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TUESDAY A ND FRIDAY Weekly, E8UuU?heu 1860; Daily Jan. 18, 1014. ANDERSON, S. C.FRIDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY S, 1915. PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR FIGHTING IN EAST RUSSIAN NAVAL ARM COMES MORE PROMINENTLY IN TO THE WAR SINKS GERMAN TOkPEDO BOAT CHARGED WITH BANK ROBBERY G. W. Proffitt and G. L. Long of Laurents, Arrested in Green ville Yesterday. Austrians and Germans Are Offer ing Vigorous Resistance in the Carpathians. (By Assorintr-I Presa.) Paris, Feb. Ji? (rt.ffl) p. m.)? An of ficial statement from Petrograd as 1 transmuted by the Haras Agency ?nys that a German torpedo boat destroyer nos sunk by a Russian t.tibmsrinc In 'the Baltic on January 2th The sub marine attach was made off the Dan ish Island of Morn. CD y Associated Praa.) GREENVILLE, Feb. 3.?The police arrested here today G .W Prof?ltt and G. L. Long, both of 1 .aureus, upon u chargo of having robbed the Bank of Waterloo, a small bank in the town by the Bume name. When searched the boys had only $50 between them, but later confessed, according to the police, to the robbery and stated that the money 1b burled upon the farm of Long's father. Long, the police say, confessed that ho entered the bank during the noon hour Saturduy while the doors of hot h the building and safe were open and quietly helped himself to all the money in sight. He absolved'Proffitt from all blame. Mail Carrier and $3,000 Are Missing 11 LONDON, Fob. 3.?With compara tive quiet prevailing on the western front, the fighting in the cast, which is more strenuous and widespread, monopolizes attention. While the Russians arc on the of fensive in East Prussia, in northwes tern Poland and tho passes of tho'Car pathiuns, tho Germans continue their attacks on tho F.usslan line along the Bzura and Rawka rivers. The Invad ers reached the Rawka lice about the middle of December and since' that .time have made at least half a dozen - attacks in force against' tbe Ruslean trenches, each time at- undoubted heavy coBt. '. ; Nothing daunted, howover, they have been repeating the attacks dur ing the past week and whilo they havo made a slight, advance it has been ac complished only, after further great losses, according to Petrograd reports. . Now it Is Relieved the-GermunB-' are: lU-eparmg for stilt- ahdtlfbr'.onslaught, tor only by compelling tho Russians to strengthen their lines protecting Warsaw can they hope to divert Rus sian attacks from East Prussia and . Hungary; Military men here believe the Ger mans are attempting something vir iuaiiy ! impossible In their efforts to force tholr wayr through. Warsaw. Tho Rawka and Bzura lines, which they. s. hash been attacking for six weeks', aro exceedingly strong, for on the right . banks of the rivers, which the Fjus ulans for the most- part hold, the ground Is considerably higher than on tho left banks, so. the Russian in fantry and artillery have a decided advantage. Should the Gorraans break through this barrier there la another lino of entrenchments, half way between ', the Bzura and Warsaw, with JBonie as the canter, which would have to be forced before the' Polish capital fell. In -the Carpathians the Austrians and Germans aro ottering vigorous re 1 til s tan co to tho RuBslans and a deols loh ,has ;npt yet ;been reached-in the battle -which has been in ' progress there for some days. - " '.'' Tue/tatmnoht in tho Runelanofll clnl report that there bus been fight ing ' southeast of. Dzsolc Pass, in the luttfrjur of-Dukla Pass, and' southeast of'Bb'?kid PaBH, indicates the ?xtent Tho attempt ,of a German .subma rine, h8 officially reported/to torpedo tho, British, hospital .ship ASt?rlaa has attracted wldo attention in England, whoio^it Is str?hgly condemned. T^bro. ta? ; heon anothorf skirmish . between 'British and Turkish scouts east of the Sues f !anal,. near' Ismallia. Tho Turks were driven off with some loss and tho BrltiBh bad iix men wounded. The