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BI1SI1 ISSUES MANIFESTO
ON BJCTWEKN PROVISION.
AVL GOVERNMENT AND M1U
TARY PARTY.
< Qem. KorufloeTs Attempt to Heimo Die
' gat Ml Is I Power Precipitate* Meet He
1 rteeo Orlsts Russia Rae Yet Faced.
I -
n* ' Petrograd. Sept. 10.?Premier
h Kerensky hoe declared that a ?t?te of
? war eitota in the tcwn and district of
?;? Petrograd.
' The premier has ordered Oen. Kor
",nlteff, commander In chief of the
n armies, to resign in conse
of Oen. KornilofTs demand for
power, den. Klembovsky
appointed commander In chief.
An em* la I statement ssys that Qen.
"also proved a traitor,"
to take command of the
armies la succession to Qen. Kor
soldters' snd workmen's body.
* the statement adds, has ordered all
ly organisations to obey the
government agalnat the
r, stating that Oeneral Kor
will be punished for treachery
that Osn. Klembovsky will be
provisionally succeeded to the chief
Premier Kerensky has Issued the
following, proclamation:
? On September 8, a member of the
Duma, M. Lvoff. arrived In Petro?
grad and called upon me In the
name of Oensral Kornlloff to hand
?vor all civil and military powers to
the generalissimo, who would form
O now government at his pleasure.
The authenticity of this summons
Woo afterwards confirmed by Oen.
oral Kornlloff himself, who had a
conversation with me over the direct
telegraphic wire between Petrograd
and main headquarters.
Com* der in f this summons address?
ed through me to the provisional gov?
ernment as an attempt by certain
ojnarters to profit by the difficult
sit sat ion of the country and estab?
lish a state of things contrary to the
conquests of the revolution, the pro?
visional government has recognised
the necessity of charging me. for the
safety of the republican regime, to
utkt the urgent. Indispensable meas?
ures necessary to cut at the roots all
attempts against the supreme pow?
er, and rights of the citizens won
by the revolution.
?* I therefore, for the maintenance
. Jn the country of liberty and public
.Itfder. am taking all measures, which
shall announce at the proper mo
*
merit to the people. At the same
time. I order General Korniloff to
hand over hl? functions to Gen. Klem
hovaky as commander in chief of
the armies on the northern front,
which bar the way to Petrograd, and
I order Gen. Klembovsky to assume
provisionally the functions of gen?
eralissimo while remaining at Pskov.
"Secondly, I declare a state of war
in the town and district of Petro?
grad.
I appeal to all citizens to remain
calm, maintain the order necessary
for the welfare of the fatherland and
the army and navy and tranqullity'
and faithfully fulfill their duty in the
defense of the fatherland against the
foreign enemy.
When M. Lvoff saw Premier Keren
sky on Saturday and presented Gen?
eral Korniloff's demands, it developed
today, he told the premier that an or?
ganization of Duma members, Moscow
industrial interests and other conser?
vatives who played the role of the op?
position at the recent Moscow confer?
ence, were supporting Gen. Korniloff.
RUSSIA MAY FALL PREY TO
ROYALIST REACTION.
Washington, Sept. 10.?The crisis
precipitated by the forced resignation
of General Korniloff as commander
In chief of the Russian armies is re?
tarded here as possibly the most seri?
ous of many tv.at menace country's
existence as a democracy.
The open fashion in which the de?
posed commander demanded from
Premier Kerensky a virtual dictator?
ship and adherence of his plans of
Deputy Lvoff with his following of the
duma and the power of the members
of the Intellectual and military classes
indicated that the Korniloff forces feel
eure they can succeed. Unless the
differences can be composed It is fear?
ed Russia may sink deeper Into politi?
cal disorganization and fall prey eith?
er to German conquerors or the
threatened monarchical reaction.
With official dispatches explaining
In full the tangible situation, it is
understood here that the chief issue
Is the organisation of the army along
strict disciplinary lines, including the
death penalty for soldiers violating
orders, advocated persistently by Gen?
eral Korniloff. Although Premier
Kerensky has declared himself for the
Korniloff program, the provisional
government has exercised a check on
the sentence through government re?
viewing measures at the front.
