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ti atio 5 I9l4t Thon Atmat at be thy Oomatry*?, Thy God's THE TRUE SO ATURDAY, JULY 16, 1916. XLII. No. 43. 6* mm FLOODS 1E6CDE. ?Firm DEAD AND GREAT DAMAGE 1JEFT IN SOUTH? ERN 8TAK& |7,0O0,f>00 U> $10, ? IHsiui banco Moies Off IaOo nteoio. Rales Having iPracti Columbta, July It.?The Scut hern floods ore receding with the passing north word of the tropical hurricane erhteh streck the gulf coast last Wsd aesday. leaving a list of Wd and eatsstag of approximately II !persons aa4 property damage of from $7. tee.tee to |io,oot,oeo. A weather bureau snno?n cement that whist retneu as of the disturbance Is now ever Illinois leada to the be? llst that the worst has been told of ths diet a r bed Weather conditions that have gripped ths South for ths last several Raine that had fallen eteadlly for more than 111 hours have ceased throughout North Carolina, South Carolins, Tennessee. Georgia. Missis? sippi aad Alabama, and rlvsrs and ?shall streams that had broken over their beaks aad flooded thousands ot sores of farm lands are subsiding. Per? sons driven from their homes in the dha' aheehes aad Ocmulgee lowlands of Georgia e*S> returning and condi? tions la the Tcan?river valleys are almost normal Southwest Georgia stream*, hsMeeer. are still rising and the darnaee to areferty and crops there w mounting hourly, flood stage to several South Carolina streams Is still to he reached. The Preach Broad river, which overflowed In Bumcorabe, Henderson sod Trsnwlyvajnla counties, North Car oUUMyfafflti/tob In Mis* ssippl small ?r4*mij!**)ifa by tas conUnued eV^i^^^'agmln in their banks. Central AWaatns, of all the flooded sections, failed to show decided \m~ asovsment. The Alabama river is still rising at Montgomery and Selms. Water covers a part of North Mont? gomery end me ay n< gross nave been forced to. leave their homes.' Pour aorta Of Mjsatgomery the Walla. aad1* lef mm vests are marooned sseM<4 ?* dnr lend. river reached the flood stags it days ago. The Autauga creek, lob crossed ths streets of PrattviUe, Ig at a stand. Half the population of Sslma Is do? ing relief work among the 2,000 fsm llles mads destitute in that region by the overflowing of the Alabama and Ca ha be rivers. Communication has been reeatab x ttehed with Brew ton. Ala., which has been isolated since last Wsdnesday. Reporte say Escambla county wss UtsreJIy Inundated for four days by she overflow of ths Escambla rlvy and crops in that section were virtual? ly ruined. Every piece of property m Brewton wi.a damaged. Mobile suffered property damage of 11.200,000 in the hurricane, according to conservative estimates furnished by busin ens men there. The loss was principally to shipping, merchandise, telephone end telegraph companies and railroads. Nb lives were lost in the city proper. Pensacola's lose in? cluding damage to government prop? erty was evtl mi & ted at 1110.000. The Alabama commissioner cf agri? culture estimated that the damage to grow ng crops In Alabama on account of the floods snd windstorms sill be "not less than from IS.600,000 to 17, 000,000." No estimate! have been mad >) from other State?, but Georgia and Missis? sippi crops are known to hsve suffer sd severely. Tho safe arrival st Blloxl today of three schooners csrrylng 12 rmsn was offset by news from Mobile of the finding of seve -al additional bodies off the coast snd that some small craft hav? not been sccounted for. Ths known death list throughout the storm area Is aproxlmately 30 persons, about eoually divided be? tween those drowned In the gulf snd those killed by lightning or drowning In th'j interior of Alabama. Georgia, Mississippi snd Tennessee. The miss? ing srs all sslloro on ships long over? due st gulf ports and known to have been In the path of Wednesday's gale. CALAMITY TO GEORGIA. Southern Section of State Suffer* Heavy Lues as Result of Recent Ktorm. Savannsh, Ga., July 11.?Dlspatche tonight from Ilalnbridge and othei towns In that part of Southern Qggg gla describe tho flood conditions there as the worst cnlamity that has ever bcfellen that region. In Decatui WASHINGTON HEWS BRIEFS. A RULING ON DEUTSCHLAND CASE TO BE MADE AT ONCE. British llcpreMetttatlve Insists That Submarine Is a Warship?Shipping Dill Before Senate?An Appeal for Poland?Camiaign Against Infantile Paralysis. Washington, July 12.?The State department is to rule on the Deutsch? land late today or tomorrow. Acting Secretary Polk gets the facts from the treasury department about the inspec? tion made yesterday. Acting Secretary of Bute Polk denies that if the Deutschland should be sunk after leaving America that this government would not be concerned. He says no policy has been decided on yet. Coun? sellor Barclay cf the British embassy declines to say whether the