The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, November 21, 1914, Image 1
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VOLUME t, NUMBER 369.
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Weekly, Established 1866* Dally. Jan. IS, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1914.
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KT IN SHE
CENTERED IN 1
TWO BIG AND PERHAPS DE-!
CISIVE BATTLES RAGING
IN POLAND
ANOTHER ONE IN
EAST PRUSSIA!
The Combat Between Vistula and j
Warta Rivers U Attracting
Meet Attention.
(By Associated Pim)
LONDON, Nov. 20.-Two big bat
tles, both of which may have decisive
results, are raging in Poland, and a
third bf almost equal importance ls
progressing in East Prussia..
Of the three battles, that now at
its height between the Vistula and
Warta rivera, and in which the Rus
sians tonight claim partial .success,
is exciting the most "interest. The
Germane lt ls believed, have brought
up by their line of strategic railways
in Posen and Silesia at least half a
mlllicn men In an effort to break the
Russian line here. Weather condi
tions, the frozen ground and the sit
uation ot the battle field, favor ' a
battle decisive to a degree not equal
led on any other field in the present
war. .
The other battle in Poland is tak
ing place on thb Craoow-CzenBtocho
wa front and Russians and Germans
each claim lt is proceeding satisfac
torily. In East Prussia the Eniselan
advance ls moving slowly through the
wild country surrounding the Masu
rian lakes. In GaUcia Ute Russians
?nie usssing Westward-and at the IMUS*
time are setting the passes of the
Carpathians.
There now I? almost ? complete
absence of infantry attacks , in tho
western arena end the arllljry
fighting ia muon i??s violent All .inst
region about Dixmude through which
the Yeer Canal passes is inundated
and the only serious fighting appears
to be taking place south of Yser,
where cannonading Ls in progres J.
Bad weather, ! which necessarily
hampers operations, has. been" ex
perienced and snow has fallen t in
some places There has. been no im
portant action In the Prenoh canter,
but in Ute Argonne region the Ger
mans have mad? vigorous attacks,
which, the French ssjr, were repulsed.
On tte French right wing the Ger
mans have retaken Chauvcncourt
part of which ?hey destroyed a few
days ago. German activity, in the vi
cinity ot Rheims has slackened. .
Austria's advance Into Benia Is
creating uneasiness in Bulgaria, ns
to the future ot the Balkan states.
Whether Bulgaria should remain
neutral or throw In her lot with Oie
Allies was discussed today in tile So
branje. Leader? of the democratic
party 'suggested that the Allies
should lie consulted as.to their inten
tiona' regarding the future of the Bal
kans.
Ital&. too, has been affected by
the Austrian advance and her ambas
sadors at the European capitals have
v been called home to confer with the
cabiuet Marquis Imperiall, Italian
ambassador to Great Britain, will
leave for Rome tomorrow.
To" prevent tea reaching Germany
from England through neutral coun
tries. Great Britain bas prohibited its
exportation to European countries
trcept thoee of the Allies, Spain and
Portugal. Since the outbreak or tne
war tea exports to Holland have
reached enormous proportions:
The admiralty has taken furtherj
steps to protect east "coast oort* by
the extension of the mine field. This
seems to.support rumors that a Ger
man raid on the east coast, is eg*
pected,. 4t ia generally I believed hare
that ii Qsgnwny is balked In Other
design? ssa will ?Wsmp* to< attack
England- ne pMiUar haw desperate
auch asa aXpMitioa ls considered.
?iihacrftrtAuflj? to the war loan con
tinue aridest was reported unofficial
ly tonifi?**** explications aggregate
. between three abd three and one-talf
billion1 dollars. The loan calla for
only fl.YOO.OOO.OvP. ?
The Russian advance In ??st Pms-1
sta ls moving ?iSwfcr throng* the re
gion shoot the Masar?an Lakes. In
this district tho Germans have mass
ed strong forces. The Russians are
moving westward la Galicia and
claim numerous successes .among
which aito the capture of Wlsalcs,
?.Gorllce, Dukie and Ojok.
