The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, November 19, 1915, Image 1
VOLUME!!.
ANDERSON, S. C, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBE R 19, i9l 5.
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NUMBER 266.
DIFFERENCES WITH GREECE
EXPECTED TO BE
CLEARED UP
PARIS COUNCIL
HAS ENDED WORK]
Kitchener Expected to Report |
Best Way to Deal With
Situation.
London; N?r| lS.-The attitude ?of j
the entente powers towards s Greece,
from -which country ' they are endeav
oring to get a definite guarantee for I
the-safety of /.he French, British and
Serbian troops and the whole mlll
;tary policy in.tho near cast,^includ
ing the'l)ardanolles,: is'expected to be
- cleared up by ' the end. of the present
woek. ... t?
The council at Paris between tho
Uri tish and-French cabinet ministers,
walch ended today with return of thc
British to London, came to important
dccisiouBV^and : Earle Jkitcliener, look
ing over tho ground at the Dardanel
les and in . the,'Balkans, is expected
to report on the bosi means of deal- I
i?g with the situation arising from j
tba Austro-Germah ' and Bulgarian
BUcceqsaB in ' Serbia, and. Greece's
leanings toward tho .central powerB:
jj It transpired in thehoflse of lords
today that General. Sir .Charles Mon- |
roe, commanding at Gallipoli, had
given an opinion : regarding the course
to be followed..there and .Lord Rib
blesdale said xth'nt Monroe recommend
ed withdrawing.' . '/It " was stated" that
tho government, was considering. Mow
roe's recommendation,, bbt' it wasvn$t
officially stated what-it was.
The. statement had . hardly .been
made . wheiir ' t^
tho. -Brit lah /.n^jf?ppi^
t)h' U\p Tiiiko ibero, which load t.o the
belief that Kitchener had decided to
press operatlonoV
Serbians Still Retreating,
. The Serbians are still' retreating be
- ?fore tho invaders, but it is unofficial
ly stated that ihe/Brlttsh defeated the
Bulgarians near'HabroVo and' that the
French are holding thelr; positions.
Theresia little' change on any rfront,
except that < the . Italians. are* heavily
; bombarding Goriela and it is said are
. preparing to launch a bair..''million
I'- ?r.?S osSl??i inia city. ..:'{':fT
BALKAN NEWS; IS
CONTRADICTORY
Londoh,_MOv: 18,-Tho Balkan neWs
: cont?iues.^, patchwork of unconfirmed
rumors and contradictory assortions
..wi?ao?t official ^statements ' tb .?st?b*'
?USh ojoarly the status Ot orfalrs. Tho |
Serbian army. has. been attempting to
meet the wide turning. movement of
the Bulgarians threatening Pr.Icip aud'
'"V Mbnlstlr. Some" -Athens. dispatches
.-' report FwKp!rnBsraire?^ ;fal??n\ AU/f
admit that the? Serbians positions, are
: untenable and" ov.ncu'ntiori srire. .Con-;
: 6ternaUonvis said (O have been.Caused,
by. t?.o-news that tb,e;foe; Mi .Within but
a. few. .bbure.ofVMoai?tir.' 'The 'pop-.
" i ^gil?tlonvlsf n?eing to Grbcce.- ^Judging
- from the size ot the Bulgariaarmy>
tho^nUria^,?uc??ss ;ot the new. turning.
inoV^ra?wpCt' Islonh?i?'is -in distinct
. danger:
FoUlie? London Jfevrti
London, .Nov. JS.-The. Bular?an;
nmnuevers
Serbians abandoning Lso positions at !
, Ba?jun?.. iPass; but tho foroi^/vwhwh^j
1 have been.holding thia enti:. region
Vt. .afe ,nbw. in< poril of-Js?iqg surrounded,
.. 'and cut. off by the-Bulgarians .ad
.vaacing southward from Krukhcvo,...
f : Little' ia known of the- Serbian ..situ-.
