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VOLUME III. ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL IS, 1916. NUMBER 91. NOT TO W TROOPS ? AGREEME Cabinet Members Decide Shall Continue WhiU Negotiating V STONE BELIEVES INr WILL COME Baker Says He Has Sent That None Are Contei Heve Complete Mi is Nec? (By Associr Mexico City, April 14.-Carranz Slates force which enters Mexico in must be limited to a thousand mei statement niven the Associated Prc sub-secretary of foreign relations, foreign office during the absence' said Carranza contended from the ?nd artillery on a punitive expeditin cf the present so-called punitive they accomplished absolutely not this expedition be considered as ur Mexican government, for each day lation is inflamed. He said Amen Parral to get food, proving the co be considered as more than a mere does not question America's good f: UNITED STATES PREPARED T< CARRANZA FOR Ti (By Associa Washington, April 14.-The U with Carranza, as proposed in his d ra wal of Americans from Mexico, tions, however, the status of the i and the pursuit of Villa will contir pet meeting today. Lansing decli can reply to Carranza's note would orders had been sent to Funston ?a '-aid tha't the success of the Carra it's ability to exterminate or dispel cans be recalled, would weigh bea linal decision.? Senator Stone, chai mittee, believed he voiced the adm day that the only alternative to w or later/was intervention. Stone : be captured. Army officers seem probable unless complete military undertaken. , . . . TWO AMERICANS AND FORTY MEXICANS KILLED IS PABRAL IS REPORT (By Associated Press.) . San Antonio. April 14.-^Americans on whom the -Mexicans at Parral fired were unarmed, according to an uncon firmed version current tn Chihuahua anti transmitted to General -Funston today. According to .this story- forty troopers entered Parral, presumably to get supplies', and. were fired on. Two were Hilled i The remainder re treated ; to, th* main body encamped outside the , city. - The . attaching force pursued them* and was met by a fire from tho Americans, who used a machine' gun,,, killing: forty Mexi can's. The attack'ldg party waa said to comprise d\fran?i soldiers tum civilians. .., 'vi. ?? This report, was sent from Chihua hua by Consul Letcher to General .Bell. at -El t Ppab and forworded to General FunBton. While department officiais realizo the report .is uncon firmed, they are inclined to credit lt. . They said that 'soldiers hud been in .' the-habit of going intb- tpwns to buy supplies brid previously has been re ceived, in av friendly: manner., lt is' considered probable*: that'; they went Into Porral unarmed. ..... Nb word from Gsnoral -Persb?hg of .the incident Was received today. Gen eral/Pershing ! was last heard,1 fi*om at .. : Saveto, raovftifi south. ,' ; , ? Lieutenants.Gorref) .?nd Ipargue, in aerojfdaneH, who have ' been " scoutin? for a trace of ?encrai uomezs carran za general operating in Sonora and ra id to bc reedy to n^oye. into Cli.ihuai hu?, arrived at Columbus today. They claim to havo established a new anny Sustained flight record, covering three hundred aud^ lyn mlle? In four ?iour9.:-1fiv?''''mtnut?>?;i'' - Port of the illgbt: was m ado over the. high Sierras ip unfavorable, weather co ntl lt lo ns. ^hey MW no Carranza troops. That Pursuit of Villa i the United States is /ith Carranza FERVENTION SOONER OR LATER Funston No Orders and nplatec .