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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-18

The shoes looked all right, and the
interviewer would never have suspect
ed that they had not come from an
American factory or shop.
And there is nothing to be said
against the looks or the quality of
this suit / have on" continued Mr..
Rose-and he was quite right, in the
opinion of his newspaper guest.
What do you thing the Chinese tall
Or charged me? Just $40! The suit
wiuld have cost twice as much over
here"
A new Chinese railroad has been
financed by American capital, and it's
construction is about to begin at an
estimated ultimate cost of $50. .OOO,-
900. The National City Bank of New
York. is understood to be among the
packers Of this enterprise. g.
One of the statements made by for
mer Mayor Rose to illustrate the
0HoiiHouS poSSlDllItieS OF SnlneSo Ue-
'elopment was this:
There are not 25 miles of highway
1t for an automobile to travel on in
he whole of China"
Kai Flu Sha, former Chinese minis
er to the United States, and foreign
chinese director Of the Chinese Amer
can Product Exchange Company, is
president OF the only steel foundry in
China, Mr.. Rose said
1t did the people OF China untold
larm when so many millions Of them
contracted the opium habit, the trade
sustain which was forcibly kept
live by the British government over
he protests of the Chinese
1t wouldn't hurt the 4OO.OO0.OOO
people of China at all to contract the
iabit of chewing American chewing
nm, and it would help our concerns a
!sk a tMx x. Foster Murray.
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as follows: II read your ticket in
the Anderson Tribune Of September
20 for the November election and YOU
sttaed that you would give them ia
those wanting some. want one for
myself and if that is the ticket proper
Tor we Bleaseites I'm the general cleo
tion, can get voters to cast at least
ooo IL not near 1000 i'm Dillon county.
we VIII scratch Manning anyway ani
want every true Bleaseite to scratch
nm whether we get a chance to vote
for Blease or not. We want the
Blease Democrats to organize another
Democratic party to themselves
VIII head the list If allowed. Send
tickets anyway without fail" A third
letter. dated Sumter, October 6. says:
i notice In your paper where YOU
VIII have some State tickets pr,nted
Tor the general election headed by
Cole l.. Blease for governor. Will YOU
please send me some of them? I
hope you will have some of them at
each precinct in the State"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-18
THROWS OUT WINGATE CASE.
Solicitor Henry MOL Presses Charles
ton Indictment After Acquittal OF
Henry Brown.

Charleston, Oct. 12.-Solicitor
Henry today mol pressed the case
against w. E. Wingate, charged with
assault and battery on Henry Brown
with intent to kill, and carrying con-
cealed weapons, this action follow
ing the acQuittal of Brown on the
first count yesterday, the facts in
the two cases being Identical. and
the second count against Wingate
being thrown out as Wingate, the
solicitor held, had right as an off,
Ger to carry a pistol. There will be
no more elction cases tried until next
week, as Judge Rice will be in CO.
lumbia tomorrow and Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-18
QUAKERS HEAR WILSON.
Three Thousand Pcnnsylvanians Visit
Shadow Lawn.

cial trains brought three thousand
Pennsylvanians here today for Penn
sylvania Day. at the summer White
House. In his speech this afternoon
President Wilson is expected to re-
ply to Hughes declaration about
what he would have done in the
Lusitania case. The presidents ad-
visors believe the middle west is
safe since the presidents trip to
Omaha, and Indiana.
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RAISES NO NEW ISSUE.

London. Oct. 13.---The operations of
shs German submarine boat U-5s oft
the American coast raise no new Is.
sues. 90 far as the British govern.
ment 10 concerned. In the opinion OF
Lord Robert Cecil. minister of war
trade. who discussed today with tho
Associated Press the latest develop.
msnt In the relations between Grel,
Britain and the United States. Lord
Robert declared that this form oil
warfare on mere hantmen violated In
ternationai law as II was recognized
by Great Britain and the United
States In the days before the war and
still was Objectionable to- Great Brit
ain but no more so than when Il q
done on this side Of the water.
Referring to reports OF meeting
between SIR Richard Crawford. cem
mercial attache Of the British embass,
at Washington. with American bank
ers and business men, Lord Robert
said no departure I'm principle had
been made from the British blockade
measures. but u could be safely said
that the general policy leaned In the
direction of modification rather than
an extension OF the blacklist. The re.
ply to the American blacklist note wei
on the way to Washington, he said.
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NEW OFFICE ON sEABOARD.

