Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TWF ftTMTFR \S ATCHM AN. W^b Oop soli da ted Aujt. &, 1 ejgssaassse?? 1 * tkW 1; CTMlit FOI I OXM HS Ol kl HI \MtY l>F II VI I ?> IN iTMFT IIXTTI.F.S l\ pFTKOf. i:\ir. F?\ tlOl.sllFA IKI. Opposing *kle* Issue- l'm? humaiiou Calling: I'non # People to Ranjppoti Tre in. Petrograd, Nov. 1J ?IN 11 : i l Mill In the hands of the P.olshevlkl aflar desperate street battl ?s Sun? day, la winch a handful of mltttan radeta were exterminated or cap tared by members of |h? Bolohe? vtkl. upon whom they Inflict >l eon skiernble losses. The committee of public safet) agents have gone to Qatchlna t< try to arrange a compron Isc be tween the Kersnsky forces end th?. Potehevtki. Petrograd. Xov 11 - The niilttnr> radeta or "Junkers," encouraged b> the reports! proximity to the capita! of tbs forces of Premier Kersnsky. made on Ineffectual attempt to re? gain control of the city, Th I r< suit? ed la almost conatant street righting In vurloue quarters. i ' In the morning the oadeti surprised the small group of Holshe viki at thr central Telephone Ex? change, and backed by armoroo motor care, forced tho Bolshevlkl to sur? render Until nearly dark th 3 Grand Morakala was the scene of ,1 battle between P.olshi vlki troops and cadetf Vo the number of about loo. who wer? firing from windows and supj uted b> a machine gun In the armored car In tats street In front of the building, The cadets surrendered when 1 hey hntl ekhau.-ried their ammunition. * Oa the Xevvky Prospect cadets, with n rinored ear also tried to make a stand and .Ipitated another bat? tle, in which moat of them were kill? ed or made prisoners. The cadets wars apparently the same us thos> whe vrsre defending the Winter Pal? ace Wednesday nl,;ht and wao were permitted their liberty by the Bolshe vlkl troops after the aurrender of tin palace. In spite of sporadic firing oTUWde filled the Nevsky Prospect, rushing to cover when It beca-ne nec? essary, hut otherwise going about a though nothing unusual were hap? pening. All the streets leading into the Iforekaia in the vicinity of the telephone station contained crowds of curious personn who tied at every outburst of shooting, but reti rned to their pouts of observation when lulls occurred. It la believed there were ISO) victims of the fighting In the Moroksls. From th* windows of th" Associat? ed Press beadquartera, situate] a hal block distant, an oJBOOf WOO to fsii tn the gl rest, apparently dead An onlooker biding In a do- r .vay u 1 struck by a glancing bullet and wounded tn the arm. The ambulance were kept busy. Nsw proclamations, both by tin ' Holsbevlkl and the adherents of Ke renaky appeared at inter\al* tbroush out the day. Th??\ called on the peo? ple and the troops to suppor this o that side and attru? ?cd SrOJWdS wie ie ver pnatgd It k rOfJOrtod that on. >f tbf proclnmat ion* hikiic?! b\ Ke rensky and dated <; it. bma. \s is drop ged from an airplane. l?FMAM>s <>\ HAII.FO\I>S. I Mip|o>, for Wiigc In? crease. Wanhlnstot Nov. 1 I .?Arrange? ments have been made by the chiefs ? f h four railroad brotherhoods to see President WHnon on November *2nd In connection with proposals fo i\npt? increases of conductors and bi 1 ? einen on all roads of this conn try. According to railroad manage ment the new demands amount t b n? r d and nine millions dollar rWartjr, pad are more serious than the ? mat hour demand of a y ar ago. President Wllnon has set the DJM < hlnery of the federal gover iment n motion to avert, if poaaible the threat of the larulvMis of the country* transportation. At the coming con ffrence he will appeal to the leado to defer any MtriiKgle until after th o.ntiy ?hall have passed the pern .' where the IrQOSJpUflatlOO mnmI mok an gg vital to the conduct of ttie war It waa dim loeed that he doesn't inlen to permit a tie-up, even if II u " 1 aary for the government to ggsjrat Um road*. Puenos Aires \ov 1:', The AffjOfl tine government has gosj| a torpedo bout .bMioyer to the Island Martir fie Keg to bring here Count Steg Lux burg the expelled flsrsaOjg ntgOBte< to Argentina He will be kept und? strict surveillance until be le. vch th* country. t?ftt? 