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PP" * . ?M ' ' . . ; ; : : / ; ' ' v . ' ' ' Abbeville Press and Banner i . ,;" v r.' ftV/J v. - .f ?' ~~use ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1915. ( " established a year. . ; : ' . ; - : -., ? * ; " * AMERICAN OVERSEA TRUST CORPORATION J- : PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH INTERFERENCE WITH TRADES HAS BEEN DISPATCHED. Washington, Oct. 28.?America's long considered protest against Brit' ish interference with commerce between the United States and Europe has ben dispatched to London by special messenger and will be presented by Ambassador Page at the British | foreign office next week. It became known to-day that the note, which is about 10,00 words long and covers exhaustively the arguments of the American Government on all phases of the interference with neutral trade, was approved by the President last Saturday and started on its way to London Sunday. Alexander W. Kirk, third secretary of the American embassy at Berlin, who had returned to Washington, carrying documents from Ambassador Gerard, was entrusted with the mission on his return journey to Berlin. Until to-day the fact that the com munication nad Deen sent was Kept secret, instructions having been given to officials that no announcement of any kind was to be made about it. That it contains a repetition of arguments made in the note of March 30, k \which recorded the Washington Govw ernment's first protest against the or1 der in council, or so-called blockade, 'is admitted, but no intimaton was given by officials to-day as to what measurers are proposed in the event that there is no modification of British practices. Covers Much Ground. Not only does the latest communication cover the various notes and mem oranda sent by the British Government since March 30, but it also acknowledges and discusses the lengthy notes that came from Great Britain in January in response to the first protests by th? United States against interference with neutral trade. It was the note now on its way which former Secretary Bryan advocated sending at the same time the second Lusitania note was dispatched to Berlin last June. Preside.it Wilson 'declined to send it at- that timer >,r because of the fear that the. United States might be placed in the position of bargaining for its rights with Germany on the basis of its attitude toward Great Britain. As prepared originally at the State department the document was understood to be vigorous in tone and replete with objections to Great Britain's policy. No intimation as to whether the document since has been modified was available to-night. CANSLER OF TIRZAH WILL RUN AGAIN Columbia, Nov. 1.?"Yes, Bh: I will ? be a candidate for railroad commissioner," said James Cansler of Tir zah, York coUnty, who was among the visitors in Columbia during the fair. "Your initials, please, Mr. Cansl6r?" "Got no initials, just plain 'Cansler of Tirzah.'? "How old are you?" "Fifty-eight, but still in the running and bound to win." "How many campaigns have you participated in?" i v "1 don't know; they are all paid for." Mr. Cansler came to Columbia for the fair. Today he called at the governor's office. heavy earth Shocks recorded Washington, Nov. 1.?A series of 0AtfA*A ^ ~ " ' * Iotmic toi uiquaives lasting SDOUT, three hoars, were recorded by the Georgtown University seismograph early today. The first shock was at 2:49; the main shock 3:24, and the final at 5:21. It was estimated the distance was 4,000 miles away. Recorded in Scotland. London, Nov. 1.? Siesmagraphical observatory of Scotland, recorded at 7 this morning a heavy earthquake in or near Japan. KAISER TO SPARE SPIES. Amsterdam, Oct. 29.? As a result of wide protest against the exe cution of Miss Edith Cavell, Emeroi William has prohibited further execution of spies in Belgium until he can investigate the cases personally, says the Telegraph. I Idexpendk i in south carolina OTHER STATES SPEND MORE AND HAVE GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION. ; Clemson College, Oct. 31.?There are now only four states in the union that have not enacted laws pro, viding for state aid for good roads work. One of these states is South Carolina, the others being Indiana, Mississippi and Texas. These three other states, however, are above , South Carolina in expenditures for road work. Indeed, according to information which has been received at : Clemson College from the United States department of agriculture, this 1 J state cannot boast of its record in ' j road work and is considerably behind j most of the other states of the union in tms respect Th } total