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THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June,
SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1915.
VoLXLI. No. Ht
CHAMPAGNE FIGHT CONTINUES
FIERCE FIGHTING WITH LITTLE
CHANGE ON WESTERN
FRONT.
Further IVtali* Obtained From Front
of Victory of French o\cr Bulgare
If Car StrumnlUa?Fire From MM ?1
Warship* Almost BcstroyM Town?
Report Circulated of Rcsi^ itlon of
Greek Cabinet.
Parts, Oct. 26.?The great battle in
Champagne continues. Tho official
statement aaya the ' l>attlo continues
foot by foot In Champane with slight
fluctuations. A sharp attack north?
east of Maaaigea made us masters of a
German trench." ?w
i ? I 'KM AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
(la I ma Victory in Serbia uud Ad?
vance in Champagne.
Berlin. Oct. 26.?Tho of.cial state?
ment today claims the capture of the
**t?hta at Vlshegrad in Serbia, the re?
capture of two hundred anj| fifty
yards of trenches from the French In
Champagne, and continued ptogress
against tho Russians by (Jon. von
Hlndenberg.
GREEK CABINET RESIGNS.
Vnoonflrmrd Report From Athens of
Cabinet Trouble.
Rome, Oct. 26.?A report is current
that the Greek neutral cabinet, head?
ed by Zalmla. has resigned. The
Greek legation has refused to con?
firm or deny this report.
AFSTRIANS TAKE VALJEVO.
Advance Dccomlng Rapid as Serbians
Retreat to Mountains.
Vienna, Oct. 26.?Valjevo has been
captured by the Austrians. Tho Aus?
trian advance Is evidently becoming
more rapid as the Serbians retreat to
mountain positions.
FRENCH DEFEAT BL'LGARS.
Victory Won Bulgarian .Soil Ne: r
Paria, Oct. 26.?The French won a
big victory over the Bulgarians on their
own territory October 22, according
to the official statement, which states
that the Bulgars were defeated along
the entire front near Strumltza. re?
ports that tho French were thrown
back to the right bank of the Vardar
river are denied.
Dedcgatch Almost Destroyed.
Berlin, Oct. 26.?A dispatch from
Sofia states that the ki i i'nf <>f
the unfortified town of Medegatch has
been destroyed by the Albes' lleet. The
bodle* of twenty-flvo women and chil?
dren ha- ? eOM r. ( >\? red from tho
ruins. There is great indignation over
the outrage.
WILL DECIDE ROUMANIAN STAlfTJ
Russia Asks Roiimanla to Allow
Troops to Cr.>ss Country.
London. Ott, If,? Russia has asked
B<?\'inu\ii la all on Um Russian army
M SraSi that country to Join the An
gln-French nrd Serbian forces In Ser?
bia. No answer has yet been re?
turned.
ATTACKS MARE ON CABINET.
Op|?OHltloii I to news light on British
Ministry and Hcorguni/utinii May
he Effected.
London. t>ct. 27. ?Leaders of the
apposition have renewed their at?
tacks on UM eahlael and ? shake-up is'
Imminent. Pn mier Aaqutth has sab
ndtted a scheme to the king for the
reduction of the size of the cabinet.
Lord North Cllffe, a I Itter OppOBSBl of
the present mtnh.try, nay ;,et a falto,
If reorganization occurs.
ITALIANS SCI I i it HEAVILY.
IciiH' Mimv Mm on Field After At?
tack* on Mobcrdo Plateau
Vienna, Ort. L'T. ? BaormoUS |OgS4 I
wore Inflicted on tho Italians accord?
ing to the Austrian war OliCD. which
stated that the Italians' |af| :i,00o dead
on tho Hold nt DohSfio plateau and
2.500 at other sectors of the front,
after their reeent attacks. Tbc Rai
plans an> maintaining a stendy offen?
sive move along the Styr river.
BARELY EHCAPE DEATH.
I o i I. and Ircnoli Rulers Near Call
Ing Shell? In Vlsll to I root.