State de? partment will be asked to interne the Deutschland. He says that England Insists that the Deutschland is a war ship, however. A Republican and Democratic peaco conference agrees that there shall be no Republican filibuster on the ship? ping bill. Amrle time will be given for debate. The senate will meet each day at 10 o'clock and continue In ? session until 6:30. President Wllion Informed the dele? gation representing the Polish socie? ties In America that he will make a personal appeal to Germany and Eng? land asking them to permit supplies to be sent to starving Poland. The delegates represented Polish citizens of America. The war department has called on adjutants general of the National Guard to furnish guard officers for re* celving officers of the regular army. The health department plans a pretentious campaign against infan? tile paralysis. Thirteen more sur? geons have been detailed and they expect to get money from congress so they" can work on a larger scale. county, which teems to have suffered the worst, the damage to crops and Other property is now placed at $760, 000. The enth * tobacco crop there \s mined, it is said. The Flint river, which overflowed its banks Sunday night, has reached I night, gradually extending the flooded area. Spring creek, which flooded many thousand acres of farming land, was believed to ho slowly receding, leaving destruction in its wake. In the western part of Decatur county tho Chattahoocr.e river has laid waste to many plantations. In Miller county it is said that only one small bridge withstood the tor t rent. The town of Babcock was flood? ed when the huge dam at the plant of the Babcock lannbcr company gave way. The mill Ittelf Is half sub? merged. In the vicinity of Albany, near which place the bridge of the Georgia, Southwestern & Gulf railway over tho Muckafoochee creek was swept away last night, the streams have begun to recede. Traffic over the Central of Georgia railway is still tied up west of Albany, where Notchaway creek, in Calhoun county, overflowed its banks. A great deal of damage has been done in that section to crops, which were far advanced toward maturity. A negro who tried to swim a pond In a cotton field near Albany was drowned. The United States district court, which convened In Albany yesterday, has been unable to transact business owing to the Inability of Jurors, wit? nesses and litigants to reach the city. Reports of great damage to crops, roads and railway trestles reached here tonight from Arlington, which has been Isolated for four days. All bridges on the G F. & A. and the Cen? tral of Georgia railways in that sec? tion were washed away. Much cotton is under water. It was still raining there tonight. Railroads everywhere are making great efforts to resume traffic over their lines, but it will be four days before they can approach former schedules. The Georgia, Florida & Alabama railway had hopes of moving a train late tonight out of Cuthbcrt, where a great quantity of mall has been delayed. Around Waycross another hard rain fell today, delaying repairs on railway iines. Through traffic between Way cross and Montgomery has been re? sumed over the Atlantic Coast Line, but trains are running far behind schedules. In the vicinity of Valdosta, where the Wlllacoochee and Little rivers reached a stage higher than had been known In a decade, the water was falling tonight. The National high? way bridges across the Wlllacoochee river and the Hagau bridge ucrois the HONOR GOl. D. D. Sll?RO MEMBERS OF OOM1 LI8H MJEMORL Third United States Volt uccrs Compile Data Al guished Carolinian. PUB. ?ngi Dlstin lunl temorial DuBose ime has by the IV Engi ke South Ing the contains ses a articles and army itlmate riant en wether ?ibutes, appear fspapers Col. len he Columbia. July 12.?A volume to the late Col. Da Oalllnhrd of Panama can been prepared and publis Third United States Vol nocrs, of which regiment Carolinian was colonel d Spanish-American war. 14 nearly 200 pages and coi sketch of Gaillard's life, su as "Ualllard. as an Engln "Gaillard as a Soldier" officers who knew him wi of him as the author of im glneering books and repor with scores of articles an editorial and personal, whi ed in the magazines and all over the country both Gaillard's health failed and died. Says the dedication: memory of our regimental co in the Spanish war, and of wife. Third U. S. Volun neers," and the peculiarly quotation: "Peace hath her victories renown'd than war," marks before the biographical ske Though tho volume la for part a compilation of facts mates concerning Col. Gailla had already appeared In nevertheless breathes from cover, a tender personal something of the affection officers and men of the regiment had for their commander. Especially does this sentiment find expression