'Sahod April, 1830. "Ho Joel l LS81. 81 AI STHo-<;i:nMAX DRIVE AP? iM Aiis TO RAVE REACHED CR F.ST. Diflicult to SM Mow (Viitrul Powers Will HOtOOWO Any Oreat neuem 11 Invasion is Stopped ut Present Line ?Little Food for Austria. ? Washington, Nov. is.?Th ^ Austro? German drtVS in Italy appears to hav hi il It! crest. This oninion is ex? pressed by officers here on the Iva ? of Information oarrloi In press rc porti that the lino of dofonte con? tinties to hold under repeated 01 alts. Evidence of the lino to which the Qerman high c raimand now pro > poses to put It! vi 'lory are watched for with great intere-d. In his weekly war review issued ic.ta. hoofOt rj Baker Indicated his opinion that the drive was primarily ? political RIOVOment This opinion is shared hy numerous American oftl I clals and in gome quarters it Is believ? ed a fourth peace offer is to be ox peett d, What form stub an offer migh i lie or the lernte thereof, eonld not !>?? foit aen Qf no otficial admitted having any advance information. It Was pointed out, however, that sine previous offer1; have met with so coll I reception In the allies' camps that some indirect offer is looked for which could be disclaimed in Beriin if it brought no result. Doubt Is otprosed hat Venice will fall to the invaders unless its evalu? ation is forced this week. Everj ''hour that the Ialian troops hold it present line is regarded as making I easier the task of stopping definitely the Toatonic rush. The fact that 1 the Italians have been gnOCeggfull) reorganized stands out to military ob servers is trIUIng proof of the high morale of the army and of the abil? ity of the off rers. . . . The spirit of the troops w II improve steadily with ? geh check administered to the <*?>?? An army gains confidence In Itself sjolckty end the addition of French ami British artillery and other fight ing units to UhO line will bring added courage. The same i baervsrs ft ? t > see that the AnetroofJ rman drive will havo seenred any rinportnnt military ob? jectives If it Is slopped win PO it is. A gf * SWl Op Of Italian territory has ?? ?? It contains little or nothing, honover, to ease the fodd eRnatlon in Austria. Fnless con vlnclng material evidences of Victoi .ire forthcoming, hOWOVOrf In the shape of food, or s lesnening of the. strain upon the Austrian army, it is believed Ihs sneonragement in Austritt win grove short lived, If anything the strain up an the A US trian lines has beeu Increased as re? sult of the drive. Tin m w line inns' !>?? h* Id at all costs in tie- fa OS of an Italian force that probably can i> brought to a total strength of 2,000. gee men when supplies and equip men! boeome available, it is not easy to hi'.' how :iny Austrian or (iertnan units could >o withdrawn without jeopardizing the whole Teutonic force Ones ths mass of honv; artillery and supplies, neeoaaary t<> the meinten? ance of sueli a force, have been mov id down to face Ihs Italiana ?< will i.? ImpoeslhU for safe withdrawal t > be made. MIST tl.\L FOR CREN8IIAW. rnlversliy of Virginia Incendiary I capes conviciioii. Charlotteevllle, Va . Nov, t ".. The jury in tin- case of Dahney Cren jshaw. IV, ehnrgOd with setting fire to the University of Virginia Ohomloal laboratory t<> hide ins theft of :, quant It) of platinum failed toagree and was dlachargOd, It stood live lor acquittal, ami seven for convio? tlo.l for a t< mi of Bve years in the penltontlnf]. t.l lt.MAXV'S POLITICAL OFFENSEN sc-rclnry of War linker falls Atten? tion to Great Task Ahead Of Alllc*. Washington, Nov. |fl The sffOCl of Qoraaeuy'i "political onTenasveo" against Cussia and Italy as a task ahead of the allies is recognised in hoe rotary Baker's weakly review of military operations. issued today 'I he close Inter-relation of events ot all fronts cannot too frequently be mphasized." he says PreSldlO, Teas. NOV II I mlitill" between Vila forces ami government 11 oops bogs o at t ijlnags e irly tin morning. No artillery but machine HUns were lived in the attack, Ainer lenn patrols are guarding Ihs tort