Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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U HM6E IM um Uli AT^IffllAN GOVERNMENT 018 CLAIMB KNOWLEDGE OF SIN KINO NTEAMER. Secured by Consuls I>oee Hei Repeal* Hirn Veeeel Wae Senk ?ad Wot Yet Inown That It Wee term by Toqiedot-Getinari For Aootdou to United Statte of Laattanla Case. Waabjagton, Jin. 7.?Ambassador Penfteld. Vienna,/ cabled the State de perUnent today tint he had been in? formed by the Austrian foreign office that It did not nave ony information \^oa the Persia sinktig. Secretary Lan? J^ebng aarrled the eabls and all ether I * \ N#ais on the Persia matter Into the i \eabtnet meeting Ambassador Pen \ VaM also stated that Baron Bnrian, .00 Austrian foreign minister, asked bam to request from the United whatever Information it has' 0* tbe staking. CASE A PUZZLE. | . vv ?... ? ? SealuesAof strip May New be Ex~ Vv ptataed. { ^ablagton, Jan. 7.?The admin tstseethh la facing today the possibil? ity that the Persia staking may never bo eauiatned. Node of the affidavits oaejwred by American consuls cor? ral proof that a torpedo was respon >btate aad Austrat, so far, has not aa suated the responsibility. The whole situation will probably be thrashed ?fit at the cabinet meeting scheduled tojaay. Tbe eituaUoa ha all Me phases oil bo mid before {he eoagresetonal odeamtttee on foreign relations in an sstort to check further open discus atoa. LUSTTANIA CilB SaTfTLKD. . -Ju-? ' foreign Omce Agrees to loa, Jet. 7 .?The Oerman once acotleetto the American over the ssaA wording of the1 between tffe two countries) ^**2a^ tea Wrneeorff has ao ap wtth Secretary Lsmsing this It to declared a complete la assured. J feaehcock Wanna Investigation. Washington. Jaa. 7.?Senator Btyohcock. of Nebraska, has Intro faced a resolution directing the Post fbaeter General to report te congress tbe extent of the belligerents' Interfer? ring with United mates mail. BUSStAN DRIVE CHECKED. Renaforce snents Rushed to TTtHTn Frontier. London, Jaa. 7.--The Teutonic re? inforcements rushed to Bessarabia appear to be checking ? the Russian drrve in the eastern theatre. Berlin, Vienna and Petrograd report the loss? es to have been severe from January 1 to S. The total is estimated at over eighty thousand. RAILROAD STRIKE THREATENED London* Jan. f.?Labor leaders are making veiled threats that a railroad strike may be called should the gov? ernment torce conscription. These threats are met with the suggestion that martial law may . be declared throughout England. The situation Is hourly becoming more critical. BRITISH SUBMARINE SINK. London, Jan. 7.?The admiralty an? nounces the sinking of a British sub? marine off the Holland coast. ? All ware saved. Th* Dutch cruiser Noord Brabant rescued 23^>f the crow and landed them at Holden I * Italy WeO Paid. I Berlin, Jan. 7.?Swiss newspapers aarrying the following story: "Reports from reliable sources say that the treaty has been signed in London by Italy, whereby she will get three hundred and eighty-six million dol? lars for participating in the war. French Generals Dead. Paria, Jan. 7.?The deaths of Gen. Serett and Gen. Rambet, both of whom achieved fame in tho war, wars announced today. Oen. Serrctt died of wounds, and Gen. Rambet was killed in an aceldent. Fear Crown Prince. Paris. Jan. 7.?Madrid dispatches say that owing to the Kaiser's Illness the rulers of all German states have been called to Berlin, where there is fear that the crown prince may be given governing power. The K?tner Is reported to be growing worse. The situation is crlttcsl. RUSSIAW DBIVE CAUSES GHAHGE GERMAN FORCES BEING RUSHED FROM BALKANS TO GALICIAN FRONT. Russian Warship* Attack Bulgarian Porto on Black Sea?Germany Promises Protection of Passengers I In Future Attacks of Submarines, London, Jan. 8.?Teutonic rein? forcements are being rushed from the Balkans to attempt to stem the tide of the Russian advance on the Gall cian !ront. Great artillery duels are raging along the rivers Styr and Se reth and on the Bukowina frontler. With the Russians dominating west of Csar Tomsk the Teutons are turn? ing their attention to the defense of .he important railroad junction at iKovel. I BULGARIAN PORTS BOMBARDED. I Russian Black Sea Fleet Resumes the Attack on Bulgaria. London, Jan. 8.?Russian warships in the Black Sea are again*bombard? ing the Bulgarian ports of Varna and lCuzinograd, according to Genoa dis? patches. King Ferdinand's summer jalace Is at Euxinograd. Emperor's Palace Captured. Rome, Jan. 8.?Villa Deste, Em peror Frans Joseph's summer place at [Tivoli, has been captured by the Ital? ians and turned into a hospital. Italians