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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 PREPARING FOB ANOTHER SUPREME EF FORT IN FLANDERS ITALY ON VERGE OF ENTERING WAR ! ________ Bloodiest Battle of the War Nov Raging in the Carpa Hilans LONDON. Mardo, 24. A British ail raid on Bpbokoni near Antwesp wileri' the Germans are oonstrucrtnj Submfln'.RCS, another threatened effttVl by Germans in Flanders and hen vj fighting In tho Carpathian-, ore th? outstanding features in today's wai news. Five British airmen started fron Dunkirk to raid the subma-.-ine yards but only two reached the mark, Tw wore turned back by thick weathet and tho third landed at Holland he C?.USD of engine trouble. According t<> the British admiral ty report two of. the t've submarine? observed on -lips were damaged und tlio works ?ot mire. Dutch frontlet dispatches f-ay seven dorman airmei attacked British raiders, but wen outtic.vn. lt is reported that the Gormans an preparing for another supremo efforl in ITian?5ars. Already there hm heel considerable fighting along Vacr, th? (Icimana having bombarded Nieuporl and Dixmudo. while Belgian?.' huvt made progrcsH aloirg both banks oj the river. A real baltic is in progress betwc?r Duklnpas? and l'sackpas-, in tlf. Gar patWnns, where tue Russian,, chtfir to have captured 'a number, of Aus trians. Austrian correspondents de clare the. battle ls likely to contlnut for >.omo time. Thc Austrians developed a . ires! . .. iv tn~tinuowina ?nd claim' tnftj have driven tho Russians back towart the froTitler. ? On the extreme wing of thc easteri font tho Gormans have reoccuplec. Memel . with the assistance of theil warships, which bombarded the roadi hy which the Russians - were falltUf back. rnfavorable weather In interferrini with'tim operations in th> Dardanel les; . Ai NTKLV PUK FARING > FOR WAU WITH ITALI GENEVA. March 24.-The Austriui government now considers war witt Italy more than probable, nccordlnf to the dispatches received here fron Vienna. A large number of troop! ha i arrived at Tyrole and Trieste where defensive works are being con structed. , ' The Senevu Tribune professes tc have received advices to the effec thnt tho Dual Monarchy m .'ghi con Bider "Jie signing of a separate peac< wisfu Russia without consulting Ger many and offering as a concessiou tc code to Russia large portions of (Ju lida. An uncensored dispatch from thc Austrian border sayj that Austriai military engineers have dynamit?e all the buildings between Sugnni pass >n Trent and lake Guard on thc italian frontier, which will be in th? lino of artillery fire. The easten part of town of Kovercto is re ported to have been abandoned am all tho buildings torn down. All per sons, suspected of pro-Italian syui pathie? have boen sent into the inter lor to bo interned. Italj- ordered the seizure yesterday at Lulim, neat the Swiss border., o twenty-nine freight cars contatnlui graphite, sulphur and other supplies said to have been destined for thc Krupp gun - works at Essen in Ger many. The Tribune reports that th? italian agent at Luino was arrestee charged with purchasing materials. ITALY IS ?ETTING HEADY. T(? SI RIKI ROME!. March 2-1.- Commentlnj favorably upon the adjournment o the chamber of deputies. Glornnh . DTlalia sayt? every deputy i> nov convinced of the necessity-for Italy U act energetically, "facing any saejri dee, eVen supr/apie strugglo. to real is, Italian nR-^riitioris." Thc paper adds: "With full Uber ty of ?Ctlh? granted by parllumcm the government I? now fri": t choosy way, muan* and "hour of uslni tit? wetpons with it? disposal will firmncKS and prudence necessary t Insure f.iiccopi. The country i calm and disciplined, ready for ev ct .vining."" Dedicates Exposition, SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.