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VOLUME II. jenter ANDERSON, S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING JULY 14, 1915. NUMBER 158. PRESIDENT QUESTION < BEFORE TI EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON LAST OF WEEK ADVISERS AGREE CRISIS AT HAND Believed Next Noie Will State Purpose of U. S. If Righto Are Further Violated. Washington, ;luly 18.-First offi cial announcement of'President Wil son's plans for dealing with thc sit uation between Germany and the United States carno tonight in a tele gram from Corinth, Now Hampshire, to Secretary Tumulty, saying tho president will return to Washington soon to lay tho ontire subject before the cabinet. The message indicated the j resident has not yet arrived at a decision ns to tho American policy. Secretary Tumulty had already had made up his mind on the German re ply and that ho did not view the sit uation as seriously as high officials at Washington. Tonight's statements indicated the president has definitely abandoned thc Idea of. summoning Secretary Lansing to the summer capital. The president will find his advisers prac the week. So far as can be gathered here, the president will fin dhis advisers prac tically unanimous in the belief that ! the crucial point in the correspon dence with Germany over submarine , warfare lias arrived and that the next note must convey more or less point edly the purposes of the United Staten in tho event of further violations of American rights in tho war zone. MANY WANT PRESIDENT TO STAN1> inW? IX RIGHTS Oorinslif N? IlJuly,Tl-President" Wilson today began receiving." lo?? grams from various individuals and organizations In different parts of rho country ou1 the German-American controversy o\\ic submarino war fare. Although the tone of tho mes Ka, * varied, it was said the senders fccnernlly urged tho president to stnnd by the position already assumed by the United States for. the freedom of the seas. Cornish, N. H., July 13.-Although he doe:-, not consider the situation critical, President Wilson, lt was said hero today, is not inclined to under estimate tho possibilities of the prob lem presented by Germany's latest noto on submarino warrare. Vile president, lt ls declared, is firmly de termined to uphold tito dignity of the United Slates. The president yester day afternoon received the official toxt of the German note and immed iately began consideration of the American reply. Ho instructed Sec rotary Lansing to prepare a mem orandum on diplomatic problems in volved. It was said herc that there is no present plan for Mr. Lansing'to com?' to Cornish and that the president will not hurry back to Washington. Hi:, prosent plans aro , to rciurn to thc capitol at tho end 'of tills, week or the first of next. Probably he will not hav0 an opportunity to take the sit uation un with his entire cabinet bo fore Tuesday of next week. . The president believes, it was said, that Mr. Lansing can work out his views of tho situation better in Wash ington, where he hos necessary data and books. In deep seclusion tiie president sat for several hours last night reading and re-reading thc Ger man, note. .That the .president will continu? his German policy along the lines already mapped out in tho,pre vious notes was generally accepted herc. It was understood there is no immediate prospect of a diplomatic bieak with Germany and that wheth or.iM.or,) la a future break will de pend largely on Germany itself. There was every Indication that Mr. Wi.son will give tho situation vlr i tually his entire attention. When a reply is dispatched the note will be largely his own wjrk, although Secre tary Lansing will play an important advisory part and other cabinet mem bers will pass on life note. It is said the president sees no necessItjMgor hurrying . back to the capital because he .can deliberate much better here whero he Is free -from small worries and ls able to give undivided attention to the subject be fore him. '..' j Up to ihe present he waa not told anybody Jost how he views tho note ,and he wilt continue this policy un til he fully digestn.tbe words of the German government. The president was in communication last night with Col. E. 41. House on tho general situation. Petrograd, July 13.-Russian news paper refer to the German note to (COOTIKUED ON PAGE TKO.) TO LAY OF POLICY IE CABINET CONDITIONS IN MEXICO CITY NEAR NORMAL CARRANZA AUTHORITIES RAPIDLY RESTORING OR DER IN CAPITAL FOOD SUPPLIES FOR DESTITUTE Villa Claims Defeat of Obrcgon's Forces and Capture of Querettro. Washington, July 13.