Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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at dim an mtft f?Bl9 at bo thy Ooortry*, Thy _ s /?_ VoLxj* /. Ho.1. Am?. 9,1861. 8UMTER, 8. 0., SATtTBDAY, FEBRUARY 19, ?6. mi to be cmdiie. \ - Gives Formal Content to His Name Being Proposed for Renomioation. I - Uairilttnf to Ester Into any Contest In Order to Become Presidential Candidate. Wilson is Willing to Lead Democratic Forces, if They Lesire It?Announces Decision in Letter to Ohio Secretary. -??"- bJbssjbsssssssssj Itashington, Fsb. 14.?President WUSOrt today consented formally for the1 trot time to the use of hU name as Jk presidential candidate In tho ? ?fit* campaign At tho sans tone he declared he was "eattrery unwill? ing, ts> enter Into any contest" for re dofteltlon of tho president's at Utewa, In line with the plane of hie associates. Is expected to aim tho opon the campaign ba? in hie favor through the Mr. WUsoo'? doi deration was made a letter to the Ohio secretary of ejin who hod writ ten that candidates for delosotea Crem that Bute to the conromOim meet signify their choice for pnetisl by February It and that no prctddentlal candidates ?ommt bs named hi that convention wtttdrst their consent. tjs several other Mates where no s*J| requirement* are imposed Mr. wfijesfe name already hoe been placed so filme ry ballots, and ? his friends gmsroUy have taken It for granted the* ho would bo a candidate if oon vhssod there was aar considerable ?imit men a for it. Tfcs president wee formally notified of me i^qnirsmsnu of the law last and] todajf* ho wrote Charles Q. id, secretary of stete of Ohio, am mesmloc to you a letter the of which 1 dire my wtt be Frteode lo OWo have m seetlea OMof to hare gay name "I accordingly take the liberty of rtntrag you the enclosed letter ae formal permission under the statute." The letter, tho president Inclosed was as follows: "While I am entirely unwilling to enter Into any contest for the presl dentlal nomination of the Democrat! party, I am willing to permit tho of my name that tho Democrats in Ohio may make known their prefer? ence In regard to that nomination. MIn order, therefore, to satisfy the technical requirements of the stat? utes of tho mate of Ohio. I hereby cement to the use of my name as candidate for the presidency by oaadi'iate who seeks to be elected delegate to the national Democratic convention whloh is to assemble la Juno next." This was the first time the presi? dent has consented formally to have his name used In connection with the nomination. His name has been placed on the primary ballots In sev? eral States, however, through the ac? tivities of friends. Th9 president takes the position that the voters will have to determine whet her he will make the race for the presidency in It If as the Democratic candidate In a letter written to A. Mitchell Palmer before his Inaugura? tion, Mr. Wilson made It plain that he would be a candidate again only If the Democratic voters desired It Political advisers and friends of the president have taken for granted for months that he would be the nominee of hie party and have made their plans accordingly. The national Democratic committee has prepared f ell the campaign material with the Idea that he would be the party candi? date. The formal announcement today Is expected by Democratic leaders to clarity th- political situation through? out the country. Supporters of the president, they said today, now would be able to work for him more openly. SOUTH CAROLINA HAS GROWN. Bureau Gives Figures of Growth During Pant Year. Washington. Fob. 14.?An im? portant statement was Issued here to? day by the census bureau which shows how the State of South Carolina la growing. The population of the HUte on July 1. Uli. was 1,?01,741; on January 1. 