?Yeenlj, Established 1SC0) Dally, Jault, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1914.
rmy show:
PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR,
rvelous fighting spirit
GERMANS ESCAPE NET OF
CZAR'S MEN WITH
PRISONERS
BIG BEAR VICTORY
IS NOW DENIED
Allies Are Expected to Resume
Offensive in the West
Soon.
(By- Associated Pres?.)
LONDON, Dec. 2.?Belgrade, until
the outbreak of the war, Servia's ip
ital, was occupied today by Austrian
troops. iThe Servians previously had
evacuated the city.
Thus, on the 66th anniversary of
the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph,
who again is reported seriously 111,
and four months after the outbreak of
the war, his generals report one of
the most important successes they
have obtained.
Belgrade frequently was bombard
ed early in the war and but for the
necessity that compelled Austria to
send troops against Russia, must have
fallen easy prey to Servia's big neigh
bor.
Apparently Austria mlscalc
the nature of the' Servian-op.
and only after Bosnia was Invade?
she send a sufficient force against thb
Servians to drive them back. Now
they are being forced backward and
are eagerly looking for the advance
of the Russians Into Hungary to af
ford them relief. .
Russia has been sending Cossack
raiding .parties through the Carpath
ians to divert Austria's attention', but
the dual monarchy seemingly is de
termined to finish with Seryla first.
TWs; however, is only a small affair
. - compared ' with : what is. . .going on in
Nor?' Poland. There' the German
arm>. whicn, aided by reinforcements,
escaped from th? ring the Russians
had forced around it, has formed a
new front and at some points has re
sumed the offensive. The Germans
assert that In these maneuvers they
made 80,000 prisoners.
The Russians, in a statement issued
through Rome, say. their captur?e
' greatly exceed this number. All agree
that losses have been heavy and that
the battle | still is undecisive^ aa it
probably will be for some days.
For a moment, the Allies are some
what disappointed that the realization
of the. great Russian victory Is denied
them. They take some consolation in
that the German attempt to plorce the
Russian lines.has failed, and that, Buf
fering from heavy losses, the Ger
mans are compelled to weaken their
armies elsewhere.
The Russian report tonight says'the
fighting has lost somo of its violence
and indicates) some progress for Rus
sian troops south of Lodz. If .is un
officially reported that the Russians
are "nearly in ; Cracow."
While there is every Indication that
another big battle Is imminent in this
"west, there la no evidence that It ac
tually1 has begun. There , has .been
fighting, in Flanders, but this doubt
less. Is the result of the Allies* at
tempt to take advanced positions.
. There also ar?v reports that the Ger
mans have evacuated several, villages
on the Yoer canal and are concentrat
ing'?on new positions., " ':
The British .have taken over com
" (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
GE?mm votes $ w
T03UPPQR1
. Only One Member of Reichstag, S
rion Is Put?Nanvr of E
?S-~
uieui
(By Awodftled Pr?t*) j
BERLIN, via Amsterdam to Lon
don, Dec. 2.?With on dissenting T?te,1
that Of Herr Liebknecht, Bp?lalist, the ;
Rielcbstag today votedV: a new ; ji'?r ;
credit of $14150,000.000. . I
, The'/ president, Ot the. ,- chamber4*,
speech dwelt on the. unity and .pa-,
triotism of th?c German people and
commented appreciatively on the large ]
number' of Reichstag ' members serv
. lag at the front.- Of the progress of
the war th? presMent said: * i
"Japan Joined our enemies from a
V desire to seise as booty the monument'
to aernian ouiture iu the Far , bs*V
. On the other, baud wo bave found ah
ally in Turkey; as all tha.. Moslem
, people wiah to throw Off the English. I
yoke and shatter tlio foundations of
England's colonial power. Under the
banner of our army and onr fleet we
will con?nuo." |
The imperial chancellor, ;DrV'. Ton
Bethmaan-Hollweg; attended the ses
sion, dressed id the sorvica uniform
ot a general. All Bccretarios of state
and th? Prussian ministers wera pros-,
enl,~ Many members were In uniform
and wore iron. Crosses. *
SHOHT TORPEDOS
CRIPPLE NAVY
ADMIRAL STRAUS POINTS
TO FACT AS PARAMOUNT
WEAKNESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.?Iju.k of
long range torpedoes Is declared a
paramount weakness of tba United
States navy by Rear Admiral Joseph
8traus, chief of the ordinance bureau,
in bis annual report tod?y to Secre
tary Daniela. AU battleships, except
the two latest dreadnaughts, armored
cruisers of the Tennessee clasB, scout
cruisers and thu older destroyers, the
admiral sayB, are equipped with a
"short range torpedo which may be
considered obsolete for the battle
fleet."
