The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, January 19, 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
WEATHER PLAYS
SHU! PARI
STORM AND SNOW IN WES
TERN WAR ZONE MAKE
ATTACKS DIFFICULT
REPORTS FROM
EAST ARE BRIEF
Paper? Print Forecast That Italy,
Rumania, Greece and Bul
gana Will Join Allie?.
(By Associated Pms.)
Characteristic fighting is going on j
in nor them. France. wKsre the village;
ot La BolBselle, 20 miles northeast of
Amiens, waa taken from the French
by tho Germans and later recaptured
by the French.
At this point there bas been much
work with the bayonet. A French am
munition depot blew up and part of
tho filage was destroyed by fire.
The Germans, taking advantage of
thia incident, attacked the French
with tbe steel and drove them to po
sitions beyond. In a fierce counter
attack some hours tater the French
recaptured the position.
A French eyewitness ' with official
authority gives some idea of the na
ture ot fighting that has been going
on in the west. Ho describes the fight
ing near Solsaons 10 days ago aa re
sulting favorably for the Allies bnt
later the watara of the Alene, swollen
by the heavy storms, came over the
banks, washed bridges away and pre
vented the Allies from sending rein
forcements to points where the ,
French troops were being herd press- ;
ed by the Germans. This resulted In .
a retirement bf something like a mlle ;
and tho establishment of a 'strong i
front in a good strategic position on i
the right bank of the river. 1
Tho long awaited decisive action in i
Russian Pound has not developed, I
PRESIDENT TMiKS
TO BE RESPECTED ?
; t
British Cruiser Holds Up Vetad !
and Americans Forcen to Show '
Pasaporta. i
WASHINGTON, Jan. IB.-Republi
can . Leader Mann read to tho house
today, this wireless message to bim
from Oswald F. Schuette, a former
Washington correspondent, en . route
to Berlin on a Dutch liner:
"New Amsterdam held.by British
cruiser Caronia in eight of New York.
American cltisene forced to show
passports to British officer."
Mr. Mann cited the protest of Se
cretary of State Hamilton Fish
against the hovering ot French war
vessels near American potts.
"We are a neutral power and har^
some rights as a neutral and we Ought
to havo dur rights respected now."
said Mr. Mann.
PETITION FOR AN
EARLY HEARING
--i
Unicas Advanced Frank Cane
W?l Not Be Taken Up for
Nearly Eighteen Months.
' : ....
(Cy AwoeUtel Proa.)
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 18.-Counsel
for both the State ead defense in the
case of Leo M. Frank, under sentence
ot death here for Ute murder of 11
ymr-old Mary Phagan, ar? expected .
to coorerate ia efforts to have the j
United 8tatc? supreme court advance
tor hearing ??Tank's appeal from Fed
eral Judge Newman's decision denying
a habeas corpus writ
Attorney General Grice, of Georgia,
said tonight that he had received as
surance* of aid from Lente Marshall,
of N?% York, ot counsel for Che de
fense. Mr. Grice Indicated that UM ad
vancement moUon probably would be
filed within two weeks. The case dock
et'ad by Ute supreme court today, pro
paring tho way for auch action. Un
less advanced, tt weald not be heard
for nearly J8 months tn the regular
course of tmstkase.
*e e e e e o . ? o a o e e o o e e e e
o ?!
o 80? RAIN tS GEORGIA e
o VAL DO STA, Os., Jan. 18.-Eight o'
o Inches of rale. MU in this city dur- o ;
o lng the past 4s boura, according o
o to Ute local weather bur.-r;. Tele-- o
o phonic and telegraphic vummew?'lt
o cations have been interrupted. o
o At. Tbcmaavill? seven and a o
o quarter inches of rata fell between a
o Saturday and noon today. Ali o
o streams ia that section ar? report- o
o cd rising. o
? o
e a e ? e a a o a e a e e ? a r e e a
IMPOSSIBLE TO STATE NUM
BER OF LIVES LOST IN
ITALY'S EARTHQUAKE
MANY PERSONS
RESCUED ALIVE
Hope is Expressed That Other?
