VOLUME 1, NUMBER 342. rTeeUy, E.tabUshed i860; D?fljr, Janis, ?1?. ANDERSON, S. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS
WAR DECLARED BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA
AUSTRIANS HOLD
SEIAJMML
GERMANS ESCAPE NET OF
CZAR'S MEN WITH
PRISONERS
BIG BEAR VICTORY
IS NOW DENIED
Allie* Are Expected to Resume
Offensive in the Weet
Soca.
(By AnociaUd Pm? )
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Belgrade, until
the outbreak .of .the .war. Servia'a cap- '
Ital, waa occupied today by Austrian
troops. The Servians previously bad
CV?Cu?tvu ibo city.
Thus, on tire' CG th -anniversary of
Oie reign of Emperor Francis Joseph, I
who again is reported seriously 111.
and four months after the outbreak of
the war, ?hig generals report one of ;
the most important successes they
have obtained.
Belgrade frequently was bombard
ed early in tho war and but for Ute
necessity that compelled Austria to
send troops against Russia must have
failed easy prey to Servia'j big neigh
bor.
Apparently Austria miscalculated
the nature of the Servian opposition
and only after Bosnia was Invaded did
she send a sufficient force against the
Servians to drive them back. Now
they are being forced backward and
are eagerly looking for the advance
ot the Russians into Hungary to af
ford them relief. -
K'uasia has been sending Cossack
raiding parties through the Carpath
ians to divert Austria's attention, but
the dual monarchy seemingly ls de
termined to finish with Servia first.
This, however, is only a small affair
compared with what ls going on ta
North Poland. There the German
army, which, aided by reinforcements,
ea caped from the ring the Russians
had' ?u?cai around it, has formed a
new front and at some' points has re
sumed the offensive. .The Germans
' assert that In these maneuvers they
made 80,000 prisoners.
The Russians, in a statement issued
through Romp, Say their captures
greatly exceed this number. All agree
that losses have been heavy and that
the battle still ls undecisive, as it
probably will be for som -. days.
For a moment, the. Aiiies aro some- j
what disappointed that the realisation *
of tho great Russian victory ls denied
them. They take some consolation In
that tho German attempt to pierce the
Russian lines has failed, and that, suf
fering from heavy losses, the Ger
mans ar? compelled to weaken their
armies elsewhere.
The Russian report tonight says the
fighting has. lost some of its violence
and Indicates) some progress tor Rus
sian troops south of Lodi. It ls un
officially reported that the Russians
are "nearly lh Cracow."
' While there .ia every Indication thai
another big battle ls Imminent in the
west, then is no evidence, that lt ac
tually has begun. There has been
fighting ia flanders, but Oils doubt
less ls the result of the Allies' at
tempt to take advanced positions.
There also are reports that the Ger
mans hare evacuated several villages
on the Yser canal and pre concentrat
ing on new positions.
. The British have taken over cora
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GERMANY VOTES $1,2
TO SUPPORT
Oniy One Member of Reichstag, Sc
tion cs Pot-Name of Ec
Merni
far AMOdated Prega.)
BERLIN, via Amsterdam to Lon-?
don, Dec, 2.-With on dissenting vote,
that of Herr Liebknecht, Socialist, thc
iJMchstag toddy voted a new war
credit ot $1,250,000,000.
The president of th.\ chamber's
speech dwelt on the unity and pa
triotism of the German people and
commented appreciatively on Ute large
number of Reichstag members serv
ing st the front. Of the progress of
the war the president said:
"Japan Joined our enemies from a
desire td Btise as booty the monument
to Germen culture in the Far East:
On Ute other, hand we have found an
ally ia Turkey, as all the Moslem
people wish to throw ofi the English
yoke enc shatter the foundations of
England's colonial power. Under the
banner of our army and oar fleet we
will continue."
The-lap i nat chancellor. Dr. von
BethmanB-Hollweg, attended the ses
sion, dressed tn Ute service uniform ,
ot a goonal. AH secretarias of state
and the Prussian ministers were ppssjl
ant. Many members wsre la unifom j
and wot* iron Croslee. ^ '
SHORTTORPEDOS
CRIPPLE NAVY
ADMIRAL STRAUS POINTS
TO FACT AS PARAMOUNT
WEAKNESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Lack of
long rango torpedoes is declared a
paramount weakness of the United
States navy by Rear Admiral Joseph
S trau 8, chief of the ordinance bureau,
in his annual reoort today to Secre
tary Daniels. All battleships, except
the two latest dread naughts, armored
Cruisers of tho Tennessee class, scout
cruisers and the older destroyers, the
admiral sa.'s, are equipped with a
"short rang? torpedo which may be
considered obsolete for the battle
fleet."
