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VOLUME Uh ANDERSON, S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1916. Mmm i II if i NUMBER 101. THIS C HST i UNITED STATES DETERMIN ED TO RECOGNIZE MER CHANTMEN'S D ;FENSE PRIVILEGE PROTECTION BY EITHER FLIGHT OR RESISTANCE Right to Sink Neutral Sinks De? dared Doubtful By U. S. Declaration in Any Case. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 26.-Au official declaration or the t'nited States to ward armed merchant shipa. juade juilhllc hy Secretary Lansing today, reiterates tho purpose of the Ameri can government to recognize the rigni of merctantmenV to carry arms for defense. The declaration also sets forth tjie conditions under which, tlie United States submarines may attack a merchant craft. The right.of armed merchantmen, without losing it's peaceful character, ?to protoct itself either by flight or hy resistance ls insisted upon. Again, while an attacking ship may use torco against a resisting ' merchaut ?hip, the attack is to cease bs'soon as tho merchantmens resistance stops. Only when it is impossible to take a captured enemy merchant ninTi tii i./>vt mn?, ?. K.i .....?_?.-. t ?, .illit-lX. .......... ..^ ...n;>T, such cases persons aboard mUst be taken to a place of-safety. The right to'^nk a n'outrai mer? chantman is declared doubtful in any case. It contradicts Germany's con tention that merchantmen miist wait to ho fired upon 'before lt is actually attacked. More SertonB View. fSenovp. Switzerland, April 26.-: f'ormr.n newspapers are now taking a move serious view of the German American situation. They Say Em peror William is expected to return to Berlin from tho general headquar ters. In tho meantime, Americans attempting to leave Germany via Switzerland aro. encountering difficul ties. Many aro held at Constance, thc Baden frontier, ha/lng been closed since yesterday." Another Zep Raid. . London, Aprdl 26-Zeppelins which raided the eastjpoast last night re mained' at a gr??t helghth, probably due to tho violent fire of anti-aircraft guns. Thc^ro'ders, were favored by tho dark night and a light wind, but wore force! to flee nitor' a short timo. Casualties* and tho extent of damages is no:, ascertained. Ufo Termer Escapea. Greenville, 8. C., April 25. -Supervisor W. H. Willmott has offered a personal reward of $25 for the apprehension of Will Forrester, a life termer, who escaped Monday from the chaingang near Fountain Inn. INVESTS THC IN PIED! Greenville, April 26.-C." Browner. Chapman, millionaire celluloid man ufacturo)- of Asheville and New York, who was ono bf tho organizers and principal/; owners; of. the Chick Springs company, has purchased 1, 461 acrefl "bf -land in the upper sec tion ot Gr*en?vtile eo.urity along thc Greenville & .Western railroad,- hear Mnnietta, according :" to definite ?n? fiouiefement ;.- o??ur?d today. Tna property was.ao?d by- J. A. Bull. H. T. 9hr:.?d, ? it. 'N. Berry abd S.. L. ? Stroud in1 exchange tor four-fif tha int?r?t in . thevCh)cft Springs hotel .property. The deaf Involvee 'a c'en? aideration of $65,000. which was the valuation placed upon the . North OreanviHe-* plantation inclusive ? ot. other considerations upon, which the ?aie waaf .based. Mr. Chapman .purchased tho prr> nerty jtor.; development'-. purpoSbe.. tdfc o?rdUif? to very /reli?blo information. When asked what he intended to do with tho ?vast ?eoreage,: ;he repned. "I'm* ', going ta ' keep lt ?nd 'develop The land Ja situated in Soufh Sa luda river,' io th? left- of MuVtett*. andris a portibV of Ihe area which was recently surveyed hy engineers, j BY THE CENSOR] (By Associated Press.) London, April 2<j*-Martial law lias been declared iii the city ??and county of Dublin BS the.result of re volutionary, outbreaks. Several positions .taken in the city, includ ing St. Stephens-Green, have been recaptured by the government forces and tho Liberty hall