Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?neu ( ^^sl^dsT^ ? eVa^|)sa^jbb^)d^flr^^o^es^ | tnUIW? DKUAYKD %m% of Treck Torrn mp of Gam Pool Out West off CHx? iL? Doirj Item, July II. on the Court Use wu again Med *n today vhea a wrack occurred! am tue s^mter-Auguste ttae two miles *)*st af tmmtee and two hundred feet el treefc wad turd up aad three box ?***. detain*) and overturned. The ***** was <hld to be oauerd by the tjl0im ee* of ose of the drawheade em ewe ef the ear*, t IM* wreak ocourred this morning at ***** ?:** o'clock. A through freight that* fr**t Augusta to Florence was tfsh adeaeeea af the wreck, a* it was del *t ghat-tee wreck oceurred. The drew-J Sdsd ef ewe ef the ear* fourteen easel , Mi the ewdt*e nulled out and the *>ree* resulted. A gang ef men wadj it janee. reeded out and eent to the Sei, gutakty as aesatbte and all It has been busy repairing the Id aad getting the track back is star? far traaV. At two o'clock today H *Jee stated that It wee hoped til lg**e the track cleared by three *?*??*. a* that train* might pas*, ' a teeuU ef the wreck all frame fee laager Augusta list, was tied frrre train* ahme Id .Coli shorn the mirth add all ?a*rd held the south ere being held at Pine f ^sr^? j^oJ^NW^^^^g *niaP?^|^^Je^pl^rf aj^ , mnm the track; at'. Wee* rwo threudh ; .Coast Um dad e?d through Seaboard Ahr Is the station yard her* all train No. 11 which was to here at 11:11 for Columbia m the yard at I o'clock with of leav hag shortly after I Th* train* from th* south ???rsfrid a* soon as the track la order net to cause eon* ?, la the yard, and th* trains here will he operated etit owe **, a>*taar, just a* soea as th* other eemeta. ?um of aad ?**?** Vsl tt.?4L 6. Arm? thd HkA reltsf b**g m^eMi*t theisms and abt?te In thee* sections tldre M*ha*tutely dtotltute" aad unless wdtp rosshaa them seoa "many of the ye*ager tad feeble will perish." decordis* Id Mr. Armstrong an In r**t***tl*i* was made la Dallas, Mon? roe, Wlftaea, ferry and several ad rtlee dad the situation to * serious. late." says the statement, therw are at least to,000 ten? ded tied young; Interested In the Wfm iOWeej id In Dallas county and ; ajswed th* same number In sdjoining Ctpasjttea. At least one-half ef these 1? see shsehitsly destitute.'' . Is eummlng up the crop damage ..ma: Arssstreng said: * '"There Is In Dallas county 160.000 deree of Und. We estimate that about 1**,eft aoree ef the best cultivated bead has bees submerged, Of this amount to.eoe acres is cotton, 70,000 awiee la ears aad th* ruisaitsder In usd other crops largely destroyed. The wa? ver covered these crops from four to , If" lered that while help had be*' i reeeivsd from Selma the sttua Ilm still wae critical and the season wei tee far advanced for the planting *f money crops this year. 4v?. 0MB MORS FLOOD VICTIM. T?*ng Lady Fatally Injured at Ware Qreenvtlle, July 11.?A telephone pt from Wars Shoals tonight ad asotber death to the list of flood Mies Navo Dallas, aged 11. Psnlght, with four companions, fell S6 .feet when a bridge, weakened by the high waters of Saluda river, gave way, .aad seeersl hour* after the accident, sues umber to Injuries. Other members ef th* party wete not seriously hurt, Mies Lola Cobb was hurt In the side and head by the rail, and Roy Jackson suatalnsd cuts and bruise a HAN* PRISONERS TAKEN. OAkdel Report Shows Extent of Victory on Somase River. London, July II.?-During July the British captured tt.lt! Germans on the) Komm? front, also one hundred end forty big guns and several hun? dred machine guns, It Is officially an? nounced. The British repulsed a Ger? man attack on the right flank and two .assault* on the British center. Fur? ther ground has been gained at Pokier**. The Germans are bringing; up relnforcemeate. ttBJUUftSIIIMIiOH 1HPRQVED .. & ? v"?. fflAlHa OPERATING OVER COAST LINK AT ST. STEPHENS AGAIN. Railway Um Repaired Trcs tftt os Columbia ? Charleston Main lane and to Again Operating Train* Over it and Alao over Klng vlUe-Marton Branch?Hlgti Water Work on Wateree--North Snffers Waabovta. From The Dally Item. July It. The reports from the A. C. L. and Southern Railroad offices today indi? cate a decided Improvement over con? ditions eines the flood