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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, ADVANCED AGE AND WORRY IS LARGELY THE CAUSE INABILITY TO AVERT THE WAR Great European Struggle Preyed Constantly on Mind of His Holiness Hastening Death (By'Associated PresB.) Rome, Aug. 20.?Pope PIub X died at 1:20 this morning. He had been ill for several /days' but alarming) symptoms did''not develop until Wed nesday morning. Throughout the day Doctors Marchiafava and Amicl, devoted their utmost energies to.stlm-| uiaiiuf, iiiuii f'tavswuv ??iu sCC^ptu^ isi alive. The cardinals were notified of the I Peso's grave condition ??? noise them who entered the room describe the scene as heart rending, especially when the pontiff arousing himself from time to time, spoke. Once he said: "In ancient timos the Pope by a word might havo stayed the slaugh ter, but now he is Impotent." Prayers were said by thousands and I church bells sounded when the sac-1 rament was exposed upon all the al tars. When the court learned.of the Pope's condition there was the deep-; est concern, King Victor Emmanuel personally Informed Queen Helena and the news was communicated "to the Queen Mother. Extreme unction was administered I by Monsignor Zamplui'Sacristan to' Iiis Holiness, amid a touching scene. The Popo's sister? and his niece w?rol overcome with grief, Cardinal Merry del Val ^|||^ Jt the house^ota^^ The dying Pogse \n ? moment of la cidiiy. said; !. "Now I begin to think as the end! Is approaching that the Almighty in his inexhaustible goodness wishes to] spare me the horrors Europe 'is un dergoing." Without Warning Wednesday was oho of the most an xious days in the history of the pa pacy. The whole world knewi that I the Pope wss indisposed, but it was supposed that ho .was suffering from his usual ailment, the gout. Up to] noon even the members of the house hold were unaware of the seriousness I of the developments. Almost without I warning came the word that the pon tiff was at death's door. All day his agony continued. At times ho revived and was able to say ] a fow words, but hope of saying h tin ! was finally abandoned. Several times I throughout the city and at the palace the rumor spread that the end, had ] come, only to be denied lator. Rome, Aug 20.?Grle* over the war In Europe caused the Pope much de pression from the first outbreak, and several days ago symptoms of the old bronchial affection from which the pontiff has suffered In times past. ' On Tuesday Dr.. Marchiafava an nounced that the Pope was suffering from a simple oold and that possibly complete rest for a week would re store him to his usual health. The bronchial condition Spread, however, and on Wednesday It was announced that the Pope's, condition' was serious. In one of the rocput intervals of con sciousness he asked for Monsignor Rosa, recently appointed secretary of the Conslstorial Congregation. Monsignor Rosa had been an Intimate friend of the Pope, since the pontiff was bishop, of Trevlsco. As soon as' he was notified ho rushed to-the vat lean and was admitted Immediately to the apartment wnoro the Pope was lyln^. Monsignor- Roaa remained alone with : the Pppo; The Incident was consiuorcd elgnlfl?/.nt, as owing to his present, po?niOu, Monsignor Ro sa would be secretary of the conclave on the death of .the Pope. It is now thought that the .P?po confided In him his last Wishes, r .. Cardinal -Merry del Val, the pa pal secretary, telegraphed to all the cardinals, notifying them of the grave cendittes from vhfcl. th? Pope Buffering. Later the ringing of the church bells announced to the faithful the exposition of- the Holy Sacrament, and called them to prayer for the re storation of the pontiff's health. -This gave rise to the rumors of the Pone's death, which the Vatican denied, ow ing to the many in dairies from all , larters. ., ' Those close to the p?p? believe the rief over the war situation brought on the'Obel crisis, ahdso; overwhelm-, ed him thst be was unable In his 80th year to withstand still another attach of his old enemy, gouty ca tarrh. Ill health 'has-been the pontiff's lot for many years, and intermittently the attacks have been so serious that the world was prepared taveral times (ConUuued on Pago Seven.) ; DEAD LONG ILLNESS NEWS FROM FRONT IS UNOBTAINABLE! No Official Statements Concern ing War Have Been Received at Washington (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 19.?Officials of the United States government aro a; Ignorant of what 1b happening on thr battlefields of Europo as the genera: public. Not a message?and Ameri can diplomats are in hourly commun ication from all"European capitals? I has come in the last five days hinting I at tho development of military ope rations. In only one dispatch was there any reference tc pending hos tilities. Minister WhiMock at Bel glum reported that although tho seat of government had been moved to Antwerp, he saw no