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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11
CHARLESTON JURY HANGS.
MISTRIAL ORDERED IN "ELEC.
TION CASE"
Nearly Twenty-fOur Hours Spent in
Vain Attempt to Reach Decision.

Charleston, Oct. 8.-After being
out nearly "a hours the jury in the
Brown case, which opened in the
court of general sessions Friday
morning, was discharged this after
noon at o'clock, Judge Rice order
ing a mistrial. The jury retired Sat-
urday at a. m. with the evidence
in this first election case" At 1880
o'clock it had not reached agree
ment and was locked up to spend the
second night in the court house.
When it was seen this afternoon that
there was no hope Of agreement
Judge Rice ordered a mistrial.
Men of both factions in municipal
politics were on the jury in about
equal proportions.
Solicitor Henry tonight would make
public no inkling of his plans as to
the other IL election cases pending
and which he came, here specially to
prosecute. 1t is probable, however,
that failure to secure verdict in the
Brown case may mean a postpone
'mcnt Of the others to another term.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11
MAD. DOG ATTACKS PEOPLE.


Ten Victims Come from Anderson 10
Columbia for Treatment.
Anderson. Oct. 6.-Ten of the IL
people bitten by a mad dog here
Monday and Tuesday OF this week
went TO Columbia this morning.
where the Pasteur treatment will be
administered. All OF those bitten are
white people. and r,nge In age from
20 months to 80 years. The dog was
q French poodle. belonging to the
family OF j. ID. Quaries. and was but
q few months old. Wednesday II was
Killed. an the head sent To Columbia
for examination. Yssterday a teie-
graphic communicates was received.
Indicating that the animal was AT.
nictcd with rabies. a dog which was
known to have benn bitten by the
ouarlos puppy was killed yesterday.
Those bitten were Claudine bar
ton years old. Nelba Mayneld 6
Iucius Mayneld ~. b. q. Mayneld s
n. v. Thomas 33. Ethel Quarles
Elizabeth Quarles 2. j. Brooke
Quarles. Jr.. 20 months. and Mr.. an,
Mrs j. ~. Quarles. Hubert I.e Gro,
and n child Of =. r.. Kay. The peo.
pie. are all prominent In Anderson.
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cession tonight the wireless sputtered
It's tales of disaster to the other ships.
The Kingston was the first to sink.
Then followed the Blomerdijk and
Knudsen.
Naval officers say the U-5S had
only six torpedoes aboard when she
left here yesterday. Normally the sub
marine carried eight, but two of these
We're spent on the voyage to these
snores Captain Rose himself said
MS submersible c..rried but eight when
sne left Wilhelmshaven, but he had
nothing to say by way Of explanation.
Three, full divisions of the Atlantic
destroyed flOtilla are engaged in the
work of rescue. Admiral Knight, COM
mandant of the Newport navy yard
mas given orders that all survivors
picked up by navy boats be brought
here. Those aboard the Kansan are
being taken to Boston.
A wireless has been received from
the destroyer Drayton saying she is
returning under forced draught with
% SURVIVORS of the BlOomerdijk and
hnudsen. Her commanders expect to
reach dock between and 2 O'Clock
tomorrow morning. Admiral knight
mas made every arrangement to take
care OF those in need of medical At
'ention. From the moment the U-53
startled the natives Of this city by her
unexpected appearance in Narragan-
sett Bay yesterday and was picked up
Dy U. 5. submarine D-2. the land
wires and wireless instruments have
Oeen crowded with messages passing
PACK and forth between the Newport
naval station and Washington.
Admiral Austin NJ. Knight and Rear
Admiral Albert Gleaves, chief of the
destroyer fiotilla, have kept the navy
department informed Of everything
mat came to their ears regarding the
"erman visitor. 1t Is presumed the
TWO admirals received specific instruc-
uOns as to their course i'm certain
emergencies.
IL wa" freely commented upon that
Tor the first time known every de-
stroyer anchored here was kept under
inil steam during last night. Whether
inns had any significance or not
would not be admitted by naval OIL
oers tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11
WEEvIL MENiCING State.
WILL REACH SOUTH CAROLINA
IN SHORT TIME.
Clemson College Body Learns That
Pest is Only About Fifty Miles Away
Now.

