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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 Later Returns Showed the Splendid Endorsement of the People For Their Junior Senator. Race for Governor is Close!, With Manhing, Cooper and Richards In the Lead. Anderson. County Gave its Support to a Number of I Good Men on Both Sides of the "Administration" Issue. Ip MAY AT ANY MOMENT JOIN IN THE EUROPEAN WAR FEELING IS ACUTE Allies Are Worried Over Presence of German Criusera in Turkish Waters-Stay Significant (By Associated Press.) Washln '.on, Aug. 20.-Tension 'ls so acute in Constantinople that diplo mats there fear Turkoy muy at any moment be drawn into thc general , I European war on the side of Germa ny and Austria. A strict censorship has been placed > on newspapers in Turkey, which are now controlled by t'/e military, and are being used, according to diplo matic speeches herc, to create strong pro-German feeling. The Turkhh cabinet is wavering between a declaration of war and the i preservation of ? neutrality. Diplomat- { lc repre*' lattves' ot the various Spowers ? in constant conference . wi- ' ament officials, Great K Russia endeavoring to ??.ce; ueutral. The German j araba3a<.. it is understood, has. intimated ?..?.. while Germany wishes Turkey to remain neutral, hd believ ed the Ottoman Empire should mo bilize to prevent invasion by . RUB Isla. Feeling is most acute over entry (pto .the Dardenalles o fthe German cruiB I ers Goeb?n and Breaslau. Great Bri 1 tan, Russia and France ten days ago requested "that if these ships were purchased by Turkey, tnt crews be ?sent to either Germany or Austria and , promised them safe conduct. Today Pny-of- -the- German -asilo?? -ere-still board and 160 or more are said, to have been distributed among the Tur kish torpedo boats. The British government is observing 'these incidents-with much disfavor and the situation has been aggravated ' by the inability of several . English mor I chant ships to pass through' the Dar ! dandles and return after the Grand I Vizier had given tho requisite -ennis- j . sion. Subordinate officials din. beyed i the instructions In a way as yat unex plained. - Great Hrh urn has let it be known that if the Goehen and Breslau enter 'the Mediterranean with German ero ?vs aboard, they will be (ired on by the English fleet., Neither Great Britain nor Russia has : assumed a threatening attitude diplo matically,, hoping to persuade Turkey J to remain ueutral. A few days ago | the Russian ambassador was request ed to cease using the wireless on a \ Russian vessel in tho harbor. He ac quiesced. Developments in Turkey were gen ' orally discussed today in official ctr-; clcs. The Turkish ambassador hero had a long conference with Secretary i Bryan, chiefly concerning the alleged j statement, with which American am bassador .Mbrganthau had been cred ited In some published reports. Later Mr. Bryan issued a statement saying the story- that Mr. Morganthau had predicted a massacre of christians was Untrue. - Mr. Mor RUO th au's recent telegrams, | It is understood, reported conditions as much relieved, though a week ago there was some apprehension over the position in which the Americans might be placed if the war extended to Turkey. The cruiser North Carolina'will go! to Constantinople with gold for the Americans. Many Jews in Palestine are destitute and an appeal has been made to Jewish charities in America. Temporary relief has been provided by I Mr. Morganthau personally for the Americans. He raised $75,000 by sub scription, but has advised the state j department that additional funds are 1 necessary. PHILIl'INE INDEPENDENCE ?Prest Wilson ls Aux Ion s to Get the Measure Through This Session Washington, Aug. 26.-The pending I administration Phlllplne bill was ur ged as an imperative necessity and in accord with the Filipino sentiment In a favorable report flied with the House I today, by the insular affairs commit tee. The measure would liberalize I tho government of the Fillppines and declares the intention of the United States to recognize the independence j as soon as the Filipino people are, ready to establish a stable govern ment. Illy Guns Tested Panama, Aug. 20.-Exhaustive tests [ made today, of the huge - guns at the Pacific end of the Tanama canal to ascertain their Qlness. The tests: I were satisfactory. CONFLICTING FROM~TH Flashes TRYING TO DYNAMITE ANTWERP Paris, August 20.-A despatch to th? Haras Agency from Antwerp HayH lt ls officially announced that a Zeppelin dirigible balloon made another ut* tempt Inst night to drop bombs on the city, bnt foiled on scconnt of precau tionary measures taken by the Bel glans RUSSIA IS TAKING NOTICE London. August .26.