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SUMTER. 8. 0^;*ATUBDAY, JUNE 10, 1916.
VoLXLII. No. 33.
MAIFOIM BAI HS BEPttBLlGANS
KfTOBTS Or BULL MOOSERS TO
UNITE PARTY SEEMS IM?
POSSIBLE.
Hi amhshnns Differ on Woauu Suf?
frage end Compulsory Military
Tislnang rmg.Inn Favor Wo?
eeaa SaaTrage and Bit Navy.
Chicago. June I.?The Progressives
wUft adopt a platform pledging their
efforts to secure the rights of dtisens
en sand or water. They demand full
woman suffrage; the world's second
naty; a standing army of two hundred
and fifty thousand; the universal
training of tederal reserves for the
army and a protective tariff. The Re?
am oilcan sub-committee at tholr night
sjssnton failed to agree on their plat?
form as to the Mexican and Ameri?
canism plaks. They were also causes
of further disagreement In a tentative
deetasirlnn for eempuluory military
tmstavoBif , satisfies hoosv
mat.
BipnihVnnn and Frogrcosivea Arrive
at Puss* Bear I nion.
??hkago, Juno t.?Tan woman's suf
fmge plank In the Reimbilcan plat
farm which was redacted by the sub-,
enmmIttel Is expected la he ratified
|s/ a fail reeelutlone committee. The
plank for a vigorous h exican policy
wna adopted. The platform nays It Is
the duty of i he government to pro?
tect Americans whether on the border
or In iatexlco. The Republicans con?
trolling the convention have decided
to nominate Hughes, unless Ton L.
Meyer. Loeb and Roosevelt, acting as
a Republican committal, can agree
en a Republican whom Uooaevelt will
Will support. This hi def nlte.
Oeoar & St-auss. the ldoose leader,
ggffn Hughes Is hie eeoond choice,
ft* Bull Moo sere are hlUeved to be
ER by the Republican platform,
in bettered stronjt enough to
them. The Republican con
i was called to order at 11:13
to Sta Plnnju.
Chicago, June 1.?Burton boom
leaders practically admit their defeat
and say they will support Myrlon T.
Hertiek for the second place on the
Republican ticket. Ball Mooee lead
ore had a talk with the Republicans
to see whether It was still Impossible
to get together. The Republican
platform makers are split over wo?
man suffrage. Some demand that the
deolaratk n for suffrage be abandoned.
Their pirn is to limit the platform
to nut planks.
TEDDY STAYS AWAY.
Will Not no to Rcpubik an Convention
Despite Urgent Invitation.
Oyster Bay. June 8.?Roosevelt, de?
spite the Instigation of Former Semw
tor Jack .ion that he go to Chicago con?
tinues to ntay away.
HISTORIC PEN SENT SMITH.
Onw Used hi Signing New Army Bill
Presentid to Sooth Carolinian by
the President.
Washington. June 7.?President
Wilson yesterday sent a letter to Sen?
ator E. D. Smith and with it the pen
with which the army bill, with the
Pmlth amendment providing for a
$10,000.000 appropriation for nitrate
plants, was signed a day or two ago.
Senator Smith was complimented on
the result of his efforts and he will
have the letter framed and the pen
carefully preserved.
FRENCH REPL'IjHE ATTACKS.
Imily Statement Indicates Consider?
able Activity.
Paris. June 7.?The French state
meat today said that two Oerman pa?
trols which attempted to cross the
Alsne were dispersed near Fontbnoy.
French artillery fire destroyed sever?
al observation posts of the enemy
near Neuverene. The French blew up
three mines successfully at I?aFllle In
the Araonne. The enemy fled in dis?
order, leaving many bodies when the
German sttack against Fort Vaux was
repulsed by machine guns.
RUSSIANS DEFEAT AUSTRIANS.
Report Victory In Volhynla und Re?
treat of Enemy.
Rome. June t.?The Austrian front
In Volhynis. Russia, was smashed by
Russians Is the semi-official announce?
ment. The Austrian* retreated twenty
nules. evacuating Luck.
HOUSE IQ REPRESENT WILSON
FRIEND OF PRESIDENT TO AP?
PEAR FOR HIM AT DEM?
OCRATIC CONVENTION.
Submarine Rims Aground off Newport,
but Sustains Small IDamages?
Americans Flee from Chihuahua
Cltjr.
Washington, June 8.?The subma?
rine L. D-4 ran aground at Block Is?
land near Newport. R. I., the navy de?
partment announces. Commander
Hancock reports little damage done.
