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VOLUME lt, NUMBER 19. " w>ctiy, Kdmhum IKCO; lmiiy j?n. ia, ?H. ANDERSON, S. C.WEDNESDAY MOR^^; fEBUARY ,3, .1015?, - nvk CJara ANOTHER PEUPLE THRUST UPON Tl GERMAN S OFFICER DYNA MITES BRIDGE IN CANADA AND FLEES CLAIMS OFFENSE AN AfT OF WAR And Cannot Be Surrendered Leg ally to an Enemy of the Fatherland. (By As*oci?t<H| Ptns.) VANCEBOHO, Maine. Feb.. 2.-An other international problem incident to thc war was thrust upon thq United States today by the action of Werner Van Horn, who, operating on tho Canadian sido of the border, dynamit ed tho raliway bridge ovor tho St. Croix river, and then escaped. Into Maine. A fow hours later in a room at a huid here Van Horn submitted to ar rest, but immediately proclaimed him self an officer of tho German army and set hp the claim that he had committed an act of war and, having fled to a neutral country, could not be surrendered legally to an enemy of, tho Fatherland. Tho Canadian authorities took a different view of thri matter and Im mediately instituted proceedings to ' extradite thc prisoner on u charge of destruction of railroad property. Pending the outcome of-these efforts Van Horn is hold at tho Immigration ofllco herc in custody or ? deputy uherfff. The bridge which Van Horn sought to destroy was not greatly damaged. ; Within alow hours cara were shunted' across ono at a time, tito passengers walking over pu thc Ice. ny morn The St. Croix river for some dis tance forms tho boundary between Malno and New Brunswick. The brid?t is owned jointly by thc. Maine anV Central and tho Canadian Pacific rail ways and is on thc direct route of tho Canadian Pacific from western Cana da to the maritime provinces. Over this road bave bees shipped large j quantities of war materials for the allies which were dispatched from St. I ./jim and Halifax. According to the police, Van Horn, a man of middle, agc, and of military bearing, told them u-at ho loft Ger many five years ago und for tho past four yean; had been managing a coffee plantation In Mexico. Recently ho made unsuccessful attempts to re turn to his native land. Friday night Van Horn left New York . city, arriving here Saturday night aud staying at a hotel. That same night by appointment he met at/ tho east end of the bridge a man un known to' him. The man gave him a satchel containing' dynamite.' Van ?Horn suspended tho satchel from thc lstde of au end post of tho bridge and about 2 o'clock thia morning discharg ed the explosive. Attorney General William R. Fut tangall tonight ordered that Van Horn be held until further 'orders. While there wa? .no formal charge preferred against him at first, arrangements were made to havo a warrant Issued if necessary in order ito make cer tain his detention. J Van Horn, the officials H tate, ?ould bc charged wlth\damage to a railroad bridge which 1B an extraditable of fense or with damage to property on the American side of the border where windows were broken by tho-, explos ion. The attorney general of New Bruns wick, J. t?. M. Baxter, telegraphed to officials of the Canadian* Pacific Rall way here asking them tormake a com plaint against Van Horn Milch might be the baslB for extradition proceed ing to be begun forthwith. . Otu wa was also advised of tho situation. When Van Horn was searched the "||". "1_J_ * - I-*--?-- Li_ Jv...mit, io iinro tyiinvi u\T*TII uiui a drawing of thc bridge. He , has steadfastly refused to explain this and has denied that he knew tho Identity 'of the maa who supplied the dynamite. The police are searching for this man, but had found no trace of him tonight. Mach Coalisent In Washington. WASHINGTON. Feb., 2. -Applica tion for the extradition ot Werner Van Horn reached the British embassy herc lato tonight and probably will bo presented to the stale department tomorrow. Officials of both tho em bassy and the department declined to dise?as the case, pending formal pro- 1 sentation of the application. Secretary Bryan said he had heard nothing about tho caso and of course would not have anything to say until it was beforo him officially. Thora was much comment In official circles upon the probability that Van Hom would set np a claim ot immun ity from extradition on the ground that bis offense was . political, not criminal. It was ?aid. however, that ?ven If such a claim were recognised, the pt isoner probably would be pros ecuted under the neutrality laws of tbs United States. 