Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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it tttt? WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Bo Jost mud Fear not?Dot an the ends Thon Alms't at be ihr Country's, Thy God's tend Truth's.? THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, Consolidated Aug. 2t 1881. 8UMTER, 8. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1916. VoLXLI. No. 4. Forc es at Brest-Litovsk Retreated With All of Their Stores and Military Equipment. Reported From Berlin That Russian Army Has Been Broken Into Three Parts-In France Artillery Continues to Thun? der?Grenade Fighting?Attacks on Trenches Repulsed Ship Attacks Submarine?Aerial Raid on Paris Fails. GHF.lt 1, TAKES HAH STEP. Charge IV Affairs Confers with l4HS> Ring Regarding Her Interests In Cms of War. t\ Washington, Atif> 27.?The Greek Charge d Affairs cdkiferred with See retary Irnsing today regarding 'the turning over of OreeV affairs In bel? ligerent countries to American diplo? mats, If Greece enters the war. - \ i RI'KSIANS VERY OITIMISTIC. BsMored That Grand Duke Will Soon Teva oa Hla Enemkfe. \ Petrograd, Aug. 27.?Kusslan crit? ics predict a sudden blow by the Grand Duke's army similar to the al? lies turning movement on the Marne which smashed the Germans. They di? not predict when the blow will bo ?truck, but war officials show excep? tions! optimism in the face of ap? parent disaster. Germain* Take Fortress. Perlln, Aug. 17.?The Germans have captured the Russian fortress at Ollta. Berlin, Aug. 27.?Surging forward past the Russian second line of de? fense the Germans threaten to break the Csar's army into small units with? out giving them time to make anoth? er stand. ? ste4mer Palm Grove, of three thou? sand tons, was submarined today. The crew was saved. Petrograd, Aug. 28 (Official).?The Brest-Lltovsk garrison of one hun? dred thousand escaped and all valu? able military equipment was remov? ed before the fortress was captured by the German*. FIGHTING IN FRANCE. Artillery Duels and Hand Grenade < ??milMis Only Events of Day. Paris, Aug. 28.?Official.?Artillery combats occurred last night around ?auehex, Neuville and in the region of Royp On the Hauteau of Quen nevlerea bomb eontlicts occurred. Nu? merous attempts to bombard our trenches In the Argonnes were re? pulsed by our artillery at Villa Gar? cia. Indicting a los? of two hundred killed and hv?? hundred wounded. ATTACK ON M HMARINF. Germans Report Attempt of Merchant Slop to Sink <>ne of Their Boats. Berlin. Aug. 28.?The admiralty has Issued a statement charging that a German submarine was tired on by a large Hrttlsh passenger steamer in the Irinh sea on August 13th. although the submarine made no attempt ? to harm the ship. The statement also adds that the submarine bombarded and destroyed a benzol factory, ware h?MM?? -in.I fin MSM it H irringtoii THREATEN AMERICAN EMBASSY. Dlnpatfti from Amsterdam Says Feel? ing Against \iuer1cnn* is Growing. Lmndnn, Aug. 28.?A dispatch from Amsterd i m i\m ' Hostile demon? strations Were o i |e bet?r?- the Amer? ican embaieiy last idght. The police rilni>ers*d the crowd. Antl-Aim u n feeling is growing." (Not continu? ed. ) raid on p\ris r.vsFccEssru,. Four German Aeroplanes Attempt At? tack. One 111 Demolished. Paris, Aug. 28. ? Pour German n> re planes attempt'"! to raid Carls today. ? 'n.' was geaftres/ee' by Are from the fort* ami both aviators WOTS burned to ib eh. Th?- ethers then Red, The attaeti wa? u complete failure, Roaatao Army Split. Berlin, Aug. II Qofrsepondenti nl the front report that tin- Kits am army has been split into three p uts Turks Announce Victory. (Constantinople. Aug. 28 (official) ?Artillery activity Coldinnes at Ana farta. Part of the enemy's trenches at Sedul-Hahr has been destroyed hy our artillery. TRANSPORTS LAN I) TROOPS, Relieved That Italians wore Unloaded Near Smyrna. Athens. Aug. 30.? Several trans? ports carrying Italian troops are re? ported on the Turkish coiust, according Id a Mltylene dispatch. The dispatch does not mention the point of land? ing, hut it is believed it was near Smyrna on the Gallipoli peninsula. CLAIM GREATEST VICTOR I KS. <?ermann Say Their Feats In RiihsIm Surpass TIlOM' of Napoleon. Herlin, Aug. 30.?German military experts today declared that the Ger? man victories in Russia were the greatest in the world's history, sur? passing the feats of Napoleon. They state that it will be two years be? fore Russia can recover. The Rus? sian defenses along an eight hundred