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he IP it mm mid outljron. fa FVtahtttfcptf April? ISM. "Be Ht?| Fear not?not an the ends Thon AJna't at he thy CoTXTJtry,a, Thy Godt and Truth's." THE? TRUE SOUTHRON, EstabllrtlM Jone, ISM Consolidated Aug. 2,1&81. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1915. VoLXLI. No. 35 BREEGE IK QUANDARY TIIRF.ATKNH) RY TEl TONS AM? BLOCKED BT ALM I S Must Show Hand in Near Future or War Will be Transferred to Her Territory, Where Allies Have Re? treated. Athens, Her. 14.?Germany has usked Greece If the new facilities granted the Allies will compromise Greek neutrality. WILL 1N\AI>F GREECE. ?.??Minus ami Rulgnrs Will Pursue Ileeing Allies. | I^ondon, Dec. 14.?The Teutons and Bulgare, l ave served notice on Greece that they Intend to pursue the Anglo l'n nch army to the sea unless the Alllea are disarmed by Greece, ac? cording to Rome dispatches today. Germany and Bulgaria disavow re? sponsibility for any damage done In the fighting on Greek soil. The Al? llea have been pushed back across the i i.rder and Greece must now show her hand. ALLIES BLOCKADE GREECE. Greek Government Will Demand Ex? planation by Allies. Athena, Dec. 14.?A commercial Moekade of Greece has again been cstabllahed by the Allies. The gov? ernment will demand an explanation in view of the concessions granted the Allied troops. Montenegrin Army Defeated. rtcrlin. Doc. 14.?The Montenegrin forces opposing the Austrlans have been forced to retreat southwest of Plevlje, according to the war office. Twentyflvo hundred Montenegrins ware capturod. French Forces Cut Oil. ? Sofia, Dec. 14.?The war office an? nounced today that the French forces on the Vardar front have been com? pletely routed and cut off from their English Alllea _,_ fWJAST DEFENSE PROGRAM. Plana Call for an Appropriation of $100,000,000 to Pay for Rig Guns. Washington, Dec. 14.?The new pro? gram for coast defense completed by the war department calls for the ex? penditure of one hundred million with? in the next four or five years. Its chief features are provisions for slx teen-ineh guna on all new fortifica? tion's, an ammunition reserve of as many rounds as each gun will stand, ' a supply of huge 16-inch semi-mobile howltsera, designed to be the great? est artillery arm of modern times, a supply of eleven-inch howitzers for uae as mobile artillery, one hundred antl-alr craft guns, the lmmediato mounting of the entire reserve of 12 Inch guns to guard the coast until the 16-lnchers can be built, and new fortifications for New York and Cape Henry. The program was laid before the house appropriations commit? tee which wil' frame the bill. CARSON LEE CAPTURED. One of Men Concerned in Riot at Olnnta Arrested In Brookland. Florence, Dec. 13.?Carson Lee. one of the Lees concerned In the recent riot in ?Hanta which resulted In tho death of Sam Lee and the wounding of i>ley Lee and two policemen, Ham and M FJveen, was arrested a f. v days ago on a warrant from the sheriff at Brook mad. He was brought back to this county und gave bond fcr his appearance at the sessions court to answti pj the charge of riot Olef Lee, who was thought to ha\e been fatally wounded, is doing very well und will, without something un? expected develops, recover. All who know the family hope that he will | be spared, bfjeBtMN he is particularly j highly regarded ' y ev ery one. I??M. TRIALS START. Animal Ron of Virginia ?Carolina A ? aotiutlon Begins?Oflhvis Elected. Hrartanburg. Dg*, l:i.?Tho annual run of UM Virgmia-t 'arollna Field Trials association hegan here today with more than Gum d-^s entered. The run will be eon< luded Wednesday. I At lbs business session tonight ! aaHgk Buckner Oi Hennoiia was elect- . gd piesident. Other ofRoers Includ- j ?d R. II. Knox, of this c ity, second . vice president I Republican Contention in dune. Washington,- Dee. 1 t - Tho Re* | aajbtteaa national convention wi'l be Im id on Jim?' 7th. probably In Chi? eng" SOCIALISTS IRE DISSATIFIED. AMSTERDAM DISPATCH STATES INTERNAL DISSENSIONS IN GERMANY ARISE FROM LACK Of1 FOOD AND MONEY. German War Secretary RcpOfftl His Country in Hotter Finaiieial Condi? tion Than I n:,laini or France?? Wants Two HiUion More?French Withdrnw in Halkans?Bulgars Have not Entered Groot-Ian Terri? tory in hhH Of Allies?Berlin Re l in Loks of Allies' Aeroplanes. Amsterdam. Dec. IS,?The internal situation in Germany is causing the Berlin government grave anxiety, ac? cording to advices received here. Scarcity of food and money are the chief sources of concern. The social? ists are becoming bolder and food riots are increasing. It is now ex? tremely difficult for travelers to get in or out of Germany. BATTLE ON