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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
WILSON TAKES OATH OF OFFICE
FOR SECOND TIME HE is SWORN
IN AS PRESIDENT.
Oath is Given by Chief Justice White
Who is First to Congratulate Exec
ptive-Repeated in His Room nj
Capitol-Wil be Taken Again To.
day.

washington, March ,4.-President
Wilson took the oath Of Office for his
second term at noon today in his
room at the capitol and will be for
mally inargurated tomorrow with pub
lie ceremonies rejecting a great ma
tional expression of Americanism.
Before desk piled with execu-
tive business laid before him in the
closing hours of congress, and sur
rounded by members of his official
family, the president reaffirmed with
upliftcd hand and grave features his
promise to uphold the constitution in
whatever crisis may confront the ma
ton in the momentous future.
After he had repeated solemnly the
oath taken first by Washington a
century and quarter ago. he kissed
the Bible at the passage reading:
THE Lord is our refuge; a very
present help in time Of trouble"
Chief Justice White administered
the oath and was the first to extend
his congratulations. Wringing the
presidents hand the chief justice
looked fervently into his face for a
moment, and then said brokenly:
Mr.. President, 1 am very. very
happy" <l
Members of the cabinet then crowd
ed up with expressions Of regard. Mr..
Wilson received them with a smile
and then turned back to his desk to
complete his interrupted task.
There were no preliminaries to the
simple cermony which marked the
formal beginning of a new presiden-
tial term. Accompanied by Mrs. Will
son and Vance G. Mccormick, who
managed the presidents campaign 70,
reelection. Mr.. Wilson had come 20
the capitol two hours before to clear
up odds and ends Of the executive
business passed on to him by the ex-
piring congress. Secretary Tumulty
and most Of the cabinet members hed
gathered in the room while the presi.
dent worked. AS he took the oatl
Mrs. Wilson stood near him, dresse,
In mourning because of the recent
death of her sister.
Mr.. Wilson was sworn in at 1903
p. m. a few minutes after congress
mad adjourned. With stern inflec-
uon in his voice he repeated the oath
as 1t was read by the chief justice:
Il do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the office of presi-
dent of the United States and will, TO
the best of my ability. preserve, rro-
tect and defend the constitution Of the
United States"
James d. Maher, clork of the su-
preme court. held out the Bible used
by Mr.. Wilson when he was inaugu-
rated as governor of New Jersey. The
congratulations of the chief Justice,
members Of the cabinet and several
senator's who were present occupied
but few minutes and soon after Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson left the capitol.
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SOUTH STANDS True.

Washington. March 3.-Reprcscn
tative Hefiin of Alabama during dis
cussion Of naval bill tonight told
tho house that not one man south
of Mason and Dixon's line voted
against the armed neutrality bill in
the house. "The South" he said, "was
unanimous In giving this power to
the president Of the United States. q"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
TROOPS ON GUARD.

Washington. March 5.--For the
first time since the first Inauguration
Of President Lincoln troops we're used
TO guard the line Of march when the
Twelfth and Sixty-ninth regiments OF
the New York National Guard took
stations along Pennsylvania Avenue
between the White House and the
capitol. through which the president
passed for his Inauguration. The
soldiers were stationed eight to ter
feet apart with their backs to tn,
crowd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

