The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, December 25, 1914, Image 1
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
ANDERSON, S. G,FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1914.
PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR
The French, Germans, R
Claim Progress at
rious Armies Are Fig
Not Exceeded Since
Of Interest Shifts t
Russians Have Resun
Austro-German Fore
There is heavy fighting nearly
everywhere along the entrcched line
in Belgium and France and in the
eastern zone virtually from the Bal
tic Sea to the southern side of the
Carpathians. News ihat has been por
. mitted to filter through offici?t chan
nels is. not sufficient, however, to
. show clearly what any of the con
tenders has gained or lost.
The French, the Uermnns, the Rus
sians and the Austrians all claim
progress at various points, but none
asserts that a decisive advantage has
been gained. From all sldeB. however,
the official reports continue to show
heavy casualties and,that large cap
tures of prisoners and of munitions of
war are tatting place.
France, through hef parliament, ap
parently has given evidence of her de
f, termination'. to' prosecute tho war to
the end. Both branches of parliament
have passed unanimously the govern
ment's bill appropriating $1.700,000,
000 to meet the expenses of the next
six months, including the cost of the
war. . . .
A newspaper dispatch from Athens
asserts that Austria twice has tried
to malic peace with Servla, but -that
each time Servia declined the propo
sal. .
The London stock exchange will
cnoen for business January . -1, ' but
t;u'i:ng will be restricted by strin
gent iegulatiuns imposed by the eras
ury.
on tho east coaBt" -of England.
Jlotrio has received ? rumor that
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
Hungary is dying;
Queen Wilhelmina has decided per
sonally to take $1,000.000 of The
Netherlands' war loan of $110,000.
000.
(By AmqclkcU Pre**.)
LONDON, Dec. 23.? Tho Allies in
tho weal, the Germans in Poland and
the Russians in East Prussia and
Galicia continue offensivo operations,
but the advances have heen so slight
as to be almost imperceptible In tho
long run, however, the ground gained
may prove vital and the various ar
mies are fighting with an intensity
not exceeded since the war began.
In Poland tho center of interest has
shifted slightly to the south. Finding
the direct road to Warsaw blocked
by RuGslan reinforcements, the Ger
mans made an attack from the south
west and have reached Sklerniewice.
pome 40 miles from tho Polish capi
tal. They thus far. j have; failed to
pierce the Russian' lines, but have
forced Grand Duke Nicholas .to with
draw from before Cracow.- In this,
one of tho chief, alms, of their, of
fensive against Russia, ' the Germans
have been successful. v '-;
In Gallcia the Russians have re
sumed the offensive against the Abs1
fro-German forc?s which have poured
in from the west and across the Car
pathians: According, to the bUcst
Petrograd report,, the Russians have
inflicted heavy' losses on these forces,'
while in the north they have pursued
back into the interior of East Pros
R
Donation to
' . . the Aonai?t?a .Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.?Southern
States rank third, while western
States have favored slightly above the
eastern and middle ^ Atlantic group inv
, the -gehorol education board's dona-!
tlon of $10,682;l)9l to tho cause of edu-'
': cation, according to a fourth install
ment of tho board's report,' made pub
lic today. ''.'".'
To-western SUttbs the " report sets
forth there has 'been -given outright
t2,SS7,TS1 an? pij?v?n? tuuiribiriiong.
the exact amount of which is not
stated,' have been mado to a supple
mental sum. of .$16i406,74l f To cas
ern and middle Atlantic States, the
sum given outright ,was $3.662,186;
. the supplemental sum to. which .tha
* board subscribed -an amount n?t de-r
hlgnat?d. was $16,247.030; Southern
States receiv?d ?mtrlght $3,052.025:
ATid Ui'? nujip?nmentai sum io wnicn
the board contributed in this case was
147,162.
Following are the donsAions >made
to educational iMUtuUons in the
south by tho board since its inception:
::;Miryland ;*25O.O00: Virginia $400.
