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ANDERSON, S. C THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1915.
NUMBER 194.
DENIES
GROUND GAINED OF GREAT)
VALVE BUT OBJECTIVE
NOT YET REACHED
RAINS D
Report Progress East of Kovno?-]
Fighting on Austro
German Frontier.
London, Aug. 25.?An official re
port issued tonight regarding recent |
operations on Gallipoli Peninsula seta
at rest rumors that the British cut I
off or outflanked the Turks. Tboj
report says the ground gained is of
great value, but .that the true objec
tive has not been reached.
Early in August the Australians and '
New Zealanders reached the summltos
of Hart Bahr and Chansk Bahr, com
manding positions on the west coast,
but the failure of a new landing party
at Sulva Bay compelled them to re
tire.
In an attack Saturday the British)
lost the advantage of a surprise and |
had to retire again. The reporta ad
mits heavy British losses, but says
those of the Turks muet have been
heavier.
Altogether the British bold a front |
of about twelvo miles along the west
side of the peninsula, and at somo
pe?ala have penetrated for a consid
erable distance. The Turku are'
m?iiing a stubborn defense but the al
lies confident the Dardanelles will be
forced -befer?^he/and of September.
Heavy rains'are retarding the Oer
mana -* Courland. They are still
try ing, however, .to force th? retire
ment of the Russians holding tho line
between the rivers As and Dvina, and
have been successful at one point?t)
least.
Berlin re|?orts German progress
eastward of Kovno and near Brost
Lttovsk.
The only important event in the
west is the recapture by the Germans
of a trench in Vosges.. Paria to
night announces renewed artillery ac
tivity along the western front.
Heavy fighting continues along the
AuBtro-Itallan frontier. .The Italians!
claim to have captured the head of!
6tlmo Valley in the Tonale sono.
London, ' Aug. 25.?The Balkan
states seem no nearer to a determina
tion of their future relations with the
Warring powers. ,.As far as official
anxiety goes however, no definite
steps have been taken for a revival
of the Balkan league, and its align
ment wit.-:' the .entente allies. There
is no confirmation of the various ru
mors which excited London yesterday
tue chief of these were reports being
that Bulicarla had decla?-ed war
against, Turkey and would assist in
an attempt to force tho Dardanelles.
' The Arabic situation ia still elicit:
tug the comment of the English press.
-Tho unofficial German explanations
arc characterized as Inadequate. Ef
forts of Germany to make an explana
tion are interpreted as evidence that
Germany realizes the relations with
the United States have recited a se
rious stage.
The furious efforts of the Teutonic
allies along the eastern front for the ;
last twenty-four hours have not been j
as fruitful as usual in the ground
gained.' This is taken to mean they (
nave reached the swamp regions. Teu
tonic reports stato that further ad
vances were achieved south of Brest- '
Lttovsk ?jid that tho Palva river line
had bee'j passed. The Austrian caval
ry has entered Koval and is said to
be advancing- north. The outfinnklhg
/movement, however, will be confront
ed by a barrier formed by the River
Fir pet and th? adjacent msrshee.
The German press recognizing this
diuiculty points out ttrat, the armies
of th? centrai powers fece a serious
Obstacle in the immense roadless
Plerpet marshes, leading av Hungarian
newspaper to aay the desirable tacti
cal position of the Russians Is ex
tremely favorably. Another explana
tion o? the pause of the Teutonic ad
vance against "Srest-Lovsk ? Is that
the lavadero are being bold up by
the continual rain.
No Important actions la reported
from other fronts.
The English public is stirred by the
large loss of life at the Dardanelles
and Turkish reports of desperate
fighting and awaits with keen inter
est details.
Fortress Ahaaioael.
. Jfetrofrad, Aug. 25.?The Ossowetz
garrison joined the Russian field
(a)NnNtmr?.oH paus tsars.)
CANADIAN OFFICIALS ALLEG
ED TO HAVE OVERPAID
CONTRACTORS
CHARGES AGAINST
ROBLIN REGIME
Report of Investigating Commis
sion Discloses Graft of Near
ly Million Dollars.
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Aug. 35.?
Charges that enormous overpayments
.were made to the contractors who
erected the new- parliament buildings
of the- province of Manitoba and that
these overpayments, in part at least,
were designed to provide a campaign
fund for the recent. Robiin govern
ment and that some members of the
government were cog bissant' of what
was* occurring,/were ?ust?lned today
In tho report of the Hoya* commission,
wbioti "it?vestlgat?d th?-charges.
