Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-- -1 Of 6. r man anu Amt. 8,1994. mmSR. 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ?, 1016. Vk>LXLI. N?. 40. ?Ii ?? III nU . Ol? ?Jtmm SM mnuno . cantt^ssen AI ^^^^3r ^Jotttftentt AMmm WIS Pny In? BSfiw? mm v ?usnajoopei for s** ssjgftdcmtty *?*?! ni)lmm of u^|im%bMri ihn ittStjeSj^ben, |pj reply further tn* hope) that Washington will to ebjea t? supply the partkmlars of were of the event of euch ovi aad Um United uaafce to atate how the to their! Aastru Hnngarlsn govera **hl icady to paaa lightly over and Indemnify for oauae eon ttVant " ?? ^^^^^ ^^^^ Wftft he i+|iSi1iUs snta, while aanoune ef the Austro to pair aa ln r f or the rtena vtsejsei or tie* at tho Jaataliiw ??She nosing itnsgi ?? by th?| c* ft* IM" fjM toiwofnad fens* Vleo af Ainu iny to the Rao **' ! rts)ty to tho seeend (Ageerfcnn I Hill tho a* Safjcp iffe^Sej|s*,s lot; tuity irM wit* ? tW instset thoji tfae ssswoeY slettttt'ho takon ?HQ In ww, aad sen* t(Hn afar prooa of aboard ire ee aeanranoe tarnt the United government attaches valus to] fslntenanive of the existing food; betareati Ausirte-llun**ry and aUnited State* la warmly reclpro I by On Abntro Hungarian gor. OPnmeot, wette* now. aa heretofore, la | Mnioio? to Pander Uwee relations still the Auptro-HungarUn government ties* s*e*niMpJcaipg the raiulte of the' Into the alnklng cf the An whlch wm recently concluded. The Innnlry showed that the com amend*r of the submarine from n great neatanee in the first instance fired a wnrnlag shot on the steamer sighted an 11; ?? in the forenoon. Witten ho at' JUfrt believed to bo n transport steam-1 ajfi nt inn name time gtvtsg n signal far tho veener to atop. Aa the steamer failed to stop and triod to eaeape the snre ehnnt and fired If of Witten three were observed to feilt. The steamer stopped only tho third bit, whereupon thai firing, the flight, It la de? clared, whan nt full speed the steamer drops** sorer at boat* filled with fan** whleh at onoo oa petted. After i th iseuner stopped the commander I of i anbanaiine observed that atnj boats * ere fully manned and they speedily rowed away from tho steam? ed Approaohins; nearer (he command Or of tho submarine saw that a great panic prevailed aboard the steamer tend that he had before him the pas sonfer vessel Ancona, on account of which bo gave those aboard more time than wan necessary to leave tho vcenel in lifeboats At least ten lifeboats still were hboerd, which would ha/e more than sufficed to rescue the persons re? maining on the vessel, but as no other preparations were made to hoist not the boats the commander decided, nfter tho expiration of ill minutes, to torpedo tho vessel In such a manner that It ought to remain afloat for a etil! longer time in order to leave suf? ficient opportunity for the people still aboard to be rescued. Shortly afterward a eteamer be? en ane risible, which steamed toward the submarine, vs the commander of tho submarine who believed the Steamer to bo an enemy cruiser, had to reckon with an attack, he sub? merged at 12 .is. firing a torpedo Into tho fuiemsat cargo trfld of the An sons. No more boats aboard tho roe umiu cutis mm CONCILIATORY REPLY TO Om NOTE CLEARS AThtOH of Resjpossjlbillty of Sab* Washington, Dec II.?Austria's ess^QaHery reply to tho second; Amer? ican note on tbo Ancona has miter ieily cloerejLAhe international atmos? phere, tfeerctary Lansing declines to discuss RAuntll the offlclai test roach Ion WaaatAkton. Tho tone of the un? official answer to pleasing to c fflciale. It obviates \be Immediate danger of I a break. The atatement that the sub marine commander baa already been puniehel for "not taking account of the panlo aboard the Ancona" la inter? esting- as the question of responsibility was the meat perplexing presented to Austria. Ofaeials haxe say Austria hss eat up a new atatement of fact that materially ohanges the general situa Uon. Austria takes a position along atda Germany concerning submarine warfare. It la a matarlal com i sal on to the United fitatea and ends simula? tion aa to whether Austria would make a* deenaad on thla government to opes up the entire aabtnarine prob A ? I URUiaSjR etUrK. London, Dae. 31.?The British [ersJeer Natal, thirteen thousand tons, enmk aa the result of an explosion aboard. The Natal was in port whoa destroyed]. The admiralty