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. ?y... Intelligencef NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. ?. W??kly. l?tobU??e* 18?; Dal?* Jan. 18, !'./.<. _'_ ?_._ _ ANDERSON, S. C., MORNING, MA\32, 1914. PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR, HERMAN Sh INTERNED WILL BE DISMANTLED AND HELD UNTIL WAR IS ENDED HAD GREAT CAREER Commander Hoped to Escape end Continue Commerce Raiding. NEWPORT NEW8, April 7.-Com mander Thterlcbens ot the German auxiliary cruiser. Prinz Eitel Fried rich, informed Collector of Customs Hamilton here tonight that he'desir ed to Intern hit ship In American waters for the remainder of the war The commander said be was forced to take this course because rollet which would have made possible a dash to eoa failed to arrive. Tho navy department announced titat tho EiteU would be taken to the Norfolk navy yard for internment and lier officers and crew would be bound no. to participate further in Ute war The commander's statement said that tho relief, expected appeared not to arrive in time,-"so the number and force of the enemy's cruisers watch lng the entrance to the bay makes impossible a dash for the. open sea with any hopo of success. I have de cided not to leave tho crew and ship to fruitless and certain destruction Being obliged for courtesy shewn me by all the United States authorities. I am expecting your orders." Merchant ships of Germany's belli gerent enemies, which have been held up to enable tho Eitel to dash to sea If 'desired, were allowed to sail to night. Commander Thierichens appeared greatly disappointed that he was forced to intern. He said he was heartbroken for he would like to have gone, but had to constder his men He didn't Intimate.what naval relief he bad expected to enable him to re turn to sea to continue his commerce raiding which began last November in tire 'Pacing Ocean. The Eitel came here four- week: ago. . She made repairs to boiler: loaded coal, supplies, and lt -wat thought she would attempt to dasi through the allied warships off thc capes. Collector Hamilton - boarded her carly tonight with a notificatior from Washington ?hat she would either have to leave by midnight to night or intern. Before message de livered her commander told the col lector he wanted to Intern. The ship will be taken to Norfolk tomorrow thp breech locks ot her guns removed and connecting rods of her enginei detached. Commander Thiorlchena was noti fied on March twentieth that his ship would have to ie?ve port tonight by midnight or intern, fourteen working days being allowed for repairs. BRYAN URGES IOWA TO STAND BY DRYS Hopes Democratic Party WO! Al ways Side With Prohib?, tton. WASHINGTON, AprP. 7.-Secretary Bryan bas made pnblir a letter he had .written to L. W. Kcsniojrton. Dem ocratic natlonat commit leeman from Iowa, expressing tho nope that Demo crats would take a stand for prohibi tion and vote against officials whom the liquor Interests could control. In a statement Issued with the letter, Mr. Bryan said he hoped to see/the Democratic party take, ta* prohibition - side whenever the question ls raised. Ho said, he did not know to what ex tent the Iquor question be au issue In the campaign next year, hut that at the present lt does not seem probable that lt And a piace In thc platform of either Demooilc or Republican party. - * Greenville Want? Better Shows GREENVILLE. April 7.-Declaring that the vaudeville etti jetions staged bore recently have transformed the theatres in which they appeared tate' "plague spoU< for the degradation ot our young people." thc censorship committee has recommended a bet tor class o? ahows ?r the revocation of the tneatr? ttjwse*. The city council'has ehuersed the acttou uv tho committee. Kew York Stocks. NEW YQPA?. April 7.