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ntellioencEf TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Weekly, Kpfalilfolied I860; Dally, Jan. 18,1014. ANDERSON, S. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1915. PRICE $1.50 THE YBAR FEAR ADDITIONAL E BELIEVED DEATH ROLL WILLI CONTAIN FULLY 30,000 NAMES ALL ITALY TURNS TO RESCUE WORK Thousands Are Digging in Ruins] in Hone of Finding a Few Who Are Still Alive. (By AasodaUd Press.) HOME, Jan. lG.-.Fear cf additlonl shocks is, feH. throughout the earth quake, devastated district, according to reports brought to Rome by refu gees. Basis for this anxiety is found in a dispatch from Sora, which says another strong earthquake occurred there last night, demolishing the walls of partly ruined buildings. Scant reports only of death and damage in remote places have bean received "the huurs'aiksn from the lar ger places still is incomplete, but there is no reason to doubt that when the death roll' Is made up it will con tain fully 30,000 names. Probably twice that number were Injured. The places which apparently have suffered moat were Avezzano with about 10,000 willed; Pescinas, 5,000; Celano, 4,000; Censhio, 2,400; Marsia, 1,000; Daterno, 1,000; San Pellno, 650: and Fratruro, 200. It Is reported that Masa d'Albe lost one-eighth of Its population, whim Pesoasseroll was completely burned. In the devastated area there are ncores of hamlets of which probably only a small'percentage of the popu lation escaped. The same is believed to be true in the-rural districts. All. Italy has turned Its attention to rescue work.. Thousands of soldiers und volunteers are digging frantically lp the rulBB In the hope that they may release- a few who are still alive. Hun dreds Of bodies are being recovered, but first attention is being given where it 1b believed there iB a possi bility the occupants of ruined dwel lings may not yet have perished. Vigorous efforts ere being made to despatch doctors, nurses, medicines and food to the ruined citieB and vil lages. Criticisms have beep voiced-be cause of delay in sending medicines to some places destroyed, but it is point ed out tbst the difficulties of transpor tation made greater speed impossible. The Injured are being cared for in makeshift hospitals established in the ruined towns or in tne hospitals of Rome and other cities. Trsins filled with survivors are arriving here con stantly and refugees have been given the boat of care. Large sums are b? iqg subscribed for the relief of suffer ing and Pope Benedict is one of the iarge contributors. . King Victor Emmanuel has return ed to Home after visiting many of tbe places in the earthquake zone where he directed the work of rescuers and personally distributed relief. PRESIDENT WILSON SENDS ' MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY . WASHINGTON, Jam 16.?President Wilson seht- the following message ^ sympathy .jtir day -to King. Victor Emmanuel of Italy. "i am greatly shocked at the news of the terrible calamity which has fal len on Italy and her people. I beg to assure your majesty of my sincere sympathy and that of the government and people of the United States in this moment of ^widespread suffering and ?j GeneraMJtorge W. Davis, chairman of the central committee, American Red CroSs, discussed with the Presi dent today tbe-situation In Italy and plans for extending relief. Ambassa dor Pago at Rome cabled the state department,' however, that the Italian government would accept no aid from foreign governments and It was decid ed to postpone fox; tho time a procla mation by the President caUiig op Americans for financial aid. :~ General. Davss suggested that aid; ralgh< 1?? extended through the Ital ian. Red Cross,since the Italian gov ernment did not wish, to receive It and 1 Ambassador' Page:;<:wafa -asked* by the state, department! to. is?ertpin If this cMrW vM&> t&fai w|ta an* ?bjec-l tido. V-v-^U 1TALV8 MOtWtnlo iS -: I - IS SHARED BY BELGIANS PARI8, Jan. 16.?A message of condolence on the) earthquake disaster has been gent-by Klug'.'Albert' of Bel glum to King Victor Emmanuel cf It aly. "By tho uncalled for suffering of ray own people," King \ Albert tele graphed, "I understand po much more how great must be the sorrow, of your majesty and the queen in view of Ux* terrible Catastropha ycur country hai 4 cuffered. It