The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, January 14, 1915, Image 1
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
THOUSANDS KILLED Ai MAI
DESTRDJfEDJ? EARTHQI
Twelve Thousand Persons Per
ish and More Than Twenty
Thousand Are Injured
By Falling Houses
STRONGEST SHOCtTPELT AT *
ROME IN MORETHAN ACENTUBI
Frightened People Rushed Into Churches Only tc
Be Ordered Out by the Police-After the ,.
Shock Had Subsided Special Prayers .
Were Held in Houses of Worship For j
Deliverance From Disaster.
ROME, Jan. 13.-Italy has been visited by an'earthquake o:
.wide extent which, according to the latest*advices, has resulted in th<
death of 12,000 and injury to possibly 20,000 more in towns am
villages destroyed.
. The shock was the strongest Rome has felt in more than a hun
dred years.
The town of Avezzano, in the Abruzzi department, 63 mile
r east of Rome, has been leveled to the ground and here 8,000 per
sons are reported to have been killed.
In many, small towns surrounding Rome buildings were par
tially wrecked, while at Naples a panic occurred and houses fell a
. Caserta, a short distance to the east
From below Naples }n the south io Ferrera in the north, a dis
tance of more than 300 miles, and* across almost the width of th
countfy the undulatory movement continued for a considerabl
period.
In Rome it was thought at first that two shocks had occurred
but the seismographic instruments in the o'.servatories showed ther
w?s only one which, beginning at 7:55 o'clock in the morning, last
ed from 22 to 30 seconds.
Iii the capital itself so far is known there was no less of life
bot a great deal'of damage was done, churches and statues sufferin,
most. For a time the people were stricken with fear and ther
'vas a veritable panic in hospitals, monasteries and convents.
Buildings on both sides of the Porta del Pop?lo, the north en
trance to Rome, threatened to fall and the eagle decorating the gat
crashed to the ground. The obelisk in St. Peter's Square wa
shaken and badly damaged, while the statue of St. John Lateran an
the statues of the Apostles surmounting the Basilica are in clanger c
collapsing. The famous, colonnade decorating St. Peter's Squar
was lowered four feet and the adjacent house, once occupied by th
Sisters of Pope Pius X, was badly cracked.
Owing to the wide extent of the disturbance of its evident tei
rible consequences the actual effects are not at present known. Con
municaHons are cut off. The fortified city of Aquila is isolated,* bi
it is reported several villages in that region were destroyed. Lik<
wise Potenza, capital of the province of the .same name, on the ea:
tern declivity of the Apennines which has a population of nearl
20,000, has been isolated. In 1857 this town was almost destroy
- ed by an Earthquake. "
Father Alfani, director of the observatory at Valle di Pompei
the noted seismologist, has, sent the following telegram to Rome:
"The earthquake registered by our apparatus appears to ha\
been most disastrous for a radius of more thaw one hundred mile
Probably its center was the province of Potenza. Meanwhile con
munications with Potenza are interrupted and a grave disaster thei
is feared/'
The town of Aveszano vas virtual -
ly destroyed by the earthfuake. The
dead er? estimated at '?.OOO. One
thousand persons escaped from the
ruins r,U most of thain were injured.
Church Dome Cr?erai.
The dome of the eburcu of St
Charles Catlnarl was cracked. A
large piece ej the cornice of the Jes
ult church, of St. Ignatius full with a
crash, adding td the fright of persons
In the neighborhood.
Ceilings in many of the houses fell,
a number of person? being injured in
that manner.
Colossal State? Shattered.
A colossal statue at tho Baatllcla of
St. John in Lateran, which occupied
a position visible from many parts of
Renie, tumbied down and wea raat
tered on the ataos ot ite edifice.
, several street car Unas were forced
to sunned operations.
As details began to arrivv .it wah
apparent the dist?rbanos VA the pro
vince of Rotea and the Aurania had
been greater than at first believed and
lt also had been ielt severely around
Naples. .
Ca**?*?! Partially Wracked.
At Monterotondo three persons
were killed and two wounded; at Za
garolo the dome of a church fell; at
Oaliano part of the cathedral was
wreck* jd; at Ve roll two persons were
kir.ed and two injured. At TivoU one
person s wa? killed; at .Pareto ave
houses collapsed and at Poggio Na
tivo one person was killed cud - sev
eral were injured.
