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.. _- -______",=.-S?c|/ &\ I?rt ?St%?*?^%T VOLUME II. NO. 42. WeeUj, EtUbllaJie? I860; Daily Jan. lt, ?14. ANDERSON, S. C TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS Will Attempt to Cut Of tion and at the Sam modi ties From P< NO MENTION IS MAD BLOCK; These Measure? Will Be Enforce? meats Without Risk to Neutra Combatant Life and in Dictates o ;^.f -- (Dy Anaoriated Pren.) LONDON. March 1.-If the combine fleets of Groat Britain ' and Franc can prevent lt no commodities of an; kind except those now on the seat henceforth until the conclusion of tb? war shall roach or leaUe the shorei of Germany. t This is England's answer to Ger raany'fl submarine blockade, and lt li to be effective forthwith. Prunier Asquith, reading from ? prepared statement, made this an nonncement in the house of common! today at a session which will he his tori -.. Studiously avoiding the termi "blockade" and "contraband"-foi those words occur nowhere in th< propared statement-the premier ex plained that the' Allies considerer themselves justified in attempting am would attempt, "to detain and tak< hito port ships carrying goods of pre sumed enemy destination, ownershi] or origin." The premier emphasised, however 'hat v?asela add cargaos so. seife? wore not necessarily liable Xo . *oo fiBcatlou, and begged the patience o neutral countries in the face of a stei likely to Injure them. He addedtba so-in ac?? defense. - . li" lave Been Moderate. "We are quite prepared," he wen on, "to submit to the arbitrament-c neutral opinion, and still more U the verdict of impartial history, .tba in the circumstances in which We havi been placed we have been moderate we have been restrained; we haw abatatad from things that, wo .wen provoked and tempted to do. and wi have adopted a policy which com nteada Itself to reason, 'to commo) sense and to justice." Every member of the house not a the front in khaki, br unavoidably dc fained, was In his seat and there wai frequent cheering. The galleries wen sacked. When the premier conclude! hla set statement, and turning to th< speaker, said: "That, slr, is our re ply!" there was a\ tremendous ont burst \ Stilt Considering Americas Note. ? Curiously, the German replyWrth? American note seeking to solve th? situation growing out bf Germany' declaration ot a naval war son?, wai: handed to Ambassador Gerard a Berlin today and Premier, Asquith, ii hie speech, said that Great ?rltaii and her aims were still consido rta carefully the American note to (hen on the subject. That the British gov ernment had rejected the proposals he declared,? >faa "quite untrue." Tremendous Cost. ot War. The tremendous cost of: modori warfare, which tho premier oattam-w now at 17,500.000 daily to the Allie; alone, and likely to grow to $8,500,00i or more hy April, was the theme o that part of the address not deallni with the blocade. The premier gav? 'iWUi figures in asking for a supple men ta ry vote of credit, making a tota of $1,810,000,000 to prosecute the wa ta March Si, 1916, which the hourn unanimously granted. The entire straggle with Napelrej coat England only about $6,165,000,00! and the South African war only VI. eS5,e$9.eee according to Mr. Asqi-illi. Newspapers Annoaaee A?a\r*r. Before the premier had finished the newspapers were on the street proclaiming: "Our Answer to Ger : many" tn big letters and it waa ap parent everywhere that the entire na tton had been chafing for reprisal -against Ute ?inking of merchant erat hy submarines. The premier prefaced the raadtaj of his statement with these words "Tho statement declares lc sufficient!; plain and unmistakably terms th vtew we take not only ot our rlghti bat of our duties." The State???*. The statement le a* follows: "Germany has declared that th English Channel, tts? north and wad coast of ?France and the water? aroum the British Isles are . war area; oe ba* officially notified that all enem; ships found in ?hat aroa will be de arrayed and that neutra* vessels ma. be exposed to danger. This to la el feet a claim to torpedo at sight, with oat regard to the safety of the eren ?WER GEB TION OF W F Supplies From That Na te Time Prevent Corn Leaving German >rts. li EOF A VDE OR CONTRABAND I by the British and French Govern 1 Shipping or to Neutral OT Non Spirit Observance of the f Humanity. or passengers, any merchant vcsael I li under any flag. As lt is not