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HONS ?TEN NEU YORK. TKAINI.D II F AS IS ESCAPF. IN T?iKATKK IX CITY. Hve of Ardmals ttovupturod Without DIAcolty, While One UoncMH 1* Shot After Terrifying Muny PooimV? Mao, Sliot In Mtlcc. New York. Dec. 17.?Six trained Hons escaped from their cage on the stage of an cast Klghty-slxth street theatre today and. bounding into the audience, consisting principally of wo? men and children, created a panic. One lioness, Alice, largest of the pack, escaped Into a crowded street. Policemen pursued her into the hall? way of an apartment house and In shooting at her probably fatally wounded Sergeant Daniel Glenn. Two other officers wero slightly wounded by the claws of the beast In a battle at close range. At sight o? the lions, hundreds of persons in the theatre fled, screaming, to the exits. Scores fainted and many sat transfixed in their seats. None of the beasts except Alice dis? played great feroc ty. A few persons who got in their p.ithn were sera* jhed, but none of them seriously hurt. Five of the animals were still at large In the thea.re when the last of the audience escaped. In their rush to safety, spectators left behind all sorts of personal belongings. Mean? time the blasts roamod over the house from frallery to basement. An hour after the last spectator left they wore rounded up In the lobby and drlrsn into their shipping box, all of them uninjured. Three arrests were made*on charges of criminal negli? gence. Those in custoJy are: Labelle Andrce, the lions' trainer; C. A. Turn quist. their keeper, and George H. Hamilton, manager of the attraction. The Hons were owned by Francis Fe rarl. a showman. The animals' act had been finj bed and a song and dance quartette held the stage la front of the first drop, when the Hons, about to be trans? ferred from the steel exhibition cage to their shipping box, escaped. Andree screamed and Turnqulst, cracking a whip, loudly shouted at bis charges. ' Frightened actors, actresses and thea? tre attaches began cllriblng stairways. Suddenly one of the Hons walked lato the wings and peered at the quar? tette. The singing ceased abruptly. As tne singers started to retreat De? tective Peter Cahill, who was in the audlsncs, saw the lion and shouted to the entertainers to go on. One singer returned and began a solo. Suddenly a lion came Into full view and all control of the aud.enco was lost. The first lion ambled upon the stage, then a second, and in a minute more the six were clambering Into stage boxes and out Into the audience. The orchestra kept playing until the Hons came down Into the pit. Then the, mu? sicians fled under the stage. Almost everybody in tho audience had a different version of what the animals did after they got among tho crowd, but nearly all accounts agree that they did not live up to tho dan? gerous name of tho "king of beasts." One caught up with Mark McDer mott while he was hurrying down an aisle, so he lay down Tho animal clawed him on the head and his wound appeared to bo the most dan? gerous that any of the beunts inflicted. He was taken to a hospital. The last of the audience to leave the theatre were several women, who, cooped up In a second floor dressing room, slgna. ul firemen from a nearby engine house and were carried down ladders. A throng had gathered outside the theatre when Alice emerged, trotted across to a street corner and calmly sat down. The crowd began to shout and 10 policemen, with revolves drawn, came rushing towards her. She turned und fled into an apart? ment hodse. Abraham Glasser, a photographer, was working on tho first floor of tho build.ng. He opened the door to in? vestigate tho noise outside am) stared Into the face of the lioness. Slamming the door, he shouted for help The least turned to a stairway and bounded, up a flight. There two women peered ,'rom a doorway, saw tho ani? mal, sb ieked and s. immed t'.ie door. Alles then fed to tho third floor, where the police found her seeking egress to the roof. For more than 1<? minutes there waged in the tarrow hahwa) a fierce battle between man and boast. Thir? ty k.iots were fired into tbe now en? raged Honesr. Cp and down the stair? way she raced, snarling and striking st her assailants. Finally tin leaden hall that pourod Into her bod en.led tbe battle. It wan wh.b tho firing was at Its height that G.enn was shot through the back. It was thought tonight he would die. Two patrolmen were claw? ed