opinion 'still prevails in London that the'Turk*will not at tempt to cross the desert with a large .force .and' that the pr?sent pin, pricks wore arranged" only to compels the British to keep troops in Egypt in (By Af.vk-ibkxI Pic.sO WINSTON-SALEM.. N. C. Feb. 3.? A. Hill, a rural mall carrier, und a mail poupch containing $3,000 In cur rency are missing, according to a telephone message today from the sheriff of Stokes County to the local police Hill'? wagon and overcoat were found several miles from Dan-1 bury.. The money was consigned by a-j Danville, Va., bank to a bank at Dan bury. Italians Going (o Germany. VENICE, Italy?(via London, 4:23 p. nt.. Feb. 3.)?Many Italian peasants, ! both men and women, are going to | Germany to engage in'farm and.fuc tory work in response to promises of I unusually high wages. Men are offer cd $1.62 a day and women 75 cents a i day; . Italian newspapers advise against accepting thlg employment, in view of | the uncertainty in regard to Italy's foreign policy. . . . Nchnoner Badly-Damaged. I NORFOLK, -VU:, Feb. 3:?The ] Bchooner Benjamin Van Bruntwasbad ly damaged in a collision with -tho bargp Bessie early this morning, near tbe tall of the Horse Shoe Inside the Virginia capes. ;j The barge was being towed by ? o tug Charles'W. Barker, Jr. T..?rej was a dense fog and the schooner's lights ? vi e no t seen until the tug was too close to clear hor with the tow. . ' Detrey'? Shins Ready. CHARLESTON, Feb. 3.?Tho Unit ed Stales cruiser Olympia, Admiral ! Dewey's flagship at tho battle of Ma nila Bay. put to sea today for a trial run of two days. The Olympia has been fitting out at the navy yard here 1 preparatory to participating in the naval parade through tho. Panama Canal at the formal opening of that great waterway July next. . Senator Lewis does to Washington.1 ?8HEVILLE; N. C, Feb. 3.?Senator James Hamilton Lewis,, who has been in Ashoville for the -past ?weck, left tonight for Washington to resume bis duties a? D?mocratie whip In the sen ate. The senator is hastening to the. aid.' ot his Democratic colleagues'who aro making, the fight for* the ship pur chase hilf in tho Ben ate. Ho appear ed much improved by his rest here. Salb? With Cotton. ' WILMINGTON, N,-Cv Fcb/'8.--The I British Ht?amcr Edornlao sailed from this port today with a cargo of 12, 8<h>.bales or cotton valued uV $640,000 for Liverpool. Mother and Children Burn to Death. ELK INS, ,W, Va., Feb. 3,-i-MrS. | George W. Doyle and two of lier chilr dron wer? burned to death In h fire which*: destroys I their homo at Cass, Pocahontas County,-today. The hua-, hand and father rescued. two other children and Buffered. serious injuries In a futile attempt, to rescue his wife. OTTaWlA, Ont., Feb.; The dynar taUirig of the : international. bridge at Vaacel?r6::l&^*^^ antkorltl^t^^ on the Canadian l?gislative^^s?ssloa? tomorrow. Oft! biais fear that some partisan oi a hos tilo' nation may take advantage .of th? pr?sence of the tsuke of Connaught. .?ovorn^r-gener?l'.pt Canada, to at ; tempi some dcihoru trat ion. The guard stationed in the parlla ?ont buildings;,, wilt bo.. increased., ? r*?i : gcrat?rfy-; has ?^-oa ?pp?ioi? us issuance of tickets of admission 'th? opening functions. The chief, husjaess of the session rjlt-he, the voting of tftinds for the .maintenance of Canadian troopa- - ii. g|| understood the ap&reprlaUoa v!?l i>be one handrail ,mllUon dollars Ar-d that pdi^ment >?l?l ^a,;a?kedie give : the goX^W!W^. AH^tftr to- harrow ; at the opening of} against a number ofnecessities', id tjhat amount; f rom Dio Bank of Eng land, which is largoly financln Cana da's - wa- operations. There also will j bo a'" V* '.' i ,revenue bill jvhtch is ex pected to take th? fornrof a stamp tax-1 and "increased cuBtom? charges eluding tea, sugar and citrus fruits. Would Divide Texas Into Three Stales! CBy" AMOd?ted Press.) AUSTIN f?x.. JFVsix, 3.?A Joint res olution for an amendment to th? State conetttuUou dividing Texas into three States was introduced today*by Sena tor W. L. Hall of Wbarton " County.; The States wr>uld he North Texas; capital Palestine S West Texaa, capital Abilene; nud South Texas, Q%t' Austin, v \:iff?mif?kL .v NECESSARY TO DISCOVER BEST MEANS FOR HAND LING PROBLEMS WILSON TALKS TO BUSINESSMEN - M Says They Should Cooperate With the Government in Fram ing Laws. (By. As^x-tetM Press.