The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 16, 1916, Image 1
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
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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.