1E UNITED STATES All Records Are Broken] Trade Balance for January in | Favor of U. S. Greatest in Na tion's History. (Hy Aiuiwiatal Ticw.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Thc IJIII uncc of trado in favor of thc knited Slates during January was tho great est for any month in tho nation's his tory. Rf turns today from 13 port? which i.'lull1' 86 per cent, of thc country':, total imports and exporta, show a favorable advance from Jan uary 2 to January 30. of $131,133,888, Officials pointed out that a complete report probably would materially in crease that figure. Exports for thc four weeks through the 13 portB reporting were $238. 574.096. an average of $59,84:'.,r>~ J week. Imports wore $107.440,208, an average of $26.860,052 a week. Thc week ended January 30 produc ed a favorable balance of $35,901,535, ] tho largest for any one week in more than ten years. Exports totalled $63, 668.139 and imports $27,766.604. Cotton exporten during tho week ended January 30 amounted to 387,775 bales, making a total of 2,250,699 bales, for tile last eight weeks. Virginia Legislature Adopts Governor's Bili ?? RICHMOND, Va,, Fob. S>$?y a vote of 60 to 38 tho house \>f delegates to day adopted what Das become known' as th? ".governor's bill," provlding-for; the segregation of taxes on real fes-i tate .and tangible personal properly for local purpojjdll?iffifrjr'jjSfcTeSftll the fc?*?n eu,' thu lulllUg'^jfBgWllW J corporations operating railroads by' steam, for State purposes. The fea ture of tho present law levying a 10 cent tax on every $100 of the assessed value of real estate and personal property is retained. Increase in Bread. CHICAGO Feb., %.-A threatened I increase from o to 6 cents a louf in j bread prices, if it becomes effective, I will cost consumers here about $10. 000 a day. an increase of $3.650.000 a I year Frederick Fox, municipal li brarian, today began an investigation into tho expected increase. ' Agree to Pope's Proposil. HOME Fob. 2.-(6:40 p .m.)-Ac cording to reports in circulation at tho Vatican Great Britain, Germany and Austria have agreed to Pope Benedict's proposal for an exchango of civil prisoners-women and chil dren and men above tte age ot 56. 137? Herman Jurists Killed. BERNE. Switzerland, Feb. 2.-(via I Parla, 5:30 p. m.)-Official statements gWen out In Berlin today say 1,279 German jurists have been killed in the war. The total is made up of six professors, 275 judges, 240 lawyers, 334 assessors and 424 barristers Operators and Miners Beach Agree? ment CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 2.-Opera tors, striking miners and federal con dilators today agreed on a tentative form of arbitration in the eastern Ohio coal Held utfficultlcs. Details i will bo worked Out tomorrow. SUBJECT TC AND COI BRITISH FLEET ORDERED TO CONDITIONAL (By AaMKiatfd Pm?.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Ambassa dor Page at London cabled the state department today that the British ?Te.et liad benn ordered to treat grain and flour cargoes destined for Ger 1 many or Austria as conditional con ! traband, ?uhiert to sci sn re and con fiscation. This step, the ' ambassador j explain ntl. waa taken because Ger I many had decreed confiscation of al' ana Hour to conserve the na t's food supply. I Since the publication pf the.German order, the ambassador hero, 'Count van Bornstorff, has personally as . sored the American government that no foodstuffs imported from thc United States or other neutral coun tries would be seised by the German I government and press dispatches have I announced the Issuance of am odify ing decree making such exemptions by j the government. Ambassador Page said Great Britain I had agreed 'hat an exception would ( bs made In the ase of the steamship Wilhelmina. now bound from New j York for Hamburg with grain ?nd I other food, because ?he had sallied QUIET PREVAILS AT MEXICO CITY Owners of More Than One HorscJ Ordered to Sell Half of Them to Government. (By Auuciatna Presa.