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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-16
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
MAY MAKE INQUIRY.
Lusitania Incident May Be Basis for
Full Discussion OF Flags.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Oficials to-
night had received no official report
Of the use Of the American flag by the
Lusitania. but they indicated that in
quiry might be made. Pending re-
ceipt of full information comment
was reserved.
1t was regarded by some as not un-
likely that the occurrence would fur
nish basis for discussing the entire
subject Of the use of neutral flags by
belligerent merchantmen on account
Of charges to effect made in the Ger
man admiraltys statement.
The rules of international law are
clear. in that each nation has the
right to determine for itself the con-
ditions under which it's flag may be
bestowed on n vessel. One recognized
authority holds that the assumption
of the flag of a foreign state without
its authorization is considered as a
violation Of international law, as a de-
vice both fraudulent and injurious TO
the honor OF the state. Both the state
whose flag is wrongfully used and that
in regard to which the use of false
nag is made have the right to demand
the punishment of the guilty party"
Examination OF the statutes OF the
United States reveals that there is no
law prohibiting misuse OF tbe Anari-
can flag by foreign vessels, though the
state department has in the past Or
dered its cOnsuls always to communi-
cate full information as to such Incl
dents.
Upon the outbreak of war with
Chile in 1879 Peru inquired Of the
United States what conditions must
be complied with in order that a mer-
chant vessel might be considered as
belonging to the United States and
under what conditions the United
States flag might be used.
The American legation in Peru sent
a note in reply which was supple
mcnted by memorandum from the
secretary of State, Mr.. Eyarts. who
said that there is no prohibition OF
the use of the American flag by for
cign vessel beyond the jurisdiction Of
the United States or any penalty pro-
vided therefor"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
SIGNS COTTON REPEAL BILL
Governor Receives Batch OF Seventeen
Measures Ratified by General As
scmbly.

Columbia. Feb. 5.-The measure of
the present general assembly. repeal-
ing the cotton acreage reduction bill
which was passed at the extra session
last October, was approved yesterday
by Gov. Richard I. Manning. The
governor announced several days ago
that he would approve the measure.
batch of II acts. passed at this
session, was received yesterday bv
Gov. Manning. The first bin to be
signed by the governor was a local
school measure introduced by the
Harnwell delegation. Fourteen OF the
II acts were approved Three were
hcld up for further investigation. In.
Guided I'm the list Of acts held was
that providing for an election ON tho
question OF issuing $3.50. 600 in bonds
Tor high school ana other improve.
ments in tho city of Columbia. The
governor is studying the wording of
inc measure and will probably an
nounce his decision today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
SHORT LIVED LIBERTY.
Negro Pardoncd by Blcasc is Again,
Convicted.

Washington, Feb. John Van, 81
negro. who was pardoned last No
Tember by cX-Gov. Blease of South
Carolina, while serving q term of Is
years imprisonment for manslaugh-
ter, has been convicted Of robbery be-
tore Chief Justice Covington in the
criminal division OF the District su-
prcme court.
Vans liberty was short lived. rs he
was apprehended during the Christ
mas holidays in a 5. and 10-ccnt
store, where he picked a woman's
pocket. He secured only an eyeglasS
case, which he mistook for purse.
Van denied the charge. and on the
witness stand declared he had never
been in prison. Mr.. Archer, assistant
United states attorney, then inquired
If he had not been pardoned by the
governor Of South Carolina last No
vembcr. The witness then admitted
his identity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
VISIT STATE HOSPITAL.
DEFECTS OF ASYLUM SHOWN TO
LEGISLATORS.
Sfemmbcrs OF General Assembly Sec
For Themselves Physical Conditions
nc Hospital.

Columbia, Feb. 5.---About two-thirds
OF the members of the general assem-
biy went on n tour OF inspection yes
tsrday afternoon through the state
Hospital for the Insane. Gov. Man
ming and Arthur p. Herring. NJ. d.,
who made a report on improvements
needed by the institution. accompanied
the legislators. After tho buildings
had been inspected. DR.. Herring in a
brief talk explained his ideas about
the changes that should be made In
the buildings with a view to improv-
ing the sanitary conditions under
which the patients live.
The legislators were shown through
almost every building on the hospital
grounds. Judging by expressions, the
defect that impressed thcm most in
the plant was the lack OF light and
air I'm the older buildings. especially
those used for negro men and women
and white men. The poor equipment
OF the toilet rooms was in striking
contrast TO what many OF the leglsla-
tors expected to find at the hospital
The buildings occupied by negro men
and women and white men were very
crowded.
The unsatisfactory location OF the
Kitchens In the Easements OF some
the buildings. necessitating the re-
moval OF the cooked food on trucks
and dumb walters to the dining
rooms. was explained to the inspect
Ina legislators. They saw. too. that
the IRE protection was inadequate and
the heating system old and inefficient
The floors. walls and ceilings OF many
OF the corridors and rpoms were bad
ly I'm need of repair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT CoxER
New Department Added January 1 fs
Decided Improvement in Work OF
Institution.

