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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 388. Weakly, Established i860; Dally, Ju. Ut, ?li, ANDERSON? S. C^TURSDAY MORNING. DECESMBER 16.1914. f ?.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS FIRING ACROSS LIKE CONTINUES PRESIDENT MAY WAIT AN OTHER DAY BEFORE OR DERING TO FIRE. TWO AMERICANS REPORTED KILLED Officials Believe General Mayto rena Will Remove His Troops ami Avoid Complications. CB j- Aaaoriatod Pi**?.? WASHINGTON, Dec. lt.-Although both . Provisional President Gutierres and General. Carranza have assured the American government that their forces have boen instructed to confine their fire to 'Mexican territory, noth ing official had been received late to day to. indica tc the receipt of such in sturctions at Naco, Sonora. Officials here are unable to under stand thia delay in delivery to the Naco commanders of the messages, copies of which' have passed through American telegraph lines to Naco. Meanwhile firing continues. The general belief tonight was that President Wilson would wait at least another day, perhaps discussing the subject with his cabinet tomorrow, and then. If the demands of the United States were not complied with, the return with artillery fire any firing into American territory would be car . ried out As yet, however, no further orders have been sent to Brigadier . General Tasker H. Bliss, in charge of the situation at Naco, Arla. Administration officials attached no > importance to Carran xa's statement that it the United States fired into Mexican territory it will be "sn act of hostility." In view of the urgent tone ot the message from Provisional President Gutierres to .General May torena, officials believed the, latter would remove his troops and avoid complications. Should one of the fac tions beer the warning of the United -States .the need fer defensive .fire, '?would bc removed. ? Secretary Bryan had. received no ' further word tonight concerning- ?he circumstances ot the reported kll "?fe?S '?t ?c??vie&?a at Oananea. Reportb thus far received ssy they .were killed by irresponsible bandits. Admiral Howard, commanding the American squadron on the Mexican west' coast,; has teamed that a. Car ranza force of 1.200 under General Iturbe bsa .taken L-a Pas, Lower Cali fornia. General Carranza, through Consul Canada at Vera Cruz today formally advised ibo Biate department that any use of force by United States troops at Naco, Ariz.,. In their efforts to keep Mexican bullets from American soil, "will be an act of hostility, however well disposed the government may . be." Carranza says General Hill has controlled his fire and that he ls send ing fresh instructions io the Sonora commander to avoid firing that would endanger per?ons across the border. Ho deplores, that . Americans hav been killed and .wounded, but sugg?s__ auch accidents have been doe to care lessness oh the part of the'Americans or "imprudent curiosity." Carranza headquarters here today filed a ?talement ot their positron at Naco, contending their forces were not responsible for any of'the firing across tho border. Three Kepqrt?d'Killed. . DOUGLAS, Aria., Deo. 14.-Jesus ' Arvin, president of Fon tera?, Sonora, ls reported to have been hanged with two others whose names were sot j given. Friday night after the captare: of Fronteras by Maytornea's troops. Colonel Iturma's force, which occupi ed .Fronteras, ls said to have been en gaged today by troops of Captain Camous near Cuchuta. The outcome ' is not known. Reiterates Hi? Denial. NACO. Ails, Dec. 14.-Governor Jose Maytcrena reiterated late today hts denial that he had received or ders to cease firing in.the siege of I'jco, Sonora. HIS troops . continued saSMammmmWmWWsMmMBIlM Brigadier General Trasher H. Bliss, in charge of the United States bor dar, patrol bare, said be bad received no,orders from Washington to take action. His fores, however, was aug mented today by tbs arrival ot two troops of tbs ninth cavalry from Douglas. Arts.,' Sad two troops'of the tenth cavalry from Fbrt Hoachua. This gives hun a total Of eight tr. OR o?' cavalry, twa machine gan platoons' and. three batteries tri artil?s?y Batlway Bridge Barned. BL PASO, Texas. Dec. ,14.