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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, GERMAP WA, ft ,_ PERSISTENT RUMORS TO I THIS EFFECT IN LON . DON STRUGGLE GOES ON IN THE EAST! Renewed Interest in Fight on Dardanelles-Turks Un easy. LONDON. April 8.-There were / persistent rumors in London tonight that Germany had either declared war on Holland or her troops had occupied a strip of Dutch territory extending from the Belgian frontier on the coast to the River Scheldt. The reports which lacked confirm ation are not credited by officials. It id possible they aro-e froin a Dutch source of news which said the Ger mana were strengthening their posi tions around the Dutch frontier and that uneasiness prevailed at the Hague and other Dutch cities, a -, a result of the seizure or sinking of Dutch steamers by German sub marines. The Dutch are strongly op posed to. Intervention, but their army ls ready to repel an InMaaion. Another diplomatic report creating immense interest came from Tome saying that Austria was seeking sep arate peace with Russia. This li un confirmed and ls not credited". The stubborn way in which Austria is re sisting the RussUTn advances in .the Carpathians seems to contradict the roport. (Fighting in the mcunCaln passes continued as fierce as ever, each side still claiming, the advantage. The only battle of any Importance was In Bukowina, where tho Austrians ara nt tb?. Russian positions ia the nope of compelling the Russians to send reinforcements from the Car pathians. Tho people of Burop* are expect antly awaiting ? renewal of the at tack on tho Dardanelles, this time with land and sea forces. Tho only newe from that part of the world to day la Turkey's decided call upon all men capable of bearing arms. This Indicates that Turkey 'expects the al lies to bring an exceedingly strong force against har. AFRICA: TROOPS TO AID ALLIES IN EXPEDITION AO A INST TURKEY PARIS. April 8.- French troops from Africa are ready to assist the allied fleet and British expeditionary forces against Turkey. An official statement Issued tonight said the corps had been ready since March 18. The forces have' been debarked at Alexandria, Egypt and are ready to proceed to any point necessary with out delay. . AEROPLANES DROP BOMBS ON TOWN IN MONTENEGRO NISH. - April 8.-Austrian aero planes Tuet Jay bombarded the Mon tenegrin n town, Podgorltza. A cele bration was In progress and the ?treets were crowded. Twelve per sons were killed, sixty wounded and Quoy houses destroyed. Most of the killed and wounded were women and children. Sultan of Egypt . Had Close Call LONDON. April 8.-An attempt was made this afternoon to assassinate the Sultan of Egypt, according to a Reuter dispatch from Cairo. While the Sultan waa leaving'the palace a native shot st him, but the shot went wild and the- native waa seized. Appointed Highway ComJtfs loner INDIANAPOLIS, April 8.-Gover nor Ralston tonight announced the appointment of Thomas Taggart. De mocratic national committeeman and G. Fisher, builder of the In ipolis speedway, Indiana com lesion?is to fix the route ot the Ixle highway from Chicago to Miami. Amtm-Si Be Popul ROME, April 8.-Italy's hesitancy. In entering the war hs explained ta of ficial circles aa due to Uis fact that thai country's statesmen are makins avery possible effort to obtain what the people desire through diplomatie channels, it la pointed out that la tar ; meantime Italy ts gaining every day - military strength and economic ! oarcee tn postponing entrance into i conflict. Officiais reports from European casita!* are said to agree that a su preme clash between the allies and Autro-Germao armies, which orig! tfY DECL. R ON HO era OF WM7 P. FRYE ? 10 PRIZE GOORI UNITED STATES WILL PROB ABLY ASSENT TO PLAN OF PROCEDURE __________ / WAS SUNK BY EITEL Germany State? She Assumes Liability for LOM of Ship and Cargo. WASHINGTON. April 8.