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THE TRU1S SOUTHRON,
Y, SEPTEMBER 13, 1816.
VoLXLUI. No. 8,
tat? Nearly Two Htm?
of Thirty
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of Mein ?Russell) and Mlddle
facta* an Halo street and
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tTRUUE BREWING.
few Yarn aw taw Era of Greatest
Tke-ap at History of OKy.
Hew York, Sept. 11.?With a great
rtysspefhotlo walkout of trade union
fate imminent the service aa the sub?
way and serrated Unat feU below
noi stall today. The surface lines are
IjreeUojity at a standstill. The trades
Italia representatives are preparing
I'ar a strike rota, Samuel Oompers
nraferred with labor leaders today,
'fraction oaVaale* threat to destroy
law oar (pen's union has aroused all
laber ?I tons t> eetftea. Mayor Mitch?
ell la endeavoring to fame the tree
ttoa oalchUt and employ see to sub?
mit the assist to arbitration. Strike
orauaistr fltaaorald says that eleven
thousand, six hundred men sre on
rtrlks, but traction officials say that
la exaggerated. Oreat numbors of
Motor troche aad Jitneys have been
Pressed lata service. Birring mark
ad the early houre of the Joy, but the
police have the situation well In hund
The traffic congestion Is serious be?
cause the crossing policemen have
seen detailed for strike duty.
VILLA HUNT CONTINUES.
Report Inability to
final lieadlt Chief.
Washington. Sept. 11.?Recent
movements of American troops In
Mexico searching for Villa, who in
reported to be marching toward the
herder, are disclosed by Oen. Per
?hing ? dispatch to the war depart?
ment. American patrols from El Vel?
in, the southernmost American post,
have entered Santa Clara canyon re?
porting their Inability to And Villa
la that territory.
BRITISH ATTACK BULGARIANS.
They Have- T?k<*i the Offensive ana
Crossed Struma River.
Psrls. Sept. 11.?The British have
taken the offensive on the Balkan
front, by arousing the Strums river
and attacking the villages held by the
Bulgarisns, the wir office announced
today. The Servians report the fur?
ther withdrawal of Bulgarian advanco
mtW MS FULL HOUSE,
ABOUT TWO HUNDRED APPLI?
CATIONS TURNED DOWN FOR
LACK OF DORMITORY
8PA0E, .
Nearly AH Old Students to Return,
Many Bringing \>ungcr Brothers?
Bestes on Senteeiher to.
, Clemeon College, ?ept 10.??Clin?
ton College will opoo the next session
On the morning of September 20, with
nil nvnlleble space tilled. There have
more than a . thousand applica
while there le room for only
?It. '
The old students will report on the
IIth and the new on the 2Ith. Stu?
dents taking the one-year agricultu?
ral course will nrrive Ootober 10,
Ninety-five per oonw of the old stu
dents are retomlnj. Among the new
PMents will be many brothers of
termer students, UM year 220 endete
hem 111 brothers to attend Clemson.
the fact that so many eld students re?
turn and that no ;tinny brothers and
relatives of former students come to
Clemeon shows that, In the Judgment
Of thoee In position to know, Clem
eon is performing the work expected
of her In e most satisfactory way.
The fverege a*ft of new students
hfelhtr than In former freshmen
Many of the new cadets will
be II and 20 year* eld.
Meet of the faculty have returned
to tb# ct.mpue and are preparing for
the beginning of ttie year's work.
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EXPECT* MJmnKG VICTORY.
flays A* 10%%% I? Required to
Turn Out Next Tnee
Columbia, lent, 10.?W. P. Pollock
Chernw, who wen? a candidate for
I Unit?? ftttnee nennte in the me
MMreAle cnmpetgri of 1114, epent yes
terdny In Columbia, and while here
inn nrm eenvktion that
^ be re-elected next
, T . r>& -aio ?t?te
were never no determined to win a
fight Bleaee will be beuten by a vote
Of from 8,000 to 7.2,000, certainly by
a majority of n*ore than 5,000," said
Mr. Pollock. It will bo recalled that
Mr. Pollock missed the Smith-Jen
nlngs-Pollook majority over Bleaee
two years ago by 200 votes, when
Bleaee wju defeat* d by nearly 20*000
GREAT BATTLE DEVELOPING.
