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.- - ? ? 1 " " 1- - -,- - - . | , | RV C?ANKSCA (.ES <fe LANGSTON- ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1897. .!,. XXXTTT NO. 17 ANOTHER BIG BRITISH SHIP HAS BEEN SUNK - ONLY ISO OUT OF 750 OF HER CREW ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SAVED BATTLESHIP WAS 15 YEARS OLD Either a Mine or Submarine is Held Responsible for the Ves ser? Fate. (By Associated Tim.) J LONDON, Jan. 1.-The German, war of attrition f mnd another British vic tim today and robbed the British navy of the 15-year-old but still use ful battleship Formidable. It was of the same class as. tho battleship Bul wark, blown up a fow week3 ago off Sheerness. Either a mine or subma rino is held responsible for the For midable^ fate. Apparently the loss of life on board bas boen very heavy, as only 150 members of her crow are known to have been saved. Officials, how ever, hold out hope that other* may have been picked up. The exact locality of the disaster has not been revealed, but the fact that it occurred in the British Chan nel recalls the circumstance that British ships have been engaged in bombarding the German positions on tho Belgian coast and that German submarinos on several occasions in the Past have attempted to torpedo them. As in previous disasters to British ships, the casualty list in this-; case includes many midshipmen, lo hav ing been on board the Formidable. The British battleship Formidable had a displacement bf 15,000 tods, site was 480 feet long and carri-;-.-", ? complement of 760 men. She was heavily armored and carried four 12 inch gutw^twelve 6-lnch guns and sixteen 12-pounders. Sbc was nro vided' also with four submerged tor pedo tubes. The Formidable had assigned to her, according to the British navy list of December, various fleet officers and consequently she 'Undoubtedly acting as n flagship at tho timo of ber destruction. Her captain was Arthur N. Loxley and her commander Charles F. Ballard. Captain John C, Deed was in command of the marines ' on board, while thc. fleet surgeon waa Godfrey Tavlor and the fleet paymas ter P.-J. Ling. The chaplain is given as thc I'ev. Georgo B. Robinson. On board tho Formidable were also 16 midshipmen. Additional Sun Ivors Landed. ; London, Jan. 2.-(2:20 a. m.)-The Tor Bay trawler Providence' has landed 70 additional survivors from the battleship Formidable. They were rescued by the trawler during a terrlfnc storm this morning. This ' makes the aggregate number of Sav ed as Tar as ls known. 150. | The rescuo was mado under dan- ? gerous ;clrcu?wtances: The trawler Providence' was running before the gale for'sli ol ter when her crow dis covered'the small open boat driving under their lee. After desperate cf? forts the trawler got a rope to the cutter and brought her to stern. The naval mea began to jump aboard, but even then, there was dan ger ot losing men in the 30-loot seas'. After a half hour's work, however, all were safely rescued. The rope to the ' cutter waa then cut She TTPS full of water, having a hole under her hull ' which had been stuffed with a natr of trousers of which one man had di vested himself for the purpose. Oth ers ot the resoued men had . little. clothing. The navftl men bad been in the cutter for nearly 1? hours. The crew of thc trawler distributed hot ; coffee, food and tobacco among the i benumbed sailors. When they ?and- j ed tho residents brought blankets, clothing and boots tor the survivors and housed them in comfortable quarters. Vessel Was Torpedoed. LONDON, Jan. 2.-(3:42 a. rn,) The Dally Chronicle states that sur vivors of. the battleship Formidable report that the vessel was torpedoed both fore and aft early Friday morn ing and sank almost Immediately. The Chronicle's Brixham corres pondent who ls authority tor tho foregoing, says the captain of the '.raw'er Providence, which retened 70 survivors who had escaped from the battleship In a cutter,- states , that other fishing boats ww re close at hand. The captain expresses the be lief that other survivors have -been rescued ead taken to Dartmouth. He saw no other boats belonging to tad Formidable, however. ATTIT?DE OF GREAT BRITAIN IS FRIENDLY REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE OF PROTEST PROMISED IN FEW DAYS . LONG REPORT FROM AMBASSADOR PAGE Finds in Some Quarters a Disposi tion to Search For a Motive Behind Protest (By Assocla'cO" In-:-.