GREEK SOIL. Bui gars I'm sue Allies and Battle Eg* l>ectc<l on Neutral Territory?Allies l4iy Waste Country In Their Wake. Ixmdon, Dec. 1G.?Although the Bulgarian war office reports that the pursuit of the Anglo-French forces has halted at the border, it is persist? ently reported that Bulgarians have crossed th3 border and attacked the Allies on Greek soil. According to ad? vices a big area of Greek territory has been devastated, the Allies destroying everything as they fall back. Indica? tions are that the next big battle will be in Greece between Saloniki and Gievgeli. W ANTS TWO BILLION APPROPRI? ATION. Gorman War Secretary Says That Teuton Financial Situation is Better Than tluit of Enemies. Berlin, Dec. 15.?The finance com? mittee today asked the Reichstag for two and a-half billion dollars supple? mentary to the war funds. Tho war secretary declared Germany's finan? cial position more sound than that of England or France. Germans Destroy Aeroplanes. Berlin, Dec. 15.?The official state? ment reports the destruction of four of the enemy aeroplanes and a success? ful attack on a British steamer by German airmen. In the Balkans, the Austrians are driving back tho Monte? negrins. French Make successful Hercnt. Paris, Dec. 15 \ Official).?After re? pulsing all attacks of the Bulgarians, the French army In the orient success? fully accomplished its Withdrawal with all supplies. A sharp cannon? ading on the Gallipoli peninsula in? flicted serious damage within the Turkish lines. Have Not Entered on Greek Soil. Athens. Dec. II ( Official).?Bulgar? ian troops have not entered Greece and its neutrality is unvlolated. HYDE CHOSEN MAYOR. No Opposition l>cvclops in General Election in the City by the Sea. I Charleston, Dec. 14.?Maj. Tristram T. Hyde. Democratic nominee for mayor Of Charleston, was elected without opposition In the general election held in Charleston today. In accordance with law all of the dis? pensaries were closed. No opposi? tion developed to any one of the 24 members of council nominated in the primary* Early returns indicate that a light vote was cast. The municipal registration total is only about 2,700. Maj. Hyde will assume his new of? fne early next Week for a term of four years. He succeeds John P. Ql ice, Who has served one term and who was defeated In the primary held in ( fctoher, "it Is a great congress and I am Riad to say that I will go oul of office In a blase of glory," said Mayor Grace yesterday, The mayor has been tak? ing int In all of the sessions of the Commercial congress and has given all assistance possible from an official and personal standpoint. Republican Committee Assignments. Washington, Dec, 14,?The organ? isation of the house was completed to? day when the Republican members of committees wen elected in accord? ance with the 1i>t#> submitted by Mi? nority lisader Mann. Few Republi? cans who returned after an absence of tWO ye n s wa re restored to their Old nl ices on Important committees, bul Pnclc Joe Cannon went back to the committee on appropriations upon w Iii? i, he formerly ser tred, NOT CONSIDERED SATISFAC TORY RY STATE OFFICIALS OF UNITED STATES. Make* Demands on liiitcd States for Source of Information as to Sinking of Ancona and Displeased Because More Faith is Placed in Passengers Than in Austrian Navy?Allies in Greece Wait Arrival of Reinforce? ments by Way of Saloniki ami Kalians Land in Albania to Begin Campaign. Washington, Dec. 16.?The sum? mary of Austria's reply to the Ancona note has been received. The complete text of the Austrian note is expected tonight or tomorrow. It is admitted that the reply is unsatis? factory. Austria asks for further de? tails and the United States is called on to explain in detail the charges that the Austrian commander did not act in a humane manner. Austria asks for the names of per? sons upon whose testimony the Unit? ed States based its note. It expresses deep regret over the loss of American lives, but maintains, it is understood, that sufficient time was given for all persons to leave the Ancona. The note intimates that Austria is not pleased with the fact that the United States seems to place more cot t dence in the reports of passengers than in the Imperial Austrian navy. The United States will give tho in? formation demanded in the note, but those in the confidence of the presi? dent state that he is determined not to let the issue drag or become cloud? ed by dickering over points which are relatively unimportant. HOPE TO PREVENT BREACH. Austria, However, Makes Arrange? ments to Turn Her Affairs in Unit? ed Suites Over to South American Country. Berlin, Dec. 16.?It is reported in authoritative circles that Austria has