-Germany today replied- to the state depart ment's claim for damage resultin;. from the ?inking of the American 'hip, William P. Frye, by the German auxiliary cruiser. Prinz Eitel Fried rich. Germany assumes liability, no. onlly for the destruction of the vessel but for the cargo, under treaty o. 1828, which requires that the case be taken before a prize court for estab lishment of fact? concerning th? ownership of tho ship and cargo. It was stated that thc United State will assent. The reply vas hander? by the foreign office at Berlin tc Ambassador Gerard, who cabled lt tc the stats .department. CONTROL EXPEDITIONS Parliament Asked1 to Pass Bill Naming Conditions. CHRISTIANA. APrl- 8.-Thc gov ernment has asked, parliament to pass a bill to establish control over all scientific or exploring expeditions from Norway to the Polar region*?. Under the proposed law expedition** would be required, to' carry provisions tor a tleast two'years. Thc con stantly recurring expenso of relief expeditions to rescue improperly equipped explorers*. ROBERT HENDRICKS EJECTED MAYOR OF PICK ENS PICKENS. April 8.-Robert Hen dricks, the luoumbent, was re-elect ed 'mayor o? Plckens Monday nvor two opponents both of whom- have at, one time or another served as mayor of this place. The - two .de feated candidates are: B. B. Laboon and Sam B Craig. Mr. Hendricks received a plurality of the votes cast, In the race for the aldermanic posi tions, there were twelve candidates, the following being the winners: Dr. J. N. Halium. R. L. H anea. W. F. Mu ul din, A. C. Gravely. Dr. J. L. Val ley and M, C. Smith. ELIMINATE DINING CARS ON ENGLISH RAILWAYS LONDON, April 8.-Dining cars are to be eliminated by all English rail ways for the remainder of the war, if an order tb such effect which has been prepared by the directors of this branch of the service Is approved by the managing authorities. The move la In accordance with the general policy of economizing all claims of civilian traffic in favor of the national requirements, ss well as tn agreement with the national scheme to -release as many able-bodied men as can be spared for the fighting line: . Another Princess. BERLIN. April 8.-Crown Princess Cecile yesterday gave birth to a daughter. Mother and child are doing well. The crown princess, a daughter of the late Friedrich Franz III. ot MeckUnburg-Schwerln, married Fred erich William in. June, 19p5.< TL-by nes* hate five children. Fifty Per Cent of Studea^s Enlisted. LONDON. April 8.- The bureau of universities ot the British -Empire, which has prepared a war roll of the colleges of England and the coionies, announces that the average contri bu? "on in .men from the universities and colleges thus far ls Just over 50 per cent. ar Would ar With Majority . nally seemed certain to tak? plac? in May will be postponed until Jun or later. Therefore it is argued thar? ls no reason, why Italy should hasten action. No attempt ls made to deny W?ki war against Austria would be popular, tits pointed out that the Italian army has been successfully mobilized without protest from Aus tria, the country most cbviousl) threatened. Thia Is taken in some quarters to indicate Austria wants t< avert hoslllties and may yet consent to make the territorial concession'* that Italy desires. ARED ! LLANO? HUERTA PW IO BEG1JTOKHIP ADMISSION TO UNITED STATES WILL BE OP POSED FORMER FRIENDS ASSEMBLE IN N. Y. Carranza Government Claims to Have Evidence to Support Charge. LOS ANGELES. April 8.-The Car ranza government at Vera Cruz will aBk thc United States to deny admit tance to Victoriano Huerta to Ameri can soil, according to a message thc Carranza ugent herc received today. The Carranza faction declares it has ovidonce that a group of Mexican conservatives huve assembled in New York to meet Huerta to plan a move ment to restore Huerta to dictator ship of Mexico. Xe Interest .in Washington. WASHINGTON. April 8.-American officials today viewed with indiffer ence Ufo coming of Victorano Huer ta, former dictator ot Mexico, tr- New York. Counselor Lansing said thc question of his admittance had not been considered by the state depart- j men. He declared he did not know whether any point In that connection had been reached by any other gov ernment department. Huerta is ex pected to reach New York Saturday from Spain. BUSINESS IN U. S. IMPROVES DAILY Maine Only State where Financial Depression Really Ex ists. WASHINGTON. April 8. ^-Duslness conditions throughout thc country ure showing a marked improvement in al? most Rll lines, according to reports from national bank examiners made public tonight by the treasury depart ment. Eighty or ninety examiners in the United States reported perraanen: Improvement. Maine ls said to bc tb; only State where a real depression exists. The statement says business in Oin South is felling a steady and pro nounced improvement, with excellent prospects for a large crop and great er diversifications. It says thc 3ale of cotton is active at advancing prices. TO DISMANTLE CRUISER TODAY Action Postponed to Allow Mili tary Funeral of Sea man. NEWPORT NEWS, April g.