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ANDERSON, S. C SATURDAY. MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1915.
MAY PROVE MOST IMPOR
TANT OF GERMAN OP
ERATIONS
STILL PURSUING
RETIRING SLAVS
Russians Expected to Get Muni
tions Soon and Make An
other beterokktsd Stand.
London, Aug. 27.?Tbc Germans, In |
full possession of tho entire Brest
Lltovsk line have resumed the offen
sive In the Balti cprovinces and are
pressing the RuBsiaoB southeast of
Nitaubunitau and east of Kovno in
an effort to reach tho mala line of the
railway which passes through Vllnn
and Dvlnak to Petrograd. -
This may prove In time the most
important of the German, operations
although now they are using more
troops in pursuit of the Russians re
tlripg from VBrest-LttovBk and ).he
line on either side of this,, fortress.
The Retch! a petrograd newspaper
today speculating on German inden
tions, declares it is doubtful if the
GermauH without undisputed posses
sion of the Baltic and particularly of
the Oult.of Riga, could undertake the
risks attached to operations against
Petrograd thin.autumn.
Tbe Russians apparently bad eva
cuated both Brest-LltovBk and Olita
before the Auatro-Gcrmaas arrived aa
the latter olaim no capture of booty.
Austria officially announced tonight
that Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
found the town Of KeuUenk-x-Litovsk
hunting whan he arrived. All indi
cation? are that the Russians stlli
taking every movable thing that
might aid thq^^uptre^^thaji S^ and
burning what they are unable ta car
ry.
Tt? Busslans still have armies vir
tual'/ intact and now hove prospects
of a more plentiful supply of ammun
ition, so it is expected they will soon
make a stand along some prepared
line.
Paris tonight reported the capture*
of several G^nnan* trenches In Vos
ges and' announced - that French ar
tillery had been -directing efficacious
fire upon German positions on va
rious portions of tho front. What,
however, is considered more signifi
cant is the continued activity of the
Freu oh air squadron whloh has been
bombarding tho German positions in
France as well as munitions.factories
In Germany.
It now seems certain that Serbia
la ready to mawke tbe territorial sac
rifices "necessary to secure Bul
garia's aid, but there is UtUo news
from Ute Balkans, and little news of
recent fighting at the Dardanelles. /
Unofficial dispatches dated August
19 tell of the fighting for Barl Baier
Hill and declared the losses wore
heavy on both' sides.
London, Aug. 27.?Tho Russians
bave evacuated the Olita fortress.
Hindenburg's forces are bar rassln g
the retreating Russians south of Oli
ta, Von Gall Witt reporta the capture
Of 3,500 prisoners and flvo machine
guns! In the fighting south of Mitau
450 prisonros, four cannon, and three
machine guns , were taken. Material
advances arc claimed for tbe Teu
ton.
Berlin. Aug. 27.?That the. Russian
forti tss of Olita on tho Ni?men river.
39 miles south, of Kovno, has been
evacuated Is officially announced.
In all tho Russian territory covered
by the Teutonic advance Grodno now
is thu only ctrongly defended position
in the P.uss!an hands. Olita was.on
the principle Russian of defense, mid
way between Kovno, already In tho
German hands, and Grodno. It is
about 80 miles southwest of the im
portant railroad cdatro of Vi'-...,
which is on the direct trunk line to Pe
trograd. Olita Is the ninth Important
Russian fortress to .tall in throe
weekB.
London Aug. *27.?-The Toutonlc In
vasion has boon pressed, hoL>oi|lir.
into old Russia beyond the political
borders of ancient .Folpnd. but have
penetrated well beyond the district
of Rassia proper, inhabited by the
P?lert Thl? normons advance baa
reacted the stage in Whlc?t ;Se Rus
sian f.oops are fighting for ex?stcnc?
on the soil of white Pwseta.
CAKa*4N/.A DKS1EH VEOPI-K
ARK ?Tv* HYING LH VA11TAL
Washington, Ang. 27.?General
C^SSVS^a cabled hli agency here to
day, declaring untrue, the reports that
people are starving to death in Mex
ico ,??ty. Ho declared Ute. food situa
tion la steadily improving since tho
Csrransa troops entered.
BRITISH SUBJECT
NOT YET RELEASED
D?tention of Newspaper Man at
Vera Crux Causes State D?para? j
ment Considerable Concern. 1
Washington, Aug. 27.?It became
known tonight that the case of M.