is with ardent emotion ) think of the numerous victims aJjia* expras to your majesty sentiments of f profound sympathy/ Italy's mourntn Fiji be shared by the Belgian nation , .f^HHa^aff g oo ooo oo ooooooo o ooo o o o VILLA'S ARMY HURRYING o o TO MEXICAN CAPITAL, o o - o o EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 1C?Pub- o n sengers who arrived tonight from o o the south reported that Genera! o o Villa with hla army was prepar- o o Inf to depart hastily from Aguas o o Callentes for the national canl- o o tal. It was rumored here t??at o o Mexico City had been occupied o o by Carranza troops under Oen- o o eral Alvaro Obregon. o o Those who left the capital re- o n cently said that only a small o o force of Zapata soldiers had been o o left to defend the city. o o Q o oo ooo oo ooooooo o ooo GERMANS BREAK ALLIES' ATTACK La Boisselle Completely Destroy ed and Cleared of All French (Dy Atsorinted Press.) BERLIN, Jan. 16.?(By wlrcleBS to London, 3 p. m.)?The following offi cial statement was given out today at | the-war office: ) "In the western theatre of war on ly artillery battles took place In the neighborhood of NleuporL "The enemy's attacks on our- posi tions northeast of Arras were re-1 pulsed. In a counter attack our troopB captured two trenches , and made prisoners of the occupants. ' "The hamlet of La Bolsselte, north east of Albert, which ha8 been men tioned frequently of- late, was com pletely destroyed yesterday and clear ed of all Frenchmen. . . "Northeast of Solssons UUlet reigned. .The number of cannon captured. from the 12th to the 14th of January was increased to 35. "In the Argonne and in trie forest of Consenvoye, north of Verdun, trivial and for us successful ' en gagements took place. An attack of tho Allies i&o'Ji??tist of Saint Mlhiel i broke down at the start under our ! Are. , . "Nothing of importance has occur red in the Vosges. "In the eastern theatre of war thel situation is the same. Rainy, I gloomy weather has prevented all fighting." Lifts Embargo on Exportation of Oil! Ohr. AnoeUted Piwm.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.?The Brit- | iah embassy tonight, received word through the British legation'in Mex ico City that General Carranza had 1'Tied the Tampico embargo on ex portation of oil, which had threatened the fuel supply of the British fleet. No details of the extent of Carranza'a modification of his previous decree wai received but danger ; of serious complications was believed to 'have been removed. Negotiations still are being conducted to enable American and British Owned companies upon Whom prohibitive taxes had been lev led to reopen their plants. Severe Blizzard ' Sweeping the West I (By Associated Press.) Kansas CITY, Jaa. 16;?Severe snow, sleet and ram storms prevail ed over Kansas, Oklahoma and parts of Missouri, Colorado. New Mexico and Texas tonight Telegraph, and ; telephone communication was inter rupted. Temperatures' In the. storm-swept section weres. falling rapidly. No train from the westN arrived here on time and no, reports .were available on some. . " . ' ; At".Port Worth. Tex., the govern ment weather bureau warned cattle men to?protect stock, asserting a drop of abpuf 24 degrees before morning. fro bodies roinri) ****** for Victims of Yacht Disaster1 Has Been Fruitless. 3EAUP0RT, N; Jan. 15,?Search ror th e bodies of the five persons who were, killed in the explosion and fire which destroyed the power yacht in Pamlfco Sound, near Engelhard. N. C., yesterday has been fruitless so far as could be learned here tonight. Rela tives of those reported dead stir, ueld out hopes today that first reports were erroneous and th?t others - besides Mrs. J. W. Murray succeeded in escap es after the yacht> gasoline tank ex t 'jStu. Murray was blown overboard ny tho explosion and was picked up au hour later by a filshing boat She was clinging .to a piece of wreckage and was in an exhausted ceuCUion. Prince of Wales as He Appears at the Front This is ibe Prince of Wales In Uni te tu ?5 h? ??"'?