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NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. ?. W??kly. l?tobU??e* 18?; Dal?* Jan. 18, !'./.<.
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ANDERSON, S. C.,
MORNING, MA\32, 1914.
PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR,
MURDEREL
SHOT DOWN YA HIS HOME
OVER WHICH THE STARS
AND STRIPES WERE
FLYING
THE "DOORS HAD
BEEN SEALED
The Killing Overshadows All
Other Diplomatic Phases
of the Mexican Sit
uation
(By Anoxia*'J' Priest.)
WASHINGTON, March 12.-En-j
eouraglnng advices telling of tho rc- ,
Ucl of the food fumino in Mexico i
< "tty through the evacuation of tho j
capital by the forces of General Oh* I
regon, the Carranza commander,
were beclouded today by the news
that on tho entry of the Zapata
troops John fi. 'McMauu's,. ?in Ameri
can citizen, was murdered-slid
down in his home, thc door of which
had been soaled with tho coat-of
nnns of the United States and over
which flow the Stars and Striper.
Insfunt demand wa3 made by the
Brazilian: minister on behalf of the
Cn lied States government, for the
punishment of those guilty ot the
crime. After a conference between
President Wilson and his cabinet,
Secrofcry Bryan telegraphed the
Brazilian minister approving of the
action *?e had ?taken and adding a de
mand lor reparation to the victim's
family. The minister waa Instructed)
to insist on the easily punishment
of the offenders and to impress on j
tho post commander s ut Mexico- :
General Salazar-tho' seriousness
with which thc American government
vie wad the occurrence.
The general-who, is not the same
StirSsirr nor n relative . ot tho inda-.,
pendent chief, promised that the de
mands of tho United States would
bo promptly met.
The occupation of thc city by tho
Zapatistas, which was hailed with
enthusiasm by tho people, was mar- |
red by three cases of looting. Official
reporta sahl ny disorders occurred.
Und the city was quiet when the last ?
dispatch dated 4 p. m. yesterday was
filed. I
Thc Brazilian minister reported in
several dispatches on the murder.
The motive for the crime, he ex
plained, undoubtedly was one of re
Mingo for the killing of two Zapata
soldier.-, by McManus. The minister
said that when tho Zapatistas with
drew several weeks ugo, alter tho de
parture of General Gutierrez, some
of thom attempted to loot the homo
of McManus. Thc latter stood on his
doorstep and although it was never
definitely established who fired the
first shot, whon tho attackers fled
because, of the arrival of Carranza
forces, two wore left dead.
Apprehensive of what might ho nis
fate on the return ot the Zapata
troces, McManus induced the Bra
zilian minister to seal bia door with
the coat-of-arms of the United Stat.es
um1 hoisted nn American flag over his
home. Apparently, the minister re
ported, MoManus was killed by a
?lmult?neous volley.. The American
had sent his wife and family to the
home of friends and no one, so far
as is known, witnessed the Bhoot
ing.
The killing of McManus, coming
after the serious detreiupuicuts o?. U?~
last week, has Increased apprehen
sion here for the safety of foreign
ers.
Several of the embassies, and lega
tions received word from the occupa
tion of the city by the Zapatistas.
Unofficial reports that. 2,000 Mexi
cans had tried to release priests im*
prisoned by Obregon and that a gen
eral riot resulted were not confirm
ed.
General Obregon's troop?, accord
ing tb official dispatches, left in good
order.. In view of thia the American
government, it was said, probably
wot?>d. fmhke no representation^ to
tho Carranza government. At first
it waa supposed that the killing'of
McManus occurred through a lack of
protection to foreigners by th? de
parting force,
The murder of McManus over
shadowed all other . diplomatic
phases of tho Mexican situation,
howover. ,
High officials regarded thc incident
as au isolated eajc arising out of.
personal difficulties between Mc
manus aad the Zapatistas, and not
du? to any general antipathy toward,
foreigners c..' Intended attack on
them as a whole. Confidence prevail
od that thu Zapata . troops would
maintain good order. Thc following
summary of conditions in the capi
tal was issued by the stat? depart
ment:
"flip department ia, advised that
the Zapatistas occupied the City af
Mexico ri 9 a. m.. March 11th in
perfect order and amidst popular en
thusiasm represented by all classes
Tho authorities who have just as
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CITIZENS
> IN MEXICO
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o Burn Building; KIM Occupants, o
o HENDERSON, X. C., March p
o 12.-Two negroes, a woman uud o
o a child. wore killed and nvu ne- b
o gro man probably fatally wound- o
o ed today when unldenlfl?d p?r- o
o sons, after pouring kerosene on o
o tho homo of Joe Perry, a negro o
1 o living ten miles from this piuco, o
o set lt on fire and poured a fusil- o
o lade of bullets into the structure, o
6 Sheriff ROyeter lias gone to the o
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ONE MAN KILLED;
FIVE WOUNDED
Shooting Affray Take? Place in
Principal Streets of South
Carolina Town
<Py Associated Pro??.)
