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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-27

DR.. and Mrs. Jas. S. Belk of Atlanta
are visiting at the home of Mrs. l.. c.
Cooley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boozcr Acker of Au-
gusta. Ga. are spending a few days
with Mr.. Acker's parents.
Misses Edith Gossett. Jean and Nellie
Griffin OF Converse College are spend
ing the holidays in town.
Capt. nigby and Cadets Poore and
Attaway OF Clemson College arrived in
town Wednesday night to spend the
holidays with home folks.
Messrs. b. S. II. Harris and j. O.
Btockman of Greenvillc spent We'd
nesday in town on business.
Mr.. Ferris Williams. a student at
the South Carolina University, spent
Tuesday night in town en- route to his
home in G%reenville.
Mr.. Eolph Gossett left Saturday for
San Francisco. where he will spend
some tina
Misses Mary Herbert Attaway, An
ME Laurie Colyer and Sara Bigby are
home from Winthrop College.
Mr.. Ed Acker of Abbeville is in town
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ramsay and
family of Anderson spent Christmas
day with Mrs. Ramsay's parents, NJ
and Mrs. r. G. Acker.
Mrs. Chris Suber and Chris. Jr..
spent Tuesday in Anderson.
Miss Annie DONALD OF the Green
Vile Woman's College is in town for
the holidays.
'Dr. Victor Wilson Of Atlanta, Ca, is
spending a few days in town.
MIR. Harold Dean has returned from
a visit to friends in Anderson.
Mr.. ID. j Tucker, Jr.. of Furman
University is in town for the holidays.
Mr. Hugh Martin spent last week
end in Simpsonviile. ,
Misses Mary Har. and Nellie Grimm
and Grace Lander spent Tuesday in
Greenville shopping.
Mr.. Matthew Austin is in town for
the holidays.
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The Weafher'

WASHINGTON. nee. 2e.4sou,h
Carolina: Cloudy Sunday and Monday,
slowly rising Temperatures
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l KNOW

We are bad citizens II we ever
forget our Orphan Children and
our responsibility-!or that
cause. II you don't want to
contribute to the support, take
the responsibility Of a charge.
That n Christian Community
will care for the needs Of it's
worthy unfortunates.
That the demand for MEN Is
now the greatest in the history
OF the world. What are you
lolng for your Roy.
That all Anderson is proud
of Dick" Ligon.
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"A RECORD
BY THE POSTOFFICE

this s%ub-station this year was fully
double the amoun done at re main
%pOstoffice the first years he was post
master. he agent in charge of this
substation rs well as those in charge
of the sub-stations performed their
duties well and with marked faithful
ness.
Back of the excellent record ac-
complished by Anderson's p~ostoffice
force, who are second to none in the
United tates in efficiency and loyalty
10 duty. Is the genius of Postmaster
John Il. Cochran. who has just gone
through his seventeenth Christmas in
this capacity in this city. He is tho
eldest postmaster in point of service
in South Carolina. and 1t is largely due
to- his abaility tn organize the work
and execute the plans that are neces-
sary TO its success that the Anderson
public has enjoyed the best postal
service of any town of the size of this
city in the United tates. here Is gen.
eral regret that he Is soon TO lay down
the duties which he has performed so
faithfully and we'll through all these
years.
In order that the general public
might know the employees OF the post
office who have contributed to their
enjoyment of Christmas, the follow
ing directors of the office is pub
lislled:
The Employees.
Rutus H.. Gaines, assistant postmas-
ter and chief clerk
r.. G.. McPhail, superintendent of
carriers and disratching clerk.
Gariand McGregor, money order and
registry clerk.
Harry Jones. dispatching clerk and
general utility clerk.
=. I. Gaines, general delivery clerk
L. Ed kimsey, stamp clerk.
James H.. Mcdaniel, dispatchinp
clerk and parcel post clerk.
Marshall II. Gaillard. substitute gen.
erai utility clerk, and carrier
Edwin G.. McCants, substitute gen
eral utility clerk and %sub-carrier.
malcolm T. Burriss. city carrier.
balus c. Maxwell, city carrier.
John l.. Purgason. city carrier.
\. n. Wflliford, city carrier.
carrier. ~"
POST carrier.
Harold Howell. special delivery
Jesse Johnson, special delivery mes
senger.
Jasper Coker. serving for J.. j..
Cocker. rural carrier No. J..
Maxwell, rural carrier No. Q.
Clarence I. Meeks. rural carrier No.
w. s. Power. rural carrier No. q.
Wade II. Gilmer. rural carrier No.
Leroy Gaillard, rural carrier No. 7.
James P. Gray. rural carrier No. 8.
John A. Dendy. clerk I'm charge
Gluck rural station.
samuel H. johnson, clerk in charge
Mills rural station.
Orr rural station.
Smith l.. Null: clerk in charge Tox-
away rural station.
David s. Gray, clerk in charge city
station No. 1.
n. b. l.. Graddick carries mail To
n from trains for railroad.
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Gernaan Liner bought.

