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? OOH?KCRATED AS Ifl'KAD OF
OP CHARLESTON.
Of Priest to Episcopacy to
Occasion and All Claas
to Do Honor to Beloved
Baltimore, March 15.?Before the
altar, at which ha took hla vows as a
priest twenty-eight years ago, and at
which ha had said thousands of mass
on and In presence of a congregation
which taxed the great edifice to Its
limit. Mgr. William T. Russell, rector
of St Patrick's Catholic Church,
Washington, and a native of Balti?
more, was consecrated Bishop of
Charleston at the cathedral here to?
day.
Cardinal Gibbons, who In 1889
anointed Mgr. Russell with the oil of
the priesthood, anointed him today
with the oil of the episcopacy. It was
ho who many years ago called Mgr.
Boss ill, then s young priest, from his
work as pastor of St. Jerome's church,
Hyattsvllle, Md., to become secretary
la the Cardinal's household. It was
the Cardinal, too. who Invested the
newly consecrated Bishop a few years
ago with the purple robes of a do?
mestic prolate of the Papal house?
hold.
Thus It was that the Cardinal in
'-ing Mgr- Russell to the episcopacy
not only conferring honor on
who had won merit In the church,
hot war also prssidlng at the cere?
monies orf one who for many years
has held a particularly affectionate
peace in his heart. Mgr. Russell was
the twenty-firs-* bishop consecrated by
the Cardinal.
Men an<l woman who were children
when Mgr. Russell first went to the
cathedral, others who were baptized
by him. the usual elite of the city and
the grattful poor who had often
blessed him for his kindly deeds,
vere there.
Romulo 8. Naon, the Argentine am?
bassador, and Domlcto da Gamma, the
Brasilien ambassador, were there.
Other leaders In the national life at
the capital were present?most of
them non-catholics, who are united
by the strongest tlss of friendship to
Mgr. Bussed, who inaugurated the
gathering of Pan-American represen?
tatives at mass at St. Patrick'a
chsjreh every Thanksgllvng Day. The
wealthy menbers of the richer Cath?
olic churches In Washington were In
that cougreiratlon. as were also some
of the poorest members, who had
made sacrifices to come over to take
part in the celebration at which their
pastor was the central figure. Six
hundred members of St. Patrick's
church were here for the services
When the exercles came to a close
many of the visitors went to the Car?
dinal's residence and kissed the ring
of the one who in attaining the
ophiscopml honors must bid farewell
to the pastorate of their church.
TRY TO HINDER WAR.
Appeal May be Made to Britain Bo?
ot Attitude of Nationalists.
London. March 16.?Bonar Law an?
nounced fiat the attitude of Nation?
alists on the Irish question might
cause an appeal to the country on the
around that the Nationalists were un?
willing to et the government get on
with the war.
AIRPLANE RAIDS ENGLAND.
is Boa?bed but Damage Was
Might.
London, March 16.?The war office
announced today that a hostile air?
plane bomhed Wsntgate. an eastern
coast aaterlng place last night. There
ware no casualties* and the damage
done uas slight.
Russlsn troops dislodged t h ? Turks
from the summit of Narlesklan, West
Kermanahah. Psrsls.
A British destroyer of the old type
was aunk by s mine In the Engl ish
channel.
KKrTHK TO STRIKE.
Trainmen on Subsidiary of Pennsyl?
vania Will Not obey Orders.
Columbua. Ohio. March 17.?The
engineers, conductors and trainmen
of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and North?
ern railroad, a aubaidlary of the
Pennsylvsnla rsllroad, informed Su?
perintendent Orcer of the Southwest
systam of the Pennsylvania, that they
soul<l refuse to obey the atrike order.
ONE OUTSPOKEN GERMAN.
Ity Hoffman Denounce* subma?
rine Warfare In Prussian Warfare.
