VOLUME 1, NUMBER 120 Weekly, Established 1SC0; Dally, Jan. 13, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM THE GERMAN CAVALRY IS NEARING BRUSSELS The Official Records Have Been Removed From The Capital To Antwerp on the Coast For Safekeeping RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS Brazil Yesterday Demanded of Germany An Apology for an Alleged Insult to the Bra zilian Minister to Germany (By Associated Press) That the Germans are forcing their way through Belgium is indicated by the Brussels report that German cavalry is approaching the Belgian capital; that measures for the defense of Brussels are being hastened and that the seat of government has been removed to Antwerp. The British press bureau announces that any. action which Japan may take against Germany will not extend beyond the China seas, except for the protection of Japanese shipping. [ The British waK council has decided to exclude correspondents from the forces in the field, and it is announced that the French war department intends to take the same action and that probably war correspondents in Belgium will be ordered out of that state. The German emperor, crown prince and two other imperial j princes, are now at thc great fortress of Mainz. The emperor's depar ture from Berlin for the front has evoked enthusiasm in the German] capital. The Brazilian government has instructed its minister at Berlin" to ] ask for explanations and the punishment of those guilty of the alleged.^ attack by German soldiers on Bernardino Campos, ex-president of the state of San Paulo, and his wife, who are reported to have been f beaten and forced across the Swiss frontier. Several Austrian army corps, according to advices from Vienna,! have invaded Russia,' and the Russian advance in Galicia has been , checked. Brussels admits that French Casualties in the fighting be Medite?r?h??h has tr?ade a sweep up of the Adriatic as *af! as Cattaro. Four Austrian warships are reported, to have been sank. | Mortt?n?grin' troops have c?oss,ed ?he Bosnian frontier and oc cupied thc town cf TchainHza after a fierce battle. They are also. credited with capturing eight Austrian blockhouses and several vii-: lages. ' j The British military and naval movements are still shrouded in mystery. BELGRADE'S PREDICAMENT^ Capital of Sorvlo. ts New Being HhelL ed by the Austrians. (By Associated PresB) London. - August 18.-A dispatch to tho Reuter Telegram company from Milan Bays the Corriere Della Serra has received an account of conditions in Belgrade, in consequence of tVo bombardment of that city by the Aus ' triaos on the opposite banks of thc Danue. The streets are silent and deserted, Bays the' article, and the people of the town are living !n cellars. Th reo thousand shrapnel' shells have fallen in the city during the paBt week. As yet little damage baa .been. done to the property, but a shell falling on the Central electric works put. half the town tn darkness. .Fifteen citi zens havo been; killed, while many others have been Injured. OTHER STATES CET IT Mississippi Finds lt Probable to See The Trusts. ?NO COMPROMISE" .:? (By Associated Press!) Meridian, Ml pa., August 17.-Suits for an f tide finite amount Understood to aggregate 16.000,000, flied by the state of Mississippi against the "'nndard Oil company of Kentucky, fie Stand ard Oil company of New Jrrroy. the Standard oil, company of .Louisiana, and the Galona Signal OH company, were compromised here today. Un-j der the terms of the agreement the Standard Oil company of Kentucky ls penalized $55,000; tho Galena Signal .Oil company $6,000, -and tho suits i against the other two defendants dls ' missed without cost The suits alleged the violation of - the Sherman anti trust law and.the.penalties asked for were based on the number ot days it WHB claimed Ute law had been violat ed. ; That ls tho Fighting Word of Theo, dore Booeevett. (By Associated Proas.) Boston, August 17.-"No compro mise" was' tho'slogan which-Col Theo dore Roosevelt bponod the progr?s, sive party'*: campaign in Mascaohu sett'a today. 1 He declared there should ba no compromise with the other hand th a party would wei - como those of tho rank arid filo of other organizations who refuge to fol io*--..'thc ni? '.ci?crs. MAY BE JUST A RUMOR Beigen Dispatches Claim a Victory! Orer the Gera*fla;.. - (By Associated Press.) I London, August is.-Tho Sojr oayB that, according to news received Mon deo afternoon and confirmed by the war office the Bois'!?* Infantry, in' conjunction with the Frenen c?>\~?rv. have brilliantly repulsed . a German : attack. Tho location of the engage ment ls not mentioned. v j V J^aised Unlawfully (By Associa Press.). Washington.' .VuguBt' 17.-Adicion al crucial agents of Uio doparUnsitt of justice !