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VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C., TUESDAY MQH^G, DECEMBER 14, 1915. NUMBER 287. CLEAR ROAD THROUGH! GREECE IN RETREAT TO SALONIKI DESTROY ROADS BEHIND THEM I In Rear Guard Action Two Com panies Irish Regiment Were Sacrificed. London, Dec.'13.-Tho British and French troops have successfully car ried, out their retirement from- Ser bia. Hy arrangements with tho Greek government, a clear road had been lort to fall back on Saloniki. A jGcrinan official report, claims that "approximately two En gliph divisions j were annihilated" during the retire ment. Thia is considered hero to bo an exaggeration. Athens and Saloni ki accounts edy. that the retreat was carried out) in an orderly manner, without heavy losses. By the destruction of railway bridges and roadB and stubbornArear guard ac tions, the Bulgarians were kept at a fairly sato distance. In ono rear guard action two companies ot the In nisskillen regiment sacrificed them selves to save their comrades. Tho question how. arlaos whether the Bulgarians and Teutons intent to follow the British and French into j Greece and what actloh Greece ?will .take should they do so. Tho Im pression ls gained from Athena dla-.! . 'patc'hes is that neitherrthe Bulgarians .nor Turks, "a-?^^jje^ted . near the frontier, weald be'Jv&lcomi?d In Greece; therefore" it has :^?n* decided that to follow tho entente1 forces, the taBk would bo undertaken .by tho Teutons. , 1 However, with the railway destroy ed, it may be some days before Greece. . is called upon to-act and by that . time the entente forcea will bc* safe In Sai?uikl, -under ^e,?g?njL^tlui?Xlc?t Y^f%c Serbian army- is resisting thq Austrians and 'Bulgarians .in Albania, ?..yhilo the Austrians \rp ranking; /very slow progress agatnat tim Mont?n? grins. . There are only email,action on the eastern and western {goats.'.'On tho Gallipoli peninsula snbw fall impedes operations. Tho allied sbiys are keep ing the Turka busy. ALLIES RE??R?'?? FROM SERBIA London, Dee. 13.-The Anglo-j French troops, who last, week began '- their retirement from their advanced positions in southern Serbia, t^re ap proaching, if ihey have not crossed the Greek frontier, and the; attitude Greece wll ador i becomes more and moro IntnortanU . Dispatches from Athens and news avaiiatilo lu London indicate that the, matten which was left to the Greek ' and allied military authorities ot Sa loniki, ls being amicably arranged and that tho allies will be allowed to re tire to that city without any inter ruption by tho Greeks and will . bs ponnitted. to remain, there, Acc?rll lng-tb ; information from Athens to* day tibe' Greek government has agreed to withdraw its troops from Saloniki. .". "Questions seriously" occupying ' the Greek government have to do with the uso qt the railways .which' are needed for tho Greek troops, and-the dam age that might bo done to t?em with tho object bf ImpedlngrBblgarlan pur \sult, should'tho Sofia government de cide that the British 'abd French : are to he followed into Greek territory. 1 The Greek Government han' good evi dence ot t?? effectively manner' in " which "the French engineers : f^roy :\ ral ' way* In the work done ~along the line north of the Greek frontier.' So well; was this accomplished tfc?t .the ' Bulgarians iwero -greatly delayed; Clay ing to Uso roads covered with snow, with tho resx?t that th?v.French ea coiped almost unscathed. Tho British casualties are estimated at 1,600 while*: they were forced ; ; to leave : beipd .eight field guns .which had been pjeieed tn . position ; to cover, tho retirement and', could hot be re moved. ;i" GIVEN ^^aE-^fRIAL ' New Aeroplane Tsfii?.BJsts vf O?^marj ny?aipl?a^nie. : < ^ ?3.->-A large etty?! bartle plane ot a now type wag ?tven ?ai MBXhauative flying t?at'iieveJ today by ??eut. Byron C. Jonca ci tho United Stafes. army lu the presence of tho aviation corps of Uie Rhodo Is land Natio?at guard. 