London, March 16.?A Berlin dis?
patch via Amsterdam says the Ger?
man submarine campaign was de?
nounced as Inhuman and the recent
German peace offer, made without
terms, was called ridiculous In a
speech by Deputy Hoffman In the
Prussian diet. Hoffman wan forced to
' Move chamber.
british Hg mm.
AFTER MONTHS OF BITTER
FIGHTING GERMANS DRIVEN
OUT OF STRONGHOLD.
Town Was Won After Sharp Battle
and Germans Set Fire to the Town
Before Retreating?French Make
Bis; Gains on Ancre River Front.
New York, March 17.?Bapaume
has been captured by the British, ac?
cording to an announcement by Rou?
ter's agency at London. ReUter's
correspondent, at array headquarters
in France also said that the towns of
Le Transloy and Achiet-le-Petit are
reported to have been captured. The
dispatch to London said:
"Our troops entered Bapaume this
morning after stiff fighting finding the
place In flames. The Germans evi?
dently set the town afire when forced
to retreat."
Paris declares the French last night
advanced north of the Ancre river be?
tween the Ancre and the Oise, pro?
gressing two and a-half miles on a
front of thirteen miles.
Berlin today admitted further re?
tirement by the Germans on the wes?
tern front between Sailly and St.
Pierre-Vaast wood, and between
Beauvralgnes and Lasigny, "accord?
ing to our plans."
WINS "MEDAL OF HONOR."
Sergeant Major Winans Operates Fire
Machine Gun Under Trying Cir?
cumstances.
Washington, March ly.?For dis?
playing extraordinary heroism in a
battle with rebels in Santo Domingo,
Sergeant Major Roswell Winans, U.
S. Marine Corps, has been decorated
with the "Medal of Honor/' highest
award of merit attainable by the
American military or Naval man.
Winans operated a machine gun
against the enemy, only 160 yards
away, in the face of a heavy fire to
which he was fully exposed. When a
jam put the gun temporarily out of
commission, he stood up and coolly
repaired it, maintaining his perilous
position and resumed firing until the
bandits deserted their trenches. Ma?
rine Corps officials say Winans'
prompt action saved the lives of many
of his companions.
The "Medal of Honor" Is given to
very few persons, and only In cases
of extraordinary valor. Unlike the
"Iron Cross," "Victoria Cross," and
similar European decorations, this
American medal Is worn pendant
from the neck.
TO WEIGH ALL MAILS.
Work is Ordered by Postofticc Depart?
ment on All Line*?Begins March
27.
General weighing of all malls hand?
led on railroad lines has been ordered,
to begin at noon Tuesday, March 27,
and to continue for 35 days. Ware?
house and spring balance scales for
the use of the railway postal clerks
will be furnished by the railroads.
Railway mail clerks have been di?
rected to report every case where a
postoffic accepts and dtepatchos
pareel post matter insecurely wrap?
ped, espelcally if such parceln contain
perishables.
Special instructions have been is?
sued by the postoi.ice department, de?
signed to prevent the delaying of
trains, especially through fast trains,
on account of the slow loading ov
malls.
SENATE CONFIRMS POPE.
I*ut* End to Greenville Fight for
Postmastcrship.
Washington, March 18.?^"he sen?
ate today in executive session took
what appears to be the last, step in
the Oreenville postoffice situation,
when T. H. Pope, recently nominated
to succeed D. B. Traxler, resigned,
was confirmed. Today's action ends a
series of interesting developments in
this matter which have been running
since last June so far as the Wash?
ington end Is concerned, although it
is said here that Mr. Traxler may soon
announce his entry in the race for
the house from the Fourth district.
GARRISON SUPPORTS CZAR.
MM at Svoahoog RffSjM to Join Revo?
lution.
London, March 17.?A dispr.tch to
Stockholm newspapers says that
Russian garrison at BvsabOOg forties,
defending Helsin:-rfore. has icfu.ed to
join the revolution.
ASK PROTECTION OF COURT.
Railroad Fears lor Property lu Case
of Strike.
