Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mtfo ' 19 1916 outljroti. in ?be th| Country's, Thy QcmTs and TRUE SOUTHRON, Oswoltlsfrt Aug. 9,186L SUMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, AFBIL 19. 1916. VoLXLII. No. 18. IUI 6EIUII CttUVOfCED THAT FROM MAI IB BT AMBASSADOR HA VI: BJOCN VIOLATED. Washington, April 14 ?Only a ml reole can pi-event a break with Oer auaftr. Presidsnt Wilson la convinc? es- Inat Ambassador von BernstorfTs If mean are ruthlessly violated by Ihn German admiralty. There win he ne snare, temporising-, and action will be (MeHtd on to he taken soon. This eeehea Iron tho very highest source. The sttustion Is far more critical than ?ear before. The Sussex attack can not be excused. * the German denial ?tag complete proof of their guilt Is called an insult to the intern? et a great nation, fscrstary trill tell Berlin ?hat he be? have wilfully tried to be the Issue. The safety of Amer ejgjets Ihn nette* *1 honor and wtBhaaiht?seis. the bone* oosmnwllss recommends taut B. Sweden JtaaihUl ha tried by the Imono far osntssnst. He eritlcis Barte, ApfH LL French saUitary esjtten ear that the ?rat Verona battle has ended. It lasted II day*. The war' ' safes emcnUry claims tie break ?own of the Gorman attack on Hill tot. Some fighting eewtmaoe on the Vnag-Hsndromoat frent and south of Dowareouat. Another great battle Is ggf mini quickly aa tee Qonnana age sanding up vast rolntfOTOsmenti. London, April 14.?Ths unarmed BrUlnh stsemer Orlock Head has bean sunk aad use Norwegian l<ark Primue la believed to have been destroyed with all the crew. The Turks have been driven back three miles south of the Tigris in Mesopotamia. GHKMAN8 ATTACUED SUSSEX. Who Wan on Stvtp Says At Mow York. April 14.?Edward Hux? ley, president of the United States Rabber Export Co.. who is the first Sussex survivor to arrive here, says he beuevee a submarine was respon? sible for the damage to the Sussex. He quotes other Americans aa having the belle/. BATTLE NEAR SALONIKI. The War Bcansned on the Balkan Saloniki, April 14.?A violent artil? lery duel le in progress between the Allies and Germans on the Dioran Qlevgell front Twenty French aero? planes have bombarded the German encampments at Bogoroditsa. Lay Mines. Copenhagen. April 14.?A new Ger? man mine field has been laid across the mouth of the Baltic Sea to stop ths movement of British naval forces lato that BIG CROWDS ATTEND OPENING. Ml Lefts a Store Attracts Many People to Building. Ths McLellsn five, ten and twenty ?ve cent store on Friday afternoon and evening was the center of at? traction fcr a large number of Sum ter people, hundreds of whom visited ths store end Inspected the lsrge as? sortment of goods which were on tho counter to be offered for sale Saturday morning, snd thereafter. The store wss decorated with pen? nants snd streamers and looked very Inviting to the crowds, men as well ss women thronging the place until after the time for closing. A lsrge number of sales girls were on hand to answer question* and sld the cus? tomers In the Inspection of the goods. Retnrdsy there was a big crowd In the store, whlrh seemed to be doing s big business. MlENEm IK MEXICO. ADMINISTRATION MAY DESERT POLICY FORMERLY PUR? SUED. jjjpgft Stone* Makes Announcement After Conference With Lansing? Mexican Press Urges Recall of Unit? ed States Troops. Washington. April 14.?Senator Stone, after his conference with Sec? retary Lansing says we must give up the Villa hunt, as Carrt.nsa demands, ! or abandon the policy of four years and Intervene. Personally he never believed that Qen. Pershing's msn would capture Villa. With fifteen thousand men In Mexico friction Is certain and we roust prepare on a large scale. This is interpreted to mean that officials are considering Intervention. CORNER-STONE AT HJIGH SCHOOL ? TiiinresslrnT Ceremonies Conducted by Mseossi at Ornngebnni's Beautiful New Building. Orangeburg. April 14.??The eorner atone to the new 140,000 high school building for Orangeb?rg was laid to? day with beautiful ceremonies. The exercises were In charge of the Ma? sons. W. B. Thompson, chairman of the hoard Of trustees. Introduced R. A. Cooper, grand master of the Masons In South Carolina, who spoke briefly along Masonic lines, delighting hie audience with the beautiful truths and ^examples of the great order. Th?nses M. Raynpr, a prominent law? yer of Orangeburg, delivered the ad dreejf of the occasion. Mr. Raysor wab<the Orot chairman of the board of truhteee of the Orangeburg graded schewla. Mr. Raysor's address was