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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 342. rTeeUy, E.tabUshed i860; D?fljr, Janis, ?1?. ANDERSON, S. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR DECLARED BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA SPEECHES DELIVERED BY MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCT OF WAR IS PREDICTED England ts Prepared to Carry on Straggle Indefinitely and is Confident of Result. (By Auoristw) Proas.) LONDON, Nov. 9.-That England ls prepared U> carry on the war Indefi nitely with every confidence ir. the result, waa the tenor of the speeches at the anansl banquet inaugurating the new lord mayor of London at Guild Hall tonight, delivered by the men responsible for the conduct of the "wer. Notable speeches were made by the prime minister. H. H. Asquith, Field Marshal Bar! Kitchener, Secertary for War, and Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty. . Lord Kitchener, while expressing satisfaction at the response to his call for men, Impressed on the nation that the war would be a. long, este and he would require "more men. and -.till more until the enemy Is crushed." Wiputon Spencer ' Churchill, first IKM^ >iM.f.t..Uii>?- '"t^t? "w muja Ww?k of the navy and continued: 'lt ls difficult to measure the full early.S*a^~?ribV wa? tot spoil the doom ot Germany as winter strikes the leaves trees." Premier Asquith, who! devoted ranch ot his speech to the war with Turkey, said It meant the "death knell of Ottoman domination, not only in Europe, but in Asia." The guests, who numbered a thous and and included leading etatesmen, diplomats and financiera, entered Che civic headquarters of London between two "linea et, riflemen. "As each dig . nitary entered the reception hall be waa greeted with rounds of cheers, but the real outbursts were reserved for Premier asquith. Bau Kitchener. Secretary fer'.War Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord 'of the Admir alty; the Japanese, Russian and French ambassadors; the Belgian ministers and -the commander of the . Canadian, contingent. As these entered the hall, which was, decorated with the flags and coate or arma of allied nations, tho pwtbSSlaSS? rCSv tO a high p'tc?i, tuO <* entire assembly rising to welcome . them. Th?' military men. Including Lord Kitchener, wore service uni forms of khaki; the ambassadors and ether'diplomats were lu the brilliant uniforms of their rank. After the formal toast to the Und and royal family had been proposed. Ex-Premier J. Balfour proposed' "the .Allies.'' He emphasized that, thc toast was without precedent, b?t, he added, "we aro living In times that also are without precedent, when .the whole <*orld either ia lb arms or in anxious expectation." Japan, continued Mr. Balfour, bad made one' ot the most dfcm?tlc ans wers by thc capture of Tellig-Tau, to the most Insolent message ever sent by one sovereign to another-that which 17 years ago compeled Japan to give up Pori Arthur, which She had taken from the Chinese. Th? fermer premier spoke in glow ing terms of the gallaatiy ot the Rus sian army, the powers of organisa tion displayed by Grand Duke Nicho las and the remorseless speed with which Russia had carried out her movement Here one success after another might be looked for snathes for the west the memory ?rf the days when the French and > British' fought aide by aide against thin-eeemy of civ ilisation would never be forgotten. Mr. Balfour also ?peke of Servia, which was prepared ty* give up every thing abort of national existence to keep peace and of Belgium, whose history waa evett more tragic. Bel gium had beba cverrtan by the Ger mans for no cause except expediency of war, he raid. Belgium, he declared, would be re stored to all and niora of her ancient prosperity by th? Allies, who were Meed together hy the pursuit of one great object, and there wa? no danger of dlaagrceatast, for no mean or petty motive actuated any of them, "We are Uva na Ucea," said the fer mer premier in conclusion, "ant* we -fight aot for ourselves alone, but fas civilisation sad for ?mall states who (Contutuad Oa Pa?a Fear.) . - TT O O O oooooooooooooo o o' o Occupied by U. S. Marine?, o o -o o (By Associated Press.) o1 o' MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9. d 