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VOLUME ll. ANDERSON. S. C. FKIUAY MORNING, J ULY 30,1915. NUMBER 172. EVACUAT WARSAW TOBE'l? SIGNS OF MOMENTOUS HAP PINGS AROUND POLISH CAPH AL RUSSIAN'S CAN'T STAND PRESSURE Petrograd Paper Urges People to Remain Calm and Keep Faith in Army. London, July 2'J.-There arc signi ?that niomcutouH events nro Happcn ing around Warsaw. If thc evacua tion of Warsaw has not already be gun, it ia believed iti many quarters thal lt Is not far off. At various points the Russians continue to check the Austro-Gerinan efforts to encircle Warsaw, but Hie consensus of views of Petrograd newspaper military crit ics is that thc Russians cannot long stem tho tremendo us perssure. These writers speak of? the need for the Itussian people to view the events about to .transpire' with tranquility and keep faith in tho russian army. Except for thc captuio of a new German position In Vosgos'there has been relative calm in thc west. In tho Italian tin at -e both Austrians and Italians claim slight victories. A belated British report tells of a Turkish defeat naar Nasiriyeh, Asia tic Turkey, in which tho Turks lost twenty five hundred killed, wounded and prisoners and much war mater ial. Tho British casualties were five hundred and sixty four. " The i British Governmcut tonight announced that in. addition to thc five.! peroone convicted as spies ,ten others j had been arrested. London, July 2^.--Little definite news roached London today from the ^astern war theater oxcept from Sokal, Gall?la, where" tho Russians claim to have thrown the Austro H nuga ria ns back across thc Dneis ter. To tho east of the Narow tho extent of the German advance from Roxana ls marked hy the capture of Goworo wo ?Ix milos from the river. Tho exact status of tho eastern op erations ls puzzling. Even Petrograd is uncertain whether tho vast opera tions between tho Bug and Vistula ri/ere marks a crisis or is only a pause to draw breath or to rearrange forces. Thero ia comparative quiet on the western front. Tho Germans have reoccupied thc trenches in the Sou ciiez sector. Rome explains thb lull along thc Isonozo by saying that tho Italians are engaged in organizing n i secur ing tho positions won On the Carso plantean. Vienna claims that thc lack of activity means tho termination of the Italian atack after a success ful Austro-Hungarlan defense, along thc whole chosen hatti? linc.. Tho submharine warfare, which raged around tho Orkneys during thc last fow weeks, has been transferred to the northeast - coast of Suffolk, where several neutral and British ships havfe been sunk. . Tho near easter situation ls ap parently unchan^rl far as any de? parture from n?e allty ls concerned. Tho Entente / ' ics, however, aro showing conslde able irritation over the Bulgaria's successful negotia tion with Turkey and soon may trans fer this drispleauro to Rumania, which ls reported ready to lift the embargo on grain exports, thereby supplying the central owe'rs with huge acces sions bf food supplies. FARMERS UNION ELECT OFFICERS H. T. Morrison of McClellansville President, Reid Reelected Secretary. Columbia, S. C.. July 29.-Jhe State Farmers Union today elected H. T. Morrison, of McClellansville president, J. Frank Williams nf Sum ter vico president, and J. Whittier Reid ROC re ta ry and treasurer. M. W. Gramltn, of Orangobnrg, ex ecutive committeeman for three year la to succeed R. ?M. Cooper .who -de clined re-election. John L. McLaurin of Columbia was s visiting fraternal delegate to the state federation of labor? E. W. Da bbs, the retiring president, de clined re-election. The aelcctlton of wa meeting place for 1916 was left with tho executive committee. County Grand Jury Receives Re port of Coroner's Jury-Re commends Indictments Against Officials of Company. Chicago. July 29.