mile front from the llaltic to Huko wina are completely shattered. With the great Russian fortress in the hands of the Austro-Germans, the Teutons have begun dispatching troops to other theatres of war. TRV TO HOLD MONTEREY. - CarrMUt* Sending All Available Forces f*4*A*r iWesu fwpt?M. try ISMHP'i' Washington, Aug. 30.?Carranza agents stated that the capture of Mon? terey by Villa troops from the con? stitutionalists was concerning him, and all available forces are being sent there in an effort to hold the city. Takes Over ReUlgerem-s* Interests. Washington, August 30.?Ambassa? dor Morganthau of Constantinople, today took over the interests of Rus? sia, Italy and Montenegro in the Tur? kish capital. Hot Fighting in France. Paris, August 30 (OtTlclnl)?Yester? day afternoon there was a violent ar? tillery combat, accompanied by a mine explosion and grenade lighting in Ar gonnes. The enemy's trenches were se j riously damaged at Courtes Chausses, [muri 100111 and Holante. Quiet prevails Ialong the rest of the front. Resume Submarine Activity. London, August It,?After a lull of forty-eight hours the German sub? marinen resumed their activity loday. The first victim was the British steam? er Stephenson of fifteen hundred tons. The crew was saved. No Report From Submarine Com? mander. Washington, Aug. 30.?Eleven days have passed since the sinking of the Arabic and no report has been re? ceived from the submarine command? er. This usually rOOJUtrSS no more than ten days. German officials pro? fess a growing belief that the ship was sunk by a mine. Two More Otic* Fall to Teutons. Herlln. Aug. 30. ?The Geilnaus h?\, captured Lipsk ami Souchapol. The neu Kassian Hue Is endangered by the fail of ihost strongholds. plan INCREASE in ARMY, Wilson to ( outer with Garrison on RgSSflgSJ I on,nun Troops. Washington. Aug, :<<>. ? President Wilson S/IM take up with Secretary Garrison this week ?tentative plans for Increasing the army, The plann call for .i war strength on the canal sone, ihs Philippines ami Hawaii of a hundred thousand ti tops ii\ the United States. Wilson Will tttkc up the naval pro.-rim n< \t week. Harfcy a so., Chartered. Ilarby & t'o., Inc., of Saunter hag been chartered With -'? capital of I tog, tot, The oiii,mis are Henry j, II it i.y. president. A. c I'helps, vice piesub nt and manager, and It. I.. Wright, secretsry and treasurer. VORWAERTS POINTS TO ALARM? ING FACTS. Country Will Have to Meet Tremen? dous Drain on its Fmtuccs at Close of War. Amsterdam, Aug. 28 (via London). ?The Berlin Vorwserts in discussing the new German war loan directs at? tention to what it characterizes as the .alarming financial situation whicn Germany must face at the copcluslotry of the war. "After the war," says the paper,, "the imperial debt and pensions alone; will demand sin annual expenditure of at least two and a half billion marks ($111,000,000), or a little less than the united ordinary and extraordi? nary and imperial expenditure for1 1912. In other words the income of the empire hitherto will only suffice to pay the interest on the national debt. For all other expenses new, M>urees of taxation must be created.! Whoever remembers the taxation con-i troversies of 190? and 1909 %tn eas? ily Imagine into what internal pcAiM-. cal diiilcultles the war is leading us." LYNCHING PICTURE CAUSE KIOT. Photograph of Leo M. Frank's Body Starts Trouble In Columbus, Columbus, Ga., Aug. 28.?Jt Lee, ,T. Sokolow, a merchant, andfittiv trnl other men were arrested here to? night as the result of an altercation between Lee and Sokolow resulting from Lee's showing in Sokolow's store a photograph of the body of Leo M. Frank as it hung from a tree near Marietta August 17. Extra police were called when a crowd estimated at several hundred persons gathered around Sokolow's store and assumed a threatening attitude. According to bystanders, Sokolow attempted to take a photograph away from Lee. A policeman was called and placed Lee under arrest. fflPfftSr**^e<e"Was tarrfcsted, It Is ehargt'd, Sokolow struck him with a soda wa? ter bottle Inflicting a scalp waound. Those under arrest, besides I*ee and Sokolow, are held as the result of threats against Sokolow. The po? lice report that an attempt was made after the trouble to burn Sokolow'e store. Extra police remained on guard throughout the night. CHARGE LARCENY. Wholesale Thefts of Sugar From Ves? sels for Foreign Ports Result in Ar? rests. Now York, Aug. 29.?A captain of sugar lighters, a mate, and two other men, arrested yesterday on