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I General Funston Will Act with Characteris? tic Promptness in Effort to Take Mexican Raider. HAS BEEN GIVES PRACTICALLY UNLIMITED POWER TO ACT IN DAAH INTO MEXICO?PROBABLE THAT TROOPS WILL BE SBTNT OUT FROM THREE POINTS TO ROUND UP OUTLAWED CHXEF-^ARRANIA GIVES AUTHORITY FOR TROOPS TO COME ?TO COUNTRY, PROVIDED HE MAY CHASE THE INDIAN lAlfiym INTO UNITED STATE 8. Weehlagton, March 11.?Ths cam sejga to tot Villa la well under way Iiier according* to officials of the wax department, but they refused to permit the publication of the exact tsseremeata of the army. It is known, hsrwever. that American troops arc Spsmillns on the border and will et*rt a drive probably siroultaneoua ly from three points. El Paso, Douglas, Aries us, and Columbus, N. M. Oesk runston has been given pra> tfteally unttmlted pouer aud is assur? ed Of all support, tiecretsry of War announced, and, as the tenur? es pressed a determination to 10 Oalck atnd hard. It is believed Will begin the march across the Within a few hours, eel 11 Is I word had come from up to noon secretary Lan but confidential reporta he will offer to cooperate with new United States If his troops aro the privilege to enter the Unit ._in the event Villa is driver l'to American territory. The de of justice has Increased it< 04 New Orleans, Texas and Vetk. Federal agents have been to round up nV spies. iisWliiiii permission May Follow ?e "Wnehlngton, March 11.?In a long etfsumunloaUon. Carranea grants per sBhheen for the United States troops 1 |0 pursue bandits in Mexico and asks the) same privilege for his troops. He ?Jhfftee that Mexico frequently has- been PPnded by bands of Indians from #01 ort tin territory. Advised to Stay out of u, March 11.?Americans again warned to stay out tshftngton. March 10.?President in today ordered Francisco Villa I red dead or alive. The United army will undertake the task. A a expedition Is now being mads up. i Following s two hour cabinet meet sag Secretary Tumulty gave out the following statement: "An adequate force will be sent at once in pursuit of Villa, with the single object of cap turtag him and putting a stop to his forays. This can and will be done emh the friendly sld of constituted authorities and with scrup respect for the sovereignty of Ihne lepubiic. of War Baker hurried the cabinet meeting to the war "tment and directed Chief of Scott to prepare orders for the movement of troops, it la accepted that the expedition will be composed chiefry of cavalry with the support of Infantry. Not lees than five thousand men will be In the first force. Offi? cer* state that fifty thousand men may be needed. Oen. Funston b) designated to com? mand the expedition. The Whits House and State depart? ment were deluged with telegrams de? manding action. Democrats and Re pwblkane alike demanding the for motion of a new policy that will make the border safe. FRENCH STEAM ER SUNK. tved When Submarine Attack? ed Ship. Havre, France. March 10.?The Fronc'i steamer Louisiana bound from New Orleans to Havre was suvik by u submarine off the coast. The crew was saved. TWO BOATS HUNK. London. March 10.?The British destroyer Coquette and the torpedo boat '-Heven were nunk by mines in the North sea. Four officers and 41 men aro missing. call MEN TO COLORS. Portugal to Bend Army to Aid Allies. Lisbon. March 10.?All Portuguese reeervlsts hsvo been called to the col? on. It Is expected that an army will be sent to aid the Allies. French Steamer Submarined. London. March 10.?The French mer VUledu Havre has been sub? marin? d. The ship is one of five thousand tons. Two members of the were lost. ALLIES REJECT U.S. PROPOSAL REFUSE TO YIELD RIGHT TO AHM MERCHANT SHIPS FOR DBFENSE. Entente Powers Deride on Answer to Revent Plans Submitted by Secre? tary Lansing. Washington. March 10.?The en? tente allies have agred to inform the I'nlted States that they can not accept the proposal In Secretary Lansing's recent circular memorandum that a modus vivendi be entered into for the disarmament of belligerent owned merchant ships. Conferences between ths allies on this subject have ended and formal replies to the American '*gestlon are expected In the near future. Th? United States proposed disarm? ament by agreement purely as a hu I manitarian expedient on account of the development of submarine war? fare. Without such an agreement ths law stands as It always has, and It was in recognition of this principle that the United States Informed Ger? many that her announced intention of sinking armed merchant ships without Warning was inconsistent with as? surances previously given in the LUsi tania and Arabic cases. In their replies ths allies will ex? press appreciation of ths high motives which moved ths United States gov> ernmsnt to endeavor