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V- V. ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915. ._._ Wt NUMBER 232. CONGRESSMAN FAD GET T| LAUDS THE DANIELS ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION SUPPCl^i^E?l Commissioners Urge New System] to Promote Market??? of Farm Products. Charleston, Deo, lt?.-A military and naval "parade, closed national de? fenso day of tho Southern Commer cial congress. . . Congressman Padgett, ??alnnan of I tho house naval, committee, lauded j Daniels administration. Secretairy. Daniels arid Assistant Secretary j Breckenridge aleo spoke. Support of. i tli? administration was urged for the| national deferiso plan. Tho association of the southern commiDsion?rs of agriculture, In exe-1 cutlvo session, adopted ? resolutions i calling on congress tb establish semi official national, seato, county and township ay stoma of chambas of ag riculture. Tho solo purpose of the various organizations would bo to fucilinte and develop marketing and ! distributing -farm products. ^-;- I ?SrGLASS SHAPE Berlin, Bec. 15.-Doctor-Helffericb secretaVy of the Imperial treasury, ? speakirig in rolohstag for tho pro posed war credit two and half billion dollars-,' tdcni?d: statements priritediin foreign-raowspapers f&at the auccosa of Germany's - war- loan ris fictitious and. made, possible by loans of, sub scribers .through ?war credit /twinks. <:. In i. long, expose bi the finance!- of Europe ho stated- that Germany la -kV: ^ bettor- condition than tfjSo allies in that regard, i He Intimated that Eng land ls greatly.surprised at what the war Js costing, and. ooncluden by say ing that the; responsibility for. blood that flows fromV-aow cn' falls ?ot up on Germany, hut "upon t'itpso'V who cannot rh?blve to d?aw ? : conclusion from Germany' s military 'success, .which rio one can disput? any longer." I SH?BIFF B il Oreen\illcv Doe. \5.-Sheri?f Rec tor yesterday ejected/- three.families ot" strikers ;;from. the houses' in which they lived at .'Judson mill. The house (hold goods and other personal be longings that were removed remained, in the streets Vot. Judson", mill over I- night and wore, wet today by thc r?iay . - . sleet ' and enow. Hean ty covering;, was spread, to :?>reiec??1??e'-goods.. ''.;; Sherlfi Rector- today1 said that he ?had a-: tender foellng for tho troubled ! \ people attd weald-not dare to eject] any of the defendantstoday. He nail ;that U'.zere reclined but one moro family who Uti : was Tendered to eject /.fat this time. Dl?iiBIIl ll .Washington,.'Dec,-- ?G.-The ,'adv.is ry. cowxjitteo .'ori' acron au tic's..?i-??->. 'pointed^py Pr?^biit 'Wli?mV last year, iit its first ropprt .brough tho pnfKl iVent toic?nETCSb'f'r?eonimenda; ^arf ap? . prcpriatioa of-lis^COti'. Jfor and dere i.nut?c&1 ,iabdraiory. ;o.nd ' epscM ??ste '.t?;d&ve1p^ ..'$erppla?t'cB: ' Many" , accidents-. -'ara' enured ? becaUB*. i?e aviator's ;,?< -auR^ tlKdr iptd. ?rV""; Amcricau;5ote fcritf???, seriin,' ;i?,-r^unt -Eropsi^y)o? ,yRev?nv?ow ta -. wt ,;4iTilc?o in, Taget " -iZeittj^'-. *^ note to] Ausdrt?'oit! the Ancona 4a chftracterir- ' ed . by - ai ?ac?. ?r -curt ?' command' and ^a?ftt^thri?s^v .Ho says he .think? it j ;.rc^rliable tlirtt tho note "based. upon ' iyiit?r?i-p^ ap? ^?r-Paf ; ent"; Jacta ; c?si^atn? /Opinion* ' luflg*. j menta <ipd d^ktd? o? th^ wi??! harRb j k^^W^?M??iri(M^? 