-Officers Be litary Occupation ?ssary. ited Press) a will insist that any armed United i the guise of a punitive expedition i of cava ry alone, according to a ss today by Juan Neftal? Amader, Amader who is in charge of the of Gerald Aguilar at Queretaro, first that the sending of infantry n was illogical. He said the work expedition demonstrated this, for hing. Washington's request that lusual cannot be agreed to by the it moves inland the Mexican popu can soldiers are forced to go into intention that the expedition must punitive force, although Carranza' lith. ) TREAT WITH* IE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS .ted Presi) inited States is prepared to treat note of yesterday, for the witli Pending the outcome of n ego tia?., expedition will remain unchanged ?ue. This was decided at a c?bi-, ?ned to indicate when the V meri be sent. Secretary Baker said no jid none are contemplated, lt is nza government in demonstrating .se the bandits,-should the Ameri .vily with President Wilson in bis rman of the foreign relations com inistration's view when he said to ithdrawing the expedition .sooner said he did not believe Villa would to *.hink the capture of Villa im occupation of northern 'Mexico is BY THE CENSOR\ (By Associated PrasB.) London, April 14.--?Except for ar tillery bombardments there hus been no fighting on the front tn France and Belgium. Tho- German? contin ue shelling Deadman'a Hill in sector northwest of ,Verdun and the second line of French positions east of the Menso. tn] the Argonne the French are bombarding German vantage points ia the region of Pont-a-'Mousson, shell ing German, conoys. on ?the Russian front the Gorman attacks near Lalee lien T'ere repulsed with heavy cas ualties. . . / .) In Galicia, s?uinc??t of Boutchache, the German offensive was also repuls ed. '""- i The Russians claim the capture of German positions In the Stripe re* gibn, , . ?.. > ' . AMERICAN ON VESSEL SUNK 8V.8?BHTARI NE HAS BEACHED ENGLAND (By Associated Press.) [ Rome, April 14.-.Rome assorts that the (Italians captured a crest of Lobblsalta from the Austrians. Con siderable Infantry, fighting has. taken place in the Monto Nero sector*.- Thc Russians report success in Armenia] where the Turka , have been on th? offensive recently., . ;\ ;. Nothing . atwuionai '. has com? through concerning the defeat of T.arks.by (the british in Mesopotamia^ whero the .Turks were'.driven' back atong the Tigris river about a mile to titree miles \ 'j *':;One American ; seaman, aboard^ the Urltlah steamert ;i ln\ver?yOn?." reported surik by a fiermau submarine, with tweJw of crew ,landed . In, England ? Eleven others are missing; ? . * Poisoner Dragged to Dr. Arthur Dr. Arthur Waite, the dentist, who I has confessed he killed his father-in-! law and mother-in-law, John E. Peck! and* his wife, almost collapsed when ? ho was led from Belevue hospital toi McCULLY SA 1 NATIONAL GUA ANDERSON CO KAHN SECURED IWO MARRIAGE LICENSES f ---^ Man Held in Greenville on White Slave Charge. Said to Have Been Wedded Twice Before. Greenville, April 14.-The United States district attorney Is in posses sion of two sets of marriage licenses purported to haye been issued Morris Kahn, alias Morris Kahnroff, who ls in Jail here charged with violating certain, provisions of the Mann white b-lave act. Under the name of Morris Kahn he Is alleged to haye secured n marriage license, in 3iirmingham, Ala., Juno 28, 1915, and to Morris Kahn roff, a license was Issued in Colum bus, Qa , March 27, 1916. The young won.m to whom he waa wedded last month in Columbus is now in Greenville, having been with him at the time of his arrest here Taesdey. The accused denies that ho has two wives, while the federul offi cials claim that wife No. 1 ts residing somewhere In Wnnesota, ho having deserted her. ? Mall had come here for him as M. Kahn and he received express pack ages as M'. Kahnroff, it was told. Tho prisoner said MB right nama was Kahnroff and that they ' sometimes called him Kahn for "short." Notwithstanding Kahnroff'o ex pressed'willingness to return to Ala bama or any other- state that ; may want him on a bigamy charge, hie had absolutely refused to sign an ordtr for his removal. He soys he expectk to fight the Case tho. bestrhe can un der! tho circumstances. J ?He hos" retained H.P. Burba ge to represent htm. Haly Helping, j Washington, Apr? 14.-An Italia general' staff statement describing op ?rations designed to keep Austria from withdrawing forces . from. her oWno southern frontier to aid in. 