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TH1 ?nrnCR Y/ATCKMAN, EsulilUhed April, 1910. "Be Jost and Fear not?Let all tbe ends Thon Atms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IUI SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 33. Hl! L?SE HEAVILY. In Battle at Doritzia Italians Kill and Cap ture Between Eight and Ten Thousand. Submarines Continue Work of Destruc tion Against Russian and British Vessels?English Cruiser Damaged in Mediter? ranean Sea?Russians Come Back Strong Against Teutons Driving Them Back Across Dniester River, Away From South of Lemburg- French Successful in West?Artillery Raging in the Dardanelles. lU'KNl \\s COMK HACK. Defeat Von l .liiA4 ngcn ami Capture 7,(MM) South of I**mbcrg. Petrograd, Juno 11.?Suddenly as? suming the offensive the Russians south of U mt>erg defeated the Teu? tons on tho Dniester, driving lien, von Urningen back across the river. They captured seven thousand and many guns and cheeked the Teuton drive. < KKW AM? I* Ass IM. I KS LOST. Hatatl* I in. r Sunk and IVw lv>*ca|M\ Herltn, June 11.- The Batavia liner Hewina has been sunk and live of the erew and eleven passengers only were saved. Italians Kill to,ooo Austrian*. Geneva. June 11.?Between eight and ten thousand Aurtrlans were lost In fierce fighting with Italians around Uortsla. Austrtsns Kvscusto Po/./nehlo. Milan. Jun* 11.?It Is reported that the Austrtana blew up the fort? ress end evacuated Poszachlo fifteen miles South of Trent. Italian-. I'SC Hl? ?U11S. Oeneva, June 11.? The Italians are vigorously bombarding the Santa%-.u eia and 8ante Marie forts defending Tolmeno night and day rwlU& heavy gun*. The Austrlans along the Ison so river are being reinforced from the east. siil?marinos Sink Ships. I/ondon. June 11.?The Russian bark Thomassini and the trawler Coronella have been submarined in the North sea, the Glasgow steamer Htrathcarron was submarined off Wales. The crews were saved. The trawler Letty was sunk and the crew lost; the trawelers Telfare and Luu restlns were sunk by a Zeppelin in the Noith sea and part of the crew lost. Fremii Muko Gallic. Paris. June 11 (Official).? The French have captured several Ger? man trenches east of the "labyrinth" and tho em rnv Im retreating. They hIh4? capturetl several German trench en and a hundred prisoners near the AlHsl Idlhl highway In tho region of ? i iie. The Allies have uchh vrmi ?oine new gains on the Dardanelles. The Turks" los? was heavy. Germans Have New Amiy. Amsterdam, June 11.?The Ger? mans are moving a new army of a half million t.? the western front. Swedish steamship submarined. London, June 11.?The Swedish m?. imship ni,ii;,i w n suhmarined in the North sea t??.I i>. Tin- crew wus saved. HrltUlt CruUcr Torpedoed. Vienna. June 11.- A small British i ruin, i has been submarined In the. Medll u oft San Qtovaal, ITAI.IWs VKTOKlots HWEK1*. AuMrluii* Suhl to Be thoroughly Dc iwruliiori b> Continuous Dcrents. Home, June If, ? With the Austrian ?Hist of M?infa|f.,ne, C.radlsea .m I K'.vereto and a hundred villages In Italian possession ami the Italian ?luve* sweeping toward Trent ami te the Ausfrians seem complete ly demoralized \>\ then continuous de? feats. DaMftlons among the Aus trUns are no numerous that their ss)snasaa>dars are ?hnotlni them when it-taken ami oonsai itlng srhatever property they have. Three bloody tattle* are raging In tbe I s< m/o v.illev. one around Tolmeln .another in tbe \ irlnlty of tlorxia, tbe third between Ora discs ind Monfulcone, t.KHMAN DIIIVI. < MIX KI D. 11 as-la n Defeat German Arm le* In tllettng Severe I .ohm. Petrograd. June It,?Tbe Russians assuming the sjatasstvi have cheeked Gen. Mackenion's Gennan armj Which was attempting to advance from Moscisku to Lemberg. Gen. von Lin zengen, who was approuoing from the Dniester river was driven back across the river and continues the re? treat, giving up much booty and pris? oners. East of the StryJ river an en? tire company of Austrians was rap? tured. The Russians retired along the Pruth river when the Germans ad? vanced fiom Stanislau, but the Rus? sians later clucked the advance and a whole Teuton division was wiped out when Gen. von Unsengen was defeat? ed on the Dniester. Six thousand Teutons were killed nt Mosciska when the right wing of the enemy was out? flanked. _ I FRENCH MAKE SLOW PROGRESS. On the Western Front Advamv Is Stendy. Paris, June 12 (Official).?Although slow', continual