mevtterful end one of the best educa UoWeJ speeches aver delivered In Or ingesiui jrbe cornerstone was laid by R. A. Cooper, with Masonic exercises. Among the other grand lodge officers eresent to assist In theo? exercises itfre: W. W. Wannemaher of Orr a|geburg, O. Frank Hart of Colum at . these exercises was enjoyed. A large number of people uere present and all of the school children were present In a body. The hew building which In under course of erection, Is modern In every way and will be a handsome structure. MANY MULES LOST IN FIRE. Thirty-eight Horses and Mules Burned bo Death hi Slater Brothers' Stable. Orangeburg. April 14.?The large stahlen of Slater Brothers, in this city, were completely destroyed, with 38 horses and mules and a large amount of provisions, by fire at about 8 o'clock this morning. The fire had great headway when discovered, as the building was a mass of flames when the alarm wee sounded. Noth? ing could be done to save the struc? ture, but surrounding property was saved. The origin is unknown. The loos is about $8,000, with small In? surance. Other fires occurring in and around Orangeburg were that of yesterday which burned barn, stables and other outbuildings of P. N. Riley and one that destroyed a large barn of Leon Barton, entailing heavy loss on their owners. A fire today destroyed a two story farm house on Maxcy street, which belonged to a negro, the Rev. J. F. Player. GOMEZ 18 DANGEROUS. Senator Fall Sends Telegram of Sen? sational Nature. Washington. April 16.?The senate has adopted the Wadsworth plan for federallsing the National Qu&rd by re? quiring a double oath on enlistment to tho State nad federal government. Senator Qalllnger has received a telegram from Senator Fall of New Mexico saying that Carransa lacks control of Sonora and taht Oen. Go? mes is dangerous. The sinking of the Invertyon was in violation of the German pledges In the Fryo case. GERMAN OFFICIALS CON Hill. Submarine Issue Faiangcs Attention of Berlin. The Hague, April 15.?Berlin sent long code dispatches to Ambassador von Bernstorff after Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg had seen Ambas? sador Gerard several times. Austrian Foreign Minister Burlan. German For? eign Minister von Jagow and Chancel? lor von Bethmann-Hollweg conferred over the submarine controversy. The feeling Is high against America. ADOPT SWn MITIUTE PUl| . i > ? SENATE ACCEPTS AMENDMENT FOR GOVERNM ENT FERTILIS? ER PLANT. Action Closes Second Big Fight on Army Bill?MiLitary Men Claim That Bill Was not Proper Pisco tor Water Power Legislation? Washington, April 14.?The senate late today adopt? d the army hill amendment of ? enator Smith | of South Carolina appropriating $15, 000,000 for a government nitfat? I plant. The vote wjia 4 3 to 22. This action disposed of .the second big fight in the senate over the sen? ate substitute for the house army re? organisation bill. Senator Smith's amendment provides for the sale of [Panama canal bonds for raising the required $15,000,0(0 and the [dent is authorised to designate, hot , more than five water power sites for power plants. When products of these plants, which will be operated exclu? sively by the government, are not needed for manufacture, of munitions of war the surplus could he sold for fertiliser. Three Democrat!i?Senators Cham? berlain, chairman of the military af? fairs committee; yard wick gad Johnson of Maine?voted against the amendment, while iieven Republicans ?Senators Clapp, Gronna, JfceayOn, La Follette. McCumber, Norrie and Poindexter?Joined the majority in suporting it. Today's action wan taken in spite I of the contentions of the military committee that an army reorganisa? tion measure was no place for. water power legislation. A nitrate water power section In th<? house bill was defeated when the Hay bill was un? der consideration In the house so [that final determination of the,Issue must await action In conference. Over the objection of the military committee an amendment by Senator Pomerene giving military rank to members of the dental corps! was adopted. Senator Wadsworth urged adpi I of his amendment to I to obey the orders both of .ths dent and of the governor of their [State. He said the amendment would strengthen the proposed fed lerallzatlon of the National Guard by making ths officers and men federal soldiers from the moment of enlist? ment Instead of only in time of war. Senator Chamberlain was willing to accept the amendment, but consider? able opposition developed among Southern senators. Asked by Senator