to remove the dangers to the lives of noncombatants but they will express the view that the proposition voluntarily to surren? der the right of a merchant ship to arm for defense would amount to a change In ths principle of interna .ton? al law itself, Instead of being, as view ed by ths state department, merely a change in ths application of the law. Attention will be directed also to the tact that one of the cardinal prin? ciples of International law is that no change shall be made in the law itself as applied to warfare during the prog? ress of hostilities. BRITISH SEIZE AMERICA* BARK. San Francisco, March 11.? The American bark Edna, with nitrate from Chile to the Unit ? ed Sti.tea wss seised by a British cruiser and taken to FIJI Inlands. DISPENSARY SELLS OUT. Personal l*roperty of RJchland Liquor Shops Auctioned?Storks Advertis? ed Ihr Sale. Colombia. March 11.?"The stuff sold well and wo are very much pleased with the sale," said Andrew Patterson, Jr., supervisor of Rlchlaml county, yesterday, after the auct'on salo of tho personal property of the lato Richlnnd county dispensary. Kc said that the sale ncttod about |S,? 600. The stock of corks was sold at a profit of $100, the war having caused a big increase in prices. The Stock Win bought by L?rick & Lowrcncc, Inc., of Columbia. The members of the old dispen? sary board havo been rcappointcd by Gov. Manning, as provided by an act of the legislature and tho surplus stock of whiskey, worth about $35, 000. will bo sold In another State, where the salo of whiskey is legalized. The board has already placed adver? tisements in newspapers printed In "wet" States. AN* APPROACHING MARRIAGE. Miss Etlirl' Carson of Kumter to Wed Invitations have been received here recently to the marriage of Miss MM Carson, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Kllsha Hcott Carson, and Mr. Christian Peter Heoberg, at high noon on Wednesday, April 5th. at 120G One Hundred Fourth Avenuo, Oak? land, California. The announcement Is one of much local Interest, as tho hrldc-to-hc || well known and popular in a large social circle here. Capt. and Mrs. E. 8. Carson hsvo been In California since last June and will return to Humter with their youngest daughter, Miss Louis- Carson, shortly after the niarr.airc. MORE OOMP?HIEu WIIHURaW. SAY THAT IT IS IMl*OSSIBLE FOR THEM TO DO BUSINESS IN STATE} CXDKR HE CENT ACT. Insurance Situation Matter of Vital Interest to People and is Being Much Discussed?Few Companies Left Can Hold Insurance as Long us They Remain. The insuruncc situation developed in this State because of the passage of too Odom-Laney anti-compact bill by tho legislature at its recent session has called for more discussion than any issue which has come up in the State in a long time. The mat? ter is one of vit*i interest to all and the future outlook at the present time does not seem to bo as bright as citizens would like to see it. in Sumtcr many of the companies nave withdrawn already and others are withdrawing each day. One of the largest insurance agencies in the city hud only three of twenty-six companies left yesterday morning and other agents hud received notification from all of their companies of their withdrawal from South Carolina. Other agencies hud also been hard hit, but hud beeu left with a few companies which stated that they would continue doing business here until March 22nd, .when they would decide definitely on their future course. The law will go into effect on that dute. Although so many of the companies have left the State, those which are remaining will get the bus? iness given up by the other companies, and can care for the insurance, It was stated by a local agent this morning, Unless, or until, they withdraw. Features of the Odom-Laney anti compact law which seem particularly to have struck the insurance compa? nies as unjust and frightened them oil arc stressed in the following two. letters from insurance companies, which state their reasons for giving up their business in the State. _____? The Connecticut F. E. Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn., March 4, 1916. \ To Our Agents in South Carolina: It is with great regret that we give you this notice of our decision to cease operations in tho State of South Car? olina. Such action, however, is tak , en by us after most careful considera? tion of mutual interests, and is de? termined by our conviction that it will be imposible for you, or for us, to comply with the provisions of 1 he anti-compact and anti-discrimination law enacted at the recent session of your legislature. It hau not been tho practice of this company, nor of insurance compa? nies generally, to withdraw, or even threaten to withdraw from a State, out of protest against unfriendly log ' islatlon. On the contrary, we are