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Weft J?nteUtgimrer VOLUM.: II. ANDERSON. S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 4. 1915. NI IM RF R 17? RUSSIANS m TO SAVE WA AUSTR?GE TEUTONS ARE BELIEVED TO BE SHORT OF AM MUNITION GREATER EFFORTS MAY FOLLOW LULL Germans, However, Are Making Slow Progress ? Russians Claim Gains. London, Aug.- 3.-Stubborn Kas sian resistance and tbe slow progress of tho Austro-Germ?n advance in thc last tew days has led to the belief in some quarters that the Germans aro short of ammunition. . . The governor-general of Warsaw was still at his post Sunday and mili tary circles there believed that If the Russian ?ine held a week longer Rus sia might yet save Warsaw. On the other band each previous German slowing down has boon followed by Greater efforts later. Berlin records further advances along thc Vistula, and in Ivangorod and Novo Alexandria sections and al so In the Chelm-LubMn region, de spite Vigorous opposition. There has been considerable fight ing in west in Artis, Orgonne, and Alsace but apparently little definite results. .Swiss reports say the Aoatrlans are preparing to evacuate their first class defense lines in tho Iaonzo region from Travlgnolo to AviBla. Oilier unofficial reports tell of Italian ad v ali ces Inother s?cf?ohs. r Petrograd, Aug.. 3.-It waa officially announced tonight that Russian hy droplanes ran a German gunboat Bh*bre near Windau and forced a Zepplin and two hydroplanes to re treat, bringing down one of the hy droplanes. In the direction of Riga the Rus sian forces withdrew, beyond the river Eyu. Berlin, Aug. 3.-It is semi-official ly announced an Athen reports says, that a German submarine aank ti'o British transport Aneuron. Most of the crew wero drowned. London, Aug. 3.-Tho Teutonic ar mtes are being held west of Warsaw by the Russians. They are making progresa elsewhere on the eastern front, however, according to official statements by Berlin andi Vienna. The most determined attacks' evidently ls being directed against Wysskow, 35 miles northeast of . Warsaw. Heavy German forces are attacking tho main Waraaw-Petrograd lino at Os trolenka, trying to cut tho Russian communication. The latest "Warsaw dispatch from an Associated Press ? orreapondent, dated July SI, shows conditions ? aro much better than previously ^ndlcat Heavy fighting in the west' on the British front has been resumed. There haa been a rcsmnotlon of Infantry ac tivity, with the French admitting that the Germans captured some, trenches in the Argonne and Marie Therese district, but claiming counter at tack? recovered a portion of the ground lost. In the Vosges, Paris statea the French took several .berman trenches after Inflicting heavy losses. TEXAS BANKERS DALL ? ON COTTON Southern Bankers to Organise , Movement for Gradual Mar keting off Cotton. Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 3. The Banker's Association today issued a call for a conference of presidenta of all southern states Bankers' asso ciations and delegates froo. Clearing Hbuse associations ct. all Southern Reserve'cities'and cotton centers to bo hold at ' Galveston August four teenth, to. organize a concerted move ment for the 'gradual marketing' of cotton. : Federal. reserve bank'Offi cers ar0 also Invited. Prolest Against Wage Decrease., Washington, Aug. 3.-A delega tion of-boiler'makers tn the Norfolk Wvy^Tafa,' heeded by Senator Mar tin, of Virginia,"?tled a protest to day with-Secretary Daniels ?gain?t a reduction tn the nun's pay. f BE ABLE _ ALLIES (I. S. PLANS TO ENFORCE PEACE TO DEMAND THAT FACTIONS CEASE HOSTILITIES AND ACT FOR PEACE MAY TAKE OVER ROAD TO CAPITAL Will Prohibit Shipment of Arma to Any Faction Objecting to Plans. Washington. Aug. 3.-While the conference between ' Secretary Lans ing and representatives of I*tin AmeTican governments here Thursday oven the Mexican situation ls an nounced as confidential and informal, it is believed the Unted States still proposes demanding that the Mexican factions cease hostilities and arrange to restore the constitutional govern ment within a limited time. The plan also ncludes taking possessen of the 'railroad t?'Mtexlco City by United] States soldiers, aided possibly by Latln-Amertcnn soldiers, in case Mex ican leaders decline to ?rive immediate relief on tho food stuation in Mexico City and restore telegraphic and rail road communication. The Dotted StateB .would prohibit the ahipmenta of any faction refusing to accede to their demands. Vera Cruss reports tonight announc ed the formal entrance of Carranza forces into Mexico City and said food will be sent. Reports of Mexican bandit raids across the Texas border came today with requests from Hie border for additional troops. It was announced that none will lie sent- as there are plenty there. Bandits I : scaped. Brownsville. Texas, Aug. 3.