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m wm mm. IftTmfBKR OF MATTERS COMB VT AND COUNCIL. MAS OX. bf Dr. J'. T. Howell Deckles so Revise Sewer Connection ?ski to Resjwsre Screening Civets Within Month? ?seta? Paring sad Street gue? Qty Council held its regular semi SBSsHhly meetli g last night with a fan sjrtsssssinss pr?sent There were number of matters to come up and action and it was midnight when Council fin* bust sees before it and ad to go home. The following of tee matters to come up attention. Mr. J. F. Olenn of the Board of with Dr. J. T. well appoar ittnt the Board of Health with Council concerning the connection and closet ordinance which had been Dr. Hswell made a very id talk le Council of what was i to viirious eitles to preservs fjst tether their sanitary conditions, that Sumter was far behind of towns of Its slse In the ef health measures. He stat? te Use matter of protection Use the dty was most de? ls) Its ordinances and he that t? retain Its reputation, the etty should do something at once. Ha tsei at what Gt t*avine and Flor had done and showed council a at things that Bomter ought se il? at euoa. He said that the sew ?y aesiasntlrwa should be made a ss**t? bf pesstt le and where the sew esjsjitstliins could net be made ny sree* closets should be require*!, as thsjra were only three wars of getting ran ef the hasten waste by burning, by sewsiays and by turning under in the teJda He thought that the city sheuM nsahe arrangements for empty* that the waste from surface eloeste into the sewer lines* He showed hew esseete could be made sanitary with ?shall expense. At the conclusion of Council decided to revise ordinance which It recently and adopt In It the suggestions Ottered by Dr. HowelL It was also to require property owners their ewfaee closets fly-proof at sayae e*d wWe closets were now la use wiest* eChneettehi could be shade sVsauie isustftaw to th> specie ?shtUH ahd the sewer cUnnec ilaffei would else bo required' within the mi saontke allowed. The matter of dry printing was tak? en up and a statement made ?y Mr. H. O. Ostesn. Action on the matter wee deferred. Messrs, Oeo. D. Shore and D. R. Mo Callum ashed for a wldoning of Cald wall street, m.yln* that the property owner* on the south :dde of the ?troet had consented to give t te land, the eery condition beln? tha: utlmuplatedjl by the government, which was thatfl the city must *tand the cxp^nw of re* moving the curbtn;- i>ao c to o lln? With ths cur ?Ina on the other part of tho street. Council *rr?'piod tho o* fcr and <t?kcd that tv .? | entlemen so cure the deeds from the property for the right cf may nocessaiir. Messrs. Ff O. Osteel snd s. R. Smoak asked that sidewalk on Hamp? ton Avenue be widened from Church Street to Mr. Ostecn's residence Their request was gran ed. provided that they would see all of ths property on the street anc secure from ihd nsotissary deedii te the land. Mr. D. R McCallum ptesented a pe ashlng that Broad street he with asphalt, preferably lake asphalt, saying that ho bad undor that this waa the original de of Council, but hi had under? stood that there was a petition to have the street paved with brick. Messrs. T. B. Jenkins and W. I. Whlteheed asked Council that the width of the 'paving on Salem Avenue be Increased .'rom 20 to 24 feet. This request was granted. The city cltrk and treaaurer re? ported that the city's note for $60, 000 had been placed In New York for slaty days at 2 1-2 per cent, and that the note for $15,000 had been re? tired. The city clerk and treasurer re? ported the receipt of a check for $612.24 from the comptroller gener? al to the account of the firemen's fund. Tha city clerk and treasurer was Instructed to have the building code printed, notices to this effoct to be posted by the clerk. Ths police report for April was re? ceived, showing cash In fines collected aa $271, day i convict labor as 183, or $J4 40. making a total of $307.60. A petition to have East Liberty street paved from the C, 8. A N. railroad crowsl n a to tho city limits was received and ordered filed. The city cl.'rk and treasurer was Instructed to look Into a petition pre? sented by elUsens living on Oakland avenue, as there had been objection made to the petition on the ground that a sufficient number of property POLlIlGiL MUROER CHARGED IRltiH QUESTION RAISED IN HOI SU OF COMMONS. Juo. Redmond Declares Military Dentil Sentences