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"Be Just and Fear nob?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's."

THE TRUE SOUTHRON Established June,

Consolidated Aur. 2,1881.

SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1915.

Vol. XL. No. 37.

TABLES II 111 1 EAST

Russians Have Won Battle, Forcing Ger?

mans to Retreat Across Dneister

River With Heavy Losses.

ALLIES HAVE lKADE PURTIIER CAINS ON (.AIJJIH)LI PENINSULA

AN1> ITALIANS AHE MMNINC PORTS? IIIC AUSTRIAN ARMY

HAH <X>ME TO AID OP MM?ITALIANS THREATEN < ONITS

CATION OP ENEMY'S PROPERTY?NO NEWS OP WAR IN WES?

TERN HEMISPHERE.

BATTLE OF ?. \ I.I.II'? H.I

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lerrltlr riiitillii?? Slnr.- I 11?? <11* > ?

T?rk? Iflsyc l*mt Heavily.

Mltylene, JunV 25.?There haa been

terrific fighting* ob the Galllpoll |>en

tnaul* since Tuesday. The allies car?

ried several tranches at the point of

tbe bayonet The second French di?

vision haa now Joined the conflict.

It la eattmated that the Turka have

lost on* hundred and forty-three

thoaaand alnca the fighting begun on

the penlnaula.

WILL MODIFY WARFARE.

I

Germany Will Adopt New Tactic* In

Submarine Warfare.

Berlin. June 26.?Germany will

modify Ita submarine warfare to meet

the damanda of the United States

provided It la aaaured that merchant

ahlpa will not attempt to alnk the

aubmarlne* which hall them. It was

learned today that this will be one of

the chief points In the preliminary

drafta of Germany'a reply to the

United States. The assurances that

the Luaitanta waa not carrying am?

munition will bo accepted by Ger?

many, and It may recede from Ita

former position expressing "regret for

the deplorable tragedy."

Fighting on Isonxn.

. Rome. June 26.?The Italian artil?

lery, which la bombarding the strong

hold of Marlbetghetto la alowly re?

ducing the fortreee to ruins. Henzl

fort haa already been destroyed. On

the lower Isonzo the Italians have

secured a footing on the plaueau be?

tween Sagrado and Monfalcone and

are now bombarding Flexxo. It Is

reported that the Auatrlana have

concentrated two hundred thousand

troope to defend Trleate. Business

there la at a standstill.

Russians Attack (?ermans.

Petrograd. June 2S.?The Russians

dr?>v? the Teutons back across tho

Dniester at Zn/an\ odemzkovltzo

with enormous losses and a terrific

battle continues. The Austrian* were

also driven back ucmss the river at

another point. The Germans have

been forced to take the defensive.

Norwegian staim-r* Submarined.

London. June 26.?The Germans

submarined tho Norwegian so um. i

Hvelnjarl. North aea and Truma off

ths Shetland lalands. The steamer

Margensf Jonl. which was detained

several days at Klrkwall. with I>r.

Bernard Dernhurg aboard, arrived at

B?rgeu thla morning.

t.ermnn* Retreat In Call. 1.1.

Berlin. June 25.?It la officially ad?

mitted that the Germans northwest

ef Halles, OallctA. have withdrawn to

th* aouth bank of the Dniester river,

Germans I*o*c Ground.

Berlin. June 25.?The Germans

have evacuated the village of Knpac

ayaka on the < ?mulew river. At the

weat all attacks of the enemy irtfi

reputaed.

Would Confiscate Pro|*?rty.

Rome. June 25.?A royal decree is

aued today derlaies s.?t<l th. Iransfer

since May -Ith of prop<>i t i. s, credit!

and merchandise l.clnnging to Aus?

trian subjects. The ( i t e also pro?

hibits civil units by Austrians in 11 a I \

(luring the war. The government will

aelse Austrian property If the enemy

undertakes land <>r sea operations

contrary to International law.

VON TIB PIT/ IN FONFERENPE.

Director of Submarine Warfare and

Foreign Sreretury Differ.

Beilln. June 2?.?Amlral von

Tirpitvt. director or Germany's subma?

rlne warfare was called into confer

ence today by Korean Secretary von

JaMrstr? nhleb aissod two boms. La?

tor Admlr.il von Tirpltx \lsite.| Fhan

reltor Bath mann lloilweg. It la ru

mm**d that Adndrat Tlrplt/. and Sec?

retary von Jagow differ as to the teu?

er the German reply should take.

