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VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 191?. NUMBER 270, ALLEGED THAT GERMAN I NAVAL ATTACHE TOOK LEADING PART COAL AW? SUPPLY GERMAN i WARSHIPS Captain Boy-ed Alleged to Have] Personalty Directed Espen-, '.....^ diture of Money. f New York, Nov. 23.-Testimony to , snow/that Captain K. Eoy-Ei. the German naval attache at Washington, toole the leading part in t'.ve .alleged conspiracy of steamship officials to ?oal and supply. German warshlpii -flrom tho United States was. adduced In the federal court'liere this after noon in the "trial of Dr. Karl?Bucnz, Adolph Hochmeister, George- Ketter and Joseph Pephingliaus, offlcers of tho Hamburg-American line. One witness,- Gustavo B. ; Kulen kainpff. a German importer, f-wcte that Captain . Boy-Ed personally di rected the ,,cx*rendltu.-e of approxi mately .|7?59,()0O, which, unsolicited': and unexpected had been deposited to tho SvJtness* credit in a New York bank, in September 1514-, The money, .he said, SV-?,B "distributed to the steam ship lihSs. ; "' 9 Kulenkampff told of hieing summon ed to.-?tho of?ee of tho Hamburg-**. American line in August, 1914, and meeting several' officials, including some .of the .defendants in. tie pr?sent action. They told him, he said, that t||ey.: wanted him to clear two ste .mi ora. ? the Lorenzo- and 'tho; Berwmd, loaded . with -codi, saying that... they did hot. wish lie Hamburg-American line to .opp?flr^i? the-.. transaction . KuIcnkampTv cleared tho : vessels, with manifesto calilog for :his ;brolh- f er in Buenos, Aires as -consignee .'.-': ,The/,ynlted -States district attorney.) . in openiagr th^'ca - mont -to;. Show 'the oonaplratbrs'-satd | that tho' defendants (had ? "rode ? rough" : Shod over tho. laws and trestles of j ihe United States." The defendant's counsel offered toi .. : coi ?cede , cc^i-tin charg??? ?. involving! J twelve steamers, -but denied the con epi'~r/ and fiVa? charges OPENING^SPEECH FOR PROS?C?T ION ! New Yprk, Nov. 23.-Opening adr dress for -tho government . In . the | .'trial ot Karl Bucnz, managing director ,and employ? .of the Hamburg-Ameri :.can line on charg?s of conspiracy to | violate customs lawa In sending sup ply ships to meet German war ships, Attorney Wood charged that Captain Boy-Ed, naval attache Of tho Geri?ari embassy, directed, the chartering and loading of some of the vessels. It ls said $70,000 were spent under his direction here for the 'relief of Cern?an ' warship's;' He expecte to - show',tb. . conspiracy extended from New York tb Philadelphia, Sab Fran cisco and New Orleans, and - daims | - Pdehz erapibyed a mah nanied.K^lon kampf to clear two vessels lb a hur 1 ry frbbi Phllode'phl? immediately of ter the war opened^ . One, tho Bor wlnd, loaded'With coal bo?sht frphi Borwlnd Coal Co. Mr. ?erwirid, of ibo | .coal comp?~y refused to elc-ar the yes? sel so Kauienkampf did the work. '' Kaulemkampf soon at'?rward re-, .. ceivod tUr^e-quarters c f a million dollars from Somewhere In Germany, and pkt the money in a Now York bank. Captain Boy-Ed soon came - and told Kauienkampf bo would direct the expenditure. Part ot the money whs spent In' tho charter and supbly of three ships With coal and provi ens. Part t^*> used by one vessel. Sixteen or seventeen.Bhlps were user* ' Willia-u Rand, for the defer a. bpen.*3 by staling the defense conced ed certain facts ,to be true, as - Wovtf steted* \ :. " -^ . PORTER CHARLTON ?J*Eri American Bald te Wo lb tiood Health and Spirits. ; -?wife Conic."- Itaty, vNov. ': .P3,~Portor Charltbnv th? American recently con victed of tnurdering his wife:?an tencedt tb atk ?