Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J?N1VERS1TY OF S. a1 ffU IOVTGR WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Be Jant and Fear not?Ijet all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God'a and Troth'*." TEE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, 1M SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1916. VoLXLX. No. 14. FRENCH SUCCESS COKIINUES. CLAIM <i\IN or MORE UROtJND AT AHTOis AND OTHER POtHTC i\ \rtil UHI bat? tles. German Secretary Names Conditions on win, i, l*t?ce Will Ih? Declared. Disarmament of Belgium and Eree dnm of Germany from Attack Be? ing Two Chief Feature-ToWtu Claim Success Against Allies 111 Southeast. - A Paris. Oct. 1 (< MliclaD.-^n Artols we made progress and southeast of Neuville Um ?i'TMian cniiiit? r-attacks were repuls.-d War Soupier the eno- , my dellevered a violent cannonade and rille tire against our trenches, but did not follow it up with an infantry attack. In Champagne our rifle fire stopped the counter-attack in the re? gion of Masons. A number of prison? ers were taken in our advance last night north of Massiges, 111 private with six otllcers. GERM WV s PL At i: TERMS. Member of hop. Ministry An mmnrM Conditions on Which Pence will ho Made Berlin, Oct. 1.?The conditions on which Germany Is willing to make peace have been given out in an inter? view by Under Secretary of foreign Affairs /.Immi'rman and published In the Loko) Anzeiger. The conditions Include (insurance that Germany will not be attacked In the future, the dis? armament of Ib'lgium and tin- cr? i t am of , ite State of Poland. 11 is declared that Holland has nothing to fear from Germany. ADMIRAL COItSI PROMOTED. Commander of Italian Elect Appointed Minister of Marine. Ron e. Oct. 1?Admiral Corsl, the commander of the first division of the Italian Meet, has been appointed min? ister of marine to succeed Minister, Vtale, who resigned a few days ago on account of ill health THE BRITISH NOTE. It Is an Attempt to Justify English Position. Washington. (>ct. 2.?Great Brit? ain's attempt |0 justify the trad*- sit? uation will not have much weight, <>f Attals declai ty. The note is ac? cepted ns a direct defense of Consul Pklnner's charges that <:?. , t Hritaln Is trying to "take all the cream" of the Scandinavian ti.ide. The ti.-.iires will be sent to the department of com? merce to be checked up. The pack? ers toduy presented evidence to show that England sold their products to the Scandlnav lan trade. French Make More Gain*. Paris. Oct. 2.?Renewed assaults by the allies have resulted in further gain In the \i tis and champagne le? gions, according to the official st.ite ment f..di\ Booth wool ol Bauches the French have advanced to La Foil Heights Near Mesnil (lies took an Import ant I '<< rm.i n position. British Guns Silenced. I onstnntlnople. i>ct. ?The Turk? ish artillery silenced the British guns snd destroyed tin- machine gun po? sitions on the A no farts from on Prt? day, accordia^ to the otlicial Statement, Rt'KSI \N I I I I I sAll.s Expected to Attack Bulgarian Black s?<u Port-.. Petrograd. Oct. I.?A part of the Russian Black sea licet has left Odessa under sealed orders und It Is belles, d to be going to make a demon? stration off the Bulgarian coast. lit M.ARIA Ml sr decide. Russian t'ltimatum Expires This Af tcriKHia?War la'citril Within ih leaner*, London, Met. I,?Bulgaria is expoct? Od to enter the war within forty-eight hours Tin Russian ultimatum ex? pires at 4 oYb.ck this ulternoon and there Is no hope that Rulgaria will make n conciliatory an wer. Retro? grad dls; g|Sjhjg| stat?' that M. SavlnvWv. the Russian minister, is prepared to leave Sotia this ? ventng. Rus.-i,, |.s al? ready prep ii. d to attack Bulgaria I y lund and St i dem \l FROM Rl l<. \RI \. Holla Dl?|uit< h sin, t.erman OhVoi .\rv .Not in Command or Army. London. Oct. 4.?A Holin dispatch Under date of S. ptember :50th denies that German olli? eis are taking < barge of the Rolgarian army It a|v.? <\r pies that Mule ?i i.i i receiv ing ten mil ORDERED 10 LEAVE SOFIA. RUSSIAN MINISTI.K MIST DE? PART FROM BULGARIA, Nation GlVCfl Twenty-four Hours in Which to Make Brmk With Teu? tonic Miles and Oflicors LcatC lor Their Own Countries. retrograd (via London), Oct. :'??? The scmi-oltjcial news agency says UM ?ussjan minister lias been ordered to leave Sofia unless within 24 hours the Bulgarian government openly breaks' with Austria and Germany and send away Austrian and derman mili? tary oitlcers now in Bulgaria. Tin- news agency glvee the follow? ing note the minister at Sotia has been ordered to hand to M. lladoslavoli, the Bulgarian premiers "The gVenti Which ere taking place in Bulgaria at this moment give evi? dence of a definite decision of King Ferdinand s government to place the fate of its country in the hands of Germany. "The presence of German and Aus? trian ofllcers at the ministry Of war