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AY, OCTOBER 11, 1916. Vol. XLIII. No. 16 MM HOOPS Ti FMITlEi RHMA1V1NG UC/JIDSMKN WILL MK HL'RIMED TO BORDF.lt. Expect W thln IVw Weeks Patrol Fln-ce Will be 8ea( Washington. Oct. B.~ All army de? partmental commai.dera were ordered by the war department today to die patch militia organisation* still In Mate mobilisation .-imps to the bor? der aa soon as they can arrange trans? portation facilities. The orders affect only troops which havs not seen service on the border, en about 1.000 men In Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Noith Carolina, Mississippi Tenmasoe, West Vir? ginia Colorado, Ntw Hampshire and Now Terk. War department statistics show that there are about 104.000 militia now en the border. The 8,000 order? ed sooth today will relieve a si nil la r force which will b? returned to home stations for muster out of the federal service. While ofacia Is generally expect the satire militia wig la withdrawn with? in n few weeks no definite decision on this en oat op has been announced, fair its ry Baker, eewever, has said there would bs no general redlaposl tios of troops In the Southern depart* see at until the American- Mexican Joint commission In session at Atlan? ta City evolves some system of bor? der control. FARMER SLAIN. Killed hy C. T. Tnrnorv lp Dtra Faul to Yic Sdfefield, Oct. Loot night about 11 o'clock C. T. Turner, a farmer who rosedos three miles east of Kdgefleld, heard a noise on his premises after he had retired. S? Ising his shotgun, he WOSJt pel to make an Investigation. Insjl to the roar a' two rooms that eastward from tho body of ho eeeerved a white objyjt In hi n human at the unknown person, it was procured and the man had been shot proved to bo a neighbor. Bud Berry, who resided but n short distance awsy. The shot had censed Instant death. Sheriff Bwesr Ingen end Magistrate Brunsen wer sot I fled at ones of the tragedy and an Inquest was held a* provided by law. Mr. Turner surrend ered to the sheriff And will remain In tfhat officer's cus hsdy until bail can be secured. The Inen were ont he jest of terms) and Wore close friends. nUlCIDK AT U 1NN8BOHO. tk A. Crawford, Sr., Shoots Himself Son Trice to Secure the Wlnnsboro, Oct. d.?D. A. Craw? ford, Sr.. a well-k iown citizen and business msn, killed himself todsy at 1:11 o'clock, ons shot from a pistol entering the head, producing almost Instant death. The affair occurred In the private office of his livery stable In the presence of one of his sons, who made a valiant effort to secure his father's pistol. Physlcluns were hurriedly summoned but Mr. Craw? ford was beyond medical aid. No motive or cauie has been as? signed for tho act, which was a ter? rible shock to the cltliens of the town. The deceased Is survived by his wtfs and a number of children, a sister and a large number of relatives. MAD IM Mi ATTACKS PF.OPLK. Ten VMlam* Come from Anderson to < otitmMn for Treatment. Anderson. Oct. 6.?Ten of the 12 people bitten by a mad dos; hero Mondny and Tuesday of this week went to ColumMa this morning, where the Pasteur treatment will be administered. All of those bitten arc white people, nnd runs* In eife from -" months to : t ye.irx The d<K was a French poodle. UclonskpK to the family of J. B. Quartes, and was but n few months old. Wednesday It was killed an ' the head sent to CohunhtS for examination. Y ?sterdsy a tele? graphic communlrut'on was received Imlu.itin* tti.it the animal wax af flirted with rat.lei. .\ do? which wu* known to have he?m bitten by th? Qua?'len puppy wsm Ullled yewtcrdiv Those bitten were Claudine Hat ten I years eld. Helba Mas lie Id I Lucios Msyfield 12, K. < >. MnJrHoU 0 K. v. |r1hMMM Mi i tbei Qnnrlgfl ? F.llxal*eth Queries 3. .1. Hrooke Queries. Jr., 2*> month", and Mr. am Mrs. j h. Qunrtso, Mnhert Li f?iwi end n child of sV K. Kuy. The peo pie ate all prominent In Anderson. mm mm brown. FIRST CHARLESTON PRIMARY TRIAL IN PROGRESS. Tt-Ntlmoiiy of Eight Witnesses Heard In Day I'e voted to Taking Evidence ?Eleven Other Cases. Charleston, Oct. 6.?The first of the election cases gro "'nr out of the shooting affair on Cc? ei 15, 1915, In the city Democratic executive commit? tee room, in which Sidney J. Cohen, a newspaper reporter, was killed and four other men wound? ed came up In the court of general sessions today, Judge Rice presiding and Solicitor Henry repre? senting the