Were Causing In? creasing Bitterness. London, May 8.?The Irish question was again raised in the house of commons today by Laurence Ginnell, Nationalist, who attacked the gov? ernment lust week on account of the putting to death 01 leaders of the Imidin uprising. In response to a question from Mr. Ginnell,' Prem lei Asqulth said he could not give assur? ance that no more men would be put' to death before opportunity was giv? en for a discussion of the matter In the house of commons. On receiving this reply Mr. Qinnell shouted: "Murder! Murder!" John Redmond, the Irish leader, put a question to Mr. Asquith in which ho suggested that the continuance of mil? itary executions in Ireland was caus? ing itipidly Increasing bitterness and exasperation among a section of the population which had no sympathy with the Insurrection. He asked whether following the precedent by Gen. Botha, In South Africa, the pre? mier would cause a stop to be put to executions. Mr. Asqulth replied that from the very first Mr. Redmond had urgsd up? on the government arguments which had not fallen upon unwilling? ears in favor of clemency for the rank and Ale. Mr. Asquith had to say that Qen. Maxwell had been in direct personal communication with the cabinet on the situation. He bad great conn deuce, the premier said, In the gen? eral's discretion. Qen. Maxwell's m structlors, which conformed to his pwn judgment, were to sanction the infliction of the extrem penalty as sparingly as possible and only In the case of responsible persons guilty in the nrct degree Mr. Asqulth said no one was more anxious than the members of the gov? ernment or Qen. Maxwell himself that these cases should be confined within the narowest limits and that exe? cutions should cease as soon, as pos? sible. The course to be adopted with the rank and file is at present being con? sidered anxiously by the cabinet.. ? ?nil.i t iiimii in ii .'? .1 ? LJ owners had. not signed* and the street was Hot sntltlod to the paving under the paving ordinance. A letter. Was received from Mr. C. IS. Anderson requesting ah extension of the . sewer and water, mains on Ba kNr utreet. The matter was referred to Mr. White to be investigated and report back to Council. Mr. White reported that the sewer line requested on Magnolia street would cost about 1800. Th library report from the Civic League was received. It showed 405 books 'looncd during April, twenty - flvo new members during April, mak? ing r total of 418. Coum il decided to change the pres? ent sewer ordinance so as to require a bond of $1,000 from plumbers in future In place of the $850 bond which has formerly been required. The city cl^rk and treasurer was instructed to collect beginning with 1911 taxes the three mill school levy on all industrial enterprises which had been exempted by Council fcr a five year period from taxes and licenses, as the school levy was passed by the school board and not by Council and Council had no right to exempt prop? erty from this tax. Supt. of Water Works McKagen re? ported that he estimated tha cost of a six inch extension from the corner of Green and Liberty streets to the cotton warehouse on a proposed new street, after deducting the value of the four Inch pipe which would be taken up, at $660. The pobable rev? enue from this new line was estimated at $100 a year and Council ordered the extension put in. The four inch pip hlch will be taken up when the extension Is made will be used on Salem avenge to In? crease the size of tho line on that street A request from residents of Broad street that the paving width on that street bo increased to twenty-five feet was received and granted. Engineer Leo reported that ho had completed measurement of those stroets which had petitioned for pav? ing and that tho total yardage, in? cluding sidewalks, was 108.178 'square yards. He stated that at the figures for paving submitted to Council tho cost of the total amount of paving pe? titioned for would cost approximately $200.000. Dr. F. K. Holman was elected a member of the board of health. Tho city clerk and treasurer re? ported that the typewriter and adding machine In his office were In bad con? dition and advised that they ho chang? ed while they had some trading value attached to them. The matter was left In his and Councilman Rowland's hands. The National Receptacle Company offered to Install galvanised Iron re? ceptacles at certain Intervals along the ptj clubs mm STATE FEDERATION MEETS AT v ANDERSON. First Session at Mrs. Rufus Pant's who Extends Welcome to Two Hundred Delegates?Mrs. Cokor Responds. Anderson, May 9.?The South Car? olina Federation of Woman's Clubs it j;s Called to order at Anderson by ?i< State president. Mrs. Allen of Spurtanburg. Nearly 200 delegates 'M i o present at the opening 'session, j which .