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t)e tOatclnnaii ftni) ?TOfTKB WATCirw.VN. EhtaMJahed April, ISM. "Be Jnat and Fear not?Dot an the end* Thon Abns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Tnrtfc'a." THE TRUE SO ITT H P JN, Established Ina? II Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1916. VoLXLI. No. 26. FRENCH SEHE AMERICAN SHIP Hl'SATONIC taken IN charge BY IWKM Hi)vkunMent WHEN OWMIls I MI, to ^ appear in hum COURT. Allies Object to (ierniuit Officers In Greece and Growing Intimacy Re tween Greece and Rulgurla?He ported Tliat the Greek King >i> s De? cided to Dissolve Parliament? < tuOiM .1 l liai Hulgars and Teutous Fight for roascsalon of Serbian City. 1 ? Washington, Nov. 9.?The French government has confiscated the Amer? ican steamer Housutonlc. owned by the American Trans-Atlantic Steam? ship Company, which owned the Hocking, seized by the British re? cently. Tho Housatonlc was former? ly the Norwegian ship Solveig. It wai selv.ed by tho Frencr a few weeks ago. The owners failed to appear be? fore tho prise court. The state de? partment plans an Immediate protest. Will PROTEST TO GREECE. A lib-* suspicious of (.recce's Relations with <? er many and Bulgaria. Paria, Nov. 9.?England, Franco and Russia are expected to protest to (Jre^ce against the presence there of German army officers, and the grow? ing intimacy between Greece and Bulgaria. It la believed they have made) a secret agreement to divido Serbia and Albania between them. HERMANS IN BAR WAY. Their Armies Almost Surrounded by Overwhelming Force of Enemies. Berlin Nov. 9.?Seven thousand Ssrbana and fifty cannon were cap? tured when the Germans took Kru;*. vac, the war office announced today. The Bulgarians captured Leskovac and have reached the southern bank of the Morav river, while the Germans stormed the DJunls Heights on the left bank of tho river and captured the main Serbian positions south of Kraljevo. Tho Austro-Oerman Bui - gartan Hug about tho Serbian army la the north, northeast and east is now almost complete. Will Dissolve Parliament. Athena. Nov. 9.?The king will ls aue a decree dissolving parliament within a few hours says a report here. Germans and Bulgare Eight. London, Nov. 9.?A tologram from Bucharest states that fighting broke out between the Germans and Bul? gare for tho possession of Negotln, Serbia. At least one hundred Bul garlana wcro killed. This Is the first news of friction between the Bulgar? ians and Germans. report on anoona. Los* of Life Estimated at Throe llundre?!?Work of German Sub? marine. Rome, Nov. 10.?Tho loss of life on the Ancona is variously estimated from one hundred to three hundred and fifty. Tho nilnlMtry of marine Ih aued the following stutemcnt: "It Is impossible to stato whether or not tho Ancona was torpedoed. We are await? ing full reports. Stutlc conditions made wireless difficult, but the aerlo gram received at Naples stated that the vessel was first shelled then tor? pedoed. Several hundrod were aboard but it is no? known yet whether any wero Injured. Tho scone of the sink? ing was of* the Algerian coast where ? (ii rman submarine has been operat? ing, it is Battered ? German nibma rlno flying the Austrian Bag nan!; Urn vessel." in\ 1 >n?. \tin<; ANCONA sink. H ISQ. Washington onicitils Gravely Concern? ed Over Case. Washington, Nov. It,?Ambassador Pago at Romo has been instructed by the State department t?> report tin facts of the Ancona Sinking Innnc dla-telv. Borne report! state tint eleven Americans had booked passage on the steamer, but It in unknown whether all saile.l. Ofllclala at gravely concerned. Austrian and German smbai stated that they had no BSWI from the A i 01 I K \ VI: DETERMINED TO WIN, Will Not Consider Peaee Proposal* I litII Victory |n Won. Paris. Nov. 1".?"France has re? ceived no peace proposals from any source. This Is no time |0 dlSCUSS p?ace. The war must go on until vic? tory Is ohtalned." Promts* Brland in Interview today thus set at rest the rftrtOfM pcaco reports. "It Is common ttim REMAINS UNCHANGED STILL OPPOSKI) TO DlWfSS PROGRAM MAPPED OUT BY PRESIDENT. Will Ohr? His Views When Congress Meets?Says That Wilson's Plan Will Proltahly Carry, Despite His Opposition. Washington, Nov. 8?Representa? tive Claude Kltehin, Democratic lead? er of the house, told President Wilson today, after a long conference with him, that he could not support tho administration's programme for na? tional defense and that he would op? pose the programme in a personal ca? pacity only and not as majority leader. Mr. Kitchin was with the president more than an hour, during which Mr. Wilson outlined to aim tho army and navy plans for the next session and for the next live years