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THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, IM,
SUMTER. S. 0., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1916.
Vol. XL. No. 27.
Russians Lost in Defeat and Germans Suffer
I Death of Many Men in Victory.
Stated That Teuton's Lou Was 150,000, While Czar Had 100,
000 Troops and Many Big Guns Captured By Enemy?Al?
lies Have Captured Town on Gallipoli Peninsula?In the
West Battle Has Been Resumed With Allies on Offensive
?Cains at Ypres?Rumors of Naval Encounter in the Bal?
tic Sea.;
Rt'KHIANS FIT TO FLIGHT.
One Hundred sad Four Thousand Are
Captured by Germans,
Berlin. May 21.?The Russian were
defeated In the Xlemen river district
and are fleeing to Kovno. The Ger?
mane captured one hundred and four
thousand Russians, seventy- two can?
non, two hundred and fifty machinee
during the last three weeks fighting
la Oellcia. At the west the English
Attacke at Neuvechapelle and the
French attacks at Flhrey were repuls
Ocrmans Lost 150,000.
Petrograd. May 21.?The Austro
Germans nre maintaining their of?
fensive on the sun river, around
Preemys) and north of Jaroslau, but
at other points the strength of their
attacks is diminished. The Russians
have made strong counter attacks
along the Sen river and between
Jaroslau and Hleniawa, but there have
been no decisive results on either side
yet. It Is estimated that the Ger?
mans have lost one hundred and fifty
thoueand itnce their advance from
DueaJec
Gslllpoll Towns Destroyed.
Gondon. May 21.?The Allies have
eaptororf the town of Maidee on the
Heflipoli peninsula. The town of
Dardanelles has been destroyed by
the- fleet's bombardment. The |gej I
of Galllpola has been wrecked by
bombs from the Allies' aviators.
Western Bettle Resumed.
Paris. May 21 (Official).?The
weather conditions in West Flanders
and Northern France have Improved
and the Allies have resumed the of
fenslve. The French gained further
ground north of Ypres and the Brit?
ish are making progress north of Ui
baaeee, fighting at the northern end
of the bettle line.
Vatican Remains Neutral.
Rome. May 21.?King Victor Em?
manuel today signed a decree sus
fhmdlng dlnlomatic immunity for the
Austrian and German ambassadors to
the Vatican. They will leave Italy
tomorrow. The Vatican will remain
neutral.
Austrian* Intern Italian*.
Venice. May il<?Dispatches from
the front state Austrians have already
Interned dfty thousand Italians in the
districts ihout Pola.' Great concen?
tration camps have been opened in
Croatia. leading Italian citizens
have been arrested in several lew Be
charged with espionage. Innige forces
are arriving gej the frontier. It is re?
ported that Italian warships have en?
tered the Austrian port of Cattaro.
Austrian* Kill Italians.
Vienna. May 21.?Austrian troops
today flr-'d upon Italian rioters at
Sara. Several were killed and many
wounded.
HIINHI MAKE GAIN'S.
ItMt <*prnt?ii? stubb?,rnl\ tontest
k.\vr\ Iim Ii
Paris. Msy II i? ?ffi( i .1?. - steadv
progress Is being made by the French
north of Arras, but the Germans are
stubbornly contesting every Inch sj|
gain. Between Arras and l^altasseo
the Germans delivered Retef COtjpjtef
attacks, endeavoring ot regain lost
ground, but were repulsed with heavy
loaeee.
I VMA 's \\ \k VIUH l.\mation.
Klug Esplaln? Why Italy Was Ton* d
Into I ho War.
Rome, May 22.? King VtetOff Bui
manuel today signed bill ?hing eabl
nst full powet to id. Tin- kiio: s w ii
proclamation ?n? gJiWI Hp in OOllS
borstlon with the rnlnisti v and couie
teretcned by the cabinet and monarch.
It e I pis l as why Italy was forced to re
eort to arms and appeals to the pa?
triotism gf Italy so i|mm rtotory eta]
!??? -%*<urf4 .IiMf ptoai i in hh im,
one to the navy and the other to the
army, have been drawn up.
The German Ambassador Prince
Von Buelow Is quoted as saying:
"I shall leave Home only when order?
ed to do so. Never again will I set
foot on the soil of treacherous Ital\. '
Parliament has adjourned and the
cabinet is now supreme. The an?
nouncement that the king had signed
the war proclamation was greeted
with cheers by a hundred thousand
people massed in the public s? uare.
