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V- V. ANDERSON, S. SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915. Wt NUMBER 232. GERMANS SHELL HAVE OCCUPIED ALL POSITIONS HELD BY FRENCH ABOVE FORGES A FLANKING FIRE ROUTS GERMANS Western Part of Village Vaux Has Been Reoccupied by the French (Hy Associated Press.) London, April straightened out their line by occupying alt French positions north ot Forges between I lancourt and Bethincourt, northwest of Verdun, the Germans are engaged in shelling the region -of Beurras wood, five miles northwest of the fortress.

In Fast around Vuax, the French drove the (lennans from the northern outskirts of Caillette wood and reoccupied the western part of the vlllugo Vaux. Occupation of tho front Iby the (lennans came after French without a struggle. The pouring a flanking fire into tho trirmans from a new position souti. of Forges brook. Artillery duels between tho Russians and Germany continue.

German infantry attac.k against Bridgehead at Ikskull was repulsed by Russians' artillery. Fighting continues on the Austro Italian lines. Constantinople reports that the Turks have checkod the Kassian offensive In The'Turks'-are malting advances in the valley. Petrogjrad says the Riiissians have taken heavily -fortified positions id Tchoruk. Tne.Tairks" Ish near.

Sheikh Cathan have been driven from the trenches: Tho Turks, officially report sinking of a twelve thousand ton Russian transport itt the Black Sea.Ton were killed and Injured in the German air raid over Scotland Sunday. .1 CONDITIGN OF CANAL Governor; of Zone Finds Situation More Hopeful Than Expected Associated Panama. -April Major General Goethals, governor of tho Canal Zone, examined tho slide area Gaillard Cut today. He." said tho situation 1B even niorO favorable'than he expected and that would bo open April 14th aa had been announced. WAR IS COSTING SOOTH AFRICA SUM OF MILLION POUNDS FOR MONTH (By Associated (Capetown.

South Af rle April 3. -War expenditure by the government of South Af rica now exceeds l.OOO;OOO pounds it month, a figure which wa? often mentioned asv the highe? possible maximum during tho war. A Theatre Tax. Paris, April- tax equal to the price pf pa theatre "tickots is. a law Introduced In of Deputies.

Thia iTroppsed. tax is the pivni-iit tax imposed for of tlmt in th? form of stamps that the "directors of thea. tres. will be required? to paste upon hall, tickots bf admission. Nothing ls the way of distraction.

amusement to which admirion is charged Ts la thia lo.Wv excepting-when the en Uro receipts QI donated to charitable enterprises. KtiflfiO MAWED BAfcCONY After listening to eyldenice at the hearing of Gecar Martin, negro, charged with having at- tacked. a.Yhlrtoen yjsdr old girl. a mob of several hundred over- powered to-' day.and banged the courthouse balcony. I HZ flHfMB I SS 8 sn WO UND IN I A Bli VIL 'RELIABLE" REPORT NOW SAYS CHIEF HAS KEPT OUT OF FIGHT BANDITS ARE NOW RETREATING WAY OF PANCHO'S ROAD! American Column, Fooled First, Now Said to Be On Right Track El Paso, April unwounded and with only eight men, was at Satevo, fifty miles south of Chihuahua City two days ago, according to information receive! here from reliable Mexican resources.

If this, ii correct lt. out previous reports that the bandit ls headed towai'Js Parral and is leading his American pursuers by at least sixty miles. The routo Villa ls supposed to.have fronuGuerrere ls known to natives as road." Tii mau who brought the story here said Villa hail never taken part In any fighting'with Americans. He left his main band at Guerrero instructions to oppose American as far as possible. Mo said the story that Villa was wounded was concocted hy Villa himself and given to peons with Instructions to tell it to the Americans.