W. Francis, tu? newspaper corres
pondent imprisoned at Vera Crab for
sending out dispatches unfavorable to
Carranza is giving the state depart
nient considerable concern. A fort
nlght ago a demand for1 his release
was ignored and ail efforts to make
bail failed.
Francis is a British subject work
ing for an American concern.
MACONSHIPPERS
ENTER PROTEST
Washington, Aug. 27.?The freight
bureau of the Macon, Ga., chamber of |
commerce has complained to the In
terstate commerce commission that |
the Clyde, Mallory and the Merchants I
and ,M*~rs" lines and the Southern j
Ocn?ai of Georgia and other railroads
exact from the beet and cab? sugar |
stvlpperB at Macon unjust rates to the j
eastern markets.
TiLLJOVESBER 30
Old Controversy Settled Before|
Adjoammenfc-?~Soci8liUt Mem
hers Cheer Kaiser.
London, Aug.; 27.?The . Reuters
Amsterdam correspondent nays ' the
German rofchstag adjourned today;
until November 30.
It was announced today that be- j
fore adjourning the relchstag agreed
?O placo the inscription "To the Ger
man Peop'-s" over the main portal of |
the relchstag building thus set
tling an old controversy which vr'U
permit putting th? finishing touches
on the building.
For twenty years space, for the
incripUoa has remained blank be
cause the reichstag refused to ac
cept one proposed by the architect
and the kaiser declined to sanction
another proposed by the- relchstag.
Before the relchstag adjourned Dr.
Johannas Kacmnf proposed the usual
C&eers for the Kaiser and for tbo \
first time in the history of the relch
stag two socialists Joined in the |
cheering.
DEFEATED CANDIDATE'S
LEAVE N E.
Not Satisfied With Election of Dr. j
Johnson as President of
Association.
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 27.?The re
signation of Miss Grace Strachau of
Brooklyn from the National Educa
tional association after her defeat tor
the presidency of the association baa 1
neon folowod, it '* announced today, !
by the resignation of Miss Agnes
Nightingale of (New York, who man
aged Misa Strncltan's campaign, and
five other New York women membc?s.
The final Joint session of the National
Education association ' and Interna
tional congrecs on education is hold
today._^
EX-G?V. ADAMS
FAVORS SUFFRAGE
Boston. Aug. 27.-HPV>rmer Gover
nor Alva, Adams, of Colorado, address
ing a suffrage mass meeting tonight,
characterised a preamble to a federal
constitution as "a lie and delusion" In
those states which have not granted
woman suffrage. It would never be
JnsUfied, he said until women are
alle wed to vote.
Four Killed In Arfaean.
Phoenix, Aria., Aug. 27. ? Fdar
men were killed and ten hurt when
the Santa Fe .passenger train fell
through the. bridge, at Data Creek,
70 miles north of here.
German Cruiser]
The Germans seiit out their ncet
from Its biding place in the Kiel
Canal to land troops in Pernov Bay.
which is within the Gulf of Riga, and
as a result they lost the great battle
cruiser von Molttoe. sister ship of the
mighty Goeben which is bcHov-ed to
have . been sunk long since . in the
Black Sea, and a dosen or more
cruisers and torpedo boats.*
They had four great barges of
troops about'to land at Perhoy. when
the Russians, aided by British sub
GREENVILLE OFFICER
AGPITEDJF M?RDER
j Serg?*nt Cooksey, Who Shot
Chief Holcomb's Slayer, Freed
m Twenty rVSnutes.
! -
GreenviHo,v Aug. ?7.?Within 2?
I minutes from the time Sergeant A.
Cooksey, of the Green tUJr? police
I department Was formerly arraigned ;
I today for the alleged murder of Walk- j
?r "Whlto,. five witnesses 'were ex
amined ' and upon the face of t ?;e tes- j
timony Solicitor Bonham asked for a ;
verdict of "not guilty," which Judge'!
Prince accordingly directed.
The" first sergeant was placed on
'trial about 10:30 o'clock. Twelve ju
ors were accepted without a chair j
longe .and the witnesses were sworn I
and examined in quick succession by,j
the state. The defense accented ihe .
testimony with but fow question)/.
Tho defendant was not put oa the
stand, as the slate, when it rested,
moved tor a verdict of acquittal
In presenting ?be motion Solicitor!
