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Vim SlfJMTEB WATCHJdEAX, fifteM Consolidated Aug. 3,1 HE WAR LORDS RUINED GERMAN SPfa?y Rejected Peace Overtures1 of England and }: France OJPfBjR CAME THROUGH VATICAN l&zberger Makes . Sensational Revelations to Weimer As siaibly. Berlin, Friday, July 25 (By the As sociated ? Press)?Peace overtures to Germany by Great Britain and France were made through the Vatican in Au gii?$, 1917, according to the declara tion of Mathias Erzberger. vice pre mier and minister o? finance, in the German national assembly today. These overtures, he added, were re jected by Germany. ; Monsignor Pacelli, papal nuncio to . Munich on August 13, 1917, addressed a note to the imperial chancellor, 3fich4eilis, inclosing a telegram from the^British minister at the Vatican to the papal secretary of state, to which ihe French government assented. The British note, Herr Erzberger explain ed, asked for a Cterman declaration for Belgian independence and compensa tion," and inquired as to what guaran tees Germany would need for herself. Chancellor Michaelis did not answer this note for four weeks; then, Sep tember 24, he wrote that the situa tion for giving such a declaration was not yet sufficiently clear. -Herr Erzberger promised more im l p?rtant revelations within a'few days. Monsignor Pacelli's note said: tf. have the honor herewith to trans mit ^to- your excellency, a copy of a telegram .which:.his excellency, the king ;of England's minister at the Vatican,'? has-handed to the cardinal . secretary of State. :Tbe French gov . erntaent .gives-its. assent -to the state 1 m.^nla-. made ' in the- aforementioned tQefj/frm and his eminence earnestly desires. actively - to continue his ef fortst:?or -the speedy .attainment of a. - Jtoi',jR!3ila^Chjg peace, -such ;as the iligoveroment has shown such Iiat.ory .readiness to accept Rnir excellency's attention, is par ticularly drawn to the point in the ^telegram relative to Belgium with a view to. obtaining, firstly,. a positive declaration, regarding the imperial ? government's Intention with respect to Belgium's^ complete. independence ... and 'compensation for damage caused Belgium. through the war; , secondly, a'-definite statement of guarantees for * political, economic and military inde > pendehee which Germany desires. "it these declarations have a satis factory effect, his eminence thinks an important step will have been taken towards the further development of negotiations. As a matter of fact the minister of Great Britain has already informed his government that the holy see will reply to the communications made in the aforementioned telegram as soon as it has received the im . perial government's reply. ; . "It may be permitted. for my part to give expression to my firm convic tion that ihy using your influence to ..all highest quarters in behalf of the . uapal proposal and >this peace work your exceKency will gain the eternal ' thanks of the fatherland and the whole of humanity, if a conciliatory reply be obtained which can open up ..the prospect of-peace negotiation::." Herr Erzberger said that the gov ernment had asked permission to publish the% contents of the British . dispatch but that such permission had not yet been received. The reading of the note caused a great sensation in the " assembly. In commenting Herr Erzberger said: "In 1916 President Wilson us-vi j every effort to bring about peace, but , Mr. Wilson's peace work was abso taged by the proclamation of unre stricted submarine warfare, and at J least twice an honorable peace could i have been brought about, but a fight I with the military party both times j prevented it. At the end of Septem- I ber, I was in Munich. The papal j nuncio came to me and with tears in j his eyes said: 'Now everything is lost and for your poor fatherland, too!