'mo new areoptane^ is described pa of twice: the ilse of ?be ordinary, A?ro plane with ?. torpedo- body''??"d two y?.'^vf^turreft?; lt ls httHt..of -vanadium steel throughout sad ts'driven'by lf? . hbraepv "t,motoT<s:.' ?*[:m$jfo#Vi :4&ti$m}*%. the builders io h?y? reen Rat?^actory; BEBRI g irirn N?L?NtU CONTRACTS AND CON CESSIONS GIVEN BY HUERTA VOID REQUIRES NEW APPLICATIONS The Acto of . the Conventionist Government Are. Treated Likewise. Washington,-Dec. 13.-Formal no tico ot the nullification by Carranza of "all acts, contracts and concesslous" of Hoiorta and tue conventionist gov ernment In Mexico reached tho Mexi can embassy from Mexico City. The order is effective Immediately. He notified individuals and cor porations, holding such concessions, that lt was necessary for them to maks now applications, exactly as though no such concessions had theretofore ex isted. co?moMEN OPPOSEDTOeUFFB??E Condemn Their Sisters Who Pe?? ter Congress in These ?ii, . : Troublons Times. - - Washington, Dec. 13.-^The National Association of 'Women, opposed to suffrage, adopted r?solutions today condemning as unpatriotic the offorts of suffragists tb bother congress. with suffrage amendments when that body is ,facing the gfeatest problems cinco .the. wer between the .states. .-?.committee's organization is to be formed In southern cities, where suff rage, ls-becoming hoportant for the first time. SEy?B?SWBSDES .First ? Heavy Snowfall of Season . *. --Central Off New Jersey ' Coast. Washington, Dec. 13.-The storm, which in tho last twenty-four hours brought to the North Atlantic'sear.bard and tho Great Lakes region the first heavy snow, of tho season, was central oi? Sandy Hook; ft.-.J., moving north cu.itward. ..*.'.: : TI:c weather . bureau's foreeaslora prcoi ;ted moro ?now tomorrow in New. York, New England, pennsylvania, and Nt w Jersey. Warnings are d.?played to skipping. Five inches ot snow fell In'Philadelphia. The wind ls blowing at sixty-four mlWs an hour in NHW York.'' ;,' ',^?^^l ^ TER SEV?E TEST London, Dec. 13.-'Winter in Che Dardanelles ls proving a sovevo test for'thO;,3?urka anti Australiana alike. Tteut?r? eorwsiioh?eiQt at the *rent says the Turks had to evac?ate "-Viv eral trepehe* which were flooded and i .that jodies ot T?rke -?*nd mules were washe?ilnt? tun tillea' trenches,. ? ;. S?ejsfr >'~eai tithers"atet?S?*'- ?ho' weather ^wellj be??Utib<v? g^o^.^hT*. elqpe although they aro not accustom ed tp cx>lflv ;-.,--Vr-': W?i- WoaldPut Pwrd it* Race. Lincoln. NebruaWa, ?er;'. 13.-The name of ???nry Ford;->tf?s today filed nu a candidate fory/a /presidential nomination in the Nebraska primaries to bo hold vpext April. Tko petition was filed by Ohio TepubHcf&s. . * . ?e*?i? ?I Retrograd. ", PoSrograd, Dec. 12.-Tho census ot Petrograd Xaal base ?uat been taken shaw?'R-total of 2,SOO,OW1 tnu?blt?hto. : A?>OT6-^TarhlBli officers Ir? "8>rTaT T Below-Giant bridge over Danube ot fi es IRISH eoLDiEite mt WED OUT ld ATTACK ? - " ) Stemmed the Tide of Bulgar Ad vance' to ?Protect Their Comrades. London, Dec'. 13.-Only the.sacrifico of two companies of fae Royal Inni? killeu fusiliers and another of an Irish .regiment from ?the British Ser bian divisions In covering* tho retreat of theV comrades allowed the allie:? forced'to reach the third lino of ide fense'ahd stem tho Bulgarian attack for final retirement from Macedonia. . Wdunded reaching tho 'British head quarters in Ofeece>ay that the innlu klllen? and other irishmen wore wip ed Out in an attack where tho Bul gara outnumbered them ten to ono. 1Y?TH??T FOUNDATION Head of Eugineera Says^Np One Cnn : Predict. " Chicago, pce. 13.