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man an? Southron. WATCHMAN, F^tAhlUhed April, 1910. "Be JojpC and Fear not?TJet all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's end Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, Consolidated Aur. 2; 1881. 8?MTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1915. Vol. XL, No. 39. Raids of the German Submarines on British Shipping is Fruitful of Dire Results to Their Enemies. KANT TEUTONS II AVK MADE STRATEGIC MOVE TO CUT OFF 1VAXGOROD AND WARSAW IX SAME STROKE, TlfV'S INSURING CAPTURE OF HTIE8 AND DEFENDERS?RUSSIANS OFFER RES PEBATK RKMISTANCF?ONE OF RUSSIA'S REST MILITARY LEAD HUM DEAD?RKTORT THAT ALLIES HAVE CAPTURED KRITIUA IM UNCONFIRMED?TURKS LOSE MANY MEN. LITTLE NEWH FROM (.AI.I I mi l Alum Have Inflicted Heavy Lossen on Tarka Hnt Capture of Krttlda Not Athene, July 1.?No official confir? mation haa yet been received of the report that tho Allies have captured Krttala. the chief Turkish defensive position on the Oalllpoll peninsular, but It Is known that the Allies won Important heights, Inflicting heavy lessee on the Ottoman troops. The Turks loesee In ten days near iCrithla have exceeded twel\? thous? and. Several tranche* were captured and the forts damaged by tire from the Allled fleet. GERMANS DOWN ON NEGROES. Crew of Submarine Kicked Them Hack Into Water. Cardiff. July 1.?-Several members of the Armenian crew including l>r. J. H Visor of Richmond, Va., were made prlsonere**>y the U-38, the lifeboat In which they left the ship overturning. Dr. Visor and the ot'.ier occupants swarn to the submarine. The negro swimmers were kicked back Into the water, while the whites were taken aboard. ARMENIAN INCIDENT CLOSED. Tne Veered mates Has no Ground for Protest. Washington. July 2.?There la a marked lessening of the tension in official quarters over the sinking of the Armenian. While declining to discuss the matter officials are dis? posed to accept the reports that Capt. Trlckey resisted capture and this, to? gether with the admission of the Hrlt Ish government that the Armenian was on admiralty business leaves the I nlted States without ground for pro? test. Officials are Inclined to regard the incident as closed. Hl MHARINE AND AEROPLANE F1UI1T. Aslrcreft Drop* Homt* on Underwa? ter Machine. Rome. July 2.?Aviator Roullett of the French flying corps engaged tr\ battle with an Austrian submarine In th? Adriatic sea on Thursday. The aviator dropped four bombs, three of which struck the submarine, which. It Is believed, was badly damaged. (?KRMsNS \I\KF. DARING MOVE. End r so or to Cot Off Two Russian Strongholds at Some- Time. Petrograd. July 2.?Von Macken *on suddenly diverted his forces in a daring effort to cut off both Ivangorod and Warsaw. Th* Russians are light? ing desperately In the region of cienin o defeat the coup. ( rmn Prlncv In Argnnm***. Paris. July 2. ? <Mllci.il statement shown thst tho German Crown Prince In continuing bis efforts to States tne French lines In the Argomu m\ The fighting Is ggMftaed M most \lolent. The (Jerninin 1 > assumed the offensive at Arrus. The French claim that all attacks have bees i> | il ? l German Drive Clus Wed. Petrograd. July 2.?Russian mili? tary espert* believe that (lo- Austro Qeeasas *11?^?- la Qaltcls has been defi? nitely chi'ckt d The al>andoument of th* HiTiimn offensive i^ ais?? sapsotsd, t? ? ir hard Agatlag soatlnues Hiera, The German* advanced ?q nipidly that th*v left their artillery supplies I.. - hind and this n.I is being felt (.en TnknrvfT Killed. Petrograd. July 2.- Gen. Tokareff. one of Russia's b?>st known military lenders was recently killed leading a charge in Gallela. Italian-* Fight Deliberately. Rome, July 2. ? Desperat.? lighting ta In g#gSJPgdi around Oof Meg an tils Orison river while the Italians are struggling to open the way to Trieste. The Italians dominate the estern heights but the Austrians are vigor? ously attacking and trying to dis? lodge them. These attacks have so far been repulsed. The Austrians are losing heavily. Three* targe Steamers Submarined. London, July 2.?Continuing their disastrous raids against British com? merce German submarines last night sent threo more large vessels to the bottom. The first victim was the steamer Welbury of threo thousand five hundred tons, from Mattanzart to Liverpool with a cargo of sugar. Quickly following the report of the loss of the Welbury the news camo that the Caucasian, forty-six hundred t'>ns, and the Inglemoor, forty-three hundred tons, had met a like fate. All the crews were e'ven time to take to the boats. Later advices added three more victims to the list lost by attacks of submarines. Steamer Argyll, thirty five hundred tons, a