Bonham stated that . the tragedy, j
which resulted In the death of Chief
Of Police. Holcombe and Walker |
White, was "tost deplorable. It was
evident, ho said, that Sergeant Cook- |
hey was performing his duty.
LE TO ALLIES
Undertake to Prevent Re-Expor
tation to Central Powers
or Turkey.
;- Paris, Aug. 27.?The entente pow
ers and Greeks have agreed, accord
ing to an Athens dispatch to the
Havas agency, upon greater trade pri
vileges be ween thes? countries,
which has produced <. tho impression
iliat public opinion In Greece favors
the allies. Henceforth all importa
tions io Greece,will bo allowed with
out hindrance on tho basis of trade
atatfsltfcs. . Greece undertakes to
prevent re-exportation to the central
powers or Turhey ' and will perm.V'.
free transit and* access to GrooK tor
Jtory to ail goods destined for Bul
garia or Serbia:
-
CAFT r. b. vishiitrttXK
(HKKUt CHAMPION
f>oeav?llo, Aug. 27.?Capt. F. it.
FIshburne, of Colttis&?a, !?at niRht
wen the Souihexn checker champion
ship in tho contests waged this Week
at Chick Springs. 8. S. Hal?man
rwas second and W. L. Ftastor of
Unlos, camo third. The South Car*'
olbia aiid Southern as??oclatSon will
each meet at Chick Sprln?a at the
saiuo time next August.
Haftlefts to Ratify Treaty.
^^nshingten, Auk- 27.?Charge
Davis at Port An Prince today fore
cast in dispatches, to the slate depart
ment a prompt ratification by the
Ha?tien government of the proposed
American protectorate.
Von Moltke Sent ?
iUKt?-?
? i-:- , . ,,
Or GtJeiliSN JUBHAMi
I CONFERENCE ADJOURNS TO I
CITY-^G?V. DUNNE OF I
TRY WOULD BE IN S
IF WAR WER
Boston, Aug. 27.?After the discus
sion of the naval and military re
sources of the United States In which
it" was generally agreed the. United
States la not adequately prepared
against foreign invasion tho confer-,
once- of governors ended ita annual
session today. TV governors chose
Salt Lake City rot uoxt year's .meet
ing . place and elected Governor WIK
Ham Spry., of I'lah, chairman of the
executive committee
Boston, lAug. 27.?Governor Ed -
ward F. Dunne, of Illinois, advised
greater military and naval prcparod
ness in his address at tho Gover
nors' Conference here today. Iu part,
Gov. Dunne said:
"Since t'ie commencement of tho
tremendous war now waging in Ku
ropo, and the danger of our couittry
being embroiled therein, air classes
of people in the republic have bcou
seriously considering the uopreparcd
ness of war which seems to oxtct in
our country. *,.'
''If war were to be'declared against
this country .by one of.the .six great
est nattons of Kurope it must bo,con
ceded that - the United States in its
pre. nt condition of land and .naval
forces-would-be in a sorry predica-.
nient. For offensive wertere our
land forces arc so small ax to be
regarded with ridicule.' Our naval
armament might succeed for a time
in damaging cities and fortifications
upon the Boacoast of a possible enemy
in Europe, but separated so far as we
would be from the base of supplie
such as offensive naval warfare could
not he of lasting duration,
*:In defensive naval warfare, we j
mig.it for a time make a creditable
showing upon our own coasts, 'but if
any of these great ' nattons should
effect a landing of any Considerable
army, for weeks at least ouch au in
vasion would be unopposed. This
serious situation of affairs has given
even the most ardent udvacate of
peace between the nations gravo con
corn .
"Tho present miiitia of all of the
different states of *Vv United States
ki wholly inadequate for the -defense
of the nation. In 199:5, tho total
militia of tho National Guards of all
tho states aggregated approximately
one hundred and twenty thouai(id
men. Such a number'of men would!
be wholly taadeqate for -the defense
Of the nation in ease, of War with any j
flnnVclasn power.
