znttt
VOLUME II.
ANDERSON, S. C. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1915.
NUMRFR IK*
U. S. WON"
TENTATfl
OF GERM
AMBASSADOR GERARD IN
STRUCTED) NOT TO COM
MENT ON DRAFT
PROPOSALS ARE
UNSATISFACTORY
Germany Fails to Admit Liability
in Caae of Lusitania--Other
Conditions Unacceptable.
Washington, July 8.-Tho United
otates won't engage informally sn
discussion or negotiation with Ger
many regarding the character of the
forthcoming reply to the American
note on subamrinc warfare. Ambas
ealor Gerard at Herlin has-been in
formed that such is tho president's
decision and told not to make any
comment on the tentative draft giv
en him by the German foreign oftlce.
if asked for an expression he is to
say tho United States will await the
formal reply before discussing the
matter further.
Tho outline of tho German note ca
bled by Gerard is known to be far
from satisfactory to ofilcials. In re
spect to the sinking of the Lusitania
no admission of liability is made. The
vfr-w is expressed, though that it
wasn't believed the Lusitania would
Bink as rapidly as she did..
As for tlie future, Americans
would be allowed- to travel-safely on
high seas as passengers on Ameri
can ships or belligerents not carry
ing munitions of war.
Tl-e United States would be requir
ed lnforn. the German government
of t&o dat - of depart'?re and charac
ter .1 esi-lf. carrying Anicricann
and guara: tee that such ships car
ried no war munitions.
i Ugh officials here stated to.lay U
would be an unneutral act for thc
United Slates to notify any belliger
ent of tho date of departure or char
acter of any belligerent merchant
man.
The German ambassador in a wire
less communication to his govern
ment, is understood to have informed
his government that its proposals ap
peared not a/eeptable to the United
SLtf.es. Thc American government Is
understood to be willing to assist in
making arrangements for the safe
carriage of Americans aboard belli
gerent passenger ships not carrying
munitions. Por the United States to
make concessions ot its own Initia
tive, it is held, would .Imperil the
entire fabric oi/Afuericatf.'rights with
other belligerents.
Expect Reply Saturday.
Berlin, July.?.--The German reply
to tho American note on Hie Lusitania
and submarino warfare will probably
be delivered Saturday. July 10th; pos
sibly even tomorrow. Tho genera:
tenor and motive bf. the government
behind tho rv"?P?aal may be com
municated confidentially to leading
representatives of Gie press tomor
row. lt is understood, however, pub
lication of the toxi in Berlin will bo
deferred until the afternoon ot the
day or? whlch'ft is presented at Wash
ington. #
REASS?R NB REPORTS
ON MEXICAN AFFAIRS
: , .j,. .....
Official Apprehension Somewhat
Relieved by Late Ad
vices.
Washington, July Mute reas
suring advices from Mexico City
served today to'Tesson .official appre
hension over tha situation there. The
latest dispatch from Mexico City by
courier, though several days old, re
ported Gie food riots had been check
ed and conditions - were greatly im
proved generali v. The food situa
tion, however, lb still serious and un
rest existed. There ls still some
anxiety among Washington officiais
eeause Giere is no news regarding Ute
renewing of hostilities between the
Carranza and Zapata, forcea at Mexi
co City.
Washington. July 8.--Tho otate de
partment advices from Vera Crut to
day reporte! Ute Carran ta forces have
pushed their attack on the forces de
fending Mexico City up to within ten
milo? of the capital; Their military
trains are operating that closo to the
city.
ACTION ARISES FROM EN
LISTMENTS OF BRITISH
RECRUITS IN U. S.
CONTROVERSY
MAY DEVELOP
Britain Prepared to Enter Protest
If Actions Are Declared
Illegal.
Washington, July 8.-The British
ambassador formally applied to the
state department today for a defini
tion of the American government's
view as to whether English patriotic
societies or unofficial agencies vio
late United States neitrality laws in
funding Hr1'.Mi subjects from tho
United States .to volunteer in tho
British anny. Conference between
the state and Justice departments will
he held before an ariswer & Riven
a serious dir.'omatlc controversy may
develop. It is'said the British are
prepared to register an emphatic pro
test if thc position is taken that is
illegal. The indictment at San
Eranoisco of five persons charged ;
with enlisting recruits for the Brit- J
Ish army precipitated the action. j
THAW EXAMINED
Questioned on Important Inci
dents of Life, Including Wed
ding and Crime.
