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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 RESOLUTION TO ? STATES AN AMI NATIONAL PROH Party Lines Were Wip Democratic Leader I can Leader Mann Fo er at the Head of the tion-197 Members \ lt. _ i (Cy Ai??ti?ted l'nn*.) WASHINGTON." Doc. 22.-After moro thuu ten hours of dehnte the house of representatives shortly be fore midnight tonight was ready for o roll call on tho Hobson resolution to submit to the State,; an amendment for national prohibition. Party HneB were wiped out In the struggle. Democratic Leader Under wood and Republican Leader Mann fought shoulder to shoulder at the head of the forces for the resolution. And wheu the -vote came, or the 197 standing for the resolution, 114 were Democrats, 68 Republicans, ll were Progressives and four were progres sive-Republicans. It wan at the conclusion of one of the most stirring of recent days in Congress, and after votes on several amendments that the final vote was reached. Representative Hobson had closed the general debate, participat ed in by all the house leaders. Although advocates of the resolu tion predicted lt woultHrecelve a ma jority vol? many of ttietn. Including Mr. Hobson conceded that lt would not receive two-thirds necessary for passage. Before the roll call began Represen- ] tat ive Hobson presented on amend mem to his resolution authorizing "Congress and th? States concurrent ly" to enforce tb?? prohibition pro vision by "needful tejnslaton." It was adopted -Without di vi sum. Au amend ment by Representative Adamson giving, the Stat CH absolute cunt roi of legislation. under the proposed pro hibition amendment was voled down. 32 to 179. Representative Hobson bindo a 'Sa0 al spectacular move. Uti "Mr. Speaker," he said, "I. wish to ask whether any member of this house who lias a financial interest in the question now pending, who oWn stocjc in distilleries or breweries, who owns a saloon or who has property leased to liquor interests, eau under the rules vote on this question?' The Speaker explained that, accord ing to precedent il a member was af fected as one' of a* class, the rules would not prevent his voting-, but thal the question-was left to the mem ber himself. Representative Henry, of Texas, opposed tim amendment. "This question 1H one which must bc left to the Individual States." hq sahl. ' "1 love tdy country, but. I will nevqr support a." constitutional' amendment that will scud a horde OfV federal, spies;, satraps'nnd inter'Mpemllers hito,T*" us." . VA!-.- il .j Representative HefUn, of Alabama^, declared? Statt) control; ot. the Udu?r. truffle was making .good*'progress, iu^ Alnhamk 'arid argued against '^sutf-' renqerlng to t n' iederl\l 'government the reserved v o worn; of,'' the. ' .States which saved the Spilth, in the: days'of reconstruction." .'"?'*-?'"'.' Representative Saunihn:, Of ' \'Uv" ginia, supported it and argued against, the contention that lt would "rob the States of reserved powers." "The .fear of gentlemen that an army of federal' spies and informers and officials will invade the States is tut a poor argument," he said. "The army ls there now, spies, in formers and alt. It ia under the in ternal revenue bureau:" That no Democrat could afford-td vote for the resolution vas the as sertion of Representative Small, of North Carolina, on. tho ground that it would be a disastrous blow to State rights. I " .i Proposing; a substitute, tor the Bob- 1 son resolution, which would pr?tent the Importation of liquor Into hny State front any outside source. Rep resentative Morrison, of Indiana, k*>t the house In an uproar ot laugh?r with a vigorous speech. \ j "There are 13 men in the Indlark I delegation In this house who-wjll voS ! against thia resolution," he said, "bul I can point out to you one man who will support thc Hobson resolution^ who drinks ??iv? o *ii|uvi aaa ' ?v?w ?\ than those 33 men do ia lt years." 