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W?tUr, BsUMIabed JSCOj Dolly, Jon. 13, MM, TUESDAY AND FRIDAY -** ,'~- , " . 1 ' M^W?B?KM ANDERSON, S. C, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1914. *' iiiiji PRICE $i.S0 THE YEAR WOULD REGARD M NACQ A! CARANZA SAYS HE IS NOT RE SPONSIBLE FOR FIRING ACROSS LINE maytorena's men to blame Says He Does Not Know That Righto of Americans Have Been Violated. . (By; A?aociauxi Press.) VERA CR|uZ,. Dec. .12.? ??lf the United States employs force to stop the firing by Mexicans across the In ternational boundary Une at Naco It will be comddered an unfriendly act, notwithstanding the friendly, motives cloaking th?; act*' In this manner General Carranza made answer, in a statement to the Associated Press, to the formal notice served by the United States on both Provisional President Gutierrez and General Carranza that unless such fir ing ceased, force would be employed to protect American territory. Carranza's reply to the American note, which Is expected to reach Wash ington tomorrow, will repudiate re sponsibility for any shots that have crossed the line and clearly set forth that he and his government will re gard Intervention at Naco as a hostile act At no time since the receipt of Sec retary Bryan'a note calling attention to repeated wounding and killing of residents of the American town, has General Carranza appeared perturbed, but he has had long conferences with those close to him, and in framing Lia reply, It ig eaid, he has been care ful not to let himself remain In any uncertain light. . ."General v ';J^''ff-c^DsiUu|i?j|s>|t commander of the forces at Naco. ia oh , the deceive,"-continued.General Cfu> ranta. ''end eluce hia back w?s-'to the line itis difficult to ?ch how:he could be responsible for tho firing. Tho fact Sa th?t Meyt?fo?a'a men have been at tacking, and therefore It appears reas onably cl?ar and they, and only, they* could have been to blame... / "As a matter of fact, I do not* know that the lights of American citizens have been violated. It seems to- me that it would be well for the state de partment to Investigate this question In order to fix the responsibility. "I remember similar Instances at El Paso, when the Madero forces were attacking there. In that case those shots w?re tor the most part the im prudent and curious Individuals who flocked to witness the fighting a* !f It a spectacular show staged for their benefit . ? "As to the une ot force, of which Mr. Bryan talks, that Is something the gravity of which I fear he does hot fol ly appreciate. He says It would not mean an Invasion Of our territory, or a violation of our national sovereignty. It would. And moreover, |t would cer? tainly be . an eqt -directly against t* Constitutionalists, .who now.hold if e town and, ip, favor the VI l listas, who would be lof?;frer. continue .their ope rations 4.4 ( TSeaJd he : plmplyi. tying. General, Hill's: hapdo ^nd leaving May- I torepa free,,:,; va-^yoi;.' ao -;'.' .< i??>| "I sincerely bopo ?that tho good-1 friendship of the American people to- : wards tho Mexican people wiil prevent the consummation uf Secretary Bry an's threat" ' '; ;v j Request That ] Sent to Caoal Zc t (Bjr AapMUUd Press.) , WASHINGTON Dec. . 12.~CoIohcl GoothalB has requested that destroy ers be.sent to the canal zone immed iately, it Was learned tonight, but no specific sxplsnathvn of the need for .. naval vessels thire was Included in the message. 'A reply asking for. this explanation vas sent at once but no answer haa 1/cen received' from Colo nel Go?th?Jj at a late hour. - Offlcf?is believe, bow^vifc that the canal governor, has. experienced aomp . difflculty1 in pircserving the complote neutrality of the zone and its territor ial waters, xuknv ohiha l>r!siLtjiSg tc belligerent' dations ate In the vicin ity, and it^lB thought posBible Colo nel Goethals has : found bimr.oif un able to check use of their wireless plants within the three-mile limit With swift naval vessels to aid it would be an easier matter to regu late use ot wireless and ft was though! probfthlft fontrht thm iimm. sary destroyers would'be .iisp&tched as soon as ColoneVGoathal's explana tion was received. Recent activity by British sad Jap anaaea wcjohlpo In.the vicinity of the canal zone which follows the disas