Hoko Smith as to the purpose of the amendment, Senator Wadsworth said: "The purpose is to place the Na? tional Guard soldier primarily in the service of the United States and sec? ondarily In the service of the State." "That makes it impossible for me to vote for the amendment," said Senator Smith. The roll call on the amendment disclosed the lack of a quorum and tho senate receded until tomorrow at 11 o'clock whon debate on the bill under the ten minute rule will be resumed. i BACK CARRANZA'S DEMANDS. Mexican Press Say American Expedi? tion Has Failed and Should With daw. Mexico City, April 14.?The Mexi? can press backs Carranza's demand that the American troops leave. It says the expedition has failed and there is no reason for the Americans to remain In Mexico. MORE TROOPS FOR MEXICO. j United States Sending Reinforcements to Gen. Pershing. Washington, April 14.?Additional troops are now going into Mexico, the officials of the war department state. It Is reported that the entire force in the United Sttacs will go. There is talk of a break with Car ran sa. CHINESE REVOLUTIONISTS WIN. Cabinet Advises Yuan to Establish IProvincal Legislatures. Tokio, April 15.?Chinese cabinet has virtually capitulated to the revo? lutionaries. Yuan has b?sen advised to establish a provincial legislature giving the States right of representa? tion. British Pay Packers. London, April 14.?Tie British have paid for seventeen million dol? lars worth of meats seised last year while on the v/ay from American packers to neutrals. BANK'S INSURANCE CANCELLED COMPANY SERVES NOTICE ON CALHOUN COUNTY SEN? ATOR. Stood for New Law?Declares it is "Money Bogs'" Answer to His Stand on State's Rights and Com? mercial Freedom. Columbia. April 13.?All of the In? surance carried by State Senator J. , Arthur Banks, of St. Matthews, on I his property and that of Mrs. Wim berly has been cancelled, notice to this effect having been received by Senator Banks in a telegram today from Samuels, Cornwall & Stevens, of New York, through whom the insur? ance was placed. Senator Banks came to Columbia this afternoon and gave out the telegram here. This insurance was placed by Senator Banks while he was in New York a few months ago with Senator McLaurin. In this connection it may be inter? esting to note that Senator Banks is one of the warmest advocates and supporters of the State warehouse sys? tem. The following was given out here this afternoon by Senator Banks: "In my letter published in the News and Courier on last Monday I used substantially the following language: ; 'I have no doubt that this letter will find its way to New York. It may be that my insurance will be cancelled. I hope not, but if it is, let it be. I prefer insecurity and poverty in freedom to security and wealth in servitude.1' The Telegram. "I have now received the following telegram from New York: " 'Senator J. A. Banks, St. Mat? thews, S. C: Companies notify us all insurance for yourself and Mrs. Wim berly cancelled. ("'Signed) " 'Samuels, Cornwall & Stevens.' ^ 'T dared to raise my voice in the cause of commercial freedom. I dared to speak for the rights of a sovereign State. This Is the reply of the money kings. jePra^^ be interests of this widowed woman and her children, but I greatly over? rate the temper of South Carolinians if these facts do not stir them to ac? tion. 1 "Men of South Carolina, let me say to you in all earnestness, no truce will ever be made between money and liberty. Organized wealth is a mighty power. :Cf the people do not destroy it they will surely be destroyed by it. You have only one weapon with Which to fight. That weapon Is your government. If you use this weapon you will be free. If you fall to use it ypu and your children will be slaves. There can. be no compromise. "Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve.' The people of other States are choosing. The federal Government has chosen and Is acting with the federal re? serve banking law. Our own State has taken a short step In the Insurance department of the sinking fund, and wo have the experience of Germany and the Republic of Switzerland, where Insurance is controlled by the Government and only costs the people ten cents per hundred dollars, as against the average of one dollar and twenty-five cents In South Carolina. "Let us use our only weapon? our Government. "There Is absolutely no other help nor hope." Insurance Record. In conversation with tho News and Courier representative Senator Banks said: "I have been engaged in business since 1882, principally