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ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915.
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NUMBER 232.
HARD FIG
IS REPOi
, -i
AUSTRO-GERMANSCONTINUE '
PROGRESS THROUGH- |
OUT SERBIA
RUSSIANS PUSH
GERMANS BACK
h_
Allies Reported to Have Bom
barded Turkish Port With
Devastating Effects.
London, Nov. .3.-Thoro has bcon '
hard fighting in the Serbian, RUB-!
sian and Italian theatres of war, andi
at least one attack of note in the I
Champagne region cf France. In Ser
bia the Aus'irians and Germans con? i
tinue their progress everywhere^ butfj
tho nulgarlans had to retreat before '
superior forces in Ni s a vu .valley.
Tho 'Russians bn the eastern front
aro delivering attacks and in the re
gion of Dvinsk the Gormans admit
they withdrew. The Russians took
two villages with a number of pris
oners and some machine guns. Petro
grad announces tho Russians repuls
ed Austrians nearf Novo Alexinloc and
In Galicia.
In Champagne the Germans, after a
heavy bombardment, captured" some
French trenches. Elsewhere Parla
says tho Germans w?re repulsed with
severe losses.
The Italians are still bombarding
Gorlzia reglou on their Iront and
modo several infantry attacks, all
which Vionna claims were repulsed.
. A press dispatch says the allies
bombarded tho Turkish port of To
hesine in Asia Minor, levelling tho
forts, barracks end a large part of the
Turkish quarter. :
SERBIAN WOMEN ARE
BETB?ATINO WITH ARMY
London, Nov*< 3?-A correspondent
of the Evening News sands a story of
the clearance of northern Serbia be
s.Vforo Ute - Advancing. Austro-Germana
which he describes as a "retreat of a
people, not bf an army." Men ?women
and children, with household goods
and stock, accompanied tho army in
its. retreat, passing through towns
gaily decorated with flags in honor
of tho Anglo-French ?who never came.
At Top?la, King Peter,- ill and weak;
was waiting to retire -sdth the rear
guard. Suffering is terrible as many
wouudod soldiers aro forced to walk.
London, " Nov. - 3?-Th? landing' of
Preach troops nt 'Kavola, Groece, Ia
reported In a Sofia telegram to Ber
lin, lt Seems O.Sequel tn yentmilny'ii
information tli?t 'British and French
troops have been sighted off that
port. Whether these forces will be
able to; connect speedily onough with
the other troops aligned against the i
Bulgarians .fro'U Krlvoln 10 ?truni
itsa to relieve the pressur? there and
by a posible flank at tn ck to threat
: en: the. rear Bulgarian forces ls prob
lematical .
Tito appearance of thqae troops in
tho Balkans" however .is regarded U3
a gratifying materialization of As
quith's positive announcement yes
terday that tho independence of. Ser
bia was one ot the essential, objects
of the. war. ?h^l'. Great Britain, end
Frauco wera i ful lagre?n?ent, re
garding the means of attaining this
entL
With ibo exception O? this ??p?r??d
landing,' tho Balkan situation presents
little beyond cofHctlng rumors. Ono
. IB ;ibat Mbnistir already is in Bul
garian hands and that tho ^Serbians
aro almost surrounded and are re
treating .haetily to a last position in
the Albian mountalne. '.- These ru
niors ar? ' discredited hero since tito
official .com?njuhlvatl?ns - from Berlin,
Vionna and, Sofia record no such de
. Velopnieniw.
. .Teutseie forces in N northern and
western Serbia ?nd the Bulgarians in
the cast codilt?t?e' ?sAtck.s; W
?. '".. (CONTINUED. ON PAGE SIX.)
FAMJK^ tO POIX ENOUGH V?
