The bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 191?-19??, May 12, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME V. NUMBER 28. NOTE IS ACCEPTED WITH AWARDING Berlin Informed That Relations With The United States Depends On Execu tion Os Submarine Orders GERMANY MUST KEEP PLEDGE Must Respect Rights Os American Cit izens, No Matter What She Thinks Os Conduct Os Belligerents Washington.— A note cabled by Sec retary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard for delivery to the Berlin foreign of fice informs the German government that the United States accepts Germa ny’s “declaration of its abandonment” of its former submarine policy and now relies upon a scrupulous execu tion of the altered policy to remove the principal danger of an interreup tion of the good relations existing be tween the two countries. Text Os Note Following is the text of the Amer ican note: “The note of the impc -ial German government under date of May 4, 1916, has received careful con sideration by the government of the United States. It is especially noted, as indicating the purpose of the im perlol government as to the future, that it ‘is prepared to do its utmost to confine the operation of the war for the rest of its duration to the fight ing forces of the belligerents’ and that it is determined to impose upon all its commanders at sea the limita tions of the recognized rules of inter national law upon which the govern ment of the United States has insist , ed. Throughout the months which have elapsed since the imperial gov ernment announced on February 4, 1915, its submarine policy, now hap pily abandoned, the government of the United States has been constantly guided and restrained by motives or friendship in. its patient effort to bring to an amicable settlement the critical questions arising from that policy. 4 >• • • U. S. Will Rely On New Policy "Accepting the imperial govern ment’s declaration of its abandonment of the policy which has so seriously menaced the good relations between the two countries, the government or the United States will rely upon a scrupulous execution hence forth of the now altered policy of the imperial government such as will remove the principal danger to an interruption of the good relations existing between the United States and Germany. Does Not Interfere With Future Action “The government of the Unitea States feels it necessary to state that it takes for granted that the imperial German government does not intend to imply that the maintenance of its newly-announced policy is in any way contingent upon the course or result of diplomatic negotiations between the government of the United States and any other belligerent government, not withstanding the fact that certain passages in the imperial government’s note of the 4th instant might appear to be susceptible of that construction. U. S. Citizens’ Rights Not Abridged “In order, however, to avoid any possible misunderstanding, the gov ernment of the United States noti fies the imperial government that it cannot for a moment entertain, much less discuss, a suggestion that respect by German naval authorities for the rights of citizens of the United States upon the high seas should in any way or in the slightest degree be made contingent upon the conduct of any other government affecting the rights ^of neutrals and non-combatants. Re sponsibility is single, not joint, abso lute, ont relative.” Plotters Declared Guilty Os Conspiring New York. —The jury wbich for ten days heard testimony at the trial of .Robert Fay, a former lieutenant in the German army; Walter Scholz and Paul Daeche, charged with conspiracy to destroy munitions ships through bomb contrivances, returned a verdict of guilty against all of the defendants. The jury deliberated on the case for five hours and In reaching a verdict asked for clemency in behalf of Daeche, an employe of Fay and knew little of the details of the “fire bomb” plots. * '6; 8. Objects To "American Legion” . ^ Toronto, Cnt. —Americans who have enlisted for army service in Europe are denied the use of the name "Amer ican Legion” under instructions re ceived here from the Dominion gov ernment authorities at Ottawa. This actioh was taken, It was learned, in response to a request by the United States government to the British au thorities. The instructions also for bid the officers and men of the Nine ty-seventh battalion to display the ti tle on uniform or other parts of their equipment Site Bulletin WILLIAM M. INGRAHAM ■ ■ .. * r • v. VW- -- /Jk Ti \ *' &s' MO v JUJU t INTE a NA; or »al] ■ William M. Ingraham, the newly ap pointed assistant secretary of war. issonTFiTS AUTOMATIC BREAK IF GERMANY FAILS TO