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PRISONER ATTACKS AND CUTS LEO FRANK THROAT WAS SLASHED BY WIL LIAM CREEN WHO WAS SERV. ING LIFE SENTENCE. RECOVERY IS VERY DOUBTFUL Flow of Blood From Wound is Finally Stopped-Creen Says He Planned Attack Alone. AlilledIgoville. (;:.- --Leo 11. 1'1%1;11 whose dea1,th slie lce i or III-' of Alairy P1hagan rently w: (4n mulited to lit(, irnpri-onroent wam it tacked by lnotl',ir prisolner ;1! st4atf. prison farmi hi-re anld -Iriud y injured by boing cut ill the tliroat. Tv attack oil Frlank wa nolef. Iy Williall Creen. n Jo also is serving lif' terill for u1i:rder. 'ronks re covery i. s aid I($ be dI00btful. The attack oI Irk, which was mlell shortly alter eleven o'hh'ek. ( wa 11I&ld fr1 fill h.'hinid. a il-h' k iffe being, the w-ealipol sd -rn a lf jutuubir vein was cut. buit neither the spii il cord no ind lv p~jIipo were- injuredl. 'Ile attack (in -'rank wa; unide n11 the d rllnitor' w-hich the prisoners to cupy In commnon at night. All1 liuihts Were ot1 at thle t11ime. Creen is ed to have had the knife ecreted ink his prison clothes. TWO convict physicians g:n 0!r't nild and treated th . woi l uill, l or(ol Cornpton, the plri~c n urll, l siniionedc fron bh how hall f a 0:l waV. The tii re- en fioi 2.- ,'it( it' inl F-rank's NIok. II:'. i!. .1. l n berg o, vhe i'ran fainji!y p y ii N r rvivl froll Atlhi ni with nur s. ]He isaid that whple F-'rank's condition is prearious lie has a rh inun for life. Mrs. Frank was in .lledgeville at 'the home of .1. . urins. She was not told of the attack until after the physiclals had finished tlir work. She beenme hysterical, lit later was cahinted and wa:s taken to the prison hospital. T'ihe cult extends from the front of the neck a rout tithle left side to almost th( Middle of tilie back of the neck. iNeither the willlpipe nor t1e Spinal (ord is hurt. 11t the jugular vein is party severe(l. The pilysi(lan's great e-St fear Was tl.Ihat some,( of the sitehes .m1ight sliP. ('ausing more loss of blood. Creen sai(d. wlen taken from solil lary COnfinllentnt long enough to be (IlluItioned, that lie planned and exe etnted the attack alone. le was not comnttnieativye andrl gave as hIs only excuse that he "thoIgit it should be done." lie said, however, that he re gretted hIs act. PATTLE IN RUSSIAN-POLAND. Tuetons are Fighting For Control of Lublin-Cholm Railway. London.-The Russians and Austro (ermans are engage on several fronts in Russian Poland in desperate bat 'tles, the result of which is likely to vlay ani important part on the futulre of t he campaign. The most important struggle is oni het ween the Vistuha and thie Ung Itivers. Tlhe Austro-Germans aire fight itn. for cont rol of the Lublin 'Cholm htailway~; which would be of great value in thei r efforts to advance .on Warsaw. The Teutonic Allies are usIng vast numbhers ' men, but the Jtussians are reristinag stubbornly and Inflicting heavy lesi.es on their adversa Tlo the nor th In the nei gthorhood of P'rasn ysz. l''ield Alarshal von Hun dletnbhrg is '(itducItinlg just as deter mllined an offenmsive, wilth WVar.a'aw as hiis olbjective. Ilerlin is celebrating the sulccessesq ga intEd by von llind1 (enbunrg. whlich are devclared biy Gernllan acrio~ h Ieadlquar 'ters to he ofr great inriportantce. Mean.. whilie Petrogrtad. no far as official uit -terane go, hiowi tno dlisciouragemtenut, 51nen1t. Distress in China. Wahigon-'lood w..atersi in ChIna ore receh ding .hut! dlistrmess amnong the plopula1tion (l of '1tie i tind at ed dlist riot Is in crieasin a c (cord ing tom a dvi ces to thle 'tavv departmten! fromn Captain liomugh, of the gunboat Whltonngton att Sha Ineen. Villa Forces Defeated. l~iiglas. Ariz.---A ftr a six-hour bat tle in A navnachi Pass, wet of Aa 'I riet, Genieral (alles. (Carranza comn mfander in Sonora. was reported to have decisively defeated V'illa troops under General Jose Maria Acosta. The C~alles force was said to numlmber 3,O0 -while Acosta's was reported as half thatnumer- - a message received here by A. Garduno, consul for Car Tranza from Gen. Calles at L.anmorita 20 miles wvest of Augua Prieta, the V'Illa troops were reported as fleengnal di rec'tionsi. VerdIct In Lusitania Case. London.-"Torpedloes fired by a sub 'marine of German nationality" caus ed the loss of the steamship Lusitanth and its passengers, 'secording to th< 1indings of the court of Inquiry. Th court, 'announcing Its opinion, hl :that no blame attached to either Caf tan .Tturner, commander of the vet eel or the Cunard line, Its owners. "1 the opinion of the court the act wa done not merely with the intention o sinking the ship but also with the i tention of destroying the nn lies of THOMAS A.EDISON Thomas A. Edison has accepted the invitation to head the new advisory board of the American Navy. APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT WANT PAY FOR PRODUCTS SEIZ. ED BY GREAT BRITAIN ON FREE SEAS. Settlement Offered By Great Britain is Not Satsfactory.