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MOT matt and WA1Y3RMAN, Rw "Be net Feen* not?Dot nit tbe esda Thon Ainu't 0* be thy Ooantry'a, Thy God* end Trwtlrt."" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, EetabMsbed Oon^lfchrted Aug. 2, 1881. SUMTER, S. CL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916 Vol.XLII. No.O. 9 By Vote of Sixty-ei ght to Fourteen Body Stands Behind Administration. I *m ?. ? i . QQBC, RK FUSED PUBMISSION TO DISCUSS RESOLUTION, VOTES AGAINST US OWN .MEASURE? INTRODUCES AMENDMENT . WHICH WAS .TABLED, *HATT SINKING OP SHIPS WITH AMERI? CANS ON BOARD IS CAUSE FOR WAR. Washington, March 3.?The senate tnirm^* the president's .submarine pottcy today by tabling the resolution by overwhelming vote of 68 to 14. Berne* dunled tho privilege of dlecusi tnff/ ale reeolutlon Senator Qore offe :: ed aa amendment suiting , that the sink In* of a merchant ehip with americaia aboard would be a "cauie fat war >etoeen the United States and tho Osrman empire.'*1 This motion, %eo, was tailed. Then Qore created aaasatton by voting against hfcs owa resolution. The ialleties were Jammed when tho aaaata mot aa hour early. Many m siphon of the'hohes? crowed tnt> tho back of the senate chamboi. Routine snstnoss ?ras hurried through ana SsfUvtor Stone moved consldera Uoa of the Ooee rwsohition. Senator James ol' Kentucky moved that tho reswtotkMt bo table* without discuss tat the measure. ' | who voted ffof thw reeolutlon Borah, Chamaerlain. Clap. Cum sataa, FWJU Oallingar, Grorme, Jonei fe^Falletto, heCnsnber, Norrie, O'Oor ajsje* Shtiman, Wort* , After the Oore resolution was ta? ble*, a debate oe'submarine ques? tion tWbs lK>tly begun. Senator Jones, of Washington, declared the senate had sctthd nothing and he would continue lite fight to keep Americana dir ballig* rant ships. Senator Reed, Of Missouri attacked Sanator WU? liases for tils speech yesterday. AlVflSrr SHOWS PICTURES. of Woran of Art at Hamp? ton BcUoU B^tldia*. now haw on exhibition abetti ana hundred oil paintings and waaar colors at the Hampton school butldmff, where they have elicited ganah Interest from tho teachers and pupils of the schools The exhibit Is open to the public and is one of a very Interesting nature. It will last probably two weeks or longer. Mr. von Bergen is a native of Ber? lin, where he etudled art. He has also studied aad painted In Paris and has been In the United States for about six years, having spent most of this time In New York, and Colorado. All of hie sketches are of landscapes id are chiefly of the Hudson river id Colorado scenes. He has recently come from Savannah and Charleston, where he exhibited his drawings, and he has pictures In the art exhibits at New York and Chicago/ He has been at the Hampton' school only a few days, but has been giving talks on art to the students of ths art classes snd shown them how he paints his pictures. The exhibit is open to the public and la well worth a visit to those In? terested In art SI NUNS LOSE CONVENT. , Party of Thirty Reaches Now York on Way to Spain?<>rd*rcd to Ites??. New York, March I.?Thlrt> nans, members of the Order of 8aleelslans, who said their church and convent property at Morelos, Mexico, valued at ? 250,000, had been confiscated by the Carranta government, arrived here to? day on the stoamshit* Antonio I<opez from Mexican ports. The members of tho party are on their way to Spain. They mid they had teen forbidden to work longer In > Mexico. "Our convent was closed ?arly in December," one erf the nuns st.id. "We | were accused of being In s>mpathy with Oen. Carranaa's enemlos and 1 were evidently convicted. We were told to leave, being allowed to tako with us on'y o\. r personal property. "Friends of our order In othor Mex-' lean cities gave us shelter un'il the ?hip sailed. We were not subjected to sny Indignities." BRITAIN DENIES TAUS. Did Not Warn Citizens off liners. London, March 4.?The foreign of? fice today denied the story published recently In the United States thnt *A?f Ing the Russo-Japanese war (Iron' Britain had warned her subjects at Shanghai not to embark on liners of ?Ither belligerent. 