Since the battleships Nevada and
Oklahoma were designed, however, all
new vessels have been provided with
the modem tnrnaAn ;nij ?.? rapidly as
possible the equipment of older ships
is being changed. .
Admiral Straus thinks improve
ment in the efficiency of officers and
men who handle this branch of the
navy's work has not even kept pace
with the slow development of mater
ial. .
"The bureau is of the opinion," he
reports, "that the torpedo material
has developed much more rapidly than
the torpedo personnel."
In the fact of renewed agitation
for aa exterior explosive the admiral
reiterates his firm faith in the armor
piercing explosives.
"The bureau." he says, "ls more
than ever inclined to the opinion that
the best projectiles are of the armor
piercing type, carrying sufficient ex
plosive to detonate ana fragment the
projectile after having passed through
armor; and lt is thought that the
penetrative power of projectiles has
been increased to insure j a satisfac
tory percentage of success."
"Experiments to determine the rel
ative value of different types ot ar
mor plate are said to have! showp the
existing type to be superior to all
others." , - .
Negroes Lynched for
Murder of Postmaster
(By Associated Pre*?.)
SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. ?2.-Tobe
Lewis and Monroe Dir den, negroes,
wera lynched early today at Sylves
ter Station, La. a few* hours after the
murder of Charles'M. Hicks, postmas
ter of that place, and the robbery of
his store. Mack Night, another ne
gre, waa captured by the mob, bi** was
released after he bad made a confes
sion, implicating the other men In the
murder and robbery. ..A fourth ne
gro. Watkins Lewis, ls under arrest.
Decrease In Revenue Receipts.
WASHINGTON, - Dec. 2.-Customs
and Internst revenue recel pw. for No
vember showed a marked decrease
from the same month last year. Cus
toms receipts were $16.924,408 com
pared with 921,173,628 for November,
1918, while Internal revenue receipts
were $24,359,963, nearly f6,600,000 less
than in the same month last yeer.
Orders Arrest of Yoong Belgians. .
LONDON. Dec 2.-(7:25 p. tn.)-1
The Amsterdam correspondent ot the
Exchange Telegraph Company reports
Uiat Major General Keim, German
military governor of the Belgian pro
vince of Limburg, has Ordered the ar
rest of all young Belgians .in thal dis
trict liable for military service. This
action, lt is said, is to be extended
throughout Belgium.
50,000,000
?F ARMY AND NAVY
? ._ ' *.
ydatist, Opposes Bili When Ques
nperor is Applauded by
reta.
In an address to the members of
the chamber _Dr. von Bethmann-Holl
wog said: -me emperor is absent
with the army, but he has charged me
to transmit his best wishes and cor
dial greetings to the German house of
representatives, with who he'knows
he ls united, until death, In stress of
danger, In common concert for the
weal of the fatherland.
"Our first thought go to the emper
or and the army and navy, fighting for
the honor and erectness of Ute em
pire. Full of pride sud with unshak
able confidence wa look on them and
our Autaro-Hungarian comrades in
arms, who are firmly United to us to
fight and to win great battles with
brilliant bravery.
"Our latest ally in the war forced
upon us the Ottoman empire, which
wall knows that If the German empire
were destroyed lt, too, would.loee its
national right to arrange Its own das*
tiny. Aa our sueo.!^ have formed a
powerful coalition ag. inst ns they
will, I hope, find that Ute arm of our
brave allies reaches the weak spots
la their world positions."
Kaution of the emperor's name wag
warmly applauded.
BY OLDTRIEND
TRAGEDY IN FASHIONABLE
ATLANTA HOME IS A
MYSTERY
JAS. P. G ALLAWAY
SHOT TO DEATH
Victim Discovered by Woman
ns She Sought Ont the
Bathroom.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 2.-James P. j
Galloway, prominent Atlanta broker '
and clubman, was s bot a?d killed j
here before dawn today by W. B. ear
hart, nresident nf a Wvooi -hoc manu- j
factoring company. The shooting oe-j
curred at Calioway was climbing over
the balcony of the rear porch of an 1
apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs.1
earhart and their son in a fashionable
section of the city.