Washington, March 4.-Twelve
senators led by Senator La Toilette
and encouraged by Senator Stone,
Democratic chairman Of the foreign
committee, in a filibuster, denounced
by President Wilson's spokesmen as
the most reprehensibIe in the history
Of any civilized nation. defied the will
Of an overwhelming majority in con-
gress up to the last minute today and
denied to the president a law author
izing him to arm American merchant
ships to meet the German submarine
menace.
Unyielding throughout 26 hours of
continuous session to appeals that
their defiance of the president would
be humiliating to the country; un-
compromising in a crisis described to
them as the most serious to the nation
since the War Between the Sections,
La Toilette and his small group Of
supporters refused a majority of their
colleagues an opportunity to vote on
the armed neutrality bill and it died
with the Sixty-fourth congress-
To fix responsibility before the
country 76 senators. 80 Republicans
and 46 Democrats, signed manifesto
proclaiming to the world that they
favored passage Of the measure.
The text of the manifesto follows:
"The majOg.ty of United States
senator's favored the passage OF the
senate bill authorizing the president
Of the United States to arm American
merchant vessels, q similar bill al
ready having passed the house by 9
vote Of 4O3 to 13. Under the rules
of the senate allowing unlimited de-
bate it appears to be impossible Il
obtain vote previous to noon Marcel
4, 1917, whei. this session of con
gress expired. We desire the state
ment entered on the record to es
tablish the fact that the senate favor
ed the legislation and would pass it i
vote could be obtained"
Thirteen senators declined to sigr
the declaration, but one of them
Senator Penrose, Republican of Penn
sylvania. announced that he would
have voted for the bill had opportun.
ity been afforded him. The IL who
went on record with the IL member.
of the house against granting tt
President Wilson the authority ht
asked from congress in the crisi.
were:
Republicans: Clapp, Minnesota
Cummins. Iowa; Gronna. North Da
kota; Kenyon, Iowa; La Toilette, Wis.
consin; Norris. Nebraska; Works
| California;.
DemOcrats-Kirby. Arkansas; Lane
| Oregon: O'Gorman, New York; Stone,
Missouri; Vardaman. Mississippi.-5.
Associated with them in opposition
to the armed neutrality bill were the
following 13 representatives who voted
against the house bill Thursday night
Republicans: Benedict, California; !;
Cary, Wisconsin,; Cooper, Wisconsin;
Davis, Minnesota; Helgesen, North
Dakota; Lendenberg, Minnesota; Mel
son, Wisconsin,; Stafford, Wisconsin;
Wilson, Illinois.--9.
Democrats: Decker, Missouri:
Shackelford, Missouri Sherwood.
Ohio-3.
Solialist: London, New York;
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London. March Am Amsterdam
report says that Emperor William n
suffering from severe chill. AL
though his condition is not causing
anxiety. his doctors insist on great
caution e
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
SENATE HELD BY F|uBUSTER.
TWELVE MEMBERS LED BY LA
TOILETTE AND FELLOWS
PREVENT MEASURES
PASSING.

Armed Neutrality Bill is Not Allowed
to Pass Because of Delay in Upper
House Which is characterized by
Hitchcock as Most Reprehensible
Course in History Of Any Nation
Measure Dies With Senate as Time
Limit Expires.
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Woodrow Wilson,"

London, March 3.-Reuter's says
the GreeX steamer Proconnlssor,
winch had been requisitioned by the
Greek government to go to America
Tor 1--WE thousand tons of grain for
the royalist population of old Greece.
mas been sunk by a German subnla. !.
rine. ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

BOtanists are unable to discover
from what plant the aborgines of
America developed the potato. for it
Is not found growing wild anywhere
in the world.
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GET MAIL DELIVERY.
Lake City and Mullins Profit by Ors
der.

Washington, March 3.-Congress.
man Ragsdale has secured an order
from the postoffice department Begin
ming mail delivery at Lake City and
Mullins April 1.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

Panama. March 3.-There is no
substaItiatlon here for the rumors
that there Is O German submarine
base In the Gulf Of Darien.
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THE PLOT INCOMPREHENsIBLE

THE PLOT INCOMPREHENsIBLE
Berlin. March 5.--while some Ger
man newspapers received the news
Of the German.Mexican intrigue with
indifference. others have vigorously
denounced the policy of Foreign Sec
retary Zimmerman. Count Won
Reventlow. heretofore an uncompro.
missing advocate Of unrestricted war
fare. In the Tages zeitung. says:
Viewed from the angle of those
who hoped for the preservation of
peace on the divided public opinion
In the United States. Foreign Minister.
Zimmermann's offer to Mexico Is
wholly incomprehensible. The Unit
Cd States will not forget Germany,s
offer soon."
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GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.
Newspapers DO Not Seem Particular,
Proud Over Intrigue Against Unit
cd States.