KEEP HER PROM ISES WITH THE U. 8. Should Another Ship Carrying Ameri cans Be Sunk, Diplomatic Rela- tions Will Cease Washington. — It is stated that should another ship carrying Ameri can citizens be sunk by a German sub marine in violation of the principles of-international law, diplomatic rela tions will be severed just as soon as the facts were established and without any further exchange of communica tions. In connection with the peace sug gestions in the German note the at tention bf officials was attracted here by a passage in a statement given out in London by Lord Ceeil, minister of war trade, in which he mentioned the discussion of peace by Germany and added that our attitude, at any rate, is unchanged.” This statement was re garded as meaning that the allies were not ready to discuss peace on Germany's terms. » Regarding reports that President Wilson had suggested the cancelling of a meeting which was to have been held in New York commemorating the first anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, Secretary Tumulty speak ing for the president, issued the fol lowing statement: "The administra tion played no part in any way, even by the slightest suggestion, in calling off the Lusitania memorial meeting.” IRISH REBEL LEADERS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED John Redmond Asks Leniency For The Great Mass Os Those Involved London. —The announcement in the house of commons by the prime min ister that the leaders in Ireland had been courtmartialed and summarily executed has created a profound feel ing in England, although this action by the government was expected. The four men shot were signatories to the republican proclamation of Ire land. Patrick H. Pearse, the “provisional president of Ireland,” was among those shot. Another of the rebels found guilty and shot was James Connolly, who was styled “commandant general of the Irish republican party.” Three other signers of the procla mation issued by the insurgents at Dublin at the outbreak of the revolt with the signatures of Thomas J. Clark, S. Mac Diarmad, Thomas Mac- Donagh, P. H. Pearse, E. Ceannt, James Conolly and Joseph Plunkett. M. E. WOMEN RAISE $3,432,505 IN YEAR Saratoga Springs, N. Y.—The wom en of the Methodist Episcopal church have raised $3,432,505 during the last year for home mission purposes, ac cording to figures submitted to the general conference here. This is an increase of nearly one hundred thou sand dollars over that raised during the preceding four years. The money is contributed through the Woman’s Home Missionary- Society. EXPORT RECORDS BROKEN BY THE UNITED STATES Washington.-,—All world’s exports records were broken by the United States during March, and it was pre dicted by the department of com merce officials that at the end of the fiscal year this country would have a trade balance of two billion dollars ip its favor. Statistics announced show March exports valued at $410,000,000, which is double the March average for the last five years. For the last 9 months exports were $2,995,000,000. IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1916. MEXICAN BANDITS RAIDTEXAS TOWNS American Patrol Almost Destroyed And Places Looted Throughout The Big Bend District FOUR PERSOnTaRE KILLED General Funston Has Ordered Troops To Pursue The Raiders—Other Negotiations Halted Alpine, Texas. —Villa bandits, some seventy in number, forded the Rio .Grande and, sweeping fifteen miles in land on American soil, raided the lit tle settlement of Glenn Springs and attacked a detachment of American cavalry, consisting df nine men of troop A, the Fourteenth cavalry. Three Troopers And Boy Killed Three troopers and a little 10-year old boy were, killed, two cavalrymen were wounded' and another is miss ing. He is believed to be a prisoner of the bandits, who are now fleeing southward into Coahuila, Mexico. Two Americans Abducted Two American citizens were car ried across the Rio Grande, and re ports have it that their throats were cut. The two wounded troopers, Pri vates J. Birck and Frank DeFree, were taken to Alpine badly wounded. Birck’s body was filled with small brass pieces of tacks fired from a shotgun. De- Free was burned about the head and shoulders. Battle Occurred in Adobe House In a little adobe house nine cavalry men made their fight for life against the seventy or more Villista bandits at Glenn Springs. A hail of shot poured for more than two hours into the sin gle window of the adobe house, but the cavalrymen kept up a steady rifle fire in defiant answer. Then the Mexican leader ordered fire balls to be thrown on the roof, thickly thatched with can dalaria. Smoked The Troopers Into Open The blazing weed tortured the