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Wxft VOLUME IL _ ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1915. NUMBER 175. WARSAW FOR EVAI CITY IS i _, i EVERYTHING OF MILITARY j VALUE HAS BEEN REMOV ED BY RUSSIANS. FACTORIES AND HOSPITALS MOVED Russians in Southwest Poland With Object of Saying Armies Now in Warsaw. J,(inilon, Aug. 2.-Warsaw ls ready for evacuation. For days lhere has been an exodus of the population. Factories, government institutions and hospitals have been moved and thc city stripped of everything of mil itary value. That the German em press would not accompany Emperor William should ?he make a state en try into Warsaw was Indicated by her reported return from cast Prus sia. The Gormans have captured Nlta?. capital of Courier.*!, and are now threatening Riga, capital of the Baltic Provinces and F'issia's greatest Bal tic port. Thc Austro-Germans also report further progress beyond Cholm in southeast Poland but thc situation still scorns undhanged directly in. front of Warsaw. In the different Tegions around herc thc Russians are counter attack ing violently, causing heavy losses to the Teutona, but this ls boHeved pre liminary . to the evacuation and an effort to savio her armies. _ WJtJU-Afce--taking of Nitau. nod fav orable the progreso which the Qer minn report en st of Pon low each,' it would seem, the Oermaos severed railroad communications from Cour land to Kqvno eastward. Should the Germans take Riga they would shut Russia off entirely from tho sea by way of her southwestern most gov ernments. In the west. In Argonne, the ? Ger mans occunled Fronch trenches ofter fierce infantry attacks in which they used burning oil. Tho French'claim, however, that they recovered part of these positions, also that tho French repulaed the German attempts to re capture lost positions In Vost; ..; and that tho French cantered additional positions, inflctng heavy losses on the Germans. London, Aug; 2.-No direct nows baa arrived from Warsaw. While in dications that the Russians are with drawing from tho Polish salient ore increasing. There is evidence that Warsaw is "still in Russian possession since ti">e Petrograd correspondents of Warsaw papers were directed to send accounts ot the Duma's opening for tho Monday's issues. That Russia has not entirely aban doned the hopo of diversion in ' thc west which would relieve tho pressure Is shown, by an announcement from Petrograd which says tho German forcoa beforo Warsaw, have been flio?vily reinforce* from tho west there by "cresting a favorable condi tion for active operations by our al lies." There has been a heavy fight along the Narc v frpnt where the Germans made somo progress Kc., there was desperate fighting between the Na rc w and Oje rivers. The latest re ports from Vienna aro that tho Rus sians aro retreating farther test-toe pursuing German regiments having parsed through Chelia. The opening bf the Russian Dum? was held beforo a brilliant assem blage. The ministers in their speeches did not attempt to minimise the grav ity of the situation but all agreed that russia had not reamed tbs end of her resources. Tho war minister summed Up'tho views with'the asser tion that Russia verhapa would sur render Warsaw ss Moscow was gven up n 1612 in order to insure a final victory. I . ' On the western front; ' an artllery dnel marked tho military operations. From Gallipoli. Constantinople, Aug. 2.-There'has * been no important action on eltoer aide in the last fortnight on the .Gallipoli peninsula. Even tbe British bombardment of the Turkish posi tions has lessened considerably in intensity. This applies both to Xvi Burna and Eeddul Bahr. The Turkish'artillery is active ont there are no serious infantry engage ments. Military, hospltala w>Mch a . few tfeys ago were well filled sro now in many cases hslf empty. Rome, Aug. 2.-Tho I tal lam: have taken 17.000 prisoners, including 380 officers since the ?ar began, arcord (CONPHNUBD ON PACK t.) IS READY CUATION; STRIPPED Federal Inspectors Brought Hand cuffed Before Secretary Red fields-Will be Big Legal Fight for Jurisdiction. Chicago, Aug. 2.