116 LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED. PODII HUNDRED AND FIFTY PAS? SENGERS AND GREW DOST WITH SHIP. Spanish Ship Principe De Asturus Said to Have Strock a Rock and li Sunk?Vessel of :?,000 Tons Plied Between Buenos Aires and Bar? celona. London, March 6.?The Spanish I steamer Principe de Asturus struck a roek and sunk. Three hundred and thirty-eight passenger? and a hundred and seven of the crew are missing, according to a Lloyds dispatch from Santos. The Principe de Asturus was I an eight thousand ton vessel and plied between1 Buenos Aires and Barcleona. ASK DRUG STORES TO CLOSE. I Bible Class Federation Want Places to Keep Shut During Church Hours, Sunday. At the regular meeting of the Fed? eration of Bible Classes on Sunday af j ternoon at Grace Baptist church a resolution was passed and a commit? tee appointed to ask the drug stores of the city to close their places from 10 to 2 o'clock on Sundays, in-order that those who frequant them may be given an opportunity of attending [church. The address of the dny was ma***- by I Mr. C, M. Hurst of Trinity church and Rev. J. A. Brunson made a few. inr r. H? L:. elected president of the Federa? tion to iiioceed Mr. W. W. Rowland, whose term expired at the close of vnree months. , The next meeting will be held at Ihe Presbyterian church on the First Sunday in April. TAXES FROM MUNITION MAKERS. Think Excise on Corpora thru Profits and From Incomes Will be Sum ?*?*?_ , Itt H Washington, March 6.?Secretary McAdoo expects the tax on corpora? tion profits will yiel'1 "uch a large amount from the r. v. Vlon manufac? turers this year that any other form of taxing them will be unnecessary. The income tax from individuals is also expected to reflect war prosperity. Figures gathered by the department have caused much satisfaction to of? ficials. SCHOOLS TO HAVE FARM COURSE. Orangeburg County Takes to Plan of Teaching Agriculture In Schools. Orangeburg, March 1.?As a result of the efforts of County Farm Dem? onstration Agent L. S. Wolfe and others Interested in the welfare of the rural schools of the county, a teacher will be employed at an early date to teach agriculture In several schools. In order to secure this valuable ad? dition to their faculties the schools were required to possess certain quali? fications. It was necessary that five schools qualify, and four of them, Pine Hill, Bowman, Four Holes and Limestone, have already done so. A number of schools aro making an ef? fort to get the fifth plaoe, and no de? cision has been reached as yet. The agricultural, who will very probably be sent from Clomqcn college, will be required to teach agriculture In the five schools during t ho* ???"lon. and in the summer will act as farm demonstration agent for this section. COLOMBIA TREATY FAILS. Opposition strengthened by Probable Rejection by Colombians. Washington, March 6.--Arrange? ments have been mnde In tho senate to send the Colombian treaty to its grave this week. The opposition was strcnk-hcnc'* hf the news I hat tho treaty was t .root surf to be rejected >? Colombia because the Indemnity was owl to fifteen millions and tho apology clause modified. Th>> vote on tho measure will probaly be taken tho latter part of the weok. Its failure is already conceded. OFFICERS AND MO m. ATLANTIC PLEET .SOMEWHAT SHORT OF BOTH. Admiral Fletcher on Stand Tolls of Need of Increase in Personnel Efficient D?eptte the Lack. Washington, March 3.?Only 15 of tho 21 battleships of the Atlantic fleet are on active duty in Weit Indian waters, three of the other ?X being so crippled lor lack of officers and men that they can not opesste with the fleet and the other three are awaiting or undergoing extensive re? pairs. The US active ships art short from eight to 17 f>fflcers each of the number assigned to them by $he navy department and 1,000 coal passers, electricians, gunners' mates and other ! trained enlisted men, although they have aboard about 100 more Caen than the total perso nnel allowed Jby reg? ulations. ? This was the situation of the fleet as pictured today by Admiral'Fletcher commander in chief, before the house ; naval committee. He added that in his opinion ancl that of varioss boards of officers who had studied the sub? ject, the battleships squadr?hS of the active fleet required at least 5,000 ad? ditional men over the complements now assigned. The shortage in the various ratings, he explained, how? ever, would not materially injure the efficiency of the fleet were it called upon Immediately to engage an enemy. The lack of officers wag the most serious aspect, Admiral Fletcher thought, because it requires ^0 years to train a competent lieutenant or lieutenant commander. Nothing that congress, much less the navy, depart? ment can do, he said, can r? situation at once. He tho only effective and logical crease the numter of officers, to increase the Annapolis to 2,000 men and await opment. Admiral Fletcher devoted, tire day before the com! questions of . personnel u tiohs by Representatives re ting ments presented by the bureau of navigation', tho general board and Admiral Fletcher himself were dis? cussed at length. AGAINST SINGLE CROP* SYSTEM. Seven