. " '.atlon. in tho ';nbrth. except/^hat'.dolOf
..mi??^''*^!slstaa^;-3rfi?l'-i?. *eih&.offered
by the Serbians. , Thc- Genna??, abd
V Bitigriidans have mafie' no Important
' . -gains. In sos*t)hv/eat'ern Serbia!>suc-J
; cesses Xor the French and Brlibm - arc
reported > The- Bulgarlan? ,;it-ie- ' ?aid
,-. have teen compelled 'to.retreat on ida,
Vnrdar fiveth >orid;h^
check at' tho Britishr hand? in t
gabrovo sOcti^nA,. ;; .
Both 1^ }
. kreat ^ffi?sliwm'v^^?etb?^waS::--*^ }
>OTCU?O in Parle. ?t io .regarded as j
j' kaaSvi'itig vKTO&tor'. solii?4ri.ty ah? mora j
: cdn?ert?/f action among th* . allied
V armies; ?VAltbft^.noofficiai inform**
W
Rijr??B ROper?i.
BorVi?i N0i??'.;:?8,-^Tb'?.:-'.W#K'^
Jw&?a . '.at teu?i^;;V^"v^p?|s-e-', .e^abfc;
"yesterday ott 'the ':&ri^?ppiQ$?m?
ato?g? i^iWt^?iKpft^'?:
gtc ol? 'wile? bouta of'M?s??nea. Tho
. . .atb?^.?ai?ed'"?ae^r:?%^'-'
REPLIES TO PRESIDENT WIL
SON'S TELEGRAM ON '
HILLSTORM CASE
SENTENCE MAY
BE EXECUTED
Governor Satisfied President's Re
quest Based on Misconception
or' Diplomatic Reason?
Salt Lalee City, Noy,. 18.--Gover
nor Spry, with the unanimous; con
currence of thq_ state board of par
dons,' today telegraphed President
WilBon Mat ,ho would not Interfere
feather in the case of Joseph Hill
stroju, a . : ativo of Sweden, and ?ra.
m?mbor-of the Industrial Workors of
the World, sentenced to be executed
tomorrow.
The go, ?rnoV replied ,to M;*. Wil
son's telegram ..yesterday, - requesting,
a reconsideration of-tho c?s>. .
Governor, Spry's i telegram said, that
he wau satisfied that'Mr.. Wilson's
request'wee t>ased' on a misconception
of tba facts," .or; that there : is some
reason of /ah international nature
?Which Wilson has notdisclosod, and
that nn additional postponement of
the execution would be an unwarrant
ed: ?itcr??ranch with justice.
.. ; Hillstrom was convicted of niurder
In.i; a grocer -and, his 'bon. and ' will |
probably bb shot pearly tomorrow
Meeting at Greenville Was Closed
By Brilliant Reception
Largely Attended.
Greenville, Nov, 18.-The hibe
jmrimftjj ?niu??> conference of ii".? .South
Carolina division, Daughters ot the
American Devolution, came to a close
last evening . when, a 'brilliant recep
tion. waS given in honm of the visi
tors by the two Greenville chapters^
tho Balhetheland Butler, and the Na
thaniel Greene. This reception was
at the residence of Mrs. Henry Beggs,
on-Hamp?n avenue. The place forj
fhn ri?rt: Annual..' winfow??"^ Will
selected later.'"Thu.; ofdeors. ot-, the
state' conference ' we; e arerolected ' at
tho aftornbon session.
? Tho, board which has, been investi
gating! sites for a mountain ac?ool
reported two excel tent sites , a?vpostii
:b?e; ' The ;nj^tter pf, finaiV selection
-wai'-l??t dpeuf ; until the next'confer;
bpee: ",: .;..'?? -..
^Hrs. Everton of Georgetown, np
pealed-for- tb? Georg?town: Bchbot
and her presentation > ?f this cau?e
waa telling. The ip?ttiO?C; education
committee' at so ? asked for ifunds raid
succeeded in' raising; nibre ttfau $3Q?.
The conference decided to .tnsm?rlal
l*e the fe?meral .a?^nsbly to have the
nantes of all Revolutionary soldiers
together with! their; regiments ?nd'
their rank, preeWyed In tito archives
of ibo state.
HB a H fa. H ?=p s ra maa
?uoinmn iiLfii
ABOUT CIRCUMSTANCES UN
DER WHICH THE ANCONA
WAS SUNK
OPEN SEA NOT
"PLAGE OF SAFETY'
Only American Survivor of Trag
edy Makes Affidavit Contra
dicting Austria.
