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at dim an an? rear not?dm an Mm coda Thou .11?'t at be thy Country'*, Thj God'a ana TruuVu.' TUB TRUE 8KL- ?ON, Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916. /01.XLIII. No. 34. im wit ggf mm. MAJ. WATSON AND CAPT. WORK? MAN ?AVK RESIGNED. Concern* Require Attention Las* to I-eave Columbia. Dec. 9.?MaJ. Richard F. Watson, commanding the First bat talloa. T kmi infantry, and Capt. W. D. Workman, commanding Company A of the same regiment, have resign? ed their commissions, pleading -Dres? sers of private concerns. Both nerv? ed with signal credit to themselves In the recent tour of duty at Camp Moore and on the border. The resignations were Indorsed by the adjutant general through the gov? ernor to the war department. Several other officers. It la said, may quit the service. In order to make up lost time la their personal businesses. Many considerable hardships by m of 00484* so lone away from their private later eats, which In sev? eral oaaee were of such a nature as net lo be susceptible of efficient handling by substitutes. Mai- Wataon had been 16 years In the survice, Oapt. Workman 11 years. Both are members of the Greenville bar and both are married men. Cngt. W. U Hart. U. 8. A. medical department, who has been assisting In Us. mustering out of the First South Carolina Infantry, has been or? dered to Blanco, Texas. He entered Mcsice with the punitive expedition commanded by Oen. Perehlng and was until recently stationed at Naml qulpa, about ICO miles below the Rio C rende. with Field Hospital No. 7. Onnt, Hart Is a son of O. W. 8. Han >* Yarn. O. Frank Hart of Co lujnatn la hie brother. Another atefhur la Ueut. Joeeph Hart of the First regiment supply company. Ovpt. ?art has had several tours of serv? ice ah raad. including a Ions period It the Philippine* JYjMtafday the supply company, ay Oapt Wyatt B. Seybt teamed ' aiohlus an home atatlau, Oreen matta of the First regiment rernars at the camp. FIYR AND A-HALF CENT OAS. From Florida Tluu Maw Liquid Will Take Place of Miami. Fla.. Dee. 8.?Alcogas is the latest liquid manufactured to be need fcr the propulsion of automo? biles Instead of gasoline. Charles Abbey is the Inventor, and Carl O. Wsllderllng. of Fort Lauderdale. Fla. Is backing; him In his efforts to get t..e fluid on the market. The new gas Is being manufactur? ed In small quantities In an Impro? vised plant. The liquid Is composed largely of alcohol, which Is manu? factured from green corn stalks or any other sort of green vegetable mat? ter. Mr. Abbey Is a chemist of consid? erable note, having for many years b*?n employed by tho pure food de? partment of the Hungarian govern? ment In his experiments here Mr. Abbey started the engine of a new au? tomobile with the liquid without first hetttlng the engine. 1 e automobile was driven several miles, and ap? parently as much power was obtain? ed from alcogas as would have been secured from gasoline. The burning of the alcogas did not leave carbon in the cylinder The Inventor claims to be able to manufacture alcogas at a cost of five and a fraction cents a gollon. s'mn ? adjustments of automobile carburet? ors are necessary before changing from gasoline to alcogas. More com? plete experiments are to be conduct? ed with the fluid shortly at a big au? tomobile manufacturing plant In the _ # I ROUMANIAN ARMY IN FLIGHT. Thousand Russians and Ron man* Captured by Teutons. Berlin. Dec. 8.?The flight of the Roumanian army continues from the Transylvanlan Alps to the Danube, according to the war office. Ten thou? sand more Russian and Roumanian prisoners were captured yesterday t>> th* ninth army. Tho Itussn-Rouman? ians ?*e trapped nouth of Predni and Alterhans Pass. Partlul attacks by the Russian* along tho Carpathian* were repulsed. Ha If our Minted for Foreign Keeretary. Ijondon. Dec. h.?It Is reported thl:< afternoon that First Lafd of the Ad? miralty A. J. Balfonr. will probably b#? foreign secretary in the now cab WEEVIL MARCHING CLOSER. INFESTS THREE GEORGIA COUN? TIES ALONG SAVANNAH RIVER. Entomologist Wor*ham Says Cotton Post Is Threatening Sea Island In? dustry. Columbia, Dec. 8.?Th< Mexican cotton boll weevil has infested three Georgia counties, bordering on South Carolina, namely Burke, Emngham and Chatham, according to a letter received by E. J. Watson, commis? sioner of agriculture, from E. Lee Worsham, State entomologist o' Geor? gia, "In Chatham county," says Mr. Worsham, "It appears to be only 15 miles from the Savannah river. The advance eastward this year has been about 150 miles and with a favorable season next year the southern and western parts of your State will be? come Infested