Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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u?ts ups mum <?A*UUNlA MVKLb Ufcy i Ear IrOiilxmiSl. COLLISION WITH OmiKNS AT PARRAU Vmmm aencce Troops rirvd on ami sUBeo\ while Passing Through Attacked Again During Men Take Cnccr tn Chintlct, bat Aid in Ef? ts Quest DUncultj. n, April II.?American Ii Mesieo have'had their ft rat with the nallvee at the moment Oarraasa it urging their with On Wednceday night, while the do Chiefs noto wae on ite way to troopers of the Seventh MlJ. Tompklna were upon la Par,-a I, a Villa strong ao*d la wettern Chihuahua; a'sre pur to the enbuibe while the Car took a doubtful* part In affray and wore attacked again a^arta* the night - Ceaaperte lafor nation regarding the leeaea te the Ameiican troops or to jAH* asnrtuni ha<* not reached Wash ffa4g*aa tonight. Secretary Baker in \ fnffwtd President Wilsen that a brief to the wivr department eaid ^laoa 1 to unofficial reports eavnlryman was killed ?M tarnt too troopers used a machine [ ^gM igatasf the toxicant |r Mr* Baker aanttmeed later that he rdoroi Qem i<Sinston to take any that might 01. aecesaary to t>reJ farther trouble. Whoa asked ^wnotaer lass might mean the enforced *iao of Meatoan railroads for the move of soldiers and supplies, he said m antes was on the ground and act as any cinergency required. ex proceed too hope, Chat ttys trouble ait Parral local end did not preeago directing hie em here to point out that the clash hie contention that the pres of American troops ta Mexico Is to a sttuatlon which threat 14 go beyond ale control, tale* that "many deaths had oc oa both sides," i Ucntli. V Mr. .;e? Molee died suddenly at hie gOOhe In Charleston Saturday night. * Mr. MolfiO wa? fcm son of (ho late ^toward R?>im\ an?) was a. native of ftnmter, bat held reildod if Charleston for a number of years. Ho was a Ept??w of Mise Seine McDonald of la qW**m. MiliUH rfi??r 66??LET?. i Ml i.i.KMAXs UAVX: DELIiiER ATt.LY VIOLATED SUBMARINE PLEDGES. Note Im Reedy to Be For warded to Berlin?Break Expected? Army Of? ficers Discredit Itcports of Villa's Death and Must be Shown Before \Y1: lid rawing Troops. Washington, April 17.?Consul Hurst at Barcelona, Spain, reports that an American, Gustav Olsen, was injured when an Austrian submarine fired three cannon shots at the Rus? sian ship Imperator. Aner Swennsson, another American, was unhurt. I, Admiral Wlnslow, commander of the Pacific fleet reports to the navy that 65 American and 8 British men, women and children, refugees from Maxatlan have arrived in San Diego. The American proof is complete that the Germans violated their pledges. The note is practically ready to be forwarded. The issue is placed squarely before Germany. The offi? cials are fearful of a break. I Washington officials discredit the report* that Villa Is dead and must be shown before the troops leave. ' The interstate commerce commis? sion has warned the'railroads to keep enough refrigreator cars ready to move the fruit and vegetable crops. AtWKtA AND GERMANY AGREE. Berlin. April 17.?Austria and Ger? many are in fell aecord on all inter? national questions it was officially an? nounced today. This includes the sub? marine controversy with America. There are indications ir Berlin of an? other crisis. Miniatur Foreign Burlan returns today to Austria as tt?e Holl wsg conference has ended. It is be? lieved to mean that Austria is to do whatever Germany does In the con? troversy. Lieut. Bethold. the aviator, brings vl iwn his fifth aeroplane, a British Lf I plane, near Pennine, Pelgltm. Official reports say there is no fight? ing at Verdun. Tho Russians show much activity at , the Bridgehead of Dins*. _ AVIATORS RAID CONSTANTINO? PLE. Athens. April 17.?British aviators who r-ildcd Constantinople did severe damage. Numerous fires were started b> lnc? ndia-ry bombs. The railroad wan dam iged und It is believed that lI * ftrnnt. munition store houso was ' d at Adrlanopie. All four ! r? i turned safely. m mm ?u? c AULOS CAltUANZA KINDS VILLA DttAM AND BURItiD. V ill is i a Colonel Captured by Const it u UCMltttltti Tolls 1 testing Place of Late Chief. Mexico City, April 16.?Villa's body has been dug up of a two weeks' old grave by Carlos Carranza, nephew of Uen. Carranza, the first chief of the constitutionalists, and is now being brought by him and an escort of sol* ait rs to tho city of Chihuahua. This information was contained in a telegram received by the war de? partment late this afternoon. According to dispatches thus far received Villa's death was due