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KS ll GOOD YEAR ID MASTER MAKES RE ?RT AT ANNUAL GRAND LODGE LODGES REPRESENTED Two Sessions Held Tuesday in ; the Masonic Temple. Officials Make Reports. ??p?rial lo Tl* Intelligencer. C If ARLE8TON, Dec. il.-The one hundred and thirty-eight annual com munication of the Grand Lodge of Sooth Carolina, Ancient Free Masons, was brought to a tiloso at tho Ma sonic Temple here this afternoon. . Much routine business was trans acted and officers now serving were reelected and Installed in due term, ts On behalf of tho grand lodge Dep uty Grand Master R. A. Cooper prc seated Past Grand Master George S. Bower a gold watch. * CHARLESTON, Dec. 9.-With two hundred and twenty subord?nate toogee represented, the ono hundred ??ami thirty-eighth annual Grand Com munication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of tho district of Sooth Carolina was convened here yesterday In the Mason ic Temple. Tho opening session be san at ll o'clock and lasted until 2 o'clock, at which time a recess wus ^^Rj* until 7:30 o'clocK lust night. gPqring the afternoon several commlt Bwnmot for the consideration of inst Bf* which were reported to the Grand [ Lodce at the evening session. Grand Master Presides, ic Communication Was oponed i with the solemn ceremonies and rites BMne order. Grand Master George B^Kfyan, of Greenville, presided over (he session; and the following olHccrs vftthe Grand Lodge were present: deputy grand master, K<. A. Cooper, ot Laurens; senior grand warden, W. W. : v> mnamaker of Orangeburg; Junior grand warden, W. A. Giles ot Granite '. vi|ie; grand treasurer, W. H. Prioleau ?^Charleston; grand secretary. O. F. ! Hart of Columbia; grand chaplain, the ??J, W. P. Smith of Spartanburg; senior grand deaconrs J. P. Duckworth ^^Hmderson nnd J. C. Blssoll of Char? Ieteston; grand stewards, M. L Ben heit of Fonrtanburg, and R. B. Fick mgt of Greenville; grand tiler, W. A. Windier of Charleston; past grand masters, Rx F. DI wer s of \ udor son, ?:~Z? gtic^ard cf ISdg^Sesd, Dr. a: [<&. "Harrison of Abbeville, J. L. Michie B^Knrlington, James R. Johnson ot ?^winston snd George S. Mower of ? Much routine business was transact ^^Kesterday. After the reading ot ^^Bmluutca of previous meetings had ^K' dispensed with, all master ma ^^KJ. of good standing were admitted ^Klo sessions or the gran? lodge. BBssStd Master Bryan_appointed_vn OF A THAT Sdi CATALOG? FOLDERS rions committees to act upon1 mattera timi would be brought before the lodge. 8'ating that tho past year had been very prosperous as far as the A. F. M. in South Carolina was concerned, and referring to the prospoaed MH sonlc home, the grand master sub mitted his annual report. The report wa? referred to the proper commit tee. Thc grand secretary and grand treaaurcr made their r'c|>orts for the Inst year, and these reports wore al so referred to proper committees. Omar Temple's Officers. For the election and Installation of officers, nominated at the recent pil grimage to Florence, Omar Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Myatlc Shrine iet yeaterday morning In the Masoni?, temple, prior to the opening of tho Masonic grand lodge. A large number of ahrlners were present. Tho Hat of officers la as follows: Past potentates: H. O. Stroheckor, J. E. McDonald. George T. Bryan, Julius E. Cogswell. Representatives to the Imperial council: I. W. Johnston, J. E. McDon sW. Julius E. Cogswell. C. A. Mil ford. Illustrious potentate, R. A. Cooper; Illustrious chief raban, Dr. E. R*. WII aon; Illustrious assistant Raban, O. Prank Hart; Illustrious high prlesi and prophet, J. D. Nelson; illustrious oriental guide, J. C. Biasell: illus trious recorder. H. O. Strohecker; il lustrious treasurer, F. W. Renneker; first ceremonial master. Dr. F. K. Harrison; second ceremonial roaster, F. S. Evana: marshal. H. B. Wilson; captain of the guard. C. E. Chreltt berg; outer guard. S. Stuart Marks: alchemist. Dr. C. B. <'olson; assistant alchemist. Dr. J. D.' DeLonne; assist ant alchemist, Dr. J. M. Oliver; mas ter of robes, Dr. J. W. Frey schmidt; chief director, Jess Sharp; directora, R. H. King, L. I. Perrott, Robert l'regnall and