Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VOLUME II. ANDERSON, S. C SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 191S. Ml IM ?CD - e\t CONTIN TOC TEUTONS YET HOPE TO COM- j PLETELY DEMORALIZE CZAR'S FORCES RUSSIAN ARMY STILL INTACT Allies Confident That Balkan Sit uation Will Soon Be Clear Up. London, Aug. 28.?Tbo Tentons haven't yet exhausted their efforts to , crash completely the Russians. In the Baltic provinces Htndenberg has renew his efforts to drive the F.ua staaa back to Dvdna. Far south tho Austro-Hun>~aruvns 1? southeastern Oellcla havo broken through toe* Russian positions on Zlota Llpa, Berlin and Vienna claim and are advancing north' and south of Brsezeny. Along the rest of tho (front also, the Germans claim to be gaining sotne ground but they are apparently ne far as ever from their main en deavor, the capture or destruction of: the Russian armies. Ti.j latter, hard pressed at many points, con tinue an orderly retreat, leaving lit tle useful to tlio Invaders. The next few day* should .tell whether the Russians can maintain a stand in the new potations they are said to have prepared. Reports say the Teutons aro sending reinforce ments from the. east to Che western end of the Serbian front, but writers here agree that as long as the Rus sian armies remain Intact it vHi be dangerous for their enemies to detuch troops from other operations. Big gone anight foe transferred, however, ~ novr'^ttia^^TfmttcaaeB-have reduced. There Is no evidence of a German, offensive 4u the west, Serbian avia tors are said to have discovered the ? Austro-German forces'. at Orsova for the'1?emored effort to force a way through Serbia anil Bulgaria to aid Turkey is not as strong as report ed. Activity of tlie airmen on the wes tern front cbntthn?es. Six. German* aviators attempted Co -attack Paris, but were driven off with a loss of one . machine,* The allies threw bombs on Ostend, Mlddelkerks and Bruges. On the Dunes et Mlddelkerke Ger mans have formidable batteries to guard against. sea attacks. At Brugsa the Objective was the canal and docks. The Balkan situation still inter ests. Confidence Is expressed that Serbia will yield so it will be sot tied to'the advantage of the allies. London, Aug. 28.?A vigorous de nial that tho Russian government has even thought of making a Separate peace, is made by the Petrograd for . elgn and war . ministers. Specials from Pet.*ograd state the Russians are about to dig themselves in, Petro grad military writers are of . the opin ion that the German turning move ment In Courtaud will not seriously threaten the capital this fall. The Germans appear to have made no pro gress, in their efforts to secure con trol of the Baltic coast. The latest news, however, Indicates that the Ger mans have not .given up the Idea of naval co-operation towerd this end. Berlin reports that warships bombs rd ed Dagc Island, commanding the t> tranoe of the Finland gulf. The Russian foreign minister, 8a sotoff, declares emphatically that there Is no disagreement among the allied .cornmahders. 'r.".iere can be no peace while a German soldier remains on Russian soil. Greet Interest here was shown In the reports of German-American neg otiations in the A rebec case. Most of the .newspapers consider that Wilson woo a diplomatie success, the effect, of which wilt by> momentous on sub marine war tare. Four thoussnd more minera have joined the Welsh co&l strike, and t ?hadvisabiiity of the government taking over. Jh* mines is again dis cussed. Hostilities (have been resumed by the Au Strien a ou the Monte-Negrolan front according to an announcement - from the Mote-Negroica consul get;, eral at Parla. The Austrian s have been repulsed near Cattaro gulf. A -Home dlsnatch says the Italians aie making alow but constant pro gress toward Trlest and Trim. The German admiralty denies that a submarine was sunk by an aviator off Ostend, and says tho vessel was net hR. T?rW*d report* claim that the allied attacks oa the Galllpoll pen insula were repulsed. Berlin, Aug. 28.?Teutonic pres sure