to the amputation of one of his legs made necessary by wounds received in the lighting near Guerrero in the State of Chihuahua. After being desperately wounded he was carried by his fol? lowers to the town of Temosachlc, where the amputation was performed by a village doctor. As soon as the bandit chief could be moved he was carried south to the town of Cusihuirachic, 39 miles dis? tant. Here, according i the story, he lingered for a few days before death. The identity of the wounded had been kept secret from the villagers and he was burled at night so as to attract as little attention as possible. In the escort that carried the wound? ed chieftain from Temosachlc to Cusihuirachic woe a colonel who later was surrounded by constitutional forcos and surrendered himself and his command. Ho asked for amnesty and promised to lead the constitu? tionalists to the grave of VUla. Toung Carranza and an escort were detailed to accompany him and a body was dug by him and, according to a telegram, was identified as thai ?l Pancho Villa. Gen. Obregon, minister of war, when asked by the Associated PresA regarding the report of the bandit's death, said: "1 can not yet confirm the report of Villa's death. Late this after? noon the war department received 2 telegram from Gen. Qavlra saying, that Villa's body had been recovered. "Later information that the body had been disinterred through infor? mation furnished by a Villlsta colonel Was reeeived?. 1 have telegraphed ft r information that will lcav?? no d?uot regarding^ the report. At pres? ent 1 do not care to express an opln (on tin io its trdth or felrity." Let Us Name a Few Things That We Have Shirt Waists from 50 cents to $4. Skirts from 98 cents to $8. Neckwear in the Newest Styles. Silk Hose from 25 cents to $1.50. Silk Gloves from 50 cents to $1.50. A new line of Ribbon, 10c to 50cyd. The biggest line of SLIPPERS and SHOES that we have ever carried, for Men, Women and Children. Shaw 6 McCollum Merc. Co. For Easter. FANCY COAT SUITS In Taffeta, Poplin and Gaberdine; also COATS IN TAFFETA. y ?B Of. VER?UN FI6H! BATTLE REGARDED AS MOST GI? GANTIC IN HISTORY OP WORLD. Continues After Eight Weeks With Inn bated Intensity and End is Not in Sight?Losses Around Great Fortress arc Estimated at 200,000 Men on Both Sides. The most gigantic conflict in the history of the world, the battle of Verdun, has entered upon its ninth week. It Is In many respects with? out precedent. The enormous scale of the German preparations and ex? ecution of the attack, the unparalleled concentration of artillery and the sus? tained ferocity cf the lighting mark the battle as one of the greatest ef torts of the war. Verdun has been -ated as one of the strongest fortrecs^? of Europe, a cor? nerstone of the French defenses against Germany. The evolution of military tactics during the war, how? ever, and particularly the employment by the Germans of long range howitzers capable of reducing the greatest forts have done much to change the character of the Verdun campaign as compared with the earlier conceptions of what such a struggle might be. Before the bat-] tie opened the French partly disman? tled their fcvls around Verdun and here as elsewhere on the various fronts chief reliance for resistance was placed on an elaborate system of trenches. In no previous battle were the losses so high as those which have been estimated in the fighting around Ver? dun. These estimates, however, can not be regarded as conclusive evi? dence, for neither Germany nor France has announced its own casual? ties. The French war office has de? clared the Germans have lost 200,000 In killed, wounded and captured. The Germans state semi-officially that the French casualties number 150,000 killed and wounded and that 36,000 tmwounded French prisoners have been taken. If these estimates are approximately correct nearly 400,000 men have been eliminated as ftght i lng units. The ground occupied by the Ger mans after 56 days of offensive opera Itlons may be roughly calculated as 100 square miles. They have forced hack tho French from their outlying positions to the definite line of re? sistance along the seml-circlar front from the edge of the Argonne ea8t ; ward across the Meuse and southward Into tho Woovre. For the most part this main line bos withstood the shock of successive attacks. The Germans raptured Fort Douaumont early in the campaign and have bitten into French defenses at Dead Man's hill and else I v here, but at no point have they succeeded in breaking through. The drive was begun on February 21 by the