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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 ALL EUROPE I THE iE German Foreign Ornee States Terms Are Friendlier Than Had Been Ex pected GERMANY ISSUES ANOTHER WARNING German People Look Upon the Retreat of Russian? m East Prussia as a Great x Victory for Their Army (By AnoeiatMl Pre?*.) LONDON. Feb. .13.-Berlin is cele- j bruting the evacuation of East Prus sia by the Russians, which is hailed ! in the German capital as another j great victory for Field Marshal von Hindenburg; England is not uttempt ing to hide her elation at the BUCCCSS of her airmen's raid on the German positions In Belgium, and all Europe ls eagerly discussing the American notes to Great Britain and Germany and contemplating what the replies will be. Great Britain has already Intimated that British merchant ships have been advised to use neutral flags on ly In case of emergency, and no general use of ouch flags is anticipat ed. The Germait minister at The^ Hague bas issued another warning to neutrals to the effect that in view of the alleged declaration of all the BrRlsh porto as vrar perts %T}? the ase ot neutral flags by British ships it would be dangerous for neutval mai tors after ebruary lfc. So-f?r as th*; ?aet Prussian situa tion is concerned the Russian odie lal1 report indicates that tbe Russians > Qavt?g e\Ucuateii the greater part of the German provinces, are making a stand on or near their frontier whether For a pitched battle or only to delay the German art\*anco, it will take a few days to tell On the last occasion ttat Von Hin denburg drove them '.nm East Prus sia the Rurslan* tell back to their fortified lln?*s net ween Kiemen and the Germar, frontier, where they defeat ed the Germans. On this occasion, howovcr, they have had more time to prcpsre their positions and may give battle before the fortifications are j reached. The Roiclans already claim to have1 repulsed K>ne German attack near ! Lyck. Throughout Poland, where fierce fighting bas occurred during the past week, the? battles now consist of ar tillery engagements,, while in the Car pathians fighting of moro or less se verity continues. The Germans are- making repeated terrific attempts to attack the heights of Koziouwka. in Tnkholka Pass, which they haye won and lost twice since last Sunday, They are now en trenched within 40 paces of the Frjs feian. positions' and. despite their . heavy, losses, .are apparently hopeful ! of capturing them. Tho Egyptian anny has just placed to its credit a brilliant feat by annihil ating a force of 200 Turks and Arabs, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THHEtC.) Arrested In denne Dynamiting I (By AMOpUttS PTMVS) xtj?w YORK Ps h. 1Z_Mat***'"""* Schmidt, 34 years old, was arrested here totnight as a fugitive from' jus tice on an indictment found in Los Angeles In October, . 1910, charging him with' having been implicated in dynamiting tho Los Angeles Times building. The arrest was made, on upper Broadway where detectives had traeed him after a search of four yesrs. r-.AoL.Mve William J. finrns. who ac companied the officer, making the ar rest, said tho indictment charges that Schmidt Was ons of Several'man. who wont with J. B. McNamara to the works et the Giant .Powder Company in California and . purchased -on* thousand pounds nf dynamite. Schmidt waa. held without bali Un til February 24 to await extradition. When arraigned boforo Magistrate . MeQuade the prisoner sahl he waa a mechanic. 34 years old,; hut refused to answer the other customary ques tions. After the arraigument, how ever, the magistrate said the man had confessed to him in his chambers that ho was Matthew ?. Schmidt, as alleged in tho Los-Angeles Indictment Detective Burns mated that the nr res* of Schmidt resulted from sr in JUDGE SHOWED JUDICIAL BIAS Opinion of Wheeling Attorney Testifying mt Congressional Inquiry. iBjr Aftxorikted PmaO PARKERSBURG. W. Va.. Feb.. 13. That Federal Judge Alston G. Dayton, or northern district of West Virginia, from the bench referred to members of the United Mine Workers of Ameri ca as "criminal conspirators" was the testimony of John C. Palmer, an at torney of Wheeling, tonight at the congressional inquiry into Judge Day ton's official record. Palmer told of Judge Dayton's