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NEW SEMES, VOL. I, NO. 20. Weekly, Established 1SC0; Dolly, Jan. ill, 1914, TUESDA1|AND FRIDAY ANDERSON, S. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1 914. PRICE Si.50 THE YEAR, , DEADLY SILENCE PERVADES CAMPS OF EUROPEAN ARMY ON EVE OF GREAT BATTLE Communication Has'Virtually Ceased. Opposing Forces Will Soon Be Engaged in ' Greatest Battle in World's His tory?Great Aerial Bat tle Imminent. Definite information has been received of a strong offensive movement by the French troops on the Franco-German frontier, ex tending from Luneville to Starrebourg. Official announcement is made that Blamont, Circy and Avricourt were reoccupied, after a Havarian army corps was driven out. The retaking by the French of Thann, in Alcase. is officially an nounced and the wounding of General von Deimling, commander of the Fifteenth German army corps. The French war minister prepares the public for a great bat iie, which will extend over a line more than 250 miles in length and in which several millions of m^n on either side will be engaged. This battle line will extend from Basel to Maastricht, and the people will be warned that at some points the Germans may be suc cessful, while it is added, at other points thu French will have an ad vantage. It also is announced that no definite details of the battle need be expected forat least, eight days. Nothing is known of recent operations around the Liege forts. It is reported" that Germany has sent a note to France and Bel gium through a neutral power, accusing these two countries of hav ing organized a*popuJar war against Germany and declaring that any Belgian or French private citizen, not in uniform, who interferes with the German] trpo'ps will be shot. The Was^ingtor^ government has announced itself as opposed to the floating oTV^&feiin the United States for the benefit of any bellh^?reiit prffi^n^ffh^ also .has notified uropeah \ po^rWaw^^wm V^paraas rne?fr?T: ships charteret!' for the .sole p?rp^sev0i\^ringing back .Americans and has asked the pow ers for a declaration on the subject. The Austnant-warships are at Pola, the great Austrian fortress, and the entite coasf has been mined. The United States armored cruiser. Tennessee, with millions of dollars" in gold aboard for the relief of .the Americans in Europe, is due to arrive at Falmouth today. Communication with the armies has virtually come to an end while the commanders in Belgium and along the Franco-German frontier are preparing for a trial of strength which promises to de velop the greatest battle in history. It is known that the.Germans are attempting to swing their right around towards Brussels and Antwerp, but what success nobody out side the field of operations knows. The same applies td the attack on the Liege forts, one of which, Pontisse, is essential to German success, as it is nearest to the bridge over the Meuse which the in vaders are using to bring troops into Belgium. Silence envelops the operations in. other parts of the little coun try which is playing such a big and unexpected part in the war. On the Alsatian frontier, the French claim another victory in the cap ture of Saales Pass in the Vosges Mountains. Here the French of ficial reports say:-first the Germans again l?st heavily by their tac tics of close formation, to which, from all accounts, they are ad hering. 1 Two other small countries, Servia and Montenegro, are playing inmportant roles for, if accounts can be believed, they are not only offering strong resistance to Austria, but actually have invaded Her zegovina; where they are certain to be assisted by the friendly pop ulation. This wjll divert some of the Austrian forces from the French and Russian borders. Russians are appearing in greater strength in Eastern Prussia and Austrian Galici? and are busy destroying railways and otherwise hampering the Germans and Austrians.. Germany and Austria are silent regarding the movements of their troops, so there is really only one side of the picture given. Aeroplanes:ar?. b/eing used everywhere to ascertain the posi tions of the opposing forces, and, according to reports, are doing splendid service in striking contrast to the feeble attempts of their predecessors, captive balloons.. - No definite statement has been issued with regard to Japan; but Italy is mintairdng strict neutrality. 1? TOT/y^e T^&tofB?FrS T h e Situation An ot iaie io (By Associated Press.) Paru, Aug. 15.^:16 p? m. ??'jli!' eorsn?ac?csvya ?nw?o? ? day by the Preach .ministry, of war reviews the sita?t??^.fe-d?fe.^t says: In order that, dplnloa in Prance and elsewhere can have a Just vlow and not be lost In the details of news it is, or advantage?to tay down in broad lines and without Booking to Judge" In a? Vance, the development of events' and to classify, the results re quired. \ "We know frocs the declaration of Get man strato^ida^gttch as. Beru he? dl, Falkenhayne-/?nd von . Oer Go\ts, that .tb*:'pmct?