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.?Coopera tion between business and the. gov ernment in framing laws for the bene fit of all the people wan urged bv President Wilson tonight in an a?y> dress before several hundred repre sentative business men hero attending the annual convention of the chamber of commerce of the United States. He declared that "wo must ull pool our interests" to discover the best means for handling public problems. The president urged the creation in the United States in time of peace of the same kind of united spirit which moves nations during wars." He de clared that "when peace is as hand some as war there will bo no wars." and that "when men engago In. the pursuits of peace in the same spirit of self. sacrifice as they engage in war, wars will disappear." Predicts Great Food Shortage, The president predicted that, while there - 1b a shortage of food in' the world- now, the shortage will be much greater later. Ho pointed out that under the guidance of the department of agriculture, efforts must be made by American farmers to grow more and more grain that the world may bo fed. Speaking of the foreign trade of the United States, the president asked that business men devise some way of allowing American exportes to combine to form common selling agencies and to give long time credits iU such a way that these cooperative devices may. be open to the use of all He declared that apparently the anti trust laws prohibited such combina tions now,* but thst- bo would favo, change, if a method fair to all could be found.; He ^poke of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce's work in "surveying the world" for the b?n?fit of all business men. Biislnesi Men to Blame. Business men themselves are to blame if intelligent laws affecting them are not framed, the president asserted. He added that they should come out in tit the open and use their knowledge cf conditions to bring about laws tc prevent business evllB. The' Mexican xtuestk n was. men tioned by Mr. Wilson ?a an example or the-difficulty ho ha?i In geting oo curate Information. Li"I would prefer: ihat-you recelvo mo 'lit'fpr thb lime being I were one of your own members," said the. presi dent, "becauBO the longer 1 occupy, tho office that I now1 occupy the ' more 1 regret any-rUnes' of separation, the in?ro I deplore any tcelingjhatjme *^r-i?golh'INtl?lPON^PA?K* FIVE.) Surrenders Boer Rebels. ;<: to the British Forces I (By Aaaoei^ted Prw?.> ' CAPE TOWN. Fob., 3.. (via London. Feb., 4: 1:45 a. mj-^lt ls: officially announced that . Lieutenant Colonel Kemi? and his commando of Boer rebels have, surrendered to the British forces Lloutenant Colonel Ke.mp was. a Boer leader jri Sputh Africa who 'fol lowed Lieutenant Colonel S. Gi Martls. General Christian DeWct and General Christian F. Beyers, in revolting against rule shortly after tho. Euro pean war Started. EXE?UTgp Three Conspirators in Assassina-j lion of Archduke Frances Ferdinand Put to Death.. ! '!.-AmSToitDAr5, reo., .:?.~ (vja Lon don. Feb. 4; 2;43 a. m.)?-? Berlin dispatch ?ays that three of the con spirators, in the assassination of tho Archduke Francis Ferdinand were ex ecuted ^Wednesday, in the prisonvof the coart fortress at Sarajevo, Bosnia. The men put to death we>e :. Veljko Cubrllovlc, Miako Jovracvlc .. and Dsr.s?r, i?c. Tho ?estu cC-mcnccs of ' two pthorB. Jakov Illvic and . NetlJ? Kerovlc, later were commuted to Im prisonment for life and for 20 years, G?Vfio irinslp. the Bosnian student who actually slew the archduke and his wife, is serving 20 ye*>s imprlsonr ment, it hav?ng .;>een impossible, bo cause of his youth, to sentence hirp to death, w --:v.'