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WEATHER FORECAST Fair today; gent?o to mod?rate south to southwest winds. The COTTON MARKET U>eal Spots.9 1-2 c VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY, MORNING MAY 4,1915. NUMBER 96. MUST ALSO ON SHIPS COI GUARAN ARE DEMANDED ?Y li: S. President Wilfi Gravity of pared for1 Washington, ? ijr 12*-The United States, in tTic nt n Ut be sent to i3cr uiany tomorrow ananda a guarantee that there will ao , further sub marine attacks c merchant ships car rying non-combi nuts. It sorves no tice, too, that fi ireparatKa -will be sought tor the : ss of ;oorc than u hundred Amorici i Uvea ia the singing-, of tiie Lusitania ind foV-Pther viola tions of Americ : righto on th* ?c'a In tho war zon< Thc documen was to have been cabled tonight, i t the president af ter a conference i ah Counsellor Lan sing of the stai department, made several changes In the legal details and then r?vis?e ft s'.onc. 'it will bc dispatched tomo pw and it is expect ed that it will b? tiado public soon ar ter. No csscnti ; changes woro made in the communl^ttLjka formnWerl, bunday by President wilson and ?p proved hy thc cabinet yesterday. Thc principal points In the noto art substantially as follows: The United States government-coila attention lb the'sinking of the Falaba, with lost of American life, tho German air men's attack on thc American Bte*r er Cashing, and tho torpedoing of the Gulflight, and the Lusitania. It declares these acta are definable under international laws. The usual financial reparation will be sought though Germany is reminded that she cannot restore ? tho liven sacrificed. Expressions of regret may comply with legal precedent, but are valuolosv. unless accompanied by a cessation. of piacttces endangering the lives ol uon-combatauts. The right of nou trals to tr?.vel to any point on the high seas on neutral or heiligereni ships In asserted, In the name o humanity and international law tin United Stages demands a guarantee that these rights will be respected am. that there will bc no repetition o the attacks ou merchantmen carrylui non-combatants. /The suggestion i? made that tho German govprnmcnf could not have it tended to dostroj innocent lives, consequently the Ger man submarine commanders must have misunderstood Instructions} The United StateB indicated ita hope that this will be found to be true, and that a cessation of these unlawful prac tices will result thereby. Thc Ger mans' attention is called to the earn estness of tho government and thc people of thc United States In this sit uation. It ts made. plain that the Unitet States will. leave nothing undone i either diplomatic representations o other action to obtain compliance by Germany to requests made. \ .strici accounting, therefore, ls now as! 'ti from Germany. The note throughout is couched with friendliness, but ls un mistakably firm. No indication ii given of the steps to be taken by thc. Culled states in the event of au un favorable reply. ? ATTACKS RYING NON TANTS Fully Realizes j Sftuation-Pro ?ventualities. Washington, May t3.-President Wilson today virtually com pl ct od th? note that he' will seno, io Germany as a result of tho sinking ot tho Lusi tania with a loss of moro than IOC American Uvea, lt will ask German: for an accounting tor a scries ot vlo lationa of Amorran rights in tho wat cone, not only financial but moral, and a guarantee''that there will be no rt petition bf the unlawful practices ? the German submarines. Thc following statement on the Lusitania Incident, wan made public ai the White House by Secretary Tu multy after a conference with th president: "The course of the president bas been determined, lt will be announced Just aa soon aa lt 1B proper to pub lish th? note'how tn preparation." The note, which bas been approved by the cabinet, will be sent to Am bassador Gerard at Harlin late today or early tomorrow, 'xt b* presented lo L>? Vrmen governuient. Its final de tail Aro .being revised today Tue members ot .he cabinet who have advocated a vigorous foreign policy, are satisfied with ita terms Tho conservative members approve it also. It is said that the president realises ! (CONTI rrVKD PROM PACK EUC) IN FLANDERS BOTH SIDES GAIN SUCCESSES OF MINOR IMPORTANCE -BELGIANS ADVANCE AMONG GREATEST BATTLES OF WAR Germant Began Attack Last Sat? urday m Anticipation of British Move. London, May 12.?