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/ \ an ehe ends Thon Ala** e* be thy Thy God'e aad TrathV THS TRUE SOUTHRON, Established OeaeeUeated Au*. 8, leal. SUMTER, 8. 0., WBD??STJAY, AUGUST 2, 1916. Vol.XLII. No. 48. liMp Air ohakgeburg hec. KUOstrntMKR uovxtmou \Jm*X? h1c leaves THE /TT ?TAND. Cna Kenpoctfnl Heer? Oeo>awa*wrg. July ?When form affisshsi Cole U B1??m started he said ths coun H. Mesa, had got elaoe to hold ths aad wnsaedtetely ths sud? le hankie hits. The 'km to attack the a* the ate hi the State as*4 shouts of fyem tho andiene* pre him ?rem hotmr heard, Mr. teed tho stinHnjr men that M not want to hoar Mane las/s I, hat that he had the it. There was more noise of tie speaker which oharactertstto re Csjswtjr Chairman Mean ha 1 rs? aw* des* hat before he said 'gflsese shouted to the 0 ijejnrlngttos had pro spanking- and that wen* bo resented by oe*d#l.>rly m the up U ** three beu? ge* seat tho stand, fol bp has ****** cheertsg and mj for turn, fothg to tho ornce r. BreaUsy Mom before In I k A.* Cooper, the next r, laid to tho ewottass that had allowed him he hare eotetsl the au^teoeo and began hie speech ami l but Anally sncoeded m n of -hie heerero enforcement 01 tho and the dein? own/ He " won gtron DeoCeamps was tho test apeak and hoi netmue** flli ? 1 1 *^^oe 7 Ohas em - wtfio The Hot MWteV town, Adam note on tk H, Moss. the court county The Rev. W. A. offered prayer. John H Swee^ngen, who Is unop for re election as flute super of education, led off with an edueaUooal speech. He was fol D. W. McLaurln and S. T. State treasurer; W. T. James Canster, A. & Pant, O. MoD Hampton. W. H. Kelly, for ssiiroad commissioner; A. J. Bethen M. C L. Adams, for lieutenant O. W. Wtghtman and W. Dora, for secretary of State. It wee twenty minutes past noon ben the candidates for governor be-1 to speak. John T. Duncan lead-' eng off. discussing the "system." Oov. Richard I. Manning, who easse east, declared that law enforce? ment waa again the paramount Issue el the campaign, reviewed the' work of hie administration and told of the reorganisation of the State Heepital for tho laaane. He waa presented with dowers Later la the afternoon Mr. Blease made a speech from the band etand. Me said that It the Bleeseite? should hereafter howl down Manning and Cooper "you ran lay It to Orange? barg County and to Adam Moss." The crowd was estimated by local at between ?00 and 1.100. HEAT KILLS MANY. Twrrid Wave Levies Toll of Dentil la Chicago. Chicago. July It.?Seventy-two deaths and one bundled and seventy - five prostrations from heat are report? ed for the past 14 hours. The total of deaths for two days Is ninety. Many babies are dytnjf In the poorer districts. ?JELLY CANT LAND. Hrttsh Refuser to Receive Irish Relief Agens. Washington, July It.?Ambassador Page cables that officials of the Brit? ish forsten office have told him that they Could not change their decision refusing to permit Thomas Kelly and party with fifty thousand dollars for the Irish relief to land. Aootriano Repaired. Berne. July 10.?The Italians today reps ami Aunt r tans Is the Monte Coibrlccon and Stoi regions, ? WILSON OPPOSED 10 METHODS -UM TELLS ENGLAND HE WILL NOT ACQUIESCE IN BLACKLIST. Serious Consequences Mentioned in Waniiftg?The American Protest is Even Mere Positive In Its Terms Then OHeisiu Had Intimated. Washington, July SO.?Great Brit? ain Is warned, in the American note of protest against the blacklist, made public tonight by the State department of the "many serious consequonces to neutral rights and neutral relations whioh such an act must necessarily In? volve." Already In tho bands of the British foreign office, the note declares "In the gravest terms" that It Is "mani? festly out of the question that the government of the United States should acquiesce In such methods" end that the United States regards the blacklist as "inevitably and essential? ly Inconsistent with the rights of all the ctttsens of all the) nations not In? volved In the war.