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f VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM TURKEY S Elf PRODI THE FAR REACHING EFFECT OF RUSSIAN PORTS IS EV MANIA INDICATES'THAT ? ITALY-BULGARIA IS FRI TRA-STRIKING DIFFERE) OPED AS TO THE PROE TURKEY AND BALKAN CC . (By Associated Press.) . WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Turkey's attack on RUB Bia. reports of which* were confirmed tod ey in official dis-j patches to ths Amie* lean sovc-rnmsstj and the Russian embassy, was view ed by officials and diplomats gener ally here today na likely to produce gravest complications throughout the Balkans, northern Africa and Asia Minor. The announcement of a state of war j between Fucsia and Turkey was ex-j pected eventually to bring Greece Italy, Roumanie and Bulgaria into] the lut ot belligerents. Ambassador Mergenthau in a brief cablegram from Constantinople late today made no mention of a declara tion ot. war by Turkey o& Russia but said the British ambassador had| Informed bim of the bombardment o Odessa,'br' three Turkish torpedcj boat destroyers and thc sinking of nj Russia gunboat. Previously the-Amer ican consul at Odessa had reporter that. during the, bombardment. some\ American property, .waa destroyed. While these dispatches and - prev ious .indications from the.Levant, off!-j oj al?? feared the long expected confia-j gration tn Turkey was at hand. The; ] preparen to use me American cruls era North Carolina and Tennessee tc' assist American missionaries if nec essary, and to setup motion measure* I ope 'were plunged 'into war. .??e Pir reaching effect of Turkey' bombardment jot Russian ports - WSB everywhere admitted. White it wa-, suggested io some quarters that the Ottoman government might repudiate the raid of the Turkish', destroyers and the former . German cruisers Gooben and Breslau, attributing the acta -to the initiative of the German officer- -vnd crewe- manning them, th? bells 'jvailed that Russia would I hot passively accept this view, br wyUlu v?SSivir, u?r?ci? lu a otntu u? j war .with Turkey. The complications in Albania,) where Greece'has sent troops io oe cupyt Bplrus supposedly incurring thc] displeasure of Italy, is believed to al ter nnmnwhai the alignment which! would have resulted a month- agc from Turkey's entrance into the wari The news from Athens that Grtccc entered Albania with the consent ot | the triple entente waa a puzzling de velopment for Washington officials The feeling for months bad been that j Italy would side with the entente i Turkey declared war on ; Russia, but) that bad been baaed largely on th< supposition that the Mussulmen lr Egypt, rising against British rule, would incito their brethren in Tri poli to attempt to cast off Italian domination. 'Italy, to remain neutral must eventually reach some under standing with the triph entente coa i corning the partitioning ot Albania or ] the activities of Greece in that coun try. . ._ The far Eit? Wf th a Lessening in H^etSittes in I WiththoSit^tk?Ca?^byTi (By Associate Press. The Par East, for the moment at least, has taken the center ot tho Stage ir? the war drama being enacted la Europe, Asia and Africa and on the high seas: With a leasehiag ia the hls tilitica in northern Belgium ?eli mace, and with the Situation ceased ? by Turkey's use bf her , warships against ostensibly friendly nations nbt ii* *t*a? enough to reveal what Ita outcome will he, comes the announce ment that the Japanese and British have began a general attack on Ger many's fortified bas? at Tslng-Tau. . The shelling of Tsing-Taa began with tile dawn ot the Japsaeee emper or's birthday sad at iaat accounts waa proceeding vigorously. T^Ing-Tan has been invested by land end sea virtu ally since th* commencement of hos tlilrke Ia Europe. Severe fighting con ti nc es in Belgi um, but tisera'.la no mention of ? re-' a emption of the sanguinary encoun ters o? the early week. Tito british troops arc gaining ground or? the westarn wlaff, but that &e 1 German < rgs<?whT A ii - .rai-,''.".;. OF TURKEY'S BOMBARDMENT ERYWHERE ADMITTED-ROU JHE WILL ALLY HERSELF WITH ENDLY TO T?KXEY AND AUS S?CES OF OPINION HAS DEVEL ARLE COURSE OF EVENTS IN PUNTRIES I Fomnania has indicated in official I communications that she will ally I