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atchtnan ana Bmthxsm. "Be tat ?Mi Fc?r not?Dec nil the ends Thou Atonrt at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's/ TUB TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMaV OomsolWsted Aug. 8,1861. 8TJMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1816. VeLXLI. No. 62. I tmtlM HUES DEMAND. WANTS EXPLANATION FROM BULGARIA AT CROSSING OF TERRITORY. That Dl^oisja?o Relation* May he Brokern Bctsjgsju Two Coon The* Crown Prince In DUf avee^-Frcnch Re R<-pulste. ?i Geneva, Feb. IS.?Rcumania la re? ported In a Bucharest dispatch to hare demanded an explanation from Bulgaria ef the action of Bulgarian troope In crossing the border. Ital? ian advisee say Roumania will And Ihn csrptaaailon unacceptable* and diplomatic relations will be broken. CROHN/ FR?CK INCOMPETENT. That Wslsrr Has Deposed freen Com mend of Army. The Hsdftii, Fsb. lt.?Belgian re none state that the Kaiser has de the Crown Prince from com ei hat army corps for incom F1UEHCBI REPULSE GERMANS. Parle, Feh. II.?The capture of teg yards of German trenches in Champagne was announced by the war office today. Counter-attache by the enemy were repulsed. Sixty-five were taken. Including one The battle Is still raging. CARDINAL. .na n Home, Feb. 11.?Reporte from Q en era state that Germany has or? dered the arrest of Cardinal Mercler of Belgium. The prelate deferred hie from Rome to escape de A semi-official statement from Bsjjin denounces the cardinal as FOR FLOUR MILL, operate a roll held last week. The ft New tag gentlemen were elected of Dlrectore?O. A. Lemmon. W. B. Burns, P. Moses, Sr.. W. C. Boyle. H. W. Karby. J. P. Booth. Mr. K. J. Harby Is temporarily the acting head of the corporation and E. I. Reardon Is acting sec? retary and treasurer until the di? rectors can form a permanent organ? isation. The secretary was directed to col? lect twenty per *ont. of the stook im? mediately. On Thursday. February 17th, the ooram ttee on purchase of a mill will meot representatives of factories to select, an up-to-date outfit. Messrs. H. J. Harby. O. A. Lemmon. and P. Moses. Sr., were appointed a epeclal committee to Interview City Council regarding the site for the mill on the land In possession of the city at comer of Oroen street and East Hampton Avenue. It was determined that the roller mill to be purchased shall bo of the very latest Improved make which will turn out a barrel of flour with the least bushels of wheat, and of the very best quality. A number of roller mill manufac? turing concerns have written or wired that they will have representatives here next Thursday. It is the intention of this local com? pany to furnish the wheat growers of ] Sumter and adjoining counties the very best facilities and services that money and good business manage? ment can get. Superintendent of Education Hayns? worth is endeavoring to stir up inter set among the teachers of the county In the Stato Teachers' Meeting which will be held In Columbia March 16, 17 and 18th. 1916. The Sumter Coun? ty School Board has recommended that all of the trustees give their schools st least one day holiday in order that the te&chers may attend the State meeting, for which a very Interesting program has been prepar? ed. The day sessions will be held in the Jefferson Hotel and the night 10ns In the Col imbla theatre. Saturday afternoon an automobile hack took to the sidewalk on West Liberty street and stopped only when It struck a telephone post near the corner ti Main snd liberty street. Breides the srasnhlng of the wind Shield, practically no damago was gnri* although the occupant* of the gar were shaken up. ENGLAND REJECTS PROPOSAL CHI CIS EXPECTED OVER RULING THAT ARMED MERCHANT? MEN ARE) WARSHIPS. United Stau? Una Notified England That Merchant Ships Clearing From American Porto Mom Be Disarmed or Will Be Treated an Ships of War. London, Feb. 14.?England will re? ject the proposals by the United States that merchant vessels be dis? armed and will have the support of the Entente powers. This decision was arlvod at in an Informal confer? ence between Foreign Minister Grey and representatives of France and Italy. The Impression in official cir? cles here is that the United States intends to accept Germany's position that armed merchantment are war vessels. It Is believed this will devel? op an acute situation between the United States and England. WILL SUPPORT GERMAN CONTEN? TION. AdtnJnistratiOfi Regards Armed Mer? chant Ships as War Vessels?De velopmcnts With England Expected. Washington, Feb. 14.?The admin? istration has