ter to ti:e British fleet ander AOtoira^^ ?II HOSTILE ACT ooooooooooooooooooo o o o OcTernor*? Body Iieinterred. o o -'- o o ATHENS, Ga,. Dec. 12.?All o j o that remained of the body of o o Peter Early, governor of Geor- o o gia a century ago, was removed o o from its grave in Green County o o today and reinterred at Greene- o o boro, Gu., heaido the governor's o o parents. The ashes of the gover- o o nor's wife and small child were o o taken to Greensboro at the same o o time. The graves opened today o o were made In 1815. o o o ooooooooooooooooooo Revokes Posses For Crossing Line.! NACO, Ariz., Dec. 12.?Brlgadie! General Taeker H. Bliss, commander of the United States troops here, to night revoked all pass?es for crossing the international lines. Later com munication into Mexico was limited to presB correspondents and freight teamsters. General Bliss, It was stated, intend ed to break up efforts to both Mexican factions to send -agents into Arizona for recruits and supplies. Representatives of General Hill, commander of the Naco, Sonora, gar rison, and of Governor Maytorena, whose forces are besieging the town, were refused passes into American territory. The belligerents tonight continued exchanging Are. General Hill tonight placed two 75-millimeter Maxim guns in position. No Order? to Stop Firing. NACO, ARIZ., Dec. 12.?Jcse Mayto rena, insurgent governor of Sonora, who has been beseiging the Carranza garrison, of Naco since September, is sued a statement today declaring he had received no order from Provision Si president Gutierrez to stop firing to prevent bullets striking in American territory. He la preparing for a final1 assault on Naco Tuesday night, ^. Seeonir Warnliig fi?lr??V ' EL PASO. Texas. Dec. 12.?A second warning from the Washington govern ment to Governor Maytorena was re ceived here today demanding that May torena withdraw Immediately from the range of the. American border town. It had'been given verbally, it was under stood, to .one of Maytorena's agents at Washington. Pursuing Msvtorena Force. DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. 12.?Two hun dred sud fifty Carranza cavalrymen left Agua Prieta today In pursuit of the Maytorena force which captured Pronteras last night. After the capture of Fronteras, 30 miles south of the bor der, the Maytorena troops are report ed to have left today for Cuchuta. i Threatening Windstcrsa Moving Northeastward (By A woo ia tad Ptms.) WASHINGTON, Dec 12.? A threat ening windstorm, moving ' northeast ward fom be Texas coast tonight prompted'the weather bureau to order warnings to shipping displayed, along the Gulf coast and Atlantic coasts from* 'BrpwnsvUl?. I to Washington. Heavy rains with occasional snow flurries and sharply falling tempera tures are expected to accompany, the disturbances eastward. destroyers Be Cradock, has given rise to some con cern here, altnough no sp?cifie re ports, of neutrality violations haws. I been received eo far as known. j Reports of" wireless interruption I from Panama have led to the. belief that colliers and warships were ex changing messages, which, if thay have;not otherwise been open to ob jection, have hindered commercial use of wireless to a considerable extent In view of Colonel Goo thai's mes sage, it is believed code mesages have been picked up which disclosed that to'some extent the waters of the cone jSfiSS b*es' n?de a ??? by one or both of the allied fleets and that the governor .wishes to establish a patrol which will prevent furth?r violations, of neutrality. An unofficial report was in circula? tlon tonight that the collier Lena, of the British auxiliary fleet, bad made improper os? of her wireless equip* ment by sending British navy ends massages whiie_withln the three-mile limit. What steps Colonel Goethals may bar* already taken or contem plate* beyond bis request for destroy ers is not known, however, and con firmation of the report as to Che Lena was not obtainable Von Hindenburg, Genius of the War, and His Staff, Taken in Poland. This is the first photograph of Field I taken since he Has been to Poland. Poland. . It Is the second time within .hopes of tha RunsiailB.' Von , Marshal von Hindenburg. consider- Despatches show th?t h? - has Just a few . weeks that, b/4 came near War- burg was recently made' field' tiiftfEhal ed by military exports to be, with captured L'odz.' ?. city of 450.000: in saw, one of the greatest Russian clUes. by Kaiser, V/llholU ^,hlsT!SM8Br^i? General Jofiro of the French army,- the D-1? ?