Paris. Oct. 27.?King Georg?? ami
sYaMwaai Pnlaealre narrowly eseap
ed death Ifhlie \MMng the front wT
Tu?sdav. Several Hindis f?u within n
fe yards or them,
Italinn? Defeat \u?trlnrw.
Rome, < >, i 2?.?The olllclal state
MAGNITUDE OF PLOT GROWS.
GERMAN agents PLANNED TO
blow Ol* r.v TOHlKS VALUED
AT half billion.
Pottos Sprung Trap too Soon to So
SSJMJ Information to Convict Load"
eis In riot, Officials Think?$:10,000
Raised by Plotters.
Now York, Oct. 27.?Anoymous
communications received by govern?
ment agents indicate that the Fay
plotters planned to destroy i;teol and
ammunition mills valued at five hun?
dred million dollars. Officers are
keeping close watch for Max Preltung,
a nephew of the millionaire banker,
who is alleged to have collected $30,
000 for the plotters. Officials arc be?
ginning to think tho police sprung the
trap too soon to assure the conviction
of tho men higher up.
DETECTIVES WILL WATCH SHIPS.
Secret Service Men Rushed to Boston,
Philadelphia and Norfolk to Pro?
tect Ships.
Washington, Oct. 27.?More secret
service men were rushed to Boston,
Philadelphia and Norfolk in connee
tlon with the dynamiting plot. The
accomplices of Fay are Raid to bo
planning the destruction of vessels ly?
ing outside of New York to divert at?
tention from that point. Svery vessel
[at the three points mentioned will be
watched night and day.
Max Rroitung Arrested.
New York, Oct. 27.?Max Breitung.
a nephew of the millionaire banker,
wanted for his part in the Fay plot,
surrendered today. He was released
on $23,000 bail.
When Breitling was nr.iigned he
was cool and rmlline. He referred
all questions to his attorney. He will
bo tried on November 4th for con?
spiracy.
mcnt today reports the capture of an
Austrian fortress Cordevole valley,
and another in tho Plava zone. At
Coldllana the Italians captured Aus?
tral n tronohea which were .filled with
dead. A further advance is reported
on the Ison?o front, where the Aus?
trian trenches were captcred.
FRENCH MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Premier Vivlana Resigns und Entire
Cabinet Resigns.
Paris, Oct. 28.?Premier Vivlana
resigned today. This was followed by
the collapse of the entire cabinet.
Arlstide Brland, the Socialist, was of
farad the premiership by President
Pi'ineare and he Immediately started
forming a new ministry. Gon. Gal?
lo ni was offered the ministry of war,
Paul Painlcve, (nd Deputies Defryci
net, Leon Bourgeois, and Smile
Combes will he given plaees. M.
Laoaat was mnde minister of ma?
rine. Premier Vivinni resigned rather
than reform his cabinet, which was
demanded as the result of the Balkan
I c risis.
GERMAN AGENTS RESPONSIBLE.
Now York, Oct. 2X.?A new confes?
sion by Fay involves tho German se?
en t atrvtoa no seriously that another
diplomatic controversy with the K.ii
s? r's governnu nt may result He de?
clares that the v hole scheme to de?
stroy ships was hatched by German
g genta Tho Information has been
forwarded to Washington. Detectives
are hunting others involved in the
plot.
Bulgais Cupture Pirlot.
London, Oct. 2S?Ptrlot, the strong*
ost fortress In Serbia, has been cap?
tured by the Bulgare, according to tho
Salonika correspondence of tho Dally
Mail.
French Hold Strumnitza.
Salonika, Oct. 28,?The French
troops have occupied Strumnltsa, Bul
inrla, ..mi are now advancing toward
Istlb.
Fighting |a Light.
I'M is. Oct. 27 (Official)?There
were only patrol engagements during
i Ml night
Serbians Retake Hak HO,
Athena, Oct. IS.?The Serbians have
recaptured ITakub, according t<> n Ba
Innlk i dlai ateh.
British Cruiser Wrecked.
