GREAT BRITAIN'S MIGHTY FLEET Ths Armament In Horns and Foreign Waters. IRON DUKE GREAT FIGHTER. Flagship and Commander of ths First j Division Qrotercd to Sea?Tiia Now I ?st, Heaviest and Swiftost Vctaela. Battle Cniicoro Strong and Swift. Armament to Cop* With Aerial War ships?Phenomenal Speed Attained by Now Battle Cruisers of King George. THE fleet of Hritlsb battleships which su ilt'd ut the end of July i:ndeI 8euled orders from Portland hi lowuiuud .of 3lr George Cullagbau Is n tftvislun of the first h u;e fleet of BrltaTu. Tills dlvli siou la known In the navy us the tlrst fleet uud is always kept ready, fully manned, for sea servh-e. Neither the second nor tlie third Ueet tin? been.kein fully manned, us uiuu.v of the officers uud men are training on .shore and would uot be a h le to go into net Ion without in.st taking a iK3i1od of train ing at sen. , , The Uagshtp of the commander In chlof of the home tlet-:. Aduilrul Sir George Cullughilll. Is the battleship Iron Duke. She Is of 2d.40i> tons dis placement. 2U.OUO horsepower and has-' a speed of twenty-one knots. Her armament consists of ten 13.r>-iUch guns in double turrets on center line, twelve six-inch gnus .mounted, in an armored buttery und Six three pound er? She has four torpedo tubes, The flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Le wta/huylv. eoiiiinnudliiK-tbe 9i?t battle squadron. 1b the ( 'ollIn? wood The Oth er battleships of the tlrst squadron are the St. Vlnoeht. Hercules. Colossus. Neptune. .Marlbnrough. Vangunrd and Superb. These are among the biggest and-must powerful fighting ships Id the world, costlug about $12.500.000 each. The guns ure mounted' In pairs in tur-. rets, une uf which Is placed In the bows, two nlde by side amidships and two astern, one behind the other. The weight of tbe projectile is ??l) pounds, and it bas a muzzle velocity of 2.000 feet a second uud a range of about Photo by American Pres* Association. ' KINO OEOltOS "THB BAlLOn." (Kins Ocorse spent y?urs at sea and U admlrui in more than name.] twelve miles. This, squadron has also S battle eruiser squadron comprising four vessels and one attached cruiser besides. Second, Third and Fourth 8quadrori. .The secondvhnttle squadron compris es the bnttlesblpa AJsx, Audacious. Cepturion?Conqueror, King George v., Monarch, Orion and Thunderer. Tbe second battle squadron also baa a crniserf squadron of four' vessels as well as an attached cruiser, Tho Agamemnon la.olt .lu 600 displacement has four twelve-Inchi ten 0.2Jueh. fifteen twelve pour.ders, and-five'torpedo tubes.. "The-B?lier? opbon .and. TemBWlreV were^huitt after the Diwdfimgfit'nnH are of 18.000 di* pmccmont,; 6?fl;f?et. Jong, 82 feet beam and .carry: ten-?welv^l?eb and sUteen foufrlucb {guns , and three- torpedo tube*v '.'.: J,y - ..' '. ... I?,.': The fourth battle squadron has also on. attached cruiserJ*ud three other -cruisers.:.,. . Osceed and Third Homo Fiesta. ^Ther?-. are* also : a second . and tfcird or dWlalon emprises two bettle squad reW numerically, the fifth, und. idatb. "mTiMi'-''*v - - -_f nd n .cruiser sqt Ore bntvles?lps und"?"cruiser squadron uf throe vessels; uSo n light cruiser squadron of four vessels. Tho third home fleet has also two bjlttlo squadrons, known numerically ns the' seventh and eighth. The seventh buttle squadron consists of:j eight battleships, one attached cruiser und a cruiser squadron of seven ves sels. In the eighth battle squadron besides six battleships are five dis (ha t cruiser squadrons of six vessels each. The first home fleet comprises lu ad dition t>> the vessels already mention ed four distinct flotillas, each compris ing'n ei nisei , n depot boat und lirteen j to twenty tdYpeUo boat destroyers. The second home fleet Is nceompanled'j by u mine layer squadron of seven ships. Battle Crulcors. England's first home fleet comprises four vessels of the class known as bar tie cruisers. Gcruinuy and Eugland are the only natlous In the group which have built any battle cruisers. These are huge cruisers of high speed and of great of fensive power. They nre in reality battleships. In which some thickness of armor ban been sacrificed in order to permit tin* Installation of powerful driving machinery to obtain speed. They might be culled fast battleships. What they lack lu urujor is made up in speed. Still, they tire heavily armor ed, though bot so heavily ns ore bat tleships of ' the Dreadnought type. England bus nine and Germany four of these battle cruisers. Squadrons In Far Waters. As its. name Implies, the home fleet lies In home waters.