reached this sec? tion of the State. The main line of A. C. U between Lanes and Charles? ton was opened for traffic this morn? ing and the Southern Railway has re? paired its treetles over the Conferee between KlngvtUe and Fort Motte on the Columbia-Charleston road, and trains are again operating over the Klngvl lie-Marion branch of the Southern between Columbia and Lan The only unsatisfactory reports were that the water at Congaree was still rising slowly and was too high for any satisfactory progress to be made towards repalntng the damage done to the trestle there by the recent flood, and the fact that It was feared that the Has might Again the bridge and trestle at Remlnt and that it might again Hove to so closed to traf? fic for a day or two. The Nortneajiern main line was opened seme time this morning and A. C. U train No. II from Charleston to Blunter and Wedgeneld was the !%Bs passenger train to pass over the jimaiu Tnotrajr^wwi^lr^ly <i*> damaged by the flsjofc ws^ baa #1* eted the track nine* Sunday morn? ing, and it was almost normal again today when the train passed Over. However, of course, parts of it were softened and extra care had to i?e taken in passing over the trestle and bridges, as well as along the env baakment. The water wee ?tili up to tile croesties ana splashing against the rails of the trank in places, kdding seat to toe crossing of the river, wttych I was extended out over the woods and *wamp for about six miles. WWh the passage of the trains over the Santee at Saatee this mofnlnk the congestions ans delays which hays bean caused by dctouring trains \tf way of tfumter and Denin?rk will partly be alleviated. Ali thronln ifjtihs between the north and te?1h U be aporated Over tnelr cobuii ned route now, hutead di be4rig gfttt ardtmd by tttmter. Reports from the Wateree ? nt Wedgeneld Indicate that the river Is still rising slightly. Ths watsr there is too high for any satisfactory prog? ress to be made In replacing the tres? tles, five thousand feet of which wets washed away. The restoration of this line to service depends entirely on when the water goes down, as the flood will have to recede before the treaties can be replaced. \ Reports Preen Southern Encouraging. The reports from the Southern Rail? way today are very encouraging. The damage to the trestle In the Congaree swamp on the Charleston-Columbia lino has been repaired and trains were again operating over this route today. Service between Columbia ami Lancaster was also resumed this af? ternoon, when the first train since the flood was operated out of Columbia by way of Klngville and Sumter Junction to the Catawba river, where It had to stop, as the ? bridge was down. It Is stated that it will prob? ably be about a week or ten days be? fore eervlce over the Catawba at Rock Hill will be resumed. e Northwestern Suffers Damage. The Northwestern Railroad was hit by the heavy rains about Borden and I at Rose Hill yesterday and suffered a washout and ths loss of a trestle In I consequence of the high water. The dam at Pollard's Mill gave way and caused a washout of one hundred and fifty feet on the Northwestern road near Borden. This damage was re? paired, however, late yesterday and trains were aagin operating over the road between Sumter and Camden this morning. Near Rose Hill at Mr. B. H. Colclough's place a thirty-foot trestle wss washed away and it will probably be a couple of days before this damage can be repaired. As only freight service is operated on this line and it twice a week, it is thought that the regular Wednesday train will be operated by Saturday. Detective Shoots Himself. New York, July 26.?Detective John Kennell, the oldest member of the police wire tapping squad, while be? ing sought as a witness In the Investi? gation of the scandal, shoots himself iuar the heart. Italians Renoine Austria ns. Home. July 26.?The Italians re? pulsed Austrian attempts to recapture Monte Clmone. Austrian troops on the march are shelled by Italian ar? tillery In r?rKttic valley ami Hnrcnla regiop. bus mm m um$ EVERY PLANTER IN BO HTM CAR? OLINA INVITED TO COKE TO FLORENCE. To Hold All-day Session on Tuesday, August 15?Most Prominent Farm Experts in State on Program for