Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MNM! RKVOM'TIONCOALI? TION NOW PROPOSFD. Peace to Be Object?Telephone Mes mmcv Declare* that Kerciudty tin fUtreaietl to Mouth, Pursued by Rehr hi. - Copenhagen. Nov. If,?A Heising for* dispatch to the Pobtiken says that the military committee last sight received the following by tele? phone: ? When ths revolutionary troops conquered Oatchina. Kerensky with S.SOf to 6,009 men retreated to the south. An order was given to cut off hto retreat and port of the North? ern army was dispatched to attacX htm In the roar. "The people seem to have lost con? fidence la Lenlne and Trotsky. It is intended to form a social revolution? ary coalition government with repre? sentatives of all parties except the well to do. The nrst tsak of the new government waa to make peace with the eaemy.'* HOT IN PETROGRAD. Rasens? Hays Kerenaky Has Not En tered dty. Stockholm. Nov. 16.?A Russian Who arrived at Haparanda from Pe trograd Wednesday says that Ke re.naky*s troops had not entered Pe? trograd Monday and he did not be? lieve they would enter as the gam eon, numbering 50,000 remaned faith tul to the Maximalists. Tha cause of Kereneky'a unpopularity, according to this Russian, was his opposition to peace and he further declared that if the Maximalists could have made peace they would be masters every? where. Telegraph communication with Pe? trograd ki etlll completely suspend? ed- Ths only news cf the evenrs there has been brought by travelers through Finland or transmitted by telsphone. according to what is apparently fbe latest telephone report from Fin ? tend all was quiet In Petrograd lust aright. TO SEARCH FOR OIL. fhh) English Government Advised by 1 American Geologists to Explore for * 'OB. London, Oct. 11. (Correpsondence) ?It was announced in the house of dsansamons thli week that "certuin emi? nent American geologists, who have corns from the United States to ad vies the government, bold that it is well worth while to spend a consider? able turn of money In exploring the passible petroleum deposits of Great Britain The speaker, a spokesman for the Beard oT Trade, added: "It Is Im? possible to exaggerate the import ante of finding oil in this country. We cannot yet say that It Is here, hut it la certainly worth looking for. Oil Is alrnoat more Important at this mo? ment than anything else. You may have men. munitions, and money, but g? you have no oil, you are without the greatest motive power we are using, and the reet will be of litt), value POPE APPEALS TO HUNS. Invaders of Italy Asked to Respect International Law. Rome, Nov. IS.?The Pope has ask? ed the Central Powers to Instruct their military authorities operating west of the laonoz to follow the rules 'tt international law respecting the it*eg and properly of civilians, and the protection of women, children, clergy, hospitals and churches. ITALIANS HOLD LINKS. All German Attacks Repulsed Yester? day. ? ' I By Associated Press.) s. Rome. Nov. I.?All along the mountain front at Asiago and on the P4ave river, the attacks of the Austro Oerman fortes have been repulsed. All positions uttacked yetterday re? mained In the hands of the Italians. It is officially announced. THREE KINGS TO Ml IT. ('ocsfereceoe of Svandlnavla to Be Held Next Week. Copenhagen, Nov. If,?The kings of Denmark and Sweden, it Is an noUDced, will visit King Huakon or Norway on November llth, They will be accompanied by the premiers ami foreign mlnlaters. ACCIDENT IN SCHOOL. Hosier Explosion Destroys Ashevillc School Ilulkllng. Ashevill*. Nov. 0.?A fire believed to have been caused by the explosion of a boiler in the basement destroyed one of the largest negro schools In the dty. Several pupils were seriously burned. One report states that ne\ gf al puplia lost their lives. COURT SUSTAINS BOARD. ACTION AGAINST STATE BOARD Ol' KIM'CATION DISMISSED. By I nunlmous D10MM Supremo Court Denied Petition In Text Book Case. Columbia. Nov. 1?!.?The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision of the Justices wlio heard the case, denied the petition of James It. Addy, suing; for his own benefit and that of others against the State board of education, asking that they be enjoined from ? hanging the books as recently order? ed by the State hoard. The opinion was written by Judge Watts. The Justice says: "The Intention of the legislature is plain that the State hoard of educa? tion have the fundamental and Inher? ent right and will use discretion in prescribing the courses of study, in adopting text books, and generally in promoting the education of the citi? zens of the State and the interests of the public schools, either in prescrib? ing additional courses which require the ado pi ion and purchase of new hooks; provided that under the act of 1014 they ure forbidden making a change of more than 50 per cent, of the exchangeable books, and 60 per cent, of ti e exchangeable books are to be retain*d by them, so that the val? ue is unimpaired and the scholar has the right to exchange it for any other book nee led in the school from the list of books prescribed