in the mercan? tile business as a member of the firm of Banks & Wlmberly, of St. Mat? thews. In the conduct of my business affairs I have been carrying consid? erable lines of Insurance on storo buildings, dwellings, ginneries, mer? cantile stocks, etc. I estimate that if the Insurance which I have paid in my business connections were added up and interest calculated on It up to date It would amount to between forty and fifty thousand dollars. During that time in all my business connections there have been three small losses, amounting in the aggregate to a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. So that It is Inconceivable that my in? surance should have been cancelled because of its special hazard, but it must have been cancelled solely be? cause of the fact of my participation in the Insurance legislation during the recent session of the General Assem? bly and my statements made througli the newspapers." Mr. E. E. Aycock of Wedgefield was In tho city today. ftp 1EMI6T FOB pHt RAILWAY MAIL CLERK WINS SUIT AGAINST A. C. L. RAIL? ROAD. Case Was one of Longest Which Has Been Tried in Suniter County Court in Recent Years, Consuming Nine Days?Southern Railway Does Not Have to Pay. A. J. Andrews, colored, rail? way mail clerk on the Atlantic Coast Line train No. 68 on the morning of July 7th, 1915, was Friday night given a verdict of $3,012.50 against the At? lantic Coast Line Railroad company, which was one of the defendants in a suit brought against it and Southern Railway for $25,000, because of al? leged injuries sustained by the plain? tiff in a wreck which occurred be? tween an Atlantic Coast Line passeng? er train and a Southern freight train between the Columbia union, station and Royster. The case wtu) one of the hardest fought and longest which has been tried in a Sumter county court in re? cent years. It was commenced on Wednesday, April 5th, and has been in progress ever since that time, with the exception of one day, when court; was recessed in order that Judge De Vore might be in Columbia at the en banc sitting of the court. The fight was a three-cornered one, for the plaintiff on one side, and be? tween the Southern Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad on the other side, each of these defendants endeavoring seemingly to shift the blame for the collision on the other road. Messrs. L, D. Jennings and A I S. Harby conducted the case for the plaintiff and Messrs. J. H. Clifton, I* W. McLemore and Mark Reynolds were attorneys for the Coast tine and Messrs. Frank G. Tompkins, J. C. Kimball and Lee & Molse represented the Southern Railway. The arguments were heard Friday afternoon and the case was submitted to the jury at about 6 o'clock. Court was reconvened at about 10 o'clock, when the jury announced that it was ready with a verdict. ^It, was general^ predicted by those who heard tho case that a verdict would be returned against the Coast Line, the amount of it however, vary? ing in the estimation of many from $2,000 to $15,000. The Coast Line has given notice of a motion for a new trial. Mr. Jen? nings stated this morning that he would not appeal the case. FIGHTING IN GALICIA Russians Bombard Austrian Positions on Strypa River. Vienna, April 15.?Austrian posi? tions in Galicia ha,ve been heavily bombarded by the Russians. The offi? cial statement says they are still fight? ing. Near the Strypa river's mouth the Russians penerated the Jazlowiec positions, but later were ejected and they admit their forced retirement from the position. The Italians have advanced south of Sperone. The Ital? ians have been defeated on the Mrlipvh front. ELEVEN TONS OF BIBLES. Sent in Various Languages to Russian War Prisoners. On January 14 the first consign? ment of 260,000 Bibles printed in Ger? man, Hungarian, Polish and Bohem? ian left England for prisoners of war in Russia, the Swedish Red Cross committee having obtained permis? sion from the Swedish government to transmit them free over tho State railways. The consignment, which had been prepared by the British and Foreign Bible Society, weighed 11 tons and its value was over $5,000. Besides edi? tions of the New Testament and St, John's gospel in German, the con? signment contained new editions of i each of the four gospels and of the Psalter in Hungarian, Polish and Bo? hemian. These 15 new editions have cost the Bible society on an average $300.?New York Times. SISTER SHIPS CRASH. South Carolina and Michigan in Col. lision. Washington. April 13.?A collision yesterday afternoon between the bat? tleships