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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-16
ENGLAND TAKES
5 SAME FIRM STAND
Belgan's Neutrality Must Be
Observed By All of the
Nations

London, Sept. 15.-The official press
bureau announced that the following
statement is isued Wit, Jne authority
of Sir Edward Gray, secretary of
state for foreign affairs, with regard
to the communication made by DR..
Won Hollweg. Imperial
German chancellor. to the press:
"Dc3D any one believe" asks the
German chancellor. that England
would have interferred to protect the
Belgians' freedom against France?
The answer is that she would un-
questionably have done so. Sir Ed
ward Gray, as reported IN the White
paper, asked the French government
whether II was prepared to respect
the neutrality of Belgium SO long as
no other power violated 1t.
''The French government repIied
that they were resolved to respect 1t .
The assurance, 1t was added, had been
given several times and had formed
the subject Of a conversation between
President Poincare and the German
chancellor, who entirely ignores the
fact that England took the same line
about Belgian neutrality In 1870 that
she has taken.
"In 1870 Prince Bismark. when ap-
preached by England on the subject,
admitted and respected the treaty OBJ
legations in relation to Belgium.
"The British government stand In
1914 as " stood In 1870. 1t is Herr
von Bethmanp-H -Hollweg who refused
to meet US In 1914, as Prince Bismark
met us in 1870"
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HEAVY RAINS
CAUSE WRECK
PASSENGER TRAIN ON ST. l..
AND S. ROAD PLUNGEs
INTO RAyiNE
TWENTY Y-sEEEN DIE
Twelve Person HIVE Not Been
Identified-Passehgers Were
Caught Like Russ In Trap

st. Louis, Sept 15lTwenty seven
persons were drowned early today
when a ST. Louis and San Francisco
westbound passenger train plunged
into cloudburst two miles west of
Lebanon, Mo-, and two passenger cars
toppled into gulley swollen with wa
ter.
Eighteen persons were injured, but
not seriously.
For several houny the train had
been going carefully, as the engineer
feared the heavy rains had weakened
the track. Just as the locomotive hit
a curve making the edge Of the ra-
vine. the engineer saw a wall of wa
ter ahead. Though going only Is
miles ar hour, the train could not be
stopped. The 12-foot embankment on
which the track crossed the ravine
had been swept away by the rush OF
water. IN
The locomotive crossed the sagging
track, but the cnafr car and the
smoking car rolled into the torrent
The locomotive and the mail and bag
gage car, forced by the momentum
across the ravine. finally left the rails
and toppled partly over on the struc-
tuTe three feet under water. The
fireman was crushed to death, but the
engineer escaped Injury. The four
sleeping cars remained on the track,
behind the stream
The chair car and the emoking car
sank deep in the rdsfdng water. Ma
NY OF the occupants s,sIe drowned
while they slept. OILERS climbed
through the windows and swan to
safety
Mis-. Mona Campbell of st. Louis, a
nurse. climbed to the upturned side
or the chair car and rescued five i'm
prisoned passengers by pulling them
through the window. Passengers in
the sleeping cars, reused by the shock
went to the rescue OF those who had
not drowned Immediately. Several
passengers were pulled from the wa
ter exhausted.
Tho identified dead are:
Henry Wagner, Harrison, Ark
w. A. Childers.. Glover, Mo.
MRS. John Myers, Thayer. Mo.
Lena Myers, Thayer, Mo. .
j. III. Stockstill, Springfield. Mo-,
(fireman) ~
Vernon Calvin, Rumiey, ARK.
EaFie Calvin, Rumley, Ark.
George Coxey, Green Forest, Ark.
Fl. w. NewiSirk. Hannibal. Mo.
G. Neal. Ketchum. Okla.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rostetter, Alliance,
Ohio.
Mrs. George Brown. Bush. Ark.
Daisy Perry
w, w. Taylor. Springfield, Mo.
August Wettner. st. Louis, Mo.
The unidentified dead include seven
women, two men and three children.
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ALLIED ARMY HAS
ARRIVED AT GERMANY
LOST STRONGHOLD
PRISONER WAS MUM
Wouldn't Disclose whereabouts OF
Mines But Escapes.
tBy Associated Press)

London, Sept l5.-When one of the
British mine hunting boats captured
a mine laying trawler, manned by
Germans. in the North sea, so one
war story goes, the British captain
lined UP his captives and picked out
the weakest looking of the lot.
Ordering him to step forward he
said:
Tell me where you laid those
mines?"
"I'll die first" said the sailor.
Very WE'LL" replied the captain.
You have helped lay these mines.
You know where they are. We are
going TO hunt for them and ;'cur po-
sition is going to be right Ia the bow,
of the ship so that if we hit one Of
them you naturally will die first"
He ordered the prisoner placed in
the bow and then steamed over the
waters known to be mined. The end
of the story is that this vessel picked
up nearly three hundred mines while
the prisoner was kept In his position
of danger.
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LIkENED TO A BEAST
Germany Hnrls Troops at Roth Arm
les OF Invaders.

