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Tlae 3lntElliggncEf VOLUME H. . _ ANDERSON, S. C. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1915. NUMBER 101. ^ ? ? ? 1,198 SOULS WEP LOSS OF AMERII LITTLE HOPE THAT ANY MORE SURVIVORS WILL BE FOUND, AMERICANS LOST LESS THAN SEVENTY OF HUNDRED AND NINETY AMERICAN PASSENGERS WERE SAV?D?HOSPITALS AND MORGUE OVERCROWDED SUBMARINE U-39 TORPEDOED LINER Noticeable That Only Small Portion of First Cabin Passengers Wer^ Saved?Showed Great Self Possession in Face of Death?Wo men and Children Given First Consideration?Body of Charles Frohman Recovered?Alfred G. Vandcrbilt, Charles Klein and Elbert Hubbard Among Missing. London, May 8.?The latest estimate of lives lost as a result of the tor pedoing of the ?unard liner Lusiuinia by a German submarine off the Irish coast yesterday, is 1,198. It is believed almost all survivors have been landed. There is little hopo of saving any other passengers ullve. Many of the dead are women. Queenstown dispatches relate the bringing In of many women, many of whom are unidentified. The bodies are resting temporarily at the Queenstown docks. Many children are there also. One dead mother was clasping the body of her three months old child in her arms. When the Lusltnnia left New York sho carried 1,901 persons; 1,251 pas sengers and a crew of G50. Of the passengers there were -91 first cabin. 599 second and 361 steerage. The list of survivors shows thut so far ninety first class and 75 second .Mass passengers were saved. The first cabin pas sengers were lunching when the German submarine made its unheralded attack. It is noticeable that only a few first cabin passengers were saved. Among the prominent Amerlc s unrecovcred, and believed to have perish ed are Alfred v!. Vandcrbilt, Charles Klein, the playwright, Justics Forman, .lie author, Elbert Hubbard and wife. The body of ?harles Froham, the theatrical producer has been brought to Queenstown. The survivors fill the Queenstown hospitals, and the dead fill the morgues. The survivors' stories indicate that little panic prevailed. The sea rule favoring women and children was not violated. The liner's heavy list made many lifeboats, useless. Many passengers didn't believe the vessel would riink srt quickly, and didn't rush for the boats. iSome wouldn't wear life bolts. It is estimated that there were 190 Americans on the Lusltnnia. Less than seventy were saved. Either two or three torpedoes struck the ship. Washington considers the situation most grave because of the American loss of life. There Is no disposition in administration circles to minimize its Importance. Bryan has cabled United States Ambassador Gerard to request h report on the disaster from Germany. " A Munich dispatch says the submarine U-39 sank the Lusitania. London. May 8.?Fifteen hun dred persons ioeb their livts ac cording to the British admiralty when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk yesterday off Old. Head Kin sale. Ireland. Known survivors number only 658, while there wero 2,160 persons aboard great British liner when she was attacked. Of those Baved 595 landed at (Queens town. 11 at Kinsale. while 52 others are reported to be aboard a steam eer. All but one of the rescue fleet torpedo boats, tugs, trawlers, which wept out of Queenstown. have re ported. 'Thero Is u slender hope that fishing boats may have rescued a few more. Work of compiling the list with those, saved progressed slowly today because of the {ndescribable confusion at Queenstown. but apparently few" o fthe first cabin passengers werp among the survivors. Heavy loss of life among tho first cabin passengers Is believed to have been due to their calmness and self possession in the face of danger. Most of them were at luncheon when the vessel received Its death blow and declined to. Join the rush for tho life boats, and life belts. It was oVlioved the Lusitania would remain nbloat until assistance could arrlce. "Women'and Children First.