Chicago, March 17.? Receivers for
the Rock Island lines and the Chicago
Kastern Illinois railroud have asked
the federal court for protection of
property and men in case of a strike.
SECOND REGIMENT PARADE.
MILITIAMEN FROM BORDER GIV?
EN ROUSING WELCOME IN
COLUMBIA.
Line of March Through Principal
Street??Reviewed by Governor and
Army Officers?Barbecue Served on
University Campus.
Columbia, March 17.?Presenting
the appearance of trained United
States troops the 1.000 men and of?
ficers of the Second Regiment march?
ed through the streets of Columbia
today and were given a rousing wel?
come by the 10,000 persons along the
line of march.
The regiment left camp Moore at 10
o'clock on special trains, and reached
the union station at 11 o'clock, be?
ginning the march from that point.
It was the welcome home by the
city of Columbia. The troops passed
in review before Gov. Manning, State
officials, members of the governor's
staff, ci^ty officials and United States
army officers. The regiment marched
north to Richland street, and counter
marched back to the space between
Hampton and Lady streets, where
dress parade was executed. The
march then led to tho University of
South Carolina, where a barbecue
dinner was served by the city of Co?
lumbia and the Chamber of Com?
merce.
The regiment in its fine military ap?
pearance won the entire admiration
of the thousands that looked on. The
day was damp and cold and conse?
quently many were afraid to brave
the weather. United States flags were
flying all along: the line of march
and the crowd literally went wild as
the band played "Dixie," while pass?
ing the reviewing stand. Boy Scouts
formed in line before the review stand
on Main street.
POSTPONES CORN CLUB DINNER.
Director Baker of Young People's Ag?
ricultural Clubs is 111 at Blshop
vllle.
Columbia, March 14.?"The ban?
quet to the prize winners in the^bpys'
and girls' agricultural clubs has been
indefinitely postponed," said L. L, Ba?
ker, State supervisor, over the tele?
phone at his home In Bishopville yes?
terday. Mr. Baker has been sick for
several days, which caused the post?
ponement of the banquet to be held
at an early date at the Jefferson hotel
In Columbia.
STRIKE CONFERENCE RESUMED.
Mediators Stated That Situation Was
Devoid of Developments.
New York, March 17.?Without
Samuel Gompers present the me?
diators this morning resumed con?
ferences over the railroad controversy,
meeting with brotherhood chiefs at
10:30 o'clock. Prior to the resumption
of the conferences the mediators said
tho situation was devoid of develop?
ments.
FRENCH DESTROY ZEPPELIN.
Big Airship Shot Down at Height or
Two Miles.
Paris, March 17.?A Zeppelin has
been brought down from a height of
two miles by French anti-aircraft
guns while flying over Compiegne,
45 miles from Paris. All the crow
perished when the airship fell in
(lames and broke in two on a gar?
den wall. Bombs were dropped dur?
ing the fall, but no damage was done.
TRADE FALLS OFF.
Submarin?? Warfare Has Had Effect
on Foreign Trade.
Washington. March 17.?American
foreign trade decreased approximate?
ly one hundred and ninety million
dollars during February, the first
month of the German submarine cam?
paign. The statement of the depart
ment o* commerce gives the decrease
in exports as more than one hundred
and forty-seven million and tho Im?
ports more than forty-two millions.
WOULD ENJOIN STRIKE.
Trainmen Go into Court to Defeat Or*
der Of Brotherhoods.
Philadelphia, March it.?Trainmen
today mod a bill In the federal dis?
trict court enjoining the brotherhoods
fron calling a striUe. asserting that
the expense incident thereto would
seriou iy impair- the brotherhood's
beneficial rund?.
REORGANISE FRENCH CABINET.
BHsnd Plans to Make Changes.
Parte, March 16.- Tho French cabi?
net will be reconstructed. Premier
Brland, it is understood, In addition
to replacing Geu Lyautey, the former
minister <?r war, will have the depart?
ment! which have been combined un?
der one minister restored to their
former status.
