The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 20, 1916, Image 2
NOW ON WAY TO CAPITALS OF
ENTENTE COCNTR1ES.
President Sendu German, Austrian,
Belgian Ond TurkUh, Notes to En?
tente Capitals Without Comment
but May 8ny Something hi Future.
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Washington. Dec. ? ?The for?
warding today of the central pbwers'
proposals for peace removed theceri
tre of interest ih the peace move to
the allied capitals, particularly Lon?
don, where the final Attitude of the
entente te expected to find expression.
With the announcement that the
proposals had gone forward without
nay accompanying comment by this
government speculation here turned
from trlrat President Wilson may do
In injecting neutral mediation to what
Premier Lloyd-George will declare tb
be the attitude of the allied nations
when he rpeaki oh the subject Tues?
day In parliament.
The three versions of the proposal
differing slightly because of the
translation* made in Berlin. Vienna,
and Constantinople, were narrhonto d
Into one ofnciaT American translation,
a slrigle ctHry of whlfcn Wae sent to
the American ambassadors in the sev?
en belligerent countries where tee
L'idted States represents Gerrhan,
Austrian or Turkish diplomatic ir -
tereets.
Whether any suggestion br Offer to
mediate Will be made by this govern?
ment untn tt Is Indicated Unmistak?
ably that sdeh action would be wel?
comed by both sides remains Unde?
termined, but President Wilson IS
known to be anxious that the United
States Snail not Impair its usefulness
as a mediator by premature action.
The Two' days' delay while a uni?
form translation of the peace hoteS
was befog prepared here may. In the
belief of some diplomatists, constitute
In itself s Hlrit to the belligerents or
the weight that It attactied to Amer?
ican officiate to any peace proposal.
The Unanimous declaration of the
Russian do ma against the peace pro
posal S roused great interest here,
particularly In view of the many ru
mors dUrlhy HlO last few rrionths hint
Ing et a possible separate ponce for
Russia. Tin) Russian empire has
been regarded In some (/barters as the
keystcnie htr the peace situation, and
Inforlngtloh as to the dlpfomatle
rtrajg* la'nt*g*a? thereVts meagre
,Atl
Mtf trf* the ' action'br th*
courieit ang tile du ma recently Id
history is taker, as an Indication et
acting together for the first time in
the grest strengthening of tho anti
German party.
? EXPLOSION CAfSES FIRE.
!.nmw*U Aas Jfarrow Escape Froth
Costly and Disastrous Connogra
Man Hurt.
Hnrnwelf; Dee. 17.?Ham well had a
narrow escape from a costly and die'
nation* tire Friday afternoon when a
gusoBne Water heater in the B. A M
Imrher shop exploded One of the
owners of the shop while Alling the
tank allowed the gasoline to over?
flow. It became Ignited from the
burner and In the excitement that
following the heater Mas overturned
causing the tank to explode and fill?
ing the rom with flames. The blase
was further scattered by the well
meant but 111 advised efforts of vol?
unteer ftre fighters In using water to
extinguish tho Are. The flames we're
finally gotten under control by the use.
o. a chemical apparatus.
The barber shop Is located In the
centre of the business part of town
and as a high wind was blowing at
the time the fire started It was fear?
ed at one time that a costly bhiss
would be the result.
Brtngloe Moody was painfully burn
ed about the faco when the gasoline
tank exploded.
ROC MANU* SITU ATION I X
CHANGED.
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Arroplnnc? RoifWnrri Retreating
Troops?No Changes In West.
Berlin, Dec. IS.?No important
fighting hks taken place on the Ver?
dun and Komme frontH, the war office
tin neu need.
The repulse of the Russians north?
west of Lusk and south of Zborov Is
reported. The Husso-Roumanian's
columns retreating towards Hralta
were successfully attacked by German
air squadrons. The general situation
in Roumanla I* unchanged. The Ger?
mans have reached the gates of Mol?
davia, the only Roumanian provinec
remaining In tho hands of Rouman?
ian forces.
VILLA It EC A PTC It ES PA RR A L.
