Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?hmh an!? Jwilbrou. a. ffi Mm, L. D. II. Darr an?! daughter, Hum tfary Natalie and Maater Hor? ace l.oul?. have returned from \ two montha atay In North Carolina. Mr. Joseph si. Chandler lop yes? terday afternoon for several northern point* in tbo Interoat of his clothing Mr J. Frank William?, a memhei f the l?oll weevil commission, return Inat night from the trip, coming by rnd from Augusta. Mr. lt. C Wallace. Jr., has returned o the city sfter a idea ant stay with ends In Alabama Rsv. R. 8. Truesdale returned \ ea terdsy afternoon from hta vacation In the upper part of the State and in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. Henry Moaea nnd children. Mia Graham nnd child and Miss Msry Ada Booth left Monday for a stsy at Saluda, N. C. Mrs W. H. Ingram left Monday to spend nometlme In the North Caro? lina mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Willie 8. Boykin of Columbia. sr? visiting Mrs. William l'.oyk.. at her home on N. Church street Mlssea Maude and Aline Bradham srs vialtlng their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T H. Little at Marlon. Mr. J. M. I irk snd two little daughters left yesterday afternoon for a visit to Wsshlngton. Mr. md Mrs. T. S. Joye *?ave gone to New York Mrs. W. H. Strickland left this morning for Ashevllle to spend two weeks. ( Mr. Angel Chicalos has returned from Ashevllle. N. C. Mrs A. V. t>rudham. of Manning, b visiting her sister, Mrs. B. J. drier. Miss Msude Graham, of Manning si spending awhile with Mrs. B. J drier. sir. snd Mrs. J. T. Sholar. of Wll mingle n. N. C. are visiting Mrs. H W Sholar on Haskell St. Mrs. U R. LeCtrand left Monday morning for a pleasur* trip to Wash lng snd other points. Through Inadvertence the name of Mr, Carlisle Herbert was left out oi th? list of names of the recently com mlsioned offlceis from this city. Mr Herbert received the rank of second lieutenant In the cavalry corps. Mrs. Antonio Nordlo. of Turin Italy, who has been visiting her nunt Mrs. C. H. Moise. on North Main Btrset, leaves tonight for Charleston accompanied by Miss C Ff Moise. foi a short stay. Mrs. W. Y. Spann nnd son. Alv.. have returned to the city from n vktit to Knoxvtlle, Tenn. Misses Polly Parlrer ad Rninia Hope of Kock Hill are vlsltng Mrs. D. R MeCallum. Rev. R. S. Truesdale and children hssrs gone to Pawley'a Island to spend a week. Mr. A. H. Wilder and Mrs. J. O. R. Wilder left yesterday afternoon for New York. Dr. I. N. Boyd. of Qreeleyvlle. apen' tho day In town. Mrs. F. R. Renfrew and children left yesterday for Sullivan's Island t< spend sometime. Mr. George Hammell. of Augusta. Qa.. Is In the city for the day. Mr Hammell, who was manager of tin Sumter Western Union Telegraph of Ace for a number of years, is still con? nected with that company nnd tills an Important position in Augusta. Mr. C. O. Rowland has gone te Paw ley's Island. in . Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Marlon left on Monday afternoon for Saluda. N. C where they will spend a month. st HMAR1NF CASUALTY LIST. Oaly fourteen VUiims of U-Boat* last Uwk. Loadoa, Aug. IS.?A falling off in British tor nage Mink last week by mines or submarines Is Indicated In the weekly admiralty statement made public. Fourteen veaacls of l,Ct#l tona snd over were sent to the hot torn as against 21 the previous w? k Two veasola of less than l.fiOo tatsl wars sunk last week, the same num her reported the previous week. Three Ashing boats met with disaster last weak. Ths admiralty statement follow; ??Arrivals of all nationalities, 2,770; sailings. ;.?;?;??. ?'British merchantmen sunk I \ mine or submarine over 1,600 ton;, including one previously, 14; under 1 , COO tons. Including one previously, two. "British merchantmen unsuccessful? ly attacked, Including live previously It. "Brttbh flahermen sunk, three.?? ? Mr. F. 1*. Wrlcht reee,,ed a. tele? gram Tuesday afternoon from hh on. Lbut. Rdward Wr.ght. at Port I >sleth??rpe, stating that he had r cetved orders to report at New York nnd would have only one day fur lough at home. mm to nu. ROMANOFF FAMILY REMOVED Tl TOBOLSK. Reasons Given Out by Provision:! Government n* Political mid Mill tnry. Petrograd, Aug. 14.?The seml-o: fldinl Russian New Agency announce toniKht tha Former Emperor N ichola and his family were removed to.la from the palace at Tsarskoc-Selo am It was reported they were belli? transported to Tobolsk, Siherla. The deposed Uussian emperor an. tho members of his family were spirit ed away under circumstances of ex treme mystery yesterday morniru No one except the local military or Meers and officials especially sent froi Petrograd witnessed the depart ur and according to a statement mad to tho Associated Press by N. V. Ned raoff, vice nresldent of the counci of ministers, the account publisher in the only newspaper which report cd the departure was imaginary. It appears that the plan wa.? t remove Nicholas before dnwn, bu the train arrived at Tsarskoe-Selo .