need oi leaving I Brussels for the present. It was in- ' I ferred from . this that Ihe German rcea were uoi yet close to the Uel gian capital. Absence of infomatlon about tho movement of the armies 1? accounted for by the officials o7*!ng to tho fact that the American diplomatic officers afm too busy caring for stranded Americans to call at the embassies or legations where news might be ob tained. Ambassador Herrick, In one mes Bage, however, spoke of tho fact that I even diplomats were unable to learn what was happening in tho war zone beyond what was given out by the official press bureau. From tho far East the government had no dispatches today. Baron Chluda, tho Japanese minister, con ferred briefly with Secretary Bryan, but said he brought nothing of lmp?r i tanco. Kai Fu Shah, tho Chinese minister, later talked, wtib Mr. Bry-1 and; but declined to-discUSS tho objee { of his visit. t- RepresenlatlvaB of virtually all the peace societies In tho United States formally expressed their appreciation to Secretary Bryan of President Wil sou'b tender of good offices to tho European powers. PRICE DECLINES Price of Sogar Declines From High) Record of Several Days Ago. (By Associated Press1.) New York, Augurt 19.?-The first re action hi sugar prices* since the re cent excited advance of over. 2 1-2 cents a pound occurred today, when Cuban centrifugal 96 test sold at 5 1-4 cents, representing a decline of 1-4 cent from tho high record prices. It was understood that Cuban holders | were offering raw sngar at concss c-'ions as the recent heavy d^nnnd had] been pretty well filled up. 000000000000000noee o ? o COTTON CONGRESS o o Columbia,, Aug 19.?Indlca- .0 o tions are tonight that there will p o be a large attendance at the o o South Carolina Cotton Congress o o which will meet In Columbia o o ! tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock o o Commissioner Watson announc- o o ed. today that a census of the o o state showed that 700,000 bales o q of, cotton can be housed In the o o ware houses o e e 0000000000000000000 German Poss At Met (By Associated Press.) Poking, China, Aug. 19?The gov ernor Klo-Chaw of the German, colony I In China' today issued a proclamation j saying that an attack was .Imminent The majority of the non-combatants I already have left and the American le gation ,'s advising the State depart ment to withdraw Willys R. Peck, the American consul, his presence-being] unnecessary because American Inter Sali? tG??l?Hir?T??j m? t?i tuiu?t?u. Mr.' Peck, however,, desires to re- ] main.' Although the garrison of Klao-Chow is under 6,000 the f or ti a cation s are.be. lleved to be formidable. Since the war began the harbor has been mined and th? land defenses strengthened with wire entanglements, earth works and mined tones. mony Chinese coolies have been employed besides the troops of the gar rison. .The legation quarter in Peking is deply affected by the prospect because many of the German and British offl- . cera Who will participate In tho fight- < lag hate been members of Peking so- 1 Clety during their terms of service In the legation guards. ] Young-German busihe?* men have < gone as reservists have many English < friends In the various treaty ports. * GENERAL JOFFRE OF THE FRENCH ARMY Photo by American Fress Association. K The commander In chief of Franco's land fighters la liera enbwb at his Mem headquarters. i^pfflF ooooooooooooooooooo o LATEST HEWS e 5 . . ? O CO o o o o O 0 o o o o - o Par!? A??g oft?e?d?l coekuUcs tion from Brussels says tho Germans have gained ground on both bank's of the Menne. Are In contact with allied army Hermans discovered opening to the North. This may change strate gy on both sides. Paris, A up. 20.?Fart of the Bel ginn army in retiring toward Antwerp according to official announcement of this morning Large. German for continue crossing river Meuse be. tween Liege and Namur. It is per sistently rnmored that the Germans hare occupied, Brussels, that Is . un confirmed. London? A"~ 23 The fc!!s~!3g in formstion was published this after noon by official bureau: "Belgian field army confronted by superior forces has fallen back "Belgian troops hare admirably performed their duty in delaying the i?stile advance, lorelgn allies com plete their concentration. Paris Aug. 20?Reoccupation of Mauelhausen' by the French is offi easily announced today. -London, Aug. 20?Brussels dis patch to Star occupation of Brussels by the Germans. Is imminent. Barge master has ordered civil guard to disarm. - essions aye cy of Jqpicm . There being no German laborers In China, practically: all - the reservists are officers. Their number Is suffic ient te form several companies. Their families are appealing to the German legation to urge Berlin to capitulate but the legation has .been unable to communicate with Berlin since the cables were cut'. AHMOUSLfWAITI?iG Japan's Ultimatum Awaited WUh Anx iety in Bfpi?mniic Circles