0 --It is reported here that the o o port of Acapulco, on the, o o Pacific, has been occupied by' o 1 o American marines. The oe- o jo cupation is said to have fol- o o lowed a request of the inhab- o o itants who were suffering o j o great privations owing to the o o revolution. o o o .ooooooooooooooooo LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE Prominent Women of Southern States Holding Meeting in I \ (By Associated Press.) CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Nov. I? ???j Trumen prominent In the South ern States are in Chattanooga tonight ^ ?Bo&ipwt.be* Jin, session throughout tomorrow and Wednesday, presided over by l^iss Kate Gordan, president of Oie South ern States Woman Suffrage Confer ence, organized in. New 'Orleans last year. Guests of the Southern women ia-1 elude Mrs. C. ' H. P. Belmont, Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, Miss j Carolyne Riley, Mrs. Ernest .Thomp son Seton, noted American suffrage advocates, and Miss Christabel Pan hurst, of London. ' Tomorrow high Mrs. Belmont will address tito 'women in one of the theatres. Mrs. Belmont 'tonight denied Ore charge that tho suffrage movement in America has become a social fad. She declared that the rich women of the country have developed a sisterly in terest in the less fortunate members of their sex. Miss Pankhurst said ute movement in America for woman suffrage would be an ?feld to the securing of the vote in England and that the war in Eu rope also would soften Hie hearts of the English men, aa they, could not forget the help given their armies in Europe by the women who have served as nurses and otherwise in the great conflict Miss Pankhurst is to speak Wedn day night j. Lost, Home Home Owned and Occupied by Gos Mitchell Destroyed by j Fire at Noon Saturday. People coming to Anderson yester day from the Easley section reported that Ons Mitchell, who Uvea on Eas ley. route 1, In Anderson county, had tho misfortune to lose his home and practically all of his household furn iture, when the building was destroy ed by dre Saturday at noon. The house was a large, two story affair and was worth considerable money. It is understood that Ute loss on the house ls partially covered by insurance and he also carried insur ance on the furniture. There is no trace of how the, dre ?tarted but it Is believed that la waa due to a defective dna. Order for Twenty Submarine? Placed (By Associated Presa:) BOSTON. Nov. 9.-An order tor the Immediate construct'jft cf twenty snb marlaes has been placed with th? For* River Shipbuilding CorponUcn of Quincy. U was learned today. Officials at OM plant refused information aa to the identity of th? power ?or which the sabmajl-.es are intended. An offW cet? ,of. the corporation said tba order would amount to about $10.000,000. ' AGI ASSUMES SERIOUS ASPECT ADMINISTRATION OFFIOAJ-S ADMIT MEXICAN SITUA TION IS SERIOUS DECREE DOES NOT SATISFY Washington's Request for Guar? antees Has Boen Only Partial ly Fulfilled. (By AraocUlod Pren.) WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-Adminis tration officiais tonight admitted that the Mexican situation again had as sumed a as rio us aspect. . General Carrante has partially ful filed Washington's request for guar antees, before withdrawing American troops from Vera Cruz .but hts de cree does not satisfy the main point asked by the United States that Mexi cans who served the American gov-, eminent during the occupation of the port be not punished for such service. At 6 o'clock tomorrow night Gener al Eulalto Gutierres, selected by the Agc as Callentes convention, will be sworn In as president of Mexico. Car ran sa has been Informed and immedi ate hostilities against "him aa a rebel will begin If he does not recognize tho authority of Gutierres. On account of the brevity, of Car ranza'a tenure- the America*- govern ment probably will take no cosnlx ance or Ute decree which he is report ed to have issued respecting the American occupation of Vera Crux. Canara! Quitaos* baa assured agents wbefi ?*.