already made arrangements 10 turn her affairs in Washington over to a South American government-^. It, U believed here that situation is critical, but it Is still hoped that no breach will occur. ALLIES AWAIT REINFORCEMENTS Pursuit by Tuetonic Allies Given up? Italian Forces in Albania. London, Dec. 16.?The retreat of the French and English troops from Ser? bia has ended on account of the strength of the Teutons. It is believ? ed that the Allies will be kept on the defensive until reinforcements can be landed at Saloniki. Reports today state that the landing of Italians In Albania has been completed and Italy will at once begin a campaign there. The appointment of Gen. Haig to com? mand the English forces in France was received with enthusiasm. It is believed to be the first step in a great I shake-up which Lord Kitchener has planned. TURKS CAPTURE POSITIONS. Constantinople, Dec. 16 (Official).? Fortified positions on the outskirts of Kutelamara were taken by storm Monday. We sank a hostile moni? tor. Artillery duels, bomb and aerial fighting are taking place In the Dar? danelles. M'CORMICK COUNTY WINS. Abbeville, Greenwood and Edgcfield Will Contribute Territory. Greenwood, Dec. 14.?By a vote of approximately four to one, McCor mlck won its new county fight at to? day's election. The name of the new county will be McCormick county. The new county embraces portions of Abbeville, Greenwood and Edge Held counties. Advocates of the new county were .successful In a previous election, but the election was declared illegal when brought before the Supreme Court on account of technicalities in? volved. The governor ordered a sec? ond election and McCormick county Is born again. TRI HF NE PLANT DESTROYED. i umage Estimated at $15,000 With Partial Insurance. Cordele, Qa., Dec, 15.?The Trib? une plant was burned this morning, CUUsing a loss of 115,000. The plant was partially Insured. The origin of the lire Is unknown. The paper ex? pects to resume publication within 0 couple of months. France Recognizes Carranxa. Paris, Dec. 16.-?France decided to? day, ii? recognise Carranxa. ALLEGED BRIBE MONEY EX? HIBITED IN BEAUFORT. It. O. Jones of Savannah Charged With Soliciting Business and Giv? ing Rebates. Beaufort, Dec. 13.?Fifty-six dollars of alleged bribe money was exhibited in the circuit court today by the fore? man of the county grand jury. It is; alleged by Pat Wall, member of the j county dispensary board, that it was paid him by R. O. Jones, a liquor j salesman, of Savannah, Ga. Mr. Wall went before the grand jury and told of the circumstances of this alleged pay? ment In exchange for his influence in i i securing liquor purchases from Mey? er,. Pitts & Co. of Baltimore, a llrm represented by Jones. The grand jury handed out an in? dictment covering two counts, one for soliciting business from a dispensary otllcial and the other for giving re? bates to him. A bench warrant was ordered by Presiding Judge Mendel L. Smith and Acting Solicitor Proctor Bonham is preparing a requisition by which it is expected Gov. Manning can secure th*! appearance of the accused at the next term of the circuit court. It is alleged that there have been several efforts made in the last few years to corrupt the local dispensary officials, and after consultation with State and county officials Mr. Wall set to work to secure a conviction. He was accompanied before the grand jury by State Senator Neils Christen? sen, who, it is said, has been kept ap? prised of the moves of the liquor men and the steps taken by the members of the county dispensary board. Judge Smith made a forceful charge to the grand jury when court con? vened this morning and remarked that wheie it is manifest a grand juror or jurors is not doing the duty re? quired by law ho would not hesitate to exercise his power to remove one or all of them. \ It is probable that the back tax laves which caused such political agi? tation last fall will n,ot be reached, as fthe court Is in session for only three (days. * WANTS DISTRICT ATTORNEY IM? PEACHED. Says That Eederal Official Prosecuted Innocent Parties and Refused to Prosecute Guilty Ones. Washington, Dec. 14.?Representa? tive Buchanan of Illinois has demand? ed the Impeachment of United states District Attorney Marshall of New York who has been investigating the German bomb plots, on the charges that Marshall has persecuted Inno? cent men and corruptly refused to j prosecute guilty parties. Buchanan is a former president of the labor peace council which has been under investigation. The matter was re? ferred to the judiciary committee. KILLING AT PELION. Coroner's Jurp Holds Prisoner Justi? fied in Taking Life of Dead Man. Lexington, Dec. 