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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 BOARD pF EDUCATION GRANTS COLLEGE PRIVI LEGE OF STATE-WIDE CANVASS ANDERSON MEN MAKE PLEAS Trustees of the Institution Also Given the Authority to Issue $75,000 in Bonsls. Special to Th? Intelligent*!-. (CHARLESTON, S. C, Doc. 9.-After considerable wrangling the'state'Bap tist convention tonight adopted the recommendation ot the board of Edu cation to grant Anderson college the privilege of a state-wide canvass for the purpose of raising f100,000 to meet the-indebtedness of the college and to purchase new equipment. In the petition of the board of trus tees to the board of education the ex clusive right ot such a campaign was asked. In the recommendation of tho board ot education to the convention the word "exclusive" waa not mention ed. The argument hinged about this some stating that it might cause trou ble later. Anderson college ls grant ed the ri?ht tv> make a state canvass only, bu. f".er colleges may privately solicit Buorjrlptlons, President Kinsrd, Capt. H. H. Wat kins, and Dr. Jno. T. Vines, made pleas for the granting of permission of the convention. The exact financial condition of the Anderson college was stated, and - the gentlemen put it up to the committee that if the conven tion did not wish to grant the request the board of trustees would be glad to take the college off tho hands of the convention. Besides the above, three gentlemen, Dr. Cody of Greenville, Col. F. N. Bailey, of Greenwood and Br. H. L. Jones of Coker College, spoke heartily in favor of pasting tho recommenda tion. Forman University is granted the privilege of extending its State-wide canvass for eig?it montes in order tb raise the remainder of its endow ment. Anderson College has the sole right to Conduct a state-wide cam paign. While not unanimous, the vote was overwhelmingly In favor of the recommendation. After thin had been passed Capt. Watkins introduced a resolution that the trustees cf Anderson college be allowed to issue bonds not exceeding $75.000. to be secured by mortgages on the property of the college. This money is to meet the expenses and to improve the Institution. This was passed with no discussion. By understood agreement Green ville county ls not to be canvassed on account of the G. F. C. Anderson was greatly praised in raising money for her college and the value waa stated to be now 1198,500 and assests - at 155,665, Tbs as&o?latlon authorized tho changing of ' ?ne name ot \he tircen vllle Female College.-to that of Green ville Woman's College. Tue cause i :: ministerial education was presented by the Rev. S.. T. Matthews, pastor ol tbs Central Bap - tist church of Greenville, the speaker rf po; 'lng that there were 38 benefic iaries. . The educatton board reported that thero was a debt of $2,400. The causes of Coker College., at Hallsville. Furmatt University and Greenville Female College and the Anderson College were presented. The matter of tho campaign for the Anderson College precipitated a long discussion, which waa partiel-, pated In by President David M. F.um aay of the Greenville Female College, Hon. B. M. Shuuian, of the boars' ot trustees ot the Institution, nev. j. F. Vines, pastor of the First Baptist church of- Anderson; President J. P. Kinard ot the Anderson College and Captain H. H. Watkins ot the board ot trustees of the Anderson Institution. Emperor William's Condition Unchanged IXWDON. Dee, 10,~-a*41 a. w.)-~ An Exchange Talsgraph . dispatch from Amsterdam says: "The latest bnletln issued in Ber lin aays Emperor William's condition ts unchanged and he has been unable to leave bia bed.. 2& fever has not decreased. ?The emperor received a report of the military rituatlea but was too weak to give any instructions." Jeers Driven Pron Hone. NEW yOBK. Dee. 0.-Approxi mately 1A>00.0C0 Jews have been driv en from their homes in Poland, accord ing to a cablegram from the Petro grad offins ot the Jewish Colonisation Association, made publie her? today by tbs American Jewish Relief Com mittee .. Ali ot th*m are. suffering, the message said. No Prospect of Settling Ohio Strike (By Auociated Prcas.) CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 9.-That there 1B DO immediate prospect of settling the strike of 15,000 coal min era in eastern Ohio waa Indicated to day when the Ohio Coal Operators' Association issued a statement de claring their mines would not be re opened until the miners agreed to a wage scale "in line with other con tracta which they have made in com petitive fields and which is not an increase over last year." SENTENCED TO BE HANDGED JAN. 22 ? COURT SETS DATE FOR LEO M. FRANK TO J3E PUT TO DEATH ? FRANK MAKES A STATEMENT Denounces Spirit of Mob Violence Which Pervaded Court Room at His Trial. (By AsMdafed Prest.) ATLANTA; GS., Dec. 9.