.' COLORADO COAL CO., KNEW j UNIONS WOULD FORCE IT TO OBEY LAWS SAYS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Of U. M. W. of A.?Witness De scribes Shooting at Women and Children {by Militia. (Ily Auodaied Vnt*.) NEW YOF'a, Fdb. :(.?John It. Uw non, executive board member of tho United Mine Workers or ..America from the district {which includes Col orado, today told jthc federal commis sion on industrial relations that the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and other operators laid "refused to deal with organized lftbor because they realized that the -unions would force them to oboy the mining laws, which, he said, they repeatedly had violated. Mr. Luwson. who was a witness last week, was recalled after Mrs. Mary Petruccl and Mrs,', Margaret Dominls ki, wi\'es of Colorado miners, had told the story cfSLiidlow. Mrs. Pot-! rucci'a throe children were smothered to dcatli .in :i subterranean chamber in which they had hidden when the tent colony waa'-barned. v Lawson said that the only reason tho operators had .granted the miners anything , was becauso'"they hod seen the handwriting- on tho wall, placed there by the unions." Tho operators realized, ho .inserted, that tho unions riot only-,would-fprco them- to obey .the statutes,, but'vtfould pro vent thorn from.importing vast numbers of Eu ropean. . workers vwho ^hever^had seen ?jrolne before,.andren: paying them "whaY~tney pleased and working th?m as long an tbey pleased. Jerome. D. Greene,, secretary of tho Rockefc' .er Foundation, and formerly a member of the personal staff of ' John D Rockefeller, defended the practices. and policies of the Rocke feller Foundation and the alms and ideas ol its.founders. Greeno ^dinitted that the founda (ContinuedoU'Fage Eight) REQUESTS SURRENDER OF GERMAN OFFICER British Ambassador Asks Extrad? tion of Maine to Canada of Werner Van Hem. (By. Associated Press.) I WASHINGTON, Feb.: 3.?The Brlt-I ish ambassador today led with thc i state department a ruijiisi for the ex tradition of Maine to Canada of Wer ner Van Horn on charge of "attempt ed destruction, of human life" in cou? nectlon with. the dynamiting or the j St. Croix international railway bridge. The ambassador's noto stated the re nuost -was baaed on a communication I from tho Canadian minister of jus tice. If the application Is found regular I In form, Van Horn will bo ordered.be- , fore a United States commissioner and j Canadian authorities allowed to. np poar against him. Should the com-' misaloner dccldo there is no case, tho | prisoner might ' be discharged with out further proceedings. Should ex tradition be tfrddred, however, an ap 8e.il to tha state department would the I dmtssible. Van Horn already has| Indicated he would fight extradition. A telegram from tho prisoner today, I asking the German ambassador to safeguard his Interests here, as ho Was a German subject, declared he j "did not put foot on Canadian soil." That iwas taken hero to , moan 1 that, though he was on the bridge, he did not'actually stand on Canadian' soil. Officials attach no Importance to this plea. The Ge rman embassy delayed pass ing upon ?Vn Horn's rcjuest pending a> report, on,.his clU?GT,?hlp .from the German consul geflerM in New York. State dep.'urtmcnt bfllcials declined to>xpress any opinion as to Van Horn's-contention that bis offense, was i'poiiiicalV' that it was an .art of war directed against his country's enemy, and It was his intention to prevent continued transportation across this bridge of troops and munitions of war ?Oing to Europe to be used against Germany. It was pointed but, how ever, that td prove his, set was ah act of war#1 Van . Horn must produce evi dence that ha was acting under ;hlgh *r authority, and by direct orders. \ On the other band, if tho prisoner should produce evidence that, he was acting under direction of the German goverftm-ent. ,lt in said, a violatlqri of th? neutrality of the United States by Germany might