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--?and Business Will Talle Back to You === VOLUME t, NUMBER 369. 1J-. Weekly, Established 1866* Dally. Jan. IS, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1914. SK.OO PER A MIMI rae ~ 1 "'I.'.? I KT IN SHE CENTERED IN 1 TWO BIG AND PERHAPS DE-! CISIVE BATTLES RAGING IN POLAND ANOTHER ONE IN EAST PRUSSIA! The Combat Between Vistula and j Warta Rivers U Attracting Meet Attention. (By Associated Pim) LONDON, Nov. 20.-Two big bat tles, both of which may have decisive results, are raging in Poland, and a third bf almost equal importance ls progressing in East Prussia.. Of the three battles, that now at its height between the Vistula and Warta rivera, and in which the Rus sians tonight claim partial .success, is exciting the most "interest. The Germane lt ls believed, have brought up by their line of strategic railways in Posen and Silesia at least half a mlllicn men In an effort to break the Russian line here. Weather condi tions, the frozen ground and the sit uation ot the battle field, favor ' a battle decisive to a degree not equal led on any other field in the present war. . The other battle in Poland is tak ing place on thb Craoow-CzenBtocho wa front and Russians and Germans each claim lt is proceeding satisfac torily. In East Prussia the Eniselan advance ls moving slowly through the wild country surrounding the Masu rian lakes. In GaUcia Ute Russians ?nie usssing Westward-and at the IMUS* time are setting the passes of the Carpathians. There now I? almost ? complete absence of infantry attacks , in tho western arena end the arllljry fighting ia muon i??s violent All .inst region about Dixmude through which the Yeer Canal passes is inundated and the only serious fighting appears to be taking place south of Yser, where cannonading Ls in progres J. Bad weather, ! which necessarily hampers operations, has. been" ex perienced and snow has fallen t in some places There has. been no im portant action In the Prenoh canter, but in Ute Argonne region the Ger mans have mad? vigorous attacks, which, the French ssjr, were repulsed. On tte French right wing the Ger mans have retaken Chauvcncourt part of which ?hey destroyed a few days ago. German activity, in the vi cinity ot Rheims has slackened. . Austria's advance Into Benia Is creating uneasiness in Bulgaria, ns to the future ot the Balkan states. Whether Bulgaria should remain neutral or throw In her lot with Oie Allies was discussed today in tile So branje. Leader? of the democratic party 'suggested that the Allies should lie consulted as.to their inten tiona' regarding the future of the Bal kans. Ital&. too, has been affected by the Austrian advance and her ambas sadors at the European capitals have v been called home to confer with the cabiuet Marquis Imperiall, Italian ambassador to Great Britain, will leave for Rome tomorrow. To" prevent tea reaching Germany from England through neutral coun tries. Great Britain bas prohibited its exportation to European countries trcept thoee of the Allies, Spain and Portugal. Since the outbreak or tne war tea exports to Holland have reached enormous proportions: The admiralty has taken furtherj steps to protect east "coast oort* by the extension of the mine field. This seems to.support rumors that a Ger man raid on the east coast, is eg* pected,. 4t ia generally I believed hare that ii Qsgnwny is balked In Other design? ssa will ?Wsmp* to< attack England- ne pMiUar haw desperate auch asa aXpMitioa ls considered. ?iihacrftrtAuflj? to the war loan con tinue aridest was reported unofficial ly tonifi?**** explications aggregate . between three abd three and one-talf billion1 dollars. The loan calla for only fl.YOO.OOO.OvP. ? The Russian advance In ??st Pms-1 sta ls moving ?iSwfcr throng* the re gion shoot the Masar?an Lakes. In this district tho Germans have mass ed strong forces. The Russians are moving westward la Galicia and claim numerous successes .among which aito the capture of Wlsalcs, ?.Gorllce, Dukie and Ojok. The only serious fighting now tah lag place on the Allies' left In the western baltic ground appears to hs Kath of ypres, Where a violent ar tillery ^^taff^**. in the LITTLE RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED Loan Committee to Supervise Dis? tribution of Cotton Pool Per fects Organization. SOME APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS RECEIVED Air carry Signs of Improvement in the Commercial Situa tion. (By Associated PITJ-O NEW YORK, Nov. 20.