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VOLUME IL_ ANDERSON. S. C. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 191S. NUMBER 161. RUSSIANS HAVE LITTLE TIME TO REST AND RE ORGANIZE GERMANS REPORT FURTHER GAINS Russians, However, Hold Almost Impregnable Position in Cen* tra! Poland London, July 16.-Austria and Ger many'? war campaign against Russia appears to to be gaining force. The torces of ihe tuetonic allies now seem to bc working In perfect concert aa a result of a morman organiation. The RusBiana arc being giving but little time to reorg:.fizo or reBt after their retreat from G?llela. Thc German official statement today ronortcd n further advance of tho teutonic forc?is) in Poland, north of "Warsaw. "Fighting victorously" is the term applied to the actions sonth east of Kolno, south of Prr.aanysz. Thc latest Russian official communication however declares that the German at tacks .ir. that region were repulsed. There M fighting of more or less severity all along the Russian front, except in central Poland, where the KuPoians hold such strong positions that military critics here believe it impossible to break through. It is not likely, however, that the main forces have clashed yet. So long as the effort to crush Rus sia continues military writers believe tho Germans will not attempt an im portant movement in the west against the forces of France, Great Britain sud Belgium. While the German Crown Prince has tried to break through the French lines in Argonne, ls believed his in tention waa simply to weaken the. French hold on Verdun. There are no Ir.te reports of devel opments on thc italian front or in tho Dardanelles. In thiB connection Rumania has. declined to accede to Germany's demand that Rumania al low munitions to poss through that country for Turkey. Germans Claim Successes. Berlin, July 16.-It is officially an nounced that tho Germans crossed the Windau river near Koltinyani in Courlan and made further progress south of Przasnyss and are fighting victoriously. It is also announced that tho French attacks west of thc Argonne failed Wednesday and Thursday, and the Germans ha vu taken a total of seven thousand prisoners in this section. They admit the loss of a trench near the Souchez cemetery. Banoal Governor. Paris, July 16.-A Rome dispatcn today says Signor Barsllai, known as Billor to tho' enemy Austrians, has been appointed. civil governor of the Austrian territory occupied by the Italians. Barilla! is a member of the chamber of deputies. Verona, July 16.-The Italians are strongly fortifying all positions cap tured from the Austrians. Trenches are being excavated and platforms constructed for hen; y guns. Many places along the frontier are being transformed into entrenched camps, strongly garrisoned and with immense supplies of munitions. Terrific storms continue in the mountain regions rain, ball and snow delaying tho military operations, but the fortifying goes on. * . London, July 16.-The German sub marine Uria waa destroyed by Rus sian warships in the Black sea, ac cording to a pree'i dispatch from Var na, a Bulgarian port rn tho Black Bea. The U-1R was noted 'for eluding the British blockade and passing through the straits of Gibraltar en route from Varna, a Salgar?an port on the' Black sea. The U-15 was noted for eluding the (British blockade and passing through the straits of Gibraltar .en route from Wilhelmshaven to Con stantinople and she is concerned with the sinking of several allied warships, including the Majestic. . < Ole of Cholera. ParlB. July 16.-A Geneva dispatch spya that 543 cases of cholera devel oped In Hungary the last week In June with 281 deaths. < Germans Reinforced. London. July 16.-Reinforcements . have hean sent to the Germans In tho Russian protrln^^ii of Courland and Kovno, resulting in th> resumption of vigorous military activity in those sec tions, while the Russians are holding /strategic positions and offering stub born resistance, according ?to an offi cial statement from Petrograd. The statement outlines Ute situation as follows. Tho enemy having re* reived rein forcements In the region of Rige? and Shavll began on Wednesday (CONTINUED OX TACIT, THREE.) Great Inventors i * i ~---J Those are some of the great in ventors, who after consultation with Thomas A. Edison, Secretary of thc Navy Daniela has called to save thc United States should she go to war with a foreign nation. The secretary has published a letter to tho wizard of East Orange, N. J., in which ho calls on American inventors to or ganize and offer suggestions which may be used to better the navy. Of tho various persons the secre tary has considered for the work In hand, it was understood that he was most anxious to secure thc services or Edison as a submarine expert, ot BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR RUNNING MILE i i n ? Norman S. labor Covered Dis tance in Four Minutes, Twelve : and Three Fifths Seconda. . Cambridge, Mass., July 16.