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i?nte imtvt VOLUME II. ANDERSON, S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1915. NUMBER 164. RUSSIANS HAVE LITTLE HOPE OF SAVING WARSAW AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMIES CLOSING IN ON ALL SIDES OF POLISH CAPITAL RUSSIANS READY FOR EVACUATION Believed Slavs Have Made Prepa rations to Surrender Forts Within Next Few Hours. London. Jul;.' 1?0. - Tho Auslro-Ger mnns continuo pounding tho Russian front and niilitai-y orillos say nothing but a miracle can save Warsaw. Thq German oflieial statement, beginning its recital at the northern tip of tho battle line, records progress of tho Germans to within about fifty miles of Riga, then following the great battle arc- southward, chronicles further successes northeast of Warsaw, cul minating In the capture of Ostrolcnka, ono of the fortresses designed to shield Warsaw. Austria announced officially tonight that she has canturod r.udom, fifty seven miles south of Warsaw. The acute peril to tho Polish capital is accentuated by a Russian official statement tonight which says the Ger man columns are wlthSn artillery range of N'owo Georgievsk, the key to Warsaw, and about twenty miles south of it. Other strategic poipts nearby have been captured by the Austro Germans and Vienna announces that the Russian commander-in-chief has issued an order that thc malo popula tion of [.-i bl in in case, of ret real, at tach Itself to the Russian troops. London, July 20.-When will War saw bo evacuated, rather than will it? bo evacuated, is tho question now uppermost in the minds of British military,critics. With virtually all Courland' in the hands of Field Mar shall von Hindenburg and tho Teutonic forces across the Rug river, continued occupancy of tho Polish capital ex poses tho Russians to danger of a 'isaster.. Through Copenhagen conics the re port of thp,jftCcupntlon or Windau by tho Gorman**. This menace to tho russians from tho north is para'lelcd by tito advance of tho Teutonic allies on the Lublin railroad, southeast of Warsaw. The -wisdom of abandoning Warsaw and thus strengthening the' Russian line, dally -becomes a more definite, subject .of speculation among the allies. A Russian retirement from tho capital before it ls completely in vested is widely predicted. From Windau the Germans are reported as advancing towards Riga with the in tention of seising that port . for a naval base. Hlndonberg has not reaped all tfbte glory, however, for Field Marshal von Mckenscn is credited with tho cap ture of Kransnostay. The Germans apparently are con tent to' moiintaln a aeries of sporadic attacks on- various portions of the western line. ' Paris claims thc Gor mans suffered severo losses in an un successful assaults on tho Meuse heights. , The' C?'al strike situation is doscrib ed in dispatches from the minc fields today as being moro hopeful. MORE~MACHINISTS OUT ON STRIKE Union Says Huvdred and Seventy Five Joined Strikers-May Effect Settlement. , Bridgeport, Conn., July 20.-A Btriko call for tho machinist a of tho Remington Arms and Ammunition Co.Y and four subcontractors today brought out-a^mildred and seventy-five mon. ac cd Wing to labor estimates and only twedLy-eight according to the manu facturers, it was indicated that there may be a settlement. Admits Taking $1<MW0. Chicago, July 20.-Max Palenske, ens , 1er of the I'rovers' National hank, surrendered to authorities today and 'confessed embesslemont ot approxi mately $10.000. Bank officials declar ed that tho institution would lose noth ing as Palensko was under bonds. (MI h mar ino* Yjff Maine t Washington, . July 20.-The State, treasury, navy, justice end com merce departments are Investigat ing reports that 'submarines sro on ers! mg off the coast of Maine. ? HIM KI:?: TO APPEAL * ? - ? ? New York. July 20.-Police + ? Chas. T. Becker's attorney * ? announced tonight that he .*. ? would apply for a new trial ? ? on tho ground of newly dis- ? ? covered evidence. He dedin- + ? c to give details. Becker ls ? + t^ die July 28. + ? * WARSHIP FIRES SHOWERY Examination of Oklahoma Impos sible Until Flooded Compart ments Are Emptied-$7,000, 000 Vessel. Philadelphia, July 20.