*ero dispatched todsv to Cleveley-Provldebce, ' BaltbWre; Pittsburg and Buffalo to assisi, in tho nationwide IrivettJgaUoV ot ; the In creased price of foodstuffs. Unued Sutes ?tetrtct ?ttorteya. alt ovdr th? country have begup Inquir ies, nnd in blady caaes girbd Jarles aro &? work. At Buffalo, Johu h. O' Brien, district attorno*. will try to ancoriLain tho cause iir tho riso in : . flobr.-v:-' .-':-r; . Fred Robertson, district attorney at Topeka, ?ans* ro ported today that "tj?, unusual clrcuinstai.ccs : of wheat going down Oni th? market ??d the pr?t? of 'floor . going ?ip has' stood l>romh\ctnly in . the Kansas City daily nowBpap?rn for nco ral day ?" Ile is Investigating. ? .^ :flb6d of letters reached Attorney General McReybolds today from vol untary correspondents:, regarding the advance In, food prices. A Brooklyn correspondent claimed tb have specific information that packers there are rapidly Increasing prices of fresh meat, notwithstanding . an unusual amount of weat in cold storage in New York. . Canners protested against, the (bri crease in the price of sugar. A large" middle west firm wrote that the re finers "by their Joint system bi selling their product through certain broker? have the p?bllc at their" mercy," OOOO^Q. QCOOOOOCOOOO O o ? COTTON CONGRESS ? o j Columbia, Aug. 17.- o o trarmers, merchants, bank- o o ?rs, ?cfton seed crushers o o and cotton manufacturers o o feav? ;been called to meet o o iii ... VCp?^mbia Thursday o o morrnng at il o'clock to o o discubs the cotton holding o o n?p^etri?nt. The call is o o issued by E. J. Watson, o o president of the Southern "> o, Cotton; Congress. Mr. o o . Watson also issued calls o o for a conference in each o o -f the cotton belt states. o o ooooooooooooooooo JAPAN ACHING TO GET IN FIGHT Believe? That Gerrnany Will Give Her the Chance To Do Some thing (Br Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 17- Japau'a sudden entry into tho European war Bit mitten as a factor which might quickly Increase the rango ,of tiie great conflict to tho far-casi com manded wide attention today both among the ofllciale of the Washing tm government and diplomats generally. The attitude of the United States, il became clear, would bo ono of non interference in tho controversy be tween Japan and Germany. Germany has recently tried to Indi cate to tim United States government the community of Interests that exist between the two hi their Asiatic hold ings. Last week this took tho form of a suggestion that the Eastern wa ters, and shores . be neutralized by mutual consent. The Japanese belief la that thc Ger mah 'government will take full ad vantage of thc week's time allowed in the ultimatum for a reply. This faun [?qfcftbc?! ^pH^K^M^^P! ese fight to* dictate to Germany her attitude in the far East. The inter vening time, it ls believed, will be spent in neatening the defense of Ting Tsau, the official German naval sta tion tn planting mines in the sea and In placing*the German fleet in secure position under tho guns of the shore fortifications. CONGRESS PASSES SHIPPING BILL Foreign Built Ships May Now En gage in Commerce Under American Flag .-? (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 17.-Congress today passed the emergency shipping bill which "wm authorize the Presi dent to admit foreign built ships tc American registry so that commercial tleets may sail the acas under the pro tection of the American flsg while the boll Igoren ts of Europe are at war and scouring the oceans.for prises. Pres dent Wilson will sign tho bill tomor row. Culmination of the effort to enact this legislation followed repudiation by the Senate of tho conference report on tho measure, which previously bad been radically amended in tn. Senate. AB it goes to the President the bill was; the same as lt passed the Ho un more than a waok ago. The conference report met defeat In the*.g?bU$$?? Vote of 40 to 20 bo CQUBO ot determined opposition to tho provision Which would have admit ted to tab^A^ericnn, coastwise trade all foreign?nMvessels tching Am erican register within two y; the democrats, Senators Borah and iones, repeinada; and Senator, Pom* dexten- prolSM^ei votc4 for lt. Sen ator O'Oerman'st-ruigiQed the opposing donUJcrhlg, debaring they Wore cham pioning ah offensive monopoly - and borrowing Republican argumenta in favor ot nh-Amertcan principles ot .protectJ^awK/-..v,v AH flnaUyyagrccd to. the bbl be sides providing for the registry of foreign built ships authorizes tho President in his discretion to suspend provisions , of the law requiring all Watch officers or American vessels in tho foreign trade, lo be cltisens of the United, States, requiring survey, In spection and measurement ot vessels ^'^''?'Wslitry by officers of the United States. - ~--- ' Argentine ? ftavy* (By Associated Press.'? .BoEtonV August i?.