Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i men nanti f ". , ? *?; Hot afford risk or WITH america at -Hoi It. eg QuPtCil Hie iGtOTenament' ? e Iwe. X.efedon, May U.?What, purports ? ha a summary' af the speech of Di. am Beta ma nn-Holl weg, the Oermai > jjaHal chancellor, at lh? secret sit aisaji af the feaaral committee of th? la?aaatac aa May 1 concerning Oer ?ayij'l reply to America is publish** a fj? Wireless Prase todsy under a fawne data. Tho Wirelea? IPreas states hat the following remarks by the ajsaaeettor saay he accepted as an laaably authentic. ^ hare said befora that we must Amp all sentimentality. I repeat that, itttil rogard to oar dispute with laaaUri oar a>lf-r?ape<t was wound t* the ?misoi i wonllng of the move to Oermanr. Our fee! - aa to repel this interference | legitimate aiethoda of war tall America to mind aar hat considerations of to subordinate pa* to patriotic reason. We ha ??1004. however, not by our bat by the eoaleat judgment hare one aim und oae duty, to wla the aar; thereforo, saftey which endangers our 'to be avoided. The ovsr snajortty of ox pert opinion a rapture of relations with a grave peril. has been commit - the value of the against EngJ-nd. aa longer believe e*w**Mttty of reducing England ? ihirvansa ut4 ruin by submarines II Ha aar hurts another two It to true that those Instru Jntlftct 4 frightful amount hat tele das toga would be t to outweigh, the danger of America's hostility, folly to underestimate the of a conflict with Amert should we Hak only Amort* Oar information leads us that other neutrale might f sbw Aaaarlaa'e lead* tatpartal government h ovary factor and to convinc ?eavoeii/ of avoiding a hi are the hard facta of the sttaatlon. Wa have worded a aa may reserve future lib of action. Jf the situation Wa may canctil our conees ta America and reaume unfit* submarine opatatlons, but for wo must overcome our aad pursue tho policy most eooduclv? to final victory over all our enemies." CMTB WOMEJf meeting. Tune at Aa May 11.?The business Of tho Federation of Women's continued through today, the lag of routine reports with a banquet at An? co liege In the evening. The OrVie association was hostess. The ?basil of the department of public health wao read by the chairman. Dr. Mosa H. Oantt of Spartan burg. An i<irons on child welfare In South Carolina was made by Miss Mary E Vrayaev. Then came the reports of four clubs of the graduate nursoV loa?Charleston. Columbia Carolina Graduate Nurses' as and Hospital club of Green Mra t. M. Mordecat of Charleston a statsmert of the model bog. The report of the depart Of social and Industrial condl wao made by the chairman, Mrs. John Gary Evans of tfpurtan barg. An address was made by the Rev. d. E. Camack of Hpartanhurs;. presl doat of the Textile Industrial insti? tute. The evening session began with a banquet at Anderson colle-go. An ad dross from Mrs. Eugcno Klley.Ch.tr lotts, N. C, on the "Ocneral Feden tlon as a Horlal Factor" yrna In tbc form of an after dinner speech. Pr Josptah Morse of the University of South Carolina was an /interest* n? talk en the development of communi? ty spirit. TRYING T<> FHKVKNT OTItlKK. Conference Between Telegraphers and New York Central Glacials. Naw York, May 1?.?The tost con? ference of the tHeirraphor'* repre? sentatives with New York Central railroad official* Is being held today to tnr to prevent a strike of five thou Mind operators. An Involuntary petition in bank rJptcy was filed today t?y Mills t>< (itoh, a two million dollar drygaoaa' firm, one of the dggeat in tho world, with branches in naltlmore, Philadel? phia. Boston. Chicago. 8t. lxmls, Bag* land and Paris. The liabilities are estimated to bo above two million dollars. Ml TEME8 NOf AG6EP1ED FRANCE WrLL ONLY LISTEN TO PLEA FROM ENEMY. President Poinearc Tells of Condition Voder Which War May Be Ended? Say Allies Most Impose Terms. Nancy, May 14.?President Poln care in an address here today respond? ed Co Germany's declaration regard? ing peace contained in the German reply to the American note. , "France does not want Germany to tender peace/' said the president "but wants her adversary to ask for peace." ? The president then made known clearly the only kind of peace which would be acceptable to France. The address was delivered at the Holitor garrison before a large number of Lorraine refugees ,to whom the presi? dent, after expressing his sympathies and renewing promises of solicitude and protection, said: "France will not expose her sons to tho dangers Of new egressions. Tho central empires, haunted by re morse for having brought or. the war, and terrified by tho indignation and hatred they have stirred up in man? I kind, are trying today to make the world believe that the entente allies alone are responsible for tho pro? longation of hostilities?a dull irony which will deceive no one. "Neither directly . nor indirectly have oar enemies offered us peace. Bat we do not want them to offer It to us; wa want them to ask it of us. We do nor want to submit to their condi tietia; we want to impose ours on thenv .We do not want a peace which would leave imperial Germany with the power to recommence the war and keep Europe eternally menaced. "80 long as that peace is not as? sured to us; so long as our enemies will not recognize themselves as van quls?