The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, December 07, 1915, Image 1

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-* ' " \ . /?" ? ESTABLISHED I860: ANDERSON, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING] DECEMBER 7, 1915. PRICE 91.50 THE YEAR m SATISFIED TEUTON RULERS ! WOULD NOT MAKE AC CEPTABLE TERMS JOINT COUNCIL TO MANAGE W?R Mofe Energy to Be Used in Bal kans to Clear Diplomatic" Difficulties. London, Dec. C.-(Peace, talk from tho vatican, Swtizerland and Scandina . vlan countries, aroused by tho piopos ed questions of the socialists ,n the T?ischtog and the pope's address in secret consistory, ls not. echoed here. Altuough the- British aro prepared be lieve that Austria and Germany are.| tired of war they are ttxco that the teuton rulers would make no terms that England would.accept. . Interest here centers In the Joint I war council tho allies formed today. In j Paris, under the presidency of Gon- f eral Joffre, to pursue a more energe ! tic warfare and clear the diplomatic j difficulties in tho Balkans. . That .more troops were landed In Saloniki, despite rumors : that. - tfi? | Anglo-French, now facing the Bul garians, would be withdrawn because of the Greek nttitudo, is -taken as evl- | dence tlmt tho Greek situation is right ing Itself. . .- . Artillery. fighting Is the. only, ac tivity on the n.yBBla' Freuen and Austro-Italian' fronts. The ^Dritiy'.il Mesopotamian army inn de sood their | retirement to Nut-El-Amarc, followed closely by the Turks, who are -*et temptlng'to outflank Qpneral Town-1 send from the west. " Tho British present condition is considered strong j and they are getting-relnf?rcements; y After datnaglng the. Ismld railway with shell fire a' BrltlBh submarine sank the Turkltil destroyer, Yar HIs ear, n Turkish supply ship and four ] sailing vessels in <tho sea of Marmora. NO. SOLUTION m BALKAN A?FFAIRS London, Deo. G.-Kb solution - has yet been reached in the Balkan af fair's... The FJisslan/troops ?ltho,?3h Jong- poised for action nar'? tilter. Bu man?an frontier, have' npt . . yet . left their town territory! Fj.imani's ipollcy " ls atilt wavering. ..The' '.Greek situa tion is ?mdevelop?d.' ?ccordlugto' tho latest ' Athens reports, both . the entente powers and tho": G^e&fc 6p7.;. . ernment are holding their ground. The entente ls reiterating its do xnatids. Greece Is-. refusing. toc make -concessions inconsistent with hot sovereign; rights. An offi'ctal commu nication at 'Athens says tho' . Greek prcBa , does . not represent tho views of thc Hellenic government.: The government is Optimistic vsjard?ng a .-successful settlement. ' ' Th? ground i 'for this optimism is not given. Pre mier Skouloudls 'again conferred '.year terdny with King Constantine,-.who afterward . .received tho' French min - lstor.fo Greece discussing the; situa tion. . Since mcfet of thc questions...pend ing, says a: Renter's Athens corres pondent,- pre Of a military before tho impression ls-general.that their solu "?'??' :,tioh d?pends upon ike; decision of the Paris" war .'council'; v.^a'Hvar;..^ouh?lt in Paris Saturday, tcgether; with the - text of italy's nrih?sioii io the. part j nf ?^ndou. ogreBuiK iryi iv? conelUuS a separate pence, and thc arrival in Paris of General -~ .Peere, second in eomntcuvd In the Italien anny?i ar?.,re* ?arded herb ; als gratltrynig, sigua bf tho' increasing solidarity of tho allies. It is hoped, by tho "...'British- that tho ? closer unioji will sooft hear fruit in a more energetic Balkan campaign. The Bulgarl??n announce further pursuit ot tho S?rb?ah forces through I V Al&?'nisO' territory.- Too rotreatersj aro reported to -have assumed '-.=. the . character of pere?bit?te flight along BoilJbH?L?' towards, So?iari; Further north tho ?ustrlab?