I

Admiral von Tirpitz as director of the

German submarine wnrfare, it is Haiti,

opposes any concessions, while von

Jagow is believed to advocate moditl

cations satisfactory to the United

States. It Is understood the chan?

cellor shares von Jagow's views.

AUSTRIAN'S ASSUME OFFENSIVE.

Bombarding Positions Taken by Ital?

ians In Early stages of War.

Rome, June 26.?An Austrian

counter offensive against the Italians

has been begun. Along the front

there are now ovei half a million

men. Practicaly every position taken

by the Italians in their early ad?

vance Is now being bombarded by the

Austrian artillery. The fiercest ar?

tillery fight Is at Predil Pass, where

the Italians advanced to flank the

enemy further south.

Butch Steamer Submarined.

Copenhagen, June 26.?The Dutch

steamer Ceres was sunk by a mine or

torpedoed in the Gult of Bothina on

Friday. Twenty-ilve of the crew were

saved.

Defeat and Victory for Russians.

Petrograd, Juae 26 (Official).?The

Germans ha*e been called from the

North bank of the Dniester in the

Kozany district of Gallcia. in the

Martynew region the Russians have

captured remnants of the Teutons

who wero trapped on the north bank

when Gen. von Llninsgen's forces

were hurled back. The Teutons con?

tinue desperate fighting on the south

bank of the Dniester. The Russians

report success at several points along

the battle front extending from the

Baltic to Bukowina, b*it admit Ger?

man success in the Orzye river val?

ley In northern Poland, where the

Itussiuns have evacuated the forti?

fications that the German artillery

had completely destroyed. The Rus?

sian line is unbroken.

Ammunition Depot Destroyed.

Paris, June 20.?British aviators

are reported to have Mown up a large

German ammunition depot near

P.oulers, killing many soldiers. They

also dropped bombs on an ammunition

train, killing fifty* Heavy storms are

delaying military operations on the

Arras front.

Germans Make Gains.

Berlin, June 26.?Tie French have

been driven out of Cielr remaining

positions north of Souchese. The

Germans blew up portions of the ene?

my's positions near Souain. On the

heights of the Mouse the Germans

made a territlc attack, captured a po?

sition east of De Franche. The Ger?

mans stormed, captured, and held the

Russian position at Ogtenda, north of

Przasnnsz. Gen von Linsingen con?

tinued the attack on the northern

bank of the Dnlaater. The fighting

eoutinues between the Dniester and

Lemberg. The Russians hold the

light bank of the river.

Austrian* Reinforce Von Ulnslngen.

Vienna. June 14.*?The Austrians

captured the town of Chodorow,

southeast of Ilmberg, a railroad cen?

ter, and are advaueing to reinforce

Gen. von Idnatnsjen.

ZAPAPISTS WIN VICTORV.

Mnstm City Completely Cut Off, ami

Osrraans Hushing Rctafoitrastute

to Goii/ulcs.

Washington, June 18.?The Zana

lists defeated the Carran/istas at Mex?

ico eit>. The capital is entirely <at

off. This message, believed to be

from Consul Hlllman was received to

dav. closely followed by a dispatch

stating that Carrsnsa Is rushing -ill

available troops to reinforce Gen.

Qonsates, It added Interest t<? the

Mexican situation, officials are watch?

ing ttV situation closely, but decline

to discuss what effect <' irran/a's de?

left may have upon the American

policy It i.-; denied that more troops

will be sent to tin- border.

NEUTRALS' MAIL 10 GO DIRECT

CHANGE IN ROUTING OP POUCH?

ES ORDERED,

Hy This Moans, United State? Will

Evade C lash With Censorship In

England.

Washington, June 24.?Complaints

that censors tamper with neutral mail

passing through Great Britain re?

sulted today in the issuance of an

order by the postoitlce department, di?

recting that all mall from the United

Sttacs for Norway, Sweden, Denmurk

and the Netherlands be dispatched on

steamers sailing direct.

This is the remedy suggested by

the Swedish minister, who recently

bled with the state departmnet evi

idence that mall from the United

(states had been censored in England.

As the countries in which malls orig?

inate control the routing the order

will affect only outgoing mall. It is

expected here, however, that smillar

steps soon will be taken by at. least

some of the European neutrals.

