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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 342. rTeeUy, E.tabUshed i860; D?fljr, Janis, ?1?. ANDERSON, S. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR DECLARED BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA MILITARY VENTURE IN HON OR OF EMPEROR'S BIRTH. DAY CHECKED TURKISH ARMY INVADES EGYPT] Hrxt Skirmish Takes Place, ^Reports Say Clash Was Small Affair. The forty fourth anniversary of the capitulation of Paris to the Prussians 1 finds a Prussian anny again on French1 ceil and only a comparatively short I distance outside tho capital's ga'es. . In honor ot the Gernvru emptier's birthday his troops have concentrated I t?eir energies on gaining ground along tAo^northfern front in Prance, but ap-J S??^5sy tac ^ Hiss ir?va b*c? y??par-? lng for Just such an attack and, ac cording to thc French official an nouncement, have checked an ad vance. West of Boissons and around Cramme the fighting has been of un usual covertly and tho Germans are reported to have snffered terribly, leaving a thousand dead on the field. Likewise the German Statement an nounces relative successes of the Ger. man army and heavy French losses. In the east probably the most im portant: item of news relates to the recapture by the Austrians, as official ly announced at Vienna, of Uzsok' Pass, one of the most important of the Carpathian passes which bas been in th? hands of the Russians for sev eral weeks and for the occupation ot winch there has been much desperate fighting. There is little to add to previous teaorts regarding the, relative pert; altlops of the opposing forces ta Rus sian, ?$an<L Galicia and East Prussia. which this ea t the Anstriaai. wini v,: ifoo.c:-;- '^?TI?HII? of holding back the through Kukosrina. While Vive Admtjrai fiir "D Beattly in his preliminary report : of Sunday's sea fight adheres to the for mer statement of the British admiralty that no British war vessels were sunk. Germany tenaciously holds to Rf as-, sertion that a British battle cruiser! and two British torpedo boatE ware * Bant to the bottom of the North Bea.1 vThe British admiralty in a later statement of thia engagement SAIA it is reported that the jRerman Hght croiser Kolberg, in addition to armor ed cruiser Bluechor, was sunk. The German emperors birthday -was celebrated with enthusiasm through-1 out Germany. The emperor nt a re. { lfgious service at his heado. uart ere de- ? livered en addresa eapresstag his ant-? fetoeUon with the war's progress. ) (tX>?mst7KI> .0>T.PAGS TWO.) PAVING ?m MET ?N? i HELD WEET3NG IN 0$?!CE OF j G. CULLEN S?J?X?VAN AND ELECT OFFICERS E-R.HORTQN B. O. Eraos, Vico Citaiftaan; D. A> Lo?bctter, Treeaorer, ar*? Waffe** IViKki?* ?^r^i^ti IAN ATTACKS IO oo ooo o o ooooooo o ooo I lo" ol o SO RECORD OF TUE ol 0 PREVIOUS ABMLV1STRATIU N ol o - ol p COLUMBIA, Jan. 27,-Governor o o' Manning in a special message to' o | ? the senate today asked. that tho o I o gmeral assembly appoint a com- ol o mittee to examine into the fact ol o that there were no records of o o U14 previous administration. All o l o of these records are said to have o [ o been removed. The message was o o referred to the Judiciary commit- o 0 tee tor action. o o e ooo o ooooooo oo OOO 00 o EXPECTED ?Q VETO iMi6RAII0" BILL Test-Two Honrs* Confer ence Is Held. (By Aasortetad Pms.) ? WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-President Wilson is expected to veto the im migration bill tomorrow because of the literacy test U proposes as a con dition of entry to the tJnlcd States, A two hours conference today with'sen ators and repr?sentatives of the con gressional committees which handled the measure lett tho president un shaken in his belief that ? literacy teat ia not a trae test of an immirgrant's qualifications for citizenship. The possibilities of repacsing thc bill over the president's veto wera discussed iu congressional circtez to night. Supporters ot the measure. poLiticg to the overwhelming votes by whk,h the house and ecftatc had re jected amendments to ?trike, out the literacy lest, predicted the necessary] two-thirda to/make the htll a law with out the pre?idcnt'B aigur.ture could' mustered. Opponentsof the bill were ?ure they could not An immigration bill vetoed by Pres ident Taft fdr the same reason waa' parted ovir Ms ;vftr. s& tlr-s ?ci but failed for five votes in the hous?. Thaw Pleads Sot tynOty. \ NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Harry K. Thaw today pleaded not guilty to' the charge of conspiracy under which he was brought here from New Hamp shire last Sunday. HU trial_waa set for February 23. Meanwhile he la remain a prisoner in Ute Tombs, his counsel having agreed not to apply for ball. Beintredaees Woman Suffrage BIB. HARRISBURG, Pa., Jau. 27.