-State De. partment Takes up Work. Washington.-American meat pack (Is a-1PPaId to the state department to demand that Great Britain stop in terfering with cargoes consigned to neutral ports and settle for $14,000 worth of their products now held in prize courts. They charge the British government with destruction of com merce in food products between the United States and other neutral Na tions. After two conferences between the packers and Chandler Anderson, spe cial counselor of the state depart ment, It was announced the depart ment would make representations to Great Britain. The packers will dis cuss the difficulties further with Mr. Anderson. In a stateme:.t outlining their case as laid befor2 .he depart ment, they declare that the British government purposely delays settle ment of their claim for seized cargoes and that they are not Inclined to re open trade with neutral countries un less they can be assured of delivery of their shipments to ports designat ed. "As reported to the packers by their representative in England, Al fred R. Urion," says the statement "the latest terms for the release of cargoes as laid down by Great Brit ain are held to be so onerous as t< be unacceptable. "In brief these latest terms are: " That the packers guarantei Great Britain against claims arisini out of the detention of ships. "'That the packers guarante< Great Britain against claims of buy ers who have bought and paid fo: large quantities of produce seized.' EFFORTS TO FEED MEXICANS. General Gonzales Glxes Provlsloi Train Right of Way. Washington.-State department ad vices from Mexico City reported th capital quiet with order prevailin, trains arriving from Vera Cruz wi.l food supplies. Storos and banks hai not heen reopened pending arrangt mnents for currency circulation. Con munications 'hetween the capital ani Vera' Cruz by rail and telegraph cor tinued and the Carranza governmen departments were said to be unde process of organization as rapidly a p)ossible. Consul General Shanklin ct bled that General Gonzales had give preference to provision trains ove trop trains and that arrangements fo soup kitchens to relieve the capital' destitute were progressing and the hoped soon to feed from .8,000 to 10,00 persons daily. Additional dlispatche confirmed the report that the Carranz forces had recaptured the waterwork f rem the retreating Zapata army an that there was no danger of a wate famine. Mot in Alaska. Juneau, Alaska. - Temperature over southeastern Alaska during th last 10 days have reached a maximur hitherto unknown to the oldest Ii habitants. The weather buireau the: mometer' has registered as high a 90 degrees in the shade, 100 degree mark has been reached by strec thermometers. Coal Price BIll. London.-The text of the coal pric limitations bill just issued specifle that coal may not be sold at the pi mouth for more than four shillings ($1 , a ton above the price during the 1 I months ending June 30, 1914. -Jutce Delaney Dead. New York-Justice John L. Delane Sof the New York supreme court, dia f at his h ome here, lHe was 65 year .01ld. W hile a member of Tamman SHail he gained distinction as a IHARRY THAW WINS ANOTHER YIOTOR) JUDGE HENDRICK UPHOLDS DECI. SION OF JURY THAT HE IS SANE. RELEASED UNDER BIG BOND Allowed to Go Where He Pleases Un der Bond Pending An Appeal. Free From Mattewean. New York.-Harry K. Thaw was ad mitted to $35,000 ball after Justice Hendrick had upheld the decision of the jury .viicli declared him sane. La ter Thaw shook off the grip of the law motored down Broadway to the ap plause of admirers, crossed the ferry at Jersey City, bade the sheriff good byo and whirled away toward Phila delphia, with his car throwing dust on a procession of automobiles filled with newspaper men under orders to stay with him. He reached Newark, 10 miles away, about 2 o'clock and stopped for lun cheon. A crowd quickly assem-bled in the street outside the restaurant. They cheered on his exit and Thaw, smil ing his appreciation resumed his trip. Ills announced intention was to motor to Philadelphia, about 100 miles by roadway and there take a train- for Pittsburg. Outside Newark, Thaw lost some of the cars which -followed him. Apparently he headed back for New York as a ruse to elude the newspaper men. This created some speculation as he had previously said he wanted to attend a theatrical performance on Broadway and had abandoned the idea rather reluctantly when he saw the size of the crowd awaiting his depart ure from the court house. For the first time since he killed Stanford W'hite at the Madison Square Roof Garden more than nine years ago, Thaw was free to go and come as he pleased. When. Supreme Court Justice Hendrick who presided at the jury proceedings which ended a few days ago with a cerdict that Thaw was sane. announced from the bench short ly before noon that be had adopted the jury's verdict the writ committing Thaw to Mattewan seven years age automatically became Inoperative. The state's lawyers appealed from Justice Hendrick's decision and Thaw was released in $35,000 ball pending the result of the appeal. Under the terms of the bond he is to hold himsell amenable to the court's orders unti: the appeal is finallydecided. RUSSIANS ARE PUSHED BACK. Germans Give Them Little Time to Re Organize Army. London.