Under the new arrangement mails

to the northern countries will not

leave as frequently but there are sev?

eral regular direct steamer lines and

no serious delays are looked for,

A general Inquiry into alleged tam?

pering with mails, at home -and

abroad, is being conducted by the

postofllce department, charges having

been made that mall of embassies and

legations of belligerent countries has

been opened on United States railway

mail cars.

Sweden, it is said, has protested

sharply to London against interfer?

ence with mails.

MOONSHINE FRAUDS BARED.

Deputy Internal Revenue Collector

Tells of Admissions hy Former Gov?

ernment Agent.

Fort Smith, Ark., June 27.?David

A. Gates, deputy internal revenue col?

lector, announced tonight that Knox

Booth, former internal revenue u; exit

for Tennessee and Alabama, had laid

bare the details of the alleged "moon?

shine" whiskey frauds, which federal

officials assert cheated the government

I of many thousands of dollars of

taxes.

Gates, in his announcement, declar?

ed that Booth admitted receiving $12,

000 as bribes from th<> distillers.

Gates was one of the chief workers

for the government in the investiga?

tions of the alleged frauds which led

to tho Indictment by a federal grand

jury here last week of Booth, John

L. Casper and Guy L. Hattnau of

Kansas City and a number of other

former government employes and dis?

tillers.

The indictments grew out of the

alleged illegal manufacture of whis?

key by the Bush Distilling company

of Port Smith and Kansas City of

Which Casper is president. One in?

dictment charges Casper and Hartman

with bribing Booth and another

charges the former agent with ac?

cepting the bribe.

Details of the alleged confession

were not made public tonight, but,

according to Gates, it contains de?

tails of a plan whereby Gates was to

be killed In order to put an end to

the investigation. The deputy agent

said Booth alleged Gates was to be de?

coyed to Atlanta, Ga., and slain In

the internal revenue Offtoe there dur?

ing a quarrel. The men involved,

Gates said, were to support each oth?

er's story of self-defense and by hav

lng the killing take place on a gov?

ernment reservation, the case was to

be kept In the federal court. Gates

said the confession alleged the plan

was abandoned because Booth re?

fused to take part.

WORK ON ENGLISH NOTE.

State Department Continues Lnl>ors on

Note of Protest.

Washington. June 28.?Although

the main situation continues to hold

public Interest today the state de?

partment did not cease work on the

note to Rngland on the neutral ship?

ping situation. || has .already been

determined that the United States

win protest strongly against the order

in the council, and the chief task now

is to establish facts in connection

with Individual sehtures,

Atlanta. June -t?.?With pageant

seldom equaled in the South Judge

Nat R, Harris was today Inaugurated

governor <?f Georgia, Two regiments

of militia ami a drum and bugle

OOrpS gave the ceremonies the aspect

of a military Inauguration. All sa?

loons and locker clubs are closed and

till the police force and many special

officers are on duty, but there baa

been no disorder.

WILSON IN SUMMER HOME.

PRESIDENT SETTLES DOWN AT

CORNISH (HOME.

Will Rost as Mmil as Possible, but

Do Much Work Also-?Will Prepare

for Future Work.

Cornish, N. H., June 25.?Under

orders from his physician to take a

complete rest, President Wilson set?

tled down at the "Summer White

House" today for a brief vacation to

prepare himself for the arduous work

he is expecting within the next few

months in connection with European

and Mexican situations.

The president plans to giVe much

thought while here to the next step

I in his new Mexican policy, to the j

submarine issue with Germany, and

to the discussions with Great Britain

over interference with commerce be?

tween the United States and neutral

European nations.

Secretary Irnsing T ill do most of

the actual work on the note to Great

Britain now being prepared but the

president will see the note before it

is forwarded to London.

He read with deep interest today

unofficial forecasts from Berlin that

there was a possibility of Germany's

submarine warfare being somewhat

modified, hut refused to comment.

The president arrived here late to?

day after a trip through Connecticut,

Massachuseets and Vermont, marked

by freqoent ovations from crowds. He

refused to make any speeches but

smiled broadly at laudatory comments

from several hundred men, women

and children with whom he shook

hands. The cror J .vere much larger

and more enthusiastic than ever have

greeted the president en route here

1 before.

"You have been writing great let?

ters to those foreign governments,"

said one working woman as she clasp?

ed the president's hand. He thanked

her.

