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13 ton. 4 ? Thon Almut ?4 he thy Country** Thy God* and TWfcre.' TILE TBTJB 80UTHHOH, oeeaolMeiktd Amt. 8,186L SUMTER, 8. C, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1916. VoLXLII. No. 26. National Guard of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Guard Border. nw?iiBt WttMW j?mni Order? Into Morning Mobelttioff SUM MftMta tof Patrol Duty oa Mexican Border?Will be Uader Tae Covftnwnd of Gen. Font ton-T we More Regi m*m? o< RegeHr? Roehed to Border. Wosttugtea. Kar President Wtlsea tasued en a* aar tat? morning calling oat the National Guard of Artsana, Mow Messe? and Taxa? to do patrol duty oa tha border. Tue Na? tional Guard la otwared to report to Goo. FuaMton. Two additional rstlmesjts of regular infantry have alee been/ ordered to nreeoad immediately to the border. Further slope win he taken If n< r. ttki officially arnouneed. aebltDkSB WILL BE WARDED. flnye Pseeher Ar. Wen he Made aa Kt WaMAsjrton, May r^hwther ar fakenwntettta trill he mode no nocee eary for the complete safety of the goalee ef tho Hatted Jettes against raxes ef the ebftradeer of that at Glenn ggwfige. rhwreanry ?ef .War Baker states. Th*re h> no < hinge contem neated; ae yet in the- Aaaerleaa policy. Be say* that Gen. l^eahtng report* Ihne a cooperative aptrtt at-net indi? cated by the aetssnhr by*Ciarrenealatae winch ssathaaassd the) danger of raid* The* militia forces of ae three etntee called one total neeot four Csend, moot of theaf from Texaa ronwlnrt ordered to tan border to ntf enree thiueeufl m Thirtieth in tnjrtrt la now at I>aytte*rg, New York sdsi the Tbbrd lafuetr? is now at Madison ss itnehe awlOewegc, N. T. aae> two anil 11 Mill at after ?orh. The ( Vkn Couver now Oi0KRB TO AMERICANS aun MlHUW MCX1CO. Ins ihe aYnnositoeo Policy of to Ajsnerfcwa Forces That hn Given of Reason for Mexico Citj. May ?.--It was offi caaHy announced thin morning that have been taken to prevent American troops entering Mex? ico. No explanation la given Of the WILL NOT ?TOP PVRSTIT. BandHs Witt he Chased Leave Mexico m% Once. El Paso, May 9.?Gen. Scott has reported the result of i he Obregon conference to Secretary 1 taker. It Is reported that he atked that the National Guard bo sent to the border. He will not stop the puisutt of tho Glenn Springs bandits. The State department representa? tives have beea given ore er* to urge all Americana to leave Moxlco Imme? diately. CONGRESS EXPECTS INTERVEN? TION. ha Fh vor of Adopting Force In Mexico Growing. Washington, May t.?Congress lead? ers expect Intervention In Mexico and that sentiment is growing. He 1? well satisfied that the mtlltlu has been called out eays Senor Arreondo. MISSING AMERICANS POUND. Eight Kc|K>rtod to Have Bcvn Captur? ed b> Bandits arc Safe. Marahon. May 9.?Eight Amer cans who were reported to have been cap? tured by the bandits are safs. Carl Helton, one of the number has arriv? ed here. . REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION. Washington. IX C, May 10.?The senste Judiciary committee has voted to reopen the Investigation of Loula D. BrandvU fltneee to be a au P'.eme court Justice. They will espe? cially Inveetlgnto his connection with proposed merger of the Rlker-Hegc man drug stores with the United Cigar etoree. The committee will resume hearings on Friday. Louis Llg/ctt and Georgs Anderson of Boston have beea su opened as witnesses. TM M KfEHP SYSTEM. HANKS DEFINES ATTITUDE OF WAREHOUSE BODY. AmcteUott Did Kot Act Upon Candi? dacy of MoLaurt? for Licupmant GonmoV^te Resolution bat Askcd Tissa for H?b toJExplain System. d '? Columbia, ttay' 10.?The following ttntement by J. Arthur Banks, presi? dent of tha South Carolina ware? house association, appeared yesterday tn the Charleston News and Courier, bavins; bean sent In by the Columbia bureau: "Since the last meeting of the State Warehouse association there has been considerable puBlto clouding of what our association stands for, as adopted by that meeting. Whether the darkening of tha waters be inten? tional or unintentional, the fact re? mains that tha public has been led to take different vlows of what we really stand for. I desire now to state the situation so plainly that every un? prejudiced mind may be to no doubt on the subject. "The resolution was offered by Mr. E. W. Dabbs and adopted by unani? mous vote, and la aa follows: "Resolved, That the State Demo? cratic convention be requested to pro? vide that' State Warehouse Commis? sioner John U McLaurtn be permit? ted to attend the State campaign [meetings as a regular speaker thia stammsr! to present tha graat economic ?r* **; , iaVylaad la tha ?Uta trare .4 *4 . )ur*s ttms at each meeting.' j "this I interpret to mean that this [time Is asked for for McLaurin to pre? sent the claims of the warehouse sys? tem, and nothing else. 1 "To this resolution our association Is. committed as an association, and to nothing else. Commissioner McLau tin's proposition to run for lieutenant governor was heard. it was re? acted upon by the association. "We have up to date avoided en? trance Into politics except In so far as politics affect the preservation of what we regard as the greatest industrial and commercial programme yet un? dertaken in the South. "To show that our request is not unreasonable, one of the announced candidates for governor has expressed himself to roe aa considering it noth? ing but right that the farmers should have this opportunity to present this great Issue, and voluntarily said that if there was no other way he would gladly give half of his time for that purpose." WASHINGTON NEWS SUMMARIZ? ED. President Sticks to Brandet??-No Americans on Cymric?Americans Flee From Mexico?No Agreement With Obregon Washington, May 10.?The White House denies that Louis Brandeis' nomination will be withdrawn. Consul Frost at Queenstown re? ports positively that no Americans were on the Cymric. Ambassador Gerard officially re? ports that the German note accept? ing responsibility for the Sussex has been forwarded. Germany will pun? ish the commander of the submarine and pay an indemnity. The navy department report says that 91 Americana have been taken from Manaanlllo and Mazatlan on the west coast of Mexico by the steamer San Juan for California. The Nation? al Guard of Hawaii has asked for ser? vice on the Mexican border. Gen. Scott leports that there was no agreement with Gen. Obregon In the conference lasting until midnight. They are conferring again today. TRANSPORT REPORTED SUNK. Canadian Troop Ship Said to Have Been Destroyed. Niagara Falls, May 10.?A Halifax dispatch reports that a big transport carrying Canadian troops to England has bom sunk but the report is not official. Four transports left a week ago with practically eighteen thousand troops. _ fr.; . ? conference op soott and obregon seems- to have accomplished lattle. Mexicans (Hope to Have Part of American Force Withdrawn From Mexico, if They Cnoinoi ?et Definite Dato for Removal Of fifafthre Body? Obreajon Waiting: on Carranza. El Paso, Texas, M% Negotta jtions over American ^jbo jMaposltlons t in Mexico mad* fto rJgogross today. Gen. Obregon awaited jttfd from Gen. Carranza as to the cdtfpe he Is to pursue an I when instruwfrns did not come, a conference proposed for this morning was postponed JWitil tomor? row. Falling in efforts to hale a definite date of withdrawal set* itlwas report? ed tonight that the Max^?n govern? ment may next try to^/liwjs part of the American troops tajf*n out at once, leaving the remainder to co? operate with the forces of ?e de facto government in the pursuit of Villa groups. The report, which couldet be con? firmed, had It that ther'sWieans be? lieve the size of Gea. Persfalngs army is Out of all proportion tov its mission ?the extermination of a few hundred bandits?and that a mpeh smaller force would answer tha purpose. A partial withdrawal, it is argued, would havo good political fijiuence in I Mexico. If this Plan were sa^p^d, it was indicated toblght, the likely to decide that ft to alter the position States would be useless leved they then would proposals of tha roent. - jPJ In an authoritative Quarter tonight the belief waa expressed fyat tomor? row's meeting would bp tili last of the conference and-that Gea| pbragon would Indorse'the UntatttaAgreement with perhaps a tew mlajjft change* Asked whether tomortaars meeting would be final, Gen. Obi*gon said: 'I do-pot know; there ratsjht be oth? er meetings,'' Gen. Soott and Geiu< Funston are unalterably opposed to any agreement which seta a date for American with? drawal from Mexico. However, the American conferees are listening to all proposals the Mexican minster of war may make while waiting for him I to realize that the intentions of the i American government in .Mexico are immovable. In the meantime Gen. Obregon's proposal tor a Joint troop patrol of the border Is not given serious con? sideration, although it was reported to Washington. The American conferees, it is said, doubt If the de facto government can muster sufficient forces to form a pa? trol of the sort outlined and at the same time carry on lbs campaign against the Zapata and Villa forces. While the stuation is still regarded I as serious here, one circumstance points to an easing of the tenson. Al? though Gen. Funston is urgently need? ed at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, to direct