PART ONE VOL. 1. NO. 1. Weekljr, K?t?WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM. "Torreon WU Says Villa -j-? Has Marched His Army ' To A Point Overlooking His Eyes on the Feast (Spoeial Correspondence of the Asso ciated Press.) Yorrae, Durango, Mex., Mar. 20. General Villa and his army of twelve thousand rebels Friday invested the Federal stronghold of Torre?n. They occupied the environs of the city with out, opposition and tho day was spent in wheeling und dragging flald pieces, into place to shell tho Fcdcr.il tronch en, dug at ovcry point whare the F?d eral commander, George Refugio Vel asco expects attack. Volasco's army ls estimated to num ber MOO. South and Southwest of tho city his position ls regarded as impregnable hy reason of the moun tains through which only three passes run, and thcBe bave been rendered al most impassable by fortifications and barbed wire/ entanglements. In oth es- directions tin city ls reachod hy Die (levert and high hills. Bridges to be Built Villa's .progress liss been slow be cause it was necessary to. prepare tho tracks and bridges.' Early Friday, however, the road wa* upon Front Ycr iiio, where ins troops have been mo bilizing, to Ma pim i and Boremjillo, which ara only a -few miles north of Torre?n, and virtually are suburbs of j that city. At these two cities the troops de trained and formed in columns. There was little loss or life in plung ing into the desert Great tank wa gons laden with the water supply, which haa been Villa's greatest prob lem' .rumbled in the trait. The lina of the few foreigners in the arm|* wore cracked and swollen from tho heat and alkali dust, but the Mexicans, trained to such conditions, fared bet ter. In this way the outskirts of Tor re?n were roached. There was no opposition and General Villa dsclared there had been none since he began to repair the railroad south of Jlmlnez. The Federals con tented themselves with strewing all possible obstructions except bullets In hts way. There was an occasional exchange of shots between outposts, but nothing even assumed the dignity of a skirmish. Gen oral Villa was everywhere, for -aotr and M rFShie. now cr! of a ftack saddle; of snipping orders ' at a lesser loader. . Torre?n Will li? Stine "Torre?n willie mine in a week," he exclaimed Jublantly." Never has a, **ov3lu>!ort2r;* army lr? Mexico had bet-1 t?r men and never h?*re they b-~?-; sr-. thoroughly oquipnori ?jrs;:-, tlon bas beon made ind we cannot fall." it lei no figur? of speech to ?my that the light, of battle burned In Ute rebel .lead: rs eyes. They are extraordi narily wide apart, so that, when he looks at a visitor at clor"o Nfnge they K3em almost to crucb, a ?r?y? glowing seem actually to flame th moments of) excitement. His subordinates rarely ever argue with him, and lb. such mo " menta, never, ft ts k dangerous Sig nal, one which Scotchman Benton ap parently failed to heed. If Villa ts Killed. Gener?l Felipe Angeles, chlof of the artillery corps, was Bathed second In command to tak? f?ll charge of toe event In case, of the death or captivity of Villa. General Augerri Benevades waa placed in tho command of tho disposi tion of the. troops, although Angeles himself selected the position for his gunS. .Virtually all of tho rotting stock of the railroad ls congested on the Une botweon Chihuahua, Jimlnez. Escal?n, (whore thoro is water supply) and tho front .Villa has food for months. 2,000 rounds of cartridges to the man and Ula railroad service, unless cut, can maintain tho water supply indef initely. Federals la a Trap. It ls balievod here that the Federals are, completely cut off from the out .aido world, oven by wire, although the . wirelosa stations may permit them to commit with tho National capital. Too miles to the South. Villa professes to ' believe tb'rt he will capture the en army. Torre?n, although founded less than] thirty yoara ago, has ft normal popu lation of 26,000. lt has great soap, cotton, floor and iron manufecturles, and a great smelter recclvea ore from the mines. Normalthexe !s a largo Ulster Well O n?* >>y f'r?t rwjc?ft, j?ilitiry ocr respondent for The tioadttn Times and a prominent libar*! writer. Tor Ut? Liberal who has been touring Ulster are important Col. Dacottrt says the 11,000 men ? rollea are in the Gower of their ? Be Mine" , The Butcher Thru Many Hardships g the City, and "Gluts of the Carnage-toBe ?NOT GUNSrUU-IuUT WISE * * _ . * Villa's Headquarters, Yermo, Mex., Mar. 20.