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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 18. Weekly, Established 1860; Dally Jan. 13, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1915. ?RICE FIVE CENTS LONDON PR FOR AU BLINDS WERE WHISKED DOWN AND7 CITY WAS SOON IN DARKNESS WAR SITUATION REMAINS THE SAME Submarine Attacks on British Merchant Ships Paramount Topic of Discussion. (By Ajuomt-d Pitis.) LONDON, Feb. 1.?Special orders Issued by tbo police early tonight caused blinds to be whisked down all over London, and repprts spread that live Zeppelin dirigible balloons, sight ed over Dover and presumably mak ing inland, had been fired on by the fort^. Parst of the city of London waited for more than two hours with blinds drawn, but nothing happened. In quiries elicited from the police that orders to prepare for an air raid had been issued by the war office, but wheher because aircraft really had" been sighted or as a rehearsal it was impossible to.ascertain. One message from Dover reported that the raiders bad beea driven' off, .but no details were forthcoming. This flurry broke the monotony of ; news from battle fronts, where none of the armies, either in the east or the west has delivered a blow suthcient to cause any shift in their alignment. German submarine attacks an British merchant ships continue the paramount topic of discussion, and predictions are made that food prices, already soaring, will go still higher if more raids are accomplished. West -coast shipping tonight temporary abandonment of all sailings for Bel fast, Liverpool and Glasgow. One other Dublin, company also has sus pended sailings, but other schedules are being maintained. The chief Solace Great Britain finds in the German submarine at ' tacks' ts ' that the craft thus used can not take pfirt in regular naval .opera tions. Out of the confused fighting in the Carpathianb, which continues to. domi ? nate the ^mllitary 'sltti?tibp"," '"'co?n?s nothing in the way of the decisive conflict, and perhaps the moBt signi ficant news from the east is the re port from Petrograd that Field Mar shal von Hidenburg is planning anoth er general onslaught on the Russian lines west of Warsaw. Artillery duels almost exclusively have been the measure of the recent fighting in France and Belgium. The German official statement., dismisses the western theatre with the terse announcement "nothing tb' report." ' Th?-French record only one infantry ..attack, southeast of Ypres, where they say they stopped a German attempt to advance. . ' The British parliament will reas ttemnlts tomorrow to consider war . time questions. Although no conten 4 tibus legislation will be debated, the labor-party will press tor government action with reference to the increase in the price of food, alien enemy .re strictions probably . again, will . be ' threshed out, and there is likely to be a further request for more informa tion on the recruiting situation. London newspapers are., pointing out the growing unrest in' labor cir cles and there is a belief in some ' quarters that this may necessitate ac tion by the government. Fifty thous and miners in West Yorkshire, whose agreement with their employers ex pires In a fortnight, are demanding -wage Increases on. a threat to strike. The Welsh miners are demao^tog ta? creased pay and better working con-' dittons, while, the railway men con - tend that their wages are,not hi kecp - Ing with th'e increased cost of living, i The first thing to be dealt with by - parliament, however, will be finance. The old. year wll be Wound utf and ' the new. estimates discussed. _. _ ?. ' ? -;-'? Extend Suffrage to Women. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 1.?The house tr .tgbt unanimously passed a Joint resolution to amend the State constl tutlon by extending suffrage to wo men. Both'houses passed the resolu tion last year and-if the senate acts favorably the question vill ,.b? sub mitted to voters. BUzK'ird In Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE. Wla., F?b. -1.?A blizzard of ui.usual proportions Is . a weening throughout Wisconsin, par alysing traffic There was scarcely an outlet from 'Milwaukee; 'either by telephone or telegraph, up to noon, ar* steam and electric roads suffer Seven Killed hTroitin? Wall*. ' GRAND RAPIDS, Mich . Feb. 1.? Seven wr amen clearing away the ruins of a bu. ned building were killed here today, when a wall fell. A ?losen other men .ware,, caught by i'/!ng debris and some vere ser iously Injured. Members TJf itts por !tc? and fire departments worked tor hours to oittrlcnto tbo vlctlm&^^V: EP ARES j SHIP RAID 3 Executed In Mexico General Carranza, His Son, and Ignacio Peroldi Put to Death by Constitutionalist General (By /uoclateri Pres.) LAU EDO. Tex.. Feb. 1.?General Jesus Carranza, Iiis son, Abelardo, and Ignacio Peraldi, member of bis Btaff, were executed by General San tibanez, former Constitutionalist