- Vio President Mamhali. representing th ' president ot the Knited States toda ' fortuuMji dedicated the PAnama Pat-it lc International Exposition H? de py a raer, concourse of people. ll PITIFUL PLEA GOVERNOR MANNING RE CEIVES LETTER FROM YOUNG MAN IN N. Y. HAS SERVED 10 YEARS IN PRISON Desires to Live as God Intended And Asks Help From the Chief Executive fporiol io Tin- ittteUffvitcer. COLUMBIA', March 24.-Governor ! Manning bas .received :he following. .letter: "New York city. 3-22-1915. j Hon., Richard I. Manning. Columbia, I 3. C. Most Excellent Sir: I am writ ing y>u this lotter upon the sugges tion of Mr. Arthur V. Williams of Charl: ?tor. and humbly beg you to 'jive it vour kind consideration. "A Utile over in years ago when n boy of not more than if? vcars of age ?I was mv misfortune to Fe convicted of arson in the city of Charleston ami i? a result I "nave served nearly 10 vears in thu penitentiary of your i Stale. Just whnt caused the deplor able statt? of mind I was In at the time. I am unable to say. but will date trVhfully that I have never committed :> wilful criminal a>. in my life, and now having suffered, and I served my sentence it is my desire to ! live my life as (?oil Almighty intend ed, and lt ls to this ont] 1 humbly IM-- | seech your assistance. An I sahl be- ' fere. I wont lo live the life of n man. I hut cae. hardly do so without the prlv ileg? of citizenship, and it is this favor that I usk of you. After leaving Columbia I worked in Charleston for about nine months and can furnish references from not only my former J omp'/oyees hut from the many people j in Charleston, all of n'hom have been more than kind to me. Citizenship to ? mo is an ideal worth striving for ami i ifryou^mr'hW-niiT*^>T granting this j humble plea H assure you it will aid me greatly In feeling that fight for existence Is worth while. Trusting you will Bee fit to give this your con sideration I beg to asure you I am. Yours very -respectfully. Raymond S. rtowman. 155 ?Vest 4Cth atrccl. New York city." To which tho governor replied as follows: "I beg to acknowledge youra of the 22nd inst. Please tell me ' nt what terra ot .which cov>. you were j tried, what tudr?s presided, wiro waa . . the eol'.cltor, what waa the term of j your sentence and did you serve it out. As noon ns 1 have this Informa; Hon I can proceed with your oaae." . Americans Betting on Jack Johnson HAVANA, March 24.-Wattn w?ath- ? er today gave Jack Johnaon and J<As i Willard tho first opportunity for nev- j eral days to train In open air for the ; battle for the world's heavy weight I championship on April fourth. Amer- j leans have begun to bet on Johnson, offering small sums at eleven do five. Thus far there Is only fWalr demand for Beats. m F??lfciiNG TESTIMONY GlVENi ? - . ? Miss Rae Tanxer Arraigned for; Hearing on Charge of Using Mails to Defraud NEW YORK". March 24.-A mass of conflicting testimony waa given today before United States Com/x'sslone - Houghton when Miss Rai Taneer, who recently brought suit against Janies \V. Osborne, former assistant dis trict attorney, for alleged breach of promise, wua arraigned for hearing. . Tho proceedings will be concluded I tomorrow. . The commissioner will then decido whether Miss Tanxer. who is 'chr^jced with ualng malia to de \ I fraud will be held for tho grand Jury. *. I The charge la .based un a bundle of , Uetter? sho is ullegcd to have mailed .Ito Osborne, whom she says aho knew " u;* Olivar Osborhc, prior to the -tlr.c j ? die filed iiUit asking tor fifty thoua |a_nd dollars, t i Two ?rf M's? Tanzer s 'sinters Iden .. tiffed Osborne. They oald he claimed TMO be a California rnnchni',n. They ,|^uid Rao later told thc*, ?he 1*1 ..{discovered lt wart JaincB TV. Osborne. * j A plainfield. New Jersey, hotel clerk _ I Identified Osborne us tho man who registered with a woinaa aa O. Os borne and Thc ?roprletor of tb; name hotel testified: absolutely t?'