- * George C. Carousers, spe- * dal representative of the * state department, arrived * today and tlirougliourTTie * campagn will be the guest * of General Villa, whom * he has known for many * many years. Carothers * was "smiling, but he said * he took $25,ono insur- * ance on his ? life befrye * leaving El Paso.. His par- * ticular duty will be safe- * guarding the rights of * foreigners^ * foreign colony, but most -of these res I ldeuts have fled, leaving only a few as j ZZTZ tz~zz" . u? itu pu i mu? property. General Carranza and Provisional I President Huerta sometime ago agreed ! to the establishment of a neutral zone, I where foreigners would be safe from bullets, but foreigners said they would stay in the city to guard as far as y?B??b??-ihe interests left in their cree. NEW DISORDERS ARE REPORTED*. ALONG BORDER Austin, Texas, March 20.-Reports of new disorders along the Mexican border, including the attempted kid napping of an American citizen by Ave Mexicans, today caused Governor O. B. Colqultt to order the ranger force to be recruited with "men who can shoot." Two telegrams today formad the ba sis of the governor's action in order ing Ute ranger force increased. The* rle?. Ballard, by .five Ss county citizens. >?? - .. "J Ballard was tied hy the Mexicans and hustled to the. border, according to the report made to the governor, but while the party was crossing the F>'.o Grande, ho cut the rope which held him and escaped by diving. Bal lard's captors shot at him several ?!?P?-3 wft-h to Buceoed John Bassett Mooro, andi Cone Johnson of Taxas, solicitor of tho ] department to succeed Joseph Folk. Mr. Lansing is an associate editor| of the American Journal of Interna tional law and the author of several | works " on international- subjects. He ?ti fifty years oid, was assoclatc| counsel for the United Stales Stntea in the Dering' 8ea ar hi trallon 1892-1893; counsel for tho United States in the Bering Sea claim* commission of 1896-97 solicitor for thc Un ll "JU OIUIV.S on ?ho A?ctak??ii u??? ary tribunal 1903; counsel ia the ar-j Lltratlon at The Hague in 1909 of thc| Xorth Atlantic coast ?sherles case His home is in Watertown, N. Y Mr. Johnson, who will succeed Jo seph W. Folk, as solicitor, is about 49 years old, and according to the statement issued from the; 'White Houao today ls one of the most bril liant lawyers in Texas He was a can didata for the United States senate j once, but retired from the contest] because of ill health. Th-? White House described him aa j one of the leading factors in progress] sive democracy. Secretary, Bryan said that he kncw| both men personally and he consider ed them eminently fitted for their po sitions. Both are democrats. Mr. Secretary John W. Fatter of the state department, a warm personal friend Johnson ha? not been active -In pol uow. .? M?O agVnitorjfifie United States on j the Brltish-Amenorin pecuniary dalma commission in session hore. PREST. WILSON TALKS FREELY Unbosomed Himself to The Newspaper Kien at the Whit? House (Bf Associated Press) Washington, March 20 -Woodrow Wilson unbosomed himself to mom' bera ot Ute Natonal Press Club today, telling them Itt, a frank, conversation al way how ho felt aa President of the United States; now difficult lt was for him to imagine' himself as the chief executive with the forma! am?nit?s ot the position and how he' had strug gled to be as fre? as the ordinary in dividual, without the restraints of his office. It was an intimate picture of Woodrow Wilson, the man. drawn by himself, on the occasslon of thc "houso warming" at the press club's new quarters. The president did not intend to have his remarks reported, but later at the request .of the club, the unusual speech was made public. Tho president talked entirely for mally. He wore a sack suit and stood with his hands* in his pockets as he spoke. He was in a happy mood and his remarks Were constantly punctu ated with laughter and applause. Mr. Wilson is a member ot tho press club, I having bean elected as Sn author long) before he became president Mem bers of the cabinet, Speaker Clark and I many