"Execuse the dirt," apologized a

factory employe, extending a grimy

hand to the president. "I don't mind

that," the president replied, ah' he

shook hands.

"You've been working too hard and

I hope you have a good vacation,"

was the greeting of another woman.

"I hope so, too" answered Mr. Wil?

son. ?

As the president stood talking to

the crowd at one station a man re?

marked that he looked heavier than

he did when here last year. The

president said he weighed about the

same.

"Your face looks fuller," said the

man.

"I guess I have more cheek," re?

plied the ?President amid laughter.

Practically the entire population of

Windsor, Vt., and Cornish were at

the station to greet the president.

They cheered him repeatedly.

The president's joy was evident

when his daughter, Mrs. Francis B.

Bayre, with her husband and baby

boy arrived here for a visit.

Mr. Wilson spent considerable time

looking over the estate of the "Sum?

mer White House" and attending to

some correspondence. He then had

a short automobile ride before din?

ner. He plans to devote nearly all

his time here to golfing, automobil

ing, reading and resting. ?

HUERTA HAS A GROUCH.

Declares He is a Victim of Watchful

Waiting Policy.

El Paso, Juno 28.?Huerta at lib?

erty on $15,000 bond today denies

that he intends to start a new revolu?

tion. He declared himself a victim of

the "watchful waiting" policy of the

United states. Officials continue to

keep both Huerta and Orosco under

survellience to prevent a sudden coup

Of any kind.

It has been learned that Gen. IIu

erta's arrest was based on the pur?

chase of a large quantity of war

supplies, including fourteen machine

guns, five hundred rifles, and a large

supply of ammunition. These were

found by United States troops in a

local warehouse and are now under

guard.

FEAR TOO MUCH TAI.lv.

sons of Teutons Cancelled Bryan's

Lecture Engagement.

Chicago, June 2S.?Ex-Secretary

Bryan is scheduled to arrive this af?

ternoon despite the cancellation b\

the Sons of Teutons of bis engage?

ment to address them. It Is not be?

lieved thai he received the message of

cancellation. The Teutons wanted

Bryan to confine his remarks to the

shipment by the United States of arms

and ammunition to the Allies. lie

failed to give that assurance.

?Forced Back From Dnieper River and Along

Entire Front of Two Hundred Miles,

Czar's Forces Are Retreating.

Reported That Demand of Roumania Upon Allks Has Been

Refused?French Attempts to Smash German Line at Ar?

ras Have Failed and Allies Are Again Resorting to Trench

Warfare?Reported That Germans are Transporting: For?

ces From the East to Western Line to Reinforce Troops

There?British Submarines Effective in Sea <#i4armora.

GERMANS PROMOTE STRIKE.

Secret Effort Mtitle to Tie up Ameri?

can Snipping.

Norfolk, June 28.?Andrew Furu

eeth, president of Seamen's union of

America, declared today that German

agents are making efforts to tie up

American shipping by inducing the

longshoremen to strike in order that

the allies' supplies of munitions and

food may be stopped. He stated that

the men have been offered ten dollars

per week so long as the strike lasts.

He alleges that a member of Wilson's

cabinet is familiar with the scheme.

British submarine Active.

Athens, June 28.?The British sub?

marine that penetrated the Sea of

Marmora is keeping up its attacks.

Seven Turk supply ships attached to

the Gallipoli division have been sunk.

The Allies have resumed operations

with unprecedented zeal.

Roumania n Demand Refused.

Bucharest, June 28.?Roumania's

demand, conditional upon her en?

trance into the war on the side of the

Allies, has been rejected by the

quadruple entente, according to ad?

vices received today. The reply is said

to have been presented by the Brit?

ish minister in Sofia on Sunday-v

Austrian* Use G asses.

Rome, June 28.?The artillery duel

in the Trientino and Tyrol is becoming

more violent, according to an official

statement. The Austrians are using

large quantities of asphyxiating gases.

Russians Still Pull Back.

Petrograd, June 28.?The Russian

forces on the upper Dniester are slow?

ly falling back after covering the re?

treat from Lemberg- Near]Kaiicz the

Russians are maintaining their po?

sitions despite furious Germans at?

tacks.

Paris Reports Gennan Repulse.

Paris, June 28.?Today's orTlcial

statement reports the repulse of the

German attaoKin the Calonne trench

and Metzral regions.

Send Troops From Russian Front.