London, ??,.f. n?TjM> ur|t|Mh ends
er Argyll, eleven thousand tons,
wna wrecked on Ihe Scottish <.h
iortng a gale, The crew wore saved
Raws laws llosnhnrd Varna.
Rome, Oot II. Ituaalan warships
arc again shelling Varna, liulgai I u
' ANTI-DUMPING"" LAWS.
WILSON DISCUSSES WITH ADVIS?
ERS PLANS TO GUARD AMER?
ICAN TRADE.
Amendments to Clayton Ad Consid?
ered Best Safeguard Against Unfair
Competition.
Washington, Oct. 27.?Legislation
to aid American merchants to take
advantage of trade opportunities
growing out of the war and to pro?
tect home industry against ruinous
foreign competition upon the restora?
tion of peace, was considered today
by President Wilson. In conference
with Secretary Itedfleld of the depart?
ment of commerce and Chairman
Davies of the federal trade commis?
sion the president favorably received
suggestions as to legislation.
As a result of the confeience Secre?
tary liedlleld will recommend to con?
gress a law making selling by foreign
firms at less than the cost of produc?
tion hero "unfair competition," pun?
ishable under the anti-tiust laws. A
similar recommendation will be made
by the federal trade commission in its
annual report to congress, which also
is expected to propose an amendment
to the Clayton anti-trust law to legal?
ize combinations for the operation of
cooperative selling agencies abroad.
Both of these subjects have been
exhaustively investigated by the de?
partment of commerce and by the
federal trade commission. It is prob?
able that they will be dealt with by
the president in his opening mesrago
to congress.
The federal trade commission has
held hearings throughout the country
to develop information as to the need
for cooperative selling agencies, and
while no report has yet been made, it
is understood that the commission is
practically unanimous in favoring an
amendment to permit their establish
, ment.
In considering proposals for legis?
lation to prevent foreign materiala
flooding tho American market with
products at prices below the coft of
production commerce officials have
tfeje*te^p*sn*s?- calling for tAjrlZvAv
amendments.
Secretary Redfleld made it apparent
that he believed the "anti-dumping"
problem could best be met through
congress In the Clayton anil-trust act.
RECALL IN COLUMBIA.
Petitions Pray Governor to Order Elec?
tion to Recall Mu>or Oriflitli.
Colum' la, Oct. 28.?Five or six pe?
titions to the governor of South Caro?
lina asking him to order an election
for the recall of Mayor Lewie A. Grif?
fith of Columbia are being circulated,
according to a statement made yester?
day by W, Anderson Clarkson, who
acted as spokesman for the citizens'
committee during its investigation of
the mayor's official conduct. The ad?
verse report of the committee was re?
jected by a mass meeting of citizens
at the couvt house on the night of
October 22 by a vote of 81 to 71.
The act creating the commission
form of government f<>r Columbia pro?
vides, that for the recall election of a
mayor or member of council, the peti?
tion must be signed by at least 20 per
cent, of the entire votes cast at the
primary election which chose the
candidate at the last preceding muni?
cipal election.
In the second Democratic primary
In the spring of 11)14, when Lewie A.
Griffith, M. I)., was nominated for
mayor, there were 2,f.ol) votes cast in
the mayoralty election, Tho petition
for his recall, therefore, must contain
the signatures of 528 qualified regis?
tered electors.
After such a petition has been com
1 letcd, verified and submitted to the
governor, the act provides that the
governor shall order an election for
i day not later than 30 days and not
earlier than two weeks.
BORDER SITUATION SERIOUS.
(aOVOraor of TCXa* Asks for More
Troops.
Washington, <>ct. 2v,?Declaring
that conditions on the border arc more
dangerous than at any previous time,
Governor Ferguson, of Texas, has ap?
pealed to the President to send more
troops. There are many lawless ban?
dit.'-: on the border nnd the Americans
are in danger of their lives.
Dili Not \sk for TrnO))H.
Washington, < >< t 2v.-- [Secretary Tu?
multy gnve out n corrected statement
this afternoon statin.; thai (low Fer?
guson hnd asked Presldenl Wilson lo
urge tlen, Carransn to stop border
raids. Tho statement Ihnl the govern?
or naked for more troops was an er?
ror.
