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VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C., THURSPAjY MORNING. NOVEMBER 11,1915. NUMBER 269. NECESSARY FOR SAFETY IN I TRANSPORT OF ALLIED TROOPS REPORTED SUNK I Sinking of Ancona Caused Sen sation-?nglq-Fren'clf Hold ing Their Own. ??. I \ .? ? ?' : .. 1 Vi?> .-. . . landon, Nov. 10.-Renewed activl .ty, of German and Austrian Bubma ; rlnes, especially in .tho/Mediterranean', \ eS evidenced by tlip sinking pf the Ancona and tho attack on the Mer cian, again brought tb tho front'tho "unceasing; ylgii?hqe; necessary* for tho safe transport of allied'troops.to the' near east. . Naval writers believe that.ihe-'al?ios can handle the situation , ae they did' 1nX British ? waters- and already ... tWo .en^my submarinos have been report^ ed'sunk. *. ? -. The slhkin^ of ;the Ancona, ot "which few details ar? hore, caused a sonsa *tl,on. Newspaper headlines called .it "Another- Lusitania;" Tho Anglo-French troops are be lieved to .ho moro than holding, their own against the Bulgarians, who" try ing to destroy, them before they, get reinforcements and tho" Anglo-French i' -.. position . becomes stronger ; as '.the, Serbians, driven bick from, t^ newtk, ?approach/them.?'?'. -, , ; JtnsrfajiB q?inln? Ground, ! Tho'. ll?.ssuVns by repeated attack?" ^ gained ground around .Biga, '' ano? ;' Dvlnsk and have driven the Germans further>from ?toe J5vina* end are. oba? .-' :t.:tluving attacks In' tho south. ; , Tho Italiana continue attacks',enid '.' report having gained' another moun tain position iii Trcntino. Only artillery "fighting on the French and British -fronts in FrVn?e, .yLi hilt ia ci"- rAviArK' CliI*.TwIli- t?i?ii viso .Gormans are prepairiqg ah offensive in '. . the w?at:5ilmi?ar to their's a. year ago, IN; S??TH SERBIA L?udun, Nov. io.-From "tue allies' .viewpoint . the.- Serbian- cit u c?oiu while '" growing steadily worso ln: .tho :nortli, offertv fresh ground for. . encourager aucne in the south. Only ? small sec tion bf tho important railway line .LM?^L . VTA-I- " - ..j . ;'t^.-J v. <-: ' QspKian .-?????.*-,n - x-i.crxa- *VU'H.UD lu -. < 0t2I piafl ?hands end: thia is doubly threatened : hy the Bulgarian advance to tb* Mb .ra va river and the continued south . ward drive, "of. tho .German..^forces ?' from Krusovac,1 both converging upon Aleksinae, ;whero,.it: s?emB 'likely a Junction will soon bo affected, . South' of Nfsli tho railway : undoubt : edly i? in the '.mnds of "the Bulgarians as far/as .Velos, slnca Leekovnc has . been recently' taken bytiem, -f?t - eouthVj* yoles In' the neighborhood ol ? Krlvolak the situation* has taken a furn decidedly-mor? favorable for tho .' , ' The Bulgarians still are persistent*'' ly attacking this point, hut Sa'.unikl UispaicHes report, them drive? back tor the, time wilii no result. The;BuI garlaus'.d?ap?rato'attempt to^rffOflt: . y. th?niEelvos.';' behind tho.', yerbar? army han been with ,h\^vy losaos,' without thetv gain! ig a'foothold'of territory. The Frcuch and .British troops flg '^^^wed ,CpflSplouo'usly in this iBulgsrl?n .' .repulso, and .it ia confidently believed herc that .reinforced troops aro now t^^?^>rrtvln?y.' l? isrg? numbers: A dscis-i . ive allied; o?tensly? the.' risa*' ?ntisFc. A. -loan .