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V- V. ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915. ._._ Wt NUMBER 232. OUTLAW I SURPRIS THIRT Body of Cavalry Under C Villahs Men While and Put Th PERSHING MAKES A THE BATTLE Victory of Brown Consid Incident to Capturi Troops Needt (By Associ; v San Antonio, April 4.-More th; in a light Saturday between a deta I.audits al Aguas Calientes, twenty cording t<> a report from Pershin cavalry, in his report to Pershing, losses. Natives coming from Chi! men about noon while their horses ;nirty and forty bandits were kill? urination. After the battle Brown through San Antonio, Chihuahua. More Troops Needed. Nowt? of tho engagement was .brought by friendly Mexicans to a point near Rubio, where another le t achinent o', the Tenth cavalry under Major Evans halted yesterday. At the lime G?n?ral Pershing sent his dispute71 tn General Funston he hud not received an officiai report from Colonel Brown. Tho fact. that . General Perahmg transmitted ?...ls au indication that ho credits lt. However, Brown caught the bandits during their sies ta. Although the ainiy officers here see in Brown's victory a weaken lng of the morale of Villa's troops, lt ls considered only incident to the diffi culty in capturing Villa. ' With his force apparently broken up Into marauding bands, it is believed moro troops must be put into Mexlca to effect the capture. (Via railroad from Juarez to Chihuahua City.) PLANS TO GATHER 10,000 GUARDSMEN IN GREATER N. Y. (By Associated Preta.) . New York. April 1.-Major General John F. Oryau, commanding the N'-v? York " national guard 1ms an nounced u pinn to concentrate ?en . thousand guardsmen In greater New York along the south shore of Ixmg Island for maneneuvers May ,21st. He said ho considered Long Island the most vulnerable spot on the At lantic coast. Concentration will io made, he said, in private automobiles and those who huve been advocating preparedness are asked to donate au- ! lomohiles. THE QUESTION OF USING RAILROADS IS UP ONCE MORE (By Associated Prera.) Washington, April 4.-The United States again has renewed Hs ropre dilations tc Carranza regarding the shipment of ruppiies to General Per shing over Mexican railroads. A dis patch lo SReclal Agent Rodgers at Queretoro Instructed him to urge Car ranza to fulfill his. promise. General Funston "Iiis been delayed In sending Shipments because Cai ranza has not notified his subordinates- at Juarez News of tho second fight was "o ceiyed here . tonight from General Funston. VALUABLE RECORDS IN DANGER FLAMES j j i ., ' Atlanta, Ga., April t.-fPtacords in thc?G?orgla ?late capitol that 'could not- possibly -be replaced If lost or . burned , are in r daily danger of de struction^ by fire* Several officials ijb the capitol have called Governor Nat ?Harrie1' attention to Me fact that the building Is not fireproof and that there ls no wa lehman on patrol at night or Sundays and holidays. The records in the office of the sec retary of state show the county lines .of tho state, and the originals of all the acts of tho. logislat?ro. Tho rec ords, contain the names of Georgians ' Who-fought in the Revolutionary war, the War of 1812, and the c vii v?r. -.. -y .?:...?; \ '-v , Colonel Brown Fall Upon Horses Are Grazing em to Rout REPORT OF BELOW BACHINABA ered By Officers As Mere ing of Villa-More sd in Mexico. a ted Press) in thirty of Villa's men were killed chment of the tenth cavalry and miles southeast of Bachinaba, ac g today. Colonel Brown, of the did not mention the American niahua said Brown surprised Villa's were grazing. They said between id, Inn (heir statements lack con is said to have pursued the bandits WORSE THAN JESSE JAMES Former Judge Urges Jail for Packers Who Are in Com bination. (Hy Associated Press.) Washington, Aprii 4.-Former Governor Stubbs, of Kansas, and Former Judge W. ii. Wallace, o? Missouri, both cattle raisers, appeared before the house judiciary sub-com mittee today urging sweeping re forms in tho packing industry. They endorsed the Borland resolution now before the commit tee, which provide? for an investigation of packers by the federal trade commission. Sttibbs and Wallace declared that combina tions of puckers exist. T'.'