The American column, fooled at first, he said, ls on fte right track now and is driving towards Villa with the advantage of a good road and without the handicap of lack of foran? and water. OF JOURNAL IN OHIO HAS VOLUNTEERED HIS SERVICES FOR WAR fiedT that' he fall duty tn country in merely filling the i columns of his newspaper with prc' puredness pleas, William G. Greams, editor of the Bethel, Ohio, Journal has'volunteered bis services in time of war. and has requested that he be aligned os private to the ranks of the United States Marine corps. Edltbr Greamo served an enlist, -with the "Sen Soldiers" some years ago, and ls thoroughly trained for either sea or laud duty? Major General Barnett, commnudIng the United States marine corps, has gladly accepted the proffered services of the patriotic editor, and will call him to tho colors If ever the need should arise.

EIGHT THOUSAND DEATHS CAUSED BY PELLAGRA IN U. S. PURING PAST YEAR I ii I Wp, (By Associated- PresB.) Washington, Anrll caused 8,000 death's ip th? States In 1915, Public Health Service reports show, its development can! be effectually, prevented" by and simple diet the Health'. experts recommend. 'V'! WANTS $.

IN OIL H. April. Batnjfc.vo?^Pennsylvania, has the United virtually enter file -oil the price petroleum 'bill directe sink oil I wells in blt lands held the United States. Sensation in. Theatre Parla, the hands of- tor.

caused a mild ddeoi Theatre the other evening lt a. reduced cony of'tho' periscope) hsei by soldiers in tho ftfsVllne' onabUng them to ECO over the without being seen. as'to t'vj occaiaiou; for its "use i tho theatre; since-; ladles ar barred. One that, many'se cte ty people, during the hard times a aro takinr; to the bu Ironies' and galeries and that their friends In orchestra wilt resort io. the.

perlscopb in order to: inspect their latest Po iee Mee ts Abandoned. April inga, which became a regular thlbii ot the daily lunch hour at the Frfendr tho chief, gathering wawfefit the eyer kalnee the 'cuWWf? abandoned, the promoters deelartn mar scorieijt, i too mWh disorder. MP WAS LA AS RUSE MEXICANS IN. BATTLE WITH VILLA'S MEN Pershing Reports Fight Between Carranza Troops and Band of Outlaws (By Associated Press.) Washington. April Pershing, reported todiy that farra iza trcapa under Cclone! had engaged a Land of Villa bandits on Marc-Ii 29th, presumably near la assumed here that it is one of tlie hands into which Villa's Joice WOO scattered Dodd'4 attack.

This seUiu lo dispose of the rumor that Cau? fiad deserted to Villa ami gives cv'donee of cooperation of tho Carrr.nzu 'troops and Americans, Manuel Boco, of tue outlaws, was reported killed in this clara. General Berthing reported ntso that i.e. is gettinjj' forage and meat country in wliioh lie is operating. While there are no developments here I on the use of Mexican railroads for the shipment of supplies to Americans, it is expected that Caro will be ready for movement tomorrow. SECTION (HY.

Ipi) Flames Damage Building Occupied by the New York Sun (By Press.) New York, April 3-A seotlon of the -trasttteste" Tower pSTT 'of'the city waa'threatened today fire whicli destroyed two five-story buildings in Beekman street. loss ls estinmted at one hundred thousand dollars. Several floors of the fourteen story Moore building were damaged and the twenty-f-tory American Tract Society building- in which the New York Sun is located was damaged. Virtually all the fire apparatus south of Twenty-Third street wa'S out. Rebuild Belgrade.

Vienna, April Austrians are engaged in rebuilding and repairing a largo part of tho city of Belgrade. Besides restoring public buildings, lOfl.000 panes or glass have been replaced and 12.000 new keys made. Locomotive Ol The; tho New, Tot Central jyrock ai Amh'erst, OhVo, IS beneath the locomotive In this wifftt ls jefb pf Embalmed John Peck I Oliver Kane. ia Euger.s Oliver Kane, undertaker; employed by tho' linn which embalmed tho body of John B. tho wealthy man of Grand the arsenic victim of Or.

Arthur Warren Waite in Nev Vork City. Th? County district attorney royj VT. sick In Bellevue Hospital, hr- paid Kane to put arsenic in embalming fluid to amount for the poldon found In t'i? body at tho autopsy. Kano disappeared a few day 3 after Waite was nrrcstcd. but later retu.jicd.