Michigan and South Carolina, in which neither ship was seriously damaged and no one hurt, was report? ed today by Admiral Fletcher. While the licet was steaming north from Guantanatno, Admiral Fletcher ?aid, the two battleships came in con? tact during manoeuvres. Both are proceeding under their own steam. FIRE DESTROYS BUY ULI. LADDIES DO GOOD SERVICE IN PREVENTING SPREAD OF FLAMES. Large Piles of Lumber Burned Fierce? ly for Nearly Three Hours, before Flames Were Extinguished?Loss of Penn-Sumter Lumber Company Estimated at Between $5,000 and $6,000, Which Was Covered by In? surance. Fire which was discovered at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the dry kiln of the Penn-Sumter Lumber Co. completely destroyed the kiln and caused a loss estimated roughly at between $5,000 and $6,000. For near? ly three hours the fire burned fiercely, and repeatedly it threatened to Jump bey on' walls of the dry kiln and exten djacent piles of lumber, but the s i consistent work of the lire ladd ?pt it back and finally con que o ven when the walls gave way *? anc c e was nothing between the m bit & id the huge piles of lumber, w" e# covered the yard. ? ted by a stiff breeze, the firemen 1 ? difficult time in going near the 1 w om the v;lndward side and had ^ t been that two streams from ^ steamer were turned on just about ** time the outside wall gave way, flames might have spread despite their utmost efforts. However, the walls held for a time and the blase on that side was met with a strong stream of water which beat it beck and kept it in check. The fire was the hottest and fiercest the Sautter department has had to face in a long time. Responding to the alarm of fire the auto truck found the lumber in the dry kiln in a blaze and word was sent back that the steamer was needed. It did not arrive until it was too late to save any of the lumber in the kites, but it proved of immense service in preventing the spread of the flames. The streams of water were very weak until the steamer was attached, and this served to suck up most of the wa? ter from the water main, leaving little for the other streams. Three st reime were attached to thsv* irtsaaasr after some time. HandictcpifMfi as they W*l# by the absence of their chief, Who Was out of the city, the department, aided by the employees of the Penn-Sumter Lumber Company, fought hard and did not let up for a single minute un? til the fire was nearly all over, and there was no longer any danger of its spreading. Several times a pile Of lumber near at hand caught and was extinguished by the hose. One time one of the employees, of the company went up on top of the pile and threw down some of the boards which had caught and put out the rest of thb blaze with buckets of water. The dry kiln was divided into three compartments, with brick walls on thb outside and separating them. Thb outside wall of the kiln on the east side gave way first, and as this Was the direction the wind was blowing. It seemed that the fire might spread, but, as stated, the streams from the steam? er held the blaze back. Later the out? side wall on the west fell, but at this time there was little danger of catch? ing the lumber on this side, the wind was blowing away from the lumber. Parts of the other walls fell, but all stood until the firercest part of the blaze had died down, keeping the flames confined and making the heat mostly go upward until it was too high to catch the other lumber. The three kilns were all totally destroyed with the hundred and forty thousand feet of lumber in them. This lumber was pine and popular and estimated as worth around $3,000. Mr. D. H. Foresman, manager of the Penn-Sumter Lumber Company, stated yesterday afternoon that the loss would probably be around $6, 000, and that it was covered by in? surance. He stated that he could not say positively how the blaze started, but that it was supposed to have been caused by the hot sun without and the heat within the kiln, where the lumber was drying. Mr. Fores man praised the work of the firemen unstintedly, saying that they had dons excellent work, especially considering the fact that their chief was not present to aid und direct them. Chi nose Attack Americans. Pekin, April 14.?Dr. Charles Ed? munds, president of Canton Christian College, an American, escaped from an ambush while observing for Car? negie Institute. Seme of his party who were killed were natives. Avalanche Kills Many. Rome, April 14.?Many persons have been killed and injured by an avalanche In Switzerland at Simplon Pnsn,