in the ' ) power ot the German admiralty to < ' maintain any surface craft in these < i waters this attack can only be Je- , i livered by submarine agency. ? Duty of Attacking Ship. "The law and customs of nations ' in regard to attacks on commerce have always presumed that the first duty of the captor of a merchant veseel ' ; ia to bring it before a prise court " where lt may be tried, where the ; regularity of the capture may be ! challenged-dud where neutrals may recover their cargoes. Tho sinking of prizes is in itself a questionable act ; to be resorted to only In ?xtrsor [ dinary circumstances and nftur pro , vision has been made fo rthe safety * Of all the ere wand passengers. If 1 there are passae agers on board i he 1 ' responsibility of discriminating be- 1 tween neutral and enemy vessels, and < , between neutral and enemy cargo cb- 1 : vioualy reata with the attacking ship, i whoey duty it is to verify the status < f knd cn?rfccter tst the-reeset sud cargo* ucd to preserve all papers before sink- \ i lng or ?yen capturing it So also . Lns nwm?mBmt??mfhmum?ww" the safety of the cr?ws of merchant j ve8sele. whether neutral or enemy, an ( obligation on e*?fery belligerent. . i ? Geraany'es Method. , , "lt is upon this basis that all pre t vious discussions of the law for regu- \ 3 lsting warfare at sea have proceed- < ; ed. A German submarine, however, , g fulfills none of theae obligations; she < a enjoys no local command of the wa- , 9 tera in .which ahe operates; she does j . not take her captures within the Juris- , I diction of a prize court; she carries no prize crew which can be put on , t? board a prize; she uses no effective . means of discriminating between a ' i neutral and an enemy vessel; sbe does 1 3 not receive on board for safety thc I crew and passengers of the vessel ahe 1 3 sinks; her methods of warfare are 1 therefore entirely outside the acope of < . any international instruments r?gul?t- < lng operations against commerce in < time of wer.- TH a German declaration I substitutes indiscriminate destruction ? Cor regulated capture. Germany la < adopting those methods against peace- i fut traders and the non-combatants j . preventing commodities of ?ll kluds. J including food for the civil population, ? * -from reaching or leaving thc Brittan t laics or northern . Prance. ? "Her opponents are therefore driven to face retaliatory measures in order in their" torn to prevent ?onimoditlcs Z of ady kind from reaching or leaving Germany. i AUJea? Method. i 1 "These measures will, however, bo 1 j enforced by the British and French i I governments without risk to neutral < t ?hips or to neutral or non-combatants J ? life and in strict observance of the j s dictates of humanity. The British and ! . French governments-'will, therefore, ( I hold themselves. free to detain and r take into port ships carrying gooda j B of presumed enemy destination, own- < erv hip or orlg'.n. It la not Intended to , , com?scate such veeoels or carrons un- . j less they would otherwise be .'?obie ! . to condemnation. The treatment ot vessels ..bien sailed before this d.-ta wfl) not bc affected. . "That is our reply." " t The reading of the statement was " interrupted frequently with loud cheers. Cotton Pri?es at Hamberg. . WASHINGTON. March 1,-Oood middling cotton at Hamburg February 23 sold at 17 1-R cents a poundT Am bassador Gerard cabled today. The 'Iwosnau weekly average was 17 U9 cents? pound. "The toss byj^fhange pow amouutM to 15 per cent, of this. Price.':, the ambassador added. (ifftrs S??6? fer Frosh Baker. . /MJeW YORK. March 1.-Colonel | Jacob Ruppert part owner of the New Y'trtr American League club, today Confirmed a report that he had offer . i ed Coomie Mac/ tas.OOO for Frank Baker, the third baseman of the- Phil adelphia Americans, who waa retired to hts farm at Trappe, Md. Mack Ss willing to let Baker go for $&ft,ft00. ls stated. SHOOTS WOMAN THEN HIMSELF Telephone Call Brings ] to Light Mysterious Murder and Suicide (Dy Associated Pren.) PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-A nystcrlous telephone call from New fork tonight, asking if there-had been kn accident at a hotel here brought o light an equally mysterious murder audi suicide in one of the hotel's 'ooms. A couple who bsd registered ks Charles C. St. Clair and wife, New york, were four ? dead. When the man on the New York .nd of the wire was given a dcBcrip ion of the woman he exclaimed that ihe was his wife and added that he would come to Philadelphia immed iately The dead man clutched a re router and the police said he evident y hsd shot the woman and then him self. AMERICAN FLAG HAULED DOWN Crew of American Steamer dacia | Sent Back to New York (By Aannritried Pre??.) NEW YORK. March 1.