The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, October 16, 1915, Image 1
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ANDERSON? S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1915.
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GENERAL -ROW BREAKS UP-'MEETING OF
?tCUtlVE C?MM1TTEE TO CAN
VASS PRIMARY RETURNS . .'
ILITIA IS HELD UNDER ARMS
.fia Quid, However, and Committee Will Complete Canvass To
../ Under Protection of Troops-Bullet Which Kitted Cohen!
Believed to Have Been intended for Chairman of the Executive;
Committee-AU Wounded Men May Recover.
Charleston, Oct ID.-Animosities arising out of tho municipal campaign
v. which ended in a primary cleef ton last Tuesday with tho apparent nomina
tion for mayor of Tristram T. Hyde over the incumbent lohn P. Grace by a
majority of 19 votes flamed into bloodshed when tho city Democratic executive
toni mit tee mot at noon today to canvass tho returns. Hardly had tho chair
?ri?n, Josoph A. Black, a Hyde man, declared the faceting open before a shot j
presumably aimed at him struck down Sidney J. Cohen, a young roporter of
thc Charleston Evening Post and In tho moro br less general exchange of
Ehota which followed four men, all of tho Grace faction, wore wounded, two
of them seriously. During the affray two or three ballot boxes, and several |
'club books wero hurled out thc windows and in tho ensuing scramble in the
. .. street.two men v/cro clubbed.
* W. A. Turner has a bullet in his right Idnk; W. B. Wiri RIV! o ls wounded in
the hip and has a scalp contusion; Harry h. Wolinsky is shot in thc arm and j
.! Jeremiah Q'Brini is shot in the ankle. Max Goldman and Tristan"T. Hyde,
Jr. suITered minor bruises. Ten men were arrested and afterward, released
on ball, but of these none is cbarged with, actual participation In tim nu"ray.
ijomo of them aro held for "carrying concealed weapons" the othors being
morely "detained."
,. .'. Stories of tho clash differ widely .and no dependable account in detail as to
:' Just Uowor.d>y>wham*tho'Bhooling was .dono ls procurable tonight. A jury'di
inquest which surveyed tiio body of young Cohen tills afternoon has been in
definitely adjourned.
Forty naval mlltiamon guard tho committee headquarters and 250 other
men aro held in armories under command of Col. E. M.-Blythe, of the prst in
fantry. - Troops will police tho meeting tomorrow cf tho executive" committee.
There I? no immediate danger, it ls said, of deaths among the wounded.
Charleston ls tonsoly quiet and. few persons were on tho streets uw|iwatf;
1 \ v lng. '* : i \ ' * ' ' '. .' '. ?/" ?ii
Charleston, Oct. 15.-Tho burbelent
municipal campaign,' resulting In tho
primary election of last Tuesday be
ing bold willi sovcral ?ompanios. ?f
state National Guard' hold in re?dl
bess for police duty, reached. the
-climax ".today, in a pistol, battle In tho
room whoro tho .city ' executive com
mittee was canvassing tho returns.
Sidney J. Cohon, reporter for tho
Charleston Post wah kllied; W. A.
Turner, an Insurance agent critical
ly injured; Chalngang Superintendent
W. E. Wingate, -Motor Inspector H.
L. WHonaky, "and Weights Inspector
Jeremiah O'Brien nil slightlyidnJured.
Governor Manning ordered thc
Charleston, company to tho sccno and
tho guardsmen and special deputies
Cleared "Hie streets. Ordor ls hoing
maintained, tonight with tho entire
Soeond noglmont at Charleston held
: lu tim armory for' ovantualltios. Six
men aro undcV arrest.'
Just after ' tho meeting of tho ex?
,\mitlve-committee was called, someone
In the hallway adjoining tfjo commit*
teo'rooma started tho fight. Someone
in tho ^committee ..room ..fired; a shot*
bringing other pistols'..Into play.
I hi ri m; the melee throb ballot boxes
were Uirbwn out of the'wlndow, whldli
were r&idvcrod by authorities. Cohen
was making Jor{ wmdpw; .yrtien hit.
