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?' 1 ^ ( ^ ' ] VOL. 10, NO. 22, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FIHDAY, PLCKM BLR 18 1914. sjruL A YEA)?. JUSSIAN ARMY TO DRAW | * BACKWARD FROM ENEMY! Former Cabinet Officer Says i East Wing to be Withdrawn. I FRENCH ARE GAINING. British Fleet Aids the Allies in an Attack Along the Coast of Flanders. London. Dec. 16.?The raid of uerman warsnips on me wonneasi coast of England today and their escape in a fog after having bombarded Scarborough, Hartepool and Whitby, where a number of persons were killed and wounded and considerable damage was done to property, tlvltlee of the land forces. Land operations, however as on proceeding days have been of the utmost Importance. The British, French and Belgian troops have continued their offensive in the West and according to the French official reports have made further slight progress. This was accomplished, however, only by the foot flght'tig. Along the cost of Flanders, where the Allies are trying to push their lines forward from Nieuport, thev ^ have the assistance of the British fleet, wh'ch violently bombarded Westende, one of the many little coast towns which have suffered greatly since the commencement of the war. T his attack, Berlin says, was without effect end the allies were repulsed. Further inland the French also claim to have gained ground, although in a less marked degree than on previous days. In the Argonne there apparently has been a lull, but two other regions where severe fighting has been in progress for some time, the German annear to and driven into their shipping oox, all of them uninjured. * * have delivered counter-attacks. In Poland preparations are being made for a new battle or series of battles. The Russians, according to a former member of the Cabinet at both in the Woevre and Alsace, the Petrograd, have decided, despite the disappointment it must cause i to with draw their leffwing at leaatand form a new line back in their own territory. Th's will relieve Cracow but compel the Austro-Germanforces to fight farther away from the strategic railways from which they have moved troops quickly to desired points. This plan doubtless will affect the rest of the battle front only excep' in the extreme north of Pc lard acd where the German column has been driven back by a superior Russian force. A Rome dispatch eredits the austrainr with having admitted the loss of 100,000 men in expedition aga'i?3t Servia and th^ir subsequent defeat by the Army of ^t.hat Uttio .Valine. LIONS WALK ABOUT NEW YORK CITY Half Dozen Kings of I {easts Cm use Panic When They Ksraped r r??m ? age. New York, Dec. 17.?Six trained lions escaped from their rage on 'lie stage of an East Eighty-sixth street theatre today and bounding into the audience, consisting principally of women und children, created .1 panic. One lioness, Alice, largest of Mie pack, escaped Into a crowded street. oPllcemen pursued her into the hallway of an apartment and shooting at her, probably fatally wounded Sergeant Daniel Glenn. Two other 'offlcors were slightly wounded "by the claws of the beasts in a battle at close range. At the flight of tjie lions hundreds of persons in the theatre fled screaming to the exits. Scores fainted and many sat transfixed in their seats. None of the beasts except. Alice displayed great ferocity. A few persons who got in their paths, were scratched but none was seriously hurt. Five of the animals were st<u at large in the theatre when the hist of the audience escaped. In their rush to safety, spectators deft behind all sorts of personal belongings. Meantime the beasts roamed over the house from gallery to nasoment. An hour after the last spectator left, thev were rounded nit In the tnhWv THK Dl'M DUM BULLKT<. j Iternstoft Says They are Rciog Manufactured. Washington, Dec. 16--fount Bernstorf, German ambassador, has sent the following letter to the fee i- , eral manager of the Femlr.gtou Anns Union Metallic Cartridge company In reply to the denial of that concern that it has manufactured , , dum dum bullets for tho* English rifle: "In answer to your favor of the1' 10th Instant, I beg to -av that I have j submitted to tho state department ' proof of my stateim-: t that your company Is manufacturing co-called I jdum dum bullets for the English j [army rifles. < I "Permit me to add that I am fuiyl 1 aware of the fact that everybody 1:? ? this country has a right to nmnu- j facture and sell whatever ammuiiiItlon he desires." 