There is no communication with the
ancient fortified city of Ayuila. la The
Abran!, owing to interruption of tel?
egrepb service. It Is reported, how
ever, that several villages were de
stroyed in that vicinity. '
Tillage Almen Destroyed.
At Terre Cajctasi, S? miles east o?
Rome, almost the entire millage was
destroyed;, at Amara tho municipal
bull din.; collapsed.
From amorous places calls for
physicians are reaching Rome.
Pope Benedict was reciting the
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thanksgiving after the morning mass
when the shock occurred. The pon
tiff retained his composure and gave
orders immediately that the damage,
both Inside and outside the Vatican bc
ascertained.
King Victor Emmanuel also order
ed the minister of the interior to fur
nish him With all details of the earth
quake. The king expressed a desire
[to visit the damaged districts.
At the capitol two magnificent can
dlesticks fell and were broken. % At
the Palazzo del Drago, where Thomas
Nelson Page, the American ambassa
dor, livtes, several cracks in the build
ing, which already had existed, open
ed wider, and pleater fell in several
rooms. Class was broken In the em
bassy office.
Statue of Saviour Twisted.
In addition to the statue of St. Paul
on the column of Marcus Aurelius the
facade of the Church of SL John Lat
eran was damaged and tho statue or
the Saviour 50 feet high was twisted
out of plumb.
In the Lateran palace, especially
[that part occupied by tbo Profane
[ Museum, the earthquake caused
cracks big enough to permit outside
?light to penetrate the building. The
?hall qf the chamber of deputies like
wise was cracked.
.. Amopg other edifices, damaged were
ith? chur??iea of 8t. Andria Fr?tte and
St. Agatha of the Ootha, the latter be
ing the oldest church ot Teutonic orl
in Home,
People Rush Into I burches.
When the shock was felt, frightened
people rushed into the churches, but
the police ordered them out of those
which were in danger of collapsing.
In all the churches after the shock
had subsided, special prayers were
1 offered tor deliverance from disaster.
It ls announced officially that the
I center, of tho eai squake was between
[campobasso and darno and that it
was felt strongly at Perugia and
I slightly as far north as Ferrara.
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I are camping In the open.
The town of Pot! ls reported to have
been half destroyed. At Giuliano two
I persons were killed.
At the Meteorloglcal Institute it is
said that buildings continued to rock
or tremble for about 30 seconds after
the shocks hs?*, ceased and that the
duration of the phenomenon altogeth
er was. about one minute. It was
stated lt was not believed the disturb
ance extended to Sicily.
OTHER EARTHQUAKES
?Italy Has Had Numerous Disturb?j
saces lu Psst hi Which Thous
ands Have Perished.
Avczzano, where the greatest num
ber ot casualties have been reported j
as the result of the earthquake, ls In I
the province of Aguila, In the Abruz
sl, 08 miles east of Rome and a short
distance from the base of Mount Ve
lum. It ls an ancient town and had a
population of sosm 10,000. One wall
preserved build toW was the towered J
castle built hy Gentile Virginio Orsln
lo in 1490.
Most of the damaged towns tn the j
heart of Italy, In a Une running north- ]
east and southeast of Rome eastward
toward thp Adriatic sea. The coun
try In the province of R-jme and the
department of the Abrussl ls mostly
mountainous, and - thickly populated.
Numerous villages and towns dot the
territory. Monte Rotundo has a pop?
ulation of about 5.000. It waa here tn 1
1887 that Garibaldi defeated the pap
al forces. At Ttvbll there ls a popu
lation of some 14,000. It Ilea 18 miles
northeast of Frome and retains many
of the antiquities of the old Roman
days, among them the tempie of Ti
berius and the Villa d'Este. celebrat
ed for the beauty of Its archltr ture.
Po fi is a village of 4,000 inhabitants.
Zaga rota, P&tlsco, Vercll, Pereto,
Peggi o. Nativo and the other places
where dsmxgo or fatalities occurred j
are araall towns.
Rely tn past years has had numer
?os visitations from earthquakes In ?
which thousands of persons have per
ished and In whtah millions of dol
lars of property damage boa resulted.