trawler sunk and the steamer Tunlslana, which was tor? pedoed but escaped sinking. German Note Expected July 8tli. Washington, July 3.?The German reply to tho last American note on the submarine warfare is expected July Mh or Ktt. The Armenian lu cident will not complicate negotia? tions. Authoritlve reports from Ber? lin state that the reply will be frank? ly conciliatory. It is intimated that Germany may insist on the discon? tinuance of tho use of neutral flags by enemy ships. It Is pointed out that tho submarines have little time to visit and search ships owing to the danger to themselves. United States may make representations to Great Brit? ain about the use of neutral flags. WILL REWRITE REPLY. German Answer to American Noto Cluinged by Sinking of Armenian. ier!ta\ July 3.?A high offlclal told the International News Service today that the German reply to the Ameri? can note will be delayed as the result of the sinking of the Armenian. The reply which had already been sub? mitted to the era per or for approval will be rewritten. Italian-, Capture Positions. Rome, July 3.?Heavy losses are being inflicted on the Austrians in the Carnlc Alps, northwest of Malborgeto, according to official statements from officials at the front. They declare the Austrian offense has broken down and the Italians are victorious in the engagement where largo bodies of troops were used. A large number of Austrian positions and prisoners have been captured* Germans Near linngorod. Austrian Headquarters, July I,? By rapid advances the Austro-tiennans ere now only thirty-three miles from the groat Rueelan fortress of Ivan Borod, The Russian resistance stead? ily grows weaker. Crown Prince'** Army Kcpulscd. Paris. July 3.?Another repulse of the Crown Prince's army In the Ar? gon ncs IS Officially announced. he spite their heavy losses, however, the G rmans maintain their attacks. The battle Is still in progress. Hindi Puts up Handsome Signs. The National Bank of South Caro? lins this morning pieced two hand? some signs on Its walls just on each side of the doorway, The si^ns are of bronse, One ?i\es the name of the Institution and the time it was found? ed, while the other Informs the passer? by thai the bank lielonvs to the fed? ere 1 reset ? system and has s capital stock of line.oen with surplus of ?1.'?n,00u and give date of erection. PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR WILL NOT LET NEGRO BE BROUGHT BACK TOR TRIAL. Fred Brown Recites Utterances of Governor WCSJSC to Show That Ro Cannot Have Fair Trial if Returned to South Carolina Oil Charge of Murder. Columbia, July 2.?Information has been received here today that Govern? or Brumbaugh of Pennsyvania has Withdraws the requisition warrant is? sued by Former Gov. Teuer of Penn? sylvania for the return to this State of Joe Grant, alias Fred Brown, a negro who is wanted in Edgeflelyd county for tha alleged murder of J. L. Durst, a white man at Johnston, during April, H'OG. Extraordinary efforts have been made by consul for Grant to keep him from this State. Appeals on writs of habeas corpus were refused by the federal district court of Pennsylvania, the United States circuit court of ap? peals of the same State and Mie Unit? ed States supreme court. Grant has been under arrest at Philadelphia since IUI3. Attorney General Pecples and Gov. Manning this morning wired the executive authorities of Penn? sylvania requesting a hearing before Gov. Brumbaugh. Grant's contention is that he cannot get a fair trial in South Carolina and if he is brought back he will be lynched. In an effort to bolster his contentions ho quotes public utter? ances of Former Governor Blease, re? cites incidents in the Frank case and the affray at Winnsboro last month in which the late Clyde Isenhowcr is al? leged to have shot to death Jules Smith, a nogro. George Bell Tim merman solicitor of the 11th Judicial Circuit will go to Pennsylvania to represent South Carolina, if a hearing is granted. % TO PREVENT MA'S RETURN UNITED STATES WILL BLOCK EF? FORTS TO REACH MEXICO. ' Will Watch Former Dictator so That Ex-dlcator Cannot Again Bring Trouble to Southern Country. Washington, July 2.?The United SUites is determined that Gen. Vic toriano Huerta shall not reenter Mex? ico from American territory while he may constitute a factor for the dls tubranco of the political or military situation. The means by which Huerta will be held has not been determined. He is now at liberty on bond and will bo given a hearing July 12 when the de? partment of justice will endeavor to press its charge of neutrality viola? tion. Meanwhile C 'partmcnt agents are keeping Huerta under surveillance and the military has been ordered to prevent his