The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 30, 1918, Image 1
TffK Ht'MTF ft WATCHMAN, K*tAb .
Ooe so lid a ted Aur. 2,1
GERMANY STILL OBSTINATE.
PRACK CAN BE MARK ON RAIS?
RR'H TKRMS ONLY.
Will Tmt Russxia ami Poland as Con?
quered l?r<?- lace*?Lrsdes the Point
as to Belgium and Refuse* Point
Blank to Dinruw Surrender of Al
eacv-I-orruiiio.
Berlin. Thu sday, Jan. 24.?Count
von Hart It nr. a ?UI resting tin' Keleh
stag committee said the evacuation of
Huaelsn territory In a question which
gggfeerns only Huh ... and the 'Vn
tral powers.
Commenting on '.he fourteen points
ha the program for world peace set l
forth by President Wilson, the chan?
cellor suid an agreement could be
reached without difficulty on the first
Tour volnn. Pegurding the tlfth h<
ssld some difficulties might be met
With He said that Germany had
aever demanded the incorpoiatlon
of Relgium by violence.
He also said that the Stute of Po?
land would be decided by Germany
and Austria.
Ho concluded by suying emphati?
cally that there could be no talk of
the cession of Alsace-Lorraine
Regarding points nine. ten. eleven,
Chancellor Hertha said Germany
must leave the answer in the first
place to Austria, but where German
Interests are concerned they must be
defended energetically. He conclud?
ed by saying that the concrete pro?
posals outlined by President Wilson
sod Premier Lloyd George are un
aatafaetory.
RKVof CTION IN UNLAND.
<>otbeeak Has Also Spread to 1'jimiti
Provinces.
Rtockhohn, Jan. SI.?The long
thieatened revolution In Finland is
proceeding In the eastern provinces.
u cording to meager reports reaching
Hspuranda und forwarded here.
h\*oA Healers Meet.
At s meeting of the wholesale and
retail dealers In food, of the city and
county of Bumter, held Friday, Jan?
uary 116th. the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved that we hereby pledge
ourselves to carry out the requests,
rules snd regulations of the National
Food Administration us such requests
snd rules now exist or rnuy hereafter
be promulgated.
Kesloved Further, That we pledge
ourselves to cooperute In the strict
enforcement of all requirements and
requests, end that we will report to
the State and County Food Admin?
istrators all violations that we hear of
*>r know of Introduced by Mr. Nelll
0*Donnell and seconded by Mr. R. H
Wttherapoon
It was decided by the meeting that
aa oragntzution for weekly interpreta?
tion and publication of food prices In
Humter la for the present at least,
quite unnecessary us ths local mer?
chants sre selling on the lowest nnd
most reasonable margins of profits,
and obeying the rules of the govern
roant.
Ths question of doing something to
systematise the d ?Iivery of grocers
was discussed, ami referred to anoth?
er meeting to be handled by the local
I 'all Dealers' Association.
Wlnuckv <? (ternary s?le.
Wisacky. Jan 14,?The largeat con
Stanment of Guernsey dairy cattle
sn en brought to the Stute of South
Carolina srrlved today, m ?b?rge of
David and J. Archie Hell, of Ken
This herd of nine br<
SpJ is a selection fron; a direct im?
portation from the Is-L nd of Guern?
sey, mads Bf QsM l lilts, of Roseo?
la s W n . and will be sold at auction
Mt the farm g4 Hebert M. Cooper. Jr .
Wisacky on January ;:'>th. The I*c
County Guernaey Breeders' Assoei.i
tlon have gone to a eOSUridei able ex
PSSMBI in seciii nix this lot of cuttle;
Snd have done so, so ae to give the
farmers and stock raisers of the
State a Sham " to ????< uie a pure breed
of dsiry cattle I^e County is the
largest dairy center of the State, an I
ths Guernsey center of the South
Chas. la Hill. Importer of the cuttle,
from wbi.b this herd was selected, is
an acknowledged American Judge of
Guernsey cuttle. On the Isle of
Guernsey there are located several ex?
pert judges of cattle who ship onl\
the bwst Slid BUrSSt <>T that island's
breeding, snd the principal American
Importer Is Chas. L Hill, of Wiscon?
sin
Col Ii L Perry, of Columbus. O..