official* were also guests of tho] newspaper iv.sn. WHAT HARRISON SAYS OF RATES! Preandent of Southern Rail way Promises Aid to Anderson itt Her Fight D. A Henning, traffic manager for Anderson* wrute hore yesterday io the offset that tie bad held a conference with Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway, while that gen tleman wat IB Greenville and that Mr. Harrison had premired him be would tts? his efforts as president of the Southern railway to wee to it that the South Carolina Inter-State freight ~-:- sr- p:it cn parity with mose now enjoyan by certain western sad nert h west ern Nbrth Carolina cities.! J ma premise means a groat deal an? tr Tn? president of the Southern will exert hie effort* and lend An derson abd etqcr Piedmont cities a hand U is ? foregone coecta?loa -hat a better rat* wjl be secured fer points In thia terlrtory. CAPT. GONZALES NARROW ESCAPE Automobile Run into Poet to Avoid Collision With Moving Train- Guard Careless Greenville. March 20.-Unpor a Ha vana dat?, of March lCth alie Now York Times carried thc {following story : - William E. Gonzales. .United States minister, narrowly ecaped serious a< cident this afternoon, owing to the carlessnesB of a Cuban railroad ?nani. The minister was speeding at twenty miles an hour toward the- Palace this afternoon for nn appointment with Presiden Menocol. The railroad track barrier was up, Hhuwlng the const lo he clt-ar. hui as th?; anio neared Un track a train came along, ami a col lision appeared to he unavoidable The chauffer put on thc emergency brake, but thc auto kept sibling to ward the train, whereupon't-he chauf feur headed the car directly Into an Iron post, smashing tho cara bumper feey flying glass. Tho railroad gnartS&raS'foUnd Inside his IIOUHC conversing With a number of friends. He did - not come out until the affair ..?.as over. Although the eur was smashed. Mr. Gonzales was able to continuo to the J mince, arriving fifteen minutes tate. I Th.ee years ago , Capt. : Gonaalcs' had a serious accident at. Fountain j Inn when a wire across; .the road cniiRod hin mnohlnf? tn ?i?rM? I He was badly injured. 5>ut calmly! watched the surgeon cut pieces of the! spoke of a wheel out of ala leg, and he never took any anea?theticf, He was operated on at a' farmhouse and when removed expressed-ito concern about his c??u?t?uu hui regretted the trouble to which he had puVUio far iner add his wife. GOLDSMITH FIRED BY SHERIFF RECTOR Supreme Court Hands Down De cision in Casa o? Deputy at Piedmont Mills The Columbia correspondent of the Intelligencer wired ?i "the supreme cou? ? : . J. WY Goldsmith from aheipoattlon of special pmce officer at Piedmont mills last September." It will bc recalled that Goldsmith was Ute special officer designated by the mill authorities and he had been deputized by tile sherm office, but Sheriff rector discharged felts on thc ground of ?3ft&& "hsisss. aa* Ute matter was taten tc tne supreme cour;. The mill company paid the salary of the special officer, but he'-had to bo deputised In order to get proper au thority. Reports of Lobbying Found to be False aahington, March 20.-"T?tere id no evidence here ot a $50,000 fund," said Senator Overman, chairman of Ute senate lobby committee .today, at the conclusion of the committee's inves tigation of reports that such a sum representatives of prison labor con tractors to defeat the pending Hughes hil) to restrict marketing of convict made Roods. Dublin. March 20 -Two special trains left Dublin late Friday carrying troops to Ute north and several other trains are preparing to depart The army service corps tonight waa load lng forty tona of provisions here for the northern garrisons. The naval training ships V>oyal Ar thur and Gibraltar uud the torpedo boat destroyers Pathfinder and Atten tive ?teamed into Kingstown harbor, 7 miles southwest of Dublin tonight Five officers and 150 men of the Yorkshire regiment went aboard'tho destroyers as it was expected that other troops would embark during the night. Their destination whs. uu known to the public. ; . ftrmssn. Ireland, March 50.-A bat talion of the nedriirdahir? regiment arrived here tonight by special train from Mullingar. Pickets, are patrol ling ail roads and only persons with passes are allowed inside the camp (Armagh la a town of 7,500 tn the county ofv Armagh, province of Ul ster.) Duudalk. Ireland, Marah 20.