-The crew' ot, the new Argentine battleship Fa ve dadla, OOO sailors, arrived rrom Ben nos Ayres today and the wprk ot pre paring the big sea fighter to go Into commission will be begun at once. Photo by Araerlcan'Fr033 Association Battleship Conqueror's Mighty Broadside MIGHTY amona'.King George's worships, the battleship Conqueror, mem ber, of tho second battle squadron, has u displacement of 22.500 tons and mounts ten i3.C?-inch guns. The how ou view ot the vessel shown how a mlglrty broadside cnn be delivered against an enemy from either side of the Conqueror. She ls driven by turbine engines and carries a crew of 000 men. " ? "v7^^ . . * . - Euroi?nWaT Bulletins; News of All The (By Associated Pre RH.) Cssess?sty Getting En^gh? Berlin, via Copenhagen and London, August 18r-12.45 ?. m.--The German government in a npte to the Benian government intimated that the Belgians had sp brilliantly proved their honor in arms that Germany, after taking Brussels, would be willing to conclude any arrangement compat ible with the conflict between Germany and France-and would evacuate Belgium as speedily as war conditions permitted. The Belgian govern ment replied on August 13, again refusing the Ger man proposition. The Big Battle Is On. j London, August 18.-3.30 a. m.-The Daily Express Says:! There is little doubt that a great battle is: nov/ occurring in Belgium between the Germans and Belgian and French allies. f|Our correspondent, in a cryptic despatch from Ghent, indicates' that the Germans are advancing on the historic battle ground of, Waterloo and that events of the greatest importance are in pro gress." Austrian Battleship Sank. Rome, via London, August 17.-5. I S p. m.-Confirmation of j the naval fight in the Airiatic is given in a dispatch from Cettingje to the Corriere d'lialia today, which says the Austrian battleship Zrinyi and three other ships whose names could not be learned were sunk hythe French fleet. A great number of French and English warships are said to be patrolling the coast. Naval Battle Rumored. London, August 18;-2 a. m.-A Paris dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says i "It is v reported here that an engagement between l a British and German warship har. occurred off the Canary Islands. ' ii ls stated that a Gcnr.an Cruiser h?s been sunk and also that a British cruisei hfib captured a German ship containing munitions of war." The British official news bureau has no information concerning] |'these reports. Artillery Fire Was Brilliant. Berlin, Via Copenhagen and London,) August 18.-2.15 a. m. German wounded who arrived here tell of the battle of Letfarde. The fighting lasted seven hours under a burning sun. The Germans were bpppsed by far superior forces, strongly entrenched. The German artillery fire was brilliant, two dangerous French * batteries being I quickly taken. ' y ' ??' ? A^BIC?KB CIS GEEMAS!* I Are ^l^^hot^"^Te|TI^Co,l*Idera* (tty Associated Press. ) London. August 17 - -Prozessor Jer emiah Jenas, of Cornel: University, reached London today from Berlin. He says Americans In Germany are suiTering no indignities and that they are taring; treated-with consideration. Many, ot them, however, are, penniless. Ambassador Gerard is supplying thc actual-needs of Afericans In Berlin. THEY ARC HOME Americans Who . Ula ve Been Fpoa] EuropeanContinent. (By Associated Press ? New York, August 17,-The Hollend American Liner. Nleuw. Amsterdam, flying the.Dutch ?ag, and having on board many American' refugees who bad fled war-stricken Europe, arrived in thiH port tonight after being held up three times by warships on ber trip across from Rotterdam. She car ried 2,039 passengers ANDERSON V TRY TO STATE ALL MESSAGES ARE SUBJECT TO DELAY Situations but Slightly Improved -Censorship I? Still Being Imposed (By Associated Press) Now York. Aug. 17.--Inquiry et tho offices herc of the three great Trans Atlantic cabio companloB developed that on all fifteen submarine lineB be tween North America and Europe traffic attll waa badly congested to day, due, it WUK said, to tho require ments and restrictions ot the censors at the European terminals. The Western Union Telegraph Co's, system of eight cables was in better condition than at any time slnco tho establishment of censorship In Eu rope, lt wu? said. Tho regulation re quiring the full name and complete addresser, to be written, as well as th.' j name of thc sender, was causing much of the congestion of this systom. ' i Tho delivery of messages to tho terminals in Europe, however, does not necessarily mean that they will reach their destination immediately. One day laet week the London office of the Western Union reported 2,000 cablegrams had piled up there and i weip. awaiting inspection by the ron [sors. The entire system pf the Wes tern Union cables to South of Eu rope, Is similarly affected, as practi cally all thc terminals arc in British possessions. The abolition of tho code has work? cd great hardships 'op the Western Union as well as on the other sys tems, AThe, Commercial