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A DENY YOURSELF THAT LUXURY FOR TODAY rhe2tncicrsa^U^inTelli9pncer VOLUME 1, NUMBER 389. Weekly, Established i860? Delly, Ju. lt, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C,WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS E E The Long Expected Att< vance Seems to Be 1 The German Official Attacks Have Been Places. LONDON, Dec. 15.-The offensive movement of the French and British has become general and is being pushed with strong forces, particular ly in Flandern, the Argonne, the Woe vre and Alsace. While the French chaim success.at all points except Steinbach, In Alsace, the German offi cial report says the Allies' attacks have been unsuccessful at several placea On the whole, however, it would ap pear that the Allies,'who now have a superiority In numbers aa well as In artillery, have made some progress and have withstood vigorous German counter attacks. The fact that the Allies are In pos session of Hollebeke, in Flanders, and that heavy fighting was going on again today, shows that they have made an appreciable advance during the past two days, as last week they were being attacked by the invaders two miles west ot St. Elroy, on the Ypres-Arm enti?res road. In the Argonne region the French say: "We have made progress and maintained our advance ot the preced ing days." The force which has been checked at Steinbach ls tho left wing of the army which for some time haa been fighting ita way toward Muelhausen, and which has cleared a considerable part of Al ance of Germana. It la evident that while the Germans are prepared to offer stubborn resistance to attempt ed advances tn the region mentioned In ? the official communications, they expect the main attack o' the Allies to be made lu another direction, or """"slreMe^ KILLED IN BATTLE WITH A BURGLAR Atlante Lawyer Instantly Killed in Revolver Battle in Hb Home. (By AMoriatad Pren.) ATLANTA, Ga,, Dec. 15.-Charles B. Reynolds, a lawyer, was shot and Instantly killed early this morning in a revolver battle with a burglar in bia home here. Reynolds fired rour times before hs was killed. The burg lar escaped. The Reynolds home ls In a fashion able neighborhood and the shooting caused much excitement. The recep tion hall, where the shooting occur red, bore signs ot a terri file strug gle. The slayer dropped his revolver In the hall and this ia the only dev to his Identity. $100,000 Fire in Heart of Atlanta (Br AsMcUted PTCM.) ATLANTA, Ga., De?. 16.-Fire tn the heart of the business district 'here early today caused damage estimated ata ?100,000 to the Elyea-Austell Com pany, dealers in automobile accessor ies, and the Tripod Paint Company. Tho blass Originated in tao establish ment of tbe formar concern and far a time threatened to spread to other buildings in the brock._ A Campaign immigratioi STRINGENT FEDERAL LAW?7 TLERS FROM LAND SHA! ERN WASHINGTON, Dec 15.- -A cam paign to stimulate Immigration to the south waa launched hJre today hy the Southern Commercial Cong*?as. Enactment of uniform state land laws to facilitate acquirement ct titles, es tablishment et a federal system of rural finance to aid colon teat ton and OTsrsniaatt?? et*te 1mi??sr=?t== conference* are among the alma ot the movement. Detailed plans were announced tonight by a special com mittee appointed last week at the im migration conference held hero by the The committee's aunouneument de clares roture development ot the south will .ha measured largely in terms of aa emeiant industrial aad agricultural tmmibjpx^Son. Strtngnt federal laws to protect Im migrant settlers from "unscrupulous land sharks and real estate maalan latosa" are nra*?. Press?t efforts of the tabor department to ?ffest a pro ;mpt by the Allies to Ad Under Way in Belgium. Report Says the Allies' Unsuccessful at Many they could be transferred quickly either to Flanders or southward across the French frontier. The only news from the' east to night was the admission of the Ger man general staff that the German column which advanced through Mlawa toward Warsaw "has reoccu pied its old positions owing to the su periority of the enemy." This in a measure confirms accounts of a Rus sian victory. The Austrians again have crossed the Carpathians and, according to their account, are driving the Rus sians back toward the River San. This Austrian army, assisted by German ' rV -cements, has undertaken to I ne Russians to withdraw from in rv .t of Cracow and also to relieve Przemysl. The Austrians apparently I have at least met with partial success ' hi the first project Thei.? army In Servia, however, has uoi recovered from the surprise which the Servians gave lt. . Just when they were thought to be beaten the Serv ians turned on the invaders and drove them westward and northward out of Servian territory. The only part of Servia remaining In Austrian hands ls a small territory Including the towns of Shabats and Losnitza. The Montenegrin army also ls do { lng Its share and, according to a Cet tin]e report, has cut off part of the Austrian right wing, which retreated into Bosnia. It is announced In behalf of Servia that the previous retreats were due to lack of ammunition and that the stores had been replenished by captures from^the Austrans. ? Vienna asserts that the retirement loa the right wig? "?flau " tH,rf"lw* TTo^aTKnon Belgraae, which waa eva cuated without righting. Blighty Soldiers to Be Courtmartialed Araocinted Pr?