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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 VEIL OF SECRECY* CLOSELYBRAWN RELIABLE NEWS AS TO OPER ATIONS OF ARMIES STILL IS LACKING . VICIOUS BATTLES BEING FOUGHT Unofficial Advices Say the Rus sians Have Been Victorious in Poland. (By AiuoriftUxl Pram.) LONDON, Dec. 4.-Reliable news or tho progeas of -the battle in Poland, which continue:; to monopolize inter est, still iS lacking. An unofflelnl ilia, patch from Petrograd says the bat tle of Lodz has' ended in success for the Russinns, but this statement, con tradicts tho Berlin report; which Bays the German offensive in Poland is taking ita normal course. Tho fact is that fighting in this re gion has developed into such a Jumble that it is almost impossible to follow lt. Tlie most important factor from me Alilies' point is that the Gurman ad vance on Warsaw seemingly has not succeeded in its object, nor has lt di verted the Russians from their for ward movement through ? the Capa thianB and on to the plains of Hun gary or against ' the fortress of Cra cow, around which Uley are drawing a closer ring of men and artillery. Taking into .consideration Ute case of Przemysl, which, has held out so long against the Russian attacks, mu lt ry men do not look for the carly fell of Cracow and are inclined to be lieve armies of Ehnepror Nicholas will endeavor to keep' the large Austrian force inside Ute fortress and enter Silesia frpm ? the southeast. Much depon?H. however, on the bat? tie being fought with such Intensity further north between the rivers Vis tula and Warta and in which all agree tho loue? on both sides have been heavy. There is ah inclination to be lieve that bud there been probability ot an eafiy success ior th? Germans in this ?eld Emperor William, who has returned to Berlin, would have remained to witness Ute victory. The battle In Ute west appears to be at a standstill. It ls evident that' attacks which have been made have not met with much success. Under Ute title "Four Months of War." Ute French Bulletin of the Ar mies io publishing ??-eport of the. en tire operations of the war. The - ex planation Is made in the report that th : French were unable to take Ute of fensive unUl the British army was reedy ana that ?he advance into Al- j sace, which has been criticised as had strategy? waa designed to draw the Germans from the Belgian front This plan did not succeed, lt says, and tho, Allies were driven back to the Seine ?, The arrival of Australian, and New Zealand contingents In Egypt on 40 transports ls quoted as another tri umph for the British navy. The German cruiser Emden was not far from this fleet of transports when ehe was overtaken and destroyed by the Australian Cruiser Sydney. It ls taken tor granted, however, that tue convey of the transports was so strong that even the Emden- would not have dared attack them. " The statement made in the Italian parliament by Premier Salandra tusk Italy shouW maintain her attitude of watchful sympathy and armed neu trality has created much Interest here and sympathy is expressed for Ute aspirations of ?he Italian people. HA? Confidence in Carranza Faction ?>'?? ? WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-Rafael Zu baran. Caranta agent here, tonight made public a telegiasn from General Alvaro Obregon, dated yesterday, at Vera Cms. declaring his confidence in the success of the Carranza fac?on. The message said: "You can feel tVwured that we have honest mon in sufficient numbess to overpower the reactionary movement headed by Villa, We rook upon the pre?ent alrtiss'it] us ? ??CwHur/ e?U which will afford us o splendid oppor tunity to Sst definitely in relief those who like ourselve? are fighting for principle and those whose only in spiration ts selfish ambition. "The northeastern army corps under my commend ls well equipped and disciplined and Ita ranks are tilling each day. Regarding Ute union of Vil la. Zapata and Angeles you may re main at sase. The bad faith ot thee* j men will never permit their union." Baise* and Bett* the 8*me. CHICAGO, ?>ec, 4.-Carleton Hod son, wealthy lawyer, for years a re spected church maa and citizen here, and C H. 'Jetts, who fled from Nsw York in ISM when he was free on bond* charged with forgery are the same man. Hodson, arrested yester day at the instance of heirs of hts former bondsman, admitted his iden tity ia av statement issued tonight hy hie counsel. Clarence Darrow, j ^BsSi^^ '^^'^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ ; * ' ..., . ,n WftV tho rond?n Scot- Germans until their name has become ( recruited frcm men above the aver- has been remarkable Thousands of, Had all the applications been takei This is the way thc London Scot Germans^ umu ?J lme of age ln llfe, mon who were determined volunteers have tried to make t a many reglment8 mlght haYe bee. I tish charge in thd face of tho enemy. batU(, reaching from northeast to win their way to fame or death, conditions of their enlistment J ,Rt ENDS OWN LIFE BY JUMPING INTO SEA Passenger on American Steamship Arapahoe Jumps Overboard Near Charleston. CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 4.