Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

TI?e 3indef ?cm Intelligenter ; [ :_ TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Weekly, EHtablUhed 1860; DaHy Jan. 18, 1014. _ ANDERSON, S. C.TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1915. PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR MUES ANSWER GERMANY'S DECLARATOR WAR ZONE Will Attempt to Chit Off Supplies From That Na tion and at the Same Time Prevent Com modities From Leaving German Ports. NO MENTION IS MADE OF A BLOCKADE OR CONTRABAND These Measures Will Be Enforced by the British and French Govern ments Without Risk to Neutral Shipping or to Neutral or Non Combatant Life and in Spirit Observance of the Dictates of Humanity. St <,V: ? (By AiMriated Vre?*.) LONDON, March 1.?If the combined fleets of Great Britain and Franca can prevent it no commodities of any kind except those now on the seas henceforth until the conclusion o* the war shall reach or leatle -the shorec of Germany. This ?3 England's answer to Ger many's submarine blockade, and it is to be effective forthwith. Premier Asquith, reading from a prepared statement, made this an nouncement in the house of commons today at a session which will he his toric. Studiously avoiding the terms "blockade" and "contraband"?for these words occur nowhere in the prepared statement??he premier ex plained that the Allies considered themselves justified In attempting, and would attempt, "to detain and take Into port ships carrying goods of pre sumed enemy destination, ownership or origin."'* .The premier emphasized, however, that vessels and cargoes so seized were not 'necessarily liable to con fiscation, and begged the patience of neutral countries in thr> face of a step likely to injure them. He added that In making such a stvp the Aljies had done so in self defense. Have Been Moderate. "We are quite prepared." he went on. "to submit to the arbitrament of neutral opinion, and still more to the verdict of impartial history, that in the circumstances in which we have been placed we have been moderato; we have been restrained; we have . abstaind from things that we were provoked and tempted to do, and we have adopted a policy which com mends Itself to reason, to common sense and to Justice." Every member of the house not at' the front, in khaki, or unavoidably de tained, was In his seat and there was frequent cheering.. The galleries were sacked. When the premier concluded ' his set statement, and turning to the speaker, said: "That, sir. Is our re ply!" there was a tremendous out burst. Htni Considering American Note. Curiously, the German reply to the American note seeking to Solve the situation growing out of' Germany's d?claration of a naval war zone, was handed to Ambassador Gerard . at Berlin today and Premier Asquith, In his speech, said that Great Britain and her allies were still considering carefully the American note to them on the subject That the British gov ernment had:-rejected the proposals, he declared, was "quite untrue." Tremendous Cost of War. The tremendous nest of modern warfare,' which the premier estimated now at $7,500,000 daily to the Allies alone, and likely to grow to o>\ROO,o?o or more by April, was the theme fe? that part of th? address not dealing with the blocade. The premier gave these figures in asking for a supple mentary vote of credit, making i total of $1,810,000,000 to prosecute the war to March'. 31, 1815, which tb? house unanimously granted. The entire struggle with Napoleon cost England only about $0,155,000.000 ahd the South African war only $1, 05R.ooo.OOn according to Mr. Asquith. JTewnpiipers Announce Answer. Before the : premier had finished the- newspapers were on . th? Btr??ts pvdfcl?lmlng: "Our Answer to Ger mehjrin big letters and M was ap parent everywhere that the entire na tion had heeh .chafing for reprisals against th? sinking of merchant craft byautamtiW.V" V .". The premier prefaced the reading of hta statement wit!