and sought to influence the majority leader to be In harmony with them. Mr Kitchin stated his views frankly, directing his opposition chiefly to tho naval pro? gramme. "All I can say," said Representative Kitchin as he left tho White House, "is that I very much regret that I can not support the president's na? tional defenso programme. Tho plans do not meet with my convictions, par? ticularly with reference to the navy." Mr. Kitchin was asked his grounds for opposition to the naval pro? gramme. "I shall make a clear exposition of my views as soon as congress con? venes, in a speech in the house," he repled. "Of course I shall not at? tempt to oppose the programmoas the majority leader, but merely in my personal capacity." Mr. Kitchin said he thought it very probable that the majority would favor the defense programme. Before seeing the president, Mr. Kitchin said he approached the na? tional defenso subject with an open mind, and was willing to be con? vinced of tho wisdom of the adminis? tration programme. Later he said the president had said nothing which had caused him to change his mind. Representative Kltchln's definite an? nouncement of his position will make It impossible for him to lead the fight for the president's programme in the house. The burden of leadership will devolve probably upon Chairman Hay ?f the military affairs committee, Chairman Padgett of the naval affairs committee, Chairman Sherley of tho fortifications committee and Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropriations com? mittee. knowledge among tho Allies that Ger- \ many's resources arc declining," tho premier continued. "This may indi? cate where the peace rumors come from. Franee would not accept peace until the Invaded territories are Uber- j ated and German militarism is smashed." BRITISH DEFEAT BULGARS. Force In Serbia Capture Important Bulgarian Positions. Athens, Nov. 10.?Tho British have advanced north of Doiran, capturing Bulgarian positions ami an Important section of country between I*ike Doiran and the Bulgarian frontier. TWO BILLION MORE KnglaiKl Will Issue Another Great War Loan. London, Nov. 10.?The Exchange T?-legraph announces that Premier Asquith will ask the commons for an additional two billion dollar war cred? it this afternoon. German Submarines Sunk. Alfsdras, Spain, Nov. io.?British warships srs reported to have sunk two German submarines in the Straits of Gibraltar. Three British Steamers Senk. London, Nov. 10.?The British ?teamen, Callfbrnlan, Clan Ifaoalester and Moorina have been sunk by sub? marines. No detail! were given out. Greek Parliament Dissolved. Paris. Nov. 10,?Advlcea state that th<? QresM parliament lias been dls s. hed. An election will be held I ??? rcmber 10th. TEItniFlC BATTLE RAGING. Bulgarians Making Desperate Kffori lo Destroy Anglo-fYunHi \rmy, (London, Nov. II.-?a terrific battle in raging in southern Serbia wlu-ia the Bulgarians sre hurllno. reinforce? ments against the Anglo-Fronch tores over a line ??xti-titiiti:'. front I'ohin Lake through Vnlandova, Htrumltsa station, Oradeti, and Krivo MOVE HAS NO SIGNIFICANCE. WHITLOCK LEAVES BELGIUM TO SAVE HIS HEALTH, HE SAYS. JIc BapecU to Return at tlic End of His Vacation, Which He is Taking Under Regulations?Starts Trip in Automobile. The Hague, Nov. 8 (via London).? Brand Whitlock, American minister to Bolgium, who arrived at The Hague yesterday on his way to the Unitfcd States on leave of absence, will go lo Rotterdam tomorrow, whence he will sail for New York on the steamship Ryndam. Mr. Whitlock said his de? parture was in no way connected with his efforts to delay the execution of Miss Edith Cavsll or with any politi? cal question. "I was advised by my physician two months ago that rest was imperative," said Mr. Whitlock. "I am now taking a portion of the leave of absence to which I am entitled under the regula? tions, after 15 months of unbroken labor. "I expect to spend a few weeks at my home in America and return to Brussels at tho end of December. My journey has no political significance whatever." Mr. Whitlock, who was accom? panied by Mrs. Whitlock, made the trip from Brussels to Rotterdam and The Hague by automobile. They will sail for the United States on the steamer Ryndam. Mr. Whitlock looked tired. He de? clined to discuss the situation In Bel? gium or any of the incidents that have occurred there. He paid a visit to Dr. Henry Van Dyke, the Ameri? can minister, at the legation here nnd spent tho remainder of the day mak? ing calls. REGRET EMBARRASSMENT. _ German Military Authorities Sorry for Rumors of Friction. Washington, Nov. 8.?Secretary Lansing announced today that the German military authorities in Bel? gium had expressed to