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volume ii. anderson, s. c THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1915. NUMRErT??. FALLOF SEVERl TO RU i OPENS WAY TO VILNA, WAR SAW AND PETROGRAD RAILWAY RUSSIAN ARMY IN SERIOUS DANGER Forts Fell Before Germans Won derful Sixteen Inch G una. - . j London; Aug. 18.?The Germans last night captured Kovnu, one of the crucial pointa in the Russian defen sive in the north, the fall of which opened the road to the Vilna, War-' aw and Petrograd railway. Thin and other developments has placed the F.mssian army in Berloui danger of an envelopment for the ! first time since Grand Duke Nicholas began to retire from Galicla in May,; according to military observers. Besides opening i.he way to Vilna, an open town, from which nearly, everything useful to invaders has been taken, the fall of Kovno takes away | the last protection except the Russian I field army, to the main railway- to j Petrograd, and puts the Germans in a position to threaten the flanks of the Russian armies retiring to Brest' Lltovsk line ?md those operating in southern ('ourland. Kovno fell before the German six teen inch puns, which never yet have I found fortifications they couldn't sub duo. The Germans announce that they captured four hundred cannon and a vast quantity of war material. , At Virtually every other place the Germans have taken little boofy and few prisoners, indicating that. the Russian retreat has been orderly. It was officially announced in Pet rograd that the Russians ?rc still holding -tlio fortification at Jesla, two and half miles from Kovno. European capitals expect early de velopments in the Balkans. E'euther ics Venlzelos, who Is forming a new Grecian cabinet, is reported to hoM: the view that Greece should not enter the war unless she is given reason to hope for the realization of her am bition of becoming predominant na tion-of 84 lit hern 'Europe. Italy's seizure of islands in Aegean Sea to which Greece aspired, may be' a stumbling block. Serbian occupa-; tion of a part of Albania is reportM to have aroused Italy's Ire and caused a diplomatic hint that Italy is sending safllcient troops there to control the entire region. Allies claim advance of five hundred yards on Gallapoli Peninsula. Tur key however declares all allies efforts repulsed. Beyond French claim* they have occupied summit of Sondornach in Vosges. There has been no Impor tant development in west. Berlin, (wifeless to Sayville), Aug. 1%.?An official announcement today says the Kassian fortress Kovno has been In the German's hands since last night. AU the forts were cap tured \*lih a large quantity of war materials. Over four hundred can non, were token. It was captured by nto-in despite a tenacioufi resistance. Military ekperts "?h?ve agree -that the loss of Kovno will' be a serious blow to the Russians. The London Times critic in an article this morn ing says: "If the enemy succeeds In reducing Kovno and Is thereby able to cross ilut Ni?men, he will be in the rear Of the Russian line north of Seventa ami with the Junction of tue twe wiugs of the Russian right flnnk would be very difficult. An official report from Germany yesterday announced tho capture of forts southwest of the frenl of Kovno together with for'.y flve hundred prisoners and 240 guns. This was interpreted as foreshadow ing the fall of the fortress proper but Its accomplishment so speedily was hardly expected. Tho famous Ger man general Hlndenbnrg personally took c-onimand of tt'e arym. Kovno, the capital of the province of that name, is on tho right bank of tho Ni?men. It la a first class for tress. The civilian population IS over seventy-five thousand. - London Report. London. Aug. 18.?The fall-of the Russian fortress of kovno marks an event of unmistakable importance fn the campaign. London, however, was prapnred for the German announce ment today by the fall of the outlying forts yesterday. Tho Teutonic armies are not ex pected to relax rhe pressure upon the eastern front until they otic? more separate the Fnrssfan northern and southern armies and capture Brest-Ll tovsk. An official report from Sir Inn Hamilton confirmed (he Turkish re; {CONTINUED ON PAGE ?.) KOVNO E BLOW] SSI AN S THOUSANDS ARE STARVE III 110 CITY! BODIES OF STARVING WO MEN AND CHILDREN PICK ED UP DAILY CARRANZA FORCES HOLD ENGLISHMAN [Arrest Was Made Despite Pre vious Warning From Sec retary Lansing. Puebla, Mexico, Aug. 12?