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Mow Money Turned in and More Member? ships Secured Than on First Day of Any Other Campaign? t*w fljMitar Y M C. A. MtmbtTehipe and Renewals Re i2d?t Gathtxin? Last Nifbt-Short Talks Made by bam. Edmunds, Hurst and Purdy, Injecting Much Fun liRi^Ofiaam into Campaign-Second Day Looks Bright ?fUk Company of Red Regiment Cleans Up Other Com p2ks*- While Red Regiment Overwhelms Blues. U? Daily Itsro. March 10. T. M. C. A.'e fifth annual opened moat auaplcloualy, far mat night whoa the campaigners aaaao Uatrr first report, it was seen Hast more saomborshlps were turned bb thaa ewer before oa the first day of any campaign and more money was egipai at than ?rar before. The meev aa enthusiastic one. Dr. S. chairman of the T. M. beide a talk, representing la the campaign, while b. Hurst lad an assault against their opponents, repulsed and he und lato Inglorious flight a assail party of tha Reds fundc of Corporal It. O. Purely, Jr. team won? Why, the Reda, as was to bo expected. The wore repulsed and thrown at every point and are said to Mttnulag their retreat. The Reds are pressing their mag victory and will not bo satls amttl the last one of their oppos The ffcek man of Capt. 8. L. Rod stay's seam covered themselves with The magnitude of the victory was) due to, their unrelenting sue easeful aaaaotta Capt Roddsy was SteeetHd a major Immediately after Use battle for his success In planning the attack, and High Privets Dunn was promoted to First Sergeant of the Pink Company by his captain, tha seniors of ths day were equally SUUsd between these two staunch Wee km a who each turned in funds Joe* a little on the off side of a hun? dred dollars. They had gone out well and had come home with the There wore seventy-eight senior saomborshlps reported and a number Of the mem had pledges of member? ship from othrs, but these were not turned In, as only money counts for and the men decided to secure portion of the yearly dues be foro they turned In their cards. The fends turned In amounted to $408.00. which. Is the most ever secured on the tret day of a membership campaign, last year fllt.TI was turned in. The Rod men more than doubled their opponents In returns. The Pink aeon under Capt. Roddey, as stated, ths snoot aucceasful as a com Oa ths Blue aide Capt David Cwttlno of the Tellowa made a cred leahto showing, but it could not actual that of his opposing captain of the Panks, nor did his company secure as much as did ths opposing Orange Senator R. D. Epps presided at the meeting. The Jolly Gyms, in their usual style, served a light, but most delightful supper. Everybody ate as If they enjoyed it. At the conclusion of the supper, af? ter reports were made. Dr. 8. H. Ed? munde was called on for a abort {elk. Ho stated that the key to the nine? teenth century was service, ths key t< the twentieth service. Formerly the motto of mankind was "each man for all and all for each," but today this was changed to "all for all.' Altruism was ths spirit of the age. Mr. C. B Hurst of the Bluo and Yellow cohorts, mads a vigorous aa aault upon ths Red men. This at? tack waa repulsed by Mr. R. O. purdv. Jr., of tho Red-Orange men who re? ferred to the fact that the Red usual excited ths bull, and that the Hlues would have the "blues' before the en.l of tho campaign. A committee consisting of Messrs. R. K. Wilder, chairman; W. Percy Smith. H. L Scarborough and R. D Epps was appolntsd to eoltset the sub? scriptions pledged on Sunday. These will not be counted on any team ir tho cam pa Ujn, but will be divided a so ally between the Red and the Blue. ALABAMA MURDERKR ESCAPES. David Overton, Former Clerk of Court, Breaks Jail at Birmingham. Birmingham, Msrch 20.?David Overton, former cletk of the Madison county court recently convicted of tho murder of Probate Judge Lawler. last night escaped from ths Jail here with eta other prisoners, after over powerlng ths Jailer. Outstdo assistance waa hown by a waiting automobils In which the pns fled. REDS LEAD BLUES ON SECOND DAY AS ON FIRST BY GOOD MARGIN. Thirty-four Membership Pledges Se? cured and Cash Turned In Amount? ing to $1?4.50?Next Meeting to Bo Held Thursday Night?Workers to Got Buoy In the Meantime. From the Daily Item, March 21. The Y. M. C. A. campaign workers had another successful day yesterday In their collections. Thirty-four new members and renewals were reported last night and $164.60 in cash was turned in with an addition of consid? erable more to be paid in pledges. The meeting last night was a success? ful one In every way. Only one of the speakers assigned for the evening turned up, but others took their places and made short, but spicy talks. Injecting ginger Into the cam? paign and causing much amusement. Mr. F. A. McLeod presided In a most satisfactory manner. The reports showed receipts as fol? lows: , Blue: Yellows.