El Paso. Dec. is.?Villa has recap
tnnd ParraI In his advance toward
Torreon, according to reports reeelv
ed today. Gen llerrera. whom Villa
promised to kill, left Parral before
the bandit force arrived. There la n
n.nic ?n Chihuahua as the result of
\ Mtn'a statement that he will again
attack tUtt city on Christmas day.
CHARLESTON WOMEN WANT
GuAllDSMEN RELIEVED.
Appeal to Governor, Who Has Askctl
War Department to Send Carolin?
ians Home.
Columbia, Dec. 17.?Fifty-six CHar
lerton women, described as "distress?
ed mothers," have sent a petition to
Gov. Manning, in which they ask for
the return of the Second South Caro?
lina infantry from the border. The
petition, In the form of a night letter,
was sent also. It is said, to Senator
Tillrtuin at Washington.
The petition says that the Second
regiment has served long enough oh
the border bud should be released
from service. It claims that the sign?
ers were in hope, when the First regl
rtient was ordered home, that the
Second would be In the next group,
and they were sorely disappointed
when their expectations were not real?
ised.
Gov. Manning who is now in Wash?
ington, attending the conference of
governors, has been working for the
release of all of the South Carolina
?units remaining at the frontier. The
Gittert executive In a speech to the
First regiment the day before it Was
mtstered out, said that he had large
hopes Of getting the other Units back
into South Carolina at an early date.
Gbv. Manning got the First regi
mertt back Into South Carolina
through intercession with the war de?
partment and, since tho return of that
unit, he has been working Hrtrd for
the return of the Second regiment,
the Charleston Dight Dragoons, the
field hospital and the Johnson engi?
neers. The Second regiment returned
froih patrol duty ohly" UunY ween: GOV.
Manning had a conference with Sec?
retary RAker on -the matter last week.
Private Secretary LaJt?hq?e Wrote
the signers of the petition that the
governor Had the Interest* of ths Sec?
ond next to his Heart and was w?Ht
fng for ths return of that' regiment
end the other units to South Caro?
lina In the near future. Secretary'
Laltouqu'e advised the governor by
wire of the receipt of the petition.
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AUXILIARY "PH ATS FOR SOL?
DIERS.
Mnteenent Hi tlbredce to Secure He.
turn df Second Regiment, to South
rn#Me^^
Cfftdrd, Joined Its praytrl and entreat?
ies with those of the mothers of Char?
leston and Columbia for the return
of this regiment to the State. Mem?
bers seht a message to Senator Smith
and Congressman Rsgsdale asking
their aid In the matter, and their in?
tercession with the president and the
war department. They also com?
municated with the women of-Tlm
monsvllle and Darlington, asking that
they also join In the appeal. The
mothers *feel that this regiment could
be returned home how. Ariother mat?
ter that Is proposed among the wo?
men is that all members of women's
clubs lb the city set ? candle In the
window on Christmas evo between
9 and 10 o'clock and all pray Tor
peace In the world. Every woman,
whether a club member or not, is re?
quested to join in this petition, and
it Iis a general movement through the
country.
The Women's auxiliary to company
K Has gathered a number of sub?
scriptions and contributions to a box
to be sent to the company for Christ?
mas. Every girl in the city is brged
10 make some candy, every mother
to make a small cake, and every man
to give 25 cents for the boys on tho
border.
COMPULSORY MILITARY SER?
VICE.
Senate Committee Itcgin* Hearing on
Chamberlain 11111.
Washington. Dec. 18.?The first se?
rious 'effort in congress to establish
compulsory military service in the
United States was begun today when
the senate sub-committee on military
affairs began hearings on the Cham?
berlain Mil designed to create an
army along the lines of the Swiss sys?
tem. Anti-mllltarlsts and prepared?
ness advocates are present In large
number.-! to criticise or approve the
measure. The committee hopes to
complete the hearings by January 1st.
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PROIIIRITION IN CONGRESS.
Fight for District of Columbia Rill
Keuchen Cllntav Today.
