Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ii mm wnw. ?NTBRM PKIWON8 DEAD AND OVKR BCORK WUVNUHD. fourth Negro Infant 17 Order Cednxnbws After Fighting hi City. Houston. Texas. Auf. 21.?Negro eotdlers of the 1 wsnty-fourth Infan? try who shot up the streets of Hous? ton last sight eere being entrained tonight to be removed to ?Kolumbus. H. M. Capt. 1? 8. Beow, commsndlng the battalion said late tonight that the action of the negroes was ' practical? ly mutiny." A scene probably unique n tbo an? nale of ths Halted States Army wus enacted at Camp Logan during the afternoon when the ?00 soldiers of the battalion of the Twenty-fourth negro Infantry were disarmed. Flanke* by a full battal on of the Nineteenth Infantry under Col. Mil ird F. Walts anu three companies 01 Coast A/tlllery from F>rt Crock itt, the negro soldiers wer* marched' >ur abreast to the parade grounds, rhere their arm? were stacked. Arno then loaded the rlfks and am iltion and conveyed thorn to the ip storehouse, where they were under heavy guard, feurreurded by his men a 1th loaded riles. Colonel Walts then addressed tap sSgl mi telling them tney would be repaired to stay In camp and that at die "une Urne the) would be I from committing further s TeutnHt General Union removed misss of the restrictions of military tear governing the city and county the passage ol civilians certain districts. to a gr?at extent made In in affidavit hi the day by Leroy Plnkett. te at Company 1. Twent> - feaurth Infantry. James Bt\ ins. anoth sf Insssbir of the same company, to? day ga>ve a statement to the district attornjny/w department. feivens told of the holding up o( ?re by the negroes and their ?ipon entreaty of a negro that they should not attack surmy men, k Ristey Young, anuthe* private 01 'Tompany I, attached tha major por tlgh Of blame for outbreak on Se: geantlHonry. saying the sergeant had tereefJened to kill any man who did net fdllew him. Military officials, state and federal, tonight to discuss the sc 1 of the offense and tho pun fahmsat In store for the negro sol? diers. Announcement that Chmeral Parker had ordered the removal of negro sol? diers of the Twenty-fourth Infantry from Houston to Columbus, N. M.. served materially to restore a spirit of quiet hers tonight after a day of unrest, fallowing the race rioting last night, which resulted In the death of 17 persons and ths wounding of more than a score. I Coming as the climax to a serlea of minor troubles betwen police offi? cers and military officers guarding Camp Ix>gan, Houston'*) mobilisation site for the Illinois division of the National Guard. Thursday's outbreak created a reign of terror for many hours. Of the lit negroes to leave their esmp Thursday with stolen am munition for a raid upon the city, all but eight were accounted for at u O'clock tonight The remaining fu? gitives* STO expected to be ro* : ided up early tonight, scores of civilian and military patrols being hi the field hunting for them. MsJ. Gen. George Bell. Jr.. will ar? rive tofuerow to take over charge of the situation from Gen. John A. Hub en of the Texas National Guard, who was appointed commander when the city and county were placed undo martial law. Indicative of the complete control sow held by the white mlltary forces la the announcement Issued tonight Una oonstruotlon work at Camp Lo? gan. Interrupted during the day be? cause of the rioting, would be resum? ed Saturday morning. The trouble started about 9 p. m. During ths day the negroes became Inflamed st the police of Houston be cause of the shooting of a negro sergeant by a policeman. Mealing company ammunition, about 125 of the negroes solxed their rifles and left the camp, starting toward the city I and shooting Indiscriminately. Warn? ing was immediately given and nolle officerp sought to halt the mob, stir rendering their lives In vain efforts to drive the soldiers back. Illinois guardsmen encamped a' Camp Logan soon arrived on tb scene, but only In time to throw a cordon between the negroes and grraf crowds of Houston citizens, who armed themselves and nuleklv gath? ered to oppose the raiders. The m gross then took to the open countr la flight, some returning to tamp, Where they wers placid under guard, end ethers hiding In the fields and diu he* aloug the neurby roads. Thirty-two guard* of armed citi? zens aided the military foroee during the day In the search of the San Felipe district for stragglers from the rioting negro band. As feet as a I negro soldier was found ho was tm I mediately placed in custody of either the civilian authorities or under guard at Camp Logan. Automobile patrols also traversed , the roads radiating from the city In all directions In quest of fugitives. 