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-State de partment report? today said compara tive quiet prevailed at Mexico (City. Several of Carranza'a cabinet had arrived from Vera Cruz lt was report ed, and were considering removal of their departments from Vera Cruz. Street car service in thc capltul had been Interrupted by Zapata forces who had taken nnd still hold many of thc cars. General Obregon. Carranza leader, .who had been In military command of Mexico City, thc report said, had gone to Vera Cruz to confer with Car ranza and during his abseuoc Gcncrul Benjamin Hill, recently in command of tho Carranza forces at N&~5, Sono ra, was ruling thc city. AU persons except orcigners and city coachmen, who own more than ! ono horse have been ordered by thc. military authorities of thc capital to sell one-half of them to the govern ment on pnin of confiscation. General Villa telegraphed the con vention agency hero tonight that (lon- ! eral Tomas Crblna captured San Luis J Potosi yesterday. Urbina's column is : supposed to bo thc vanguard of tho j Villa force marching on Tampico. ? J No details wero given, though it was Intimated that thc Carranza gar rison had evacuated without a fight. Urbina's force numbered about 5000 mon. Food Scarr*- in Capital. MEXICO CITY", Feb. 2.-Severo fighting took place in tho suburb of Tacubayo, near Chapultepec Castle, and Xochimllco. Zapata forces, everywhere ?vero driven back with losses. Eleven officers and 73 men In thc Zapata ranks arc saki to have ! been killed. Thc Constitutionalist j losseu are reported insignificant. 1 Scarcity of food In thc capital has brought about an acute situation. The chamber of commerce lina collected $600,000 aa part of a $1,000.000 fund for tho purchaeo qiprovlsions to be Jtfh'yi?naW>tiit **r> ! STOP PAYMENTS OF STATE DEBTS UntD Some Provision b Made Re? lative to Financial Program for Alabama. (By AworUlfd Preta.) MONTGOMERY, Ain.. Feb. 2.-Gov ernor Henderson today issued an or der to State Treasurer Lancastor Im me?! lately stopping the payment of | salaries to members of the legislature, State otll ce rs, judges, solicitors and school teachers until some provision 1 ls made relative to a financial pro- ! gram for Alabama. ! Both branches of the ? legislatures I have voted to recess aftor their twentieth working day until July 13. 1 Today was the twelfth working day. Tim governor is opposed to a recess until measures to care for State in debtedness, now past duo, arc consid ered. \_:_. Fear Steamer Is Lost. LONDON, Feb., 2.-(3:10* a. m.) I Fears are expresed In Copenhagen, says a dispatch to tho Exchange Tele graph company, ' that tho Danish steamship Marselisborg, from Pensa cola December 15, and Norfolk De cember 23. for Copenhagen, has been lost by striking mines. Tho Marselis borg is a vessol of 1,776 tons, with a crew of 25. > SEIZURE VFfSCATfON -; TREAT GRAIN AND FLOUR AS CONTRABAND before the German decree was Issued. Tho vessel would be seized, lt wa? said, but Phc would bc released and her cargo . purchased, at invoice price by the British government. Warning was given, however, that hereafter similar shipments, an well ss thc ves sels, would be t?elsed and. conflcated. This announcement added a now phase to negotiations that have been In progress Intermittently slnco tho beginning of the war in t^k*?d to the right of neutral states to ship food to belligerents. In a recent British note lt was stated that it had been decided hot to Interfere with such shipments provided they wore intended for, non combatants and not for the army or government with .which England was at war. It is intimated then, however, that . exceptional conditions might warrant some change in this plan. Fanai Dead ta Bed. J RICHMOND. Vs- Feh- 2.-8. F. Clement, member ot the Virginia house ot delegates from Plttsylvanta County, waa found dead in his bed here this morning. Death was due to heart Callure. TRYING THE 9f BILI SENATE LEAMft STRUG GLING TO PREVENT THREATENE?)EFEAT PREPARINQ?0 REVISE !$EASURE In Effort to Dfa*Jap*port From ProgressIvct^^MMfjn Back O O O O ? o o ooo ?3w o Wedge Every M??aflMa8$*crery. o o WASHINGTON. VXfr, .2.- A pinn, o o guarded will. Hie u y o o was adopted by o Democrats tuo .^^H^HHBHK! o tonight, to break j o to thc govcrnmentv^BBSurch^ o bill. Tho prog^mSi: o liamentary muneu v !?it? o bc actuated tonn o in tho benatc, o leaders of thc pa o to bring support nKt* o to offset Monday': .