May Be Reached in Time to
Save Them.
(By Associated Pre?.)
ROME. Jan. 18.-The uninjured in
the earthquake zone gradually are re
gaining their composure and lending
aid to volunteer workers In an en
deavor to ameliorate conditions In
their ruinucd towns.
Food supplies and clothing have
been distributed nearly everywhere
and huts are being constructed for
temporary housing of the homeless.
Work in the ruins is teing prosecut
ed with all posslblo speed. Many per
sons wore rescued alive today In num
erous towns from beneath the debris
of fallen buildings where they had
lain without food or water for ala
day?. Hope ls expresed that many
others may be reached in time to save
them. Nineteen were taken alive from
the ruins at Avczzano today, six un*
burt.
It still is Impossible to state with
accuracy the number of lives lost or
do more than estimate the monetary
damage. One unofficial estimate placets
ike property loss at above (60.000,000.
Relief subscriptions are being rais
ed throughout Italy and the people are
responding generously. The king has
returned to the stricken region. Queen
Kolona today sent a trainload of food
stuffs, and supplies to the ruined
towns. Members of thc royal family,
high officials and leading legislator?
?re engaged In relief work. Thomas
earthquake region today to distribute
relief store?.
At Avezzano all the dogs had been
killed because they had been prowl
ing in the debris among the bodies ot
Lhe dead. At several places wolves
lave come down out of the mountains
tad parties have bees; formed to hunt
lown sad extermin?e them.
Twenty-One
Men Drown
Only Six Saved From ?**.* of
Twenty-Seven of British
Steamer When Ship Was
Wrecked.
LONDON, Jan. 18.-TV-??y-ono
nen of the crew of 27 of the British
teamer Penarth were drowned today
rhen the ship was wrecked on
Shoe tin a ham Shoal daring a heavy
:ale. A trawler picked up six aur
?vora. The Penarth waa of 1.969
ona and waa bound from the River
'late to Hull with grain.
Another British steamer, the
leorge Royle, also Is believed to
ave been wrecked in the same local
ty, but the fate ot her crew is not
;nown. The flare of rocket signals
ras observed at Cromer, but the
teamer disappeared before a life
boat could reach the scene. Later
ne of the Hoyle's small boats came
shore. ,
Another Badly. Damaged.
VICO. Spain, Jan. 18.-The British
teamer Highland Olen, bound for
menee Ayres with passengen, ran
a a rock tn the bay today and waa
adly damaged. She proceeded for
ort under, full speedy but the water
ai nod so rapidly it was necessary to
each her.
The Highland Glen ts of 1,473 tons
agister and was built in 1941. She
dongs to the Nelson Steam Navlga
ton Company ot London.
lacks E?^gy From
Bridge Into Creak
(Br AatMiatMi Trw*.)
CLINTON, N. C.. Jes. li.-The
odies ot Mrs. Emerson Davis and
Ule nephew. Willie Hope, were re
evered fresa Six Runs Creek, two
liles from here, late today.
Late yesterday afternoon a mule
acked a buggy containing four poo
le from a bridge over the o **k. A
Mle daughter ot Mrs. Davis rescued
er sister, Mrs. Mary Hope, by nsh
ig her from the stree** with a pole,
r floating to, the bank and climb
cfc/ .
inala became frightened whale
_ the bridge, which ls said to
e had BO aide rallinga.
Photo of
tien Rome was shaken by
earthquake of January ia. Pope Bene]
diet XV was saying mass in the sis|
tine chapel,.the most famous chapel
of St. Peter's. He is said to heve glvet
a splendid exhibition ot courage
The State Ml
(By Aaaodated Puaa.1
COLUMBIA. 8. C. Jan. 18.-After
^conference here tonight with Gover-I
or-eloct Manning who will be iuau
?gurated tomorrow, Adjutant C
doore announced that the South Care
ina national guard would be reorgan-j
ted Immediately. It was recently disJ
landed by Governor Blease, who rc\
?signed shortly afterward. Governor
Helect Manning,. Adjutant General
iftlff Slight
Decrease1.
oreign Thule Good For Ye
1914 Despite Demoralization
?a Early Stages of the
War.
