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VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY tl, 1915. NUMBER 156.
GERMAN REPLY CREATES GRAVE SITUATION
PRESiD
TO ACT
AND F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO DECIDE
FUTURE RELATIONS WITH
GERMA??Y
NOTE THOROUGHLY
UNSATISFACTORY
Negotiations Are Back to Point]
Created by Sinking of Lusitania
-No Need for Haste.
Washington, July ID.-A grave
view of the situation produced by
Germany's refusal to meet the de
mands of the United States growing
out of the sinking or tho Lusitania
is taken by the officials at Washing
ton.
Upon the president resta the bur
den of deciding the policy the United
States ?rill follow. That ho is quiet
ly and carefully considering the sit
uation was stated at the White House
arter telephone communications with
the president at Cornish, New Hamp
shire, and ' the . country may expect
him to act with "deliberation as well
as firmness" when he has examined
eli the phases of the problem.
Secretary Lansing withheld com
ment. As soon as the complete offi
cial text of tho German reply arrives
he wilt make a careful study and go
to Cornish to confer with Wilson.
Titree sc^tjorta^ujkthei-note had ar
rived tonlghtrr;T^7Iaa^lWo will} ar
rive tomorrow^ The president may
return by Tuesday aid lay before the
cabinet the course he decided upon.
What action the United States will
take the officials could not predict
with certainty. Some familiar with
the president's views- and the details
of the situation pointed out that
there seemed only one course open
with dignity and honor to the United
States-the continued assertion .and
exercise of thc rights of neutrals on
the high seas in accordance with thc
established principles of internation
al law. The responsibility for any
rupture of friendly relations which
subsequently-, might ensue was de
clared wouliTthen fall upon Germany.
It is the unanimous verdict of high
officials that the German reply is
thoroughly unsatisfactory. It leavna
the situation exactly at the point
where it was in the days lmmedlatel?
following-tho sinking of the Lusitania
. There is little tendency among of
ficials to hurry. It ia pointed out that
the sinking of ships without warning
has not been pr^.r.t-1 J"il recently by the
Germans,
An anoJy 4ls of the unofficial text of
the note confirmed the Impressions
given by Ambassador Gerard during
the past ,'Cew days that practically
none of the American demands would
be headed.. The ambassador had
reason to believe, two weeks ago
favorable answer, might be expected
within a week, though he has cabled
Washington repeatedly not to expect
a satisfactory answer.
Just, what is responsible for the
change in the situation and final de
termination of the German govern
ment to refuse to give the assurances
nske doificial? her? wouldn't say
, Many, however, didn't, hesitate to
comment on the apparent similar in
tho proposal made with the view ex
pressed by former secretary Bryan
Thora have boen frequent Intima-?
trotts, too, -through officio.! sourer*
here ataco tho resignation of Brynn
that high German officials believed
/public sentiment In the United States j
was divided.
The text of the ?ote follows:
'Berlin. July 8.
'The undersigned ha? the honor
to make the following reply to his
excellency. Awbawftdor Gerard, to
tho nets of tho Hfch ultimo r6 the im
pairment of American interests by the
German submarino war.
"The imperial geveruroent learned
with eatisfactiiWi from the note how.
earnestly the government of the
United States is concerned In seeing
the principles Of humanity realized
in the present war. Also this appeal
finds ready ??ho in Germany and the
imperial government !? quite willing
to permit Ita atatethcuts and decisions.
la the present cas?? to be governed
by the prlncir.iee bf humanity just aa
lt has done always.
"The imperial government welcom
ed with gratitude wKvV&e American
government in thc note of May lo
uaslt recalled that. Grit-many always
had permitted ttsetf to be governed
by tbs principles of progresa add
humanity le dealing with the 3aw ot
DEUBACH ENGINE AND SENT
rP^AHEAD ALONE AT
FULL SPEED
LOOTED BAGGAGE
AND EXPRESS CARS
Officials Believe Railroad Men
Fam iliar With Country Com
mitted Robbery.