> ls ewort ..Br ha -will ^ce2 of the Uniod States government that . proclamation covering all points de sired. General Villa haa stated that he will back up Gutierrez In such h proclamation. A difficult situation may arise, how ever, if Carranza defies the conven tion and hiB forces and those under control ot the convention begin a bat tle. With Unrest Inspired by Carranza through the Issuance of circulara and petitions calling on the American forces to withdraw, officials realise tha> the situation at Vera Crus mo insularity miaut become strained. In official quarters here there is a feeling that General Carranza realiz es that the hulk ot the army la against him and wiH. not oppose the convention's orders. The assembly baa Issued a manifes to proclaiming Its soverlgnty and has telegraphed ell. agencies throughout foreign landa and In Mexico, stating that lt will be In supreme control of government machinery after Novem ber 10. General Gutierrez, with the consent ot the convention, has named Enrique C. Ll?rente as special representative In Washington. He formerly waa Mex ican consul at Galveston and El Paso and married the daughter of a prom inent American in Galveston. He la still under Indictment for alleged re cruit! r.a of Mexicans in American ter r.tciy during the Madero r?gime. Secretary Bryan baa made repre sentations to the authorities at Mexi co City through tl? Brazilian minis ter and American Consul Stillman to obtain the releaae from prison of Agustin Rodriguez,, "who was ene ' of, the Mexican envoys at the Niagara Falla mediation conference. EL PASO Texas. Nov. 0.-Enrique O. Ll?rente, named aa special diplomatic envoy to the United States by Provis ional President Gutierrez, haa receiv ed lustructloas io take charge of ' the Washington Carransa agency now In charge of Rafael Zu haran, according to a message received here tonight from Aguas Calientes. Killed In A erica. LONDON, Nor. ??.-(8 p. m.)-Cap tain the Honorable Arthur Edward Bruce O'Neill, ot the Second Life Guards, and heir to Baron O'Neill, was killed la action tn France last Friday. Captain O'Neill waa the first unionist member of parliament for Mid-Antrim abd waa the first mem ber of the lower house of parliament to fall during the -freeant war. Cap tain O'Neill received a medal for dis tinguished servios tn the Boer war.* No Word For Week. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-No word has come to the navy department for a week from the cruisers North Caro lina sad Tennessee tn the Mediterran ean aaa. off the coast ot Turkey. Sec retary Daniels haa been trying to get tn touch by cable, with the command ers ot. these vessels but so far wich', out auceeas. ENDORSEMENT OF SECRETARY "MYAN ISSUES STATEMENT; SUMMER1Z ING ELECTI?IN RESULTS GAINS IN ARE [ATE .TIFYING Say? th* Athnfcaistration Will Grow in Popowity aa Laws Go Into Effect. (By AMOTMH Pm?.) WASHINGTON. Nev. 9.-Secretary Bryan, back at the 'state department today alter bis campaign trip west, issued a formal stanment summariz ing election resuha.ghd declaring that they could not bf^onsldered other than as an endorsement of President Wilson and his pojtpses. Pointing to the Progressive elutftp as th? ou> standing feature ournie election re turns. Mr. 'Bryan paid this had re sulted In no change tn the leader ship Of the regular ttepublican ranks; ?that Senator Penrose and Former Speaker Cannon vrotrld represent th?ir party in congress and the Progres sives returning, to vthe' Republican party would have ta accept all they had protested a*alftsjt and more. "Th? i914^1e??ajr said Mr. Bryan, "can not be conWdetfed other than as an endorsement ?ff'me oresldent and hts r?lleles. \ am so convinced of the morit * r?f tho ???*?arfBml m"?"^?~ acted under the pret>hient*B leadership and the righteousness of his foreign policy, that I expected the voters to support the candidofea who repre sented his views. The victory was sufficiently complete to show that the people ate with the president, and he ls now able to continuo the splendid program upon which he has entered. "The gaina in the senate are espec ially gratifying-not a single Demo crat defeated for reelection, but three senatorships taken from the Repub licans. -There ls every reason to believe tho administration will grow in pop ularity, as the taws go into effect, and as Democratic policies bear fruit The new currency'law Ie Just begin ning to operate; before the next elec tion it will have vindicated its claim tr. nubile confidence The new tariff law can not be re pealed until after the people have had a chance to try it out and now that the election is over the protected manufacturers are already resuming work. . "The president's foreign policies are endorsed and his hands strength ened. "The outstanding fact in thc late election returns is the slump of thc Progressive vote. A large percentage ct the Progressive republicans have returned to the Republican party, and that too, without any surrender on the part of the 'standpatters' and reac tionaries. The leadership of the reg ular Republican party has undergone no i change.