The only serious fighting now tah
lag place on the Allies' left In the
western baltic ground appears to hs
Kath of ypres, Where a violent ar
tillery ^^taff^**. in the
LITTLE RESULTS
ACCOMPLISHED
Loan Committee to Supervise Dis?
tribution of Cotton Pool Per
fects Organization.
SOME APPLICATIONS
FOR LOANS RECEIVED
Air carry Signs of Improvement in
the Commercial Situa
tion.
(By Associated PITJ-O
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.- The loan
-committee selected by Secretary Mc
Adoo to supervise distribution of the
$135,O00,C00 cotton pool organised
lhere today.
W..P. G. Harding, of the federal re
serve board, who waa elected chair
man of the committee, announced af
ter a protracted executive session
that little in the way ot definite re
sults had been accomplished, aside
from fo mulatlon of aubaciiption and
application forms.
Some applications for loans were
received, put not acted upon, because
the committee had not reached that
Stage in its operations.
Several state committees, which, in
turn, will appoint local committees to
safeguard the work ot the main body,
were selected subject to slight chang
es. The personnel of these committees
was not disclosed.
Mr. Harding expressed the opinion
tonight that the pool's operations
would be carried to a successful con
clusion and would go f?r toward
clearing ap the whole souuthern com
mercial ait nation. Already, he said,
there are signs ot improvement
Another meeting- of the committee
will be held here next week.
Permanent headquarters probably
witt hs saimissnas ia this city.
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Three Persans Injured.
HILLSBORO, N. C., Nov. 20.-Three
persons were injured, one of .them fa
tally, when six runaway freight cars
i-an down a party of five persons
'walking across the Southern tracks
here late tonight. Miss Thelma Mc
Cauley, 15 years old. Utter died in a
hospital at Durham.. Leon Finley, ead.
E. v. McCauley both are in a serious
condition.
The otht" members of the party es
caped injury.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Hi.
. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Nov. 20.- Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson, widow ot the
South's great general, is most ser
iously 111 at her home In this city. She
ls in her eighty-fourth year.
WARSHIPS ARE
MOBILIZING
Off ftiie Coast of Lower California,
According to Captain Robert
Israel.
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(By Associated Pru*.)
GANpIEOO, C&?.. Nov. 20.-British
Australian and Japanese warships are
mobilising off the coast of Lower .Cali
fornia, according to word brought
her? by Captain Robert Israel ,of the
ocean-going launch Nonesuch. Israel
said the British cruiser New Castle,
and the, Japanese cruiser Idzumo
were coaled off the Guadalupe Is
lands Tuesday by British vessels.
Israel does not ks*>w ut what' direc
tions the two cruisers steamed. Two
other warships southbound whose
namea and nationalities he could not
learn, were audited. An unidentified
warship passed* thia port today 15
miles off shore also, southbound.
Israel's story ls confirmed by fish'
erm en and it la generally believed the
warships are mobilizing preparatory
to steaming north to attack the Ger
man squadron under Admiral von
Spee.
SHREViHORT, La., Hov. 20.->A
meeting of ail Louisiana bankers in
terested in the proa?ctfon a?d f*w
keting of cotton was called today by
Andrew Querbea, president of the
Louisiana State Bankers' Association.
tO be held at Alexandria, La., on Der
comber 16. lt waa announced that
the meeting would give especial con
sideration to the spot market, acre
age reduction and cotton loans.
Quarantine Lifted.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-The Quar. ;
inline against cattle shipments from
Canada to the United States, imposed
because of foot and mouth disease,
waa lifted today by the department ot
agriculture. . -, ?
fChe raisins of the Canadian quaran
tine was said by officials to be an
added evidence <ih?t
Betagt! brrjegk?'"?Me* - control. " 1
HEARS FROM THE
TWO CRUISERS!
