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St)c UJ?tcl)mau on? Southron. Till-: SI'MTUII \\ \l< IIMVN, I -tablLlu d April, 18."0. "Be Just and IVar not?Ixm all ttie ends Thou Almo't at be thy Country'*, Thy Ood'i aar? Tr?tb'an THIS FHCK SOCTHKON, EatabkHhetl Jun*, MPMt Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917~ ~~~ Vol. XLIV. No74l7~ APPLYING EXEMPTION LAW. HlOtftfl IMNlTKN IM Iis I \hl l; w mm ii n<> \i:i?s wii i. one. Method or lhawinr. \ot Xvi Aii iioiiih ixl-? \?*umcd ftiUII Indication Hmm Tmn Pi hi hi WMI carried < ?in in Washington?l.o? ai :im| i>i.. Ir 1?-t HonnU Will Have NffMUnii' Jurisdiction. Washington. July I,? Prepnrallon for the ioo?<iii/iition of iho llroi ihi'i tint ? nt of Iti?t0f troop ol lb* Nut tonal army advanced anotl.i f step to dnj whsn president vYlleon prowul gntse! tin- msmmtlomi to govern es cmptmn* from military service. lax il and .ip|>? .il >xcmpt ion hoi I ill niif.'idy hues been gnsmlntod uml the Issuance of tho regulations will por iiiit tin in io orsjuntm Immediately and pu p im Inf laa soucludlng phases if the task of getting the men under n linmr ffof duty in frame. In the onler in which t he \ must IMM there Off ihr e steps in the or t:ani/.afion proems i.l tho National minv as prnesrtsee! b) POQgreSS, They are i eiri t r. itkm, no lection an*l exemp'inn. Tho Uml step his boon CMried through. The re-julations is? sued today rn\er in de'ail the Opera? Una oi lim iMH step, tiomptton*. Information concerning the second step In the series, however, still in 'ucklng and of lie ja Is are guarding ? los? U the method II) Win' h >? It I I 0 to ba applied The exemption regulations ;m nouneed that the houds will bf a t v p ??d of the seleetion proee;.; later, altloaprh none of the lt< pi prescribe*! exe. pt the oeejnntmtlog of tho board ? 11 be Mffflad M until the s. I- < t |ni mnehinory ban, I irolshed ti?o names ??: the men of WhOM !itm^s ami ds lr?i? blllt.v for army serviee. the boards are to Judge Tiir p.. >| boards are di? rected upon organization to takl o < tbrds nnd lists of the men register l on June fi and as their first duty |0 provide a serial number for eneh te lstratlon card. This has ?rivi m sup port to the belief that the Selection i to be by number. K< port! were cur? rent recently that the select VOR draw Ing was to be made in Washington. Prosssntably the proeess of selection Will be announced Only a shoi t tine I'efore it ? out in operation. Septt m 1 er I has '..t en the tentative date set for calling the r.j:...? o; the hrst con? tingent to I he rolam for training. The nem pi km prun ? on not take a km at deal of time. The whole pre res* protai.iv can be i irfled through In less than M da\ s. While these step-; are being carried ?"it for getting together the men the National armv. the war depart" ment is making progress With tin e? en more dtmentl t.:sk ..t flmllni oHI? tori foi t>,,> foree, part "f ihese erlll same from the II ofueera1 training i 'i .ps. The first 10,000 of tho I'l.Wi man al the ramps will he selected t i esssimmvlessi in the first of the neu ?tan] Ti. it |s lern than half >f tr* u am bet ol ameers necessary, Th< rmi depart meal tod';, approved i ? ? out mend.11 ion- of commanders oi r. ? mat resjlmouti which win coin miss In 8.nun ?,r more regutnf nnn-eoiiililll stoned olliei r ; to >??? captains or Melt lenants .n the hrst tst.+ea of the tlon.al ario\. It is und. ist.1 that more than .In men from each resjl mi nt, in addition to those now at tie eeneeesf training ramps, will In glv?*u coin missions foi the peii.nl of tie war. Kxemptimi regulatbms add Http 1? lit* terms of the di;ift l?iw. I he f|l|?1 lion ?.r er hot her > man lietween lh< ? i ? I of || and i?? entitled toetenip ttoa bemuse of depemlent . ihe nntor el tos seenpatloe or physical unfitnes being rar Ihe bnardi t.? deehls nfl proper luv? it lust I. i? i^ mn?le clear however, thai there are ??? i,c no i*bi? Oseinpthmi ami thai each Irellvldttal ? i??