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Generally fair Tuesday and Weders, day. Local Coltan.8 7-8c VOLUME II. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1915. NUMBER 114. JOINS ALLIES IN EFFORTS TO ADMINISTER CRUSHING DEFEAT ON AUSTRIANS CENSORSHIP WILL BE MOST RIGID And Will Be Strictly Enforced i Even to Point of Restrict ing Personal Liberties. Rome, May 24.-Details concern ing Italy's formal declaration of war against Austria late yesterday have been given out by Foreign Minister Sonulno at a three hour cabinet coun cil. Diplomatic relations between the vatican and the belligerents were also discussed. Sonnino expressed the belief that Germany will de clare war us Boon as officially in formod of Italy's actlon| Council did not consider military questions. They have been entrusted entirely to the military staff which will .. work In harmony with the commanders of thc allied forces. Financial measures were discussed. It is believed a war luau will be floated either here or Hlgid censorship decrees have been published and 'gives authority to censor letters, newspapers, tele grams, telephone messages and par cel post packages. The decree also restricts personal liberties, especially regarding public meetings. The measure resembles those adopted by other belligerent countries. Germany Declares War on Italy. London, May .24.-Tho Ex change Telegraph company says the Wolff agency has announced that Germany has declared war against Italy and recalled Prince Von Buelow, German ambassador to Rome. Austrian Ships Confiscated. London, May 24.-The Exchange Telegraph's Rome correspondent says that Austro-German ships in Italian ports, confiscated hy an Italian de cree are ot enormous value. The correspondent adds that King Victor Emmanuel has signed a pa triotic appeal to the people extolling the glories of his ancestors and ex plaining tho necessity of liberating their brtheren who are "groaning un der Austrian slavery." A ?st rian Minister Reposed. Paris, Moy 24.-A Havas dis patch from Lome says the Press there announces the resignation of Baron Burlan as Austrian foreign minister, and adds that he will be succeeded by Count Tissa, now Hungarian pre mier. Germany to Aid Austria. The Hague, May 24.-Information reaching Tho Hague indicates that Germany and Austria have concen trated 680.000,000 men on the Italian frontier. All but ten of these thirty four divisions are German. SWISS SENT NO NOTE TO GERMANY Legation at Washington Says no Swiss Citizens Were Aboard Lusitania. Washln?U*. May 24,-The Swiss legation here tonight i.;<ued a state ment denying that Switzerland has mado representations to Germany re garding the reported loss ot Swiss lives op the Lusitania. They said no Swiss citizens wero aboard tie ves sel. THE MAYOR OF ROME TAKES PLACE IN ARMY Rome (via Paris), May 24.-Prince Colonna, mayr.r of Rome, has re sumed bia post in the army as a major of cavalry and baa started for the frent, his three sons having pre ceded bim. About half of the aldermen of Tome, it U eaUmated, have reentered the army, and two-thirds of the members of the municipal connell have volunteered for military duty. S AT L WALLY 5 WAR ON USTRIANS STATEMENT ON COTTONSEIZURES BRITISH AMBASSADOR MAK ES EXPLANATIONS TO STATE DEPARTMENT ARRANGEMENTS WERE UNOFFICIAL Were Made Between England and Owner? of Cotton and Do Not Involve U. S. Washington, May 24.-A formal statement intended to remove misun derstandings over the participation by the state department's foreign trade advisers in unofficial : arrangements regarding cotton cargoes, was made to the state department today'by Sir Coull Spring Rice, the British am ibjMM.d/ir He says Great Britain fully realizes that the unofficial arrangement in qo way Involved the United States gov ernment. He declares the arrange ment regarding shipments ot cotton and other articles of commerce were agreed on between representatives of Qrent Britain and those of the Ameri can interests Involved. The United States was not a narty to the agree ments and did not participate in the conferences. The arrangements don't and can't commit either Great Britain or the United States to a departure from the views they have ?xpressed officially regarding the declaration of March first of thc blockade policy adopted to make this effective. NOTE ON WM. P. FRYE CASE TO BE IN FRIENDLY TONE Washington, 'May lit.-Ambassador Gerard in a cablegram received at the state department today, said the German foreign office shortly would send a formal reply to the American note, making reparation without re ference to prize court proceedings, for owners of tho American ship, William P. Frye, which wan Bunk by the Ger man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. P0STK48TEB TRAXLER IN CHARGE AT GREENVILLE Greenville. May 24.-D. B. Trax ler today assumed the postmaBtership of Greenville after Former Postmas ter J. F richardson had transferred to him all records and property for which, in turn, he accepted a receipt from the incoming 'postmaster. This formality was required by law. Mr. Traxler had already stated that he had no changes in view aa to the force of employes now at work in the poa to ill ce. NINE PERSONS KILLER IN MINE EXPLOSION Johnstown. Penn.., May .24.