The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, September 05, 1915, Image 1
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ANDERSON, S. C. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915.
NUMBER 203.
ALL DAY BATTLE NEAR HID
ALGO, TEXAS, ENDS IN
DEFEAT OF MEX
ICANS
BELIEVED TO BE
CARRANZA'S MEN
Withdrew From River After Un
successful Attempts to Cross
-One Trooper is
Wounded.
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? MEXICANS MASSING +1
? AT SCENE OF BATTLE ?
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? Brownsville, Sept. 4.-It is +
? reported thal Mexicans are *
? massing at tibe scene ol todays ?
? battle. It ia not Know whcth- *
? er any cf them are Carranza ?
? soldier*'.
?
Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 4.-The
battle between eighty United States
cavalrymen aided by Texas rangers
and armed citizens, waged practically
all day across the Rio Grande near
Hidalgo, Texas, ended'late today. At
least ten Mexicans are known tx> be
dead and probably ac many more
bodies are lying in tho dense, brach.
Ono American trooper-was injured.
At four o'clock the ?^xtcce wlt1:*
drew from the' south bank and h'd Jai'
hcuBh. Apparently they awaited an
opportunity to cross. The injured
American was John Salvini, ? pri
vate of Troop D. Third Cavalry.' Cap
tain Prank R. McCoy, who command
ed the American forces, returned
from Bis mission tonight. He report
ed tin dead Mexicans Been, with prob
ably as many in the brush.
? UnofSelat reports placed the Mexi
can dead at twenty-live or tfttrty. The
number of Mexicans engaged was
pieced at forty. When the fighttng
ended tho Americans held three cross
ings. 'V 4. J
The Mexicans made no attempt to
CJ06B but ppread out through the
brush for two tullen.
Ft. Bro wt. Troops Under Arms.
Brownsville, Sept. 4.-All United
States sold!ers"were ordered to arms
at Fort Brown tonight- An organis
ed invasion, at Borne lower border
point ?a feared.
Brownsville. Texaa. Sept. 4.---Forty
Cai ran/a soldiers rived across the Rio
Grande al American ranchmen and
Texnu rangers near Hidalgo. Texas.
acoTdtng io a report or Captain Mc
Coy, commanding the cavalry de
partment at Mission, Texas. All
available cavalry is ?being rushed to
tho frr.eno. Today's firing ocurred
at tho -same place where a party ot
Mexican* ciOBSod Uie river and loot
ed several etores.
Soldit-ra and armed citizens eon
tinuo to search for tho Mexican band
that is rpornling north of hero.
There l.ave been no more clashes. A
searching ponses found two bombs
toft by the Mexicans, both were
filled with iron bolts.
Brownsville, Sept. 4.-J. Z. 0;.rza.
tho . Carama consul boro informed
General Bullara in command ?r the
United Btates border patrol, that he
had requested a strong patrol io' be
maintained on the Mexican side of the
border to prevent further raids. He
denied thai Carranza, wldtera fired on
an American aeroplane yesterday.
Fire Ai* Lost ht Fire.
Ban Francisco, Sept. 4.-Fire de
stroyed a Ban Francisco ?ivas dormi
tory at the Catholic orphanage with a
loas of at least Otto lires.
Men Who Robber
Believed To Be l
Postal Inspec
" ' ;.
Greenville, Sept. 4.-rhrec white
then, answering f ie description of the
men who ble? opeb the'safe of the
Standard Oil Co., a few nights ago,
.?ere arrested In Charlotte this xuorn
Jhjt on .the tnstK?tion of the postal
authorities tor robbins a safe In Char
lotto recently.