-The government investigations to place the responsl- ! billty for the capsizing of the steam er Eastland , gol under way today. . The f ode rut grand jury wa? convened and thc steamboat Inspection service investigation was started under direc tion of Secretory Uo J li old. United States Attorney Cline and lils llvp assistants'and Hinton C. Claulmugb, chief pf * j'u Investigation bureau, held a conference last night and went over the evidence selected witnesses for tho-grand jury. One of thc points to bo laid before tho yrand ? jury ls tho competency of the crew. The reports indicated that many of thc members were unfamiliar with nautical work. The lirst witnesses beforo thc steamboat inspectors were Supervis ing Inspector Westcott of this district and Inspectors Eek" iff an! Field, of Orand Haven. < The county grand jury received the report of t!ie/ coroner's jury recoju nnndlng manslaughter indictments agaihBt William Ii. Hull., general manager of company owning the Eastland; Captain Poder&cn, the com mander; Joseph N. Erickson, chief engineer; Walter K. Creenbaum, gen eral manager of tho Indiana Trans portatin company and Steamboat Inspector livid aind Eckliff of Gran Haven, Milch. Bed Cross Helps. Chicago. .July .29.-Contributions ( for" the Eastland relief fund today > reached S2GO.00O. The Red Cross is j preparing to help. NOTE' DEFENDS COUNCIL ORDERS Efforts of State Department to Sertzr? Kele*se of Many Car- j goes Believed Responsible for j Supplementary Note. Washington. July 29.-(Unofficial but vigorous efforts by tho state de partment to obtain for American im porters tile release of vast consign ments of German, Austrian and other goods now held up In neutral Euro pean ports by British orders In coun cil, is believed by officials hero to bo responsible - for the British supple mentary note wheh is expected in a week. It is beUoveo Great Britain decided to state her side of tho case official ly. M _, ROADS LOSE ON MAIL CONTRACTS _ P?titions Filed in Court of daims Asking That Losses Be Made Good. Atlanta, Ga., July 29.-Alleging that, they havo lost large sums through carrying the mails nndor the present system of weights and that ! their compensation Is unreasonable, j unjust . and confiscatory, seven rail-1 roads have filed petitions tn the, Wellington court of claims In an i effort to obtain from the government1 tue money they contend they have { lost in the past few years. The total losses of the seven roads ls fixed at ten million, eight hundred and eighty thousand dollars. Every effort ls hoing made by the roads to secure from the government an tuerca?-: In. payment which will take iuto account the enormously In creased volume of mall brought about hy the percel post system, and for, which they have not hitherto received any compensation* whatevor. DEMANDS RIGHT TO SEND EOOD TO MEXICO CITY ?. S. SAYS PROVISIONS MUST BE ALLOWED TO REACH PEOPLE ALL FACTIONS ARE NOTIFIED Communication Only Forerunner of Stronger Representations for Peace. Washington, July 29.-Demanding in the nair. 3 of humanity that food he permited to reach thc starving people of Mexico City, the state department tonight sent urgent representations to Carranza, Villa and Zapata declar ing tho avenues of transportation to Mexico City mst be opened to provis ions. Tho text of the communication was not made public, but it is known that tho document is the forerunner of more definite action, soon to be taken in the form or u denian 1 upon tho Mexican factions that they end strife and establish a constitutional govern ment. . Official reports from Mexico City told of actual starvation there an 1 said conditions generally are worse than ever. People of all classes are suffering. A state department mes sage from Vera Cruz told of un as sault upon Allan Mallory, an Ameri can citizen, by n Zapata soldier near (Puebla, and that soldiers trampled upon tho American flag which ho was flying on his automobile. Mallory was threatened with death when he frotested against tho soldier;; taking wo Spaniards from lils car. The Spaniards were sentenced lo death, but it Is not Known whether tho sen tene Bwas executed. Washington, July 20.-The food shortage in Mexico City ha.