Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i man ^THE SIJHTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Jem end Fear not?Dec ail toe ende Tlioo Aims't et be thy Country's, Thy God's and Ti Consolidated Aur. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917. s - _ o THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jons, 1 VoLXLIII. No. 41. 0MH6EBURG FARMER KILLED. C. C. DOUGLAS MURDERED at DOOR OP HOME. Shot fired by Unknown Hand Slays Planter at Foot of Step*?Children Pted Body. Orangeburg, Jan. 3.?C. C. Doug las. a white farmer living a. few miles above Ornngeburg on the Columbia road, was murdered between midnight end earl) this morning. Hie body was t<> jn 1 at the foot of the front ?tepe by hie children when they got up this morning. Information la that Mr. Douglas came home about mid? night. Tlie children heard him when , he cam? In. lAter in the night they heard ft gun fired. They ?lid not get up and kiew nothing of the murder until they found the body of their father thin morning. A negro suspect has be?m arrested and lodged in jell. The authorities are worl.lng hart on this case. Tracks led off from the house across fresh ploughed ground, but were not visible beyond. Mr. Douglas lived upon the place of Jerome Bolen. He is sur? vived by teveral children The in? quest wtu held today. The facts con? cerning tho killing are meagre. WAR LIABLE TO SPREAD. SwttxcrlamL Norway ami Holland Said to bo on Brink of War With Uerronnj. London, Jan. 4.?Evidence la ac? cumulating that three more nutlons, Switzerland, Norway and Holland, stand on tiie brink of war. Norway Is threatened by the plans of Ger? many to instigate a more severe sub? marine campaign. The general be? lief In Holland Is that the Netherlands Stand ready to array themselves et German encroachment. Prance feare a daih by the Germans across in a desperate attempt aecuRitiKs not safe. federal Reserve Board Distrusts For? eign Bonds as Investment for Banks Washington, Jan. 4.?The Federal Reserve Uoiird today further em? phasised its distrust of the soundness of foreign securities as an investment for American banks. The board rec? ommends to congress the adoption of amendment* to the federal reserve act calculate I to strengthen the po? sition of American banks in handling the heavy influx of gold. Tho board states there in little danger of an over supply of gold. GERMANS MAKE FRESH PROG. RESS. Capture Several Towns on Russo Roumanian Front. Berlin, Jan. 3.?Fresh progress by the Oermans all along the line on tho Roumnniun front Is reported by the war office. Attempts by the Russians and Roumanians to recapture Mount Paltecanu were repulsed. Between Putna and rim hitxu rivers tho A astro Germans carried several more heights by storm. Berjsecl and Topsecl were captured. Ptntecestl and Mora were occupied after violent hand to hand fighting. PLUMBERS ON SVUIKE. t'u km Men of (liar l es ton Demand Mere Pay. Charleston, Jan. 2.?Union plumb? ers of Charleston ure st.Ml on a strike, having gone out yesterday, when most of the master plumbers refused to grant their demands for a raUe in pay of 60 cents per diem, with adop? tion of new shop rules. Two of the master plumbers have agreed to their terms, one capitulating this afternoon. Most of the other employers are standing firmly against the Journey? men's demands declaring they ca.Vt afford to pay more wages, one raison being given that negro labor competi? tion Is too strong. There has been no disorder, the men simply walking eut after 30 days notice. RENEWS ATTACK ON WILSON. Lodge Says Wilsoia is Breuklng Pixel Policy or tlilted States. Washington. Jan. 4.?Lodge has ro newed his attacks on the president's peace note In the senate this after? noon, ussaillng the portion of the note suggesting alliances to enforce peace. Characterizing It as "an aban? donment of the traditional policy of the United States to keep clean or entancllng alliances'* He Insisted thst the senate shculd be taken Into the aeaAdeace of tae president. TRUE BILL AGAINST TWO. COX AND WILDING HAM HELD WITHOUT BAIL. Murder Is Charged at Gieenvilli4? Defense .Applies for Bond on (?round That Ijois Howard W as Ac? cident aUy Killed. Greenvile, Jan. 3.?A true b?ll charging murder was returned in general sessions today agamst J. R. Cox and C. C. Willingham, well to do young business men of Belton, who are held in connection with the death of Deis Howard, a 19 year old girl who was slain on Christinas eve In a hotel at Greenville. Judge Mendel U Smith heard two motions of the attorneys representing the accused Helton mon. Tho first, that the case bo continued until the March term of court, was granted, Judge Smith ex? ploring that he would grant tho con 1 tlnuance on tho ground that Senator Proctor A. Bonham