The authorities in Charlotta claim
to have cauftbt the advance man. so
to speai. who goes a*ead e? tb*'*ffci
o* yessmeu and looks over new ter
MEXICANS 1
LE WITH C
FOREIGN INI
WORKTOBL
FOR PE A C
THIS FACT NECESSITATED DEC
BY ADMIRAL CAPERTON
WON'T DISCLOSE PI
Washington, Sept. 4.-Foreign in
fluences in Haiti, working to block
tbe United States' plans to pacify the
republic and rehabilitate its finances
made necessary tho declaration of
' martial law at Port Au Prince and
practically all but two of the coun
try's open ports. Rear Admiral
Capcrton explained that the action
was taken today because the situa
tion was beyond the control of the
.local authorities. The state depart
I mont, because of Its international poli
! cy, won't disclose information. There
have receutly been reports that the ac
tivities of foreign agents caused the
state department to 'hurry the policy
I of American finan Mal control.
WILD SCENES At
?Root Declares- Adjournment of
Constitutional Convention Amid
Clamor for Action on Living
Wage Law.
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 4 -There
were exciting scenes at the close ol
the New York Constitutional conven
tion tonight.- President Root declar
ed an adjournment until Tuesday
while friends and foes of the proposal
to permit the legislature to enact a
living wage Jaw for women and chil
dren clamored for a vote.
Tuesday consideration will be giv
en to the work of the revision com
mittee and a vote on the wage pro
position. Final adjournment will bo
had Friday or Saturday.
AM RETREAT IS
BY FLAMES
Austrian Officer Says Their Re
treat is Masterpiece of
Destruction.
Geneva, Sept. 4.-The Lausanne
Gazette .publisher .a letter from an
Austrian oilier f.?htihg on tho east
ern front, In which ho Bays, "The Rus
sian retreat la a masterpiece of terri
fying, systematic devastation which
recalls the days of 1812. There is an
.immense sea of flamee behind the re
tiring -Russian armies, caused by the
burning of '..onset, and crops. General
Mischenho is followed by well organ
ized attachments cf Cossacks, whose
duty lt to burn everything behind the
?army and they accomplish their task
impartially.
i Tennessee Lynching.
Dresden, Tenn., Sept. 4.-A negro
named Wilson charged with entering
th? room of Mrs. James Wi ii tr, at
Greenfield, baa bern lynched by hang
ing. The Judge and sheriff prevented
ene attempt to lynch bim last night.
d Greenville Safe
Same Caught By
'tors At Charlotte
rito ry. This man Answers the de
scription of s man who stayed in the
Cripple Greek section for three or four
days before the Stae?ard Oil company
robbery, posing aa a pauper. Tho
:Jfht .belora the. robbery, the man ap
plied at the police station for a night's
lodging, which was gives him.
Sheriff Rector ii .expecting a mes
set? from darlot;*' whlen will es
j tabllsh 'whether or not these met) ure
I tbt' ones wanted lix Greenville.
FLUENCES
?CKPLANS
EIN HAITI
: LA RATION OF MARTIAL LAW
-STATE DEPARTMENT
LANS FOR FUTURE
France ls among the largest of Hai
ti's creditors. She has indicated she
.wonM approve any steps the United
States takes.
Port An Prince, Sept. 4.-Fjear Ad
miral Capter ton. commanding the
United States expedition force . bas
proclaimed martial law here. In the
proclamation Admiral Captcrton sa yb
that the Haitain government-is con
fronted with . conditions lt cannot
control, and measures different from
those before are necessary now. All
citizens aro requested to pursue their
usual vocation and thc people are
assured that their lives und property
will be protected.
III HOUR CASE
II i iii
Negroes Repudiate Alleged Con
fession and Charges Made
Against Mrs. Mohr-Police Ad
mit Confession Was Not Signed.
Providence, H. I., Sept. 4.-A new
turn was given the case of Mrs. Eliz
abeth Mohr, whom the police claim,
instigated the murder of her hus
band, Dr. C. Franklin Mohr, today
when three negroes repudiated their
alleged confession. They claimed
they never confessed committing the
crime or accused Mrs. Molhr. Police
Chief Eiobblns of Barrington tonight
said as far as he knew the negros
nr.-er signed a confession.' Their re
pudiation was in the form of a state
ment to newspaper men.
Seeking More. Evidence.