headquarters of th Sinn Fein party has been Heisted. Lieutenant ?reland says tho present situation in Dr olin \u satisfactory and reports from the provinces reas suring. " v . Both Lowest uft and Yarmouth were bombarded by a German . cruiser squadron which attacked tho English' coast Tuesday. Fcn(r Iwere killed and twelve wounded In the attack. Berlin reports the steamer King Stephens tunk and her crew. cap tu red in this mid. Also a destroy-* er and scout boat were sunk and a cruiser set afire. Great Britain ad mits two cruisers and destroyers were hit, but none sunk. The King Stephen trawler, which recently re fused aid to Zeppelin L-19 is adrift in the North Sea. Germans report that a British destroyer and another ves sel were sunk in an engagement off tho Flemish coast Tuesday. London, Colchester, Blaokwater and Rame gate, and the British supply depot .nt Staples, France, were attneked by Zeppelins also. The British admit that a hundred bomb:-; were' dropped in this raid, but no casualties. Paris sxys two British soldiers were killed at StaDles... i W??thtl---?hrthi-?-?^e-^?f?turo' or French trenches northeast of Celles in the Veages mountains, while vio lent artillery action continues on the Verdun front. There were no in fantry attacks of consequence re cently, . No reports ot important events from other theatres. LYNCHING PARTY GOES FROM KANSAS TOWN TO . GET GIRL'S MURDERER . .? yr. " jj (By Associated Press.) Topeka, Kas., April 2G.-Several automobile loads left here tonight for Lawrence. Kansas, with the avowed intention of lynching Fred Bissell. charged with thc murdor of Miss Dlnsmore, nine years old. - Later .word from Lawrence said the sheriff fled from there with BISBCII hi an automobile. Georgia's Flower. Atlanta, April 26.-What is the state flower of Georgia? lt has none. What should lt be?. Various flowers aire urged. The club women of At ilinta, ttlrough the Federation "of Women's, clubs, have launched'-, a movement to have the Cherokee rose adopted as the official flower of the state,., and school .children through out Georgia will be asked to peti tion, the legislature to pass au act adopting it. . . - . fc? SANDS V?ONT LANDS -._'Li / .1 and the'object of which survey noth ing eyer has been given out. Four hundred ..acres of the -land- ls in cultivation, and tho rest ls good wooded: lend. To Electrify Section: j lt. is.understood that>the tenants of the property "have been , adtttsed to remain there. ?3 plano are considered for important developments-in that section... It waa reported that ar rangements aro to be made for a sup ply of electricity' to tije bouses there with other modern conveniences. No definite announcement hes been mau* as: lo. what, development is pro^ posed iihtir certain pinna are crystal lied. ' : Rumora of :extenrive\ developments fh that Sectio k have* been current for ids when; it was known, that a party Abms???e *ud receive? quite an itnpe of men came to Taylors in a private car and,.rode.through the,country In the direction- ot .'Kariotta;, W ?u-vey of tho Q. St W. railroad and:country around the ierhrArtuV w?s* made, last winter." "1 ": 1 .*. y *' . - Mr, Chapman, as is ?<hown. Is an Intimateassociate ht J * B; D?ke, the head ot.'jp*..;Piedmont ? Northern railway electric system and- South om Shower company. ; - ? ?. !.'???..??> GREAT \ ( 1 l Prem'cv Asquith of Great Br? taln; l2)'l.or? Bertie; Ci? Sir Ed ward Grey, British foreign minister; (4) David Lloyd-Geivgi*. British min ister of muni'Jons; (Ti) Lord Kitch ener and British military aide; (t?) Slr William Robertson, British chief of staff; (7? Premier Saundra of Italy; <8> Amt.assadcr T .teni; GM Baron Soqnino, foreign minister of Italy; (10General Cadonia, Italian commr.r.-ilei-in-chief; (lit Mr. Mat NA T?O APS BIG PROBLEMS VP President and Senator Stone Dis cuss International Questions Facing Country (By Associated Press.j Washington, April 2?'