herself with Italy in whatever course i the latter takes. Bulgaria is a under stood to be friendly te Tsrhcy and I Austria, thougn recent reports have spoken of the wavering attitude o the government at Sofia because of popular demonstrations in behalf of the entente. Striking differences of opinion de veloped today among the diplomatic representatives here as to the prob able course of events in Turkey and the Balkan countries. In some quar ter? it was suggested that Turkey must have had some assurance from, Greece that the latter would remain neutral before she dared to attack Russia. One of the military attaches, only recently in Constantinople, held that Bulgaria would line up against Turkey. While the government of thc former country was pro-Turkish, bc raid, the people were strongly Rus : inn in their sympathies. British officials pointed out that Oven if war actually broke ont be tween Russia and Turkey, Englauc did not declare war upon Austria un til it waa established that Austriai troops w.ere Agutine in France. " Persons familiar with the geograph leal conditions of tho country scout the idea of .the Turkish Invasion of would make it almost impossible to march 'an array overbind. ?The Miami Arrives. KEY WEST. Fla., Oct: 30.-The re venue cutter Miami arrived here to night with Captain W. L. Finder, ot the American schooner Henrietta, J. Powell, and his crew of seven men, rescued at sea October 27 by the Brit ish steamship Belgian and traaferred today to the Miami at Sand Key. Altitude W?1 Oe ? waiting Une (By Associated Press.( BORBEAUX, Via Paris. Oct. 31. 1(1:35 a. m.-Speculaten waa rife here today aa to tho consequences Turkey's entrance into th?'war would have on the European situation. In official circles lt was stated that the attitude of the French govern ment1 tor the present will be a wait- . lng one. Complete solidarity exists among England, Prance and Russia , ft was said, in the face of the situa tion created by the action of the Turk ish warships in the Black sea. but nc decision as-to what move will be made is expected for a few days. According te advices received by the French government there are I.? 300 German military officers and ea? gineers in Turkey'. ? t Is Now f Attraction forthera Belgian ?nd France, and ?lesya Use of Warships Against Not Clear Enough to Reveal me Wu! Be. . Of operations along the line In northern Frc nee the French report a recrudescence of the activity n?var Rheims along the heights of ihe Meuse and south of Fresnos on the Woevre. Germany claims successful attacha in the region ot Nleuport and Ypres and occupation of allied territory la the Argonne forest. Of the situation ia the east. Berlin offers nc report. Petrograd claims continued success on the east Prussian front and beyond the Vistula. A news agency gives a report from Constantinople that a naval battle be tween tho Turks and the Russians la in progress off Odessa. Another, dispatch from the .* source reported manifestations Damascus la favor of a war aga Christians md said Bedouins wera tug mossed, along the Egyptian " tier. Turkish cavalry divisions are ported to be la the neighborhood of the Gulf of Akabah on the Bed Sea. ? It is VkffbfaUy announced that in dian troops we fighting both fa Ba rope ead Tslng-Trewfeh the Allies. FRENCH TORPEDO DESTROYER SUNK Cruiser Flying Russian Colors Soddenly Hoists Ger man Flay and Open Fire. (By Associated Press. PARIS. Oct. 30. (11:14 p. m.)-It waa the French torpedo destroyer Mousquet, it Was learned today, which with the Russian cruiser Zemtchog, waa sent to ute bottom yesterday at Penang Strait Sc y einen ts. by the German cruiser Emden. * The Matin says the Emden entered 'Penang fly ing the Kuaiun coiors and Uten sud denly hoisted the German dag. and op ened fire on the Zemtchug, which was taken by surprise and unable to de tend herself, was sunk in a few min utes. The Emden then dashed out to sea, the M?usquet following. The tor pedo boat destroyer tried to torpedo the cruiser, but was herself sent to the bottom. The Matin's correspondent adds that all the cruisers of the allied fleet in the vicinity of Penang, notably those of Japan now are pursuing tbs Emden. The minister of marines in an offl announcement says survivors of tho Mousquet were picked up by the Em den ne fore the German cruiser de parted from the scene. The number of rescued was not given. Collecting Clothing IFor War Sufferers (By Associated Press.) DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 30.