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\ VOLUME IL ANDERSON, S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1915. I E. Kl NUMBER 146. BERLIN REPORTS PROGRESS j THROUGHOUT SCrUTH EASTERN THEATRE WARSAW MAY BE GERMANS' GOAL Bridal Pre?? Give? Warning That Low of Warsaw Would Be Disastrous Event. London, June 29.-^Driven, bach across their own fronter north or Lemberg and forced acrosa the river Huila Lipa ?n southeast Galicia, the Russian armies continue to retreat along a front of approximately two hundred and fifty miles. Berlin records progress in virtually the entire southeastern theatre, al though violent fighting continues be yond the Gulla Lipa. Linsingen's army presumably ls astride tho rail way from Halles to Lemberg and Stanislau. ' Doubtless it is now aim ing at the railroad from Lemberg to Odessa via Tarnopol. It seems evident that German ts bunt on further punishment#of the Russians before relaxing the' intensi ty of tho Galiciaa campaign. Across the Russian frontier though, they nmst rely on a road "transport and the advance will be ?lower. The British press sim hopes the r-usslans"- will .soon bo able t? de liver a counter blow. There is a note of anxiety in nearly all ac counts. Papers .warn that the cap-) ture of Warsaw or railroads sappi lng* It would tie 'disastrous to las Rn elane and -would surely be. followed by another general German offensive In the west. The French are continuing the as sault around Arras in the west, with out appreciable change in the situa tion. '. London, June ?9.-Tho Russian center in Galicia ls rapidly reforming behind the G?ila Lipa river, before Gen. von Lnaingep's drive across thc Dniester, but thia retreat in the opin ion of London military critica, is al most entrely due tc Uie battle n the Lembergk region, where the F.?usaian positions made retirement, inevitable. These movement? have strengthened the Austro-German line and con soil ed the Teutons' hold on tho re d Galleon capital. s? fighting ls reported aloag the westra front? where even the ar tillery ?tels lack vigor except on the Une between Arras and th sea, whero ?he bombardment of French peel ti ons nave, been almost continuous. Ex pected detachments of German troops from the east front for operations In the west have evidently not arrived, evidently due to the stubborn Russian retreat in Galicia and the increasing pressure of the Italians. Tho italian advance bas been sloe but lt it ls to be" entirely stopped more Austrian: troops must in all probability be transferred from Ga licia unless Austria is willing to sur render Trieste seaport. ' Anglo-French (troops on the Gallipo li peninsula are. heavily bombarding the Turkish right Wing without result, according to a Turkish official report . Reports from the eastern front Ba the Teutonic sweep eastward con tinues. With the line.of the Dniester north ot Hallscs evacuated by the nuSslans, the main field contention seems to ut north of Lemberg, where the Rus sians are fighting in stubborn rear* . ' guard actions. Russian official state f ment* admit the continued ?avance o? th*. Teutons. In the southern part o! Fftiaslan Poland the Russians report they have t'bwarted a determined Aus trian attem^ to drive through. Berlin, June 29.-Official statement .by. tho Genuany headquarters statt \ today announces that the Anatro German forces ara now on Russian territory to fee north of Lemberg. It also states ?at ' von Llnstngens has driven th? Russians aer?se ?inila Lip I fiver. ' j i '-fi-.-I \ BIflfla BANI? CASE DECISION PO??rO*E? TO Of TOB EH Washington^ June "29.-Justice Mo? . VCoy, in the ifatrict supreme court 'day postp??cd uatil >cti,i>er, a ^decision in the. ?ult of the Riggs, Na y tiona! Bank ??ainsi Secretary Mc .Aden and OouSKroller Williams. CaJfjfor Reports. . .Tune'i 29.v-Comptroll?i ^jfefeay thanet! a call foi INS KEEP UP KEEP GERMANY 1F01E0 ON SHiriVES U. S. HOPES TO AVOID FUR"! THER DAMAGE TO AMER ICAN VESSELS. TRY TO SETTLE WM. P. FRYE CASE I Prompt Settlement on Indemnity] Beeb May Close Negotiations Now "'ending. Washington. June 2?.