mpoalte ojlnaga. i* is reported that alleis fell on the American aide of .be river. I knd Fear not?Bet all ttoe ends Thon Ali JMTER, S. C SATURD. GERMAN RAIDERS AMBUSHED. - PART REVENGE FOR RECENT SURPRISE, Teuton* Run W hen i iml on, Carry? ing Wounded with TMn?Extern Of DomOge Fnknown. y u/nplei el With Iho American Army in lyrance, N'ov. H (By the Associated Pi es<)< American infantrymen ex? acted a part revenge for a trench raid during a reeenl night by ambushing n large German patrol, bi No Man's Land, killing or wounding a number of the 1 nemy. The American patrol In which there ere : o:ne Frenchmen arranged tii ambuscade near the Qerman lines on 0 shell ruined farm. , After lying In the mud nearly all night tii" patience of the watchers u;:s rewarded bj the sight of'a large Qerman patrol, its number more that- double that of the Franco-Amer? icans. The Germans wero pormlt'.od tr" pars, when 111 A:., rt.-ans and I'Vccajtl on flu?Ir Hank opened a hot lire fro:;} hell ? ratt n ami ol her shelters whore they were secured, The Germtins wero-taken 04 iv 1; surpr.se and bolted carrying With them their nun who had been hit. The number of dead and wounclc 1 Germans Is uncertain but none ofthl men In ambush was hit by the bu - lets the Germans later sent In fro r, a distance, Th re were congratula lions all around when the Americans ami French reontered the r trenches During the last two nights the Ger? mans have continuously used ma? chine guns- In the direction of the 1] American line. Sniping is becoming more BOtlve on both sides. American Sharp shooters are working close to the Gorman lines, especially when the nights are < kar. The activity by enemy sni. ers thlU for bus resulted in one American cas? ualty, a non-commlsloned officer was hit in the bead and killed. BELGIAN FOREST DISAPPEAR Wholesale Destruction of Trees of All Kinds. Paris. Oct. 81 (Correspondence Thi Associated Press.)?It will be a tree i< ss Belgium to which the people o< that unfortunate country will return it its Invuders are not driven out lie lore they have completed their work of devastation. Factories have beet despoiled of their machinery, over) form of property has been requisition^ ? d, and now woods; forests and even individual trees are being cut down whole ale. The wooded heights of the Pel dan Ardennes, whioh used to protOOl the center of the country from east winds, are rapidly being denuded, the tall elms that lined the highroads and canals have been fell? ed, and walnut trees that adorned tin gardens o. the well-to-do In Bruseell have not been spared. In the early days of the occupa? tion, the Belgian state Forest De? partment was allowed to BUporvltH tin Work Of felling and see that it Was scientifically conducted, but after a few montho, the Germans took over the direction of the department and Ohaerved only one rule?to obtain the greateat amount of wood for military purposes In the shortest possible time. The Lelgiun government has oeen able to learn details of the worn done, stub as that a thousand acres have been cleared in the llertogen wald (Liege) and felling continues there, the llr plantation "Pays de Lucy," the finest in the country, has la en completely rased, and the mag? nificent forest of BolgneSi south of Prusels, is rapidly disappearing. Tin s? are only examples of dozens of simi? lar eases which are known and to this devastation must be added the con sumption of wood by the native pop ulatlon whioh for three years has bee unable to import any and has had to use quantities instead of coal, Berlous eonaetiuences from overj poi.it of llew, health, climatic, an?1 hydropgraphlc are expeoted from this widespread destruction of woods and forests, if it continues another year or two, IMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. (?en. Fcrahliig Bonds Revised List of Killed and Wounded. Washington, Nov. 15. The revised report from Gen. Pershing receiv od today on tin* German raid on American Item lies on November 2nd puts the killed At three, weiiudd eleven, and missing eleven. The list ? ? 