-Tbs, Ameri can flag which flew over the steam ship Dacia, captured last week by a french cruiser and taken into BrestJ las been hauled down and the Amer* ;j nut consul at Brest is sending Dacia's crew back to New -York icoording to cablegrams received oday. A me?sag*-^mnn'Captain Dodd, :he Dacia, to Edward N Breitungj untn t'liirtir-r-^ "Dacia detained here; flag down; french official on beard; American ! ronsul sending crew to New York. Will I remain and look after Inter ests?" Captain McDonald was. instructed .o remain and to insist also'upon the :rew remaining. To the* American consul at Brest Mr. Breitung address ed a message Inquiring why the Dacia -ras detained and why her flag was liauled down and requesting, the con mi to look after bis Interests there. PARIS. March 1.-(11:50 p. m.) rhe French foreign office is not as yet ] officially cognisant of details of the j Dacia case."**> Officials of the marine department j ?aid today the case would come be t?re prise tribunals in Paris, which IA accorded two months to arrive nt a Jeclsion. This .tribunal ls presided iver by Emile Mayniere. presdient of Lb? council, ot state, and is composed 3i Admiral Lefevre; Marine Inspector 9eneral Payon, and State Councillors Rene Worms and Fuelers, represent ing the foreign office. World-Wide Boycot on Japanese Products (By AKOciated PIMM.) SAN FRANCISCO. March ?.-A na i-wide and ultimately world-wido boycott on Japanese products ls tho announced aim of a Chinese society organized here today. ' The embargo has been startet" Chinese-Americans In an attempt to torce dauan to recede 'rom ber demands on the Chinese government. A propoganda-spreading campaign tor tlie formation of similar societies Lu all the larger cities of the United Staten waa begun simultaneously with the orgaaiisUun of the present' socie ty, v Shortage in Binding Twine is Threatened (By A?aticUted Pf???.) WASHINGTON. March 1-Several american manufacturers brought to the attention of the state department today an embargo on exports ot sisal fibre from Progreso, Mexico, which, they said, threatened a shortage in tho supply of twine for the 3016 American harvest. The embargo waa imposed. lt was said, because of differences be tween Cavranta factions at the port. I*he department is expected to take np the matter with Carranga. Florida Sp?cial Derailed. MACON. Ala., March 1.-The Florida special et the Southern Railway, southbound, was derailed late today sear thia'city. John Spearman, bag wagejuan, of Atlanta. Ga., was killed. None o? the passenger? wa? iniurcd. PROVIDES SYSTEM CV??SSO CITATIONS TO MAKE LOANS ON FARM MORTGAGE NOTES START FILIBUSTER AGAINST SHIP BILL Democrats Consider Abandon ing Fight, Bot Pi i lUjjp Would Not Approve1 the Plan iUy AinocuUd Pico.) WASHINGTON, March l.~ loan plan was written into t cultural appropriation bill houBe tonight after, a long oroua fight. Tho rural credits naen'?, reported by the committee and generally having tho sanction of the lion waa revised by a' amendments which revolut! proposal. "*e Bulkley-Hollls plan, a * >yted, finally waa agreed out roll call. It would prov loan associations to make farm mortgage notes. Th tlooB would form federal in districts corresponding eral reserve districts to \ mortgages and loan to tho an those mortgages. In these the government would have a vising ^r>ii under certain atan ces a stockholding inte would be authorized to IHBUS on their farm mortajare. cou promise on the naval program was one of the iu potents ot the day. C o submarines, of the s .and 16 coast defense Tbe hxiuse hill ha at'oa?^sea-goiug su ly for the president aggregate an outlay of 5314,411.223. These include the sundry civil, rortliicnttoufc. Dis trict of Columbia und military acad emy billa. Nim; other biiis, exclud ing the river anil harbor bill, as pas sed by .the senate aggregate $074. 029.120. Added to these, in all prob ability, will be a Joint resolution ap propriating a lump sum of. $25,000. 