(By A noc?a Ud Fresa.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.- Only|
Blight decreases in foreign trade tran
kactlbna of fhe United Skates are
known for the year 1914 despite de
noraliiatlon in early stages of the
var. That the falling off in. total was
Ut greater is attributed largely to in
creased experta to meet Europe's ex
traordinary demand for foodstuffs and
ther supplies since merchant fleets
sve .resumed operations.
A summary, of .trade movements in
Ifil4, issued by the department of com
merce tonight, showed that exportr,
vere $2,114,257.639 as compared with
12.484,18,292 in 10913 and Imports $1.
[89,022,426 against $1.792,596,480 in
913.
The department also announced that
uring the month of December last
favorable trade balance of $131.863.
77 was achieved by the United Statea
Ixporta -in December totalled $246,
66,074 and Imports $114.402370
alnst $194.711,170 and $188,080,520,
^pectively, In November.
Of the December Imports, 60.6 per
ent, entered free o? duty as against
14 per cent in December,' 1918, and
per cent in December, 1912..
larked Improvement
In Trade Conditions
WASHINOTONTjau. 18- J, P. Mor
today told President Willdon that
tere had been a marked improvement
general trade conditions as affect
ig international exchange and that
tersase* le exporto to Europe had de
' greatly American indebted,
ess to Europe.
Mr. Morgan menUoned the credit ot
1,000.000 recently established by the
government tn thc United
through Mr. Morgan's banking
rm oed explained that there was to
e no direct loan ot money to the Bua
govornmeot. On leaving the White
louse , ba asid the arraagemeate for
ie credit lean would go forward.
calmness. He did foot allow the ter
rifying occurrence- 5? Interrupt his
prayer, lt is reported that the Swiss
guard gave no such exhibition ot
courage, but fled, as did many others
who were present in St. Peter's.
the
Moore indicated, would approve
reorganisation.
"I was assured by Mr. Manning that
ha would do whatever ii necessary for
the reestablishment of the militia,"
said General .Moore.
General Moore ssH that It WG??? be
necessary to act quickly in the matter
of reorganization ff it were to he com
pleted by February 8( the date aet
for the beginning ut the inspection of
the national guard.
New Rebord
For Cotton
Price Goa? Above 9 Cents for
July Delivery-Demand .Ac
tiv? and Offerings Readily
Absorbed.
, (By AMOcuted' Fran.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-Cotton went
to above 9 cents a pound here today
for ?uly delivery, a new high record
for the season.
Cotton tor delivery in other active
months was up generally from 30 to
36 pointa above Saturday's closing.
That was about $8 a.bale more than
low prices of last monto. Demand
waa active and despite heavy salea all
offerings were readily absorbed.
Buyers were encouraged by reports
of continued firmness in the southern
spot markets and continuance ot
heavy export movement.
Four.cotton exchange memberships
Vere poid at auction today. The first
two brought $10,000 each, thc others
$10,200 end $10,300. The last pre
vious sale was $9,250.
$1,500,000 FIRE
AT TRENTON, N.Y.
I Destroys Insulated Wiro Depart
ment of John A. RocbUng'e
Sins Co.
(By Aaaocfcies rvwM.)
TRENTON. N. J.. Jan, 18.-Fire de
stroyed the Insulated wire department
ot tbe> John A Roehling's Bons Com
pany.
The work performed by the plant de
stroyed will be taken care of in other
shops.
The flames spread to ? residential
district and destroyed ?doun or more
dwellings from which the occupants
previously had removed their house
hold goodf. The total? damage ,lt is
estimated, will reach $1,500.000.
Fire companies from Camden.
Princeton and Bordentnwn. responded
to the call for assistance and tate to
night th? fire was under control.
James W. Bennett, chief ot. the
Trenton fire department, ?ms serious
ly Injured when a wall collapsed.
i
l? l i i
? .?aa r.
