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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
WILL AID NEUTRAL trade.
BRITISH EMBASSY ISSUES IN.
FORMATION OF INTEREST
TO SHIPPERS.
Hold Informal Conference
In Order to Minimize Delays in
Transportation - Urge Precautions
ut Starting.

Washington, May 3.--The British
embassy issued a statement tonight
for the information of American ship
ping interests, designed to facilitate
trade Of the United States with neu-
trail countries by pointing a way to
guard against interference by the al
lied warships with cargoes not under
the ban of Great Britain's blockade
order in council. The statement has
been set to all British consuls in
the United States, to whom shippers
are advised to give notice Of the char
acter of cargoes so that the British
government may be advised before
ships reach European waters.
The United States does not recog-
nize the right Of the allies to inter.
fere with legitimate commerce be-
tween neutrals or with non-contra-
band goods even when ultimately de-
signed to Germany or Austria and has
set forth its position in the lengthy
diplomatic exchanges on the subject.
In order, however, to prevent as far
as possible unnecessary delays and de.
tentions, the foreign trade advisers OF
the state department have been hold
ing informal conferences with Brit
ish embassy officials in the interest
of shippers and to aid those who de-
sire to conform to the requirements
Of the order in council they have had
printed the reexport embargo lists OF
the various countries contiguous to
the European belligerents.
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Denial OF Germany Victory.

Petrograd. May 1.-The. Austro-
German claims OF a great victory In
Western Galicia were denied by the
Russian war ONCE today. II was stat
ed that the recent offensive by the
Teutons at the Dunajec river neces-
Stated a %regrouping OF the Russian
army. but later the Russians practi-
caliy regained all lost ground, 1t
terms an ridiculous the German an
nouncements OF great gains at Kovno,
In the kourland district. and claims
n repulse OF the Germans at different
points I'm Poland. The Germans were
repulsed at the village of seramn and
fed. leaving thousands of dead on the
battle field.
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AUsTRIl ANTS DEMANDS.
LESS PR IIITY NOW THAN
FORML- OF ITALY'S JOIN
ING CONFLICT.
Only One Point Of Difference Re-
mains for Settlement Between the
Two Nations.

Rome (via Chiasso to Paris), MAY
5.-In official quarters where the true
situation is known it was stated today
that the possibility Of an accord be-
tween Italy and Austria never has
been so probable. This fact, it was
asserted, was due to Austria at last
realizing that Italy really was deter
mined to go to war to obtain terri
tories Inhabited by Italians under
Austria when negotiations for their
return. were begun.
Differences between the two coun-
tries now concern only the extent Of
the territories to be turned over, the
form Of and the time in which the
cession is to be made.
Prince von Buelow, the German
ambassador, is said to have declared
that IL ne can induce BaronaSonnino,
the Italian foreign minister, to give
up claims on Trieste and accept it's
constitution into a free city an agree
ment between Austria and Italy might
be reached in a relatively short time.
In his interview with Baron Som
nino last Saturday Prince Won Buelow
discussed the chances still existing
for a settlement between Italy and
Austria and the advisability of Italy
leaving nothing undone to attempt
to avoid the consequences of war. The
ambassador is said to have declared
that it was far from his intention to
interfere with Italy's internal affairs
or to criticise them, but that he could
not help expressing the opinion that
an impression would be produced both
in Austria and Germany by an an
nouncement that the king and his
ministers would participate in the UNI
yelling of the Garibaldi monument.
which, he said, had been referred to
by the allies as the time for "Italy's
official declaration of war to the CEN
trail empires
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SUMTER. s. G., TURDA MAY 8, 1e1b.
RESERVE BOARD CHANGES.
THREE SHIFTS IN THE LINES OF
DISTRICTS.
Action Postponed on Petition From
Baltimore to Be Made Chief City
Of Fifth Division,

