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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19

SEND SHIPS TO VERA CRUZ
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND LOUISIANA
ARE ORDERED TO SAiL'FROM
NEWPORT.
Commanded McNamee Sought Rein.
forcements on Account of Anti
Foreign Demonstrations.

Washington.-Two American battle
ships, the Louisiana and the New
Hampshire, sailed from Newport, II.
l., for Vera Cruz in response to an
urgent request from Commander Nc
Nance that his little fleet Of bunboats
in Mexican waters be reinforced in
view of anti-foreign demonstrations at
Carranza's Capital.
1t is understood President Wilson
though no official here would even
admit that they had sailed. Care was
taken to point out that any naval or
military activity at this time would
be purely precautionary and could
not be construed as having any con-
nection with the Pan-American Con.
ference
Official reticence concerning the
movements of the Louisiana and New
Hampshire is due largely to a fear
that If news of their coming reaches
Vera Cruz ahead of the ships, the al,
ready serious situation there might
be aggravated. "a
Commander McNamee, the senior
American naval officer on the Gulf
coast, cabled his request for rein
forcements and the two battleships
Immediately were ordered held in
readiness to proceed. After confer
ences between Secretary Lansing and
Rear Admiral Benson, acting Secre
tary Of the Navy, it was understood
the sailing Of the ships would be de
layed pending fuller reports from
Vera Cruz, and that if possible, the
sending of any considerable additional
force would be avoided on account OF
the effect such step might have on
work Of the Pan-American Conference
President Wilson, at Cornish, N. II.
was advised by telephone Of Com
mander McNamee's report and seevra
hours later a long code dispatch
reached the Navy Department from
Cornish. Then it became known the
ships had been instructed to start fol
Vera Cruz at once.
BattIeships to Vera Cruz
Newport, r. 1.-The battleships
Louisiana and New Hampshire sailed
from Newport for Vera Cruz. A crew
had spent the day loading supplies
and coal after receiving orders from
Washington to be prepared to leave a
moments notice.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Pacific Mail Line Sells Roate

New ork-Fhc Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company, in pursuance Of its plan
announced some time ago Of dspos.
ing OF It's iiect and other property has
sola hve of its steamers to the Allan.
NC transport Company OF West Vir.
s'hia. Ihe steamers so disposed OF
are me MancEnria. Mongolia. Korea
SIBERIA and China. No terms were
mentioned in the announcement. The
last sailing from San Francisco NV
"iy OF ,hese vessels to Oriental ports
u"oer the Pacific Mail flag will be on
august 20 by the Mongolia
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
TROOPS TO HELP FUNSTON.
Raiding and Fighting on Mexic;
Border Must Stop,

Washington.-Rai and guerilla
fighting along the Mexican border in
Texas will be met by strengthening
Major General Funston requests 1T.
Secretary Garrison and other officials
insisted, however, that any such troop
movement had no conneceitno with
Mexican internal affairs and would be
only for protection Of Americans in
that district.
Department officials could get no
satisfactory information Of the char
acter Of the raiders. One report said
about 1000 Carranza troops from the
Tamaulipas garrison had been cross
ing into southeastern Texas, in the
vicinity of Brownsville. to rally Mexi-
cans In the state to an uprising
Secretary Garrison said he had no
official information Of that character,
and added that If Carranza troops
were found in Texas they would be
disarmed and shot IL they resisted
Advices from Carranza sources at
San Antonio denied that any Car
rama troops had crossed tho line.
Requests for more troops came to
tho War Department from officials
along the border and have been re-
ferred to General Funston, upon
wnom Secretary Garrison depends to
rt port whether he can handle the
situation with the force available.
Funston has ready on the border
and at Texas City about 1900 troops
infantry, cavalry and artillery. Sec
retary Garrison telegraphed him thai
the 10000 mobile troops remaining a
other posts in Continental United
States would be sent to the border 4
| he asked for them.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Big Country Store Burns.

