TODAY--VOTE EARLY FOR GOOD ROADS-TODAY VOLUME.I). No. 66. Weekly, Kstebllhbed ISOOj ?ally Jan. 15, 1911. ANDERSON, S. C.TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1915. * ~ PRICE FIVE CENTS OVER 100 * AFRICAN LINER AND BRITISH STEAMER TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINES DUTCH STEAMER SUNK BY MINE Russian Black Fleet Bombards Bosphorus Forts-Land Sit uation Without Important Change LONDON*. Marclf 29.-1'pwards of orfc hundred and fifty lives were lost in tlie sinking by German submaiines nf the African line Falaba and the British steamer Aguilu, bound from Liverpool for Lisbon. Tlie Falaba which was torpedoed in St. George* Channel Sunday, carried a crew of ninety and about 160 pas sengers. Of- this lotai, 140 were res cued, eight of these dying later froai exposure. ' Thc Aguila's crew numbered forty two and canJod three passengers. Twenty three of the- crew and ad passengers were lost. ? In each case, on sighting the sub marine thc captain tried to escape by speeding, but was overtaken. Thc Kahlua's captain" was given five minutes to get the cre*v and pas senger' in boats, but, according to survivors, before this was possible a i torpedo hit his engine room, causing a terrible explosion. Many were kill ed and the steamer sank in ten min utes. Trawlers rescued many. Those aboard the Falaba when thc explosion occurred were thrown into tho sea. The captain was among thc kl UM. u other Dutch steamer, tlie Amstel, i wai down up by a mine off Flam-, ,M ..ugh head. The crew were, res cued. The only other important war. news today was a ot mgtrtlfef <*$<>. the Fjusslan Black Sea fleet,' which bombarded thu Bosphorus fort's.,. Thc . land situation is without important change. , Thc only news from the front door of thc .Dardanelles is a.monotonous reiteration of thc ailina-are ? contin uing their work and that thc weather conditions still prevent a resumption of the bombardment by the fleet. The Turkish officials at Constanti nople, however.' declino to accept the weather as an excuse tor the lull in the attack. They- claim that since darell 18th the wether conditions have been so good .aut Turkish, aero planes have been flying over the al lies' warships about the Dardanelles. The unofficial reports from the neu . trat ports in the vicinity of the Dar danelles indicate an carly resumption of activity. These advices set forth that tba'long distance shelling of the Inner Turkish defense has been be . gun by the allies' battleships. R6\'lew"ng the Ru ?lan naval activ ity inline .f-lalt?c. .Petrograd claims that.-Vsaji0p0.ratibn8.ln_this sea. of the Russian bgifdashrpR hilve resulted in the damaging of several'German war-, ships i and - thal the Germans have been- compelled uiater'ally to restrict their,;! movements. ' . German sub marines -have been active off' the English abd.Irish coasts and the liner Falba, . which was reported ip ^dis tress in .tlio British /channel, may be one of tho victims of their raid. From a diplomatic standpoint thc observers in London look hopefully on e. reorganization of tho Balkan league* but nevertheless it ls. felt that the visit to Bulgaria of Field Mar shal von Der Golds', until recently at Constantinople, may r ieck the recon ciliation of that Stat? with her neigh bors . Thirteen Perish FISHGUARD WAL?S, March 29. -ThJrteeT. members ct the crew of the British steamship Aguila, sunk by the German submarine U-2.8 Sat urday night perished. Survivors ar riving today said the Aguila sunk off tho Southeast Irish Coast. . Tlie crew were, given'four minutes to leave tho ship, but survivor* said the steamer was fired upon while th? m JU were entering boats. Tho chief engineer and two others, Were kilted by shell fire. The Asulla's captain said the sub marine fired across the bows. Said he speeded, attempting ' to' escape'; but the submarine, caught him. This angered ^bp',-a?^atoat And' * sailor said >tt ia Ital*. ROME, March 29.-Slight earth shocks were recorded iu the pro > - No damage 18 done, bot the nervous population i cam Di nc in th? r.t?*n < ?ELS SUNK I UVES LOST ABANDON HOPE FOR MEN ABOARD SUNKEN CRAFT NAVY DEPARTMENT FEARS SUBMARINE MAY BE CREWS' TOMB Acting Secretary Plue Orders Report of Location of the F-4 WASHINGTON. March 2R.