.ey urged jail sentences, saying fines aro a joke. Wallace, who prosecuted the James train robbers said: "We are alter a worse crowd than the James boys." sortfiSo?BK IN WINS10N-S?LEM T. O. Bowen, Street Railway Track Superintendent, to Assist With Work. .Mr. T. O. Bowen, track superin tendent for the Southern Public Utlll I Hos company In Anderson, lcift last night for Winston-Snlem where he will superintend the structural work in connection with .1,000 feet rf track paving w'.iich is to be done in that city and which will be similar lo tho work dono in Anderson. ? The track paving in Anderson was done a litrde differently (from that ! put down anywhere else, and exper'a have pronounced it as being the very bes* The SouHhern Public'Utilities j company ls very much pleased with I lt. and Will have' the patiorn followed In Winston-Solem. 'Mri Bowen was connected with thc Job In Anderson, and will, therefore, ?be famtloar with the work In Winston Salem. . . _" MRS. S. A. E. MAJOR BEAU r Highly Esteemed Wounn of This County Passes nt Eighty-seven. < After an illness of lesa than three' weeks.'Mrs, .S. A. io. Major, a high ly esteemed woman of this county, who resided with her daughter near Sandy Spring?, : died .?ate last night and will bo buried thh?, nf te moon in ; the Sandy Springs cemetery: Slits? Major was. in, her 87th year. Her^ husband died several yearn ago. The, ReVi- Jno. ?. Wilson will officiate at the funeral services this afternoon.: j The following children survive Mrs,' Major: Mes?rs. S. C, Major, this county; M. H. Major, Pt. Worth, Texas; J. W, Major. Sandy Springs: Mr*. M. is*. Richardson. Washington! D. C., and Mrs-, J. M. Blackman of Sandy Springs. ' " v' ?<..... ?> .; MEXICANS IN ! DIAZ PLOT TO| BE EXECUTED Conspirators Planned to Get Con trol Juarez Barrack While Soldiers Away. Kl l aso. Amil 4.- Newa of the de feat of a band of Villa followers was j received hr e (juicily tonight Con firmation that Villa hlimelf is far lol thc Routh) approaching Parrel, has diverted thc attention ere lo (bel railroad problem. Army oftlcers do j not believe General Pershing can push j much farther withou! the aid of Hie | railroads. They say the number >fl men that is re in; id lo hold t ie tni- e hundred milo line of communications is ull oui of proportion lo Hie mimb?r of tro;,,.s at General Funston's dis posal, even should '.ie get reinforce ments. 'i'iirce Mexicans/who are accused nf a plot io start a revolt in Juarez in ge. half of Felix Dla:'., have been ordered .vat' tomorrow. Tin Mexican au thorities say tho plot originated In RI Paso. The plan was for the conspir ators to gain control of ihn barracks while tae Car rail zu soldiers were awav and hold lt until the fellow conspira tor.- from Kl Paso arrived. Deny Knj:l>nid\ Kennest. Berlin, April I .-Holland, lt i> reported, has refused langland's in formal request that :".c plore her frontier to Germany, and military measures have been taken as a wan ing. Holland will res'st any attempts to make her aid England's starvation policy. LONE BANDIT HOLDS UP A ll. P. LIMITED Daring Robber Escapes After Re lieving Passengers of Sum of $450. (By Associated Press.) Cheyenne, Wyo.. April 4.-A Union Pr..-lflc overland limited, crack trans continental train, was held up by a bandit at Corlett Junction, five miles west of here tonight, according to a report. Tue passengers were reliev ed of four hundred and fifty dollars. The robber escaped. A posse ls hur rying to thc scene. NICE BALL PARK . FOR MILL BOYS AT WILLIAMSTON (Special to The Intelligencer) South Willlumston. April 4.-An all day singing will be held at the First Baptist church on Easter Sunday, April 23rd. All good singers are in vited to come and bring their hooks. The. WilllaniHton, mills are having a baseball park fixed up just across the Southern Ballway from the mill store for the nilli boys. A good team ls being organized with Supt. W. M. Sherard as presi dent. A MILLION CONTRIBUTED A MILLION CONTRIBUTED FOR RELIEF JEWISH WAR (By Associated Press.) New York,'April 4.-Nearly a mil lion dollars were contributed up to March 9th to the central'committee for the relief of Jowlsia war sufferers, lt has been announced. The ex pens of gat bring contributions for all parts of the country was less than three per cent. Bar Cream Vender?. Greenville. April 4.-After a delay of several days Mayor C. S. Webb Monday afternoon signed the law pro hibiting the wile of ice cream cones and cakes by venders, provided they are not the agents of well-establish ed businesses. Thc law now becomes effective and the police department was given not!