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Fair Frltluy and .Saturday. Local Cotton.8 7-8c VOLUME II. ANDERSON, S. C. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1915, NUMBER 123. PRZEM\ BY AL FALL OF STRONGHOLD MEANS GREAT VICTORY FOR TEUTONIC ALLIES RUSSIANS LEFT LITTLE OF VALUE Moved Most of Men and Destroy ed Guns and Ammunition Left Behind. London, Juno rt. -With the capture ot Przemysl, which was accomplished early today, the Austro-Ocrman armies achieved the main object of the great thrust they began against the Rus sians in western Oalicia, exactly a month ago. They have yet to drive the Russians further back und establish themselves in easily defended positions which will enable them to detash forces for operations against Italy and the allies in the west. Whether or not tiley accomplish this, the Austrians and Germans won a great victory with a suddenness which overahadowa all past operations of tbe war. It was only ten weeks ago that Przemysl fell to the Russians after six months investment. The Rus sians then claimed to have captured a hundred and twenty thousand Aus trians. Most of the forts had been destroy ed by the Austrians, which accounts for easy capture today. There is no estimate of the amount of booty cap tured, but it is fairly certain that the F.ussians, having lots of time, got away as many men and as much ma terial and as much material as possi ble, destroying the guns and ammuni tion remaining. The French continue their opera tions north of Arras, where it is de clared they are slowly moving the j Germans out of their strongly fortified j positions. j The English have become more ac tive in the regions around Ypres and La'Bassee. The Italians continue to report the capture of important positions along their frontier, but no newB has been received of any big battles. Another submarine has penertated the Dardanelles, sinking a large Ger man transport. The British government ls urging workmen and employers to turn out shells in enormous quantities. Russians Admit Loss. . Petrograd, June 3.-An official com munication Issued tonight admits the Russian loss of the PrsemyBl fortress. Vienna, June 3.-Przeymsl Is again in Austrian hands, according to oillclal announcement here today. Dispatches from the front the last few hours had indicated that the days of the fortress in l'<u asian B hands were numbered. Thc Russians captured Przemysl on March 22 last, after one of the longest sieges of modern warfare. Since then the Austrians and Ger mans have made vjir.orous efforts to retake it. When Pvsemysl fell Into the hands of the Russians lt had undergone a siego of 201 days. London, Jeme 3.-Announcement by the Austrian war office at Vienna today that Przemysl had been re claimed by Austria after having been captured by tho Russians ten t weeks ago iso the outstanding feature 1 of news from the European battle fields. With Przemyyl in their hands the Austrians and Germans have concluded the first phase of their new Galicien campaign, started in a drive from Cracow. Although Prsemysl's fall has not been conceded at Petrograd, so far as official announcements show, the latest Russian announcements had Indicated the retention of the for tress by them as doubtful, and had conceded that two of the outlying fortresses had been won by the ene my. Dispatches from Vienna deny Rome reports ol steady progress of Italian invasion of Aust ta. The-. Austrian war office announce? that tho italian offensive operations have been un successful that no material damage baa been done by Italian artillery. Rumania and Ttussla apparently have been unable thus far io com pose their differences concerning the adjustment of Rumanian boundary '^CONTINUED ON PACE TWO.) ADMIRAL FISKl FLEET IS li Annapolis, Jone 3.-Rear Admiral Fiske, who attaracted widespread at tention by his statement to the house naval committee on the leek of sde quat? naval equipment and was later ref?i sd from office aside for operations TO WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CAB INET TODAY AND FOR WARDED TO GERMANY BERNSTORFF WILL SEND EMISSARY Will Send Man to Personally In form Kaiser of American Views on Submarine Warfare. Washington, June 3.