- Tba railway between Juarez and Chihua hua CHI wes out today by the burn ing of a bridge. No reason waa given here today tor the arrival at Chihuahua City of General Ville. It la believed tao me? nr/je of the Salazar troops and ot Carrnnsa toreas under General Her rera caused Villa to hasten north. REPRESENTATIVES OF COM MITTEES OF COTTON LOAN PLAN RTURN READY TO BEGIN ACTIVE WORK Estimated That $150,000,001 Would Be Needed to Take Care of Surplus Cotton. (By AMOCUICO Tl ess.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The'$135, 000,000 conon loan fund plan ti finance thc surplus cotton crop wa approved unanimously tonight hy rep resentatives of committees which wjl aid In handling thc fund in Souther) States. The representatives held ai all-day conference with the cottoi loan committee, ' which bas final sup ervlalon ot the fund. ? The conferences, called for an ex planation of the administration of tb? fund, ended tonight and moat of thi State committeemfi left for thi South to begin active work in puttlni the fund into the hands of cotton pro duce rs. Although no definite | statement! were made at the meeting as to hov much cash will be drawn from thi fund to carry this, surplus crop, esti mates ranged from $10.000,00 to $70,' 000,000 and members of the cottot loan committees were confident hun dredft of applications v for loans wonk be forthcoming before January 1 Most of those present believed thai between 4,000,000 and 5,000.000 bales of cotton must be carried over unti next year. It was-estimated that anon! $150,OO0,00C would be needed to taki care of thia cotton, and lt waa th? general opinion that unless there is i natural expansion of credit through out the South the loan fund will bi used to aid cotton producers. . Th?*#ja^i)B?ig^Unce that many of th? State committeemen agreed with th? idea advanced by officials here thal cotton, producers next year muet cul their cotton -production. The cotter loan committee will use every meant ts cesv?^-se growers nf t2?e ?soersitj The meeting was said tonight tt :.*ve been unusually harmonious There were some criticisms of detail! and it is argued that some provision? put 'hardahluB on Southern banka anc on orospectlve borrowers. WV ** G. Harding.* member of th/ fedex sin ?arve board, chairman of thc cotton <oan committee, was chief de fender of the plan. He explained thc provisions that caused criticism and met objections of Ute committeemen The representatives from thc States Included: Mo o rebe ad Wright, Arkansas; R. F Maddox, Georgia;* Sol Waxier. Louis iana; Z. D. Davis. Mississippi; Joseph O. Brown, North Carolina: A. C Trumbuo, Oklahoma; R. G. RL<e?! South Carolina; Henry D. Llndsiey Texas ; E. L. Rice, Tennessee, and State Senator Milton, Florida. . Tbo cotton loan committee waa rep resented by. W. P. O. Harding and Paul M." Warburg, ot the federal re nerve board:' J. P. Forgan of Chicago Fest us J. Wade ot St. Louie, A. H, Wlggfn, New-York, and Levi Ruo, Philadelphia. WILL NAME POST7KASTER Announcement of Anderson Postmaster Probably Witt Be Made This Week - The Intelligencer Borea a, Thoa. H. Daniel, Mgr. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Repre sentatives Wyatt Aiken, noting Uiat the Washington correspondent ot The Columbia State had Inadvertently stated that ''Repr?sentative Johnson will shortly announce his aelection for postmaster at Greenville, Laurena and Anderson, remarked that he would be very glad indeed If Mr. of naming a postmaster at Anderson. Mr. Johnson has the .task ot nam ing hie choice for postmaster al Greenville, Laurens and Union in the near future, while Mt, Aiken will make the aelection ot the man for the place at Anderaon, probably during the .present week. He states that there are a number of applicants, all good ajaai, amd that it