Berlin. March 3-Via London. Mar.
L)--Berlin newspapers. which in
thsif editions fhls morning. were per
mitted finally to refer to the propos.
ed German-Mexican alliance revela
tions. do not seem particularly proud
over the matter. The majority con
fine themselves to printing the Ger.
man official statement under more OF
less non-committal headlines. The
Tages Zeitung prints it under Il
question mark, while the vossische
zeitung and the Morgenpost refer to
the conditional nature of the meas.
ure.
Only the Berliner Tageblatt and the
Lokal Anzeiger venture to comment
The Anzeiger alone supplements the
official explanation with details fror
dispatches received from the United
States.
In Its comment the Anzeiger pic.
lures the measure as a patriotic and
proper step Of the government and
lays stress rather on the American
than the German end of the story
which 1t treats as q manoeuver by
President Wilson to force the arma.
ment measure through congress-.
The Tageblatt after a brief state.
ment about the conditions in Mexico
emphasizes the point in the German
declaration that the proposal was no,
submitted to the Mexican government
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WILSON TAKES Oath IN PUBLIC.
Delivers Address to Great Crowd in Front
of Capitol and Then Heads Parade to
White House, Where He Re-
views Inaugural Procession.

Says There Can Be No Turning Back from Policy
and Warns People Against Internal Factonalism In His In
aoeurA Adofess PRESIDENT Points Out Principles Which
Make Americans Citizens of World-Reerates Statements
Made to Congress.
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HINDENBURG LINE BROKEN
BY HAIG'S SMASHING BLOW
Continued from Pare One


o
the British have launched against
souny
attack
o PREPARATION
mbe If
gsancay rondus paths Offering free
entanglemns
when
Flanders
i and quiet
of
and tookn
Il
psychology
sleey
kamerad! fled h and thhr d and
Guns
crushed yielding
of Ger
itself
htanbs
h lines The Germans did not hear them
in
The
defnes-was a ygunsho
that the very
moment of the
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HAIGS SUCCESS MAY BE BEGINNING
OF VICTORY EQUAL TO THE MARINE,

more than three days ago. The Germans
evidently figured the British strategy was
TO press this Flanders drive nceasingly
lhelr lines must have been greatly depleted
along the whole of the Wotan and Siegfried
fronts between Arras and st. Quentin
That Haig should have been able to mass
sufhcient troops and material before this
German front to break the Hndenburg line
at various points-even to sweep over por-
tons of the second-lne defenses-without
the enemy being aware of it, is almost a
new achievement in the great war
General Sir Julian Hedworth George
Byhs' h. {. D., who receives credit from
halg Tor winning yesterdays great victory.
Is the seventh of the second Earl of
Strafford. He is a cavalry officer and at
the beginning of the war commanded the
Third Cavalry Division of the British
army. He served with distinction under
Kitchener i'll the SouGan and also in the
Boer war. His wife, who was Maria
Evelyn, has won success as novelist
among her books being Barriers" and
Anne Uf the Marshland"
Byng is name prominent i'm English
history. There have been two British ad.
mrals of the name. The first distinguished
himself in sea battles against the French
early in the eighteenth century, but his
son, Admiral John Byng, brought disgrace
upon the name when he refused to give
battle to the French fleet off Minorca. Upon
his return home he was tried by court
martial, convicted and put to death.
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By PERRY ARNOLD
NEW YOKN. Nov.

= l.
The greatest surprise stroke of the war,
one of the greatest single strategic achieve
ments of the entire struggle and possibly
the start Of victory equal in Importance
to the Marne. is Field Marshal Haig's break
Ing of the Hindenburg line reported today.
Between the two north and south points
mentioned In today's official report there
Is distance of eighteen miles. over this
whole section the British had made an aver
age advance Of four miles.
Haig's troops are now literally on the
threshold of Cambria, the vital spot in the
German communicat .on's line.
The biggest town captured i'm the drive
was Marcoing. five miles southwest of Cam.
brai. With Anneux and Graincourt also
In British hands, the British already have
a segment approximately four miles wide
In its are. showed around the depot city
of the German communications artery
Lavacquerc lies little farther to the
south of Cambria at the junction of two
roads from lie Catelet and Fins to Cam,
brai.
Flesquires is bare five miles distant
from Cambria. lying just beyond Havrin
court, which was also stormed and cap
tured.
The British drive must have been an over
whelming surprise to the Germans. Ever
since September 81 the British have been
concentrating all their efforts On the lines
far to the north. in the Flanders sector
Haig made some localized attacks there not
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BY LOWELL MELLETT

