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TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
(Tecklj, EttabUtthed 18C0; DtUly, Jna.it, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C.t FRIDAY . MORNING, OCTOBER 30,1914.
PRICE ?1.50 THE YEAR,
THE LIMIT OF HUMAN END11ANCE HAS BEEN REACHED
E FOUGHT
THEMSELVES OUT TEMPORARILY
ON BOTH SIDES MEN HAVE BEEN WITHOUT SLEEP OR REST j
FOR TEN DAYS-CONSPIRATORS WHO BROUGHT
ABOUT -THE DEATH OF ARCHDUKE FRANCIS
FERDINAND HAVE BEEN SENTENCED
(By Associated Press.) tlon concerning suck cargoes until 30
German and Austrian troops in dayB after the clearance from ports of
Russian Poland are falling back be- the vessels in which they are shipped.
fore the Emssians but the Germans -
are pushing their attack in northern ",LONi?OIVL' ?ct 28~ln t?e battle In
Belgium. " The German government WeBt Flandters, which sleekened yes
thus summarises ia official statements terday. came almost to a complete
the situation of its forces In the two f?^fc'.^t^ll^b^V?T
war ?ones on which tVe interest ol g^?t?E RSt??7?- nnfih^?"
' . _?"_"J es from points, along the Dutch fron
the world is centered. tIer dcc,are tlle- artillery firing has
The withdrawal in Poland is bofore ceased,
reinforcements in the Russian lines These Bdvicea( lt ,B beiieved here to
advancing from Ivangorod, warsaw n|KDt> were responsible for the report
Novo Georgievski , that the Germans had retired, having
On the Nieuport-DIxmude front in given up their attempt to reach the
Bolgium, where for days the Allies channel ports.
have been contesting every Inch of j The fact is the two armies have
ground the Germans have endeavored fought out temporarily and the Ger
to attain to reach their objective- mans' first effort to break through the
CalaiB-the German i offensive is said ? Allies' lines has tailed. On both del
by the French to bo moderating. - es the men had been without sleep or
Tho French claim slight gains be-lr?at for the 10 days of the battle,
tween La Basse and Lons." Elsewhere|which was fought over ground which,
In Belgium there "were no operations at beflt- 18 a morass,
worthy of .mention. I There is every evidence that the
' Of the situation along th? Yeer riv- Germans intend to renew their attempt
er the Belgian government said ' the I tb force their way through to Dun
German artillery fire had slackened,!kirk. They are bringing up fresh men
having been "subdued" bv guns of the and more ammunition and guns, but at
fleet and! that the position of tho Al- ?6 ??me time are taking the precau
Hes had improved. "on to prepare a second linn for de
The rebel General Christian Beyers, gg? ^M?MMt
who joined tho forces of General fu S LM ? itS mXfS*
r**.?t??t??? ' i. _.",,. -_,_", tempt, lt is believed, will be mace iur
SK8S *?"3?S?} W&?Lf& thor inland, for the failure of the first
British authority In South Af rica; Jias j o?0 WM largely due to Bombardment
boon defeated, and routed by troops ^ British apd French warships off
undor General Louis Botha, ..com-jthe coast "
mauderTin-chIef.;ii\ the ?nlon.of South y JThe ?cessation of--' heavy, fighting
Afrlcac wvi,-. -v. ' ? seems tb havecxtOTded.alobg
in of Kiss Gccrsc l^??^fc-Frs?s- 'tbat'-t**'.t?t?rmaba/ while they have
?s the result of wounds1, received in suffered heavy losses and have ln
'festtttv-':A-ihcs 'JauVlte'-'rec^tlv' wis ??eted-similar punishment on the Al
menttbhedrta import of Field Mar- ?ea, ar? farther frOm the Ffanchcoast
bro^?^^ ^^l^?Si?S&??Se
the Austro-Hungarlan throne, and ? ?nj to ibo one and sometimes-io
hin Wife have been sentenced. Gavrlo the other. lt ls said that In one of
Prinzip, the man who actually fired these night attacks near Craonne the
the shots .that ' killed the archduke Germ?ns loBt 2,000 men.