- those words: "The statement declares in sufficiently plain and unmistakably terms the view we take not only of our right*), but of our duties." The Statesaeht. The statement ta ns follows: "Germany has declared that tho Hih Channel, the north and weat coast of France attd tho. waters around the British Isles ar? a war area, and has oftdaily- notified that all enemy ships fjuiud m that area will be de SHOOTS WOMAN THEN HIMSELF Mysterious Telephone Call Brings to Light Mysterious Murder and Suicide or passengers, any ' merchant vessel under any flag. As it Is not in the power of Uie German admiralty to maintain any surface craft in these waters this uttack can only be le ilvered by submarine agency. Duty of Attacking Ship. "The law and customs of nations In regard to attacks on commerce have always presumed that the first duty of the captor of a merchant vessel Is to bring it before a prize court where it may be tried, where the regularity of the capture may be i challenged and where neutrals may recover their cargoes. The' Bleking of prizes is in itself a questionable act to be resorted to only in ?xtraor dinary circumstances and after pro vision has been made to rthc safetv or all the ere wand passengers. If there are" puss a en gens 'On hoard 'he responsibility of discriminating be tween-neutral and enemy vessels, and between neutral and enemy cargo cb viousfy reBts with the attacking ship, whose duty it is to verify the status anu character of the vessel and cargo and to preserve all papers before sink ing or even capturing it. So also is the humane duty of providing for the safety of the crews of merchant vessels, whether neutral or enemy, an obligation on every belligerent. Germuny'es Method. "It is upon this basis that all pre vious discussions of the law for regu lating warfare at sea have proceed ed. . German submarine, however, fulfills none of these obligations; she enjoys no local command of ihn wa ters in which she operates; r.ho does not take her captur?s within the JuriBr diction of a. prize court; she carries no prize crew which can be put en board a prize;- she uses no effective means of discriminating between a neutral and an enemy vessel; she does not receive on board for safety the crew and passengers of the vessel she sinks; her methods of warfare i.re therefore entirely outside the'scope of any international instruments regulat ing operations against commerce in time of war. The German declaration substitutes indiscriminate destruction (or regulated capture. Germany la adopting those methods against peace ful traders and the non-combatants preventing commodities of all kinds, including food for the civil population, from reaching or leaving the British Isles - or northern France. ."Her opponents are therefore driven to face retaliatory measures In order In their turn to prevent commodities of any kind from reaching or leaving Germany. . , Allies* Method. '"Vnese mwttaui'cs will, however, be er.iorced by the British and French governments without risk to neutral ships or to neutral or non-combatants life and In strict observance of the dictates of humanity. The British and French governments/will, therefore, hold themselves free to detain and take into port ships carrying goods of presumed enemy destination, own erahip or origin. It is not intended,to confiscate such vessels or cargoes un less they would otherwise be jfoble to condemnation.'The treatment of vessels which sailed before this, date will not be affected. " "That ia our reply." The reading of the statement was interrupted frequently, with loud cheers. (By AflMriat?! Vnm.) PHILADELPHIA, March 1.?A mysterious telephone call from New York tonight asking if there had been on accident at a hotel here brought to-light an equally mysterious murder andj suicide in one of the hotel's rooms. A couple who had registered as Charles C. St. Clair and wife. New York, were found dead. When the man on the New York end of tho wire was given a descrip tion of the woman he exclaimed that she was his wife and added that he would come to Philadelphia immed iately The dead man clutched a re volver and the police said he evident ly had shot the woman and then him self. AMERICAN FLAG HAULED DOWN Crew of American Steamer Dada ' Sent Back to New York (By Awocintprl Pre*s.) NEW YORK. March 1.?The Ameri can flag which flew over, the steam ship Dada, captured last week by a French cruiser and taken into Brest, has been hauled down and the Ameri can consul at Brest is sending the Daci?'s crew back to New York city, according to cablegrams received here today. A message from Captain Dodd, of the Dacia. to Edward N. Breitung, tho vessel's owner, says: "Dacia detained here; flag down; French ofllcial on board; American onsul Bending cr^w to New York. Will I remain and look after inter ests ?" Captain McDonald was instructed I to remain and to insist also upon the crew remaining. To the American consul at Brest Mr. Breitung address ed a message inquiring why the Dacia was detained and why her flag was hauled down and*requesting the con sul to look after his interests there. PARIS, March 1.?