/?ara and eigrt months* inorlswrneni, wac release*^, Vester?? day. He.le in gb?d' health ar>0 spirits. By reason ot ,ihe time shat ChaTi . ton bad been under restraint and an additional .ono year tauen from bis ; aontencb Onde* ab ^mrto?tyj. ba Ber?eil only twenty-iiirtb#*y* after Ms. con viction. Charlton Allied his wife in pieced tv? bb?yib n truhk iina threw it in to Lake Como. London, N?y,- aa,--rodi ?tban, a for mer Jockey? wifs;arrested hare on t deporting order, iroro the home secre ? tary -ander tbs-^ferrie of the realm 'ftcCi-' Ha wiltvb> sftbt.tb tlie' United albs ;>U"b?dh^ IS TAKEN CONFERENCES BETWEEN LANSING AND BERNSTORFP ON LUSITANIA CASE GERMANY MAY CONCEDE POINT! Considere Assurances Given in Arabic Incident Sufficient Guaranty for Safety. Washington, Nov.-23.-Th? settle ment of the I clifftrence:; between the Unilted Staten and Germany over the' lois of Americans on the Lusitania is'still far from completion,' ashlie result of fcohferc-aces between' Secre tary -Lansing and Amba'sradoi* von BernatoruV ' Altiiough officials, believe that Ger many v.-iii ultimately come to the American views, Qt ' would have the indemnity to the Hague tribunal of neutrals. Germany considers that tho assurance., given in tho settlement of the Arabic incident is sufflclebt guar anty for the. future safety or .Ameri can citizens'. S ;? i :/::> EighthHoar LAW.Defeated By Big Majority. ' .'?; ^ ,.,'-;r ".. San Francisco, Nov.- 23.-n? resolu tion endorsing legislative m?thode for obtaining a universal eight-hour law, w?s defeated 8,486 to 6,396 at thc final session of "the American' Federa tion, of ^ Labor, after a heated debate between President Gompers and John Fitzpatrick, president of the Illinois state f?d?ration bf labor, which then went on record as favoring economic methods .only - for obtaining shorter hears. . - Tiio.final session was tho stormiest of the convention, and . did not : ad journ until early thia muruiug. vote oh, eight-hour, resolution waa victory, for-Gompers. ^ In an impassioned sp e? eh ho declared the socialist party federation to endorse ' propose! eight hour legislation. After the voto was taken Fitzpat rick stated that the action of the convention affected only ' 2.000.000 crganized workers. This brought about, an acrimonious dispute, be tween Gompers and Fitzpatrick. To ward tho encl, Gompers roiled to rea J a communication from F/lbtspatrick.-. Tho-.convtbntloh went on record as favoring an American merbhant ma rine, but- refused to take cognizance of naval increases. ? A committee ?ppoiuUd to survey the problem of .uri?mplbyroeht and vagrancy In the Untied States. The convention adjourned to meet next year lb Baltimore. ? -/ ' ? ' . T G0?L T ll t? ? .. , , Spartanburg, Nov. 23.-Tho longest train or coal ever ; Drought into. Spar: tanbnrgv arrived here today from tho Cl in ch Held eua! mines, over . thb C. C. & O., railway; Th? train com prised 115 ebra . all stolidly ?I chided with the black dibmondb and ' was pul*.ed by two huge -engines. ; A .'..' v The coal ts not destined for foreign taarketo or for fth? expect trade n?A will not be moved through solidly tb j Charlee ton. Upon reaching herb, the | train- will be broken tip abd care ship ped to various points ii "tho" *oathebst or*er tho several railroads Centering hero . Much of the cont, lt I? ; under stood, is 'or. consumption tn this im mediate territory. v Prohib? ?Otton Goeda. ; Coper\hagen? Nov. 23.-The Danish government' 1ms prohibited the expor tation or cotton gooda and ot Caein in thb dry -gooda' stile; .-' -.'.'" ->; V ?00 Persons Drown .?Ijjjm?e, He**. ,2"?^?' bandred per sons were, '...drowned .by thp? waahi?g away of n bridgy byer the Saso river near Lienta, Selly. ??? ' li TR&iN Wm I? 8 1101191 flliLuil STATEMENT MADE BY MANA GER OF THE CARNIVAL COMPANY * ALL CONNECTED WITH CARNIVAL Sifpcriniendsnt of Central, of Georgia Places Number of Dead at Eight. Columbus. Ga., Nov. 23.