000; North Carolina $S07.416; South
Carolina $104,176: Georgia $232.33$; :
Alabama $21.7W>j MtesTMppi ' $i50,
ussians and Austrians All
Various Points?The Va
hting With an Intensity
the War Began?Center
o the South in Poland,
led the Offensive Against
es in Galicia.
sia a small Gorman army which made
ja feint at Warsaw from the northeast,
j Although the Allies have scored
I some successes in the west, they are
meeting with stubborn resistance and
military- men warn the public that
very heavy casualty lists must be ex
pected before any serious Impression
can be made on the German entrench
ments.
Activity seems to have been resum
ed along the Belgian coast, for it if
announced that the Allies have made
slight progress between the sea and
the road from Nieuport to WeBtendc.
At other points similar fighting i*
proceeding here with success and
there reverse or failure of attack.'
Airmen on both, sides have been
busy and aeroolaues have been
swarming over Belgium, the fliers re
connoitering movements of the oppos
ing troops and occasionally dropping
bombs. Bruges and Brussels have
been visited by. aviators from the
ranks of the Allies while Bethune and
other towns in northern France have
received attention from the Germans.
Granted Xmas Leaves
WEST .PUNT, N. V., Dec. 23.?
More than 300 cadets of the three up
por' classes of the Military Academy
have been granted Christmas Jeaves
ranging from four to eight days from
toady. The entire ?"pleb?" cl?so must
remain here over the holidays.
STUQEfiTS
RAID LUNCH STAND
Swarm Into Room and Behind
Counters and Destroy Proper
ty Valued at $50.00.
^iKrial to The Tnlrtlignne^r.
GREENVILLE, S. C.. Dec. 23.?
Some of the Clemson students, en
route on a special train from the col
lege to their homes, raided the Union
news stand lunch room at the south
ern station herb this afternoon. The
students swarmed into the room and
behind the counters. The1 keeper of
the stand estimates that they took!
and destroyed about, fifty.. dollars
worth of his - property, 'for which they
did not pay htm: Magazines, lunches,
bottles of grape Juice, aalt and pepper
stands aud other articles were taken.
, Later on in the afternoon ' some
members of the Clems on faculty
guaranteed to .tho stand keeper that
they would . make satisfactory-settle
ment with him and requested that he
ask the papers to withhold the story.
Ho had .previously informed the. pa
pers of. the trouble, .thinking it was
bis one'chance'to got even, and feel
ing outraged at'the conduct of the
students. ,
I No arrests were made, though two
I police officers were on tho scene.
<>~---~??ieest?oc-1.
ank Third in
ause of Education
Q0?; Arkansas $176,000; Tennessee
5625,000; Kentucky $125,000; Texas
$40.000 ; I Florida : $50.000. ! Total 1 $3.
052,625,
I Donations in detail included:
! . Maryland?-John Hopkins Universi
ty $250iOOv..'.
< Virginia?Emory ? and Henry Col
lege $50,000; .Randolph-Macon Col
logo /two appropriations) $60,000;
Itand.olph-Macon Woman's ! College
College" .$75,000; Richmond College
$150,000} .University' of Virginia $50.
0003, Washington Mid Lee ? Uulvereitv
(two appropriations) $105,000.
. North Carolina?Davidson College
$75,000; Y Meredith College $50,000;
Salem Academy and College $75,000;
Trinity College $150.000; Wako For
ijfifk College $29,416.
South. Carolina?Converse . Collcgo
$50,000; Furman University (two ap
propriations) $50,000; Wofford Col
lege '(VkU appropriations $$4.176.
TennvWer--George Peabody Col
les* f Or .^Sonera *250.p0Qr M?ryvU>.
College VtfO.OOO; /Union University
$25,000; Nniversbty of Ctattanoogoa
$150,000; Vanderbilt University $150,
000.
Octagon Hou*e, Where Tteaty of Ghent Was Signed
? g - ;
This is the Octagon Iiotiso, Wash
ington, occupied by President Madison
100 years ago when he signed the
Treaty of Ghent, which was followed
by 100.years of peace between the
United States and Great Britain. In
the lust war with Great Britain the
White House was burned, and the
president had to seek other quarters.