- A passenger on the American steamship Arapahoe, registered as F. W. Tlb betts, of Peabody. Mass., jumped into the sea and was drowned off Diamond < Shoals lightship Thursday afternoon. The tragedy was pot known here to day with the arrival of the Arapahoe.' Only one passenger and one mem?, ber of the crew saw the man Jump overboard. The alarm was Immediate ly sounded and a life preserver wa? thrown in Ute direction of Tlbbatta. It fell short and, according to mem bers of the crew, he made no effort to reach it. A life boat was manned, but Tibbetts sank before he ' could ne reached. Efforts to'recover the body were abandoned because of the fog. Papers in TibbeUs. stateroom ' Indicated . he was a member ot the Aleepo Temple of the Mystic Shrine in Blostog. PEA.BODY, Mass., Dec. 4.-Freder ick Wi Tibbetts. who was resorted in dispatch a from Charleston S. C.. to night to have Jumped overboard' from the steamer Arapahoe, left here TA ed* ne?day. He bad said he expected to obtain v.ork at a Florida resort. ' Reward is Offered For Murderers (By Amaritud FTMK.) , MIAMA, Fla.. Dec. 4.-r- A reward of one .thousand dollars was offered today by Mrs. A. A. 3ogg3 for the ar rest, and conviction of persons who are supposed to have murdered her husband and daughter November 25 in their home near hare. The city of Miami- also bas -offered a rewrrd of $500. The charred bodies of Mr. Beggs and hts daughter were found in the ruins of their home soon after the fire was discovered. The coroner's Jury which investigated Ute case ad Jcnrned Wednesday after declaring '.hat. death had been due to unknown I causes. Estimate Germans Lost 2-3 of Army . (By AMocUtad Pm?.) LONDON,. Dec. 6.-2:65 a m.-Ex perts estimate that the Germans lost two-thirds of their army in Poland tn the fighting in tho region between the Warta river and Vistula tiver, say* a Morning Post dispatch from Petro grad Prince Oscar and Prince Joach im, the emperor's . sons, are reported to have escaped only by taking flight In an aeroplanes The dispatch says a delay in arrival of Russian rein* forcements enabled Ute Germans to break Unroogh Ute surrounding ting. Another Ship With Food for Belgians , (Br A*K*Ut*d Prue) NEW YORK. Dec 4.-Another ship soiled from this port tonight wita food for starving non-combatants in Belgium, When the steamer Agamem non cleared for Rotterdam. Louis De Badeleer, minister of state for Belgi um; wea t& Ute pier with members c' the Belgian relief committee to , bid Ute steamer God-apeed. The ch ri p's cargo is valued at 3200. 000 On lt* arrival at Rotterdam, lt will be distributed ander supervision of the London-American Commttslou for Relief In Belgium. GREAT BIG GIRL OF GOLDEN WEST CAUSES MILLIONAIRE'S AR REST ON WHITE SLAVE CHARGE THE ALEXANDER WHO KNEW TRICKS Accused of Transporting Society j Gbrl From Los Angeles lo Chi CATO. (Hy 4 ^ dated Pw.?.) PROVIDENCE, R. I., Dec. 4.-Col onel Charles Alexander, a millionaire, retired merchant here, was arrested' tonight hy federal officers on a war rant from Chicago charging violation [of the Mann white slave act. He ls accused of having transported Miss ? Jessie E. Cons. rf Los Angeles, Ca*.,, frpm that city to Chicago, in Febru ary. 1913. When arraigned before a United States commissioner. Colonel Alex ander waived examination. Bail was fixed at $7,500, which was furnished, and the case was continued for a hearing in the Chicago federal court, the first Tuesday in January. The complaint gives February 25? | 1913, as the date of the alleged viola-' ?lon of the Mann law. Henry W. Hayes, counsel for Colonel Alexander, declined to allow his client to discuss the case, but said .that at the trial it would be shown that an ? attempted case' of blackmail, which ' had 'failed had resulted' in this ac tion. Colonel AlexanderNls widely known as a clubman. He has a residence in this city, a country homo at Rumstick Point and a third residence at Wiliamstcn, Mass. He has a wife and two daughters. Miss Cope is under surveillance of federal officers In Chicago and it ia reported the grand Jury will consider charges ot extortion, said to hao been made against her. Colonel Alexander ls a member ot the firm of Alander Brothers at Provi dence, and a ' director of the Cana dian Steel Company, according to d statement isued hy District Attorney Clyne. "Colonel .Alexander met Miss Cope At a social gathering in Los Angeles two years ago." the statement said. "He explained ho would procure e divorce and marry her. Then he* pro ceeded Co make violent love to Miss "Tho evidence of the girl shows she relied on a!? promise to marry her At his suggestion Miss Cope met him In Chicago Pebruarv 13, 1911 They occupied connecting rcoms st a down* town hotel: Later they went to New Orl?ans and from there to Califor nia. ?. . . During the time they were travel ing together, Colonel Alexander gave her many costly presents and much money. "The colonel built for her a banga low in the Berkshire Hills. On New Tear's Day, 1913, Colonel Alexander sent her a poem of greeting.' "Another poem," Mr. Clyne said, "whick Colonel Alexander wrote to Mlss Oupe, ho called The Modern Alexander.' "Alexander of the olden days, "Was said to sadly weep, 'i?eeeuse there were no other worlds, ><?I%V?.