-Tho Germen auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friodrlch will be transferred {o the Norfolk navy yard. tomorrow and there will be Interned' throughout the war at Commander Thierichens re quest. The breech locks of th? Eltel's gunB. connecting rod? ot her engines will- be removed under direction of Admiral Beatty. The cruiser would have gone to the ''&vy yard today ex cept for Thlerlchen's request that he be permitted to remain for the fun eral tomorrow qt Seaman Pre! who was accidentally killed yesterday by a fall down companionway. Pre! will be buried in a local ceme tery with tull Goman mili tay honos. The commander and commissioned of ficers will be paroled and the crew allowed shore leave under navy de partment ref. illations. Panama Ha? Another Revolution, PANAMA, April 8.- Tho United States cruiser Chattanooga Wrns dis patched under rush orders yesterday for Cnrlnto, Nicaragua Her sailing was believed here to have been due tc. the reported outbreak of a revo lution on the west coast of Nicara gua. . Shortage of Cradles I? England. LONDON. April 8.-There is a serious shortage in the jiupply- of cradles in England and prices barp more than doubled ia the past three months; The principal beds of osier from which KngUsh cradles are woven, are in Belgium, In German hand?, and there have been no Im ? portattoro since the war began. VILLA'S BADLY BEATEN CARRANZA FACTION CLAIMS < DECISIVE VICTORY AT CELAYA CELEBRATION AT VERA CRUZ . -- i Report Villtita? Lost Three Thousand Killed and Wounded. WASHINGTON. April 8.-Claims of a decisive Carranga! victory over Villa at Celaya, one hundred and fifty miles north of Mexico Cl?/, reports that martial , law bad been established at Tampico and that fighting is contin uing at Klbano we're received today in state department dispatches. No information was received from United Sidles agent's concerning results of the rattle.} in thc Querctaro district. VERA CRUZ. Ank-ll 8.-Extra edi tion, of local '-wspapers today an nounced that Genjtjral Obregon's re ported victory near Calaya cost Vil la three thousand killed or wounded. It ls officially announced that Obre gon's troops are pursuing thc Villa forces. Reports of t:ic Carranza victory caused rejoicing at his headquarters here. The ringing*' of church bella, music and marching bands, apprised the public of Villa's defeat. I.S. TROOPS G CA lt If ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT -*~ BROWNESVILLE* Texas., April 8. ! -A squad of United States cavalry j ls posted ubout thc electric light plant here today. The plant IJ in the) neighborhood where bullets fell yes- I terday In small action between the. Carranza and Villa troops in the* trenches at west .Matamoros. WARM RECEPTION Enthusiastic' Crowds Greet Cham pion Through Florida and Georgia. SAVANNAH. April 8.-The pro gress of Jess Willard, tho worlds heavyweight champion. through Florida en route north caused eon- 1 tinuous innovations today. Not since John L. Sullivan's. day have similar scenes of excitement been Cleated by the advent of a fighter. Tire trip is being made amid a suc cession nf spontaneous receptions. Word of Willard's approach is ! flashed .ahead and everywhere flags' and bunting are flying, bands playing and hundreds of people are waiting it stations between Daytona and Sav n nah. Although Willard answered every call repeatedly and ade short speeches, but it was evidence that he became embarrased bv constant en-.| thusiasm. ile had wrapped his right hand in a bandage, this artifice being adopted to evade constant handshik lng. He complained that the hand which knocked ?