Washington, Nov. iS.-^-Whlle tho
United States will await tho Austrian
reply to Ambassador Penfield's In
quiries concerning the circumstances
under 'which tho Italian liner Ancona
was sank before makin? representa
tions to A UH: rin, it was stated officially
today that the niacin* 'of Amorlcan
citizens In small boats on~ the iMgh
eeas waa not regard?d"-1 as 'according\
them a "place of safety" under the
international laws.
"Dr. Cecile Greil of New York, the
only native American known to have
'survived tho tragedy, has made an
affidavit, which reached the state de
partment today, that tho submarine,
continued 'si'iolling the Ancona after
Bhe stoopedvand it ?a believed that this
fact will be tho chief oho upon which
the renresentations to Austria will
be made. *;
D', Grell was below when-the i sub-:
'narlrtvv waa first sighted and did hot j
say whether or,not any warning was J
given.': . .-. ..
The text of the message^ received [
from American Consul Mason'; afc Al
giers follows: ? V'Sfcr
r'Ceeiler Orelle (Grail)) : nn ; intelli
gent, impartial witness, d?position ls
ttot'- concludive as tb whether any ef
fort Was made'tp escape by tho An
cona.- The first intimation Of danger
was: when: she was in the ; dining -sa
loon,: .-Olstvrbaace.on^e?kj?-^ottpage
?r blowing of whistle followed ?hdrtljf '
by shots which' lAructe'-'the * vessel.
"Testimony proveas tr.mt the bom
bardment lasted .forty-five minutes
and 'COrttihuetl after the vessel- had
?tbpp'ed,'.killing nnd' wounding many:
persons* f?h? saw tho deatruction of
the vessel ?by a torpedo, uaw. a .red
ind w?hlte fla? and six cannon, on the
?ubmarln?. Knows nothing ai ..?:'> oth
?r attacks.
!'rn>ormaiion at Algiers and Bizerta
considered t<>. demonstrate, conclusive*
ly th,*?;.'thirteen vessels wer? auuh
" ^^.J.i.-lyJ . 1-. ......... II. \T-....?.liaM li' '
mbmbrihe, goln? from Gibraltar . tov]
ivards tfie Andona."
Coitferance ?? ist *S?ew-York .-"< Be* |
v.' Austrian Consul. ,
- .Washington. Nov. 18.-Department
sf justice will make further investiga
tion of- tho activities Of the Austrian
?phsul gohefal.5 Von Nub?r,. and. his I
associates an the result Of^esterday's j
conference 1 a. Ne w 'I'ork between . A.'
Bruce: Bl?l?ski; chief-of the bureau bf j
Investigations rvpd Dr. Joseph Gori*
ajar;-torni?r Austrian .consui' . :
In announcing this ; tonight the de^
?arf.meut. also said that ti io inforura
i6n obtained Would probably lead to
additional. ix?di/imonts fer . passport
frauds.
Newest Photo of J
The Cz?i'.
This photograph of .the czar /of
F.'uKi-.ia and his;, '.heir whs taken on
the field of hatti o some Weeks aga,
since ho assumed command 'of ' tho
Russian, armies in place of tim .grand
duke. It shows the- czar .and czar
|Wejr Department is Behind Mat?
, ter of Location in Pied
mont Section.
of tho city, and others- were, intensely !
[interested .'yesterday, in. learning that J
[thc United Suites war department is
?considering thc advisability of placing
isomowhere in fie Picdmpt-t Carolinas
?S military tralnlug camp! for cMlihh's,
niike tho tine maintained In th?\CaCiy
part of tbts year, at Plattsburg. N?
