The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, October 27, 1915, Image 1
ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, IMS. NUMBER 248.
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SERBIANS EXPECT TO Sr?AKE|
STAND IN STRONG
POSITIONS -
BULGARS HELD IN
SOUTH EYFRENCH !
Von Hindenberg Claims Progress]
in Cnrnpaign for DvincU
Tiirkuh Boat Sank.
I/Qndon, Oct. 2G.-Serbian troops
liol dine tito northeastern corner of
their country Where Uio AustroKSor
mau and Bulgarian forces are about
to suer ge arc slowly being forced back
.ito strong positions in the mountains
where they expect to. inflict heavy
losses on tho invaders. In the south !
? where the French : troops Joined the
Serbs, <tho Bulgarians are being hold, j
. Athens pfllcial dispatches announced
thar, th o Sui binns had recaptured,
Voles, southeast of Uskup, after des
perate fighting. Wtth the Anglo
French reinforcements; their hope IB;
to drive. ttiecl Rulgars out of Mace
donia, although English statesmen arc
not optimistic over. Serbia's situa
tion.' Slr Edward Grey today -told ?
the house ot commons that Britain's
offer to Greece of. the island of Cyprus
had: lapsed. .
On thc eastern .and-western fronts
heavy fighting continues. Von Hin-:
den bur g, undaunted by repeated fail-'
urea "to reach. Jpvlsk, has renewed his.
nt tau ks in Dvlhfck and F-i?ga res i ono,
and 1B claiming progress, especially
In the vicinity of Illouket. Battles are J
underway1 in the - provinces j bf -Vllna, !
Grono and Galicia. .i v-:'j
Fighting eWr ;the Z<acourtino works
in Champaignc. continues; Tho
French claim-gains north of Mas
siges. The Italian offensive -hrsUll
?vigorous;
- 'it ia oD\cieJ|ly.T?hh9a^eM that ?lte
British.transport Marq?ott?;has been
torpedoed 'in''tha^s?^-,<^^?hcl only
u?nety^nthe ?.'.p?Thbns on the ' vessel, i
accounted for? Tho Marquette was
formerly . owned by. .'?the . Atlantic
Transport coiftpany. bf- Philadelphia,
Baltimore ami London. She is a ve?
an! of more'' than soven thousand
thousand t?ns. *
Tho . Turkish transport Carmen,
laden with munitions? was sunk by a
British submarines In Marmora Sea.
London, .Oct; Sd.rr-The Taco for tho.
road to Constantlnppio' has reached an
oxcitlug stage? Tho Bulgarians are
within a-ffew- miles of forming a Junc
tion with the AustbfO-.nerraans. iv
small French force has; Joined tho
Se: blahs.
The French aro "not yet; in suf?
cient- force to aottuuie the actual of
fensive in Macedonia, but tho rapidity
of thu* V-Bulgarian advance in that
: region --has dUnihished. Along the
. old Bulgarian frontier from northeast
. Vranya,.to tho Romanian border, the
Serbians aro, yielding little ground.
The ootnaj Juact?ua^wBiwcen he Bui-.'
garlans and.germane will soon show
wh?thor tho Serblsner aro able to hold
the mountain positions until tho ut
iles thring up strong, forces.
Italy is still hammering at tho Aus
trian, front, which whilo shahen still
iri unbroken. v ItrisExpected in. Lon
don,-that tho Itali?ii; offensive will
preven!:. the AuSfrlahs from 'reinforc
ing tho Balkan afn?y.
: Russia hy a stubborn' dofenae of
Riga and Dlvinok, lind a continued of*;
?cnslvo- ia Galicia; to keeping. the op-,
- popen ts. . In the west there ls. evl-i
donee -that th(?;: allies ;arOig??b;B ' pre-!
paring the ofensivo which -.may; pte-^
- vent, the . Germane- from ! divert! ag
their forces there.
Troops Xi-a'. 2 Toda?;
Saloniki,' ekst':'^2^~(D?l?V??d. )-A
brigade, of Britishjiroops leaves here,
. to?nqrn?w ?or,vt>0risn. The object is
.- oWw ?n H?.-t? s?x- ???.vaacs>o??'.