-3Sjr the. aines ioTJreeC? ts definitely announced to ; : dav ??? .^lH' t^ntl to combat friendly j Bcntiineritj^'tJsthou^hfvVand by shew ing tbo^onf J ?on?? o? the entont? pow-., .7;.. ;iers In Gierte, will do moro than o.uick- ? rho county's honevolent' "inclhVatiuha into,, positive action than offers: of tel?; .?lt?ry;-. ' : ' - ^ ' . - F?pcr?a differ ss io'.ho pos8ibl,0 dls-r e'olutic? -o? (he Greek chamber. Some i ' - - statft a?'dis^l?u6H Is -immtneni, otb ?ra "say 'v??ir?l?ev?na'..r&\ party ai* prepared -ta support Skpuioudls cabinet. : Tae gfbYehsl 'OpinloH seems ihat ?ll cleuients ?ire anvious to 3*?otd /. polHlt^i, contest under prea^t?^}* dit'ohe. --.#:.'. Lon???, ?h^i'; ?O.-Promte? '. ?uitfc'^lfcaftk- c?towen?; ?or a. vote, ered.lt of ! two Xiiiioa ;4ntless. Th r?pks??,^iwt?Jfo^':'W^^^ - ye^b/.'ffji? bJUioxv '.t-p.d * halt. . ; '< ,..;v. ; . ' FORCIBLE SEARCH OF AMER ICAN SHIP By BRITISH CRUISER OK Tt\0n^htu:T?Mit- She <$c^'':-Be| /Port.; N f". ;. Washington,.Nov". 'lO.-^-Amba8Badol, frige today, /was- iustnucted to' 'seek j from Great '^it?fn-Information, con cerning" the recent-.'?earch of . the] .American ? eli ip Zealandla in tho Mexi can" port of Progreso, Ay a landing j party "from a Brltfeh cruiser. The Zealandla sailed (from ibo Unit ed. "States for. Tampico and was re ported to' havo' hoisted the- .German flag at. nea, though'tho owners denied tints;?. 8hp' was'.Bald. fo "have a Gorman crexv ab car d . and to- carry rosin' con signed to'Sweden. . *..'.-.. Vftr^Us-reports that the^Zoalandlaj. waa i^repared to undertake .raids: on.-, British, oil ohipB from Mexico-'prob- [ ably .Induced the British search.- ..lil WBB - Tepbrted that no . armament ; was found, but'no reports as to- h?r car-1 go. ' . V . It was' indicated - that tho Zealandla would bo .seized by British if ehe left Progreso. Since t' ?? vessel ia Amor-j lean owned, wini no registry chango j involved^ the, United States desJres explanation. Th? act that' tho search waB. made j in ? neutral harbor, which is con trolled by Carranza, who is not rec-] ognlzcd by Great Britain" increases?j tho complication; BRITISH SAILORS Iffi 1 - 'Washington, Hov. lO.^Ths Ame. can steamer Zealandla was forcibly j searched by a/party from a ^British crul?er last week while lying , in the port of Progreso, . Mexico.: - The' American consul there reports 'the cruiser as now tying outside ?jjt?aum ably waiting to seize Ote ship. On the face of such' report; as the con flu? Bent, even though i?co?ipl?te, tho ofllcial conclusion, ;. her?. is ; that, tho British naval authoritios, 'not only violated Mexican neutrality but far exceeded '.their rights . in forcibly searching. ?? AmeHcan, ship in neu trar port. '-.Th?1 'f?rjele';, searching of an American snip ir? 'a. neutral port -prob ably would' constitute one more seri ous: Issue- tb arise .between the Unit-, crt States" and G rent'.Britain tn tho cohtroVersy over thc British navy's treatment of American shipping; Offi cials .are Silent, awaiting d?thlls. A thorough Investigation will he made'. - iyffi??a: ?VJ- irav~. v J-?;TaaJt a. j ?yVa?hinglo:s. Nor., l?r.'-~The. Z??