It is expected that the premier will
bo able to submit the names of the
new ministers to President Polhcare
tomorrow. mt
GIVES PERSONAL ACCOUNT OP
GERMAN' EXPERIENCES.
Berlin Staking Everything on Success
of Ruthlessness in Submarine War?
fare, Ambassador Says.
Washington, March 15.?A personal
report on conditions in Germany and
the events leading up to the break be?
tween that country and the United
States was made to President Wilson
today by James W. Gerard, former
American ambassador at Berlin.
Afterwards it was learned that there
was nothing in the report to change
the situation from the viewpoint of
the United Sttaes.
The former ambassador expressed
his belief that Germany is staking
everything on the ruthless submarine
campaign and that failure of this
would brighten prospects for peace.
He was with the president for more
than an hour, repeating and amplify?
ing the statement already made to
Secretary Lansing in which he said
Germany was determined to put no
restrictions on the relentless opera?
tions of submarines, despite the pros?
pect of war with the United States
The president congratulated Mr.
Gerard on the manner in which he
handled the difficult situation in Ber?
lin.
After his visit to the White House
Mr. Gerard went to New York, where
a reception In his honor is to be giv?
en tomorrow. His plans for the future
are indefinite but he will continue
for the present at least to retain the
status of ambassador regardless of
whether he remains in the diplomatic
service.
MISTRIAL IN MURDER CASE.
Anderson Daniels Charged With Mur?
der of Brother, Wilbur Daniels, at
Home.
Florence, March 16.?The jury in
the case of Anderson Daniels, who
killed his brother, Wilbur Daniels,
was out from noon to the hour of
adjournment of court this afternoon,
when Judge Spain ordered a mistrial.
Wilbur Daniels had been boarding
with his brother and his wife, who
is a daughter of Sheriff T. S. Burch.
They were not favorable to the mar?
riage of Wilbur Daniels with the
young woman he married. Wilbur
knew it and therefore was disposed
to be quarrelsome with his brother
when ho had been married on the
spur of the moment. He attacked
his brother as he lay on the bed,
striking with a pistol. On his return
to the house Anderson Daniels shot
him.
The case against Connor and Oliver
of Cartersvillo for assaulting McGiil
was continued.
BODY FOUND IN SWAMP.
nifc Only Clew to His Identity.
Lexington, March 16.?An uniden?
tified white man was found dead in
llogaboo swamp, about nine miles
from Columbia, this morning by
Charlie Williams, Jr., a negro who
was hunting in the swamp. A knife
with a name plate marked "Herman
Karger, Holyoke, Mass," was the
only identification. Sheriff Sim J.
Miller has telegraphed the Massa?
chusetts authorities to see if identifi?
cation can be established. Tho man
had been dead for six weeks or two
months, in the opinion of a physi?
cian who made an examination. No
evidences of murder were found on
the badly decomposed body. Coroner
Wced held an inquest on the scene
resulting in a verdict that the man
came to his death by means un?
known.
The unidentified man was burled in
the swamp at the place where he was
found.
GERMAN EMPIRE TO CHANGES.
Will be Democratized at People's Will.
London, March 16.?Router's Am?
sterdam correspondent telegraphs that
an article in the Frankfurter Zeitung
appears to confirm to some degree
the impression that the sudden ap?
pearance of Caneellor von Bethmann
HollWSg In the Prussian diet on Wed?
nesday and his speech advocating the
democratization of Germany were
caused by his knowedge of events in
Petrograd.
The Zeitung draws a parallel be?
tween the chancellor's acts and the
revolution In Petrograd, pointing out
that at the same time the executive
Committee of the duina seized the
reins of power, Dr. von Bcthmann
Hollweg delivered the speech which,
it says, also dlsclosd a revolution,
although of quite different time and
employing different means.
The newspaper expects a democratic
German empire because it must come
not because the chancellor avows him*
self in Its favor, but because his
words express the will of an over?
whelming majority of the German
people.