Washington, Aug. 19.?Germany a re ply to Japan's ultimatum Is aaalted with anxiety in diplomatic quarters as likely to oped hostilities in the far east. The .reply possibly may pass th rough American channels of com-* mn?!cations as that was one 'of; the means of fo^exulas Japan's note ow ing to the difficulties of cable commun ication. If Germany wlthdrow : from Kfeo Chow for the present, while hor oner-. I lies Wure centered in Europb,- Klao Cbow naturally would revert to Chi na. ,\, No information of Germany's pur pose has yet corns through, although Jemand to withdraw and resist a si?g?. FIGHT .?H.Olf ? Brussels, August 19?An engage, ment Is reported to have taken place in Northern Limboarg. An import* ant French and German battle Is ex pected, y_ . RUMOR UNCONFIRMED London, As . i$?An . oS?eini an nouncement this morning says the re tirement ; of Belgian trobp? towards I Antwerp Is rumored Lut Is not con-' firmed. PROBABLY HUFFS . Brussels, Aug. 19.?Four German girls, were arrested today on the I charge of spying. Three spies, one aj woman at Loovaln, were shot Three persons excited by the war | news have gone insane Paris, Aug. 19?Joseph Calliaux, the former premier and minister of finance, who had the rank of sergeant in the reserves, has been promoted to subaltern lieutenant. He Is serving in tho financial department of the ar my. A VICIOUS ATTACK London, A us 19.?A dispatch from Rome to the Star says refugees front, Mndgebnrg, Germany, report that the Cerman soldiers fired on 8,000 Hal fens confined in the barracks there, killing 7 and wounding 16 because of them shouting 'hurrah for Italy." REQUISITION ISSUED Austin, Tex,, Aug. 19??Governor O B Colqultt of Texas, today Issued a reuubrition on the governor ef Ore gon for the return to Texas of ?fr. and Mrs. Victor Inn??, charged with murder, In connection with the dis. Appearance of Mrs. J?rolse Nehns Dennis and her sister, Miss Beatrice Nelms Iii San Antonio, last Julne. WAS GAME Br?ssels, via Parin, Asg 19??A German monoplane was brought down by rlflecaen today at Sterrebeekj only fer/ miles te the east of Brussels. The pilot and officer had In his possession three revolvers, bombs and Interest In^ sotes. .His legs were broken by the fall, bat notwithstanding hi* In. Juries he endeavored to discharge his weapons, HEAVY FIGHTING ' Paris, am, la?-A ?lspaick to the Parte Midi from Brussels dated to day says cannonading was distinctly heard fa Brussels at 6 o'clock this morning. The correspondent adds that It Is understood that a German army is BOtr cssfehjag en Brussels by way of Hoy and Jod?lgnc. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK London, Aug. 19.?A dispatch to The Renter Telegraph Company from Brussels says the German advance covering lies, region between Gem Men* and -Jodelgpe are being grad cally puRhed back before (he uevanee In -close jancilop and la contact with the advance iincs .of the German ar '.' ? HOK? SMITH RE-ELECTED RETURNS INCOMPLETE BUT SHOW A BIG MAJORITY FOR SENATOR VERY HEAVY VOTE Candidates For Other Offices Make Close Race?Contest To Go Before Convention (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, August 19.?Complete and incomplete returns from a majority of the counties in Georgia at a late hour last night Indicated that 1'iilted States Senator Hoke Smith had been nominated for re-election by an over whelming majority in the stutc-wlde democratic primary toduy. Nomina tion is equivalent to election. Smtt.' curried every cuutiiy Trout which com- 1 plete returns had beer made up to 11 p. m. and it was claimed tonight ' that he would command the electoral | vote of more iunn 100 counties of ] the 148 In the State at the convention. Cobb county, the home of former Gov ernor Brown, gave Smith o majority of G60. Fulton county in which At lanta is located, was carried by Smith by more than 6,000 majority. While the race for the senior senn torshtp failed to provide the excite ment which had beeu expected of it, that for the nomination to the unex pired term of the late Senator A. 0. Bacon, proved thrilling. The figures at 1 o'clock tonight showed Con gressman T. W. Hard wick In the lead by a narrow margin, with Gov. J. M. Slaton second and Thomas M. Felder a close third. Neither John H. Cooper nor G. B. H?tchens, the other candidates, had carried a county at the hour named. The contest prob ably "wirt 'be taken- to the state con yerttionrsns-it would Wrie^S&?