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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13

hltters to the plate in the ninth but
could not get a man to second.
Alexander outpitched Shore in every
way except in the number of hits al
lowed. Alex save only two bases on
balls as agairst Shores four and he
struck out six men while Shore
tanned two. Boston had nine men
left on bases as against Philadelphia' s
five.
Rain last night and early today
threatened a postponement of the
game which eventually was plaved
under brilliant October sun with
scarcely cloud in the sky. The
cozy little grounds of the Phillies
were filled to the limit despite the
iact that the official attendance was
announced as short of 10000, proba-
hly the smallest crowd that ever wit =
messed a start of a worlds series.
The official attendance was 19.343.
total receipts $51,0GG; national COM
missions share $5,10G.GO; PLAYERS
share $27,575.Gl; each clubs share
$9.191.SS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13
PHOTOGRAPHER HELPED SPY.
American Accused OF Permitting Ger.
man Spy to Use Passport.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Irving Guy
Ries, photographer Of the news
paper enterprise association, who re-
Gently returned from the front will be
questioned by government officials as
the result of charges filed by the Brit
ish embassy that he allowed his pass
port to be used to help the escape of
German spy from England. If true,
he will be prosecuted by the United
States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13
WORLDS SERIES TO-DAY,
Boston Fans are Betting Five to Four
OH Home Team.

Boston, Oct. 11.-BeanVille is base
ball mad. Everybody acts and talks
baseball. Owing to the extreme con-
hdence in the Red SoX the fans are
betting five to four that Boston will
win this afternoon, despite the fact
that Alexander pitches for Philadel-
phia. A record-breaking crowd is
expected. The weather is ideal.
Leonard pitches for Boston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13

three that went the way of the locals.
Paskert dropped Texas Lacquer
back of first base just out of reach
OF Hoblitzel. Cravath was sent up
to sacrifice and sent fast bunt di-
rectly at Shore. The latter picked
up the ball cleanly and had plenty
OF time to throw Paskert out at Sec
ond. Much to the surprise of his
teammates, however, he shot the ball
to first. where Cravath was an easy
out. Luderus went out from Barry
to Hoblitzel as Paskert raced to third.
Then Whitted barely met a fast one
from Shore and the ball Went weakly
bounding into the infeld just over
the pitchers head. Barry made
great try for an out but Whitted
reached first half a step ahead of the
throw and Paskert was safely across
with run which seemed for several
innings to be the only one that either
team could put across.
Speaker. however, was given q base
on balls In Boston's half of the eighth
after Scott was out and went TO sec
ond on Hoblitzel's infield out. Lewis
who had famed on his two previous
trips to the plate. singled to left and
Speaker scored Duffy taking sec
ond on the throw in. 1t was here
that Paskert saved the game with his
startling catch of Gardner's drive.
Paskert has suffered much in all pre-
liminary comparisons with Speaker.
whom he opposes in centre field, but
that one catch today gave him q
warm place in the hearts Of Phila-
delphia fans.
The way Shore and Alexander were
working at this time indicated the
game might go into many extra in
nings. but in the Phillies' half of the
eighth came the decision. Alexander
had proved an easy out. Shore got
Dit careless and passed Stock. Ban
croft then shot the hit over second
which gave Barry the opportunity to
make miracle with his bare right
hand. Barry, recovering his balance,
started to toss the ball to second to
force Stock. but the bag was bare
Too late Scott realized the dutv and
started on run for the keystone.
In forlorn hope Barry shot the ball
to him, but Stock was safe and there
were two on instead Of two out.
AT this critical juncture Shore be-
came unsteady and passed Paskert.
The bases were full and "Gavvy" Cra-
vath. the home run champion of the
National league. with a particular
fondness for the short fences of the
Phillies' park was at the bat.
the crowd was shouting itself
hoarse for "Gavvy" to "hit it out of
the lot. Shore proved that he was
willing to take chance. however, by
breaking the first ball over the plate
Tor n strike. The best Cravath even
tually could do was to send q slow
bounder to Scott at short. 1t seemed
to many in the stand that Scott had
time for the play at the plate. but he
shot the ball to first instead and Stock
raced over with the winning run
Then Luderus hit u weak grounder
towards Shore. The ball took q bad
roll I'm the mud just as shore was
reaching for 1t and Bancroft came
over for the third and last run Of the
game.
Manager Carrigan sent two pinch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13

The pleas Of guilty were all made
after the trial of Sam Hamilton had
peen completed. 1t had been expected
that trial OF the liquor cases would
be resumed today and the court room
was crowded with an expectant
throng.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13
STATE BORROWS 100000.
Latest Loan Makes Total OF 500. 900
Borrowed.