'iha.t;he/jigards | the* r^t3?ent tn ?Sv? note .M;. 0?5?it, *uperfi?l??/t?d .-. even-. COTt?-ad?cto?y, MAJOR HYDE OF CHARLES? TON WILL SERVE NEXT YEAR ADJOURNED ON TUESDAY NIGHT ] Last Day of Convention Conoid'] ercd Moiiy Matters of Im portance in State. Greenville, Dec. 15.-With the election of Maj. T. T. Hyde o? Char leston for president, the 'Baptist, con vention adjourned., its ''present annual session last night, at 10:15 o'clock. The election of officers, came"es the last Important matter for tim consid eration . of . the convention, and as usual there y was a great deal pf In terest 'tfaown by the delegates, who] were present. ' The delegates left this morning for their homes In the various parts of the state. The day bad been given to tho con sideration of aged ministers' relief work; tho orphanage, social, welfare and public morals and the Baptists hospital.: The reports were all very gratifying. Tho chief point of interest came] when retiring president Dr. Z.. : T.? Cody announced that nominations ?were;in order fer. president' of ': ibe.' convention. Maj. T. T. Hyde of Char leston. Col, Jj}. N*3j; BaUey otipewa^ Wood, arid M'. C.; BBabb of .Laurens, w?ro .placed,' - in .' i!uiniimUon/[;$^ Hyde received ia majority of the votes ! cast cs. tire firs? be!lot, Col. Ball*1'0'I ?'.o?d.Mr. (Bobo were.tlaen elected vice ? presidents of. tho convention. The ? other officers elected aa follows: Secretary Drr C. A. Jones, assist ant eecretary, Rev. E. fl. Reaves, of I Honen. Bath; auditor, Mr. Janies A. Hoyt, of Columbia; t?cas?V?r.'.Mr'.'{ C. [Bi Bobo, of Laurens; statistical ECC retory, Fmv. "W. 33,'- Wilkins, ' lot Greenville. 'Vy; y; Tho new' president of Gie conven-, tlo?, 5xa?, T. T. -Hyde Avas recently elected mayor of Charleston.' Ho is al is^ i'^j^ ri?iendo of. tho Oitadial Square Bii.ptist church.Sunday school. His work tn Hie aff airs bf the d?nonv I luation is such,as to bring tb him the ; highest commendation ; f rom the con1 ventkmat largo and of ?very- Baptist in Soutli Carolina. v./ Di-, Cody -retires from tba 'Office hWttli the: nnr?ab'rv?d esteem and re spect ot .every; nish attended i/i^CqnYOhtion dur iii g his Incumbency, which has been t ireo year : . Next year'tho convention meets with'the; First Baptist church at New berry. 'Tibe meeting Will he held 'be ^ttnlng;^nd-3y, evening December U, and continue through the following Thursday. Tho';: convention adourned ' et-10:13 o'clock; /last -hight after iunging the ' old hymn, J,B!es^ be the Uo ' that J binds;" i\ntl after prayer the presi dent's gavel sounded and t)io ?015 con vention of the Sout hCarolina Bap tists passed into, history.: . Waste Material In petriana,. *vS'?W .York,'' Dec. ir^-WaT . sent prices of waste maic-rtal io such - n (tieighi'- that tho country ra ; sn&oM bare of suck products, according io reports; to tba national association waste material, de?lo.ra. Demand for cotton resulted in much reclamation work of that products Col??od wool it?-gs. ere actU?Uy brlng ir.s mora t? ?? u ? similar ?mounJK?a-W wool, owing to th? dye.-'4t?.'---ine-rags" Rsd color..?