Norfolk. Oct. fS.-The position of
assistant general manager of the Sea
board Air Line has just been created
and X. 3. Marshall. superintendent OF
the Virginia division Of the system.
with headquarters at Richmond. has
been appointed to that office. effective
October is. q. II. Carlton. supcrin-
tendent Of the Georgia division is ap-
pointed superintendent of the Virginia
division. and II. II. Grimshaw succeeds
Mr.. Carlton. s.IsslaAAi
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BURNS PROVE Fatal.
Miss Anne ROsette Shelton Dies In
Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Oct. 13.-Miss Anne
Rosette Shelton of Mobile, Ala, the
kindergarten teacher of WeSley
House school in this city, died Thurs
day afternoon as the result of In
juries sustained from burns which
she received September 20. The ac-
cident occurred by the overturning of
an alcohol lamp. Miss Shelton's
clothing caught fire and in a few
minutes she was covered in flames
and before help could reach her she
was severly burned. She was I'M
mediately taken to hospital and
everything possible done to save her
life. but she did not recover. Miss
Shelton was "a years of age and had
been at Wesley House three years,
where she was in charge of the kim
dcrgarten department. The body
was taken to Mobile for burial.
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TO have DIGGER WARsHIPs.
NOTHING AFLOAT TO EQUAL 49,.
900 TON VESSELS CONTEM.
PLATED.
Navy Department to Open Bids Oc-
tober 25-Rum0rcd England ID
Building Ono or More Battlcsllips ol
10000 Tons.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Navy officials
anticipate that American battlesilips
authorized next year will be armSd
with twelve 16-inch rifles as against
the eight 1G-inch guns Of the ships
for which bids will be opened October
20. Members of the general board are
said to be in favor Of radically ih-l
creasing the size of the new battle
ships In order that the SO per cent. ii,-
crease in gun power may be attained
To carry twelve 16-inch rifles it has
been roughly estimated that the ships
would require displacement Of prob
ably $4,000 tons. as against the $4,000
tonnage of the four ships to be laid
down next year. The first Of the
larger ships will not he laid down. In
all probability, before 1913.
The general board favored four sc, 2
000-ton vessels carrying ten 16-inch
guns each for the coming year. The
decision Of the department to make
them 32.000-ton ships with eight guns
each. IT. Is said, came Of the dcsirefto
hasten construction by reproducing
ships Of the California and Tennessee
type. now building at tho Mare H.
land and New York navy yards. With
only such notifications as were necss-
saty to arm them with sixteen-incil
instead of fourteen-inch rifles.
Rumors have reached the navy de-
partment that Great Britain is butkd+
ing one or more battleships which will
have a 40,000-ton displacement. 1t II
believed that If this is true, the YEA;
sells arc to carry eighteen-inch m7iH
batteries. probably mounting ten guns
each OF that size. Unless such islipe
have been projected abroad since xhs
war began there is nothing atioat ur
under construction which eaual lp
here. n 81 ''' .
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FORCED TROOPS TO WITHDRAW
Berlin Reports Two Million of Allies
Forces Shattered.

Berlin, Oct. 14.-One million, eight
hundred thousand troops in ninety
divisions, had to be withdrawn from
the Somme front by the allies be-
ceause they were shattered by the
Germans, according to the Overseas
News agency. The statement declares
that the allies paid an unprecedented
price for the ground gained.
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PARKER TURNS FOR WILSON, |
DENOUNCES TEDDY IN BITTER
TERMS FOR DUPING PRO-
GRESSIVE PARTY.
Urges Voters of Bull Moose Party to
Vote for Wilson for President and
Support Others on Own Ticket.

New York, Oct. 14.-John NJ. Par
ker the Progressive vice presidential
candidate in his notification speech at
the Biltmore Hotel, urged the Pro-
gressives to support their ticket and
vote for Wilson for president He
bitterly denounced Roosevelt and 9TH
er leaders whom he charged with
duping the Progressive party.
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THE ANNUAL STATE BALL.
At Jefferson Hotel Thursday Night of
Fair Week.