charges I of grand larceny in connection with wholesale thefts of sugar from vessels sailing for foreign ports were held in '$:!,000 bail each by a magistrate here i today for further hearing Tuesday. The men were arrested after an in? vestigation growing out of a suspicious lire aboard the sugar laden steamer Doyon City last April. Since that time several other steamers carrying sugar were tired mysteriously and in two, upon their arrival on the other side, exploded bombs were found. The police say the bombs were Piaoed in the holds timed to go off tit sea and damage the cargoes, thus concealing the thefts. GERMAN GOVERNOR IN CHARGE, POSOlei to Rule Regions of Poland and Russia Occupied by Kaiser's Troops. Berlin, Aug. 28 (vis London),?The regions of Poland and Russia occu? pied by the Germans have been placed, like Belgium, under a gov? ernor. For thi post, Gen. von Hese? ler, conqueror of Antwerp ami Novo georglevsk, has been selected. Austria ami German} some time age perfected an agreement for a division of tili? territory occupied west of the Vistula for administrative purposes. This presumably win be extended in the newly occupied districts of Rus? sin and will constitute a provisional war time arrangement for administra? tion of the affairs of Poland until the fate of the country is definitely ar? ranged at the Conclusion of peace. CONFER WITH COAL MINERS. Workmen Threaten General strike Unless Their Terms arc Met. London, Aug. ::o.?Coal operators and m! eis met Premier Asqulth to? day in a most important conference between capital and the government. The miners threaten a general strike unless they ate granted more conces? sions. GOVERNORS PLAN FOR DEFENSE STRONG SENTIMENT FOR LARG? ER FORCES. No Resolution! ?>n Subject Rut Exe? cutives are Expected to Advise Con? gressmen. Boston, Aug. 27.?After discussion of the military and naval resources of the country, In which it was agreed that the United States was not ade? quately prepared against foreign in? vasion, the conference of governors ended its annual sessions today. No resolutions were proposed, hut sever? al executives said they felt certain all the governors would return with tin intention of demanding from their congressmen support in any pro? gramme strengthening the nation's de? fense. The governors chose Salt T^ake City for next year's meeting place and elected the governor of Utah, William Spry, chairman of the executive com? mittee. Other committee members elected were Gov. Henry C. Stuart of Virginia and Gov. Arthur Capper of Kansas. Former Gov. John Franklin For of New Jersey again was chosen treasurer and Miles C. lliley of Madi? son, Wis., was reelected secretary. The conference programme which had included a review of the Atlantic Jleet and a parade of the Massachu? setts militia had aroused great in jeresOin today's session. The sessions Brere removed to a spacious hall and m. big audience followed the addresses. Secretary Redlield, speaking not in behalf of the administration, but ?s a member of it, he said, urged re? straint of speech and soberness of thought in what he termed these try? ing times. "With that spirit of restraint," he said, "should we not be ready for any emergency of any kind that may arise Should we not at least have the tools ready, not for offense, hut for defense of our nation?" I Gov. Fletcher of New Jersey urged en increase in the standing army of ^leaotWJHhl mm . ? - -^m * Cordia], agreement with Gov. Fiel der's statements was expressed by Gov. Dunne of Illinois, who said he felt the nation's main reliance for a reserve force might well be found In a requirement that every college and university receiving federal or State funds should give four years of mili? tary training to its students. "If war were declared on the United States by any of the principal Euro? pean natipns tomorrow it must be ad? mitted our situation would be a pre? carious one," he said. Gov. Dunne said that "any British or German fleet could take possession of or de? stroy all means of manufacturing am? munition In the United States, such plants being almost entirely within 150 miles of New York city." Gov. Hammond of Minnesota, char? acterizing what he said was the fast that this country had spent hundreds of millions more dollars for its army and navy than any other nation In the world, recommended the creation Of some board which WOUld be able thoroughly to inform congress of the needs for national defense. He said he was not BO pessimistic as some on the subject of