1 killed Is unchanged First Lieut Will.am H. McLaughlin was added t > the wounded. ns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's * &.Y, NOVEMBER 17. 19 U-BOAT SINKING. ! GERMANS SINK ONLY ONE BIG BRITISH KillI?. Ia w Reo >rd for Wai?Total of Bis Vessels Lost Daring Week Estab? lishes New Minimum or Destruc? tion. tendon, Nov. l!. Only oao Brltts'n merchanl vessel of more than 1,600 tors was sunk i y mine or submarine last work, according to the w> ki\ Statement <>v shipping losses issued this evening, This la the low record since Germany began her submarine 1 campaign. j Tivo vessels Of less than 1,600 tons an?l one fishing boat were sunk during the week. The admiralty statement follows: ?'Arrivals 2,12."?; sailings l\':<>7. "British merchantmen over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine) one; under 1,600 tons, live. "Fishing vessels sunk, one, pre? viously. "Brttlrh merchant ships unsuccess? fully attacked, Including three prev :oits y, right. Mot since Germany began her In lenslfle.] submarine/campaign in Fob fruary has the total number of British merchantn en sank by mine or subma? rine been as small rs the above ad? miralty statement shows. The pre? vious low record was IL' merchant? men, eight of them os^a tonnage i ?XCCCS of l.'IOO tons and four of th< !e s than l.coo tone. The high .crest of the Wave of Brit Ith merchantmen sunk was during the Week of April 22 when 40 ship (of 1,000 tons and over and 15 of less tonnage were sunk?a total of .".r>. Th ? next high record was the following woe.; when 20 vessels of the large and 13 of the smaller category v.?a Sent to the bottom. French suffer Little. ? Par's, Nov. 14.?The los.s of th French shipping through mine or submarine for the week ending No? vember 11 was two vessels OVCT 1,600 ton i, one of which was actually same htfb previous week and no vessels un? der that tonnage. Italians Lose One. Koine. N'OV. I. Only one small sail ins veaiol of Italian nationality was lost during the week ended November !i. it was officially announced as the result of the operations of hostile s, marines. MACHINE GUNS IX BATTLE. Germans Place Greatest Reliance t'jM>n These Weapons, French Front Oct. a (Correspond once of The Associated Press) Ger? man appreciation of the value of th machine gun in modern battles was apparent at the very beginning ot hostilities in 1914 and the most re? cent developments in their infantry formations give testimony of ever extending reliance on this weapon foi the defense of the front line, Bach German infantry regiment will bs provided with no fewer than twenty-four of these weapons, whose manipulators are formed into a sep? arate company, and besides these each company i-; to be furnished with six light rapid lire ^uns. altogether making a formidable equipment. Tip is an enormous Increase over tin number provided at the beginning 0 tin- war. when each regiment of in fan try of the active army and its re serve possessed only six of these guns Besides the regimental machln guns, special companies have beeil formed with the title of "Maschinen gewehrsi hai ls* hut/ungabtellun g en.' These operate separately from tie battalions of Infantry in attacks. The) are ocmpoood of groups of six ma? chine guns each, and three of th?*s? groups as a rule work together. There are altogether over two hundred ot these groups and their number Is rapidly increasing. They came Amt into action during the battle of the Bom me and they were engaged also in the battles round Verdun. Ali the efforts of the Germans to lind an effective portable machin gun or automatic rifle such as that posse sod by the French and British troo] - appear to have been unsuc? cessful, and although such weapon* tiave been brought into action on BOV rai occasions they have qulcl(l) dls appeared. .IKMWs CONTINUE ADVANCE, ?erlin Announce- Movement South ii Italy From Mountain Front. Uerltn, Nov. 16.?German troops >n the mountain front of Italy an idvanclng 1<? south from Fonseaao md Felles, says today's official com nunlcatlon. ?d Tntl'i" THE TR?B 17. ENGLISH CABINET CRISIS. PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE FAC? ING FERIOUS SITUATION. Situation May Roentt Ifl Vote of Lack of Confidence Which Would Mian Resignation?Creation of Inter-Al? lied Committee and Paris SpOOCll Cause Storni London. Nov. 14.?Premier Lloyd George on his return fro n Iiis hur : ie : trip to <? m ult and hearten Great Pi tal.