Moro than a hundred votes Wore
contested. In tho primary for (ho
mayojraUiy. rinbmcict.; returns \ from
whirfi shewed Tr?atram T. Hyde was
nominated over Mayor John F..Grace
by nineteen majority
Th? cpmmltteo ;"^ylll,make^auot'/pr.
attempt, -to .canvass ':. the returns ';to
V\<wMw Troops Ready.
ColutvMaV Oct. 15.-Four local
. companies of stato guArd,>nd four .In
towns- nour.' Charleston. rwere 'ordered
hold in -readiness tonight to proceed
totCharlestoq by Governor .Manning.
The .Charleston"; dispent?rl?s ...".. woro
ordered' ctq^
in tho'.,absence ot Adjutant General
Mojfrc.^as sent "toVfjh?rles.idn today
to commdhd tba troops there.
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Columbia, OS?t. >5. ?--Governor Man
ning gave but the following stat^eui?
nt 11:30: tonight tn reference to the
situation In Charlemont "I ?in advis
ed by Colonel Blythe t?nt the situ?t
S?on?Ia. ur.dor .centro! *nfl T hope,?er
.Bpoedy -?lMjp??i??ui soltlfeirient of tho
cntirp matter."
.'-', i?b?rie?tto?, ?ct, 35,---Sydney " J.
Coh?o.v a r?pbrtei1 of -ih? Shrealng
Post la kmed- dvd W. I? Wironsky,
^ST. SK -*T ?i?T?v, W. '-A". Turner ned "
Joroi?f?h O'lVion- wounded .aa re-g elected lato today.
ault ot a shooting affray in tho Dem-]
ocratlc city executive committed!
roomy shortly afternoon. Tho com-j
initteo had met to canvass tho votes
ot ino.municipal primary Tuesday.
Who fired the shots is not known., j
Turner ls.. shot in the -rlg?it Lung,
and. Wingate bas . a serious scalp
wound. WSIonsky 1? Shut lu tho ?nu,
and OtBrion In. tho ankle. The
wounded ' wore, rushed to ' tho hos
pital. .
Amargo crowd is gathered at King
and George streets where th'o com
mittee rooms aro awaiting results.
A large body of police is in charge.
Conditions wore normal, to tho timo !
of the shooting. A . small' outbreak
outside of the committee room ls
said-'to havo led to tho shootmg In
side where.pollco wore also stationed.
Sye'rlff ^Marlin and several score
of dopiitlcs rushed to the scone. Tho
Washington . Light Infantry, and
Germain Fuelllicrs wero ordored to the
arniory.' About ono company of
militia marched to tho " sceno to
assist tho police,and do'puties in,
maintaining order. It ls generally I
quiet this afternoon.
Tbf Dem.Q?ratl? primary last Tues
day do\felOped a bitter faction, fight
between tab '.'. adherents of . Mayor
Grace and Tritham H, .Hydo,v;;:^he,
governor ordered,ont the troops at
tho election fcarins troublo. .-Thorei
was no trouble that day.
. Tho unomcial cou?t showed that
Hyde won by. nlndtoen votes. Over ;
ii, . hundred votes wuro contestod.
Tho commlteo .met today to canvass'
tho returns and settle the' Contests.:-4.
PERMIT EXPORT
L?G0R?????Ot
Ehg?and tor Per??iit Esmorial?oa
FFOSTJ Mediterranean Porti
- >4,. in American Shina, -
- .:/'-^-'- -~- ^ - .
/Wnshlngtot), Of?. 15.---Tho utato
depaV-timont has heea )Mr">lflod that
Great Britain ls prepar??? to ISBUO.
^ap^tts for the e*?>ortalien/of Ucorico
root' ..from * Turkish:.. Meultemmimo,
porta .to Ibo United States; Ia ^mert?
can ships / : The exportation was re
quested American" tobacco man unfac
Uv Jury Ja New Haren Cklt??
New York, Oct? 15.-r-Th* trial 4ui
iu the case of the ! o?evea directora '
tho . Kew Haven railroad, accused i
cob sp!racy to mpnop?lh? the trat;
i porint?o? tr?nic. of ??bw England, "Wjta
I rtwtdfi tnt?v t?i?ikv
.'inn
MUS MLP %
EDIN
N FIGHT
Washington, nOct. iii.- Thu form (inf.
winfell recognition will he extended io
thc Carranza government-will ho de
cido dat a meeting pf- the; 'PaS-AnYoH
can confornnco Ui^bo held next week..'