^jE3ra?*ir*-?*?I ?** ??. ?-jsm^Z*23??5i. ? ?-I^-a-??-' ?--<-*rJLi?3 GeneralJoffro of the French army, the RusBlan Poland. jhW Istha third time If he .ebould succeedrln taking it he J the eastern war.'He ie ehownMri PU&? greatest genius developed by the war, |he has drive^^<t3^^& Russen Mil have dealt a severe blow.to the center pft^ SHORT RECESS FOR SENATORS D?mocrate Determined to Speed] Up! Legislative Projrram to , i WASIILNGTON", Dec. 12.?Senate: Democrats in. c?ucub .today determin ed to speed up the - legislative program to a$)ld en- extra session after March It was deckled to abandon a long holiday roceas, the senators agreeing to confer with-house deaders-on ? plan to rccesB from December 22 to December 28 and to remain in session New Year's "week except on New Year's day. It also was decided to hold night senslona of the senate at least once a-week and often er if the steering committee found it neces "Appropriation bills will have the right of way in the senate as rapidly as they. come from the uose," said Senator kern, chairman of the cau cus. "The legislative program -will not be extensive otherwise. The con servation measures, " the Philippine bill and the ship purchase bill will bo taken up as soon- as they come from committees. . The - immigration bill was not discussed la the caucus' but it Is expected it will, bei Voted on before many days." % ^?R DE^^ Secretary Daniels Places Orders For Sis Torpedo Boat Destroy ed Authorised by Confess. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.?Secretary Daniels awarded contracts today for the construction of the six torpedo boat destroyers authorized by the labt naval appropriation bill as. follow** Fore K?vor Shipbuilding Company, two ships, 8795,000 each; Bath Iron Works, two ships.. $800,000 each; Cramp dhipbulldlug Company, ' one ship, $820,000. . The sixth' ship will bo constructed at the Maro lei and navy yard. . It will be the first destroyer built In a gov ernment yard. The appropriation bill .limited the. amount to be paid for each' destroyer to $92?,000 but made no provMon for more than six vessels. Money, saved tit today's award may not be used tor add iticaa! ccsstf^ciici; . but ?u??? tip turned back to the treasury. . In this . connection Mj\ Dan iels issued' this statement: "If the appropriation bill bad al lowed the construction ot 'six or more destroyers lor the amount authorised, it would have been possi ble fer th? seeretarr of the n?vy te order seyen destroyers instead of six and keop within the appropriation. Secretary Daniela will ask < congress *o appropriate for destroyora this year as It 4'>i for submarines last year, when ^ made the appropriation read eight et1 more submarines* for s given staa." i . (By Afaotiat?l Prrss.)'. . WASHINGTON. Dec. 12,-iMembers Of the house of representatives wilt bo colled upon to taUe definite' stands I on. national - prohibition and woman s--'(frage as a result of action today by tho . rales committee. It" was de elded to report special rules- for. con-; slderation o? -constitutional . amend monta on both subjects. .Tea and nay [notes will! be required. I Chairman. Henry said the rule on I jtho. Hobson prohibition resolution would be presented December 22 and after, eight hours debate would be pressed to a Vote. The suffrage res ! elation,. he said, wiii foiiow immed iately. . I. Prohibition and suffrage support ers immediately began to line up thoir BRITISH WARSHIPS AT MEET ON HIGI < (By Aaaociftted Vrrss.) PANAMA, Dec. 12.? It was persist- * cntly reported here today that six British'warships met four British col- I liera ye se r day. on the high seas 60 miles south of Panama and coaled: from them. It la believed locally these'; warships cauys from Australian waters ' one ?r them is even said to be the! Australian battle cruiser Australia. -For several days there.has been! much; wireless .interference, and it is. believed the colliers and the warships GERMAN OFFICER FC IN TRUNK Al (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 12.?(4:32 p. m.)