Columbia, Oct. 13.-The annual
State ball will be danced on Thursday
night of fair week in the ball room
of the Jefferson hotel The Lall marks
the elimination of the many social
functions which feature the annual
state Fair and already that event is
oeing looked forward to with a great
deal Of interest.
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Il Newport. II. T.. Oct. 13.--Confirma-
tion that tho steemship Bowie sighted
submasine of the coast was con-
tained In a statement by naval Of
ncial here today.
"A passenger steamer reported to
Nantucket Shoals lightship that she
had sighted German submarine well
sstern this morning"
No position Was given. nor was tho
direction Of the submarine stated.
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julnll|lf H0uExlRD BOUND
U.DOAT SURPRISED TO BE U.ss
REPORTED MAKING WAY
Nt EASTWARD.
~ossnsan subm.rinc From Ncport
0oodbycs" Hcs Words 10 Neutral
vssesl Hundred Mics O,m to sca-
ssory scens ,rruc. M

New York. Oct. IA German sub
marine identifyirlg herself ,,s such by
wireless and stating that she was
from Newport" was sighted Tuesday
more than 100 miles cast OF Nantucket
nshtship by neutral slip now in
port. II became known today. The
submarine was moving In an easterly
dlrectiou. lt
The submarine was sighted some
distance from the neutral vessel which
was siSnalsd BY wireless from me sub
msrsibls asking hor name and ma
tionalisy. II wap given. AMI the ques-
tion asked In turn: "who are you 2"
German submarine from Newport,
good bye" was the reply. N
The assumption was th,,t she was
the U-Ss. responsible for the shipping
raid oe sunday. and this report Is
the latess on her Whereabouts. The
U-ss was hast sighted prior to tina.
time by the Grek liner Patris Mon
day morning.
Neutrality regulations of the nation
whose mas the iahip fiies and specific
orders with repsct to their obser-
vance are given for withholding the
name Of the ship bringing the report
hsrs bot n b w,uched for as correct
hy q high marine authority. OF this
port who u IN close touch with ar
rAvlng stsamshipA
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NAMES SPECIAL JUDGE.
Manning Appoints Edward McIver of
Cheraw.

Columbia, Oct. 13.-Actine upon
the recommendation Of the chief JUS
tice Of the supreme court, Gov. Man.
ming yesterday appointed Edward
McIver of Cheraw as special judge to
hold the regular term of the court Of
common pleas for Saluda county, be-
ginning December to take the place
OF Judge Thomas H. Spain, disquali-
he'd on account of sickness.
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SAYS RAIDS WE'RE ILLEGAL.
British Official Makes Charges o,
Submarine Raids.

London, Oct. 14.-I.ord Robert
Cecil today declared that German
submarine raids off the American
coast were illegal. He is the first
British official to express this opinion
He stated that the government will
take no action until Wilson decides
what the United States will do.
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FAVOR AUSTRALIAN r''.LOT.
SYSTEM is ENDORSED. STATE
DEMOCRATIC CO q IT
TEE.
Morris Lumpiin Wim At Over Mil
Ter I'm Richland CS ty Race for
House Of Repyo ltatives-John
Gary Evans Elc - Chairman OF
Committee - - well Succeeds
Sparks as Natl, - Elector.

Columbia, Oc J.-The State DEM
ocratic executive committee was in ses-
sion for several hours in the library
at the State house yesterday after
noon and last night. The action of
the Richland county committee in de-
claring M. c. Lumpkin to be the
nominee for the house over ]. T. Mil
Ter was sustained by the committee.
The action of the Dillon county COM
mittee in declaring S. v. Lane to be
the nominee for sheriff over A. M.
Bethea was sustained
w. r. Richey, Jr., of Laurens in
troduced the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted by
the committee.
That in view of the numerous al
legged charges and evidences of fraud
in the present system of primary
voting and in order that this COM
mittee may not be burdened with
examining or ferreting these matters
out, which is a great expense and
trouble 10 the committee, that the
chairman appoint at his pleasure a
subcommittee of five to consider the
matter Of further safeguarding the
primary with the end in view OF
adopting the Australian system of
balloting. provided that such action
will not prohibit any white male 21
years of as;e from voting whether
he can read and write or not"
On motion OF B. w. Crouch of Sa-
luda, John Gary Evans. State chair
man, was elected chairman and
member of the special committee to
be named to draw up recommenda-
tlons looking to the adoption OF the
Australian ballot system for all eleer
tons in South Carolina, e.
= ~ 8. 3 u 1ll
cratic presidential elector from tlSs
seventh congressional district and W.
F. Caldwell Of Columbia was elected
in his place.
The committee appropriated $500
to the Wilson campaign fund, which
brings the total contribution up to
$3.50, $3.50 having been given at a
session several weeks ago.
The committee met yesterday at
noon. A quorum was not present and
it was decided to adjourn until $50
o'clock.
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CARRANZA'S DOWNFALL PRE-.
DICTED.
Reports Say He Has Alicnatcd All OF
Ills Loyal Supporters.