>6?rs 'Whr.? hi ?iic ?r??it or near the front in France. Some despatches iave it that the prince has been urder fire, but few of those whose business it is to report the war believe this is true. The prince has been sont about the camps to show hlmse'if to the soldiers and cheer the Britishers who like to believe their future king is a soldier. In this photo graph lie seems very pale and thin, which may Indicate that the. hard ships he has encountered have not agreed with him. WILL NOT ACT ON LIQUOR MEASURE Alabama Governor Will Leave . ..Coim?MiaUon Prohibition , : Bill to His Successor. (By Associated Press.) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 16.?The Merritt Statewido prohibition bill was paSccd late today by the State senate, 20 to 6, and Immediately was sent to Governor O'Neal. Tonight the Gover nor, whose term of office expires at noon, Issued a statement in which he said he Would not act on the measure, leaving consideration of it to bis suc cessor, Charles Henderson. Governor O'Neal charges in hip statement that the majority in the leg islature have attempted "to assassin ate the Democratic party," ignored their platform pledges; nullified the expressed wishes of the people, and proved unfaithful to the Voters who elected them, BLQOD SPOTS ON FLOOR Rallegb, N. Cm Retired Business Han Found Read With Bullet Hole la Head. RALEIGH. N. C.; Jan. 16.-rM. T. Norrie, aged 65, retired business man, was found dead with a bullet hole over his right. ear early today In a yard iri. the rear of his home here. A pistol was lying nearby. Relatives said Mr. Nortis heard unu cual poises in the rear of His homo during the night. He investigated, but could find nothing, and again retired. This was the. last Seen of him alive. InvSstigaiors said a window had been forked in the kitchen and blood spots were found on the floor. Americans Executed By Order of Cturanza Official* According to Reports Stnt by . Friends. SAN ANTONO, Tex., Jan. le.-^Gu*. tavo Hernandez and Francisco Ytur rla, Bald to be naturalized Americana or~ Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas, wore executed by order of Carranza officials at Rio Bravo, according to notifications received today by the famllleB of the two men. WAmiNUni: to information received by relativen of .the. men, they 1 were charged with supplying factions op posed to Carranza with arms and it is wore. confiscated when they were ar rested. ;It-Is stated that they, were hanged. A dispatch /from Donna late to night Stated that reports of ' the al leged, executions, were sent by friends of Hernandez and Ytnrrla Who we*a in Mexico ?t thevtlmb they were, ar rested and Stated that the information was', secured fl-om.;Mexican official; ; V Dshi?l Is made, by Carranza offl c?sli:i^t;?datamoroB that ibo men were put to death. The report that th? UM?i were American citizens al?o baa been q u esti on cd and * Oaanot be Con firmed tonight y . EARLY RELEASE DETAINED SHIPS DELAYS TO VESSELS NOW MEASURED IN DAYS RATH ER THAN WEEKS m U. S. PROTEST HAD SOME EFFECT Cuotoms Officials Instructed to Work Overtime to Get Con traband {Unloaded. (By Aspodntml Treis.) LONDON. .lau. 116.?There is every indication that the foreign oflicc and .admiralty are inaugurating a vigor ous policy for immediate Bearch and release of foreign ships suspected of carrying contraband. In many cases customs officials huve been Instructed to work overtime in getting the con traband unloaded so the detained ves sels may proceed. While the Washington protest against detention of American vessels doubtless bad some effect, the better ment In the situation probably Is duo in large measure, to receat perfect. jU of the contrabind department of the foreign oP'.ce and to improvement in the machinery for handling question ed cargoes. Delays to ships recently detained are being measured now In days rather than Weeks. The Associated'Press Is able to give from official sources the British ex planation concerning the 12 Bhlps carrying American cargoes whose de tention gave rise to the representa tions to Great Britain from Washing ton. . The Arkansas, Banish, was detain ed for a complete examination because she. carried consignments believed to | be destined, to enemies of Great Brit ain. The Canton, Swedish, had on board copper for the agent of a German Arm.