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VOLUME II.
ANDERSON, S. C. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1915,
NUMBER 123.
PRZEM\
BY AL
FALL OF STRONGHOLD
MEANS GREAT VICTORY
FOR TEUTONIC ALLIES
RUSSIANS LEFT
LITTLE OF VALUE
Moved Most of Men and Destroy
ed Guns and Ammunition
Left Behind.
London, Juno rt. -With the capture
ot Przemysl, which was accomplished
early today, the Austro-Ocrman armies
achieved the main object of the great
thrust they began against the Rus
sians in western Oalicia, exactly a
month ago.
They have yet to drive the Russians
further back und establish themselves
in easily defended positions which
will enable them to detash forces
for operations against Italy and the
allies in the west. Whether or not
tiley accomplish this, the Austrians
and Germans won a great victory with
a suddenness which overahadowa all
past operations of tbe war.
It was only ten weeks ago that
Przemysl fell to the Russians after
six months investment. The Rus
sians then claimed to have captured
a hundred and twenty thousand Aus
trians.
Most of the forts had been destroy
ed by the Austrians, which accounts
for easy capture today. There is no
estimate of the amount of booty cap
tured, but it is fairly certain that
the F.ussians, having lots of time, got
away as many men and as much ma
terial and as much material as possi
ble, destroying the guns and ammuni
tion remaining.
The French continue their opera
tions north of Arras, where it is de
clared they are slowly moving the j
Germans out of their strongly fortified j
positions. j
The English have become more ac
tive in the regions around Ypres and
La'Bassee.
The Italians continue to report the
capture of important positions along
their frontier, but no newB has been
received of any big battles.
Another submarine has penertated
the Dardanelles, sinking a large Ger
man transport.
The British government ls urging
workmen and employers to turn out
shells in enormous quantities.
Russians Admit Loss.
. Petrograd, June 3.-An official com
munication Issued tonight admits the
Russian loss of the PrsemyBl fortress.
Vienna, June 3.-Przeymsl Is
again in Austrian hands, according to
oillclal announcement here today.
Dispatches from the front the last
few hours had indicated that the
days of the fortress in l'<u asian B hands
were numbered.
Thc Russians captured Przemysl
on March 22 last, after one of the
longest sieges of modern warfare.
Since then the Austrians and Ger
mans have made vjir.orous efforts to
retake it. When Pvsemysl fell Into
the hands of the Russians lt had
undergone a siego of 201 days.
London, Jeme 3.-Announcement
by the Austrian war office at Vienna
today that Przemysl had been re
claimed by Austria after having
been captured by tho Russians ten t
weeks ago iso the outstanding feature 1
of news from the European battle
fields. With Przemyyl in their hands
the Austrians and Germans have
concluded the first phase of their new
Galicien campaign, started in a drive
from Cracow.
Although Prsemysl's fall has not
been conceded at Petrograd, so far
as official announcements show, the
latest Russian announcements had
Indicated the retention of the for
tress by them as doubtful, and had
conceded that two of the outlying
fortresses had been won by the ene
my.
Dispatches from Vienna deny Rome
reports ol steady progress of Italian
invasion of Aust ta. The-. Austrian
war office announce? that tho italian
offensive operations have been un
successful that no material damage
baa been done by Italian artillery.
Rumania and Ttussla apparently
have been unable thus far io com
pose their differences concerning the
adjustment of Rumanian boundary
'^CONTINUED ON PACE TWO.)
ADMIRAL FISKl
FLEET IS li
Annapolis, Jone 3.-Rear Admiral
Fiske, who attaracted widespread at
tention by his statement to the house
naval committee on the leek of sde
quat? naval equipment and was later
ref?i sd from office aside for operations
TO
WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CAB
INET TODAY AND FOR
WARDED TO GERMANY
BERNSTORFF WILL
SEND EMISSARY
Will Send Man to Personally In
form Kaiser of American Views
on Submarine Warfare.
Washington, June 3.-President
Wilson today drafted n nott?, willoh
?H brief and pointed lo be ?ont to
Uoriuauy askluK the definite question
-whether the imperial government
intends to be guided in the future by
thc humane principles embodied in
international law for the conduct of
maritime warfare. It will be sub
mitted to the cabinet tomorrow am:
dispatched before the end of the
week.