Strumit?a hi exjunction Vith tho
French htopemerViV?a^tlie Tura valley,
when. Ute a) lien M?ohslvo against Bul
; Cerm?ft ?uecesn.
^Reritn,' OsiV??.^iWireless. )-An
\ o (Cef al stat?nV?ht reports German ad-;
vanees "oh all front?; Tbs- Germs??
petitions, ey^^l^y'j^teF rbht caji
w?wu.'hy M?O .Fruriol?:on .^afurday ara
. s#d ,to hajv6. b?eh^
, >lgftt;i& %%fcharap?ano. >-\
Pafl?, O^t;'^fi\;i^if?t?i4jft^0hti??^'
in ' thoiChm?*^^
tine ?I^IHpW^Hilittt)?^ ?ccar?*
lng to th<&. Vi sr oKcer vf^tubo-fh
French r**l#fcii?r-'and;;the, cffeiisiye
cctivth' ol th? French trosas',?bee*?M?
Cue Gorm?? '^antnr. ;ati*ek*:..
. ?leh?!ee Ci>Htie!?i? aitohfr,
<l?m Wo?^V.G?tV;>gaV--^<*o^4a?y'
dee. h?t^i??ft tj^iife - Jt?A?hfe. . the
America* lightweight, champion, in a
tit? rq?BO bout h?re/tonight, . " :,
i IS
LOF
SE RBSrS? G G
CABINET MEMBER THINKS
DEFENSE WILL SOON FALL
BEFORE TEUTONS
DEFENDS SENDING
BRITISH TROOPS I
I Declares Lord Kitchener Knew
and Approved Every Move of
Government's Action.
London,' Oct. 2C-In defending the 1
action of th? government in despatch
ing troops to tho Balkans, Marquis ot
Lansdowne Unionist lender and cabi
net member, .admitted to tho house of
lordB that "it is Highly improbable
(that tho Serbian army will bo ablo lo j
understand- for. any .great longth of j
time tho attacks to which lt 4s cx
ipoBed.".
Lonsdowno's defense and explana
tion of Britain's part in the,Saloniki
landing, caine when EaTl Lbreburn
wanted to . know if the' government j
[ acted In this matter on tile advice of
tho naval and military authorities.
lx>repnrh . spoke of tho Dardanelles1
j disappointment,/, questioning whether !
I lt was begun on . sound rrtllitary ad
i .vices.' HO wanted to/know whether
[the Balkan move would be a repeti
Ition.
lansdowne said thirteen thousand
British .were TUBhed to Saloniki to]
support the. French troops, hurried to
savio Serbia. | Tho British -force he I
shid, was- merely a forerunner of a j
larger force which had/heen-ptyt? Un
der orders. . Lord .Kitchener,. he . de
clared,/ had heen present at every I
cabinet meeting where' tho Balkan |
.move was discussed and full, mili
tary approval .waa 'given the govern
ment's action. .
Vyitni >ii'iOi"ii'iii
?To Be Used Only for Payment j
of Munitions Bought in the.
United States.
New York, Oct. 26.-Plans for the
establishment o? a French credit of]
from tea;to fifteen millions designed
"solely for tho . payment bf munitions i
shipped . for account to Franco/ was I
reported in W?\l street today . The ]
form tho credit will take was not di-1
vulged.
Archibald' Si ?Tutte? whorl*, a friend'
and buiit?et* adviser bl <3ewaan; ?hv-:
ht?s?dor voh Bern?t??X has~ *?ught?
the South Porto f?ilv^ Susair:.-?d^)luis^\;
which ?rWaa'-h^Jhj^
Germana. Considerable - inquiry,-- has
tqUbwAd, because n^ithWi/nlg^rr mea
?or d??'^rn?ts-<&n. understand why
Csra?hft 1 would want to - sell :.sueh a
ebacern r?-' tht-?? time. Tho ??mpanyv,
hwtts extonslvc ' c?h?:. land?:' It pro
duced more thap 63,000 lom o? sugar
t?r the y^??en^4':'^e^?r.^*:::^j^:
waa much activity on the StocK JEx
ehna?fir' in - Now York fol?otfh? the
news ot ; the salo . But JK?; "White
would; not tell, the n^mee bf thc men
rot:;whom h* ben?ht the company; ;
Chief Witness Against !