PORT ARTHUR, Teas, Dec. 3D.
The German steamer Dacia, which has
been interned at this port since the
outbreak NJ tEs European war was
today solo 60 New York interests rep
resented by II. o, S%chundler and Har-
~ s. Hooker. OF New York city. The
vessel will change 10 American reg
lister. The vessel was owned by the
Hamburg-American Steamship Com
pany,
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German- Has LLesst YEA

In the December American Afara-
Zine VIII Irwin, war correspondents
Tor that publication, writes an sarficIe
entitled THE Gloryofs War; in which
he gives q survey OF the wars effects
as he has seen then In England. Rel
GUM. France and on the edge of Ger
many. Following is an extract:
Perhaps OF sli central Europe.
Germany has least felt The wassaro
Of this war, for, except IN east Prus-
sia, she has 30 Ear been uninyaded
Yet from end to end OF Germany the
factory doors are closed and the ma
chinery stands immcyabie 81 Eeease,
because the men are gene to war
From AK 10 the Polish border, she a
Virtually Iirofnicins nothing EXCEPT
The eternal war materials-which are
waste b4cane4 their end ia wastaxe-
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What | Believe and a Few
Things | Know

will obtain better ideas of how
TO conduct a more profitable
business.
That Anderson should follow
the example of Charlotte. y. c.
let's make our city q church
going pubiic-so that our daily
newspapers will every Monday
comment on the notorious at
tendance of MEN.
That we should make sun
DAY, January the Third, the
banner Sunday school and
church service attendance for
MEN OF Anderson. Bad weather
don't count for non-attendancc
MEN are going Somewhere
let's go to CHURCH Will yon
be there?
That your own business sal
walton demands your co-opera-
ton to Legitimate public de-
mands.
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| BELIEVE

That National Wide Prohibit
ton will prevail-and that real
prosperity will, Immediately fol-
low such legislation.
That our extravaganza Is
alone responsible for inabil-
ity to meet promptly every call
that a Christian community de-
mands. That q Cash basis rs
the only road to Prosperity that
the buyer can safely take.
Thatrthe retail merchants will
be forced to absolutely adopt a
cash system or discontinue bust
ness.
That merited reforms come
slowly but surely.
That our White Way" will
prove q splendid Investment
we step more quickly In the
light.
That our city will vote for
street improvements.
That this is the proper time
to make such improvements and
that the suggestion of the An
derson Real Estate and Invest
ment Co.-relative TO such was
timely and demands the consid-
GRAFTON of every citizen.
That we forget the value of
the weekly pay rolls of u cot
ton mills and no not appreciate
their worth to our city.
That II the business men Of
Anderson will attend Sunday
school and church services reg
ulariy during the year 1916 they
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CONTRABAND OF WAR
List Has Been Revised by Great Brit.
thin and Notice Given United

Slater,
WASHINGTON. Dec. &c. Great
Britain today notified the United
States of a revision o fthe British
contraband list. The previous list OF
contraband is maintained. but sulphur
and glycerine r transferred To the
absolute ~contraband class.
The following additions to the list
Oh absolute ~eontraband was made:
ingredients of explosives. namely
nitric acid, glycerine, actions, cab
cum acetate and all other metallic
acetates, sulphur, potassium nitrate,
fractions of distilIation products of
coal Tar between benzol and cresoI
linciusiyei aniline, methylaniiine.
dtmthy i, aniline, amonium perchlor-
ate, sodium perchIorate. barium CHOIR
ate. calcium nitrate, mercury.
Resinous products. Gamphor and
turpentine foil and spirit,)
ferro alloys Including ferro-tunY-
issen, ferro molybdenum.
tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium.
selenium, cobalt. magnese, Wolfram
lite, scheelite,. moiybdeaite. maenese
ore, zinc, lead ore. :
Albums and salts OF ainminus.
Antimony together with suJnhi6es
ant oxides of autimoiy.
Copper, part wrought and copner
Submarine sound signalling appara.
,tus.
Tires for motor vehicles and cycles
iogether with articles or materials es.
pecialiy adapted for use in nanufa.
ure or repair of tires.
rubber including raw waste and r.
~ IaVueT ana goods made Who'll.
~ OF rubber.
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RECORDS BROKgN
Geld Wave II Worst Ever Recorded IN
Many Sections.

