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^maBBBBBBmuu^ ^ ^ V5*/> fiT^T^ Si ' VKNHV, MMM **rO, MM. "Be tat and Fear not?Dot an the cod* Thon Aims't it be Ui; Country's, Thy Qod'i sad Truth'*.- THE TRTJI ?= UTHRON, BMMMiia Jone, SMS, SUMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, FEBR?AKY 2, 18?6. Vol. XLI. No. 48. m HIT131 .SHIPS LOST. LlNKR AFP AM THOUGHT TO HAVE GONE] DOWN.WITH FIVE HUNDRED PHRSOJ9S ON I BOARD. A Fveeghter ChasefciU Sank* Hr\Mld-At lentfto, but CON I? noto'el Kumvn ??Grand Duke Hm Crippled? Turk k safe Armef hi Caucausus. London. Jen. 18.?The big eight thouennd ton Elder-Demster liner Appem. with five hundred ? persons aboard. Is believed to have sunk with nil hands. The liner Is, five days over due at Liverpool, and no message has been received. Steamer Tregnatlc re? port* paeaing life boats tossed about In open sea with tho name Appam oh them. The Appam was bound from West Africa to Liverpool, carrying two hundred passengers, two hundred Oer prisouere and one hundred crow. Brttlau Freighter Sunk. New York. Jan. 18.?The five thou ton British freighter Chaeehlll keen sunk In mid'Atlantic, ac eordlng to the steamer Indralenia, ar? riving here today. It la unknown whether the sinking was duo to acci? dent or torpedo. A Spanish freighter rescued the crew. m > NICHOLAS SMASHING TURKS, Victory and Capture of Reported From Cancusus. London. Jan. 88.?Petrograd dis? patches say that smashing blows by the Grand Duke Nicholas' Russian army have so crippled the Turks in the Caucusus that a complete Russian victory la Im mil i tot. Reports are cur? rent that Erse rum, the strongest Turk tin} fortress In Asm Minor and the keystone of the Ottoman defense, has fallen, but are yet unconfirmed. MANY SWEDISH SHIPS SEIZED. War Has Caused Heavy Loss to Swedes Stockholm, Jan. 28.?It is officially announced today that Germany and Swedish int CASUALTY LIST. War I started Exceeds a Half Million. . London. Jan. 18.?It is officially an? nounced that the total British casual US* in all theatres of the war to Jan. J were 841,487. of whom 24,122 were officer*. v AUSTRIANS CAPTURE ELESSIO. They Now Control all of Northern AI Rome. Jan. 21.?The Austrlans Imve captured the Albanian town of HUeesio and are neartng Durraso, ac? cording to today's dispatches. With the occupation of Durraso the Teuton? ic forces will control all of Northern Albania. Austro-Italian Battle. Rome. Jar "8.?Many towns along the Anatro-I x\\ front have been fired by the great artillery duel now Ik progress. Aeroplanes are directing the bombardments. Raeao-TurfctAh Naval Battle. Petrograd, Jan. 18.?The admiralty announces the detail* of a battle bo tween a Russian ba'.tleahlp and the Turkish battleship Sultan Seltg. It lasted seven hours and the Sultan was forced to flee with decks badly dam sged, 33 of her crew were killed and eighty Injured. CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. Appropriation Bill CalU for $79,200.80 Lese Than La* Year.. Columbia, Jan. 28.?The ways and means committee of the house of rep? resentatives Introduced the annual appropriation cs rryin,; an aggregate for all purposes of 82.384,49? 02, this mprnlng. The levy for all purposes will be six and one-half mills, com? pared with seven mills as at present. The total appropriations for 1914 was 82.113.878.54 and for 1915, $2,463, 769.11. FLOOD IN ARKANSAS. Thousands of Families Driven Iron Home* by Rising River. Memphis. Tenn.. Jan 28.?A thou? sand families in Arkansas along the river have been driven from their homes by the biggest Mood ever known In that section. Hundreds were rVs cuod today from housetops and trees after spending the night In the rain. Man> mothers had babies In Ifcoftf srms The river rose fix feet last Pigbt. Mil ATTACK AT ARRAS. GERMANS MAKE STRENUOUS EF? FORTS TO SECURE IMPORT? ANT POINTS. Germans Forced! to Leave Vilna, Which Was Set on Fire by Russian Shell??Austrian Attack on Italians Delayed by Storms?In Greece Kins; is Prevented by Cabinet from Abdi? cating. Paris, Jan. 29.?Over a forty-mile front from Arras to tho Belgian fron? tier the Germans are attacking the allies at numerous points. The indi? cations are that the Germans are making a determined effort to capture Arras. Further to the north the Ger? mans are striving desperately to keep Lens, which is a mass of ruins, but is important as It commands several im? portant roads. greek THRONE SH.VkY. King Constant(ne Considers Abdication But Cabinet Opposes This Step. Milan, Jan. 29.?Athens dispatches say that King Constantlnc has confer? red with his advisers on the advisabil? ity of; abdicating the throne, but the cabinet is against it, so ho will take no action at this time. RUSSIAN CITY BURNING. Germans Being Driven Out by Rus? sian .Bombardment. Petrograd, Jan. 29.?Vllna, which Is held by the Germans, is burning from Are set by Russian shells. The Germans are preparing to evacuate the section of the city still standing. STORMS, DELAY AUSTRIANS. Advance on Durraso Held Up Tempo? rarily. Rome, Jan. 29.