Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TUM 8UMTKR WATCHMAN, E?tabU*hed April, ISM. "Be Jest and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Trntk'a." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, lMk SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915. Vol. XL. No. 43 Reported That Germany's Largest Under i water Craft Has Been Destroyed v in the Black Sea. \ l - Conflicting Reports From East and West of Progress of War Germans Claim Further Gains North of Warsaw and Re? pulse of French Attacks, While Russians Stale That Cam? paign against Warsaw Has Been Frustrated and Trenches Gained In Argonnes ? At Gallipoli Attacks Are More Severe With Arrival of Reinforcements and Turks Losses Have Been Heavy-Cholera Is Said to Have Broken out in Hungary. \ (.KllMANS ia)si: srilMMUM lllij*e?t liwlerwator < rah Sunk In Iuu. k Son. Athen??. July 16.?Germany'* larg? est submarine U?H Is reported to have been sunk In the Rlack Sea by a Russian warship. The Kussian sdmlralty recently announced their rteetrajrers had tired on a submarine In the Black Sea, but the rem.lt was uaknown. K \ISF.It IN POI.AND. Kassian Commander Hays German Flans Have Failed. Petrograd, July 1?.?The war of? fice admits the loss of Prsasnysz. Em? peror William Is said to be with the German troops In northern Poland. Grand Duke Nicholas declared to ths correspondent of the International News service today that the German plans for the Invasion of Poland had been ruined and the desperate of? fensive around l'rzasnysz was only a *>spArlng effort to turn defeat Into Victory! He also declared that the drive against Warsaw from the north ? * topped as were the drives I south and wwH. FRENCH RKPGOT GAINS. Tnejr Re<*spturc Important Positions ami Itrpulse German \tia< u f>arls. July 16.?Hill two eighty five, one of the dominant positions In the Vosges which was recently cap? tured hy the Crown Prince's army has been retaken by the French. The hill formed the ksy to the French po? sition In the Argonnes and Gen. Tof fre ordered It recaptured at any cost. Heavy German attscks over two miles from near Lelnterry were repulsed with severe losses. The statement denies the German reports of victories In the Argonnes and asserts that the enemy a offensive has completely fail? ed. British ?t Galllpoll. afitylene. July If,?Hrltish rein? forcements are reported to have ar? rived on the northern shore of Gal? llpoll and are now only three miles from ths city of Galllpoll at the en? trance to the sea of Marmora. The Turkish losses In the last six days have been twenty-five thousand. The allies' fleet have redoubled their fire end the land batteries have advance.I. Mltylene, July 15.?The Hrltish took three lines of trenches at Park? atepe. The French are advancing on the main position at Krlthla. Prison? ers state that On- morale of Turks has been shaken. Cholera In Hungary. Geneva. July 16.?A Vienna dis? patch says It has been officially an? nounced that there are flvo hundred and forty-three cases of cholera In Hungary. Twenty-four soldiers haw died of ths dlseuse. ITALIAN ADVANCF REPORTED. Troop* Now In striking Distance of Austrian 1 oinniuiil? atlon*. Geneva. July 19.?Italian troops on the Isonso have advanced In the di i. n..ii of Tarnova and are now In line distance of Austrian lines of i ii muidcatton with Uori/.la, accord? ing to dispatch. from ItoloKna. submarine Makes Deep DUe Sofia. July 19. A submarine, be lleved to have been F.nKlish, has en? tered the Sea of Marmora, sinking two steamers, one of which was the Itlsga. The submarine pas-ted through the Dardanelles and under the Turk? ish He' ' New I*rtt|HHtMIh to striker*-. I^oidon. July 1?.?The KovefgWHHl Im* ? en propoMals to the coal Strikers Which it is believed Would be S? r?|.t tide and Ihn strike Is expected to be calle?? off In a few hours. BACK IN WASHINGTON. WILSON CONFERS WITH LANSING s IM M EDI ATE I. Y AFTER AR? RIVAL N CAPITAL. New Note Will Demand Tlmt Ger? many Definitely Stute Its PohUIoii und What It Will Do?Wilson Will Devote Time to Situation?Executive und Secretary In Aeeord. Washington, July 19.?Wilson re? turned to Washington at 9.35. He went direct to the White House and was in conference with Lansing over the foreign situation within an hour. It is believed that the reply to the 'I' l-mnn note will not encourage fur? ther parleying. It will intimate broad? ly that if Germany does not state its position outright what may be the consequences if there is a further sacrifice of American lives. The attack on the Ordunu, if borne out by official reports, will have an Important effect on the note. Secre? tary Lansing, however, resused to dis? cuss thisi phase of tho matter. It is expected that the president will de ,9mm .bis satlse time to the German crisis until it is disposed of. I f President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are in accord on the note to G.