1 CARRANZA AND VILLA I IN FIRST BIG BATTLE ; ' Opposing Pactions Meet in First Big j 1 tattle of the War Past of , Torreon. I El Paso. Texas, Dec. 16 ?The 1 first important battle between the i ! Carranza and Villa armies Is in pro g ! ress near San Pedro de las Colonies ' least of Torreon. Several columns nf |Carranza troops from Coahuila State aggregating about 5,000 men under ' Colonel Ilifonse Vasquez. are -ingag1 eil by a slightly larg<*r force .inder 1 General Villa. !< Uotli sides have ample artfli-ry the fighting Is described as dospcr- ' i rate. Reinforcement for both armies ' I 1 i are being rushed to the scene of ba-? | tie. ' The Carranza forces made a ' theatening movement to make Tor- : reo.i and to shut oft Villa's com- ' munication with the North. Villa garrisons in Northern Mexico ha\c 1 been depleted by the movement into ' Mexico City and troope from the Na- 1 tlonal Captial probably will be sent ' to the northern theater of war It appears thut Carranza. from 1 Vera Cruz, has ordered a general ( movement into the North. Four hun- : dred men from General Hill's fr rces in the extreme east of Sonora are ' moving on Juarez, held by ? small Villa garrison. Five hundred Car- j' ranza troops from Coahila recently 1 passed below Sierra Blanca, Texas, ' on their way toward Juarez. The situation has been compileat- 1 ed Wv the appearance in C-'trill' Chihuahua of General Jo?f? \ lie/, i 1 Salnzar, the former Federal leader, ' t ] who escaped recently from jail at I Albuquerque. N. M. It was learned today that more than one million 1 rounds of ammunition lammed for 1 Salarza had passed by tho border 1 safely. George C. Carothers, \mer:can i State Department rep^'ser'a'! .e ' with General Villa, arrived at El Paso today. ) Carranza agents today repeated prevllous slaims that Sin His Potosi had fallen into t!u !r handf Names Engrossers for legislature. Columbia, Doc. 16.?Attorney | General Peeplos tnnii;lit ami mined j the following appointments for iho engrossing deportment of.the getie-r j assembly: Miss Kate Sehrno.ler Ahhevlllo Miss Eubank Taylor, Anderson: M''r. Kittle McFadden. Harviu; Mis* Ida. i Hello C. Patterson, A Hernials; Miss Anna I). Bellinger, Columbia, I.lisw Elizabeth Sawyer. Or&tgcburg; V'rs Nellie Adams, Now bo: vy; Mlfs Esther Simes, Columbia; Miss \ iriginln Sinikins. Edgefield; Miss Mabel Bowman, Sumter; Miss little MoTsggart. Florence; Miss A b Williams, 1 Eexiugtnn; W. L. Oleaton, Sprlng field; J. C. Townsc.nd, chief clerk, j ! Columbia. i Admiral MHJowan to Visit Old Home. I Washington Special to The 8tele, Dec. 17.?-Admiral Samuel McGownn, paymaster general of the ; navy,, has gone 8outh on a brie? ; leave of absence. He will visit Lau| rens and then spend a day or two &r ! Spartanburg with .relatives before ' returing to Washington. This is the first visit which Ad- I mlral McGowan has made to his home since he received this highly ' honored an dresponslble appointment several months ago and he will doubtless enjoy a few days of rest from his arduous duties here. 8ERMANS BOMBARD 1 ENGLISH COAST _ ? Whitby, Scarborough and Hart- [ lepool Under Fire. WHITBY ABBEY DAMAGED. Knglisli Admiralty Declare* the Attack of No Great SIr. . j nlflcance. London, Dec. 16.?For the first! :lme in centuries England has been I itruck by a foreign foe. A squadron )f swift German cruisers crept through the fbg last night to the! jastorn coast and turned their guns igainst the Britons. When day broke they began bombardment of three important towns > ?Hartlepool at the mouth of the Toes, Whitby, 35 miles southward, md Scarborough ,noted as a pleasure resort, 15 miles beyond. Hartlepool suffered most. There two batLie cruisers and an armored cru'ser ivere engaged. The British war office 'ixcs the number of dead at Hartlepool as seven soldiers and 22 civil- I ans. At Scarborough, shelled by a batLie cruiser and an armored < miser. 