?h# ? attle suctloneer. who conduct <
the largest aalee throughout th
eeuafery wtil have charge of this sale.
fckrd April, 1830.
"Be faat m>
881. 8TJ1
CONTINUE PEACE PARLEY.
AUSTRIA WILLING TO MAKE SKP
I AH ATI: PEACH WITH RUSSIA.
Chancellor ( /cnilii Thrown Out Sug?
gestion That III? Country Would
Welcome Chance to Discuss Peace
With the United t Sates.
London, Jan. 25.?Austria has de?
cided to continue peace negotiations
with Russia on the basis of no an?
nexation and no Indemnity, according
to a Vienna dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph, quoting Count Cscrnln's
address before the relchstag.
Count Czernln Is also quoted al
saying: "It Is obvious to me that
M exchange of views between Amer
letj and Austria-Hungary might form
the starting point for a conciliatory
dlscurslon among all the States which
have not yet eoterod peace negotla-1
tlons.
Commending the fourteen points in
President Wilson's war alms address,
Chancellor Czernln Is quoted as stat?
ing that Auf/trla-Hungary and Amer?
ica are virtually In agreement regard?
ing the great principle for new ar?
rangements after the war, but said
that Austria-Hungary would support
Germany.
?EPARATE PKACE PROPOSED.
Austria Playing With Russian Anar?
chism?Refuse to Grant Important
Conditions.
London. Jnn. 26.? A dispatch fmrn
Petrograd says that Austria has de?
clared her rendinesM to conclude n
separate peace without Germany, ac
ceptlng the Russian Democratic pro?
gram, with the exception of the self
determination of nations.
PACKERS ON HOCK, i
Heney Has Proof of Unlawful Ac?
tivities.
Washington. Jan. 2?. ? The bir
packing interest* were charged. today
by Francis J. Heney, special counsel
of the federal trade commission's in
vostigution, with having attempted tc
bring influence to bear on the presl
dent to have the Investigation stop
ped. Mr. Heney told the commis?
sion he would later show that a Joint
telegram gellt *o the president re
?OnUy by ;t number of Detroit bank
ers. protesting against the investiga?
tion as it was disturbing economic
< ondtttons. to have been Inspired by
ithe packers.
ACTS AS CONQUEROR.
English View of Speeches of Germni:
and Austrian Chancellors.
London, Jan. 26.?The view enter?
tained by a majority of the morning
papers hero of the speeches- of Chan?
cellors Czernin and Hertllng Is that
Germany regards herself as the con?
queror, that she is determined upon a
camimlgn of aggression, und is pre?
pared to listen to no peace terms ex?
cept her own. Therefore the war must
go on.
It is admitt.d that Dr. Czernln's
tone was more conciliatory, but this
is attributed largely to the Internal
conditions of Austro-llungary.
NORTH DAKOTA RATIFIES.
Prohibition Amendment Adopted b>
Auotlter State.
Hismarvk, North Dakota. Jan. 26.?
The senate wRh only two dissenting
OtOl last night concurred in the]
house resolution ratifying the feder I
al prohibition amendment.
iti vsi \\s still WANT PEACE.I
Negotiation* With Germany to lie
Continued.
' '"penliagen. Jan L's\ -The national
Ruaalag congnss, composed of work-|<
men * and OOldlera1 deputies, has an |<
thunz.-d Trotsky to continue the j
Brest iato\Hk negotiations, a retro-ji
I' i dlspatrl i e ports 1
TTaehaegiiiii, Ian, It. The United I
Males Supreme Court today set aside i
f?deral court doc roes denying the l
right mi the supreme lodge Knights of I
Pythias to Increase its asssssnionts on \
Insurance <>i ihe "endowmanl olsta"ji
London, i is. j> Reporte of dls- i
larbaaees hi Germany an again cur- *
tent in Holland. He\ere outbreaks are r
said to have SOOarnsd In the Rhelnish 1
Industrial distil, t i Troops with mo-11
chine gtrnS have be.-,, summoned to I
Muelhemi. on Ihe Rhine opposite Co- i
login*, but there are no detail*. j
id Fear not?Dei an the ende Thon Ah
MTER, S. C, WEDNES]
BOND ISSUE PROPOSED.