Charles S. Mellon, who was presi
dent of thc New York, New Haven &
Hartford1 Railroad company 'during ?
tho timo it violated the Sherman act ?
as charged by tho attorney general of
{ho United States In tho trial of $368,- jj
000,000 worth of millionaire: directors
no?' going on in Now York, took the
stand as a government witness.
i : . . '
?luirles S. Mellen, Former President
. old din
House Majority Leader Won't
Support Administration Meas
ure in Present Form.
Washington,. Oct. 26.-Representa
tive Giaude , "Kitchin, .majority leader
in tho house, has- npt yet Ijeen coa
vor4ed?to?Htai?^pport-of-the adminis
tration'sdefonse"'program.' The hm
jprlty .leader ,who loft hero, today, be
fore 'word/ pf j" President Wilson's de
siri .'j confer with him was receiv
ed,\K 4"'b>' could not support the de
fens^ program as it had been outlined,
publicity. Ho declared, however he'
"would'Oppose', it an un individual abd
not as majority, leader.
RpssK; to Help Serbians.
Paris,..Oct". '?8.-Russia ha*) c?r?r
pl?ted/preparations for the dispatch
of str??grfo'rc?s of troops to help-the
Serbs-at p?lhl$^whore, they are most
needed,; flaysi'ihe Petit ; Parisien .
? ?a!i|wit?if
: British; Monarch Abo '.. Called on
'? * ' ? Geri-id&ffi?a'^
Ff?teh Colonials.
.. . - .
. Par!: , (H t.-.i2fi.-President Pon
caite and i Wur'Mlpistbr M?ilerand -yes-"
tcrilsy reviewed .tho. British - troops
with King',,CH'?rge. ' Today K?ng
O?Qrg?t'jivith th;? -Prince o? Wales., re-I
?.umed ' ?he .?vis'j^called > bn/.'?enoral'
Jeffie and watched the. French Colo
nials. ',';-P^ Pt?nca?ro. c?riterred
?.tiie^v?r cross on the Prince.or \\*lal(?5.;
! New Constitution Goes Into Ei*
j feet ?Inst Before t'extGeri
> eral. Election.
... Londoh,; Oct. 26.--A Copen'ihi^en
dispatch ' saya . tho. Danish. governuiehtr
lotende to .' put the. new ^ V.'?istU?dou'
provj(ding.-fox women's HUffra'g?V^ln
forci* Jona, fifth? uiDot^n ?ixteen. lt
is expected the. general ? election will
be held in July, when romun wili vote
for ;the'; first. tima.
Y-. Pmyhj^hfc.?fft... X?.^Mfs. \:?mi?
bothy, ?^rV to'fllctad as; an acce^?br
in .connection v?rftfc ibji'/der of h
hutibahd{ ; Dr. ; C. F- Mbhr. .%??"'. : a
pointed; guardian for. her two chu
ron by the municipal eora rt < today.
fcelorado. Towed to IVri.
Clmrleston,. Oct. 26 ^Tho tu?a/^fe
celhv ffctl Wkcfthv at 4^o-,??o?k\ .fhl*
paorsipg "brought thc steamer". ?olpra?
?o, which v/t?.tithe at,sea, into port.
Most ot th? suRorstt^cttiro abd; a . "facge
portion ofiihe cargo wa?. burned tffjSlp
origin ot the, fife is unknown.
New Haven Director?
of Railroad, Testifying Against His
tctors.
Witness Chargea Head of San
Deigo School Wa?
San Francisco, ,. Oct. 26.- Letters I
purporting to ahpw. that there was a j
understanding/?'?between Captain Ar
ith ur-S?-Cowan,'comn^nulng the North
Island Aviation school' near San Die
go, California, and Colonel Samuel
Rober, head, of tho aviation school at
Washington, regarding tho promotion
lot . certain officers ..of the. aviation
corpa, was introduced at today's hear-I
in fi in the courtmartial of Lieutenant j
Colonel Lewis' F. 'Go?dler, judge of)
|tho western department of the army.