-President Wilson today drafted n nott?, willoh ?H brief and pointed lo be ?ont to Uoriuauy askluK the definite question -whether the imperial government intends to be guided in the future by thc humane principles embodied in international law for the conduct of maritime warfare. It will be sub mitted to the cabinet tomorrow am: dispatched before the end of the week. Coincidently there will start for Berlin a personal emissary of Count Von Bernstorff. Germanam ambassa dor, to lay before Emperor William and bigh officials of the German gov ernment the substance of what the umbassador learned-from the presi dent in their tajfr iWtMinraafi if i ihe j true state of paulie opinion in the United States ?ward Germany,. and the American ?Int of view on sub marine wnrfareT Ambassador mid the president -.ha | would send a Kanahie mau to per sonally outline!liie situation. The president has arranged Cor the safe ) conduct of the Janissary. Washington, WilBon. follow! Count Von IUMV'I bassador, was g ag ahead today with the preparation p f the Uirfted States response to Ge | tanya reply to the last American i ot concerning' fine sinking of the I usltanl?. The commuai ? Lion is being penned by the presider j himself and will go forward before f& end of the week. Interest in : j tterday's conference was increased t i ?y as further details came to light, i ie important result, it can bo ?tatet < n high authority, ls that there will e no alteration in the administration's plan., to ascertain whether Germ; 1 government will abide by interi tpoaal law or follow Its own rules ti maritime warfare. Some officials i fa diplomats believed today that the . inference would have a beneficial eff< t. an *' draw from Gormany a coin Malory reply to the second America note. lune 3.-President his conference with toff," '* German am Ambassador Arnstorff himself ' ex pressed the belia that the communica tion which hem.;d sent his govern ment and whion conveyed the view point of Presidio t Wilson would en lighten tho Ger!i in.foreign office ac curately aa to In United States gov incut's view poi A and propr.ri tho way for a better mi Aerstandtng. EUROPE KEEP \ o vern en t tiona Washington, Jp ie g.-General busi ness and bonkie? conditions through out the count? ? were reported by federal reserve? gents in a monthly bulletin today It show general im provement. T m r reported the stat eddemand fron? europe for war sup plies ls keepingB iany industries busy. M ORDERS MANY BUSY NoSef fey sere! Business Condi' Federal Re Agents. E DECI ARES rOT Pl J?PARED by the navy dei Msment. spoke on the unpreparedness if the ?iaf here to night st tao i Mal academy alumni dinner. Fiske tentlonad the navy's needs and the jecessity for making laymen underct jd them. F OF MESSAGE IO MEXICANS MEANWHILE RED CROSS PRO CEEDS WITH PLANS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING CARRANZA SHOULD GET MESSAGE FIRST Speculation Continues as to What U. S. {Means by Expression "Active Support." Washington. June 3.-While the government awaited today the effect of President Wilson's warning to contending military factions In Mex ico, the American lied Cross aided by,_ the state and war departments -afrled forward plans for relieving the suffering non-eombutants. Secretary Bryan announced that the Brazilian minister at Mexico was arranging for a train to caTry a hun dred fifty Americans to Vera Cruz. It is supposed Consul Stillman gave a copy of the president's statement to Carranza today. Stillman may not bc able to reach Villa immediate ly. ' Washington. June 3.-How FTCBI ugui w inuit P putiiuB.gu'iBij imm of the various military factions in Mexico for'prompt restoration of peace in that country was being re ceived by them was awaited today with much 'oterest In official diplo matic Quarters. Speculation con tinued today as to what the United States government meant by lending Its "active moral support, to some man or group ot men. if such may be found, in an effort to. ignore, if they cannot unite, the warring factions of the country." It was sugested that the United States might aid the chosen elements by issuing '.n em bargo on* arms, preventing st ipments of war munitions and cutting jff other means of eur port to the factions which ignored the dcmanC for peace. SLAVS CAPTURE GERMAN GENERAL Gen. von Pritxvitz, in Command at Libau, and Other Of ficers Taken. Petrograd, June 3.