- | laOvilii "figured -lately'-Ja reports of in~ ti^ttgatlbns of1, British ak?hts wU'O/1 we^on tho trail.of ship* supposad to) bs fitting Oht in tho United States j for attacking.oH-earrylnS fcttfps front Ifextcan fields where the ..British navy j draws a groat pvopv/iio^ bf its sup- j ply of fuel ; oil.-. Tt?e Zelandia -baa.1 ?.0: change. ..^T^Istr^??yo'lved,'' ?? In t^e; .cft'???ot . manye other. ^ American'! ?hlpv aluce at "the .beginning :sbe, wa? j originally ii ???wai?Hti;' ship, ; . wlvl?li^ came ?n?cr tho American Ga? at thai ?me of ^annexattba. k ^ Oxi October ? tb?'-:-??au?^|l?^i?ylP J terirtuBiy.. left pensacola ;?at11 bight c^efirtng'^r Tam^?e carried a large 'sup'piy.pr gr?vlMo?B.. ~- TWe-^e^'was principally: ; ?.fi^?aa!Y|^^^-:Am?r-l^ can - ririAg^f?teb;7^ painted over:, ItM^P^m thal "while ?t ?sa,Tah? fJew.lhf-GcrmaA col ora'?- T^ib^s?bitly^c?t?a'."?by; the awnr ers. ; $&? m;??'eq -irofn T?myico ?-: J? Canipa?h'e-,ww?? .ibe l?Htttttf:'-* age^. ;f?'port?*';aKe;3t?.r?- A' largo quantity of *?snn -for wb?on ifeer? ,1? iio ost?nfelb?e uso in Mestice,'. ;'?Hhough^t?Ke? foi? making shrapnel. It i s val ?o reported that th?r?^a^ A Site bore a? larga -^?anttty/^eobper. Th? nir:yorvmyi*!*l'iiy vW^ssn?^|rofc;.;Tor sem? f|^^?ww.H^".\ M?a-?'f?nd'-her. .,w?y to>Bjrltisb ehet?i?sr/^o ftirlH?r mov?m?ata af* report?e- fo?ay. ; ; First Boatload o? ? This bru picture of the first boat load of soldier . of tile allies to, be lauded' at Sal OJ Jct to help tho Serb ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN I CROP State anti National Figures of Output of Grain and Cotton. C., Nov. , JO.-A s-?niuiary? of preliminary estimates nf crop production and prices ; for the Btate of Sotith Carolina and for the United States, compiled by tho bu reau of crop .est?males .and transmit ed through" the weather bureau. UV S. department of agriculture, is as follows: ? ? Corn. State-Estimate this year 35,400, 000. bushels; final estimate last year, 36.538.000. United Stu tes--Estimate this year, 3,030,000/000 bush^la; final estimate last year, 2,C73,000,000. v. meat. State-'Estimate this year 2,547,000 bushels; final estimate last year 020j ?vv. j Cu'tcd o.-.^. PW-tc'thiti' /*;*c^r, "1,002,950 bushels; tinal estimate last year, 891,030,000.' ft't?'..'.'.' -v:-. .. Oats: State-Estimate ' this year 9,712,000 busheis; final estimate last year, 7, 500,000. United States-Estimate this year, 1,517,000.000 bushels; Spal: ?s?mate last ye?r: 1,141,000,000. Cotton. State-The September 25 condition, appiled to the estimated acreage, fore cast a production "of approximately 1,032,000. bales. (500 pounds gross;) compared with final cenaus report-last year of 1,553,810 bales, '.PriceyvKo-'.|;. v?mbt-r 1 to producers, 11.4 -per pound; year ago, CC cents, v. United Statetf-The September B5 condition,. appaled to tho esUtnated acreage, forecast a production"of op proximatfuy, I0,9r>0,000 balds (500 pour.ds ?tti9B) compared with . final {i ce?ir?s rernrt last year of ?G,i35. 0CO bales. Price November 1 to pr? ju'eers, ll.6,cents per pound; year ago B .. 8 ?.. cents ; .'. . i^SOuth. Bethlehem, Pa., Nov, 10. Sire "completely destroyed No. i ma chine shop of the :"?eth?eheni Steel fenmpeny. St'schinery , and war ;iU' ?ierial In the building valued,at mil* libtiB, v How ls alarte i is ?stkno&n. ^dl?e of -fraps alone said to. bo mil ?? < vH?aht- hun?red men were at worh when the;fire gtart?d, ; sind , are '?m.. ^m$^^/J?m^^i^. Tao ?hop is hs?':-!to' ?malte. guns fer:4:th?..