--, become so serious that the United States will make immediate representations to ""'arrunza and Zapata urging that pro visions get through to the stu:,vinK people. Stories of, the alarming con ditions reached tho state department today under date of July 2?. Secretary Lansing said the first direct oflieial udvices for several days which came by courier via Vera Cruz, show the food shortage to be desper ate. representations probubly will go forward today. There are .some Zapata troops in the city. No mention was made of Carran sn's army. Carranaa Claims Victory. Washington, July? 2D.-Carranza cablod his Washington agency today that hl3 forces, after six hours fight ing, have catured Pachuca and had routed the Villa flying column, which was working south to reinforce Za pata near Mexico City. "Carranza* s dispatch first word of military operations for nearly two weeks. Gonzales with tho Carranza army, evacuated the capital July 17, announcing that he was going to meet tho Villa "orces. Tho Villa agency that day announced that its column nuder Pierro was moving to Join Zapata and retake Mexico City. Car ranza authorities claim that the vic tory eliminates tho Villa forces from Central Mexico. NASHVILLE OFFICERS MAY BE REINSTATED Judge Advises That Law Does Not Provide for Receivership for Cities. j Nashville. July 29.--Judge S. P. Wilson of the state court of civil ap peals late last night issued a writ of supersedeas, etting aside the decision of Chancellor Ailinn ia appointing a receiver for Nashville. Ho directed the remaining city uommisslonore, ?who asked; for the writ, to proceed v.-lth tho election of city officials, and members of tho city commission as tbi. law pr?vidos, lio said In his or inion that thc? e. is no law Justifying the placing of a municipality in the bands of a receiver. TEXAS FAMILY BEATEN TO DEATH WITH HAMMER. Tvmple; Texas, July 29.-Three children of W. R. Crimes a farmer near here, were beaten to death with ? hammer last night. Crimes and his wife were also beaten into uncon sciousness. The woman, ts expected to die. Thar?? are no.clues. MEN WHO SUFFERED FOR ROSENTHAL MURDER Herman Roocnthal was murdered July IC. 11H2, BO tho date aol Tor tho execution of diaries Seeker, t!ie New York police lieutenant. July 86, 1915, was a week more than thnue years after tho crime. Becker induced Jack Hose, "Bridgie" Weher, und ! larry Vallon, gamblers, to employ "Gib the Blood," "Lefty Louie," Whitey" Lewis, and "Dago Frajik," well kuown "thieves, pickpockets and gang sters, who lived chiefly off the ern Ings of women on the streets, to ?o the work. They rode in an automobile to the entrance of the H?fel Metropole, in Forty-'.hird street, the heart of the E IQ Mm OFFICIAL Impeachment Proceedings May Result From Charges Against Secretary of State. "Upper Tenderloin" of New York City at 1 o'clock In the morning when the street was brtjrhtly lighted. Rosen thal was called from the restaurant by a messenger, and shot to death In sight of scores of persons at tho door. Tiie murderers wore electrocuted at Sing Sing, April 13, 1 ii 1 i. Seeker got a second trial and lils lawyers kept his case in the courts until this time. Becker's reason for the murder was that Rosenthal, whose gambling house was kept close! largely through Seeker's Influence, had gone to District Attorney Whitman, now Governor of Now York, to give In formation which'would lave resulted In the policeman's indictment.' WILL OUST BEAVERS AS CHIETOF POLICE Even Friends of Atlanta's Chief Concede Victory for Op posing Faction. Montgomery, July 29.-Speaker Carmichael of the Alabama house of representatives, announced today the receipt of offlciul charges asking for tho impeachment of Secretary of State Purifoy. They viii bo put be fore tho bouse tomorrow. Tho pa pers are signed by ll. G. Brown, of Birmingham, former automobile li cense clerk. Tho charge ls that Purifoy paid J. H. Nunnelly ?i,00o to withdraw from thc race of the last election. ittOT FALSE PASSPORTS FROM GERMAN OFFICIALS. Washington, July 29.-Ambassador Gerard waa directed today to call Germany's attention to statement < by persons arrested in England a/ soles that they received lalo Amerton, .passports from ..Gorman .