-Newspapers published in the Baltic provinces cay a Russian patrol has captured Gen eral von Prit vit/, commandant .of the Gorman forcea at Idbau, together with several other German officers. , The patrol had an encounter with the general's escort. Some of them wer? killed, nod the remairdcr taken pris...ir:-. General von - Pritvlts was {?lightly wounded on the head. Connan activity In the region of tLj Buzra and Rawka river, west of War saw, is regarded by russian military officials as intended merely to attack attention from tho Gallcian war sone where the baale ls belleUod to be ap proaching a decision. I'n if or?is Cheaper. tandou,' June 3.-The price? of a soldier's khaki uniform before the war was $10.97, according to figure.? made public during Ibo latest session of parliament. At present the cost is about |2.GO moro. + * * FRENCH AVIATORS 8HEI.1' * * CROW* PRINCE* CAMP ? + - + * Paris; June 3.-The head- ? * quarters of the German-crown ? W price were bombarded this * * morning by French aviators. ? * Twsnty nine machines dropped ? * a hundred and seventy-eight * * shelbi and several thousand. *? * darts. Many shells ara Aid * + to have ros? * A war office statement mad? ? + this announcement tonight. ? - I i-' Authority on International Law HOllKRT LANSING The above is in ?collent likeness Bryan. AB counsellor of the stato of the man whoseralvice is nrized department ho has u voice In the shop most highly and moat often followed lng of the courue of the i'nlted States by President WllsJnj anti Secretary jn all internationalqueatlonr.. WITH GRAND PARADE CORNER STONE OF EQUESTRIAN STATUE TO GEN. STONE WALL JACKSON UNVEILED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AMID IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES Richmond, June ;:,--The nunual re union of the United Confederate Vet erans closed tonight. Tuc features today were the na aide in which the veterana, military organizations and civic bodies participated. The corn?rstone ot the equestrian status to Stonewall Jackson wa.; Jn!d thia afternoon utniil impressive core montos. Rain seriously interfered with tbs program, the parade being delayed a few hours on this account. Richmond, June :,.-More than 5,000 Confederate veterans marched in thc parade held early thia afternoon, and veterans shouted thu "Retool Yell" for old time's cake and cheered the stars and .stripes in demonstration of loyalty to the United'F.tatea. Lower ing clouds and chilly winds wnich came .in tho Wake <>f two days rain, delayed the parado several hours. The reunion re-elected as command er-in-chief General Bennett H. Young of Louisville, Ky., after a spirited contest, his opponent for thc honor being General Felix H. Robinson of Crawford, Texas. Birmingham, Ala., was designated aa the reunion city in ISIS. . Prior to tho election the delegates directed that a message of sympathy; br sent to. General Young, who was kept away by illness and had gone to his home in Louisville from Cleveland, Ohio. In pursuance of this direction, Adjutant General William E. Mickle sent tie following mcssake to General Yoong: ? "The ' convention heard with Joy tho announcement of your improved condition, and directed me to ex press the great sympathy felt at your confinement which caused your absence and the hope of your speedy recovery." SCENES OF DISORDER IN JAPANESE CAPITAL tW.i-Govemment Mass Meeting Resulted in Riots-Many Arrests Made. GERMANY SINOS AH APOLOGY TD NORWAY Will Pay Indemnity for AccicW tal Attack on Tatk S?- *m er ftelr^jge. Tokio, J'ine ?..-An anti-govern ment mas? meeting in Tokio last even ing resulted- inrsierlo^s disturbances. Tl;?