Secretary Daniels Receives Mes-j
sages Acknowledging Receipt
cf His Os.? -rs.
NO DETAILS OF THE
FIRING ON LAUNCH
State D?partaient Also Without
Advices From Ambassador
Mar gen than.
(?V AMOtimtod Pren.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Secretsry
Daniels received messages today from
Captain Decker, of the Cruiser Ten
nessee, and Captain Omar, of the
cruiser North Carolina, acknowledg
ing receipt of his order that no ac
tion be taken in Turkish waters with- j
out specific instructions, but neither
commander supplied additional de
tails of the firing at the Tennessee's
iaunch at Smyrna several days ago.
The department- also ls still without
advices from Ambassador Morgan
thau.
Secretary Daniels said he thought
Captain Decker probably waa waiting
to get Into communication with Am
bassador Morganthau before making
a Complete report.
State department officials estimat
ed that from past delays in messages
from Constantinople they should hear j
from Ambassador Morganthau to-1
morrow or Sunday and a more com
plete description of the incident was |
expected from Captain Decker about |
the same time.
It ia thought probable that as a
result of the mining of several Tur
kish ports and the sensitiveness of
the Ottoman government to the near
ness of foreign warships? the Ameri
can cruisers may be ordered to an-1
chor off Chios.- Greece where the Ten
nessee now is. The North. Carolina |
ls. at Beirut, Asia Minor. Neither will
r-3 withdrawn from the western Medi
terranean, lt was steted today at the
navy department,, no matter what ls
tba outcome of the Smyrna incident.
It is thought advisable that they be
kept within easy reach of Turkish
porta to afford assistance to distress
ed Americana should emergencies
?rte*. y
CONDITIONS ARE
MORE SERIOUS!
Notwithstanding Extensive Relief |
Work Already Done m Bel
gtum.
(By AaaoeUtnd Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 20.-NotwlUistand- I
thc extensive relief work already done
In Belgium, conditions there are be
coming more serious. Jean Van- Bra
den, of the Belgian national reliet
committee who arrived here today I
from Brussels, said that refugees
were pouring Into that city at the rate
of. 25,000 a day.
"This Influx,", he said, "is due to a |
lack of fuel aa well as food. Brussels
has plenty of' coal, but Interruption
of transportation makes it Impossible I
to carry it to remote villages. Refu
gees also are flocking to Liege and
other large towna.
"The peopl; are dependent entire-1
ly on kerosine for heating and cook-j
lng and the supply of'this fuel also ls
becoming scarce.
"the committee' now supplying]
600,000 meals dally in Brussels to
300,000 persons. These meals]
consist of pots to soup, some rice and
a piece of bread. At first the allow
ance of bread waa six ounces dally,
bot this has been reduced to three j
ounces. Even tho rich find it slmost
impossible to obtain bread in Brus
sels and so aa the whole population
will "erm Into a vast bread line."
MORE HORSES FOR ARMY
?Steamers Arrive at Newport News to]
Load Horses fer Preach ead Brit
ish Governments.
NEWPORT NEW8. Va. Nov. 20.- |
The British steamer Raeburn arrived
here today from Bordeaux, France, to j
load horses for the French said Brit
ish governments. The horses sra now I
being assentbled lc Rlcbmond, st ta
said, and will be shipped to this port j
wi Olin the next few dsys.
It waa learned here today >that a lo
cal' man, who has just returned from
New York* has secured contracts to
Supply three more shiploads of hor
ses to th? warring powers, although
he would not state which .govern
ments wore concerned. Those . ship
ments will bs made as soon as pos
sible, it 1? said.
of EmbetslentenL
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Nov. PO
The federal grand Jury here today
returned an indictment charging em
bezzlement against Konter H. De?n, j
former Vice president ot the First Ns?
Uonal Bank of Sutton, W. Va. The In- j
dinmont involved $75.000.
Tarte/*? Strengest Defense.
BATTLE CREEK, Mld? Nov. 20.