-A conflict be tween the department of commerce and state's Attorney Hoyne arose to day because federal Inspectors Reid and Eckliff, arrested on thc coroner's order, wore brought before Secretary Redfield handcuffed when tic summon ed them to testify. Redfield expects to start a legal light for jurisdiction over them. . Chicago, Aug. 2.-The equilibrium test of all passenger-carrying ?teamers on the great, lakes will ho made and thc work of steamboat in spectors for thc past 15 years will be probed. Secretory Redfield announc ed. Flvo outside inspectors will do tho work. An investigation of thc record of the inspection service will be made by a board having represen tatives of Hie traveling public. A re vision of thc casualty list shows K38 identified dead, 20 unidentified and KO niissug. Want ?cdfield Supplanted. ^Chicago; An g . a.--I?nkm labor has appealed to President" Wilson' to Vup plant Secretary Redfield in the inves tigation of the Eastland disaster. With ono note-directed by the head of the commerce department seven other si milar appeals bau? been sent. Mr. Redfield and department of justice officials aro disputing over thc right to investigate. It is asserted that ho may carry the matter to the presi dent. j. o. i??Mm !N CAPITAL I0DAY Governor Manning, Mayor Grif fith and Solicitor Cobb Will Address Convention. Columbia, Aug. 2.-Delegates be gan arriving in Columbia today for tho annual council of tho Junior Or der of Un*ted American Mechanics.. The initial, session of thc convention will be ?held in tho hall of tho houae of ropreseutativea tomorrow morning. Tho order has 150 subordinate coun cils throughout thc state with a mem bership approrlmatelng 10,000. Gov. Manning will deliver the ad dress of wolcome for- tho State of South Carolina, and Mayor Lewie A. Griffith, M. D., will speak for tho City of Columbia. Thos. H. - I'oe oles, attorney general will represent -the C?ympla order in the address o fwel come to the Visiting delegates, and Wade Hampton Cobb, solicitor, fie various fraternal orders of Colum bia. BRITISH VESSEL GOES TO BOTTOM London, Aur\ 2.-The British steamship Clintonia has been snnk. The. 54 persona aboard were saved. The Clintonia was a vessel of 3.838 tons gross and was owned by J. Rob inson and sons of Nc? th Shields, lt is teported that abo sailed from Tyne mouth for Marseilles July 2 and was bunt lu Sunderland in 1907. She waa 350 feet long with a beam of 50 feet. ?"-.--*>~--.-.-^?-^y^w^y^ BRITISH SUBM. MANY VESSE BACK TO Pi London, Aug. 2.-The British ad miralty tonight announced Vtat a British submarine had returned and reported the sinking of German tor pedo boat destroyer Of about a han? dred ton? displacement July 26th efl the German covtst. These classes ol i vessels.carry about seventy nw?. Tba admiralty also announced that Brit' BEL0WN0R1L CENSUS ESTIMATES TOTAL WILL BE FOUR MILLION LESS THAN IN 1914. 75.3 PER CENT NORMAL JULY 25 Condition of South Carolina's Crop is Given as 72 Per Cent Big Reduction Year. Washington, Aug. 2.-The rotton crop will be approximately 11,970,937 equivalent to five hundred pound bales. Compnred with 16,934,830 last year. Thc estimate is from the .unofDcially calculated government's condition report. Thc condition ia 75 3-10 per cent. . Washington, Aug. 2.-The condition of the growing cotton crop of the United States on July 2g was 73.4 per cont of a normal, thG United States dopartmcnt of agriculture's crop re porting board announced at noon to day in its tiiird condition report of tho season. That condition compares with 80.3 per cent on Juno 25 this year, 76.4 por cent on July 25 last year, 7l)*? per cent in 1013 and 78.5 per cent, tho average condition on July 25 for the last ten years. The area plunted to cotton ar. I un der cultivation on June 25 this year, as ji. eviously reported, was 31,535,000 acres, a denrensc of 5,871,000 acres, or 15.7 per cent from that under cul tivation on Juno 25 last year. A condition of 100 per cent of a normal on July 25 would be equivalent to a yield of 241.3 pounds of cotton to tho acre, thc bureau of crop estimates baa announced. . Weather,conditions, generally, hayo beon favorable to. tho cropltnroughout tho - month. oxept in Texas, where there was a lack of rain. In the northern, portions c. tho belt tho weather .was too cool for rapid growth durlq/g1 the first week of the .month nnd wet