in the contributions by Maj. Stephen M. Foote, coast artillery corps Who was a major in the volunteer engineers and a devoted friend of the South Carolinian. The frontispiece Is a photograph of Col. Gaillard and the book several other cuts?one of t lard coat-of-arms, one of which was erected in West Point loving lander noble Engi lificant leas ntains Gail tablet .hall, the Huguenot \ church, Charleston, placed there by the church and the Huguenot Aid society. The memorial book was published in St. Louis) and is Just off the press. It is bound in cloth. WILD HORNSBY SHOT. Young White Man of EdgeflcM County Killed by Magistrate's Con? stable. Edgefleld, July 10.?News was re? ceived in Edgefleld about noon today of the killing of Will Hornsby by Fred Mims, a magistrate's constable, early last night. From the meagre information obtainable it appears that Will Hornsby, a young white man, who resided In or near Clark's Hill, attacked his father Saturday af? ternoon and a warrant was Issued for his arrest by Magistrate Bodle. The warrant was delivered to Constable Fred Mlms for execution. When he approached young Hornsby the lat? ter resisted arrest by drawing his pis? tol. The constable fired upon him in self defense with fatal effects. As soon as the Information reached the sheriff's office Deputy Sheriff Brunson left for the scene of the trouble. It Is Impossible to obtain a full account of the tragedy. PARALYSIS GERM ISOLATED. There Is Now Hope That Means of Preventing Spread of Disease. ' New York, July 12.?The city health department has finally succeed? ed In Isolating the Infantile paralysis germ and now probably will find means of preventing the spread of the disease. BURIED AT ARLINGTON. (apt. Boy (I, Carriznl Victim, Given Military Funeral. Washington, July 11.?Capt. Boyd, who was slain by Carranzlstas at Car? riznl, was buried today In Arlington cemetery full honors. Tho Second cavalry escorted the funeral cortege to tbe cemetery. Secretary Baker, Gen, Scott and members of congress attended. Little river arc gone, other bridges in that section were badly damaged. Asburn reports hundreds of acres of cotton and corn under water and much damage from wind. A negro laborer on a farm near there was 1.111 ed toy lightning today. WILL TAKE SUBMARINE BACK. CAPT. KOENIG OP DEUTSCHLAND SAYS HE WILL. LEAVE IN TEN DAYS. Examination of United States Naval Officers Confirms Statement of Sub? marine Commander Tliat Vessel is Purely a Commercial Craft. Baltimore, July 11.?Confident that the efforts of the diplomatic repre? sentatives of the entente allies to have his vessel classed as a warship, and interned will prove unavailing, Capt. Paul Koenlg, master of the German submarine Deutschland, is preparing to leave port on his return voyage within ten days. Capt. Koenlg expressed satisfaction tonight but no surprise when inform? ed that three American officers who inspected the Deutschland today had reported that not only was she an unarmed merchant vessel now, but was so constructed that she could not be converted into a warcraft without virtually being rebuilt. Capt. Koenlg said he could only reiterate that the Deutschland, like other submarines built or building for Germany's new undersea merchant fleet, was designed solely as a freight carrier. At least eight of these vessels, it was authoritatively learned here to? day, now are building at Kiel, and with these ,in addition to the Deutsch? land and the Bremen, already enroute for an American port, Germany ex? pects in a measure to reestablish her lost commerce and mail communica? tion with the rest of the world. The torpedo being a submarine's essential weapon to make her effective as a warcraft, it was the possibility that the Deutschland might be pierced for torpedo tubes that was the chief concern of the American naval of? ficers, headed by Capt. C. P. Hughes, who inspected the vessel today. Not only were none found, but an exami? nation of the forward part of the vessels' hull, where torpedo tubes nat i urally would be located, revealed, it was learned, that the structur was not substantial enough to contain them. Before the Deutschland could be , armed like a German naval subma jbukeav uutirs reconstruction forward 1 i??idm '^^w^acr^^ sufficient,' in the minds of the Amer? ican experts, to warrant their decision that the vessel could In no wise be considered a war vessel. The possibility that guns could be mounted on her superstructure was understood to have been conslderd also. But there were neither guns I nor emplacements In evidence. Capt. Hushes and his associates were given the entire freedom of the ship and there was no space within the Interior that they did not explore. The Deutschlands commander was not present during the examination as he was not notified that the navy