Washington. Dee. IS.?Supporter:
of the District of Columbia prohibi?
tion bill today planned to bring the
measure to a vote before night. The
Indications were that the vote will ho
entreuaety otone, with ? slight rtdvan*
tage on the side ol the drys.
Wellington. bee, IX. -President
Wilson is planning to grant pardons
to sc eral federal prisoners as a
Christmas gift, It was learned at the
. department of Justice.
TO DECIDE UNO BANK CITY.
INXSITIYE ASSURANCE OF SPEEDY
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Work for Columbia?Byrne? Suyg
south Carolina Mentliera arc Still of
Hunt for Institution to Locate at
Columbia.
Washington. Dec. 16.?Positive hfr
suranccs of the farm loan board that
announcement will be made withlti
the next week as to the location of
the farm loan banks has been made
here. Representative Byrnes, Who hani
been instrumental in keeplrig the eyefcj
of the board fixed ort South Carolina,
was advised to this effect today.
"While it can not yet be told wherel
these banks are to be located," Mr;'
Byrnes said to The State's correspond**^
ent, "we ?re working to got one for]
South Carolina."
Asked specifically whether inform**
tlon as to certain locations having!
been agreed upon as sent out a few j
days ago would indicate whether Got
lumbia would win, Mr. Byrnes said I
that the members of the board would
not commit themselves. "< J
"Until Secretary McAdoo, whd Has I
returned to Washington, makes the
official announcement regarding the!
locations of the banks," he said, "we|
will have to wait."
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SMITH STILL 'HOPEFUL.
Says Columbia Has Not Been Elimi?
nated, j
Washington; Dee.. 16/?Senator'IB.
D. Smith today had a personal Inter?
view with officials of the war deport?
ment relative to the nitrate proposi?
tion. The interview was highly sat?
isfactory. He also spdke to the mem?
bers of the rural credit board In rtttX
erencS to the land bank. He saMtti
he whs ass?red that iip to the presv]
ent there had been no final deleiori
as to what States would be grouped
together Irl the different districts. He
was1 also assured, he stated, that the
decision wbuld he made entirely ?pif^
the merits of the place selected, ttifsf
selection to be with due regard to ?n>
function that the bank is to ser^b.
Columbia has not been eliminated for J
Jacksonville, he said. 'lH
A tew days ago Senator Smith saw 4
the president and had a talk with
Him In reference to the nitrate propo-|
sltloh and was much gratified to
learn that this president was tit fa
bf paving three plants distributed
as> meet jui nesi-asMp^
jects for which they^ar^lteelguecTr
OFFICERS NAB JOHNSON.
Negro Wanted in Connection With
Harrelson MUrdcr.
Dillon, Dec. 1G.?State Constable
M. L. Kowall, Rural Policeriidn Sam
Cole, and a Mr. Dennis, of Florence*
arrived in Dillon tonight about
o'clock with John Johnson, the ne?
gro wanted in connection wfth the
murder of Rev. Hugh Harrelsori, of
this county. The officers were going
below Florence to make a raid when
Mr. Dennis of the party recognised
Johnson as the man wanted in TJH
lon. They captured hirh and rushed
toward Florence with the fugitive, but
on nearlng Florence they decided to
"ome on to Dillon as Johnson seem?
ed unconcerned about his arrest." a
they neared Dillon Officer Rowell .
ed that Johnson asked him if the wo?
man was dead. Johnson was con?
nected with the murder of the ttev.
Hugh Harrelson, according to a state?
ment by Mrs. Harrelson, who declaN
ed at the time of the crime that he
was the negro that beat fher.
Tracks around the commissary
where the murder was committed, it
is stated, were recognized as those of
Johnson. Johnson had had some
trouble, it is asserted, with the Rev.
Hugh Harrelson a few days before the
crime for which he had been report?
ed to the rural policeman.
Johnson has been lodged in jail and
has been identilied as the man want?
ed. Johnson was well-known In Flor
ence as "Rully Howard." '
He has served several chalngang
sentences In that county. A reward
has been offered for Johnson's cap?
ture by local men and by (Governor
Manning.
MAY IMPORT LIQCOR.