Many SSctt0nSs
WASHINGTON, Zee. 2e.4-The coft
wave that gripped the country TO-DAY.
causing notwithstanding Temperatures
az many places from the Mississippi
River to the Atlantic coast was mod.
Grating tonight and gradually rising
temperatures Q predicted for to-
morrow. Fair weather. Has predicted
Win h exception OF snow fiurries IN
Florida.
lowest temperatures reported
within the United States today was SO
degrees Fellow zero at Northtleid. vt,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
TEMPERATURES MooERATiNo IN
KANSAS, TEXAS, MISSOURI
AND NEBRASKA.
coLDEsr DECEMBER DAY
ON RECORD AT AMARILLO, TEX.
Still Intensely Cold in Northern Min.
nesota-coId Wave Reaches Eastern
States and Zero and Below Tenn pera-
tures Will Continue Two Days
Gold Extends Southwark.

Kansas City, Dec. 14.-Higher tenn
peratures prevailed generally thruout
the southwest today. The wind had
veered from the north to the south, the
sun was shining and the mercury at
many points was rising at the rate of a
degree an hour. In Missouri. Kansas,
Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa, the rise
in twenty-four hours was from 10 to Is
degrees while in. Texas the government
readings ranged from degrees higher
at Amarillo to 4 degrees lower than
yesterday at Corpus Christi. The mer-
curry at the latter point this morning
stood at 2s above zero. the lowest De.
cember temperature in years.
At Atchison. Kan, the lowest reading
was reported. The mercury reached
By degrees below zero there.
AT Kansas City. Des Moines and
Concordia, Kan. degrees above was
recorded.
Omaha, Hutchison, Kan. and Spring
field. Mo-. reported s above: Dodge
City, II: Amarillo. Is; Oklahoma City.
IS; Wichita, 90, and Dallas, 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN.
Eight Others Injured When Natural
Gas Wrecks Apartment houss.

Cleveland, o.. Dec. IA natural
gas explosion in a two story apartment
house at 1876 Madison avenue last
night killed seven persons, seriously
injured eight and wrecked the two
story building. Windows Tor block
around were broken and persons In .
drug store across the street were
thrown off their feet and injured by
broken glass.
The exact cause OF the explosion has
not been ascertained. A strong odor OF
escaping gas had been noticed in the
vicinity. photograph studio occu-
pied the first floor of the apartment
and 1t is supposed the escaping Eas
became ignited there.
The explosion blew out the wall Of
the building and the wreckage at once
caught fire. Firemen dragged the dead
and dying from the building at the
risk OF their lives. Most of the injured
were horribly mangled. having had
arms or legs blown off. Several OF the
dead were children who lived In the
apartments above the studio.
Owing to the cold wave here the Ras
pressure was high. It is believed a
great amount escaped before the fumes
found their way to the Photographic
dark room and caused the blaze.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
MAY CALL ROOSEVELT
House Committee May Summon For.
NOR President to Testify as to coun.
try's Preparedness For War-Ho obson
Desires His Testimony.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Colonel Roose-
welt loomed up today as a possible wit
ness before the house naval committee
in it's discussion of the preparedness
of the naval defenses.
Representative Hobson urged the
calling of the former president and the
matter was left to a meeting of the
executive committee.
why invite him?" asked Represents
ative Butler.
He has been assistant secretary of
war, president and commander Of the
army and navy and in a position to
know the facts" urged Mr. Hobson,
treated in a cavilierly way.
Representative Buchanan remarked
that due to the fact that Mr.. Roose-
welt seldom expresses himself thru the
newspapers and magazines 1t might be
well to get hold of him and drag
something out of him on the subject"
The committee then called Com
mander Sterling, who testified there
were eighteen submarines in the At
lantic feet. Commander Sterling said
the f1otilla should have better tender
facilities and that there should be more
permanency in the assignment of Of
ficers attached to submarines 1t took
six months training to take up subma-
rines and years to understand engines
and their troubles. he said.
Are we as vel advanced as other
nations IN submarines?" he was asked.
i don't think We are." he replied.
"The German, English and French have
800 and 1000 ton submarines in COM
mission"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
ALL SHARES LisrED ON MRNf
YORK EXCHANGE NOW Or.
EEREp IN OPEN MARkgr.
BUT TWO RESTRICTIONS
IMPOSED ON sPEcuLATc
s'''s Must D Made at Ne.
Lever rh." Minimum ;, o..-
srners, and Al Ter {, .sns Must
Be For cash-Es % adins shsws
Gains.