** It remlnde the British government that "ctttsens of the United States are entirely within their rights In attempting to trade with the people of the governments of any of the nations now at war, subject only to well defined Internat? ional practices and understandings which the government of the United States deems the government of Great Britain to have too lightly and fre? quently disregarded. The American note, Is even more positive In Its terms, than officials have Intimated. Ambassador Page was In? structed by Acting Secretary Polk to deliver It formally and textually. It f? Howe; 'The announcement that his Brit? annic majesty's government has placed the names of certain persons, firms, and corporations In the United States upon a prescriptive 'black list' and hag forbidden ail financial or roramer* dal dealings between them and citl asns of Groat Britain has been re* cat red with the most painful sur by the people and Government Tlasted States and seems to United eh terato* "Tfee scope and effect of the polity are extraordinary. British steamship cojbpanlfcs will not accept, cargoes fjbm the prescribed firms or persons or transport their goods to any port, fand steamship lines under neutral ownership understand that If they ac? cept freight from them they are like? ly to be denied coal at British ports and excluded from other privileges which they have usually enjoyed, and may themselves be put on the black? list. Neutral bankers refuse loans to those on the list and neutral mer? chants decline to contract for their goods, fearing a Itke proscription. It appears that British officials regard the prohibitions of the blacklist as applicable to domestic commercial transactions In foreign countries as well as In Great Britain and her de? pendencies, for Americans doing bus? iness in foreign countries have been put on notice that their dealings with blacklisted firms are to be regarded as subject to veto by the British Gov? ernment. By the same principle Americans tn the United States might be made subject to similar punitive action if they were found dealing with any of their own countrymen whose names had thus been listed. "The harsh and even disastrous ef? fects of this policy upon the trade of the United States and upon the neu? tral rights upon which It will not fall to insist are obvloua Upon the list of those proscribed and in effect shut out from the general commerce of the world many be found American con? cerns which are engaged In large commercial operations as Importers of foreign products and materials and as distributors of American pro? ducts and manufacturers to foreign countries and which constitute Im? portant channels through which American trado reaches the outside world. Their foreign affiliations may have been fostered for many >ears, and when once broken cannot easily or promptly be re-established. Other concerns may be put upon the list at any time and without notice. It Is understood that additions to the pro? scription may be made 'whenever on account of enemy nationality or ene? my association of such persona or bodies of persons It appears to his majesty expedient to do ho.' The pos? sibilities of undeserved Injury to American cltlsens from ?uch measures, arbitrarily taken, and of. serious and Incalculable Interruption of American trade are without limit. "It has ben stated on behalf of his majesty's government that these measures were aimed only at the one* LOSS Bf ANY MILLIONS IN EXPLO? SION IN WHICH MUNITIONS }\ WAREHOUSE WAS WRECKED. Two Known Dead, Two Missing?War? rants Charging Manslaughter Is? sued, for Arrest of Two Men-??fite Still Raging. New York, July 30.?Property di I estimated at $25,000,000, was cai early today by a series of terrific plosions of ammunition waiting si ! ment to the Entente allies and |on Black Tom Island, a small (of land Jutting into New York [off Jersey City. The loss of life, was problematical tonight.. It not be determined definitely there has been opportunity to up the workmen employed on the land and on boats moored nearby. Two are known to be dead andJ least two more are missing, of persons were injured, some of probably mortally. The detonations, which were 1 five States, began with a con! rapidt fire of small shells, then blowing up of great quantities of; inamite, trinitol tunic and other I explosives, followed by the bu) of thousands of shrapnel Shells? showered the surrounding count I waters for miles around. rales of Great Britain and woi adopted and enforced with eti gard to the rights of neutrajs am the least possible detriment to tral trade, but It is evident that, are Inevitably and essentially aistent with the rights of the of all the nations not Involved The government of the United begs to remind the government Britannic majesty that citizen* United States are entirely wlthli rights In attempting to trade wl people or the governments of 4 the nations now at war, subject] to well-defined International pi and understandings, . which tl ernment of the United State?, the government of Great Bi tneV pehAlUee ' foT1 of blockade, where the blochjade n$ real and in fact effective, for trade In contraband, tor every unnedtral act by whomsoever attempted. The gov? ernment of the United