State, when Henry J. Brown became defendant on charges of assault and battery with Intent to kill on W. E. Wingate and carrying concealed weapons. The entire day, with an intervening recess, was occupied in taking testi? mony, four witnesses for the State and four for the defense being heard, and court adjourned at 6 o'clock until to? morrow morning, the jury < being locked up In the court house for the night. It Is expected that the case will be concluded In tomorrow's hear ing. A large crowd was on hand, keep? ing excellent order. Judge Rice ruled strictly against any testimony that tended to bring In the political phases of the case and much time was taken up by counsel for the defense, Alford Huger and Lionel Legge, In arguing points of evidence. Numerous objections by the State, for the most part sustained by the court, and equally numerous exceptions by the defense, formed a feature of the legal battle. W. E. Wingate, chief prosecuting witness, was on the stand an hour and a-half. He was shot In the head at the out? break and was In a hospital for six wseks afterwards. Wingate hi slated for trial later on charges similar to those against Brown, end In that trial, Brown will be the chief prosecution witness. There ais 11 other election cases wae brought out In today's hearing. Testimony along lines similar to that at the Inquest which followed- the shooting last fall, when for three days evidence was taken, without es? tablishing responsibility tor tho death of Sidney J. Cohen was adduced Inso? far as It 8 p pi led to the case up for trial now., Brown is to take the stand tomorrow, when for the first time a statement will be heard from him as to what occurred in the committee room, as he did not testify at the in? quest. BERLIN PEACE Rl'MOHS DE? NIED. State Department Says Gerard Docs Not Bring Peace Proposals. Washington, Oct. 7.?The State de partment haa lasued a complete de? nial that Ambassador Gerard Is bringing a peace proposal from Ber? lin. The ittatement says the "State department has no reason to think there Is anything In It and every rea? son to think there Is nothing In It." WOULD IDENTIFY HOLD-UP GANG. Effort Will bo Made to Have Four Sospeits Arrested Identified. Philadelphia. Oct. 7.?A detective is to take tb * four suspects, Including the alleged woman leader, in the llammonton, N. J., hold-up and mm - dar cuse to the Jefferson hospital to be led past the bed of Mrs. Klslc H. Smuthers ir the hope that she will identify them. Mrs. Smuthers drove her car through the hold-up bund. ADVANCE ON MACEDONIAN FRONT. German* Fill in Attacks to Itccowr Lost (.round at Sottunc. Paris, Oct. 7.? Progress for the French, itri Ish, Servians and Italians on the Macedonian front Is reported by the war office. German attempt** to win back the lost ground on the Somme front by bombing attacks were repulsed by the Hrltlsh. Ill 1.1.Airs DEFEATED AGAIN. HrltMi Capture VkfSjg More Villages in Macedonia. Tendon, Oct. 9.?Three more vll I SJ Iniw been captured from Bul? -.?rinn* by the British on the Mace? donian front. The Bulgarians oftertni little resists ice. U-53 Deals Havoc A Ships off A >ng British Merchant lean Coa&. Three British Freighters and Dutch and Norwegian Made off Nantucket SI Wait on Line of Trade?1 Rescue of Crews as S. States Vessel Stopped, Passenger Ship Attacked? is are Also Sunk?-Attacks Where Submarice Lay in States Destroyers sent to Signals are Flashed - United wed to Proceed. Newport, R. L, October where every liner bound to ai bearings, the German submi of two other war submarines, day. Four of them were Britii other were neutrals?one D\ American steamship was hel< Admiral Knight, commam that the Nantucket lightship rine nearby. Naval officers submarines will blockade evei nition ships leave. The vessels sunk are: Westpoint, British freigi don to Newport News. Crew Strathdene, British freij York to Brest. Crew of 50. Stephano, British passeng? Halifax to New York. Eight Steamship Kingston, belli identified. No details. Bloomersdijk, Dutch freij York to Rotterdam. Crew of Christian Knudsen, Nor from Tuxpam to London, via The U-53 began her depr< So far as is known there has' of one steamer, the Kingston? Seventeen of the fastest; vy went plowing through the ' The U. S. Batch has fh midnight with the first of The Innocent little ?Lying off Nantucket Light, >m New York must get its U-53, aided probably by one toed and sank six ships to