* " "The collapse of Germany," con tinued Herr Erzberger. "was i.ot brought about by revolution but by j madness of the country's political j and military authorities, by lack of! political insight on the part of the conservatives and the supreme p.rmyj comm%nd. These socalled authorities j intimidated and terrorized the Ger-; man people and are still our^uing i these aims. We had to accept a peaCe of violence ibecause that was] the only way out. "We have undertaken the responsi bility for their misdeeds, if they wash their hands in innocency ;: hundred times, with loud 'noes'* they will not free themselves of their guilt either before us, before history, or their own consciences," Her Erzberger concluded by point-1 ing out the danger of revolution \ menacing the whole of Europe. Five : monarchs have been dethroned in this I war with the greatest ease, and there was every likelihood of this example becoming contagious. State*- j men who were not blind or dumb must perceive the dark despair of the people, must hear the angry rumble from the masses, and must take th's .factor, into account. Med AprU, 18*0. "Bo tart s 881. i TO INVESTIGATE POLISH POGROM President Appoints Henry Mor genthau Head of American Commisson REPORTS SAID TO BE EXAGGERATED Mr. Morgenthau Has Already Made Preliminary Investi gation by Visit to Poland. Paris, July 25.?Henry Morgenthau, former American ambasador to Turk ey has been .appointed by Fresident Wilson as head of the American com mission to investigation reported po groms in Poland. He told newspaper men today that a short visit which he had made to Poland convinced him that reports as to pogroms were tiemendousiy exaggerated. couMyb?ard had meeting Special Meeting of Commission ers Held Last Week A special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held Fri day, July 25th, with all members pres ent. The first matter taken up was at letter from Mr. H. L. Tisdale recom mending favorable consideration of the application of William Watson for admission into the Alms House. The Board decided to allow him $10 per month for support and attention by the county physician in lieu of admis sion into the Alms House. Commissioner Eritton reported on the. application of W. J. Brunson for admission into the Alms House. On his reocmmendation the applicant was granted $15 per month for support. On the recommendation of City Council Mr H. G. Hill was elected cotton weigher for Sumter. Mr. C." E. Eembert Was elected cot Porr weigher for. Mayesvine. . Special Deputy Sheriff W. J. Frier son was appointed acting rural police man in place of Policeman John Bradley who is ill.. It was decided to continue the salary of Policeman Bradley while he is sick, but the ex pense account will not be allowed while he is not on active duty. A letter was read from State High way Engineer Pennell, sttaing that three government trucks had been shipped to Sumter county. County Engineer McLcllan report ed that three trusty convicts had es caped from the chain gang. He also made a detailed report on the condition of the count> roads as the. result of the recent heavy rains. He stated that all construction work had been suspended and the road gangs moved to this city to be held in readiness .for emergency work. He reported that the abutments of the Pocataligo concrete bridge had been undermined by high water and the bridge rendered unsafe, on ac count of which the road had been closed temporarily until repairs can be made. The salaries of Chaingang Foremen Dunlap and Geddings were raised from $75 to $85 per month. The salary of Guard Holland was raised to $75 per month. Messrs. L. D. Jennings and J. P. Booth appeared before the Board and made a statement in reference to the proposed enlargement of the Tuomey Hospital at a probable cost of more than $75.000. " They proposed that the County Board deed the old jail j lot to the hospital on condition that | the hospital maintain two rooms for the use of patients of the county. The Board decided to deed the lot on con ditiens suggested, provided legal au- j thority for this action can be obtain- j ed from the county legislative delega- < tion. T j The report of the committee of com- | missioners named to inspect the Alms House was received. The committee recommended certain repairs and re placement of furnitur- The recom mendation was ad pi .. DEALING WITH PROFITEERSl French Trades Union Adopts; Direct Methods ! * _ Paris. July L'8 (Kavas)?Officials of the federated trades union went to | the wholesale market today and oblig- j ed the producers to sell them a qua.)