(By Mail to New Orleans.)?Thousands are Etarvlng in Mexico City, the bodies ot| women aud children being daily pick ed up in the streets, according to' a Red Cross agent arriving here today. British Subject Held. Vera Cruz, Aug. 12.?(By Mail to New Orleans.)?Carranza agents have I arrested Henry W. Francis, a news paperman and British subject, and' jhold him incommunicado, despite pre I vious warning from Secretary Lansing that his arrest would be considered unfriendly to the United States. Ho is charged witb sending out un-| ! favorable news regarding Carranza. Yflla Accepts Proposais. Washington, Aug. 18.?General Villa's reply to the Pan-American peace appeal was received at the Villa j agency here today and will bo pre sented to Secrotary Lansing tomor I row.' It is understood be accepts the offer of the American government's ! aid .in restoring the government of j Mexico. Carranza's* response has not been received. It is generally believed ho will try to convince the. Pan-Amori can conference that the only way to peace is recog. "ion of his movement. Most of his generals are expected to reply likewise. The battleships Louis-1 iana and New Hampshire reached j Vera Crux today. Wanting Issued. Mexico City, Aug. -18.?Gen. Pablo] Gonzales will issue a decree warn- | (ing all foreigners attempting to pro tect Mexican property, under foreign ! flags that they will be liable to ex pulsion as pernicious foreigners. Washington, Aug./ 18.?VillJats* i under F.'ion! Madero are expected to, I attack Monterey within 24 hours, j The battle will be an important one. Twelve thousand Villistas are now occupying the suburbs of Monterey. Confirmation of the killing of Cor poral Will man and wounding Lieut. I Henry and Privates Jackson in n bnr Ider conflict near Mercedes has been received by the War Department from General Funston. Suspecting th. Carranza has' I bought a vessel and cargo of ammu nition to us0 at Vera Cruz the Jus tice Department Is holding the schooner Isadora at Pen sa col a pend ing an Investigation. SAILLE WIRELESS IS CLOSE J WATCHED [Supt. Battant Removed From Ser vice By Secretary of Navy Daniels. Washington. Aug. 18.?Secretary Daniels admitted today that he .has ; taken .additional censorship precau tions on the Say ville Wireless sta tion following the rycent conference with John F.uthoma, editor of The Providonce Journal. Rathoma pre sented r facts to Secretary Daniels which reunited later in calling Bnpt. Dullard from the Naval Radio Ser vice. ... .HIN'ERS NOT SATISFIED. London, Aug. IS?Miners' meetings at various places In South Wales yos terday adopted resolution a expressing dissatisfaction at the delay In com pleting a new wag? agreement and re commencing that unless a settlement be reached soon another confu *< held to consider renewal of tt strike. Where Mexii CARDOSO GETS WARM WELCOME City, State arid F?d?rai Authori ties Welcome Brazilian Min bter in Appreciation of Ser vices to U. S. New Orleans, Aug. 18.?Jose' M. Cardoso Do Olivelra, Brazilian minis ter to Mexico, upon arriving hero to day enroute to Washington, was wel comed by Federal, state and city rep resentatives in appreciation of his ser vices to the United States in Mexico. He declined to discuss Mexican af fairs . New Orleans, Aug. 18.?-The United States representative of stat? in thiR city today welcomed Jose M. Cardosa De Oliveria, thv Rjazilian . minister ?o Mexico upon Ms an irai here from Vera Cruz aboard the gunboat Sao i.imtnto. Carcosa at noon was <-n te/(aii.cd at luncheon by Mayor J;rmr roan and after a four of the city city wjs the guest of honor at a dinnor by Governor Hull. The minister and fnir.i'y leave ai 7:30 for New Y irk. The reception of Cnidosa was one of the most elaborate official func tions ever seen here. A military band played the United States and Brazil ian anthems as the gunboat docked and th? ministers' salute - was fired. He was greeted by the governor and m.I y or and United States ar:ny and naval officers. Cardosa refused to discuss the Mexican matters. He said he would