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An?, 18M. "Be tent and Fear not?Dec an the emit Tnon Consolidated Aug. 2,188L ? be thy Country'*, Thy God'i Bad MA" THE TRUE' SOUTHRON, EetahHahwl Jmus 1 SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY $2^ 1?16. VoLXLII. No. 2. ' ki mm kote. FINAL INSTRUCTIONS IN LUSI IAN IA CASE COMING. Expected In Washington Tuesday? German Press Sa.?h Country Will Not AUou itiichtM to Be Curtailed. Darlln. Fob. 1?.*-Final Instructions for Ambassador von Bernetorff with reference to the submarine question were drafted today by the American lu of the foreign office and sub to Foreigr Secretary von Ja for approval. The statement Is ted to be In Washington by Tuee \ The German pres* is again taking a marked Interest in tho Lusltania rase submarine question. The Cologne Qasette today says: "We will let no? body curtail our rights nor will we bother about the safety of reck less - ccaty neutrals traveling on English sh\pa" This is expressive of the general sentiment. IDENTICAL WITH LUSITANIA CAftE. Aacoaa Sinking h Same Category aad no Settlement Can Come Until Aeatrta Agree** to Ahlde by Interim tftessnl Law. Washington. Feb. It.?The subma? rine controversy teeer on a new com? plication today when the State de? partment announced that the Ancona ease came in the mine category with the Lusltania case. There can be no complete settlement until Austria pledgee herself to obey the rules of In? ternational law. \ MASK READY FOR ADJOURN ME NT. Bffla Passed?Two Quart Bill to Governs r, After Amend CoeHmbla. Feb. i? ?The free con? ferences report on the two-quart-a moath bill was adopted by the house tkjjle afternoon after considerable de? ne***? The vote was ?3 for and IS Use MIL wale* Is now ready In features of the free conference amendments were the striking out of the Inquisitorial feature requiring la? belling of valises containing Intoxi? cants and the forbidding of treating at one's residence. The house and senate this morn lag passed a large number of bills and the Indications point to an ad? journment sine die sometime tonight. The conciliation measure of (low Manning pssssd today. PICK LORIMER JURORS. Made in Choice of Men to Try Former Senator. Chicago. Feb. 19.?Questions rela? tive to their political views were tho main ones asked venlremen at the trial of Former Senator Lorimcr to? day for conspiracy to wreck the La Sal I e Street bank. Only seven men were ter v' ? accepted today. The work a % so slow It is believed that the takU g of evidence will not begin before the latter part of next week. PROVIDES A LICENSE. Senat?; Insurance Meas? ure. Columbia. Feb. 19.?The house past? ed the senate bill piovldln,r for tho li? censing of Insurance brokers by re? quiring tho payment of a fee of $21?, a bond of $5.000 ard the payment of an additional fee of 4 per cent, upon tho premiums on policies of companies not licensed In this State. Tho bill Is Indorsed by the Insur? ance commissioner, to whom each broker must submit an annual report of transactions made. Only residents of the State are allowed to be licensed brokers. Some debate was aroused over the committee amendment to reduce the amount of tho bor d from $5,000 to $1,000. The amendment was rejected. WOULD MEAN BETTER PAY. T 'run to Offer Amendments to Ju di lary IUI Washington. Feb. 18.? Senator Till m.ui today served notice of his inten ti >n to offer certain amendments to U <? bill for codify Inf. and revising th" 1;? i i n the judh L ry mentioned in tin Washington Mfflggeondi'mc ol Tlio News and Courier of Thursday. One of these amendments will fl:< 11. SeJtfftei of the district attorney of two South Ca roh n a districts at $ ? 00 each. Instead of $3.500 as pro? vided in the bill, and another will re More to the clerks some of the em >lu mints they would l?e deprived of I? to* intMrfUte. um mm um. GREAT BRITAIN S SEA FORCE FOUR TIMES THAT OF UNITED STATES. Twice as Strong as Combined Fleet? of Germany and Austria?France A!m> Has Added Greatly to Naval Strength?Japan's Fleet Growing. Washington, Feb. 18.?The British navy today is approximately twice as strong as the combined lleets of Ger? many and Austria, while the Teutonic combination iias Just about double the sea fighting force of the United States/ according to information in the posseslon of the navy depart? ment. The facts were disclosed to the houae naval committee today by Capt Josleh McKean of tho stafT of the chfef of operations. Capt. McKean also said the French navy wan from 15 to 20 per cent, stronger than tho American, accord? ing to. latest information. He ex? plained that these were rough es? timates and that charts showing that specific relations of the various navies would be submitted later by Rear Admiral Benson, the chief of opera? tions. Sn far as Is definitely known, the captain told the committee, the Jap? anese building programme