^sftfg^ the leader to poll more rotes'1 than the combined rote of his opponents in order to be nominated. In' the race for the guebrnatorlal nomination, Dr. L. C. Hardman, Judge N. B. Harris and J. Ran dolph Anderson wero making a very close fight. Harris led Hardman late tonight by only 16 convention votes, making It apparently certain that this contest, will also go to the conven tion. A long ticket and a heavy vote de layed the count. It probably will be several days before the final figures are available. MORE CURRENCY TO MOVE CROPS Has Been Decided Upos By ths South Carolina Currency Association Special to The Intelligencer Columbia, August 19.?The South Carolina Currency Association was organized here today, there being 60 National and State banks represented About 18,000,000 capital was repres ented. The association proposes to lssuo about $3,000,000 additional cur rency to move the crops. Applies, tlons for membership of the associa tion wero tonight sent to secretary McAdoo. head of the treasury depart ment Details of Sin British Crui (By Associated Press*.) London. August 19.?The official In formation bureau has Issued an ac- f count of tho- sinking of the British cruiser Amphlon by a mlno in the ' North eea, which was first reported 1 last week. After describing bow the i Amphlon and the third destroyer flo- < Ulla, had proceeded to carry out, a prearranged plan of search, the re port continued as follows: "A trawler Informed that she had seen a suspicious1 ship throwing things overboard. Shortly after the German mine layer Koenigln Luise was sighted steering east. Four de stroyenr gave chase and in about an hour * time she was rounded up and sunk. ' . ; "After picking up tho survivors of the German ship the plan of search was carried out without incident until G : 30 a. m.. at which hour the Amphiou struck a mine. "A sheet of flame Instantly engulfed the bridge. ?The captain was render ed insensible and he felt to the fore and aft bridge. As soon as the cap tain recovered consciousness he rang the engine room to stop the engines which were still going- at revolutions tor-twenty knots. As all tne forward part, of the Amphlon was on fire it iras found impossible, to reach the bridge or flood the fore magasine. ] TOURISTS HAVE NEW EXPERIENCES Americans In London Hotels Witness Many Peculiar Procedures (By Associated ProHS.) London, August 1?.?Thousands: of Americano gather daily at the Sa voy hotel where tho gTcat ball room and a score of tea rooms and private | dining rooms have been turned over to American citizens and American residents' committees, which nre pro viding for residents of the United States stranded in Europe. Every mornng when the doors of 1 the relief headquarters' open an army of American tourists rushes to the! various booths in search of Informa tion concerning anilines of steamers. Ten bankers and their clerkc ore kepi constantly - busy at work providing money for travelers with letters or I credit while committees of repre-1 sentaMvc men and women investigate! credentials of persons who have ex. huusted their funds1 but hold tickets' on steamship lines which have dis-! continued sailings. A large postofllce force handles mail for the Americans. All letters snd cablegram? nanti In care of tho American embassy here are turned over to tho relief committees. Men and women of all ages, mil lionaires, workmen, school teachers and society leaders', drossed In elab orate Parisian gowns, move shoulder to shoulder in the crowd seeking as sistance from the relief workers. The war has levelled all social barriers and put nil travelers on one level. Americano who straggle Into Lon don from Copenhsgen, Rotterdam and) luu pat }r's( wore" of little use to them In Berlin, Geneva and Borne. From Austria, Switzerland, . Getmaay and France, Americans have made their way to England as best thoy could. Few could get sleeping car accommoda tions and nearly all have lost tbolrj baggage. Many travellers who were] touring on the continent in automo biles lost their cart' and thankfully | received such humble accommoda tions as they could get on the trip to| London. The transportation committee head de by Joseph H. Day Is the center of greatest attraction In the ball room at the Savoy. This committee gets the first Information concerning tho additional Killings of steamships and supplies berths to Americans as rap Idly as they are allotcd by the steam ship companies. With the announce ment of the English lines that their I sailings soon would becomo virtually normal a cheerful air pervaded the| relief headquarters. In a fingle day as many as eight thousand Americans have been carea for on ships sailing from Glasgow and Liverpool. Eighteen steamers scheduled to sail within a single week have booked about twenty thousand American passengers, to the great satisfaction or tourists waiting their turn to -ail for America. . Every time a sailing Is arranged the fact Is announced by a man who rapb for silence in the ball room filled with chattering Americans. - Similar pro cedure io followed whenever a single berth is to be sold. king of the ser Amphion -:-j| "The ship's back appeared to be broken and she was already set .ling down by the bows. All efforts, there fore, were directed to placing the Wounded in places of safety in case 01 an explosion and in getting the cruiser in tow by the stern. "By the time the destroyers haa closed in It was timo to