1 Representative Dupre, of Louisiana,] closing the opposition warned south ern members who proposed to vote for. the resolution, that they wonld be forced to "grand and lofty tumbling." when confronted with the problem ot giving the federal government auth ority to enfranchise women, of the States. ' ReprcBcotalve Hobson dec hu ed Sup porters of thc resolution were more consistent than' its opponents in res pecting rights of the individual. States. Repr?sentative Hobson replied to a speech of Representative Heflin, who declared that Hobaon had been' de i^Lafl ed Out in the Struggle. Jnderwood and Republi ught Shoulder to Should Fot ces Opposing Resolu to ted for and 189 Against (pated by Representative Underwood on ii prohibition issue in thc recent senate primary campaign in Alabaron. He declared Underwood "did not .tight alone." and asserted that liquor interests opened four headquarters in the State and fought to defeat Hob son. "The forces of Wall Street and the administration forces .all endeavored I to beat Hobaon," he said. Representative Murray, of Okla homa, supported the amendment. Representative Hobson took the | floor to make the concluding speech in support of the amendment. He ar gued particularly against the Morri son amendment, asserting t^at Con gress already had all of th a tthorlty which that measures mu?;ht to con , fer. ' . i In concluslri Representative Hob son declared. that although the reso j lutlon might not secure the necessary ! two-iii ir.I s vote in this congress, pro ! hibition would be made a national is ! mic in the 1916 campaign and ."we ; will have cn admin inti ut um that will not oppose this amendment either in I open or under cover." I' When tlin resolution was read for 'amendment. Republican Leader Mann : presented an amendment to submit thc prohibition amendment to conven - : tionr. to be called' for that purpose. I Representative Hobson oppob.d the I Munn amendment, declaring it v.ould laplace obstacles In the way.of. adop tion or the prohibition amehdnpeut." The Mann amedment wac voted do?:J on .> rising vote. 137 to 193. This vPJi a first vote of th?? night. A de mand for a yea sua nay vote, made hy Mr Main: was seconded and the *r.r.g loii call wus started. After the defeat o{?tlu: Mahn amend ^'"i^Jfep^11S??l!!??I^ I jobson off er ed ? ICOXTIXlT.l) ON PAOE KOt'R.), Soldiers Killed in Railroad Wreck ' (H; Associated Pr?*.) i LONDON. Dec. 23,-(1:45 a. ni l Nearly oac thousand Austrian sol diers are loported to have been kilted or injured In a collision of two-troop, trains near Kalis?.. Russian l'nland, according to Daily Telegraph's Petro Igrad correspondent. The trains are reported to have met wlilje running at full'speed, as tb.e result" of accidental opening ... of a switch. jMahy of'th.? cars were reduc ed, to i?at?h wood and. thc passengers crushed '. ' ' . --.-1 ':: : *,v ul A ': .. iff i '? IN FOR PARDONS Office ol Governor Bleaae Swamp ed With Requests for Pardons Last Few Days. Speri?! to. The Int*Hig?ocer. COLUMBIA, Dec 22.-Petitions fdr -pardons are pouring in on Governor Blease by the score. This morning he received'32 petitions in the space of two hours ?nd 30 people called in per son to Urge that he grant clemency to either kjnsirs? or friends of theirs In the penitentiary or on the chalngangs. Mr. *W. F*. Blackburn, the private sec retary to the governor said thej-Offlce ' had'been swamped with petitions for pardons in the last few days, be esti mating that one comes in every four minutes. | Tho bearers of pardon petitions fill ed, both tbs outer and the private of fice of the governor this morning ana overflowed iuto the hall. It reminded one or-an election occasion when a ' [crowd of admirers call to extend con futations to a suc?es-fol candi date. x - J Petitions have been arriving by I, by messenger, and in persott for s past and the appllc?tinn? tnt emency apparently are increasing the nearness of Christina?, "and governor baa not yet indicated it nu inlier bo will liberate for Gie' ?st.mus season or what he will do matter. When asked this morn i Ingle said he bad not yet reached any ?dec linn. seems to be a very gesarst lion for a big batch or prison ers tl be treed on Christmas/lay. Scarborough, on thc east coast of England, iff one ot the neatest water ing places in the British Isles, and is a city of considerable Importance with a population of 40.0O0. lt ts finely situated in the form or FOUND DEAD ?N HIS BED William S. West, Former United States Senator From Georgia Die? Suddenly. ? -- . ' .' .. 1 (fly Associated Pre??:) VAI.DOSTA. On., Dec. 22.-William i Stanley West. lormc, United' States senator from Georgia, was foend dead in bed .at hi* home here early today. He retired ???t n?fehl ap parently In good health ann died souls : time'during the night. Physicians stated that death appar- j ently was due. to apoplexy. .Mr. West wa? appointed by Gover nor Slaton to tho United Statos senate Mttrch 2, 1914, to HU the vacancy caus ed hy the death of Senator A. O. Ba con.4 His term expired last November when Thoma? A. Hardwick, thin a congressman, vas elected to thr sen ate. Mr. West was born In Marion Coun ty. Georgia. August 23. 