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LAN< AS I KK. S (FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1915
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SOME DOUBT OF
VILLAmEMENT
Escaped American Prisoner
Says He Saw Four Men
Reported Dead.
AT HIS NEW CAPITAL.
Villa Hays He 1m On the Way to Hermosillo
by the MoHt Direct
lioute.
Naco, Ariz., Nov. 4.?Francisco
4- Villa, with 3,000 of his troops defeated
Monday at Agua Pritea by
the forces of Qen. P. Ellas Calles,
Carranza commander there, reached
Naco, across the border from here,
today and told American army offlcers
that four Americans were shot
down by Calles troops while succoring
wounded under a Red Cross flag
In front of the breastworks at Agua
Prieta. Villa also announced that
Naco would be the capital of Mexico.
The Americans killed were, according
to Villa:
Dr. R. H. Tighen, chief surgeon of j
the Cananea Consolidated Copper
Company; his assistant, Dr. Miller,
and two American chauffeurs, J. D.
Pylant and A. L. Wilson. Villa, j
while formally expressing regret at'
their death, declined tonight to say
where they are buried. He said he
could not Dermit any bodies to be
dislnterrei^t^Len to clear a doubt that
they actually had been killed.
This doubt was caused by the
Batement of Dr. Frederick H. Wick- i
man of St. Louis, Mo., who dashed
across the line this afternoon shout- |
lng that he was about to be shot and
afterward declared that he had seen
Doctors Tighen and Miller at 9
o'clock last night. Wickman, however,
appeared to be somewhat dazed
from shock sustained while under a
death watch awaiting execution fori
some unknown offense.
Four thousand of Villa's men are
at Vlllaverde, a watering station, 22
miles south on the Naco-Cananea
railroad.
V111n besran recelviiiK sunpltes as
soon as he reached Naco. He stated
I
that he personally intended to leave
tonight. It was believed he may go
to Nogales, where the army here
would follow him, while the force at
Villaverde probably would be left to
oppose any pursuit by the Carranaa
forces.
Through agents here. Villa sought
permission to have his wounded men
removed from Naco to Juarez over
American territory. His request was
forwarded to General Frederick Punston,
commanding the American
troops at Douglas. The supposed
shooting of the American doctors and
chauffeurs also was reported by Genera!
Funston.
The troops Villa brought here today
appeared to be well fed. Their
transport animals also were in excellent
condition.
General Villa tonight gave out a
personal statement as follows:
"I am 'on my way to Hermoaillo
by the most direct route. My losses
at Agua Prieta were 25 killed and
100 wounded.
"I have 3,000 men with me and I
^..^have given my word that no property
will be destroyed at Cananea.
and my word is good."
From officials of the company It
was learned today that the Canaea
Consolidated Copper Company had
paid $25,000 tor immunity. Other
concerns were also levied on, but no
figures were obtainable on tho
amounts of the contributions.
Regarding reparation for the lives
of the Americana reported killed.
General Funston when told of their
de?th Is said to have informed inquirers
that all he could do was to
obtain permission from General Callea
to ifrarch the battlefield for the
bodies, slf the bodies are found, a
protect would be filed with Calles
against the killing by his troops of
non-combatants and agalnat the firing
on the Red Cross flag, Fnpston
eft Id. .* ,
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Watch on Air Craft and Falls Two .
Stories.
Snartanburg Special to The State,
Nor. 8.?George B. Mc,,es)rey, head
of a money loan business, fall from
the room tit a two-story building
here late today, sustaining a brpken "
arm and other injuries. Ho wau
watcb'ng an airship passing over the
Hty from the fair grounds.
WHITLOCK TO TAKE
MUCH NEEDED REST
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Minister's Departure From Belgium
Has No Connection With
Caveil Case.
Washington, Nov. 3.?Brand Whitlock,
American minister to Belgium,
cabled the state department today
that he was preparing to return to
the United States for a vacation on
account of ill health.
Mr. Whitlock's decision to return
home, he advised the department, j
wan in pursuance of orders from his
physician. Officials have known of his
ill health for some time and Beveral
weeks ago he was instructed to leave
whenever his condition required it.
In view of rumors published abroad
that Germany had asked for the recall
of Mr. Whltlock because of his
report on the case of Miss jEdtth
Caveil, the nurse executed for assisting
British and Belgian prisoners to
escape, officials state emphatically tonight
that the minister's departure,
so far rb they are aware, was entirely
of his own initiative and in no way
connected with the Cavell incident. ,
They pointed out that permission to
leave had been granted before Miss
Cavell was arrested and said they saw
no reason why he should not return
to Belgium after he had recovered.
rsrranm Troops Were Main Offenders.