- The navy muln- ! titins patrol flotillas to the number of lour, besides U submarine flotilla mini- ! tiering forty-seven vessels. Each pa trol flotilla comprises a cruiser und about twenty torpedo boat destroyers. These vessels patrol the sens. In the Mediterranean squudron there are eleven cruisers, heavy and light* and ten destroyers. Tho eastern squudron in China waters comprises six cruisers, six attached ships, ten Both tbe Mediterranean-and the east ern squadrons nre likely to become in volved lu case of a general European conflict Small squadrons, chiefly cruisers, nre maintained in Australian waters. In the East Indies, around the Cape of Good Hope and'off th? west coast of America. The; Iron Duke; Tbe new battleship Iron Duke, the first of the five large ships of vhe 1011 12 program to be completed, was com missioned only last March- for duty as the flagship of Admiral Sir George Cal lughhri, the commander in chief of the' home fleets. The lion Duke is th? sister ship of the Emperor of India. She was laid down Jan. IB. 1012. .and was over two years in construction, t \ Th?' Iron Duke and the Emperor of ? India arc the ?rst Dreadnought ships In. the- British" navy to carry' the six Inch gun. previous ships, with "the ex ception of th? famous Dreadnought, first of bei\ class, which was fm ulshed with twelve pounders, mounting four Inch, guns: Another unique feature of this class is the provision-of two -twelve-pounder guns on high angle mounting's for use ngnlnst aerial wnrsblps.- if!*-training and elevating gears of these mount; lugs are arranged to permit of-'large end rapid movements of rue guns In both directions. The effective high angle .ranges Is stated to be abouti 7,000 yards at an angle of not less Photo by. American' Pr??'Association. .Kino GEonaa iNsro?rcra B?sv fighting ' urtK oil & nniUDitboamr. t.t.tSO t? than SO degrees. 1 The displaccmint of the lion Dulfe and Emperor of( India is 20.40O^tons, speed 22?/j knots. '' '-SUm 'peer, .nagsblp or the German navy la1, the J^drlcb' de*. Grosse, 'haying, ri^plscehi?nt- of 24.310-tou* anal WJ'**^^n^';.*>.' t8D t^Yf^-*w?.^' . Great Britain'* B?*t Ships; Since .the. beginning of..1013 tho al -ready mammoth British novy^as been reinforced by several ships /pfi/the Dreadnought or su p^Drea dp-ought sqnsaronc or - nsa t* above clt?iL' A-taoug - th*s? iw mpnstert^ ?W" tifs> CtMAr?eroV. tag^.G??nrger Vi,- Centurion, Ajar and ivSciouV ?pa; the ; belUa^cru?ser* "^"'t&?Tf* several ;_o JAPAN'S GREE1 TO THE I (By Associated Press".) New York, August 26.? The Inde-j pendent will print in its forthcoming' issue the following cable message from Count Okuntu, premier of Japan: | "I gladly seize tho opportunity to send through the Independent a mes sage to the people of the United States, who have always been helpful and loyal friends of Japan. "It is my desire to convince your I people of the sincerity of my govern-j ment and my people in all their ut-, terances and assurances connected wiih tho present regrettable situa tion in Europe and the far east. "Every sense of loyalty and honor oblige Japan to co-operate with Great Britain to clear from these waters the enemies, who in the past, the present and the future menace her interests, her trade, her shipping and her p.