The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 10, 1915, Image 4
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Weekly Weather Forecast.
laaued by the ?. 8. Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. C, for the week be?
ginning Wednesday. July 7.
For South Atlantic and Eaat Gulf
States: Pair weather, with normal
temperatures, will prevail during the
nest four days, except that showers
are probable on the south Atlantic
coaat. The weather will become un
aettled. with probably showers after
the tenth and continue until the close
of the weak.
\% V M II Mi LAC IHN.
Warehouse Commissioner John 1.
McLaurln may not consciously enter?
tain political ambitions, but he Is
nevertt-Jean one of the llvest political
figures In the State at the preaent
time. We have never been a follow?
er or admirer of Mr. McLaurln and
cannot be accuaed of partiality or
prejudice i i hla favor, but It la evi?
dent that he Is coming back aa a
leader aa the result of hla efforts and
achievements aa the father of the cot?
ton warehouse system. The ware
houae system Is something tangible
that haa attracted public attention to
a marked degree and the practical re?
sults obtained are building up for Mr.
McLaurln a reputation aa a construe*
tlve etateeman. He la growing into
the confidence of the rank and file
of the people. Whether or not he
haa earned the credit he la receiving
la neither here nor there, but the
facta -ire as stated. If the drift to
w-.rd fcfeLaurta contlaneg and if his
alwuyi numeroua friends put him In
the race for the United Sttaea senate
to succeed Senator Tlllman he will be
a strong factor In the campaign. Mc?
Laurln la the man that others with
budding aenatorlal 'aspirations have
te fear. Watch McLaurln.
THE HEALTH SITUATION.
Ponr Caaea of Fever In Town Hut Con?
ditions Not aa Had as Humored.
There has been one death from
typhoid fever In this city this week,
the disease having been contracted in
another town, where the victim went
several weeks ago to ? nurse a brother
who waa 111 and subsequently died of
typhoid fever. But in addition to this
case, there are now four known cases
of typhoid fever In the city and four
other caaea claaaed as suspicious For
the paet four or five years Sumter has
been remarkably tree from fever and
thla Immunity may have given rise to
s feeling of false security that has
led to s slackening of the strict san?
itary precautions that are absolutely
aeeeesary to prevent disease. This Is,
however, a purely speculative opinion
ind ih of no importance; hut what in
of Importance Is that there are sever?
al centers of Infection In the city and
the Hoard of Health and Health Offi?
cer should make every possible effort
to locate the origin of the disease and
to take precautions to prevent the
spread of the Infection. It Is impos
alble to Her alas too great vlgllencc
or to enforce too rigidly approved san?
itary rules. dt Is stated on the best
authority that there are still In use]
several old cesspools, antedating the
Installation of the sewerage system,
and while there Is no proof that these
cesspools are tho cause of the fever
thee add nothing to the h. Uthfulnes*
of the town and they should he abol?
ished without delay. There Is no
escuae for cesspools In Sumter and
they should not be permitted to exist,
elnce It is known that they are pro
llbi of disease.
Easy Game for La mar.
I^imar. July 7.?Umur dehated
Mayesville here this afternoon, || to
i? It was i ptctty game until the
seventh Inning, whin ImXBMXt landed
on Hill of the Columbia Athletics for
seven hits. The feature of the game
was the pitching of Flowers and the
Work of Powell behind the bat for
l.u in
letgSJM.12 12 r.
Mayesville.0 2 6
Flowers and Powell, 11111 and
Heaves. Umpires Ogborne and Hug
glna. Time 1.50.
FIRST DRAFT UNSATISFACTORY
GEKMANS DI MANDKD TOO MUCH
AM) THIS COVNTKY WILL
NOT ACCEPT.
Negotiations by No Means at an End,
Though Not Advam-cd um Much as
Has llrcn Hoped In View of Fore?
casts of German Answer to United
Sttacs Submarine Note.
Washington, Juy 6.?Germany has
submitted informally to the United
States through Ambassador Gerard at
Herlin a tentative draft of its reply
to the note of June 9, which asked
for assurances that American rights
on the high seas would not be further
violated by Qerman submarines.
After careful examination of the
contepts of the proposed note as out?
lined by Ambassador Gerard, which
coincide with Berlin press dispatches
of the last few days, high officials are
practically agreed that the United
States can not without sacrificing im?
portant neutral rights express its ap?
proval of the German proposals in
their present form.
The draft was shown to Ambassa?
dor Gerard with the idea of eliciting
from him an expression of opinion,
and he promptly asked for instruc?
tions from Washington as to whether
the United States t?ould make conces?
sions.
President Wilson has been advised
of the situation in several long mes?
sages sent to his summer residence at
Cornish, N. H., and the impression
obtained tonight from reliable quar?
ters waji that the American govern?
ment very probably would Instruct its
amhasador within a day or two to
decline to express any view until
after the formal reply is delivered to
him.