- The loan -committee selected by Secretary Mc Adoo to supervise distribution of the $135,O00,C00 cotton pool organised lhere today. W..P. G. Harding, of the federal re serve board, who waa elected chair man of the committee, announced af ter a protracted executive session that little in the way ot definite re sults had been accomplished, aside from fo mulatlon of aubaciiption and application forms. Some applications for loans were received, put not acted upon, because the committee had not reached that Stage in its operations. Several state committees, which, in turn, will appoint local committees to safeguard the work ot the main body, were selected subject to slight chang es. The personnel of these committees was not disclosed. Mr. Harding expressed the opinion tonight that the pool's operations would be carried to a successful con clusion and would go f?r toward clearing ap the whole souuthern com mercial ait nation. Already, he said, there are signs ot improvement Another meeting- of the committee will be held here next week. Permanent headquarters probably witt hs saimissnas ia this city. . ?,-?;>--rrr Three Persans Injured. HILLSBORO, N. C., Nov. 20.-Three persons were injured, one of .them fa tally, when six runaway freight cars i-an down a party of five persons 'walking across the Southern tracks here late tonight. Miss Thelma Mc Cauley, 15 years old. Utter died in a hospital at Durham.. Leon Finley, ead. E. v. McCauley both are in a serious condition. The otht" members of the party es caped injury. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Hi. . CHARLOTTE, N. C., Nov. 20.- Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, widow ot the South's great general, is most ser iously 111 at her home In this city. She ls in her eighty-fourth year. WARSHIPS ARE MOBILIZING Off ftiie Coast of Lower California, According to Captain Robert Israel. _ ? (By Associated Pru*.) GANpIEOO, C&?.. Nov. 20.-British Australian and Japanese warships are mobilising off the coast of Lower .Cali fornia, according to word brought her? by Captain Robert Israel ,of the ocean-going launch Nonesuch. Israel said the British cruiser New Castle, and the, Japanese cruiser Idzumo were coaled off the Guadalupe Is lands Tuesday by British vessels. Israel does not ks*>w ut what' direc tions the two cruisers steamed. Two other warships southbound whose namea and nationalities he could not learn, were audited. An unidentified warship passed* thia port today 15 miles off shore also, southbound. Israel's story ls confirmed by fish' erm en and it la generally believed the warships are mobilizing preparatory to steaming north to attack the Ger man squadron under Admiral von Spee. SHREViHORT, La., Hov. 20.->A meeting of ail Louisiana bankers in terested in the proa?ctfon a?d f*w keting of cotton was called today by Andrew Querbea, president of the Louisiana State Bankers' Association. tO be held at Alexandria, La., on Der comber 16. lt waa announced that the meeting would give especial con sideration to the spot market, acre age reduction and cotton loans. Quarantine Lifted. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-The Quar. ; inline against cattle shipments from Canada to the United States, imposed because of foot and mouth disease, waa lifted today by the department ot agriculture. . -, ? fChe raisins of the Canadian quaran tine was said by officials to be an added evidence <ih?t Betagt! brrjegk?'"?Me* - control. " 1 HEARS FROM THE TWO CRUISERS! Secretary Daniels Receives Mes-j sages Acknowledging Receipt cf His Os.? -rs. NO DETAILS OF THE FIRING ON LAUNCH State D?partaient Also Without Advices From Ambassador Mar gen than. (?V AMOtimtod Pren.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Secretsry Daniels received messages today from Captain Decker, of the Cruiser Ten nessee, and Captain Omar, of the cruiser North Carolina, acknowledg ing receipt of his order that no ac tion be taken in Turkish waters with- j out specific instructions, but neither commander supplied additional de tails of the firing at the Tennessee's iaunch at Smyrna several days ago. The department- also ls still without advices from Ambassador Morgan thau. Secretary Daniels said he thought Captain Decker probably waa waiting to get Into communication with Am bassador Morganthau before making a Complete report. State department officials estimat ed that from past delays in messages from Constantinople they should hear j from Ambassador Morganthau to-1 morrow or Sunday and a more com plete description of the incident was | expected from Captain Decker about | the same time. It ia thought probable that as a result of the mining of several Tur kish ports and the sensitiveness of the Ottoman government to the near ness of foreign warships? the Ameri can cruisers may be ordered to an-1 chor off Chios.