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3> 0* 3 i ontihm. VU MM WATCHMAN, EHfebtlshod April, ISM. "Be Just And Fear not?Lot nil the ends Thon Almst at bo thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Junes lte?. 8UMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 30. President Issues Statement Regarding Mexican Muddle Wams Leaders of All Factions to "Act To? gether and Promptly" or United States Will Take Steps. Text of Discussion Not Made Public?Danish and British Lose Steamers to Submarines?Tremendous Slaughter Follows Efforts of French to Capture Labyrinth?Italian and Aus? trian Fleets About to Engage?German Military Favors War With United States. WARNING TO MEXICO. PrceHlont VN II* n Ineuew Statement mm Forecasted. Washlntgon. June 2.?In tho state? ment made public today President Wilson served warning on the leaders of the various factions In Mexico to "set together and promptly for the re? lief and redemption of the prostate country." or the United States will "be constrained to decide what means should be employed to help Mexico save herself and her people." The 'president suggests that the admin? istration will lend "Its active moral support" to some man or group of man "If such can be found who are able to revlleve the suffering people of Mexico' In the effort to unite the warring factions. This Is the only hint as to the means to be employed, should the leaders be unable to agree on peace and mend the conditions which have brought the people to the point of starvation and caused 'them to cry out for food." The warning la to be sent to all leaders to be disseminated through? out Mexico. ACOTKIANK IN RUTH*:AT. flasstpri Have Report of Victory on Dniester River. Petrograd. June 1.?Following the rettery of the Itthsfane south of the Dniester river, the Austrians are in full retreat, abandoning great quan tlttee of munitions. The Russians have taken over twenty-six thousand prisoners during the last fortnight. They are pursuing the enemy. News? paper dispatches predict that the pres? ent week will end with the Teutons in foil retreat from the San river front. Rl SSI ANS MARK ST\M>. Austrian* Admit That Reinforced Rus rians Cheeked German Drive. , Vienna. June 1.? It is reported that Russia has sent a half million fresh troops to the Gallclan frontier.*which Is now concentrated behind the Dnies? ter river to stop the Teutonic drive. The Russians are making their last stand fifty miles east of the Han river and sre preparing to withstand a siege st Pnemysl <>n the Italian front no general battle has yet developed. Kc\ - eral skirmishes have resulted favor? ably to the Austrians. American* Fire From Germany. London. Juno 1.?I?arg? numbers of Americans fearing war between Clermany and the I'nltnd States nro hastening from Germany Into Switzer? land. A news dispatch from Herne declares that It Is a "positive exod? us." ftrlllsli Siilmuirlne at Constantinople. Athen*. June 1.?A Itrltlhh subma? rine cruising before Constantinople has compelled the Turks to stop trans? portation of troops across the I>anli MUSS by water. Germans Homhnrd Przcm>sl. Amsterdam. June 1.- Two forty-two centimeter guns have begun tin- bom? bardment of Przomysl says a Merlin dispatch. Allies Gain In Dardanelles. Paris. June 1.?The Allies ire steadily gaining on the I>anl.ineiir*. They have captured an hMpOftnnt Turkish fort. Two Turk eSAiatSr at? tacks weir i. pulsed today. The Turk? ish attack on Qabfttopgel MM repulsed, Allies l/o?*o to Turks. Constantinople. June I.?Th? Tutks repulsed the Allies near Arl llurnu, a hundred being killed Th?? Allies at? tempted to recover the trenches |hef lost Sunday but were repulsed, losing many kIII*d and a uuantl y of sup? plies. ' Italian \d\au< ? t n< becked. Rome. June I.?Fighting In drench ins rainstorms, the Itnlians In Tyrol nnil Trent continue their gdvnncs S|1 ihs Adlge valley, esst of I*aku Onrda and have passed Ala and occupied Mount Zugna, dominating Rovereto. Artillery duels are raging in the moun? tains. Near Mount Groco the Ital? ians repulsed six severe attacks by Austrians* and then delivered several successful counter atUcks. (Official.) French Gain at Arras. Paris, Juno 1.?Violent righting for the possession of a sugar factory at Souchcz, north of Arras is in prog? ress. The French took sixty prisoners there. On the plateau cast of Lor ette tho French have captured the