RIGHT OF WEARING RUSSIAN
CROWN GIVEN VP RY CZAR,
HIS SON AND BROTH.
ERS.
Government is Now in Control of
Executive Committee or Duma and
Council of Ministers Until Constitu?
tional Assembly Convenes?Mani?
festo Issued to Army Explains Po?
sition of Those hi Control.
Petrograd, March 1G (via London,
March 17).?Emperor Nicholas abdi?
cated at midnight last night on behalf
of himself and heir apparent, Grand
Duke Alexis, in favor of Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovitch.
At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
Grand Duke Michael himself abdicat?
ed, thus bringing Romanoff dynasty tc
an end.
The government, pending a meeting
of the constitutional assembly, is vest?
ed in the executive committee of th<
duma and the newly chosen council o:
ministers.
A manifesto to this effect was is
sued by the duma committee toda:
and it will be telegraphed to the gen
eral army headquarters this evening.
The house of Romanoff is descend
ed from Andrei Romanoff, who i;
said to have gone to Moscow fron
Prussia in tho 14th century. Mikhai
Feodorovitch Romanoff was the firs
of the family to ascend the throne
This was in 1C13, when he was 1'
years old. He died in 1G4 5. The di
rect male line of the Romanoffs ter
minated In 1730 and the female lin
in 17G2, when the Holstein-Gotter]
branch came into power and has sine
ruled.
PROMISES GENERAL REFORMS
Duma Committee Pledges Itself V
Give People Liberal Government
London, March 16.?The provision
al government in Russia has issue*
the following appeal to the people
according to Reuter's Petrograd cor
respondent:
"Citizens: The executive commute
of the duma, with the aid and sup
port of the garrison of the capital an<
its inhabitants has succeeded in tri
umphing over the obnoxious forces o
the old regime in such a manne
that we are able to proceed to a mon
stable organization of the executiv<
power, with men whose past polltlca
activity assures them of the country':
confidence."
The names of the members of tin
new government are then given an<
the -appeal continues:
"ftie new cabinet will basie its pol
icy on the following principles:
"First. An immediate general am
nesty for all political and religlou
offenses, including terrorist acts an<
military and agrarian offenses.
"Second. Liberty of speech and o
the press; freedom for alliances
unions and strikes with the extensioi
of these liberties to military oificiali
within the limits admitted by mili
tary requirements.
"Third. Abolition of all social
religious and national restrictions.
"Fourth. To proceed forthwith t<
the preparations and convocation ol
a constitutional assembly based or
universal suffrage, which will estab?
lish a government regime.
"Fifth. The substitution of the po?
lice by a national militia with chief.'
to be elected and responsible to the
government.
"Sixth. Communal elections to be
based on universal suffrage.
"Soventh. The troops which par?
ticipated in the revolutionary move?
ment will not be disarmed but will
remain in Petrograd.
"Eighth. While maintaining strict
military discipline for troops on ac?
tive service, it is desirable to
abrogate for soldiers all restrictions
In tho enjoyment of social rights ac?
corded other citizens.
"The provisional government de?
sires to add that it has no intention
to profit by the circumstances of the
war to delay the realization of the
measures of reform above men?
tioned."
GRAND DI KE PLACED IK COM*
.MAN I).
Nicholas Restored to Full Charge of
Russian Forces Before Czar's A'Hii
cation.
London. March 17. A Reuter's
Petrograd dispatch says that prior to
Ilia abdication the Hessian omperc r
transferred the supremo command of
the Russian army to the Grand Duke
Nicholas.
FOR MILITARY CENSUS.
Got. Manning Collects Valuable Data.
Columbia, March 14,?Acting upon
request Of The Manufacturers Rec?
ord, Qov. Manning is taking jmi un?
official military census of South Car?
olina. The data to be collected by
the governor will show just how much
this State could contribute in case of
national need.
SAYS NATION SHOULD PREPARE
NEED IS DOfUiUT, GERARD
BELIEVES.
