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SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1916.
Vol. XL. No. 32.
the Germans Attempting
Big Coup in the West
r _
Would Surround and Take Whole Russian
Army of Hundred Thousand Men in
Capture of Lemberg.
The Italians Making Gains in the South
Reinforcements Being Rushed By Germans to Aid Aueftrians
in Stem min? Tide of Italian Successes?French Have Made
CMos in Werft and Met Repulse at Points?German Sub?
marine Destroyed and Crew Captured?The English Lose
More Ships By Submarine Route.
- -en
r ' Germans Win In Emst.
Berlin, June 8.?The Germans In
the "Baltic province* of Russia have
cro?the Windau river and are ad?
vancing. In northern and western
Poland the Russian attempts to re?
new the offensive ere being repulsed.
The Russians along the San river
have been effectually checked by the
arrival of German reinforcements at
West Rudnlk. The Russlaos have
evacuated Hlenawa. The Teutons who
are advancing toward Lemberg are
upon the point of Investing the city.
Beginning the attack from two sides
the Germans are pouring all avail?
able men. arms and ammunition Into
this region.
Allies land Troop*.
Parin. June I.?An Austrian subma?
rine has been sunk by the Allies at
the wentern ei.trance of the Darda?
nelles, says a Mltylenc despatch today.
The Allies continue landing fresh
troepe at the Dardanellen. The bom?
bardment of tho Turkish positions has
been resumed.
Tarka Report Victory.
Constantinople, yTcne I.?So severely
were the At lien nVfeeted Ant uf day at
the southwestern end of the Gallipoll
peninsula that they hesitate to renew
the fighting.
Kantian Schooner Sunk.
Abredeen. June 8.?The Russian
schooner Adolen was submarined off
Retray head today. Two were drown?
ed.
More Ship* Submarined.
London. June 8.?The Norwegian
bark Superb and the steamship Trud
van have been submarined. The crews
were saved. The English steamship
Menapler was submarined in tho
Noith ?ea. Seventeen were drowned.
Norwegian Ship Torpedoed.
London, June 8.?The Norwelgan
ship Gtlttertlnd has been submarined
In the North sea off Shields. The
crew was saved.
BOLD LEHMAN CAMPAIGN.
They are Trying to Surround and Cap?
ture Russian Army.
Berlin. Juno 9.?Tho Germans are
making a bold campaign to surround
and capture the entire Russian army
In northern Galicia, taking hundreds
of thousands of prisoners. Gen. von
Linsen go's army is already east of
Lemberg. There Is violent lighting
along the San river.
The Germans are now using a new
son throwing a seventeen and one
half Inch shell, the largest ever known
st the west. The one recently used in
the bombardment of Verdun hat |
range of twenty tiw? BjUsi
German Trenches Captured.
Paris. Jun? I,?The I'rench have,
ceptured thi-e QfHMfl IftMlMi at
Lepretre. There is a lull in the but
tle around Arras. (OAeJal.)
Italian Dirigible Destroyed.
Itome, June 9.?An Italian ilrlglbH
bombarded Klume today but
brought down by IrUHgfJ If*, and the
crew captured.
< ?ermaiiH I a s? \ un-r
Merlin June !? i i ?III? lal >. Tim Od
mans have evacuated Nenvtttt St.
Vaaa after hrrce fltchtlng for ten i
The French atta< kn were repul ed at
Loren*- iiiiis gsjd Loretts.
Italian^ Make Gains.
Rome. June 9. ? Gains of two to six
miles hs\e been repotted by the Ital?
ians over the front, from Caporetta lo
the Trlente Gulf The fu-hting Is ev
tremely violent aroun.l Tetaseta. The
Austrian line Im weakening and the
capture of Tolmelu Is expected short
ly. The Germans arc rushing rein
forcements into Trent from French
trench fighting region of Gradisca.
German Submarine Destroyed.
London, June 9.?A German subma?
rine was destroyed today and the
crew of twenty-seven captured.
British Collier Submarined.
London, June 9.?The British col?
lier Lady Salisbury was submarined
in the North sea today and the chief
officer was drowned.
ECONOMISTS SEE END IN FALL.
English Students of Finance Say Ger?
many Will Feel Poverty. Centre
Changing.
(Norman llapgood In Harper's Week?
ly.)