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-Arabana- I dor Walter lillies Page, in a long re port from London today following bis conference with high officiais there, described tho general attitude of the ! British government and people to ward the American note of protest concerning shipping as entirely frieudly. He said a reply bad been promised within a tew days. The ambassador detailed British preis criticism, whose tone he re garded as on the whole reasonable and amicable. In some quarters, not among officials, bo found a disposi tion Jo search for a motive behind the American note, some Englishmen suggesting that Washington had been compelled to yield to pressure from members of congress representing constituencies affected by trade in terrdptions. This portion of English public opinion j seemed to think tho American note wai intended to some extent for his consumption. washington officials pointed out to night that there waa not the ' slight est foundation for such a suggestion as the note Was not originally intend ed for .the press. It is understood that Ambassador X'aga .'had. antici pated mistaken impressions by as suring the British Rover?ment, infor mally that thc United States was thoroughly in earnest. The note wa3 phrased in a candid and frank man ner, he ?3 UndCr?tOOtt to ''*j .-e '--A plain ed. Tiarticularly because it was not i written for publication. A's the synopsis leaked1 out, however, the Amba?rador had been Instructed to arrange for publication of t i >in pleto text. ' Incidentally the ambassador ' ca bled that tho British government had corrected English newspaper^ reports which spoke of a discourteBv in pre mature publication. Mr. Page re ported that Lord Haldane, in charge of the foreign office, was informed of the purport of the communication be fore even tho "first intimation of the content^ of the note waa published. Officials read the views in thc Brit ish press with mucb interest. The argument that England is fighting what she believes to be a life and ; death struggle, it was pointed out. was fully recognized In the American note,* it waa contended that delays and dotonrtons exceeded the manifest necessity of a belligerent.v The general' belief in Washington ls that' a common ground will be reached in future diplomatic corres pondence whereby definite arrange monts will be put Into effect, to re lieve American exporters ot uhcer talnjy. RESPEGTSJSOBEYS GUTIERREZ'S ORDERS Villa Demes He Has Questioned the General's Amnesty Pro droation. (By Associated Prc?.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.- General'! Villa in a telegram dated last night id ( Mexico City to'bis agency here, de nted he has questioned the amnesty i proclamations of General Gutierres. I j .'I ? obey and respect the orders of Preatdent Gutierre*." Villa telegraph-,' sd. "? am his subordinate." 1 .Further details of fighting between i troops,of General Carranca and Villa) near Tampico were received today in . official dispatches to the Carranza : ?gency. "General Pabro c a*?!c- yesterday , administered a decisive defeat to the Vlllaistas at Rodrigue*, a few hours ride from San Louis Potosi." one mes-, . ?age said. "Severe? hundred wera kill-* sd and wounded. He now ls pursuing \ the enemy toward San Louis Potosi. 1 "General Obregon reports he has i ilstodged the Zapatistas and. Vlllals-; ; Las from their strongest positions at Puebla. "Vera Crus Itself is almost entirely ! depleted of soldiers, although a week ago there were thousands In camp here. Tuey Are marching weet from Apteaco on their way to Mexico City. Reporti or desertion at Topic on the weat coast are absolutely false/' First Photograph of Bril This photograph vividly illustrates, tho activities of war in the winier time in the east of France. Here nrc MUST BE PAID FOR WHEAT HELD BRITISH PRIZE COURT AN NOUNCES DECISION IN TEST CASE OTHER SHIPMENTS BEING RELEASED j . .'. ..f ? ..- . - . , I Vessel One of Large Number Loaded With Wheat in U.S. and Shipped Before War. , fjly Associated Tri*?.