' In the presence of delegates to the
national convention of - the American
Federation of Architects President
Wilson will on'"Dec-ember 24, the one
hundredth anniversary of the signing
of the treaty, unveil a tablet com
memorating the event. The old
house was built jn 1800, and was at
the time President Madison occupied
it, one of the great ni n usions of the
capital.
{Today Marks a Century of Peace
Between liish-Speaking Nations
The People of the United
Will Observ? the On?
Original Plans Called
lions in This Country
But This is Upset by t
* gian City now is Occt
Whom England is at
(Uy ArooclnU-fl Press.). 1
NEW YORK, Doc 23.- The pooplo |
o{ tbo United States and Great. Brit- <
ain tomorrow will observe the one t
hundredth anniversary .of the signing i
of the treaty of Ghent, by reminding <
themselves tltat the day marks a cen- i
lury of peace among English-speak- i
.Ing nations, - ; (
j The original plans called for a se- I
ries of celebrations in this country c
and acrosa the water. It was to have"H
begun in Ghent on ChriBtmos Eve 1
with a'.banquet tendered by the Bur- c
gomaBter tb 50 representatives of the t
I United States; 50 Englishmen and r>0 .?
Canadians in the hall where the treaty 1
was signed. This'plan is upset by t
the fact the ancient Belgian city now (
Is occupied by the Germans, with i
whom England is at.war. 1
"To mark the day. the American t
and British committees, which had t
been arranging for the peace cen te- t
nary; Issued communications for aim- ;c
ultaneoUs. publication Thursday morn- c
Ing in the newspapers In England and \
the United States. I
Tho British statement expresses tbo' c
hope that '"the disarmed frontier be- t
tween the United States and Caueda c
may long continue as an example to ,
tho world of the eafe defence of the .s
mutual respect and trust In the ?f- ?
fairs of nations," and prays that "the a
peace between the British and Ameri-' D
can democracies, which has. so long t
endured, may never be broken." The t
British committee hac purchased Sul- t
grav. Manor; the; ancestral home of (
.George Washington, In England, with >
a view to presenting It to ;the Auaerl- t
can people, but this feature of the ecl
eh rat ion eJbo has been postponed un- .
til after,the war.
The American committee, notwith-!
standing -Hie war. purposes to carry t
out In part its original .Intention of S
celebrating tho peace centenary, and g
in lt? communication issued over th? ,
signature of a number of widely 1
known citizens, urges suitable com
memoratioh of , ratification of the *
treaty by the United States which.foi- u
lowed immediately upon the arrival .
of its draft in February, 1814/ The 1
dales ( specified are February 17 , and H
18, for formal Adressas ai- State iijjs? ~?
Itals, and February 22, folvexerclaes ?
In the schools. *
The Atnerlcsn .communication Is as Jj
follows ^ 2
"One huindred years agojoday there j
TTifi S?gSCd'?tt G;,^nl in r lancers the ~
treaty of peace hot'ween Great Brit- 0
ain and the United States; which n
marked the close of what has hapbily v
b'roTid' to fee. the last.- war betweep' 0
Ka^linh-spoaklng t>ebntes of the earth. 6
Today the city of Ghent is at <he Very <|
center of .tHu terrible . conflict; that n
raieeo la Europe.
"Tho. American : '-.>???>- centenary l{.
committee can not permit this a nui
State? and Great Britain
Hu^^reii?^^lprtivcrsas y
. for a Series of Celebra
' and Across the Water
he Fact the Ancient Bel
spied by Germans, With
War.