^t?rt the-Mont?n* v egrins fighting on their frontier liavo been rep??ppd.' ?tier, offering ?violent -resistance. ' On the oilier fronts only; ( ft^pradit artlilery 'duets, and siiinll ?n-1 } :g^gepientK^re;r?!^rt?d. .'? JW?'.'.'.'. ^ ?ttSirf RAT, r ?,'?>;<-.,A thons* 'Doe.:;6,-~.ThV 1 Greek; * 4> : --kih<g-'d^^re% that .Greece.:. .t?w:& * 'not for. w^r- und if ho cah.prc 4> vett? It -t?i*e<3fi will tkfte. ho * . * part"IiiVth* ric<mf5{ei; ' -Orelie 4 troop? wilt never attack . the'.. ? * AttgiofFrench.* km giffen ^ 'hl$ - w?rd. < :?WMm?m-.: : - .-:-.> V^j- ': \ ??' HEN FEARED FORMER PRESipENT TESTI FYING IN LONG DRAWN OUT CASE APPEALED TO GOVERNMENT Wanted the Inquiry Limited tn Regard to Grand Trunk Extensions. New York, Dec. G.-Charles S. Mellen, testifying un eros? examina tion in tho Now Haven trial today, de clared that federal prosecution had accomplished the "practical ruin" cf I'lat railroad. ' . The fear of thiB financial predica ment," he said, had caused him to in duce Director Ledyard to see Ffttil dent Taft and Attorney -General Wlck ers'ham in 1012 to limit the inquiry into the. alleged suppression, of the Grand Trunk's proposed New Eng land extensions. . . Testimony brought out by the de fense's tended to show that before t?o government's investigation and Mel len's subsequent indicment, that the New Haran paid dividends and had a surplus. PERCE IS TM OBJECT Former President Taft at Head bf New Organisation for Aldon. Now . York, . Dec. G.-According to an announcement made here, . the league . to enforce peace, of which ex-President-William H. Taft, is head, and-which-has for its object tue'.main tenance' of world peace siter the close of the European war, has begun, the organization, of Btato brandies, acing aa it5..jnodcl} Cae pian followed in the . organization of political par ties. ' The''announcement niches it clear, however, that the .league ls non partisan as far aa party politics are concerned; its membership compris ing- men of prominence, the plan in question bavins: been, worked .under the. leadership of Alton B. Parker, the . chairman of3 tho ?.? league'o com mittee oh homo organization. . M>?,Ta?t b?s asked Phillp H. Gads den, president of the ^Charleston Coh sd?ldatetf'Railway an.V. Lighting com pany, to.net as temporary state cliair oian for South Carolina, writing ns follows: : ?t isrSjhdorstood. that within a .short time tho temporary .state /cbairaan \<???: call together, all the members of the league who aro . residents of. thlB st?te,-'for the purpose of forming ? a regularly constituted state fcbmmittee; abd-'electing a 'permanent state' chair man ... It ia the plan then to follow, with the organization or county com mittees, .with a county chairman and other ofheera corr?..ponding closely to thioao lu the : various political organi-. cation B. - ?" ' When its prescht: schema of organ ization is .completed; th? leugue shall consist of ; a national president and chairman, a ..hatloh?l'. . treasureraa-> sistaut treasurer, secretary and aBsfe-. taiit r.ecrfitary. There will be fifty-one vice preslV dents'. '.ontfvTci'rr.eftch s tate/'.in the union. limp Washington, Dec. 6.-.Ambassador: Page of Loudon advised' th? stote da parimdht .thai ho; ha&'ftlcd a'.vigorous -.?ik????': ?ill. tV.Mlkl.Li. ^..1?, >.f> Mimili ot iirTse.' ' couti pr?i-wdiagS.Hr Tilo, dispatch did not .contain ?ho text of pW?sV or in formation of tho Britta!, government's intention. ' it is ^f^umed'ttfeHhe s ??t? .depart ment ilist'the Hocking noter at -Hali* fax and .-1he Gen?sh?o ?t - St. . Lucia, Wist J?oie? fjore snipag thi?: vessels cover?4 by th* j>rotes\ -j ' AiabavMdor F?tgo't? inhtruotlo?S -wore' to cihQu?fU oX ? ?e?l?hd's': ln??ri * -" irt^a.vigorous v]p!t?i$h\':'If " ir^?jt?t?pn ;ih?i v?a FLOOD OF BILL! OF COHO REELECTION OF OFFICERS LAST SESSION WAS FEATURE INTEREST IN PREPAREDNESS Greatest Budget Ever Presented in Peace Time3__The Early Work. Washington,. Doc. G.