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f?ll. WATCHMAN, Established April, IsftO. "Be fust and Fear not?Bet aD the en da Thon Atmet at be thy Country's, Ttty God Truths. Consolidated Au*, a, 1881. TKK TRtTK 80CTHKON, IN II 8UMTER, 8. 0., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917. Vol.XLV. No. 12. TIMMS IN CONGRESS. Or ALABAMA URGES IN VBBTIUATTON. Asked hut Got for $50,000 to Expend In Da's Coogresa mm Organisation That Ho Washington, Sept. SI.?The Ameri? can government's publicity spotlight M moling German intrigue in neutral lauen turned today upon the expendi? ture of money by the Berlin foreign offtes la an effort to Influence congre** on the eve of the ruthlese submarine campaign which drove tho United States to war. Secretary Lansing made public without comment the text of a mes? sage sent by Count von Bemstorff to Berlin last January, asking authority to use IGO.000 to I Influence congress through an organisation, which the foreign Office was reminded had per similar services before. To ement this move von Bemstorff an official declaration In ear of Ireland for Its affect hare. The organisation to he employed not named It waa freely sug ?>gtt*if other officials, however, that It wen one of the societies which members of congress with esenges when President Wll asfclng that a state of war be This disclosure sdds another chap? ter to the amastng story begun with publication of the famous Zimmer mann note. It connects the German government and Count von Bernstorr' directly and conclusively with machi nations which the American public had assumed ware a pert of the world Teutonic Intrigue but which people firmly believed were car? ried en or financed by German-Amer? icans without actual authority from ?erlin. ? Little surprise was occasioned eith? er hi official circles or at the oapltoi, although mem bars of congress were highly indignant. There was some . ttlli at Use oapltol of demanding ao Investigation aad Senator Overman eftalrman of the senate lobby commit tie, and Representative Flood, chair? man of the house foreign affairs com mit tee, arranged to go to the state de? partment today and aak for more in? formation. On the floor of tho house, Repre? sentative Ilefllu of Alabama asserted that he could name IS or 14 members of the two branches of congress who had acted suspiciously and ex presse? the opinion that they should be Inves? tigated. Generally, however, the dls position waa to regard as absurd any suggestion that any part of the 160, #00 sought by von Bemstorff was in? tended for members of congress. The von Bemstorff message, dated January SS, follows: I request authority to pay out up to 110.000 (fifty thousand dollars), In order as on former occasions to In? fluence congress through the organ? isation you know of. which can per? haps prevent war. I am beginning in the meantime to act accordingly. In the above circumstances a pub? lic official Oer man declaration In fav? or of Ireland In highly desirable, In order to gain the support of Irish Influence here. This message was sent nine days before the German government pro? claimed its unrestricted submarine wsrfsrs. When he wrote it Count vor. Bemstorff was assuring the American government and press that under no circumstances would Germany vio? lets her pledges of the Sussex case or do anything that might draw the United States into the list of her ene? mies. The American government had made no move since the Sussex pledge aad there waa nothing on the surface to foreshadow impending trou? ble. Two weeks later, when von Bem? storff was handed his passports, he professed ignorance of prior knowl? edge of hla government's Intention? to throw Its promises to the winds. ?vldeaos has been accumulating to prove that the ambassador not only was cognisant of. but actually direct? ed, the activities of Boy-Ed and von Papsn, ths military and naval attach ee, respectively, who were sent home long before the United States broki relations with Germany. How complete is the evidence of German duplicity in possession of the government Is only conjectural, hut that It Is fsr more than has been gen? erally supposed now la certain. II was Intlmsted by officials today that IfM series nf revelation* I* not henr complete. F>om the outside there are r* ehlng the state department echoes tu the apprehension sounded by GERMIN ATTACKS REPULSED BRITISH ARE HOLDING FAST TO POSITIONS IN FLANDERS. Throe Attacks Break Down Last Night and Renewed Attacks This Morning Fall to Dislodge British? Russians Retreat on Riga Front. The British are holding the ground gained in the Flanders drive o gainst violent