American V.in isier Brand Whitlock thf?ir i*"^>s. that published reports should have made It appear he was leaving Bel glum as a result of objections from the German government. Minister Whitlock was assured that the German authorities regretted his departure. Secretary Lansing added that no of? ficial communications of any sort had passed between the Berlin and Wash? ington governments respecting Mr. Whitlock'i; status. Mr. Whitlock will sail from Amsterdam on Wednesday for a vacation due to ill health. lak. The losses on both sides have been enormous. AN CON A HORROR GROWS. Throe Hundred und Thirty-six Given up for Lost. Rome, Nov. 11.?Tho horror of the the Ancona tragedy was increased to? day when the officials of the line an? nounced that six hundred and lifty-six persons were aboard, Three hundred and twenty are reported saved. Three hundred and thirty-six are given up for lost. JEERED AT DROWNING PA8SENG First Shot Fired at Anemia Brought Ship to Stop, but Shelling Contin? ued. London, Nov. 11.?A dispatch quotes Captain Massardo as stating that the first shell fired from a distance of five miles grazed the ship, which stopped dead. The submarine kept up the shelling, jeering at the passengers in tho water. SUBMARINE QUESTION AGAIN. Cabinet Will DISCUSS War Issues To? morrow. Washington, Nov. li.?Submarine question as raised by the sinking of the Ancona and British interference with American commerce will monop? olize the cabinet meeting tomorrow. The administration has not decided what action will be taken on tho An? cona incident, pending full advices. President Wilson receives a copy of all mesi ages. British War Committee. London, Nov. 11, The war commit? tee of the British cablnel will consist of Premier Asqulth, Lloyd-George, I'nlfour, Law and McKennn. CAPTAIN MASSARDO SAVED. He Says That Submarine Opened Fire Without Warning. ? >' ndon, Nov. 1L?A Tunis dispatch NtntCS that Captain Massardo of the I BREY TAUS OF BALKANS. KNEW OF BULGARIA'S DEALINGS WITH TURKEY MONTHS AGO. Sir Edward Unable to Explain Brit? ain's Failure to Aid Serbia Prompt" iy. London, Nov. 9.?Many questions concerning the war were propounded in the house of commons today, but little new information was brought forth from the government. Sir Ed? ward Grey made a long statement on political conditions in the Balkans and the assistance promised to Serbia by Great Britain. The sympathies of King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, for Germany, the foreign secretary said, always have been known, and the government was aware as early as April that negotiations were in progress between Bulgaria! and Turkey, under German influence.' As to why no assistance for Serbia had been available at the opening of| the campaign, Sir Edward declared he was neither willing nor competent to state. The foreign secretary made clear that the movements of troops to Saloniki and from that point have been dependent on the consent of Greece. Serbia was notified on September 24 of the dispatch of British troops to her assistance. The foreign secretary informed the Serbians Great Britain was making an offer to Greece to send forces to Saloniki to assist her in fulfilling her obligations to Serbia, Great Britain had labored throughout, he said, to give Serbia all assistance in her power. His use of the words "without qualification or reserve" in his statement before the house of commons September 28, when prom? ising to assist Serbia, meant that con? cessions previously suggested to Bul? garia were at an end and that Brit? ish troops would be used solely to help the friends of this nation and to fight for their and her interests. "The promise was to give our friends all assistance in our power," Sir Edward added, "and that has in fact been and is being done." STORY OF SURVIVORS. Submarine Torpedoed Ship and Shell? ed it While Survivors Were frying to E.scape in Boats. Malta, Nov. 11.?This is the story of one of the survivors of the Ancona landed here: "About one o'clock Monday after? noon a submarine was sighted in the distance making for us at top speed. While still a considerable distance away she fired a few shots across out bows. A wild panic immediately fol? lowed among the passengers. As we did not slow down soon enough the submarine began shelling the ship. As each shell struck the pandemonium increased. The ship was stopped. The submarine drew alongside and said they were going to sink us. In their haste the sailors overturned some of the life boats. The victims struggled in the water and the crews of the other life boats beat off the swlm mera With oars to prevent their boats being swamped. While the boats were being lowered the submarine again be? gan shelling the