(11:50 p. in.)? j The French foreign office is not as yet officially cognizant of details of the Dacia case. Officials of the marine department said today the case would come be fore prise tribunals in Paris, which is accorded two months to arrive at a decision. This tribunal is presided over by Emile Mayn 1?re, preadiont of the council of state, and Is composed of Admiral Lefevre; Marine Inspector General Payon, apd State Councillors Ren? Worms and FuBiers, represent ing the foreign office. be expop?d to danger. This Is in ef fect h vi.'alm to torpedo at Bight, with - {rat? to the safety ci the crew . Cotton Prices nt Hamberg. ' WASHINGTON. SArch l.^-Good middling cotton at Hamburg February 23 sold at 17 1-3 cents a pound, Am bassador Gerard , cabled today. The Bremen weekly average was 17 1-0 cents a pound. "The.loss by aj-yhaugs now amounts to 15 per cent, of this price," the ambassador added. World-Wide Bovcot on Japaner Products . (By Ataoriatcd Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.?A na tion-Wide and ultimately world-wldo boycott pn Japanese products is the announced aim' of a Chinese society organized here today. Tho embargo has ' been started by Chinese-Americans In an attempt to force Japan to' recede from her. demands on the Chinese government A propoganda-spreadlng campaign for 'the formation of similar societies in all the larger cities of the United States was begun simultaneously with the organisation of the present socie ty. Shortage in Binding is Threatened Offers 825,000 far Frank Baker. . to#W YORK, March 1.?Colonol Jacob Rupport part owner of the New York American League club, today confirmed a report that he had offer ed Connie Mar/. $25,000 for Frank ES!Ei?T?S :Z;r ?"r*" -T'T MW ? Baker; .the third baseman of tho Phll etroyed, and .that ?entrai vessels may 1 adelphla Americans, who was retired (By Amorfnted Prow.) WASHINGTON, March 1.?Several American manufacturers .brought to the attention of the . state' department today an embargo on'exports of sisal fibre from Progresb. Mexico, which, they said, threatened a shortage in th?. supply or twine for th? 1915 Acvrican harvest:. The embargo was imposed-, it was said, because of differences be tween Carrants factions at the port. The department Is expected to take up the matter with Carrants. ;.r Florida Special Derailed. MACON", Ga., March i ?The Florida special of . the. Southern Railway, ,louthbound, was derailed lata today to his farm at Trappe, Md. Mack is J near this city. - John Spearman, bag vlHing to let Raker go for $60,000, itgageman, of Atlanta, Qa., was killed; u stated. , . _ , . -~i Nono of the passengers was injured, ?du I fifty ni ftu I mim limn ruin .Ill Dil I iui 111 dill PROVIDES SYSTEM OF ASSO CIATIONS TO MAKE LOANS ON FARM MORTGAGE NOTES START FILIBUSTER AGAINST SHIP BILL Democrats, Consider Abandon ing Fight, But President Would Not Approve the plan (Hy Avtoriatti? Pn-.vO WASHINGTON March 1.?A farm loan plan was '.ten into the agri-1 cultural approp.iouon hill hy the house tonight after a long and vig orous fight. The rural credits amend- ! ment reported hy the agricultural ! committee and generally accepted us having the sanction of the administra- ' lion was revised by a series of amendments which revolutionized the proposal. The Bulkley-Hollis plan, finally adopted, finally was agreed to with out roll coll. It would provide of farm loan associations to make loans on farm mortgage notes. These associa tions would form federal land bunks 1m districts corresponding to the fed eral reserve districts to doal in the mortgages and loan to the association n those mortgages. In these bunks the government would have a super vising and under certain circum stances/ a stockholding interest. They would he authorized to issue bonds based on their farm mortgage secur ity. . i A compromise on the naval build ing program was ?';o nf the important developments of the" day. Conferees to two submarines, of the sea-going type, and 16 coast defense subma rines. The house bill hud provided for but one sea-going submarine and i 11 of the coast defense type. Up to date the appropriation bills ready for the president aggregate an outlay of (314,411,223. These include the sundry civil, fortifications. Dis I trict of Columbia and military acad emy bills. Nine other bills, exclud ing the river an \ harbor bill, as pas Bed by the senate aggregate $674. 