The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 16, 1916, Image 6
GERMANY REPLIES TO NOTE ON
DEPORTATION OF BEL?
GIANS.
RxpUini< Attitude of
In Dealing; with Belgians?
to Amertum Ffrnhamy.
Berlin, Dec. U (via London).?The
aecretary for foreign i.ffalre. Dr. Al?
free} hUmmerman. toe ay handed to
the eeerotary of the American em?
bassy. Joseph C. Grew the German
reply to the American representations
os) the Belgian deportations. It takes
the form of a memorandum explain?
ing; tlm German attitude an* the rea?
sons which actuated Germany In the
removal from Belgium.
APPBAL ON BEHALF OF BEL?
GIANS.
IsMirr, Dec. 11.?The Assoc.a ted
Preen has received from Amsterdam
em "appeal to the American people*
on behalf of the Belgians, by the Hoi
section of the League of Neutral
The appeal Is signed by l*rea
Nlemnyor and Secretaries Du
BafaSle and Walch. It follows:
, ' Tour president baa said that
or later a moment would come
the war would make the port?
ed neutral nations unbearable,
Pwr ua Hollanders that moment has
arrived, not through our owu suffer
hut because we eaa not longer
contemplate the ghastly suf
Inflicted by Germany upon
our neighbor.
as an eat protests of the Bel
pevernment and of the higher
have acquainted you wiih the
A glanca at the section of The
regulatlona of 1107. which
with the law of war on" land.
Will make It obvious to you that the
aal? f es son why the prohibition of
this modem slave dailing was not
Bseludad waa because no delegate
(MAginad it could ever be necessary,
fa Iced, one mur. turn to the history
at Che early egv* of long past cen?
turies before International law ex?
ited to And a paraUel to the enslav?
ing of the Belgians. The Hague reg
sgsjtnma stipulate that the 'honor and
rights of the family must be respect -
sal' hut the German government de
hheratoly drags the fcelgltti families
apart- to uu Ihla etuultj * It more
we* IHryetf *N*y day nute
la .MA of IM deed
reetherbinds.
wo learn tlie painful de?
tails at the unuttsrabls despair of
tan woman and children who are left
hehfted and of the agonising scenes
wh;<h bike place when husbands,
brothers and sons, dragged from their
homes and women folk, are packed
Into cattle aad freight cars and thus
transported slaves to an unknown
destination and to an unknown fate.
To put an and to this?to arrest
this hellish scourge, which at this
moment lacerates ths whole of north?
ern Prance and western Russia?
then Is but one wsy open, and that
la collective action on the part of the
neutral nation*.
"And for you, citIsens of the might
last of the neutral States, it Is In our
opinion, the right and duty to take
the leadership upon you. Only if you
yourselves at our head can any
crown our efforts. This ty?
ranny la not to bo borne In patience-,
aad the neutral nations can no longer
stand Idly by while in western Europe
primitive laws of humanity,
even by uncivilised races,
are trampled under foot.
"We appeal to you to urge your gov?
ernment to energetic and decisive r
tton and to call upon the other neu?
tral nations to rally around you. That
they will find faith and strength in
your leadership Is evidenced by the
stream of messages expressive of
sympathy and a desire to cooperate
which have reached us from the mo?
ment ws published our Intention to
make this appeal to the American
people. We do not hesitate to take
upon ourselves to speak with firm con?
viction in ths name of humanity and
our hope Is firmly fixed on that sense
of Justice which has always formed
ens of ths most cherished traditions
ed cRisens of ths United States. Amer?
icana, ws are convinced that you will
sot disappoint our expectations."
JOFFRE TO HEAD COVNCIL.
of French Army Will
Probably Be at Head of New War
Conac?.
Paris, Dec. It.?The shake-up in
ths French army is expected to have
widespread results In both the west?
ern snd Balkan war theatres. Oreeeo
will be one of the first problems to be
tackled in the attempt to make King
Constantino show his attitude and
take a stand either on the side of the
Teutonic allies or on that of the
K.itente The indications are that
Oen. JorTre may head the wur coun
ell.
