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'?r''\-1 V I ?pf ? ? ? .-vt. ' I M VOLUME II. y--mmmmm ANDERSON, 3. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1915. NUMB RR 241 POSSE iNva ff OUTLAWS WRECKED TRAIN, KILLED THREE MEN AND WOUNDED FOUR U. S.TROOPS ARE , PURSUING IBAN?IT S ;. . ? * - . . iyii ? Seventy-five Mexicans Tore Up Rails to Wreck Train and ! Burned Trestle Nearby . to Aid Escape. Brownsville, Oct. 10.-Ten Moxl . cans were put to death today - by a posse of citizens for alleged complici ty .in tinr hilling of three Americans and the Wounding of four others aboard a St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico passenger train nebr hero last night. The posse and United States troops continued the pursuit of mem bers, of Ute bandit'band tonight. \ The death' of Dr. E. S. McCain, deputy state health officer, who was shot tn a train compartment, v/here ?hp had.taken refuge, brpug?t number ot dead to three. All wounded ?re, expected to: recover. . 'Four Mexicans, -.- members of the band of seventy-five which wrecked tho train, were hanged and tho other shot. - One captured .by United States 'troops waa turned over \ ton civil a? ' vaaorlUos .tonight.; Flv? Mothar sus pects are in tho Brown avilie jail. Brownsville, Oct. rlSi-Inspired by race'hatred an v/ell na a desire for loot, twenty .Mexicans claiming to be followers1 Of -Lula;-Do;- La .Rosa,-, leader of the squalled Tox?s- revolution; .hold isp and robbed a train near Olmito . wlih their^sHlLtirat three are dead ati'J five-wounded. ., ? " If bi ifcell??Su tho"bandits'-escaped. - tn(p*M$xfcb. ' Aa thb'b?ndita fired pn; .?t$8* train thdy shouted ' "viva V.t?a?ioi "Viva.Carr?n?a^^Piscano is a co-leader with Kosn. . . ... The fcandlts i removed* spikes 'from the rail .abd jerked' tho inti, from under tho nose of the: engine with'a long heavyyj7lrp.'..,,fTU0'engino," .baggage and .malt, ?caro '}?'ft'i t ho ?t m ok. . * (Joh,n W.: Sword., farmer soldier, bald ily'e\ ?or six Mexicans, entered the train. . Others outside kept Mp ? cqn?t?nt fire.. Swbrd.ViW?s sitting in- thevsipoxor. - .with thr*1^ RnMtow? In uniform.' Sword was in citizen's cloth?s; ": The first firing waa directed at thp.rmif?rmed soldiers, "-Two soldiers were -Baot ot tbe?flr?t.ilroj t?t?/othe'r wbH?'. trying to escapo. None were armed. Sword managed td get out of the train, and mn threap mlle a to a telephone.-' , Waljls and McCain hid In the lavar J . tory. The bandits shot through tho - door when libby refused to come out. .. No.one waa hurt^In the day coach. "' The' bandits rpbbod. pnosbgg^rs of .. email ajriounts. '. .'<'; , Cbudu'ctor,. Horan saved himself by turning-into a', lavatory while going forward to [Investigate the occident. Tho dead: Corporal Mollee/Third United- States cavalry; unidentified ? Mexican passenger shot by Americans for aiding.bandits. , ' .* ' Wppaded: Drf : E. .S^Met.ain, .Carno* , ron c??hfy physician, probably fatal ly H'.iot; Harry Wallace, l?. Woodhall," fhomap; Cl?udo Brisboar, Slirth cav alfy; o, ii. Lay, Third Cavalry; ^"r ' How ^ucu^loot. 'was ' obtain*! ls unknown. A ' discharged soldier appeared at -Olimlto ?b?rtiy after midnight. and . ?Wpo?'ted^that train l?ad boen flrod vpoh. and ^veral kIMod- The sheriff with fi posse, started: tn automobiles. : A special'train with two companies^ c.: mfftt^try' was also -started, -cav alry troops left ebon afterward fol lowed by/a- truckload of infantry,. Thej'?rst definite information at KortijSrbwn .saul, th?; bandits number ing 7$ br ?? pulled a. rail ^irom tho trnek and.'the engine and baggage car .went.into a ditch, A Iqng tre'ot?o'?ear' H th? ^r?ek. ; waa liradr after ffco train r'i WHS! &??d> '.