abanaon the Bhlp. All was* done without hurry or confusion and twenty minutes after the/cruiser struck the mine the men, the officers and lastly the csptaln haa left the ship. "Three minutes after the captain had. left another explosion occurred. This enveloped and blew up the entire forepart of the vessel. The effect or mis showed the ! Amphion must have ?fruck a second mine whlcn exploded inder.the fore magasine. Debris-fall ing' from a'great height struck the rescue boats? and the destroyers and >ne of the Amphlon's shells hurst on ;he deck of one of the destroyers, killing two Englishmen .and one Gor nau prisoner. . ! "The aftorpart of the Amphion then >egan to settle quickly until Its fore nest section' was on the bottom and Jte whole af ter part. was inclined at Igle , of 45 degrees. In another >r of an hour this also had dis. CONFLICTING RUMORS FROM THE BELLIGERENT FORCES DECISIVE BATTLE HOURLY EXPECTED Thousands Entrenched Over Stretch of Many Mile* Await Command to Advance (By Associated Press.) London. August 19.?An American military export reviewing the situa tion in Belgium caid toni?lt: "I left Brussels today. There was a good deal of agitation there as" the people thought the Germans very near I und there has been fighting at Tirle UlUm. A BUU? luniiT luiuKucn hau como in from Tlrlctnont and Lou vain. "The people kept quiet, though they were filled with susnense Owing to ! rumors. The impression was "that the Germany after making . recon I noirsances in force and scouting the country to the north of BrUBoebj with cavalry, were about to advance "in force on BruDselsV The population had been told by me burgomaster that, If the Gormans come, they should remain Indoors and go on as far as possible with their usual voca tions. '^Brussels- Ib an undefended elty, ' but within the lust three or four days every important street leading out. pt the - town has been barricaded. Trenches have been dug. in the out skirts with barbed wire' entangle ments in fr?nt or them, *?hese''de fenses-, however, are intended only [ for protection against a cavalry raid. Tlviy would be futile against any ut festtrIn lese?.?:-: ^r^isi^-. j London, August 19.?Dispatches from Brussels announce | that tho British, French and KUSBlan minis ters, with their staffs, have loft for Antwerp. '' * The Brussels correspondent of thft Exchange Telegraph company says "it is1 becoming practically Impossible' tt? get news from Brussels as the' censor forbids information concerning .troop movements being published. How?v- ' er, it 1b certain that & trera?rmouq battle is In progress with>n the area stretching from Diest and' Tlrlomont, as far as Givet. "Tiio general impression here.: ! that no effort will bo made, to con centrate for tho defense of Brussels, as the attacking Germans would not be of sufficient strength to warrant ruch concentration." Lo?ii?ii, August 30.?The advance of German troops around and abotu Brussels, and oven into what '.virtu ally are the suburbs of Antwerp 4a Indicated In Frcuter dispatches from Antwerp, which report that German cavulry have been encountered near Horen.thals, 16 mile- east of Antwerp, northeast of Antwerp, and close to the Dutch frontier. London. August 20.?A Brustfels dispatch to the Havas agency''.says tho Germans again attacked Diest Wednesday afternoon. They appear ed tr ?-ive come back in force and bom >ed the town, whose inhabi tant jd In terror.' The German 4* tillery also Is reported to havo bom barded Tlrlemont. Another Havas dispatch from Brus sels, sent In vague form,, leads - to th* belief that the Germans made a sur prise advance close to the Belgian positions defending BrusselaV Th?fc.. encamped for the night, but a Belgian aviator discovered their position and revealed it to headquarters in time. Cnvnlrv WAR hurried forwurrl nnrt dr. ter some marching and countermarch ing the Germans retired. London, August 10?flighty Japan etse students who arrived in England today from Germany say some of their compatriots werf ^erreatea, charged with espionage. Those ar riving here declared they experienced considerable discomfort and. all loot their baggage. Before Great Britain declared war on Germany, the students Bay. the idea prevailed in Germany that Japan wouuld attack Ituasia and the Jap aneoe were well treated,~but when It became, clear that Japan, as Great Britain's ally, would not do so. tho at titude of the people toward the Jap. aneao underwent a marked cr Paris. Augcst ltf^-The following official statement was given out to night: "Latest advices are to the effect that the Fronch army baa . reached Morchingeu In Alsace-Lorraine, 18 miles southwest of Mets. Our ad vance was very rapid in the afternoon beyond tho river Seine. At the end f the day We reached Delme* on one Bide, and Mbrhanga on the other.1 There 1? little change In the. eltua tlon in tipper Alsace. We continue to advance in Vosges. The' Germans (Continued on Page Beve^.)v