crossing the border. Emphasis was laid In official quar? ters today on the possible rearrest of Huete as e result of a formal re? quest for extradition received yester? day from the Villa governor of the State of Chihuahua. Should the gov? ernment fall to prove that Huerta is ?Ullty Of Violating American neutral? ity, or decide to withdraw its charges, high officials pointed out, he could be arrested and held for 40 days with? out bail pending receipt of evidence from the Villa authorities. Some talk was heard today about a possible deportation of Huerta to Spain. Assistant Attorney General [Warren of the department of justice conferred With Secretary Wilson cf the department of labor and Commis? sioner General Camlnetti of the im? migration bureau on the subject. None would discuss the case, but of liciais generally, however, doubted that any statute could be invoked to w arrant doportatlon, j In the event Huerta finally is freed it is sxpeoted government agents and Ihe military authorities will keep him under watch and prevent his return to Mexico, ? MURDER IN FLORIDA. Wealthy Lumberman Kills Two Wo? men and Burns Bodies. Clearwater, Pia., July *.?J. J. Mendenhall, a wealthy lumberman ami orange grower, while riding on the Tampa Road with Mrs. HI lot! and lo r daughter, killed them both and burned their bodies in the automobile. The alarm WAS given by the chauffer and .Mendenhall was arrested. The women's names are Mrs. ('has. Wellcotl and Miss Andrews, of Tam? pa, Fin. it is reported that her mother threatened Mendenhall with prosecuting him under the white slave law unless he divorced his Wife and married thi girl, SOUTH SUFFERED ALSO. BELIGCM X<>T ALONE IN FEED? ING EFFECTS OF CRUELTY. Old Men, Women und Children Were the Victims of Rrutality of Federal Oflicers und Soldiers in the War Be? tween the States. Editor Daily Item: As wc hear so much about the cruelty of the Germans in the world war, I think for the information of the younger generation, you should publish the enclosed letter from the New York Times. Men in all ages have been the same when hate and strife has taken the place of love and peace. D. James Winn. OUR OWN FRIGIITFLLNESS IN WAR. Not That it Was More or Less, Btlf Recollections of it Should Temper What We Think or Other People. (By Martha McCulloch-Williams.) Hohokus N. Y., June 7, 1916, To the Editor of The New York Times. The future historian will have much to thank you for; in your col? umns he will tind illumination as to the real conduct and meaning of the civil war. By this illumination he will understand that Sherman's so fa? mous definition was meant to be tak? en in wholly a Pickwickian sense, and that Sheridan's boast, "The crow Hying after me down the valley will have to cary his rations," was no more than a bit of harmless gas? conade. For has not Mr. George Haven Put? nam authoritatively absolved both from any taint of real harshness? The march to the sea was no more than a combination of pleasure jaunt and missionary effort, designed to show th benighted inhabitants the exceed? ing beauties and virtues of 'culchaw" as practiced and understood north of Mason and Dlxon's line. Funny how like, except for the spelling, are "culchaw" and "kultur." I mean in effect upon those to whom they were administered. At the rJsk of appearias..grasping, a glutton for information, I beg of Mr. Putnam to clarify for us addition? ally the sack and burning of Colum? bia, South Carolina's capital, and Gen. Butler's order, issued in New Orleans, that any woman manifesting disfavor for the invaders should be regarded and treated as a woman of the town! They are things that have puzzled me. Now 1 have a fresh puzzle, namely, Where General Weyler ,a volunteer lid on Sherman's staff, learned the art of war as he afterward practiced it in Cuba. In my blindness I had thought ho was putting in practice tho lessons of experience. This must he Impossible, since Mrs. Mary Cadawald er Jones bears testimony, three months after the fact, that the peo? ple of Georgia had "nothing but star? vation to complain of as a result of the march to the sea." Possibly this is a result of long-distance observa? tion; I doubt if the lady followed backward the track of the army. But the Bryce report makes it plain that only thrOUgli long-distance observa? tion after the fact does one get at real truth. Now, as to neither Sherman nor Sheridan have 1 any first-hand knowl? edge. But, on the strength of three years in a debatable land, the blue grass Of Middle Tennessee, I have all this fifty years been laboring under the misconception that the civil war was something harsher than a kinder? garten experiment in humanity by force of arms. Mr. Putnam states