i-ersafy to pass' without inviting the
. h ought tu I attention ot their fellow
dtlzens to the contrast, presented by
he century Ipng. period of peace
vlilch English-speaking peoples have
mfdyed among themselves on the one
mud. ami tho appalling destruction of
ife, property acd great monuments of
ivinzution which tho European, war
n volves on tho other. IL hod been
mr confident hope that .the..example
vhlch the English-speaking peoples
?aye sot in their rotations with each
>ther. would bo followed by tho other
treat nattons or tho earth in their
teveral inlernctional relations. It
tad been our earnest desire that the
tplrit of peaceful and friendly coop
eration whtch each ot these people's
nanifea?y to\l<.rd Aie p/jhple'Of tie
Jnited States would also mark the*
leallng? with one jinother. Unfor
unately .this W'as not..to be. and we
ire sorrowfully called upon to .mark
>ur centenary celebration in the midst
if the most terrible and destructive
var that history records. '
"Even at such a time. Ate must avow
m ce . more, pur smy pathetic faith in
h? supremacy of justice over force,
if. law over right. We rejoice In the
peaceful relations of a hundred years
imong all English-speaking peoples,
tnd particularly in the undefended
ind unfortified line nearly four thous
md miles In length, which divides the
errltory of the United States from
hat of the Dominion of Canada. 'Tho
nutual trust, forbearance and belp
ulness which, make that undefended
loundary a link and pot A harrier be
ween.two peoples, we offer as an ex-,
impie io our warring brothers across
he sea. "
"it has been our purpose, when our
ommltteo was organized in 1910, to
dan. for, a great celebration of the
ontonary anniversary by various
nethods which haW now. because ot
he. terrible war which is still con
vulsing Europe 'and disturbing tho
/hole world, become' impracticable
mill the close of the conflict.
TTJut we appeal to the people in all
ho States "and to all civic bodlea: to
prark this notable anniversary by
uitable exercises in . churches-of, nil
?nomlnatlonB on the 14th of Febru*
;ry> the date agreed upon for that
l?rpbse with our. associate, the Canu
te n committee; by formal addresses
t the capitals of the resnectivo States
n the 17th and ?Stu.wf FwurtUiryi iho
ates of the ratiflcUlon ana procla
mation of the treaty: and also by.apr
xoprlate er/'dses In allthe schools
% the '22nd day of February, or on
huh later dato or dates in tho spring
f 1915 as may be locally deemed
referable:
"By which all tho children of Amor*
gt>should bo instructed on tie, elgnl
T^tctoTll^^
NO .COHN?! .ITH
GEH G0?N?
Men Arrested in Connection With
Alleged Conspiracy to Blow ,
Up Steamer Arraigned in
Court.
(Ry AswiinUxt Pre**.} ' ,
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.?Hans
Hallo, George Summer? and George
Brlnkinan, arrested last night in con
nection with an alleged conspiracy to
blow up a tranB-Atlantic British or
French steamer by means of a dyna
mite bomb to he coneealod in her
cargo, were arraigned here today io
the criminal district.' court. They
were charged with violating a 8tato
statute relating to preparing bombs to
be used is destroying ships,
Halle announced that ho wished to
enter a plea of guilty, but Judge Bak
er refused to accept the plea and the
prisoner was remanded to jail in- de
fault of $1,000 bnd. Summers also
was unable to furnish bond. The case
of Brinkman, who was held aB an ac
cessory, was dismissed.
The statute ander which Halle and
Summers will be tried was enacted
by the State assembly immediately
after the Boer war and resulted from
the'arrest hero of n person who- was
accused of placing a bomb on board
a vessel at Cbalmette. The vessel was
loading mules for the use of the Brit
ish forces in South Africa. The-max
imum punishment for violation of the
law is 20 years imprisonment.
. Dr. P. Kuh. German consul general
here, today Issued a statement saying
the men had - no official connection
with th? German government . .
Presents Employes
With Xmas Turkeys
r '(Ry Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, !}ec. 23.?President
Wilson today presented each of. the
White House employes with a 15
pound turkey as a Christmas present.
He distribued 125 turkeys, remember
ing the policemen as'well as all the
clerks and domestics.
li\ Tho president plans to commemo
rate his wife's memory by emulating
hor action of last year in'distributing
useful presents to some of the city's
poor. ' Mr. Wilson is a regular Con
tributor to the Washington Associat
ed Charities and through that agency
.will assist in making many needy
families comfortable.
