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?he ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1915. NUMBER 163. WARS A\ GO BEF MOVE C VON HINDENBERG AND VON MACKENSEN WHIPPING FORWARD ENDS OF GREAT ARC RUSSIAN LEADER HAS A BIG TASK Looks as Though He Will Not Bc Able to Stem Tide of Ger" man Hosts Mighty Drive. +***+**+***++**?>++*+** * ? * Loudon, July 2?).- Tho Morn- + + 5nj* Posts correspondent rc- + .I* ports (lie Russians have order- * * dr!fd u gradual evacuation of 4 + .Wnrsurv. + * * ++*++<.+?*?<?**+?*+*<. + London, July 10.-With German Field Marsh,ill Von Hindenburg on the north and Van Mackensen on the south -whipping forward two ends of great arc around Warsaw, it is realiz ed hero that Grand Duke Nicholas has t.ie most severn taBk imposed upon him since the outbreak of the war in defending the city. Some military writers think this ls impossible and newspapers of lan don arc already discounting the fall of Warsaw, saying the Russian army has bscn under great difficulty on ac count of this salient. ?incc lt has been unable to straighten out the lino hy advances either In East Prussia or In CaliVi;>. The German move, w'iich is a colassal one, developed marvelous suddenness.. ; " Lawton, Jtfly l!L-AltentlonHs- now centered on gigantic op?rations In the east whero fighting is In full swing In nea'ly every section' of the Rus sian Linc from tho Baltic to thc Dniester. General von Rudow is pushing the German advance toward Higa on thu northern end of this lino., Movements aro being conducted by tho cavalry on a scale exceeding any thing heretofore known during the war. Herl in claims a steady advance and retrograd concedes the Russians rp]} * n:\i niter .i stubborn contest. On Budow's Tight is General von Elch , orn, who is being held up by the great Russian fortress of Ossewus. On Elchron's right is General von G law lt who cant?red Przasysz ann now .is pressing the attack on the Narew and Rs tributaries. On the famous Ritv.i.a and Zura lines there ls a comparative flUiet which also is reflected lu southwest side of War saw. To the southeast the move ment against Lublin, temporarily cheeked again >in full4swlng. Thrtg?o&ntahs must* fight a defen sive bailie for the possession of War saw or abandon a'l Poland. Military observers frere "believe Grand Duke Nicholas m likely to adopt tho l?tter eon rs,, ami , withdraw his armies in tact. These tremendous German actlvt ties in thu.east suggest t'iiat the Teu tons have littlo reserve to devote to Utjf, western campaign offering thc .entente allies resnRo cithor for the completion of in ir? lt lons supplies or Pit a - concerted attempt to rccan' Lillie. Another view nolds that the .best service the allies can give Rua (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.) NO INVESTH QF ATTACH PENITENTIARY COMMITTEE Ol TIVES TABLES RESOLUTION CONVICT GREEN CR f>* * .* ? * Investigation Af ?er Jill. ? ? -" + * LATER: It waa announced *t * that tho ?tato, prison commis ? sion wilt make a complete In- ? ? -cstigitlon of J ho attack on ? * Leo M. Prank.' ? ? ? ?.fr+***********?.?+**???* Atlanta, On., July lOV-TUe peni tentiary committee of tho house ot representatives. thir, afternoon tabled Hijeo resolutions cutting for .an in? destination of tho'attack on Leo M. Prank. Committee members ex pressed the opinion that William Oreen alone waa' Involved and that there ,fM, ..nd n?gligence of prison officials. ." - When questioned * today William Creon, the follow convict who eut MEXICO CITY Ii THREATENED TEN THOUSAND VILLA TROOP? CAPITAL-AMERICAN CC ED TO WASI Washington, July 19.-Mexico City ? ls ogalu threatened with attack, thia i timo hy ten thousand Villa troops, t! according to nlate department dis- t patches today, and Gonzales, com- c' manding Carransa forces there, is said t to baye marched uorthw?ird to meet t Villa, who was reported encircled by t Obregon after defeating *bira at Au- fc g?scailentos, and took Pa<ijuen wit'.i- t in forfy milos of Mexico City. Carranza is reported to have taken ? possession of tho railroad cast of ( Apizaca. for the transportation of c troops, thus preventing further ship- I nients of foodstuffs to hungry thom-.