and his wife, received only a 20-year Along the Meuse the French are ad
sentence, while "four.-bf his co-cdpsplr.- vancing slowly between Apermont and
Store must pay the- death penalty, st. Mihi?l in effort to cut off the Ger
Others among the conspirators were mans holding the latter place,
given sentences-randing-from three Tho German? official report today
to 20 years. says the Germans were forced to
Armand Failiores, formerly pres!- withdraw to Poland in tho face of
dent of Franco, has expressed the Russian reinforcements. - ...
opinion that tho war is only begin- The Russians claim lo be making
ning and "that months ' and months progress against the Aus?lans who
and months will be required to over- ^1"S?Sf?SS^^^?^S&
come the miltary power, of the ene- ?^ M"ShgdaS
The American commission tor : the hT ?uarto? Qm?*
relief ot the diseased fe Belgium ^e g^Lt^r part -ot Africa has been
bas forwarded from London Its first ?rawnfnto conflict. It is reported tiikt
consignment -of food. The British Germana have invaded Angola, ono of
government has depided. that all relief portugal's African possessions; that
stores for the Belgians mum i??? there has been fighting pc the borders
through tho American commission. Gf the German and Belgian colonies;
To prevent outgoing:cargoes, falling and that, the British and Germans
Into the handa of any warring nations nave bbeb having more skirmishes.
Secretary McAdoo has ordered that(; Still more sermu?,Jmwbvbr, 1B tho
cuBtoma collectors; give no informa- . (Continued on Page Six.)
FIGHTING IN F.1EXIC0 RESULTS ?N
180 BEING
AND WOUNDED
ACRIMONIOUS SPEECHES NEARLY PRECIPITATE A Rl^t AT j
AGUAS CALIENTES CONVENTION-DELEGATES
DREW REVOLVERS AND SPECTATORS MAKE
WILD RUSH TO ESCAPE
(By Associated Press.)
VERA CRUZ, ?St, 28.-A rising ot a
portion ot tho garrison at Jalapu last
night was checked, but only after the
loss of 180 killed and wounded, ac
cording to estime tea received by the
American authorities here. >
.The 'troops at Jalapa, numbering
about 1,600,- wore quartered in two
barracks.Those in .One entered the
streets and began looting and (bout
lUg IUI Till ii. ' UVUWmi ?IM1UQI * ?T??,
in command ot the garrison, met the
mutious soldiers ? with av ?bya? force.
There was street fighting. :foT ' two
hours before tb^'.ibbttasers. withdrew
. to the neighboring country. It la re
ported their loss was much larger
than that of the loyalists.
It li feared tbs rebels will cut the
Inter-Oceanic Railway .between here
abd the.capital. V
Candido, AguJlsr, us, governor' of the
State, and camajanas? .\*f torees, just
beyond .the American tines? will send
support to General )>res should the
rebels gain In Etranjgtb.
MEXICO :CPfY,Oct.2?.-~Acr?wcb
lo?S speeches nearly precipitated a |
riot today at the Agua? Callentes con
vention.
A number' of the delegates drew
their revolvers and spectators in - the
grfllory made a wild rush to escape
from tiie building.' The. police, how
ever, barred? all exits and permitted
nobody to leave.- Order eventually was
restored.
Most of the delegates declared them-1
Bojvea for the plan of Emiliano Zanata I
knownas the ayala plan, In preference
to'the plan of Guadalupe, favored by
Yenustlano arran ia. . -
MEXICO CITY, Oct 28.-Zapata
forces under Gene? al Pacheco attack
ed SSA Angel suburb today but were
driven off by government troops otter
two hours heavy fighting.
lleavy Feaalty Prerleed.
VONDON; oct. ? 29.-(uvi a ?OXM
? Renter's Copenhagen despatch aays
tbs Danish parliament has adopted a
biil providing for,a heavy penalty for
merchants who fail to abide by their
declared intention regarding goods in
tended for export or import..
ACCEPT COTTON
LOAN FOND PLAN
REPLIES REACH TREASURY
DEPARTMENT FROM ALL
PARTS OF COUNTRY
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
Business Men Interested in Cotton
Can Look for Improvement in
Financial Conditions.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28.-Replies
reached tHe treasury department to
day from clearing house associations
In various parts of the country ac
cepting the cotton loan fund plan. Tho
federal reserve hoard, however,
does not expect to bo in position to
announce adoption of thc plan until
late this week.