-Conflicting condition? resuming rroui ? mixture of buyinu and selling orders waa re flected In today's early trading in the stock mnrkett Baverai prominent stock* gained whit? a few yielded a point or two. Irater the entire Hst became d$iH> Bond* were irregular. r?P EITEL YESTERDAY INSPECTOR AT WORK ON SAFE ROBBERIES MR. MORGANROTH ON HONEA PATH-WILLIAM STON MATTER NO CLUES AS YET Partie? Who Robbed Safes Are Believed to Have Been at Princeton. There were nc developments yester day in the safe-blowing vates of the Honea Path and Williamston post of fices other than the,fact tliat Post Of fice Inspector Morgahroth, with head quarter? in Greenville, began an in vestigation of the robberies, both of which are believed to have been per-' petrated by the same parties-three white men who were seen about Honca Path Monday riding in a Ford car. Sheriff J. M. li. Ashley returned to Anderson yesterday, and when ques tioned by. a reporter for Thc Intelli gencer as to whether he had had any success in getting a clue BB to who committed the crimes replied in- the negative. It seems that the suspicious look ing characters /ho were Been about Hones Path Monday came into the town from Princeton, a small settle ment in Laurens County about lt) miles from Honea Path.. The mon were travelling in a Ford car and on the way from Prlncoton to Honea Path their car brok,, down. They were given a "lift" into Honea Path, where they wandered about during the day and evening. Tuesday morn ing the men. and their car had dis appeared. .. _ ?. , ? STUDENTS '."RUSti" .UDV1E; THIRTY KIt?HT ARRESTED SPARTANBURG. April ?.-Thlrty eight students of WofTord College las: night marched up to the door of the Lester theatre on Main street and pushing the. doorkeeper aside, walk ed in. with n?ver a glance at the as? tounded ticket-seller. As a result of their escapade, thc 38 will appear before Mayor Floyd in tho city court to answer to th charges if disord?rly conduct. Adipiral Fiske No Longer Naval Advisor Admiral B. A. Kiske. who has been chief advisor tc Secretary Daniels of the navy department, will not act in' that capacity longer. The reasons for his getting out have net been told. However, lt ls assumed in Washington that he baa come to a serions disagreement with the head of the navy over the policy being pursued at this Urne. When he was caked to testify before a hons? of representatives committee some time ago about the. condition of the navy, he said it was not any where near preparation for war. BATTLE RAGING IN CARPATHIANS GERMANS OFFER STUBBORN RESISTANCE TO RUSSIAN ADVANCE COMBINED ATTACK ON DARDANELLES . 1 ? Drink Question Still Troubles IEnglish--Church Makes Plea. LONDON. April 7.-Tho Carpath ians in the east and tiie hilly country between the rivers Meuse and Moselle In France continue to be the Scenes of sanguinary* fighting, but little or no news I3 forthcoming on the battle in progress. Except in I'zsck Pass in Carpath ians. where the Austrians and Ger mans are offering a stui born resist ance, the Russians are i.ald to have crossed the first mountain range and can look, down thc southern slopes toward tho plains of Hungary. It 1B asserted that the part of thc army which has crossed ls maneuver ing to get behind the Austro-Gcrmans holding L'zsck pass. Between the Meuse and thc .Moselle the French arc trying to drive the Germans from St. Miehtel. . The German official report claims that the French assaults have been repulsed. The French some time ago reported tho capture of the town and claims to have made almost dally progress since then. The Belgians regained a blt of ground IOB tin Fland ers but elsewhere there ls no change in the west. - Although no announcement has been made, it is th0 expectation in military circles here that a combined land and sea attack on the Dardanel les will begin shortly and that at the same time the Russians will bombard the Bospborus forts. In England the drink question Trev mains uppermost lu the peoples minds. The cabinet met today to dis cuss wbat governmental action should be taken, but announced no decision. The churches make a plea to th?, peo ple to at least abstain from liquor until the war ends. Sultan Believes Dardanelles Safe. CONSTANTINOPLE. April 7.-"I am convinced that the Dardanelles cannot be forced. The brave conduct .of the Turkish army troops in recent operations permits me to conclude that, although the allies use every means at their disposal, they will .be unable to achieve their, purpose." ThUs spoke Mehmed V. Sultan of Turkey the first caliph Moslem of the world today in an audience granted an Associated Press correspondent. The Sultan throughout the audience ex presad , greatest confidence in Tur key's ability to withstand the allied forces' onsluugK. WILLARD LAND'J AT KEY WEST Greeted by Crowds and Whistles On All Boats in Har bor. KEV WEST. April 7.