-j tity of foodstuffs a.t prices varying from five to seventy-five per cent un der the average market price. They then took the foodstuffs to one of the public market places where they were j sold at cost price. j AUSTRIA CRYS BANKRUPTCY Vienna, July 28.?The financial' clauses of the peace terms offered to Austria by the allies are strongly pro- ? tested both by newspapers and finan cial circles. Both these quarters goj so far as to predict the bankruptcy; of Austria within a few weeks unless j the financial terms are modified. nd Ttmr not?Lot *D the ends Jfhon Ala SUMTEE, 8. C, WEDN3 ODCUPATION OF RHINELAND Size of Force Needed Under Consideration by Supreme Council QUESTION CONSIDERED AT TO-DAYS, SESSION Believed a Force of 150,000 Men Will Be Necessary On Left Basic on Rhine. i Paris, July 26.?The size, of the forces required for the occupation of Rhineland; under the terms of the German peace treaty was the question under consideration by the supreme council at today's session. For the present it is said a force of a hun dred and fifty thousand men is likely to be considered necessary on the left bank of the Rhine. Why Cost of Living W?1 Continue High " Philadelphia, July 24. (Correspond ence of The Associated Press)?The cost of living is likely to stay high for a long time to come in the opinion of the Philadelphia Board of Trade. This view is a result of compilation of statistics from many lines of trade and industry According to these figures the ad vance in prices in this country since 1914 has been about 107 per-cent, in Canada 115-. per cent; Great Britain 133 per cent and France 235 per cent. It is pointed out that in spite .h ma terial reductions in the price crt steel, the advance in other commodities since the armistice has been so great that the average price schedules have been reduced but 5.7 per cent below prices prevailing October 1, 1918. The following are given as reasons why "wages will not be much less "for a considerable period of time. Practical stoppage of immigration since. 1914, .depriving this country of several millions of workers who would normally have come to us and thus have .relieved the-labor shortage which confronts American,, industry upon the?resumption of capacity operations. Retention in the Government mili tary service of nearly 2,000.000 work ers, which, it is declared will doubtless continue an indefinite period. Creation of new industries such as ship building, manafacture of chem icals and dyes. Urgent demand for building and construction of every class due to their having been forcibly held back for several" years*. Shortage of world food supplies and uniformly high prices. Proportionately higher levels of commodity prices existing through- ! out Europe. Crolx de Guerre to American Women. (Correspondence of Associated Press) i With the American Army of Occu- j pation, June 27.?Miss Cora Van I Norden, of New York City, a Salva tion Army welfare worker with the First Division, and Miss Gertrude Ely, of Eryn Mawr, Penn., in charge of Y. M. C. A. activities with the Eighteenth Infantry, were decorated recently with the Croix de Guerre by General An drieu. commander of a French infan try division, on behalf of the French government. The ceremonies took place at Montabaur, near the edge of the Brigehead, headquarters of the First division. General Andrieu also presented the Cross of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor to Colonel William F. Harrel. ! of the Sixteenth Infantry, to Colonel j A. Hunt, of the Enghteenth Infantry, j and to Sergeant Michael B. Eillis, of the Twenty-eighth infantry. After the presentations had been made, following the French custom. General Andrieu kissed the American ?officers on the cheek but when the General stepped in front of Miss Ely i and Miss Van Norden the oificer ap- ? peared perplexed as to the proper i procedure after a decoration had i been presented to a woman. Major Genera] E. F. McGlachlin, commander of the First division, quickly went to his aid. Witnesses of the Ceremony say General Mc- j Glachlin kissed the young women on i both cheeks after the French custom, i Miss Van Norden and Miss Ely are | the first and only women welfare) workers with the First division to re ceive the Croix de Guerre. Dakar Awaits Her Destiny. The insignificant port of Dakar is on Cape Verde in Senegal, West Afri-1 ca. Dakar is comparatively unim portant. Its contiguous are':, gener-j ally speaking, is neither highly devel-j oped nor colonized, yet in spite of it self Dakar may become or* colossal J importance, as a world shipping ccn-j ter. The town of Dakar is the closest port to the Western hemisphere. If looks out over the narrow waist line of the Atlantic and is only 1.7If miles away from Pernambuco. Eu ropeans are considering linking this west African port to Europe by a through railway and if such a thing comes to pass it will become the great port for exports from all Europe to the South American