beJnvdiyed. . . Th6 Canadian government in mak ing its application referred to the man .tria, ah ordinary civil criminal ;. SHEWS BILL GOES TO HOUSE REQUIRES ANDERSON COUN TY TO PUBLISH FINAN CIAL STATEMENT ANDERSON COUNTY DELEGATION BUSY Both Houses Ratify Act Providing For Appointment of Four County Commissioners. Spf'iir to TIip InUlllcenncr. COLUMBIA, Fob. :i.?Tllti bill or Sonntor Shcrnrd requiring the coun ty boa>d of commissioners of Arider son County to publish a quarterly nancinl statement today passed third reading in the senate and was sent to the house. The bill requires the county board to prepare and publish, under oath, in one l?suo of n newspaper publish ed at the county sent, every quarter, beginning April 1, 1915, a condoused statement of all receipts and disburse ments by ruridB of 'departments, to gether with n statement or th'o bal ance or cash on hand, and the amount of the county Indebtedness, if any, and at what rate of Interest contract ed. The original or the statement must be led In the office or the clerk of the county as a permanent record. ; The act providing for the appoint ment of four county commissioners for Anderson County has been ratified by both houses of the legislature and the appointment of the new officers will tie made at once. The men* to' bo named for commissioners were chosen in the primary election last- August: They are: W. A. Spearman. R. D. Smith,-J. L. McQee arid W. R. Cultier eon. The Anderson County delegation tlrig afternoon recommended E. T. Tolllso'n of Bolton for appointment to the vacancy on the county board of education. Township assessors were also named, but no action on. the ap pointments of magistrates will br. tak , en until Friday afternoon The , Anderson County delegation met at 5 o'clock this afternoon for the purpoBe of. framing the county supply bill for 1915, The ta?; levy for general purposes will romain the eam? as it was thiB year, three and one-half mills. The levy for nil pur poses will be seven mills. An in crease of one-half mill was necessary for tnn purposo or paying past In debtedness, .as there is a decit of $20, 000 according to the comptroller gen eral's report after all taxes for 1014 nre collected. Under the law the I amount of money expanded by the county board of commissioners for ! one year ?an not exceed the revenue derived from taxation, but it seem.; that tor the past year thin amount has been exceeded by twenty thous and dollars; thus making It impera tive that the delegation provide'in the ,!e?y for retires tba d?ficit. '. The. tentative draft of the supply bill will bo gone over again by Ute delegation, and, when revised, will be turned over to th'o whys and means committee to be incorporated In the general appropriation bill. ' Resigns Presidency Of Baptist College (By Aaocistsd Press.) R?LEIQH, N. C, Fob.,'3.?Dr. R. T. Venn, for the past 15 years president of Meredith College, the Baptist in stitution for the education'of women located in Raleigh, today tendered his resignation to take effect at the close of the present session. Ho. resigns to accept the position of secretary and executive head of the Baptist board of odiicatlon recently created by the Baptist. State conven tion, and will have his headquarters at Durham. DISMISSED Government Anti-Trust Suits Agamst ' Steam Ship Lines Charfjing Restraint of Trade, <ny-Assisted Press.) NEW YORK, Feb.. 3.?The govern ment's nhtl-trusf suits against the. Prince Line, the Hamberg-American Line,'the Lamport ? Holt Lino and others, charging restraint of trade in connection with freist and passenger steamship business ' between Ameri can ports and Brasil; and ?aat?st the American Asiatic Steamship company and others, whose steamships - play between New York and Asiatic, were dismissed today. Th? suits wore filed about twd ye?rs ago. That against the Prince Line and others charged that the companies OOmposed the socallcd Brazilian con ference: dcrendnnts to the other suit were all members of the aocalled Far