~ A vigilant customs offlcer at Grave send today captured a-German army officer whom be found hiding in a huge trunk that was about to be shipped'to Rotterdam. The trunk was going forward as ordinary mer chandise on board the steamer Bata vler. The customs officer became aus picious and save orders that the pad- 1 NATURALIZED AMZR? WILL BE TRIE1 (By Aaaccistod Praa.) 'PARIS. ' L^ec.: 12.?Gene/a police, arrested a naturalized American nam ed MOUSE who, it is alleged, organis ed an important German Byp system, with ramifications in Lyons.and the principal cities of eastern France. M?ller, the dispatch states, will be treld by courtmarial. For^W ?<n?l?uU7 ef Complications. WASHINGTON, Doc. 12. ?So Inter ested were state department officials in the reported arrest of the Ameri can Muller by Geneva poUcs that American Minister Stovsll was today directed to make an imm?diate in quiry. Should the report prove accu rate, officlala forseo the possibility of forces, for the. Coming encounter. It generally was predicted that th? Bpe- j clal rule would be passed; as a ma jority vpte only is required. Oppo nents of the two ! at?endmettB. how ever, were confident that neither.of them would have the necessary two- f thirds majority on the final vote. The prohibition amendment would forever prohibit "the sale, manufac ture fcr sale, transportation fer sale, importation for sale and exportation for sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes in the . United States and all territory subject to the Jurisdiction thereof," The suffrage proposal declares that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of S6Z. I 4D COLLIERS i SEAS NEAR PANAMA have been In comunication. . ' Ships' captains reaching Balboa have reported the nearness of British, cruisers. Six British collierB have called at 1 Panama during' the last few days. aJ BritiBh cruiser was said fast night to have come close in to Balboa. She ts suposed'to have been trying to locate colliers. A Japanese fleet Is said to be off the Chilean coast..and the British, war-' ships are believed to have sailed for th? south to effect a Junction. .._' . > - ?UND HIDING 30UT TO BE SHIPPED locks, be broken. When the lid was removed a man later Identified, as . a | German officer was lifter out of the box. ' H? was removed to Gravesend | police station. Bedding, food and water were found in the trank. It was-believed the officer escaped from one of the Interment camps in England. It Is supposed he was en deavoring to convey ln\>rmation to Germany. CAN ARRESTED; > BY COURTMART1AL complications through an attempt to extradite a naturalis?t! A?s*r!ces eil!? zen from Switzerland, a neutral coun try, to France. .. ooooooooooooooooooo o > .o o Cruiser Dresden Stranded. o O BUENOS AYRE8, ; Dec lS^r o The German crt.Isor Dresden, o o one Of the squadron engaged by o o the British warships off Falkland o o Islands and which took to flight, o o has stranded on the Argcntino o 0.coast near the port of Gellegos, o O \0 000 0000oo o0000000 00 . ! " ^/':' ' S- : . (By Associated FreaO < t I WASHINGTON.. Dec. -12.^ The American Red Cross.-' today shipped 401 cases of hospital 'Supplies and clothing for. women and children to war striken countries, of Europe. France will receive 89 cases and an ad ditional donation of 6,000,000 cigar ettes. Germany will get 71 cases; AiiBtHa-Hnn?rii-jr 71 cane\a. and 20 bales of absorbent cotton and Belgium 169 cases. Enclosing a check for $100, Vice President Marshall wrote the Red Cross today: "I tear the calls for help at home and abroad ore to be numerous and all-compelling v that many v>f us must curtail our, pleasures at the behest of duty and that larger charity which spells love.". _.. . . Germany's Answer Not Satisfactory ? > STOCKHOLM, (via London) Dec. 12 ?Gorniany's nnswer to Sweden's re quest for an explanation of'the lay ing of German mines which hove do- i atroyed three Swedish vessels, is con sidered far from, satisfactory by the Swedish press, according to the Aftoh bindet. The answer denies that . German ships laid mines Saturday or Sunday last but says nothing concerning pre vious days. It admits that, owing to ! the intention of Russia to establish o winter, naval base, German mines were laid in the Aland Aachlpelago. "Later than Sunday," of which Sweden was notified Monday after toe Swedish steamers were sunk. Immigrants Froi Be Placed OnJ (By AModatod Prosa.) WASHINGTON, Dec, 12.?R?solu- : tlons colling on the federal govern- > ment and the Southern States for ' legislation to care, for Immigrants . who se ok refuge In this country arter ; the European war were adopted to- j night by the immigration- conference C???w? ?