German defensive works. German at? tacks in the Vosges have failed. WANT WAR WITH AMERICA. German Military Will Then Have Ex? cuse If They are Forced to Abandon Offensive. Copenhagen, June 2.?It has been learned on high authority that civi? lians, especially the financiers of Germany are against war with Amer? ica, while the military favors war, fearing popular feeling Germany, under stress as the result o' Italy's entrance into the war, is compelled to evacuate French and Belgian ter? ritory. In that case the military's best excuse will bo that Germany is fighting the whole world, including America. -- DANISH SHIP SEIZED. Germany Violates Rights of Denmark by leisure. Copenhagen, June 2.?The Danish steamer, AJax, from Scotland for Koege with a cargo of coal has been seized by a German destroyer and taken into a German port. Tho seiz? ure was made in Danish waters. ROt MANIA AND BULGARIA EN? TER. Balkan state* Will light on Side of Allies. Paris, June 2.?A news dispatch from Bucharest states that Bulgaria and Koumania have arrived at an un? derstanding to enter the war simul? taneously on tho side of the Allies. Preparations for war are being rush? ed. ITALIAN ADVANCE RESISTED. Austrian* Make Stubborn Defense of Fortified Positions. Rome, June 2.?The Austrian resist? ance against the Italian advance is beginning to stiffen as the Invaders approach the Austrian's fortified po? sitions. The Italians are bombarding Rovereto within thirteen miles of Trent. An artillery battle is in pro? gress In the Adlge valley. The Italians are advancing through tho Ampczzn valley, occupying thirty-seven towns. They have established a base at Cor? tina for the movement toward Trent rom the northeast. There has been tubborn fighting between GradlSCS and Monfalcone. Italian warships at e bombarding the Austrian land po? sitions on the bay of I'anzano. Rome naWSJpnpera aft accusing many ladies of the King's court of sympathizing with ami secretly helping the Teutons. TURKS LOSE 100,000. German Officers Drive Turks Int?? Buttle at Point of Ko\ol\or. Athens, June I.? The Turkish cas? ualties in the defense of tho Darda? nelles to date at?? estimated at one hundred thousand, the (lerinan offi? cers often driving the Turks Into withering Are at the point of revolv* eis. Th< Allies have assumed the of fenalvs at all points on the Qalllpoll peninsula. There has been furious fighting; at many points. The Turks havs massed nearly three hundred thousand troops foi the defense of the Dardanelles and Constantinople, it is reported that ? serious mutiny start? ed in Turkish army ind several officers S/erS killed. Kol t\ -three of the ring leaders Srere taken |n Constantinople and executed. A British submarine WILSON'S MEXICAN NOIL CALLS ON ALL MEXICANS TO SET? TLE DIFFERENCES. lVesldent Wilson, Changing Policy Re garbling Southern Republic, Warns Thorn to Accommodate Their Dis? persa?onus Wim. Untied sttaes , .WfU Have to Undertake Formation ot Government Which Can he Rec? ognized to Bring I'cace. Washington, June 2.?President Wilson, in the name of the United States government, today publioiy called on all factions in Mexico to "accommodate their differences" and set up a government that can be ac? corded recognition. The text of the president's at ment follows: "For more than two years revolu? tionary conditions have existed B [Mexico. The purpose of the revolu | tion was to rid Mexico of men WM ignored the constitution of the repub lie and u*ed their power in conteinjpt Of the right of its people; and wlfth | these purposes the people of the! United States instinctively and gen- j erously sympathized. But the leaders of the revolution, in the very hour of their success, have disagreed and turned their arms against one another. "All professing the same objects, they are nevertheless unable or un? willing to cooperate. A central au? thority at Mexico City is no sooner set up than It is undermined and its au? thority denied by those who are ex? pected to support it. "Mexico is apparently no nearer a solution of her tragical troubles than she was when the revolution was first kindled. And she has been swept by civil war as if by fire. Her crops are destroyed, her fields lie unseeded, her work cattle are confiscated for the use of the armed factions, her people flee to the mountains to escape being drawn into unavailing bloodshed and no man seems to see or