nil-' ings against members of the miners' union. Several deferdants in the con ti-m rr proceedings arising out of tho suit of the West Virglnia-Pittsburg Coal company against the- miners' union went on the stand and told of incidents in Judge Dayton's court room. . Palmer stated Judge Dayton, In his opinion, had showed Judicial blaB in the contempt cases. He de clared that Judge Dayton from the bench told him he hnd made untrue statements. Clyde B. John ron, an attorney of Charleston, testified that tn the spring of 1912 he heard Judge Dayton in conversation with O. C. Sweeney, at St. Marys, say that some witnesses for the Hope Natural Gas company in a case before him had not told the j truth. j Another Ship Bill Introduced in House (Rr AameUtMl Proa.) ship hill, providing, for government .construction Instead ot purchase of . Vessels, was introduced today by Re - presentativo Stephens, progressive ! Republicans, of California.- Thirty merchant ships would be built under tho bill, and in wa - times would be ' used as naval auxiliaries Represen tative Stephens said one important ef fect of the measure would be to fur > nish employment to idle workmen at ship building centers. j Retains Steamship Line. I WASHINGTON, Feb., 13.-Reten tion of control of the Pacific Mall Steamship company by the Southern Pacific Railroad authorized today by the interstate commerce commission in its first decision under the provis ions of the 'Panama Canal act requir ing railroads, to give up competing steamship lines 'xcept when Joint ow nership and operation waa found by the commission to be of public advan tage British Airships Crush to Ground BERLIN, Feb. 13.-(by Wireless Telegraphy to London, J p. m.)-Re peated attempts have been, made ot late by British and French airmen to reach Brussels, On Thursday of this week an English aeroplane approach ed the Belgian capital. A German aeroplane ascended and'a fierce fight ensued. The British machine sud denly crashed to the ground and its two occupants were picked: up dead. Newspaper Building vestigatlon Info a bomb explosion which occurred in a six story flat hcuse on Lexington avenue, this city, July 4, 1914, and which killed three persons, injured others and ' partly wrecked the building. Detectives who examined the premises became con vinced that the bomb used was of tb? esme type as that employed In the blowing up of The Los Angeles Times building. The investigators - soon struck a trail which led to the arrest of Schmidt, The three men charged with pur chasing the dynamite from the Giant Powdar company works Were J. IL McNamara, M. A. Schmidt and David Caplan. Accused cf Purchasing Dynamite* LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb., 13 - Matthew Schmidt, arrested in New York in connection with the dyna routog ofxTLe> Loe Angeles Time? building, was one of tho men who, ac cording ?s tho district attorney's of fice, was accused wf having purchas ed the dynamite from the Giant Paw der Works near Richmond.'Calif. With James B. McNamara, he bi said to have brought the.explosive to San Francisco on a launch. ATTEMPT IO ABOLISH ! WAREHOUSE SYSTEM ' - ! MOVE MADE IN HOUSE TO STRIKE OUT APPRO PRIATION ( j CAUSES ASTIR IN THE HOUSE Members Thought it Unfair to Legislate Commissioner Out of Office. Ppciiaf tn Tho Intrtllgrnm. COLUMBIA. Feb. 13.-Quite a stir was raised lu tbc bouse this morning when Mr. Warren moved to strike out thc appropriation provided for the State warehouse commission. Mr. Warren had previously Introduced a bill to abolish the warehouse commis sion which, bill was killed. ' He said be thought sentiment on this matter had changed and* the house was ready to do away with this useless system. Mr. Liles of Orangcburg and several oti?er members thought it. unfair to legislate the warehouse commissioner John L. McLaurln out of office in such an Indirect way. By a vote of G3 to ll? Mr. Warren's amendment was killed and thc appropriation retain ed. The house sent the appropriation bill to third reading with practically no changes. Governor Manning said today that ho would sign the referendum bill providing for a special election on September 14th on the question ot State-wide prohibition. "1 will sign the bill," said Governor Manning. "Willie I am a local optionist I do not