by tho Hon. Oftt tl them gfSjfl taken to a hospp ?1 Chester. S. On Dec. 1?.? Senator ivtor Hardln. president pro-torn of the South Carolina nennte, died last night n. a Baltimore hoiplt il, follow? ing an operation. * LIGHT INFANTUY CELEBRATES ANNUAL EVENT IX AHMOKY HALL. Dr. Geo. \V. Dick Arts us Tonstnuistcr and Many of Guests uiul Members of Militia Hos.iM)iul to Tousts?Most Delightful Turkey Supper Served. From The Daily Item, Dec. 18. The Sumter Light Infantry, Com? pany L., National Guard of -South Car ,olina, lpst night celebrated in its now j Armory Hall an event to which its members and invited guests have I come to look forward to with the greatest anticipations of pleasure. The annual banquet was served in the hall 'adjoining the new Armory and was a most successful and pleasurable af? fair for both members I td guests whom there were about one hundred present. The guests were entertained in the j lobby of the First National Bank un til supper was announced, when they wcro invited into the hall in which was set a spread which made their mouths wate?* and which was sufllcient to tempt the most abstemious appetite. The plates were set for all, the guests seating themselves at one end of the hall and the members of the military company marching in and taking their seats at the other end of the festive Loard. A turkey supper with all the accessories to make a delightful re? past was served and the guests and militia members each showed by ac? tive example their appreciation of the good things prepared for them. The young soldiers and their able assistants soon despatched what was before them?to use a military ex? pression?and while the ciga.rs lent a fragrant odor to the room, Dr. Geo. W. Dick, who as toastmaster, was soated at the head of tho table, rose and addressed the assemblage in a graceful and pleasing manner, telling of his presence on former occasions, as a member of the Sumter Light In? fantry, and his pleasure at again be I ing present. Ho expressed his ap > preciation on behalf of himself and other members of the company at the presence of the guests on this oc? casion. He then called on Mayor L. D. Jennings to speak on any subject he choose. Mr. Jennings expressed his appre? ciation of the supper, as it was the tltst meal he had had during the day. T-.e then referred to the time when there should be no wars and no need of arms, and he expressed a wish that that time might soon come, but until such a time came there was need of preparations to protect home and country. Ho believed in an efficient militia and as long as he was on the Cl'y Council he would do what he could to see that the city helped, as It had the means to aid the militia. Councilman J. P. Booth stated that he would not make a speech, but would allow tho politicians present to do the speech-making of the occasion. Dr. Dick then called on Dr. Geo. V. I. Brown of Milwaukee, who as Dr. Dick's guest, was one of tho invited guests of tho occasion. Dr. Brown niado a short, but extremely interest? ing talk on his observations and ex? perience in England during the mobil? Isutlon of the past summer at which time ho was visiting Kngland. Ho proved an able speaker and his pleas? ant stylo of address c| ilte captivated his audience. In telling of the trou? bles of Kngland in mobilizing an im? mense army on short notice without rcaily equipment and preparation, Dr. Brown pointed out the value of train in,' ml as American citizens were se airing In tho military companies throughout tho country and how im? portant it was to have them ready in caso this country was precipitated in? to such a conilict as that In which tho Kuropean countries were now engaged. The militia, as a part of tho army, was the backbone of the nation, he salO, in praise of the men who were members of the militia. * Former Capt. Geo. C. Warren told of his ten years experience in the i militia and his rise from private to captain during that time, and his many trips and work for the govern* mont. saying that It had proved a j good thing for him and would for any other member, if he took an ac? tive Interest in the company. Capt. l'erry M. Brown stated Iba? lack of equipment had hindered the company la the past, but that this' equipment had now been promised, ami with the excellent material which was now united In the company, he felt sure that Sumter would not only keep to the past high standards, but would have the banner company Of the