TO BK SUBMITTED TO ELECTORS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Ways und Means Committee Would
Provide Large Sum to Wipe Out In?
debtedness-?Pernianent Improve?
ment, Publle Buildings and River
Bridge Fund to Re Created.
Columbiu, Jan. 27.?Submission to'
i
the electors of the State the proposal!
of a bond issue of $4,000,000 Is the]
substance of ? 1 >i 11 introduced last!
night by the ways and means com-]
mittee. This was recommended byj
Oov. Manning in a recent message. |
The money to be thus raised will boj
so apportioned to place the State on ?
a cash basis; to provide public build
inga, and to construct bridges over
streams ot the State and over the Sa?
vannah River. As much as $1,500,000
would be necessary to place the Stare
on a cash basis. An equal amount is
suggested for public buildings, such
as office buildings for State depart-;
ments, now occupying rented quar?
ters, and buildings at State institutions
of learning for which uppropi lotions
have to be made each year. The
amount which would be apportioned
tor bridge construction for the per?
manent highway building plan is $1.
000,000. The bonds would run U0
and 40 years and to bear interest at
a rate not to exceed 5 per cent.
The funds would be handled by a
commission, consisting of the gover?
nor, the attorney general, the comp?
troller general ,the State treasurer
and the chairman of the highway
commission.
During the /last three years th*
?Jtato legislature has appropriated
i
three-fourths of a million dollars fori
permanent improvements. Future ap-;
propriutionw of a similiar character
would be thus provided for under the
proposed bond issue.
The plan was suggested by Gover?
nor Manning and after thorough dis?
cussion In the ways and means com?
mittee, a subcommitee, consisting^ of
!?: M. Keabrook of Charleston. W. W.
Smoak of Colleton, and J. Meli.
Hemphlll of Chester. Section 3 of
tho bill reads:
That tho proceeds of said bonds
?hall be paid out as hereinafter pro?
vided, und for no other purposes?
hat is to say $1,500,000 thereof, and
no more, to be apportioned among
tho educational, charitable and pen?
al Institutions of this State as follows,
not exceeding the following amount?
to the institutions named:
?'.Irls' infirmary $135,000; Institu?
tion for the Feeble-Minded $130,000;
office buildings, $320,000; University
of South Carolina $170,000; Winthrop
College $170,000; negro college $30,
000; negro reformatory $30,000; med?
ical college $50,000; Cedar Springs
$50,000; Industrial School $125,000;'
tuberculosis hospital $100,000; Stute!
Hospital lor the insane $170,000; pen-1
itentlary $20,000; und $1,500,000 ap?
plied to outstanding indebtedness of
the State, and to put the State upon
a cash basis; and $1,000,000 expend-!
ed in the erection of permanent
bridges throughout the State, as fol?
lows: (1) bridge and trestle through'
swamp at Pinckney's Landing overj
the Bantei River, between Orange-!
burg and Clarendon counties. (2)
Bridge and trestle through swamp at!
Lanneau'l Ferry, over Santee River,
between WllllamSburg, Georgetown
and Berkeley counties. (3) Galli-'
vant's Ferry Bridge and trestle |
through swamp, between Horry and
Marion counties. (4) Bridge over'
Broad River at Lockhart Mills be j
tween Union and Chester counties
(6) BrldgS and trestle through swamp'
over Savannah River in Beaufort o
Jasper county, (South Carolina's por j
lion of cost.) (t>) Ilridge and trestle!
through swamp over Pee Dss River
between DlllOlt and Florence counties'
(7) Bridge and trestle through swamp
over Catawbfl River between LsUHPlff
tor and Chester counties. (S> Bridge
over Savannah River in Abbeville
oounty. cm Bridge over Lynches'I
RlVSr lad ween Lancaster ami Ches?
terfield counties, <io> Bridge and
trestle through swamp over Bdisto
River between Colleton and Charles
on Counties. (11) Ilridge over Wa
terse River between Bumter and
Rlehland counties. (1J) Bridge over
BdtstO RlVSr near Branchvllle. Pro
.ided. th;it before any of said fund
?hall os expended in the erection of
my of the said bridges at the points
isreln deslgnaisd, estimated costs of
?ach shall he submitted to said cdm
nission .and in case the amount hei-e
ii provided tor shall not be Hudlelinl
0 complete the erection of the aalid
bridges riH a whole, then It shall Hr
toportioned among the above said
iroposed bridges according to the
ssjt at be thy Country's, Thy God'e I
DAY, JANUARY 30, 18
STATE APPROPRIATION RILL
HOUSE GIVES FIRST READING TO
MEASURE WHICH CARRIES
A TOTAL OF $3,151,758.85.