countries.?The Nation's Business for July. *Q| ttlH nit it be thy Country'*, Thy God'f m 5SDAY, JULY 30, 1919. ITALY SUGGESTS i FOOD SHARING i Foreign Minister Tittoni Pro poses to Supreme Council Al lotment of Coal and Food RETURN OF WAR- 4 TIME PLAN j Military Mission to Fix Bound-! ary Between Germany and Poland Named Paris, July 28.?The supreme al lied council considered today the proposition advanced br Foreign Min ister Tittoni to reest "!isb the sys tem of sharing coal and foodstuffs among the allied peoples. The coun cil also named the members of the military mission to fix the boundary between Germany and Poland. TOBACCO GROWERS ASSOCIATION Officers and Executive Com mittee Elected at Florence. Florence. July 27.?Having adjourn ed for the funeral services of Con gressman Ragsdale, representatives of a dozen or more counties of the to bacco growing belt met late Friday afternoon and effected a permanent organization of the South Carolina To bacco Growers' Association as fol lows: President. W. H. Keith of Timmons ville; first vice president, D. D. Rhem of Rhems; second vice president, N. A. McMillan of Mullins: third vice pres ident, Ashton II. Williams of Lake City: secretary and treasurer, Mason C. Brunson of Florence. The above with the following con stitute the executive committee: Dr. J. H. David. Dillon; T. L.*Smith, Ma rion ; .J. M. Mears, Horry; J. Arm strong Howard.. Darlington;. R. E. "Currin, Florence; S. B.'Poston. Wil liamsburg; W. H. Andrews, George town; C. S. McFadden, Clarendon; E. W. Dabbs, Sumter; Russell Wil liams. Berkeley; R. M. Jenkins. Lee; D. P. Douglas. . Chesterfield; L. A. Walker, Dorchester. NEED MORE ARMY OFFICERS Senate Passed Administration Measure Increasing Number to 18,000 Washington. July 28.?Without a record vote senate passed and sent to the house the admin;?*tration bill au thorizing an incre; "rom 9.500 to IS.000 in number vi commissioned officers to be retained in the army this year. 'i ; ' WASHINGTON UNDER GUARD. Race Rioting Subsides in Washington, but War Department Takes Pre cautionary Step3. Washington, July 28.?All of the 2, 000 regular troops brought here to preserve order when last week's race rioting and street disorders got beyond control of the police had been with drawn tonight, but the national capi tal was still depending' on the army, which was represented by a provost guard. At the earnest request of the local authorities the war department re created the provost guard which had been abolished several weks ago, and tonightt he troopers with red bands on their sleeves armed with riot sticks and six shooters in opened holsters j were patroling the principal parts of' the capital in pairs. Although the race rioting and the attacks by negroes on white women j have subsided, street holdups have! continued. The Maryland State authorities hare j demanded the extradition of one ne-j gro whom they charge with an assault i on a white woman. The Washington i i police who say they believe the man's alibi, however, refused to give up th? j prisoner for fear he would be lynched j when taken over the Maryland line, i The local Maryland authorities dis- ( satisfied with the conclusions of the Washington police, called in detec-1 tives from Baltimore who declare they j have disproved the man's alibi entire- i ly. Governor Harrington of Maryland J has issued a formal request for the! negro's extradition. While action has been deferred in j congress on various resolutions de manding an investigation of the police I and fixing of responsibility for the! crime, the local authorities have been ! preparing legislation to increase the | personnel of the forces. _i It is stated that a petition has been t presented to City Council by a number! of the best negro citizens asking that the circumstances surrounding the j shooting last week of Pinckney Brad- ? ford, a negro boy by Policeman Ju lian Chandler be investigated. The \ request is a reasonable one in view of the conflicting reports concerning the shooting and City Council should .promptly and thoroughly investigate the whole matter. 