atatoanent deaertbed tho sinking aa caused by a* "internal ssnlnsinn ** eMSSPSBssweess** ewjy a vse ws*i London. Dec II--The Natal waa las? armored cruiser and carried a ?oar of seven hundred and four. Four [hundred ourrivers are reported. ICRs* Bbeka AadjsRfc. Lendot, Deo. SI.?King Oaorsti has pledged Ida; loyal support ol Pmmtor AaasRh la aar action the minister lakes In parliament upon ccnscrip Roa. -Tho premier conferred With the towered, although parsons were etUl visible aboard. The steamer aank so slowly that, the submarine ooiamander at , first doubted whether tha steamer oauld sink. Only at 1:10 o'clock did It sink bow first. During these further 45 minutes. It la averred, all tha per? sons aboard could have easily been saved with the available boats From tho circumstances that thla did not occur the commander concluded that the craw eared themselves and toft tha passengers. Tha entire loaa of life, the note eat forth, car. not be attributed In tha first Instance to the sinking of the ?easel, but In some degree to the dropping of the first boat while the steamer was proceeding at full epeed and to the fact that the crew only thought of their awn safety and did not reeoue the passengers from the oapataad boats, though also to the shells which hit the Seeing vessel. But the death of the persons drown? ed with tha sinking vaaaal must above all, be ascribed to the "culpa? ble behavior" of the crew. The Austrian reply then states thr t I the American note In several points is baaed on incorrect suppositions and describes as Incorrect that a shell was at once fired, that tha sub? marine went, in pursuit and overtook the ateamer. that only a short time was allowed for those aboard to enter the boats an 1 that several shots were fired on the steamer even after it hud stopped. "The com/nander of the sut> marins," the note continues, "allow? ed the ateamer more time than was necessary for the passengers to take to the boats and then torpedoed the veaael in auch a manner that It would remain afloat as long as pos? sible to enable the passengers to dis? embark, an object which would have obtained if the passengers had not been forsaken by the crew." Fully appreciating the attitude of the commander, who had in view jtha rescue of the passengers and crew, says the note, "tha Austro Hungarian naval authorities have ar rived at the conclusion that he ap? parently neglected to take sufficiently into consideration the panic among the passengers which rendered dis? embarkation more difficult and the spirit of the regulations that Austro Hungarian naval officers should re? fuse assistance to no one in distress, even an enemy. The officer was there? fore punished for violating tho In? structions embodied In tho rules In force for auch Glengyle Sunk By Torpedo at Spot Near Where Persia Wat Struck Passen? gers and Crew at Malta. ? "I'll'111 No Information yet Forthcoming of Sinking of English Steam er-Companr Aiinoonctt Ts? Penk Carried Gnat and Munition* Whkh RemoVee Cauee of Friction Between United Statte and Central Powers. Who Are Accnaed of Sinking Ship?Japaneae Steamer Abo Meets Fate from Torpedo. London, Jan. 3.?The British liner Glen gyle, bound from Yokohoma, was [sunk In the Mediterranean by a sub? marine. The loss of life la behaved to I have been heavy. Several Americana I are reported aboard. Hundred of] survivors ware picked up by other] Ids. The Qlengyle was bigger than [the Persia. Displaced nine thousand tons. The Qlengyle was one of the finest steamers in the Oriental ser? vice, and was owned by the McGreg? or, Oow Company of Glasgow. It .was n new boat built only a year ago. Its length was five hundred feet, with beam of sixty-two feet The report!1 that the Gengyle was destroyed near] the Persia's grave prompted the belief that they were both atacked by the same submarine. The heavy destruc? tion to shipping in the Mediterraneatt indicates that the Teutonic power? have a Urge fleet of underwater boata watching the shipping lanes near the/ GLKIJGYLE PASSENGERS 8AVEP. ' London, Jan. 3.?The Qlengyle wan ultimitely destined for Londorf ami carried a cargo of foodstuffs. Many of the/survivors were taken to Hal and from Malta the captain cabled 4h news of the disaster. The ? and nil worn, saved. Ten barn of the drew are missing and were probably lent, ,/..r>- . ?-?- \>''.??