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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, GERMANS BLOCK RUSSIANS MOVE OFFER STUBBORN OPPOSI TION TO ADVANCE AT UZCK PASS HUNGARIANS FEEL RELIEVED V . ?? ., English Government May Monop olize Making and Sale Of Beer. LONDON, April 13.-The two gateways into Hungary 3llH tremain barred demite the tremendous Rus sian hammering. A j Beskidpass is the lt ns important of tjic two strate gically, further advance Into Hungary hangs un the possessen of the Cs7ck l'a .s. where the invaders nre uiee s with stubborn opposition. Several day* ago thc Russians cap tured a position which gave them command of the road loading to th? rear bf Uzsck PasB, bnt the Teutonic allies have since Checked tho move ment. The importance of thc Carpathians operations is Indicated by the half hearted actions along the rest of the long eastern front. People in the dual monarchy are said to be greatly j cheered by the number of German re inforcements passing through Buda pest enroute to the Carpathian front j to 'take part In the operations v. Meh are now believed to be in charge of the Cerman general staff. The whole eastern situation pivots on Uzsck Pass, where the AiyUro-German forces ure in such strength that the efforts Of the Russians to reach the Hungarian plaina ls likely to be pro longed. Probably n? session of the British parliament since the opening of the war has been awaited with keener interest than the sitting which begins tomorrow. A "dry" England, unknown except for a period two years, one hundred and fiftcy years ego, is not beyond possibilities. The government has given no official -hint regarding what action may be expected. An op position paper recently published a forecast of the government plan, which, it asserted, contemplated pro* hlbition of all liquors, except ' light beer, whtoh may be manufactured by the government. These predictions received some confirmation tonight from a government organ, which de clared, the entire business cf manu facture and sale of alchollc liquors will become a government monopoly. TURKS HEAR GAZA BOMBARDED PARIS. April 13.-A Statement is sued by the ministry of marine to* day, says that yesterday a battle ship in connection with French seaplanes bombarded an important Turkish en-' campment ir* the neighborhood of Gazr. } i Tbe reports indicates the develop ment of hostilities tn a new quarter. Gasa ia in southern Palestine, near the Egyptian frontier, two miles in land from the Mediterranean and 48 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Cfti?lM?OOP? DISPENSARY SYSTEM Commission From Saskatchewan Visits Colombia to Investi gate; System, m COLUMBIA, April 18.--Tho province of Saskatchewan In Ute dominion of Canada has decided to adopt the dis pensary aystem for thc handling of the liquor business and on July 1 will do away with the old bar room sys tem ami put In the dispensary. . They heard bf the South CarotI*i? G. M. !.. and a commission from that province, consisting of James Frank lin Bole,' a member of the legislature, und Dr. Edmund Henry Oliver, prin cipal of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, at; Baswatoon, havo come to Columbia lo make a study of ttae dispensary system as lt is and was known In this State. They presented a letter to Governor Manning front Governor Brown of Saskatchewan In troducing them. These gentlemen intend to Inter view' Senator B. It. Tillman, Former Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon, to whom they will talk ta about the "graft" of a dispensary system. Rev. C. E. Burts, one ot the prohibition leaders and Rsv. J.N L>. Barley, sec retary of the Anti-Saloon League. They- will tdk to others and read up al they can find on the dispensera. They expect to bc In the State a?rerai days. m DASH FOR SEA COMMANDER REQUESTS PER MISSION TO MAKE NEC ESSARY REPAIRS ENTERED PORT LEAKING BADLY Captain Saya Allies "May Not De ter Us, Even If They Sink U?." - NEWPORT NEWS. April 13.-Com mander ThlerfeldeV of the German nverted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm today made formal request to the nlted States for time to remain here' and repair his ship. The request was forwarded to Washington sealed, ile understood to have a3ked for. tcm pcrory repairs only, which he esti mated would require three weeks, al though the command?'