13 casualties are reported, while at | Whitby two were killed and two were wounded. Men. women and children r>f the t civilian population were left (lead >r wounded struck without wani ng while at work. In all the casualty list totals 110, according to the official estimates, of whom 111 are known to be dead. At Hartlepool, churches were dum-| nged and the gas works and lumber yards were set afire, while the abbey at Whitby was struck. The Balmoral Hotel at Scarborough received the full effect of & shell. A number of houses and shops were shattered and partly burned in each af the towns. The hostile squadron escaped in the mist after an encounter w'thi coast guard vessels. ENGLAND ANGERED. A wave of intense anger has spread over England because of the ittack. Bitter denunciation is heard everywhere of a policy which permits shelling of undefended towns. The fortress at the mouth of i the Tees is supposed to give some: protection to the important shipping base of Hartlepool but Whitby and Scarborough are as open to the I enemy as is Atlantic City on the , New Jersey coast. Scarborough with its old castle en a high hill, the big casino with ti high tower and the row of pretentious hotels on the water front j presents a shining mark for target practice. Few visitors were at the j hotels, because of the cold weather, but one invalid is known to have been wounded. In a direct line the mouth of the Tees is about 350 miles from Helgoland, the German naval base in the North Sea. The British admiralty says the German shins were among their fastest. They chose a night wiitni a imcK mist prevailed and must have left their base at least two hours before dark. As they started to return about 9 o'clock, there remained about seven hours of daylight for the pursuit, wh'cb. however, was rendered almost impossible by the fog. How tlie Germans evaded all the mines and patrols remain a mystery, although experts recall that in maneuvers British ships have performed the same fent, through the com pa'a lively small space between England and the Sycili Islands which is not mined. NOT DIFFICULT. The admiralty report announce* that such demonstrations are not! difficult to accomplish but the population generally cherishes so great a confidence In the protection of the British navy that the inhabitants of the coast towns made no serious preparation to meet a bombardment. Except for the working people, I the English are late risers during the short winter days. The bombardment occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock, an hour when many persons were at hrpnkfnM whlla on their way to work or were opening their shops. The booming of heavy guns off the three towns drew hundreds to the (Continued on Page Eight.) FRANK'S LAWYERS TRY ONCE MORE File Petition for Habeas Corpus. NOT GIVEN FAIR SHOW. Attorenys Claim That Prisoner's flights Have Been Denied hy Courts. Atlanta, Dec .17.?Attorneys for L.eo ?i. r ranK, unoer sentence to die January ?2. for the murder here in April, 1913, of Mary Phagan, lute loday filed with the clerk/of the I'nlted States district court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus asking the release of Frank from custody. rlhe petition alleges that Frank's constitutional right's were violated, and that he w^s' convicted without due process of law, in that he was not presen^n the court room when the vewrfct was returned. It ?urIherjjnkges that Frank did not ha 'e :irf/fair and impartial trial an dthat the rti to courts, by the alleged denial of his constitutional rights ha I lest jur".miction in his case pr\ r to Hi" rendering of the verdict an.l >ln passing of sertoi.re. Frank's ateorneys appeared before Federal Judge \V. T. Newman to present the petiton. Because Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey was unable to be present, Judge Newman told the attorneys that he would not act at this time, but would hear the petition next Saturday morning. The attorneys claim that if Judge Newnmn should deny the writ of haebeas corpus they would appeal to the United States supreme court and that the state would have similar recourse if the writ were granted. The allegations summed up recite: That the reception of the verdict in Frank's absence tended to deprive him of life and liberty without due process of law; that his involuntary absence deprived him of the opportunity to be heard and to be brought face to face with the jury; that neither Frank nor his counsel could legally waive his right to be present when the verdict was returned; "that the verdict was not the result of an impartial trial because of the hostility of the mob and was unduly influenced thereby." JOY IN GERMAN CAPITAL. Announcement of Victor,, Over Russians Causes Rejoicing in Rerlin. Berlin via London, Dec. 17.? Berlin was aroused to enthusiasm today by the announcement'of a great Austro-German victory over the Russians in Poland. An oflicial bulletin announcing this was issued shortly after noon. Within half an nour extra