-j's llyeB_ STARR CITIZEN DIED SUDDENLY A. E. Scudday Succumbed Yester day Morning At Home In Starr To Stroke of Paralysis (Prom Thursday's Daily ) The people of Starr were shocked yctyierdfly morning when they learned of the death of A. E. Soudduy, which occurred about I'.rl'.O o'clock yesterday morning It is said that paralysis was tho cause of his death. Some time ugo Mr, Knud day suf fered a stroke of parnlyui:.' and later lie fell and injured himself. This ag gravated Iiis condition and he stead ily grew weaker, ulthough It was be. lieved that ho might recover, follow ing the injury. The deceased was born in this coun ty and wac about K7, years of age. Ho was married twice, the first time to Miss Lela Mcdee and his second wife, who was Miss Essvio Howie, still sur vives him. ito. is survived by one brother. Kirk Soudduy. of Nushvllle, Tenu., ana two* flsters, Mrs. Tom Watkins, of Nashville, and Mrs. Ella Walton, of Atlanta. . " The funeral services aro to take place this morning with Masonic honors, at the Crosc.1 Roads Baptist Church at Starr at 11' o'clock. . guns. " The Australia and New Zealand were paid for by tbe colonies whose names they bear,, but are at tbe dis posal of the British admiralty. ' Their Photo by American Pren Association. ADM! It A ti Sin O KO BOB CAXitiAGHASf, COU - MASDsn.pt cHiair or thb aarxiaH nous PTiXKTS. largest' guns are twelve inch. "The I -Princess Royal has reached- a maxie mum speed oi 82.7 knots; wntlo the Queen Mary baa. been credited with tbe phenomenal rste o*"* 35.7 knobs. Other vessels of the 1011 program may |be"added to draet Britain's.;navalf ar* . marnent should" she engage In a pro tracted war. ''.'."'. The. British fleet Is scattered aronhS j the world',\ but the British sea lorda bave n?ver'-rafled to. bay* a' strocg right nrm of their paval power concen trated In home .waters 'under the.der . s^mmauon : at the horn*UBeefc.. ,Tbe British fleet tn tbe wfedtterrnnenn j is nothing compared to the v?an?^tiim'^ gregattop of ?teel e'once'ntirntod In the home fleet Great Britain lo depending upon : France- to - look after; her* navel interest in eonjnnettor/ with' the Brit teh b?ttla cnuser sqandron in the Med* itetWneait The Twenty Year Test "Somo twenty', years agc^ I csed Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and diarrhoea Reffedy;?' writes Gent BfouB} publisher o tbe Eaitor prise, Aberdeen, Miss. "I dlseover i*4 that if woe-a qciek and safe-cure for diarrhoea; Sihe? then; rron one can tell me anything said to "just as good." Tjnrlftg all th*se: y?ars I have v'sod it and rccoftmendod it many t If res, and it has never disappointed - ?ndyono. For sala by all ? dealers. rnvGsr. .r JNITEP STATES "This far eastern situation is not of our seeking. It was over my de? ! sire to maintain peace as will he am ply proved. I "I have read with admiration the lofty meBBage of President Wilson to his people on the subject of neutrally. I "We. of Japan are appreciative of the spirit and motives that inspired the head of your great nation and we feel confident his message will meet with national response. "As premier of Japan I have stated and I now again state to tbe people of America and of the world that Japan has no ulterior move to desire to se cure more territory, no thought of de priving China or other peoples of any thing they now possess "My government and people have given their word and their pledge which will be as honorably kept as jjjipjm jrijvayB_J epj^er promises." ^ loooooooooooooo :o o jo OCONEENEWS. o o h??fc o 0 o o o ooooo o o o o o o Special to The Intelligencer. Walhalla, 4U8> 26.?Complete but unofficial returns give the following results: House of Representatives: J. H Barnett. 508; J. H; Brown. 658; Ella?; Earl?, .053; H. R. Hughes. 806; W. P. Manon. 605; M. R McDonald, ?OU; .1. W. Shelor. 420;- P. H. Shirley. 893. Auditor: H. P. Holleman, 638; D. A 'Sniith. 2.193. Treasurer: R. H. Alexander, 1,482; J. H; Brown; 1.35S. ! Judge "of Probate: V. F. Martin. 2, 814. Supervisor of Registration: J. A. juiseboff. 910; J. W Cannon, 1.304; lw. II. Crawford,. 1.220; H. T. Cren shaw, 568; C. Z. Deaton, 503; W. H Lusk. 881?; J. L, ReeCer, 1.675"; G. B iWhltten, 1.035. For the United States Senate: 34 1 boxes out of 35 give Blease 1,112; Jennlngr, 37; Pollock, 27; Smith. 1. 