The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 03, 1915, Image 5
TWEHTY^ AMERICANS LOST.
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Aftlon Conn a n, ti^ini*ii In IMliclnl
Waiafatagtou. \M.' i. It Wuh Hoped
That Prteudslilp of Gernuuis Would
t*> ^talilUsJu^r?4.o\?tiimh in Will
Investigate Pact* Before 'hiking Ac?
tion
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Washington, June *u.?The l>omln
lon freight liner Armenian, flying the
British nag and carrying mules from
Newport News. Vs.. to England, was
torpodoed and sunk Monday night by
th#) Qerman submarine P-:t8 off Corn
* all, England, and nearly a score of
American nmleteers aboard are re?
ported lost, according to a message to
the state department today from John
II. Armstrong, Jr., consul at Bristol.
Tn*?nty-nlne men In all were lost and
tan Injured.
The news oroatM a sensation In of?
ficial quart< rs. ss It was the first case
of toss of Amerlcsn lives since the
sinking of the Lusttanla. The action
of the United .States government, how
enrWr, depends almost entirely on
whether the Armenlsn was chartered
by the British government and was,
In Met. s transport of wsr aboard
which Americans would *al! at their
own risk, or whether she was an u:
armed merchantman. In the latter
caaa. even though carrying contra?
band, oftictala held the ship should he
subjected to visit end search and
those aboard transferred to a place of
safety before the destruction of the
* Basil wse attempted.
(n the absence of conclusive Infor?
mation on these points, officials de?
clined to say srnat effect the sinking
of the Armenian would have on pend?
ing negotiations between the United
Ktates snd Germany. Immediate In?
quire1 was directed, however, to Am
ba eased or Page at London to obtain
more* details and when Secretary
Lanfing returns tomoorrow Ambassa?
dor Gerard will be Insti icted to in?
quire of the Qerman admiralty as to
Its report.
from the messages received It ap?
pears that In addition to the torpedo
at least one shot wee fired from a dis?
appearing rifle. The consul's report
said ths wireless house was "taken
by second shot." It was' not made
whether the Armenian first was
ed capturo
requiring a second shot or wfavth?;r
??
the submarine sftad ?>d Mthnut w?rn
lr< The fact ?h*t the i vmbfi Off
the submarine was given indicated
that ehe had come to the surface to
make the atfacs.
Mules sre contraband of war. ac?
cording to all the lists of the bel?
ligerents, so there can be no doubt
as to the contraband character of
the Armenian's cargo. Officials will
make an effort to learn, however,
whether the Teasel was armed and
whether she was a part of the British
naval forces before the opinion of the
state department on the case will be
disclosed.
All the dispatches received were
promptly telegraphed to President
Wilsen at Cornish and Secretary Lan
alng\t Am be rat. Mass.. and It was
considered probable that they would
communicate with each other while
In New England.
The messages from Consul Arm?
strong did not show clearly Just how
many A merles ns were lost. In his
list of Americans missing ho named
tt muleteers?eight whites und 15
negroes?who were unaccounted for,
but later the telegrams spoke of Dr.
J. 8. Vlso. ,i Puerto Klean, and three
negroes as having been picked up by
a submarine md aother survivors by
s Belgian trawler and transferred to
the British destroyers which brought
them Into Bristol.
I'mdhclal advices here tonight were
to the effect that the Amonian had
been chartered by the Loyland line to
the dominion line. which Is under
Stood to have a contract for the ship?
ment of mules for the British gov?
ernment und has made many trips In
the mule trade In the past f- w months.
ooVlala here will Inquire whether
the vessel carried any British officers
and whut measure of control the
British government b id over the ship.
It Is taken for granted that the
Armenian was unarmed. Kven if she
actually had been under chatter b\
the British government, there is an
understanding between the Pnlted
States snd Great Britain that none of
the tatter's ships shall be given clear?
ance from American ports if arme i.
Offkdals tonight wen inclined to the
view that the case would hinge large?
ly tlp?>n w hether the Ai menian .
give" warning and whether she et?
temp> i to escape after fcsjftggj ordered
to stop. The right of a vessel to at?
tempt to escape iipori sighting a hos?
tile warship was upheld In the last
American note to (Icrmunv in re?
ferring to the cane of the Pil.iba. At
the same time It was held (hat after
the vessel had stopped upon warning
?he tvun not subject to attack until
parsons shnnrd had been removed.
From the fact that two shots Were
fired st the Armenian when the sub
nisrlns came to the surlaco some olll
ciala think the Hhip may not have
heeded the warning to stop. If this
should pCOTl t-? be the case. these of
llclals think subsequent torpedoing
could bi Justified.
WILSON <BBTI MOWS.
President to Learn All Tart* Before
Taking Act ion.