- me ? he deebled upon its ni<m i The meal bonr*bi ? one foi eneh e??un' ?it iivs thai i S.aee poptitntlon or r\%\ ??r :??.. wltk imMIIoiihI boarda when ii? i ? ?'?? ir for eneh iiihltllonnl ",,.",? ptipulntme will sas upon ?-1.? esempfmn except Ih*sw< Im < -t tipn i mIn 'i i.il or .in .i nllural ??? ? lip i ? oi.n ?? to sfipeai to the .t; t.; hoards .mi ? ?ir fi a>" h i ' ui turn I or inshistrtnl rsemptlons will l< psi sed upon i?\ th?- dbttrb'l i"?mi osn twi i fetlenil ludb i ill itrlrt Which w;ll iibni .l.ii.i.- ipi'i ii tt.it ? ???ei..?) ..f the lornl bo.n-.ls lo the io *i future a il ill wili ' ? -?t i lh*lg Oes ? a .. ? . i. c priivo loii bil generul, f-" Ihe nieellnv aie n?r it / '''im ??f the i?? 111 ?' > t mme imts 11 H ? issh i< d ihn I Ihe ?? sstmae \\ III pmo iills 11 ?? s?? llinl id praeem may ???? pul iiu<b,i \ > ? ' out ?I? lay The present Intent. ? h i It i i lll'ssi \nn win l.ltK \ i \ U ? Tom m ai: i.imiii i;<.. l< o KlMHl In Tell Whether The> ( im I'tllT) IUI HtlstnilMll llt?OM>lvC, I'.til TIm*j scon Heavily Aga ins( tJcr* man? in KlrH Hr!\r. The great offensive of the rtusalnns If being RUd < ss| ill ly pushed, RVOIl the Hermans In Ihelr nfllclal state ment admit that ?!:?? Hussions h:?\< rohen forward ncr*mu tlm heights tin- wertem bank of the Htl'iptl i ? llnlli'lu am! i u? ' ? <|t >d in extending northward the gap In the T? utnn linos made on the previous day. Advices to the lluaalan government sn> th< offensive is progressing favorably, t'ostly thouth the attack was to t in ? Ituasinn |iei*Konnel the Inking of six* leen thousand prisoners on n com? paratively narrow sector shows how disastrous it must have been to the enemy, Tho question whether the drive could lie continued is unan? swered, bUl conditions P day are en* (oiirai inu ami the) ore pressing lo? ward ZIochofT, thirty-live miles eu?i of Lemberg, Tho Qermnmi nrs continuing tht Ir violent attacks on the Aisno and Vcr dun front?, Tho French report that all attacks were completely ( lo cked. CO]] the men selected to the color about Reptomber i or nn noon thcreaf i< r as the enntonmcntx to house ihem eon he ec mpleted, in a statement nccompnn>ing in announcement of the regulations, ti president called upon the lawnls to do their work fearlessly and Impnr Holly ami to remember that Mu n arm It the front will be strengthen? ed snd sustained If they Iks composed of men free from any sense of In Justlee in their mode of ?election." The statement follows: "The regulations which l am today reusing to he promulgated, pursuant to the direction of the selective ser? vice law, eovei the remaining steps of the plan tor calling into the servio of iho I'nit'd Rtntes qualltled men from those who have registered; those selected as the result of this process to contribute, with Ihe regular army, the National Guard ami the navy, i!i lighting forces oi* the nutlon, ?? 11 i which forces ure itndet Ihe terms ? the law placed In n |m?slllon of ro.uaI rlghti dignity nitd responsibility wlMi Ihe members of nil other mllltuo forces, "The regulations have beer, drawn with a view to the needs ami clrcum ?? oers of the whole country and pro ? id ? i sya*el i which it Is expected will work with Ihe least Inequality and pM.on.'l hardship, Any system of selecting men for military service, whether voluntary or Involuntary in it* operation, necessarily selects sonic men tw bear the burden of danger anil Naerlllce for Ihe whole nation. Th ?ystom here provided places all met of nillitarj ngc upon nn even phim ami then, by a selection which nelth ? r favors Ihe ntie nor penalises tin other, calls mit Ihe reuulsit'c nuuil?ei for i ??. \ k*e, ' Tin i m renal ill ope ration of tin low and of these regulations depend ncccsNtirily upon Ihe loyalty, pan-in tisni ami Just Ice of the members w tin Iii Minis to whom its operations Is committed, nml I admonish ever I member of ever) loenl hoard and of every district twini'd to rovlC'W Ihn1 their dot) In I heir country requires nn Impart In 1 ami fear less performatt oi the dedicate and difUcult duties In tt e-.ii-i to tip ni. The) should remeii her as to each individual case pre sent?