- v ands in Mexico City. lt is feared r here Gonzales will not leave enough / soldiers in Mexico City to prevent dis- t order. r - ? c Washington, July 19.-Arnold 1 Shankliu, American consul general at o FRENCH CLAIM KILLED MA SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS THEATRE ( tive calm prevails-along the western battle front, thc French report con- [ ??derablo losses inttivted on tho Ger- ti mans wiicn the French repulsed strong ' J ittacksvon 4he bci'-ghtsof the AieuBo? ,i Violen': cannonading near Souches, e bombnrdm?Bt of Arras and fighting j with bombs and petard in Ai-gonno, | < constitute virtually ali 'fighting that i c took place. i t Slaton Expresses Surprise at Attack Seattle, Washington, July 19.-Sur prise and regret at tho attempt to kill f Leo Frank at thc state prison farm at n MillcdgevJlle, GS., was expressed by v Former Governor Slaton of Georgia, a who is hero today on Jiis way to San francisco. Tie said he did not be lievo the attack could be traced to r .mtside Influence. Ho believes the n criminal's mind was aroused perhaps ?j by -newspaper reports, until he was c irresponsible. J Io declared Frank was n nut in tho safest place for hun In the o ita te. f. Pound Guilty of Killing a Woman I" -i- : ti Pensacola, Fla., July 19.-James. ? Perry and Bradley Roberts, were late Saturday night found guilty of first jj legree murder in connection with the billing of Mrs. Emily Weyman, by a ?0 minuten. lury at Milton. The Jury was out only IO minutes. Mrs. WVryman was shot to loath aai her lwdy burned In ?her lome. Tho motivo waa robbery. *-.... .^^^W..^, CATION ON FRANKI F HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-1J S CALLING FOR PROBE ANGES ATTITUDE. frank's thToat. declared he was "cell ;d from on fligh to kill Frank.';Creen ndicated no remorse toOay as ho did tight after tho attack Saturday night. 'I only wish I'd had more strengiu," g 'reen said, "i think I've done my du- $ y bi this matter as well' aa my fl strength allowed. I believe God help- c Mi me. I don't think I ever did wrong r n my life." "* .ti Should Frank die Creen will prob- d ?My bo tried for murder, but no de cision ?rae reacniv*, as to what action \gainst ihtm will be taken lt Frank recovers. f - d Frank's Condition Critical. . b Mllledgevillo, Ga.. July 19.-The d condition of Leo M. Frank remained o critical tonight, but his temperature S ?iad dropped to on? hundred and one ? urd eight-tenths from one hundred a sud two and four- tenths early today, a S AGAIN WITH ATTACK -?" . I 3 MAY BEGIN ASSAULT ON INSUL GENERAL CALL INGTON. dejrleo City, Is on li in way to Wash ngiqn under orders I:om thc stat? lcpartmer.it to report on conditions 'itere. This waa slated officially to lay. Incidentally lt was admitted hat Shanklin had been withdrawn em porn r ?ly from duty at Mexico City o avoid a continuation of friction with Senor Cardoza, the Brazilian nvinls er there. Last week Slianklin went to the ?Toxican capital to carry on the rija" 'ross reHei work. A difference iver methods to be pursued developed mtwecn Shr.nklin and Cardoza. It vus not serious bu: Cardoza has for anny monds been looking after Huerican interests so Fatls?hctorHy as o win the gratitude of tv.e state de lartment. They regarded the removal if the cause of the friction, regard pss of inc merits of the question, os inly proper. TO HAVE iNY GERMANS OF THE DAY IN WESTERN; >F WAR. A Berlin newspaper reaching hero inblishes what purports to ho details >f negotiations in 1912. looking to eu Lnglo-Gerraan peace pact and elainv ng'-great Britain finally refused to nter into it. David Lloyd George has gone to1 'ardlff to try and settle tho Welsh oal nil neva strike which threatens . he coal supply of thc British fleet. Spartanburg Farmers j Selling Their Wheat Spnrtauburg, July 19.