\as held at the Anderson thea? tre..' The address of welcome was made by Mrs. Ruius E^ant, president of the Anderson club. The response was made by Mrs. J. L. Coker, Jr., first vice president of the State fed? eration. Greetings from the Southern division, U. D. C, wore brought by Mrs. Riley of Charlotte, corre? sponding secretary of the division. Greetings from the North Carolina federation were brought by Mrs. T. S. Liingle, president of the North Car? olina federation. She also gave an in? teresting account of the night school work in North Carolina and urged a similar work in South. Carolina, con? cluding that "In the statistic ladder let North and South Carolina Join hands and climb from the second lowest round together and not strive for the second lowest honors/' Albert S. Johnstor e, secretary of the State board of charities and cor? rections, made an address before the federation and made ar.t appeal for the enlistment of its cid im securing a home or training school for the feeble-minded. Mr. Jchnstonc told of the experiences he hes had with such people and how crime, paupers and degeneracy may be averted to some extent by the proper care or training of the weak minded. Many in? cidents which he quoted served to make a good impression on members of the various clubs. Music for the meeting was furnish? ed by Mr. and Mrs. Reed Miller. Mr. Miller hi an "Anderson hoy" and Is, of course, the favorite In Anderson. His song, "Carolina," sung by a chorus of some 50 yourg people, was launch? ed as the official South Carolina State song. The federation is expected to indorse this song. > ^ With 200 delegates already here and as many more to arrive tomorrow the federation faces a very busy week be? ginning Wednesday morning. ?.?? ? v? ? LULL AT VERDUN. Comparative Quiet Prevails pn Field of Carnage, h Paris, May 10.?There Is a lull In fighting at Verdun. A small infan? try surprise attack between the Oise and Alone was repulsed. There were feeble grenade combats in Acovourt forest. ATTACK ON SUEZ, i Turks Plan Vast Attacks on The Ca? nal. ? Amsterdam, May 10.?A Berlin dis? patch quotes the Turkish ambassador as saying that vast attacks will be inn do soon on the Suez Canal. SMALL NAVAL BATTLE. British Destroyer Damaged in Fight With Germans Off Ostend. Berlin, May 10.?A British destroy? er was badly damaged by gunfire dur? ing an engagement between German and British warships off the Belgian coast Monday. Two German torpedo boats near Ostend were attacked by five destroyers. The German bouts were undamaged. DEFENSE OF VERDUN. Germans Say That Half of French Army is There. Berlin, May 10.?Half of the French fighting force has been con? centrated at Verdun. A glowing trib? ute Is paid to the French because they refuse to abandon their trenches, pre? ferring death to the German capture of Verdun. Half of the French forces number eight hundred thousand. The Germans expect their heavy artillery to bring them victory. streets for garbage and other trash, free of all charge, provided that the city would allow the carrying of cer tsln advertising matter on the cans. The clerk was Instructed to take the matter up with the company and as? certain the nature of the advertising which the company wanted on the I cans. Applications for tho position of city 'physician were opened and Dr. W. H. Burgess was elected at a salary of $30 a month. Dr. W. J. Brlstow bid for the office at $30 a month and Dr. C. P. Ostecn at $400 a year. Supt. of Water Works McKagen asked Instructions as to the laying of water mains on certain streets, antici? patory of the laying of the paving on those streets. The matter was refer? red to Mr. McKagen and Councilman Rowland for action The salary of Superintendent of Water Works McKagen was increased ten dollars per month. pWJHWiWR0M6. STATES THAT SPBMARINE COM? MANDER HAS BEEN PUNISH? ED FOR ATTACKING SUSSEX. Willing: to Pay Any Reasonable In? demnity to Americans for Damages ?Note Sent by Von Jagow May be Answered by United States to Ex? plain