^i#a!^.'^*f?H ^H?PtpA'' 1$j ;huidered tljei troops ab -ibo ?U \ d i ts had time io campo Into bhj* brushy raaseuger? * ^aching. hprp ?ni th*;.'??.; . vlifft itMla' said after, train was ?t?y [vH ; the Mexicans-, pourad into ths ct.anhoa^ih?utlng "yivn Riaahn"; and : /Mmm^tf^.,shifting -at ibo. passen gera. ?It?f :Wj ??pp^se4;to.be "a oi'iifiMar'bf the Roonlic.d "Tesas t??<)W ^iim^- ^^?^'ik?i^ fi& r TftsV bf .Hi-San*'-I"*" BKPbii??fibre'iud ^ills-Vueva, . -proven*^ comm^ 't'mi$'?jh* P4 tfa? b'ccno ot tho holftnp. can'a^f-bjirv, ^^?enhono i^ent VVoteiufor?fi^bMe: : *?ojmp&nte?3. by?e^tary, ,^ .taft *:;bV4pijlR?h^:wj^? tng??W: ,wai#n,;*lj?e .'Ihey'./ %1H: vote far ieancl.auitrago- iu New*Jer sey.' T?& pres?, bf b^fcui?a kopt"8ec retary: ?arriaon in Wa?hingtou. - HIS MEXICANS DEATH OF Two Ferdinands and thr Greek ' The two Ferdinands, czar of Bul garia and king of Roumanie, or? literally facing each other in nnotbor I __,_.?_ ,, > i., l, ? H ;.r J At-?? |CriS?3 WniCu .io.jr EUUOU um V.MIIII.IIUII of tate kingdom of ono or tho other-' Constantine of Greece ts in a similar position. Ho is Bhown hore to be tho kind of a strong man who Could Pvc?? rule premier and parliament as he has Just done. Ho and his queen, a s??t?r i?f tho kai??? ui Germany, lean strongly to Gerrouny.; Premier Ven ?telos, kist forced ont bf olhce, and th?'(parliament are for tho allies. I Leaders Acknowledge Defeat of Ament?enl?-i-^e^c^nt WU* son*? vOwn Precinct Two to ' One (Against ; it. f 01?H?7 City, ; Oct. 19.- Tho defeat' o fwoman's suffrage th Now Jor^y?? conceded tonight .toy Mrs. . E. liv Pttickort; president bf : tho pta to. sufl? rage association. Unofficial carly rp* Uirna, mostly Trom largo cill?s whOrii the suffrage fight centered,. Indicated a majority against "tho ?ttffrogp ?mond met-j. is decisivo. ,?t????ldent. . Wilson's precinct.ftfiH Prince ion Borough, 'whore . he ^Coroner's, Jury Accuses ' McDon ald and Brown of Causing D?a?h of Reporter iq Recent Politic?! Row. Charleston/ OJ-.t. . li?.--Edward ,R. tyfcPonald and Henry J. Brown; both hold in connection with tho shooting in tho city executive committee reruns a.Wefek ago in which Sidney J. Cohen, .?,Post ^reporter ;was k^l|ed, accused ?y, tho coroner's jury;. V J^W,. Dunn .testified that McDonald vOred'i .;. i<nd ... Cohen foll , Magistrate Lue* saJdVtbe V?ITO I ??5?$*?^ Coh?n waa iire?iai' J. I tor suffrago, "went against t?e amei?&l fV: ?lack; city ; chairman'. ? Tl.o mil? I ment two io one. j tfa will bo kept on -duty Wiwhtngten, . Oct. 19'^eiaiia ;'pV t'tho IrVmculUos ;'m?t byV?be British 4h? mrda??lles cam'r^ of interest befase .pi tord' itihio^? recent asser??^ tn?he iiauseV?f l ''' that the Gallipoli cumpalg^?trai 'ore, are>cont?jr??d. in corres^ t? the A?^ T?e?v^^ -fT^tfrtter* .wnO;wftn'??ac4' four ^?i^^actt?na while a?. Oa,tilpo\?i:4fe dared ?iftt in rwieh t?io ;r$Wsify?t?ra I drive? back wIUv total . estf mated f??ac?'.bf eleven to thirtw?n thousand;. ^Thb:i?10tf?, ho s?idv lauden a. hun dred end. ?fteen '-hbasa'nd ?nd j??t? faced by a "hundred . and; *bir.ty*fiV* thousand To's^a,. led.hy formans -and occupying, strong posUiohV.. ?TJO food of the British'?pokiier for ?he time, il e letter said, consisted of X "army biscuits, preK?rvpd/ - nteat U?o?Sr . oanuy abd : jam. loiter is l?eaTtQt brought :, ftojp ;. Jmbros ;. and "ealonikl,1 The men .received of. tes Vin ; themorn Ingr nnd afternoon, SHMwHralMWI ALLIES TO PUSH BELIEVED BRITISH PLAN TO| REDOUBLE EFFORTS 1AGAINST TURKS LORD PERBY HAS RECRUITING PLAN I Will Be t-ast Resort to Maintain System .of Voluntary En ?