G. H. Webber; medical Btaff, Dr. W. J. Simpson, Dr. J. E. Swygert, Dr. W. R, Lowman, Dr. A. R. Taft and Dr. Filbert S. Cathcart. GREAT BRITAIN VENS SCORE WITH GERMANY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) I from the north and the center, com i bined with outflanking movements to the southeast of Cracow. The suc cess of any of theee movements would require the Russians to turn back from Cracow, which they hove not dose thus far. As a matter 'of fact, the Russians assert that they have In flicted a "grave defeat" on an Aus tro-Gorman fonce which tried to get around their left wing. A later Austrian report, however, indicates partial success in this re gion. Reports of the serious illness - of tho German emperor, coming through Amsterdam, have not been confirmed.. It is known, tbs emperor is suffering from bronchial catarrh, to which .he ls subject, and is compelled to re main in bed. He is able, however, to re?oive military reporta. Aa the result of'the Sultan's proc lamation of a hply VfmT, s serious up rising ia threatened against the Ital ians in Tripoli, and the Turkish am bassador at Pomo has hastened,to as sure the Italian government -that the Sublime Porte ls trying to avert it. Tho new Servian cabinet, compos ed of all partlos, ut tho ooenlng of parliament today- assured Vie mem bers of its Intention to carr/ on tho j war io the end. ?in the bc-l?o? thai.- thc. 1 aacriflcc- ? the-; country- handmade will KIND AND QU SECURES RESULTS hrotnpt Deliver tisfactory Sen easonable Prk i BOOKLETS SJ RULING BL BLANK BOOKS i CALL US TELEPHONES: 693-L and 321, n?erson Intel] Advertising und Print?n Anderson? S* C. Three German Cruiser South At LONDON, Dec. 9.-It was announced officially here today that the German j cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneiscnau and ! Leipzig had been sunk in the South Atlantic by a British fleet ? Tho following announcement was Issued by tho official information bureau: "At 7:30 a. m. on thc 8th of Decem ber, the Scharnhorst, Gneiscnau, N?rnberg, Leipzig and Dresden were sighted near the Falkland Islands by a British squadron under Vice Ad miral Slr Frederick Sturdee. "An action followed, in the course of which the Scharnhorst, flying thc flag of Admiral Count von Spec, thc Gneiscnau, and the Leipzig were sunk. The Dresden and N?rnberg made off during the action and are hoing pur sued. "Two colliers also were captured. "The vice admiral reports that thc British causualtles aro very few in number. "Some survivors have been rescu ed from thc Gneiscnau and thc Leip zig." The Scharnhorst, Qnelsnau and Leipzig, with the cruisers N?rnberg and Dresden, composed the German Pacific fleet which, in the engagement with the British s qua ron under'Bear j Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, off the coast of Chile, on November 1, ' sank tho British cruisers Monmouth bo recognized by the Allies when tho war is ended. The reorganized Serv ian army under King Peter now ls making a stubborn stand against the further advance of the (Austrians, and, according to Nub reports, has Inflicted heavy losses on the invad ers. SENTENCED TO BE l?;"w HANGED JANUARY 22 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) sideratlon another plan to get his case once more before the courts. They de cline to say what their plan ls, but lawyers who have followed the caBo predict that an effort will be made to take tho case bofore the United States Supreme court on the alleged ground that a spirit of mob violence prevail ed at Frank's trial, depriving the de fendant of due process cf law. Should proceedings ia the courts be abandoned, lt la presumed an appeal for executive clemency shortly will be made to the State prison commis sion snd to Governor Sta ton, of Geor gia. CHECKS CROUP INSTANTLY You know crop is dangerous. And you should also know the seno of security that comes from always hav ing Foley's Honey and Tar Crmpound tn the house, li crts the thick s>3c? i and cle&is away the phlegm, stops the strangling cough and gives easy: breathing and Quiet steep. Take it for coughB. colds, tickling throat, hoarseness and for bronchial and la { grippe coughs. Contains on opiatos. Evory user is a friend. The Weather. South Caroling. Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday, colder. , AL?TV y nee es .AT?ONERY ND1NG Hgencer - ? s Sunk In lantic By British Fleet] and Good Hop?, with thc loss of 'about 1,500 men. Since that time British and Japanese squadrons have been searching for the German fleet, of which little haa been heard, lie cent reporta from Montevideo, Urguay wero to the effect that the German waa believed to have rounded the cape and entered the Soutli Atlantic, but there lias been no authentic informa tion of the whereabout of theae v?a sela aince thc battle with the British squadron. The Scharnhorst and Gnelsenau were the largest vessels of the Ger man fleet. They were" sister ships ot 11,600 tons displacement, 450 feet on the water linc and were rated at mean speed of 22 1-2 knots. Each carried a compleme. . of 755 men, anil was armed with eight 8.2-inch guns, six 6-inch puns, twenty 24 pounders, four machine guns and four torpedo tubes. The Leipzig had a displacement of 3,250 tona and carried 286 men. She wag 341 feet long on the water line, had a beam of 43 1-2 feet and a rat ed at 23 knots. Her largest guns, of which she carried ten, were 4.1-inch. She had also ten 1-pounders, four ma chine guns and two torpedo tubos. Admiral Count von Spec, command er of tho German squadron, waa I aboard the Scharnhorst, which waa his flagship. :;%.'? PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN Secretary Breedln Discuses the Cause and Outline? the Program. Columbia, Dec 8. Dear Mr. Editor: Some weeks ago there waa issued ja general invitation to Prohibitionists I to attend a conference In Columbia to discuss tho wisdom of a petition to the General Assembly for a refer endum til the voters next September so that in an off year the people.might discuss an i determine whether there should be Mtate-wlde prohibition. The conference was held in Columbia on the 22nd of October and gentlemen from all sections of the State unani mously agreed that the State was ready for the question and that it woul J be both democratic and more binding if the matter were submitted to tiri people by the General Assem bly during the summer of 1915 when there will be no political campaign in progress and no candidate to con fuse the single issue. . By direction of the Central Com I mlttee of this conference, a body oi I business and professional men of dis tinction, none of them being in poli tics, I am sending to our County Exe cutive committeeman in. ypur?$ounty a number of blank pettions one may be circulated in e cinct. for Blgnaturca of voters. }. f Our people have heard much liquor question; but qu?atic ! *Ws a*e ?ever sct}!rd w?t? SS'.???J? aa they aro regarded aa being politi cal. The liquor question is not a poli tical question, but a great social ques tion of prime importance, having to do with the health, happiness and- effici ency of our people as Individuals ano the prosperity and progress. of our I people when brought togethrlMw. a ammuntty. ;.JE All of us aro profoundly concern?e I about the ravages of disease and we heartily join in tbs fight cs tubercu losis; but liquor and the liquor habit are a far greater and more grievous evil to the home and a more costly menace to the Stat'*. During this time of money strin gency the sale of liquor continues, though the purchaser may pay nothing on his debts; in many instances there ls being more spent for liquor In a community than is being spent In the stores. About eight millions a year are spent by South Carolina people for liquor. Think ot that as business men. Is that not an absolute ; waste of money that should be Spent bi chan nels of trade? What might we not do with eight million donara a ?ear to South Carolina? And what might wo buy. of service and usefulness with eight million dollars? But that Is not r.-.i, The great manufacturera tell Us that even moderate drinking reduces a man's of fielen cy. So to the' eight millions must be added some reduc tion of our efficiency. It is time to think it over. What we used to do. [and how we used to vote are now matters of the past. Tho question comes to us in s nsw light today: Let us save and strengthen our manhood ss the finest resource of the State. Yours truly, J. K. BREEDIN, Secretary Movement for Statewide Prohibition. Highest Salariai Woman. CHICAGO. Dec. ?.