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STJMTFB WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Be Just and Fear not?Dot all the ends Thon Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.'" Consolidated Aur. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. CM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1915. THE TRUE SOTT /N, Established Jone, 1 a jT Iol. XL. No. 60. PETROGRAD. TEUTON S GOAL Teutons, Enthusiastic Over Capture of War? saw and Ivangorod, Press on Toward Russian Capital. K ussians Manage to Remove All of Their Troops Before Ivan gorod is Taken by Germans and Are Now Withdrawing in Military Manner Along Five Hundred Mile Battle Line ?Believed That England Will Soon Resort to Conscrip? tion to Obtain Troops?Placing of General Sarrail at Head of French in Dardanelles Means Brisker Offensive Move? ment in That Sphere of Mighty Struggle. I\ \\t.OROl> \|.SO I.OST. KiixMlatm Withdrew Store* and lllcw up Port* lief ore leaving. Petrograd. Auk. u r??d and W.i r* i a ha\ i ? ' ii lost bfri I Im hv iNt report* Indu ce that tJrand Dtlkl s is withdrawing hi* armies methodically and cheek mating the Orman attacks on both Hanks. .Before leaving lTSJS9Qfo4\ the Rus slana withdrew their stores, biff up the fort? and bridges, and then retir? ing to right bank of the Vistula. The Austrian ami German successes are causing no panic here. The public ha.I . a prepared for had news. "ON TO PKTItOGItAD." Germans Enthusiastic for War of Con? quest. Herlin. Aug. 6.?Ivangon.d. UN strong Polish fortress 55 miles south? east of Warsaw, has lall? n. The Aus tro-Oermans entered the fortress on Thursday. Thero Is no mention la the reports of the capture of Kassian prisoners which leads to the bc'lef that the Russians succeeded in saving all their men. The Russians are in retreat from the y?Mi?-4* UeHeta. ?*er * t^map? proximately live hundre<l miles long. The evacuation of Riga is expected hourly, as Oen. von BaStUSr*! cavalry arm\ Is only tan mile* from that city, ?nthlised by their vietoiies tie- Ger? mans have substituted <>n to Petro? grad " for the battle cry, ' 6a t ? Par* Im." PN'GLAM/ PACKS COXSCIUITIOX. Drastic Means to Increase \rmy May In* Vxosnry to Save I nulaiid. i ndon, Aug. f?.?Lord Kitchoner conferred with the premier and other members of the cabinet today for the third time In fonr days. It is heliov ed that con*cripti..n will now be re sorted to as the result of tin- German victories o\er Russia. Germany it is expected will soon heuin transferring large bodies of troops to the western theatre and will make a gigantic drive Against the \llies" hue. while Russia Is recovering. It is realized that ev? ery available man will be needed to meet the new move of the Germans. \ It \RRI \ \ It ToltV. German* l lnd a lH*\n*tcd Country Whhh ltu?*luu? Ila\e Strlp|H*l of I ?t*r?lhlng of Value. Rerlln. Aug. 7.? devastation tin paralleled Is being wrought by the Ruh i.ms In their retreat from the Vis? tula. Railro ids, bridges and crops have been destroyed. Villages are in Manns, ami nothing that might prove of assistance to the Germans Is be? ing left. Novogeorglevsk Is under hea\y bombardment. The Germans predict Its capture, together with the garrison of approximately fifty thou? sand troops. Li:. Ii ii CLAIMS RI.MtTI |?. S*m n*tar> I an-iiii; Prepare^ Note l<> i oglaml VsjasSJSS4] I ptiohling ship, pin- Right-.. Washington. Aug. 7.?Kmphatic de? mands for immediate action on the Shipping situation whieh an ponrin-. In on the administration from ship? pers, will probably hasten the Amer? ican reply to Greiit Britain's recanl notes. As submitted to President Wtssssi by Bearetary lamalin the pre* limlnary draft repels tie British claims almost in toto. While tiot an ullimalum. the mde vigornin-1 v up? holds the shippim,' rbjhti of Auk rl? ran I in/ens Rl \N Mt\n RI.IM out I |?. M\ HniMlred Thousand Pre*li Troops "?.n| to 1'iuiit. Petrograd, Aug. 7.?It Is unmmne? d that isx hundreii thousand frsah troops are on the wa> lo the fronl lo relnfoia ?? Ih" Kassian :n ln>, and nmiv Sohlte) s ill I.?? do pat. he.) d iih Tin mBOtta?Wenta say "the llussian army retains All its eohealon, strength and energy.' TlitKS MAM GAINS. Hussions in Trans C'uucusln Driven Back Coaatantinople, Aug. 7 (Official),? Our right wing continues to gain ground on tho Ttrans-Caucaslon front. Wo have oooupled Alaschgerd and the whole Mailar valley. The enemy's at? tacks in the I ?ardanelles today wore repulsed. GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE French ItagejM Hard Pressed In Ar gonncs. Paris, Aug. 7.?An ever-growing fierceness marks the German offen? sive in the Argonnes, Recording to the otflcial statement today. It re : ports that the lighting is of the most I violent* character, particularly about illill lit, It is claimed that all at i tacks were repulsed. ALLIES LOSE 1ULGARIA. Will Probably .loin Germany iu War. Lfty?