^unrAK ' Tfl?gr^Hers:??t ?Sscr?ase. nnllas, TfixVv " Dee. iG.y^Telograph* { ers'-ot the T?S?s and Pacifie railroad j will rccelfo'.a'-'m-rblmiiim v/,-.ge ol $70 [ **r- in bhth. with, t'ettir working", con f f WS, according to. tho terins, of an nberit ??counced fheTe todajybe* * the railroad and the Order ot ^l^Sy VTelcgraphera. ? ' Y?ijiA^ -S?LD??- KtitBD ' -: i* ...Lared?,.'j'?|.vii , D?c. 15.- * ,??? ? Advitaa teethe -Cstirransajfehn- ?' -?'.'..anl?te."'S?i^?nvo'.' X&re?cr say <6* * ^hat'sfcy?^Vhtniarsd'3>?H^So)-. * * . diera., we're killed, m&t??'.?'tjziik^ * on^w;y;:??ktn'i ; and-''enppllf^''' 4? * ?aptored . hi e?roet; fightlAg-* at. * ::- v Wii Captain Franz von Papen. Investigation-of the ulloged. German spies anti plotters in this country" is going forward rapidly.' Captain von Papen and Captain Boy-Ed await word, from their government as to their return. Dr. von Nubor, Austrian consul in .New York city, will, yt rob ably^ be .indicted soon. "VVnoIesalo arrest?, aro expected to follow in the next few days and the government, it was stated, expects.to ?I Le?t?rs FVcra State Department Be Sufficient. ?v^ashiiiFton, Dec. 15.-The British personally Informed" Secretary .Lans ing today that he - was authorized to Say for France and.Great'Britain that, the allied naval forces \yould hot mo lest Captains Boy-Ed an von Papen, tho recalled! Gorman naval and mili -taty;?t?jijh?9|^?n-\:'"iiihclr .'. homeward voyage from "the United States. ' -'Lietters from tho state, department setting forth their statue, Avould con situte their: saf? conduct. DM?RALTV Vienna, Dec; .15.-(Courier. to Bcr lin:.)-Tho, . Austrc-Huugarlan . ?0%. miralty ls ; ehtiroly opposed to ; ?Ay disavowal, of-the course of'tho sub marine commander responsible for the sinking of tho Italian liner An cona and approves filia conduct thor oughly. The admiralty .declarea that ' tin commander ' would u'ave been, conskU r^w|i|iailing lo perform his duty if lie, 'alleged' t^e Ancona to escape'. . y? The reply to the American ?iotc-, 1$ is understood, will he delivered possibly Wednesday. . ?Shington, Dec. 15.-Brigadier i oral, Frank McIntyre, chief 'pl. b've'! fe?? of ?tosula^f ; affairs," today told I I von N?b'er Aleo Be Reca Dr. :Alexander ton >'tiber. proceed not cmSy against Dr. Alexan der yon Nj^?r,. but against all Ger juan apd Austrian courais' vtoo.-luivo been mixed ap in the'alleged nation wide plot to cripplo ammunition, plants. Germany is^belleved to have decided upon t?i&.toeu from whom abe will ?"elect -tho'aaccos?bra tp Captain von ? Papen and.'Captaui Boy-Hd,. military attaches lot '*Jie German ? embassy. ie?raeoLEs I Terms Arranged Batweeiv Na Enda Lung War. Chicago, Doc. 15.-American Icague ^??gnatea TatO'today 'agr???d iq. tho poaco termB recently; arranged in ! Kow York between, tho-National' and Federal - Ifeagne and tho end o? -tho baseball war ?3 In ,eight. Although j details .pf tho peace .protej?is' wore not given out, it is underctooi that tho Federals will ' be ccmhihed with Ui'o Nationals. President Kan Johnson of tho Amer ican league, said tcnlght that thero would ho only two leagues, thc Amer ican and National. At a later acWion ! of tho Ai?-rican magnate? u colnmu tco -.viii bo appointed io nie?t with a committee from the other two leagues and a Joint peace session vin j; rob ably.-bo. hold within a week in New York br Chicago. . Barney Dreyfusa of the litteburg '.Nationals,- acting fur " the ^edeTals and Nation^.??, urged tho plan ' before tho Amtr.!