its) Interpretation of Interna? tional Law?Matter Considered Set? tled, Except for Payment of Indem? nity. j Washington, May 10.?Germany, in ; a note received by the State depart-1 j ment today by cable from Ambassa-1 idor Gerard, admits that a German {submarine torpedoed the channel steamer Sussex in violation of assur? ances given the Uh'ted States, ex? presses regret for the incident, an? nounces that the submarine comman jder has been "r.t i>roprlate:y punish? ed" and declares readiness to pay an j adequate indemnity to Americans in? jured on the vcr.'iel. It was indicated at the State de? partment that the German statement ?that the offending commander had Ibeen punished would be accepted and the Sussex case considered closed ex 'cept for arranging for the payment : of indemnity to the several citizens of jthe United States who were hurt. There probably will ho no attempt to 'negotiate for these indemnities or for final settlement of the Lusitania and j other cases pending, however, until ; sufficient time has elapsed to indi? cate how the last American note was received In Berlin and whether the 'new submarine policy Is being lived ; up to. Officials of the state department noted particularly the passage of the note which said "in view of these cir? cumstances the German government ! frankly admits that the assurance given the American government In accordance with which passenger ves? sels were not to be attacked without warning has not been adhered to In the present i case." This was regarded as indicating a purpose on Germany's part to decline 1 to pay indemnities for Americans killed or injured in attacks on ships j other than passenger liners prior to j tb^e date of the last note In which the German government promised that i freight as well as passenger vessels would not be attacked without warn? ing or without provision for the safety of persons aboard. Any response to the note received today probably will make a distinct reservation of Ameri? can rights on this point, - The German note, signed by For? eign Minister von Jagow and ad? dressed to Ambassador Gerard is dated May 8 and the ambassador's cablegram transmitting it May 9. The text follows: "Supplementing his note of the 4th instant, concerning the conduct *>f the German submarine warfare, the un? dersigned has the honor to inform his excellency the American ambassador, Mr. George W. Gerard, that the furth? er investigation made by the German naval authorities concerned in regard to the French steamship Sussex, on the basis of the American material, has been concluded In the meantime. In conformity with the result of this investigation the assumption express? ed in the note of the undersigned of the 10th ultimo that the damage of the Sussex was to be traced back to a cause other than the attack of a German submarine can not he main? tained. I "Such an assumption had to be ar? rived at with certainty from the ma? terial in the possession of the Ger? man government for itself, and with? out further knowledge of the circum? stances connected with the torpedoing of the Sussex, the more so as apart from the points enumerated in the note of the 10th ultimo, the following facts had como to the attention of the admiralty staff of the navy through reliable Information: March 24, 1916, approximately at the asme time as the Sussex, an auxiliary war? ship left the port of Folkestone with a large transport of Britsih infantry on board; on the same day a torpedo steamer was torpedoed in tho chan? nel. A few minutes preceding the ex? plosion on the Sussex, she had passed through a mass of ship wreckage, which created the impression that a ship had sunk at that spot shortly before. All these facts justified tho conclusion that the only case of tor? pedoing which could be considered under tho circumstances, had struck the British war vessel, whereas the Sussex had met with an accident In some other way. ! "However, on the basis of tho American material, the German gov? ernment can not withhold its convic? tion that the ship torpedoed by the German submarine is in fact Identical with tho Sussex, for In accordance with this material, the place, the time, and the effect of the explosion by which tho Sussex was damaged, agree In the essential details with the statements of tho German command? er, so that thore can no longer be. any question of the possibility of two independent occurrences. An