"To rely upon the regular army
c" ot?e hundred thousand men, and a
militia of one hundred and twoaty
thousand men in case of war with a
first-class power woald be an act
of anprome policy. T^te citizen-sol
diery of ?ho republic mast be reor
ganised, regenerated aw? 'enormous'
racrcaScd. There should be at lc
a body of cltlzen-soldlery. trained
the us? of arms, organlxtt and
tnined throughout the different states
to Bottom, and Me
ms rasw* of oeffMAf
'.ft l/Af*
i AGREED]
PREPARED
L INVASION
IEET NEXT YEAR IN SALT LAKE
JLINOIS DECLARES COUN
ORRY PREDICAMENT
E DECLARED
of the United Slates in the aggregate
of at least two million men. HOW
can this be accomplished without im
posing too great a hardship upon its
members and upon tho taxpayers 62
the nation? It can bo accomplished
by the adoption of two measures. '1
"First: By requiring every college;
and university in the United States;
which receives from any state or frotn.j
the federal government any support
or appropriation of money, to give a
military training to Us students dur
ing th.~ four years of the university
or college course. AS part of the phy-,
si cal and mental education of the stu
dent, he .should bo compelled, if in
such an institution, as part of bis cur
riculum, to devote sufficient time to
enable him to become a well-Inform
ed soldier in time of war. That thin
can easliy bo accomplished Is proven
by what has already been accom
plished in some of the niversitles.
"One of the greatest nceeds of the
Llritish and Russian armies at the
prosont time- is their need of trained
officers to take charge of the en
listed, men. Wo should ..profit by tho
cxutuple?: furnished In this awful war
now prevailing in Europe. For d?
f?OBlyc purposes dt least we should
have an adequate number of. well
drilled men, graduates of our educa
tional Institutions who could in . case'
of war take charge of and whip Into
shepe the soldiers who would , fly to
the defense of their country's Integri
ty.
"Another method of increasing -.he
numbers and efficiency of our state
militia would bo for the federal gov- :
crament to mako more liberal appro
priations for the maintenance of the
same. On tho average the militiamen
in the state of Illinois does not no
celvcs to exceed fifteen dollars a
year, and that only When be Is In ac
tive service.
"This beggarly allowance ts not
attractive to tho ordinary farmer, me
chanic o relerk.
"AH of this should bo changed. If
a militiamen were paid one dollar j
for every night that he spent in mill- i
tary training in his drill hsll or ar
senal with a provision that he would :
receive an compensation unless ha at
tended at least forty nights during
tho year, I believe that Instead of
120,000 militiamen we would have 1.
500,000 or 3.000,000."
BOMBARD RUSSIAN
SIGNAL STATIONS
Berlin, Aug. 27.?It was officially
announced today that Wednesday
evening a small German cruiser bom
barded the Russian signal station on
the Cans, south of Rlstna on Dago Is
land. Just outside the Gulf o? Riga.
Simultaneously another small, cruis
er bombarded tho signal station on
Dago'Island.
ip of Riga Battle
-g
marines sighted them. The battle
lasted -for several days during which
tho von Moitkc and two or three
lighter cruisers went down, and sev
en or eight torpedo boats were sunk.
It was the purposo of tho Germans,
whose battle line on the land reaches
near Riga, to land troops to join their
forces approaching Riga. They were
caught, and with the defoat they were
pushed back an land by the forces
of tho czar, so they are now for from
Riga.
RUSSIAN AND BRITISH
G?NSULSAPKED
Claim German Consoler Agent at
Tabria Wat trader of At*
tacking Party.
; -
London, Aug. 27.-?-Petrograd dis
patches say a report from Teheran,
Persia, says H. C. Sobunemann,
German consular agent at Tabriz, led
an armed band ia an. attack upon the
Russian and British consuls nd their
m Ii Hary escort at Kenghcver.
The British and Russians defend
ed themselves with rifles, but suf
fered some losses.
FRENCH AND GERMAN
AVIATORS ARE AGI
French Flyer Dropped Bombs
D?rnach Asphyxiating Gas
Plant.
Paris, Aug. 27.?French airmen
bombarded two railroad stations In
the Argonne, and German. aviators
have thrown explosives in Clermont
EJn-Argonne.
A * French aviator last, night bom
barded the D?rnach, plant, where the
Germans manufactured asphyxiating
gases. This morning a French squad
ron of aeroplanes bombarded the rail
road station at Muelheini, hi 'ho
grand duchy of Baden. f)i? French
flyers returned unharmed.
CATHOLIC BISHOP
SHOT BY PRIEST
Wlnona, Minnesota, Aug. 27.?The
Right Rev, Patrick Kr. Hefferon, bl?h
op of the Wlnona Roman Catholic
diocese, was shot and serlouslty
wounded this morning by the Rev.