-One of the great est battles of thc war ls raging in Flanders and the north of France. Ypres and Arras aro tho centers ot this movement which tho Germana be gan in anticipation of a British at tack last "Saturday. London, May 12.-From tho Belgian coast to Arras a great battle is < underway bptweea the armies of the * fl Wis fl ml frUHMBr! ThP Rftlrlillffi lg;fc a Httlc section ot their nation which they ?till hold, are pushing forward, apparently with some success. Near the border the French ore attacking furiously. I Between these two districts the Oer- <? mans prosecuting a Tierce offensive against tho British. Local success have been won by both sides but thc main Issue will ? probably not be decided soon. On eastern front the Russians admit further retreat In Galicia, but deny Auptrla-Onrmany reports of a com plete rout. Correspondence from Pet rograd minimizes the Importance of the Austro-Germany victory. Intimat ing that Russians strategy may have ., been responsible In part for the rapid advance of thc Teutonic forces. 1' Reports from all sources Indicate a loss of lire in the fight on Gallipoli ?; peninsula and indicate that thc allies have paid, a heavy price for establish- '' lng positions on land. 1 That losaos of Ttfks have also t been heavi'. aa indicated in an Athens a dispatch which says fresh Turkish j troops have been brought in from near Smyrna to fill their depleted 8 ranks. . r Prussian Casualties to Bate. Copenhagen. May 12.-Total cas ualties among the Prussian troops to date tare 1.263.T.73. Thc latest lists contain 37,665 names. Austrian an?* Cern?an Lossen. Geneva, Switzerland. May 12.-A dispatch from Cracow says tho Aus trian and German lossca nlnce May first amount to a hundred and sixty five thousand officers nnd men. The Russian losses In prisoners is placed je at fifty thousand. }i Three Submarines a Month. Geneva. May 12.-A Swiss engineer who arrived today from Hamburg says the shipyards there are turning out three finished submarines a month, two of .the larger class and one of the smaller type. Horn Denied Liberty. Boston. May 12.-The petition of Werner Horn for release from run tody on a, writ ot habeas corpus wan refused In the federal court today. Judge Morton holding that the de fendant's attempt to destroy the fi trJrnational bridge at VancoborL Mas*., was not an act ot war. Japan Beads Sympathy. Tokio, 'May 12.-Japan han sent England and the United States mes sages of sympathy won the Lusitania disaster. Japanese newspapers bit terly arraign Germany tor the sink ing of the passenger ship. Ono calls the act "masincre of Innocents," ?er* tain to excite th? United . States righteous indignation. Otho? news* papers declare the Unie has come [ to forever remove German menace. Florida Hostile. Tallahassee. Fla., May IS.-Concur rent resolutions urging President Wilson to um his best efforts to mala* I tain inviolate tne. scstfa?ty of the Untied State?, were defeated by the lower house of the Florida legislature yesterday. The resolution passed the senate yesterday. Charles C. Short. Churlos C. . Short of Chicago ."?"as. fireless operator on the Gulflight, he American ship which waa sunkl ff tho Scilly Islands by a submarine, upposed to bo of the German ravy. ?hort was twenty-two years" old. "hin was his first voyage on tho ?carol. ?EBMAN SHOPS ARE WREGKED_BY BRITISH WGRY MOBS ARE AROUSED ^?Gr ACTUM aY SINKING OF LUSITANIA NTJERNMENT ALIENS PROBABLE xmdon Market Boycotts Foreign Subjects-Extra Policemen to , Prevent Further Riots. London, May 12.