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Tim de cision of the ^British prize court in London In the. case, of the British steamship Mtramichi, loaded with wheat and * shipped' from America* to German consignees prior to the war was announced here tonight hy the British embassy. The court- held that the wheat was still the property of tho American claimants and order ed that they bo paid for iL The em bassy Issued a statement on the case which said in part: . "The Vessel was ono of a largo number which had shipped cargoes of wheat in tho United States before the outbreak of war .consigned to Herman firmB in Germany. The case waa submitted to the prize'court as. s te?t cass in order that the point of law might bc determined whctl -?r the goods were at tho time of seizure the property of the American ?hip per? or ot the Gorman consignees, j "The ease having been made a test t me, other sbripments gre being re leased in like manner provided that they were made before the outbreak of war and without contemplation of war. "From information now . received from a private source in the United States U appears that practically all cargoes of wheat so seized were sold to German firms before the war at prices about . 30 cents a bushel U.wer than tho preeent actual market* price Df wheat. The effect, it la pointed nut, effects to making the exports at present of large ginns of money ?prob ably averaging $50,000 to ?75,000." Mri. J. T. Nealson ot Greenville was in thv r*\y yesterday for a ?bort palle. tish Troops Firing Big Gui KWH Bbown British gunners in the act of firing. from breastworks on the Ger man trenches miles away. These large guns are hidden as well as possible HT THE WHITE HOUSE NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS FROM RULERS OF OTH ER NATIONS RECEIVED BY i THE PRESIDENT^ The Usual Receptions Abandoned ? Because of Mrs, Wilson's Death. (By Associate*! Pi wa.) WASHINGTON. Jan.. 1.-Tho usual] Whito House New Year reception, ' ( abandoned this year because of Mrs. . Wilsons death, was replaced today by a steady stream of foreign -diplo- ' mats and government ofllci&is who ' called and left their cards with greet- < Ings for President Wilson. With the 1 exception of Secretaries Daniels and ( Bryan, who are in North Carolina.;1 most of tho cabinet members carno to j the White House and left cards.. The president received no callers . and made no vi?lt3. He played hi? i usual game of golf and took a long < automobile ride. The only members ' of his family with bim were Mrs, t Francis B. Sayre, and Miss Margaret ' Wilson, hts daughters, and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, his consta. 1 Tho president began tho year by ria- < lng at 3 o'clock fr? push an electric 1 button that opened the San Diego ex- * I_i. c - (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.) ooooo ooooooooooot. o ? Rtj'SSIAXS INVADIN? HI XGAHY o (By Associated Preis.) o LOUDON, Jam. 2, ?U?a.air-The e Dally Mali's Hume correspondent o seeds a Budapest telegram which O'say* the BasaJans are Invading o Hnngsry from fonr peints, s There Is a panie throughout ? Hungary,1 the dispatch adds, ?as o a result sf a rapid retreat of the . Aa?trtAB-anny before this BOW o Bussisn advaaee. AU publie sase* > lags hare bees prohibited Ia Bada. P *wt.? .i I T i ? .N O (1 o I gi o 1 . 1 ?le :? O|I e r ? ; I i in Trenches. behind brush or *in foresta where the glasses nor make trem out from the enemy cannot see. them through smoke which arises after a shot. NEUTRAL SHIPS VERY_SCARCE SECRETARY M'ADOO EM PHASIZES FACT IN A LETTER TO CHAIRMAN ALEXANDER Steamship Companies Doing Their Utmost to Relieve Ex? tating Situation. (By AM.cUted Pretil) . WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-Scarcity ! >f neutral ships to carry the reviving irado between the United States and Sermany is emphasized in a letter ?ritten by' Secretary McAdoo to Chairman Alexander, of the' house merchant marine committee, con aning the work of the war risk in surance board. "Some of the steamship compa? ?n.'