* to ?nforce it rlgld , Soldiers Want Candy. J El Paso, Tex * April 4-One of thu Queer features of the American com balgn In Mexico is that tho' Ameri can tr'?ops are sending to the Unit ed States'appeals for candy. They write" their friends' that t?.ey want candy more than beef, more than their overcoats, and more than relief for their sore feet. . . : (J erm nu s Held. Washington, April 4.-England has refused to r?leas? the Germans taken from the American liner Chiba, re cently cn? route from .China, to San Francisco. Tills ?s officially Indicat ed following tht receipt of the Brlt> Ish reply to the American protest In the case. The Germans are still held In Japan. Horst ron der (joist. Captain Hans Tausoher. husband ?>f Mme Gadskl, the famous Ringer, ! ss been held on the eba'-ge of irvine ?<> blow up the Well ind c anal in 1!?14 to help the Germ?n government by hin dering Canadian shipments through the waterway. The arrest followed revelations of Horst von der Go!.= t. a German spy. who ha l been sentence.! to death nnd was awaiting rxevuttm lit the Tower o' London. Goist'tf Hf? was spaced and '.'.e wa? .sein here >a condition thut he tell the ruin 1 stites authorities cf pie's of Ger mans here. A 70 MILLION DOLLAR CHECK BROKE RECORD Illy Associated Press.? New York, April 4.-A cheek for slightly Usn than seventy and three ijuarters million dellars, nu ld to be the largest c-vor . drawn. - passed t-trough the clearing house today, lt was mide hy .1. 1'. Morgan and cum pany on a local hank to the order of tho Canadian government in payment for sevfinty-fivc million nar value five per cent hoods recently purchas ed by a syndicate of bankers, GREE???i-ls OF Eime SHOCK Jos. C. Huff Killed Almost In stantly By Live Wire in Power Station. Greenville, April 4.-Jame.-. C. Huff, an employe of the Southern Public Utilities company, at Its Broad street power station, was almost in stantly killed by accidental electro ctulon atout 3:80 o'clock this morn ing. Mr. Huff was 24 years old, un married, and lived with his mother. Mrs. Lulu Huff, on University street He was originally from the Standing Springs section of the county, and lr:d u number uJ prominent family con nections. The body was removed Immediately after the accident to. the undertaking etsnbllshment of James F. Mackey \fc. Son, on East Washington street, where an Inquest was held at ? 1 o'clock. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, hut lt is though probable that the remains will be Interred In the family burying ground at Standing Springs. MRS. WAITE FILES SUIT FOR A DIVORCE AGAINST POISONER OF PARENTS Grand Rapids. April 4--Mrs. Clara Louise Peck Waite today filed suit for divorce against Dr.'Arthur Warren Waite of Now York, who confessed to the murder of her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Peck. Important Announcement. Amsterdam, April 4:-Chancellor Het h m. ann Holl weg will make, an im portant announcement on tho inter national situation TO the KeichBtag St tomorrow's session. Herlin papers reported today. ??*+****?.**?***>.?*?+* + ? ? * ? H A NI:B A LI, HES;TTS + ? : . \ --. - * + A4 Alhena, Georgia: Vir- 4> ? Killin 2; Georgia 1. ' . * W., At Lexington; Virginia: ?* ? West yirglnla Wesleyan ~ S; . ? .> Washington and Leo 7. # ? A Columbia. Routh Caro- * *; linn 2; -Guilford ff. ? ' ;' ? ? ?***e>*v*4>+*?***++4>+** ?band Held for Plot Mme. Johanna Gndskl. CLEMSON WON OVER WOFFORD 1^ FAST GAME (Special to Thc Intelligencer) Clemson College, April 4.-Clemson defeated Wofford this afternoon tl to 0 . in an exciting game featured hy Marris' triple for Clemson, Osborne's two hagger for Wofford, Kirkwoods stab fur W'offnrd ami Clemson's bat ting work. Score by inninys: , Ft H E Clemson.rjOO 002 20 -G 6 1 Wofford.OOO OOO 000-0 1 4 Batteries: lllehurds and Walker, Harris and Gee. Eady, Out/ and Rivers. Umpire Goodman. F. L. CARROLL NOW HEAD BOOKKEEPER CLEMSON COLLEGE (Special to The Intelligencer) Clemson College, April 4.