Washington, Nov. 4.?Carranza
troops were the main offenders in firing
across the border in the battle at
Agua Prieta, according to a report
from Major General Funston recived
today at the war department. The
general says both Calles and Villa did
all they could to prevent injury to
American lives and property.
"I could not in fairness have opened
fire on Villa without treating Calles
the same." he added.
General Funston's report dated
last night, doscrlbod conditions as satisfactory,
and added:
"I consider the immediate danger ,
passed"
It describes a conference between \
General Funston and Villa at the bor-1
der of which General Funston says
Villa's "attitude was quite satlsfac-;
tory."
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TAX AMERICAN FIRMS.
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Additional la-vy Iiii|h>s<m1 by Gn'ut
Hritain.
London, Nov. 4.?The chancellor of
the exchequer, Reginald MeKenna.
today promulgated an order under
which agencies of American mercan-'
tile tirms operating in Great Britain '
will be compelled to pay an income'
tax on the basis of their total earn-)
ings in Great Britain, including 1
money returned to the United Stated.
Hitherto these agencies have only
paid an income tax on the profits expanded
in this country. The new tax <
will hit some agencies very hard and
may have the effect of discouraging i
the importation of what in war time
are considered luxuries that cause an (
unfavorable trade balance. Armour
& Co., the Standard Oil Company, i
and similar Arms, duly incoporated |
here and paying an income tax as t
such, will not be affected by the newruling.
INTERNS RUSSIAN BOAT.
Roiimanla Doesn't Show Any In ten-! I
tention of Joining the Allies. ' i
Berlin, Nov. 4.-?"The Roumanian m
j.ov rnmrnt has ordered the disnrma-l <
ment nnd internment of two Russian i
torpedo boats aud an armed steamer | <
which were in Roumanian waters at ]
Turn Severin on the Danube," says
the Overseas News Agency. I j
"Roumanian newspapers publish a
semi-oniciai statement that the na-|{
tion will not Intervene in the war un-1 i
less its vital Interests are menaced j
and that the country is under obliga- 1
tions in a military sense neither to |
Serbia nor any other nation. The i
general opinion is that this statement <
!o proof that Koumanta has declined \
the new proposals made by tlie 3
entente powers on October 2V 3
Antl* Wilt Maintain l*>bhy. (
New York, Nov. 4.?A small committee
from the national association
Opposed-to Woman Suffrage, it was
Announced hei*6 today, will maintain
headquarters In Washington during
the coming session of Congress to
watch pending leg station. Mrs. 4r- c
thyr M. Dodge, the National president,
will be one of the committee.
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Br'thh Steamer on Fire. 1
Ha 11 Tux, N S.. Nov. 4.?A wireless i
message was received here tonight <
from the British steamer Rio Lane, '
saying tha she was on tflre and asking
for help. ' J
DEMOCRATIC GAINS 1
MOST GRATIFYING
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Election Returns Show Many <
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Recruits for Democracy
From "Moose" Ranks.
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BAY STATE FAIR EXAMPLE, <
The Majority AKainst Voton for,
Women in PennHylvania Drops
to About 50,000.
The dropping of the majority
against woman suffrage in Pennsyl- *
varJa to approximately 50,000 and ?
the failure of the Progressives to pull t
enough votes in the Massachusetts t
gubernatorial race to maintain their 1<legal
standing as a political party are 1
the outstanding features of the latest
returns from Tuesday's state elec- >
tions. I
Throughout Tuesday the majority' 1
against suffrage in Pennyslvania, eati- 1
mated at times as high as 200,000, 1
decreased. This, with the additional 1
news that twenty-five out of the sixty- v
seven counties in the state had car- c
ried for suffrage, gave its supporters : f
great encouragement. } 1
Although suffrage was defeated in'*
New York, more than 500,000 votes t
were caBt for it. The majority 1
against it was about 175,000.
t
In Massachusetts woman's suffrage i
was defeated by a majority of 132,000,
the vote veing 163,406 for and 1
205,489 against.