.(By Associated Press.

-tBy ASSOCIATED PreSS.)
London, Sept. ia Petrograd dis
patch to the Reuter- Telegram COM
pany says:
"As an instance Of Polish solidarity
with Russia, 1t is noteworthy that
youths of the Polish aristocracy have
raised troop consisting of them
selves and their retainers. This body
is attached to one of tho Russis n
guard regiments, with which 1t is
fighting side by side.
- 'Fisferring to German concentraS
tion in East Prussia, the Novoa
Emperor William. not having sue
ceeded in dining in Paris, Is Fastening
with an empty stomach to Perograd.
Germany, like a wounded beast con-
bned behind strong bars. is hurliD!,
itself furicusly from right to left It
must be remembered that 6 wounded
beast is more dangerous than an un-
wounded one until ct is exhausted
from loss of blood
THE voove Vremya warns the pub
lie that great trials and further sac
ri6ces probably are in store. but says
that troons flushed with victory are
coming from Galicia and the allies
are far from doing. as shown in all
the dispatches."
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Parts. Sept. 15.-It was generally
anticipated today that an attempt to
stem the tide OF their rapid retreat
would be made by the Germans after
the allies had compelled them to re-
tire defeated from the great field of
battle TO the eGs: Of Paris where they
had fought stubbornly for seven Gays
and suffered enormous losses.
1t has been revealed that British
and French aviators ran great risks
following the retragrade movements
of the German army. but succeeded In
gatheting the information that the
Germans had erected field works at
various places along the northern
plateaus beyond Rheims.
These were intended by the Ger
mans for the event OF meeting SUPER
:or forces and being. obliged to retire
and reform.
1t is understood that they left sew
eral corps on their western wing and
on their center with the desperate
task of holdingsthese lines so as to
prevent their pursuers from harrass-
ing the bnlk Of the German army
which, In the meantime, was making
quickly for, the frontier. "
Many detached parties of German
troops have been captured wandering
about the woods where they found
themselves with little ammunition and
no food supplies and deserted by their
comrades. who we're making forced
There has hean no cessation In the
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! dimcult position

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themselves from a dif1icult position,
are awaiting further movements.
From Berlin comes the announce
meft that Efforts OF French troops to
break through the right wing OF ths
German Western army have been re-
pulsed after heavy fighting.
Berlin also announced that the
Austrian troops have repulsed the
Servians all along the line'of the riy-
er Save s.
a Rome dispatch giving news from
lsibisIiia ai1y 3 fsi0iitssis sFii tfuops In
conjunction with the Servians have
trepuised the Austrians on the Bosnian
frontier. In the recent fighting the
Austrian casualties were estimated at
a, 600. IN
An Austrian officiaI communication
received at Rome denies the report OF
Russian victories over the Austfiana
and asserts that 100. 900 Russian pris-
|oners ssld neasly 500 guns have beef
captured. Koumaaia is reported as
making advances 70 Italy for common
action against Austria y
The Japanese troops who are now
marching ageinst the German PRO
|tect0rates of Kiao-Chflw fn Chinn.
have captured the townsof Chi Mo, a
short distance outside OF the. Kiao-
Chow zone. The first encounter be-
tween the German end Japanese for
Ses occurred at this point. 4 81
The reports from Washington de-
scribe the government ofiicials and
diplomatic Representatives. as exaect-
ing the German enpesor TO make an
easiy atikWer to fs1s ifsformtlf peace flf-
quiry made BY the United Etatss
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AT Urgent Request of General
Carranza II Has Been Decided
To Evacuate Mexican Port