-Mrs. l?ltfi Young, superintendent of the go schools, whose salary ot $10.? s year marks her among the highest salaried'women ot the country, waa reelected tonight by a vote of 15 to A fight had been expected, but the (open support of Mayor Harrison as sured Mrs, Young ber place. -r-- - * . Jack Ceo BIO* Released? HLADELPHIA. Dec. ?.-?-Jack tba, the Philadelphia American ?er, was anconiitlonsi?y r?ewUKl _ the Athletic club today. Coomba wes injured In a wbrld'a seHef gard? against the New York Giants in l?lt and since has dons little work. Recently Mack asked waivers on Coombs. Plank and Boders, th? l**t two have signed Federal contracts. Two Kfflsi fa Ceniftlea. NEW YORK, Dec. ?.-Two persons were, killed and more than a score in jured In a collision between crowded elevated railroad traine on Upper Eighth avenue tonight. Fire followed and four ears were burne?. Most of the passengers escaped over the iles along this, tba highest part ot the ML" structure, nw?y 100 feet above tko street. American Red Cm Funds Only For This Change in Policy ia in Line W ActiVe Head of (By Asto?m'jt? Presa.) 11 WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Amer iran National Red Cross at tts tenth annual meeting here today decided to solicit no more contributions for Eu ropean non combatants, but to limit |, its solicitations to funds for relieving sick and Wounded In thc engaged armies. It will transmit, however, non combatant relief funds to Eu ropean Red Cross organizations when the donor designates the country to which thd funds are to be sent. Thin change In colley was in line with tho idea of President ".T/on, who, as active head of the organiza tion, presided at the afternoon ses sion. In urging strict neutrality on the part of Americans the president took occasion to praise the spirit of the Red Crosu as typical of the American spirit of lending a helping band to the suffering. As Mfr. Wilson talked many wo men in the hall knitted away on socks for the Belgian sufferers. "I think that the society is Just now charged with a peculiarly responsible duty," the president said. "It ls really the medium of the whole world, that part of lt. at any rate, which ls disengaged from tho terrible present conflict in Europe, in ministering to thoso who need the ministrations of comfort and relief fx theso distress ing circumstances. "All eyes are centered upon this society. All efforts at reliof como sooner or later into the councils1 of American Navy Able ti War Fleet Secretary of State Brynn Speaks on Convention of the Federal Cc (Ry Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The abil ity of the American navy to success fully meet the .war fleet of any na tion except Great Britain was assert ed today by Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander-in-chief ot the Atlantic fleet, before the house naval affairs committee. The possibility oi con flict with Great Britain was so re mote the admiral said, that no did not believe in a naval policy design ed to control tho oceans as against that country. Admiral Fletcher was under exam ination all day by the committee at the first public hearing oa a "h?vsi ap~ proprlaUCn bill held in many years. Ho wss plied with many questions about conditions of tho navy, judged by lessons of the European war. Al though confidently declaring tho American navy was over-matched only by that of England, he added that if this country continued to build only two battleships a year. Germany on. the basis of her present constructive program, soon would be far in the lead. Praises the Presidents Congress as t< Rear Admirai HetcK-r Plied With I of the P'*?vy, Judge by Less .-~~ (Rv Assorted Pms.) . RICHMOND, Va., Dec. ?.