-.ut Johnson waa growing sore from many shakes. Crowds greeted him at St. Augustine and Jacksonville. Before reaching Sa vannah, where another throng greet ed him, lt. was reported that - Wil lard had been offered a hundred thousand dollars tor als share of theatrical receipts for the next year. Willard refused tc discuss the report. To Prohibit Prise Fights ls ( eba. HAVANA. April 8.-Senate commit tee tonight reported favorably on the bill to prohibit prize fighting In Cuba. Member ?f Kiters Crew Milled. NEWPORT NEWS. Va-'Aprll 8-A member ot tho crew of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich Vss ace! den tl y killed . on .?ard the merchant raider today but his Identity and detalla concerning hts death were withheld by Com mander Thlerichens tonight Old "nettey-* Coiebnr Slides Aguln. PANAMA April 8. --A new move ment of tho cid Culebra cut slide on the west bank today closed the canal. Several ships are tied up. The chan nel wilt be cleared and the canal re opened tomorrow. FESTIVAL CONCERT Of Otsflta Unlversi-y WW Be Giren Tenight at r<*Aod!st Chorea. A fe*tlt*al concert will be given to night at tue colored Methodist church by a company from Claflln Universi ty. The concert will* begin at 8 o'clock, and promises to be interest ing and enjoyable. SnperSateadeat Felton. County Superintendent of Education J, B. Felton and Mrs. Pelton s pen' Wednesday and Thursday with rela tives at Town ville. i?il?E Itt TAKEJHEATRE DR AT LEAST THIS IS THE PLAN FOR CARING ITS INDEBTEDNESS PRESIDENT TALKS OF PROPOSITION Judge Fowler Gives Out State ment of Company's Affair?. What is Proposed. Judge J. S. Fowler, president of 'he Aiuleruon Development company. rcBtorday gave out n statement with reference to rep?rt? current on the streets regarding he financial condi tion of the concern that own j "Tin; Anderson" theatre property. President Fowler said tba*, the An lersou Development company, a cor poration with $30,000 capital stuck of which approximately $2:1,000 has been paid in. was the owner of property which had co3t abeu'. $62..~>00, con sisting of real estate, theatre, office ixnd store building and about $8.750 worth of fixtures; thu?, this p-op'erty had been purchased and built on vory close figures and he was advised by contractors that the whole project [.ould not be duplicated for leas than f?O.UOO. The company now has a revenue of about $4,000 per annum, which is am ple to pay interest charges on its bonded indebtedness and to liquidate its bends as they mature during tin next ten years. He .-tated that thc in debtedness of thc company was ap proximately $38,000. composed of $36. 500 first mortgage bonds, maturing ov^r a period of 10 year3, and a float ing indebtedness of approximately ->!:'.00". leaving a surplus value to the company stockholders of about $25,. 000, or nu.re surplus than its out standing stock. Tho company ls therefore perfectly aolvent, he stated, and .indeed when it ls considered that the company pur chased Its lot for $7,000 less money than the amount at which the loan company valued tho lot and that prac tically all buildlnj material used in tho construction r.f the structure was purchased close to coBt, and labor secured at prices 2."? to 40 per cent un der normal, the company really hus a surplus of about $10.000. over and above amounts paid in by lt3 stock holders. The company has arranged a plan, said Judge Fowler, to take care of its floating indebtedness through th' operation of whi^h each and ever; stockholder will have an opportunity ot fully protecting hi sinterests in the ccirporatlon. It is proposed to or ganize a syndicate which will take over the outstanding floating Indeb tedness of the company, such syniV cate to bc composed of stockholders in th? parent company. This plan will be so arranged that any stockholder In the Anderdon Development com pany by participating proportionately In the proposed syndicate will be able to protect his Interests in the proper ty represented by his stock. Spartanburg Man May Get Pardon SPARTAXBUFG, April 8.