While Col. House announces that
a new chairman of the Democratic
Nationr.l commtytce will be selected
before the convention, he will be the
personal representative of President
Wilson there.
In the senate Senators Hughes and
James and Commissioner Davies of
the federal trade commission mention
L
In their official report that Americans
are fleeing from Chihuahua City and
some are missing.
I FLORENCE CHARGES WITH?
DRAWN.
Allegations of Neglect Against Offi?
cers Witt be Straightened Out by
Next Court Term.
Florence, June 7.?The grand
'jury made its presentment and spe?
cial report in regard to the county
I officers who were presented for neg?
ligence of office at the close of the
court this evening. In a statement to
the Judge E. D. Saltenger, the fore?
man, who had worked very hard and
very faithfully on this matter stated
.that he did not wish to take any fur
jther action In the matter ?s he be
fleved that everything . wOuld ho
'straightened out in all of the offices
I by the October term of court Tho
, treasurer was charged with negligence
in not requiring the sheriff to take
I out the executions and for having a
number of bad checks and due bills
] for taxes and for not keeping a proper
kind ef bank book account The
clerk of court was charged with not
rly keeping his books and
en**t4?t
county, the sher?
iff with' negligence in not collecting
I and reporting executions and the
I supervisor In not having an Invoice
of county property.
Each of these officials answered the
?
charges and in many cases paid con?
siderable sums to the county. The
total from the treasurer In checks
and due bills made good was
I1.S1S.8S, from the clerk oi! court,
$1,565; from the sheriff. $11,637.59
collected on old executions that he
has been pushing all the year. In
court today Foster Allen charged
with seduction was found guilty and
the court saw a marriage ceremony
as soon as the license could >e se?
cured.
ATTACKS JUSTICE HUGHES.
Congressman Says He is Aeting in
Manner Calculated to Degrade
Court.
Washington, June 8.?Representa?
tive Murray of Oklahoma In a house
speech attacks Justice Hughes for
permitting his name to be used as a
presidential possibility. He says that
when the Judiciary Is corrupt the na?
tion Is in its last stages of decalence.
"His remaining on the bench flirting
with his supporters is like a girl watt?
ing to bo kissed," irresponsible in the
extreme and dangerous for the future
integrity of the court and country,
he says. For the first time since thi
civil war a man was nominated as re?
corder of deeds In the District of Co?
lumbia. President Wilson sent to the
senate tho name of John F. Coutello,
Democratic national committeem?n of
the district.
MILITIA INCREASE GRADUAL.
National Guard Will lie Given live
Years to Reach New Requirements.
The National Guard of South Caro?
lina will be required to Increase grad?
ually until it reaches the strength set
out In tho new militia bill. It was
thought for some time that tho addl
ttounl companies would have to be
formed immediately, but in a con?
ference between Adjt. Gen. Moore,
Gov. Manning and the war department
It developed that five years would be
given in which to realize the State's
quota. In the meantime, however, no
company will be allowed to fall below
Its present minimum strength.
Fierce Artillery Battle at Verdun.
Paris, June 8.?Intense artillery
fighting Is going on at Thlaumont and
Douaumont ?ectors, where the Ger?
mans are bombarding the French sec?
ond line west of tho Meuse.
Great Britain's F?remost Soldier Falls a Vic
timlo Submarine.
Lord Kitchener and
Special Mission
Mine or was T
on Board Peris
Staff Were En Route to Russia on a
Cruiser Hampshire?Ship Struck a
Off North Coast of Scotland?All
London, June 6.?Th? J A cruis?
er Hampshire, on whlchf fljpjjj Kitch?
ener and his staff wer* m flfpir way
to Russia, was sunk dflHB jBcottlsh
coast by a mine or a <3?*j| Bubma
rlne. The search that'SfiMBBkde for
the survivors has tnU8|W|^B*n un"
successful. The adm?|j| ?tBclally
announced the destrlj Bof the
Hampshire last night sj? It**' ?ff
the Orkney Islands. BJj &^re on
shore saw four boats l^HHsfc an^
with a heavy sea runtffWnm P*11*01
vessels proceeded immSo^MK ^? tne
scene. A party has b*^J)Mt alonK
the shores searching for*4HHt)Odies.
Only one capsized boat hS^wMfc found
although the whole shore been
searched from the seawt
The admiralty said in MflMemclal
statement: "It is greatly ffljgKthere
is little hope for there beioicSy sur?
vivors."
WAS ON SPECIAL
Kitchener Was On His Way JelPetro?
grad to Arrange for RnsslgV Of?
fensive.