practically decided to support the German contention that armed merchants ships are vessels of war. Americans will be warned to stay off and passports will be de? nied. It is expected that an acute situation with England will develop. AUSTRIA ISSUES DECREE. Washington, Feb. 14.?Austria's of? ficial degree to treat all armed mer? chantmen as warships was received from Ambassador Pen field this morn? ing. It is substantially the same as Germany's, though shorter. GERMANS TESTING LINES. Purls. Feb. 14.?Despite* the in? creasing German offensive all along the western front the war office re? ported the capture of German trench? es with a hundred prisoners south of Frise. At Seppolg In upper Alsace, I the Germans gained a foothold it\ the French tranches over a front of S^ISBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBna ^^^^^^^ oulr^^cwlthslanding the severity of the German attacks at nesrly every point along the line experti believe that the Teutons are merely feeling the line to discover a weak pUxco for a concentrated assault. ZEPPELIN FALLS INTO SEA. Copenhagen, Fob. 14.?Zeppelin I 2* which was reported helples above the North sea Sunday fell into the wa? ter today according to an Esbjerd dis? patch. The craft is slowly sinking with the crew hanging to the super? structure. DICKERING WITH BULGARIA. London, Feb. 14.?An Athens dis? patch to the Evening Standard states that definite political negotiations have been opened to induce Bulgaria to desert the Toutons and join the al? lies. Milan Bombarded. Rome, Feb. 14.?Austrian aero? planes bombarded Milan Sunday night. The amount of damago done is with? held. YOUNG MAN HURT. Three White Men and Three Negroes (Held at Camdeit?Dave Hilton in Hospital. Camden, Fob. 13.?Daniel Graham, Allison Graham, Dude Hilton, white and Lon Horton, Ang. Horton, John Pate, negroes, were placed In jail here today charged with shooting and per? haps fatally v undlng Dave Hilton, a young white man living six miles above Bethuno in this county, late Saturday night. Reports have it that young Dave Hilton had a marriago license to wed Daniel Graham's daughter and this brought; about the trouble. At the Jail todiy Daniel Graham admits that ho alone is responsible for the shoot? ing. The sffair happened on a neighbor? hood road near the homes of both families Young Hilton was sent to a hospital In Columbia in an effort to save his life but Dr. Truesdale, the attending physlclai, states that he has only a small chance of recovery. Daniel Graham Is a moderately well to c o farmer who recently moved to this county from Chesterfield. At a Columbia hospital last night Dave Hilton was reported resting comfortably. He has a chance to it - cover. AGAINST LAW TO WEAR ANY PART OF UNIFORM UNLESS IN THE SERVICE. The Goods May bo Seized?Recently Adjt. Gen. Moore Has Made Number Surrender Their Shirts Because of Misuse. ? ' Columbia, Feb. 12.?It you want to keep out of Jail you had better not be seen on the streets with an olive drab shirt or any other part of a mili? tary uniform on. The adjutant gen? eral In person has stoppe! several men on the streets and made them go with him to his office and deliver to him the shirt they were wearing. Capt. William L, GUlesple, Company I, 1st regiment, of Cheraw, has writ? ten the adjutant general to ..nquire as to whether he has any authority to take away a shirt from a man who claims that he was once upon a time a member of the army. The case was referred to the attorney general for an opinion and he has wrlte.i the fol? lowing letter to the adjutanr. general. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 10, 1916. Hon. W. W. Moore, Adjutant Gen? eral, Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: I have before me letter of Mr. GUles? ple, under date of the 9th inst, ad? dressed to you In reference to the selz \ ure of uniforms and parts thereof un? der Sections 66 and 67 of Military I Code of South Carolina, in which he asks as to his power and authority as to the seizure of uniforms, etc. I am of the opinion that und< Section 67 of the Military Code 'South Carolina, which is Section, i\ of the Criminal Code of 1912, and jtion 659 of the Civil Code of 19: Volume 1, that any commissioi officer may demand the unifoi I equipment, etc. which are being i I in violation of those sections, upon refusal of the person to dell up the property, then it is the du.tyx the demanding officer to swear warrant for the person so refusii deliver the property before a tr?te in whose jurisdiction the I Is placed by the sections refei These sections are plain to my* and in my