Only Universal Military- Training, He
'Holds, Can Make Country Safe.
New York, March 16.?James W.
Gerard, former ambassador to Ger
a
many, emphasized in a public address
at the city hall after his arrival here
today the necessity for military and
naval preparation of the United States.
"When I came back to this country,"
he said, "it was a positive shock to
me to find that in the two years In
which the world has been on Are we
have done nothing to prepare for even
a reasonable means of national de?
fense."
"There is only one thing," Mr. Ger?
ard continued, "and that is universal
military training. The nation that
stands opposite us today has probably
not less than 12,000,000 men under
arms. I have seen the Germans take
prisoner in one afternoon more men
than there are in the United States
army."
Mr. Gerard, who had just completed
a 7,231 mile tiip from Berlin, paid
tribute to the loyalty of German
Americans and asserted that he would
be willing to lead a regiment of them
in the event of war with Germany
and "feel sure that I would not be
shot in the back."
HELD AT STYX.
Washington Has Sent No Orders foe
Continuance of Mustering Out Sec?
ond Regiment.
Columbia, March 19.?Orders for
the continuance of the demobilization
of the Second regiment had not been
it I received at noon.
'I have received no word from the
war department," said Capt. J. M.
Graham, U. S. A., chief mustering of?
ficer, this afternoon.
1 The adjutant general's and govern?
or's offices likewise have received no
word from Washington.
b NEW BISHOP PERFORMS RITES.
11 Celebrates First Moss as Carolina Pre?
late.
I Baltimore, March 16.?The Rt. Rev.
r William T. Russell, who was conse?
crated bishop of Charleston here yes?
terday, performed his first pontifical
II act today when he consecrated the
new altar in the old chapel of^^St.
Mary's seminary. The low'^rnass
which followed the consecration cere
' mony was also his first mass as a pre?
late.
The consecration of the altar was
preceded by a procession from the
seminary proper through the grounds
and into the chapel. The seminarians
I j and the faculty walked ahead of the
bishop. Following the services Bishop
: I Russell was the guest of the faculty
at a dinner served in the theologians*
II refectory. The seminarians and
James F. Russell, brother of the
bishop, were also present at the din?
ner.
Bishop Rusreli will remain in Bal?
timore until tomorrow morning, when
he Will go to Washington. He will
celebrate his first pontifical high mass
at St. Patrick's church, of which he
had been pastor for nine years, on
Sunday morning. He will leave for
Charleston next week.
A purse of $2.500 in gold?the gift
of the priests of the diocese of Balti?
more?was presented Bishop Russell
at the dinner at St. Mary's seminary.
Bishop Corripan made the present
tation speech, in which he congratu?
lated the guest of honor and told him
of the sincere joy his fellow priests
felt at seeing him raised to his new
dignity. The bishop said that it was
the wish of every priest in the diocese
that every moment of the prelate's
life would be a golden one and that
his life and labors in the South would
be crowned with results that would
gladden his heart. Bishop Russell,
In responding, told how dear the
priests of the diocese had been to
him, and said he would ever look back
with the fondest recollections to Bal?
timore and Washington and Maryland
and all his friends in this region.
Cardinal Gibbons made a short ad?
dress. In which he prophesied the
brightest things for his former secre?
tary. He told how Mgr. Russell, by
long association, had endeared him?
self to the members of the cathedral
household and how he has proved
there his fitness for higher things.
TWO LIVES LOST.
Alex Fcfgaaon and Herbert Rivers
Drowned.
Charleston, March 18.?Alex J. Fer?
guson, cashier of the Carolina com?
pany, a shipping concern, and Her?
bert B. Rivers of Atlanta were drown?
ed today off the eastern end of the
Isle of Palms when their small boat
capsized. Mr. Ferguson was a native
of Glasgow, Scotland. The bodies have
not been recovered. A heroic rescue
of Horace Rivers, brother of Herbert,
was made by male memberc of an?
other launch part %