-?Severe storms are delaying the Austrian advance on Dur? raso. The 'Austrians are endeavoring , to get the support of Essad Pasha, the j Nationalists leader .who has gathered ? a large force north of Durraso. gen. joffre supreme. of all French Armies. Paris, Jan. 29.?Premier Briand an? nounced today that supreme power for the direction of all French armies J everywhere has been gvlen to Gen. Joffre, the government to reserve only the political direction of the^ war. Germans Capture Frise. Berlin, Jan. 29.?The Germans have captured Frise, France. PRESIDENT IN PITTSBURGH. Greeted by Cheering Thousands on the Streets. Pittsburgh, Jan. 29.?President and Mrs. Wilson arrived here at 9 o'clock : this morning on the first leg of the preparedness speaking trip. Only a small crowd greeted the president at I the station, but the streets leading to his hotel were lined with cheering thousands. Mrs. Wilson was tfVe cen? ter of attraction; the crowds cheered her long and the president seemed to enjoy it He speaks at 1 o'clock this afternoon and leaves at 3 o'clock for Cleveland, where he will speak to? night. WILL BE CANDIDATE. D. L. Smith to Run for Railroad Com? missioner. Columbia, Jan. 29.?D. L. Smith of Walterboro, for some years a member of the Colleton county delegation In the lower house of%the general assem? bly, told friends yesterday that his present intention was to be a candi? date for railroad commissioner In the primaries next summer. McDuf fle Hampton's term expires this year. Mr. Smith, before entering tho leg? islature, served Colleton county as treasurer and as auditor. LANSING GROWING IMPATIENT. Secretary of State Tired of Germany's Delay In Lusltunia Case. Washington, Jan. 29.?The admin? istration Is not inclined to waste time in further parleys with Germany on the Lusltanla ease. Secretary Irn? sing made it plain to Ambassador Bernstorff that tho belief that the ne? gotiations are unsatisfactory is grow? ing here. Secretary Uin.slng considers the situation fraught with grave pos? sibilities. No time limit has been set for the German reply but If an answer Is not received by Tuesday ti new note will hi dispatched In plainer language thnn any yet used. "We're hoping for the host and preparing for the worst," said an o/llciul today. SUBMARINE STILL MM. ? _ v AFTER SIX HOURS OF SEARCH VESSELS FAIL TO FIND TRACE OF ABSENT BOAT. K-5 Disappeared and Six Vessels arc Hunting Along Atlantic Coast Be? tween Virginia and Clmrleeton for it?Coast Guard Vessels FrojpLChar lesion Join In Search. Washington, Jan. 31.?The sels searching for the su reported at noon after a search, that they could find of the missing boat. SEARCHING FOR SUBMARINE. Six Government Vessels Trying to Find Missing K-5. Washington, Jan. 31.?Six govern? ment vessels today are combing the waters from the Virginia capes to the Carolina coast for traces of tfie mis? sing submarine K-5, which. h|is been unheard from since It became de? tached from Its companions Saturday night, while proceeding to the Flor? ida coast for maneuvers. Sscretary Daniels ordered Commander Bryan of the Charleston navy yard to send out the coast guard cutters Yamacraw and Seminole, submarine tender* Pan? ther, lighthouse tender Mangrove, and two United States destroyers to make a search. The K-5 carried a crew of 18, and was commanded by Lieut. Brady. The submarine was last heard of forty miles northeast of Charleston. Officials say the subma? rine is lost In the fog. The K-6 was built in 1913, and has a good record. - ZEPPELINS RAID PARIS. Terrific Bombs Were Used Ttn)t Shat? tered Entire BuJldinga^-Thirty Four Persons Killed. Paris, Jan. 81.?The J$eppelln which again raided Paris mit night ,was pursued far into the day but es? caped over the German lineal Thirty four were killed, and twenty-nine in? jured is the total casualty Ifst of the two nights raiding. TerrifBj bombs used,,, WJjole .build Ism wore torn in thC streets. Thirty French aero j planes pursued the Zeppelin bu? In ! effectually. ITALY WILL FIGHT. Win Not Abandon Albania Without a Struggle. Berlin, Jan. 31.?Indications that Italy will not abandon Albania came today with reports of the landing of an Infantry division