that he never knew an official called on to protect a Sorthern woman from private soldier. Neither did I; but I do know of a case Where B young woman, well horn and bred, unim? peachable In repuattion and position, I leaped at midnight from a second story window Into a snow bank and ran barefoot, in night clothes, a mile to escape a Federal Captain who had broken in the door of the house, swearing to her mother that he had come for "that big girl of her's, and meant to have her in spite of-!" This was within three miles of my father's plantation and four miles of Clarksville, Tenn., a fortified post. I withhold the name OUt Of regard for descendants and kinfolk of the lady, hut will give it and make oath to the facts privately for any doubt? er. Mr. Putnam says further no outrage bail official sanction. Again he lets light into my darkened understand? ing shortly nfter the fall of Fori Donelson put us under Federal do? mination there was issued from headquarters an order requiring every w hite person above I.". to appear be? fore the nearest Provosl Marshal and swear allegiance to the Federal GoV lernment, else be banished?-sent HIGH BIRTH RATE SHOWN. LEE AND HORRY LEAD INCREASE FOR MAY. Deaths from Pellagra, Cancer, Penu monia and Diseases of Circulation 'Head Mortality Lists, According to Reporte, Columbia, July 2.?The highest birth rate attained since the incep? tion of the State bureau of vital sta? tistics January 1 was returned by the local registrars during the month of May, the rate being 29.8 per 1,000 inhabitants for the entire State. The total number of births was 4,064, which is greater by 200 than the births in April. The annual death rate, based on the returns for May, is 16, the same as in April and the number of deaths was 2,185 or 67 more than in April. Lee county had the highest birth rate with 52.3, followed closely by Worry county with 51. The death certificates for April, whicli have been divided under the several diseases causing the deaths, shown on the whole an increase in deaths from pellagra, cancer, pneu? monia and diseases of circulation, over the figures for three monUis1 preceding. The following number of deaths resulted in April from the dis? eases named: Tuberculosis, 192; pel? lagra, 92; typhoid fever, 17; cancer, 58; malaria, 16; pneumonia, 301; dis? eases of circulation, 236; diseases of the kidney, 142; whooping cough, 22; pleurisy, 6. The following Is a consolidated statement showing the distribution of deaths according to sex, color and j ago for the months of January, Feb? ruary and March: Male white?1 to 10 years, 319; 10 to 30, 118; 30 to 60, 287; over 60, 316. Total, 1,040. Female white?1 to 10 years, 265; 10 to 30 years, 152; 30 to 60, 283; over 60, 384. Total, 1.0S5. Negro male?1 to 10 years, 559; 10 to 30, 321; 30 to 60, 417; over 60, 348. To'tal, 1,645. Negro female?1 to 10 years, 446; 10 to 30, 375; 30 to 60, 470; over 60, -. 1 - ? -j i. . .1 248. Total, 1,539. through the lines with no more than the clothes they stood in. Now, be? ing illumined, I understand that it was only the yearning of a benevolent government to save us from the er? rors of our ways. People submitted and took the oath?old men, women, young and old?wives, knowing that henceforth they could not lawfully succor husbands away fighting for the Confederacy; mothers of sons in gray, girls bound thereby to betray their sweethearts if in the heat of love they ventured within the lines. A fanciful danger? Perhaps! Again experience says No. An old man and sonless, my husband's grand? father, living a mile outside the post, took the oath of allegiance, though his heart was with the South. He kept it, to his cost, as what follows proves. A fortnight after thus localizing him? self he sat after supper toasting his feet at the fire, when a man in brown jeans came in, saying fright cnedly that he was an escaped prison? ed, a Confederate soldier, and hungry. Thereupon the old gentle? man answered: "I cannot feed you because I have sworn not to give aid and comfort to the enemies of the gov ernment. Hut I never yet sent any man hungry from my door. There is food on the table?if you choose to eat. I cannot prevent it." The man sat down and ate, but not hungrily, and ran away after a few minutes only to come back with a file of sol? diers in blue. He was a spy, sent out to test loyalty. At his orders the old man was seised, not permitted to put on Iiis shoes or overcoat, but tied up? on a bareback mule, taken to town, and thrust for the night Into a stone floored cell in the county jail, com? mandeered for a military prison, and kept there until morning without be? ing permitted to communicate with his friends. His wile sought out the friends