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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
CLEANING. UP
SUPPLY BILLS
Congress Working Steadily Get
ting Ready for Adjournment
March 4
tBy Associated press. ,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Congress
worked steadily today and tonight on
ttss task Of cleaning up cuppiy bills
9hich must be out of the way before
Adjournment on March 4. The senate
passed the naval bill, S152 900 600, the
.ortiflcation bill, $6,O00,00O and the
diplomatic bill. S4,200.000.. while the
house spent the day debating the gem
,ral deficiency measure, with inter-
ruptions now and then to dispose OF
conference reports
The senate added about $4,000 600
to the naYal bill as 1t passed the
house providing In the tw,3 battleship
construction program for i've ,sea-g6
ing submarines instead OF one, for
sixteen Instead of eleven coast de-
tense submarines, for a gunboat and n
hospital ship. and adding $1,000 O0D
Tor an arm0r plant and 100000 for
projectile factory.
The Notifications bill was passed
without amendment, SO 1t now goes to
the president for his signature. Some
$3.50. 600 was added to the diplomatic
fbil1 and o paragraph calling on the
president to- collect from Cuba S6,.
800. .000. !; the skpense Of the American
army pf paci ton, was stricken Sut
rs - ~ g t,5
81 piiftenitiE les OF the majority lenders
have been Increased by the incorppra-
ton by the senate OF the McClnber
iaiTa aiTai eFei Fesiit hill IL the szsssssIssra
appropriation bill The banking and
currency committees OF both houses
win meet tomorrow to consider the
situation and it is. understood that
the Democrats have about decided to
substitute for the McCnmber amend
ment the Hollis bill. regarded as an
administration measure. Representa-
| .tiyes Henry, Bukley and other house
champions OF rural credits, said that
not complete, they were willing 70
support 1t in order to get legislation
on the subject.
The senate remained in session un-
til late tonight debating a conference
report on the seamei,'s bill.
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! sHy Associated ppess.,Bl

= If
NEW YORK, Feb. &c 6lsafies ii.
fiEiflth ltpE1 8 L.
6teglef. tlie German naval reserrist
arrested here Wednesday on q. charge
OF fraudulently obtaining an AIreri-
ais.ln nlinaed tonight that
he, would deliver. to the federal auth
critics tomorrow an anonymous type
written letter received by Mrs. Steg-
Ter. which would be compared with
letters alleged TO have been written to
Stegler by Captain X. Boy-EG, naval
attaelle OF the German embassy at
washington Stegler, according to Mr..
Grifiith.s has told the federal authori-
ties that a2tain Boy-Ed wanted him
{ TO go to England as a spy,
The letter. which Captain Boy-Isd
today denied knowing anything about.
Reading todays New York Ameri-
car, 81 How me to tell you that Il was
your fault that your husband mas been
ARRESTED and VIII have. to go. to jail
Tor many years and viii be always
looked at as a scoundrel. Accept the
advice to keep your mouth shut and
do not open II before you at first con-
suit u lawyer. Besides youe put your
SNs-ttt "a ~ uau .D6IauSe
your case will only increase gliie ill-
feeling OF the Germans agR. INST. the
Americans and YOU know that a war
With the Germans would be the great
est disaster for the Americans
Grifilths said that both Mrs. Steg-
Ter and Stegler himself had declared
certain characteristics Of the type
writing and other peculiarities re.
sembied the letters Stegier. 1T Is all
legged, had received from Boy
Ed. now In the possession of the
United States district attorney
This thing Is too fidicrious To- an-
swer, CaptniE Boy ed said !. All the
letters that have gone out Of this Of
ice haye been addressed by my stcn.
.ogFapher and I suppose there must
be Thousands OF typewritsrs like the
one she uses sSs
( Stegler repeated today. Grifiishs
said. his declaration that Captain
Boy Ess tad waAtlif him to go to Eng
land as a spy. AS told by the atsor-
fieys stagler ssas informed by the
naval attaehe that the Brltiyh admir-
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ANOTHER EFFORT WILL BE
MADE BEFORE ALLIED
FORCES REAcR MAX
IMUM STRENGTH
ALLIES SHOWING
NO UNEASINESS
Believe They Cam Repel Any
Attack Made by the
Germans
tBy Associa,ed Press.)