ls a problem to make a aelection from among them. Weather for Today. ATLANTA Oe.. Dec. 14,- Winten nret decided attack ta the South will bot be relieved to any appreciable ex tent tn any portion tomorrow, while lower temperatures will prevail in some sections, according to the gov ernment's forecast tonight. The mercury is expected to de scend further, especially along UM Atlantic coast, in North, Carolina Sonta Carolina. Georgia znd Florida f?? .Jr 4 Tl ? - ! ' n ; ? i THC GERMAN CRUJ?CR^ ?HIP ?P^TH&20h4EI?EWcV.O ' The German warship Scharnhorst, Gneissnau, and'Leipzig, which sank two British war vessels off the coast 3 ; of phill about six weeks ago, have come' to grief in the South Atlantic. The British Admiralty announced that they were Bunk. The Scharn horst and Gnelsenau were Bister ships. These vessels heve been hovering about the South' Atlantic and South. Pacific coast for months. ' Their pres- . once had caused much uneasiness id Chili and Argentina. In fact, their activities there were the original cause of the gathering of the Pan American Union in Washington, Dec 8, to discuss the rights of the neutral ?'SWAIN LOST SUIT AOAINSHOUNDRY GO. IT DAMAGES Ol7 $5, FOR INJURIES SUS: TAINED IN OCTOBER .yffiaiitSmiliri f <mvT SECOND CASE > Taken Up Was That of T. P. Watson Against R. L. Jack i son-The Jury. l . A verdict for the defendant com ! nany was found in the case of P. A. ; McSwain against the. Anderson Ma . chine and I-ou nd ry company, a dam , age snit ?or $6,000 growing ont of m ; Juries received by the plaintiff while wprking a hydraulic press in the de-, , fends U's plant in October 1913, which oocuplsd practically the whole of the day yesterday In the court of Com ' mon Pleas. When court recessed at ' . o'clock last evening trial had Just 1 begun in the case of T. P. Jackson, a ? suit for $42S growing out of the leas . lng ol a building flor lively stable J ; purposes on McDuffio street 1 One Care Tried. \ The second week of the court of j ' Common Pleas convened yesterday I morning with Judge R. Withers Mern- i minger presiding. The roll call ot t . Jurors showed some ten of the talla-, men absent. Some of the missing ones ' i reported later in the day and the Iplaces of those who were - excused were duly filled. The first case called waa that of P. A. McSwain against the Anderson Machine and Foundry company. The plaintiff alleged that he sustained cer tain injuries while working a hydrau lic press In the defendant's plant last , October, and charged that the acci dent was doe to negligence on the part- of the defendant company in not providing the proper kind of machine. The' plaintiff asked damages in the Bum of $5,000. The plaintiff waa rep resented by T. P. Dixon and A. H. Dagnail and the defendant company by Watkins and Prince. The follow ing Jory was drawn to alt on ' the E. A. Ballentlne, foreman; B. P. Whitaker. J. R. Eskew, J H. Qctcer. I R. O. Gleason, J. A. Campbell, W. F. < M-rMahan, H. G. smith. W. F. Mcma han, ff. G. smith, a c. George, P. J. Martin, lt N. Henka and W. B. Bag well Keaesed Verdict Qnkkly. Tba taking of testimony, the argu ment and the charge to the jury con sumai practically the entire day.-The case was given to the Jory late In the afternoon. Sud after deliberating for a fsw minutes they found a verdict} for the defendant company. Tbs next case taken ap was that off T. P. Watson against R. L. Jackson. This ls s suit growing out of the lesa lng of a bundine: tor Sal?? ?*?b!e ' purposes on McDuffie street, and tbs ' plaintiff le seeking to recover ?4**3. The plaintiff la represented by A. H. Dagnall and the defendant by J. L. Sherard. The following Jory waa as- 1 lecteCla the case: J. Lawrence Mc Gee. S. F. Bell. E. B. Glenn, J. M. Bur gess, W. B. Davenport, A. B. Galley, R. EL Campbell, W. L. Dobbins, 43. M. Barrett, J. ,R. Austin, J. N. Mitchell, sud R. D. Hawkins When court re cessed far the night the complaint and snarer In tba ease bad bean read, i ----J-= tree German Warships Sunk in the South Atlanti . - ; ? U*'. ia* , ;>5 Mi ? ... -^rJufi JwflB^3BB&ll>1 '..A. .??'