\'y. ally, Italy, finds himself face to face with the sharpest crisis of hie career aa prime minister. The crisis i: oni which may result poeslbly, In I I a- vou of want of conndencQ by par? liament which would be followed au? tomatically by his resignation. Net OCtfon taken by any British Sov? en:.ie.it since the la-ginning of the war haa caused such a maels* :om of criticism, speculation and symptoms of une: sin ess as the announcement of the formation of an International war council c imposed of cabinet ministers of Great Britain, France and Italy with a military committee represent? ing th three nations, whtCh latter is to be In constant session at .Versailles The questions being asked are [whether such a vital change hi neces? sary, whether it will bring effectual control of the campaign and particu? larly how far the new military will supersede or overlap the manage? ment of British operations by the general Staff of the army. During the past 2 \ hours the prc mler has had what in Europe is call? ed a "bad press." The comments on his action rang from violent attacks by The More kng Posl and The Globe to queetlon Ing and critical comment. Ti c Globe call? the premier a "dah i gerotta demagogue" and terms the new arrangement "this juggle with tho strategy of the war." i The discussion of the question it: paraamcnt will he the most intercst ng and important event of the yea' in that body. Much depends upon the l attitude of Mr. Asqulth and his fol? lower-.. Mr. As lUith has loyally sup? ported Premier Lloyd George's ad? ministration up to the present day al? though on two or three occasions h" bad the power in his hands to caus serious trouble for his successor if not to overthrow h m. Mr. Asqulth in? quired In the bouse of commons to-, day whether the premier was likely t> he in the house tomorrow 'and make a statement regarding the very se? rious matters touched upon In Iiis i peech In Pari--." Andrew Donar l*i\v, chancellor of the exchequer, replied that the pre? mier was certain to respond to such l suggestion. Mr. Asqulth rejoined tha* if the premier could make a Statement tomorrow so much the better. In the course Of the debate the whole question of the government of the country by the new and unpre? cedented machinery of a war cabinet consisting of live members,'with the other members of the cabinet, includ? ing the minister of foreign affairs, outside its deliberations, probably will be discussed. The fear that the new internation? al council will usurp ths position of the general stair and the direction of military affairs now in its hands is the crux of the presenl agitation. The Dally Telegraph, disagreeing v\ith the critics of the premier, de? clares that "what he said at Paris has given him new claims on the confi? dence ami lo alty of the country**' lb" newspaper denounces those wh ) t says arc attempting to bring down the government and declares the suc? rose of the attempt "would be s blow to the spirit of the alliance far WOrSC than any defeat, for it would mea i the collapse of all confidence In the intentions of Great Britain. . . ,*? The Telegraph expresses confidence dial the nation will support the pre mit r. who it says will know how to deal with the situation. POOD ADMINISTRATORS RESIGN. Two of Hoover's Associates Quit Be? cause Their Advice is Not followed. Washington. Nov. 15.?The resigna? tions of Glfford Pinchot and B. C. Lassatsr, the latter a Texas tattle i.i is r, have been accepted as mem? bers of the food administration organ? isation. They have been serving as oluntary aids of Chairman Hoover. Phelr realgntlons were due to dif? ferences with administration officials is to how the meat situation should >c handhti. Loth contended thai the ?acking Industry Should he taken ov ?r and operated by ihe government ml thai the cotton seed