LONDON. Feb. 2g.A:t10:50 p. MI
Continued progress which the French
claim to be making in the Champagne
district and the pressure which the
Allies, without attempting any great
ocensive, are declared TO be bringing
to bear on the German line in the
west have, according 70 news re-
ceived from Holland. induced the Ger
mans to make another effort in the
west before the allied forces reach
their maximum strength.
BY day and by night, Dutch news
z papers say, big motor cars loaded with
German soldiers are hurrying through
Belgium to the west and troops sent
to northern Belgium are going back 10
the trenches. The fact that some
of the troops now passing through
Belgium come from the eastern from
tier suggeats 10 military observers that
the Germans have decided they can
hold the Russians while the Germans
are carrying out their new ocensiye
In the west.
The silence OF the German general
staff, which today simply said there
! had been no change on either front.
ist taken in London as confirmation
I thai some big m9ye Is under way. II
z iiltas tlle "a
no uheasiness. They believe the soft
Z iless Of the ground must hamper the
: Germans and belieyf, that. although
III ffss iis*s ttFti1sEs n ttssla a iisssa ara,
not ready, they can repel any new at
tack.
During the last couple of days the
British have improved their positions
7 in the region OF La Bassee, while
the French report further progress
in the vicinity II Pertines and In the
{ 4ATgonne and repeated destruction by
their artillery Of German guns and
trenches.
In the east a big battle along the
Russian fortress line which follows
rivers almost the whole way from the
4 Baltic ito. the CafpRthians is still un-
decided. The same is true also OF the
battles IN the Carpathians and IN
Bukowina. & PetrogfEd dispatches,
however, claim that the Russians are
more than holding their own in North
. and Central Poland and that In the
Z Carbatiians they nre making such q
steady advance that not only the Huns
garian, hut the Aust trian armies fight.
ing In BnsoWina are threatenea.
No further nesss has reached Lon
/ don OF the bomba dment OF the Oar
& daneiles forts by the allied fleet, but
It is believed here the sgarsi,ips viii
continue their attacks until the straits
are forced Tie outer fortifications
l aging been destroyed. !. the entrance
! + TO the waterway Is being cleared OF
mines, preparatory to an attack ON
the inpnf forts One effect or the
preliminary success or the Allies ia
the Dardeneiles was q drop I'm the
\ price Of wheat which went down sev-
cTaI points on this Liverpool exl
.iclisnge, s .s g
serious invasion OF German Souti,-
CONTINUED FRoai PAGE TIiSEE,5 q
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
WHEAT PRICES ssi.tsllyD
Excitement Over Prospect That 3par.
daneiles Way BE Porced Cahse
Downward Swing.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26. -.lsxcitenent
over the prospect that the Dardanelles
might be forced. altering OF The en-
tire world supply and demand situa-
tion ns to wheat smashed prlseB for
that cereal today TO level ~ l-2
cents a bushel below last Saturdays
.ytilues. ~ #
May wheat at one time touched t.S6,
a fail of z E-S cents from last night.
but closed nervous with sotaethin5 of
q rally at. 81 40 III July was more
largely traded I'm, dropped ; cents to
S1.20 Id and finished cents on for
the day. & = 81
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
One American Killed
When Ship Was Sunk

By AssocIated pfess.)8

WASHINGTON. FEB. One
Americana illiam Sazssil, of Pen.
sacola, Fla.s an assistant engineer or,
The American steamer Carib, was kill
ed yxnen the ship was sunk by mine
in the Mort Sea Febrssary52 %.
The American consul l-genenerai al
Rotterdam reported Baz9eIrs deatl;
today. with that or two. Ypaniards,
members or the crew. He added that
the survivors We're taken TO BrenisF.
haven on a German. patrol boat and
viii be at home on sl.s first ship.
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GAIN ExTRA sEaslOX
west Virginia Legislature Failed 10
# Pass Adequate Revenue lIe,is.
Bv Asso.l..Iet, r,rs.I,., !