.- indicuted that less than two would be required. lie insisted that he intended to proceed to sea despite the fact that allied war ships are hovering off the Virginia capes. Me said: "We got in and wo can get out; the enemy snips mitat not deter us even if they may sink us.". .The general opinion prbvafls that the vessel will intern. RT'IMF ll ENTERED PORT WORKING ALL HER PUMPS NEWPORT NEWS, April 13.-Tho st cain pumps, of the German auxil iary'cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, in port here, still were in operation to day, while experts from the local hipbullding yard resumed their ex amination of the ship In; on.or to re port to ber commander on the re pairs necessary to make her sea worthy. As a result of the preliminary sur vey lt was believed that Capt. Thier felder Would indicate that at least three weeks are necessary for the re pairs. Evidence that the Wilhelm Is leaking badly waa glVen by the con tinuous wor kof her pumps and also by the fact that tho ship Hes low in the water respite her lack of cargo. The customs officials and officers of the United States navy in this port accepted the declarations of Capt. Thierfelder and Commander Thier richens of the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedlich, which was recently interned, that there.were no wireles interchanges between them after the Eitel came to Newport News or white the ships were operating in the South Atlantic. Capt. Thierfelder explained that be tried tc communicate with the Eitel on the high sea?, but that he had not been supplied with the new German war code, whicb the El- \ tel'j officers had. The Eitcl's officers ! explained that they heard a ship call ing them in the old code but believed possession of thc abandoned German code. I . Men Released. NEWPOFT NEWS, April 13 - The J German commander discharged yes terday officers and men of the British ships Tamar and Colby whom he1 brought to this port and they were tran.;furred to the British 'horVo steamer Cassandra amid the plaudits of their fellow-countrymen aboard ships in the harbor. Last night they left for England, all of them glad to be alive and wondering how they slipped through the warships of the* allies off the Virginia Capes. That the escape waa a mlracul? x one was attested to by Capt/ Thierielder him- i self in an Interview cn bis experience In racing to this refuge from the equator, after destroyng the Colby. March 37 frat. "We alerted north from the equator short of coal and provisions," said Capt. Thierielder aa he took a respite from official busfnesa late in the day. ."Wo al BO had sick sailors aboard, af flicted because of too moen rice diet and lack of fresh vegetables. - "When wo started north we hoped and had planned to meet up with German sup ply ships. Unfortunately for ua none of the Bupply ships we expected turn ed np. What became of them I do not know, except we aaw from the shelter of overhanging clouds one col lier we had expected.being chased by two British cruisers which fortunate ly could not sight ua and-we made our escape. Y> ufortunately at?o on our trip north through? the mid-Atlantic we did not mest up with any more ships fr JIU which we could -get. coal and acme supplies. In this situation it waa. necessary-for na to get to port and also to a "dry dock and I picked out Newport News as the place to come. Thompson Takes Oath. CHICAGO. April 13.-Mayor-elect Thompson took the oath of office to day, tam, with a party of friends left for Peoria, III., where they will board a honae boat tomorrow morn ing for a ten day trip down the Il linois and Mississippi rivera. He will ?senme office Aprl 2d. What Remains of Fort t'hniwik Kelessy and Allied Fleet Landing Troops. This photograph tho first to arrive in Hie United States, actually giving war srene3 in the Dardanelles, whor^ there has been thc heavut fishtin^ over known to the navies of ?ho worlrt. shows the great work the iiritlnh and French vessels have don? there. Iii tho foreground there ls what remain * bf the once seemingly impregnable Fort ('nanok .Keler?>' a* the entrance of the Dardanelles. This Tort was hat tered to pieces by the modern Kun-? of the Heet, among them the sigh', flf teen-lnch rifles of the Kunu Eliza beth . The war vessel.