tiy to forget the past few months until he arrived in Washington to make a detailed report of conditions to Secretary Lansing.. Dr. Ortega, the Guatemalan minister, expelled by Cnrranza also arrived wlth'tha mem bers of bis family. AUSTRIAN FLEET RAID ISLAND Of PELA60SA Twenty-One Warships and Aero planes Participated?Four Italians Killed. Rome, Aug. 18?It was officially an nounced tonight that 21 Austrian warships and one aeroplane have bom barded the Island of Pelagosa la the Adriatic, midway between the Pro montory . of Gargano and Dal m at in, and retired after killing an Italian officer and three men and wounding three. The Austria losses are un known. TWO NEGKOKS LYNCHED FOR POISONING MULES Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 18?"Kid" Jackscn and 'Henry Russell, negroes were lynched at Hope Hill, ten mites from aertt this morning. Another ne gro who was rescued, died at the h la nital. They were charged wH9t poi soning males. . I.. AUSTRIA CALLS ROYS OF 17. Rome, Aug. 16.?The age limit for military service in the Austrian army, ays a. Vienna despatch, has . been greatly altered. Boy? pr 1? will here after be eligible to serve, while men of 52 wLU be liable to a summons. Central Frederick Fnmion. United States tonimnnder. HARRIS Wfl TO THE B< LYNCHINi Will Offer Reward for Arrest and Gov. Slaton Condemns Addrc clared Tr* iv-e-Fourth of People ?Says Frank Case Was Footl Atlnntn. Ahr. 18.?Governor Harris today nrranged to confer tomorrow with the state prison commission re garding the lynching of Leo M. Frank. The governor stated that the lynch ing was a blot on the state's name and wonld be probed to the bottom and at tho proper time ho would offer re wards for the srrest and conviction of the lynchcrs. Nothing was done in Marietta to day, the coroner's Jury having ad journed until next Tuesday. The town was qolet. Varlou? stories wero circulated there regarding lynching but none could be found to verify them. All except one said Frank returned ah ?vanivo answer when asked if guilty Just before he was hanged. Frank's body wi?3 well on its way to Brooklyn tonight. Slaton Ishb*m Statement. San Francisco, Aug. 18.?Former Gowrnor Slaton of Georgia, who com? muted'Leo M. Frank's death sentence to life Imprisonment, today issued a formal statement condemning the address delivered .here last night by Mayor Woodward of Atlanta, in which Woodward said Frank was guilty the people outside Georgia were misled. He condemned" the lynching and added that Slaton had bent not re: urn to Georgia. Slaton termed Woodward "old and garrulous" and called the Frank case a football of politics. Photos Barred. Atlanta, Aug. 18.?d'ostal authori ties have barred postcard pictures of Frank's body from the malls. Atlanta. Ga,, Aug. 1*.?All tho legal machinery available to Governor Harris will be nut Ipto motion to ap prehend the members of the mob Which lynched Leo IS. Frank at Ma rietta yesterday the governor<announ eed. He.came from Fitzgerald when he heard of the lynching, while ne was attending the Confederate re; union. aded Texas. James K. FiirnHsou, Governor of Texas. Governor James E. Ferguson of Texas has called on President Wil son for more federal troops to drive off the Mexican brigands who have crossed the border between Browns ville and Laredo and atocked Ameri can ranchers. General Funston, who is In charge of American troops, has acted quickly and sent them in vari ous dt.ectlons where attacks have been reported. One .Mexican brigand wus killed the other night at Mercedes. Bands, of Mexicans had attacked ranchers near Ediuhurg, and troops were sent there from Brownvlllc. There are sufficient regular troops on the border under the command of General Funs ton to drive General Carranza'b army back were it to invade the United States. The Mexican territory L'om which .tiic.se raids have been mado 1b in nominal possession of Carranza. It is suspected by some that he has caused brigands to cross the border in order to cause trouble. JL PROBE OTTOM OF G OF FRANK Conviction of Guilty Parties?Ex ss of Mayor Woodward Who De : of Georgia Believed Frank Cailty >all of Politics. "This affair is shocking and I'm going to have it investigated to the very limit of my power," ho said. The