-Allend der Gosnell. a white man sent from Spartan bur* county to serve ?10 years following his conviction on charge* of burning thc home of, J. Walter Gib son at Campobello on the night of Jan uary 28 may be the first prisoner lr the county to recelvje clemency un der the administration of (invern?i Richard I. Manning. A roques*, fo Information concerning the t 'ial am" conviction of Gosnell was received a the clerk's r.ftce. This is taken to In dicate that Governor Manning has in vestigated the case and that a pardon or parole will be granted. Shriiiert to Meet In Spartanburg SPARTAN'BURG. April 8,-~8partan burg will don gala attire for the ShrineT of South Carolina who come to this city April 15 for their spring ceremonial. Prices have owen offer ed for tile 'best decorations and the merchants and business men of the city are entering into the contest with Interest. The largest attendance in the his tory of the State organisation ts ex pected. Many prominent Shrlnerd from this and adjoining States will be present. SPECIAL TRAINS TO BE RUN FOB, .SPA ETA Mt UKO FESTIVAL SPAFTANBURO. April 8.-All the railroads have announced that they will put on extra eautpment end two of the roads will operate extra trains into the city next week* to ac commodate the Visitors who will at tend tb* feslval. - County schcol fair and the meeting pf the Shrlners. FIELD AND J EXERCISES HEil?C??O?I NEXT CRIMINAL COURT JAIL IS NOW FULL OF PRIS ONERS AWAITING TRAIL MURDER CASES UP Several Matters of a Serious Na ture Are to be Threshed Out-Court May 10. The next terni of the court of gen eral sessions for Anderson county will be convened Monday May 10, and, lutl^iiK from the appearance of the docket at this time, will be one of the busiest terms that hus been held since the new circuit wus creaed. With the date of the convening of the session a mouth off), the county Jail ls already full almost to over flowing with prisoners awaiting trial. How many will be added tr. this num ber by the time court convenes, re mains to be seen,, of course, but I* ls reasonabe to suppose that the "colony" will be Increased by several souls before court woen arrives. There are a number of rather ser ious cases scheduled for trial, one of the most important of whkm is the caso of the young white man who was brought to juli .several wcekB ugo from Pel?er on chirges of having murder ed ITIB wl.'c by almost severing her .head with u razor, following a quar rel they aro said to have had. The man, it will be recalled, slashed his own throat following the attack upon his wife, anC for several days his Iflc wai despaired of by the attending physician. The man haB fully recov ered, and will be ready for trial when court convenes. ? There sre .several other murder casos for trial, besides a large num ber of defendants who arc charged with offenses of a minor nature, more or less. It is confidently predicted (hut the court will last for the full two weeks alloted for the term, and that even with that some matter? will have to be carried over to future session.;. INDICTMENT IN OSBORNE CASE Frank Salford, Hotel Clerk Charged With Per jury. NEW YORK, April 8.-Tho firs: indictment resulting from the chargot mad,, by Miss Rae Tanzer agains' James W. Osborne and later recanter by her. was returned by the fedora' .mind jury today against Frank Saf ford, a hotel clerk. The Indictment ?linees Safnrd committed prcjury when he identified Osborne as th man seen nt the hotel and when he swore Miss Tanzer was with him then TWELVE KILLER BY MUM-I'IM; HOBBS PAI 'S, April 8.--Twelve women md yhlluren were killed and 48 oth ers injured by bombs dropped by Aus trian-aviators in the market place at ,1'ogoritza. Montenegro yesterday, ac cording to a Cettlnje dispatch to the Hava3 agency. Many buildings were hit by the mlsslies, seven of which wera dropped from one aero Dijin.'. 8PK( !AL#WAK TAX IX CANADA OTTOWA, April 8.-Special war revenue set received royal assent to day and became a law. A war tax P'.stage of one cent will have to be .ifftxed to letters and pott cards. Two cent stamps will be affixed to checks. draft? and notes, negotiated through the banks. i Chicara College 1 - Be. Move? GREENVILLE, April S.