>?Med. State*; England and the . allie??vg|ffif? ?00 w?rr*in .proe'e^- Or ?t??fac!rfrt?. ?nipeg Cat. O?V Frew :t^e*t und T/Ocal Traffic Stalled. Ptanlp?j-V Men^ Nov. 100.-Sweeii . eastward' from Albert-'and Sasj?s iti, one of the worst .?l?st i ct ri?^t. years ?ripped -?tahV ^r??^onlffcta?. thpT'clty wvs? ?and IrtKfi?^y^b?^^ trafrio. %; ) Many, railes of telegraph. and phone poise are-down. AlUed Sold iers to Be Lai Ians' against th? 'Bulgarians. V/The' barge carries .net only French, but Oritlsh. Saloniki'ls seen In tho dls ? - .. - V : X . . . " . Washington? Nov. 10. -Ambassador Page at Rome |onight cabled that about twnnty-^even Americans are be lieved to huvo been lost with the An cona.; Ho said that probable)."" American' victims.were .Alexander .Pr^.Htiycyhhs wife' and four children, of New Vorn, and Airs. Frances M?scalo Lainura, ind about twenty unnamed third class passengers. . ' Mrs. Cecil ?... Oriel was said to bc [inly Amerlcau passenger known to ac. saved. ' ; No further word, came from ?m-? ba?sador'; Page during the night and lespite evident feeling over the; loss }f American lives aboard tho Ancona :here was not tho tense feeling which was apparent after the sinking, ot the Lusitania, because . the press dis patchesi indicated "that tho Ancona tried, to. escape. Advices that a number of Amerl :ans were: probably lost on the Ah^ :on?* caused, much concern in official quarters. Should .Investigation de velop the fact that the Ancona was .tank without' warning, the United States would demand Austrian dis avowal, reparatioa arid : assurances that .tho. Incident wonid not bo re peated. ' On the other hand, if it ia proved hat the Ancona attempted to escape liter hoing warned, it is unlikely that i note will bo sent. to Au.Btrla. Om? ?ials.made it clear'that they did not t?ons?der : Austria legally bound hy ?xenanges bet ween- Germany and the United States, . . < None American Born. Rome, Nov. IC.-Tho olJlclal list mys ieurvivors of the'Ancona--included Jeclle Oriel, 143 Italians, Sixteen Greeks and ono Russian. Arnbassa ii>r Page was unable to learn whether iny'American horn passengers wero ?pi' th?-Ancona. >T*t?e 'sinking caused. Intense Indigna tion among- officiai? and tho public jenerally, Thoro is a report tliat.the f?ftnerme. which sank ..tba Ancona was a German, flying the : Austrian r?a?.: -v-The strictest censorship pre 4riformation -reaching h'jre from SViplca. -, - .".:'; ./' The- Italian?, drench arid British i:e preparing io" redouble, their, ef forts to destroy enemy .submarines in ?i^cM?dlterrauean. .>.'. y.Ejiactiy. how, many.lives, were'' hja-K 3 unknown, 'but'therovw'ate'soni'e.'.60e! ?>uss<uYgera and crew aboard th^v'AaM sana ; ': latest advices tram "Naples, say 120: eurv?-rors landed <tt Tunis ports vnd at Malta. ( ?A dlapaich from ;R?ierta,.-l^o5ffl? \fVira, reported 161 landed* there'jQ ; .Ancona carried;e??|lcierit'V'lIro i?at?' ??r 2,600 and it. is fcrot?bl?Y1fefl?t hBma anrvivors are still' '<? afloat' in tsbats. Tho" Ancona was "torpedoed; ?uesday-and. a disraeli, to th>: O lor aale Ditalla thus Kde^bsd v?