by the weevil. "We are arranging to call a con? vention of the sea Island growers of this State some time in January, for the purpose of having a heart to heart talk with them on sea island cotton and the boll weevil and we will be very glad Indeed for the sea island growers of your State and Florida to meet with us. The experiments which we have conducted for a period of years on early fruiting varieties of ssa Island cotton are the only experi? ments that have been conducted. Our results are very promising indeed and we are of the opinion that if the sea Island growers will pursue tho proper course, they can continue to grow some cctton, but there is a great dan? ger of their becoming stampeded and trying to grow short cotton instead. This as you know, will be very dis? astrous to the sea island Industry. In view of the fact that Georgia, South Carolina and Florida raise all the sea Island cotton grown in this country, I feel that we ought to pull together and do everything in our power to save this industry. Will you be will I Inf to cooperate with us and urge eswiMH^ireifflslsnVur^ time In January? "You are going to And In your work In South Carolina that you are going to need all the help that you oan pos? sibly get from every conceivable source In convincing the farmers and business men that the boll weevil is a permanent and serious factor in cot? ton production. Your problem m South Carolina is Identical with that of Georgia, and I hope that whenever this department can be of service to your good people you will not hesi ? tate to call on us." VERDICT AGAINST ROCK HILL Sam Sexton Awarded Sum of Thirty Ave Hundred Dollars for Accident on Street. Rock Hill, Dec. 7.?In York court Tuesday the jury returned a ver? dict against the city of Hock- J?11 for $3,600. The case was that of Sam Sexton vs. City of Pock Hill and Holley and Hailey. About a year ago the plaintiff was riding a wheel and at the junction of two of the main thoroughfares collided with a truck of Holley and Hailey. He brought suit against tho city for damages be? cause the light at the Intersection was not burning and Holley and Hailey were made codefendants be? cause of tho collision. The j>< y de? cided the latter were not lo .dame but held the city liable because the light was not burning. The accident occurred one morning about 6:30 o'clock, after dawn was breaking and about the time the city arc lights were cut off. The city will appeal the case. REMOVAL OF BELGIANS. Is "Social Necessity" Says Germany In Defense of Plan. Berlin, Dec. 8.?The transfer of Belgian workers to Germany is char? acterized as a "social necessity" in an official statement today. The state? ment says that thousands of Belgians are against the Belgian overseas trade. BURGLARS AND BREWERS. Bryan Says Brewers art* Greater Menace to Country than Burglars. St. Louis. Dec. 9.?"The burglar Is not nesrly as big a menace as the brewer and there is no more reason for defending the brewery because it is more profitable than in defending the burglary business,*' was opening shot of VV. J. Bryan on his arrival at the meeting of the Federal Church j Council today. When asked what remedy he suggested for cities Where there are huge investments in brew? eries, he replied, "let the capital be invested In something else." LLOYD-GEORGE ACCEPTS OFFICE KISSES KING'S HAND AS TOKEN OF ACCEPTANCE OF PRE? MIERSHIP. Probably Thinks That He Will Soo?j be AMe to Complete Coalition Cab4 lnct?Will Receive Support of La? bor Party. London. Dec. 7.?David Lloyd-J George at Buckingham palace to*| day formally kissed the king's) hands on his acceptance of the of? fice of prime minister and first lord of the treasury. This Indicates that in an unexpectedly short time theij new premier sees the way clear the formation of an administrate and he probably was able to submit to tho king a preliminary draft of the principal proposed ministers. Doubtless much remains to be don? in the way of allocation of the new position and so far as the public li concerned the personnel of the mln istry is a matter of pure speculation But the premier still has plenty ol time before he has to meet parlia? ment on Tuesday to complete details, and he will doubtless be in a position to present to the house of common! his new national ministry, represent ing all parties with the possible ceptlon of the Nationalists, and,' common report is to be trusted, col prising a strong business element He has been able to gain the sui port of the Labor party by an of of two ministerial posts and tl undersecretaryshlps. With the vote of the Laborites gether with the bulk of the Unlonl and a large section of the Lib* demanding more energetic