-Already tho armers of Spartanbifrg. county have uarkoted nearly $5,000 worth of /heat, and lt is estimated that prob bly not a sixth of thc county's total rop has yet been brought in to the*! narkets. J.. T. Blackwell, manager of the cw plant of the Spartanburg Folle.* utils said yesterday that during tho last two weeks tho farmers of thc ounty iiave been bringing Into tho ?ul! an average of about 400 bushels f wheat per day. During the past ow days, however, tho quantity turr eted has been increasing, and yes erday about G40 bushels were rought In. Although definite esti la tes cannot yet bo made, lt is he lo ved that the wheat "crop in Spar enburg county is from'one-third to half greater than lt was last year, t 4s not improbable that the total rop for blie county may reach 30, 00 bushels, and possibly moro. luto Strikes Train; Two Laves Are Lost Asheville, N. C.. July 19.-Carl huford, aged five, and Ruth Shuford, ged throe, were Instantly killed last ight when a Southern passenger rain struck the automobile In whioh ney were riding, near Hickory. Bel an Shuford, their father, was sc tyusly injuircd and Mrs. Shuford, liss Bettie Hollyard'and Miss Lola umday, the other, occupants of the ar. wer? slightly Injured. All were 1 sklents of Hickory. Enormous Sum Paid for Cotton London. July 19,-The British over nm eut has sine? March ll nail 3,n00,000 on cotton cargoes, twehty i\\a shipments which have been pur hased in accordance' wink an ar angenient with American n'ilppors, tie house of commons waa toio to China's Blurres* ?rowing Greater Washington, Joly 19,-Although k?A waters in China are receding, isiress In tho mandated district is ?creaslng, said advices to the navy epartment today from Capt. Hough f tho gunboat Wilmington, now at harneen. Capt. Hough's message aid there aras much loss of life mong th9 Chinese from fire,, flood nd lack of food. Back After Adventurers .H.s. Thomas ?. VoCliatte. Mrs. ThomaB B. McClintic. widow of Dr. T. B. McClintic, the united States Public Health Service officiai who lost bis life during an epidemic of spotted fevpr in Montana a few years ago, where lie went, lo combat the epidemic and . bimsdU.^dJ^iotlm to it has juBt arrived'-uv San Francisco from the Philippines, where she went soon after her husband's death to visit her brother, who is president of a bank there. - Tlie tragedy of her husband's death a few months after their marringe sent Mrs. MbCllntic to the far east In endeavor to forget. lt. With her went their email daughter. Miss Thomasia, who was born after her father's death. Mrs. McClintic in telling of her experiences upon her arrival ?In San Francisco said that she visited some of the wildest and most inaccessible places on the Islands and that many of her trips wore made on mule back- through soico of . the smaller islands whore there are no white settlements. She saw some' ?f the most primitive natives at close range and.though sho was repeatedly warned that alie was going into danger she was not molested and never got Into serious difficulties. Before her marriage Mr3. McClintic was Thorcsa Drexel, of Washington, and Ono of the best known young women in thc capital. ACTIVITY GERMAN SYMPATHIZERS TO BE INVESTIGATED DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO PROBE COMPLAINT BY ENGLAND Washington, July 19.-At the in stance of. Great Britain the state de partment has asked tlie department of Justice to investigate .activities, of r.^ntain German sympathizers in tho United States whose alleged Illegal efTorts to In j ur? the Alli k3 have rang ed from schemer, to wreck tralnB car rying volunteers to British army and dynamiting Canadian, factorlos, ?to causing strikes at American indus trial plants manufacturing munitions for Allies. Some prominent Americans aro re ported involved but their names are being withheld until evidence ls se cured. Temporary Peace Is Had -In. Krupp Works Trouble Geneva, Switzerland, July 19. According to advices received hore to day) the Krupp gun works officials yes terday granted a portion of the de mands of the men and secured tem porary peace in the .threatened strike in walch a total ot nearly a hundred thousand workers or? involved. . Minor cases of disorder In which machinery was damaged bavo been reported. Workmen are reported to be still unsatisfied any many left their work. .Military authorities, fearing the crippling of thc manufacturo Of muni tions and supplies, warned both sides tliey must reach a settlement. Plans For Navy Bureau Of Inventions Growing Washington, July 19.