Tresnendous Conflict Racing in Rou
Territory on Block Sen
London, Sept. 11.?A tremendous
nettle la developing In the section of
Rouinanla lying along the Black Sea.
The Ruaelana have resumed the offen?
sive in Bukowina, and are attacking
the Austrlans along the entire front.
Berlin claims that the Roumanian
fortress of Sillatris. has fallen to the
Bulgarians. Experts say that these
enemy sucoesees era Immaterial as the
Bulgare have not succeeded In passing
the Danube river.
MEXICAN BANIDTS ACTIVE.
Train* Held up and Wrecked Last
Week.
Laredo, Texas, Sept. 11.?Passeng?
ers returning from various Mexican
points report the operations of ban?
dits more pronounced In recent
weeks. Bandits a few days ago
wrecked a train near Mexico City,
Whom eleven| Me.cicWns were kllld.
Two attempts wem made Saturday to
hohl up trains In northern Mexico at
Morales and Oonae.Ies Junction.
AEROPLANES MAKE RAID.
German Admiralty Reports Successful
Operations on Baltic Coast.
Berlin. Sept. 11.??The admiralty re?
ported successful operationi by Ger?
man naval aeroplanes alonf; the Bal?
tic coast. They bombarded hostile sea
forces near Arensburg. A German
airship successfully bombarded the
Russian aeroplane depot at Runde. A
Russian gunboat unsuccessf ully shell?
ed the north coast of Couiiand.
PRESIDENTS NISTTR ILL.
Mrs. Howe at Point of Den I li at New
London, Conn.
1-ong Branch, N. J., Sept. 11.?
President and Mm Wilson left this
morning by nuto for New London,
Conn., in response to u telc&rum say?
ing that the president's sister. Mrs.
Anna ilOWS, Is dying. She is suffer
lug from peritonitis, and her cnndl
ltlon Is hopeless.
mm EXPECTS BIB
GREAT COLLEGE PLANT AT
HILL NOW UNDERGOING
THOROUGH RENOVA?
TION.
Various Improvements Made
Sxinuncr 4 Everything In
Condition by lime of Opening
September 20,
Winthrop College, Rock Hill,
10.?Everything on the Win?
campus la showing signs of the
aratlon made for the opening of h
I win certainly be the biggest and
session in the history of the eo<
In addition to the necessary el
and freshening of all the rooms,
tensive improvements have
made.
During the summer vacation
mainly since the close of the
weeks1 summer school the
plant has been thoroughly over!
and repaired and many im]
have been made for the coming
sion.
The main building has been
mined and painted. A new scl
clock has been put In the main
ing. It Is furnished with a
dial so that any krnd of a sol
can be rung by the schedule
The equipment of air del
has been added to. The college
tory halle and rooms and the
ered ways have been calclmined
all of the plumbing has been
good sanitary shape.
The inside of the old part of
Armory has been painted.. The
of the south dormitory have
partly rebuilt and painted,
gymnasium has been compl
grounds around it graded,
gymnasium room has been,
supply two more large, he,?<
recitation rooms very much
Additional grading has been
on the athletic field,
completed, will be one of
and best in the country,
bowling alley l?aa been
additional tennis and
we
The ton plant and kitobeh
equipment have been overhauled." \oJkjj
powerful new pump for the college
waterworks has been Installed, to ln-<
sure an ample supply of water at a|I
times. A large shed for. the milk
cows has been built on the farm, and
other improvements made there. The
basement of the old building of the )
training school has been arranged for
a rainy day playground for: the pupils
of that school.
The appointment bureau of the col*
lege has helped to place a number of
the Winthrop graduates and others
In teaching positions during the sum*
mer free of all cost to the teach?
ers and to those engaging them.
A committee is preparing plans for
the exercises at the formal openlmr
of the new gymnasium in the early
fall. This Is ihe largest; and best!
equipped gymnasium in the South and
has excited the surprise and admira?
tion of visitors from all parts of the
country.