{ ??bmartne 'approached . the ; Ancona; whick tried to escape' nt full speed. The Ancona ^*?9 overtaken and ?top* pedi then the submarine sunk-V^er ltd cries of tho passengers. The' >mnrina then firod ?oh the. lifeboat* nat"<a' mae., /a , Vemr*,_and vtw'o IJdren. *, The aubmarfae? thea dia ippe?r?d. Before the sinfring tho ?Anf tjonar was ; abl e to call by t wireless foi: 3olp. B&?rii?-sea*.' ?jkf,"saving 1 ?i. Tb? ijaceb^W'an a arva sws^ijNywyf It hi said year is?sseng?rs weroona EW^lSed1 -Americana i T Among the, ^' Mble.'^wehgefs abo?rd waa io. j tance to the left of the battleships I guarding the vessel from Austrians or (German naval attack. I French Lin er j Sunk By German | Boat on Last Sunday. Rome, Nov. 10.-A German sub marino on last Sunday .. Bank tho French liuor France, . according to a .dispatch to th?' Qlorma?? D'. Italia? Th? crew were saved and landed at [Cagliarl. . The steamer. Prance ia. a vessel Of j 4,000^tons,..owned in Marseilles. Bbb I has \ been gsnemlly used, if? ino ?y?c? iterrean and ' South . American trade. |,The latest records show that she waa | In Algiers oh September 22. last. Mercian Escapes. London, Nov. IQ.-It waa officially | announced t?n?gut t?n? ?n? Brii?s.i transport,: Mercian, was. attacked by I an enemy submarine In the .M?diter- i ranean.' The Mercian reached harbor ?afely, but twenty-three were killed and fifty --wounded during tho attack j and thirty are ^missing. Tho Mer eolumbia, NOv. 10.-A petition ask. lng a recall , election for Mayor. Johdj F. Floyd and Councilmen C. B. Wal ler and Johh^B.:-Fielder of. Spartanburg baa been tiled with Governor Manning "by citizens ot.. Sp?rtanburg, The petl;f tlon is signed by 392 person?, of whom 312 are said to be qualified elec tors. ... Mayor, Floyd called at the govern-' .or\j office yesterday and made a cony] of fte petition and tho . elg?ato?t? Ifs declared that ho .-waa not worried, j Councilman Wallet is head of thc' chemistry department at ,\ybfford.col lege.- Mr, Ftoldor ls a merchfint. . v'At'the . last session ot ?he legisla- j ture ah act was. passed reducing the I number of commissioners : In Spar-j tanburg fromfour to two. t?nuer? the-.terms Ot<ihfc? act, O. T.. Ga?lmah ?nu J:.'T.,Hudson will retire from.of fice .ixext Saturday. Tho Other com missioners, .dhd?'r tho ; Id w| hold over j for two years. The. commi??ioncV?; ro-| eolve a Balary .oE tl.200 ."a year, Rotterdam^ M*?ov. i?.--^3erman fosses*:OctoberMo. V? ^?vismbsr ? In dead, wounded : end misal? g1. wc 78,276, According ti? ?gareS???uM?Bb< by The iPottrant: The paper ?resmno? these casualties .ireiat?f: testae Cham pagne. The total Prussian I orte* to date .are 2,095,15?, -.. hot '. including ?0,000Bavarians? 493*000 '-,. Wartein* burgers ail* 380,000 : Ssrtdjo?.fi tty, navy lists .and Huts of offleer?. Npfio rf the commis^oned" efflcer*. e^jpf " who were fighting with ibo Tarifs. * '"len f aral 'leMut^ja^patie?, 4e*er^5mhcJ |(?^lt.-f?ritght .without, accomphihiixf VI Jill DISCUSSIONS AT DEEPER WATERWAYS CONVEN TION ON YESTERDAY SEAMAN'S LAW ..WAS: CRITICISED Invest?gale { Naval Vessels Savwuuafc Harbor ?nd At tend Cone Grmdihg. Ul Savannah, Nov. 10.