State. Lieutenant R, T. Brown, Major J, w. Bradford, Lieutenant P. J. <Jai lagher, Dr, H, M. stuckev, surgeon Of the Company, Were called on and made Interesting remarks, Supervis? or PltlS told I r the importance of the company In case of nay emergency, when it micht be needed. Messrs. Davis I?. Moles and R, 1?. gjpps prom? ised t<? do what they eould for the militia in their legislative work. Superintend* nt S. ||. Kdmumls in his remarks paid a glowlni tribute t?? NO CHANGE AT NAM. UUUVAIi OF GEN. SCOTT IS AWAITED ON MEXICAN BORDER. Administration Hopes to Make Ar? rangement ot Stop Trouble Without Itesort to Force?Gen? Hill Warned Against Offensive. Washington, Dec. 17.?Secretary Garrison today gave President Wilson the latest report from Brig. Gen. Bliss on the situation at Naco, where the Mexican generals have not yet moved their forces to avoid firing into Amer? ican territory. Tho reports showed that the situa? tion had undergone no apparent change, although little firing was in evidence. While the United States is determined, if necessary, to open fire on the two Mexican forces to compel them to stop shooting into tho State of Arizona, it was learned tonight that! no decisive action was planned pend? ing efforts of Brig. Gon. Hugh Scott, now en route to Naco, to influence the two factions to adjust the situation. The general belief in official quar? ters tonight was that some satisfac? tory understanding would he reached. Agents here of the Gutierrez gov? ernment, to which Gen. Maytorena is loyal, claim that he is preparing to jmove his forces down the railroad I south of Naco, so that he can con? tinue to besiege the Carranza force under Gen. Hill, with the American border out of the range of fire. While reports from Gen. Bliss to the war department were not made pub? lic, it is believed they indicated that tho officers had persuaded Gen. May? torena to stop firing across the line. Until there is a definite under? standing on the whole subject, it is thought, Gen. Bliss has warned Gen. I Hill not to take the offensive, which j would draw the fire of the Mayto? rena fToops. Gen. Iturbide's friends in Mexico are fearful for his safety and Secre? tary Bryan directed Consul Silllman I at Mexico City to make representa? tions in his behalf. Iturbide was the civil governor to whom the City of Mexico was turned over when Gen. Blanco withdrew the last of the Car? ranza forces. He is said to have been imprisoned. Gen. Bliss today telegraphed Sec? retary Garrison that published re? ports that ho had delivered an ulti? matum to Gen. Maytorena were "false in every particular." VIOLATING NEUTRALITY CHARG? ED. Two Americans Arrested and Turned Over to Villa's Officers to Be Court Martlaled. NoOp, Sonora, Dec. IS.?O. C. Lock hart, and Michael Sutton, Americans, were arrested today charged with car? rying dynamite and a machine gun to the Carranza troops in an automobile. They were brought to Naco and turn? ed over to the Villa commander to be tried by courtmartial. CARRANZA'S MEN DEFEATED. Lo>t Battle In Sonora, According to Latest Reports? Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 17.?Instead of winning a victory as claimed last night, the Carranza force operating between Cahuta and Cima, Sonora, was defeated by a Maytorena detachment, according to reports received today. Of two hundred and fifty Carranza troops sent south, less than 75 re? turned to Agua Prieta. Hubert E. Lee and referred to Presi? dent Woodrow Wilson as the greatest president which the United States had ever had. He stated that he was proud of many things, but most of all becauso of the stand of this country in recent disturbances and of the fact that he was an American citizen, free and untrammelled, with rights that none might dispute, a position which was greater and more to be desired than that of any of the morarchs or rulers of ICuropo. The importance of their birthright as free American C it Isens was strongly impressed upon all of his hearers, more especially to the members of the company to whom his remarks were addressed. After a prayer by the chaplain. Rev, J, J\ Marnni, the young soldiers and their friends took their departure feeling drawn much closer together by the Interesting talks and close companionship of the evening. Dr. Dick presided in his usual inimitable style, making bis Introduction! in a pleasing manner and telling many jokes. Which afforded much amuse? ment. Those present ;is