Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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id* outhroti. MBe Vat* and Fear ne t?Bet all the ende Thon Atmet at be thy Country's, Thy God's aad Tratfc'a" THE TR?B SOUTHS' ^rtabUshed Jan), f fee, Consolidated Au*. 9,1881. 8UMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916. V^XLIII. No. 20. nwm ? mwtim. ITAXjaW-AUuT'mAN ONLY QUIET THEATRE OF WAR. eWrftens Capture City and are Ad vaartajf Stead *y oi> Mnewsilr Oer? amaae Itereptvre PusHkuat and Des etrejf Tunau 1iwuk**-^auwdeTs Re porerd aa Alton*. London. Oct. fcO?Violent fighting Is reported from every theatro of war eaeept tie Italian. Serbien? who cap? tured Drod are advancing on Mon aetlr, overcoming all resistancf^and capturing many prisoners and much aneuuftaL The Oermans have recaptured some positions lost to the British In the re? s'eat of Faucourt Leahbaye and de? frayed three British ?tanks" with thslr artillery Artillery was furiously actlvs all mailt en the western front. Russian attacks during a heavy saew serm In the Carpathians were repulsed by the Austro-Oermans. Strang atucks are being delivered by the Russe-Roumanians against the Teutons In Debmdja and Tranaylvan Further disorders are reported from C ?T L OUT;i' RESERVISTS. Greek Revolutionary Government Prepares for War. Saloniki. Oct. 10.?The Greek rev? olutionary government headed by 11. Vssjbeelos has It awed a proclamation cantei out classus I ?14, and lilt, the latter being reservists, i BOJfOR DEAD AVIATOR. Services over Norman Who Wae Killed in Battle. Fans\NOct. I).?Impressive funer el eervteea were held today ovsr Nor geaa Prince, tb< American aviator, as a.result of a kettle with tfttfcatAJI 4*ftE*Ab WOUNDED. Forced to Give ap Corn la Rn Sassaus. Rome. Oct. 24.?Gen. von Fa Ik en hayne. the leadtr of the great Austro G er man offene! vs against Roumsnla, was wounded in LeGand and com? pelled to abandon his command, ac? cording to a dispatch to Corrlere Bi? ts lie today. MOBS BUSY AT ATHENS. Do Much Prorerty Damage?Allies Establish Cesuwrahlp. London. Oct. 2?.--Mobs led by rs servists have ta<en ths law into their ?em hands In Athena. Much damage was done prope-ty. A censorship has been established by ths allies. - Thirty-gve German Officer* Tsken. Petrograd. Oc-.. SO.?Thlrty-flvs Ger? man officers were captured In fight? ing north of afuropatntks. Rome. Oct. 21.?Ths allies have no tiffed the Greek government that more troops will be landed unlsss ths dis? orders are put down at once. Tue note also demanda that the Greek army be reduced two-thirds, or to a pear* footing and that the Greeks evacuate Thwesaly. Italian troops have crossed into Oreec? from All>anla. occupying Ltas kovlkl. HALIFAX KE1T in DARKNESS. Aathoeitieu Fear Zeppelin or Subma? rine Attack. Halifax. Oct. II.?There la much speculation as s result of the mili? tary order to heap thin city In dark? ness at nlakt. Although thta city Is nsurly three thousand miles from Oer man bases Ir Belgium. It is believ? ed the authorities fear a Zeppelin or submarine attack. WILL not kKLUll cahrf.ra. Mexican I'mhn * v IKmlca Report Con ormlng Heed of Commission. Wsshlngton. Oct. II.? The Mexican embassy today denied that Ix>uls Cabrera will be relieved as head of the Mexlean commission and succeed Ambassador Arredondo. allifs meet reverse. Rusmo-Roumanians Driven Back? ward hy ssjsj Ms4'krnM*n. Petrograd, Oct. II.?A reverse for lbs Kusso-Roumanian forces In Dob tudja and the capture of Koknrdja by von Mackenien Is admitted. Fight? ing is In progress along a five hundred mile front In Uiltcla and Russia. ADMIT LOSS Of BREMEN. TEUTONIC DIPLOMATS VIRTUAL? LY CONCEDE DISASTER. Other Men haut Submarine* Will Cm ry on Overseas Underwater Com? merce. Washington, Oct. 19.?Losa of tue Gorman submarine merchantman Bremen virtually was conceded to? day by ranking Teutonic diplomats iu position to be familiar with the movement of the vessel. The Bremen la one month overdue. It was admitted that German offi? cials were without information as to the fate of the Bremen. All they know is that she set out for America from Bremerhaven and that she should have arrived at an American port soon after the middle of last month. The disappearance of the Bremen will not cause abandonment of the project to send merchant submarine? regularly from Germany to the United States, It was said. There ap? peared to be reason to expecc that another sub-sea freighter, either the Deutschland or some other, would reach an American port some time within the next month. German