.?Ja' i?kX na2ajB)tft)fk*s?S?^_^ North and South< American' nations mado that tho warring nations .'4919 in the war. There a Buggestion waa Europe be asked to confine their sen M?ra'*Fhan SOO Polish Towns Hav* ?&e?s? ?yined The Austrian Government Admits Defeat in Servia-The Servians Apparently Are Sweep ing All Before Them and Claim to Have Re taken Belgrade. <By Aaot?AtA ?r?n.) eraAl hundred'thousand more in1 the LONDON, "Dec. 14.-The moat at rik- ranks or the Germans and-Austrians, lng feature of the day's official ne wa The Germana claim a distinct gain ls .the candid admission by tho Aus- in their position tn northern Poland, trian government of the defeat Of the . although they are not believed to be Austrian -army In Servia and appar- aa near Warsaw as the report last ently the abandonment of its third at- week Indicated. On the other hand, the tempt to invade ita small Slav neigh- Russians announce a strategic rcalign bor. meat of their forces which strength While attributing the failure to the lens their positions. < enemy's superior force, aa all gov-i In a report late tonight the AUB ernment bulletins explain fallares, the itrlans' announce that they have re Austrian war office announces plainly occupied the important point of Dukie, an extended retirement and heavy north of the Carpthiana, on a line losses. south ot Prsemysl and Cracow', but "New decisions and measures conse- nearer to the former, with the cap quently will be taken to repel the en- ture of 9,000 prisoners, erny,'* say? the Austrian statement The main issue In the eastern thea Apparently that mear, o that the Aua- tre-whether tho Gorman abd Aus trian army directed against Servia trian armies will shake the Russian will assume a defensivo line. grip rrom the Przemyal and Cracow The Servians claim to he pressing fortresses-remains unchanged, home their victory with more cap- The day has shown no Important de tures of prisoners and to haws driven velopment in the west. Tho French part of the invading army across the war office. reporta artillery engage Drina river. Moreover, they are re- ments In which thoy had the betterot ported to haye retaken the capital and the Germana, and small advances, say ,Ojey expect to expel the invaders particularly' th the neighborhood ot from Servian territory. Verdun and St. Mlhiel, in accordance The progress of the war tn North- W,U? ?in?ral *0?S*'a M,a?inott? BC??ae ern Hungary is lesa definite. Sun- ?f, T5b,ln?LS \h"m' Te 0eI:m?n day's Gannan wlreleaa report, with ouWMnn deny these claims, h?w candor equal to that of the Auntrtan ever* bulletin, spoke of the "severe resist- The Turkish army baa not yet sa an ce" which the German and Austra- aerted itself, , nor has lt engaged in Han arms are encountering in Se .th any great battle. Enwer Pasha has Poland and Oalicla, adding that lt was taken command of the Caucasian evident thatN the Austrian forces in army and Talent Bey has succeeded the. .Carpathians are not strong him as minister of war. A report enough to clear the Russians out of comes from Turkey of growing hostll H un garlan territory. The Australians to both foreign and native Chria claim they are* driving down the tlans in that country which may lead northern slopes of the Carpathians to attacks._ the Russian invaders who were last - week in occupation of several towns *y a *| <*j =csth of t-sat mo-B?in rang*, t tMli&?l Poland is fast herons another ^ %4lf vii Belgian in point of suffering, while the opposing'armies drive each other . S,*^ X^Mc.T^Z ! N^RA?B^? *TB* VvULE Inhabitants bombardments similar to MAKC.I I Al r A1K FLAY Buffered in Belgium and northern IS CAPTURED. Prance. More than BOO Poliah towns have ' ? been ruined, according to various ac- InformaUon received tn Anderson counts. ' yesterday was to toa effect that the Each army accuses Ute other of negro. Oscar Bird, who seriouaty stab iWtttg aad cruelty. The night of the bed Julina Marrett, a young White