^t lt wa? not James Osborne. Oa'vorne, testifying, denied emphatically that'he had evov seen Y.'ic Tanzer or any ot her Sit* tera. He denied t'nUt ho had ever been in the Ple.lnfiold hotel. Mri). Osborne sat beside ber hus band In court. Three In the naval battle of Thur the Dardanelles, between . the eBt force of warship? ever eng a pitched battle with forts, tin sols of the allies' fleet were the'Irtrtsisllble and thc Ocean, ships of the -second and thin and tho Bouvet, a French bn of the second claB?. They Wont down, however, a result of the, attack by the the forts. Drifting mines let ?hc narrow straits above ther down on them, und explosion* cd. So far it has not been e: whj the admirals in charge take precautions agaiust such The Irresistible was a 5. ship, built in 1902, She car men. Her largest guns wen Inch' calibre, so they could in as far a? thoBc of the new dreadnought Queen Ellzahctli hes done most of thc damage dandles forts. Tho Ocean was ft bottleahi) BOO tonsr-trmrtr-m laoo. -she 750 men. Her guns worn al? inch calibre. PROGRAM 1 MOST JP CADETS WILL PARADE AND DRILL AGAIN THIS AF. TERNOON BAND CONCERT AT THE THEATRE Dinner nt . Rose HUI Club for Clemton Officiais-Glee Club Concert-Box Party for Ladies 3 o o o o o o o o o o o o ? o o o o o o > .o ? TODAY'S PROGRAM. o > 8:15 to 11:30 a. m. Maneuvers o )' above North Anderson o > 4 p. m. Cadet parade and drill o > on public square. o > 7:80 to 8:30 ,p. m. Band con- o > cert at v?pera house by cadet o > -ind. o ) 7:30 p. m. Box party at "The o > Anderson" to ladies of Clemson, o i 8 p. m. Dinner Rose Hill Club o ) by business nairn tb officers. n > 8 p. m. Glee Club entertain- o > ment at Anderson College. o > o looooooooooonooooooo . Today gives promise of proving orv if the most interesting days ot the tnGre encampment In Anderson at :he Clemson College 'cadets corps, if ?rt thc most interesting. The pro gram mapped out for today offers a v:>ie and Interesting variety of events. ill o* which will prove of nbsprMng uteri st to the general public, who mve' pl road y followed most cldsely he o'carapmont program. .Mp* ad of the usual exercises ot a niMtnry nature at Camp Higgs this norning, tht cadets -will' be put .brough h series qt maneuvers above S'orth Anderson, lusting from 8:If? ?'clock until al..mt U::.lO. From that tour until shout 3:30' iii tho afternoon 'retreat" will be In order, which urana that tho cadets will he at" lt ?}rty tb go where they please. Another Parade.. The parade of cadets yesterday af ernoon and-.the inusual exhibition Irlll glvon by one latta Von on tho nibllc square was highly Interesting, v> say the teaet. But tho parade and Irfll exorcises planned for this after noon nromUc to prove ot oren moro Merest. ^This afternoon the^ cadets will fonn tcosTivrEiT FRo?r PAOS KJX.) of Allies' Battleships Sun! io of Vi WD AY IS ?TERESTING MUCH EVIDENCE] W?1 Be Used By Defense in Terre Haute Election Fraud Trial INDIANAPOLIS. March 24 -Much I evidence has been manufactured for Ibo defetiae'fl HM In the Terr.' Haute , election fraud trial here, according to the testimony today of Edward Holler. Terre Haute chile of ? police, one of *H.-?Be who pleaded gilli* ty coDBpiracy In the indictment. De fense counsel introduced the police entry in Holler's handwriting of a; number of men arrested on election day. Holler asserted that the entry was made' more than a month after the election Hat the request of Mator Lobelia. UohertB. Sheriff Shea. City Judge Smith and Street Inspector Aczel spent tonight in jail na a result of failure to give additional bonds on charges preferred today by Federal Judge Anderson nt attempting to cor rupt goverument witnesses. BIG BATTl^WIL^ SOON BE WAGED Carranza and Villa Forces March-1 ing Toward Mutamaras Where a Bloody Fight is Expected ?'S,-' WA SH IXOTON, M-ireh 24.