crop should m taken so that cotton seed meal ake could be sold to cuttle growers ,t low prices. i SOUTHRON, B??bMrtM* *???. VoLXLV. No. s7. great m mm i*RODronoM can not KQVAti i'm wd. Munitions factories Need Croat Quantity of Fuel?Fifty Million Tons Short. Washington, Nov. 14.?The 1917 , coal shortago is l>ut at 50,000,000 tons in eatlmatea ompleted today by the fuel administration. Although pro auction of bitum|nOUS aap anthracite together h:is jumped 50,000,000 tons, co isumptlon, ir i- declared, has in ctcaaed at leant 100,000,000 tons-. immeditac measures to meet the s'.uat'.on plntir.ed by Fuel Administra? tor Clarfiold include curtailment of hipmer.ts to Eton essential industries, priority orders designed to increase tho car BUDP y and a campaign for 1 onsen tion in manufacturing establishments and households. Provtous statements from the fuel adminlsti atl' had indicated the be liet that th ) increased producion might meet he enlarged demand. .Munitions plants, however, are said to be using fully 50 per cent, more ooal than they used a year ago. 'The fuel administration is deter? mined," said Dr. Garfleld today, "that war Industries, public utilities and do? mestic consumers shall be supplied. To this end the fuel administration expects the cooperation 0$ every coal user in the country. The fuel admin? istration will use all of its authority to prevent the waste of fuel and the unni 1 e saTy 1 SO oi* coal. Domestic liners will be urged to conserve their BU ppiism Win -ever the unnecessary use of coal In Industry threatens embarrass war Industry, the fuel administration will sec that the war needs are fill el. All activities which are unneces ry to the maintenance of the mil? itary or economic efficiency will have to give way by curtailment to the necessities of war and this must be accompl'shed without undue curtail mout of the tomdstio supply." Dr. Garfi< illustrated the Increne* I 1 and f< r <-<?il by pointing to the t equipments of the Dethlehem Steel Company which is. .^onsHlmlng tMs year 3.000.0C- tons more than it took in lit 16. Tin demands of the govern ment, Including the ?requirements or the fighting forces of the army and navy, jumped this year from 2,000,000 to S,ooO.oOO 1.0ns. Solution oi the car shortage prob? lem, officials believe, will do as much toward increasing the supply to meet the demand as will curtailment of industry. I t Ml ltv DENIED slander. President's Sec retary Is Not at Leav? en worth Prison. Washington, Nov. 13.?Newspaper offnes, the rovernment department and even the White House itself have been bombarded recently by queries from many sections of the country concerning preposterous stories about Secretary Tumulty. Usually the ques? tioner wants to know whether it is true that tin prcsiden's secretary has been sen to Fort Leavenworth as a s.?y. Now Tumulty is hearing from his frit nds on the s-ubject and tonight he authorized this statement at I the White House. "For several days friends have written, telegraphed and telephoned me from all parts of the country stating that rumors are being assid? uously spread alleging that I have sen imprisoned at Fort Leaven? worth. All sorts of fanciful tales are 1 eing passed from mouth to moutb by innocent persons who are the vie ims of a systematic and insidious propaganda > weaken confidence in Officials of the federal government. Officials Of tue department of jus Lice are inves; gating the origin of this conspiracy to determine who have L>een guilty of actually starting this falsehood." No one ha* been able to account Tor the Circulation Of these reports. Most of their, have come out of the Middle West ami apparently they liavc been spread from one end of he country to the other. M? RUSSIAN NEWS. Aar Department l>sucd Xo State incut Today. Washington, Nov. 15.? The govcrn uenl >tiii vithoui further official dvices from ? tuseis today. The last rere received Baturda) and dated November s wore far behind the aoers Ispatches at 1 aal time. London, Nov. IS.?-Word was again ?eelved from Petrograd by srlreleai ?day. No report fr? m arm) Wead uarters has boon issued.