IBa?ter<r Confer en. ?e, U was all egod. :): PUPIL WHIPPED; TEACHER KILLED Father of Child That Had Been Punished Engages Teacher in Revolver Fight. (Ity Associate! I'msy.) JASPER. Fla., Feb. 3.?The, whip ping of a \ pupil by a school teacher at Mel man, Fla., near hero, - resulted in a light late yesterday In which Wil liam S'atos, the teacher, was shot and hilled und ('laude IIollzcndorfT, father of the pupil, probably was fatally wounded. According to tho authori ties, .Holtzendorff and two boiis ut atacked Vntc3 on the highway after Rchool closed. In the fight, it is al leged, Yates and Wilbur Holtzendorff used revolvers. Tho latter is in Jail here charged with tho killing of Yates and the elder Holtzendorff ia under guard at his homo. STILL HOPEFUL OF PASSING BILL DEMOCRATS BELIEVE WAY WILL BE FOUND TO SAVE SHIPPING MEASURE AWAITING RETURN OF S. C. MEMBERS With Their Votes Leaders Hope Bill May Be Recommitted With Instructions. American Neutrality Menly Hypocritical (Hy AstocJntrtl Proas.) AMSTERDAM, Via London, Feb.. 4 (12.25 a. in.)?According to the Dorlin Lokal Anzeiger, the war committee at Kwiokau, Saxony, linn passed a resolu tion to dec-lire ChrlBtmas gifts of tho American people on the ground that American neutrality in the war Is merely hypocritical since supplies of arms and ammunition are being sent to Germany's enemicB. Ready For Fight on Immigration Bill (IK- Associated Pr?ss.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 3.?Decks were cleared today for the fight In the houBe tomorrow for repassage of the immigration hill over President Wilson'? veto. Both supporters and opponents of the measure Bent urgent messages to absent .mombors to be on hand for the vote. Repr?sentative Sa bath in charge of tlio opposition de dared the measure, would , fall by 20 votes 6t'the'necessary two-thirds.^; Three More Plead Guilty. 8T. LOUIS, Feb. 3.?Three more do fendants In the socalled million-dol lar swindle, or Groat Western Job bini? Company cbbo, pleaded guilty In the United States district- court here tonight of using the mails in K spiracy to defraud. . They were Samuel Brown, of Phil adelphia, and Jacob- L. and M. Llebovitz, brothers, of East St. Louis 111. Sentence was deferred. . Cotton Freight Bates Declining: GALVESTON, Tox., Feb. 3.?Ocean froight rates for cotton are declining, according- to information received here today. Tho rate to Bremen ha? decreased .from 13.50 a hundred pounds to $2.50 and Barcelona from $1.35 to 85 cents in some cases. Pot terdam Is $2 to $2.10 as against $2.50 Tho rate to Liverpool remains at $1.1 to $1.25 but Is reported as. likely to change. Prominent Mill Owner Head. CHATTANOOGA. Tcnn., Feb. 3.? W. P. Wilson, president of the Poor less Woolen Mills of this city, died his home in-Athens, Tehn., today. Mr Wilson was prominent in textile clr oies in the South, being a director the woolen mills at Athens and Swectwator, Tenn. , and Louisville, Ky. . in Preparing For Mobflisatloij* LONDON, Feb. 3.?(9 p.: ra.)? A wireless dispatch from Berlin says tho Berliner Tageblatt roports from Constantinople that Greece m prepar ing for .mobilisation snd " continuing the fortification of her frontiers. Increase Price of Bread. CHICAGO, Feb. 3.?The price of bread was increased to ? cents a loaf today by many more bakers and the weight of loaves tn some cases was reduced. Many or the larger baking companies joined small dealers in in creasing tho price. (Dy Associated Frtse.) j , WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.~Plans of administration Democrats to drag the government ship purchaso bill out of langer in th? sonate had not boon ompleted tonight, but champions of the measure had not abandoned hopo that a way would be tuund tomorrow to recommit tbo bill with definite In structions for Rb amend m ont. Recalcitrant Democrats flatly re fused to yield .to concessions, agreed upon by the majority In secret caucus Tuesday night,* and administration oaders found they could not muster enough votes to defeat'the coalition or Republicans and insurgent Demo crats who insist on sending .the bill back to committee without ' instruc tions. That would mean its death' for the session. . InBtoad ol pressing1 their plan to recommit with Instructions, therefore, the party leaders contented -them selves with castigating .lg, the. open senate the seven Democrats who over turned tho shipping hill program last Monday. 