power of attorney In many respects, one of which Is that the latter al? ways creates an agency or a represen? tative relation, whereas a mortgagee under a power of sale acts on his own behalf and for his own benefit. It is therefore now held that such power of sale is not taxable as a power of attorney within the meaning of the act of October 22, and all rulings in? consistent herewith are hereby re? voked." In this connection It may he stated that where a collateral note contains a good and valid power of attorney the tax on same is due when the in? strument is executed, and is made valid by acceptance and not when tho power is exercised. UNDERWRITERS IN CONVENTION. Annual St Ion of Insurance Men at i hick Springs. Greenville, May 19.?The South Carolina Underwriters' association convened today at Chick Springs for its annual session, between NO and 100 persons being in attendance. This Is the largest attendance <>f recent years. Ths sessions began at noon today, James A. ('athcart of Columbia pre? siding. B, A. Morgan Of Greenville delivered the addreai of welcome, which was responded to by C. E. Com? mander, The session was interesting ami Instructive, This evening the Greenville under? writers gave a ball In honor of the visitors and their friends. This was tile first important social ?>vent of the season at tho Chick Springl hotel. Dancing was enjoyed by a large num? ber of men and women. At 1 1 o'clock a buffet supper was served by the hotel. Lassen in eruption. Redding, Cal., May 10.?-Red hoi |ava is flowing down 1 Aasen mountain Side today and Names are shooting ll\o hundred feet high, - ?I. ENTOMOLCMilKTS STUDY SOUTH? ERN COHN ROOT. Federal Experts Luginbill and Beyer Plod Crop Ravaged by Bud Peats? Thinks Late Blunting Beat Solution. Columbia, May 20.?Philip Lugin bill, director of the United States entomological laboratory in Columbia Will begin within a few days a tour of South Carolina, to instruct farm? ers in their efforts to counteract the I advances of the Southern corn root worm, otherwise known as the "bud \ ?? ? t I worm." Mr. Luginbill will bo assisted i by A. H. Beyer, who has been asso? ciated with him for the last IS months. Reports have reached the labora? tory of the. ravages of this pest in va? rious sections of the State. In some instances the hearts have been bored from as many as 50 per cent, of the plants, thus necessitating a "planting over." The Columbia entomologists, whose> time is devoted exclusively to a study of cereal and forage crop in? sects, believe that an abandonment of the early planting is the only solu? tion. The first warm rays of the spring sun bring the beetle, the progenitor of the "borer," from its hibernating quarters. Eggs are deposited imme? diately and these hatch in from 7 to 14 days, this determined by the temperature. The young blades of corn are preferred, but if no corn shoots are available, other growth is fed upon. Mr. Luginbill thinks that a delay in corn planting until these worms have gone to other sources for food supplies will be a natural solu? tion for the farmers. Along with other suggestions, Mr. Luginbill will advise farmers to plant experimental beds of corn periodical? ly, to determine the most appropriate planting season. When this survey of South Carolina has be^n made, Mr. Luginbill con? templates sending Mr. Beyer to North * Carolina' to study the inroads of the hessian fly on the wheat of that sec? tion. NATIONAL GUARD BOARDS. Committee Is Named on Ap|M>rtion inent of Funds?Council for Y'car Chosen. Columbia, May 20.?Adjt. Gen. Moore has announced appointment of the State military board, as pro? vided under section 15 of the military act. The board is named to appor? tion the annual appropriation. The members are Adjt. Gen. Moore, Col. H. B. Springs of the Second infantry, Shapter Caldwell, assitant adjutant general, and Maj. R. F, Watson of the First infantry. Council Is Named. The National Guard1 council was aK so appointed yesterday. The mem? bers are Col. H2. M. Blythe of the First infantry, Lieut. H. W. Crouch of the naval militia, Maj. W. B. Moore of the First infantry and Capt. H. O, With erington of the Second infantry. This board is named to make certain recommendations to the governor in connection with the affairs, of the Na? tional Guard and to audit the ac? counts of the adjutant general and the United States disbursing officer. Property shortage. Complete report on the property shortage of the National Guard of South Caroling has been forwarded to the United States war department by W. W. Moore, adjutant general. If the report is accepted, tbo war department will restore federal aid to the militia in this State, The complete report has been com? pleted after several months of hard work on the part of State and federal officiate. No decision will be given as to the encampments of the National Guard until the report has been accepted by the war department. MANY STRAWBERRIES SOLD. Successful Season for Truck Farmers About to Be Brought to a Close. Georgetown. May 19.?Tbc straw bery season here is about to come to a close, and all the truck farmers of this country report n large and profitable crop of this luscious fruit. The local markets have been amply supplied all during the season and large shipments have been going out of Georgetown almost daily during the season. The cultivation of strawber? ries has been on the increase in this county for the past three or four years and no doubl the next season will bring forth a much larger crop than has yet been raised in the county. Teutons Claim to Have Defeated Russians and Captured Hundred Thousand Men and Large Amount of Armament. RUSSIANS HAVE RETREATED ACROSS SAN RIVER AND ARE RE? FORMING LINES WriU ASSISTANCE OF HEAVY REINFORCE? MENTS? GERMANS, HOWEVER, ARE STILL THREATENING THEIR POSITION ?GERMANS HAVE LOST SEVENTEEN SUBMA? RINES SINCE BLOCKADE COMMENCED ? RAINS PREVENT FIGHTING IN WEST?ENGLAND REFORMING CA HI NET. Berlin, May 20.?Every report in? creases the magnitude Of the Teuton victory in Gallcia. According to to? day's dispatches the Russians lost one j hundred