Great processions were formed with
bands'and are now marching through
the streets of the city.
Roumanian Army Mobilized.
Rucharest, May 22.?Roumania 13
ready to follow Italy Into the war
against the Teutons. Almost tho
whole army has been mobilized quiet?
ly.
Ambassadors Held In Italy.
Rome, May 22.?It Is reported today
that the government will delay hand?
ing passports to the German and
Austrian ambassadors until Italians In
Germany have had time to return to
Italy.
Austrian Premier llolgns.
London. May 22.?Dispatches from
Paris and Geneva state that the Aus?
trian premier Buriane has resigned.
Russians Invade Turkey.
Petrograd, May 22.? Russlun troops
have lauded on the Black sea coast of
Asiatic Turkey and destroyed the
quays and stations at West Ercgll.
Killed in Train Collision.
Carlisle, Sng., May 22.?Thirty-flvo
soldiers were killed and seventy in?
jured In the collision of a troop train
and a passenger train this morning in
a heavy fog.
Fifty were killed and three hun?
dred injured :n tho Carlisle wreck.
English Ship Torpedoed.
Queensto.vu, May 22.?The British
sailing ship Glenholm was torpedoed
and sunk off Hcrehaven, Ireland this
morning. Tho crew was saved.
Sa>s Allies t'sed Gas.
Berlin, May 22 (Official).?South?
west of Lille and In the region of the
Argonnes the Allies used asphyxiat?
ing gas fumes, attempting to dislodge
the^ Germans. Tho Allies' attacks
northwest of Neuce Chappelle were
repulsed. At the east the Germans
repelled a Russian night attack on the
Dubissar river.
MILITIA TO BE DISCUSSED.
South Carolina Governor and Senators
Will Attend Conference In Washing?
ton.
Columbia, May 21.?Gov. Manning.
Senator L\ D, Smith. Senator B. R.
Tlllman ami Adjt. Gen. Moore will go
to Washington June 4th for a confer?
ence with Gen. A. L. Mills, chief of
staff, when militia affairs In South
Carolina will be discussed. Tin- gov?
ernor will attend the Confederate re?
union at Richmond and will go from
there to the national capital.
The South Carolina party will slso
hold a conference with Llndley M.
Garrison, secretary of war. No an
' nouncement has been made as to the
! matter to be discussed.
MOVE i . DOWLINO CLEARED.
Acquitted of I'orgery of Minutes of
Defunct Citizens' Trust Company.
Augusta. (Ja.. May 21.? Moye C.
Dow ling, vice president and oaahler
of the old defunct Cltliens' Trust Com?
pany? In whic h the losses were about
$l!#?##?, iiU,\ who was also trtasurei
of the Atlantic Statt! Ufa Insurance
company, today was acquitted of the
charge of forgery, The allegation Hot
out that Dow ling had forged minutes
of the company which gave him and
I?. II Wlllard authority to dispose of
cert.nn assets of the company; the di?
rectorate denying I he purported mln
ate*.
FOREIGN COMMERCE QUES?
TIONS TAKEN UP.
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Decided That No Action Will be Taken
Pending Receipt of German Reply
?No Ollicial Action Taken. 1
Washington, May 21.?Preside**
Wilson and his cabinet met today for
the llrst time since they gathered
days ago and approved the
which the United State subsequently,1
sent to Germany as a protest against j
the sinking of the Lusitania, with
the loss of more than 100 American
Ii VC8.
In the absence of any definite nei
from Berlin there was no discussion
it was understood, of the probabj
contents of Germany's reply.
When the cabinet met there hi
been published here a British fot
eign oftlce memorandum saying tl
arrangements being made by On
Britain with American cotton Intel
ests for disposition of their cargi
were understood to be acceptable
the United States. Later Secretai
Bryan gave out a statement declat
ing that whatever had been done
state department representative
to assist the cotton interests had be<
of an unofficial character and was n<
to "be construed as a recognition
the order in council" Issued by On
Britain.
Sir Cecil Sprlng-Rlce, the Brltial
ambassador, issued a statement to'
night, explaining that this also wi
hip ^understanding. The Unit?
States has received no reply to It
note of March 30 wherein the Brii
lsh order In council was declared
be a violation of international law.