029,120. Added to these, in all prob ability, will be a Joint resolution ap ' propriating a lump sum of $25,000, 000 to $30.000,000 for river and har bor improvement, which would bring [ the total appropriation for the next fiscal year to more than a billion dol lars. A filibuster by Louse- Republicans, ! today against consi lerntion of the i conference report oa the ship pur- j chase bill prevente 1 action on the. measure. . , I Democratic iead'.rs ton U; ht consld-1 cred abtndon'ng fie fight ?or the shin i purehnso blf., ln.t after a series of. conferences it levoloped that the nresldev ; Vf>uld l at anprove the plan. | Then ?Up.v sentr ilve Underwood an-! nounced tli it '.ne conference report. would be called up in the house again tomorrow... . "The president thinks the bill ought to be put, through the bouse," snld Mr. Underwood. Germany Accepts American Proposals! (By A?><>rint*d Pres?.) BERLIN, March 1 (via London. G p. m.).?Germany's reply to the Ameri can note concerning the naval, war zone was banded todav to Ambassa dor Gerard. It corresponds In gen-J j eral with the forecast of some days | agol The foreign office characterlzea th? | Gerrtfan reply as "acceptance with few modifications'' of the American proposals. Signs Prohibition Bill. BOISE, Idaho, March 1.?Governor Alexander today signed the prohibi tion bill, which makes the manufao tore or sale of intoxicating liquor in Idaho unlawful after, January 1, 1910. oooboooooooooooooooo o ? 9 o LAW CONSTITUTION AL o o "(Bv Associated Press.) o o JACKSON. Miss., March 1.? o o The Mississippi supreme court o 0 today uphold the constitutional!- o 0 ty of. the May-Mott-Lewls law o o enacted at the last session of the o o legislature prohibiting the k?ep- o o ing of intoxicants in social clubs, o o in Its decision the court quoted o o the following: o o ' "Whiskey is n good thing in Its o o place. There is nothing like It for o o preserving a man when he is dead, o p If you want to keep a doad man o o put him in whiskey; if you want o 6 to kill a live man put {whiskey In o o him.'/,. i o ? : o 0 ? P ? c o O 0 o O O O o O C*0 O O O O WILL MARE PROTEST AGAINST ACTION OF ALLIED NATIONS LOCKED IN VAULT; BANK ROBBED Robbers Enter During Board Meeting and Escape With About $1,500 (l!y AwMKintiil Vu- -.) , WILLIAMVOILLE. Mo., March 1. ? Tho pr?sident, cashier and three directors, one of them a woman, of the Williatnsvlile state Hank wer? locked in the hunk vault this afternoon by two robbers who escaped with ahout Sl.?iOO. Bloodhounds und a posso immediately started in pursuit. Tho robbers entered the bank dur ing n meeting of the board of direc tors. In locking the directors in the vault the robbers overlooked a largo amount of cash stored there, but they took all the money in sight at the cashiers cage. Washington Officials Regard It As An Unpreced ented and Novel Step ?nd One Likely to Work Injury to Commerce Between U. S. and Other Nations NOTIFICATION CAN NOT BE CALLED A BLOCKADE GOV. MANNING IS ENCOURAGED State Department Officials Admit That One of the Most Complex Problems of the W;sr Has Arisen?Stopping of Commerce to and From Germany Viewed With Much More Seriousness Than a Blockade. Campaign to Established Law and Order and Run Blind Tigers Out Producing Results Sjwvint ?n Tin Tnti'lliToncT. COLUMBIA. March 1.--Governor Manning's campaign to estublish law and order everywhere and to run tho blind tigers out of business is produc ing results. A sheriff of ono of the counties of the State made a raid on an old offender against the law and a few days later received the following letter from the man he had raided: "I beg to ndvise you that T am not nt present engaged in the sale of whiskey, and under this administra tion will not sell it in anv form (lly AwMM-iillml ) WASHINGTON, March 1.?All com mercial intercourse by sea between Germany and the outside world wnn declared prohibited today by Great Britain und Franco. Identical notes presented by the French and British ambassadors informed the United States of this drastic step by the Allies In reply to German's war zone procla mation. The iext of the notes was the same as the statement made by Premier Asnuith in the British parlia ment. If this policy in enforced it no long er will be possible to ship cotton manufactured articles and commodi ties hitherto of non-contrabond character from tho United States to German directly or. iudirectly, and f.