Coincidently there will start for
Berlin a personal emissary of Count
Von Bernstorff. Germanam ambassa
dor, to lay before Emperor William
and bigh officials of the German gov
ernment the substance of what the
umbassador learned-from the presi
dent in their tajfr iWtMinraafi if i ihe j
true state of paulie opinion in the
United States ?ward Germany,. and
the American ?Int of view on sub
marine wnrfareT
Ambassador mid the president -.ha |
would send a Kanahie mau to per
sonally outline!liie situation. The
president has arranged Cor the safe )
conduct of the Janissary.
Washington,
WilBon. follow!
Count Von IUMV'I
bassador, was g ag ahead today with
the preparation p f the Uirfted States
response to Ge | tanya reply to the
last American i ot concerning' fine
sinking of the I usltanl?.
The commuai ? Lion is being penned
by the presider j himself and will go
forward before f& end of the week.
Interest in : j tterday's conference
was increased t i ?y as further details
came to light, i ie important result,
it can bo ?tatet < n high authority, ls
that there will e no alteration in the
administration's plan., to ascertain
whether Germ; 1 government will
abide by interi tpoaal law or follow
Its own rules ti maritime warfare.
Some officials i fa diplomats believed
today that the . inference would have
a beneficial eff< t. an *' draw from
Gormany a coin Malory reply to the
second America note.
lune 3.-President
his conference with
toff," '* German am
Ambassador Arnstorff himself ' ex
pressed the belia that the communica
tion which hem.;d sent his govern
ment and whion conveyed the view
point of Presidio t Wilson would en
lighten tho Ger!i in.foreign office ac
curately aa to In United States gov
incut's view poi A and propr.ri tho way
for a better mi Aerstandtng.
EUROPE
KEEP
\ o vern en t
tiona
Washington, Jp ie g.-General busi
ness and bonkie? conditions through
out the count? ? were reported by
federal reserve? gents in a monthly
bulletin today It show general im
provement. T m r reported the stat
eddemand fron? europe for war sup
plies ls keepingB iany industries busy.
M ORDERS
MANY BUSY
NoSef fey
sere!
Business Condi'
Federal Re
Agents.
E DECI ARES
rOT Pl J?PARED
by the navy dei Msment. spoke on the
unpreparedness if the ?iaf here to
night st tao i Mal academy alumni
dinner. Fiske tentlonad the navy's
needs and the jecessity for making
laymen underct jd them.
F
OF MESSAGE
IO MEXICANS
MEANWHILE RED CROSS PRO
CEEDS WITH PLANS TO
RELIEVE SUFFERING
CARRANZA SHOULD
GET MESSAGE FIRST
Speculation Continues as to What
U. S. {Means by Expression
"Active Support."
Washington. June 3.-While the
government awaited today the effect
of President Wilson's warning to
contending military factions In Mex
ico, the American lied Cross aided
by,_ the state and war departments
-afrled forward plans for relieving
the suffering non-eombutants.
Secretary Bryan announced that
the Brazilian minister at Mexico was
arranging for a train to caTry a hun
dred fifty Americans to Vera Cruz.
It is supposed Consul Stillman gave
a copy of the president's statement
to Carranza today. Stillman may
not bc able to reach Villa immediate
ly. '
Washington. June 3.-How FTCBI
ugui w inuit P putiiuB.gu'iBij imm
of the various military factions in
Mexico for'prompt restoration of
peace in that country was being re
ceived by them was awaited today
with much 'oterest In official diplo
matic Quarters. Speculation con
tinued today as to what the United
States government meant by lending
Its "active moral support, to some
man or group ot men. if such may be
found, in an effort to. ignore, if they
cannot unite, the warring factions of
the country." It was sugested that
the United States might aid the
chosen elements by issuing '.n em
bargo on* arms, preventing st ipments
of war munitions and cutting jff other
means of eur port to the factions
which ignored the dcmanC for peace.
SLAVS CAPTURE
GERMAN GENERAL
Gen. von Pritxvitz, in Command
at Libau, and Other Of
ficers Taken.