-Nine persons died today from an explosion in mine number one ot the Valley Smokeless Coal Company, near here. WILL DISCUSS STATE MILITIA Gov. Manning, Gea. Moore and Senators Smith and Tillman to Meet io Whinston. ? Columbia, May 24.-Governor Man ning. Senator E. D. Smith. Senator B. K?. Tillman sud Adjutant General Moore will go to Waahln;?t?n June 4 for a conference with-A. L>. Mills, .chief of staff, wheo militia alfalfa in South Carolina will be discussed. The governor will attend UMr* Con federate reunion at Richmond and will 30 from there to the national capital. The south Carolina party will also hold a conference with Lindley Bf. Garrison, secretary of war. No ?n acuncement has been made as to the matters to be discussed. \ST ACT U 5. NOTIFIED OF ITALIAN DECLARATION AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR AL SO NOTIFIES BRYAN THAT WAR IS ON WILSON TO ISSUE NEUTRALITY NOTE United SUtes Will Take Over Italian Interests in Austria During War. Washington, May 24.-Count C?l ere formally notified the United States today of Italy's declaration of ivar upon Austria and explained in 'ormally to Bryan the contents of the lote io he delivered tomorrow giving reason for Italy's artion. Austrian Vmbassador Dumba also saw Bryan ind advised bira of the existence of war between Austria and Italy. The president has prepared a ncu rality proclamation which will be 1H tued tomorrow. It is similar to those scued earlier in the war. Bryan an tounced that the United States has] aken over the Italian interests in ' Austria. Spain is entrusted with the Austrian interests in Italy. Washington, May 24.-The first nove, following the declaration of var on Austria, ts awaited with in ense-interest by the United States iWiisw'ifaaE^ Italy's action did not surprise the Jnited States officials. The president s awaiting Ambassador Page's offi cial notification of Italy's declara ion before he issues a neutrality lroclsmation. He is preparing it 2 YEAnW6?IOT AND KILLED ANOTHER! AFFAIR OCCURRED ON FARM ROBT. KEATON 10 MILES BELOW ANDERSON LAD IS IN JAIL }ead Boy Had Gone With Hts Brother to Spend Day With Slayer. Sheriff Ashley received notice yes erday morning that a negro had been lilied near Ebenezer church. Coro ler Hardin was notified and with. Del ?uty Sanders went to the scene, which ras on the place of Mr. Robert Ken on, ten miles below the city. According to the evidence brought ut at the Inquest, Left L. Bigbj and C. S. Bigby, brothers aged eleveu .nd . thirteen yea'it respectively, w?ht o the home of Joe Beaty, another ne ro boy, aged twelve years, to spend he dey, There was no one else nt ionic and about one o'clock Beaty lu lled the boys In the bouse to see his run. AU went in and In a short tune Sealy took tho weapon, a single bar el shot gun, and stepped to lae cor ter of the room. Pointing it ut .eft I,. Btgby, he told him not to onie towprd him. But the boy, ap parently not understanding took c. tap forward. The gun was fired and he boy fell. The coroner's Jury returned a vcr* llct that Left L. Rigby came lo his eath from gunshot wounds inflicted rom gun In hands of Joe Beaty. Beaty waa brought to Anderson yes orday afternoon by Deputy Sanders nd placed in the Vounty Jail. Ile [enies being guilty. Want Electric Headlight?. Cleveland. May 24.-The Rrother ood Locomotive Engineers today un nlnioualy adopted a resolution for ho enactment of a law requiring the se ot power headlights. Russian Booat gunk Berlin, May 24.-The t O ve rs? as lowspaper agency today announces ?at lt had received a Bucharest des aten, saying that the armored Rus tan man-of-war WinterleQmon had een sank with 1,400 men in the Black ea. DukeD'Abruzzi -: In the war between Italy and Aus tria, the brother oXitho king, the Duh? D'Ahruzzi, is experted to lead the fleet The Duke is with^cnown to Americans because of Iiis attempt to wed the laughter or a millionaire member of he United ^tates^njCte. 1 V-i Nour Surface. Honolulu, May 24.-The submarine F-4 today is within 87 feet o? the sur face. Officials are confident she will be brought to thc surface this week. PRESBYTERY UPHOLDS VIRGINIA PROTEST WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY ONE POLITICAL PARTY IN FIGHT ON WHISKEY AGAINST WHISKEY \nd Use all Means to Suppress Trame Except Affiliation With Political Organizations. Newport N'ewa^May 24.-Tho Routh nru Presbyteriah Oeneral Assembly today re-affirmed it's opposition to thc liquor traffic but declined to support tony political orgnhlatiou in the fight 'or prohibition, further than to "hum ?ly petition or. advise." As each, as sembly is a distinct body and is pow erless to rescind tlie actions of a pre cious assembly, this does not repesl .he resolution adopted at the Kansan "ity assembly last year advocating na .ional prohibited. . The assembly's position on liquor vas embodied in a, report of the over .ure scommittee, which wss adopted. It resulted from the Virginia sy lotl's protest against last year's ac tions. The protest of Transylvania f*resbytery, Kentucky, on ' the same tuestlons is pending i.