?.-Interna tional questions facing the United States were discussed tonight by President Wilson and Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relation?; comhiiKee. The conference, which touched Mexico and Japan's protest to tho immigration bill, dealt ma'nly with the submarine-issue. President WU Bon told Stone that the future courso of the United Slates depend ed entirely upon the Gorman r*?ply to the - Ayitfrtcotf mediate "abandonment of Germany's present methods of submarino war fare. Stone will -Lay tho results of tho conference before the foreign' re lations commltitee. Von Bernstorff has sent to his foreign office sugges tions which he believes''will help to ovoid a break between the two na tions. SLft?EflIFiSHIlE ATTORNEY RELEASED OH BOND Pf $25,000 (By Associated Pres*s.) . Nashville. April 2G.-Charles C. Tnabue, prominent Nashville avtoT hey, who this morning shot and kill ed Harry S. Stokes, chief counsel for tax payers , in tho Chancery court In-:' vestigation of city conditions made bond of 5ii,ooi) tonight and was re leased from the county Jail. Tru buo's bond was said to have boen Signed by men whose wealth runs in to the millions. Trabue is ono of Stokes legal op ponentH in the trial of tax payers suits. . There is said to have been bad blood between the two but the doflri ito motive for tho shooting in not known. Trabuo wont to Stokes of fice, fired thyeo shots, two hitting Stokes. Trabuo refused to talk, but he saUl ho might make ? statement later. - THE LARGEST SOUTHERN MASONIC DELEGATION TO ATTEND NAT'!. MEET ; Atlanta.. April 20 -Shrineif's from all parts; of Georgia and adjoining slates;oro coaling to Atlanta to Join Jaarah Temple on their- trip to _ the national :meeting in :ButTnlo in July.; Potentate Walter P. Andrews says tho southern delegation will probably bo the largest,that has*overdone to ah .imp?rial council meeting. 'Under che administration of Potentate.. An drews ?Yaatab. Temple- has jhadi; rd mavkablo Ktrides and ptom'ies to make- a tremendOiis li it at; tho Bu fia lo mooting. ? * There will bb two or three, special: trains- of Shrlnero front Atlanta, via the Seaboard, both leaving Atlanta at 0 a. m., cental time, Saturday morning,' July?8tb, u.vrivtng.at, Buffalo the . following afternoon. After tbs nieetthg at Buffdlb tho specials wiiMj return .through Phlladlphla.io.lAt^ len tlc OHy and Vrt?'i spend >18 boars; thero on the beach bafore- returning home oh the 36th or 'lOth. THes,e trains 'willconsist of .'new Pullmans, joon^rtmfehi, , .Observation? v drners and baggiBO car. ^ VAR COUNC?U OF LE ? WOM AN WAS HELD INSANE _ Mrs. Rogers, Who .Poisoned Her Two Children, Freed By Supreme Court. (By Associate J 'Pr Ose.) New Vorlt. April 21?. - P'u Sniff on I \Valters Rosers", who poisoned lier .two children In December, 1914, waa pl von her freedom In "tho supreme. COUi't here today WIKII a Jury ac quilted ber of the murder of lier twe year c|d son, John. The verdict ol no', guilty was returned on the ground of Insanity. The- court qjshit&scd thc other indictment, charging her with the murder Of Sor eight months old daughter^ ?.?r.'diK Hue collapsed, .hut fcoow revivedv .?ff?l ?*?ft Uro conn with Lerlya. Elton' Hogers, an attor ney, who is now hor husband and was the father of her two children. INNES ONLY KNEW THE NELMS WOMAN AS HER LAWYER IN UTAH STATE Atlanta, April '2G-Although Ful ton county, through appointment by Judge Ben H. Kill of Fulton superior court, has furnished Victor K. Innes and his wife two of the ablest lawyers in tlie state of Georgia to defend them In their trial on charges of larceny ?f ter trust lu connection with the mys terious disappearance of tho Keiths slstora, the county will not appropri ate money to bring evidenco from Tex as or Oregon for the purposu of es tablishing an allhl for the defendants. Appreciating the fact that they will in a sense, be accused of the murder of Beatrice and Eloise Nelms, though nominally on trinl for in^^ny aft*?