-Soven officers and 450 men of the Cornwall regiment arrived herc from Dublin tonight sad were quartered in tho Rorul Fielder artillery barracks, where there already waa a force ot eighteen officers and five hundred men .preparing for active service. (Duudalk is Ute county town of louth Har? Edward Brace, brother Of Robert buce was slain Ivy the En glish tn 1318.) , ARE ARRANGED REGULARS AND GUARDSMEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN SHAM BATTLE PRACTICE WARFARE Extensive Enc apiti en ts for South ern and Eastern Companies National Guard (Hy Associated Prosa.) Washington, March 20.-Plann for loint manoenvcrs hy tho United States! regular anny and tho national guard, lo Include attacks upon Washington j and SanFranclrcn hy Invading armies together with the establishment ?if mimerons traini : camps throughout! Hie country, is announced by th? war department. Although the depart ment has not determined upon a dell-j 2??C flr.t" for tb? ?Q6BfiUFS( ll v.;i:; ifii tatively divided to begin them In the j.'ittnr nt?f? nf Inly IustructlonH went forth from th? department' to various adjutant gen erals of fhn Htato militia to begin pr? paration fur the event. ;xno anuru BgHrtas* washinjswn ? iii i>i? partjclpatod in by troop? of tho 7th and 8th divisions of thc Eastern de partment, which will concentrate at Baltimore. The attacking forces will bo known as the Red Division, a sim ilar cumber of troops to ho designated is tho Blue Division will be concen trated at the national capital as tne ae fendors of thc capital. British Ministers Discuss Situation (By Associated Press. London, March 20.-Four cabinet ministers spoke of the Ulster situa tion at different meetings on Friday John Burns, president of the local government board, in an address said: "Home rule ls a question mainly for Ireland itBelf. Three-fourths ol the tb tho demand for more concessions or yield to clamor. Wo have no more desire to yield to the lawless lawyers than to lawless laborers.' Thomas McKlnnon Wood, secretary of state of Scotland said: "We will carry ?oirc rala by agree ment If w- possibly can. But wit?out lt 5! VsrC sust." Augustine Birren, cn:ef secretary of Ireland, declared the government's proposal lo give. Ulster freedom from coercion for six years -ana that he scheine of Andrew Bonar Law meant immediate coercion if a referendum against Ulster. Sir John Allsebrook Simon, attorney general, said the government proposed to go steadily on, adding: "Whatever happens, wc will see that law and Drder and unflinchingly observed |n Ul ster." ' SHERIFF HAS LANDED MAN Telegram Received Here Says That He HM Captured Negro Murderer A telegram was received yesterday from Sheriff Joe M. H. Ashley saying that tho sheriff had captured Frank Williams, a negro wanted lu this county on a charge'of murder. The Anderson sheriff received word that the nogra bo wanted was at. Atmore, Ala , and lott Wednesday afternoon for that point. He easily located tho negro and made thc arrest and in ii is telegram, yesterday he said that he would reach Anderson wit ii tho pris oner fionie time today. Williams ls accused nf having mur dered Oscar Porter, also a .negro, nt Sandy Springs hist Thanksgiving day. The hilling took place late In the af ternoon and was said tn bo over ii game of cards. Woman's Independence Hay." New York, March 20.--The National Woman Suffrage Association appealed to President Wilson today to establish the first Sunday of each year as ''Wo man's Independence Day" on behalf nf this executive board of the nation: President Dr. Anna Shaw has nri sddressed to President Wilson n let ter ia which abe resents the associa tion's- rfppeal. Unknown .Schooner Sank. Onieud, neiginm, itarcn ~o.- A three-masted schooner was rammed ind sunk by the Hamburg-American liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosso to iay and all on board were lost. in reporting the accident by wire less, the commander ot the liner said <3t$j? the boats had been put os irani lils ship and a three hours' search nade, but no tV.rrivors contd be found. The accident was caused by a fog, ind the liner was unable to learn the tame of tho vessel lt had wuk. A Day Of Exe Among Th BELFAST, protestant m?rropolla of Ireland, population in 1910 wa? 3S6.C76. Sit Uivl? <1 i? tho north of Ireland In county Antrim whence caine many Helliers of Anderson county. AUDIT UL8TER DUBLIN, tito metropolis of Ireland, population "i?