New York Dec. 15.-Opening trading
IN all shares listed on the New York
stock exchange. subject to only two 70.
strctions. was resumed today for the
first time since the exchange was
closed on July 80.
The big railroad issues held the
world over. transferred from the re.
stricted to the unrestricted lkst-sub-
1ect to minimum price-opened with an
upward swing and in the first few
minutes made gains OF IN to 4 points
over the quotations of July 30. Then
came heavy selling onslaught. Under
this pressure most of the issues de.
clined from fractional points to 3 pointa
under yesterdays price.
The floor was crowded with a!moae
as many members a. attended the
opening last Saturday. altho the spec-
tacular effect OF crowded galleries was
lacking. The crowd was concentrated
around the posts about which tho
United States Steel and Southern and
Union Pacific stocks were traded IA.
The market was very active.
Marked Gains at Opening.
Opening prices for the international
group trading In for tho flrst time ana
embracing such favorites as Union Pa
cific. Canadian Pacific. United States
Steel. and Baltimore 4 Ohio, showed
gains OF IL to points over July 20.
baltimore Ohio gained less than
others Of the group Steel opened with
two lots OF 1000 and $500 shorea at
65 and 54H. Southern Pacific started
with sale OF 1000 shares, ana Canad-
ian Pacific was active with . 3 noAnt
advance. Others Of tAe cleas hitAarto
dealt in privately ahowaA also amail
advances. y v
The ontire nst, with lsw axsaota,aa
continued 10 TaaA. Mtt2 Ama1EnannAaa
LehiEh Valley. st. Pau1 anA eoano cR
tho speciaIt1es. The ADVANCE ~ -
by selling orders which soon bsen9At
about tha reactionary movement.
Two Restrictions on Trsdins,
The restrictions were that NO stooks
should be sold at lower than mininsn
prices established by tho stock ax-
change in ADVANCE ana that all trad.
ing should be for cash.
Activity in the bond maxket also was
noticeable. The opening pace wus-%uu
rapid to be long maintained and trade
diminished before the end Of the first
hour. altho $4,000 shares changes
hands in that period. OF this amount
steel contributed almost 25 per cent.
For the balance OF the morning the
movement was dull and distinctly
downward. In fact. by mid day noth-
ing remained Of the opening gains.
There was no way OF judging the
extent or source of selling. but the ac-
tivity Of brokers with foreign investors
pointed to liquidation for Europe.
especially in Union Pacific. Baltimore
and Ohio. and steel. Commission
houses reported light inquiry for rail-
road divident shares
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Telsgraphic News:
Allied Armies Believed to Have Be-
gun Advance.
Servians Retake Belgrade.
Decisive Battle In Poland Not Yet
Fought.
Cold Wave Moderating In West.
Split in Wilson Cabinet Over Ships
For Canal.
Open Trading in Stocks.
PAGES TWO. THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News:
Large Park Presented to Cedar
Rapids.
Rate Increase Suspended.
Supreme Court Hits at Experts.
Iowa College to Expand.
Club Federation News.
Livestock Inspection Fees Make
Trouble.
Morons Menace to Public.
PAGE FIVE.
General News and Story:
Southern Democrats Rebel.
The Call of the Cumberlands.
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
'In Memoriam."
Parole, Not Unconditional Freedom.
A Vermont Educational Report.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
Looker-On in Iowa.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Billy" Sunday Visits City.
Flays Saloon. Dancing, Cards. and
Billiard Halls.
School Children to Sing Thursday.
Decorations For Festival Complete.
Plans Made For Poultry Show.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Liverpool Firmness Boosts Wheat.
Heavy Sales Of Corn Stiffen Prices.
Demand For Pork Steadies Hog
Market.
Cattle Supplies Adequate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
GERMAN SHIP At GUAM.
cormorant Ordered to Leave at Once
or Inferno During War.