111?, It was 1,?1?.?10, and. estimated July 1, 1?1 ?, It will be l.MMTi. IH SUMS KM I'UMOS, MORE THAN Sft.000 PKII80NB HAW ATTENDED SERVICES AT TABERNACLE. |oraBSjret?rg Tmbeniacle ta Larger Than Thai Ballt for Bob Jones at Sumter ?Monday Taken ae Beet Day, When Bvan|sn1ot Vents Neighboring Towns / Orangeburg Evening Bun, Monday, Feb. 14. At the conclusion of the Ural; week of the McLendon campaign la this city, compilation of statistics show that approximately 13,900 men, wo? men and children have attended ser? vices at the tabernacle. Aa the at* tendance Is increasing every di.y It Is believed that by the close of the cam? paign fully 100.000 will have heard the evangelist. This great attendance, of course, means that thousands of venters will have come to Orangeburg for the tabernacle services. It meats also that many persons go to the snrvlcee In spite of the 'Igor and relentleea of *fc *oa*s campaign u.gainst those tat he hates, which range all the way from liquor to hypocrisy, the people throng to hear htm and there le surprisingly little resentment of what he says. Not that he Is not taken seriously, but because they recognise the truth, of want he says, however much It may they by no meant constitute the whole evangelistic program. Cottage prayer meetings are held each morning in dif? ferent sections of the city, children's meetings will be held and meetings for men in the business district. Bach Monday Is devoted to trips to nearby towns where services aro held. Today the evangelistic party and a numbet of Orangeburg people, visited Cor? dova, Cope, Denmark, and Bamberg. At each of these places services were held and were largely attended Mon? day Is the only day on which no ser? vices are held at the tabernacle. It Is supposed to be rest day of the party but the evangelist, forgetful of him? self, is snxlous to extend the scope of the campaign as far as possible, and is using his rest day in preach ing at other towns. Tester day morning at 10 o'clock, Mr. McLendon addreased the numbers of the Wesley Bible Class of St. Paul's Church and was heard by a largt num? ber of men. Last night the attendance at the tabernacle Jumped to fully 3,000. Ev? ery foot of seating space was taken and many were compelled to stand. Owing to the rapidly increasing at? tendance, additional seats were pro? vided last week for several hundred more people. The evangelist spoke last night on "The Ten Command? ments." The sermon was full of "pep" as usual and from time to time the people gasped at the terrillc in? dictments hurled against many forms of sin. Idolatory, theft, murder, pro? fanity, gossip, parental dlsrespcr. and worldllness were denounced in scath? ing terms. Under the blistering con? demnation of the preacher, faces pal? ed or reddened and heads dropped. Mr. McLendon stated last night that the tabernaole here was the sec? ond ever built in this State for a re? ligious campaign. The first was in Sumter but was smaller than the one in thla city. A pleasing feature of the service last night was the singing of "climb? ing Jacob's Ladder" by Messrs. Mar? shall and Williams of the McLendon party. It thrilled the vast throng and called out hearty applause. Mr. Pledg? er, the leader Is obtaining splendid response from the congregation in the song services and many who have not sung for years Join In the songs. Ambassador to Russia to Resign. Washington, Feb. 15.?Confidential advisors state that Ambassador Marye at Petrograd intends to resign on ac? count of ill health. FRANCE AND RUSSIA WILL NOT CEASE FIGHTING UNTIL NA-j TIONAL1TY IS EST AB- \ DISHED. Germans Capture Trenches and Me-j oners at Ypics Rnssta Gepts*^t; Turkish Stronghold in Asia Mittert Submariacs Sank. Paris, Feb. 16.?England, France and Russia have given their solemn pledge that they will not make peace until the independence of Belglup has been restored. This was mane public in the official announcement today. I RUSSIANS CAPTURE ERZER?M. - [Strongest Turkish Fortress In Asia Minor Falls Before Grand Bake,: Petrograd, Feb. 16.?Erserum, strongest Turkish fortress in Minor, is reported tp have been tured by the Russians. GERMANS HOLD TRENCHES. English and French Attempts to BJd onntnrc Positions Repulsed. , \ Berlin, Feb. 16 (Official).?Attempts by the English and French to re? capture the positions taken by the Germane have all been repulsed. The j Germans took one hundred English prisoners southeast of Tores. THREE SUBMARINES SUNK. French Cruisers Destroy Teuton U Paris, Feb. 16.?Three Teutonic Sub? marines have recently been sun*$ln the Adratlc by French cruisers, cording to the Echo de Parts. British Coatmandeerlug Grainy London, Feb. 16.?The British gjjr ernment Is commandeering all The distilleries of Great Britain^ Ireland have been taken under, lonal control. The. prices of , have Increased nearly 50 per EXPLOSION CAUSES i > ?