- o o volt. o o After reaching o tin- caucus ;ulu;;? o pledging every <n^|m o cy. Senator iv o the caucus, ann o crecy, was nceeK Mw -ob- oj o yious fcason th;' o plans public mighty o that Included In o agreement to an o' conform wit!; ooooooodon >N. Wb. :2.-ETtraord^ nary efforts were sorted today and tonight by administration Honato lead- , era to ?ave the ^;?vcrnmcnt shin tour-' chase bill from threatened dcfedfiJOr consignment ?9 n pigeon bolo for ima session cr congress. Up to late tonight thc Democratic , majority struggling with the dilemma bad disclosed nothing but tentativo plans of nrocecdurc. These included -preparations for revision, of the hill to draw support from progressive Re publicana and proposals designed to win back al least six of the Roven I Democrats who Joined the 'Republi cans yesterday in an effort to send tho mensure back to committee. I Preliminary skirmishes at the capi tol and White House were begun carly In the day. President Wilson confer ? red with several progressif Republi can senators regarding the bill. Thc Democratic majority considered meth I ods of proccedurc to regain its lo.-1 Iground and the Bevcn^ recalcitrant ,VEIER??l??lkND PHILANTHROPIST DEAD Jno. Patterson Branch Dies nt HU Home in Richmond, Va., Last Night RICHMOND. Va.. Feb. 2.-John Patterson Branch, veteran banker and I philanthropist, died al his home in thi.; city tonight at 8 o'clock. Ho bad been in failing health for several j weeks, although until recently hope .was expressed for lila recovery. He was president of the Merchant's Na tional Bank and head of'tho firm of , Tliomas Branch & Co., private bank * ors. I?CP?MCS beifiK prominent in ' social and .business affairs,- ho wan active in the work of Centenary Met hod sit church ' and of bte Virginia Methodist conference, i When tho war between the States broke out he enlisted tn the Con federate anny and became first lieu tenant in. tho 44ht Virginia bat ta lon. He remained in tho service of his State until the close of the war and was at Appomattox, when General Lee surrendered. i Mr. Branch's . most conspicuous monument in this city ls the system of public baths which bear his name, and xvnlch were made possible through bits liberal donations. I At the time of. his death' ?io was a trustee ot Randolph-Mac on College ; and for years waa; a trustee of tho Virginia Methodist orphanage and of i the Methodist Institute fer Christian ? Work In Richmond. He built and 'equipped the. Branch demi tory at &fca Randolph-Macon College, Ash land, as a memorial to his wife. He was s a? 0ward and trustee of Cen tenary Church and repeatedly was a delegate to the annual fanerai con ferences. GERMANS SUFFER TERRIBLE LOSSES Eyewitness Tells of Attacks Be tween La Baasce Canal and Bethune Road. (By . AMocUled Prer LONDON, Feb. 2.-Tho Germans BUffcrod terrible losses lu uttcmpilng to take British v-entrenchtnents, ac cording to an account hy tho British ofUcinl eye witness of two German at ? ludo between tho La Bassee (.'anal and tho Bethune road January itu. In tho center, says tho report, our inen; firmly established in thc brick fields ga vd thc Germana a very" warm I reception and the latter foll back, leaving 50 dead in front of this polat To tbo aouth of H..they temporarily Gasped- possession o?' a *oia'l portion ut one of our tronches, but immediate ly were counter' attacked with thc bnyortet and every nina in tho trench ilted. Thc same thing . happen--d clone tb the Bethune road where til? Germane gained anutho?. of our trenches only to bo buyoActted to ii mah. After, the fighting was over, the pfftnilps dead, to tte estimated nem ber of 200, \qy thick ni) along our li.ic Ou? casualties worn t'.itht. [>'?'. This attack, like tlioso delivered 'at" Gtvcnchy .und ut Zohnoboke, ci? the ! 25th, wkft accost ly failure, ' resulting only in A great waste ot life, lt was ! made by snmo throe huet!rsd nn ? in [ the first Mn^ and three hundred moro j In Klippert occupying thc trench va ? cntc-d hy the lirat'linc when it movrti |m?iiiix). Vrlsoners say there were x?" PO Tlire Bob iou ri :>-,,;: .ti lng. ISPARTANBURG BOY 2ND LIEUTENANT! I Goes to England and Takes Oath or Allegiance to Great Britain. . (By AMocUtol ri ess.) SPAFJTANBURG, Pcb. 2.-Montague M. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, who wen', to P.ngland soon alter the outbreak of j tho European war and enlisted In tho British army, has taken tho oath ot allegiance to Great Britain and been promoted to the rank of second lieu tenant in thc royal artillery. Th'.s in formation was contained in n letter received by his family today. Until a year ago when he resigned,! Nicholls was a cadet at the United! States Nava* Academy and the star! ? quarterback oj! tho -Navy team of lol:'.." He captained the team in thc Army Navy game of that year. Patterson Jt'happeller. Married last evonlng by thc Rev. SJ W. Danncr. pastor of Bethel Methodist! Church, at thc parsonage, Mr. lt. li. Chappclior and Miss Sallie Patterson] Mrs. Chappclior is the daughter of Mri M. M. .Patterson, and an ni tractive*, young welman who numbers her friends by the score. Mr. ChappclicrJ conducts a barber Bhop at he Andcr-f son Milla and. is ? popular and oner getic young man. ISTORMS SW THE Ml RIVERS REACH FLOOD STAG SNOW DISRUPT (By Associated Prto*.) One of the worst sotrras of the wln-l ter is general from the middle west tel thc middle Atlantic States, New FMK land and throughout Canada. Rain sleet, snow and wind have disrupter raitfway traffic, hampered wiro com municrrtlon and in somo section* raised rivers to the flood point. Tin weather man, however, holds om h'>se of speedy relief, predicting that .( ie storm probably will pass Wer'nos I day. leaving generally fair weather in its wake. There have been snowstorms in th? northern tier of Stated and there rall way traffic either has been almost sus pended'or greatly retarded. One Chi cago and Northwestern train, tilled with passengers, was held in a huge bank ot snow near Maribel, Wis. from 10 o'clock Sun-.i?y until Tuesday afternoon. Western Missouri, Ranna* and southern Nebraska report that s heavy snowstorm hns set In. The middle weat many wires have [been carried down sad a fall In tem perature ta causing additional trouble 17 Years Price of Wbeat More Than Dou? ble? Since European Hostili ties Began. <!?>. \me*i*u* rus?.} ; . .. ' -..-i, -.ii in dar rose 8:M rents to ?1**65 a. bushel, the highest In 17 yearn an? more Hum doubl? tho price of epoj?'.cash lu July before European hostilities began. The marie has been exceeded only twice since the civil v.ur. In 18D8, whop Joseph lo iter p*id 11.8? and In 1888. w'oon $2, WAK OKUctod durlug the Hutchinson corner Today lt'simply was A question or ! gettl&K the wheat, Buyers appeared | \o\regard tho subject ot price merely a detail. Excited; pUrchaeui which begun ?; the opening, resch -.lt*-.wildcat- pitch in the fttst iear?ml "Fighting Methods fc> of;Teka?" HHHPIHHHII Carollnn. Georgia, Missouri and Texas;! Ho left a widow and Blx children. YESTERDAY ? THE LEGISLATURE i-'lxvini to Thc Ilit<-llj?rt:flT. COLUMBIA, Feb. 2.-A majority un favorable and a minority favorable re port was mado by the police regula tions committee of the senate tonight on thc bill by Senator John F. Wil liams giving tho people of Hie State the right to pass un ino question of regulating thc Bale of whiskey by high license under constitutional restric tions at a referendum on September ltth. A majority favorable and a mi nority unfavorable report was made on thc house bill providing a referen dum by the people of the State on Sep tember 14th on the question of State wide prohibition. Tho three who fav ored the high license referendum were Senators John F. Williams, Sharpe and Sinklcr. A public hearing on those, bills this afternoon developed largely Into an academic discussion of prohibition. Senator J. F. Williams made an argu ment for his referendum on high li cense. Mayor John P. Grace of Char leston also wanted tho question of high license included in tho referen dum. Rev. R. C. Burts, pastor of-the First Baptist church of Columbia, op posed thc Williams bill and said it would muddy tho question. Major Daniel L. Sinkler of Charleston was also present at thc bearing as was Mr. D. W. Robinson of Columbia. ? T?EPING DDLE WEST ES AND RAIN, SLEET AND ILWAY TRAFFIC Wire communication from Chicago to many points was difficult. Northern and Western New York and New England have been hit hard and traffic of all kinds bas suffered severely. Ogdcnsburg, N. ,Y., reports that business there has been almost entirely suspended by a gale and drifting