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1 ?WtTKB WATCHMAN, Sibilated April, 1850. MBe #0** and Fear not?Dec all the ends Thea Alms't at b* thy Country's. Thy uod's and Troth's.' YHK TKLE SOUTHRON, Eatahysbod Jun% I OonsoUdated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25. 1917. Vol.XLIV. No. 20. ALL EUROPE AROUSED. rmvolutionary SPIRIT 18 abroad in THE LAND. VijII of Silence Overshadows Central Manen, Diu Report? Leaking Ont lliuao Internal Troubles? and Radicals Have Been Together ? Inflammatory Now Used With Impunity. ? pall of silence has fallen over the central empires, serving to accentu? ate the report of grave Internal trou? bles. Despite aaiurances of the Ber? lin proas, that strike, which involved at leset three hundred thousand work? men, has been ended, there Is evidence that the agitation la continuing. The Auntro-Hungarian situation is even more greatly obscured. Since the reception of persistent reports that the premler Tissa, the forenvost ex? ponent In the dual monarchy of the German Idea, had resigned, all Infor? mation concerning conditions In Aus? tria has ceased. One thing appearing certain is that the socialists and radi? cals havs drawn closer together. In? flammatory language Is used with im? punity that would not have been per? mitted in the earlier days of the war. In the meantime the revolutionary spirit, which la rampant throughout ?frirope. has> given a sensational dem? onstration In Sweden. The food situ? ation was ostensibly the cause of the gathering of a multitude of workers in Stockholm. The fact that they were unrebuked and that republic and the word "revolution" were freely used gives It a serious aspect. Mo~e serious oat breaks are expected on Mary 1st. VROOMAN PRAISES SOUTH. I Aisnatsst Secretary of Agriculture ; Savys Sooth Is Planting More Food Coops, Washington, April 23.?Carl Vroo man. assistant secretury of agricul? ture, fresh front a tour of the South in the Interest e/ agricultural pre paeednesfi. has lasued a statement de Staring that all claases aro patrotlcally rtjSf ending to the government's ap posl for more food cropn. and say? ing that he wishes the whole country could know the aptendld spirit of the South, as he saw It. LAND CASE SETTLED. Railroads Forbidden to Dispose of Timber and Mineral* on Land Grants. Washington. April 23.?In deciding the Oregon-California land case the supreme court affirmed the Orgeon federal court's decree enjoining the Fouthorn Pacific Railroad from dlepos 1ns of timber or mineral on lands ro celved by congressional grant. ASSUMES DUTIES OF AMERICA Holland, Spain and Sweden Divide Tajiks In Turkey. Amsterdam (via London), April 22. ?A Conatantlnople telegraph sent by way of Be atatos that owing t< the aeveram . diplomatic relations between Turkey and the United State? which heretofore ban protected enorm nationals, Holland has assumed pro tectlon of Russian. British and French Intereata while Spain will look after Italian. Roumanian and Montenegrin, and Sweden will protect American and Servian nationals. NO OFFICIAL NEWS. Poor Cable* Probably Responsible for Non-arrival. Washington, April 22.?No con Armatlon of the reported break In relation* between Turkey and th" United 8tates had reached the state department late tonight and Q?Otals attributed the delay to poor cables and telegraph communication with Constantinople. Little doubt was felt by officials, however, that the report of the rupture was correct, as the action has been expected. It Is aamimed that the Turkish gov ernment will arrange for the safe re moval of American diplomatic an consular official* from the country Ambanaador F.Ik via In reported suf ferlna from typhus fever and ma. not be able to travel la? some time. AMERICAN AVIATOR LOST. Seeg?ant William Ditgnn PlKlitina I Fram-o Reported MUdmr, Paris. April 38.?Sergeant Wa Dugan. of the American flying; squad ron. la mlaalna;. Lieut. Thaw fsev he may have been one of the twe aviator* who were aeon to fall In bat tie. It It possible that ho landed be bind the eGrman lines. BRITISH RENEW ATTACK. FIERCE ASSAULT OX HINDEN BURG LINE STARTED AT DAWN. Reports are Incomplete But British Have Made Important Gains and Captured German Prisoners? French Busy Consolidating Lines Captured Last Week?Turks Still on the Run. New York, April 23.?Ushered in by prolonged artillery bombr.rdment a re? newed attack on the German lines was begun at dawn by the British on both sides of the river Scarpe. The extent of the attack has not been clearly de? veloped, but it is officially announced