-Pr?para tions for war as a means or prevent ing armed conflict was severely cr?fl-, [cUed here tonight by Secretary Uff State William J Bryan, addressing the annual convention of tho Federal Council v>f Churches of Christ in this connection the>: secretary took occasion tu preise JPresident WU son's address, to Congress yesterday as to its attitude on war. Mr. Bryan's address follows In part: "We are not at liberty to discuss the csuse ot the war," Mr. Bryan said. "That would not be neutral. The President ba? asked us to be neutral, and it is important that we should bo. Why should we sit in Judgment when lt it so important that we maintain an attitude that will make lt impos sible for us to help them when the time arrives? "It hss been a long while in mis country since anybody praised war as a Messing, but we have had some who thought the way to prevent lt was to get ready for lt a&J prepared ness has been the basts of the argu ment upon which men have relied for Increase In army and navy. If pre paredness prevents war, I want to be present at the next international meeting when somebody suggests that preparedness prevents war. If pre paredaess would prevent war there would be no war In Europe for they y/ere prepared. They had been nr* inering for ? long time, with different f degrees of preparation, but they were ali preparing. The fallacy, ls exposed. Preparedness may help you If you get into a war, but it win not keep you oat of war. Moro than that, prepared ness will almost with absolute cer tainty lead you Into war. Why? Be cause you cannot prepare for war un less-'you either are afraid of some body, or hate somebody. The people will not bear the burden of taxation. You, cannot make them bend their becks to the load uniese yon can make them believe tz is necessary ant hew can yon make them believe it is necessary? You have got to have somebody te whom you eau point and kay: 'lt you don't get ready they will catch you u?are pared.' You have got io teach them to hate romebody, and ss Will Solicit 1 Sick and Wounded ? ?th thc Idea of President Wilson, the Organization. ?hla society. It Is the more neces-j ary. therefore, that we should co pcrate with that spirit which I be leve we all think characteristic of I America, the spirit of absolute disin terestedness; not thinking of our- j selves, but thinking of tho results we wish to achieve. "And those results ar? spiritual aa well as material. You san not minis- j ter material relief withe adminis tering it in a spirit whlc ii evident! In the ministrations themselves, and] that spirit will be the spirit of Amer ica which han sought at all times to aold out a hand to those who are suffering, to those who have no other friends, Therefore, it is to my mind % happy circumstance that this so ciety should have some almost official, relation with tho government of the United States, that there should be, ? at any rate, a formal connection be tween lt and a government which has I nothing to seek except the liberty and | the safety and the progress of man kind. . <;>r'1 'I feel honored, therefore, an?? Erlvlleged to show my interest in this I oclety by being here and serving as residing officer for a few minutes.*' Miss Mabel T. Boardman reported j that the society bad transmitted ! 1171,000 to Europe. Robert W. De-j Forest, chairman of the Belgian re lief committee in New York, describ ed the scone of that work. The meet ing closed tonight with a reception at the borne of Miss Fbardman. p Meet Any Except Great Britain j 'Univers*] Peace1' at the Annual ?oneil of Churches of Christ, The admiral said he bsd no doubt n tbq ability of the United States to control the seas in a naval conflict with Japan, but when questioned ape ciflcaliy he would not aay that the American fleet alone could . success fully defend the Philippines and Ha waii against a Japanese expedition. Ultimate naval success, 'Admiral Fletcher contended, must rest with, dreadnoughts. Submarines, ho de-1 clareo! would not eeriouBly affect thar) vital principies of naval warfare. He | admitted, however, that from a for eign- navy viewpoint it waa possible j to send submarines across tho At lantic, to attack warships on the! American coast. t - In the event of war he said alli Erne rican battleships available could I s raado ready for action within a] eek.. Admiral Fletcher said, the latest ?American submarines were not eo nip ped with the most modern torpedoes, mut they would be. / .. Admiral Fletchers estimate pt the ?comparative naval strength yt