Seriate Rejects Smoot Amcndnteirt to
Stop Importal ion of Liquor Into the
District.
Washington, Dec. 18.?By a v?tfc of
sixty-one to eight the senate rejected
tho Smoot amendment to the district
prohibition Will The amendment
?oujrht to prevent the Importation of
lio.uor.
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WILL CONSIDER REPLIES.
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Washington, Dec. 18.?Germany
will consider eriy renltel tho allies
I make to the peaeo proposals, 1t '? w?S
i ?atned at We German embassy to
dny. Til" belief prevails* In pro-GcT
[main circles thai Pritnln will aooh find
\i uny to Invite the belligerents to' '*
peace cdnferedce nt the Hague*. The
stttatfoh is so Important that Vdh
I'.ot nstorIT hrts abandoned t ti. ,to
?ogton und ? trip to Florida*. *
may have "to spank both
sides," says congressman
adamson.
Railways and Men Can Settle Wage
i Disputo?Aiitlior Furors Efforts of
fifollierhootls aiul Heads to Get Tb
fet her but Opposes Repeal.
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Washington, Dec. 17.?Reports that
railroad and brotherhood heads in
.peace conference have planned to
propose the repeal ol the Adamson
?et and the substitution of a working
igreoment of their own making for it,
aroused Representative Adamson,
author of the law, to declare today
.that coigress would "spank both
sides to the controversy if necessary."
Mr. Adamson, the house represen?
tative oj! President Wilson in railway
legislation matters is willing to co?
operate m any plan employes and em
tJloyeure may evolve for the interpre?
tation, of this law as applied to work?
ing conditions but will vigorously op?
pose repeal of it, as he thinks will
the majorities of both houses.
: "Congress will not agree to any
repeal of the Adamson law" he said
tonight. "The measure was passed
ir good faith and it is a constitutional
enactment regulating hours of labor
and not wages. Let the roads and.
their meh settle their wage disputes.
?.-*'I' hope that the negotiations be?
tween the railroads and their em?
ployes will result in an agreement
Which will not make further legisla?
tion necessary but congress? -vill see
that the public gets a fair doal. If I
It becomes necessary to spank both
sides, we'll spank them, though I
hope that won't be necessary.
Representative Adamson looks with
optimism upon the effort? of the rail?
roads and brotherhood heads to get
together, however. He says the re?
sult of the presidential election made
the r employers more eager for peace
tlian they were last fall and that the
grotving belief that the president
etands for a compulsory arbitration
law has put the brotherhood leaders
in a conciliatory frame of 'mind.
Neither labor nor congressional
leaders here have official reports as
to just what phase of the situation
they have taken up.
Repeal of the law, it is thought,
hardly will be suggested. It is point?
ed out that many members of both
houses, having defended the law on
the stump last fall, will not be anxi
repeal of it in the
a plan for the Investigation of
threatened strikes also is expected to
result from the deliberations. Labor
Is determined that no compulsory
arbitration law shall go on the statute
books but resizes that the president
Is very serious in his determination
to prevent strike crises without In?
vestigation they will exert every ef?
fort to draft a compromise plan that
will have his endorsement
* The conferences are proceeding, all
parties to them maintain without the
official- promise of administration
leaders that action on the president's
railway legislation programme will be
held up pending an agreement
Nothing will be done by congress,
however, to Interfere with their pro?
gress for the present.
Mr. Adamson will make an attempt
in the house tomorro ' to get unawjM
mous consent for action on his resoluw
tlon designed to provide for a con?
tinuation of life of the Newlands com?
mission investigating all phases of
the transportation problem until Jan
nary, 1918. This may provoke a
stbrm of argument as friends of the
State regulation of railroads are ex?
pected to oppse the resolution. As
surance of the president's desire to
have the resolution adopted is ex?
pected to be sufficient to carry it
(through the house.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States announced tonight that
a, referendum vote of members of
member organizations had been order?
ed on a report of its railroad com?
mittee recommending legislation to
prevent strikes or lockouts pending
investigation of disputes between rail?
roads and their employes. The com?
mittee proposes that the interest of
the public in such contorversies be
recognized as paramount and that
representatives of the public consti?
tute the majority of any board cf
conciliation Or arbitration.