Alexandria, La, Oct. 5.-Hundreds
OF farmers in several sections of
Louisiana have been interviewed by
the Clemson college boil weevil COM
mission during the last two days, as
to the result Of the invasion of the
weevil. Yesterday the commission
spent the day in the Baton Rouge
section, coming to Alexandria last
night where the members attended q
banquet. Much valuable informa-
ton is being secured. Definite infor-
nation received by telegraph today
indicates that the boil weevil has
reached a point - miles from the
South Carolina
Inc OPINION Q expressed today
by governme' q xpert with the COM
mission that weevil will reach
South Carolir y efore the end of the
present year - lemson officials will
keep clos s atch on the situation.
Gov. Manni = is being given a fine
reception q Sery point. The COM
mission lie q onight for Monroe, La.
Tomorrow - sht the commission will
invade \ ssippi. The citizens of
the vari communities are showing
every attention to the members of
the commission.
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From station to station along the
coast the distress call was repeated.
The captain of the Kansan instantly
needed the call. 1t was followed by a
message briefly saying the Westpoint
had been attacked by a submarine and
was In danger of sinking. Her crew
and passengers had taken to the
boats. ready to put to sea.
Twenty minutes after the call, was
flashed to the naval training station
here the torpedo boat destroyer Jar
Wis had left her moOrings and was
headed for the open sea. She was
rapidly followed by the other boats OF
the flptilla. Crowding their boilers,
the fleet navy boats started on the
horrible journey Of mercy.
But the Kansan was first to reach
the rapidly sinking steamer. She beat
the navy boats in the first race in
American waters to save the lives of
persons imperiled by the ruthless un-
der-sea warfare.
Two hours later the U-53. still
lettering in the lanes of steamships on
their way to Boston or foreign ports.
sighted the British freighter Strath-
dene. bound from New York to Bor.
deaux.
The Strathdene is said to have been
loaded with munitions OF war for the
allies. She proved easy prey for Cap
tain Rose and his men. Twenty min
utes after the crew had taken to the
open sea in small boats she lifted her
nose towards the sky and sank. Pluck
lily battling the waves, the crew of the
Strathdene managed to reach the Nam
tucket shoals lightship.
There seventeen of them were found
by the destroyer Batch.
Leaving the balance of rescue work
to her sister ships. the Batch was Or
dered to return here by Admiral
knight.
1t was soon after g o'clock that q
wireless call at the training station
told of the torpedoing OF another
ship. 1t was the Red Cross liner
Stcphano. bound to New York from
Halifax.
The Stephano received her vital
blow at 4:3O o'clock. 1t was more
than an hour later before the word
had been received here. In rapid sue.
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east Of Nantucket Shoals Iightship.
Sending s. o. S. Operator says fired
On. Passengers standing by boats"
This was the first definite informa-
ton they had to work on. Rear Ad-
miral Gleaves. was aboard the Bir-
mingham. But few minutes elapsed
before Admiral Gleaves had the mes
sage sent from the lightship in his
hand. 1t was appended i with the
instructions go ahead"
Although shore leaves were lioeral
and not boat in the flotilla had its
full complement of men aboard, of
fosr officers and SO men, there was
no wasted time.
without recalling the men on shore,
Admiral Gleaves ordered the Fifth.
Sixth and Seventh divisions to sea.
Lying in long gray line at the wharf
just opposite the landing and in the
lee of the Goat Neck torpedo station
men were seen running to and fro
along the dock, all set on getting away
as quickly as possible.
Within twenty minutes deep black
smoke was belching from their fun
nels. In exactly twenty minutes after
Rear Admiral Gleaves had given his
order, the destroyer Jarvis slipped her
cables and slid into the inner harbor.
Lieut.. L. p. David was in charge For
the first hundred feet she drolled .azi-
ly along before she picked up speed,
but soon was racing for the deep wa
ter. AT intervals of a minute or two
tn" other destroyers followed i'm her
wake. First came the Drayton, COM
manded by Lieut. ID. w. Ragley. AS
this vanished, the Eriscon, the flag
ship of the Sixth division, broke
away and headed for the ocean under
the guidance of Lieut. Commander w.
5. Muller.
Others to go were the .O'Brien.
Lieut.. Commander c. T.. Courteney;
the Penham. Lieut.. Commander J. Il.
Gay; the Cassin. Lieut.. Commander
w. \. Vernon: the Balch, Lieut.. Com.
mander David Hanrahan; the Nc
Call, Lieut. Commander l.. NJ. Stewart:
the Porter, Lieut.. Commander w. h.
Workman; the flaming. Lieut.. Com
mander G. NJ. Sutin; the Paulding,
Lieut.. Commanded Douglas Howard;
the Winslow, Lieut.. Commander n. f..
Nichols; the Aylwin, Lieut. Command
er John c. Fremont; the Gushing.
Lieut.. Commander f. A. Kittinger;
the Cummins, Lieut.. Commander G.
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Iusl ll00Ps 70 FRONTIER
RtarAINING GUkRDsMEN WILL
NJ HURRIED 10 BORDER.
Omcials Expect within Few Weeks
wbo,e Patrol F,rce wii be Sent
noane.