proeeoi tlon of the war, Mr. Lloyd probably will command a worl majority in the house of comi while a further asset will bo benevolent neutrality even of the] porters of the late cabinet in national Interest. It appears that Mr.. Ll< George's *plans were only secured je. narrow jsia^iprlty In tho m< reoto^ WaWKfoW on the part*f a section of the party but this Is not likely to Interfere with the comple? tion of the cabinet. The greatest Interest centres In the personality of the new foreign secre? tary. Two names are mentioned, Mr. Lloyd-George himself and Lord Cur zon. It hi generally assumed that the latter will be the favorite for the post, he having had great experience abroad, and he commands public con? fidence to an exceptional degree. The announcement in the court circular tonight?that he had ac? cepted the post of prime minister and first lord of the treasury?seems to show that Mr. Lloyd-George has no present intention of taking the for? eign portfolio, and this apparently leaves the field to Lord Curzon. One of the most, interesting mat? ters still to be decided Is the attitude of the Irish party. Mr. Redmond j now has perhaps the greatest oppor? tunity he ever had to secure a set? tlement of the home rule question. ADMITS EIGHT TO BAIL. Chief Justice Acts In Abbeville Cases In Hearing at Chambers. Columbia, Dec. 8.?Eight men ac? cused of complicity in the recent lynching at Abbeville of the negro Crawford or the rioting which ensued were admitted to bail yesterday by the chief justice of the supreme court, Eugene B. Gary, after a hear? ing at chambers under habeas corpus proceedings. Bonds in the sum of $4,000 each were required of Sam Adams, Joe El? gin, Jesse Cann and Bert Ferguson. The bond of Will Cann, Sam Cann. Eugene Nance and B. Grant were fix? ed at $2.000 each. Attorneys appearing for tho pe? titioners were J. Howard Moore and J. Moore Mars, both of the Abbeville bar. The State, respondent, was rep? resented by R. A. Cooper of Laurens, solicitor of the Eighth circuit. Solici? tor Cooper discussed the Abbeville cases with flov. Manning yesterday. TO HANDLE REi UGEES. United States Public Health Service to Core for Mexicans. Washington, Dec. 8.?Special ar? rangements are being made to handle the influx of Mexican refugees, caus? ed by Villista raids, by the United States public health service. A sharp watch Will be kept for diseased per? sons. Retiring l?rcml??r Reclined Honors. London. Dec. 8.?A reported Earl? dom and the Order of Garter was of? fered by the king to Asqulth, but was declined. MANY SEEEK FARM LOAN. THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS AUE MADE TO BOARD. Most of Those Desiring to Know Live in South and West. Washington, Dec. 7.?Officials of the farm loan board announced to? day that more thain 60,000 farmers have applied for mortgage loans ag? gregating approximately $150,000,000 or more than 17 times the amount of money which will be immediately available for loans upon the organi aation of the 12 farm loan banks. Most of the applications have |*ome from the South and West. They still continue to come in by hun? dreds every day. Requests for ap RpUcation blanks contemplating re? quests for loans to 2,000 farmers have come from Iowa alone. I Although the location of the Ipanka probably will not be announ? ced before December 20, it was said jtoday that almost immediately after Organization the banks would find it Necessary to Issuo bonds for practi leally their entire capital stock to meet the demands. The rate of Interest on bonds is $now engaging the board's attention, tt 4s thought that it will not exceed per cent. Dally conferences are be ig held by board members with inkers from various sections to de mine the minimum rate at which te bonds will be absorbed by in? vestors, as this will determine the Jipterst rate to be charged on loans. The board also is considering Whether the bonds shall be offered to Iindividual Investors or underwritten nfer banking houses. As the capital J stock of each bank Is to be only ff&O.OOO, repeated turnovers of the ipital and frequent bond issues cov? ing loans will be necessary if all applications are to be taken care c' PRESENT EVIDENCE TO WIL? SON. $?