-Talk pt a great railroad strike In tho spring if neces sary to onforco a demand for an eight hour day ia without ahthorjta> tlye foundation, Warren S, Stone, head of tho 'Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers, said today. "??o one can predict-what* w,lB hap pen four months from now," he said. . The conferences of Steads ot tthe organisations of railway engineers;, firemen,' - conductors and trainmen closed today. Tho engineers and firemen formally agreed tb work with lue ow-.?r? for an eight hour day wlUi out ;*vftgo reduction and 'time, and a half for .overtime!. .'... A . commise ' representing the unions will meet In ?hlcagb,soon'to put the demands in preciso language for ^rcsentatlbh to, tito'- railroads. Sollcftor Hfldebrond Bend. Columbia, ?)ec.. J3.~4A message r? ceivod Jn Columbia of tho de*iii of P. T. Hildebrand at his. homo in Or-1 rangeb?rg i 'rio avsa solicitor, of the first Judicial circuit. He had hevfc ill for some time. ~ . j i*:'' . ? * * WANTS LID FUT ON * *> . -- ? * New York Dec; 18.~-nrtroc- * <* tors of. tho anti-sal ooh league.. * .4? today7''r^nea^'iiCajfejp Mitchel 4? io-, gropt no pH-night permits;,- * + for ik}nor sales. New Yen'V * eve, holding that tho distress; 1-fr * incident, to tho war,.sufficient *? .10 stop the distress. ,< ? ...^ri-'^ * the F; lers of the Vk v fco'commandl'd'tho 't?lanfecr?i in arch lc I om hui ria, bi : by Germans upon their ON TWO COUNTS EACH Baron von. Blicken and Partners , Held for Conspiracy By ? .. . ? ? ? Grand Jury. ;-:v.;.-vi;-N.v;7p-'-; . '?^' v. _ Sun Francisco Dee. ?3.- -?at>jn Georgo Wilhelm von Brlckcn. attache of the Germen consulate boro: C. C. Crowley, a dotectivo employed by the consulate; Mangnret Cornell in . Cr?nv* loy'p employ, were Indicted by tho grand jury on two counts each. ' Tho'first charges consplr?cy to In terf?re with and destroy . commwrco between tho several state j of th union and th. United States-and foreign countries. The second charges the use of the maha to Incite arson, as sassination and murder. ill SELECT HEAD I OF TUSKEGEE SCHOOL Naming o? Washington's Succes sor Left to Sub-Conunhtee By Trustees. Tuskegca, Ala., Dee. ir .~Thc sii ?octlon' of a successor to /Booker. -.Tv Washington as head ot i???. Tnnkegee Institute-;^?a left" to a sub-cOramittce by . tho trustees at a meeting here to: day: ' - ".. . 'The ?r?steos -aleo authorised an en* dowuvjnt fund er $?,000,000 to^bo known as thc '"Paokpr T.v W?sbldc?ort memorial fand." NO announcement WM';fflfi??:wb?ti tho " subcommittee would meet. Over S45O.0DO of tholen-, do Wirtent la already pledged. '?.They expect the negroes to glv?.8250,000. British Surrender. . Berlin. ?3Cv lit.-r-VAccordIng" j private advices from ^Constantinople says tko Overseas Nows' agency ?day. "three firltlsh ba-ttatlona of the ! army that * retreated down the Tigris .froto the city of Bagdad/ were -: fipr I a-enndbd by. Turkish troops near Kut-?i-Amnra and surrendered. " In Wake of Allies. London, Dec. 13;-Thc* BuUiB within five milos Of ?be GrceK:frontier an d aro foilowlb j slowly. I ri the Wake o.^tl* ?lile?, according to the i eo?rrespondent of neuter*, who says I Doiran and GSovgcii ?*-.*vo been I acyatedy g to IT He ye Bagdad, advance- into Serbia. ? WiTH BLOODY DEFEAT Dispatch to London Tells of At tack on British Troops and Repulse. London, Dec. 13,-A dispatch to the Times says the Bulgarians loft I moro than 8,000 dead on the field of ter .two attache on British lino. "On tho second attack"- the dispatch reads: "Our combined fire of artil-? lory, rifles and rapid, firera opened oh | advancing masses at ti. range of 500 ? yards. The Bulgarians faced the murderous hail at a run, but wore finally brought it: io flight which quickly became a helter-skelter.: route.?' Possibility of- flanking movements I through Greek territory were opened by tho Greek decision to permit that j country to bo a battlefield for others. lt. ia rumored for example, 'that Brit ish troops are landing nt'Kavala-and | that tho first detachments of Ser bians have been brought around from Aibaaia to Salorjiki. Tho allied, squadrons continue to pay close attention, to tho Greek coast and their restrictions of Greek commerce is unabated. : In other fields doyolopm* tts arc unimportant. T?vi Bussinns ure r 9 pcrtcd to have uefea??d Forsiacs re ucJs at Av?l? and aro. nearing Hana dan.' On the western- front minor sue-! cesses .aro reported for BritiBh artll-' Jory arid aircraft; . Oregon rhincseProtect, , . Bor??nd. ?jregon. Deo. 13.