000 to 130.000,000 for river and har* Ivor improvement, which would bring the total appropriation- for' the' next fiscal year to-more than a billion dol ?ais. A filibuster by house Republicans today against consideration of the conference report on the ship pur chase bill prevented action on the measure. Pemocratic leaders tonight consid ered abandoning the right for the ship purchase bill, but after a aeries of conferences lt doveloped that the president would not approve the plan. Then Representative Underwood an nounced that the continence report would be.called up in tho house again tomorrow. "The president thlnVs the bill ought to be put through the house," aaid Mr. Underwood. I Ge? many Accept? American Proposals (By Ai*ocUted Proa*.) BERLIN, March 1 (via Loudon. 6 p. ?m.).-Germany's reply to the Ameri can note concerning thc naval war ?one waa handed tod av to Ambassa dor Gerard.i It corresponds In gen eral with t?*3 forecast of some days ago! The foreign office characterizes the German repl}' as "acceptance with few modifica tiona" of the American proposals. Sigas Prohibition BUL BOISE, Idaho. March 1.-Governor . Alexander today signed the prohib?; Mon bill, which makes the manufac ture or aale of intoxicating liquor ta Idaho unlawful after January 1. 101?. OOOOOIUOoOOOOOOOOOOO o ? I o LAW CONSTITUTIONAL o o (By Associated Presa.) ? o JACKSON. Miss.. Murch l - o o The Mississippi supreme court o o today upheld the constitutional!- o o ty of the May-Mott-Lewia law o o enacted at' the last session of the o o legislature-' prohibiting the keep- o o lng of intoxicants in social clubs, o o In Ita decUlon the court quoted o o the following: o o 'Whiskey la a good thing In it? O o place. There ls nothing like lt for o o preserving H man when he ls dead.- o o If yon want to keep n dead man 0 o put him in whiskey; if you want "6 o to kill a live mat. put whiskey ha o o him." " o o o OOOOOOOOoOOOOOOO?OOO LOCKED IN VAULT; BANK ROBBED Robbers Enter During Coard Meeting ?nd Escape With About $1,500 (By As.<ocm'tiJ Pur??.) WILLI AMVCILLE, Mo.. March I. The preBidont. cashier and throe directora, one ot them a woman, of the Williamsville State <Bank were locked in thc bank vault this afternoon by two robbers who escaped with about $1.500. Bloodhounds and s posse immediately stat :d in pursuit The robbers entered the bank dur ing a meeting of the board of <1 i rec tors. In locking the directors in tho vault the robbers overlooked a large amount of cash stored there, but they took all the money in sight at the cashier's cage. GOV. MANNING IS ENCOURAGED - Campaign to Established Law and Order and Run Blind Tigers Out Producr.-ig Results r?. vi 1 Spcr-'ml to The Intelliirwirer. COLUMBIA, i March 1.-Governor Manning's campaign to establish law and order everywhere and to run the blind tigers out of business is produc ing results.' A aberlff of ono of the counties of the State made a raid on an old offender against the law and a few days later received the following ?otter fr*, u the. man he had raided: > ""I beg to advise you that I am not at present engaged in the Bale of whiskey,) and under this administra? ?Mon will not eell it In any form itirisf f tnfl '-?-^r-T-?* k" 1- u BO you won't have any more reports, ' against me in. this line. Thanking you < for your visit here in search of thin j < matter, and you eau write Mr. Man- ( 1 ning that I will not sell anything that - ' is unlawful, aa I hope him a success ful administration." The sheriff sent this wry Interest ing letter to the governor and he was Very much gratified at this concrete evidence of the result of his campaign for law enforcement. Capt. James M. Grahem of the 19th Infantry, U. S. A., has been detailed for duty with the South Carolina mil itia and will begin work in this State at once. Tommie Grlce. the Florence negro under death sentence for criminal as- j sault, was not electrocuted st the ! State penitentiary today, having been | granted a reprieve until June 1 by J. Governor Manning In order to give ? limo to look into the facts tn the case. .. -,-j Threat of Food ? Shortage Removed,! (By A*?ori*te<l P>v.r.) ROTTERDAM. Holland. March 1 - (by. London, 3:45 p. m.)