Just what Germany proposed has
not been officlall./ divulged. Secretary
Landing today took the position that
it would not be proper for him t ? dis?
close Germany's position as informal?
ly reported, by Mr. Gerard without au?
thorization from the Berlin govern?
ment. He stated merely that there had
been no exchange of views or in?
formal negotiations between Germany
and the United States and declined to
predict whether there would be.
From Berlin dispatches and author?
itative sources here it is learned, how?
ever, that the note as drafted by the
German foreign office with Emperor
William's nuhscqutut approval would
give assurances that Americana
might travel wth s .r. ,-y on the high
seas m Ittlong Imposed by
Uerraany, such ai Uta marking of bel?
ligerent vessels carrying Americans,
notification by the United States to
Germany of the date of departure
and character of such vessels, and an
inspection insuring that they carried
no munitions of war.
President Wilson has before him
the views of several cabinet officers,
some of whom believe it is essential
to have Ambassador Gerard make
clear to the German foreign office that
the United States can make no con
cest ons from its position as based
on he accepted rules of international
law and the naval prize codes of civil
led nations. Whether the president
does or does not finally decide to have
Ambassador Gerard tell the German
government informally the views of
the United States on the rought draft
submitted, it was clearly apparent to?
day that Important changes would be
necessary in Germany's attitude be?
fore it could be reasonably hoped that
the formal reply would remove from
the negotiations the critical aspect
they have assumed.
One of the messages from Ambas?
sador Gerard was somewhat garbled
in transmission and its meaning was
not clear. At first early in the day
it was believed by some officials that
the suggestions made might offer x
basis for negotiations, since it ap?
peared that Germany was endi.iv
fng to ascertain in advance what the
opinion of the United States would be
so that the final draft would be cer?
tain of acceptance.
This caused a feeling of some op?
timism to be spread, but the arrival
of additional messages from the nm
bussador indicated Germany was not
prepared to yield to the insistence of
the United States on Its rights under
international law but was disposed to
ask for compromises and concessions
Involving a surrender of some impor?
tant neutral rights.
The situation was not regarded by
any means as boneless because it
was believed in well informed quar?
ters that the mere fact of submitting
to Ambassador Gerard a tentative
draft Of the German reply could be
construed as meaning that Germany
might make further changes If On
position of the United states was
found to be unalterable.
There are evidences, however, that
some Berlin officials believe public
opinion in the United States has been
divided since the resignation of Sec?
retary Bryan and that public senti?
ment hem really favors compromis?
ing the Issue.
During the pendency of the negoti?
ations, the apparent cessation of tor?
pedoing withouf warning of enemy
ships and the absence of mistaken at
tack3 on American vessels have pro?
duced a good impression In oilicial
Quarten here.
The American government haa no
intention of discussing with Germany
the attacks on such cargo ships as
the Armenian and the Anglo-Cali
fornian which were shelled by Ger?
man submarines after making re?
peated attempts to escape. Although j
a number of Americans perished as a
consequence of these attacks, the
United States recognizes that the Ger?
man commanders in the circum-1
stances were justified in their action.
It is generally understood, too, that
there w ill be no effort to obtain lm-'
munity from attack for ships pri?
marily engaged in contraband traffic
If the latter follow a general policy
of resisting capture. But what the
American government has been un-1
able to obtain thus far is an explicit j
agreement that Germany would visit j
and search unarmed merchant ships,
primarily engaged in passenger trade,
which, although carrying contraband
would heed the warnings of subma?
rines and subject themselves to visit
and search, enabling non-combatants
to be transferred to a place of safety
in case destruction of vessel as a prize
is deemed necessary.
Such information as has leake'd
out concerning Germany's proposals
indicates that the Berlin government
is prepared to recede to some extent
from its position with reference to
passenger vessels, but is inclined to
place many restrictions upon their
sailings.
The United States has contended
that Americans engaged in "lawful
errands" may travel on the high seas
on unarmed and unresisting merchant
ships. To enter into arrangements
whereby certain passenger vessels
would be given immunity while oth?
ers were denied the same privilege
would In the opinion of many ofll
clals, permit the German government
to interpret the measure of neutral
rights which American citizens could,
enjoy on the high seas and doubtless
Involve the United States sooner or
later in difficulties with other belliger?
ents who, to forward the conduct of
their own operations, might Insist on
an abandonment of other neutral
rights.
Cornish, N. H., July 6.?President
Wilson had dispatches from Secretary
Lansing today transmitting informa?
tion received from American Ambas?
sador Gerard at Berlin, outlining in?
formally suggestions which Germany
is anxious to Incorporate in her next
note on submarine warfare, but
about which she first wants to soun J
out the United States.
Final instructions as to what an?
swer Ambassador Gerard shall make
to the Berlin foreign office have not
yet been sent to Secretary Ltinslng by*
the president, but he is giving serious
consideration to the question, realiz?
ing that the success of the entire ne?
gotiations with Germany probably
hangs in the balance.
It was understood tonight that the*
president was hopeful that a sofution
would come out of the present situa?
tion, but Is unwilling to deviate from
the broad principles laid down in the
notes already forwarded to Berlin.