-.? v eral hours late. Instead of the gor gpous Imperial train in which Nich ols was tuken to Tsarskoe-Selo fror Mohllv in March an ordinary trail composed of three sleeping cars. ; dining car and several third elan conches was sent, a second train wa assigned to take the baggage and ser vants, [?0 of whom accompanied th ex-emperor and his family into exSb Nicholas was very much depressed ii appearance but ex-Empress Alexan dra, who was seen walking for th first time in months, seemed please at the prospect of change in sur roundings. In view of the need fo special precautions the gunrd betweci the palace and railroad station wa not composed of any single unit, bu of delegations of eleven men frot; each battalion of the Tsnrskoe-Seb garrison. An hour after the train ar rived Nicholas appeared on the step of the palace dressed in a colonel' uniform with a khaki blouse and n decorations. Ho entered an nutomo bile accompanied by Prince Dolgor oukoff and Count Renckendorff, form er court marshals, who thus far hav shared his captivity. They were fol lowed by the Former Empress Alex nndra, who was accompanied by Coun less Nnryshken, her close friend an former lady of the court; all th , four grand duchesses, with the! maids of honor, and finally by Alcxi* the former heir to the throne, I whoso side was tho gigantic sailor Derevnko, the protector of Altai ?inco his birth and his constant com panion. _ In order to keep the departure sc nret as long as possible the train ' v , kept on a side track to which Nich olas and his party went. The pub Hi was unaware of the transfer unt , late last night. In order to keep u . the liction that Nicholas was still 1 the palace the guards remained ( around the park and special vlgllanc< was shown In keeping the peopb away. Many rumors are current in regar< to the motives for the removal o the imperial family and as to its des tinatlon. The semi-official new agency says the demands for Nleho las' transfer were due to fears of th authorities that attempts would b made to liberate him In connectloi with a counter revolution. A preva lent theory Is that the discovery 0 the letter in which General GuerUe former commander of the Southwest ern front, exproscd loyalty to th former emperor nnd of plots to el feet the escape of Nicholas caused th council of deputies to demand his re moval to a safe place?either To bolsk, Siberia, or Krostroma. whit 1 wns the original seat of the I toman off family. M. NckrasotT said, how ever, that all stories that the remova was connected with the Guerka nf fair or with attempts to llbtrat' Nicholas wart untrue, the transfei having been decided upon last month ) "Our motives were political an' military," Ifh continued. "We decider to get Nicholas out of the way be fore circumstances might arise whl n would make this dlllicult. It is absp lutely untrue that the council of dopu ties compelled the government t act." Tobolsk Is an out of the way tow of Wc-tern Siberia far from the ml road and visited only by Steamer which ply the Irtysh Rhrer. In former times it waa nn administrative cento for exiles banished to Siberia by th< Uussian rulers. It Is a city of some Ihing more than It.OSt inhabitant ! The cllmr.te Is extremely severe i:i winter. KTOP Sl GAIt SPFCI LVTIOV. Naja/tot llatsjeats Exchange to Const Trailing In Sugar I-"mures. New York, Aug. If,? Herbert Hoe ver has requested the New Yorl Coffe? and Sugar Fxchanc.e to CS8J trading in sugar futures. OF PEACE OFFER. DOMES FROM AUSTRIA say L(>\. DON' PAPKRS IN TIP Kill COM? MENT. Ppesg rnanimoii - in Thinking Tlml Pontiff's Outline or Terms Will If Ol Sullice. London, Aug. IB.?Some of tin*] iiorning newspapers refrain from lommontlng on the pope's peace pro ooaall while those which discus! them ?ditorially trace their gim sis to AUS *ria, and (ither reject abeollttely 01 ndlcate the belief that the text when received