< plan pr* vi Jed for a qulcltt?^ isn thjs first line upon our coveting ; , troops * North of Nancy^^r . "We know equal end sharp and-,' have been made Belgium and th? Jng at the French, jroof of the yert?jr? fr und in the. m to welt that , a see >waa to tbrouah ?trS .. >f - a positive ??a1 double plan Id?al c^rds ,ot mobilisation directing the German reservists from the fifth to f if month day or mobilisation to Join their regl. monta In French cities such as Ver dun, Rheims and - Cunona-SurHarne. 'This double quick attack failed. That'directed against Nancy was not attempted in its entirety, th? Germans finding our forces too strong, re nounced-the plan. ,'"We know ail that the failure of thlc quick attack through Belgium be cause x>t the resistance of the forts at Liege, the valor of the Bel clan army add the intervention of ouv cavalry, has kept the Gern.un forces eight days Upon the House.- Th? first re sults ?re theed check* to the German Plan." The war office alludes to the regu larity cf the French mobilisation, the c?nc?ntraUon and co-ordination of thtt French movement with the .Bug. (llsh and elgian allies, and continues: "The Russian army,. having accel erated : Its moblllnuion, will be able to'operate at the swne time, with the Flashes London, August 17.?British offic ial bureau today says French fleet in Mediterranean Has swept up Adriatic eea far as Cattaro. Sank small Aus trian cruiser. Washington, 17th?A resolution di recting Secretary Bryan to " protest against Japan's announced intention to take' our German leased territory at Klauchau, Chlua, was Introduced in the house today by Representative Eriltain of Illinois. London, 17th.?An official dispatch says that Greece has information tha: Tlirklnh Irnnn? pre crnnninsr ?njjnp. Ian territory, marching toward Greece. Greece there/ore Informed Turkey if this is* confirmed she woulfl take corresponding military and nav al steps. Washington, 17Jh.?Germany has Wilson's proffer of good offices. All warring countries but Russia have re plied. London, 17th.?A Paris dispatch sayr the French have occupied Schirmeck in Alsace. Taking twelve fl?ld guns and other ordnance. London, 17th.?It is officially .an* nounced that the French took one thousand prisoners In advance near " aead^B^^ The allied artillery pre was terribly destructive. London, 17th.?A Brussels news dispatch says the French lost heavily j near Namur D?nant. The Germane were strongly Intrenched, and artil lery fire was deadly. French badly cut up, almost routed at Dinant when bands suddenly played Marseillaise. The French lines rallied, charged gal lantly, broke German lines routed them London, 17th.? A Romo dispatch I sayb i the Montenegrins have crossed Bosnian frontier, occupied Tcalhitza I after a fierce battle. They captured eight -Austrian block h ou be h, occupied seven villages and took twelve Aus trian officers prisoners. Rome, 17th.?Reported naval bat ! tie In Adriatic is confirmed, report ed that Austrian battleship Zrlnyl and Roosevelt's - speech at Hartford, I Conn., yesterday was largely on a i discussion Of the cateclysm that has engulfed Europe in war. He main tained that strict adherence to the I Monroe Doctrine has kept the United States from .becoming involved. The great,battle that is impending will extend over a stretch - of 26G miles, which will be the longest line of battle ever staged in the world's history. London, Aug. 15.-11:40 p, m.?A Malta dispatch to th? Reuters Tele gram Company., says the German cruisers Goeben and " Breslau were pursued by . British warships until they actually entered the Dardenalles. AN ACT OF BRAVERY, Private In Belgian Army Dees Much Harm Before Losing Life. caruirr. Wales, August 15.?A letter received here from a private In the Bel g tan army who took pari ; *n the fighting at Liege, describee I ; how a young corporal named Lupin shot the officers and gunners of a German bat tery and ?ras then killed by a German shell. The i?Uer says the Gcr?aane, hav tog failed in) a frontal attack, were brl?BjUg , artiiiery when Lupin ex ^^S?