the mobilization and disposi? tion of the additional troops ordered to the border, Gen. Scott advised that he remain here for the confer? ence. It was pointed out that the American chief of staff hardly would keep his fellow conferee away from his headquarters If the situation im? peratively demanded any important military preparatons. In the mean? time, however, Gen. Pershlng Is said to have received orders materially to lessen his line of communication and to draw In all scattered detachments. Colonla Dublan Is reported to be the objective of the northward retiring columns. NAVY MEASURE SOON. Committee Completes Work on Bill Except for the Building Programme. Washington, May 10.?The naval appropriation bill was completed to? day by the house committee except for the building increase programmo on which a vote will bo taken May 18. The draft prepared by the subcom? mittee was approved without many changes. Its details already have been made public. An unsuccessful fight was made In the committee against conferring the rank of admiral on the chief of operations of the navy wh lc occupying the office and against the, provision for 15 aides in that office. German Attack Repulsed. Paris, May 11.?Tho Germans were repulsed today on the east bank of the Meuse near Vaux. A violent bom? bardment Is In progress at Avocourt wood. There Is a lull elsewhere. DENIES 1NSURAHCE LICENSE. M'MASTKR REFUSES COMMISSION TO NON-RESIDENT BROKER \ - Acts Under Opinion of Attorney Gen? eral?Case May Be Brought to Test Broker's Law of Last Legislature? I Letter From McLaurin on Subject. Columbia, May 11.?Opinion by John L. McLaurin, State warehouse commissioner, is that mandamus pro? ceedings will be brought against Fits Hugh McM aster, State insurance commissioner, to prohibit compliance with* an interpretation recently given by Attorney General Fecples, that non-resident insurance brokers may not be licensed under the existing In? surance regulations In this State. The i question ha3 been brought into prom? inence by the application of Philip La Tourette of New York, representa? tive of Samuel, Cornwall & Stevens. Mr. McMaster realizes that Mr. La Tourette might be the means of re? lieving considerably the stringent sit? uation relative to the insurance mud? dle, but emphasizes that the issuance of licenses to non-resident brokers is in violation of the act. Relative to the application of Mr. LaTourette and the company he represents, Mr, McLaurin said: "I have the promise of Samuel, Cornwall & Stevens that if this li? cense is granted they will take care of such business as can not be han? dled through regular channels on ac? count of the withdrawal of the com? panies. We are not trying to put local agents out of business, only to take care of what they are unable to do. I don't want to injure any man doing a legitimate business, but I do not propose to allow our people to suffer by reason of a monopoly if I can help It. It is nothing to me per- i sonally or officially. I am running the State warehouse and ? I haven't time to answer all the people writing me for directions about insurance. I was 56 years old yesterday and spent 14 hours at my desk. I can't stand such a physical strain indefinitely." The letter of Insurance Commis? sioner McMaster to Warehouse Com ; mha^orior. McLaurin is as ioXkoy^^ ^ReplyW to* ydur recent letter on behalf of application of Mr. Philip La? Tourette, who applied for a broker's license, sending therewith his check for $25 and his bond in the sum of $5,000, I have to say that under the Instructions of the attorney general that I should follow the directions of the statute as to whom I should li? cense, and advising me t..at I should decline license on the sole ground that Mr. LaTourette is a non-resident of the State, if no other ground exists, and that in case of contest, he, the attorney general, would represent this office and present arguments to the court to sustain the law prescribed by the legislature. I have to decline to issue a license to Mr. LaTourette on the ground that he is a non-resident of the State. "In all other respects I find that Mr. LaTourette comes vlthln the terms of the law in that he is a well inform? ed insurance broker, licensed as I un? derstand In the State of New York! for many years. He has filed the re- | quired bond and in all other particu? lars fulfills the conditions of the law. 1 realize, too, that It Is possible that Mr. LaTourette might do considerable towards rellevng the present insur? ance situation In South Carolina as suggested by yourself, but I have no option In the matter and as Indicated above, on the ground that he is a non-resident of the State, as is pro? scribed in