Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 Disagreement Between 1 and War Department Reason-Thirty-Or prising Nearly 2, Men, A OFFICIALS START M PREVEN! Member? of Congress Asked to \ quest For Return of Supplies ington Officials Believe Immediately Rem * '(By AnocUted Vn4?,J COLU (BIA, 8. C., Jau. ll.-Govcr Ucr Ble ie today disbanded the South CaroHni organlied militia. Thirty one, con janies, comprising approxi mately t o thousand officers nnd men, are affe ted. Disagreement between the gor? nor and militia and war de partmen officials on the organisation and enn fimeut of the troops was given aa Um reason for the action. BfllltUy officers tonight began a movemen ? to prevent complete dlsor ganliatio i. Telegrams were sent to South Qi rollna members of congress at Wash ngton requesting that they use their Influence to have the war de partment delay asking the return ot ?200.000 tworth of supplies loaned the troops; I ^^.t?^fisae wii? retire January. 19 apd Governor Manning, big succss uor, will be'asked to reinstate the sol diers. While Mr. Manning has not yet ?ndicafcsd what sct??ir he will take, it was considered certain by militia offi cers t'?at he would rescind the action ? ot Governor Bleass. Adjutant General Moore expects to leave for Washington tomorrow to confer with war department officials cm the situation. Governor BJease explained in bis order disbanding the troops that the existence of differences between the secretary of war and the secretary of iue navy and Adjutant General Moore, of South Carolina, on one side, and himself cn the other, prompted him to-tateTtols step. These differences, he said, resulted In serious breaches of discipline lu the militia corps. ' The present governor pf the State of South Carolina ls of the opinion thst lt weald bo unfair and unjust on hts part to turn over to his successor in office tho militia of South Carolina in its present condition," the ord~r read. The dontroversy between Governor Blesse ahd Adjutant General Moore was said io be the result r?i the gover nor's refusal to sign certain orders and official papers presented to him by the adjutant general. The secretan of war and the secre tary e? 'the .V.-:>-y became parties to this coiftrovaW, according to official { statements, when tho matter ot ac counting for about 1100,000 worth ot federal property these. federal depart ments claimed had been lost and de stroyed by the militia organisations was held up. An accounting of this property was begun about a year ago and recently was completed, and the finished reports ara said -today to he ready for the signature of Governor Blease. The situation became further com? plicated last Bummer when the gover nor refused to permit the militia] troops to participate In the annual en -ampment ordered by the chief of the ul vision of militia affairs. This action, according to ?tatamente from the ad jutant 'general's office, result?* tn ap propriative.* by cong; p*? aggro*., ung about 156,500 for maintenance and equipment of th? South Carolina mil itia being held up by the war depart- ? hMnt . Included In the three regiments ot Infantry an? auxilia ry .corps affected by the-, order are SOO men, whom the governor had refused to muster out of service upon orders received abont eight months ago ?rom the chief of the division of United States militia affaira. !fhe militia was commanded by. Ad jutant, General Moore, of Barnwell, hose official position ls_not affected ino order. M?rernor nieass, cow er, ?res commauder-ln-chief ex isterai wilie ?ones ,of Co ra? brigadier general ot the rel in a corps. Headquarters it Infantry- regiment wara at ; of^ifte, recond regiment nt Ad O? the third at Chat Coast salary corps were?l? Jie Governor and Militia Officials Given as the ie Companies, Com* . ,000 Officers and fleeted. OVEMENT TO r DISORGANIZATION Ute Their Influence to Delay Re t Loaned the Troope-Wash Governor Manning Will state the Soldiers. UNCONCERNED IN WASHINGTON ?War Department Officials Pay Little Attention to Governor's L. Action. (By Associated Freos.) WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.