It fell to the lot of Italy to suffer
what probably waa the greatest dis
aster from an earthquake that the
world ever saw. Thia was In Decani*
be/. 1W8, when lr. Sicily and Calabria
70449 persons were killed, ?5,470 in
(Continoed cn Pug? Four)
Poles Praying Before Cathedral at Czentochowa
for a Victory for the Austrian Arms
This photograph shows ojie "of thc
pathetic conditions of the war. Poles
of Czentochowa in G?llela are pray
ing before thc cathedral for an Aus
trian victory.- Thejfcbave been led to
believe that an invasion by Russia
means death und destruction. On the
other hand thousands of Poles in Rus
sian Poland take the same course in
-.--?
their hope for victory for tho Rus
sian arms against the Germans and
Austrians. Thus the Poles, onco a
powerfni nation, but since divided by
Austria, RusBa, and Germany, are
fighting against each other. Moat of
those in Russia hope for a Russian
victory, while those in Germany ?nd
Austria pray for victory for those na
tions.
SPEECH iUSES
STIR gpTE
STATEMENTS OF PRESI
DENT AT ?N!^?ANAPOL!S
WILSON PRAISED
BY DEMOCRATS
Predict His Renomination and
Re-Election for the Presi
dency.
(Or Aoodated inti.)
WASHINGTON, . Jan. 13.-Ono ot
the livest debates of the present con
gress stirred the senate today when
Republican leaders launchd a vigor
ous attack bu President Wilson's In
dianapolis speech, the administra
tion's Mexican policy, and Democratic
legislation. Democrats met the at
tack with praise for the president and
a prediction ot hlr. reelection.
The debate was precipitated over
Senator Cummins' resolution asking
the president to Indicate what the
government proposed tojo with Mexi
can customs collected during the oo-4
cupation of Vera C. ut. Action on the
resolution was postponed until to
morrow.
Senator John Sharp Williams, one
of those-who replied ir. Republican
criticism of the administration, de
clared with eni^hasin that President
Wilson would ho "renominated and
reelected for-the pr.^sidency," becsus*
"the American p*?cy!c ba... .?un^ tim
not only'able to take tho place of men
about whom they were quarrelling,
but good enough to stand in his own
stead."
Senator Cummins voiced a wish
that President Wilson could be con
fined more cloeely, to "the exercise of
his constitutions! powers."
* Senator Borah made a general
broadside attack on ?h? administra
tion. He declared President Wilson's
statement at' 'Indianapolis that lt
would bring "deep bitterness to men,
who should dare to break the solid
arity of the Democratic, team for any
purpose, or any motive," voiced "the
sole and only principie on which sny
corrupt political machine ever was
organised or out into existence." It
was comparable, he said, to .the utter
ance of "Tom Taggart, of Indiana, to
his followers. 80 of whom pleaded
guilty yesterday to the crime of po
litical corruption," to "the orders Is
sued by Murphy to his satellites In
Tammany Hali to fol?w the dictates
0 nbc captain regardless o fthe dic
tates of conscience or Judgment."
..' *It ts a remarkable speech," said;
iitmator Borah. "Its purpose end
purport can not he mistaken or mis
understood. It ls a most virulent at
t*ck v.pen cse sf tts.' gr^al ^oi ?i i cai
parties of this country by the chief
magistrate of the nation, a party in
whose traditions millions of his coun
trymen take great pride and in whose
policies they devoutly ead patrloti
(OOH UN tai) OK y A OK SIX)
1 " .' . ? -
PROGRAM FOR
NAVAL PARADE
? ; ?_
THE RENDEZVOUS AT"#??MV
TON ROAOS HAS BEEN
ABANDONED
WILL PROCEED TO
CANAL ENTRANCE
Many Foreign Vessels Are Ex
pected to Take Part in tho
Celebration.
(Hy AsvorUtnl Vttm.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-The pro
posed international naval rendez
vous at Hampton Hoads has been
abandoned, according to plans an
nounced tonight by Secretary Daniels
for the cruise of the Atlantic fleet
and visiting foreign war craft to San
Francisco in celebration of the Pana
ma Canal opening. Instead, the pro
gram provides that the ships shall
proceed directly to Cristobal, at the
eastern entrance to the canal, to be
passed through al stated intervals.
Consent of congress must be ob
tained for the change., as the law'au
thorizing the cruise provided that th.;
United States rhould invite the mari
time nations of the world to send
vessels to Hampton Hoads for the
event. Secretary Daniels said, how
ever, he had no doubt? the necessary
legislation would be enacted at once.