\\ i listment. ". 7 |||_ London? Cfct. 19.-Tho onligTitmcnl at today's meeting of- tho IIOUBO ot commons Was expected to throw on ?the Balkan{ Situation and the resigna* tlon of Slr 13d ward Canum from the cabinet will not dovelope becauso of tho illness of Premier Asquith. It ls j generally agreed, however, that the controversy; over recruiting Sins been I silenced an\* Lcrd Derby's new scheme will bc glvjcn a f'*lr trial as a last attempt ,tp main thu voluntary system of enlistment. Tho appointment of General Munro to succeed' General lan Hamilton; In command' fri "the Dardanelles ls taken to mean a new and vigorous cam paign-' Tho forc?, sat Gallipoli have not boen ' weakened t(K aastet tho Bal kan campaign. London, Oct .10.- Great l'.i?tnln ls{ walting anxiously to learn whether I cabinet ministers will bo ablo to coin poso tho differences. Military condl j lions havo taken secondary position1 for tho -time. Freirnient meetings ?i?ve | been held since tho Balkau crisis. Party hewspapcrs\are In bitter de bates!'. ?-'.-"'' v. . il , , R?signation of-.Slr'.Edward Carson.7 attorney c?peraV ls the first proof: of ' .cabinet if^ffencos. Tho.'reason -as signed is /STi .iVeinerit with tho policy In 'tho noar . ast. Specific point' of division' is w-ithihold.. . John 1".edmond, speaking in Dublin Inst night, declared the position of the! coalition government is precarious. I Official Est?mate Made Public By j Secretary. Daniels .Calls for Ex -j?.... .<?? eeAi Within Five Years. Washington, Oct. 19.-Official es timates totaling five hundred and two millions, four, hundred and eighty-two thousand two hundred r n ? fourteen as the navy's .part- la the national de tense program ? wore made public to night by Secretary Daniels. ? , The five year building-program con I templates the const ruc tlon of ten j dearnaughts, six -battle, cruisers, ten scoot cruisers, fifty destroyers, fif teen sea-going submarines, eighty-five | coast defense . submarines, four gun boats, ono hospital ship, two ammuni tion ships, two 'fuel oil u?d one rc-j ?pair.ship. Recommendations will bel made to odd scventy-flvtt hundred j bluejackets, . twenty-five hundred an; prentices and j fifteen hundred > ma rines. Additional -navy officers can I be. obtained by increasing tho ur JIU ber ot midshipmen at Annapolis by. not less.'than two b?ndred and' fifty. EDITOR KILLED IN PISTOL DUEL , ^,..... ..-.'j ?? Argument Between Rival Editors] Over Priser- T??*czt Bal lots Ends Fatally. Purvis, Miss,; !6cV. ; ?0.--^W. A. Blackburn, editor of tie Purvis Star,! was shot and killed lu thc court house I .herotoday and Dr. Samuel B. RcpBo.'j editor of the ..Purvis -Boostbr ls. inj Jail charged w?tteh?sv*?urder. It ii said tho men .had 'air argument over lae contract for printing ?lection bal lots for Lamar county- while walting] ?tp {appen r before alie cou nty cl cc ttoha j committee. geS/H? ??it dees to. Jury. Creenvillo,..Oct. JOi-i-jTh^ caeo ot W. H. Gay/- administrator, vs. the, Or?envllle Tracion company: for f 25. 0?0 -for ilvf fat* iti of 6-yearold Marlo Gay, Def.eiiib^y ,?4, 1M.4, will probably r??t with tho Jury tonight.. Tho ar gumehj,?MMtPSSWL* jast, bofcTO pto I court.rece?