Ancona. The scene was terrible. The submarine made no attempt to aid the perishing. Most of the victims were women and chil? dren. Other survivors declared the An? cona did not try to escape. New Presbyteries Created. New Decatur, Ala., Nov. 11.?The creation of three Presbyteries in Florida by the Presbyterian church of the United States has been au? thorized by the Synod of Alabama. The new Presbyteries Will be organiz? ed by meetings to be held at St. Augustine and Kissimee, April 11th. J Ancona has arrived there and de j clares that the submarine opened fire without warning. The earlier die* ' patches reported that Captain Mas Bardo went down with the ship. DEFEAT AT GALLIPOLI. Allies Begin Retirement After Costly Failure to Force Dardanelles. Berlin, Nov. 11.?The Allies* re? tirement from Gallipoli has begun, ac? cording to the Tageblaat. Two regi? ments of French and one of British have already withdrawn. The others arc to follow. All Americans Perished. Tunis, Nov. 11 it is now believed nil the Amcrieans aboard the Ancona were lost. Naval Battle Itcport od. Copenhagen, Nov, II, A naval Pat tie is reported In the Malllc sea. AWAIT RESULT OF LAST NOTE WILSON AND LANSING READ COMMENT AND WATCH TOR RESULTS OF DEMAND. From Now on United States Will Hold That British Must Make Condensa? tion for Any Interference?May Change Blockade Plan. Washington. Nov. 8.?President Wilson and Secretary Lansing today read American and British comment on the United States note to Great Britain and awaited the effect of the document upon British '.reatment of neutral overseas trade. Ambassador Page has not reported the impression made upon the British foreign office. So far as American shippers are concerned, however, the dispatcn of the note marks a turning point of vast importance, for hence? forth the United States considers the British blockade as ineffective and in? operative, and all cargoes of non contraband goods destined for Ger? many or through neutral countries to Great Britain's enemies will be viewed as immune from detention. Claims presented by Americans for detentions or seizures of such goods would be supported to the fullest extent by the diplomatic machinery of the United States. Speculation in official quarters to? day as to what Great Britain's course would be was varied. Some officials pointed out that if Great Britain abandoned all pretense of blockade and applied the laws of contraband the forthcoming American note on the propriety of including various ar? ticles in the contraband list would be especially pertinent. On the other hand, if the blockade is made legal, the American government will con? tinue to insist that legitimate trade with neutral countries must not be interfered with. What American officials express particular concern about in connec? tion with Great Britain's alleged il? legal practices is the large trade they daim Great Britain is carrying on with neutral ports to whicn Ameri? can exporters are forbidden to trade. It is this feature of the sltuatlohl which officials regard as most serious and indefensible. They say if Great Britain held her own exports to nor? mal trade with neutrals the applica? tion of rigid measures to American traders might be less offensive, though the aspect of law would not be af? fected. ?In allied diplomatic quarters here the note was not commented upon officially, but a uniformity of view was noticeable. The British opinion as reflected in official quarters was that the United States was arguing on technical grounds and failed to take into consideration the altered circum stances of the present war and tho enlarged facilities for rapid com? munication by rail between Dutch and Danish ports, for example, and German cities. French and Russian officials pointed out that their gov Kr^ments were in sympathy with the .ttitude of their ally and that while the British foreign office was con? ducting the negotiations, this did not mean their governments were any the less interested. Among all the allied diplomats the view prevailed that the controversy would not become acute, it being pointed out that even if a deadlock was reached in the negotiations the Bryan peace treaties were available for a year s investigation of the points in dispute. In German quarters the arguments in the American note were com? mended as sound and justified by in? ternational law. German officials, however, said they were much more interested in what measure the United States would take to obtain ac? quiescence to its expressed views. In view of the length of the note an answer from Great Britain is not expected for at least a month. CONTRACTS DECLARED ILLEGAL. United shoe Machinery Company Vio? lates Clayton