** A considerable portion of those at Kueenstown are members of the crew, including Captain Turner with th*> first and second officers. All other officers of the Lusitania are be lieved to nave verlshed. The-e Is no evidence, however, that the time hon ored rule of the sea of "women and c hildren first" was violated. Captain Turner steoJ tit his post on the bridge until the ship went down, and was rescued three hours later wearing s Hfe belt, according to D. A. Thomas, of Cardiff, Walest a coal magnate No Warning. Investigation has failed to reveal that the ship was given any warning. Lookouts sighted the submarine's per iacope 1,000 yards away, and the next instant thev say the trail of a torpe do was flashed on ItB course. Then 'camo a terrible crash, followed al most immediately by another which littered the decks with wreckage. The liner's course was immediate ly turned toward shore. Four torpe does were apparently. fired, but only two hit. Loss of life \\a- caused by thev explosions themselves, which must have been very heavy. Tragic freight of bodies taken to-Queens town bears evidence of* havoc wrought. Many of those taken ashore are seriously injured. The people of Queenstown opened wide their homes to the refugees. Everything possible Is being dope to their comfort. I'rohmnns Body Recovered. Queenstown. Ireland.. May 8.?The body of Charles Frohman, New York theatrical manager, who was a pas senger on the Lusltanlu has been re covered and brought here. Here ;^HrtIvors Landed. QoeenStown. Ireluml. "May 8.?-Five mltutei after the. LhBttania was hU, there was a second torpedo amidships, that listed the vtossel so lifeboats on one side could not be launched. -; AS the liner went down, passengers, but tling for life, all? (' relatives aud friends or bade ?ach othor goodbye. Small boats . which got away, picked up'many survivors. * Others were compelled to remain In the water, In many cases, four or more hours, be ~"lCONTIKtflSD ON PAGE THRJfC.)^ ^ ?T DOW? GAN UV GERMAP RU Si TEUTONIC ALLIES RE WAR?HARDEST BA' MARINES CONT Hostilities by land and sea are pro grossing vigorously in the east und west. German submarines continue sinking ships. A British torpedo boat lias been sunk by a mine. The hardest battles are in progress iu the Carpathians. Austrian* say the Teutonic allies are still progressing. Petrograd admits the fighting i._ heavy und claims'the attacks between tltti ?Ir'nla ami the Carpathians have he.? repulsed. Berlin elaiins th attacks between the Vistula and C.:r pathluns have been repulsed. Merlin claims th * Germans took Lilian. At 1111? ry battles occured* along tht whole front hi France. The French claim a slight advance. Petrograd, May x.?An officia' , statement tonight says the Germant yesterday bombartb d Liban. A Bus sian mine sank a torpedo boat. Fight ing continued Friday between the Vis tula and tbo Carpathians. The Ger man attacks were repulsed with heavy loss's. Tiiere was. only occasional fighting elsewhere. LAST GULL MONDAY FOB STREET PAVING PETITIONS MUST BE IN HANDS OF CITY CLERK BY THEN TWO YESTERDAY Property Owners On Portions West Whitner and Green ville Street Sign. Two more street jading petitions have been filed wit^hthe city clerk isking pavtng on portions of Whitner and Greenville streets. These peti tions, are of the few that have been presented. This means that thse peu ple have filed tlieir petitions on time and their demands will he of the first considered. There is but abort while left in which the petitions may be pre sented. Monday May 10, is the last day. All petitions should be in the office of the city clerk by noon Mon day at latest. The first petition is for paving on Whitner street between the C. & W. C. railway and Monroe stroet. It is signed by: John H. T?te, A. 8. Farmer, S. R. Parker, Grace Snencer. J. Li. T?te. E. It. Hbrton, B. O. Boyd, Mrs. J. T. T?te, Mrs. Alice I.