-A week's trompai gp nore VJ collect clothing, for war sufferers of Belgium has produc ed more moro than fifty thousand gar ments for men, women am? children, than 250 era tc 3 were rcq Sail? With Horses For French Armyl ?(By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS. Octt 30.-The Brit ish steamer Anglo-Patagonian sailed from,here today with a cargo of 1,000 horses said to be for the use of the Frehcn army. The vessel cleared for RordeaS. France. Including today's shipment nearly 5.000 horses have re cently been exported from here for military sse ia Europe. Lost Boat of V? Season Departs (By Associated Presa.) NOME, Alaska, Oct 30.-The steam ship Victoria, the last boat ot the sea son, departed for Seattle tonight with SOO passengers and transportation be tween here and the rest of the world ls discontinued until ."une. Dog teams will carry letter mali thia winter be tween Prince William Sound and Nome. Twenty-six hundred people will pass the winter here, about the same number that remained leal winter: "Geed-Bye te CtrfllsatJea." LONDON, Oct. 80.-"We must re member that lt Germany and Turkey succeed.in this war we may as well Bay good-bye to civilization," declar ed Admiral Lord Charlea Beresford, retired, in a speech at Chesterfield to night. "We must not underrate ute situa tion," he said. "I hope the government will take efficient steps tc meet it." Carrying Food For Starving Belgians Although Confutations Haw? Reached $265,000 the Need of Cash is Pressing. (By Associated Press.) NEW YOFJK, Oct. 30.-A special Bteamer carrying food for the starv ing ?olglans soon will be sent tc Rotterdam, according tc thnnounce nteat today by the Belgian relief com mittee. The step was decided on af ter several days communication b? cabie with Ambassador Page in Lon don and Minuter Van Dyke in Hoi The American London commute* already has distributed lo Belgium ?.0S0 tons of food purchaaed at ? boat Of $100,000 but Ambassador Page has cabled that additional suppllet are not obtainable in London. Wheat rice, beans and peas are most needed The Belgisa committee has received several o3Srs of foodstuffs in carlo*/ lots. . Although contributions to the fund yesterday brought lt nf- to shout $2*5.006 the need i f cash ls press WANTS TICKETS pira NOW RESOLUTION) PASSED AU THORIZING JECRETARY TO HAVE TOEM MADE BOND ISSUE BILL Tho Govem?rjias Right to Hold B!U Unt?llBay Night-Oth er Doings^Bf Lawmaker?. COLUMBIA,-t?a?. Oct. 30-AB a pre cautionary iSM?nrP; the Senate ?atc tonight, passed' ajfresolution authoriz ing the S?cret?rj|of State to have tickets printed 'tfigight to be sent out tomorrow to ttiayommiBslonere of election for thejMfction of the bond is sue of $2S;900^U?o loan the farmers on cotton; The est is resting with the Governor. Tha^Hction will be held Tuesday. The OJmernor has. the right to hold tha bOhdjfrsue bill until Mon day night .fc COLUMBIA* Governor sent Vetoing twelve appropriation of the vetoed I les,, while o claims and d .?-The House Mr. Summers, lng the foreel this State pr by a' vote of 4 The free McLauren adopted hy tile reive Items. ., Oct. 30.-The House a message LS ia the General [this morning. Most were clerks salar iais were approved in public printing, the bill, offered by tersos, prohibit of mortgages in November 1, 1916, pap. ice report on the warehoutj bill waa isa. i'll miling mir H ul Messages. COLUMBIA, Oct 30,-Gover nor Bisase dccl?fi to stat? definitely whether or not he.'would veto thc bond tssmrmeasure -?Hgm communicated BIB&i aim fcJ?iri' IM11 " ?iana?ou lai* "preparing several messages for the General Assembly, bat I don't know what they are all about." Elected Warehouse Commissioner. COLUMBIA. S. C., Oct 30.-John L. McLaurin, senator from Marlboro, former United States Senator and fa ther of tho cotton warehouse bill, was tonight elected State warehouse com missioner by the > General Assembly. The Governor approved the bill for the system of warehouses to store cot ton tonight. The ornee win pay a salary of f a, 000 a year and expenses. Maimer in Which Germans Threw Their Manees at Allied Positions Astonishing. (By Associated Press.) 