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.M?R FOR fOfAWOE 1W PROTOCOL 1UUIH nOlfCEHWINO WITH - mu WAL or TROOPS. MUll in liot Acwttt or Itojeet Plan by Ouemmsedoii Mexkwn win NtJII Think There Is ?o Arrive at flstlleom m of Waahlaaion. I ???? 29.?One more appeal for rord mention of the pro? tocol prenhdtm: for the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico is made by Uen. Csamssa in * message dellv seed to Soot otiiry Lane today by Luis CaOrera. oaatirnan of the Mexican seeaebere of the Joint commission. Mm Mas tos ? ft ret chief replied to the ssssstent ???etican demand that tho protocol stoned by his spokesmen at Atlantic Cltj to i Utied. with an ?00 eouo*?n: in which ne failed to to the demand, but refrained w rt uns a ay thing that could oe as a ttat repudiation Tho ist sat ? iss?tu m i for changes sa tho aaro?s>ent will be considered ay too throe Ainsrican representatives J?one, J. R. Mott and George lisray. Secretary Lane Jus colleagues of the char? ed tho reply and asked them to him here as soon as practioahb . rty oext week e> joint session of JMexiseJitianertcan commission will so hoM at which the Americans will give the Mexicans their answei oad on its niaure depends the future of the commissioners, who OA tr.'isg fer four moaUis to tsjeetiiini at issue between the two countries Mr, vObrere nor Secretary wet'd dec use the nature of Car? 's roph Secretary Lane de? clined to revs si its character until it c hod been submitted to his cUeaguss It was leer .1* I that the Mexico r. ?sjeoaaissM4mors were conn dent that no jsjssjipiiihli fcarner had been rv~sod wy Cnrranaa It was assorted that th* almost core had been exercised to hoop out oi tae reply any exprea rl that would in any way offend American commission. The chief tosiotence of Carranae has been that the Ajuericen r?ope should be wita er*>en unoootitionally. which the ops us iseiouers would not It va* indited tonight s insistence on that ^noinoed now, u? oow object* is that he ejouhl be obliged to ganl eon the terrttoo evacuated by tho Ajoeriosns as tie;- marched out. I: wee pointed out tiutt since the proto ? col was drafted tl.e increased activi? ties of Villa ami the steady growth of his army of bandits have made It difficult for Canacsa to agree to gut aar considerable part of his army in the district occ ipled by Pershing. when it might be pocoesory to tue the same force in meeting more ac? tive moves of Vi.iu at other points I The situation was <tiscussed by Mr. Cabrera and Mr. L?ne after the com? munication had he?n delivered. They talked over in a wholly informal way the objections Carrunsu hud to the protocol (a it was drafted, and Mr. Cabrera pointed out that Mr. Carran sa recognises the necessity of main Ulning the good will uf tho United flutes. Those who have I ecu in touch with Corransa's representative* asserted that in his latest representation of t rase he espresso 1 a willingness ratify the agreetumt if a more deh nite date for the troop withdrawal ere specified and if a more lenient atitude were displayed towards the question of Increaael bandit activity. Csrranxa holds tiiat Iiis govern? ment is doing all it humanly can to restore order in th I north and that it will continue to do so. but that the presence of the At urban troops on Mexican soil is making the task most dlfllcult by giving Villa and his lieu? tenants a pretext for urging the dis? affected to Join 1 uu in ins tight against Carranza. The falluie of Ca ran zu flatly to re? pudiate the protocol made it appear today that the Amt. cans uoulj give his comuiunuatn.il due conn.i | and that the nex meeting of the Joint ? emiutssioii inij ht be but the hist of a aeries at whine would be continued the effort 4 to bud a solu lion of Ih* diiferent i<robi< pee, An Interetmg dovelogsjp nt |p th. Mexican ?Uuatlofl generally was pre ?ented today hi icpwte Id the fltetl end war dosjortesonti of the ahegg ing condition* In Mix 10. Wlun lie commlssioneis udjournvd in Atlantic Cttf there w?re few udminlstration orHci*lit Ohe believed that 1 aiiuiiu'j poKir was serloUHly .nemo eg Sun* (hen oi!W .al 1? ports have ehowfl a strength in th. dlffpteal reaction groups that nou Is reeegplaed as dan gerous. The report persisted today th.it Amhasssdor-designate grredondd had b?en rscullcd b> hi* |.< . ei n men! .in.J i but he (.. i-. .led b . 