Montgomery, Ala., Jilly 10.-A posse |
of officers and railroad detectives
are today searching the country
nround (1 reen vii le, thia state, for four
bandits who carly this morning held
up and robbed near Greenville the
Louisville and Nashville passenger
from New York for New Orleans.
? Th0 bandits forced the engine crew
to abandon the locomotive then .cut
the mail, baggage^?na ?xjptese cars
fV?*ni the- coecfaea, ran- them- down the
tr&tk and turned a full head of ?team
on tile engine and sent lt. wild for
forty miles, when it stopped out of
steam
Tho robbers then looted the bag
gage and express cars. No passengers
were molested.
33?e amount of booty secured is un
0Hhrn. The mail clerk said the ban
dits got a consignment of currency
for Houston.
Conductor Phil McRae waa found
dead on the steps of the observation
car.
Mobile,. July 10.-Evidence tending
to Uio belief that the four masked
men who held up the Louisville and
Nashville fast train south of Green
ville this morning were railroad men
ls the principle clue government sec
ret service mea and postoffioe in
spectors are today working on. The
leader ran thc engine several miles.
The airbrake become: deranged, anc
ho skillfully adjusted it, according
to the engineer and fireman. The
official opinion ts that the bandits
were familiar with the coui-?ry.
Three Suspects Captured.
Montgomery, Jutty 10.-Three sus
pects were arrested hore today In
connection with the; train robbery.
Federal authorities have assumed
charge ot the suspects, but refuse to
announce any ?etails. "
BRYAN REFUSES
TO AID SUFFRAGE
Telb Committee He Will Not In
dorse Body Opposed to
Democracy.
San Francisco, July 10 -Delegates
to the National Ctonvuntlon Of the
Congressional Union for Women Suf
frage today were discussing the re
fusal of William Jennings Bryan to
?id hi obtainiciS indorsements ot their
raff ra go amendment to tho federal
constitution. A committee from tho
inion called on Mr. Bryan and ask
;d him to Beak to thc delegates fav
orably concerning the proposed
imendment. In repiylng to the com
nltte? Mr. Bryan said: '
"I would never speak for your or
ganisation. I would never move an
nch to speak for-any-body ot women
:hat oppowd tho democratic party.
r*be democratic party, at the expense
* labor and tribulation of spirit, baa
aken up mid solved the two para
mount issues before the country
Miffs arid currency reform-and any
Rdy of Women opposing a p?rty
which make? auch-k-.record has not
?y support."
British Embargo ea irita.
London, July 10.-The e*P<>?*dtfons
if Jute yarn?, Int* piece goods ^and
>ago and ?acka of Jute to any port
?as prohibited leda? by an ordar in
:oua?U.
exportation of Jot?
?ted to certain Euro
>ean count-,
W NOTE
.GONZALES
HAS OCCUPIED
MEXICO CITY
ADVICES TO THIS EFFECT RE
CEIVED BY'STATE DE
PARTMENT.
BELIEVE GEN. DIAZ
PLANS BIG MOVE
? j
Department of Justice Investiga!
mg Reports of New Revolu
tionary Plot,
Washington. July IO.-General
Pahlo Gonzales bas occupied Mexico
City, according to information Riven
by Carranza officials to American
consular orri ors at Vera Crus. No de
talla were gtvon but the advices a
regarded as probably correct as.Car
ran sa forces earlier in tho ; day wer
reported in the out bide district of the
*ttjfc. itself. Whether ?here was any
street 1^0^'was not-stated.
Washington, July 10.-Officials of
the state and justice departments
conferred today over the cases of
Huerta and Felix Dias, but said there
were no developments. The view of
the department of justice is that the
Mexican expedition accredited to
Diaz is on a largor scale than gener
ally understood and that Ute rendez
vous is at New .Orleans. It ls be
lieved ships have been arranged for.
El Paso, July 10.-With the trans
fer bf Vtctortana Huerta to Fort illiss
and the release on bail of five other
Mexicans arrested with him on
charges of conspiracy to violate Uni
ted States* neutrality, there is much
speculation today over thc probable
final disposition 'il. the cases. The
six defendants were held to the fed
eral grand jury at San Antonio on
December 20tb. Humors are current
that Pascual Orozco, who was arrest
ed with Huerta and eluded the guards
had crossed Into Mexico, supposedly
to launch a new revolution.