1 PARIS. Get SO.-(11.41 p. rn)- < Officers returning from the hattie front declare success for the Allies j bsa grown oat ot the aeries of furious conflicts near the coast is well as In tba vicinity ot Ypres and Arras. Everywhere, they say, the Belgian, French and British forces have re sisted the German onslaughts and have counter attacked so vigorously that they are moving forward in the t movement to,capture Belgium. I The unhesitating manner in which ( the Germana .? threw their masses at \ the allied positions, these : officers de- i blare, caused astonishment The im- i pression prevails that the Germans | had determined to break through at < any coat The opening of the dikes by the Bel- < glana near the mouth of the River Yeer placed a formidable obstacle In the way of tba Germans, who were compelled to re-cross the river and during thia, operation suffered severe ly from the Allies' artillery. German attacks today were report to have been lesa violent than prov- i lons assauts. The opposing forces were constantly tn contact. The behavior of all the Allied troops nn?er the terrine strain has'' been i wonderful. Battalions of French marines formed of supernumeraries from t\e fleet covered themselves with glory In the great bayonet charge along tho coast lin" which did mach towards forcing tK. Germans to re tire. Around La Bass ec both the Allies and the Germana have displayed in domitable bravery in the hand-to-hand fighting whfoh hes been going on day sod night for two wooka. The line} there baa swayed nome time? w*?< way and somo tt*nes that Thick; hedges and ditches make operations j difficult ^Qo^the entgehe bed lino ^ of tho > * iC????*M* on Page ?T~ HOSPITAL SH AND NIB GOVERNOR SIGNS REDUCTION BILL Bili For An Issue of $24,000 in SUte Bonds Still in the Gov ornor's Hands. (By Associated Press. COLUMBIA, SC, Oct. 30.-Gover nor Blease today signed the cotton acreage reduction hill, this becoming law immediately thereafter. The main provision of the act ls that not more than one-third of the land cultivated in 1916 shall be planted In cotton. Fer violation a ?ne of not ir uro than $100 nor less than $25 for each acre In excess shall be imposed. The' bill for an lsBue of $24,000,000 In State Bonds, to make provision for loans on cotton If ratified by the peo ple at the general election Tuesday, still is lu the governor's hands. He oas made no announcement regnr?linz lils course. Under the law he can hold lt for three days,- which will permit lilm to withhold action until Monday night, on the eve of the general elec tion at which, under the terms ot the bill the popular ratification must be secured. For Relief of Destitute., WASHINGTON. Oct. Sp.-Red Cross afficials announced tonight they were planning to divert part of the money usually spent for Christmas extrava gances to the relief Of the destitute people of Europe. No Efforts Made To Float Paulding (By Associated Press.) NORFOLK, Va., Oct, 30.-No effort* were made to float the stranded tor pedo boat destroyer Paulding today ?*M??? ??? s?5i?k. ??i.?n?. band ia. Lynns lava? Inlet, Abe government taurus turned the Joh over to a wrecking company. A crew will leave this city it 3 o'clock today on the tug Rescue Captain Sims, U. S. N" command ing the Atlantic torpedo boat flotilla will superintend the work, represent ing the government The Well-to-do Are Buying Cheap Clothing -- i ( Rv A amn?iataA Prjoo \ LONDON, ?cL 80,7(t ~? m)'-Econ >my belt; g practiced by English worn. tn is causing lack of work in certain branches of trade. At a meeting ot relatively unemployed people here In sight lt was stated that one-third ot the sixty bousand dressmakers in Lon lon are' on short time because even the well-to-do are buying cheap, ready nade clothing. Steam Roller In Action. RENO, Nev., Oct 30.-Senator Key Pittman, of Nevada, here for the elec tion campaign, was felled by a blow in ut encounter on a rrinclpal street lere today. Several men were struck before Senator Pittman was knocked lown, including P. A. Mojtrran, Jus tice of the Nevada Supreme Court; II. k. vraley. a political leader; United Stated Marshal A. B. Gray; Deputy; Sheriff Lee Updike, and several oth 3 rs. -T Cotton Needed Badi? In Copenhagen (By Associated Press.) COPENHAGEN, via London, Oct 30. (10 p. m.)