Washington. Oct. 6.-All army de-
partmsntal commanders were ordered
by the war department today to dis
patch militia organizations stin in
stats mobilization camps to the bor-
der AZ soon N they can arrange trans
portatlDn facilities. ~
The orders AFFECT only troops which
have not seen service ON the border.
or about 5000 men In Alabama.
0eorsia. Florida. North Carolina.
Mississippi Tennis ssee. West vir-
glnia Colorado. New Hampshire and
Nsw York. a $50
War eepartment \, statistics show
that thsts are about 100000 militia
now On the border The 5000 order
ed south today will relieve similar
force which will b returned to home
stations for muster out Of the federal
uosvtco. VI ~ ~. ~ l.is
While oflcials generally expect the
snt>ts militia while withdrawn with
~ 4ou weehs No ilefinite decision on
thi1 sssstop haa been announced
oeretnrv Baker. newever, has said
ehsre weuld be no general redisposi-
tion - treops In the Southern depart.
nssnt until the American Mexican
5otns eommission III session at Attain
~ City evolves sou,o system Of bor-
less sssrel
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ADVANCE ON MACEDONIAN
FRONT.
Germans Fan In Attacks to Recover
Lost Ground nt SOmmc.

Paris. Oct. 7.-Progress for the
French. British. Servians and Italians
on tho Macedonian front is reported
by the war office.
German attempts to win back the
lost ground on the Somme front by
bombing attacks were repulsed by the
British.
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WOULD IDENTIFY HOLD.UP
GANG.
Effort Will be Made to Have Four
Suspects Arrested Identified.

Philadelphia, Oct. IA detective Is
to take the four suspects. including
the alleged woman leader. in the
Hammonton. N. j.. hold-up and mur-
der case to- the Jefferson hospital to
be led past the bed of Mrs. Elsie r.
Smathers In the hope that she will
Identify thom. Mrs. Smathers drove
her car through the hold-up band.
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SUICIDE AT vnSNsBoRo.
y. A. Crawford, S., shoots Himself
whiae Son Tries 70 secure the

= - SUs ov cnOOtD nIu1SeIl
White Son Tries to Secure the
Weapoa.
winnsboro. Oct. s.--D. A. Craw-
ford. ,sr.. weil-known citizen and
eusiness man. killed himself today at
s:is o'clock. one shot from pistol
entering the head. producing almost
sustant death. The affair occurred In
the private of,ce or his livery stable
In the presence Of one of his sons.
who made valiant effort to secure
his fathers pistol. Physicians were
hurrisdiy summoned but Mr.. Craw-
ford was beyond me.iical aid.
NO motive or cause has been as
osned TOR tho act, which was ter
r'bis shock to the citizens of the
town. The deceased is survived by his
wife and number of children. q
msssr and q large number of relatives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11
CHARGES VIOLATION OF NEU.
TRALITY. ~
Representatives of Bclligerents Say
State Department Gave out Trade
Secrets.

Washington. Oct. 7.-Diplomatic
representatives of European belliger-
ents filed protest with the State de-
partment against neutrality violations
by the American government. They
charge that the executive depart
ment has made public trade secrets
which fell into the hands Of their
enemies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11
BERLIN PEACE RUMORS DE-
MED.
State Department Says Gerard Docs
Not Bring Peace Proposals.