Siace the battleships Nevada and
Oklahoma were designed, however, all
new vessels have, been provided with
the modern torpedo and as rapidly as
possible the equipment of older ships
1b being changed.
Admiral Straus thinks Improve
ment in the efficiency of officers and
men who handle this branch of the
navy's work has not even kept pace I
with the slow development of mater
ial.
"The bureau is of the opinion," he
reports, "that the torpedo material
has developed much more rapidly than
the torpedo personnel."
In the fact of renewed agitation
,fo~ .n exterior explosive the admiral
-ates his firm faith In the armor
ig explosives.
5 bureau," he says, "fs more
ever Inclined to the opinion that
set projectiles are of the armor
1 .clng type, carrying sufficient ex
plosive to detonate and fragment the
projectile after having passed through
armor; and it is thought that the
penetrative power of projectiles has
been increased to inBure a satisfac
tory percentage of success."
"Experiments to determine the rel
ative value of different types of ar
mor plate are sali ?.o have shown the
existing type to Le superior to . all
ptheia,". ^v, ^^^^.y-^rf^)^
Negiro?a Lynched for
Murder of Postmaster
(By Associated Press.)
SHRE.VEPORT, La., Dec. 5.?Tobe
Lewis and Monroe Dlrden, negroes,
were lynched early today at Sylves
ter Station, La., a few hours after the
murder of Charles M. Hicks, postmas
ter, of that place, and . the robbery of
his store. Mack Night, another ne
I gro, was captured by the mob, but was
I released after he had made a confes
sion, implicating the other men in the
murder and robbery. A fourth ne
gro, Watkins Lewis, is under arrest.
Decrease'In Revenue Receipts.
"WASHINGTON, Dec 2.?CuBtoms
and internal revenue receipts for No
vember showed a marked decrease
from the saine month lait year. Cus
toms receipts were 516,924,408 com
pared with $21,173,628 for November,
1913, while internal revenue ; receipts
were $24,369,963, nearly $5,000,000 less
.than In the game month last year.,
1 . . , -1 .
Orders Arrest of Young Belgians.
. LONDON, 'Dec 2.?(7:25 p. m.)?
The-Amsterdam correspondent of the
Eichango Telegraph Company reports
that Major General Keim, German
military governor of the Belgian pro-,
vlnco of Limburg, has Ordered tho ar
rest of all young Belgians in that dis
trict liable tor military service. This
action, it la said, is to be extended
throughout Belgium.
550,000,000
P OF ARMY AND NAVY
Socialist, Opposes Bill When Ques
mperor is Applauded by
bers. ...
I lit an , address to the members of
tho chamber Dr. von Bethmann-Holl
weg said: 'The emperor is absent
'with the army, but ho has charged me
to transmit his best. wishes and' cor
dial greetings to the German house of
I representative*; with who ho known
he is united until death. In stress of
? danger; in j common concert for the
weal of the tathorland.