606. For Governor: Browning, 90; ' Clinkr.cales, 609;' Cooper, 350t; Dun Ican, 42; Irby, 46; Manh'.ng. 4*7; Mul lally. U5; Richards, 44G; Slmms. 19; C. A Smith. 382; M; L. Smith, 152. ! For Lieutenant"Governor: Bethea, 1.050; Homer, 341; Hunter, 536; Kel l?y, 839. j For Comptroller- General: Jones. 1,821; Summeraett,, 883. For Adjutant- General: Moore, 2. . 046;, Willis. 701. For Attorney; General ; Bricc, 1,186; Peoples, 1,5"20. For railroad Commissioner: Cans 1er, 501; Falroy. 213; Fortner, 497; Sbealey, 654; Wharton, 466; Wither t'poon. 376. 1 F?r Congress: Third district, 35 toxea out'of 35 give Alken, . 1,921; Domlnlck, 542; Evans, 77;* Horton, 559. - There will be a 'second race for the i houue by Earle. Shirley, Hugluir. and i Brown and second race by Cannon, I Crawford,' Whttten and Biscnoff for two places on board of supervisors of registration The vote of the county Is about 800 less than thiit of two yeure ago. Palmetto Tfcsa.rc Yesterday was a record breaker at the Palmetto. The act entitled "The Book Agent" proved to be av was iue dicted. p. dandy performance The Crawford & Humphrey's ' Bon Ton Gifts are; drawing large crowds to each performance. Genial Jack Craw ford Ib. easily the ) ?et comedian thai has been seen In Anderson .In many a day, and the girlB canl be beat. The hill for today promises to be the most laughable let staged. "The three o'clock train," with a chorus girls, water-melon eating contest after each performance. A slice of water-melon will be placed before each girl, who will have her hands tied behind her back, in this position each will en deavor to eat a slice of melon in the ehortest possible time, a prize ol three dollars to be given to the one proving to be the best melon eater. This promises' to he the best attrac tion yet put on at the Palmetto and ho doubt, .seats at each performance will be at a premium. Bijou Theatre; v01i, yes, the. Chlckleta.are here, and are come chickens; the.prettiest girls, tost dancing and ' classiest vaudeville yet seen: itf Anderson? Bo:says-Man ager Brlstow, as well as h'undfedi: that have seen the- performance jflyen last night The bill for today Is an exceptionally good" one; TKeTo- will be "Some Chlcklets" featured In every i show at the Bijou for the balance ol -, tW.jmp' "fne Leroy t^borbe CoV is p??yihg ror~?ne first trr?e 'hp Ander ; isob' this, week at the. Bijou, And to j bsV that the nubile at large, approves >: of th? performances', ' it w?uld be sehrcely/woirth 'Whlle^ as the- large crowds 'at each show proves tne'pbpui : Iari(ir;.'of th??r li-outle'. % AsfEftcAftfe. ?t" tub haoite ! BurW-Vor ihe~ReTlef "of Btrahded pH The Hagiie:'Via Lonuoa^gaat 26. h?A bureau fortherelierpf American s {has been established at the legation here ' I I'enry S. Breckenridge, assistant secretary of war, returned this morn < tag from B?rlln- where be* eatablshed a relief bureau. H? expects to sail an, thft Tennessee for Falmoutb* En gland tomorrow, i'-v,:-, ,: ? . ' 1. ; 'Om* Ta- CTai*tvIlI?.. Jackson, Miss,, August 26 ?J* R. i ' Dohyno. superintend en t of the Miafits ' sippl Institution for the ?etU and dumb, today resigned to accent tbe - presidency of Southwostorn Preaby -, tetlaa Unlv>rslty; ciarkaville, Tonn.< m- v " ?? rf Oit AI N SHIP 'STOPPED. IleiNlUKC Site Had Cannons o'n Her| Heek, H VT?n CI?lined. (By Associated Press;) New York. Aug. 26.?The Wilson liner Francisco, ri British steamer bound for Hull with curgo of grain, wa? stopped today as sue was leaving porr by the United States battleship Florida. The Francisco has two 4.7 calibre rifles mounted at her steiti and It was these gnus which caused her detention. They were in poiltlon when the ship arrived here from Hull, AugttFt 12. .The Francisco left her dock at Ho-1 hohen soon arter 8 o'clock this morn ing and hooded slowly down the har bor, Previously it had been minoren; that the United States government would object lo her leaving while armed. OfUcers of Hie ship Informed or ihiiv rumor, said the guns had bcen| set up only for saluting- purposes When off the Statue of Liberty the] Francisco dropped anchor und