*TO,tor dinner and will bi concluded tb is" af te'rhoon. BULGARS SERVIA! INTO MC ?' ".? Railroad Cut Between Uskup and ? Greoce and Bulgaria Into Confli? .-Russians Continue Vigorous i marines Playing Havoc With Ge London, Oct. IO.-A Brindisi dis patch to Paris Bays au Italian squad ron loft to help Blockado tho Bul garian coast. It ls believed lhere that I Italian troopB will eventually operate ' ia Sorb?a. ! Tho Bulgarians cut thc railroad be tween Uskup and Nish and, except in Hie extreme south whoro Ute SerbB have the support of allied troops, thoy are falling bank to propured positions in jiio mountains. Istip and Ketclmm, lt ls said, have beon evacuated. Thc Brit?Bh and Russian ministers in Athens havo notified Greece that ! the allies can not agree with Greece's I interpretation ot tho Greece-Serbian ! treaty, lt is not expected, however, ? tr. m t. anything hut allied nuccoss will influence Greece and F.amiunla from i their atoad of neutrality. j Botii tho Russians and Germans claim gains on tho eastern front. Tlie Russian offonslvto in Galicia ls vigorous and the Gormans continue their attack sout hot Riga. Tliro? more Gorman merchantmen1 aro reported sunk In bVo Baltic and British submarines aro roported play ing havoc ou German transports be tween 'German Baltic ports and Rus- 1 ..?ian Courland. London, Oct. 10.-Italy has le-1 dared war against Bulgaria. The question as to whether sho will send troopB to joiu the BritlBh and French forces in Serbia romains obscuro os the result of fighting on the east Serbian frontier., The Teutonic armies appear- to have advanced over fifteen milos south of Belgrade. . The- outcome ot the fljfttlug between the Serbians and Ahe - Bulgaa&rns along tho . SalonihI-Nlsh railroad can not be summod up easily. . ?L?&v '?"Ht: ' varny .. U J p . B til gar Ian s assort tliey h?ve reached' th? " "railroad." while iq bile south tho Serbians uro reported' tp have driven tho Invaders back. Athens and Paris- panera maintain, that French troops havo occupied Strumitza In southwestern Bulgaria. There ls no available official' reports' relating to ino struggle In this quar ROBB?RSLOO? 1?NEW YO?I ESCAPEIN . Now York, Oct. 10.--Six armed j baudlts held u~ and robbed tv. :-. \ freights ?J.?: ?tiC'inpte? . to rob aa j American Express train on tho^West Shore railroad at the entrance of tho tunnel between Congers and. Haver Htraw, New YorH, carly today. Thoy loaded an automobile with packages from the freights and escaped. ' Tho robbers tampered with tho wires'controlling tho signal, made them show red . and this halted . tho Definite Announcement Expected This Week-Miss Wilson at Home.. Washington, Oct. 10.--Announce ment of the date, of the: wedding ot President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt ls expected this week, it ls probable that tho affair will take place during the Christmas holidays. Miss Margaret Wilson, who has Just returned ,f rom a concert tour, will be *"iVcn a herles of musicales at ? tho White House soon. 8?3BKNI>EB OF ?HWW?tLT8 ?ELEBRAT3I) AT /IfOHi, TOWN New-Port News/ va.V Oct. 'IO'.-TJh? anniversary of ?he surrender* of the British ; under Cornwallis to Washing ton at Yorktown, In 1871 was celor brated al Yorktown with elaborate ceremonies today... . ; \ . $t?t*tAtf V: s. Ssaal? ta Greenville. Greenville,- Oct; I?,-tfSmes.;M* Baker ci LowndosvillO, secretary of the. United States senate, was a ??I? tlngulshod Visitor in ? Greenville to gay. Mr. Bake r *wss jen. route from Washington to his kcme< ?'? ;, $?ft Germnn Attaets R^pujsed. Parle, Oct. 10.