by the State board of education, paying the differ? ence between the book exchanged and the book received, as provided for un? der the terms of the contract made between the State begird of educa? tion and the publishers under the law. . . . "The intent was to fix and pre? serve the value of the book purchas? ed, so that it could be used if taught in the school, or exchanged for any book if found desirable, convenient or necessary. The difference in the val? ue of the books exchanged being ad? justed as provided for by the con? tracts between the State board of ed? ucation and the publishers. It was never the intention that the board of educalon could not Increase the num? ber of courses and studies in the schools as necessitated by the de? mands of a modern world advance? ment, civilisation and public policy, and for half of a decade to each 50 per cent, of the books adopted ac? tually. But the Intent was to preserve the value of 50 per cent, of the books purchased so, if necessary, to use or exchange a credit allowed for what had been paid for the book when of? fered for another book of the lie? prescribed and adopted by the State Hoard. The intent being that 50 per cent, of the books adopted over five years was to retain their value and not be discarded and rendered value? less. "The injunction, therefore, is re? fused and the petition dismissed." C. L. Blease and U D. Melton were attorneys for the petitioner, and Oeorge B. Cromer and J. J. McSwam were attorneys for the State board of education. MOONSHINER'S Ol'TFIT IN PICK EN S. Officers Destroy Modern Distilling Plant and |||tf Amount of Mash? Two Men Arrested. Easley. Nov. 15.?Probably the largest distilling plant discovered in Pickens county in ten years was de? stroyed yesterday morning by J. T. McKinney and B. B. Laboon, rural policemen. Twenty-five hundred gal? lons of beer and a modern steamer distiller were destroyed and two men. Dover Hinkle and Will Alberson, were arrested. The plant was located on i'eowec River just below the Junction of Whitewater and Toxaway Rivers and vas In full operation when discover? ed. Tho quantity of mash destroyed was enough to have turned out at least 100 gallons of whiskey. The plant was being run day and night as coca-cola bottles full of kerosene oil and fitted with large rope for wicks were fo ind around the plant. The men were brought to Pickens-, but were later released on bond. Th" penalty for this offense is rather heavy now, owing to the new law which pro? hibits the manufacture of foodstuffs into alcoholic beverages. Illirnsil STEAMED MIMING. Kansas City Ha* Not Been Heard of Since September 5tli. Washington. Nov. ?).?The British stOamOf Kansas City SI believed to have been lost at sea. Nothing has hern lie,ud of her since she separat? ed from the convoy in a storm on Bcptcmbor 5th. Earthquake shook Reported, Washington. Nov. If..?A pro? aonnced earthquake, estimated lo be central live thousand miles from Wellington, occurred during th night beginning at HI .'111 and con tinning until II.U this morning. DAVGHTER8 or AMERICAN REV? OLUTION END SESSION. Mrs. E. W. Duvnll Elected Regent of Organization?Supplies for Men in Country*" Navy. Camden, Nov. 15.?The annual meeting of the South Carolina Daugh? ters of the American Revolution came to a close here today with a brilliant reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Savage. Two invitations were extended to the conference for *next year, one from Laurens- and the other from Cheraw. The conference voted In favor of Cheraw and it will meet in 191S with Old Cheraws Chapter. The election of State officers came in the afternoon and resulted as fol? lows: State regent, Mrs. E. W. Du vail of Cheraw; State vice regent, Mrs. John T. Sloan of Columbia; recording secretary, Ml3s Edith DeLormc of Sumter; corresponding secretary, Mrs Strother of Ridge Spring; treasurer, Mrs. M. T. Turner of Johnston; reg? istrar, Miss Webber of Charleston; historian, Mrs. L. J. Hames of Union: genealogist, Mrs. W, J. Wilson of Spartanburg. ? At the session this morning, which met at 9.30 o'clock, the report on Revolutionary relics for Memorial Continental Hall was given by Mrs. Hal P. Duvall, the report on preser? vation of historic spots by Mrs. J. T. Sloan and on national old, trails by Mrs. Sanders of Sumter. Mrs. H. S. Garrison stated In her report on real Daughters that there Is only one now living in South Carolina. Mrs. Over ton made the report for the George? town School and Mrs. Herman Ka mlnskl made a plea for that work. Two hundred dollars was raised for the purpose. In the absence of Miss Kate I-.il lie Blue, there was no report on publicity. "Carolina" was sung by Mrs. la T. Mills. The music as render? ed by Mrs. Lockwood of Charleston was much appreciated and the con? ference voted No. 12 as their choice but this does not affect the music now used In singing the State song. Mrs. Duvall made a splendid talk and an urgent plea for necessary ar? ticles for the navy. Mrs. William Qu? erum, wife of Lieutenant Command? er Ancrum, now in London, told of the needs of the men