Little doubt ia expressed here that
banks and others will agree to contri
bute to the fund so that 9100,000,000
can be subscribed outside the cotton
producing StateB. Officials said to
?night that, with this fund in opera
tion; with more than $53,000,000 in
Aldrlch-Vreeland currency in Ute
southern banks, and with tho federal
r?serve system.about to'become effec
tive, buuinesB men interested in cot
ton or other products could look for
Immediate improvement in general fi
nancial conditions. .
Will Discuss Plan.
?KANSAS^CITVi Oct 27.-A special
mooting of tho>members' of Uio Kan
saB. City Clearing house will be hold
hioro Jtomprrow to discuss ib? plan fox
?mb?g''?n^''oa?kH'of. thc oountry.
m?l Adopt Cotton Fool.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.. Oct. 28.
The Arkansas Bankers Association in
session here tonight adopted a reso
lution.adopUng the proposed $125,000,
000 cotton pool and tentatively pledg
ed tho $2,0001000 which Arkansas
banks are . ; expected to contribute.
Kariior in the day announcement was
made that the Arkansas banks would
hot participate hi the pool that, it was
explained tonight that this action was
the result of a mlsundertsahding of
the plan?, iv i
Japanese ?uer Bunk.
BERLIN, Oct *28.-(By wireless to
Sayvtlle, L. - I.)-The German cruiser
Emden, according to an official an
nouncement Issued today, has . sunk
a big japanese liner bound for singa
pore. ? .
According to the Italian newspaper
Stampa, tho German cruisers Emden
add Karlsruhe, up td the present time,
have sunk 33 vessels, aggregating a
tonnage ot. 150,000.
THE WAR IS NOW
ONLY BEGINNING
Ex-PreaSdent of France Says
Months Will .Be Required to
Overcome Enemy.
?'" . '
(By Associated Press.) :
?i PARIS, Oct 28.-7:26 p. m.ji-Tbe
war ls only beginning, in the'opinion
of Armand Fallieres, ex-president of
Prance, ip ah interview published by
tho France de Bordeaux today and
transmitted from Bordeaux by the
Havaa agency, M. Fallieres says:
"Months and months' will be re
qulrod to "overcame the milltaiy pow
er of the enemy, but this does not
produce j discouragement 'in France.
Our country- has acquired tho ufew
Virtue of constancy in effort.
"We Bhall certainly be victorious
for, without reckoning our ardent pa
triotism abd our inexhaustible moral
and material resources, wa. hate^on
our aide, Busala and Great Britain,
with their strength and tenacity, und
Belgium as well aa Servia, and, final
ly, we possess Ute morai suport ot en
tire humanity which loves the ideal
of liberty.
i^fTao rlgh^ will bot fall and * /ance
will not perish. Should, we sacrifice
our lust man and should we be com
pelled to call out our last reserves; I
am .ready to go. There ia only,on
motto-absolute confidence."
i HmmlgraUon Inspector Transferred.
OTTAWA, Oht., Oct :, a8.-^Malcolm
Reid ot Vancouver .the1 immigration
inspector who had charge of opera
tions . which 1 prevented 400 Hindus
from landing from ' the steamship Ko
roAgata Mkru at Vancouver baa been
trans*erred to the east .v Several at
tempta %o assaasinat? Reid have been
reported.
PASSAGE OF MEASURE CAME ?
AFTER DAY OF FILIBUS
TERING BY OPPONENTS
IN REVISE*) FORM
Members Oppoced'(fc It Threaten
to Apply Dilatory Parliamen
tory Tactics.
_J??:
(By Associated Prisa.)
COLUMBIA. 8. C., LOct 29.-The
South Carolina houeff of representa
tives tonight passed tho Senate bill
lu revised form providing for th* is
sue of $24,000,000 worth of Sui* beads
the proceeds to -be loaned on cotton
stored in warehouses.'