-rmany. The announcement of the administration's policy probably will le made after Tuesday's cabinet meet? ing. ITALIAN STEAMER SI HMARINED. Austrlaiis Sink Ship in the Adriatic. Vienna, July 19.?The Itullan arm? ored cruiser Guiseppe Garibaldi was t ?i t>? dm ?l and sunk by an Austrian submarine In %the Adriatic this morn? ing was announced by the Austrian admiralty. The cruiser was attacked south of RajRMft and sank within fifteen minutes. It was a seven thou? sand ton cruiser, carrying one ten inch, and two fight-inch guns as the main armament, and a crew of five hundred and fifty. - Italians Advunce Methodically. Home. July 17.?It Is otllcially re? ported that Ibt Italians have occupied two more important passes in the western part of Trentino. In the Carnic Alps fierce tlKhting is in prog? ress in fog and darkness on lofty crags. The methodical advance of tho Italians along the Isonzo continues. Muny Prisoners Taken. Kiev July 19.?During Juno II, 000 Austro-(Jerinan prisoners passed through Kiev, according to official figures. Eleven hundred we*o olll cers. N EW DDI YE STARTED. Supreme Effort to Crush Russian Army and Capture Warsaw. Darlln, July It,?A supreme effort of tin- Qarmans lo crush lbs Russians and capture Warsaw is in full swing with the Ts IIton! meeting brilliant success at every turn, according to advices lo re. Experts predict that N\ I * sa w Will be in the hands of the ('???riiians by the middle of August. The Russians are tailing back on lbs Narew before von lllndenberg? Von sfaekenasn's Artillery now dominates lbs Lublln-Cbolm railway* ItafUata Pari. Urautfl Part. w > hlngtun, July i'.?. Tbc com? mores eommlsslon today refused la ?rani ?? Rensral Incroaas on yellow pine lumber from the southwest to Mlsalsslppl points. a partial in creese on hardwoods u;is permitted. IliillcU Call on American Side. B1 I'aHu, July It, Carrania troops t' i ? allaeked Naeo, Bonoru, Jusl aeroas lbs border from Naeo, Arlso? nn. Uullels arc reported t?? have fallen on Iba American side. UfiCLE SM WON'T CHANGE. Will, retain same poamox ox SHIPMENT OF AHMS Thought Tliut Note Will Contain Re? iteration or Neutral Stand or United States, and Right to Ship Munitions to Belligerents. ted i t Washington, July 15.?The United States probably will send within aj other fortnight a reply to the Austi Hungarian note contending that ex? tensive shipments of war supplies from this country to- the allies are "not in consonance with the deflnltldn of neutrality." I Unofficially word came today that. Turkey would follow Germany and Austria in making representations aijd should a note from Turkey arrive, officials would delay sending their an? swer so as to inform the Germ?ntc allies simultaneously of the unaltera? ble view of the United States on arnis shipments. 1 Germany repeatedly has laid em? phasis on the trade in arms between the United States and the allies. In a note replying to representations from the American government on tile newly proclaimed war zone, the legal right of the citizens of the United States to trade in arms was conoeded, but it was argued that it was equally the right of neutrals "to stop trat in contraband, especially the trade arms with Germany's enemies," be? cause of violations of other neutral rights by Great Britain. A memorandum from Count Bern storff, the German ambassador, dated April 4 was devoted entirely to the discussion of the alleged toleration by the United States of infractions [of international law by Great- Britain and pointed out that it was necessary in connection with shipments of arms to take into consideration "not onV the formal aspect of the case but also i the spirit in which the neutrality is carried out." The Austrian note, extracts of [which have appeared in dispatches [from Amsterdam, points out that*!