adopted several years ago and which will not bo completed for several years to come, provides for a modern fleet of eight dreadnoughts and eight battle cruisers. It was possible, ho added, that additional building was in progress as all nations but the United States had building policies. On the strength of the known pro? gramme, however, Capt. McKean said, Japan would have but 14 cap? ital ships when the 17 American dreadnoughts built, building or au? thorised were commissioned. The witness disagreed with Hear Admiral Grant, chief of submarines, as to tie advisability of abandoning the pre* ent smaller submarine types in favor of the 800 ton boats. He be? lieved 80 of the large boats should be I built an I attached to the fleets, but that sma ller ones should operate from ^mmmmmtv m. ten als a long the coasts. ' j Neither the senuto nor house mili? tary committee considered prepared? ness measures today, the house com? mittee having decided to take up the j work of drafting its federallzed Na? tional Guard bill next Mond a/ for j continuous discussion until cornplet Jed while, the senate committee was diverted to other questions temporar? ily. The house committee received, how? ever, a statement from Brig. Gen. William Crosier, chief of army ord? nance, giving his views on the Tin? man bill to prohibit the disclosure of military secrets. As drawn, Gen. Crosier said, the act was too sweep? ing and would forbid giving out in? formation of any character whether confidential or not. He thought this unwise. NEWSPAPER MEN VINDICATED. I _ House Committee Says They Are not lobbyists?Cotton Mills Must Pay Weekly. Columbia, Feb. 19.?The senate this afternoon passed the bill roqulr ; lng all cotton mills to pay off weekly and returned to the house for concur? rence in the amendments. The bill requiring the teaching; of agriculture in the public schools was ordered ratified. Before taking rocess this afternoon the senate killed all bills on the senate calendar. Among those measures thrown into the dis? card wai the bill requiring a two cent passenger rate in South Carolina, j The house unanimously adopted a resolution this afternoon vindicating the newspaper men reporting the leg? islature proceedings as being "lob? byists." PAYS DEATH PENALTY. Hans Schmidt, Slayer Of Anna Amu eler, Electrocuted. Ossinning, Teh. 18.?Father Hani S< hmldt, the priest who murdcrc 1 his hwi etheart, Anna Amuellcr, was put to death In the .electric chair shortly before six o'clock this morning. He was one of tho bravest men ever ex? ecuted and tho coolest person in the room when he was strapped to the chair. His last words were: "1 send a hearty good-bye to my mother; my last thoughts are of her." He forgav< ull who had offended him, and asked forgiveness for himself. Tin? e ?hock? were necessary t<? MUM his death, Geiveta Attacks Rennleed, Paris, l'eb. 19.?The repulse of two Gkwsnag allaeka north ol Blaugy are reported aceordltii t?> the official statement, Other points are quiet. mis aviation mmm SENATOR ROBINSON SAYS INll 11ENCY HAS BEEN CON- j^1 CEALED. Present** Correspondence Bet Head or Aviation Corpn and O ?Claims Crookedness in Investign tion. v -1- I Washington, Feb. 18.?Sensational charges against the army avia| service with a demand for imi ate investigation by congress wl made today before the senate tary committee by Senator Robim or Arkansas. He declared that, service was "contemptibly inefftclei i.nd that its head, Lieut. Col. Samuel Reber, not only was making no effort to improve it but deliberately JrOs preventing the facts from reaching his superiors. The senator appeared before she, committee with a mass of datalin cludlng photographic copies of letters which, he said, had been exchanged between Col. Reber and Capt. Artjiur S. Cowan, commanding the aviafton station at San Diego. At least part of this evidence was produced be|pre the courtmartlai at San Francisco which recently tried Lieut. Col. Lewis E. Qoodier, judge advocate general of tho Western department, accused of improperly altering certain charges tiled by other officers against Capt. Cowan. j * The committee will act Monday on Senator Robinson's resolution for an investigation. Senator Chamberlain, the chairman, declared that the charges should be investigated and expressed the opinion that the com? mittee would order promptly a fayor able report on the resolution. Sjkme of the committcemen suggested IShat ?an investigating committee might&go I to San Francisco* Col. Reber is stationed in the '/of? fice of the chief signal officer at the war department and has direct charge of the aviation branch of the corps. A letter presented to the tee purported to be from Col. i head of the service to Capt I in chaygO?t?p Diego, under kniiirtVrfiii i f i ifwilitnir" I "I wish you would have your' en? gineering department get me out some drawings for the size of sheets