-The Mexican bandits reported surrounded today in the brushy country north of herc and who.se fight with United Statea cavalrymen and a posse of cltl s?hs cdat tho lives of possetnan. Mc Guire and wounding Private Curtis, have escaped, according to reports reaching here tonight. The Mexican IOBS 18 variously reported from twelve to fifteen dead. ? ftl Washington. Aug. 3.-When the three ambassadors of' the three rank ing Latin-American ministers meet .with Secretary Lansing to hear Pres deht Wilson's plan and asking to co operation of their countries in restor ing peace in Mexico, ? course of tlon will be outlined wbch all I JJ* ti-, America will be asked to approve, t contemplates the restoration of > st lt ut ional government without UBI of force if possible, but has In view joint action is necessary. Although } the o lil cal s surround thc conference .vi-.h the greatest Bccrecy a"d Secreta.;- Lansing said possibly no announcement will be made after ward, lt is known one of the first elements is an embargo on arms from all America *o Mexico. The' president Is not committed to (CONTINUED OfTpAOB^THItER) Afr Raid on Strassunrg. Parla, Aug. 3.-A flotilla of Anglo French aeroplanes today flew over Straashurg. Germany and dropped twenty-five bomba, saya a Haves dis patch from. Geneva. The damage waa not ascertained. 2,010 AastrslhuiH Killed. Sydney, Australia. Aug. g.-The Australian casualties in the war up to date aro 2,610 killed and 10,222 wounded, it waa officially announced today. ' ?kuros Cabinet EBdorned. Tokio, Aug. 3.-Tho elder states-, mon have recommended to Fknperor r Yosohlto that the Okenia cabinet IK requested to remain in office . uncon ditionally. Bilbo Lr-*?l ia Mississippi. Jackson, Miss,. APaV$.-Scattered returns tonight Indicated that T. G. Bilbo ls leading in th?? primary elec tion for governor. This lu a {rouerai view of Warsaw, looking from Prague across the Vis tula rlVtor. It lias become the prize to be won In the greatest battle the BOTEllir ASKEDTO HELP RESERVE BOARD ASKS THEM TO AID IN MARKET ING CROP SAYS INTERESTS ARE IN COMMON Banks Should Cooperate With Farmen-Cotton Should be Warehoused as Ginned. " Washington, Aug. 3.--The special attention of the federal reserve banks to marketing the cotton croip Ia called by a letter of ' the federal reserve boord. The letter outlines prelimi nary plans to make available the re serve system resources in the fall movement of cotton and other crops. t "It la clearly to the common Inter est that credit based upon this crop be protected as far a? possible from danger of demoralization," says the letter as to the cotton crop.- No staple commodity is subject to greater variations 1n prices, tito vio lent fluctuations offering an inviting feld to the speculator. Tho board suggests that reserve banka com muncate with members and others interested and point out- that cotton producers should begin at once ar ranging for proper storage and insur ance rapidly as ginned. Reservo banks should point out to nieniners that they are prepared to rediscount notes of farmers and merchants se cured by Toper wnrehnuac receipts for cotton, accn**tnp\rled by evideno? of issuance. \'< if&i should be the customary collateral for members should be ready to. state the grade and market value of cotton when they offer thc 'notes for rediscount. Thc amount to be advanced will bo lort primarily to tho judgment of the members hanks. Tho board suggests that reserve banks call the attention of members to the desirability of re serving storage space. New Or? jans Secretary's Figures Show Total World Consump tion of Staple for Year Endin* June 30 Was 14,134,00 Bake. New Orleans, Aug. 3.