Many Items Reduced, by Ways an?I
Menus Committee?Citadel Esti?
mate Increased.
Columbia, Jan. 25.?The general
appropriation bill, carrying a total of
$3.154,708.85, which will necessitate
a levy of 8 3-4 mills on the present
taxable property of the State, wits
introduced in the house tonight and
given its first reading. The budget
measure last year carried a total of
$2,986,846.77, and 8 1-2 mills. The
ways and means commitec bill for
1018 shows an increase of $168,
012.08 over the measure of last year.
The total of estimates submitted to
the ways and means committee was
$3,442,073.71 and that body cut this
down by $287,3141,86.
The State superintendent of educa?
tion asked for a total of $561,100 for
the publfc schools and the committee
allowed $326,600.
The $5,00? asked for by the State
geologist was refused.
The University of South Carolina
asked for ST85,957.80 and was allow
led $1 13,826.36.
Winthrop College's estimate was
$216,244.40, and tho ways and means
committee allowed $196,326.86.
The Citadel asked for $64,200 and
the committee increased the estimate
to $175,860.
The Medical College of South Caro?
lina asked, for $50.and was al?
lowed $47,620.
The estimate for the governor's of?
fice of $17,180 was cut to $15,680, and
the $50,000 requested for law enforce?
ment was disallowed by a vote of
? seven for and seven against.
The adjutant general's office is al?
lowed $5,900 for its expenses end
I $45,087 for the new regiment. The
adjutant general's office asked for
$40,200 and approximately $68,000 for
the regiment of State troops.
! The governor's mansion was cut
from $1.950 to $500.
The following are the general to?
tals of the bill: Governor's office, $15,
680; Secretary of State's office, $3,
800; Comptroller General's office, $9,
700; insurance commissioners' office.
$10,715; Stute Treasurer's office, $:>,
750; State Superintendent of Educa?
tion, $17,300; Adjutant General's of?
fice, $50,9S7; Attorney General's of?
fice, $8,300; railroad commissioners'
office, $15,260; public schools, $4 26,
600; State librarian's office, $2,839;
public buildings, $3,860.
I State electrician and engineer, $26,
650. Catawba Indians, $7,200. De?
partment of Agriculture, Commerce
and Industries, $4,200. Judicial de?
partment, $123.762. Health depart?
ment, $102.241.82. State Board of
Medical Examiners, $1,000. Tax de?
partment. $96,713.10. University of
South Carolina, $143.836.60. Win?
throp Normal and Industrial College.
$196,326.86. The Citadel. $75,864.
School for Deaf and Rllnd, $79,60?.
State Colored Collen?, $03,499.79.
State Hospital for the Insane, $616,
496.17. South Carolina Industrial
School, $89,275.38. State Peniten?
tiary, $8,140. Other charitable und
penal purposes, $3,100. Chief game
warden's office, $6,832. Historical
Commission, $4,050. Interest on bond?
ed debt, $222,849.16. Elections, $55,
"76. Expense common to" both
houses, $y60. The senate, fK.SL'O
The house of representatives, $36,355.
engrossing department, $6,307.20.
Medical College of South Carolina.
$47,620. Pensions and Confederate
Infirmary, $208,800. State ware?
house commissioner, $10,000. state
Hoard of Charities and Corrections,
$15,000. Joint committee on print?
ing, $28,680. Miscellaneous, $186.
859.
Total, $3,154,758.85.