Called to Colors. , Rome, Jan. 8.?Six more classes of reservists were called to the colors to-* day. New Zeppelin Burned. Amsterdam, Jan. 8.?A German Zeppelin of a new type was caught Id a heavy gale over Namur, caught all re and two of the crew were kill en. EXPLAINS SINGLE TERM PLANK. to Candidate or to Ooantry for a Oopstitnti^ual Amend - tls Rook, Ark., Jan. 7.?William McCombe, Democratic national chairman, In a statement here today declared the "second term plank" concerning the presidency In the last Democratic platform was not a man? date of the Baltimore convention and may be construed either as a recom? mendation to the candidate or as a recommendation to procuring the passing of a national constitutional amendment. Mr. McCombs appealed for imme? diate military and naval prepared? ness on the part of the United States 'against possible encroachments of I European powers after the European I war/' "The United States will be the richest country in the world after the wsr," said Mr. McCombs. "Any of the European powers will look with covetous eyes upon the wealth of the i United States. There is a possibility that, irritated by poverty, they may be led to make incursions against the peace and good will of the United States. We must be prepared to re? sist that. "I favor the creating of a naval power in the United States; the equal of that boasted by any power on the globe. GET COTTON TO GERMANY. Pope Outlines Texas Farmers' Union I Plan. Washington, Jan. 7.?President H. H. Pope, of the Texas Farmers' Union, outlined today to congressmen from the cotton States the unlon'u plans for shipments of cotton to Germany by way of Sweden. Ho said the cotton would be concentrated at Houston, that the first ship would sail February I, and that regular sailings were plan? ned. The cotton would be shipped, Popo said, in ships owned by a na? tive-born American citizen, and will fly the American fir g. The cotton has been sold for 27 cents a pound de? livered at destination, and will net the farmers about 20 1-2 cents. The market price Is about 12 cents and the British government has been paying that for cotton seized. Inas? much as Great Britain and Germany both have put cotton on their contra? band lists, this latest move may re? vive v.ne contentions of the United State? against their action. Yeggmen in Pennsylvania. Camden, N. J., Jan. 8.?Three yegg men were shot and captured and the fourth escaped, though wounded, as the result of an attempted raid this morning on the postolflce at Penns grovo, opposite Wilmington, Delaware. REPORT FROM VIENNA STATE* THAT CZAR'S FORCES WERE REPULSED AT ALL POINTS. ????? ... i Russians Report Loss of 60,000 Of Enemies in Two Weeks of Fighting ?Champagne is Again Scene of Se? vere Co nfliot?Britain Will not Al? low Male Citizens to Leave to Avoid Conscription?British Troops Cut off in Mesopotamia. Russian Offensive Stopped. ? Vienna, Jan. 10.?The Austrian wij I office reports that the Russians have discontinued their attacks after being repulsed at all points east of the Gall clan and Besarablan frontier. i AUSTRO-GERMANS LOST ?0,000. I Batiel on Gallcian Frontier Has Been Fierce and Bloody. Petrograd, Jan. 10.?It is officially estimated today that the Teutonic losses In the two weeks' fighting whicji resulted in the capture of Csar-To rusk by the Russians totaled sixty thousand, a third of whloh were pris? oners. The Russians have advanced thirty miles between the Sereth and I Styr river. Buczacs la being shelled by the Russians. Its capture gives the Russians possession of the railway to [Dniester. /.4 ????? _ BATTLE IN FRANCE. Fierce Fighting Resumed in pagne Region. Berlin, Jan. 10.?The war office>?? I ports that violent fighting has again I developed in the Champagne region. Northeast of Massiges several hundred (yards of French trenches were capr tu red with four hundred prisoners and a few guns. The rear guard depots of the Allies in Belgium, are being at? tacked by a German aerial fleet. , TURKS CELEBRATE VICTOJT^ Constantinople, Jan. 10.?The city4s [given over to rejoicing at the oom iplete evacuation ojtjto of a million for operations else? where. The war office 'claims that heavy losses were Inflicted on the Al? lies In the last stages of the Darda? nelles fighting. It is thought here that the troops withdrawn are being rushed to Saloniki. A great amount i of spoils was left behind by the Allies. Heavy guns are being mounted on iGalllpoli heights in an effort to make the Allied fleet also retire. Austrians Reach Adriatic. Vienna, Jan. 10.?Austrian troops have almost reached ths Adriatic in I the Montenegrin campaign. British Forces Surrounded. Berlin, Jan. 10.?Ten thousand Brit? ish at Kutel Amara in Mesopotamia have been cut off and surrounded by the Turks, according to a Constanti? nople dispatch. The attack has al? ready begun. STOCK RAISERS TO MEET. Programme Announced for Annual Meeting South Carolina Live Stock Association. Clemson College, Jan. 9.?Prof. J. M. Burgess, of the animal husbandry division, who is secretary of the South Carolina Live Stock Association, has completed the programme of the an? nual meeting of that body, to be held in Columbia at the Jefferson Hotel on Wednesday and Thursday, January 12 and 13. The programme Is as fol? lows: Wednesday, January 12. 