*.) AMSTERDAM. Dec 16.-(via Lon don, 6:05 p. m.)-A message from j Antwery says that 80 soldiers who ? participated In the recent mutiny j among the Bavarian troops garrison-1 ed there-are to be courtmartialed. It in stated that the mutineers broke furniture and many windows in the . barracks, dlrplayed Bavarian flags and decorated the r or trait of Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium, a Bavarian by btrth. Taking No Par< (By AwocUted Prow.; WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-. Presi dent Wilson is taking no part, he tobi callers today, tn the discussion over the selection of a majority leader to succeed Senator-elect Underwood. He said he had expressed no position either for or against Representative Kitchin, of North Carolina, ranking member of the ways and meat * com mittee. Win First Skirmish. ' (By Aa?ocUtod Pi DM,) f? WASHINGTON, Dec.. 10.-Adminis tration leaders won the first skirm ish on the ship purchase bill today) wb*n they blocked public hearings lu i the senate commerce committee. Democrats predicted the measure, j which has President Wilson's back ing, would be reported favorably to Jthe senate before the holiday laceas. to Stimulate nto the Souik CO PROTECT IMMIGRANT SET. RCKS URGED BY SOUTH? :iAL CONGRESS par distribution of labor to farms of the country are commanded and Con gress Is asked to empower the de 'partaient to extend the scope of that .work. I pr. Clarence J. Owens, managing directer of the commercial congress. Is a member of tko committee direct ly in charge of the campaign. Other members are: Hugh McRae, Wilming ton, N. C.; -T. R. Preston. Chatta nooga, Tenn.; R. M. Misson, Willie j toa, S. Cl M. V. Richards, Wash ington. D. C.; and LeRoy Hodges, Petersburg, Va. Citrus Fruit Net Danutgea. TAMPA, Fla, Dec, 16.-No damage to Florida's citrus (rait crop resulted from the cold wave daring tue past forty-right hours, according to reporta received her? today. There ware no frost reports from the southern part of UM Stat?, Self'Denial I Forego Some Small Arm Place you, contributions m fountains, in hotels, banka and mas dinner fund. This ls "Self-denial Day." Neither vhe name nor the idea? is patented and the meaning of the term ia not difficult of comprehension. It might bo called a "Day for the Poor," lnaamuch aa their welfare la the baale idoa involved. Not only, however, la , the weitere of the poor in mind in ! observing "self-denial day." The wel fare of the woman or child who has a nickel to spend today for anything but. the actual necessities ot life, ls al- : so in mind. For it will do any one j good to practice self-denial for one . day In some one little particular. A FEW SUGGESTION'S The principal idea involved, though, ls thlB. Instead of enjoying some com mon luxury today, auch as a drink j RIDS FOR EIGHT NEW SUBMARINES OPENED Navy Department Receives 30 ? Separate Bids From One Con cern-Only Two "Bidder?. CB* AjwciaUd Pms.) ^WASHINGTON. Dec 15.-Bids ware, opened today at the nary department for eight new submarines, one ci , whioh ls to displace between 925 and | lOOd tons (th) exact specifications are a naval secret.) The great diving ahlps must hare a speed ot 21 knots on tho surf ac s and 16 knots under water; will bi propelled by Delael engines with oil fuel and be of suffi cient cruiaing capacity to accompany a fleet around the world. There wore only two bidders, the Electric Boat Company and the Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Company. Th!? latter- submitted SO an na ra tp hids. For tho hg sea-going submarine the Electric company's bid was the low est, at $1,850,000 for a vessel of 926 tons, while the Lake company's hid for smaller harbor defense boats was the lowest, being $367.000 for a res sel ot 289 tons. As the lump appropriation of $4.468, 000 must provide at least eight boats, it would appear that lt will be neces sary to choose the smaller type In at least seven esses. DOES NOT FAVOR LITERARY TEST Although Investigation Bill May Bebest to President With PTO vision Unchanged. - (By Associated Frc?.) WASHINGTON, Dec. ID.-Although President Wilson announced today he did not favor the literary test In the , pending immigration bill, indications tonight wer? that tho measure would be aent to him for approval or veto with the literacy provision unchang ed. No disposition to amend that sec tion has been apparent In the senate, where the bill ls under consideration. It was the literacy test which promped President Taft to veto the bi'.! Just before the close of his admin istration. Tho measure, su bstantially unchanged, was re pa? sed by tho house. Prealdent Wilson said today he hnd not decided what action ha would take should lt be passed also by the senate with the literacy teat Included. Consideration of'committee amend ment? virtually was completed today Iftjfcs senate. The only important change waa tho elimination of the provision for medi cal inspectors on immigrant ships, which was stricken out, S3 to 26. Seven foreign power? had protested! against the section- The sonata sub stitute virtually re-enact? tba nreeent inepectfrm law. Dismisses Ideal Snit. . NEW YORK, Dec 16.