-War de partment officials were not much con cerned today by news that Governor Blesse bad disbanded tbe South Caro lina militia. They believed the incom ing governor Bpeedily would order its j reorganization to avoid as far aa pos o?ble any loss of monay^aAlottafl"...W-l Ute national government for the mill I tia's support. Under the law, to obtain any gov grtiMent iumia for tue mttlU'? sup port, South Carolina must present for {Inspection at least 900 armed and un iformed and drilled State soldiers. This is on" Ute baals ot at least 200 militiamen for each representative of the Statexln congress, including the senators. Because ot South Caro i lina's alleged deficiency in the matter of equipment, failure to measure up to the regular army standards and failure to account satisfactorily tor government supplies, the .war depart ment nearly a year ago, wttbdrov federal financial support from the State's troops. After some spicy cor respondence between the secretary-of war and the governor, a regular army i Inspection officer visited South Caro I Una and made arrangements .under i which the war department again be gan supplying a limited amount of i lands. 1 * If the governor's order disbanding the militia becomes effective Immed iately, lt was said at the department 'that the government appropriation will be cut off automatically. I Haaalag Silent. SUMTER ,S. C., Jan. ll.-"I have j no statement to make at the present I time," said Richard I. Manning, gov I ornor-ele-t, when asked tonight' if he would re'; state tho South Carolina j national guard after his inauguration. I He said ho would consider the matter ; when "officially advised." 1562,700 Unemployed in Greater New York I - (By Aamdftted Pfc?*.) NEW YORK, Jan. ll.-According to figures compiled for the public forum ot the Church of the Ascension and made public tonight, a partial Hst of the unemployed in Greater New York totals 562.700. The number of home less persons In the city, who have not the price o? shelter, ls estimated at 60.004. Arrangements were made to turn over the report to City Chamberlain ?Bruere, who agreed to consider it in an official capacity.' The report said I that 126,000 of tbs unemployed were I women and asserted that immorality waa greatly on the Increase. I Propose investigating Peace Commission (By AawMMSd PTMB.) WvASHIfiGTOri, Jan. ii.-An Ara er ena 'investigating peace commission" to inquire Into conditions "which af fect the question? of restoring and maintains the peace of the world." was proposed IQ I ; molutiou intro I duced tn the hot ?se ?oday by Repre sentative Hobson, ot A la baua. The resolution would authorise the proal DISBANDS [MUTIA EWS REPLY FAILS TOSATISFY THOUGH VE,RY GRATIFYING IN CONCESSIONS IN MAKES SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE AWAITED _ Administration Officials Unwilling | to Discuss Preliminary Reply to Any Extent. XDy Associated VrcM.) WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-breat Britain's preliminary reply to the j American protest concerning neutral commerce, though gratifying in con cessions it makes, has failed in many, respects tc satisfy the United St?tes go%l;rnraent. Officials confidently hope a complete answer will give spe cific information requested add clear up uncertainties, which, according to the Washington government, surround the commerce of neutrals. This was revealed In high official quarters today,. although there was no formal comment. When Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, called on Secretary Bryan ' to in lorri bim that the British supplementary note would nov be forthcoming for several days, the secretary told him that the lAmnrieSn goveraunont would not comment in the interim, but would await the note.' Administration officials were' un willing to u?ac?ss the note to any ex tent. General disappointment was evident in ' many- quartern, however, for while the note conpeded that the principles expressed by the United States were correct, the statistics which lt cited were regarded as an adroit effort to evade the IBOS? The general complaint of the Unit-, ed. States 1B that Great Britain does not square the practice of its fleet with utterances of Its.foreign office. The United States, lt la pointed out, has endeavored unsuccessfully to ob tain Information as to reasons for de tentions and has asked vainly for in formation as to general rules govern 1-.t.