-oin Germany the supply of dyestuffs and other merchandise for consump tion in this country will be cut off. The impression was general In offi ciai circles tonight thnt a strong pro test would be made. The Allies' action was regarded au an unprecedented and novel step. Officials pointed out I want and intend to abide by the law, so you won't have any more reports that In the reprisals which tho belll agalust me In this line. Thanhim, you gerents were making toward each for your visit here in search o.' this other there was singular lorgethful niatter. and you can write Mr. Man- ness of the fact that wbatev might nlng that 1 will not sell anything that be the violations of International cus is unlawful, as I hope him n success- ! tonm as between those countries at fui administration." war, this could not affect the status of The sheriff sent this very Interest-1 international rules as between the ing letter to the governor and he was United States and countries with very niuch gratified at this concrete which she was at peace. evidence of the result of his campaign for law enforcement. Not a Reply to' American Proposais. Assurances given by Great Britain that today's note was not a reply to Capt. James M. Graham or the 10th ,,u' recent proposals of the United infantry, U. S. A., has been detnlled States Tor an adjustment of the entlro for duty wlib the South Carolina mil-i situation gave ground for hopes ihul itia and will begin work In this State .the measures taken might be only at once. temperory. In thU connection, the _ . j state department issued tho follow Tonunie (irice, the Florence negro <n* *lute,m?.nt,: ' -, , , under death sentence for criminal ah- 1 Th0 B?tl?h ambassador has pro sault. was not electrocuted nt the alod the fallowing instructions from State penitentiary today, having been ,hl9 government: > granted a reprieve until June 1 bv I 'When presenting the joint Angle Governor Manning in order to give, communication you should in time to took Into tho facts in tho case, i fon? ,ne United States government _ j that-the communication received from npi , r p?rtJ I them through the United States am 1 nreai Or r OOu | bussndor in London respecting a pos QLAwfronA s?AmMTAfl B,t,'u limitation of use of submarines OnOTwage IXemOVea ; ??,, mines and an arrangement for supplying goods to Germany is being (By Aiwormtcil Prvs*.) ROTTERDAM, Holland, March 1 ? (by London, 3:45 p. m.)?A reCord quantity of gifts from the United States to the destitute of Belgium ar rived today at Rotterdam. The Great City, carrying 9,4(10 tons of goods col taken into careful consideration with their allies.' " Notes Sent to President. Copies of the notes were transmit ted immediately by Secretary Bryan to President Wilson. State depart ment officials admitted that one or the , most complex problems of the war lectetl from every State in the Union. I ,.?., ?_,,?" ._ ? a OJ ,? i ... ? 00..-1. ?i i. I I ''R,l orison. Officials were ununimous ^SSS?&ti'SSS&'S?JSl'l?? W opinion that the notification Si ?n5T? m , ? n- could not be called a "blockake," al 5.^ n? JJl\ , " ? a f0?d rh0rtnKl'.?<?ct- ? wan noted generally that tlx during March is now removed. ' Effort to Prevent Spread of Disease the communication did not use the word blockade. The notes leave much, therefore, to be explained. It was regarded as virtually certain that the United Stater would promptly inquire as to how the step was to be carried Into practice. I . S. Will Insist on Rlght?*. Officials and diplomats were curious on reading the text to know what oillclalB expect that it will be an ac quiescence in the principle of the American proposals. Front Great Britain not a word 1iub come in sev eral days until today's statement that the matter was under consideration. This created u feeling of hope among some ofllciuls that an understanding might be reached. In other quarters, however, thero wub a disposition to regard the Ameri can informal communication as likely to fail of accomplishing anything be yond a possible amelioration of con ditions as to mines in the open seas. Displeasure Not Concealed, Displeasures over the latest devel opments was not concealed in atato department ctrcloB, where the Btop- ' ping of commerce to and from Ger many was vicwod with much, more r.eriousnesa. than a blockade, since :lt interfered also with cargoes presunw :. cd to bo bound to a belligerent while In transit to a neutral country. Where as the doctrine of continuouse voyage previously has been invoked In tpe nrosent war by Great Britain to, sus tain bur right to detain cargoes at any stage in their Journey if proved ultimately to be destined to a belli gerent, such a presumption 1b under stood now to Include all