$60.00 83 Poin'x Green.9.60 17 1-2 Points $69.50 100 1-2 Points. Reds: Pink.$48.50 79 1-2 Points. Ors nge.68.60 85 1-2 Points. $105.00 165 Points. Days* Totals $164.50 265 1-2 Points. Great Total (2 Days) Reds . . . $391.00 615 Points. Blue.181.50 884 1-2 Points Great tota'. two days $572.60 884 1-2 Points. A STATESMAN HOLDS HELM. Tumulty Talks of His Great Chief, as He Sees Him. Newark, N. J., March 20.?Secre? tary Tumulty In an address at a din? ner given in his honor here tonight spoke of the "infinite patience and skillful hand" with which President Wilson is guiding the destiny of the nation. "I wonder if you can realise hou truly epochal Is this period in which w? are living/ said Mr. Tumulty. "I wish I could discuss with you some phases of the International sit? uation with which the government at Washington has had to deal since the world war began. I wish that all of of you and all Americans could know aa I have been privileged to know with what Infinite patience and skill? ful hand the silent and heavy lad on man who but a few years ago servod you as governor has guided the des? tiny of the republic. "No man can realise what he has done and Is doing for the United States of America, for the world, for civilisation and for humanity. It is not a great thing to be secretary to the president, but it is a wonderful thing to be associated with a presi? dent like Woodrow Wilson. Some day a great historian will tell the story of what he has endured, of the problems he has met, of the scrupu? lous care and patience he has taken to preserve the rights of America and to keep free and open the pro? cesses of liberty. Children In the schools and young men in the col? leges will read in the textbooks of the unsurpasslng justice and high ideals of a practical statesman who was raised up to direct the destiny of this nation in Its most trying hour. We are too close to the world events of the last few years to appreciate them, to estimate Justly the wonder? ful period in which wo are living." Senator James of Kentucky, Sein tor Hughes of New Jersey and Rep? resenttalve Heflin of Alabamu wore among the other speakers. Petrograd, March 22.?A. F. Kernezky, the new minister justice, In an Interview with the Associated Press representative, decried all ru? mors of discord between tho work ingmen. soldiers and the new govern? ment. He Is a member of the radical worklngmen's party and he said that his appointment is the best pledge of harmony. Among the reforms fis? sured he said would be the aboli..h merit of capital punishment. REFORMS FOI BERUM. PRUSSIAN PREMIER SAYS THERE MUST BE CHANGE. Serious Internal Conditions Certain, However, if Freedom is Not Ex tended?Germans Fear Revolution. Berlin, Wednesday, March 14 (via Sayville, March 19).?In his address today In the lower house of the Prus? sian diet Dr. von Bejhmann-Hollweg, speaking as Prussian prime minister, after alluding to the gigantic inter? nal task the nation would have to lace after the war and the strong for? eign policy it would be necessary for it to pursue, is quoted in the sum? mary of the address issued by the Overseas News agency, the ofTlcial German news bureau, as declaring: "Such a strong policy, interpal and external, will only be possible if the political rights of the community are such as to make possible to the whole nation In all its ranks, including the great masses, equal and cheerful co? operation in public affairs. "During this war every son of the nation, in a courageous struggle, has given his last and best?poor and rich, low born and high born. No one can claim that he did more or better than another. If only one link in the chain falls, can we then gain? And can we live after this war if, while peace prevails, one part of the body of our nation fails? "Before the war the interests of the working classes frequently %vere opposed to the Interests of the state and of the employers as If there were irreconcilable opposition. I hope the war has cured us of this error. For if It were so, if we were not deter? mined to accept the lessons taught by the vast experiences of this war as affecting all questions of political life, In the regulation of the laws regard? ing employment, in regulation of the electoral franchise in Prussia, In reg? ulation of the whole parliament?If it were not decided to draw the.