to have opened on a wide front. Sat? isfactory progress is reported. Early details show that the British attack shattered the last remaining defenses of the Hindenburg lino north of the Scarpe by taking the town of Gavrello, after advancing a mile. The British south of the Scarpe captured the vil? lage of Guemappe and took a thou? sand prisoners. German announcements said that the British entered German trenches northwest of Lons last night, but were repulsed by a counter attack. There was infantry fighting on a wide front this morning. In the meantime the French are rapidly con? solidating last week's gains. The ar? tillery, however, was still busy break? ing down two attempted German at? tacks last night, it is announced. What may be a new German move of vital importance is announced in a Petrograd dispatch, saying that the German transports have departed fgrom Llbau, on Baltic, for unknown destination. This may mean a land and sea attack on Petrograd. The Turks are still retreating up the Tigris before the British advance. NEGKO SOUGHT FOR MURDER. Tom Duvls Shot and Killed George Brown and Wounded Another Ne? gro, Tom Davis, colored, is being nought by the officers of Lee county for the killing on Saturday night of George Brown, colored, and the shooting of another negro at Purkcr's lumber mill, about eight miles below Hishopvtllc. Davis immediately after the shooting made Ids escape, und had not been captured today, according to informa? tion reaching here. It was learned here that the negroes were enjoying u game of some kind, when a dispute arose as to a certain point, the shooting resulting. The second negro was shet In the back and I is said to be in a very serious condi? tion. His name could not be ascer? tained here. KERSHAW SHERIFF DEAD. Was Under Treatment in Sanitarium and End Came Suddenly. Camden, April 18.?A message re? ceived In Camden today announced the sudden death, in Columbip this morning, of Sheriff W. W. Huckabeo. of Kershaw county. Xo particulars of his death were given. He war taken to Columbia last night to be treated In a private sanitarium. Some time ago Sheriff Huckabcc suffered a slight stroke of apoplexy, and it is supposed that Another stroke caused Ms death. No funeral arrangements have yet been made. He was twic* elected sheriff. He had filled one whole term and was entering on hi second. He defeated twelve men it a hard fought race In the last pri? mary. Sheriff Huckabee was u genial jolly fellow and was well liked by the people. He Is survived by his wifr and five children, Mrs. B. R. Trues dell. Miss Annie Huckabee, Doby William and Joseph Huckabee, all of this county. BAIjFOUR VISITS PRESIDENT. British Diplomats Pay Call on United States Officials. Washington. April IS.?British Min? ister Bulfour and other commission? ers paid a call on United States of flcials today. Halfou ? and the presi dent conferred more than half an hour. WAR LOAN Hl I.I. COMl'l<OTICD. Measure for Soven Billion Dollar Goes to President fat Ills Signatur? Washington. April 23.?The sovc billion war loan bill bus been perfect d i?y bath hau ess bv niaejm nt o ?II amendments it then went to th Vinte Haass for th<< prealdent'i signs tu re. OKI Up CK I Startling News from Interior of Empire Overshadows Great Offensive of Allies on Aisne River?Strikers and Troops Engage In Bloody Conflict at Magdeburg?Strikers Make Revolutionary Demands That Threaten Overthrow of Mili? tary Regime. ? _L_ New York, April 21.?Interest, in the great offensive on the Aisne fiver today gives way to the startling news coming from the interior of Germany. Veiled though the situation is in the mists of a rigid censorship, and ob? scured by the shackled condition of the German press, sufficient has leak? ed through to indicate that the Ger? man empire is facing a great econom? ic and political crisis. Tho latest information is that 10, 000 striking munition workers have engaged In bloody rioting at the great Prussian fortress of Magdeburg, and that they were only prevented from burning the city hall after a sharp clash with the military. The story comes from the Dutch frontier with sufficient detail to make the claims to its authenticity impress? ive. On its heels arrives an account of demands of such a revolution?r character by the leaders of the Bdrlin strike that compliance with them would mean the prompt ending olj the military regime in Germany, it is significant that they include a de? mand for the immediate release of ali political prisoners. Another indication of the serious ness of the