Apparently General Korniloff de?
spaired of improving the situation by
carrying out hie previous threats to
resign and finally became satisfied
that his Influence was suflleierttly
powerful to wrest the entire govern?
ment from the provisional cabinet.
The provisional government's decla- ,
ration of martial law in Petrograd and \
the substitution of General Klembov-1
uky as commander In chief, is accept
td as indicating that Kerensky does)
not count on compromise tactics
against the revolt and is ready to ap?
ply his policy of ' blood and iron" if
necessary. A gleam of hope came from j
Foreign Minister Tereschtenko's state- j
ment in an interview today, that he
believed the movement "not danger?
ous" and the "development partly due
tO a misunderstanding, which will
probably be cleared up."
In this connection it is stated by
persons familiar with the vicissitudes
of Russian politics, that General
Kornlloff s demands had no connec?
tion with the recent disclosures of
an attempt ot restore the monarchy.
Officials here see in the appointment
of General Klembovsky evidence that
the government hopes to strengthen
its northern position and hold the
Germans against a further advance on
Petrograd. Klembovsky will remain
at his present post in the north, ac?
cording to the premier's proclama?
tion.
General Klembovsky Is one of the
younger Russian generals who here?
tofore has not played a spectacular
part in the war.
It is thought possible he may modi?
fy the death penalty orders.
The Russian embassy received scant
dispatches today of the crisis and of?
ficial comment was limited to admit?
ting that the situation seemed very
serious.
SWEEDEX'S EXPLAXATIOX RE?
CEIVED.
Will be Made Public In Washington
When Presented to Secretary Lan?
sing.
Washington, Sept. 13.?Sweden's
explanation of the Buenos Aires reve?
lations has reached the Swedish lega?
tion. It will be made public after
presentation to Secretary Lansing.
Mr. G. T. Brooks, the official cotton
grader stationed here by the United
States Bureau of Markets, Is kept
busy and It is probable that he may
have to obtain an assistant for the
farmers are Just beginning to appre
oia)^ the importance and va^ue of
having their cotton classed by a gov?
ernment grader. The headquarters of
the Tri-County Cotton Marketing As?
sociation is becoming the busiest and
most popular place in town.
GREAT TAX BILL
SENATE ADOPTS MEASURE LEVY?
ING OVER TWO BILLION.
Senators Borah, Gronau, La Follettc
and Xorris Vote Against it?Goes to
House Today.
Washington, Sept. 10.?The war ta>
bill?the largest single tax measure it
American history?was passed to
night by the senate. It provides foi
a levy somewhat under $2,400,000,000
as compared with the $1,867,870,00?
proposed in the bill as it passed th
house May 23.
The vote was 09 to 4, Senators Bo
rah, Gronna, La Toilette and Norrie
having recorded in opposition.
The great bill, nearly four month:
in the making, will be returned to th
house tomorrow and then goes to -on
ference.
Senators Simmons, Stone and WU
Hams, Democrats, and Penrone ?n:<
Lodge, Republicans, of the finance
committee, were appointed the sen?
ate conferees.
Awaiting the senate in the fina
struggle over war financial policies b
the $11,500,000,000 credits bill, whicl
passed the house unanimously an<
upon which work will be begun to
morrow by the senate finance com
mlttee.
Of the $2,400,000,000 new taxes pro
vided in the tax bill for the duratloi
of the war, $482,200,000 Is to bo tak
en from Incomes, corporate and indi
vidual, and $1,000,00,000 from wai
j profits. Most of the remainder i
levied on liquor, tobacco and publh
utilities.
In tonight's cleanup the prineipa
last hour actions of the senate wer
elimination of all provisions for tax
ing publishers and Increasing secom
class postage rates and all consump
j tion taxes- on sugar, tea, coffee aiv
cocoa, the later reducing the bil
$86,000,000. The senate also struci
oujt the clause proposing repeal of th
"drawback" re-export allowance ta
or. sugar refiners and defeated pro
posals to add inheritance taxes.
As^ the last effort of the high ta
group to increase taxes, the senate re
jected the La Follette substitute bil
to raise $4,500,000,000 more taxes.