CHARLESTON, Va. Feb a6.--
Although 1t held the last iegislattye
day Until after midnight the Wtst
Virginia legislature failed to pass ade-
quate revenue measures In the oplils
Ion of Governor Hatfield who at mi9-
night, called an extra session TO meet
Earlier the leeisiatt.re had Dasssi
beos. es as aSrs ss aa
egaor retosned the billa Altar @ pasie sgs
them nearly Ssoe,000a In cutting down
the appropriations the governor cut
out funds fund for the stass militia and
the State public service commissions.
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WANTED HIM co
TO ENGLAND AS spy
Attorney for Rihard p SgIer German Reesy;st Arrested on
charge Of Frauduleny Obtaining Passport W Deliver to
Federal Authorities Anonynous Letter. Resolved By
Il Mrs Stegier.

/ atty was Citing osf ;,u,,erc,.antr,en
Which We're to ~ f'ent sllEgliised IS
q. II s sSI 4 :, Z
/ 1llbe and Weser rivers and. suflk "a
Blockade German ports
| ~ was to get ali the information j
s:F,tistI 3 s,as.s was uiiot-
Cd by iGritiiths as saying 81 also was
TO watch all shipping mo7ements in
| the Mersey. was 10 try to locate the
strength of, the English fleet supposed
to be in st. Georges channel. then
was 10 go to the German border,
where was TO meet German officers
and give them secret password,
was TO go to Berlin and deliver NV In
formation To- the head Of the German
intelligence bureau ,'si
George Sylvester yieFick. editor oI
German newspaper, Declared TO-DAY
that Stegler- sought his assistance In
obtafnings an American passport
Vierick said Stsgler. had, represented
that he was engaged In confidential
ewcrk for German officials and had
mentioned Captain Boy -Ed,s name.
told him. said sYferick. aihat ]
was an American citizen and would
not lend myself TO any such proposi-
tion as procuring passport. Z.
Dr. X A. Fuehr, head OF the Ger
man puhlicity bureau here. who
Stegler says, told him that CaptaiI,
Boy sEd was responsible for sending
to England Carl Hans hody, the Ger
nah spy shot in the Tower OF London,
denied today that he had made any
such statement or + knew anything
I whatever of the matter. He said
I Stegler came 10 him Sofilo time In
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
Major aieperai IIayWood Deal;

WASHINGTON Feb aiof
General Charles Haywood, q. s. s ~. G !.
retired died et the naval hospital
here today. aged rs. GeneraI FIayz
wood, who was 4 native Of aieiile. sigS
cd the last shot before The cnMher-
land went down III the Engagement
with The Confederate jrDneiad Merit
miir and then saved his life BY lump
Ing soyeFbeard. BE became major, gem
ernl comnnsniiant CT the nlarine corps
IN 1902 ana retired ID 1s0SS:
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
Rallroad DIrectors !. IlnldIicieI. llI 4

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--The federal
grand Jury today returned a super.
ceding Indictment against q direc-
tors and counsel OF the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
company. charging violation Of the
Sherman antitrust law. The ifidict-
ssnent, similar to the one returned last
November. was brought to overcome
objections made by certain defendants
TO the manner ins which the iilst In
tiictment was secured.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
.Tnrkisil eneral Exeenied.