officials In Washington do not believe the Bremen could ha\e fallen Into the hands of the British unleea t he had some accident to her machinery. They pointed out that, unlike naval submarines, merchant si bmar nes avoid all localities fre? quented by shipping and therefore are not open to the same risks. Reports that the Bremen had arriv? ed safely in New London were pub? lished In newspapers In Germany more than two weeks ago. The Bremen was commanded ly Capt. Schwarkopf and carried >t crew of approximately 25 men. One official aald It was considered moat likely that the Bremen had met the fate of several naval submarines which had never been heard from. theljyroim hoe4 boon reported an being In detention camps of the allies. It la presumed that they had some accident. Another argument advanced in support of this theory was that the Bremen had aboard a number of im? portant documents for the German embassy here which probably would have been made public had they fallen Into the hands of the British. CONFIRMS BREMEN S LOSS. Telegram From Name City Says Mer? chant Submarine Is Regarded as Lost. London, Oct. 20.?An Exchange Telegraph company dispatch from Amsterdam says that a telegram re? ceived there from Bremen confirms the report that the German Ocean Navigation company, has received no newa from the commercial submarine Bremen and that she is regarded as lost. Great anxiety prevails among the families of tho crew, virtually all of whom reside in Bremen, and it is expected difficulty will be experienced In obtaining crewa for other commer? cial submarines which may under? take trans-Atlantic voyages. According to this information, the sailing of the Deutschland on another voyage across the Atlantic has been cancelled. BALK AT BULL MOOSE BALLOTS. Some Clerks of Court Refuse to Dis? tribute Progressive Tickets, Wanna - maker Says. Clerks of court in several counties of the State have refused to handle the Progressive election tickets, ac? cording to T. II. Wannamakcr, na? tional executive committeeman from South Carolina. The tickets for the nominees of the Progressive party are being sent to ull counties. AUSTRIAN PREMIER SHOT? Report Reaches London, Hut Is Un? confirmed. London, Oct. 21.?A report reach? ed here this afternoon that the pre? mier of Austria has been shot by Pub* Usher Aller of a Vienna newspaper. The report may refer to Raron Stueregkl who was premier until a year ago. His successor has never been appointed, and Foreign Minister Ilaron iiurlcn has been acting as min? uter. British Progress Nenr linpmimc. London. Oct. 21.?Hrltlsh forcer* made progress last night In fighting ?round Ituttc, Wmlen and Court, near Ilupnume, the war office an? nounced. 10 MAKE PE1GE MOVE. PEACE SOCIETIES ASK WILSON TO HEAD. MOVEMENT TO STOP EUROPEAN _?1 I Armistice to De Asked During Winter und Efforts Will be Put Forth bo See if Belligerents Cannot Agree on Terms of Settlement. Washington, Oct. 21.?Rogardlesu of the outcome of the election Wilson will be asked to ?make another for peace. The movement is fostered by the American N Conference and other organisations whoso identity is kept secret Simul? taneously an appeal will be made to King Alfeonso and the Pope. The plan is for Wilson to ask ajij Armistice during the winter to see if^ the belligerents cannot agree op terms of settlement. Officials, however, are pessimistic in view of the belief expressed recent? ly by Ambassadors Page and Shar who told the president the war woul last at least another year. REFUSE 40 CENTS A POUND. Highest Price Asked for staple Years. Savannah, Oct. 18.?-Offers of cents i a pound for sea Island c< were refused in Savannah today, is the highest prices asked for staple in 40 years. The sales of a Island cotr.on for the week were 2f,l$ bales. The prices advanced from K 1-2 last Friday to the quotations today. Good middling spot cotton, shoi staple, sold today at 17 1-4 cents, highest Savannah price for m years. Germ} In Child's Disease Found; to Come. Baltimore. Oct. 17.?The mystf surrounding the cause of the spl made tonight at Johns Kopkuis hos? pital, i Extensive research conducted by Dr. Horace T. Burrows, pathologist of the hospital, has resulted In the discovery of the infantile paralysis germ, . the existence of whua was established nine years ago by ur. Simon Flexner, of the Rockefeller Institute. According to Dr. Burrows, the dis? ease is not spread by contagion, but the germ is Introduced into the hu? man system through the mouth in milk or water. "Always In every case of the dis? ease a germ has been found in the big intestine showing that the disease is spread by* some raw food. That that food Is milk or water is established by the fact that babies, whose only diet has been milk and water, died of the disease. 