-Not until the flooded compartments ot the .bat tleship Oklahoma have been emptied and a careful examina:ion made will tho extent of the damage by t.ireo mysterious fires aboard (he vessel lost night at thc yards of tho New York Ship liuilding company in ("aniden be known. Firemen from Phtldclphlu and Camden until an carly hour today continued to pump water into the com partments from which dense clouds of black smoke issued. Tiip first smoke was seen shortly after 0 last night. The fire apparently was extinguished. Smoke was discovered in another part at midnight. S. M. Knox, president of the company which constructed tho new superdreadnnught. is unable to explain the origin of the* fires. Ho declared a righi Investigation will, be mad.-. The Oklnhoma wan launched on Mareil 23, 1 '.tl4. and was about ready for her trial trip preparatory lo being turned over to the United States. She cost four millions and the .imminent c.03t an additional three minions. LARGE WATER POWER MAY BE DEVELOPED Greenville Interested in Rum of Big Enterprise-Many Options Secured. Greenville, July 20.-A WAter power development of huge proportions is proposed in thc. Little* River ?alley of Cedar mountain, according to the information brought to Greenville yesterday by W. M. Wheeler of Greenville, who heard tho report while at.Cedar mountain last week. Mr. Wheeler stated that the residents of that section were much Interested in the project, but' at this time he said little information could be ascertained about the proposed development. He Bald it was reported that a Mr.-Hayes, a. promoter of Brevnrd, had interested ! Northern capitalists in the movement and his plans call for the expenditure of several million dollars in thc con struction of a Take that would be larg er than Lake Toxaway. It Is under stood that the water will bo used for power. Mr. Hayes has been at Cedar moun tain In the interest of t^.o project and within four days timo,, it was reported, he secured options on all of the prop erty in the Little River valley save lhat land which ls owned by Green ville people and other non-residents; Tho options will expire at the expira tion of four months, lt was stated. Millions of feet of timber ore om- ! braced in the land in prospect. HS LOSE Field Marshall French Reports Oc cupation of Auftffo-Gerraan Trenches If ear Ypre*-Italians Ckim Progress on Osonso.' ? T> Artillery or?Kgemonts alone char acterize wsrfsre In the west. The oc cupation of a hundred ard fifi/ yards of trenches east of Ypres is reported by Slr John French. Berlin denies this. Rome reports Italian progress on the I son zo front, while Vienna ' al? o claims conditions at this front are sat isfactory, saying the Italian casualties in the Kreuseberg district totaled elx thousand with two thousand dead and the Austrian loss only forty-two. Tim Serbian armies sro reported, re ccuiipped and re-organised and rasdy to resume the offensiv*'. WILL CONTEST REFUSAL TO PAY FOR COTTON BRITAIN MAY ATTEMPT CON FISCATION OF SHIPMENTS WITHOUT PAYING. NOT DECLARED CONTRABAND Therefore United States State De- i partment Contends it is Not Subject to Confiscation. Wa) hington, July 20.-Any British prize court decision that would con f?scate without payment cotton of American ownership, destined to neu tral countries or even to private con signees in Germany, Austria or Tur key, would he contested hy the Unit ed iStates.. Tills was learned here to inl?ht following London dispatches saying that tho British board of trade ruled today that when owners of cotton rhipped il to nn enemy of Great Britain it wont be purchased by Orcal Britain under the terms of agreement. Tho American state department boltj that since cotton has not been declared contraband it is not subject to confiscation. Senator Bankhoad of Alabama, and Representative Tribblc of Georgia today urged President Wil son to take further steps to prevent British interference with cotton ship ment, from tho United States to Europe. Wilson replied that he was doing all possible to better thc situation. YOUTHFUL MARRIAGES URE NOT APPROVED Chicago Authority Says They Arc Not Conducive to Morality. San Francisco, July 20.