Ap? propriate Talks. Florence, July 22.?There is to be a big agricultural meeting at the Pee Dee fair grounds, at this place on Tuesday, August 16, 1916, to which the agriculturists of South Carolina, and especially the Pee Dee section are Invited, notice of which is being sent o'ut by Mr. T. B. Young in the fol lowing letter and programme: This is under the direction of the Florence Agricultural Association and will certainly be one of the best agri? cultural programmes that has ever been pulled off in this section. We have secured able experts to talk on live subjects and will also have prac? tical talks from many of our progres? sive farmers. The meeting will be all day from 10 a. m. until 6/ p. m., all bringing lunch and have lunch on the grounds. Everybody is urged to come The programme in part is as follows. Programme: 'Beet Cattle and Pasturage," by L. I. Qulon, of Lugoff, S. C. Discussed by John Wlllcox, Dr. T. C. Johnson, Moultrie Truluck, M. B. Huggins and B. F. Taylor. "Winter Cover Crops," by David R. Coker. Hartsvllle, S. C. "Hogging on Clover in South Caro? tin*,' by D. J. Simmons. "Summer Legumes," by R. R. Currla and J. O. Flaklea. "Seed Selection," by F. 0> Tarbox, I Clemson College, F. H. Young, "Dairying,* by J. W. McLcndon, "Hog Raising," by J. J. Eaddy, B. T. Ward, J. E. Pettlgrew and W. T. Hud? son. "Care of Orchards, Demonstration Sprays." J. N. Napier, Darlington. "Mule Raising," by H. 8. Saunde: Florence, 8. C. "Disease of Cotton and Rela Planta.'1 H. W. Barr, Clemson Coll "barm Economics,' by T. B. You All of these talks will be reasonabi I short, practical and helpful, and !fo farmer can afford, to miss this pro? gramme. We hope that every one ^n the county and surrounding co?ntt?i will help to advertise and make the meeting a great success. Yours vhtf truly, J. C. C. Brunaon, president; 1. O. Finklea, J. S. McKenzie, T. %. Yo?hg, committee 1 * I ! ',. I I till, ? . MAY TAKE CARGO OF GOLD. Reported Deutschland Will Carry il, 000,000 Worth of Precious MetafNo Germany. 11 i 1 Baltimore. July 23.?The only thing that could be affirmed of the sub? marine merchantman Deutschland to? night was that she was alongside a pier In the Patapsco river where she was berthed 14 days ago when she completed her voyage from Germany. It was officially stated tonight that clearance papers had not been filed and this strengthened the belief tnat negotiations for insuring a consign? ment of gold alone were responsible for delay In the submerslble's depar? ture. In this connection It was re? ported today from what was consid? ered a trustworthy source, that gold was carried aboard the vessel last {Thursday by stevedores. It was re? called that extra precautions In guard? ing the submarine were taken that day. Newspaper men were forbidden to climb a piledrlver from which they had been making observations. It was on Thursday, too, that It was reported In New York that marine underwrit? ers had been asked for rates on a 14, 1000,000 consignment of gold to be dis? patched on the Deutschland. V. S. GETS BUTTON TRADE. American Manufacturers Taking Busi 0 nese From Europe. Washington, July 24.?American manufacturers are grasping the world's button trade, .once held by the warring European countries, the department of commerce announced today. Exports from the United States increased 80 per cent in 1916, and continues to grow. Japan, Italy and Spain are the only other coun? tries now selling buttons abroad. Formerly Great Britain, France, Ger? many and Austria supplied most of the world. NEGRO SOLDIERS SHOT. Race Riot Among Militia at Kort Sam Houston. Washington, July 26.?Gen. Fun ston reports that three men of the eighth Illinois Infantry, colored, were shot by the military patrol from Fcrt Sam Houston last night, when tho Il? linois men threatened to throw white Infantrymen out of a BglbOD near the fort. Military guard from fort went to quiet the riot and the Illinois infan? trymen, numboring forty, refused to subside, The guard then tired Into the crowd dispersing the colore.l militiamen. An invcHtlKiitlon Ih be*tt*f made. OBOERS FOB RECRUITING PUN NEED NEARLY 2,000 MEN FOR NATIONAL GUARD. Assign Officers to Recruiting Stations at Greenville, Spartanburg and