Columbia, Oct. THE State today,
through it's borrowing board, borrowed
100000 additional to meet the run
ming expenses of the government. The
loan was made by the Palmetto Nat
ional Bank at a rate Of 2.44 per cent.
This makes 100000 borrowed by
the State this year. This is expected
to run the government until taxes
come in during November.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Got.
ton Buyer.

Good Middling IL.
Strict Middling IL rs.
Middling IL ga.
Strict Low Middling IL IA.
Low Middling 10 ga.
Staple cotton IL to Is. ;
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
DECREASE IN COTTON
OVER LAST YEAR
Sottoh Ginned Prior to Dec. 1 Total
led 9,711,453 Bales, Compared
With 13,O73,3SG for 1914.

washington, Dec. S.-The sixth
cotton ginning report of the season.
compiled from reports of census bu-
reau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and is
sued at 10 a. m. today, announced
that 9,711, ,453 bales of cotton. count
ing round as half bales, of the growth
OF 1915, had been ginned prior to
December l. That COMPARES with
l%,O73.3S6 bales or S2.2 per cent of
the entire crop, ginned prior to De
cember last year, 12,OSS,412 bales
or S6.5 per cent i'm 1913. and IL
S54,54 bales or S7.9 per cent in
1912. The average quantity of cot
ton ginned prior to December l in
the last ten years was lO.G91,933
bales or S3.4 per cent of the crop.
included in the ginnings were
93,361 round bales compared with
39,6S2, last year, S6,S7S in 1913 and
73,O3O in 1912.
Ginnings prior to December l for
South Carolina with comparisons for
the last three years and the percent-
age of the entire crop ginned prior
to that date in the same years, fol-
low:
In 1915, 1,O32.425 bales; 1914.
l,230,16S bales. 7S.S per cent; 1913.
i.160.I25 bales, SIS per cent: 1912.
l,p4l,6S9, S5.1 per cent
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
REPULSING SLIDE
IN GAILI,ARD CUT
Army Engineers Report Excellent
Progress I'm the Panama
Canal.

Panama, Dec. 8.-Such excellent
progress has been made in dredg-
ing in the Gaillard cut of the Panama
canal that only SO feet of earth sepa-
rates the waters of the channel. This
neck of land, less than 20 feet high.
can be removed in few days unless
the bulging up of the bottom pro-
ceeds too rapidly for the dredgers.
Since the huge dipper dredge Cas-
cade began operations, the monthly
dredging has been increased 1885,
OOOcubic yards, the most that has
ever been taken from the canal in
wet excavation work. Colonel Goe-
thals, however. still declines to pre-
dict when the canal will be reopened.
He says the slides have not yet stop
ped, and that they might close the
canal again before the present opera
tions can be completed.
A more cheerful spirit over the
probability of definitely overcoming
the twin slides in the Culebra cut at
an early date is manifested by the
canal engineers, including Colonel
Goethals.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
SETON DROPPED:
DID NOT RESIGN
Retirement OF Chief Scout Explain
ed by Committee of the Boy
SCOutS