This gymnasium added much to the
success of the summer school which
closed July 21. This was the best sum?
mer school ever held here, its enroll*
ment of 798 being In excess of any?
thing before known in the State. .
The shaping up of the student body
has been delayed by the new law
governing the award of scholarships.
Under this law the financial ability of
all applicants for scholarships must
be passed on by the State Board of
Charities and Corrections. This board
was unable to meet till September 1.
Under the provision of the law those
pronounced ineligible by the board
could not be awarded soholarshlps no
mutter how high their examination
grades were.
There has been over 1,600 appli?
cants for admission to college this
year and as there is dormitory accom?
modation for only about 975, over
650 had to be refused. Of these 650
many, of course, were not prepared
to enter, but there were enough who
were prepared and who were refus?
ed for lack of room to fill another dor?
mitory.
All students must have dormitory
certificates before coming to Rock
Hill If they expect to room In the col?
lege. These certificates are good only
to the night of September 19 and no
girl can expect to hold her room If
she arrives at a later date.
The college will soon be again in
full swing, the matrons, housekeepers,
etc. will arrive on the 12th, the fac?
ulty and teachers meeting will be
held at noon on September 14. On the
16th will come those students who
bave condition examinations to puss,
who expect to stand examinations for
advanced college standing, or for ad?
mission to tho Latin department.
HHHWS MANNING'S VIEWS.
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GOVERNOR ALWAYS FOR STATE
WAREHOUSE SYSTEM.
Governor Soya Statements Attributed
K to Commissioner McLuurin "Are
if Absolutely Untrue."
I Columbia, Sept. 9.?Gov. Manning
Vide the following statement yester
in regard to speeches reported in
press as having been made since
first primary by John L. Mc La li?
stete warehouse commissioner:
McLaurin's statements in vari
, Speeches made since the first pri?
es reported in the press, to the
that I am opposed to the State
louse system, are absolutely un
Mr. McLaurin well knows
they are untrue,
ave repeatedly upon the stump
recent campaign fully, declared
?proval of the State warehouse
-and my views upon this partic
ibject. The best evidence of
roval of the State warehouse
I is the fact that my own cot
stored in,a State warehouse
been stored there for months,
leve the State warehouse sys
the solution of the best
market cotton. Low rate of
low insur ?e and low sfcor
are e three necessary
that enable farmers to hold
t?n for profitable prices. The
mouse system offers these,
to the legislature and
before I was governor
have invariably expressed
WILL SUBMIT.
Decides to Yield to Japanese
{. -Demands.
m, Sept. 11.?Preliminary
Ambassador Guthrie
Roinsch regarding the
upon China by Ja
Japan will gain every
China has decided
>hs nn?i
.dement of intention and await de
?veiopthents.
BRITISH CAPTURE TRENCHES.
Battle Around La Basse on Northen 1
Front.
London, Sept. 11.?The British on
Sunday repulsed several attacks on
the Sommo. On the front further
north they penetrated several Teuton
'trenches near La Basse, taking some
prisoners. The British repulsed two
more counter attacks at Ginchey.
TO BUY INCINERATOR.
Orangeburg City Council Decides to
Make Purchase.
Orangeburg, Sept. 9.?At the meet?
ing of the city council held last night,
it was decided to purchase at once an
incinerator for Orangeburg. , The
plant will be a modern one and of
the same type used by the larger
cities. This plant will be erected on
the city lot located on Bull street.
Orangeburg has needed an incinera?
tor for some time and the action of
the city council last night will be well
received by the people of Orangeburg.
PENETRATE ROUMANIA.
Bulgar-Tcutonic Forces Gradually
Advhnce Into Country.
Berlin, Sept. 9.?German war cor?
respondents on the Roumanian-Bul?
garian front report that the German
Bulgaria armies have penetrated fifty
miles within Dobrudja a Roumanian
province. i
RUSSIANS DEFEAT TURKS.
Victory Reported at Ognot in Cau?
casus Region.