-At A meeting of the board ot trustees held last night. K. L. Carroll, assistant brokkeeper. was elected to the posi tion of head bookecper, made vacant by the resignation of S. C. Keys; and, E. C. Elmore, clerk In the comman dant's ollice, was made assistant book keeper. ?. ' 1). li. McCall of Hennettavllle was I elected lo the board of visitors frort [the sixth district. lt was decided to hold a summer school In t ie agricultural department again. WOMAN CONFESSES TO SENDING "APRIL FOOL" CANDY AND IS JAILED Harrisonburg, Va.. April 4-Mrs. Margaret Sipe, aged fifty-five, hnfe been jailed. She confessed to send ing the poisoned candy which made Lilly and Cora Kyger and Mrs. Hat? tie Bagher, of Basic, 111. The box con tained a paper reading "April Fool." The woman objected to the attention lid* son paid the giris. New Sheet Music. Atlanta. Ga., April 4.-A' decidedly new wrlnkrle In sheet music has been introduced to their patrons by Atlan ta dealers. Instead of the old-style Inserted sheet, which made lt neces sary for the instrumentalist to S'?op und turn a leaf in the m'dst of n selection, the new-sly'compositions are printed on tho two inside faces ot a folded sheet. Tho type used 1B somewhat smaller. In the case . of songs Inconvenience musician?; .de clare t'?e two-sheet music is a vast improvement over tho old three sheet style. Vote on Inhibition. Chicago, April 4-Ona hundred and sivty-flvo townships in Illlbls in \yhlch aro 214 cities, villages and set tlements, voted on local option today. The dry:* filed petitions in 80; town ships. Ford ted Smith. Detroit. April 4-Henry Ford hap n substantial lead 'over Senator'William Alden Smith for the republican pres idential preference nomination prim ary yesterday. The vote wa?; extrema ly light. VARDAMAN IS HARPING ON NEGRO ISSUE Senator Takes Gentle Rap at "Present Occupant of White House." (Hy Associated Pres.'.? Washington. April 4.-Tho futo of the f?deral volunteer niau of tho Ben ato army hill was in doubt tonight. Before the senate recessed Chairman Chamberlain asked that a vote be de ferred until tomorrow, because many senatorr were absent. Senators Lee, of Maryland, and Lewis of Illinois, and other senators aro opposed to the federal volunteers proposition ot* the measure. (Verilaman said Hf the Baltimore platform ?ad contained a promise of thc present bill MpiVsent occupant of the White House would not he there." "I ?'on't know who ls going to smeed him," said Vnrdanian. "but if we hud a man who ls color blind on the race question wo could have j organized under this volunteer sect lpn a regiment composed entirely of ne groes." He said he wa? not willing thut i'la senate adopt such a propos al without calling attention to thnt phase. Federalization of the national guard was also attacked tonight : Senators Lodge and Weeks of Massachusetts, defended federal volunteers but at tacked the national guard feature. SENECA DESERTED OH DAY OE COONEE FAIR Almost Entire Population Went Over to Walhalla to See School Contests. (Special to The Intelligencer. ) Seneca, April 4.-The Fair ^ and Field l>ay was Pie dominant intereit. In Oconee county last week, lt was hold at Walhalla last Friday and was a brilliant success. The attendance ls estimated ut fi.OOO. there were 1,1500 school children In tho parade, the domestic art and manual training dis plays were more elaborate and dis played more skill than the exhibit of last year. Seneca was represented by almost Its entire population at some time during tho day or evenlntr and they were very well satisfied with the showing put up by their school. Tiie automobile firm of Shirley and Lowry who have the agency for the i Maxwell car have recent!/ delivered five car?. Mr. C. EL Lowry, ot Adams Crossing purchased a runabout, and Mr. IL S. Lowry of Seneca, and a Mr. Wood cy Spartaaburg county. Mr. S. M. Smith of Newry, and Mr. W. A. Smith of West Union, received touring cara. The Seneca garage, who have the agency for tUo Ford made two de liveries laBt week. Mr. W. C. King, who l?veB on the Livingston farm and Mr. S. B. King, of Oak way joining the Ford class. . Mr. S. B. Fisher of Lavonia. Cn., has como to Seneca to take charge cf thc local station of tho Guli Refining Co. Mr. Fisher ha? a large Reo truck which he ls using to deliver with. Saturday nfternoon about 6:.10 Mr. R. D. Neill, proprietor of the Seneca garage narrowly escaped what might have been a very serious accident. He had beea to Jordania to, get a lady passenger for No. 30, when Just as ho WHS rounding the curve this side of tho railroad crossing at the i Harbin place a man riding a motor cycle at a rapid rate ran into him and knocked thc lady out and almost uupset his car. Mr. Noll saw the motorcycle In time to get out of the road, but the rider had such a ter rific speed that he couta not turn In t'^o sharp curve and ran into the r?