-Leo Ta. Frank today waa sentenced in the Fulton county auperior court to be hanged on Friday, January 22. for the murder here tn April. 1913, of Mary Phagan. a 14-year old factory girl. ; Before receiving sentence, wbicn was pronounced by Judge Ben H. Hill, Frank made a statement to the court, denouncing the "spirit of mob violence which pervaded the court room' at ' bia trial; declaring bia death wouiu lay an indelible stain upon Georgias name for Justice," and charging that James Conley, the negro sweeper at the factory of which Frank was super intendent, ar>d who waa the States principal witness against Franky had committed perjury. , Tho ?talement waa as folio wa : "May it please your honor, thia ia a momentous day-a day of far reach ing importance to the State of Geor gia and to .the majesty of the law even than to myself, for under the guise of law your honor Ia about to pronoun e.. words that will condemn to death an Innocent man. Transcending in im portance the loas of my life ia tho in delible stain and dishonor resting av on the name ot the State by reason m Its. Judicially murdering an Innocent man. The Jury's verdict of August 26/ 1913, rinding me guilty of the death of Mary Phagan, did not then and does not now apeak the truth. I .declare to your honor, and to the world that that verdict was made In an atmosphere seething with mob violence and clam or for my life- a verdict based on evi dence absolutely false which under other, circumstances would not have been given a moment's credence. . "Your honor, I deeply sympathize with the parenta ot Mary Phagan. The brute that brought so much grief upon them has plunged me into sor row and misery unspeakable, and is about to accomplish my undoing. "But thia I khow, my execution will mark the advent of a new era in Geor gia, where a good name and stainless honor count tor naught against the word of a vile crimina); where the testimony of southern white women of unimpeachable character ls brann ed as false by the prosecution, disre garded by the Jury, and the perjured vaporings of a black brute alone ac cepted Ss the whole truth; where a mob crying for blood invaded the court room and becamr the dominant factor in what should .'ave been a solemn Judicial trial. Oh, shame- that these things be true! "Life ls very sweet tu me. It Is not an i easy thing to give up the love bf dear ones, of wife and pan cn ts, or even loyal frienda. Though this he true, death has no terrors for me. 1 go to mr end ia the full consciousness of innocence and in the firm convic tion that, aa there is a God in Heaven,: my full vindication must come soma j day. With the dawn of that day, there will come to the people ot Georgia a ?oil realisation of this horrible mis take, 9 mistake irretrievable- the execution v?f an Innocent man, a vic tim of perjury, prejndice and passion." Today marks the third time Prank has been sentenced to death for the Phagan girl's murder. Resentence is in accordance with the State supreme courts refusal to net aside the con viction on the grouAd that Frank was absent from the court room when the verdict was returned. It waa learned" here today that Frank's attorneys bave bsd under con tCONTDjUED ON PAOB itt.) Stalwart Parth ,i This ls one specimen of tho kind of soldiers sent to the continent of Europe by Great Britain , to fight the Germans. They are' Parthans, and GREAT BRITA GERMANY A Er?&h Squad? on Has Ute Southern Coast ers Scharr^. ">rst, Gnei Of Germany's Large (By Attoci.1t?! Press.) Great Britain has evened the score with Germany for sinking ber cruise eis, tho Good. Hope and Monmouth, oft Chile ' November 1. A British squadron under Vice Admiral Slr Frederick Sturdee has sent to the bottom ?5 the southern coast of South America the German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gnelsenau and Leipzig, three of the German warship? which defeated Hear 'Admiral Sir Christo ppef Cradock's men-of-war. Ac cording to the official advices the British ships have Riven chase to two other ?G?tm?m# ?ho' Nhrnbefg and Dresden, whjch .also /were ?ngagod rn the fl?ht. An^eJFtei?Y dispatch Jr om Chile says lt ls .reported thors these two vessels were badly damaged. With the sinking ot : tho Scharn horst, the German flarr.