-to conclusions without reserve (and 1 for my part shall do so, inspired by the confidence which this war has given me toward all the sons o*" the people) then we should face inner difficulties, the Importance of Which no one can foresee." TO WED IN MARION. J. C. Gainey to Marry Miss Lillian Smith of Marion. Marlon, March 17.?It Is with much Interest that the many friends of'Miss Lillian Wesley Smith and James Claude Gainey learn of their' ap? proaching marriage on April 5. The bride elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Smith of Marion and is a member of the Baptist choir. Mr Qalney was here for three years but fs now employed In Sumter. Mr. Gainey has beer, with the Cherry Company for several years and has made many friends in Sum? ter, who are interested In his ap? proaching marriage and who will be glad to welcome his young bride to the city. WANTS SUBMARINE CHASERS. Cliarlcston Navy Yard to Have a Pun in Furnishing Swift Little Vessels. Washington, March 20.?In its work of rushing preparedness for the war now practically under way With Germany, the Navy Department has called on the Charleston and other navy yards to submit estimates of the number of submarine chasers they can turn out within a given time. It is planned to have several hundred of these swift little craft built with all possible dispatch at the navy yards and at the same time to have an equal or greater number rushed by private builders. Such boats would be about 110 feet long and could make 35 knots an hour, with a long cruising radius. The amazing thing Is that they were not built a year ago. TWO GERMANS DROWNED. Dentil Overtakes Two of Interned Sailors Who Tried to Escape. Washington, March 20.?Lieut Chorth, and Machinist Mote Schroder are believed to have been drowned last night In attempting to escape with the sailors of the interned German raiders at Philadelphia. Eight more have been captured besides the seven captured last night. Officials fee1 certain that the commanders of the German vessels sanctioned the "at? tempt. None escaped. TURKISH FORCE ISOLATED. Another Arabian Chief Revolts Against Turks. London. March 21.?Forelpn Sec? retary Balfour announced today that another important chieftain In Arabia has risen against the Turks. The Turkish forces near Aden have be^n isolated from headquarters. Reuter's Amsterdam correspond* tit Amt ? reports that It is rumored that seriovtr riots have occurred In Berlin In fen nection with tho scarcity of food. GERMAN DRIVE EXPECTED. RETREAT IN FRANCE BELIEVED TO BE PRELIMINARY TO NEW OFFENSIVE. French Critics Soy Retreat Has Al? ready Released 200,000 Germans for Service Elsewhere?French and British Pressing Closely on Heels of Retreating Germans. (By Associated Press.) New York, March 20.?French troops are pushing hard on the heels of the retreating Germans and today are within striking distance of the "Hindenburg line," the supposed goal of the retiring foe. The milestones on this line are the historic towns, Lille, Cambrai, St. Quentin, Laon and La fere. The British to the north are ad? vancing more slowly but are dogged? ly pushing ahead. I The French military writers Eay the German retreat has already released about 200,000 German troops for their long predicted counter offensive, which may be another drive towards Calais. German newspapers say the re? treat is a master stroke of Gen. von Hindenburg to vitiate the entente preparations for their great spring of? fensive. Today's dispatches from Athens say that the entente ministers have re? sumed their residences at Athens and a cargo of wheat will be discharged for Athens today. This indicates that Greece has com? plied with the entente demands to re? move the Greek army to lower Greece. Germany announced several en? gagements of infantry and cavalry between the British and Germans Monday on both sides the rivers Somme and Oise. which were aban? doned by the Germans. It also an? nounced that violent French attacks last night everywhere were repuls? ed on the left bank of the Meu.se. The French announced that the Germans were repulsed with serious losses on the Verdun front. The French are maintaining contact with the Germans along sections over which the Germans are retreating. The destruction of communications by bad weather Is making the entente advance difficult. . GERMANS ATTEMPT ESCAPE. Seven Interned Men Make Break for Freedom. Philadelphia, March 19.?Under cover of darkness, seven sailors of the German commerce raiders Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich, in? terned at the Philadelphia navy yard, made an attempt to escape tonight, all seven being* captured by marines and police after shots were fired at tho fugitives. A sentry heard splashes in the back channel and fired a warning shot. A police guard saw four of the German sailors swimming about r?0 yards from the interned vessels and fired over the heads of the men. The Germans swam back to the seawall, surrendering without resistance. Meantime, as a marine detachment was rushed toward the back channel, three other German sailors slipped into the meadows. Running along the seawall to avoid the barbed wire bar? ricade partly encircling the interned ships they tried to slip past a sentry The sentry fired and ran tu wards the little group. Mounted police gal? loped over the meadows and caught two of the fleeing men. Tbe other was found soon afterwards. While the hunt was in progress, the powerful searchlight of the cruise Salem, tied up near the raiders, was swung back and forth over the chan? nel and the meadows. BRITISH STEAMER SUBMARINED. Capt. (Hoy and Seventeen Members of Crew Missing. St. Johns, N. B., March 20.