<*?m, Aw*. 7.?-Ttw* efforts -of the allies to buy Bulgaria*! neutrality naVi been balked by Greece, which has refused to concede territory to keep I'.ulgaria from joining Germany in the war. I nglisli ships Submarined. Special to The Dally Item. London. Aug. 7.?Six English fish? ing boat*, the Norwegian steamer Vendus. and th" Danish schooner Emil were submarined today. * Italian Submarine Sunk. Spccl.-i I to The Daily Item. Palis Aim. 7.?The Italian subma? rine Nereids has been sunk oft' Pela goan Island by an Austrian submarine, IU sslAN LINKS INTAC T. Itcireathig Army Holds Germans at May ats it RatlPM in (.cski tlrder. Petrograd, Aug. 1?.?After holding <on Maekenaen's army at bay for ten days until the army retiring from Waraaa aauld reach the previously prepared defenses the llusaions are aoa retreating from the Viepri river. The RUSS Inns still maintain an un hroken froni despite tin- utmost efforts of Ills Germans to break through their line.. The Russian reinforcements in tin- Riga region are making them? selves fall and a section of the enemy was Polled back toward Mitau. Be Vert real- guard actions continue be tween the |iug and Xarew rivers, where tin- Russians are falling back slowly to join the main line east of the liugi Lohr and Niemcn rivers. ITALIANS DESTROY GOR1ZIA. (?erat Battle lot Posscasloii of Fort rasa Wearing End, Rome, Aug. '.i.?Qoruua, against which the Itnllans have been pound? ing for many weeks has been practi? cally destroyed by artillery lire. The Indications are that the great battle is reaching the Anal stages. Dispatch? es today state that the Austrian de? fense is growing weaker and the Ital? ian artillery prevents supplies ami ammunition from reaching the fort 1 ress. HUI \< II IN HL'MHI \N LINES. to.ooo Hsssilaaa Captured and At? tempt Ml Take gngogng More. Vienna. August . -The AUStro Qermnn* hnve pierced the Uusslan fronl on the Vlepres lllver with i.ui? lin. according to a dispateh from Aus? trian headquarters, dividing their forces and the retreating lluasluns are tbr< nlened w ith disaster. The eorrea|N?ndent state; thai the ble u h of the UUSSUM lim . was twen |y-two miles wide, The AuHtrlans ure di hing forward to capture Hied Ice a ml cut off two huudi. d i housuild K?N?S-?FF POLICY. LATIN-AMERICA HARKS AT CON? CERTED AC TION IN MEXICO. Reilirl Of Pan-American Conference Ott Mexican Situation a Distinct Risap polntment to Administration?Bontii Americans Relieve Mexicans Should be Left to Settle Their Own Atlairs. Special to fho Daily Item. Washington, Aug. 7.?The adminis? tration Is disappointed at the result of the Mexican oenTerences. Instead of finding the Latin-American ooutrias willing to support the plan of con? ceited action, Secretary Lansing was forced to report to the president that many of them still believed the Mex? icans sllOUld be left to settle their own differences. i Nobs of the Latin-Americans favor i armed intervention, unless the United States acts alone. All approved the plan for another appeal to the Mexi? cans to get together. This will be prepared by Secretary Lansing before the next meeting, the date for which was not set. One reason for Gen. Scott's depar? ture for the border was the receipt by Secretary Lansing of a communication from (Jon. Carranzn staling that Gen. ObreffOn and other generals were ready at any time to eonfer with Gen. Villa. It is believed Gen. Scott can arrange a meeting of leaders of the Mexican factions. MAN SHOOTS CHILI). Herman Brooks is Dangerously Wounded While at Play. Lexington, Aug. 7.?Herman Rrooks aged about 6 years, the son of a Columbia family who with his mother was visiting relatives at Saxe-Gotha, was shot and dangerously wounded by Preston Frye, a young man about 21 years of age. Frye, so the story goes, was oleanlng up and oiling an old rusty pistol In the yard. The little fellow, In a childish mood, kept play* itig with Frye, slapping him with hip hands, when FrvA told him- 4Mf***e^H do that again I will shoot you." The little fellow repeated the performance, whereupon Frye, it Is alleged, raised lip his pistol and fired. The ball pierced the left side of the body and Came OUt on*the other, causing an ugly