Washington, Jan. 26.?The crews
of all American ships sailing from At?
lantic and Gulf ports will go on spo
? i?i food administration ration Feb?
ruary 1st. They will eat less beef
und pork and observe ten wheat less
meals a week.
lima led cost of each, and shall be ap?
portioned accordingly^ provided, the
mmmunltlea localities and persons
ntereeted in the erection shall pro
.ide the balance of the necessary fund
'or their completion, or any of them.
m' the necessary fund be applied from
ither Sources by the Stale or citizens
hereof, Provided, further, that the
feneral assembly shall make uo ap?
propriation! for any permanent im?
provements of the institutions here
nbefore named for a period of ten
yearn after the expenditure of the
provided for each.
umd Trat***"
THE TBTJI
18.
JAPAN IS SATISFIED.
FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OF
UNITED STATES.
Count Motono Declares Agreement
Recently Reached Meets Api>roval
of Both Nations.
Toyko, Jan. 22 (Tuesday).?Vis?
count Motono, the Japanese foreign
minister, in his speech tonight to both
houses of parliament announced that
the members of the Jupanese mission
recently sent to America had, after a
frank exchange of VlSWir, established
a full, mutual accord between Japan
and the United States In regard to j
the military cooperation in the war.
The foreign minister said: |
"The great war which has bathed
Europe in blood for the last three j
years continues a grievous course and
it would seem difficult to predict the
lend. The valiant sea and land forces
of all our friendly allied powers have
! fought throughout these long years
amidst sufferings of every kind with
superior courage.
"Japan, faithful to her i lternat
lonal engagements, has made every
effort to aid the entente allies to se?
cure the objects of the war and hau
cooperated by every possible means
with her military and navy.
"1 am happy to be able to state
that Japan's cooperation is highly
appreciated by the peoples and the
j governments of the entente allies,
lour alliance with Great Britain al
! ways has been the fundamental basis
I of our foreign policy. It was above
all things the reason why Japan par?
ticipated in this war.
"We are unable to foresee now
what may be the situation in the
J woi Id after the war, but it is certain
J that while the common interests of
Japan and Great Britain in Asia ex?
ists the governments and peoples of
the two nations will understand more
and more the necessity of a loyal
maintenance of the alliance.
"With regard to our polices to
) ward China, I on a previous occa?
sion declared the Japanese govern?
ment had no intention of Interfering
or taking sides in international politi?
cal dissensions in China.
"The Japaese government will
maintain good relations with a stable
government in China without regard
to party or fatcion.
"One thing I desire particularly to
j speak, of namely, the decision taken
j by our neighbor to declRre war
{against Germany in August, 1917. Th?
I increase of German power has been
the greatest menace to the security
of the Far East. I wish now, w?h
you gentlemen, to extend the hear?
tiest congratulations to China for hei
wise step In deciding to place her?
self resolutely in the camp of the en?
tente allies.
"The government last year sent a
special mission to America for the
j purpose of conveying our sincere io
j llcltations and at the same time to
j consult with the American officials re
J garding the cooperation of the two
I countries in the European war. The
! result was the establishment of a ful.
mutual accord with regard to the mil?
itary cooperation.
"Profiting by this opportunity the
Chinese hu est ion was made the sub?
ject of a full and frank discussion.
"Befolg convinced of the sincerity of
our determination to maintain and
safeguard the independence of China i
and the integrity of Chhnesc terri
lory, the American government gave
recognition Of the special Japanese
position In regard to China. O flick1.1
uotep were exchanged between the
I w o governments.
"For some time there existed a cer?
tain doubt it) America with regard to
the Japanese intentions toward Chi?
na, while at the same time it is a
fact, clearly proved, that by intrigm
and underhand methods our snemles
consplreo to create anatagonism be-:
tween the two nations. It is an In?
estimable result ol tallied by nur mis?
sion that it has hern able to convince
the people of the United states of the]
true sentiments of Japan and thui
dissipate all misunderstandings.
'With regard to Russia, events
have followed quickly. The govern-'
ment which at present Is In power al?
ready has concluded an armistice!
with our enemy and appears to bo St
the point of signing a separate peace.
We are unable to secure definite in?
formation. Ws are unable to say
Whsther ths negotiations at Brest
LltOVSk will reach a deflnltS conclu- 1
sion, but the Japanese government !
earnestly hopes the Russian nation
a/Ill he able to establish a Strong and
liable government,
"The enemy powers have attempted
i>y indirect means to draw tht? entente
powers into pourparleys, but it is|
necessary to regard with much en
E SOUTHRON, Eli ?bltab?* Jan* H?