believe in denying the people a right to vote on sucb questions." Governor Manning war In. a pleas ant frame of mind and was happy over the r?sulta accomplished by tbs general assembly. He ls pleased with the progress which the law makers have iiiadc and thought thej had marie good uso of their time. *^flGgmmHiiit*t this thetarhng - be tween t?overnoi' Manning and The Steering committee of thc house, tho governor urged the committee to press thc primary reform bill and thc mtavures pealing with Ibo State hospital for thc insane. The Steer ing committee, /. was agreed, would push the primary reform bill as soon aa thc appropriation bill 1* complet ed and set to the senate. The pri mary bill has already passed the si atc and as soon at it parses the house, which it ls believed will happen with out much trouble, lt will be signed by Governor Manning and become a part of thc law. Governor Manning during the day attended the economy and fertilizer meeting.held at the Richland county court bouse by the farmers of tho county. Refute to Transmit Correspondence (By Associated PIM.) LUXEMBURG, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Feb., 13 (via Londur> *:65 p. m.).-The German military authori ties hore have refused to transmit a package contalng tho American con sular agent's, accounts because it was sealed in an envelope addressed to the state department at Washington. The package, under instructions from , the commandant, was returned to the agent i nopened. WILD DOWNWARD SWING IN WHEAT Violent Larch in Closing Hom Takes Prices 9 1-2 Cents Under Thursday's Close (Ry AnocUtad Pre?*.) CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Stop los* wheat selling today resulted in wild downward ewings in price. Weak ness developed at the. outset, and io the final hour a violent lurch took prices 9 1-2 ce"ta under Thursday night's close.1 .May went to $1.50 anti July to 81*8 TC. - Almost complete stoppage of ex port demand ff r the timo being ap peared to form tho main cause .of the general stampede to sell. The worst of the semi-panic was over in 15 minutes, but the market remained extremely nervosa up te the olor lng gong. Short buying for profits helped prices in the final deal ings The close waa 5@r> 1-8 to 6 l-4c down as compared with Thursday night, May finishing at ?1.54 1-4 and July at S1.2? ?-8?81.30. Ask? for Legislation. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Feb., y3.~ Oovernnr Hatlfleld today asked the legislature to toaks ap the deficiency of $6&0,D00 occasioned by operations ot th? prohibition amendment. Ha re commended a privilege tax for hold ing lands tn traecas of five thousand acres and a corporation incomsy^BE ONLY 3?X HOURS WILL BE GIVEN FOR DEBATE IN THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS THINK MEASURE A GO Republicans Assert Compromise Faib to Eliminate the Two Principal Objections ;riy Aacoc?ated F rt ie.) ! WASHING-TON. . Feb.. 13.-While Rennte Democrats marked thoe In the fhip purchase bill ight imlay, house leaders completed' plans fur rushing the administration proposal through that body by the end of next week. Under a special rule introduced to ! day. the bouse would be given only six hours to debate thc compromise plan which will be laid before a house Democratic caucus; Monday night for approval. No amendment:; other than those provided for ii- the rule would be possible. I In the senate tho' Norris cloture j rule wus still under debata. Sena . tor Harton occupled'the floor virtual ly the entire session, lils discussion I ranging from criticism of alleged ex . ecutivc Interferences with legislation ' to the merits of various projects eon . fained In the rivers and hurbors ap ' prop ria* ion bill. j Under Representative Padgett's proposed special rule,'the house could dispose ol the bill at one sitting. The rule includes tho completed adminis tration compromise, embracing the Weeks naval auxiliary bill, the Gore shipping bill uutl alb amendment com bining thc two. Tic caucus Monday ' night is expected ?bind the Demo cratic majority to jgifpport the bill ac a party measure, '-.?.i' ^ ^ Democrat^^ic^lea^l^s^^^con^fldent house without difficulty."