and on the staff ot the army, the con? centration Of troops in the zone bor? dering 4?ervia and the extensive finan cial support Accepted from our ene? mies by the Sofia cabinet no longer leave any doubt as to the object of the military preparation! of Bul? garia. "The powers of the entente who have at heart the realization of the aspira? tions of the Bulgarian people have, 'on many occasions, warned M. Rado slavoff that any hostile act against 'Servia would be considered as directed against themselves. The assurances given by the head of the Bulgarian cabinet in reply to these warning! are contradicted by the facts. "Tho representative of llussla, which Is bound to Bulgaria by the imperishable memory of her liiicra 'tlon from the Turkish yoke, can not sanction by his presence preparations for fratricidal aggression against a Slav agjd hilled people. The Russian minister, there/ore, has received or? ders to leave Bulgaria with all the staffs of the legation and consulates if the Bulgarian government does not within 21 Pours openly break with the enemies Of the Slav cause and of RussU und does not at once proceed to send away ofllcers belonging to armies Of States which are at war with the Kassians. BtL(.\KI\ FOR PEACE. Threatening Norn* of Her NclghlrOrs. London. (?et. ::.?Bulgaria is threat ening none of her neighbors and still hopes for a pacific settlement whirl; ? win take her interests to account," tayi I Semi-official statement issued Friday el lofls and sent to Router's. The statement was Issued because Of the attitude taken by the Fremb and Russian pres.-'. It declared Bul? garia mobilised to face a new situ? ation and assure her national exist? ence as well OS her future. lion dollars a day from Germany. Ill LGARS AM) srilltS EIGHT. Neu Balkan War Has Started on Frontier. Parin Od 4,?Sharp skirmishes between Bulgarian and Serbian out ioists have occurred near Belogradshlk according to dispatc hes reac hing here, which state thai the fighting took place not far from the railway running to Nlah, YEXEXILON AT SALONIKA. Greek Prensler Preparing to Meet Bul> i garia's Attack. Athena, <?ct. 4.? Premier Vonesllos has gone to Salon II a on his mission concern I m Bulgaria's threatening at? titude. A \'i h dispatch reports that desertions from the Bulgarian army are assuming grave proportions. IT'KTIIF.It GAINS AT ARTOIS. Allies Continue Their Successes on Western l-'rout. Paris, ??et. t.?Official?Further progress has been achieved by Iho al? lies in the Artoi.s region. In fierce trench lighting around Glvenchy the allies captured an important road junction. Their was also severe indit? ing south of Attas. The French air Heel dropped forty bombs on the Bublon Hallway station at Mets. Bf<? LOHMEN foil \U,|i:s. I rencli lams ISff,fMMI and English SO> mm Men. Hays Berlin. Berlin, Oct. I.?Tin- German esti? mates place the Frencii los e.; ;it one hundred and thirty thousand and Ibe British b?sses it sixty thousand In the i ? e. ni IlghtlliH in I be Artols and BIG LOAN HELPS TRADE. THOUGHT THAT BUSINESS WILL Hi: INCREASED BY LOAN TO ALLIES. Prosnccta for Prosporit) ( 0111111110 to Improve, According to Dun's Tmde Bcview. New York, Oct. 1.?Tomorrow Dun's review will say; ' Success of the foreign loan nego? tiations foreehadowe a further exten? sion of American enterprise and em phasises the position occupied by this country in the field ?>f International finance. With constructive factors multiplying, prospects steadily bright? en and actual gains in business are now more in keeping witli the growth, of optimistic views. Without excep? tion reports from leading centres tell Of accumulating evidence of progress and only in isolated cases, such as in the lumber trade, is depression still manifest. Development of fall busi? ness is exceeding expectations in some quarters and expanding requirements are a feature in the dry goods mar? kets, which are buoyant, in response to the rapid rise in raw cotton.' Though the dyestuffs shortage con? tinues I handicap, the textile situation generally shows distinct Improvement Pressure upon the steel mills is so great that producers are chiefly con-' cerned with the problem of making; deliveries, conditions in this respect being further complicated by the re? cent rush of railroad equipment or ders, The industrial boom is not alone confined to the East; it has spread to1 the West and South and in the latter section manufacturing plants that have la-en idle for years are resuming. "Weekly bank clearings $3,673,829,-. 