The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 11, 1916, Image 2
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satire militia wig la withdrawn with?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,