against tho Russians In eaj?trra Gallclna has resulted in the pleVcttag of .the Ruestani' line along the Zlota Llpa river. ANTIS ARE PREPARING TO WAGE VIGOROUS CAM PAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN COLUMBIA I Fight to Be Made Largely Through Advertising in Newspapers of State. Columbia, Aug. , 28.?A vigorous fight ' on prohibition is going to bo made between now and the date of the referendum election on Septem ber 14. it became known hero tonight. The fight will be carried into every section of the state cud an effort' will be made to show that ?outh Carolina would be wise not to change her pres ent system .p?jjregulatlng the liquor traffic. Tihle fsfcht against prohibition will be carried on largely through newspaper 'advertising campaign be systematically and thoroughly handled in a .business way in the two weeks or little more time between" now and the date of the election. The Bituajtton in ?taten which have voted' prohibition and that of the' statea j which have rejected prohibition 'Will he sat (forth from the aide attfho ?ativ I prohlMHoWstSr-^- *wr"sT The fight wdll be carried ">n by an I organization which is known as the Local Option League of South Caro lina. Headquarters of tho league have been established h> the Jefferson ho tel ic Columbia and (the awtl-prohlbi tionista have nlready begun work collecting data for their advertising campaign. It Is not likely that any speakers will be put out, for it is the Intention j of tho Local Option league to appeal to the voters through the press sot Ling forth tho arguments In a busi ness-like manner and without any appeal to passion or prejudice, ac cording to an official of the league. The Information thai the anti prohlhltloniste or ?oea loptdoirlsts are going to mako a flgfit on prohibition will come as a surprise, as there hnve been no evidences up to this time that there was any organized opposi tion to prohibition. The prohibition ists themselves are active and are making campaigns In all parts of the state. National prohibition ler.de rs. including former Governor Hanly, of I IviUm*. and Oliver W. Stewart, of Oiieago. arc stump?ng the state. In I several counties "flying squadrons" of ! speakers aro speaking at all princi pal voting pointe. The active open opposition to pro hibition is hound to inject ginger into I what up to now has been an apattu situation. HUSSA IS SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS IN WAR Says Retreat Has Been Conduct' cd According Schedule of General Army Staff. I?ondon. Aug. 28.?A 'Petrograd dis patch to tho Dally Mall says that the liuBsiana' new fortified lino of de fense^ is ready for occupation. The w?f ' office assorts that everywhere th* Russian retreat was conducted etly in accordance with Ute Rus ataff's plan, wHhcnt prossurj irom the Germans, without bast*} and without serious loss. Rearguard actions and occasioned sudden bursts of the {Russian offensive have served to guide , the German advance along the channels and according to the time table rJ.viateJ by the Russian staff. Orders have been issued call ing about 3.000,060 mere men to the colors for training. I>ENY STATEMENT OP SUBMARINE LOHRES BcrJin. Aug. 28. ?German naval of ficer* declare ridiculous .the state ment* published In America that th* Germans, lost fifty submarines and those from British sources placing tht- number at thirty-eight. Th* naval men don't deny, though, that che British ihavo had successes' against the submarines, but say 1 they are nothing like such figures. JOHN D. LONG PASSES AWAY ?WAS ONCE .GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS HAD EXTENSIVE PUBLIC CAREER! Was Secretary of Navy During] Spanish-Am encan War? G?ve Orders to Dewey. Hingham, Mabb., Aug. 28.?John D. Long, former secretary of the navy end former governor of MassaChu- ! setts, died at his homo here tonigiit. ' . He was secretary of the navy dur ing tho Spanish-American war. It! was he who Is on record as .having despatched the . famous message of | April 2T>, 1898 io Commodore George Dewcy, commanding