-Restoration of normal conditions In Mexico City by the newly established Carranza authorities is going forward rapidly Advices to tho state department said today that direct train service is re ported to have been resumed between Mexico City nnd Vern Cruz: Car ranza reported to hiR agent? here ?ho sondlng of food pupplies to Mexico City for tho destitute. General Villa tonight. I cleg. .1 plied his representativo that his troops cap tured Querettro, eighty miles north or Mexico" Oity and that ,Obr?goifCar ranza forces have been isolated from Vera Cruz. Washington.. Jnly 13.jr-Con*uV SIIJJT mah to?ay r?p?rten from Ver? Cru-, thattbe f?n;t mido message went HfhTWjKS*''?fflfc^^ Fahd ?nht tho first'through train from Vern Crux to Mexico City Ia expected to reach Mexico City today. Burge forces aro busy on the toler craph linea and communication to j Mexico City ls expected to improve rapidly. t BRYAN EXPLAINS TALK ON UNNECESSARY RISKS Says Any Traveler Takes Risk When Traveling on Ammuni tion Laden Ship. i Hermosa Beach, Cal., July l.t.-Wpi. J. Bryan issued a statement herp to day explaining what he lhoant by "unnecessary risk" In his comment on the last German not?. Ile said, "Any traveler takes necessary risk when be rides on a neutral slsip car rying ammunition. If patriotism re quires ? man to risk his life for his country when the country is at war, it would seem patriotic for citizens to avoid rinks that might involve thc country, in war. FJPAKTAN1IFRG FIMWNS ON SUNDAY GOLF PLAYING Spartanburg, July 13.-Richard ForgUron and Hampton White, two popular young men of tho city were, arrested today charged with playing golf on Sunday. Tho case against them will be watched with interest as it is the first ense brought against Sunday golfers in thoriate. , Wonld Enlist Censors. ' Paris. July 13.-Monsieur Bongo. deputy from Marseilles .has introduc ed In the chamber a resolution call ing upon tho military authorities to incorporate In tho active service con sort who are able to bear arms. TWO PRISONERS BBEAK ELRERTOOUNIY JAIL Elberton, Ga., July 13.-Two white prisoners, -escaped from the Elbert county jail this morning some time after 1 o'clock. Their escape was not found out until after day." A hack saw was slipped Into tho jail In Bomo wsy yesterday, presum ably In the exchange of fresh cloth ing, and two bara were sawed In two The noise of tho sawing was drowned by tho Incessant chatter of a crazy negro confined in the jail. Whenever be ?topped th? jail-breakers wonld start him up again. .The escapes have cot bee app ?bended. See Him To Get 3Fr. end Mr?. Ii; American manufacturers who want future contracts for the supply of war munitions to tim BrillBh govern ment must see tim newly-arrived agent, David A. Thomas, who has Just come to take charge, of such matters. While J. "P. Morgan ft Co.. |saiM34M ti:e British' government tor 't'jo purchase of arms herc, it has been thought necessary to send over a British sub ject to work with them. Hov?- much this is due to tho outcry of ('anadian manufacturers that they linvo not re ceived their share o ft he work is not known J Mr. Thomas is a coal klug of Wales, he knows bjg business, and bo has come as tho direct representative of David Lloyd George, minister of mu nitions. After clearing away some of the moro pressing questions which have' been under consideration by pure' ns EM? LonypiNG Chancellor of 'Exchequer An* j noun cea Subscriptions Have Reached Nearly Three Billion Dollars. London, July li?.-Chiyicellc'r of ] Exchequer McKo.th today announced ? in tho house ?? commons that sub scriptions to tho new war loan had roached th'e unprecedented figure of nearly thrco billion dollars, not ln din!in.,- small sums received at post offices. President ftunclman, of t>c board of trade, told the house that tho gov ernment had decided to apply to the coal mining industry the munitions nf war act. tThis makes lt an offense ta take part in a strik. or walkout un less tho matter is reported to thc; board of trade for settlement. Mosf. pf tho navy coal-comes from South Wnles whore tho minors aro threaten ing to strike. G?l?iifTQBUILD ACCORDING TO NEEDS r Washington, July 13.