New York, Dec. 8.-The national
council of the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca, through an authorized committee.
held special meeting today to con-
slider statement issued by Ernest
Thompson Seton in which he said
that he had resigned as chief scout.
After the meeting the council issued
this statement:
"Mr. Seton did not resign; he was
deliberately dropped by the national
council of the Boy Scouts of America
on the question of Americanism. He
is not an American citizen. He not
only resented suggestions and re-
quests made by many of his friends
in the scout movement that he he
come an American citizen, but went
further and objected to the Bow
Scout handbook including a chap
ter on patriotism. His term expired
February, 1915. The national coun-
Gil at its annual meeting did not re-
elect him because of the belief that
citizens of America there should be
no doubt as to the citizenship and
patriotism of the leaders of the
moveLent. Any statement that the
dropping of Mr.. Seton on his alleged
resignation was due to anything else
than this is not true.
In fairness to Mr.. Seton the office
was left vacant until he could be ar
forded a reasonable opportunity to
declare his intentions of becoming 4
citizen of the United States. This
he refused.
I'm response to Mr.. Setun's ct
tempt TO resign he was informed that
inasmuch as he held no Office there
was no Office from which he could re-
sign and the matter was finally clos
ed last July. Mr.. Seton promised ex-
plicitly by letter that he would quiet
ly proceed with his own work with
out raising any issue He has seen
fit to violate his promise without
any notice to the executive board or
any of it's officers at time and un-
der conditions which make necessary
this statement of facts.
THE aims of the Boy Scout move
ment are today exactly the same as
they have been since the organiza
tion OF the movement in this coun-
try in 1910. Character development
and good citizenship through whole
some outdoor activities is the objec-
tive. The movement at it's October
meeting definitely reanirmed the
policy OF being non-political, non
military, not anti-military, organiza-
ton"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
ANSWER TO NOTE IN FRYE CASE
Resume of Germany's Answer Re-
ceived in Washington.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Ambassadcr
Gerard at Berlin today cabled re-
sumo of Germany's reply to the last
American note on the sinking Of the
American sailing ship William p.
Frye. The full communication is be-
sing forwarded by mail and pending
Its arrival the state department Will
make no announcement. The resume
was described as "fragmentary."
The German note is in answer to
the American contention that this
government does not consider an cp-
portunity Ito escape in lifeboats" as
sufficient safety for passengers and
crew OF any American vessel destroy
ed when carrying contraband. A re-
port that Germany declares she is
unable wholly to agree with the
American position was in circulation.
but officials Of the state department
declined to discuss it.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
ELLA FLAGG YOUNG RETIRES.
John ID. Shoop Succeeds as Head of
Chicago schools.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, who has been identified with
Chicago's public schools for fifty
three years, the last six as superin-
tendent, retired today. She is seven
ty-one years old.
Mrs. Young plans to leave imme-
diately for Southern California,
where with Miss Laura Breton, who
has been her companion for years,
she proposes to establish home. The
educator gave away many OF her per-
sonal belongings, which have been in
her office during her term as super
intendent. To numerous school
principals she presented her photo
graph.
Il am going to take a rest" Mrs.
Young said. "and shall not look at a
newspaper for six months. After the
war is over / shall go to Europe"
John d. Shoop, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, was elected to
succeed Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as
superintendent of schools late today
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
1000 OF VILLAS MEN
KILLED IN ONE DAY
Suffered Severe Reverses i'm
Campaign in Sonora, Says
Report.
GEN. GONZALES KILLED
Villa Lost Patience, Says Officer, and
ordered Rash Attacks, Which
Almost AnnihiIatcd Forces.