-Cotton is needed badly at bis place and manufacturers are anx ious tb learn whether American ship pers are willing to risk sending cot ton here. To avoid all possibility ot breaches of neutrality in connection ivl th shipments, the Danish govern heat has prohibited the re-exporta ion of cotton. Waiting for $1 ii Dozen For Their; Eggs : ? (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Opt. 30.-Western far ners, holding back eggs for war prices, and the stringent rules of the ?lew York board of health were hell responsible for the rise of local but er and egg prices in testimony today it Attorney General Parsons' invss igfction of an alleged monopoly in hese products. Willard P. Brown ?ho sells more than $1,000,000 worth nf butter and eggs annually, testi ied that farmers had waited for $1 i dozen for their eggs and thee three matters of the food condemned bj be board of health here in 1018 wai it for consumption. Anderson Maa Here. Editor W. W, Sm oak, ot The An iejteon Intelligencer; Editor Claude K. Graves of the Bolton Journal, and Hr. T. B. Curtis, commercial agent ot he C. and W. C., are spending tbs day tere literally "taking In" the fair, greenwood Journal. THE FATE OF THE PHYSICIAI OF THE CAPTAIN AND CR PEOPLE ON BOARD IS ES' ING, GALE BLOWING AN WHEN VESSEL HIT ROCK ING BOATS WERE CRUSHI BEARING SURVIVORS (ny Associated Press. WHITBY, England, via London. Oct 30-The loss of life on the British icspital ship Rrmiila, which crashed on the rocks of the Yorkshire coast near here before dawn today, waa a matter of doubt tonight. The vessel is a total wreck, having broken in two while life savers on share were shoot ing lines and trying vainly to make one fast to the ship. Bearing physicians, nurses and hos pital supplies, the Rohiila was pn her Way to a Belgian or French port when driven ashore. It ls understood all wo men on board were saved, including a survivor of the Titanic disaster. The fate of the physicians ls uncertain as is that of the captain and crew. The total number of people on board ls estimated at 200. When the striken vessel broke eight men could be seen climbing to a piece of wreckage from the after part of the ship and it ls assumed that they were swept to their death In the boiling sea. Fourteen bodies bad been Washed ashore this evening. : Rain was falling In torrents, a gale was"blowing and the seas were moun tainous when the.veks?r hit the rocka.' Distress roc?ete immediately flared aoove the RohliM attracting the coast guards, but aa the sea continued vio lent lt was Impossible to launch only two boats from ashore. These boats brought back all the peaple they could ffSWli I C'?a?ffl ^?Mosfcot-the ship's beau*wore'mijilt ed in attempts to launch them and on ly one got away, bearing a handful bf survivors. Even these had to be dragged up the beach, ss the boat capsized In the breakers. ' Four four boura members of the Bill for Rehabilitation of The Spanish Fleet (By Associated Press.) PAF'IS. Oct. SL-(?:?? a. m.l-Tin Spanish minister of marine, Admiral A. Miranda, on the openelng of the chamber of deputies at Madrid yes terday. Introduced a bill for rehabili tation of the Spanish fleet, according to a Havas dispatch. ; The bill provides for the construc tion of four fast cruisers at a cost bf $12,000.000; six torpedo hosts at a Cost of $6.000.000, twenty-eight sub marines and three gunboats. . The measure also provides for coast and submarine defense and other protec tion. Given Passports. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30.-Paul May, Belgian minister to Mexico, was hand ed bis passports today by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fabela. Senor Fabe Ia declared he was compelled to take this course because of certain aggres sive and disrespectful notes directed to the Mexican government by the Belgian repiesentotlve._t . .u. jrLn-L-.r Will Protes Detention British Authorities Will Be Asked She Orrie? Conditional Coni and Austrian Reservi (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The state department baa decided to protest to Great Britain against detention of the American steamship Krooaland. held np at Gibraltar with some 1,200 pas