Washington, July 10.-Consul Blin
man reported today from Vera Crdr
that Mexico City bas been completely
Invested by thc Carranza troops and
that General Gonzales-has establish
ed nlshcadrjuartere at Guadeloupe, lt
is also stated that Gen. Obregon re
porte-i repulsed an attack upon his
army in tba north.
CHICAGO STRIKE
ENDED YESTERDAY
Carpenters Get Increase in Pay]
and Other Conditions Which
They Asked.
Chicago, Jrtly 10.-Tho strike ot
10,000 carnonlers, which . for two
nontti s '.as practically paralIzcd
iuildln?r Industry here, ended todcy,
lie employers and men agreeing to
i comprbinise settlement, providing
vages for 70 cents an hour, a uniform
igreem?ht preventing ?trikes, lock
juts and closed shops. The agree
neut i* for three years. Previous tri
he strike wages were 60 cents an
lour.
LAURENS NEGRO
GETS CLEMENCY
Commutes Death Sen
tence of CVeenwood Rogers
Yo Serve Life Ternit.
Colombia, July 10.-Acting upon
he recommendation of the state board
f pardons. Governor Manning today
ommoted the death sentence lm
osed noon Greenwood Rogers by the
AU re ni court to a lifo term tn the
?nitectSary. Rogers waa convicted
a the crarge of arson.
I
Evelyn Thaw, wlfe-of-the man why
ls on trial In the New York courts on
the question as to whether or not he
is to bo returned to Matteawan, flout
ed the court the other day when she.
arrived in New York from a camp in
the northern part of the State. She
had been subpoenaed to appear at
10:30 in the morning. Sho paid no at
tention to the court order, but disap
peared, and detectives were sent to]
(bid lier. They failed, however, and
she was not discovered tili the news
pa normen found her. To J"aem she
announced that she would . Jt testify
ugaii;t;t her husband. Si.' said she
knew her legal rights, and that she
could not bc compelled In law to say
anything against him on the witness
stand.
er Tell? Christian Endeavor
Convention Whiskey is Largest
Single item of Expense in
United State?.
Chicago, July 10.-Addressing the
Christian Endeavor Convention today
Clinton N. Howard, of Rochester, N.
Y., declared Americas, greatest sin
gle ito mof expenditure is Xor liquor
and that o! Europe for war. He ad
vocated tho abolition ot war by ar
bitration and of liquor by prohibition.
Howard declared moral conditions
in high schools wert> such that they
cannot be mention In mixed company.
Ho said these conditions exist
throughout thc United States.
Gea. Traf na lUBesY
Washington, July 10.--General Mar
tin Trlana, who lcd th0' Ca/ranzistns
in the recent attack on Aguas
Calient c was killed in battle, ac
cording to a message to the Villa
agency today.
PRESIDENT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Car Stopped Suddenly and Small
. Automobile Bumped Into Rear
--No One Hurt.
Cornish, X. H., July.;io.--Preal
dent Wilson was In an automobile
accident near Newport. New Hamp
shire tonignt. Members of his tentf
ly wore with him but no ono hurt,
iii? machine *itopp?d to avoid i
frigb?en?d horse and a auto
roobilo bumped inte the White House
Car (rom behind.
PAPERS ,
PRAISE REPLY
Exultant Over German Refusal
to Abandon Submarine War
fare-Say Note Offen Bask
for Understanding.
Berlin, July 10.-The Herman re
ly to the American note regarding
uhmarlne warfare fina's unanimous
raise in the morning papers here,
'hoy comment will? a tone exultation
ver the fact that the government re
uses to abandon submarine warfare.
Captain Persua, thc. Tageblatta
aval expert says thc note shows Our
?any wilt follow her present course
rith the greatest regard to American
otorests. H?, expresses the belief
tat tup note offers a basis for a com
i?te understanding.
Thc- Taglich? Rundschau and lb?