-Secretary Hester of tho New Orleans cotton ex change , today announced that the world consumption of American cot ton for the year ended July thirty-first was fourteen million, one hundred and thirty-four thousand bates. During the proceeding year thc consumption was fourteen million, five hundred and forty-one thousand. The total visible and invisible sup ply of American cotton nt the end of tba year, was five million, three hun dred and twenty-nine thousand bales, the largost on record. ' '_;_ Postal Cot? ?ate?. Ne?r Yorjt, Aug. il.-Announcement that the Tost ni Telegraph and fabio com pn II y would make a' retine ton ot 50 lief cent in Us*leased wire rates to v. cw ?papers throughout tho country was made here by Charles C. Adams, v4ce president of the company Itt charge Ot traffic. world tims ever lpinwn. Thc Germans und Austrians ate pressing th"* F.?us sians hurd, and if lille thc defense has boon stubborn tlfero ls a fooling that _._;_,,1,-.- ._ ^r^LEW?S OF fUTURi ILLIONIS SENATOR, IN ADDR SOCIATION SAYS U. S AGAINST RUSSIA, < AND I Asheville, N. C.. Aug. 3.-The prodiction that [ russia, Germany. Japan und China; would sometime be arrayed in arms] against the United States aud that! this country could not look for aid from longland or, un der conditions like those at present, from South -American powers, was made tonight in hu address by Sena* tor James Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, before the State" Uar association or North Carolina.' , lila subject was "America as the International law giver or Un> World jTawojjnjjawU?-... In pr?paration1 for such .au even tuality. Senator Lewis proposed call ing a council of all the governments ot South America and then by "al liance make common cause for the protection of republican form of gov ernment in the stern hemisphere." Declaring that Russia had a griev ance against this country in connec tion with the disruption of tile com mercial treaty .with Russia growing out of treatment of the Jews, and that. Russia and Germany," who "have un quarrel upon governmental principles among themselves," would adjust their differences. Senator Lewis said: "Then both Germany and Russia will ba bound together in a treaty with an object nf dominating Asiu from Siberia east ward, and then, as Joint enemies of the United Stales they .will be found in conjunction with Japan, who, now an ally with Rus sia, will present to us the attitude ol one who lins earned the frlendsbins of England nnd IXissla in turn for Hie aid Japan is giving these countries by driving Germany out of China Germany with little love for Japan, but wth her grievances against us, will be as cooperativo with Japan na Russia .is today. Then with this sit uation tho concentrated Allies will seise the ? Philippines in retaliation for our refusing equality of eitzen shlp to tile Japanese. Russia.' as thc ally of Japan, would arise her former possessions, Alaska. To these will tie round China adding tier weight, re senting the grievance of exclusion or its people, coop'rating with Japan. South America, with her now arous ed suspicions of our objects in tba; zone, could afford.'US no protection and from lier wc could expect none, for reasons of her attitude of mind caused by misconception of our pur poses and drawn from thor event? of taking the Panama canal 'and oilier incluants. England, because of lier alli! ncc with Japan cnuJd under no circumstance? render us.aid. and has no feeling toward us from which we could expect any. /But if England cou'd render us nid, x x x- you will not'.overlook thnt England, if she dared pariiripate. would arouse Rus sia to retaliation upon her Canadian possessions and Japan upon Hong LOST IN 01QU?8URS7 --. Erie, Penn., Suffers Millions of Dollar* Damage From Higb w acera. ?rle, Pa., Aug. 3>-Twcnty-flve lives-lost and millions of dollars dam age is the estimated toll of a cloud burst -here tonight. Dams burst, flooding the business section five feet deep.- In some: Jituri?ls the wa ter reachod second storys. Lights and telephones are out of commission. Battle World He this Russian city of nearly a million will fall into the hands of the kaiser. If lt does it will be the largest city thus far taken in tile war. No other WARNS E CONFLICT ESS BEFORE N. C. BAR AS >. WILL BE ARRAYED _ GERMANY, JAPAN CHINA Kong in China, and ellina upon the possessions at Shanghai and Central Cliina. Thus we see too many rea sons or evt*r dreaming of aid from any European source." To show that those prophecies were not improbable, Senator Lewis cited historical Instances where na tions formerly belligerents subse quently became allies. Declaring that both Kugluud and Germany had aban doned heretofore acknowl?dges> prln* ciplcs of international law and that I /'io.