Florence, Camp Moore, Styx, July 24.?It is not believed that the First and Sec? ond regiments, National Guard of South Carolina will be moved to the Mexican border until every company has been recruited to full war strength?150 men and officers. It is pointed out that the regiments will not be needed tor many months and [that the men might as well be trained at Styx as at a concentration camp in Texas. General orders for the recruiting campaign in South Carolina were re? ceived at the camp today. A study of the needs of the regiments shows that over 1,800 men will be required be? fore the companies are up to war strength. Considering the number of men to be thrown out on physical examination it is evident that more than 2,800 recruits will have to be secured by the details that are soon to open stations in Greenville, Spar? tanburg, Columbia and Florence. The different units of the National Guard need the following number of men: First regiment, 876; Second regiment, 897; Troop A, cavalry, 10; engineer company, 94 and field hos? pital, 16. . The following coast artillery of? ficers were today assigned to their stations: Spartanburg, Capt. J. M. Wallace of Spartanburg and First Lieut J. Herts Brown; Greenville, Henry C. Moore of Gaffney and Lieut. Guy B. Foster of Green ville; Florence, First Lieut. W. E. Bell of Gaffney and Second Lieut W. W. Hames of Jonesville. The officers for the Columbia re? cruiting station have not yet been an? nounced. It Is very probable that First Lieut. J. K. Durst, Jr., of Greenwood will be assigned to the Columbia station. The officers will select their own details. ? i OUT OFF BY STORM. t. k. o. A. Summer School Colony at Blue Ridge Escapee All Harm. ? Blue Ridge, N. C, July 22i~Cut off from all communication with the out? side world since Saturday night, near? ly 800 men and women from all pari? Of the 8outh attending the' Y. M. C. A. Stimmer school now In session at Blue Ridge, N. C, have been eager; to get word to thousands of anxious rel? atives and friends that they were perfectly safe, well fed, and comfort? able In the heart of the storm swept region near Ashevllle. The 16 buildings of the Blue Ridge association arc located at an eleva? tion of 2,700 feet on a high vantage point overlooking the flood region below. Dr. W. D. Weatherford, ex? ecutive secretary, said today: "Not only was our commissary depart? ment stacked with over two weeks' full supply of staple groceries, but we have given food to a number of mountaineers In real distress. We have everything for which to be thankful. Our own power plant Is supplying to all our buildings light and water, which were temporarily cut off by an accumulation of silt and dirt in our reservoir. "I never saw a better exhibition of Y. M. C. A. spirit than when 75 dele? gates worked voluntarily at hard manual labor to make sure of light and water for other conferences as well as their own. "Those who have planned to attend the city Y. W. C. A. and later con? ferences need have no fear as to their safety and comfort during their stay in Blue Ridge. "C. H. Hobbs, prominent lumber merchant of North Carolina, chair? man of the. Blue Ridge business com? mittee, after a perilous trip to get to Blue Ridge Sunday afternoon, hired a gang of men on Monday and promptly restored the automobile road to the town of Black Mountain, two miles away. i "As quickly as telegraph service was resumed at Ashevllle, 20 miles away, we sent 98 telegrams by foot messengers to let the world know that the Blue Ridge association was comparatively untouched by the storm. "Our delegates are beginning to leave by carriage for Ashevllle and by raliioad thence via Murphy and At? lanta or Knoxvllle.' GUARDSMEN RAIDED VILLAGE. Mexican General Complains Tliat Mas? sachusetts Men Crossed Border. El Paso, Texas, July 24.?General Francisco Gonxales, commandant at Juarez, formally protested today lo General George Bell here, command? ing the American forces here, against the conduct of the outpost guards of the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, who he said, crossed Into Mexican terri? tory yesterday morning "In violation of Mexican rights," and last night shot up "without provocation a number of