The students of political economy
and finance are the ones who believe
the war will end in the autumn. If
the Allies can win enough victories to
bring to the population of Germany
the end of any dream of ultimuto tri?
umph, then according to this econo?
mic view the pinch will begin to count.
Then will German merchants and
German rulers look ahead to the long
future of nnHonnl nbvOHy? following
the terrific expedltures and the infla?
tion by which the expenses are now
met. When the war began the plan
was by taking France at onco to use
an indemnity to pay the cost. With
the collapse of that idea, and tbo
rapidly dying prospects of any indem?
nity from anybody, and the wholly un?
expected prolongation of the war, Ger?
man thinkers see bankruptcy staring
them in the face.
They do not look with satisfaction
on repudiating their debts by some
such method as funding coupons, or
scaling down the indebtedness. They
do not look with satisfaction upon be?
ing reduced in their financial standing,
not, to be sure, as Brazil has been, or
Greece, but to a degree that would be
very galling to a proud nation. Aus
tr a is practically bankrupt already.
Russia is not unlikely to repudiate af?
ter the war, nor ts France.
If there is one thing on which tho
british government is determined, it
is that thero shall be no Inflation in
England?nothing to weaken the
financial soundness of the empire af?
ter the war. Lloyd-George has gain?
ed more since the war began than any
other statesman, but he has been criti?
cised for not taking a quarter of
everybody's income at once, above say
$600 a year, just as he and the rest
of the cabinet were criticized for be?
ing too considerate of the liquor in?
terests.
There is very fair reason to believe
that Germany will take these ulti?
mate economic truths Into account by
the time the summer is ended.
DECIDE AGAINST Fit AN k.
Prison Commission RofNnod to ltooom
mend Clemency.
Atlanta, June 9.?The prison com?
mission decided against recommend?
ing clemency fOff Leo Frank two to
one. Kalncy and DavIdOOfl wrote
1 -ief opinions that insulllcient evi
dence MM adduced to warrant ruin
imiiUi k ti?e death sentence. PattSr?
son wrote a lonf opinion recommend?
ing a life sentence. Frank received
the ftSWl stoically, refusing to see Vlsi
|OI : QoV, Btaton announced that a
hoorlng on ins petition would bo hold
shortly, Tho lovornor is now Prank's
last ehanoOi
BUYAN s\Vs GOODBYE,
Prc-ddciit Wilson's Note to Germany
Cabled i bis \ltcrnoou.
Washington, Juno t? -Former Bec?
rotary of state Bryan In brief und
effecting interview this afternoon bid
President Wilson goodbye, The presl?
dent's rnhtegrnm to Oer many Mas
lortod at I o'clock this afternoon.
AN ACUTE CRISIS.
RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY
BRYAN AMAZES WASHING?
TON.
Official and Diplomatic Circles 111
Washington Convinced That Presi?
dent's Note Will Make Cnqualifiod
Demand on German,* For Freedom
of Seas and Severance of Diplomatic
Gelations- May Follow Unfavorable
Reply. 'i
Washington, June 9.?Following the
official and diplomatic amazement at
tho resignation of Secretary Bryan,
the concensus of opinion today is that
this event forecasts a settled deterpai
nation b" administration to defend
the rights of the United States in'any
J eventuality. President Wilson's -re
i Joinder to Germany, after having been
revised in certain details, is ready'to
be cabled to Berlin today. It wilt he
signed by Hobert Lansing, acting sec?
retary of State. Mr. Bryan refuged
to sign the note d made his resigna?
tion contingent upon the actual send?
ing of a note he could not sanction!
It Is now practically certain that the
United States will unqualifiedly de?
mand of Germany that the frcedonvpf
I the seas for neutrals must be respejjt
|ed and especially that the lives aVid
interests of Americans on peaceful
missions must be protected. It is Un?
derstood also that the note conveysSto
Germany the impression that the
great principle of the freedom of the
seas will be backed up by the Ameri?
can people In any manner which may
become necessary.
The effect of the note will be to In?
form Germany that that country mast
recognize the American position ahd
(agree to adhere to ligitimate warfare
on the water. It now appears cer?
tain that an unfavorable reply by Ger?
many will pave the way for severing
diplomatic relation? and beyond that
[any eventuality Is possible.
BROTH Fit AND sisTFH DROWN.