-A record quantity of gifts from thc United States to the destitute of Belgium ar rived today at Rotterdam. The Great City, carrying 9.400 tons of goods col lected from every. Stale in the Union, docked here, aa did the Sough Point, which brought 7.000 tons of flour, con tributed by millers of northwestern States. The. threat of a food ?ho rta ge during March ls now removed. Effort to Prevent Spread of Disease (By Amoeiate-I Prrw.) RICHMOND, Va.,Marchi- Federal. State and county authorities have combined In an effort to prevent thc spread of foot and niouth disease, dis covered tn a dalry'herd of cows-near this city. Today the entire herd of 275, of which 125 had fully developed of the scourge, waa killed and the carcasses destroyed. Ko other casen have beeb discovered, but a most rigid quarantine ts being maintained about the Infected farm and all other local dairies. State Veterinarian J. G. ieyhough said, tonijbt that he be ' the situation was under control. Poer Theasaad Oatt Werk. BARRE, Vt,. March 1.-Four thous and granite workers quit work today pending the acceptance of a new wage and working agreement offered by the manufacturers. Two fartions of the granite workers'' miloo fought ia the streets for poeaesstoa of the hallet box to be used In taking a vote oe the question of accepting the new agree ment. Several were Injured. Washington Officials Rej ent?d and Novel Step ar Injury to Commerce Other IN NOTIFICATION CAN N BEC c State Department Officials Admit 1 Problems of the War Has Ara to and From German) More Seriousness (Hy A NM in I ?-?1 Hiv??.) .'. WASHINGTON. March 1.-All coiu-|, ncrclal Intercourse by sea between Jcrinuny and tho outside world was ieclared prohibited today by Great i Britain and France. Identical notes i presented by the French and British 1 imboaaadors informed the United i States of this drastic step by the Allies I n reply to German's war cone procla mation. The text of the notes was lie same as the statement made by ? Premier Asquith in the British parlia ment. ir. this policy is enforced it no long sr will be possible to ship cotton, manufactured articles and commodi ties hitherto of non-contraband character from the United States to Berman directly or Indirectly, and r-om Germany the supply of dyestuffs .nul other merchandise for consumu lion in this, country will.be cut off. The impression was general in offi cial circles tonight that-aoorong pro test Would be' made. The Allies* action, waa regarded as on .unprecedented seal asrsi ?tsp', " oai??rlstMjintu? vary that in thc reprisals'whicn the belli gerents were making toward each stlier there was singular forgetful ness of the fact that whatever might tie the violations of international cus toms aa between those countries .at var. this could not affect the status of international rules ss between the 1 United Stales and countries with which *she was at peace. Sut a iteply to American Proposals. 1 Assurances given by Great Britain that today's note was not a reply to the recent proposals of the United States for an adjustment of the entire ?it nat lon gave ground for hopes that .he measures taken might be only tempernry. In thli connection, the state department issued the follow ing statement: "The British ambassador has pre sented the following instructions from ils government: " 'When presenting the joint Angle Prench communication you should in form the United States government that the communication received from them through the United States am bassador in London respect jog a pos sible limitation of use of submarines md mines and an arrangement for supplying goods to Germany is being taken into, careful consideration with their allies.' " Motes Snit to President Coplee of the notes were transmit ted immediately by Secretary Bryan tc President Wilson. State depart ment officials admitted that one of thc most complex problema of the war liad arisen. Officials were unanimous In the opinion that the notification ould not be called a "blockake." al though lt virtually had the aame ci rer t. It was noted generally that the communication did not use the word blockade. The notes leave much, therefore, to be explained. It was regarded aa virtually certain that the United States would promptly Inquire as to how the step was to be carried into practice. If. M. Will laslst on nights. Officials and diplomata were curious on reading the text to know what would be the disposition of cargoes hitherto not listed aa contraband, auch is cotton, which, if destined to Ger many, the allied fleets purpose to take Into British or French ports. An In timation was conveyed in British.j quarters that the Allies intended to tray outright sll such cargoes, but it sos said that auch a promise would not affect.the' determination of. tho