<Lm directors. - Trade talks which wert? rife toddy/..subsided to night when; tho magnatesannounced that-tho baseball'players* nutrket wa? "easier.' , 8outberiV League. Birmingham, Doc: 1G.-li. H.; Baugh,- 'was re-elected president of H'ro Southern league, and ? nchc Jule of'-'14?.:.^ino8 und a fralary'. limit bf ?2,S0O and fourteen men, v,*oro pro vided for at tho director's -annual. I meeting today. Mobile decided to rfenain in the league when, the salary; limit was lowered. fii?pE ( > ,N?ft'h.^ille, -bec. i5I-Cengress'm?n . Kennith McKellar - o* .Memphis. : tyon tho ;deBtOcratio nonUiwftn fer Unit ed Siatoo? /enator.; "lRfe d^?ea^d toriq I si* G^^.^' Jihtlcoim. It. patterson [in A nm" oft primay by tin ?KtimMed Lnieii?rity-o?'. l?.^OOJ. . ?*a'UoT??tt'^VK?^: W?^detf/ht? defeat. Captain Karl Hoy-Ea. Major Hevwarth von Blittenfcld,, mili tary attacha In Washington;. several I years ugo and now ofllclal Berlin cen sor of American nows, and Captain Ewald' Hecker, director of Germ?n lied Cross work in this country, ate beings considered for von Papen'? place. Commander. TiMerick?as-^vot j the interned Prinz . Eltel-Frledrleh, has been mentioned as Boy-Ed's suc cessor. |Pa^ WithdWn for Investment cw? p??"t Disposed oir its Other Weys, New York, Dec. 15.-Managers of tho syndicate, w?'.tfch underwrote the Anglo-French 1509,000,000 ' loan, an nounced today that '$250,000,000 of the issue had been withdrawn for Invest ment at fie syndicate prlco o? ?!n^ty ?'ix aal' a quarter md $40,000,000 had been aold by public subscription for ninety-eight and tho unsold'."balance br SlHO.ooo.OOa would be ulatr?buied j among tho members of ?tho syndicate.' j . Tho nyndSeato representatives ' said I Vtsit tho result established tho s?c ccss' of, l3io? fletaron..-N<mTly $1,000, 000 worth of ' Anglo-French'' bonds, i sold on the; stock: exchange today, y?fts I? featuro -ot the activities' ot- bond ! market. 1 , Peking? Bec; 15y.-^-To Ute advice o? ['th? British, Japanese-, Russian, French and Italian diplomatic repre sentatives, thai iho chango Sn form of ?the Chinese government frbould lia ac : compliBhed without distuvharice. Lu ?Okang-HelAug,^Chinese foreign mln [ ijt?cr, gaye assurances today that th^r? would be no trouble. 1?L FBEHCH SS ['London, ;', Peo.. IS.'r^B?ntfat Sir Poug?ri Haig has been' appointed io succoed Field Marshal Sir John, ?rench In ti>mtnRnd of th? Britifcli ar mies in France and Flanders. \ . /fflt' oiilclal s?aten?ent ."tonight eay> j that'General Fr?set iwkedF t?^ be TS- j : l?^vst? -of,. ilie command ?f ;th$ '-: ex? ! petitionary forced. Ka was offered; the" position; of field- marshal of v the ?i^r'es^in'.-?nerl8^;esi^i^c^t?d.; Wo ] ?<**>m hy the ^ih?. I Gen;; French eft^'ment?one^?G^ I Haig Jn dts&stches, from the front. To Replace CAA /adgvs. Washington, Dec. iE,--Tim ?c J udiciary committee' today, toted report favorably- tho bill: to empower th^'r presidentto appoint substJitUo judge? Cor fedeffii;. district or' circuit r?udg'?a, 7?> year* of more of ago,".who.' fail to retire after ?en, ymrs service. The ."?Jjj! la being pressed 'as.?.. reform te o^sijlaca mpa'psclt^ted Justil?i?"w*ib mum NEW RECORDS IN VARIOUS| CROPS TO FEED THE WORLD JSOmiN VALUE AND PRODUCTION Wheat and Sweet Potatoes Lead] the List in the Increase Made. Washington, Dec. 15.