Washington, May 4-Three changes
In the lines Of federal banks as they
were drawn by the reserve bank, or
ganization committee more than a
year g were approved today by the
federal reserve board. 1t adopted a
resolution shifting banks in northern
New Jersey from the Philadelphia to
the New York district; banks in Tyler
and Wetzel counties, West Virginia,
from the Richmond to the Cleveland
district, and banks in southern Okla
homa from the Dallas to tie Kansas
City district.
Action upon the petition Of Bal
timOre to be made the reserve city
Of the Fifth district in place of Rich
mond and of Pittsburgh to be given
the reserve bank now located in
Cleveland was postponed for future
consideration.
By the change approved the Clevs-
land banks capital Of $12, O07, 1874 will
be increased about $31, 900, while the
Richmond bank, with Sc ,3O3, sol, will
lose that amount.
In its resolution the board pointed
out that action on the other petit.
tions was deferred that it may Sc
cure light on how the new clearing
ystem and the extent Of State bank
admissions to the system may operate.
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CALL FOR INQUIRY OF NAGEL,
Railway WOrkmen Demand Congress
sionaI Investigation of His Appoint
mcnt,

Chicago. May 3.-Congressional in
v~estigation of the appointment of
Charles II. Nagel, former secretary Of
commerce and labor, as a neutral
member of the arbitration board
which decided the wage dispute of
engineers and firemen on SO Western
railroads vas demanded in a resolu-
ton adopted tonight by delegates rep
.resenting the railway mems organi-
cation. Such an investigation is nee
cssary, the resolution asserted, if flu
ture controversies between labor and
capital are to be adjusted amicably.
1--WE submit that Mr.. Nagel was not
neutral" the resolution said, "inas-
much as it was clearly established
that he Is cOeXecutOr and %cOtrustee of
the estate of the late A~dolphus Busch.
which estate has large holdings of
securities; and that he is 4
director in the Union Trust
of st. Louis and the Northwestern
Life Insurance company of
both of which o
tons are large holders of railroad Sc
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REJECTS GERMAN PROPOSALS
AMERICAN NOTE ON WILLIAM
FRYE MADE PUBLIC.
Communication Says That Germany
Has Admitted Liability and Status
OF Ship and Amount Of Indemnity
arc Matters to be Settled by Ncgo.
tiations and not BY Prize Court.

Washington, May 5.-The American
note to Germany on April 23rd was
made public today. 1t rejects the Ger
man suggestion Of the legality Of the
destruction Of the American ship
William Frye and that the question
of payment and the amount of in
demnity be submitted to a prize court.
The United States proposes settlement
by diplomatic negotiations, stating the
liability that Germany has already aG-
mitted and that the status Of the
claimants and the amount are the
only. questions remaining to be settled.
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CLAIM REA VICTORY.

Gsrnans state They Have Defeated
Russian Army and Are Now Pur-
saing t.
Berlin. May 1.-THE victory ir wes-
tern oalicia was greater than that at
the Meaxurian Lakes, says a news
dispatch. On the Dunajec front the
Russians retreating In disorder with
the Teutons pursuing them and break
Ing up every attempt to rally. An en-
tire Russian division was complete
ly destroyed and q vast number of
prisoners were taken. The Russians
concentrated In the Carpathians are
now menaced on the east and west
with the greatest disaster In military
history.
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TRUSTEES POSTPONE DECISION

Defer Final Action on Proposed Re-
mOval OF College Until Later Meet
ing.
Greenville. May 4.-Ending a two
days session here late tonight, the
Chicora college trustees announced
that a decision on the proposed re-
moval of the institution had been de-
ferred until an adjourned meeting,
which will be held some time before
June. DR.. S. c. Byrd, president Of the
college, made the announcement, say
ing that there was nothing to be
added.
G~reenville has offered one site out
right and a conditional proposition
has been made with reference to an
other site. 1t is understood hat Clin-
ton and Laurens are both being con-
sidered. though this is but hearsay.
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DENY GERMAN GAINS.
Say Three of TcutOns' Drives
We're Checked and Battle Is Pro-
crossing mt Fourth Point.

SHcSSiuS "t rOurtn lNOlnt.
Petrograd, May 5.-Though official
ly admitting that the Germans have
launched an energetic offensive move
at four different points on the Ions
battle front. the war office today de-
clared that three OF these had already
been checked. and the fourth in wes-
tern Galicia precipitated a great bat
tie on the eastern bank Of the Duna-
jec river. which began on hugh scale
Sunday and has been raging Violent
~ ever since with alternate success
for both sides. The Russians have
checked the Teutons in the Baltic
Provinces OF Kourland and Kovno, in
southwestern Poland and in Stryj re-
gions of the Carpathians, east of
Useok Pass. Every effort of the Ger
mans to cross the Nida river were re-
pulsed. the enemy suffering tremend-
Gus losses.
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,SpartaDburg Referendum Goes Decid.
edly Against Ordinance Proposed by
Christian Workers.