4n several instances with successful re suits. While the armed forces devoted the daylight - hours to this work, com? manding officers under General Hulen were engaged in planning for the protection of the camp through the coming night. The additional force of approxi? mately 600 men from Fort 8am Houston, detailed from the Nine tenth Infantry, arrived during the af? ternoon. ' Karls- in the day a detachment of coast guard artillery from Fort Crockett. Qalveston, arrived and re? lieved the Illinois guardsmen who had been on patrol duty throughout the night without rest, and these with the fresh troops from Han Antonio, assumed fresh control during the af? ternoon. Sentinels placed on street corners In the business district during the morning were gradually withdrawn until only a few streets where racial trouble might develop were und*/ guard. Much of this sentry d?ty dur? ing the early hours of th? day had been left to Texas National Guards? men, who lacking arms, were supplied with shotguns and rifles from the stocks of hardware stores. Business In the city proceeded dur? ing the day in accordance with or? ders issued by General Hulen. Saloons were closed and all clubs obliged to observe the military order against the sale of liquor. At Camp Logan building activities were at a standstill. Indignation over the outbreak was particularly expressed because of tho savageness displayed by the negroes toward -the white police officers who were slain and whose bodies In nearly overy Instance had been hacked with bayonets. Among the Illinois guards? men also much feeling was evident because of the mutilation of Capt. Joseph Mattes, one of the lirst to be slain by the rioters. Because of this feeling General Hul? en at noon ordered the public mor? gues in which the bodies were ho'i* to close their doors to all except im? mediate relatives of the victims. Funeral arrangements for the vic? tims of the riot were made during the afternoon. The four police offi? cers who died fighting will be given n public funeral Sunday. Chief of Police Brook during the day Issued a statement concerning the cause of the riot in which he as? serted that both he and Lieutenant Shekergaln of the Twenty-fourth In? fantry, had conferred for two hours In the afternoon regarding the pos? sibility of an outbreak and preven? tive measures to bo taken. Neither believed, however, the trouble would roach a crisis so quic kly. An affidavit before military au? thorities by Leroy Pinkett, private in Company I of tho Twenty-fourth iteif iment, which participated in the riot ing, giving what he said was a com? plete story of the trouble was made this afternoon. It is as follows: "Yestcrdr v i *>out 3 p. m. wo heard that Corporal Baltimore of our com? pany had been shot by special police officers (white . officers who ride horses). All the boys said, 'Let's go get the man who shot Baltimore.' "It was getting late then and we stood retreat at C o'clock. Then 1 heard Sergeant Henry of our com? pany say: 'Weil, don't stand around like that. If you're going to do any? thing, go ahead and do it.' "Af?er that I saw some of the boys slip over to Company K and heurd them say they had stolen the ammunition. Cupbtaln Snow called them back In line. He ordered a search made for the ammunition and also ordered that our rifles be tftUfu up. "Another sergecnt took up rifles from our tents, in this same talk Captuln Snow told us that Baltimore was not in the wrong, that the po? liceman was I p. the wrong. I heard him say that. A big fellow In our company named Frank Johnson then came running down toe company street, hollering.'< ;et your rides, boy.',.' We nil made a rush then for the sup? ply camp and got our rides and we went to a large ammunition box and got our ammunition. Sergeant llenr> was the leader. "Corporal Wheatley, Corporal Hrown, Corporal Moore, Corpora. Snodgrass and Corporal Tlllmau and about IM privates were In the crowd that had gone and started off toward town. I was in the crowd. I ha 1 my gun and my ammunition. \V ? done some shooting us we left the camp. I sho*. about flvi times. I did not know a girl gol shot. \V. met an automobile with n wnito man in It They stopped him und Ser? geant Henry told the man to get oul of his car, but ho did not get out und all the soldiers that were in front shot the man. I Judge that about GO shots were fired at him. 1 was towards the buck and did not lire any shot here. Then we march? ed on up the road and as I passed the car I heard the white man in the car groan. Then we met some officers in a car coming from the Fourth Ward and told them to leave the car. We did not do any shooting here. Then we met two men in a buggy which looked like Mexicans but we did not shoot them. Then we started to the graveyard on Sac Felipe Street and right at the giave yard they started shooting. Sergeant Henry was in front and he yelled to overbody to lie down. The all lay down but myself and two more fel? lows, and we ran down a side street. As wo ran I heard shooting that sounded like all of them were shoot? ing together. I tried to get back to the camp, but WM afraid and stayed in the woods all night and was ar? rested this morning." WILL BUY FOR ALL. Allied Purchasing Commission Has Been Created. Washington, Aug. 24.?Creation of an allied purchasing commission com? prising three American officials to handle all British. French and Rus san government purchases in the United States was announced tonight by Secretary McAdoo. All the other allies, the announcement said, are ex? pected to follow the example of Great Britain, France and Russia and put their purchases into the com? mission's hands. Members of the commission are Bernard M. Baruch, Robert S. Lov ett and Robert S. Brookings, all members of the war industries board. Mr. Baruch for some time has act? ed as the unofficial purchasing agent of the allies. An agreement providing for th< commission was negotiated with the allied representatives by Secretary McAdoo at the Instance of Presideni Wilson and marks the first step o the president towards carrying out his announcement of policy of seeing that the allies get their war supplle.