PAGELAXD, S. C., March 12.
One may wa j killed and five others,
wounded, two probably fatally.in a
shooting aff-ay in thc principal
street of this place late today. , The
shooting occurred immediately after
tho trial before a. magistrate of Ar
thur Weet for alieced > ioiation of a
labor contract. Tba case was thrown
out oT court, a/id the interested fac
tions, it la said, clashed in front of
the magistrate's ofllce. .More than
50 Gbots were fired. J. W. Arar.t
was killed and his brother. J. M.
Arant, probably fatally wounded. J.
M. Arant was shot through the
body nod later was removed to a
h?pital at Tba-lotte. Arthur West
was shot Baverai times, bis brother,
Sheppard West, and John Robertson
also receiving; serious injuries.
The trouble I-, said to have arisen
from an alleged breach or contract or
th0 l:url of Arthur West, who. it wat:
cuarged, had unlawfully left the. em
ploy of a sister cf the Arant broth
ore to work ; for J. ?). Wallace. The
ed boro tonight, but no arro?*, baye
yet boen made. '
EXTRAORDINARY
PRECAUTIONS
Armored Cruiser Ordered to Pd'
trol Harbor to Guard Against
Neutrality Violations
<3y AKWM-UUVI Press.)
WASHINGTON. Mrch 12.-Secre
tary Daniels late today announced
that the armored cruiser .Brooklyn,
receiving shin at Boston navy yard,
had been ordered to patrol thc har
bor there to guard against neutrali
ty violations.
Although ooicials here continue to
deny that any evidence had been dis
covered to bear out stories of a plot
to tum Gorman steamers laid up nt
American ports into war-hips und
rush them to sea. developments of
the past three days have demonstrat
ed the government's determination
to take extraordinary precautions
against any neutrality violation.
Four warships and a coast Ktiard
cutter now have boen detailed for
patrol duty In Boston and New York
harbors.
Assistant Secretary Peters, of thc
treasury, was an early White House
caller today and had a Ion* talk with
President Wilson. He la" In direct
charge of customs mattera, and the
preservation of neutrality by foreign
ships invAmerican ports is underbills
charge. A few hour j later ho left
fer New York.
FRENCH GAINS
INSIGNIFICANT
AB Attempts to Break Through
German Linea Fail-Trench
es Destroyed
(Dy Assorlat?d Press.)
BERLIN, via London, March 12
(9:10 p.. m.).-Although French Te
porta for several weeks have been
"ihlraintt ?Tally gains in tho ' Cham
pagne region, it is aald in well in
iotmed quartern herTthat total gains
pf the French during the entire battle
have been Insignificant, amounting
only to About 300 fret at three difler
net places.
These positions wero abandoned,
it'was said, because during the long
ftruKgle. th? trenches were destroyed
HT shell Uro and rendered useless.
The three places aro'north of Lc
Mecnil,. north of Bnausejour- and
northeast of Beansojonr.
During the fl&hting from. February
17 to dato it waa said that on all the.
other parts of the front whero tlio
French have attempted to break
through the Imo remains in tho* pos
session of the Gcrnvtnsr-who have
gained ground at several places.
Harry Thaw and His High Priced Lawyers.
If Harry Thaw, now on trial in Kow
York for conspiracy in escaping from
Mattcawnn Asylum; ?looa not wiu his
liberty tili.,- lin:e, it will uni. be because
he failed to have t!< highest priced
legal ??l?nt; In Ids triuls for tho
murder of Stanford White ire had
lawyers vAv did not. iii th" opinion of
seor GS-* of ether lawyer?, handle the
carte weil. Thin time lie has hs advisory
counsel Philander C. Knox, former
secretary ol' stat?. William A. Stone,
former governor of Pennsylvania.;
.tohn M. Blanchfield, the highest priced
trial lawyer in New York City, and
Morir?n J. O'lirien. formerly on Ibo
bench of the Appellate Division in
New York.
While Messrs. Knox and Stone have
not appeared iu tho trial room in New
I mm jSSBSm
JOHN 'B.'STANCH FIELD, MORGAN-J. O'B?ieN
/*A'?TTaS_ Oy CO~Qf*?fiA.T!y-'? f&E-SS. ?