in the navy as she knew them and the State regent urged each chapter to send to her by December 15 next the following ar? ticles: Six knitted helmets, eight pairs of mittens, four mufflers, three sweaters, four pairs of wristlets, 12 pairs of socks. These are to be made of any dark color of wool. Each re? gent was asked to notify the State regent whether her chapter can be depended upon for these articles and if not, just what the chapter can fur? nish. The conference paused each day at 12 o'clock and stood in silent prayer for the nation and for the allies. At 1 o'clock this afternoon a two course luncheon was served in the parlors of the Hobkirk Inn; the Camden Civic League being hostess. Booklets de? scribing "Beautiful Camden" were j given as favors. USE SAILING VESSELS. Thomas A. Edison Suggests That Shipping Hoard Can Readily Add One Million Tons. Washington. Nov. 15.?Conversion of more than 1,000,000 tons of Amer? ican sailing vessels into steamships was proposed to the shipping board today by Thomas A. Edison. The in? ventor's suggestion will be made the aubject of a thorough Investigation. Because of the peculiar construc? tion of sailing ships It would be necessary, Mr. Edison said, to equip them with twin screws. American sailing vessels are not now permitted to enter the war zone, as they are easy "submarine targets. There are under American registry more than 5,000 sailing vessels of considerably more than 1.000,000 tonnage. The govern? ment also will have under its control soon some 400.000 tons of sailing ship* turned over by the French govern? ment. Henry Ford's automobile plant at Detroit, now largely engaged In man? ufacturing airplane cylinders, is about to begin ulso the production of ship Uttings. SCANT NEWS FROM RUSSIA. Reports from Amitasador Containing Nothing New. Washington, Nov. 16.?Dispatches ftotn Ambassador Francis at Petro? grad, dated Nm einher 12, arlved to? day, but contained nothing trot al rtady reported in the news cables. In fact his message descrihed the sit? uation as presented In the news dis? patches on that date when lighting progressed in Petrograd. Honolulu. Nov. 10.? The value of the estate left hy the late queen Will not exc. ed two hundred thousand doL Igra, one of the executors of her will said today. Her jewels are appraised gl tsn thousand dollara mm ? RAILROAD WAR BOARD MAKMs RECOMM EX DATION. i ivo Hundred Commodities will be Placed Under Ran if suggested Course Prevuils. Washington, Nov. 15.?Dental of railroad transportation to more than 500 commodities classed as non-essen? tial was recommended to tho govern? ment today by the railroad war board. At the same time the board put out a statement declaring the country's railroads at the present rate of Increase in traffic would be unable to meet demands this winter. The commodities included In the recommendation were not made pub? lic. "Both the pur 11c and the manage? ment of the roads must courageous? ly face the fact," said the statement written by Fairfax Harrison, chair? man of the board, "that under the trying conditions which will develop this winter it probably will become impossible for the carriers to handle all the traffic which the public can offer. "The course of developments is forcing those responsible for the rail? ways' operation to anticipate that probably they will become unablef to provide transportation for all classes of commodities which they have been moving. The list of commodities classes as non-essential was made up by a com? mittee of railway traffic officers, and contained 450 commodities whose transportation, it is declared, could be dispensed with without any great in? convenience to the public, and 75 which it is held the public could dis? pense with but not without incon? venience. The inability of the roads to move what will be offered them is due, the statement points out, entirely to a tremendous increase in the volume of freight and passenger traffic. "Statistics Just made available," 1 says the statement, "shows that in the months of April-August, inclusive, the first five months of the war, our railroads handled 16 per cent, more freight traffic than in the same months of 1916. The traffic handled in these five months was 50 per cent, greater than moved in the same months of 1915, and exceeded the to? tal traffic moved in .any year prior to 1914. "Perhaps the most remarkable fig? ures are those regarding the move? ment of coal. In the six months from May to October there were moved 150,0(10 more carloads of anthracite than in the same months Of 1916, an Increase of 18 per cent., and 751,000 more cars of bituminous {and lignite, also an 18 per cent, in? crease. A total of 116,000 carloads- of freight had to be moved to the Nat? ional Army and National Guard camps. "The railwfays still are moving a total freight traffic surpassing any ever before known and it should be borne in mind that they are doing so with a Inn. st no greater facilities than they had two years ago. "The railways this year have had to handle the largest passenger busi? ness ever known. In addition they transported