-The Austro-German armies which appear to be working In per feet concert as the result of the Ger man organization are giving the Rus sians little rest or time to reorganiz( after thier retreat from Galicia. Simultaneously with the Germar effort to reach Warsaw ,the Austrianm have attacked along the Dniester an( have crossed that river at severa points. General von Mackensen's army which doubtless had been waiting fo: Field Marshal von Hindenburg tF move in the north, also has come t4 life again and fighting has been re sumed in Southern Poland. In fact, there is fighting of more o less severity all along the Russial front except in central Poland, wher< - the Russians are in such strong posi 3 tions, that In the opinion of militar; Smen, it would be Impossible to breal Ithrough, Mrs. Ellen White Dead.' -St. Helena, Cal-Mrs. Ellen C White, one of the founders of th -Seventh Day Adventists, died her, Saged 88. She was widely known amon; r members of that denomination and b: s many she was regard'Od as thtel . prophetess. * Elks Meeting Closed. Los Angeles, Cal.--The Grand Lodg meetin-g of the Elks closed, a bal Smarking the end of the festivities. Th newv boardl of grand trustees electe< Cary L. Applegate of Owensboro, Ky chairman . Liberty Bell at San Franclsco, rSan Francisco.--Top-hatted rocer rtion committees, policemen, statioc porters and guards were Rwallowe4 in a tumultuous throng which gath ered to greet the Liberty Bell on it: s arrival from Philadelphia. The mul e titude seemed to present a fitted cli a max to the tempestuous welcomfl t- which greeted the boll at every stop '- ping place since it entered Californii s at dawn. s The bell was installed in the Penn t sylvania pavillion at the Panama Pacific Exposition. Urged to Purchase Wireless, e Washington. - Government pur s chase of the wirele ss control for tor t pedoes, Invented by John Hays Ham ) mond, Jr., probably will be recoin 2 mended to Congress by Secreta-3 u.arrison. The appropriation com mittees during the closing days o the last congress were urged to pro y vider for securing the new device foi it coast protection, butt nio action wat s taken. Officials of tho ordinance an< y fortifications divisions believe a con ca cealed shore station may absolutell control a submergend toredo. Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, director of the Federal Bureau of Mines, died re cently In Denver, Col. He was a South Carolinian. REPLACE GERMAN DYES A M E R IC A N MANUFACTURERS FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL IN EF FORT TO MEET SITUATION. Many of the Southern Mills Which Expected to Shut Down Will Prob ably Not Have to Do So. Washington.-An official of the De partment of Commerce was asked what had become of the manufactur ers who said three months ago that their mills would have to stop if dye stuffs could not be brought from Ger many. The answer was that Ameri cans have gone to making dyes and are succeeding very well. Some of the dyestuffs desired cannot be had but various sorts of substitutes are being used. The situation outlined in the fol lowing forecast has already - como about: "The most important intermediate is aniline. The equipment of a large plant for the manufacture of this product by the Benzol Products Com pany has been the most important factor In the situation. The output of tLe works at Frankford and Mar cus Hook, in Pennsylvania, Is now sufficient to meet the needs of Ameri can dyestuff makers. The Edison Company has likewse established a large plant for the production of ani line at Orange, N. J. It is in active operation and will be enlarged. "The E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company of Wilmington, Del., has acquired the large works of th? Bayway Distilling Company at Eliza beth, N. J., used for rectifying and Preparing pure benzol and toluol, and has arranged for manufacturing ani line from such benzol as may not be required in the production of high explosives. MYSTERIOUS "PEARCE" LETTERS Two More Letters Threatening Brit ish ShIps Are ReceIved SNew Orleans--Two more letters - signed "Pearce" in which the writer threatens disaster to BrItish mer chant and mule vessels as in the one received by a local newspaper sever al days ago, wvere delivered here. .One was sent through the mails to a local afternoon newspaper and the other to the chief of police. In both writer demands the release of Hans Hlalle, a confessed bomb maker, held in connection with the receipt of the .first letter a few days ago. 3 The writer stated that Erich Muen 3 ter had "taught his explosives from i A to Z and that by one of his own r methods he could blow up the most r of New Orleans within a few hours. He wrote that he would start at the criminal courts building. 