* In the dsUnt?t ate landing marines on the p?ninsule of Galipoli for rear attacks on (lie forts further up the slnitts. ThU attach has net Vet succeeded, end little has been heard' of lt. Hut tiendrai d'Auiarie In command of v iorce which njay encounter the Turkish army at any time, and thin fini the fight Tor possession of-the forts'i?fd ing to Constaiitlnoply'._. DAIRY CAR IS HEREJOOA? CLEMSON COLLEGE PRE PARES A TREAT FOR FAR. MERS HERE POULTRY EXHIBIT Expert? Will Lecture On Dairying and Poultry Raising and Give Demonstrations. The splendidly equipped "dairy In struit -m car," Including r poultry exhibit, which has been lent to Clem son college by the Southern railway, will be In Anderson today. , The car ls pcompanied by dairy and poultry experta, and ls to mage a ti.ur of towns and eitle? of this cities of thia State. The cai* wll* <e open for inspection and lectures will bc given between the hours of lo a. m. and noon and 2 and 4 o'clock p. m. Completely Equipped. The car IJ splendidly equipped and will bo accompanied by experts from Clemson Col loge who will lecture and give dalry d?monstrations and answer questions pertaining to this subject?. There will be practical demonstra tion? in dalry equipments, handling of milk and Ita products and butter mnking, ns well ss lectures by dalry experts; fou ll ry* Exhibit. Thia car will bc equipped with model poultry appliances and the pouttrymeu nf Clemson College will be along to give practical, demonstra tiens. 1 . The coming of thia car is announced in large- display posters which bavje been sent out by Prof. W. W. tong, State agent wit' director ot exten sion work, with headquarters kt Clemson College. Ladies are specially invited to At tend the lectures' and vic. the dem onstrations. farticular!.*/ Intetesiivg. in view'of the fact that cream renie work was recently started out of An derson, and has met with such phe nomenal success, the announcement of coming of this car will doubtless prove of particular Interest to a large number of people of Anderson county, s ui particularly those living along this cream route. Prof. D. W. Watkins, dairy export of Clemson College, has been In the city recently investigating the prac ticability of starting up another cream route here. He has been making a survey of the situation with a view ot establishing a ronlo that would start in the city and go in the direction ot Belton, by way of tbe Drake place. The Schedule. The schedule of the dalry instruc tion car, aa published by Prot. Long, is aa follows: April 14, Wednesday, Anderson, 14 to 12 a. m. and 2:00 :o 4:00 p. m. April 16.' Thursday, Walhalla, 10 to 12 a. m. and 1:30 to H:O0 p. m. April 16, Friday, Westminster. 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. tn, April 17, Saturday. Liberty, 10 to 12 a. m.. and 2 to 4 p. m. April 19, Monday, fias'ey, 10 to 12 a. m., ?nd 2 to 4 p. m. April 20, Tuesday, Greenville, 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. April 21, Wednesday, Pelter, 10 te 12 a. m., and 2 to 4 p. m. April 22, Thursday. Campobello. jto to 12 a. m., and 2 to 4 p. m. April 23. Friday. Yorkvllle, 10:30 to 12:00 a. m., and 2:30, to 4:00 p. m. April 24, Saturday. Rock HUI. 10: on to 12:00 a. m.. and 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. The dairy instruction car will be stationed on the tracks of tba Blue nidge Railway near the old passenger depot, on West Earle street. ???XECLWB~~T IED PRISONERS INE GUNS TURNED ON PARTY MEN-WOMEN ARE ;ECUTED . partmen? to furnish an array trans port for those Americans at Tampico who wish to return to the United States. Three ' 'hundred Americais bare filed requests for transportation, hut ofiiciala belier,? tho nurnoo-- will be Increased when the army transport, with a capacity of 1.000 arrives et the Mexican port. Threatened fa mine, continuous fighting in the out skirts of the city, and lank of work have caused an exodus ot foreigners from Tampco. ' Early Saturday morning a battle took placo at Garza Valdez resulting In our capturing three military trains, five machine guns, a large quantity of arms und ammunition and 160 pris oners. The enemy lost about 135 killed, afterward completely scatter ing and escaping to the Mountain? in thin vicinity. Our losses.were twen ty-two killed and thirty-two wounded DR. SARGENT NOT TO HEAD INSANE ASYLUM IS NOT QUALIFIED UNDER LAWS OF THE STATE _ MANNING TALKS Picked Best Man For Place-Ov erlooked Constitutional Questions. COLUMBIA, April 13.