1 ho passage of tho measure came
after a day of filibustering by oppon
ents. Members of the houae opposed to
it now threaten to apply,' nfltory par
liamentary tactics to pre vent it reach
ing. tile Senate in time for. action on
the TIOUBO amendments before Nov
ember 7, when, the- special session of
the legislature ends. . V- 1
Tn case, the measure is finally pass
ed, it must be referred to: ?; ref ere
dum vote or tho people for. final ad
option or rejection. 'The.speqial ses
sion ot the L?gislature Was called by
Governor Bleaae - to consider,legisla
tion designed to relieve tho-situation
in the cotton industry rea?Ulng from
the closing of European markets' by
tho war. .
AJI Banks That Are Members of
i New System So Notified by
Reserve Board.
- ' ?
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28.-Tho fed
eral reserve board tonight notified all
banks-that are members ot the new
system that .gold. or : lawful money
must bc used in making the transfer
of'.reserve deposits from' the present
banks to the federal reserve. banks.
This step IS designed to fill the vaults
ot '.the twelve . reserve banks with
money aa soon as tho institutions are
opened November 16, and will* permit
the ready-issue, of federal reserve
notes tb member banks.
Tho boi^d announced also that this
order would apply to ?mbscriptions to
be made'to the capital stock of .re
serve banks, j by member institutions,
tho fi rat installment of which is due
November 2. The transfer, of reserves
will begin after Secretary McAdoo
formally. baa announced that the
twelve banka have been opened.
The federal reserve board appealed
to ''tim patriotic ..aplHt of all mem
ber banks" to do their utmost tn facili
tating thu difficult work'of Inaugu
rating the new system.
Protesta Against Activities of |
George C. Carothers-Carran
xa's First Appeal to U. S.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Oct. 28.
ThroU?ri B?berto V: Fesquelra, bis
accredited diplomatic representative
in tho United States, General Venus
tlano Carranza tonight sent a person
al, appeal to President Wilson and tho
state department protesting against
the 'activities of George C, Carothers
and alleging undue friendliness ot
agents of the United States toward
General Vlllai ' The statement, given
out at Constitutionalist headquarters,
here ls Carranza's first direct, appeal
to this country and says-lu part:
"We. have every reason to bellera
that the accredited representativev of
the'American government (George C
Carotbere) ? la being influenced by
Francisco Villa, alias Dor?te. Arango.
Thia ls his true name. He ; has as
sumed tho name of Francisco Vilm
only for. reasons known to himself.
This fact we would Uko tho state-de
partment and the American public to
know.
: 'VU the very moment that he wan
(Continued on page six)
BURIED III SIX
FEET DF
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER |
PAULDING MAY NEVER
FLOAT AGAIN
DIVERS GO DOWN
eld Fest Between Two Sand)
Bars and Is Sinking Lower
And Lower.
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, VA., Oct. 28.-Resisting
di efforts mado to float ber, today,
he torpedo boat destroyer Pauldlng
vbtch went ashore in Lynnhaven In
et during a severe gale Tuesday
morning, is tonight*buried is six foot,
of sand.
Tho auxiliary cruiser Panther and
the naval tug Hercules and Massasoit
endeavored to float the stranded craft
today, but did not move her any near
er deep water.
Divers Bent down to examino her
bottom found that she was burled
in the sand. Powerful submarine
blowpipes and pumps were taken
to the - scone today by a crew from
the navy yard and efforts will be
made to blow the sand from around
the Pauldlng. with the hopo that she
can be floated. Naval mon say lt wilt
take en unusually high ade to float j
her.
Th ero ls considerable doubt ex
pressed In marine and naval circles]
as to tho probability of ever float
ing the Pauldlng. she is hold fast
^^^^^^'''g^,<!t^'^^^^^^^^^^
it afraid to use much power for fe?r
iUrtt her frail frame -would ' not stand
the strain. A part ot the PauldUig's
crew were taken'on board the Panth
er today. AU of the crew will bo
sent to the receiving ship Franklin
while efforts are being made to float
her.
When tho torpedo boat Juett was
placed in drydock today lt was found
that she had lost one propeller abd
broken another. The . Burrows was
damaged almost amidships and had a
bolo stove In her side above the water
line. Tho Fanning and several other
destroyers lost anchors in tho storm;
The Paulding, Cassim McDougal,
Cummings, Drayton, McCall, Burrows,
Patterson, Aromen, Trippe, Fanning,
Jenkins, Beale and Juett wore at an
chor in Lynnhaven Bay wben tho|
storm s tr ne kthem. The wind reach
ed a velocity of 70 miles and several |
of the destroyers lost their anchors.