- Greece where the Ten nessee now is. The North. Carolina | ls. at Beirut, Asia Minor. Neither will r-3 withdrawn from the western Medi terranean, lt was steted today at the navy department,, no matter what ls tba outcome of the Smyrna incident. It is thought advisable that they be kept within easy reach of Turkish porta to afford assistance to distress ed Americana should emergencies ?rte*. y CONDITIONS ARE MORE SERIOUS! Notwithstanding Extensive Relief | Work Already Done m Bel gtum. (By AaaoeUtnd Press.) LONDON, Nov. 20.-NotwlUistand- I thc extensive relief work already done In Belgium, conditions there are be coming more serious. Jean Van- Bra den, of the Belgian national reliet committee who arrived here today I from Brussels, said that refugees were pouring Into that city at the rate of. 25,000 a day. "This Influx,", he said, "is due to a | lack of fuel aa well as food. Brussels has plenty of' coal, but Interruption of transportation makes it Impossible I to carry it to remote villages. Refu gees also are flocking to Liege and other large towna. "The peopl; are dependent entire-1 ly on kerosine for heating and cook-j lng and the supply of'this fuel also ls becoming scarce. "the committee' now supplying] 600,000 meals dally in Brussels to 300,000 persons. These meals] consist of pots to soup, some rice and a piece of bread. At first the allow ance of bread waa six ounces dally, bot this has been reduced to three j ounces. Even tho rich find it slmost impossible to obtain bread in Brus sels and so aa the whole population will "erm Into a vast bread line." MORE HORSES FOR ARMY ?Steamers Arrive at Newport News to] Load Horses fer Preach ead Brit ish Governments. NEWPORT NEW8. Va. Nov. 20.- | The British steamer Raeburn arrived here today from Bordeaux, France, to j load horses for the French said Brit ish governments. The horses sra now I being assentbled lc Rlcbmond, st ta said, and will be shipped to this port j wi Olin the next few dsys. It waa learned here today >that a lo cal' man, who has just returned from New York* has secured contracts to Supply three more shiploads of hor ses to th? warring powers, although he would not state which .govern ments wore concerned. Those . ship ments will bs made as soon as pos sible, it 1? said. of EmbetslentenL CHARLESTON. W. Va. Nov. PO The federal grand Jury here today returned an indictment charging em bezzlement against Konter H. De?n, j former Vice president ot the First Ns? Uonal Bank of Sutton, W. Va. The In- j dinmont involved $75.000. Tarte/*? Strengest Defense. BATTLE CREEK, Mld? Nov. 20. The monaco of cholera constitutes Tartsyw strongest dofeose against the Russians, declared Rev. George C. Reynolds, of Van. Turkey, before the Medical Missionary Conference aerar; tod?y,- , ..j--^ GEN. GUTERREZ WILL CON-, TINUE VILLA IN COM MAND OF TKOOPS WAR DECLARED ON GEN. VILLA AU Public Office? in Mexico City Have Been Va cated. ooooooooooooooooo 19. .ol o Albuquerque, N. M., Nov. o o 20.--General Jose Ynez o' o Salazar escaped from the o, o Bemalillo County jail at Old o ! o Albuquerque tonight. ol lo o. lo eooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo o . ' o o Vera.Cruz, Nov. 20.-An o o unconfirmed report has reach- o jo ed here that General Lucio o o Bianco, of the Constitution- o o alise forces, by a coup d'etat, o 0 has imprisoned General o 1 o Obregon and made himself o o executive head of the Mexi- o o ? co City Government, o 0 x o ooooooooooooooooo (By Anoctoted PIM.) WASHDfGTON, Nov. *0.- Official advices to the American government today from its agett ts in Mexico pic 1 lured the sttpftUoa as more contused than lt baa beellartnany months. The I officials telegrams summarised events aa folowa: Oe narai Oniterrez, elected provis ional pr?sident by the Aguas Callen Um convention; ha? decirle! to con tinua Oogara! YJUs iu cemoaUu of al! ' the troops controlled by the conven-. tren. Villa has advanced to I ra pus to j without r?sistance and American con sular agenta say he will continue to j Queretaro and th J vicinity of Mexico City without difficulty. General Obregon, in the Mexican capital, loyal to Carranza, baa formal ly declared war on Villa, ' but his troops have been evacuating Mexico City today. The purpose of the move fa unexplained. General Obregon will leave the cap* Ital oh Saturday. The message said be wouid. gb to salina Cruz, on the west coast from which point it waa thought he would move north to Guadalajara and attempt to