. v??6vs?vv jvmaage suit*
DENVER; Colo.. Dec. 23.-r~Solt for
$6,252,000 damages was filed in feder
al court here today by Ruf us c. Elder
and Frank E. Mann, executors of tho'
be ta to of George W. Elder, against the
Western Mining Company and other
corporations m.d individuals. The
damages ar? for minerals said.to have
been taken from certiin mines under
a lease which tha' complainants ids*
claire is veld, ' : !
.. ...^
BIG BREWING
COMPANY FAILS
A $12,000,000 CORPORATION
GOES INTO HANDS OF
RECEIVERS
STATES VOTING
"DRY" THE CAUSE
Crowning Blow Came in Lots of
West Virginia? Saying Nothing
of Virginia Going Dry*
(By AmocIsUU Press.)
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 23.?The Hos
tcr-Columbus Breweries Company, a
$12,000,000 corporation, went into tho
hands or receivers today on order of
the federal court. Decreased demand
for beer, adverse legislation and the
voting "dry" or many States and
counties in the last eight years was
given nB the cause.
The appointment of receivers was
made by Judge Safer upon a showing
that the company had defaulted pay
ment upon a Judgment of-$3,518.
The company had $4,350,000 out
standing capital atock and $4,909,099
outstanding bonds, with $6,000,000
stock and the same amount of bonds
authorized. Most stocks and bonds
were secured by mortgages on prop
erty owned by the brewery company
in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Indiana and New Jer
sey.
In Us statement the company de
clared the voting dry of West Virginia
was "the last straw" jr.. a series of
legislative acts whi' . recucea ser
iously the sale of It product.
Reviewing the passage of laws In
Ohio by which they said their busi
ness was reduced, officials'of f he com
pany concluded with th!f>'-statement:
' In .1914 tho ci^wnln'gibjpw .came
>ra^be-10BB-o^West Wt&iWwhere'
we did. a business of nearly $500,000
a year, to say nothings of old Virginia's
toting dry, to go iuto\ effect in 1916,
"Tho company has no debts or lia
bilities except its regular monthly ac
counts, 'accumulated slncp Docembcr
1, and tho interest on it* outstanding
bonds from July 1, due January 1, to
gether with slaking 'fund require
ments."
Out of Employment :
Jumps From Building
mv Aworuted PretO
IUCHMON. Va, Doc. 23.?MISS Eliza
beth Smith, aged 22, of Durham, N.
C, a stenographer out-of employment,
jumped from tho tcn'h floor of an of
fice building this aftornoon and was
1 crushed to death.
Oldest Woman In U. N. Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.?Mrs. Hannah
Koskoff, said to have been the oldest
woman in the United States, died
hero today. According to the most
authentic records In the possession
Of descend un ts she wau 117 years Old,
having been born In Kief, Russia, in
1797.
1Es>Gov. Ansel Recommended.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.?Former |
Gov. M. P. Ansel,* of South Carolina,
< was recommended by Representative '
!-Alken to President Wilson today for
membership on the new federal trade
commission. 1
Little Girl is Grot
Beneath Car Wl
. r , -V;. . I .. i
Special to Tho Intelligencer.
GREENVILLE, Dec. 23.?Marie
Gays, a little white girl of less than
seven, years,-was run over and killed
this afternoon by a street car on
Mam KtreeL
Hundreds of Christmas shoppers
were horrified by the accident. Tbo
little child, with her mother, started
to cross the street, and proceeding her
.mother by several feet, stepped but
on the track in front of the car. Be
fore Mo tor man D. P| Campbell could
I j a i
Farm School Destroyed
at Asheville, N. C.
(Dr AMoefkUd Pnua.)