The commission' declared that from
Apr? 2X to July. 9, X^^SiMjimto
the elections, payments wero made
to contractors totalling eight hundred
and eighty-two thousand, two hundred
|and eight dollars, of which ?ix* hun
dred thousand was fraudulent over
payment.
Thomas Kelly and Sons are contrac
tors named. Sir Redmond Foblin, ex
premier, "made common cause with
the contractors to resist- discovery,"
says the commission, which also lays
blame on other government officials.
SERBIA'S REPLY IS
HANDED TO ALLIES
Expected to Agree to Make Ter
ritorial Concessions Demand
ed By Bulgaria.
London, Aug. 25.?Serbia's reply to.
the allies note respecting concessions
of territory to Bulgaria Was. handed
to the Italian foreign minister today,
according to a Rome dispatch. It Is
unknown here what It was. but it has
been expected here that "Serbia will
agree to the principal demands.
COLE. L. BLEA3E
FOR GOVERNOR
Definite Announcement From
Former Chief Executive Made
Public Wednesday.
Columbia, Aug. 25.-?Former Gov
ernor Bienne in a letter to W. P.
Beard, the editor of The Scimitar of
Abbeville mad public today announc
es that he-'will be a candidate for gov
ernor next year. The letter couched
in his characteristic language, con
cludes, "So on with the dance; let joy
bo unconflned."
Prohibition in deaera.
Douglas, Ari*., Aug. 25.?Carra?
as officiale have put absolute prohibi
tion Into effect in the larger towns
of Sonora now under control, ^..cord
ing to travelers arriving today. Naco
sari and Cananee both are said to be
dry.
DANIELS WOULD
INCREASE NA
Boston, Aug. 25.?Secretary
Daniels today declared before the gov
ernors' Coh?rent , that his ahn, was
that the n?vy s> Ml be steadily in
creased In size and efficiency to do
fend the United States against attack
from any quarter.
MASSACHUSETTS PRESI
-.- | > .-,
Senator John
Senator John W. Weeks of Massa
chusetts will be one of the strong
factors in the National Republican
convention of 1916. it is already well
understood that he will bo among the
prominent' candidates for the Republi
can nomination for president.
The career of Senator Weeks has
been one of exceptional interest. .He
was born on April 11, 1860, in the town
of Lancaster, . H., of an old New
England family.
He was reared on a farm and after
a course of preparatory schooling en
tered the U. S. Naval Academy1 at An
napolis, graduating in 1881. For the
next two years be served an a mid
shipman in the navy, and on his re
tirement in 18815 enterca the Massa
DIPLOMAm
?FAD MINI
_______
SAYS U. S. HAS PLAYED "IGNC
AND HAS SEEN OWN MEN
-% MURDERED ON HIGH S
-?SCORES PROFES
Pittsburgh. . Y.?Aug. 25.?Th?o-,
dore Roosevelt in an address tonight
at tho military instruction camp here,
declared that for thirteen months tho
United States had "played on Ignoble
part' among the nations," in that', it
had "tamely submitted to seeing the
weak, whom we had convenanted .to
protect, wronged," and "had seen our
own men, women and children .mur
dered on tho high seas without ac
tion on our part."
iphe former president condemned,
tlic government for having "not taken
the smallest step In the way *ot pre
paredness to defend our own rights."
German, ho condemned as "utterly
brutal and ruthless in its disregard
of international morality" and de
clared that it "would bo a base aban
donment of morati ty" for American
manufacturers of .munitions of war to
refuso to make shipments Tor tho
hse of ith'e armies that are st*iving to
rsetoro'Belgium to Ita own acoplo."
Munition makers who refused to
make such shipments should bo rut,
he- said, on a "roll of dishonor." He
added that they should be encouraged
"bo that wo may be. able to hold our
own when tho hour of peril comes to j
us In our it urn."
His speech follow*. In part:
"Free citizens should be allowed to
do their own fighting. Th?" profes
sional paclOclut is as much out or
pince in a democracy a?" 1s-the pol
troon himself; and. ho is no better
citizen than the poltroon. Probably
no body of citizens ir ? tho Uuited
States during the last five years, have
G?EV DEMIES BELG?UFr?
?B?OMfllLI??