- ....?!..111"" ..r <i... n.UUk LUg mu ?v,iniuvo VI 1.311.1 ... av.nu MUw In connection with the neutral com merce The. American government knows through shipping companies and ex porters that scores of ships have been Istalned. Requests for information it London usually have been met with the statement that ships were releas ed, and efforts to obtain explanations (Continued on Page Four) PROMINENT R. R. OFFICIAL DEAD C. S. Gadsden, vice-President of Atlantic Coast line Pajees Away. . CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. ll.-C. 3. Gadsden, second vice president of he Atlantic Coast Une Railroad Company, died today at Summerville, lear here, lie waa president of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad at :he time; it1 was purchased by the Joast Line and was elected president >f the Atlantic Coast Line Hallways rf South Carolina. When these lines Sre consolidated with the Atlantic sst Lino of Virginia, about 12 rears ago, Mr. Gadsden waa - elected : o the position which he held vt the ima of his death. Mr, Gadsden was one ot the .'nr reyors of the Charleston and 8avan ish road and was.the builder of the original Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad, known then as the Port Royal road. He waa 81 years >ld. Fifty Bombs Are Dropped #h Dunkirk (Br ?mqifrtaA Vfw) i L?NUOW, Jan. ir.-,3:14 a. m.) According to French dispatches to the London morn leg p?pete. 60 bombs ware dropped en Dunkirk Sunday by aeroplane? which cruised over the town from ll o'clock in the morning .etti nearly 4 o'clock In the after soon They came nam all directions wad were met by c? heavy shrapnel Views cf Three Big Men on Prosperity. ^^^^i ^^^^^ ^^^S BB m Hw MB ?BS*. j9 Here are the views of three very Important men on. prosperity Thomas A. Edison, who after thc burning ot a $3,000,000 plant is not discouraged; Judge E. II. Gary, chairman ot the board of directors of the Steel Trust, and James A. Farrell, president of lt and execu tive ovef 150,000 workers. This ls what Mr. Edison had to say about worry in connection with the business conditions: "When any one talks about worry he might apply my new standard df worry. Just think of the kaiser, now on the defensive, witta nearly 900 miles of battlefront, ail told, on the east - and west. Why tho average man's worries sink Into insignificance comparod to this. Another standard of disaster 1B Belgium-little, gritty Belgium I "It has surprised me to see how Americans have become weak-kneed over this war. . They seem to be stricken with a sort of commercial paralysis. They want to ?et out and do something; now lt the opportune time. Why, you can put u building up cheaper today Usn you could before the . war,: and yet many of our supposed good business men will wait until the war is over as a sign of prosperity nod pay more for the building. The ?iso man will prepare now for'tb? boom in traie that we will soon .experience abd which will bo tremendous after the war." "I do not expect rapid, but ? do expect steadily' suBlsided improve 1 OPIUM Cit] UNDI SN ARREST Guiding Genius cf Band of Smugglers Commit ted to Tombs m Default of Bail. --? 'il (By Arnaud rm*.) NEW YOUR. Jag.-ll.-Mrs. Sophia Ghee, known to jibe police as "tho Opium Queen," wis taken from the. steamer Philadelphia, which docked hero today, and'.grrssted. as thc guid ing genius of a bind of alleged opium smugglers of wrns lt men have'been detained in KewiYprk. Chicago apd San ?YanciBco. nth warrant fer her chargcw censpirspj-ito smuggle op'nm into ina UeitedflMtes. une was ar raigned ;befora?i#ri rotted Sutes coro missionee and J t emitted to the Tombs lo default ?f $15.000 bail . Edwin M., Sud on. assistant fed oral attorney A< arrested her, said she waa charge* with being the n agent i a group of opium wuuggters wfl?l headquarter* in IAvsrpool and ?fat the, government was prepared (oj prove, she was rc ment during 1915," Mr. Farren of the Steel Trust told a Pittsburgh audi, ence. He insisted that a period, of renewed prosperity was about to begin. Inasmuch as the steel busi ness