counterattacks by the Ger? mans. The Teutons delivered three attacks last evening, all of which wen beaten back. The third wads so weak that it was stopped by the artillery. Violent attacks were directed in the vicinity of the lower hamlets this I morning. Reports show that the British left is holding its position. No reports have been received from the right. The first news of new activity on the eastern front came from Petrograd, saying that the Russians on the Riga front had retired to the right bank of the Dvlna river. MAY FORCE INVESTIGATION. Heflin's Charge* Will Probably Cause Probe by (House. Washington, Sept. 22.?Chairman Flood of the house foreign affairs committee, after conferring with Sec? retary Lansing said he thought prob? ably there would be a house investi? gation of von BernstorfTs plans to in? fluence congress by spending fifty thousand dollars. Secretary Lansint sees little that a congressional investi? gation could develop, but Mr. Flood said that Heflin's statement in the house that certain members had "act? ed suspiciously" and other veiled ac? cusations might force an inquiry. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. Meat Ship From Buenos Aires De? stroyed by Submarine. Atlantic Port, Sept 22.?The Brit? ish steamship Lanegra, from Buenos Aires to Havre, with meats, was sub marlned on September 3rd, according to survivors arriving here today. Atlantic Port, Sept. 22.?Passenger arriving from England brought cir cumatantial reports that five British steamships and two destroyers out o the convoy fleet of six, which lef Lough Dwilly, Ireland, on September third, wer? sunk by submarines with in a few hours after their departure from port* HOLD YOUR COTTON. Senator RaasdeU Says Present Price Is Too Low. Waahington, Sept. 22.?In a senate speech today Senator Ransdell o: Louisiana declared the present price of cotton is unwaranted, and urged growers to hold for a "fair and legiti? mate" price and to sell for not less than twenty-five cents. Ho said the purchasing power of cotton is lower than other products which had ad? vanced In price. friends of men towards whom sus plclon hae long pointed. It was suggested at the state de partment that odd mixing of Coun von BernstorfTs talk about peace am his secret activities while In Wash ington appeared significant in view ol the peace propaganda recently ema? nating from Germany. There may be some discussion o the incident in the senate tomorrov. when it reconvenes, after a week vir tually spent in recess. New provision* proposed by conferee on the tradinp with the enemy bill, authorizing th< president to Imposa censorship over foreign cable, radio, mail and all oth er communication and for licensing o. foreign language newspapers, are tin subjects on which discussion mlgh hinge. Applause from the iloor and the gal leries greeted Representative Rellin' jemand In tho hou*>e today for a con irresslonal Investigation of the vor Bernstorff messuge. "I do not know to whom the coun refers," he said, "but I do know thai the contents of his message constitub a serious reflection upon congress an< should he investigated. If permitted 1 could name 13 or 14 men in the tw l nit lew who have acted suspiciously. I .1 member has acted suspiciously In oi out of congress he ought to be In vestlgated and expelled if the tacit warrant it. If any member Is not giv Ing his hearty support to the com? mander in chief in this time of war ho should be put out of the eapitol. Mr. Heflin concluded bv saying that speaking for the bouse as a body. be repudiated the lntim.ition conveyed |i I be message that conguss was suscep tible to corruption. BERLIN AND VIENNA ANSWER THE POPE. Hope Pontiffs Effort to Bring About Peace in the World Will Succeed. KAISER CHERISHES "LIVELY DES IRE" THAT VATICAN'S APPEAL MAY MEET WITH SUCCESS. Amsterdam, Sept. 21.?The German government, in its reply to tho peace note of Pope Benedict, a copy of which has been received here, "cher? ishes a lively desire" that the appeal may meet with success. Emperor William, the German note says, has been following the efforts of the Pope toward peace for a con? siderable time with hich respect. The text of the reply reads: "Her Cardinal: "Your Eminence has been goi d enough together with your letter of August 2, to transmit to the Kaiser and king, my most gracious ma&ter. the note of his Holiness, tho Pope, in which his Holiness, filled with grief at the devastations of the worldwar. makes an emphatic peace appeal to the heads of tho belligerent peoples Tho Kaiser-King has- deigned to ac? quaint me with your Eminence's let? ter and to entrust the reply to me. "His