-The sinking of he Lusitania has aroused to a vio snt climax the smouldering hatred nd suspicion of Germans living in ?ngland. Thin animosity found ex resslon during tho last twenty four \ oura in attacks on Germans and heir shops in London and Liverpool nd minor disturbances iu other ell is. The windows of many Gorman hops were smashed and some shops flaged. Tho proprietors generally rere driven away. A spontaneous I aovement developed on the London'] ?ark?t to boycott tho subjects ot en my countries. Small dealers ap icaring today for supplies were re used them, and a number were drlv n away. -Many disturbers were ar ested and Tined or imprisoned. Large orces ot pol ic: and constables wee ctailed for duty tonight on account f rumora of organized riots be start (1 at midnight. The anti-German feei ng is not confined to lower classes. There has been a general domand by lewspapers for the internment of ail ubjects of enomy countries. Agita ions by several members of parlia ment lcd premier Asquith to summon . special cabinet meeting. Later As lulth made a statement in the house f commons indicating that the gov rnment will carry out the popular lemand for placing these allens In oncentration camp. London, - - May 12.-Anti-Get man intbreaka of particular severity oc urred today in the neighborhood of ho East India docks, and- sixty or even ty Gerin m. shops were wrecked, 'ollco reinforcements were rushed to he scene. Throughout East End riots agalf.st lennans were renewed this morning rlth even- greater violence than yes? erdsy. Wherever a German showed ilmsolf he was attacked. Owing to a thinning of the police orce foy drafts sent to tho- army. ons!derable dlfhcu'ty was had in. lealing with angry crowds and spe 1ai constabas had to be called out. In some cases the police 1 were Icfled by. crowds and some officers njured trying to protect Germans, fany-Russian Jews, mistaken for 1er mans', flocked to Bast End. police talions and pleadod for protection. Reports reached ' police that pri ais houses . belonging to . wealthy lennans in West Bad were liable to Kt burned. Troops are ready to aa lst .-police there, it nocesssry. The cabinet is in special confer ace today to review the allen sit tatton. Vhe countrv la eagerly ex pect lng drastic ? action. COMMITTEE CHARGES BAR. BAROUS AT ROCITIES BY GERMANS IN BELGIUM fl SCO?NT BRYCE HEADSCOMMITTEE former Ambassador to U. S. Head L of Special British Govern* .a.' ment Committee. rVJkldon, May 12.- V??_ount Bryce. . fdrier Br|Us1t'. ambassador at Wash (loa"*?), and bow chairman of a spec ial ftovcrnmcni committee appointed to HTcstiRatQ and raport on "out rage? alleged to have been committed by Orman troops during thc present : war. V has submitted A?o report of the cknralttee to Prc?Her Asquith. Thdltiocttment is jSanstdrrcd as prpbaHy the most serf? arraignment thus fir made of tho QVman military ?tf?epUcro88 Belgiumfitnalnly be cause hf the position gof Viscount ?rake fe a historian, ind alto, be cause of the caro .withwhich the in* vofctiraupn was made, tho great num bor ?f- vItDcsscs wb?fte7te8tlmony was examine! and the mass ot evidence now sublltted with tue report ot the CODJffllttM. Assoclaed with Lord Bryce on the F corhtnlttritwere Slr Frederick Pollock, fl Slr fed Hp Clarke, Slr Alfred Hop- I klntson, HI A. L. Fishier.: Vice Chan- I cellor of he Cnlvcr-vHy nf Sheffield. ? Harold Col and K- Digby. I Tho comtnlttpe wa? appointed by I Premier Asquith or. January H?, last, J and was gllbn broad dustructtbna to ? fniftaf-mu3iini l eiijgieia IM'THI 9 treatment ot Vivlllans,?nd breaches of law and osta?llshed usages of war." Tho most Bmportani finds of thc cqmmlttcjt.vt,apntms|to|p.ip thc fol .lowlng concludion at Ute close of thc | report: 1 ' ."lt will be ?en that the committee hrvo come tota definite conclusion upon each of tte heads under which the evidence hat been classified: "It is proved I "First: Thar*thern were in many parts of