the Asiatic I Squadron, then awaiting orders at Hong Kong. The messago read: "War ha?; commenced betweou Spain and the United States. Pro ceed at once to the Philippine Is lands. Capturo or destroy the Span ish ships: Uea the utmost endeav or.." it was on. the sixth day after "the receipt of thesa orders that Dewcy reported his great victory in th? bat tle oi Manila Bay. As to the mes sage Which "had thus sent tie fleet {-Into action, Secretary Long once said: "My name was at tire bottom, j |"~(F?nt1nubd'"?n'pagb four.) POLK IS COURSE TO STATE DEPARTMENT LLOR Former Corporation Counsel of New York City Succeeds Lan sing as Legal Advisor. Washington, Aug. 28.?Secretary Lansing formerly announced tonight the Tvipointment of Frank L. Polk. fcorp--ation counsel for Mew York City to be counsellor to the state department. Polk has accepted. He succeeds Lansing, who succeeded Wm. J. Dryar. * ' CLOTHING WORKERS TO CONSIDER 816 STRIKE Refusal of Demanda By Chicago Employees May Be Signal for Genera! Strike. Baltimore, Aug. 38,?The execu i tivo council of tho Amalgamated [Ctoihlag Workers of America here to day considered a general strike of two hundred thousand clothing work er.-), the eastern and middle western cltlee. Tonight it is reported that suc'i a move will be announced at a mass meeting here torn or row. The fail ure of Chicago manufacturers* to meet the demands of the workers for ? forty-eight hour schedule dtrr.and j id would be a signal for a strike mith in six weeks. [VICE-PRESIDENT TALKS ON WAR ? Edwardsville, Ills., Aug. 28.?Vice President Marshall in an address hero laat night declared he had read care fully the history of all tho European countries during the last ono hundred yars snd all the state documents is 3cd in connection with the present war, but he doe* not know why the war la being fought. C peaking of immigrants he said he believed In inviting the foreigners of ail nations to come here. Thoy must assimilate, however, if they eia't concentrate on the needs at the Unit ed States and take their minds off the country they came .from thoy should go Us?* immediately . The re cruiting offices are always open in London, Paris and Berlin, he said. Massachusetts State H Governors' Confei In tho old state bous? in Iloston Col | tholr annual conference. Tili? choto- \ graph shows their host, Governo? Walsh, of Massachusetts, and belo\s governors of ttiree Important states, Dunn*? of Illinois, Whitman of Now COLONEL HITS GARRISON AGAIN Calls Attention Again to Unprc paredness of Navy?Says Many Vessels Have Not Held Man euvers Since 1913. Oyster Bay, Aug. 2S.?Roosevelt tonight Issued another long stajteV ment replying to Secretary of War Garrison in tho controversoy over the Colonel's Plattsborg speech. Ile took issue with the secretary on the administration's attitude toward Hai ti and Mexico and called attention to what he considers the unprepnred ness of the American fleet. 116 declared tihat for nearly two years since nineteen thirteen, four teen warships Save not exercised in fleet maneuvering. 11c declared he is reliably informe dthat they have never exercised In licet or squadron guvnery. Ho asserted a child of six, wKh moderate Intelligence, knows a two year failure- to undertake such maneuvers means "literally criminal deterioration," and the falling off in gunnery in tho gtaet year Is duo to "culpable misconduct in handling the navy." PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES HEARLYJWO MILLION Lists Number Three Hundred and Two to Three Hundred and Nine Name 40,245 Lost. Amsterdam, Aug. -2ft.?The Nlnnwe Rotterdnmscho Courant says tho Prussian casualty lists t'iroo hundred and two to nine give the. names of forty thousand two' hundred and for ty-five killed, wounded and missing. The total Prussian losses published to August 2Uh amount to. one mil lion seven hundred .and forty thous and eight" hundred and thirty-six kill ed, wounded and missing, the paper says. : it..: ouse Decorated for. ence, and Five Present. ?OV. DUNNE AWnCOO? cf ILLINOIS ?WVaLtASR