Investigation of the tragedy by a
coroner's jury resulted In a verdict
of "justifiable homicide." Carhat tes
tified that he thought Calioway was
a burglar when he fired at him with
a revolver. The bullet took effect near
the heart. YJnly one other witness was
examined and with the announcement
of the verdict, the police released
earhart, who ourrendered after the
shooting and who had been held in
custody pending developments. ?,
J. W. .Goldsmith, who occupied a
first floor apartment directly under
that of the earhart's, testified that he
beard some one moving about in the
upstairs suite shortly before Mr. and
Mrr. Carhart returned home about 1
o'clock from an exclusive club, where
Calioway also had been earlier in the
evening. Louis Carhart, the son was
absent from the city.
NO evidence was Introduced which
tended td show how Calioway gained
entrance to the apartment. An -ex
amination of the keys1 found on his
person revealed none that would flt
any of ?* e doors.
The dfead mah lived mor? than ?
mile from the scene of the shooting.
It wes understood tonight that fur
ther attemps would be made by the
police to solve the mystery of Gallo
way's presence in the apartment. Soli
citor General Hugh M. Dorsey said
he did not contemplate calling . the
attention of the grand jury to the case
pending further developments.
Mrs. Carhart, who suffered a ner
vous collapse after the shooting, re
Vivad r,.tffici^ntly to go to the ender
.taking establishment where the coro
ner's inquest was held. She remained
-
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MRS. LAURA LANDER
DIES AT GREENWOOD
WIDOW PF NOTED EDUCA
TOR jWGJf- LOVED BY
WOMEN OF CAROLINA
_
END IS PJEACEFUL
Fe? More Than Month She Had
Boan Failing Rapidly-Was
81 Years Old.
.
' ' .. .
Special to The Intellicencer.
GREENWOOD, Dec 2.-Mrs. Laura
Lander, widow of Rev. Samuel Lan
der, died tonight at 9:30 o'clock at
Lander College, Greenwood, at the
age of 81 years.
About a month ago Mrs. Lander waa
paralyzed. A week ago pneumonia
developed and in view of her advanc
ed age, her condition has been ser
i?os ann thu ?rat and a cane?' o?
alarm to her family. Her daughter.
Mrs. George E. Prince, of Anderson,
?Am? to Greenwood several days ago
to he at ber bedside.
' Dr. and Mrs. Lander came ta Wil
liam ?ton, S. C.. in 1874. Ha founded
Lander College la Walllamston and
was at the head of this splendid in
stitution at that place until 1904, when
it wea transferred to Greenwood.
It wss in this way that Mr?. Lan?
der came lu contact with hundreds of
girls all over the State and by her
gentle Christian character left an im
print on their hearts and lives that
will wield an Influence through all
the coming generations. It will be a
source of deepest regret to the many
old Lander girls in Anderson County
ana all over the State, to hear of Mrs.
Lander's death, as ?ho loved by
them all.
The funeral sendees wCl be hold in
Greenwood at 14:80 tomorrow, after
which the body will be taken to Wil
lismstea, where the service? will be
concluded at 3:30 p. m., followed hy
intermept in the cemetery thara.
RESULT OF WAR
Expert Figures Yankee Trade
Increase at Five Hundred
Million.
(By Amoriated Frw.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Thst one
year ot the war In Europe will add
$500,000,000 to tlie loreign commerce
ot the United Statea la the estimate ot
Edward E. Pratt, chief of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce. Mr.
Pratt has just completed a study of the
reports of American consuls and com
mercial representatives abroad, Ameri
can manufacturers and products re
ported In commercial periodicals.
As specific data upon which to base
his estimates. Mr. Pratt has the. re
port of J. Massed, special commercial
agent now en route to South Ameri
ca* to study the machine tool market
there and prepare a review ot South
American needs for use of American
manufactures. In preparation for bia
trip he visited virtually every large
American manufacturing plant and es
timated the machine tool manufac
turing companies alone have from
$10,000,000 to $15.000,000 in new* orders
from European countries.
The first country among the belli
gerents to seek the American machine
tool supply was Russia which has or
dered lathes and machines of all
kinds. Rheta's demand has been
?rowing 'steadily. England and
France now have joined in seeking
American too's and lt ls Indicated
present supply cannot meet the de
mand. Problems of delivery still
have to be I met
Appeal For Relief.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-Gordlnal Gib
bons today received a cablegram from
Sir Gilbert Parker, the distinguished
English novelist, at,Maastricht, Hoi-;
land, appealing to the cardinal to as
sist the American commission fori
.?Belgian Taisef in thefr "staggering I
fi SASE TD
TIE JURY TODAY
Defendant ta Charged With Im
personating rwrejeu
Official.