articles of merchandise, such aa machinery and implements, as well aa cotton .bound between the United States and neu tral countries, unless an embargo on re-exportuMon is put Into effect by the neutrals to whom the. products are conEigned. Will Inn-cane Duties of Government. Inject ion of an eloment of suspicion on cargoes of goods hitherto un touched when bound between neutral ports will greatly increase the dutleB of the American government In pro tectlng the Interests of its shippers from indue delays and detentions without sufficient proof. The entire question of the right, set up by Great Britain, to take neu tral v;assels 'nto porte.for examina tion and klndre? subjects, such an consignments "to order" and to.nam ed consigne'.n, will be brought into the field of discussion again, affecting materially the answer which the Unit ed States was preparng to the cor respondence with Great Britain on the subject of contraband'begun with the Amorican notes of December 28 and continnued in a preliminary and' sup plementary reply from Qroat Britain. Undecided What Step to Take, . In approaching the question of the ground on .which tho United States should enter nrotest aealnBl the ac tion of the Allies, officials wore doubt rui as to whether they would make their argument on the theory that a blockade in reality was being at tempted, or whether they would con tend for the uninterrupted passage of cargoes between this country and helUgcreifts not listed as contraband. ' Officials realized that except for diplomatic correspondence, the points of which might be easily exhausted without remedy, there was no way for neutral governments Jq,enforce .their proteste'and still maintain theh* neu trality. The general disregard pf pre cedents, it was pointed out) ha?.runde . (fly Amrialrcl Prw.O RICHMOND,. Va..March 1.?Federal.' State and county authorities havo combined In an effort to prevent tho j would be "the disposition of cargoes spread of toot and mouth disease, dis- hitherto not listed as contraband, such covered. In a dairy herd of cows near'as rotten, which; if destined to Ger this city. Today the entire hord of many, tho allied fleets purpose to take ,275. of which 125 had fully developed into British or French ports. An in of tho scourge, was killed and the ; timati?n was conveyed in British carcasses destroyed. No other cases ??urters that the Allies intended to have been d scovercd. but a most rigid juiy outright all such cargoes, but it quarantine is being maintained about, wa8 said that auch a promise would the nfected farm and all other local not affect the determination of tho dairies. State Veterinarian J. G. United State? to insist on its rights to Ferneyhoush said tonight that he be lieved the situation was under control. Four Thousand Quit Work. BARRE, t.. March-1.?Four thous and granite workers quit work today ^?i&^f!?i!^^^^W?^'^^ from the Allies and Cer Bond . non-contrabrond articles to Germany when the question Is argued in further diplomatic correspondence. Just when the United^tates will act On the latter note is dependent to some extent on when 'the replies are i?^? of !ee ^^"S^^-W granite workers' union fought in the ,0(*mK 10 m abolition of submarine rtreets for possession of the ballot I ^are onmerchant ships and the box to be used in taking a voV on thol8h,pment of foodstuffs to the civilian question of acc^Ung the ri?^ agree- j population of .belligerents. Germany's j * ment. Several were Ihj&w!, . '" I answer is said to be on Its way, and I tbe position of neutrals more delicate In the present 'circumstancesthan, over before, though a somewhat simi lar situation which led to embargoes by the United States and the non-in tercourse act, arose in the early part of the nineteenth century during Ute Napoleonic wars. ? blockade was de clared by Great Britatn against the coast from the River JE1 be to the Port of Brest (France) inclusive. Napoleon, then in camp at Berlin, proclaimed a counter blockade the entire British const, and prohibited commerce with England. Great Britain has retaliated by issuing an "order in Council pro hibiting neutral vessels from trading with the ports of France and her allies and with all ports of Europe from which tho British fia? was excluded. Questions Nerer Settled, "Against these various ordere and decrees," writes John Bessett Moore, former counsellor of the state depart ment, "the United States protested and as measures of retaliation resort ed to en> barg oft? wiA nnn.-tntflrnnursa (CONTINUED .ON PAOE TWO.)