Washington. Oct. THE State de-
partment has issued a complete de-
NAL that Ambassador Gerard is
bringing peace proposal from Ber-
lin. The statement says the state
department has no reason to think
there Is anything In 1t and every rea-
son to think there Is nothing In it,"
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Three British Freiehters andJ
Dutch and Norwegian n
Made off Nantucket Sll
Wait on Line of Trade Q
Rescue of Crews as S. Us
States Vessel Stopped, bsI'

Newport, r. l., October 81
where every liner bound to and
bearings, the German submaY}
of two other war submarines,
day. Four of them were Britial'
other were neutrals- Dute
American steamship was held
Admiral Knight, commando
that the Nantucket lightship 3
rine nearby. Naval officers So
submarines will blockade every
milton ships leave. 5b:
The vessels sunk are: '
Westpoint, British freight
don to Newport News. Crew 4
Strathdene, British freighi
York to Brest. Crew of SO. \,
Stephano, British passenger
Halifax to New York. Eighty
Steamship Kingston, beli43
identified. No details.
Bloomersdijk, Dutch freigiI
York to Rotterdam. Crew OF q
Christian Knudsen, Nory3
from Tuxpam to London, vial
The U-5S began her depred9
So far as is known there has a.
of one steamer, the Kingston; 3
Seventeen of the fastest d1
Wy went plowing through the CO
{ The U. S. Batch has flaAh(
midnight with the first of tls0
The limos cent little ensil
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came deatdsaling demon she had sped past
the threeniie limit today. ers,4-.-TD
She first sighted the American freighter Kansan making
ner way through the dim light Of early morning from
York to Boston.
Captain Rose the suave and keeneyed commander of the
U53 personally stood the bridge handled the Kansan
The freigter not detained long After inspecting the ships
papers Captain Rose apoogzd allowed the vessel to
ceed The Kansan fifty miles away from the scene when
her wireless operator picked the dreaded S. O. S. It
from the British ship Westpoin.
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Asks Navy Department for Full Re-
port ON Submarine Campaign.

Shadow Lawn. Oct. president
Wilson today telegraphed the navy de-
partment for every scrap Of informa-
ton regarding the sinking of ships off
Nantucket by German submarines.
There was much activity about the
summer White House this morning.
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Buid:ARS DEFEATED AGAIN.
british Capture Three More Villages
in Macedonia.

London. Oct. 9.-Threc more vii
ages have been captured from Bul-
ldrians 10y the British on the Mace
DOMAIN front. The Bulgarians Offering
little resista nee.
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SUMTER g. Q. wEDN1&pAY, OCTOBER 1915 Vc
CHARGES AGAINST BROWN.
FIRST CHARLESTON PRIMARY
TRIAL IN PROGRESS.
Of Eight Witnesses Heard
In Day devoted to Taking Evidence
Eleven Other Cases.

Charleston. Oct. 6.--The first of the
election c,.ses gro ting out of the
shooting affair on Co, en- Is, 1915, In
the city Democratic executive commit
tee room. in which Sidney j.
Cohen newspaper reporter, was
killed anu four other men wound
ed camc up in the court of
general sessions today. Judge Rice
presiding and Solicitor Henry repre-
senting the State. when Henry J..
Brown, became defendant on charges
Of assault and battery with intent to
kill on w. E. wingate and carrying
concealed weapons.
Tho entire day. with an intervening
recess. was occupied in taking testi-
mony, four witnesses for the State and
four for tho defense being heard, ana
court adjourned lat 6 o'clock until to-
morrow morning, the jury being
locked up In the court house for the
night. II IL expected that the case
will be concluded in tomorrow's hear
ing. W
A large crowd was on hand, keep
ing excellent order.
Judge Rice ruled strictly against
any testimony that tended to bring In
the political phases OF the case and
much time was taken up by counsel
for the defense. Afford Huger and
Lionel Legge, in arguing points Of
evidence. Numerous objections by
the State. for the most part sustained
yths court. and equally numerous
exceptions by tho defcnse. formed a
feature of the legal battle. W. T..
Wingate. chief prosecuting witness,
was on the stand an hour and a-half.
He was shot In the heah at the out
break and was In hospital for six
weeks afterwards.
winsate Is slated for rial later on
charges similar to those against
Brown. and In that trial. Brown will
be the chief prosecutini, witness.
Thers are ~ other 4 election cases
|pa11An y. "A. 4 ~. !. a Z! I.
o2tl1s i6 6tiS Skin1 1Sw "A cbaractss
ives brought out in today's hearing.
Testimony along lines similar to that
at the Inquest which followed' the
shooting last fall. when for three
days evidence was taken. without es-
tablishing responsibility for the death
OF Sidney J. Cohen was adduced inso-
far as It applied to the case up for
trial now.l Brown Is to take the stand
tomorrow. when for the first time a
statement will be heard from him as
to what occurred in the committee
room. as ne did not testify at the in
quest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11
GERMAN SUBhAa sinks I ships.
U-53 Deals Havoc Yong British Merchant
Ships off All fican Coast.