wound. A Lexington physician was hastily called, and gave the little fellow all attention possible, but be? lieving that an operation would he necessary, he ordered the child to be carried to Columbia for treatment. CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY. To DISCUSS Mexican Situation Again With Latin*Americaii Diplomats. I Washington, August 9.?Becretary Lansing has announced that the next conference of the Latin-American dip? lomats on the Mexican situation will be on Wednesday at the Bl It more Ho? tel, New York. I TO CONVEY BRAZILIAN MINISTER I _ Will Come from Mexico City to Con? fer with Administration Officials, Washington, Aug. it.?Commander McNamse, at Vera Cruz, has been or? dered to furnish a warship to convey the Braslllan Minister CordoSO from Vers Cruz to Qalveston. He is com? ing from Mexico City t<? confer with the administration. Russian* Ten thousand are already captured. The capture of ECovno would cut off the main avenue of Russian retreat. (Hermans on Offensive in West. Paris, Augusi !?.?a general offen? sive all alone, the western battle line has been begun by tlu- Germans, ac? cording to the nflldal statement today. hTghtlng Is particularly violent north of Hnuchexe in the Artois section. a lerrifflc artillery lire is directed against the Allies' trenches nil along the line, Interspersed with strong infantry at tacks in numerous places. Hermans Occupy Prunn. Rerlin, August The Qermans have crossed lh< Vistula and are oc? cupying Pruga. Novogcorgievsk has been cut off. The Germans are now approaching Kr?v no, Step Toward Conscription. London. Atlg, '.?. -The work of reg? istering all men between the ngofl of lfi and OR began today. This is re? garded ns the iirst step toward con ' script U?n. Turkish Rattle-hip Sunk. Constantinople, Aug. 9. The Turk? ish battleship K hey r-cd-Harbarnsen v.. i sunk by n I'ail eh submarine In i be Hen oi Mnrtiiorit. Ii carried six I I nu h guns and six hundred men. UNITED STATUS MARINES SEIZE PORT-AU-PRINCE AND CAPE HAITI EN AND TAKE GUNBOAT. Undo Sam's Naval Forces <#pon Fire on Hnitlcna in Taking Office of . Port at Port-nn-Princo?Nation Makes Protest Against Invasion. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. ?;.? American naval forces . today took possession of the office of the port, the national palace und the Kattien gunboat Paciflojue, which arrived In \ Port-au-Prince this morning. During the movements to take tho office of the port the Americans opened lire on | the Haitiens and one Haitian was killed. Today's seizures gave the Ameri? cans the last position held by the Haltlena The populace has been thrown into consternation hy the operations of the American forces. The president of the senate, In the name of the nation, today cabled Balot, Monos, Haltlen minister to the United States, a new protest against the occupation of Haitian territory by American marines. The American authorities have noti? fied the diplomatic body and the con? sular agents that Col. Eli K. Cole, of the United States marine corps, and commander of the American expedi? tionary forces, is entrusted with the maintenance of order and the safe? guarding of life and property. Capt. Edward L. Deach, chief of staff of Admiral Caperton, remains in charge of the work of settling any differences of an administrative na? ture which may arise with the Hai tien authorities. Dr. RosalVO Bobo, leader of the rev? olution, arrived here today on board the United States refrigerator ship Celtic. <>n landing he was cheered by the populace. A meeting of the National Assem? bly has been called for Sunday to [elect a new president. ( t-- ? -Jin Cape iiaitieu Occupied, Cape Haitian, Haiti, Aug. ?5.?The American battleship Connecticut has arrived here from Port-au-I'rince and has landed men. The American authorities have tak? en over control of cape Haltlen. American marines are disarming the people of the city and the forces of the revolution have received orders not to enter city limits. A number of Haitiens who were candidates for the presidency, includ? ing Dr. Rosalvo Hobo, the leader of the revolution, have left here for Port-au-Prince, to be present at the forthcoming election by the National Vssemhly of o now president, Acting upon ordern issued by the American authorities, SiH) revolution? ary soldier*1 today sailed for Port-au Prlnce on board tho dispatch boat Nord Alexis. The local committee of safety, not having been recognised by the Ameri? can naval authorities, lias dis? banded. CAPERTON RULES HAITI. American Admiral