- Senator Penrose and E? Speaker Cannon will represent that party tn the senate and house and the returning Progressives mujt be nye pared to accept alt that they protested against and mero, for the standpat ters, after having overcome the de faction, are even farther from re forms than they were two years ago. "The Democratic party deserves the support of all real Progressives and tn the nest two years lt will draw to Itself those -Progressives who under stand the radical nature of th? issue which separates the Democrat from the aristocrat' and the plutocrat." De?tractive Fire In North Carolina (Br Swnrittirt Pr***) WILMINGTON, N. C., Nov. 9.-To bacco and warehouse property valued at from halt to throe quarters of a million dollars were destroyed by dre tonight at Farmville, N. C., a leading east Carolina market, 60 ables from Newborn on the Norfolk and South ern railroad/ Partial Insurance was carried., The fire originated from an unknown source in the Banner ware house, where a big break had just been. held, and speed to others ia the area Including large storage ware houses of-the American Tobacco com pany, and a grocery store and stables in the'town. Bipasser Blown Up. fay Associated Press.) LONDON, Nov. ?.-(t:OS p. m.\~ The Swedish steamer Atte has been blown up by a mine In the North Sea. Six of thw crew were drowned. The others, were landed at Yarmouth. IRE TROUBLE ON IN MEXICO GEN. CARRANZA DECLARES' HIMSELF CHIEF HEAD OF MEXICO GEN. GUTIERREZ SAYS HE IS IT Carranza Directs Military Chief tains to Disregard Mandates of Convention. (By AMorialtU Hr*) MEXICO. CITY. Nov. 9.-General Vesustlano Carranza today issued an I ultimatum declaring himself chief head of thc republic. The proclama tion was issued at Cordoba and direct ed to military chieftains and civil em ployes of the central government who were ordered to disregard the man dates of the Aguas Callentes conven tion. To the military chieftains Car ranza said that unless they ' left the conference and were back at their posts by 6 o'clock Tuesday evening their next in rank would assume their places. General Eulallo Gutierres, appoint ed provisional president of Mexico by the Aguas Calientes convention, has proclaimed himself the chief execut ive beginning November 10 and has appointed his cabinet. Hn/jM? Estrada, private secretary to General Carranca, who arrived in the j capital tonight from Cordoba. n?AA v "We have exhausted all legitimate .means to brio? about a peaceful ar ! rangement of this trouble. The Aguas j Calientes convention must obey Gear j ere* i**rras-a. or Its. du^???e? w?H de treated aa traitors.-We have sufficient , mesas at our disposal to make good our mandates." . Foreign Minister Fabel a expected to arrive in the capital tomorrow from Cordoba where he haa been with Gen eral Carranza arranging details of the evacuation of Vera Crbz by the Ameri can forcea According to a high offi cial here a statement by the Car ranea government on evacuation has beeb promised tomorrow. Fighting was in progress today in the suburb of XechimiScr, betw3?n Za pata and'Carranza folio wera. Several train loads of soldiers were sent from the capital to reinforce the Xochlmll . co garrison. Carran ca's forces check ed the Zapata forcee advance. General Francisco Cardenas, who commanded rurale guards the night President Madel o aw*. Vice President Pino Sucrez were auasinated, recent ly escaped across the Guatemalan bor der, according to advices received here tonight SAN ANTONIO' Texas, Nov. 9. General Carranza published a decree lu Mexico City today ordering the Aguas Callentes convention virtually dissolved by November 10, according to a dispatch received here today from R. L. Mccleery, ?Jilef of the Carranza publicity