Petrograd, June 3.-Newspapers
published in the Baltic provinces cay
a Russian patrol has captured Gen
eral von Prit vit/, commandant .of the
Gorman forcea at Idbau, together with
several other German officers.
, The patrol had an encounter with
the general's escort. Some of them
wer? killed, nod the remairdcr taken
pris...ir:-. General von - Pritvlts was
{?lightly wounded on the head.
Connan activity In the region of tLj
Buzra and Rawka river, west of War
saw, is regarded by russian military
officials as intended merely to attack
attention from tho Gallcian war sone
where the baale ls belleUod to be ap
proaching a decision.
I'n if or?is Cheaper.
tandou,' June 3.-The price? of a
soldier's khaki uniform before the war
was $10.97, according to figure.? made
public during Ibo latest session of
parliament. At present the cost is
about |2.GO moro.
+ *
* FRENCH AVIATORS 8HEI.1' *
* CROW* PRINCE* CAMP ?
+ - +
* Paris; June 3.-The head- ?
* quarters of the German-crown ?
W price were bombarded this *
* morning by French aviators. ?
* Twsnty nine machines dropped ?
* a hundred and seventy-eight *
* shelbi and several thousand. *?
* darts. Many shells ara Aid *
+ to have ros?
* A war office statement mad? ?
+ this announcement tonight. ?
- I i-'
Authority on International Law
HOllKRT LANSING
The above is in ?collent likeness Bryan. AB counsellor of the stato
of the man whoseralvice is nrized department ho has u voice In the shop
most highly and moat often followed lng of the courue of the i'nlted States
by President WllsJnj anti Secretary jn all internationalqueatlonr..
WITH GRAND PARADE
CORNER STONE OF EQUESTRIAN STATUE TO GEN. STONE
WALL JACKSON UNVEILED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AMID IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
Richmond, June ;:,--The nunual re
union of the United Confederate Vet
erans closed tonight. Tuc features
today were the na aide in which the
veterana, military organizations and
civic bodies participated.
The corn?rstone ot the equestrian
status to Stonewall Jackson wa.; Jn!d
thia afternoon utniil impressive core
montos. Rain seriously interfered
with tbs program, the parade being
delayed a few hours on this account.
Richmond, June :,.-More than 5,000
Confederate veterans marched in thc
parade held early thia afternoon, and
veterans shouted thu "Retool Yell" for
old time's cake and cheered the
stars and .stripes in demonstration of
loyalty to the United'F.tatea. Lower
ing clouds and chilly winds wnich
came .in tho Wake <>f two days rain,
delayed the parado several hours.
The reunion re-elected as command
er-in-chief General Bennett H. Young
of Louisville, Ky., after a spirited
contest, his opponent for thc honor
being General Felix H. Robinson of
Crawford, Texas. Birmingham, Ala.,
was designated aa the reunion city
in ISIS. . Prior to tho election the
delegates directed that a message of
sympathy; br sent to. General Young,
who was kept away by illness and
had gone to his home in Louisville
from Cleveland, Ohio. In pursuance
of this direction, Adjutant General
William E. Mickle sent tie following
mcssake to General Yoong:
? "The ' convention heard with Joy
tho announcement of your improved
condition, and directed me to ex
press the great sympathy felt at
your confinement which caused your
absence and the hope of your speedy
recovery."
SCENES OF DISORDER
IN JAPANESE CAPITAL
tW.i-Govemment Mass Meeting
Resulted in Riots-Many
Arrests Made.
GERMANY SINOS AH
APOLOGY TD NORWAY
Will Pay Indemnity for AccicW
tal Attack on Tatk S?- *m
er ftelr^jge.
Tokio, J'ine ?..-An anti-govern
ment mas? meeting in Tokio last even
ing resulted- inrsierlo^s disturbances.