*d to ih?*m that Ihej arc culled upon to adjudicate the most snored rh'bts of tin- IndlvidutiI and io pr< m ' <? untarnished tho honor of Hi lint ion. * ? iur ni mies nt Ihe front will h sir* nnthened und u tallied If they in? composed of men frei? rroin nn> sense of Injustice In Ihelr mode o| select ion, ? ? d Ihej w ill In In pin I to loftier ? f fi?ri in liehali ol .1 country In wbieii ? I it- ? .11-. us ??. 11? i upon to p i form bi b poldii tun- too; |'<i !omo tb> to vlth i i' iio , fi arli's m ms mid lm|iarti aJily." rpon iirgunixinrr, tin Mm j Inmrd will take oil from the i-? * ? i ? 11 it ion ? ??!??!? .ill registration, ranis, which they will iiiiihIm i siimIP und list fm post ins ?o public view, Then, uft?,i > i ;? been advised til l hi mi IIiimI * ii tin iH dt r iit liability for so? !< ? I, ? 11 i determined und < ?' ' 11 ? 111 >. t i i o i t lira wu 11 o 111 11 -. ?? ! i ? ? i ? ? ? ? mime ? redllx tot cnlistmeiiti mi t)i \ it o>n 11 i StMinl or regular :ii h> \ ? ea? i tio i i d Will |" ? |i i 11 , 11 I n| pet will '? i i ill it fo| KIM ? ? in t to in di i o< III li 11 . bilit pli I I 'e lit r l ? it t tin i? 11 md ??' itinn three da; t not?, t SLAUGHTERED AND BURNED. KT, hol Is unit muh-: TIIOllOl'GII ilOH <>l NICGItO KILLING. sin > 1111 <I? * 1 Xcgro Quarters, Sei l ire In UollM'M mill Slml XtlCroCS, Men ami Winnen as 'liny Tried lo Ks? en 110. Rnsl st. Louis. July 3,?Rioting, during which l'I negroes 11111I whites mi known lo have boon killed, throe hundred persons hurl ami one hun? dred und lift) in ::i ui's' llOUSCS WOi*e burned, was followed todny by 8 com? parative calm, after fifteen hundred gunrdsi.u n look . hargc 01 the city. II mm hin i ' i i.tin that ninny more were killed thnn is definitely known. Dur Ing the progress of tho live Uro? mobs Surround? d tbe negro houses ami shot lie negroes as they tried to eeenpe. .Man; arc reported to have fallen hack into tin- burning ruins. Police reports nay that eight charred bodies were recovered this morning. Kcd 1'i ir - representatives arc rounding up tho homeless negroes and have pro pared quarters ror them. Bquads of soldiers are bringing in many lit. arms, taken from negroes and white?; Military officers have answered criti? cisms that soldier* wore not allowed to shoot, by saying if such orders hud been given there would have boon general bloodshed with the nio'? was In its mo:' tempestuous mood. Souvenir hunters took "its of oloth" lnv from the dead negroes. The p?> llee 1 topped photographing of ruins with neuro bodies still lying In the streets. Three whites lust night found n negro lying on the street, They ascertained that ho still breath? ed whereupon two of them deliberate? ly shot the negro In Ihe head, to each designated person by mail. As tho no a so notified nppear, the hoards first will make a physical ex aininat on In accordance with special regulations to he provided, bearing In mind that all persons accepted by them win be re/examlned by aruryMf^ geons, if the physical examination i passed successfully, then comes th question of exemption. Poisons who must he exempted or discharged by tho local hoard Include: "officers of tho i'nltod states, of the St.it? s. territories ami the district of f*olumb|a, mmisii