to? day operating in a number of States under laws that are both unjust to us and inimical to the best interests of the insuring public. Not within our memory, however, have we had to deal with a law, compliance with which would not only take from us the privilege of naming the price of our policies, but would even endanger ' tho personal liberty of ourselves and our agents. Being now cc "romed with such a law in South Carolina, it is only common prudence for us to decline to undertake to operate under It. In reaching this conclusion we face the severance of close agency relations that have been fostered by fair and honorable treatment for both agent and assured over a period of more than half a century. Please bo advised that from and after the receipt hereof your author? ity to accept risks for, and issue poli? cies of, this company Is revoked, and you are prohibited from performing any act as agent of this company oth? er than tho collecting and remitting to us of unpaid premiums upon poli? cies written prior to that date. Klr.d ly cancel and return any policies that may have been written to take effect after the fifteenth day of this month, together with all other policies now outstanding, upon which the prem? ium has not been paid, and furnish us promptly with final account em? bracing all transactions to date. Endorsements, other than these which change the amount, term, or the consideration of tho contract, may be submitted to this office for ap? proval. Tho Southeastern Underwriters' As? sociation having closed its Columbia office, and withdrawn from tho State, It will be necessary that you send all daily reports direct to this office. Thanking you for all courtesies en Joyed at your hands, and requesting an acknowledgement of this notice, we are, Yours ve?y truly, Goo. C. Long, Jr., Assistant Secretary. Another letter Is: Rochester German Dept. German Ain. Ins. Co., N. Y. Rochester, N, Y., March 6, 1916. Consolidated Insurance Agenoy, Sum tor, s. c. Re: South Carolina Statutes. Qtntletntlt: W? are in receipt of WANT EIGHT-HOUR DAY. RAILWAY EMPLOYES FAVOR IM? MEDIATE NEGOTIATION. With Returns From Four Organiza? tions Still Incomplete Result is De? cided by Large Majority. Chicago, March 9.?It was officially announced here tonight that the vote of 400,000 engineers, firemen, con? ductors and trainmen of American railroads overwhelmingly favored authorizing union heads to enter Into negotiations with the railroads for an eight hour day. The following statement was is? sued: "While the returns from the mem? bership of these four organizations are not completed, it is evident that tho vote is overwhelmingly in favor of presenting to the railway compa? nies of the United States the requests for the eight hour day and time and one-half for overtime. Consequently the movement with that object In I view will be carried forward In Its [regular course. "The president's vote has no sig? nificance except as an indication of the desire of the men that the matter should be pressed to a conclusion and all reports that it has any sig? nificance as a strike vote aro er? roneous and misleading. In the im? mediate future the requests will be presented to the railway manage? ments and the necessary steps taken to make the same effective." The statement was signed by W. S. Stone, grand chief of the Brother? hood of Locomotive Engineers; A. B. Garretson, president of the Order of Railway Conductors; W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Lo? comotive Firemen and Enginemen; W. G. Lee, president of the Brother? hood of Railway Trainmen. According to Mr. Stone, returns not yet in can not possibly affect the result. The demands In a' few days will be presented to the railroads and they will have 30 days In which to make reply. The roads have made it plain that they intend to fight the proposed conditions. Upon their refusal to accede to the requests, which is taken as a foregone conclusion, commit? tees representing both sides will be appointed to negotiate a settlement If possible. The railroads, It is said, will Insist Upon arbitration under the Erdman act if the private negotiations fall. ARE ASKING TOO MUCH. Official Says Employes' Demands Are Impossible. Washington, March 9.?"The em? ployes are asking the railroads to perform Impossibilities," said a rep? resentative of the executive commit? tee of the Southern railroads when informed tonight of the result of the trainmen's vote on the eight hour demands. The men, he said, had been deceived by the rush of business brought to the railroads by the Euro? pean war and did not tako into con? sideration former "lean years" defi? cits that had to be made up. Progress of the Torr ens System. For nearly ten years the farmers of South Carolina and Virginia have been battling for the Torrens