A parliamentary snarl and a deter
mined fight on the second c'as-s post
age provision furnisissd the most ex?
citement. After the McKellar zon?
postage increase amendment had bee
disposed of Senator Hardwick's sub
stitute plan applicable to advertisin
portions only was beaten 48 to 20
Senator McKetlar attempted to offer
another substitute but Senator Sauls
bury, presiding, held that the hous<
zone provisions had never been for?
mally eliminated. Then the senate
made sure to eliminate all postage in?
creases and special levies on publish?
ers by adopting Senator Quick's mo?
tion to strike out tho entire houst
clause, 59 to 9.
The only postage feature left in
the bill are provisions for free trans
portation of letters from American
soldiers abroad and for a one cent
stamp on parcel post packages-, raid?
ing about $4.000,000.
The consumption taxes of half ceni
a pound on sugar, two cents on coffe ?
live cents on tea, three cents on cocoa
and from one to two cents a gallon
on molasses went out by overwhelm
ing majorities. A final vote on Sena?
tor "Rroussard's motion to eliminate
them all was 52 to 28.
?WENDEN ISSUES STATEMENT.
Foreign Office lias Not Received lie
port on Buenos Ayres Incident.
London, Sept. 11.?According to i
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company, the Swedish for?
eign office has is-sued a statement say?
ing the foreign office had "not" re?
ceived a report regarding the Buenos
Aires! incident made public by the
United Slates and is unable at this
time to determine what its position
should be. It says, however, that
soon after the war started the Swed?
ish foreign minister stated that he
felt he ought to transmit a German
telegram concerning the civil popula?
tion at Kiao Chow.
The statement says the moaaago re
'erred to by the United States was
written in code. Sweden's Ant duty Is
to ascertain if it was properly trans?
lated by the United States. The next
action must be to get explanation from
Germany and if as represented, with?
out regard to the reference made to
her, Sweden will take measures to
prevent a repetition.
May Use Turpentine.
Washington, Sept. 13.?The navy
may again use turpentine paint. Sen?
ator Fletcher headed a delegation of
Southeastern members of congress
urging Secretary Daniels to use It.
Xavy substituted mineral oils when
turpentine advanced In price. The war
caused a severe drop in price.
Mr. A. A. Brearley, Jr., of St.
Charles, spent the day in town.
ACcisLD SOUK MBH to YPDLY
for ijail.
Attorneys for Defendants In Sims
Lynching Case Serve Notice of Tholr
intention.
York, Sop*. 11.?Application for bail
for the defendants in ihe Sims lynch?
ing case who were presented for mur?
der Monday by the York County
grand jury will be made before As?
sociate Justice R. C. Watts in Cheraw
Saturday, according to notice served
today on Solicitor J. K. Henry by
Thos. F. McDow and John R. Hart,
counsel for the defendants. Applica?
tion will be made on testimony taken
at the coroner's inquest and upon affi?
davits of the defendants. All seven
defendants arc in jail with the excep?
tion of Dick Norman.
DR. JACOBS DEAD.
Clinton, Sept. 10.?After a long
life, full of good works, the Rev.
William Plumor Jacobs, D. D., "Fath?
er of Clinton," is dead. He died sud?
denly this morning shortly before 6
o'clock. He was 75 years of age. His
death was a shock to the community
for he had not been ill. Yesterday ho
preached twice at his church, the
Thornwell Memorial, and had not
complained of being ill. Early this
morning he called the young lady in
the adjoining room and complained of
a severe headache. The family
physician was summoned at once and
upon his arrival found him in an un?
conscious condition, only living a few
moments. The members of the fam?
ily were immediately notified and ar?
expected today and tomorrow.
SIX SUBAMRIXES SUNK.
Washington, Sept. 11.?Six hostile
submarines are believed to have been
destroyed off the coast of France on
Sept. 5th, when they attacked a fleet
of merchantmen^ of which the Amer?
ican steamer Westwego was one. Two
merchantment were sunk. The navy
! department has received a report
from Paris of the battle.
As the vessels were enroute to Eu
I
rope when attacked they were proba
1 bly convoyed by Cnited States de?
stroyers. If later details of the bat?
tle bear out the first reports, this is
the most notable success against the
submersibles. Nt?ver before was there
such wholesale destruction, and It
marks a signal victory for the Ameri?
can navy. American warships have
been equipped with depth bombs
which are very deadly.
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