progress is being made by the French around Arras. (Jains were made also In the region of Font De Buvul, north of J^orctte. One hun? dred and fifty prisoners and a great amount of munitions were captured with several German trenches at Tout vente farm, southwest of llebuterne, Friday. MIGHTY BATTLE IN POLAND. Germans Ilavo Not Yet Succeeded In Cr*i>hlnjr Russian Arodes. Berlin, June 12.?Hostilities have .developed on a large scale In Poland where the Germans have won two important fights, one at Prbasnysz and the other at Sochaczew, west of War? saw. They captured seven hundred prisoners. Gen. von Linsengen has engaged the Russians who were ad? vancing against his left wing in Gali cia. A mighty conflict is raging around Zurowano ?long the Dniester, the town having changed twice. The Kassians have been driven beyond the bridge head at Meinska. At the west the Allies have been repulsed at Ypres and near Lorotte. The French, heavily reinforced. attacked the Labyrinth, but were repulsed. The Germans ud\anced near llebuterne. Italians Take Porto Rosego. Home, June It.?The Italians have occupied Porto RoeCgOi South of Mon l'alcone, seizing a number of ships in the yards, among them a small cruiser. MARSHALL INDORSES NOTE. Vice President Thinks Nearly Every? body Will ba ftaJOUd lO Agree With It. Indianapolis, Ind., Junt* 11.?"I have read with a very great deal of pleasure and satisfaction the official communication to the German govern? ment, said Vice President Marshall to? day. I shall be greatly surprised if there shall be found any large num? ber of men in America who do not ful? ly approve <>f It! tone and contents. The president is meeting conditions, ami no difference how much we may all desire arbitration and universal peace peace conditions are not chang- 1 ed by sueh dealrea He speaks the Voles of our common humanity, and I shall be greatly disappointed it' the (lerman government does not coincide a It h his vlee a "We are ;i peace loving and a peace seeking people and we will meet the powers of the world on that basis whenever it may be possible to devise a workable plan. Bui until that time comes there are few of us who will imt insist upon nur rlghta "The president could not consent to I principle which would not put the government behind an American wherever he may lawfully be, This is the traditional eonr.se insisted upon properly by the American people." DOUBLE MURDERER HANGED. Florida Neuro Pfeys I \M\ for liill lug Wealthy I ilists. Palatka. Fla.. dune II- < !|yd< Stover, the negro murderer of lb< Qnrdner brothers was hanged at noon today, A large crowd was present. COL, HOUSE SAYS HE SAW 1IKADS or EUROPEAN GOVERN? MENTS. I>i<l not Go to Talk Peace, but to Learn sentiment of European Coun? tries?Says (He Was not a Represen? tative of Preeident Wilson. New York, June 13.?While admit? ting he had talked with leading gov? ernment official! of Germany, France, and England, Col. Edward M. House, who arrived from Liverpool today, denied that his trip to Europe In any way was connected with a possible peace mission, or that he was the personal emissary of President Wil? son. Col, House was a passenger on the American line steamship St. Paul. "I did not talk peace and that was not my mission abroad," Col House declared, "That report was the big? gest piece of nonsense that I have heard." He also said that he was not called home by President Wilson. Col. House said that since leaving New York on January 30 he had met land talked with leading officials of the European governments, but added that his visit was a personal one, as a private citizen, and that it had no political Significance, He said he went to Europe almost every year and this trip had been no exception as to in? tent or purpose. Asked it* lie had communicated with President Wilson during his ab? sence on any matter of importance that had come to his notice, Col. House said that such would be the duty of any American citizen and that President Wilson was his personal friend. Col. House said he left New York January 30 on the Lusitania, the trip on which Capt. Dow Hew the Ameri? can flag while passing the German war zone. He added, however, that he did not see the American flag. He visited England for two weeks, he said, and while there talked with Pre? mier Asquith, David Lloyd-George and Lord Kitchener. From England he went to Paris, where he visited a week and we- "re? ceived by President Polncare, Minis? ter