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Cin COUMCH MEETING. COTTON Bl'VKIlK HUH NDKI) LI 1 K.NSI M>K Y r:\lt 'Vi > l\ cMun mhoh Uuftl*e Dealer? Aas Protection?Con? tract between nty and A. C. L. tu Ho Ke^.nk-d?IU?|M?rtn of Chief of r\>lire? ami Su|?er1ntcndent of Water Woraa?Ortirr House Number*? Ntrect Psving Petition lUnded In and election to Be Ordered. City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday night with all of the members present and a number of matters of Interest were acted on. Messrs. Isaac Schwartz, and W. W. Rowland appeared on behalf of thoee who had purchased cotton as an in? vestment and stored same, there hav? ing been some question as to whether they should pay a license as cotton buyers or not. Council discussed the matter at length and decided to re? fund tv.e licenses paid by cotton buy ?rs at Sumter. as they deemed that this would have a tei iency to en? courage the buying anu ?elling of cot? ton here. Ifssara. E. 8. Booth. A. A. . fowell, and W. H. Cuttiuo representing the retail lumber delaers of the city, aak sd that council make those persons who were selling poats and shingles in the city from wagons pay a license for carrying on this business. The city clerk was instructed to secure the names of these partlea with a view of securing licenesa from them. It was decided that tha license ordinance would b? changed so as to apply to all partlea another year. A. 8. Merrlmon, Ksq., appeared on behest of several negroes who were oonvlcted in the recorder's court on the charge of gambling. He asksd souncll to order the refunding to the negroes of $2.60 which was found in their possession when they were ar? rested, aa the city had no ordinance under which it could appropriate this money. Council decided to investigate further into the matter before tak? ing action. Huperintendent White reported on work on Council and South Harvin streets. He stated that the deeds for the streets donated by Mlaa Roach could fee drawn up as soon as plate of the property were made. The Sumter Lighting Company ask? ed for permlsaion to erect poles on the extension of Telephone street. Council decided. In view of the fact that thta was a very narrow street, not to grant the request unleaa some absoluta need of the poles was shown. ? Mr. Whit* reported that he had Investigated and found that the exten elon of the water and hydrant on South Salem Avenue which was pe? titioned for by citlsens some time ago Would cost approximately $1.700. In view of the fact that the hydrant was wanted chiefly for fire protection and there were few of the residents who Wanted city water, Council deferred action on the matter until later. Mr. W. W. McKagen, superintend? ent of water works, reported on col? lections and extensions during ? the quarter Just ended. His report show? ed 'that $4,606.90 had been collected and $386 was now owsd on water ac? counts for the quarter. At the first of July there was due $6,177.11 for Water rents. During the past quarter services was given at 1194 places, ten mw services being installed. Twenty two new me ten* were installed and the report showed 996 meters being used. There were 601 feet of 2-inch water ana In Isld on Hampton Avenue at a <*>st of $126.29, or at a cost of 17 3-4 cents a foot. Sixty feet of sewer pipe MlUd with roots had been removed and replaced at a cost of $14.15. Dur? ing the quarter sswer linen had been laid cheaper than ever before, the coat bslng 21 1-2 cents per foot. The lines ?wer? laid as follows: 1126 feet on West Calhoun atreet; 270 feet <>n Cor belt street, and 4 20 feet on North Harvin street. The police report f<?r June showed a total of 47 arreata; 2 cases dismissed. I continued. 1 suspended. $31.00 cash Anas. 793 days at UM a month, snaking $156.60, or u total of $5x7.60 In rinse. The contract between the city and ths Atlantic 4*oaat lane Huilroad ? mpany relating It the rinsing of Heuser street and the opening of Telephone atreet to Magnolia street \s us ordered record* d. The clerk und treasurer was In atructed to pay the Chase National Hank the uaual charges tor handling I Inter eat coupon bonds. The petition for an election on the ?1225.000 for paving bonds was hand, d In to Council by K. I. Reardon algn ?d by a majority of the freeholders of the city and the mayor was Instructed to take the proper steps for calling an election to decide <oi the Issue of bonds for street paving. Th* city clerk was Instructed to or? der numbers for houses In order to complete the work of house number? ing in the city. lire. C W Hicks and children are visiting Mr. and Mrs J M Hicks at Pinewood. CABINET 10 DISCUSS NOTE. WILSON ON ItKTl'HN TO WASH? INGTON WBll MARK STUDY OF IM (Olli. K.M. IIa- nut Yet I leached l>c<*l>loii He ?