-Today's1 report's to the mate department from Mex;can agencies told oif a pending hattlo fe" the VK>S?OKS1OU of Mata moraa, across the Rio Orando from Brown/jville,' wh.'eh apparently will be the sceno of toe first regl fight of VllhVs rumpaijrn against the Mexican east coast. Son?? dispatches indicate that skir mtsh'ng has'oceurred. The depart-! ment'a Ilrownavllle dispatch an- ! pounced that Villa forc?s, eight thou end strong were? marching against I Matamoros. The" Carra?as agency statement said tho cifc'sens of M?i:?moras at a p'nbllo mana meeting determined to support tho Carranza commande,', who Li said to hffVrt three thousand men en trenched, armed with artillery and. machine guns. SECOND DA) ENCAMPMl GERMAN AEROPLANE ATTACKS RELIEF SHIP United States Government Will Call Germany's Attention to Attack WASHINGTON, March -24.-Tho . .Jolted staten government today decid ed to call the attention of Hie . Ger - man government to tho bomb attack reported tr. have beon rucently made by a Germai Aeroplane on the IM glan relief commission steamship Elf land In the vicinity of the Dutch coast. American Minister Vandyke, in a message to the State department, ?said representations concerning* the inci dent i had. already been made to Tics lln hy the Netherlands. Mr. Vandyke reported that thc Elfland laden with foodstuffs, flew thc com in if sion', 'flay. A Kerman aviator dropped five bombt?, ! one falling so neat- that fragment;-, of ; a bursting ?hell were strewn OV*r the*! Elfland. ANOTHER EFFORT j TO SAVE BECKER Court Asked to Give New York ' Murderer Another Chance for His Life ALDANY. March 24 - Another ef fort to pave the life' of Charles Beck er-, under death ssnjenco fd/ in?tlKat mir the murder of Herman Rosenthal, will he riSdn before the Now Vor* : oo?rt of appeals today. Martin Man- ? ton. attorney for needier, asked tho! tcntrl to reverse fhe Judgment of con- ' v?ctlon returned In the second trial and ?ive Meeker another chance to defend himself before a Jury. Manton . will conclude his argument tomorrow,' alto- which the State will be heard In opposition to a n?wtrial. Mri. Becker, waa in court and took frequent notes./ Manton particularly, attacked the testimony cf,Jambs Mar- ' shall, a negro witness at tho' second j trial, who . obtained prominencej through conflicting nTld?w|ts con^ ] eernlnK wlmt he knew of thc Rosen- ? thal killing. . ,.>."M, ] OCEAN YC?DWT mr PASSES WAS MOST ENJOYABLE AND INTERESTING OCCASION FOR THE PUBLIC CADET PARADE A BIG FEATURE Corps Review on Public Square in Afternoon-Band Concert. Reception by Ladies Last Night at Theatre Principal features of the second clay's program of the Clemson Col lege..cadet encampment In Anderson wan the parade and band concert yes terday aftornoon and the reception tendered the visitoT last night by the ladles of Anderson..'Both events were thoroughly enjoyed and highly Bueee&iful, considered from every angle, and it would he hard .indeed 10 picture a more pleasurable day ar n busier one for Anderson. Parade a -Feature. The usual order of exercises were Kone through with yesterday morning at Camp B'ggs. after which the cadets were at leisure until time- to as semble for tho parade of the after noon. Forming, at Camp Higgs ut '4 n'cloch, tho parade moved down North Main street, headed by tho cadet band, to thc public square. Formation wa? In column of squads, and when tho [.adels reached tho square they-swung roupd. .by thc we.it side of til? plaza rind moved down South Main ?treet a i far a;? P.'vc .-street. Here the parado turned and moved back to South Main street and across the square in front sf,the court house. From the steps af thc court house Col. J. M. Cum mins, commandant of cadet3, reviewed thc parado. He had invited the mayor! ind numbers of city council t'? review tl:e partide with him. nnd there to gether "with member* of the pavtdg commission, who were invited by ronnel), assembled on the west stops >f the court houie with the command in t. As thc parade i.mw.J back across the square tho band took up a posi tion on East Whltner street, In front -.f Ev?na Pharmacy No. 2. and allow sd thc cadet* to move on up North Mala street. Two companies of '?ho .adels fell out of tho passing line. | aklng up positions on tho west eldc of be plasta, where they later g?vo an ryjitto;t^y^.y-jjpj^?