to be placed under the seats of a via? tors for alleged armor protection, 1 I will have^ever?l of these platr.s made so we can say we have armored aero? planes, not that I think it vitally es? sential, but in order that we can meet any charge that our machines arc not armored." Capt. Cowan, in ? letter to Col. Reber, declared it the "service over came under investigation by any one outside our own corps, it would be impossible to explain the rotten way In which the work has been handled." I Senator Robinson declared that the defective condition of the equipment of the aviation service at fian Diego could be established beyond doubt, and that Col. Reber had instructed j Capt. Cowan to keep it secret. Col. Reber wrote Capt. Cowan, ? Senator Robinson said, June 21, 1915, saying: "I note in the weekly letter that a reference is made to the con? dition of the machines and motors. Mill information should not be mado public." HAS NOTHING TO SAY. Capt. Cowan Declines to Talk of Rob binson Clmrgcs. San Diego, CaL, Feb. 18.?"I have nothing to say," was the comment of Capt. Arthur S. Cowan, head of the signal corps aviation school, U. S. A., today when Informed of the charges made by Senator Robinson against the aviation service. INTRODUCES SOCIALIST BILL. Would Provide Employment Bureau, Sickness Insurance and Old Age Pensions from Federal- Govern? ment. Washington, Feb. 19.?Unemploy? ment Insurance, sickness insuranco and old age pensions are provided in a resolution introduced in Ihe house by Meyer London, a Socialist member Of NOW York. The resolution was re? ferred to the labor committee. The measure appoints the secretary of la? bor chairman of a Commission of live to vor:; out the details. Other com? missioners will be two representative? Of labor and two employer.-.. It also direct!, that in case the commission finds not sufficient employment to take care of the Idle men they will bo given work on the public domains. Rome, Feb. 19.?DurattO, the cap? ital _of Albania, Ii lurrounded on three aides by the Auatralna and It* fall ll imminent. CONTROVERSY OVER THE WHITE ? AUDIT SYSTEM. Tn Reply to Mr. Kcnly They Disclaim Any Ditention of Effort to Dictate to Railroad?Declare They Would A>1 in "Fair and Proper Audit." A - tTllmJngton Star. Speaking for the general adjustment jjeommittee of the Order of Railway pC?nductors on the Atlantic Coast Line, i Mr. W. M. Clark, third vice-president of the National organization, in a lengthy statement, made public in Wilmington yesterday morning, replies to a statement made last week to the conductors of the road by President J. It. Kenly regarding the White Audit system. Denial is made that the trainmen are seeking to dictate the method un? der which the Atlantic Coast Line J Railroad Company shall conduct its business and it is pointed out that the general adjustment committee has gone on record as recognizing the right of the management of the A. C. L. to inaugurate and maintain a sys? tem of auditing trains, and It Is de? clared that the conductors have giv? en assurance of their hearty co-opera? tion In having a "fair and proper aud? it." The text of circular 33, giving the details of the new audit system and the manner in which it shall be con? ducted is included In the statement. It Is pointed out that the Southern Rail? way put in effect in July of last year an audit system for checking their conductors, conducted by bona fide iconductors, but that this was not made affective until after the matter was fully discussed with representatives e"f the conductors, which it is stated was not done by the Coast Line. Ob? jection is made to the White Audit system on the ground that it carries with it the opportunity for espionage t-and ostentation. *In conclusion we wish to say,"* the statement concludes, "it 1b the cy of the Order of Railway Con a>man?, Practically all of the higher offi? ciate of the Atlantic Coast Line were out of tho city yesterday, but it is not thought that they will have any reply to make to the statement of the con? ductors now, as Judge William A. Chambers, of tre Board Of Mediation and Conciliation, \vi!! be in Wilming ItOn tomorrow to use hi? good office? \ in bringing about a settlement of the 'controversy. "We are simply marking time now 1 until after Judge Chambers arrives tomorrow," said Mr. Clark last night. "We have presented our side of the question and shall have nothing more to say until there are further develop ' ments In the matter. SAWYER BLEASE CANDIDATE? Mayor Sawyer in Capital Talks With Bleu so Leaders, But Mum for Publi? cation. Columbia, Feb. 18.?That several prominent Bicase leaders are urging Mayor Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, to run for governor, is being talked around the legislature. The gossip is that these leaders believe they must get a man who has not heretofore made a race for any State office, and