Ell Paso, Texas, Dec "a detail
ed account OF the campaign in
Sonora of General Villa, in which he
suffered serious reverses, was given
here today by an officer whose name
is withheld.
The officer declared that Villa lost
1000 killed on the first day of the
battle at Aqua Prieta and at the bat
tie of Campana mountain, near Her
mosillo, his losses in killed were
three battallions.
When we started from Juarez to-
ward Sonora, the column with 40
heavy guns and several machine
guns" the officer said.
General Villa announced his in
tention of attacking Aqua Prieta.
General Alberto Carranza advised
villa to pass Aqua Prieta, detach a
small cavalry force to draw General
Gales into the open and proceed to
the vicinity of Hermosillo. Hermo.
sillo was defended by only 5000 men
under General Dieguez.
villa declared he was tired of be-
ing taught by everybody and order
ed the attack on Aqua Prieta. The
first day of the attack the Villa in
iantry was repulsed with 1000 kill
ed and 1000 grenades exploded
without greatly damaging the Car
rama forces.
villa with 5000 men went to No
gales from Nogales to Hermosillo
and was Joined by Urbalejo with 500
Gaqui Indians.
"Dieguez Carranza, commander of
Hermosillo, had entrenched in the
heights surrounding the village of
Seris in the southern part of Her
mosillo just across the Sonora riv-
er and on the Camapana mountain,
commanding the Hermosillo valley.
villa approached from the north.
distributing his army about an unde-
Tended open place dominated from
Campana mountain on Urbaleio's ad-
vance.
The battle began at dawn. Villa
ordered Gen. Jose Heron Gonzales.
chief OF the Villa infantry, to charge
Campana mountain and take it be-
fore sunset. Gonzales said his men
were tired and hungry and wanted to
wait until dark. Villa repeated the
order angrily, saying Gen. Manuel
Medinaviotia and his 5000 cavalry
were due to arrive and would rein
force the infantry.
Gonzales charged, the reinforce
ments did not arrive, and Gonzales
came back with 40 men. Three bat
talions lay dead on the mountain
side, under Carranza machine gun
fire.
Gonzales then retreated to an
orange grove, where he was killed by
a Carranza volley."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA-Executive Chamber.
whereas information at his Department
that an Atrocous Murder County
caster about the sixth
body OF Ernest Watkins John
said John McIwan. colored has fed from justice.
Now therefore, Richard Manning.
OF south Carolina in order that justice
majesty OF the law vindcated hereby
Hundred k10000) Dollars delivery
conviction of the said
Lancaster County g.. C.
In testimony whereof, have set my hand
caused the Great Seal OF the
hrd day or December A. d. 1915
Independence of the United States o
RICHARD MANNING
BY the Governor
r. NJ McCOWN, Secretary of Stat
In addition Hunter
ready onered $1OO for the apprehension
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT.
democratic Committee Guests az
White House Wednesday.

VI ma" House Wednesday,.
Washington. Dec Members of
the Democratic national committee
were the luncheon guests of prcsr-
den, Wilson at the White House to-
day.
President Wilson was seated be-
tween Chairman McCombs and Vice
Chairman Homer Cummings, of Con
necticut, Secretary Thomas j. Pence
and Joseph p. Tumulty, the Presi-
dents secretary, occupied seats not
far from Mr.. Wilson. The luncheon
was served in the state dining room.
The committee has finished its
work here, hut Chairman McCombs
expected to remain probably until
tomorrow, TO arrange further details
for the convention, with James E.
Smith, chairman of the ST Louis
delegation. When Mr.. McCombs re-
turns TO New, York, he will take with
him, for deposit in a New York bank.
five drafts handed him yesterday by
Mr. Smith, totalling 500. 600, the
sum pledged by st. Louis for the con
vention.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
Harvard to Teach Soldiers.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 9.-Har-
ward University today officially en-
listed in the movement for prepared
ness when President Lowell an
nounced that course in military
science would be added to the cur
riculum at the next semester.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
Congress is Yet Forming Committees.

washington, Dec. 8.-COngress
was not in. session today. Both
houses had adjourned over until Fri
day in order to complete the organ
ization of working committees.
Meantime members of the house
and the senate are closely scrutiniz-
ing President Wilson's annual ad-
dress to Congress, particularly his
recommendations for nationaQ de-
fense.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
AUSTRIA MUST D|SAVOW
SINKING OF ANCONA
United States Calls for Assur.
ances Against Repetition of
Attack and Reparation.
THE SITUATION IS GRAVE.
STATE OF Affairs Has Been Further
complicated ny Reports of Ac-
tivities of Submarines.