States cannot consent to see those remedies and pen? alties altered or extended at the will of a single power or group of powers to. the injury of Its own citizens (or in derogation of its own rights. Con? spicuous among the principles which the civilised nations of the world have acoepted for the safeguarding of the rights of neutrals Is the Just and hon? orable principle that neutrals may not be condemned nor their goods confiscated except upon fair adjudica? tion and after an opportunity to be heard In prise courts or elsewhere. Such safeguards the blacklist brushes aside. It condemns without hearing without notice, and in advance. It is manifestly out of the question that the government of the United States should acquiesce in such methods of applications of punishment to Its citi? zens. "Whatever may be said with regard to the legality, In the view of Inter? national obligation, of) the act of par? liament upon which the practice of the blacklist as now employed by his majesty's government Is understood to be based, the government of the Unit? ed States Is constrained to regard that practice as Inconsistent with that true justice, sincere amity, and impartial i'alrness which should characterise the dealings of friendly governments with one another. The spirit of reciprocal trade between the United States and Great Britain, the privilege long ac? corded to the nationals of each to come and go with their ships and cargoes, to use each the other's ship? ping, and be served each by the oth? er's merchants is very seriously im? paired by arbitrary and sweeping practices such as this. There is no purpose or Inclination on the part of the government of the United States to shield American citizens or busi? ness houses In any way from the le? gitimate consequences of unneutral acts or practices; it Is quite willing that they should suffer the appro? priate penalties which International law and the usage .of nations have sanctioned; but his Britannic majesty's government cannot expect the govern? ment of the United States to con? sent to see Its citizens put upon an ex parte blacklist without culling the attention of bis majesty'H government, in the gravest terms, to the many se? rious consequences to neutral right and neutral relations which such an act must necessarily involve. It hopes and believes that his majesty's govern CAPT. Ii. 8. CARSON DISBURSING OFFICER AT COLUMBUS. Citadel Graduate, Former Cashier of Somter Bank. Handles Twelve Hundred Men. The State, July 29. General charge of the base of com Ifiunicatlon^, punitive expedition, at .'olumbus, N. M.. comprising more than 1,200 civilian employes, is held by a South Carolinian, Capt. Law? rence 8. Carson, son of E. S. Carson of Sumter. Capt. Carson was recently jajptailed to the j quartermaster corps and assigned to duty as disbursing officer at Columbus, which devolves on him the general administration of the important office there. Graduated from the Citadel in [Sharleston in 1886 as the fifth man pof his class though one of the young? est Lawrence Carson studied law for two years in the office of Earle & Purdy at Sumter. Afterward he was ror 10 years cashier of the First Na? tional bank at Sumter. During the same time he was also a member of the city council. At the beginning of the Spanish American; war, he was chosen cap? tain of the Sumter Light Infantry, which company was a unit of the Independent' battaillon. First South Carolina Infantry; under Maj. Thomp? son. His company was afterwards transferred to the First South Caro? lina regiment In order to complete the muster In of that regiment for service. Capt. Carson served with his company at Chicamauga and Jack? sonville until the muster out of the I regiment. November 10, 1898. Re? turning home, he resumed his posi? tion with the bank. Much Il?li pine Service. T Upon the breaking out of the Fhll Iptne Insurrection, Capt. Carson ac? cepted a commission- in the Twenty Ninth United States Volunteers and served with that regiment In the is? lands until its muster out, May 10. X90\ He obtained a regular army n In July, 1001. and was as io the cavalry, his favorite He, was on ditfty Capt Carson served with the Eighth cavalry in the Philippines about eight years, was squadron ad? jutant for several terms and held various other staff positions. He was graduated In 1904 from the general service and staff college at Fort Leavenworth and was promoted cap? tain In 1912. GERMAN GAINS IN TWO YEARS. Figures Relate to Conquest at Close of Second Year of War. Berlin, July 30 (By Wireless).?The German government has issued of? ficially the figures