addi? tional reason Is constituted by the fact IBOOPS PASS INTO MEXICO. ADVANCE DETACHMENT OF SEC? OND FORCE OF AMERICANS CROSS BORDER, Secretary Lansing Gives Notice Tliat All Americans Must Lcaxc Mexico at Once?Scott and Obregon Resume Conference. El Paso, May 11.?The advance scouts of the American forces have crossed the border near Bououillas. Pandits bands have been sighted near Langtry and Eagle Pass, Texas. Gen. Salazar, the rebel leader is reported to have conferred with the Carranza commander at Namiqulpa. MUST LEAVE) MEXICO. State Department Iasucs Orders for All Americans to Get Out at Once. Washington, May 11.?Secretary Lansing says the warning to Ameri? cans to leave certain districts of Mex? ico has now been extended to every part of the country. Consuls have been ordered to tell all Americans to leave Mexico immediately. Obregon-Scott Conference. El Paso, May 11.?The Obregon Scott conference was resumed today. There is no comment on the pros? pect of an agreement. FRENCH ATTACK REPULSED. More Tlian a Thousand Prisoners Cap? tured at Hill 304. Berlin, May 11.?The Germans re? pulsed two French attacks yesterday on the west bank of the Meuse north? west of Verdun. An attack in Cail lette wood was also repulsed. The Germans have captured one thousand, five hundred and sixty-eight French since May 4 in the fighting at Hill 304. The American reply accepting the German pledges has been publlshd and popular feeling is better. The Reichstag supports a bill for reconstructing the villages in Alsace Lorraine destroyed by the French and in east Prussia ruined by the Russians. GERMAN TRENCH DEMOLISHED. Aeroplanes Make Attack on German Positions. Paris, May 11.?A German trench a hundred yards long was demolished in the Champagne district. Four aeroplanes dropped 26 shells on Damvtllers and Etain stations and Aerodome where a fire started. that officers of the American navy found fragments of an explosive in the hold of the Sussex which are de? scribed by them upon firm grounds j as parts of a German torpedo. "Finally the counter evidence which was deduced in the note of the 10th ultimo from the difference In appear? ance of the vessel described by the submarine commander and the only * reproduction of the Sussex then avail? able, has proven to be untenable, in? asmuch as, according to a photo? graph of the damaged Sussex now to hand, the characteristic distinctions no longer existed at the time of the accident. While the Sussex in the photograph of The Dally Graphic in? closed In the note only carried one mast and also showed the white gang? way customary on passenger vessels on the level with the port holes, the reproduction of the damaged Sussex shows a second mast and a uniform dark color, and thus approaches In her outer appearance the description of the vessel as furnished by the sub? marine commander. "In view of the general impression of all the facts at hand, the German government considers It beyond doubt that the commander of the submarine acted In the bona fide belief that he was facing an enemy warship. On the other hand, It can not be denied that, misled by the appearance of the ves? sel, under the pressure of the cir? cumstances, he formed his judgment too hurriedly In establishing her char? acter and did not therefore act fully in accordance with the strict instruc? tion wheh called upon him to exer? cise particular care. "In view of these circumstances the German government frankly admits that the asurance given to the Amer? ican government ,in ac 3rdance with which passenger vessels were not to be attacked without warning, has not been adhered to in the present case. As was intimated by the undersigned in the note of the 4th instant, the German government does not hesitate to draw from this resultant conse? quences. It therefore expresses to the American government its sincere regret regarding the deplorable inci? dent and declares its readiness to pay an adequate indemnity to the injured American citizens. It also disap? proves of the conduct of the comman? der, who has been appropriately pun? ished. "Expressing the hope that the American government will consider the case of the Sussex as settled by these statements, the undersigned avails himself of this occasion to re? new to the ambassador the asurance of his highest consideration. .