opinion the language*^ I am ^herewith returning,. Mr. Oillespie, and also Military Code of South Carolina. Trusting that this gives you the desired information, I am, Yours very truly, Fred H. Dominick. Assistant Attorney General. The Section of the Civil Code to which the attorney general refers reads as follows: ' Any person who shall secret, sell, dispose of. offer for sale, purchase, re* tain after demand made by a com? missioned officer of the National Guard, or in any manner pawn, pledge, any arms, uniforms, equipments, or I other military property, and any per ]son who shall wear any uniform or and device, strap, knot, or insignia of ,any design or character used as designation of grade, rank or office, I such as is by law or general regula? tions prescribed for the use of the active militia, or similar thereto, ex? cept members of the army and navy of the United States, and the Na? tional Guard of this or any other State, shall be tried therefor by a magistrate, and upon conviction there? of shall be fined not exceeding: one hundred dollars or Imprisoned not ex? ceeding thirty days. SEVENTEEN U-BOATS CAPTURED. Doctor Arriving From England Tells of Tragic Fate of Crew. New York, Feb. 10.?Dr. M. S. Inslis, a Canadian army surgeon, who arrived today on the Anchor liner Cameronia from Liverpool, declared that he had knowledge of the capture In British nets of 17 German sub? marines and told how the crew of one of them had been found shot to death after it had been towed ashore. Dr. Inglis said he had been allowed to descend Into the submarine and had seen the bodies. "To save them from death by suf? focation," he said, "the commander had shot all his men and then him? self apparently." Dr. Inglis added that the British are now making use of glass bottom boats with more or less success In scouting for submarines in conjunc? tion with hydroplanes. The glass used, he said, gives a clear view of the water to a depth of 60 or GO feet. February 17, Thursday, is the date SSI for the Blanchard Moore illustrat? ed lecture, at the Acadepny of Musie, OP Siberia, Russia and Tolstoi. Admis? sion charges will be 60 cents for any seat In the he use for adults and 86 cents for school children. CLARENDON REPRESENTATIVE INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR INVESTI? GATION. uld Ascertain if Any of Press Rep? resentatives are Lobbyists and 'Would Forbid Them Admission to Press Box?Referred for Future Consideration. , IColumbia, Feb. 14.?Presumbaly aimed at a certain well known news pafeor man, a resolution was introduc? ed In the house of representatives this morning authorizing the committee on agriculture to call witneses and inves? tigate these so-called "lobbyists" and who they are paid by. IJJJhe resolution specifically wants a prjobe made into the members of the piles for the purpose of ascertaining if any of them are "lobbyists" and to fil d if individually or collectively they directors or officers in any cor tion interested in the passage of measure before the house, and, if that they be denied the privileges press table. , e resolution was introduced by White of Clarendon and went for future consideration. The ution has created a deal of inter In1 legislative and newspaper cir bxtensive cold wave. mta, Feb. 14.?The Eastern sec of the country is in the grip of a wave. Zero temperature pre ? In Boston and New York. The Bret?re is 22 here and advices thai the wave extends into Flor * ^?*Old wave will extend into Flor irj'a hard freeze is predicted in the north portion. The r is 22 below zero at Ma A heavy blanket of snow England and New York, coldest February 14th on Imore with the ther tfow zero. rjoy dinner. _lb. 13.?Lucius L. Ba agent for the" ftys^-ccrn: clubs In South Carolina, having a membership of over 1,000, has made I arrangements for a banquet to be giv? en late this month in Columbia. The three boys making the highest record for the production of corn in the State and the seven congressional district winners will be among the diners. Several prizes will be award? ed for the best yields. The records of the winners will be announced later by Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker called at the governor's office and invited Gov. Manning to be the guest of honor. Other guests will be: \ . W. Long, State agent for the farm demonstration work; W. M. Biggs, president of Clem son college; J. T. Llles, chairman of the ways and means committee; Niels Christensen, chairman of the finance committee of the senate, and W. H. Barton, assist? ant State farm demonstration agent. I. W. Hill, chief of the division