>s Minor Roods Con to Boose Price of Fuel. Washington, Dec. 8.?District At? torney G. W. Anderson boosts the gov? ernment's high cost of living investi? gator, will present hlds evidence to president late today or tomorrow, showing a combination of minor rail? road and coal officials to manipulate shipments to eauso a car shortage It is believed that this is a major fea? ture of the alleged conspiracy to boost the cost of fuel. To Send Militia In its Homo. Special to The Dally Item. Washington, Dec. 8.?More militia units at the border aro to be returned to their homes. The designation of the regiments is left to Gen. Fun ston, according to the war de? partment. FIGHT ON SENATOR OWEN. Failure to Push Investigation of Campaign Starts Movement to De? pose Him. Washington, Dec. 8.?The failure of Senator Owen to introduce a reso? lution to probe campaign expendi? tures started a mo\ ement among his Democratic colleagues today to depose him from the leadership in the in? vestigation. Strong indications at the same time point to the fact that the proposed investigation will be dropped. BORDER GUARD STRENGTHEN. ED. Rumored Revolt of Juarez Garrison Excites El Paso. El Paso, Dec. s.?a large number of American troops were ordered to patrol the international bridges and the American side of the Rio Grande this morning when rumors of a threat? ened revolt of the Carranza garrison of Juarez reached El Paso. The trouble arose when the troops were Paid In paper instead of silver. British agents today began an in? vestigation of the killing of Bnyman by bandits. F. S. STEAMER SUNK. Virginia Scut to Bottom of Mediter? ranean by Su lunar inc. New York, Dec. 8.?The Union con? firmed the report In shipping circles this afternoon when it announced that the United States steamer Vir? ginia, thirty-live hundred tons, was -sunk by a submarine In ihc Mediter? ranean. ? - MONEY FOR ANDERSON COLLEGE TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SUBSCRIBED AT DINNER. Forty Thousand Dollars Needed to Double Dormintory Space?Cam? paign Goes on. Anderson, Dec. 7.?Sixty-five busi? ness men of this city gathered around the banquet table at Anderson col? lege tonight and subscribed $20,125 towards a fund of $40,000 to be spent on doubling the dormitory capacity of the college. President White an? nounced that he had $5,000 more in sight to be subscribed by several busi? ness men who were unable to be pres? ent for the banquet. He also stated that the executive committee of the board of trustees of the college had announced that the members of the committee would pay off the floating debt of the college, amounting to $20, 000, if the goal of $40,000 .s reached for the new dormitory buildings. Dr. White stated further that the plan of raising subscriptions would be carried throughout the country and he is as? sured that the necessary amount will be subscribed without any trouble or much effort. The college dormitories are crowded beyond capacity and at least 50 additional girls could have been secured this year as stu? dents if the college plant had been large enough to accommodate them. The subscription work will be con? cluded within the next few days and the board of trustees hopes to be able to begin work on the new building within the next few weeks. It will be recalled that Anderson college was built four years ago by subscriptions made by citizens of the county and was turned over to the State Baptist convention to be managed and run. COTTON PRICE DROPPED. Practicaly One Hundred Points Low? er Than Close Yesterday. . The price of cotton today dropped practically one hundred poinU. Tele? grams received here indicate that tribute to this decline. Weakness in the Liverpool market and the an? nouncement of the cotton ginning figures which were very much larger than expected are1 given as the two primary causes. Other stated causers for the decline were the political sit? uation in Europe, a flood of selling orders and the finking of large French vessel. CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH. Charles Perry and Polly Sputz Die of Burns at Chester. Chester, Dec. 7.?Two little chil? dren were burned to death today un? der circumstances starllingly similar. Both the little boy and little girl who were the victims had been left alone by those who were caring for them, and each died soon after its clothing caught fire. Charles Perry, three years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. Perry, of Chester, had been left in charge of his nurse, who went away for a few min? utes. During her absence, the little boy fell Into the fire. Efforts to save his life proved futile. Polly Sputz, six years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sputz, of Great Falls, was left alone in a room by an older sister. The little girl got too close to the grate, in which a fire was burning. She ran into the yard a mass of flames, screaming with pain. The flames were extinguished by wrapping blankets about her, but her burns were so severe she died a few hours later. GERMAN NOTE NOT READY. President Will Not Reach Decision Until More Evidence is In. Washington, Dec. 8.?A denial is made in competent