^hlcorsf College ir? to remain in Greenville though lt could not be learned where the. college will be located. There is s site already offered on Augusta street and another may be offered at the end of North' Main street. It ts practically decided that the college will not remain where lt now is. < This Information dame from a meeting of the board of trustees of the college, which 'was held Monday hight, the Information Just,' getting beyond the circle of trustees yester day and not being generally known la the city. At its meeting Monday night, the board passed, resolutions asking the Presbyteries to ignoro if recommen dations and vote to leave the. college FAIR DAY ?ON TODAY HUNDREDS OF VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN CITY TODAY A VARIED PROGRAM Grand Parade of School Children At 10 O'clock This Morn, ing Will be Feature. Fair weather prevailing, tn du y will probably ?ec tbo largest number ot visitors In Anderson of any day dur ing the past year, the occasion being the. annual Anderson County School Fair and Field Day. The forecasts calls for fair, weath er today, and late last night all in dications were that the elements would be r.n their good behavior for thc occasion, and Anderson would see an even more successful school fair and field dav than that of last year, La q night lt was reported that everything was In readiness for tbs event, and Indications wore that the program prepared for the day would be carried otu without a single hitch. Special trains are to be operated by two of the railroads entering the city, while the third railroad wtll carry special equipment on Ita regular trains for the accommodation of vis itors to the city today. Tho first of the special trains will arrive In the city about 8:30 this morning. One of the most Interesting features of the program will be the grand parade of school children which lb to take place this morning at 10 o'clock. Pupils will assemble at the Weat Mar ket street and tho North Fant street schools and from these points Will move to the Intersection of Church and South Main streets, whore thc two columns will come together and march through the square. The program for todays erercisos ls aa follows: 10 a. m.-Grand Parade. 11:30 a. m.-Declamation contest. tl:30 to r_:::o-F'-adlng contest. 12:30 to 1.00--Arithmetic contest. 1 to 1:30-Spelling. 1:30 to 2-Dinner. 2:30-Athletics. MUST BUY TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL Disorderly Students Get Unique ' Sentence for Their Es . . canada. SPART ANBURG. April 8.-An ? penalty for their invasion ot the Les ter theatre Tuesday night, the 38 Wof ford college students were* yesterday morning sentenced by Mayor Floyd to purchase tickets to the music fes tival next week and to attend the five concert'. The 38 young men appeared on the cbarg? of disorderly conduct, follow ing their celebration of the night be fore, when they marched Into tho Lester theatre without paying say admission fee. The court room was thronged with probably one of the biggest crowds ever gathered thara In recent years, and lt required soma effort on the part of Mayor Floyd and the police officials to ton/ In gathering down to a degree of solem nity, befitting th? dignity of a court of Justice. ll I 'M VS DETECTIVE APPEAL? i TO II. S. SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON, April H.--Dan 8. Lchon. prissie detectiv. today ap pealed to the supreme co;*.rt from his conviction for violation of the At ia tita. Ga., ordinance requiring, pri vate detectives to be Mcensed. Ile contended that thc ordinance ss en forced not only deprived him cf con stitutional rights, but abridged the constitutional rights of Leo. M. Franl by whose friends he was employed. '..dion was arrested white Investi gating the conviction of Frank for tue murder of Mary Phagan. mu No?~~~ l From Greenville - ' Wheys lt ls. ?Tills Was not a constitu tional meeting of tbs board and hence Ita former action was hot rescinded, but the action taken will amount to the same thins. The college will re main here sod the Coif m bia proper ty wUl be ?old. The Kooree presbytery yesterday voted to lea va the col lego in Green ville, though the action of Harmony presbytery could not be learned. It U haghly probable however, that this presbytery also Ibtened to the wishes' of the board or trustee* and also vot ed down the first recommendations. So far ?? there being any chance of the college uot remaining hers, ft was stated authoratively that the <f?m? lege will most certainly remain ia the city.