seagers and a cargo of copper' bound from New York for Italian and Greek porta. The British authorities will be ask ed whether the yessel ls held because she carries conditional contraband, or because German and Austrian re servists are among her passengers. Full lnformaUon ia th? case ls lack ing but department officials believe the ?hip either should be released or taken forthwith into a prise court It ls contended the United States has a right to demand full' protection for' American cargoes shipped in American or neutral bottoms to neu tral ports, leaving it to Great Britain to obtain guarantees from the neutral countries to which the or goes are consigned that conditional contraband will not be reexported to a bc'.ll<>rent. Italy already bas placed an embargc upon exports of Sil war supplies but] vS IS UNCERTAIN AS IS THAT EW -THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IT MATED AT 200-RAIN FALL D SEAS WERE MOUNTAINOUS S-MOST OF SHIPS LIFE SAV ID AND ONLY ONE GOT AWAY crew and others could be seen cling ing to the rigging, their plight be coming more desperate as the tide rose. In an effort to reach them the life savers shot many rockets. Then at 8:30 otciock the Inevitable came-the ship's back broke. It is bellend that most of thoao on board perished. Elev en physicians were among them, lt is said. The rescuers kept vigil on the beach tonight but their work waa at a stand still, one of the two turf beats being disabled and tee ot&er unable to ap proach the wreck1, although aided by tugs. . ;W. The middle part of the Hebilla was all that remained above water at mid night and on this were the survivors, whose number waa variously estimat ed. They were signalled to swim for lt but seemed to hesitate.', Several died from exposare. Whether the remnant of the ship could last until morning unless the sea abated seemed doubtful. ' < ' Most of the population of Whitby stood on the shore all day itching the attempts at rescue; .. 1 au numbers of the ship's crew, who reached the shore said ihfcv tout at tempted to drag a line with ?fem but tho heavy stiffened, them to ?at it. The strong-wind invariably swept I wide of their mark the rocket lines but the cheer wept a? when one fla? ovoriand* and*" olin I but it was smashed on the rocks. ? Saddle? and Hames? For War Department? * - 'i . I (By Associated Press.) SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. Oct. ?0.-Shln menta of 1,600 horses for the French t army .will begin hara tomorrow. Th? horses cost from WO to $140 each. They go via New Orleans, where they will bo put aboard transports. A local manufacturer today receiv ed from representatives of the'French war department an order tor several hundred officers' saddles and as mopy sets ol artillery harnees. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 30.-An order for 6,000 English type artillery sad dles waa received today by a local concern from a Chicago firm and la said to be part ot an order that .will Iba placed for 2t00Q full sots ot artil lery harness for Europe. Appointed Magistrate. . COLUMBIA, Oct 80.-The governoi has apponted William D. McWhlrtet of Cherokee Falls magistrate for. Cherokee county, vice J. Itt Plaxlco ? resigned. of Steamer Whether Vessel is Haid trabend, or Beean ste Are Among Her eo far as ls known$$llfegta?et hae def taken such action. It was pointed oat tonight that tba ELroonland sailed for Now Torte 19 days before Great Britain added cop* per to the list of conditional contra band and made no stops en route ta Gibraltar, and therefore should not be subject to aetaute on account ol ber cargo. So far no official communication had been received concerning the. ta* ported detention of the Italian steam ers 8en Giovanni and Regina d'Itali*, but a? these resale earry American copper cargoes, the state department probably will protest also against their detention st Gibraltar, especial ly as they are bined to Italian porta The stat? department ban baas got tfled of several changes In tba rales aa to contraband -?pet mada by the British privy eouneft. Av new ral? providing that a neatrsl vessel may be held responsible on ea? voyage for what sb? did ott a preceding voy age w?* mach commented OR aa a rad ical departure from the long esme*; llshed practice. ,