get into the rear of Villa's forces. Another telegram spoke of hie probable departure ? fon Vera Grus, where it ls supposed he will join Carranza next .Monday to take -pos session ot the city when tho American forcea depart All the pnblic offices in Mexico City have been vacated. American agenta there do not know whether the Carranza-Obregon faction wil leave the place, undefended, or leave a ima ?1 garrison/there while General Pablo Gonsalea and other Carranza forces move north to meet the Villa advance. Railroad ? communication ? north of Mexico City is Interrupted and either Zapata followers or ex-federals have cut tho line from Mexico City to Vera Cms at San Marcea. There are rumors at Villa's head ouarters, according to one consular dispatch, that Puebla has ben. occu pied by Zapata. EL PASO. Texas, Nov. 20.-Villa's ?geai* h?re ?eclare?. toni gr: that three strong columns of Villa troops aggregating 60,000 men now were on the march; one headed by Villa him self, toward Mexico City: another Irapuato, under General Raoul Made ro, toward Guadalajara, a metropo lis ol the weat coast; the third heed ed by George Mratiano Servia, from i Pz?i Lula Potosi toward Tampico. Military Has Taken Command of Road? CtV Aasxkted PTMB.) , M**ICtt CITY. Nov. 20.-The mili tary has taken complete command of rt of the capital and troops In tho suburbs facing Zapata sup porters, have been strongly reinforced it- is tailored General Lucio Blanca' WUl remain to protect inhabitants ?rom a raid by Zapata adherents. A meeting of all generala tn the city waa held today to discuss Ute general situation. .American Paral lons Destroyed. LYONS, mace, via Parta. Ney. tl -Fire yesterday destroyed the Ameri can and British payai lon s ot the Inr ternatlonal Modern City Kxp?sitlon Opened here last May. Workmen , wc ro able to save more than one hundred, caaes of exhibits which soon are to bataam* io the San F.aneteco' expos? DENIES HAVING " THE CONTRACTS President of Steel Corporation D? cimes to Give Details of His Mission Abroad. SAYS UNITED STATE IS FAVORED BY WAR Thvoks We Are Near the Ttvning Point for Return of Confi dence and Prosperity. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, who returned from London today, declined to go into de tails as to his mission abroad, say ing merely that his company had a number of large contracts in force in Europe and that hts presence was necessary. Hp denied reports that the Bethlehem Steel Corporation had contracted to build twenty subma rines for Great Britain. Mr. Schwab gave what he said waa the first optimistic statement on bus iness conditions that had come from bim in three years. "I believe we are near the turning point for a full return of confidence and prosperity in the United States," he said. "We are Oeing favored by the war as is no other nation. For example, Germany normally produces from twelve, to fifteen million tons ot steel annually, of which about eight million tons is exported. ?This is now shat off and the advantage is in our favor. ! "What is true of steel, /. true of other commodities, but it ls not the war supply trade alone that is turn ing the tide. We are recovering from the shock of the war,' legislation is such that capital has more confidence and business is txi'ng stimulated. > At Bethlehem some time back we were forced partially to suspend opera tions, bot'we will soon be In full ac tion again and' we. will increase our production.*' WILL TRANSMIT SUPPLIES FREE ri Railroads Co-operating With the j \ Commission For Relief fan Belgium. (By Associated Press.) NEW. YORK, Nov. 20.-To facili tate transportation of food and cloth ing for-Belgian relief, all railroads of tne Trunk Lines Association, cov ering territory east of the Mississip pi and north of Norfolk,. Va, will transmit such supplies without charge, it was a.<wounced tonight. The com:; lesion for relief In Belgium, is trying to cirect a similar arrange ment with Unes west of the Missis sippi. The next relief ship sailing under charter of the commission will load next Week at Philadelphia, taking on supplies from the northwestern States and Pennsylvania, About De cember 1, another ship will be des patched from New ;?ork with wes tern contributions. Mrs. Herbert C. Hoover will sall next week to join her husband, chair man of the London commission, and ass lat him In, bis work. She wei chairman ot the American woman's, relief committees in London during the early days of the war. TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED. Ja Beth Kaflr?*ds Leading Fren Yera Cres te Mes ?cs City. VERA CBDZ, Nov.-20.