I "Our first thought go to the emper
or and the army and navy, fighting for
the . honor pnd greatness of U?e em
pire, tfttll of pride and with' unshak
able Confidence we look on them and'
our Aotsro-Hungarian. Consrades . in
arms, who are flimly united to ns to
, fight, and to win great battles with
brilliant bravery.
"Our latest ally ir. ;he war forced
upon us.the Ottomar, *ai?lre, which
well knotva that if tbe O^nnan empir?
were d?stroyee4 It; f op, ; would "lose its
national right toy/range ils own des
tiny. As our en'timles br.ve formed a
powerful coaliUcHi agiitpst us they
.wUSrl hov^M'?htyv* arm of our
braye allies reaches< tin weak spots
la their world ihmVv>naM
kjtten?on of the ?^r?a>ame waa
warmly appbv
BY OLD FRIEND
TRAGEDY IN FASHIONABLE
ATLANTA HOME IS A
MYSTERY
I JAS. P. GALLAWAY
SHOT TO DEATH
I Victim Discovered by Woman
as She Sought Out the
Bathroom.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 2.?James P.
Calloway, prominent Atlanta broker
and clubman, was abrot and killed
here before dawn today by W. B. Car
hart, president of a local shoe manu
facturing company. The shooting oc
curred at Calloway won climbing over
the balcony of the rear porch of an
apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Carhart and their son in a fashionable
section of the city.
Investigation of the tragedy by a.
coroner's. jury resulted in a verdict
of "Justifiable homicide." Carhat tes
tified that he thought Calloway was
a burglar when he fired at htm with
a revolver. The bullet took effect near
the heart. Only one other witness waa
examined and with the announcement
of the verdict, the police . eleased
Carhart, who aurrendered after the
shooting and who had been held' in
custody pending developments.
J. W. Goldsmith, who occupied a
first floor apartment directly under
that of the Carhart's, testified that he
heard some one moving about In tho
upstairs suite shortly before Mr. and
Mrs. Carhart returned. home about 1'
o'clock from an exclusive club, where
Calloway.also had bann earlier in the'
evening. Louis Carhart, the son was
absent from th? city.
No evidence was Introduced which
tended to show how Calloway gained
entrance to the apartment. An exr
WK&e^o'f lher k^rfound on pH
person revealed none thai would fit
any of the doors. .
The dead man lived more than ' > a
I mile from the scene of the shooting.
It:was understood tonight that fur
ther attempts would re made by . the
police .to solve the mystery of Calle-,
way's presence in the apartment Soli
citor General Hugh M. Dorsey said
ho did hot contemplate calling the
attention of the grand Jury to the cas?
pending further developments.
Mrs. Carhart who suffered a ner
vous, collapse, after the shooting, re-,
vived sufficiently to go to the under
taking establishment where the coro- j
net's inquest was held. She remained
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
lie. LAURA LANDER
AT
I WIDOW OF tf?TED\ EDUCA
TOR MUCH LOVED BY y
WOMEN OF CAROLINA
. . .' '?r."
! END IS PEACEFUL]
{For More Than Month She Had
Been Foiling Rapidly?Was
61 Years Old.
SpeoUd to'The InttUigcaoer. .
ORKBNW?OD. Dec; 2.?Mrs. Laura
Lander, widow of Per. Samuel ?An
der, died tehlgV ut 9:30 o'clock ait
Lander College, Greenwood, at the
age of 81 years.
About a month ago Mrs. Lander was
paralysed. ? week ago pneumonia
developed and in view of her advanc
ed age, her condition has been ser
ious from the first and- a cause of
alarm to her family. Her daughter,
Mrs".. George . BJ.1 Prince,, of Anderson,
camo to Greenwood several j?ys ago
to be at her bedside.