{Harry Mima, 17, Loses Life Trying to
Save His Sister, lat lltm, 15, In
I Near Saluda?Boy Saved One
Saluda, June 8.?Harry Minis, 17
years old, and Miss Evelina Mlms, 15,
his sister, were drowned this after?
noon when a boat capsized at Ed?
wards Mill Pond, on the outskirts of
Saluda.
With John Mims, a brother of the
victims; Tyreo Crouch, Misses Pearl
Abel, Bessie Long, Corrie " Belle
Crouch and Lily Linder, they were
rowing when their boat upset. The
three boys and Otis Edwards, in
another boat, rescued all the girls ex?
cept Miss Mims, some of them after
they had gone down twice. Several
of them were taken to the bank un?
conscious, but were revived.
Harry Mims had already taken one
girl ashore and plunged into the wa?
ter again to save his sister, when his
strength becoming exhausted, he went
down. Htf sister's body was recover?
ed In about five minutes, but it was
more than half an hour before the
lad's body was found. Efforts at re?
suscitation proved futile. A large
crowd had gathered on the banks,
among them all the doctors in Saluda,
but their best efforts at resuscitation
went for naught.
The mill pond, where the drowning
occurred, is about ten feet deep. It
is a favorite resort of the young peo?
ple, and a number of women and chil?
dren were on the bank at the time,
but were powerless to aid. The fu
fieral of the two victims Will be held
tomorrow afternoon at Red Rank
Church.
SENTENCES ARE PASSED.
Willie Bcthune Has Heard Edict of
Death Many Times.
Manning, June H.?The general ses?
sions court for Clarendon convened
here yesterday with Judge Mauldin
presiding. <>n account of repair work
being done on the roof of the court
house, Which was occasioned by the
recent oyclono, no jury trials were
taken up, but the Judge transacted
sin h business a.s the Occasion demand?
ed in the grand jury room.
About the only work for the crimi?
nal side of the court was to resentence
Willi? Bethune. This makes the sixth
lime that Willie llethune has heard
t he death sentence pronounced against
him. His case has been to the State
supreme court three times, and also
t<> the federal courts.' Bethune wan
sentenced to electrocution on July 2,
nnd evidenced no feeling whatever
when the sentence was pronounced
again today, At ter u few appeals were
beat d. the general sessions court was
adjourned, the court of common pleas
opened.
WILSON'S POLICY UNCHANGED.
MANNING DISCUSSES BRYAN'S
MOTIVE FOR RESIGNING.
Says That ho Believes Thut Common?
er \\ ill ltemain Loyal lo Party und
That His Resignation Believes
Si rail km I Condition.
Columbia, June 10.?Gov. Manning
yesterday expressed the opinion that
the resignation of Mr. Bryan would
not affect the crisis in the foreign re?
lations of the United States.
The governor's views were set forth
in telegrams addressed by request to
newspapers of the North.
The following message was sent to
the New York World:
"I think Secretary Bryan resigned
because he found his policy different
from the president's and because he
wished to relieve the president from
embarrassment. I think he is yet
loyal to the Democratic party and will
do nothing to injure it. I regret his
resignation, from a party standpoint.
The matter of his successor is a mat?
ter for the president alone."
To the New York Hfrald the gov?
ernor said:
"While 1 do not believe in a man
?kicking out of traces,' still, if Mr.
Bryan's views were so pronounced
that he could not work further har?
moniously with the president, he has
relieved a strained situation by with?
drawing. His withdrawal emphasizes
the determinat'on ot the president and
his cabinet not to recede from the po?
sition taken. Mr. Bryan's resignation
will not affcet the crisis in the Ger?
man negotiations."
Gov. Manning last night replied as
follows to a request from a New York
newspaper lor an expression regard?
ing Mr. Bryan's statement of yester?
day:
"I think Mr. BryOJl'l statement is
weak and that he deals with an ideal
that would not maintain the honor
and dignity of the nation. The situa?
tion which confrots this country is
one which demands immediate assur?
ance that the offense complained of
will not be repeated. The position
taken by President Wilson is in my
i "judgment eminently prot>er and- places
this country in an impregnable posi
tio. Mr. Wilson desires peace, but
he rightly demands security for Amer?
ican interests and American lives. I
regret Mr. Bryan's position and ac?
tion."
MAYESVILLE SOCIAL NEWS.
Tuesday Afternoon Club IIa*? Pleasant
Meeting?Book Club Met with Mrs.
Bla ml?Persona I.