>iflcialB, THIS MEANS YOU. *> ? j O' There .are announcements* I ? from somo of Anderson's lead- * I ? lng merchants in this Issue of ? ? tho Intelligencer that will eave ? I ? you considerable money on first ? ? 'Jess, seasonable merchandise. * h*1 Don't put the ?apcr down until + i ? v-.its have read these ads ' care- ? fnlly. * ? We beUove that wo are not far * ? wrong when we nay that you + ? can earn a good days wages hy ? [ ? reading, these ads and profiting <. ? by the- Great Clearance , Sale ? ? reductions offered. + <? DO IT KOW! * 1 *??+*?*?++?*?->*?*??*?* Atlanta. Ga., July 29.-Tho police board trial of Police Chlof Heavers on the-charges of gross inefficiency and insubordination, which begins to night, may last for moro than a wc?k, In thc event the board decides to hear all witnesses aol all arguments both for and against tho accused. While the police board will proba bly not bo represented r-y any attor neys except the city attorney, lt has already summoned many people, In cluding prominent Atlanta business men and numbers of newspaper re porters, as witnesses to substantiate their charges. On the other side. Chief Beavers has not only set about obtaining scores of witnesses but has already employed three well known attorneys to represent him In tho hearing. In addition it is expected that ho him self will make a lengthy statement, so that unless the board decides to cut tho taking of testimony short there ls every indication that thu hearing will run for a number ol days. According to every member of the police board, even tho minority whs expect to ^oto for Beavers to tho last, tho chlof has no chance whatever ot being retained. HU dismissal I? re garded today as practically a cer tainty. - ? Gerard te Pr?sent Claim. Washington, July 29.-Tho state department Instructed Ambassador Gerard to present to Germany a claim for dwinages for sinking the Ameri can steamer Leelanaw, the amount to be named later. CHAS. BEC? PENALTY IN ELECT RESTORF ORDER Ha?tien Soldiers and Civilians Have Been Disarmed-En countered Slight Resistance in Larding. Port. Au Prince. Haiti, July 29. The American forces landed hero have restored order. Ha?tien sol dier.- and civilians have been di:-a lin ed. Washington, July 29.--The navy do-?artment announced that Ameri can marines landing in Fort Au Prince, encountered slight resistance hut suffered no casualties. Washington, July 29-Read Admir al Capcrton last night cabled from Port Au Prince that twenty men were landed from thc Cogiv. at Capo lluy tlen at Uio request of the French consul. Tho landing party at Port Au Prince camped at the market place and a guard was placed at French legation. Thore wa? no serious disturbance. The French warship Desca? tes'ls ex pected tonight. Secreta^' Daniels conferred with Secretary Lansing on the llaytien situation. Daniels said t hn thought tho . situaton is well in band. Washington, July 29.-Tho French consulate at Cape Ifaytlen, - Haytl Is menaced by revolutionists. A guard from the United States auxiliary crui ser Fugle has been landed to protect lt. This information was cabled tho state department by the American consul, Living ton. HOLM'S HUB German Imperial Chancellor Calls Ambassador Into Conference Over Relations With U. S. Not definite Result Likely. Berlin, July 29.-Gorman Importal Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg who yesterday returned from the front whore he talked with Kaiser, to day called in American Ambassador Gerard, and conferred with him for moro than an hour over tho relations between tho United States and Ger? in ;ny. As far as ls known, however, the conference is not likely to lead to tangible results or any formal change in thc manner of German's submarine warfare. Berlin, July 29.-Chancellor von lb: th man II-di ol l wog sent for tho Ame rican am bases i'-r today. The chan cellor returncJ yesterday from army headquarters, where he talked with the emperor. The conference ls ex pected to have an important bearing on tho futuro German-American re lations. MANDAMUS SERVED TAX COMMISSION Clerk of Supreme Court lass* a Writ on Order of Associate Justice Watts. IColumbia. July 29.