-'The treasury boren i ttr thc govermwrmt will cpa* department announced today thal struct posto tnces and other federal I buildings' according to tho needs nod importance of the places they sirve, instead of expending nil thc money congress appropriates for them. In some instances cxpennivo postolrTtccs havo been built whore the receipts aro insufficient to support"them. It is an Mounc?d that pos'offlc?s will be here after divided hito lour classes. 'Those having, receipts of more than $800, 000 annually. Those having between SGO.COO and Ir??O.uOO; those having from $?5.000 to 100,00 and those, or less than $15,000. War Contracts nhl A: Tinman. lng agenta here and tho British gov ernment, which is straining every nerve to equip its now Torn -, for tho long-promised offensive, ejamsalgn in Flanders. Ms, Thomas expects to go (o Canada for a rliort visit. Chargen thai. Canadian finns had, noon nv?r-. _ loaluuU4a tho aM?rdin.gf4jf^rg~saWl| tracts for supp?c? will he investi gated by Mr. Thomas, ano a report innde to lils superior. Mr. Thomas will remain in this country for an indefinite period. Hit? sojourn may continue ns long as tho war lasts. With him besides Wa wife and niece, aro a secretary and a clerk. At present his headquarters are at the Plain in Now York City. Mr. Thomas was rescued from the Lusitania when she was torpedoed. The St. IiOiiis, which brought him from Liverpool, \v;is convoyed for three, hundred miles by two; British destroyers. Officials Pleased With Appoint ment of Thos. A. Edison as Head of Board-Many Others May Serve. Washington, July 1.?.:-Thc mobili sation of tho country's inventive gen ius lo aid in working our nardi prob lems as proposed by Seerotary Dan iels,, was discussed widely today by Officials of both army and harv and tho s?lection of Thomas A. Edison an head of the civilian advisory board met with unanimous' approval. Among tho names that haw been suggested to Secretory Daniels as possible members of tho a*w board were Charles P. Steinmetz3, ono of the world's authorities 0:1 electrical engineering; Umbum Maxim, inven tor and maker of gunn ami explos ives; Orville Wright, aeroplane ex pert; Simon Lake, submarine Inven tor; Alexander Graham Ho!!, .Inven tor of tho telephone and John Hays Hammond, Jr., radio communication [ expert. Washington, July LL-Thomas A. Edison's snuouncfment of ids accep tance of Secretary Daniels* offer to head an advisory board of ct Villa*; in ventors for the. proposed bureau of Invention ^nmt development In tho navy department was received today with .gratification by naval officials. The details of the proposed organlza I'tlon will not be completed until Sec j rfetary Daniela confers with-Mr. Edi son. One big problem will be that br I Improving the navy's submarinos and I aeroplanes^ Ferrar! lins Unlisted. Berlin. July 13.-Ferrari, tljo New .York Metropolitan (?pera bom pony tenor,- who' Isialmost a? welt, known haas as In America, is reported as having joined tho Italian army. Ile ls thc husband oi (he well known Ger man court singer, Margarette Mar zenaurer. GERMANS CLAIM FURTHER GIS NEAR SOUSHEZ FRENCH AEROPLANES DROP MANY BOMBS ON GER MAN CITY RUSSIANS AWAIT GERMAN MOVE Von Mackensen Expected to In* aug?rate New Offensive in Region Near Krasnik. London,, July 18.-The German claims ot f?rther progress in iholr attacks near Bouchez and the French air raid on ihe Gorman linc.* of com munication to the Woevrc revlon marked reports today from the wes tern front in the continental war. Otherwise action has been confined to repulses hy both sides of thc usual (Utily attacks. in tho cast operations are enter ing a now phase. The Russians hav ing beep successful in their counter of?cnslvie against the, Austrians in the region near Krasnik. The Russians havo taken new positions in tho hills north of Krasnik; apparently walting for thc Austro-Gcrnians to move, t ls not expectod that this will bc lona delayed as General Von Mackensen ban had timo to receive reinforce ment s and supplies. Tiie Balkan situation is arnin at tracting attention us a result of the disclosure that tho Austro-Gcrmaus have offere? '.{un?anla rUteraative con cessions to either romain neutral ot Join the Germanic, allies. Conti? iesc* is expressed ir. British, French and Italian circles that the Balkan states will aol Joli? the Aus?ro-Qcr mann lint it i< considered likely they result of the failure of Russia to hold Galicia and Bukowina. Paris, July 13.