will show them to be Un acceptable. The Dally News says tha* whatever the reasons which hitherto restrained the pope from coming for? ward as an official champion o peace, the long delay has materially Impaired the advantage! the vaticnr u'iginnlly possessed for disinterested Intervention. "It is not our business to pas: ludgment upon n policy which ex? hausted its?df in impotent sighs ovei he Iniquities perpetrated in Bolglut md Imagined it possible to extinguish he world conflagration by a lucccs don of timid intrigues; ? ? ? tin ract is?whether it is reasonable V ?lame Penodict and his advisers there ?or, is another matter?consideration: <)f temporal and secular Interest hav ng SO long stayed his hands, it is im DOesible to accept the pope1 interven lon now as dictator purely by the lesire which animates all good and ill sincerely religious men to end a horror which is destroying Europe. "The pope's proposals must be ex tmlned on their merits as strictly BS !f made by Chancellor Michaelis President Wilson or Lloyd George." The Daily News thinks it fairly lear that the pope's appeal was ?rally inspired by Austria, but main? tains that if his holiness can really aersuadc the belligerents to state their conditions in concrete terms he wil' 'onfer a very groat, if belated bless? ing on mankind, and if he can furth? er persuade Germany to declare lb willingness to restore independence of Belgium, Bervla nnd Roumahta and withdraw from other Invaded terri? tories the door to peace will be open ind a blank refusal by the allies to negotiate on such a basis would be al most unthinkable. WOMEN TO ORGANISE, Movement to Knlist all the Women ol Sumter County in Hoover's Ifood Conservation League and Also in I In Home Workers Organization. Tho movement has been inaugurat? ed in this citv to enroll all the wo aien of the city and county in th< rood conservation league recommend id by Herbert C. Hoover and also tc register all the women who wil* pledge themselves to do home work Tor the service of the army, Led Cross or any other work that they ran do in the home for tho public |OOd at such times .as they may le "ailed upon. Enrollment cards will be distribut? ed throughout tho county so that the enrollment may be made on Tuesday the day designated. In this city house to house canvass will be mad on Monday, at which time the car will be distributed and the effort Wil' be made to secure the pledire of ev? ery woman to cooperate in this grea work, a work second only in impor? tance to the organization and equip ment of the great National Am Tim war cannot be won and the World made safe for democracy savi by the patriotic and hearty co-opera tion of the women of the land, win in their homes, by conserving the foo ! supply and working for the Red Pros and Service Ijcague will be able to do as much for the cause of liberty snd safety as will tho men in the trenches. The cards that will b< distributed will explain the purpose of the organization and what the Women are pledging themselves t do. Every woman should enroll and resolve to do her full share to win the war find bring about peace- as Speedily as possible, Peace can hi obtained and the future made secure only by the united effort Of all the people, women as well as the men. AMERICANS IN GERMANY. Reported t<> be Impressed into Kais? er's Armies, Washington. Aug. 15.? Reports of American citisons impressed into the German armies and recurring pro teats against the drafting of partly naturalised foreigner! in this country are presenting some difficult prob? lem! for the government'.; internation? al law experts it became known to day that an official Inquiry had be m begun by the Spanish ambassador lnt< stories that Germany Is forcing Int military service those of Gormn parentage nnd birth, regardless a their claims t<? American cltlsenship. It was admitted that, even shoul this report prove true, there is littb this government could do except re taliate. The Idea ol* retaliator method-. Is repugnant. but Official arc Withholding a decision. WASHINGTON FEARS IT WILL STAKT AN OUTBURST OF PEACE TALK IX CON? GRESS, Pontlfft Proposals Not Likely to Change AttltUlle Of Allies in Push? ing* War. Washington, Aug. 15.?Conferences among the entente diplomats today crystallsed into conviction the opinion that Pope Benedict's move is not likely to change In any substantial de? gree the attitude of either of the A1 lies or the American government. It