- A German submarine sank the British steamer Bray head on March 14. Capt. Hoy and seventeen of the crew are missing, according to a cablegram lo? cal agents received from the owners of the vessel at Belfast. WOMEN TO BE ENLISTED. Will be Used by Navy Deportment to Fill Places of Men. Washington, March 20.?Secretary Daniels today ordered the naval coni manders at shore stations and all r e? cruiting officers to prepare to enlist women In active naval service In ease of emergency. The plan la to use wo? men ashore as stenographers, clerks and possibly as wireless operators, so as to relieve that many men. New York, Mart h 21.?Albert O Sander and Charles n. W?nnenberg, pleaded guilty to indictment charging them with engaging in a military enterprise, namely, sending spies to England to get information for n?? ?* man military authorities. They will be sentenced tomorrow. / RECOGNIZE HEW RUSSIA. LLOYD GEORGE to pit con GRATULATOKY MOTION. British Premier Thinks Slav Peoplo Will Find Order Compatible With Liberty. London, March 19.?Premier Lloyd George today announced in the hous? oif commons that on Thursday he would move a motion of congratula? tion to the Russian duma. The premier told the house that as far as the government's informatior showed the Russian revolution had been brought about with very little bloodshed. It was satisfactory to know the new government had been formed for the express purpose of carryln on the war with increased vigor, he said. The premier continued: "I have only to add on behalf of the government that they are confi? dent the Russian people will find that liberty is compatible with order, even in a revolutionary time, and that free peoples are the best defenders of their own honor." The premier was interrupted by ironical cheers from the Irish mem? bers and cries of 'Why don't you practice what you preach?" The pre? mier continued: "The British government is confi? dent that these events, marking as they do an epoch In the world and as the first great principles for which we entered the war, will result not in any confusion or slackening in the conduct of the war but in closer and more effective cooperation between the Russian people and its allies. The government proposes on Thursday to put a motion to this effect." RIDOT BECOMES PREMIER. Takes up Portfolio of Foreign Af? fairs. Paris, March 19.?Alexandre Ribot has formed the following cabinet: Premier and minister of f^.-eign af? fairs, Alexandre Ribot; minister of justice, Rene Viviani; mininter of war, Paul Painleve; minister of marine, Rear Admiral Lacasee; minister of munitions, Albert Thomas; minister of finance, Joseph Thierry; minister of interior, Louis J. Malvy; minister of public instruction, Jules Steeg; minis? ter of public works, George Desplas: minister of commerce, Etinne Clemen tel; minister of agriculture, Fernand David; minister of subsistence, Mau? rice Viollette; minister of labor, Leo Bourgeois; minister of colonies, Andre Maglnot; undersecretary of aviation, Daniel Vincent. OIL FOUND AT CLIO. Flowing Well Within Five Feet of Sur? face. Clio, March 19.?Discovery of oil within four miles of Clio has created tremendous excitement here. The flowing well of crude oil was discov? ered within five feet of the surface several days ago by C. H. Jackson while engaged in building a Hour mill on his platation of 360 acivs. The oil flow was not taken seriously at first, although a number of Clio people went out to look at it Satur? day. Many more visited it yesterday and it is unmistakably oil and con? tinues to flow. It has been accepted today as a matter of much moment. Samples have been sent to experts for judgment as to the value of the oil and steps will be taken at once to take advantage of this upheaval. Ponding advice from the colleges and universities which have been call? ed Into consultation there is consider? able excitement in Clio and much speculation as to the future the town may have through this appearance of oil at its door step. No investigations has been made on property near the Jackson place. WATKINS WINS PLACE. Columbia I^ad to Represent Clemson College. Clemson College, March 20.?J, Watkins of Columbia, a member of the sophomore class and of the Wade Hampton Literary society, won the iirst place in the contest to select a representtaivo from Clemson in the State oratorical contest to be held n?. Hock Hill. The Wade Hampton is