London, June 6.?Lord Kl
trip to Petrograd was a'
mission" relating to
offensive on the east
offset to the pressur
Germans against tl
I against the French f
land is shocked dee]
tejiMga ^r^rtgr 'iwjL.
probably be hla success?Paa secretary
of state for war. Admiral Jeliico re?
ported the loss of the Hampshire to
the admiralty.
The Hampshire was a vessel of ten
thousand tons and had been in com?
mission fifteen years.
Lord Kitchener was sixty-six years
old, and was a native of County Ker?
ry, Ireland.
MEXICANS RAID BIG BEND.
Reported in El Paso That Bandits
KIU Nino Americans at Glenn
Springs.
El Paso, June 6.?Mexican raiders
have again raided the Big Bend dis?
trict of Texas, killing nine Americans
at Glenn Springs, according to re?
ports received here. The American
authorities are investigating the re?
port.
V OMEX SAW CONFLICT.
Brave Nurses Watched Greatest Sea
Battle.
;U>ndon, Juno 5.?Five British sail?
ors from tho destroyer Shark, who
saw their commander, with one leg
shattered, fire his last gun as his ship
Bank, owe their lives to tho bravery
of Capt. O. C. Christensen of the
Danish steamer Vldal and the devo?
tion of Danish and Norwegian nurses,
who were on board the Danish ship.
These women are believed to be the
only ones of their sex who saw any?
thing of the naval battle.
"We were coming from Copenhagen
to l?ndon last Wednesday," said one
of the Norwegian women, "when we
saw a Zeppelin hovering far above us
and then heard the booming of great
guns. The next thing we saw was two
blazing s lips on the horizon and short?
ly afterwards we ran Into piles of
wreckage, amid which we found seven
mon cllnt ing to a buoy, with hundreds
of bodies floating around.
"In spite of the great danger from
floating n Ines, our captain brought his
ship close to the buoy nnd we heard
one of tho men say: 'We are alive.'
Yes, they were alive In that sea of
dead. Two died from exhaustion and
we were .ust able to drag the others
back from the edge of the grave.
When we took them on board they
were only able to utter the words:
?From Stork,' 'went down,' 'battle.'"
>'oted Aviator Dead.
Newport News, June 7.?Aviator
Stephens McGordon. who recently
made a reoord flight of four hundred
miles to New York died today of
burns received In an accident.
SIX SCORES LOSI IN STORM.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
SIX DEATHS REPORTED.
All Figures Ventured by Owners In
Four States Run Into Hundreds of
Thousands as Property Loss.
Columbia, June 6.?One hundred
and twenty-six deaths had been re?
ported late tonight from the storm
swept sections of Arkansas, Missouri,
Mississippi and Illinois as belated re
poits were reeci'ved from communi?
ties which suffered In a series of tor?
nadoes Monday night and early Tues?
day. A number of persons were un?
accounted for and are believed to be
dead, and several hundred were in?
jured. Accurate estimates of prop?
erty damage were not available but
all figures ventured by property own?
ers ran Into hundreds of thousands.
Incomplete tabulations showed the
following deaths: Arkansas, 76; Mis?
souri, 30, possibly more; Misslslppi,
16; Illinois, 1; Tennessee, 4, with a
score of missing in the overturning
of the Misslslppi river packet Eleo?
nore.
The casualties in Arkansas were
from every section. Scarcely a coun?
ty escaped the path of the twisters,
Which traversed the entire State.
Jackson and Vlckaburg suffered from
the storm In Mississippi. Many of the
PiMMHIe? rn A**MTica? and Miuslslp
' pi were negroes. In Missouri the Pop?
lar Bluff section was well nigh de?
vastated.
Possibility that the full extent of
the storm's death toll has not become
known was seen late tonight in word
from Conway, Ark., that 40 persons
had been killed or Injured near Cato,
near there* Owing to prostrated wires,
It was impossible to get in communi?
cation with the town ai*d the rumored
casualties were not included in the
list of more than 100 dead.
Dcnth Roll Grows.
Memphis, June f>.?Eighty persons
were killed, a thousand injured and
property damaged at least a half
million as the result of the tornado
.last night in Arkansas, according to
reports compiled at noon.
KILLED WIFE; THEN SELF.
Double Tragedy Takes Place Near
Lancnstcr?Shotgun Wcn|*>n Used.
Lancaster, June. 5.?This afternoon
about 3 o'clock, three miles north of
this place, Dave Short, a well-known
negro farmer of this county, shot and
killed his wife while working in the
field near the house because, it is said,
she refused to obey him In some
trivial matter, and after leaving her
dead about forty-five minutes later
killed himself with the same gun,
which he managed to fire by pressing
a forked stick against the trigger of
the gun, the muzzle of which he
held against his heart.