TWO TOWNH CAPTURED.
Berlin. Dec. II.?-Ths Germans
have captured Urlasl and Mlsilu.
Reomanla,
THOUGHT BY KUH OFFICIALS
TO BE VIOLATION OF GER?
MAN PLEDGE.
Information Gathered In Washington
Forwarded to Berlin, While Action
Depends on Result in Arabia Case,
in Which Fuller Information lias
to Be Secured. .
Washington, Dec. 11.?Informat on
aesembled hers and believed by some
officials to present a clearcut violation
of German pledges In the sinking of
the British steamer Marina, with the
loss of six American lives, has been
forwarled to Berlin for submission to
the German foreign office.
It was announced at the depart
ment today that the evidence has
been sent as a matter of courtesy,
to allow the Imperial government to
offer any other facts it may have be?
fore the United States takes its next
step. Officials indicated also that any
move by this government might be
delayed until complete information
concerning the British liner Arabia,
for which Great Britain has been
asked, could be sent to Berlin.
In response to inquiries, Germany
hen admitted the torpedoing without
warning of both the Marina and Ara?
bia, stating that her submarine com?
manders took them for transports
and asking the United States to fur- 1
nlsh any evidence It mfght have to
the contrary. In the case of the Ara?
bia, Great Britain has been requested
to furnish official data to establish
whether the Peninsular & Orlentiai
Uner was In government service?al?
though all information now at hand
Indicates that when sent down she
was passing through the Mediter?
ranean on a regular voyage with pas?
sengers and freight.
As to the Marina, officials regard
the ease as complete. According to
the evidence, while carrying a cargo
of horses and other freight, she Was
torpedoed and sunk without warning
100 miles from shore in a high sea.
with no provision for the safety of
i those on hpard. Many horse traders.
I Including sin Americans, were lost
Investigation has developed, it is
said, that the ship had not been under
charter or requisition by the Britleh
government at any time during the
war, ? but had transported horses, at
so much * head for the allies,
, It Is generally believed that when
ijfceeldnni WoQtt and Secretary t*m
iwill take, the form of a communica?
tion to clear up any doubt that may
exist at Berlin as to the Interpreta?
tion given by the American govern?
ment to German pledges after the
sinking of*the Sussex.
As In the Sussex catastrophe, off!
dale here point out, the Marina and
Arabia cases have demonstrated the
menace to Innocent neutral lives in
the practice frequently followed by
German submarine commanders of at
tempting to ascertain the character of
a ship by periscope observations. The
United States has demanded that th?
character of a vessel be determined
beyond doubt before an attack is male
that endangers the lives of Its citizens
and contends that this can be done
only by actual visit and search.
ADVANTAGE WITH ENGLAND.
Goethals Suggests Placing the Canal
on Proper Toll Basis.
Pittsburg, Dec. 11.?MaJ. Gen
Goethals, addressing the Engineers'
Society of Western Pennsylvania here
tonight, recommended tue abrogation
of the Taft agreement with the Re?
public of Panama and the establish?
ment of complete sovereignty over the
Canal Zone by the United States. He
declared that the canal could be made
to pay largely If It was allowed to en
frage in business other than that con?
cerned with the transit of ships.
"We must allow all materials and
supplies to enter the zone free of cus?
toms duties," said Oen. Goethals.
"and encourage enterprise that will
result in the building of great ware?
houses for the storage and American
good. If we do this and limit the ad
ministration to the interest of Amcri
ca and Americans, we will have done
more to bring about better relations
with Central and South America."
Gen. Goethals declared that because
of the system under which vessel.1'
were rated as to their ' xrrying ca?
pacity all the advantage was with
the English shipping. "If tho canal
was once put on a proper tolls basis."
he said, "we would soon begin to pay
interest on our bonds."