-With four hours work in tho nouso, which saw Speaker Clark reelected,! Representa tive >Mann returned a? the republican leader, the introduction o' 2,00p bills, many for and mahy against prepared ness, too reappearance cf th? raffrago amendment and the reelection of Sen ator Clark as president pro tempore in the senate, congress assembled tor day. - The real session begins tomorrow at 12:30 with the president's adurer.3. Consideration ' of the greatest budget ever "presented lo congress In peace times, totaling . $170,000,000 greater than last "year, bills questioning the motives of persons advocaiing nation al defense and resolutions calling for Investigations of the foreign oltua tlon, especially on the Brltiok block ade, will be?-the early work of con gress. . Old. republican members reelected recently sworn in. Joe Cannon sat on a bench in ftc front row and laughed as members of the house, engaged in a .miniature fight over the rules, re ferred to''Cann on ism." The ?eh?te. republicans made . Sen ator G?llirigerv ?"loor leader. The - old niles were adopted ' CONFERENCE STATES Various S t&?ec I s of Interest io j Farmers and Bankers Dis cussed Yesterday, ...view ?rlcans, pec."6.-Building cot top w?r?ho?ses, adoption scientific - a method of 'rsirksting the crop? en couragement ot! a system of farmera' credits vy?re tho principal subjects' under discussion by tho -spooners at the opening - session's of the Cotton States Bankers' conference hero to day. - v . . : Southern editors organized- a cot ton states press association, an organ ization planned to work . with the bankers lu directing a publicity cam p?lg In the interest of southern busi ness affairs. ; W. P. G. Harding of . the' federal re serve bank, urged uation&l prepared-j neBS. iLEiS?!? Washington, Dec C.--The admin istration's estimate of military and naval expenditures, including tho *?.rst year's cost ortho new national do fens? prosrnm was ?cot to cougresr, today, with a total or $ir,2.;?!>?;2&S) asked Tor tf:o army, arid $2il,&lS,074 ;oruthe navy . For tho rfc branches the increase ?sked over the appropriation last year is about.$121.000,000 exclusive.ot tho amountR for f ortl?icntip?s and ; . ot?er Heine which: may bp'included in r? gen eral nchem^ br thiinary deforifib, Tho' entire plan cnl?? for something over 5150,000,000 lu hxcqsa af Dite last ap\ prcpHutlons. Tho -wur, department neka an tn? crease of more iain $4.000,000 for thc slgivai corps/ of Which .'.about. .$3e70n,* 0?)0.i?.ror ?viatien, ?Ud6,?cio to ba made ?mraVf??t??y available with $50,000 moH' fdr,, the . develojnnent iii aviation m'dtor>.\:^or "Uiiivpay'.. tho army $33,70?,??7 ls. asked; on i creaseof -'nmraA\Kac^;'$|.4i0#,0d?0 to pay about-1 tij?ilG^ enllfited tuen. Tho qUft?i?Hiiaatof dep?ftt??ht asks/ fdr un -? merca?*? bf .mort-., than $4.000,600 for supplied and --about $?,?.K)0/O00 for clewing, osimp ehd garrifton. ?nt?p r?tni. ., The following sums' ure ' - estimates for n?vy.yavda: Booton, $4T,O0ot #ew York;; $75, lJhilad6lphl?. lifS.COO; -'.Wash in fSS^OO ; A^orf?ik,-:'4fl5,?0f }' v; Char $?0,ti0?r Puglt ?rrottd, w*?h.. . $?5,. 000: P?s?le' Harbor. Haweth , . German Grown Princ? Pr'viCo Henry This, photograph . shows tho latest picture of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Germany." It was taken wrille he Vas discusing battle linos Bttftff ii [Cities Bidding for Big Democratic Meet Narrowed Down to . Three. Washington, Dec. C.-Thc fight for tc natk-nal Democratic convention, I which, all national committeemen I agree, will renominate President Wil lson, was narrowed today tc St. Louis, I Dallas I and Chicago, ? with Dallas hav llng the largest 'delegation on the j ground-ready to turu over' $100,000 I should it be selected. I Plans of thc committeemen aro to I lunch with tho president . tomorrow lohd nh agreement not to doc jd* the I I convention site on tho first ballot, [indicates that tho business may not' be finished In' one day's scsp?on. ; Atlanta. Dec, C.