Cormorant Ordered to Leave at Once
or Inferno During War.
b Washington, Dec. 15.-Arrivaf of the
German converted cruiser Cormorant
in the harbor of Guam. an American
possession in the Ladrone archipelago,
was officially reported to the navy de-
partment today by the conmandant Of
the naval station there.
The Cormorant has been given twen-
ty-four hours from 10 a. m. Monday
in whcih to leave the port or inferno for
the war. She was short Of coal, pro-
visions and water.
The Cormorant needed 1.50O tons Of
coal to reach the nearest German port.
according to w. J. Maxwell, naval
governor of Guam. She was offered
1000 tons of coal and fresh water and
her captain was given until 10 a. m.
today Guam time) to decide what his
future course would be. Secretary
Daniels had approved Captain Max
wells action and has instructed him
not to allow the vessel more coal and
provisions than can be properly spared.
Nava, officials here believe the Cor
moran.. althc described as u converted
cruiser is really thetunprotected crui-
eeA u tAe't hsaAAc, a SISTER snip Oh lHe
Geier, interned at Honolulu several
weeks ago. Mystery has surrounded
thew hereabouts of the ship for sew
erai weeks. She was known to have
been before Kiao Chau during the early
part of the war when the Japanese
attacked that port and later was re-
ported sunk IN oriental waters.
The Cormoraht. built at Danz.g in
1892, if ESQ feet long with a dtsplace-
1ment Of 1900 tons. and makes sixteen
knots an hour Her armament con-
sists Of eight 4-inch guns. five l.
Founders. and two 14-inch torpedo
tubes above the water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
HGTAiNcAprORED TERRITORY.
AliisS Held Al seoSsst oains With On
$s Exoepti0n IN AlsAea.

lE.. = = + E
Paris, Disc. 15.-The official state
ment given out by the French war Of
fice today says the French have re-
tained the territory they won along the
Ypres canal to the west of Hollebeke;
IN the Argonne and elsewhere. There
has been artillery hghting in the
Somme, the Argonne. and in Alsace,
German infantry gained foothold
near Steinbach.
The official announcement follows:
Between the sea and the Lys the
English have occupied little forest to
the west Of wytschaete. The ground
gained yesterday by our troops along
the Ypres canal and to the west OF
Hollebeke has been retained IN spite of
n vigorous counter attack from the
enemy.
"From the Belgian frontier to the
Somme there Is nothing to report.
"From the Somme to the Argonne
there has been intermittent cannonad-
ing. In the exception Of the region Of
the Crouy this fighting has not been
spirited. In the Argonne we have
made some progress and retained ad-
vances made by US on preceding days.
I'm the vosges the railroad station Of
st. Leonard to the south Of st. Die has
been violently bombarded by the Ger
mans from considerable distance.
,"In Alsace there has been much ac-
tivity on the part Of the enemy's artil-
lery with the exception OF before Stein
bach, where an attack by German In
fantrymen, coming from Uffholtz. was
successful in gaining q foothold."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
HURRY MINE INVESTIGATION.
Commission Rushing Work 70 Com
piete Testimony by. Wednesday Night

PIeS0 teSGItOOuy Oy, Woou0ouay INlYUSs
Denver, Dec 15.-D. NJ. Snodgrass.
superintendent Of the Delagua mine of
the Victor American Fuel Company.
was the first witness at today's session
of the coal miners strike investigation
Of the federal commission on industrial
relations He related his experience in
the strike.
The commission, in an effort to COM
plete Its work by tomorrow night be-
gan it's session an hour earlier than
usual.
Mr.. Snodgrass was asked to confine
his statement to matters of which he
had personal knowledge. In response
to a question Snodgrass testified that
the Delagua mine was protected by
twelve guards. commissioned as deputy
sheriffs, on Sept. %. 1913. the day the
strike was declared. The guards were
armed at Trinidad, he believed, by the
purchasing agent OF the company. He
testified that he added to this force by
hiring men from the surrounding coun-
try and had the recruits deputized,
paying them $3.50 daily wages.
The witness said there had been
three attacks on the Delagua nine from,
Oct. %, 1913 to April %. 1914 Two
guards and one non-combatant miner
were killed in the attacks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
Husr'No's ELECTION CONCEDED.

Governor McGosern's Attorney Says
Promptness, Not Accuracy, Sought.
Madison. Wis. Dec. 15--With the
certifying OF the election by the state
canvassing board of Paul H. Husting,
democratic candidate for United States
senator. Governor Francis E. McGov-
ern, republican, comedies Mr.. Hastings
election. according to statement to-
day by H. G. Umbreit, attorney for
Governor McGovern.
Mr.. Umbreit says that while appar-
emily promptness instead of accuracy
Is sought in deciding the election, it is
useless to carry the canvass to the
United States senate as the courts
ruling puts an end to the election.