Goodler. ia ; accused of inspiring
?charges against Cowan, : Lieutenant
?Ti F. Dodd, the army ; aviator.'' who !
preferred1 charges . .?that Cowan' ' Is j
drawing. "Dying pay"- he 'ia ! not ' entit
led to; also testified that Cowan is in
competent. ,.-' "',.." . '
pes^rt for vQuarter Shows In- j
srsass ci ?Tcar Eleven PrSillion
'.: Over.Pr??ed?ng^Quarter.
!New York, Oct. , 2G:-Tho United
?ElatesSteel C?rporatlonyearnings for j
Itho';quarter ending;. September i thir-' ;
Mj^vam???ted;'to:^:v^t7-^ight ;, mil
lions,' seven hundred and ten.thous
and; si* 'hundred ..?hdii.for?y-four d.oi
hvc$? ?n'.incr?aEO of sieh millions, aoven
hundred, .and . slxiyv- thousand -. . fjyo
htmd^?tt arid; nlnety-oigbt. over tho I
preceding'quarter, lt la. tho biggest|
earning announced since-the second:
tiuarier in nineteen thirteen.
Mira
II8?
Six . Thousand ? Cars Foodstuffs]
t?locked ?n Freight SLeds
i >: v' - at, MoseW. ,
"' ? Lbhdon, Oct. 'it, -Alexei Khvostoff,
mln??ter ?f y the interior, at anextra
^dthhry meeting of tho Ru^?.av?wHn?
vU'ot_muivner?, ' bas...b?envSaft>aMi|?^li
to. take urgent measures Cd cifpe'wUh
tho food problem yay* a Times. Dis-*
patch from'l'etrogr?rfi During a
t??? in th? aoiith Khv?oto?f ascertain
ed that' "there w*3ro ;n& roany as six
thounnnd caro of foodstuffs In Moscow
KpTO^rahWSw Cong?st?mi in Height
various centers is' causing > a rise -n
t>Hces,\'he said.
Sfakiojr Cars fot^ Russia,;
ii Pittsburgh,. Oct : 26\4fiti&A "Vr.. _ -
Steel Cte'r* company diatHn^fc?mpIol?
an order for aovwnty-flve hundred!
steel can, "for tits; Ruasiah govemment? j
^t?rdAy, Chised a contract 3t>r,.*n' ad
dittdha'i 'elghty-flve-h??dre?.
issn
SHIP
LIEUT. FAY MAKES ADDI
TIONAL CONFESSION TO
SECRET SERVICE MEN
TO RUN SHIPS
TO GERMAN PORTS
Success ol Pion Would Have
Meant Large Additions to Ger
man . Copper Supply.
Now.'York,. Oct. 2G.-Robert Fay,
said to bo a Germa nanny lieutenant
held with four others lu aa alleged
\ im:: p i ra ey with Germaii agents to
prevent munitions from reaching ISu
roue from the United States, mado an
additional confession to secret sor
vlco officials today. It ls said he told
of a plot to bribe the commanders
of Russian ships to run copper ship
ments Into Gorman, ports.
Fay and his brother-in-law, Walter
L, Scholz, wore released In Wee
h?wken, police court and locked up in
federal custody,, tonight in default', of
twehty:iivo thousand dollar bonds
Tho hearing was set on November
fourth. ,
Paul Daesch ls also held and Dr
Herbert Kienzele are unable td furnish
bond for release from the tombs. Max
Breitung, tho fifth mah charged with
conspiracy, is Still at large.
New York, O?t. 2G.-Robert Fay,
the German army lieutenant, Walter
Li. Scholz and Pa. il IJ a o che were ar
raigned at thp. Woehawken police
[court for an alleged plot to blow up
?steamers sailing from New York
with munition' for tho allies. They
I wore discharged, but were. Immediate
ty rearrested by federal, agents oh
conspiracy charges sworn to by Chief
Flynn* of 'the.'secret BervSce.