-The j Chinese chamber of commerce of port-: dand cable? a vigorous protest.to thc1 'Chines? assembly against the chants? of form of: .'China's govornmem. "It is mir opinion," said tao Bong./ presi dent"),of th? chamber,, fthat the Cni neeo people never will permit reaction? ary. program to bo. cai ried out., "Wi tally expect to soe; Yuan Shi. Kai assassinated'/'- : ' * M1W SENATE 'tfltl/S .4? --:.. * ?5> Washington, Doc. 13.-A * *v; WII to prohibit the ca>r>ing 4? * Of passong?rs on : ?hip? . with * * war munition's eh board and *x ?3? & resolution *xs pn^V tho. senate * * on record for-raising fovwiue .> hy' Using' roranition -monufac- ? * turers was introduced hy Sen- <*? 4? ator Kenyon. * RESOLUTION WILL BE IN TRODUCED IN HOUSE TODAY VOT? TOCOME ON THURSDAY Only Two of One Hunched Fifty Present Refused to Pe Bound. Washington, Dec. 13.-Tho hous'j d?mocratie caucus tonight agreed to support a resolution designed to ex tend the emergency war tax one year without change. It will foe introduc ed tomorrow ond wrll probably reach a vote on. Thursday. Tho democratic leaders indicted its adoption by both heusen before Saturday. Only two of tho ISO mem bers present declined to be hound by thc; rules. Chairman.Kitchin warned the demo-, ?rats to have full strength on tho floor I Thursday or grave danger would l?o j a'iiad- bf tho resolution. I Aopnrently tho only enntese o! Jm ' portanco beforo tho ropubllcp.n. ua t tonal committee tomorrow was the ne ?ect?on o? tho convention city. St. Louis and Chicago are loading. ..Tho Chicago exponents aro not HO ouilmla REPLY S AUSTRIA IS EXPECTED SOON Diplomat Conferred With Secre tary Lansing on the Matter Yesterday. Washington, Dec. 13.-Austrla-Hun garla's reply to the United StateB note, on.tho sinking of tho Ancona ls looked for by the state department officials by tho end of the week. This was expressed after" ii aron Erich Swledlnck, charge of tho Austro-.. Hungarian embassy, conferred with' Secretory Lansing regarding the note. He was'trying to get tn formally, for the information of bi? government, on understanding of what would satisfy tho United States. Tho cbargo, in what was said, didn't indicate what action-his c.untry might be. Ho explained he hadn't hoard j from his foreign office on the subjoct. " eSisj FORD P?AGE PARti > i iii Aboard tho . Steamship 03car Sec* ond, Dec /13.- Resolution.condemning the president's* proparedntas plans brought ? pretest from some of the members of ?"ord's peace party. i.'-'fo S. S. McClure and Judge. Ben Lind say refiused to sign it on the ground that it i? unpatriotic. Some members of the .party even threatened ,t? leave the party after Kurope is-reached?"M? ?I An appeal, was sent by wireless ts each belligerent monarch id Europe | saying the party had no intention to intrude,- but pointing- o ?b sixteen months of w?r bad resulted: in no gain, that, each nation thought Itself right, and each had the same patrio tism, and roquesta an immediate truce to disc?BB peace proposals,. whlon lt j ?aid, will bo submitted ; euwiHanequs- j ly to each of the belligerents by neu tral nations. '.. i ^^^?l>ftii?je:.'Weife . ar.ob?;cd.. :. .Wenctchee.- Wash., , Deo. lS.-^A t??b at ;??5Vti?e; a mtnlng town near hero,, dror.e. two Japanese front the town and piled tho equ*>meni of mtifc #to??