1 Dr. Burrows and his assistants, un? der the direction of Prof. Wm. H. Welch, have been making autopsies upon every victim of the disease since July. They have conducted a care? ful microscopic search. Of the diseased organs it has been found that the germ occurs only In the colon. The investigations prove that 100 per cent, are infected in the big intestine. Since it is only possible for the germ to enter the big intestine by way of the mouth, food und drink must he the carriers. This discovery demonstrates for the first time clearly that raw food con? tains the germ of infantile paralysis. he investigators are so certain that this is true and that there is no otl\er way for the disease to be con? tracted that they stlggest that the quarantine be raised against personal contact and that all raw foods, such as milk, waters, fruits, etc., be steri? lized, boiled or cooked before being given to children or others. The investigators found that house flies and other insects undoubtedly help to spread the germ from one food to another. This discovery is the first one that has been given out officially by Johns Hopkins hospital before it has been published In a recognized medical journal. This rule is broken for the first timo in order to clear up the mystery sur? rounding the disease as quickly as possible and in order to allow the schools to open and business to go on as usnul. The And was not mado by accident, but aa a result of u palnstuklng re? search. The spread of the disease is so much like that of typhoid fever and Its methods of communication that the in? vestigators are sure they have hit upon a way to make an antl-pollomyc lltls vaccine like the anti-typhoid vac? cine that stamped out typhoid in the United Sttues urmy. MEXICANS FIRE ON AMERICANS EIGHT AT SAX JOSE LASTS FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. According to Advices Received by Border Commander Mexicans Were Drunk?-No Loss of Life in Ex hange of Shots. Ban Antonio, Oct. 20.?American troops and Mexicans clashed near San Jose, in the Big Bend country, yesterday afternoon, according to a repor^ received by Gen. Funston early tonight from Col. Joseph Gaston, com? mander of the district. The fight last? ed for forty-five minutes. No losses were suffered by the Americans and information is lacking regarding loss Jatnong the Mexicans. Col. Gaston's report said that a I band of about thirty Mexicans opened fire on a detachment composed of twenty-three men of the Sixth cavalry and Texas Guardsmen engaged in pa? trol duty between residio and Ruid osa. Lieut. Cardington, of the Texas troops, in command of the detach? ment, ordered his men to return the fire. A vigorous exchange of shots con? tinued for forty-five minutes, the Americans and Mexicans firing in Ermish formation from covered po ions on either side of the Rio ande. Information from Col. Gas Mi did not indicate that tha United tos soldiers crossed in pursuit of ie Mexionns. After the fight Lieut, tdington returned to Ruldosa with his command. Mexicans Drunk. Washington, Oct. 20.?Gen. Fun Afn, reporting tonight on the ex? change of shots across the border at ["8a n Jose, said that late reports chins him indicated the American ps were fired upon "by drunken xieans." The dispatch made no mention of iftg by the American troops and sajld there, were no casualties on eith oident, believing that an irresponsible I band had blundered upon the detach? ment of Americans and had with? drawn after firing a few desultory shots. There was nothing in Gen. Funston's dispatch, it was said, to in? dicate a prolonged engagement. CLAIMS RECOGNITION. Venizelos Government Construes Let? ter from American Consul in This Light. Athens, Thursday, Oct. 19?(Via London, Oct. 20.)