|MVtlng Action Which Will lie Tak ? ii?Germans Have Instructions not to Tor|>e?Io Neutral Vessels Without < >rdern. Cornish, X. H., July 13.?President WilHon will not decide llnally on the next steps in the German situation for several days and not until he has as? certained fully the ideas of Secretary Irnsing and other members of his cabinet. While his decision will final? ly determine the course of the Unit? ed States he is anxious to move de? liberately so there will be no possi? bility of mistake. The president today began receiving telegrams from various individuals and organizations in different parts of the country. Although the tone of the messages varied, it was said gen? erally the senders urged the president to stand by the position already as? sumed ? by the United States for the "freedom of the seas." Washington, July 13.?The first official announcement of President Wilson's immediate plans for dealing with the situation that has arisen be? tween Germany and the United States came tonight in a telegram from Cornish, N\ H., to Secretary Tumulty, stating that the president would re? turn to Washington soon to lay the subject before the cabinet. The mes? sage indicated that the president had arrived at no decision as to the Ameri? can policy. A White House statement said: "lleferring to statements appearing ih certain morning newspapers with 1 reference to the attitude of the presi? dent toward the reply of the German government, Secretary Tumulty this i evening gave out the following tele- | gram which he had received from the president: "Please say that from the moment of the arrival of the official text of the German note, 1 have given the matter the closest attention, keeping constantly in touch with the secretary of state and with every source that would throw light on the situation, that so soon as the secretary of state and I have both maturely con? sidered the situation, I shall go to Washington to get into personal con? ference with him and with the cabi? net and that there will be as prompt an announcement as possible of the purposes of the government.' " The statement set at rest reports that the president already had made up his mind on the German P$jp\f and that he did not view the situation as seriously as did high officials in Wash? ington. Word from the president was sought by officials here, It is under? stood, as a result of the spread of varying interpretations of reports from* Cornish of the executive inten? tions. offllcal opinion here continued to regard the situation as grave. Secre? tary Lansing and other members of the cabinet who are here hold this iiew, but are giving no intimations of how they think the problem should be dealt with. Tonight's statement from the White House made it apparent that the pres? ident has definitely abandoned the idea of summoning Mr. Lansing to the summer capital. This programme conforms to the secretary's desire to study the problem carefully before exchanging views with the president. It is assured, however, that Mr. Wil? son will return here the last . of the week, and that the subject will be laid before the cabinet next Tuesday. So far as can be gathered here, the president will And his advisers prac? tically unanimous in the belief thut the crucial point in the correspond? ence with Germany over submarine* warfare has arrived and that If the American government Is not to re? cede from Its previously announced position the next note must convey more or less pointedly tho purpose ? ?f the United States in the event of further violations of American rights. The general view In official quar? tern Is that irrespective of what course ?feOUM be folowed In the Lusltanla case, a statement of the purpose of the I'nlted States to assert its rights notwithstanding Qlffiawy'l Inhibitions on the use of belligerent ships by Americans seems most likely to be madj In the neit note That such ac? tion would not MtWttrtty lead to a rupture in relations is generally recog? nized unless an overt ac. or IggHHl violation of the principles for which the United States has been OORtendlng should ensue Mtlclals point out tlt.it while the German reply does not give any ex? plicit assurances on the subject, the actunl practice oT < ier