and Representa? tive Oscar K. Mauldin, will be In Co ! lumbla attending the sessions of the general assembly. He overruled the motion for bail but gave tho attorneys the right to renew their application before him or any other judge upon additional testimony. Tho defense, advancing tho theory that the death of the girl was a case of accidental shooting, will renew the application for ball on Saturday. Some of the most prominent' citizens of Belton have offered to sign any reasonable bond that the court may decide to grant to the young men. ' In an affidavit which was submitted to the court In the bail proceedings, Cox declared that the glfl came to his room in the hotel without his knowl? edge. He claims that the girl whirled him around while he was then half asleep. He says hi>> grip upon che pistol must have contracted when he waa shoved against the wall and the platol was discharged but that it was an involuntary act upon his part. Thai ha Immediately ?xclalmed to ]ao5den^ not have dona it for anything in the world," Is the concluding atatement of his af? fidavit. Thla affidavit which was obtainel today, is the first and only explanation that Cox has made of the shooting. There were no other eye witnesses as Willingham who was in tha room at the time swears that he was asleep. Circumstantial evidence, it is known will figure largely in the trial. M'ADOO'S PLANS FOR RFVENUE* Has Startling Scheme to Raise Funds for Nation. Washington, Jan. 3.?Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo's ideas of rais? ing the additional revenue required j by the government for the next fiscal I year have been communicated in de? tail to Democratic members or the j ways and means committee. They are very interesting and in some respects startling, including as they do the following propositions: A tariff on coffee, tea, wool, lum? ber, jute and other raw materials now ( on the free list, to yield $1*5.000,000. A tax of $1 per horse power on in? ternal-combustion engines, including automobiles, motor boats, gasoline i engines, tractors, etc., to yield $30, 000,000. j A tax on copper, pig iron, petro? leum, and aluminum, yielding $80, 000,000. A tax of I per cent, on the profits of all businesses in excess of 8 per cent., to yield $200,000,000. A tax of half a cent, a pound on refined sugar, yielding $45,000.000. I A tax on bill posting and painted and electric signs, to yield $i,500, 000. An Increase of the inheritance tax and a revival of the stamp tax, $50,000,000. A tax of I cent a week on every railroad car carrying advertising. $1,000,000. A tax on candy, to yield $2,000,000 The secretary advises increasing the tax on whiskey, beer and near beer, and suggests the imposition of a tax on soda water and other soft drinks. WARRANT IX liOBFRTS CASE. Son of Wealth) Ibttsburg Man Ar reeled on Charge by Chauffeur. Philadelphia, Jan. 4.? A warrant for the arrest of Bernard Lewie, the son of a wealthy Pittahurg coal deal or, was Issued this afternoon on th* charge of falling to pay his taxleal bill to Klwood Powell, a chauffeur Powell says tho man drove to withh I half block of Oraee Robert's apart ments and believes the man entere the apartment house where the mur dared woman lived, EXPERTS APPREHENSIVE OVER COMING YEAR. 'High Prices for Food May Mean Growth in Plague as Variety off Diet Declines. Washington, Jan. 2.?That there may be a decided increase in pellagra during the coming year because the | high price of food products, in manyj cases, prevents a generous and neces? sary supply being consumed, was the statement made here today by experts in the public health service. That this .mould be the case is to be sorely re? gretted but it is none the less ttjte for the simple reason that in many fases where people of low salaries hf, ready cut to the bone in tl penses and can not cut furtht diminished ration, both in and nutritive value, may have1 feet on the body. "As a result of governing! re searches, It Is stated, it was U pellagra was produced by flcient, poorly balanced diet it can bo both prevented by the use of food contai men is in the proportion rem the body. The applicatiol knowledge greatly reduced^ In 1916 as compared wltbr. years. This reduction is bellt experts of the public health' to have been due to lmproi nomic conditions which enable earners to provide therhseli bettor and more varied diet wider dissemination of the ki of how the disease may be pi It is feared, however, that may increase in 1917 by ret increase in food cost out of pi '.o the prosperity now enjoy< country, j The great rise in the cos* particularly cottonseed meal is causing the people in cnlitice to sell their cows there is danger that privo most valuable of pellagra preventing foods. The high cost of living has further