572." ALLIES WILL - USE SALONIKI, Landing of Anglo-French Expedition About to Take Place?Promise Erom Greece, Paris, Oct. 3.?The landing of ah Anglo-French expedition jit Saloniki preparatory to meeting possible eventualities in the Balkans Is about to take place, according to The Temps, which adds that Greece gave her ap? proval last April to the use of this Dost, although it was not expected then that the present contingency would arise. The Temps also states that the quadruple entente powers have noti? fied Greece that their joint proposals recently submitted to Bulgaria have been withdrawn. These proposals de jt,tiled concessions Servia was willing to make in Macedonia and Bulgaria I was asked if the concessions would assure the cooperation with other Balkan states. I "Without replying," The Temps says, "Bulgaria mobilized, and the al? lies now withdraw their proffered con? cessions of Macedonian territory." I_,_. Till: HESPERIAN TORPEDO. Fragments Sent to Navy Department for Examination. I Washington, Oct. 2.?The fragments of metal found on the Hesperian after thai ship was torpedoed or struck by a mine have reached the state depart? ment together with the sworn state? ment of tlie officers that the vessel was torpedoed. The metal has been sent t.? the navy department for ex? amination by experts to determine whether the fragments came from a mine or torpedo. Oldest Paper Suspends Publication. Newhury Port. <>et. 2.?The New bury Port Herald, established in 177:'.,, suspended today, it had never missed ! an issue, and was one of the oldest newspapers in the country. Champagne regions, The German loss? es are given as less than one-fifth ot t his miiiilii i*. The general staff's review of the al? lied offensive on the western fron! sti:?s that if den. Jo ff re Intended to1 comp? i the whole German line to ie-1 tile the results cannot be called a brilliant vet nv notwithstanding Ihe allies had the aid of nearly every "mu? nition factory in the world, including those in tin United States.'' LANDED AT SALONIKA. Large Force of French Troops Moving to Bulgarian i Von tier. G. 'i. v a, 1 let. I.?A large fort.I French troops have landed at Kuloniku and lire beim: moved to Drama and' Duk, near the llulgarian frontb r. Greek Forts in state oi siege. London. < let, I. An Alla ns ills- ' patch S'ivs a stale of siege was <h el ar? id Sunday III Athens and Piraeus, i 1'lraCUS |S the port Ol Athens. WHEAT BRITAIN HAS POUND MEANS TO HANDICAP UNDER WATER BOATS. Submarine Telephonen, Huge Nets, Destroyers, Aeroplanes ami last Patrol Craft Have Destroyed Prom 50 to TO German Unterseebooten. Washington, Oct. 1.?Great Britain thai discovered and put Into effective [operation means of combating sub? marines, which according t?> official reports to the United stains govern? ment already have resulted in a loss estimated at between BO and 70 Ger? man submarines. The reports declare that the British admiralty confidently believes it has crushed the German undersea campaign. New methods of offense and defense that may revolutionise naval warfare have been adopted, ami high British naval officers are of the opinion that unless the effectiveness of the sub? marine is increased, it no longer will be a menace to commerce and battle lleets. The British censorship has prevent? ed the disclosure of details concerning the developments. Within the last 'three weeks, however, confidential re? ports to various government depart? ments from representatives in Euro? pean capitals of neutral as well as belligerent countries have confirmed the British admiralty's view that an effec tive means of dealing with the submarine has been found. These reports are being closely scrutinized on account of the bearing they may have on the naval policy of the United States. They reaffirm of? ficers of the navy in their conviction that the dreadnought still is the main? stay in warfare on sea. According to the reports, destruc? tion or capture of ."0 submarines ac? tually had been reported several weeks ago and it was regarded as pos? sible that ihe number might have reached TO. A dinner was given re? cently in London which, while not a ?ormal state affair, was attended by high government officials in celebra? tion of the destruction of the 50th underwater enemy. Reports of the dinner apparently were suppressed by the censor. While the greatest secrecy is thrown around the means employed the United States has information con? cerning the principal methods. I A submarine telephone has been de? veloped by which it is possible to de? tect the approach of a submarine from Observation boats or stations planted off shore connected with points in the mainland. For capturing craft whose presence has not been detected or even sus? pected, the government's reports de? scribe how huge nets have been stretched across the channels and in open waters near steamship lanes or in the vicinity of warships nets sus? pended between floats have been spread broadcast. Armed patrol boats watch and when the floats disappear beneath the1 water, showing that sub? marine has become entangled, the patrol congregate at the place and when the victim comes to the surface' jas it Inevitably must to disentangle itself, it is destroyed or captured. A special type of mine- also has been