British Foreign .Minister D?clarai
Germany Deuberaiely Violated
Belgian Nentralky.
London. Aur. 25.?Sir Edward j
Grey, British foreign minister tonight |
made public a letter in roply to Ger,
tuab Chancellor von Bothmann Holl
wegw-'s recent speech. Sir "Edward!
denies Belgium trafficked her neu-i
tralJty, as Germany claim*', and de
olares Germany deliberately viol?t- j
cd Belgian neutrality.
[DEN AL" OFFERING
;_
W. Week?.
chusetts Naval*,Brigade, of which he
was a member for ten years. The last
Bix years of that decade he was com
manding officer of the organization.
Wiien the Spanish-American war
started ho volunteered -md was bro
vettcd lieutenant, in command of the
second division of the auxiliary fleet.
Previous to'entering public life ?
a congressman. Senator Weeks had
served the municipality of Newton,
Mass., where -he long resided, as
mayor. His interests brought him
into close touch with every develop
ment of the times, in fact, as a mem
ber of the well known banking firm Of
Homblowcr & Weeks he continued
his connection with the banking field
up to tire time be entered the U. B.
senate.
icCOURSE
STRATION
?BLE PART AMONG NATIONS"
? WOMEN AND CHILDREN
EAS WITHOUT ACTION
iSIONAL PACIFIST.
I wrought so efficiently for national
[decadence and interna?Onal degrada
tion, as the piofessir.nal pacificists,
tho peace-at-any-pricj men, who have
tried .to teach our people that ellly
all-inclusive arbitration treaties and
the utterance of fatuous platitudes at
peace congresses are substitutes for
adequate military preparedness.
"Under the conditions of modern
warfare it is the wildest nonsense to
talk of men springing to arms in mass
unices they have been taught how to
act in m ass and bow to use the arms
to which they spring. For thirteen
months America has played > an
ignoble part among the nations. We
have tamely submitted to seeing the
weak, whom we had convcuantcd to
protect, wronged., We have seen our
own men, women and ' children mur
dered on the high aeas without action
on our,part. We have treated elocu
tion ?*? a substitute for action. Dur
ing this time our government has not
taken the smallest step in the way
of preparedness to defend our own
rights. Yet lliese thirteen months
bave made evident the Inim itable fact
that force is moro dominant now in
lh'? affairs of the world than ever be
foro, that the most powerful of mod
ern military nations Is utterly brutal
ind mrhless In its disregard of Inter
nati jnal morality, and tb-vi rightcous
aoie divorced from forc? is-utterly
futile. Iteliance upon - high-sound lug
words dnbacked by deeds Is proof of
(CONTINUED ON PAGfc. TWO.)
PHOTOGRJM FORTS
Made Pictures-?* R?servations at
Fortress Monroe?Former
German Soldier.
Washington, Ang. 25.? Gustav
Kopsen, who according to federal of
ficials, formerly served In tao Ger
mon army, was arrested here tonight
by agents of the department of jes thro,
charged with making pictures of mili
tary reservations at Fortress Monroe
and nearby points. Officials said:
Kopsch admitted making fletares but
declined to explain.
SAYS ONLY PURPOSE IS TO
SAVE COUNTRY FROM END
LESS REVOLUTIONS
EXTENDS TIME
FOR DISCUSSION
New Government Had Threaten
ed to Quit Unies* Allowed to
Discuss Proposed Treaty.
Washington, Aug. 2S.?Secretary
Lansing today explained the purpose
of the United States in proposing and
pressing the. treaty with 'Haiti at this
tinto, giving the Unitod Staes en
years' control of Ha?tien finances.
He said the United States was act
ing from disinterested motives to save
Haiti from ruin through endless re
volutions. It was confirmed here that
American charge Davis bad 'extended
until tomorrow night the time 3n
which the Ha?tien government aright
[accost the proposals.
I Port au Prince* Haiti. Aug. 2 >.-~
The government and congress having
threatened to resign if the American
government refused to permit discus
sion of the proposed treaty which
would allow the United States ten
years control of Haiti's finances,
Washington has agreed to the discus
sion. The population, which has been
agitated, now is more tranquil.
SOCIALISTS OUTLINE
SOME PEACE TEAMS
Say Terms Must be Lasting Bring
ing the Nations of Europe
to Closer Relation.