-Rubber she carried was released as a courtesy to Sweden, although England was satisfied it would have been condemned by a prize, court. The Canton reached KirKwall Decem ber 2, was taken to another port for examination and cleared that port De cember 22. The copper was held for a prize court. > The Virginia. Danish, arrived at Kirfcwall December 24 and proceeded to New Castle where she discharged her consignments of rubber which were placed before the prize court. She cleared port January 7. The Augusta. Swedish, was detain ed December 29 carrying rubber and aluminum. The aluminum was thrown Into the prize court but the vessel was permitted to proceed with the rubber,' The New Sweden, Sweden, arrived at Kirkwall December 22 carrying aluminum,' nlcklc and copper. She was sent to New Castle and portions of the cargo under suspicion were un loaded. The ship proceeded January 9. - The Kentucky. Danish, arrived at Kirkwall December 18 and waa au thorized to proceed December 20 to Lelth to discharge her cargo of meat, known to be intended for on enemy of Great Britain. The Kentucky strand ed In Fraaerburgh bay. and was float ed December 28, but because of the accident and the position of the meat In the hold a delay In unloading Was unavoidable. . The Harold was pormltted to pro ceed with a delay of only a few hours. . The Brlndtlla, Amerir^s, formerly ? German tank'ship, loaded a cargo of the Interned German ship Exc?lsic?* in the Azores in December. She was not detained, but appears subsequently to have encountered navigation diffi culties and put into Saint Helen's for a pilot The John D. Rockefeller arrived ?U the Downs' December 16 with a full cargo of naphtha and benzoin for Scandinavian ports. She waa permit ted to proceed December 24. The Joseph W. Fordnoy put. In at Falmouth November 23 - and cleared two days later. No part of her cargo was detained. The Edward W. Pierce arrived at F?l mot* h December 9 with 3,000 gal lons of vaseline consigned to Copen hagen, but the ultimate destination of tho vaseline was questioned. She waa permitted to proceed December 11. The George Haw ley arrived at Fal mouth December 1 with a large con signment of lubricating pih the desti nation of Which was questioned. Be cause of the unwillingness Of the captain or' owners to discharge th? Oil, the ship was held until the end of the month. Then It was permit ted to proceed with the oil, as a'cour tesy to the American embtissy. - ?;?.? May Request Another Warship, Washington Jan. 16.?The state, de partment probably will request that another war*tip be sent to Ha?tien waters to lock out for foreign inter ests during the present revolution. The . cruiser Washington , with 160 marines is preparing to leave Hamp ton Roads Moitjlay for Haiti, Daniels'? Campaign: "See America First." "See America first," is the slogan of the new superintendent of the twelve national parks : under the charge of the Interior Department at Washington. Mark Daniels, the Cali fornia landfY*ar4 engineer, recently appointed to the place just created, has taken up the work not only of handling the natioual parka on a scientific basin, but of convincing the people-that they have spent-millions to go to- Europe for scenery when they had much better at home. ABOUT $240 EACH TWenty-IVo Vessels Carrying 21,171 Horse* to European War Zone Have Sailed From Newport News. ty Aiwx-intrd Prow.) 'NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. Jan. 16.? Since NoveTnber 3, when the first ves sel left Newport News with a cargo of horses for use by the armieB of the Allies lu tho European war zone, a total of 21,173 horses valued'at $5, 08G.730 have been shipped through this port on 22 steamers, according to figures obtained at the local eus* toxns house today. Three more ves sels are here now for horses and many more are expected. In.November three shipB carried 2, 607. animals, valued at $651,7-50; 13 ships carried 12,280 head, valued at $2,881.380, during tho month of De cember, and up to date in January six steamers haVp carried 6,284 horses, valued at $1,(153,650. From these fig ures It will bo noted that the average value of the horses has been about $240. Urges Senate to Vote Absolute Prohibition <B" AunelaUd Prew.1 WASHINGTON, .ma. !?.?Declaring the liquci' interests had defeated prop er administration of the Dittrict of Colcaibla "model license" law,. Sena tor Jouea urged the Senate today to vote-- absolute prohibition as- a rider to tho Dlstrlbt of Columbia appropria tion bill. The excise .board, he said, bad located 18 saloons Illegally, and Joseph C. Sheehy, a member of the board, had resigned to become attor ney tor liquor dealers