Edgeheld.-About II o'clock ono
night recently the large country store
or G. NJ. and p. A. Zimmerman. 10
miles northeast of Edgefeld. was
burned. 1t is presumed that the fire
originated from the explosion of
lamp. Nothing was saved from tho
building, even the books being DESTROY.
ed. when the door was opened afte,
me flre was discovered sufficient
headway had been made to make tho
removal OF any OF the stock jmposa,.
Die The firm carried a stock OF abont
Sz'ooo' which was partially insured,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Battleships to Vera Cruz
AUSTRIANS GIVEN ANSWER.
American Note Rejects Request That
SHIPMENTS Be Stopped


Washington.-Th United States
Government dispatched to Vienna a
reply rejecting the Austro- Hungarian
views recently set forth in note con.
tending that the great scale on which
was munitions are being exported from
America to enemies of the Germanic
Allies "is not in consonance with the
definition Of neutrality"
The reply may be made public Ia
ter by agreement between the two
diplomatic language and entirely
friendly in tone, it Is understood to
repudiate fatly the suggestion that
the United States has permitted vic.
lations Of neutrality and to stand
firmly upon the right of American ex-
porters to send war supplies to bel
lgerents able to purchase them.
The United States always has held
that this is an unquestioned right,
and high officials have pointed out
that to prevent such shipments to one
country because another was not In a
position to receive them would In 1t.
self violate neutrality.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Three MexIcana Killed

Brownsville, Texas.-The killing OF
three Mexicans near Mercedes. Eidal-
go county, Texas, and the capture Of
% saddle horses belonging to the
bandits in the same vicinity, led to
the belief that at least one of the
bands of Mexican raiders which re-.
Gently have terrorized the border had
been scattered. Details Of the fight
in which the three Mexicans were
killed are not available, federal and
state officials having adopted an at,i.
tude of reticence. The situation in
Starr county was reported quiet.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
MUST KEEP COTTON
FROM ALL GERMANY
ALLIES BY ALL LAWFUL MEANS
WILL PREVENT STAPLE
REACHING ENEMY.
1T is A MILITARY NECESSITY
Great Britain and Her Allies Are Civ.
ing the Situation Their Most
Careful Consideration.

London.-Lord Robert Cecil, Parlia-
mentary under-Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, in the course of a formal in
terview, defining the British Govern
ment's attitude in the complicated
cotton situation made this statement:
The Allies must by all lawful
means prevent cotton reaching their
enemies; it may be considered neces-
sary 10 make cotton contraband"
He refrained from any hint that the
commodity would be removed from
the free list at any specific date or
that the government had evolved any
solution to meet the demands of
American cotton growers and neutral
consumers. He stated explicitly how
ever that If cotton were made con-
traband, England would consider the
act legal and internationally justified.
His statement, the first in behalf
of the government, outside Parlia-
ment relative to cotton, and coming
at timc when the public is clamor-
ing for draStac action to shut off the
supply from Germany is taken in
some quarters to presage this step
soon. In his statement, which an
nOunces that it describes the govern
mcnts position on cotton so far as
it is at the moment possible TO de-
fine IT," Lord Cecil says:
''The British government, acting in
conjunction with its Allies, is giving
the cotton situation its continuous
and most earnest consideration. The
government is fully aware Of the i'm
portancc of cotton to America. We
fully understand that upon salts
factory adjustment Of the matter de-
pends to a considerable degree the
welfare of nearly quarter Of che
population Of the United States The
welfare Of the whole population Of
Great Britain. however, also is in
volved. as we'll as that Of all Great
Britain's Allies, for whom the British
government is acting in these and
other matters concerning contraband
and trade.
"I>he fundamentals OF the situation
are quite clear. The Allies must by
all lawful means prevent cotton
reaching their enemies. That is a
vital military necessity which all the
world will recognize"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Try Swim to Safety

Christiana, via London.-Twenty.
five members of the crew Of the Ger.
man converted cruiser Berlin, intern.
ed at Trondhjam last November, at
tempted to escape by swimming
across the, Trondhjem Fjord, but they
were observed by guard and caught
All had bundles of civilian clothing.
money and knives. Several were
drowned. Three German citizens
have been sentenced to Imprisonment
for attempting to smuggle copper into
Germany. The Berlin carried 450
men.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Russians Driven from kubisko

Berlin via London Army head.
quarters announced that German
troops on the Russian battle front had
driven the Russians from Kubisko in
northeasterly direction. taking 2,354
prisoners and that Russian sortio
from korno fortress was rcpulsed. the
Germans capturing 1000 men. In tho
region or Losyce and Mcdzyrzcc the
Germans broke through the Russian
positions General Won Ncvrosch,s
army alone captured 1000 Russians
up to August IA.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Italians Stone German veeeo,.