York, they have boen advisinR Tl.aw leis, but lt is understood be will
concerning tho case* since- bis escape not take a case like that of Thaw's
from tho New York asylum. for less than .$25,000. Since Judne
Mr. ataticbneld bas bren employed O'llri; a retired from the bench lie bas
in nearly every important criminal been at the head of a lirai of lawyers
case in New York for tho past sis who charge the highest prices in the
years. No one knows dcllnitely his country.
GREATEST BUI
TAKING PLAS
No Less Than a Million rY .*n Beb
merits Promised in Political Fi<
duce Austria to Cede to Ita
(Hy Aoori?t^a Tics?.) , ,
LONDON. March 12.-Just ns tho
French attached tba Germans in the
west when Field Marshal von Hin
denburg made his drive from Ear-t
Prussia last month, so thc British
army operating In Flanders has un
dertaken the task of relieving pres
sure on* its russian nlly. now that
the Russians again aro being attack
ed in North Poland. Thia is part of
tho general plan of tho alHcd gen
erals. When on? is. attacked thc oth
er attacks tc compel tho Germans
and Austrians to keep strong forces
at every point nnd endeavor to pre
vent them from .sending, new troopB
where they could deliver the most
good.
The Germans now are attempting
lo cru6? the Russians. For this pur
pose they are reported to have ah
army estimated at nearly a half mil
lion men marching along the roads
toward Przasnysz. To prevent this
army from being strengthened iar
ther the Uritish ar? thrusting at
the German Une worth of La Bassce
and besides reporting tho ca pu re of
th? village of Neuve Chapelle, it ts.
assorted that they have advanced be
yond tbat town.
Tho battle taking plaoo In the east,
exports ea>> lt? tl?o biggest battle of
Hie. war, no less than a million .men
being engaged. The Germans in their
official report claim on, advance,
while Petrograd considers it likely
that the RussmnB will have to fall
back beyond Przasnysz and they did
last month, before malting a stand.
It. probably will bo days before a
definite result ?3 attained in this,
battle. . j
Meanwhile another German anny i
bas appeared on tho Pillea Hiver,
front, south of the Vistula, probably j
military observers say, with the iden '
of inducing Grand Duke Nicholas to .
withdraw T\nn from tho north, where
Ute real blow is being struck. !
Farther; south, along tho footldlls
ILE OF IR
[PE EAST
ig Engaged-Interesting Develop
ed--Germany is Trying to ki
lly Both Trent and Trieste
of tho Carpathians, fighting between
I thc Austrians nnd Russ'ans continue j
!in wintry weather. Eacb side claims
I tho other is doing the attacking, but
lt ls believed'hero that, nj the Aus
trians Initiated thi<? battle, they prob
ably are still thc aggressors.
From the other battlefields, in
cluding ths Dardanelles, nb"news bsd
'been received at a late hour tonight.
Interesting developments aro
promised In the political - field,
j Prince \on Buclow, the German am
bassador to hally, according to
i Home and Berlin dlspktchea. has
raised the question ot territorial, con
\ cessions to Italy us the price of
j Italy's friendship. Germany, it is.de
! dared, is- doing tito -negotiating on
behalf of her' ally, Austria, whose
territory'iii Involved.
It ls said Germany Ia trying to in
duce Austria to cede lo Italy both
Tre?t und Trieste Baron , Stephan
?von Burlan, the Austrian . foreign
minister, according to report, does>
not oppose the cession of Treat, but
strongly object 1 to parting wit!?
Trieste, while the aged Austrian em
peror refuses to .consent tho loss of
any part of his 'dominions.
It I.? reported that Germany desires
to bax*.' the mutter settled now, tn
the fear that should the Dardanelles
be forced Italy would be more . than
ever inclined to throw in her lut
with thc Allies i?? .naure the safety
of her interests tn the eastern Med
iterranean, depending on her army
to recover her )ORI provinces nearer
hom e. . ..
German emissaries, according to
dispatches to British newspapers, al
so aro busy in Bucharest and Sofia,
endeavoring to point out to Kuma-,
ala and Bulgaria why these countries
Should remain neutral.
CAPTAIN HES
ll STATEIHEMT
SAYS GERMAN VESSEL WILL
NOT LEAVE
PORT
TELLS OF VOYAGE
GERMAN SHIP
Tactics Changed Prior to Land
ing-Vessel Evidently Feared
Capture
(Hy AwxifiKsl rrt-fiO . ?
. NEWPORT NEWS. Vn.. March 12.
- "1 cm BSV positively that the Prim;
Eithel Friedrich never will leave this
port until the end of thc? European
war."