system of registering land titles; and time af? ter time the measnro has passed one house only to be defeated in the oth? er. Now at last thanks to "keeping everlastingly at it" the Torrens plan has just been put on the statute books of both South Car olina and Virginia? just as the farmers of Mississippi and North Carolina have secured its pas? sage in thoso States. Now let the farmers keep up the fight and compel lawyers to use the law. Demand a Torrens deed every time you get a deed.?Progressive Farmer. The Clarendon County Field Day will be held at Manning on April 14th, beginning at 10.30. your note of tho 3rd Inst., and are pleased to recognize your sympathet? ic views with respect to the present serious situation. However, we mail? ed you on Saturday last a letter, by registered post, stating- that wo would suspend business immediately upon receipt of that notice. In your office. This wo have done with all of out South Carolina agents, very much, of course, to our regret; however, the re? cently enacted statutes are so dras? tic that we can find no means of properly complying with them, and were running very great danger of getting into trouble with your State authorities. We, of course, appreciate your disposition to be of assistance in the matter, but really wo do not see that anything can he done short of repeal? ing the present laws and enacting something along sane linen, which re? sult, no doubt, will be brought about in time by the intelligent business men of your State. Yours very truly, J; O. Dye, Assistant Manager. 1 BEST WAT 10 HEB IS 10 GET SUBSCRIBERS. Coupon Votes Aid, But Subscription Votes Help a Lot More?Opportunity to Possess An Automobile. Campaign Has Just Started?Now is The Best Time to Enter. Subscribers are Invited to Cast The Special Free Ballot for their Favorites. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS, ? Every subscriber is invited to T | J clip tlie subscribers special vot- i j j tag coupon, good for 500 votes, j J j J and vote for tlielr favorite in Jj ? The Daily Item and Watch- o ? man and Southron's Voting 0 < J Campaign. ? I Tliis coupon when properly y X tilled out and signed by the o t subscriber, will be credited to J[ tlie candidate whose name ap pears thereon. " - Only one of these coupons J[ will be allowed each subscrib- JJ er, BUT candidates will be o credited with as many as may , ? be sent in for them. J J If Jim Riley?he's too good a fellow to object to the familiarity?if Jim hasn't forgotten the days when he pumped a few joyous thrills through the hearts of a bewhlskered, but in? terested bunch of admirers, who ab? sorbed intelligence from his fence board signs, he'll be willing to per? mit the Campaign Manager to trifle with some of his "more standard verses." The Campaign Manager wants to steal the rythm and swing of his graceful style and prostitute the whole Idea, to the base uses of ad? vertising. That is why he is going to ask the readers to sort of whip the following bunch of near poetical goo lash Into themselves on the chance of digesting the one single solitary idea, that here is an excellent oppor? tunity for any live person in Sumter or the adjoining counties. When It last occurred to the Campaign Man? ager it made a noise something like this: "When the frost is on the pumpkin, And the fodder's in the shock; When your salary's sort of lacking, And your overcoat's in hock; Think the Campaign matter over, Put an auto under lock: Right away you should get busy, Putting votes In stock." Of course Rlley would not be guilty of anything as crude as the above, but the Campaign Manager Is a rather crude, unlnformea sort of an Individ? ual and he is trying to express an idea in his rough, uncouth manner. The Idea (if a map be necessary), is that Now is the right ximc for you to avail yourself of what is the greatest opportunity that has ever been offer? ed by a newspaper in this part of the country. This reverent, preachful gentlemen has been prayerfully talking to his flock, candidates and prospective can? didates, and quite a number of \hem have become very optimistic and sec where he was right about a good many things. Briefly, he might men? tion the littlo talks of preseverance and opportunity, initiative, organiza? tion, gameness, common-sense, intel? ligently directed effort, and all other suggestions of the kind. The Campaign has just started and has weeks yet to go. There is many a good horse loses the race by "scor? ing" too often. He burns up all his energy and vitality in trying to "get iaway" while the fellow who "lays up" I surges through the bunch when it heads into the stretch and "gets there" with an "unbeatable" burst of speed. This is just a little tip for those who are just now entering and for late entrants. There aro several methods of