guests of tin' mili? tary company of the city were Super \ Isor r. M. rms. < ?hlef of Police .). II, Rumter, City Clerk i>. M. Blending, Mayor U I?. Jennings and Mr. J. P. Booth of City Council; Dr. Oeo. W. Dick, K. ! >. Kpps Mini 1 >. I >. Molsc Oil the county legislative delegation; B. II. Bdmunds of tho city schools; Dr, Oeo. V. I. Brown of Milwaukee; Former Capt. Oeo C, Warren, and others. BIG FIRE AT GEORGETOWN. $10,000 LOSS INCLUDES HOME OF1 MAYOR AND THREE OTHERS. Low Water Pressure I*revents Work of Firemen Being Effective?Fire Chief Resigns. Georgetown, Dec. 17.?Between 4.30 and 7 o'clock this morning half a block in the heart of the residence section of this city, between Queen | and Cannon streets, was burned. The residences destroyed were those of W. H. Andrews, mayor of the city and general manager of the George? town & Western railroad; A. P. Web? ber, local chief clerk for the Balti imore & Carolina Steamship company; M? P. Moorer, M. D., surgeon of the I marine hospital service, and Miss Min 'nic Daggett. The loss will approximate $,40,000 partly covered by insurance. The fire originated in the home of Mayor Andrews, in the rear portion of the building. Just what caused it is not known. It was discovered by Miss Daggett, who lived next door. Tho response of the fire depart? ment, ur der command of Chief Wal? ter If. McDonald, was prompt. Tho j blazo had not had much headway 'when the firemen arrived, coupled on their hose and opened tho hydrants. But* according to Chief McDonald, j there was no water pressure. Nor was there, he says, any pressure from the city mains at any time during the burning, which rapidly became fierce and at one time seemed to threaten the whole eastern end of the city. The waterworks are owned and operated by a private corporation, the Black River Water company. At noon a special meeting of city 'council was held in th^ city hall for j the purporse of inaugurating an inves? tigation into the lack of water pres? sure. The meeting was adjourned for two days without taking action. It was stated to council that the emer? gency pumps at the power house had been started promptly, but that a main had burst. A similar explana? tion was given at the time of the Win yah Lumber company fire, when the pressure failed. Fire Chief McDonald has tendered his resignation to the mayor, giving as his reason that it is useless for him to bring the department up to a high state of efficiency only to find it an emergecy that <here is no water with which to fight fire. The fire started in Mr. Andrews' home, and spread from his home to that of Miss Daggett on the right and that of Mr. Webber on the left, then spreading from Mr. Webber's to Dr. Moorer's. Mr. Andrews' loss will amount to $20,000 or more, the house and every? thing it in being destroyed. Miss Daggett saved most of her effects and her loss will be only about $50. Her Ttome was owned by Joseph Schenk and was valued at $2,000. Mr. Webber lost all his property, amounting to about $2,000, as did Dr. Moorer, whose I033 will be about the same. After Dr. Moorer's home was all but destroyed the steam fire engine was in commission, as was the fire fighting apparatus of the tug B. T. Williams. These checked the fiamcs, though there were several small fires in the ; vicinity engendered from falling sparks. The explosion of a hot water boiler and several hundred cartridges in the home of Mr. Moorer added to the spectactular element, the effect of tho boiler explosion, in particular, being to hurl a column of brands and sparks a hundred feet high, the detonation j shaking the entire section. EARL MAKES ESCAPE. Returns to England From Germany. London, Dec. 16.?The Earl of Leven and Melville, according to the Central News, has arrived in London, after having escaped from German territory. The earl went to the front early in the war w ith his regiment, the Royal Scot Greys, in which he is a lieutenant, and being wounded on Au? gust 22 was left behind when his reg? iment retreated. He was taken by the Germans to a hospital. On Wednesday last, disgtiised as a Belgian refugee, the earl traveled across Belgium in a northerly direc? tion, crossed the German lines and entered the Dutch territory without a passport. GETS FULL PARDON. John Jones, Who Killed Abo Pearl htlnc, Regains Citizenship. Columbia, Deo. IS.?Pardon to re? store citizenship was granted yester? day by the governor to John J, Jones, the Branchvllle attorney, who killed Abe Pearlstlne and who was convicted in Orangeburg county in February, 1P11, of manslaughter ami sentenced to serve 10 years and 80 days in the state penitentiary. Jones was paroled Mart h 1?) of this year by the governor on the condition that h?