In view of continued detention
American cargoes a further prot<
was prepared a week before the
sitanla disaster to be sent as so<
as further data on interference wit
American shipping could be ol
tained. In some official quarters
has been urged that the note be dl
patched now because of the convi
,tion it might convey ^to Germany-*
the purpose of the United States \?
obtain an adherence to international
law by the allies.
There was brief discussion of the
subject today by officials and Presi?
dent Wilson said the situation with
Germany ought not to be complicated
with any correspondence with Great
Britain and It is certain the note will
not be issued until after the German
reply Is received.
That the United States is prepared
to controvert further the right of
Great Britain to enforce virtually a
blockade against neutral countries,
detaining goods not contraband, was
the intimation conveyed by Secretary
Bryan's statement regarding the
British foreign official memorandum.
FORMER MAYOR SUICIDES.
John J. Fowler, Thrre Times Mayor
or Wilmington, N. C, Drowns Him?
self.
Wilmington. N. C. May 24.?John
J. Fowler, who was well known in lo?
cal political circles, having served
three terms as mayor and was subse?
quently city clerk, committed suicide
during the night by drowning. The
funeral will be held Tuesday.
NOT OUT FOR COUNT.
Manning Will Recover Prom Force
of Tornado.
Manning, May 20.?The work of
clearing up the debris from the recent
tornado is going on systematically
and a large per cent, of it has al?
ready disappeared, At the same time
a great deal of repairing has been
done and work has commenced on re?
building several of the demolished
buildings. It is promised that the
two tobacco Warehouses that were to?
tally destroyed?-Glenn's and Coth
ran's?will be rebuilt In time for the
opening of the approaching tobacco
season. Manning was subjected to a
heavy blow, but it was by no means
i knockout. In a few months it
Hill be found to be a bigger
and l?ett<T business town than ever
before, It Will take a great deal of
business to replace the heavy loss that
was suffered, but the business men of
tin- place are going after that busi?
ness with a win and determination
that means that they are going to
get it ami more besides.
ROOSi YIXT WINS SPIT.
duty ATtcr Ixwg Delay Drought In
\ crdlct for Defendant.
Syracuse, May 22.?Theod? re Roose?
velt today won the $60,000 libel suit
brought against him by William
Kanu s The jury w hich had been out
over forty hours, rame Into court at
10,01 this forenoon with s verdict:
We find for the defendant*"
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY COMING.
BOARD OF MISSIONS ADJOURNS
SESSION AT SPARTANBURG.
Miss Katie Lee of Charleston Chosen
President at Final Meeting, when
Invitation to Meet Next in Sumter
Was Accepted.
Spartanburg, May 21.?The woman's
auxiliary to the board of missions of
the South Carolina diocese of the
Episcopal church concluded its 30th
annual convention here today. The
^convention was attended by over lOo
delegates from various parts of the
State and was declared to be a most
successful one. Just prior to con?
clusion an invitation was extended by
[Mrs. Mark Reynolds of Sumter to
have the 31st annual convention meet
tki that city next May. The invitation
Was accepted.
The following officers were elected
h>n the final ballot to serve for next
year: President, Miss Katie Lee,
^Charleston; treasurer, Mrs. Paul Ken?
nedy, Spartanburg; secretary, Miss
Maude Harrold, Charleston. Vice
Presidents of the three convocations
into which the State is divided were
Chosen as follows: Charleston, Mrs.
J. J. Miles, Charleston; Columbia,
t*s. W. P. Breeden, Bennettsville;
?_nville, Mrs. J. W. Mixson, Union. I
her officers are: Educational sec-(
tary, Miss Virginia Singleton; united
^Offering custodian, Miss Fannie B.
{.Duvall, Cheraw, and junior directress,
rMlss Sarah Furman, Pendleton. To?
day was Junior day and the activities
Of the convention were confined to
Jfchose concerning the work of the
{younger members. Many novel
(methods of interesting the children in
the missionary cause were discussed.
|br. William Milton, rector of St.
|James church in Wilmington, N. C,
]spoke upon personal service.
MEET NEXT IN COLUMBIA.
_
'table Session of Underwriters
ice to Clo*c?-Cntlicart Reeled
MPgeeJdent and P. Moses, Jr.,
Vice President.
Greenville, May 20.?After select?
ing Columbia as the next meeting
place and the election of officers the
South Carolina Underwriters' associa?
tion adjourned its session, at Chick
Springs this afternoon. Officers Re
elected were as follows James A.
|Cathcart, Columbia, president; P.