and forty thousand men, one jhundred cannon and three hundred ! machine guns. The Russians are rushing reinforcements to oppose the pursuing German armies. Russian Situation Critical. Petrograd, May 20.?The Russians are continuing their successes at both extremities of the eight hundred mile battle front from the Baltic to Bukowina, but the situation in Galicia is still critical. The Germans have crossed the San river between Jaros lau and Lczajsk and are strongly fortified. The bombardment of the I outer works at Przemysl is rasing vio ' lently. The Germans have concen itrated one million, six hundred thou i sand men between Opatow to Kolo i mea and are prosecuting continuous [ attacks. WAR CABINET FORMING. I Winston Spencer Churchill Down and Out ai Head of Navy. London, May 20.?Premier Asquith continued work forming a "war cabi? net"- today. Several influential news ""SSk^-iw- - - . ... mLij papers are demanding the retirement of I^ord Kitchener. Baron Fisher was again at the admiralty office today, in? dicating that the government had re? fused to accept his resignation. It is generally believed that the government is preparing to accept the resigna? tion of Winston Spencer Churchill as first lord of the admiralty. GERMAN SPY SUICIDES. Anton Kuopforle Hungs Himself in Brixton Jail. London, May 20.?Anton Kuepferle, the alleged German spy committed suicide by hanging in Brixton jail early today. He claimed to be an American citizen and his home in Brooklyn. SEVENTEEN SUBMARINES SI NK. Germany Has Lost Many Davids Since War Pegau. Copenhagen, May 20.?From a high source In the German navy it is learn? ed that Germany has lost seventeen submarines since the beginning of the blockade in British waters. Germans Bombard Przemysl. Vienna, May 20.?Following their defeat the Russians were heavily re? inforced and rallied behind the San river. Another great battle has de? veloped. The Germans are violently bombarding Przemysl and the Teutons are gradually closing in. British Submarine in Baltic. Petrograd, May 20.?It is reported that a Brittah submarine penetrat? ed into the Baltic sea and sunk a German transport off Libau. Will Bombard Venice, Paris. May 2<?.?A dispatch from Milan states that the Austrian licet at Pola has sailed to bombard Venice when war is declared between Italy and Austria. Allied l icet Repulsed. < onstantinople, May ?An ef? fective lire from concealed Turkish batteries have forced the allied licet to abandon the bombardment of the Dardanelles torts. French warships have recently been active south of Smyrna. A Cruiser entered the port of Marmoras and captured two ves? sels, in the Gulf of Adalia a cruiser seized some vessels and another land? ed troops at Isagull. The cruisers w? re later driven away. OTHER NATIONS Will. JOIN. Houmania, Greece and Bulgaria Will Follow Italy say Greek Diplomats Rome, May 20,?King Emmanuel received the ministers of war and of marine in a ice this morning. Greek diplor have stated that Roumania, *?.ee and Bulgaria will immediate' ^in with the Allies fol? lowing tl '"/.trance of Italy into the war. .-' \ v *cl Six to Om For War? L/ * a, May 20.?A news dispatch sa* .at this afternoon the Italian c1 v ier of deputies voted for war j one. The report is accepted wlwi reserve. HELD AS HOSTAGES. German and Austrian Ambassadors Not Permitted to Cross Frontier. Paris, May 20.?A dispatch from Rome states that the Austrian and German ambassadors will not be al j lowed to pass the frontier until the j Italian ambassadors to Berlin and I Vienna have returned safely to Italy. ITALIAN PARLIAMENT MEETS. Rome Aflame with War Fever? Troops Guard German and Austrian Embassies. Rome, May 20.?With ten thousand soldiers guarding the Austrian and German embassies and parliament buildings, and the city aflame for wer" with great crowds marching througrfi* the streets crying "Down with Aus? tria," parliament was called to order at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Signor Giolitti, the anti-war leader in the chamber of deputies who was recent? ly accused of treason, was absent. Conflicting Reports. Paris, May 20.?An Italian newspa? per in Paris states that King Eman uel is preparing a manifesto declaring war. Another report from Milan says that several Italian regiments have been entrained for the frontier. HARVIN SCHOOL CLOSES. People of Neiglilxiring Points Attend Exercises?Woman's Club Meeting ?Ruins Dumage Cotton. Harvin, May 18.?The closing ex? ercises of the Harvin graded school were held Thursday evening and not? withstanding the inclemency of the weather there was a very large aud? ience present, including a large con? tingent of folks from Brogdon, Sum ter, Alcolu and Manning. The occa? sion is said to have been most en?; joyable and instructive, and the ex? hibitions very creditable to both teachers and pupils. The Woman's Progressive Club of Harvin held its monthly meeting her? at the residence of Mrs. John B. Brog? don Monday afternoon. The object of the organization is to discuss and ini? tiate improvements in rural endeav? ors, such as poultry raising, garden? ing, horticulture, and cooking. Miss Kathleen Richardson of Manning. Federal County Demonstrator for Clarendon county is the moving spir? it In this work and the results of her endeavors thus far are most creditable and commendable. There is to he a four days session of the various clubs in the county at Sardinia, S. C, dur? ing the first week In June. The incessant heavy rains whicr fell during the first four days of last week in the counties of eastern Caro? lina has done great damage to cotton, corn and trucking interests. It will be some time before the crops can be ' cultivated, which are suffering greatly' for need of work and the rapid growth of grass. To cotton is the greatest injury done. GRANTS MORE TIME. Greet Britain Extends Period of tiraco to ?In ne I ft, Washington. May 19.?Great Brit? ain today notified tho state department that it bad extended to June 15 the time within which German goods may be shipped to America from neutral ports, provided they were purchased before March 1.