In Ohio state-wide prohibition was (
defeated by a majority estimated, on (
almost complete returns, from 3 0,000
to 40,000. j
Other returns from the state elec-1 t
ions were: ,
IN THE BAtY STATE. ( t
Massachusetts: Samuel W. Me- ^
Call, Republican, defeated David I. i
Walsh, Democrat, for governor by a f
pluralty of 6,606. Republicans gain- i
ed one in the senate and sixteen in . 1
the house, both of which they control, t
Maryland: Emerson C. Harring- 1
ton. Democrat, defeated Ovington R. 1
Weller, Republican, for governor by ^
a pluralty of 3,594. Democrats re- '
taincd control of both houses of the '
state assembly. i J
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Kentucky: Nearly complete returns
gave A. O. Stanley, Democrat, a
t. majority of 7,760 over Edwin P.
Morrow. Republican, in the race for 11
governor.
New York: Republicans elected *'
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William S. Dennett to Congress from
n Democratic district, the 23rd, and
also elected ninety-eight of the one
hundred and fifty assemblymen. I
New Jersey: Republicans record- s
ed general legislative gains, which 1
will give them control of the state as- I1
Bemhly on Joint ballot.
Virginia: Fusionism in Norfolk '
county was defeated by straight,P
Democrats, and Republicans added
three or four representatives to the 1
house from the only Republican dis- '
trict of the state.
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l>emocrats Pleased. '
Washington, Nov. 3.?A statement t
Issued tonight from the headquarters 0
Df the Democratic national committee ;
commenting on the results of yester- f
lays election said: o
"The results of yesterday show that <>
while the Republicans and Dull e
Moose have gotten together in some li
itates, the Democracy has made large li
gains from the Progressive ranks, r
This is notably true <n Massachusetts, t
from which state the first official re- f
n.nri am avHiiume. i ne Democratic R
gubernatorial candidate, Governor
Walsh, made a wonderful rare. Ha o
polled the largest vote ever given a s
Democrat In the state, while Mr. Mo
.'all. the Republican candidate, ran t<
vay behind the normal Republican tl
rote given party nominees in recent ti
,*ears. The boast of Republicans in s
VfasnachuHetta that they would carry j,
:he state by ,from 25.000 to 40,000
najorlty remains unfulfilled. b
"The total vote given Walsh yester- a
lay was 229.312, while McCall receiv- tl
?d S35.918 votea. The vote for gov>rnor
Walsh was nearly 20,000 great- di
>? thap that he received two years
no. And 27.000 more than he receiv- lg
>d in 1912. ' I (1
President Wilson received only at
173,400 votes, as a?a!n?t 298,175 for t?
oa't snd Roosevelt. Taft received tl
565,900 votes in 1909. whl^b is 90..
>00 m^rrt than the vote given McCall d>
resterday. ft
)?m GREENVILLE
SHOW Bl TELEPHONE
Sovernor Manning Welcomes
Textile Men to State in Long
Distance Address.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
'lc|M>rtH Show liuw Ls Popular.
Ap|M?intnientM by (Jovernor und
Other NewM.
Columbia Special to Charleston
<ews and Courier. Nov. 2.?Oov.
irnor Manning, in an address over
he telephone today, officially opened
he Southern Textile Exposition at
Jreenville.
The governor said:
Gentlemen of the Southern Textile
Association: Most cordially do I as
jovernor welcome all delegates to
his exposition. I wish you success
n this important meeting, and trust
t will bring not only a pleasant ex>e?keuce,
hut that your deliberations
vlll inure to the lasting benefit of all
concerned. These meetings bring beore
you the progress that is being
nade and the accomplishment of
jreat things. They quicken the inerest
and effort of all interested, and
>y personal contact bring about muual
understanding and good feeling,
md by exchange of ideas and experi;nce
help to strengthen the weak
mints.
I wish I could be with you and
eap the benefits of your discussion
>f those matters that affect so many
>f our people, but as I cannot be with
rou permit me to express the hope
hat you will stress the importance
>f education of all those who are conlected
with your industry, an educaion
so broad and so strong that it
vill increase the efficiency of every
nan, woman and child. It is through
greater efficiency that better and
uore profitable results are obtained.
Sfflclvncy can come only through edlcation;
train the mind as well as
he hand, and you can then better
neet competition in skill, secure
:reater returns for your labor, and
his in turn will bring more money,
nore comforts to your home and in
our lives, and in time will give
nqre time for recreation and leisure
nd study and make of all better edit
a ted, better developed and better
nen and women.