JY ; whore ..the at te n ttoh of .tho /who] 0
country was drav/n for a while1, tb the
various phases of military life and thc -,
matter of giving adequato ,':.-training ]
tia J 'lilia- WilO ;?V?S?i it." ' - 1
.-' tt is 'undcrrtood that G?n?ral \
Leonard Wood, chief of .staff 'Of'-thc'I
United ;St?tes army on whoso, recom- |
niondation'very mueh.dependB In tba
matter of placing tho proposed camp
has hud his eye for some' tinto: on a
likely pi?ce in, tho Piedmont section
Of ; the Carolinas for'' ia e?rivp. Site, J
whore tho business and .'professional" I
men cf trio two Carolinas cad Virginia I
' o-.wrish ; to; take a course. in:'military j
t'ructlon ni?y do so withoW'pt?^l
necessity bf going a long distance for J
it. . The preference for asite lu' tho 1
Cnrolina.'V O'yer ene in. Virginia - ls."
"" ought to be in tho mind of the gen
Y steS for tho reason: tftat-Carolina
_Oratore? are Usually milder in the'
W^i&B-months than ?those in Virginia I
which ia a little farther nort.i. 'ttl
??.';-'-??dih?tccd.. that February -would j
)9 tho month selected for the bpcrn
lon. Of,tho -camp,' unl'?s?'it should bo j
ieO?d?d. to maintain lt for a longer]
period th^n a month.
l?ui&es tVlll Kot Rori,
r Washington. Nov.. 18 .--Associate
Hughes of the-supreme; court
rv^b''Seoreta'ry,^?t'.'Stftt?" v Or.]
that"hi/ wOiild.'^not-"bo a |
id?dajto": ai Gio coming presidential
tary election and r^uestedrtbut j
name bo ?not placed upon tb? bal
STlTgtit relayed.
' Wichita Falla, Tex.; ??v. 18.r-Tho
beg?alit?^ -of - the 'United Stajt?s army
aeroplanes' flight.from Fort SH!. OK-,
lahoma fop San Antonio 'w^s^?^?y^
by,ht^t winds. ? '-.; .'? .- ,;->:.
?'-'^j^YSH? fSKASOES.-' ;.'?'
#^'-\:uofiiaf-r-N6v. is Oversees
v-K?%?'-^e?cy.. ?od^y d?filM ^hat
?'i.'-?ermany - ?''.Wae ??&t?V?^$faii.:-W .
* in* ftWwS.^ar ?ad '?tat* *
* ..lid.; that : Cf efmany - has am pie '?
?, ^nanolal means for contiufliog *
& the %r*.t outil spring.
Czar and H?s Heir,
J
...ZTi';M: :
".i'samiteh.
j e\ut<i? w??h; sarine of Jiis. stafT officers-.
The boy;ha? grown considerably slnc?'
tho last photographs'ot1 him . '-Before
the war ho was severely, Inj?rdd-'by.
the attack of a nihilist, but this
plcturo indicates that he CraS
covered.
I Coroner's Physician Agreed That
Child Would Have lived in
Anguish,
- \jj?teagor Nov. J 5.'-rafter tue autopsy
tonight over tho Bollinger baby the
coroner's jury, physician, and tho city
chemist, W. D, McNaliy, agreed that
thc baby would have lived a life , of
anguish if saved by an operation and
Enid that they believed Dr. H. J.
Hair.ohion was jue-UflQd, in retuning to j
perform tho operation,
j The .coroner's inquest was bontinue j
until tomorrow ~; They said the child
? would, have been, deaf and the entire
j "left 'olio' paralyzed, 'bosi??s it's rear
? ful malformation.
I WOULD VINDICATE
DR. HA?SELDENI
Chicago, Nov. 18.-Vindication or
Dr.; Marry J. Mali beldon, tho surgeon
who*declined to Operate on-tho-defec
tive Bollinger baby to save its life
will bo recommended to tho coroner's
jury " ! y Dr. H. D; C. Relnhart. chief
coroner s physician. '
bri Relnhart conducted a post mor-1
tem- on the. six doy: old infant an houri
after death last night, Coroner Hog'-;
.man hud indicated unless, the post|
?mortem proved the child mental : de*
j fectivo Dr, H?lselden /might be tried |
for criminal 'negligence.