ssss ,OPENfIA3fs via London. Feb
81 s::oT e. M Berlin dispatch
reports s. the exscs,tioa i, O. pToninent i,t
was ordered from conatantinople, il
Is said. the charge being made that he
committed treason In endeasorlng to
carry out peace negotiations With the
Aliies or the triple entente,
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27

Expect Reduction In Bread Prices
CHICAGO, eb. 26.--Tiie government
investigation into the price OF wheat
and flour has led Charles r. Ciyh6.
United States. district attorney, to Id
iieve that there is likely 10 he o sud
den reduction In the price Of bread, it
was said today. " Z. e
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. LONDON, Feb. s27 (1:45 "a MI. a
o The Russian consul-general q
o here has issued statement re- d
o ceived from Petrograd announc- Q
Q ing that Russians living abroad O
o will be e}liable to military service q
o and must return Immediately to Q
o Russia. Those belonging to the Q
o classes called to the colors who @
o remain abroad after Ma-sa will o
% be liable to punishment, accord d
o ing 10 the Russian law. q
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/ This is the Evelyn, the American
ship which was sent to the bottom
near Borkum Island. just Off the
German coast. She had sailed from
New York, January 20, with cargo
of cotton for Bremen. The ship was
in command of Captain Smith. He
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
BIG MOTOR CARS HURRYING TO
WEST WITH. GERMAN SOLDIERS

5000 10000 100000 o o
o
o Disaster TO German Submarine. o
o CHRlSTIANA, via London. Feb. o
o 27.-tS.50 a. ms)-Wreckage pick O
0 ed up near ChristiaEsand appears o
TO Indicate a disaster to the Ger o
man submarine U-9. o
o n
Q o o Q Q o o o O ooo ooo o o O
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Rpssians Must Return.

9 90 . 90 Q Q 0 0 o o 0 Q Q Q 0 3 0 0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
Senator Thompson's Defence.

In the extract from the stenog-
rapher's minutes of the examination
of a member of the upstate Public
Service Commission which Senator
THOMPSON has sent IN THE Sun, and
10 which he refers in the letter
printed in another place on this page
to-day, this disclaimer is recorded
on page 1900:
"Q-Cp to now the questions ! have
asked I suggested | take nc personal
credit for them. hut these questions
have been asked to ask mem Of you
by a constituent OF one o. the Senators
in this vicinity. They mag be regarded
as not rery nice questions
We have distinguished the conclud-
ing sentence Of this excerpt with
italics. Ii constitutes the apology
made by the senator from the Forty
seventh district for the uncalled for,
indicate and in our opinion indie
feasible questions which brought into
the inquiry the name Of a young
woman who. a. was subsequently
disclosed. was in no way concerned
in the incident TO which they owed
their origin. The senator WAS pro-
viding i'm these words n defence for
the course he was about To pursue.
We retract no word of the criticism
we have passed on Senator THoMP-
SONS conduct. Instead. his imme-
diate recognition Of the character of
the questions he asked makes his of
fence the more serious. He knew that.
in his word. these intcrrogatorieS
were not mice: II he has ordinary
intelligence he knew that they dealt
with a circumstance in Itself and is
implications utterly trivial; and yet
he did not forbear TO use them Ia
emharra>s a father and to humi,iato
an innocent woman. We care nothing
for the original malice that suggested
them. or the agency that brought
them TO the hand of a Senator Of the
state charged with a serious duty
and welding the high power of the
Legislature. That he did not person.
ally initiate The attack affords hin
no defence. lie delivered the blow
in n political quarrel he struck at a
father over n daughters shoulders
on the hasis of n false report. which
he made no effort To investigate;
and II he can extract any comfort
from the fact that another's ingenuity
devised the plan for an assault on q
woman which he adopted lie IS en-
tilted To IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
Professor Usher's Nightmare.