Petrograd, ?Sept. 11.?Russian suc?
cesses over the Turks In Caucasus at
Ognot aro reported. The Russians
have occupied Banan and are pur?
suing the enemy.
These exaniinatins will be held on
the ICth and 18, and chapel exer?
cises will be held on these days.
The training school, where the reg?
ular college Juniors observe and the
regular college seniors secure practice
In training, will open on September
18.
On the 19th the main students will
arrive, tho major part on a special
train from Columbia over the South?
ern Railway. On Wednesday, Septem?
ber 20, the formal opening of the
.session will take place, and the stU
dtntS will at once be classified an I
enrolled, Under the present system,
wnieh has been carefully evolved, this
is done rapidly and nil classes are
met for regular Work on Friday.
DECLINES TO M PARTY.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
REMAINS NON-PARTISAN.
Leaders Denounce Efforts to Bind
Membeni to Fight All Who Oppose
Amendmr it.
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 8.?The
National American Woman Suffrage
association today reaffirmed its policy
of non-partisanship as an organiza?
tion toward national political parties
and defeated by an overwhelming
vote an attempt to place the associa?
tion on record as in favor of support?
ing national candidates who pledge
their support to the proposed equal
rights amendment to the federal con?
stitution. The resolution, which was
introduced by Mrs. Raymond Robins,
wjfe of the chairman of the last na?
tional convention of the Progressive
party, was branded by some of the
delegates as an anti-Wilson move de?
spite vehement denials by Mrs. Rob?
ins and others who signed the reso?
lution.
The resolution Introduced in the
convention several days ago by Presi?
dent Carrie Chapman Catt that the
immediate and principal aim of the
association was the passage of the
federal amendment and that all State
work was only preparatory thereto
was withdrawn. The subject will bo
Introduced in another form, Mrs. Catt
said, as the resolution, because of the
opposition it has met, apparently has
been misunderstood.
The convention spent much of the
afternoon in deciding on methods of
carrying on its campaign for suffrage.
The question of opposing the reelec?
tion of those members of the house
judiciary committee, whether Demo?
crats or Republicans, who blocked
the suffrage amendment in committee
was left to the judgment of the asso?
ciation's congressional committee.
Two days in October and one day
In November will be observed as fed?
eral amendment days with demon
der actually contributed: New York
pledged $225,000 and Pennsylvania
$126,000.
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DANES CANT AGREE ON SALE.
New Efforts to Solve Inlands Ques?
tion Through Coalition Cabinet
Fails.
Copenhagen, Sept. 8 (via London,
Sept. 9).?The new efforts toward
solving the question of the sale of the
Danish West Indies to the United
States by the formation of a coalition
cabinet, failed today.
The collapse of the latest attempts
to reach an agreement was brought
about by the demand of the radical
party that the general elections be
postponed until May, 1918. The Left
and conservative parties were ready to
postpone the elections until the close
of the war but would not agree to
the enactment of a law postponing
the elections until 1918, as they want
elections held as soon as the war is
over.
It now Meems that the question con?
cerning the Bale of the islands can
be solved only by general elections.
DISCUSS BORDER PLANS.
American Commision Confers on
Withdrawal of Troops and Protec?
tion of Border.
New London, Sept. 9.?Considera?
tion of several plans for the joint
protection of the Mexican border and
to preven1: raids, occupied the Amer?
ican commissioners attention. Mem?
bers of the Mexican commission were
absent in New York. The American
commissioners present plan is to con?
sider together the question of the
American troops withdrawal and a
means of protecting the border. The
latter question 13 complicated by
Villa's reported presence In Chihua?
hua.
BRITISH CAPTURE TRENCH.
German Batteries Active and Heavy
Casualties Reported.
London. Sept. 9.?In a furious com?
bat the British captured another
trench from the Germans in a High
Wood sector says the war office.
Heavy casualties were inflicted.
The German batteries are active and
a heavy bombardment is being made
agalnsl the British positions north of
Pozieres. Tbe British checked at?
tempted German advance from Cour
celette.