"My examination', ?hows the prob
abilltlea strong that tho ;ChUd- wd?id
be.cn mental! defective." Dr. Relnhart
inside "ondVwould have heen a'paraly
tic al? its Ufe. [dy own opinion is Dr;
Haiseldch was right in not allowing
tho babs* to .live.".. ; ;
j ; A Jury of ai* ot tito beet known phy
sicians and/snrgeohs In ChiCftgo will
be chosen - to hear testimony nt the
inquestf tho coroner announced, lt is
expected he wilt -'empanel-., a^ jury at
'once.-'.'.';.
i- ' ,2Th? coroner's- d?cision ?. vrir,M;p?adp '?
after: consultation with Dr. Relnhart
and Dr. John Bill Robertson, health
cbmsu?sioner. Dr. Halseldop espress
cd 'satisfaction when -told that, th? lp
: quest . was ordered, though he said the" j
'baby's death from. ; natural ; 'cauS?S:
??uder4d one hardly necessary. He]
said any true . investigation would
rpako it more clear io th s public that j
he wpr. right.. V:
. Dr. Ifaiselfen Issued a long state
ment justifying pr^enttt-n li vin* .ot j
?bfb?bnnnl personsrand aMpwing oiem j
to nm?tipiy.
AsqnluV&etarps.
I - Paris,; Nov.. ^8*4-Tp^^?r.-:?.,:'.A4n';?5tK
Und associates in the;Britten.
Council havfc &*en conferHBg/. 'hfct*
With th? t^nch Council^lett ed the
rouira to landon .
MAMMOT
SL? BE
JPW.
CHARGED WITH ALLEGED IL
LEGAL TRAFFIC IN WAR
MATERIALS
WANTED PERMIT
BUT WAS REFUSED
??? ?
Alleged to Have Been Connected
With the Duke* of ?g.
' Manchester.
( . -- _- . , .
/London, Nov. 18,-:After a hearing
today', charged with alleged illegal
traffic in war materials*,, in which
name of tho .duke, of Manchester,' now
in Perls,, vros mentioned, Victor Sly
was romaridrid;: into custody on being
unable to'jraahe; $3,000 bal). V
' It Waa ct^ryed that Sly applied for
0 permit to v.bal in munitions, which
was'refused, and that after this Sly
and the duke of Manchester communi
cated with e?.ch other regarding these
matters 'by meant-, of a secret .codo.
' Sly claimed to 'represent the Fed
eral Manufacturing company of Chat
tanookfcf.< lite Oliver Manufacturing
Company ot Kpoxvillo,.and other Unit
ed Slates and Bovertl Canadian firms.
Knows Nothing ol Sly.
1 \Knoxville, Nov. 18.-The Oliver
Manufacturing company tonight said
tha?.;jkh'ey' .wore bot dealing in war
sjj?b|^ of ?
Group No. 1 Will Gather in?
Mountain City-S p e c i ia 1 v
Train for Member?. J
Anent the meeting in Oreenvllle No
vember 23rd. of Group Nd. 1 Of the
South Carolina Bankers association,
the following .letter has been sent
T?e Intelligencer for publication:
To the Bankers-ot -Group No. 1:
We beg to call your attention again
to -tho meeting to bo held lu Groen
vlllo, S. C., ?November 23rd, at 4
o'clock.
We, feel thal wo have -beau very
SuvCcnnui lu Gui?i??i?is Tg?nm apeaKOTS
for 4hls meeting arid expect .to' have
with us an this occasion, Mr. Wen.
Ingle, chairman federal reserve board,
Richmond, Va., who Will address us
on "Tho Fed oral Reserve Bank ; " Mr.
Iv M. Mauldin, state bank examiner,
'WSioso subject will bo "Tb? Country
Banker's Opportunities;" Mr. J. W.
liorwood, : president Norwood Nation
al ' bank, Greenville, G. C. (Subject
to be announced later;) Mr. A. L.
Mills. ' vice president and cashier
Fourth National bank, Greenville, S.
C. Also a member of the tax com
mittee ot the South Carolina Bankers
association will tel! lia something of
tho work this" committee has ;been do
ing.