ROUMANIAN* BACK ? 0 RUSSIAN
BORDER.
I Paris. Dec. 18.?The Roumanian
; army has retreated to the Russian
border, where it is being reinforced
by fresh Russian troops, according to
a dispatch to the Parissiene. Russians
hold tho entire Roumanian front,
remnants of the Roumanian army hav?
ing retired behind the Seroth river.
Licenses to marry have been issued
tb the following colored couples:
Hampton Albert Coard, Silver, and
Sylvia Duffle', Domini; Marcus San?
ders and Fannie Wilson. Sumter;
William Alexander nnd Uosa Leo
Harrison; Mayesville; Singleton Prin?
gle. Horatio, and Louise Nelson. Boy
kin.
to defend the
YOUNG EMPEROR LOVES PEACE
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<'HARLES OP AUSTRIA CREDITED
I WITH INITIATING MOVEMENT.
Anxious to Begin Begin With Utfort
for Peace But Willing: to Wait, Says
Report.
Paris, Dec. 16.?Emporor Charles
of Austria-Hungary is credited with
having taken the Initiative in, -.he'
peace move by the coalition of the
central powere, according to the
Kerne correspondent of La Liberte on
the strength of information obtaired
from political circles in touch with
officials of the central powers. The
new emporor, it is said, desired to
inaugurate his reign by an effort in
favor of peace. This worried the
I.orlin government, which feared that
the young monarch might prove an
uncertain ally.
The visit of Emperor William of
Germany to Vienna, it is declared,
was not to atfend the funeral of the
late emperor, but was for the purpose
of having a personal interview with
1'mperor Charles. The interview could
not be held on the day of the funeral
hut at1" the second conference; at
which King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
also was present, TOmporor Charles is
WILSON CONSIDERS TIME INOP?
PORTUNE TO URGE PEACE
FOR EUROPE.
Convinced That Any Premature Ac?
tion Will Act as Bar In Future to
Peace Move.
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Washington^ Dec* 18.?President
Wilsen will await the reply of the al?
lies to the German note before taking
any steps towards urging peace in
Europe. The president is convinced
that premature action would act as
an incurable aggravation and block
peace for months. Lansing has been
assured that the allies will carefully
consider the German proposals. Un?
til their answer is made known,
Washington deems the time Inoppor?
tune to take any steps. The future
depends on the character of the reply
the allies make.
Rome, Dec. 18.?The Vatican hai
announced that it will not attempt to
intervene in the war on the strength
of the German peace: propol??rs. * '"*'
supposed to have consented to a post?
ponement of the offer of peace until
after the capture of Bucharest.
Your Boy's Xmas Gift.
Last Christmas his father gave him a Bank Book with a de?
posit in it of $10. Today he has in his account $178.50?every
dollar besides the interest he earned himself. He is 14 years old.
Before last Christmas he had never put by a dollar. Let's start
your boys with Christmas Accounts this year. $1?$6?$10 does
it. May we make them out for you?
THE PEOPLES BA?k.
We pay 4 per cent, interest in our Savings Department.
Ltiffibfcr, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
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Limited returning to reach original starting point by or before
Wednesday, January 10th, 1917.
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EXCURSION TO
HAVANA
Thursday. December 21
For the Christmas and New Year Holiday excursion to Cuba,
the Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion tickets from Sumter to
Havana, Including meals and berths on steamships, at the fare
and on the date named above limited returning until January 7,
1917.
Fares will apply via Jacksonvllle; thence via the East Coast
and the "Over Sea Railroad," or via the West Coast of Florida,
through Port Tampa, but not going via one route and returning
via the other .and tickets will be good to stop over at all sta?
tions en route, either on the going or return trip, or both.
Proportionate fares from nearly every other point in Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina? Children Half Fore.
For schedules, reservations on trains and ships, and interesting
literature on Cuba, apply to the undersigned, who will procure it
for you promptly.
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