The monaco of cholera constitutes
Tartsyw strongest dofeose against
the Russians, declared Rev. George C.
Reynolds, of Van. Turkey, before the
Medical Missionary Conference aerar;
tod?y,- , ..j--^
GEN. GUTERREZ WILL CON-,
TINUE VILLA IN COM
MAND OF TKOOPS
WAR DECLARED
ON GEN. VILLA
AU Public Office? in Mexico
City Have Been Va
cated.
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o Salazar escaped from the o,
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o unconfirmed report has reach- o
jo ed here that General Lucio o
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(By Anoctoted PIM.)
WASHDfGTON, Nov. *0.- Official
advices to the American government
today from its agett ts in Mexico pic
1 lured the sttpftUoa as more contused
than lt baa beellartnany months. The I
officials telegrams summarised events
aa folowa:
Oe narai Oniterrez, elected provis
ional pr?sident by the Aguas Callen
Um convention; ha? decirle! to con
tinua Oogara! YJUs iu cemoaUu of al! '
the troops controlled by the conven-.
tren. Villa has advanced to I ra pus to j
without r?sistance and American con
sular agenta say he will continue to j
Queretaro and th J vicinity of Mexico
City without difficulty.
General Obregon, in the Mexican
capital, loyal to Carranza, baa formal
ly declared war on Villa, ' but his
troops have been evacuating Mexico
City today. The purpose of the move
fa unexplained.
General Obregon will leave the cap*
Ital oh Saturday. The message said be
wouid. gb to salina Cruz, on the west
coast from which point it waa thought
he would move north to Guadalajara
and attempt to get into the rear of
Villa's forces. Another telegram spoke
of hie probable departure ? fon Vera
Grus, where it ls supposed he will join
Carranza next .Monday to take -pos
session ot the city when tho American
forcea depart
All the pnblic offices in Mexico
City have been vacated. American
agenta there do not know whether the
Carranza-Obregon faction wil leave
the place, undefended, or leave a ima ?1
garrison/there while General Pablo
Gonsalea and other Carranza forces
move north to meet the Villa advance.
Railroad ? communication ? north of
Mexico City is Interrupted and either
Zapata followers or ex-federals have
cut tho line from Mexico City to Vera
Cms at San Marcea.
There are rumors at Villa's head
ouarters, according to one consular
dispatch, that Puebla has ben. occu
pied by Zapata.
EL PASO. Texas, Nov. 20.-Villa's
?geai* h?re ?eclare?. toni gr: that
three strong columns of Villa troops
aggregating 60,000 men now were on
the march; one headed by Villa him
self, toward Mexico City: another
Irapuato, under General Raoul Made
ro, toward Guadalajara, a metropo
lis ol the weat coast; the third heed
ed by George Mratiano Servia, from i
Pz?i Lula Potosi toward Tampico.
Military Has Taken
Command of Road?
CtV Aasxkted PTMB.)
, M**ICtt CITY. Nov. 20.-The mili
tary has taken complete command of
rt of the capital and troops
In tho suburbs facing Zapata sup
porters, have been strongly reinforced
it- is tailored General Lucio Blanca'
WUl remain to protect inhabitants
?rom a raid by Zapata adherents.
A meeting of all generala tn the
city waa held today to discuss Ute
general situation.
.American Paral lons Destroyed.
LYONS, mace, via Parta. Ney. tl
-Fire yesterday destroyed the Ameri
can and British payai lon s ot the Inr
ternatlonal Modern City Kxp?sitlon
Opened here last May. Workmen , wc ro
able to save more than one hundred,
caaes of exhibits which soon are to
bataam* io the San F.aneteco' expos?
DENIES HAVING "
THE CONTRACTS
President of Steel Corporation D?
cimes to Give Details of His
Mission Abroad.
SAYS UNITED STATE
IS FAVORED BY WAR
Thvoks We Are Near the Ttvning
Point for Return of Confi
dence and Prosperity.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Charles M.