New York, July 8.-The Jury
which will pass on the sanity of Har- 1
ry K. Thawjtoday had an opp'.r'v.nl- I
ty to study Thaw for seven 'hours, t
Thaw was under cross examination
by attorneys for the state, who are
trying to proMe that he ls suffering i
from paranoia and should bo sent 1
back, to Matteawan. Ho was ques
tioned about every incident of his \
life /rom school days to his marriage i
to Evelyn Nesbit, from the slaying of ? t
Stanford White to his trials on. thc. ?
charge of murder ?and his life at Mat- f
tea wan. <
Tho greater part of the time Thaw 1
seemed self contained. At times he I
became nervous and on one occasion
showed si Rn s of-anger. He was dis- i
posed to snswer at length. Some- *
times he' made rambling legal argu- .
men ts which Deputy ?Attorney Gen- I
sral Cook didn't try to stoo. At oth
er, times he answer briefly and con-.
=*sely.
Thaw waa ready for the suggested
night session, but bis attorneys ob- 4
jected. A- dosen Spectators rushed .
forward and congratulated Thaw on j
bis showing. (
WEALTHY CHICAGO LUMBERMAN t
P?HJ??D BEAD AT COUNTRY HOME 1
Chicago..July 8.-Frank P. Graves,}*
Biged fcrty-four, wealthy president of
at North Carolina land company, was ,
found dead In a. garage at his homo I
in Lako ForeBt today, with a revolver j
by his side. Ho was shot (n .the |
bead. The coroner's verdict was that
ho met death "by banda unknown.",t
H- <
Tb Repentance Vaughn. j <
Columbia, July 8.-The remittltur f
af the state supreme court an* a copy -
af the mandate ot the federal su- *
promo court ri the T. U. Vaughn.}
case were mailed to the clerk or .
court of Greenville county today by l
U. R. Orboks, clerk ot the state sn- t
promo court under the law Vaughan c
again will be sentenced to death at i
the next term.of court for Greenville I
county unless ether legal steps .aro I
taken in <hJa behalf. | f
HEAV? TOLL IN
MIDDLE WEST
MANY DEAD AND MISSING
!N STORM-STRICKEN
DISTRICTS
PROPERTY LOSS
EXCEEDS MILLIONS
Two Steamboats Sunk and Hun
dred Houses Demolished at
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, July S.-Willi twenty
five known ?load, ten missing and tho
property loss exceeding a million dol
lars, Cincinnati tonight is at work
toward recovery from probably the
worst storm in its history. The
storm broke at nine-thirty last night.
Half an hour later telephone service
was paralizod r"nd street car ser
vice suspended. Two steamboats
were sank, a hundred bouses demol
ished and hundreds damaged.
Chicago, July 8.-According to
figures compiled today, moro than
r, ft y persons were killed and several
scores injure! by a violent wind and
rain storm which extended from Ne
braska to Ohio last night. Property
iamags estimated several million dol
lars.
The greatest loss nf life was in
pinctnhati and vicinity, where thirty
three known to be dead and flHeen
aro mic.sing. Eighteen were deck
hands who were drowned when the
towboat ?Convoy capsized on thc Ohio
river. '
In eastern Missouri the storm as
sumed, the proportions, of a' tornado,
Jemottshing lill' blocks in-St Charles,
a town of eleven thousand population.
St. Peters and Gilmore. Missouri
villages aim-/8f wiped "out, but only
ono person was killed In the two
towns.
In southern Indiana Orce were
killed and tunny injured. Wires were
lemoraiized and many buildings un
rooted.
Several northern Kentucky towns
Jaraagcd, but no loss of life is known.
TWO HELD FOB
ANCIENTJRIME
Wealthy Iowans Charged With
Double Murder Committed
Forty-Eight Years Ago.
Redford, la., July 8.-Bates Hunts
nan, aged seventy, who ls prominent
?ero was arrested today charged with
he murder In eighteen sixty eight of
in unidentified cattleman and his
on. He is also alleged to have been
i member of a counterfeiting gang
?efore the civil war.