civilians from Lodz was one of th? farmer of Ute Fair Play section, last moat, tragic episodes of the war. while Wednesday, waa rr rested at Tallulah ona correspondent pictures th? tate Falls, Ga., and ia now In the jail at Kalian aa a repetition of Louvain. Toe coe. Ga. Sheriff Davie of Oconee with the slaughter of 400 civilians county has returned to Walhalla after and. the sacking ot Um city. j being out with a posses for several A distressing feature of the fighting (days ia search of the near.x in Poland lies In the fact that blood- ??porta yesterday from the bedside kindred are pitted against each othe-. I of Mr. Marett were favorable, though There are several hundred, thousand \ ]t la reau?*d that tba chances for his Polee In the Russian ranks and *?ev*'recovery are slight. j activities to the eastern half ot the Atlantic. URGE ORGANIZATION FOH LOCAL GH?B1?Y CHURCHMAN'S CLUB ADOPT ED RESOLUTIONS . OTHER MATTERS. Interesting Discussion ol Viola don Belgian Neutral ity Had. The first meeting for the fall and venter Of the Churchman's Club of Grace Episcopal chu ron wt*s held last evening at the residence of Gen. M. JU Bonham, on Greenville street. The meeting was well attended and presid ed over by the president, Gen. Bon ham. The religious aspect of the violation of Belgian neutrality was- discussed at length, several pupers being read on .the subject and nearly all present taking an active part in the discus sion. Holland's Christian charity to the Belgian refus?es was discussed next, sud America's duty to the Belgian sufferers was also taken up. An ani mated discussion occurred on the var ] tous points as brought out. The dis i mission was purely neutral nod per I tai ned only to the actual status of con' ' ditions lh the Kingdom of Belgium. The following resolution was'anani ^moualy adopted: "Resolved, Tb'tt the Churchman's Clubs of Grace church bi meeting as sembled this 14th 'day of December, A. Di, 1914, heartily endorsss the work of the Anderson Belgian Relief Committee, sud further recommends that that Committee be continued In force for the purpose ot taking steps to organise, in conjunction with the pastors of all local churches, the Y. M. C. A. and the city officials, imme diately, a movement to take care ot aud properly dispose of, ss may seem best, all cases ot local relief neces sary In the City ot Anderson and su burbs; and hereby pledges Itself to do all within Its power to assist In said work, urging this ' organised move ment at the meeting of the committee in-whole of the Anderson Belgian Re lis? rnCr?m?n?, ni tuc ???uii VJ O? held at the Chamber ot Commerce Fri day, December 18th." Delightful refreshments were serr ied by the host The next meeting of the club will be held at the resident* |of Mr. Nardin Webb.ia January. P?ntalas: tbs Dresden. (BUNOS AYRES, Dec. 14.- Tba minister of marine bas been Informed that two British warships entered the straits or ssags.n?,. ymaun. ?->? ?.i.v> German croiser Dresden, which has taken refuse at Parnta Arenas. Hevea Killed, Eight I-J-.ed. , CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec 14.-A na tani gas explosion in a two-story apartment honse here, occupied by foreigners, tonight ailed seven per sons, seriously injured sight and wrecked' the building. Windows tor a brock around were broken and per sons ia a drag st TO across the street were injured by broken glass. IT WEDDING OF MISS IX) BARDON DE NAGEL IN NEW YORK ON LAST TUESDAY. ATTENDSBANQUET SOUTHERN SOCIETY Anderson Citizen Talks Interest ingly of Brilliant So cial Eventa. Learning that whit? tn Nev York asl week on DUBIUCM he had been tn luccd to remain over for the wad ling ot Miss Julia Calhoun, daughter of Col. and Mrs. John 0. Calhoun; und that he had attended also the re ception afterwards at the Calhoun mansi?n, and tho annual banquet ot ibo Southern Society, at the Waldorf aiitoria, the following night, Mr. J. J. Fretwell was prevailed upon yeoter lay by a reporter for The Intelligen, ser for sn interview covering