United States to insist on its rights to tend non-con trabrand articles to Germany when the question fa argued tn further diplomatic correspondence. Just when the United States will act On tbs latter note is dependent to tome extent on when the.replies ara received from the. Allies and Ger many to the informal communication looking to an abaolition or submarine (tartsre on merchant ships and- the lhtpment of foodstuffs to the civilian population of belligerents. Germany's Mtswer ia said to be on its way, sud AGAINST NATIONS sard It As An Unpreced id One Likely to Work Between U. S. and lations 5i v.? - - OT :ALLED A BLOCKADE hat One of the Moat Comptes stn-Stopping of Commerce r Viewed With Mach Than . Blockade. ? officials expect that lt will ba an ac? quiescence In the principle ot the American proposals. - Prom Great Britain not a word baa come In sev eral days until today's statement that the matter waa under consideration. This created a feeling of hope amona; some officials that an understanding might be reached. In other quarters, however, there waa a disposition to regard the Ameri can informal communication su rgely to fall of accomplishing anything be yond ti possible amelioration otVcori ditlons as to mines In th? opongas. IHspleasan? Sot ?CeaeeaWfc>M Displeasures over the latest Oevel opments waa not concealed In- ?tate department circles, where the'' stop ping of commerce to and: frota ger many i was viewed with much' more Furiousness than a blockade, stace it interfered also with cargoes pf Sd to b? bound to a belligerent in transit to a neutral country. r aa the'doctrine of contluuouw iviously has been invoke it, ?ysjrf-,ay.-f|r3lat.ftrt1n i?r right to detain-cerf, any stage in their journey if proved ultimately to bo destined to a fcellf? g?rent, auch a presumption is under stood nov/ to include all articles of merchandise, such aa machinery and Implements, aa well as cottoa bound between the United 8 tat es and nan tra! countries, nnlesa an embargo on re-exportation la put into e-ffect'by the neutrale to whom the producta are consigned. Will Increase Duties of ??overaSteak Injection of an clement of suspicion rm cargoes of goods hitherto un* touched when hound betweea neutral ports will greatly increase the duties nf the American government in pro* tcctlng the Interests of ita shippen from undue delays and. detentions without sufficient proof. The entire question of the right, sst up by Great Britain, to take neu tral vessels into ports tor examina tion and kindred subjects, such as consignments "to order" and to nam ed consignees, will be brought into the field of discussion again, *?ecttn-f materially the answer which (be'Unit ed States was preparng to the cor respondence with Great Britain on tho subject of contraband begun wit American note of December contlnnued in a preliminary plementary reply from Great . Undecided Waat (Hep to In approaching the questlc ground on which tho Unite should enter' protest against the ac tion of the Alllea, officials were'.doubt ful as to whether they* wouMjtaaks their argument o the theory that a blockade-in reality waa bolafc at tempted, or whether they woe^e con tenu for the uninterrupted) of cargoes between thia coat belligerents not listed as coat Official* realized that ex?; diplomatic correspondence tl: of which might be eaaily without remedy, there was no why tor neutral governments to enforce their protests and still maintain their neu .....u... TI... i i iii iii, i II i ?fr"*- -u " ....Iii/. . >?~ ??-i i-j 11 r - cedents, it waa'pointed out, the position ot neutrals mor In the present cireumstai ever before, though a, nomewl lar situation which led to by the United States and i tercourse act, arose. So the Of the nineteenth century Napoleonic wara. AJ bloc! Blared hy Great Britain coast from the Klvor Elbe of Brest (Prgnce) Inclusive, then in camp at Berlin, pr counter blockade the entlr coast. , and prohibited commerce wita England. Great Britain has retaliat " by issuing ?ti "order in connell os hiblting neutra) v?asela froui with tba porte of France and her all and with atl ports of Burma from which the British flag waa excluded Questions Never flair ajfit', "Against these various or?e*a " decrees." writes Jobo Bassett 4soo?e~ former counsellor or the St?fe4e*?rt ment, "the United bUtes JjwaUSUd and as measures vt retaliation retort ed to embargoes and ft hst tatt (Oo?m?^rT of the Btatoa