-The United Stater has adopted the i*eucticc ot notifying tho German admiralty through Ambassador Gerard of the tlme of departure of every passenger ?ship sailing under the American flag and approximately the hours during | which lt ?rill pass through the war zone. This precaution Is taken so Ger many's submarine commanders may ?watch 'for American vessels and pro vent a repetition of attacks similar to that on the Aruerica? tankship GulWght. I YT. P. Frye Note. i Washington. June 29.-With the publication today of American note to Germany concerning the destruc l tion of the American ship Wm. P. Frye and its wheat cargo by the Print Eitel Friederich, interest here centered In the character of Ger many's reply. The United Staten note presented to the German foreign office last Saturday asks Germany to reconsider *>e rrefusal to aetle by direct < rplomatic negotiations In stead of by prize court proceedings the claim presented in behalf of the captain and owners of the Frye. Thc United States declared it will accept indemlnlty if paid promptly na a rep aration . WILL ASK ASQUITH TO NAME PEACE TERMS [Member of House of Commons Sees Possibility For Hon orable Peace. London, June 29.-Darid Mason, a I member of the .house of commons from Coventry, baa given no' ce that he \ will ask Premier Asquith In the house Wednesday, "Whether In view of cer tain s peedee by members of the Ger man parliament demanding- speedy, honorable peace, his majesty's gov ernment will consider the advisability of stating more specifically, moro than 'heretofore, th* terms upon which such peace would be possible, with the object of hastening such a happy | consumatlon." .GOV. WHITMAN TO BB AB . ANOTHER APPEAL FOB BECKER New York, June 29.-Charles Beck er's counsel bas arraigned to meet Governor Whitman In Albany Thurs day to make application for a hear- ] Inj on Becker^ plea for clemency. (Tbs. governor bas aald chat he ts willing to hear any plea in Becker's behalf. GERMANS FORi OF DNIESTER MOST ADVERi rlin, June 25.-Hm? Von Lin t's troops, ender almost Imposai >ndittoes, forced -lite passage of msester river near Bukaesewlce i'ic?a. a?d .drove the Russians along '. :j*." front st?/eral miles _ an June 20th, was told by Fvrh TPS Gen GEN. ANGELES FAILED TO SEE PRES. WILSON WANTED TO GIVE HIS VIEWS IN CONDITIONS IN MEXICO. NOT CONNECTED WITH GEN. HUERTA Opposed to Him md All He Rep? resents-Leaves Soon.On Mission to Sonora. Cornish, N. H., Jane 29.-An un successful effort waa made today to arrange an interview here between President Wilson and Gen. Felipe An- ] geles, the Mexican leader, who wants to gire President Wilson his view of Mexican conditions and suggest a way of meeting Wilson's warning (hat tho situation must change. Colonel Jesus M. Aguilar and Mal. Y renco A. Garcia. arrived with letters of intrduction fn;u. General 1 -jvial Madero and Genet al Angeles, bot were told it was Impossible for An geles to see the president here. They were told state department is handl ing the details of the Mexican sit uation . Doth denied reports that An geles is connected'with Huerta. They said Angeles and Villa favored Vas quez Tagle as provisional president. j Washington, June 2S.-General Fe 1 lipe Angeles, the right hand man of } General Villa, came to Washington today to deny he was involved in the activities ot Victoriano Huerta and his associates. At the same, time they wanted to learn the sentiment of offi cials toward the Mexican problem. I The general issued a statement saying he is opposed to Huerta and all he re presented. After a brief stay be will .Sonora on a private mission . . '*'..> .... r ? ?.. . ?.? ' Angeles Hot a Huertalst. Washington, Juno 29.-General An geles called the state department to day and denied any connection wibi i the Huerta coup. IT. 8* Efforts Supplemented. Bl Paao, June 29.