Providence, Sept,. i._-Prosecuting
officials are seeking for additional evi
dence to support the charge ot incit
ing to murder against Mfa. Elizabeth
Mohr, accused hy three negroes ol
hiring them to kill her husband. They
are searching for two men, who. lt
ls understood, overheard a conversa
tion between ttro motorcyclists. It
lt reporte dthat two of the negroes
inf c.'Ved rode to the scene on motor
CU'.lSS.
Negrees Make Denial.
Providence, Sep*. 4.-Denial that
they confessed f*? murdering Doctor
Franklin Mohr was made, to thc As
sociated Press by Georgo Healis, Hen
ry -spellman, and Victor" Brown, the
negroes who Che police say previously,
had admitted that they killed the
physician at tb o intigation ot Mrs,
?Mohr.
Two Mitton Damage Caused By
Flames Which Wer? Still
Raging at Midnight
Newport News, Va.. Sept. 4.-?
Twelve men aro bel levied io have per
ished and two million dollars worth
of damage dono hy t'.re which de
stroyed tho local office* of the I Ches
peake and Ohio Itt llroid and a large
prain elevator here tonight. It wai
not under control at midnight.
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? FOUR KtLLKD ?J? 4
? TORNADO IN GEORGIA ?
? Marshall vile. Ga., Sent. d
? 4.-3YWT nijgnr/f* wero killed <.
? abd,-heavy prcprrtr damage *
wrought ,b; a tornado which .*
? swept a prdh a hundred yards *
? wide th roi ?fe this town todsy. <
? *
The German Wh
Prince leopold of BsTnrin.
Prince Leopold of Bavaria was the
German general who took Warsaw.
His army waa the first within the
FATE C
RUSSIANS FIGHTING DESPEA
GROUND-ARE IN FLIC
PURSUERS ALONG VI
SITUATION Stl
London, Sept. '4.--The Russians
have stiffened their resistance and the
Germanic allies are forced to fight for
every yard. At some places, boweverj
the Russians continue their retire
ment, others being driven back.
Just below Riga gulf on north, ?
big battle ls on for possession of the
river Dvina. The Germans occupy
the western bank between Lennewa
da and Friedrichstadt. If the advan
tage gained hero Is pressed to a con
clusion lt mitfht result in the evacua
tion ot Riga.
The forces are hotly engaged from
FrledrichBtadt to the Prfpet marshes.
The/Russians - aro Inflicting heavy
losses on their pursuers along Vilua
river while they are being pressed
back and tho town of .Viloa, already
evacuated by civilians will probably
soon be iq German hands.
South of Pripet marshes another
series ot 'battles is being fought. Th
Russians along tho Styr and Sorell,
rivers are making a'stubborn ats un.
The Teutons, uowever, forced a cross
lae of .the Sereth at its jpneth ? with
tho Dniester ss now only a very :?ar
ro.v strip o? Galicia remains iu Rus
sian hands.
Finding it impossible to make head
way In frontal attacks on the for
tresses of Du bro and Rovno. the Ger
mans ate trying to turn these posi
tion? from the south. They claim
to have broken through tho Russian
line. It ls apparent, (however, that
the Russians are fairly safe from any
turning movement unless the Qtrmann
qudokly throw a strong force Jcross
the Ovina, sou Ceas t of Riga.
Artillery bombardment of German
trepches continues In thc weat. Both
sides claim successes on ""tho Austro
Italian front. The Balkan capitals
are discussing the Austro-German
invasion Rumania, wit nor without
declaration of war, as a probability.
Because ot this it it expected efforts
to open the Dardanelles, will bo re
doubled.
London, Sept. 4.-In the absence of
; mat ked changes on. any battle front
I the $ritts'? public !?, again turning at
tention to thc diplomatic situation in
fha hear east, and. rumors of tenta
tive efforts In the direction ot peace
negotiations.
I It ls announced officially in M*?n.
j tba*, ?. fins? draft o* Serbia's anewor
io Took Warsaw
)F RIGA
ATELY FOR EVERY YARD OF
TING HEAVY LOSSES ON
ULNA RIVER-BALKAN
ILL UNSETTLED
to the note ot the quadruple entente
is ready, and will be presented short*
ly/ It is presumed here that the re
ply will be favorable in regard to
concession? to Bulgaria, although lit
tle hope is entertained that Serbia
will grabt her late enemy all the ter
ritory demanded in Macedonia.