administration ! circles that the report dem?, .ding ' punishment of the submarine com > mender responsible for the sinking 'of the Arabia and Marina has been prepared. It is pointed out that the 1 president does not consider the in ! formation obtained as sufficient to j warrant a decision. NEITHER WILL RETIRE. McAdoo and Houston to Stay in Cab l met. Washington, Dec. 8,? In spite of re? iterated reports to the contrary, offi? cials close, to President Wilson insist? ed tonight that neither Secretary McAdoo nor Secretary Houston Will retire from the cabinet at the close of the president's first term. Attorney General Gregory, who returned today from Texas, refused to say whether ho was planning to resign. In his ease, however, the reports ere general? ly credited among his friends. DISCUSS "ONE YEAR RULE." COMES CP FOR ADOPTION AT SESSION OF S. I. A. A. Annual Convention of Southern Col? lege- Will be Held in Charleston? AU Members to Be Present. Charleston, Dec. 7.?Tne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association and the Southern Athletic conference will hold their annual conventions here tomorrow and Saturday aii the guests of the Citadel. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association is composed of 28 universities and col? leges in the South and one or more representative from each of the in? stitutions is expected. It is expected that much ol the time of the association will be taken up with the following proposed amendment to tho constitution: "No student shall be eligible to par? ticipate in an intercollegiate contest in ' football, baseball, basketball or treck of any institution in this as? sociation until he has been in attend? ance at that institution for the col? lege year immediately preceding." Should this amendment fail to pass an attempt will be made to pass the following: "No student shall participate in in? tercollegiate athletic contests in any gane to which a member of this as? sociation is a party unless his stand? ing; is that of a freshman with at least 14 Carnegie units." Summer baseball and scholarship requirements for athletes will also come up for discussion. Dr. B. M. Walker, vice president of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical college, is president of the association. Many of the football coaches are expected to attend in order to ar? range schedules for next year. The Southern Athletic conference will be presided over by its president. Prof. Thomas Bragg of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. SAWS UNREST MAKES PROflKESS. Rev. Charles Steide rust as Means to Development. St. Louis, Dec. 8.?The development of social unrest as a means to pro? gress is urged as a duty to the church by Rev. Charles Stelzle, field secre? tary of the Federal Council of Church? es of America in addressing a meeting today in connection with the quadren? nial convention of the council. DIES BY OWN HAND. Early L. Whitton of Florence Kills Self in Fit of Melancholia. Florence, Dec. 7.?Early L. Whit? ton, a well known and popular young business man of Florence, in a fit of melancholia, brought on by ill health for which he had taken treatment that did not seem to give permanent relief, shot and killed himself at his home this morning. He was in such a state of mind previous to the shoot? ing that his wife had become alarmed and called for aid, and before the aid could become effective, he had turned his pistol on himself and sent a ball through his head just behind the ear. He was thought to have a chance for life, but at 4 o'clock he died from the effects of the wound. Mr. Whitton had been brooding for some time over his physical condition as well as his inability to make his store support his family. He leaves a wife, who was Miss Green of Ebenezer, and four children, two boys and two girls, the eldest 15 years of age and the youngest a boy of five mouths. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SOLD. E. W. Devlin Buys Famous Resort for Two Million Dollars. New York, Dec. 8.?Madison Square Garden was sold today to Edward W. Devlin, representing the New York Life Insurance Company, the only bidder, for two million dollars. TO RETIRE GEN. JOFFRE. Chamber of Deputies Votes Confidence in Government. Paris, Dec. 8.?A complete shake up of the French staff and the prob? able retirement of Gen. Joflfre is fore east by a vote of confidence in the government passed by Chamber of Deputies last night* t li SHIP AND CREW LOST. French Battleship Suffren Sunk by Submarine. Paris, Dec. 8.?The French battle? ship Stiffren of twelve thousand, live hundred tons, was sunk with the loss of the entire crew, according to a i admiralty announcement, _