sol diers below and burnt their heads and bodies. Smashing the door, the troop ers broke for the open. Two were shot and killed as they fled. One is miss ing and it is believed he is dead. An other was killed as he tried to climb through a window. Funston Orders Instant Pursuit Major General Frederick Funston ordered that four troops of cavalry should proceed to the raided districts to reinforce small detachments al ready on their way to the scene from Presidio, Alpine and other points. Pursuers Will Cross Border These troops got under way, and, it is said that, if the exigencies of the case require such action, they will cross the border in order to run down and disperse the bandits. The force consists of two troop of the Eighth cavalry from Fort Bliss, El Paso, un der Major George T. Langhorne, and two troops of the Fourteenth cavalry from Fort Clark under Colonel Freder ick W. Sibley. Washington Greatly Surprised At Raid Washington.—Renewed raiding of American territory by Mexican out laws at Glenn Springs and Boquillas, Texas, under circumstances paralleling the Columbus, N. M., massacre, im pressed official here with the urgent necessity for prompt conclusion of the agreement with the Carranza govern ment to give the United States great er liberty in crushing banditry along the border. The report of the new violations of United States soil and the killing of five Americans from a quarter most unexpected and in which General Carranza had declared he had complete control against outlawry oc casioned great surprise. Important changes will probably be made in the border patrol forces. Forty-Two Bandits Killed In Mexico Namiquipa, Mexico. —A full squad ron of 230 men of the Eleventh cav alry surprised and routed a much larger force of Vill abandits at Ojo Azules, 17 miles south of Cusihuira chic. Forty-two Mexicans were killed and a. number wounded. There were no American casualties. The Amer ican command, under Major Robert L. Howze, had been pursuing the bandits under General Cruz, Dominguez and Julio Acosta for several days, when they encountered them encamped in theTiuddled adobe huts of Ojo-Azules. Army Officers Killed In Auto Smash Lawton, Okla.—Lieut. Harold S. Naylor and Lieut Edwin E. Pritchett of the Fifth field artillery, were killed and two other army officers, Lieut. J. E. McMahon, Jr., and Lieut. Rich ard G. Scott, were injured in an auto mobile accident at Fort Sill, Okla. The car Lieut Naylor was driving sudden ly swerved from the roadway and crashed- into a tree. The accident, it Is supposed, was due to the explosion of a tire. The men were returning to quarters from a party held out in the country. ABRAM ELKUS O' ' F If ted Abram Elkus of New York has been selected by President Wilson to suc ceed Henry Morgenthau as ambassa dor to Turkey. He is a prominent lawyer, member of many societies and clubs, and active in numerous organi zations that help the struggling boys and girls. ENfiUND^^ 38 AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS TAKEN FROM U. S. SHIP TO BE RELEASED t ' Great Britain Admits Herself In The Wrong In Regard To Facts In Case London. —The .British government has decided to . release the thirty-eight Germans and Austrians taken from the American steamship China. The release of these men will be ‘ordered Immediately. Action Not Unexpected The action of the British authorities in ordering the release of the seized passengers on the China was not un expected, as it was known that the last American demand declined to ad mit any form of legality in the rea sons given by the foreign office for their detention. Formal Note Not Yet Ready Formal document in reply to the . final American note on the subject is not yet in readiness, but, according to Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trdde, It will be carefully framed so as not to admit the general right of bel . ligerents to enjoy the protection of a neutral flag. In the present case. Great Britain admits itself in the wrong in regard to the facts outlined in the American remonstrance, but the reply will be couched in such terms that no general precedent is establish ed, and British doctrines in regard to the seizure of individuals of hostile nationality on board neutral ships will be safeguarded. HUNGRY GERMANS ENGAGE IN RIOT Mob Plunders Butter And Meat Shops In Charlottenburg, a Suburb Os The City Os Berlin Berlin. —A mob swept through the streets of Charlottenburg, plundering butter shops and smashing signs and windows of other butter shops and meat shops,, including the municipal meat shop. Riot Due To Indignation The riotibg, which was soon ended, was due chiefly to indignation caused by the discovery that many butchers were withholding from sale meat de livered them by the city for sale to the poorer people holding meat cards, or had sold it privately at prices ex ceeding the official maximum. PRESS COMMENT ON GERMAN NOTE Washington.