-The Reuter Telegram Company correspondent nt St. Petersburg says the Russian au thorities are abolishing previous re strictions against prayer meetings by Raptlsts and that the I Bontldta are opening hospitals In Kiev, Odessa and St. Petersburg. HANOEUVEB FOR POSITION Paris, Augunt ?G.-An official state* ment Issued by the ware department tonight says: "In the North the Frauco.Rrltlsh have been moved back a short dis tance. "In u general way oar offensive be tween Nancy and Yosges makes head way. Our right, however, has been obliged io 'ail back slightly in the re. glon of St Die." RUSSIANS' ARE WINNING Ht. Petersburg, Ang. 2ft. The tier, mans In Ebllng district of West Prus. sla, near the Vistula river, ure fleeing westward before ike Russian advance. SERVIANS LOSE VERY HEAVILY sn Taking Territory From the - -i. y -... . . . Austrians-4,000 Prisoners Were Captured (By Associated J'rp.RH.) London, August 26-If Ita the re occupation of Shabats, by the Servians says a dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph from Cettinje, Montegenegro, the 4,000 prisoners have been doubled. 4,000 additional men having been cap. lured between L?sauza and Shabats during the serv?an march to occupy the latter town. The Servian casualties in retaking Shabats are admitted to have beon I very heavy. ARE AFTER CRUISER German Cruller Hus Three War Dugs. On Lookout for Her 'Ottowa, Ont., Aug. 26.-The naval department here tonight confirmed a dispatch from the Pacific that the German cruiser Leipzig was seen re cently at the northern end of Vancou i ver Island. It ls . believed that the cruiser expected to meet a collier alng the linc or that the German had planned to Intercept a British steamer and empty her bunkers. Three cruisers are after the Leipzig. Th'ey are the Canadian cruiser Rain bow, the British cruiser Newcastle, and a Japanese cruller which recent ly arrived at Vancouver., Arms Confiscated. i (By Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 26.-United Stales customs authorities1 seized 1,2110 rifle ; cartridges on board the Ward Line {steamship Olinda before she sailed for Havana today. Four of the Olin [da'a crew and the keeper of a smell water front shop w re arrested, ac cused of a conspiracy, to export am munition to Cuba without properly labelling and packing it. Could Stop th Then V* New York, Aug. 26.-The United States government cou'..; stop the Eu ropean war by placirig an embargo on food products, it was asserted to day at District Attorney Whitman's John Doe Investigation Into the in creased cost of living since th? con. fllct began James Ward Warner, president of the New York Produce Exchange, and George Zabiinskl. resident manager for ' Minneapolis flour manufacturara, each said the end of warfare . abroad must result if America ceased exporting to the belligerent notions. There is a- big demand for flour In foreign countries, according to these witnesses, with a heavy demand, too. In domestic markets. Mr. Zabrlnskl said there ia a shortage ot 400,000,000 ONLY VAGUE RUMORS ARE AVAILABLE OF GREAT BATTLE ACTUAL FACTS HARD TO GET Many Days May Pass Before Re sults of Greatest Battle in Worlds History ia Known Ht; far as can be gleaned from offi cial announcements the great battle line along the French frontier and In Belgium continues to be the scene'of engagement? between the opposing armies. - ?*J*3* \ The nature of these engagement j and their recuit have not been made .nubile beyond admission by/"'the . French war office that in the north the French and British lines, .havo lieen moved back a' short distance, a>; - nas the.French right In the region.of St. Die. The French' troops on tho of fensive between Nancy und - Vosgeq, are Bald to be making headway!, < \\ From Antwerp comes the announce- , ment that the Belgian troop? p'aVe compelled the fourth German d^vhv !on, advancing southward, to retrace Its steps. It ls added In the official ? statement that the fourth Belgian dj- \ vision at Namur hes fulfilled ita teak of arresting the German column and allowing.the Belgians to retiro.on the French line. . ?..-..... .. The French ministers under,' Pie; niter Vivjani presented their Teslgnft ttonr. collectively to PreaidSQt ?min eare, because thoy believed '..that,, .