Dr. And Mrs. Lan-Ser came to Wll
Uamaton', S.'.C, in 1874. Ho founded
Lnndor College In Wllllamston and
was At the head of thte splendid In
stitution at that place until 1004, when
it wad transferred to Greenwood. /
It Maas in this w?y that Mrw. Lan
der, caine Jn contact with hundreds of
<ri?l? all
gtntie Christian character left an* im
print on thoir hearts and lives that
will wield an influen?a through all
the, coming geno>*ticna.. It will be a
source of deepest regret to the many
old Lander girls in Anderson County
and all over the State, to hear of Mrs.
Lander> death, as shO.waa loved by
them all.
The tunefal services will be held In
Greenwood at. 12:30. tomorrow, after
' Mltody will be token to "Wll
where the service? will be
1 at 3:30 p. m.f followed by
Bnt in tbo cemetery there.
MILLIONS 61
RESULT OF WAR
Expert Figure? Yankee Trade
Increase at Five Hundred
Million.
A$L
(By A?lkiciated Press.)
WASHINGTON Dec, 2?That one
year of the war-in Europe will add
SGOO.000,000 to the foreign commerce
of the United States 1b the estimate of
Edward E. Pratt, chief of tho bureau
of foreign and dopiest"c commerce. Mr.
Pratt has Just cofm>l< ted a study of the
reports of Am?ricain consuls and com
mercial representatives abroad, Ameri
can manufacturer? and products re
ported In commercial periodicals.
As specific data upon which to base
bis estimates. Mr. Pratt has the re
port of J. Massed, special commercial
agent now en route to South Ameri
ca, to study the machine tool market
there and prepare a review of South
American needs for use of American
manufactures. In preparation for his
trip he visited virtually every large
American manufacturing plant and es
timated the machine, tool manufac
turing companies alone have from
$10,000,000 JLo $15,000,000 In new orders
from European countries.
The first country among tho-belli
gerents to seek the American machine
tool supply was Russia which has or
dered lathes and- machines of all
kinds. RuBia's demand has been
growing steadily. England and
France now have'joined in seeking
American tools and . it is indicated
present supply Cannot meet the de
mand. Problems of delivery still
have to nehmet.
Appeal For Relief.
BALTIMORE? ?ec. 2.?Cardinal Gib
bons today received a cablegram from
Sir Gilbert Parker, -the -distinguished
English novelist; at Maastricht, Hol
land, appealing to the cardinal to as
sist tho American commission for
LIATCS ?D
H JMf??
Defendant is Charged With Im
personating .Federal
Official.
(By Associated Press.)
. NEW YORK, Doc 2.?Tho case of
David Lamar, charged with imper
sonating Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer, of Peaneylvania,- with intent
to defraud J. P. Morgan and Co., and
tho United Stat?s Steel corporation,
will go to a federal jury here to
morrow.. After Lamar's counsel had
announced today they would Interpose
no defense, Henry |3. Davis, chief
counsel for Lamar, summed up and
Judge - Sessions announced the jury
would be charged tomorrow after the
prosecution had made its final address.
' The government based Its case al
mostentirely . on the testimony of
Lewis Case .Ledyard regarding tele
phonic conversations which he held in
February. 1913, With a man who re
presented himself . as Congressman
Palmer, but who, it is charged, was
the defendant
"While we admit that Lamar re
presented himself as a congressman,
he performed none of the functional
duties of one," asserted Mr. Davis,
summing up. He insisted that-Lamar
broke no law but merely used Repre
sentative Palmer's name to assure
himself a hearing; that Lamar's con
versations with Ledyard had no r?f?r
en?a to. congressional business, thus
putting tho. case outside the paid of
the statute; and that these, conversa
tions were.Buch as any representative
member of the Democratic party
might have made under the same con
ditions.
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AT) OFT RESOLUTIONS. o
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o The folio win g resolution was o
o adopted at a.mestlag of city conn- o
o ?11. held lait night. The council o
p was engaged In working on the o
in laid.license ordinances, bnt tarn* o.
