The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, November 11, 1915, Image 1
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,??
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