-Supreme Court Justice Gay today dlsmtseed the $109,000 libel suit Instituted by James M. Lynch, former president of tbs In ternational . Typographical Union, against John Kirby and other direc tors ot th? National Association ot Man afectare rs fer passing resolutions charging th? anion with responsibility for the dynamite explosion in the Los Angeles Times building in 1910. Jrged In And ~-. I I Luxury and Give Instei y V Christmas Dinner Ft -^ i the little boxes which the Salvat? I other placet for the collecting of at the soda fountain, a cigar, candy, a r. street car ride, a spin in an automo- ; * bile, deny yourself *of that luxury Justj j for today and gire the amount of 4 money which you would spend for!, that one luxury to the Salvation r Army, to be used by this worthy orga- ? alsation in providing Christmas din-'. ners for a number of poor families ' right here In the city of Anderson not in Belgium, China. Japan or the \ J South Sea Islands. , jj WHERE TO PUT MONET U At the various soda fountains, at ? ( cigar stands, In banks and other pub- ' < Ile places will be found little contri- j button boxes placed there by the Sal- i i va tl on Army. These little boxes have , ] printed cards attached to them, ah- ] uoooooooooooooooo o o o Keep oa Your Overcoat. o o -- o o (By Associated Press, Q o Washington/ Dec. 15.- o o Two more days of freezing o o temperatures in all parts of o o the country except the Pact- o o fie coast and southern Flori- o o da were predicted : today by o o the weather bilreau. o o Through tfuX northern. o| rr middle we3t/^nTl?T!!H!uT^)f o rests below zero without im- o o mediate prospect of a risc o o and in the east and south o o ?freezing temperatures except o o in southern Florida are ex- o o peeled to continue. o o o ooooooooooooooooo URIE PB08PEG? OF VOIE BEFORE RECESS - Foreign Relations Obstacle to Plana for Speed/ Completion ' of Legitlatiive Program. (By A-maated PratO WASHINGTON. Dec. lb.-Foreign relations are presenting a serious ob stacle to the plans of Democ ifitic sen ate leaders tor speedy completion of the legislative program. Opposition to the safety-at-sea convention has reached a point where there ls little-prospect of a vote be fore, the holiday recess. The pending treaty with Nicaragua for acquisition of the isthmian canal route and naval stations is arousing further concern. Tomorrow the foreign Ablations committee will resume consideration of the Nicaraguan treaty, and Chair man Stone said today he hoped for quick action. Several previous efforts to force adoption by the committee of a favorable report have failed; Maur senators are known to be strongly op posed to the pact, end even should , the committee take favorable action a pro longed light In the senate seems cer tain. Some senators predicted to night that the treaty would remain be fore the senate throughout the session without a vote. The foreign relations committee also has before lt the Colombian treaty with its $25,000,000 compensa Mon for the Panama canal tone and Its expression of "regret" for the method ot taking lr Opposition to this ls even more vigorous than to the other treaties. President Wilson today let it be known be was anxious foe early rati fication ot all pending treaties. Witt Present Plan to Prevent War . (Sf A-aoriaud Prow.) NEW YORK, Dec 15.-The Wo men's Political Union announced to night that ?, committee of three of Its members kit for Washington today to call pa Secretory of Stat? Bryan to morrow bgr appointment, "to pr?vaut a constructive' plan to prevent w r. The d?l?gation comprises Mrs. Har riet Stanton Blatch, Mrs. Emanuel Ktnstoln and Mis. Alberto M. HUT of New York. . er son Today]' td to th? Salvation ind. >n Army bas placed at soda contributions for the Christ louncing that contributions are deslr- j id for the Christmas dinner fund. ', ihiBlgn Belcher of the local peat of t he Salvation Army stated ye?t?rdsy ! 