-
Berlin, Aug. 25.?Socialist newspa
pers publish the results of a confer
ence with a party of Reichstag mem
bers, who were members of the party
committee. concerning tho Socialists'
peace alms. They summarise the aims
as rol lows:
Peace must be permanent leading
the European nations to closer rela
tions.
Germany's opponents must net be
permitted to acqulro any German ter
ritory.
Most favored nation clauses should
be In traduced into the peace treaties.
Tariff walls must be removed.
As^far as possible the freedom of
seas should bo established; narrows
important to world commerce interna
tionalist,
Austria and Turkey must not be
weakened.
The annexation of oretgn territory
violates the fight of l?'e peoples -to
self rule It would weaken the interna
tional strength and harmony of the
German nation; therefore, we oppose
all plans of this sort, which corn? of
short sighted politicians, favoring
conquest. '
Finally the party demands the es
tablishment of an International court
to which further conflicts, between
the ustione nvjy be sent.
IJ. rt. Troopers Fired Upon.
Douglas. APU., Aug. 25.?Troopers
of tbo Tenth cavalry, doing berner
patrol duty near LoChiei, Aris., were
fired upon Sunday and . returned the
fire, which is supposed to have come
from renegade Mexicans professi ug
allegiance to Carrante. There were
no casualties. The Mexican comman
der sent-an apology.
RUSSIANS LEAVE
BIAI YSTOK FORTS
London. Aug. 25.?A Petrograd dis
patch says the Ptusslaris have evacu
ated Blalystok but will continue to
hold Grodno until the.bulk of the
Russian armies reach appointed posi
tions east of VUna.
AGREES
) FOR
BY SI
HARDING URGES
BANKERS ?0
FINANCE CROP
DOESN'T THINK CONTRA
BAN ORDER CREATES SE
RIOUS SITUATION
EXPECTS FOREIGN
COMPETITION
Predicts Big Demand for Ameri
can Cotton Despite Fact That
it is Contraband.
Birmingham, Ala.. August 26.? W.
P. O. Harding, of tho Federal lie
serre Board., told ?he Alabama Mer
chants association hero that, the plac
ing of cotton on the contraband list
by the allies did not eseste, a des
perate situation mit rather one oalling
fpr intelligent leadership. He urged
llMNHhcrn bankers.to make concessions
fe1 finance the crqp f and , predicted
fiere would' bo vntprnaiional compe
tition, tpr the American crop despite
the fact that It was'contraband. Mr.
Harding handled, for tho reserva'
board, the arrargemefits for tho hun
dred million dollar cotton loan fund.
Ho explained to the Alabama mer
chants however that be was not
speaking tonight for the federal board,
but was giving his personal views.
"Germany." eaid Mr. Harding, "Is
as anxiou.? to have cotton as tho al
lies are to prevent her. It Is not in
conceivable that there may be evi
dences beforo rry long of Internation*
al competition fot possession of the
Smith's great Suapte. tt Is nt lunst
a possibility that cotton will be pur
chased In large quantities for forlgn
account and stored In Southern ware
houses, to be shipped out as needed
and as opportunities for' shipment,
arise.
"No one has ever accused Ger
mans of being lacking in far alghted
ness. They are already looking for
ward to what will happen when peace
is restored and that they will make a
supreme effort to recover their lost
trade with other nations' cannot bo
doubted. Is It reasonable to believe
that they would look with complacen
cy upon the absolute control of the
cotton Market by the mills of Eng
land and America, permitting them
to secure thoir . a opiles of cotton at
very low prices and defer their own
purchases until after peaco Is made
and take tho chances of securing then 1
their ov. stocks at much higher]
prices? Is it not reasonable to be
lieve that they will arrange to huy
cotton as the -'spinners of other na- {
tiens buy it and can they not easily
arrange to have their cotton purchas
es stored in this country for their ac
count until they can transport it to
their own shores?"
Mr. Harding said the Smith's wel
fare depends upon' the marketing of
cotton at fairly remunerative rates
and Southern bankers should, whore
ever possible, make liberal conces
sions In their usual .tes o ncommo
dHy losns, high interest, he pointed
out, means forced sales.
"Present conditions," he raid, "fully
justify low rates and Southern bank
ers should he willing to forego tem
porary profits for the sake of se
curity and solidity In the future, t
am sure that the federal reserve banks
may be depended upon under their
power of rdiseountlng to cooperato to
fullest extent with the banks in
L'tklng care of the cotton crop and
Ibis assurance h?.'of course, not con
fined to cotton' leans but extends to
other staple commodities.