-TbWC'. German at taeks wicht hand gransde* last ; night northeast of Souches, .wait- completely repulsed hy tho" Frenchy war ; office ihn?uaces. r ;. ; ...'.. - : NS BACK WNT?I?S lieb--Entente Still Trying to Draw ;t But With Little Hope of Success Offensive in Galicia-British Sub rraan Transporta in Baltic. ?tor. None ls expected untJl tho flght \ug reaches a moro conclusive stage. Tho removal of General Slr lan ' Hamilton from thc Dardanelles com- ! mond Ls received hore with mixed feelings, coming on heels ot rumors of a possible withdrawal from the Gallipoli peninsula. In thu host In formed! circlos tho appointment of Major-general Sir Charles Munro a9 Commander In chief is interpreted as an indication that this campaign will bo prosecuted with renowed energy. The country has great confidence in tho new leader's ability. i ton led Communications (hit. Paris, Oct. ID.-A denial in . made that tho AtheiiR railroad communica tion between Salonlhl nud Nish ls interrupted, says a 1 lavas Athens correspondent. Tho arrival at Sa loniki waa expected of t'ICo first train bearing the French wounded in fighting the Bulgarians. Tho Hestia of Athens says tho arrival of Frouch troops prcvontedo I the BulgarlBn from interrupting the j ?railway. Tho Bulgarians wore thrown back with, heavy losses says tho nuwspapors. A train has arrived ' at Saloniki on tho way to Monasttr carrying .the hocks and money, of tho] Serbian National bank. Tho train I I boro marks of the rifle fire through ) which it 'had passed. ' dormant* Itopulsed. Paris, Oct . gi).-Three Oprmab at-, I tacks with hand grenades ' lifsfc..night northeast of Sbucho-i were complete- I ly repulsed fegj?M .French, the war ! omeo announcer., Ilelnfor?ament? tn Balkan?. I .nndon, Oct. 10. -Au, Esehango Telegraph? Athena dispatch says, tho decision' of -'tho 'entente aillos tb send largo; rolnforwments to. Balkan front has boon cblJimunlcatod to "the: ? reek government. , AHimlth Sick. London, Oct. 19.-Promlor. .As? Iqulth, suddenly tnkon ill, has .been, I compollod' tb withdraw from publie activities for.?'?ow days at least', e . A i f rolglits. Tim engineers were covered j j while? tho ?ar? , wor? ??>otod? When, j i THO O vpre.R?? ' cam? . tnu iiitm i?ii?u ur' ? leave a guard over the engineer." As soon aa.they disappeared thc engineer (?.tarted the train and escaped'. The ' looted trains stopped at'.East liaver straw and reported tho robbery. An electrician was sent to repair the dom? age' and. found robb-ra opening Mitt packages. They held him off with pis tols. O?I1 cors traced tho robbers as j far as Hackensacky N.J. I Identified at New Orleans Sank . tarium By Former Cham-;: pion Heavy Weight New Orleans, Oct. ID.--"Airs. Julia I King," who last nlght/vas taken to a local hospital suffering from shock j and 'claiming to bo tho wife pf oj I Canadian captain who had been "killed | I in tho, Dardanelles, was identified' to night aa tho ?wife of Tommy Burns, formerly j heavyweight chuplon puglV j Hst of -tho world, . Burns,, who Iden tified., ber, said since, a . Bevbre illness I a year ago abo has been a nervous wreck. 1?A!0 SKVKNTY-TWO TnObSAXD ? FOB ?TOCJty KXCK ANO IS S^?T j New york, Oct. Ii)..-Two [andi higher thap' thovlost a?H;*?fo,w| days. ago,' , ? ?oat . on.- thd .New York stock exchange sold today for seven ty-two .thousand, much, higher than j i sal?a .several months. ago. Joseph 0. MeCbjr H'MIO";'. :.rjffonsaa?Clty;-Oct;r^.