-Jess Willard, the new champion heavyweight pug ilist ot the world, arrived here today from. Havana, where he won the title from Jack Johnson. A great crowd greeted the Kansas giant and the po lic? had difficulty In keeping order. AB the steamer came in. ail ships In the harbor. Including United States destroyers blew their whistles. Tem Jones, Willard's manager, manager, when told of the London syndicate's offer of twenty thousand for a match between Willard and Moran, said Willard will not fight tor nine months or a year. It was' announced tonight that Willard would go direct from here to Balti more, where be will'give an exhibi tion. He arrives in New York Satur day.. LONDON, April 7.-A London syndi cate hes offered a purse . of twenty thousand dollars for a fight between Jess Willard and Frank Moran of Pittsburgh. Willard is offered a thousand dollars for traveling ex penses. Johnson defeated Moran on points in twenty rounds at Parla last year. This year Moran knocked out i Bombardier Wella at London in ten roundes. No Pict ores sf Havana Fight. -WASHINGTON. April 8.-Persons , who had hoped to see the Jess Wil- 1 1 lard-Jack Johnson prize fight in mo- , tion pictures will be disappointed. < ? The federal law forbids not only in- : terstate transportation of fight film?, 1 hut tho Importation cf such fllsr.s < from .foreign countries and provides a fin? ot 11,000 and imprisonment of 1 'one year, or both for each on>nr* Raymond Swoboda, Accused As Spy by French. Raymond Swoeoda, a mysterious character, who may be an American, a German, or a' Frenchman, is now under arrest in Paris on thc charge of hav'ng tried to scuttle tho liner Tourain?, which caught fire off the Irish coast ou a trip from New York .to France. He and his friends maintain .that he is an American and that he lias been selling gods bought in the t'n lied States to Fronch contractors, who are supplying thc army. His" ci M . will be taken up by the State department at Washington Just us soon as he shall have made protest against the action of the French authorities. DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT IN MEXICO GENERAL OBREGON HOPES TO SEVER ALL COMMUNICA TION BETWEEN VILLA-ZAP ATA FACTION AND MEXICO CITY CONDITIONS IN CAPITAL ARE UNCHANGED President Wilson's Special Representative Holding Conferences With Both Factions-Reports All Quiet at Guaymas, ? On West Coast. WASHINGTON. April T.- Advices indicating that a baltic is imminent which, may decido whether Obregon the Carranza commander, would sever' the Villa-Zapata troups from com munication with Mexico City, attract ed wide interest here today. Officials attach much importance to the out come of the battle which is expect ed to be fought about Queretaro, where tho two armies have been con centrated, r Fighting continues ir?ar Tampico, but indications ar? that both sides have drawn on the forces then; lo strengthen their lines about Duere taro. This ?sd to the belief here taut there won't be an attack on thc oil wells near Tampico. Conditions in Mexico-City are un changed. Duval West arrived there to confer with Villa-Zapata officials. He has Just concluded a conference with Carranza at Vera Cruz. He is believed to be hivcstigatinr general conditions for President Wilson. A State department statement today says all is quiet at Guaymas, .Mazatlan on HARVESTER TRUST SUIT NEARS END Closing Argument in the Supreme Cotart Yesterday-Many Witnesses. WASHINGTON, April 7.--Th*- cru cial content in t'iO government's suit to dl*c~ire the International Harves ter Company began today with the case's presentation to the supreme court In oral argument. The snit he gen three years ago in the federal distr!j. court Minnesota. More than twelve hundred witnesses have 'been heard. The lower court held that the nmpanr ?toa a combination in re straint of trade and directed its dis solution into three equal, Independent organizations. the west coast. State department dispatches today, dated April 5 said the fight would .take place noon. This is construed to mean Villa had assembled a force strong enough to meet General Obre Kon's army and was moving south wan' from Torreon. Obregon last reported from Quere taro and was said to have sent a j column ngainst San I.ai.; Potosi. Obregon U understood by officials to j have 20.000 men and lt ls said Villa' has gathered an equal force. Hallet* Fell on American Side, BROWNSVILLE, Tex.. April 7. Despite the recent, warning from the United States military authorities bul lets fell in Brownesville, Texas, again today during a brief exchange of rifle fire between the Villa and Carranza armies contending for Matamoros. No one on thc American side w.?re struck. The command tra on bott) sides said the skirmish was without ! effect. The vanguard u? * Otp vt.ix | artillery train an tved tonight U wg . announced. HUERTA COMING TO UNITED STATES Believed He Intends to Confer With Former Asso ciates. WASHINGTON, April 7.