-The joint resolution proposing an amend ment to. the State constitution, giving women tho right to vote passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1913, was reintroduced in the bouse today. If it ls again passed the people will vote on thc equal suffrage Question next November. missioN PAY AGED AND INFIRM EMPLOYES Over $500,000 Given Former Wotkmen of U. S. Steel Cor (By .V-vaatatetl 3tew.j PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jsu. 27,-?Ore than a half millie* doliere was paid Infirm J ?mnfnr..!-. Qf . thp i Tal ted States Steel Corpora'^on dur ing according to Ute fourth aa' ?md report bf the United Steles Steel end Carnegie pei.Slpn fund rohde pub li? hero tonight. -Tho toiai dtttburse ment tor* the year, f 611,837,90, w.v* raS ^frd.OOiJ aster. Mass iron ore ri PLANNING TO CUT EXPENSE A CABINET CONFERENCE DE BATES SITUATION AT LENGTH EXPENDITURES EXCEED INCOME Leaders Agree Something Must Re Done to Prevent a D? fi Ctt. (By Awottotaa Tram.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The admin iatration baa taken up tn earnest the question ot how the government's ex-. penaea shall be brought within tts .ta c?me daring the coming fiscal year; ^A cabinet conference today: debated:; iS? ?iv?Duv? St ic?gtlC, ??u t?iStj?f?' row President Wilson will go over the situation with Secretary Mc Ad ou, Postmaster General Burleson, Repre aentatlve Underwood, . Democratic leader in the house, and Representa tive Fitzgerald, chairman of the ap propriations committee. Estimates of expenditures for the year far exceed the most extravagant hopes for revenues, and administra tion leaders agree that somethin muBt be done to prevent a defie! While no final conclusions wer. reached by tho cabinet,.it ia under stood that most1 of its members could see no way of avoiding the nece?; pity of extending tho time Jimlt on t j wak tax law unless congress would: I Reduce alt apporpriation bills poBBioie, without im^Iting tho lency of the government; Abandon the $34,000,000 river an harbor appropriation bills; and Adopt Postmaster General Bur son's plan ' for reducing the - coat rural, free delivery service bv patti carriers on. a. con tract- bafcta^, The cabinet, officers reaU couBrcsa wilt'not easily he pt. -, to elim?nate the river and harbor _. entirely. Mr. Burleson*s proposai to cengresa that lt reduce free delivery =^3?E?es J!rom ?^000,non fx^e^ona OOO was rejected by the house. These two items taken oat of congress' afeas for appropriation would make, a large aavjng, 4t was painted.out; and 90s. elbly relieve all embarrassment tor the . present It als*;, was said that congress probably might be asked to cut the current army and navy bills, though it Ia conceded-that.fiot much can bc done In this direction. Another plan which -might be brought forward would be to loworj the income tax exemption below $3,-1 000. This, however, m?hably will not be seriously considered except as a last resort. T >. : Estimates for 'expenditures for the flacal yenr ending In 1916 sent by Sec retary. PicAdoo to congress at tho be ginning ot tho present session of con gross amounted io approximately $1 - 000,000,000, which Included the esti mated amount of approximately $60 - 000.000 to meet the sinking fund obli gations. Additional estimates, how ever, have aggregated $25,000,000. The estimates for revenues totalled ao proxiroately $1,055,000,000. . Tho poatofflce bill in which lt is pos sible, a large cut will be made io now Ia th? senate. The house ia expected to pass tbs agricultural bill tomrrow nf/?bt. The sundry civil bill isv ?* pectod to be takeu ap next. This mea sure totals a?roxmlately $132.000,000. The legislativ? bl? hes !-?n cut b?tow department estimates and no further substantial reductions In it aro expect, ed. It was understood tonight that Seo retary Garrisou will uot object if ai appropriation of approximately $2, 600.000 for a new transport now ca ried in the army bill ta e?lminateu Some $6,000,000 mure than the sntonn ried ic the ?aval bill., as completed?* , the crf*mmittee. and Postmaster Oener- ' al Ruriesons estimates have been in creased by aoproxtmate?y $24,000.? ta the postoffice bill. Hopreweutaara Mann, minority lead ?er w ? ww? mntai? tr nu u?a" ftrp^B??uTr j incensed the proser.t congress of being the most extravagant ta the history cf two ?OVUM y spoke nf the need of economy ta the house again todav.. ' ? At today's cabinet conferenca plana for coordinating estimate pta ture were discussed, aud It ii rtw informed ns custom re j LEGISLATURE LETS MEASURE SURVIVE, BUT VOTE WAS CLOSE rOULD LOOK BAD TO REP EAL LAW ?Vote Indicates System Will Have ' Hard Sliding If Appropriations Are Wanted. jhadftl to The Iot*W*?x*r. T OOLUMBtA, Jan. 2?.