(Soecial to The Intelligencer.) Walhalla: April E. Hendrix died at the home of bia daughter. Mrs. L'; E. Roborts, this afternoon 3 o'clocll.

Mr. Hendrix in his eighty-ninth year nnd was in good until ten days ago when lie was stricken with pneumonia. He Is survived by two daughters. Simmons and Mrs. Li E.

Roberts, and ono son, John Hendrix nf Concord, N. C. Bcsi-ies these he a number of grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and ono great-great- grandchild. Mr. Hendrix a Confodornto 'eran.

He came tp Wnlhnlla from Lexington, S. abosit forty years ago and has been in business lu Walhalla'continuously until rer Demolished "Death Ce 1 tho trucks are the locomo; Uve. Part of thc- vestibule, pt the car in which ab jnaiiy Uvea Cling? to par? SAYS ACTfT PBRNICiOi) IN 5 YEARS STILL BELOW 2ND PLACE Secretary Daniels to Tell Committee Just Where Wc Rank Washington, April became known tonight at the close of the houBo naval committee's hearing? that a 'determined effort would be made to provide for Rix capital ships, battleships and four battle cruisers this year. This la said to bo a compromise between Secretary Daniels' plan and Dial of tho gePL-ral navy board. Daniels declined to tej? th? committee (oday whore the United States navy ranked.

He said the five years program he mapped out would put this country in second ploce. The nowse begins fr.v.nStir the house naval bill Monduy. ft SCHEDULE OF Meeting of Railroad Commissions of Southern States Called for May 10 (By Associated Press.) Atlanta. April M. Candler, chairman of the Georgia railroad commission, issued a cali for a mooting May 10th of tho railroad commissioners of Virginia, Nort-, South Carolina, Tennossee, Alabama, MtstriqslppV Kentucky JPlorJda to.

cuss a now schedule for Intra-SMte rates proposed 'by railroads operating in Georgia. It is said similar ore to bo sought by railroads in other southern states. Railroads claim tiley ara based on interstate recently order by Hie intaretv.e commerce commission-for. the southeast. Anti-Treatlng Law Southampton, April evidence of the rigid enforce-, mcnt of the anti-treatlng law was given in this English chipping town tho ether day wnen a man was fined ono pound ($5) for treating his wife to a' glas? of wino in, a public drinking house, hm wife was fined MI equal amount and barmaid who the drinks was fined live pounds ir" in Ohio Wreck lpcdmotlVe second fiectldhVbf -Train Mr Thc picture also shows the )EJSV? tav NATURE CHARGES MADE AGAINST NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY OFFICERS CHAMBERLAIN IS MUCH EXERCISED OVER TH? DELAY Warns Senate He Will Request Night Sessions Unless Progress Made Associated ess.

Washington. April Chamberlain, of the senate military committee, today charged that pernicious activity on the part of tho national guard and regular army offlcere threatened to undo months rif se ri nu work by the military committee on the anny bill. statements caine nfter the committee had passed over his obpectlon. an amendment to tho army bill creating a national guard section cf the general staff. When recess waa taken tonight Chamberlain waa fighting another' amendment w.Mch -rauld eliminate the provision for a federal volunteer ar my.

Chamberlain threatened unless army officers ceased making personal appeals to senator a ho would have them, disciplined by the war department. Senators Marlon Lee of Maryland and Smith end Hardwick of Georgia-all opposed the federal volunteer plan. Senator Wtlllama of Mississippi, urged that each stato university should i)o turned Into a branch pf Weat Point. Chamberlain warned the eenate he would ask for night ses nions milena work on thc bil) proceed cd more rapidly. SECRETARY DANIELS AND BRITTEN Iii NE AR TILT Washington, April 3, -Secretary Daniels and Representative Britten,) republican, of Illinois, clashed several times dbring the hearing today.