-Official announcement that Virtorl?na Huer ta, once Mexican dlet*?or, is on his way from Spain to the United 8tatts was received at the state department today from the American consul at Seville. ? Huerta is due to arrive at New York Saturday on his first visit to the United States. His plins are nbt known, but'lt is believed he intends to confer with Mexicans associated with him during hts administration who have gathered In New York. IS. RILEY DEAD AT AGEpARS ESTIMABLE WOMAN PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS FUNERAL FRIDAY AT PROSPECT Mrs. Frances Gaines Riley Seized With Pneumonia Last Friday. Native of Greenville. In the eighty-eighth year of her age, Mr?. Frances Gaines Kiley, one of tho most widely known and high esteemed women of the county, died last night ut 10:'JO o'clock at her residence, No. 327 'Johns street, after a brief illness of pneumonln. The fuheral services will he held Friday morning at 10 o'clock, at Prospect church, several miles west of the city, and will be conducted by the Rev. O. L. Martin. f Mrs. Kiley was born in Greenville county March 7. 1828, being the oldest daughter of the Kev. N. und Clarissa Arnold Gaines. In the year 1850 she was married to William Kiley, a resi dent of Laurens county, and from there removed to Anderson coWty more than 50 years ago. Since tout time Mrs. Kiley had made her home in and about Anderson, where |hc caine to be loved and revered for her beautiful Christian character and U#r Bweet disposition. Muny hearts throughout this Beetloo will be sad dened to learn of her death, and the sympathy of the community goes out to the surviving members of the fam ily in their bereavement. During the war between the sec tions her husband rendered services as he was called upon to perform, though he saw no> active service dur ing that conflict. While he was away during that period the burden of con ducting the farm and rearing eight small children fell upon her should ers. During the war Mr. Riley con tracted a stomach trouble, from which he never fully recovered. AH a re sult of his long illness his mind be came Impaired and In the year lSfiS he was taken to the hospital for tho insane in Columbia for treatmeut. He recovered his mental faculties, though he wa? never strong in body after that time. During ?hese yeats of Illness and abseaco from home the burden of running the threehorse farm and rearing toe children fell up on Mra, Kiley's shoulders. "While this seemed to be a burden," said one of her sons last night." it was not a burden. In fact, though ber's was a hard life, she felt no burdens, for she lot her Lord bear them for her. and this accounts for the long life she lived." The example of the beautiful life Mrs. Kiley lived bears fruit in nor children, grandchildren and great grand, illdren. showing in their re pu . .rons for honesty, sobriety, truth fulness and Industry. Mrs. Riley came from a pious parentage on both sides. It waa a source of pride with her that she could trace her paternal ancestry back to tho Broaduses and tn Edmund Pendleton, who was tho presiding of ficer when .the Declaration of Iadc pendence was read, and who stood shoulder to shoulder with Timm,is Jefferson in that time and of whom the great exponent of Democracy spoke, in appreciative terms. On her mother's side she was descended from Maj. B?rry, who was a prominent'cit iz^ of the Fork Shoals section of Greenville county. Early in life A' s'. Kiley joined thc Baptist church, and for over 25 ye irs had been a member of the First Bap tist church of Anderson. Mrs. Riley ls survived by eight chi . drep, their names being Mrs. M. J. Harper. Mrs. J. G. Riley. M-s. Claru I-ou Bu rr Ins. Mrs. Ida Pruitt. Mrs. J. N. Byrum, Mrs. R. W. Pruitt and her twin brother the Rev. Melzer Riley, all'of Anderson, and J. P. Riley of Atlanta. In thc year 1863 she gave birth to triplets, all of whom died lu infancy. She is also survived by three living brothers, namely: thc