Cornish. X. H., June 30.?President
Wilson was Informed tonight of the
sinking of the Dominion liner Ar
nienlon by a German .submarine and
of tho fact that a number of Ameri?
can? were reported lost. It was said
he would get full information before
deciding what course to pursue.
The president has been told that a
favorable reply from Germany to the
last American note protesting against
the submarine warfare was probable
and therefore word of the sinking of
the Armenian with loss of lives was
received hero with surprise
It was said the president hud not
changed his plan of remaining here
over July 4 because of the Armenian
incident.
NOT UNDER CHARTER.
Stciushlp Armenian Only Following
l huhI Course.
New York. Jnue 30.?W. W. Jef?
fries, general manager of the Mer?
cantile Marine company, said tonight
that the steamship Armenian was not
under charter to the British govern?
ment. The Armenian, ho added, was
making the voyage under the opera?
tion of the Leyland line and carried a
general cargo of American origin.
HANKS ISSI'K DIVIirTNDS.
$12,000 Issued In Semi-annual Divi?
dend* by City Hanking Institutions.
The usual semi-annual dividends
were issued by most of the banking
Institutions of the city on yesterday
and today, the amount sent out to
stockholders totalling $22,000. The
banks report having been successful,
considering the conditions of the past
six months a:al arc looking forward to
better times during the fall and winter
months.
The National Bank of Sumter did
not Issue dividends at this time, it
having been decided by the directors
to put the' money into undivided
profits instead of sending out the
semi-annual dividends, which, howev?
er, were made as usual, it was stated
et the bank. The bank will put $11,
?>00 Into its undivided profits
Th*> iVrrples' BaflS1 r'ports belog In
good condition. It has sent out its
usual four per cent semi-annual dlvV j
dends to stockholders, as the bank
has never failed to do in the past five
years, since the institution tlrst is?
sued dividends. $4,000 was sent out
on Its capital of $100,000.
The National Hank of South Caro?
lina sent out a first of July present of
$H.000 to its stockholders, issuing its
semi-annual four per cent, dividend
on Its capital stock of $200,000.
The Sumter Trust company sent out
its usual three per cent semi-annual
dividend, amounting to $1,500 on its
capital stock of $50,000.
From the City National Hank, the
stockholders received their checks on
the first of July, according to cus
fltom, for their three per cent semi?
annual dividends. Tho capital of the
Institution is $150.000 and $1,500 were
issued in dividends.
At the First National Hank it WSJ
stated that the stockholders had
been remembered on July 1st with
their regular semi-annual four per
cent, dividends of $ 1.000, the capital!
of the bank being $100.000.
The Commercial and Savings Hank.
Sumter's youngest banking institu?
tion, decided not to issue dividends at
this time, but to allow tho money to
accumulate with the undivided profits.
The bank has made sufficient to de?
clare a dividend, but it is the desire
of its officers to strengthen the institu?
tion.
From Mayesvllle comes tho report
that the Hank of Mayesville has de?
dared its usual four per cent, semi?
annual dividend on its capital of
$25,000, 11,000 beiriK divided among
the stockholders.
KPITOHS AND ritlXTKHS MF,KT.
More I hail Half Hundred NeWspuiKT
Men Answer llrst Holl.
CMeJi Iprlngs, Juno It.?More
than a half hundred editors and
Other MWSpaper workers were ptes
ent tonight When the 41 Ml annual
Met ting >f the South Carolina Press
Association WUM called to order by
M ii. DeCnmpi of QafTney, The in
voentton woe offered by the Rev, W,
P, Jacobs. Tin- addresses of welcome
.nut the responses were dispensed
with. There is a full programme for
th?- it) eel Oil tomorrow.
Owen Hodge Drowned.
(>n last Wednesday Mr. Owen
Hodge, formerly of Alcolu, but for the
last six years of OrSOlsyvlllOi WSf
drowned while in battling in Mt. Hope
awamp, nest Oreeteyvlllo. The ?!??
ceased w;ts burled at Mt. Horte
'church on the following daw - M . I
nlng Times.
INOXUtY REUIG HEIiD INTO
IMBATH or CLYDE I8ERHOW?
Kit.
NuiiiIkt or Witnesses Testify as to
Tragedy, When Um Iff, ills Prisons*
ami Assailant Ix>st Their Lives?
isenhower Followed Sheriff's Fosse
Across Street.
Winnsboro, June 30.?The coroner's
Inquest was held here today in the
court house over the body of Clyde
Isenhower, who was fatally wounded
on June 14 when Sheriff Hood and
his deputies were Ired upon by
members of the Isenhower family
and immediate relatives and friends
while leading the negro prisoner,
Jules Smith, up tl e stairs of the court
house.
Dr. Jas S. Beatty, a physician, was
the llrst witness. Ho described the
wounds of the deceased Isenhower.