relating to the conquests at the end of the second year of the war, In a statement which reads: "The Central Powers occupied 431, 000 square kilometres, against 180, 000 a year ago. The enemy occupied In Europe 22,000 square kilometres, against 11,000 a year ago. "The Central Powers, Bulgaria and 1 Turkey captured 2,658,000 enemy sol? diers, against 1,696,000. Of those taken prisoners by the Germans, 6,947 officers and 348,000 men were French; 9,019 officers and 1,202,000 men were Russian, and 947 officers and 30,000 men were British. "The war booty brought to Ger? many, In addition to that utilized im? mediately at the front, comprised 11, 036 cannon, 4,700,000 shells, 3,450 ma? chine guns and 1,556,000 rifles. "According to the list of statistics of German wounded soldiers 90.2 per cent, returned to the front, 1.4 per cent died; the rest were unfit for ser? vice or were released. The military measures of the Central Powra, In con? sequence, of vaccinations, were never disturbed by epidemics." ILLEGAL MUNITION STORAGE. Feedral Officers Making Investiga? tion of Black Town Island Disaster. New York, July 31.?Many viola? tions of federal law are alleged In the matter of storing munitions at Black Tom Island. United States district Attorney Davis is making an investi? gation. The total of missing is now put at twelve. A search of the wreck? age for bodies is being made. Several arrests are expected. Forty injured persons are in the hospitals. ment, in its natural absorption In a single pressing object of policy, )\ia acted without a full realization of the many undesired and Undesirable re? sults that might ensue." THE COTTON CROP CONDITION REPORTS FROM ENTIRE COTTON BELT INDICATE SHORT CROP. Mr. Ben H. Harvln Sends Out 2,000 Inquiries to Every County in Cotton Growing States?Tabulation of Re? plies Show an Average Condition of ?0.1?Crop Very Poor in Atlantic States. Harvin, July 30.?Replies to 2,000 inquiries sent to every cotton growing county in the cotton producing States as to the condition of cotton for the month of July received up to nine o'clock last night, counting 100 per cent, as a perfect crop, shows an av? erage condition of 6$.l per cent. All States east of the Mississippi river show an excessive rainfall. Tex? as, Oklahoma and Arkansas report the rainfall as light and scant. The crop averages 2.8 weck? late and the average area abandoned is 10.7 per cent. Up to nine o'clock last night no reports had been received from Cal? ifornia, Missouri and Virginia. The insect effect on the crop in the area reported is as follows: 62 per cent, no insects; 30 per cent, boll weevil; 2 per cent, leaf lice; 1 per cent, cotton wilt; 2 per cent, boll borer; 2 per cent, root rot, and 1 per cent, by the red spider. i A majority of the repots show: poor stands, plant weak, cultivation fair to good and in the Atlantic States the nights have been too cool for the best growth of cotton. The average condition by States is as follows: Alabama, 54 6. Arkansas, 77.8. Florida, 59.8. Georgia, 65. Louisiana,. 77.5. Mississippi, 57.8. North Carolina, 63. Oklahoma, 80. South Carolina, 67.7. Tennessee, 72.5 . Texas, 62.4 . -; MEXICAN BANDITS KILLED. Running Fight With Calvary Occur? red Near Fort (Hancock. bandits and two American soldiers of the Eighth cavalry were killed in a running fight near Fort Hancock to? day. The bandits crossed the river south of the fort, apparently prepar? ing for a raid on unprotected settle? ments near there. A troop of the Eighth cavalry started In pursuit and a running fight followed. It Is be? lieved all the Mexicans were killed as a long search failed to locate any more. The Mexicans were trying to recross the river when the cavalry overtook them. AUSTRIAN LOSS ESTIMATED. Italians Soy They Have Lost 750,000 Since Drive Started. Rome, July 31.?The Austrian losses have been seven hundred and fifty thousand, six hundred cannon and a thousand machine guns on the Italian and Russian fronts since the two drives began up to July 24. SOUTHERN'S TRAIN SERVICE. Line Between Atlanta and Washington Opened Today. Atlanta, July 30.?It was announc? ed at the local offices of the Southern Railway Company today that through train service between Atlanta and Washington would be resumed to? morrow over the main line, the bridge over the Catawba river near Belmont, N. C, having been restored today. The bridge was swept down In the floods two weeks ago. Twenty men went down with it, many of them being killed. It was said the line between A8heville and Spartanburg might be opened by Wednesday. THREE SHIPS TORPEDOED. German Submarines Sink Three Mer? chant