>ed, we will not cease to fight" Pre^b>nt Pointare told the refu? gees that they were only a email number of the victims of the Invasion; these were distributed In all parts of the country and there was not a de? partment that was not sheltering thousands. Everywhere they were waiting with calm confidence for the hour of deliverance. Uim FROST ENTERTAINED. I Yoga* Lady of tauter Guest of Hon? or at Party Given by Mrs. G. EX Martin. Thomasvllle, Ga? Times-Enterprise.' One of the most pleasant events of the season, was a party givon at the pretty country home of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Martin, four miles from town, In honor of Mrs. Martin's sister, Miss Kathleen Frost, a popular trained nurse of Sumter,. South Carolina. The house was beautifully decorat? ed with roses, magnolia blooms and ferns. The punch bowl was presided over by Miss Flossie Martin. Quite a number of games were played, tho most popular one was a contest "The Cheapest and best Way to keep a Hus? band," a prise being awarded for the best answer to each. Mr. Crawford and Miss HJort being the ones having the best answers. After this, light refreshments were served by little Misos Zadle Davis and Susie Martin. TO MAKE MONEY CHEAPER. Lever Has Rural Credits Bill Amended to Secure Aid From Treasury. Washington, May 11.?The rural credits bill was amended in the house today to permit the treasury under certain conditions to deposit a max? imum of $500.000 In each of the 12 proposed land banks to meet Inter? est payment on bonds. Representa? tive Lever, author of tho amendment, said It would lower the rate of inter CMt on bonds of tho farm banks and make money cheaper for the bor? rowers. Chairman Glass of the banking committee, in charge of the bill, and others opposed tho amendment de? claring tho result would bo to tie up current treasury funds on time loans, ""'.e voto was 80 to 66. MAUA CLANSMEN FIGHT. I Pisi?I Battle In Crowded New Orleans Streets. Nc.v Orleans. May 15.?Two Italians were killed, three wounded and thou Hands of pedestrians thrown into a panic during a gun fight between ri? val Mafia factions in front of one of tho largest city hotels. Police re? serves quelled tho riot. This is tho fourth battle in three days in whfch cloven have been shot and five kille 1. AUSTRIAN STEAMER SUBMARIN? ED. ft Was Cnarmed and Was Tutpoduc Without Warning. Berlin. May 12.?The Australn pus sender steamer Deubrovnlk was tor? pedoed and sunk by an enemy subma? rine In tho Adriatic sea. Tho official statement says the ships WM unarmed and was not warned. Complete Vote In Campaign The Total Vote Received By The Several Candidates in The Subscription Cam? paign That Closed May 10th. The following 13 tho final and com- | plete vote received by the candidates who participated in the great sub? scription campaign conducted by the 3umter Daily Item and the Watchman and Southron, as tabulated and an? nounced by tho committee of disinter? ested judges, Messrs. Robert T. Brown, E. M. Hall and John B. Duffle, who tabulated tho votes and checked and rechecked every ballot: Division No. 1. This Division Includes all territory within the city limits of tho city of Sumtcr. Mr. Willie Barrett. 260.890 Miss Gene Foresman. 139,140 Miss Katherine Flowers.. .. 38,860 Miss Lairllno Griffin. 875.890 Mr. Edward Hinson. 126,930 Miss Vermelle Pitts. 305,760 Miss Grace Reynolds.. . . 1,933,970 Miss Emma Sandel. 889,440 Mr. F. R. Sineath. 1,085,470 Miss Liucile Smoak.. 2,6 32 920 Miss Kathryn Wilder.. .. 4,661,510 Mies Eunice Williams. 61.210 Division No. 3. This division includes all territory outside of the city of Sumter in which Tho Item and Watchman and South ion circulated.' Sumtcr, R. F. D. Miss Lilllam Blackwell, R 1 1,373,610 Mr. Hubert Brunson, R 1 219,210 Miss Jeannotte Newman, R5 1*6,450 Mb? UUie May Newman .. 8*5,420 Mrs. E. D. Smith.. .. .. 2,0 58,380 Alcolu. Mies Ruth Miller . 119,460 Miss Nannie Witherspoon ... 3118,540 Bishopvillc. Miss Sarah Smith. ?6,640 Boykin. Mrs. Julius M. Green. 216,460 Oassett. Miss Bessie Hatfield. . DalxelL Rev. W. G. Elwell.. . Elliott. 1,528,500 155,960 Miss Gene Lommon. 82,680 Lynchburg. Miss Kathleen Kelly. 460,710 Miss Pansy McClam . . .. 1,032,440 Mrs. S. Ia Thompson. 