is of religion, stu? dents 01 divinity, persons in the mili? tary naval service of the L'nitt i States, subjects of Germany, all othei aliens who have not taken out first putjwrs, country or municipal oHIocm-m customs clerks, workmen In fed era armories, arsenals and navy y.nd-. persons in the federal service dosig Itated lo the president for exemption pilots mcrehant marine sailors, thon< with a status with rcs|*oct to dep ml outs which renders their exclusion de? sirable (a murrled man with depend? ent wife or child) son of a dependent widow, son of h dependent, aged ??: Inilrm pun at. or brotlu r i?f di pendent orphan child under Ifi years of aget; those found morally deficient ami nn> member of any w*dl roeognlxed religl mis Heel existing May IX, r.?lT. whom creed forbids participation In war urn1 whoso religious convictions nccoi with Ibe creed." (*laims for 1 xcniptfon been use of de pendents !ca- I?e made by the man himself, Iii.- wife or other dependents, or by a third party who has person all- investigated tho case, .\ claim made by the husband must be accom pnnled by suportlng atlldnvits signed b) u iff und b> t he in ad of a fa milv riMldlUM in the same territory, A claim by the wife nr 11 third party must be accompanied 1 ? \ two siipportinu alll davits sinned by beads of fa mil lea. Similar rules govern claims on ibe -?rounds oi other dependents, tho do pendents or third parties being su thorixed to lile claims with support ins nttblavits. in each ease the hoard must be satisfied hi fore it grants exemption or discharge that the dependent or de? pendents actually arc supported main l> b> the 11 nits 01 1 in- ni.ui's ment'i 1 or pbj lea I labor, Local hoards are required, Kithject lo nppi ;i|, to par i upon e| ilms for eN ? ni (?' .on 1.1 iHhi Ii i 1 ?.',.? w ii lull three da h after I he lllinu of nitida 11?:. IUstriel board miiMl decide appeal m k within live da) ? after Ibe elo in.- of proofs and their decisions nr?? I mil Ii the 1 iilinn nl .1 loe 11 I.d I? a lllrmeil i lie |it'i on m ipicst ion ttambi Iluall) accepted for mllitar s< r? lee I ' pa illll Oil ' I i illin fill cm'Hl p ' ? ?Ii oll I In : 1. >u 11 I of einpbe meiil 1 ro im hsii 1 v Industrial and 1 ? b-ultura! ? ?ein pal inn tin ' 11 11 .1 t I , in list he nctivini cd III ' 1 I In part iciilai enter pi ' I". h employ mm nt a" i ii i ii \ , 11 ? ? ? rv I o i 11 ? ? 111.1 1111 ? 11 111 ? "! the 111 ill i 1 \ 1 till, h UK ii t 01 n ? ? GREAT LAKES CONSPIRATORS. (t?;\\S |<) MMKOY SHIPPING AM) IIINDI i; t>Ui.\M/VHoN or ami:im< an AHMir.s. Pjol, Engineered hy (???iniaiiv. IJe spoic-ublo |or Itcoonl Succession of vAA'nshi nylon, July 2.? Secret inves tHatUUl hy . ?i iini'-Mt :?> ? 111:- has di Ol?. i>\ thi e\a!ei:eo (>| a cia-al ron n)r:irv to i|i -!rny ?>v hinder shipping Oft Ulf ?Iii at Lakes ami thereby delay tnc orga ni/.a t a>n of American war a?fluiis aii'! ch?il. the Now nf foot! and munitions material from the west em States to the Atlantic coast. ^ Nu conspirators have heen euptun I ?e had the hlentitv ol none haw been made puhllc, hut ii ivat? learned lo ? flay, that the State, navy ami ju ti< ? departim nts are roopcrnting tu br'og the offenders to ptiniKhment, ami the t Canadian government will be called npon for help. .?'This plot, eiii'incc?'