1 wish you God speed in your enleavors,
and to eaeh and every one a
uccessful and prosperous future.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
The compulsory school attendance
aw which was enacted at the 1915
ession of the general assembly, has
teen favorably received by the peode
of the state. The law went Into
fTect July 1, and reports received at
he office of the state department of
duration show that 131 districts in
0 counties have prepared to enforce1
he measure. Six districts accepted
he law by election, and 12 5 by peti- j
ion. Dillon county leads with 20
ait of its 25 districts.
Many of the cities and towns re-,
used to accept the law because of
he section prohibiting the collection
f contingent, matriculation, tuition,
ncidental or any other sort of fee
rom the public school pupils. These
barges are collected in some 150
chool districts, organized and oprated
under special acts of the legis-;
fiture. The compulsory attendance j
iw properly recognizes the incom-j
atibility of forcing children to atend
school, and at the same time
arcing their parents to pay for in-j
truction in such schools.
The cities accepting the law in-1
ludo cities, towns, villages, high
chools, rural graded schools, m'U
chools and country schools. Many
?achers and trustees have filed with
heir county boards of education pelt
Ions for the enforcing of the law
Ince the opening of the scholastic
ear on July 1.
In every community where the
oard has formulated a constructive
nd progressive program, and where
le teacher has leadership to execute
iich a program, compulsory attenance
may be readily secured.
The state department of education
i malting an active campaign to inuce
every local tax district in the
ate to circulate Its compulsory atmdance
petition before the end of
?e current scholastic year.
Friends of the compulsory attendee
law honed for 100 districts be-;
>re the end of the year. This num- j t
SLAVS FEAR PERSIA
MAY JOIN TEUTONS
Russian Notice Kefers Not Only to
Present Cabinet, Hut Any
Government.
Petrograd', via London, Nov. 3.?
Russia has notified the Persian government
that the Anglo-Russian convention
providing for the maintenance
of Persian integrity and independence
will at once lapse if the ru- j
mors prove true that Peria has concluded
a special agreement with
Gormany and Turkey.
This information was conveyed to
the Persian government by the Rue-'
sian minister at Teheran.
The minister's declaration, is is explained,
applies not only to the pressent
cabinet, but to any Pereian government
that should think ol linking
tne rate of its nation with that of
countries at war with Russia.
officials suspended.
Memphis Mayor and Other Officials
Suspended.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4.?As a result
of their "legal admission" of the
charges made in the ouster suit
against them Mayor E. H. Crump, R.
A. Utley, vice mayor, and W. M.
Stanton, police judge, today werj
suspended from office by decree of
Chancellors Fentress and Heiskell.
The suit gaainst O. H. Perry, inspector
of police, was dismissed.
The remaining commissioners?
George C. Love, Thomas Dies and
Ennis Douglas?met and elected Mr.
Love as mayor.
The ouster suit against Sheriff
Riechman was continued until January
5 by which time it is hoped to
have a supreme court ruling on the
case of the city officials.
The ouster proceedings were based
on the non-enforcement of the state
prohibition laws.
NOT ON PEACE MISSION.
Von Buelow Denies Ro|s>rt That. His
Visit is in Interest of Peace.
Lucerne, Switzerland, Nov. 4.?
Prince vonlluelow, former German j
chancellor, informed the Associated
Press today that he had not come to
Switzerland on a peace mission. |
He declared Germany was resolved
to continue the war to its conclusion
by arms.
The Prince made it clear that he
is not going to Washington to see
President Wilson or to Madrid to see
King Alfonso in relation to terms
which Germany might he willing to
discuss peace. Nor is he engaged in
such discussions with a papal delegate
or any one else.
KIRK AT AUGUSTA.
One Fireman Killed, 8,(MX) Hales of
Cotton Partly Destroyed
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 3.?Benjamin'
Spivey, a fireman, was killed and
and 8,000 bales of cotton were either
badly damaged or destroyed in a fire !
that consumed the Riverside Com- j
press here today. A number of small
houses near the compress also were!
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
near 1500,000. The flames which were !
started from an undetermined cause ]
were fanned by a high wind. The i
compress and cotton are said to have
been fully insured.
her was exceeded by 31. The success- |
ful operation of the law in so many
and so varied localities insures its.
rapid extension over adjoining districts.
The beneficial results in the schools
ran not he stated at present, but will
be clearly indicated by the annual j
reports to be filed at the. close of the '
scholastic year next June, said J. E. i
Swearingen, state superintendent of i
education.