(Signed) "von Jngow." ARMY mm NOT AGREED SOME HOPE OF SETTLEMENT IN FEW DAYS. Senate Plans of Increase to 250,000 and Federal Volunteer Force Seem to Have No Ota nee at All. Washington, May 10.?Conferees on the army reorganization bill in all day session today failed to reach final agreement on disputed phases of the measure but senate and house mem? bers said tonight there was a general feeling that they would get together after several more days of discussion. All were agreed that it was useless to talk further for a standing army of 250,000 men or to plead Any longer for the senate's proposed fed? eral volunteer reserve army. Much of the day was spent in discussing the probable size of the regular army and the geenral understanding seem? ed to be that the peace strength would be fixed at about 180,000 men. Champions of the volunteer reserve who are reluctantly yielding to its re? jection by the house are urging per? fection of the training camp provis? ion of the house bill and hope that it may be amended along the lines pro? posed in an amendment offered in the senate by Senator Lodge. This Would provide for pay at the rate now re? ceived by enlisted men of the regular army for citizens who enlist in in? struction camps during the periods they are in training. With such a provision, it is argued, young men who could not otherwise afford to de? vote a month or more each year would be given an opportunity to at? tend the instruction camps. COMPLIMENTARY FISH FRY. Thomas F. McDow, Esq. of York, Guest of Honor at Second M?L A very enjoyable fish fry was given at the Second Mill last night by Mr. J. F. Glenn for his guest, Mr. Thomas F. McDow, of York, who was In the city yesterday and delivered the ad? dress at the Memorial exercises. The affair was "a stag" party ana the. dozen men assembled passed the time before and after the supper had been served in varied discussions and 111 listening to stories. Mr, McDow htm? self is an excellent story teller afld an inimitable mimic, and his listen* rs were highly entertained, both by hhSi experiences related and by the yarns he spun. The supper itself was of the regular fish fry variety?rice, fish stew and fried fish, coffee, and always the delicious corn pones without which no fish fry is complete. Mr. McDow is a leading member _ of the bar of York county, and is one* of the prominent public men of the State. He is always interested in State matters and is always willing to give of his counsel or his time at a per? sonal sacrifice when he thinks his ser? vices can help his commonwealth^ Those who made his acquaintance yes-' terday were more than pleased with him, and hope that now that he baa found the way he will come often to Sumter. AT FORT OGLETHORPE. Battle Manoeuvres Feature at Camp Yesterday. I - Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., May 9.?In? fantry battle manoeuvres were the principal features of today's training work at the Southern military trail? ing camp here. Late enrolment has made necessary the organization of a new company, which will be mustered in Thursday morning, when seventy-four employ* ees of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company of Birmingham, arrive. These new rc;cruits were said to have been the first results of Robert Ba? con's mission to New York. He is ex? pected to return this week, and to? night was elected chairman of a com? mittee organized for the training camp battalion in the interest of the move? ment to make the enrolment not less than 1,200 in June. The committee also is to organize a permanent train? ing camp association. T. C. Thomp? son, of Chattanooga, was elected vice chairman of the executive commit? tee which included R. L. Boyd, of Jacksonville, Fla; Landon Thomas, Augusta Ga.; Bernard Manning, Sum? ter, S. C, and Edward Lyle, Atlanta, The departure of the 145th coast artillery from Fort Moultrle, In ac? cordance with orders issued yesterday as related in an Associated Press dis? patch, will make a serious inroad into an already very small garrison. One company will be on duty at Fort Moultrle. Recently the band left the post for Fort Oglethorpe, where it is an duty with the civilian training camp, and several months ago two companies were ordered from this post to the Panama Canal Zone. LABOR LEADERS FIGHT. (?mi Fight Results in Two Fatalities. Chicago, May 11.?After business meeting last night labor leaders had a gun light. Joseph Cooney is believ? ed to be dying and Bert O'Conner was seriously wounded.