-U. Tr. Brooks, clerk of the. state supreme court, this . morning served a writ >l iiandanius on the members of the itate tax com ml. slon and the audiuv of Greenwood county to return to the auditor of Greenwood county thu assessment and equalization of Uie property of the National Loan and Exchange Bank of Greenwood. The mandamus was is&red on order of Associate Jus tice Watts. The members of the tax commission and the auditor ot Green wood county aro certified to mau? ?x ecutiot', to the writ of mandamus to the supremo court to be'held on the fourth Tuesday in November next. WAS EXECUTED At FIVE FORTY-FIVE THIS MORNING PRONOUNCED DEAD IN TWO MINUTES Issued Statement An Hoar Before Death Reaffirming His In nocence. . J ? ? ? BECKER PAi8 PENALTY. * ?- ? ? Opining, ?sly SO.-(E. ?. ? ? 8.)- Charles Becker paid ike ? ? death penalty today fer ? ? stfgatlng tee morder taree * ? years ago of Herman Besen? ? + Ihn I. Ile was electrocuted at * f Slug Sing at fire forty-fire and ? ? was dead In two minutes. He * ? Issued a statement aa bear, be- ? ? fore his death .reaffirming his * ? Innocence. ? ? * Osslnlng, July 29.-The last hope of Charles Becker, twice convicted for Instigating, the murder , of Her m?n Rosenthal, died tofelgh* v. ter, hs was tow that his wife had failed to move Oovornor Whitman to reprieve him. She motored here to break the news, but found he hst? ^WAijjgJBfllt told. Beckor, lt was s*ldrhsd-*e*?g? peeled clemency ? Almost at the moment BeckeV/M& ceiVed the news he gave out A titter Whitman, attacking the governor lor having as Becker indicated, given statements to newspapers which cast "foul aspersion on my character." und for which Becker demanded retrac tion. In the letter Becker denied those charges and declared himself Innocent of all knowledge or connec tion of the murder of Resenthal. In the Utter he referred to th* following statements aa having -been credited to the governor. That Beck er had offered to plead guilty to sec ond degree murder. That Becker of fered to testify against several per sons whose names were not disclosed as hav?ng shared with Becker in col lecting money from law . brenkers. That Becker sent his counsel to two men arrested for complicity in the Rosenthal murder and that Beckers first wife died under suspicious. cir cumstances. Tho statements'credit ed to the governor appeared in this morning's papers. > Becker this morning received the usual hair clipping given prisoners about to be electrocuted, was dressed In tho black, "death suit" and return ed to his cell from which ail personal belongings had- been removed. Ho spent tho greater part of the d*y writ ing tho letter. Physicians reported his pulse normal. He seemed coldly resigned. His sister sud two brother spent the afternoon with him, and his wife came tonight. He will receive .tho Catholic communion at four ?od is due to die at five-forty a. m., eastern iime. The governor stated that the re port that he said Beckor, offered to plead guilty of second degree minder waa unwarranted, but added oe would not deny the truth of such statement. 'Poughkeepsie, July 29.-Mrs. Charles Becker pleaded vainly to night for a life sentence for her hus band and seemed more composed ibsn did Governor Whitman. She told the governor in reply to a questlo she had nothing new to tell him, but that she knew her husband was inno cent. ''I know Charlie is n? saint, but he ls not the foul murderer be has been branded," she said. - Previous tVthe time of Mr*. Beck er's visit the governor declined the plea of Becker's counsel for a re prieve for Justice Ford's decision to go to the court of appeals, fot a re prieve on the grounds ot hew * evi dence end for a special comm?sa?on to pass on the case. Whitman said there was no new evidence. New York, July 29.-43aarHr Beck er will die In the electric chair st Slag Sing tomorrow morning unless the governor Intervenes. Counsel for the condemned man announced this afternoon that they had t?wandon ed ?ny idea that they msg n**?r en tertained of applying to Judge Hogan of the court of appeals to HyTtcus? Xor an execution stay.