Mayesville, June 10.?The Tuesday
afternoon Book Club met this week
With Mrs. W. G. Thomas and there
was a good attendance of members
and guests. Miss Iaju Ervin Wilson
won the member's prize in the con?
test, a hand embroidered apron,
while Mrs. W. B. Cooper received the
guest's prize, an embroidered towel.
Refreshments of cream and cake
were served during the afternoon.
The next session will be with Mrs. E.
W. Mayes.
The Rook club held a pleasant
meeting on Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. H. C. Bland. Mrs. W. S. Chan?
dler was the highest scorer in the
game of rook. Refreshments of peach?
es, cream and cake were passed.
Miss Sadie Mayes and guest, Miss
Ruth Stackhouse, of Dillon, spent
the week-end with Miss Jeannette
Thomas of Wedgelield.
Misses Rebecca and Louise Reid of
St. Charles are visiting their sister,
Mrs. w. G, Thomas.
Mrs. C. G. Orlflln and children
visited relatives in BlshopVille during
last week.
Mrs. O, V. Hambrick, of Pembroke.
N. C, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.
M. Mayes.
Mrs. M. C. Mayes and children
have gone to Lowryvllle to visit the
former's sister, Mrs. Frank Drennan.
James Burgess of Clarendon coun?
ty spent Wednesday with his son, J.
Henry Burgess.
Rev. JuniUS Mills and family of
Rowland, x. C, who have been on a
visit to the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Ci Mills, have returned home.
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Abbeville and Greenwood Vote Almost
Unanimously in Favor of Applying
New Law.
Abbeville, June B,?in the election
here today compulsory education for
Abbeville district carried three to one.
Practical!) the opposition was the
mill vote.
Greenwood for It.
Greenwood, June 8.?Greenwood
school district voted compulsory ed?
ucation today by an ovorwhlemlna.
majority, only 27 rotes being cast
against it.
British Lose Four Trawlers and Germans
Lose Three Ships and Another is Dam?
aged in Baltic Sea By Russians.
Italians Continue Successes and Have Now Ar -oached to
Within Sixteen Miles of Trieste?Will Bom1 9) Trent in
Near Future?Two Thousand Turks Killed t* Attack Sun?
day?Fierce Fighting Around Arras, Wi 4 ->ains for the
French at Souchese. c
!
NOTE NOT AN ULTIMATUM.
White House Officials Will Not Dis?
cuss Contents of Note.
Washington, June 10.?It was learn?
ed today that the second note to Ger?
many is not an ultimatum. White
House officials declined to discuss the
contents of the note nor would they
comment on the report that a note is
going to Great Britain shortly regard?
ing the interference with American
commerce which has been the feature
of the British marine policy.
While the note is believed to be
friendly in tone it permits of no ex?
tended parley. It must be met by
conceding America's freedom of the
sea or a firm refusal. The note is
I now on the way to Berlin. It will be
i given to the American public Friday
j morning. Reports persist that the
? president will soon send a note to
Great Britain concerning its interfer
lence with American commerce and
urging a compliance with the request
of the United States expressed in its
protest of March 30th, against the,
blockade on the commerce of non
contraband consigned to neutral coun?
tries.
Four Trawlers Submarined.
Grimsby, June 10.?The trawlers
Tunistah, Caster, Velocity and Not?
tingham have been submarined in the
North sea. The crews were saved.
? ' ?
Denies Losing Three Ships.
Berlin, June 10.?Germany has of?
ficially denied the reports that three
i German ships have been sunk in the
(Baltic. It is admitted that they lost
a collier.
Vienna Has Good News.
Vienna, June 10.?Optimistc reports
continue to come from the eastern
front but toward the southwest re?
ports are not so favorable. It is re?
ported that the population of Gorizia
have been ordered to evacuate. It is
admitted that the Italians are pro?
gressing along the Isonzo river. Heavy
guns are being sent to Fieume.
Russians Sink German Boats.
Petrograd, June 10.- A German
torpedo boat, a transport and another
steamship have been sunk In the Bal?
tic by the Russians. Another German
torpedo boat was badly damaged.
Two Submarines Damaged.
Copenhagen, June 10.?Two Ger?
man submarines are reported to have
been badly damaged by the Russians
off Li bau.
Two Thousand Turks hilled.
Constantinople, June 10.?Two
thousand were killed in the battle
near Aviburni Sunday.