German army under Crown Prince Frederick William. The Ger? mans are reported to have brought up seven army corps or about 280,000 men to reinforce the troops which had been in service there, and subsequent? ly, according to French accounts, other large bodies of reserves were ?ailed. After an unparalleled artil? lery bombardment, the infantry at? tack was launched. An unofficial French estimate placed the number of attacking Germans In some sectors at 17,600 men to the linear mile. With the first ten days of battle the French lost Huamont, Samogneux, Brabant, Ornes, Beaumont, Cham brettes, Marmont, Cotellate Champ neullle and numerous outer positions included village, woods, heights and fortified farms, together with the fortified works of Hardaumont, Dieppe, Fromezeye, Haucourt, and most Important of all, Fort Douau? mont. These positions He east of the Meuse and north and northeast of Verdun". . Fighting continued intermittently week, centering the struggle -?r northeast of Verdun during the t rd the possession of Fort Vaux. In this week the Germans captured Fresnes, 12 miles southeast of Verdun, mak? ing a three mile advance in this sec? tion. Meanwhile a new phase of the bat? tle had developed west of the Meuse. With batteries spaced, according to German correspondents, nearly 100 yards apart, the violent artiliery at? tacks were made against Dead Man's hill, preceding the long expected of? fensive from the northwest. Forges near Dead Man's Hill was captured early In the third week after an in? fantry assault along a front less than three miles long. Positions south of Forges changed hands frequently during the following days. On March 31 the capture of Malan court was accomplished after fierce night attacks. The Germans now had occupied all the French positions north of Forges brook between Hau? court and Bethlncourt and had ma? terially advanced and strengthened their battle lino in the northwest. New batteries wero moved up and the infantry was rested and reorgan? ized for the next attack. On tho 46th day of the battle the t? is i inns; as 11 m js p n. uNow or Never" is the Battle Cry?Triple Votes on Each Subscription Turned in For or By Candidates During Next Ten Days. Special Inducement for Ten Days9 Work?Extra Cash Prizes Alluring-Winner of the $25 Moat Likely Will Be the Winners of the Automobiles at End of Campaign. Triple votes on all subscriptions sent in by 10 P. M. Saturday, April 29. $25.00 in Gold for Extra Prizes. That's the line up for the live, wide? awake candidates in the Golden Fes? tival and Voting Campaign and its just the thing to bolster up the vast inter? est which has been shown all during the campaign. Triple Votes mean that just three times the regular number as shown by the schedule, will be allowed on all subscriptions between 8 a. m. Tues? day morning and 10 p. m. Saturday, April 29th. It can be clearly seen that the votes are less as the campaign goes on, but however, this was promised at the beginning of the race, so the wise candidates will take the fullest advantage of each offer as it comes along and help to make sure of their position in the race. $25 in Gold. The $25.00 in gold as special prizes for extra effort during the coming ten days will go to the two candidates turning in the largest amount in-sub? scriptions beginning at 8 a. m. Tues? day and up to 10 p. m. Saturday, April 29th. All mail bearing the post? mark of 10 p. m. or before will be accepted and apply on the offer, con? taining subscriptions and remittances. $15.00 will go to the candidate turn? ing in the largest number of sub? scriptions between the above dates, and $10 will be paid the candidate turning in the second largest number of subscriptions between the above dates. Now, candidates, here is your chance to own that Overla id Tour? ing car or the Saxon Roadster and buy $1*.00 or $10 of gasoline to run it. The campaign closes in about three weeks and there's no time for delay in making cock-sure of either of the two automobiles. The judges will determine and an? nounce the winners of the two cash prizes at the end of the campaign and award them along with the other prizes. Each and every one should be determined to win either of the cash prizes, for most likely the win? ner of the $15 will be the winner of the Overland Touring Car at the end. Candidates, do your best to win ; one of the cash prizes. Now Is the time for action and there's no use putting it off from time to time. THE PRIZES: First Grand Prise. Overland Touring Car, Value $750. Purchased from Overland Sales Co. Second Grand Prize. Saxon Roadster, value $475. Pur* chased from Carolina Saxon Co. Division Prizes. 