-Governor Manning issued the following state ment tonight: "Several days ago I announced thc appoiutment r.f Dr. George P. Sar gent, of Maryland, as superintendent of the State'Hospital for the Insane. This action was taken after a care ful consideration * and thorough search in this and other States. I was determined to get the be3t equipped man for the position, one whose ex perience, training and study fitted him fer this special work. "Since the appointment was an nounced, the constitutional objection has been raised that probably only a qualified elector of this State v/as eligible, and I am frank, to say that the objection seems pjtent. In asking Dr. Sargent to un 1er ta ke the super intendency, I had in TV."md only the welfare of the patients cf the insti tuolon. I overlooked thii constitu tional question; but I. stand fer the constitution and the laws of our State, both of which are my guide in the conduct r.f the office I hold. ? wish to say to the people of the SUte that 1 have revoked the appointment of Dr. Sart_3nt superintendent be cause I respect thc constitution and viii not even appear to debate it. IREliClrfS IN ?ANZER-0SB0RNE CASE Rae Tanxer, Attorneys and a De tective Are Indicated By* Grand Jury? NEW YORK, April 1?.-Rae Tensor and Maxwell and David Slade, her at torneys in the brea sh of premise suit she brought against James Osborne; and Albert McCullough, a detective, ware Indicted today by the federal grand jury which investigated the circumstances surrounding the diing of the salt Miss Tanxer ls charged with uetng the mails In an attempt to defraud. Slade and McCullough are -charged with conspiracy. Hated Editor Bea?. KAN8A8 CITY, April 18.-William Rockhill Nelson, editor of the Kansas Caty Star died here early this morn ing, S. G. CODE OF LAWS MAY NUT BE LEGAL ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS LEGISLATURE DID NOT ACT ON CODE NO COPY IS ON FILE Printed Copies of 1912 Code Con tains Many Li rors and Omis sions. COLUMBIA. 'April 13.--That tme printed code of laws of South Caro lina has not been declared by legis lative enactment to be the laws and Ira not the general statutory law of the State, was the opinion expressed this morning by Attorney General Peoples. He says that the code of Jaws as contained in the reports of the code commissioner for the year 1911' and 1912 ls the general statutory lawi of the State. "Certain errors" says the attorney general," have been noted In thc code printed by the Michie company, .when compared wth, the aew report of tho code commissioners; said errors con s'iting in porno instances in the omission of certain statutes and acts which were"included in the' reports of the code commissioners^ other ' in stances being a change in some of the statutes as reported by the code com , missioners. - In -auch cases,* it is thc opinion of this office that be code of laws as contained in the reports of the code commissioners for the "years 1911 and 1912, is the general statutory laws of the State for these reports have been BO declared, and the code printed by the Michie company has not been .so declared by legislative enactment." The' opinion also declared that no copy of the code waa attached to tin act and that no copy la on file the office of the secretary of State. TO HONOR 1?RY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ' President Order? Offices Closed and Flags at Half Mast. -- WASHINGTON. April 13.-Presi dent Wilson tonight signed a execu tive order providing that fitting. ob servance be given the fiftieth anni versary of the death <jf Abraham Lin e?la, next Thursday. He stated this was done aa a evidence of profound affection of the American people for Lincolns' memory. He ordered that the executive officers cf the United Statctf bc closed on '? that day and that the National flag bo displayed at half mast over all federal buildings, forts and military posts, naval sta tions and all United States vessels. Owners and mantera of United Stales Merchantships are requested to sim ilarly display the American flss. OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN MEXICAN SITUATION CALL ON CONSULAR AGENTS FOR MORE DEFINITE IN FORMATION VILLA IS DEFEATED Heavy Blow Inflicted By Carran za Forces at Mata moras. ! WASHINGTON. April 13.