and several bat? teries of heavy artillery at Avalona. BANDITS AT BUFFALO. Auto Party Held up by Negroes?Man and Woman Killed?Two Others Killed. . _ Buffalo, Jan. 31.?Bandits held up an auto party In the outskirts of the city this morning, killing Fred Telp er, a prominent Buffalo business man, and his mother, Mrs. Charles Telper, a society leader. Miss Grace Teiper, his sister, will probably dlo from a blow on the head from a revolver butt, and John Telper was severely In? jured. Negro bandits stepped the car at a lonely spot. The Teiper brothers showed fight when ordered to aHtht. Another motor party was scared away during the battle. SAN DIEGO FLOOD. Fifty Persons Drowned and Valley Devastated. San Diego, Cal. Jan. 31.?The flood casualties to date approximate fifty deaths, with a property damage over two million dollars. Three thousand persons are homeless and the fertile Otay valley is desolated. Otay city has beon swept clean of half of Its houses, and Tia Juana, Mexico, has been wrecked. Twenty-one bodies of Otay residents have been recovered. Numerous bodies of Mexicans and Japanese remain unidentified. Martial law prevented further looting today. THE BRAN DEIS APPOINTMENT. Sub-committee Named to Investigate the Nomination. Washington, Jan. SI.?A subcom? mittee was appointed to investigate the appointment of Louis D, Brendels to the Supreme Court today. It con? sisted Of Senators Chllton, of West Virginia; Fletcher, of Florida; Walsh, of Montana; (Mark of Wyoming; Cum? mins, of Iowa, Tho first three are Democrats, The personnel of the subcommittee is regarded as favorable to the confirmation of Braudels. RURAL CREDITS CONFERENCE. HOUSTON, HOLLIS AND LEVER SEE PRESIDENT. Soutli Carolina Congressman Seems Encouraged at Prospect or Legisla? tion. Washington, Jan. 28.?Secretary Houston, Senator Holl is and Repre? sentative Lever were today in confer? ence with the president for more than an hour discussing various phases of the joint committee bill on rural credit? now being considered by the banking and currency committees of the house and senate. It is understood that the conference was arranged primarily for the pur? pose of discussing with the president the amendments which Mr. Lever is proposing to.the joint committee bill? amendments*^htch were voted down in the Joint' committee. The principal amendment proposes a form of limited guarantee by the federal treasury of the bonds which are to be issued by the land banks composing the system. Inasmuch as the market price of the bond fixes the interest which the farmer pays upon his mortgage loan, It is extreme? ly Important, In the view of Mr. Lever, that the bond should be so strong as to make it the safest kind of invest? ment and therefore carry the lowest rate of Interest which rate of Interest twill be reflected In a low rate of In? terest on the farm mortgage. Mr. Lever declined to be quoted as to the president's views on this propo? sition, but it was observed that he was unusually jovial, notwithstanding the fact that he has been suffering from grip for ten days, and it is significant also that late today he introduced the joint committee bill witlj his amend? ments Inserted. Among the friends of rural credits, this conference Is looked upon as of very great signif? icance and may be the turning point in rural credits legislation. DARING BOYS LOOT BANK. Five Youths Terrorise Officers and Pa? trons, Scoop up'$15,000 and Then Escape. ? ? - ?? ? ? . ?? ? ,\ ' ,\ ? Chicago, Jan. 27.?Five youths, all believed to be under 20 years of age, today entered the Washington Park National bank, forced 20 officers, em? ployee and patrons to face the wall with their hands In the air, scooped up |15,000 from the teller's cage and escaped in an automobile. Although every available police? man and detective was placed on their trail immediately no clue has been found tonight as to the identity of the bandits. Four of the robbers entered the bank with masks over their faces and each carrying two revolvers. The fifth remained outside in the automo? bile. Three of the bandits forced the officers and 10 patrons to hold up J their hands while one rifled the I cashier's cage. None of the patrons ! was searched. BOY BANDITS CAPTURED*. _ V Chicago Bank Robbers Did Not Get Away With Money. Chicago, Jan. 28.?The police havo captured the ?vc boy bandits who held up the Washington Park Savings bank and escaped yesterday with $15, 000. Nearly all the money has been secured. The arrests were the re? sult of a raid on a Southwestern ave? nue home on the information furnish? ed by tho wife of one of the