is Practically Dic? tator of the Island? Washington, Aug. 7.?Admiral Ca? perton reporting the capture of the Haltlen gunboat Pactflcique today stated that Americans had been placed aboard as guards. Admiral Caperton is practically dictator of the island and all government business is Carried <?n by his direction. Ho ad? vises that Bobo bands will sell their services to the highest bidder and will have to be broken up before peaco can he established. KILLED TWO HAITI ENS. Soldiers Die W hen Customs House is Taken by U. S. Marines. Washington, Aug. 7.? Admiral Ca? perton has advised the State depart? ment that two Haltlen soldiers were killed by marines in taking the cus? toms house at Port-OU-Prlncc yester? day. MEXICANS DRIVEN OFF. IktmlltH Defeated in Daltle at Norias ID-am h. Brownsville, Aug. ?The Mexican bandits who attacked the Norias ranch under cover of darkness were put to flight by tho American defend? ers early today, According to latest advices seven Mexicans are reported killed and sixteen wounded by tho 'rangers and cowboys. Several Amer? icans Were wounded. ?llitcd States soldiers were rushed to Norias and Lyford where another attack was re? ported, Martial law has been pro? claimed throughout Cameron county. ORDERING OF GUATEMALAN MI' fe ISTER To LEAVE CAPITAL' f UPSETS CALCULATIONS. Taken as Unfriendly Act?Conf> m for Restoring Pence In M?sle?. Ih? Resumed In New York. Washington, Aug. 8.?The Pan American conferences begun here last week to plan for restoring govern? ment In Mexico probably will he re sumed in New York Wednesday. Sec? retary Lansing made this announce? ment tonight after his return from Xev, York, where he conferred with Secretary MeAdoo. Mexican .affairs and the cooperative effort of the Unit? ed Statju and Latin-American Repub? lics to end the factional strife were discussed. "We talked of the Mexican situa- j tion, said Secretary Lansing, "but we did not consider any financial plan for supporting a Mexican government. | The principal purpose of my visit to New York was to talk with Mr. Me-1 Adoo concerning financial arrange- \ ments for the Pan-American Financial Congress at Buenos Aires In Septem? ber. There Is considerable prelimin? ary work to be done in connection with that.*' Administration officials who had be? lieved that a peace parley might be held by the Mexican factions Inde? pendent of the appeal the American nations wW make to the leaders were not so sanguine today. Reports from Mexico City that Dr. Juan J. Ortega, the Guatemalan minister, had been given his passports by Gen. Carranza were responsible for this change in j mind. Inasmuch as Guatemala is rep? resented In the Latin-American con? ference, Carransa's action is regarded here as Indicating unfriendliness to? wn rd the conference. Ortega's forced departure from Mex? ico, together With the departure of M. Cordosa, the Brasilien mildster at Mexico City, will leave in the Mexican capital no diplomatic representatives !**> jkuy+ *L?i&0+,?fe,Yen ^aplio/va. jwticj,-, pating in the conference. Dr. Ortega, it is stated here, has not been on good terms with Carranza for some time. It also has been learned that Carranza agents unsuccessfully appealed to the Guatemalan minister here, Mr. Mendez, urging him to sup? port Carransa's cause In the joint de? liberations now being held. Minister Cordoza, who has been in charge of American affairs at Mexico City since the withdrawal of Charge O'Shaughnessy, is coming to the United States. It has been suggested that his infor? mation regarding conditions will be J of value to the diplomats in their consideration of plans for settling Mexico's troubles. MEMBERS OF NAVY BOARD. Two Prom Aeronautic Society are Named. New York. Aug. X.?The American Society of Aeronautic Engineers to? night announced the appointment ef Henry A. Wise Wood, its president, and Elmer A. Bperry, its vice presi? dent, as members of the navy advisory board, A special committee was named to cooperate with Mr. Wood and Mr. Bperry. its members are OrvllleI Wright, (Renn II. Cuitlss, W. Startling Burgess, Charles H. Manly, Peter Cooper Hewitt, John Hays Hammond, Jr., Joseph A. Steinmetz, Thomas H. I Baldwin, A. Reo Stevens, Ralph H. lUpson and Raymond B. Price. FIGHT ON IN GEORGIA Anti-Parallcllng Rill Declared Uncon? stitutional and Substitute Offered. Atlanta. Aue. !?. The Western At? lantic anti-paralleling bill was tak? en up by the house today. Atkinson offered a Substitut??, stating that the Person's bill was unconstitutional. The house will hold un afternoon