Vol. XLV. No. 48.
RIOTS IN GERMANY.
EXTRAORDINARY REPORTS
REACH AMSTERDAM
FROM BERLIN.
Disorders and Riots With People
Clamoring for Peace.?Men, Wom?
en And Children Ruthlessly Shot
Down?Reports Xot Confirmed.
London, Jan. 26?The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Express says ex?
traordinary report* are current con?
cerning a revolution in Germany.
There have been rumors of grave dis?
orders in Berlin during the last two
day*, with rioters clamoring for peace.
There are also rerorts that the out?
break and riot We ruthlessly sup?
pressed by police, many men, wo
en and children w;re wounded. The
correspondent admits that confirma?
tion of the report is lacking.
MAKE PEACE OR GOT OUT.
So Says Schcidmann to Chancellor
von Ifcrtllng.
Amsterdam, Jan. 26.?Phillip!
Scheidmann, president of the Social
Democrats of Germany answering
Chancellor von Bertling, warned the
military leaders and the imperial gov?
ernment if it didm' bring peace be?
tween Germany :.nd Russia, "they
would be hurled from power."
Great Peace Demonstrations Through?
out Austria - Hungary.
London, Jan. 26.?A Petrograd dis?
patch do.ted Friday says the "Bolshe?
vik! newspapers tr>day report great
demonstrations throughout Austria
Hungary of workmen*' and soldiers'
organizations formed in Vienna.*
I GLOOMY OUTLOOK IX RUSSIA.
Army Organization* Utterly Demora?
lized With Unexperienced Officers
and Xo Discipline.
Petrograd, Th?rs ay Jan. 24.??
General Ponch-Brm viteh,; chief of
staff at the Russia* front, paints a
gloomy picture of >he conditions of
the Ruesiah armies in a report to
Ensign Kyrlenko, the commander In
chief. The army srgtvnizatlons are
utterly demoralized, he says, the offi?
cers are inexperienced and the main?
tenance of discipline is impossible.
The only possible silvation for the
army, the only Chance for offering an
effective resistance, he declares, is for
the various sections of the armies to
fall back to their natural defenses and
undergo a thorough reorganization.
Many parts of the Western front
are entirely open, i eneral Bonch
Bruevitch reports, at mmerous places
there being only 240 nfantrymen to
the mile. The reser es are refusing
to relieve the men in he trenches and
the soldiers are deserting in masses.
At many points, acids the chief of
staff, fortified points have been de?
stroyed, making resistance utterly im?
possible on the lines as at present lo?
cated even with good troops.
ANOTHER SPY FIRE.
Warehouses and Docks Destroyed on
Newark Bay.
Newark, N. J., Jan. >6.?More than
million dollars worth of property waa
destroyed today in a f/re, believed to
be the work of German spies, which
burned oil barges, pier, warehouse
and freight cars on Nev ark Bay, close
to the plant of the Submarine Boat
Corporation, and the storehouses of
the quartermaster's department of the
army.
CUmspectlon alleged proffers of peace
from our enmies. We know from
declarations of our friends and allies
what they consider the basis of future
peace. These differ epi ocJabty from
those well known to be ihc objects of
our enemy.
"We must conclude then that so
long as these views are thus widely
apart, there is little bor.? of peace in
the near future."
Count Motono then re erred to the
entente agreement to which Japan is
a signatory "to make peace only in
common and to ronaull n utually up
r>n conditions proposed by the ene?
mies."
"Not only has Japan not received
jp to this day any proposition from
lay allied power whatsoever concern
iip peaee conditions," he added, "but
ive do not believe the than has yet
'oiiip definitely to take up negotia
ions. Japan la eontinu tj to exert
?very effort to cooperate.
"Gentelemen, the responsibility for
nalntenanoe of the security of the
*ar East lies entirely with Japan. It
I proper that we should not hesitatn
t a moment's notice to t.?ke necea
ary steps in the event that our sent*
>rity should he menaced. ^ ^
t lV