O ?A naHft lna* enough to agoni Otlm n
o aside long enough to ndop"t this o
o resolution: o
O WlIE?fEAS, It has bwsn hWnu. o
? ated lhat Mr. SnUlraa hss,.iisti- o
o gated the investigation of the o
o franchise matter, we deem ft p
o proper and right to say mast' em- o
o phnilca?ly that saeh Is not the o
o ease. Mr. Sullivan did aothfag e
o but carry opt our Instructions o
o when we directed him of our own o
o motion to investigate the matter o
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BULL MOOSERS
STILL IK RING
PARTY CHIEFS DENY THE
NEED OF AN UNDER.
TAKER
JANE AD DAM IS
ONE OF SPEAKERS
Perkins Says Warm Fight Will
Bo Made on Both Old
Parties in 1916.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.?Ninety-one Pro
gressives from thirty-four States, at
a conference of the executive commit
tee of tho party here today, expressed
their confidence in Progressive party
principles and their determination to
continue the party in action.
A statement Issued by the executive
committee through its chairman,
George W. Perkins, of New York, de
clared the Progressive organization
and campaign of education should
continue and that the national com
mittee should bo asked to fix the time
and place for holding the 1916 nation
al convention and to transact busi
ness incidental to the persidential
campaign two years from now.
Three sessions were held. A state
ment by Miss Jane Addams, member
of the executive committee, that she
was now "more enthusiastic than ever
in the cause of the Progressive party,"
apparently expressed the sentiments
of the conference members and it was
applauded vigorously. '
Not a speaker made any suggestion
of .abandoning the party and the sub
ject of amalgamation with either of
the older parties was not brought up.
~rhe product v>f a rumor factory,"
was Chairman Perkins' characteriza
tion of reports of possible disintegra
tion or amalgamation,
A statement Issued after tho meei
farwldr;:-??-r^-.*^:
"It T?s the unanime-us Judgement
of the executivo committee that the
Progrs8ive organization and campaign
of. education should be continued on
the lines heretofore followed. To that
end the committee provided that the,
Progressive national committee shall
be called to meet not later than Janu
ary 15, 1916 to fix the time and place
for holding C?a national convention of
the Progressive party, and to transact
such qther business as may. at that
time come before it, incidental to the
presidential election of 1916.
"Tho industrial depression and the
consequent reaction against the Dem
ocratic, tariff undoubtedly was the is
su? which primarily determined- the
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
STATE CONVENTION
IUI C IN SESSION
PROMINENT WOMEN FROM
ALL PARTS OF STATE AT
TENDING
MANY SPEAKERS
"Our Birthright*? Was Subject of
Address Delivered by Mrs.
Overman, of Andereon.
Special to The Intelligencer.
YORiKVILLE, Dec. 2.?Prominent
ivomeii from all ps-*B of South Caro
lina are In Yorkvi.le for the 19th an
lual convention of the South Carolina
Mvhtion United Daughters of the Con
federacy. The convention opened this
nornlng and will continue through
Friday. The convention was called to
>rder at 10 o'clock this morning with
125 delegates in attendance. The first
session' was held at the White Rose
:lub, Miss Alice M. Earle of Colum
jia, the. State president, presiding.
Welcome addresses were delivered
>y ?. C. Wllborn, mayor Of Yorkville;
diso Lessie Wltherspoon, of the York
rille Winnie Davis chapter; Mrs. It.
tf. Bratton, of the Kings Mountain
chapter, D. A. R., and Miss Mary
Stokes,' of Asbury Coward chapter, C
>f (TV Thft rpcnnna? tir? th* adSTCSS
vas delivered by Mrs. C. & Graham
>? Greenville.
Greetings were extended the TT. D.
J. by the South Carolina Federation
?? Women's Clubs.
The South Carolina veter-s? ?Lad
he sons of veterans, tho president's
Lddress, tho memorial services and the
nuslcal program formed a part of the
immtags interesting session.
At 1 p. 00, adjournment was had srd
be entire State. convention enjoyed
uncheon as the guests of Kings
(CQNTBTOBD ON PAQB TWO.)