-^Joseph ?? McCoy,,' yesitmy cattle mau and 0NK mtier of the famona Cattle Trail Iroto Texas to Knn?as in 1SC7, ??lcd hore to day, ,ago 78. Tulane tooloy Florida. New jDrJ^?ns, Oct., ;i?.-~U; was anr I youri ced tonight that t?P Tulane foj&t \ ball team wilt play florida at ^amea^ ville, Florida, Nowinher eighteenth; Kaiii wu TELL METHODS OF FORMER PRESIDENT OF NEW HAVEN TO TESTIFY TODAY IS A WITNESS FOR GOVERNMENT Expected to Gi ve. De taila of Il l?gal Transactions Effecting . . Alleged Monopoly. New York, Oct. 10.-Charles 3. Mellen, former .president of tho New Maven railroad, will toke Ike stand tomorrow os it government witness in ?i tho trial ut tho Cloven New Haven di rectors charged/ with motiopiUzlng tho transportation traffic pt New england '-. hy unlawful methods. Dy Mellon, whose testimony recently glvvm hoforo L.to federal grand Jury' J and tho interstate commerce commis sion gained him immunity in tho case, the government expects to provo a large majori'y of tho alleged unlawful ;. nets comniiti..*d hy tho accused di rectors. Mo IB expected to disclose for the first timo tho full story of* the transactions hy which too alleged monopoly waB' offccted. Mts testi mony .ia intended 'to develop tho charges made.against tho directe H hy V Gebert L. Botts, government attor ney, in bin two. day address to tho court. . Letter Presented to Hit Represen tative tn Washington-Fleet er to Be U. S. Ambassade/ to Mexico. : "Washington; uci.. ?3 V-^Forma. r??*;. oghltlbn of Carranza as ohio foseen^ live pf Mexico'took pince today when Eliseo Arrendando,1 Curranza's repren schtattvp in "SVash?uslon, received tho' noto 'of the governments in tho Pan American ?cmfareueo. .yionry prat?ior Plnt?hor. Amorte Ambassador to Chile* will be Ute next, ambassador to Mexico. . Washington, Oct. 10.-Formal re cognition ny i imo whited Statesor't?of^? de facto Mexican government witlt Carranza as, the chiefVexeoutlvo' was accomplished at noan:. A letter from Secretary ' lansing tb El?sea. Arron dondo, at the Mexican embassy, enm-"^ ploted! tho'action." Similar letters were received by v: Arrendbndo from the otlior Pan-American conferees. The. . Lousing lotter Was sent by'< a messen ger. Later Arrondondo was Invited to the atateJ.d?part.mont'for a confer ence with the secretary-on Mexican affairs. Arrondondo. tomorrow starts for Saltillo, ;'Mexico, to meet; Carrah,^ za and present flii?n with letters and \f notes ot recognition; Although no final decision was reached a?, to the;?i appointment ,of tin American ambas sador to Mexico, tito most likely . choice is Horiry P. Fletcher, ambas- ; sttdor to Chile. The question ot em bargo on . ai^ns to Mexico ls under consideration'.. The probable, proced- . uro will be to complete, the embargo, after which! permits will ive granted ' for shipments to tho Cnmmxa lorens Got Credit for ?Techina? Knock* out-In Thfrd Ro?a?d of Ten Round Botst. . New York, Oct. Iii.-Frtihk Moran ot Pittsburg knocked out Jim Coffey^" the Bubltn giftht iti ir:o third round of a, to?u iroun?! bout here tonight; -A,--*; rjglit across tho Jaw sent Coffey down to Ute count Qt; flYo 1-n tho tlt?rd. A?C.K paren tly -cdt* Caffey pulled bims?tt npc* on the ropes; The refereo stepped be* tween, the mep^glvinff-Moran, credit: for ;.a technical". kuobkout.. - Jtfor&?v welgfife^hundred, and Coffey; two hundred and one. " ;Tho victory gives Moran tim rigkCv to meet Willlrd, .'. Six ? la Wreck. AWahotna ^t^Oct. is.^lx and ten hurt, th >'*/cb?ltel?n o? a island passenB.er abd a; freight .^naar. ""'6kosaP ':.