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?N1VEB3TTY OF g. man mta m&y 2 0 1916 outhrou. be thy Ooulry*e, Ttqr OuOi Md THB TRUE SOUTHRON, OonKdUflted Auk. 8,188L SUMTBE, B. 0., 8ATUBD/AY, MAY 2D, 1916. Vol.XLII. No. 27. Bilms SEE! REHME. HL& NATIVE MEXICANS FOR SELLING FOOD TO AMER? ICANS. Send? Force of Foot Thon on to Protect Border?Will Conaecatiug Mining Reocned from ?Columbus, May 17.?Mexican ban wtia are killing natives for selling food to Americana After the troops were drawn hack to Namlqulpa a colony off Chines* waa wrecked. Typhus has broken oat at Cases Grandes, three miles from the American camp. BOUND FOR THE BORDER. Foar TaUmsand Ca\isailsiss Seat to Washington, Ms/v ltA?-Consul Gen? eral Rodgers at Mexico City reports that Car ran*/*, announced his intention to modify confiscatory orders of min? ing pr rty that amounted to mil? lions, nr thousand Carransistas are raported to have passed through la catenas toward the American bor? der oh May ft, ?> TWO AMMtCANS 1IESCUED. Bl Paso, May If. Jesse Hemer Monroe Payne, who were cap tared by the Big Bend raiders have bean rescued by Langhorne's cavalry according to Marathon reports. MEXICANS GUARD BORDER. Tea Thousand Cans asset ?? to Cooper? ate usth iaanflraas Bl Paeo, May 17.?-Ten thousand Carraasteta troops are being moved to within a few hours march af the American bolder under Gen. Obre gea'e ordern Gen. Trevtno, a trust ad staff officer. Is commanding the troops. The clsposttloa of troops waa pntt af the agreement with Gen. Scott. Qfim, Travlno's headquarters R Is bo tfbd, will be at Joare*. The troops b suatlaai? through the Big to Preach Scr Exerclaes Pi no wood, May It.?The closing ex? ercises ef the Pinewood graded sehool will start next Sunday, May 11. when in the afternoon at 4 o'clock, the commencement sermon win bs preached by Rev. R. s. Truesdale, pas? tor of Trinity Methodist church of tfumtcr, in the school auditorium. The literary address will be deliv? ered on Tuesday night. WILSON ANSWERS POPE. Snya That Pence tn Europe Canno^ be Expected Now. Washington, May 17.?President Wilson has answered the Pope's mes? sage requesting that friendly rela? tions of Germar v and America be continued. The Pope's message also dealt with European peace, but Pres? ident Wilson said we could not expect peace yet. SAN FRANCISCO AGROUND. sssi? lion Cruiser Stuck on Nantuckct Shoals. Boston. May 17.?The cruiser 8an Francisco is aground on Nantucket shoals and the battleship New Hamp? shire which answered a wireless call for help Is standing by. The reve? nue cutters Gresham and Acushnet are also going to the relief. It is re? ported that eight men were lost over? board. Commander Helknap of the cruiser later wired that he has all as sUtance necessary.. Later?The San Francisco got off the shoals. There is no official men? tion of loos of lift. The Casement Trial. London. May 17.?At the Casement Bailey trial Constable Carter testified that Bailey said he bad some informa? tion that would give the officials plenty to do, at the time he was ar? rested. Bishop* Not Elected. Saratoga Springs, May 17.?It was announced that the ballot yesterday for seven new bishops failed to elect any of the candidates. The balloting will continue all the week. IK NEWS Of TOOTH. CONFERENCE OF CONSULS TO DISCUSS STRENGTH OF OBRE GON AND CARRANZA. Intervention hi Mexico Considered Certain, If Obregon Breaks With Cnnrsnin Admiral Fletcher to Re? tire ?nd Maro Win Succeed Him? Naval Affairs "ommittee Decides on Change of Program, Abandoning Tentative Five-Year Plan. Washington, May 18.?American consuls in northern Mexico have been ordered to confer at El Paso to help Funston to secure the truth about Car ransistaa attempts or lack of at? tempts to help Americans in the cap? ture of Villa. Lechter at Chihuahua, 81mptch at Nogales and Edwards at Juarez are the principal ones. Washington, May 18.?Other con? suls for the conference are Schmutz at Agues CeJIentee, Robertson at Monte? rey, and Coaa at Durango. The in? tervention queeUoh hinges on the re? sult of the conference, and the ques? tion relative to standing of Obregon and Carransa with the people. If Obregon is really planning u break with Caranza it is believed interven? tion will be certain. Secretary of the Navy Daniels an? nounced after the Wilson conference that Rear Admiral Fletcher, com? mander of the Atlantic Fleet, will be retired on June 19. He will be suc? ceeded, it is reported, by Rear Ad? miral Henry T. Mayo, made famous by his demand that Huerta salute the American