Ircur. Zeitung express disesattsfac*
on . with the concessions regarding
ew shins under the American flag,
eel a ring the British will be certain
) imitate any sp?cial marking to
Isguise contraband and ships.
iRANT ARMISTICE
TO BURY THE DEAD
uss ians Lost Heavily From Aus
trian At^fllery Fire Along
Dniester.
Czornowlt*, July 10.-Russian?,
?cause of sovore ^sses on the Buko
irta front and ?long the Dniester
.neatly requested a four hour armts
ce to bury tho dead. Tba request
as granted.
Oft' the rmteati.-.the Bowdan* sut
ured severely from. Austro-Hun
irian arl?lery tir? and retired at
?ny points.
GERMA*
EXCEEl
IN IM
FEDERATION OF
BIBLE CLASSES
TO MEET SOON
THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF WESLEY BIBLE CLASS
FEDERATION
2,000 DELEGATES
ARE EXPECTED
Special Trains or Cara Will Bring^
Delegate*--Reduced Rates
on All Road*.
Spartanburg. Joly 10.-Plana are
rapidly nearing completion for the en
tertainment of the 2,000 or more del
egates expected to attend the third .
annual Institute of the South Caro
lina Wesley Bible < class federation,
which meets in this city July 10-21.
It has boen announced that sp?cial
excursion trains or special cara will
be run from Anderson, Greenwood,
Bamberg, Oraugeburg and Charles
ton. Rev, W. C. Owen, field secre
bary of -the Sunday schools of the
two ^Methodist conferences* has put
forth speco.I efforts to secure repre
sentation from all of tho organised
Wesley classes in the state, and the
gathering is expected to be one ol
the largest of ita kind ever conven
id in tliis State. A special automo
bile tour ot Spartanburg county will
te made -Sunday, visits to be paid
be Sunday schools Inviting them to
tend delegates, espec ially on Tuesday, ?
chen the court "house lawn will bo
urned into a picnic ground. It ls
loped that, o similar plan will be fol
bwed in other counties. <
Tao program, as announced Friday 1
light contains the names of speakers
md workers of national fame in Sun- i
fay school work. Some of those who :
.viii be- present are: Bishop James
Uk Ins, chairman of the general Sun- '
lay school board, who will open tbe i
?nnferenco Tuesday evening with an
ul ln-sB on "God's Call to the Young i
I.Hu of our Time;" Miss Elizabeth 1
kilpatrick, Snnday school expert of i
lie general Sunday school board and
>ne ot the most charming speakers
>n the platform; Mr. John R. Pep- <
>er, the great merchant, banker and i
lapitalist of Memphis, Tennessee, and i
n many respects the leading layman l
?f Southern Methodism, a Sunday i
tcbol superintendent of international ]
vputatlon : Dr. Charles D. Bulla, !
luperintendent- of the Wesley Bible i
sises department of the Methodist I
episcopal church, south, and a speak- 1
T of rare force and charm; Dr. I
(ames ll. Moffatt, president of Ers- i
cine College, whose reputation as a i
ipeaker is well known throughout i
?oath Carolina; Mr. J. H. Whois 1
oil, the live, forceful field secretary 1
if the South Georgia conference; 1
ifr. J. M. Way. divisional field see- x
clary, and former field secretary of
he South Carolina conference; Mr. |
i. L. Dwtrich, divisional field sec- t
etary and Mr. A. H. Cole, field sec- i
etnrv ot the Florida conference.
In addition to these the following "
trong workers in South Carolina
ave Laen secured: Rev. Jno. W. c
ipi ike; Dr. R. 8. Treendale; Rev. t
. fe; T. Major; F?V. Jno. H. |
traves; Dr. Vance W. Brabham; Mr. c
h arl ton DuFaot; Rev, C. P. Poole; ?