lead the way to peace and settled order. There Is no proper protection either for her own citizens or for the citizens of other nations resident, and at work within her teritory. Mexico Is etarv tng and without a government. I"In these circumstances the people and government of the United States .can not stand indifferently by and do j nothing to serve their neighbor. They jwant nothing for themselves in Mex jlco: Least of all do they desire to jsettle her affairs for her, or claim any j right to do so. But neither do they [wish to see utter ruin come upon her and they deem it their duty as friends properly can to any instrumentality which promises to bo effective in bringing about a settlement which will embody the real objects of the revo? lution?constitutional government and the rights of the people. Patriotic Mexicans are sick at heart and cry out for peace and for every self-sac? rifice that may be necessary to pro? cure it. Their people cry out for food and will presently hate as much as they fear every man, in their country or out of it, who stands between them and their daily bread. "It is time, therefore, that the gov? ernment of the United States should frankly state the policy which in these extraordinary circumstances it be? comes its duty to adopt, it must pros" ently do what it has not hitherto done or felt at liberty to do?lend its active moral support to some man or group of men, if such may bo found, who can rally the suffering people of Mex? ico to their support in an effort to Ignore, if they can not unite, the war? ring factions of the country, return to the constitution of tho people so long in abeyance, and set up a government at Mexico City which the great powers I Of the world can recognize and deal with, a government with whom the programme of the revolution will be a business and not merely a platform. "I. therefore, publicly and very sol? emnly call upon the leaders of fac? tions in Mexico to act, to act to? gether, and to act promptly for the relief ami redemption of their pros? trate country. 1 feel it to be my duty to tell them that. If they can not ac? commodate their difference! and unite tor this great purpose within a very sunk the Turkish transport Mahusse in the sea of Marmora, Two Steamships Submarined. London, June 2.?The British steam? ship Sadlehl from Alexandria for Hull was sunk by a German submarine in the North sea Tuesday. Bight of the ciew wer?> drowned. The Danish steamship Roborg was submarined in tlie North sea. Destroy Herman Batteries, Amsterdam, June L\?Three Ger? man coast batteries, near Ostend, were destroyed by the Allies' aero planes Tuesday. FIRE OH FUG. LAUNCH REPORTED FIRED ON BY VILLA SOLDIERS. Citizens of United Sttuos Said to Have Horn Shot at Tampico. Houston, Texas, June 2.?Capt. Oscar Lrne of the American tank steamer Winifred, which arrived here today from Tampico, tonight gave out a statement in which he reported that three weeks ago Villa soldiers lired on a launch in which Lieut. Green of the United States cruiser Sacra? mento and the United States consul [at Tampico were proceeding up the jPanuco river to investigate the killing of two Americans. At the time, Lane said, an Ameri? can flag was flying from the stern of the launch and a white flag from the boat's bow. One of the bullets passed through Green's hat, he said, and grazed his head. Capt. Lane also reported the kill? ing of six Americans, including J. N. Bennett, an oil man, and John Smith, chief engineer of the East Coast OH company. He described con? ditions in the oil fields near Tam? pico as serious and asserted that there was a general feeling of hostility to Americans. Bennett was killed while en route from the oil fields of Tampico to meet his wife, who was en route frbm Gal veston, according to Lane's statement. He was with a small band of Car ranza's soldiers at the time. They were overtaken by a detachment of Villa troops and in the exchange of shots the American was killed. Smith, Lane said,%was ambushed. VILLA IS DEFIANT. Ho Will Cay no Attention to Warning of President Wilson. El Paso, June 3.?That President Wilson's message of warning will be disregarded is indicated by the expres? sion of opinion in Mexican circles to? day. Gen. Villa's representative In El Paso stated emphatically that they 'don't recognize the right of the Unlt 1 ed States to Interfere in the domestic affairs of