Henry Selbner, a wealthy cattleman
vas nrrested as an accomplice, and
? third man ls being sought. . The
ir rests followed an attempt by
samuel Anderson of Lueas. Iowa, to
ile a civil suit to force thc men nam
ul in tho warrants to give him s
ourtlr share of ninety thousand dol
are saP to have been found twelve
years ago on a farm near Slam,
iowa.
U. S. TAKES OVER
SAYVIIXE PLANT
Washington. July 8.-The United
States government today took over,
he f?ayvill*. wireless station, tho on
y remaining privately owned means
if direct communication between the
Jnfted States and Germany. Secre
ary Daniels announced that Captain
Jon I lard, head of the naval radio sor
teo would continue the operation of
he station with naval forces.
HRI8TIAN ENI1EAV0B SOCIETY
TO WORK IN NEGRO CHURCHES
Chicago, Joly 8.-Delegates to the
Vorld's Chrltslan Endeavor Conven
ion here '.oday. voted to exteud .he
Christian endeavor work Into negro
?burches. They will establish a
Southern extension committee to fur
ber tho work.
Naval Militia Gets Fan?s.
Columbi?, July 8.-Gov. Msnning
las been no! if led by W. S. Benson,
leting secretary of the navy that the
iiylsion .of the South Carolina naval
nil i tia .having cor ipi led with the
aw, will participate in the annual ul
ot ment of th* federal funds for the
isca! year, IMu.
Gitano Heights in San
San Marino, tho smallest republic
u the world and the oldest statt? in
Surope, wjlh an area of only tbirty
iight square miles and a population
>f alunit 11.000 recently (lashed into
he limelight by declaring war against
Germany and Austria-Hungary. Curi
>usly enough the oldest, document
vhlch defines the status of this tiny
'epubllc is a'?ieclaration of wai- wittel)
ian Marino made against what war,
hen. the Germana. In tho eighth cen
ury she Jeo.lared war on Charle
nagne. It is said that Charlemagne
STATE BAPTIS1
AND BIBLE C
MEETING li
Greenville, July 8.- Thc plans-for
South Carolina's greatest religious
ind social gathering aro complete,
iy Friday afternoon it Ia, expected
hot five hundred workers will have
irrlv( i to attend the first anneal
onvention of tbe(Soutb Carolina l'.ap
ist assembly .and Bible conference,
he first meeUng of which will be
ie Ul tomorrow-evening at 8:20 o'clock
n tho First Baptist church. The
lev. Thos. J. \Vat;s, with hoad
luartcrs at Columbia, 'geoeral soo
etary arrlvced this afternoon ' nm:
rill be on hand, with Greenville pon
de to welcome the visiting guests.
The van of the delegates will ar
Ivc tonight, Kach Inopniing train
vl\l bring many. This great throng
viii cpnBlst of pastors. Sunday school
ifflcers and teachers, G. Y. P. V.
rorUcTH, the workers or the Y. M. V.
ind Its auxilarles. educational lend
\t? and other . Christian worker-..
PHARMACISTS
ADJOURN ANl
' --
Graepvillo. July S.-After a profit-(
hie and pleasurable convention at,'
'Mck Springs, thc South Carolina j
'hnrmaceutlcal Association adjourned-.
ls 89th annual meeting this afternoon j
r? meet next year at tho Tale ot Palms, !
ear Charleston. Tho last day of tho 1
onvention was characterized hy tho
e-election of alt officers, the reading 1
I sori/rsl papers, addreaae by C. Ri1
Ifnlth and W. il. Darby and the adop- ' .
lon of resolutions. The next meeting '
f ibo eveeutive board will be held'
s Greenwood on November. 17.
Oae new member waa added . to i
Marino and Its Rulers
died before the nows of San Marino's
defiance reached him.
San Marino lies about twenty-five
miles south of Ravenna and Bixtcen
miles' from the Adriatic, ll is dis
tinguished by four rocky peaks, all
fortified. According to tradition t
w ..; founded by Sant Marinus and a
band of Christians fleeing from the
persecutions of Emperor Diocletian
about the yenr .160. San Marino is
governed by a general assembly of
sixty nimbera, frim which two regents
are elected to exercise executive pow
er. The republic has an anny of
thirty nine officers nnd 950 men.
r ASSEMBLY
ONFERENCE
?V GREENVILLE
They will come froni every section of
South Carolina. Many of them will
ut ten J, the assembly wnile en route to
be moivutuins for their vacations.