-To supplement the efforts of the United Stafm to prevent revolutionary factors enter ing Mexico from the American side Villa is preparing to increase tho Juarez garrison, according by Villa to investigate the Juarez, conditions. All [the patrols around Juarez have been doubled and Mexican secret service agents ordered to watdh suspicious persons. su?orsj??E WILLARING TRUTH Issues Statement in N. Y. on the Frank Case-Returns tn September. New York, June 29--Former Gov ernor Biston of Georgia* in a state ment here tonight, declared that "the good people of Georgia^ approved the commutation of the death sentence of Leo M. Prank. Only the mob caus ed him trouble, he said. He added that time would show the right ana wrong in the Ff auk case. afr. Slaton and bk. wife arrived tonight. They will spend a few days In the Adirondacks and leave for Ban Francisco next week. They will return to Atlanta. September first. Mir. dilston said demonstrations In Atlanta didn't cause him any serious inconvenience. He will resunie his uaw practice In the fall. England Wants Orville Wright. London, June 29.-The Dally Mall suggested today In on editorial that England attempted to secure the ser vices of Orville Wright,, the noted American aviator, to direct a great ] aerial fleet, now being mobilized by England. RIVER UNDER ?E CONDITIONS [river under merciless fire, stormed [tba 'abrupt clay cliffs and chargea a natte across ac open meadow against j the Russians hidden in the wooded I heights, After & day of fig.itlng the j Russians fled. Thousands were ,cap.: itui*df One regiment stood all day brwMt deep la tb*, river. The *ol ? :\? only fire when hoisted Latest Photo of KOItKKT This lr. Rober* Lansing on the last occasion in Which ho faced thc photo graphers before he became secretary of state, instead of merely acting sec retary as ho was for the first few days after Secretary Bryan resigned. GAUGER SUBJECT .CIAl 1ST DISCUSSES DIF FERENT VARIETIES AND POSSIBLE CURES. . Chicago, June 29.-"When IB Can ?r Curshle?" was the subject of a aper by Dr. Scott Parsons of St. Louis, which was read before thc Sur gical Society of Ute American Insti tute of Homeopathy In session lier? today. According to Dr. ParspnB,- the pa per was prompted by queries UB lo why some cases of cancer get well and others die, whori the general charac teristics, symptoms, ?nd type of growl i are apparently identical.. In part he said: "As ? I have thought the subject over lt appears to me that there are several factors which make for suc cess or failure In the treatment of this mysterious disease. . r "Five essential factors appeal to play 'the all-important - role in . tho cured casft of cancer./ They aro: tuc type of. growth; resistance and .sus ceptlbitlty of thc patient; ago or the patient, period In which treatment ia begun; and method of treatment and technique." After'speaking of the pathology of j tho different varieties of cancer l>r. Parsons stated that "so far, the super ficial or skin cancers offer the best j chances for cure and aro amenable to operation, cautery, x-ray and radium. AB to that tyne of cancer attacking the breast and womb, while giving, a mxxK'a higher modality,' curly, radi cal operation ts the only treatment; so ?ar furnishing a successful re sult. The high mo/f nifty la duo to delayed operation. "The age of tho patient plays an Important rolo. Cancers of all typen are to he considered an ex tremol y serious ailment, more oo in those o: the eirst an-> second triennial of life, or from 20 to 60 years of age. Those over ?0 ofter the l>est possible chapeo of recovery. 'Tancer surgery 1ms reached e stage of sp?cialisa .and to be ?nc resaful, require?, oh- th? part o? jcrator, besides an < exact knowle! Anatomy and pathology, boldn? ^.pert' technical koowiedgfe. fault] irglcal cleanliness, and acute ? judgment." New Secretary LWSINtJ / Tlu> picture wan taken on the campus of ColRate College, Tuesday, Juno 22, Just after he was Riven the degree of doctor o? laws. Thc next day the announcement Was made at thc White House that the president r.ind ap ! pointed him secretary of stale. STATE EDITORS INDOKitWILSON EXCELLENT PAPERS READ AT FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. Greenville/ June 29.