governor had not made up his mind exactly what to do immediately, but it is believed that much depend-; upon the findings of tho Cobb county grand jury which will meet again next Tuesday. The governor had not ' decided, when he readhed the office, I whether or not a reward would be of fered1. Prison Commissioner Puyncr ar rived from Milledgeville today, with the other commissioners who were at the prison farm whon Frank was taken. He, like Chairman Davidson, it; of the opinion that nothing will be gained by Investigation of events at the penitentiary. Davidson ts on the way here. Woodward Comment h . San Francisco, Aug. IK.?J. G. Woodward, the mayor of Atlanta, In an address here last' n**?; at s Uvt qnct of the California State Asses sors association rdnlared that Frank suffered "a just penalty tor an un speakable crime." At the same timo Jie warned former Governor Slaton not to return to Georgia. He was heard with close attention though there was little or no applanse. To declared the people of the nation got their Ideas of the Frank case through subsidized press reports Sad said that Georgians deplored the deed but know tho .feelings that promoted It. lie asserted that he had received many letters and petitions to aid Frank and that they all went to the waste basket. He asserted that 75 per cent, of the Georgia people be lierod that Frank was guilty. KA8TXAN? RELEASED. Chicago, An- *8.?The steamship Iva ft land was rel *ed yesterday from custody of the'.nited States and was towed away to a local shipyard. What disposition' is to be mado of the craft la not k<:own. The federal grind jury today con tinued its' Investigation' fnto (he East* land disaster. HUNDRl AS RES GULF 500 HOUSES IN BALVESTON MANY TOWNS STILL CUT| OFF FROM ALL COM MUNICATIONS PROPERTY DAMAGE THIRTY MILLION Enormous Losses Reported onj Cotton Plantations and in Oil Fields. Galveston, Aug. 18.?(Fly courier to Houston.)?Storm swept and batter ed, with a Iosh of but fourteen liven, aaiventon, fortified by her enormous sea wall, emerged victorious today from one of the most severe storms in the history of the Gulf of Mexico. However, ubodt five hundred houses havo been destroyed and the Island is covered with dcbrlB. Four of those dead are United States soldiers ana ten civilians. Fourteen persons lost their lives trying to reach the T>e mont hotel during the hlght of the storm. Several thousand were quar tered in this hotel-. A thousand feet of Bps' wall havo ba?n washed dut, one begeh:,of,twenty five feet being in front of Hotel Gal vez. Three fired raged Monday night and the flro loss has boen great. Tht wreckage of four hundred houses Is floating in the bay. The water mads a clean sweep along the boulevard. The storm reached its height at three o'clock Tuesday morning when the velocity of the wind was ninety two miles. The greatest noed today is water. Martial law been declared. The mayor stated today outside assistance is not needed. Schooner Saved. Key Went, Fla., Aug. 18.?Schoon er M. A. Achorn, reported lost, waB towed in here today by the revenue cutter Miami. Hot h masts were gone I and she was water logged. It was reported her crew were saved by a j tramp steamer. IANNUAL BANQUET OF WALHALLA 1.0.0.F. I Enthusiastic Addresses Made By Members of Lodge?O.i Rifles Reunion. Walhalla. Aug. l?.?The Walhalla Lodge I. O. O. F. gavo Us annual: banquet last night to Its members, and i a number of friends. . After an cle-1 finit cour?t* dinner had been served. Mr. F. A'k H. Schroder, Noble Grand I of the Lodge, acting as toast-master, introduced Che invited speakers forj the occasion, Hon. M. R. McDonald, and Harry K. Hughs. -Ksq.. both mem bers of the Walhalla bar. Doth ofl these gentlemen were at their best,] j and made ringing, inspiring speeches, j I appropriate to the occasion. Messrs. J. B. 6. Dendy, 0. G. Jaynes. and Jas. M. Moss were called upon, and made short responses. There were I more than sixty members of the lodge and visitors present, and* the occas- j jsion was a most delightful and help-' ful one. The local lodgo is In a heal thy, growing condition. It was regretted that the Hon. C. ! D. Durus, Past Noble Grand, of the Grand Lodge or South Carolina, was unavoidably detained at his home at the