man submarine commanders in the last two months has l?een to visit neutral ships and to give warning to belligerent merchant? men, thus enabling crews to be trans? ferred to boats in case destruction of a vessel as a prize is determined upon Consul General Washington at APPROVE BETTER NAY If PLAN. OFFICIALS INIM)RSE DANIEL'S IN? VENTION HO A KD. Will Invite Othcm Secretary Prepar? ing: to Vrge Notable Men to Join In Making Serviec More Eflielent. Washington, July 13.?Mobilization of the counti v < inventive genius t'o aid in working out naval problems wab discussed widely today by officials of both the army and navy, and th6 selection of Thomas A. Edison as head of the civilian advisory board met with unanimous approval. Secretary Daniels now Is preparing to invite other noted inventors and technical experts to join in the work. He would not say yes or no to a dozen names suggested to him, de- I claring he would make known the other members of the advisory board only after their acceptances had been received. "As I stated in my letter to Mr. Edi? son," said the secretary, "I am not prepared to announce full details of the plan. An informal conference was , held today with the chiefs of th,e bureaus of ordnance, steam engineer-, ing and construction and* repair and I expect to announce the organization In a more definite way in a short time., "The country does not yet know, the far reaching and important ex? perimental work done by Admirals Griffin, Strauss and Taylor. They and their assistants for months have been studying every new development, brought out by the war in Europe and already have contributed to Increased naval efficiency. They will be given additional experts to carry on this development work they have been doing with ability and success. "The selection of the members of the advisory commitee requires care? ful thought, but I hope to announce them shortly. With Mr. Edison so willingly and cheerfully responding, I feel sure that the advisory coun? cil, when the names all are selected, will b,o composed of men of such prominence as to make the country feel , that what It Is possible for the human mind to devise will be devised for our navy." Armor; the names suggested to Mr. Daniels as possible members c' the new board were those of Charles-P. Steinmetz, one of the world's author? ities on eletrlcul engineering Hud? son Maxim, inventor and maker of. guns and explosives; Orvllle Wrlghf, one of the two brothers who led the world in aeroplane flight; Simon Lake, submarine inventor, Lewis Nixon, ship builder and former naval officer; Alexander Graham Reil, inventor of the telephone; John Hays Hammond, Jr., and R. A. Fessenden, radio com? munication experts; J. R. Walker, edi? tor of scientific magizines and an inj ventor of note, and a score of others. Attention was called today to an act of congress prohibiting the ac? ceptance by the government of volun? tary service. As there is no provision for remuneration for the proposed board is was suggested that the law might prove an obstacle without spe? cific authorization by congress. Mr. Daniels said he had not examined the law but he thought it would be pos? sible to avoid conflict with It. The hulk of the work in testing new, devices and reviewing suggestions will fall on the department Itself, the sec? retary explained, and for that reason he contemplates creating a bureau of Invention and development to which the civilian experts will be an advis? ory board. Mr. Daniels indicated that he had not yet developed anything like ,a complete working plan for tho bu? reau. He has in view, however, con? centration of such navy experimental stations as the coal testing plant at Annapolis, the plaint for testing hulls at the navy yard here and the aero? nautic experiments in one great sta? tion. Mr. Ramsey Convulesccnt. Hampton Ramsey, a well known farmer of Wedgefleld, is convalescent at the Huptlst hospital from a seri? ous operation performed several days ugo.?The State. Liverpool today reported such an In? stance. The American ship Normandy was approached by a German sub? marine, whose commander examined* the ships' papers and allowed her t'o proceed, notwithstanding that the ves^ sei curried a cargo of lumber, which Is on the German contraband list. The Normandy's crew later rescued three Americans who were aboard the Rus? sian ship LtO, which was sunk. This and other instances in the last two weeks are regarded here as evi? dence of the fact that the Germsn submarine commanders