And as Secretary Watts said, "There
is no more delightful place to spend
one's vacation than Greenville."
Opening w Uh a meeting of the
Federation of Haptist Organised
classes at the Firs Haptist church
tomorrow evening, and followed by
many o iior devotional, social. and
business meetings, the nrcgr.-.ui for
the seven 'days ot * the assembly ls
rompi?te in every respect. The con
vention closes Friday, July 1(5. livery
provision bus l?ee.n made and no de
ta'l has " eon overlooked. It now
remains to see tho execution of these
arrangements. Tho success of tho
assembly restfi with the broth?rnood
and sisterhood oi tho denomination,
noon,Gie rank and filo of the great
constituency, said Secretary W tts
?oday. .
OF STATE
WAL MEETING
the examiners- board, R. M. Darns of
Greenville.
Tho convention offered resolutions
of thanks lo the management ot
Chirk Springs for the interest shown
In tho entertainment of Gie dele
gates present.
The' meeting waa a very enjoyable
ene from Gie very beginning. All the
delegates went away* fall of admir
ation (or the Piedmont section. I
Seventy-flve or more delega t.
tended tho State, v*smacists* runveu
tlon at ' Chick - Springs yesterday ?i nd
today.'
RUSSIANS I
TEUTONS'
TO REACH
FIRE ON SHIP
MAY BE TRACED
TO FRANK HOLT
OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING
BLAZE ON STEAMER
MINNEHAHA
VESSEL SPEEDING
BACK TO HALIFAX
Carries Fifteen Thousand Tons of
War Munitions-Captain Re
ports Fire Under Control.
N'ew York. Ji|y 8.-Officials of the
Atlantic Transport Line and author
lll< ?.ore tonight trying to learn if
tho blaze on the steamship Minneha
ba was the work of Frank Holt. Tho
Minnehaha ls speeding for Halifax.
She bas fifteen thousand tons ot war
munitions. The captain's latest mes
sage said the Tire was under con
trol.
Caused by Explosion.
New York, July 8.-Captain
Claret of the Minnehaha wirelessed
tho line here about noon that the
ship's fire was caused by an explos
ion. It ls stated that tho Minnehaha
carried large quantity of ammunition.
It ls conjectured here that Uie blaze
was possibly started by a bon/j which
Holt might have placed there. The
Line's officials said lt was possible he
might have placed the bomb, but this
ls unconfinned.
Carries Ne Passengers.
New York. July 8.-The Minchaba
left New York July 4, via Halifax.
Slie hadn't reaorV'd Halifax when the
message announcing the fire was sent
The captain asserted that the fire
I? not serious. Thc vessel carried no
psi - ' ngers.
.Now York. July 8.-The Police to
day continued investigations to ascer
lain whether Frank Holt planted
bombs aboard any steamship now
cn route across tho Atlantic. As a
result of wireless warnings reassur
ing messages were received from the
liners Saxonia and Phlb-lelphla in
'.iildoeeat:, saying they had been
searched and no bombs were found.
Efforts are being made to discover
w'nat became of sixty pounds of
.lynam ?tc missing from Holt's store
of explosives hidden here. Arrange
ments wero made to hold an inquest
over Holt's suicide today.
J. P. Morgan, who was shpt by
Holt is able to walk about his house
ot Olen Cove today.
PARDON BOARD WILL
HEAR MASY PETITIONS
Over Thirty Petitions for Execu
tive Clemency to Be
Considered.
Columbia, Julv 8.-Over thirty peti
tions for clemency were submitted to
the state, board of pardons which con
vened In quarterly session this morn
ing in the office of the secretary of
state. Thc. board will be in session
probably two more days and will fib
a written recommendation with Gov
ernor Manning; Members of the board
are: D. G. Ellison of Columbia, H.
C. Tl ll mop of Greenwood, W. J.
Jenkinson of Kingstree.