9? IMfc't.? THE TRUE STATE COTTON I MEETING CALLED Farmers and Business Men to ? Meet in Columbia August 6 TO FORM PERMA i NENT ORGANIZATION \ Call Issued by Governor Cooper And President Wannamaker cJf Cotton Association . Columbia, July 28.?Calls were is- j sued yesterday for a meeting in Co- J lumbia Wednesday, August 6 of the farmers, bankers, merchants, business and professional men of the State for! the purpose of effecting the perma nent organization of the American Cotton Association in South Carolina.; The calls came from Go v. Robert A. Cooper, J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of th^ American Cotton As sociation; B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture for South Carolina; A. E. Padgett, president of the South Caro-: Una Bankers' Association; J. H. Claffey, president of the South Caro lina Farmers* Union; s^W. G. Smith, warehouse commissioner, and Joseph D. Miot, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. The meeting-will be held at Craven Hall beginning at noon and promises to be the biggest and most represen tative meeting held recently in the State. The call issued by Governor Cooper follows: "In order to effect the permanent or anization of ,the American Cotton Association in South Carolina, a meet ing of farmers, bankers, merchants, and other business and professional men will be held in Columbia, Au gust 6. I urge that each county be well represented, or, better still, each j township. ' j "The temporary organization of the cottcn producers and allied interests1 has'been one oL the important factors in bringing about an increase in the price bf: cotton. The permanent or ganization, erected upon the ground^ work of its predecessor, will have the same effect "The cotton belt has never enjoyed prosperity commensurate with other sections of the country. The eco*?> mic and sccial life of the South has suffered tremendously because cotton has not yielded a reasonable profit to the producers. Some advantage, however, ha's now been won; it must not be lost. Our, progress in educa tion, roads, in general happiness is considerably dependent upon the price of cotton. "Bearing this in mind I appeal to j the people of South Carolina to co-! operate in an effort to insure for the present and for coming years a fair j profit for the South's greatest com modity. Organization is essential." A joint call for the meeting was is sued by J. Skottowe Wannamaker, B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture: A. E. Padgett, president of the South Carolina Bankers' Association; J. H. Claffey. president of the South Caro lina Farmers' Union; W. G. Smith, warehouse commissioner and Joseph Miot, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. This call fol lows: "Whereas, the organization of the American Cotton Association has saved to the South a sum estimated con servatively at $5,000,000, and whereas, as a result of the organiaztion of the American Cotton Associaion every citizen in every township and every county, not only in South Carolina, but i:; the entire cotton belt, will re ceive great benefit, and "Whereas, as a result of the organ ization of the American Cotton As sociation, the farm will be operated on a business basis, cotton will be sold at a profitable price, the producer will be furnished with information on > supply and demand through represen tatives in every cotton consuming j country in the world and regular crop j condition reports issued, and "Whereas, as a final result, the bad | roads of the South will be a thing of j the past, illiteracy will be blotted out. i and rural conditions will be so im- j proved that the farm will attract and hold the white man. and "Whereas, as a final result of the, vast benefits that the permanent or- ! ganization of the American Cotton As-1 sociation will bring to the entire South, the entire nation will in like; manner be greatly benefited, there-1 fore: "Be it resolved: That the perma- I nent organizn Hon of the American j Cotton Association, which will include j the farmers, merchants, bankers, bus- j iness and professional men in every; school district, evry township, in ev-j cry county in the entire State of South j Carolina and throughout the length} and breadth of the entire cotton belt J Is of such vital importance that we. j the undersigned, both in our official capacity and as citizens of the State of South Carolina with the best in terests of South Carolina, of th?* en- j tire cotton belt, and the entire nation j at heart, hereby earnestly urge that j the citizens in each township, each | school district and each county in South Tarolina send a large and rep-| reseritative delegation to attend aj mammoth mass meeting in Columbia! Wednesday, August 6 at 10 o'clock! noon at Craven Hall for the purpose j of hearing addresses and discussion j on this great question?on the ob SO?THROH, SMMWbal Jona, UM. Vol. XLVIII. No. 48. GERMAN AGENTS OPPOSE PAL Attorney General Makes Final Answer to Charges as to Con-. duct of His Office ALL CHARGES V ARE UNTRUE Allegations Result From His Ac tivity as Alien Properly Cus^ todian, He Says. Washington, July 25.