POUTlCAt PARTY--MA
- FRAGE IN FENNS
Now York, Nev. S.-The dropping
of tba pennsylvania majority against
suffrage to. approximately fifty thous
and and the failure of. tho progres
sives to; pe^?nough votes in Massa
chusetts to rejoin legal .standing SB
a political party aro the .outstanding
features of yesterday's elections.
in N?w York tho majority against
sun rage ia approjr?nawry . ? hnnaro<r
and .seventy-five thousand. In Waa
HTMG
RTEDIN
HEATHES
CONDITION REPORTED TO|
HEAD OF SAN DEIGO
TRAINING SCHOOL
COURTMARTIAL
IS CONTINUED!
Hearing Has Developed Into Gen'
eral Inquiry Into Aviation
Situation in Army.
San Francisco, Nov. 3.-Tho de
tenso in the court martial of L/leu-1
tenaut-Colonol Lewis 13. . Goodler, !
judge advocate, of the western de
partment of tho United States army
charged with wrongfully advising of
ficers at the San Diego aviation i
school to prefer charges against their
superior. Captain A. S, Cowan, com-]
manding the school, it was announc
ed today, ls expected to prove thot|
Cowan knew the school's flying ma
chines were unsafe and that aviation
officers were hot .warned, The court i
martial haB developed into a general
inquiry into the aviation situation in )
the army.'
Captain T. 5&?j Todd, commanding
the ' Brownsville,- Texas, aviation
school, testified "that b?foro ho left
San Diego ho'saw an expert's report
-to - Ii?fct($?Bsm^oIrael~:Samuo? i Heberr
; head ofrthe aviatldn 'ecotiono? the
lanny, declaring that flying' machines
I were unsafe when they tilted beyond
a; certain arigW., Two accidents have ]
occurred at tfua Diego since that re
port. Todd added.
Eight officers havo been killed at j
tho San Diego school slnco January |
nineteen thirteen.
Advises U. S. He \V?U Punish All
Bandits Found GuUty^ViQa'a
Retreat; Relieves Probability of
.Delicate Situation.
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- Washington, Nov, 3.-Carranza ad
vised the United States today that tho
Mexican bandit raiding on the-Ameri*
can -would bo stopped 'as; quickly as
possible, and those found guilty pun
ished. ' Villa's retreat from Agua
Prieta today disposed bf, temporarily,
the question of whether United States
troope Would bo authorized to cross
into Mexico 'if necessary to protect
American "ives and ?if?puriy.: Ii ivas
said at tho stato department that no
action was taken on General Puus
ton'a suggestion that such a stop
might become, necessary," It was
pointed put that if'.the'United States
sent troops across it would first ask
permission of tho- Carranza govern
? . -.-_-_-- ?
. French Repulse Bulgarians.
Paris, Nov. 3.-TM*: war..office an-1
noun??s the .repulse,of. ^ho Bulgarian
attack1 ontho^ French near Krlvblak, I
In.eouihern Serbia. In tho Str?m?tsa'J
region the French We. advancing on
thc mountains hear the frontier.
TES TO RETAIN STANDING AS
JfORITY AGAINST SUF.
YLVAN?A DRO*S ,
Each lisetta ; tho majority against suff
rage ia approximately u hu nd red and
th Jrty-two thou sand.
In Ohio prohibition was defeated by
n majority of thirty to forty thous
and.
Nearly complete returns showed that.
democrats -wera all elected - in KOh
j tacky and Maryland. Other . returns
1 arc-no i cn a n ged fr?m l?t' night's r e
aitlts, ;
To Reform America
Mirsa Assafl Uliuli.
MIrza Assad TJllah, Persian re
ligious teachor, who waa in tho I
United States ten years ago, has |
caine bach to roform tho country.
He proposes to establish a School of
the Prophets, being a univoraal
teaching of tho fundnmcntal princi
pien of tlie ten great religions of the I
world, through thc medium of uni
versities and schools throughout the
United States.
"Religion and politics, national
pride and political greed for suprem
acy Jinvte always been the causes of |
thc great wars," Bald ho. "It is ?in
Interesting fact that all nations havo
had prophecies of impending world
conflict, now realized in tho, presont
war, which would usher In a long
period OS tranquility And pence."