. Fay '.and Scholz- were immediately
?brought hero and arraigned before the J;
United ; Otates Commislsoner Pour,ton
?on a complaint sworn to by Chief
?Flynn, which charges that Fay, Schob*
?and Daechei in coup june t ion "with Dr. I
llrbert Kl en-,: le, ?eld yesterday . on ' '
twenty-five thousand bal?, and Max
Brietung, still at liberty, conspired 11
to commit an offenes against tho Unit
ed States.
Airmen Visit Trlest. '
Vienna, Oct. 26.-An official stato
1 meat cays enemy airmen visited
Trlesl Monday. Tho bombs killed two
and wounded twelve.
Officials Declare Building VV he
Death Trap-Defects Had
Been Reported.
Plttshourgh,: Oct. 26.-City and
county officials continued their inves
tigation of the !tox factory fire yester
day, which klUod twelve g ^Is and one
mahmoud se'rioiCHy injured" eight other
pnrsdis. Mayor -Armstrong it is
announced :is helping, probe the cir
cumstances. The county fire marshal
Thomas Pfafr, saki last night * he
condemned tho structure last .lune as
unfit for the use to which ii was be
ing put. "Hoseman.Kuhlm?n? whose
duty it ws3 to inspect-the building
for tho fire department said ho re
ported a few months .ago ,'. that there
was' insufficient means of-exit. Of
^icdals. complained. tha? inndeujiate
itUi.Oting ?5.?T5, a.?*/.?a?u.nviv?v. Paters
handicapped them.
4? ". . $ 1
4* GALLON* A HOVfH LAW ^ \
& -- :- i
;^V' ^Cc4umbla;->Oct..''- 26.-Judge *
.*! 'Bowman th *? decree flied to- r
;* : day keia'the "gallon, a month" 4
4> law to. ce constitutional. ?'. /7.'*
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' Wtomlttgton, Oct. 20.-SOc?i?i,
?third. and founh clttss postmasters
who? cannot properly. pj\3tect their
aLrjnp> dgalnst robberies will bo llr?Ut-,
ed to 'approxlm?t^
ply of ones arid twos ?rom nw on.
according lo do order:.ImnoA.'-"ny
postoffico department today. ! . ji
Chief Figures in
British Cabinet Crisis
OHM
Ifrom To^ to l?ottom:
'Yemlcr Asquith.
A. ^Xoaar Law.
Slr Edward.-Cnraon.
When Sir Edward Carson, attornoy
general 'n the BrltlBh cabinet resigned
liter he'had Seed-King George, and
irhn A, Bonar. Law, leader, of tho op
position,.hut a member bf'-the Coall
loh cabinet, was called by the Kingy
Lhere Immediately followed reports
)f a cabinet criais which might'compol
. genera^ election In Great Britain.
Premier Asquith waa taken ?lek' and
hat is skid to-have delayet! tho dis/
nolyUon of the cabinet.
BASKED MEN ROB
: BWK;IN TEXAS
fill Bookkeeper and Fore? Cash
iei to Open Safe-Took
AW Monry.
Morel Fallas; Texas, Oct. 20.-Two
marked men entered the First < Na
lonai bank hero today, fatally shot
Ulbert H. Jelnetz. tho b?ok/teoper
md forced the aB???tant cashier. Wal*
fid;Page, to open th" safe. The rob
bers escaped with all tho money in
he place reported to bo two th?uB
ind dollars.
POUT ROYAL NOW TRAINING
STATION FOR V. S. MARINES
-
Beaufort, S. O., Oct. 26.-In nc
icrdanco: wiih the nivy' departments,,
lectfiion to r/ako Port Royal a train
ing station ' for1 marines instead of
Norfolk, tUA United States transport
Prarie' arrived afc Port R'oy?l7 with five;
snndred men today.
IfpfV ? ' . .
Parcel Post From Germany Stoss.,
Berlin, Oct. ?G.-Thc . percol post
iervfee tb Awierlc?. la indefinitely Sns
) lend ed ; 'M? ?fll?lnf '< r?ri?nu ta-irl^i?*?.; ;
Post?nico robberlsa In the -last year,
.esultcd in fourteen hundred claims'
NggregatiQg a losa to tho ^br?rprn?nt:
?f a hundred add ninety ^ tnojjsSnd
lollara. Investigation ;by po?b?ficar
n spec tora 104 the deparOaonl officials
o believe that stamp brekors in l^rg?