-A determination | to, see tho rigid enforcement' ot. iWe now. prohibition law after ZKuy, j 1916 is expressed in the current is sue of . Tho, Commonwealth, ..tito offi cial organ of tho Gcorgiar Ahtl-^Saloon league, of which Dr.- G. W. Eichel berger, amt? superintendent, is edi tor. "Tho new law prohibits soliciting liquor, orders by any form or means. A ?etter written or a circular jeent by a.'Jacksonvino or Chattanooga dealer to anybody tn Georgia soliciting orv dere-for luiupr c?n va taken before a Georgia grand-Jury and tho foreign laealer. ipdlet?tL Jf he is 'ever- e.auy vt in this .state he can he arrested arid punished." ..; . /Th? article goes on to .make tho point that th>: supremo court has- dJ cldedthat a ?otter writt?ni and-.malled performs the : transaction at the ro '<^V&* end of tub lino,. Therefore the j tdiltdtlcg by-..'mail is done. vt??Cre the j letter 1s ; received. Hcsf^ne? tor ( aoiie'. ; .Tli?COtuiu; bte,-. 6;-^l3ff McCaru, ! t?W^v,??tBt?? . attorney for the -.dla- ? tfict bf -'iiawall' has resigned.; - -:Th? j .resignation KWas'ai!PcPt^ a'?-. becamtt known- today. McOarn announced he j r^llilr'et?rn to his Tennessee nonie. Ho ! wft?':liidici?d.,' sometime ?go on a! .charge ofr .attempting to.^shoot ?ltu-. j rt?us McBrldo, attorney. In.?'.the^raw't? ?or of a local court house,' but was ! not convicted., ^ ? . FAST AN? FpltiOfcP * 4?.. New,. Orleans, Dec. e.--Kid 4- williams.;-, champion bantam'. * weight, and Francie v. Burns *< fought a twenty round to draw * ia {.heir battle for the title * here .tonight.. Tlie fl^bt ?ss % fast abd fariouB. ? Talking to His Uncle Crown Wince Friedrich Wilhelm. with Prince Henry, his uncle. The uncle was in the United States SOY* eral years ago, and was received with enthusiasm. ' United States Attorney Convinced it ia Responsible for Muni tion Strikes. Xew York, Dec. G.-United St^es Attorney H . Snowden Marshall . ' Tn -nomicad .?but ho had information to "u.Miv hic-e him (Oat tho' Kiaber'e nation* nl'peaco"council, financed by Frank Ria*oIen, nen/ hold in a British, pris on, throng David ' T-amar, to " stir up strikes in munition factories. ; j Marshal 'said that C. II. Canodo, j rit'lpr, and V^iUlam. Kramer, union official, both ofllcenv of the council had been subpoenocd to-testify In . Chicago before a grand jury Investi gation of the organization's activities. Former Congressman Fowler and Representative Buchanan of Illinois,] conducted witii. tho council recently j j signed the prot??t sent to the. federal resarvo hoard on thc Anglo-French' | half .billion dollar loan. Thc depart ment of justice officials, it Is under? ] stood, will subpoena Fowler*. ESCAPES S London, Dec. G.-After being under shell fire from a Cerr??n submarine for five hours, the Tiritish stearnor Japanese; Prince, bound for New Cas tlc-on-Tyne -with ma^y passengers and a large crew, eluded the submersible ', and got into port safely..according- to nu unofficial statement hera. ,STOHINC ?KED. COHN winter KcppJug Corn Properly In Esfliw?nl io Good "Seed. ; ;".??:?-'?'. '.Clemson' College. ; Dec. , S^MelO-' selection is not all that ls necessary 1 h order to .. haye: the;. best seed <orn. In order ' to ?heve the. best ' seed : com. says the extension . corn heeding ?x I port -ci Clemson >-College; Often through caret eStiness In .storing good ?Be?di'becomc.s worthless before spring'. Thia ls the result of storing seed corn uefore*it Is Uiorcugtly dry and, with* out adequate protection from weevil? and rets.. i Seed' corn should : bo well .V'^drled. out and fumigated to kill any Wcc ?fei?ist; aro present, before storing. ??