flag at Tampico, after the arrest of American marines, which resulted in Huerta's downfall. Mayo will be succeeded' by the rear admiral commanding the Seventh division of the Atlantic fleet. Senator New lands, of Nevada, as? sailed William J. Harris, of Georgia, a member of the federal trade com? mission for taking an active part in the Georgia Democratic State conven? tion. The house naval affairs committee voted to abandon the five-year build ins Programme and tentatively agreed |a build Are battle cruisers. No dread* and two battle cruisers. AUSTRIAN8 CLAIM SUCCESS. Drive Italian Foroiss Across Border and Gain Victory Over Them in Alps?Aeroplane Raid. Vienna, May Li.?Bombardments and infantry dashes have pushed the Italians back over the border tnto Italy in County Pol. The Italian men? ace to Rove re to has been removed. A severe cannonade of the Italian po? sitions on the Isonzo front is being maintained. The Austrlans were vic? torious over a 25 mile front In the Tyrol esc Alps. The Infantry has mov? ed against the Italians at Gorizia. The Italian's strong attacks were de? feated on the Do-Tomoltes Sector. Austrian aeroplanes and Zeppelins bombarded stations behind the Ital? ians' lines. FRENCH! MAKE GAINS. Paris, May 18.?The French have made Important gains on the west side of the Meuse river. Gen. Nivelle's forces carried a German trench north of Hill 287 and captured a redoubt at Hill 804. German attacks at Avo court were repulsed. A German air? craft bombarded Lieuville, Eplnal and Bel fort. Belfort Is one of the strong? est fortifications in eastern France. Little damage was done. FRENCH ATTACKS REPULSED. Berlin, May 18.?Three separate at? tacks by the French on Hill 304 were repulsed. The attacks were followed by a vigorous bombardment of Ger? man positions. Infantry lighting was extremely violent on both sides of the Meuse. POPE APPEALS TO GERMANY. Stated Tliat Efforts are Being Made to Stop Submarine Warfare. London, May 18.?The Vatican has made representations to Germany to abandon her system of submarine warfare. Sir Edward Gray announc? ed in the houyc of commons today. CONSUL LEAVES CHIHUAHUA. Thought That He Was Ordered off to Induce Americans to lienve. Washington, May 18.?American Conusl LetcheT has arrived from his post at Chihuahua City. Tt is believ? ed that he was ordered out so that all Americans would leave from that vicinity. He is preparing his report to Gen. Funston showing conditions in northern Mexico. AUSTRIA FILES PROTIST. CLAIMS THAT STEAMER WAS UN? ARMED AND UNWARNED WHEN SUNK BY SUB? MARINE. Says Allies are Guilty of Gross1 Crim? inal Acts?Austrian* Make Air Raids on Italians Seeking to Destroy Lines?Naval Engagement Report? ed with Success for British?Dutch Steamer Sunk?Fighting; as Dead Man's Hill. Vienna, May 17.?Austria has filed a protest with the neutral nations against the "gross criminal acts" of the allies because a submarine sank the steamer Dubrovnik in the Adria? tic sea. It was unarmed and un? warned and a number of lives were lost. The protest charges that other vessels have been sunk similarly. ATTACK ON DEAD MAN'S HILL. Germans Persist in Effort to Break French Lines, Paris, May 17.?The Germans strongly attacked Dead Man's Hill today, using hand grenades, but were repulsed. Another attack waa made with grenades againta the French, at Thiamount farm but it was also re? pulsed. The artillery on both sides was greatly active throughout the night at Haudromont wood and Vaux pond. . . DUTCH STEAMER DESTROYED. Was Blown up While Going from Lon? don to Rotterdam. London, May 17.?The Dutch steamer Batavia was blown ua\ Tues? day with the loss of four lives, i The ship was bound from London to Rot? terdam with a general cargo. A naval engagement was fought off the Belgian coast Tuesday. A squad? ron of British destroyers and moni? tors forced a fleet of German destroy? ers to flee to port AUSTRIAN AIH RAID. \ Fly Behind Italian Lines and/f 4# tack Cuaomnnlcationa. . Rome. May 17.