The Pop? IsBued orders that eooi
irought those about him to complete
irezence of mind. He afterward or?
lered a solemn high mass in the Ca]
hedral and also gavje Instruction*!
lat an Immediate investigation
?arcus Aurelius Column
damaged in Earthquake
[The Marcus Aurelius column, ono
the famous points of interest In
>me, was among the landmarks
imaged by the earthquake of Jan
iry 12. The column ls one of tho
feat attractions. Of Rome, and ts well
?own to Americans who visit Italy.
ie statue is situated in the Piazza
>Ionna. It is a doric column, cx
emely imposing, and was erected by I
treue Aurelius in 161-U'O Ai D. Tho
Iatue is composed of 28 blocks of ?
arble, its Its bs? relief depicting the
ctory the emperor won In Germany.
ic top of tho monument IB reached
climbing 190. steps. On the sum
Iit ls a mediaeval statue of St. Paul,
aced there by Pone Sixtus V. The
tal height of the' montraient ls
7 1-2 feet.
tees Bible on Which
Jefferson Davis Swore
(By Associated rm?.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jsn. 18.
ia/les Henderson was inaugurated
Lvornor of Alabama at noon today,
Vealing allegiance on tho same
[ble on which Jefferson Davis swore
llelity as president of the Confcd
ite States of America.
parad? lu which, the entire State
11 tia participated was reviewed by
incoming, and outgoing gover
irs.
(iib His Daughter
And Then Himself
(By Associated Pr***.)
SPRINGFIELD. Tenn., Jan. ?9V
_ak P. Johnson, a prominent resi
ft of this place, shot and killed his
Khter, Lucy, and thou himself to
B Earthquake.
i made to determine what damage, lt
any, had been done to St. Peter's.
This potograph shows the - ' Pope
[during the ceremony held regularly in
the Sistine chapel. It ls, Incidentally,
'the first photograph published- of the
mew Pope in tho chapel.
?BILLY" SUNDAY TALK* Tp
PEOPLE AND OFFICIALS
AT NATION'S CAPITAL
CLARK PRESIDES
OVER MEETING
Praises the Lord for a President
Who Bows His Knees in Sub
mission to God.
(By Awociated Frew.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-"Billy"
Sunday, the revivalist, visited Wash
ington todsy. called at the White
House and later talked to some five
thousand people about "If Christ
I came to Washington " Members of
j the cabinet, congressmen, utplomats
and government officiais were In the
I big audience that listened to the pic
turesque sermon of the baseball evan
gelist, who climbed on a table and
warned his hearers that "God. must, t?o
3erVod."
Champ, Clark presided over the'
meeting and Retreta ry Bryan j Attor
ney General Qregoiv, Secretary Lane
and J. P. Tumulty, secretary to tho
{president, sat on tho . platform. A
[number of senators were present and
J Speaker Clark remarked as he Intro- ]
duced the preacher that a "quorum of,
I thc house was on hand."
Sunday spoke for an hour with
tremendous energy. He declared
that he believed be "would not have
to leave the corporate limits of Wash
ington to find people who would vote
to crucify Jesus. Christ If he .walked
j up.Pennsylvanla avenue today." .
"Christ ls already In Washington,"
he asserted. "He sera . every false
vote that you cast here. His Judg
ment of you or me is not based on
what be reads tn the (>. 'jr -esslonal
Record."
As the assemblage arose to hear
the preacher's final prayer, he thanked
God for "a president in the White
House who bows his knees in submis
sion ' to God."
The president was unable to attend
Ithc meeting. His daughter. Margaret
Wilson, and Miss Helen Bones, tho
presidents cousin, were present. .
jo e e e o e e e o e e e e a e
* LEGISLATURE IK TITES BRYAN e
;-- O
(By Associated Press.) o
COLUMBIA* Jan. 18.-The South o
Carolina house of representatives e
tonight unanimously passed a res- o
olutton inviting Secretary of State o
William J. Bryan to address the o
house Thursday. Invitation Wae o
extended by a committee. o
o o e o o e '.".?.,'? e o e o t e
ANOTHER CHANGE IS MADE
IN COUNTRY'S GOVERN
MENT
MARTIAL LAW
RULES CAPITAL
Ex-president Gutierres Soddenly
Leaves City For Reasons
Unknown.