Advices from Sofia Indicate that
unless all of Macedonia Is ceded, there
ts little chance for reestablishing the
Balkan league. Com pilan co -with the
program of the allies means partici
pation in the war, while an agreement
to the request of the central powers
implies merely a ' friendly neutrality,
expressed in permitting shipments of
m imitions through Bulgaria to the
TurkB.
Peaee Discussion.
Although it has been established
rather definitely that London has no
part In the Initiation of formal peace
discussions, it ls plain that official
circles are keenly Interested in n**wa
.of activity In this direction. There
are straws in tho v-!nd that indicate
j that what arc designated as "prvper
peace overtures" on the part of Ger
many will meet with consideration.
Tho public, however, which ls not so
?well informed a? die ' government
probably would consider Buch over
tures as premature.
Paris officially reports Intense ar
tillery activity near Arras. Military
observers believe ?.bat a continuation
of this bombar?menl might moah that
the frenoh intend to ns-mme a rigor
ous offensive'oa tbs western lines. '
Petrograd, tn the latest statement
admits the Russians have retired to
.tho north bank of t'ir Dvina, in the
section whore a desperate struggle to
protect Riga and tho road to Petro
griu? ls lu progress.
The Russians claim to have gained
some ground north of Vllna. The
Germans have been unable to make
' much progress in. this section of late.
A dispatch from Christiana states
that a German submarine of a new
type much larger than ?my seen be
fore was observed oft the Norviy
coast. This is regarded in Berlin ss
confirming the reports that Germany
[Intends placing in cctntntsbtda super
180111.4111068 far excelling the best of
I others.
Tart: Report.
Constantinople, Sept, 4.-Turkish
successes tn minor engagements aro
announced in an official bulletin.
U. S. MAI
STEPS T
BORDER
HURRICANE III
GULF STRIKES
FLORIDA COAST
HEAVY DAMAGE EXPECTED
BETWEEN TAMPA AND
PENSACOLA.
STORM PASSES
BERMUDA ISLAND
Indications Are That It Will Break
in Mountains of Georgia
?nd Tennessee.
Washington, Sert, i.-The Went In
dian hurricane .vaIch invent aorosB the
Gulf .ot Mexico and struck inland to
day on the western Florida coast
centered tonight tn the southwest At
lantic. There were indications that
K would break up In the mountains ot
northern Georgia and eastern Tennes
see. Officials thought there wa? some
damage between Tampa and Pensaco
la. There were heavy rains and 'alga
winds In Georgia and Alabama.
Washington, Sept.-4.-The weather
bureau announced that the center of
the tropical hurricane from the suit
would strike the coast near the month
of Apalachicola river, probably this
afternoon, and predicted that lt will
dimmish in intensity as it moves in
land. Reports from Cedar Keys says
that the water is up to the main
street and the wind blowing a.gale.
Hamilton, Bermuda, Sept. 4.-Ber
muda-A severe gale swept over Ber
muda last night. Electric lights, tel
ephones and power service are disor
ganized. The steamer Bermudian with
200 Americans aboard is delayed in
port.
Tampa, Sept. 4.-Reports of storm
damage along the coast north of
Tampa began to come in. A quarter
mlle of tho south end of Sand Rey waa
washed away causing, property loss
but no life loss. A launching party
of six Florida people is missing from
Tarpon Springs since yesterday morn
KEW ?XSI?II
CAN [CROSS ATLANTIC
'Secretary Daniels Announces That
Four Super-Submarines Ar?
Being Built.
Washington, Sept. 4.-Four new
types of submarines capable of
crossing the Atlantic under their
own power without need of more
supplies, similar to those sent to
England from Montreal, arc being
built by the United fitstes, Secretary
Daniels announced today.
Mr Daniels intimated that three
submarinos of tho F-4 type would
bo "Junked" or radically overhauled
to make them cafe.