Hartsville, Feb. 5.-A visit to and
inspection Of the domestic science de-
partment building at Coker college a
few days ago was a revelation in CON-
velence and utility. This highly i'm
portant branch recently added to the
curriculum was put into operation ten
days ago. A separate building has
been provided and is complete in
equipment and general arra angement.
Ihe professor, Miss Bessie Boggess.
was added to the faculty on January
1. She is from Macon, Miss, and was
educated at the University Of Missis-
sippi and is a graduate of the domes-
tic science department of the Uni
versity of Chicago. She has taught
at Hull Home, Chicago. and at Macon
Miss. a class OF 40 young women is
taking the course.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
GAROLIAlAA GIVEN HIGH OFFICE
X. &. RllETT, OF CHARLESTON.
HEADS EXECUTIVE COMMIT.
TEE OF COMMERCIAL
BODY.
United States Chamber OF Commerce
ELECTED kahay ut It's Head-Ap-
peal for Neutralizing American
Vessels.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Election of
officers Of the new board of directors
brought to a close tonight the annual
convention Of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. Sessions
during the past three days had been
marked by notable speeches and de-
bates on the country's general busi-
ness situation, with particular refer
ence to the effect Of the European
war on foreign trade.
John H. Fahay Of Boston wa. re-
elected president and other officers
were chosen as follows:
Honorary vice presidents, Henry A.
Wheeler. Chicago; A. 3. Farquhar
York, Pa. Vice presidents, Robert F.
Maddox, Atlanta; Henry l.. Sorbett,
Portland, Ore. (both reelectedD
Treasurer, John JOY Edison, Washing
ton, ID. c. Chairman Of Executive
Committee, r. G. Rhett, Charleston,
S. c.
AT the final session E. A. Filene OF
Boston, vice president Of the Inter-
national Congress OF Chambers O!
Commerce, advocated establishment
OF idemnity societies to guarantee de-
livery OF American goods 20 foreign.
ers as represented in selling adop-
ton Of copyrighted stamp by Ameri-
can trade organizations to mark the
goods sold abroad.
A feature Of the days session was
an appeal of Ambassador Naon OF
the Argentine Republic for complete
naturalization OF ships plying between
the Americas.
Arrangements will be made iInme-
diately at the chambers Headquarters
to conduct the referendum on mer.
chant marine questions and operation
Of ships, ordered Yesterday after ar
extended debate on the pending shir
purchase bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
SENATE RESTORES MAGISTRATE
Usdocs Action OF Former Governor
In suspcnding the Venerable Mai.
Kirby.

Columbia, Feb. 5.-The senate In
sxecutive session last night disapprov-
cd the action OF n former governor In
suspending A. III. Kirby from the Of
fice OF magistrate in the city of Spar
tanburg and nonconcurred in the ap-
pointmsnt OF Harrison Ferguson 10 the
place.
Members OF the senate said that
Maj. Kirby. who is 81 years old. and
who has been magistrate for a quar-
ter OF q century. had been "com-
pletely vindicated." A former gov
amor removed Maj. Kirby from Of
nee and appointed Mr.. Ferguson In
his place last year. The action OF the
senate automatically restores Mai.
Kirby 10 the Office he has held so
long.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
FLIES AMERICAN FLAG,
BRITISH SHIP LUSITANIA RE-
SORTS TO USE OF RED, WHITE
AND BLUE
Heard OF German Threat to DESTROY
English Vessels by Use of Subma-
tcrcSt.