'self-dental" contributions may bo . Iropped in the little boxes which have il ready been placed In public placea ; ibout the city. GIVE SOMETHING ANYHOW ' It a person feelB that he cannot >ractie aelf-denial in any respect to lay, then he is requested to contrl )n' 3 aa much to the Christmas dinner 'und as he spends for luxnrteB. In )ther worda, it ia not obligatory that , me deny himself In order to contri- j1 lute something to the Christmas din- | . tier fund. He can enjoy hin usual j ! luxurlea and place something In the : j little bo\es, too. Made of Soft Lead Which Ex pands When It Expaodes, j Causing Disabling Wound. def Charles Richards, U. ST. ?pea''- I lng to the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association at Its an nal convention here today explained the character of the dum-dum bullet and told of the dlfferencea between the wounds sustained by the a? dd le ra who participated in the Spanlau Amerlcan war and those which are being inflicted' In the war which now la* in progresa in Europe. Richards said that tbeae bullets are made of soft lead which expands when lt explodes, causing a disabling wound. The bullet derives its name from a placo of tho same name in India, where the bullets were used for the Bret time. Telling of tho diCerenco bet wen the wounds caused by bullets used in the Spanish-American war and those used In Eurone at present, Colonel Rich ards said that the modern bullet wounda are not so ghastly or exten sive aa thoae Buffered by the sol diers who took part In the war with Bpaln. WILL SEND SHIPS TO CANAL ZONE President and Cabinet ? to Send Warships to Guard, Against Neutrality Violations. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-President Wilson and his cabinet decided today to send American warships to the canal zone to guard agalnat neutrali ty vi ol a tiona by belligerent ships. Just how many ships will be dispatch ed will he determined after a foll re port has been received, from Governor Goethals, of the canal zone and Cap tain Rodman, naval officer at the ca ul. - Both Secretary Garrison and Secre tary Daniels made ft clear today that the delay In acting on Governor Go ethals' request for destroyers vfes due to a lack of information. Mr. Gar rison explained that the colonel had M ked for destroyers without specify ing the purpose of their use. In re ply to a message of Inquiry, Colonel Gtoethala explained that wireless, regu lations wese being violated In- canal waters and referred to the misuse of the canal sons as a bas? bf supplies, rh* war department again asked for ipeciflc instances of what had occur red but tonight no further informa tion had been received. The probability is that some of the cruisers now on the Mexican west toast will be sent to the tone instead ?f destroyers. At the British embassy lt waa sug gested that the British colliers which are anegad to have been using their wlrelesa within the territorial watara may not have received word ot the ca nal regulations on this point aa these Emly reached London yesterday. Eleven Degrees at Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec 15.-OflfcTal government records showed a temper ature ot ll degrees here early today. This was the co ld eat December weath er experienced In Atlanta since ison, when 10 degrees waa. recorded, WITH DEMANDS HORE TROOPS ORDERED TO { NACO, ARIZ., TO HANDLE POSSIBLE EMERGENCY SITUATION UNITED STATES i WILL RETURN FIRE! Between 100 and ISO Mexicans H*ve Been Secretly Executed in Mexico City. (By A?socj?lod Pren ) WASHINGTON, Dec. IB.-Further 1 lemonstration was made hy the \ United States government today or its letermlnatlon not to tolerate contin ued firing by the Mexican factions at Nuco, Sonora, into American terri tory. President Wilson, after a brief dis cussion with bis cabinet, instructed Secretary Garrison to comply with the request of Brigadier General Tasker H. BUBS, at Naco, Ariz., for reinforce ments to handle a possible emergency situation. Three regmeinte of Infan try, and three batteries of artillery were ordered to Naco. The general understanding tonight In administration quarters was that as soon as the additional American forces were In position on the line,, the United Stateg would return any artil lery or Infantry lire which might come from Mexican territory. As it will re quire three days for. the troon? to reach N?cb^^e^Me^^u^u^a^^s^?^ shelled out of their positions. The reinforcements ordered today will bring the total force of tho Amer ican army at Naco to ll troops of cav alry, three regiments of infantry and six batteries of artillery with 24 guns. The following statement was Issued by Secretary Garrison late today: "In view of conditions on the bor der, as be sees them. General. Bliss has requested that additional infantry and artillery be sent him. In compli ance with this request, the following troops are bellg dispatched to and placed under his command. These re inforcements are being requested ami sent as a measure of precaution. ' Tue Troop? to b? sent are three regiments of infantry from Galveston or Texas City, and one battery of 4.7 guns sud two batteries of 4.7 howitzers from Port Sill, Oklahoma."/ Firing by the Mexican factions bas been intermittent for several dsys. The Untied States already, has outlin ed that it intends to take "defensive" and not "agressive" action, and as soon as it bas au adequate for^e in po sition, officials believe one of the other ot the Mexican factions will withdraw. Capture Second Largest City. EL PASO. Texas, Dec. IB.