* trust. Innes and his Arlie have plan ned .to .riiake tho defense that Innes knew Eloice Nelms only aa her law yer In the state of Utah while secur ing her divorce from her husband, and that he1 had absolutely no dealings with her after the divorce verdict was obtained.. '. J In order to support'this contention, ft, was the-plan, it is Stated, of Innes to'deny that either 'himself or bl? wife were over In Atlanta previous to their present sojourn here, abd to deny that either of them had ever had any com munication with Eloise ???elms or Be atrice Nelms, after the divorce suit in Utah, To this end, it Is stated. Innes In tended to attempt to establish cn ali bi, by showing that he was in Oregon,' 'or Texas, nt the time ho Is accused of being In Atlanta, and owing to his im poverished financial condition it/was necessary for Fulton county to pay the expense of securing' interrogato rio?, records, etc., If .such evidence were to?be-Introduced. . " Jt was made-known yesterday; how ever, by the hoard , of county commis sioners that they w.111 mukp.no appro priation fOr,such an expenditure. * .'. ? 7 ?? * * CONDITION* MR. ASH!.KY ? * APPEARS TO Bl> CIUTK AI, * , ....- * 4 , Tho condition of" Mr. ..fonh . + * Ashley, who Mm been ill at * * his homo at Hone* PAth' for * * tho past ?e.vera 1 moni hs","was. . ? 4>. reported as bern's Very un lav* ? * brable at'7 o'clock las"t ?ven^ ? i lng. ,It io said'that he ls very . ? *. ; Jow. 1 Mr. Ashley "was form- ? * orly ? m?iribcf bf Ahe* South ' ? TY .Carolina Mcgislaturo .*ind is ? T" one of th?'b?flt kno\vn n>en lu + '%> thla'eection of the s'late^ New?. ? * of his condition will he awalf- * * cd with, anxiety. , 4? .ADERS OF THE ALLIE OUTLOOK FOR COTTON GOOD _._ Most of Cotton Planted and Geor gia Chopping Is Now Under Way (By Associated Prosa.) Washington, April 2G.-Tho nntlun :il weather and crop bulletin today Kaya tha? cotton plnntlng is nearly complet ml in tho r.ou'.lirin port of Mu? region and in progressing well in the Rentrai and northern districts. Excellent stands aro reported mid chopping lm? been begun in Georgia. Homo luck ol' rainfall, is reported iii the eastern part of the region; iilifHI SHOWS VILLA BANDS ARE YET POWERFUL (Hy AsHocluled Pre??3.) j Kl Paso, April L'G.-NewH herc of a battle In . which Col. (?eorga A. Dodd routed 2G0 Villa adherents with f.'Ix bandit?, killed and nineteen "wounded and a lo*3 to Americans of two killed and two wounded,?Js tiken hero to mean that Villa bands aro e?l?l powerful, lt in believed'the activity of American troop?, result ing ..ft'om tho Parral incident, (has' paused tho bandits to reorganlie and start nnow with thc idea that the Americans have been deefo.ted and will withdraw., According to reportB from . Tor re?n tonight, American Consul Coen at Durango City advised all Ameri cana to leave tho city and expects to go himself. Ariti-An.v."1cah feeling a rou sci! , by ncwspa^x'.sv there is strong. CARUSO "JAY-WALKED*' ALL RIGHT BUT THE COP DIDN'T GET KIM Allanta, April 20.-Not only ls Enrico Caruso the world's greatest tenor and the Metropolitan's strong est drawing card in Atlanta, who never fa'ls to fill the house when he Blngd, ubt also be's ono of the most rollicking and devil-may-care fei* lows that ever frolicked in Dixie sim* shIno;j . ' yesterday Caruso and somi? other stars or tho Metropolitan were stroll ing down Peachtree street, enjoying tho afternoon., sunshine, bowing and greeting friends at every step, whe?n Caruso suddenly took a rio'-lon that he wanted to bavo sojr.o fun.