and the old man was released under heavy bond before noon. Hut the cold night had done its work; he never again saw a well day. inside tw o months he* was dead, a victim to his own kind bean and the kindness id' a humane govcrnmnet. Another old man also a family connection?a minister, but rich, liv? ing some miles from Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, was seised by Federal soldiers, strapped to a board, and bis feel held to the tire until they literally burned off, in the effort to make him tell where his money was hidden. Mis wife meanwhile vv;ts tied lip by the thumbs until blood burst from them, and she happily fainted. Itul why go on? I could fill a Sun? day issue with f light fulness and not exhaust my memories. Harking back PIERPONT MORGAN SHOT GREAT BANKER THE VICTIM OF A CRANK. 11c Was Shot at Ills Summer Home on Long Island?Two Bullets Took Ef? fect But Wounds not Serious?Crank Arrested. New York, July 3.?J. Pierpont Morgan, ' pf the great banking house, w; '( at his summer home at Glehc ~?ong Island, early today by a rr ? /ho is believed to he a crank. # Mo 4? was shot twice but his *? / wou .. .re not serious. The crank wa1 Aired. a / - signed statement made this af *e , . on the man gave his name as F. ^ , of Ithaca, N. Y. He said he i a former profesor of French at jrnell University. "Sent by God." Glencove, L. I., July 3.?John Pier? pont Morgan, the head of the great financial house was shot in the side and leg by a crank at his country home this morning. His wounds are slight. The man, who speaks with a strong ? German accent, was overpowered by servants and is now in Jail. He stated that Morgan was responsible for the continuance of the European war and he wanted to help his country. He has not yet been identified. He ar? rived at 9.30 and drove to the Mor? gan residence in a taxicab. Wrhen the butler told him that the financier could not be seen he drew a revolver and tried to force his way in. At? tracted by the noise Mr. Morgan came into the hall and was shot twice be? fore the servants could overpower his assailant. After the man had been suo dued he declared he was American and had been sent by God to kill Morgan. He accused the financier of buying munitions for the Allies with which they fight Germany. KILLED IN MOTOR WRECK. Four Men Suffer Painful Bruises? Victim Succumbs From Shock at Hospital in Columbia." Saluda, July 1.?In an accident this afternoon on the Augusta North? ern railway when the gasoline motor car left the track J. C. Attaway was fatally injured, J. W. Chadwick painfully bruised and L. E. Wheeler, received slight injuries. Mr. Attaway had his lefc leg mangled and torn open below the knee for about eight inches both of the bones being broken in several places besides t ther injuries about the heart and body. He was brought to Saluda for medical attention and afterward carried to a Columbia hos? pital, where bi died at 10 o'clock to? night. Death resulted from shock. L. Abert, the only other person on the car, was uninjured. The cause of the accident which happened about one mile from Sa I luda is not known. The car was running at a full rate of speed on \ level track and the brakes had been {applied to stop and take on another passenger. The crowd on the motor car had started to Ridge Spring to see a hasehall game. J. W. Chadwick, general manager of Augusta Northern, who was se? riously hurt when the same car ran off the track about a year ago, was running the car. to Mrs. Cadwalader Jones, let me say there Is something approaching the sublime in her verdict of "nothing worse than starvation." Starvation, of course, was no hardship for mere American women, ch'ldren, and gray beards, even though they were des? cendants of men who at Eutaw and tin Co w pens, at King's Mountain and Yorktown, had done their best to win American Independence. If they had been Belgians now?well, there wouldn't have been even the differ? ence of two letters betwixt Sherman and German. 1 am recalling things wholly with? out malice, but simply because the Pharisaism now rampant makes my gorge rise. In the matter of war and ? war-making no nation has the right to east stones at any other. War is a madness; those who wage it are for the time being irresponsible. But when sanity returns it does not be? hoove them, with plain records of their ill deeds before them, to adopt the holier-than-thou attitude toward anybody nor try to howl down and viiiify those who. remembering truth, have the courage to speak it. I, for one. should forever hold my peace In regard to Ihe piteous years of civil war, except for my inalienable disgust With those who would distort the truth of history to gild their own I wrong doing.