LONDON, Nov. 81.
Tho Allies should not abandon their po-
ltiral offensive against Germany accorulhs
,o Arthur Henderson. because in many re-
snects il is the most dangerous offensive the
House of Uohenzolern has to face
Henderson, as leader of the Labor party
has aligned with him some i5Oo'ooo voters
through the new coalition of his party ana
the cooperative movement.
t,ool, at this item in the paper said
the labor leader.
Tbe iten reported the address of the
rrowr Prince to the latest batch of German
bovs brought to the western front to join
their fathers and brothers
"'rhere are powers at work attempting to
sow dscord between the German people and
,beir sovereign knowing Germany other
wise Is inyincble." said the Grown Prince
"It Is YOUR work also to prevent ths"--and
more of the same.
"Of course. Germany is not otherwise
invincible.' said Henderson. The Crown
Prince pretends not to fear the Allies mill
tary efforts but he shows a great concern
regarding their ability to make a wide
b, each by other means between the Kaiser
and his people. The real position is that
the German Kaiser and his high command
realize that their military plans have failed.
They are now at pains to prevent their
military failure leading to a political up
heaval at home.
military victory is not the final aim
of the Allies. It is "a means to an end.
It is sought in order TO enable them to
achieve the sort of peace which they con-
tcive to be essential, to prevent any future
recurrence of the present awful struggle
and to secure the end OF the war for all
time a peace which will recognize the
rights of peoples to dispose of themselves
as they think best, and will make the
world safe for democracy; peace which
will solve all old grievances without Great
10 which
Iccompense for the innocent victims of the
foul wrongs perpetrated by German mill
tarism during the war
I'VE are at war with the Kaiser and
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APPEAL TO PEOPLE,
KAISER'S BUGABOO
British Labor Leader Calls
Wilson Policy Best
Weapon
POINTS ONLY PEACE PATH

NOTE-In the JoiioUing remurkdbte
Interview setting forth British labor Wdr
aims, arthur Henderson. former LABOR
member Of the Lloyd George Cdo'hct az"
spokesmun for British trades Wton'SW,
,n,pbnsised q point generally overlooked
in this country He reveals the importance
attuching IN Europe 10 the Secondarg
ofenSire--thc political odcnsire-tdunched
by President Wilson against HohenSoHetn-
ism IN his ,0ur declaration speech DS'
r~,cbce from France during the tdSf JeW
davs haze revealed the eTtent iouh Wh'ch
,t, raapd,gH tor the democrdt,Sd,'on U
Germany is being puSh'd from 'nu, ""'''
,,J ,broyob S,pit.erldnd.-Thc Editor.
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Deaths