-. Sykes. G. W. Ev ans, J. H. Godfrey, l.oon L. Rice, Mrs. Lucia Ashmore. J . H. and R?. K. Fanner, W. F. Marshall. The second petition is for pavement on Greenville street between Main street and-Boulevard. This petition is signed by: M". Li. Reitham. R. W. Tribblo. Han nah COX Triable. J. O. Sanders, Lil lian Murrah, Victoria Earle Howard. E. O. ?allaham, J. L. Sanders, A. D. Harper. A. H. Dagnnll. Alice i,. Glyroph. Mrs. A* S. Glenn. Mrs. H. C. Laughlln, Mary J. <v >k. T. A. Wiglngton. C. A: Reed. O. I?. Martin, J. P. Simpson. Mrs. T. C. Carter, L. A. Sharp?, J. M"; Bva'm;. Mr. E. M. Scott asked that all pe titions be presented at the city hall as early' as possible .on Monday as this la the last day and there are yet a number of these petitions to ba fil ed. Mrs. Carman Net Guilty. Mineola, May 8.?^flrs. Florence C. Carman was this afternoon acquitted of the charge .<ff murdering Mrs. Louise Bailey at Freeport, on the 13th of last June. The Jury agreed on the first ballot, and ...urned a verdict in one hour and twelve minutes. Mrs. Carman left with her husband for homfe. ^WHEN ES MAY Wc?pf\ S/AN SE PORT SUCCESSES IN ITLES IN CARPATHIAN INUE ACTIVE?BRITIS BOAT SUNK London, May 8.?An official state m"ijt tonight says the fighting eon riuurd yesterday southeast Ypres. without material changes. The Ger mans this morning violently attacked the British trenches. A bombard ment preceded the attack. The fight ing contimif... Counter attacks are in progress. There la no "fighting elsewhere. London, .'day 8.?The admiralty tonight deela < (! the recent publish ed slatcnn .it that a German airship recently sank a British submarine ?as false, it Raid the submarine lias returned uninjured and reports it damaged tlie airship and drove tier aff. . I Beitrian liesl royer Hunk by Mine. London, May 8.?An official state ment says this afternoon that while operating off Una Belgian coast the destroyer Maori struck a mine and was sunk. The crew took to the bouts. The destroyer Crusader low ered boats to aid the Mauri's men. 1 .The. enemy h shore BtttoriA? opened lire and drove her nwuy. The boat * I BBisf AFTER NEGRO MUBDEhEB Unknown Negro Fired on Sheriff, Killing Elwell Cook, Con tractor. Varies, May Xr- Unidentified negro Is being pursued by u sher iff's pns*e I;<>re tonight ufler fir ing on the slie.-ii? und inter killing Kiwcll Cook, a eoutruetor.. "1 is n<;t believed he will be captured tonight. GOV. OFFERS HQ STORM SUFFERS Wires Mayor- of Manning and Of ficers of Other Counties for Information. Columbia. May 8.?Governor Man ning displayed keen interest in the reports of the damage done in the Pee Dec section by the tornado yes terday. He sent the following tele gram to the mayor of Manning and the sherin* of Marlboro county: "Deep ly sympathize with affliction and pro perty loss of your community caused >>y storm.' Can this office be of ser vice?" To the sheriffs of Orangebarg ami Darllugion ho telegraphed: "Note Ktorni Bevere In ypur county. Will aifferera need outside- assistance?" Sheriff Salley of Orangeburg. re plied: "Ciorm severe at K! force. H^ve not heard details." Sheriff register of Darlington tele graphed: "Glad to report daunige done by atorra light in this county. If upon further investigation 1 find sufferers needing outside assistance f will notify you. Chinese Brag Merchants A nested. Atlanta, May S.?Loo Hing Lung of Augusta and three other chinamen have been arrested and brought to At lanta by federal officers In eonnee tlon with the government crusade against violators of the new antl narcotlc law. The government Is busy trying to find out who supplied the Augusta Chinamen with the drugs. In Atlan ta tb*rc have been aovcral arrests in connection with tbo ealo of cocaine and heroin, but the arrest of tho Chinese marks the first raid of an. alleged ppium den in Georgia since the law was passed. ALL THEATRES OF 4S?GERMAN SUB H TORPEDO wore left li is reported (In* Hermann raptured Hie Mauri's crew and the Cruentlcr's boat crews of seven of ficers, eighty eight men and took them to Zeebrugge. Berlin, .May 8.?Official announce- \ ment was made by