situation is found in the fact that Gen. von Hindenburg has made a personal appeal to the work? ers in which he denounces the strike as inexcusable crimes against the fighting forces. In the meantime the French main? tain a relentless pressure against the most vital points of the flerman de? fenses?the sharp angle where the German line from Lens turns eas? to? ward Rheims. The British ure believed to be pre? paring to deliver soon another tre? mendous blow. The British last j night, after ..arp ighttng, captured the village of Go4.nelieu. advancing more than a mile nearer the German line between Cambrai and St. Quen tin. The French gained ground in i movement toward Brimont Plateau also northwest of Ixheims They re? pulsed German attacks in Champagne. Italy announced the repulse of air? planes and torpedo boats seeking to approach Venice. Germany announced that strong ar? tillery firing was commenced yestor day afternoon along the whole river Aisne front, and also in tho Cham? pagne region. COULD NOT PUNISH ATTORNEY. Supreme Court Holds That House of Reiwcsontativcs Could Not Hold Marshall Guilty of Contempt. Washington, April 23.?The su? preme court decided the last house of representatives did not have authority to punish United States District At? torney Marshall for alleged contempt. Marshall is exempt from further pro? ceedings. EPXORTS GROW IN VOLUME. Submarine Campaign Has Not Stop? ped Flow of Goods to Europe. Washington. April 23.?Despite Ger? many's submarine campaign, Ameri? can exports for March totalled more than five hundred and fifty-one million dollars, more than ever before in one month, except during last January, Imports of two hundred and seventy million set a new record. OPPOSE INCREASED RATES. Commission Refuses to Allow Higher Rate from South to Middle West. Washington, April 23.?The inter ?tats commerce commi.sion has disap? proved the increased freight rates from Southern mills to Chicago and many other points in the middle west. The commission said the total ship rntnti from the Carolinas and Georgia were approximately fifty million pounds annually. Fire Sunday Afternoon. The fire department wns called nut lunday afternon about B o'clock by an larm of fire from a negro house on hjinteY street, but the blare was p ?n exceedingly small one nn<l/ Wttl 'Xtinguisbed before the department reached the scene. J ARGENTINA'S IRE AROUSED. SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLIC j SENDS ENERGETIC NOTE TO GERMANY. Satisfaction Demanded for Sinking of Argentine Ship and Germany Noti? fied That Attempt to Evade Respon? sibility Will Be Followed by Sever? ance of Diplomatic Relations. Buenos Aires, April 21.?The Ar? gentine government has sent Germany an energetic note demanding com? plete satisfaction for the sinking of the Argentian sailing ship Monte Protegido. The Argentine minister was instructed to immediately break off relations if Germany attempts to evade responsibility for the loss of the vessel. He was told to inform Ger? many that if prompt satisfaction is not granted Argentina will follow the United States and Brazil, and will arm its ships against submarines. SARAH BERNHARDT NEAR DEATH. "OSSO is Hopeless," Says Doctor, Ash? ed About Condition of Famous Tragedienne. I New York, April 22.?Sarah Bern? hardt, after rallying from the cf fects of the operation she underwent last week, apparently has suffered a relapse and is again in a critical con? dition, acording to a somewhat cryp tic bulletin issued tonight by her physicians. ' ?mmm In response to a question as hi was leaving the hospital, one of the j four doctors said: "The case is I hopeless." WILL APPOINT SHERIFF. Governor to Act Soon in Kcrshaw County Matter. Columbia. April 21.?Gov. Manning said last night: 'I have practically reached a con? clusion regarding the appointment of a sheriff for Kershaw county, vic^ tho late W. W. Huckabee, but will not make an announcement before Monday." NOTICE ROM TURKEY. Official Rcort of Breaking of Diplo? matic Relations. Washington, April 23.?Tho stab department today received official no? tice from the American embassy at. Constantinople that Turkey has sever? ed diplomaic relations with the Unit? ed States. NEW MARION PASTOR. Rev. W\ D. Spinx Accorded Warm Welcome by His New Charge, .Marion, April 21.?The Rev. W. D, Spin* of Sumter, who recently ac? cepted a call from the First Baptist clutch, preached his first sermon Sunday morning to a large congrega? tion. Sunday evening all other churches in town closed and met jointly at the Baptist church In a