—The press of the United States its a rille finds the Ger man reply to the American demands unsatisfactory/ but -.agrees that the qualified concessions madevby the German government render an imme diate break in diplomatic relations unnecessary. Whether relations are to be broken in the future depends on how Germany keeps the promises made in the note. Some papers call th« German note "ImpudenL” 50,000 TROOPS ON MEXICAN BORDER Entire National Guard Will Be Called Out If Necessary To Protect Amer ican Citizens STATE FORCESORDERED OUT Includes the Militia Os Texas, New Mexico And Arizona, Which Has Been Called By President Washington.—With 8,000 additional troops under orders for the Mexican border, including 4,000 National Guardsmen from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, administration officials felt that immediate necessary steps had been taken to prevent further raiding of United States border towns. Pres ident Wilson and his cabinet discuss ed the Mexican situation, but the pres ident had authorized the new troops orders before his advisers gathered. General Scott and General Funston recommended that additional forces be sent to the border. After an exchange of telegrams General Funston suggest ed that the National Guard from three states named be called out in addi tion to the sending of all the remain ing regular infantry to join his com mand. His suggestion was promptly approved and orders "dispatched. Nearly 50,000 Troops On Border Including the new troops ordered out, there will be nearly forty-five thousand soldiers, perhaps fifty thou sand, along the border or in Mexico, according to the best available fig ures here. The war department has declined to publish actual numbers; but, with the entire mobile army, ex cept five troops of cavalry under Gen eral Funston’s-command, in addition to the four thousand or more guards men and the several thousand recruits who are being forwarded to the regu lar regiments as fast as they are mus tered in, the United States has a con siderable army strung out along the 1,800 miles of the international line. First Time National Guard Called Out Calling out the. National Guard for the first time under the present militia law brings up the fact that as written that act authorizes the president to use the state soldiers either within or without United States territory. By the terms of the law, the Guardsmen must be mustered into the service of the United States before they come under complete control of the federal government. Their oaths of enlistment to the various states make the. ac ceptance of this federal status obliga tory, however, and there is no ques tion of volunteering involved in the present situation. The full enrolled strength of each regiment called out is liable for service under penalty of court or courtmartial action. Mexican Quarter Under U. S. Guns El Paso, Texas. —A battalion of the Twentieth infantry, numbering about three hundred and fifty men. was moved from Fort Bliss and stationed near the stock yards dominating the Mexican section of El Paso. The stock yards are about a mile from the river and Juarez. The battalion carried machine gun equipment. Two com panies of the Twentieth were station ed at the court house and two at the union station. All are under the com mand of Colonel Hasbrouck. Move Necessary To Avert Trouble General Bell’s troop dispositions were taken, he said, merely for pre cautionary purposes. In view of the tense situation, It was deemed best to leave nothing undone that might avert trouble at this end of the inter national bridge. The troops moved into the city from Fort Bliss consisted of five companies of the Twentieth infan try, under Col. Alfred Hasbrouck. One of these was a machine gun company. Sir Roger Casement Gets Public Trial London. —The trial of Sir Roger Casement for high treason in connec tion with the Sinn Fein rebellion will be public. It is understood that Sir Roger intends to conduct his own de fense. The crown prosecutors have completed their case. Lewis Harcourt has declined to succeed Augustine Bir rel as chief secretary for Ireland, giv ing ill-health as his reason. The choice for Birrel’s successor is now believed to rest between Harold J. Tennant, Col. Sir Mark Sykes and Brigadier General John Edward Seely. Turk* Fleeing Before The Russians Paris. —The Russians in Armenia have put down with heavy casualties a stubborn Turk attack, and south eastward, in the region of Mush, driv en the Ottoman forces from their de fenses in a mountain chain. In addi tion the Russians operating westward from the Persian frontier toward Bag dad have dislodged the Turks from fortified positions and driven them farther westward. The Goriaia bridge head and the region around San Mar tino in the Austrian-Italian theater have been heavily bombarded. SI.OO A YEAR STATE ITEMS CONDENSED Fitzgerald.