York, and Willis of Ohio. AIbo Colo Ukase. ex-goveinar of South Caroli na. The last named was down for a paper on his favorite ticfrlc, "Tl? Duly and Responsibility of the Oov ornor la Dealing with "Prisoners." TO MEET AGAIN Will Consider Next Step in Ef fort to Bring Peace in Mexico ?Most Leaders Have* Replied to Appeal. Washington, Af?M'dfk.?.The Pan American conference will probably consider the next step in tho effort to bring peace in Mexico next week. The majority announced today that tho conference would renssemblo soon, but no definite date wan set. Copies of tho replies have been fur nished the participants. The Cirrsn za reply Is expected early next week, and K Is understood tho call bo is 'eucd as soon as Carranca's reply ie jreceived. Carranza's agents here think he Is delaying until he gets to Mexico City because he wishes to Impress the confer:**! by establishing ftlmself In tho capital. Villa and his chiefs all replied fav orably. Carranzus men all referml ; the conferees to Carroasa. Other factions agreed. Villa Claims Victory. Washington. Aug. 28.?Villa has telegraphed to-his ngent/vfrom Du ran ge, saying that the defeat of the Car ranza troops at Villa OarHa. several days ago waB very serious. The Carranra losses were two hundred ded and five hundred <wounded. Tho Villa forc?e under Reoau? Madera are still investing Monterey. GBHERAL VOX DFSFLKU APPOINTE!! GOVFKNOH Berlin, Aug. 28.?General Von Dewier, conqueror of Antwerp and Novogcor^devsk (has been selected gov ernor of. the regions in Poland and rrissia occupied by the Ucrmnna. Mnnsey Hells Newspaper. Baltimore. Aug.. 28..?Tho sale of the Baltimore News and the Mnnsey building by Prank- A. Mnnsey to Stuart-Ol Wer, general manager of the Mnnsey. interests hero, la an nounced. It 1? understood tho trans action Involves $4.000.000. Oliver an nounces he is tho sole owner. KAISER * ASKS ENGLAND ABOUT SAFE CONDUCT OF SHIPMENTS FROM NEUTRALS STATE DEPARTMENT ADVISERS ACTIVE Hundreds of American Firms Are) Interested in Delayed Shipments. Washington, Aug. 28.?A request ' for information on the progress of j private negotiations for tl>-> safe con I duct of American shipments from neutral countries was forwarded to London today hy tho British em bassy. Persistent reporte that London brokers are securing permits for such shipments led to considerable activity by trade advisers of tho aba department. There havo been no de finite results so far. Ambassador Page -was asked to Inquire, but has reported no answer. Hundreds of American firms interested in delayed shipments. Man ynotlfied the atat>a department they understood that London Inter ests were securing permits for ship ments. . T?o complaint/today said Hrljain is holding up hldJB bought In Eng I land and already paid for. Tho em bargo would force theli' sale In Great Britain at a loss. MARIETTA SUSPICIOUS OF EVERY STRANGER I Supposed. Detectives Locked in Freight, Car and Shipped Out of Town. Marietta. Ga., Aug. 28.?Eight men whose actlono aroused tho suspicions [of citizens here, and who did not give satisfactory explanations of their presence here, wcro rouuded up late Inst night and placed lu a box car and sent away. The car was guarded un* I til It was out of town. They bad the I appearance of laborers. Since tho Frank lynching several persons whose business in town was unknown havo .been Invited to leave. Five men with appearance of laborers, who said they were seeking employ ment, were ordotcd away yesterday, and could not be found today. The police thought they did not make a serious attempt to find work. These events and tho continual receipt of threatening letT is caused the police forco to be increased by fifteen. THREATENS 10 KILL 6ARYJ0UCE CHIEF Chief Hemts Warned to Discon tinue Probe Plot to Blow Up Powder Plant. GaTy, Ind.. Aug. 28.?Threata to ! kill Police Chief lleintr. If he contin ues to probe t/ie murder of Rev. Edmund Kay or and-the discovery of I nn alleged plot to blow up the Aetna Powder company plant here strength ened the authorities' belief that the minister was killed because of his pro-German utterances and activities. Hein*.