has for years been a barometer of general business, the statement of Mr, Farrell was considered of much importance "This country should bc prosper ous all thc time." was the opinion of Mr. Gary. '"There should. be plenty of work for all who deserve to have work. Neither the ' capi talist nor thc poor man. the em ployer nor the employee, has good reason for discouragement in this country. It is to be replotted that there are . so many idlo men at the present time, and every rea sonable effort should be given them to find employment. I have great hopes that tho number of unem ployed in this country will . grow less and less, notwithstanding .lt may be expected, as a consequence of the war, immigration. will In crease. ': The opportunities of the United .States for' succ?s.. ia every United States- for success in every wero .??tter. ?'"It remains with us to take ad vantage of these circumstances. Wc should become and remain the lead ing nation of tho world, financially. Industrially,, and commercially, and, with this foundation, there should be ho limit to our prosperity, ?our in fluence, our material and moral strength and 'growth or our hap Pineas." _. REPUBLICAN INAUGURATED First G. O. P. Governor of Ohio in Nine Yearn Taken Office. iHjj AeKxaatod Pre**.'; LUMBUS, O., Jan. ll.-Frank B. Willis, ot Ado, Ohio, former congress man and college professor, was ' in augurated today as the fir it Republi can governor of Oh?o^jloct Myron T. Herrick, former ambassador to France, left the office.nlno yea*? agc. Other new Republican officials aro Lieutenant Governor John it. Ar nold, Secretary or .state Charles Q. Hildebrand Attorney Genera'. Ed ward C. Turner and State Treasurer Rudolph W. Archer. Shortly after Governor Wi ills had taken the oath of office, a balloon bomb, being fired by militia* en, ex ploded prematurely, perhaps . fatally Injuring Lieutenant Colonel Vieorge NO VICTORIES CLAIMED Bl Only Sporadic Fighting 1 Battle Fronts and Aim by Artillery-Rain a tempts at Maneuv Lan BELIEVED RUMANIA SOON EN' Just as Rumor? Persisted for Dajri WOT So Rumors Now Cont? There b Strong Feeling in Definite Action Will N (By Antocimttd Pre?.) LONDON. Jan. 11.-Only a change in thc weather or entrance into the war of Rumania or Italy, or both, Is likely to bring about any marked change tn the military situation In Europe for some time to come. The belief ls growing In countries allied against Germany, Austria and Turkey, that Rumania with her well trained army of not less than 400,000 men soon will throw herself hito the conflict This, in effect, would link Rumania with the extreme Russian left now forcing its way, into Hungary through Bukowina.' s? Taking Into consideration the Ser vian and Montenegrins, this would form a line menacing Austria-Hun gary arong the entire southeastern frontier from Russia to the Adriatic. JuBt as rumors persisted for days prior to Turkey's entrance into tho war so rumoro now center about'Ru mania and Italy. There is astr?ngfeel r^no?and' Engiano^?na^aeflnlto ac- j tlin/ will not long bo delayed. ' Meanwhile the armies already tn j >h? ?o!d ls eas*, ?md west r*T>,y-*?: virtually deadlocked. In Alsace the French continue, by. sapping and spo radic charging, attempts to force their way nearer the Rhine, but neither side claims any now. progress. The Ger mans threw beery reinforcements Into Alsace after the recent French ad vance and apparently they have held their ground, in view of the failure .of the French io consolidate positions they took after much hard fighting. . WittTa comparative lull in this quar ter and artillery duels predominating near the Belgian coast, fighting bf a desperate character has broken out In ibo center, notably to the northeast if Solssona, which, through bombard ments, Beems likely to suffer the fate of Rheims, and further east, In the vi cinity of Perthes and Beausejour, from which point ; the Allies have been trying to reach the important railway to the north, the leisure ot Which would out one of the German main arteries of communication. Official communications do not agree as to the outcome of the recent WALKER NIED AS PfiESMPBO?E? Georgetown Senator Unanimous ly Selected by tho Caucus cf Hold-Overe. Special to Tba IaUUtserxxr. COLUMBIA. Jan. H.