--.liip. Admiral Count von Spee, probably found a grave beneath the waves as was ;ho case with Admiral Craddock, for, al though the offlctaf report says some ot the men of the Gnelsenau and Leipzig were saved, no mention was matte of the rescue of any from the Scharnhorst. On land artillery duels and Infan try attacks' arc tn progress along the, entire front in Belgium and France and battles continuo at various points' In the east from Poland to the Car pathians. In the south the Servians claim the Austrians aro in precipi tate flight before King Peter's forces and are- losing heavily in men,' guns and war . stores. Tbs French war office claims that in the western zone the A'ltes nt va rious points hare made gams sud havo strengthened tito positions re taken from the Germans. From Ber lin, however, comes a denial of this and as assertion that tho Gormans m the region of Nancy ard in the forest of the Argonne have inflicted heavy loases onvthc Allied Although Petrograd claims tho Russians r'^dueted Lode toi strategic reasons ano ?itbou: the loss of n stn gie man, Berlin maintains that the German occupation of tho second city In Poland was accomplished only-'hf ter enormous tosses bsd been suffered by the Russians. Great Britain, according to official cdvice?,. now is in complete control of that part of Asiatic Turkey from the Junction of the Tigris and Euphra tes rivers to the sea. This was comptlahed through the surrender of tho Turkish commander Subhl Bey, o Great Britain's Indian expedition ary force operating at the head of the Persian gulf. The latest bulletin issued in Ber lin concerning the condition of Em peror. William said 'ia had been un an? of India Ready to Fig .'bolong to an old frontier regiment [which has a reputation in India. I They are much . stronger and larger than the average Hindoo. In fact, the HIndood aa a, cl BBB are BO* weak IN EVENS SCO FOR SINKING 1 Seat io ?he Bottom Orr of South America Crail? sertau and Leipzeg, Three it Vessels. abie ie leave his bau and hts fiver : had hot decreased, lt added the em peror waa too weak to give military lnatructions. Great Britain and Portugual have signed an arbitration treaty covering a period of five years. The statement bl made In Ise preamble that lt ls de sired to confirm the friendly alliance which happily has existed for so long a period between them and which might Imperil Or weaken that friendship. LONDON. Dec. 9.-The victory off j the Falkland Islands, where the Brit lah squadron sank the German emla-. era Schranhorat. Gnclsenau and Leipzig, and the success of the In dian troops on the Gulf of. Persia, where they compelled surrender of A Turkish army, have for the moment overshadowed, BO tar as England is concerned, the larger evbpta which have taken puce on the continent of Europe. The smiting of the German cruisers materially lesaena thc menace to British shipping, while the auccesa of the Indian forcea gives Great Britain control of the Penlan Gulf and the delta of the Tigris and Euphrates and threatens that part of Turkey on which German railway builders have had their eyes set for many yeera. With thia good news for the Allies cornea what ia considered here aa a favorable French communication on operations in Flanders and France. Withdrawal'of German troops from the west to strengthen their armies in the east has enabled the Allies to resume the Inltistive along the front reaching Crom the Swiss border to the Vorth asa, and while they have not made any marked advance, they have been.able, according to officia! announcement, to organise and con solidate poettioas won during the last few days. This has not been done without opposition from the Germans who - claim to have inflicted heavy losses, particularly in the Argonne and north of Nancy. Flanders now is considered fairly safe from German attacks which", ?when they do materialise, it- ls be lieved here, will be directed more at the French contera. Russia has? at last admitted the oc cupation of Leds by the Germans, but in an official statement today dec lar- , ed her soldiers evacuated the city 15 , hours , before the Germans occupied ?, lt changing their position without the j MP*:of a single maa. Vt K> apparent from the various of: i P.e'al ?snorts that there are coaverg- i lug German movements on Warsaw : (CONTINUED OX PAOU 8XX./ ' | ht Germans. that they would do littleIn the Held. But those who have enlisted in the i British army in India have been ted, and the effects of'generations of famine have to some extent worn off. RE WITH Fermer German Consul Sentenced to Death (By Ai*or?=led Press.) LONDON, Dec. 9.-Nicholas Ablers, er German consul in Sunderland borough, and a naturalised English citizen, was convicted today by the Durham assizes of high treason snd sentenced to death. ? The grand Jury of Durham assises returned a true bill against Nicholas Ahlers on the charge of high treason early In November.. It was charged that after thc declaration of war hs helped German reservists leave Eng land for' Germany. According to tue indictment, Ahlers was naturalized in 1905. . _^_' Georgia's Share Will Be Available Next Week iBy Associated Pre*?.I ' ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 9.