^'tbem to me.' dashed out. Taking cover,.behind a wall to the German, left he.enfiladed the crew of the German battery. He shot- down In quick succession the chief officer, then the under officers and finally the guhnem Confusion ensued among the Germans who directed their last gun at the wall, bringing It down and crushing hint to death, Fr??ch, English and Belgian armies. The Servian- army now Controls Her zegovina and this will cause Austria Hungary to hesitate to continue to "nor, droops. Which during the " Fa have, been on their " ice English sad - the I French! /squadrons control the seas^* mm NEGRO FIEND DEALS DEATH KILLS THREE, AND FATALLY WOUNDS THREE, OTH I ERS HURT I ?1 ' SETS FIRE TO HOME As Occupants Attempt to Escape Brute Attacks Them With Axe and Escapes (By Associated Press.) Spring Green, Wls., August 15.?A mad negro armed with a hand axe today ended the romance of Mamah Bouton Uorthwick . formerly Mrs. Ed win H. Cheney, of Oak Park, HI., and Frank Lloyd Wright, wealthy Chicago architect, with whom'she had lived an a wife since 1911. Setting fire to the elaborate bunga low built by Wright for Mrs.. Borth wlck here after his estrangement from bis wife, the negro stood outside and attempted to brain Hn, Dort h wick and eight other occupants of tho building . members of tpe family and employees, as they fl?d from the flames. He ended Mrs. Borth wick'i life and yhs lives of twe^Sthers, prob ably fatally injuring three and seri ously wounding tho remainder. Mrs. Borthwlck Is. satd to have re primanded the man, Julian Carlton. chef in her kitchen. Ho *brooded over this, it is thought, and became Insane. Carlton disappeared after the kill ing, but after a searca" of several hours had been made fjor him, reap peared and surrendered. -He; was hur ried Into an automobile and rushed to the Iowa county Jail, 18 miles away. The dead are: V ?&;' Mrs. Mamah Bouton ?brthwick. John Bor&wick ^ehira bld,-Bon, .; ,r\ ^^ffv * " ' - .? Bull Bui^elii'^O^iilraugbtsman. The fatally injured are: David LtadbUim, a: gardener; Ern est WeBton, ?3, farm hand and Tom Brunkhard, laborer. The seriously injured are: William Weston, carpenter; Martha Bortbwich Cheney, Mrs. Borthwick's 10 year old daughter and Herbert Fritz. Martha Cheney, died at 9 o'clock to night. Carlton, with his wife, had been in Wright's employ about four months, coming here from Chicago. Cariboo's wife was found dazed after the trag edy, walking along the highway am' was taken into custody. She dented participation In the affair. The negro displayed fiendish ingen uity in arranging his victims for the slaughter. All were In the dining room when he lighted a rug soaked with gasoline In front of the door, ac cording to William WeBton, the leaBt seriously hurt. .1= a moment the room was in names. But one means of egress, a window, was left. Mrs. Borthwlck was the first to put her head through the window. The negro, waiting outside, struck her down with one blow, crushing her skull. He then dragged her body.oUt and waited for the next. Little John Cheney followed. His head was split open. Then Burdell fell. "As each put his head out" said Wes ton, "the negro, killing or stunning his victim. I was the ft. The axe struck me in the nt . and knocked me down but left me conscious. I got up and ran, the negro after me, Then I fell, and he hit me again." By this time Weston said the bunga low was in flames. The fire was confined to .the bunga low, and when it had been controlled neighbors, many of whom formerly had been bitter against Mrs. Borth wlck, Joined the posse in searching for the murderer.. Frank Lloyd Wright was In his of fice when he received a Ion* distance telephone message informing him of th? tragedy. He was prostrated and declined to discuss It. Later he left for Spring Green. * "* Wright is one of the bear known architects in the central states. He was estranged from hi? wife several years ago after a scandal which linked his name with'that of Mrs. Borthrrick: uheney, -wife' of a neighbor, In Qak - ?- ?I ? "uuui ir_ i miv. vuvud; uuiaiu ed a divorce. Two rears ago Wright built a bun galow ot Spring Green, Wie., which was called "Love's Cottage" by neigh bors, and the architect and Mrs. Che ney were reported to have made fre quent visits to the bouse In the woods. The aflalr of the Wrlgh and .Cbenoj families first became public in 1009, when Mrs. Cheney and Wright went to Europe, On their return Mrs; Cheney did not go to her home in Qak Park, where she had left her children and her husband. Wright, however, treat ! to his family and reports of. forgive n?s s were current' A wall separating the Wright home into two apartments was erected.* Mrs. Wright occupied one and Wright the -other." The children, divided their \ time with th? parents. Then, after a month or bo a reconciliation was ef lOVATION GIVEN SENATOR SMITH I VOTERS OF WILLIAMSBURG VERY DEMONSTRATIVE YESTERDAY DEFENDS HIRSCH Blease Defends Editor's Son, But I Made No Reply to Tillraan's Letter (Special to The Intelligencer. I KingBtree, S. C, Aug. IB.?