An inquest was held this evening
over both bodies by Magistrate John
L. Caskey, acting coroner, and the
verdict was to the eeffct that Mag
Short, the wife, came to her death
by gunshot wounds at the hands of
Dave Short, her husband, and that
Dave Short committed suicide. Sher?
iff Hunter and Chief Price Orr went
by automobile to the scene of the
killing, where they found both ne?
groes dead.
NO PEACE PLANS.
President Wilson Will Make No Move
in Near Future.
Washington, June 7. Diplomatic
leaders are firmly convinced that
there is now no possibility that Presi?
dent Wilson will make any early ef?
forts to obtain peace In Europe. This
was Indicated by Secretary Lansing's
Cablegram to Ambassador Gerard.
While it is Improbable that any action
will be taken even Ambassador Ger?
ard admits that he had advocated
early peace. Diplomats say that Sec?
retary Lanalng's Inquiry has consider?
able signficance.
CLEMSQN MEN GET DIPLOMAS
CLASS OF 118 COMPLETE COURSE
AND FACE WORK I? WORLD.
Dr. J. L. Coulter of Wrest Virginia De?
livers Annual Commencement Ad?
dress?Dr. Riggs in Farewell Re?
marks (Jives Graduates Advice.
Clemson College, June 6.?The
graduation exercises and the delivery
of diplomas to the 118 young men of
(the class of 1916 were held in Me?
morial hall this morning beginning at
10:30 o'clock. On the stage were Dr.
W. M. Riggs, president of the college;
Dr. J. L. Coulter of West Virginia, the
orator of the day, the two senior class
speakers, the entire faculty of the in?
stitution and a number of the board
of trustees and other distinguished
visitors.
Dr. Riggs welcomed the vast assem?
blage in a few fitting words and In?
troduced the two senior representa?
tives, W. A. Morrison of Clemson col?
lege, whose speech was on "The Ben?
efits of War," and R. B. Waters of
Rock Hill, whose subject was "Prac
tical Patriotism."
Dr. John Lee Coulter of Morgan
town, W. Va.f then addressed the
senior class in a very scholarly but
practical oration. His address was a
notable one full of that kind of elo?
quence that sinks Into the minds and
hearts of people rather than that of
the flowery declaiming speech maker.
Dr. Coulter's address was on "Indi?
vidual Preparedness." He spoke of
the great mass of discussion nowadays
on national preparedness, but said he
wanted to talk of the necessity of be?
ing individually prepared to take one's
place in the world's work and its op?
portunities and duties. He discussed as
elements of individual preparedness
i the qualities of thoroughness, persist?
ence, foresight and the heart qualities
that makes a man love ond consecrate
himself to his sphere of activity. Alan
Johnstone, chairman of the board of
trustees, spoke briefly authorizing the
faculty to confer the degrees and then
Dr. Riggs made a brief farewell talk
to the class. The class of 1916 Is the
ir^?M^lf*$ysjr gsgjAuatadi frop& thls(g4v>nt
institution and an impressive sight it
was to see 118 young men march upon
the stage by course groups and re?
ceive their diplomas at the hands of
Dr. Riggs in the simple but effective
manner characteristic of him.
Following the address of Dr. J. L.
Coulter, President W. M. Riggs ad?
dressed the senior class of 118 men
with the following words of advice:
"It is your good fortune, young men
of the graduating class, to finish your
education in a year when the country
is very prosperous. It is a rare time
for trained men, for under present
conditions, opportunity readily ripens
into success.
"The old idea in education was to
impart culture, its purpose to train
the individual for a greater enjoyment
of a larger life?Its viewpoint was In?
dividualistic and selfish. The modern
idea in education Is to train for ser?
vice?its aim to qualify the individual
to make a maximum contribution to
the sum total of human knowledge
and human progress.
"In a peculiar sense, every educated
man owes the world a service, and the
college has failed of its purpose if It
has no implanted in your hearts a
willingness to serve and what is equal?
ly Important qualified you for that
service.
"For education is not an exit from
the field of labor, but an entrance to
it. It is not a release from toll but
a deliverance from that one remaining
form of human slavery?ignorant and
undirected toiling.
"The cause of education Is the cause
of freedom against the tyranny of Ig?
norance, knowledge against mere tra?
dition, the cause of honest government
against the machinations of dema?
gogues and knaves.