served to bring about a reduction in many families in the amount of meat, eggs, beans and peas consumed, all of which are pellagra prophylactics. In effecting economics of this nature the general public should bear in mind the importance of a properly balanced diet and refrain from ex? cluding, if possible, such valuable dis? ease preventing foods. It Is believ? ed that unless this is done there will be a greater coincidence of pellagra next spring. The officials of the public health service believe that now is the time for the people to cut somewhere el9e than In their daily diet if they hope to avoid pellagra hereafter. Cut out the "movies," it is said, and reduce In other ways, but do not cut down the food bill to such a point that it will weakon the body and leave it a good field for pellagra, if there is apy way to prevent it. VALUE OF 1916 CROPS. Almost Nine Billion Dollars, Says Government Report-. Washington, Jan. 2.?Almost nine billion dollars was the aggregate value of all crops of the country laat year. In an estimate announced to? day by the department of agriculture the exact value was set at $8,934,587, 000. That was an Increase of $2, 165,989,000 over the value of the 1915 crops and $2,867,206.000 over tho average of the years 1910 to 1914. Texas held its lead as first State In value of* its crop, but Illinois as sec? ond Stute in 1915, was displaced by Iowa last year. Georgia was fourth. Bxeept North Dakota every State showed increase in the value of its crops last year over 1915. Alabama's increase was very slight. MEXICAN AGENT All RESTED. Held on Charge of Conspiracy to Ship Arms into Mexico. New York, Jan. 8.?Juan It, Burns. ?iid to be a consul general of Mexico and accredited agent of the de facto government, was arrested this after ?toon for conspiracy to ship arms and immunition into .Mexico. He is held n $10,000 ball. The arrest was or lered from Washington and i? the ???salt of Indictments returned fol owlng secret Investigation, Berlin, Jan, 8.?After a conference with the imperial Chancellor, Ambas? sador Glrard today sent a lengthy able to President Wilson. It is un? derstood to deal with the peace sit itatton and Germany*! future attitude n view of the allies' reply to bei ^?ace proposals. FATHER KILLS HIS SON. OSCAR L. LAX FORD SHtyr FOR ROBBER BY J. W. LANFORD. Bullets Exchanged in Durk Result in , Death of One and Wounding of Other?Men Were on Hunt for Al? leged Robber. Laurens, Jan. 2.?Oscar L. Lanford was shot and killed, supposedly by j his father, Capt. J. W. Lanford, at; Lanford station on tho Charleston & Western Carolina railroad 12 milew north of Laurens, at 4 o'clock this morning and Capt. Lanford was in turn wounded by his son, though j not seriously. The tragedy followed confusion among Capt. Lanford, Og car Lanford and J. L. Fleming, a son-in-law of Capt. Lanford, who as members of a party had set out to head off robbers reported from Ora, a station below Lanford station, to j bo headed in that direction, after I robbing the home of W. T. Blakely. j A suspect was captured and brought to Laurens. The three men having received fiord from Ora that the robbers woro headed towards Lanford, secrete 1 I themselves In the railway station to await the appearance of the thieves. After being at the station some little while Oscar-Lanford appeared before his father, coming in the direction whence the robbers were expected. Capt. Lanford tired and Oscar Lan? ford fell, but, evidently thinking it was the thief that had shot him, re? turned the fire and wounded his fath? er. Oscar Lanford fired one shot which struck his father in the back of the leg near the thigh and ranged up? ward, the bullet making Its exit just below the waist line, infiicting a slight wound. It is said that Oscar ^Lanford, who lived but an hour, ex? claimed as hei fell that his father had ghot him. i The Lanford family is widely con? nected in this county and Oscar Lan jfifcd was regarded as one of the best Uotucih in Laurens. Hi is survived' by a wife and several children, one a son, Lewie Lanford, a student at Furman university, Greenville. NEW STEAMER LINE. Company With g2,500JM>0 Capital Formed to Operate Between Sa? vannah and Dutch Cities. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 2.?Charlton G. Ogburn of Savannah, one of the incorporators and attorneys Tor the company, today issued a notice that a petition has been filed with the sec? retary of state for a charter for the Imperial Steamship company. The company is capitalized at $2,590.000. In addition to Mr. Ogburn, the incor? porators are George KaltenbacU, Her? mann Wldmer, Jr., and O. Mueller, all of New York, and C. Cool of Am? sterdam, Holland. It is understood tho company will operate steamsh;;)s between Savannah and Holland ports. TURK RENOUNCES (iUARDIAX SUIP. Would Enter FegjGB Conference as a a Independent. Washington, Jan. 2.?American Am? bassador Elkus has forwarded from Constantinople an apparently authen? tic article from a semi-ottlcial news? paper in the Turkish capital giving the text of Turkey's repudiation jf the guardianship of the great powers which was created by the treaty of Paris In 1856 and the treaty of Berlin of 1878. No official confirmation of Turkey's action has reached the State depart? ment. Neither the German or Aus? trian embassies here have had any word of their ally's action although it was not unexpected. One of the motives of the repudia? tion, it was said, was to permit. Tur? key to enter a pence conference as an entirely independent power. The United States will take no action in the matter as this country was not a party to cither treaty and does not consider that its rights an more particularly Involved through this specific action than through tlu whole general Turkish situation. AN ECONOMIC CONFERENCE, Parliamentary Leaders of German Al? lies to DISCUSS Business Situation. Copenhagen, Jan. I!. The presi? dents of the German, Austrian, Bul? garian and Turkish parliaments will confer in Berlin on January isth on the economic situation. Paris, Jan. .'!. Young blood is to direct France's armies. (Ion. Lyautoy has placed eleven generals on the re? serve list and replaced them with younger men. C( i IISSION PLAN FAILS. WAS QTC)N DECIDER TO 0* F V HIS SCHEME OF SET? TLEMENT. Probable That ft ? Illing'! Forces Will Ih? Withdrawn fjrotn Mexico? No Artwiiginnent Made for Future? Text of Protocol Formulated by Commission is Made Public. Washington, Jan. 2.?When the American members of the Mexican American joii t con mission had finish? ed considerstioi today of Gen. Car ranza's reply failing to comply with their demand that the protocol pro> \iding for withdrawal of the Ameri? can troops fiom Mexico be ratified, there wer int ications that efforts to enter into an agreement, with the Hi facto government through the com? mission would be abandoned. For the | firs:, time an official admission was made that Ca *ranza had refused to sign the protocol. The commission? ers said they pxpected to draft their response to Ca-ranza tomotrow. The failure of the commission to give to Mexican-American relations a brighter aspec. was offset somewhat 1 by official intimations that Henry P. Fletcher, confirmed as ambassador to Mexico almost a year ago, was about to start for hh? post where American interests now are represented ivy a cleric. The report that Gen. Persh ing's expedition soon would be with? drawn regardless of Carranza's atti? tude also gained fresh impetus and it was understood .he administration had ; this move under very serious consid ! eration. Mr. Fletcher conferred with Pr^si ; dent Wilson after today's cabinet ! meeting and la:er referred inquirers as to whether hit would go to Mexico to President Wilson and Secretary Lansing. No statement was forth? coming from the White House or the State department. Secretary Baker said }1&. tOi?4aJCfi& had been considered. It Is known, however, that array officers are press? ing strongly for their recall, con? tending that in their present position j they can not do e lective work toward protecting the border; that they are in I a bad strategic position and should ? be brought out a id distributed alone ! the border with plans perfected foi I sending a force across the line at some i more desirable point if the occasion j should arise in the future. Eliseo Arredonda, Mexican ambas ; sador, announced today that he had j been summoned to Mexico to confer with Gen. Carranza regarding the re? lations of the two nations. This was construed in some tpiarters as indicat? ing a determination by Carranza to withdraw his diplomatic representa? tive. Mr. Arrendondo stated, how ever, that he expected to resume his duties within a few weeks and the fact that the United States was con? templating sending its ambassador to j Mexico City lent weight to the theory that if Mr. Arredondo was not con? tinued in his position here r.nother ' envoy would be sent by Carranza. ! The text of the protocol signed at ; Atlantic City was made public by the American commissioners tonight for i the first time. I Following is the ttxt of the proto | col: "Protocol of agreement, ad referen? dum, withdrawal of American troops I from Mexican territory and protection of the American-Mexican international I boundary. "Signed at Atlantic City, N. J., No I vember 2 4, 19 ig. "Memorandum of an agreement ] signed this 24th day of November, 19 lf?, by Franklin K. Lane, George j Gray and John R. Mott, special com? missioners of the president of the J United States of America, and Duis ; Cabrera, Ignacla Bonlll is and Alberto j J. Panl, special commissioners of the j citizen first chief of the constitutional ! 