Mlrza'"Assad -Ullah's daughter , was,
the".first Persian woman qf casto to
tow'y^n^nrertcttn-, ?hd' t?^e?wi?^
Of v'tP^fCssoT ^eyd?ey ^praguetf ?otte
lecturing ?ri California. He was ' a
professor of English literature 'in j
schools in Teheran and in govern
ment schools In'Cairo. Their'son.
Dr. Aineeu U. Farced, is a graduate
of the University of Illinois " and
Johhs Hopkins university, and rcs
3idcs lu Chicago. v
Pvrsh?st? Joy Steamship Co. and
Operated Lino With Sole Pur
pos? of Driving Another Com?
peting Line Ont of Business*
. Now York, Nov, 3.-Tho alleged ef
forts bf the Now York, New. Haven? |
and Hartford to crush tho compet?-:
ilon of tho. Joy Steamship -Company,1
opened . a new chapttr in, the ' govern
ment's prosecution d' lue eleven for
m?jfc? directors of tho >^w Haven- on
charges of conspiracy to monopolizo j
Now ?-Jn gland transportation?.
Tho -government allegedi that. 'tho |
line was oy?tttuauy.parchnse? and;
operated" by the New. Haven iri order
to. drive another competing line out I
of business. Tho government' intro
duced letters written b/ N?w Haven |
ofnclnls tending to bear out the 'gOV-!
ermn<-.nt'? charges,
GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLY
FAR FROM OEING EXHAUSTER
Berlin, Nov. 2.-The question: ot
Germany's, food supply is. not giving J;
the nation ', any worriment,'- notwith
standing statements to tho contrary,
fron? sources hostile to Germany, the
Overseas News 'Agency declared to
day. . ' . . .
"The prest in enemy ? countries,*'
says tho nows agency, "has recently
printed- additional . reports regarding
an alJ?g?d scarcity of food in''-.;?er>
many.V-;AJl >?uch.reports are incorrect,
and.;! Germany's '.enemies are doomed
once raero to disappointment, ?-lnco thc
feeding of. tho German nation is as
completely osaurod now.as it ha?.been
d-ur in g the preceding months ;.Mit&(i 'j
GERMANS DENY VOIMI?ELOW
ON PEACE MINION IN SPAIN
Madrid, Nov. 3.-A formal denial
waa made in a statement b?y t?? iO?rV
man embassy that Prince -ron Buelow
intends . to: discuss possible peaes
terms here ; and In, Washington < A
dispatch, from Corunna says tho for
mer imperial chancellor of G o rai any
ls expected there ab?nrd tho Dutch
steamer Tubdn?a. Btielow ls4 new lu
8 wileri and. It ?ai? reaort?d. that h?
was sont t>y his government to ini
tiate peace negotiations;
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AMERICAN MINISTER TO BEL
GIUM COMING HOME
ON VACATION ;
HIS RECALL WAS
NOT REQUESTED
Hos Had Delicate Position and
Stifte Department zs Well
Pleased With Record.
j
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Washington, Nov 4 3.-?rand Whit
lock, American -midister to Ilolgium,
notified tho state department today
that ho 1? preparing to rV.?fn to thc
United States for a' vacation ot? ac
count of 111 health.j
In view of rumors: published that
Germany has asked Whitlock's recall
,beca?a8o of his report! on tho case of
i Miss Edith Cavell, ibo nurse executed
for assisting British und Belgian pris
oners to escape, ; olllclals stated em
phatically tonight that Whitlock's de
parture, ao far as they wore aware, ia
lin no way connected with tho Cavell
I incident.
They pointed Ont that Whitlock had
asked and recolvcd permission to re
turn on vacation* whenever his health
necessltater lt. This was granted bo
forcthe Cavell execution. Whitlock's
health waspoor then. Whitlock haB
been' In n most delicate position since
j the Gei-muns invaded Belgium and of
ficials rsgard hie record as brilliant
I City Crowded Witfr Visitors On |
"College Day"-Show ?