> TWO MORS SHIPS StfNK. London, Jan. 8.?The Japanese steamer Kenkoku Maru, bound from Manila to Baltimore was sunk by a submarine In the Mediterranean. The crew was saved. The ship displaced twenty-one hundred tons. The British steadier; St. Oswald was also subma? rined. The vessel wag employed in government service. GREECE WILL PROTEST. Athena, Jan. 8.?Owing to the con? tinued arrest of German, Austrian, Bulgarian, Turkish subjects in CJreek .Macedonia the situation Is hourly be? coming graver. The cabinet met to? day and canvassed the situation. I Greece may protest to the allies. Defeat In Persia. Constantinople, Jan. 8.?It is offi? cially announced that tho Russians have suffered two reverses In Persia, near Savle and Hamadan. NEW NOTE CONSIDERED. Washington, Jan. 3.?State depart Iment officials are considering a joint note to all the Teutonic powers de? manding that they agree to respect at all times the provisions of internation? al law In submarine warfare. A spe? cial cabinet meeting has- been called for tomorrow. Special conferences between the president and the senate foreign relations committee members are probable. Austrian Charge Zwiedi nek hurried to the State department and personally assured Secretary Lan? sing that If the Austrian commander was at fault, Austria will make hon? orable amends. Secretary Lansing I being unable to determine the identity of the submarine that sunk the Per? sia ordered Ambaasador Penfleld to aak the Vienna government whether It was an Austrian boat. The ques? tion of whether the Persia had the right to carry guns has not yet been considered by Mr. Lansing. The sub? marine question may become the sub? ject of bittor debate on the senate i door. If THE PERSIA WAS ARMED. London, Jan. 3.?The Peninsula & Oriental seamshlp company announc? ed today that the liner Persia carried guns. Tbe company's admission may remove a source of friction between the United States and central powers. Cairo dispatches place the responsi? bility for sinking the Persia on Aus ,tria. The latent dispatches reiterate charge that the Persia was tor without warning. The num who reached port safely is estimat-j variously at hundred and fifty-three '.hundred and fifty-eight. PUT UP TO AUSTRIA. \ Washington, Jan. 8.?Because Con? en). Garrels reported that no subma- j irine was seen In the Persia attack, the' .State department has decided to pat th* question of responsibility up to Austria. Ambassador Penfleld at Vien? na! was directed to ask Austria if one [of her submarines torpedoed the Per f ? 1 PERSIA CARRIED TROOPS. I Rerlin, Jan. 3.?The admiralty an? nounced that the Persia on every voy? age from England carried British sol? diers and supplies for troops in Egypt and carried guns under the British ad jmiralty's direction. Deep regret is over the loss of one Ameri ' i< ftp/ '", . . . !? <f| .?? i.<Jf . " ' .m i j CENTRAL ALLIES PROTEST. Athens, Jan. 1.?-Germany, Austria, tey and Bulgaria have made a col protest to Greece against the of their consuls at Saloniki. Skouloudls replied that [with "Ohe Alliaa; who made the ar RUSSIANS INVADE GALICIA. Geneva, Jan. 1.?A violent battle Is in progress in eastern Gaiioia.f the Russians resuming the offensive. Vien? na dispatches say that the Russian of? fensive is rapidly growing in extent and violence. . . i ? ' I >: ? ' ' ? ? KAISER CALLS CONFERENCE. Amsterdam, Jan. 1.?It is reported from German sources that the Kaiser has called a great military and naval council at Berlin on January 22nd, which Is his birthday. I BOMBAY LINER SUBMARINED. London, Jan. 1.?The Peninsular and oriental liner Persia was sunk on Thursday, presumably by a German submarine. Heavy loss of life ia fear? ed. The liner carried about three hun? dred passengers. Meagre details have been received so far, but It is believed the ship had time to launch only four lifeboats. The liner sailed from Lon? don December 18th for Bombay, In? dia. The owners issue the following statement: "We last heard of the Persia on Tuesday. She carried a large number of passengers and had a large crew." It is announced that the British steamer Abelia has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. VERY SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. Washington Unable to Locate Disturb' ance. Washington, Jan. 1.?A very se? rious earthquake, the heaviest record? ed in some time and lasting almost three