-No" ian S. Tabor, formerly of^ Brown U*- ivers Ity, today broke both profession' and amatuer records for a mile rur .vheu covered tho distance in tho Harvard statu i uni in four minutes, twelve and three fifths seconds. Tabor paced by three fast middle distance runner?. The for??^ amatucr record was four minutes .' ur teen and two fifths sec onds-made by John Paul Jones of Cornell in 1912. The professional re cord made itt 188? by W. G. George had stood over since. It ls four min utes, twelve and three fouvths sec onds, made in'England. FORD AUTO CO. TO REFUND MILLIONS Purchasers to Share m Profita as Three Hundred Thousand Machines Were Sold. Detroit, Mich., *r*y 16.-Ford Auto company decided this afternoon to re fund approximately fifteen million dollars to owners of Fords who pur chased machines since August 1, 1914. At that time lt. vfas annom-^d that if -three hundred thousand ma chines wer? sold during the ensuing year cac li purchaser would receive a refund of jc^ty to sixty dollars. The three hmm red thousand * mark was reached today. v. 'AIGN FORCE Wm Save V. S. Wright as hi? authority on the aero plane and of Henry Ford as his adviser on thc practical application of all sorts of invention? and. Incident ally, as a general "cflicicncy doctor" for tho navy. None of those named will bc limited to any particular field, according to officers in touch with the navy sec retary's plans, but it waa acknowledg ed that Secretary Daniels regarda the submarine and thc aeroplane as the two things calculated to play the most important part in tho aea war fare of the future and is especially desirous that they re?oive thc most thorough attention by thc new board. WALSrT COMES BACK; ONCE JAR PITCHER Big Ed Walsh Shows Old Time Form in His First Game for This Season. ?blcag >, July 16.-Ed Walsh, one timo star pitcher, of tho Chicago Amer ican leagt'o club, pitched his first 1915 gamo todt y against the Philadelphia Americans, Chicago winning six to two, holding his opponents to six hito, passing ont/ three men, striking out five. Tho big r itcher looked Uko tho Walsh of cid, although some critics thought he ladled much of the speed he used to have. At the end of the game cheering admirers carried Walsh off thc field. Many gifts were bestowed on Walsh at the beginning of the game. CARRANZA MUST EARN RECOGNITION Captare of Mexico City Not Suf ficient Grounds for Recogni tion By U. S. Windsor, Vt., }uly 16.-President Wilson will not recognize Carranza merely because he has captured Mex ico City. HA favors waiting for a more decisive military stroke. He will do nothing further with the Mexican situation until the German American relations are tittled. The report that food conditions In Mexico * are much Improved have reached the president. Mr. Wilson ts In fine health, stated Dr. Grayson, his personal physician. THAW IS FREE AFTER A LONG LE6AL BATTLE JUSTICE HENDRICKS AGREES WITH JU?Y THAT HE IS SANE RELEASED UNDER BOND OF $35,000 Applause Greets Thaw as Auto Whirls Him Toward Home in Pittsburgh. New York, July 16.-Hcry K. Thaw tonight wu? freo of Ute tT.ip of tho law when Supremo Court Justice Hen 'drick today gave him his freedom hy anneunolng he had adopted tho Juror's verdiet which held Thaw a nano man. Tho iStato immediately served notice of appeal. Thaw's bond was Used at thiity-fivc thousand dollars, which was furnished by a surety company. Tills was to insure his presence at any future proceedings. AfU.r Thaw wai freed he motored down broad way to thc applause of admirers, lio bade the sheriff goodbye and whirled away toward Philadelphia with the car throwing durst Into a procession of automobiles filled with newspaper meii follownig him. Thaw had announced hu intention was to go to Philadel phia and lake the train for Pittsburgu. Outside of Newark Thaw lost some of the cars which followed him. Until tho appeal is decided .Thaw may go Wherever he pleases, merely holding himself amenable to the court's or ders. New-York, July 16.-Supreme court Justice Hendricks today upheld the decision of the jury which declared Thaw sane. Thaw Was given hJy'frte dom on a $35,000 bail:" . ^ The state immediately served a no tice o' appeal and Thaw was put un der bond to Insure his presence a', future proceedings. The state vig orously opposed allowing Thaw his freedom on bond ' A crowd numbering hundreds lined the streets around tho court house and cheered T: aw wildly. In announcing hi:; opinion Hen drick commented unfavorably on too action of the alienists* who had assist ed the state in preparing the case, then appeared as expert witnesses in the court. He said thc alienists tes tified that it was impossible to deter mine tho sanity of a person without taking the word of alienists, but him self and jury cannot depend on the word of an alienist who for years had devoted himself to a case of this kind and thou assisted in its proparution. Ho Bald this action in a physician is wrong, and hoped tho leg islature would find means to correct it. 'He then announced thc decision. Thaw had anticipated thc decision with a broad smile. , EDITOR OF BROOKLYN EAGLE St. Clair Mc Kel way Via* Vigorous Supporter of Grover Cleveland. New York, July 16.