Secretary J-ausiny Ju awaiting formal
I responses from'* Brazil and CMle, In
1 formal aaaui^ceV.1ia\ing; .been -'given*'
by these countries that their govern
ments were In accord with w>j?iingr "'
'ton's plan. Adthough -not ^iinbjnber
of Ute conference tho Ve?cstlel?o
government ?ppr?v'oa' tho pinn.
The act of ri'c?gnitiou 'will probably
occur next we?k wIl.> a'recoptl?u tn
Washington to Aiisco Arredond?. Ta#r
tboriz?d representativo of C^rr?nsa",
FAIRFAX GETS W?LL GF
Valuable Paper Stolen During
Civil War Returned to
Owner.
IUiibmond. Ya A- Oct^ ji5:^Qeycrnor
Stuart, lum ordered tho willr of Mar
tha Washington to bo given'into'tho ;
custody, of Fairfax couhty from
which it was stolen during tho Cfvll
war. It was recently rot/umed. to the
estate bf J7 Pierpont Morgan. Il will
bo.formally delivered" to .OJairman.
Fairfax of the board of supervisor's
Monday. Governor Stuart acted un
der tho ruling _of *?e .attorney gear,
oral who held lt must bo returned tb
Fairfax cowvty In compliance with
an dct of the leglBlaturo Authorizing
tho state to "sue Morgan for tho will.
Morgan voluntarily returned thc wi",
whl?a ho found in'his. father collcc-"
tlon . of .historic manuscripts. Ho re
quested, that it bo placed In Mount
Vernon ?and. off??>.?I to build a fire
proof receptacle.
nil Tin bri nirnnrn or
PRIS lb m bLDtncu ur
I All ?hipa at Sea When Campaign
Started Either Sunk of
j Ron Aground.
London, Oct. 15.-? :<5bpcnhavcn
dir??tate.rai says British submarinos havte
cleared the Baltic and thc Gulf , ?Vt
[ Bbtlmla of German merchant 'ships.;
livery^Gorman ship southbound when
tho. submarino campaign started was
sunk or nun aground. . TMrtysovoh
oro carriers ,aro interned at'Swedish
|p?rte. Twenty-four German trawlors
werb captured and taken to. Glmuby.
CON^l^CtFOR
j Lord Reading Signed for England
and J. lr?, borgan for Amer
- iran Syndicate.
. Kew York, Get. 15.-Tho contract
covering the floatation ot, the Anglo
Fre'rich loan was signed toe* ay . I .ord
Reading, .. chairman of., ttit .foreign
cbmm?f.stbn, sbjnftd for EUR tah d,
tavo llobibcrg and Ernest Mallei
signed for Francb and J. ' F Morgan*.
Writhe American syndicate.
Tourist Reception Postponed. ; ;
. ?' Rome. Ga : J Oct l^U.-The ^progrbm
'di tho iveceptlon and entertainment of ,
ir-" 'Wxcy highway . tourists planrted
hers ?day has pee* postponed until
tom^row;. Worn ?w?s received that
-the tourists >?ero. delayed and unable
to keep up tuc schedule.
Mell HelglL's Arbahd- Belgtade.
i:.;;.' London. Oct. lf>.r-?A Times di&pat
AthenaY say's Uib Gordians st.
hold tho hisigfits around ^Tfirad.b i
tv distance ct one and a quarter. m Itou.
0er1}I?n>oru#ebs ar? hoglnning tb ar
-tffMk??ft ?~|>?lh?T'>
catie aa aie cut- . seer the Bulgarian
. -trentier. ,, -
PLAN CALLS FDR Bl
ULAR AftMY ANDI
JNGPROGR?
Washington, Oct, 15 - The admin
istration's program for national de
fense, carrying a total expenditure ot
about four hundred millions was vir
tually completed, tonight when Presi
dent Wilson appv/ived tho army and
navy programs proposed by Secre
taries Garrison, and. Daniels.: .