AVIATORS "SIT TIGHT AND DRAW
PAY."
Documents Introduced to Show Con?
nivance Between Office? in Aviation
Service.
San Francisco, Oct. 2G.?Letters
purporting to show that there was an
understanding between Capt. Arthur
Cowan, commanding the North Island
aviation school near San Diego, Cab,
and Col. Samuel Reber, head of the
aviation section at Washington, re?
garding the promotion of certain offi?
cers of the aviation corps were in?
troduced at today's hearing of the
! courtmartial of Lieut. Col. Lewis E.
Goodicr, judge advocate of the west?
ern department of the United States
army.
Col, Goodier is accused of exceed?
ing his authority by inspiring charges
against Capt. Cowan, who has been
drawing "dying pay" for two years
to which, it has been charged, he
was not entitled. Lieut. T. F. Dodd,
one of the San Diego army aviators,
who preferred charges against Capt.
Cowan, previously testified that the
school commander was incompetent.
Capt. Cowan spent the entire day
on the stand as a witness for the
prosecution.
In a letter written July 21, 1914,
by Col. Reber to Capt. Cowan, the
commander was urged to have certain
aviators qualify as soon as possible
so they would be eligible to "flying
pay."
"All you have to do," the letter
read, as introduced today, "is to sit
tight and draw your pay."
It was brought out in the testimony
that Lieut. William L. Patterson had
been recommended as a junior mili?
tary aviator early in 1914 and re?
ceived his appointment soon after?
ward, although up to that time, It
was said, he never had made a flight
alone. Also it was said he had been
drawing nearly $400 a month since
September of last year as extra pay.
A letter written last January by
Col. Rober^ to Capt. Cowan was Intro?
duced in which Col. Reber said that
Lieut. Patterson'Snarno neveV"*-!^
peared on the weekly flignt reports.
"I am afraid," the letter said, "some
day some one is going to question as
to how it Is he qualified as an aviator."
According to the correspondence
Col. Reber wrote to Capt. tCowan in
December last saying, "it is rather
embarrassing to me because Patter?
son has not spent an hour in the air.
Nobody has noticed it yet. and no
questions have been asked."
On May 11 of this year, in a letter
to Capt. Cowan, Col. lieber wrote,
with reference to the charges against
Capt. Cowan, according to tho testi?
mony: "All you have to do is to keep
quiet. I think I'll get one or two scalps
before I get through with this. Let
rno handle this matter alone."
It was brought out that before go?
ing to Europe in the summer of 1914,
Col. lieber left word with Capt. O. S.
Williams, disbursing oflicer of the sig?
nal corps, that as soon as Capt. Cowan
made any recommendations regarding
promotions they he acted upon with?
out delay.
Capt. Cowan testified Lieut. Patter?
son had spent but 54 minutes In the
air at the time he qualified as a junior
military aviator. Capt. Cowan said his
first actual flight alone was In July,
191.1. This was a straightaway flight,
taking him, he said, only about 80
feet in the air. About tho middle of
August, he said, he made another
(light, this time in a hydroaeroplane.
Since then, Capt. Cowan said, he had
made live or six flights or more alone.
The hearing will he continued to?
morrow.
THE DARDANELLES IMPREG?
NABLE.
Capt. Aslimeede-Rartlett Says Allies
Cti!i Not Progress Against Turkey.
London, Oct. 2S.?In a lecture last
night on the Dardanelles operations
Capt. Ellis Ashmeade-Dartlett, the
British press representative In that
campaign, said that although the al?
lies were firmly established In the
Dnrdnnollos ho did not think there
was chance of a further advance.
"The Turks are too numerous and
skillful." said Capt. Ashmende-Bnrt
lett. "Despite their losses there are
m?w not less than 800,000 Turks under
arms and the longer they fight the
more formidable and experienced
they become in the methods of do
fense. With the participation of Bul?
garin wo can no longer hope to gel
through to Constantinople."