'the G?rnian-drive against - Verdun w?s ipade public1 here tonight by the Wal lah embassy: Belton Visitors. Belton, April 14-Prof? H. lt. .Hawkins, principal of tho Willlam Sv? school. aud. .Proi. J. B. Bus hardt of the lionne Path, school'wiro among those .Wbe spend/Tuesday af ternoon" in Bettjon op ; .business cpn necteil with Gie contest to bo' held on the ?lst inst. Court By Detectives Warren Watte. bo aiaigned In court in Nev York for murder. Tl\e d?tectives bud to drag him along, und after thc* nralgn ment he was looked in tho Tombs prison, where he was Bjenil-conoclous. YS CALJL FOR RD PROBABLE; ULD SEND 150 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL FIRST S. C. REGIMENT GIVES IN TERESTING STATEMENT MEXICAN SITUATION SAYS OUTLOOK !S GRAVE AND MORE MEN ARE NEEDED Many Homes Here Be Affected if Company B. is Called--Mem barship of 75 Would Likely Be Doubled. ."lt. Is probable that the National (.'nurdi; will.he culled ont for service unless the rutted States troops arc withdrawn from .Mexico," stated Mr. P. K. ilcL'nlljv litutennpt-eolonel of tito First South -Carolina Regimen yesterday. "The situation look? rath' er grave, and in my. opinion thc Nu donal O un rd s will hove to t,* caller! out for duty on the Mexican/border. Nineo it seems thai more troops-ntl! he needed, "The United States now tins in Xsxfco or. on the border all bot 4.000 of the regular troops In the United Hintes, pot Including the const art ll Icry*, which numbera-about 18,000, cnn tinned Cot Mcl'ully. ?It ls hardlv probably that the coast artillery will he put Into service Vin Mexico since if would leave all the strategic points occupied by them unprotected In case trouble como nhout With some offen country* AU o! tba regalar troop. wf?f flPoSfiftTy B*> fer? fufo the Rfrwgtri eo.'ng line? and lt wilt then be neces sary, for the .National (?iisrdsnien to be put'on Mox Icu ir border duty." Mr.'McCully pointed .out the fact that with the UnItott States troops about 4Q0 miles in Mexico and with the line.gradually lengthening ns tbe pursuit- of Villa proceeds southward, a greater and greater number of'sol diers'are needed tu prptect the lino of communication- The?apperently hos tllo. attitude of tho ? Mexican people, and the doubtful attitude of j the. Car r'anr.n,iroops makes mc situation still more grave".. Many now-thlnk that, the United States, will need all "' possible available roon within the. near future to protect those troops already In Mexico., . ; .. ?. ..r-. t;. Under the present daw, it is said, the National, Ouarils will havo. to go for: border* duty if it becomes neees (CONTTNUI3D ON ?A0B FOUR.) uu UM un MIHI TO CLEAR ISSUE PRESIDENT WILSON AND CABINET AGAIN GO OVER GERMAN CRISIS UNKEPT PROMISES Will Inform Berlin That Submo rine Vows Have Been Re peatedly Broken. (By Associated press.) Washington, \prii n.-President Wilson ami tho cabinet went over the submarine crisis nguiu today, reaf f niling their determination to bring the situation to un issue with Ger many. Although the date of dispotch Ihg the t'nlte 1 States' reply to nor lin ls Undecided, the United stntes win Infoim Qerm?ny that the recent destruction or aii'ips hus lead to the Iflevltahle conclusion thal Germany ls not alibiing hy he? promises to tho United Stales. The rumor in con gress today that'the note would carry a severance or diplomatic relations' is not substantiated. lt appears tonight, that tho note will he a statement of the American ease up-to-date rnthcr than un ulti matum. ?0 CELEBRATE TICK .20 Governor Issues Proclamation -Naming This Day and Teach ers Will Instruct Pupils on This Subject?. Waantnglon, April 14.