-rSlxteen didn't exclude societies which might "mortem nclentists. whd arc to fur- , J? c*,,cd on ,ttter. *? ?? ?o ?nal . , ",,_ . ,- limitation to thc membership commK filsh, with Thomas A. Edison an chair- ! ^ man; un advisory bean! f.ir the pro- , ?1?<_- . posed bureau of Invention in the Unit-j BROTHER TO HANG ed States navy department will bo utt-\. Mlkon, Fis . July 19.-James Percy looted by leading ?dentist societies. , and Brady Roberts, brothers, were to Secrctary Daniels today announced day convicted and sentenced to bang that he asked thc presidents of eight for murder near here in June of Mr. societies to select two members each abd Mrs. Peter Wei m ann. Robbers' for ?the board. Daniels explained that was supposed to have been their mo* the sel? ;tion of these eight societies. tlvo. SHERIFFS MEET IN GREENVILLE FOR THREE DAYS Session of State Association to Be Convened There Today. Greenville. July 19.-The annual summer meeting of tlie South Carolina Sheriffs' association will bo opened in Greenville tomorrow and tho conven tion will last through Thursday. About 7? or 100 officers, including a number of chiefs ol police, are expected to at tend this gathering. The vau of tho delegates will arrivo tonight, though a majority of them will not get in until tomorrow afternoon. ' Indications ur,, thnt t'iio sheriffs will have a very enjoya hie ano successful meeting this year. It will bo the first gathering to which chiefs of po lice have been invited, and this fea ture 1B calculated to increase the at tendance considerably. Nearly every sheriff has expressed his intention end desire to be present. The ?ummer meeting of tho sheriffs is moro of a pleasurable outing than a business session, and as a rule most of the business is usually carried over until the January session. Only mat ters that need immediate attention are taken up. The meeting will be called to order and presided over by Sheriff McCain, of Richland county, president of the association. Ile will preside over all sessions. Sheriff Rector of Greenville .. is secretary and treasurer and will officiate In that capacity. . It ls generally understood that the sheriffs on this occasion will consider resolutions about tra? service of civil papers. It ls reported that resolu tions will be offered to the effect that fees shall be paid in advance before th*e papers are served, which would thereby guarantee the peace guard ians against possible losses. Sheriff Rector and others have complained about the difficulty In collecting fees for the services of papers. The Green ville sheriff staved that ho has et least $5,000 outstanding in old fees which he has not been able to collect. Sheriff Rector baa worked untiring ly to make tho convention in Green ville a'big success, and to this end ho has arranged a very attractive program. Tho chief event of the three days meeting promises to be the old fashioned barbecue to be ser ved at Dukeland Park Wednesday afternoon. ' After the 'cue speakers will be heard. Governor Richard I. Manning and Congressman Byrnes, of South Carolina, has already accept ed. Congressman Lever was invited but he responded indefinitely on ac count of conflicting engagements. The barbecue will be served at Dukeland park In tho shade of the trees. Choice meats will be 'cued for a menu that will please tao most fastidious palate. An old fashioned square danco will be givon at the pavlllion Wednesday night complimentary to the visiting officers. Other amusements will also. ? b0 provided. 