weather delayed pro per cultivation, especially in Oklaho ma, Mississippi and portions of oili er states. The drought in Texas was largely 'relieved, and tho crop mude -satisfactory growth in that ns well as in most oilier states of thc belt. Boll weevil continued to increase in Tex as, and were reported from several other sections. During the second week of tito month moderately warm ? weather, with local showers, over i?e central and eastern portions of the belt fa vored a generally satisfactory growth, although thc plant was reported as still small In some northern locali ties, due to cool weather, and the fields aro grassy in others. In Texas and Oklahoma much clear weather, with warm sunei'iine, favored cultivation and rapid growth over tho greater part of those statu, but in southe-n Texas thc absence of gener al rains for several weeks retarded growth. Boll, weevil, continued active in many parts of Texas, as well as in Mississippi and Alabama. Texas marketed lt's first halo on July 9. Thc- third week found warm nights throughout, tho bait with gen oral ly sufficient soil moisture ovijr central and eastern districts. T??t greatly favored cotton and good growth hon orai ly waa reported. Dry weather pre vailed in Texas, but thc plant was standing the drought well and it waa said to be developing rapidly In Ok lahoma and 'Arkansas. Cultivation bad proceeded satisfactorily and tho crop generally was very clean. Boll weevil became looa activo-in Texas during that week, but they were re porto! as far cast aa tho Alabama Georgia line and lu western Florida. Georgia's first bale was marketed July 22. Comparisons of conditions, by states, follow: July 2" Juno 25 July 25 1914 1913 10-yr-av Virginia.. .. ..' ..79 78 89 81 82 North Car.. .. ..78 79 86 77 82 South Car.. .. v.72 75 79 75 ?8 Georgia.,.,76 19 82 76 7? Florida.78 7? 86 83 82 Alabama.... .. ..71 78 81 79 78 Mississippi.* .. .,76 84 79 77 76 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SDL) ARINE SINKS LS AND GETS >RT IN SAFETY lieh submarinos sank a steamer of .?bout three thousand tons on the ' Asm tlc cosst ot tho Sea of Marmora nd also sank a small steamer. Tn ey ten fired torpedoes at lighters elong tlie side of the arsenal at Constanti nople and fired at a powder mill and ammunition train. There were sev eral explosions bot the definite resolt ls unknown. President Vilbrum CulHntiiiie. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE RECEIVED Y ESTERDA Y DEALS WITH AMERICAN PROTESTS'AGAINST BRITISH DE TENTION OF NEUTRAL SHIPS CARRYING NON CONTRABAND CARGOES-TEXT TO BE PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY Washington, Aug. 2.-Socretary Lansing tonight lind before him three notes from Great Uri tala dealing with United States protest concerning t io interruption of neutral trade and one German note discussing the sinking of tho Amrrii. in ship William P. Frye. The British notes ?jill probably be published 'Wednesday morning amt tho German note on the next day. Washington, Aug. 2.-Great Bri tain's supplemental note, replying .to the American representations as to interference with neutral shipping, reached the state department today and will be published WcdnesJay morning, with the one received last week on the same subject and tho b'llrd noto regarding tho detention of tho American steamer Nechcs, which also arrived today. Secretary Lansing said this sup plemental not : replied to thc caveat sent by the United Suites, July 17 de claring thia governmentarould not BOND ELECTION IN GREENWOOD recognize the validity of prize court proceedings taken under restraints Imposed by British law in derogation of tile, rights of American citizens un der luter?atonal law. Tho caveat was filed to avoid atiy misunderstand ing as to this, government's attitude toward the orders in council. Ofllcials here refused to discuss tho notes. Tie British objected to the publication pt any portion of them un til 1 the yaro released under agree ment by tho two governments. The Neches case involves tho right of a belligerent to seise goods origi nating in enemy country or in a neu tral crountry adjacent to un enemy country and supposed to bo subject to its influence, but destined for an other neutral crountry. Heretofore , international law has regarded such j goods exempt from seizure unless ' rasslug through blockade lin rs. So ? far the Uuited States has refused to ; recognize tho ally blockade of the North Sea.. The supplemental notes 1 arc understood to defend the British nctlon tn thc Ncchbs case. FLORIDA SUFFERS FROM BIG RAINS Greenwood, Aug. 2.