-With \hx> j United. States harvesting the largest I crops- which are bringing war price;, the valiue ot tho nation's harvest ] j amounts Ubi 15,568,773,000, malting | 1915 a banner year, tooth'as to value ? |and production, according to the , de partment o? agriculture's announce-1 I mont. New records woro iaad? in wheat; j OatB, barley, rye, sweet potatoes,'rice I and hay, af ilie tobacco nearly reach ed ifs record. The corn crop ia sec-: ond largest ever harvested ead] amounted to moro than 8,050,000,000 ! bushels and its value about $1,750,-1 000,000, the highest yet. Wheat prr 'action-was the first bll I lion bushel er?p" t???' oxcoc'ded any j wheat crop .in value bj? $50,000,000. Sweet pongees exceeded tho next [biggest crop ol ?DS0 by. 14,000,000,000 Ibuttoels. I iii .-emmi ngnpjgiM'-, iii ouuin ?Hrsuunh [Anderson County More Than Last Year While State at Largo ' Less. - V. ? Sam L. Rogers, director of the cos^ aus department pf commerce, an nounces tho ' preliminar^ report of coiton ginned by cttontlos la South iC?rolhm. for ?he crops pf 1315 ? and 1011. Tho report was mada public for the state at 10 e. ni. on Wednes day, December 8. Quantities are in running bales, I counting round <Ut half bales, Linters [are not Included. .Crop. ?xraty. 1915 Abbeville... .... 26,597 I Aiken,",.... .. .. 33,715 .Andorson.. ., 51,964 [Bamberg .. .. 14,267 Barnwell . 33,688 Beaufort.. 3,417 Berkeley...... 8,511 (Calhoun... 17,300 Charleston .. .. 7,198 Ohorokeo....... 12,592 Chester..... ... 37,343 Chseterfield.. .. . 25,301 Clarendon.. .. .'. 24,390 CoUcton.. .. .... l?,780 Darlington .. .. . 29.618 Dillon.; .. .. .. 27,403 Dorchester.. ,. 103$8 Sdgetield.. "25,804 Fairfield.. .. ... 29,407 Florence .. .. .. 27,391 Georgetown .. '.. 2,143 Greenville, i .... S7.637 Greenwood'.. .. ... 25,141 Hampton Korry.. .. Jiurper.. ,. Kershaw .. ?Lancaster. .>, Lee.. Lexington.. moro,. . [Newberry.' IjdgnUe..' ... IfUcken*'.. / richland1.. t Spartanhurg I Sumtor.:. .. Union.,'.... W?iliam burg s ?York,.. .. ', Total.. ?i.336 iMir 2,865 ! 224*5 18,837 34,675 . 28,869: 12,474 4?.64J 31,715 15,385 ?5,473 14,423 18436 28.5?S 59*347;' 37.9?C: "15.7TO v31i?97* 1914 28,555 42,571 j 49,050 24,807 .54,677 5,5?& 13,721 26,511 ll 720 14,264 29,377 28,6201 41,897 19,576 I 37,089 ! 33,361 15,542 28,189 29,277 38,4401 4,206 38,2fi9 I 27.054! 19.22? 8.4Q7I 25,448 20,448 ?.:;,3W 36.356 WMI. 12,315 ?3,245 28,276 1C.03S 71,709 17.334. ?S 88,941 .. 1.03^124 iiS^lW Allied itouds Lower, iv'Now Vork, Dec, j&.-iWdth the " lo??f?oh over /night of Uta AngWr 1 French syndtotfc whitfX floated 1500, O?8,6t?a loan: bb?d? ?fc?p?ed one and Caree-^narterp from, the price psi* by ?&?/:\*#K^^ a?tl vo and lt ? t? Pttlmaicdi a dollars '\4h^<?'<m>m ALLIED FORCES ARE SAFE IS THE < BORDER ACROSS THE GREEi? PEOPLE AWAIT THE N?XT MOVE acema rainy weii Sei?c?: ina! Bulgare W?l Not Invada Greece. Mi London-, Dec. The aecond-,-' :>3 pfiaso ot tho Eaihan campaign clos ed with tho entente allion' forces safo-1 lyiacross tho Greek bbrdor ant in a strongij-) fortified bnso at Saloniki, ! whore reinforcement? arrive <kai)y ; Tho people of tho belligerent coun trleB anxiously await the next inovo. ii seems fairly well settled mat, tho Bulgarlaua don't Intend