8UIIM?RINE SINKS ITALIAN CRUISER Berlin, July 19.-By wireless via Say ville.-An offieUal communication received from Vienna today ander date of yesterday says: "An Austrian submarine this morn ing torpedoed and sank fhe Italian cruiser Gul sop ne Garibaldi, south of Ragasa. The cruiser founded in 15 tetantes.*1 EFFORTS Ti BIG STRl FIRST WALKOUT OF MACH1NIS CUR TODAY-WORK IN 1 TO BE AT STANDS , Bridgeport, Conn., July 19.- Nego tiations to settle the differences be tween the Bridgeport machinists and employes of the Remington Arma and Ammunition company, engaged on a gigantis scale in the manufacture of war munitions ?or the Allies, havo failed. Labor's representatives announced tonight that the finit machinists walk out would occur tomorrow and with in a week all work in the Remington .hops and - in the- ?hope ot subcon tractors will be at a standstill. Leaders are unable to estimate just how tar the 6trike will spread In ott-1 SENT BY END NT WEER WILSON AND LANSING PRE PARE DRAFT OF NOTE TO BE P IT BEFORE CABINET TO INVESTIGATE ORDUNO INCIDENT Message to Imperial German Gov. ernment Will Be Brief and to the Point Washington, July 19.---Secretary ot State Lansing, who with- President Willson today prepared a draft for a note for tho United States to Germany on submarines, announced today that the attack on the Orduna he Investi gated, that thus far lt waa not offi cially before tbe state department. He stated further that the note which will be presented to the cabinet tomorrow and probably sent to Ger many before the end ot the week, would reiterate the position ot tba United States to previous notes and will he brief. No Intimation waa given out as to its contents. washington, July 19.-President Wilson returned from Cornish this morning. He drove to the white house ii once and hagan a conference with Secretary Lansing and other of ficials preparatory to tomorrow's cabinet meeting which takes np ina American note on submarine warfare. Washington. Joly 1?,--The preSl l?i?it discussed with JttBgWfr *%?Mft ululation of the policy tbe UWteff States intends !<?fim?gas a^rWaTt? of the German not?, A tentative draft will probably be cabled; to Ber lin before the week-end. The new note will probably set iorth definite ly the consequences ot (further viola* tlons of American rights. . Official advices are being awaited here today as to the circumstances of the German submarine1 Attack on tho British steamer Orduna carrying a score ot Americana. The fact that the liner carnied no munit traband leads officials lier? t the position of the United f outlined in its previous been considerably streng bears out the official claim ot the American contention that-the charac ter of a vessel ita destldgtlpn - and cargo can bo safely determined cu ly by a visit and search. v , MYSTERIOUS FIRE ON U. S. BATTLESHIP Blane Discovered on Qfejahom* At PhilrdelpWft Navy Yard Philadelphia, July 19.-F|re pf mys terious origin was discovered tooigbt on the battleship Oklahoma, but waa soon extinguished, lt id Impossible to estimate the damage until the wa ter is pumped out. Loses Life Under Train. Cameron, July 19.-Satnipel Kemer lin, a member of the KdlstO Rifle com pany of Blloree, was killed by n train last night after ho had returned from the encampment at Greenville. He was 28 years of age. He was hurled at Mt. Lebanon Lutheran church thia 'afternoon. His company attended la a body. > AVERT IKE FAILED ITS IN BRIDGEPORT WILL OC BIG REMINGTON SHOPS TILL IN A WEEK. er manufacture* cc?*??ftt$*s of Nov England. J. J. Koppio, international vies president of the machinist* union, re ferring to Samuel Goto per? cali for a conference of union officials to con sider the ?trike, declared, "Neither Gompers nor the president of the United States can stop the atraca now." Washington. July 19.-Samuel Gom pers today in announcing a conference o' union officials a&d corridor the B. dgeport strike, said be proposed to us? every resource at Wa, command to prevent a general strife*.,