* the secretary said, "are offering mata that have been' In port- out of iso tor a considerable length of time, ind rome, indeed, of such? a* class as o rendur it questionable whether hey should permitted to sall on m rh voyages." Mr. McAdoo said the board was writing insurance up to 1750.000 oft :otton cargoes to Germany, the imount .bejng divided between vose?is md cargoes. He added tbat he un lerstood the regular marine insur ing companies were not writing sol des more freely. He quoted the K>ard as reporting : 'It can be safely assumed that the Imerican and German companies are loin? their utmost to relieve the ea sting situation and to develop a sui Idfcpt market to take care of the arrest cargo. The German comeen rm have a ve rr sp?cial reason for do oring to do the utmost in this direc lon. "As far as marine Insurance ls on cern M we must differentiate bo wson ships destined to German ? porta Ad thoro to neutral ports with the raeelbillry of trans-shipment to Ger Qsny. As to the latter, the situation s practically no different than oststs n ordinary years. Rates to Rotter r (CONTINUED ON PAOS SEVEN.) BRITISH SHIP CHUSES GRIEF DISASTER OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF EUROPEAN WAR NEWS BIG BATTLES ARE TAKING PLACE The Germans Have Made a Lit-j tie Progress in the Argonne Region. (By A--..IUUH1 Prc??.) LONDON. Jan. 1.-The ?instruction , of the British battleship Formidable ?in tin: English Channel today by a . mine or a 'suumarino boat, although ? ! one of thoso eventa Englishmen now reallxe must be expected so long as I the HrltiBi- navy is compelled to keep I the seas, has caused widespread [grief. I "This is duo not so much to the ; IOBB of tlie ship, which was 15 years : old and cost about $5,000,000, as lt ls for the men-600 In number-who aro j believed to have gone down with ber. ? Thus far only 150 men of the Formt- 1 dable's crew ot 750 are known to ! have been rescued. A light cruiser : picked up 80 and a trawler 70. Among ' the rescued are eight officers and six i midshipmen. j Tho British admiralty has not an* . nounced the locality where the disaa I ter occurred and declares that lt ia unable to say whether tho ship struck j a mine or was torpedoed, bat the in ?cllnatlon here ls to believe that s. i submarine agata has been successful, [in sn attack. I ! Fighting in Flanders end northern ; France hr c been confined largely to j artillery engagement*.' MUM pt tear ; Bethune, where the Germans crohn they hat'd u?ken a Brit'sh trench. They admit, however, tho loss ot St. Georges, near the Bolght.i coast, which tho Berlin officiai report says lt was decided not to attempt to re take awing io high water. In the Argonne region, where tho j battle has been almost continuous for weeks past, the Germans have made a j little progress, as an offset to which, 1 however, the French declare they have continued their advance ir Upper Al sace. i On the whole the situation seems virtually to have reached a poBtti?n of stalemate. Neither side has made great impression on its antagonist's [line, and both being very strongly en trenched, it is considered unlikely that ' either the Germans or Allies will at tempt another general offensive un til superiority in numbers is attain ed by reinforcements. Much the same situation prevails in northern Poland, where the Ger mans are reported to have failed to cross the Bzura and Raw ka rivers sad to have been unsuccessful in advanc ing along the Pillea River. They are said to be digging themselves In, pre paratory to remaining until the hard ening of the ground by the frost makes troop movements less difficult. INCREASES OF GRIME DESERVES ATTENTION The Public Opinion That Tol erates Lawlessness Will inevi tably Esgesder Fatal Malady ffly Awl:li"l rr??.) ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. 1.-Warning of moral decadence if the spirit of lawlessness in all the American com munities goes unchecked wss a striking utterance tn Governor Charles 8. Whitman'* inaugural ad dress today. Increases of crime, he 'said, deserved the thoughtful atten tion of the legislature. "Disregard of law, impatience with legal and moral restraints, contempt for the Judicial and executive minis ters of Justice are phenomena ob servable in all American communities and ?ll classes," he added. "No ma- . te rial prosperity. no abounding wealth, no progress lu the Sciences' can save us from ultimate decay li this spirit shall continue. "The publie opinion that tolerates lawlessness whether lt be the lynch ing of the negro, the murder of the ob aea* J?, or the violence attending near, t ly all disputes between labor and eau- ' ital will inevitably engender a fatal malady, unless - the . quicksand con science of the American people shell. call s halt. "There ls but ene way ot weeti- j the danger and that way ls through the creation of h dominant and pre* vading publie sentiment in support of . the enforcement ..of the law. Where) tust sentiment ls wanting no devices j of the law can make up for it," I TO SELL BEER AND WINE REJECTED LAST APPEAL AGAINST RUS SIA'S PROHIBITION DE CREE FAILS MORE THAN FOUR TO ONE AGAINST Tb? New Year Fastens the lid OB Many Sections of United States. Uly A.vwxialcil Pr**?.) PI3TKOGRAD, Jan. 1.