-The work ot [ the extraordinary session ot th? gen aaaembly is , having a rather time with thje session. Only a fcy^?or; two ago, the cotton acreage re bid was overwhelmingly dis proved so far as the bouse was con* fSirufcU. Today the house let the ware lim?e bill survive but it had a surpris ingly close shave, the official record ote of 65 td 62 to save the ware house' system. Mr Graydon changed ht? vote so os to move to reconsider jd the vote against the law would srefore ' have been larger but fer As a matter of fact, some mem said that lt'looked a* little bad iy two days ago to -vote to repeal acreage bill and today to undo Ute ly other act of Importance that was Bsed leia than 90 flay? ago. The vAe Indicates that the warehouse sys. in bad shape, so far aa legis concerned and that it is going .have som? hurd sliding if appro %tlo?B are wanted, because today's waa simniv upon the question of pealing the .warehouse law Outright a the appeals were made largely on ? ground of giving the system a la.!. There was uo mistaking the Rt that there is objection to Mr. Me rin-as commissioner; this fact waa ' sly stated ia. the argument of Mr. j ?berg of ?hajrlBeion, who waa in -it of the jretentUon of the ar af ski,;} Wi^aWm c^&tXa warehouse wa? objectionable that, weald retire rather ' than- lemar?; Oise the aystem. QUOR HARD HIT IN ALABAMA Adopta Ant?-Shippw? Bill Whiskey Ad (Bjr ArnxUlrC hw.) ?' MONTGOMERY) Ala, Jan. 27.-The anti-shipping bill passed by tho see? ate last week waa adopten, today hy tho house, 78 to 18. Tho bill will be effective OD the signature of the gov ernor and will prohibit transportation companies from delivering more than one quart of liquor to any one person In the State, The house also adopted the senate bill prohibiting the publishing of liquor advertisements by newspapers I cr the display of liquor ads on bili- I boards, if the btu becomes a law f newspaper must cancel immediately aU existing liquor contracts. A Joint resola?on memorialising congress to prohibit soc Issuance er j federal liquor licenses m Alabama on and after July 1 neat waa offered to day in the legislature, The resolu tion etat ea that after .date liquor la illegal tn Alabama ead federal lic enses would encourage violations of the laws. GERMAN CRUISER REPORTED SUNK waa or 4,35*9 Tana Displacement and Carried a Crew of 362 Men, LONDON, Jan, Z7.-*-An official statement lasued tonight ?aya: "The German cruiser Kelberg is re ported to have been sunk in Sunday's battle in the North The German lig?l" cruiser Kolberg was the first or rour vaaa-,1? of nw class built during 1908. and ISO* ?fer stater ships, the Mains. KOftln .and Augsburg, all hav?> been reported to have met with disaster during the present war. The Mains was ?uuk in the battto off Helgoland and tate in August, and a boat' of th? Keeto type ' was report*' ed to bane gone to the bottom lo th? ram? fight. Karly in August iv? torpedo boat was said to have auak tbs Augs NEW SEAT OF ESTABLISH! oooooocoooouooooooo o o o MERCURY DOWS O C FAB BELOW ZEHO o o - o o WASHINGTON, Jan. ?7.-The o o cold wave which baa covered the o o central and northwest States o o sending the mercury down far be- o o low cero tonight waa sweeping o o rpaldly eastward, promising be- o o low zero weather in New Eng- o o land. New York and Pennsylvania o o Thursday night, and freezing o o temperatures among the Atlantic o o States aa far south as the Caro- o o linas. o o c o o o o o oooooooooooooe SHIP BILL FIGHT AN ENDURANCE TEST Republicans WOl Resort to Every Possible Method to Block Night Sessions. (By AMoctetcd Pm?.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-It became apparent today that the party fight in the senate over the government ship bill had settled down to a physical endurance test. While Republican Leader Gallinger held the floor. Senators Root, Lodge, Smoot, Burton and others held au in formal conference -nd determined to resort to every possible parliamentary exp?dient to block the majority's plan to hold night sessions. IC me ma jority succeeds in ovor-rlding their objections from day to dey, lt Is prob able . that a quorum will be insisted upon at every available opportunity, thus uenwtu?fig the continuous pres-. .?nee 'of. Democratic senators. Senator Gallinger. most pf the time talking to lew than aal( a dosen sena various foreign nations aa to the ef fect ot their policies towards shipping. Ho declared tbe gr*??*. iewelonrnesis in aterchant marine always bad fol- I lowed, extension of subsidies, with tb0 requirement that ships receiving such benefits must ht constructed tn home yards. By that process, he Said, Gee* - many had built up her great ship yards. ! Senator Nelson asked if a discrim inating duty on: goods transported in American bottoms would not meet the present e> .'ergency. Senator Galltn ger replica that he would like to See lt tried, although he could see the dlf-' Acuities VklAdh would arise In con nection with various commercial treaties. ? Commit? Haidee ! LYNCHBURG, Va.. Jan. 27.