-Tie South Carolina Press Association and the MuRter Printers of the state in the second day|s session of the Joint an nual meeting at Chick Springs, adopt ed reaolutionr. endorsing President Wilson's policies toward belligerent European nations. The resolutions, upon motion of W. P..Caldwell, secretary of the associ ?t on were adopted unanimously by the 75 or moro members In attend ance at the morning session today, in ito auditorium of the ('hick Springe, ht tel. Excellent papers presented by bril 1-ant newspaper men ; and the ?dop tirn of two important resolutions, the second of which endorsed t?i Btate \ 'de system of good roads, character ;.irt today's session of what thc tejer?n, mcnibers consider tho best morling in the history of the associa tion. And this is the forty-first, year of the venerable organization. .HWKDEX MAY NOW IMPOBT ?E1H THOUSAND BALES A MONTH ? Washington, Juno 29.-The Bullish embassy herc today announced an agreement wit h the Swedish Cotton Spinners association for t.'io unre stricted importation into Sweden of 1(1,000 bales each month, if consigned to the association. Tho amount ls said, to bo more than twlco the nor? mal consumption of Swedish mills. NO INTIM ATIOl OF CONTEN TO NOTE Berlin. June 29.-Officiai circles in Dcrlln -MB authority for the state ment cat no intimation ' respecting tiic contents of the forthcoming Ger man note replying' to the American note on the . sinking of the Lusitania haa reached Washington since those engaged In drafting the document themselves haven't determined upon wm FEA ORDERS FOR ENCAMPMENT ARE ISSUED TO GOVERN MOBILIZATION FOR TRANSPORTATION TO GREENVILLE. Of INION MAY X AFFECT PLANS Attorney General Holds Blease Disbanding Order Void-May Cause General Mncup. Col limbla, June 2!).-Tlio office or the adjutant general has issued or der? governing the transportation of the second regiment to Greenville for tho encampment to be held there July to 17 Inclusive. Two special trains will be operated [out of Columbia one over the* Bouth I ern railway bearing the second battal ion an.l the regimental infantry will leave this city at 7:30 a. m. July 7, ar riving in Greenville at 12:40 p. m. the other, bearing Companies A. Ii, (', I), I, K, and L> will leave Sumter at 9:40 ?a. m. thc same day ovor the Coast Line, arriving in Columbia at 11:10 . m. and at Greenville at 3:30 p. m. Sumter will be the point of tnobllza tlou for the companies of tito Coast and the Pee Deo and Columbia that for the local battalion and the com pany from Orangehurg. Muddle Not Straight. Columbia, Juno 2!>:-In an opinion glvjen out today, Attorney General Peoples holds that regimental ollt cers of the former regiments cannot (io mustered out of service and that ? tho proclamation of formor Governor Bisase under date bf, January ll, 1915, mustering nut and disbanding tho national guard of tho state was legal. On January 22, 191"? Governor Manning issued a' proclamation de ? daring tho order of former Governor Blease illegal and void and declared j that the national guard was still an I organization and that the officers and men were not affected by the proc lamation. Military authorities herc state that v io opinion of the attorney general will have the effect Of nulli fying the orders foi* encampments of the first regiment at the Isle of Palms from July 20 to July 30 and the second regiment at Greenville from July 7 to July 17 because tho comptroller general will not honor worrantB {or the paying out of state funds nor the United States disburs ing of?lceryMaJ. J. Chapter Caldwell, federal funds to the national guard for any purpose until t'je matter receives final adjustments in the I courts. RAIN DOES SERIOUS DAMAGE IN OGONEE Crops and Bridges Throughout County Suffer From the Heavy Downfall. Walhalla, June 29.