-Thc last remote hope that any of the sub marine F-4's crew of 21 men might be alive has been abandoned by the navy department. The navy department fears now the submarine may be the crew's tjinb, and it may never be known what caused thc accident. Naval officers doubt if she can la- raised. Today Acting Secretary Blueorder ed* Rear Admiral Moore, command ing the Honolulu naval station, to re port the exact location of the sunken vessel and the depth at which she lies, so that the department may estimate thc probability of slava>>.1ng the hull and recovering the bodies. The 8ubmeiged submarine lias been located outside thc harbor, it was an nounced. Portions of the superstructure have been .brought to thc surface. The dredge California will shift floorings, tugs will criss-cross in all directions and an ?attempt will be made to lift the Bubniurinc. Divers who earlier in the day went down the two cables thought to have been attached to the submarine found the heavy body was an old anchor, probably lost by the battleship Ore gon. Operations to locate the missing craft will be recommended. CONSTANTINOPLE DENIES. TRQUBLEu Ambassador Morganthau Reports That Troops Go to Urumiah WASHINGTON, March 2%-The Turkish government denies that there have been auy disorders at Urumiah in Persia. Ambassador Morgcnthau at Constantinople cabled the state de partment today that the grand vizier so informed him on the strength of a report made by the Turkish war office. Morgcnthau reported that ho fur ther instructed that order must be maintained and that regular Turkish troop's are on their way to the scene. The news dispatches from Ti tl i s have told the atrocities against Chris tians at the American and French missions at Urumiah by the Kurds and irregular Turkish troups. GRACE CONFERS WITH GOVERNOR Blue Says Can Not Furnish Gun boat to the Naval Militia COLUMBIA, March 2ft.-John P; Grace, mayor of Charleston, came to Columbia today for a conference with Governor Manning, where it xttk 3aid law enforcement was discussed: The conference wss begun at oaP o'clock. There is much interest in the result, of the conference. Victor Blue acting secretary of the navy, wrote Governor Manning today that lt ?Ul be impossible Just now to assign a, gunboat to the South Caro lina naval militia. He says .all'avail able boats aro now employed in West Indln waters. Thc governor ls complimented for his interest in thc militia. Emphasizes Growing Warmth of Affection ANNAPOLIS, March ^.-Speaking today at a- luncheon given in his hon or aboard' the new Argentine battle ship Moreno by Argentine Ambassa dor N'aon. President Wilson empha sised the "growing warmth of affec tion, as welt as understanding" be tween the United States and other nations of the western hemisphere. The president Inspected the ship. He returned .to Washington tonight. GEORGIA AM) FLORIDA RAILWAY IthtT.tYKKKH1P AUGUSTA, fla.. March 29.-W. Ft. Sullivan and H. FA Warfield of New York: and J. M. Wilkinson, of. Vel doain. Ga.. wa j appointed receiver? of the Georgia and Florida Railway In superior court here today on applica tion of the Baltimore Trust company an? official? of the railroad. The ac tion ia described a? friendly . The road ia ?aid to be unable Lo meet a another . AUSTRIAJRND DRINK THE GREATEST OF THESE THREE DEA?LY FOES IS DRINK DECARES DAVID LLOYD GEORGE King Deeply Concerned-Lord j Kitchener and Field Marshal French of Ssme Opinion LONDON. Mardi -"Wc arc righting Germany, Austria and Drink so far ai I can see and the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink." Said David Loyd George, chancellor of exchequer, replying today to a de putation of the ship building employ ers federation who. urged total prohi bition of intoxicating liquors during the period- of war. The deputation asked that prohibition apply to public houses and private clubs, operating equally with all rluBsej. The chan cellor said: "I believe its a general feeling that If we are to settle the (icrman mili tarism wc first of all must settle with drink. "He declared be talked today with the kind who is deeply concern ed over the prt-blem. The chancello said Lord Kitchener. Field Marsha'. French and himself were of the lame opinion. He promised tc. lay the mat T before the" cabinet. \ UNITED STATES TAKING EVEfiY_PBECA?TION Guarding Against Possible Vio lation of American Neu ' WASHINGTON. March 20.