le a passenger carrier. The id the other Norwegian. An , but was allowed to proceed, the naval station here, says a second German subma ley expect a fleet of German mtic harbor from which mu 2,413 tons, bound from Lon 5. , 4,312 tons, bound from New ip, 3,439 tons, bound from passengers and crew of 75. be British, but as yet un 3,201 tons, bound from New tanker, 2,583 tons, bound Amboy. Crew of 30. at daybreak this morning, lo loss of life. But the crew open boats. Mrs in the United States na aearch of them, station she will arrive at ?d. came a death-dealing demon no' sooner than she had sped past the three-mile limit today. She first sighted the American freighter Kansan making her way through the dim light of early morning from New York to Boston. Captain Rose, the suave and keen-eyed commander of the U-53, personally stood on the bridge and handled the Kansan. The freighter was not detained long. After inspecting the ship's papers Captain Rose apologized and allowed the vessel to pro? ceed. The Kansan was fifty miles away from the scene when her wireless operator picked up the dreaded S. 0. S. It was from the British ship Westpoint. From station to station along the coast the distress call was repeated. The captain of the Kansan instantly heeded the call. It was followed by a message briefly saying tho Westpoint had been attacked by a submarine and was in danger of sinking. Her crew and passengers had taken to the boats, ready to put to sea. Twenty minutes after the call was flashed to the naval training station here the torpedo boat destroyer Jar vis had left her moorings and was headed for the open sea. She was rapidly followed by the other boats of the flotilla. Crowding their boilers, the fleet navy boats started on the horrible journey of mercy. But the Kansan was first to reach the rapidly sinking steamer. She beat the navy boats in the flrst race in American waters to save the lives of persons Imperiled by the ruthless un? der-sea warfare. Two hours later the U-53, still loitering in the lanes of steamships on their way to Kosten or foreign ports, sighted the British freighter Strath- j dene, bound from New York to Bor? deaux. The Strathdene is said to have been loaded with munitions of war for the allies. She proved easy prey for Cap? tain Rose and his men. Twenty min? utes alter the crew had taken to the open sea in small boats she lifted her nose towards the sky and sank. Pluck ily battling the waves, the crew of the Strathdene managed to reach the Nan? tucket shoals luht ..hip. There seventeen of them were found by the destroyer Hatch. Leaving the balance of rescue work to her sister ships, the Hatch was or? dered to return here by Admiral Knight It was soon after B o'clock that a wireless call at the training station told of the torpedoing of another ship. It was the Red Cross liner Ptephnno, bound to New York front Halifax. The Stephano received her vital blon at 4:80 o'clock, it was moyt than an hour later before the w or had been received here. In rapid sue cession tonight the wireless sputtered its tales of disaster to the other ships. The Kingston was the first to sink. Then followed the Blomerdijk and Knudsen. Naval officers say the U-53 had only six torpedoes aboard when she left here yesterday. Normally the sub? marine carried eight, but two of these were spent on the voyage to these shores. Captain Rose himself said his submersible carried but eight when she left Wilhelmshaven, but ho had nothing to say by way of explanation. Three full divisions of the Atlantic destroyed flotilla are engaged in the work of rescue. Admiral Knight, com? mandant -of the Newport navy yard, has given orders that all survivors picked up by navy boats be brought here. Those aboard the Kansan are being taken to Boston. A wireless has been received from the destroyer Drayton saying she is returning under forced draught With 68 survivors of the Bloomerdijk and Knudsen. Her commanders expect to reach dock between 1 and 2 o'clock tomorrow morning. Admiral Knight has made every arrangement to take care of those in need of medical at- I tentton. From the moment the U-53 utartled the natives of this city by her unexpected appearance In Xarragan jsett Kay yesterday and was picked up by u. s. submarine i~>--. the land wires and wireless instruments have been crowded with messages passing back and forth between the Newport naval station and Washington. Admiral