- situation outside tho building where ih.s meeting fyne being bold was mo** serious. Mlpiy arrests-were made and manifesto* .issued - by tao orgaiMiXTR of the meeting were con id. Pollen reinforcements were wy where thi-oughdut the city, resolution Introduced; tn tin of rcprosor.tvlivcs yoaterday, by the opposition, esnrcssfng Ikek ot confidence In the present, administra tion, was rejected tiday by a ,vota ot 1S3 to 232. rneordetimnrfced the ess Rlon. AU members.'nf tho cabinet were In their eeats. <Premier Okuma and Foreign Minister Kat? defended lb* recent negotiation with China, wu!..> Khara Min'ukail ?aid th? res inti?? charged the Sbinot. with hav^ ig failed in negotiations with China ian rho beginning; with having inert suspicions ot foreign power? id with having harmed the prestige the empire. Hoot* and jeers and rdy altercations ;nunctuated the delivered, but ovations for /ramier' Okuma and Minister Kate smothered Ute cries of the oppost lion. Christiania, June S.-Germany baal Informed orway that an investigation] han shown the Norwegian lank steam er Belridge waa torpedoed accidental ly by a German submarine. The corar mu. ieailon ?,er:.mny fr .:ures rji? j f/'ct and ls willing to pay ?all coin-' pcnsatlon. Tito Belridge was not de stroyed am? later nnloaded bor cargo. TWO KILLED WHEN TRAIN HIT AUTO! Six Others Injured, One Serenely,] tn Smashup Near Colum bus, Ga. Columbus, Ga., Jone S.-Mr?. T. T. j Miller end Miss -Sarah Burta wc killel near herc this afternoon -.vi ut Southern Railway pasi?n ger tr mrock their automobile. Bia oliera] were hurt, one,1 Mrs. Mamie Hurts, j probably fatally. GOVERNME1 DISSOLUT AGAINSTSi insDROPS ~ ?75J00 S?ll WAS SUING J. W. NORWOOD FOR ALLEGED MALICIOUS SLANDER CASE ATTRACTED MUCH INTEREST MetU Alleged Character Was Damaged by Statements Made in Postmaster Case. Greenville, .lum? ". William D. Metis .a disappointed applicant tor tm' Greenville postmostershlp, lum dropped his $7.'>.ouo libel act it against J. W. Norwood, thc wealthy danker, for alleged malicious slander in connection with the vitriolic state ments prepared hy Mr. Norwood, which dealt harshly wit lt Mr. Metts' character and enreer as a public of flce helder. Mr. 1'. A. Holtham, one of the at torneys for .Mr. W. D. Motts, when interviewed thia morning as to tao i < anon for lue discontinuance of the ease of Mutta against' Norwood, said that tlie aolo fv;i?ijph wo? tl'1? *>.' y much broken .uitton of Mr. Metis* _ health. Mr. Melts' friends and -cia-j lives teared for him that the trying ordeal of a hard legal' fight would in ull probability bring about disastrous consequences and that lt was Mr. Motts' duty to himself ??nd his family to abandon the case. The announcement that the ault me unexpectedly W Werft'Inorf-' ber? of the bar. The first Intimation ?pf its wa? heard ut the meeting of the greenville har association, while the 'lawyers were engaged in arranging [?(pu roster Tor the approaching term ot court of common pleas, June 14. Ns ltl.'AMZI. FLYING BQUAt>BON '>F MJNITION WO II KL HS j Hull, England" June A flying squadron of munition workers, to be town us the "King's Squad", is be lg orguni/.ed here. It will contain averill thousand expert machanlcs, len hitherto engaged in work for prl ite corporations, who can be moved lickly front jdiop to shop as required do emergency work. CAPTURE OF FORTS PRAISED j London Military Observers Pro i nounce it Most Remarkable Feat of War. [landon, June ?..-The rcLiklng of rzemysl is characterized by Britlsr bservers ns the most remarkable f?at of the war. Immediately after the russians captured the garrison they began a w stward rush through a?llela, ll was predicted that they Would soon ovcrruiv both Silesia and tte plains of Hungary. Then 'he terrific Austro-Ocrman offensive was Inaugurated, driving the Russians .bar'.; to thu San and ei ibling tho Iffr utonlc allies to Incircle I'rzemysl I and attack it from the north and northeast. J The strength of the Kas sian garrison in thc fortress is noe known in tandou. j I French lleject Many Koroit H. ;^|PnrlH. June 3.