the last sentence of section 2 of the act providing for the licens? ing of insurance brokers, I declined to issue and am returning herewith Mr. LaTourctte's check for $25 and his bond In the sum of $5,000." ENGINEER DISREGARDED SIG NALS. Inter-State Commerce Commission Fixes Blame for Wreck. Washington, May 11.?The Inter? state commerce commission blames Engineer Herbert Hess of the second section of east bound train 86 for the New York Central wreck nt Amherst, Ohio, on March 24, killing 27 and In? juring 47. He disregarded the sig? nals. HlHliopvillc Wins Game. BlshopvlllOi May ft,?Blshopvills High School defeated Sumtcr High School here this afternoon, 9 to 0, In the deciding game of tho series. The pitching of Carnes and the heavy hit? ting of Montgomery for the locals. Were tho features. The locals execut? ed four doublo plays. Uatterles: DtshopvlllOi Carnes and Scarborough: Surater, Purdy and Edwards. TWO COMPANIES DROPPED. COLUMBIA AND ELLOKEE LOSE MILITARY UNITS. Organizations Failed to Meat Require ments of War Department and fed? eral Aid Was Withdrawn?Action Indorsed by Council. Columbia, May 11.?Gov. Manning yesterday signed an executive order mustering out yf service Companies B and K, Second infantry, located at Co? lumbia and Elloree. The action of the governor was upon the recommenda? tion of the military council which met In Columbia several days ago. Said Gov. Manning: "It is a matter of extreme regret that It becomes nec? essary for me to Issue the executive order mustering out these two com,' panles. I am deeply Interested in th National Guard of South Carolina, ar am anxious that it be maintained A m the highest state of efficiency at ^ times. 42 "It seems that the two corapf v referred to have not been ab' c meet the requirements of the wr partmen*. and the federal gover t has withdrawn its support. "In addition to this, the military council of South Carolina, after go? ing over the recommendations of the war department, in their report to me, recommended that these com? panies be mustered out of service It then became my duty to approve this recommendation. "I deem it of importance that the National Guard of South Carolina be maintained at all times at the very highest state of efficiency, and this action is in the interest only of ef? ficiency in the National Guard." I The following executive order was issued: "The military council of South Car? olina having recommended that Com? panies E and K, Second South Caro? lina Infantry, be mustered out of the service of the State on account of their failure to comply with the re? quirements for efficiency prescribed by the war department, and said council having baaed their recommen? dation upon the report of the Inspee t^rlnstructjar to ...tha scar dsssirtment and the letter from the chief, division of militia affairs to the adjutant gen? eral of South Carolina, dated April 18, 1916, In which letter it is stated: " 'Companies E and K having been jon probation since the last annual in? spection, are not considered as having shown sufficient Improvement to wart rant their retention In service, and recognition thereof has been with? drawn by the war department dating from April 18, 1916/ "It appears to me that the recom? mendation of the military council Is warranted by the facts, and that the best Interests of the National Guard of this State make it necessary that the companies above mentioned should be disbanded. The adjutant general of South Carolina will at once Issue the necessary orders for the mustering out of these companies." COAST ARTILLERY FOR SERVICE. Eleven Companies Ordered From Army Posts on Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. Washington, May 9.?Eleven compa? nies of coast artillery stationed at Gulf and Atlantic coast posts were or? dered to San Antonio, Texas, tonight, to serve as infantry with the border patrol. Secretary Baker announced the de? cision to draw upon the coast artillery, virtually the only available regular troops left north of the border, after a conference at the war department late tonight. He said no post would be left without a sufficient garrison. The secretary also formally an? nounced the orders for the movement to San Antonio of the five batteries of the Fifth field artillery at Fort Sill, Okla. He said three batteries of the Third Held artillery at Tobyhanna, Pa. had been ordered heir in readiness for border service if necessary. The coast artillery companies ordered out are: 127th, Galveaton; 164th, New Or? leans; 20th and 77th, Pensacola, Fla; 74th, Savannah, Ga.; 31st, Fort Cas wcll, N. C; 41st and 69th, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; 112th, Delaware Riv? er, Forts Dupont, Delaware and Mott; lOSd, Fort Howard, Md. and 14 5th. Charleston, S. C. Secretary Baker said these orders did not result from any new reports from the border, but were contemplat? ed in the decision early today to re? inforce Gen. Funston's patrol. Turks Raid Port Said. Constantinople, May 11.?Several Turkish aeroplanes successfully bombarded the Port Said dry dock and oil tanks on April 25, it is official? ly announced. DECREASE IN WINTER WHEAT. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE MAKES REPORT. Severe Weather Has Caused A mn donment of Considerable Portion of Crop?Acreage is Smaller. ?? . 19 Washington, May 8.?Almost half a billion bushels is the winter harvest forecast for this year by tho depart? ment of agriculture in its May crop report. That is 166,000,00? bushels less than harvested last year, when a record crop was gathered in tho United States, but the crop this year 1 ^rowing on a much smaller acre .nd the severe winter caused a c y abandonment of the acreage 2 .ted last fall. In all, 4,236,000 g us were abandoned, leaving for , ** rvest 33,030,000 acres, which is ? 133,000 acres less than harvested ! jst year. | "Present conditions cf growth are poorest in the central group of the |States where winter killing was most severe, the conditions ranging from 23 per cent, below the 10 year av?w age condition at this season in II? ! linois down to 10 par cent below in Iowa," the department reported. 'In Montana and Washington the condl- ; tion is 11 below the 10 year avenure. "The Atlantic coast crop is gen? erally fail to good. The Increase over the condition figure of 78.3 per cent, last month is due partly to the elimination of the abandoned acre? age from consideration in determin? ing the present term. "The Hessian fly, reported as ac? tive in many sections last fail, is not seemingly so much in evidence. Men? tion is made of the presence of tie green bug in north central Oklahoma, but the parasites of this insect axe present also and it is hoped will limit the damage it might otherwise do. The winter wheat crop this year promises to yield 499,280,000 bushek\ . the department of agriculture an? nounced today, basins; its forecast on the condition of the crop May 1. Tho output will probably be above Of bf" low those figures according to tuet change in conditions from now until time of harrest Tod?^,.frees*r compares with 665.04M0* ftetsli harvested last year, the greeifcM winter wheat crop ever gathered 111 this country and with a forSUaJt Of 640,000,000 bushels made last De? cember before the crop entered the winter from which it emerged lh rather poor condition, showing A de? cline of 9.4 points compared With the ten year average decline Of ft.6 points. On the crop's condition April 1 a forecast of 496,000,000 bUshsls was made by the bureau of crop esti? mates, assuming average abandon? ment of acreage and average influ-^ ences on the crop to harvest time. The area of winter wheat to be harvested Is estimated at about 33,020,000 acres as a result of the May 1 canvass. The area planted last fell was 37,266,000 acres, a decrease of 4.756.000 acres from the record area of the 1915 crop and compares with a yearly average of 22,088,000 acres In the preceding five years. The condition of winter wheat on May 1 was 82.4 per cent of a normal? compared with 78.3 on April 1 last 92.9 on May 1 last year and 87.5, the . ten year May 1 average. That con? dition is indicative of a yield of 11.1 bushels an acre, compared with 18.2 bushels harvested last year, and 1ft bushels in 1914. Details of the May report show: Rye?Condition 83.7 per cent of a normal, compared with 87.8 on April 1 last, 93.3 on May 1 last year, and 90.6 the 10 year May 1 average. Meadow (hay) Lands?Condition 88.4 per cent, of a normal, compared with 89.8 on May 1 last year and 88.3 the 10 year May 1 average. Hay?Stocks of hay on farms May 1 are estimated at 11,019,000 tons, Or 13 per cent, of last year's crop, against 8,468,000 tons, or 12.1 per cent .on May 1 last year, and 8,10ft, 000 tons, or 12.1 per cent, the five year May 1 average. Pasture**?Condition 85.2 per cent of a normal, against 87.2 on May 1 last year, and 85.9, the 10 year May 1 average. Spring Plowing?Was 70.4 per cent completed up to May 1, compared with 78.3 on May 1 last year, and 68.6, the 10 year May 1 average. Spring Planting?Was 56.t per cent, completed up to May 1, com? pared with 65.3 on May 1 last year, and 55.9, the 10 year May 1 aver? age. Chicago, May 10.?The strikers are increasing in number. It is believed today's total will be twenty-five thou? sand cutters and trimmers in garment shop workers, fifteen thousand are now striking. No settlement is expect? ed soon. i