-Tho check to thc German (Vown Prince's army in Ar gonne Forrest and the forced retire ment of Ibo Germans before an ener getic counter-attack by thu French 1a described in tonight's official French communication. The Germans are said to have attacked with heavy forces after a preliminary bombard ment in which asphyxiating gat?oa wore used. I'aris, July 13.-A French ron of thirty-five aeroplanes thin morning. In a forty? m ll? an Hou1- gale, .dropped 171 bombs and caused sev eral fires at thc strategical German railway rtatiou at Vigupuljbs Lc? flattonchatol, where important stort of every kind, including munitions aro stored. Says the official an nouncement: "All tho French ma chines returned, although violently cannonaded. The German station nerved lh0 region of Calones tronche* and that of tho forest of Anrcmont. London, July 13.-Contradictory re ports continuo regarding.the extent ol tho Teutonic, reverso at Krasnik in southern Poland, some even claiming that the Teutons cont?mplalo a gen eral retreat. The myste-y ls deer""*T' by the continuous silence of Field Marshal von Mackensen, who is ap parently making no offort to rcsuuu the ucl vaneo on Warsaw, Petrbgrad believes Amt von Mac benson's inaction is due to fear thal his left flank will be exposed while the Austrians are on tho defensiv? but Ijondnn expresses nome fear thal Mackensen is planning a coup? Tho German altack upon Souche* where the French advance threatened tho town of Lille, may indicate Itu nrrlvnl of Teutonic relnforcemerfts but there is no sign yet of a con certed offensive oa either side in thc west. . While lt is reported that German? and Austro-Hungary are promising Rumania territory to remain neutral Russia, which has been making sim liar offers, in said to be fortifying he, i Rumania border against eventuali ties. ? Bulgaria and Turkey are report?e deadlocked In their negotiations be cause Bulgaria refused to more thai preserve a friendly neutrality In re turn for territorial compensation. Loss of Bourbes Sot Important. ' Paris, July 13.--The loss of Sou ches cemetery and th?i ndjacon trenches tn lite Gormans indicated it French official statement yesterday does not effect the principal Frond defenses in that region, according h French military writers. The Germans are visibly redonblln their pfforts to captnro Verdon, afte the fallut-s of their plans In tho Ar sonne forest, they oro trying by a tacks in the Woevrn district to obta tb?* most nceesslhle parts of tho cits del a- I seem to be attempting to es tabita*- batteries with the Ide? c reaching Ko. 30. French officers sa: . the outer works are solidly guarded MILITIA PR1 FOR RUM?I TO TAKE I EVIDENCE IS COMPLETE IN THAW CASE CASE WILL PROBABLY BE PLACED IN HANDS OF JURY TODAY FLINT SAYS THAW TRIED HYPNOTISM Alienist Creates Uproar by Charg ing Thaw Attempted to Mes merise Him. New York, July 13.-Tho state rest ed late today In the sanity trlul of Harry K. Thaw, the caBo will go to the Jury tomorrow. Johu B. Stanch field. chief counsel for Thaw,) on nouueed that new witnesses would he called for lila client. Uoctor Austin Flint, the alienist, testifying for the slate, told the court while ho was on the stand that ho thought Thaw was trying to hypno tize him. Judge Hendrick regarded tho alienist with some ?oterest, then asked if Flint really believed Thaw wa3 trying the so-called hypnotic powers. int repeated lila belief with great emphasis, declaring Thaw stared at. him fifteen minutes. The court's gavel was used vigorously to restore quiet. Br. Ames T. Baker, assistant perfulendMU * of Mattatwan luaani?-] asylum nnd Dr. raymond F. C. Kieh. a physician of Matteawan, both testified they believed Thaw Is In sane, and that bo 1B suffering from constitutional inferiority with a para noiac trend. POPE CONDEMNS VIOLATION OF BELGIANS' NEUTRALITY Paris, July 13.-A dispatch says the papal secretary ol .dato has given tho Bclgiun minister a letter in which the ?ncrelary says the German violation pf Belgian neutrality was expressed led by thc Popo among tho acts .ned in tho consistorial al locution of January 22. MANY VEKSFT.K IfBOIBTEBRD ITNOEK AMERICAN COLORS Washington, July 13.-Under the new law admitting foreign built ves sels to American registry, 149 ships, with a gross tonnage of f>27,071 tons wore transferred to the United Staten flag during the fiscal year ending June 30. BUBOEARS WHF.CKF.I? SAFE AT SENECA MILL STORE Seneca, July 13.