-Tick Era dication Day will he celebrated in ?all tim public schools of Louisiana ort Thurt-day. April 20th. Governor Hall, hus issued a proclamation naming Ibis day for the celebration and the state superintendent o? education lins directed that every teacher (devote one hour on that day to explaining tho subject of tick eradication tu the pupils in his cjass. For the infema tlon of the teachers, the stuto sanitary live stock board, has issued 120,000 ch culara which tho superintendent of education ls distributing. In those circulara 12 brief reasons are given why Louisiana should eradicate ticks without delay. It ia estimated that in this way nhout 400.000 school chil dren will learn something of the Im portance of getting rid of the tick. The celebration of Tick Kr?dicatlon Day. lt 1B believed, will do much to nid tlic campaign which ls already in full swing throughout the state. Sys tematic dipping has been satisfactori ly started in a number of ..parishes, ono of the lateBt to begin the work teing Tanglphoa Parish, in a large ?number of other parishes, proliroi ?toary work ls in progress and lt la ibelleved that the rond will he opened ?fdr systematic work In them next year. BAPTIST MINISTER IS ? SAID TO BE GEORGIA'S ' CHAMPION MOONSHINER Atlanta, April 14-The champion moonshiner of northwest Georgia, tana] .be?m captured according to itpvenno Colector A. O. Kinlock .or Atlanta, and he ls a 1 ?apt i st preacher, flev. M. L. Cantrell. The revenue offi cers claim tho .'outfit" they faunil near Cantrell's home was the large?t they have ?*pinrel ft, year?, ofiu rney are frank to say that the" moonshine liquor which .they found in Cantrell's house- had a'flavor all its' own. *'If Cantrell can preach' as well aa ho can ro?ko moonshine liquor" de clared one of the'-.officers who took part in the raid, "he ought to land a job as p'astoT bf a big city congrega tion on a fat salary." Gift? to West Virginia. Charlottesville. Va,.. April s> H. President Alderman announced at the Pounders' day exercises at the, Uni versity of Virginia today gifts of forty thousand dollars io tho institution, in cluding $10,0000 from diaries Steele*. of New York. _ ;. WarehottKo Joy Sumter, ? ,Sumter?ApHl, 14.~-A JiU?.000 cotton warehouse .with a .storage capacity .of between 20,000 to ?6,000 bales' will lie erected In Sumter. ,'. JACKSONVI SEVERE JT BREAK PAST RECORDS USE RAW COTTON Washington, April K.-Cotton manufacturern used moro raw cotton during March thun In any one month before in the nation's history. The census bureau statistics today ?show (?i:t,t?2."> running bales were used, ex ceeding Ute previous record of March last year by nearly ninety thousand huies. Cotton, used In March, IBIS, was 524,867. Indications are that the year's con sumption will be a record breaker. At tho end of March 4,228,990 bales had been used during the eight months of the cotton year compared with 3,578, .054 a year ago. Spindles active are 22,032.089 or 1.125.000 more than laBt your's record. Cotton goods are be ing exported In larger quantities than ever before. The cotton on band March 31 in consuming establish? monta waa I,'.?80,77."? running bales, exclusive of linters compared with 1. 741,949 a year ago. In the public stor age and presses ?1,410,089 compered with 3,378,73-1. Exports 450,4:17, com pared with ?.20S.57:{.. For eight months 4,124,477, compared with fi. 089,020. GOVERNOR HAS GRANTED REPRIEVE TO JOE GRANT UNTIL MAY FIFTEENTH Columbia. April lt.-Governor Manning yesterday granted a reprieve to .loe Grant until Monday. May 15. The governor took this action In or der that he might have time for a further Investigation.! /?le has tre ferred the case to the trial judge and to the attorney general and the solicitor who prosecuted Grant. A large number of petitions and letters have been received In th? governor's office, requesting that the sen ten co of Grant bc commuted to life Imprisonment, the. petitioners representing that tho evidence was, not Rufllclent to warrant the death sentence. Grant was sentenced to be electrocuted today. Heap Big Chief j Victor 0/ Xeeki. Victor C. lUooke, principal chief Of the . Choctaw*, consisting bf 20,709 people, has Just succeeded In having congress pasa a bill which . gives to each man, woman and child. of. the tribe $300. which the government ow ed them. He 1?. not the kind of chief to wear a red blanket and cnuat about afire. Ho is a modern business man ot great energy gnd ability. . . .'