-Senator Le. Grand Walker of Georgetown was to night unanimously selected as presi dent pro tem ot the senate by the caucus of hold-over eenators. Sena tor Walker ts the veteran in point ot service, having been a member of that body for twenty years. The roi. lowing senators vere named ss chair, men of the coma titee* designated: Finance, Christensen of Beaufort: Judiciary, Carlisle of Spartanburg; Agriculture, Allan Johnstone ot New berry, Banking and Insurance Lide ot Orangeburg; Education, Sinkler ot Charleston; Railroads, Appelt of Clarendon; Incorporations. Ketchln ot Fairfield; Manufacturers, Earle, of Greenville; MlUUry. Laney ot Ches terfield; Rules, Manning of Dillon; Police, Sharpe of Lexington. Senator Walker will . succeed the Ute Senator Hardin of Chester as president, pro tem. > > The caucus was held In the supreme cou'.c room. Senator Black presiding The nominations will be confirmed by the full senate which meets tomorrow at noon. Other attaches of the senate will re-elected without opposition. f*. " 1 rsM^*a???sss?ai F.xehange Batlieetiou? WASHINGTON. Jan: lt., Secretary i OF VALUE ? EITHER SIDE is Taking Place on the ost All of This Is Done ind Mud Hamper At? ers in Low Lying ids. WILL FER THE CONFLICT i Prior to Turkey*? Entrence Into r About Rumania and Itaiy. France and England: TTbat ot Be Long Delayed. fighting In these arcas. Tho Allies claim to have forged ahead from Sois* sons; the Germans say these attacks have not been fruitful and that fight ing ls proceeding. The Allies contend that they have, advanced north of Perthes and still, hold the ground at Beauaejour to the north and east The Geilnaus make ne mention of fighting north ot'Perthes, but malutain that they hare advanced east of the village. The fighting lu the vicinity of Beausejour, which the Al lies consider so important, they ignore. Neither East Prussia nor Poland tarnishes any change in the general situation, and strangely, the Russisns havs added little with reference .to tho expected invasion ot Hungary by way of Bukowina, although more than-' week ago they claimed to be threshold. It ts conceded; (hst virtually tho whole of ls la Russisn hands and dispatches reaching; London from Bochar fron tier, some pf them proc : vienna. It ia im tao ??v?.uv?reiiii mislas from the occupation of Bukowina'thai; interest is now centered, as lt' la be lieved to hare an immediate, bearing on the Rumanian situation. British military experts, conceding re ia a virtual dead I . lee where, e marking time pend?..?? dis criais. Little enthusiastic information . has been received regarding the Turkish, army In the Caucasus since Russia dealt lt such a heavy blue. Italy, ac cording to latest reports," is rushing troops to ber Islands In the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor so she may be prepared for eventualities. The report that Turkey was prepar ing to Invade Egypt' with a camel corps is followed tonight by a report that Turkey has abandoned this en terprise, fearing the disembarkation of troops in Syria, which would, threaten her tine of communication. DETERMINES STATUS OF MOW! Be Dismisj-eq1 BtKigsas She Absents Herself From School to Beer at ChM (By AwmcmUd .?***,) ALBANY. N. Y., Jan. ll-A teacher ty not be dismissed because she ab sents herself from the public, schools to bear a child, Commissioner John H. Finley, ot the State department cf education, decided today. The decis ion definitely determines tba statue of mother-teachers .lg ? if?W York State, as under existing laws, there ts no appeal. The decision reinstates Mrs. Brid* get Peixotto. a teacher, who became a mother while absent without leave and who was dismissed by tho Hew York city board ot educatton tor neg lect of duty. ';, <*;' Mrs. FeixcUo. who wa? dismissed in April, 1913. carried her ease, ta the elded the M ?estto? retted with' the commissioner of ?ducation, '. v Prosperity Has Returned in W (By imfart Pre**) < WASHINGTON. Jan. ll - Prosperity (isa returned to tho west accosting Ce Secretary McAdoo, who got beek to Washington today from a trip to the Pacific coa pt Mf. McAdoo sall to mrtneed ?at husmees i improving.