*.???? ' Florence, Feb. Is.?Mrs. R, B. Du* Boso, wife of the manager of the j Vaughn Furniture company, was very seriously injured this morning by I the explosion of the hot water tank of her kitchen range. The water pipee had frozen in the night and this morning Mrs. DuBose went into I her kitchen to get some hot water for her invalid mother, and it is prob jable that she opened the valves of the tank which had not been drained and allowed a rush of cold water into the pipes of the range, causing the explosion. The stove was smashed. Fire, smoke and steam poured out into the room. Mr. DuBose rushed in, not knowing that his wife had gone In there at all, and seeing the cook out of danger began to fight the fire in the blinding smoke and steam. He heard a groan at his feet, and feeling* along the floor, discovered the body! of his unconscious wife. He got the ambulance from the Florence in? firmary as quickly as possible and the! victim was given all the assistance possible. She is badly Injured by the broken pieces of the iron stove and the scalding steam. Her face and head are badly cut, and the complete loss of one eye is feared. The physicians at the infirmary will not make any statement in re? gard to the case as yet. There were several other explosions of hot water tanks due to the sud? den freezing of the pipes last night, but this was the only casualty so far reported. SEABOARD LIMITED WRECKED. Crack Train Ditched Near Raleigh? One Killed and Two Injured. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 15.?The Flor? ida Limited, the crack train of the Seaboard, was wrecked near here this morning. One person was killed and two injured. The train was bound for New York. Fireman James Holloway was crushed to death and Engineer Wells and Fireman Stockwell were badly scalded. No passengers were injured. FLIES WILSON'S NAME. Illinois Commltteeman Puts it on Ticket. Springfield, 111., Feb. 15.?Charles Boeschersteln, Democratic national commltteeman for Illinois, today filed with the Secretary of State the name of Woodrow Wilson as a candidate for the IVmocrntlc nomlnntlon for pres? ident. TURKS LOSE HEAVILY. RUSSIANS CAPTURE 40,000 PRIS? ONERS AND MANY GUNS AND LABOE QUANTITIES OF MUNITIONS. Erzerum'a Fall Proves Severe Blow to Turkb?Russians Will Now Attack Line of Supplies to Meeopotamia? Turks at Same Time Claim to Have Gained Big Victory over British. Petrograd, Feb. 17.?Forty thousand I Turks, a hundred and ten guns and a great quantity of munitions were cap? tured at Erzerum. A part of the Turkish army succeeded in escaping, but the pursuing Russians inflicted terrific losses on them. The Turkish losses in killed and wounded are esti? mated at twenty-five thousand. The Russians are now expected to attack the Turkish lines of communication supplying Mesopotamia. Quiet on Western Front. Paris, Feb. 17.?The official re? ports state that nothing of importance occurred during the night on the western front. - Turks Claim to Have Annihilated 2, [ 000 British Troops. I Constantinople, Feb. 17.?The loss of two thousand British troops in a fight near Kutelamara Is reported by! the war office today. Near Aden the I British detachment was cut off and annihilated. 1 RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR QUITS. < George T. Marye, Envoy to Rusla, Re? signs Post Because of Physical Con? dition. Petrograd, Feb. 16 (via London).?1 The resignation of George T. Marys, American ambassador to Russia, which has been sent to Washington, is regarded as coming at an especial? ly inopportune moment in view of the fact that Charles 8. Wilson, the ?rat secretary of the embassy, has j^eeh transferred and is leaving at Once for Mac rid* Mr. Marye gave ill health as thti reason for desiring to the - embassy stair whose etperten.a hag placed him in close touch with the Intimate affairs of the embassy. Neither of the other two secretaries has been here more than 10 months. In expressing regret at the ap? proaching departure of Mr. Marye, Foreign Minister Sazonoff voiced the opinion that the work done by the ambassador toward bringing about more cordial relations between Rus? sia and the United States would bear fruit immediately after the war, when the commercial relation! of the two countries would command closer attention. Francis May Succeed. Washington, Feb. 16.?David R. Francis of St Louis, former secretary of the interior and former governor of Missouri, is understood tonight to be under serious consideration for ambassador to Russia to succeed G. T. Marye. It is not known whether he will accept the post if It Is offered to him. Mr. Marye's resignation which was announced yesterday has I not yet been accepted, but it was said