-WI? ! liamsburg turned itself topey turvy today with the advent of senatorial candidates anU inude for Senator E. D. Smith the biggest demonstration of the campaign. A four nr.tle team of "greys" drew the senator to the courthouse grove where the speaking was held. Thl?, followed ?.y two other wagons, seven carriages and buggies and eighteen to twenty autos, ouch vehicle draped in huge banners with the inscription: Vote for E. D. Smith, tho r^nrrnnr'a Friend." Senator Smith was the first speaker and made his usual appeal to the farmer vote by accounting strictly for his stewardship in recounting ths measures he has initiated in their in terests. As to the present demorali zation of the cotton market Senator Smith said there was no time now to build warehouses. The plan lie Is ad vocating and which la being worked out in Washington is that cotton shall be stored locally and the money is sued on receipts of the cotton stored and Insured ah home. Governor Blease came to the rescue of Edwin Hirsch, one of the appoint ments held up each day to emphasise the governor's inconsistency and .read a letter signed by fourteen Ktngatree "citizens . expressing confidence in Hirsch--and- vectrmmTOdin^tr^-he;-b<r appointed to the governor's staff? Mr. Hirsch happns to be the son of the editor and the owner of the re publican paper on which James L. Sims as a young man set type. W. P. Pollock referp. to this each day and argues that if setting type on the ?aper should disqualify Mr. Slmms from becoming United States mar Bhall then bring the son of the editor and owner should likewise disqual ify Mr. Hirsch from becoming a mem ber of the governor's staff. The governor was not satisfied with the reports of the Con way meet ing yesterday and raid today that while he could not. bet he knew a man who would bet the three reporters $500 each that the governor would carry Horry county. The reporters had only said the meeting was anti administration in sentiment, which the chief executive did not deny. No reference was made by the governor today to the Tlllman letter to the peo ple of South Carolina today. In which the aged senator asked that citizens unite in destroying Bleaseism. L. D. JenningB made much short of the governor's claim that criminality was on the decline in South Carolina as indicated by solicitor, reports.. "It has become a Joke in South Carolina to convict a man for any. thing," Mr. Jennings explained, turn ing to Solicitor Stoil. who was pre ceding. He asked. "Bo you suppose your solicitor would bother to prose cute a "blind tiger" If he convicted one, the convict would be pardoned tofore breakfast tue next morning, this pardon being telegraphed." Sen ator Smith, Mr. Jennings urged, neeedd no defense at any man's hands for the charges preferred by the governor. W. P. Pollock raised the crowd td an uproar when he kept asking, "Where is Cole L. Blease, I should like to see him?" The governor had left as was his usual custom, carrying away, with him about one-third of the 1.500 persons Is the audience. Soon a group . o* three returned and persistently wran gled the speaker at times, drowning out much that he said. The governor, he said, was Pot only feather-legged, but gun-shy and couldn't stand the shot. .. "I may get hurt some time." Mr. Pollock continued, "but Cola Blease hasn't yet run me off the stand as I have him." . Mi Pollock made hla usual refer ences to the "tained" appointments today, though this was the home of Edwin Hirsch. fected and the dividing wall was torn down. Cheney brought suit for divorce charging desertion and August 6,1911, an absolute decree was granted. Mrs. Cheney made no defense and Wright'., name was not mentioned. Shortly before Christmas Wright's bungalow at Spring Green was com pleted- and Just before the holidays, terming their trip a "spiritual hegira/ Mrs. Cheney and Wright Jeft together tor Wisconsin. During Christmas week Wright Issued many public statements defending his course Id leaving his home in Oak Park. Mrs. Wright took no steps toward a European 's^/ar Bulletins; Latest News of All The Important Happenings Are Spiteful - - London, Aug. 15.?The correspondent of The Exchange Tele graph Company in Rome says the message from Berlin assarts that Germany has sent to France and Belgium, through the neutral pow ers, a note stating that reports received from the German army leave no doubt that France and Belgium have organized a popular wan against Germany in which private citizens, not wearing uniforms, are firing on the German troops. Germany gives notice that from today every Belgian or French private ciitizen who fires on German troops, or tries to interfere with communications between the army of the invasion .and the rear guard, or to interfere in any way with the advance of the Ger man army will be shot. The note adds that if the war thus assumes a brutal character it will be the fault of France and Belgium and not Germany. z Report Confirmed London, Aug. IS.?The Brussels correspondent of the Star says a Belgian officer who escaped from Liege brought details'of the death of General von Emmich who escaped from Lige brought de tails of General von Emmich. The officer declared von Emmich committed suicide. The correspondent says it is stated that General von Emmich's unlimited confidence in the German anriy snd its style of fighting was shattered by the events around Liege. r_u *?