- Tbs last ap peal ugainst Russia's prohibition de cree failed Thursday when the coun cils or Petrograd and Moscow* reject ed a i-etiUo'i to authorize the recom mence1. ie?u of tho sale ot beer and light wines. The recent final order to discontinue the sale of all alcoholic thinks was issued with the reserva tion that the city councils should have tho right to appeal for .an--au thorization of the recommencement ot tho sale of, three-pvr cent beer and light wines. The final prohibition order waa. so unexpectedly issued that there was no opportunity to provide a stock against ' the coming period of abate nance. Between sis ead eigbt o'clock in the evening the merchants receiv ed instructions that next day .would be absolute prohibition and hence there was no chance to give warning to eager. customers who, * on a false alarm previously spread abroad lined the Btreets far hours awaiting their turn to squeeze into the crowded wins shops. The formerly popular restau rants, which managed to.weather-tho . vodka edict, are now almost without patronage.. The liquor dealers, restaurant keep ers, wine growers and ' distillers brough ali possible influence to bear on the city councils for authorization . to sell beer and light wines assisted by theorists who, while approving of general a-obrlety, tuought ?.hu? absten* ance should Come gradually and that the sudden cessation of the use of all alcohol would have an injurious effect But despite these influences and the fact that not one per cent ot the mem bers of the city councils were teeto tallers, the councils rejected the pe tition by a vote on a ratio ot more than four to one. The extreme measures to enforce prohibition even extend to the sale ot denatured alcohol, varnish and every conceivable alcoholic compound which are IAH salable without a permit. ., State Wide in Colorado. I DENVER, Col., Jsn. 1.- Statewide prohibition became a part of the con stitution of Colorado today with the issuance by Governor Am mons of proclamations putting into effect a constitutional amendment approved at the November election. Prohibition under the amendment will become effective Jan nay 1, 1916. First Arrest For "Boot Legging." TUCSON. Ariz., Jan. 1.- Louis Gherna was arrested for selling a pint of whiskey early today after Arizona's prohibition law bad gone into effect. Hit, violation of (he law and immediate arrest was by previous arrangement, for the purpose ot testing the self executing feature ot the prohibition law that the constitutional amend ment should go into effect today. Hot Springs Saisons Reopen, HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Jan. 1.-Hot Springs saloons were reopened at noon today, making that city the only "wet" spot In the State. Saloons In all other cities were closed at mid night last night and under the stat utes petitions containing a majutity of the names of white adult citizens must be presented to the county court before licenses may be Issued. The Hot Springs petition contained about 3,600 names and licenses wera reis sued without test from the anti-liquor forces. LEXINGTON. Ky., Jan. 1.-Nino counties In Kentucky became "dry" .? midnight lest night, liquor having been voted out last September. Only 16 counties ont of 129 in Kentucky remained in the "wet" column. Officers ot the State prohibition league announced today teat a fight, for State-wide prohibition would be made before the legislature aa soon rta the law permitted. Liquor Canse of He lint Poverty. TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. 1.-Traffic in liquor was neia to be the one greet :ause of social poverty and economic waste by Henry O. McCain, extension secretory ot the Methodist Temper knee Society, speaking Sbday before the Convention ot the Intercollegiate Temperance Association. A great force 'or improving social conditions, he .ai.- Hes in an organisation o col lege men to work for prohibition. "It ia futile to talk of the ameliOr , (ootrnirosD OK PAO? SOTENO