Austin M. Knight and Rear Admiral Albert U leaves, chief of the destroyer flotilla, have kept the navy department informed of sverythlng that came to their ears regarding the tlerman visitor. It is presumed the j two admirals received specific Instruc-1 tlons as to their course in certain emergencies, i it was freely commented upon that for tin* Mrs I time known every de? stroyer anchored here wan kept under full steam during last night. Whether ibis had sny significance or no( would not be admitted by naval o ill - oors tonight. CHARLESTON JURY HANGS. MISTRIAL ORDERED IN "ELEC? TION CASE." Nearly Twenty-four Hours Spent in Vain Attempt to Reach Decision. Charleston, Oct. 8.?After being out nearly 24 hours the jury in the Brown case, which opened in the court of general sessions Friday morning, was discharged this after? noon at 5 o'clock, Judge Rice order? ing a mistrial. The jury retired Sat? urday at 7 a. m. with the evidence in this first "election case." At 11:30 o'clock it had not reached agree? ment and was locked up to spend the second night in the court house. When it was seen this afternoon that there was no hope of agreement Judge Hies ordered a mistrial. Men of both factions in municipal politics were on the jury in about equal proportions. Solicitor Henry tonight would make public no inkling of his plans as to the other 12 election cases pending and which he came here specially to prosecute. It is probable, however, that failure to secure a verdict in the Brown case may mean a postpone? ment of the others to another term. It was the general belief she would head for Halifax and the uppermost part of the St. Lawrence there to in? tercept, if possible, the troop ships carrying Canadian contingents to the front. This belief was predicated upon operations against troop ships when the British were trying to force their way through the Dardanelles. Thus it was with surprise and as? tonishment that naval officers learned the tiny man-of-war had only delayed until she was safely past the three mile limit before she bagan her war? fare against enemy vessels. Late tonight naval officials admitted the destroyers sent to sea were not alone on a mission of mercy. Their decks were cleared for action and each commander had strict Instructions to determine that the utmost neutrality had been maintained. Even late to unthl Ibera was no, oflfchU jwjwd.4haj any of the attacks were perpetrated inside the three mile limit, but the curious line of the coast here gives ?ise to the gravest speculation. The ships went to the bottom, it is be? lieved, within a radius of five miles. It Is believed this circle of activity centered ten miles south of the Nan tucket lightship. From all along the coast came word )t mysterious messages being relayed between the French and British war? ships rushing to this vicinity. None has given an inkling of her where? abouts, but within 24 hours a cordon of battle gray steel will be thrown about the waters for miles up and down the coast. These patroling vessels scattered between ^Trinidad and Halifax have been converging on the waters of Narragansett Bay since they were apprised by wireless yesterday of the U-53's audacious appearance. Late this afternoon a lookout in the tower of the United States coast guard station at Prices Neck saw what he believed to be the pilot of the approaching fleet. The \essel was Identified as the French cruiser Con ** m t'itleeUks This information was Immediately conveyed by Captain Chauncey Ken yon, commanding the station, to the commanding admirals. They decided, however, that the flotilla needed no reinforcements at the present time. The largest United States vessel in the harbor now is the scout crui&cr Birmingham, flagship of the destroyer flotilla. Despite the boast of Captain Hose that the C-53 had fuel and pro? visions aboard to last for a three months' cruise, local submarin? olb Oers believe the vessel was ready to descend upon her prey and then make I a quick dash for home. These experts place her cruising radius at 5,000 miles, aa far as fuel supply is concerned. Tilers were few who doubted tonight but that she was already scooting across th-.? Atlantic on her way to her borne port. When the ne.vs of the Intercepting of the Kanaan had been conveyed t?