694,710 Manning, S. C. it. r.;?. Miss Jessie Hodge. 458,110 Miss Paulino Ilod:;o. 455,990 Miss Janie Pack. 345,710 BfaycsviUc. Miss Margaret Baker .... 5,369,490 Miss Claudia Witherspoon.. 149,640 Maycsvillc, R. F. D. Miss Mary McCoy ..,. 544,960 Oswego, R. F. D. Miss Annie Bell McCathern 1,932,020 Providence. Miss Hattie Weldon .. .... 310,150 Rein be rt, 8. C. Miss Lula Baker. 176,040 Miss Nell Gillis. 7,660,790 Miss Crawford Jenkins .. 1,395,940 Miss Van Rao Ke nney .... 88,640 Rembcrt, R. F. D. Miss Courtney Atkinson . . 790,030 Remtnl, S. C. Mrs. A. A. Wells. 106,730 St, Charles, S. C. Miss Louise McCoy. 493,920 Miss Marion D. McCoy .... 89,380 Miss Ada Bell Smith .. .. 61,890 Tlndal, S. O. Miss May Bell Pierson . . 1,415,260 Wedgefield, S. C. i Miss Jennette Thomas .. .. 430,390 Miss Helen Weinberg. 44,610 Wisacky, S. C. Miss Minnie Green 263,830 BATTLES IN FRANCE. French Claim Gaina at Some Points and Repulse of Germans at Others^ Tarls, May 13.?The French at? tack on the Germans at HU1 ::87. after bombardment made gains. The Germans again concentrate their in* fantry east of the Mouse. A German infantry assault on Douaumont was repulsed. Another German attack at Thtauinont farm was also repulsed. The Germans have concentrated their big gun Are on Avocourt wood and Hill 204, firing all night. Turks Claim Victory. Constantinople, May 13.?The Rus? sians were defeated in the Chokokh Sector of the Caucausas In a counter? attack after the Turks had broken their first stand. Victory for German* i. Berlin. May 13.?The Fronoh have been hurled back on both sides of the Meuse. GERMANY'S FOOD TROX1 BLIES. Potatoes Scare and Meats and Gram Almost Unobtainable. Berlin, May 13.?Vice Chancellor I Clemens Belbruceck has resiznei. Ill health is given as the cause. Ho has lad charge of the food situation since the beginning of the war. There are many complaints that the food supply is insufficient. The potato shortage Is severe. No effort has been made to encourage potuto raising, though they arc the main food the Germans produce. Meats an l grains are almost unobtainable. ARMY BILL AGREEMENT. Jlouse and Senate Agree on Army of 200,000 and Federal! zed Militia. Washington, May 13.?Serate and house conferees have reac'ied an agreement on the army bill. It pro? vides two hundred and six thousand men on a peace strength, a federal ized National Guard of four 'hundred and twcnty-llvo thousand and the elimination of the volunteer army, a twenty million dollar nitrate plant, seven year enlistments, training camps. With on opposition the house passed a resolution calling on President Wilson to tell what steps are being taken to obtain the release of Samuel Schwartz, a naturalized American, who is held a prisoner in London on the charge of beim? a spy. I Representative Bennett says the State department is doing nothing in behalf of Schwartz. GEN. SCOTT RETURNING, Having Vailed to Reach Agivcmeiit Wiiii Obragati it is ip to Cmrauia, Washington1, May 11.?Oen, Scott is on his way back from the Obregon conference, Unlesu Carransa r.grecs to cooperate more forces will be sent into Mexico. There is little hope of the ?ttCOasa of this agreement through diplomatic, channels. The feeling mows that intervention is coming. TO PROTECT MIGRATORY BIRDS. - Roarings to be Held on Any Com? plaints Filed After Public Has Ex? amined Law?Effective on August 16. Washington, May 14.?Prepared regulations for the protection of mi? gratory birds, to become effective August 16 next, or whenever there? after they are approved by the presi? dent, were issued yesterday by Secre? tary Houston. Hearings will be held on any complaints filed after the pub? lic has examined the regulations, which prescribe closed seasons and designate the migratory game birds and insectivorous birds. Two zones with differing closed sea? sons are established for protection, one a breeding zone and the other a wintering zone. All States north of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Ten ncsee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California are declared in the breeding zone, and the States named and those south of them in the wintering zone. The closed season for water fowl, including brant, wild ducks, geese and swans, is set as December 21 to Sep? tember 6, inclusive, in the breeding zone, and February 1 to October 14, inclusive, in the wintering zone, with exceptions in certain States. AMERICA TO PROTEST. Objects to Blockade on (Hospital Sup* plies. Washington, May 11.?The Ameri? can government is preparing to pro? test to Great Britain against its pol? icy of refusing to allow the shipment of hospital supplies by the American Red Cross to Germany and her allies. Secretary Lansing received a letter today from Former President Taft, chairman of the