He pointed ont that the war had
made impossible a rendezvous of the
international character contemplat
ed by congress, and that the isthmus
would be a more convenient gath
ering place for the American fleet
and the few visiting vessels' that
would 'participate. Only Spain, Por
tugal. Augentine and Cuba so far have
indicated their intention of sending
ships.
The program baa boon worked out
in the confident belief that passage
through the canal will he possible,
although Governor Goethals has given
notice that .he can not fiaran tee lt
on account of recent slides. Febru
ary 26 is fixed as tho date for passage
o fthe vanguard o fthe Atlantic fleet.
Other vessels will go through day by
day until March 10, when President
Wilson ts doe to arrive on the battle
ship New York and transfer to the
old Oregon for tho trip through the
waterway.
All the plans have been framed par
ticularly with a view to interfering
as little aa possible with the winter
maneuvers and drills ?of the Atlantic
fleet Two weeks will be saved by
changing the place ot rendezvous.
Mayor Mayo ead a delegation of
Norfolk citizens, accompanied by Sen
ator Swanson, talked over the change
of plans today with -Secretary Daniels.
Toe delegation protested, but after
the interview said they were content
with the department's decision. Sec
retary Daniels promised them that a
grand review would be held in Hamp
ton Roads after the Atlantic fleet's
(Continued on Psge Four)
HEAVY FIGHTING I
BOTH IN THE
Russian Troops Have Ad
Germans Are Continu
The Russian Fron
Turks Have Occu
Town of Tobriz?
Submarines Re
(Hy AMOdAt?d Prv?.)
LONDON. Jan. 13.-Battles, large
and small, all havtng an Important
bearing on the situation, are raging
at widely separated points in Europe
and Asia.
The Turka have occupied the Per
slan town of Tabriz, which is a Rus
sian sphere of Influence: are battling
with the Russians in the Caucasus
and are reported to be making prep
arations to invade Egypt.
T.ie Russians have rosumed the of
ensivo lu Elast Prussia while the
dormans continue to attack them in
Poland, and they again are trying to
oross the Nida River In southern Po
land, held by the? Austrians.
Thc battle creating the greatest In
terest ls that In thc Aisne Valley
northeast of Soissons, where the
French have been attacking the Ger
man entrenchments tor a week. They
took important positions Friday and
again Sunduy, but the Germans,
bringing up reinforcements, recover
ed some of the lost ground. Other
wise the unfavorable weather bas
compelled the Germans and Allie? to
confine themselves to artillery en
ments.
Renewed RuBHlano activity in East
Prussia indicates that the freeling
over of the Masurian Lakes, bas oc
curred at last, for otherwise lt would
be impossible for troops to advance
through the narrow defiles defended
by the Germans.
The russians claim also to have
made a further- advance southwest of
Rewa, another indication that they
contemplate a repetition of their nt
AfiWotM a-> 4aviw?bw .nf-Jttst Prussia
from tho east and south, despite the
fact that repeated German attacks
south of the lower Vlstnla in Poland
ar? keeping them fairly busy. These
attack:! are being made st different
points and, according to tbc Russian
official statements, are easily repell
ed.
CONTINUES
EAST AND WEST
Ivanced in East Prussia,
ing Their Attack on
t in Poland--The
ipied the Persian
-Two German
ported Sunk.
There is no recent account ot fight
ing in southern Poland and Galicia,
but a Bucharest dispatch sara, the
Russians have begun an attack on the
Austrian fortifications 'in the moun
tains which divide Bukowina,, now in
their possession, and Transylvania, an
attack on which ls, considered likely
to bring Rumania into the war on the
side of the Allies.
The Turks, according to a Cairo
dispatch, have decided at last to at
tempt an tnvaalon of Egypt. In Lon
don little credence ls given this re
port. It ht not believed possible) that
troops can cross the desert east ot
the Suez Canal, and evbn lt they con
quered the waterless waste they
would be so exhausted that the British
forces in Egypt, it is confidently be
lieved, could, easily repel them.
Lewis Harcourt, secretary of ?tate
for the colonies, adOresilng a gath
ering of Australians today, said lt >rae
not likely the Australians who were
guarding Egypt with New Zealanders,
Indians and English .territorials and
regulars, would have much, fighting to
do there sad that they soon would be
In France.