*r end of Ute automobile. The rider bf the motorcycle was Mr. Cliff King of Hartwell, Ga. He was pretty badly shaken up, but not seriously injured. The lady in Mr. Neill's car was not Ihjured. Mr. Stiles Barron has begun work on his new house on Townvilie street Rev. W. H. Mills of Clemson ol lege, filled the pulpit of tho Presby terian church here Sunday night. He gave a strong presentation of the significance of the church work that is being done there for the young mea of that college. The Christian Endeavor Society of this place has been asked to send a team to Clemson college to organise a society In the Presbyterian church there. Cadet Wm. Austin was at home Sunday with parents. Mi-, C. N. Glgsilllat and Joe Nor ton ;went to Auton oh business Satur day;, ? -*V Holland M&sclag Troops I ' London, . April 4.-*A Rone wire leas message says lt to-learned at Seurich thnt Holland has cloned her German frontier and ls amassing troops el on y the German border. FRENCH REPULSE ATTACK AGAINST TRENCHES SOUTH OF DOUAUMONT HAUCOURT ASSAULT PROVES A FAILURE Advance of French Continued Fourth Zeppelin Raid Made on England. (By Associated Pre.*.'.!.) London, April 4.-Tho Gurman at tack against tho French first Ihn* trenches south of Douuumont. north east of Verdun, have been repulsed The Germans re".rented In dir.or.ie-- to ward Chauffour weed. In the same sector, norf.l of Caillette wood, Pie French continued their advance. Tho German ussault on the town of tlau court, northwest of Verdun, hus fail ed. Tho German attack on tho French trenches nenr Seppols, 1n the Vosges mountains, has been bopped. Artillery action lu tho Dvlnsk re gion on tho Russian front has In creased, hut there ls no c'.iangos ol' positions. The Austrians occupied the border ridge between l.obbiu Alta and Mount Fumo formerly hold by the Italians. The fourth Zeppelin raid In four days was made on England Mondny. Berlin says tho Yarmouth fortifi cations were attacked. No casual ties reported hero. No damage was dono. Russia's new war minister, General Chouvaleff, says tho reorganization ot some departments of tho Russian arr,.y ls necessary and more equip ment is needed. Austria, like Germany has inform ed Hoi ?'.'.nd that no Austrian subma rine sank the Tubantia. "ANT. UPPING" LAW OPPOSEOJi? ?. P. A. Greenwood Traveling Men Won't Aid Enforcement of Thia Statute. Greenwood. April 4.-Post F., T. P. A., at the regular meeting last night, panned a resolution opposing the enforcement of the antl-tlpplng law and refused to contribute any funds towards* Its enforcement. This question baa been before the organi zations of traveling men's associa tions since tho bill was passed nt 4 tho recent session of the general assem bly and the general sentiment among the traveling mea ie that the law has been more or less a Joko. Tic records show that there 'ass been no reports o fviolatlon. leading to the belief that no attention has been paid to it. Tho meeting of Post F.', inst night, the first ia several months, was largely attended and much interer-t was manifested. In the futuro, ?s .neclally during the spring and sum mer, meetings will bo hold monthly. GREENVILLE PLANS A CENSORSHIP OF MOVING PICTURES Greenville, April 4.-For the pur pose of adopting suitable means f ir the proper censorship of alleged In decent pictures 'shown at some of the moving picture theatres in Greenville, a special committee front ti ie Green ville ministerial union met with tho special committee of tho city co;tit~' ell Monday afternoon at tho Central Y. 'M. C. A., and tho two bodle.-i. jointly decided to make an important recommendation at the next city coun cil meeting for* tho enforcement of n city ordinance with reference to such attractions. Now York Cotton. New York, April 4--Cotton opened steady 3 down to 1 up. . Near months wero relatively easy in response to d ira p point In g cables.- Prices' steadier, after a call on covering on trade buy ing rallying to net unchanged lo .1; higher*; Market3 was quiet later wi the morning with prices at about last' Right's! close at midday. ' ? , ( Xe* York Primary. New York. April .4 .-New York fa] voting In the first Democratic pri mary, iii hpr history today. -Both ,Re publican and Democratic delega let chosen "wlif/foe uninstructed' accord ing to the dcob.don of thc at ate con tentions of both parties. .