-The much discussed bond elections wilt be held in Greenwood on Tuesday. All quaUBed vfaters will cast their ballots for or against tho issuance of $10.0,000 for permanent street improvements and for or against $35,000 for the pur pose of refunding aird paying eondn maturing. during toe year 1016 ami , for'the purpose o? erecting an addi tional school bu ldiug. GERMANY MAY NOT ANSWER LAST NOTE Berlin, Aug. 2.-Wireless via Say ville. The following is among tho news item of tho over naas agency, j Notwithstanding reports to the con trary, the government bu? not yet decided w?:other. thc American note regarding German submarine warfare will bo answered. Tho;, government ! awaits for thc text to be announced (hy America in the noto to Great-Bri tain before deciding what further steps will ho taken. ! *++*????**?**+?*?#?* * ? Tampa, Fla., Aug. 2.-Thera has been much damage to railroad tracks and growing crops tn tie Pinollse Peninsular section -as a result ot rains. Probably a hundred thousand will be the total loss. West Palm Beach has roported thousands of dol lars toss on account of floods. HEAT WAVE BROKEX Washington, Aug. t.-The weall)'jr bureau announced to night that the heat wave in tho eastern section bas been brok en, fr ??*?*?.#*??*??????*? ? * * BRITISH SUBMARIN RINKS LARGE GERMAN TRANSPORT Petrograd, Aug. 2.-it was officially announced ton iaht that a British sub marine had sunk a big German trans port in the Baltic. MEXICAN CAPI OCCUPIED Bl FOOD SITU J Washington, Aug. 2. -Official Con* flrmation of tho reoccupation of Mexico City by the Carranza forces is reported at the state department. A message to the American Red Cross from Mexico says there, have been cases of death ama coi I a pre s from starvation. Charles J. O'Con nor of the Ped Cross, says prices are prohibitive. And there ls practically no corn. Some people are eating leaves, grass, weens and dead horses ?. S. WILL PAN-AME! TO PACIF CROWDS ATTEND BECKER FUNERAL Police Removed Plate From Cof fin Which Cist Reflection on Gov. Whitman-Many Beauti ful Floral Offerings. New York, Aug. 2.-Charles Beck er's funeral wa ; held from tho church of St. Nicholas or Tolcutine In the Bronte. Tho church was filled and overflow ing to tho street. The crowds were BO great that police reserves wero called. Thero wero carriages for soveral hlocks. C'ie was filled with flowers. Tn o largest was a floral cross reading "Sacrificed to police." Tho card said '*From sj Friend." The undertaker was instructed not to divulge tho names ot thc pallbearers. Friends gathered at th,. Becker home to view the body and formed a lino half a mile. Those who saw tho casket no- . ?iced a now plato reading "Charles Becker, died July 30, 1915. Tho plate was removed by t'be police yesterday which bore tbe allegation "Murdered by Governor 'Whitman." Many police men, nearly all In civilian (?lothos, viewed tho body. - GEBMnalLE?SE AMERICAN CITIZEN Consular Clerk Charged With Aid ing Englishman Out of Ger- . many to Be Sent Home. Berlin, Aug. 2.-Harry I*. Wilson, clerk in the American consulate ?ero, bold on the German cbargo that Uo assisted a British subject to secure an American passport, will be releas ed tomorrow at the request of the United States and sent homo. Ameri can Ambassador Gerard questioned him today about money he is alleged to have sent home, but witliout re sult. * CHARGES AGAINST i . NEWBERRY MAN E. S. Werts Must Answer to Charge of "Misconduct in Office." Columbia. August 2.-Eugone 8. Worts, auditor of Newberry county, has been ordered to show cause by Gov*. Manning next Thursday woy he should not be removed from office. Mr. Werta Is charged with "miscon duct in office." The hearing will bo held in tho governor's office at the State House. Mr. Werta ia s former county superintendent of education of Newberry county and has Hervel for several years ss auditor. Tennis Tournament. Crawford Notch, N. H., Aug. 2. New Hampnlre state and White Mour.v- 'n tennis championships are the object of a tournemcnt begun to day. for Swimming Championship. Bar Harbor. Me., Aug. 2.