probably have Instructions tO torpedo no shiiKS with? out warning. The view in Official quarters, therefore. Is that If the pres? ent policy of the German submarine commanders in continued the next note "f the United States will not neces? sarily lend to a break between thi two countries. There are some offi? cials, however, who regard the pres? ent situation as merely a truce during the pendency of the negotiations. ASQUITH WON'T ANSWER QUER? IES ON OFFICIAL MISCON? DUCT. Members Heckle the Premier?Fail to Draw Him out on Charges of Mismanagement And on Criticisms by Lord 11 idtlane. London, July 14.?The house of commons is not to be permitted to discuss the reported misconduct, of the war. Premier Asquith made that fact clear this afternoon in answer? ing, or rather in refusing to answer, a series of very disagreeable questions. , "I am of the opinion that it is not In the public interest to say more than that no further public informal tion can be given at the moment," he said. "I am satisfied it would serve no good purpose. It would be to the detriment of the best interests of the nation." This was in answer to a question by Member Lynch, who, in pressing: for an opportunity to discuss the war, asked if the premier would appoint a commissioner to probe the i causes which made necessary the appoint? ment of a Minister of Munitions after 10 months of war. Member Lynch is Col. Arthur Lynch, who raised an Irish regiment to fight against Eng? land and with the Boers during the j Boer War. He came near being hanged for treason, but was par? doned and subsequently elected to parliament from County Clare. Colonel Lynch was pot alone in heckling the premier. Sir Arthur Markham wanted to know whethet the premier was aware that the heavy howitzers now used at the front had been rejected by the war office us un? suitable for service. He followed this up by asking whether "in view of the fact that the operations of the Allies had been crippled by the failure of the war office to provide proper am? munition" the premier would tell the house "what authorities had been consulted and who was responsible." All these questions and others of a like nature with which he w?? bom? barded Mr. Asquith declined to an? swer. Sir Henry Dalziel brought up the almost equally disagreeable Bubject of; Lord Haldane's recent statement regarding munitions which had brought forth a denial and a rebuke from Lloyd-George. Mr. Asquith and Lord Haldane are close personal friends. Sir Henry wanted to know if the premier agreed with Lord Hal? dane. To this and otherfl\questions aimed at verifying the reports of trouble in the coalition cabinet Mr. Asquith merely replied: yt "I have nothing to add to my for? mer statements." ..<; Sir Arthur Markham asked if the house were to understand that all those who failed in office or. in the public service were to be retained, "whether efficient or not." "The honorable member is to un? derstand nothing of the sort," snap? ped the premier angrily. In response to a query by Mem? ber Mason Mr. Asquith said he pos? sessed no information as to the peace terms which the enemy was prepar? ed to entertain. The government's Intention to shut off at whatever cost all exports of cotton from the United States to Austria and Germany was made clear In a discussion started by Sir Henry Dalziel, who suggested that Great Britain buy these exports up to the amount of $150,000,000. Lord Cecil said an agreement had been arranged with responsible per? sons whereby cotton would not be al? lowed to go from the United States to Germany. Secretary Addison announced that the number of munition workers en? rolled was 89,26?. MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT. Mayesville Takes Third Game from Bethune by Score of (I to 1. Mayesville, July 15.?Mayesville took the game from Bethune again this afternoon, making it three straight. Sam Hill pitched great ball, allowing but three hits, only one of which was clean, and struck out eight. R. Bethune for the visitors gave up nine hits and retired only one on strikes. The visitors should not have scored but a small ditch on the edge of right field caused Chan? dler to drop a fly in the first and the runner scored afterwards. The Mayesville team showed great im? provement during the series thja week. ? ?core: R. H. E. Bethune .. ..100 000 000?1 3 6 Mayesvile.. . .011 020 20x?-6 9 4 Batteries: H. Bethune and John? son; Hill and Heaves. Umpire, Dr. Dultant, of Sumter. Time, 1.30. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry were granted to Mr. Max D. Werner, Beaufort, and Miss Mary J. Wlnburn. Sumter, und Mr. J. W. Osteen, Privateer, and Miss Mattie J. Davenport, Jackson? ville, Pin. AUSTRIA WAKES PROTEST, OBJECTS TO AMERICAN TRADE IN MUNITIONS. Austria- Hungary Suggest* That Unit? ed Sttaes Take Step* to Stop Busi? ness Contrary to Neutrality. London, July 15.?According to a j Reutcr Amsterdam dispatch it is sttaed from Vienna that the Austro Hungarian minister for foreign af? fairs sent a note to the American am? bassador at Vienna on June 29, draw? ing attention to the fact that com? mercial business in war material on a great scale is proceeding between the United States and Great Britain and her allies while Austria-Hungary and Germany are cut off from the Ameri? can market. It is set forth in th? note that this subject has occupied the government of the dual monarchy from the very beginning and although the government is convinced that the American attitude arises from no oth? er intention than to observe the strictest neutrality and international agreements, yet "the question arises 'whether conditions as they have de? veloped during the course of the war, certainly independently of the wish of the American government, are not of such a kind as in their effect to turn the intentions of the Washington cab? inet in a contrary direction. j "If this question is answered in the affirmative, and its affirmation can not be doubted," according to opinion of the Austro-Hungarian government, "then the question follows whether it does not seem possible, or even nec? essary, that appropriate measures should be taken to make fully re? spected the wish of the American gov? ernment to remain a strictly impartial vis-a-vis of both belligerent parties/' The now continues: "A neutral government can not be allowed to trade in contraband unhindered, if it takes the form of dimensions where? by the neutrality of the country will be endangered. The export of war material from the United States, as a proceeding of the present war, is not in consonance with the definition of neutrality. The American govern? ment, therefore, is undoubtedly en? titled to prohibit the export of *ar material. "Regarding the possible objections that American industry is willing to supply Austria-Hungary and Ger? many, which, ho- ver, is impossible owing t the war situation, it may be pointed out that the American gov? ernment is in a position to redress this state of things. It would be quite sufficient to advise the enemies of Austria-Hungary and Germany that the supply of foodstuffs and war material would be suspended if legiti? mate trade in these articles between Americans and neutrals was not per? mitted." In conclusion the Austro-Hungarian government appeals to* the United States calling attention to the un? interrupted good relations and friend? ship between that country and the dual monarchy, to take the present note under careful consideration. ??FLYING SQUADRON*' TOUR. Headed by J. K. Brecdin, Party Car? ries Banner of Proldhition Far and Wide. Florence, July 14.?A party headed by J. K Breedln, president of the Business Men's Prohibition league, made a trip by automobile Sunday to some of the towns in the lower section of Williamsburg and Florence coun? ties, where Mr. Broedin spoke and a special choir, composed of Mrs. J. L. Wysong, Misses Margaret Reese, Emmie Staton, Miranda Waters, Mrs. E. E. Howell and Miss Jessie Gregg, furnished appropriate music. The party went in two cars. They stopped at Johnsonvllle and held services at the Baptist church at 11 o'clock, Mr. Breedln speaking and Mrs. Wysong s choir rendering spe? cial music. The party was entertained by friends for dinner at Johnsonvllle. In the afternoon they stopped at Klngsburg, where another similar ser? vice was held. The party separated here, Dr. Gregg and a portion of the crowd came back to Florence, while Mr. Breedln and the members of the choir motored on to Hemingway and held another service on Sunday night. Everywhere the "prohibition dying squadron," as it has been designated, was enthusiastically received. Mr. Breedin's talks were on the business side of the whiskey question. Mrs. Wysong is the State directress of music for prohibition forces, am! her special choir has been on several of these trips. Direction of Telephone Exchange Mein. Plnewood, July IS,?The Plnewood Telephone Exchange directors hold their luvt meeting on Monday before the annual mooting on the 17th, when