WI
Washington, Dec. S.-Thc United
States has sent to Austro-Hungarv =
note asking for disavowal of the
submarine attack upon the Italian
liner Ancona, assurances that such
an act will be not repeated, some de-
gree of punishment for the com
mander of the submarine, and repair
alton for American lives lost.
The communication started by
cable yesterday from the state de-
partment to Ambassador Frederick
c.. Penfield at Vienna, who was in
structed to hand it to the Austro-
Hungarian minister of foreign fairs.
Baron Burian.
Word of delivery of the note had
nc. Zen received by the department
oHiGlt.
E..-N4.y bat frm terms, it is said.
......aCtc.ized the document which is
understood to make a point of
prompt assurances for the futurr
safety of American lives. Austria
Hungary has never informed the
United States whether the command
ers of it's submarines had been given
instructions similar to those which
the German government gave to its
commanders after the Lusitania trag-
edy.
ASKS FOR EXPLANATION.
1t is understood that the note re
ferred particularly to the charge that
shells from the submarine killed or
wounded some passengers on the An
coma after she has halted. and asked
for an explanation of that point.
In dispatching the note Secretary
Lansing acted with the approval OF
President Wilson and after consult
ing with him. 1t is stated authOrita-
lively that the document, which is
described as being comparatively briet
and decidedly vigorous in tone, was
so drafted as to attempt settlement
OF the controversy at once, without
bringing on "A series of communica
tons, such as followed the sinking OF
the Lusitania.
SURPRISE TO WASHINGTON.
News that the note had been sent
came as a complete surprise to Off
cial Washington generally, the re-
ports which emanated from the state
department early in the week being
that no positive and corroborated evi-
dence as to what actually had occur
red when the Ancona went down had
been received. 1t was said that the
reports received were fragmentary
conflicting or contradictory, and that
until a reply to the inquiries sub
mitted to Austria-Hungary was re-
ceived 1t was probable that no COM
munication would be sent to Vienna.
Tonight 1t was suggested in some
quarters that information of a mos;
conclusive nature had come to Sec
retary Lansing, probably late Mon
day night, and that it had been de-
cided then that the protest should go
forward Immediately. Whether Am
bassador Pepfield had transmitted
the reply OF the Vienna foreign office
to the list of queries submitted by
the United States could not be as
certained.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
Millionaire Lumberman Dies.

Monroe, La, Dec. George
Swartz. millionaire lumberman Of
st. Louis, died here today after T.
weeks illness. He was n years old
and was a native of Germany. Mr..
Swartz held large interests in this
section and in Oklahoma.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
CITY OF HOPEWELL
WRECKED BY BIG BLAZE
Hopewell, Va, Wrecked by
Flames That Swep. Out
Every lone.
RElGN OF LAWLESSNESS-
''ii''a summoned To Take Situation
IN Hand as Result of Confusion
i'm Burned District.

!" ipuileu DISTRICT.
hopeWell, Va. Dec. 9.-Tha much
room town of 25,OOO people. grown
up since last summer with the great
new SuncottOn plant of the DUPONT
FoWuer Company, was completely de-
Stroyed by a fire which started in .
restaurant and did property damage
estimated at from one to three mil
non dollars. The DUPONT works out
slde OF the settlement was undam-
aged but was once seriously threat
ehed. Villages A and b near Hone
well, built to house the families of
married employees of the factory. also
escaped.
scenes of wild disorder accomna-
hied the fire and citizens iynched a
negro for looting. There was no loss
OF IRE otherwise and only few mi
nor injuries were reported.
Martial law was proclaimed to.
night with the arrival of six militia
companies. rushed from Richmond
by order of Governor Stuart The
thousands of homeless men. women
,,.l ...,3 go "'''i'!'
- ma" "'1" sent 10 Peters
remained to guard what little prop
""" DeS" "o'e 10 save
The fire was said to have been
caused by the overturning of an oil
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Hr'' 'e'S because OF the arrest
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
Mrs. Gat Receives Many Presents

Washington, Dec. 8.-A bracelet
Of Brazilian jewels and a corsage of
rare tropical feathers came today to
Mrs. Norman Gait, the Presidents g
fiancee. as wedding gifts. They were
brought by DR.. A. J. De Oliveira
Botelho. Of Brazil, first to arrive OF
the delegates to the Pan-American
Scientific Congress, which meets here
December 27.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
WEATHER

Fair Friday and
bly, Satur-
day.