4 'mi CAN FORCE MEN 10 SEINE. FVKHY ABLK BODIKD WflUUN STOVTEOT TO ?jfltVICF IN WAR TTMK Present Ti?wm Allow War Deportment to Cell oat Men for Rnlisfmeot in Mfltttt* Kovrvo from Which Ranks at Front May ho Filled. Washington. Dec 2S.?Kvery able bodied male cltl7.cn of the United Htato* between the apes of 18 and 46 years ia held liable for service in the National Guard In war time, with? out further act of congress, by war department regulations for the gov? ernment of the guard issued under tbo national defense art. In a ctrcu- j lar prepared nearly two months ago j but made public only today the mili? tia bureau directs that where a Na? tional Guard regiment is called out for war service, a reserve training bat? talion to fill vacancies ( the front shall be organized out o. r e National Guard reserve and by voluntary on listraent. "If for any reason," the order con? tinues, "there shall not be enough re? servists or enough voluntary enlist? ments to organize or to keep the re? serve battalions at prescribed strength, a sufficient number of the unorganised militia, shall be drafted by the president to maintain such bat? talion or other lesser reserve unit at the prescribed strength." The language follows closely that of tho national defense act in which the unorganised militia is defined as in? cluding every able bodied male citi? zen within the prescribed age limit or those who have declared their in? tention of becoming citizens. The National Guard regulations, which will be amplified in great de? tail laLer, also strike at tho problem of dept Klent faiuiues of soldiers, which has cost the government sev? eral millions of dollars already thiough the border mobilisation. Re? cruiting officers of the National Guard are directed to discourage the enlist? ment of married men or those having others dependent upon them. Such persons are to be accepted only for reason* in the public interests, men who wish to become officers being the only class specifically excepted. It ia provided in the regulations that no officer of the guard hereafter shall be recognised as such under the act unless lie shall have sub? bed lo an oath binding him to r Will be made on recom dation to the secretary of war om governors or the commanding officers of State or territorial units of the guard and after proper physi? cal and mental examination by boards of officers. Promotions will be handled in the same way and any officer who fails in the examination as his professional ability can not come up for reexamination within a year. Alter throe years' active service or when the organizations are disbanded National Guard officers may pass into tho National Guard reserve. The resorve li to remain an unor? ganised body in peace times except for temporary purposes. It will be comp sed of men who have served three years in active organizations and whose enlistment contracts will it-pure thorn to serve throe more In tho rei i?rvice. j th>- reseiw unless ihe> piefei actiw: V iGOROl S WAR!AKi: FLASNKI?. British Admiralty Reserve* Light n Five Per Cent, of Sliippiug for f ood and Munitions. New York, Dec. 29.?British ship? ping lines todai received orders lroin ?M admiralty that eight}-live per cent of ti.eir cargo space will hereafter be required by the government for the shipment of food and munitions. This oider is taken to mean ttiat Great Jritain is preparing for the vigor? ous conduct of the war for an in* i anltfl period. nuBMH pRKPAKr; worn NUVJS. BrMsJi Take 0\er Another Sovtlon of Soimuc 1.1in Relicting I n n? Ji 1 i oops. London, Lee 29.?The action of tin British in IsJltag OVar an additional SaCtlOO of the Somine front is believ - ?d Ui Indicate that the Fi em are Pi*, puling for u drive ul some other point Tin; lull on tht Komme may .llnUi throughout the winter. JO M \M>ARI>l/,L DOLLAR. Federal Reserve Board to Appoint 4 QJ re>|M>iuteiil> in Fur FuM. Washington. Dec 29.?The Caderal ran n boars' win appoint oorreiponii snt ? ...iK? in Manila, iioug Kong, i <>i ihams ami Melbourne in an effort to i i.i. ? tlis doilaj the standard 11 iM IhKiku in the fai cast. jj. isg*"we?g". sul < ? Ncgri of Han KlunelaCO) who would bs in charge without diple math rank III nrredondo denied i. story < ulegoi ieully ami the f?gte department aus ivilhoul information 10 CONTINUE PEACE EFFORTS. - NEGOTIATIONS Wll/U RF CON-' DUCTFD IN SMCR.KT IN FU? TUR F. Germany Ready to Nnme Penec Terms in