^??fi; yen ti lc. ted, dry room Is the best place, tb store., If ?rnTcorn ?3 placed In a strong screen wire box and t?ie ?br- suspended, from" the pilling or rafters of the born, thero will be, little likelihood of UH being damaged- by rat*. ; If weevils appear Itt: thn. bov/.take lt down.?nd.-' - gate it, and return lt to its pl tipleas tho seed ts properly cared ine labor ?ad trouble, ot fi/al? Mon are, a dead loss. frlGISTS WILSON PROMISED TO CON FER WITH LEADERS OF CONGRESS CLIMAX OF DAY'S DEMONSTRATION Celebrated Suffrage Petition Lost on Way*-Parade Waa With out Incident. Washington, Dec. 6.-Wbilu Presi dent Wilson told tho suffragists, who brought tholr demunds to tho White House today, that ho would not take up meir cause in his annual message to morrow, lie nromieed to confer with congress loaders over the proposed amendment. Hdrctoforo the president has held that woman suffrage was a slate issue. The p' ndont's Interview with: 300 women was tho climax of tho'day's suffrage demonstration, which includ ed tft'e Introduction in tho houso of the Susan II. Anthony amendment. Tho celebrated suffrage petition, J,800 feet long and bearing ?300,000 names of voters in the western suff rage states, which was 'brought across tho continent in an automobile by two western suffragists, was lost today bo tween Wilmington, Deli, and Wash ington by tho express company, bat other lists went to congressmen. The parade' - down Pennsylvania avenue was without incident, ns op ?osed to tho disorderly scones of ireo years ago. I IS CAUSE OF MIRTH Request for Warning to Be Sent Made in House of Commons. London, Dec. 4.-A request ' was made lu the house of commons this af ternoon 'by Sir Edwin .A. Corn walli Liberal that an . intirnatiou be sent Henry Ford and Mr. Bryan, that their proposed peace mission to this coun try, would be "'Irritating and un welcome." Lord Hobart Cecil, parlia mentary under secretary for foreign affairs replied t?at as the'.passports, I Of the peace mission members were is sued only to neutral countries tho contingency contemplated did not arise, A" rapid bombardment bf questions I invited, the under secretary to convey to tho misslan the intimation that (they are not wanted boro any,'time. Cecil replied thnt h? thought it would be undignified in this country to "send ?any intimation to a lot of ladles and gentlemen Who, whatever their merits I may he, are of no particular Impor- | ianco." Tho discussion closed In . laughter when Will Crooks, ? taborlte; asked '.'if they have ?the right of asylum here can wo certify tfhem to be-insane?" ' FOR SERIES OF FIRES &L Atlanta, Dec. 6.-Looses estimated at $90.000, imputed to "night rlderB" bent on ridding tho section pt negroes, io the toll bf s series of alleged in cendiary 'nres occurring in tho past two'days In. Cherokee county, forty billes north of here, according to T. R, Coggins, Atlanta:. repr?sentative of Goggins and brothers, stock dealers.' .Employers." ho said, v received notes warning tbcto to ' get . .rtd ot the j negroes. France's Ultimatum. Paris, Dec. 8. -Frances will not mah? peace until Alsace and .vLor? raino, nra won. Belgium and Serbia restored, ' and. '^eroiau Imperallsm and Prussian militarism, are; put be-:1 y'ond the possibility of resu'rrectl?n;'" Albert.' Thomas,-.- under; secretary of war, said in an address?. yesterday/ ; The 'declaration ls. attracting wide spread attention us it Ie ono bf the ??m statements from a.. responsible cabinet ofllclal concerning govern ment's, attitude regarding peace. P?lo?eau Aje?te. . . . Wafthipgton, ; Bec.. . 6.-Aaron -P. j priQleau, a negro, who for sixteen year o has conte s ted all elections fro the Charleston, t?. Ct, distict.filed cont?t nas?ari. ?????g TM. j -.