This declaration was made tonight
to a representative o? the Associated
Pros!? by Captain H. H. KJehne. mar
ier of the American sailing ship Wil
liam P. Frye,, which the (lennon
raider do droved in tho. South At
lantic ocean January 28 last
Captain Kjr.nno had Just conclud
ed hi. arduous work here since land
ing on American soil tc tell the story
of his \?!SBC1'S fa'.o to tho world last
Wednesday. Hu had bade farewell to
Commender .Thicrlchons, of tho Qer
maa cruiser, liad paid off his crew
and WM leaving for Washington, to
rev?nl tho detail? of bli ship's de
struction directly to heuds of tho
government.
"Why do -am make such a positive
statement?" the American capte'n
was asked.
"That I will not say." he replied,
"but t know abo has come here to
stay until t*:e war is over."
-Notwithstanding this tb? comman
der Qt the Eithel Friedrich tonight
reiterated his insisting that it is his
purpose to leave American waters as
soon aj possible.
Regarding the reasons for the sink
ing by the ticrrqan cruiser of the
American shin Fryo. lt was re;<o<*ted
tonight that omcers of tho convert
ed cruiser reached a decision after
finding in the Frye's papers a record
that Hie ahip with its cargo of wheat
was bound for "Qae?nttowa._Fa>
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DOWN W
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I Thc Itriiisli steamship Indian .>
. City, which Bailed from Calve i- o
> ion for Havre, February 18, hus o
i boen sunk, according to n cable- o
) pram received hero today by her o
J agents. Sin- carried 14,026 bales o
) ol cotton. The cablegram c um; o
> from Liverpool. No details were o
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THAW JURY FAILS
TO REACH VERDICT
Ordered Loctced Up and Recess
of Court Declared Until
This Morning
(Uv AMCNian?l Viv?.)
KEW YORK, March 12.-After hav
ing deliberated for more than four
boura, the jury in tho case of Harry
Kendall Thaw and four co-defendants,
on triul charged with consplr; :y, had
failed lalo tonight to reach a verdict.
At ll :22 o'clock the jury waa ordered
locked up for the night und a roceBB of
court was declared until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Tho Jurors, lt was apparent from
questions asked when Its foreman
cann* in for instructions, seemed to
be divided on the question as lo what
Thaw's legal status was at tho time
of his escape anti what part his belief
that he had a right to ?leo Bhould play
in th" determination of a verdict.
The case went to the Jury luto to
day after completion of the cross ex
amination of Thaw and the deli"/ ry of
closing addi esses to the Jury by attor
neys |or all the Interests concerned.
In his charge to the Jury, the presid
ing justice yahl.that Ute question of
Thaw's sauity should enter into the
case only insolar as he might be
shown to have tho mental capacity
to outer into a criminal i'ci and in
tended to do po.
TAX COMMISSION
BEGINS BUSINESS
Absorbs Power of State Board of
Equalizaton and Board of
Assessors
-'ptviul lu Tl.?- IiiU'll?K?'ncTr.
COLUMBIA, March 12.-The South
Carolina Tax Commission has organ
ized and begun business. The com
mission lu composed of A. W. Jones,
former comptroller general, as chair
man; J.%P. Derhnm of Conway, who
was comptroller general prior to Mr.
Jones, and W. G. Querry of Spartan
burg who resigned from the general
assembly to ta*ke a place on thc com
mission. The offices of the commis
sion are on tho 13th floor of the Pal
metto National Bank building.
The Stale tux commission has ab
sorbed the powerH formerly lodged In
the State hoard pf equllizallon and the
State board of assessors and they will
devoto their especial attention to the
civilization of property. Chairman
Jones has announced that all porsonal
and real property will be reassessed
next year. The commission has the
nower to go into any community and
seo that there is an equitable assess
ment of property.
Tho three members were named by
Gov. Manning. Chairman Jones for
nix yc^r3. Mr. Borham for rout years
and Mr. Querry for two years. Under
the act tho governor was to designate
which one was to act as chalrma.: and
he appointed Mr. Jones. Jlereafter ti??
commission will elect the chairman.
Kngland Purchases Indigo.
LONDON, March 12.-Kngland has
purchased tho greater part of the
crop .if natural Indigo now con/ig
forward for dye users in tho United
Kingdom. Tho ' step was taken to
mitigate the effects of a shortage of
tndigo for dyeing purposes and t
prevent any speculative holding of
natural indigo.
New ratters to So Launched.
WASHINGTON, March 12-Thc
new coast guard cutters Ossipee, for
uso in Maine waters, and Tallapoosa,
for thc Gulf of Mexico, will bo launch
ed al Newport Nows, Va., April 20.