seeking licen ses. In one instance, he said, Sheehy and associate counsel entered Into a contract to procure a transfer of a li cense for $5,500. THE. SURVIVORS ARE SUFFERING SEVERELY LONDON. Jan. 17.?Eighteen towns and villages have been destroyed by the earthquake, 13 others .left with scarcely a building and li have suf fered ' lesser damage, the Lloyd's Mews announces in a Rome dispatch. Survivors are suffering severely, the correspondent says, and in many places 36 hours elapsed, before the Srst relief corps arrived. The vast Abrusxl region is almost levoid of hospitals, the dispatch con tinues, and the people still are ter rorised by almost Incessant earth romors, ' Ninety eight of these mocks are said to have been counted n the last 24 hours. The correspondent asserts that the [tallan government. has announced hat in view of'tho. present intorna loal upheaval no contributions fpr ?arthquake victims can be accepted rom foreign countries oven If they iro neutral in tho war. n od ooo ou ooooooo o ooo o O u TURKEY ANNOUNCES o o liRITlNH VESSEL Ml'NK o o - o o (By Associated Press.) o o BERLIN, Jau. 1G.?The Turkish o o official statement issued in Con- a o Htuutinople today announces that o o the French submarine Saphir, o o while trying to enter the Dardun- o o elles, wub sunk by Turkish mill- o o lory. Part of the submarine's crew o o was rescued. o o - o n The Saphir displaced :t8G tons o o ami curried about 21 men. She o o wub 154 feet long, 12.7 feet beam, o o wob fitted wits Hlx torpedo tubes o o and was capable of traveling 12 o o knots on .the surface and eight o o knots submerged. She was built at o o Toulon in 190*. o o o ooo o ooooooo oo ooo oo o DEMOCRATS SPLIT OVER SHIP BILL Progressive Republican* Will port Measure if Amended to Their Satisfaction. (By Associated Pre**.) WASHINGTON, Jau. 16.?Division in Democratic ranks over the form of government ship purchase bill devel oped at a party caucus late today., held to clarify the legislative tangbi which threatens tho administrativ, i program for the short session. Although a resolution waB adopted to make the shipping bill the unnnish jed business of the Benate after pas ' sage of the District of Columbia ap propriation bill, it was accomplished only on deciston to hold another cau ,cub Monday night to pass on amend ments *to^e^nJ*?fur^as?~^nT."T'"*~' > Vigorous opposition to the govern ment ownership feature was express ed by several senators and several amendments, It was declared, would bo submitted to the caucus. With only six weeks of the regular session reiualning, senate leaders ha\o become uneasy. Some progressive Republicans, It Is said, will Join with the Democrats In support of the measure if it is amend ed to their satisfaction. CALM REIGNS ON ALL FRONTS Germans Use White Fkgs to Get Near Allies' Positions With out Hindrance. PETROGRAD, Jan. 16.?The follow ing official statement was issued to day by the war office. "On tbe night.of the 14th and yes terday comparative calm reigned on all fronts, rifle and artillery fire be ing heard only on the left bank of the Vistula and more especially on the Sochaczew-Bollmow front. "On. the rest of the front the Ger mans continued without success their efforts to resume the offensive. It has been established that in some place Germans used the white tip-* In order to get near our positions w jout hin drance. "The district north of Rawa was ex posed to tbe Are of heavy artillery. The Austrians bombarded also with guns of every large calibre, our Dun ajec front, and the station and town of Tarnow experienced their fire, but without any effective result for the enemy." ASKS WILSON TO APPROVE THE IMMIGRATION BILL Also to Do Everytl?ng In.IIIs Power to Obtain Final Passage of Seaman's RIIL WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.?Samuel Gompers, and .the executive council of tbe American Federation of Labor, asked President Wilson tonight to ap prove the immigration bill, now before him, and to do everything in bis power to obtain final passage of the seaman's bill, a bill to regulate the use of con vict, labor and a workmen's compensa tion bill for employes In interstate commerce. 