Tl;?- situation outside tho building
where ih.s meeting fyne being bold
was mo** serious. Mlpiy arrests-were
made and manifesto* .issued - by tao
orgaiMiXTR of the meeting were con
id. Pollen reinforcements were
wy where thi-oughdut the city,
resolution Introduced; tn tin
of rcprosor.tvlivcs yoaterday,
by the opposition, esnrcssfng Ikek ot
confidence In the present, administra
tion, was rejected tiday by a ,vota ot
1S3 to 232. rneordetimnrfced the ess
Rlon. AU members.'nf tho cabinet
were In their eeats. <Premier Okuma
and Foreign Minister Kat? defended
lb* recent negotiation with China,
wu!..> Khara Min'ukail ?aid th? res
inti?? charged the Sbinot. with hav^
ig failed in negotiations with China
ian rho beginning; with having
inert suspicions ot foreign power?
id with having harmed the prestige
the empire. Hoot* and jeers and
rdy altercations ;nunctuated the
delivered, but ovations for
/ramier' Okuma and Minister Kate
smothered Ute cries of the oppost
lion.
Christiania, June S.-Germany baal
Informed orway that an investigation]
han shown the Norwegian lank steam
er Belridge waa torpedoed accidental
ly by a German submarine. The corar
mu. ieailon ?,er:.mny fr .:ures rji? j
f/'ct and ls willing to pay ?all coin-'
pcnsatlon. Tito Belridge was not de
stroyed am? later nnloaded bor cargo.
TWO KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HIT AUTO!
Six Others Injured, One Serenely,]
tn Smashup Near Colum
bus, Ga.
Columbus, Ga., Jone S.-Mr?. T. T. j
Miller end Miss -Sarah Burta wc
killel near herc this afternoon -.vi
ut Southern Railway pasi?n ger tr
mrock their automobile. Bia oliera]
were hurt, one,1 Mrs. Mamie Hurts, j
probably fatally.
GOVERNME1
DISSOLUT
AGAINSTSi
insDROPS ~
?75J00 S?ll
WAS SUING J. W. NORWOOD
FOR ALLEGED MALICIOUS
SLANDER
CASE ATTRACTED
MUCH INTEREST
MetU Alleged Character Was
Damaged by Statements Made
in Postmaster Case.
Greenville, .lum? ". William D.
Metis .a disappointed applicant tor
tm' Greenville postmostershlp, lum
dropped his $7.'>.ouo libel act it
against J. W. Norwood, thc wealthy
danker, for alleged malicious slander
in connection with the vitriolic state
ments prepared hy Mr. Norwood,
which dealt harshly wit lt Mr. Metts'
character and enreer as a public of
flce helder.
Mr. 1'. A. Holtham, one of the at
torneys for .Mr. W. D. Motts, when
interviewed thia morning as to tao
i < anon for lue discontinuance of the
ease of Mutta against' Norwood, said
that tlie aolo fv;i?ijph wo? tl'1? *>.' y
much broken .uitton of Mr. Metis* _
health. Mr. Melts' friends and -cia-j
lives teared for him that the trying
ordeal of a hard legal' fight would in
ull probability bring about disastrous
consequences and that lt was Mr.
Motts' duty to himself ??nd his family
to abandon the case.
The announcement that the ault
me unexpectedly
W Werft'Inorf-'
ber? of the bar. The first Intimation
?pf its wa? heard ut the meeting of the
greenville har association, while the
'lawyers were engaged in arranging
[?(pu roster Tor the approaching term
ot court of common pleas, June 14.
Ns
ltl.'AMZI. FLYING BQUAt>BON
'>F MJNITION WO II KL HS
j Hull, England" June A flying
squadron of munition workers, to be
town us the "King's Squad", is be
lg orguni/.ed here. It will contain
averill thousand expert machanlcs,
len hitherto engaged in work for prl
ite corporations, who can be moved
lickly front jdiop to shop as required
do emergency work.
CAPTURE OF
FORTS PRAISED
j London Military Observers Pro
i nounce it Most Remarkable
Feat of War.
[landon, June ?..-The rcLiklng of
rzemysl is characterized by Britlsr
bservers ns the most remarkable
f?at of the war. Immediately after
the russians captured the garrison
they began a w stward rush through
a?llela, ll was predicted that they
Would soon ovcrruiv both Silesia and
tte plains of Hungary. Then 'he
terrific Austro-Ocrman offensive was
Inaugurated, driving the Russians
.bar'.; to thu San and ei ibling tho
Iffr utonlc allies to Incircle I'rzemysl
I and attack it from the north and
northeast. J The strength of the Kas
sian garrison in thc fortress is noe
known in tandou.
j I French lleject Many Koroit H.