'S%partanburg, May Am a munich
pal referendum election held here to-
day, the people voted down the
socalled pool room ordinance cham
pioned by the Christian Workers
league by a two to one vote. The or,
dinance was a question of removing
the screens from the pool rooms. The
people voted to keep them up.
F. L. Lilies was elected water COM
missioner.
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THREE VESSELS SUNK.
Gcrman Submarines Again Become
Exceedingly Active.

London, May 6.-The British steam
er Cherbury was sunk by a German
submarine off the west coast of Ire
LAND on last Thursday. The crew was
saved. A Swedish steamer was sunk
in the Baltic sea by the German aux
iliary cruiser Sivania and the crew
was saved. The British schooner
Latham was sunk by a German SUBJ
marine off Kinsale Head, Ireland, on
was rescued.
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Battle RACES at Yprcs.

Paris. May 5.-Another check for
the Germans In west Flanders was re-
ported officially today. The battle M
fpres continues. With heavy rein
forcements. the Germans are being
hurled against the British In front of
fpres. The German attack last night
broke down with heavy losses. The
French delivered q flank attack as the
Germans retreated. infiicting serious
loss.
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Horses Co Europe.

During the last few days about so
carloads Of horses and mules have
passed through spartanburg over the
Southern Railway from Texas and
other Southern States to New York.
where they will be shipped to Euro
pean ports for the British army. 9th
er shipments OF animals are 10 fol.
low. II IL Observation-Disclosures
Herald. ...'
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Niaim Retreat Of English at Yprcs.

Berlin, May 5 (OficiaD.-The
English are retrcating with heavy
losses at Ypres. The Russians are
r~etreatinS from the Carpathians.
~eVacuating their positions at the Duk-
Ia Pass. Thirty thousand Russians
nave been captured. Seven hundred
'"u hlty French were captured
southeast Of st. Mihiel,
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German Attacks RepuIsed.

Paris, May 1.-The Germans con-
tlnue their fierce onslaughts In Flan-
ders without success. Two night at
lacks In the bloody angle" toward
Ypres were repulsed by the British.
The French have gained ground near
Bagatelle In the Argonnes. Both sides
are losing heavily about Ypres.
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ward Dukla Pass, shattering all efforts
TO check their progress. A news dis
patch says that the Russian southern
wing was crushed along a twenty-five
mile front. The Teutons have captur-
Goriice, 81 miles east Of the Duna-
Jec river. and crossed the Biala and
reached Ropa. An entire Russian di-
vision was annihilated at Gorlice.
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New Attack Launched.

London, May 6.-The allies have
launched a new and violent attack on
the Dardanelles and at Smyrna. The
Turks are making fierce counter at
A whole Turkish regiment
was wiped out in attempting to ad-
vance from Magpran.
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Petrosrad. May 4. (Omcial)-The
Russian Black Sea feet vigorously
sheiled the forts Of the East end Of
the Bosphorus on Sunday. The bat
tories replied without effect. All the
Turkish ships took refuge In the
straits. where a large cargo steamer
was destroyed. A sailing ship was
sunk a tho Bulgarian coast.
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KILLS
Mobile Man Commits Murder and
Then Suicides.

Mobile. May 5.-Following a quar-.
rel with his brother-in-law this morn.
ing, William Eastburn. n wholesale
fish dealer, shot and killed his son-in-
law, julius ArdOyne, when the latter
went to aid his father. Eastburn then
ran home and committed suicide i'm
ed that he was insane
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
ANXIETY IN GERMANY.
Still Apprehensive as to Course OF
Italy.

Amsterdam (via London), May g.
The German papers display anxiety
regarding Italy's attitude. The Voss-
ische Zeitung, the Lokal Anzeiger and
The Tageblatt emphasize the fact that
the negotiations between Italy and
Austria have not been definitely
broken off and that therefore there is
still hope of a satisfactory solution.
They admit hat the situation is
serious but insist that Italian inter.
vention on the side with Germany's
enemies would make no difference to
German determination or confidence
in the final result.
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Takes over Warehouses.