-^uMtm^Ml?li made a raid behind the Italian lines today seeking to destroy the lines of1 communication on ths railroads! They achieved little success. The Austrian losses were heavy in the Monfalcone region. In some places they seised positions evacuated by the Italians. GOOD ROADS BILL MOVES. Little Doubt President Will Sign Measure if Senate and House Agree. Washington, May 16.?Representa? tive James F. Byrnes ,of Alken, who ia an enthusiastic member of the house committee on roads ,1s con? vinced that there will be a federal good roads act at this session of congress. He said today that the roads committee would meet at once, In view of Republican Leader Mann's refusal to give unanimous consent for sending the house bill to conference with the senate bill, and would ask for a special rule to get a vote on this matter. There is no doubt that the house would vote for a conference. The house bill provides for an ex? penditure of $25,000,000 the first year, to be distributed among the States in proportion to their area, population, and rural mail route mileage, provided the States them? selves contribute an amount equal to the federal government's contribution. The senate bill appropriates $5,000, 000 the first year and increases that amount $5,000,000 every year for five years, reaching $25,000,000 the fifth year. There is good reason to be? lieve that the president will sign a good roads bill if the senate and house agree on one, and that may be one reason why the minority leader in the house is filibustering against a conference. GERMAN CONSUL ARRESTED. Curl Liuleritz Will he Tried for Pass? port Frauds. New York, May 17.?Carl Luderitz, German consul at Baltimore, who has been indicted for passport frauds has surrendered and will be arraigned this afternoon. GEORGIA FACTORY DESTROYED. Explosion Wrecks Georgia Fibre Co. at Atlanta. Atlanta, May 17.?An explosion to? day destroyed the plant of the Georgia Fibre Co. which was bleach? ing cotton for the DuPont Powder Co. The cause of the explosion is unknown. No one was killed. SUCCESS CROWNS EFFORTS. SMITH PLEASED WITH NITRATE SECTION. South Carolina Senator Feels That Triumph Wen Repays His Efforts, Despite Much Work. Washington, May 17.?When the senate today adopted the report of the conference committee on the military preparedness bill, there immediately followed a spirited debate continuing until the final vote around the section which contained in substantially its original form the measure of Senator Smith of South Carolina providing for the establishment by the govern? ment of nitrate plants for the produc? tion of nitric acids for explosives in time of war and nitrogen for fertilizer in time of peace. A hard fight, par? ticipated in by Senators Hardwick, Smoot and others against this meas? ure, has attended its every parliamen? tary stage and it has been only by the most adroit management that Sen? ator Smith has been able to pilot this proposition to its finally successful conclusion. Senator Smith took occa? sion today to state that this section as embodied in the preparedness measure is substantially in the same form in which he originally intro? duced it, he having agreed to some minor suggestions made to him by the conferees in their deliberations Among others who spoke in support of this provision of the report was Senator Stone, chairman of the com? mittee on foreign relations, who said "I wapt this provision to go through and I do not know but that I would be willing to give almost any number of men to get that government plant established, for I feel that whatever may happen, the government of the United States ought to be in a position of absolute independence when it comes to supplying the means neces? sary for its defense for its protec? tion, or for its lawful purposes, wheth? er they be for defense or something else." The acceptance of the conference report today closes the matter in the senate, and Senator Smith this even stated that he regarded this as Hg|het;?the most important pieces, of . legislation with which he has been as 1 eociated during his service in the sen? ate. "It has been a long, hard fight at every stage of the game," said the junior Palmetto State senator, "and it represents an enormous amount of work upon my part, but the splendid? ly successful issue of the matter war? rants everything that has been done. I regard this measure in all of its ramifications as the most vital fea? ture to the programme of prepared? ness as well as a factor of untold importance to the agricultural welfare of the nation." DOUGLAS IN WRECK. South Carolina, Carranzlsta Repre? sentative, Escapes Trouble When Zapatistas Loot Train. Washington, May 17.?The follow? ing story concerning the wrecking and robbing of a train a few days ago in Mexico, Charles A. Douglas, form? erly of Columbia, being a passenger, was made public today: "Five persons were killed and an American named Hill was robbed of $3,000 in gold when Zapatistas wreck? ed a pasenger train between Palma Gonzales and Queretaro Friday morn? ing. "No Americans were injured, but all were robbed with