of the department of agriculture in charge of the club work, may attend the ban quet. The boys' clubs have been organized in over 40 counties and several thou? sand young farmers will be enlisted (this year. DIES by OWN HANDS. \ Charleston, Fob. 12.?The death by suicide of Moultrie J. Clement, a member of Charleston county's delega? tion, came as a shock to this com? munity today. He had been in ill health for some time, and the cause of his self-inflicted death is ascribed to this fact. He was in Charleston yesterday, apparently feeling well, and his sudden demise found his many friends totally unprepared for the news today. Mr. Clement went t> his plantation at Clcmentia Springs last night to at? tend to some business affairs, and news of his death reached Charleston this morning after the discovery of the suicide. Coroner Mansfield at once went to Mr. Clement's plantation to investigate, and an inquest re? sulted in a verdict of self-destruction. The funeral will be held in St. An? drew's parish tomorrow afternoon. According to testimony adduced at the inquest, the remains of Mr. <Mom? ent were found this morning by one of his negro servants. He was lying in bed on his left side with a bullet wound in bis right temple. In front of him on the bed lay a revolver. Mr. Clement was well known and generally esteemed in Charleston and j vicinity. During the present session of the legislature be suffered a stroke of illness und hud to come home. LIABILITY BILL PASSES. GOES THROUGH HOUSE AND IS SENT TO SENATE. Amended So at* to Exclude Recovery of Punitive Damages From Rail? road. Columbia, Feb. 12.?The railway liability measure, almost identical with the federal statute, after being amended in the house today so as to exclude the recovering of punitive damages was given third reading and ordered sent to the senate for con? currence in jthe amendment. RAILROAD LIABILITY BILL. Common Carriers Required to Remu? nerate Employes for Injuries Re? ceived. While at Work. Columbia Feb. 12.?After being in? termittently, but thoroughly debated throughout the day and following the adoption of several amendments to it and the killing of a mass of others, the house late yesterday afternoon pass? ed the. Padgett bill, providing for the liability of railroads for injury to em? ployes, from second to third reading by a vote of 59 to 33. The full text of the bill as passed and amended follows: "That every common carrier by railroad, while engaged in commerce within the State of South Carolina, shall be Habile in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employe, to his or her per? sonal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employe; and, if none, of such employe's parents; and, if none, then to the next of kin, for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or em? ployes of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, In Its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves or other equip? ment. And in such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury or ? injuries resulting-<?rom. auch death- te? the parties respectively, for whom and for whose benefit such action will be brought; and the amount so recovered shall be divided among the before mentioned parties, in such shares as they would have been entitled to If the deceased had died intestate and the amount recovered had been per jsonal assets of his or her estate. "Sec. 2. That in all actions hereaf? ter brought against any such com? mon carrier by railroad, under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act to recover damages for personal injuries to any employe, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employe may have been guilty of contributory neg? ligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employe: Provided, That no such employe who may be injured or kill? ed shall be held to have been guilty of contributory negligence in any case where the violation by such com? mon carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employes contributed to the injury or death of such employe. "Sec. 3. That in any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act to recover damages for in? juries to', or death of, any of its em? ployes, 3uch employes shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employes contributed to the injury or death of*such employes. "Sec. 4. That any contract, rule, regulation or devise whatsoever the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to ex? empt itself from any liability created by this act, shall to that extent be void: Provided, That in any action