"As educated men I would have the
people of your community think of
you in the terms in which President
Wilson expressed his idea of what
I America should'be as a neutral na
j tion?'lit beyond others to exhibit the
jfine poise of undisturbed judgment,
Jthe dignity of self-eontrol, the effl
cieney of dispassionate actions.'
"Clemson college, which has sought
to help prepare you for a useful life,
has right to expect you to be her
! loyal sons. In the State there Is much
Ignorance regarding the college that
needs to be dispelled, some prejudice
that needs to be combated, some un?
worthy political persecution and abuse
that need to be rebuked at the polls.
"I have awarded diplomas to you.
the largest graduating class in the
history of the college, with mingled
feelings of elation and regret. Elation
when I think of what you have ac?
complished, and what the college has
accomplished not only for yon, but for
the State and nation; regret, because
Uta COLLEGE CLOSES.
TWENTY-TWO GRADUATES RE
CEIVE DIPLOMAS.
Address by Dr. Sykes Newly Elect?
ed President, Wlio Gives Words of
Timely Advice?Announcement of
Gift From General Education Board
Hartsville, June 6.?With the grad?
uating exercises tonight the eighth
session of Coker college came to a
close. The session has been notable
in a number of respects. The student
body has been the largest in the his?
tory of the intsitution and the grad?
uating class o' 22 is the largest the
school has 1- .1. Besides the 22
young worn' ,io received the degree
of bachelo arts, six received asso?
ciate In ? .c degrees, four certifi?
cates in tf .estic science, one In ex
pressic * ,d four in music.
Th ^? .ress to the graduating class,
mar" ?* the newly elected president,
Dr ~ vV". Sykes, was both timely and
f y .ng. Dr. Sykes stresed the im
?j? jtnee of preparation for life and
value of a college education as a
^tor in preparation. He declared that
a college education should give the
power to see straight, to reason logi?
cally and to feel sympathetically. The
great subject of thought of the age we
are now In is, he said, the school prob?
lem, how to get the best of life
to which Carlyle and Ruskin devoted
the ripest years of their lives. It is
this problem to which the college
trained woman should address her?
self. After a speech that held the
closest attention of the audience, the
I degrees were conferred and an?
nouncement was made of the gift of
$60,000 from the general education
board of New York, a gift especially
appreciated because of the recognition
which It means of effective service on
the part of the college.
Iowa Registers Strong Majority
Against Votes for Women.
Des Molnes. June 7.?Woman suf?
frage was defeated Ii Iowa by a sngjgj
SEVEN HUNDRED LOSf.
WOMEN SUFFRAGE DEFEATED*
Death List of Hampshire Announced.
London, June 7.?The death list ltt
the sinking of the Hampshire totaled
nearly seven hundred. Following
King George's order the British army
Is In mourning and will remain, so for
one week. Since Monday the admi?
ralty has made a fruitless search for
survivors of the Hampshire off the
Orkney Islands. Premier Asqulth has
temporarily taken Lord Kitchener's
place as secretary of state for war..
WAREHOUSE COMPANY.
Sumicr Concern Has Capital of $20,
000.
Columbia, June 7.?The secretary
of State has issued a charter to the
Rowland Warehouse company of
Sumter with a capital of $20,000. The
petitioners are: C. G. Rowland, pres?
ident, and W. W. Rowland, vice pres?
ident, secretary and treasurer.
Carranza's Note Not Replied To.
Washington, June 7.?Secretary
Lansing declined today to indicate
when a reply will be made to Car?
ranza's note.
I am sorry that you have reached the
emd of your stay here.
"No senior class has been more
harmonious in its own organization,
more loyal to the college and its dis?
cipline, more honorable and upright
in every personal and official relation*
Somehow I feel closer to the class of
1916 than to any one that has grad?
uated under my administration, be?
cause I am able to count many of you
not only as my graduates, but as warm
personal friends as well. I am only
sorry that I have not been able to
know every one of you In an Intimate
personal way.
"As worthy and full-fledged alumni
of Clemson college I salute you, and
wish for you all the good that can
come to a life of faithful service."
Senator B. H. Tillman Is attending
the commencement exercises and en?
joys them. He seems in excellent
health. His two sons, B. R. T.llman,
Jr., and H. C. Tillman, are also here,
both being graduates of Clemson.
Alan Johnstone, chairman of the
board of trustees; S. T. MeKeown, J.
J. Evans, S. A. Burns and M. L. Don?
aldson, trustees, have been here al*>o.
More than 400 automobiles were
on the campus Monday afternoon at
the military exercises. Never have
such crowds been at Clemson before.
Graduates from Sumter were Thos.
Henry Blddall and Russell Ramsey
Mellett