Occupation of Vera Cruz by
Yankees Well Done Is
Claim.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.?President
WilBon wrote to Secretary Garrison
today paying tribute to tho "effici
ency, courage and discretion" of Gen
eral Funston and his forces during
tas American occupation of Vera
Cruz.
The letter reads: "May I not ask I
you to express to General FunBton
and the officers under him at Vera
Cruz, and through them to the troops,
my warm approbation and admiration
of the way in which a difficult and
delicate situation was handled? I be
lieve from what we have learned that
the occupation gave our friends, the
Mexicans, a different impression of
the United States army and tho spirit
of the United 8tates government from
that they entertained before General i
Funston took his troops there. I am j
sure that I speak the feelings of the
whole country when I commend tho '
efficiency, the courage and the discre- j
tion with which the expedition and
occupation were csrried out."
Secretary Daniels, of the navy, ad
dressed a letter to the commandant of
the marino corps, Major General Geo.
Barhett,' in recognition of the conduct
of the marines who served under Gen- I
oral FunBton.
"I wish very much," wrote tho Bee- >
retary, ''that by engagements here 1
would permit me to accompany you to
Philadelphia on your mission to give
the greeting of the nation to the mem
bers of the marine corps, officers and
men. returning' from Vera Crus. I beg
that you will convey to them the
grateful appreciation of the President
and of the navy department and, I
inay add as well, of the American
people; foe the courage displayed
when Admiral Fletcher landed, en
April 21 and for their long > and ;effl
Cient service during the occupation of
Vera Crux,, They have earned ihugra??.
t?do of their countrymen."
Frank Loseo Again
In Supreme Court
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 2.?The'State
supreme court today certified to tho
clerk of the Fulton county superior
court a remittlur in the case of Leo
M. Frank, convicted of the murder
here in April, 1013, of Mary Phagan.
The remittlur confirms the superior
court's refusal to set aside the verdict
of guilty, returned against Frank- in
August, 1913.
. Tho writ of habeas corpus on which
the prosecutor will bring Frank into
court for re-sentence to death has
been drawn, but it will not be served
and Frank will not be re-sentenced
until next week, owing to the Illness
of Judge Ben H. Hill, of the superior
court.
Hampshire Hills Sesame.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Dec. 2.?The
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company,
employing 6,000 operatives in its tex
tile mills here, announced today it
would resume on full time basis im
mediately} For several months! the
mills havo been running only four
and a half days a week.
Fog Endangers Shipping. *
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-^The blanket
of fog hanging -over the harbor for
th? last two days, after, lifting today
and allowing shipping temporary, re
lief, Settled down again tonight. Sever
al small fleets of- mlst-enhsrouded
craft collected down the'bay, unable
to work In or oub
NOTED EX-OFFICIAL <
CALLS BIG Wi
Former Secretary of Colonies in I
Sight and Declares Ur
Leading
(By Asuciftted Frets.) .
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.?Hope for
speedy ' peace between. the warring
European powers, und belief that, the
United States' will play an Important
part in the ultimate settlement, were
expressed tonight by Dr. Bernhardt
Derhburg, formerly German secretary
of 'state for the colonies, in an ad
dress at a dinner of the Economic
Club of New York. Ho alluded to the
war as "stupid, unnecessary and' un
called for" and explained the reasons
for his coming to this country at its
outbreak. y.
"We felt," he said, "that the cable
Df oar mutual relations was becoming
strained; that Germany was contin
ually misunderstood; that for every
word we could get our adversaries had
seventy or more to represent their
?we. I have" Wen dc&g. my beat to
lessen that stress.