> into tho street and burn ed it. , The owner of the building had boen 1 warned that Japanese could not eb.n-| diicV bualness tn Orevllle. I \ Ut?eUll'Secretary Killed, ] -Birmingham, pee. ia.-MJ Ti Straf- ? ford, secretary of the Southern Base ball essoelation. died aa a result bf "idjcriea received when struck by- ?u,-1 toi?ob?o yesterday. BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL PURCHASE AMERICAN SECURITIES ENGLAND HOLDS AMERICAN PAPER New York Financiers Are N?l Surprised nt Action of Britain. London, Dec. iii.-In au effort to stabilize exchange tho British govern-? ment has decided to puroltaoo Ameri can securities, paying for them In live por cont exchequer -bonds. Fi?gl?ald MoKenna, chancellor of tho exchequer announced. Tho plan is to mobilize American and Canadian securities and buy thom'at tho middle market pr ico. Tho chsnuollor "said that there avail able a sufficient amount of socurltios to maintain exchango with Now York and no effort would bo made to harass the American markets. Estimates cf the amount of American and Canadian securltlos'hold In England, ho assert od, were from 3,000,000 to] 4,000^000 poands to as high as 7,000,000 or 8, 000,000 pounds. Bankers of Now York, it is under- ' stooj, aro not surprised at this de cision and. regard the revival of tho liquidation of American Securities, as only an effort of maintaining V ex chango. ?New Yorkers estimate- tho '. stock and honda thus held in Great Britain in exc?s? $2,000,000,000. ?I^ANISARKS : At LOW- PRICE New York, Doc. 13.--Duo to a rur mor that tho German Imperial bank contoraplntes-a^sumiiig. t?iS . caitiOMOBPK of ail go?d held privately in Germany, marks fell to tho 'lowest lovel known . today, when billa of exchange on Ber? lin dropped to. seventy-sb vstt and one half, in substance making marks worth only nineteen and thrcc-olghts cents. Austrian exchange fell to tho lowost ratea'also. - GREAT WAR GHANGEO ASPECT OF ?FFJH8S ? MU lill ...Ililli Doctor Butler Gives Hts View of , Relations to European .' . Affairs. .. .' CV^;;V-;-;: Charleston, D?c. 13.--Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president ' of - Comm bin, university, told members of tho Southern Commercial; congress1 here.. tonight that the European .war chang ed tho aspect of American affairs.. In the future, he fcatd, international problems wore to surpass domestic problems. Tho chief task Ot prepared ness wcnild ho for tho United States to be ready to "bind up Europa's wounds ahd ' set up. Europe's overturned poli tical fabric." ~ IS AGAINST MONARCHY San Francisco Chinese In Favor of BepubUc: , . '. San (Francisco, Bcd, , 13 .-The Chinese quarter hero went On record today as freing opposed to the. re version of China from a republic to a'' monarchy and decided to resiss strenuously tho proposed ; change in govorninont. At a mass mo?ti^a of protest called by Tofig Kong Chony* pr?sident of the' Chinese Republic asvwiation, and a formor member of theV?hinr-sc senate, ft was decided to sollend Bubserlptious hom Chinese in all-parts of the world to finance a revolution which w?uljl havoas its OhJect the permanent es tabiiBhrnent of tho Chinese republic. Before the meeting : was' over a largo sum WM s ?aid; to ..have, (been >ub setibed. - Antl-Satfragists Conveae, Wsshihgtep; Bec ? 1* 1 ~-Na?e??l A? - B0fci*tion opposed te woman suffrage m?t ii? convention with delegates- rep-, resenting itwsoty-ihrco .?httam?ragt? assortions1. Delegates wilt W receiv ed by tho prsldeht tomorrow. If the ?rapt?sts get a hearing before- tho republicen national committee as ?pf??&eft; On ' Wednesday, tho .- an " will ask also to bo hoard. Arir*na*s First Execution. PhocttfiV Arte... Doc. 13.-Ramon VB't?vbos, tho ( j^tiiinMOv.ito"-^.^' to dost?r hy tho state ?locoAr?sob?" wa? Admitted to the statehood .'weat fcw&cd at tho Florohco /penH?ntlsry today. He x^as convicted cf killing Fi!jftear> Brown a deputy sheriff at Flay, Arl*., in August, ISi?.