editions of the papers appeared and the whole city literally flashed into bunting. American isitors, who a few days ago commented on the nondisplay of tings, scarcely recognized the the streets, which everywhere were gay, with German and Austrian col ors, at many places Intertwined. At the relchstag, where a Red Cross meeting was in session, word was received from the palace that the greatest victory of the war had been won. The schools will close tomorrow that the children nicy assemble to celebrate the event. The fir. t intimation of the exi'iit and natur* of the Russian defeat was received bore last night and circu lated in oil cial quarters but nothing was known of it generally until the official h ill din was published. It had been u (lerstood that the Austrians wer > in a precariour. position, but it was .ot hinted that a decisive result was at hand. The official bulletin issued yesterday reported that operations were "proceeding normally," which phrase is the usual termination of tho official It is known now that, thousands of Russians have been taken prisoners. Must Cut Acreage of Fleecy Staple. Aberdeen, N. C., Dec. 16.?Secretary Houston here this afternoon addroased the Sand Hill Farmers' Association, declaring that only ! through giving up the one crop idea 'could the South avert such cond'! tlons as it is now facing and saying | that he saw no certain means oi meeting the present situation except through reduction of next ' year's cotton crop. WAltSHirS \VANTl-:i). (ioethi.l.s Akaim .\<k< fin- l-'leet for the <" >?ii\) Zone. Panama, Doc. 16.?Governor 1 Goethals has again cabled to Secretary Garrison setting forth need for destroyers in canal ports to preserve neutrality. Coloned Goethals says he has no means of preventing the use ! of canal or Panama ports as a means of communication and that these ports apparently are being used to this end. I - . Change in Kilitnrs of Mlendale Herald. Allendale Special to Columbia Record. Dee. 17. ? F. Far! Cradliani, editor and founder of The Allendale H< mid has severed I; v. connection with that paper to accept a position as editor of a newspaper at Ridgelatul. the county seat of Jasper county. Mr. llrndham est a I lished The Allendale TIerald five (years npn, and has made many friends who regret to Apse him. Miss Pauline f'aldorii is accepted the editorship of The Herald Vera Crn/. Officials Report Nueces-t for Carran/.a'* Trttops, Vera Cruz, Dec. It}.?Officials here reported today that Carranza forces had won a battle at Guanniove near Tantpico. In a fight near San renro ne las roiontas, between Torreon and Saltillo, General Vasquez, commanding Car ran za forces. reported eh was making Rains and declared that General Villa's men had taken a train load of wounded into Torreon. Ilelief for Jews. Washington. Dec. 16.?The cruiser North Carolina has left Iht coast of Asia Minor for Alexandria to take gold to Jaffa for the rellel 'of Jews in Jerusalem. i colonel Gocth&ls today expressed I cpion that tlie.-o was as much necessity for destroyers at canal ports , as at any other American ports ! where they were stationed to prevent breaches of maritime laws or of neutrality. He declared that Judging from erports reaching him it was evident the vicinty of the Isthmus was being used as a temporary base for I the transfer of supplies and as a i means of communication. U .S. THREATEN MEXICAN TROOPS (icn. Scott (iocs to Ilordcr to Make Last Attempt to Iteason With Factions Before Drastic Step. Washington, Dec. 16.?Brig. Gei>. Hugh L. Scott chelf of staff of Hie ; United States army, left tonight for | Naco, Ariz., to endeavor to use his personal influence with the warring | factions across the border to stop tiring into American territory. Lieut. Col. Robert E. 1,. Michie accompanied him. Should this final effort fail and no heed be paid to the threat of the | American government communicated i to both Provisional President Gutirei rez and Gen. Carranza. that forces 1 would be used if theid subordinate ! did not cease firing into the United States, it is generally understood j that a defensive fire v III be begun 1 by American troops. | Gen. Scott will not supersede Ge.n , Bliss in command at Naco, but will I act in a diplomatic capacity, j George C. Caxothers, American ; state department representative with Gen. Villa, arrived at El Paso toilay, through unofficial advices that Gov. 1 Maytorena, commander of the Villa troops besieging Naco, had announced he would discontinue tiring into .American territory. The Washington government had j boon not fled that the oiders of l.uti| errez to his commander had beer (despatched. It had warned both 'action that unless the tirin< ceased American artillerj would shell the Mexican troops out of (.heir positions. Provisional Pr sid< at (?uthc* I has assure<l the I ii'< > St ?' s - v.rnment that all tl o< ?ih . !.i< a hi-ve occuiroi a. the < pti ( he result 01 "t' omniissions >f |actual crim es '* It was le.i *,?' ! ;h. t ?i t.'nlted Stacca iia p> nod t <o the tiutierre/ govt r .m i t the I rr?