D. q. l.. White. deputy State ware
commissioner. has signed up
three cotton warehouses at st Charles,
in Lee county for the State ware
house system. He said that 40 ware
ouse were now under control of the
state. He expects 10 secure several
large warehouses this wcck.-The
State. .
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Russians Still RPtrcafinU.

Berlin, May 6.-News dispatches
that the Russians in western Galicia
have evacuated Jaslo, an important
railway junction Is miles northeast Of
Gorlice, and that the Teutons are
pressing their advantage.
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ALLIES LAND MORE TROOPS.


Athens. May 4.-The allies have
landed troops at Ephesus. eighty-hve
miles east OF Smyrna. to cooperate
with the Allied fleets In the attack on
Smyrna Four British warships
bombarded the Smyrna forts yester-
day. The bombardment of the forts
along the Dardanelles was resumed by
the Allied warships today.
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WAGE WAR ON FISHING FLEET.

Sink Nine Boats and Place Crew In
Open Boats, Wishing the Men "Good
Luck"
London. May Sherman subma-
rines are waging a campaign of ex-
termination against an important
source of E%ngland's food supplies, the
fishing in fleets In the North sea. Nine
trawlers. even from Hull and two
from Grimsby. were sunk on Monday
mi Tuesday. The crews were taken
aboard the submarines, given food.
placed In small boats and wished
good luck"
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British Trawlcrs DESTROYED.

London. May 5.-The British trawi,
ers Iolanthe. Hero and Northwardho
were sunk by German submarines off
Hull today. The trawler Uxbridge
was caught in a mine of Grimsby and
destroyed.
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Russians to Evacutc Pass.

vienna May AN Of the main
positions Of the Russians OF Dulila
Pas ave been abandoned. Prepara-
tons are being made for a general re-
treat along the entire Ca%rpathian
front.
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KILLS HIS OWN FAMILY.
MOonshiner Stays His Wife, Son and
Daughter i'm Graham County. North
Carolina.

Raleigh, May 6.-News has lust
been received here that Ed Williams,
a notorious moOnshiner of a remote
district of Graham county. killed his
wife, son and daughter, Mrs. p. l..
Phillips. on Saturday. A reward of
$500 has been offered for Williams
capture.
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ALL eyes CENTER ON ]TA[Y|
Dispatches State That Last Demands OF the
Southern Kingdom Have Been Forward
ed to Berlin and Vienna and Course
is Being Watched With Anxiety.

sREAr RATTLE HAS BEEN FOUGHT IN EAST, WHICH GERMANS
SAY WAS MAGNIFICENT VICTORY, A REPORT WHICH RUS.
SLAMS DENy-BOTH SIDES CLAIM ADVANTAGE IN GALImA-
GERMANS SAY THAT GREAT RUSSIAN ARMY IN CARpATTuANs
.a IS MENACED ON BOTH SIDES AND Is IN DANGER OF ANNmu..
rioN-oHANGEs ARE MADE IN POSITIONS OF FORCES AT OAR.
DANELLEs AND TURKISH FORTS AND CITES sUFFER-LrrTyE
NEWS FROM WESTERN SCENE OF WAR.
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British Steamship Blown mn.

London. May 4.-The British team
ship Minterne was blown up by a
-snan submarine of Sicily Islands
O. Hday.
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ALLIES DRIVEN FROM LAND.
BOmbardment from Ships Proves De.
structive to Civil Population.

~
structivc to Civil Population.
ConstantinOple, May 6.-The allied
troops who landed on the Asiatic
shore have been driven off. Reports
stating hat the towns Of Gallipoli and
Niagara were captured by the allies
are denied. The hostiles succeeded in
holding only two points on the CALI
poll peninsula, Avi Burnu and Sedel
Bahr. lOficial.) The steady bom-
bardment Of the allies warships is de-
stroying towns on the peninsula. The
loss of life among the civil popula-
ton is very heavy. Ten towns have
been burned.
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HUGHES NO CANDIDATE.
Not I'm Race for Presidential Nomina.
ton,

ton.
washington, May Am view of the
recent references to the name of AS
sociate Justice Hughes of the SUI
preme court as a candidate for the
presidency, the following authorita-
tive statement was made today in his
behalf and with his approval:
Justice Hughes wholly disapproves
the use Of his name in connection
with the presidential campaign. Not
only has he nc desire to reenter pol
ltics, but as a member of the supreme
he is not available. He is not
a candidate In any sense and can not
his name to be used"
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GERMANS FIRE ON LIGHTHOUSE.