Decided Success.
Greenville, Nov. 3.-Happy, smll
I lng and contented' visitor.; poured by
?tho hundreds into, the exposition
building this morning for, "College
Day" of tho Southern . Tex tile expoal-j
?ij?.. There was an excellent repre
sentation from Clemson college.and
other schools of teohncogy, these
men having come from nil soctlona of
[ the South to attend the exposition and
leam and sse In o-veraiion and won
derful inventions and productions as
exhibition. Surpassing all" expecta
tions, tho attendance for the two days
at 3 o'clock this' afternoon reached
then ten thousand mark. .
? Tho Becpnd day pf tho exposition
will culminate tonight with a formal
ball given complimentary to the ex
position-visitors In Cleveland^, hall.
Tho hall has been elaborately decorat
ed and every other preparation made
for the entertainment - of the festal )
crowd. To this dance two hundred,
invitations were issn, ii to Greenville
peoplo and probably most of them
will bo present to moot and dance with
tho visiting guest;-,. Another dance,|
Informar in'nature, will bo tho clos
ing'event Thursday night.
?rMOi'-IMTM VXD ??BDBL?CAN'S
I MAY BOTH ME ET IN CHIC A (J O
Chicago. Nov. 3.-That half of the j
two hundred thousand dollar fund to ]
bring >the Democratic and Republican
National contentions hore has -been
raised was orinconcetl ?B a committee
Ot business men opened a two weeks
campaign to raiso another hundred
tbotituiji'd.
Three Killed In Collision. j
\: Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 3.-~Tlvrco
I trainmen were killed tn- a- rear-end I
I collision of frolghts on the Chospoakol
and Ohio at Keswick at mldnjght.
Sootiicim' Cong?et&?** Say..;.Re*|
I . - strictions Practically Prohi
bit Exportation.
Washington, Nov. 3.-At (he,, In?
! stance of tho state 'department tho
[British embassy today began an ,1a
lulry into British refef lctlons on
\merlean tobacco to^neutral ports.
?aUthQr*. representatt rod iq congress
?ayd .??td Secretary t*n&inig thesre
.imctt?hV were practically prohjht^
iivo and virtually nil ' crop?' for the
'TnsT'lwp years aro Btoron sn American
warehouses. .
How Germans and Bulgi
the Road for Their T
MONTENEGRO^ \ ^
I -AUSTRO-GERMAN ADVANC
2-WHERE GERMAN'Sb?/BUl
$* BULGARIAN ADVANCE
Tlio territory in black on tho map
BIIOWS where the Austro-Oerman
forces have joined hands with tho
Bulgarians in northeastern Serbia.
The rough mountainous country, along
tho Danubo is now cleared of Serbian
defenders, but before Germany^ can:
send any aid of importance to. Turkey;
sho must control the Orient railway
CALL ATTENTION TO VICTOR
.TUCKY AND CLOSE RAC
HILLES SEES NOl
ADMINIS'
Washington, Nov. 3.-A statement
Issued at tho headquarters -.of tho B ?
mocratlc national committee herb to
night expressed gratification over tho
rc?<ilt of yesterday's elections, declar
ing that tho democrats made large
gains fro ni the progreBsivo ranks.
It called attention to the election:
ot A. O. Stanley, democrat, as'gov
ernor of Kentucky and -Emerson C.
Harrington, de ni oe vat, an governor of
Maryland and ??vid David Walshs ^
race in Massachusetts, which ha:; vir
tually always been republican, prov
TO FIGHT
FOR DURABLE PEAGE
Will Not Lay Down Amu Uni
(BwfegB????' Arc Obtained,
dares Premier Aristide*
Parla, Noy,. 3.-After 'Aristide
Brlande, the now premlor, hod an
nounced ia his ministerial declaration
|hat France ' had docldod' to obtain
guaratces of durable poaco before lay
ing down arms, tho new government
waa given a vote, of, confidence offive
1,-a.ndrod and fifteen, to.ono. ' "Franco
ls fighting for civilization and liberty,"
Url mid declared and asked that gov
ernment bo fudged hy lt's acts. .