?The afternoon newspapers publish a letter, said to have been sent by the American con? sul at Saloniki to M. Politis, foreign minister of the provisional govern? ment, established by former Premier Venizelos, expressing the "sincere hope of being able to continue with the de facto government the cordial relations always heretofore existing between the authorities and the con? sulate." \ The adherents of M. Venizelos claim that this constitutes recogniztion of the provisional government by the United States. The American minis? ter, Garrett Droppers, denies that any consul has been authorized to do more than cultivate essential relations with the de facto authorities in Mytllene and Crete as well as Saloniki. TO BUILD NEW COTTON MILL. Site Pureliased for Plant at Winus boro. Winnsboro, Oct. 20.?An industrial event that presages much to the up? building of Winnsboro was consum? mated here today when the Lock wood-Grecne and a firm of Northern capitalists and present owners of the Winnsboro mills purchased sixty-eight acres of land adjoining their old prop? erty for the purpose of erecting n:i additional mill. A corps of engineers will shortly survey the new site, and with their coming matters will take on a definite outline as to the exact date of construction. Under the su? perintendence of J. M. Williams the iSl operatives have seen the benefit of his progressive policy. The people of the mill village have had their homes painted, streets graded, electric lights '\nd water-works installed and every? thing done for their comfort in a modern way. SERBI ANS CONTINUE ADVANCE. No Infantry l ights on French Front, hut Artillery Exchanges Occur. Paris. Oct. 21. The war ofiice an? nounced no Infantry lighting on the French front last night, There was n strong interchange of artillery fire. The Serbians have made further progress toward Monastir, driving the Bulgaria us buck in Sector Cuke. SAYS SLAVS DESIRE PEW * -r HARVARD PROFESSOR DEv iR ES RUSSIA IS WILLING TO COMBINE WITH GER? MANY. Japan in Alliance Also?-Such Combi? nation Would Crush England's Am? bition for World Power. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 30.?Hugo Muensterberg, professor of psychol? ogy at Harvard University, in an ad? dress tonight before the International Political Club, of the university, as? serted that he had been reliably in? formed that iiussia and Germany would sign terms of a separate peace before spring, and that after this peace there would be an alliance be? tween Germany, Russia and Japan. "I know from reliable sources," he said, "that Russia is out of joint, is half bankrupt, is starving and will be ready for a separate peace before ( spring. The result is to be an alll i ance between Germany, Austria, Rus ' sla and Japan. Japan and Russia arc J pushing toward this combination and I an overwhelming majority of the Ger? man people would welcome it today. "It is the old Bi8tnarckian tradition that Germany ought to be the friend of Russia, and that such an alliance would be her surest protection. "If we really want to bring peace tor a generation there is no hope but to bring Germany and England to an understanding before Germany and Russia have made peace and formed an alliance. Neither the English nor the German people want this peace to? day, but they ought to want it, for once the new alliance is formed it will seek to crush the ambition of England for world power. "Some neutral groups in Europe are socking to bring about this under? standing between Germany and Eng i land. Yet real success can be expect? ed only If the government of the United States undertakes this master work." Cliaracterizcs Statement of Hughes Too Absurd to Be Worthy of No? tice. Elmlra, N. Y., Oct. 20.?Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, last night was shown a clipping quoting him as comparing the Mexicans with the American revolutionists. "It is too absurd to be worthy of notice," he said, not concealing his displeasure at being misquoted. "I couldn't think of such a thing, to say nothing of saying it. It is en? tirely wrong. I didn't say anything that could possibly be interpreted that way." SECURE INTEREST ON BAL? ANCES. Tuxes for Sinking Fund on Runds Reduced One-half Per Cent. The report of the secretary and treasurer of the city schools publish? ed in yesterday's Item was something of interest to the entire community, aa it gave a concise statement of funds being used for school pur? poses in the city. However, the pre? face of the report was not published. In this preface there are two items which were not shown in the report that will be .of interest. The city this year is securing in? terest of four per cent, on the daily balances of school funds in the va? rious banks, whereas heretofore it did not secure this interest. The building funds are also drawing Interest from the banks at the same rate. In ad? dition to this the rate of taxation for a sinking fund for bonds issued has been reduced from one per cent, to one-half per cent, for taxpayers. TO STOP U-BOAT WARFARE. Appeul to United States Made by Holland Paper. Amsterdam (via London), Oct. 20, ?A