-Traffic waa interrupted today on both tile rail roads leading from Vera Cms to Mexico City. Mexican railway officials said the Constitutionalists had taken all roll ing stock on thst road between Mex ico City and Esperan sa for movement of troops. Colonel Martin?, repre sentative of General Candido -Aguilar, intimaiee?" that another reason for suspension was to prevent entrance . to Vera* Cms of passengers who might tum ont te be followers of General Villa. The ?nter-Ocesnl?, the other lthe to Mexico City, ts being operated, only in sections. A stretch "beyond, San Marcos is under control of the ex fedor?l general, Higlnio Aguilar. Left Without Clearance Paper. LTMA, Peruy Ndv? JO.-The German ?teamer Luxor, of the Kr. ?mos Uno, with three thousand tons of coal on, board, baa sudden!V left Coronel. Chile, without having received clear ance papers. The German steamer Memphis also has secretly left San dy point. J, The Chilean authorities have order ed the capture ot the Luxor. Struck Brae sad FoesdereJ. LONDON, Nov. *L-The Morning Post's .Rome correspondent says tbs Austrian-Lloyd line steamer Metko viteh has atruek a mine ott the Dal xoerJcn ' coast and foundered. GOLD WAVE HAS SPENT ITS FORCE NEAR NORMAL NOVEMBER TEMPERATURES WILL PRE VAIL TODAY WAVE STARTED # IN NORTHWEST Snow in North Carolina and Low est November Minimum tn 40 Years. (By Amclated :-'n*a.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The cold wave which spread over the south era States last night and today, forc ing the mercury below the freezing point, had spent its force tonight and according to weather ? bureau forecasters? a reaction with quick ef fect is bringing higher temperatures. ReportB from Atlanta early tonight ?hows a temperature of 24 degrees there. At Jacksonville, Fla, lt was 34; ot Mobile 40; Chattanooga 24, and Charlotte, N. C., 26. Prom northern Virginia to New England near normal November tem peratures will prevail tomorrow. The cold snap was attended today by snow. in North Carolina and the lowest November minimum tempera ture in 40 years in Georgia and Ala bama. The cold wave started in the northwest and moved rapidly to the South Atlantic coast Weather bureau reportB showed a temperature this morning of 10 at Asheville, N. C.; 12 at Chattanooga; 10 at Nashville; 14 at Knoxville; 1". at Memphis; 14 at Atlanta; 18 at Ma con, and 22 at Charlotte. . At richmond it waa 30; Norfolk SO; Charleston 28; Raleigh SO; Jaek E: nville an i Savannah 32; Mobile and Near Orleans 34. . Snow continued today in Now Eng land and along the great lakes. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Nov. 20.-~Tfae gcver!??nest thermometer here Tr'y :cday registered 24 degrees above sero. It waa .the coldest November weather experienced since 1872. On November 30 of that year the mer cury stood at 22 degrees. ATLANTA, Gar Nov. 20.-Cold weather records for November in At lanta were broken here when the government thermometer early today registered 14.06 degrees above zero. The low temperature was accompan ied by a galo that reached.a velocity of 48 miles an hour. Fif teen Valuable Race Horse? Burned .(By AwocuUd Pre*?.) AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 20.-Fire early today destroyed the lacing . stables and 1 r> valuable horses owned by F. L Dodge at Grovetown, Ga., 15 miles (rom here, causing a loss estimated at' between ?125,000 and $150,000. The cause of the fire has not been ascer tained. Among the trotters which were burned wore Silk Hat, valued by Mr. Dodge at $26,000; Lady Wanet, val ued at. $20,000^ and Hollywood Ben, valued at $10,000. The 16 horses which were burned today had been taken tn Grovetown last week from the Dodge stables at Lexington., Ky., and elsewhere. Twelve Men Must Haag. PHOENIX, Arts., Nov. 20.-Official returns from tbe recent election show that Arizona defeated an initiative measure abolishing the death penal ty. Twelve men under sentence of death, reprieved by Governor Hunt, so the people might decide their fates, must' hang. The vote was: Yes, 18. 