>y wrlch the civ: , i wo: in foil ti . "P rrpresentati ci, m '! i\c.'. At:ro i.ist in ted to ?:i I .*a i tliat t'10 Voieri I (in governr.i: nl. mM i.ot bit \'ew w.tli disfavor a coi.tiuuatiof it such i r nliUi.io PROVIDES THRILL FOR WASHINGTON Bombardment by Germany Causes Much Discussion. IS REGARDED AS FEINT .Not CoiLsitlcrrd as .Serious At tempt at Invasion of Tight Little Isle. Washington, Dee 16.?-Official and diplomatic Washington was thrilled today as it seldom has Le?-.n since the European war began with ! the news of the bombardment by German cruisers of the northeast coast of Engdand. The actual attack on British coast | towns, accomplishing even in a small way the long 'talked of descent of the German navy on the Engliuli coast, developed much discussion amor.g ! naval experts and tacticians. i While government officials made no formal comment, the heinbardinent was discussed in congressional as well as i noxeeutivc quarters, A-ith particular application to hypothetical situation in which American defenses might be involved. The consent, is of opinion among naval men was that the raid was for ; moral effect and dinot se?*m a general invasion by Zeppelins and Gorman submarines, although Great Itritiun's vnlerabllity to such attack' was to some ex., t t >tnphasi/.ei! i by it. On the other hand, experts i thought, any sustained attack on the I English coast would require many more ships than were engaged today and by the time any effort was made to land an expeditionary force the English fleet could be brouarbt into j action. The view of most mva' ex; perts was summarized in the fcllowl ing opinion from a high American | aval officer and staticjan: ! "As reported there were only four i German cruisers and they bombari ded three towns on the east coast of England in a range of about 50 i mlies. Since no one of these towns contains r.nything of military value i to the English, the thing can be con ; siuereu us a raid for the moral efj feet to be produced on England. "No military value can be attach- ? 1 ed to the raid. The number of ships ! employed would be useless for in; vasion purposes unless tiiere were , troop ships back of them. Wh'le ibis can be considered only as raid for moral effect, back of it may be gathering cf submarines to take advantage of any concentration of Mritish forces sent to head off the cruisers. "If the German; invade England, they will do it after *> serious naval action in which mrjor \essels take part. No other military movement is conceivable which will attain results." lepresentai ve Richmond Pearson I >son of Mabama. one of the i aval exp< rts of the house, expressed the opinion that the German attach we.' ?n the nature of a feint. Date gathered today in official quarters revealed tin t the east coast of England, except for the protection which the fleet gives, probably ! if vulnerable at a number of points. EMDEN'S MEN SWEEP OCEAN IN COLLIER I'ottj of Crew, left on t'oros Island, Take to >? ? Again nntl Monaco Shipping. Manila. Dec. 10 Forty men from the German cruiser Kmden, who wore loft on the Coeos Island when j the \'ist.rn 1 isn cruiser Sydney fore- ' od the Emden r. shore and destroyed her, have captured a collier, mounted two maxims on her and now aro raiding; commerce in the Tacii*c, nc- ' cording: to a report received here. The report came through officers of the Rritish steamer Malacca, just | arrived at Juolo. and has not been confirmed officially. The men of the Emden had gone ashore on Cocoa Island to dismantle the wireless and fled when the Emden was destroyed V?aded by Lieut, von Mueck, they left Tocos Island with a commandeered schooner and plenty of provisions, together with their own armed launch and two boats, according to the report. When they captured the J s collier is not stated, i The Malacca reports that she r steamed to Jolo without showing lights at night j