llelgium deliberate and sys tematically organized massacres of thc civil population, accompanied by many isolated mtrdora and other out , rapes. ? "Second: That lng. and the wai property were nan ced by the ofh armv that elabor; benn made for s rlsm at tho very ot and that (ho burn) were frequently v necessity could br deed part of a systc1 rorization. "Fourth: That the of war frequently b ly by the using of cl women and children a vancing forces as ex a loss degree by killi and prisoners, and i abuse of the Bed Cross Flag. oting, house burn on destruction of ered and counte rs of the German provision had cniatic incendla reak of tin: war, and destruction re no military lesod hcing in o? general tor ies and usages en. partlcular ians. including shield for ad cd to fire,.to the wounded the frequent nd the White G. 0. P. TOO SWILL FOR BARNES AND ROOSEVELT ? Witness Says Colonel t> Declar ed-Had Promised ti "Tear Wilson to Piece Syracuse, May 12.-John ! chinson. a witness for Willi) ?swore in supremo court h in the trial of .Barnes* 1 against Theodore "F.-wsevolt. I than a year ar.o Roosevelt ag the Republican party needed I Bald ho would "go after T Wilson " with his Pittsburgh land on foreign treaties and "t I to pieces." Then Hutchinson ?ed Roosevelt asserted that aft? happened at Chicago In tho R can party was not big neough t {him and Barnes. Hutchinson chairman of thp speakers bun the Republican State Commlitoe f* 1906 to 1913. ramon? Mea Who Used Htsi Atlanta, May 12.-The best wrl and purists In conversation need longer hesitate about using the po lar slang phrase, "Nobody at hom To the lin of famous write re who e ployed it, among whom is number Alexander Pope, has now been add the hame of Charlee Dickons. T phrase appears in chapter XXXIV Nicholas Nickleby, in which is rccon ed a conversation between Nlckleb the miser, and Squocrs the schoolman ter. Saucers says, "Ho was wantln here," touching hts forehead, "nobod at home, you know, if you knock ever so often." pew Photo of Premier of Austria-Hungary. Premier Burlan. This is tho newest photograph of minier Hurlan of Austria-Hungary, ho recently came into control of tho p|ernment. ile has perhaps tho irdest political task of any premier Europe. His efforts m'c now bent i keeping Italy out of thc war. DU?HERN BAPTISTS ELECTED OFFICERS R. LANSING BURROWS OF AMERICUS GA., WAS RE ELECTED PRESIDENT DEPORT OF BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION Submitted at Annual Convention Shows 300.000 Mem bers. Houston, May 12. -Doctor Lansing ?urrows, of Atucricus, Oa.. was un iolmously reelected president of the Southern Baptist Convention at thc ipcnlng exercises here today. Thc flee presidents elected included B. '. Henning. Elizabeth City. II. C. rlooro. Balcigb, was chosen ono of th? ecro taries. Commltteo recommendations against he proposed consolidation of Hie ionic and foreign boards, ond tho In? LUguration of a movement to wlth !raw Bnptlst young people from the vorld-wldc paraca and Phllathnjt lassos vfore features of thc opening ession. There were a thousand and Ive registered convention delegate:? md three hundred and sixty to tlr; Vom a n's Missionary Union. Dr. J W. Porter of Lexington. Ky., lelivered thc convention sermon" to light. Houston, Texas, May 12,-A total Membership of 300,000 was reported hy ht /oman'a Missionary linton of th* muthern Hantlst church at the annual onv?ntlon here today. The voport tated that successful missionary so ldiers arri beinR maintained by tho nlon among women in forc-lai lands, n Shanghai, Chin... l."