- Senate Re publicans, however, asserted the com promise failed to eliminate thc twe 1 principal objection? and would meet ?he same obstructions In the senate at ; the pending bili. They asserted tm i compromiso would permit the pur chase of belligerent-owned ships anc I would allow the government to con ' t ima Indefinitely In the shipping bust I J1CS3. J While, insurgent .senate Democrat! attended the morning cloture confer i enco, they wore outspoken in their op i position to either special or genera j rules to limit debate. 'Other Demo j eratic senators, including Overman I Hoke Smith of Georgia; Dryan-ant 1Swanson, also opposed cloture. I In the course of bis remarks todaj Senator Burton asked Senator Fletch cr. charge of the shipping bill, wbj the administration was so opposed U the specific prohibition of the pur chase of belligerent interned ships. "That would not be a wise or pat riotlc course," sahl Senator Fletcher "and it would be writing into the las denunciation of principle upon whlct wo always have.looked with pride." "That shows that you are looklni for trouble." said Senator Burton "and that you are willing to mak< troubla Senators on tills side owe li to tho country to save it from th< peril that such a bill will bring." The first Democratic speech agalns the ship purchase bill in the houS< was made today by Representative Dies of Taxas, who assailed it as so clallstlc and paternalistic. "I do no want to seo this congress e tam ped ot In this hour Into the dead sea ot co clallsm," he said, "and I shall not vot, 1 for it." FINICAL PANICS THING OF THE P?51 ? 1 RESERVE SYSTEM PLACE! BANKING ON FIRMER FOUNDATION LOWER RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ------ : : Release an Enormoan Amount ? ! Cash as Basts For F?tor? Credit Operations Ghr AM?Hst?-i Pr??L) CHICAGO. Feb. 1?.-'.Tinder th? federa? reserve system we shall see nt more financias) panics," said Charle . 8. Hamlin, governor af the federa , reserve board, at the annnual baa . omi of the Chicago Real Est?t , Board tonight. "Although barely ton weeks hav< , elapsed since the opening of the y. federal reserv? banks, much bas beet . i '?TimiKli'ON !'.?.;' THa**.}*""" RUSSIANS DESTROY GREEK VESSEL SAILING UNDER AMERICAN FLAG REPORTED SUNK FEBRUARY 8 Ship Belonged to Company of Naturalized American Greeks (By Aiwocint?! PrpM.) BERLIN. Feb. 13.-Advices from Constantinople today Bay the Turkish government will protest against the 1 sinking by tho Russians of the stearn: . ship Washington while sailing under the American flag. The vessel ls reported to have been sunk on Feb ruary 8 while engaged In carrying Red Cross supplies between Constan tinople and Treblzond. Second to Re Sunk. The Washington was owned by the Archipelago-American Steamship Company, which controls a fleet of boats named after the American States and plying between Mediter ranean ports. The steamship Texas, which rtruck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Smyrna in Mav, 1912, during the Turko-Itallan war, belonged to, the line. The company is owned largely by naturalized American Greeks, and is chartered under thc Maine laws, though no American re gistry hag been granted It's vessels. 1 At the time of an anti-Greek boycott directed against the ships of this 1 company some years ago, however, ' the Une was authorized to fly the 1 American flag by the American consul 1 nt Smyrna because the company was ' largely controlled by American in terests. Jury Obtained. L. .IUI&BLQ. Col;vF?b. 13.-After more> .' than a month's delay a jury was ob - fained today for the trial of thesocall t ed Laveta murder case in which eight ' miners are charged with thc murder i of three mino guards and a chauffeur ' in the recent coul miners' strike. The - trial began January 4. Race Dissension Settled. GALLUP. N. M., Feb. 13.-Race dis * scnslon which began this week with ? a mass meeting ut which a proclama - " tion was Issued ordering all negroes 1 to leave the town, was settled by a " compromise todav. Following an or ? der from Governor McDonald to ' Sheriff Roberts to enforce the law and protect tho negroes in their legal ' i ights. an agreement was made < y " which those aro acceptable to the au ' thorit'.is will be allowed to remain ? In thc ?own. i ' Return* From Visit ;? To Dying Mother r (By AMocialcd Pm*.) BERLIN, F?b. 13.-(via London, 9 3 p. m.)