Schwab, president of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, who returned from
London today, declined to go into de
tails as to his mission abroad, say
ing merely that his company had a
number of large contracts in force in
Europe and that hts presence was
necessary. Hp denied reports that
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation had
contracted to build twenty subma
rines for Great Britain.
Mr. Schwab gave what he said waa
the first optimistic statement on bus
iness conditions that had come from
bim in three years.
"I believe we are near the turning
point for a full return of confidence
and prosperity in the United States,"
he said. "We are Oeing favored by
the war as is no other nation. For
example, Germany normally produces
from twelve, to fifteen million tons ot
steel annually, of which about eight
million tons is exported. ?This is now
shat off and the advantage is in our
favor.
! "What is true of steel, /. true of
other commodities, but it ls not the
war supply trade alone that is turn
ing the tide. We are recovering from
the shock of the war,' legislation is
such that capital has more confidence
and business is txi'ng stimulated. > At
Bethlehem some time back we were
forced partially to suspend opera
tions, bot'we will soon be In full ac
tion again and' we. will increase our
production.*'
WILL TRANSMIT
SUPPLIES FREE
ri
Railroads Co-operating With the
j \ Commission For Relief fan
Belgium.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW. YORK, Nov. 20.-To facili
tate transportation of food and cloth
ing for-Belgian relief, all railroads
of tne Trunk Lines Association, cov
ering territory east of the Mississip
pi and north of Norfolk,. Va, will
transmit such supplies without
charge, it was a.<wounced tonight.
The com:; lesion for relief In Belgium,
is trying to cirect a similar arrange
ment with Unes west of the Missis
sippi.
The next relief ship sailing under
charter of the commission will load
next Week at Philadelphia, taking on
supplies from the northwestern
States and Pennsylvania, About De
cember 1, another ship will be des
patched from New ;?ork with wes
tern contributions.
Mrs. Herbert C. Hoover will sall
next week to join her husband, chair
man of the London commission, and
ass lat him In, bis work. She wei
chairman ot the American woman's,
relief committees in London during
the early days of the war.
TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED.
Ja Beth Kaflr?*ds Leading Fren
Yera Cres te Mes ?cs City.
VERA CBDZ, Nov.-20.-Traffic waa
interrupted today on both tile rail
roads leading from Vera Cms to
Mexico City.
Mexican railway officials said the
Constitutionalists had taken all roll
ing stock on thst road between Mex
ico City and Esperan sa for movement
of troops. Colonel Martin?, repre
sentative of General Candido -Aguilar,
intimaiee?" that another reason for
suspension was to prevent entrance .
to Vera* Cms of passengers who
might tum ont te be followers of
General Villa.
The ?nter-Ocesnl?, the other lthe to
Mexico City, ts being operated, only
in sections. A stretch "beyond, San
Marcos is under control of the ex
fedor?l general, Higlnio Aguilar.
Left Without Clearance Paper.
LTMA, Peruy Ndv? JO.-The German
?teamer Luxor, of the Kr. ?mos Uno,
with three thousand tons of coal on,
board, baa sudden!V left Coronel.
Chile, without having received clear
ance papers. The German steamer
Memphis also has secretly left San
dy point.
J, The Chilean authorities have order
ed the capture ot the Luxor.
Struck Brae sad FoesdereJ.
LONDON, Nov. *L-The Morning
Post's .Rome correspondent says tbs
Austrian-Lloyd line steamer Metko
viteh has atruek a mine ott the Dal
xoerJcn ' coast and foundered.
GOLD WAVE HAS
SPENT ITS FORCE
NEAR NORMAL NOVEMBER
TEMPERATURES WILL PRE
VAIL TODAY
WAVE STARTED #
IN NORTHWEST
Snow in North Carolina and Low
est November Minimum tn
40 Years.
(By Amclated :-'n*a.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The cold
wave which spread over the south
era States last night and today, forc
ing the mercury below the freezing
point, had spent its force tonight
and according to weather ? bureau
forecasters? a reaction with quick ef
fect is bringing higher temperatures.