12 M.?President's annual address. 12.30 P. M.?The Dairy Cow vs. the Boll Weevil, by Mr. B. H. Rawl, chief of the United States dairy division. I 2.30 P. M.?-The railroad and Live Stock, by Mr. E. C. Gatewood, of the Southern Railway. I 3.30 P. M.?How Live Stock Has Helped to Overcome the Boll Weevil In Louisiana, by Mr. W. R. Dodson, director Louisiana experiment station. I 8 P. M.?Diversification of tho Cot? ton Belt, by Mr. W. J. Splllman, Unit? ed States department of agriculture. 9 P. M.?Live Stock as a Basis of Credit, by Mr. B. F. Harris, American Bankers' Association, Champaign, 111. Thursday, January 1?. 10 A. M.?A Plan to Handle Beef Cattle in South Carolina, by Mr. M. S. Hay, United States department of agriculture. 11 A. M.?The Cattle Tick War In South Carolina, by Mr. W. K. Lewis, United States department of agricul? ture. Each of tho formal papers and addresses will be followed by general discussion, and the business session will be held on Thurday, JARIFF OH DYES tMDCHEMlCtLS MUCH CAPITAL AFFECTED BY PROPOSED LEGISLATION. Chairman Kitchin Announces Hearing January 14, When the Whole Ques? tion of Dyestuffs Famine Will be I Opened Up. Washington, Jan. 6.?Hundreds of millions of dollars of capital invested in various industries are affected by proposed legislation to develop the dye stuff industry in the United States, on which Chairman Kitchin, of the house ways and means committee, to? day fixed a hearing for January 14. The whole question of the dyestuff famine, growing out of the shutting off of the supply from Germany on which vigorous represenatlons have been made to the State department for relief by American manufacturers,] will be opened up at the hearing which was arranged by Representative ' Hill, of Connecticut. The hearing! will be on the Hill bill to put protec? tive duties on chemicals and dyestuffs so as to induce American capital to build up a dyestuff industry at home. Some of the Democrats in the house served notice today that when the time comes to take up the revenue legislation, they will refuse to vote tax on gasoline, stamp tax on bank checks and some of the other propo? sitions and that the expenditures for preparedness must be met mainly from the income tax without lowering the exemption limit, leaving the bur? den on the higher incomes. A bill to incorporate the Playground and Recreation Association of Ameri? ca, which, headed by Joseph Lee, of Boston, as president, annually raises and spends $100,000, was introduced today by Representative Gardner, of Massachusetts. The purpose is to give the association a nation-wide scope. Minority Leader Mann strongly en? dorsed the Ferris Conservation bill, ; an administration measure, from the floor of the house today after It had been opposed by several Western Re* ? publicans. Democrats applauded him ? vigorously. The measure which would WA inlt and -granting of -*Q*year Isaac*, on 19,000,000 horsepower of unhar? nessed water .and divide the proceeds between the State and federal govern? ments has the endorsement of Secre? tary Lane and other authorities on j the water power situation, Mr. Ferris explained in presenting the measure. COTTON IN WAREHOUSES. j Increase of 7,000 or 8,000 Bales in Co? lumbia?Rise in Price Necessary to Move. Columbia, Jan. 7.?Estimate by a < Columbia cotton man yesterday was that there are now stored in Colum? bia between 7,000 and 8,000 more bales of cotton than ever before. Within the last few years ware? house facilities have been greatly en? larged, and the total bulk now stored here Is considerable. It was further emphasized that the tendency to hold is general, and that approxlintacly 40 per cent, of the total cotton crop is either held by the farmers or in the hands of speculators. Farmers are , inclined to believe that prices will reach another high level with the ap? proach of spring when the market1 will again become active. A middling 12-cent basis might be an induce? ment to sell, one buyer pointed out| yesterday. Middling was quoted