Washington. Sept Evacuation
Of Vera Cruz was ordered today by
President Wilson.
American soldiers and marines I'M
der General Funston. who have held
MeXico's principal seaport since Il
was seized by the fleet April 81, last,
Will embark for home as soon as
transports can go after them, and
shortly after all OF the war feet, ex-
|cept few light draft vessels will be
withdrawn.
The evacuation order was announc-
ed at the white house today after q
long cabinet meeting. 1t is the con-
cluding chapter of the seco~i armed
conflict between the United States
and Mexico, In which a score OF Amer
leans lost their lives, nearly a hun
dred were wounded and upwards OF
"GG hundred Mexicans were killed or
wounded.
The reasons for the step were set
forth in the following statement from
the white house:
THE troops have been ordered with
drawn from Vera Cruz. This action
Is taken In view of the entire removal
OF the circumstances which were
thought to Justify the occupation The
further presence OF the troops is
deemed unnecessary"
Specifically, the American troops
were withdrawn at the urgent appeal
OF General Carranza, first chief of the
constitutionalist army. Through Paul
Fuller.persenal representative OF Pres
ident Wilson in Mexico, General Car
rama set forth that the presence of
American troops. instead of being a
safeguard against further revolution
and peace with the United States, con-
stituted constant menace to friendly
relations. The Mexican chipf con-
tended-and he was supported by
General Villa and Obregon--that the
Mexican people would not understand.
the continued presence OF American
tToope, on Mexican enli md, would
cherish resentment no matter now
we'll i"tentioned the American govern
ment ytaS.
Until today the American govern
ment had not decided On any fixed
time for the withdrawal and awaited
negotiations with the new govern
ment. At first tie president believed.
1t desirable to keep Americans forces
at Vera Cruz for salutary effect, hop
ing constitutional election would be
conducted fairly and the troops
brought back after a eonstitutionally
elected executive was in power. Car
rama argued, however, that no cleo
ton could be free with part OF Mex
lean territory controlled by American
forces..
The president discussed the subject
with his cabinet. some of whom, 1t is
understood, did not favor the move
II finally was the consensus OF opin-
ion that the main purpose OF the
American expedition 10 ysra GT;dzz-ssssss
punish the affront to the flag at Tam
pico--had been achieved Another
circumstances which influenced. the
presidents judgment was the ap-
preaching general convention OF mill
tary chiefs. October 1, when q provis-
ional president will be designated.
General Carranza wished to be able
to turn over the power to asuccesso-
with the country absolutely at peace
Continued on page 5.p
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VERA CRUZ EVACUATED
BY THE u. S. TROOPS.
Japs And Germans At 1t.
CBy Associated PROSE- !

Chino. Shan Tung Province, China,
Sunday, Sept. IL. via Pek.ng, Sept IL
The Arst encounter Between Ger
man and japanese forces on land oc.
Cured this morning when there were
number OF sharp skirmishes between
patrols of the cCntesting forces at /.
point close to chi Mo.
Previous TO these engagements a
German aeroplane flew over the dis
trict. The JAPANESE fired on the ma
chine but without success.
A considerable Japanese force is
reported % miles TO the north OF
Slere.
Hslen go miles northwest OF hiao.
Chow says fifty Japanese troops ar
rived there Sunday.
Peking. Sept. ia report from
Using Tau, OF German origin, declares
that = vanguard of Japanese cavalry
is at Kiao-Chow city.
Kiso-Chow city is about five miles
outside OF the border OF the German
territory OF Kia-Chow to the north
west
Toxic. Sept 15.-Under date oI
September II the war Office has given
ont an cficial statement relating to
the situation at Tsing-Tau. in which
II is declared that Japanese cavalry
captured Chi Mo. ten miles outside OF
the Kiao-Chow zone. No signs OF the
enemy were declared north of the
river Pisha. Aerorlanes of the enemy
occasionally are sighted.
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Montenelrh Jolns serYla.

san Giovanni, Atlantis, says that the
Aontenegrin tsoops have Joined the
.Servians and. fighting under Servian
generals headed by General Vuklvste,i
have rspu,aed the AustriaE6 all along
the Bosnian frontier.
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RUSSIAN VERSION
Count G0isjewshi Makes Pnhllc
Statement Sent form Headquarters