the United States was mado to A query ky representativo witherspoon. Message to ? Its Attitude on War Wk p ? . Many Questions About Conditions ona of the European War. Dist? and hate until they get a chance t/fick them. That is what prepared ncps means and I am glad that our) 'Pr?sident yesterday took his stand | i Ute other side." Tho secretary arrived at 3 o'clock I Bhortly after the convention opened, and made a brief address at the after-1 noon meeting. H? surprised the com mitted which had been appointed to reef Ive him by appearing at the au ditorium earlier than he waa expect ed, Hb entered the building unrecog nised, and hts secretary to make Jhia ?dentyf7 known io the cl?fk |MT. Ihryai was introduced to . Ure 'delegates- by Doctor , Charlea S. McFarland, tho aecretary of the coun cil. Mr, Bryan in response said: "I did not know that I was to be a dele gate. I carno because X have a broad and general sympathy with your work/' Mr. Bryan remained through Ute en tire eesaron,, paying attNiUon to the reading of the varieos reparta and to a. short address by Dr. William H. Roberts, of Philadelphia* The,cession concluded wtth an" ?ddraas '?y Hr. Bryan, largely given to the subject ot the suppression of Ute liquor traine. "There may be differences ot opin ion as to the methods of suppressing the liquor vetfUVVMr. Bryan said, "but it mu?t be agreed that Ute man who shuts off the demand for liquor st bis o wu month, dec resaca Ute traf-, fte In the United States more directly ?than in any other way. We ought to unite in a beginning by training the children in . tho. church and Sunday .achoo!a to efcrtaln entirety." I On'Ure platfo'.-m with Secretary Bryan Were: Bishop E. B, Hendrix, St. L*uis; DT. W. H. Roberta, of i-^adeipnt?: Dr. H. C Oreos, Boston; I Dr. Charlee & k?cFar?ana. Nsw York ; Rivmgtoa D. Lord, Brook^rn; Dr. i W. Miller. Philadelphia: Dr. M k Schaeffer, Philadelphia; Bishop Alendar Waitera. Alfred R. li. Dr. Albert Q- Lawson and ? Latter IL Wilson et New York." ; v ??-..?.>.= . j. i. i Dr.. Shailer Mathews, , of Jjat.^ttjiKj i ?ratty pf, Chicago, aviv?es* sn .ad: ?reas a T tonighFs me* tnY on *Mfii Reports wer? read from tho admin-1 Christmas Holiday Rates .The Charleston & Wes tern Carolina Railway will sell cheap Excursion tickets account of the Holidays. Tickets on sale, December !i6tl? to 25th inst., Dec. 31, 1914 and Jan. 1st, 1915. Final Limit Jan. 6th, 1915. For rates, etc., apply to Ernest Williams, General Passenger Agent, Augusta. Ga. Charleston & Western Carolina Railway To and From the NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST Leaves: No. 22 . . . . 6:00 A. M. No| 6. 3:35 P.M. Arrives: No. 5 .10:50 A. M. No. 21_4:55 P. M. Information, Schedules, rates, etc., promptly giv?njL E. WILLIAMS, G. P. A" / Augusta, Ga. Y t. B. CURTIS, C. A., Anderson, S. ?. Condensed Passenger Schedale PIEDMONT t NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. E?;ci!?e Nore"*!?*? mfc. if fi. Andersen, 8. C. .a ' ft Arrha!* No. SI ..B^Ua NO.?*.11:35 o.m. No. I? ... 1:30 p. m. No. 37.......... 8:80 p. rn. No. 89. 4:46 p.m. No. 41.i6:S0 p.m. No. 43. ?. 7:30 p..sa. VmiWV..;.., *:40 p. ra. No. 47. 10:59 p. ra. Departures No. 30. 5:40 a. m. , Nat*. 7:*0si m. No. 34. 10:85 a. m. No, SO. 11:66 a. ra. No. SS. 3:10 p, TA. : NA 4p .. 8:40 p. ra. No. 48?.4:46 p. m. No. 44.,?:86 p. m. No. 46.8:36 p. m. (. Limited traine.? C. V. PALMER, Gen. Pasa. Agt, . m|. OraaiY?la. fl. ?. nrtretWe committee, the secretary or .the. fsieral connell outlining the en tire scope of the council's work, the associate secretary, and the commis sion on evangelism. System SeH-Haspoirtlag. j . WASHINGTON, i Dec. 8.-The pos tal savings system was seir-support tng dering the pest yeer for tho first time, according to report sent to con gress today hy Postmaster General Burlesca. Deposits increased during the year from ?83,818.870 to $43.444, 271. The average balance to tba croit of depositors waa $10.20 to till.88. j Coleman Elected C?ptala. HARLOTTB8V1LI45, Va., Dec, 9. ?jWtrrla W. Coleman, ot Stanford, SfeJSS^. ??! ???Mid/ejsAtain of mi versity ot Virginia football tor at a mooth* otj?u squad heo?. Coleman played guard during the"" season Just