.ALcoTT.-,Noy. IS, DEBORAH NJ. VII wife ,yof Of
Charles NJ Acott, Sr. tnee Saunl Relatives
and friends invited TO funeral. Fri, z, p, M,
527 Benson st, Camden. NJ j. Int Harieish
Gem, Camden, ". j.
ALEXANDER. Nov. 20, FRANK N: ALEX-
alexander, aged 81. Relatives and friends i'm
vited to funeral services. Thurs, ! p nj.
nomlng, Int private. Mt. Motiah Csm; Crmn;yoop
widow Of Alfred Atwood aged ~ Relatives
and friends invited TO funeral services, Thurs.
. y. M, 4iS6 Salmon st. Int. North Cedar
Hill Gem. ----.-- -
BARLOw.--Nov is, ELIZABETH O., daugh-
ter Of Marv Barlow tnee Dolan) and late John
Of ST, Mlchaei's u. v. NJ sodslity invited to
funeral. Thurs. $40 g. m; i37 JeTsrson q, 81
a, M. Int Now Cathedral Gem.
RIGLEY.-Nov. is, THOMAS. son OF ate
Daniel and Julia Bisley Funeral Thurs G 20
9i35 Brown st; Hish mass Of requiem ST
invited. Int. Old Cathedral Gem.
CARRoLI' Nov, 90. CHARLES j.. husband
John ,sndd late ate, Annie Carroll ReIstiysss and
sans order of Mutual Protection. invited TO fl-
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Kaiserism and personally do not want
to see any peace made with Kaiserism. II
the peace settlement is to have any prospect
of durability II must be made with the
German people and not with the Kaiser.
President Wilson. who has a profound
knowledge of real politics and whose ut
terances come nearer to the ideals of
democracy than those of any other Allied
statesman, has seen the possibilities of the
use of the political weapon in this war and
he has courageously defined the important
differences between the German people and
its autocratic rulers. In this differentiation
| fully concur with President Wilson, and
I strongly advocate a political offensive in
order to widen the breach between Kaiser
ism and the German people.
"At present" he continued. "the Allies
are negoti iting with the Kaiser's servants
All the speeches made by the German
Chancellor. and replied to by Allied states.
mem constitute the employment of open
political means to bring about a settle
ment of the war. 1t is game of skilled
diplomacy, but one of the chief faults is
that the Allies are playing It with
minister who Is solely responsible to the
Kaiser.
"To my mind the most satisfactory
channel of communication available Ia
provided by the German Socialist, and par
ticularly by the minority Socialists. Per-
sonaly would much rather consult with
a German minority Socialist during the
war than with an official of an autocratic
German Government after the war.
"1f we really desire to see a democratic
Germany. we should do all in our power TO
strengthen the democratic elements in Ger.
many. If we intend that peace when it
comes shall be a democratic and lasting
peace, made by democratically elected rep
resentatves of all the peoples concerned.
surely 1t would be better to address our
speeches, not to tho German Imperial
Chancellor. who is the servant to the
Kaiser. but to the elected representatives
of the German people.
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FRENCH MAKE RAID AT ST. QUENTIN;
MAY JOIN WITH BRITISH IN BIG DRIVE

Marshal Haig achieved his great victory,
reported today.
Raiding activities sometimes precede or
ganized attacks. The first news of Haig's
victory yesterday came In a statement
that the British had made successful raids on
the Arras front, where there h I'D been little
or no activity for months. 1t is possible,
therefore, that the French may be pre-
pairing to join with the British In the as
sault against the enemy line.
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PARIS. Nov. 81.

PARIS. Nov. 81.
French forces carried out successful
raid around st. Quentin, the War Office
announced. today. taking some prisoners.
Violent artillerying was reported around
Lechaume Wood.
St Quentin Is approximately where the
British line joins with the French, and
10 likewise the southern point of that part
Of the Hindenburg Vine on which Field
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STEAL $50, 900 DIAMONDS
IN MINNEAPOLIS STORE
Unmasked Men Hold UP Clerks and
Spectators and Escape With
Gems and Cash

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Nov. 21-Three
,,rmasI,ed men today entered Harry Green's
iewelry store, in the heart of the down.
town district. held two clerks on duty
al the point of revovers, felled two men
who came to aid the clerks and escaped
with between $4,000 and $4,000 worth
of diamonds and S212 in cash.
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UNIFORMED MAN ARRESTED
Charged by Reading Officers With Bur
glarizing Bungalow.

READING. Pa. Nov. 21.-After chase
over Neversink Mountain today. Detectives
Huber and Kemp and Mounted Officer
Gchaeffsr arrested Charles wanamaker and
eharupd him with burglarizing the bunga-
1pw of Charles simmons
Wapnmaker was dressed In the United
Noe 4fQ(x r9lfosn and wore sergeant's
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Artists Mother Dies at Bordentow

BoRDENToWN. N. j.. Nov. 21.-Eliza
Eddy Watson, wife of Henry Watson. died
here this morning. aged rs. She was the
mother of Harry S. Watson, an artist of
the Society of American Illustrators and
well-known member Of the Players Club Of
New York.
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stripes. He claims to be a member of the
Fifty-ninth Infantry, stationed at Charlotte,
y. c. Police have wired the commandant
of the camp for verihcation. Irving Kocher
was arrested earlier on the same charge
Both men are said to have confessed
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RIowp 70 Atoms in Explosion

BOSTON, Nov. 81. - Two men were
blown to atoms and a third was so hor-
ribly mangled that he will die as the re-
suit of an explosion today at the city ledge
stone crushing plant, near winthrop street,
Nedford, near here.