New York. Sept. 15.-Connt Colonel
NicoIai Golejewski. military attache
to the Russian embscsy here tonight,
made public here an official statement
received from the Russian war Office
at Petrograd as follows:
"The rapid and energetic advance of
the army OF General Rennenkampff in
East Prussia and our decided success
es over the Austrians have compelled
the Germans to withdraw consider
able forces from their western front.
From August 2S to September 10,
the Germans shifted their reinforce
ments into East Prussia. Advancing
through country familiar ito them,
the enemy pushing forward his right
wing. was preparing to deploy con-
siderable forces on the line Norden-
burg Goldep.
"Thsis maneuver threatened the ar
my OF General Rennenkampff and was
met by the resistance of our protect
ing flank detachment which With
self sacrifice, stopped the advance Of
the enemy.
"By Ceptember IA these detach-
ments were Withdrawn from their If
ferent positions and now are pFepsF-
ing for further operations. On Sep
tember IA no engagement in East
Prussia took place.
+. "Iu Austria or advance across
the lower San riv> encountered no
resistance.
The enemy is retreating without
hating, we having taken the foStified
positions of Grodek and having reach
ed Mosicka Our trnnns are within
q few deys march from the fortress of
.Prezymsel.
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To Help the Poor.

bordeaux, Sent. 15.-President
Poincare today signed decree au-
thorizing' Alexander Rtbot. r,'uister OF
fianance. to advance s600oc0 = inhab-
itants of the department of Marine,
rendered destitute by the Gornian in
yasion. =
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Celebrate ELECTION.

Mexico City. Sent. 15.-Thousands
of merrymakers paraded the caDtital's 8
streets tonight in celebration OF inde-
pendence day. General Carranza re-
viewed the procession There was no
di-ordEr. The celebration viii be
continued tomorrow.
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Flashes
Priests Are Shot

Amsterdam, Sept 15.-The Cologne
Gazette publishes q dispatch from
Sarajevo. Bosnia, stating that several
Servian prie:Ss have been shot as
spnies and on the charges of melting
ssosnians to take arms e. sainst the
dual monarchy and even leading them
against the Austrian troops on the
frontier.
Many Seryians, according to the
newspaper, have been arrested in
Bosnia on similar charges and sever
al of them shot
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Anbt tller fight Likely.

z London, Sept. 10 III Both armies are
taiting breath SAYS the Daily Mails
bordeaux correspondent. II the Ger
mans can takesa strong position north
OF the river Aisne another. battle is
likely at the end OF the week, New
ertheiess they may intend TO draw of
their troops Through the town Of ste
the Meuee valley into Euxcmbefg.
Evidence or their defeat aeeumu-
late Masses OF every kind OF mater
ial are being abandoned by the Ger
mans. pointing to the continuance Of
their retirement The French are
bringing u2 feihforcensants In large
numbersss
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the newspapers say, Italy's interven-
ton is considered Inevitable. Ae-
cording, to one belief the italian gov
ernment is waiting only for the resig-
nation of Foreign minister San Gull
iano. partisan OF the triple alliance.
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A residence on Marion street has
been rented by the trustees OF the
state uniyersityfor girls dormitory
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o 900 o 5000 o
Q STATE = NEWS NEWS 0
o O
. O . o o u 90 = . G Q O o

John shellhDnse, prominent young
man OF Aiken county. was seriously
cut with q razor by negro,
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Liner on Fire.

Norfolk. Va. Sept 15.-The Clyde
line steamer New York was badly
damaged by fire late today while ly-
Ing at fier pier, The fire started while
the plant or the Virginia Paper Box
company was burning two blocks
away.
The fames shot out from between
decks In the afterpart of the ship and
spread rapidly, Half dozen tugs,
including the naval tag Massasoit, re-
sponded to the vessels calls for as
sistance and kept the fire confined TO
that part OF the ship In which It orig
mated. s
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Rofh KiHed Haale nag