1st army, entrusted with the executive power of the Mexican nation. "Article 1. The government of the , United States agrees to bgin the with ' drawal of American troops from Itext | can soil as soon as practicable, such withdrawal subject to the further terms of this agreement, to be com? pleted not later than -: that is to say 40 days after the approval of this agreement by both govern? ments, "Article 2. The American com mander shall determine the manner In which the withdrawal shall beef fected, so as to Insure Ihe safety of the territory affected by the with draw a I. Article 3. The teritory evacuated by the American troops shili i>c oc? cupied and adequately protected h> the constitutionalist forces and such vacuation shall take place when the constitutionalist forces J an o taken RUM08 OP GERMAN TKREfcTS. REPORTED THAT TEUTONIC FORCES WILL WAGE HE. LEXTLESS WARFARE. Will Send ItaMiDM Fleet of Air And Cmleiwatcr Craft Against Towns an*l Shipping, if Peace 1*1*0* posals are Abandoned. Chicago, Jan. 3.?The American announced this afternoon that it has information from confidential sources that Germany la preparing to launch a relentless warfare of extermination by air and sea, if her peace proposals are definitely refused. A statement to this effect is now held in the Ger? man emb assy at Washington for re? lease to the world when peace hopes are abandoned. With tremendous fleets of subma? rines, Zeppelins and aeroplanes Lon? don is to be destroyed. All ships j bound for allies port will be sunk without warning. The German Reich? stag is said to have approved thii plan. TAKE STEPS AGAINST STRIKERS, Many I. W. W. Members Arrested Stop Rioting. Duluth, Jan. I.?To halt the actlj ities of I. W. W. members, who hi brought about widespread strikes a| rioting in lumber camps, authority of Iron ?ange county today arres two hundred and fifty men. A strol guard was placed about the prisoners to prevent their rescue. Several towns have established shotgun quarantines against the strikers. possession to the south of the Ameri? can forces so as to make effective such occupation and protection. The Mexi? can commanders shall determine tho plan for the occupation and protec Mffl jL^ttB^jHsfrBf^ evacuated by th< Mexican Commanders arately, or W'herever practicable in riendly cooperation, with any ob? stacles \<hich may arise tending to de ay withdrawal. In case there are any further activities of the forces Inimi? cal to the constitutionalist govern nent which threaten the safety of the nternational border along the north? ern section of Chihuahua, the with? drawal of American forces shall not bo delayed beyond the period strictly, necessary to overcome such activities. "Article 5. The withdrawal of American troops will be effected by marching to Columbus, or by using the Mexican Northwestern railroad to El Paso, or by both routes, as may be deemed most convenient, or expe? dient by the American commander. "Article (5. Each of the govern-* Dient! parties to this agreement, sVall guard its side of the international boundary. This, however, does not preclude such cooperation on the part of the military commanders of both countries as may be practicable. "Article 7. This agreement shall take effect immediately upon approval by both governments. Notification of approval shall be communicated by each government to the other. "In testimony thereof we have sign? ed, sealed and interchanged recipro? cally this protocol of agreement and referendum in the English and Span? ish languages, at Atlantic City, New Jersey, this 24th day of November, in the year of Our Lord 1916. (Signed) "Franklin K. Lane, "George Gray, "John K. Mott, "Luis Cabrera, "Ignnacio BoniUea, "Alberto J. Pani." It also was announced for the first" time that at the time the protocol vas sent to Mexico, it was aceom tanlsd by a brief statement agreed upon by the joint commission as fol? lows: ? 1 em "It shall be understood that if we meet for the discussion of other ques? tions the American commissioners I will not ask that any final agreement shall be reached as to any such ques? tions while the American troops are In Mexico." CarraiUta's reply was not made pub? lic. He is understood to have taken the poelton that he could not sign the protocol because it would put him in the position of sanctioning the presence of American troops en Mexi? can soil. Three resolutions directing the secretary of war, the attorney gel? erul and the secretary of the treasury to transmit to the bouse Information relating to the shipment of arms and War munitions into Mexico In alleged violation of law were introduced to? day by Representative Kahn of Caii?