homes of Mexicans south of the bor? der." SUBMARINE NEARLY READY. WILL START FOR HOME WITH CARGO OF GOLD. Doubtful Whether Deutschland Can Escape Enemies Ships?No Signs of Bremen, Sister Ship, and Second German Merchant Submarine. Baltimore, July 24.?Asked today when the German merchant subma? rine Deutschland would sail on her return voyage to Germany, Paul G. L. Hilken* member of Eastern Forward? ing Company, the boat's American agency, said she would start "just as I soon as we can get her rea<?y, and that will not be much longer." From a source regarded as most re? liable, It was ascertained today ths* the Eastern Forwarding company has successfully closed its negotiations for a large consignment of gold to be tak? en' back on the submersible. It was said the gold will be put aboard today and that the boat will then be ready to leave. Nothing could be learned as to the amount or from whom it was obtained except that it was through negotiations with "one of the largest American banking institu? tions." Looking for the Bremen. Norfolk, Va., July 24.?Persons who maintained a* vigil for the Bremen, sister ship of the giant German sub? marine Deutschland, for the past ^forty-eight hours, were keenly disap? pointed at the failure of tho submer? sible to put in an appearance at Cape Henry. So far as could be learned here today no authoritative informa? tion as to her whereabouts has been received. Persons who accurately forecasted the coming of the Deutschland almost to the hour of its arrival, and who de? clared Saturday that the Bremen would* put in probably off Cape Hen? ry not later than today, made no at? tempt to explain her failure to ap? pear. They insisted that she probab? ly had been slightly delayed, possibly by the presence of the allied warships just o?tside the capes, and that she might be expected to dash into safety at any time, but simultaneously admit? ted their disappointment over the sit? uation. Others, Including seafaring men, many of whom even scout the asser? tion that the Bremen Is on its way to the Untted States, say she Is nowhere near the capes, else she would have rushed to safety some time during the last two days. During that period the sea had been exceedingly rough, the sk'es have been overcast almost con? tinuously day and night, and heavy rains have fallen, making conditions ideal for a dash into the capes, The feeling that the Bremen is not near the capes appeared to have spread today to the allied warships. Only one of them was In sight, and she was cruising far off the coast. VENIZELOS SEES ENTENTE VIC? TORY. Openly Challenges King Constantine'* Opinion of Draw to tho War. Athens, via London, July 24.?For? mer Premier Venlzelos openly chal? lenged King Constantlne's expressed belief that Germany can not be de? feated In an article which appears in today's Herald. Venizolos quotes an Interview given by the King to an As? sociated Press representative last Jan? uary, in which the monarch declar? ed that the war would result in a draw. "Who is now so blinded by preju? dice," asks the statesman, "that he still believes in German victory? Who today, after the reorganisation of the Russian army and the organization of Kitchener's army, by which England is raised to the rank of a great mili? tary power, still imagines that the war can be ended by a bastard peace in which there will be neither victor nor vanquished ?" FLOOD KILLS A BLACK BEAR. Body Seen Floating on Santee River by A. C. L. Engineer. Charleston Post. Engineer Meyers, of the Atlantic Coast Line, who came across the San-, tee river trestle yesterday, reports that he saw a large black bear floating in the Santee river. The bear was dead, having been drowned in the flood wa? ter. Bruin must have made an effort to get out of the swamp, but the wa? ter was too fast and overtook it. The engineer reports that the bear was very large. It Is believed others have met the same fate. FRENCH GAIN ON SOMME. Renew Powerful Attacks on German Position*. Paris, July 25.?Renewing the pressure south of the Somme the French by violent bombardment* and powerful attacks throw the QertnniU further back at some points. It Is officially announced that strong artil? lery actions are being