London, Sept. t5.--A dispatch to the
Exohsnge Telegraph SifuIn The Hague,
says that 1t is reported there that the
German officers. Colonel Won Reuter-
and Lieutenant Baron Won Forstner,
both central figures In Che zabern,
,Alsace army scandal last year, were
killed the same day 10 different en-
gagements--Cc Col Won Renter near
Louyafn and Baron Won Frcstner near
Dixinpyden.
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Russian Press Gentered ON Italy.
Rome, Sept 15.The Giprnale dTtsl-
Ia today publishes ID Petrograd dis
patch saying that attention 6f the RUS
sian press IS ceatered 0n the attitude
OF Italy In Russian political circles
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The state democratic executive com.
mittee met In Columbia at noon Tues.
day to declare the nominees of the
second primary.
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mittee met In Columbia at noon Tues
day to declare the nominees of the
second primary.
Henry Sharpe was shot and killed
by George Berfoot in Lexington corn-
ty.
The eleven county mutual fire in
surance companies In this state are
being urged TO insure cotton by In
surance Commissioner lMsccssTfaster.
These compaIites princsDaliy insure
property OF farmers, In this. regard
Commissioner McMaster gave out the
following statement. There, are
eleven mutual Ne Insurance COM
panies doing business in the follow
ling counties of this state: oconee,
Anderson. Abbeville- Greenwood. Cher
okee- -SpartanbCrg, York-Lancaster,
Chester. Fairfield, Union, Newberry,
Darlington and Marlboro. These com
panies insure farm dwellings, tenant
houses and household furniture.
Sumter. IAN enthusiastic and
largely attended meeting of the Sum-
ter county division of the southern
cotton congress was held in the court
house at Sumter Saturday. Between
$50 and 400 farmers attended. Of
whorn about so were negroes There
were bankers, farnlerss nercnants.
manufacturers, doctors. lawyers and
iptilsr caiiils,ss represented. : feature
fof the meeting was the Asvere adverse
and somewhat harsh criticism of
President Woodrow Wilson and his
cabinet together with some heavy
llicks struck at the South Carolina and
other Representatives of southern
states for Indifference towards the
dire needs OF the southern farmers
! In the present crisis. I
Another Fight Likely.
London, Sept, IL. Both armies are
taiting breath. Z. SAYS the Daily Mails
bordeaux correspondent. If the Ger.
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Henry Sharpe was shot and killed
by George Berfoot in Lexington corn-
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Continued on page 81
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-07-23
SMALL BOY ACCIDENT
ALLY SHOT BY MOTHER

One OF the most distressing acci.
dents that the Daily Record has
been called upon to chronicle in
many months occurred At Gufey in
Park county. thirty-five miles north
west OF Canon City. last Sunday
evening. in consequence OF which
little Leslie Polhemus. seven years
OF age. lost his life. According to
a telephone message Tuesday nigh,
from John c. Hyssong. Who Is at
his ranch on Thirty-one Mile creek.
n number OF little children were
playing on the lawn about the res
idcnce OF Mr.. and nirs. Roy Pol
hemus in Guffey about o'clock
Sunday evening when they found an
old revolver. After using II in
their games for a short time Leslie.
the youngest son. took the gun into
the house and asked Mrs. iPoIhemus
how to use II. Confident that II was
not loaded and harmless the mother
took tho revolver and playfuiiy point
ed II at the little fellow and pulled
tho trigger. To her confederation the
gun was discharged =ss the bullet
entered his forehead directly be-
tween the eyes and passed through
his brain. killing him instantly. The
mother was distracted with grief
over what she had done an4 has
since bsen = nervous wreck: her
coalition bordsring q insasity.
The fathsr. Who carries he star
roass nan Dseweea 0u1psy "a How
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-07-23
Handsome Nassurtiums

This afternoon The Record office
was the recipient OF n handsome
bunch Of nasturtiums which were
sen. IN by Mrs. T. Hawes who re-
sides at sic River street.
The flowers were grown from Rec
ord Nasturtium seed and are exeep-
tionaiiy large and brilliant eoiorings.
Some OF the foliage leaves measure
six inches in diameter and the vines
from which the pretty blossoms were
picked are over two feet high.
1t is a pleasure for The Record to
distribute the seed In the carly
spring. when It goes to those who
viii plant them and have such spien-
did results a. Mrs. Hawes did
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-07-23
FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY HAS ENERGETIC
WORKERS after S150
''Save Saleslps Habit Growing on Everyone
-Saleslips Being Turned Into Record
Office IN Great Shape for Various Char
table Organizations.

The woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Methodist with its
many friends and wen wishers are
showing splendid activity in saving
saiesiips from stores advertising on
the Bargain Refund Page Of The
Record Various individuals have
voluntarily turned in slips at The
Record office for this organization in
goodiy amounts
The Commercial League, the Pres
byterian Choir, the Christian Church
Aid Society and numerous other or
ganizations are getting into the spirit
Of saving saleslips for the big yet
easily obtained reward
individuals can also enter the race
IL they want to and II would undoubt-
ediy be a splendid idea for someone
to start a campaign In favor Of some
deserving family. that would appre-
ciate at least ten dollars of the
money to be given away.
Many people have expressed de-
light that the big fund 10 be given