Giilllight Repaired.
Plymouth, June 10.?The American
tank steamer GulfUght Which was
torpedoed by a German submarine off
jfhe Bcilly Islands has been repaired
'and sailed today for Rouen, France,
! under her own steam.
Germans Bombard St. Vaast.
Pai is, June 10.?/The Germans ars
violently bombarding Neuville st.
Vaast. The French are maintaining
all their new positions.
Steamship Submarined.
Harwich, June 10.?The steamship
Erna Lloldl has been submarined in
the North sea. The crew was saved.
Italians Continue Gains.
lbune, June 10.?The Italians have
defeated the Allstrians near Cortina
and are nearing the fortress defending
the Argo Pass. The Italians now
bold Monfalcone. Furious fighting
along the Isonzo river continues. It
is reported thai civilians have been
ordered to leave Trent in preparation
for the Italian bombardment and the
Austrians are considering its evacua?
tion. The main Italian army is with?
in l <i miles of Trieste.
Arras Battle ('outlines.
Berlin, June 1U (Official).?The
LlQUr oLOOP CAPTURED. .
BIG ARE OF CONTRABAND
ADE AT CHARLESTON.
Power Vessel Mary Mister From Sa?
vannah Detained While Cargo Is
Carried to Headquarters?$3,000
Estimated Value of Cargo.
Charleston, June 9.?What is a rec?
ord seizure of contraband liquor was
made this evening when a rural po?
liceman and three State constables
(seized the power sloop Mary Mister,
'supposed to have come in from Sa
i vannah, with a cargo of liquor con
I signed to unknown persons.
The boat was intercepted near
Monut Pleasant and brought to the
custom house pier, where her illicit
contents were unloaded and transfer?
red to the dispensary headquarters.
Two big furniture vans ^f liquor and
three wagonloads were hauled away.
While the value of the liquor seized
can not be accurately estimated to?
night, it is believed to pass $3,000,'
a figure larger by some $1,000 than
the value of stuff so far taken by the
constables in the city. The contra?
band consists mostly of whiskey and
wines.
For some time the constables have
been patrolling the waterfront in
hopes of intercepting some of the sus?
pected "blockade runners" and to?
night thoy succeeded beyond -Ifcsir-?K
pectations when they c?ptured the
power sloop.
With the gallon a month law In
effect, the tigers have boon hard put
in getting stuff into the city, but con?
siderable is said to have entered by
the "blockade route."
The sloop's crew made no resistance
when the rural policeman and con?
stables took charge of the boat.
What disposition will be made of
the Mary Mister has not yet been de?
cided, but she is being held.
The liquor was contained in demi?
johns, kegs and barrels.
ORDER FROM GOVERNOR.
Rricf Direction Given to "Confiscate
?
Sloop and Liquor."
' Confiscate sloop and liquor."
This was the brief order given over
the telephone last night by Gov. Man?
ning to Sheriff J. Elmore Martin when
he informed the chief executive that
.a sloop loaded with several thousand
gallons of whiskey and beer had ar?
rived 'n Charleston harbor, presum?
ably from Savannah. The sheriff re?
ported that the boat contained many
thousand dollars worth of "high
grade whiskey."
REFUSES TO REINSTATE EVANS.
Supreme- Court Holds to Former De^
chfAon?Dispensary Sales Heavy.
Columbia, June 10.?The Supreme
Court this morning refused the peti?
tion of B. B. Evans of Columbia to be
reinstated In the practice of law. He
was disbarred some years ago.
The total dispensary sales for the
mouth of May amounted to $212,
475.26. i
VILLA LOST 10 000.
Rattle at Leon Was Heavy Blow to
Villa Faction.
Washington. June 8 ?A dispatch
rccciwd this afternoon states that
Villa's losses :n the del eat at I^eon
are estimated at ten thousand in kill?
ed, wounded and deserted.
lighting is again violent around Arras.
The French attacks at Souehes and
Neuville have been repulood. it is
admitted that the French have gain*
ed a minor advantage near BouchMo.
RUSSIAN COMMUNICATIONS CUT.
Gen. von I-I sung'" Hns d nisei tho
Dniester River at Una.
Berlin. June It (Official). Osn.
Von Usengen has crossed the Dniester
river, thereby cutting communication
between the Russian armies operating
in Qalicla and Bukowina. _ , . M ,i