1810, and was graduated from Mercer University at Macon in 1SS0. The former senator had been promi nent In Georgia, politics for many years. Ho'served seMoral terms in the I legi* tature.. He was-a del?gate ut large to the Democratic national con vention In Denver In 190$. Illa wife and 14-year-old.son) William S. West.' Jr., Burvlve htm/ Tho former senator had a.slight at- ? tack of indigestion yesterday, but was improved Into'In the day.' Physicians , attribute his sudden death to heart, failure. J Arrested in Connection With Killing of Lawyer (ti/. Amor ii ted Prue) LOS ANGELES. Dec. 23.-Glenn Witt and Ethelbert C. Oxmin were1 arrested late today In connection with the killing of William M. Alexander, a wealthy retired lawyer, by burglars. in bia homo.here this morning- Witt l.t suid to have confessed.. Witt showed a number of bruises. : which police thought were from blows administered by Miss penelope Alex ander, who grappled with tho robber ! after her brother. William, hod been shot. Oxmun had a Millet wound to : his leg. . o o o e ? o o o o o oe o.o oonoo o o o Christmas Weather. o o WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Snap- o o py temperature? and clear skies o o wilt prevail Ch rle trna? day o o throughout the United States, ac- o' o cording to the weather bureau o o predictions tonight. o n The bureau's chart map showed o, s S?1? weather everywhere except in o o gulf States, which had been dark- o o ened to indicate approaching o o clouds. The forecasters said noth- o' ri tog extreme in temperatures was o o expected. The-niereairy might run o s below the seasonal averages a few o r> degrees, tn . some section, they o a ealdt but nowhere Waajt likely to e ? be unusually cold. ? o ? a ?.eo??e*-oo oe o ooo o see an amphitheatre on Biopes rising from the Bea.and mountiug ri promontory Jutting Into the North Sea. It is a little more than 200 miles from Lon don and 37 miles northwest of the city of York. On the headland and com Police Flusirate Pl Up French or Officers Have in Their Possession Dynamite Connected With a to Explode Within S (Hy Associated Vre?*.} NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-The ar rest tonight of four men whom the po lice nay asserted they were Germans. la ocH-vred hy the police and detec- J lives to have frustrated a plot to des troy either a French or British steam ship. Tho police have in their posses sion a box. containing 75 pounds of dynamite, connected with a timing de- j vice set to detonate the explosive six and one-half days from tonight. The plan, according to thc police, was to Hhlp the bomb by express, consigned' to a ship at New York, the intention having' been that tho vessel would bc j blowu up after it got to sea. According ao one -of-the prisoners,' the police say, thc bomb now In the hands of the officials was intended to j destroy the French steamship Rochara- : beau due to sall from New York next I Saturday. 'From information available here, tho Rochambeau sailed from New York December 13 and was re- * ported in European waters yesterdsy at that Gmo so far away from the United States that it would be Im possible for her to reach New York and said at the time designated.. One of those arrested, etc. Ono of the men arrested stated to the police lu the presence of newspa per men that the bomb taken from them by the officers was Intended to ne used la blowing up tho Rocham beau siter she sailed from New York next Saturday. According to infor mation available tho Rochambeau sail ed . frem New York: December 13 sud was reported In European waters yes BANK ROBBERS STEAL $2,000, *. I Slip Money Through Receiver Tel lers' Window and Make Es- I cape. RICHMOND, Va.. Dec 22.-Bank ribbers this afternoon stole $.2,000 through the receiving teller's window of the Central National Hank and suc ceeded tn making their escape ber?re the-loss waa .discovered. A number of persons were in the bank at the time and a prearranged telephone call to .the receiving teller waa used io draw him from his booth while the packets of money were drawn through the window. Another attempt at bank robbery was made during thc morning at the First National Bank when four men were detected in an effort to force' the wicket of the sb imping clerk's win-1 dow, behind whlc. $10,000 In bills of large denomination wore iring. A clerk discovered them hut 'they calm- ' ! ly walked from Uto building before they culd be. apprehended. J by German Cruisers. mantling a line view of the harbor are1 the ruins of a t #">lfth century castle. Near that is the ancient Church oj St. Maryl consisting of a nave of what waa originally a late Norman and Early English church. The faBhlonable pa lot to Blow j British Steamship' a Box