Governor ManninK today announc-|
ed the following appointments:
Wilson G. llnrvey, as a member of
the sanitary and drainage commission
for Charleston county, to succeed
W H. Welch, deceased.
H. S. Gamble, magistrate at Oreelevville,
to stioceed W. H. Lesesne, re-}
Bigned.
T. it. Hallara. magistrate at Windsor.
in Aiken county, to succeed O.
1. Cforley. deceased.
W. W. Lewis, of York as a snecial
Uidge fof the court of common pleas
In Laurens, flee Judge Spain, Incapacitated
by UlneM.
Harrison A. Foster, of Vas*ev. ag
Tmglstrate, to auc.ceed J. D. Ritton.
tccsftsed
Thomas O Mcf,eod. of
is s snecial iudee for the court of
?oneral seoslona for Newberry oonnv
vice Judge RpMn, incapacitated on
iceouiit of sickness.
ALLIES RUSHING AID
! TO GALLANT SERVIA
Strong Forces Now Operating
in South and More Men on
the Way.
SITUATION IS DESPERATE.
Armlifi Pressed Kver ltarkward bjr
tilt* Teutonic and llulKarian
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nut?u?*
Loudon, Nov. 3.?The vigorous
support which Herbert II. Asquith,
the British premier, and Aristide
Briand, the new French premier,
have promised Servia seemingly is
about to be realized. Beqldes the
Anglo-French troops, including British
cavalry, already in southern
Servia, British and French troops are
arriving daily in Saloniki and fresh,
troops are being rushed to the front
to attempt to check the Bulgarian
march from Veles towards Monastir,
while other transports, according to
a Sona dispatch, have landed troops
at Kavala, a Greek port om the
Aegean sea. near the Bulgarian border.
At the same time the diplomats
continue their efforts to secure the
support of Greece and Roumania for
Servia. which fought with them in the
last Balkan war.
As time passes, however, Servia's
condition grows more critical. The
Austro-German drive proceeds slowly
but surely, while two Bulgarian
armies are approaching Nish, from
which place the Servian government
has moved to Mistrovitiza, near the
Montencgrian frontier. The Servians,
nevertheless, are fighting stern but
decisive battles and from the German
accounts it is apparent that their
main armies are making good their
retreat and leaving, as the Russians
did iu Galicia and Poland, very little
except what can not be moved?such
as copper mines?for the invaders.
There is no further news of the
Russian expedition which several
days ago was reported off Varna, Bulgaria's
chief seaport. The opinion is
held in the entente allied countries
that Roumainia. where there is continued
agitation in favor of intervention
of their side, will allow the
forces o fEmperor Nicholas to move
across her territory.
If this decision is reached, it is believed
that it will he influenced by the
acitivity of the Russian army n Galicia,
where, according to the Russian
official reports. General Ivanoff
has won another victory over the
Teutons on the Stripa. Farther
north, in Volhynia, there also is
heavy fighting and the Russians claim
to have checked an Austro-German
offensive which has as its object the
capture of Czartoriska.
In fact, all along the eastern front
the Russians, according to the German
official report, are making a
series of attacks from the Gulf of
Riga to Roumania. It si admitted
that the Germans were compelled to
withdraw their lines in the lake districts,
but the other Russian attacks
are claimed to have been repulsed.
In the West unfavorable weather
is interfering with the operations.
Roth French and British submarines
are in the sea of Marmora,
where the French submarine Turquois
was recently sunk by the
Turks. i
VILLA WITHDRAWING.
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New Move Puzzles Itotli
Officers iind fiirranzu I>efemler*.
Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 3.?Whether
(Jen. Francisco Villa intends to press
home his attack on Agua Prieta, or
play for bigger game, the yestern
coast cities of Ouaymas and Mazatlan,
which would give him ports for
securing much needed supplies, Is
puzzling both the American army officers
here and the Carranza forces In
Agua Prieta tonight.
The Villa army began early today
moving away from Agua Prieta toward
Naco, and tonight that little
border town reported 500 Villa troops
already had reached that point. Approximately
4,000 others were reported
by train passengers as having
been seen along the road leading toward
Naco.
It is known, too that Villa agents
have been endeavoring to purchase,
much needed supplies of flour and
corn, and preparations have been
made at Naco to take care of those ,
wounded in Monday's tight Around
Agns Prieta. ,
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