fought on tho right bank of the Meuse In the Ver? dun sector. The Germans were re? pulsed when I hey attacked the French in Alsace. BH TO m IUSIU5T. MERCHANTS GATHER MATERIAL TO LAY BEFORE STATE DEPARTMENT. New York Business Concerns Had to Get "Letters of Assurance" From British Embassy Before They Were Allowed to Proceed. New York, July 24?Merchants whose foreign trade has been handi? capped by Great Britain through the circulation of blacklists, said today that they were collecting a mass of material to lay before the State de? partment to emphasize a formal pro? test, and that communication to the* federal government probably would be ready by the end of the week. By a comparison of experiences, mAde now for the first time, local ex? porters say they are able to define the methods by which the British govern? ment seeks to prevent citizens of the Teutonic empires from benefiting in any way from neutral trade. In their protest they will describe how, in or? der to do any export business with Great Britain or her colonies or allies; it was necessary to obtain from the' foreign trade department of the Brit? ish embassy at Washington, a "letter' of assurance,' which states "as far as is at present known, there would ap? pear to be no objection on the part of the British I government to this con? signment." ek?e One exporter said that before he could obtain such a trade passport, he wrote twenty letters and sent numer? ous telegrams to the British embassy. WILL PURCHASE INLANDS. I Treaty With Denmark Practically Concluded. Washington. July 25.?White Holls* officials confirm the reports that ine United States has decided to pur? chase the Danish West I idles for ap? proximately twenty-five million dol? lars. Negotiations lasting two yl are nearly complett^L The teat, the treaty agreed upon will sooft sent to the senate and the Dariil parliament for ratification. The Unit? ed States will secure possessibh of what the officials say is the most strategic group of Island In connec? tion with the Panama cuial. Presi? dent Wilson made an offcr for ths is? lands soon after the European War began, when he heard that Germany was trying to get them. The islands are Santa Crux, St. Thomas and St, John of the Lesser Antilles. -j ASHEVILLE NEARLY NORMAL. Gas and Electric Service Restored? Reclamation Plans. Ashevllle, N. C, July 24.?Condi? tions here today are nearer normal than at any time since the flood. Gas was turned on a few minutes thU morning to test the retorts. Gas Is assured for the city by tomorrow. Ad? ditional electric power le available and all motion picture houses are expected j to open this afternoon. The proposed corporation with $150,000 capital to help finance inc trial plants In plans for reestablls) ment has so far met a ready respons It is expected that the ir ass m< tonight, presided over by Gov. will settle the details of this prtqp**' for community aid to those Industrie* In need. The Southern railway announced that there probably will be no train service from Ashevllle to Spartanbujg this week. The state department of agricul? ture will send a soil expert to the western part of the State to assist the farmers in soil reclamation. Streams Swell at Charlotte. Charlotte, N. C, July 21.?Continu? ous heavy rains in this section since Saturday have caused smell creeks to overflow and greatly damage crops in the lowlands. d: Two small creeks coursing through sections of this city this morning are at flood, forcing numbers of negro families to leave their homes. The Catawba river, twelve miles away at Mount Holly, Is reported ris? ing again and giving trouble to rail? road construction forces building tem? porary bridges in place of those wash? ed away In the flood last week. VICTORY IN ARMENIA. Russians Report Rout of Turkish Army Near Eraingan. Petrograd, July 25.?The Turks In Armenia have been routed by the Russians, It is officially announced. Turks are retreating in disorder. Tha Russians are now only ten miles from Erzlngan. CASEMENTS FATE SEALED. Irish Conspirator Sentenced to Be Hanged August 3 London, July 26.?The execution of Sir Rogers Casement by hanging haj been set for August 3. Hope of sav? ing hin life ha? been practically aban? doned.