\ Passenger Ship Attacked
els are Also Sunk-Attacks
Where Submarine Lay in
Ted States Destroyers sent to
I signals are Flashed : United
|llOwed to Proceed.
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-ru;nr oH N,r4,.,..4 ,,A
rom New yorL ~ mmst oat sHs' ;ts
and sank six sh;ns to-
md the other Norwegian. An
Sp, but was allowed to nroceed
pf the naval station here. saws
Fts a second German subma-
hey expect a fleet of German
klantic harbor from which mu-
g, ,4l3 tons, bound from Lon
S6.
4.312 tons. hound from, No,y
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-28

harbor there and neglected @ give the customary salute" the message concluded Tt is to be hoped ex- plantations will be rendered.
 Considerable excitement was caused in Fl Paso today by rumors that American troops had clashed with Carrancistas in the Santa Maria river valley, east Of Colonia Dublan. and that number of Mexican prisoners had been taken to the American field headquarters. However. the reports were denied tonight by both Ameri- can and Mexican military authorities here and reports from the eXpedi- tionary base at Columbus said no prisoners were being held in Dublan.
 Another report current in Fl Paso that two troopers Of the American detachment engaged at Carrizal were held in jail in JuareZ apparently was exploded by a statement from Andres Garcia. local Mexican consul. who said the only negro detained on the Mexican side was a demented Jamai- can, turned back by American im- migration authorities.
 FL PASO, June 27.-Forty eight thousand pounds of four went across the boundary line into Mexico at Juarez today. The Consignment filled nine wagons full, there being 7500 sacks in all.
 The flour was sold to the Carran- cistas by an Fl Paso wholesale mer- chant. It is understood that it went over after Washington had been asked if there would be any objection to its crossing.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-28
ABANDONED CONSULATE
 lOOTED AT NOGAlES (BY Review Leased Wire.l

NOGALES Ariz.. June 27.-MeXioan soldiers in Nogales, Sonora, tonight footed house occupied until recently ny Frederick Simpich, United States consul. The house is the property oi Ignacio Bonillas, assistant minister of public works in the CarranZa cabinet, from whom Consul Simpich leased it.
 Citizens here tonight took steps to relieve 15 American refugees who ar rived from the interior. many of them in destitute circumstances. Several said they had remained in Mexico in an effort to save their property until convinced that to stay any longer would endanger their lives.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-28
FAMILY AVOIDS
 SERIOUS SICKNESS By Being Constantly Supplied With
 Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDuff, Va.-T suffered for severa years" says Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, o his place, with sick headache, anC stomach trouble.
 Ten years ago friend told me 10 try Thediord's Bl2ck-Draught, which i did ind found if 10 be inc best family medi- cine for young and old.
 keep Black-Draught on hand all the lime now, and when my children feel a title bad, they ask me for a dose. and i does them more good than any medicine they ever tried.
 We never have long srell oF sick ,eSs in our family, since we commenced ising Black-Draughi."
 Thedford's Black -DrauCht is purely vegetable, and has been found 10 Tcgu> ale weak S,omachs, aid digestion, re- eve indigestion. collie, wind, nausea. 1eadache, sick stomach. and similas iymptoms.
 lt has been in constant use Tor more han 70 years, and has benefited more han a million people
 Your driggisi sells and recommends iiack-Drduglit. Priee only 2Jc. Gei a iacklge to-day. NC