%?IVVV'.^S*^^^>?WVV?N*?I? w^?VWWSM ********* - - i, L (CONTINUED ON, PAGE FIVE.) DATE CHANGED FOR CONFERENCE State Chairman Committees Wili Meet m Washington on De cember 14. (By Anoeiat?! Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.- The cotton ?ono committee announced tonight that the conference here with State chairmen committees would be held Decotnbef* 14 Instead v>f December jo, aa previously announced. W. P. G. Harding, chairman of the committee, announced tonight that telegrams from chairmen of State' committees, indicate general Interest I ?r? ?he lear/ f".nd and large number of applicaatlons for loans. Letters have been sent/ td StaXe chairmen asking them to call meet ings of State committees Immediately tor organisation and appointment ot loca committees. Copies of the' plan and application balnks are being mall ed to all committeemen so that ap plications for Class B. certificates and loans may be received without wait ing for the.meeting of-th?'cotton loan committee end State chairmen in Washington December 14. It was believed in some - quarters here tonight that applications for inn ti? wn?ld total possibly $20,090,060 by January ?. It became known to night that many applications have been mode which hitherto were un reported to Washington. It was said Oklahoma alone bas asked for about $1,000.000 and there are indications that Texas may want several million. Indiana State Officials Indicted by Grand Jury (By AftaocUted Prat-.) INDIANAPOLIS, IndV Dec. 4.-? Lieutenant Governor William P. O'Neaill, Homer L. Cook, sneaker of the house of the 1913 legislature, who recently took office as secretary of state, and 10 other officers and mem bers of the patronage committees ot the 1913 legislature wera indicted to night by a Marion County grand Jury. Tho indictments charge that the of ficials signed warrants for pay for employes in excess of the amounts fix ed by law fer more employes than provided for in the statutes. Should Not Sacrifice Ship* for Submarines WASHINGTON. Doc. 4.---While aub-, marinea have been operating success fully under ideal condition* in the European war, the American navy shout accord important functions to both battleships and submarines and not Sacrifice battleships for -subma rines lu the opinion of Rear. Admiral wau, chief constructor o? the nary, who outlined his views today before the house naval affairs committee, Questioning by members developed ? ?vi?Hg sentiment In the committee for increasing the navy's submarino strength. . Admiral Watt explained that the navy. department purposed to let a contract December IC for a submarine weighing 1,000 tous, with a ?peed or 20 miles an hour, designed to stay un der water longer and to have a great er radius of action then any other, submarine afloat. Typhoid Epidemic Among Germans. LONDON, Dec. 5.--(3:05 a. rn,) German troops in Flanders, like the Belgians, arc suffering from a typhoid epidemic according to Dutch corres pondents of London newspapers. They any the disease ls particularly preva lent along the Yeer sad that there ore many cases among the naval forces at Contrai. Villa, the Actual Ruler of Mexico. The world waited to learn what General Pancho Villa, ex-bandit, would do when he reached Mexico City at the head of an army suff. item to hold the capital. It -waa teared he might announce, himself aa president and Immediately overthrow Acting Prestdent Gutierrer. But he did noth ing of the kind. Instead he Bred up to the character he has assumed tor more (han a year, the character ot patriot and leader, when he leaded this Platement: I "My only mission ls ves io re order 'm Mexico, snd not to tase personal i revenge on any ona I promise that order will be restored at once. I sm! acting as the subordinate of Provision-1 al President Gutierres and the nation al convention. "The provisional, president is now tho supreme power in Mexico, ana L am merely acting as Held comman der ot the armies. All foreigners snu foreign property wil ?. be protected." Seldom before in the history cf Mexico or any Latin American coun try had a conqueror been so modest I He might have taken the government j i in his hands without the loss of a man. j Yet the former bandit held good to I I the promise he had made months ago. j Mob Hangs Negro RiddlesJ (By Associated . Pre-?.) FLORENCE, S. C., Dec 4.