^ at the same price charged the Amer? ican government. This international price fixing pro gram will be put into operation at soon as possible. The American gov? ernment will start with food and fuels, over both of which it has as? sumed control under acts recently passed by congress. AVIATION CAMP NEEDED. Quarters for Signal Corps Wanted in South Carolina. Columbia, Aug. 25.?An aviation signal corps is to be trained at some point in South Carolina? according to a telegram received today by Gov? ernor Manning from Washington. Capt. C. G. Edgar, division signal corps, wired Gov. Manning as fol? lows: "Want quarters for one thousand or more enlisted recruits, water, sew? erage, housing and field for close or? der drilling. Please submit by wire location, description and available building." It was also stated that possession would be needed until spring. Th< governor replied as follows: "Nc State buildings available for contin? uous use for six months. Can secure quarters elsewhere in State if you s( desire." Several places In the State are un? der consideration for the selection of a training camp for the signal corps. DISSENSION IN RUSSIA. Uihor Unions Call Strike in Protest Against Moscow Conference. Petrograd, Aug. 25.?The labor unions are opposing the Moscow con? ference and have called a one-day strike in protest. The Union leaders declare it "contrary to the revolution" and democratic organizations canno! participate. The social revolutionlst also oppose it. Owing to so much opposition the opera house where th? conference is to meet will be sur? rounded by troops. ENGLAND NOT RESPONSIBLE. Lord Robert Cecil Comments on Ger? man Statements. London, Aug. 25.?Commenting upon recent German statements that Kngland is responsible for the war. Lord Hobert Cecil minister of block? ade, said if any person had slated to a public assemblage in (England tWl weeks before the war started that England would be plunged into the conflict within a fortnight the speak* sr would have been regarded as a dangerous lunatic. HcgMrar of Graves. Washington, Aug. 25.?The war department has ordered a graves reg? istration service to be organized. Its work will be to locate and register the graves of Americans killed dur? ing the war, PUT OUT OF OFFICE. Gov. Ferguson of Texas Suspcmlcrt When Board Presents to Senate Articles of Impeachment. Austin, Texas, Aug. 24.?James E. j Ferguson was suspended from the of? fice of Governor of Texas shortly af? ter 9 o'clock tonight, when the board of nine managers named by the house of representatives presented to the senate twenty-one articles y of im? peachment, alleging official miscon? duct. W. P. Kobby, Lieutenant Governor, automatically succeeded to the gov? ernorship, pending disposition of the charges in the senate. The senate formally designated next Wednesday as the time for beginning the trial. REICIIMANN DENIES CHARGES. DM Not Say Draft Ijuw Would Cause Civil War Nor That U-Boat War Was Justified. Washington, Aug. 24.?Col. Carl T. Rclchmann, whose nomination as brigadier general has been held up, specifically denied before a senate military subcommittee today that he hfitf ever said the army draft law would be so unpopular as to cause civil war, or that German submarine vrrfare was Justified under interna? tional law, or that American troops should not be sent to France. Regarding the charge that he had defended German air raids on Eng? land, and particularly one in which school children in a school house were killed, Colonel Reichmann explained that in a discussion of the raids he asked his companion whether Eng? land's raids on Zecbrugge, Belgium, were any more justified. ' The colonel said he believed from both a military and personal stand? point troops should be sent to I France, and that neither his German parentage nor the residence of two sisters in Germany would affect his service should he be placed in charge I of soldiers In the fighting section. I The committee which is sitting in executive session expects to call sev? eral witnesses named by Colonel Reichmann and Senator Poindexter as well as several people who have writ? ten letters to the committee regard? ing the case. 