"It Is now a matter ot public
knowledge that the British govern
ment and its allies bave declared cot
ton an absolute contrabatvd. By that
It Is understood that cotton will be
subject to seizure, even when con
signed to neutral countries, unless
the shipment is mado in accordance
with the terms and limitations of the
proclamation declaring It contraband.
As the annnuar takings of American
cotton by Austria and Germany
amount to about 3,000,000 b?le?, the
attitude of Great Britain sun her
allies has created mach uncertainty
la the cotton trade .Mid great appre
hension on the part of cotton pro
ducers In the South."
o
RELIEVES DANGER OF CRISIS
IN RELATIONS BETWEEN
U. S. AND GERMANY
OFFICIAL REPORT
NOT RECEIVED
When Manner of Sinking Becomes
Definitely Known Matter Will
Be Peacefully Adjusted.
Berlin, Aug. 25.?It the commander
of a German submarine v'ol.-ttod his
Instructions hi slatting the Arabic,
Germany will give full satisfaction to
the United States, Chanci !lor von
Bethmann Holl weg Informed the As
sociated Preso; in an interview to
night. The chancellor stated that It
was Impossible to make ? definite
statement until he knew whether a
mine or submarine sank the Arabic
and whether or not the Arabic might
not hnve justified the sinking.
But if investigation showed the
commander had exceeded instructions,
then Germany will give full satisfac
tion to the United States.
While the situation regarding the
Arabic case is by no meine clear,
indication? were noticeable today of
the belief that a way-will be found
oat of -the entanglement, even if it is
established that a German submarine.
Isaak the Arabic without warning,
which Germany, In the absence of an
official report, has no reason to be'
lieve.
Newspapers and the public set m
hardly awakened to the notare of the
situation, and between the diverge?t
views of Theodore Roosevelt and W.
J. Bryan, which they were given to
day, find tittle enlightment regarding
American public opinion.
The foreign office, however, is evi
dently fully aware of the delicate
nature of the situation, add is dis
posed to avoid a crisis, which Is
farthest from its desire.
Berlin, Aug. 2".. <American Ambas
sador Gerard called on Foreign Min
ister von Jagow yesterday and asked
for Information concerning the sulk
ing of thin '.V<(uner Aral)p. He
learned that the government had no
official news.
The only. information th? govern
ment has ir. from newspaper dis
patches throwing little light on the
circumstances attending the Arabic's
[destruction. It is not even clear
Whether the disaster was duv. "to a
torpedo or a mine, or whether. In
I rase it was torpedoed there were spe
1 clul circumstances impelling the sub
marine to attack the Arabic.
I'ntil official advices be received
clearing up definitely these points the
foreign office will hardly be lu a posi
tion to discuss the case or make a
[declaration of Its policy concerning
the Incident. The foreign office effl
ciais make it very clear that they
have no Intention, of flouting the
United States or seeking to bring
about a situation such as can b* <*-salt
With hypothetically.
BeraetorfTri Telegram.
Washington, Aug.'. 25.?Unofficial
word has been conveyed to President
Wilson that close friands of the Ger
m?t ambassador believed that bis tel
egram of yesterday foreshadows ac
tion In the Arable cose satisfactory to
the United States. Officials await a
further Herman statement.
.President Wilson was lnformod
through these friends that Germany
wanted to :uutuu<in friendly relations
with the United States and the neat
message from Berlin will be favor
able. '
Secretary of State Lansing refused
to comment on Ambassador Bern
storff 's telegram. The message is re
garded, however, as answering the in
quiry directed to Ambassador Gerard,
at Berlin, because it showed the Ger
man government itself Is lacking' In
information necessary for an explana
tion. No fresh lustraci ions were saht
to Ambassador Gerard
Anfttrfa Won}*'Deplore It.
Zurich, Switzerland, .\ug. 35.?The
Vienna Nene Freie Pro*e. whose rela
tions with the Gorman embassy are
close, declares one thing br certain
that the American government has
every ground to consider the grate
perils to peace which' Its (?Hey In
volves.
It ts absurd that the incident of two
or tlmvi American being* injured the
war /one should decide the meat leur
of peace between two great nations.
Germany has made reasonable pro
por-.Hl? which would exclude such
threatening incidents. .