Father At teaches, a priest, for whom
tbe bishop refused to procure an ap
'pointment. The bishop was shot
through the right lung and hip. He
will probably reCover. Leaches was
arrested.
Manning Hureeeds Jlr. If ointes.
Washington, Aug. 21.?Wilson to
day appointed Vahnoy H. Manning of
Hollysprings, Mississippi, the director
of the bureau of mines in the tot er for
department. Ho suflboeds Dr. J. V.
Holmes who recently died. Manning
bas boon assistant director.
Got. Harris Recovered.
Atlanta, Aug: ~7. Governor Nat.
B. Hants has recovered from the
slight Illness which kept him away
from bis office part of two days ear
lier in the. week.
interred a?d Married at Ose*.
Honolulu. Aug. 2?.?Mrs. Bdlth
SprtcdCpa, who yesterday was granted
a final decree of divorce from John
D. 8?reckles. Jr., of San Francisco,
was married last night to Frank W.
Wakcfleld, also of San Francisco,
VON BENSTORFF OFFICIALLY
PROMISES GERMAN? WILL
GIVE SATISFACTION
OPEN DISCUSSION
OF LUSITANIA
Germany Will Alto Make Repara
tion for American Lives Lost
on That Ship.
Washington.. Aug. 27.?Count von
Berns! or ft, anihu^-.ulor. on instruc
tions from German. I..day personally
informed secretary Irnsing that Ger
many intended to give foil satisfac
tion to tho United Stuten for the sink*
Ing of the Arabic with the consequent
loss of American lives. Von Bern
ntorff promised that If it was found
that the Arabic was sunk without
warning Germany not only would dis
avow the act but would give "full sat
isfaction."'
It is well known that "full satis
faction" would hsvo to include re
paration for the American lives lost
cd assurranccH that there will be no
no more such tragedies,
It also became known that the
state department has been Informed
that Germany Is ready to renew dis
cussion of the Lusitanla sinking and
offer reparation for American lives
lost. Nothing further is expected to.
be done, however, until the commao
der of the submarine that sank the
Arabic makes a formal report,
j German officials made it plain that
as soon as the strained situation re
laxes Germany pro no sen to ask the
United States to deiw^^st.^ si
lies cesse interfering wit% legiti
mate neutral commer?a ami thus per
mit tho importation cf food for Oer*
many V -population.
Germany is also preparing to pro
test against, acquiescence by United
States In -the treatment of cotton as
contraband. It is said Germany has
Indicated a desire to purchase three
million bales ot cotton If Uw.y cap ar
range delivery.
GOVERNORS DIME
OVER BUM SPEECH
Got. Walsh Objects to Statement
That Liberty Dies When Mobs
Arc Eliminated.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 27.?The
speech yesterday of Cole. L. Blesse
In which he signified that lynch law
met with his approval, provoked fur
ther dissent this morning. Governor
Walsh said that he objected to
Blease's statement that "when mobs
are no longer possible liberty would
be dead. "In my judgment," said the
Massachusetts executive, "there can
be no liberty without obedience to the
law." Governor Stuart of Virginia
said his slate was conversatlve Sind
pcoplo believe first; last aha always
In rigid enforcement.
President Wilson sent, ? message
thanking the governors for the reso
lutions of confidence and support sent
him Tuesday.
LEGAL ACTION IN
CASE OF ISIDORA
Pen sa cola. Fla*, Aug. 27.?Pro
ceedings on beha.f of General Csrrsu
za were instituted in federal court
today for possession of the Mexican
schooner Isidora, now in' port with
munitions. TAbe Carranza agqfet
claimed Villa agents forcUjljf took
possession or tine schooner and that
they h?d no rinht to the schooner or
Cargo.
KASTI/AM) CO M \ NAGER
Cil A KG Ell vTfTH IfAS?liAt?RTER
Chicago. Aug. :-7.? Wklthr K.
Greeaburc. the manager et the In
diana transportation, company Was
indicted by tho grand Jury Charged
with manslaughter, in connection with
the Kastland disaster.
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Veaesaeta ?wa?t Over.
Wlllemstad, Cur&i-ao, Aug. 27. At
vices from Venecuela state that nie
revolution bectun last- September la
eastern Vencsuela bas been crushed.
The revolutionists were defeated by
government forces and their- Hader,
Horatio du Charme, was killed.