. Tho-army plan calla for an increase
of seventy-five millions to bo: used
lu ..augmenting v.U.io .reigulor . arhiy tb
a hundred and forty thousand and tho'
creation of a now ^continental army
Of four hundred; thousand.'which, to
gether, with the hundred dna. twenty
five thousand mi 11 tia ( giv>s; tho Unit
ed States an eniorgency force Of six
hun fired and cl x ty-[ive t li on sand.
The navy's five', year. construction
ffilllfil?
Southern Appalachian Good
Roaos Association tn Coh
. - vention.
. .Btueftcld, W. Va.* O?t. 15.-Belo-'
gates from niuo' Southern state's are
here attending tsie convention of tho
^jVathern Appalachian Go?d Roads
association ;hejf$|-j with- ,?>r. Joseph
tiyde Pratt of hfbrth '/Carolina-' prc.sid
fosr. -Hie. project fo build t highway
io -tho .Gulf bf ;Mexlco through Uro
^palftchlr??s is expected td bo en
dorsed . ?leprcft?ntativds? of . Virginia,
Maryland, Kentucky. West Virginia,
Nfortk . Carchi.? and Georgia spoke
yesterday .Tho IroVernors of Virginia
and; Vfk*} Virginia 8'r?Aieipectcd today^
tien?Report"of. :t?tafr'rn Epidemic. ,
Berl?n, Oct. li.-(Wireless)-The
reports of an epidemic of cholera
raging at the Ktelr Germany, naval
base, Vi denied;.lt, is asserted that
there.ute only. tbree .ease*, all In one
family:/Theso( svre isolated and . (hero
?B ? fiO'l-tiSii^r ^'t?r'-?^M??; '^jipT?iinibgi?
Tho Infection comes from the eastern
m
e to See Game
\0 **
feet in the-atento . th? . top of tho brick
Wall suirounging ?hp; field'." Bolow is
Bcen a Boston policeman yelling, but
helpless. Boston lias gone manyana
hundreds climbed the ' brick w?tl la
defiance of policemen?
twin W?? ^S?liV
#1* M WW M Mj&\Jrl\
G INCREASE iN REG
FIVE YEAR BUILD
M FOR NAVY
plan at a cost bf half billion provided
for ton dreadnoughts, six battit
-cruisers, moro. "then Boventy , sub*
murines, fifty destroyers, /ten scouts
ami many auxiliary shipH. In tho
first year of the five two, dread
naughts,; two but! ie cruisers, twenty
seven submarina wilj bo "built.
Tho now 'continental-army will! ?ib
enlisted for six- years' for service on
ly, in tho. Continental United^States.
These men. would serve- two- months a
year for tho.first .throe.years,'under
going^ period of Intensivo braining.
The .remaining' three'years they will
.bo on furlough subject to call If need
ed for defense-. This force will bb of
ficered from the natloriil guard, mili
tary schools and colleges..
Wes Once Headquarters bf Wain
ing ton-M an jr Revolution
ary R?tics tost.
; Nev/ York. .Oct.'- IS.^A; historical
mansion, in .the Bronx soctlon, once
'Wb*&ingtanr* head-quarters,. : WSB
burned today. A dumber of r?volu
tt?nary relics, including ibo signa
tures of Washington. Alexander Ham
ilton .and Lafayette were -destroyed.
Washington's ' presidential coach,
which waa stored In the stable, there
for many '..years, was recently remov
ed to Mount Vernon.
Anthrax Sufferer Btes. >.
0,'Nawi; Y?rtey.'OctV 15.--George . P.
Stackpolo of Riverhoad long. Xsjand,
the lawyer 'stricken with an til rax sev
eral' days ..ago died at the Bellevue
hospital early today of heart failure,
resulting , from poison of 'dise?se.
' Grec?c W?tft g^t?r Yet.,
y ?xjnd?n, Oct. ic.--Ir? a not? - tb^tb?
> British' government tc4ay^G^|^^|^
bounces a dcrinno decision not to In
tervene in the War lu behalf of Serbia
et present,
ENORMOl
COURTn
r?EAR ADMIRAL
rflf?EC?
Washington, Oct. 15.-Roar Admir
al WIlllam.N. Kittie, retired, was or
dered .today to court martial trial by
Secretary Daniels on chargea of
noglcct while Inspector or tho Fore ]
River Shipbuilding company in con
nection with tho construction of the !
submarino E-2, wthich has had storage
battery troublo ever placo it was turn
ed out.