one of the throe younger .societies. Mr. Watkins is a son of Mrs. E. S. Watkins of the Columbia city schools. J. Tl. Dick, son of Trof. I* W Dick of Hartsville, won second place Mr. Dk k is a member of the senior class and of the Palmetto society. CZAR A PRISONER. Russian Government Orders That He Be Deprived of Ills Liberty. London, March 21.?The Russian government has ordered that the de? posed emperor and his consort be re? garded as deprived of liberty and that they be brought to the Tsarskoe Selo palace, according to Reutcr'a Petrograd correspondent. VICTIMSIOF GERMANS MANY OF STEAMER VIGILAN CIA'S CREW DROWNED. American Ship Was Sunk Without Crew Doing Given Time to Insure Safety?Submarine Did Not Show Itself. Plymouth, March 19 (via London). ?Fifteen members of the crew of the American steamer Vigilancia lost their lives when the steamer was tor? pedoed by a German submarine. The survivors were in life boats from Fri? day, morning until Sunday afternoon. Among those drowned were sev? eral American citizens, including Third Officer Neils P. North and Third Engineer Carl Adeholde. This infor? mation was given out by Capt. Frank A. Middleton of New York, who with the survivors of the Vigilancia, has reached the mainland and probably will make affidavits tomorrow before the American consul. To the Associated Press Capt. Mid? dleton said today that his vessel was sunk without warning. It was 10 o'clock Friday morning, with the weather clear, when the ship was struck by a torpedo on the starboard side near the number 3 hatch. Two torpedoes were fired at the steamer but the first passed harmlessly astern. Between seven and 10 minutes after the steamer was struck she founder* ed. Two life boats were lowered from the vessel and the crew of 43 men got into them. Owing to the swell of the ocean, however, 25 men were thrown into the water. The boats of the captain and the mates picked up ten of the men but the other 15 were drowned. Capt. Middleton says that he saw no submarine during the attack, hut that one of the engineers thinks he' saw a periscope. The captain saw oily streaks on the water about a thousand yards from the steamer, which he took to be the traefcs of torpedoes. The Vigilancia was flying the American flag and her name and a flag were painted on each side. Speaking of his experience In the boat, Capt. Middleton said: "After rescuing as many of tho crew as possible in the boats we had biscuits and water. At night I fired distress signals. Several times by the glare of the lights I saw a submarine following us 50 yards from the boats between 10 o'clock Friday night and' 2:50 Saturday morning but it made no attempt to help us. "We suffered great hardships in the boat. One man of the engine room staff is paralyzed as a result of ex? posure." Third Officer North of the Vigilan? cia was born in Denmark but was % naturalized American. The name of Engineer Adeholde was not contained in the list of the crew given out in New York Sunday night. This list said there were 45 men in the ship's company, of whom 21, including Capt Middleton, were Americans. Two of the Americans were naturalized citi? zens and one, a Canadian, had taken out his first citirsnshlp papers. U. S MAIL POUCHES RIFLED. Number of Saxonia'* Passengers Un? der Surveillance. New York, March 19.?Several pas? sengers on the Cunard liner Saxonia were reported to Lave been placed un? der surveillance here tonight, follow? ing tho liner's arrival with twenty six of her mail pouches containing of? ficial mail for the American govern? ment and the British embassy at Washington rifled. The Saxonia brought 1,350 sacks of mail, but only those containing offi? cial documents were disturbed. Pos? tal inspectors who boarded the ship at quarantine in response to a wire? less message fronv> the captain were informed the looted sacks had been ripped open with a knife. Capt. Ben? son said they were intact Saturday. He said the crew was searched Sunday and two suspected cabin pasengers and a steerage pasenger were examin? ed. No clue was uncovered and the passengers were not detained. BRIEF WAR BULLETINS. New York, March 21.?The Rus? sians who are driving southward from Sakkiz, Persia, have crossed the Mesopotamien frontier into Turkish toi i Itory, according to the Russian an? nouncement. The French announced rapid pro? gress In pursuit of the Germans with Important gains on both sides of the Loon road and the capture of ten villages, including Jussy, about nine miles south of St. Quentin. They PhK) announced the repulse of a Ger? man surprise attack in the Cham? pagne region. Columbia, March 20.?N. O. Pyles, for thirty-two years postmaster for the legislature, died here today. He was a native of Laurens county and was 55 years of age. The funeral and interment will take place in Columbia tomorrow.