Objections to One-Crop Agricul? ture Practiced on Many Southern Farms. Clemson Colege, March l.t^-At a conference of Southern bankers, Bradford Knapp, chief of extension work in the South, made an address no "Safe Farming" in which he stated seven objections to the one-crop sys tern of agriculture and offered sug? gestions as to what could constitute "safe farming" for the South. This address Is reprinted in Circular 56, office of the secretary, and can be od talned by writing to the department of agriculture, Washington. The rea? sons why the one-crop system is un? safe are stated as follows: First. Because the system depends upon market and crop conditions of the one crop alone. Failure of crop or failure of market ali'ie bring se? rious disaster. Second.. Because it does not pro? vide for the maintenance of soil fer? tility. Tnird. Pc arise it fails to provide for a sufficient livestock Industry to consume tho waste products of tho farm and make its wasto lands pro? ductive. Fourth. Because it does not pro? vide for a system' of farm manage? ment under which labor, teams, and tools may be used to tho fullest ad? vantage. Fifth. Because it brings return in cash but once a year instead of turn? ing the money over more than once a year. Sixth. Because it d oes not pro? duce tho necessary foods to supply the people upon the farm and keep them in health and strength. Seventh. Because it limits knowl? edge, narrows citizenship, and does not foster homo-bull ding, but docs encourage commercial farming. This circular will be of Interest and value to every farmer, merchant and banker In South Carol! na. Bank? ers in rural communities especially should possess themselves of copies of It. East St. Louis, March G.?The Ar? mour, Swift and Monis packing plants gavo live thousand employees a vol? untary raise In salary today amount? ing to an average of sixty cents per Week, each. This is the first raise the employees have had in elghtoen years. They uro open shops. OVER 3,003 LIVES LOST. TRAGEDY OF AUXILIARY CRUIS? ER LA PROVENCE ON FEB. 2* ONE OF GREATEST ON, RECORD. Ship Was Transporting; Soldiers to Saloniki?Statement Issued Feb? ruary 29 Says No Submarine Signs Were Noticed Before or After Sink? ing. , Paris, March 3.?It was announc? ed at the French ministry of marine today that there were nearly 4,000 men on board the French auxiliary cruiser La Provence when she was sunk in the Mediterranean on Feb? ruary 26. * It was stated that on board the La Province were the *j?%ff of the 3d colonial Infantry rog'Tymt, the 3d battalion, the 2d company of the 1st batalion, the' 2d machine gun com? pany and one extra company, in all nearly 4,000 men. > As the ministry of marine . on February 29 announced that the num? ber of survivors of the La Provence disaster was estimated at 850, it is in? dicated by the foregoing dispatch that upwards of 3,130 lives were lost. The loss of more than 3,000 lives in the sinking of the French auxiliary cruiser La Provence is the greatest ocean disaster of modem times. Up to the present the largest number of lives ever lost In one wreck was when the White Star liner Titanic struck an iceberg off the New Foundlan^ Banks on April 14, 1912, and sank with a death loss of 1,5')? 5. The res? cued numbered 743. The French ministry of r^rine had previously issued no statements as to the number of persons on the La Provence when she went down; ? * The vessel, however, when hr the trans-Atlantic service could carry 960 persons, including the crew, and tt has been presumed that, as she was transporting troops between* ports not far apart, she was carrying a , number of men larger than her nor? mal capacity. i . The official' statement of February 29 announcing the sinking of the Provence II (so designated to distin? guish her from the French battleship Provence,) engaged in transporting troops to Saloniki, was sunk in the Mediterranean on February 26. Two hundred and ninety-six survivors have been brought to Malta, and about 400 to Melos by French and British pa? trol vessels summoned bv wireless. "No signs of a submarine were no? ticed before or after the cinking. La Provence was armed with five can? non of 14 centimetres, two of 57-milli? metres and four of 47 millimetres." SOUTHERN WELFARE AGENT. Rev. Chas. L. Bass Employed by Rail? way Company at Salary of $3,600 Per Year?To Assist the Employees. Atlanta, Ga., March 2.?The South? ern Railway Company announced here today the appointment of a wel? fare agent at a salary of $3,600 per year "to provide Its employees with better opportunities for moral, so? cial and industrial uplift." The Rev. Charles L. Bass, a Methodist preach* er, about 35 years old. wps given the position. Mr. Bass, who formerly was a prac? ticing* attorney ana a member of the Georgia legislature, joined the Metho? dist ministry several years ago and was assigned to a church at Inman Yards, a suburb, where the Southern has its local roundhouse and freight yards. Card playing, drinking and various petty disorders were frequent i:i that section then, the announce i ment said, but shortly after Bass went there "the place was pervaded by a different moral atmosphere." This, it was said, led to creation of the of? fice of welfare agent, and to Mr. Bass' appointment to fill it. Mr. Pas.