Tho court, which meets nt tho Bos
ton navy yard Ootobor. elghtcohth.
will bc composed of six rear admirals,
thc paymaster general of thc navy abd
the navy and a judge advocate.
Secretary Daniels said that tho!
trouble on the submarines iliad boon
tho subjoct of a close investigation by
the navy department which led to the
belief that tho inspection of tho 13-2
willie building, was not Conducton,
with sulllclent care.
Atlanta, Oct. 15.-College football
lp. tho north, south and wost beginn in
earnest - tomorrow. , Both . southern
and northern interesta center hi tho
the ' Ylrglnla-llareord game nt Cam
bridge. Virginia's victory over Yate
two week ii ago and the recent in
juries .players promises a close
game although .Virginia will lose ?lio
services of Stuart, tho sensational
tookie who featured in the Yale
gamo. Stuart brake bis hand lost
Saturday in tho game against- Rich
mond/ college. Pennsylvania meeta
Navy' and Colgate and Army clash-.
The ClemsOn-Auburn contest at An
derson will furnish ifin basis fer tho
comparativo strength 'of se\eral
northern teams. Au bu rn last week
detected Florida by a lone touch
down. Clemson defeated Tenuessee
hui was tied by Davidson who lost to
Georgia Tech. Tho Techs meet
Transylvania here; North Carolina
play os Georgetown in Washington;
FJorhla-Swance nt Jacksonville; Van
derbilt- Hendcrs?n-ttr?wh at Nash
ville ; Alab?marMisoisaippl college at
Tuscaloosa; Georgia-Citadel at Char
leston; South Curollna-Morcer jj at
Columbia cancelled; Sont'.rern-Brad
untown, Fla.;- Da\jldson-Wofford at
Davidson, N. C.
BUILD STOCKADE
AROUND GALLOWS
Two Thousand Will See/ Execu
tion of Joe Dewberry nt
Murphy rey cb oro, KU. ;
Murphreysboro. 111.,' Oct. AP--A
stockade twenty feet high, enclosing
enough ?round to. accommodate two
thousand spectators,'bas been.erected
around tho gallows on which Joe
Dewberry will be hanged tomorrow.
Four thousand have already applied
for admission.
HEAD OF RUSSELS SCHOOL
?8 EXECUTED BY G?BH?N8
London, Oct. ?5.-The Amer??ah
embassy has notified the British for?
eign Office teat "Sites' EdItti Cavell;
heads of ?- Brussels - school; was exe
cuted i by tho Germana. She was
charged With hiding and assisting in
gie escape bf fugitive French and
ritlsh aoldl?ra. , . '
n , , _j i, - - .j, ,' ' -
OWES STATE OFVIRGINIA
NEAR TWO HUNDRED fctfOUBA***
Richmond. Vav< Oct. 15.-R. H.
Drummond, of , Lynchburg, examiner
. of reccrda for tho diatrlct including
j Nelson county* th? legal home cf the
j T?oham fortune reported, to tho state
that. Auditor. ftyan omitted to report
f^it^xa?ioh *5*,875,000 1n the period
from 1004,"to. date. . At the atet?
rate bf thltiy-five cents on a hun
it' ii cslcnlataa.Ryan owes- the i
1186,000. V
Chicago rot'tofflce Busy.
Chicago, Oct, i&^The Chi
postofhee in the last two days?
issued over a million and a half
l?t?&n rconoy orders. jY??t
irtyments were OV?*: ?750,000.
breaks all local record?.
\ERMANS
NG WITH
J S LOSSES
ENTENTE TROOPS LANDING
DAILY UNDER FRENCH
GENERAL
RUMANIA DOESN'T
ANSWER QERMANY
Make No Reply When Asked to
Define Position in Balkan .
Ccoi?tct.
i London, Oct. 15.-General fighting
continues on nil battlefronts; but tin-m
aro no indications of victories which
will chango thc gonoral situation.
Tho Austro-Germans and Bulgarians
aro proceeding with tho Serbian in*
vasion with 'reported heavy losses. 1
Tho Germana have occupied Pozare
vad, southeast of y om in dr?a, and *
campaign plans aro proceeding. En
tonto troops, are hoing landed dally
at Saloniki, .where- tho French general; '
Kar rail, hos token command ot tho
forc?s,
Tho Rust?an and Italians plans aro
not known, but Greoce has announced
formally that she will not lntorvono ;
on behalf of Serbia "at the prea/?t."