London, Feb. 6.-The British
steamer Lusitania Of the Cunard line,
which sailed from New York January
30 and arrived at Liverpool this af-
ternoon, flew the American flag from
the time she passed Queenstown until
she entered Mersey. This is vouched
for by American passengers who
crossed on her.
The Lusitania received a wireless
from the Baltic of the White Star line
that two submarines had been sighted
from that vessel. The captain, in re-
ply to question Of one Of the pas
sengers, declared he had a right to
fly the flag Of a neutral country for
protection Of neutral passengers and
mails which his ship was carrying.
After being delayed by heavy
storms, which raised seas deck hig
and injured IL passengers, the Lusi-
tania arrived off Queenstown late
yesterday. She cruised off the Irish
port for two hours and, without pick
ing up a pilot, as is usually done,
proceeded for Liverpool at full speed,
arriving at the Mersey channel at
daybreak, with the Stars and Stripes
still flying
According to a statement by Will
Irwin, an American writer, the Lusi-
tania carried the regulation large
American flag at her stern, with a
small American flag and mail pen
ant at the fore peak.
Former United States Senator La
fayette Young, another passenger
while he did not personally see tho
flag flying, said it was accepted as fact
by all on board.
prominent British official today
said that inasmuch as the British
government grants ships Of other ma.
tons the privilege Of using the Brit.
ish flag to escape capture it natural
ly feels that such privilege woult
be granted it's ships in a similar
emergency.
The British merchant shipping ac
passed in 1894 contains the followins
paragraph:
IF person uses the British fiaa
and assumes the British nationa
character on board n ship owned ir
whole or in part by persons unquali.
fled to own British ship for the
purpose Of making the ship appear
to be British, the ship shall be sub.
Ject to forfeiture under this act un.
less the assumption has been made
for the purpose Of escaping capture
by enemy or by q foreign ship OF
war in exercise Of some belligeren,
right"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Washir gton, Feb. G.-Aftcr discOv-
cry OF foot and mouth infection in
Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Buff
falo, Cincinnati. Jersey City, Pittshurg
and Columbus the department of agri =
culture today instructed its inspect
ors to close the yards in those cities
to interstate shipment Of live stock
after shipments in transit had been
disposed OF.
The stock yards at Baltimore later
wNre added to those from which inter-
state shipments were restricted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
DELETES PORTIONS OF MES.
SAGE.
House ExpUrgates Parthian Commu.
nicatiOn Received From Former
GOyCrnor-OmitS Sketch.

Columbia, Feb. 5.-The house yes
terday morning adopted a report from
the judiciary committee, recommend
ing that certain sections Of the an
nual message Of Former Gov. Blease
be not printed in the permanent jour-
nal.
After citing the parts of the mes
sage to be omitted, the report con-
cluded as follows:
Tho Committee further recon-
mends that the following foot note be
inserted at bottom Of the message
when printed in the permanent jour
nal. to wit:
Note-The judiciary committee
OF the house Of representatives, to
whom the matter Of printing the an
nual message Of Gov. Blease in the
journal was referred. deemed it wise
and proper to omit such portions rs
gave no definite information as 20
the condition of the State and con-
tained no recommendations to the
general assembly. 1t was in accord
with this view that the interesting
sketch OF the governors life, under
tho heading Conclusion" was left
out. the committee considering that
it had no proper place in the jouv-
nal"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
JAPANESE SNIP GOES TO PIECES.
Asams Is Breaking up on California
Coast.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The Japa-
nese cruiser Asama. carrying 500
men. has been wrecked and is break
Ing up OF the lower California coast,
according to advices today to the navy
department. The dispatch did not
state whether the crew had been res
cued.
Rear Admiral Howard. command
Ing tho American fleet in the Pacific
who reported the wreck in a brief
message. was ordered to send what
ever aid was available. Department
ofiicials thought tonight the cruiser
Raleigh. of San Diego. Cal. prob
ably would be tho first American
naval vessel 10 reach the scene. Ad-
miral Howard said tho Asama was
about $50 miles south OF Port San
Bartolme.
The Asama, an armorcd cruiser OF
$3.50 tons. was butt in 1898. For
several months she has been patron-
ing the eastern Pacific. Early i'm the
war she forced tho German gunboat
Osier TO intern at Honolulu.
The japanese embassy tried unsuc-
cessfully today TO get into communica-
ton with japanese consuls on the
west coast OF Mexico through the
consul general at san Francisco. and
IL relying upon the navy department
for Information regarding the wreck
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
GArTNEY ORGANIZES COMPANY
Adjutant General Says There Are too
Many Now for Two Regiments.