*^ American government would be "en? titled to prohibit the export of war materials "if the trade in contraband "takes the form of dimensions where? by the neutrality of the country will be endangered." Details of the American answer have not been divulged, but it is be? lieved not only that the United States will cite its right under international law but will recall precedents in pre? vious wars in which Germany and Austria have been interested where Importations of arms were carried on in extensive proportions. The state department has not made public the text of the Austrian note and will not do so, until the reply is ready. (.eiinan Attacks ItcpiUsed. Paris, July 19.?Violent attacks were launched by the Germans over an extended front including Sauchez, Argonne. and Lorraine, but were re? pulsed after heavy lighting, accord? ing to the official statement. The communication indicates that the Ger? mans have renowed their efforts to break the French line of communica? tion west of Verdun. The special statement denies the German claims of success in the Argonne and declares the enemy's efforts to break through there was definitely checked. Heavy Gorman Ix>ss. Berlin, July 17.?The German losses in the battle of Arras is officially es? timated at seventy-eight thousand and three hundred in killed, wounded and captured. VENISBEL08 RESUMES CONTROL. GfWBQe Expected to Kntor War Soon on Side or Allies. Athens. July 17.?Foreign Minister Begraphoi has resigned, lOx-Pre mler Venlfeloa, the foremost advocate of war on the side of the Allies, is expected to sueeed him. The retire? ment of SSegraphos Is believed to In? dicate that Greece Will soon abandon neutrality. VEH8EL HAS NARROW E8CA193. thduna Get* Away Alter Being Shot at hxv Submarine. New York, July 17.?The Cunard lim r Orduna arrived today after n narrow escape from a submarine out? side of Liverpool. On the morning Of the ninth the submarine appeared a short distance away. The Orduna put on steam adopting; a llg-lag course. The torpedo missed Us mark twenty feet, The submarine then ahellCd the liner, but did little damage. Sev? eral Americans were among the pus sengere, WOULD LIMIT GOTION IMPORTS BRITAIN WILLING TO HAVE NEUTHALS SUPPLIED FOR ACTUAL NEEDS. By Restriction of Import! to Coun? tries England Expects to Prevent Enemies From Seeming Staple, Which Is Needed in Manufacture of Explosives. London, July 15.?The British gov? ernment hopes very shortly to limit the export of cotton to neutral coun tiies to precise amount of actual need. ] The Marquis of Crewe, lord presi? dent of the council and Liberal leader in the house of lords, made an an? nouncement to this effect in the upper house this afternoon. The Marquis of Crowe's statement was made in reply to a series of Questions by Baron Charnwood re? garding, the supply of cotton and oth? er material through neutral countries to Germany, and whether the govern? ment had found that the measures taken since last March were effec? tive. The real question, he thought, was whether it was advisable to add cot? ton to the contraband list. On that question there had been a number of misunderstandings and misapprehen? sions and some of them, the speaker said, undoubtedly obtained not only in this country but in neutral coun? tries. So far as could be ascertained, he continued, the naval measures taken to prevent fresh supplies of cotton from reaching Germany had been successful. The government hoped by continual friendly negotiations to im? prove the position progressing toward what must be their main purpose? namely, to limit the exports to those neutral countries to the precise amount of their actual needs, cal? culated on the average imports which Ihey had employed at home during the last few years. ' The Marquis of Crewe said that on this question of contraband there could be no magic in the mere declaration of any commolity as contraband so long as the govern? ment pursued Its present system of examining all goods. He did not think any one would suppose that un? der international law or the most ele? mentary rules of fair play it was pos? sible to institute a blockade of neu? tral countries with whom England had no quarrel. Therefore the government had adopted a policy, which admittedly was novel, but. which was rendered necessary by the changed conditions of maritime warfare. The desire of the government was to admit the ex? port to neutral countries of goods representing the needs of these coun? tries, and absolutely no more. "In the United Sttaes," he said, "the placing of .cotton on the contra? band list would cause no smatl amount of alarm, and the government is convlclned that so far as the en? trance of cotton into Germany is con? cerned we should gain no benefit. At present we stand better instructed in public opinion in the United States than our enemies, and therefore, un? less it is clear that a change of this kind