Russian Gains Admitted.
Vienna, Sept. 9.?Russian gains
enst of Halic/. and in the Carpathians
are officially admitted.
COTTON C1HH1HCS INCREASE.
AMOUNT PREPARE? /r MAR?
KET 850,032 / * i?.
J_' 5
I # /
More Than Five Ti # as Great In
This Slate to Sep . er 1, lslO, as
for Lost Year. :? /
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Washington, Sy ^ .?Cotton of the
growth of 1916 * ed prior to Sep?
tember 1 amo f i to 850,032 tales, .
counting rourv half bales, the
census bureai ay announced In
its first ginn?... eport of the season.
That compares with, 463,883 bales last
year, 480,317 in 1914 and 799,099 in
1913.
Sea island bales included numbered
4,631, compared with 2,097 last year1,
1,748 in 18914 and 436 in 1912.
Ginnings by States were:
States 1916 lflf.
Alabama. 22,372 38,926
Arkansas. 14,761 170
California. 442 ft
Florida. 2,881 4,701
Georgia. 212,764 122,408
Louisiana.... 29,780 6,868
Mississippi..! .. .. 10,081 4,61?
North Carolina. . . 28? 164
Oklahoma. 7,777 8
South Carolina .. . 26,76? 4,206
Tennessee. 120 t
Texas. 722,008 271,221
CALDWELL BECOMES ADJUTANT.
Reaches El Pa so Camp and
His Duties?Ballot Boxes Prepar?
ed.
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 8.?MaJ. J.
Shapter Caldwell has reached the
border and assumed his dutiee as
brigade adjutant He reports a pleas?
ant trip from South Carolina.
The ballots for the second primary
have reached Lieut. McGowan ant
boxes have been prepared no the
guardsmen can vote on Tuesday.
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LAURENSTRAGEDY
Laurens, Sept
held today over the boor dt the al*
leged burglar who was killed
night In a battle with Laurens offi?
cers near Fountain Inn. The inquest
took place at the scene of the trag?
edy and the verdict of the jury wad
to the effect that the person was un?
known and came to his,death from
gunshot wounds at the hands of Co?
lumbus L. Owens, rural policeman of
Laurens county.
This afternoon the body was
brought to the city, prepared for
burial and interred in potter's field
beside the grave of the yeggman who
was killed in Laurens seven years age.
The story of the shooting last night
as brought on* at the inquest is sub?
stantially as already reported. The
mas was evidently a Cuban of Span?
ish descent Among his personal ef?
fects were found a money order re?
ceipt for 650 issued at Columbia Sep?
tember 2 and a registered letter re?
ceipt from the same office without
date.
The latter receipt, number 1847,
indicated that the letter was sent by
Pruden Ranurez to Sara Lux De
Ranurez, Matanzas, Cuba, the latter
probably being the wife of the man.
The s'ranger was about 30, dark
complexion, dark curly hair, brown
eyes, five feet five inches and weighed
130. His body bore several old gun
shots and knife wounds. He had a
magazine pistol, a razor and two flash
lights. He was poorly clad, wear?
ing overalls but no socks.
Wednesday morning, away after
the hours of making calls, five resi?
dences in the western part of the city
were entered, the thief making a
specialty of rifling the trouser pock?
ets of the men of the house. He
\vork?d both sides of the street and
made a clean getaway with 875 or
|80. His best prize for the night was
a $51 purse which was extracted from
the trouser pocket of one of the city
policemen who had gone off duty at
1 o'clock. The other hauls ranged
from 82 to 21. The burglar dis?
dained the idea of taking anything
but the cash, for he left a good watch
dangling from a pair of looted trous?
ers which were found hanging in the
back yard the next morning. At Gray
Court the same game was played
Wednesday night, the homes visited
including a minister and several
prominent citizens of the little town.
About $15 was secured.
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GREEK SHIP SUNK.
Explosion Occurred in Cargo of Ben?
zine.
Malta, Sept 9.?The Greek ship
Giorgios was sunk in harbor today by
an explosion following the outbreak
of fire iu a cargo of benzine, a