of all surfaced roads in 1 South Carolina is 4,888 miles. In this respect, the stae compares favorbaly ] with many, since its percentage of ' surfaced roads is 17.3, making it the 1 thirteenth state in the union in per- ' centage of surfaced roads. Three states, Ohio, Indiana, and New York, ' contain nearly one-third of all the 1 j surfaced roads in the United States, 1 I with a mileage of $77,644. < | New York has spent $82,638*729 j on its roads and is spending $15,000,- 1 J 000 more on them in 1916. This, it 1 ! should be understood; is the amount: < j spent by the state government and 1 I does not include the huge expendi' ture by local units. I i . i BANDITS HOLD UP AN EXPRESS TRAIN. Crew and Pasengera Kept Under Guna While Robbery Proceeds? Blow Safe Open and Take Contents ' . ' Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 27.? Southbound Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train No. 9, was I held up and robbed at 2 o'clock this J morning two miles south of Onapa I and nihn miles north of Eufaula, on 1 the main line from parsons to DeniI son, by ten or more masked bandits I who blew open the safe in one express j_car, obtained an undetez^nined' -amount of money-end valuables, failed to open three other safes and escaped without attempting to rob pasengers. | The bandits boarded the train at Checotah, or some point north of the. scene of the robbery, climtAH over < the baggage and mail cars anu xorced the engineer to stop the train. They then went back to the coaches, found j the conductor and forced him to open the express car. The bandits worked more than an hour. Five charges of nitro-glycerine were exploded before the safe was opened. Attempts were made to ofcen-one safe in the second express car and two in the third, but neither yielded to repeated attempts. Some of tfye robbers guarded the train crew who were lined up along the side of\he track, others guarded the passenger coaches, and some went back along the track to stop a freight train behind the passenger. A dozen or more shots were nrea by the ban- J dits. > 1 A brakeman from the -passenger train was shot through the finger when he attempted to escape. The engineer of the freight train behind escaped from his captors and ran to Onapa, giving the alarm. After abandoning their work, the robbers are said to have thanked the train crew and wished them "good night," disappearing into the darkness, apparently on foot It is stated that local railroad officials at Eufaula say that the amount of loot will not be known until the train reaches Denison, Texas. Express officials refused to tell the amount of loot taken by the robbers, who escaped into the woods and 1 marshes, and were today being pur- 1 sued by peace officers of a dozen 1 counties and hundreds of citizens or- ' ganized into posses. The train robbed often carries ( ! large amounts of money and securities. The hold-up took place in a ' sparsely settled territory affording wild forests and marshes for escape. It is said about $9,000 was taken . from the, express safe. Posses continued without success beating the marshes of the Canadian . river bottoms near Onapal, gradually ! working toward the Winding Stair , mountains, in which are located the |hauiits of the old Davis gang of out-' 'SAYS VALVES WAS CAUSEiff SINKING Head of Electric Boat Company I Makes Statement on Loss of Submarine?Boat's Diiving Qualities. Washington, October 28.?A state ment issued here to-night by Henry t R. Carse, president of the Electric n Boat Company, designers of the sub- s marine F-4, attributed the loss of the li boat with her crew, in Honolulu har- b bor to the fact that ballast tank air t< valves had been left open. Corros- S ion of the lead lining of the batteries and of rivets, found by the nav- a al board of inquiry, to have been the ti primary cause of the disaster, the si statement said, indicated lack of tl care, but could not have been more than a contributory cause. t] Of the naval board criticism of the h diving qualities of the F-4, Mr. Carse F said: , & "The propellers on the F-4 were an d irrmrnv??