Mexico." A WET REUNION. Weather Continues Rad in Richmond ?Many Veterans Left Last Night. Richmond, Va.,?June 3.?Rainy weather continues today, marring the pleasure of the reunion. Many vet? erans left last night. VILLA WILL RESIST. Mexican Leader Highly Incensed at Proposed American Intervention. Ela Paso, June 1.?Gen. Villa is said to be highly incensed at the latest de? velopments in Washington. He will fight any efforts of the United States to interfere in the conduct of Mexican affairs. Villa's foreign minister is preparing a protest to be sent to Washington. short time, this government will be constrained to decide what means should be employed by the United States In order to help Mexico save herself and serve her people." The statement marks a departure in the United States' policy toward .Mexico. It was decided on after sev? eral meetings of the president and his cabinet and a study of the reports of Duval West, who investigated condi? tions in Mexico. Foreign nations have been taken Into the confidence of the United States and European diplomats who would express themselves indicated their approval of the plan. In South American circles it was declared today's statement was a logical development of the mediation conference at Niagara Falls When the United States, with Argentina, Crazil and Chile, signed a protocol agreeing to recognize the government set up by agreement of the factions. Tbc statement started a variety of speculations as to What the American government meant by lending Its ac? tive moral support to some man or group of men. if such may be found. In an effort to ignore, If they can not unite, the warring factions of the country." In high official quarters, it was ex? plained that the United States hitherto had maintained neutrality as between the factions, but now was preparing to choose between them or to give its support to those elements in the exist? ing factions which gave most promise of success. An embargo on arms and the cutting Off of other means of sup? port In the United states would be put into neratlon to assist the chosen elements as against those which ig? nored the American government's de? mand for peace. Przemsyl at Last Falls Be? fore Terrific German Drive - i The Austro-German Troops F/ i Wither? ing Fire in Their Grea' f jsh to Victory, 0* SCENE OF TERRIFIC CARNAGE AS V \ilRTRESS CRUMBLES VIOLENT RATTLES IN S(>UTIIlv\STLV THEATRE CONTINUE AROUND NEUVILLE ? ALLIES STAND FIRM?ENGLISH SUBMA? RINE SINKS TURKISH TRANSFORT?SAID GERMANY HAS OF? FERED INDEMNITY FOR CJULFLIGHT SINKING ? BERNSTORFF DEMES* HB DISCLOSED SUBJECT MATTER OF YESTERDAYS IN? TERVIEW. BERNSTOFF NOf TALKING. German Ambassador Teils Secretary Bryan That He Has Not Discussed Interview With President. Washington, June 3.?"1 have just told the secretary of state that what? ever he may hear he may he sure I have done absolutely no talking. If anyone has been talking it is some other person than myself," said the German ambassador Count von Bern storff this afternoon, referring to his conference with President Wilson yes? terday. He had a brief conference with Secretary Bryan at the State de? partment today, investigating the affi? davits charging that the Lusitania was armed. It is intimated that the State department was convinced be? fore the president's first note to Ger? many was drafted that the Lusitania was technically an unarmed mer? chantman. GERMANS OFFER MONEY. Reported That Imposition to Pay for Gulfllght Has Been Made. The Hague, June 3.?It is reported here that a propltiary note was trans? mitted to the United, States last night by Germany, offering money compen? sation for th?* sinking of the Gulflight. FALL OF PRZEMYSL EXPECTED. Germans Have Russian Garrison In Desperate Straits. Vienna, June 3.?Alternately bom? barding Przemysl with gigantic siege how itzers and < harging the enemy's lines with bayonet, the Teutons are making steady progress. It is pre? dicted that Przemysl will fall within five days. The Russians are short of ammunition. The Teutons now hold four Russian works north and north? west of the city. Six others are un? der ceaseless bombardment. Russians Admit Reverse. Petrograd, June 3.?Using great 16 inch mbrtars the Teutons east of the San river are bombarding Przemysl. The capture of guns from Russians in the forts north of Prczemysl is admit? ted. The success of the Teutons in the region