Geneva, June 28.?The Germans

.are transferring large bodies of troops

from the Russian front to France add

Belgium. The English and French

will be attacked in front in a few

days. The crown prince visited Metz

yesterday.

Amsterdam, June 28.?Although

fierce fighting continues in the bat?

tle of Arras, the crisis of French at?

tempts to smash the German lines has

passed. According to the German ac?

count, a hundred thousand French

are on the point of resuming trench

warfare. The fields around Sauchese.

Staubt, Lieven and Bcure are covered

with dead, some of whom welt killed

weeks ago. ?

Germans Capture Halles,

Berlin, June 28.?It is officially

announced that Halles, the last Rus?

sian stronghold on the Dniester river

has been captured by the Germans.

Tho Russians are reported to be re?

treating all along the two hundred

mile front from Klelce to Pursstyn.

Will be Conciliatory*

Washington, June 2S.?Ambassador

Gerard cabled the state department

that Germany's reply to the Luaitania

note will be conciliatory and favor?

able to the American position.

RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER RE?

SIGNS,

Reported Former Assistant Minister

of War Will Succeed KoukltomllnosT.

London, Juno 26.? Gen. W. A,

Soukhomllnoff, the Russian minister

of war. has resigned, according to a

dispatch tfom Petrograd to Router's.

It is understood thai Gen. Pollvanoff,

a former assistant minister of war.

will succeed Gen. Souhoinllnoff.

BANK ASSESS'/<! POSTPONED

STATE TAX MMTSSION ACTS

?PO; ifitOTESTS.

v *

Assessment? ? r This Year Were

Made IP ^' New Board Was Or?

ganized T Aill Not Act Again

Tills V /

Column.. , June 26.i?After several

hearings, at which much testimony

was submitted, the State tax commis?

sion has decided that it has no au?

thority to assess and equalize the

banking corporations of South Caro?

lina this year. The commission decid

jed not to assess the banks, on the

ground that the assessments had been

tixed under the old law before the or?

ganization of the new board. The

banks were assessed by the county

boards early in the year and this aa

sessment will stand for the present.

J. P. Derham, member of the com?

mission, introduced the following res?

olution, which was adopted: "I move

therefore, that it is the sense of this

commission that we have no authority

to assess and equalize the banking

corporations of the State this year."

A resolution proposed by T. P. Coth

ran of Greenville, one of counsel for

the bankers, propemtng-Hurt -the-eose**

mission not assess the banks this

year, was voted down by the commls

I sion.

More than two score bankers have

been in Columbia during the past

several days to attend hearings on the

assessment of banks by the commis?

sion. Each bank filed a protest

charging that the law creating the

I commission had not been legally

I passed by the general asssembly.

PRESIDENT LOST IN FORESTS.

Reeome Confused in Vermont Road

That Has Not Gone Anywhere for

Years.

Windsor, Vt., June 27.?President

Wilson and members of his family,

out for an afternoon automobile ride,

became lost today in the foothills of

the Green mountains, and for nearly

five hours were riding through dense

forests, up and down steep inclines,

part of the time in a driving rain.

The president was accompanied by

Mr. and Mrs. Francis 13. Say re. Miss

Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen Wood

row Rones, Dr. Cary T. Grayson and

several secret service men. The chauf?

feurs of the two cars carrying the

party were from Washington and the

president knew the country as well as

any one with him.

At one place Mr. Sayre leaned out

and spoke to a farmer. t

"Where does this road go?" he in?

quired.

"I've been living here all my life,

and it never went anywhere,' replied

the man, while the president tried to

preserve his gravity.

ROY SAVES LITTLE GIRL.

Young Handle Swann Rescues Baby

Who Falls I Vom Old Lightliottse

Wharf.

News and Courier, June 27.

While two of her sisters were tak?

ing a swim off the old lighthouse

wharf Thursday afternoon a two and

a half months' baby girl, watching

them, and going too near the edge of

the warf, fell overboard. Tho girls

screamed, but were unable to help

the little one.

Young Handle Swann, the eight

year-old son of Capt. James K.

Swann. who was standing on the

wharf at the time, plunged into the

water and. in spite of his tender

years, obtained a ^rip on the baby's

Clothee and brought her ashore, after

she had been under the water one

time.

It was ? spring tide and the water

about the wharf was from nine to ten

feel deep. Young Swann. however, Is

a Strong swimmer and had little dif?

ficulty in saving the life of the ba?

by.