3 Dr. Holmes Dies In Denver, I Denver, Col.-Joseph Austin Holmes 3 dlirector of the Federal Bureau of I Mines at Washington and a widely ,known geologist, died hero of tuber culosis, lHe came to Denver four months ago In the hope of regaining his health. - Doctor Holmes was 55 years old and was a native of South Carolina. Ilie had been di'rector of the Bureau of Mines since its creating by Con Sgross in 1910. Previously he had been chief of the technological branch of the United States Geological Sur Svey in charge of investigation of mine accidents. His service to the Federal government began Jn 1904 when ho was placed in charge of the - United States Geological Survey lab oratories for testing fuels and struc tural materials at St. Louis. Postoffice Building Plan -Washington-The treasury depart ment hereafter will construct postoffi cos and other federal buildings in ac cordlance with the needs and Impor tance of places where they are locat ed instead of spending all that con gress appropriates, It long has been a criticism that unimportant places of ten got expensive federal buildings out of proportion to their needs. In Isome instances expensive postoffices have been built In towns where pos tal receipts were not sufficient to susta~in them. KAISER WILLPA y FOR NEBRASKAN ADMITS VESSEL WAS TORPED. OED BY A SUBMARINE AND LIABILITY. VESSEL WAS NOT MARKED German Note Says the Nebraskan Showed No Flag Nor Markings of Any Kind Till After Shot. Wash ington.-Germany's admission of liability and expression of regret for the German submarine attack on the American steamer Nebraskan, pleased officials here, but it was the general opinion that legal points rais ed would require the dispatch of a note further to conserve American rights in the war zone. A memoran duni stating Germany's position reached the state department through Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. Legal officers of the American gov ernment who examined the German memorandum pointed out that in many respects the case resembled that of the William P. Frye, the Am erican ship sunk by the Prinz Eltel Friedrich. In toth cases Germany has expressed regret and has offered to compensate American citizens, but the actiou of the German command ers has been declared justified. To admit this, officials here say, would establish a dangerous precedent. In the Frye case Germany contend ed that it was a fair inference from the language of the Prussian-.Ameri can treaty of 1828 that an American ship carrying contraband could be destroyed if there were no other way to stop transportation of contraband. The United States objects to this con struction of the treaty and in the case of the Nebraskan probably will place on record its view that the attack, even though payment is assumed and regrets expressed, was an illegal act. THOUSANDS HAVE DROWNED. Widespread Famine in Canton, China, involves Millions. Honk Kong.-Tenis of thousands of natives, it is estimated, have been drowned by the fliods in the Chinese provinces of Kvantung. Kwangsi and Kiangsi, and the desolation in the devastated districtis is terrible, ac cording to the latest reports reaching here. A fire-swept arett of one mile and raging floods qre handicapping rescue work in Canton. The city was in darkness, the water having inundated the electric light plant. The state department at Washing ton summarized its dispatch on the flood situation as follows: "Canton is isolated except to power ful steamers. On Shameen (an island in Canton harbor) the foreign settle ment is under 10 feet of water. Thou sands have been drowned. Tens of thousands are taking refuge upon the house tops and other high places and are starving. "Thousands of homes in Canton have burned. American mission property in the region between Can ton, Kongmoon and Wu Chow is eith er destroyed or badly damaged. "So far as is known no American lives have been lost." Big Fire in Alaska. Aaldez, Alaska.-Fire destroyed thn business section of Valdez, loss $500,. 000. United States troops from Fort Liscum aided in checking the flames With dynamite. No rain had fallen for weeks and the wooden buildings were dry- as tinder. The biggest loss was that of the Valdez Dock Company, placed at about $100,000. Fifty buildings were burned. Turkish Lines Captured. London.-Two strongly held Turk ish lines defending the Dardanelles have been captured by the Anglo. French forces on the Gallipoli Penin. sula, says the announcement by the British official press bureau. Bids on Submarines. Washington.-Bids for 16 new sub marines authorized by the last Con. gross will not be op~ened until Sep. ternber 29, Secretar y Daniels an nounced a few days ago. in order that two shipbuilding companies which have obtained patent rights to build boats of a successful type now used by two or more of the European belliger. ents, may have a chance to compete. Mr. D~aniels acted, it is understood, upon the strong recommendation of his advisory council, which discussed the matter, Strike Threatened at Krupp Works, (i'neva, Switzerland, via Paris.