between August and No? vember 12, 1,200,000 troops, involv? ing the use of 2,750 special trains." If the non-essential commodities are eliminated, says- the statement, the railroads without doubt can move all commodities required by the gov? ernment for war purposes and by the , people for sustenance. P-BOAT STILL DANGEROUS. American Naval Experts Do Not Be? lieve Submarine Campaign Has Collapsed. Washington, Nov. lo!?American naval experts, it was made plain don't agree with the view that the lull In submarine activities indicates the col? lapse of the u-boat campaign, or that the anti-submarine measures have proved wholly effective. They agree that progress is being made, but pre? fer to postpone Judgment as to wheth? er the submarine has been eliminat? ed as a factor until it has been more thoroughly tested. AMERICANS IN FIGHT. Rattle With Germans In No Man's Land. With American Army in France. Thursday, Nov. 15.?There have been further encounters betwen American patrols and Germans in No Man's Land. There were a number of clachee last night, hut no American casualties. The American artillery shelled and silenced German machine guns which occupied shell craters. London, Nov. 16.?The independ? ent Socialist group in the German reichsten; has requested an immediate session of the relchstag be convok? ed to dleCUCe the peace offer of Nikolai LonlhC, the leader of the Russian Boiabevlkl, the Amsterdam corre? spondent of the Central News cables HAIES 100 LOW. COMPANIES APPLY FOR [ff. CREASE IN RATES. Bay They Are Losing Money?Adams. American, Wells-Pargo mid Somb? orn Complain to Interstate Com. j meree Commission. Washington. Nov. IS.?Expres Companies today applied to the inter? state commerce commission for an in? crease of 10 per cent, in their rates. The Adams, American, Southern and Wells-Fargo companies, making the application in behalf of them? selves and other express companies, set forth that they bad suffered a net loss of $39,841 as the result of in? creases in operating expenses and taxes during the first six months of this year. The express companies assert that they are carrying on greatly increas? ed business "under the most trying conditions" and that their facilities are taxed far beyond their normal ca? pacity. It is increasingly difficult their application says, to obtain nec essary labor and because of the in creasing demand for express anc baggage cars for movement cf troopi and military supplies. It has been im po.vsihle to obtain adequate equip ment. Frequent and substantial advance in wages, particularly to employee receiving lower rates of pay, are sah to have been necessary to retain thi employees and it has been necessar: to hire large numbers of new men t< nil the places of those drafted int< the army. Present rates, the companies de Clare, "are Insufficient for service un der existing conditions. They add tha they are "not only unable to earn : reasonable profit or any return fo their services to the public but ar< doing business at an actual loss." In support of this contention fig ures are cited to show that operatin, expenses and taxes of the four prin cipal companies for the six month ending June 30. 1917, were $99.653, 848 and receipts were $99,613.999 The deficit for July was estimated a more than $250,000. Adams Pays Dividend. New York, Nov. 15.?The Adam: Express Company today declared i dividend of $1 a share from accumu lated surplus, payable December 1 This compares with a dividend c I $1.50 declared three months ago. U. D. C. CONVENTION. Charleston Woman Elected Proslden General. Chattanooga, Nov. 15.?Mrs. Jose phus Daniels, wife of the secretary ol the navy, and Mrs. Charles B. Bryan of Memphis, daughter of Admiral Raphael Semmes, Confederate hero refused to allow their names to go be? fore the annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy for president general this morning and Miss Mary B. Poppenheim of Charles? ton, S. C., was unanimously elected to the Office. The fact that there was no conest was generally considered to he unusual. Mrs. Bryan In withdraw? ing her own name rominated Mrs. Daniels. ' It is a little more than I can bear," mid Mrs. Daniels in declining the honor. "May I ask you to bear in mind how much I love you, how wil? ling I am to serve you In any ca? pacity, but I must ask you to with? draw my name." Miss Poppenheim was nominated by Mrs. Robert D. Wright of South Caro? lina and seconds were made by sev? eral members from the floor. Tonight's session of the convention was confined to what Is officially des? ignated ' historical evening" and the program was interspersed with ad? dresses, readings and music, with Mrs. Grace Newbill, historian gener? al, presiding. The reading of "Two Flags." by Mrs. Josephus Daniels, was one of the numbers on the program. Presentation of medals and banners and singing of "The Star Spangled Fanner" concluded the session. This afternoon a trip was made tc Chicltamauga Park, where a review of the United States troops was wit? nessed. Miss Poppenheim, the newly elected president general, is- a graduate 6C Vassar. She was horn in Charleston, her forbears having come to that Stat? from Irelar.d and Bavaria, prior to the American Revolution. Her fath? er, C. P. Poppenheim, was sergeant. Company A, Hampton Legion, Hood's Brigade, Longstreet's Corps, and went to Virginia May 30, 1861, at the first call for troops. Election of other officers is sched? uled for tomorrow morning. Ht111 Advancing and Still Taking Towns Berlin. Nov. 16.?Cismons, o.