Ules ar? making 'a business: ot dl??
K>slng bf?'the stolen" gooda.
ARE AMONG DEFENDANTS
NOW ON TRIAL FOR
CONSPIRACY
HENRYK. McHARG
ANDR F. BREWSTER
Said to Have Qulf to Avoid Caus
ing Embarrassment io Pres
ent Management.
Now York. Oct- 20.-Henry K. J\T:
llarg and 'Frederick F. Browstcr, di
rectors of tho New Haven railroad, on .
trial wi I h nine fonnor directora un
der thc Shcnnun adi, have resigned
frem tho road's directorate. While no
formal mateinQht or reason for tho
action Syas obtainable, lt was said
their . resignations wore duo to a de
sire not to embarrass tho present N?\y
Havea management.
. At tim trial today the d?tense attar-.
heys Indicated that they. 'ptondod .to
show that the Now Hayon directors
did not know, the.yworo violating Ute.
law when tho New England road was
?absorbed. The famous Missouri
freight rato decision, tho first rail
road case under the Shopman law,
came about tho samo .time.
Venlzelos Told GoverTrunjmt Hi?
Party Controls Chamber of
. Denudes, y ? J
.' Athens, Oct. 26,-^Atu>thW/xC&*}ittei
criara;wah narrowly averted, whcn^M.;
VenUelos reminded thogovernment,
that its control of tho chamber,of dep
uties, depended, entirely, on tho votes
of his party. Durln-, tho debate a dif
! terence; of opinion wOvelOped between
Stephen Dragoumia. Hie minister.of
finance and Vonlzelos. The debate
was on the subject of Turkish prop
erties in Macedonia confiscated dur
i lng the, Balkan war. : There ; we're
.heated remarks, and interruption*
from tho government side. This led
to Vohixelos remark. The Bitting Waa
suspended. Tho cabinet waa hastily
assembled.
As a result theconsultation, Dra
jgburals made eonellatcry ?ycp?ahatl?ha
which ' brought a sctHem&iit.
nw ftnpnniirf?t?io?i?E:
m ftuu?uii i ?? ywm~
?InWease, m'/Uu^ber^?f :':S^era
Forces MAI to Suspend
Operations.
Greenville. ; Oct. -r 2613 J 13. Geer,
president of the Judson mill? has Vest
ed a notice to. the. effect that oh{ No
vember' 6; 'Judson ..mills will close. Ita
doora indefinitely., it has. bcec^tated .
that tho strike, which started Friday,
ls tho reason for this act on the part of
the milt m?nagement, Some: of : Hie
macliincry te: the weave room han not
hedged since the Hrst walkout of Fri
day morning. .Sfnco then a large
humber of others:hnvo quit work.
Thc closing of the mill Novdmbcr .Eu
I is Hie only cou;^'e open. IQ the m'?-.n
cd by Mr. Geer.
i HELO FC^DEATH
I Woman Ki?ted in -Acci?$??$ Awhile
Ri?n? in ''' Ueute'nan?ll
'Fo^WCarv1 -
^teg?c^ls;-..?ct. 2G.~Li?utenani. I.. '
IC. Ford, of tho cruiser, Norlh Caro
jytfg?f$as. today, hehl, under, a thous
and dollar .bond charged mah- '
slaughter aa a result ot an aqtomo
blle accident In WhWt ft-womaft, Irma
j^Hhson^ who was riding tnr "Ferd's
car. was killed'.
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AVSI^A is; w^sfe^
Torre?n,'Mexico, Oct,' 2?;-^A'di'?
patel), ?rbm;H'te Au ?tr tah "charge .4'a?
falrs ia MeileblGityvtwo^ht-feot?nca>
itt?f?vaSt the, t^?^iHont dt; t3hs 'Car* .
/ansa government by 'Austria Hun
gary. She te tho first Env^enft na'