--? mob took Willum Green, e negro, from of ficers near Coward, 3. C., today, hang ed him to a tree and then riddled his body with bullets, according te re ports received here. Green was arrest ed after he had been detected tn the act of hidlag nuder a house during the owner's absence The negro's/ presence under the house was detected hy tba women oe to Tree and tody With Bullets capante who were unprotected and who summoned the'offlcers. ?rest Jubilation. VBWCB, Via London. Dec. 4.-(8:46 p. m.)-There was great Jubilation tn Vienna today When news ot the occu pation ot Belgrade by the Austrians was published and the streets were decorated with flags. Newspapers were Ulled with praise ot the Auatro H un garton troops. IN GOOD SHAPE DEFENSES AT NEW YORK CAN DESTROY ANY AT TACKING FLEET OPPOSITION TO INVESTIGATION As to Preparedness of United States for War is Expressed by Representatives. (By AMooUtod Frc?.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-Opposition to Representative Gardner1*? r?solution for an Investigation by e commission into tbe preparedness ot the United States for war was expressed to Pres ident Wilson today by Representatives ' Fitzgerald and Sherley. ranking mem ber s of the house appropriations com mittee. Both told the president they were preparing to speak on the sub ject in the ho.IBO. VI am against any spectacular in vestigation into this subject," said Mr. Fitzgerald. "All the facts are avail able now, and through hearings before a regular committee and debate on the floor the question will he thoroughly review.* Mr. Sherley told the president that statements attributed to Mr. Gardner that the defenses, of New York were antiquated were incorrect He .declar ed the fortifications bf tho United States were in excellent shape and added that army officers had inform ed him that the defenses at New York could destroy any attacking fleet The president will go ln%o the question fur ther Monday, wheu he will see Mr. Gardner and Senator Tillman, chair man of the senate naval committee. ?T. LOUIS, Deo. 4.-Augustus F. doer, congressman from Maasaehn ?et??, in an address beforo th'? Cow ton! ivorsry Club here tonight replied to Secretary Daniels' statement MK garding recent assertions of Mr Gard ner as to thp inadequacy , ot American naval and military preparations. "I state without fear ot successful contradiction," he said, "that the big guns on the latest dreadnoughts of Great Britain and Germany are of such long range that the j battleships can stand a mlle and a halt outside the range of the guns on the fortifi cations of New York and demolish those forts. "Secretary Daniels," said Mr. Gard ner, "baa elven out a snecial report from Admiral Straus to prove mislead ing my declaration 'that of long range torpedoes there are only 68 in the nsvy.' "I reiterate my statement that there sro 511 torpedo tubes on tho ships of the navy and there are 550 long range torpedoes built, building ipr (appro priated for. "It this statement is incorrect it is not my fault I obtained the informa tion from Admire! Straus . himself. There la not a single figure given In f pooch ot October 18 or tn my statement cf October 15 npt ....dod by consultation with high army and navy officiais or else taken direct from the official publications. "Many of my figures were prepar ed for me in Secretary Daniels* own department j "I observe that Admiral Straus ls quoted as instancing the tor?7?lolng i of three British cruisers at 500 yards range to show that long range torpe does neither are required nor desired for submarines. I cannot give any opinion on Admiral Strauss' views, but his argument will not stand In spection.'' Mr. Gardner said a congressional Inquiry into the national defense would reveal many absurdities, nota bly, tflbi there ls no coordination In the preparation of military and naval appropriations. "One comlttee looks after the for tifications, another the army, a third the navy," he said. "The fortifications committee provides for the guns for the regular ead volunteer army; the army committee provides the guns fofcjthe militia. Can anything he more absurdr Mr1. Gardner has an appointment to discuss the matter of a congression al inquiry with President Wilson. By request of tb* president. Mr. Gardner will see htm alone. Purchases $40,000 Worth of Flour (Br AMoeUUd Pma) WASHINGTON, ?eft. 4.-Forty thousand dollars worth at flour for the starving Belgians was purchased to day by the Belgian RelUt Committee, It will be seat imm?distety to Bel gium by Linden W. Bates, purchasing agent In the United States of the American committee established in London. This som represents s part of tho contribution received hy. the central committee from nearly every State*