13.?Pat Love was shot and instantly killed by Scott Hutto about 9 o'clock Saturday night near Pellon, 10 miles from the coun? ty seat. Hutto used a double barrel [shotgun, emptying both charges into the body of Love. The coroner's jury, after the in? quest, rendered a verdict to the ef? fect that Love had come to his death at the hands of Hutto and that Hutto was justified In taking Love's life. The coroner commented on the find? ing as a most unusual verdict. The tragedy occurred at a negro house on the plantation of Hutto within o00 yards of his own dwell? ing. Love had been making his home on the plantation during the recent few months. Three negroes, residents of the house where the white man lived, were eye witnesses to the tragedy. DISCI SS POTASH AND DYES. Secretary 1 snsing and Chairman 1 Lever Confer on Important Matter. Washington, Dec. 13.?Measures to obtain release of dyestuffs and potash supplies for Shipment from Germany to America were discussed today by Secretary of State Lansing and Chair? man Lever, of the house committee on agriculture. A statement issued at the state department earlier in the day snid the failure to move dyestuffs was due to the German embargo on their shipment and not to Great Brit? ain, Which had agreed that tWO ear goes might come forward. Germany has refused to lift the embargo until KgnInnd makes shipping concessions, j TALKS OF EDUCATION MARK IT LAN DAY OF SESSION. General Reports are Received and Discussed?Officers of Various Bap Cist Colleges Speak in Behalf of Their Institutions. Greenville, Dec. 13.?Selection of Newberry as the 191G convention city of the Baptists of South Carolina and discussion of the general subject on education marked today in the State convention here. A large number of delegates were present this morning at 9 o'clock for the beginning of the third day of the sessions of the convention. Ad? dresses in behalf of Coker College were made by Dr. E. V. Baldy and J. J. Lawton, for Anderson college by President J. P. Kinard and Dr. J. E. White, for the Greenville Wo? man's college by President D. M. Ramsay ar.d D. C. Durham of the board of trustees. Authority was granted this board to bond the property for $125,000 for improvements made on the col? lege equipment. Mrs. J. D. Chapman, Mrs. M. N. Tillman, Mrs. Wr. T. Derieux and Mrs. C. E. Watson, the representatives of the Woman's Missionary society, were received. This is an auxiliary body to the convention and contributed $40,000 fur missions last year. The following new pastors were in? troduced: H. A. Bagby, A. T. Allen, J. E. White, J. A. Langley, E. S. Alderman, Jr., and B. H. Dement. President W. S. Currell of the Uni? versity of South Carolina was pre? sented and addressed the delegates briefly on t^e Laymen's Missionary conference in Columbia next Febru? ary. The devotional exercises for this morning were conducted by Dr. B. H. Dement. The report on ministerial educa? tion was read by W. E. Thayer and the group of 4 5 ministerial students was presented. It was voted to ap? propriate $6,000 for this object. President E. M. Poteat presented the report on Furman'unlversTty'ar.d Dr. Z. T. Cody detailed the plan for the summer campaign for students. The financial statement was made by B. E. Gecr. The student body of Coker college numbers about 300. An automobile ride to the Furman campus and about the city was pro? vided for the delegates after the af? ternoon session. At the evening session Dr. C. C. Brown reported for the Mutual Bene? fit association and new members were received. The report on time and place for next meeting was made by Chairman H. A. Willis. It was decided to meet next year at Newberry on the wan? ing of December 11, 1916, and that the convention sermon would be preached by the Rev. J. I. Allen of Dillon with the Rev. J. H. Mitchell of Landrum as alternate. The statistical report shows 1,125 churches, 10,000 Baptisms last year, over 150,000 members, 1,000 Sunday schools with 8,000 teachers and 100, 000 pupils. The value of church property Is placed at $3,625,592. The report of the educational com? mission was made by the Rev. L. J. Pristow and an address on this work was made by the secretary, the Rev. Chas. A. Jones. The business of the convention to? morrow will deal with social service and charitable institutions. LOWER COURT SUSTAINED. Yea-diet for Damages Against Sea? board Stands. Washington, Dec. 13.?In an opin? ion written by Justice Hughes the Su? preme Court of the United States to? day sustained the Supreme Court of South Carolina In refusing to set aside a verdict In a lower State court award? ing $2",000 damages to the wife, son and daughter of J. T. Koennccke, a switchman