of Stryj is also admitted. Along the lower San the Russians con? tinue to gain. South of Kalnikouve the Russians captured twelve hundred and occupied several villages. The Turks in the Van region of Armenia are retreating, pursued by the Rus? sians. FEW PRISONERS TAKEN. Russians Appear to Have Fled From Przemysl Before Final Attack. Berlin, June S.?With a furious night attack Przemysl was captured early this morning. The city and forts are badly shattered. Many Rus? sians had earlier in the night evacuat? ed the fortress. The Russians are rushing troops and provisions toward Remberg since the heavy bombard? ment was begun. The booty and prisoners taken at Przemysl were small compared with the magnitude of the victory. The Teutons are now advancing toward Zydaczow. At the west the Germans are making prog? ress and are again bombarding Ypres. The Allies' concentrating camp at Hosnesa has been shelled. The battle north of Arias continues. (Official.) GREAT AUSTRO-GERMAX VIC? TORY. Pracmysl Was Taken by Storm After Desperate l ighting. Vienna. June 3.?The Austro-Ger mans have recaptured Przemysl. The loss of life was very heavy, the Teu? tons hurling whole regiments against the withering fire of ihe Russian de? fenders, while their mighty artillery thundered from three sides against the Kreat fortress. The Russians fought like demons but lacked artillery am? munition. Finally the Teutons swept forward with irresistible bayonet charges, entering Przemysl at 3.30 this morning. Many forts defending the citadel were practically destroyed. The capture of this stronghold re? leases a huge Austro-German army for operations on the lower San. It is estimated that Russian army defend? ing the fortress was nearly a quarter of a million strong. A great number of Russians with much munitions [were taken. The remnant of the Rus? sian army is retreating eastward. The Teutons are now preparing to launch a great drive to recapture Lemberg. Italians Bombarding Trieste. Rome, June 3.?The bombardment of the Austrian forts defending Trieste has been begun. The Italian infantry is advancing toward Trieste by way of Monfalcone under cover of the fire of Italian warships. The heavy Italian artillery has reduced the fortress of Belvidere, one of the main defenses of Roverto on the south. The Italians gained Monte Croce against enormous difficulties. Shells have fallen in Trieste from the Italian ? batteries at Oradno neftf the mouth of the Isonzo rvier. The Austrians are working desperately to strengthen the defenses north of Trieste. Battle of Arras Continues. Paris, June 3 (Official).?The mighty battle north of Arras contin? ues, centering, with violent infantry fighting, around Lorette and Neuville St. Vaast. The allies are standing firm against furious German on? slaughts. Turkish Transport Submarined. London, June 3.?An English sub? marine has sunk another Turkish transport in the sea of Marmora. It was a German ship carrying Turkish troops. Earthquake in Munich. Amsterdam, June 3.?A severe earthquake at Munich, Bavaria, is re? ported but no details are given. Kaiser to the Front. Paris. June 3.?A dispatch from Berlin states officially that it has been announced that the kaiser will visit the Austro-Italian front within a fort? night, j i German Press Defiant. Berlin, June 3.?A defiant tone is maintained by the German newspapers continuing to discuss the protest of the United States against Germany's submarine warfare. The German government is experiencing much dif? ficulty In communicating with the am? bassador In Washington. REPORT FROM RELGIANS. - > Their Guns Command Roads Germans Have to Use. Havre, France, June 2.?The follow? ing official statement was issued last night regarding the operations of tbe Belgian army: "A tierce artillery duel marked the day of May 31 along the Belgian front Belgian guns of all calibres massed their lire, blowing up the enemy's trenches and accessory defences at a number of points. "All the roads beyond the German front are commanded by the Belgians* lire, making it very difficult for the enemy to bring up fresh supplies. The first line of BelgtSH troops by a continuous fire prevented German troops from advancing." Lillian Russell says the girl who wants to he known as a "good fellow" takes an awful risk. So *>sk at all? Lillian dear. She has a cinch. The result is ms ceetain SS it >* tragical.? Houston Post. Aj