-Con teats to determine Maine's champion swimmers began today. -r--. ?' , .-f,_ ?TAL AGAIN Y CARRANZA; \TION SERIOUS snd mules. Stillman said the city waa re-occupied on urgent orders from Carranza. "The.'e was a severe fight Friday east of Guadeloupe. The dictator bf the telegraph expected telegraphic ' communications to be resumed Bundey afternoon snd com munication from Tala via Pscbua ls being pushed northward. The occupa tion of Zacatecas by Obregon's torces is reported and it is expected ?hst Carrasca TV IB move the entire govern ment to Mexico City dring August. , INVITE ?CAN AID Y MEXICO SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMER ICAN MINISTERS TO CON FER WITH LANSING NO PLANS FOR INTERVENTION Attitude of Mexican Leaders On Question Not Known-Villa Hostile Toward U. S. Washington, Aug. 2.-The United States has decide! to ask the co operation of South and Central Amer ican governments in the next step to restore peace in Mexico. The - state department announced tonight- that there will he an informal conference Thursday on tho Mexican situation between Secretary Lansing and the ambassadors from Argentina. Brasil, Chile, and throe ranking ministers Qt the South American republic,-namely .those of Uollva, Uragua and Guate mala. The Invitation to Latin American countries to act Jointly with the Unit ed StateB In regard. to Mexico, lt ls understood, would be welcomed, hy them and it is believed would carry out Wilson's pun for a closer rela tionship between the United Staten and t'ier Southern neighbors and to show that the United StateB "cordera Ilia Mexican question tho common cause of Pan American groups and that the. United States has no 4?efcot^tftsA?oew al aggression in Mex] cor -"Xpilir tervention ls not regarded aa likely to be the next step, etti lt ls koowa that should armed force beiroma nec essary to open op the railroad to Mexico City for provision tftuV Lat in-American countries would bi. glad to do their share It ls also known that the Un j ted States has kept Latin/AmerUitt'close ly informed conditions ott Mexico and H la believed Wilson has Idhi'liad this plan in mind. The BrAqlftan minis ter in Mexico City, during some time has been the source to which the Halt ed states has turned tor caring for her interests there. lt ls unknown Just how the factipna in Mexico would regard such a joint action. Tho suggestion has mst with the declaration that somo Sfi?th Amer ican countries hatte typified it ? so called "Clontlflc" element? 0? tho other hand there are maw Mexican leaders w'.to will Wbieoma aimPsi ?ny plan restoring constitutional govern ment and assuring terri Jhrial inte grity. It is believed the recent alarming reports from Mexico City haste?ed the United States decision. V *',?;: The stat? department is also wor ried about reports that Villa today drove out American and other for eign merchants at Chihuahua City and said fie United States could "go to hell if lt don't like lt." Villa Garrison Revolts. El Paso, sAug. 2.-The three hun dred men composing tb,?'Yilla garri son at Guama, seventy-eight ' miles south of here, have revolted, impris oned their officers and declared for Carranza, according to a report to tho Carranza consulate h?re' today. A railroad official confirmed the re port. El Paso, Aug. 2. -penara! Ornolat, commander of tho Vitia ' trulfts at. Juarez tonight entered a general de nial of the report that Villa expelled any foreign merchants or executed tn Chihuahua City, or used atty "in solent" language- towards/ the United States. Orn?les said he wee present at the conference between Villa and the merchants-. '.' T. R. WONT WITH REP mm Oyster Bay. N. Y., Aug. 2.-Theo dore roosevelt returned tonight from a western trip and issued1 a 'statement deelsring it would he impossible for him to ally himself with Republicana In New York state politics. ** J ? FIFTEEN DEATHS ?ROM + ? HEAT IN PHIXABWHU * + -? + ? Philadelphia, Aug. * ? There were fifteen deaths, In- * ? eluding eight babies, from heat 4? ? today. This makes forty nahe ? ? deaths from heat In the last * ? four days. +