staff, In Mexico City. Carran ca's decree ordered all gener als who are. In attendance to report to their commanda no later than Novem ber 10 at 6 p. ra. All officers of lesser rank than general who are represent ing superior officers are to retire from the convention and to report to the first chief of their respective com mundora, Army corpa, whose commander* have disowned their first chief, have been notified that the officer next In charge will assume immediate com mand and report by telegraph to the first chief. The decree adds: 'The officers are to elect another gesora! and report the result to Car ranca." . This decree waa followed by anoth er ordering all government employes to oh?y none bat the first chief. - Henel Fer Belgians. LONDON. Nov. 10.-(12:30 ft. m.) the American commission of the re lief of the Belgians has been advise,* that with the' 50.000 sacks of grain on hand the committee in Belgium can relieve in three or four days the towns of Namur. liege and Lemberg and the districts around them, and that by November 15 the commission can supply all persons, in Belgium except those in the moat remote and inaccessible places. Big Holdings af Tabaco*. WASHINGTON. Nov. ?.-Leaf to bacco held by ;nanufacturera and dealers October 1 aggregated 1.108, 059 069 pounds, the censar bureau au j trounced today. Thia Included 719,411, 001 pounds ot chewing, smoking, snuff and export type*; 322,?29,<94 pounds jot cigar types, and ?0.819,46? pounds [of imported types. ?OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o o For European War Sufferers o o - o o (By Associated Press.) o o CAMBRIDGE, Masr,., Nov. o o 9.--A bushel and half of o o money was collected by the o o Red Cross for the benefit of o o European war sufferers be- o o tween (hf halves of the Har- o o vard-Princton football game o o Saturday. The count show- o o ed a total of $3,883, includ- o o mg one twenty-dollar bill o o and 2,35o pennies. o o , o ooooooooooooooooo A HEALTY INCREASE IN EXPORTS MOVEMENT Swelled Receipts of Cotton Cai Cheerful Comment Amone Traders. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9.-Swelled rocciptB of cotton at important inter ior points and healthy increase In. the -export movement when coopered- "wit*? the amount received at the ports to day caused much cheerful comment i among the. trader*. Total receipts at ! the ports today were 60,143 bales and the export movement waa 62,350 bal ea. : .., The outstanding features of the in terior receipts waa at Houston. The total 43.640 bales, was larger by sever al thousand bales '.hon the receipts for any One day last year or in 1912. This was taken to mean that reports of heavy buying in Ute . large cotton counties of Texas duriag the last fort night were true. I That the demand ls not abating ap parently ls reflected in the steady ad vance ot the price of spot cotton at Dalias, another eighth of a cent be ing added today. Notwithstanding increased interior receipts the movement to the ports is not yet normal. The total for the sea son ts 1. 766,771 bales, against 4,394. 262 for the corresponding date last year. While stocka at the ports are beginning to pile np many traders here feel that shipments at tho middle land last of November will hold them down.. Stocka at all ports today totaled 960,249 bales, against 669,376 a week ago. t Clemson To Entertain Three Counties* Del egations at Splendid Dinner on Thanltsfiviag Day. It is understood Out members of the General Assembly from Anderson county yesterday received invitations from Dr. W. M. Riggs, president of Clemson college* asking Ute pleasure of their company st Thanksgiving din ner with Clemson collage. It ls under stood that similar invitations were al so sent to the members of Ute General Assembly from Oconee and Picken s counties Member? of the local delegation cay that Uley are looking forward to Ute affair and it is probable that every ona of the local lawmakers will be in attendance. Tobacco Will Not Be Interfered With (By Associated Presa) WASHINGTON. Nov. 9-Great Bri tain today gave tho United States offi cial assurances that shipments of to bacco tn neutral bottoms destined to any country in Europe would not be interfered with. "The department of State hag re ceived the assurance of Ute Brinah ambassador that tito