* treated the letter lightly and I intimated that he knew Its origin. RECOVERING FROM EFFECT OF ARABIC Now York, Aug. 28.?A decided re covery of weakness following . the sinking of the Arabic took place this week in the stock market. The evi dent deelro of Germany io maintain peace with America is the main reason.. Metal atocks gained sub stantially aa a result of higher price for copper and large orders. United States steel was .the feature. the overturn being almost a million sbar<f?; railroads firm, dealings small. Foreign exchange continued to go down. 0 BETHMANN-HOLLWEG AND OTHER MINISTERS AT HEADQUARTERS ARABIC INCIDENT BEING DISCUSSED mmm*Mm+-*mmmmmammm Opinion in Berlin U That Subma rine Policy Will Also ?t, Finally Determiend. Berlin, Aug. 28.?Imperial Chan cellor von Hoihmanu-llol|wog;? ad miral Von Tirptts. minister of ma rine; Admiral Von Mueller, chief of tho private marine cabinet ere at the ?eatern headuaartors with the em r?ror, whcru undoubtedly the Arabic caao and submarine policy have bPan tii'o subjects under consideration. Tho former two wont there Wed nesday. Mo word has reached bare regarding tho conference. There have been no developments here sines the chancellor gave the Associated' Press the declaration policy. The opJn>., Ion here is that there is no reason to change the hopeful view of the sit* uatlon. -_ Rernstorff Goes to New York. Washington, Aug. 28.?Count Bern storff, Qerraan ambassador, leave* here tomorrow for New York to awatt Instructions from bis governun which he believes will bring the sub marine warfare controversy to a speedy and satlstactory ctnd. Unletts the Berlin situation changes Before the dispatches are sent the ambassador expects authority to re open Informal discussions with Lans ing to crod that a satisfactory cote may'be framed by Germany. -- Washington, Aug. 28.?Germany's sincerity In the ennoUKcement that undersea warfare against passenger ships bas ended must be established before tho Lusltanla ' discussion can continue, the American government believes. Exchanges on this subJtCt will not be encouraged by the United States until the Arabic case is satis factorily disposed of. Further devel opments In the en tire situation, await the official Gorman reports on tike sinking of the Arabic. The reiteration that America In sists that neutrals' rights shall be respected from all quarters Is taken by th German officials to mean when it Is established that Germany has modified her submarines policy Eng land will be asked to relax her block ade against foodstuffs for Germany. FRENCH AVIATOR GOES BACK T3 SWITZERLAND Violated Parole and Escaped to France? Returned By French Government, Paris, Aug. 28.?Eugene Gilbert, tho French: aviator "Who recently es* csped from Switzerland after being interned there, returned to Swifsee land and gavto himself up tonight by order of the -French government/ Gilbert landed In Switzerland after a raid on Friedertehshnlreu, an acci dent happening to his aeroplane :no tor. Gilbert claimed he had Tetraoted his parole promise not to escape,, but tho Swiss said not. GERMAN FLYERS UNSUCCESSFUL Perls. Ang. 28:?Four German aero planes attempted an air raid on Parts this morning and' were attacked to midair by a French flotilla. One machine was shot to pieces In midafr: and fell flaming Into the forest of I taint te. where the burned bodte* of ?he aviators were found. German machines crossed , French lines at s great height. North of the capital they flighted the French flotilla. Three Gc<yjist.t aerop!s.n?k turned and headed for the German lines. Two escaped. The fourth machine dropped five bombs at Mont morency, fifteen mil** from Paris. None were hurt. Batteries opened fire. The aeroplane got away qg a haze. Arable Carried Xe Geld. Liverpool, Aug. 28.?-The assertion in press dispatches from Germany that the steamship Arabic carried I gold called forth today a denial from [the White Star company. It was stat ed that tho Arabic had no gold on I board.