Uonfidemv ai 1 to Aid Pence Movement, United States Will Car. i v on tV>iTe?pnmkMiee. Umlcr Veil of Silence. Washington, Dec. US.?A policy of absolute silence regarding the peace negotiations has been adopted by l*resident Wilson and Secretary Lan? sing. It was stated officially today that all steps henceforth will be re-! garded as contidontial, that no cum I inent will he made on any develop** I inent and that rumors will not be dia* j cussed In any way. Tho decision to pursue this course was made known alter the State de? partment bad received the official texts of the German and Austrian replies to President Wilson's identical i notes to tho belligerents proposing a discussion of peace terms, and after it was learned that the Teutonic pow? ers would be willing to permit a con? fidential exchange of tentative terms If it became necessary to do so to bridge the gap threatening to pre? vent a gathering of peace delegates. In many quarters the official atti? tude was construed as indicating that secret exchanges were expected to fol? low, if they did not precede the formal answers of the entente nations to the notes of President Wilson and the central powers. Because of the hign ly confidential nature of any such ne? gotiations, it is pointed out, the inter* mediary would be obliged to retrain from admitting ev?-n that they were In progress. So far as the entente governments arc concerned, it is understood that little if upy confidential information has reached here to shed more light on their attitude than has been given publicly in the speeches of their pre? miers and the comment of their press. Consequently there is no disposition here to doubt that the allies unanU mously will refuse to enter any sort of peace conference until Germany has ind, <ued clearly on what condi? tions ahe will stop fighting. On the Teutonic side, while the *e ply to President Wilson is regarded by the German embassy as complying with President Wilson s suggestion ih offering a method of procedure, (Mr many is said to be willing to coneatfer other suggestions regarding mexabtf* Itrotn any quarter, itMiUIIUlg liW'lilfr emies. The views of the German govern? ment further are represented as being ae followe: "Jf the entente considers that guar? antees for the future are the prin? cipal elements to be achieved, and lacking confidence in the German government insists upon knowing something of the guarantees that Ger? many is willing to give, the Berlin government might make some declar at m regarding the principles 10 which she is willing to suoscribe. leaving details for settlement at the proposed conference. "The German government considers that there is but little to be gained by going into any lengthy discussion of guarantees for the future, with the ineseni. war in progress, if in this connection Germany, it is asserted, never has intended that the confe? ance suggested should result imme? diately in the establishment of peace, it is considered that it necessarity would be of a preliminary nature to determine whether it might not be possible to end the war." According to the German diplomat--, the plan Germany is proceeding upon would provide that the delegates (Should first ugree upon territorial and I immediately connected terms and that ,a preliminary treaty then should be 1 settled upon. This completed, the I German idea is to have all the neutral> culled in to participate in considera? tion of the question of guarantees for J tin future. They regard it as a. mat? te? for the conference to settle whether the neutral nations should become signatory to the entire peace treaty or only to that part having ta j do with guarantees for the main? tenance of peace in the future, such as freedom of the sean, limitation of armaments, formation of a world league to enoree peace and establish ' ment o1 an international court of ar? bitration. Diplomats familiar with the view? point of Germany and her allies were I especially emphatic tonight in saying that Germany nooosnarlty would bo abb- to make much better terms in confidential negotiations than |n pub? lic The radical element In German politics, it is said, must be considered Under any cireumntanoee, however, it wus said. Germany would not con* sider mating peace k the entente should insist upon retaining; Germany*! lo.st colonies and requiring Germany ..1 the same time to evacuate all ? im 11, v