-tn/ the present clrcumstancciy'tLe, minis try should have a wider scops. and comprise the best of all the repiihlk- J can groupa I Premier Vivjani, at the re quest of President Polncare, i inmediately formed a new cabinet tn vt Ich Ale? ., andre Millerand took the . pjaco of Adolphe Mesaimy as minister; of war and Th?ophile Delcasss assumed, th? . " portfolio of foreign affairs, which - prov lour ly was licit! hy M. Vivjani himself. The new cabinet includes ex-. Premiers Brland, Doumorgue and lllhot. , V : London reports that Togoland, tho .. i German possession on the l African wort court, has surrendered uncondi tionally. A Bucharest report says that Tern opol, an important town In : Galicia, has been occupied by the Russians, while the RuLvlans themselves claim. they have driven the Austrians bick to the r/ver Zola 1.spa, thirty miles west of Turuopol und abodt fifty miles east of Lemberg, the Gallclan capital. Direkt' llspatehes from Tsihg-Tau, capital of the German protectorate Klao.Chou say that there is np .evi dence yet of Japanese warships or field troops In that nelgbborhool. ' Umolu, Aug. 27-2:22 a ttl.-A closer veil than ever seems to be drawn over the progress of tbs war. Little news bac come to hand coa- - cernlng the operations on either front. The Russians, however, appear to be continuing their advance In East Prussia towards Posen, with tho Ger- ' mans 'in retreat. . The only news from the - French side ls that French troops were at tacked along the Alsace-Lorraine line but repulBel all attucks successfully. There is no indication that the Gor man attack waa in any great force . but, if lt was, the French success shows that they now are In a strong ? position along this frontier from. (Continued on Page tba*. , e War thyDorCtWe bushels In the Russian wheat crop. He declared the United Staten could dispose of Us entire flour output to France, England, Greece and Turkey at any reasonable prices and rsceivo payment in gold before the Staple wee pul aboard steamships. Not only would war Ir. Europe end If an embargo was placed on Ameri can products. Mr. Zabrina*! and Mr. Warner agreed., but normal marketa, would be established at home and.the prices here go down. ;.' v Mr. Warner said the Grain Emport era' Association of North america did not attempt to fix prices. ?Ldph L. Carl, assistant New York manager for j ? Minneapolis' milling company, doT . dared there wag no combino to fis prices.' He believed there was: a pbs? sibil ?ty ot wheat going higher. \ Columbia, -August 26.-Ellison D, Smith has been returned to the United States senate by the democrats of South Carolina. With 125,000 votes reported, Senator Smith is leading, with approximate ly 15,000 majority. It will be impossible for Blease to overcome this lead. Thc greatest interest centered tonight in the race for governor at 11.03 o'clock the vote stood: Robert A. Cooper 23,474; Richard I. Manning 24075; John G. Richards 23,348. This situation is very uncertain because one or two boxes can change thc standing of the candidates. There is a bare possibility that two anti-administration candidates will be in the second race. The secan rt primary will be held Sept 8. Returns received tonight show that .Thoa. H. Peeples is lead ing A. G. Brice for attorney general by about 6,000. It is practically cenceeded that Mr. Peeples haa been elected. W. W. Moore has been re-elected adjutant gneral, A. W. Jones will remain as comptroller general. B. F. Kelly and A. J. Bethea will make a second race for lieu tenant governor.F. W. Shealey and C. D. Former will make a second race for railroad commissioner. i A report from Charleston is to the effect that R. S. Whaley has been returned to congress in the first district, defeating E. J. Den nis by a small figure. D' E. Finley will reurn to congress from the fifth district. WYATT AIKEN SEEMS SAFE lt may not:toe'necessary to nave ja second primary to settle the congres sional race. Wyatt Aiken appears.; to have been returned on the first bal lot. Anderson county late returns gave Dominick a lead over Aiken, but the a'tnl hiter returns from Coo nee strengthened Aiken by 425 votes. The surprise in this election was Pickens, which gave Aiken a clear majority over nil. It may be necessary for the official returns to catties this race, but Aikeu appears to be return ed on thc first ballot. The last I tabulation ori this race is us follows : Aiken D'm'k Evans H'rt'n Abbeville ... 1J047 395 87 238 Andereon ... 3,308 3f?.24 58 ?059 (All but Concrete) Greenwood . 1.03;i ?39 521 180 'Newberry ... 1,545 ?643 43 89 Pickens _ 1,682 957 AB 361 Oconee ._ l'i>21 542 77 55? Dr. Bolt Re-elected. Pickens, August 26.-Unofficial re turns: Aiken 1,532, Dominick 977, Evans 48,'Horton 361, O'Dell elected to the state senate. Bolt elected to legislature. ' J. P. Carey, Jr., and W. L. Pickens In sec ond race for legislature Stewart and Powers In second race for county treasurer. Christopherand Townes in second race for auditor. B. T. Hallam elected 'superintendent of education. Craig elected supervisor Bowen and Lawrence re-elected for county commissioner1. , J. ?. B. Newberry elected probate judge. Medlin elected coroner ?o?oooooeooooeoO'Ooe o ? o SENATOR SMSTH DELIGHTED, o .' Columbia, Aug.