ReportB from Atlanta early tonight
?hows a temperature of 24 degrees
there. At Jacksonville, Fla, lt was
34; ot Mobile 40; Chattanooga 24,
and Charlotte, N. C., 26.
Prom northern Virginia to New
England near normal November tem
peratures will prevail tomorrow.
The cold snap was attended today
by snow. in North Carolina and the
lowest November minimum tempera
ture in 40 years in Georgia and Ala
bama. The cold wave started in the
northwest and moved rapidly to the
South Atlantic coast
Weather bureau reportB showed a
temperature this morning of 10 at
Asheville, N. C.; 12 at Chattanooga;
10 at Nashville; 14 at Knoxville; 1".
at Memphis; 14 at Atlanta; 18 at Ma
con, and 22 at Charlotte. .
At richmond it waa 30; Norfolk
SO; Charleston 28; Raleigh SO; Jaek
E: nville an i Savannah 32; Mobile and
Near Orleans 34.
. Snow continued today in Now Eng
land and along the great lakes.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Nov. 20.-~Tfae
gcver!??nest thermometer here Tr'y
:cday registered 24 degrees above
sero. It waa .the coldest November
weather experienced since 1872. On
November 30 of that year the mer
cury stood at 22 degrees.
ATLANTA, Gar Nov. 20.-Cold
weather records for November in At
lanta were broken here when the
government thermometer early today
registered 14.06 degrees above zero.
The low temperature was accompan
ied by a galo that reached.a velocity
of 48 miles an hour.
Fif teen Valuable
Race Horse? Burned
.(By AwocuUd Pre*?.)
AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 20.-Fire early
today destroyed the lacing . stables
and 1 r> valuable horses owned by F.
L Dodge at Grovetown, Ga., 15 miles
(rom here, causing a loss estimated
at' between ?125,000 and $150,000. The
cause of the fire has not been ascer
tained.
Among the trotters which were
burned wore Silk Hat, valued by Mr.
Dodge at $26,000; Lady Wanet, val
ued at. $20,000^ and Hollywood Ben,
valued at $10,000. The 16 horses
which were burned today had been
taken tn Grovetown last week from
the Dodge stables at Lexington., Ky.,
and elsewhere.
Twelve Men Must Haag.
PHOENIX, Arts., Nov. 20.-Official
returns from tbe recent election show
that Arizona defeated an initiative
measure abolishing the death penal
ty. Twelve men under sentence of
death, reprieved by Governor Hunt,
so the people might decide their fates,
must' hang. The vote was: Yes, 18.
182; no, 19.329..
Governor Hunt, lt is understood,
will reprieve ?he convicted men until
after Christmas and then scatter the
dates of execution.
MANY INTERNED.
Authorities Adapting Serer? MeasBT
tn Against English People
?' Remaining lu Vienna.
I i .i ? i... it,'
(By ?MOtjm?d Vrtm.)
VENICE, via Parla, Nov. 20-Vien
na authorities are adopting severe
measures against English people, re
maining In that city. During the past
few naya many Britishers have been
Interned, and the rest. Irrespective of
age or aex. are forbidden to leave
their homes bet wen 8 o'clock in the
morning and G in the evening, or to
visit cafes or other public places.
An off? tal announcement says
these steps have been taken "In view
of the wretched situation of Austrians
and Hungarians Interned in belliger
ent states, especially England.
The statement adds that the new
measures will be in forced BO long aa
there la no certainty. that Austrian*
subJeot? in England are heia? accord
ed bettor- treatment.
SUPREME COURT DENIES AP
PLICATION FOR WRIT OF
ERROR IN FKAHK CASE
ATTORNEYS GO
TO WASHINGTON
Announce Cue Will Bo Taken
Direct to the United Stater
Supreme Court.