in Columbia at 11 3-8 cents yesterday. FORD FOR PRESIDENT. Name AM 11 Appear on Michigan Re? publican Ballot Next Spring. Lansing, Mich., Jan. 5.?The name of Henry Ford, who recently return I'ed from his European peace mission, will appear on the Republican piesi dentlal primary1 ballot in Michigan this spring-. Enough petitions to make possible Mr. Ford's candidacy ' for .President were filed with the sec 1 retary of State this afternoon. KAISER MUCH BETTER. German Emperor Recovering From Illness. Berlin, Jan. 6 (,.a London).?It was reiterated today that the persist? ent stories concerning the serious ill? ness of Emperor William were abso utely unfounded. The emperor is recovering rapidly from a minor illness and has been out recently. Burglars in St. Paul. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7.?Yeggs blew open the vault of the United States government building early to? day, securing six hundred dollars in raah and a million dollars worth or revenue stamps, TO BEGIN M POSTOFFICE. CONSTRUCTION FOR COLUMBIA STARTS IN JULY. Preliminary Drawings of Colombia Office Made?Treasury Department Ca" for Funds for Commencing Wurk. Washington, Jan* 6.?Representa? tive Lever today ascertained from the supervising architect's office in the treasury department that the prelim? inary sketch for the new postofflce at iColumbia had,been made. Work on the building will be begun shortly after July 1, 1916. For the fiscal year 1916-1917, $84,000 has been \ asked by the treasury department, j the department figuring that only ;hat' part of the total appropriation can toe used during the year. Mr. Lever secured an appropriation in the public buildings bill for 1913 for a new postofflce for Columbia to cost $265,000, exclusive of the site,! which cost $75,000. To the uninitiated it might have seemed that the depart? ment has been dilatory in commencing construction, but this is the case with all federal buildings. The actual construction follows the purchasing of the site by something over three years, such delay being due to the system of construction pursued by the treasury department and Rep? resentative Lever has been behind this matter ever since he secured the ap? propriation, in order that the Colum? bia office should have its rightful and natural precedence in the consider ition of the department. TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION. Smith Introduces BUI in Senate for Literacy Test. Washington, Jan. 6.?Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina, chairman of the senate committee on immigration, today introduced in the senate a bill to regulate the immigration of aliens to and their residence in the United States. The bill is the same which he introduced in the senate during the last congress, and which, after some SA.W- ? ? ~ ? v ^ A ***m*~ jaMMMjl in' the senate last winter, but met its fate at the hands of the president In a veto message to congress. An at? tempt was made at that, time in the house to pass the measure over the veto of the president and this failed by a few votes. The opposition in the senate to the bill during the last session, while small in numbers, was most vigorous and resulted In a somewhat long drawn out filibuster against the meas? ure. Senator Smith, however, at that time engineered the measure over the opposition and feels certain that he will be able to press his bill to a successful passage In the senate at this session. Senator Smith has sought In the preparation of the present bill to make the immigration laws not only selective but restrictive in character. To his proposed measure he has given special attention and thought to the administrative details and has made the machinery for the effective en? forcement of the law as nearly perfect In every particular as possible. He has retained in the bill the "literacy test" as a means of further restriction of indiscriminate immigra? tion. It was this'feature of the meas? ure of last year that caused the presi? dent to veto it. Senator Smith hopes! to get early consideration and pas? sage through the senate of the bill. WORSE THAN GOUGING. _ 'Civil Service Exam Cheating Brings Punishment. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 6.?A federal civil torvlce examination by "proxy" for rural letter carrier here recently cost Riley Lamb, the applicant, a three months' jail sentence in United States district court today and Scott Lamb, his cousin, and "proxy" a fine of $200. Scott Lamb, formerly a stu? dent in the University of Tennessee here, it was charged, consented to take the examination in his cous.'n's name, permitting the latter to profit by the result. Detection and convic? tions followed. Saw No Vessel. Washington, Jan. 7.?United States Consul Garrels, at Alexandria, Egypt, cabled Secretary Lans'ng today that ho has secured twenty-one affidavits from Persia survivors, all agreeing that they saw no vessel, and no warning was given. Murderer Electrocuted. Os8ing, N. Y., Jan. 7.?Antonio Pon? ton, the Porto Rican student, who killed his sweetheart at Schenectady was electrocuted at Bing Sing at day? break. CLAIM WAVE OF PROSPERITY. MONTHLY REPORTS FROM FED? ERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS ARE ENCOURAGING. The Outlook for 1916 Indicates Sound and Permanent Prosperity, 'Says Report?Expansion in All lines. Washington, Jan. 5.?Continued business improvement over the coun? try generally is reflected in monthly reports from the twelve Federal re? serve districts made public tonight by the Federal reserve board. General activity and expanison in all lines Was reported from the At? lanta distric/^ojid sound and perma? nent prosp/^ Predicted for 1916. There has y ikrong and wide ad vancemen f /some particular lines. Tennessf /orts show a continued sluggish >' fin the tobacco market, attribv ^ O scarcity of ships and high O / Tr /n almost all lines in the Ric jO* id district has been satisfac to/ T aie past month with no retro g/ n from the advances of Octob / .d November. A decided ten y has developed to store some Ol .he unsold cotton crop because of softening prices but that has not prevented liquidation of debts due for settlement. Improvement in the Boston district has continued with "renewed vigor," says the report from that district. Trade in the New York district was reported as unusually active and still expanding. Loans of banks in the New York Clearing House increased 1146,041,000 between November 1 and January 1, deposits increased $124,234,000 and excess reserves de? creased $37,367,000. Philadelphia reported general bus? iness conditions in its district still im? proving, with banks declaring the out? look most promising. Factories are running full tlm-3, pay rolls are large, and in the iron and steel Industry the unusual demand has led to the repair? ing and putting into operation of iron furnaces that have been idle for years. Requirements of steel buyers in the Cleveland district were reported aa 1 ^B?W^^^^a^^^^w*^^^^B^^' ^^^J^^^s^^r^BrBW'*^w^BBgBBsa^^^^a? -^^^ss^c;, ,. year's output would be taken care of. At present the only embarrassment is due to freight congestion in the East. The lumber business was said to be almost normal again. Chicago reported general improve? ment in business and manufacturing, with manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers doing business at 'even more than normal basis." Prospects throughout the St. Louis district were declared to be excellent in virtually every industry. Final crop figures for the district, were not avail? able when the report was made, but it was said that the harvest had been abundant. The qutlook for 1916 in the Minne? apolis district was reported as excel? lent. The lumber trade again is ap proaachlng normal. Kansas City reported that probably at uo time in the history of the dla trlct had wholesale trade been so ac? tive and satisfactory. There has been a general movement of wheat to the market. Lumber and oil Industries are usual? ly active in the Dallas district, with Increased prices that give promise of permanency. Leading railroads in the San Fran? cisco district report record earnings isjtnd are buying ties freely with a good effect on the lumber business* The need of ships at ports of the district has been aggravated by the closing of the Panama Canal. M'OOMBS EXPLAINS COURSE. J ? m ?* If Commonwealths Do Not Provide for Popular Choice Old Methods Prevail. . . j Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 6.?Delegats to the Democratic national convenllon must be elected by State conventions of that party and are not to be select? ed in primaries where no provision is made in State primary laws, according to a statement issued here today by W. F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic national committee. The Arkansas State committee had declared Arkansas delegates must see c nomination in a primary and Mr. M\.Combs said he understood several other States were contemplating sim? ilar procedure. The Arkansas primary law makes no provision for the election of dele? gates to the national convention or of commltteemen. -nil McClurc Disgruntled. Copenhagen, Jan. 7.?S. S. McClure, the New York editor, leaves the Ford peace party disgruntled. The re? mainder of the pilgrims left for The Hague today, via Clennuny,