-Guadala jara, secodd largest city in Mexico, has been captured "by Villa's troops, according to an official announcement today by the Villa consular agent here. It was learned from independent sources that a strong column of Car ranza troops was moving to attack Torreon, the dominant position of cen tral Mexico. . <* " Traffic on the central line of the National Railway of Mexico has been ^(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.) Belgium Relu Sail Fro SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH C OPERATING TO LOAD LEAVE EARLY NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The commis sion for relief tn Belgium announced today that in future lt would assign ships to each State asking for them, and that whenever donations of the States were not quite sufficient to fill the ships the commission would boy tn that State so far as practicable suf ficient foodstuffs to complete the car go. In Virginia, for instance, all kinds of foodstuffs and new clothing will go to fill thc ehip Ly^orta, although lt may be necessary to add to her car go. South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia are cooperating to load an entire ship that will sail from Charleston early in January. Lindon W. Batea, vice chairman of the commission, commenting today upon the generosity of the southern sutes, already so 'great losers through the war tn Europa, said; "lu my opinion, not since the Civil War has America seen anything like .' ' ' .. ' . * . -v THE BATTLESHIP PRIME FACTOR IN NAVAL DEFENSE COMMANDER STIRLING SAYS U. S. IS NOT PREPARED TO DEFEND PANAMA - CANAL BOTH COASTS EQUALLY SAFE As Long as the Canal is Kept Open for Passage of Use Fleet I WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Pre paredness of the United" States to de fend the Panama Canal in cane of ?war was the fcbjcct of a series of questions put to Commander Stirling;, ?commanding the Atlantic fleet's sub marine flotilla, at today'a hearing be fore the house naval committee. The [commander expressed the opinion ?that in addition to the navy a large mobile army would be required to ?protect the canal and keep li open. "Ia our naval force prepared to 'give us control of the canal against a navy of the size of Germany's?" I asked RnnrBMniatlvs VJLTT. "Not very well prepared," the'of ficer replied, after some hesitation. Commander Stirling pointed cut that lack of a base would handicap ! operations of any hostile navy against the canal. The nearest foreign bose, ho said., was Jamaica, a British pos session . Queatlonal about the he declared he thought fleet. The officer's testimony . as a ^u'r* marine commander that tho battle ship waa the prime factor in naval 'defense, attracted " much \interest ?among committee members. Ultimate 1 development of the battleship, he pre . dieted, would be to a more offensive, rather than defensive type, with less I armor and more speed. Develop ment- of the submarine, he said. ? would lead to a type of a 2,000-ton jarmored, 25-knot sea-going vessel j to accompany the battleships wherever they go aa a terror to the enemyj* . battleahtps. Asked regarding the 18 submarines ; under bia command, he said all cr ' them could get into active commis sion on comparatively short notice, all of them within ten days and the rest witoin two weeks, except .two [thee are in reserve and not yet ac cepted, and one practically discarded. ?He told of serioup lack of tenders for the aubraarlnea and of how he had repeatedly asked for more. Comrr- 'or Stirling said the navy had ZI P'. .marhves altogether, count ing 38 fce'Ut, ll building and eight 'more authorized. Of theae, he said* 120 were in the Pacifie waters, "tn-? I eluding nine at Manila. ' : All of. the boats, he , '?aid. were equipped With torpedoes good at 3. 500 to 6,000 yards. He regarded the five submarines at Colon as ready for any emergency to "take the .offensive by going out after any enemy's ship that might menace the canal." The commander said that the navy I now had 85 modern destroyers and he . believed there should be eight sea I going submarines as* a proportion ate part of a fleet "We should have a submarine flout* 1 (CONTINUED ON PAPE THREE.)_ zf Ship to m Charleston AROUNA AND GEORGIA CO AN ENTIRE SHIP TO IN JANUARY * A the great sacrifices made by the DOOM pie of the south. The sufforinga dur ing tho Civil War are still remem bered, and make them understand precisely the situation of the people of Belgium today. Borne wonderful contributions are bein; made hy the prosperous Rtnt?? nf Iowa, Kassey Nebraska end Wisconsin, but the donatione from the south furnish an unparalleled example ot generosity.'* Completion of arrangements for a ah ip from Charleston, S. C. chamber of commerce. The same proposition that has been accepted by other States was made to day to the State of Kentucky. Dasha Breckenridge, editor of the Lexington Herald, asked the commission what should be done with a car-load ot flour donated by cltlsens ot Lexing ton, Ky. He agreed to attempt to {unite the varioua Belgium relief 3ee>" 'gaalcatlris ia Koatucky tn an effort, to fill a Kentucky shin,; . y