2 prizes of $100 in gold each. 2 prizes of $50 in gold each. 2 prizes of $25 in gold each. An unlimited number of prises of $10 in gold. 10 per cent, commission paid to nil who will comply with the rules of the campaign. Germans announced the capture of Haucourt, about three milea north? west of Dead Man's hill, which formed a supporting point of the I rench left wing. From it a large section of the French line and fortifi? cations could be taken under Ger? man fire, including Bethincourt. This village then became the objective point The French admitted the evacuation of the Bethincourt salient two days later, stating it was a premeditated move designed to straighten out the battle line. On Sunday of last week the Ger? mans undertook a general onslaught along a 13 mile front both west and east of the Meuse sector to Douau mont. A high French military offi? cial alluded to this movement as "an attack on the largest scale since the beginning of the offensive." The Germans announced that with? in a few hours after it was begun Bethincourt and two fortified posi? tions to the southwest were isolated. Trenches in the region of Dead Man's hill were carried, but at no point was the French line broken through. Toward the end of last week this attack subsided and there came another pause, followed by French counterattacks over small sections of the line. The failure of the Germans to break the French line In the general offensive of last week led French correspondents to assert that the German offensive had broken down. Dispatches from the German front, however, state that tho operations are being carried forward methodical? ly in accordance with the precon? ceived plan and with a full measure of the expected success for the Ger? man arms. MAUKKTING. Clemson College and United States De? partment of Agriculture to* Help Market South Carolina Truck. Clemson College, April 12.?South Carolina strawberries will soon be in the markets. Although the season is somewhat late this year, Cunway, Adrian, Mt. Tabor, Chadburn and other South and North Carolina points will com? mence shipping strawberries the middle of April. The movement will be just about as large as last I year. Out of Conway alone thirty | five to forty cars will be shipped. ! All of the cars out of Horry County and out of points north toward North ; Carolina will be billed out of Chad i burn, N. C. Over 600 cars were billed out of Chadburn last year. About the same number will pass out of Chadburn this year. All of the cars are iced at Wilming? ton, N. C, and then are received at Chadburn. From this point they are rolled to tho shipping point. South Carolina starwberrles will be shipped into all the important eastern markets. The State Market Agent at Clemson College will be with the shippers throughout the en? tire season, and will extend to them every possible assistance in the mat? ter of marketing their crop. The office of Markets and Rural Organization will cooperate with the State Market Agent, and keep him : posted on the market conditions and the prevailing prices. It is i hoped that a successful marketing scheme can be launched. Asparagus. The South Carolina Asparagus As? sociation is making preparations to ship green asparagus in carload lots this week. Several hundred crates of white "grass" has already been ship? ped by express. From now on the growers will confine themselves to green asparagus as this quality of asparagus is in greater demand in the big markets. The South Carolina Asparagus As? sociation has employed the North American Fruit Exchange to dis? tribute this product in the markets. Mr. H. S. Quin by, their representa? tive who has had life long experi? ence in the distribution of perishable products, will be right at the ship? ping points, and will maintain his office at Williston. The South Caro? lina State Market Agent is spending considerable time in the asparagus dis? tricts, and is rendering every possible service in the marketing of this pro? duct. Although the cold weather and the severe winds have held the aspara? gus back, the growers are very hope? ful for a profitable year. The Important shipping points are Williston, Ridge Springs. St Mat? thews, Trenton, Elko, White Pond and Hatheville. t;nnn^:nmm:umnn:nnunnmm??tttiintmtinuni?;n?{U?:niu<Hiiuiuuu? The BaHey-Lebby Company Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies. Automobile Supplies and Accessories G. & J Tires and Tubes VEEDOL Oils and Grease CH?BLESTOW, S. C.