;^|PnrlH. June 3.-Tho conscripts of
?? contingent of 1917 are finding the
Medical examining board unusually
#vere In their decisions. Only boys
.? exceptionally good physical de
Velopniont helrg cc epter, the rojec
tjbns In Paris being I'stimatpd at
nearly 70 per cent of the number ex
amined.
??.lew medical examinations have
been ordered for all men who have
.n incorporated in auxiliary service
oe the war began, with a view to
nsferring to the active service such
are now physically flt.
DECISION ON &
CASE CAL
Washington, June 3.*-Distinct sur
" a was evident In the department
justice and In government circles
jAierally today over the news that
leral circuit court of appeals at
ton h,\d dismissed the govern
nt's suit for tito ?dissolution of
i United States Steel Corporation.
VT LOSES
ION SUIT
VEEL TRUST
COURT DECIDES U. S. STEEL
CORPORATION IS NOT
MONOPOLY
TENN. COAL AND
IRON DEAL LEGAL
Decision End? Hard Fought Legal
Battle Started by Taft Ad
ministration.
Trenton, N. J., June 3.-The Fed
eral circuit court of appeals today
decided against the government in its
Suit to dissolve the United State? Steel
Steel Corporation.
Tile court's decision was unani
mous. As against the government,
the court refused to dissolve the cor
poration holding that in acquiring it's
foreign and home trade the concern
did not violate the Sherman anti-trust
net, and refused all Injunctions prayed
for hy tlie department of justice.
As against tho steel corporation
the court held that committee meet
ing participated in by ninety-five per
capt of thc steel trade of the country,
Including the steel corporation, sub
sequent to famous Unrv dinners eight
years ago were unlawful combmstloub
to control prices. But as these meet
ioga were stopped before the govern
mn;u filed Ur. cor;;luint, October nine
teen cleveu aud jt-'egea ?.?''' there ls
nr (Kttaoioc for au Injunction.
The opinion of i^ic e??ft suggests
that auch practices. He within the pro*
vince of the new federal trade com
mission, and adds lt their repetition
ls' apprehended the court will, on the
governments motion, retain jurisdic
tion of the case tor that particular
purpose. . ..,
-~Trrev\.^TT' rcratta-nothlnowrong ta
the steel corporation acquiring the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company dur
ing the financial panic of nineteen
nevon. This virtuall approves the at
titude of the Roosevelt administration
in not interfering with the deal.
Wail regard to Andrew Carnegie,
whom the government charged was a
party to the "unlawful combination,"
tho court found no proof that he had
accepted any other relation In the for
mation of the steel corporation tbau
as seller of his stocks and bonds.
The court declared to be true Carne
gie's statement that he had disposed
of his Interest in hts desire to retire
from tile hazards snd responsibility
of active business.
The Taft administration instituted
the suit, which- was prosecuted by
Jacob M. Dickinson, former secretary
of war, as chief counsel.
The opinion declared: "If mere size
were a test of monopoly sod trade re
straint, we have not one, but hslf a
dozen unlawful monopolies in tb?
large department stores ot ? single
city."
MANY GERMAN
PRISONER TAKEN
Russians Have Captured 16,600
in Galicia-238 Of
ficers.
Petrograd. June 3.-More then
IG.ftOO prisoners have been captured
by the. Russians along the Opor riv
er, near Stryl, and in the valley of
the Swlca, north of Doll na (Eastern
Galicia.) it was officially announced
by the Russian war office today. Of
these 238 were officers,
These figures do not represent all
the German, Austrian and Hungarian
pris -ters taken In that area of opera
tions, for ?he 1C.C00 men mentioned
wero the poisoners counted between
Friday and Sunday on their way to
the -sar for transportation into the
interior of Russia. Thousands of
others are still held near the front
because of lack of rall facilities' to
take them to the rear.
The Germana have begun another
offensive movement'all along the
line tn Poland and are using vast
quantities of poisonous gases against
the Russians, such as they discharg
ed against the British troops tn Bel
gium.
FEEL TRUST
1SES SURPRISE
Attorney General Gregory declined
to mske a statement. It ls generally
believed an effort will be made to
-arry the suit, which is regarded aa
probably the most important ever
brought under the Sherman law to
he supreme court.