* will leave he**e today with E. H. Coapman, vice Pr?sident of the Southern, for a tour Of the sys? tem. AMMUNITION FACTORY BLOWN UP. Explosion nt Plant in Suburb of l'aris Kills Many. Paris, March 4.?The French am? munition factory at LaCourneve, a suburb of Paris, blew up today, killing and injuring many men and women workers. Fire broke out after the first explosion and other explosions followed as the flame ate its way through the plant. One hour after the accident twenty bodies had been recovered and a hundred and twenty live Injured taken to Paris hospitals for treatment. FINDS NAVY EFFICIENT. -'.T i i ? I FLETCHER TELLS COMMITTEE OF TARGET PRACTICE. Dreadnoughts of United States Lead World and Men are Just as Good. Washington, March 2.-?An encour? aging report on the condition and ef? ficiency of the nation's sea forces was given the house naval committee to? day by Admiral Frank Fletcher, com mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet. In individual fighting efficiency, Admiral Fletcher declared, the dread? noughts of the United States led the world, while in the skill of Its offi? cers and men, the navy had no rea? son to fear comparison to that of any other power. Describing some of the things the navy is doing in the light of lessons of the European war, the admiral said one ship of the fleet recently had hurled seven out of 42 huge projec? tiles through a target 20 by 60 feet I at a range of eight to nine miles, or 16,000 to 18,000 yards. The longest ranges used in naval engagements of the European war thus far, he ex? plained, were' 16,000 to 17,000 yards. Judging from reports of target practice at Guantanamo during I the last month, Admiral Fletcher said, it waa probable that from 10 to 20 per dent, of the shots fired could be land? ed on a battleship at 18,000 yards. I He said that inherent errors in gun 'ire and range determination, which do not seriously affect results at short distances, are greatly magnified as the rangjR goes up. To bring out the effectiveness of navy shells, Admiral Fletcher tpld of ' target work by the Wyoming last year at 12,000 yards in which three shells penetrated a 10 inch armor plate. Five out of 30 shots fired, he said, struck the small target and from 80 ? to 90 per cent.'wouid have landed on -a battleship. ? ? The committee will take up tomor? row the bill to authorize officers of ?the marine corps to accept employ? ment in the Haltten constabulary. Col. Waller, commanding the marines ? in Haiti, told the committee that ?.b ^a*i\ew revot?lw^coxnU hol be orgtcn ised,' as the natives were enjoying peace and security for the first timo in 112 years. They were completely satisfied, he said, and within three ? years the constabularly probably could be turned over to native offi? cers and the entire American force, with the cxcoption of a small legation guard, be withdrawn. URGES PEACE WITH AMERICA. German Papers Point to Dangers to Germany in Case of War With Unit? ed States. Berlin, March 4.?Conservative Ger? man papers' today ?warned v Germany of the dangers of a war with the United States, pointing out what it would mean to have the resources of America added to those of the Al? lies. Herr Naumand, a member of the Reichstag, writing in the Schles? wig papers says that an American fleet would be placed side by side wtdi Britain's, increasing the posisbility of an absolutely effective blockade and that a formidable army could be rais? ed In the United States in aix months. America could finance the Allies for an unlimited period. The article ends with the statement: "We cannot shut our eye to the endless sacrifices war with the United States would de? mand." UPHOLDS WILSON'S POLICY. Governor LooksAo Congress to Give President a Vote of Confidence. Columbia, March 3.?Interpreting the public sentiment in this State in regard to President Wilson's letter to Congressman Pou In the present cri? sis In Washington, Gov. Manning yes? terday sent the following telegram to the United Press In reply to their query: "Your