-Georgia's share of the $135,000.000 cotton pool organised under the ' direction of the federal reserve - board to be loaned to cotton farmers, will be available for use some time next week, ac cording to an announcement here to day by the State committee which will superintend its distribution. Loans will be msde through the Georgia banks on a valuation of C cents a pound. Georgia's share of the fund amounts to- approximately I $20.000.000. Offensive Movement Has Been Successful (By AMocUUd Pr?te.) PARIS. Dec. 9.-(7:21 p. ra.)-A Havan dispatch from Nish, Servia, says: "Tho crushing offensive movement of the Servian army aaa been suc cessful along the entire, front. The Austrians are retreating In the greatest disorder, losing a large num ber of prisoners sad cannon and war material: At one point alone the Servians took 2,000 prisoners and the band and the flag of the 22nd regiment" Contracts For Oil Steamers Awarded - (By AMnriAled Pi*-) .NEWPORT NEWS Va.. Dec t. Contracts for two oil tank steamers, costing $1.000.000 each, were awarded today to the Newport News shipbuild ing and Dry Dock Company by the Standard Oil Company. The nsw ves sels will ba 500 feet long, of 14.900 tens each and will , make a speed of 10 1-2 knots an hour. They must be completed within twelve months and thirteen months respectively. IN IHE EDIS CHUSES jl President's Message Proves Satisfactory j ROME. Dec. 9.-President Wilson's message to congres? has been receiv ed here with general .satisfaction. His reference to the U'.itcd States aa the "champion of peac?; and of concord" and hla atatement that thia reputation aa a peace-loving ration might bring the country the opportunity "to coun sel and obtain peace In the world and reconciliation" ia taken here to indi cate that the United States ia ready ! to use ita good ofilcea for the restab llBhment of European peace. WILL BE ORDERED TO RETURN FIRE MEXICAN FORCES MUST CEASE FIRING INTO AMER ICAN TERRITORY S. GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED o Retro -i on American Soi! ?nd Return Bru Would Not Be en Act of Wer. (By AjMdstad Pro?.) WASHINGTON. Dec. P.-If the con tending Mexican forcea opposite Naco. ! AH?., do not cease firing into Amerl- ! can territory the three batteries of' field artillery sent to the International Une wll be ordered to return the dre. 'filia ia the Unfed States Govern ment's determination, it became known tonight after a full discussion of the situation by President Wilson and his cabinet. No specific orders have been given, but while Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, who waa di rected to proceed to Naco, with the field artillery, ls en route there, offl c?al? expect an answer to the sharp warning given to Mexican factions battling across the border that bullets and shelbi must not fall on American BOll. No act of "aggression" is contem plated, a statement made by the < White House today said, but officials j draw a distinction between aggressive ! and defensive action. Por cavalry or field artillery to cross the Mexican line or open fire first would constitute sn act of aggression, but to remain on American soil and return the fire of the Mexicans is, in the opinion of | high officials,, a measure ot defense fully Justified and not an act of war or invasion. The White House statement issued by Secretary Tumulty after a confer ence with Ute President was as fol lows: "It has been thought wise to streng then the forces at Naco be causo of the recklessness of the contending factions there in tailing to control the Direction of their fire. Of course, no aggressive action is contemplated.' It waa explained at the war depart ment that the artillery ordered to Saco could fire over the Mexican town Into the lines of the Mexican factions which, insisted on firing Into Ameri can territory. Thia ls the plan should warnings prove futile. The general ex pectation however, is that no such contingency will arise. The Washington government's ac tion constitutes a precedent for the fu ture and was taken to mean that' any tiring into American territory along the border would be met by similar steps. Many telegrams bad come te.' ling of Injuries resulting from stray bullets and at yesterday's cabinet Kipling, where the telegrams wore ilscusscd. lt wss understood that the letermination to put an end to auch jccurronces was emphatically ex pressed. - Rafael Zubaran Company, Carrante igsnts here, Issued a abatement to light charging the Maytorena garri son at Naco with responsibility for Iring across the border and challeng ing Governor Maytorena on behalf >f General Hill, the Carran ia com nsnder, to withdrew Into the toter er of Mexico tor a pitched battle. He nade public a telegram from General rilli declaring the American millb ry tuthoritiea at Naco, Ari?., were als iriminating hi favor of Maytorena's roops. "Bullets from our enemy are con itantly causing damage to the Amerl ?an town, but we are held responsi ve for it due to the discrimination," he message ssh?. * "The fam'Ues of our chiefs and or Icers and many of our soldlere are bring in Naco, Aria. Under these, cir Qinstances you earn see how reasonable t ls for us to avoid Arts; i.