Moses, Jr., Sumter, vice president;
Samuel N. Grist, Yorkville, secretary
and treasurer. The meeting just over
was considered one of the most prof'
itable ever held by this association.
ONLY EQUITY CASES.
Short Term of Court for Clarendon
County.
Manning, May 21.?The regular
spring term of the court of general
sessions for Clarendon county la
scheduled to open in Manning on the
first Monday in June, with Judge
T. J. Mauldin presiding. In consider?
ation of the fact that the overhead
plastering in the court room was
greatly damaged by leakage in the re
cent tornado, rendering it unsafe, and
also In consideration of the further
fact that there are no important crim?
inal cases to be tried, the local bar
together with the clerk of court and
sheriff, and with the consent of the
solicitor) have united in requesting
the presiding judge to adjourn the
term entirely except that he Is re?
quested to come himself and spend
a few days in hearing equity cases.
There is no doubt that Judge Mauldin
will cheerfully comply with the re?
quest. In doing so he will not only
avoid the risk of possible bodily in?
juries in the court room, or the extra
expense of hiring another hall, but
the saving of jurors' lees alone will
contribute largely toward defraying
the cost of repairing the court house.
FERTILIZER TAG TAX.
Receipts at Clemson College Fifty
Five Per cent of It I I.
Clemson College, May 11.--The fer?
tilizer tag t;?x for the period from
July 1. 11? 11. to May IS, 1915, was
tifty-llvo per cent, of the tax for the
same period of last year. Figures from
the office of n. M. staeUhou.se. secre?
tary of the State board of fertiliser
control at clemson College, show
the tax receipts to May is, to be
$148,102, The tag tax receipts on
May IS. 19U, had reached $270,211.
This year's ta? IS to date, therefore,
is fifty-live per cent, of that for the
same period last year and fifty-three
per cent, of the total for last year,
which was $277.000.
Marriage License Record.
License to marts has been secur?
ed by Henry Murray. Sumter. ^ and
Dora Colclough, Tlndal?
Italian-Austrian Conflict, Which Has Been
Threatening for Weeks, Has Begun
With First Success for Italians.
&USTR1 ANS SAY ITALY IS RESPONSIBLE FOB THE GREAT WAR
Au^trians Driven Back in Attempt to Invade Italy Through
Mountain Passes?Fleet Sails Up Adriatic - Bombard the
Austrian Towns?Aeroplanes Hover talian Towns
and Drop Bombs on Venetian Arser ? Reported That
Great Russian Battleship Has Been Sur / . the Black Sea
With Fourteen Hundred on Board- S} ish Have Made
Gains at West and Russians Claim Sv g >s in East.
ITALIANS SCORE FIRST.
Austrians Driven Ruck From Italian
Rome, May 21.?The first skirmish
of the war resulted in a success for
the Italians over the Austrians who
invaded Italy through a mountain
pass between Mont Dilegno and Rejo.
The enemy were driven back into
Austria. Lieut. Gen. Count Luigi
Cadorna, commanding the entire
Italian forces, is preparing to establish
his great headquarters at Bologna.
Tho news dispatches today state that
Germany has declared war against
Italy. Germany is now moving sea?
soned veterans from the French and
Belgian front to meet the Italians.
Italy has a quarter of a million men
massed along the Austrian frontier.
It is reported that the Italian fleet
under the Duke of Abruzzi has sailed
to bombard the Austrian defenses on
the Adriatic. All Italian railways
have been seized for the movement of
troops. High official circles expect a
long war, one stating "it will last as
long as the war in Europe lasts."
NOTIFIED OF WAR - DECLARATION"
U. S. Embassies Will Look Out for In?
terest of Warring Nations.
Washington, May 24.?The United
States was officially notified today that
Italy had declared war on Austria.
Approximately half the population of
the world is.now warring. The Unit?
ed States neutrality proclamation will
be issued shortly. The American am
basador at Rome has been instructed
to take over the business of the Aus?
trian embassy and the United States
ambassador at Vienna has been in?
structed to take charge of Italian in?
terest in Italy. It is expected that
the Germans answer to the United
States will now be delayed until the
end of the week.
Russians Claim Success.
Petrograd. May 24.?Successful
Russian attacks against the right wing
of the enemy's armies in Galicia are
officially announced.
Italy Wholly Responsible.
Vienna, May 24.?Emperor today
issued a manifesto placing the full re?
sponsibility for the war upon Italy,
charging a "breach of faith." The
people of Austria and Hungary are
urged to support the national honor.