Secretary Daniels and President
Wilson will ecifor on Labor Das
regarding tho demand of increased
psy for the men in the Washington
navy yard and the secretary's plans
of naval expansion.
Ti div ell Gets S
For Murder of J
WiU Appeal 1
Greenville, Sept. 4. -After delib
erating a day and night the Tldwell
Jory this morning at 9:50 found the
gray-haired slayer of boyish Emmett
Walser guilty of manslaughter with
recommendation to the mercy of the
court. Pefore passing sentence Judge
Prince stated that the facts in the
case-ir tho witnesses told the truth,
if the defendant told the troth-made
a case ot technical murder, sad the
fact that the Jury convicted Tldwell
, of manslaughter showed only that it
r TARE
0 STOP
TROUBLE
RAIDS PRACTICALLY AMOUNT
TO GUERRILLA WAR.
FARE ALREADY
SITUATION IS
GROWING WORSE
Mexican Military Commanders
Deny Their Men Took Part
in Raids.
Washington. Sttpt. 4.-Tho border
.raids which aro -now approximately
guerrilla warfare between the Mexi
cans and United States troops and
Texas rangers over the shadow of the
Mexican political situation, in the
v*aw of .American officials, hare be
come a monaco to the already strain
ed relations between these two coun
tries.
Although Funston has practically
all of the mobile forces tn the United
States under (his command, today's
reports of the firing acres* the fron
tier and encounters with raiders led
to discussion among officials aa to
whether some more positive measures
should not be taken. Army officers
recalled that Taylor took stern steps
t-. i84G to quell a similar situation.
The.-? were no oflUcal advices to
support the reports that Mexican
troops tire massing along the north
east Texas border. However, tho
question ol protecting the lina I* re
garded with growing apprehension.
Military commanders there deny tfhat
any of their mtiix are among the raid
ers. It has been reported that some
of those killed wore uniforms.
Carranza'a reply to the Patt-Ameri
can peace appeal is still lacking.
Among hlB supporters here lt is pre
dicted it will be a rejection.
ZEPPELINS CHS
ll RE? TERROR
Former Newspaper Maa Arriving
in N. Y. Says Admiralty Mis
states Kamber of Deaths.
New York, Sept. 4.--JRe*eut Zep
pelin raids over London and nearby
cities have created a reign ot terror
along the east coast of England, ac
cording to a former newspaper-man.
who arrived today on the Saxonia.
"In a raid Aug. 17th," he said,
"Zeppelins hovered over the. Liver
pool Street ralllway station in Lon
don, the greatest station in England,
had showered bombs.
"The admiralty," be continuel,
"issued a statement to t?e efie?t that
the east aunties bad been raided
with the IOSB of ton lires, but a
steamship official who lives ht the
raided district said he saw personal
ly tn London 30 victims of Zr.jv
11ns In cue morgue. He saw m?ay
wrecked houses on the streets around
the station. Six were killed when a
bomb crashed through the orof ot a
public House nesrby."
mjm FUTcaiTY STAKES
Now York, Sept. 4*-Thundered,
owned by Harry Payne Whitney, run
ning under the colore bf 1. S. Thomp
son, won the 125,000 futurity stakes.
The distance was nix furlongs
straightaway. The wlnnerV. sh?re of
the purse was seventeen thousand.
He carried a hundred and twenty-two
pounds and was ridden by Joe Netter.
Drome came in second and Achieve
ment third
leven Yeats
Emmett Waiker;
Supreme Court
wss moved by tbs same sympathies
that now moves bim. Ho sentenced
hin, to be confined in the state peni
tentiary at hard labor for a period ot
seven yes.-s.
The Tidweli csse will be appa>'>.l
for a second ihm? vo the rupreme
court of South Ca.-ollna. After the de
fendant's coaVction of manslaughter,
today. Attorney Price gave notice that
he would apperl the case. Jhd?e
Prince grsnted the defendant ball tn
the sum of $5,00. Tidweli wll> be
. released Monday morning.