Majesty has been following for a considerable time with high respect and sincere gratitude his Holiness' ef? fort in a spirit of true impartiality to alleviate as far as possible the sufferings of the war and to hasten tho end of hostilities. Tho Kaiser sees In the latest step of his Holiness fiosh proof of his noble and humane feellng3, and cherishes a lively desire that, for the benefit of the entire world, the Papal appeal may meet with success. Austria's Reply. Amsterdam, Sept. 21.?Peace would como from the recent proposals of Pope Benedict if the belligerent na? tions would enter into negotiations in the sense of tho Pontiff's suggestion, Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary, says In his reply to the Vatican note. The Emperor sees in the Pope's peace plan a suitable basis for start? ing negotiations t^vard a just and lasting peace and expresses tho hope that the nations opposing his own may be animated by the same idea. Austria-Hungary's ruler received the Pontiffs note with a thankful heart and with an expression of hope that the Pontiff's efforts may lead to tho realization of the Emperor's de? sire for a lasting and honoablc peace for all parties. Freedom of the seas is one of the peace hopes of Emperor Charles in order that heavy material burdens could be taken from the nations of the earth and new sources of prosperity opened to them. Tho reply, received here in a dis? patch from Vienna, was handed to Monslgnor T. Valfre Do Bonao, the papal nuncio at Vienna, on Thursday. THE VOX BERNSTORFF SCANDAL. German Papers Comment on Expos? ure of German Conspiracy in United States. London, Sept. 24.?Commenting on the latest disclosures concerning the activities of former Ambassador Von Bernstorff at Washington, the Koel nische Volks Zeitung, according to a Reuter's Amsterdam dispatch, says: "The affair, if true, has a very disa? greeable character and is highly re? grettable. The American government. Ood knows how, has been able to get hold of apparently tho wholo collec? tion of diplomatic documents, which they are exploiting against us and Sweden." _ USE FLAMING BULLETS. British Experience New Kind of tier man Frlghtrulness. British Headquarters in France and Belgium, Sept. 23.?It is reported that the British battalions that captured Shrewsbury forest and Pulgar wood to the east of the former [dace, in Thursday's drive, experienced a new kind of German frlghtfulneas. The advancing troops are said to have been fired on with "flaming bullet?." The bullets set the men's clothing afire In several instances, according to the account received hews grounded men having to be rolled in the mud b> their comrades to extinguish tin Humes. THIRD S. C. REGIMENT. ANOTHER REGIMENT OF INFAN? TRY TO BE ORGANIZED. Governor Arranges With War Depart i ment to Supply Guns for New Or? ganize tidgej-1 oil Division of 28,000 White. Soldiers to Be Trained at Camp Jackson. j Washington, Sept. 21.?Gov. R. I. 'Manning, who is in Washington today and held an important conference with Secretary Baker, General Crowd er, provost marshal, and General ; Bliss regarding military matters in I South Carolina, regarding a new in I fantry regiment for South Carolina j and the number of men who are to ' be sent to Camp Jackson, the gover? nor went carefully into every phase 01 the matter with the officials and after the conference authorized the state? ment that the regiment would be or? ganized and that at Camp Jackson , there would be a division of white drafted men brought up to full war strength, which means about 28,000 men. I The governor authorized the state? ment that inasmuch as the organized militia of South Carolina, Including the National Guard and the naval mi : litia, has been drafted into the fed? eral service, leaving the State of South Carolina without military organization i for home protection in case of riot* and similar disturbances, he will im? mediately organize another regiment. I The man power of the State, he said, is divided into the organized and unorganized militia. He deems i\ proper to immediately organize the un organized militia and form a regi? ment of Stato militia for use in the State, but not to be used beyond the limits of the State. This organizu tion will be a regiment composed oi j companies in different parts of the State and the organization will now be proceeded with. Governor Manning also secured per* (mission of the secretary of war to use certain rilles belonging to the I war department now in Columbia, in | eluding use of the new regimnet until j the war department might need them This regiment will be composed of 1! \ companies. I After