-.? c Whaley-, "Five.;other .,, .'contests, wera : filed itt *&? house. NO REASONS FOR RECALL OF ATTACHES STATE DEPARTMENT TAKES STAND IN REGARD TO OFFICIALS GERMANS WANT TO KNOW GROUNDS United States Says Disagreeable' Conduct is Sufficient Cause for Removal. Washington, Doc. 6.-Tho United States will elvo the German govern ment no reasons for asking the recall of Cnptaln Boy-Ed and ! Captain - yon Papen, naval and military aUnbhes. This was made piala tonight when the sta to department indicated' that tt.:o reply, which will* go forward to tho Germai request for grounds for their withdrawal, will stand on inter national understanding that Intimate? that tho diplomat who has made him self disagreeable ls sufficient cause fur fols removal. Nor will thc United Statos^ask for a safe conduct for tho pair, unless they or their government request it. rt Tho intimation given today," both by Ambassador Vjon Bernstorff and tho German foreign offlco through Am bassador Gerard at Berlin, that Ger many might contest tho action if the withdrawal roqu?st was for a reason etl?iCr than tho -iinmburg-AmeHcan testimony and tho Archibald incident, will not bo a subject of discussion by the uta to department. Tho Unitdd States can rid tho pair o? diplomatic status at once by simply- removing their'naracs from tho di plomatio lists, but Washington wanta them to leave the. country. It is reported that the Lusiatahia discussion will bo discontinued until the present incident ls settled. VON BETOisteRP?r ASKS REASONS Washington, Dec. C.-Count von 1-castor ii presented thestate depart ment *vith a communication asking fpr . reasons for 4ho request for th? with drawal of Captain B?y->Sd ano*: Cap tain von Papen. It was' stated, au? tfroritatlvoly though not In communi cation that tl?e ambassador would .un der no consideration ask the United States to get, ? safe conduct for the . attaches. The German government was represented as considering it in cumbent upon tho United States to .return the attaches Jn safety to Ger man territory and bring their uuoaes ?ors here. H-'^^^Bffii Should it develop from the stato deportment answer iWat other - ^inci dents than the. Archibald and . Ham? burg-Americanjtrial were considered ii? asking thc withdrawal. Germany will contest the' withdrawals. Should the department ?reply that those two incidents alone were responsible, tho .withdrawal will take place at once. .. Tue embassy -was represen tedias considering it and the attaches stand before the bar of public opinion.; It is understood 'the embassy will deny things under attack, other than , trie Archibald Incident and the. tosttrieny tn the Now York federal court. This tu lion is considered by offi cials as contrary to precedents of dSp; lomatlc procedure, and while, confer ences aro In . progress bao.. two at taches -will romain within,the Uoi?ed States. Both aro here today. . The ambassadors* action is a distinct sur prise to 'olilclals. '. Serbs With FT*1??0 yi?Paris, Dec. 6..-A Havan* :.Avions correspondent wires .ander a Sunday date that according to . hows from Saloniki, Serbia . troops retiring from Montour arrived at, Glevgell yesterday, and will fight under order of General Sevrail in, ; conjunction with the French troops. A. band ot Turkish and Bulgarian irregulars are reportod between Mpnlstlr and KSYB dar seeking to harass tho Jffrench ; at Kavadar. . /Unknown in Berlin.. Berlin, Dec. e.-Berlin ni*foi*$g&; ?are no information, th?t th^,-r??a!l of Boy-Ed and vou Tapen, n?vni and . military attaches ' at W?t?Hlngfoh - has b^?n. asked. Xfe-WiHTLOCK TOI* l??*M?i <m ?r. _ ? Toledo, ?Dee: 6.-^&ra?dVi% ? Whitlock, American mw?ster ? to ?el^lum. although d?clin- * ? i lng' to fUscuos Belgi?n: candi- * tfonb on hie arrival Jasar? to- ?> day. said that he.tfo?t?vt?t&?* froth New YorkDecember ?3, ? * .r. going dircviiy io .oriwseje. ' "?. W0F.r