? d l.y i;> naai :' aSH): t? 11 I.. ? ii |. ' 'h i/itie A 'la-ma il ?ens, is I'd ii . i d to hn ve heen r ? psihlc for the succession ol "ar ents" to fake shipping, especially the neighborhood of the Salt Sie rie canal, which heaan nhout n onth ago. The steamers Saxonia fnd Pentarost Mitchell were sunk at mouth of the Son river with the "idem intention of Mocking th ftnnol. Then there was the sink g of ti"- steamer Venetian Maid in ifhe latroit river, with the loan of one fe, and later came an attempt tu ^ynamite the ;teamer Mael:inae. The Bgn II was blown up and burned ?pd the .lav I'ce III and the Niagara their machinery wrecked. All <>' ae vessels had been or were able m ''taken over by the navy depart? ment a ml in\es'i-'aMons have tende Eb the conclusion that what were believed to have been the cause ol ila ficeidents were the acts of the cum jdfators seeking to hamper the gov rninent in the prosecution of the ia^nr. I The investigation hat made it eo?' jtaln thai some of Ihe acts of sabotage committed upon American shipping I and displacement of channel buoy i and tampering with canal locks have been done by persons who found re'* uge when pursued In hind the mim i ous islands in the narrow wnterwav* on the Canadian side of Ihe boundarv. (.1VI.N ( Hl IU I I'OII :;{_?. South Carolina'- Army Draft Quota lt< dm ed Thai Mn li. Columbia, July 2.?South Carolina is credited hy the war department with 3,732 men on Ihe number, which, tinder ihe selective ervice net, wPI he caihd iiitu national army. The I above figure is tiie number of men who have enlisted In the National Guard, regular army, const artillery and other independent units except lh< naval militii . .lohn K. Pincette, secretary In tic Governor, explained today that whet; this States' allotment under the drutt aci i.. decided upon Ihe war depart I men! will credit the State with '.'..'>??*. Iwhich is the number enrolled in prop? er branches of the service on July I, itlonal Interest during the emergency "The evidence musl also establish,' the regulations say, "even if the par iticular Industrial enterprise nr partic ular agricultural enterprise is foiin? necessary for one of the above pur poses, thai the continuance of sue! person therein is necessary lo tie mniiitcnam e tin roof and that he r;i! not be replaced by another pcrsm without direct, substantial, materia loss and detrinieni lo the adoi|iiatc an. effective operation of Ihe particular industrial enterprise or ugrieulturi enterprise which he is engaged." Later the president ?c i.v from tiim to lime designate certain industries ? classes oI industries thai arc neecs sarj an I tin district boards wall b So not i Iii d It will be duty ,(!' cue boar?l, however In ascertain the aval' :i hie labor suppl) for i in h ind ist rie Hill! ide t h(< 1114*11 e I 11 ? I f??l' SOI \ |d Mod to i i e I he \ t alt into i on hier stion in determining sieh tilings ??|f, In th. i.pinion of the distric board." t Iiis sei i ion ol i he i ? uulat km com Indes, " the din 1 i. sub: lautial, ma Icrial p.- tu aii- such industrial ? aKt icitlt lira I enter prise outweighs 111 lo .; that h ? hi Id n ult 111 en failure I ..' t i ii iIn militar> service ol i n \ sue .? i ilia lie of ? I i i h ll e in i ? ? i ii. i * periods I" : milted Tili II a . 11 11. 1111 .1 a i. Iii i >11 .1 t i 'I pi t Si I I BLOODY RACE RIOL M:<.itoi:s \\i> v. in ri * i. vn i s IN KAKT ST. Lot Is. XCg I'??'l?K ( llHM || l?\ r,l< ? ,(|-| hil-I v &|oh* ?National (?titird Culled out Uni I'oucrlc-** id It, i??rc 1 inter?Tin* Torch \pplicd In Man\ Itliilditig Loss S.t,<MMI,fM)0. Kant St. I?ouis, 11 ? ni- 2 ?At I ; ?>? o"( l??ck tonight ostii ??v h of Ihe dea 1 in toilny'h raee riotjf ii lire ranged rrom l ?"' to i.'i ??i w . . two were white men. 5 liuildings were w . burning at four different points. ? The property was estimated hy Citv Attorney !?