washington. Oct. 13.-Disquieting
reports from Mexico reached here to-
day from many sources. They indi-
cate that CarranZa has alienated
practically all of his former loyal sup
porters and his downfall before Jam
uary Is predicted. Should this occur
another wild-scramble between at
least dozen leaders for control of
the government is expected. Agents
vi the department of justice are
watching large quantities of arms
gathered at Savannah. 1t is believed
'hey are intended for use in Mexico.
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Z S Nnat GkFmanss VIII OycErun
sssA tsssz ! & Is II iI ~
London, Oct.s 14.-The appeal Of
King Ferdinand ana utterances in
parliament has aroused much anx-
iety over the fate Of Roumania where
the Teutons continue pounding away
on two sides. Official advices today
are contradictory. Bucharest claims
that the Austro-German advance has
been checked at some points, while
Berlin claims the pursuit of the Rou-
manians continues. Some correspond
ents predict that Roumania will be
overrun in fifteen days.
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BANDITS ON CROWDED STREETS
Rob Cashier OF $500 and Escape in
Auto.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Three payroll
bandits" robbed T.. j. Lipsch Of $4,000
on crowded Wabash Avenue at noon.
They escaped in a limousine.
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change Company is now undertaking
to organize steamship company to
build power schOOners Of 4,5OO tons
capacity to operate between China
and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of
the United States (through the Pana-
ma canal.) 1t is also proceeding to
organizing a string Of Chinese-Ameri-
can banks at the treaty ports of the
Celestial Em-beg pardon. Republic
With the parent bank in Atlanta, Ga.
So much is the Chinese government
interested that it is guaranteeing that
the profits Of the steamship company
shall be sufficient to pay the interest
and sinking fund on it's bonds, prom
ising to make up any deficit that may
accrue.
Mayor Rose talked most eloquently
and enthusiastically on China while
seated in his office at the head of the
suie which has for some months
been occupied by his company in one
of the large Office buildings of Wash
ington. His praise of the business
character Of the Chinaman was un-
stinted.
THE reason the people of China are
50 anxious to have direct commercial
and industrial dealings with the Uni
ted States." Mr.. Rose said. "is that
We are the only great nation China
does not suspect of having designs or
her territory or her independence The
Chinaman knows from experience
that the United States Is not trying to
take advantage Of him politically or
otherwise.
THE return of our portion of the
Boxer indemnity exacted of China
some years ago by the combination of
world Powers which participated ir
the expedition to Peking produced a
lasting impression to our credit on
tho Chinese consciousness.
"Eevery million of the sum return
ed by Uncle Sam will soon come back
to him n hundred-fold in business
which he will owe to Chinese conf
dence and good will They have q
great university in China which they
nave built out Of this remitted money,
and 1t will stand forever as q noun
ment, more enduring than brass, to
the generosity Of the only great Pow
er that has been really sympathetic
with China and friendly to her people
In national way"
AS to the industrial backwardness
OF the Chinese. Mr. Rose cited the
fact that the farm laborer gets an
average wage of 81 a month.
There is not tannery or a shoe
factory in the whole Republic" he
said, though the shoes | have on
and they are the most comfortable
ever wore, and | have been wearine
them practically ever since l got them
In China-were made from American
leather by a Chinese shoemaker. al
Il cost to me OF $3.50 for the complet-
ed product
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1 that ~ snbmarias IVES
4 essn. but whether pursuing the
bevse or keeping an Independent
esVrse was not stated. The figures
q lonsitude. az received. arc not cor
rect. the. degrees given being wrong.
but II was stated the error probably
was one Of only a few degrees.
The Bowie IL British freight steam.
81 owned BY the White Star line and
sailed from Manchester September
90.
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Hostop. Oct. IA submarino of
unidentified nationality was reported
abont ae0 miles east of New York by
the steamer Bowie In wireless mes
sass today. Tho course of the SUBJ
marine was not stated. -s
~ 4he Hpvic. which u due In New
y ~ q tomefrpw from Nam
& 3 s s:e:a y; ~ !. J 1'as s
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ooMIEn. - w. WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 49,
10 DEAL WITH CHINESE DIRECT
CHARLESTON TO BE VISITED OCT.
II BY FORMER MAYOR ROSE,
OF MILWAUKEE.
Chfna's Government Backs Steamship
Line Which Will Call ut Charleston
Talks on Oriental Trade.