Rumania, - .although urged : hy . Ger
many to define jbejr position,, - baa
made no move.
Great v Britain has .formally declar- - v
ed war oh Bulgaria.
Along tho western front trench and
artillery warfare continues. Tho
French admit the Germans : recaptured 5
some trenches In Champaigne but
claim ths occupancy of German
.trenches. In the Lor raino, section.,
'ita th?' east the' Russians who tca
sumed - the offen* Vfc^t'.-Dvlnsk havo.
penetrated the. G erdnah lino at oho
point.
In Galicia the situation is quiet. -
... Tho Italians claim of success is de*. . :
nlod by the,Austrians.. It is report- i
ed that British submarinos in Baltic
Bunk ? German torpedo boat in addi- . <
tlon to thc destroyers previously re
ported sunk. '
' London, Oct.- IR.T-^Milltary opera-.
tions In tho near.eAst again hnn Osz -v;
chief place of interest of tho public. .
Press comment indicates tho : public i ?
is not entirely satisfied' with tho al- .
lies plans for meeting '. the opponent M"
latest offonslve. "EVOB: papers like tho
[ Manchester. Guardian, which has been .;.'
unswervingly loyal ia tho support of ,:
thc foreign office'express as dissatls- .;
faction with the. foreign Secretary
Grey's speech: In tho hoiiso of com
mons yesterday.
Little chango ls shown in tho actual
military operations ; In ";tiie "Balkans,-:
since Belgrade was captured, except
brlof forays of tho Serbians arid Bul
garians. Defending.ber declaration of.; :
war Bulgaria ' claims her neutrality '
Was violated by Serbia'.'Quicial an
nouncement today ls. made that Ser
bia hos declared war on . Bulgarla.'
Tl. Sorbiah's 'ar? clinging despor
atoly to tho heights above Bulgrado ;
waiting for assistance'from tho allier,
^ich: aid is expected, as econ. as Gen
eral Sarrall, commander of the ex
peditionary force lands ^t .Saloniki.
Barrell* defenso of Vordun contribute
ed greatly to. tho victory of tho allied,
at Mn rn.
On thc western front the British
gained con bi ile rabio g rou mi s some Ot
which they subsequently lost under -
tho German shell; fire. Conflicting
?laims concerning tho possession -of :
Hill -No. 70 were ended by statement
of tho under secretary of war in
tho house of commpilB that tho Brit
ish official teporf "'b^ benn TOAA In? -
c?rfiMly and in reality only th?; cap
ture ot mining works '?round this po
sltlon ?was claimed.
AdthoUgh admitdn.v General Ivan
Offs forces havl) hd'm burned b?ck
across tho Strips Hv?r la eastern d?
llela, Petrograd asserts tho advantage .
still rests with Rusarians. T?ey ?
hold eight milds of the east bank of '
the river after actions which virtual
ly separated the, Teutonic anales.
Violent actions continde on thc'Dvinsk
front, but little Ohfctiges.
:S ". ?V ur"?? .'?:..'
Submarino 'Torpedoed. .?>,
(?penl?gcn. Oct J ?K.-^A r Brill?
submarine was torpedoed and sunk tijr ;
a - German destroyer this morning;, at
the ' sottth^n'^eift**nco ot tho Seven '/
narrow strait between Denmark ?od
Swedon which . connecta tho Baltic
with the North Bea. A groat explo
sion, followed the striking ot ,the tor,-.
pedo. T?!ia :boai saak;.Immediately.. A :
messake ftom-? ?^Bt?rbo, . Sweden,
which brought the- news, adda tbit
another German destroyer and cruiser .;;
accompanying tho destroyer speeded ;
southward. .
-'vi V """-?fr. ' *1 1
Bombardment. ?
''^^^rtB;l'Oct.:l&.^T)leTe-wan'? violent' i
bombardment .; iftsfc hight .. hy both
alden at Loos ahii'.nr??.-: $rA??*p--;t??: *
war office says, also spirited trench
fighting at the Hacho, forest.