gen eral who deflected to Zapata, accord lag to a telegram received by the wid ow of General Carranza from the HrBt chief at Vera' Cruz. General Venustiano Carranza, in Iiis message to Mrs. Carranza, who is a refuge here, stated tlfat troopB would be sent to recover the bodies. General Jesus Carranza and his staff were taken prisoners by troops commanded by Santibanez recently near San Geronhno on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and his staff, according to reports, were executed immediate ly. Jesus Carranza, his son, Abelar do, and Peraldi, a relative were held prisoners at that time by Santibanez, who had joined forces with Zapata. The father, mother, wife and other members of General Santibanez's fam ily were recently reported captured in the state of Jalapa and sent to Vera Cruz, whero Constitutionalists said they would bold them pending dispo sition of Jesus Carranza. It is stated that Jesus Carranza, brother of the "first chief." was exe cuted because of the refusal of Gen eral Venustiano Carranza to r?store Santibanez to his command as gener al in the Carranza army. At the tim> of his capture such a demand with a threat that he would be executed un less it was complied with was con veyed to General Carranza. The lat ter replied that his brother was will ing to die for the cautie if necessary and that he would accept this alter native rather than condone Santiba nez's act. The order went forth from Vera Cruz immediately, however, for troops .to be rushed into Tehuantepec t? res cue the captured general and his staff. Apparently thejr arrived, top late,..-. :, - Santibanez, formerly ? general In the federal army, later joined' the Carranza forces, finally leaving them and attaching himself to Zapata's command. It is not known here what caused Santibanez to leave Carranz.a Statewide la Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark^ Feb. 1.?Pro hizliion won in the legislature today when a Statewide bill passed the house. The measure now goeB to the Senate. Wemuh Suffrage in Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 1.?Wo man's suffrage scored a victory in Ar kansas today when the senate, 23 to 12, adopted a resolution placing the question before the voters of the State at the next general election. . IMPROVEMENTS BEGUN ON MILL VILLAGE STD. THOROUGHFARES IN ANDER SON MILL VILLAGE BEING : [ 'I WORKED, oirf1 FORCE 52 HANDS At Work on 'Jie Improvements. 1 Street Widened and Side walk Huilt. Extensive uriorovements in the Streets of the Anderson Mill village, which were recently taken over by the city, are now under way and with a little more favorable weather will be completed In a something like six weeks. The improvements will cover all streets from A to I. Work was re cently begun on I sreef and will go forward on the other streets until the improvements are completed. I street is being widened and sidewalks are. ielng constructed, while a consider able amount of grading is being done In steep, places on the streets. The Improvements on I street are rapidly nearing completion. A force of 52 hands are engaged In.the Work. This work IS being done in Ward 6, which is. represented by Alderman Carter, who introduced .in council the resolution providing for the ctty tak ing over the streets of the mill, vil lage. This alderman has been par ticularly active in the interests of htu ward. He introduced in council the resolution repealing the sanitary tax measure. The repealing of this ordi nance meant more.to the people of Ward ? than fbos? in, any other ward o? tho city. NO PROTEST ism SHIP PURCHASE BILL UNDERWOOD AND BRYAN DENY RECEIVING NOTE FROM GREAT BRITAIN REPUBLICANS MAKE CHARGE Representative Man Afraid State Department Has Not Been Entirely Frank. t {r.y Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Fob. 1.?Insistent statements today by Representative Mann and other Republicans in the housi that the stale department has received a note from Great Britain re garding the pending chip purchase bill brought forth denials from both Majority Leader t'ndcrwood and Sec retary Bryan. The note was alleged to have been from Sir Edward Grey de claring the proposed purchase of German or Austrian ships an unneu tral act. During the day Secretary Bryan made a formal statement: "No nation has protested against the passage of the shipping bill and it is not likely that any nation will or would since the bill does not neces sarily raise any diplomatic questions. "It is not proper for the state de partment at this time to discuss the manner in which the authority con ferred by the bill will, or should be exercised. We assume that the au thority conferred upon the president and those who will be associated with him in the matter will be exercised properly and with a due regard to the nation's welfare." When Representative Uaderwood denied the existence of a note, Repre sentative Mann said he had no doubt of the majority leader's sincerity/but was afraid the state department had not been entirely frank with him. ?. "Information haB come to me," said Mr. Mann, "in a way which I think makes it reliable that the state de partment not only has had communi cation on the subject, but that that de partment has had a letter on the sub ject from an official of u the British' government." "./ s*-^.