. . i . ., AUGUSTA, LLE, HIT BY 1RES FRIDAY j Sixteen Mill Houses, 500 Bales of Cotton and Large Lumber Plant Destroyed in These Cities Yesterday. (Hy Associated Proas.) Augusta, Ga.. April 14.-Fire of unknown origin lu u warehouse on that part of '"cotton row" which es' caped tho five million dollar conflu Kiatlon March 22, deu-oyed nearly five hundred hales of cotton hore to night. Tho fiamos threatened to spread to tho Mroad street business blocks that escaped before. Tho loss tonight IB estimitotl at twenty-eight thousand dollars. Tho entire'fire department was called be fore tho blaze was controlled. #200,000 LOSS IN KIRK THAT DKBTHOYKD LUMUKU PLANT AT ,? A CK NON VILLE (Hy Associated Presy.) Jacksonville. Fla.. April 14. Spurks front a turpentine retort start ed a firo which consumed the lumber mill or the GreBs Manufacturing com pany hero today. Tho IOBB la two hundred thousand dollars. SIXTEEN HOUSES Gi) UP IN FLAMES AT WOODSIDE MILL NEAR GREENVILLE Greenville, April 14.-The worst firo that Woodside mill has ever known began at 20 minutes past ll o'clock today, near the west end of fifth street npd swept up each sida of the street burning sixteen houses In the short time of ono hour and ten minutes. The houses were fully cov ered by Insurance, carried by the mill company, though it ls reliably report ed that practically no Insurance was carried on the household goods. No personal injuri?s aro reported aa u result, of the fire. The flr?-swept path was about a hundred yards from the mill building and as tho wind was blowing In op pOBlto directum this structure .did not appear to bs in imminent danger: Tba houses destroyed wire frame etruc-' toree, f If teen of them bel?g ?Our room li onsen and one a six room house. 'Mo9t of the houses were, each oc cupied by two families and these' peo ple are homeless this ., afternoon, though the mill management tramo? diately began stops to .provide, them j with temporary - homes until perma nent arrangements can be mude. l?B?i? FOR MIE PIM j President is Authorized to Select Sites-Amendment Fathered By Smith of S. C. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 14.-.The senate today'adopted the army bill amend ment of* Senator Smith; of South Car olina, appropriating fifteen million dollars for a government . nitrate plant. Thr vote was forty-three to twenty-two. The amendment pro vides for the sale of Panama canal bonds to raise tho money. Preside--it Wilson was authorized to designate five wa te rim wer siter, for tho power plants. When the products of these plants, which aro to be operated exclusively by the government, are not needrd for the manufacture of munitions, t>? surplus will be disposed of by the secretary of . war as fertiliser. Three democrats, Senator .Chamberlain, chairman ot the military committee. Hard wi el: of Georgia, and Johnson ot Mains, voted against the amendment. MILLIONS ARE TO BE VACCINATED IN THE PROVINCE OF G ALICIA (?y Associated/Press,.). Vlonna, April 14.-The Austrian ; military authorities lu*te .decjded to . vaccinate, or re-vaccinate the whole \ population of somo throe and a half millions of Galicia. As a beginning six hundred mea and women medical students at. GTOCOW uftitprnUy aire taking a three ?weeks, practical course in learning how to'carry ont .this im mense work. , <. S?llela ivas . throughout ins ^?7 been the hotbed of diseuses; such as Cholera;.srn|U:poxt apett^;tynhua and dysentery, and now that thd.Qundred? of thousands ot Polee,, who fled to , Vienna and other placea when tho: Russians esme, liaVo once more re- \ turned to their homes, the authorities deem.lt bigb,ly" necessary, to .toke rig- I orous measures td protect th?: health, not only of the inhabitants of Galicia, ont ot thc whole monarchy.