Cable company's sy stem of five cables ' to Europe "waa retorted to be working with all dis patch that could be expected. Com mercial co's lines, are of course, sub ject to the same restrictions as those of the Western Union. It was stated at the New York of fice of thc- French Cable Company wh'.ch operates one cable to England anti one to France, that the company had reduced the delay to 20 hourn. The French company while refusing messages in code to England and to France, announced that code address es could be placed on messages for delivery in Franco. Tho English owned cables between England ' and Central and Southern Continental Europe and the Scar Jina viss peninsula, were suid to be unin terrupted, although under a censor ship even more severe than that im posed on the lines to North America BRITISH TROOPS NPW AT FRONT Official Strength Ia Given of Espcditionery Force Tov Belgium (By Associated Press.) Now York, Aug. 17.-English pa pers received hero today give details of the composition of thc British ex pe iitlonary forces under command of Field Marshal Sir John French. The field force ls composed of the army corps, each comprising iwo divisions and there ls an extra cavalry division under the command of Major General Edmund Allonby. Each army corps is formed ot 24 infantry battalions of about 1,000 mon each on a war footing, six cavalry reg iments, eight bstteries of horse artil lery and six guns each, eighteen bat teries of field artillery, two Howltxer batteries and troops of engineers, sig nal corps, -\rmy-.service corps and oth er details. The British field forces therefore, could contain 72 infantry batteries, 18 cavalry regiments, 24 batteries of horse artillery with 324 guns, six i Howitzer batteries and the usual .do tails according to the latest British army list Issued at the end of July. tba first army corps is command, ed by Lieut?*:: ant General Sir Doug las Haig, the third by Major General W. P. Pultney and the second was led by Lieutenant General 8ir James Grierson who died suddenly today. GBE5CE AND Tl'liKEY Old Enes Are likely to Get En ".?ged I tin War. London, August 17.-Official dis patches say Greece has received of ficial inform " lon that Turkish troops are crossing Bulgarian territory md marching In the direction of Greece. The Hellenic' government In conse quence of these reports. has notified Vnurkey that lt this news should ho confirmed corresponding military and naval measures will be taken immed iately by Greecr OTERS HECKLE CANDIDATES BEHAVIOR? HOWEVER, WAS FAIRLY GOOD WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS ASKED QUESTION "WHO YOU FOR?" Campaign Meeting Here Yester day Differed but Little From Usual Run-Same Speeches Were Heard Before and audience of 3,000 citi- . sons of Anderson county, of which the supporte? of the governor were noisy and tho others undemonstrative-, can didates for stato ofnccB hore yesterday kept up their carno series of attachs, almost entirely Intra-party. D?ring the speeches of the candidates, for the minor offices a consistent'attempt to And how the. speakers stood' ' on the sonatorial race was the feature. This resulted in . several ' outspoken declarations'and those who-said .they were nnti-admlnlstration had difficul ty in finishing their speeches ..while the others were given. many encour agements to contin?e. <' " ; In the gubernatorial race there was I no marked demonstration for any ono I candidate. Tho meeting was called.to order at ?10:80 o'clock by S. Dean Pcm mon, county chairman, on tho coyt Ko?'se ?lawn. - - '.- ' .- ;.'j:""; Law Enforcement & * Andrew J. Hot hen, candidate for I lieutenant governor, said thru ho vf?s I making the race on his fitness for' of fice and'an -outspoken declar?iS?ti T?r clean govornment. Iii hi? ct?8tb&a>y . . fashion, he said that tho. supremo'"i? sim - was ldw- enforcement. ' j jVfi ' : ' William' M. Hamer, In roply? to k heckler, taid : "You call him Colle' L, but I tell you that ho wilt bo cole? aa h-?." ?c tho S5th ibero' viii na a hail storm and . you will have' to- take up a collection to. ont either: Kelley, or Blease' in office." J. A. Hunter urged, that the Votera cast their ballots for the boat plan'. Ho favored anything that wouid re duce the taxes. On tho question of ducat ion, he said that h? had. of ten found people going from the country to the cities in order to get bettor school facilities. B. Frank Kelley charged that the last state convention waa dominated i by bankers. He said that he was'.the only one in the race that bad csper lqnco in tho state sonate. ". "Masterly Inactivity" ' ; '. A. O'. Brice, candidate for. attorney general, said thu as a legislator, ho had voted for local option cbnipul sory education law. Ho repeated his chargo of "masterly Inactivity" in the administration of Mr. Peoples. . . "Whore do you stand T" asked one of the audience. ' , '??.