they consider Mayor Sawyer the one who is eligible. l>r. Sawyer was in the city today and it is known that he saw several of the leaders while here. He de? clined to say anything at all on the matter for publication. Dr. Sawyer was formerly a member of the house from Georgetown and is now mayor of that city, having been elected a few months ago as a compromise can? didate by both political factions in Georgetown. NOTE FLOOD SITUATION. Secretaries Rcdlield, Lane and Hous I ton to Confer Ott Mops to be Taken. I Washington, Feb. 18.?President Wilson and his cabinet took . official notice of the Mississippi flood situation today, and as a result government ac? tion to prevent or control similar sit? uations in the future is expected soon. After receiving an appeal for im? mediate federal assistance for persons in the inundated districts of the low Or Mississippi river, the cabinet de? cided that Secretaries Kedlield, Hous? ton and Lane should confer on what step?; should be taken. President Wilson later will recommend to con? gress some kind Of legislation Oil the subject. Restoration of water sheds of rivers la among the plans being considered, and tb. Btates directly concorned will be expected to co-opcrato with the 2ovcrnmont. NICARAGUA PACT RATIFIED. SENATE APPROVES TREATY WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN RE? PUBLIC. United States Acquires Perpetual Op? tion on Canal Route and Hundred Year Lease for Naval Base at Bay of Fonseca at Cost of $3,000,000. Washington, Feb. 18.?The senate late today by a vote of 55 to 18 rati? fied the long pending and persistent? ly opposed Nicaraguan treaty, where? by the United States would acquire a perpetual option on the Nicaraguan canal route and a 99 year lease of a naval base in the Gulf of Fonseca for $3,000,000. I Included in the ratification resolu tion was a provision declaring that the United States in obtaining the I naval base does not intend to \ iolate 'any existing rights In the Fonseca gulf of Costa Rica, Honduras and Sal? vador, which had protested against the proposed acquisition. Five Democratic senators voted against the treaty. They were Cham jberlain, Martine, Clark of Arkansas, j Thomas and Vardaman. Republicans iWho voted against ratification were ! Borah, Clapp, Cummins, Gronna, j Jones, Kenyon, Smith of Michigan, 'Nelson, Morris, Smith of Michigan, I Smoot and Warren. Fifteen Republi? cans joined the administration forces jln support of the treaty. They were iBrandegee, Cole, Dillingham, DuPont, Fall, Gallinger, Harding, Lippitt, Lodge, McLean, Page, Poindexter, Sutherland, Wadsworth and SveeKs. Imme?iately after the senate had 'acted, Senor Chamnierro, the Nicar jaguan minister, said he would at once !communicate with his government I and that he expected ratifiction of the {convention by his government would j soon follow and exchanges made to I put the treaty in force. I The treaty provides that the United I States shall have exclusive proprietary rights in perpetuity for the construc? tion and operation of an interoceanic canal through Nicaragua. Details of :the terms are to be agreed upon expresses {protection of tne rights so obtained, the United States is granted a 99 year lease, with tho privilege of renewal for ancthtr 9 9 years, of the Little Corn ^and Great Corn islands in the Car? ibbean. On the same terms the United States is granted a lease tor a naval base, the site to be select? ed, on the Gulf of Fonseca. For these j privileges the United States agrees to pay $3,0G0,000 to Nicaragua. The proviso added to the rati? fication resolution, calculated to satis j fy protests of other Central American I governments, is as follows: "That whereas Costa Rica, Salvador 'and Honduras have protested against I the ratification of saW convention In ; the fear or belief that said convention , might in some respect impair exist? ing rlght3 of said States; therefore, it is declared by the senate that in ad? vising and consenting to the rtaifica tion of the said convention as amend? ed such advice and consent are given with the understanding, to be ex-a ! pressed as a part of the instrument ' of ratification, that nothing in said convention is intended to affect any existing rights of any of the said named states." Senator Clark of Arkansas led the Democratic opposition to the treaty while the Republican opposition was most Vigorously asserted by Senators Borah and Smith of Michigan. M'LAURIN ON SOLONS. Says Most Of Them Are (). K., Bat Some Need Attention. Bowman, Feb. IS.?John L. Mc Laurin, State warehouse commission? er, in a speech before several hun? dred farmers here today, praised the present general assembly now in se sion in Columbia. He said that a majority of the members of the legis? lature was composed of men who arc doing good work and that they deserve the commendation of the people. He stated, however, that there