leaving the conference Wltl the war department oftlcials, Governoi Manning said he considered what wa. done today as of great importance to the people of South Carolina. Th. istatus of Camp Jackson, by what h? said, is to be fixed, the proportion o white men to be sent there having been agreed upon, with the otht: necessary side of the matter to be adjusted later. The fact also that a j new regiment of native white South j Carolinians is to be organized imme diately and that they will have gunj already In Columbia is highly impor? tant. After explaining this situation and what he had done, Governor Mannitu left for Columbia saying that the con? ference had been entirely satisfactory. , TESTING BIG THIPLANE. Airplane Carrying Ten Men Flying From Washington to Newport New Newport News. Sept. 12.?Tha big Capronl trlplano, driven by Silvio Rssnatl, with nine passengers, left Langly flehl at 1?.15 and was expected to arrive at Potomac Park at 11.1" Officers at Uingley Held refused t<< dlVUlge what officers were aboard. It is reported that Secretary Lane di I not go. Two faster machines are also making the trip. CADET AVIATOR KILLED. Attempt to l/oop the 1/oop Ends Fa? tally. Mount ('lemons. Mich.. Sept. 22.? Wilbur Mong. a cadet aviator, was killed today when his airplane crush cd to the ground on the government held here. it is reported ha tried to loop the loop when too close to thi earth. PAID BY GERMANS. KAISER'S AGENTS AI*SO FURNISH? ED DRAFT RESISTEKS WITH ARMS. Government Agent Who Joined Oi Kani/mion Tells Court All its Secret Operations in West. Enid, Okla., Sept. 21.?Money pro? cured from agent3 of the German gov? ernment and disbursed through head? quarters of the Industrial Workers of the World at Chicago was used to purchase arms, ammunition and sup? plies for the Working Class Union, "Jones Family," and kindred organi? zations uaid to number 40 or more, with a membership of approximately 1,000,00t, acccording to testimony in! federal court here today in the trial Of 11 alleged draft rcsisters from Pot tawatomle and Cleveland counties. J. C. Holmes, who said he was a government agent, testified that he had joined tho Working Class Union in Pottawatoraie county last May on the advice of a recruiting officer. Of-' fleers high in the councils of the! Working Class Union, Holmes said, told members of the organization that, through the I. W. W. and affiliated bodies, draft resisters would be plen? tifully supplied with arms and am? munition purchased with German money. Recruiting activity of the Working Class Union, he testified, dated from the passage of the selective draft act and leaders seemed well supplied with money and presented comprehensive plans for resisting the draft. "Rube" Munson, who is in federal jail at Musk ogee, was the State or? ganizer of the Working Class Union, with headquarters at Sallisaw, Holmes testified. The arrest of Munson on May 31 severed the connection with Chicago headquarters, Holmes said, but recruiting of the organization was continued on the promise of new Ger? man connections. Tho organization was said to have been effectually broken up in August with '.he arrest of approximately 500 allegeu draft resisters in Central Ok? lahoma, 300 of whom are still confined in jails and penitentiaries. After the attempted suicide early to? day of J. C. Herrod, an elderly man, ?summoned as a government witness, some of the other witnesses seemed stricken with fear. Scott Mitchell, a witness, in evi? dent fear of the oath of the organiza? tion, repudiated testimony he had given before a Ui iled States commis? sioner in Oklahoma City. He was ar? rested on a bench warrant charging him with perjury. Under the oath of the organization, revelations of its operations are said to be punishable by death. MORE SENSATIONAL FACTS. State Deimrtment Has Information Fuly as Startling as Any Yet Pub? lished. Washington. Sept. 24.?While there is no indication as to what will be the state department's next disclosure of ! German intrigue, it is known that in I formation as sensational as any yet published is in the hands of the gov? ernment. CHARITY LEAGUE APPEAL. Children Very Much in Need of I Clothes. The Charity League makes a special appeal for clothing for children. The compulsory school law re? quires the attendance of children be? tween 8 and 14 years of age, and the parents have not sufficient clothes to obey the law. All kinds of garments are needed but especially for boys 8 to 10 and girls 12 years old. These chilly morn? ings make th^little fellows shiver in their half 10Vm garments. Mothers, wlmn getting out your winter clothes, please think of these unfortunate children. Notify Mrs. .1. M. Chandler, Liberty street, am' the bundles will be called for at once. KING MURDER MYSTERY. Gastoa R. Means Asked for Change of Venue. Concord, Sept. 24.?