There were 13 entrances and exits
made by pistol shots. Dr. Beatty as?
serted that ho saw Sheriff Hood shoot
once.
W. T. Hains and It. C. Stevenson
were nearly corroborative of each
other In their evidence. Both were
in tho sheriff's ottlce when the shoot?
ing commenced and heard Clyde Isen?
hower say, "1 have been shot and
shot to pieces by Sheriff I loud.'* Kalns
said he asked Isenhower, who stum?
bled in the sheriff's office in a dying
condition, what had become of the
negro and Isenhower replied, "He
must be dead."
J. |fi Stone, one of the deputies
who was slightly wounded in the af?
fray, swore ho saw Clyde Isenhower
push his pistol between the balusters
of the starway leading up to the
?ourt house door and lire. Mean?
while Sheriff Hood warned Isen?
hower three or four times to desist.
He paid no attention to the officer's
plea, but opened fire, said Stone.
Testimony relative to Krnest Isen
hower's part in the tragedy was in?
troduced when W. L. Dickey, book?
keeper at the Fairlicld cotton mills,
testified that he saw Isenhower shoot
his pistol four or five times.
B. F. Kelley, the second of the
deputies examined, said the fusillade
was opened with the exclamation by
one of the attacking party,' "Pour
it in them,", evidently referring to
the negro, the witness thought, and
Clydf. Tsenh-' - er began firing. At the
same tirne Sheriff Hood ? ?>elalmod, ,
No. y >u wi'iii. KelL ejus wound-j
ed in th? thumb and arm. the latter"
hm t rendering his arm useless.
Two mill operatives, P. C. Burly |
and Churles W. Pearson, testitled, hut
their testimony was only a mere state?
ment that they saw the shooting.
Pearson and Burly concluded their
testimony with the iddltlon that they
did not know any of ihe participants
in the shooting. They did not see
Sheriff Hood.
Sensational evidence was brought
out in the examination of Rural Po?
liceman Austin Scott which tended to
show that the affair was partly pre?
meditated. Policeman Boott said that
Clyde Isenhower, Jesse Morrison
und lernest Isenhower followed the
sheriff's posse across the street to the
court house. Several times, said
Scott, the dead Isenhower attempted
to get in front of the party but was
pushed back. When Sheriff Hood !
and his crowd reached tho landing 1
of the stairs he tried to force his j
way ahead again, but was shoved
back once more.
That Clyde Isenhower bred the sec?
ond shot of the tragedy was asserted
on the examination of George Ha
good, a farmer. Mr. HagOOd said
he did not know who fired the open?
ing shot, but the sheriff returned the
tire from lasnhower's pistol which
was protruding through the balusters
of the stairway. Judg?? W. L. Holl? y
and Deputy J. C. Joyncr testified.
Nothing but a duplication of the story
of the killing was given by the two J
except that Mr. Joyncr said his fellow
deputy, Beckham, saved ins own life
with the plea, "i am shot; l can't do j
any harm."
The inquest adjourned at 8 o'clock. ;
BAAKBAI&i OAMFS MONDAY. !
Tito Wilmington Baseball Club as it
Will Line-up on July Btll, Morning;
and Evening,
Catchers, Wilson and Kite. Both
'wonderful throwers and receivers with
Several years' experience; each a
tower <d strength to his (dub, both on
offense and defense.
Pitchers, Uhepard and Jacobs. shep
ard has had several years work and in
and around Wilmington Is ranked as
'the most promising youngster ever
seen In that section, Jacobs, although
in his second season, has shown won?
derful form for a youngster, has a
treat curve ball, good control and
[gives promise of becoming one ?d
tin- season's stars.
I Huhn oll lir*t hasn't a weakness Of
I rany build und long reuoh, he gets
em anywhere and is in there working
all the time. His w roh both offensive
.im! defensive has been n large fac?
tor in keepfnH his team in the had.
Taylor on second, Pallngrew at short
9MB
When You Go "On the Trail"
In Search of a Real
Thirst
Quencher
Just "LASSO" the First Bottle
?And you'll meet it everywhere, for COCA-COLA is not "My" favorite
drink, ?'Your" favorite drink or the "South's" favorite drink ? It is the
favorite drink of the multitude ? North, East, South or West. On the
train, on the boat, in the mountains, at the seashore, or at the little shop
around the corner, there's a bottle of COCA-COLA waiting to put an end
to that tired feehng that "gets you" when the thermometer goes a jumping.
Call for it by Name?Nick-Names encourage Substitution.
There are many "Colas" and "Olas" parading in the trail of
COCA-COLA under the guise of "ju& as good"?but there
is only ONE real
Get the Genuine-Look for
the Trade-Mark Letters
ON THE
CROWN OF EV
ERY BOTTLE.
R8member?<ftThe Free Trip (o the Golden West11 Contest Ends July 3,1915
Sumter Coca Cola Bottlin<* Co.
and Shepard, C at third make up an
infield that ranks with the infields of
any amateur club in this country.