-Whiio every precaution ls being taken to guard against possible violation ? ot American neutrality in the event the Germ.an cruder Prinz Eitel Friedrich makes a dash for sea through the Virginia capes, naval omcers are al most ?-unit ia the belief that the Eitel will not crul88*until the war ls end?d. British Ambassador Spring-lticc called at the navy department, today. lt ls understood he assured. the Je partmeat .that' thc allies' warships i would not come within the Virginia three mile limit or otherwise violate neutrality. It is known the time limit allowed tho Eitel to remain at Newport News I is drawing near. The battleship Alabama which left ? Philadelphia today is due at II mi nt oil Hoads early tomorrow. . J* W. OSBORNE WRpNG MAN Rae T?nzer Goes Before District Attorney and Swears She Made "Honest Mistake" NEW YORK.' March- 29.-Miss Rae T?nzer.' young factory forewoman, who sued James W. Osborne for $50. 000 for breach of promise, then ar rested by federal authorities charged with' using malla in attempt to dc fraud . went before District Attorney Marshall today and swore she had made an "honest mistake." She declared the man she associat ed with >'as Oliver Osbo'rne. Detec tives were engaged tonight checking j up that part of her statement which 1 Marshall declared to be "unbelieva ble." . ' - ?GERMAN TROOPS RETURN ATTACK [Petrogsad However Reports Re pulse of Teutonic At tempts PETROPRAD! March 2-.>.-rOerman troops tn north Poland have returned to tba attack, centering their move ment in the region of the Skar river near tito Prussian border. The offi cial Russian announcement here say.'., that the < ter man : have failed -in sn assault made with a division of In fantry and that' tho Russians, ad vancing in turn, compelled their op ponents at one point tb abandon their, first Un* of treadle?. The claim also was mads .thar fur ther neath on the Pillea the German forcea were' out to flight. The Rus alan version of the f (gating in the i I Carpathian."! represent? that victories ! have been won at several poin.? giv ing the FrjssJans success in northern ?Hungary. So far as ia known, how-i I ever, ny considerable movement in ? ! that direction hs* been inaugurated ' and the Avitrian advices insist that ! [the Austrians wer*, successful in the mountain fighting. Where the Greatest Naval Battles Are Fought Thc greatest naval hattie* in nu ?ti ti m warfare, perhaps in any warfare?, are. being fought now in tho ~ Dar danelles. This utan shows the point ut which the three worships the irresis tible. Ocean, and Bouvet were sunk by drifting mines. In tlie gul of Saroa at thc left of 'the map the allie* have landed troops .which will cross the narrow penin sula ut> Gallipoli to attack the forts from the roar, in fact, despatches have it that a land force ls now on the way. Tba straits are -sr. narrow in some places that thc work, of demolishing the- fort* by battleships has been found almost impossible. For iii1 stance, at thP narrows above which the three vessels were sunk the dis tance across ls not more thau a mile The battleships would thus be brought too near the deadly fire ot thc forts were they to try to paso Tin; Queen K lizabeth, Ur I tain's new battleship, ha* stood off with her J")-inch guns, which shoot more thai tweJVv mile.i. and out ot -ange of th guns o? the forty has buttered man of them to pieces. Batteries Field Artillery Ordered to Brownsville, Tex. WARNING TO MEXICO FORCES THAT AMERICANS MUST NOT BE ENDANG ERED BY FIRING ACROSS BORDER [200 OF VILLA'S SOLDIERS KILLED I Reported - Zapata Forces Are About to Evacuate Mexico City and Carram* Chieftain Moving Forward to Oc cupy City WASHINGTON*. March *?.-Acting Secretary of War Breckenridge today ordered three batteries ot their field artillery to* Brownsville, Texas, ss a demonstration to Mexican forces fighting for possession of Matramoros that Americans must no; ix- endang ered by fl ring ac t bsa the border.'' A regiment of infantry was also or dered to bt- held In readiness. These precautions are deemed necessary, al though Carrant? and Villa agencies here %g&v*? ????