Discussing the work of British dip?
lomats In Turkey and tho Balkans,
tho lecturer, using an expressive
British sin n't phrase, said th-> nation
bad been btidly "lei down" bj it
diplomacy In the Near Fast.
nui kt omni.
FEDERAL TROOPS WILL PRE
VENT RAID THROUGH
TEXAS.
Armed Opponents of Cur ran/a Govcrn
ment Considered as Outlaws if They
Intrude.
Washington, Oct. 27.?Should Villa
troops cross the border and attack
the Mexican town of Agua Prieta
from the Texas side, as press reports
from the scene have indicated they
might do, fliey would he treated as
outlaws, disarmed and in the event of
resistance shot down by United States
troops. Officials of the state and war
departments made this clear tonight
although no official advices had been
received that such developments were
in prospect.
Maj. Gen. Funston, commanding the
American border forces, has full au?
thority to take any necessary steps
to prevent violation of American ter?
ritory by Mexican armed parties, short
Of actually invading Mexico. An or
der to cross the border would have
to come from Washington; but if bul?
lets fall on the American side during
any battle across the line Gen. Fun?
ston may use his artillery to drive
the combatants away.
In a message to Gen. Funston yes?
terday, Secretary Garrison renewed
general instructions for the conduct
of the border patrol. With the recog?
nition of the Carranza regime as the
de facto government of Mexico, the
border situation is somewhat changed.
Should armed men In revolt against
that government cross the line they
would be considered, officials explain?
ed, merely as outlaws. Should Car?
ranza soldiers he forced to flee into
American territory they would be dis?
armed but permitted to return to
Mexico at some other point on the
border where their arms would be
returned to them. In the event of a
battle at Agua Prieta, in which Gen.
Funston found it necessary to use his
guns to protect American lives and
property, it is said that they undoubt?
edly would be trained upon the out?
laws, not upon the Carranza forces.
Intimations rea^x?T^ashlngton to^1
day that Gov. Ferguson of Texas might
ask President W'lson for a wider use
of the federal troops in the vicinity
of Brownsville. Some officials sug?
gested that the governor might him?
self declare martial law within a re?
stricted zone and ask the aid of the
federal government in rounding up
the bandits and outlaws therein. As
it is, officials say, federal troop3 now
are perhaps exceeding a strict inter?
pretation of their powers in garrison?
ing Texas towns.
AERIAL FLEET PLANNED.
Army and Navy Officials Working for
Big licet of Aeroplanes.
Washington, Oct. 2S.?Having
learned the lesson taught by the Euro?
pean war, the army and navy have
begun experiments to bring the Unit?
ed States flying corps to the front. A
series of stations will he established,
covering the entire coast line of the
United States, Panama, and the Texas
border. Two million dollars will be
spent on aeronautics next year, and
six million within five years, accord?
ing to the present plans. Hydro?
aeroplanes from stations will be able
to scout hundred miles to sea, making
a surprise invasion impossible.
MURDER IX LEXINGTON.
Charlie Roof Killed by Frank Griffith.
Lexington, Oct. 27.?Charlie M.
Roof is dead and T. Frank Griffith is
charged by a coroner's jury with hav?
ing killed him.
The homicide occurred at about S.15
o'clock this afternoon while Mr. Roof
was on his return home from Lexing?
ton and almost within sounding dis?
tance of his home and the home where
Mr. Griffith has been making his home
during the past few months, he hav?
ing been engaged in farming with
Roof.
The dead man belongs to one of
the most prominent and well known
families of this county, being a broth?
er to Austin Boot*, for many years
rural carrier on Route No. 3 leading
out from this town. Mr. Griffith
Is no h ss prominent. He is a brother
of Capt. D. J. Griffith, for years su?
perintendent of the staie penitentiary.
According to the testimony of two
men, eyewitnesses, Henry B. Smith,
a progressive young farmer residing
mar the late home of tho deceased,
and llaskell <;. Garner, a negro labor?
er. Mr. Griffith shot Mr. Roof while
the latter had his hands extended in
I he air nfter hnving begged him not to
shoot him, appealing to him in pltl
ful terms. The entire charge entered
t he abdomen.