I at the state department and the White House today that it undoubtedly would be. Ill health is said to be the reason for his decision to give up his post. OBJECT TO MARKED CASES. Lawmakers Oppose Liquor Bill Re? quiring That Receptacles be Marked. Columbia, Feb. 16.?By a vote of 65 to 44 the house this morning re? fused to recommit the two quart month bill and passed the measure to second reading. Tho main objection manifested in comiiderable debate ad? iverse to the measure was on section ten, requiring all valises or other re? ceptacles for Intoxicants to be plainly marked. The members say that if one carried a half pint bottle of liquor in his pockets in the street under this bill he would have to so designate on his person. Washington, Feb. 15.?Owing to in? ternational problems President Wil? son has definitely abandoned his sec? ond swing around the circle in behalf of preparedness. He is Impressed with the belief that tho coming six months must influence the future of this coun? try more than any period in the past. He will devote his time in solving the delicate situations with the belliger? ents, among which the armed mer? chantmen problem seems the most se? rious, and unless carefully handled may develop a most ncqute situation with tho Allies. SO STATES BERN STQRFF AFTER CONFERENCE WITH LANSING. New Note From Berlin Regarded as "Practically Satisfactory4* and Will be Submitted to Wilson for Approv Washington, Feb. 16.?"The Lusi-1 tania incident is as good ae settled. I believe a complete statement showing this will be forthcoming from the State department Friday morning," announced Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, after an eleven minutes' conference with Secretary Lansing today. He said that Lansing considers the amended agreement as submitted by Germany as "practically satisfactory" and he will submit it to the president for approval. LANSING POLICY REVERSED. United States Will Not Acquiesce in German Policy Against Armed Mer? chantmen. Washington, Feb. 16.?The United States will continue to press the re? quest that European belligerents dis? arm all merchant ships. Although the president reversed Secretary Lan? sing's planned policy of acquiescence 'in the proposed Teutonic policy that merchantmen carrying guns could be attacked by submarines without warning, the question will be held open. The president's reversal of the secretary was due to Col. House's cable to the president stating that the re? versal of the original policy of the United States permitting liners to car? ry guns for defense at present would be dangerous as Great Britain and France would consider such a step an unfriendly act. l MAY AFFECT TOBACCO GROWERS Expected They May Suffer as Result Iof Great Britain's Baa on Impor? tations, r London, Feb. 16.?With two years supply on hand, both for domestic 'Consumption and manufacture for ex Iport to other countries, British to rfed over Ihe order prohlbttlng mv portations, but they are all speculat? ing as to what effect it will have upon American growers. Tobacco improves with holding and wholesalers and manufacturers can wait the resumption of regular com? merce, but the growers may suffer by a price slump, It is felt. The annual domestic consumption Is about 100,000,000 pounds while the amount reexported In manufac? tured form Is 38,000,000 pounds, so that the 279,000,000 pounds In British warehouses assures a two-year sup? ply for the United Kingdom. Ninety per cent, of this came from the United States, this amount making Great Britain Americas' best indivi? dual customer. LOVETT-CAIN. Kingstree Marriage of Interest to Sum tcr People. The marriage of Miss Leola Lovett of Kingstree and Mr. J. Scott Cain of this city at the home of the former's brother, near Kingstree, on Wednes? day afternoon at 4 o'clock is an event of social interest to many people of this city and county, where both of the contracting parties are well known. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Pritchard 4n the pres? ence of only the members of the fam? ily and a few intimate friends. There were no attendants and the affair was altogether Informal. After the cere? mony Mr. and Mrs. Cain left for Sum ter, where they are staying for the present at Mrs. Manning Brown's on Church street. Mrs. Cain has lived in Sumter for a number of years and has many friends here, who will welcome her as a per? manent resident. 