Boston.-The assembling of oon
Italian reservists who were to sail on
the steamer Canopic was marked by
demonstrations against the Germans
steamships Amcrika and Cincinnati,
laid up here as a result Of which sew.
eral policemen were severely injured.
Sailors on the German vessels were
struck by stones and sticks Revolver
shots were exchanged between the
crowd and the police but 1t could not
be learned that any took effect. Ten
arrests were made. One officer was
stabbed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Big Fertilizer Plant.

Charleston.-Under the title "Caro.
lima Fish and Oil Company" the larg.
est fish scrap fertilizer and FISH oil
plant south Of the Chesapeake bay is
now being operated by Charleston
business men on the Cape Fear River.
North Carolina, between Wilmington
and Southport, just IS miles below
the former place. The plant includea
fishing fleet, factory and all eouip.
ment for facilitating efficient produc.
tion ana transportation. The capacity
or the new plant Is about 10000 bar.
rels OF fish per day.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Fedora, Reserve Board Meets.

New York.-The Federal Reserve
Board, which usually meets In Wash.
ton held conference here in the Of
fees Of the Federal Reserve Bank of
NV York. The session following the
visit Of Secretary McAdoo to Wall
S'.eet caused considerable specula-
ton. An official announcement by
II. Parker Willis, secretary of the
board said the meeting was held to
"clear up matters of pending business
which had been held open through the
advance from Washington Of several
board members"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Hindenburo For 81, mo,,

London.-Field Marshal Won hin.
denburg, upon whom tho mo.t d,rsi
rui, "sRs are imposed. has personal
- '"Neh command Of the German
nil'y attacking Kovno and has made
"'''e' progress in that region.
s"Ss German Official statement The
se'eclon Of Germany's national hero
ior .he duty OF capturing tho fortress
OF hoVno which stands hetween thn
Germans and Wilma and the Warsaw.
~ e''uSI"u ,.,S. itallway, is an indication of
tne Importance which the general star
attaches to this opersion
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
AMERICAN NOTE
ON WAR MUNITIONS
REGARDING THE SELLING OF
WAR MATERIALS TO BELLl-
GERENT NATIONS.
NOTE FRIENDLY BUT FIRM
United States Puts Forth Principle
Upon Which She Would Depend
in Case Of War.

Washington. The state depart
mcnt made public its reply rejecting
views advanced in the recent Austrian
note which contended that cxporta-
tion OF war munitions from America
to Austria's enemies was conducted
on such a scale as to be mot in con
sOnance with the definition Of neu-
trality."
Though friendly III tone, the note
fatty denies the Austrian contentious.
and recalls that that country and Ger
many furnished munitions to Great
Britain during the Bocr War when
England's enemies could not import
such supplies. 1t insists that the
American Government is pursuing a
strictly neutral course and adhering
to principle on which it would de-
mand for munitions in the worlds
markets in case it should be attacked
by foreign power.
"'rhc principles OF international
law the communication concludes,
the practice Of nations, the national
safety of the United States and other
nations without great military and
naval establishments tho prevention
of increased armies and navicS, the
adoption OF peaceful methods for the
adjustment of international dinevcn-
ces, and. finally, neutrality itself are
opposed to the prohibition by nru-
tral nation OF the expectation Of arms,
ammunition, or other munitions OF
war to hclligcrcnt powers, during the
progress OF the war"
The United States asserts that it
cannot acccdc to the suggestion that
it modify the rules of international
usage during a war on account Of
special conditions and declares the
idea OF neutrality advanced by Aus
tria would Involve a neutral nation
In mass of pcrplcxitics which would
obscure the whole field of intcrna-
honal obligation, produce economic
confusion and deprive all commerce
and industry OF legitimate fields OF
enterprise. already heavily burdened
by the unavoidable restrictions OF
war.
Attention is directed to tho fact
that Austria and GcSnany before the
war produced a great surplus Of wal
munitions and sold them throughout
the world especially to bclligcrcnts
and that never during that erpiod
did either of them suggest or apply
the principle now advocated by the
imperial and royal government
\ table Of sales by Germany and
Austria to Great Britain during tho
Bocr war is appended to the note. and
1t is suggested that had Austria and
Germany refused to sell arms to Great
Britain at that time "on the ground
tha$ to do so would violate tho spirit
OF strict neutrality. thc imperial and
royai government might with greater
consistency and greater force urge its
present contentious"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
BAYONET DRIVES TURKS.
Russians Explain Wholesale Exodus
of ArmenianS,