/jT * i*6 ?rv?ass?sas COauw?iCiBi < Congress to consider the feasibility j Of distributing immigrants on forma j in the South. ( A committee was appointed to work out some practical plan of action. \ ] . Dr. Clarence I. Owens, managing < director of the Southern Commercial i Congress, declared in ajtOddresi that i the- future ' deveioifhehT pi ine south was measured In terms of an efficient i industrial and agricultural immigra- i t?on. i At th? afternoon session of the 1 eongit?ss Secretary of Labor Wilson 1 predicted *tot many of the destitute I Immigrants who rould come to tho 1 United States Aom Europe after the I -,> ' .' * LITTLE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM EITHER EASTERN OR WESTERN BATTLES ' RUSSIAN LOSSES REPORTED HEAVY opposing Conflicting Claims of Advantage ; Are Made by Use Opposing \ LONDON, Dee developments/ have the last 24 hoitra, era .or western bat In g of a more cr ter continues. Ckmftl?tth^? advantage are. made by the foires. A? an offset -of the Rucyian claim of having checked the advance of threo of five Gem un columns Invad ing their territory, the Germans sstnto today that their cavalrybas repul#M the Russian horsemen on tho East Prussian frontier j t,hat la North Po land tbe German operations .-..re de velops and that In South roland tho Russian attecj^^n^ s'^iris\;'ad^8iM^i that tho Russian ' res isamrbrokep, nlthoug estimate etacdet that: the: pa?U&?. ee)'t^it' iv.vr ^T.W*e-'tae.; attack of tho Allies hate btw^wpuleed ; WUh h?avy lc.jf.es. .The general impression here is the Allies, with artillery and ' Ibnal Infantry'1 attacks, are ' p: the way for a general offensive, In doing so are meeting with stub born resistance from the Gormano. who are firmly established In en trenched positions. The advance, It'it Is possible, must therefore be slow. The Servians continue to claim auc csssss. The Austrian- i?lt? ?c stem do feat by seeding a force from Belgrade southward against the Servian light wing, but this army, like that r?* treattag westward; sus?e?ed heavily. The pope's plea for a Christian truce has failed, though a majority of tlie powers received It nynipathetl csiiy. Befiia declares Russia would not consent to the truce as the Rus sisn ChursUsas doss net fall c? the same day as that o' the Other coun tries. Rumo.' persists that the, German cruiser Dresden, one of the squad ron which was defeated by the Brit ish squadron in the South" Atlantic, either, bas been sunk or' hatf sought refuge in a neutral port. There is* no confirmation of this report tLh? confi dence that she will be caught la shown by the betting on Lloyd's, which'wail 25 to .S that the Dresden would be rounded up by January-9. Resolution "Voted Down, ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.?Repre sentative Gardner's demand for a hearing on his resolution for an in vesti gat ion into the nation's military preparedness was voted dow*. by 'the house rules committee by a straight party vote of 6 to 8, oil Democrats voting against It in Europe Can war could be plated on Southern farms It proper efforts I are made ~> to secure them. He explained the efforts of the labor, postofflce aad agricul tural departments to bring together "the jobless man. and the maaless lob, tbe landless; man and tho man less land.*'-' - ' ' J. J. DoKInder. an expert of Dntch ^ulouiiniiup, woo rrrccini?y cxmo from Holland, said many- Dutch and Bet- ' ?ian farmers ruined by the war were ?nxious to come <o tbe Ontted Btatei. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida, president Of the Bouthera Commercial Congress, presided at tho Misions. Many Southern Biates were represented by officials. The committee chosen to decide on i definite plan to encourage desirable immigration ili >i composed of. Dr. Jwens. T. It Preston, Chattanooga: Tush MacRao, WIUWngton.VN. CXj.JI. 7. Richards, industrial commission er. Southern Railway. Woe'?lngtcn, and Etobcrt M. Mlxson, a member >f the South Carolina legislature.