central committee of the Red Cross, urging such action and it was learned tonight that the matter would be taken up with the British government in the near fu? ture. Mr. Taft's letter revealed for the first time that Great Britain formally had declined to issue permits for shipments of supplies to tho central powers except when intended for American hospital units. This excep? tion, Mr. Taft wrote, was worthless because on account of lack of funds the Red Cross had maintained no units in the belligerent countries since last October. Card of Thanks. I take this method of thanking my numerous friends for the very gen? erous assistance which they render? ed me in the Golden Festival and Voting Campaign, which enabled me to win the beautiful little Saxon car. I also take this opportunity of con? gratulating the Dally Item and Watch? man & Southron newspapers In hav? ing secured the services of the very efficient and courteous manager of the said campaign, Mr. Jno. H. Sam mon. MISS MARGARET BAKER. May 13, 1916. Wilson m m et m BRYAN CITES POLITICAL EF FECT OF MOVE. Commoner Talks of "Minority Presi? dent"' and of "Normal Republican Advantage.'' Lincoln, Neb., May 13.?In a signed article published today William Jen? nings Bryan declared the Democratic party must, in order1 to win the com? ing campaign, "move toward peace" and thereby capture the "peace" ele? ment in the Republican party. He begins his article by quoting from a Chicago newspaper's editorial in which Mr. Wilson is called a minority president, in that he receivd fewer votes than Messrs. Roosevelt and Taft combined and says the Democrats must face the fact that a. united Re? publican party will enter the cam? paign with a popular majority of 1, 300,000 votes. Continuing, he says: "To the normal Republican advan? tage must be added the disaffection among German and Irish Democrats. Without attempting to decide whether the president was wise or unwise in taking the course that alienated them, the party is confronted with the fact that this alienation will cost it a large number of votes?enough to de? feat the party in several close States. "From what source can be drawn the number of recruits necessary to give the yarty a fighting chance? From one source, and from one source only, namely, the peace element of the Republican party. We can not draw votes from the war element. Mr. Bryan said the vote cast for Henry Ford in Michigan, Nebraska and other States showed there was a "peace element" of the Republican party. | j |j "If this element is to be conciliat? ed," the article continues, "it must be done by a move toward peace. The opportunity is here. The German government in accepting this govern? ment's position in the submarine con? troversies gives as one of its reasons for doing so its unwillingness to be responsible for extending or spread? ing the war. It refers to the fact that it has twice expressed a desire to consider terms of peace. The way is open. Will the president take ad? vantage of the opportunity ? Failure to secure peace would bring no hu? miliation, while success would be of tremendous advantage to him politi? cally, as well as a blessing to this country and the world. He can at one stroke destroy the advantage the Republican party now has and make the race on the record of a peace maker. Will he give voice to the world's conscience?to humanity's hope?" MORE WHISKEY PRODUCED. Despite Increase in Prohibition Liquor Keeps Pace. Washington, May 13.?Notwith? standing the fact that prohibition laws have become effective in seven States since July 1, 1915, approxi? mately 7,500,000 gallons more whiskey has been produced In the United States so far during this fiscal year than ever before. Returns to the in? ternal revenue bureau estimate the total for the year at approximately 10,000,000 gallons. During the same period use of beer has fallen more than 1,500,000 barrels, or 45,000,000 gallons, from last year's figures. The total use of beer for the year ending June 30, It is estimated, will be about ?0,000,000 less than It was in the last fiscal year. An extraordinary increase In the amount of cigars, cigarettes and to? bacco is reported for the current year. The tax collected during the nine months ending March 31 shows an increase of approximately $5,000, 000 on tobacco, which includes cigars and cigarettes, over the last fiscal year. PROTEST AGAINST UNPREPAER EDNESS. A Mighty Parade Held in New York Today. New York, May 13.?As a mighty protest against national unprepared ness the greatest civilian parade in the world is on today. One hundred and forty-five thousand persons were in line for the march past the Madi? son Square reviewing stand. Seventy five thousand more applied for places in the r . ade, but were refused be? cause there were