devised w hich has been very suc? cessful. Tin- German methods of supplying submarines With >?.! and provisions, either at sea or from concealed places along the? coasts of the' British isles, have' been ferreted out and elispe>sed of. This compels the boats to return to their base's at more frequent inter? vals and lease's them only a compara? tively short time for effective duty. Destroyers, the> reports declare, be? come expert in the game of submarine hunting, and armed trawlers also haw proved effective. But the greatest single' factor, it is said, has been a newly built licet e>f I small seugoing motor boats, armed with eine or two three-inch guns ami possessing high speed. These boats literally swarm over suspected ex? panses of the water and cover almost every mile of the channels of com? merce adjacent to Great Britain. As a submarine must rise' frequently to renew its air supply and recharge the storage batteries by which it is pro? pelled when submerged, one in the territory covered by the' scouts is al? most certain to be eventually se-cn and destroyed. These" small be?ats have been built in large numbers in Kngiand ami it is reported that about ."?m? nre being constructed in tin- Unit? ed Slates and Panada to be shipped i'< seel Ions to Qreal I Iritaln. Aeroplanes are described as exceed? ingly use ful in locating and following the trail of submarines. Thej ran de? tect one 1'"? feet belle, itll tile' StirfUCO. It is the habit, ibe reports say, of the Ucrmun submarines u> .dip into favor L. h. BAKER MAKES ARRANGE* BIENT8 FOR EXHIBITS. Under New System Prizes Worth $08 j Will be Distributed for Best Dis-1 plays?No Entrance Fees for Lads. Columbia. Oct. 2.?Announceme v was made by State fair officials ves? day that the fee Of $10, which W ?> | have been collected tor each eV -? corn club boys, had bet n C* BO. This foe was regarded as a deterrent factor In enlisting entries from the corn clubs, and in4 consequence was removed, that the youngsters from all sections of the State might be encour? aged to bring exhibits to the State fair. Another inducement was offered in the matter of enlarged premiums In this department. Previously, pre? miums amounting only to $37.50 were to have been awarded. Under the new arrangement prises amountiug to I $08 will be paid, and no entrance fees will be collected. Immediately upon the decision, L, L. Baker, supervising agent of the boys' club work in this State, dispatched circulars to all corn club members throughout the State, i urging attendance upon the Stale fair i and explaining the schedule of pre l miums to be paid. In class A prizes, $40 will be dis? tributed. These are for the greatest yield per acre, combined w ith the best [written report of production, the best profit paying investment and the best ten ears from the crop. The first prize In this class is for $15; the sec? ond $10 and a third $5. Where the entry consists only of the ten-ear exhibit, without history of crop or estimated cost of production, prizes amounting to $23 will be paid. I The three premiums in this class are I$10, $8, and $"> respectively. I For the single ear exhibits, prizes to the value of $10 will be paid. These are $7, $5 and $3. Mr. Baker em? phasizes that these prizes are sepa? rate and distinct from all other county and State pries offered, and are in? tended only to substiute for the pre? mium list originally adrJptecT by" the jBtate fair. Mr. Baker believes that he will have as many as 1 MO exhibits. The corn club boys will also be a prom? inent factor In the harvest jubilee pa? rade. These will be dressed in farm life regalia, the outfit designated bc j ing overalls and a broad brimmed pal? metto hat, emphasising the harvest se ason idea. Each boy will bear as a staff a huge stalk of corn, a fitting emblem of the "sacred order of corn club boys." I SIX MORE MIDDIES TO STATE. _ Daniels' Plan Would Increase South Carolina's Apportionment by Half , Dozen. Washington, Oct. 2.?If congress acts favorably upon the recommenda ? tion of Secretary Daniels that the quota of midshipmen at Annapolis be increased by 300 additional young men. South Carolina would have an opportunity to sjend ;jt least a half dozen more boys to Annapolis than at present. Mr. Daniels told Representative Padgett, chairman of the naval com? mittee, today that he had definitely decided to ask congress to provide for at least 300 more young men at the Naval academy. It is assumed that this number will be asked for each I iyear. ? ~ able positions along the steamer lanes and lie on the bottom for long periods rising occasionally to the surface for observation and other purposes. As the batteries are not exhausted by this method, only a very brief stay on tin- surface is necessary to renew the air supply and take a hurried ob? servation. Undersea boats adopting these tactics have been the most dif? ficult to catch. Here the