the exception of Charles A. Douglas, Carranza's en? voy. "William Rosendale of Chicago, a passenger, arrived dt Eagle Pass to? day with details of the wreck. "Rosendale said he heard $20,000 in silver was taken from the express car, and that a Carranzlsta paymas? ter was robbed of $36,000 paper money of the new issue. "Rosendale took refuge in Doug las' private car, which was the only one not molested by the bandits, and escaped the notice of the Zapatistas. He said Douglas, who had been act? ing as attorney for Carranza, had $20, 000 of new Carranzlsta paper money in the car. "Other advices reaching the border were that valuables worth approxi? mately $500,000 were overlooked. These were In the express car. All ihe passengers in the public coaches were robbed. "The wreck was caused by the burning of a trestle, according to advices here." Four Burned hi Explosion. Bayonne, N. J., May 18.?Four men were badly burned in an explosion at the Tidewater oil plant, ASSUME FUND FOR CLERGY. EPISCOPALIANS OF STATE CON? VENED YESTERDAY. Question of Dividing Diocese or Elect? ing Bishop Coadjutor Left to Com? mittee. Columbia, May 17.?The Episcopal diocese of South Carolina will cooper? ate with 50 other dioceses in the United States in the church pension fund for old and disabled clergy, ac? cording to the terms of a resolution adopted yesterday in the annual council of the Episcopal churches of the State. This was in accordance with the recommendations of Bishop Guerry. The matter of dividing the ' diocese or electing a bishop coadjutor { was on motion placed in the hands of a committee to report at the next I annual council. Last night there were 43 clergy and 68 laymen registered as dele? gates to the council.' It Is expected that many more will arrive today. The general programme for tod? follows: 9.30 a. m., morning pray < 10 a. m., business session; 1:30 p. hw. Sewanee luncheon; 3:30 p. m., dis? cussion of the report of the commit? tee on the revision of the prayer book; 8 p. m., missionary service. The council will close with a business session tomorrow morning. In his anual address Bishop Guerry discussed the church pension fund for old and disabled clergy to be run on the same . scientific basis as an insurance company. It will be necessary to raise $5,000,000 before inaugurating the system so as to pay accrued liabilities and of this amount $2,000,000 has already been raised through the efforts of Bishop Law? rence, chairman of the special com? mittee. In those dioceses adopting the plan of the fund ail the clergy will become beneficiaries, retiring at the age of 68 with a minimum salary of $600. After the fund has been started each parish will be expected to place an amount equal to 7 per cent, of their rector's salary in the fund. On the proposed division of the diocese or the election of a bishop coadjutor Bishop Guerry declined to give hfa, nreXWTieif \kmwkW*&mWB*n}j ter entirely with tne^cotraiftnv^^^ Yesterday afternoon a reception was given the delegates by the Epis? copal churches of Columbia. Last night was set'aside for a dis? cussion of social service work. The Rev. Charles W. Boyd of Beaufort, secretary of the social service com? mission, submitted his report. This was followed by an address by the Rev. O. T. Porcher of Darlington on the correction and reformation of children rather than their punishment. The Rev. Mercer P. Logan, D. D., of Charleston told of his experiences with juvenile courts In Nashville.. In? teresting observations on the hand? ling of criminal children were given by William P. Etchlson of Columbia, city recorder, who recently establish? ed a juvenile court. He said that of 40 cases, in which boys have been put on probation, only one had failed to report to him and that this boy had left Columbia. At the business session yesterday morning the Rev. A. S. Thomas of Cheraw was reelected secretary and William Godfrey of Cheraw was re elected treasurer. Bishop Guerry yesterday read his annual report, in which he reviewed the work of the church during the year. The work that the Episcopal church is doing among the negroes was described in an address yester? day morning by the Rev. Robert W. Patton, department secretary of the Fourth province. All delegates to the annual coun? cil of the Episcopal church of South Carolina are invited to attend a luncheon at 1:30 o'clock this after? noon at Satterlee hall, to be given by the friends and alumni of Sewanee. A Sewanee meeting is one of the feat? ures of each year's gathering. All Sewanee alumni In