French Capture Lorettc Heights.
Paris, May 14.?Despite heavy loss?
es near Ypres and north of Arras the
Germans have resumed the offensive
in both regions. Their attacks have
been repulsed. Three thousand Ger?
mans were killed and a thousand cap?
tured, when the French captured
Lorettc Heights.
London, May 24.?It was officially
announced today that one hundred
and ninety soldiers were killed In
Saturday's wreck of the Carlisle.
Diplomatic Rotations Sovcro-.l.
Berlin. May 24.?Diplomatic rela?
tions between Germany ami Italy
were severed today. Germany will
support Austria in every possible way.
Two Millions Cost Hourly.
London, May 24.?The cost of war
to all nations is estimated to be two
million dollars hourly.
Gorma-is Take I Prisoners.
Berlin, May 24.- The Germans re?
pulsed the Allies at Xeuve Chapelie,
capturing the Oivenchy and Lorott?
hills and taking one hundred an 1 flftj
prisoners. ?
lighting Increase* in Violence.
Constantinople, May 24.?Two thou?
sand Allies were killed in an attack
on S?al t'lbabv. on the Qalllpoll pen?
insula. The attack was repulsed.
Soil.
Wreck Killed 190.
Fighting w I peninsula is becoming
more vi< The allies have been
heavily ^? orced. The Turkish
gunboa ?nk Deria was torpedoed
and su a hostile submarine. Two
were . ied. j.til
- i Aid \??4U?
Italians Confiscate* Ships.
Rome, May 24.?All Austrian and
German merchant ships in Italian
ports, estimated to be worth twenty
million were seized at Genoa, over two
hundred large cases of arms and am?
munition, consigned from Spain to
Germany were confiscated.
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Aeroplane Drops Bombs on Venice.
Home, May 24.?An Austrian aero?
plane Hew over Venice, Porto Corsina,
Ancona, Bartoletta and Gesi, today. It
dropped bombs on the arsenal at
Venice before it was driven away.
Russian Battleship Sunk.
Berlin, May 24.?A news dispatch
fiom Bucharest says that the Russian
battleship Panteiion wa3 sunk in the
Back sea with fourteen nundred
aboard.
British Again Advance.
London, May 24 (Official).?The
British have made another advance at
Festubert, northern France, repulsing
the German counter attacks by mow?
ing the enemy down with the artillery.
. . FORM STOCK ASSOCIATION.
C. L. Cuttino President and J. F. Wil?
liams Secretary and Treasurer
Twenty Members.
A live stock association was formed
and the following officers elected: C.
L. Cuttino, president; S J. White,
vice president; J. F. Williams, secre?
tary and treasurer. Twenty members
enrolled themselves and a committee
on membership consisting of the pres?
ident, vice president and secretary was
appointed. These officers were also
appointed a committee to draw up
by-laws and constitution. The asso?
ciation endorsee! the city of Sumter
by suitable resolutions as a suitable
place for collecting and shipping live
stock and requested the Chamber of
Commerce to present these resolutions
to the proper authorities who are au?
thorized to establish these shipping
points. President Belser's invitation
to use the Chamber, of Commerce as
headquarter! was accepted, as was
an offer of assistance from the secre?
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
WILSON IIAS NKW GRANDCHILD.
(iirl Born to Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo?
Ellen Wilson.
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Washington. May 21.?A baby
girl, the second grandchild of Presi?
dent Wilson, was born tonight to
Secretary and Mrs. William G. Mc
Adoo. She will be christened Ellen
Wilson for the late Mrs. Wilson.
The secretary and Mrs. McAdoo,
who is the presidents youngest
daughter, were married at the White
House a year ago. Mr. McAdoo went
to his otlice at the treasury depart?
ment today for the tirst time since
he was operated on for apendicltis
nearly two months ago.
The president was at the McAdoO
home when his granddaughter was
born.
Six Killed When Boiler Explodes.
Bordentown. N. J.. May 24.?Cap
taln Mattie. Engineer Varley, his wife
and two children and Steward Stour
were killed in a boiler explosion of
the Sand Dredge Delaware today.
Dixie Highway Outlined.
Chattanooga. May 22.?The Dixie
highway will run from Indiana to
Chattanooga, by two routes, one
through Cincinnati, the other through
Louisville and Nasbville. Chicago will
bo the northern terminal. The route
south of ChfttyhAOOgft is undecic?d.