/1 Hpsicrn nn fho9A nudrfnn nro. vious boats. These propellers differed n only slightly, having increased area " of blades. They were used on this u boat during her official trial and no ^ evidence of poor diving qualities were discovered then, nor was any mention ^ of poor diving qualities ever made in ^ official reports, after commissioning. ^ [t is impossible see from a techni- n :al point of vi^w how such light vari- ^ ation in propellers could affect the a diving qualities of the boat in any ^ way. > P "The question of air valves having n been found open on the forward anH p aft main ballast tanks and the auxil- u iary ballast tank will account for the loss of the vessel. When a submarine w is propertly handled these valves are ^ opened only sufficiently long for the ^ air to escape from the ballast tank when th*> tanlcR ?rA h#?inc filled Tm. mediately after filling the tanks the 11 valves must be clospd; if they are n not closed it is impossible to blow the " ballast from the tanks and allow the t>oat to i-ise to the surface. In case -8< ei boat is carelessly trimmed and in 11 :ase she should spring a leak or have i, collision with a reef or any sub- . sterged object, she js doomed unless ^ the valves are closed. "In the foregoing remarks 1;here is no intention-of reflecting on .the un-1 ? fortunate men who lost their lives in the vessel, but the fact that the ralves wore left open must not be . )verlookcd." . v u p GENERAL ATTACK , p - OVER 8 MILE FRONT ci \ London, Not. 1.?Anticipating an a offensive by the allies on the western front, the Germans on Saturday night ^ aunched a general attack in Cham- ^ aagne to recover ground recently lost g io the French. They succeeded in re- n :aptufing the Butte de Tnhure, but, 0; according to the French account. a. ivere repulsed everywhere else, suf- p fering extremely heavy losses, and to 8j :he north of Le Mesnil they actually ost one of their own trenches. As usual, the attack w&. preceded jy an artillery bombardment, ajid the g French report speaks of ma<i3e<i of in- g Pantry being decimated. There alio S1 las been some lighting in Artois. jr Despite the coming of winter there f( las been more activity on the Rus- m iian front. True, there ha3 bean n ull in the fighting in Courland, jr where the Germans have apparently ^ [ailed to take Riga or Dvinsk or to n mprove to any marked degree their ^ position. It is believed that they arc w preparing for ano Jier drive. It must a1 [>e made soon, as snow is already falling and the movement of heavy c< irtillery is becoming more difficult. ^ Along the Styr the Germans are jt engaged in a counter offensive and have recovered some territory which ^ General Ivanoff took from them. Farther south, in Galicia, the Russians hnvo +A +V?A V AWVIJ111VU W UIC UUCIIOIVQ IIUU; according to Vienna, have made un- C successful attempts to cross the q Stripa. The Turks report increased activity of the allied artillery and warships r' in the Dardenelles. " ???????? is laws, which terrorized eastern Okla- T homa several years ago. a The same train was held up in sim- s1 ilar manner at nearly the same place a, on October 19, 1912. The bandits p got away with about $7,500. h e H. L. Ellis and J. Arnette Ellis, of E Groggy Springs, were onlookers at h Monday's sales. g FURTHER ARRESTS IN THE JAY CASE? rederal Authorities Believe Those Most Responsible Are Still at Liberty. New York, Oct. 27.?Federal auhorities do not believe that those lost responsible fof the alleged conpiracy to destroy transatlantic ship3 iden with munitions of war have yet een found, according to a statement o-day by United States Attorney H. ipowden Marshall. ''No more warrants have been issued nd no more arrests have been conemplated for the present," Mr. Marhall added, "yet there may be furtier arrests later." The Federal attorney announced hat the cases of the five men appre "D Pn*r 1*7 T O-L-l ? vuuv.u ituui i< A- ay t ?* ai tei u. OCHU11 'aul Daeche, Dr Herbert Kienzle and I lax Breitung, who surrendered toay?will go before the Federal rand jury in November. In the leantime the investigation of the al;gecl conspiracy is being continued nder the direction of William J. lynri, chief of the secret service. Mr Marshall said he was unable at (lis time to give any intimation of ie character of a further move if ier is to be any. "We have much laterial as evidence, which must be igested," he said. "One of the cts of the conspiracy was the actual xing of a bomb to a ship for exerimental purposes. Our inquiry has ot disclosed that any bomb was laced on a ship with intent to blow p the ship. Jtfor does our informalon indicate that Fav. whn ?