*??? eat 13,000,000. ? ?, Forty injuroi ?groes nnd six in jured white men were in one hosplt.il and alniOHt an equal number in anoth? er. Vast ( hauls of smoke rolled aero Ihe sky tonight rrom the hunting dis? trict. Tin- flames made some of ibe down town street:, as light as day and now nnd then :i yelling moh rushel down street in pursuit of n negro or n search of new excitement Nation? al Guardsmen loaded In automobile trucks dashed after tin* mob. Thi shouting di? ?l down occasionally as ! >e. wlldered people walked up and dowi Iho streets wondering where the lust out break i iceurred. The tires started altOUt 6 o'clock this evening and spread rapidly. Bonn flames visible for miles were shootiim into tho sky. Hundreds oi negro wo men, most of them carrying hundb < that held their most precious belong IngS and leading small children, lied across the bridge to shelter and safety with friends on the Missour. side. Telephone wires were rut early In the evening. As telegraph nnd tele? phone poles caught tire other wires wenl down. The mobs In Rnsl St. Louis were swelled l?> hundreds of people who early in the evening crossed the river from St Louis, M??. Thmti ndiHilmirh a menace to the situation that ai 11:30 o'clock the bridges were closed This forced hundreds of residents of suburban towns to stay In St Louis for tlio night. As soon as street traf? fic ended at 7 p. ni. crowds walked across the bridge Into Kant St. l?ou|s 'by the thousand*, The mobs got Into a lynching mood tonight, 'hie mart was strung on a pole hut was res? cued just In time to wive his life. Pol dais rescued still another negro who was being dragged through the streets. Alter military rule hol l*een proclaimed, the soldiers put more vlg or into their attempt to <;u< 11 the mob. So- enty-flvo white men attacked n negro in front of n drug store down town ami shot hint twice and attempt? ed to drug him to n pole. The troops charged with fixed lKiyonctn nnd the mob scattered. With this show of force the rioter In pari quieted down. Tronin? stood guard at all corners and kept erowd* moving. At l?.3H n'elnek fire broke on? in the district I nown as the "Alley." This iii-? - eaine perilously near the b| ? railroad yards nf Rast St |?ou|s. At :? o'clock four more ne??roee were shot, At I ?> o'clock it app? a rod as If th? "Alley" district was doomed In de? Ktruction. This is the third largo area to l>e burned. The property damage will reach many thousands. At ii p, m. another lire had broken out In Ihe extreme n? 'hi a imrtion of tiie city. Tins Lrotigi.i the hurnlm sections up to four. t'ol. Tripp, assist ant adjutant gen oral, stated shortl> before midnight thai t lie riot Inn ? t ow d- h oi for 1||< most part di in rued. Nearly !?im more men. women an? ebiblren a re i|iiartered in Ihe < i'. ha !l a ad i lie police station. At frequent Intervals all even in' and until late tonight trucks broilgll negro refugees from burning section to augment the groups nt tin so refug? hiiildiugs, where u strong guard n troops was stationed. When a report came lo military a*i Ihoritiei I It it neuro iubabltauts I ll'l ?id. P ii. Ml., i l'tt> ? iii ! i el ? popllhll ? d I '\ iii m i oi ? i, were mo vi up nn I' i St. LolliN a truck -till ,,) miai'damei w is ten I lo the ' I II ick bridge" '.< no - t a n \ attack I bat might be :i1 tempted. \i ihe -aice time another Irin k !?? i i if sohl fers w is rushed to a cornel near Hi,- posiolliee wlnre negroes hai i j.- nlcd in ups! lirs ?jiuii tors had Ihmm i i in: .,t s??!du rs standing guard in lb 11 ? , ? |m |i?v The \v i ? i tl propel ' v da mage w ? ? lone il.ee Ihe tracks of 1lie Soul Ihm i i i ill o.i d where I lie Son I her ii \\ i re I .i . Hid hi lw? ell I Mil i lid I ?S ? it ? ian\ "i them lo ided w Ith met? h in CIVIL WM !N CHINA. (.1 \. < ll \\ mm \ \ MIMT \ll> \l> \ I ST% MM I '111 < M'ITAl I s M ICH I . Open War RiHwivn Vorth und Rcnitli (liina Probable Wild ihr Control ol all t Irina (Im- Make. Washington, July {. ?0?MI. ('hang llsun's coUp de' -tat to de-troy l>|>uli lictitiism Mi China ami restore the Manchu dynasty hi ? product a dis? couraged shock among officials who i ? ? -1 i? >ved China's international iroobtea were .it an