CONDITIONS BROWING BETTER.
STATC DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
OPTIMISTIC ON MEXICO.
Encouraging Information Given ?
Baklimetieff on Query Regarding
Recognition of Carranza.
Washington, Oct. 25.?Conditions
throughout Mexico are showing mark?
ed improvement, according to an an?
nouncement today by Secretary Lan?
sing. The secretary was able to give
an optimistic report of the situation
to George Bakhmeiieff, the Russian
ambassador, who made inquiries to?
day preparatory, it is believed, to ad?
vising his governr ?^?4 concerning rec?
ognition. The Br and French am?
bassadors reccr ? nade similar in
quiries, and it Mr believed rec?
ognition of the ? ranza government
n
by many of th , ropean powers will
follow soon. a
The state 6 ftment issued to?
night what ? rally was regarded
as the most 09 S~ul summary of con?
ditions yet ved from consuls and
[special age throughout Mexico .It
said:
"Advice tted October 23 from
Monterey te that through mail
has been established from Laredo to
Mexico City for the first time in a
year and a half. It is stated that
there is also improved train service
to Tampico and Matamoros and that
telegraph lines are operating between
most cities and towns. A more peace?
ful feeling is said to prevail and the
friendly feeling towards Americans Is
more manifest than for a long time.
The consul general at Monterey re?
ports that he is receiving no com?
plaints and that both foreigners and
natives are commenting on the im- -
provement of the people. Purchasing
power of the de facto government Is
reported to be increasing.
"Conditions are reported to be
peaceful throughout the state of
Tabasco, Los Mochis and Topol^bam
f)o are reported quiet, and there Is no
change in the situation at Guaymas.
"The department is Informed that
Prefect Antonio Legaspy of the Villa
forces now Is in charge of Cananea
uifl U rt.air.;uinfc?g order. A te legre pa
dispatch dated October 24 with refer?
ence to conditions in the state of
Chihuahua states that a passenger
train arrived at El Paso on the 23rd
from the Casas Grandes district,
bringing about 12 refugees, mostly
women and children. Railway com?
munication is said to be open from
El Paso on the National railways as
far south as the state line of Durango.
PETITIONS RECALL OP GOV.
HUNT.
Claim Arizona Executive is Incompe?
tent and Ras Disregarded Courts.
Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 23.?Petitions
were placed in circulation today for
the recall of Gov. George W. Hunt
on the ground that he is incompetent
and has disregarded the courts.
Demands for the recall of the gov?
ernor were published shortly after he
went to the Clifton district, and de?
clared that the copper mine strikers
there were justly aggrieved, and that
if he bad to send troops there the
mine owners or any one else who
proved recalcitrant or antagonistic to?
ward a settlement would be imprison?
ed.
JENKINS BRANCHING OUT. 1
Forty Thousand Dollar Company Or?
ganized in St. Louis.
The Jenkins Vulcan Spring Com?
pany of St. Louis, Mo., has been grant?
ed a charter by the Secretary of State
Of Missouri. The capital stock ij
$40,000 of which $30,000 is paid in.
Tho officers are: T. B. Jenk' is, presi?
dent; J. F. Jenkins, vice president
and secretary and R. G. Zetrouer,
treasurer and manager.
The company has authority unJer
its charter to manufacture and deal in
automobile leaf springs an i acces?
sories. Tins company h\s taken over
the stock and good will of tho Jenkins
Manufacturing Company of St. IahiIs.
makers ?>i the Vulcan Spring.
SAYS PRIEST WAS KILLED. ?
Accused by Germans of Concealing
Soldiers.
Paris, Oct. 27.?The correspondent
at Hasebrook, France, of the 1 lavas
News Agency, sends the following:
"it is learned that M. Foulon, a
priest of Standon, near Rouliera, who
received an order from German sol?
diers to deliver French soldiers sup
posed to have bean concealed In his
presbytery, was shot and killed before
he could reply. Three other persons
r?rc reported lo have met the same
fate."