?Ope Distressed.
- Rome, Nov. 3.-The Pope express
ed his regret to tho ? Cardinals who
'made, un in qi ?I ry th nt ho was unable
to give any hopeful assurance of thc
likelihood of early -peace negotiations. ?
Bombasses of allied po?era here all
officially dray there is any foundation
for the reports ot peace mo vernen ta
UjBd?r^^jrjf'V'r
Another Typhoon in Luzon;
Manila, - Nav. 3.-A typhoon., in
creasing in.violence, is again sweep
ing the section'"of Luxon which waa !
devastated late lost month, with ; tilo
lpns of nearly two hundred. Uves ?nfl I
a property damage of nearly a mil-1
lion;, lt ls headed toward Manila,
??a?ce m\\ Ig?ra>V
London, tfov 3 -rFrtu^ wijl tjOt
sign a- peace, agreement until : after
her reiteration by right of victory;
until'<?ho shall have obtained all. guar
an tee? ?i'W dum bio p?nc?' rc?iu n riv-'
inter BHand, ? m ?
arians Are Opening
roops to Constantinople.
T R I A" /:i?G8!
E INTO SERBIA.
.CARIAMS HAVE,
,as far e?
Tho
down
progr?s*
and Brltli
i fonding YiSy
have dr!
an Nish.
sherman , movo south 1
?va valley maken alowi
$tho Eoutli the French
fte oined the Sorbs do
Bh-SalOnlki r?tlway and
, . h? .Bulgarians who oc
cupied Kupsitt aa far east.aa the out
skirts of Nish.
Y OVER REPUBLICANS IN KEN
E IN MASSACHUSETTS
NDOR&EMENT OF
TRATIONi
?cd vefcy gratifying. Tho contests in
Maryland and Kentucky wero- close
but aA! Indications are that democrats
wera' elected.
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HILLES SECS JI?TTNFALL .
OF PRE SEKT ADMINISTRATION
Now Yot-k, Nov. 3.-Charles D,
I Hilles, chairman of the republican na
tional committee, issued a statement
?tonight reviewing the results of tho
elections and declaring that "they
?must be anything but gratifying to the
national administration."
WILKES-BABRE BIQTS
j Dozen Street Cara Demolished By
Striker,; sad SysspS'-liisefi
Before Riot Subsided. '
Wilkes-Borro, Ponns,, Ne*. 3.-A
dozen old cars, which the .Wilkes
Barre Railway company tried to oper
ate today on it's linos which ' have
been idlo for three weeks by a strike,
wero . wrecked! today by rioteVs and
?OvorV.persons injured,'though nono
wero seriously hurt. For a time tho
police ' couldn't preserve order but
seemed to have the situation in hand
tonight..
BEPORT SAYS FORT HANSEL? IS
?B?TTLEO UP? BY ITALI ANS
Undine, Nov. 3.-Fort Hansel, the
center nf the Austrian system of torr
[tificatfons around ' Melborghette,
Aomtnatlng.the road from -Pontafol to
Toryis*'has . been "bottled up" accord
ing to Italian officiais 'reporta, AU
tho surrounding heights' have: been
dering with, heavy : Italian\ gut} s ; ren
dering the fort powerless.
Rumania Leans Toward Allies.
Milan, Nov. 3. -The Ku m un lan op?
position led by M. . Jon?sou and M.
FUiPW"'is .a&irig.its utmost to over
throw the Biatiano .cablpot and torin,
a ministry, favorable? to the allies
?ayn a Ilucbcref.? dispatch to Sec?lo.