Columbia. Feb. CIV. w. Moore.
adjutant general. has received Pc
tition from Gaffney asking that n mill
tary company be formed for
that place. The petition has been
taken under consideration. Cen.
Moore said that there are too many
companies In service now for two reg
ments. II Is probale that the NUM-
Dor OF regiments may be reduced TO
two. This recommendation was made
by tho adjutant general in his an
nuai report 10 tho legislature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
AGAIN IN JAIL.
Thanksgiving Day Pardon Beneficiarv
Charged with Housebreaking

AIKEN Feb. 6.-Avery Hall. par
doned on Thanksgiving day of loo.
year by Former Gov. Blease. and re-
ieaSed from the county chaingang.
"here he was serving a sentence of
IS. months after conviction on
cnarge OF housebreaking and larceny.
IS IN the Aiken Jail again, facing an
o'her charge of housebreakinS Hall
was caught in the store of D. Shapiro
at Langley.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
MeSSrS. Hardy & Moses late

MesSrs. Hardy & Moses, late of
sumter. are about erecting livery sta =
Dies in this town. the work having
commenced These gentlemen deserve
the thanks of this community for their
enterprising move, and we trust they
VIII meet with all the patronage re-
quired to make their business a sue
cess.-Daflington News and Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10

Ooiumoia, Feb. 6.-Fourteen meas
ures of local nature were approved
Yesterday by Gov. Manning. More
'i'ah 81 bills have been passed at
'"'s session of the legislature and sent
10 the governor for approval. Ee is
reau'ng each measure carefully. Not
one measure has been vetoed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
APRIL 1 WITHOUT PENALTY.
Manning Signs Measure Extcndipc T,x
Paying Time.

Columbia. Feb. 5.--Gov. Manninr
tonight signed the joint resolution OK
tending to April the time for Tho
payment Of taxes without penalty. AZ
ter that date penalty to five per cent.
will be attached to unpaid taxes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10
GERMAN FLEET TO PLAY SAFE
WILL ONLY FIGHT WHEN VIC
TORY is ASSURED.
Sea Battle Means Death or Victory
vessels Can Not Be Replaced and
Nation Depends on Them for De-
fense.

Berlin, Feb. 7.-Grand Admiral
Won Koester, president of the Ger
man Navy league, in an address at
Kile university today, discussed con-
ditions governing the part to be play
ed by the German navy in the war.
He declared the relative strength of
the German feet compared to the
Anglo Russian fleet is per-
haps one to four. The British, he
added, perhaps estimated German
lust for battle so highly that they
had said to themselves:
Some day they will come and we
shall be able to assume battle in a
situation favorable for u.s."
That the offensive spirit of the Ger
mans is greater than the British, the
admiral continued, can justly be as
sumed when one recalls that the Ger
mans took an offensive against, Eng
lands east coast, whereas the Eng
llsh have not dared to approach the
German coast.
'.c go &, or 30 c---,c-. ccae-
dence in our fleet" said. Admiral Won
koester, "but we know that sea
battle means death or victory and
that a destroyed feet can not be re-
placed in the course of the war even
if it lasts for years. We therefore
must be cautious and allow ourselves
to be melted to no deed which might
eventuate in our defeat.
For what would be the situation
if a sea battle took place tomorrow
in which each one of our ships took
J hostile ship to the bottom with il
and perhaps some other? We would
be without fleet and England could
proceed gradually in it's attempts
against our coasts. Our coasts from
) Ernden to Memel would be most Sc
, verely threatened. Landing attempts,
: if they were sufficiently we'll prepared,
, could succeed at places most un-
= comfortable for us.
l Our fleet must protect us under
5 all conditions and may accept battle
: only when it can reckon on victory"
Admiral Won Koester declared the
! course Of the naval war up to the
: present had caused him great sur
prise. He added the British secre-
) tary of state for the navy seven years
ago declared that Germany would
: wake some mO. ming and find her leet
gone. He also recalled the utterance
OF Winston Spencer Churchill last
} september in which he SAID that If
the German warships did not come
and fight they would be dug out like
rates in hole"
After these sayings" Admiral Won
koester declared, lone expected other
things from the British fleet than IL
has accomplished. 1 am almost
tempted to believe the spirit Of Nell
son no longer lives in it,"
The admiral said the fact that Ad-
miral Fisher, the British first sea, lord
had not changed the plans that were
being pursued by Prince Louis of Bat
tenberg, the former first sea lord
can be taken as showing EngIand's
intention to dictate terms of peace
eventually with its fleet"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-10

Columbia. Feb. 3.-Gov. Richard l..
Manning has been asked to designate
April as Bird Day in South Caro-
lima. The request has been made by
the Liberty Bell Pird Club of Phila-
deiphis.