end. ' Ipcil rlvtl war is feared between chnng llsun's follow* ers nnd lh< Manchu supporters on the one hand ami the Northern rcpsjbll* ? ans nnd the united South on the oth? er. The Northern military leaders, whoso attitude is not clear, are de? clared to hold Ihe I mi la nee of power, tor it is felt that il tin >. join ?'hang llsun In- will lie a hp to obtain control of North China and then perhepo sub* due tin- South. Official dispat. h< - how that ?hang llsun, inst.ad of having east his lot with tlie other military leaders in the Tien Tsln revolutionary government, has la en play Inf" for veer*, a lone hand .of adventure. Military governor of Anhwei prov ince, lie poeed as a scrni Independent leader maintaining tlm Manchu tradition. With soldiers still wearing the queue he had taken toll from both parties and huilt up a rep? utation for severity which n one easo :il Nanking |?reeinltnted an Interna.? tioiinl episode v illi the Japanese. I When Ihe re ent militar) secession? ist movement was launched, ?'hang llsun was Invited by the military I- aders to join them at Tien Tsin but he chose m?t to do so. President IA then Invited him to Poking to me* 11 late hetween th( two forces. He ap proaehed the capital, sent ii an ulti? matum forcing dissolution of parlia? ment and just as the military govern? ments, the republicans and the con? stitutionalists were coming logothei". sprang his monarchial coup de'etat. Chinese legation and stale depart* ment Ofllelals alike expressed great surprise at the development. Shu Shi Chang, guardian of Hsuan Tung, the Manchu buy. whose abdication of the throne in 1912 ushered in the Chinese republic. is reported by Minister Keltisch to he supporting ?'hang Hsun. The attitude of Premier U CtlUtg llsi and tin* newh created cabinet is unk nown, Iterlln, Jul> The German otii ?? i.11 statement says tie strong ItUSSSSUI attack at Konluchy broke down. The Kassians did not have the strength to repeal lh? ir nttacks against Itrexea* any heights. disc, were consumed by ftamee. The damage here was estimated at be? tween |3ao,ona and |r?oo,ooe. The ?roadwav theatre, valued at Ilde,. was destroyed and at 11 n. m. ihe flames were moving steadily along the tracks, almost unhindered. Col. Tripp stated at 11 :'.<? o'clock to? night that L' ; companies of State troops would he in the citv before midnight, all Uul three companies of which were tiu n on guartl. The com* l ined strength of the troops to ram* lint trouble tomorrow, he raid, would he several thousand. Col Tripp early tonight rescued a negro from the mob and Cit> Attorney lYkete laier res? cued another. Two venue white 'ills tonight hoarded a street ear and dragged a negro woman to the street. The ne? gro eoiiinn attempted to hreak away. ut one hi tin young riils tonU oft let shoe and pounded lier over the head. National fSuardsiiien rescued Inr. At R.Jla o'clock a mob of *eg armed men charged into a negro disttiel OH Third i with llaming toiehc*. lief on 'lev could statt a new blase, however, l' <1" guardsmen charged with fixed Itayoncttt. Tin tie ips tired a volhy o.i i the heads nl the mob Which d 'Spel S. d \ ' at'Ii l.eiv\.." w 1:11* - and black* brol.il at Ihe east eittrait?1* l*? the St l.eiii- municipal bridge Guards? men hurried then in I ruck* und end* ? .I the ci in 11 ?a t ? ? u e et I he white men kilted tonight was Tom Moore of i? rauite ?'iiv Two wh:t. men lied a I ope around the Me, k ut a i?egr?i slid started !?? pull liim it'ii' t'.e a ir. The ro|ie Isroke and ihe while nun fell flat on theii backs The Iii l i o ,p opped lo t he grollll 1 dead. \ lllfee II? i '? v\ ? a c 11 ' in: Ut c-' ? ipe ir.'in i h i. nun: building a mob spied tin m line negro w in hanged to , telephone p.de nid tin i>|her iwu Wim !u t riu three bodies were lefI