boys. All of the bandits are known to the po? lice as pickpockets and shady char? acters. ENDORSE TARIFF BOARD. Lerer Unhesitatingly Supports Presi? dent's Plan lor Scientific Study of Subject. Washington, Jan. 29.?Congressman Lever today unhesitatingly indorsed the suggestion of the president for the formation of a tariff commission. "I believe the time has come when revenue laws should be based upon scientifically ascertained facts, and while the party has taken varying po? sitions as to a commission for this purpose, still I am extreemly glad that the president is big enough In this matter, as others, to reverse his former position when the facts war? rant it." said Mr. Lever. "The world Is lacing a situation such as it has never seen before, and no man has Vision enough to predict what the economic situation is going to be when hostilities cease in Europe. We must , be prepared for whatever the condi tions may be. ami with reference to revenue legislation, i see no other agency which can 10 well furnish the data upon which to act as can a sc- | leclcd tariff board." NO PELLAGRA A! ORPHANAGE. EPWORTH INSTITUTION FREE OF CASES AT PRESENT. Public Health Service Expert Finds upon Inspection Dietary Treatment Results Very Satisfactory. Columbia, Jan. 29.?"There is abso? lutely no evidence of pellagra among the children," said Joseph Goldberger, surgeon of the United States public health service, after an inspection yes? terday at Epworth orphanage, Colum? bia. "The children who had the worst cases'arc now fine, plump, rosy and healthy and all evidence of the dis? ease has disappeared," he added. The public health service took charge of the more than 100 cases of pellagra at the orphanage last Sep? tember. The dietary treatment was applied and the children have ap? parently been cured. However, the surgeons will keep all of the children under observation for one year. The food has been carefully prepared and an effort has been made to balance the ration. Dr. Goldberger came to Columbia yesterday on one of his regular trips of inspection. He was accompanied on the visit to the orphanage by J. W. Babcock, M. I>., of Columbia, sec? retary of the National Association for the Study of Pellagra. "I am very much pleased with the results," said Dr., Goldberger. INQUIRY ON PERSIA CASE. United States Asks If Dual Monarchy Denies Sinking?Matter Will be Considered Closed. Washington, Jan. 8.?The United Sttaes has addressed another injuiry i to Austria asking if any of its sub? marine commanders have knowledge of the destruction of the British liner Persia. A statement that they had i none, reported ta have been handed to Ambassador Penfield several days ago, never has been received here. State department officials consider I that they virtually have exhausted every other source of information in their effort to establish what caused the amking of the Persia, with, the loss of two American lives. Germany has assured the United States that none of Its submarines was responsible, and assertions by survivors that the ship was torpedoed have not been proved. The state de partment wants a definite statement from the Vienna government, and should a denial be received the case i probably will be considered closed. Only one dispatch has been re? ceived from Ambassador Penileld re jgarding the Persia. That came Janu? ary 7 and stated that the Austrian foreign office then had no informa? tion as to the sinking. Charge Zwiedinek of the Austrian embassy here has advised Secretary Lansing that since that his government, so far as it had heard from Its submarine j commanders, had no report of such an attack. * The second inquiry, officials think, I should bring a positive statement from the Austrian government as it is considered that all of its sub J marine commanders in tho Mediter? ranean have had time to report since the tragedy. LOS ANGELES FLOOD. City Cut Off From Outside World Fifty Reported Dead. San Franciso, Jan. 29.?With death list of fifty, scores missing, many hous 08 swept away and property dam? age running into the millions, floods continued devastating Southern Cali? fornia today, according to wireless ad? vices from Los Angeles, which is shut off from the world except by wireless. Half the Hood victims arc Japanese who were killed when the (May dam broke, sending a wall of water thirty feet high, sweeping through the val i icy. San Francisco, Jan. 29.?Lower Ban Diego Bay is strewn with the bodies of animals, wrecked houses and other debris. The police and firemen in au? to trucks with food and blankets are trying to reach the people marooned there. The