The Pauldlng was driven steadily to-]
warda the beach.
'EIGHTEEN HURT;
FI VE SERIOUSLY I
Three Pullmans and Day Coach |
Derailed Near Huntington,
Virginia.'
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Oct 28
Eighteen persons were injured, five I
seriously, when three Pullmans and a
day coach .of a Chesapeake and Ohio
Washington to Chicago fast train,
were derailed early today ten milds
from Huntington. Two Pullmans
rolled down a high emboss
ment, all the injured being in the
cars.
fTlie injured were brought here.
The most severely hurt were:
J. H. Blackwood. Huntington, W.
Va:; three ribs broken; E. T. Morris,
Roanoke, .Va., head bruised, shouldor
cut; P. A. Cross, Indianapolis, back
cut hip bruised; ELC P. Turner, Wood
stock, R. I., broken nose; B. L. Ed
ward?, Pullman conductor, Richmond,
scalp wounds; C. E. Schwelkert,
Huntington, hands cut; J. C. Carter,
Huntington, skull fractured; Misa
Hattie Grubb, Hunting, bruises; Miss
Emma. Clark, Chicago, body bruised;
Mrs. John Spadie, Huntington, several
cuts in face and shoulder fractured.
1
ONLY
More Shopping
Days
Before X'mas.
\
DIFFICULT AND DANG
TASK
PERFORMED BY ALLIES
IN ABSOLUTE DARKNESS THEY DESTROY A GERMAN AM
MUNITION PARK, PUTTING OUT OF ACTION SEV
ERAL BATTERIES-ALL GERMAN SENTRIES . ,
KILLED AND WAGONS BURNED
(By ABBoclatcd Preaa.) region and on the frontier, severe
PARIS, Oct. 28.-(11:5G p. m.)- fighting'continues incessantly. Aa the
Officers returning from the front de- result the French troops are reported
scribe a difficult and dangorous task to havo made constant progress,
performed by the nativo troops dur- The Allies' cavalry oro performing
lng the night along the Belgian coast. marvelB of endurance. One regiment
In absolute darkness they surprised took part in 10 encountcra in a sin*,
and destroyod a German ammunition gio day, at tho name time covering
park, putting out of action' several more than 40 miles of ground, The
batteries .which had caused great an- other detachments are doing equally
noy an ce. All tho German sentries welt. Their orders aro to hold the
wero killed and a thicket where the Germans back and worry them night
ammunition wagons were sheltered and dny, but tney also have developed
was burned. an offensive movement of their own
Tho German lines have been visibly and have succeeded in driving the
thinned to tho south of Lille and St. Germans onto the reserveB.
Quentin and along thu lines ot Tho Allies' artillerymen bare BUC
trenches leading to the eastern fron- cessfully adopted a ruso to prevent
tier, but in the neighborhood of the German aviators from discovering
Craonne and Derry-au-Bac, on the the position of their batteries. They
Alane, where General von Kluck * 1B keen piles : of brushwood near their
commanding, tho German forces are gui- and when.a German aeroplane
in strength. '*. ls signallad the brushwood is placed
It ts believed the German troops over the guns, and tho men tie down
Who captured Antwerp aro now mass- beneath, it, or take skelter In the
ed near the Belgian COBBI and that trees until the airman has passed ont
they are assisted by additional dlvl- of sisbt
stone, which have boen brought from Eight French cannon'put 18 Ger
the long front where tho siege pro- man three-inch guns out of action in
greBBOd so many weeks. a half hour between the Alano and
A recurrence of the Gorman offen- the Oise and prevented:the Germans
Blve wa3 expected near Craonne. from effecting a plan tb cut commuai
where General von Kluck started a cations. ?".
sharp diversion to teat the strength Prior to this, French and German
of tho Allies' lines and waa thrown cavalry fought a minor action, the
back. Further east, in the Argonne Germans being repulsed.