hours, occurred in an unde? termined location today. Seismo? graphs of the Georgetown University observatory began > recording the tremors at 8:43 A. M. The shocks Increased In Intensity and between 9:25 and 9:45 o'clock they were violent. At 11:33 A. M. the vibrations stopped. The vibrations were principally north and south. The distance of the centre of the disturb? ance was estimated at 3,000 miles from Washington. Virginia Town Burned. Gordonsvllle, Va., Jan. 3.?A fire swept the business section, destroying several buildings and doing damage estimated at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Calls for help were sent to surrounding towns. The flames were finally subdued, but the entire town was threatened with destruction for hours. . PERSIA SUHK WITHOUT WARrtiHS SURVIVORS REPORT THA3T SUB? MARINE'S APPROACH WM? UNKNOWN. Five Miutes Between Time Steamer Waa Struck by Torpedo and It Dls appeared?One Hundred Fifty Sur? vivors landed at Alexandria--- No (Hope for McNeely. London, Jan. 2.?Unofficial dis? patches from Cairo state that the British steamship Persia sunk in the Mediterranean on Thursday was tor? pedoed without warning and sank in five minutes. Between 150 and 160 i survivors have been landed at Alex? andria, Egypt. I Robert N. McNeely, American con-! sul at Aden, Arabia, is believed to have been drowned. Router's Cairo correspondent makes the unreserved statement that Mr. McNeely lost his life. Chartas H. Grant of Boston was saved. Details of the sinking of the Persia came in slowly today, but they indi? cated that the number of persons who escaped in the four boats which were [put off was larger than was hoped I when the first news was received yes? terday. The Peninsular & Orinetal I company, which owned the Persia, announced today that 158 survivors had arrived at Alexandria. ] The survivors comprise the chief officer, second officer, seven engineers, 27 seamen, 63 Lascars and 69 pas? sengers. A Lloyd dispatch gives the number as 163, made up of 68 pas? sengers of whom 17 are women and 84 members of the crew, including, 69 Lascars. The survivors include ten military officers and eight per? sons who are not British subjects. ' . "The ship was struck amidships on the port side at 1:10 p. m.," says Router's correspondent at Cairo. "She had disappeared completely by 1:16. "SurvfVors say it waa little short bf a miracle that any one was saved. There was no panic. Four boats were munched with the utmost prompti? tude. ? "The captain waa drowned.' When last seen he waa swimming after the liner had plunged beneath the sur? face/* tm inart? tnsi rPinnmalsr _saai 101 IssMil &mTSn^aW*eat^ spondent say that Mr. Grant haa been landed at Alexandria. The steam? ship company this afternoon had re? ceived no news of Mr* McNeely's fate. Edward Rose of Denver left the Persia at Gibraltar, as was reported yesterday. FEW BOATS LAUNCHED. London, Jan. 2.?The Peninsular & Oriental Steamship company tonight received the following telegram from Col. C. C. Blgham, who wan among the survivors of the Persia disaster: "A torpedo truck the ship on the port bow at 1:05 o'clock in the after? noon when about 40 miles south of the east end of the island of Crete. No warning was given nor any at? tempt to assist. Within five minutes the ship had sunk. "It waa impossible to lower the starboard boats, owing to the heavy list. Five or six boats were lowered on the port side. I did not see this myself as I was washed overboard when the boat capsized. "The conduct of the passengers and I crew was splendid, there was no ^struggling and no panic. Four boats I after 30 hours at sea were picked up by a warship." PRESIDENT EXTENDS GREETING. Woodrow Wilson Writes Personal Let? ter to Got. Manning From Hot Springs. Columbia, Jan. 2.?Gov. Manning yesterday received the following let? ter from President Wilson in response to the telegram sent by the governor, December 28, congratulating the president on the 69th anniversary of his birth: "Hot Springs, Va., Dec. 29, 1915. "My Dear Gov. Manning: It gave me the deepest gratification that you should remember my birthday and send me the generous message I re? ceived yesterday. And I want to send you in return my most cordial good wishes for the new year. It is very delightful to have such friends. "Cordially and sincerely yours, (Signed) "Woodrow Wilson. "Hon. Richard