-i the northern Italian front, has been cap Lured, the war office announces. Near the Adriatic on the western bank of the Plave. the Hungarian troops have advanced and captured a thousand Italians. NO jjl STRIKE. REUSE T< CALL A GENERAL STRIKE. Adlon In Kansas City Is Tacit Accept? ance or Much Disclosed Penalty Clause. Kansas City, Nov. 15.?By a rising vote representatives of coal miners of the three Southwestern districts, In convention here, defeated a reso? lution Instructing the presidents of the districts to call a general atrike ;f the Southwestern Coal Operators' Association refused to accept the so eallad Kansrs City agreement, which did not cot,tain the penalty clause. The vote SfM 143 to 126. On roll c all the resolution was- de? feated, 188 o 166. The convention adopted a resolu? tion instrutting the officers of the three districts to confer with officials of the opetators association and ob? tain the best possible penalty clause. The action rescinds that taken last night when the delegates rejected the penalty clause. The convention adjourned subject 1 to the call of the chairman, Alexan f?|der Howat, chairman of the Kansas City district. It was explained that negotiations are where they were prior to drawing up of the socalled s Kansas Cily agreement, which con s tallied a clause abolishing the auto i matic penalty clause demanded by p Fuel Admiiistrator Garfleld. By their v action tonight, it was stated, the 3 miners have tactily accepted the pen l> alty clause. WEALTH FROM THE SEA. C-Boat Ravages Make Oppori unity for Irish IT slier men. Base American Flotillas in British Waters, October 31 (Correspondence of the Associated Press)?Irish fish? ermen along the coasts where the u? boats operate, have made some re? markable catches during the past year. The story of the fisherman who found a s:>,000 box of diamonds from the Lusitai ia in his* nets one day, and whose honesty in returning theai to their rightful owners was rewarded by a check for $ 1,000, is well known. There is e.vother fisherman who came home fron, a fishing expedition with a> fine new American automobile lashed to the deck of his little trawl? er. There are hundreds of fisher? men who have made modest for? tunes out of salvage of one kind or another. Wheat, flour and cTJaTsaT vage are all profitable business hi the coaat owns nowadays. The story of the man who came home from the sea with a brand new automobil?, is a household favorite in the Irish ports. Accompanied by his son he was mackerel fishing when he was aroused by the report of an ex? plosion. On the horizon a cargo steamer from America was Fettling by the stern. It had been torpedoed. The fisherrr an headed for it and soon met the ca . tain and crew in two open boats. "She's loaded with American automobile;., you might get one before she goes under," said the skipper jokingly as he and his shipmatea passed on toward shore. The torpedoed ship was still welt above water when the fisherman came alongside. He at once sent his son on board to look around. The latter found the aold full of automobiles. "Run one out through this gangway," directed the father. With the aid of some tackh the machine was dropped into the fishing vessel. A few mo? ments later as the trawler steamed away the ship disappeared. Tits fisherman with an automobile la now the envy of his village. Many toi ,)edoed vessels manage to reach shoi >k where they are usually pounded to pieces on the rocks. Bpt before the cargo is lost forever peo? ple come Irom miles around to sal? vage it. Anything that will float is used and everyone helps himself. Men, women and children attack car? go and shi;>, removing brass fittings and anything else of value. Flour and canned meats, fruits and vege? tables form the larger portion of the salvaged articles. One village has had the good for? tune to have a couple of foodships bring up on its very doorstep. Most of the ships of course go down at sea. But this does not dishearten the alert f-hermen who have been known to 'ransfer several hundred s;icks of the best American flour from a vessel w) lie it is sinking many miles from land. If the explosion tears a big nough hole in the victim much of th ? cargo will become loos? ened and v ish ashore where it is quickly Spied by the watchful eyes of the natives. Salvage companies also are very ac? tive and are making huge profits. Some have transferred their whole staffs to this coast. Their agents can bid on a wheat cargo without seeing it and can tell just how far Into a sack of flour the water will have pen? etrated In a given period. lx>rd Bras?ev. m 50 years, has sail? ed 332 000 nile* in different yachts.