<;,3(ii?. kr Rely ('nt liol ic I HATTI.K OF IJ?YNK. fought July IL'.j 1690, ltd ween adherents of .lame? I ll and William III. The latter, the Orangemen or protestants, were j victorious. Tho hil terners has nev er died out; _4j_I_? I on? Life |M Fueled. Pensacola. Fla.i Ntxirt'li '?0.--lKa?e. Cooley, III y i :? j-, phil til?- ohlest man in Kscamhlu eoiiniy, Florida, died on Wednesday. il<>. wjis iioru in South Cundill;) in 1800 and is survived by ?over 10? grandchildren, great-grand. chUdren and groat-i?,rcot-gruudchil-j (Iran. Hu attributed Illa old uge to regular habits and up to a tow days of. his death he (-uiilinued lo arise at the' break of day. Ills wife, who died one year.ago, was two years lila acolar. j. HAMPTWB?SS ! DIED LAST NIGHT i Was Walking Home on West Whitner When He Fe!! and Expired ! The city of. \ndcr~on was greatly j shocked last night to hear of the? neath of J. Hampton Baan which oc curred on Weat whitnor street as Mr. Basa was on his way home He fell in front of Wblte'a mnrblo yard, with in a block of tho public square, nbuot 8:10 and waa dead before any help could be given him. *Mr. Bass was only 43 years old, and would not have been taken for a man in 111 health. He suffered a great deal from Indigestion last year and that caused his return to Anderson to en gage in business, but for-the last few months he Boemed to be in very good health. He ls survived by.Mrs. Bass, who was Miss Carrie Houston of Char lotte. His only other living, relative is a nephew. Mr. Jas Garllnrtou of Ware ShoalH. L??Mr. ?asH.was.o -momba r,oftt?e firm nttPrtrW. Trlbbl? & Co,, and wa? u man who attended strictly to his o,wn af fairs. He was pleasant and agreeable, always, but n man of very retiring manner He was a Mason and a member of the Woodmen of the World. His-remains will be taken to Char lotte this afternoon at 2:15. Mr. Ben Ko liston of Charl notte. north*"- nt M?<. Bus, and M las Grace Houston are ex pected hero today. Mr. Basa ^aa a native of Unipn coiihty, North Carolina. He came! here from Salisbury about 15 years] ago, and remained here ia business I for 12 years' or longer He returned! to Cu h riot te and was in business there a short while, but come bock; lo. Anderson lost September. The news of his death caused much sad ness last night among those who heard of ii, and will come as a shock this morning to those who had not. Protracted Meeting is Began. .. Beginning with next Monday night a series of sermons .will-be preached In the Christian church by Charles C. [Ware, of Greenwood. Mr. Ware is thoroughly prepared; to deliver, able and Interesting sermons. The song service begins promptly at 8 o'clock every night. Mrs. Wtere' will assist In personal work and special solos. ?N?te public IH cordially invited to nt nnd these meotl'ngsl . . ' First Shot Of Uti 1914 Ba ? ? ? _______ (By Associated Presa.) I Grand Rapids, Mich., March 20.-The first shot of the litigation in tho base ball war of 1914 wan fired here to day, when tho Federal league filed a petition with the Federa! court ask ing for an injuiiellim to restrain Wi llam J.- Kllllfer. Jr., formerly catcher ot' the Philadelphia Nationals from playing baseball with any other toam than the Chicago Foit,?als. Killffer signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Federals, but after ward was persuaded thai the reserve clause in his old contract with thc Philadelphia club held him legally to PhHndnlphla and he Joined bis form er team. Tho suit Involves tho legal ity of the reservo clause long regarded as ono of the bulwarks of organized baseball. , The compalint told of tho* signing of tho contract by Kllllfer, who agreed to play for three rears for th? Chi cago Federals for a total of fl?.500, or 15,833.33 a year1. The contract ex pressly stipulated,, the. court was in formed, that Kllllfer agreed to de vote his entirs time and attention tc the service of tho Chicago Federals. The court was Informed that $500 was advanced to Kllllfer. and waa ac cepted by him and la still retained. Thc bill asserts" the Chicago Fede rals -would suffer irreparable toss un less e restraining order ba granted, enjoining Kllllfer7 from playing wltjil dtement e Orangemen MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS TOWARD BELFAST DUR ING THE DAY "WAR IN ULSTER" PAPERS DECLARE "Home Rule" For Ireland Stira Protestants to the Point Of War (By Associated Press. Belfast, Marcij 20.