- .. l VrT^V?iderWoO?^^^?i^iSLl itnTllenfai when Mr. Mann suggested* that the representations might have been made though "not in writing." "It might have been a thousand things,' replied the Democratic lead er. "The bill pending in the senate has not the line in it that compels th? purchase of a German ship or intern ed ship of the Allies. It leaves it dis cretionary with the board to be ap pointed." - Representative Lenroot, of 'Wisc?n-? sin, suggested that Mr. Underwood; make another Inquiry of the depart ment when Representative Cullop in formed the house of the formal denial tssued by Mr. Bryan. Representative Garner, of Texas, asked Mr. Under wood whether the British ambassador, in discussing the subject, did so on Instruction from his government. Mr. Underwood said he did not think tt necessary to answer further ques tions. In a conference witli newspaper men late today Secretary Bryan was asked numerous questions about th? alleged note. He was asked if he had discussed the subjects involved in the shipping bill "with any representa tive of any foreign government.'* "I?aro not wil g," replied the sec retary, "to discuss with any foreign government the manner in which the power, if conferred, will be exercis ed." The secretary was asked If any of the foreign governments had present ed their views regarding the transfer of ships. He, said be did not care to discuss questions "which were not connected with this particular propo sition'* and Intimatde published re ports had associated notes received some time ago on various phases of the ship registry question with an ap plication to the pending bill. "While yoii were away,' th? secre tary was. told, "the statement was made that the British ambassador had said to you that the British govern ment would look upon the transfer of. any vessels now interned in Ameri can ports?Gern+an and Austrian ves sels?as'an unneutral act." "Go to the person who gave you that statement and let him confirm It," suggested Mr. Bryan. At the British embassy. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice refused to see newspaper 'men or discuss the published reports. Advance Frank Appeal.* WASHINGTON, Feb. . 1.?The su oreme court today advanced Leo M. Frank's habeas corpus anpeal for oral arguments to February 23 on joint re nuest of counsel. for Frank and the State of Georgia. Three Killed In Collision. -.CINCINNATI, Feb. L?Three per sons were killed and 13 hurt in a col lision between o traction car and a steam freight train oh the'Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad near Amelia today. Some of the in jured, it is feared, will die. LAUNCH 11? AGAINST BOUH FACTIONS DIRECTED AGAINST CARRAN - ZA AND VILLA ELEMENTS IM lUICVI/"*-* PEACE MEETING IN SAN ANTONIO Will Advance New Plan of Gov ernment an Name Provisional President. (By Aworiatod Pres?.) EL PASO Tex., Fob. 1.?A movement directed -against the Carrunza and Villa elements in Mexico has been launched by the Cientinco party, which supported Diaz and the Huertu regime, according to authentic information re ceived here today. The new move ment is :n?id to have received the adherence of many formerly wealthy land owners. Further it was declared that a pur ported peace conference of prominent Mexicans, set for February 5, at San Antonio, Tex., was expected to advance a new plan of government which would oppose both the Constitution alists and the conventionalists. Fed erico Oamboa. a former cabinet min ister under President Huerta, and once ambassador to the Washington government, was reported as having been slater" for the position <>f pro visional president. In the new movement of the "Cien tinco" party and the military talent and resources of the Orozco revolu tion are said to be relied upon to com bat the Villa and Zapata strength. Both officers and soldiers who fought with Orozeo In his revolution against the Madero government have retained largely their organization, few of them taking part in the conflicts during the last year. General Ynez Salaiar, a former Orozco chieftain, already Is In the field in Chihuahua State. Several of those connected with; the San Antonio meeting, which was pro moted originally by A: *Urao Elias, a former Huerta consult official have asserted that permission to hold the conference had been granted by the "Jutted States government; .During the ht*t tw.fl tfa'y's aom? of the most proml "Sent soldiers connected with' the*1br^ mer Huerta and Diaz governments have met here or at San Antonio. Ellas at pre sent Is In Loa Angeles, Several of the delegates sojourning In California. Detectives here today were investi gating th? destination of the large shipment of rifles and cartridges held recently by authorities at San Diego, California, on their way from New York to Topolobampo, a Pacific port. The shipment, which was Urst sup posed destined, for the warships of some-European power, thov, believe, was contracted for -by the movement in Mexico. WIDOW AND CHILDREN SOLE BENEFICIARIES Willi of Former Atlanta Man, Dis posing of $1,000,000 Estate, Filed For Probate.. - ? (By AMMx-.iaUMl Press.) ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 1.?The will of Samuel M. Inman, which disposed of an estate valued at more than $1.000, 000, was filed for probate here today. His widow and three children are the Bole beneficiaries. During his lifetltnc Mr. Inman made numerous donations to charities and philanthropies, the total aggregating more than $1,000.000 it is said. A few days before his death he arranged for gifte or*! $3r?,00? to Oglethrope University, here. 825,000 to Agnes Scott College at Decautur, Gh., and $5,000 to the new Methodist Univea slty being established in this city. Florida Editor Dead. PENSACOLA, Pia.. Feb. 1.?rFrank L. Mayes, owner and editor of The Pensncola Journal, and part owner of The Meridian (Miss.) Dispatch, died here today after an illness of several days. Death was due to a complica tion of diseases. Mr. Mayes was prominent In State and national pol itics apd served twice as. delegate to national Democratic conventions. He .was 41 years old and had lived in Pensaloca 16 years. ooooooooooooooooooo O ' 0 o RETURNS JILL SHOW o ? \ L?OIIT REGISTRATION o o ?-? o o CHICAGO, Feb. 1.?Women o o voters of Chicago must tell their o o.ages when they register tomorrow, .o ' o County Judge Scully ruled today, o o They must an a wer the same o O questions, he-decided, that nrr ??*- o o quired of the mon . o o o oo o ooonoo?oooooonoo sa, m. jnm ^. WITH Rl \Reported Villa Died As the Result of Wounds Inflicted at Aguas Calientes by Personal Guard. (By Associated Pmi.) MEXICO CITY, Fob. 1.?Colonel Ser rano, chlor of Gonerul Obrcgon's stag, tunlghl telegraphed Ceneral Venustiano Carranza as follows: "A Constitutionalist chief arriving here from Topic says it is reported at Irapuato that Gonerul Villa died as the result of wounds inflicted at Aguas Calientes by Colonel Rodolfo Fierro. The report emanates from Villa eosre?*." The state {department at Washing ton was advised Sunday by American Agent Carothers at El Paso that Gen-' oral Villa had sent him u telegram from Aguas Calientes Saturday sav in he had not been injured. Train Service Delayed. CHICAGO, Feb. 1.?Weather fore casts tonight were that a snow and sleet storm which covered the entire middle west today would last several days. Th-? storm cut off telephone and telegraph communication through wide areas and train service on trans continental lines was delayed. Fonr Felt For Cattle KANSAS CITY. Feb. 1.?Weather bureau reports today tell of a severe snowstorm raging over northeast Ok lahoma, which is gaining in fury hourly. Fear'is felt for cattle on the Osage ranges. The temperature has fallen SO degrees at Tulsa In the last 24 hours. To Furnish Germany (.'rain. BERLIN, Feb. 1.?(by wireless via London. 8:20 p. m.)?It is semi-otll cially reported from Bucharest that Rumania is to supply Germany, by p/o-arrangement, a largj quantity of grain, transportation for which is to be furnished by Germany. '. Drops Dead. .,. ' : ' !-m ??^RBTERSBCRG, Fla., Fob. L? After reading a telegram announcing the death of her daughter at Lansing, Mich., Mrs. Albert DeCamp dropped dead today at her home here. She was TG yeaia old. Urged to Curtail Crop Half. RALEIGH, N. C Feb. 1.?Cotton farmers throughout the State were urged to curtail their crop 50 per cent, this year and officials of other cotton States were urged to recommend similar action in their States by a resolution passed today by the North Carolina State senate. An identical resolution was passed by the house last week. EQUINOX MILLS Will RESUME OPERATION PLANT WAS EXPECTED TO START UP AGAIN THIS MORNING TROUBLE ENDED? Believed That Large Majority of Employees Would Return to Regular Posts. 