who was run over and killed while at work in the yards of the Seaboard Air Line at Cayee, Lex Ington county. The verdict for dam? ages, therefore, stands against the Seaboard. AN ELECTRIC CANNON. Groat Gun to Hurl Shells Without Pow der. Philadelphia, Dee. 14.?An electri? cal gun by which huge shells can be llred without the use of powder is be? ing perfected by the Electric Gun Company here. Officials of the com? pany stated that in recent experi? ments a three hundred pound shell was hurled ten miles. The biggest guns can be tired as rapidly as ma? chine guns. FORD PARTY SPLITS. SOME MEMBERS REFUSE TO SIGN RESOLUTIONS CONDEMNING WILSON'S DEFENCE PLANS. Wireless sent Monarchs?Ford En? treats Ittilcrs to Declare Truce and Consider Peace Through Mediation, On Board the Steamship Oscar II, by Wireless, via Steamship Noordan, December IS,?A rest 'tion condemn? ing President Wilsor -eparedness policy brought a r ^ : from some of the prominent >^ Oers of Henry Ford's peace pa * straight when it was presenter' >T" . adoption. The resolution w v awn up by the Rev. Jenkin L. and the Rev. Charles F. Aked ^. others, who asked that it be f" v by all the members of the part neir platform. thin a dozen members, in c\uu. g S. S. McClure, of New York, and Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, refused to sign on the gropnd that the resolution was unpatriotic. Some of them even threatened to leave the party after it reached Europe if the proposed platform was put through, its supporters said the opponents of the resolution failed to understand the spirit of Mr. Ford's invitation. An appeal to the rulers of Europe was sent out by wireless today and addressed individually to each reign? ing monarch, reading: "Sir: We come in this time of trou? ble, not to add to your burdens, but to help lift them; not to consider which nations are most to blame for the disaster that has befallen Europe, but to end the strife; not to intrude ourselves upon your national life and national ideas, but rather with an earnest desire to understand them and a heartfelt wish to aid in realizing them. "The love of country for which ev? ery day tens of thousands of lives are sacrificed is the same in every land. Your nation, like the people of all the other belligei ent countries, is fight? ing for it3 national existence and its best national traditions, and so there can be no irreconcilable differences. ?uch common *T3eals surely must aV" ford a basis upon wnich to establish a magnanimous and honorable peace. "The time has come to stop the bloodshed, to save the people from further slaughter and the civilization of the world from anarchy and ruin. Has not war been tried enough in sixteen months of fighting? Is it not proven that war cannot solve the problem, but that it leads only to loss jand misery? Must lives be crushed land wives and mothers bereaved be? fore we recognize that Europe is bleeding to death and that the griev? ous wound must be stanched? "We neutrals are about to join in a conference which shall without delay frame and submit simultaneously to you and all the other belligerent na? tions proposals as a basis for discus? sion leading to the final settlement. Therefore, we do earnestly entreat you and the rulers of all the other war? ring nations to declare an immediate truce. Let the armies stand still where they are. Then let negotia? tions proceed so that the soldiers may be delivered from another bitter win? ter in the trenches and sent back to their labors and their firesides. As there is no other way to end the war except by mediation and discussion, why waste one more precious human life? For the sake of humanity, "Henry Ford." APPLAUS FOR MANNING. South. Carolina Governor Given Ova don in Introducing Chief Executive of Virginia. Charleston, Dec. 13.?"If there is one thing in the world that is dear to my heart it's law enforcement." Gov. Manning was given an ovation tonight when he uttered these words introducing Gov. Stuart of Virginia who addressed the Southern Com? mercial congress on the commercial side fo agriculture. Gov. Manning in? troduced Gov. .Stuart as the chief executive of a State where they do their duty and where the law is su? preme. Gov. Stuart in his address to the congress scored the extravagant profits that are being made by the agents of the producers. He declar? ed that the farmers of Lhe nation must now be taught how to sell their producta BYRNES WANTS INVESTIGATION. - Would Inquire into Activities of Wo? man Suffrage Union. Washington, Dec. 14.?Investigation of lobby activities of the Congression? al Fnion for Woman Suffrage was de? manded l?v Congressman Byrnes of South Carolina in the house today.