-Military pre paredness asa commercial necessity ,ond for national surety was urged by Senator Saulabury ot Delaware and an attack by.Edward F. Mcsweeney of Boston, upon tho La Follette sea man's law as a means ot enabling I Great Britain and Japan to monopo lise tho, world's overseas trade, were | ibo features of the convention pf the Atlantic Deeper Waterways fts?oc fiatlon today. v afternoon delegates. lnvesil ^ted! tho naval v?asela lu tho harbor and attended a Georgia, cane grind ing. Tiley heard lecturers on coast defensea tonight.' hm i rtr ima ai au T?i fl I Mfffifc . Atlanta, Nov, v10 ,-r-Tho superior, cosirt ' is trying City Patrolman Charles H. Brannan this week on tho charge of assault' with intent to mur der. Brannan ts the policeman who ] shot a negro child in tho back be />auon th? v/^ ii tl ara iAS* I?*?V A - *<n**jppt /l In lia . aaAl?Ai>A<. USdC? ' asiS - arm. Tho package, lt "turned out ar-, terward,. waa a leaf of bread bought at a corner grocery storo. Tho interesting feature of tho trial ia thc point made toy the progocution that, a police officer has no moro right San a private citizen would have Bhoot .anybody moroly on. suspi cion. . Under the-law,'lt la Contended, the only tinto an officer has a right to uso a pistol is du Kelt' defense, or in firing et some ene who .ls actually at tho time; engaged.in tho commission of a feiony. Both, theae rights, of cooroo, belong equally to- every,, pri vate citizen under the law,' thor .1 privat; . citizens aro not allowe' 'to corry pi8tola. - Peking, Nov. ;iO,-4The Associated Jfr?iif : Vraa authorized today tc state thpt' tho Chinese government had de-, elded noy chsnge would be. ma'do thia ^^jlft^wje form ot. governmcpt of tho country. . - .lEle?ti?n returna given q*it today moko lt cor tain that. ino. proposal te reestablish a monarchical ' form pf government has been'adopted. V^rnese; returns show that 38-oflithe 23 prov inces already hav<e given solid Support; to the prelect. The election %IiJ . be completed, .but', restoration of tho monarchy '^l.'^p. dc?ayod.: fiKRABft KKgPS Ambassador Alto Unable fe im Prop. .\l ' er K??ktles. ? '^|j?? . Washington. Nov, 10.-The Brit ish blockade cf Germany ia causing1 embarrassment te United Stotts Am* asador Gerard rBpgi?nd ?fer $he benefit^?f > ; Ambassador ap the state ilepf ^ y,apd at ^^erli^:>ad t?rlcan ompie??>! able, to purchase., li;jQe^a?yCflftiU* P^rsi .-.in^at^s ^ne: ana ms v.^Mspcmiaa arp .ftcou?^mw?ite' ; He ?Iso ne?afr: $a>t?jme, a* imwf?y^'&f? jriany; Ia c-ommaude??d by ,th? .geyer*. IKBiaBHB EMPEROR ANNOUNCES HIS SUCCESSION TO THRONE OF EMPIRE GORGEOUS ROBES O? EVERY M??D Count Okuma Played boft&og Role Despite Efforts of Shinto RUualitfs, r ... . . - f Kioto, Nov, 10.-Politics, of an un usual tyne failed to prevent Japan's "grand old man," Premier Count Bhigenob? Okuma, from plnylng a leading rolo this afternoon ai tho Bec- ; Dud. great coronation ceremony when Emperor Yoshlhito; announced hin ac cession to the people ot tho reujnj. . Incensed at Okuma> retention In power, Respite revelations -pf corrufcl tlon during tho cabinet crisis; of last summer,' members of , the parllainen tary opposition launched a campaign . based upon' a curious enpcrstttioittj sentiment They iargued that In con ducting Ute ceremony of the corona- . tl on ot the emperor tho principle of parity should prevail throughout Any form of imperfectly must he norup- "! ulpusly avoided, and any physical dis ability, or, deformity