-Tho conscripts of ?? contingent of 1917 are finding the Medical examining board unusually #vere In their decisions. Only boys .? exceptionally good physical de Velopniont helrg cc epter, the rojec tjbns In Paris being I'stimatpd at nearly 70 per cent of the number ex amined. ??.lew medical examinations have been ordered for all men who have .n incorporated in auxiliary service oe the war began, with a view to nsferring to the active service such are now physically flt. DECISION ON & CASE CAL Washington, June 3.*-Distinct sur " a was evident In the department justice and In government circles jAierally today over the news that leral circuit court of appeals at ton h,\d dismissed the govern nt's suit for tito ?dissolution of i United States Steel Corporation. VT LOSES ION SUIT VEEL TRUST COURT DECIDES U. S. STEEL CORPORATION IS NOT MONOPOLY TENN. COAL AND IRON DEAL LEGAL Decision End? Hard Fought Legal Battle Started by Taft Ad ministration. Trenton, N. J., June 3.-The Fed eral circuit court of appeals today decided against the government in its Suit to dissolve the United State? Steel Steel Corporation. Tile court's decision was unani mous. As against the government, the court refused to dissolve the cor poration holding that in acquiring it's foreign and home trade the concern did not violate the Sherman anti-trust net, and refused all Injunctions prayed for hy tlie department of justice. As against tho steel corporation the court held that committee meet ing participated in by ninety-five per capt of thc steel trade of the country, Including the steel corporation, sub sequent to famous Unrv dinners eight years ago were unlawful combmstloub to control prices. But as these meet ioga were stopped before the govern mn;u filed Ur. cor;;luint, October nine teen cleveu aud jt-'egea ?.?''' there ls nr (Kttaoioc for au Injunction. The opinion of i^ic e??ft suggests that auch practices. He within the pro* vince of the new federal trade com mission, and adds lt their repetition ls' apprehended the court will, on the governments motion, retain jurisdic tion of the case tor that particular purpose. . .., -~Trrev\.^TT' rcratta-nothlnowrong ta the steel corporation acquiring the Tennessee Coal and Iron company dur ing the financial panic of nineteen nevon. This virtuall approves the at titude of the Roosevelt administration in not interfering with the deal. Wail regard to Andrew Carnegie, whom the government charged was a party to the "unlawful combination," tho court found no proof that he had accepted any other relation In the for mation of the steel corporation tbau as seller of his stocks and bonds. The court declared to be true Carne gie's statement that he had disposed of his Interest in hts desire to retire from tile hazards snd responsibility of active business. The Taft administration instituted the suit, which- was prosecuted by Jacob M. Dickinson, former secretary of war, as chief counsel. The opinion declared: "If mere size were a test of monopoly sod trade re straint, we have not one, but hslf a dozen unlawful monopolies in tb? large department stores ot ? single city." MANY GERMAN PRISONER TAKEN Russians Have Captured 16,600 in Galicia-238 Of ficers. Petrograd. June 3.-More then IG.ftOO prisoners have been captured by the. Russians along the Opor riv er, near Stryl, and in the valley of the Swlca, north of Doll na (Eastern Galicia.) it was officially announced by the Russian war office today. Of these 238 were officers, These figures do not represent all the German, Austrian and Hungarian pris -ters taken In that area of opera tions, for ?he 1C.C00 men mentioned wero the poisoners counted between Friday and Sunday on their way to the -sar for transportation into the interior of Russia. Thousands of others are still held near the front because of lack of rall facilities' to take them to the rear. The Germana have begun another offensive movement'all along the line tn Poland and are using vast quantities of poisonous gases against the Russians, such as they discharg ed against the British troops tn Bel gium. FEEL TRUST 1SES SURPRISE Attorney General Gregory declined to mske a statement. It ls generally believed an effort will be made to -arry the suit, which is regarded aa probably the most important ever brought under the Sherman law to he supreme court.