3n all probability, the strike trou s at the Equinox mill are over; and It Is altogether probable that by the time subscribers of The Intelli gencer receive their paper the plant will be in operation and a large ma jority or all of the old employees back at their usual posts of duty. Or at least it appeared yesterday that this would be the case, for it was announced Monday morning that the 1 mill would start at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. But at that hour there was trouble on the power lines from Portman Shoals and all the mills about the city driving with electric ear rent were at a standstill, so, of course, the plant could not he put in to operation. It was then, announced that the mill would be started at the usual. time Tuesday (this) morning. It was stated yesterday by those who are conversant with the situation ! that it is very, likely a large majority of the employees of the mill will re turn to work this morning.' A ma jority of thoae who'were out of work on account of the mill b?lng closed down expressed themselves, it is stat ed, as being anxious to return to work.. . While there may be a few of the ntrikers who will nc - turn to work, It was stated, it 1' believed not enough will remain o? i to hamper in nnj* way the operation of lln> mill. S LINE UP ?PUBLICANS ATTEMPT TO RECOMMIT GOVERNMENT SHIP PUR CHASE BILL SENATOR CLARKE SPRUNG SURPRISE Revolt Turns Administration Ad vantage Into a Defensive That Appears Almost Hopeless. (By Auurinlpd Pratt.) WASHINGTON. Fob 1.?Nino Demo crats in the senate today joined an alliance with the Republicans in an unexpected attempt to recommit the government ship purchase bill. The sudden revolt turned in a twinkling an administration advan tage into an defensive, which tonight appeared almost hopeless to many Democratic leaders. Forced to fight fur the very life of the proposed measure, the Demo crats succeeded In adjourning tho senate with the motion pending to send the bill back to committee. A party caucus immediately wub called for tomorrow morning. Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, sprang tho surprise when he roso while Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan, was concluding a long speech against the bill and asked him to yield for a motion. The senator yielded and Senator Clarke, introduc ing his remarks with an appeal for consideration of other legislation, moved to send back the ship bill. , The legislative pandemonium that followed had not been witnessed in the senate in many years Senators poured from the cloak rooms to the chamber. The rush from the Republi can cloak room was even more Im mediate, as they had been forewarn ed. As soon as administration leaders could catch their breath, Senator Fletcher, in charge of the bill, made a point of order against the motion which Vice President Man.h nil sus tained. Senator Clarke appealed! and the chair was overruled and fJ?OAtor Clarke's appeal sustained, 46 ta?47. Nine Democrats voted with^th#>we fiublicans. Tho motion to recommit was pending when the senate adjourn ed until noon tomorrow. Nine Vote Against Ruling. ' The nine Democrats who. voted against the ruling of the chair were Bankhead. of Alabama; . Camden, Kentucky: Clarke, Arkansas; Hard wick, Georgia; Bryan, Florida; Hitch cock, Nebraska: O'Gorman, New York; Smith, Georgia, and Vardaman, Mississippi. Au soon as the record of this vote had been cleared. Senator Stone wnB recognized. Tho chamber was in confusion as the MisBOurian, who has stood by the bill through the bitter struggle of the last two weeks, surveyed the assemblage for a moment. With a gesture toward tus own side of the aisle, Senator Stono declared : Defeat Motion to Adjourn. "In order that Democrats may have a conferonce and that the Re publicans and their allies may hold a conference, I move that tho* senate do uow adjourn.". The motion was Immediately put and there was a loud chorus of "noeB." On a roll call the motion to adjourn was lost by a vote of 49 to 36. Sena tor Stone then moved that Senator Clarke's motion to recommit be laid on the table and this. too. was lost by a vote of 44 to 42, seven Democrats voting with" the Republicans and Senator Lafol Jette aligning himself with tho Democratic minority. Democrats who opposed the motion to table were Bankhead, Camden, Clarke. H^f * '' ''. Hl'"'",'^k. O'Gor man and Vardaman. These seven, It subsequently developed, had con ferred early In the day and determin ed to bfaak the deadlock with a view either to material revision of the measure or entirely sidetracking It, at least insofar as the present session Is concerned. Tliis brought the motion to re commit 'squarely before tl.e seriate, when Senator Reed, of Missouri, was recognized und began arraigning his colleagues, who had revolted, and Re publicans who had opposed the bill as aui/iorters of the shipping trust which had sour.ht to plunder the shippers of Arr.crlca. For nearly an hour Senator; Reeil. who porslBtently throughout the administration had been opposed to its purposes,, de fended the bill. "I congratulate the hoary old ship trust monopoly," he said, "on tho fact t?at it appears still to possess in this day and age enough vigor to invade the Democratic sido of the chamber and find votes in its support." Seek Conf?rences With Progressives. While Senator Reed was speaking Republican senators exulted while Democratic leaders rushed hurriedly in and out of committee room con ferences to determine on a course of action. They counted noses,' figuring on absentees and could not see a-way (Continued on page seven.)