CHIHUAHUA CUT OFF.
lilg Force of VIUIhUim Again Headed
El Paso, Doc. 12.?A foreo of VII
listas, estimated at ten thousand. !fl
moving again toward Chihuahua City.
The exodus from tho capital conllu?
llen as the people fear another raid.
Chihuahua City Is cut off from all
communication. Refugees arriving a*
Juarez declared that Gen. Murgm;i
is unable to get reinforcements or
ammunition and that his position is
precarious.
for the City.
MANY DELEGATES ATTEX^G'
' OOTH SESSION OF CONVEN?
TION.
Several Roiwrts Heard?-Convention
Sermon Preached by Rev.
Mitchell, Scranton.
Newberry, Dec. 12.?The ninth ses
kg *
sion of the South Carolina Baptist
convention convened in the Newfterry
Court House at 7.30 this evenini
address was delivered by President
T. T. Hydo, of Charleston. Addresses
of welcome were aelivered by Mayor
Z. F. Wright, Prof. A. Q. Bowers and
Col. W. H. Hunt. The response was
by Rev. T. V. McCall of Clemson CJol^
lege. (sA
Reports were read showing re?
ceipts as follows: State missions.
$42,000; orphanage, $67,000; aged
ministers relief, $16.000; ministerial
education, $5,600, and ChristlanVdu
cation, $5,000; Baptist hospital, 5m,
300. Reports from the colleges were
also ht ird. These reports were- re?
ferred to committees to report later.
A large number of delegates Jiave
already arrived and the convention
bids fair to be well attended; ample
provisions have been made for enter?
taining by the people of Newberry.
The order of business devotes all o'*
tomorrow to a consideration of the
subject of education and the COOVCA- j
tlon sermon, which will be delivered
at 11 o'clock by Rev. J, H. Mitchell of
Scranton, the alternate in the absence
if the Rev. Joel I Allen of Dillon, the
appointee.
LEGS CUT OFF BY TRAIN.
Beverly Dial, Five Years Old, Dies of
Injuries Received at Crossing.
Columbia, Dec. 12.?Beverly Bryan
[Dial, five years old, died last night at
the home of his father, W. B. Dial,
314 Wh&ley street, Olympia, from in?
juries received late yesterday after?
noon when he fell beneath a South?
ern railway local freight. The acci?
dent occurred at the Ziz Zag street
crossing about a blocl; from the Dial
; home.
Sam Redden, colored, was arrested
yesterday by the county officers on the
charge of murder, the warrant for his
arrest having come from Vidalia, Go.,
where he is wanted on the murder
charge. He is being held pending the
arrival of an offlOOr from that city to
'take him there.
COLUMBIA PHYSICIAN IS AC-I
QUITTED IX CHARLESTON.
Defendant Paced Thirty-time Counts;
hi Five indictments <>f Violating
Drug Act
Charleston, Dec 11.?D:. P. D.
Kendall of Columbia, charged under i
five Indictments of '?'>?> counts of vio?
lation of the Harrison drug act, under
trial In the United Slates distrk-t
court here for two days, was found
not suilty this afternoon following an
hour's deliberation, the defendant
beinu acquitted on every charge.
The ense opened Saturday morning,
the government alleging thai the dc
Ifendaat had in his store large Quan?
tities of narcotics not properly ac?
counted for, had Issued prescriptions
Illegally and had In other ways vio?
lated the drug act.
The defendant declared any case of
"shortages*' In accounting for drugs
! was due to carelessness on the part
J of his clerks, and that he had no
(knowledge or part in Irregularities
Charged, and In not signing certain
prescriptions Introduced i*a evidence
I simply was guilty of an oversight.
Two former clerks testified for the
government one of them, Sorg:.
Squire, being called from the bor?
der, where he is on duty in the hos?
pital corps of the Second regiment.
1))-. Kendall and hfa clerk, Dr.
Philpott, were the or.ly witnesses for
the defense.