--A report has reached Basel that a big strike is threatened in the Krupp Works at Essen, Germany. It is said the union of metallurgical workers and the association of mechanica demand higher wages, because of the cost of living and shorter hours because of the great strain under which they work. The workmen according to these advices are in an angry mood and threaten destruction of machinery Unless their demands are granted at an nerl ata I.7 YOR DEDCAT-. S. NEW COURT HOUSE, TRIUMPH OF THE HARD WORK. ING CITIZENS OF' THE WHITE ROSE COUNTY. FINE BUILDING COST $85,000 Splendid New Court House Said to B the Equal of Any in the Caro Ilnas.-Crowds Attend. York.-In true York county style the splendid new court house, said to. be the equal.of any in the Carolinas, Was dedicated. The ceremony was more than a dedication service. It was a triumph for the zealous and hard working citizens who have made the county of the White Rose the important factor It is in the life of South Carolina. A crowd estimated at 2,000 peoplI came to celebrate the occupancy bf the beautiful building, just completed at a cost of $85,000. With the ex ception of Justice Ilydrick, who was forced to send regrets, the entire su preme court bench graced the occa sion. Joseph T. Johnson, judge of the United States court for the west ern district of South Carolina, was present. About a score of lawyers from outside York county were pres ent. Prominent citizens of every nearby town were on hand. Every member of the York county bar, nun bering about 25, was present. Moving forward without -an unto ward incident to mar the perfect ar rangement of the program, the dedi cation was held in the court house before a crowd that filled every avail able inch of space and utilized win dows for seating rQom and the space outside the chamber proper for stand ing room. A noteworthy feature was the number of farmers in town for the day. Favorable weather of late has given the planters a chance to apply some telling strokes and many con sidered a holiday in order after the effective labor. . The York Board of Trade made a new record for hospitality when it furnished 2,600 lunches without cost. to the town's guerts. These were served to the visitors by 15 young women and ten young men on the lawn of the First Presbyterian church. opposite the court iouse. The dedicatory address was deliv ered by Eugene B. Gary of Abbeville, chief justice of the South Carolina supreme court. The jurist declared himself not prepared for the splendor of the new court building. Like the queen the S.heba visiting Solomon's temple he said the half had not been told. Praising the industrial prog ress of York county he paid high tribute to the work being done by Winthrop College, a subject! dear to the heart of all York folk, Hie refer red in the most complimentary terms to D. B, Johnson, president of the. great woman's college. Newberry Suffers From Storm. Newberry4-Newberry was visited by one. of the most violent storms in the history of the town. It followed a day 'in which a record was set for bigh temperature, the thermometer reaching 102 degrees. Between 6 and 7 o'clock in'the evening a terrific fall of rain its noted, accompanied by violent I ightniing anid thunder. In one hour th rainfall amounted to 3.20 inches, record for Newberry since Septembejp 18 Tne sub .a of the Southern Power comp ered and for some time was p >f commission. The city reserve ascalled into use andl suppli - 'for the town. The heavy fall ud the wind severely dlamagedl ' p The land in many plac I '' jderably washed. No loss of ' -re ported. Stand for Scholarships. > .Chester.- Twenty young men stood the scholarship and entrance examina. tion for Clemson college at the court house and two stood the University of South Carolina examination. Continue Study of Peilagra.I Spartanburg.-40 is very probable that the Thompson-Mcpadden peliagra commission will send representatives to Spartanburg during the month of August to study the progress that has been made in finding the cause and treatment of this disease, which has been so prevalent here at times. This commission has through its rep resentatives here spent much time in actual experiment and research after facts about peliagra. Doctors have been stationed in Slpartanburg' three years. Build New Steel Bridge. Spartan bu rg.--The county expects to let the contracis for six new steel bridges, to be built during the next few weeks. This construction, after completion, is expected to save the county much money on its repair bill. The cost of bridge maintenance in the county is'alone $500,000 yearly. rhese ne0w bridges will be from 30 -o 100 feet long and will have wooden rloors at first. According to the >lans of the county officials, the vooden floors will be replaced by oncrete as they wear out