When the formal German note is
received the president will return to
Washington and will prepare the
American reply in collaboration with!
Secretary Lansing. '
Little Change, In West. %
Paris. July 8.?While the Germans
continue their efforts to pierce the
French lines In the Argonnes the Al?
lies have resumed the offensive north
of Arras. According to the official
statement the French have captured a
line of German trenches north of
Sauchese, killing all but a few of the
occupants. They also captured a Ger?
man gun.
SUMTKK COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Bally by Ernest Field,
Cotton Buyer.
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Good Middling 8 1-2. /
Strict Middling 8 3-8.
Middling 8 1-4.
Strict LAW Middling 7 3-4.
Low Middling 7 1-4.
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
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County Summer School Notice.
Notice is hereby given of the Sum?
ter County Summer school to be held
in the Hampton School building in the
city of Sumter, commencing Monday,
July 2*>th, and running four weeks.
Prof. U C. Moles and Miss Elisa?
beth McLean Will have charge of the^
school.
The following branches will be*
taught:
Professor Moisa?Arithmetic, Al
gebra, Agriculture, Physiology and
Sanitation.
Miss McLean- Primary Methods
and Writing.
For any further Information write
or see the County Superintendent of
I'M neat Ion.
By order Sumter County Board of
Education.
J. H. HAYNSWORTH,
Secretary.
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Athletic ?round*, out door gymnasium, foot hall, basket ball, track, tennis, bapeball,
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For handsomely Illustrated catalog, address
.v. rt stMionbcuttis L. W.COURTNEY, M. A.. Headmaster,
StptemlHr ft, lots. Greenville, South Carolina.
Notice School Election.
Notice is hereby given of a school
election to be held in Providence
school District No. 7, at the residence
of A. C. Thompson, between the hours
of 7 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P.
M., on Tuesday, July 27th, 1916,
for the purpose of voting a 3 mill
extra levy for school purposes. Only
qualified electors, showing registra?
tion certificates and tax receipts, and
who pay either real estate or person?
al property tax should be allowed to
vote by law.
By order Sumter County Board of
Education. ?
JNO. F. JENKINS,
Chairman Trustees, District No. 7.
Pisgah News and Views.
Pisgah, July 5.?Saturday and to?
day seems to be divided among the
people in idleness. That is all of the
4th of July in this section.
We had a line rain here Saturday
and crops are doing very well. Old
corn is laid by and cotton is receiving
the finishing touches. I hear at the
Dalzell meeting Saturday Watson pre?
dicted that we would not get any?
thing for cotton this year. If that be
so the people here will have bread
and meat to live on. As soon as Ger
many cleans up that crowd around
her, we will get a fancy price for cot?
ton. There is one thing sure the peo?
ple have used all the economy they
could in making this crop, it hfis been
quite an expensive one owing to so
much rain in. the spring which got
everybody in the grass.
Pisgah church has secured the ser?
vices of Rev. J. Dean Crain, the noted
mountain preacher, to aid in a meet?
ing next fall. Due notice will be giv?
en as to time.
Rev. J. N. Tolar will aid Rev. Cole
in a meeting at Mizpah church soon.
Mr. Cole will be in protracted meet?
ing for many weeks.
Rev. J. W. Kenney is expected homo
today from North Carolina where he
went tj attend the burial of one of
his brothers.
Miss Ha Mae Evans will teach the
Pisgah public school next fall. She
is a fine teacher and has a high con?
ception of a teacher's duty, and she
will perform that duty.
Mr. Sam Boykin of Smithville has
been elected a deacon of Pisgah
church. His ordination will take
place soon.
The writer had the pleasure of Hear?
ing Mr. Attaway preach yesterday. He
is pastor of St. John's church, Smith?
ville. He preached a fine sermon.
Mrs. T. M. Rogers who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Leon
Stuckey returned home yesterday.
Pellagra is getting quite common
through here. It seems to be a wo?
man's disease as I never heard of a
man having It.
RUSSIANS ON OFFENSIVE.
j Austro-German Army Driven Rack
Twelve Miles.
Petrograd, July 8.?Maintaining
thoir offensive the Russians have
driven the Austro-Germans back
twelve miles from Wilkolaz heights,
according to the latest reports from
the front. Experts state that repeti?
tion of the disaster which the Aus
trians suffered last fall is imminent
and that the Austro-German moves
against Ivangorod and Warsaw will
terminate in complete failure.
Candidate's Cards.
I am :v candidate for the House of
Representatives in the election to be
held Tuesday, July 13, 1915, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Dr. Geo. W. Dick.
R. B. BELSER.
LANDER COLLEGE,
GREENWOOD, S. C.
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DAVISON M. DOUGLAS, D. D., Pfidmnt, CLINTON, S. C,
Roller Flour Mill
My Roller Flour Mill will be ready to handle
the Wheat Crop by JULY 15. Farmers m Ker
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miles below Camden near Hagoods.
SEND YOUR WHEAT TO ME.
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CAMDEN. S. C.
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