-St. Clair Mc Kelway. editor of Brooklyn Eagle, died today at his home In Hroi.klyn. He had been ill a long time. Doctor Mc Kclway was seventy years old. He was widely known in journalism and educational work and was a vigorous supporter ot Grover Cleveland when the latter was a candidate tor thc presidency. GERMANS EXPRESS APPROVAL OF AUSTRIAN NOTE TO U. 8. Berlin, inly 16.-The overseas news agency today announced that German newspapers continue geher sHy to express satisfaction over the Austrian representations to the United States regarding war muni tions, but some newspapers are skeptical over the reception of tho presentations. Genna as Arrest Americans. Berlin, July 16.-George S- Speets, understood to represent ' American copper lntersas, is under arrest herat bat tho charges aro not divulged. Ho has. an American passport and main tained a general brokerage, business here several, months and bas been under police snrveilance. There ls some doubt as I ? bis citizenship and Gerard will mak; an investigation. Marl Wont Krslga. San Francisco. July 16.-Mrs. George T. Marl today denied the re ports that her husband was preparing to resign as ambassador to Russia. She ?aid she will sall in a month to rejoin him. Trawler Strike Mine. Calais, July 16.-Ten of tba brew of the French trawler Nain* port wer? killed when the vessel was mined and sunk off the coast here. GOVERNMENT MAKES NEW PROPOSITION TO STRIKING MINERS RANKS OF STRIKERS STILL UNBROKEN-NAVY NOT YET | SUFFERING FOR LACK OF COAL-STRIKE MAY END MONDAY. London, July IC.-It wop reported onlght that new proposals had boen nado to Hie hundred and fifty thou mild alrihing coal miners tn Wales ?y the government Tlje definite iia ure of tho proposals are not known As yet there Ima been no break in he ranks of the strikers. The *.lt sh navy, however, is not expected to mffer from lack of fuel for a weok or nore. landon, July 16-Thc South Wales nlnors today showed an unbroken rout ia conformity with resolutions insscd yesterday hy a meeting of del?galos at Cardiff when lt was de cided tu reject the recommendations of tue executive commltloe thal the men#returii to work and reversed that decision. Improvement? of Ibo situation is expected however as a result of s?rica of, mass-meet ?HRS in various dis tricts today and conferences of Wal ter Kuucimaiia. president of tho board of trade with representatives of thc miners anil jilt owners. The men's leaders who have throughout oppoaed the strike, arc Inclined to believe that work will bo rcaumcd Monday. Perfect quiet preval?a. Providence Car Strike Ended By Mediation of Mayor Gainor] Providence, R. I., July 16.-Through .ho proposnl that Mayor Joseph H. Jainor act as. arbitrator, the site. Uhudo Island Company's system for I the last two days was settled lato to day lt ia expected that tho two thou-1 sand four hundred men on strlko will ar strike which ho? paralyzed tho go back to work tomorrow. Rights in Prize Courts Witt Rest On International London, July 16.-'American Am bassador Pago today presented to thc Url tish foreign office formal notifica tion that thc United States contends that the right, ot . Americana In this jirizB'cblfrts roM upon International; law and. not upon British orders In council or municipal law. Pour Dead; Many Injured and Two Million Damage In Ohio] Columbus, Jilly IC.-Four are dead, cores injured and more than two .?ll on dollars worth of property lamaged was the toll of the floods ast night and today in centrai Ohio. Hundreds of acres of land are under , water and a vast area ls Imperilled by weak levcea and embankments. I Columbus, Lima, Kenton, Foraker. Mount Vernon and Lancaster arc some ot the citicB affected. Remington Arms Co. Machinists To Strike For Increased Wages Bridgeport, Conn., July machinists of Bridgeport, by a uniia aimous vote, touight voted for. a gen eral strike should . the Remington 16.-The.Arma company decline to meet their demands for wage increases and oth er concessions. Representatives ot the machinists will offer thc company two alternatives tomorrow. SOUTHERN KILLED ONE PASSEN GERJLAST YEHR Report Shows Excellent Record in Safe Transportation of Passengers. Atlanta, Ga., July 16.-More limn lix teen and a half million, passengers -a number greater than thc combln 3d population of Virginia, North, .'anilina, South Carolina, Georgia, Al ibama. Tennessee and Kentucky ?ere transported by Southern railway luring the y.ar ended Juno 30, willi inly one fatal injury to a passenger A-hile on a train and that one wan standing on a cat* platform in direct dotation of the company's rules. Of this great number of passengers lot ono was killed in a train sect lent. This excellent record was shown In he official figur?e given out today In UcnMng the h iga degreo of ' safety )f Southern Railway passenger rains. In marked contrast are figures re cently given out by President Fairfax Harrison of Southern raliway, shovi ng that during tito same period welve person? liding in automobiles vere killed in accidents at public llghway crossings, every one of which tccldcnts could have been prevented tad the driver of tho car observed the 'amlllar warning, "Stop. Look and listen. " , SUES FOR PAYMENT OF OLD RAILROAD RONDS Claims City of Saluda Owes Him $5,675.94 on Greenville and Port Royal Ry. Bonds. Bryan Bark on Platform* Long Beach. Cal., July 16.