Ir. R.'S. Ligon; Dr. J. O. Watson;
ter. P. L. Holroyd and Rev. W. A. <
lessaubeau. c
All the railways into tbs city have ?
indly granted low rates for Gie con- 1
?reace? the same as provided for the A
partanburg Music Festlcal and the
briners" convention. C
-,-.- fi
Brownsville Threatened. 3
iBrownnvlHe. Tex.. July 10.-Two t
Eextcaa bandits were killed in a fight r
tte yesterday with officers and a v
osse of citizens in Hidalgo county,
est ot hero. Those bandits who es
sped took several wounded with
vern. Sheriff W. T. Venn today re- C
?ired an anonymous letter written h
?Anlah warning him thM 100 ti
(exicano would raid Brownsville. n
LONDON PAPERS AGAIN ASK
"WHAT WILL AMERICA
DO?" ;
3AYS REPLY IS
HYPOCRITICAL'
Little New? Available From War
Theatre? Italians Claim
Successes
London, July 10.-/The Genna, i r*
ply to the American, note, a sum
mary of which appear* In London af
ternoon paper?, ls under general dis
cussion throughout England. Again
the question ls asked is: "What WtU
America doT"
The views held here are indicated
by newspaper headings which dea
cribo the reply as an ?Waging offer;
impudent claim?; hypocritical re
ply. The text of the German reply
Ia ubllshed tn. Saturday papers, moat
of which treat it as the most impor
tant newe of the day.
Outside t!hd* the public continu??
Interested Un the huge war loan. Sub
scriptions are ?till being received by
matL The chancellor of ^rchequer
has expressed bis satisfaction. The
general expectation today was that
tiie total would reach between ^hree
billion and three btllkm five hundred
thousand dollar?, flem* expressed
confidence Ciat the full Nv? billion
dollars would be received and lt
would not be necessary te cod tina* to
sell small subscribers through the
postufllce:
Tiu re in little new* from southern
Poland, where the Kassians cl?ita to
be delivering smashing blows at tho
Austrians. Apparently Ganai til
Mackensen, who ls covering the Aus
trian right between the Krasni* re
gion and Che Bug river, has basa un?
able to render any assistance or bas
withdrawn hi? forces for an attack
elsewhere.
Some beiieve the next German
stroke will be a frontal on* on War
saw despite the Teuton?' faller* at
two previous times to break th* Rus
sian front on the Bzurg ??a Hawks
rivera. Others think they dr* walt
ing the arrival of gun9 to make anoth
er thrust toward the LubHtt railway.
Fighting elsewhere shows both ?54*s
alive to the necessity ot watching for
surprises.
Trench warfare contin?es In the
west, but official statement* Indicate
no change In tba situation.
it ls reported from Cbiasst tonight
that the Italians haye wort a ala day
battle on Corso Plateau and took sev
eral thousand Austrian prisoners.
London, July 10.-The feeling of
optimism, which ba? been absent for
.sometime ls manifested bore now over
the war, due largely to Botha's vic
tory In German South West Africa
ind the Russian's stand*, near Lub
lin and along th* Zlotalip* river.
It la believed that the iUufeflan re
dstone* ls ? postponing the" ' dreaded
3erman offensive along th? western
front. Petrograd officially reports
the blocking' of German attempts to
id van re toward Warsaw from tb?
lorth and east, and declares ta* Rua
dans are th* aggressors below Luk
in, where the Teuton* are cecOnulng
lo retreat. A correspondent says
the Germans are sending roinforce
nent* to this army.
Reine reporte that tb? Italians re
Wised the Austrians In setarsl aec
ors. Vienna reports ail qui? along
'he Austro-1 tallan front.
German aaa French Straggle.
London, July 10-The German
>fflclel statement today record?
dight activity along the French
rout and claim some advances In th*
tbampagne district and tb* Loppretr*
ore st. ?
Reports that the German? took
dghteen hundred prisoners, ihre*
annon, twelve machine guns and
dghteen mine throwers between the
?usa* and Moselle rivers, ?lac* Jaly
* Th* French report a repulse of all
lennon attacks- and claim a total ot
?1 prisoner*' ta'ten alac* July t.
French airmen 'bombarded the mill
ary barracks at Norroy, and th* raU
oad stations at Amarilla and Buyoa
ttle.
AMittoas to Sabmarht* list
London. July 10.-Th* eteamsr
.Ho, presumably Italian^ sad th*
forwegian steamar NdWfssa. were
jrpedoed and sunk today by a Ger