tei ritory, in admitting today that no other communication had accompanied ihn] German or the Austrian reply to tu< president's note officials stated flatly Ilia I SUCk questions lo this effect In i SON or Ii. W. DH'K OF WARTH. VII.UI?: is RMOMM jPHODAR, Is Alumnus of College of t*h?rlo?di?n ami is Instnuior in N. C. A iSc M. Collotfe-~Givoii YlU'OS Year Ct?ur*e. Columbia. Deo. 25?. ? Alexander C. Dick of Hartsville was designated yesterday as | Rhodes scholar fro*n South Carolina at Oxford unlversltv. ttngland. for the thron year period beginntng next October. The Oholee was made from nmon.tr the qualified applicants by the South Carolina com mitteo on selection. consisting of ljewls Parke Chamberlayne, Univer? sity of South Carolina, chairman and secretary ; Willis II. Hocock. dean ?nd professor of Greek in the University of Georgia, and J. Henry Harms president of Newberry college. Drs. Chamberla> no and Boc.ock arc permanent members, the latter hav? ing recently been appointed in tho place of Chancellor Harrow of the University of Georgia, resigned. Dr. Harms is one of tho "rotary'* mem? bers, of the committee. The next will be a representative of Wofford col? lege. All of the members wero In Columbia yesterday. Mr. Dick is 23 years of age and at present is assistant professor of English in the North Carolina Agri? cultural and Mechanical college at llaleigh. He was gratudated in 1915 from the College of Charleston. Mr. Dick was elected to teach in the city schools last summer, but was later released at his request. He hat? many friends here who will be glad to hear of his appointment. MANY JLOST WITH STEAMER. Three 'Hundred Perished When Jap Vessel Went Ashore Arter Bel?g Attacked by Pirates. Toaio, Dec. 29.?Three hundred persons perished in the wreck of the Japanese steamer Sankaku Maru which went ashore near Cheefoo, ac? cording to dispatches today. The vessel was attacked by Chinese pi j rates, who killed several and others j were drowned. It had four hundred I passengers aboard. GERMANS CAPTURE POSITIONS. Take Points by Storm, Capturing 1, *eoo Prieoness. Berlin, Dec. 29.?By s sudden 'Thrust on the eastern frontier the Transylvania Austro-Germans cap? tured several mounted positions by storm, the war office announced. Fourteen hundred Rosso-Roumanian prisoners were captured. Washington. Dec. 29.?Carranza's answer to the demand that the pro? tocol be rat.fied will be laid before the American section of the commis? sion Tuesday. Unless some new condition arises the Americans will stand pat It is believed that Car? ranza will make eleventh hour con? cessions in an effort to keep the peace conference from beinjr dissolved. I the future would not be answered. The official texts of t he German and tho Austrian replies, received today, varied slightly from each other and from the original cabled press trans? itions. Most of the difference, of? ficials thought, was in the warmer, more cordial tone of the official ver? t/ions. The most decided difference noted was in Austria's ascribing to ! l*resident Wilson himself the belief that it was necessary to postpone dis? cussion of guarantees for a permn x ent peace. The Austrian reply "concurs with tie president that only after the termination of the present war will 1 h be possible to undertake the great. 'and desirable work of the prevention I of future wars." The president's note I said the United States would be glad to cooperate towards permanent peace "when the war is over" but did not specifically declare the two sub? jects could not be discussed at the Loatne time. In the allied countries there is uncompromising hostility t?? : any plant not guaranteeing "repara? tion, restitution and guarantees." Statements In the Austrian press, which have turned from hostility to the president's noti to expressions suggesting that lie is allied with the central powers for the accomplish? ment of the same end. caused addi? tional embarrassment here today in the administration's attempt to dis? associate the American action from the central powers' note ot six days before. President "Wilson, believing that the peace discussions may go on for months, is looking forward to the most arduous and troubled work on t treign affairs that he has ever faced. The president is said to realize that ? complete failure of the peace nego? tiations probably would be followed by verj serious difficulties with Oer? .oiiny over the submarine issue He will devote almost his entire atten? tion to the negotiations and as few engagements as possible will be made for him. Vlll lt|l I little AMI NttPtttU'tfl OH HMTMM mi in M u *tttt*i \ IImiI How to WisntsMri ? i?