(laston R. Means asked that bis preliminary hearing on the charge of murder In connection with the death of Mrs. Maud King be held before another magistrate when the trial began. Cnder the law the request must be granted. The hearing was begun before Mag? istrate C. A. Pitta. Means ha* eight lawyers. Dr. William Burmehtter, coroner's physician, of Chicago, testi? fied thai the shot thai killed Mrs King could not have been llred by he. own hand. RUSSIANS ATTACK GERMANS. BATTLE RENEWED ON THE RI? GA FRONT WITH SUCCESS. The Flanders Front hi Comparatively Quiet Tod* y?Germans Making No Counter Attacks?Violent Artillery Duels at Verden. Although ihey retired Saturday un? der German pressure at Jacobstadt the Russians took the offensive on the Riga front yesterday and after a vio? lent struggle occupied a German po? sition in Sulzmei sector, Petrograd re? ports. London statements do not mention that the Germans are making further efforts to regain the ground lost Thursday in the Britksh offensive. Gen. Haig reports artillery activity on both sides of the Scarpe river on the Anas front. Paris reports a violent artillery duel on the Verdun front. Berlin announced the capture of rich stores of flour and wheat when they took JacobsadL The statement says the British did not attack yester? day on the F. anders front. EIGHT CENT SUGAR. Agreement Entered Into by Big Pro? ducers Lea res Dealers a Safe Mar? gin of Profit. Washington, Sept. 20.?Beet sugar 1 producers in conference with the food administration today reached a unani j mous agreement under which the stable retail price of sugar will be about eight cents a pound. They will sell to who'esilers at Eastern refining basis, and the retail price, it was stated, would normally be not more than three-quarters of a cent higher. At the same time the food adminis? tration announced that an internatioi al committee of five had been ar? ranged for tho purchase and distribu? tion of the vast quantities of sugar needed by th> United States and al? lied countries. George M. Rolph, head of the food administration's sugar division; Earl D. Babst, president of the American Sugar Refining: Company, and William A. Jamison of Arbuckle Brothers are the American members of the com? mittee. The allied nations are repre? sented by Sir Joseph White-Todd and Jumes V. Drake, Sr., British sugar men. Inclusion of the big Cuban cans sugar producing interests in the allied distributing scheme will be discussed with the food administration tomor? row by the Cuban minister, Dr. Man? uel de Cespedes, and two Cuban su? gar growers, Jose Miguel Tarafa and Jose Ignacio Iezama. Cuba's partici? pation in the plan is expected. American cane sugar representa? tives, it is believed, will take action similar to that of the beet sugar men within a week. The new sugar price will become ?af? fective in the West October 1 when the 1917 crop reaches the refineries, and in the East about two weeks later. The present price of beet sugar to wholesalers is about 8.4 cents a pound. LA FOLLETTE MAY BE ARRESTED Reported to Rave Made Disloyal Statements, Which Arouse Govern? or of Minnesota. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 21.?Governor Burnquist announced tonight that If an official isvestigation of the alleged disloyal statements made by Senator La Follette at the closing session of the Non-Partisan League High Cost of Living Conference here last night re? vealed that his remark! were sedit? ious the Minnesota public safety com? mission, of which the governor is chairman, will ask for the senator's arrest. During his speech h^re last night Senator La Follette was quoted as having said that he was "opposed to war. thought (Jormany rather rough with the technical rights of American citizens, but that he did not think the exercise of these technical rights in traveling on belligerent merchantmen laden with munitions was worth go!ng to war about." Cries of "Yellow:" came from the audience. When quiet was restored the senator continued: '1 believe that the American muni? tion makers encouraged Americans to ride on such ships to give them semb? lance of protection. 1 was not in favor of beginning this war. We had no grievance. The German govern? ment had interfered with our rights to travel on the high seas?as pas? sengers on munition ships - of Great Britain. Oa these grievances which were laelgatfleant, considering the rights and ceaaequeacea involved, wo went to war."