unpreparedness, "hold? ing a suspicion that If need arose we would find these battleships of ours giving a very good account of them? selves." It was his opinion that the nation must depend largely on the patriotism of its people for defense, that "the men would not stand for compulsory military service and the nation can not afford to hire its sol? diers." Gov. Goldsborough of Maryland ex? pressed the belief that an extension Of measures of defense was neces? sary. Gov. Trammell of Florida felt that dependence was to be placed on ?.he citizen soldiery and was applauded when lie added: "If the European war last two years more, as seems likely, there will n??t be a first class army <>r navy In the world except our own." Adequate preparedness was urged by G<>\\ Stuart of Virginia, while from Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts came the BUggestlotl that State or federal provision he made for bringing Into the schools encouragement and op? portunity for the boys <d the lau i to develop as citizen soldiers. A new note was struck by ?Francis ES, McGovern, former governor <?r \\ isconsin: "We have been mentally chloro? formed," he exclaimed, "l?j this in? ternational propaganda r<><- peace, as it has been advanced in America. Our people have been overpcrsuuded by this movement which has dtibhed tin- uUlcers of our State militia 'tin soldiers' and has removed tin* ln centive of ollicer and man. I believe WELCH MINERS ON STRIKE. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND JOIN NEW WALKOUT* Object to Settlement by Runcimun and Quit In Spite of Federation's Advice. London, Aug. 27.?Reports from the South Wales coal fields this af? ternoon state that 25,000 miners al? ready iiave joined the new strike. The mine owners' federation sent an urgent request to the strikers today to return to work at once. The exe? cutive council of the miners' organiza? tion adopted a resolution today con? demning the new strike as unauthor? ized and urging the men to remain at work pending further negotiations. A deputation is on its way to Ixm don in an attempt to overcome Mr. Etunclmano' objection to reopening the matter. The recurrence o* labor troubles is due to growing dissatisfaction with the award of Walter Kunciman. pres? ident of the Hoard of Trade, who was arbitrator in the recent strike. The situation was strained further when the collieries learned that Mr. Kunci? man had declined to see a deputation. The miners charge Mr. Kunciman with going behind the arrangement made by David Lloyd-George and de? mand that Mr. Lloyd-George make good his promise to them. Dispatches from Cardiff when the strike was settled last month said that the terms accepted by the miners provided for a substantial increase in wages and other concessions to the strikers which were considered by them as tantamount to an admission Of the correctness of their claims on nearly all points. Mr. Lloyd-George won the men over not only by promis? ing concessions, but emphasizing the fact that uninterrupted operations of the coal mines was highly essential to the conduct of the war. Mr. Kunciman's award contained wage concessions but rejected a num? ber of demands relating to working conditions, hours of labor and arbi " ? PROSPECT FOR RATIFICATION. Ilaitien Parliament Expected Soon to Accept Convention for United states Protectorate. Washington, Aug. 27.?Prompt rat? ification of the proposed American protectorate treaty by the Ilaitien par? liament was forecast today in state department dispatches from Charge Davis at Port au Prince. President D'Artiguenave, head of the new gov? ernment, is believed to have assur? ances of support from senators and delegates to get favorable action with? in a few days. It became Known today that plans of the United States for putting Haiti in order contemplate calling on thy war department, if necessary, to fur? nish Officers for the island police from its corps of non-commissioned Officers who have developed and com? manded the Philippine constabulary. American marines will remain on the island pending setting up of the machinery of the protectorate. THINKS CAPITAL SAFE. Retell Points Out Protection Petro? grad Has. Petrograd. Aug. 2 7. (via London).? The Ketch points out that as the Rus? sian retirement covers the approach? es to Petrograd it is doubtful if the Germans, without undisputed posses? sion of the Baltic and particularly in the Gulf of Riga, could undertake risks attaching to operations against the capital this winter. .Moreover on the whole