is absolutely necessary, the gov? ernment Is averse to taking action which would be regarded by a partic? ular Interest in the Southern States of America as being unfriendly. "I certainly am not going to say that if the military considerations were found to be paramount we might not have to face corresponding disad? vantages, and we should be unwise to bind ourselves strictly." STORY OF NORMANDY DENIED. Tale of Submarine Hating Used Amer Ican Craft as Shield Specifically Re? pudiated. Washington, July 15.?Denial of published reports that a German sub? marine used the American bark Nor? mandy as a screen from which to sink the Russian steamer Leo was cabled to the state department today by the American consul at Liverpool, The captain of the Normandy specifically denied the report. The bark was stopped by the submarine, but allowed to proceed with some of the Leo's crew. No Americans Lost? Liverpool, July ir>. Horace L. Washington, American consul here, 1ms cabled tin state department at Washington tb;it the three American sailors rescued from the Russian steamer I*eo sunk by a German sub? marine, off the Irish cuasf Friday, have submit ed depositions In which they state that no Americans were \<>H in the disaster. KOTE ON PACKERS' GASE. AMERICAN AUTHORITIES PRE? PARING MISSIVE TO LONDON. Total of $1-1,000,000 Represented by One Complaint Against Methods of Great Britain. Washington, July 15.?In response to an appeal by American packers, state department officials are prepar? ing a note to Great Britain urging i early settlement for or release of 31 cargoes of meat products consigned to neutral countries held by the British government. Representatives of the packers concluded conferences today with Chandler Anderson, special counselor of the department. Packers today outlined the long series of negotiations they have car? ried on with British authorities in a vain effort to reach a satisfactory ad? justment regarding five cargoes valued at $14,000,000 seized before the British order in council against com? merce with Germany was known to the shippers. Advances have been made to them, the packers says, to join in a move? ment with cotton growers and other interests to urge a special session of congress to consider the subject of neutral shipping. LIQUOR SOLD TO MILITIA. Misunderstanding Snid to Have Aris? en as to Conduct of Troops at Greenville. Greenville, July 15.?Gov. Manning has written to Sheriff Rector admon? ishing the sheriff to prevent the sale of blind-tiger liquor to the troops of the Second regiment, information having come to the governor that considerable quantities of liquor was being bought by the militiamen. The publication of this letter, of the sher? iff's reply, and of statements regard? ing the true situation, has caused a stir among the officers .' nd friends of the troops. As a matter of fact, the [conduct of the men now encamped here has been exemplary, generally speaking. On many occasions men cognizant of conditions have re? marked that never before have they seen so little drinking at an encamp? ment. The injustice done the troops and the local officers came about in this manner: Police Commissioner Henry T. -Mills wrote to the governor asking that he be allowed to hire two of the troops to serve as special detectives. jHe was informed that liquor in limit? ed Quantities was being bought by some of the troops. Mr. Mills did ' not mean to imply that any local of I licers were negligent or that the mili? tiamen were indulging too freely in drink. He merely wished to catch I the few who were offending against the law, and to do this, he wished to employ two of the troopers. The governor appears to have mis? understood the situation, and so wrote to the sheriff, to Mayor Marshall and to Col. H. B. Springs. The corres? pondence between the governor and the sheriff was published here, and immediately both county and city of? ficers and olficers of the regiment made denials of the implication that illicit dealing in liquor was being carried on to any considerable ex? tent. The correspondence has had the effect of creating an inaccurate Impression regarding the behavior at the camp, of breaking up a scheme to catch a few blind tigers and of do? ing an injustice to the local officers. Col. Springs states that not a man has been arrested at the camp for drinking, that he has heard no com plalr.'