is ttgreed, however, that a re? sponse must be made to the Pope'.1 proposal far more comprehenslvi than a mere acknowledgement of its receipt. To do this without opening the Held of argument which might re? sult in developing differences be? tween the allies to be sei'/ed upon by the Germans is realized to be a diffi? cult and delicate undertaking. On the other hand some considera? tion is being given to tho suggestion that the Pontiff has given President Wilson a golden opportunity to again impress upon the American people and the world in the most eonvincin:.' fashion the rectitude of his positon in recommending to congress the dec laration of a state of war with Ger? many* Secretary Irnsing is reserving any expresion of opinion until he has the official text of the Pope's message Experience has taught him that of? ten trajis are concealed in diplomatic communications that are not visible in any abstract. While there is no disposition to question the good faith of the Pope, it is conceivable that h< might have been imposed upon by German cunning. The official text had not reached Washington tonight. Mr. Lansing talked during the day separately with Ambassador Jusse rand, of France, and Volvllle Marclay, charge of the British embassy. These talks may bo regarded a preliminary to the more formal ex? changes expected to take place amonp tho allied powers before answers arc returned to the Vatican proposals. Ambassador Piano, of Spain, also talked with the secretary, who after? ward indicated that he thought th? Pope's mesago might reach him through that channel. In anticipation of an outburst of peace talk at the capital plans were made during tho day by senate lead ors, both Democratic and Republican, to prevent open discussion of the subject. They propose to force ex? ecutive sessions and close tho doors upon tho beginning by any senator of an address bearing on peace nego? tiations or the general subject or peace. This program and othr measures to deal with various pending peace res? olutions and future speeches probably will be discussed with President Wil? son. An executive session of the sen? ate was planned for late today to dis cuss the system of closed doors, but went over until later. Senators of tho small so-called pacifist group are expected to oppoS' the secret session program. Tin loaders, however, are prepared to base their contention upon the ground that such discussion would relate to treaties including a poslble pea ? treaty and therefore, as is usual .ai' such matters should he carried on be? hind closed doors, if adhered to, th< secret seslon plan would materially affect speeches planned by Benatoi Stone, chairman of the foreign rcla tions committee, and by Senator La Follotto and others on tho Wisconsin senators proposing that this nation and tho allies make more definite an nouncemont of possible peace terms. Those who expect President Wilson to make his reply to the pope the oc? casion for a testament of America', reasolns for going to war think some tiling of tho same kind may bo done In London, Paris and Rome to mee: socialistic unrest with tho purpose of directing the activities of Socialists into proper channels rather than try? ing to suppress them by force. It wits pointed out in diplomatic quarters here, for instance that the speech of Albert Thomas in the 1'ranch cham? ber of deputies last Sunday showed that he was in line with the French Socialistic program, as he declared last week in Paris. This was by no means antagonistic to the govern-1 mental pollci S so far as the objects or prosecution of hte war was con? cerned, but did seek a disclosure of the ends in view. j Again today the fart appeared thai without exception every representative of the entente allied powers is M terly Opposed to that phase of the Pope's proposals which would leave to the fate of a round table confer once flu? disposition of such fjUCStlo i: as Alsace-Lorraine, Poland and Italia Irredentla and it was recalled thai precisely that ball was held out ?>> Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg mor than a year ago. Subscribe to The Dally Item On I ' 10c per week, delivered. Getting Ready for the "Boll Weevil. The party of farmers, merchants, bankers, lawyers, doctors, and news? paper men of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties who have just made a trip by automobile through the wee? vil infested sections of Georgia and Alabama have returned to their homes with a report which should prove of very great value, especially to the peo? ple of the three counties named and of neighboring counties as well. The party traveled over thirteen hundred miles by uutmnmhilc, surveying con? ditions as they went along and mak? ing frequent stops, both in the rural districts and in the Georgia and Alabama towns and cities which lay in their route, where they conferred with farmers and business men and gath? ered first hand experiences as to what the weevil does for a community and how the pest can best be cenn halted All phases of the boll weevil in? festation were seen, says -Mr. Hubert G. Osteen, of the Sumter Item, "from the stage of apprehension and prep? aration, to that of panic, depression and abandonment, of recovery and prosperity." Mr. Osteen declares that the members of the party have com' home profoundly convinced "that the boll weevil is a serious reality; tha' cotton-growing as heretofore practiced in all sections of the South is a thing of the past when the boll wee? vils arrive; that cotton can be grown under weevil conditions by the intelligent, industrious farmer, but St the expense of hard work and un remitting vigilance; that cotton cannot be the main crop where the weevil is present, but a side crop; that to mak? any money on a cotton farm, the planter must make a living by produc? ing all that he needs for consumption on the farm and a surplus to sell be? sides, in adelition to whatever cottoi he can makel in spite of the wee. vil." What seems to have impressed Mr Osteen especially is the premium which the weevil puts on individual initiative, intelligence ami industry Some years the weevil is worse than others, owing largely to how cold the winter happens to be and the amount of rainfall during the crop growlnr season; but the members of the Sum? ter County Holl Weevil Commission found that "some farmers by follow? ing the methods for lighting the wee Vil, worked out by the experts of the Agricultural Department, are growlnr from 50 te) 70 per cent of a crop while their neighbors within a hol mile would not make 2 per cent, of a crop, on better land. In some sec tions the people had prepared for th' coming e>f the weevil, and diversified their crops, had gerne Into beer am cattle raising and dairying and when the weevil arrived they were read for the fight. They are growing lit tie cotton in comparison with th? ante-weevil days but they are pros perlng and the re is more money in 'the country than v\or before." Tt will thus be noted that, insiten' as is the warning which the Sumte County Boll Weevil Commission souneis, they accompany this warning with a message of hope and cheer The ravages wrought by the bo!' weevil are terrific but they arc not neeM>ssarily fatal. Any community can survive the pest where the people have the right se>rt of pluck am' fe>resight and thrift. If communio cooperation can be obtained, if farm ers will cut elown their acreage in cotton to what experience has shown to be advisable under boll weevi conditions, if they have determine'1 In advance, by experimentation, what other crops can be grown most profi? tably, and if they have taken Ut dairying and cattle raising on a scab commensurate with their opportuni? ties experience has shown that tin coming of the boll weevil can b made an absolute benefit. No com munity, however, can fall to be se? verely crippled by the advent of the boll weevil unless the people hav. prepared in advance for the weevil', coming. That If! the tiling of prime impor tance. The difficulty has always been to get the farmers and merchants and bankers to realise this in time1. Te>o often all alarms are disregarded as simply newspaper talk, l'ut in Sumter. T.ee and Claroudem counties the pent brought back by the Bumter County Boll Weevil Commission shoul ! have a great effect. The men who made this trip at their own expense are men of repute and they will be I able to tell the people w hat they have seen with their own eyes ami heard with their own ears.?News ami I Courier. New Honey. I am now extracting the new crop e?f honey and am selling at the <>l?l price. :'.r> cents per quart, on draught, or in class jars, 1 .r? cents per quart. Have a limited supply of white comb honey in sections, about one pound, thai l am soiling at 20 cents per section. Send to niv residence, 320 West Hampton Avenue or Phone No 2. N. G. OSTEEN. Saves Doctor's Bills Instead of