—Fifty-nine barrels of liquor were seized by the sheriff here last week. Thirty-four barrels were found on a farm southeast of town. The others were inside the city limits. Atlanta. —Mayor Woodward has ap pointed a commiUee to make arrange ments for the entertainment of the Richmond Grays, an old Virginia mil itary organization which, with the mayor of Richmond, will be visitors in the city. Atlanta.—The fertilizer season has now about closed and figures in the office of Commissioner of Agriculture James D. Price indicate that there has been used in Georgia this year 50,000 tons less fertilizer than was used last year. Columbus. —Rosa Pye, a white girl, about twenty years old, was killed here by Si Prather, who cut her throat with a razor as he was in the act of kissing her. After the deed he made his escape and is still at large. Savannah.—General Peter W. Mel drim announced that he would be a candidate for congress from the first district to succeed Congressman. Charles G. Edwards, who recently stated that he would not be a candi date to succeed himself. Georgetown.—Miss Julia Catchings, 66 years old, reputed to be the weal thiest woman planter in southern Georgia and proprietor of the most magnificent plantation in Quitman county, was murdered during at night. Her body was found on the front porch of her home. Atlanta —Extensive preparations are being made for the state Sunday school convention, which will be held by the Georgia Sunday School as sociation in Atlanta June 13-14-15. The officers of the association are making plans for the greatest gather ing of the kind ever held here. Rome.—On the Lindale road, three miles from Rome, two automobiles chashed together, and the six occu pants were severely injured. Miss Daisy Armstrong was seriously hurt, and Lon Wakeley, of Aragon, was badly injured on the head and his body bruised. The injuries of the others were painful, but not serious. Augusta.—The Augusta camp of United Confederate veterans gave their annual barbecue here. The pro ceeds of this yearly function go to sending old soldiers to the annual southern reunion. It is always the greatest barbecue of the year in this section. The cue, for the first time in history, was served without beer or other liquor. Atlanta.—The limit of the law was given another burglar when Judge Ben Hill sentenced A. P. Chandler, aged 20. known as the "barefoot bur glar,” to twenty years in the peniten tiary. Chandler admitted robbing eight Atlanta homes, and is said to have confessed to detectives that he was the “barefoot rogue” who recently terrorized Knoxville, Tenn., by a ser ies of bold robberies. Atlanta. —Nine southeastern states, represented by thirty-two state rail road commissioners, rate experts and secretaries took part in the con ference held here on May 10 and 11. This conference was called by C. Murphy Candler, chairman of the Georgia commission for the purpose of effecting the organization of the Southern Association of Railroads Commissioners. Macon —Following the adjournment part of the operator at Mogul, a sta tion three miles east of Macon, on the Central of Georgia, caused a head on collision between a passenger train and freight train, two miles east of Macon, with the result that seventeen persons, fifteen white and two blacks, were injured. Moultrie.—Col. Z. H. Clark, aged 55, banker, capitalist and one of the lead^ ing Baptist laymen of Georgia, died at his residence here, following an illness of nearly three months. For over a quarter of a century he had been identified with the Baptist church of the South and had aided in its forward movement materially since his appointment to the highest honor" which the denomination can give to a layman member of the supervisory committee, or the committee of five, ■s It is sometimes called. Atlanta.—Commissioner of Agricul ture James D. Price has returned from Washington, D. C., where he at tended the organization meeting of the National Association of Agricul tural commisssioners.* The organiza tion had twenty-six states represented and the principal object in view was that of finding a ready market for such products as may be raised under the crop diversification plan, and Mr. Price states that a bill will be draft ed to meet the various conditions which the diversification program will create.