_ - Paris, Aug ? 5?-Official dispatches announce that the French offensive movement began in great force along the line from Sar bourg oh the Franco-German frontier, to LunevTlle, in the department of Meurthe Et Moselle last evening. It continued throughout this morning and a German standard was captured. . ? ??? German Wounded Arrive London, Aug. 16?German wounded are beginning to arrive at Moscow, says a despatch from St. Petersburg, and they "are! being well cared for. Several members of the Tolstoi family have of fered their services to the government for Red Cross or/?ther>wo'ik. The Austrian and German consuls have left, Riga. ^^A^^tnKpf the Russians have massacred'-Muss? To SaVe Food . London, Aug. 15?The Germans have expelled two thousand persons from Metz and driven them across the French frontier ac cording to an announcement made tonight by the official press bu reau of the British admirality and the war department. The resi dents were expelled on the ground that otherwise they would have to be fed. German Lotses Are Heavy London, Aug. 14.?The Central News correspondent at Brus sels, who has returned from the front, estimates that the* German losses in killed and wounded throughout the the fighting against the Belgians so far amounts to 15 000. / Death Sentence Imposed Paris, Aug. 15?The first sentence of death of a French court martial in the present war was announced today, whose name has not been disclosed. It was proved that he sent reports on aviation of the defenses of the country and on wireless station connctions on Eifel tower to a French secret service agent believeing him to be a German spy. Contrahand ?f War Named by Germany (By Associated Press.) Washington. Aug. 15.?The state department today made public the German proclamation as to contra band of war. The list corresponds as regarda absolute contraband to the commodities set forth in the British declaration. As regarda both absolute and con ditional contraband, Germany gives notice that she will apply the pro visions of the declaration of London provided other bell (goren ta do not disregard them. Jin making public the lists, Solicitor Johnson, of the state department, said his advices were "based on the meet generally accepted principles pf International law and UBage and afe general and advisory only, the de partment being unable to forecast the precise course or position of the bel ligerent governments In particular Instances." / The declarations of other belliger ents regarding contraband have not been received, but It Is assumed they will, hi the main, follow those of England and Germany. Regarding the, seizure of vessels and cargoes,. Solicitor Johnson's statement says: "Vessei? flying, the flag of one of the belligerents are subject to seiz ure and confiscation by the opposing belligerents. Contraband of wsr c . board of such vessel, is, of cw.r a, subject to confiscation, though ?ne property of a neutral.' "Goods not contraband; br V* aging to a neutral aboard a capfuffri vessel Is subject to lei ay and Inh . Option consequent upon the aeliureVot the vessel, but not to confiscation upon manifestation of neutral Ownership and the non-contraband character of the goods.' "When a vessel containing cargo of a citizen of the United States Is cap tured and Is carried before a prise court, aa it will be preaumahly, he should give notice of hia claim of property to the prize-court authorities and be prepared to furnish proof Of his ownership and the non-contra band character of his goods. , *Goods of a neutral, --t contra^, band of war, shipped on a ' neutral vessel, are not rightfully subject to seizure or interference by any of tie belligerents and It Is not prasum?d that the vessels of neutral? eirryiris only non-contraband cargoes will be interfered with." . \ The message from the. German gor? ernment, owing to errors in trans mission, is somewhat obscure but it la assumed to coincide with fhe Eng lish declaration heretofore < pub lished. . .? divorce hut with her children, the old est of whom is now a man grown, re mained at home In the Chicago su burb. ?i Cheney was remarried in 1912. About this time the two Cheney chil dren, Martha and John, joined'Mrs. Cheney at the Spring Green. home and. havo since lived there. Generals (By Associated Press.) Copenhagen, Via. I^nd?n,; -Aug. 1?. ?S; 10 a. m.?Accordlns to a spsciai message from Berlin 23 Russian gen? era is and admirals including the for mer commander-ln-chlef of the Black set fleet, have been Interred by the German authorities. ... iv,j