Petrograd, via Observation-Disclosures
tlon Of the renewal Of the Wholesale
exodus of Armenians from their coun.
try into Trans -Caucasia is made in
an account Of military operations on
the Caucasus front since July o.
After the Russians penetrated to
Mush-S3 miles south Of Erzerum and
Plan, HALL Bey re-organized his
Turkish army, bringing it's strength
up to 10000. General Eudenitch the
Russian commander, thus faced the
alternatives Of hurriedly attempting
to concentrate his forces In the face
of strong Turkish army or retreat.
ing and thus exposing large Armen.
ian population to Turkish and Kurd-.
ish revenge.
The Russian main army withdrew
along the right bank of the Euphrates,
the Turks occupying the left bank be.
ing held in partial check by rear
guard actions. On August l, Hailil
Bey overlook q considerable body of
Russians at Palantchen on the left
bank Of the Euphrates, IL miles south.
west Of Kara I<ilissa A line was
drawn from the northeast to the
southwest from Darabi, six miles
north Of Kara Kilssa, to Djmaschato
six miles southwest of the important
Akhtunski pass, covering the roads to
Frivan.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Meet In Baltimore Next,

Los Angeles, Cal.--Baltimore was
selected as the 1916 convention city
Of the international Typographical
Union. There was no contest.
a proposition to impose the rule
of priority in employing and dis
charging men was ordered submitted
to refendum and a proposal pro-
yiding for six-day week was adopt.
ed $50 to 70. Both measures were
put forward by the union admins
tration.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Build BID HbspitaI.

Darlington. AT OF Edmond
H.'Deas has been pro Ned, and by it's
terms all Of his persc& NAL property is
left to his wife and afAar her death it
is to be sold and the proceeds used
for the building of h&spitai in Oar
llngton for negroes. Dehs left an es-
tate worth probably $25,OoRO or $4,000.
He has no children survivfag him.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
Child Killed hu linhf hfniin,

Anderson.-The sixyear-old Sson OF
John Phillips, farmer of the .H5onea
rain section, was killed and his four
year.oid daughter was shocked when
bolt of lightning struck the chimney
OF Phillips house few days ago. The
house caught fire but Mrs. Phillips
eXtinguished the flames before thew
made much headway.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
WOULD INVADE TEXAS.
Believed Plan Of Mexico If Troops
Are Landed at Vera Cruz,

Are Landed at Vera Cruz.
San Antonio Constituted
authorities in Mexico CarranZa fol-
lowers, are responsible for the bandit
OutraEes in tho lower Rio Grande
country, according to the verdict of a
committee OF prominent citizens, head
cd by CONGRESSMAN John II. Garner
who made report to Governor Fer
guson and Maj. Gen. Frederick Fun
ston, commanding the Southern de.
partmcnt here.
Mr.. Garner, speaking for the com
mittcc, said business men along the
border believe that the constituted
Mexican authorities arc prepared to
launch movement Of armed men
into Texas in the event American
troops are again landed in Vera
Cruz
Tho large bodies Of Mcxicans in
Northern Mexico available for immc-
diate use in case orders are given to
attempt to carry out the plan of San
Diego" said Mr.. Garner. would eli.
able the McxicanS to brush aside the
troops at present guarding the Dor.
der and penetrate a considerable dis.
tancc into Texas. OF course they
would be defeated and driven back,
but before sufficient American troops
could be sent into the border country
tho MeXicans would have DESTROYED
valuable American life and prOpcrty.' u
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
COUNTY OFFICERS
FORM STATE BODY
AUDITORS AND TREASURERS
MEET IN COLUMBIA AND
ORGANIZE.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Organization Favors a Flat Penalty of
Five Per Cent on All Delin-
quent Taxes.