last moment, and could not ad dress ttie lodge nd Its guests. Orr Rifles RensloR. Qr'te a number of Old Soldiers are j making preparations to attend the reunion of Orr'? Regiment of Rifles at Westminster on Thbrsday and Fri day of this week. A number of noted speakers have been invited, and have signified their acceptance. The re union of this noted regiment this year Is expected to be a most ptsasant one among the hospitable people of West minster. EXPECTING NOTKK BOOK. London. Aug. 18.?The proclama I tlon by Great Britain and Franco de claring cotton contraband 'is expect ed ionight or tomorrow at the latest. ONLY GIGANTIC SEA WALL SAVED CITY FROM DESTRUCTION FOURTEEN LIVES REPORTED LOST Lack of Water Cause* Suffering ?Fire Loss Heavy?Sea ' Wall Damaged. - Dallas, Aug. 18.?With large sec tions of the storm-swept southeastern coast of Texas still cut off from com munication a report here today placed the number of known dead at more than n hundred in the tropical storm and the property loss is vaguely es timated in millions, some placing it aa high as thirty million. Galveston suffered the heaviest pro perty Iobs, it is believed but the greatest loss of life wan Virginia Point, opposite Galveston, where thir ty are reported dead. Houston report ed two dead and two million property losa. Other losses of life reported wore: Morgans Point, eleven; Syhv nle <Beach, three: Hitchcock, seven; I a porte, seven; Por Arthur, four; Lynch burg and Scabrook, three each. There wer0 also enormous losses In cotton Aelds and oil fields. Waco, Texas, Aug. 18.?Twelve sol diers were killed at Texas City dur ing last night's storm when tho Thompson building collapsed, f?ys a copy of the slxBh edition of the Hons ton Chronicle of Tuesday. Eight were killed by falling brick and four were drowned later. Abter 30 or 40 civil ians and -many women and children also lost their lives. Those killed were enlisted men. Military rule hits been established In Texas City and soldiers are fishing corpses oat of the water as fast as they can be located. The first rumor that reached Hous ton said that two hundred to two hun dred and Afty soldiers were drowned, but this report was denied by two men who went to Texas City In au auto mobile along tho railroad track. They said that only twelve soldiers wer? dead, and perhaps thrice that many in jured. i Eight men are reported dead near Morgan's Point. They were drowned ! while Ashing. .Reports there tell of the finding of the bodies of a woman I and a baby and a sailor near Sylva beach. Houston, Aug. 18. (via Temple, by telophone to Dallas, Aug. 18.?The Houston chronicle prints the follow ing interview with J. II. Montgomery, the Houston correspondent of the Galveston News, who got as far as Virginia Poing, at the north end of the Galveston causeway Tuesday: "I am confident that the number of dead in Galveston Is large. 1 could not see an elevator on the port side of the city. My opinion is that the number of buildings destroyed will run into thousands. I believe the property loss to be greater <:aon in 1000. Montgomery reached the drawbridge in the causof ay and that structure was swept away. He was forced to return hero, having made the trip In an automobile. We eucountered In describable conditions, he said. The road bridges at Blear Creek and Dick inson were washed out, we ran the automobile over the railroad bridges and across the ties. We saw thous ands of bales of cotton on the prairies from Virginia Point to Lamarque. far in lard; .ashed from the Galveston docks by the great tidal wave. 11m water mast he several feet over the causeway. 8eriou8 damage must he done hy It. The railroad draw bridge Is washed away at Seabrook twenty mllee from Houston and three are're* ported dead there. HA?TIEN REBELS FIGHTING AGAIN Another Detachment of Ameri can MUrme* . Landed at Port Ha?tien. Port Haitiea, Haytl, Aug. 18.?An other detachment of American ma rine* have been landed here. The re bel* have refused to disarm and ia some sections have expressed a desire to fight the Americans. The people are executed but there have been no outbreaks. Foreigners at Port An Pris, thirty-Ate miles to the north was*, report that they are being men aced by tee rebels and ask tor pro tection.