of? ficers were coming. I Capt. Hughes and his associates, Lieut. Fisher of the bureau of steam engineering and Naval Constructor Howard, spent more than two hours in the vessel. Capt. Hughes declined to discuss what he had seen, but said that not only did the young officer who escorted them through the boat freely answer questions but even vol? unteered Information. "He Is proud of his vessel and I do not blame him," said Capt. Hughes. "It is a wonderful piece of mechanism and a monument to the German in? ventive genius." If the Deutschland has any new devices or mechanism which are new in submarine construction, Capt. Hughes now knows them. He would not say if any such existed, but made It clear In this connection that every? thing he wanted to know was frankly explained. He had no Instructions or intention, he said, to report any knowledge he may have gained. Deputy Surveyor Heyward, who also wau one of the party, said that the American experts were "highly enthu? siastic and were continually ejaculat? ing." Capt. Koenig meanwhile was taking luncheon at a hotel with a party of officials of the North German Lloyd line. The Deutschland today began un? loading her cargo of dyestuffs. This task probably will be completed on Thursday, after which she will begin to take on her return cargo of nickel and rubber. The interned German steamship Neckar was towed up close tc the Deutschland today and will serve as quarters for the crew of the submarine while in port. The report from abroad today indicating that the Bremen had left Germany prior to the Deutschland and was now long over due, wa-8 denied at the North German Lloyd office hers, ll was asserted that tho Deutschland was the. first to kuve WASHINGTON DHU' -V -r-3*i PRESIDENT WILSON DENOUNCES CITIZENS NOT LOYAL TO AMERICA. Has Rccn Asked to Address Reunion of Confederates at FishersvlUe, Va., Report of Neutrality Board is Ex? pected to Be Made Public Tomor? row?Will Set International Prec? edent-?Peace Comes Again to San Domingo. Washington, July 13.?President Wilson today spoke before the citizen? ship convention denouncing hyphe? nates and saying that immigrants must be loyal to America, whether they are pleased by that course or not. "We have been disturbed re? cently by certain sympathizers which have shown themselves in our body politic. They have gone as- far as to draw themselves apart and have been more loyal to their native land than to America/' He said this regarding German-Americans. "The neutrality board has bee i giv? en the facts In the Deutschland case. Their decision will be reached today and given to acting secretary of State Polk. This decision will be formally announced tomorrow. It is almost certain to be that the Deutschland Is a merchantman. Officials say that this ruling would establish an internation? al precedent. A submarine has never before been classed as a merchant? man. A delegation of representatives of Virginia with Confederate veterans today asked President Wilson to ad? dress the Confederate survivors of the Shenandoah' valley campaign at their reunion at FishersvlUe, Va., on August the fifth. President Wilson li unable to decide now whether he can go or not. Rear Admiral Caperton reports to j the navy department that two com ? panles of marines were sent out from Santiago by Col. Pendleton, the com? mander there, to run down bandits. A large portion of the native army has disbanded since the Americans arrived for the protection of the city. DEUTSCHLAND IS MEROBANT Washington, July 11.?That the su? per submarine Deutschland will be officially classified as a peaceful mer? chantman within the next twenty-four hours was certain today, officials agreeing that no other ruling was pos? sible, although It will be deferred un | til the naval constructors report of? ficially. CARRANZA ARMY DEPLETED. Men Mutiny and Desert to Join Villa's Army. El Paso, July 11.?Carranza's army Is being depleted through deser? tions and mutiny. These defections are strengthening Villa's army. DESERTION REPORT DENIED. Carranza Garrison at Santa Rosalia Has Not Gone Over to Villa. Washington, July 11.?Mexican Consul Garlca today wired the em? bassy a denial of the report that the Carranza garrison at Santa Rosalia had gone over to Villa. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, today in? troduced a resolution calling upon the secretary of State for information concerning the effect of the new Rus? so-Japanese alliance on China's "open door." 1 VERDUN BATTLE CONTINUES. No Letup in German ~Atu ks Despite Pressure on Other Points. Paris, July 11.?The Germans con? tinue their attacks on the Verdun front, despite the pressure against their lines elsewhere. The Germans penetrated the French positions in Fumin wood and Chenois, but were driven out by counter attacks. There i I were no Infantry actions last night on ) the Somme front, but there were se- ' vere artillery duels on both the Somme and Verdun fronts. BRITISH PATROL BOATS SUNK. ' Austrian Cruiser IK?stroys Five British Boats in Adriatic. Vienna, July 11.?The destruction of five British patrol boats off Otranto by the Austro-Hungarian scout cruis? er Novara is officially reported. The admiralty announced that "all patrol boats were destroyed by artillery fire All sank burning, three after their boilers had exploded. The Nevara rescued only nine British sailors of all the crews." GUY COUNCIL MEETING. CITIZENS PROTEST ? AGAINST RAILROAD BEING LAID IN DINGLE STREET. Number of Matters of Small Import? ance Attended by Cbuncilmeii at Regular Meeting on Friday Night. City Council at its meeting on Fri? day night attended to a number of matters, none of which were of a great deal of general interest. The only matter of special importance was the protest by residents and prop? erty owners living on Dingle street against a railroad line being laid In that street. All of the members of council were present. Messrs. T. B. Jenkins, E. W. McCcllum, and a number of other cit? izens appeared before council to pro? test against allowing a railroad track to be laid in Dingle street Mayor Jennings stated that the ordinance would have to pass three readings and would be on file for one week before it could be passed and in the mean? time anyone who wanted to could ac? quaint himself with its terms and en? ter such protest as he saw fit, all of which would be considered. The first readings of the two ordi? nances, one for the A. C. L. and Northwestern track, and the other for the Southern track, was t given* by Council. Mr. J. T. Green asked permission to connect with the sewer system, al? though he lived a few feet outside of the city limits. Council granted his request and went on record us favor? ing connection of citizens living Just outside the city limits, where it was feasible, for sanitary reasons. A request for a hydrant at the cor? ner of Purdy and Bartlette streets was received from citizens living , In that vicinity, but the granting of the request was deferred, as Council was of the opinion that it could r ot spend the money necessary for this, change at this time, in view of the many oth? er necessary expenditurss which hajge been caused by the laying e\ pave? ment on the street. The City Clerk and Treasurer re- . ported the receipt of % letter freju the Ely Construction Company stat? ing that the attention of foremen of the construction force had been, call? ed 'to'the wastage of w^terv WmWtky+ by the city, and that %*Ts wVnld be no further trouble from this source. A bill of E. B. Lynam for $45.00 for installing a storage battery for the fire alarm system was ordered paid. The City Clerk called attention to the fact that the scavenger system under the new ordinance made it necessary to have the renumbering of the houses in the city completed, which work had ben started some time ago, but discontinued when ths paving work was commenced. Cotih directed that this work be pushed as rapidly as posible. A petition to pave West Liberty street to the city limits was received and Council decided to have this work done, following out a formerly ex? pressed policy of paving the main thoroughfares of the city to the lim? its, where a request was made for it. Supervisor White called attention of Council to the narrowness of Tele? phone street at Harvtn street And stated that he thought that the Coast Line would give space for widening the street, if the city would request It. The matter was referred to Council? man Rowland with the request that he take the matter up with ths proper officials. Mayor Jennings reported that he had written to neighboring cities ask? ing what they charged for near-beer licenses, but had not yet reecived any replies. The llcensnlng of near-beer places was therefore deferred. Upon recommendation of Council? man Booth, the salary of O. H. Mc Kagen, auto truck driver, was Increas? ed to $75 a month. The police report for June showed: Arrests 99; cases dismissed, 6; cases suspended, 7; transferred ;1 appealed, 1; fines $1,007.65; days, 670, or $134; total fftes $1,141.65. The library report showed: Books loaned in year, 6,481; in June 413; members, 630; June 16, total 646. FRENCH CAPTURE PRISONERS. Thirteen Hundred Germans Taken During I<ast Two Days. Paris, July 11.?The French took thirteen hundred prisoners south of the Somme during the last two days' fighting. There is great artillery ac tlvtty today in the sectors of Aver court and Chattancourt. Germans gained a foothold In the French ad? vance trenches west of Fumln wood, but counter attacks repulsed them. The enemy attack in the Vosges was repulsed with hand grenades.