brought against any such common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, such com? mon carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any Insurance, relief benefits, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injur? ed empi ye or the person entitled thereto on account of the injury or death from which said action was brought. "Sec. .r>. That no action shall be maintained under this act unless com? menced wit bin two years from the day the cause of action accrued. "Sec. 6, That any right of action given l?y this act to a person suffering Injury shall survive to bis or her per? sonal representatives for the benefit >'t their surviving widow or husband BOBBED OH LAND SALES, UNITED STATES BEING MULCTED OF MILLION? wv PANAMA LAND (X iSIOV. Exorbitant Price* ? Land Which b a less, Says Gen # Canal Enginoci His ReiK>rt to ?? punned Before 5 Body. Q fteing Paid for tic-ally Worth - thals?Panama s That Part of rress Was Ex Leached That ? to j? Washington, F ? It.?The United States is being sd" of between sixteen and teen millions I through the too I attitude of the Panama-United huur? joint land com? mission, according to Gen. Goethals. He told the house committee that ex? travagant prices are being paid for the land needed for canal purposes, much of the money going to squatters with no legal title to the land. He ? suggests legislation that will compel payments only on the value of the land as of 1903 when the zone was acquired. He also urged the termi? nation of the joint land commission. Gen. Goethals cited cases where owners have been awarded three and four thousand per cent, more than the lands were valued at when the United States took possession. The commission, which contains only one American, takes the view that America is able to pay the land own? ers who are poor. The government has paid out $19,000,000 when It should have paid out only $1,000,000. Gen. Goethals stated that It was hard to stay there and see his country rob? bed. Gen. Goethals told the committee that a portion of his annual report showing how the United States is being mulcted was expunged either by the war or State department before it was submitted to congress. RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 14.?After a very rough trip through Chesapeake Bay and the lower Potomac, the president and wife landed from the Mayflower. couple thoroughly enjoyed themselves, despite the fact ths.t the yacht rolled heavily for many hours. and children of such employe; and, if none, such employe's parents, and, if none, then to the next of kin of such employe. But in such cases there shall be only one recovery for the same injury. "Sec. 7. That the term "common carrier," as used in this act, shall in? clude the receiver or receivers or oth? er persons or corporations charged with the duty of the management and operation of the business of a com? mon carrier. "Sec. 8. That nothing In this act shall be held to limit the duty or lia? bility of common carriers or to im? pair the rights of their employes un? der any other act or acts of the gen er .1 assembly of this State, not in? consistent with the provisions of this act, but the remedies and provisions herein shall be held to be in addition to, and cumulative of, existing reme? dies, so far as the same are not In? consistent with the provisions of this act. "This act shall be effective upon approval by the governor." This act, with a few amendments, has been passed by the senate. After the introduction of the county supply bill, the house adjourned yes? terday afternoon at 6:10 o'clock until 11 o'clock this morning. The mem? bers worked yesterday afternoon so that they could attend "Nobody at Home" at the Columbia theatre last night. Columbia, Feb. 12.?The Liles bill making it mandatory on the judge to give a straight chalngang sentence for convictions of illicit selling of li? quor In South Carolina passed the house today and was ordered ratified as an act. The senate amendment al? lowing fines for conviction of storing or transporting was adopted by the house. The adoption of this bill is considered the most important peace of prohibition legislation encated dur? ing the present session. Following a very short session the senate this morning adopted and or? dered sent to the house the Laney bill driving the Southeastern Under? writers' Assoeiation out of South Car? olina. This measure forbids any asso? ciations or combinations of business writing fixed fire insurance in this State. The senate made the Sherard ru? ral credits bill ? special order for |s:J0 o'clock Monday night.