'REMOVED FROM HOUSTON. Negro Soldiers Left Today for New I ' . ? Mexico Under Guard. Houston, Aug. 25.?The. negro sol? diers of the Twenty-fourth infantry who were responsible for the riot Thursday, resulting in 17 deaths, started for Columbus, New Mexico, this morning under strong guard. Among them are 34 troopers who are charged by the district attorney with murder. Their departure appreciably I lessened the tension. With the ar? rival of Major Gen. Bell today tht, formal investigation is expected to start. Affidavits of the participants I agree that Sergeant Henry was the ring leader. Henry was killed in the riot. The fate of the negroes who par? ticipated in tho riot is in the hand; of the miltary authorities, notwith? standing the civil /charge of murder against thirty-four of them. Gen. Bell said today they would be court martialed. DRAFTING MARRIED MEN. President Wilson Expresses the View That Single Men should be Taken. Washington, Aug. 25.?President Wilson has written Secretary of War Haker expressing the view that in drafting men who are the heads of families conditions should be careful? ly examined and drafting avoided 11 possible. He said single men should be taken where possible. RAILROAD AGREEMENT SIGNED, Southeastern Railroads Will Pay Em? ployers JI teller Wages. Washington, Aug. 25.?The final agreement settling the wage con? troversy between twenty-six thou? sand men and the Southeastern rail? roads has been signed. The roads say it will cost them eight million dollars annually. ADVISED TO EAT FISH. Campaign to Increase Consumption of Sea Food. Washington, Aug. 25.?A campaign to increase the consumption of sea food to save meat was begun by the food administration with the ap? pointment of Keneth Fowler of New York to direct the movement. The fish production of the South will be given special attention. CARDINAL HELLO BANISHED. Patriarch of Lisbon Forbidden to Re? side in City. Lisbon. Aug. 25.?Cardinal Hello, the patriarch of Lisbon, has been given five days notice to leave the chpltal by the Portuguese govern? ment. He is forbidden to reside in the city or suburbs lor a year, . TO SAVE THE BABIES. Red Cross Will Send a Group of Specialists to France. Washington, Aug. 23.?A group of specialists in ii fant welfare has been sent to France hy the American Red Cross. At its \ead is Dr. William P. Lucas, professor of pediatrics in the University of California, and origina? tor of the "Save a Belgian Baby" movement. Before the war the birthrate and deathrate in France were so nearly equal that publicists voiced their con cern over the future ot the national life. Last year, however, with the death rate probably over 20 per 1,000, not counting deaths of men in mili? tary service, the birth rate wa3 offi? cially estimated at only 8 per 1,000. In New York State the birth rate is 23 or 24 per 1,000, the death rate about 14 per 1,000. The total deaths in France in 1916 were about 1,100,000. Births num? bered only 312,000. The net loss in population was 788,000, or ncarlj two per cent, of the wholo. In Paris, where 48,917 babies were born in the year ending August 1, 1914, only 26, 179 were born In the second year of the war, ending August 1, 1916. "There is a crying need for effective work among children," cables Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, head of the American Red Cross Commission now in France. He reports that there is a great need for doctors and nurses for work with mothers and children, and the Infant Welfare Unit will be prepared to give such immediate re? lief as it can. With Dr. Lucas in the Unit, which was financed by Mrs. William Lowell Putnam of Boston, are Dr. J. If orris Slemons, of the Yale Medical school, one of the best known of American obstetricans; Dr. Julius Parker Sedg wick, physiological chemist, profes? sor at the University of Minnesota; Dr. John C. Baldwin, specialist in dis? eases of children; Dr. Clain F. Gel ston, Dr. Lucas's assistant at the University of California; Dr. N. O. Pearce, another specialist, and the following experts in sociology and child welfare work; Mrs. J. Morris Slemons, Mrs. William P. Lucas, Mis.s Elizabeth Asb~ and Miss Rosamond Gilder, daughter of the poet. These specialists will survey the situation and study the work .already being done by the French, and will practice without receiving compensa? tion from patients. The task before the Red Cross, which will be carried on by this and succeeding units, is not only to cooperate with French specialists but also to carry on a general educational campaign among French mothers in the interest of bet? ter prenatal hygiene and scientific feeding and care of the babies. Spe? cial efforts will be made to protect children from tubercular infection, which is particularly threatening France today as a result of trench warfare. SAYS BRITAIN MUST FALL. Defeat England at Any Cost, Says Kaiser. Copenhagen, Aug. 2 4.?England tho arch enemy of Germany, must be beaten down at whatever cost Emperor William told his troops while on a visit to the. Flanders front on Wednesday. An official state? ment, issued in Berlin, says the em? peror addressed deputations from all detachments that have had a share In meeting the British attacks. He said he felt impelled to express his thanks and his full recognition of the heroic gallantry shown by troops from all parts of Germany in the hard fight? ing of the last week. The emperor referred to the marked contrast be? tween the German and Anglo-French points of view and continued: "It is in God's hands when in His wisdom He will give us victory. He has taught our army a hard lesson and now we are going to pass the examination. With the old German confidence in God we shall show what we can do. The greater and might? ier the problem the more gladly we shall grapple with it and solve it. Wo shall fight and conquer until the ene? my has had enough of these strug? gles. "All Germans have realized who is the instigator of this war and who Is the chief enemy?England. Everyone