-Contrary to popular beliefs that early mar riages are particularly eonduc.ivo to morality. C. L. Redfield o? Chicago, addressing tho International Purity congress hero today, declared that Uley were more conducive to immoral ity. The biographies of the great men or the world, particularly t ie moral and religious reformers, furnished ovl denco, ho said, Unit great men were thc 80ns of old parents wiio had don? much work. Confncio?s, who was born when his father was 71 years of age; Buddha, whose mother was 45 w.;en ho was born; Moses, whose three gen erations of ancestors, spanned' 185 J years; and King David, who-was thc son of Jesse's old agc, and who became the father of Solomon when 52 years old, wore some instances he cited. In contrast, in tinta agc. in this coun try, ??o pointed to the widespread practice of -?marrying young-so young that in many states grooms in knickerbockers and brides in short dresses were even recognized by law, and said: \ "I say to you, positivo':', that those child marriages are laying the founda tions for new sources of vice and crime. A campaign of education on tho question of early marriages ls ur gently needod." "Perhaps some of ynu think that to thus delay, marriages "would bo to largely increase Ute immorality, among the unmarried. Heretofore you havo based your judgment In snch matters on common sense, but I am telling you now tat there ls a sound scientific reason, theretofore over looked why such marriages are an in jury to th? race. Tho injury ls not to those who marry, but to tboso who como -after their?. Tho prduct ot those early marri an. JR ls the first stop in the production of those forms of vico which wo ha fe upon .our should ers to eradicate. "I am not asking that all marriages be delayed to the agc of 25 di ?? years. That may or may not come in the future when wo know moro ?han we do now, but nt present I um *?k ? ig that we put a stop to tho mar riage of children-a stop to that kind of reproduction which breeds the men tally .ind morally unfit. COU M HUH WINS LAST HALF IIV SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE Savannah. July 20.-The 191S sea son of thc South Atlantic League end ed today with Columbus winner Of the second half and'Macon winner or tho first half. The two clubs begin the championship series at Macon -to morrow, v Duchess and D f 0?/C//&SS cf *OUG* ^.verras i A reconciliation: lias boen effected between the Dnko Arturo do Majo Durazzo and the duchess, who was Miss Elizabeth Prances Hanan. The Duchess arrive dat Narragansett Tier several day:; ago ni'.'l is trooping at Shore Acres with J"1"1 Hen T llanen, her brother, and ? Mrs. Hanan. Sh was joined thereat- the duke, and lt ls saht they have'laken a cottage and will pass the summer at the Pier) Since the duchess, "throug.i her at torney, gave notice, na Juno 4. ol a discontinuance of her action for ai annulment of her mar 1agO, there have been repo?ts tiia* t!..? couple would be reconciled, although ai the lime Of fne withdrawal pf t'.:c action tilt'.vis emphatically donica. They were married at St. Thomas' Episcopal church in Kow York City, Feb.. 17, 191 i. The wedding was a brilllaut social affair and lergcly at siiiOir STRIKERS RIOT <_ veral Hundred Strikers Clashed With Police in Attempt to Charge .bayonne Plant-Many Shots Were Fired. New York, July 21.-Serious riot ing occurred again tonight at the Con stable Hook plant of thc. Stauda .'J Oil Co., at. Dayanne, N. J., when several hundred of the five thousand ritlk ing employes cllneni.4 w'itit the police. Tho strikers apparently were trying to chargo tho oil piar*, and the police fired over their heads. The strikers answered with a volley of shots, then scattered. Cotton in I'rlio Conrt. London, July 20.-A ruling, hy tho government Indicated thnt a large part of shi-pino'its of cotton held np by England will probably be condemned by prize court. II1M?E ?.F AFRICAN COAST Steamer Benalla With Fight Hun dred Emigrants Burning in Indian Ocean. London, July 20.