demand for the stoppage of the submarine warfare coupled with an appeal to the United States to take the initiative toward that end la voiced by the TotoglMf. The Tele graaf says: ? "Ten days have elapsed since the submarine war was carried to the doors of America and nothing h:?s boon done. Are we to understand that our; ships are allowed to be tor? pedoed right on the American coast? j We say in all frankness to America that submarine warfare must be stop? ped and Germany must DO told that mistakes, which all the world know are no mistakes, w ill no longer be tol- ; erated. Lot America speak the re leeming word lest she rue deeply in , the future having neglected a task | plainly to be expected from the mightiest neuiial." CHEER PRESIDENT ON WAY BACK TO DONG BRANCH. Great Commoner Rides With Former Chief and Expresses Confidence of Victory. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 20.?Presi? dent Wilson, returning to Long Branch today from Chicago, par? ticipated In campaign demonstrations arranged in his honor along the route by local Democrats in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Twice at Greensburg, Pa., and In this city, he alighted from his private car and thanked lar^e crowds for coming to see him. A throng was assembled hero to ? nltht in the square in f ront ef '.he railroad station, where red lights ; were burned In honor of Mr. Wilson. Introduced by Samuel Kunkel, treas? urer of the Democratic State com? mittee, the president said: "I have no speech to make, but I would'in ! deed be ungenerous if I did not ex ; press my gratification that you ! should come out to see me this way. It Is great encouragement to a public man who is tryin? to do his duty to I receive such a welcome." ' The president hurried back to his I private car, but just as the train got {under way the coach ahead of his j car jumped the track, bringing the I train to a stop with a bump. A de? lay of 15 irinutes resulted, j At Greensburg the president left , his car in a driving rain and walked I outside the station with Col. Richard Coulter, Jr., of the Tenth Pennsyl? vania regiment, just returned from the Mexican border. A band played ! "The Star Spangled Banner" as he appeared and the crowd applauded. The president stood up in a flag draped automobile, waved to the crowd, expressed his thanks and then hurried back to the waiting train. Brief stops were also made at a number of towns, where the preai Pittsburgh and rode with him for more than an hour afterward on his train. Because Mr. Bryan was not expected, he did not ride in the president's automobile at Pittsburgh. Crowds along the streets cheered Mr. Vilson when he appeared. Mr. Bryan, after talking with the president, said he had become con? vinced that Mr. Wilson would be re elected. He has been campaigning for the president in the West and declared he expected the Democrats to gain several senators in the moun ! tain States. ( "I want to put it as strongly as i possible that Mr. Wilson will win " said Mr. Bryan. "The people yap , prove his Mexican policy and some ! thing the administration has done 'appeals to every class of voters." He i added that the women of the West are for the president. Joseph Guffey, chtairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic State com? mittee, boarded the president's train this morning and rode through *he State with him. Tomorrow afternoon Mr. Wilson will address a gathering of farmers at Shadow Lawn. CHANCES LOOK GOOD. Wilson Speaks Cheerily of His Pros? pects. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 20.?President Wilson during bis brief stop made here tonight, said that his chances for reelection "looked good." A man in the crowd shouted: "We hope you get four years more." The president thanked him and replied: "Well, it looks good now." TRUE TO THEIR NAME. Philadclphians Show Brotherly liove for Wilson. Philadelphia, Oct. 20.?Owing to the delay in Harrisburg, President Wilson's train reached hire about li o'clock tonight, one hour and a half behind scheduled time. A large crowd was awaiting his arrival at the railroad station and the president shook hands with every one within reach. A commitee of local Demo- I crats presented Mrs. Wilson with a large bouquet of Rowers. The president's train left here at 10.55 o'clock for Ixmg Hranch, where it Is due to arrive about 1:30 tomor? row morning. SIX LIVES LOST IN GALE. Storm Sweeps Lake Erie, Sinking Two Ships. Detroit, Oct. 21.?Six lives were tost and two ships sunk in a gale that swept Lake Erie last night.