(By Aaaoctmted Pre?.)
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-The case of
David Lamar, charged with imper
sonating ' Representativo A. Mitchell
Palmer, of Pennsylvania, with Intent
to defraud J. P. Morgan and Co., and
the United States Steel corporation,
will go to a federal Jury here to
morrow. Alter Lamar's counsel had
announced today they would interpose
no defense. Henry I?. Davis, . chief
counsel for Lamar, summed up "sud
Judge Sessions announced the Jury
would be charged tomorrow after ihe
prosecution had made its final address.
The government based Its case al
most -entirely on the testimony of
Lewis Case Led yard regarding tele
phonic conversations which he held in
February, lslt, with a man who .re
presented himself aa Congressman
Palmer, but who, it la charged, was
the defendant
"While we admit that Lamar re
presented himself sa a congressman,
he performed none of the functional
duties of one,** asserted Mr. Devis,
summing up. He Insisted that Lamar
broke no law hut merely used Repre
sentative Palmer's name to * assure
himself a hearing; that Lamar's con
versations with Ledyard had no refer
ence to congressional business, thus
putting the case outside the pale of
the statute; and that these conversa
tions were such as any representative
mern Der of the uemoc rotte party
might have made under the same con
ditions.
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS. e
e The fellowing resolution was a
. ad sale* at a maeotlng of etty eena- e
e t? heM last sight* The council e
o was enraged fa working ea the a
? ead Ucease eriJeasee*, hat turu- .
e ed ?side long eaesgh te adopt Mn e
o aside lsag enough ?a adept tafe o
. resolution t
e WHEREAS, It aaa been tanins
e axed that Rr. Sullivan has fasti- a
o gated the lavestlgatioa . et the e
o franchise matter, we deem Ito
. proper and right ie any asst em?, e
e pbatlealiy that sae* fe met the e
e ease. Hr. SaBIraa did net klag a
e hat rarry e?x ear Instructions .
e'whea we directed his? et ear own e
o motion te investigate the matter e
e te give ma a report mad opinion, e
BULL MOOSERS
STILL IN RING
PARTY CHIEFS DENY THE
NEED OF AN UNDER.
TAKER
JANE ADDAM IS
ONE OF SPEAKERS
Perkins Says Warm Fight Will
Be Made on Both Old
Parties in 1916.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Ninety-one Pro
gressives from thirty-four States, at
a conference of the executive commit
tee of the nerty here today, ?vpressed
their confidence in Progressive party
principles and their determination to
continue the party in Actton.
A statement issued by the executive
committee through its chslrman,
George W. Perkins, of New York, de
clared the Progressive organisation
and campaign of education should
continue and that the national com
mittee should be asked to fix the time
and place for holding the 1916 nation
al convention and to transact busi
ness incidental to the persidentlal
campaign two years from now.
. Three sessions were held. A state
ment by Miss Jane Addams, member
of the executive committee, that she
was now "more enthusiastic than ever
in the cause of the Progressive party,"
apparently expressed the sentiments
of the conference members and lt waa
applauded vigorously.
Not a speaker made any suggestion
of abandoning the party and the sub
ject of amalgamation with either of
the older parties was not brought up.
- "The product of a rumor factory,"
was Chairman Perkins' characterisa
tion of reports ot possible disintegra
tion or amalgamation.
A statement issued after the meet
ing said;.
"It was' the unanimous judgement
of the executive committee that the
Progresivo organicatisa and campusa
of education should be continued on
the linea heretofore followed. To that
end the committee provided that the
Progressive national committee shall
be called to meet not later than Janu
ary 15, 1916 to fix the time and place
for holding the national convention of
the Progressive party, and to transact
such other business as may at. that
time come before lt, Incidental to the
presidential election of 1916.
"The industrial depression and the
onnauillAtlf va2LC??OIi S^Sti?St the ^onl -
ocrstlc tariff undoubtedly was ths is
sue which primarily determined the
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STATE CONVENTION
U. D. G. IN SESSION
PROMINENT WOMEN FROM,
ALL PARTS ?F STATE AT
TENDING
MANY SPEAKERS
"Our Birthright'' Was Subject of
Address Delivered by Mrs.
Overman, of Anderson.
Rperbt) to The Intclliirwuvr.