?7 young women ? the Y nu tie; vVomcn's Auxiliary of ho Baptist churches have taken as heir special mission the winning of noir mothers to Christianity. In thc home churches six states r?? orted moro than 2.700 tlthors in thu nlon. In ten states there are nine sen hundred mission study classes, light states reported that more than .200 societies observed tho January reek of prayer for World wide mis ions and tho March week of prayer jr home missions. Thc union had as manv societies in ourtcen states the past year as :iere were tho previous year in all ie eighteen sttaes where the church ras represented. Ono state alone re orted .168 new missionary societies be report mentions that seven states ave more than 20O societies which urt year roached thfi standard1 of xcollence and that IOU churches have ill graded missionary unions. The union has obligated ItROlf to ils0 $10,000 to arid to a gift of a like mount from the 8unday school board yr the enlargement of the training :hool at Louisville. Ky. An appeal Is lade to the laymen, through their ilsslonary movement, to undertake ie training ot boys .over twelve years r age In missionary work. Il AX LEK GETS APPOINTS!* WT POSTMASTER AT GREENVIELE Washington, May ?2.-President hilson today appointed David B. raxldr, postmaster of Greenville oath Carolina. rlEANS GREAT STRIDE IN MOVEMENT TO PRESERVE PEACE AMONG POWERS \DVOCATES WORLD COURT OF JUSTICE ^x-Presidcnt Taft Says Plan is Feasible Though Contrary to Present Policies of U. S. Cleveland. May ia.-With tho opcn ng of the World Court Congress her?: oday a movement waa formally aunched, which ?ta advocates claim lo he grcatcBf advance yo*-"taken to va. il a lasting peaco among thc vor ld powers. Tho congress plant m international court of Justice minded upon an agreement to which .11 great powers would be signatory. Ml signatory nations would submit heir disputes to this court, any/ ono tot so doing to bo subjected tn thc onibined pressure of the others,. Bx 'resident Taft, Alton B. Parker and .thors were among thc speakers. Tatt leclared this idea of International rlbunal practical was feasible. Ho aid he was aware that membership n this league woiVd Involve In ,-art he United States' obligation to take ?art in Europeau avd Asiatic '.var;;; hat In this respect lt would be a de larture from the traditional policy of he United States in avoiding en angling alliances with European or tslatlc countries. He aiVjod he con clved that the interest of the United (tates in closo business and social elations with oilier countries of thc forld would Justify lt fie roland, O.. May 12.-The creation f a world court for maintaining .orhl peace in the future, which ls he object of thc world court con reas which assembled here today, 'as viewed in an address by John lays Hammond, chairman, as a pro jet In which America should lead. The promoters of UIIB congress have lld emphasis on the fact that their bjoct is not a stop-tho-war-movc lent, but that lt looks to tho consum ?atlon of International peace Ideals s soon as tho present war is over. Picturing the horrors and economic isses of the war.' Mr. Hammond urg 1 mankind not to despair of civiliza ion's ideals, but to take renewed aurago from tho fact that "tho cthl il standards of thc pcnplo are hlgh r and tho cardinal virtues more wlde ; prevalent than ever before In re irded history." Famous Counterfeiter in Pen. Atlanta, May 12.-Charieo L /'right, a notod counterfeiter, has cen brought to the Atlanta Federal enltentlary to serve n sentence o Ight years. With him carno three bite slavers and four lien convict J ot misusing the mails. Ship on Fire. London. May 12.- An Amsterdam sws dispatch says that an unlden fted steamer had been torpedoed and .t afire off Schicrmopnickog, an le in d In thc North Sea. Nothing is Down of the crow's fato. Jap Cruiser Floated. Tokio. May 12.-The Japanese ar lorcd crulBcr Asams, which ran ihore on the coast of Lower Callfor la, on February 4, has been re-float 1. according to an official announce on t. Thc Asama probably will be x-ked and repaired at San Frsnctsco. British Have Lost 301 Ships. London. May 12.-rThe cost of the ar in British ships not Including arshlps. thus far has been 201 vos ?ls. The loss of life 'bas been !>56. Thomas J. McNamara, parlla cntary secretary of the admiralty, ive these figures in the house of mimons yesterday. Riggs Bank Case Postponed. Washington, May 12.