to invade Qroece. It would D.kedy cause dis sensions iii that country which al ready is uneasy over the Bulgarian ;;-,v occupation of Monlstlr. It is aler? believed 4j>.!ati tho TeutonB haven't enough troops avail nh lo io attack the % olllca. Speculation naturally deals with centrated near Monlstir and Doiran and on tho .Rumanian border and tot i tho Germans ; and their Intentions.. ? . They are. .variously reported as . con i preparing for an attompt to drivo tho / entente ailles from Gallipoli. The re i ports ar?l?ncoriflrmed.' j Military'. observers it as ecrt?lu ? that the Germans "haye Ob heap a close r watch on the Rumanian, side to meet tlio threat of Russian invasion through Rumania. WWrevor tho Gormans they will find tho entculo allies prepare!.. Saloniki ia being mndo stronger dally ?nd has tho hack ing of '-warship*, y The . entente.- poji ?tlc-ns on, Gallipoli ar? ?liso ?ftrenytih ened. Tho Russian? aro belloved to ba ablo to cope with any. army -the Tr wha. may collect pn the ,R?nV*nUn borde*- ? in av Af olo-T. lind. h?t?n~jt?ltii'???l in a state of defense. Many believe ?Chattho Germansv in- .<.. tend quloscenee in tho near cast and ? try for a vletcr on the'?restent ts-ont. ' Persistont ropor-i?? froth Holland teil j of tho concentration o? Gft' maa ar i mlc3 in Belgium and) Luxemburg with the intention of striking as coon I tho ground permita. At pr?sent-Una greater;' part' of ? tho country .^.nmd. 'T' ?v-i3' V-HT"*?" -viren, "??? ;'COtlpo?ii^" tion of Gormans doubtless ace?unia ?for the army air raids the entente tu lles ard making behind thc. German linen. B?LG^lSS?S NOT PWRS?INO^ The Bulgarians have It ls definitely declared stopped, pursuit of <f*e ?Be ing allies in tho. Bftlksjoe, .and not to have crossed Into Greek territory, ftvls believed In many quarters neith er the Bulgarians nor the Germans will cross, the. boundary. Contrary to previous reports, it is said ellied ro treat was orderly end, that nit ?up piles were saved1. They were last reported within twentyrfive miles of. SaSonlld. . ;; Tho Turkish war ome? d?clares afl vantago In Mesopotamian flghttW>3fc still wit ?V ifte ..Sultan's troops .' V?t is reported they ci;L down'.British artil lery activity WRIL counter attacks ; Constantinople reports continued artillery fighting nt Dardanelles .with sporadic mine and bomb .(IghtbTg. Cost of the war is a oubject of dis cinssioh and reports, ia both reichst" and- tho French' chamber of deputl Tt?e' llnonne sec rotary o? Germany re ports Gsrniar, jwra</y conditions {su perior to .those of bea .enemies. .' Appropriation estimates of Freneh ere made on ,tlie, basis lihat . tho war wiU; e'sit much moro during tho first quarter next year thanr lt bsa in po*1 few months : Ko BoigarlsRft tn '. Cire^ee. ,. '/^^tb?hs.-'Dce. ?5,-The Greek, gi ernment denies reports tMat'Bulgj Jans have entswd. Greek territory. .;' _ ' WU ReSess? Grj?ek 8to>? Port?,;'Dc."15.-A HftV^s; ?tepatui -y from' Athens say lbs Greeisi p^S^ re ports tie ^ to ?tv nays', infori^ ;:^e-.j Banes Wttn, Britf??: w? Bec. ;iS,-^Mndred4 tono'v,^ troops tn 'GalltpbH, aci??rd?off to'?sp?. tala J^fr^s^? Ssa. p?reatsgef; whs lifts just s-cce?v?S ., the rvict?tla dross- t?ftto.tjw*i?4iwL. : si^rprtRe u^deV. ; fir?;, .-.-T.hese-;Dan.csv ?' to ??istralls. .and ^Ifoy. ?as^sMy ?J