-Tho num ber of deaths -resulting frc:o tho head on collision ycutdrddy, between a Cen tral ol Georgia pa.*jscagcr trahi and a special carrying tho Con T. Kennedy Carnival company. wr?j increased, to eley'en- in a statement tonight . by j Kennedy. All tho dead are connect ed with 'the ,carnival. a-d, two ct* ?3? employes are said Va bo fatally in jured. Foiiy . others -Wno wero if-. Jured are in the bo3!pltalo 'ure There is still doubt, however, aa to the hum ber of dead', . SuperlnV; iderit Harlan, of the Cen tral of Georgia, stated that .while .".e le?t the cheeking of tho dead to the j carnival officials he believed .tho j deaths not to be more than eight. He j said the charred remains I ..ad been | overcounted; because they were so | badly- burned. Three of the dead are' still unidentified , Investigation of the wreck has been | ordered when the conductor' and en glne?r of the paoB?ng?r train, said to ?j be ' responsible for1, the collision, aro j well enough'to be questioned; Railroad to.Investig?le. - Savannah, Qa.., .Nov. .23.'-At tr.iol Central of Georgia,;pffl.ee ttwas/stated.' again today would make d ?&Wlc, int q^SSKjnto -tho wreck near Columbus ?yesterday to bo held at ". Ooliimbus. ?Tlae statement given- out by'the gea eira1- juana fifer .claims only .ono wa3 killed and George Johnson, was dying at the Columbus hospital. It was fairly -well established last night that seven : ??si thefr lives, among them Jti:iaaon, reported to have died last | night. ?IflRii?FRUH g Ullin UWVlihiiw amiw W?B OFJOTEOailOK In Clash With Detectives Seven Detectives Kurt. Capo Girardeau, Nov., 23. Seven farm laborers, of a band which j has been waging -a war of depredar tien for higher wa JIB and lower.-food j prices hear here wero -wounded and! two j: ri vate detective hurt in a bat? ie : In a marsh near Clarkston today. - The detectives, 'hidden tn a shack j on : the iprederty of. a large land own br.' were discovered and attacked by thirty laborers. The fight lasted '-Over an ' hour, and 800 rounds'Wore fired on each Bide. Tile attacking party retreated, leav ing their wounded. Aiheitl.le, Nov. 23.-By the sdiv render, ot Charles Steward yesterday morning, tho number'of convicts vho recently escaped from tho white camp on-Sandy Hush still remaining at.IwHpai'Is, reduce&to ten. . Sherill E..'. M. : Mitchell ascerUIh?fl the fact ;tb>t Stewart was hldljig in tho mountain}* beyond Mt. 'Meadows inn on! Friday. As soon aa he waji re?sonabiyV'ST?re/bf the'neighborhood in iwh"k^ ^the escaped convict. ..was i hiding,-Sheriff Mitchell yf?ht to ?te-w nef's homo and told the y??ok. nun's father that In view ot tho feet that a chase ? After hla Bon might result lin Wa gening; shot, it wouhl be better to have him sdrrender. and so .avoid tte danger incident tb-a >cbase" by the Officers, Sheriff)Mitchbll .explain-' ed that one. of the prisoners who* was captured recently, narrowly escaped being shot. . .'?.'?'? . The father, notified sheriff M?ch?li yesterday .that Stowart was nt tho i-otno of his brother-in-law ob Sub set motin tam, .arid when the officer ar rfirod Ste***? j. .was walting to give; himself up. The prisoner was brought back to the city and later turned over to a guard, omi sent back to the S*n* dy 'Atus?i camp.. Stewart is nerving a tenn- for .shooting.' his wife with in teat to kill Priest Returns to Hil Thia striking photograph was taken In ^ntcv.' come 200,000 men were kili4 greatest; battle ^evpr .fousht ,a battle 1 nwhic?'i "fieme 250,000 men wero klll etl end wounded. "^he priestwas driv Vji;Q:4it wh?n shells burst "-'byer "his" Member of .-ReserVe. Board De-1 fend? ? ' System atv Charlotte Mayor's Dinner. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 23.