-. America it is uow.plain i hat-in any emergency involving ber interests there is no law of nations that can be relied on for any benefit or advan tage." Senator Lewis led up to his predict ions by endeavoring to show that by retaining thc Phillippine Is lands, thc United Slates had Itself violated "that prime rule of interna tional law-Hie departure from her own zone and entering that of anoth er." "It ls the violation of this principle and Hs consequences which ls today the groat danger of America's repub lican instilutloiiB," he said. Previous to entering tho Philip pines, he asserted, our right to deny tho right of Chinese and Japanese "to enter into our civilization," was not disputed, but thereafter lt was nat ural that "these Asiatics should turn to us and say that by all the laws of nations we must give what we take and that as we had come Into Asia with our people they had the right to come Into America with theirs." This situation, he said, was the real reason far President Roosevelt's ac tion "in taking over the Panama territory at a time when Japan had Just emerged successfully from her war with Russia." "A moment's view restores us to a sense ot our real situation," be con cluded. "With South America sus picious of our methods, lest lt mean conqest under the guise nf the Mon roe Doctrine; Mexico regarding un as disturbers and usurpers; wc are at once surrounded with enemies, not because of their enmity, but becase nf their misunderstandings. Should conflict arise in the Orient from which it were necessary to dofend our selves In Asiatic: spheres we can see that beforc the Atlantic fleet could pass through the canal, the canal would bo blown Into atoms through thc operation of those nations now bordering lt, who would cooperate with our enemies for the gratification of real or I ina gi u-.t grievances. And all ot' ti.is a Ultimate Inheritance from the violation by ourselves of the fundamental International law that ordained all republics and the theory of republics to their own zone." (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOURT*"" EFFORTS FOR PMCT IN HUTU FAILURE Delegation Hoped to Effect Peace Berreen Federals and P.zoeU. I Cape' HalUen, Haiti.'Aug. 3.-Mcd? intory proposals by a delegation from Port Au Prince, which arrived today were refused, by. local authorities., and fighting contin?es at Morin quarter. ?The delegation hoped ro-bttng about peace between the goveiament'n troops ander Bou rand and the'Bobo followers. ts Known city in Europe Hint might be taken compares with it in size except the capitals. CATHOLICS RELY ON FMR PLAY BELIEVE AMERICAN LOVE OF JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL OVER BIGOTRY ERRONEOUS IDEAS CAUSE PREJUDICE Says Catholics Would Disobey Order of Pope if Contrary to . Rights of Free Citizens. ..'I. .- l.'...fl|i,li<?Mw Seattle, Wash.. Aug 3.-The su preme council of the Knights of Co lumbus, in convention here, received today the report of the (Commission on Religious prejudices which ex pressed the belief that "Araericau fair play will prevail over religious bigo try." Tho report, pre8ented by Col. P. H. Callahan, chairman, expressed sat isfaction for aid by the general pub lic and Bnecial mention was made of the fairness shown by The Associated Press and newspapers in general re garding religious matters. Seven recommendations were at tached to tho report. The first of these declared a principal cause for prejudice against Catholics . arose (rom nn erroneous belief among non Catholics "that we owe such alle giance to the Pope aa Ia incompatible .with proper allegiance to our coun try." "Wc should lose no proper occaa lon tu declare the position of Cath olics," stated the report "and the teachings of the church on this mat ter, namely, that while Catholics ac knowledge the Pope tn be supreme in clvfll matters. If any spiritual au thority were to direct us to do any act contrary to' the rlghta of free citi zens, or tlie welfare of society, we won bl tie bound to disobey." The report declared that Catholics upliold and support the public school syi.tem. but feel that religious in Htructlon ls 'necessary, and therefore beur au extra burden for private schools. An opinion was expressed that In time all general forms of re ligion will be taught In froe schools. Tlie report condemns the action of politicians in raising religious issues in campaigns., ns well as the activi ties of quasi-political societies n dla criminatlng against persons of any fatlb. It waa recommended that the commission be made permanent. The report of the secretary stated $1,821,943.04 was collected during the pust year, and that the assets of the o. <i?T exclusive of special funds, are nearly $6,000.0.'H. There are now nea rly 350,000 members. BEAVERS REDUCED ?0 RANK JF CAPTAIN Atlanta Police Chief Found Guilty of Insubordination By Police Commissioners. Atlanta, Aug. 3.