Washington, Oct. 13.--"There are
as many business opportunities in
China today as there were in this
country 100 years ago." declared for
tner Mayor David s. Rose, of Milwau-
kee, who as general counsel of the
Chinese-American Product Exchange
Company, will visit Charleston next
Tuesday. October II, in company with
DIR. Clarence j. Ovens president Of
the organization. Charleston is to be
one of the ports of call for the steam
ship line projected by the company.
MIR. Rose. who was for five terms
mayDr of Milwaukee. has recently re-
turVcd to the United States. after a
six months stay in China, where he
became SO impressed with the desire
LOT that vast and rapidly awakening ma
ton to deal directly with the Unite.
States that he decided to devote his
time entirely to an effort to develop
this neglected field. His brother,
Robert F.. Rose, who Is secretary OF
the Chinese-American Product Com
pany. was formerly trade adviser of
the department Of State and resigned
In order to throw his energies and
interests into this work.
| It is the confident belief of Mayor
Rose and his associates in this effort
to build up direct trade with China
that success is sure IL we go at the
thing in the way the Chinaman un-
Iderstands and requires. We must ap-
lproech him ourselves and not through
|. European or Japenese agents. We
mssst have the ships to carry the goods
we desire to sell and to bring back
woods which the United States will buy
from China. We must eliminate the
EAusinem OF exchange through Lon
Aoh or Liverpool and have our own
fran1h banks in China to handle the
atase 4 a seeelRasEesg We
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RoUMANIA IN DANGER.

Predicted That Germans Wiu Oycrruu
saz ~ Essxz sSsx & .. ~ S. s "a 3 s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-02

morrow or Friday. He expressed
optimism over the final result.
German embassy officials also ex-
pressed great interest and reliance
in reports Of Carl w. Alderman, Unit
ed Press correspondent, at Berlin,
that Colonel House has sent favor.
able report to President Wilson re-
garding his negotiations at Berlin. 1t
was suggested in teutonic quarters
that the president may have received
the report OF Colonel House referred
to by Alderman before making the
speech at Milwaukee in which the
executive asserted there was mo
crisis now present. II serious dill
ticulties threatened, 1t was suggested,
also, Colonel House would not have
left Berlin 80 soon. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-02
Nearly Smothered.

Chandler, N. I,,-Mrs. Augusta 10
max. of this place, writes: Il hao
smothering spells very day, so oaa
that I expected desth at any time !
could not sit up in bed ] suffered
from womanly troubles. My nerves
were unstrung. h d almost given up
all hope Of ever being better. trieo
Cardui, and it did me lcre good than
anything l had ever taken. an pei
ter now than l ever expected to De-
Thousands Of ladies' have written
similar letters. telling CT he merits
of Ca-dui. 1t relieved their headsche,
backache and misery, just as 1t VIII
relieve yours, II you will let it. Try
Advertisement.
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PRESIDENT VISITS
KANSAS TODAY
Continued from page l.,

first direct appeal to Kansas for pre-
paredness. A huge crowd which
waited outside the door after the hall
was filled, went to the high school
when the president agreed to address
an overflow meeting there.
Kansas accorded the president and
Mrs. Wilson a royal welcome. In
spite Of extremely cold weather, thou
sands fiocked the streets during their
stay here, paying tribute to their hon.
ored guests.
At noon every seat was taken In
the Auditorium and the aisles clear
down to the platform were jammed
with people standing. On demand of
the fire marshal, militiamen attempt
ed to clear the aisles, but succeeded