Law. St. Louis, Nov. 10.?Federal Judge Dyer declared that the essential pro? visions of the United Shoe Machinery Company's contracts with the shoe manufacturers were unlawful. This la the first government victory under the Clayton law. WEXT DOWN WITH SHIP. Captain of Ancona Stood on Bridge Until Ship Sank. Naples, Nov. li.?Capt. Pietro Mas anrcdo, the commander of the Ancona wont down with his ship. He was standing on the bridge with several otllcers directing the launching of the life boats wlen the Ancona took her ilnnl plunge. DEBATE OH CONDUCT Of WAR REVOLUTION OR ANARCHY WILL FOLLOW GREATER LOSS OF LIFE SAYS RJ "H0 PEER Sc\ctc Criticism of & r,hip in Part of Addrc->s?One Says That England Shout ept Any Propo? sition Which Termination of War Its Objr London, N ?The debate on the conduct of .var and the censor? ship was ied in the house of lords thi moon. Earl Loreburn, former . chancellor, brought up the subject, declaring that he took this action, owing to his belief that the Marquis of Lansdowne, the minis? ter without portfolio, had not made adequate reply to the arguments of Viscount Morley. Earl Loreburn spoke of w lat he termed the "misadvenU res" of tho Antwerp expedition, the loss of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock'a squadron, the Dardane-les or erations and the Balkan expedition. The speaker said he had bee 1 told two months ago that 15,000/ 00 men had been killed or disabled for life and that multitudes had been added to this number since and that if the con? flict continued indefinitely "revolution or anarchy" might follow in Eu? rope. Earl Loreburn, one of the Radical stalwarts who criticised the South African war, today found himself sup? ported by Viscount Milner, former high commissioner for South Africa, who was one of those largely respon? sible for the South African war. Vis? count Milner, however, largely con? fined himself to a criticism of tho censorship. He declared that the news had been "doctored in an optimistic sense" and also denounced the gov 'ernnnent for not going sooner to the assistance of Ser\ia. j Baron Courtney of Penwith, well j known as a peace advocate, followed Vi.?count Milner. He said the gov? ernment should show itself ready to accept any suggestions which would end the war, concluding,, however, that the Germans nvjst rt^w-^fo+fafr^ uate Belgium and France and that no idemnity should be demanded of Great Britain. Earl Curzon of Kedleston, lord privy seal, who replied for the gov? ernment, defended both the coalition government, and its liberal prede ce ;or. 'Ie announced that the govern? ment was considering whether ar? rangements could not be made for creating closer contact between the press and the fighting forces. Lord Loreburn, in addition to his other utterances, asked whether the landing at Saloniki had been made with the approval of the naval and military authorities of the entente allies, whether they were satisfied with the supplies of men and money and if the communications had been properly safeguarded. He asked theso questions, he said, because there was an uneasy feeling that there had not been sufficient expert supervision. The Marquis of Lansdowne an? nounced that a small committee of the cabinet which some of the papers say will consist of Premier Asquith, Arthur J. Palfour, first lord of the ad? miralty, and David Lloyd-George* minister of munitions, had been ar? ranged and that its personnel would bo made known almost immediately. The government, the marquis con? tinued, had proceeded on the assump jtion that a small committee could take action by itself and that when it did so it would have to make the cabinet aware of its decisions only hi case where there were entirely new departures or a great change in policy had been resorted when the concur* ' rence of the whole cabinet would bo required. Defending the government's Balkart policy, the Marquis of Landowne said, that when the history of these trans actions came to be written, it would be found that "no foreign minister had ever had a more thankless task entrusted to him." When the relations of Bulgaria and Bervia first became strained, the ml On later went on, it was thought intsr^ vent ion might precipitate trouble which the government wished tO av.dd. Besides, it was impossible to find troops then as the big offensive In the West was being prepared. Tho government's hesitation, he said, was not due to the fact that it had any! doubt whether it ought to take pr\rt In opposing the forward movement cfl Germany across Bervia to Bulgaria, IVjins.vBanians Are Saved. Norristown, Pa., Nov. 11.?Cable* grama to relatives state that Mr. and Mrs. Canfteld Jones. Americans aboard the Aneona. had landed at Gonna. <