front from the Dvina to the Upper Bobr, it is noted the Germans have only two armies?that of Gen. von Buelow In Courland and that of Qcn. von Bich? horn on the Nlernen river. NO COTTON SEED CONSPIRACY. Buyers Have Not Combined to Force Seed Down, Says Committee. Washington, Aug. 2S.?No con? spiracy exists among the buyers to force lower prices for cotton seed ac? cording to the report of the investi? gators, which will be submitted to At? torney Genital Gregory. there is as little danger to the nation today as at any time in a score of years. Nevertheless, we can never be secure until we put tin* country in n state of real preparedness, such as its vast interests demand." The conference during the forenoon considered "Conservation of Man kind and Natural Resources," as dis? cussed by .bdm A. Di\ former gover? nor of \< \\ York, :ind by CloV. KrtlOSl C. Lister of Wa 1 . tfton. HO mm SENT C?RRANZA. only one reply considered possible. Case of Imprisoned Newspaper Marl Causing Some Concern in Washing? ton Circles. Washington, Aug. 27.?No reply, had been sent today to Carranza's in? quiry through Consul Silliman as to whether the Pan-American diplomats acted in their ollicial capacities in signing their recent peace appeal to the Mexican leaders. Officials reiter? ated that if there were any response there would be a message to Consul Silliman directing attention to the fact that the signc ^"^tu.ched their official titles. c , It becam ? .own today chat the case of II e^ /Francis, a newspaper corespond /imprisoned at Vera Cruz for ? /ing out dispatches un favorabf / Carranza, is giving the state ^ tment considerable con? cern. ^ / weeks ago a demand for his r ? e was ignored and all ef? fort' arrange bail have failed. To da/ resentations were renewed. Fr / is a British subject, though c. yed by an American concern. MARCHING TO ATTACK. Villa Troops Advancing for Assault on Auga Prieta. Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 27.?Gen. Choas and Gen. Mendez, with 3,500 Villa troops, are marching te attack Agua Prieta, opposite here, and are due within ten days, according to news received at Nogaies today. Gen. Maytorena, the Villa commander, has concentrated his army in Nogaies. The reoccupation of Magdalena by 500 Villa troops is reported here. MUNITIONS RELEASED. Arms and Cartridges Will go rhroogli to Mexican Chiefs. Los Angeles, CaL, Aug. 27.?More. I than 500,000 rounds of ammunlton md 64 cases of rifles, held up weeks ie*- rovernmeot it They*were intended for talbusterinsr expedition". were* leased today for shipment to Cairatsjft agents at Mazatlan. At the same time* orders were given to let 300,000 rounds of ammunition pass from Ca lexico, Cal., to Col. Esteban Cantu, Villa chieftain in Lower California. plans FOR RAID. Papers Rearing on TVtrtiOt? Disturb? ances Pound um Mexican. Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 27.?A Mexican arrested by rangers today at Monte Christi, Hidalgo county, was found to have a number of papers be? lieved to have an important bearing^ I on recent border raids, according to advices received here today. The Mexican, who, the rangers say, is one of Carranza's deserters who recently led posses a wild chase through Hidal vo county, was taken to the ranger camp at Pharr, Texas. Other arrests arc expected. ORDERED TO LEAVE. Foreman of Ranch Menaced With v Death by Mexicans. Laredo, Texas, Aug. 27.?Henry Bads, owner of a ranch between Hebronvtlle and Rio Grande City, Texas, reported to OfAcon here today that his foreman had been ordered by an armed bund of Mexicans to leave the country under penalty of death. Local authorities are investigating. IN FULLEST ACCORD. | Britain, Frame and Russia Work To ghether. London, Aug. 28.?The Petrograd correspondent of The Times says that he lias been authorized by Serguis Baxonoff, Russian foreign minister, to declare that the highest military au? thorities in Great Britain. France and Russia are in full accord on all ques? tions of strategy and that there has never been any difference of opinion among the high commands. Russia Starts Anew. London. Aug. L'S.?Gen. Polivanoff, Russian minister of war. announces that Russia is raising another 2,000, 000 men and that the fate of the cam? paign will not be decided before some time next year, according to the Petrograd correspondent of The 'Pinns. Rc\ohrlion hi Portugal. Lisbon. Aug. 28.?A royalist revolu? tion has resulted in bloodshed at sev eral places in Portugal, but the gov? ernment has the situation well in hand. .