ivew , Irectori and officer* will be elected. The plant paid an annual dividend of 30 per cent, for the fiscal year, ?Inly 1, 1914 to June 30, 1915. WILL LOZIER SLAIN AFTER KILL? ING YOUTH. Victim of Mob Violence la Said to Have Killed Clifford Critterden Without Provocation. Anderson, July 14.?Some details of a lynching which occurred Mon? day afternoon in the McCalla woods, six miles east of LowndosvilVo, Ab? beville county, have been heard^ here.' Sunday afternoon Lucius Critten den and Clifford Crittenden, sons of Robert Crittenden, a well known farmer of that section, were walking down the road four miles from Lowndesville in company with Sam Pilgrim, a friend. They met Will Lozier, a negro, and Clifford Crit? tenden asked Lozier to return his knife, which the negro had borrowed a day . or so ago. The negro returned the knife, but a few minutes later he jerked it away from Clifford, cutting the latter'* hand. Lucius Crittenden, about 19 years of age, remonstrated with the negro and told him he would see him later about cutting his brother; that jthe negro had a gun in hla pocket, and that he would not fight htm I long as the gun was there. It 1s said that Lozier replied that ne would "have to see me right now," and that he drew his gun and fired on Lucius Crittenden, the bullet striking th* young man on the hip. Lozier then tired on Sam Pilgrim, but the shot went wild. When Lozier saw Lucius Crittenden fall to the ground he escaped into the bushes and made his way to the" swamps. Crittenden was given lnr mediate medical attention, but died from the gunshot wound early Mon* day morning. During the forenoon on Monday a large body of men searched the wood* for Lozier and located him about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Persons some distance away declare they heard 80 shots. A man in the city from that com? munity today said that the negro was hanged with a rope and that his body was literally shot to pieces, and that the body waa then cut down and thrown into the river. ? Lozier was a Georgia negro and had been in the Lowndesville section only a short time. He was about 30 years of age. The visitor to Anderson today de-M Clares everything is quiet in the com? munity now. No further trouble is expected. f j i THE PINEWOOD ROBBERY. I Bad for One of Them When Three Henrys Meet?Negro Acted Like Expert Burglar. Plnewood, July 15.?Tuesday night about 12.30 o'clock the unexpected meeting of three Henrys terminated in one of the Henrys being fatally shot. Mr. Henry Mims, the town's night watchman, saw a man approach the front dcor of A. G. Stack's store, cut out a small piece of glass, run his arm inside and unfasten the top and lower door fastenings and enter. Mr. Mims hurried to a nearby hotel and woke Messrs. Jeff Davis and Coke Minis to come and assist him to ar? rest the mid-night intruder, who gave his name as Henry Turner, from Mayesville and had worked for Sam Thompson near New Sumter. Turn? er's alleged pal, Henry Jackson, was on the outside, supposed to be watch? ing, but had made a sudden de? parture for an unknown land. When Officer Mims returned with his assistants Turner ran out a aide door he had opened. He was called, but failed to stop until a bullet from one of the pistols hit him in the low? er right side of his back, going en? tirely through the kidney and liver. The attending physician does ndt think there Is any chance for his re? covery. Officer Mims left with the wounded man on 6.45 train for Man? ning. It is thought Turner is an old hand in the business, as he knew ex? actly where to cut the glass to gain access to the door locks and foot bolts. These two strange negroes ar? rived here about 7 o'clock yesterday Afternoon and have been seen hero several times before. Turner said his home was near a saw mill plant near New Sumter. He is a light ginger col? or. I ft. 10 inches tall, weights ITS pounds, clean shaved and half bald beaded and has a large gold front tooth. Negro Dies from Wounds. From The Daily Item, July 15. Henry Turner, the negro who was shot at Plnewood on Tuesday night, died today at the Tourney Hospital at 112.40 from the wounds inflicted while j he was trying to escape on Tuesday j night. Turner was brought to the Tourney Hospital Wednesday morn? ing and at that time it was stated that there was practically no hope for him, as he had been shot in the abdo? men and his intestines had been pierced at a number of places. Mr. W. J. Ardis. of Manchester, wa? in the city on Thursday.