Attack Is Expected on Coast OF Fun
land from German Fleet.
Copenhagen, May A news dis
patch from Stockholm says that a
German warship shelled and fred the
LAgskaer lighthouse. a land island at
the entrance to the Gulf Of Botsnia. A
general German attack on the coast OF
I1ulandei A oxposead.
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TEUTONS CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Russians Lose Million Men i'm Cam
paign Which Ends DisastrousIy.

paign Which Ends D~isastrously.
Vienna, May 6.-The Teutons con-
tinue their pursuit of the Russians
along the ninety-three miles from
Galicia to the Carpathians. Hungar-
an soil has been cleared of Russian
troops. The enemy's losses amount
to over sixty-five thousand in killed,
wounded and made prisoners. The
campaign in which Russia sacrificed
nearly a million men has eliminated
in disaster. In five days the Teutons
have advanced forty-two miles and
entire Russian regiments surrendered.
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Teuton Army Sweeping Eastward.

Berlin. May 5.-The Austro-German
forces I'm western Galicia are rapidly
pressing eatward and southwark to.
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Russians Admit Defeat.

~PetrOgrad, May 6.-The Russian
war office today admitted hat the
first line of defenses in Western Gal
icia had been carried by the Teutons,
but asserted that all attacks. on the
second line had been repulsed. The
enemy massed nearly seven hundred
thousand men, many of them veter-
ans in this section. Military experts
declare that the Teuton's advance has
now been halted and fresh Russian
troops will be able to regain the lost
ground.
Submarines Got Another.
Hartlepool, May 6.--The Grimsby
trawler Stratton was sunk by a Ger
man submarine in the North sea on
Wednesday. The crew was saved.
Nprcs Secs Continued Battle.
Paris, May 6lOficial.) -Desperate
fighting continu ) in the Ypres re-
gion, centering around hill number
sixty, which the Germans are trying To
recapture from the British. Some
German assaults were successful. hut
the losses were partially regained by
the British. The French suffered a
reverse in Alsace. The Germans re-
occupied the summit Of Mamelon, o n
the left bank of the Fecht river. The
French have recapturcd some trench
es in the ALLY forest.
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Attempts OF Russians to Rally and Check
Tide of Invading Teutons in Galicia
Have Proved Unsuccessful.
RUSSIANS EVAcUATE IMPORTANT POINTS TO SAVE ARMY.

Bombardmento of Dardanelles Renewed With g rceness and
CiVl reputation Suffers-ln West OppC : Forces Are
Still Engaged in Desperate Struggle For : ession of Re-
glon Around Ypres-German Submarine re Exceeding
ly Active, Three British, One Danish : One Swedish
Vessels Being Sunk By Them, Crews > Rescued.
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CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS
Comptroller Williams Would Know
Standing of Banks on Nav 1.

washington, May 4.-Comptroller
OF the Currency Williams today is
sued a call for the condition of all
national banks at the close of bust
ness on MAY LIST.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Miss Georgia R. Ellison is spending
the with Philadelphia relatives,
Mr.. Thomas B. Hopper, of Philadel-
phia, visited his parents last week.
Mrs. Seth Sawtelle is the guest of
her sister in Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. Howard Bishop, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents.
Miss Elizabeth Wells. of Baltimore,
is visiting her mother Mrs, Addie Wells.
Mr. l. G. Ellison and family, of Kirk
wood, visited Mr.. F. S. Clayton on
Sunday.
Ericsson Line day steamers Penn and
Lord Baltimore will start the present
season on June II.
Mr., Jerry Powell and friend of New
Jersey, spent the weekend with the
formers parents.
Mrs, w. Wyatt Pierce and son, of
Wilmington, are spending sometime
with Mrs. Charles Cooling.
The new concrete road recently fin
ished through Chesapeake City will be
open today to traffic.
Remember the dance in the Masonic
Hall, on Monday evening, May 31st.
Music by Jacobs Orchestra Admis-
sion $1.00.