II has b.an rntbpr tho f. Shinu t1
broo,o, tho I,,i,od St,toS wfth Cor
n.rr affair ,ho v,r IA ho Iinorou,
.,rI -, ,bo ,n,o ,tr,o or,c,l,r Nr
DO, VIC I.su,v l,,L. into tho s.o1s
80 ,in,o and ,~..umin, that cermunv
e.; >, lao hun,t,,d o,J y,rb,Lor ,ro
.ont. En,land ~ tho p.riI and th.
nroaa,orr onom, Sb. +. ;, s,no,bor
ro ui,h hor ra,v and h,o, on, m.
Norroo Doc,rino CONGO uornr sovs
profos.or Tsurp in an ,rticle on.
,i,,ad "pr,ish 90, po,vor and Sou,h
,r,ori,." In tho \rrl C,,tu.u "h,r
a,., win ,,Lo ,b,s,coi CENTRAL ~ nrr
,a,.r, aud ,.ii, ~, ,bI, =, o>,r...n
T., ,,., ,bo ,u,, ,u,r,no,y uhi.h NO
h.,o had drri,g rho l.St do,,dn and
, n.,f"
mis- -.,ur,n,cy mr. s~ovcrrienry we
- ,,ll wa. "lo,n" hacous. Eng.
,a,, ",..s o,xio,s 10 Loon T., ont, -,
Tho h,r,. ~ corm,rv" rival nova,
o,.or II Predecessor Teurp will nut
Emo oloot hool ., po,en,hor Is ,so,
u.hou praotJort q, ryrt,>n ~interyeu.
,,, ,r ,ho h,urJorv ljro disnut. mo.
,uoor veroyueI, and rnploud in.
,oLod cha Nonroo doctrine #, may
o.cur n rho Professor thar AZ neither
rorropy mar th. Irpitod St,tos had
- ,,o,orr ro,r q, ,h,t t,me ENGLAND
mi,sod a, onnoruunitv T., Threaten
rho y,i,od Stn,es win her ca, novel,
,n ordor ~ coir her onds instead
sbo ,ccon,od arhItrotior winning most
~ ,ho noints IN tho go,ne Arc wa
row 70 accont rho d,ctum NJ any his.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
An Administration Hero.

To TIIE EDITOR OF TUE SUN-Sir; am
forced to the uuwelcomc conclusion that
most Americans approve of having our
ships sunk on the high seas by German
cruisers Not ever "A chirp of protest
have heard IN the weeks that have
elapsed since the news came in OF the
sinking of the w, l.. Frye, on the con-
trary, the captain OF the German Crui'
ser has been feted and entertained at
the launching of the Pennsylvania like a
popular hero. Indeed. lie MAY seem To-
be one compared to the maniklns who
wabble about in their high official places
at Washington. Think OF IT. one or
The few pitiful ships we had lef' on the
sea blown up and sent to the boti- m
her crew made prisoners, and the Ger
man commander, fresh FROM his exploits.
Is pattcd on the back by the Secretary
Of our navy
Is there no such thing as patriotism
ar national pride left? Surely there must
he a few old fellows Ike myself n
remember times when things were done
differently, wNcu the" could be called
Americans without hriir ashamed Of 81.
either In Germany, N,Nlco or any othcr
country. aud who fcol Inundated boz
.hl, p.tlIb.o spectacle SIXTY,
HlIuNrrLrUlN, Mprrh 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
STATE CENSUS WILL
Be TAKEN IN MAY
Many More Questions to Bo
Asked Of 11,00O,0 900 Citi.
zens This Year.
HUGO TO BE IN CHARGE
by FIR ANCIs ". HUGO.
Secretary Of state.