ASHEVILLE. N. C, Dec. .23.-*
Damage to the amount of $40,000 WM
'done by Games which destroyed the
main building ttf the Asheville Farm
School, a short distance from this
city, this afternoon. Other buildings
were saved alter catching Are oh sev
eral occasions. The institutton Is tho
Xroperty of the home mission board
t the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.,
Which founded It 23 years ago. A new ?
building will be built on the site of.
the burned Structure, It was announc- {
t?d tonight., I
PREPARING FOR
ANOTHER FICHT
PROHIBITION LEADERS RE
ALIGNING FORCES FOR
64TH CONGRESS
NEXT VOTE WILL
SHOW A BIG GAIN
Rep. Hobson Reiterates Prediction
That Question Will Be a Para
mount Issue in 1916.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23,?-Undis
mayed by the defeat in the house last
night of the Hobson resolution for a
prohibition constitutional amendment,
prohibition leaders bogen re-aligning
their forces today for another fight
in the 64th congress which meets
next December.
Representative Hobson declared a
vote at the next session would sb
a material gain for the cause and v*i
iterated bis prediction that should mo
I amendment fall again the , question
I would be a paramount iSBue in the
campaign of 1916.
Prohibition leaders in congress gen
erally are Inclined to believe it would
be a waste of time to attempt to get
action In the. .senate this session on
Senator Sheppard's prohibition
amendment resolution which. la a dup
licate of the defeated houeo measure.
South Trimble, clerk of the house.
I examined last night's final roll call
for opponents of the Hobson resolu
tion and found that 138 of those who
, voted agalnBt the measure have been.
i re-elected and will serve, in the next
(congress. With the ,485>members o';
the houae voting. 14G negatives defeat
n proposed constitutional amendment.
So. if all those who voted against the'
! resolu?ou . last night Holdtbsjr
| portions It is P~? -
members ln.th.fi %iu*v ? '?????""' ?? *uu?c.
certain in another defeat,
FireWnifnn on Pctitiona.
KANSAS ITV..Mo., Dec.'33*?Mom
hArs of the prohibition nartv ?trom
tOnnnn. Iowa and M'snnnH will n??<?fc.
! Imrp Janimrv 3 to launch a new c?m
nntp-n to get the num?? of <i?n million
votor? on notifions for national pro
hibition. Amrme the st??(?ir?PB Rn
prkiineed are Pi^hmond P." Hobson and
Rimone N, Chofln.i
The cftirtnaien will l?nt 120 days
I and t.h fflMHtntA *?ia canvaRa the coun
try has been divided in 11 districts.
Fatally Injured Fighting Fire.
(Rv AhwIr'KT Prra'i.)
GHARLOTTSV?LLEi Va,, Dec. 23.
?Neariv an entire business block on
East Main street was destroyed by
! tire. wh<cb started at 9 o'clock to
night. Three larse buildinra occupied
by stores were burned. The loss' is
more than $100.000. 8. R. Gleoson,
a fireman, son of a leading merchant
kwas fatally iniured by.a fall from an
lefi-covered ladder.
^ 7
V m per o r Francis Joseph Dying.
(By AMKiatod Pre**,)
ROME, Dec. -23,?(4:60 p. m.l?A
rumor is. in circulation here, that Em
peror Francis Joseph, of Austria
Hungary, Is dying.. The report has it
that the. emperor-king has received
the last sacraments.
md to Death
heels in Greenville
stop the car, the front truck had run
on the small body. Th? child jled
while en route to the hospital.
Several persons who witnessed the
accident fainted on the streets. A
pall was thrown over the shopping
crowd, and especially .those who
heard the pitiful screams of the moth
er as. she saw her daughter, ono of
her two children, ground to death be
neath the wheels of the traction car.
The inquest will be held Thursday
morning.
Two More Ships
Loaded With Food
NEW YORK, Dec. 23^--Two more
Ziti^Z ?C*uvu >i?x ?uO? JOr UOlglUIQ
sailed from the United States today.
They are the St, XenU^enie, ;rrotn
New York, and UiO/rWr^a'^rrbm'
Philadelphia. .
The 8t. Kentigerne ha?, -on board.
40,000 bushels of wheat j'rtoin the
West. The Ferrona carried-a'- combi
nation care* mado up of contrrbutiotts
from the. Belgian ; relief fund;;, the
Rockefeller Foundation, and the cofu
mlsslon for relief In Belgium,