During a discussion of the resignation of Admiral Fiske na chief of operations, of Alabama, called the attention of the committee to the fact that all questions asked -by Britten had been of'a personal nature and directed os critic lama of Daniels. Speaking of- recommendations of former Secretary 'Meyer lu reply to Britten's assertion that democrats hod cut down republican programs, Daniels said: "Meyer cut down hts recommendations until the republican defeat and then recommended every-) thing in sight." MESSENGER BOY KILLED BY AUTO IN COLUMBIA I (Special to The Intelligencer.) S. April Kennedy? young messenger boy, was run down and killed by an automobile today. 1 Revise lyrical Opera, norlin, April latest work of Dr. Richard on which ho lt' now engaged, ls to first presentation at Royal Ope-a House lui Berlin in tho early lall.

It is a revision of "Ariadne Sn NaxoB," the lyricjal opera which -hereto-j fore always has teen preceded has corns rb et ash cm shrdllll.l Here's "Le actors as. well as. singers. Dr. Strauss ha? so.

iesrriingedP the whoJH that purely operatic forces io future) witt fondle tho Fat Ban on Poker. April authorities at Peking haye placed a ban poker, and will not porro't to dis! In playing cards or lu fcoolw giving Instructions now to play groat game. After ii'r vest Igating conditions, thc Peking police decided that poker te very likely to upset Ahe moralB ot these Chinese, apd ls rapidly displacing Other forma pf gambling, 9,600 ttHaes Sillied dienmark, April 3. om dal announcement bi made hero Danes have lost their HVPS in the war while fighting on the eldo 4tt-41ifamsay; -Onay were' an na 11 vet? of. the province of Schleswig, whloh.

has lieen for years In possession or germany Chines? Forest Peking, 8. -Forsyths chief sot iowsfc the ba? arrived in Peking and director to the of ministry of acrttmltare and com CABINET RECENT EVIDENCE WILL NECESSITATE CHANGE OF PLANS SHIPS ATTACKED WITHOUT WAINING Statement to Germany Will Be Withheld Until Matter Is Cleared Un Washington, April eritlra submarine question will probably bo discussed at a cabinet meeting tomorrow. Recent evldenco that the and ether unarmed, merchanhdeo bad boon attacked without warning by submarlues will make it necessary to tho Administration's i plop for dealing with the broad'question ot submarine warfare United Btates had recently planned to issue complete definition of its''position on arming merchantmen. These conclusions were tb have been reached oh an understanding with Germany that there are to be no attacks oh unarmed ships, particularly linera. Con? sequently this statement will he with held until the tacts ot recent attacks ls cleared up.

ALLIES WW VIOLATION AMERICAN TREATY RIGHTS Associated'Press.) Washington, April replying to American protests on mall tho entente powers Rented thu any treaty right? had- btan violated Tho. reassert jurisdiction in milli in territory and their rights io- EASTERN RATE IS IN Washington, April Inter? a ta Commerce Comm ty, on has Justified the cancellation by railroads of the ol nt ii ocean and rail rate fcrom eastern, seaport to Charlotte, N. C. and other Charleston rates' will affect points in the Carolinas between Rook Hill and Charlotte, not including Bock Hill Itself. FIGHT ON POWDER MAKERS RENEWED Washington, Apr.

Underwood today renewed abd elaborated oh his charges thatythe Powdor Company Interests against and defeated the hp'vm pruposar for a niant an an auxllllary to a munition factory. The senator named Hugh Coober and Charlea B. Landis as the lobby-. lita: who succeeded, in blocking I louisa fiction that the monopoly of their company might not be Impcrrlltcd; Ho defied the Dupont its Agents to den ythe activities I19 alleged. PROHIBITION WILL BE( PjWRTY MEASURE Austin.

-All doitr-? to whether the question ot statoK wide1 ad; Isauo In tlie campaign'that' Ia now ink -Texas winy eliminated bj' tho action the Antl-Salocn Lengu0 at Us recent meeting ib tallas ld adopting resolutions ptoyWm that the stateT tomocratlc executed: committee shall be petit-, wtcd to mit th? proposition -oVi paring- matter up to? the legislature to i vote of the democrats ta tho July." primary. i lt is claimed by the; hf the" faction of tho. erratic party in obtaining -rYequtrod (number of signatures tb thd-pettUon; that thc prohibition raaod..