Swcctwater dam threat? ens to break. If it does there is little hope of laving any of their lives. FLOODS IN ARKANSAS. Tdwn of Watson I nder fifteen Feet Of Water. Arkansas City, Kas., Jan. 29.?Seven are*dead and the streets of the village Of Watson are under 1 "> feet of water. A family of six was completely wiped out. Thousands of acres of farming lands are inundated. Seven hundred refugees are being cared for at Red fork, Ark. ?AriPAIG? id MIDDLE WEST. PRESIDENT STARTS ON EXTEND? ED SPEAKING TOUR. Wll speak Plainly to Tell People of Scylla and Cliarybdls of National IVcparednesa Fight. Washington, Jan. 28.?President Wilson left Washington tonight for a speaking tour in the Middle Weet in advocacy, of hisl preparedness pro? gramme. He has been told that most of the opposition to the army and navy increase centred in that section of thccountry and believes the suc? cess of his plans in large measure depends upon the impression he makes. He wlil remain away from Washington until February 4. While the president has not prepared the details of his ad? dresses, he has outlined the principal points which he will make. He will go over the army and navy pro? grammes minutely, giving in detail the reason why he believes they should be adopted, and also will touch on the Mexican and interna? tional questions and on various meas? ures pending in congress. Mr. Wilson has decided, it is understood, not to mince words in his reference to "peace at any price" advocates or to supporters of extreme military in? creases. He will indicate his belief that leaders in each of these classes are a danger to the nation at the pres? ent time. The first address will be in Pitts? burgh tomorrow afternoon, where the president will speak at two meetings. After that he will speak in Cleveland, Milwakuee, Chicago, Topcka, Kansas City and St. Louis, besides making brief platform speeches in several towns. Tomorrow night he will speak in Cleveland, where he will remain over Monday. On Wednesday the presi? dent will have lunch with Gov. and Mrs. Capper in Topeka. Mrs. Wilson, who will accompany the president, will be mot at all stops by committees of ladies. ? Every effort has been made to hayo the meetings strictly non-partisan and open as far as possible to the public. TJio president, plans to re*,, peat the praise he voiced lit J^SW York last night of. Representative Mann, Republican leader of the house, and other Republicans who have come out for adequate prepared? ness. While he recognizes that his trip Is (Certain to have strong political effect, I his friend-, say he will not try to turn jit into a presidential campaign, j The president and Mrs. Wilson will travel on a special car attached to regular trains. Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the White j ! House physician, are accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. I Mr. Wilson was busy today dispos? ing of important business. He signed i many nominations for submission to I the senate, including that of Louis D. r run dels as associate justice of the supremo court. Tonight he at? tended a dinner given in his honor by Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo at j w hich the guests included Mr. and .Mrs. Brandeis, Justice and Mrs. ? Hughes, Justice and Mrs. Pitney and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Untermeyer. While the president is away, he will be kept in close touch with all developments in the Mexican and for? eign situation by Secretary Lansing. SPARTANS PASS TEST. Army Officer Satisfied With Coast Ar tiiery Company. j Bpartanburg, Jan. 28.?After an in? spection this afternoon Capt. Alex Grieg, Inspector of the coast artillery for the United States army, said that his report on the coast artillery com? pany- here would be favorable. This Is taken to indicate that the com jpany will immediately be recognized I by the iUate department and by the ' federal war department after March 11. The company will be temporarily Iequipped by the State until July, when new equipment will be furnish? ed by the federal government. BEHRENS GIVES Cl'P. Prise for Winner of HOSQ Wagon Race Charleston, Jan. 28.? President Louis Behrens of the Pouth Carolina State Firemen's association has pur? chased a handsome silver trophy cup that stands about two feet high and that Will be presented to the hose wagon team winning in the annual races at Orangeburg convention of the association this year. To be perma? nently held by any team, it Will be necessary t<? win the cup three con cecutlvc times. The trophy is suita? bly Inscribed and bears the name of i the donor.