PROVIDES FOR ONLY ONE-THIRD OF ARABLE LAND TO BE
PLANTED IN COTTON AND MAKES VIOLATION A
FINE OF $25 TO $100 PER ACRE ASSESSED
AGAINST ALL COTTON
ll
Special to The ? Intelligencer.
COLUMBIA,-Oct, 28.-A bill provid
ing for only one-third of the arable
land to bo planted-In cotto next
year and making violation a fine of
$25 to $100 per acre assessed as a
lien against all the cotton, waa agreed
on by the committee of free confer
ence between the two ; houses this
morning on the acreage reduction
proposition.
The Mclaurin warehouse bill waa
aent to free conferenco with Senators
McLauiVn, Ginn and Clifton repre
senting the senate.
The solons posed on the north steps
ot the capitol while, a local photog
rapher took a group picture of them:
Gov. Blease sent in a message ask
ing a wholo lot of questions about the
bOnd issue and telling the senate that
they had bettor not bo celtlan that
the governor would veto' lU Gao of
the best executed flit bu s ten, In recent
years In tho house thia mr/Thing pre
vented final uriari bu tbl^$24.000,000
cotton bond Issue bill uni ii tonight
Tho measure came up in the house
on third reading this morning after
being passed to third .'. reading last
night by a vote ot 57 t i 41. The mi
nority opposed to the1 bill based their
reason for the filibuster on plea that
the majority cut off del ?ate premature- -
ly this morning. The filibuster kept>
the house m session. wlh> closed doors
until 2:15 o'clock today. The house
this morning passed over the govern-. '
or's .veto Ute act empowering the
chairmen of the. commit fees on fi
nance and, ways and mean* to con
(Contlnuod from pago nix.)
ALARMED AT GERMAN TROOPS BEING
MASSED ON THE BORDER OF HOLLAND
A DUTCH ARMY OF MORE THAN 300,000 TRAiNED MEN IS :
SCATTERED AT STRATEGIC POINTS ALONG
THE BELGIAN AND GERMAN BOUNDARIES.
HOLLAND'S WHEAT SUPPLY MEAGRE / i
(By Associated Press.)
F.OOS EN DA AL, Holland, Oct. 28.
(Via London, 9:23 p. m.)- Holland,
which haa felt . the pressure of the
war almost as much as If she were
engaged hi it, is particularly alarmed
at a report that the .Gormans .are
massing large numbers of troops on
the eastern border.
A Dutch army ot more Utan 300,000
trained men is scattered at strategic
pointa along the Belalan and German
boundaries. RooF.cndaal, the princi
pal troop center, ta the only railway
gate to Belgium that now ia open.
The discovery of -a tennis court
with cement nlno feet think on the
property of a German in the vicinity
of Arnhem, and statements that' Ger
man spies" have been active near Arn
hem and at other points close to the
German border, have intensified anx
iety.
The mouth of the river Scheldt and
all the canals are heavily guarded. A
large garrison la guarding the Flu sh
lng docks and railway station to pre
vent violation of the neutrality of the
Scheldt The river ls heavily mined
'. t. .^^SSK^f?^
;'? V \.'Sr.'-.>'-:?'-'.- V : ' '-. J " .-.' ? -i
and Dutch cruisers and 'torpedo boat
destroyers are lying at ita mouth.
The horrors of war have been forc
ed on virtually all HoUAhd ciUes,
towns and country districts by the"
Belgian refugees, whose number is
now estimated at 800,000. The Dutch
government is paying to the cities 20
cents dally for food for each refugee.
The cities bear the other expenses
connected with the influx. In Roos
endaal. Flushing and other of the
smaller towns ?nero ' are - mere ,T??u
gees Utan 1 nhabitanto.
Holland's supply of wheat for which
she depends on the United StatfiB and
Canada, la growing meagre, v It I?
said Gr??t Britain is delaying food
cargoes to Holland and there i? much
adverse criticism or,this action. Fears
are exprerwed that famine conditions
will , prevail unless the) embargo la
raised.
The refugees are unwilling to re
turn to Belgium, alUiottgh Holland
has offered; them free trahspbrtaUom
Tho appearance of .>scarist^ti|w|j{^
among those at Flushing: 1* causing
some alarm? .,"^_ir..w?^^.j