- ;.. [ Deliberately selecting the center qt tho block where pedestrians aro* for bidden, to' eros's untar tho joy-waUt? lng ordinance, ,Cajniso stepped .into tko' stream of trafile and started fdr tho opposite sidewalk, beckoning hts friend? to ^oliow'r". i - A ffluart, newsboy, spy I nt; tko .ten or's vi?la??oh or the law, and knott ing him;-by sight, yelled} .Hey there, you Caruso, you'd better look otfjt br you'll gat .arrested!,1 You're Jay? K-alklng!" ' ' - ; What tho newsboy hoped on i fig ured on-was that tho pollcethnn ob |ho cpvner would ONcrtake tho fan}' bus singer and mn'?tc a- case .against Sim for crossing In Cio middle of.thb look. t \ '.?.Bot the policeman-' hot only kite* aniso but evidently was a friend of is, for ho merofyi, vravfed. but band and siniled nt tho anora ftr.rs .ind told tii?in to /'go the'r rotitD.ibijl to$ careful and don't' get run iner." ; IS IN PARIS sui, representing Japan; (12) Gener-1 al ('angas; (13) M. Isvolsky; (14) General Galllnski; (1?) Premier Pns chltcb of Serbia; <1C) General Ven? ni leb; (17) General Yavuhevltch; (18) General Rocbltcb; (1?) General De Custolnnu of France; (20) General .K.fifrc, French coinmamler-in-chiof; 121) Premier Uria nd of France; (22) General Roques. French wnr minis te.-; (2:1) General Bourgeois. THE LAWLESS OPPOSE TOWN West Greenville Mau Says Effort Made to Return to Old Conditions Greenville, April 20.--T. A. Hon our, u citizen of West Greenville, de clared today that he is very strongly opposed to the proposed surrender ing or tho charter of West Green ville, and that in hts opinion the peo ple of West Greenville had'rather live In mud up to their necks, than to re turn to the old conditions thnt the town waa incorporated to correct. The city council of West Greenville recently ordered a special election to bo hold on the Kith of May, on the nuention of whether or not the town's charter oiiunl?'4?'^m?wderftr^tnr-or; . der that the territory embraced in its corporate limits may be subject for road improvement under tho county good road bonds. Twenty-six oat of thu CO peoplo who signed tho petition for tho elec tion, declared Mr. Honour, are col ored people, and colored property ow ners, he ?aid, were induced to sign tho petition in order that tho re quislte majority might >be obtained. Although somo of. tho better cle ment of the citizens of Weat Green ville aro In favtor of abolishing West Greenville as un Incorporated com munity, Mr. Honour expresses the opinion that the proposed, surrender ing of the charter will be strongly supported by (tho lawless element, in Order that a return to the old.condi tions may be brought about. -?-.-j-i. Zop Rattle. Paris, April 26.-A-French aero plane and a Zeppelin fought a duel four thousand metres in the air off Zeebrugge today. The aeroplane fired nine Incendiary Sholls at the Zeppelin which annean; to ha\e been damaged. Bieren Irish Killed. London* April 26 -Tlio following telegram received from Daron Tlm borno. Lord Lieut, of Ireland, dated Du 1)1 in: "Situation Is satisfactory. Stephens Green has been occupied. Eleven insurgents have been killed. Provincial news ls . reassuring," WITH 600 WT KING RIVA 'V'-.' '-"?i.'.-N.-. ' \ f. V> S'' V* , -British Headquarters, Fomban. Kamerun, Africa, April 26.-A recep tion and dance was given to the British "force by the King of Fumbin shortly after the capture of this .province from the German forces. The function was featured by a speech from tho throne? and the taking of a photograph of .'no king and his OOO wive^ and 140 children. v Soon after the last of the. fighting ip tho province tho conohorora ne? coptcrt ? ah invitation from tho . king to visit palace grounds which open on the market place.j'H?re they.wore mot-by. thfe king drowfed in new flow.? ?hg-'.robes o! blue with a blue mut*-: flor.tied round his neck. 'Atter tho soldiers Were lined .up nt .seats oh either side of the market place the king made a short speech, first in his native tongue and then In pidgin Ektrlish. admonishing: his, subjects to hb kind and, cpurtcous to tho new conquerors..'.