-The 13: Irish steamer Monalta, carrying eight hun dred emigrants from Lon '-m to Aus tralia ls afire in te Indian ocean, eight hundred miles off Durban, South Africa, according to a der natch from there. The steamer CKukl ls trying to reach tbe'Beualla. uke Reconciled i tended. Several months later there was a report that they had separated and last October t e duchess flied her I action for an annulment on thc ground that her. husband was a fugitive from justice, accused of thu theft of ?C.oo from a hotel proprietor in Paris. Mr. Halan, her brother, said that the duke had been arrested in Monte Carlo aid liad been in prison for two months! T e aries!. In? said, took place i:i May. 1011. follow ing the marriage, although the alleged crime bad boen commuted prior to lt. i Thc duke, lt Is said, admitted thai hc had taken tho money, fie depuren" that he horn sred it from the C'.olol proprietor to lend to a friend who . was ill und that hu had repaid tho loan very shortly afterward and hu thought the entire matter bad been Bettled. He said that he related the incident to members of tho Hanan family prior to Iiis marriage. iii AT GREENVILLE Annual Meeting Convened Last I. Night-Excellent Program of Entertainment Arranged-Sher iff Rector Ideal Host . Greenville. July 20.-WCtti sheriffs from nearly every county in tho ot?to j and many chiefs of police present, tho annual summer meeting of tho South Carolina sheriff's association will bo opened tonight. Shei'iff McCain, of ! Iticblanu county, president of tho a.?- j social lon. will bo master of cero- j monies, assisted by Sherif Hector in the role, of secretary. . Indications 1 are that a most enjoyable and sue-'! cossfnj convention will be "..old. J Some .of tho sheriffs found H im- j possible, they, wrote, to attend this mooting ort account of court and other [ nr.. ont business. In a firtrit of good wiii Secretary Rector sent messages to them la tho form of a bench war rant. The sheriffs and other peace ofh> cors present composo a jolly, gool natured crowd and lt ls evident that tho visitors intend to have a good Unie w.ille In the mountain city. They i aro here for a little outing, they say. .'< and do not oroposo to let business . interfere with pleasure. They are ] the guests of hotels of the city. Sheriff Rector ls a *?ost par excel lence. An excellent program has been ! arranged. -No provision or detail waa overlooked. Wednesday ls tho big day of tho meeting, the festlvl- : ties of that dav opening Mfa- a big ? barbecue in the early afternoon snd, t culminating with an' old fashioned square dance th it night. After the 'ctio there will bo speeches by Gov,. Manning and others. * ? * WEALTHY HAM JIMAN + * HELD K?K HANSOM ? * - ' ? + Idaho Falls, ?dobo, July 20. ? * -A (ono bandit ls holding Bra- ? * cst Ero pry, a wealthy, ranch- ? ??? man near tao Wyoming p?tate + * lt.io for six thoueand dollars ? * ransom and will kill Empry * <. unless ho receives the ransom, ? * according to a letter f.-om Em- ? * pry received Iter? today. ? * ? I Driven Over Border by Villistas, Is Arrested By U. S. Customs inspector on Old Charge of Per jury-Zapata Holds Capital. El Paso. July 20.-Jose Inez Sala zar, the Mexican general who escaped Jail at Albuquerque, New Mexico, laBt fall, wns arrested tills afternoon on thc American side, west of Palomas, by customs Inspectors. He had been driven northward by Vllllstas. Sala zar was taken to Columbus, Now Mex ico. Salazar was supposel to be JIuer* ta's activo ogent in Mexico. Salazar had been freed of charges of violating neutrality laws but when he escaped was churged with perjury. Washington, July 20.-Zapata forces re-occupied Mexico City Sunday after General Obegron's Carranza troops evueuated, according to dispatches to the state department tonight. Zapa tistas ls said to be in full control of tho capital. Gen, Obrogon went northward to meet the advancing VilWstas. Washington, July 20.-Carranza'B confidential agon., here says Uenerai Gonzales evacuated Mexico City In an effort to. draw tho Inferior for., of Vllllstas from Sllao and crush lt. H'O said If Gonzales succeeds be WJ11 return to the capital H n fow days. General Villa has taken Queretaro with a flying column of cavalry, ac cording to state department re ports. Tho department lias been in formed that Carranzlstas under Gen eral Cardinns have captured Naco. FRANK IS IMPROVING; GOV. ??JNVE&IIGA?E Gov. Harris Wants to Know How One Prisoner Was Able to Attack Another. Millcdgev'.lle, July 20.-Physicians attending Leo M. Frank announced hero tonight they considered lila con dition satisfactory, lils temperature was said to be falling. Atlanta, July 20.