-Ono year's test of the federal reserve bank system, has shown. Ita superiority over t?e . central bank plan, according to Paul ;H. Warburg of the reserve board. .who spoke at a dinner here tonight givea by. lae mayor of Char lotte. He declared that the federal rc nerv? plan gave the country all tho advantages of a central bank, thoso Of centralization of. recorvos and mobilization of commercial paper, without tba oangers or a complete centralization. Although he deeUned to- comment on the Anglo-French half billion loan, he said it Would not have been possible. without tho ; reserve sys tem. , Has No Authority to Reduce Nam ber of Dittricte pr Bank Locations. Washington, Nov. 23.- Attorney General Gregory has given an Opinion lo President Wiluon. holding that tito federal' Teaerve board .bas nb ?uthorl to reduce thc number bf .reserve dis tricts' or change tho location of re servo banks ?':Tho- opinion was soot' to tho meet' lng. of tao reserve hoard yesterday, but .waa z,ot read because lt wau learned ?oday, that a eupp*lemehtary opinion may bo asked, dealing p?r-* ticuJarly with the proposed location changes. Mor lilori/jn i IM li eco vertni \ New York. Nov. 23,r-Jr. F. ?ah returned today to: hlo city io?so from; hi? country homo Olen, Cove; ^?|-?- whero he ha?; h?sVv recuperat ttsipt'fter. an operation 'tai appendici tis. lt waB steted; th?t ?tr. borgan haa^ebmpletely > fec?vfered..and would return-?to his desk, later; is.' the iroelt ; ^'.\'-;' : ?? ?? ?? : ? VBXKXXB CROSS;ffTft&EH J ? Nbgales, Ariz., Nov; '23'.-* **i Twenty-five .'Mextcaas crossed' . ? the *bor?er today and fired on . ? a patrol of eix negro caval- ? ? ? ry, wounding one is the log. ? ? One Mexican was killed by the * ? . rerurn fire. . v ? * fr****?-*<*$* ? Church After Battle head, j He went back and t'.:o photo" grapher caught him looking on bia 1 wrecked altar. Tho little church waa not so famous as. the cathodrul at Rheims. ' which was bombarded, but it waa just as dear to tlio paBton and hts smaller liock. Nations! Defense and Govern-! nient Revenue Will Be prin cipal Themes. Washington, Nov. 23 -That na ticnnl defenso and revenues will fenn the principal theme in- President Wil son's message- to congress it was rnauimously agreed today at thc meeting between -the Chief executive and thc cabinet. ; Secretary Garrison's continental army plan for 400,000 citizen soldiers and ti.?o'.navy echedale will bc sup ported. ? Although the message is net com pleted tho president will urge ihn merchant marine bill, conservation measures, a bill giving greater soli gcvernment to the Philippines and rural' credits system. $50,000 FOB THU t OLOUVDO Fire Damaged Steamer Sold lu Sew York hy Underwriter H. Charleston, Nov. 23'.-Tho burned steamer. Colorado, of tho Mallory Uno,-was. sold In New York yesterday for about $50,000, according to Infor mation . received hero yesterday after noon by -Street brothers. The name of tho purchaser waa not available,. The Colorado. was i offered for sale; to the, highest bidder. Sealed : bids were opened at noon; yesterday In tho New York office of the underwriters. -Tho number of bids submitted was not learned hero and nothing definite as to tho future, uso of the steamer is known. The cotton damaged by the - fire which . swept . tho Colorado off Cape Romain October 25 and* by tho water which waa pu tm ped into her holds by tho tugs Cecilia and Waban, of Char leston, ivas?, ?bld Friday, in various parcels. The total amount: realized was o little more than $110,000 Germans Fortify. " Peirogradi Nov. 23.-i-Royi, west of thc Styr "river region,, in Vblynia, where the"Russians lucently reported successes .over tho Germans, ls hoing prepared-for, the possibility of. nn ad vance, o?frtt?e battlo line westward, oe cording, tb/reports" -'tom the .city! The Germen administration bas not en forced labor rules, intp effect, had is pressing work on fortlficotlon?. Mill tary stores ; were .removed ?nd . able bodied population loft the city In ex pectation of -> e a v y ; fighting, refugees ?tate? A food shortage in the cltr. is reported, ? His) Shipments bf.Cold. New York. Nov. "28.