. from the city, and that he has experienced no difficulty whatever be? cause of liquor. He took special pre? cautions at the beginning to see that no liquor got Into camp. To The state's correspondent he made the statement that never before had he seen an encampment SO free from disorder, either when the men were on or off duty. AUTO TRAGEDY IN ASHFA'ILLE. Man and Woman Held for Killing Prominent Citizen. Ashevllle, x. C, July IS.?Miss Arey Wntklns, ?>t Andrews, and Her? man Owen by, a chauffeur, are held pending an Inn est Into the shooting of Don Herbert, in an automobile early tins morning. They claim that Herber! suicided. The dead man was prominent. Pood Cor Mexicans. Washington. July l ?*?.?Railroad communication with Mexico City has been restored. Several train loads of fond have arrived and the destitute ha\e been relieved. The Villa forces were defeated at Cabultona, losing BlXty-tWO killed. DANIELS CONFERS WITH EDISON SECRETARY AM) INVENTOR II AVK LONG TALK. Names of Other Members Besides West Orange Marvel Have Not Yet Been Announced. West Orange, N. J., July 15.?Sec? retary Daniels and Thomas A. Edi? son talked for nearty>$j^ree hours over the proposed na "bJlfeau of invention and its civiliar board, which Mr. Edison i> o need, at the EdLson home here /uV Secretary Dan? iels said h* if g?d\iiot announce the names of _ /JeMJbers of the advisory board ur .c ?glfeturned to Washing? ton. ' "My y mi&>n is to have all mem? bers v M^Foard 60 well known that no n? aW ask, 'Who is he?' " Sec? ret Daniels said: "I want to get g men who have devoted their li\ to science and to use their genius and skill for the benefit of the coun? try. My reason for coming here to confer with Mr. Edison is to get his suggestions* for developing the scope of the work. "After we go* the board and begin to get results we shall he in a state of defense such as no other country over has known. "My purpose is to have this board develop the submarine and aeroplane. If 25 years ago we had begun to en? courage inventors and inventions we today would be controlling the sub? marine and aeroplane The next war will be fought by machinery and men of brains." Secretary Daniels returned to Washington at midnight. Mr. Daniels explained that he came here merely to get Mr. Edison's views about the personnel of the civilian board. He said he would consult with the navy engineering board be? fore making public names of addi? tional members. "W? intend to establish a national laboratory, where experiments may be made with ? view to oerfecting in? dentions," Mr. DanMe'satd. .... The secretary referred to the fact that when he became secretary of navy he found that Simon Lake of Bridgeport, Conn., one of the two In? ventors ,of submarines in the United States, was behind in his payments and was in danger of not being able to fullill government contracts for submarines. "I went to Lake's bankers," con? tinued the secretary, "and got them to give him further accommodations so that he could go on with the work. If I had let Lake go .under, we would have only one submarine builder to rely on for the future. Mr. Daniels said that one object of the naval board will be to go to con? gress and get additional money for naval work. He added that the pro? posed board was meeting with ap? proval throughout the country, that he had received scores of letters from senators and representatives indors? ing the proposal. "They say," Mr. Daniels continued, "that we have millions in men and millions fn money, but we need some? thing more than that. We need ma? chinery and skill. What we want to do is to bring about a mobilization of the brains of the nation. "I believed in preparedness, but also in scientific preparedness. THAW GRANTED BAIL. New York's Famous Prisoner Releas? ed on $50,000 Bond. New York, July 16.?Harry Thaw has been ordered released on $50,000 bond. Thaw left for Philadelphia in an automobile. His progress along Broad? way was an ovation. The court scor? ed the hired expert's testimony as a "farce." His mother is in Pitts? burgh. THAW IS JUBILANT. _ Declares He Will Kventtially Go lVee. Now York, July IS.?Supreme Court Justice Hendrick today ap? proved the jury verdict finding Har r> Thaw sane and vacated the order committing him to Matlewan. The Slate gave notice of appeal. Judgo Hendrick fixed the prisoner's bond at $?0,000, which he later reduced to $35,000. Thaw had no trouble in securing bond. Thaw is jubilant over his release and declared he would eventually go entirely free. High Price l or Hogs. Chicago, July l.r>.? Hogs sold today at $S.00 per hundred pounds, the highest price this year. It is pre? dicted they will go to $9.00 before the summer is over.