\ the committee. Hie assembly toiay reproved eater alnments in church buildings for raising church funds, and heard re ports* on Christian education and miti st erial relief. Newport News,'May 24.-The gen eral assemb!;. of the Southern Pres lytclan church toay adopted a par iai rop?n of the committee on bills ind 'o*?rtures Walch sustained the irotest nf the synod of Virginia igalnst .the action of the general as sembly last year' in declaring in fn or of national prohibition. It was emphasized, however, in the rommittee report that the action of re assembly is no retraction of the itand, taken by the ?aurch against he liquor traffic, but merely a de .laratlon asalnitt (he action, of the ;eneral assembly any ^political organi zion further than to petition or ad -ance. Anything' farther than this, t was ??ld, would be In violation of he purpose ot the church. SAYS AMERICANS SHOULD SHOW WORLD PATH OF PEACE DEPLORES LACK OF COMMUNICATIONS j Between North and South Ameri ca-Advocates Larger Pr--> American Commerce. . "Washington, V?ay 24.-Obstacles to industrial and commercial prosperity und trade lu the western hemisphere because of the European wei- were outlined today at the Pan-American financial congress a? Its opening ses sion here today. The need of improved transporta tion, the readjustment of methods of financial exchange, and uniformity of commerce laws were the chief points developed. Cnmmitees were appoint ed from participating nations to work for uniform statutes. President Wil son welcomed the delegates and ?poke of the need for transportation development. Bryan. Redfield. Mc Adco and Hurleaon advocated steam ship linet* Independent ot Europe be tween ports ot the two Americas. The day was deroted to speeches. Washington. . >JT>y 34P?uitdenfc WilBon. speaking ut the opeftlrig of the Pan-American financial confer ence here today, expressed 'r?a hope that the Americans might show the world the path of peace. He was loud ly applauded by the delegates, who represented eighte?u South and Cen tral American countries. The! prenlr"13nt declared that tho' teople of the Americas were- not try ing lo make use- of one another, but were trying to be of use to one anoth er. He spoke of "the handsome ri valry" which was good for nations. A lack of physical means of com munication between the Americas, ho said, stood somewhat in the way of a development of commerce and friend ship. In advocating more shins in the Pan-American trade and the opening of new trade routes, the president said dat if private capital can not soon establish such moans of commu nication the government must under take to do so. ALL ITALIANS CALLED IQ AID OF CQUTNRY New York Paper, Printed In Ital ian Language Publishes Cal!, ? New York, May 24.-A call to It illan citizens and American cltt /. .r of Italian hirth to enroll for service in the Italian army was published in the newspapers in that language here today. It was signed by Q. Fara Portie, the Italian counsul general, and was an address to mon between the ages of nineteen and twenty-nine Inclusiva. The Italian military law holds that all men of Italian birth In the 1'nlted States are subject to the call of mili tary service, regardless of whether they have taken out their citizenship papers In the 1'nitcd States. It was estimated that there are J2S.OO0 Ial ians cf military agc in this etty. WEST REPORTS TO PRESIDENT Report Won't Canse Change in Washington. May 24.-The presl lent tonight received first hand in rormatlon about Mexico from his spec ial commissioner. Duval West.-who re cently returned from that Republc. It la understood West's report won't ?use any chsnge .in the United States' Mexican Policy. The elate de partment today received claims of vlc ory from th? Carranza and Villa fsc ions. . t Mexican Policy of United States. D IN C AUSTRIA L TIME IN ATTACK FIERCE BATTLE NEARjpYSL HEAVY FIGHTING ALSO RE PORTED ALONG PRUS SIAN FRONTIER BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY Russians Express Satisfaction With Situation Along Front--Al* lies Still Active in West. London, May 24.-Important bat tles are raging aoutheaBt of Przemysl. The outcome Is still doubtful. There Is also fighting along the east Prus sian frontier, in central Poland, where the Germans hare attempted an offensive along the Hawlca river. The battle 1B undecided. Both sides lost heavily.. Russian expresses satisfaction with the situation along her front. Heavy fighting is resumed In the west from Arras to the sea. Both sdes claim the advantage. Tho ailles evidently don't intend relaxing their efforts there, although they have not under taken a general movement. The allies have landed the Turkish opposition soon. Petrograd. May 24.