YORKVILLE, Dec t.-Prominent
women from all parte of South Caro
lina are in Yorkville for the 19th an
nual convention of the South Carolina
li vision United Daughters of the Con
federacy. The convention opened this
morning and will continue through
Friday. The convention wad called to
jrder at 10 o'clock this morning with
125 delegates in attendance. The first
?easton waa held af the White Ross
:lub, Miss Alice M. Earle of Colum
bia, the State president, presiding.
Welcome addresses wera delivered
t>y 8. C. Wllborn. mayor of Yorkville;
Vflsa Lessie Witherspoon, of the York
rltle Wt:nie Davie chapter; Mrs. R.
IC Brat ton, ot the Kings Mountain
chapter, D. A. R., and Miss Mary
Stokes, of - Asbary Coward chapter, C.
it C. The response to' the sddress
sss delivered by Mrs. C E. Graham
>f Greenville.
Greetings were extended the U. D.
3. hy the South Carolina Federation
yl Women's Clubs.
The South Carolina veterans and
he sons ot veterans, tho president's
id dress, the memorial services sud the
nuslcal program formed a part ot ths
nornlng's interesting session.
At 1 p. m. adjournment was had and
he entire State convention enjoyed
nncheon as the guests of Kings
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Occupation of Vera Cruz by
Yankees Wei? Done Is
Claim.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 2.-President
Wilson wrote to Secretary Garrison
today paying tribute to the "effici
ency, courage and discretion" of Gen
eral Funaton and his ?orces during
the American occupation of Vera
Crus.
The letter reads: "May I not ask
you to express to General Fun sion
and the officers under him at Vera
Crux, and through them to the troops,
my warm approbation and admiration
of the way in which a difficult and
delicate situation was handled? I be
lieve from what we have learned that
the occupation gave our /rienda, tho
Mexicans, a different impression of
the United States army and the spirit
of the United States government from
that they entertained before General
Funston took his troops there. I am
sure that I speak the feelings of the
whole country when I commend the
efficiency, the courage and the discre
tion with which the expedition and
occupation were carried out."
Secretary Daniels, of the navy, ad
dressed a letter to the commandant of
the marine corps, Major General Geo.
Barnett, In recognition of the conduct
of the marines who served under Gen
eral Funston.
"I wish very much," wrote the sec
retary, "that by engagements here
would permit me to accompany you to
Philadelphia on your mission to give
the greeting of the nation to the mem
bers of the marine corps, officers and
men. returning from Vera Crus. I beg
that you will convey to them the
grateful appreciation of the President
and of the. navy department and, I
may add as well, ot the American
people, for . the courage displayed
when Admiral Fletcher landed on
April 21 and for their long and effi
cient service during the occupation of
Vera Crus. They have earned the grati
tude of their countrymen."
Frssk L^sss Agt___
In Supreme Court
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 2.-Tho State
supreme c;urt today certified to the
clerk? of Ute Fulton county superior
court a remittier In the case ot Leo
M. Frank, convicted of the murder
here lu April, IMS, of Mary Phagan.
The remittlur confirms the superior
conn's refusal to set aside the verdict
of guilty, returned against Frank in
August, ISIS.
The writ of habeas corpus on which
the prosecutor will bring Frank into
court for re-sentence to death he"
been drawn, but lt will not be served
end Frank will, not be re-sentenced
until next week, owing to the Illness
of Judge Ben H. HUI, of the superior
court.
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Hampshire Mills Resume
MANCHESTER, N. H.. Dec. 2.-The
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company,
employing 6,000 operatives In its tex
tile mills here, announced today lt
would resume on full time basis im- ;
mediately} For several month si the ,
mills have been running only four
and a halt days a week.
Fog Endangers Shipping.
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-The blanket
bl fog hanging over the harbor for
the last two days, after lifting today 1
and allowing shipping temporary re- ;
lief, settled down again tonight. Sever
al small fleets of mlst-enhsrouded <
craft co'.'.-cted down the bay, unable I
to work In or out.