- 26.-Senator E. D. Smith left this afternoon for his home at Lynchburg, S. C. He will Issue a statement on; tue election. Of course he was delighted with the result. Gov ernor Blease spent the day In Columbia. . it o o O O O OOO o o o o o o o -!-1--- ;| j Spartanbnrg. Kpart an bur g. Aug. 20-For the en ate: Blease, -4,2.63; Jennings, 140; Pollock. 33; Smith. 3.402. . ?oi, Governor : CllnkscaleB, 4.28T; Cooper; 1,000; Irby, 1.080; Manning, 325; Richards, 832. And some scat tering. 10,686 7,600 334 2,466 Total 21,086. Necessary to a choice, 10,543. Giving Mr. Aiken 143 more than a majority of the votes ac counted for. GrecnvRle County. Special to The Intelligencer Greenville, Aug. 26.- Greenville county pin an emphatic Etamp upon Beaseism by giving Smith a majority of ?bout 800 votes. There are four boxeo yet unaccounted for. Cooper received almost half the votes, that were cast ?In the race for governor. In the race for congress Joseph T. Johnron had easy sailing over Sam Nichols, of Spartanburg, the Bleats candidate Duncan polled but a few votes. For the legislature four candidates-were elected ? upon the first ballot, all of them being antl-Bease men, Allen R. Hawkins, J. A. McCullough, T. P. Cothraa and H. H. Harris were elect ed: Means, Smijb, Green and Oscar Muuldln will be in the tvacond race. The latter 1B a Bleaselte. J. A. Fostor was re-elected county treasurer over J. H. Woodside ny a large mapority. , Walter M. Scott and John T. Bram Iett will make a second race for Judge of probate. M. L, Qulllck had ho opposition for auditor. ; ANOTHER ACCOUNT Bace in Laurens. . Laure? .,, Aug. 26.-^WIth ll. men in the . race' /ur. the legislature, Repre sentatives Browning and Blackwell aro lending with 1,680 and 1,^03 votes each. R. L. Boyd and S H; Coggans corn?-next, with 1,256 and 1,291 re spectively. O. G. Thompson, haa . been re-elected probate judge.- Rosa: D. Young, co?nty treasurer, and R . B. numbers appears to have been re elected county supervisor. No one acema to have been elected county coratnlrefaner. Tho - above i count does not'?Include^the >clty boxes, which have snot yet been finished. lt ls Expected That Not Mure, Than 10,00 Vot?s are Ont. 1 . Columbia, Aug. 26-E. D, Smith was renominated for the United States sehnte over Governor Blease lp Tues day's primary -by a 'majority .ot be tween 18,000 and 20,000, according to partially complete returns received hero tonight. With a total vote of more than 123,000 reported. Senator Smith, received 67,034, against 52,387 /or Governor Blease. L. D. Jennings polled. 2,282 and W. P.* Pollock 1,262. with from 5,000 to 10.000 votes yet to be heard from, lt'is not expected Gmt Senator Smith's lead can be re duced to that point where a second primary will be necessary. ' Richaid L. Manning, John-G. Rich ardo and Robert A. Cooper are lead ing in the contest tor the. guberna torial nomination, although tho offi cial tabulation probably will he ne cessary to determine which two of the candidates will enter the second primary. September 8. Lute, returns tonight indicate that hil of the Repr?sentatives in Con gress from Oils ?tate were renomina ted. ooooooooooo?ooooo o o 0 TILLMAN HAS HIS JOKE o o -:- o o Tillman to Blease, Sep- o o tember, 1910. "Hon. Cole o 0 L. Blease, Newberry, S. o ; o C, Congratulations. Let o 1 o the heathen rage. B- R. o1 ; o Tillman. o o Blease to Tillman, Au- o .o gust, 1912. "B. R. Till- o j o man, Trenton, S. C. Let o 1 o the heathen rage. They o o still rage. Cole L. Blease. o o Tillman to Blease, Au- o o gust, 1914. "Hon. Cole o o L. Blease, Columbia, S. C. o o The heathen still rage but o o the people rejoice. See o o Deuteronomy, Ul, 2-15. o o Good-bye. B. R. Tillman, o o (The above was sent to o o The Intelligencer by Sena- o o tor Tillman.) o o o ooooooooooo?ooooo AUSTRIA AND JAPAN The Two Fighting Nation? Are Now ?_>"_?..4iJWh?Xvrlr-... Manchester. Mass.. Aug. 26.-Dr. D. T. Durna, the Austro-Hungarlan am bassador to the United States, today announced that he had received a wireless message via Say vi lie, L. I., from the Hungarian secretary of for eign affairs saying that thfe Emperor has commanded the Austrian cruiser, Kaiserin Elisabeth at Tslng Tau to take up the fight with the German na vy. Diplomatic relations are now bro ken off. The attacking Austrian forces are joining with the German troops of the Vistula river '-JOn August 23 near Krasni (in Russia Poland, 20 miles to thc north of the Galiclan frontier, the Austrian forces repelled strong Rus sian forces and drove them toward Lubin, capturing their horses and laking 300 Russian prisoners of war. "Russian- forces have plundered and burned entire villages in a bar barous manner.'