Containing 75 Pounds o? Mechanical Device Arranged ix and a Half Days. terday, thus making it impossible for thc vessel to leave New York on the day designated by the prisoners. One of those arrested, Peter Lang laan. the police any, told timm that while he was willing to blow up a French or Engliah ship, he was not willing to see innocent persons die. After Lauglaan had told of his part In the affair the police arrested Frank Melon, alias Hans Hollar, and held him on a charge of preparing ex plosives to ship, lu violation of regu lations covering thc shipment, of such commodities. George Summers and George Brinkman 'were held as ac cessories and Langlaan was allowed bia freedom. Heller admitted, the police say. that he prepared the bomb. The police say Summers admitted that he knew Hollar was working up on some nlon of oxolostves, but den "d knowledge of the plot to blow up tho Rochambeau. After being confronted with bis al leged conspirators, the police say Hollar admitted that lt waa hie in tention to blow up some French or English ship and that If he failed with the attempt against'the Rochambeau be expected to try some other vessel. He said be was a walter out of work and wanted to '"do something to help tho Fatherland." Detectives ' who worked on the case said tonight that Hollar told them that he got tho idea of a clock ar rangement from reading of the opera tion ot the McNamara brothers. SEIZE GOODS; ARREST KEEPER Castora Officers Seise 100 Uni of Opium and Arrest Storekeeper on Charge of Smuggling. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Customs of ficers today seised 100 tina of opium found aboard the White Star Line steamship Adriatic, and arrested James Murphy, a storekeeper on the ship, on s charge of attempting to smuggle it into thia country. The opinm is said to have come from Lon? don. / Later the officers arrested Tora Sa? ta, a Japanese, on the same charge, and confiscated 70 tins of opium found in his apartments. The tina are valued at ?so apiece, and the en tire amount, $8,500 worth, constituted one of the largest seizures of the-drus; ever made here. When the customs officers boarded the Adriatic they caught one of Mur phy's assistants, they said, in the act of throwing the opium overboard. Murphy ?and Sata were held-In $15. OCO bail each. rade is the Marine Drive, two and a half miles long, protected* by a sea wall and embellished with gardens. Scarborough la popularly' known aa the "Queen of Watering Places." There is a large spa, a fine museum ana promenade piers. SURRENDERS TO I THE AUTHORITIES Slayer of Deputy Sheriff and a S Year-Old Boy Gives Himself Up to County Officers. (Dy Aewttafi Pnx) CHARLESTON, W. V? , Dec. 22. Mstt Jarret, alleged sjayrr ot a deputy sheriff and a 9-year old bey at Oak ley last night, s*.irn-nd?rod late today tu Doone county authorities. 1 oin ty Sheriff Silai Nance, was killed lu a ?volver duel with Jar rel. whom he attempted to arrest for drunkenness, bullets from Jarret i revolter aro said to have struck Henry Ratcliffe, Mrt. Josephine Wines and Belle |A?iam8. Rat dit; died W.'-i t >lay. Th^ v.omen ari ."..nruK'd seriously, it ts imported. - Jarrei. sentenced to servo six months for pistol toting, wcu, paroled ! recently by Governor Hat Held. Fear Kidnapping er Marder. ISLAND FALLS. Maine, Dec 22. Harry C. Hillman, a deputy sheriff ac. Uife in the enforcement of tho prohibi tion liquor law, has disappeared andv county o tile lal H today expressed a fear that he had been kidnapped or mur dered. A laborer, who ls 0010" to have I ?ade threats agaiust tbs deputy be cause of many liquor seizures, has been detained. ------ Mclaurin Bond . Has Seen Adjusted BnecUl to Th? iBUIlieteotf. COLUMBIA, Dec. 82.-John L. Mc Laurln, State warehouse commise ton er, said today that his bond hsd been adjuntad. The bond required ls $50, 000. A Columbia Arm was awarded the bid, tbs premium being $500. Comptroller General Jones turned down the claim on the ground that ft waa "excessive." Mr. McLaurln said that the com oai*r had agrrod to handle the bond fer $200. Sails With Cotton For Brennan, Germany NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 22.-Loaded almost to her rail with cotton, Ute Mallory Line steamer Denver ssiled today for Bremen, Germany. Not only la her hold flllod with cot ton, but she also baa cotton stored 'tween decks, In staterooms and the social hall. The Dea ver carries a crew of 65 r\m composed entirely ot Americans. Certain te aPss. WASHINGTON. Dec 22.