Fast, ap.ressivc, with three Masons
work together to weld this bunch into
a wonderfully well balanced infield.
Palingren at Short has been pro?
nounced by followers of baseball
as baying one of the best throwing
arms in the amateur ranks.
Few in left, Smith (Capt.) in center
and Boewell in right compose an
outfield that matches up with any out?
field to be found in amateur ball?
fast heady fielders, wonderful throw?
ing arms, and lots of baseball sense,
go towards making up an outfield
considered far above ordinary ama?
teur outfields.
The team as a whole Is a well bal?
anced club, both offensively and de?
fensively, a good hitting club, a
wonderfully fielding one and a team
that prides Itself on Its fast work on
the bases.
Ah stated by a gentleman from
Wilmington w in; has seen this club in
action: "It's a team that's a credit to
the city, not only as a belli team, but
also .as a set of men."
From this account of the Wilming?
ton bunch which will bo seen in ac?
tion here on next Monday in two
games with the locals, both morn?
ing and evening, it Will be seen that
Sumter will have to hustle to conn
out tiny where near even, and that is
just what tlu> local players expect to
do.
Xcgro Houses Burned.
Two negro houses and a small ne?
gro store were burned at about 1.30
Wednesday morning. Tin- houses
Were on Manning avenue and were
just beyond the city limits. The fire
department was able to reach the fire
by extending ;| long line of hose and
extinguished it before the store and
second house were totally destroyed
Notice School Election.
Notice is herchy given of a school
election to in- hold in Providence
school Mistricl No. 7. at the residence
of A. ?\ Thompson, between the hours
of 7 o'clock A. M. and 1 o'clock 1*.
M.. for the purpose of voting a :'. mill
extra levy for school purposes. Only
qualified electors, showing registra?
tion certificates and tux receipts, and
w ho pay either real estate or person?
al property tax should be nllowed to
vote b> law,
Uy order Sumter County Hoard ol
I'M iirfl tion,
JXt ?. I \ JRXKINH,
Chairman Trustees, District No. 7.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
No. 10670. -
Of the National Dank of S mm or, at Sumter, in the State of South Caro?
lina, at the Close of Business, June 23, 1915.
RESOURCES.
1. a Loans and discounts (notes held in bank).9545,100.05
2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 312.14
4. f Securities other than V. S. bonds (not including
Stocke) owned unpledged. 8,000.00
5. Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve
bank.$15,000.00
a Less amount unpaid.7,500.00 7.500.00
b All other stocks including premium on same . 15,956.23 23,456.23
?5. Banking house. $76,130.97; furniture and fix?
tures, $15,549.41. 91,680.3?
S. Due from Federal Reserve Bank. 5,137.21
0. a Due from approved reserve agents in New
York, Chicago, and St. Louis. 2,445.90
I? Due from approved reserve agents in other
reserve cities. 6,332.20 8,778.10
10. Due from banks and bankers (other than in?
cluded In 8 or 8). 16,571.74
12, Exchanges for clearing noose. 1,694.45
13, a Outside checks and other cash items... .... 9.162.47
b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents. 523.37 9.685.84
11. Notes of other national banks. 4.500.00
Lawful money reserve in lank:
16. Total coin and certificates. 5,693.25
17. Legal-tender notes. 7,000.00
Total.$727,609.40
LIABILITIES.
1. Capital stock paid In. $200,000.00
2. Surplus fund. 50,000.00
3. Undivided profits. 37.379.92
Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid . 16,497.73 10.SS2.19
6. a Due to approved reserve agents in other re?
serve cities. 4.343.75
7. I ue to banks and hankers (other than included
in 6 or 0>. ' ' 2.35
9. Demand deposits: tffirtjj
a Individual deposits subject to check.$142,372.11
b Certificates of deposit due in less than 36 days 3i857.ll
d Cashier's checks outstanding. 97.56
h Deposits requiring notice of less than 36 days .. 1,214.46 147,541.48
1 o. Time deposits:
n Certlftcatos of deposit due on or after 30 days . 11,192.92
c Deposits subject to ?">" or more days' notice .... S9.248.43
1 I. Rediscount with Federal Reserve bank. 139,398.28
15, Hills payable, Including obligations represent*
Ing money borrowed. 75,000.oo
Total.$727,609.40
S^ATM OF SOUTH C/ UoLlNA, County of Sumter, ss. **, . * W, ?
I, Borr ird .Manning. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that th<- above statement is true to the beet of my knowledge and
belief. BERNARD MANNING.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 36th day of June, 1915.
U, L Kdmunds, Notary Public.Correct Attest:
J. P. BOOTH. .1
HIC.H C. HAYNS WORTH,
I ?AVIS D. IfOISR,
Directors.