It . ls soml-oBleially . stated that
mania' would,"enter tho war only
ter tho allies landed a
men,' as otherwise l\. would - bo
-'. Kl - - t.*. ?A?'n*rt>?n vtt?it
fronts.
half-)Qj!tHo?
IST i Wi
ON AGUA PRIETA
ARMY WAS WITHDRAWING
AND HEADED FOR NACO
LAST NIGHT
MAY TRY TO TAKE
TOWNS ON COAST
Troops Said to Have Recs <e$
Food and Water Bet Supply
is Yet Insufficient-/
Douglas. Arlr,., Nov. Villi
army is withdrawning fica Agna
Prieta tonight and heading lo-.vani
Naco, hut lt waa reported tho main
army had not gono fur and that, rein?
forcements aro enrnuto. - Thoro .. is
much speculation as to whether lt ls
only a temporary wltodrawal ?r
whotlior ho would abandon the , attack
on Agua Prieta and try to capturo
west coast cities through which hs
might import supplies. /
Tho Villa troopB have received some
food and water but not sufficient.
Douglas, Arz., Nov. 3.-Villa forced
by hunger, thrist and scanty ammuni
tion supply to abandon the plan of
i n mi eil i ute assault un ,' Auga Prieta,
commenced to withdrawing his army
today. Shortly after 0. most of Ma
force was mpvlng toward Annvacachl
Pass, 13 milos' southwest,
. -
Douglas, Ariz., Nov. S.-^-Vllla ls in
bettor position to renew the siege of
?Agua Prieta, held by Calles, a
I Carranza 'commander? His army ia
freshly provisioned and .-watered. A
('alica reconnoitering party of 40 or
SO ran into a Villa machine gun squad
a milo flouthcast o? town this mprn
lng according; to American .obaeryrirs .
and. Only five escaped.
ViHn forces Buffered severely from
inarching across the desart,.. They
wore almost, exhausted alter the two
duj-i; assault.' ''Fresh troops are Re
ported coming up Louth at Gallardo
Pass.
Douglas, Nov. 3.--Villa left ,830
dear* on field. Calles dead were 125
soldiers ! and wounded ?0.
Washington, Nov." S.-Oaeial '-??st,
of casualties In and around Douglas
as result of battlo on Mexican side
show one United. States soldier dead
and six wounded, t\yo civilians wore
hurt.
Six Subjects Mentioned By ^Gov
ernor to Be Acted On in I
Special Sss?ion.
. Atlanta, Nov. 3.-Tho Georgia leg
llBlature called for a'speclai session
by Governor Harris had -before it six
subjects. Chief were the. appropriation
bills, which make tho session neces
sary, and more stringent state prohi
bition laWs. The passage cf the.ap
propriations was 'prevented at the
regular session last Juue'by a bitter
prohibition tight. lae prohibition
elements aro apparently divided over
tho form ot. the prohibition, bills and
how stringent thoy should be. Two
bills are prepared. Ono is said to pro
vide among otwor tilinga that ? ;-p?ri*
son may receive fruin outside Of - the '
state over a half gallon of '-whiskey
monthly. Other, (natters aro the crear,
tina ot a commission for the release
of tho Western and At 1 on tlc railroad.
The creation of a state potton warb?
house system, 4ho; revision of tho state
automobile 'tax law, and the r?vision,
of i the game laws V- ,^' protoct. tbs
shrimp und draw-industry..
RUSetA HAS ISSUED
- . :i~r..
Agreement to Maintain Indepen?-,
.' euee to Lap?e ^^Oi^.l^ldi? .
AjrreementW^
$jj?fogr?d/'VNov. ?.TT-iftttssia' has
notified .Persia . that tho Anglo-Hua
? i sn. convention providing fOj?. main
talneneo of Persian; integrity and in
dependence will immediately Jap#e lt
tumors that Persia aaa concluded ait
agreement with Geraianv: . Turks?.
prove true.:.'"'" ^^^^^^^?^S?B?