ALBANY. March 21. - The cer,,.
enumeration OF New York Stste "a \.
begun in May promises 10 he one q, ~.
largest and most extensive slnr,s 81.
tistioal enterprises in the country. !,
no other state or group OF State, A..
there so many people TO be enumeratad
while the fact that the population 4,
quito sparsely settled In certain na-,s
makes the problem all the more dla.
cult and expensive.
Because the number and couplexi,y
OF the interrogatories Will be more o..
tensive this year and a comple..o,
within the short space of two months
set By the Constitution is necessary. A
large number OF supervisors and
enumerator, clerks and Interpreter,
will be required
But the average person IN this state
has little knowledge Of TIE t-,ne7d NJ,
amoun Of work which mus, he uods-,
taken under the direction Of the Scors.
tary OF state during the comm. or'1.
Already extensive preparations have
been made in anticipation Of the lrca,
task which in its Simp.es, ~ ise N.
wolves the counting OF upward The
1000. 900 OF Inhabitants now a,si
TO be in this State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22

ology rampant Is probably going to
make n department of political ecoii-
omy Il requirement Of a first class
corporation. However. the commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce diff
fcrs from the run OF political boarls
appointed to deal with business. II
is no lopsided with law and sociol-
ogy. Business men are in the init
iority.
At the outset tho advisory commit
toe should be able to assist the Fcl-
cral Trade Commission in carrying
out the initial injunction of President
WILSON not to begin its career by
starting n fresh disturbance of cor
pornte affairs. The Presidents desire
is to have the commission commend
itself to favorable regard by disclos.
ing n constructive purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
THE DRY WAVE.
Not Prohibition But Moderation the
solution Of the LIQUOR Question.

To THE E.pfroR OF THE SrN-Sir. Vas
II Herbert spencer who said there
could be no action without react on
and was 1t some one else who remarked
that history rep, ats itself?
We know both statements to be cor
rect and hence We can expect sooner
or later a recession in the action of
the prohibition wave. which Is oh
viously an attack on the personal lib
erty Of the Individual and an mfr nge-
ment on common sense and decency.
In short the wave has an undertow
not d%iscernible to the eve. for like the
oc. ans u~ndcrcurrent the prohibition
tendency is to work beneath the sur
face and drag it's victim out into u sea
Of drugs and hypocrisy. inc dentally
charging we'll for their services. The
magnetism of Billy SUNDAY and the
versatility Of Mr.. Bryan will ne as drops
OF water on desert sane when the pub
lie discovers that their motives are not
purely disinterested and thai While
these individuals play on the sensibili-
les Of their listeners with UNIQUE and
grotespue oratory they too are listen
ing Gas they speak) for the merry little
ring of the register as the lash drawer
flies omen.
Excuses should be reasonably cured,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
If Deathbed Releases Are Restored.

The workmen's compensation law
was enacted to protect the victims of
industrial accidents and their depend
cnts from legal delays. greedy PM.
ployers. soulless lawyers and the
chicanery of u~nprincipled adjusters.
Ii went on the statute books Of this
state under n mandate OF the people
that revised the Constitution to make
the statute possible.
After only eight months expert
ence. and consequently before n def
mite opinion ms t. the merits of its
provisions can he formed. the Repuh.
llcan majority in the Legislature
has engaged in a desperate effort to
amend IL in such a way as TO permit
private settlements with injured
workers and with the survivors OF
those who lose their lives. This
change has provoked the bitterest
charges from members of the major.
ity. and the astonishing spectacle Of
an appeal to the caucus to jam
through a measure that cannot by the
widest stretch Of Imagination be re.
garded ms political was presented In
the Assembly. Resort was hnd tc
every device Of terrorism known t,
the legislative boss 10 coerce votes In
its favor, while its opponents openly
declared that the casualty insuranc,
companies. and no public need. had
written the new law.
We have already expressed ON
opinion ms 10 the plight OF the suffer.
er or the survivor committed to the
gentle illustrations of professional
accident adjusters and the lawyer,
for the employers. The ancient evil
Of ambulance chasing and deathbet
releases are likely to be revived. Il
they are, let the lawmakers who
amended the law look to their futures
the men who fought for the compen
sation law will not soon forget tn,
restoration of the conditions they one,
successfully struggled to escape.