NOTED EX-OFFICIAL C
CALLS BIG W/
Former Secretary of Colonies in F
Sight and Declares Un
*****
(By AJtori-ttd Pre??,) (
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Hop? tot i
ipeedy peace between, the warring v
European powers and belief that the \
United States will play an important j
part In the ultimate seulement, were s
expressed tonight by Dr. .Bernhardt |
Dernburg, formerly German secretary i
>f state for the colonies. La an ad- ,
tress at a dinner of the Economic i
^lub of New York. He alluded to the
?ar as "stupid, unnecessary and un- ,
-ailed for" and explained the reasons ,
'or his taming to this country ad its ,
>utbreak. i
"We felt," he said, "that the cable i
>f our mutual relations wsa becoming i
strained; that Germany waa contin
ially misunderstood; that foe- every ?
word wa could get our adversaries hsd \
teventy or more to represent their t,
dds.. I have been doing my best to j
.saan that stress. 1
"Since there bas been a great deal i
* mlsoepressntstlon of the American <
ittltude in my country I weloma ]
?very word of friendly good will a_d
mcourageipant. Peace can not 'ss con- *
dude J without .the settlemea*. ot a 1
rr cut many questions. We ur sra seen 1
. /il
U. S. TO DEMAND
NE0TRAJJI8H?S
21 AMERICAN REPUBLICS
PLAN TO SPEAK WITH
ONE VOICE "
WARRING POWERS
TO HEAR NOISE
Coaling, Shipping and Legitimate
Trade Condition? to Be
Defined.
. . : . . / ? . '
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(By AiModstod Fran.) . *
WASHINGTON, Dec, ?.-Proposalfl
for creatina: a neutral eon? in th A
watara of the western hemisphere and
conserving the rights ot neutrals will
be laid br the United States before
the governing board of the Pan-Amer
ican Union, which consista cf diplo
matic representatives of the 21 Ameri
can republics.
This waa decided today after con
ferences between President Wilson,
Secretary Bryan and Counsellor Rob
ert Lansing.
Secretary Bryan aaid today that all
the suggestions which have been made
will be discussed. Argentina, Chile.
Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador are
among the countries which have for
mally communicated plane for tho
restoration of shipping in this hemis
phere through a more vigorous asser
tion of neutral rights.
The conference will take the form
of an exchange of vlewa hy the diplo
matists and also will include suoh
questions ss wireless and , coaling
which, already have caused contro
versies, with .'European belligerents.
. The general.purpose.of,the mee?ng
la to reach a concord ot views on
neutrality questions so that the 21
American republics 4WlU apeak as one
voice to thn/. Khho^eaa belligerent
powers whenever nsw Questions arise.
Seawah gees Bryan. ;
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Secretary
Bryan today consiUted with Charles
M. Schwab, president of the Bethle
hem Steel Company, at the state de
partment and gav?' bim the views ot
American government on the build
ing of submarine? la thia country for
European belligerents.
Mr. Bryan declined to say what the
position of the American government
was. He declarad'the question waa
not yet concluded, but "under consid
eration." Mr. Schwab, accompanied
by two asst slants, also declined to
discuss hts miam|nn.
"Mr. Schwab came," said Mr. Bryan,
"in response td our Inquiry concern
ing 'the manufacture In this country
ot ships or material for shipbuilding."
Recent reports that the Bethlehem
Steel Company had contracted to build
submarines which would, be shipped
(?broad in sections, have been various
ly denied and partially confirmed.
The visit of Mr. Schwab, however,
revealed that the state department
had taken official cognizance of the
subject.
It waa believed that the state de*
partment desired to consult with the
steel company officer so there would
be no violation <.*> neutrality lt con
tracts were taken. <$*hlle the export
ot munitions ot war auch aa guns,
shells or ammunition, ta not prohibited
by the neutrality lawa, the fitting out
ot warships or any armed expeditloa
from American soft would he consld
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W KAISER
kR STUPID BLUNDER
atherland Say? Early Peace I? fin
'dad Stalag W? Play ?j mm
Role. Yjgwm
>t how frail ' a construction socalled
international law ls. The common
work or an the nations toward an in
ternational code ha? hash, frustrated
iy treaties not bavins been unani
mously recognised so that the United
3tates even will suffer under this
ear, while not pbysioalry yet econom
cally. nearly aa mach a? lt they had
i share in U.
"it follows that ta the peace MM*
lient alad your country mast take a
roi ce ead its monsoon la the ultimara
tellement will he the greater fha
nore the United States are consid?r?t
i good and trusted friend on all
ade*."
Included In the other speakers wa?
Augustus P. Gardner, representativa
from Massachusetts. Me spoke on
shat he termed tho inefficiency of th?
sad and sea defenses bf the United
Rata* If plana formulated hy the
iavy board in Itel had been carried!
mt, he said, the finned States would
?ave 47 dreadnoughts today.
"And what have w?T* be asked*
.Fourteen battleship*, ta* pretty good;
jaUleshipa. eight venerable relics an*
oar masses of floating ?trap iron,*^