-ward the Jolted States." ON PUNT ENTIRE BLOCK OF REINFORC ED CONCRETE BUILDINGS BURNED OUT BY FLAMES ?3,000 PEOPLE OUT OF WORK [At the Inventor Stood Watching Flames He Said "IH Start AU Over Again Tomorrow." (fly Associated Pr*!?.) WEST ORANGE, N. J., Dec. 9.-Fire destroyed virtually the satire malu plant of the Edison company hare to night, causing damage estimated at nearly $7,000,000 with insurance that it is expected will reduce the lou to approximately $6,000,000. An entire square block ot modern reinforced concrete buildings which aero supposed to be fireproof waa burned out by the flamea. The only . building saved in the block was the laboratory building, containing valu ablo scientific machinery under imme diate superintendence ot the inventor. Thomas A. Edison. Especial efforts made to save this structure were suc cessful. It ls eslnraicd that 3,000 men and women will be temporarily thrown out of work because of the fire. In all about 7,000 persons were employed st the plant, but aa the storage bat tery building across the street from the main plant waa saved with other buildings* nearby, lt will he possible to keep something more than halt the force employed. Four firemen were injured fighting the blaze and were taken to a hospital. . although I am more than 07 yean ot age, I'll start all over again to morrow," said Mr. Edison. "I am pret ty well burned out tonight, but to morrow there will be a mobilisation hers sud the debris will be cleared away if lt ls cooled sufficienty, and I will go right tc- work. ia FrCiuittrs'j* the plant." The inventor expressed himself thus as he stood watching the flames lick up building after building, ot his mam moth electrical plant, started, it la thought probable, by an explosion in the inspection budding, ons ot the, smaller frame structures. This bulld lna waa quickly m. m o CM nf fi?~s; ??u the fire spreadrapldly to other struc I tures. Chemicals in some ot the build- ? ings made the firs fighting extremely difficult. Explosions occurred fre quently. All employes at work ia var ious buildings escaped. In all eleven buildings in the main plant were destroyed. The . buildings destroyed included those occupied by the New Diamond Disc Company, the one occupied by the Klnetophone Com pany and the building which housed the li?tes numbering machines, to gether with the Edison primary bat tery bujldlng, the talking machine building and the administration build ing. Fire department* from Orange. East and South Orango, Bloomfield, Mont clair and Newark responded to a call for help, but wurt, badly handicapped by lack of sufficient pressure. Electric light wires of the town went out of commission when the power bou?a at the Edison plant waa destroyed, plunging the place into daran sse. From the biasing electrical plant it self, bower ar, there shot np towering flames which illuminated tho country for miles around. Mr. Edison was not at the plant wben the firs started, but hs soon appeared and assumed personal charge of directing the C?rete combat ting the flames. He was especially anxious regarding the laboratory building and when ho found that it probably would be impossible to save the greater part of the rest Sit the plant he had the effort of the fire fighters centered upon this?structure. In the mes ntime much of the valuable scientific apparatus, drawings, models and other treasured possessions Ot the inventor In thu building as could be readily moved were carried to a place of safety. After the fire Mr. Edison made the estimate ot the loss entailed. Thirteen Killed by Dynamite Explosion SCRANTON, Pa-, Sae. ?.-Thirteen mine workers were killed ta the Diamond shaft of the Delaware, "Lack awanna and Western Company here today when a box of dynamite being lowered into the mine with 1$ men exploded, wrecking 'the descending carriage and burling the victims to the bottom ot the shaft. One maa es capea alive. Gema? Merchantmen Sank. BUENOS AYRES, Dec, ?.-TL eo German merchantmen were sunk by British or ?fresnos? warships oft tbs coast of Torra del Fuega. the south ernmost extremity of South America, bast Sunday, according to adricen Just received fcfcre, ._