-Tho kn* migraUon bill. Including the literacy test, ls virtually certain to be passed hy the senate soon after the Christmas recess, in the opinion of Senator Smith, of South Carolina, chairman of the immigration committee. "Fae bill will come up automatical ly after the recess." said Senator Smith today, "and Ita friends are strong enough to keep lt up until lt la voted on." _ HEAVY FIGHTING WSTH MOBESULT ALLIES' OFFENSIVE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM IS BEING PRESSED . ? ? PROGRESS OF ALLIES SLOW Fighting in TUamn ?lsd Nor*, ?m Franco Cooa SUe-Mfr ow Without Abataan??? (By AwocMrtwi Paaa) Th? French premiar, Ran? VWapL at the reopening ot the French par liament at Parla today reiterated fa behalf ot the government the declara tion ot France's policy with refer ence to the Europ?en war. : There ia at thia time but one Bingle policy." be Bald, "a ?imbat without mercy until ?uch time aa we accomplish the definite liberation of Europe by a victory Insuring peace." Tho premier alluded to tho treaty of September 4, last,,in which the British, French and 'Russian govern ments engaged not to conclude pese s separately/and not to demand condi tions of peace without previous agree ment among the Alllos and declared: "France, acth*?, in accord with her allies, will not sheath the sword un til she has taken vengeance for oat? raged right; until she haa united for all time to the French Fatherland tne provinces ravished from her by force; restored hertoo Belgium to the full ness ot her material life and her poli tical independence, and until ^Prus sian-militarism has been crushed, to the end that lt will be possible to reconstruct on a baste ot Justice a Europe finally regenerated." As for weeks past, the Flanders and the north goes on without abatement Trenches are'lost and won and re porta from the Allies mention ?xuall gains at various - pointa, while from German headquarters come similar announcements of German gains, i?m peror Willtain ls at tho western front and hts presence there la taken to in dicate the importance he attaches td the general movement of the Allies to drive the Germans out LONDON. Dec. 22.--Heavy fighting ls taking place <~n both eastern and western fronts but without producing any material change in the positions ot the opposing armies. In France and Belgium thc Allies' offeusive ls being pressed ant, while 'some ground baa been ga ned at widely separated points. Other' attacks have been repulsed by ike Cermans from their strongly eat* eachel posi tions. In the northern arena tie ar- . tillery and warships yesterday took up the battle, giving the lnfaa xy, a rest* but lower dom tko line aid from the Oiss to Ute Mouse Aero? agi Ung took place in many districts. ' While Ute progress of the Allies la extremely slow, military experta here and In France believe tko caine which the general statt baa reported are dis turbing Ute German system ag fortifi cations at vital points and WUL if successfully continued, ootnpell a re tirement by Ute Germana from their present linea. In Ute east, moat of Ike Germana north of the Vistula have retired I across the east Prussian ?antler be fore the onrush of tko wntMan farota? ' but south of that river, between the Baora and the Pillea, th* German con tinuo their advance and announce to night thst in a fierce battle they have creased branches of tko, Atura and Rawka rivers at many places. Tala should bring the main armies close together and a few days WtU tall whether the German advance ia to be definitely checked or whether Uta Germana again are to threaten War saw. i Fighting aaiao continuos tn Galicia, but here, aa along Ute East Prussian frontier, the Russians seam to have held back tho Austro-Germen forcea. The Germana, . who are extremely strong along th? whole ???Ism fron tier, already are reported td be mov ing troops back to the weet to meet the Allies' offensive but ft ta not con sidered likely Ulla movement will reach large proportions unUl acme decisive result baa been attained tn the contest against Ul? Russians. The Turks, like their allie?, ara be* fag attacked on two aldea. Tba Rus sians claim to have Inflicted a severe defeat on them tn tho district of Yan, while tho allied fleets have keen bom barding Kllld Bahr, in the Dardanel les, and a French destroyer ka? shell ed their troop? on th? mainland op posite the Island of Tenedos. The first real view 'of the extent of tho South African ret ell ton is given, by the minister of JWiUco, who saya that 4,000 rebels are in prison and that 1.200 have been font to ?heir homes on parole. Totve are still a few roaming about the country but Uley are without leader? and are sur rendering upon the appearance of Union woldlers. , .