#m ras s. lieutenant in the German army ras acting in a way other than on is o^vn responsibility." Bernstorff's Telegram. Another development was the sendig of a telegram to the State departlent by Count Bernstorff, the Getlan ambasador, denying that Fay ad any connection with the German jcret service or the German Govern\ \ lent. Detectives to-day were busy in Weeawken and Hoboken, N. Y., gather1 g -explosives and : acids alleged ' to ave been used by '^ay and Scholz, is brother-in-law,-in experimentine ith bombs, which ^cording to Fay's imfession, were to be placed on the udders or propellers of ships so med that they would explode after le vessels left New York. The ma;rial gathered consisted of 400 ounds oRchlorate of potash, 300 ounds of dynamite and several suit asea full of percussion caps. , Breitung, cousin of E. T. Breitung , mining man and ship owner, was le only one of the-five alleged conjirators who obtained liberty on ond. He appeared before a United tates commissioner to-day and furished $25,000 bopd for his hearing n November 4. .. Breitung, Kienzle nd Daecjie are cforged in the som-i laint with having furthered the conjiracy. * Discredit! Fay Cut. Berlin, October 28.?(Via London.) ( aron Mumm Von Schwarzenstein, of le foreign office, said today that no ich person as Robert Fay, arrested l New Jersey, was known at the ' >reign office; that the foreign office laintains no secret service departlent, and that any bona lide officer i giving reliable information about , imself, would give the name of his jgiment, to which he was always at* tched, and not his army corps, from hich he is liable to be jisassociated b any time Baron Mumm expressed ignorance ancerning the Fay case end discreded the man's claims but, nevertheiss ,he is investigating the matter. inCTUACTrD AT DtCllAmrn " I Wiinnjiiin m uunurVILLt Bishopvill^, Oct. 21.?M. B. Mcutcheon received a telegram from longressman A. F. Lever this mornlg stat'ng that he had concluded to ecommend him for postmaster at his pjace, vice J. Ed. Stuckey, who s noc an applicant for reappointment 'here were several applicants for the ppointment and Congressman Lever pent Monday and Tuesday here this reek getting the general view of the atrons of the office before making is recommendation. Mr. McCutchon is one of the town's best citizens, [e is magistrate at this place and is appointment will no doubt give eneral satisfaction. _ f AND ALIEN LABOR LAW IS VOID ALIENS ENTITLED TO EQUAL PROTECTION BY LAW. ARIZONA LAW WONT HOLD. Washington, Nov. 1.?The Arizona anti-alien labor law has been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. The decision affirms that of a special circuit court. Much attention is attracted to the case because several foreign governments protested against it and is similarity to land legislation in California which restricts ownership of real estate by the Japanese. The Arizona law was enacted by an initiative vote of Arizona people, which made it unlawful for an employer of over five persons to employ les sthan 80 per cent of qualified electors or citizens of the United States. The case was one in which an Austrian waiter in Bisbee sought to cujuiii ma employer ana tne state from enforcing the law on him. Justic Hughes in announcing the decision said it has already been established that aliens in this country are entitled to equal protection of the laws. The law is in conflict with the personal guaranty of liberty accorded aliens, by legislation. ,\ GREECE WON'T JOIN TEUTONIC POWERS London, Oct. 30.? Rumor continues to ascribe to the Greek government intentions hostile to the entente powers, even going so far as to say Greece has an understanding with Bulgaria and at the psychological moment will' fall upon the allied troops which landed at Saloniko. No such designs are really credited to Greece in London, but England end France continue to-watch'the political anxiety. Sir Edward Grey, the fore^in secretary, said today that Greece's espousal of the cause of the contral powers was an impossibility, and similar assurances come from authoriatative Greek sources. The Greek legation in London in % statement today disposes of i mports from various sources regarding the position of Greece. "Lately," says the statement, "there have appeared in the press various items of news derived from Geramn, Austrian and Bulgarian journals and news agencies, and bearing upon the attitude and intentions of Greece, such as a mythical mission of M. Sophoulis (former governor of Macedonia) to King Ferdinand; a refusal rvf ITinc* riAno+nnfino +J-1 rm<AivA'min. latere of the entente powers; an intention by -Greece to menace the troops at Saloniki, et cetera. "The Greek minister has received telegraphic instructions from Premier Zaimis to contradict in the most categorical manner these rumors, which in spite of repeated denials, were propagated even in Athens, and the malevolent object of which is only too evident in the endeavor to projudice public opinion and sow suspicion and hostility between the entente powers and Greece." ? BRITISH WARSHIP SEIZES TWO SHIPS Halifax, N. S., Nov. 1.?The Dutch steamer Hamhorn, from New York, and the steamer Hocking from New York for