-James L. Beav ers, chief of th? Atlanta police de partment, waa found guilty of insub ordination lida afternoon by the board, of police commissioners, and reduced )o the rank ot captain. It was sc nounced thai the charge of ineffi ciency was not sustained. W. M. Mayo waa elected ?hist. . . SAYS COURSE PURSUED BY ENGLAND IS WHOLLY WITHIN LAW WOULD SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION Declares Protest Unsustainable in Point of Law1 on Interna tional Equity. Washington, Aug. ?..-Great Bri tain's reply to the latest American representations against Interference with neutral commerce, made public tonight, reject entirely the conten tions that the orders in council are illegal and Justifie* the British course as wholly within International law. "Unsustainable either in point of law or upon principles of internation al equity," the British reply term* American protest against blockade of neutral ports. Great Britain then invites submission to Internationa) arbitration any cases In which vii? United SUtes ls dissatisfied with the action of British prize courts. The British reply was contalned'ln two notes, one supplemental. With the notes was made public correspon dence over British seizure of the American steamer Nechea, ea routs from Rotterdam to the United States ' with German good*- In thia Great Britain declined to allow free, passage to, gooda originating in Germany or in territory Germany controls.. The Wiehes cargo came jfroH"""Belgium. Changed condition* of warfare. Bri tain contends, recuire new applica tions of the principles of Internation al law. It points out that with submarinos, mines and aeroplanes, lt ls now im possible to' keep a cordon of battle sblr* surrounding the port which lt desire* to blockade. The present blocksde, by which Grest Brit Un seizes cargoes consigned to neutral countries but which he calleros in tended for Germany, ia defended i A the grounds that tins universally ogniz?d fundamental principle of blockade is that the belligerent la en titled to cut off "by effective means the sea borne commerce ot his ene my." It also recites various alleged German Atrocities including the sink ing of the Lusitania, declaring these necessitate that Great Brtain Isars no Justifiable method Of defense un used. The British note 'alt?r?tes that Great Britain will continue to apply orders In council but wilt use every effort to avoid embarrassing neu tral a. It points out that American statistics show that sny loss in trade with Germany and'Austria ls more than over balanced by the increase lb other Industrial activities due to the .war. lt takes up the United Staten block ade of the Confederacy during th? civil war and says the United States developed and changed methods . by which the principles of International faw were made effective to particular cases. BOARD TO TEST ALL EXCURSION ?HS Indictments Bein? Drawn in East land CaJka-Ready in VVe,k. chicago, Aug. ".-The board nsuiad by tba city couti, ll harbors com mittee began preparations to teat the stability of excursion steamers plying from this port. Sandbags weighing as a Tu\l quota of passen gers will be placed' on one side Of the steamship Christopher Columbus next Thursday to ascertain her aaa-, worthiness. ' The federal ? grand Jury continuad hearing evidence. It la declared twelve or fifteen ina'etmenta are be ing drswn sad will be completed with a week wKM??lKTj* ASSOCIATION SE??'i.lW IN at?*lN6?'IEU> Springfield. Mass., Aug. 3.-The eighth annual convention of the Na tional association ot Organists oped ed here today with mor', . than SOO members in attendance. The Mg mu nicipal organ was one of the factors In bringing the convention to this city sad a large, part ot the program center? around t?