tho war office to day thai the city of Liban in the province of Courland in Russia has beet: captured by tho Qcrm ins. in the capture of Liban the Germans have gained one of the main objects of their invasion of the Russian Hal tie provinces. Tho movement was designed to cap ture Liban and also Riga, the two principal Russian ports on the Baltic, which will enable the Germans to ha rass the Russian communication with Petrograd. Liban is an importuut In dustrial center, 75 miles from the German border. Another Liner Sunk. London, May S. A Hall news dis patch says the Wilson liner Truro was sunk this'at^roijyn by the tier man fntbmarhu. I *-?>^^oTr'*i?ayrT^rtWnd*" No lives were lost. SESSiONS COURT ^ 10 BEGIN MONDAY REGULAR SUMMER TERM PROMISES TO BE A BUSY ONE FIFTY-TWO CASES Judge T. S. Sease of Spartanburg Will Preside?Matters for Grand Jury. The summer term of criminal court will convene Mbnday morning and quite a large docket of cases appear far trial. Judge T. S. Sease cf Spartanburg will preside. This i the term of court when the judges are changed. Judge Frank B. Gary has been the presiding judge for Anderson district during the past six months and has been a very sat isfactory one. Mia work here has met with the approval of everyone. Solicitor K. P. Smith, said yester day that he has not yet determined upon a schedule of trial of the cases. The warrants will go to the grand Jury early Monday morning and as mon as' n true bill is presented, the court will begin the regular work. It is Interesting to know that every case thai is In court at present lias arisen since the last term of court, at which time the books were, cleaned ai.* not a single case loft open. The total of 7,2 cases for this term of court represents crime alleged to have been committed In Anderson county since the lnst term of court. IMie grand Jury wilt make ita^ pre sentment to the court during th? loi ter part of the week. Several mat ters are to be presented in this let ter to the court. Tho matter of the Anderson . county's cbnlngang, Uie location, aiid condition of the inmates, will b?- before rtte court. Nothing else of Importance Is known to be coming besore the grand Jury. Mother's Bay Today. Atlanta. May K.?Today will be "Mothers' Oay" berc and everywhere in the I ii it cd States, and tens of thousands will wear a white flower on their lapel as a tribute to mothers and motherhood. White flowers wil be worn exten sively in Atlanta, for not only are hundreds of Individuals interested In It, but many leading civic organisa tions are recognising It officially, and many churches and Sunday schools will call attention to the .beautiful custom. USITANI COMPLK SAYS S. G. WILL BACK WILSON'S JUDGEMENT MANNING ANSWERS TELE GRAM ASKING SENTI MENT OF PEOPLE FAITH IN WILSON South Carolinians Will Sustain Him Under all Condi tions. Columbia, May s.?Governor Man ning tonight received the following telegram from the Chicago Tri tun?: sentiment <>{ iIm- p.'-n|? 1.- ni" Hotnli i'ur <liiia." Governor Munnlng replied as fol lows: "South Carolina is shocked at the sinking of the Lnsitania by a Ger man Bubmarine, While for the mo ment our patience strains. President Wilson's poise and wisdom have our unshaken faith. We advise the pro pic to he calm and trust the president. His information will be ample und Iiis fudgmcht dependable. The people I of South Carolina sustain him, what ever the event ^pd whatever the :ause." CHINA ACCEPTS ALL JAPANESE DEMANDS Took Every Precaution to Maks Reply k Acceptable to Japan, I'eking. May S.?China has accept ed Japan's demands as finally modi fled, foregoing even tue right *o be heard. In order to make the Chinese reply acceptable to Japan, the govern ment ves'erday te.pl secretaries mov ing to ;ind from the Japanese lega \!on, ho that the Japanese wishes might he ascertained. Tokio, ?lav H.?China has accepted Japan's demands, according to a Pe king XewH dispatch. The foreign of fice todtt ydenied the statement tha' during the- negotiations