-?nr?. that shooting serosa the line .a hot permitted. . Secretary Bryan said that com mandera of each faction hm*k ordered troop?, to soe that no shots entered American territory. State department reports said twp j hundred of Villa's forces were killed i Saturday in attacking thc Carranza] trenches and the defenders lost eight I and bad thirty-six wounded, lt is re ported that both sides are receiving j reinforcements. ?. Many of . Villa'o wounded were j brought to Brownsville. Hereafter | only thoSc needing urgent treatment will be permitted to cross the border. ; British ambassador Spring-Bice*in formed Secretary Bryan that lt was1 reported to him' that Zapata forces j were about to evacuate .Mexico City aud that the Carranza chieftain was i morlo.g toward to occupy tho capital. Mr. Bryan' said later thal no reports | concerning tho intended evacuation had.reached the d?partaient. Armies A bent Kunai. , BROWNSVILLE. March 2?.--Today passed without a renewal of the Vil la attack on Matamores. With the arrivai of Carransa troops reported en route to Matamorss tito two ar mies contending for the possession of the border town is said to be about equal in number, each with approxi mately 5.000 men. Militari?!* Win. WASHINGTON. March 29.-Returns from Th ur-tia y V election* In Japan, trifled th the Ja pan ea}' embasr.y hare, show that the governmont party which favors increase of military strength, viii ha.-? a big majority in the house of representatives. TO BEGIN G FOR PA\ ELECTION TODAY ON 1 GOOD ROADS BONDS VOTERS TO SAY WHETHER ' $750,000 BONDS ARE TO BE ISSUED A LIGHT VOTE Will Probably Be Catt for Two Reasons Principally-An derson Box Ttho qualified electors oi Anderson county will vote today upon tin question of the county issuing $7.">0. 000 of good roads bends. Indications are thara comparative ly light voip will be polled on the question;' first, for tile reasons I hut the requirements for voting today are the snme as tin--re providing to the gein-ral election, and second, for tho reason that because in several sec tions there 1? apparently little or uo interest in the matter. Anderson Precinct. The pulls aro supposed to open at 7 o'clock thiy morning and close at 4 this afternoon. The box for the city of Anderdon will be located in thc county courthouse, and T. AV. Norris, W. T. McGregor and 8. J. Davis arc the managers. Hoves Not. Taken. Indications lust evening wero that there will be no voting at. a few of tlic precincts In the county today, for the reason that the manager,, failtH> to call, for the boxes. It is barely possible that thc. boxes will be called for early this morning, or lt muy bo that improvised boxes will be used. There is considerable local interest in the election, and considerable ?speculation HS tn what willaba the re sult of-thc matter. PEfiFECTElElOfi CORPORATION TODAY MEETING FOR THIS PURPOSE TO BE HELD AT 10 A, M. TODAY THE LOCATION Is One of the Most Interesting Points to be. Decided Choose Officers A meeting of stockholders of the proposed. Carolins Qriiln & .Elevator Company wl?* be held this morning at the chamber o? commerce at 10 o'clock for the purpose if formally perfecting organization and electing officers and dispositif; or other mat tera, such aa thc'selecting,of a site for the grain ' elevator, closing con tracts for machinery, e'.c. Tli-' cpmpany will be organized us a corporation, after which application for the necessary papen will be nut dc to' the secretary of state. A board of directors will be elected, after which a president, a vice president and gen eral manager and a secretary-treas urer will be cito ?m. The matter of choosing a location io.- the grain elector will be taken up. A number r.t lites a rc In iniud bu-, it is probable that a place on the tracks of the Blue Kldgc Railroad will hf chosen, lt is understood that i alte near the plant if the Ander ann Machine and Foundry company is considered more satisfactory for the elevator titan any othwr available site. ..-'?"Mr. Edward H. Richards, who eume lu re last week from ' North Da.\ota. to toke up the management of the elevator, will recommend the purchasing of Burrell machinery for the elevator. lt ls planned to dispose ot all these mattera this morning und have work started on the elevator by the last of the week. Gen. Vmi klhfk Wounded. BERLIN, March 29.-Today's offi cial communication says General von Kluck. the tb-rman commander Who led the famous German rush into France in "ho early days of the war, ha.