aeroplane has shown its greatest usefulness as the comparatively shallow water along much of the British coast makes it possible for the aeroplane operators to see the ships lying on the bottom. The aeroplane notes the position und notifies the nearest destroyer or patrol boat which speeds to the sped and awaits for the submarine to rise. TO CHASE I -DOATS. Fast Motor Launches Shipped to Great Britain. Huston, Oct. l.?Six LOO-horse power gasoline launches, each with a guaranteed speed of 25 knots an hour and an unusually large fuel rapacity, wate loaded today on board the Ley land liner Bohemian, Which sails to? morrow for Liverpool. It was report? ed that the launches are to he used for naval service and thai they constitute the I Irs ( consignment of a contract for it) such boats, LIEUT. HICHOLLS KILLED. SPAR" JCUG YOUTH NU AT ? AfkTTLtE FRONT. I < *2 died Statte to Joint British Jlory Soon After European War ^ mh Declared?May Bring Body * 4ome. Spartanburg, Sept. HO.?William Montague Nicholls, .second lieutenant of the British royal artillery, son of .Judge and Mrs. Georue W. Nicholls of this city, and brother of S. J. Nieholls, member-elect of congress from this district, was killed at the front in France in the lighting that took place there between the English and Ger? man forces last Sunday and Monday, according to official announcement received here this morning from the British war oilice by members of his family. The following dispatch was received this morning by Judge Nich? olls: London, England, Sept. 30.?Deep? ly regret to inform you that Second Lieut. W. M Nicholls, lt. F. A., was killed in action between 2G-27th Sep? tem!-er. I^)rd Kitchener expresses sympathy." Lieut. Nicholls, who left for Eng? land soon after the European war was declared, having resigned from the Fnited States Naval academy at An? napolis a year previous to become a member of his father's law firm here, spent fit veral months in London be? fore his service in the English army was accepted, but finally, after tak? ing the oath of allegiance to England, secured a commission as second lieu? tenant in the royal artillery and was sent to the front about a year ago. <)n March 21 he was wounded, be? ing shot through the thigh. This ; caused him to spend several months in a hospital, but, recovering from i that wound, he was again sent to the front, possibly three months ago. News of his death was not a sur? prise to members of his family here, since the dispatches of the last few days announcing the advance of the forces of the allies in France and Bel? gium caused them to realize that Lieut. Nicholls was in the thick of the fighting. Efforts will he made to have Lieut. Nicholls' body recovered and return? ed to this city for burial. Such a re? quest has been sent to the British war office by Judge Nicholls. The state department at Washington has been asked to aid. Montague Nicholls will be remem? bered in football circles as quarter? back of Navy team of 1911. J BETTER WAGES FOR LABOR. - Weekly Earnings of Employes in Hosi? ery and Vnderwear Mills on In? crease. j Washington. Oct. 3.?The United [States bureau of labor statistics has just issued a bulletin showing the rates of wages, hours of labor per week, and weekly earnings em? ployes in hoisery and underwear man? ufacturing. The report is based on figures secured from the payrolls of 75 representative esta' lishments lo? cated in H states, these establish? ments employing in 1914 more than 32,000 persons, or more than 25 per cent, of the total employes in the en lire industry. Figures showing full time hours of labor per week and rates of wages per hour are presented for the years 1007 I > 1014, inclu? sive, and full time weekly earnings for the years 1910 to 1914, inclusive. The average full time weekly earn? ings of the employes in this industry in 1014 were 2 per cent, higher than in 1013, S per cent, higher than in 1912, and 12 per cent, higher than in 191] or 1010. The average full time hours of labor per week in 1914 were 1 per cent, lower than in 1013, 3 per cent, lower than in 1012 and i per cent, lower than in 1011 and 1910. In the several establishments visited the" hours e>f labor per wee?k In lint diel not exceed 10, e>xccpt in a few cases, tbe> average being slightly less than 68 hours. The average rates of wages per hour In 1914 were I per cent, higher than in 1013, 11 per cent, higher than In 1012, IS pe r cent, high? er than in 1011, and 19 per cent, higher than in 1010. Owing te> the ro duction of hours the increase' in full time weekly earnings between 1910 and 101 l was nol see great as in rates of wages per hour. COTTON CROP CONDITION. Given as <?o.K Against 11.5 Last Year? Indicates small Cotton Crop. Washington, Oct. 4.--The conditio? of cotton September 25th is reported at 80.8 per cent of normal, against 73.5 last year. The- estimated yield this year i* 10.060,000 baton,