Ships. London, July 31.?Lloyds announces that enemy submarines have sunk the Norwegian steamer Mars, British r amer Claudio and the Italian vessel Bamnola. A British aeroplane attacks and defeats a Zeppelin thirty miles off the coast of England. The Zeppelin es? caped. THE MENACE BLOWN UP. Anti-Catholic Newspaper Office Wreck? ed by Bombs. Aurora, Mo., July 29.?Three bombs were exploded today under the office of the Menace Publishing Co., pub? lishers of The Menace, an anti-Cath? olic paper. The plant was badly dam? aged by the explosion and the flic that followed. BARKER'S FERRY CBOSSIHB. COLUMBIA PEOPLE WANT 8UM< TER COUNTY TO GO AHEAD WITH WORK OP OPENING CAUSEWJV Secretary Hoard on Pc^ t out Status of Project on Su ? .r Side?- No Money on Hand, f mty Could Not do Work Wltho * Legislation and Many Busluess * i Oppose Propo? sition. ?j Col. E. J. Wp^ .1, commissioner of agriculture has0- red President R. B. Belser the foP^? ng: "With Pee ; section out off from Columbia, ar .11 bridges on Catawba and Watcrce ftjne with little nope of early restoration, it seems to me that now is Sumter's chance to join with Richland and open Garner's Ferry diverting tide of travel through Sum? ter. Ascertain and wire me attitude of Sumter's business men." Mr. R. W. Holcombe, Secretary of Columbia Chamber of Commerce wlrea Secretary Reardon, of Sumter as fol? lows: "Are not your people thoroughly convinced of the advisability of open? ing Garner's Ferry. Entire Eastern section of State is cut off from Wes? tern section by recent floods. Now necessary to detour Via Charlotte to reach western section of this State. Can't you arouse sufficient interest in your citizens to at least establish a temporary ferry? Think time wss never more propitious for this under? taking. Answer." Commissioner Watson adds in.a let-, ter to the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce under date of July 28th, It 16; "I trust I may be pardoned for hav? ing ventured to suggest to the business men of Sumter what I considered one of the best opportunities that had ever come their way. The upheavals cf nature had pro? duced a new and extremely acute sit? uation in regard to transportation. There Is. today not a single crossing of the Cataw ba - Wate ree-San tee water way dividing the State. Wheh these conditions aross, it oc? curred to me that by quick ? astioq Sumthr could make herself the gate a^JSe^trt^And''^^ largest halves of the State.' Messrs. Belser and Reardon have written Messrs. Watson and Holcombe assuring them that the interest of the1 two Columbia gentlemen In Sumter Is appreciated very much Indeed. Mr. H. J. McLaurin, Jr., director of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Sumter-Colum bla committee appointed at the re? cent State Farm conference regarding the Garner's ferry crossing wad" shown the telegrams above mention? ed. Mr. McLaurin says he has been un? able to arouse any enthusiasm In Sum? ter for the proposed Garner's ferry crossing, but has met with consider? able opposition instead. The matter as it now stands IS about as follows: Where will the money come from to build up the causeway and estab? lish a ferry at Garner's ferry leading on Wateree swamp? The Sumter and Richland county boards of commissioners will not and can not, except by special legislative action, appropriate money for this purpose. Opinion is divided as to the com? mercial value to this city of the Gar? ner's Ferry crossing. The business men of Sumter, and a very small mi? nority of them, will have to furnish the money, If a popular subscription is raised for this purpose, as past ex? perience has shown that the over? whelming majority, in city and coun? try, who derive-the most benefits from public movements contribute nothing at all towards these public improve? ments when popular subscriptions are going the rounds. About fifty Sumter business and professional men have to carry the load for every public sub? scription for the entire county and city. With this small aggregation of public spirited contributors divided as regards their opinion of the commer? cial value, and successful business men only regard commercial values In counting results, where will the thou? sands of dollars come from to build a crossing over Garner's ferry? GERMANY CLOSES DOOR, No One Permitted to Enter or Leave Country After August 1st, Washington, July 31.?Ambassador Gerard in Berlin cables the State de? partment that the German govern? ment after August 1 will not permit any one to leave or enter Germany except for Inevitable necessity. No reason in assigned for tightening the restrictions.