^Twb-Ship-, monts of. gold. vdlOed at $lS,*j56.00b arrived here aboard tv.o s?e??rier? lapland and St. Paul, The lapland brought ??O0.0OO; tho St. Paul $3,850, 000- in ?pecio and $4,900,000?.Most ' pf it ls consigned to New York banking hpuses to pav for war munltlej?$ti^ dor? ? by Britain. MAY ABANDON - -- j$ ? COAST DEFENSE . SUBMA RINES PROVED INEFFEC TIVE IN MANEUVERS WANT S?A-GOING SUBMERSIBLES! Personnel Suffered From Seasick-! ness, and Ustable to Prop erly Handle Boats. Wellington, r>fov, 23 -As resift of the recent war inaaeuverB of the Atlantic fleet, tho abandonment ot tbe jprwEcnt cba3t dcfenfca typo ci? .-albina ri nc; may be recommended by the navy department in favor of Bos going submersibles of approximately 1.S00 tons,and 250 feet In length. Reports 'from the war game indi cate that .the coast derotjderB, dla placing not more than SOO tons, prove ed Ineffective -against {ixe invading fleet, and . transporte, -bearing "'hos tile" troops, got; through the hole lett by eubmnrtnes and landed the men:, Although no uuoxpectod mechanical trouble pccuik'edi aboard tho Http? boats, tho; personnel . Buffered ex tremely ironi aea - sickness, bad air, and wore unable to take proper. Bl?,-, tiOns because' of ' lack of ?peed . and' wOlghi:ln\the heavy flensi"'.^'^-' fd Is Making Cross Country Flight | From F?rt Sill to San Antonio. AuBtln. Texas, Nov. 23.-;The i ".nit .1 states army aero - squadron, of six machines, bad a trying trip today from the Waco to Austin leg of their cross country flight from Port Sill Oklahoma to San Antonio. AU reached Austin safely, but not until four had been lost for nearly two hears ia a hase, which caused Beveral to drift fifty miles, westward-} sf their co irrae. Three- machlaes were forced to j land lu unmlirked territory to get their bearragB. Thia was accom plished-successfully.: . THE UPPER CAROLINA GOiEBE MEETS Spartanburg, Nov. 23.-The ad vance guard of the delegate' to the ffetliodist conference arrlvet* '.i 8par tanburg yesterday af tornoou '. nd' last night. The conference WU4 jp?n its First session nt 9:30 o'clock tomor row morning at. Bethel Methodist church, but a meeting ol the histori cal society bf the.conference will ftk lieU! vmlght at 7:80 '-. o'clock, before fyhlci'..an address will bo dollvered by Revi. E. T, Hodges of Lancaster. The gathering of tho Methodist I ministers and' laymen is ot npeclnl | Interest in that lt ls the first meet ing bf the Upper South Carolina con ference,' formed by the divisi?n of | :h? state last year. Bishop Collins Denny, ot Fichmond, I uvtto ls to preside orar ;thb conference | ls expected to arrive hi Spart?nburg i this morning. He -will he a guest it tho frome of Cl P. 8ariders. , The conference. will continue | through Monday, when Ute appoint' menlo, for the succeedinj; year; . H ls sxpected, will be anuouhced. On next Sunday ?ie visiting ministers >wlti ?li: tho pulpit? ot tho various Protestant strarchee of the city. Definite ' bb* ? aouncomeht pt .this program will ho | ina de Saturday. ?'-'^v'?elgla?a'-'ir??M IT. ?. Loan. ; The Hagu?. Nay. 23.- It ts -aa-j aounc&l by The Belgische\DRT>! hat tho Belgian minister of finance ind minister bf; j net leo bro, about to Wit' for the : United ] States, to hjr .ahfA>, Iban. Bate Hedfietion-Postponed. \?^?^ov?i:??N?i,;/. 23.-Reduction lard boa] rates, ordered *>y the 1. y. Creffeotivb(December first;:>w?re mstpbned' today ?tbtSl January first. GENERAL BLOCKADE 0F GREEK PORTS HAS NOT BERN DECLARED VIEWED IN WEST WITH DISFAVOR lifts It is Said That King Constantine Views Siitmtiou As Affitiin deratanding Only. London, Nov. ?3.