Columbia are asked to be present. THREE AMERICANS LOST. Were Members of Crew of Canadian Ship Sunk off French Coast. Washington, May 17.?Consul Pat ton at La Rochelle, France, reports that three Americans were members of the crew of the Eritria, the Ca? nadian ship which was sunk off the French coast. Consul Skinner at London said the ship was torpedoed. Secretary Baker has named Colonel John Biddle. of the engineer corps, at Baltimore to be commandant at West Point. I Senate Judiciary committee has agreed to vote on the Brandeis nom? ination next Wednesday. BAPTISTS PUN CHURCH AID ENDOWMENT BIG QUESTION FOR CONVENTION. Southern Convention Will Begin Ses? sions in Ashevillc Today to Continue for Five Days. Asheville, N. C, May 16.?Plans for completion of the $1,000,000 fund to aid the 4,000 homeless Baptist churches in the South will be one of the principal subjects at the 61st an? nual convention of the Southern Bap? tist church which opens here tomor-' row and continues through May 32. Approxim *ely one-third of this sum already ' en raised, according to prelimi' eports made public to? night , Rev. Dr. Louis B. War? ren r * nta, superintendent of the depr & t of church extension., J tf r subject which probably w considered will be,the pro ? ^ .ormation of an educational ^ as a separate organization from i boards. Opposition to the ea> >? .ishment of such a board has been itsed on the ground that such work i adequately cared for by the home mission board. The board would ex? ercise general supervision over the Baptist church educational work in the South. Tomorrow's sessions will be devoted chiefly to elections of officers and pre? sentation of reports. Adoption of a programme for the convention also will be taken up. Reports to be made public at the opening sessions include those of the foreign mission board, the home mis? sion board, the Sunday school board, the laymen's movement and the wo I man's missionary union. The registration and housing of delegates took up the greater part of today. The registration secretaries estimated tonight that 1,500 delegates would attend the opening session, and that approximately 2,000 would regie* ter during the convention. The dele? gates represent more than 2,000,000 persons of the Baptist faith, virtually all residing south of the Mason and Dixon line except for certain churches in Illinois wr'ch left the Northern Baptist organisation and jotnfd with Many (Horses Expected to Winter There. Charleston, May 17.?Indlca.tlona point to the presence in Charleston at the track of the Charleston Fair and Racing association of between 300 and 400 of the best race horses in the country for winter training. A number of strings, among them the Sanford, McComber and Carmen sta? bles, have signified their intention Of spending the winter training season si the local track. A conservative estimate of the amount of money that this would bring to the City is between $100,000 and $150,000. In addition the people of the city would have the pleasure of viewing some of the finest horse flesh in America. If all this comes about as is ex? pected, it is due to the winning of the first two places in the Kentucky Derby at Louisville by George Smith and Starhawk, two horses who had their winter training in Charleston at the local track. This event, which is the premier among racing events in the country, was run off last Satur? day. Twelve of the finest horses in America, it is stated, were the par? ticipants. George Smith belongs to the Sanford stables and Starhawk, who ran his first race in America in the Derby, belongs to the McComber stables. TO FORM COUNTY UNION. Christian Endeavor Societies of Clar? endon to Meet. Manning. May 17.?On Friday of this week the Christian Endeavor so? cieties of this county are to hold a convention in the Presbyterian church here for the purpose of or? ganizing a county Christian Bhdeavor union. There will be a business and inspirational session in the afternoon with a reception in the evening. Practically every society in the county has responded to the call to have a delegate at this gathering. There are about ten or 12 societies in the county. The Manning Endeav orers are working under the leader erahtp of J. O. Dinkins. Tbe Christian Endeavor society of the Manning Presbyterian church sent a team of workers to Summerton last Sunday and organized a new Christian Endeavor society. Fred Lanham w*s elected president of the Summerton organization and Miss Cecil Rogers, secretary'- The new so? ciety has a membership of 20_ or more.