-The . Russian official statement declares that the Austro- (?ernmn forces In Galicia arc on the defensive and that their active operations ure chiefly counter attacks. The Russians claim slight progress on the left bank of the lower San. It is said that all the Austro-German assault* in the south east hav; .been repulsed. Constantinople, May 24.-Number of British and French troops lsnded along the Dardanelles has been in creased to 90,000 by additional de barkation. About 40,000 troops ashore arc reported Incapacitated by ill ness. Original landing force is esti mated at 60,000. Van Believed by Kussians. Tiflls. Trans Caucasia, May 24. Russians occupied Van, Asiatic Tur key, relieving the besieged Armen ians. The Turks retreated toward Bltlis. Van has boen the scone of persecu tion of Armenians by Turks and Kruds for months. Typhim Rage? In Urnmiah. London. May 24.-JDelajvd des patches from riflis tell of an epide mic of'typhus which ls raging in the town of Urumiah, in Azerbaijan pro vince, Persia, and the district sur rounding the town. The staff of the American Presbyterian rn les lon at Drumiah are combating the disease, which has practically filled the town with sick, and several hundred pa tients are housed In the mission quar ters. A number of the members of the mission staff, including Dr. Har ry P. Packard of Denver, Colo., are ill with the disease. The Armenians who fortified them selves on the outskirts ot the city of Vat. are still holding out against the Kurds, according to the despatches. Large forces of Turkish troops are menacing Tabriz, capital ot the pro vince ot Azerbaijan, apparently with the object of intimidating the Per sians. Berlin, May 24,-Naval observers believe that the Bucharest dispatch refers to the Russian battleship Pan telimon and that tbe name in the Bucharest dispatch is erroneous. The Pan4elimon is put down in the naval reference books as having a complement of 40 men; but in war the number might be Increased COO Bld?<ibiy. The Pantelimon was built in 1507. She displaced 12,582 bons and carried, four 12-inch gunn,* IC slx-in' <i guns besides smaller arma mont, y AEROPLANES, DESTROYERS AND TORPEDO BOATS MAKE ATTACKS ADVANCE GUARDS MEET ON BORDER Germans Moving Troops, Heavy Artillery and Aircraft to Strike Crushing Blow. ? London, May 24.-Little time bas elapsed between the decianttlon of war between Austria lad Italy, and the opening of actual, hostilities. Ann-. trian aeroplanes, destroyer? and tor pedo boats have attacked the Adriatic coast at Italian pointa and hare bom barded Venice and other cities. The. Italian and Austrian advance guards have exchanged shots le Tyrol, on the eastern frontier. The campaign plan has not been disclosed, but it is generally believed lt will be attempted discourage Italy by Inflicting a quick, decisive defeat, * largely'by Germane under von Hin den* urg. vQenuim tropos, heavy artillery, aeroplanes anti Zeppelins are alPoudy inarm' towi?^*Tr%r?na to de.i fierce, rapid blows at the Italian cen ter. The Germans probably believe this would check the Italian advance from Venice province, where the flat country wo'ild give the Italians a bet ter chance for success. Italy ls bitterly denounced through out Germar y, and Austria. She is. Placed with England as ? most hated enemy. Italy's Interventions ls hill ed with delight In allied countries. Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece have not moved. Bulgaria' reiterates she will remain neutral unless directly affected. The Turkish atrisure of Bul? garlan raliway cars loaded with Bul garian goods may draw Bulgaria into the war. Sofia baa protested. . Ambassador to Austria Leaves. Vienna, May 24.-The Duke ot Avarua, the Italian ambassador to Austria, with his staff, left for Italy tonight. Von Buelow Leaves. London, May 24.-A Rome news dispatch says Prince Von Buelow, German abassador to Italy, accom panied by the Princess Von Buelow, ind all German representtlves to the riulrinnl vatican left Rome by train tonight. Italian Consul Killed. London, May 24.-An Odessa news dispatch says the Italian consul at ' Constantinople has been killed. Petrograd Celebrates. Petrograd. May 24.- Italy's de claration of war on Austria waa cele brated by a big demonstration here. Vast crowds ot men aol women marched' through the streets and etop . oed traffic until midnight. NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNK BY GERMANS Submarine Attempted to Sink Boat Which Resetted Crow of Sinking Steamer. New Castle, Eng., May 24.-Tbs Norwegian steamer Minerva was sunk >y a German submarine. Saturday light. The steamer Irla landed the ?rew her? tonight. The captain of he Iris reported that after he rescued he Minerva's crew the submarino ried to sink his vessel, the torpedo larrowly missing the iris. Tu Min na waa bound from South Sinelda to torway. TA LY IT* AOBEBMEHT NOT TO MAKE ft EPA RAT* PEACE London. May 24.-Italy ?s given ter adhcrsion to eb? agreement al cady signed by Great Pr?gte, Vts&ee nd Puesta, not to conclude separate ihscsc The signature ot a formal document a this effect la Imminent;/