-Raoul Lavidot, a French pris t oner of war, returned to Germany to ? day from a visit to his home In France ? where he was permitted to go by or t der of Emperor William to sec his dy i ing mother. ? The Frenchman wrote direct to tho ? emperor his request to be allowed to t visit lils mother, pledging his word 1 of? honor to return by March 1. The - emperor immediately granted the re ? <juest and Davidot made the trip to France by way of Switzerland. Af ter, the death of his mother he return ed to Germany. 1 1 Empower President To Embargo Wheat (By AaMdatMi Pnwt,) WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-A bill to s empower the president to emburgo wheat and wheat flour exports was introduced today by Representative . Farr, of Pennsylvania. It would ro qulre the president to And the total wheat supply on hand last July 1; the quantity required for domestic purposes, that already exported, and estimated exports during tic current * fiscal year. If enough did not ro * main to meet the average per capita annnuai consumption based on the records of the past ten years? .tho f president would proclaim an embargo. Cotton. Far l iverpool. WILMINGTON, N. C., Feb. 13.-Tho Greek steamer Ellis sailed from this port todsy for Liverpool with a cargo of 0,550 balea of cotton taken on here. ? She arrived hare tram Savannah with ?,? part cargo, to complete loading.^ V Mlae Operator Killed sad Robbed. 3 WALSEN BURG, Col., Feb.. 13. " -William Dick, a mine operator., waa ? hilled and robbed of $10.000 *hlch - ho was taking, to the Oakview mine * near Laveta to pay off the nun to day. MRS. M'CLELL?N DIES IN FRANCE Widow of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, Commander-in Chief of Army of Potomac (Dy AwociaUxl PIT??.) NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-New* of thc death at Nice. France, of Mrs. Ellen Mary McClellan, widow of Major Oeneral George II. Mc(Nellan, was re ceived today by her son, George B. McClellan, former mavor of New York. Pneumonia waa the Immediate cauro o' her death. Mrs. McClellan was the daughter of the late Major General fx B. Marcy, and tier marriage to the army officer who later became the commander-in chief of the army of the Potomac took place in May, 1860. For immy years after General McClellan's death in 1885 Mr?. McClellan made her home In Nice. FOB UK Ll FF WORK ON NO MA VS ISLAM) WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-The im mediate appropriation of 110,000 for the relief work on the lBland of Mnnua, Samoa, reported devastated by stotrm and threatened with fam ine, was asked by Secretary Daniels today in letters to the senate and house naval committees. Acting Gov ernor Woodruff reported that 2,500 poeople would face starvation in three weeks unless relief was sent. DUcuss Plans For Spring Speeches (Ey Anurifltetl ?I*M.) - WASHINGTON, Feb.. 13.-President Wilson discussed his" plans for po'.itl cal speeches during spring and sum mer at a White House conference to night with members of the executive campaign committee of t??e national Democratic committee which outlined during the day Its preparations for the UM t? campaign. The question of Mr. Wilson's own candidacy, lt was said tonight, was not dlscussea, although it was agreed that much of the material for the campaign would be based on his rec ord. t ush Bet neon Soldier and Police. PANAMA, Feb., 13.- (Midnight)-A fight between soldiers and native policemen tonight resulted, according OJ first reports, in the death of five policemen and three soldiers and the Wounding of many of the combatants. A carnival ia in progress and many soldiers were on leave to attend the festivities. I Restriction on the Production of Beer (By A ?rx iated Pro??.) AMSTERDAM, via London, Feb. 13. (9:20 p. m.)-restrictions have been imposed on the production of beer in Germany to become effective Febru ary 15, according to the Lokal. An zeiger. From that date until March 1, it 1? stated, the .breweries are forbid den to use more than 50 per cent, of their usual quantity of malt and after March 1 they must not exceed 40 per cent. General Villa's Fo Second Larg< (Ty AMtocUtwt Pms.) EL PASO. TWA.. Feb. 13.