-Oconce coun ty experienced the heaviest rainfall last night and up to noon today tn a dozen years. The damage to cropu arid bridges can not yet be estimated but lt is considerable. V YET GIVEN TS OF REPL Y ON LUSITANIA it's tenor yet. The possibility that a satisfactory solution might be reached was hinted by an officia! of the foreign office who recently said President Wilson's note showed the matter could be adjusted. The Ger man note wl'il probably be finished by the end of this week cr . early next R FATE OF IN CAPITAL FOOD SHORTAGE ALREADY EXISTS AND CONDITIONS ARE DEPLORABLE. CARRANZA NOW MASSING TROOPS Expect? io Take City In Two Day? -Diplomats Trying to Ar range Foreigners' Fafety. Washington, Juno 29.-There was much anxiety In official quarters to duy concerning conditions in Mexico city and vlclnty. There waa no di rect reports from the Mexican capital, which has been cut off for nearly ten days. From previous dispatches lt is known food is short abd the danger of military operations' being carried Into tho city has caused gravo apprehension among foreigners. The only information the state de partment received during the day' cunio from consular officers at Vera Crux. They said Carranca 1B massing a large number of (Toops and expects to take the city within two or three days. Press dispatches saying the dip lomatic corps is active trying to ar range tho safety of foreigners In casu of fighting in the city and safety of property n case of evacuation, pleas ed officials. A statement tonight said conditions at Los MoChls, where the Mayo.In diums recently attacked were satlaac tory. A mail report from Tampico says conditions at Tampico are qul?t Unman o! Peaee. El Paso,'Texas, June ?9.-Jose Isa bel Fables, minister of war in the Eulalie Gutierres cabinet, announced '.tere tonight that tho leaders of two larger warring factions have agreed, to discuss peace terms, perhaps with in two weeks. Another Hnertalsta -Arrested. El Paso, June 29.-Jase. Zot&ya, a wealthy El Paso resident waa arrested today, charged with conspiring to sot on foot a military expedition against a friendly country. He was released on a seventy-five hundred dollar bond. The charge? are similar to those aguiKBt Generals Huerta add Orozco. Huerta continued today his conferences with former Mexican gen erals. . . Was/Mngton, June 29.--United States agents all over the country aro busily engaged In watching carefully the movements of prominent Mexicans who have been activte.ln Mexican pol itics and also others suspected of such activity, to see that there .are no vio lations of American neutrality. The a .-rest of Gens. Huerta* and' Orozco have occurred and a strict surveillance ls kept over Genn. Diaz, Hondragon, P.lauquet and Felipe Angeles. AU are now in the United States with others. It is a part Ot Jibe United States' general policy to prevent the starting of a new Mexican revolution. Th,, KO vc-rn mena intends to prosecute violations of neutrality, regardless of prominence ot the violators. Capital Cut Off SHU. Washington, June 29.-^er prac-, tlcally six days no word has been re ceived here concerning what Jias hap pened in Mexico City. The latest news came to Vera Cruz by courier, reach ing here several days old and lt de scribed conditions aa extreme. Mexi co City haa been cdt off from tele graphic communication with tho out side world. These advices said the Za patistas had defeated Geo. Gonzales, army and lt ls feared fighting'bas been carried Into the c/ipltat, endan gering the lives of foreigners. Anx iety 1? felt hero over the situation in Mexico City, where advices ?aid that business was suspended by a food shortage. El Paso, June 29.-The .possibility of additional arrests at Mexican lead ers 1n the United Stat?? anti pf ear ly beginning of a now revaluion in Mexico, are th? outstanding fea tures of today'B developments. ZnpaUst Archives Moved. Galveston. June 29.-The report that the Zapata government archiv?e bad been removed from M?xico City to Coernayaca . and that trains for the transportation of troop* from tb? capital- fchere they were held lp readiness, was brought to th? head quarters of General. Gonzales' Amerlcaiftv yesterday, ace 'r~~ Information reaching tb? consul here today. It waft al that committees of fore! were arranging wi?h ti