MAY PAY THEIR WAY.
Lrfgislafare May Provide Fain to Gen?
eral ItcomfcM.
Columbia, Dec. 1-.?South Carolina
through its general assembly Will
} probably he asked to pay the way of
ts Confederate veterans to the gen?
eral reunion in Washington next May.
The legislature defrayed in part the
expense of transporting the old soi
; Jiery to the Gettysburg reunion. The
ullwayn have made a rate for the
sccasion of 1 cent the mile each Way,
! so the average outlay for each veter?
an would he under $10.
Paris. Dc<\ 13,?Hon. Xivolle, com
I nander of the French troops at Ver
j inn. has been appointed c ?mmander
; n-chief of the armies of the north
and northeast. The official announce?
ment of this Appointment says it is the
, ilrst step towards the reorganization
I of the higher command.
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BATH ROBES.
For Children, $1.00 and $1.9S
Ladles, $3.00, 3.50, 4, to 6.50
Genta, $3.00. 3.50, $4 and $5.00
K& gloves. ,
McCollum Bros. Price $1.25 &
?^$1.50.
HOLsannboF (hosiery.
For the family In Holiday
Boxes, $L60 to $3.00 per Box
I
irANi}KEiLcun*:Fs.
Holiday Packed. 25c, 35c, 50c,
65c, 76a, 85c, $1.00, $1.25 &
$1.50 Per Box.
boudoir caps.
Holiday Packed. 35c, 50c, 75c,
$1.25.
fancy APRONS.
(Holiday Packed, 35c.
pretty^ si IIRT WAISTS.
In Xraas Boxes. $1.00, $1.50 &
$2.00.
LADIES' NECK WEAR.
Holiday Packed, 35c, 60c, 75c
and $125.
?snsansnnnnanmnnnnnnnnnen
FINE JR3SIERY.
Cotton ,Lisle or Silk, 10 to 1.50
handkeI (CHIEFS.
A Magnificent Line, 5c to $1.00
dress skirt.
Handsome new Designs, $2.50
to $10.00.
F?RS.
Set for Ladies, >7.00 to $57.50
Set for Children, $3.00 to $9.00
BLANUirrs.
$2.00, 2.50, .3.5", 4.00, 5.00,
6.00, 7 50.
51 and BAGS.
Met-h bags and Leather Lings
at Popular Prices.
bed room slippers.
$1.25 Value.; at $1.00.
SCITS AND COATS.
The Uitest Styles. $10 to $40.0'J
OF SPECIAL MERIT FOR WOMEN
The things that women appreciate
above everything else are the practi?
cal gifts of things for everyday use
things that she would buy for herself.
And then, too, you raise her opin?
ion of you just another bit higher
when you present her with some?
thing practical and sensible?some?
thing she would buy herself.
Every time she wears the Skirt, or
the Waist, or the Furs, or the Bath?
robe, or the Hose, or the Dress, or the
Gloves which you gave her, she thinks
of you. Every time some friend
speaks a word of admiration for the
gift you made her, it brings a happy
recollection of you.
Every time she sees the ornament?
al, perhaps, but unuseful gift of some?
one else, she unconsciously remem?
bers you for your practical, useful and
sensible gift of something to wear.
So, when you select a present for
"her," remember, most women are
practical. They cherish the memory
of a useful gift, and soon forget the
opposite kind.
And make your gift to "her'* some?
thing she will really like better than
ail the other presents she receives?
let it be something she can wear.
And don't lose sight of the fact that most women
instinctively know that anything which bears this
store's label is absolutely right in style and dependable
in quality.
DOM. BABY,
At nil PrlCM from 25c, 35c, 50c,
75c, 11.0?, ll.St, 1.50, 2.00.
2.25 und $2.50.
McCollum Bros.
The Style Store For Women
COW ROY SUITS.
M- tin is nnd Boye at II. if,
INDIAN Sl ITS.
For < Iii is or Boys at 98c.