already too many. Twenty thoubind women were en? rolled. The State National Guard led the parade. Most of the business orated. May or Mitchell,eeered lift houses were closed and all were dec? orated. Mayor Mitchell, Gen. Leon? ard Wood, Gen. Nathaniel Usher were the reviewing officers. The parade will last until ten-thirty tonight. Two million people line the streets. The fact was reported to the police last night that two short change ar? tists had been operating in the city yesterday, having visited several stores during the day and gotten off with small amounts at several places. SLANDERER OP CONFEDERATES SENT AWAY. Oklahoma Man's Indecent Language Results In His Banishment In Wil liamsburg Town. Kingstree, May 13.?A committee of prominent Kingstree citizens made it their business yesterday afternoon to see that Cris Johnson shook the dirt of Kingstree from his feet on ac? count of a remark he made here Wednesday while the veterans of Williamsburg were enjoying their an? nual entertainment by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and at? tending the meeting of Camp Press ley. During the address of Prcf. Yates Snowden of the University Iff South Carolina at the opera house a cannon was fired and the young man Johnson inquired what was the cause. Upon being informed that it was Memorial day and the cannon was being fired in honor of the Con? federate veterans, he remarked that "the last d?d one of them should be lined up and shot." The remark was made at the dinner table in the DuBose bouse and several hearers remonstrated with the indiscreet young man from Oklahoma, but he showed no disposition to retract the statement. Several veterans and sons of veterans got wind of the young man's remark and constituted them? selves a committee to invite him out of town, but from Wednesday until Friday he eould not be found, being in the country delivering enlarged por? traits for a Chicago portrait com? pany. Yesterday afternoon Johnson was located in the pool room here and the committee called upon hira. It gave him 30 minutes in Which to leave town, and they marched him to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad track and saw him beyond the corporate limits of town heading for Lanes, where he made sure that he boarded a northbound train that Wad not scheduled to stop at Kingstree. PRESIDENT ON OUTING. Woodrow Wilson Enjoys Visit to !C?W. port News Soco Flying Boats ha Action. Newport News, Va., May 14.?Presi? dent Wilson brought his week-end visit to this city to an end tonight and left on board the naval yacht Mayflower for Washington, where ho is due to arrive early tomorrow. His physical condition has been much iin poved by the outing and by the tem? porary relief from his recent work on foreign problems. During the early omrnlng today the president and Mrs. Wilson saw at close range the manoeuvres of flying boats from the aeronautical school here. At 8 o'clock the party cruised up the James river on the naval yacht Sylph visiting historic spots not included in the itinerary of their trip. The Sylph returned to Newport News at 5 o'clock this afternoon and the party again boarded the Mayflower, the transfer being observed with eager interest n the crews of the Appam, the British passenger steamer brought here by a German prize crew, and several other foreign vessels. A few minutes later the Mayflower weighed anchor and steamed away for Washington, pass? ing several battleships in Hampton Roads. SUBMARINE! IN COLLiSK>N. K-2 Struck by Steamer Near Cape Delaware. Washington^ May 15.?Submarine K-2 collided with the steamer Aragon during the night fourteen miles north of Cape Delaware. The submarine was severely damaged but proceeded on her way to the New York navy ward. The submarine was going from Hampton Roads. The differences betwen the tele? graphers and the Western Union have been settled for the present. Former President Taft is here and testified that President Glover of the Riggs National Bank was of good character, borne an excellent reputa? tion during his trial on the charge of perjury in the District of Columbia criminal court. John W. Westcott, attorney general of New Jersey, who nominated Wilson at Baltimore has agreed to nominato him at St. Louis. New Jersey de!e gates meanwhile had arranged for former Governor Fielder to nominate Wilson. Fielder is expected to with? draw his acceptance. LANGUORXE IX MEXICO. Second Army of Bandit Hunters Ad? vance One Hundred Miles. El Paso, May 15.?Major Lang horn's cavalry has advanced one hundred miles into Mexico. Fifteen hundred Carranzistas are marching toward him, saying they will help him catch the bandits. Many of the State militia of Texas, Arizona and Ne^' Mexico are poorly equipped. A large number will be reported unfit for duty.