% t?. fvi, 1? I'rtwHii'r Hn?l< to TliU Hffttr**" U't I lutllr* l*?m>|?lo Mux I . .1 fit n? MIlMftbtthi N .1 inm M Ai?un. here laut niuiM srmed mritti nwtradi tton nem i'p rot 'in- return ?>f Im*< Thompson, negro fugit.ivi < i ? - * r [ - < > t with murder, John \v Davit sh?i irr i?i Dconec county, Kouth nar olina, ami W (' Kostet (minlv ru porvtnor, wore round deed thin morn Ins In j' hotel room to which tin had rots red at midnight < fter mehlng arrnngnments to return at onro with the negro prisoner The two officials wen? entertained by detectives who I had captured Thompson snd accord? ing to thorough Investigation it is ?, lleved that Davis or Foster blew out the gas. "When tho officials failed to appear at police headiiu<irt<"-s pi ?n(. ap? pointed time and as fto-ts to awaken them were unavailing tho door was brokea down. The sheriff was found in bed where death from asphyxiation had overtaken him while be slept hut the body of Foster was found upon the floor in i position that showed he had made a desperate ef? fort to reach the closed w: dow when awakened by the strangling fumes. The negro Thompson wanted for murder of a negro brakeman at a construction camp near Madison last August came here with imported ne? gro laborers and battled desperately when arrested two weeks ago. The bodies of Sheriff Davis and Foster were removed to the morgue. OFFICERS POPULAR. Sheriff Davis and Snpcrvrwr Foster Had Served One Term snd I teen Refected. Walhalla, Dec. 28.?The people of Walhalla and Oconee county were shocked this afternoon when the news reached here of the death of John W. Davis, sheriff of Oconee county, and W. C. Foster, county su? pervisor. These officers were asphyx? iated in a hotel at Elizabeth. K. J., this morning. Sheriff Davis and Su pe'at'isor Foster left here last Monday afternoon for the purpose of bring? ing back John Walker, who is wanted in this, county on a change of murder. No ^^^^^^^^^i^1^ or efficient Each had nerved one term of four years and had been re-elected in the recent election for another trm. I They wore regarded as two of the ! most efficient officers n the State. Each was about 50 yea *s of age and each is survived by a U ife and three children. FTjORENCF YOUTH ENDS URL I Sweetheart Find* Elliott Nelson's Rody at Trrstlng Place. Florence. Dec. 2S.?The body of El? liott Nelson, a bright and worthy young man. wns found yesterday af? ternoon by his sweetheart and other girl friends at a trysting place for himself and the girl on the Darling? ton road near Palmetto. He was in the employ of his uncle. D. F. An? drews, who is building a viaduct for the Atlantic* Coast Line -ailwav near Palmetto. He was pop liar in the neighborhood and had become des? perately in love with a nigh fchool girl of 14 years, who was too young to think seriously of marriage. He was only 18 years of ace. He was jealous and thought the girl indif? ferent to him, and after a visit to ! her home on Christmas light, he ? wrote a letter which was found senl ! Od in bis hand today, addressed to 'the gir., telling her of hi? intended suicide. It doe* not appear that he had tlrst intended suicide, but that it grew on him as he wrote. He ?rnt i word to the girl the next day to ncet him at the usual trystinj, place, a prett\ grove of beeches near the road, hut she did not come at ot ee. having company, and when she did go she saw him gointr down the road towards Florence and returned home and so reported to her mother.- The n ext afternoon she and some of her friend* Were walking on the road and it was suggested in jest that they see if he wai still keeping bis tryst. They found the dead body of the boy With th*? letter in his hand and the pistol by his side. Coroner J. L. Omni held .* n inquest last night ami the jury rendered a verdict in accordance w i h those facts. The body was sent to ids parents' home at Parmalee, N. C, for ial In the letter be speaks very St fee Monately of the girl's mother and gives her some advice, saying that b< Is disheartened because the girl will not promise to many him aid If he can not have her be does n< t want anything in life. London. Dev. *J9.?The Skandina? vien countries have sent a note to tho belligerents supporting President Wilson's note. CONSIDER." SHORTAGE M? IMMMI tu I <<?MM1<4M<?