-Governor Harris announced tonight ho would accom pany tho state prison commission to Millen ?oville Saturday to investigate J. William Green's attack on Leo M. Frank. "I want to know how ono .prisoner was able to attack another." ?to said. AGREEMENT REACHED ITH KLSH MINERS Miners to Get Wage Increase and Practically all Else De mended. Cardiff, July 20.-Government re presentatives, mine owners and miners tcday reached an agreement ? hero which, lt ls believed, will. end, the great South Wales coal strike which threatened the fuel supply of tho Brit ish navy.. Tho agreement provides for.a sub stantial wage Increase and Involves concessions to the strikers of nearly ?lt their claims. RUSSIANS SINK TURKISH FLEET London, July 20.-A dispatch from Sebastopol tonight says Russian tor polo boat destroyers sunk ? fleet ot fifty-nine Turkish sailing vessels In the Blsek Ses, which were laden with war materials for the Turkish army of Caucasus. The crews were captur ed. NOTE WILL NOT BE IN NATURE OF OLTIMTUI WILL PROBABLY PLACE RE SPONSIBILITY FOR RELA TIONS UP TO GERMANY ORDUNA ATTACK NOT MENTIONED Sec.etary Lansing Says Note Won't Be Held for Report of Attack on Steamer. - Washington. July 20.-The?.United Slat. ? note to Germany which',Wilson and tho cabinet approved today will, not he in the nature of an ultimatum hut probably will have an air of final ity, plating squarely before Germany tho responsibility for any actions that might endanger friendly relations, cabinet officers disclosed tonight.. Secretary Lansing announce^ that a report on the Orduna attack in ex pected soon but the present nbte to Germauy won't, be delayed waiting for . _? ' Washington. July 20.-President Wilson and his cabinet today decldod on t'he character ot the next note to, Germany. Tbe president and Secre tary Lansing yesterday prepared a draft, which will bo presented to the cabinet. .Approval is expected. The note will be dispatched tty the end of the week. Probable contents are not known, but lt is sure to reiterate tita previous position of the United States. German submarine attack on the Cunnrdcr Orduna was' brought for mally to tho attention of the govern ment todoy by William C. Thompson, counsel for tiic industrial relations commission, who was a passenger. There was no manifestation of ten sion in official quarters when cabinet mot. Confidence prevailed, that in the absence of any new violation ot American rights the situation will not become Immediately dangerous. Some ' officials are lmpres.?d that the at tack on the Oi duna introduced a'new set of circumstances showing neu trals coming from Europe, are not Bafo. It is not certain,,any- reference to the Orduna Will be made In the note. NO ACTION AGAINST ALLEGEDJpi?EBS No Law to Proseaste German Americans Here for Blowing Up Canadian Factories. - Washington, July 20.-.-Prellmlnary reports on the federal investigation af the charges, that a German sym pathizer in the United' States. Waa re sponsible for the blowing' up of a ca nadian munitions factory, tonight dis closed no grounds upon which > th? Unites States could proceed criminal ly against those ri leged to be im plicated, since there ls no statute to .over conspiracy formed In the United States to commit such an act in C?n ida. The investigation continues. LARGE AT?EHD?SCE BIBLEJHJSS MEEI Over 400 Attended From Ander son and Day Wu* Enjoyable ?a Well aa Instructive. Late last night a tired out happy crowd returned rrom Spartanburg where they went yesterday to attend the meeting of the Wesley Bible clasp federation. The number of people From this city who attended was some* Hiing like too. the Biue Ridge and the Piedmont As Northern carrying about iqual uumbers. AU ulong the road yesterday "the laity from Anderson was Joined by >fiers and this entire section was welt represented. The program for the day ?egan yea crday morning at 0 o'clock and ended sst night about 10 o'clock. The trains vhich carried the crowds waited, un gi the night services were over. The program consisted of addressee, nasa meetings, a parade, eta., and was me that was fully enjoyad i i,_,, it. Steester Huakt Crew Saved. London, July 20.-The Russia* it earner Gen Radeisky WM torpedoed ind sunk July 17.-rTo> crew of w?nty-two was saved?