of Foreign Affairs Delcasse and (others. In both of these countries, he said, he stopped at hotels. From Paris, Col. House said he went to Berlin where he was a guest Of Ambassador Gerard. In Germany he talked With Foreign Ministe von Jagow and Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg, Under Secretary of State Zimmerman and others. He was in Berlin for a week, going thence to Switzerland and then back to I^ondon. "In Berlin, as everywhere else I visited. I was treated nicely," said Col. House. "My reason for talking with the men I did had nothing to do With peace. I knew them all and al? ways visit them," he added. "How long Is this war going to last?" he was asked. "You know as well as I do, or as well as Sir Edward Grey or Minister Delcasse or von Jagow," was his re? ply. "Does England want to see the United States in this war?" was an? other question put to him. "Opinion is divided-?some think it would not be an advantage to the CaUSS of the allies." was the answer. "Has the United States lost its standing as an Influence for peace?"' "I don't know that it has ever un? dertaken the task." he said. Col. House said that he was in I^on don when the Lusitania was sunk ami when the first American note to Germany was made public. He de? clined to comment on these subjects. He said that in all countries he visited i there w as a strong spirit of confidence as to an outcome favorable to the side that the particular people favor? ed, but that the people generally were tired of war. Asked about supplies of foodstuffs, ammunition, etc., he said that he had seen nothing or heard nothing that he should not see or hear. The resignation of William Jen? nings Bryan as secretary was called to his attention. He said he heard of it on the St. Paul, but he would make no comment. As to Mr. Bryan's suc? cessor he said he had no idea. He was told that he had been mentioned as possible successor. Ho replied: "It has not been offered to me, 1 have never held public office or de ilrod it." Col, Mouse .said he had not com munleated with President Wilson since his return. Ho expected to go to Washington bul did not know when. He added that he had not sounded neutral nations on the sub? ject of p< ace or war. ADVISER TO PRESIDENT. (IdaIn ever have admitted concerning Col. K. M, House's visit t?? Europe DEPARTS FOR FATHERLAND ON NORWEGIAN SHIP. Allies Have Given Promise of His Safe Passage to Europe, New York, June 1" ?Dr. Bernhard D?rnberg, frequently referred to as the official spokesman in America of the German Empire, departed today on hoard the steamship Bergensfjord for Bergen, Norway, ending a visit to this country of several months, during which time he assumed an at i titude in reference to several inter? national matters in which America and Germany were involved which are thought to have brought upon him Ithe displeasure of the Wilson admin? istration. His departure was volun? tary, it was explained. Assurances of his safe conduct across the Atlantic were given by the governments of France, Great Britain and Russia, through their embassies. Dr. D?rnberg reached the climax in his numerous speeches in America when he made an address intended to justify the sinking of the Cunard liner Lusltanla, though he expressed deep regret for the loss of the American lives. A few minutes before the vessel cast off, Dr. D?rnberg was again nak? ed If he cared to make any statement: "Only this," he replied, "that I have been misunderstood in what I have said and written, especially about the Lusltanla, but I do not resent It." Dr. Dernhurg seemed in rare good humor, chatted smilingly with friends who came to the pier to wish him bon voyage, posed for photographers, talk? ed with newspaper men for a few mo? ments and went to his suite aboard I the steamer, which had been turned into a bower of roses by admirers, with the hope, he said, that the war soon would end with honor for all engaged. For America and his treatment here, D:. Dernhurg expressed kindly sentiments. 