Rev. W. A, Gaines, of Wost Virginia; M. B. Caines, of Seneca, and E. P. Caines cf Ur n; a Path. She ia au aunt of Dr. David M. Romsey, president of Greenville Woman's College, and of Prof. R. E. Gaines, of lilehraonU Col lege. She lost two brothers on the bat tlefields nesr Richmond during the Civil War. Mrs. Riley outlived many of thc peo ple of ber- day, she being closely bound by ties of friendship with scores of the Eskews, UuriissoK sud Waltons of this county who have long since gone to their reward. Sho was in good health not ll last Friday, wheo she was forced to take her bad. She had been complaining of not feel ing especially well for Some dayc prior to that time, but made dally visits to the bedside of her sick sou. Mr. J, G. Riley: Last Friday lt wa? discovered that she had a severe at tack of pneumonia, and from that tim?* MISS GARRIE EDWARDS DEAD PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT AFTER THREE WEEKS OF ILLNESS FUNERAL 4 P. M. AT THE GR?VE Wa? Nearing Her Eightieth Year. Survived by One Sister the Last of Nine. Miss Carrie Edwards, one of tho moat widely known and beloved ot the older residents of Anderson, died last night at 9:60 o'clock at her horne No. C08 North Main street. She had been iii for three weeks with pneumonia, and while her death had been expected for several days ?he news of her passing away fill come as a shock to her friends and admirers throughout tho city, Owing to the extreme Illness of other mem members ot the household, no fun eral services will be held at tho rest? dence, but the obsequies will be at the grave, In Silver Brook cemetery, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The funeral services will be conducted by thc Rev. O. L. Martin, who for several years was her pastor at the .First Baptist church. Dr. John F. Vines, pastor qt the First Baptist church, is out, of, the city and will not, therefore, be able to take part in the services. Had Mis--. Edwards lived unUt April 17, next, she would have been 80 years of age. She waa a daughter ot O. Z. Edwards and was born In Oeor gla, coming to Anderson many years ugo to make hor home. Of her immediate, family. Miss Ed wards ls survived by one slater, Miss Jeffie F. -Edwards. The latter is the last of ber parents, 12 children, nina suiters and three brothers. Miss Ed wu'i-ls was a consistent member bf the Baptist church and lead, a beau tiful Christian Ure. IARREST SUSPECTS IN WHITMAN CASE Charge Complicity, in Murder ot Greenwood Last Decem ber. O REEN WOOD. Aprli 7.-With the announcement ot Coroner Dock Owen thar he win conclude on Friday, April 9th, at 10 o'clock the Investigation into the death of J. C.. Whitman whose throat was cut by unknown parties in the orphanage woods ou a Saturday night shortly before Issi Christmas, comes thc smjgtatlonal re port that two more ?icu. D. Hinton and Jim Johnson, are charged with being Implicated in thft killing. In ad dition to startling testimony which it is ?aid will connect these .young white men with the murder, it is understood that scierai mora wlnSsaes will tell things at the hearing non Friday that have m>t yet "leaded out." ITALIAN FLEET GOES TO TARANTO \ctivfty Create Apprehension Plan? Are Kept secret. ON ITALIAN FRONTIER. April 7. -The Italian fleet left suddenly Monday from lt's Mediterranean nav al station and concentrated at Au gusta and Tararlo, thus within a few : liours of the Adratic. The warships' ieparture created a profound impres sion. Apparently only tbe king and mc or two high government Ifflclals were acquainted with the plans. Metis.Norwood Case Postponed. OREEN Vi LLB, A pu*. 7. ~ln all probability the suit of W. D. -Matta igainst J. V' Norwood, In which the dormer asks $75,000 damages for at* eged libel, will not be tried at this erm cf the court ot common pleas. The case ls set for uext to.tho last lav of th? term, which means that U will not come to trial. lute or no hope was held out for her eeovery. A beautiful episode of Mrs, Riley's sst day?, was the birthday party vhich her children tendered her on ?larch. 7. last, her 37th anniversary/ kl| her children, with the exception >f Mr* J. P. Riley, who lives tn Atlan a, and many ot her grandchtidr?n ind great grandchildren were pres et on that occasion and made narry vith this saintly "Mother in Israel," vho now is gathered to her father** in hat realm, where tbe righteous nave heir reward.