1 The President made no deflnlto promises but afterwards Mr. Gompers said he was "greatly encouraged" aud that the President's attitude bad been "very cordial and sympathetic." BREWING INTERESTS WANT $300,000 DAMAGES CHARLESTON. W. Va., an. 16.? Brewing Interests forced out of busi ness by prohibition laws wilt ask the State, It became known today, to re* imburse them to the extent of $300. 006. They hold that since the Stato granted them charters to operate for 20 years the State should pay for tho time ?aken dwiiy by the prohibitory amendment. ?vjV'j ??; THE FRENCH APPARENTLY HAVE CHECKED GERMAN ADVANCE TURKS HAVE MET FURTHER DISASTER Eleventh Army Corps Sent From Erzerm Has Suffered Defeat at the Hands of Russians. (By Associated Vtvm.) LONDON. Jan. 10.?Olllcial report* dlscloso no new developments as a result of the German success in re gaining lout ground rib of Sbt?sonc and the Russian ad, e between the BaBt Prussian frontier and the Vistula river. The French, who ate strongly en trenched along the Aisne river on either aide of Snlnuina. ?Ith ths sr. slstance or tho Itoods apparently have checked any further German advance and big guns havo taken the place ol rifles and bayonets in the fighting re gion, fe'; In fact, artillery continues to play the leading role, although here abd there along the line attacks and coun ter attacks ha^s been made. ; The Germans in one or these r^cap. l.ured some trenches near CareneV, out their attacks elsewhere, particu larly near Fllrey, south of Tlhaucoajt where they have been most violent have not been so successful. < /*' The Germans have displayed much activity In their effort, to recoyei ground they lost du?i?c the ~Allies offensive undertaken- late Jn Decem ber. Their efforts are interpreted in some quarters as an attempt to re sume a .g?nerai oJfehalv*: ;Wltn th*? ground soft,\ndltttt^VWS.lft do not belleV? the Germans wtti up$? any such effort but as cuccees tnaj depend to a large extent on a surprjso, they may attempt the unexpected. ' In Poland, north and. ??utb, fight ing consiste largely o? a?ii??iv en gagements, but' here, ! tob, tho Ger mans continue to attack the Russian armies which block the road to War? saw. apparently without making head* way. Unless Field Marshal von Hinden burg has another army to meet the Russians, who had advanced almost to the German frontier on tho right bank of the lower Vistula, thio ham mering soon must cease, for with the freezing of the river, it would be pos sible for the Russian; to cross sad attack the Germans on flank and rear. The Austrians. like their allies, have brought forward heavy artillery and are trying to stop tho mubi iuu b.??Sy. which, ir It gets acrdSVU?) Dunajec river again, will threaten Cracow, The Russians have mo total guna on the Carpathians to wanl ofi the Aua tro-German fines reported to have been organised to prot ict Hungary from invasion, vhlle - in. V.0ukowtna they are concentrating fo* an advance Into Transylvania Thus any Austro Qermsn army which advances! in Hun gary will be open to attack from both north and east. The Turks are reported to have met further disaster at the hands of the Russians. ' * The Eleventh army corpa rent ffcrn Erze rum to help the broken Tenth Turkish corps, which war making a stand at Kara Urgan, according to Petrograd advices, has mot with a de feat which some correspondents de scribe as irretrievable. Should "tnU reverse prove as serious as reported the Turkish position would be ex tremely serious, for the Russian fie?t can pr?vient reinforcement being ?est from Europe, having: already nunk Bight sailing vessels carrying troops. Enver Pasha, the Turkish war min ister and leafer of the Young Turks; baa returned to Constantinople to pot Sown a conspiracy discovered thore igsinpt that organisation and particu larly against Enver Pasha himself. L : - .v.. 4 the Kress St?re, ?t 'S Charlotte Destroyed - i-.fi (By Associated 5?ras8.) CHARLOTTE, N. C.r SktL l?V-FlMl it 11:80 tonight destroyed the build ng occupied by tho Kreas Five and ren-cent Store ou Nonn Tryon ktreet, in the heaii of tho fcuolneas> 11 strict of this city. Tho origin of he fire is unknown; th? damage wilt each about $$0,000. v North Dakota Wins. . WASHINGTON, Jon. ' ls.?The bat leship North Dakota, cotamta.ded i>y !apta<n C P. Plnnkett, won the ale nentary battleship ?un and torpedo iractice of the Atlantic 'fleet'Sait yc^r. iy a score of 50,168. Secretary Daniels in neu need today. The Michigan On shed lost with a score of. 21,903, a