'My feelings for this country ru*e absolutely unchanged,'' he said. "I have been treated with indis? criminate nicety, except on one occa? sion which I do not care to discuss." "What occasion is that, Dr. D?rn? berg?" a reported asked. "The*Lusltanla matter,' ho replied. Although pressed for an interview, Dr. Deimberg would not violate the rule of silence he has observed for a month. "I've said everything I've got to say," he >ld the newspaper men. During the forenoon Dr. Dernberg I kept in seclusion, but it was surmised he hade good-bye to Count Bernstorff, 'the Gorman ambassador, who was 'staying at the same hotel. He sailed late today. On his way across the ocean Dr. Dernberg will occupy what is known i as "the king's suite," the finest on the steamer, a suite of rooms which every Norwegian vessel Is required to main? tain for possible use of the king of Norway. Bryan and Wile Take Best. Washington, June 12.?Former Sec? retary of State Bryan announced to? day he would devote the next two week's to resting. He intends to visit Old Point Comfort, Va., for the week? end and on his return, he said, would have his plans for June matured. In a statement announcing his movements, Mr. Bryan emphasized that none of his predecessors had served more hours at his desk, a great? er number Of days in the year, and added that Mrs. Bryan, who hail ?shared the strain with him, also was In need of a rest. has been that he was expected while there to look into the question of coordinating American relief work abroad. it is known, however, thai Col. [louse has made frequent confidential reports to the president on the senti? ment abroad toward peace. These re? ports have told particularly of the results of Interviews with European officials. The president had relied on Col. House more than upon any one man for correct information concerning official and popular opinion In the belligerent nations. Through the colomd he has kept in close touch with peace discussions with the hope of urging his original offer of media? tion at proper time, As Col. House has been one of the president's chief advisers regarding appointments, it is believed that the president Will discuss the question with him before naming a successor to Mr. Bryan as secretary of State. Col. House is expected at the White House tomorrow or Tuesday. Sheriff Hood Mortally Wounded, Four Dep uties and Prisoner Shot to Death By Enraged Mob, DETERMINED EFFORT MADE BY MEN TO TAKE PRISONER RE STI/rs IN KILLING OE POSSE MEMBERS?EIRE RETURNED AND OTHERS SAID TO BE INJURED?NEGRO, PTES SMITH, WAS BE? ING TAKEN FROM JAIL TO COURT HOUSE TO BE TRIED FOR CRIMINAL ASSAVI7T ? COMPANY OF MILITIA CONTROL THE SITUATION. Columbia, June 14.?Sheriff A. D. Hood was desperately and probably fa? tally wounded and two or three of his deputies shot by a mob of men this morning, which, according to reports reaching Columbia stopped the sheriff who was taking Utes Smith, a negro, to Winnshoro to be placed on trial this morning for rape. The negro is reported to have been lynched. Mayor Robinson, of Winnshoro, tele? graphed Gov. Manning that three or j four men had been wounded in the mob's effort to lynch the negro, and ! asked for the militia. 1 The Winnshoro company was order i ed under arms, but it is stated that I no ammunition was available and the adjutant general's otlice began prep? arations to forward the ammunition to ' Winnsboro. t Later orders were sent to Columbia for a special train to take Dr. Lc ! Grand Guerry and surgeons to Winns? boro and they had orders to be ready to operate on Sheriff Hood as soon as Winnsboro was reached. The special train left Columbia at 11.05 o'clock. Later?Capt. Doty of the Winns? boro militia company telephoned to Columbia for additional ammunition, saying that his supply was short. Up? on orders from the governor's ofllce Major J. Shapter Caldwell left Col urn - biat at 11.25 with 3,000 rounds of ammunition. He was accompanied by a detail of 10 :nen to keep the mob ! from seizing the ammunition. Negro Prisoner Killed. A report from Winnsboro this af? ternoon said that the sheriff and his twenty deputies had just arlved at the court house when a small mob began firing into the crowd. The deputies returned the lire. The negro was al? most instantly killed. Sheriff Hood dropped, mortally wounded in the abdomen. Four of the deputies fell by shots of the mob. The special train bearing the wounded men will arrive in Columbia at 1 o'clock. The situa? tion was reported quiet at noon with the militia in full charge of the situa? tion. No arrests have been made. TEN CENTS FOR COTTON. Great Britain Announces Settlement of Claims for Two Detained Ves? sels. Washington, June 11.?Settlement of the first of a number of claims filed against Great Britain by American cottoji shippers whose cargoes have been seized was announced here