> leave the Stat?'. LOST NINETY THOUSAND. AUSTRIAN'S SEVERELY HANDLED i IN RETREAT FROM SERVIA. Chief to Be Tried?Field Marshal Potiorek, Plumed for Disaster, Like? ly to Be Courtmurtiuled. London, Dec. 19.?The Morning Post today publishes a Budapest let? ter written by a Hungarian journalist describing the Austrian defeat in Ser via and the army's sufferings in re? treat. The correspondent declares that Field Marshal Oskar Potiorek, commanding the Austrian force, will be tried by courtmartial in Vienna. "Public and official circles," the let? ter says, "are furious at Potiorek for allowing the withdrawal of three army corps from his front when he ought ;to have known it would leave him too weak to w ithstand the Servians. It is rumored that Gen. Minarelli-Ftizger ald will supersede him. "In rear guard actions during the retreat the Austrians lost 60,000 men in dead or wounded and 30,000 pris? oners, besides sacrificing more guns, 'ammunition and provisions than the Servians ever had in the whole war. "The Hungarian regiments suffered severely and the remnants of Potio rek's army of about 100,000 are now in Bosnia trying to reform, j The correspondent adds: j "The feeling in Hungary has trans? lated itself into demonstrations and rioting in Budapest, Prague and other towns. Count Tizsa, the premier, in a speech in the Hungarian parliament, declared that if the importance of an invasion of Hungary was not realized by the general staff independent Hun? gary would find a means to concen? trate her sons who are now fighting abroad in defense of their own homes. "As a result of this speech Premier Tizsa was summoned to Vienna and 'saw the emperor, to whom, on his loyalty being questioned, he tendered his resignation. This, however, the emperor declined to accept." [ UN BURIED CORPSES TELL A BLOODY STORY. Innumerable Bodies Indicate Heavy Ijosscs by Austrians in Servian Cam? paign. Paris, Dec. 18.?In a dispatch from Nish, Servia, the Hayas correspondent says the Servian authorities have re? established themselves in the vicinity of Podrinie, where the Austrian troops surrendered to them. Prisoners af? firm that the Austrian losses in the recent engagements in killed and 'wounded have been very large and they exceeded the losses in prisoners. Heavy casualties are shown by the in? numerable unburied bodies of Aus? trian soldiers found on the line of their retreat. I Loznitza, where there has been no , fighting recently, was burned by the '< Austrians. WOMAN DIES IN FIRE. Mrs. Elizabeth IHuggins Loses Life in Flames. Orangeburg, Dec. 17.?Mrs. Eliza Ibeth Huggins was found dead this morning about 5 o'clock at the home J of her son, J. T. Huggins, having been i burned to death. The body was found lying under the house directly be I neath her room, where she had fall? en through a hole which was burned In the floor. Both hands and both ; feet were burned off and the body charred. The fire was still burning ,when members of the family went to the room. Mrs. Huggins was 72 years of age and had been in failing health for I some time. Members of her family would visit her room at times during each night to see how she was get? ting on. She would at times get up during the night and rest in a chair. j Her son was in her room at 3 o clock i and Mrs. Huggins was then in bed. jit is thought that Mrs. Huggins got up after that hour and rested in a chair and was smoking, as she smoked a pipe at times. The doctor thought j she was stricken unconscious while smoking and that the fire started from the sparks of the falling pipe. The coroner viewed the body and after taking all circumstances into I consideration he decided that her death came as a result of accidental [lire. The funeral services were held this afternoon, burial taking place at jSunnyside cemetery. ! __ PROTESTS TURKISH DECREE. United States Joins Other Nations in Opposing Act of Turkey. London, l>ec. IS.?The United States has joined with Greece and Italy in protesting against the Turkish decree forbidding departure of sub? jects to neutral countries from Syria, ?ays an Athens dispatch. FAMOUS REHORT BURN ED. Five Persons Perished in Fire at Terse Haute. Terre Haute, Ind., Pec. is. ? Five