M NOPl l V STOCK HOLDENS
SUIT HAS BEEN DISMISSED
Boston, July 8.-The minority
Stockholders' suit to recoverer one
hundred and two million dollars from
former and present directors of the
New Haven railroad, who were
charged with the responsibility for
alleged improper expenditures, was
ilismissed today by the state supreme
obnrt,
William G. F'.vkefeller, Lewis Cass
Ledyard, James '.Hon and Charles
S. .Mellon were among the defendants.
HOLD UP
ATTEMPT
[WARSAW
AUSTRIANS ADMIT WITH
DRAWAL. FROM HILLS
NORTH OF KRASNIK
AUSTRIANS SINK
ITALIAN CRUISER
First Serious Loss Encountered by
Italians-Belligerents Build
ing Many Submarines.
London, July 8.-'\ie Italian navy
suffered Its first serious loss when
an Austrian submarine torpedoed the
cruiser Amalfi in the Adriatic. Most
of the crew were saved. As an off et
it ls claimed a French warship sunk:
a German submarine in the Channel.
Tb? British admiralty announced
tonight that lt was a British sub
marine which tonpe<f>ed a German
warship in the Baltic recently, al
though no details are added to Gie
brief statement of the Russians offi
cial communication issued Gie day af
ter the attack took place. L
All belligerents are rapidly build
ing submarines? The Austrians are
reported to have nine at Pola alone.
As far as land battles are coi*
cerned interest still centers In
Southern Poland, where Gie Russians,
strongly reinforced, hold up.the Ans
tro-German attempt to outflank War
saw from Gie southwest. The Aus
trians tonight admit they have with
drawn from th? hills north ot Kraa
nlk before superior Russian forcea.
Further heavy fighting must take
place ia this region.-.
Russian military writers express
confidence that any effort Dlr' the
Germanic allies to deliver a lightning
blow been discounted and ' the Rus
sians can hold their positions and
perhaps drive the invadorers br Ak.
While this is going on it is be
lieved there Is a probability ot the
Germans detaching the eastern forces
for a renewed attack in Gie Welt. If
such an effort ls made it must be
undertaken by fresh troops. There
Is aircajy heavy fighting id the west,
especially In the Woevre district.
London, July 8.-Strong Russian
reinforcements between the rivers
Vistula and Bug have compelled the
Austro-Hungarians driving towarr
Warsaw from Gie south to assurai tile
defensive. The section where the Rus
sians are making a stand is held al
most exclusively by Austrians ?ad
according to official reports, t?e Aus
trians seem to be finding themselves
in difficulties. The expected; Ger
man offensive in the "svest. bas not
developed, but reports of big German
troop movements to the wait front
aro persistent.
Berlin's claim that the Germans
have taken trenches near Ypres In
Belgium is not confirmed from Brit
ish nor French sources. At several
(.unta Gie Germans have been attack
in? violently, but the^only appreci
able loss conceded by Karla is tn the
St. Mili iel district, where the Ger
mans capture da strip of tranches 700
yards long. The German official
8tatemi|it doubles Gils distance. The
French statement says there' were
violent Infantry actione north of
Arras last night, declares the. Ger
mans were repulsed between AUgeres
and vi.mchez, and the French took ?
line of German trenches near Bou
chez. Soissons bas been bombarded
by the French and there ls also a re
port of heavy fighting in the Argoona
and between the Meuse and Moselle
rivera last night.
Letting the Turks attack with a
result ?of heavy lossr* bas been the
recent role of the . British operating
against the Dardanelles. Gea. Ham
ilton's report yesterday a?ld for the
first time the Turks are shewing no
disposition to attack.
London. July 8.-The Petrograd
correspondent of The Times says, ac
cording to private advices all passen
ged traffic has been suspended on
German railways and also h? saya he
believes that large forces were lear*
lng the eastern front for tit* wes
tern theatre with the view Qt an
impending rush on Calais.
Paris. July 8.-A decree has been
published prohibiting the export of
gold except by the Bank of France
aa a precautionary mea?se. It baa
been found that exported geld has not
been de? Un ed always for a neutral
country in the setiement of aceeuats.
Rome. July 8.-Italian armored
cruiser Amalfi was torpedoed1 an?
sunk yesterday by Austrian aub
raarine while participating ta a rec
onnaissance in the upper Adriatic lt
waa officially announced hy the min
istry of marine. Most ot the mein*
bars of the craw wera saved.