. ''Since thero has been a great - desl
3f misrepresentation of the American
Htitnde in my' country I ; welcome
svery word cf friendly good will and
sneouragement. Peace can not be con
cluded without the1 settlement of a
treat many ruestfons, /We have Been
21 AMERICAN REPUBLICS
PLAN TO SPEAK WITH
ONE VOICE
WARRING POWERS
TO Ht^AR NOISE
Coaling, Shipping and Legitimate
Trade Conditions to Be
Defined.
(By AMorintod Pre*.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.?Proposals
for creating a noiitral zone In the
waters of the western hemisphere and
conserving tho rights of neutrals "will
bo laid by tho United States before
the governing board of the Pan-Amer
ican Union, which consists of diplo
matic representatives of the 21 Amor1
jcan republics.
This waa decided today after con
ferences between President- Wilson.
Secretary Bryan and Counsellor Rob
ert Lansing,
Secretary Bryan said, today, that, all
! the suggest ion s which have been made.
I will be discussed. Argentina, Chile,
Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador, are
among the countries which have for
mally communicated plans,' for .the
restoration of shipping in this Hemis
phere through a more vigorous asser
tion of neutral .rights. .
The conference will take the form
of an exchange of views by the-'diplo
matists and also will : include ' such
questions aa wireless... and, coaling
which already hate caused contro
versies with European belligerent*.
Tho general purpose 6f the meeting
Is to reach a concord of views on
neutrality questions ao that the 21
American re-puWlcif
powers whenever new qi
8cuw*!r-%?B.Bryan. : ;
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 2.?Secretary
Bryan today consulted with Charles
M. Schwab, pr?ttdent or the Bethle
hem Steel Company, at the state de
partment and gave him the viows of .
American government on j the ' build
ing of submarines in this country for
European belligerents.' .
Mr. Bryan declined to Bay what the
! position of th? American government
was. He declared the question waa
not yet concluded, but '.'under consid
eration." Mr. Schwab,. accompanied
by two assistants; ; also declined to .
discuss Iiis mission.
"Mr. Schwab came/' Bald'Mr. Bryan,
"in response to our inquiry concern
ing the manufactur? in this country
of ships or material for shipbuilding."
! Recent reports that the Bethlehem.
Steel Company had contracted to build
submarines \which would bo shipped
abroad in sections, have been .various- . *
ly denied and partially confirmed.
The visit of Mr. Schwab, however,
revealed that the state department
had taken official cognizance :ot tho
subject*
It was believed that-the state de
partment desired to commit with the
steel company officer so there, would
be no violation of neutrality ; if .con
tracts were taken. While the export
of munitions qf war such : as guns, :
shells or ammunition, 1b not prohibited
by the neutrality laws, the fitting out
of warships or any armed expedition
from American soil would bp consid
(Continued on P^e.Two.)
OF KAISER
\R STUPID BLUNDER
if;
"atberlattd Says Early Peace is in
iited SUtea Will PUy ^
:Role.; - \2$m00$
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of how frail a construction eocalled
International law Is. . Tna ? common
work ot all the nations toward an In- *
tern itionai code has been frustrated
by treaties not having been unani- :
mously recognised so that tho United
States even will ?ntf?* : under tubs
war, while not phy?ically yet econom
ically, nearly aa much as If they had .
a share In it.
"It follows that in tho pcaco sottlew "
ment also your country most take a -,
voice and Its influence in tho ultimate
seulement will be S.h? fester the
more the United State*? at* considered
a good and trusted friend on alt
sides." > ' ; ' ; \:> ; ;
Included In tho other speakers wast ;
Augustus P. Gardner, representative .
from Massatmusetta. yrW spoke on .. ;
what ho termed the Ins&cisncy ot tho :'i
land and ?a* defenses of th? United ..:
States. If plana formulated by the
navy board in 1003 had . been carried . ;
out, ho Bald, the United States would'
have 47 dreadnoughts today.
"And what hare wo?" he . asked.' .;./ ,
"Fourteen battleships, tett pretty goOd\w?
battleships, eight venornblo relics and :
four masses pf floa^lngVscrap, iron?* '