persons were burned to death this morning when the "Hayloft,1 a ta mous resorl 4^as burned. THE fjj SITUATION. CONFLICTING ADVICES COME FROM DIFFERENT SIDES. Allies Continue Advance in West?In That Seetion Their Gains are Declar? ed in Paris to Re Going Ahead With No Checks?This is Deided by Ber? lin. New York, Dec. 19.?A cloud of uncertainty still hangs over operations of the belligerent armies in Poland. No official German report has been issued to stamp as accurate unofficial claims to a German victory over the Russians which Thursday aroused en? thusiasm to a high pitch throughout the German empire. * The latest German statement on the situation is laconic. "In Poland," it says, "we continue to pursue the retreating enemy." Austria is more communicative than Berlin, for Vien Ina declares the Russian main forces jare being pursued on the entire bat itle front for some 250 miles from IGalicia to that point in Poland north? east of Lowicz, where the Bzure river empties into the Vistula. As regards part, at least, of this statement Petrograd takes issue with Vienna, asserting that on the left bank of the Vistula an almost complete lull in the fighting continues, but that at? tacks made against Russians have been repulsed. It is added, however, that In connection with the advance of par: of the Russian troops towards the Biura and because the Austrians are reinforcing in the Carpathians, "we have thought fit to rearrange tho position of some of our army." The allies, ^according to Paris, con? tinue 1.0 gain ground in Belgium and France. Berlin, however, asserts that the operations have resulted in re? pulses to the allies at various places, In some instances with heavy casualties. Paris says the French artillery has destroyed two heavy batteries in tho region of Verdun. The British protectorate over Egypt has been declared in all the garrison towns by the firing of a salute of 101 guns and -the raising of the British Hags. Prince Hussein Kemal has been appointed sultan of Egypt. M. Ribot, the French minister of finance, has advised the appropriation committee of the chamber of deputies that France will not lack resources to continue the war to i finish with? out faltering. Great Britain has recognized the French protectorate over Morocco. The British fleet in the Pacific has i been reinforced by the arrival at Cal lao of the Australian battle cruiser Australia. The British admiralty denies that any British warships were sunk during the Germain raid on the east coast of England. It rays, however, that two men were killed and 15 wounded aboard the destroyer Hardy. COTTON EXPORTS DECREASE. For November Value Amounts of $31,? 923,314, Decline of $71,000,000 From Last Year. Washington, Dec. 17.?Three hun? dred per cent, increase in exports of foodstuffs, due principally to the Eu? ropean war, characterized November's foreign trade compared with that month last year. Breadstuffs valued at $40,232,832 an increase of $30,125,000, were sent abroad, tho department of commerce announced today. Meat and cattle exports increased $2,364.000. Exports of cotton amounted to $31, 923,314, a decrease of $71,000,000 from November, 1913, and total min? eral oils showed a decrease of almost $2,000,000. The total value of domestic bread stuffs, cottonseed oil, food animals, meat and dairy products, cotton and mineral oil exported in November was $97,191,986 against $138,402,537 in November, 1913, and for the 11 months ending with November $797. 190,906 against $950,531,838 for tho 111 months of 1913. K ITCH IN FOR FLOOR LEADER. Garrett. of Tennessee, Withdraws as Candidate for Honor. Washington. Dec. IS.?Congressman Finnis J. Garrett. of Tennessee, whose candidacy for the Democratic floor leadership of the house to succeed Representative Cnderwood, when the latter becomes a senator next March, has been attracting a great deal of interest in political circles recently, has telegraphed his withdrawal as a candidate for the honor. This is taken as practically assuring the choice of Representative Kitchln, of North Car t Una, as Mr. Underwoods successor. The Im>Horn fell out of the Garrett boom When President Wilson denied a report that the administration was throwing its Influence against Kitchln. Washington, Dec. 17.?a. a. Man? ning of Bpartanburg has been appoint? ed a title a'i rney in connection with the United states department of sericulture and will be located at Walhalla at a salary of $1,(00 a year.