-Daniel Moses, head ot one af .Lynchburg's largest department stores, committed suicide hero today by shooting. Men-1 tai depression due to nervous trouble ia supposed to have been the cause. He waa Bl years old and a native of. Baltimore. ! SECOND sm THE EQl ARRANGE FOR RUBBER SHIPMENT T*n Thousand Tons WO! Be For warded to British Consol in New York, (By AMDCiatod *i**0 LONDON. Jan. 27.-(7 p. m.) Tit lough efforts of Ute Rubber Trade AsmHT?s??o?? ?rf L??dws ?>s? tho Rub ber Club of New York. arrangements have been perfected for a second shipment ?o.ooo tons of rubber wfcnfe? teilt go forward this week to the Brlt fife: consul ?a New York* The consul will apportion lt ?meng msaufactar ors who will *lgn a guarantee that the product manufactured from lt ?ill not be re-exported to Germany or Austria, he F/uhber Trade Association hopes at least 1,00<> ton? of ru aber wlH be shipped monthly undv the same conditions for the benefit' ot American manufacturers other than the concerns whian gave heavy bonds enabling.them fo p ruh l>er desired from London. ^Tn?? a**o-> elation felt mm* such ..:?*iCje? was necessary to prevent a few large American concerns from obtaining entire control of the market. |6ep4>rred Fav^raJrie? ' AUSTIN, Tf<. , SA'.\. 27.-Ah equal euCrace bill wa? reported favorably GOVERNMENT ) INJEXICO PRESIDENT GARZA LEAVES CAPITAL ON SPECIAL LOCOMOTIVE CARRANZA FORCES WILL ENTER SOON AU Government Establishments Ciosedi-Food Products Beyond Reach of f? eedy. (By Amocial.-.t Pre*?.) MEXICO CUy, Jan. 27.-Provisto^ nal'President Garza and hiv govern ment left the capital early today for Cubrnavaca, where a new seat ot gov* ernment will be eatahllahsd. Thia afternoon the last continents or the army or cTacaatlon is hurrying through the streets. The army of oc cupation lingers on the outskirts of the city, but ls expected to enter soon. All the commercial houses ana hanks and eran private dwellings are barred and shuttered, although no dis order baa attended ute floating of the Zapata and Villa forcea. The national palace, the federal telegraph and pestofiicea and other government establishments are closed. The coming Carranza forces are oom-, ovandod.by General Alvarado, former post commander here. Food products have soared beyond the reach of the needy. The supply ot food ia low and un,ess the railway Tins to Vera Cruz ls opened soon it is believed tbeie will be much suffer ing. The government's decision to quiet th? capital came after a heated die .Meston ot the convention Tuesday night. It was decided President Carss, bis government ano members of the convention should proceed nt ter midnight to Cuernavaca. Colonel and General Ernesto Sautoscoy are reported to have departed on a special tue^ctj^ in autom^biles^da^re ^ no ...ut Zaoattt'B troops sra entraining tn 30 electric trains in, Xochtmllco avid Morolos. There ls a rumor in circulation that the vanguard of General Obregoa'a troops ls four miles from the capital, advancing. In a secret session ot the convention some of the deputies demanded that General Zapata bo called upon pers onally to cake command of his troops and fight the forces o* Car ranza. However, it was d?cidai af terwards that thc capital be abandon ed and tb? municipal council left in charge. Previously the convention voted to dismiss General Palafox, minister ot agriculture, because ot hts alleged Incapacity in directing op?ra tions. May Head Independent Ker ol afton. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 27.-Former I?rovietonal President Gutierre?, of Mexico, with: an^ray_pf 3^000 menja ^^?CoWr??vSX? (?ir PV??~~TVVO.) ^ UKE AT : JI?QX MILL ENTIRE FORCE OF WEAVERS LEAVE LOOMS AND WALK OUT NO EFFORTS AT VIOLENCE Declare They WO! Not Retara to Work Under Now Scale of ?. ?_ ! nug*?, i A second strike occurred at the. ?S?nt??ov M<?> vAsterdav morning when the entire force of weavers left ihelr looms and walked out of the mill. When the mill opened practically all uf tho weavers, Including those who struck Monday morning, appeared at tuetr posta ?nr work, declaring that tney bsd been informed hv a section hand that Superlntendr?t Hunter had stated that he would most the weavers h* If-way on the question of the gen eral ?ct in their wages which was an. ncunced by the management, its-iaht? effect lost Monday, and that.notices ti this iffeet would: be posted ia the ta<lt yesterdav-' asor-:???tu ed in the mill annoanciuf that a concession would be mad? . auch a tapr- rt waa atarte