! BELGIANS HOLD GROUND. Ports at Namur Are Intact and Force Germans to Retire. (By. Associated Press.) London, Auf. 27.-1:20 a. m.-The following officiai announcement has been made at Antwerp, according to the Router correspondent there: "The Belgian operations have suc ceeded in the, double object of dimin ishing the German . entrenchments and drawing the German troops on the line between Malines and Brus sels and thus reducing pressure .on the French positions. We have com pelled tho fourth German division, which was advancing southward, to retrace its Btops. The fourth Belgian division at Namur has fulfilled ita task, arresting the German column ond allowing the Belgians to retire on the French line,' "The Namur forto are still holding out." BIO EVENT COMING. Preparations Belag Made to Choose Successor to Pepe. Rome, Aug< "?6.-Preparations for the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Pius X continued today. The sixth congregation of the cardi nal waa held and several newly ar rived members* of the Sacred College took part. One ot them. Cardinal Cava locan tl. archbishop of Rio Janeiro, said he al ready had sailed for home fro .ii Eu rope when the.news of tba,Pope's death reached his steamer ny wire lesa. The cardinal summoned another steamer by wireless and wac trans ferred at sea add brough: to the con tinent / . The' congregation today .took the oath of secrecy. Anna Sarto, sister of Pope. Phis, who . waa prostrated?! hy her brother's death, has. recovered and expects, to leave soon with ber sister to live in Posssgno. -,v / IN HEW FOG ELEVEN LIVES LCjlST IN AN EARLY MORLING DISASTEfK HEAD-ON COLLISION Captain Could HaV?| Saved Him? self But Pref erred To Go Down With His Sfeip (By Associated Press.) Seattle. Wash., Aufcijit 26.-Eleven, lives were opt when the steel passen ger steamship AdmiralSampson, of the Pacific-Alaska Navigation Com pany was rammed . a^d sunk by the Canadian Pacific passenger steamship Princess Victoria, off Point No Point, . 20 miles north of Seattle, early today 1 dnring a fog and thiele, omoke- from forest Ares. The Princess Victoria' brought the survivors to Seattle Eight of the lost were members of the crew and three were passengers. Captain Moore could have | saved himself, but he declared he wo .dd go down with the ship. He did. On the Princess Victoria the Sam son's purser called the roll of passen gers as made up by him'and six per sons did not respond. 'However, the Hst may have been inaccurate The steamship company has no rec. ord of Ezra, Byrne, one ot those lost, and official believe he was a stowa way. The Princess Victoria took off moat of those on board the Sampson while the vessels, were still locked. The PrlncesB Victoria did not pull loose until the Sampson waa about to go down. The Victoria, running 18 knots au hour,, hit the Sampson abaft' the beam at about a quarter angle. . On her ar rival she showed a large hole in her bow, and she has been laid" up for repairs. The revenue cutter Unalga from Port Townsend-is cruising about in the vicinity of the accident seeking bodies ' Captain Moore, of the Sampson, di rected the rescue of the passengers. The Sampson dived to the bottom, bow foremost. Captain Moore ran io the stern and waved his hand aa he was carried down with his ship., , Many of the Sampson's passengers W?re asleep at' the time of the acci dent and were rescued only partly clad. Some of the passengers and crew jumped overboard and .were picked up by the Victoria's lifeboats. ON THE WAT HOKE Steamer Will Sall from Rotterdam Wit! MOO Passengers Rotterdam, August 26.-The steam ship Rotterdam will sall for the Uni ted States Saturday with almost 3,000 passengers. The American consul general .at this port, Soren Llstoe, has been endeav oring to prevent small steamship companies here advertising -alleged steamship accomodatlons for stranded Americans. These concerna plan to put as many as 250 passengers on a 4,00 ton vessel not built for passenger traffic. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, the Am erican minister, haa made representa tions to the government on thia score. PEACE IN MEXICO Thia and Carranza Will Not Get Into A Scrap -washington. Aug. 26.-Paul-Fuller, of/New York, it ls predicted, probably will be the next ambassador to Mexi co, reported to President Wilson to day that thbre was little dangar of a conflict between Villa and Carran sa and that the' prospects for continued peace in Mexico were bright.. Ht. Fuller probably will .leave for Mexico again shortly aa an unofficial representativo) of the American gov ernment. m . '. ' . " . '.' v' . v ' ^'V