administering tips to candidates, but this is believed by tho manage? ment to be tho most modest and ef? fective. Of course, there is the needle ?but what's the use of going so far. The "live" ones need no further en lightenment?and typewriter ribbons cost money. It has not been so many years ago that not only the American people? who love gameness above everything else on earth?were enthusiastically voicing the admiration of a certan sen of Italy who was a near winner of the Marathon race in one of those tests of strength und skill on the other side of the bif? damp spot which so many people formerly had to cro^s before their education was completed. He had gone on and on until weakened by the terrible pace, he fell to the earth. He was pic' ed up, laced the right direction, ran until ho fell again, and the former operation was repeated. That man's idea was to reach the goal first. Nature rebelled. That wasn't the man's fault! He went as far as he could physically, and when he reached the limit fixed by his own indomitable spirit, he kept blindly I going on. And he had the admira Itlon of every person who was inter lested in athletic sports. The world Is I !full of quiet, unassuming, unmedaled heroes. Can you remember the athletic track meets that at one time were In vogue when you attended school? At those meets it was MVpJ to pull cif a milo and a-half run towards tho jlast of the program event. Twenty ;flve or thirty fellows would make an 'equal start and a brisk getaway. Sev? eral would take the lead, set their 'hooters wild with joy, but after the first quarter of the race these lead? ers would give place to others, until the last twenty rods but five or six would be near to the tape together and of these probably only one h:td made a favorable start, the rest hav? ing climbed to their respective po? tions by their steady, ever increasing gait. In a way a race of this kind might be compared to the Daily Item and the Watchman and Southron's voting campaign, for the leaders sre constantly changing and those who were down in the list are in many cases gradually forcing their way to the top. And so it will be found with a great many who are Just now *n? tering the campaign. If you have not entered, send in your name or the name of some par? ticular friend today, and let us assist them in getting started. ? ASYLUM WORK SUSPENDED. Columbia, March 10.?Work on all Improvements at the State Hospital for the Insane has been suspended, pending the decision of the supreme court in the mandamus proceedings brought to force the comptroller gen? eral to pay out the item of |10Q,000 contained in the recapitulation of the general appropriation bill. The Jtem was not carried in the bill proper. Yesterday the board of regents met at the hospital. Plans for Improve? ments to be made during the year* U the appropriation is declared legal, were discussed. The board also aw&?4* ed contracts for a supply of dry goods for the next quarter. C. Fred Williams, M. D., superin? tendent, said that patients will In a few days occupy the seven wards which have been remodeled during the last year. The heating systsm is being installed. The new dining room for female patients has been completed and will be put Into service In a few days. Jumped From Moving Train. Last Friday morning Sheriff Mu}? drow -started to Columbia over the Coast Line with Adam Williams to* take him to the asylum. Soon after leaving Elliott, Williams asked per? mission to go in the closet. The sheriff removed the handcuffs and took his seat Just outside the closet. The sheriff looked out the rear door and saw Williams on the platform. He hud raised the little window sash In the closet that opened on the plat? form and crawled out. The sheriff rushed out and told him not to jump, but he jumped from the train before the sheriff could seize hold of him. Conductor Chase saw It and imme? diately had the train stopped and l acked to where he had jumped off. The train was going about 40 miles an hour, but instead of being killed or badly hurt, he was seen running across the field to a swamp. The sheriff got off and got two negro men to assist him and after a lively chase, he was overtaken and brought back to Bishopville not hurt in the least. He was taken to the asylum next day. ?Bishopville Leader and Vindicator. Not Exactly Fair. The Anderson Tribune makes a point against Gov. Manning for driv? ing capital from the State. It has reference to the departure of the Insurance companies. We really do not think it us altogether fair. If the insurance companies are not willing to obey the law that the legislature makes for them, it is better for them to go and it Is better for the State. What is the use in owning property it you have to rent it from the insur? ance companies??- YnrkVtlle Rnqulr or.