session. \o lilihuster has started yet. IS ARRESTING LEADERS. Rounding up llnltlcn chiefs ami Placing Them on V. S. Rattlcship. Washington, Ana. '.?. Admiral Ca perton advises thai he is rounding up the lenders of various revolutionary bands in Haiti and placing them aboard American warships. Marines were sent to St. Marie t<? quell Gull lame soldiers w ho were trying to loot the town. The factional lenders will he given n chance to select a com? promise pledd< tit. Father of "Mystic Shrine" Dies. Rochester, August S.?fleo. F. Lo? der, "Pnthei oi the Mystic Shrine." is dead here today following an opera? tion. w ? /XltAX OUTLAWS Mi l I D IX CLASH. Make At tuck on Ranch House at Norias and Withdraw but Return Later. Harlingen, Texas, Aug. 8.?Five American ranchmen were wounded, two seriously and several Mexican out? laws were reported killed or wounded In a battle tonight between Texas rangers and American ranchers and a band of Mexican bandit! at Morias ranch In Camer..n county, a telephone message from Norias said tonight. The outlaws said to number between :>0 and 50 attacked the ranch house shortly before dark. Fourteen ranch? men barricaded themselves and de? fended the place until 10 o'clock when the message said the Mexicans with? drew temporarily. Shortly after the bandits had Withdrawn 16 Texas rangers and armed civilians arrived. Later the report says, the Mexicans returned, unaware that reinforce? ments had arrived. They again icharged the house and several were killed. They then retreated again. A special train left Harlingen short? ly before 10 o'clock tonight carrying 35 United States soldiers and 12 armed civilians to reinforce the Americans. Passenger trains were running through the district tonight without lights. COUNTY TREASURERS TO MEET. following Call from Darlington Offi? cial C ounty Ofli<?ers Will Form Or? ganization August 12. Darlington, Aug. 7.?On July 27 the county treasurer, It. P. Howie, ad? dressed a letter to every county treasurer and auditor in the State, proposing that they meet in Columbia on August 12 at the State house at 12 o'clock. A majortiy of the officers have been heard from, and the meet? ing will be held on August 12 at the appointed place and hour. The. meetip#C-i.s.^o..b^hcJd for the purpose of effecting nn orsranlxatldti among these public officials which shall result in benefit to the counties which they serve. Mr. Howie states that it is for the purpose of more ef? ficiently serving their counties that tneir getting together is planned. PEACE NOT COXSIDERED. Russain Emperor Refuses to Think of Separate Pact, Says Petrograd Ru? mor. Petrograd, (via London), Aug. 9.? The report that Germany had made peace proposals to Russia became known in official circles here several days ago and was discussed freely in the lobbies of the duma, says ti e Vechernee Vremya. "We learn on good authority," says the newspaper, Mih n Germany through Denmark proposed to Rus? sia a separate peace, Russia ti re? ceive Galicia while Germany would retain the western district of Poland. A representative of the foreign office categorically denied that there was ?'ie remotest possibility of any peace negotiations. In the lobbies of the duma the proposal was dismissed as 'unworthy of serious consideration.* " UNCLE TAKES NEPHEW'S LIFE. Walter Rogers Slain b> Enos W. Rog? ers at Mullins. Mullins, Aug. 7.?Enos W. Rogers shot and killed Walter Rogers, his nephew, near here this afternoon. Walter Rogers was the son of Joe Rogers and was 22 years of age. His slayer Is :><> years of age. The trag? edy is said to have been the termina? tion of a light between the two men earlier In the day. Enos W. Rogers employed Walter Rogers to work In his tobacco field and it is said that a disagreement arose between the two when the time for settlement came for tin4 week's werk. The sum of $1 is said to have been involved in the dispute. The young man was shot in the 'back while trying to escape, it is declared, while another bullet pene? trated the brain. The weapon used was a revolver of .32 calibre. Two brothers of Enos W. Rogers are serving terms on the chaingang i<>r the killing of George Waller in the fall. They were convicted of manslaughter at the spring term of court. The coroner this afternoon empan? eled a Jury but necessary witnesses could not bo secured and the inquest was postponed until 10 o'clock Sun? day morning. Enos Hogers has not been arrested ah hough the sheriff and rural police? man are searching for him and expect to have him in custody before mid? night.