knows England is our most spiteful adversary. She spreads the hatred of Germany over the whole vsrorld, fill? ing her allies with hatred r.nd eager? ness to fight. Thus everyone at home knows what you know still bet? ter, that England is particularly the enemy to be struck down, however difficult it may be. Your relatives at home who, too. have made great sac? rifices, thank you through me. "A difficult struggle lies ahead of us. England, proud of her stubborn resistance, believes In her invincibil? ity, but you will show that you can attain still greater things, for tlu> prize of the war is the German peo? ple's freedom to live?freedom at sea and freedom at home. With God's help we shall see the struggle through and be victorious." for MALARIA Five or six doses If taken theo at ? tonic return.' It nets on the li Calomel and does not gripe or HIGHER INSURANCE RATES. Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 23.?increased federal taxation made necessary on account of war, higher cost of opera? tion and unprecedented losses by fire are the causes given by the fire in? surance companies of the United States for the recent advance In rates on certain classes of property which have not only proven notor? iously unprofitable but have been di? rectly responsible for widespread de? struction and damage. Acc >rdii.g to insurance managers the advance upon such classes will be general throughout the United States. The official statement of the executive committee of the Southeast? ern Underwriters' Association at At? lanta states that the advance in the South will apply only to frame shingle roof dwellings, churches, schools and retail stocks. It is stated that the greatest number of fires and con? flagrations in this section have result? ed from this class of property. In the last year and a-half four confla garations have resulted in insurance losses of $20,000.000, including the great fires in Augusta, Ga., Nashville. Tenn., and Paris, Texas in March 1916, and in Atlanta, Ga., May 21, 1917. The official statement of the executive committee of the South? eastern Underwriters' Association fol? lows, in part: "Notwithstanding that practically every other enterprise has been in? creasing prices for some time, fire insurance companies are among the last to make any advance. The pres? ent increase * rates has been made necessary in justice to policyholders and to avoid the weakening of any required reserves and surplus accounts at.a time when failure of fire in? demnity and protection would be a national calamity. Insurance compa? nies are willing to pay all necessary federal taxes, recognizing the war time necessity. At the same time it is pointed out that in times of war as well as peace, resources must be conserved and surplus and reserves maintained for conflagrations and heavy losses that are constantly ac? cruing. Solvency -must be retained in order to continue assistance to every industry that is dependent up? on tire insurance companies for pro? tection. "The advance is not expected to offset the increased cost of operation. It will not yield upon the aggregate more than five per cent. It wilK not be confined to any state or city, but will be effective throughout the Unit? ed States. It is held by the compa? nies that it would be unjust to off? set heavy losses by placing an addi? tional burden upon classes of proper? ty not so hazardous. It has been the final decision to place the advances upon classes which have caused the m ijority of losses. The matter was thoroughly discussed with officials of the local agents associations of the various states and their hearty coop? eration was pledged. 'Sworn figures of the different State insurance departments of the South show that companies in the last five years have paid out in loss e.r and expenses, $104 to every $100 received in premiums. Circumstances which have affected other lines of business, have made their impres? sion upon fire insurance companies. State and national taxes have been greatly increased. Differences in tax? ation alone will represent more than twice the average annual profits of companies. Increased cost of sup? plies and employment, advance in material and labor to rebuild or re? place and large losses through en? vironments due to war sympathy will continue to have their effects upon the loss ratio of the country. "Loyalty of lire insurance compa? nies to the United States and the de? sire to he of service in the present crisis are aptly proven by the fact that the government is now using a vast army of trained insurance engi? neers and experts to assist in the con? servation of food products and man ufacturier, the labor being given free of - '.uuge with every item of expense borne by the fire insurance compa? nies. KAISE MULES?i have purchased a fine Jack, and will stand him at BUerbe*! Mill. Fee. $15 to insure. C. A. Ellerbe, Remhert, S. C. FOR SALE?Registered Aberdeen Angus bull, four years old. tubercu? lar tested, without fault or blemish C. P. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism, Xonralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Rruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insect*, Rot Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally ami externally, ffjft Jjfc