-Tho whole of Friday was crowded with surprlsos and suppressed excitement for th? people ol' Belfast. The dramatic entry Into liol fast of Sir Bdward Carson, th? Uh iee lat lead or in Ulster, froHh from his defiance of - tho Kovernuient in the Luise of ( "innmons, his reception hy General Sir George Richardson, lieutenant general retired, commander of the Ulster volunteers, and a nfok^-i hqdy guara, and a conference Wnlch fol lowed with tho Ulater leaders, furnish ed the excitement. Tile complete shifting of tho troops which was In progress through Ulster and tho arrival of reinforcements from tho south, furnished the sur I*, tivy. t . ?The Dorsetshire regiment, stationed in Belfast the past four years, was ?ra usier red to the Holy wood Barracks which is four miles distant The meu took with them 12 carts loaded with rifle ammunition and also' machine guns. It was expected that the Bed foruahire* regiment from Mullinger. Westmeath, would take the place of tho Dorsets In the Victoria Barrack) during the night. . Troops were moving all along the Ulster border from various regiments from Dunlin. Carragh and Mullingar were drafted in. The expected arriv al waa made the occasion for enthus iasm? and Loy?liat demands. Motor cars with dispatch riders, sent from Belfast Thursday to volun teer headquarters in all parts of Ul ster returned Friday. It is believed 'they carried order? arranging for a quick mobilization of the Orange Eor itnri'iW!i>i|*'t' . rtt^staylng. ls guardegby v each man armed wich a rule ano a bayonet abd carrying ball cartridges and the residences of other Orange leaders have similar guard? about them. . > The Marquis Of Londonberry af riv ed from l-ondon leie last nisfit &z? participated ia the coafefanee With the Ulster leaders. Thc conference re sulted In a proclamation urging Or angemen td continue their attitudes tu* calm waiting. \ During Thursday night automobiles had been kept busy moving stores abd documents from . the Unionist head quarters, apparently fearing a raid by the police, who have been keeping a close wntch on the Unionists. Pro cautions of a rigorous character have been taken at the Victoria Military barracks bore. Extra guards ard on duty day and night Urgent ihsiruc Uous have been sent to the military authorities In the south of Ireland to dispatch reinforcements immediately to the garrison stations in Ulster. Startling Headline*. London. March ?0.-"War In Ulster" ls the startling .headlines in the Lon den newspapers til tho blackest type. Tho govornmont Friday began to dispose ot .Its regular troops In Ire (Contlnuod on f.th page) TO gatton iseball War Fired clubs other than the Chicago Feder als and more particularly with the Philadelphia Nationals. April 3, was Axed for the date ot henrh?R ott the qu'cstkfn of a tempera* ry injunction. \ Wilmington. N. C., March a?.-Wben informed this afternoon that applica tion for an Injunction to restrain XII lifer from playing with tne Philadel phia Nationals had been filed st Grand Rapids, Charles Dooln. manager of the Club, acknowledged some sur prise at the action, hut stated that the move had been anticipated, and bis course of act iou had been clearly outlined by. legal coupsel ?5rJrib? club. "We have no fear, wbatem, ?S lee la gr Ki lil fer and we expect Tom Sea ton to return to the club before Uta season oinna. We shall apply for aa injunction restraining him front play ing with the Federals in the near fu tur?. 1 understand that hs ??? ?wu??? the Chicago training spuad at Shreve port. La." Ktlllfer states thai he will ?ot play with the Feder?is, even should their injunction be granted and finally sot tied in their favor: "I will retira treat tc* gams first," stated KHllfery "Bot I do not anticipate the necessity of this for I don't think the Injunction wi? ever be served on.mo. I will work la the game here tomorrow, and will give them a chance to serve an injunction If they want to.'*