I. Manning, "Columbia, 8. C." Russia Establishes Blockade. Paria, Dec. 81.?Russian cruisers have established a blockade of the Black Sea coast of Roumanla and Bulgaria, according to Bucharest dis? patches. The action against Ron mania was unexpected. CHICOHA C0LIE6E IAMB SOU PROPERTY AT GREEN VTLLE PUR. CHASED FOR $125,000. Mountain City Trust Company Is Hew Owner of Property, Which May be Converted into Hotel or Apartment House. , j Columbia, Jan. 1.?Grounds and buildings at Greenville formerly oc? cupied by Chloora college have been sold to the GreenvPlfi Trust company for $126,000. This uncement was made yesterday r ig by the Rev, 8. C. Byrd, D. 4 Asldent of Cht cora College fog, Aien. The Greenvej property la located on South Ma* *' /set The Greenville Trust comp'^ / ihe purchaser, plans to sell the ^ / street lots for busi? ness houe w id the college building I will be f * rted into a family hotel or an & ?? Aent house. The yfor the property has been on for Sv e time. Monday the papers were duly signed and yesterday the deal was announced as closed. Last year Chloora college was united I with the College for Women, and the I new institution was called the Chicora College for Women. This prosperous Presbyterian college now occupies the beautiful buildings and grounds for? merly used by the College for Women. The removal of the school from Greenville to Columbia left the val? uable Greenville property on the I hands of the college. When the Columbia property was taken over there was a large debt. Dr. Byrd yesterday, in speaking of the sale of the Greenville property, said that this would put the college on level ground and would clear It of In* debtedneas. "Will this give the col? lege a balance?" he was asked. "No,** he replied, "but it will put us even.** Chicora college, owing to the Urge amount of money Involved, does not get the $125,000 in cash, but Dr. Byrd said yesterday that satisfactory terms ware made with the purchasers. NEGRO HELD FOR ASSAULT. [Parents of OhUd Alleged to Have Outraged Say Let Law Take Its Course. Tork, Jan. 1.?Odessa Good, a ne* gro youth, 16 years old, la in the county Jail hare charged with attempt? ed criminal asaault upon a $-year-old white girl, the daughter of a promi? nent farmer living in Bethel town? ship, about ten miles north of this place.. The crime was committed on tike premises of the girl's father Wed* nesday afternoon, but waa not dis? covered until Thursday. The negro who Uvea on the same farm with his {brother-in-law, was arrested Thursday [afternoon by Constable Horace John [son and brought to jail here. The youth of the negro is said to have saved him from being burned by outraged citizens of the Bethel com muniyt immediately after the crime was discovered. The desire of the little child's parents,to let the law take its course prevented a lynching anyway. No further trouble is expect? ed, although there la much Indigna? tion throughout this entire section over the affair. The child was given prompt medi? cal attention as soon as her condition was discovered, and attending phy? sicians say she will recover entirely. It is understood that the negro has confessed his crime. He appeared sul? len and mean when questioned by your corresp^ ient, and appeared not I to appreciate the serious position he Iis In. He Is a grandson of Giles Good, who with four negroes, Prind ley Thomson, Bailey Dowdle, Dan Roberts and Mose Lipscorab, were lynched on the outskirts of this town, April 5, 1887, for the murder of a white boy in Bullock's Creek town? ship. 'I am not expecting trouble over this affair," said Sheriff Hugh G. Brown this morning. "The parents of i the outraged child have expressed their wish that the law be allowed to take its course, and I believe the good citizens of York county Will respect (that wish." PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR DEPART? MENT. ' Columbia, Jan. 1.?The State de? partment of agriculture Is on a self sustaining basis. Commissioner Wat? son yesterday sent a check for $12, 500 to the State treasurer to be turn? ed into the general fund of the State. This represents the surplus collected by the department during the year. "It is the actual amount appropri? ated for the department," said the i commissioner, announcing the total amounts collected during the year. The fund is derived from the tax on oils and feedstuff*.