* been battleship, torpedo boats and o o mino -sweep*T ol thc allied float o o entered the Da Mandles Satur- o o day and Sunday. Tb> forts . ?nd o o ships exchange-', ?hot?. o nooooooopoooooocoooo HADING riNG WORK COMMISSION ASKS, FOR BIDS ON PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN AN ENGIGNEER FOR CONSULTING WORK dilbert C. White of Charlotte En gaged-Bid? for Excavating \ to be Opened Friday Night Sealed bid i for excavation for paving nn North Main street, between Earle and Tribute, and cn South Main streev, i)i tween church and River, ?re to bo called for immediately by the city navlng commission and opened at a meet in? to be held next- Friday night. Authorizing the city engineer to call for bids for doing thia excavating; de ciding that these portions ot North and South Main streets will be paved with \itrificd brick; and employing (Ulbert C. White, of Charlotte, as consulting engineer tor the paving work, ure the principal matters dis posed or ?fi. a meeting ot the paving commission which met at 8 o'clock Iu3t night in thc office of Chairman Horton and lasted until nearly tl o'clock. .-, North Malu street will, of 'courae, be paved on beyond Trlbble street. ' and South Main street will be paved on beyond River street. The commis sion decided to have thia excavating on North Main and South Meju streets done right away in order that it might take advantage of au opportunity ot getting some ex cavating work done at lew cost. ?. Thc commission has an opportuni ty to get Bonip excavating done at au unusually low price. , and at a . moot ing held- loot night authorised the resident engineer to proceed-with the call for bids for excavating on these portions of North and South Matu atreeiu in order that this opportunity might bo tukcn_adya*JB*?gL?^ kids will be received up um'.l .? o'clock Friday afternoon, and thc commission will meet later ju ? flee of Chairman E. lt. Horton hurt open the. blda and eward the con tract for thR moving of earth ? on these streetb preparatory to paving. ' Wm Use Brick. North Main street, between Earle and Trlbble, and. South-Main street, between Church and River, will bo paved with vitrified brick. This mai* ter was definitely decided upon by thc commission last night. This will bc tim first paving undertaken by thc commission after the letting of con tracts. It was deemed best by the commis sion to pace these portions K>f Mal? street with vitrified brick, as traffic over them will be heavy. It was pointed put that eventually tho Piedmont ft Northern J-'uea would build their' passenger station st the corner of Trlbble and North Main streets, and that oh South Slain street the Charleston ft -Western Car olina wpuld have its terminals, both af improvements making trafile heavy' in those respective portions ct Main street. The resident engineer having decid ed that these portions of Mata stree, should be paved first, this gives thc commission an opportunity to go ahead with the work of excavating thereby taking advantage of thc offor they have of chea;> wprk Just at this time. Kuiploy Eaklseer. This matter having bern decided upon, the commission ' u?,xt took up the matter of employing a consult ing engineer. A committee consist ing cf Mesjrs. Horton 'and D. A. U'dbctter has been appointed to-con fer with consulting engineers and ob tain be Ht prices for services. Thc :ommittee reported that they hod :onferred with several Consulting en gineers and would recommend the .lection of Ulibert C. White, ot Chaiv lotte, as consulting engineer. Tb? recommendation of the committee was approved and Mr. White was elected. The rame commlftee was ippointed to close up formally . thc rontract with Mr. White for thin week. ? Assistant for Baaders. Before adournlng the Conv.ols3lon lutborizcd Resident Engineer Sand :r8 to employ an assistant engineer or the paving work, at a salary not o exceed $100 per month. TWO ANARCHISTS PLACEDX>N TRIAL :harged With Making end Pid ing Bomb an Cathedral Crowd ed Wkh Worshiper* NEW YORK. March S*.-Frank Vbsrao and Carmine Carnot, charged vitb making a bomb and placing lt it the St. Patricks cathedral wheo rowded with worshipers, ?are placed >n trial today. The' State explained tu case, describing how the police, la \u tr,ort to round up the group of innrchirAB. detailedw on officer to vork.whh them and learn-their se .reiw, .-.