-Instead of de claring a general bleak .ula of Greek ports, the allies, according to a Brit ish war omeo maternent, have with drawn or threatened to withdraw tho codling and shipping .privil?gi?s; now .enjoyed".-by.. Greek merchants, h Although tiii.; less vigorous attitude [of Hie entente -powers ?1B viewed In jthb^west with disfavor, reporta" from Saloniki indicate that King Constan tino' regarda tho present situation' aa, x ''misunderstanding-- a?d ih?tv . ifcVl is.-- -? easily remed?anlo. It is auld s T? o.ooo were Bpeat under ?'Lord Kltchoner that he never consid ered disarming Or in taming tho ul i'ed troops taking refuge-^h !Greek soil." Grecco, hp enid, -was. ready;'to .!;;: assure the all lob that tho purposa of ^ 'maintaining' troops?in Macedonia was the necessity of salt preservation, in the event that the allies abandoned the Balkan expedition. ,-'^a^^^^ Lord Kitchener,, lt is reported, re cently Informed Greek, officials-thai England would have '4,OW,0Q<>;intho' , field by next March, abd be 'in a position td ora and providion - 6,000, 000 Russians. . .. , Cbnfnstag Reporta*-, Confusing reports front;'tub;Bali; lighting continue. Tho-Germ?i. progress ahdr-tho'jc?lptttfa\o^iihv. of tlio Serba. and n^ny|'isnns. The ? Serbians /report that .tba *B?lfeat?ana were bentoi: ii- . -ni'o?-Msn?;-; ! and tho .. Serbs' rt???cuplbd tii'e old iV?ieS'-Prllep line.- ; '- '???''\ ? A dispatch from ChluMO, for*rard-f ed hero from l brich*, d?clares ,'tit?t, the Italian troops lihv? landed in Al bania. Austria >? also reported as massing a big army In the Adriatic, ports. Aulds from srssll Gsrnian offensive ld Galicia and artillery, duolffvlh tho wost, no important actions are report ed from tho other : fronts." : '-?-., HOPE REVIVED FOR M?mSTIR London, Nov*. 23,-The latest f?tia$ ..v. the Balkans revived tte hope that Monlstlr may hoW ".at- long enbitgh for the Fr?r^?? '?nd 'British, torc?a to effect a June,ton willi the- Serbians. The'Rome and London Serbian lega tions received reports of a great Ser-, binn victory northeast or 'PrlsMna. but as neither dates are details oro given doubts are expressed as tb their importance. ' S^^^^^^^^^?i It ls now believed that' th?, alika ; forces which may take refuse on Greek territory, hardly are likely* to v be subjected tb attack ?rb^.tno' i^ir. The most ?lgntf'b^hti ' ibofc*H^h; .to.. '. : - the pr?sent att?tuCe t bf. Greec? ls contained in remarks' by the Greek Minister of justice iRlialdB who 1? quoted in a press dispatch aa having complained bitterly of tlio motiibdS adopted by th? allies He argued, that . their tardiness In bringing effective support for the Serbians made Greek participation impossible, Fbfelds do-, t dared, however, the Greeks were de termined to main tai b-.: "neutrality and the allies bad no'-reason-tb'toar d?rr ger if they should bo, forced aer?*?. the Greek border;' -Tib French mill t?ry position In Macedonia, ia "o ported os improved, th? assertion ia . ./ made that tho Bulgarians retired io their positions after a vain. attack on the French ltaea. Tho-seat ot tho Serbian government has been shifted tb Prlsend while the diplomatie corps bas been movied to Petali Montenegro? ; A Constantinople mesoaeo,. via Germany TeportB the resumption of a violent offensive by the. ?lll^;.ia, the Dardanelles. No official confirmation ; has peen received. London, Nov. 23;~Fdr?igo, office states that ho Greek Ships ore bebt g ?els?* or held np 8b the ports of the United Kingdom, and nb blockade oz Greek: ports has boen instituted or ta in force. Airplane ^?UR. Berlin; Nov- 23;-An S?riai batt lo !:> which, s Frii?h b*51??e Vfss da?b?ii to the i^^i^^t^'ifi0im^m man army rtsadaoort?rs in an official statement of western front O'peraUnns. Artillery duels: in several section* of the Frnncc-BolR?an Ube are.V?t?|f?