-The state j department telegraphed its consular I agents in thc vicinity of Celaya and Irapute tonight for more deiinlte In foimation concerning the military sit uation. Interest in the outcome of the impending battle between Villa ard Obregon ls keen here as the question of communications with Mexico City from the border an-' theTOllef of many Interior towns short of food I> at stake. . Early repoi ts fron: Conbular Agent ('mothers at Ville.d Headquarters said the Villa forcer had withdrawn after tho opening skirmishes. This is taken generally to mean in otlici.il quarters, that the Carranza claini3 of a victory in the opening struggles. BKITIHII PROTEST TO VILLA. LONDON, April 13.-The foreign of fice has instructed thc Hritish charge d'affairs In Mexico City to protest to Gen. Villa against the new mining regulations which, were pro mulgated by the Villa regine. Tho foreign office took this action on the receipt of advices from Ute charge that the mining regulations in ques tion amuntcd virtually to a confisca tion of the foreign mining Interest.!. HitOWNSVILLE, Texas. April 13. In a sortie today the Carranza gar rison defending Matamoroi Inflict,d a heavy blow on the Villa anny besulg ing the town. General Navar.'n second In cunniund of the Villa troops was'brought to brownsville tonight dangerously wounded, Tho Carranza consulate here claimed the Villa dead numbered at three hundred. The Sortie <l/ew from tito Villa forces their long promised shelling of Matamoroa. Tho shelling stopped ?'hen the Carranza garrison returned to the tranche; sad tonight the firing IIUR ceased, willi the position nf both armies practically ancha 11 ?'?'ii During the bombardment p'ght shells passed over .Matamoros, four dropped in the city but did little dam age. None fell on the American Bide. Prohibit lon 1st H at Ht: Paul. CHCAOO, April 13.--The national committee of the pi-ohlUMan party announced that the nineteen sixteen Prohibition Convention will bo held at the twin cities. St. raul and Min neapolis, July 19th. . --,--' Famous Doe*or Dies. LONDON. April 13.-Dr. . Inou?s Waldstein, well known as a patholo gist, physician and author, is dei ? hore. Dr. Waldsteln was born in New York in 1853 abd practiced med icine there for many years. GOVERNMENT IO BACK M1??MLIIAMS ATTORNEY GENERAL EM PLOYES BRANDIES TO ASSIST NO INVESTIGATION Of Bank's Affairs Under Way By The Department of Jus tice. WASHINGTON. April 13.-Devel opments today Indicated that the jovernmeut intends to. support Sec retary of the Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller of Currency Williams in the legal fight precipitated by ?be Riggs National Bank to enjoin these oiTlclals from alleged attempts to drive that institution out of business through systematic, long continued persecution. Attorney General Gregory announc ed .tonight that the department - of Justice had employed Louis D. H ramleh; to defend Williams and .Mc Adoo in the injunction proceedings. Gregory declared his department and the treasury department are co-oper ating these proceedings. It waa denied that the department of Justce had undertaken an investigation of the afTairs of the Riggs bank. Lawyers discussed the question ot whether the comptroller had exoeed ed his powers in certain' acts of which the bank complains. It was maintains.! that for the sake of a pre cedent to be established this alone would be suflic'ent to insure a ,strong def'nie by the government. It seema prohabla that the case will go to the supreme court as both sides are ap parently preparing to fight to ths end. , CARRANZA ME THREE HUNDE PERSONALLY ORDERED MACH OF SURRENDERING ALSO EX I.AIBDO, April 1.1.-Information from Carranza officers and soldiers at Nouvolaredo. Mexico, indicate that three hundred of the Villa troops who surrendered after yesterday's battle at Matamoros were summarily executed by Carranza forces. It waa also reported that . number of wo men cam^ followers were executed. . reported that tho Carrana'^ general ordered machine guns on a party of surrendering Villa soldiers, resulting n the killing of seventy six in a '<> -dy. Another Carranza offi cer is credited in the killing ocr ls credited with having killed one hundred and t wenty .prisoners with machine guns. BEY AN ASKH FOR TRANSPORT TO BR"NtV AMERICANS HOKE WASHINGTON, April 13.- Secre tary Bryan today asked the war de