-Guadala jara, second largest city in Mexico, fell today Into tbe bands of the Villa troops, according to a. telegram re ceived tonight by the Associated Press. General Villa describes his victory as complete. Th#i Villa victory today over the Carnuza troops of General Diegnez followed previous Carransa advices that the first attack on Guadalajara has been repulsen. Guadalajara is the key to the west coast district and an important center. Villa also told of the execution at Guadalajara by the Carranza troops of several priests. Villa's telegram, which waa dated Guadalajara, said: "Despite the bravado and insolence of the enemy they have sot -been cnura>? JUS enough to await our forest.. They now continue to flee overy where. Every day they are los ing partisans, who come to our files. ' "We entered Guadalajara today and immediately after continued to pursue the enemy. lt seems that tho main Carranza group has lek in the dlrec ? tion of Nanzaolllo. "General Medina entered Guac?ala ; Jara followed by a hundred of his men. Spanish Government Makes Application to Powers in Order to Obtain Joint Action NO WORD RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON Officials Decline to Speculate on Probable Course of American Government Until Nature of Spain's Suggestions Are Known rBy Amodatod Ms) LONDON, Feb. 13.- iTtlO p. *,) The Busnlsh government has nade application to the powers in order ta obtain Joint action to ?ai what is termed to be a state el anarch? ia Mexico, according to a dispatch from Madrid to the Exchange Telegraph Company. WASHINGTON. Feb. 18;-The Unit ed States government hes received no application from Spsln for Joint ac- . tton with other natioaa in the Mexi can ettui'tlon. Secretary Bryan, said to night, ncr 'bas any intimation reached the state department that such s step was contemplated. At the Spanish embassy it was sato1 no wjrd hud been received from Mad rid as to the decision of the robinet, out tnat a fuit report of the expulsion from Mexico of Jose Caro, the Spanish minister on which lt is presumed hare Spain's reported action ls based) had been sent by Mr. Caro through tbs em bassy here to the Spanish f?retgtr of fice, HM mt i i The peculiar status or all diplomatic representatives tn a country .wherein no government ls recognised, many ot flcials believed probably would Over ride thu technical point that the Span ish minister could enjoy ho diplomatic immunities because he bsd not pre* sented. his credentials. It was suggest ed that Mr. Caro's appointment by tho Spanish government would in the cir cumstances constitute sufficient proof or his official status for any de teeto government and should inspire .the same respect as that usually given diplomatic representatives. The Spanish government may have addressed a note to all the powers reciting Caro's experiences with the Carranza government, officials here believe, but until the nature of Spall/* suggestions are known they declined to speculate on the probable course of the American government. That conditions in Mexico gradual ly have been crowing worse fas admit ted at the state department. There has been a disposition to regard the expulsion of the Spanish minister ss a personal matter between General Carranza and Mr. Caro, but whether or not this waa a fixed policy of the , Washington government was a matter of conjecture. The Constitutionalist aganecy 1 here made public tonight the following dls (CONTINUEU ON PAGE BIX-i fees Capture ;st City In Mexico I He succeeded in surprising the weak 1 ?arr!?on there, kUUo* seo of tb? pla gues troops and taking six msehlne guns and much ammunition. Th? re mainder were disarmed. "In all towna on our route we hare been received enthusiastically by the peoeple." - Defeat Carranza Ferres, WASHINGTON. Fab. 13.-Kririque C. Ll?rente, Washington representa tive ot General Villa, received advice today from Piedras Negras djeelartng that the Villa troops Lad defeated the Carrant* forces at Casta?o. IS miles south ot Monclova. ansi driven the enemy four stations northward. Herses fer European War, NEWPORT NEWS. Va^ Feb., 1*.~ A new record waa set here today when five steamers cleared Cor ports in England and France with cargoes totalling approximately ??se horses. The last ot the first will sall tea day. Three sblptJ. carrying boreen left thia port earlier in the week with approximately 2,0*0 head, Biasing a tjtal of about 6,000 horses far fog land and France dux?ng the *reek. .