was. a form of Imperfection. , Count Okuma . wa? therefore disqualified for conducting the ceremony "ot coronation, bccaaSo cf the fact -that when 'a' political fanatic threw n bomb at him 27 years . ago he " suffered the losa of one ot his legs by amputation. A. co-related objection inspired, :by ultra-conservatives among tho Shinto rt?uallsts. who feared the endangering . of the. sanctity of. the. imperial throne was based on "the Moa that tho. al leg? political corruption which fore-' ed the reUrement of Viscount Oura *n the .Okuma rmlnietr> ,'wea " irrecon cilable with tho principio guiding tho sacred cs rom oui cn .of C??vm?ucru. These objections were generally .re ceived with ridicule by the people, the campaign of tho cpppslUoa ?ol lapsod .utterly and Count Okuma rep resenting tho now constitutionally ?. governed people of Japan participated in th?a ?ft-?-*IECH/TJ ry ^v?rtn?uny ap " ' figure second only in Iniporanee to the emperor himself and the members of the imperial family. Spirit: of Ancestress Notified, .".-In the morning Emperor Ypshlhlto had informed the spirit of his ' im i V?. v I LI 1 oKftn<l ?ts%jajin^?MBS4iJt-^# Ala . f/* Vir? al sbcccslcs end e? his sequlsltlon*..ot the Three Sacred treasures. Thia. after noon's ceremony belonged. I? a special woy to the people for '*t;:;*^s dedi cated to the pur^'- ' of ' aanounolbg to. them the ecces'jou of the Mikado. Tho emperor actually mounted . the throne and read an address to bis > subjects who, as during the morning rites, were represented by th? mem bers ot the Diet, governors of prefec tures and tho mayors of the cities, of ? Kioto and Toklb: The function /waa hold in the renowned Shlshllden Hall where the illustrious, imon^roh, at?i-. B?hito, became emperor ;an? which, except ' for/reconstruction ia \ several directions, retained ita ancient sim plicity and beauty. "Shlshllden, which signifies "purple1 hall bf mystery," faces south and IB made of the sacred , hinc-kt wood With its roof thatched from Ute bark ot the same three. The sceno of the ceremony waa laid . partly within the nlatn hail and partly in the open air courtway upon which the boll looked down, Halls ie* .-.tba/ Bp?cl?t?ris extended on either"'.side - of the courtwaiy. As .tho Japanese doora a'id wall wera removed tho arrange ment gave all" participants ch c-ppor tu?ity.to see Ute -setting of tho court way. Tho a taire leading to the throne and the throne itself. P?lice Replaced By Troops. : The two main :g?tes loading to the Shlshllden were opened in early morn ing, tba court policy a<ning;as guard.: At ?he appela ted Um ? in the after* tt?jj? tha police guard, waa replaced hy troopn who UttVd tip euUlda thu ratea' .and ?long the walls of ? tbb palace. The high dignitaries, peers/ Ambers, of the hduso cf representa Uvch. menjibers of tba diplomatic corp*, and./.tMr>Ive*A^;h*^ t?a'ti^^&^iab^ie? hail prelttntnt?ryentering th* .bare ?^ffl>\:yfflXiil?& The Amertcata ladles, aa w*? os the ??it iadlos.of th?- dlnlothaUh oertt? for -th? most the^lpmmat??r"?orpa -for,the^i?^ *'-:A^e?eanv ambassador, waa, a? exception. . Sb ww?'a' gown;:^?;#hlte with spect?ll&d&i^ . embroidered In a??de/.tas :ahd stAe S* aUw?^^Ug' ,iw?!a1t?lt nh HIM ?Vi. WTVjandiTyVni i??..??'..'ii.'Lft**, ???.I,?? XCO?CTIN?^^