Wo aro very anxious that this meet
ing/will ba .ono of the best that wo
ia ave ?vcr held and trs=t - Uj=i - your
bank will send at least ono -represen*
Tn arranging the program for th iff
meeting wo havo reserved - time for .?
general discussion of matters of In
terest ' to ?B, ?nd : ws hope, each ': one
will como prepared;, to say a few
words; but if yoni -can't talk, como
BATTLESHIPS OF TH5R
TY SIX THOUSA?D TONS
EACH
'ty
!-,,V'i
BIGGEST WAR
SHIPS AFLOAT
Genere! Characteristics not Dis
closed Bat of Increased
Armament and Speed.
Wheblngton; Nov. iii.-?ccrclary
Daniels today said, that tentative plan?
aro btlag considered for two i Mt~: :
tleahips of RO.OO.O tons cat''?, to !.ws:
included JJ? tho first yc^r'ii part ot
tho.five year building proyaiu which
congress will be nskea t9 appi'uvf.
They will be tlie biggest war shins
afloat and the 32,000 ton craft, of tim
California, class, tvro of which.?warb
authorized last yosr and .for :'. wMfa
bids ..haye, Just, toeen received, aro; the
largest ever designed for the United
States navy.
. : While .the general : oharacteriatlco of
the proposed vessels wei^' nOt'.diob??S
ed, lt ts expected that they*: will, hayo
increased armament and" speedy cnA
may carry ten or' .more each of tbOi
new slxf??n tpctii guns. " \
Secretary Daniels" baa not received,
a report of the sxamtriatlon bf tli.r*
private bids'of two warships reeolvit:
yesterday arid which were above tV?
congressional limitation regarding1 tho
pri?e. "
; vit ls said that neither ot thean ships'
oould; be laid down before'1 n??t'surii
mer, bs tho v;ar (has swept tho Amer
ican market fclean of structural' ni
An ' epibargd'oh steel uri ill *ho ; gov
ernment's wents have been supplied
hjfte- been euggeeted.
Secretary Daniels wilt aija?a i?rge
upon congress tho construction of . a
government annor plant^arifl-'^PitTOg
&S$4aPaNnM n?vy
yards into.'ahti^flpNr^ara^tp ''tnvild<
ins.
BstutLisB* SEi?EIIGE
mg V?sserWi?oBt P?si?
. . ports.
. Liverpool, Nov. 18?-Twelva Ameri
cans, members of the or?w of the
American .line steamar, New Yorte,
which arrivod Monday* were - sen
tenced to a fortnight's imprisonment
nt hard tabor today for leaving the
vessel without passports and when
they had been, r^uj^dy^^isalon^La.
laud.
Another American . was sentenced
to four weeks at hard labor for vio
lating the alien regulation*. )
New York, Nov. 18. ^All?gation
ttie German government- has appropri
ated ?7B0.O00 to charter t?d ; load , d
fleet ot steamship^ which/ - ' cleared
from hore early in the war to supply
(Jerman cruisers in South American
waters ?nay fee made - hy the ' govarri
=?=i''st %h?:.ir??-'ur^?i?i'?'^^eRi tt?itt'.; x
week, according to United States IMs* 4.
trfct Attorney Marshall ; ' ^^S?^
it ts stated the g?v??^ont- will try
to show.;*he operation ot supply ships'
iwas directed to a gr?r.t extent by an
'official of the: ?erman t?^*Hiinont
Vhtf ts etlli tn the ;?n?ed Stetes.
Bdcriz wae'ioi^erly??rip an consul
$?neral here ead no\p is taiwagieg
'director of the Kamb?i^?aerl^ .
Une. - He Is accused or violating cus
toms law acf centrally or-tho ?n?Sf-v
ed States fey' pending 'Supply, ahtp?
out* '
' ^ JImhw* By??f?''. - ?
. ^Washington, . .Nov. : .is5?Sftfei? AA
'mt^Cslfl?-e^hlas that :i:#*ty?^:m
?hrituez of tbb Dominican tlepubllc
la dying at Monto Cr 1^1.
.<.;... ' -, : " '-'
Berl?n Nov. 1?.-TCiaXlrerssas *=?
. News : agency.' -today; aabeuuewr ; r ???
tlie cotton ahe ne*d?? fur ^li? ^>.
r :lpurpc<s??-/!tor:^;??a??t;
rsi - bue.
. : Danube* 4rtw?-;.-: >? ; ? '. - . ...---v* :.