\ M^V Mi? nt i rmiHcifA *?v i,v n oi Unart? flhMm MgMMj nl Bgprisgftssi H I HoerHtiip in Mho ? n ? Wtiatiinrfon If 2"?After sn eli <biv h?Hnj tit/- ?ritrrrta?*- OTrtmirC* '?(iinrntftMiori tonic hi took und?rr ad ' 1st m< ni Uu S^eaOttOfl of w he" her H ?hall ?*??< J to <<?i <? fi.? f ar nhortajf probtein by or Isjftag .>!! railroads to millII Omn of oOi?r HSJOS to their ou rii rn Irnmedlat. !; upon unloading. I:.n!r?..:'! rM>r:i? r.-i bC-'idfcd by W. W Atterhur-', president of the American lia'lway assort at. h.n, ap? pearing on a summons to show cauM: why such an order should not be is? sued, ?tarnest!y urg?d ajratnst the ac? tion. Tbey declared that most of the roads were doing their best now to deal fairly with the public and argued that ? hard and fast rule by tho com? mission would interfere with opera? tions. Commissioner McChord said the railroads ?corned to pay nn attention to the orders of the railway associa? tion, which had adopted various dras? tic measures to relieve car shortage. "The railroad."-." he said, "not onl; have violated their written and verbal agreements, but they have deliberate? ly been engager! in the pastime of stealing cars from each other." When Mr. Atterbury objected, say? ing that statement could not be ac? cepted as true, Mr. McChord said he had seen a letter from one president stating that other executives were not going to heed the orders of the asso? ciation's car service committee. Mr. Atterbury contended that the present was no time for an arbitrary order by the commission, that January, February, March and possibly April were months in which railroad opera? tion would be most difficult. There is no car shortage for normal traffic, Mr. Atterbury insisted, and there should be no hard and fast com? mission order ba3cd on an abnormal situation. Mr. Atterbury said the railroads did not know what might be done about the refusal of the Grank Trunk sys? tem to pay the 75 cents per diem In? creased rate for foreign cars on its line. "We might," he added, **re? fuse to load cars Into Canada over the Grank Trunk, but that might shut off the coal supply of Canada, which States." New England, the witness said, al? ready had straightened out Its traffic and conditions never had been better there. All the railroad men scented danger in any commission order because of the law imposing a $5,000 fine for violations of interstate commerce commission oraers. W. A. Worthing tos, vice president of the Southern Pacific, said the Western lines have a large excess of open cars and de? ficiency of box car equipment nnd that the proposed order, if rigidly en? forced, might subject his road to ac? cumulated fines aggregating $23,000, 000. QUIET CHRISTMAS AT HARVIN. Harvin, Dec. 2$.?The yuletide fes? tivities have passed without unusual incident. Hon. a. D. McFaddln of Columbia, after spending several days with rel? atives at his old home, has returned to Columbia. Miss Margaret T.enora MoFaddir*. accompanied by her friend. Miss Agnes Walker, of Columbia, is spend? ing the week-end at her home at Harvin. Miss Mitten Eudojro Brogdon of Winthrop and Mr. Sam John Brogdon <>; Clemson are spending the Christ mas holidays a: home. Miss Mae Hodge of Winthrop, Mrs. Julia Mcl^ood. Miss Alma McLeod, Messrs. Norman and Ben Bvtn Mc l^eod of Georgetown, are spending sometime with Hon. B. D. Hodge. Master George Legere Harvin, Miss Katie Fiances Harvin and Mr. Sam John Brogdon attended the houso parts given by Master W. T. Le.^esne. Jr., and Miss Sara lx's'esne of Man? ning on Wednesday. Police Given Oyster Supper. Harry Poulos of the Pixie Cafe re? membered his friends of the poli<*e department during the Christmas sea ion and last night an oyster supper was served them by the proprietor of this popular resort. A clothes brush was given to each member of the for* c by llclnvatl an.l Zesgter Furniture Company as a Christmas momento. Mr. George LeOrand Geddings, ,>f WedgeAeld, and Misv. Maud Moore, or Cam den, were married at the resi? dente <<t Mr. T. L, Stewart, in Cam den. on Sunday, December L4ttt, the Rei John A Davteon officiating. The young couple will make their home at Wedgefleld, Mr. Gedding! being i men bant at that place Oamdeu i 'hi on tele?