-Hearing ol ie case or the Riggs National bank telnet Secretary Treasury McAdoo, >mptroller~Williams and Treasurer kirke, accused by the bank ot at mptlog to wreck it was postponer d-y until next Monday at the re test of th? government's attorneys. NO STATEMENT ISSUED AF TER MEETING OF COUN CIL OF MINISTERS ANOTHER PROPOSAL FROM AUSTRIA Opposing Factions Not Trying to Influence Cabinet-Ger? many Apprehensive. Rome. May 12.-A meeting of coun cil minister? which waa held today to disc ii nu tho situation in Italy and Aus tria, lasted moro than two hours. No communication waa Issued at IU con clusion, but it is believed a decision waa roached for the cabinet go be fore parliament r.r/1 submit the exist ing situation to that body. Pome, May 12.-The course . of Italy in the European war is still un decided today, but little hope for penco Is apparently held in official cir cles. / * Rome. May 12.- What is consid ered the last definite proposal of Aus tria concerning territorial cones* sion s demanded by Italy was received today. The Italian cabinet immed iately wont In session to consider lt.* Two great political parties ot italy, one favoring war; the other favor the continued neutrality thus' far h?ve re frained from any direct endeavors tc shape th-, conclusion Of cantar '.v Former Premier Ololittl ls still firmly convinced war oah be avoided by ob taining from Austria adequate con cessions. Berlin. Msy 12-Tageblatt says: "Situation In Italy, despite exertions at a late hour by neutralists, is un deniably grave. " Ail nvenable asws makes it clear the mill tn? y prepara tions must continue incessantly." . Rome. May 12.-Troops were re quired last night to disperse a great crowd of war enthusiasts. The crowd paraded the streets and crier "Down with Austria! Down with Glullttl!" They cheered Premier Salandra and Foreign- Minister Son nlno. Tho people apparently felt Uid greatest animosity toward fo'.mer Premier Qloltttt who ls regarde! as the leader of the peace party. A crowd tried to storm his residence, but was prevented hy the roldte.'s Tho crowd Jeered as lt passed thc Connan ecclesiastical college. Tho final decision for war. pr pesca rests with King Victor Emmanuel. He alone has the power to declaro war. make peace apd conclude treaties. It ls a question whether the king's action will be only format or in accordance, with the decision Of the ministers. Tho majority or the people Appa rently believe that th? cabinet must assume tho responsibility with the certainty that Its decision w|JI be sus tained by the parliament and country. The parliament's part remains uncer tain . The king may br may not ask Hs opinion regarding the wisest course, when Austria makes her final decision, regarding-the conces sions. "Mustache" Club Fellare, Atlanta. May 12.-Mustaches ara not as popular this spring In Qeorgtla aa they have been in past years, ac cording to tbe smualng story brought to Atlanta by a visitor from tbs little town of Gray. It seems that the young men of Gray and Bradley, a neighboring ham let, have formed a mustache club, whose members have agreed to torn ont and wear mustaches. It appears, however, that the club will be short lived, for the president of the club. . young attorney has received orders from bis best girl to remoM? bis, and that the door will be closed to him until orders are obeyed. The mustache ts still Intact, with the young maa begging for time, hop ing that with a full growth his looks will be so improved that the embar go will be raised. Other like serions altuations are said to be impending unless the mustaches are taken off. geek to Aaaaal Twa Cent Pare, Detroit, Mich/. May 12-Bond holders of the Pera Marquette rail road tiled suit la the United States court here today seeking to have Michigan's 2 cent passengor fare law declared unconstitutional oa the ground that lt ls "confiscatory ot Ute railroad's property.u