-?Attorney General Palmer appearing..today be fore the senate judiciary ?: committee to make final reply to charges' put forth in an effort to prevent confir mation of his nomination, 'declared the fight against him was conceive^ and carried on by representativesT^f German interests because.of his work.' as alien property custodian in break ing up the German industrial army in the United States. Mr. Palmer made detailed denial yt7 charges by Senator J^elinghuysem Republican, of New Jersey, regarding, the payment of excessive fees; to Sen ator Harris of Georgia, and John J*. Fitzgerald, a former 5 member of the , house from 'New York. The total amount paid Senator Harris,- he said, was $5,000 for-work done before he became a member of the senate while Mi*. Fitzgerald's firm received $500" . a month as associate counsel of the American Metal ? Company. "As New York prices go for legal services," the attorney general salcf, "Mr. Fitzgerald's compensation was shamelessly low. In ail, he was paid less than $7,000." ' Starting off with charges by ;Ha/old Remington, ? lawyer of .New /York, that Mr. Palmer should not he permit ted as attorney general to pass n?pn j his acts as .alien property custodian, the witness said: .? r .:? "These lawyers;, representing^ man interests," Mr. Palmer " "have come here wit^.'thTeir but they have been ireful to 'castiio aspersions upon my -moral.. ciaxadtgr or. my qualifications; .._!TJh^e^'^^^/'At tempted to Say tha? I sent avman' w Paris to have put in. the 'peace t J a provision that niy acts as alien p erty custodian should.stand,..a i>?r-. fectly absurd thing to say. -It is. |a part of the German fight against, mfc, carried on by paid agents of Ger many still incensed because' their property was taken over and put. hito American hands." .? ? ? The attorney general said.he might later file answers to what he char acterized'as "perfectly outrageous *in Isinuations" by Merton Lewis,*fbr' I merly attorney general of New -York, ! that he had sold the Bosch Magneto I Plant at Springfield, Mass;, to friends j at a figure much below its value. 5 The committee spent nearly an hour djscus.sing with th^^^^r^y gej^ral late nuLn^ffiggjjMWBW^^^ Stamfordr Conn.. whose p a?was seized and.*sO*lct after Homer S. Cmminings, chairman of the Democratic national commit tee, whose firm had been its counsel since 1908, reported to the custodian that it was German owned. Mr. Cummings, who was paid $10,000 a year as managing director, resigned a year ago, Mr. Palmer said, because ha wanted to join a sindicate to buy the property. On account of his former connection with the company the cus todian would not permit the sale to be made to him, and the -plant was bought for $1.500,000 by the Touralne. Company and Estabrook and Com pany of Boston. I Mr. Palmer denied .charges that-the Touraine Company, long in the candy business in New England, was enemy owned. Harry B. Duane, he^said, was president, and looking up Mr. Duane's ancestors the attorney general said, one was the first mayor of New York and another was one of the drafters of the declaration of independence, which he submitted was proof enough of ,his Americanism. THIRD DIVISION COMING HOME Orders Issued for Americans to Leave Occupied Region of Germany. Coblcnz, Sunday. July 27.?The Third Division of the American ?rmy has been ordered home from the oc-. cupied area of Germany and will be gin entraining for Brest August 5th. The movement of the division to port. of embarkation is expected to be com pleted within one week. * jects, purposes and formation of the American Cotton Association and for the further purpose of devising and putting into effect and force, detailed plans for pushing to completion the organization of the American Cotton Association, throughout South Caro lina, "As a. matter of State pride we fur ther urge that the citizens ef South Carolina u?e every effort in their power to complete the organization of these great associations in' South Carolina with all possible speed so that our State will be the first in the entire cotton belt to go over the top and will show the larjrw* member ship."