Mis3 Sallie McAdoo. daughter ot thc
secrotart-?f/the treasury, will chris
ten tho Ossipee and Miss Mabel Hart
well, of Mobile, win name the Tal
lapoosa, which will bc an oil-burner
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o COLUMBIA. March 12.-Super- o
o intendent Swc'arlngcn announced o
o tonight the appointment of George o
o 1>. Drown superintendent of ed- o
o watton of Newberry County as o
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> MEN GO
ITH VESSEL
BRITISH CRUISER BAYANO
HAS BEEN SUNK BY
A HOSTILE TOR
PEDO
ONLY 26 OF 216
MEN SURVIVE
German Under-Water Boat Did
Its Deadly Work Off Coast
of Scot lar 1, in North
Channel
(By ,\ .H !.,>,.! s.i
Groat Britain has lost another war
vessel as a result of Germany's sub
marine blockade- Tho auxiliary cruis
er Baynno. with a crew said to ag
gregate nbout 216 men, has boen Bunk
? y a hostile torpedo. Only 28 men
ur? known to have survived the dis
aster and tho British admiralty be
lieves the others perished.
An unofficial report says the Ger
man uuder-water boat did its dealy
work off the coast of Scotland, in the
north channel. The survivors were
landed at Ayr, Scotland, whicb seems
to give authenticity ^tTHhis report.
The survivors of tho Bayann were
rescued by the Belfast steamer Bal
merlno. They were afloat on a raft.
Another steamer picked vp one of the
Bayauo's life-boats, which was adrift
ind also two.of her rafts. The sur
vivors were landed at Ayr.
The captain of the Balmerino, in an
interview with the Dally Telegraph's
correspondent at Belfast, said that
the collier was on a voyage from Bet
.'ast to Ayr when at 8:80 o'clock
Thursday morning, four miles from
Blockhead, he saw a low-lying object
m the water. His first impression
was that it was a submarine, but on
doser inspection a cluster ot men
.wmc_obseryed. nuking slfi^U.^JfUiL
(tarmonta attached ' .an oar. WlteR*
the chiller got closet the crew of the
Hal merino found two raffa and a
ship's l/oat upturned with 26 men
on them.
"Two of the men," said the captain,
"bad no other clothing than shirts and
others only their sleeping garments,
fill were more dead than alive from
wet, cold and exposure but cheered
us as we neared them. Boats were
lowered and the men were transfer
red, which took u long time owing to
the difficulty of moving the wounded
and famished members of the group."
The captain said that two of the
rescued men were 'In such condition
that in another half hour he believed
tlicy would have perished. Elghteca
of the men on the raft, including two
(ioetors. were removed to the Bal
merino. After theBe were safely put
aboard a boat was making a second
journey to the rafts when the armed
merchantman Tara- arrived on the
scene and took off the remaining eight
survivors.
In ito statement ot the disaster tba
admiralty says:
"On the 11th v>f March wreckage of
the Bayano and' bodies wero discov
ered and circumstances point to he?
having been sunk by an enemy tor
pedo.
"Eight otHcers and 18 men were
rescued, but it is feared that the re
mainder of the crew were lost.
"The captain of the Belfast steam
er i a*tie Reagh reporta passing
Thursday morning a quantity of
wreckage and bodies floating/ in lite
belts. He attempted to bi ireh for
r.ossihlc survivors, but was prevented
by the appearance of an enemy sub
marine which gave chose for 20 min
utes."
The Bayano was a comparatively
new steamer.. She was built at Glas
gow in 1913 and waa owned by Elder
& FyffeB ' before taken ovsr by the
British government and fitted out as
an auxiliary cruiser. .
The Bayano was of 3,500 tons dis
placement and 416 feet long.
DESTRUCTiWFHO
AT COLUMBIA
Masonic Temple, Store. Printing
Plant and Contents
Burn
8p?rial to Th? InUUicenrrr.
COLUMBIA. M?rrh 1* - ?hts
morning destroyed the Ma3onlc Tem
ple and the store, painting plant and
contsnts of R. I?. Brvan Co., ea*
tailing a loss of something like $150,
000, which is partially covered by in
surance. .
The P. L.. Bryan Co. waa altuated
in the 'Masonic. Temoie, which ta ia
the lido block ot Main street. An
adjoining bundine, occupied by tho
Stanley China Hall.* waa slightly
damaged bv tho flamea. The origin
of tho fire is unknown.
R. I?. Brvan Co., ware among the
largest printers, bookbinders and
general stationers In thia part of the
country.