> him, Adimarl Knight went directly to his office in the war college. He rc i\elned there all forenoon. "We work all the time," was his an? swer iu new spa pei- msn who suggested it was both odd and unusual that he .should be at his desk on Sunday in aiead of remaining at home. "Sundays and holidays are all the same to US," he added. About noon the second w ireless call t ame from the lightship. This v as Ht I Message the admiral's operator reai from tbe intermittent flashes: "Steamship WYstpoint. nationality unknown, iu distress ten miles south WEEVIL MENACING STATE. WILL REACH SOUTH CAROLINA IX SHORT TIME. Clcmsoii College Body Learns That Pot is Only About Fifty Miles Away Now. Alexandria, La., Oct. 5.?Hundreds of farmers in several sections of Louisiana have been interviewed by the Clemson college boll weevil com missidn during the last two days, as to the result of the invasion of the weevil. Yesterday the commission spent the day in the Baton Rouge section, coming to Alexandria last night where the members attended a banquet. Much valuable informa? tion is being secured. Definite infor? mation received by telegraph today indicates that the boll weevil has reached a point "i miles from the South Carolina 1 The opinion ^ s expressed today by a governme 5 xpert with the com? mission that ' M weevil will reach South Carolir ** cfore the end of the present year lemson officials will keep a clot fi> atch on the situation. Gov. Manni is being given a fine reception ?sj .'ery point. The com? mission lc^* onight for Monroe, La. Tomorrov "w ?ht the commission will Invade > ssippi. The citizens of the vari communities are showing every attention to the members of the commission. _I CHARGES VIOLATION OF NEU? TRALITY. I_ Representatives of Belligerents Say State Deportment Gave out Trade Secrets. Washington, Oct. 7.?Diplomatic representatives of European belliger? ents filed a protest with the State de? partment against neutrality violations by the American government. They charge that the executive depart? ment has made public trade secrets which fell into the hands of their enemies. V UJLL?OJJ ?A?TS_i?JSMU?43Xa9L? Asks Navy Department for Full Re? port on Submarine Campaign. Shadow Lawn, Oct. 9.?President Wilson today telegraphed the navy de? partment for every scrap of informa? tion regarding the sinking of ships off Nantucket by German submarines. There wac much activity about the i summer White House this morning. east of Nantucket Shoals lightship. Sending S. O. S. Operator says fired on. Passengers standing by boats." This was the first definite informa? tion they had to work on. Rear Ad? miral Gleaves was aboard ths Bir? mingham. But a few minutes elapsed before Admiral Gleaves had the mes? sage sent from the lightship in his hand. It was appended S with the instructions "Go ahead.'* Although shore leaves were lloeral and not a boat in the flotilla had its full complement of tnen aboard, of four officers and 96 men, there was no wasted time. Without recalling the men on shore. Admiral Gleaves ordered the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh divisions to sea. Lying in a long gray line at the wharf just opposite the landing and in the lee of the Goat Neck torpedo station men were seen running to and fro along the dock, all set on getting away as quickly as possible. Within twenty minutes deep black smoke was belching from their fun? nels. In exactly twenty minutes after Hear Admiral Gleaves had given his order, the destroyer Jarvls slipped her cables and slid into the inner harbo \ Lieut. L. P. David was in churgo. For the first hundred feet she drolled lazi? ly along before she picked up speed, but soon was racing for the deep wa? ter. At intervals of a minute or two tb? other destroyers followed in her wake. First came the Dray ton, com? manded by Lieut. D, W. Parley. As i this vanished, the Hriscon, the flag? ship of the Sixth division, broke I away and headed for the ocean uns>r the guidance of Lieut Commander V". Is. Muller. I Others to go were the O'Brien, Lieut. Commander C F. Courtency; ! the Pennant, Lieut. Commander J. B. Gay; the Casahm, Lieut. Commander W. X. Vernon; the Balch. Lieut. Com? mander David Hanrahan; the Mc * 'au. Lieut Commander U M. Stewart; the Porter, l.hut. Commander w. K. Wort man; the Fanning. Lieut. Com mander c. ||. Butln; the Pauldlng, Lieut, Commander Douglas Howard; the Winslow, Lieht. Commander N. R. Nichols; the Aylwln, Lieut. Command? er .lohn C. Fremont; tht> fashing. Ueut. Commander BE, a. Klttlager; the Cummins, Lieut. Commander G,