-On Saturday night the store of R. H. Boyd", at Seneca cotton mill, was badly wrecked by burglars who blew open the safe and did much damage to the building and goods. One young man has been ar rested and ono other, who la suspect ed an being tho chief actor, is hoing rtri?ght for. They got some $15 in money. MYSTERIOUS "PEARCE" inCTlOCftlED Police Holding Hans Kalle for Developments-Musy Think Letten Hoax. New Orleans, July 13.-The police aunounced today that they have fall ed to locate "Pearce" the writer of the. letter to local newspaper .Lunday intimating that he had placed bombs on the British steamers Baron Napier and Howth Head, which sailed from her? July 0. The captain of the Napier wirelessed yesterday that hi3 ahip had been searched and no bomb found. The Howth Head ls expected to arrive at Norfolk today for coal. New Orleans, Joly 13.-A local newspaper sud the chief ot police to day received letters signed "Peaee,"' threatening disaster to British mo; chsntronn and demanding the release of Hans Halle, the confessed bomb maker who was arrested Sunday whe nthe first "Pearce" letter was re ceived. Tho chief of police takes the letters seriously but ?will not release Halle. Many believe today's letters a hoax. EPARED IED LEO FRANK rHREE COMPANIES OF TROOPS HELD IN READI NESS AT MACON GUARDS PLACED ON ALL ROADS Latest Repovts From MUledgeville, Atlanta and Marietta Said . . All Was Quiet Atlanta, July 13.-Reports cur rent here late today that an attack was planned for tonight on tho stato prison farm at Mllledgevllle, whero Leo M. Frank lu serving life im prisonment sentence for the murder sf Mary Phagan, resulted IP precau tions Jjelng taken by military and civil authorities. Adjutant General Nash, of the Georgia National Guard, communi cated with Major Wheeler at Macea, which 4s near MJIledgevllle, notify ing him to have three militia com panies In readiness for duty. Police guards were placed on all roads load ing to Mllledgevllle from Atlanta and Marietta. The latter was the home of Mary Phagan. All waa quiet, how ever, both here and at Marietta to night. Superintendent Smith of the state prison farm, also reported all quiet there. Mud) feeling was aroused when Govern o r Platon communtod Frank's death sentence to life Imprisonment and iliere hn-.e been many rumora since that un attempt al violence against Frank might be attempted. REPORMOlf1X8 itt GMKBM Over Forty-Three Thousand New Members Admitted lor Year Ending April 1. Los Angeles. July 18.-The Bene volent and --Protective Order of Elks ls in a flourishing condition both as to finances and membership, accord ing to reports submitted today kt the annnual session of the Grand Lodge of the order. Fred C.. Robinson, grand secretary ; Charles A. White, Grand treasurer; the board ot grand trustees and the committee on auditing made their reports. During the year ending April 1, RUr>, forty-three thousand abd eighty five new members were admitted to the order, bringing the total member ship to 442,658. There were 1G,'?28 members dropped from the roils; 232 expelled: 7843 admitted and there wer? 4,701 deaths. Thus tho net increase in membership waa 14.081. Ten new lodges were added bringing the total to 1,320. There ls a surplus of 1694,547 in the troasury of the grand lodge esubor dinate lodges have net assets of $26, 515. 739. Meet Next In Baltimore. Los Angeles, July 13.- Baltimoro was chosen over Atlanta today, for tho 1910 National Convention of Elks. The vote was seven hundred to seven ty-two hundred fifty-nine. ENGLAND MAY DECLARE COTTQHGONTBABAND Sir Robert Ceca Opposes Further Restriction-Present ' BltJe?t ade Sufficient, London. July 13.-Sir Henry Dal itel, liberal member of parliament Cor Kirkcaldy Burghs and Mr. Os F. Pennyfather, haye again brought the cotton discussion to th* fore by in sisting In th) hons? of commons' that the British government should make clear why lt had not declared-cotton contraband. Failure so to do,'lt Wa? pointed out, was prolonging the war. Inasmuch as -cotton vital to las manu facture of explosives, was continually reaching Germany- through neutral countries. Lord Robert Cecil, narltmentry un der-secretary for foreign affairs r\ re ply, said the government must ?an sider the Utterest of neutrals and that the present plana to keep cotton oat. ot Germany were considered to be effective, ir it Were shown conclusivo ly that cotton still waa going into Germany, ha added, ta? government would take any ?tapa necessary ta check it.