An interesting statement waa made
by Baron Hardinge, viceroy of India,
at the opening ot the Viceregal coun
cil today, as to the part East Ind lads
arc playing in the war. He said that
300.000 of them had sailed from Isdt?
for France, Egypt, Wfir#fo\tfm'
Mesopotamia. Those in Mesopotamia
are presumably advancing with Brit
ish troops .on Bagdad.
?&tt)Uaae* were current today? aa they
have been on several prevloue e??
stone, that German submarines fiat
made aftsete cn D***r sn^ **r_
them were sunk. The authorities de
ny that any submarines have been
sunk, but give no explanation of ?0
firing ot the guns ot the forts late last
night _
THE MILITIA WILL
BE REORGANIZED
? . . - ?- 4
Adjutant General Moore Says
Governor Manning Will Re
instate Soldiers.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.-South
Carolina's militia, disbanded recently
by Governor Blease. will be reorganlz
ed by Governor-elect Manning as
soon as he takes office, January 19,
according to a statement here today
by Adjutant General Moore, of that
State. Mr. Moore said the governor
eelct has told him to convey that as
surance to war department officials.
Mr. Moore will ask department of
ficials tomorrow for advice as to nec
essary steps to return the militia to
its former footing. He expressed con
fidence tonight that the veltuatlon
would adjust itself satisfactorily im
mediately after expiration ot Gover
nor Blease's term of office. That view
siso Is held by Secretary Garrison.
$15,000 REWARDS
FOR BANK ROBBERS
Oklahoma Legislator* Appropria
ates Large Som for Capture
of Outlaws.
(JRv AnoeUted Frost.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 13.
An emergency appropriation of $16,
000 to be paid as rewards for the cap
ture of bank robbers ls provided In a
hill .adopted today by the house of
representatives of the Oklahoma leg
islature after reports bsd been receiv
ed of the burglarizing of three banks
in eastern Oklahoma within 24
hours. The bill probably will be acted
on by the senate tomorrow and Imme
diately submitted to tbs governor for
his approval.
Five men, said to be. implicated in
robberies at Tarlton, Gerber and Vera,
have been arrested.
At Tarlton yesterday two men held
un thu MU*'**' ft* the First Kat?suai
Bank and escaped with $3,000, and to
day the SUte Bank at Gerber was
robbed of $3,700 and the State Bank
of Vera of $1,600.
Robert Moore, a deputy sheriff, was
killed late yesterday In aa exchange
of shots with U'e men accused of the
Tarlton robbery.
GUTIERREZ IS
MADE PRESIDENT
Wai Serve On* Unexpired Term
of Diex-General Vflta Per
fe*t*Sn*fi*d.
(By AnocUtwi Trw*.)
MEXICO CITY, Jen ?8-It <s re
ported that the national convention,
has named General Euiallo Gutierre*
provisional presider.;..
General Gutierres will servo ont the
unexpired term of Oeneral ' Porfirio
Diaz, which ends in November, 1915.
AUSTRIAN FOREIGN
MINISTER RE?
Count won BercMttU Was Re
sponsible for Note to Servia
Which Participated the War
(By Amo?M Poss.)
VIENNA, Jan. 13.-The retirement
af the Austrian foreign Banister. #
Count von BercbtoM. w*a aantuiced
today by the Vienna Fremdcmblett.
It published this statement:
"Count von Berchtold.- who for' a
long while, desired to retire and who
bsd asked the emperor to relieve him
of his office, renewed the request. The
smparor, recognising th? important per
sonal reasons moving the ?steten min
ister to take this step, has granted ala
request
"Count voa Berchtold will he gao*
seeded by the Hungarian minister,
Baron stephan Burlap voe R?jeos."
Count von Berchtold was one cf the
nain factors in tho situation which
?ed to the Austrian declaration of war
?n Servia, which in turn precipitated
the European war.?
As Austrian Foreign Minister Count
ron Berchtold was largely responsible
tor formulating the policy which re
mited in tho declaration of war ea
Servi?. On several occasions recently
it has beau reported unofficially that
ie would resign, The appointment of
? Hungarian to succeed kim in oon7
roi of Austrian foreign affairs is ba
ie ved to indicate that henceforth Hun
r*ry wm sesame a more prominent
>lace in shaping the policy ot tho de'*
no&archy during th? w*>. w