snow. Sleet and snow at .R?chestci caused one of the worst tie ups in the history of Interurban traffic with that city. Massachusetts and Connecticut points reported simi lar tying up of traffic on electric linea. Tho Monongahela and Alleghaney liver* have reached the flood stage as the result of snow and rain. The low lying sections of Pittsburgh are In undated and trolley ead railroad traf' ftc there were at a standstill Tuesday night. Hundreds of families have left their homes tn this, section and at. points up the Allegheney. Many man ufacturing pUnta located along these rivers and the Ohio have }*een fore ad ta cease operations temporarily. "<g6ltt?R?VED ON FAO? '?v?t) " DELIVER ATTACKS WINNING ADVANTAGES ONLY TO BE LOST AGAIN MAKING EFFORT TO CROSS A German Submarine Mafeea Attempt to Sink British Hoi pita! Ship. % fl?y AuocfatUd JPre?.> ,' LONDON'. Fob. 2 --Tho Germai h?ve, been making desperate annr iho last few days to break Yb? exten ed detail ot k on tho eastern and tem fronts, Ti.ey have delivered series of attacks, always proceded, by artillery activity, on tito allied lines in preliminary advantage, before ^ghting was conclu*1.' : British or Belgians hav^ reJcalh^ trenches temporarily lost, and in cases have occuoied tho German Preach offlcia! reports, tl have Buffered ??wr? losses? inna? artillery baa subject lan Jjioattton* in Flanders* bo itch aug ie ar Hv?ttf f* ?? ibrj' I8S3V Marshal von Hindenburs 'mi porate effort, which apparently la to bo renewed to break through to War saw and thus not only gain a great military and political advantage for Germany, but at the same time ral?ase the pressure on Hungary and Bast Prussln, in each of which region? the Russian troop j are slowly ^?D?:?? forward. The lighting west and southwest of the Polish capital has been ot a des perate character and the Germans at, first were successful, but the Kassian official report declares that tan Hns slans by a. counter attack regained most of the lost ground. The report adds that the German losses ' were "COlOBB&i.!* The German official account t imply says of tho fighting there; "Making progress." A German submarine waa stilt- at large in the English Channel yester day and the French officially report an attempt to torpedo the British hot pi tu 1 ship Asturias. The German sub marine U-21, which recently sank, three steamers in the Irish Ssa. has not boon seen since Sunday, and lt ls presumed she han withdrawn. Trafile in those waters, however, continues somewhat restricted, ship owners pie-* forrlng to keep In port all but Uta fast steamers, which, It is believed, can elude the submarines. The Germans have issued a warn ing that an attempt will ba made to sink their transports and have advis ed neut ral shipping to keep away from the north and west coasts . of France. Reports reaching Holland say the new bread regulations in Germany have caused so mnch unrest that 12,000 special constables hnv? baan appointed to guard Berlin ba Varies, lt is also said that following th* action of the government tn commandeering cereals, the military authorises ara confiscating all utensils containing metals useful for -their purposes It ls recognized that these are rrecau tlonary measures and ara dot dna to any immediate shortage. Copenhsgen newspapers have - a Constantinople report that tba Anglo French licet uss destroyed tour usr danelles forts and that there ls a panic In the Turkish capital, where defeats suffered by the Tarka ia the Caucasus and Azerbaijan aro jost be coming known. With tho opening of the British par liament today the political truce wai renewed, The government white as suming all responsibility for the war. welcomed the opposition's support sod the minister's announced they weald readily .'?ply to all criticism and en deavor to avoid controversial Blat ters. An indication of possible action by Italy ls to be found la a notification Issued to Italian reservists ia Knglsad to prepare to join the colors. New Nattsaal Banka. -WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-MoMe+n pew natlonsl banks with capital ag . gregatlng $737.000 wara aata*rtM4 ko begin business during Jasar comptroller of the eurreney . today. On JanuargttL 7,?8 natl banks were doing beatas*? %tt* Kai nf ll ri rm ITU ni si iiiiiilaMHit ctrcuation of $983,209,133.