to? night by the British embassy in a statement which said: "The British embassy is informed by cable from London that payment on account has been made to a repre? sentative of Messrs. L. Wolff ft Co., in respect of their shipments of cot Ion In the steamships Dicido and Li? vonia, at the rate of 10 cents per pound, the t<dal sum paid being up? wards of [?9,000 pounds. No other claims have yet been perfected by the production of documents showing the title he cargoes. British government has al ? ready announced that they have from the first been willing and anxious to effect an immediate settlement of claims In respect of these preempted cargoes on production In London of the documents showing ownership and all the shippers interested have been so notified. DENMARK STIRRED UP. Over England's |*ropoflUl to Limit Ex? port of Coal. London, June 12.?A Star dispatch from Copenhagen says Denmark is greatly stirred over Great Britain's proposal to limit and perhaps prohibit the export of coal to neutral countries. Delegations have gone to London to protest. American coal companies, the dis? patch says, have agreed to send Don mark 200,000 tons of poal monthly, but the price is considerably higher than the English product. BIG RIOT / ?IHNSBORO. _ _ ? ,_ y nf - POUR PET . 4 KILLED IX AT TEMPT jT TAKK PRISONER A' . FROM SHERIFF. Mil it I- end out to Take Charge of Si v /?telephone Message Says Efforts of Mob Were I dmh ? ?1?Negro Charged with Hein (>ff eiuse. As the result ot* a riot at Winnsboro this morning four persons are report? ed dead and others injured. This news reached Sumter this morning in a telephone message here from Winns? boro. From the meager information ob? tained it seems that an attempt was made by an armed mob to seize Utes S^iith, a negro charged with criminal assault against a white woman, the wife of a well known farmer of Fairfield county, and take him away from the sheriff, who was conveying him from the jail to i the court house tor trial on this Icharge. The information received j stated that four persons were killed ' in the attempt which was unsuccess? ful. The militia company of the town was at once ordered out to take charge j of the situation and to preserve or? der. The Case Against Utes Smith. Winnsboro, June 13.?Utes Smith, the negro farm hand charged with criminal assault on the wife of a well known farmer of this county, the alleged offense being committed the latter part of April, and who has , been since confined in the State peni? tentiary as a precaution against possi? ble mob violence, will face . trial at the regular session of June court which convenes tomorrow with Judge IJ. S. Wilson presiding. Smith was captured by a posse j headed by Sheriff A. D. Hood, rural policemen and relatives of the victim a Tier a man hunt* lasting for several days at Uly the wood, a small station near Columbia, while leisurely walking along the railroad clad in overalls. The negro made no resistance and was taken into town and rushed to the penitentiary where he has since been incarcerated. The sheriff later made the statement that his prisoner confessed to the charge after being interrogated. A report has spread that an attempt would be made to block the court by seizing the negro and dealing sum? marily with him but the officers in touch with the situation are of ths^ opinion that the proceedings of the court will not be interrupted by any such lawless means. Outside of ybs case of Smith the court will adjourn in two days, being the shortest pro? ceedings in some time. NEGRO TRIEB TO END LIFE. Ren Bess Attempts to Commit suicide in Flore woe Jail?Faces Long Sen? tence. Florence, June 12.?Ben Bess, a negro, convicted on the charge of criminal assault, attempted suicide in the county jail here last night by try? ing to hang himself. Bess made a rope out of his blankets, and ticing it securely around his neck he fas? tened tin- other end to the bars in the top of the cell and threw himself from his hunk. The fall he got was only about live feet but the blanket rope broke and consequently he re? ceived only slight injuries and these were sustained when he hit the iron floor of the jalL Hess gave as his reason that he pre? ferred death to going to tbe peni? tentiary, he having received a sen? tence of 30 years f<?r his crime. C?corgis Negro Lynched. Toceoa, Oa., June 14.?Sam Steph? ens, a negro rapist who escaped jail Saturdav, was lynched early this morning. <