-Wil lam J. Bryon, in an address last night mnounced his return to the lecture datform. Greenville, July 16.-The old pro posed Greenville and Port Royal rail road for which bonds wero Wetted by Bevoral counties in thc year 1882 for its construction haa como into the limelight again, this time In the Unit cd States district court in the form of a civil action brought tbrougl HaynBworth and Haynsworth by Chas. V. Taylor. Tho county of Saluda ls nude dc deudant in tho action by which tho plaintiff, Mr. Taylor, hopes to recover f?>.875.94 in payment for old bonds and cou pon B which he alleges are now duo and payable. He alleged In bis complaint that ho has demanded the money and that the county auditor baa refused to assess and the county treasurer has refused to call a tax for payment cf the alleged Indebted ness. It is alleged that Saluda county owns two different interests more than $10,000 on account of the bonds Issued for the construction ot . the Greenville and Port Royal line. Which railroad was to traverse a portion of that county. The action Is considered a very In teresting one and the outcome will bo of Interest to all of those coun ties In which bonds have been issued and preparations made for the con struction of this proposed road. / The road for some reason waa never built. NOTE ABINET PRESIDENT AND LANSING TO DISCUSS DRAFT BEFORE CABINET MEETING U. S. TO ASSERT RIGHTS ON SEAS Believed Note Will Ignore Ger many'? Suggestion of Mediation. Washington. July 16.-Several drafts of the note seetlr.g forth the course United States intends to fol low as a result of the (?crinan reply to American protest against German submarino methods have been prepar ed and will be discussed by President Wil ,on with Secretary Lansing Mon day. Tho drafts will bo cubmlt'ed to tile cabinet Tuesday. Although officials generally are re tlcient, tho purpose of tho Uhttr.it States to continue \o assert ita rights on tho high seas will probably he an nounced in definite form in the noxt note. It ls also believed , the United Stuten will say little if anything oh tho intimations from Germany that lt will bo glad for tho United States to make another effort to modiste the subject of submarino warfare and con traband with Great Britain unless , a, specific refusal ls made/ Ambassador Bernstorff of Germany; discussed tho situation with Secretary . Lansing today. Cornish, July. 16.-Arrangements wcro mado tolay for I~resident Wil son to return to Washington early next week. Von Benndorf! OpiJnMtc? ? , Washington, July 16.-The German ambassador today told Secretary Lan sing that ho believed the German ropiy to thc" inst American nolq . on submarine warfare naypdnsaw way for a settlement of tho controversy' by further diplomatic negotiations. - lu Ith absence of President Wilson, Mr. Lansing waa unable to tell the am basador what course the United plutos would pursue In the next note, but he waa much interested lu tho ambassador's explanation bf- tho Gorman government's purpose to sat isfy public opinion at ' home on sub marino warfare and at the name time retain friendly relations with the United States. The ambassador ls. personally convinced that there wtll be no, repetition of the Lustier.-" i af fair. 'The conference waa er irely informal. BUYING ORDERS BOOSTS COTTON Unfavorable Crop Reporta From Texas Causes Big Advance, in S %ple. New York, July 16.-A sudden rush of southern buying orders by the 'closo of the cotton market here today start ed hcayy local covering, which jump ed prives over a dollar a baie from low points of tho session abd nearly four dollars a balo from the low level of last week. Unfavorable crop news from Texas assisted the issue. NO AMERICAN LIVES LOST IN MEXICAN RAILWAY WRECK Washington, July 16.-State depart ment advices said today ? that no American or British citizens were aboard the train which waa wrecked by a bomb recently, between Mexico City and Vera Crus. The i ai oaltles ero unknown. Eleven trains entered Mexico City yesterday. ONE OP POUNDERS OP CHURCH OP SEVENTH DAV ADVENTISTS St. Helena, Cal.. July 1?.-Mrs. Billen C. White, one of the founders of tho Seventh Day Adventists, died here today, aged eighty-eight. Many members of the denomination regard ed ber as one of their prophets. Counterfeiter* Raided. Chicago. July 16.-Police raided a counterfeiter don today, and made, a un umber of arrests and secured .CBO. 060 In fradulent currency. Battleships Through Canal. Panama, July 16.-The Panama canal wa sused today tor .the tiret time by large United States baUle - ships when the. Missouri, Ohio ana Wlsconsb started through carrying naval cadets to San Francisco. Assassination Plot. London, July 16.-^ Athens dis* patch announces the receipt of a private letter from Constantinople which states that the Young Turks are plotting the assa'ainition of for mer Premiar Venidlos ?t ?reece, the police have been warned?