these Interesting events. The reporter found ? Mr. Fretwell naturally modest about 'being inter viewed, sud esieclslly concerning a matter of this kind, bot when it .waa explained that the wedding waa. ot peculiar interest in this city, and throughout Anderson county, where the Cslhouns are so well known, and that he was the only guest from thia part of the State in attendance upon the ceremony, Mr. Fretwell consented to talk for publication. Hs was in New York onprivate business and as he meda ready to leave there last Monday' called Upon Col. John C. Calhoun, sn old friend and, a gentleman ' whom he greatly admires. Mr. Fretwell found Col. Cal houn and the members of 'bis family quito busy with preparations for the ?redding of Miss Calhoun, which took; placo the following day. Nevertheless md wit?, true Southern* hospitality. 3oL Calhoun'dropped everything and insisted on Mr. Fretwell- coming up o bis house. lt was a moat cordial reception .that Mr. Fretwell was given, and while here he had th* alea-mrs?, o#.<mectlug sots Miss Calhoun , and the Baron 40 . ?Igel, who was a'gueet of the foul ly. Mr. Fretwell was shown many ot ?i cieg-iHi wedding presents/ among !h*? "peing a ss* 2? sss*' ?if?r. sl&tess from Andrew Carnegie, who is a close friend ot Col. Calhoun. Mr. Fretwell was prevailed upon to stay for tbs ?redding, which took place tbs follow ing afternoon at 4 o'clock tn one of Sew York's old and historic churches. Mr. Fretwell gave a graphic des cription ot the wedding scene, men losing the galaxy of beautiful and ?andsomely gowned women and dis Jnguished and weaithly men, num lers of them being prominent in Nsw fork's widely written of "Four Haa ired." He mentioned. the uniform of be groom, which consisted of a red -oat, buff trousers, high black boots, raid lace and various insignia of ot" ice. The reception following the wad ling was a brilliant altair, and bore Mr. Fretwell was introduced to many >f Nsw York's most prominent men md women. He siso renewed acqualn snce with Col. Pat Calhoun, who ts mown tba country over as a maste: >f finance and an authority Of inter ?atlonal law. It was while here that Mr. Fretwell vas persuaded to remain over for tbs monal banquet of the Southern So iiety at the Waldorf-Astoria the fol owing night. Through tbs courtesy if Cot Pat Calhoun he was bbl? to ittend the brilliant function. The ele ;ance of the great banquet hall of thia sell known hotel beggars description, ind one the night of the banquet of he Southern Society ita natural ?entity was enhanced almost beyond imagination. D?ring the evening ad ir esses were made by John Skelton Willems, Senator Shirley ot Tenues tee and a senator from Taxas. It was near the doss of the ben tuet that a touching incident traa plred. Seated in tbs boxes overrook ng the great banquet hall wem cores of elegantly gowned sui beau-* ifni women. Some one arose tresa the loor and announced that Miss Hary -ec, a daughter of Genera! Robert EL jee, was present and pointed her out n one of the boxes. She waa given k tremendous ovation, Mr, Fretwell ?dared. When the banquet ended be nado his way to the boxes amt waa Btroaucsd to Miss Lee. declaring that ter father was held In such lota and steeni by every man,. woman -and hi id in South carolina he could not esict tho impulse to meet the dangl er of the illustrious hero and Idol f the South. Tbe genuine, old-fsshionrt and far smed hospitality ot the South Ia cx mpllned in Col. John C Calhoun, Mr., Yelwell says, and tbs New York lifo as not duned in the least the aflsb* los ho holds fer f?iSuuo ?uwa m vii louth Carolina. Col. Calhoun spoke sellnglv of tba late Mike Dixon, fath r of Pabl, J. W. and Rufus Dixon and Irs. Rufus Burris, and husband of Irs. Mary Dixon, ot this city, who rsa bia mess mste and comrade-tn rms la tbs Civil War. In the midst t sit that gay swirl Co!. Calhoun did ot forget to Inquire about old friends nd to refer to hts comrade of other ays, who bas "crossed over tbs Iver and ls resting,, in tba shade Itt trass."