8onator Stono, Boloct'cd (or. this undertaking, held th?'floor sever al hours, bitterly denouncing the sov'on- insurgent's as the "recreant 4 Democrats who had endeavored Mt fla horBo their party." ' ... Senator Stone particularly attacked Senator Clarke, of Arkanaas, whom he described as the leader in the.re volt, and Senator Comden, of Ken tucky. He charged that Senator Clarke had violated s ??ssuc .p?s?ge. The Arkansas senator denied that, ex plaining he had warned his colleagues that lie-would not bo bourid to any action which would deprtvfe him'of his right to vote against tho hill.' ? ' ' While Senator Stone was speaking, Senators Kern, Simmons; Fletcher,. Martin, .and others wore at work. to forestall a vote until absent Demo crats could return to Washington,1 or > assurances could bo oocurcd that enough progressive Republican sup port could be counted oh'to' insure a majority. '' *.''; < ' .; Tonight the Democrats aro count ing on Senators Norria and Lafollotte to vote with them, but 'had ceased to hopo for the support of Senator Kon yon. Senators Lewla and Smith, or South Carolina, absent /-Dotnocralo, aro expected back tomorrow.. With these votes leaders hope the bill may be recommitted ^r??U WbttfuelUras-wr its return within 48 hours with amendments limiting to one year the term for which the government might lease ships to private corporations, and prohibiting purchase of . ships which might menace-neutrality, j Republican senators tonight were hopeful that Senator Penrose would be able to reach Washington tempf row. adding bno tnoro to their forces. His absence, they declared, would give them enough votes to recommit the bill without instructions. Should the effort to amend th?' bill and- re turn It within 48 hours succeed, how over, Republican leaders declare their attack on it will bo resumed and kept up until it either Is withdrawn or Its passage blocke.* by tho death of tho session March I. * < "Wi aro through caucusslng,", Sen ator * ern, the majority leader, dociar od tonight "and eajsapt^to^nialty;,!^ (By Associated Prats.) ' AMSTERDAM. Feb..-3, <vhv London, Feb.. 4 ; 1:45 .a. m.)?Tho Cologne Gazette, a copy oj.wbtch has been re ceived here, contains a long attack on the American government's neutrality. Tho article cfltlclies ? Secreatry Bryan's letter to Senator William,J. Alarm Felt For Safety of Steamer m (By Associated PreaO tONDONi Feb., 4. (8:65 a. m.)?The British steamer Oriole,. which left London to' Havre last Thursday and was due. to arrive. Sunday, has not boon reported. Much alarm is felt for safety on account vit German sub marine activity. ' The steamer , Bar rp.wdsl.e~ has not been reported sine? leaving here January 21 for Gran vi Uc, near Qt. .Mato, , Stone, chairman of tlio senate foreign relations ? committee, repudiating charges that the United States Had : shown partiality to the allies ?shist Germany and Austria aud announcing the American government's' etand-with regard to the exportation of *ar mun itions. The r-tlcle sayat i1"; - ! "Mr. uryan mado himself the jaouth piece of the brutal British atMsdpotnl which Is based on-forcel We axe,eeyff\ tain that German. AW*H?S?! ! and those who share their views, ?dmrtjy will furnish, the right reply to Mr. Bryan's epistle. We knownnow what we must expect from -Mr. "Bryws.1 management of foreign affairs. ; : ?American neutrality ta only a thin viol behind which I? c^ncs^adres^j, ness to' do England a good tmk, J?aowini .this, -we wjlli? Our knowledge. If lAtterJ^fes*ects only bruto foreo then wo Shall .give full play, to brute fore*.",