(By Awoeiated rmi.) .
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18.-Gen.
Hoque Gonzales Garze was named
provi-Uonal president ot Mexico by
the convention in session kore .orar
which he has presided.
Martial law has been declared ty
Gen. Garza and the city ts being pa
trolled by mounted police.
In electing Garsa the convention
declared Itself to be supreme and un
til .a new president ls elected has as
sumed all the legislative, executive
and judicial powers.
Villa Harrying; to Capital.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-General
Francisco Villa, commander-in-chief
of the forces controlled by the con
vention tn session at Mexico City, waa
due to reach the capital tonight to as
sist Colonel Roque Gonzales Garza,
selected by the convention aa tempo
rary, executive to succeed General Eu
lalie Gutierrez.
/This information reached the state
department today with advices "Baying
that while the capital was "well pro
tected and policed," there had been
oorne executions for disorders and the
populace waa uneasy. .
Gutierrez's reasons for departure
bgve not yet been explained . tb ' the
state department, but toe'batter,pre
vails here that with the 3.000 troops
accompanying him from JtawY
nhd Generals Bianco m? Rb'
tri endeavoring either to join G?n?ral
Obregon and the Carranza elem cht or
Intends to set up an independent fac
tion.
i . Light was thrown1 on tho conduct of
'Gutierrez tonight fey recs?ji f.??? V?r?
Crus of copies of letters said to have .
been exchanged between General Ott- 8
tterrez and Generals Obregon and
Candido Aguilar,' dated January 7,
approximately the time when Gutier
rez announced to the convention that
he waa working on plans k'or the paci
fication of Mexico, Briefly bia plan
was said to be to unite with Obregon
and Aguilar in deposing Villa from
control of the convention forces. Su
red Arredondo, head ot the Carranza
agency here, made public the text of
the correspondence.
The letter purporting to have been,
signed by Gutierrez reads;
"Generali Alvaro Obregon and Can
dido Aguilar wherever they may be:
"My Dear Colleagues: By virtue of
a decision reached between Generale
Jose L. Pobles, minister of war; Lu
cio Blanco, minister of the Interior;
Eugenio Beneavides, sub-secretary of
war. and myself, we believe lt patriot
ic and honest to address you to point
out the convenience of you suspending
your advance towards, this capital
while we are formulating a plan off
campaign that we intend to' pursue
against General Francisco Villa?
whom we always hara Intended to
separate entirely from the conven
tionalist army sud from all the public
matters of our country.
"For your information, ! must tell
you that delegates have arrived here
from the atetes ot Tamaullpaa, Coab
uiia, Nuevo Leon and San Lois Potosi
and have stated that tho forces oper
ating In those states are willing to
support the attitude which thia gov
ernment may assnme against Villa
and that few followers wtll second his
(Continued on Page four)
? 1 ?? ..
Abandon Search For
Bo-iies of Yacht Victims
(Br A wo sot ni Asea)
NEWBERN, N. C.. Jan. 18.-Search
for the bodies of the taree noreena
who perished when the yacht Julia
was destroyed tn Pamllco Sound Fri
day by an explosion and dre has been
abandoned. This became known today
with the arrival hore ot tho revenue
cutter Pamllco. which aaa been aid
ing the search. Mr?. J. W. Murray,
ot Buriingtton, N. C.. the only survivor
was brought here by the entier,
Cotton Arrives 8aWy. ~
LONDON. Jan. 1?.-The Cologne
Oasette of last Friday, a copy of which
has been received kate, announced
th* steamers Denver /wa Oreenfrtar.
loaded with American cotton which
sad been stopped by British warships,
save arrived safely In Bremen and
were discharging.
'wm Pttek far Brooklyn
PALESTINE Tenas. Jan. 18.-Jack
Coombe, former pitcher tor the Phlla
telphia Americans, announced that ke
Md signed a extract here to lay with
ha w rocklyn. National League teat*, j