Norfolk, were brought into port here today by prize crews from a British warship. The Hocking was formerly the Danish steamer Gronland, but was recently changed to American registry and was flying the American flag when overhauled by the warship. The sheriff of the admiralty court has taken charge of both steamers, but nothing has been made public as to why the vessels were seized. mi tt i j.j l ine nocKing is commanaea oy Capt. Fabre and sailed from New York for Norfolk for coal. When she reached here she had only two.tpns on board. The Hamborn sailed from New York last Wednesday with a general cargo for Caibarien, and when 85 miles from New York was halted by a British cruiser which put a prize crew aboard. Both steamers were convoyed by warships. Capt. C. D.. Brown and Mrs. Brown with their charming daughter, Miss Louise, were Abbeville representatives, at the State Fair. I UNCLE SAM SENDS \ ; * < CORPORATION TO FACILITATE COMMERCE DURING THE WAR IS ORGANIZED New York, Oct. 27?The American Overseas Corporation,. formed to facilitate American trade with neutral nations, met here today to complete its organization and discuss details of its policy. The idea of the corporation is to give assurances to belligerents that its shipments are non-contraband and will not reach enemy countries. ' In- i dications were that announcements of progress would not be forthcoming until late today. It was considered possible that today's discussion might not crystalize upon any program. A letter from Secretary Redfield' expressing his interest in the nroiect and cooperation along certain, lines, was placed before the meeting. ': GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. Washington, Oct 28.?Secretary Redfield in a letter to officers of the new American Overseas Corporation today outlined the attitude of the government toward the new concern. The letter made it clear that officials and agents of the Department <. of Commerce will cooperate with the new company to insure that the trade > handled by it is absolutely "impartial and neutral." The letter was sent to New York to be laid today before a meeting of the hoard of directors. The new corporation proposes to facilitate American trade with neutral countries by giving assurances to belligerent governments in Europe that all shipment handled through the concern are non-contraband, for neutral conumption, and yill not reach enemy countries. While Secretary Redfield takes the position that, his government can not be a party to any guarantee of this character, he is willing to cooperate with the new com* nanv to the extent that events of the department abroad will be directed to , ascertain the .complete neutrality of shipments made through the Overseas corporation. The cooperation of the department, however, Is conitioned upon the company mating its service entirely impartial and open to all American merchants who may wish to. take advantage of the plan. The I Secretary has stipulated that the pew concern must in no sense be a "mon ey-making scheme." * Secretary Redfield and Assistant Secretary Peters called at the White House today to talk with President Wilson about the plans of the corporation and the extent to which the government mightgo in cooperating with it. MORE ARRESTS OF CONSPIRATORS New York, Nov. 1.? Engelbert Bronkhorst, who is alleged to have furnished some of the explosives which the government charges Robert Fay and his associates expected to blow up munition ships, was arrested here today charged with conspiracy. Bronkhorst failed to give $25,000 bail. Secret service men made the arrest. According to Chief Flynn, Bronkhorst was employed at road construction at Butler, New Jersey, I ?n\1/>n<uo in wni>lr anil USIIIg CAyiV O??vo 1U M*M ?T V*?*J says he can prove that Brdnkhorst met Dr. Herbert Kienzle and agreed to furnish him with explosives. HAND FIGHTING IN T1M0K VALLEY f - / ( I I Borne, Nov. 1.?Fighting between the Serbians and Bulgarians in the Timok Valley has been desperate. A Bucharest dispatch to Corriere Delia Sera of jdilan says the third Bulgarian regiment of infantry was almost destroyed. Only fifty men survived. Public buildings at Widin, Bulgaria are filled with wounded. The newspaper also states tha t 20,000 SerI hians have taken refnce in Rnmanisi. i . BRITISH CRUISER GOES ON ROCKS DURING GALE London, Oct. 28.? The British cruier Argyll, 10,850 tons, has gone ashore on the east coast of Scotland j .! /: ' :.v ;t:i: during a gale. . * , , Official announcement of the accident was .m^de by AdmiraJtjy. to-day. All the, meters, of, , thje. crew were s^yed.' It i^. feared the warship may; be a total, loss. Aj ,