were a few who should be looked after by the people. BOMB WRECKS HOME. Black Hand Plot Brings Damage in Fashionable Section of Chicago, Chicago, Feb. 19.?With a roar heard for miles a bomb exploded in the home of Modestlno Maetrogiovan nl, an Italian banker, In the heart of a fashionable section of the Brand Boulevard this morning. Window,* w< iv broken for blocks around and the banker's three story home was com? pletely wrecked. His family mlracu ously escaped injury. A damage ol IT6.000 la reported. The deed la said io have been a "blackhand" plot. Aever the United States Kill ABIDE It HI. GERMANY PROMISES NOT TO VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL RULES. America Rejects Teutonic Theory? Will Not Accept as Ix>sral Announce ed Intention of Sinking Armed Merchantmen Witliout Warning? Sweden Yteir*- to Berlin's Wishes. j Washington, Feb. 18.?Germany's ; response to the latest request of the 'united States for assurance that sub? marine warfare will be conduc/ ,t 'accordance with principles of if m i ! tional law is expected to b* 5 rat [statement that assurances p M jsly (given in the l.usitania an< * abia cases had to do only with ^ rmed merchantmen and that th ? srnian government must feel ceV O .hat its submarine which warns/ ? >rchant man will not be attac/??* /'urthcr ! more, the Berlip ford ** /ice prob jably will ask the Unit/' #cs for its definition of defensive /ment. Indications of what the German re? ply may be are understood to have been given |fn informal conversation i between state department officials and Teutonic diplomats since Ger? many end Austria announced their in? tention of sinking armed enemy mer Chantment after February 29. The United States today made its first formal declaration that it does not accept as legal the announced In* itention of the Teutonic powers when [the State department sent to dip? lomatic and consular representatives j abroad, for their information, notifl cations that this government con? siders that merchant ships have a right to carry defensive armament. In this connection it became known that the Swedish government had in? structed Us consular officers to ad? vise all Swedish subjects preparing to embark on vessels of the entente al i lies of the warning given by Germany and Austria. It is considered certain that the question of defining, defensive arma? ment will be the basis of lengthy negotiations with the central powers; beginning when the reply Is received \M> Xha.m^age outlining the views at the United States which Count vort Bernstorff, the German ambassador, has sent his government. The re? sponse is not expected before the last , :>f next week. It was admitted at the state depart I Rtent today that the question of writ? ing a formal note on the subject of the contact of submarine warfare, after the complete German declaration and its appendix have been received, was under consideration. It is certain that Austria also will be supplied with the views of the United States. Eleven days remain before German and Austrian submarine commanders begin to put into Cifeet their new in 1 structions unless the date for the opening of the new campaign is post? poned. While the United States is said not to have asked for a postpone? ment the German ambassador is be? lieved to have called the attention of his government to the fact that, the ?complete appendix forming the basis ef the German declaration has not yet had time to reach the stare depart? ment and for this reason a postpone? ment would not be surprising. Officials also are awaiting copies of the confidential instructions to at? tack submarines which the German government alleges have been given to the commanders of British mer-. chant ships. In this connection it was stated in German circles tonight that evidence in their possession led to the con? clusion that all British merchant ships, with the possible exception of those in trans-Atlantic trade, had in ' structions, to resist capture. It was pointed out that the Clan MacTavish, sunk by the raider Moewe, the raptor of the Appam, had fought With her guns until she went down. It also was declared that aboard tho Appam was found a document con? taining instruction, "To all British horn sea captains" and setting forth "that any submarine approaching a merchant vessel may be treated as hostile." Secretary Lansing made it clear to? day that the arangement under which defensively armed Italian ships had been permitted to leave American ports did not in any way require the United States to sacrifice any prin? ciple or tend to establish precedent. He said thai the ships had been al? lowed to Mill under a temporary ar? rangement. St. Iv>uis, Feb. 19.?Miss Louise Lansing of Jacksonville, a niece of the secretary Of State, was married so* - rctly to Louis Logsdon of Owenshoro, Ky., two weeks ago after a courtship A hi' h laste d three days.