182; no, 19.329.. Governor Hunt, lt is understood, will reprieve ?he convicted men until after Christmas and then scatter the dates of execution. MANY INTERNED. Authorities Adapting Serer? MeasBT tn Against English People ?' Remaining lu Vienna. I i .i ? i... it,' (By ?MOtjm?d Vrtm.) VENICE, via Parla, Nov. 20-Vien na authorities are adopting severe measures against English people, re maining In that city. During the past few naya many Britishers have been Interned, and the rest. Irrespective of age or aex. are forbidden to leave their homes bet wen 8 o'clock in the morning and G in the evening, or to visit cafes or other public places. An off? tal announcement says these steps have been taken "In view of the wretched situation of Austrians and Hungarians Interned in belliger ent states, especially England. The statement adds that the new measures will be in forced BO long aa there la no certainty. that Austrian* subJeot? in England are heia? accord ed bettor- treatment. SUPREME COURT DENIES AP PLICATION FOR WRIT OF ERROR IN FKAHK CASE ATTORNEYS GO TO WASHINGTON Announce Cue Will Bo Taken Direct to the United Stater Supreme Court. (By AuocUtod FTWL) ATLANTA, Qa, NOT, 80.-The state supreme court today refused to certi fy a writ of error to the United Stat es supreme court In the casa of Leon M. Frank, under sentence of death here for the murder In April, 1MB, of Many Phagan. Counsel for Frank, when advised that their application for the writ had hean denied, an nounced that the casa would he taken direct lo the United States supnne court. 4p Later In the day two ot Frank's at torneys, Henry Peeples and Harry Al exander, left tor Washington to pr? sent their application for a writ, ot er ror to Justice Lamar. Should the Jus tice grant the application, the appeal would then be placed on tho supreme court's calendar, lt la asid. It the wrlf, ls denied by Justice Lamar, Franks counsel may preesnt the application to other memebars ot the court > In dividually, according to the attorneys. . The application tor the writ ot er ror to take the case to the highest tribunal in the land, was based upon the Georgia supreme court's refusal In ita decision last Saturday to set as?.'e the verdict on the ground that Frank waa absent from the . court . room when the verdict wran announc ed. The state supreme court's action to day, marks the seventh failure o? le gal efforts tp obtain a redial fer Frank or a reversal of the verdict ?=M?ch /ata retained Aiigast ??, ii IS, Frank's execution Hirst waa set for October 10, 1913. but this was atay ed by appeals and motions for a sew trial. In March of this year be eas re-sentenced, the date being fixed for April IV last Proceedings bet?re the State supreme court, however/ acted ss a stay of execuUon of the* sentence. With the final removal of the case from the State courts lt will be neces sary to re-sentence the former fac tory superintendent the third time sad again a date for his hanging. In arguing Ute motion bafar? the State supreme caurt fe? tn? ssiiiiiS aside of the verdict, counsel'for Frank declered Oast the "dir about the court room was surcharged with mob vio lence." and it was brought ont that the trial Judge suggested that the de fendant be absent when the verdict was rendered. Frank's attorneys held that counsel for the accused consent ed to their client'? sbsence, but that Frank himself never gave his consent. They alleged hi? constitution*! rights has been this violated. It 1? upon this ground that hit. present attorneys hope to get Ute case before the Unit ed tSstea supreme court. Should this tribunal refuse to hear the appeal, or decide it against Frank, bis only recourse to eaeape execution lt ls declared, would be through the extension of executive clemency by the governor ot Georgia, It wa? learned today that the pros ecution plans to go before the enper tor court next Wednesday to havs Frank re-sentenced. - WASHINGTON, Nor. StL-> A re riew of tile Frank case by the Sup reme court rests largely with Justice Lamar, who ts assigned to the circuit In which Georgia la located. Custom ot the Justices recul/ss that applica tions for "writs of error" must be pre sented Arts to tho Justice assigned to the circuit lc which the case origin ates. Should Justice Lamar grant the mit, the case weald fw on tootha-' Murts docket and would not fee fcesvd for shout two years, unless advanced. Should Justice Lamar decline to is sue the writ, he might consent to sa application being presented to,- the entire court, or ?h* attcrrcTi might af their own volition make applicauoa to the other Justices. STRINGENT OSDERfJ rssne? te Preservettfttfnttg Throurhoat the CaaaL ? *;1 (By A *odft<?t Press) PANAMA. Nov. 20.-Stringent ord. irs have been issue to preserve neu trality throughout tbs. cwel ?.one. Hereafter no information will, ho glv in to any one relativ- to the cargoes ?rrled by ships usina the waterway. These orders have resulted nerty, from President Wilsons recant neu trality proclsmaticn and partly from the effort? of locai B Itlsh dtpromatlc ind consular agents to.learn what ihips carried coal and other probable Shen* through the. canal fe* t>ie transfer at sea to German