Columbia.-A joint organization Of
the county auditors and treasurers of
South Carolina was formed at meet
ing In the Richland county court
house. The body elected officers for
the ensuing year and adopted resolu-
tions, which will be presented by each
auditor and treasurer to his respect
i've county delegation in the next gen.
eral assembly SO that action can be%
taken at the 1916 session. "
The organization will meet in Coin
president.
The organization adopted a resolu-
tion looking to the enactment Of
law whereby there will be a fiat pen
atty Of 5 per cent to attach to dein-
quent taxes on and after January /.
The motion was introduced by j. w.
Canfeld, auditor fGreenwood coun-
ty. On motion of w. d. Dent, Lexing-
ton county auditor, members Of the or
ganlZatlon agreed to use their in
1luence on their respective county del
egations to amend the law relating to
the holding Of special elections for the
levy of taxes so that the sesults Of
elections held after June 1 Of any year
will not take effect on the tax books
until the following year. This was
done so that the auditors NAV have
ample time in which to prepare their
duplicates for the county treasurers
and the comptroller general by Octo-
ber 1.
Carlton w. Sawyer, comptroller gen
eraI was bo,rti,v onn,ordod I,, ~.
members who nromisad hin, thn;r os
sistance aud smoke Of ~, - "-.,v',, ~.
comntrolIer pan
smoke of tho he
derived hv q, q
and trea surers
r,, ee,o
49, ~ ~ NJ.
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-07
Warehouses; and
Work Farms Help
in Other Cities

Satisfaction on the part Of other cities
who have warehouses and work farms
for accommodation OF prisoners - indi-
Gated in replies from city and county Off
cials 10 whom Chairman Best Of the
county board addressed inquiries follow
Ing passage by the last Legislature OF a
law making a work farm possible for
Douglas county
Walter o'Msra. clcrk OF the city board
OF Jersey city. ~ j.. writes that prls-
oners are employed I'm city prison
there; that the sheriff Is JaiIer ana that
he IL allowed Is cents per day for feeding
each prisoner.
oscar Hemriok, county clerk AZ Peoria
lll, writes that Peoria has had a bouse
OF correction for years and that Il Is
thoroughly satisfactory. The cost OF car
Ing for each prisoner Is about I7ik cents
per day, he says. As a result OF the
system there. Hemrlck asserts. many
tourists keep away from the city,"
A. Atlanta. Ca. there are 100 con-
viets working The work done by them
hst year was estimated worth ssSoOOo
with profit OF IS per cent over ex-
penses.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-07
WOMEN TO ARRANGE FOR
RABBI WISES LECTURE

Mrs. ~ C. sunney. county suffrage
chairman In charge OF the Rabbi stephen
Wise lecture to be given IN Omaha june
10. Is seeking expressions on a topic for
the rabbits talk. According 10 Rabbi
Wise himself. his War Against War.
or IL War curelessT' IA by lar the best
thing that he does, but there Is q strong
sentiment in favor OF hearing his talk on
Civic Religion
Every dollar secured by Rabbi Wise
for lectures under suffrage auspices is
turned over TO one OF his special char
tiles. according 10 the eastern managers
OF the rabbits lecture tour. Rabbi Wise is
head Of the Free Synagogue IN New York
city and addressed the palimpsest club
last year.
Local suffrage women VIII meet Al the
home Of Mrs r, ID. wead Friday after
noon 10 make arrangements for the lee
turs.