British govern ment has not placad tobacco on the contraband lists, so far as he fa ad vised, and that the British government has no intention of Interferriug with shipments ot that commodity in neu tral bottoms to any countries ia Eu rope.'' . ? I IS UPON CITY IS.;' ? . CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTS REPORT TO SPECIAL SES SION OF COUNCIL PAYMENTS BY CITY STOPPED White Way Contract Invalid and R?solution Passed to Make No Further Payments. A special meeting of the city coun cil waa held last night to hear the report of City Attorney Q. Cullen Bul lir?n, who waa Instructed to prepare and present a report ns to whether or not the franchise-contract between the city of Anderson and the Southern Public Utilities company tor 40 years, etc., ls a valid contract, and there fore, binding upon tho .city. His re port was to the effect that the fran chise was not valid, and therefore, not a binding contract upon the city. This report went further and declared that the contract between the city and the same'company for the con struction and operation of a whits way waa also invalid. The chief con tention of the city attorney ls that these contracts aro in tho nature ot a *X~*>??? ?Fx?ovUxbiesa ana will nave to bo asked for by a petition of a ma jority of the freeholders, and-adopted by p. majority of th? qualified electora in esv.*le???^'?t?<!er?? '-ft?r~???. pese. ^^fl???f''!r As a consequence of thia opinion by Attorney Sullivan, council at Us special session last night, passed a resolution agreeing that no farther payment under the contracts mention ed above, bo made by the city. Attorney Sullivan and Mayer Godfrey in banding The Intelligencer the opinion last night, wished lt stated that thia decision of council was un animously adopted, every member of council being present and . yoting. Mr. Sullivan also stated that he had pre sented his independe.'t report and.the list of authorities to judge ?jrnesr. Cochrane, and that this attorney after carefully considering thant, fully agreed with him upon his findings. The report in full follows i TO THU CITY COUNCIL: On the 9 gay of September, 1914. tho city council instructed me to in vestigate aim report to council wheth er or not in my opinion what pur ports to be a franchise-contract be tween the Southern Publie Utilities company and tho city of Anderson for 40 years, etc, is valid and a legsJlv binding obligation of the city. . I at once began my investigation tn obedience to council's instruction. Realising that In a matter so vital to the city and the company my opinion should not be given hastily I have made a careful examination of the law of the State and elsewhere appli cable to the main Issues involved. On account of unavoidable Inter ruptions, including an Illness ot aev eral weeks, I have bees unable to reach a final conclusion until now. My report and opinion ls as fol-, lows: ' What I wiV. ?seignate aa Ute fran chise-contract, consisting o? two In struments in writing, each dated the 10th day of February, 1914, purport ing among other things iq grant the Southern Public Utilities company a franchise to use the streets, ?tc* and sell water and electricity to the city and its inhabitants for 40 years, etc, sad purporting to bind the etty, among other things, to pay to the company a determinable annual sum for water and lights for five years or 40 years, etc, ls invalid and not a binding obligation of the city. One of my principal reasons for this conclusion ls that the city coun cil thereby, under the decisions of this sute, attempted to create a bended debt which "cannot be created without the sanction of a majority of the quall ?3ed electora" of the elly at an elec tion duly and regularly ordered and held upon the petition ot a majority of the freeholders of the city and of course no such petition waa ?resent ed and no such election held. Since the adoption of tho constitu tion of 1895 a bonded debt for the purposes in question can neg be creat ed by a city without thia petition of freeholders sad majority vote of the qualified votera Any well posted lawyer will admit thia. . The main difference of opinion will be as to whether or not the debt attempted to . be created by the franchise-contract ia "in the nature of a ?vendad debt" (Continued on Page |?