welcome service. Dr. RufUS Ford, the retiring pastor, was master of ceremonies, while Dr. J. W, Daniel of the Methodist church and Dr. J. M. Holladay of the Pres? byterian church each welcomed the new pastor on behalf of their respec? tive congregations. There was some special music and Dr. Keene Davis delighted the au? dience with B solo. Negro Charged with Heinous Crime. Dorry Allen, colored, was arroste Saturday on the charge of rape, hi i crime being committed, it is alleged on a white woman, who lives several miles south of Sumter. The woman is said not to have a normal mind and it s generally believed hy the officers i hiit there is no foundation for the charge. The negro is being held In Jail pending developments. Only three cases of contagious dl* easea have been repented to tie* health Officer during the month. These ar*? on<5 ense of measles, one case of typhoid and one case of diphtheria. All are getting along nicely. GALLON LIMIT Cl'T TO QUART TO? MORROW NIGHT. Assistant Attorney Genend Gives In? teresting Interpretation of Iiaw? Express Company Has Been Doing Big Business Past Week. Columbia, April 23.?Tuesday will be the last day on which deliveries of liquor may be made in South Carolina under the "gallon-a-month" law. The "quart-a-month" act becomes ef? fective Wednesday. The express of? fices have been thronged with expec? tant consignees each day for the last week. Claude N. Sapp. the assistant attor? ney general, has answered as follows an inquiry concerning the situation from B. E Patterson, mayor of Fort Mill: "Your letter to the attorney general, in reference to the quart-a-month act, has been handed me for attention. You ask to be advised when the quart-a-month act goes into effect, and further, whether or not liquors in possession of common carriers, consigned to any individual and ie maining undelivered at the expira? tion of the time in which the gal on-a-month act is effective, would be subject to seizure by State or muni? cipal authorities. "I beg to advise that the quart-a month act. passed at the recent ses? sion of the general assembly is ef? fective April 25, 1917, after which time it will be unlawful for any per? son to receive more than one quart of liquor or other alcoholic beverages in any calendar month, which amount must be for medicinal purposes. "In regard to the right of State or municipal authorities to seize liq? uors which have not been delivered to the consignee prior to April 23. I beg to advise that section 1 of the :\ct provides, among other things, that it shall be unlawful for any person firm or corporation or company to receive, store^kecp. or have in pos? session, or to ship, transport or con very any alcoholic liquors from any point w ithout, the State into this State, or from one point to another in this State, or to deliver the same to any person, firm, corporation or company within this State except as herein? after provided, the proviso thereaf? ter providing that only one quart may be received or transported and that for medicinal purposes. "The common carriers are require 1 under the law to keep in their pos? session any liquors which arc loyally consigned to persons in this State and bold the same for delivery in case the consignee should apply at the of? fice of the common carrier in com? pliance with the law and request de? livery to be made, until the expira? tion of the time during which the gallon-a-month act is effective. "I am of the opinion, in view of the fact that the common carriers are required to hold these liquors until midnight of the night of April 14, that they sould be allowed a reason abel time thereafter to return any liquors, remaining in their possession and undelivered, to the consignor and that such liquors would not be sub? ject for a reasonable time thereafter to seizure by State, county or muni? cipal officers. If. however, the liq? uors are not returned to the consig? nor within a reasonable time by the common carriers they would then be subject to seizure as constituting an illegal storing under the law." WOMAN SHOOTS MAN. Bertha Miinn of Flat Creek Section of Lancaster County Kills John Robin? son. Lancaster, April 22.?Bertha Munn. a white woman of tbe Plat Creek sec? tion of tbe county, shot and kille?! John Robinson, also white, of th ? same community at about 10.30 o'clock las! night. Sheriff John P. Hunter and Coroner W. Q. Caske) were notified at an early hour this morning and went at once by autotno btlo to the scene of the killing. it was brought ont at the Inouesl that Robinson was ii:c??l upon by the Munn woman and killed as he was in the aftc of forcing an entrance la her bouse She said that she did no' recognize him when she shot. Th< woman was arrested and brought to tbe county jail. Dr. It. C. Drown, who went with the roroner tbis morning said that, Judg? ing by the nature <>f the wounds In? dicted by Ihe two shots from MTrj Munn's pistol, Robinson's death orais practically inst mtaneoua. HIGHER FREIGHT RATES. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM? MISSION PERMITS RAILROADS TO FILE SUPPLEMEN? TAL TARIFFS. If Commission Derides on Another Plan After Hearing Will Withdraw Order. Washington, April 19.?The Inter? state Commerce Commission today is? sued a tentative order permitting the railroads to file supplemental tariffs increasing freight rates 15 per cent, as applied for, effective June 1 next. The commission's order was made tentative so that shippers and other interested organizations might state their views upon it at a hearing he ginning here tomorrow. At the close of the hearing, should the commission deem it desirable to adopt another method in dealing with the application for a general increase, the tentative order will be withdrawn, leaving the situation as it was before the order was issued. LEAGUE FOR WOMEN'S SERVICE. Miss Jane R. Evans Visits Sumter and Speaks to I^arge Number of Women on National Ijcague for Women's Service. Miss Jane B. Evans, temporary chairman of the National League of Women's Service in South Carolina came to Sumter on Saturday morning by appointment to meet the women of the service units and anyone else who might be interested in the question of woman's part in the economic condi? tion brought about by the war?and to make an address. Miss Evans is a small woman, with i clear-cut features and soft brown eyes, n voice as soft and clear as a child's and a presence one could scarcely fail to* be impressed with. Her special message to the women just now is to "make pillows, and when you have made pillows, make rome more." They are for the base hos? pitals of the American Red Cross, to be used in the ambulance and* In the hospitals for the wounded. These pil? lows are filled with a sea weed, found on the coast of Maine, and given by a gentleman from South Carolina. This rea weed was discovered by Miss i Evans, and it has V een accepted by j the Red Cross, after every test had ; been applied. It is light, resilient, eas j ily cleaned, and each pillow costs about one cent. The government has a plan on foot for the women who are organised in to the service, but is not ready just yet to say what it Is. and In the meantime the women are forming into units to be ready to do what they can when the time comes. About two hundred and fifty women I gathered in the auditorium of the girls' high schol to hear Miss Evans I who brought with her one of the pil? lows and a little of the sea weed. These were passed around, and then questions were in order. Miss Evans was ready however, and now the wo? men know just how big the pillows are i to be, what they arc for and where j they ore to be sent. It may be of in terest to know that Sumter is asked for two thousand, and already has about sixteen hundred pillows finished. These will be baled and shipped in a week or so. Mis-s Evans said she had promised Gov. Manning to add a word always, to her talks about food, and the importance of intelligent economy. She told her audience how to pack tomatoes and keep them fresh through the winter and how to ?re? serve brans In brine and stressed the Importance of care In the home. Ev? ery one should be the heiter for meet ing Miss Bvana. She has a message to the women of the State, and if they will listen South Carolina will not find !ierse!f In the condition of the people :-f England, who took bo long to wake up to the real state of affairs. After Miss Evans' address the wo? men organised into a permanent league. Mrs. John Sumter was elected commandant for Sumter town and county, and Mrs. Roben Qraham was elected secretary and treasurer. a publicity committee will be ap? pointed by Mrs. Sumter and an exe? cutive hoard. There are eight units now in Sumh r and it is hoped a great many more will form. They are lorm 1 of not less than ten women and not more than thirty. Any group of women may form a unit. Do not wait to be asked. Remember every one la needed. .lost get as many as tsn women tovr. the and notify Mrs. Sumter and she will bo glad to tome and give the few simple rules needed to form a unit of the National League .oi- \\ om.m's Bert Irs,