'Mr. Cain is a native of this county and has been living in town for several years, where he Is employed by the Booth-McLcod Sup? ply Company. Blind Man Leaves Jail in Bethune. Bethune, Feb. 16.?Henry Stephens, a young white man, who has been totally blind for several years and who lives about six miles above here; Sid Shearn, another white man, and two negroes, Sentry Holmes and Henry Hunter, were arrested here Saturday afternoon and put in the guard house for selling whiskey. During the night Stephens, the blind man, and his white companion broke out of the calaboose and escaped. Pocket blind tigers have been quite busy around this town for some time, especially on Saturday uftemoon. GERMANY 4 $ k PROPOSITION TONICA A*A FOR LAND. h Details of 3? | are Not Known, bat Senator c?r i This as Reason lor I Eerly Ratification of Treaty by America, Washington, Feb. 14.?That Ger? many had offered Nicaragua a larger sum than the United States for an option on the Nicaraguan canal route was urged in the senate today as an argument for early ratification of the pending treaty. Several senators said they had been informed in the course of the debate that Germany had long sought an op? tion on the canal route; that efforts first were made soon after France un? dertook construction of the canal and were renewed more recently. Members of the foreign relations committee denied reports that there was documentary evidence in pos? session of the committee on the sub? ject. Of course we have heard such re* ports that Germany sought to obtain the Nicaraguan canal route," said Sen? ator Stone, chairman of the commit? tee. "Whether she offered $9,000,000 or $12,000,00 or $20,000,000 I do not know. We have no means of knowing. That Germany was actuated by the same motives in seeking this canal route that France had in the original Panama enterprise is appar? ent. Personally I think it would be to the great political disadvantage of the United States for any European gor? ernment to have control of a canal route across the Pan-American isth? mus." Champions of the pending Nicara? guan treaty are said to have cited Germany's desires in urging its ratifi ! cation, Nicaragua having agreed ? to accept the $3,000,000 offered by the United States for the canal option and naval base in Fonseca bay. Senator Stone said late today that he had deferred asking for a vote on the treaty until next Thursday, several Democratic senators having notified him that they could not be pi until that time. HvsJs^S^^. 'Jm\\ i Ml mm ^ rs I Objections Made to Bay of f^Hswtst Treaty. San Salvador, Salvador, Feb. 14.?* Rrotests by several municipalities of Salvador against the pending treaty between the United States and Nicara? gua have been sent to Senators Borah, Smith, Clarke and Root. Similar action has been taken br individual representative men of the I republic in calling the attention of the press of North and South America I to their opposition to the treaty. BETANCOURT TO LEAVE. \ Colombian Minister Thinks Pact Win Not be Satisfactory. Washington, Feb. 14.?Ret gnixing the probability that the pending treaty between the United States and his country will not be ratified by the sen? ate in its original form, Julio Betan court, the Colombian minister, has asked his government for a leave of absence from Washington. It is under? stood he will seek permanent with? drawal if the treaty is rejected or the senate accepts its foreign relations committee amendments reducing the indemnity for the partition of Panama from $26,000,000 to $15,000,000 and making the expression of regret mu? tual. In a statement tonight Mr. Betan court referred to the state of his health, which, he said, made it neces? sary for him to leave Washington. ROOT FOR PRESIDENT. New York Republicans Endorse Root for Head of Ticket. New York, Feb. 16.?By a vote of 36 to 8 the committee on i evolutions of the Republican Stt.te convention refused endorsement of Gov. Charles Whitman and adopted a resolution ad? vocating the nomination of Root for president. An amendment later endorsed the Whitman administration. On motion to reconsider the Root endorsement was beaten. Whitman will be one of the delegates at large to Chicago. ATLANTA MERCHANT SUICIDES. Shoots Himself on Account of Finan? cial Worries. Atlanta, Feb. 15.?S. H. Feldman, aped 55 years, a well known merchant, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head this morning in the bath room of his home. Finan? cial worries aro said to be the cause?