calomel and other riolent purga? tives, which aro danjteroua sia well as nauseating. u i j better to ass a reliable medicine like Granger Liver Regulator Unrter date of Oct. 27.1916. J. W. CUrk, Lafayette. Ala., R. F.D. No.4. writeaj "I hove been uslnir Granger Live? Regulator in my family for years and find it to be a fine family remedy which has eared numerous dfjctor*! bills. I always keep it in my house and would not be with out it." i Sold by drug" gfete, 28c m box. Ref SM all aub&ti totes. . Grander Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tana ??pjMbJjj CHANGES AT BANK. New Men Employed by Rank of South OMroilmi to Fill Vacancies. hi order to meet the new condi? tions brought about by the war: to handle it-- business witb greater dis? patch and take tare of its growing patronage, the National Bank of South Carolina of Su inter, finds it nee. ssary to make certain changes In its clerical force. Barte Rowland and H. L. McCoy, having joined the army; B. C. bunn, formerly teller for this institution, having resigned to take up another line of work, of which the Rank is very sorry, these places have been Riled by the em? ployment of Yates Yeadon, Styles Marshall and Ceo. H. Rowland, all of whom are Sumter boys, so well known to our people, that they need no Introduction in this community. In addition to the bringing In of these new men, this bank has divided its teller's work, putting in both a paying and receiving teller, where formerly thfere has been only one man. which means very much better ?I vice. These places are now being Idled by Ansley Yates and Cyril SchwartK, who are also Sumter men, of banking experience, both of whom will no delighted to serve you. This institution Is keeping up its reputa? tion Of being alive to everything that's Worth while in its lino and for tho interest of this community. Its growth indicates how it is succeed? ing. GRAIN IN ENGLAND. More Wheat. Oat* and Barley Pro? duced This Year. London, Aug. lt'?,? Premier Llo 1 George today told the commons that there are more wheat, oats and bar? ley in England now than last year. The Corman Shock-AbNOftSBP . Armies, like automobiles, when thoroughly up to date, must bo equip? ped wtih shock-absorbers. This i the latest discovery of German efficiency, and Btosstruppen, or shock pnlts of ?bout four hundred men each, are now attached to each army cor|M American correspondents at the French front tell us that the "shock units" are especially formed for hili cult operations which the ordinsry regiments evidently are regarded a? unqualified to undertake, and aro formed from among the young, vig? orous men of the regular battalions. They are nearly all unmarried nun. or, if married ,:.io childless, because the rate of mortality among them Is high and pensions are expensive. Tiny, In fact, resemble the "forlorn hopes" of old-time wars, except that they are not volunteers. From German prisoners it is learn? ed soldiers who are Insubordinate or otherwise in disgrace are sent into the ranks of there special units des? tined to sacrifice themselves In attacks on specially important positions, such as the Chemin des Dames, which have hitherto resisted attack. The London Times' correspondent at Rritsh gener? al headquarters thus dSSCrbsS the Stosstruppen In action: "The affair em Munt eles BlngOS, which was much the bigger e?p ra? tion, began with a German success, entirely due to the action Of the Stosstruppen, and ended In the re covery e>f the whole e>f the ground lost In the> drat surprise, with the- ex? ception of one small length of trench. ITp to the' moment e?f the e nemy at? tack both sieb'S held trenn In s just be b?w the' plateau on the' summit of the hill. The' d ene l had, however, m in aged te? push forward ? short com? munication-trench ending In an oh> nervation pe?^t. from which they com* manded semm view of the> an ray's so* sltons beyond. By n sodden rush a body of Btosstruppen, carrying onls grenades and working In their shirt sleeves, carried this post and trench and swept on down the longer rosa? municatlon-trench below it. the French retiring before them as they advanced. Having rushed along II as ? far as tiny could without Incurring heavy losses, they made way fe?r or dinars troops behind belonging to a di? vision which bad lately coma from I he lUlSSlnn front .and fell back te> the rear, after duly carrying <?ut the job for which they were intended."? I att rary I digest.