Japan denied China's reqest to take minutes of the conf?rence on the Japanese demands. It also denied tbat China demanded the "estoration of Kiao Chow. . NAVY AVIATOR FALLS TO DEATH Ensign Stoibs Served as U. S. Aerial Scout at Vera Cruz. Washington, May X.?Km.lgn !.. Stollis or the navy aviation corps was killed foday while making u low alti tude flight at Bonaacpa, Forida. the navy dopastment announced toiAghl. The message said Stolls fell from the machine headfirst while makinp a dive, s toi \/. served with the aviation detachment which did. scout work at Vers ('rus during the American occu pation._ Charged With I snry. Atlanta. May jl.?Three indictments charging usury have been found against local money lenders by the Fulton Country grand Jury. Paul P. Jackson, a loan broker on Central avenue, is the principal defend.iut. FEAR EFFECT ?N PUBLIC SENTIMENT WHEN DE TAILS BECOME KNOWN POSSIBILITY OF COMPLICATIONS Ambassador Gerard at Berlin Di rected to Get Statement From German Government On Case. Washington. May 8.?Tito United States government today awaited alt the available information in connec tion with the sinking of the LuSitanin before deciding on ilr. courHe of ac ton . An 'lit- of gravity White house as t?io u about, making ' arrangetfi?ffts to re ceive direct utl the messages sent to the state department. The chief concern the ndmlbts ration officials was the state Of pub lic opinion when the details began to come in. President Wilton arose early, read the newspanera und such ofilclul it sputches us pad been received bo fore breakfast. Telegrams from friends and rela tives of the puB?enge? began arriv ing early in the day. They are im mediately referred to the state de partment. After a conference between the high officials of the government it was determined to direct Ambassa " lor Gerard at Berlin to., make lu inlries of the German govurfltaent concerning Its report of the fact oi he sinking of the liner. The ambas sador, it was decided, will be lu str?ted to make hla preliminary In quiry an a bus!? for whatever steps will eventually be taken. The h<< u ofllclals privatell said that the situation was very grove Secretary Bryan reached his office early and immediately went Into a fonference with Counselor Lansing ind Assistant Secretary Phillips, Sec retary Garrison cancelled a week's tour of the river and harbor improve ments In tlit- South, so aa not to be absent from the capital. He confer red with bis assistant* early In the day. Secretary Daniela also consult ed bis aides. Everywhere the atti tude of President Wilson was a sub ject of grave consideration. Most of the officials seemed to agree that it might be several days before the policy of the United States will be formulated because of the scarcity of official information* as to the circumstances under which the I.usitnnia was sunk. During that time it was honed that the opinion of the people of the United States might crystalize to air. the admin..Uratlon In reaching a decision. Jitneys Worry Traction Co. Atlanta, May 8.?Here's the point to the thorn in the aide of the ts'reet car company: it la costing them about $400. a day In their re?oit pi. which amounts to tho staggering sum of $146.000 a year. The* thorn, of course, la Friend Jit ney. In spite of regulations and ef forts to throttle It by excessive taxes, the little Jitney aeema to have come to stay in Atlanta, and it has become so generally patronized that a high street' railway officiai Ik ouoted as having said recently. "Well, If tho people really want to tide In Jitney instead of street cara, we will get a hundred jitneys of our own and.put tlum on a regular schedule." ABSOLUTE 'PROHIBITION PROPOSED FOR FRANCE Paris. May 8.?The Petit Parisien says it has been informed the govern ment wilt introduce a bill prohibit ing absolutely the manufacture; aale and transport of all alcoholic drinks during the war. Even beverages con fining a slight proportion of alcohol, it is understood, will be prohibited.