- .' -, Then tho ' dan co began. , The. or chestra WOB;'made' up. chiefly of ya ions sized drumn made of hollow trees and, stretched skins. The only Other Ins'lrum?ni wai?. a speqU rattle with which most oT the natives, were armed and wJth which they kept remarkable time/; .t-The m'en^ advanced tb thejklh^ rut* ?. S. WILL ASK UNltY IN TAKING OF BANDIT SCOTT AND OBREGON TO DISCUSS BASIS FOR CO OPERATION N O WITHDRAWAL American Troops to Act as Buffer Until Carranza Soldiers Are Successful (By Associated Press.) Washington, Avril 26.-Instruc tions 'fop General Scott ao to Ivis conferonco with General ?bregon were drafted today by Secretary Sak er after a conference with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing. Obro pon wan due at Ragle PBBB -tonight, but no d< finite word hOB been re ceived as to tho time or place of meetlnR. Secretary Baker said tho Instructions were to discuss a basts for the most cordial and complete co-operation between American and Mexican forces "for tho attainment of their common object." However, lt is considered certain that Obregon will carry back to Mexico City a definite impression that American troops will remain dh positions General Funston is shifting ?them as a buffer between the dis turbed Mexican area end the border, until the Carranza forces are suc cessful. To this extent the conf?r ence IR expected to give Carranza ad vance notice on tho ot?tude, tho United States will take in replying to his note of April 12th, suggesting tho withdrawal of American troops. BAR ALL "GREEDY" AND RECKLESS JITNEY BUS DRIVERS FROM ASS'R Atlanta, April 20 .-The associated Jitney bus owners abd operators of Atlanta, perceiving In the over crowd inn of certain cars a rac-nsoe to the continued existence of jt&e.fr bus iness, on yesterday took action dis barring from membership in* tho oa socuUlon a number of 'driver? who try to haul too many passengers and who drive .their carirecklessly through tho crowded streets. .'.''* The association emphasised the fact that overcrowding an automo bile ts the poorest BOM of ecbnoniy and' that reckless driving puts the jitney bus business In b.v.1 reputo with the public and authorities SlHce. The city of tl anta has, undertaken to tax and regulate Jitneys ever since they made their appearance, but np to date the associated Jitney owners have succeeded in 'preventing tho en forcement of all city ordinances/ by means of injunction proceedings. OR to Bee Emperor. Berlin, April 26-Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Admiral von Holtzcndorff chief of the 'dava! gea? eral ntaff departed last night, .for hearVquarters to consult wUh Emper or william regarding the reply to tho/ American note. The chancellors con ference with ?he American Ambassa dor Gerard this afternoon lasted half an hour. bed their masks in tho dust and then started the double shuffle. At rev doing this for some time tho orches tra and the. nativo audience getting more and more excited, ats . of the king's ladles.appeared on the scene. They: w.efe coveted. mtf^hv.idiqs; vt the men except that on their benda they wore, curious mashes of wooi? fibre topped by large bunches of black feathers-'. Th<jy weht?'. througn\tip. same motions as the men for heariy an hour before ?na~klng? way for tnt? king's photographer. The king (keeps h?a own privai6 operator for photographing his hun dreds of wives and many children. After they formed ? semicircular group and were taken, th? king ex? pressing ?. ?eslre to be, photograph ed With the soldiers. His throne waa brought up and placed Ia front of thc Urie for the operation. The throne ls a wry ortKle, clumsy affair, the seat 0>eib^ mad^^#MrJrli shells, the .foack and-^bWPpH'i^: rotighly hewn wood, all, of which , i s covered with colored 'hsidwork. After tho. picture-taking tbs. Mttg conscntod to smoke MB pipe measur ing seven feet, a'.x inchos loflg with a bowl that would easily bold two pound of tobacco. ?ad which wis brought to him'by the. royal plpd bearer - Tho pipe was rf hr* Mjm