^^ **_rA?V.urxO^?L*?l>.ff-, tl*e (CONTINUED ON PAQB MX.f | m MRS. STONEWALL JACKSON DEAD WIFE OF FAMOUS CONFED ERATE GENERAL DIES IN CHARLOTTE TO BE BURIED BY SIDE OF HUSBAND Public Buildings. Schools and Business Houses Will Close on Account of Her Death CHARLOTTE, March 24.-Mrs. T, J, ("Stonewall") Jackson, thc wife of Ilia famous ('onfedcrato general, died at lier homo lure carly today. She had beeh Ul for many months and suffered a relause yoBterday. Mrs. Jackson was born near Char lotte on July 21st, 1831. She was u daughter of tho Rev. Robert Hall Morrison, a Presbyterian minister and the founder of Davidson college. She attended the Salem, N. C., acad emy and college. Her marriage took place in July, 1857. Jackson was then ? major, serving as an instructor at the Virginia mil itary institute at Lemington. She be came a close student of military tac tics and always took a great lnter cat In the fortunes of the Confed erate army: General and Mrs. Jackson had two children, both daughters. One died in Infancy. The other married William i?. Christian, Sho died In 1889. Long 'Illness. Weakened by a long illness, Mis. Jackson also received an attack of pneumonia three days URO.' She became unconscious yesterday afternoon and did not rally. Hot* funeral will be held here tomorrow, after which the body will be taken to Lexington, Virginia, accompaule*! . U?-f?^aaHitAry escort, Where oho will j t>e buried by the side ot her husband and daughter. All tho public build ings; schools and business establUV mentn will be closed her? tomorrow i s a t:?hnte to Mrs. Jackou. Sec. Daniels Order? Another Investigation WASHINGTON. March ' 24.-An other investigation to 'determine whether the American ship yards aro rinding submarlnefe for European belligerents was ordered today by Secretary Daniels. Naval offices sta tioned.nt private plants on the Atlan tic and Pacific coasts were directed to make inquiries ann report to Watti* hilton. Secretary Daniels said to night that similar investigations re cently failed to show say work In progr?s* for helllegorenta. $500,000 PLANT IQ GRIND LIMESTONE Commissioner Watson that Prospect is Good for Such an Enterprise Rpc*rinl to Th? IiitcUifenn-r. COLUMBIA, March 24.--That the prospects are good for the establish ment of a $500,000 plant to grind limestone for' agricultural purpose? from the limestone and marl depos its of this State, was the -statement made today by Commissioner Watson this morning. He has been in touch for three weeks with responsible sad experienced parties In .Michigan and all that remains is td assure them of the sufficiency of the marl and lime stone deposits. The supply lc this 1 State :s practically Inexhaustible. I It ls stated thst if such a plant Is established lt will probably be on thu Sante?: river about where the new railroad to Crarleston cresses thtit stream. There are deposits of marl In both the Santee and Cooper river? and In case such a plant is establish ed lt is predicted thst the export bus iness could be taken away from Ohio and Illinois, and that thc port nf Charleston would be *Jho malo, gate way through which the exoorts would flow. Not only the1 marl deposits but the deposits of limestone rock ?bound and in one section of Laurens county there lit enough deposit of limestone rock to furnish all the supply that would bo needed for years, both for tho homo trads and for the export business, according to Mr. Watson. 'there has been a movement tor some time to build a plant to grind limestone, to furnish the lime for ag ricultural purposes at prices which will bo attractive' to the farmers. Not ? only this but If such a plant la built lime for commercial purposes, both for tho domestic and export trade, would be manufactured.