(By AuocUtod FTWL)
ATLANTA, Qa, NOT, 80.-The state
supreme court today refused to certi
fy a writ of error to the United Stat
es supreme court In the casa of Leon
M. Frank, under sentence of death
here for the murder In April, 1MB,
of Many Phagan. Counsel for Frank,
when advised that their application
for the writ had hean denied, an
nounced that the casa would he taken
direct lo the United States supnne
court. 4p
Later In the day two ot Frank's at
torneys, Henry Peeples and Harry Al
exander, left tor Washington to pr?
sent their application for a writ, ot er
ror to Justice Lamar. Should the Jus
tice grant the application, the appeal
would then be placed on tho supreme
court's calendar, lt la asid. It the wrlf,
ls denied by Justice Lamar, Franks
counsel may preesnt the application
to other memebars ot the court > In
dividually, according to the attorneys. .
The application tor the writ ot er
ror to take the case to the highest
tribunal in the land, was based upon
the Georgia supreme court's refusal
In ita decision last Saturday to set
as?.'e the verdict on the ground that
Frank waa absent from the . court .
room when the verdict wran announc
ed.
The state supreme court's action to
day, marks the seventh failure o? le
gal efforts tp obtain a redial fer
Frank or a reversal of the verdict
?=M?ch /ata retained Aiigast ??, ii IS,
Frank's execution Hirst waa set for
October 10, 1913. but this was atay
ed by appeals and motions for a sew
trial. In March of this year be eas
re-sentenced, the date being fixed for
April IV last Proceedings bet?re the
State supreme court, however/ acted
ss a stay of execuUon of the* sentence.
With the final removal of the case
from the State courts lt will be neces
sary to re-sentence the former fac
tory superintendent the third time sad
again a date for his hanging.
In arguing Ute motion bafar? the
State supreme caurt fe? tn? ssiiiiiS
aside of the verdict, counsel'for Frank
declered Oast the "dir about the court
room was surcharged with mob vio
lence." and it was brought ont that
the trial Judge suggested that the de
fendant be absent when the verdict
was rendered. Frank's attorneys held
that counsel for the accused consent
ed to their client'? sbsence, but that
Frank himself never gave his consent.
They alleged hi? constitution*! rights
has been this violated. It 1? upon this
ground that hit. present attorneys
hope to get Ute case before the Unit
ed tSstea supreme court.
Should this tribunal refuse to hear
the appeal, or decide it against Frank,
bis only recourse to eaeape execution
lt ls declared, would be through the
extension of executive clemency by
the governor ot Georgia,
It wa? learned today that the pros
ecution plans to go before the enper
tor court next Wednesday to havs
Frank re-sentenced. -
WASHINGTON, Nor. StL-> A re
riew of tile Frank case by the Sup
reme court rests largely with Justice
Lamar, who ts assigned to the circuit
In which Georgia la located. Custom
ot the Justices recul/ss that applica
tions for "writs of error" must be pre
sented Arts to tho Justice assigned to
the circuit lc which the case origin
ates. Should Justice Lamar grant the
mit, the case weald fw on tootha-'
Murts docket and would not fee fcesvd
for shout two years, unless advanced.
Should Justice Lamar decline to is
sue the writ, he might consent to sa
application being presented to,- the
entire court, or ?h* attcrrcTi might
af their own volition make applicauoa
to the other Justices.
STRINGENT OSDERfJ
rssne? te Preservettfttfnttg
Throurhoat the CaaaL
? *;1
(By A *odft<?t Press)
PANAMA. Nov. 20.-Stringent ord.
irs have been issue to preserve neu
trality throughout tbs. cwel ?.one.
Hereafter no information will, ho glv
in to any one relativ- to the cargoes
?rrled by ships usina the waterway.
These orders have resulted nerty,
from President Wilsons recant neu
trality proclsmaticn and partly from
the effort? of locai B Itlsh dtpromatlc
ind consular agents to.learn what
ihips carried coal and other probable
Shen* through the. canal fe*
t>ie transfer at sea to German