telegram. South Carolina sentiment is practically unanimous in support of President Wilson's posi? tion. Our people are behind him. Wo demand that congress shall give the president a vote of confidence and leave It to him to deal with foreign affairs. Wo are confident that con? gress will see its duty as loyal Amer? icans and will uphold the president in protecting the interests and honor of America." Law Against Trading Stamp* Valid. Washington, March 8.?The Flori? da law preventing the use of trading stamps and profit sharing coupons has been upheld by the Supt'OtllO Court, AGREE ON EWiBSED AMT. HOUSE COMMJTEE COMPLETES BILL FOR REGULAR FORCE. Maximum of 170,000 Fighting- Men With Militia of 400,00 and Large Federal Reserve Besides. Washington, March 2.?Final deci? sion was reached by the house mili? tary committee late tcday upon its bill for the increase of the army, and it will be reported unanimously to the house early next week. In rov*nd figures the measure would authorize the formatior an army composed of regulars, ? onal Guardsmen and federal volu? i rs with a total peace strength o ?a> pproximately 700,000 men. It provic*sf or a maximum strength of 170,000*5 Ating troops for the reg? ular ari.v? jr a minimum of 425,000 for the * Zonal Guard within five years arc* |>r organization of federal volunte'**V trough an extension of the summe fining camp idea. It is es? timate at 100,000 men can be en? rolled the hitter force. The bill retains provision for ?or? ganization of industrial and technical reserves, and authorizes creation of a board of officers to control an indus? trial mobilization in time of war or Imminence of war. It also provides that manufacturers of war materials must give immediate preference to government orders in war time, or when there is danger of war, ander heavy penalty for failure to do so. While the minimum strength of the regular army remained at 140,000 m change was made before the fite vote to fix the maximum of fighti'**' troops at 170,000, bringing the total authorized strength of the regular force, including the hospital corps and other noncombatant troops, to 190,000. Although all members of the com*' mlttee will sign the bill they do so under the reservation that^ they may support upon the floor of .the house any amendment they desire. The senate military committee ex? pects to vote finally upon Its army bill tomorrow, and it is possible the\ placed before both houses cf coi Saturday. Arrangements to expedltel their consideration already have OseU i made. The house committee inserted only a general provision for a government* ! plant to make nitric acid, leaving* fle I 4. tails to be worked out later in an ap? I proprlation measure. BUILDINGS BURN AT MANNING. Home of Bottling Works und Two Ad? joining Structures Victims of Flames. Manning, March 2.?At 1 o'clock this morning fire was discovered on the inside in the rear portion of the Manning Bottling Works and in a short while the entire building, to? gether with the adjoining buildings on either side, was enveloped In flames. The buildings were rather old frame structures, worth probably $500 to $600, with no insurance. The outfit of the bottling works was insured for $600 on'a value of about $1,000. ' The building on the north side, OC? cupied by Frierson Brothers, with a small stock of fruit and fancy gro ; ceries, was a total loss without Insur? ance. The building to the south, the largest of the three, was occupied as ' a garage and motor car repair shop by Ulysses June. In this building were ; three automobiles in serviceable shape I and some others out of commission, all of which were destroyed with no insurance. The origin of the fire has not been discovered. The buildings belonged to D. M. Bradham. A fourth building to the scuth, occupied by R. L. Hell with a wheelwritjt and gen? eral repair shop, <vaa considerably Idamaged on the roo. and north wall, but here the progress of the flames was checked by the fire department. I The total loss is estimated at about ! $3,000, with insurance amounting to 1 $600. These buildings were situated just outside the path of the destruc? tive tornado that visited Manning last May. PETITION LACKS NAMES. Columbia, March 2.?It Is under? stood that the recall petition direct? ed at Mayor Ixiwte A. Griffith is ihort a few of the required number of signatures, and those behind the movement expect to get a sufficient number more t > sign and they plan to present the petition to the gov? ernor immediately. Gov. Manning has not yet taken any action on the petition filed with him Baking that he order a recall election for Councilman E. M. Du Frc and C. M. Asblll. (