the] captain came for his clearance pa-j pers. He obtained them and returned] early In tho afternoon to his ship,' which proceeded down tin harbor. As litte passed the Florida, however,] she was signalled to stop. The order was obeyed immediately. Agentc. of the Wilson lane here dis claimed any knowledge as to why the .' ceamer had been held up. At tho nuvy yard, however. It was said' tonight that the commander of the Florida had decided the Francisco should be' detained until facts con cerning her clearance papers bad been determined. It further was said the ship would not be allowed to leave the harbor until the investiga tion had been comploted. Tonight the Francisco was still nt anchor.' close to tho Florida. HIKE YOU TRUSTS! President Wilson Is After1 Trust h with a-Sharp Stick. Washington. Aug 26.?Administra tion leaders in congress'.were sum. moned to tho white house tod>y and told that the president expected- no let down in the program of keeping the trust billtv moving.. Senator Kern iu-? i?ic president he expected s. vote on the Clayton bill Saturday. 1 l?.l,U. i?- -i .-..?>,*|,n London. Aug. 26.?3:20 p. m.?A dispatch to The Router. Telegram Company from its Antwerp corre spondent says that another raid on the city by a Zeppelin airship-was-at tempted last night. The effective measures taken by the Belgium mili tary authorities, the correspondent continues, caused the German airship to retire. Belgians Take Offensive. London, Aug. 26.?4:02, p. m.?A dispatch Y from7 Antwerp- to ' th? Ex change Telegraph Company saye- the Belgian operations beyond Mailnec were continued.throughout,last night. The Belgian forces' succeeded in de stroying defensive' works' constructed by the Germans. Russians Are Victorious. London. Aug." 20.?1:36 p. m;?The J Mssiun embassy is in receipt of tel egrams for the general staff at St. Pe tersburg which announce fresh Rus sian victories' against both' Germann and Austria. These messages declare that Rus sian'troops now occupy the whole of the eastern and southern half of Eautern 'Prussia. Refugees Front Reiginmi ParlL', Aug. 2C.~-Qne hundred Bel gian refugees reachcd: P?ril Monday, 1,000 yoBterday, and 2;500 today. Pen thousand other:! have crossed the French ' frontier. The French . people are glvjng the refugees a warm wel come', supplying them-with food arid clothes sad lodging them in public building?.-- ' Togeinad serrenders. London, Aug. 26.?7:10 p. m.?It was announced*' officially that Ger man Togoland'had . surrendered un conditionally. The-' allies- will" enter Kamina Thursday morning. CONGRESSMEN SCARED. Didn't Lite the Ideu of Being "Rock edH For. Absences, .. Washington, i Aug, 2,6.?Prospects of ioslng a day's pay ' for,'eaclt day's absence1 brought congressmen troop ing back to tbe house today and the roll showed 267 of the 43". in their c'?nt8, the.greatest number, 'in weeks, "This is the second .lino of reserves arriving,*: announced the leader ?l one returning party',."the thi^Tllhe. is on the way,"' ' Many applications for leave "on ac count of Illness" were handed to the clerk.'- Majority' Leader* Under wood announced that the sergeant-at-srms would' have' to be sntlsflad of the val idity of every such application. .'ion Nays- tha- Vissing Nelms Girls Were Not Murdered. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 26.?Telegrams from Portland, Ore., today say that Victor B Inncs,-accused, with his Wife, of the murder of Beatrice Nolms and Eloise Nelms Dennis, is on his way to San Antonio under the- charge of a Texas sheriff, and his wife 4s also a prisoner en route to the sup posed scene of the murdor. i Inneo broke' his silence at- last .and BUrBrtscdvthc officer' by declaring that the missing girls were alive and that he spent' some time with' them after thoy left Atlant* last June.' This is in direct contradiction* to hbr. for mer statements I that be had hoard nothing of- them.- for months net ore Mrs; Inn os also had stated that sho bad> never- seen*4 the- girls -yet ; she has admitted being with her husband in tbwh- wbev? be says, he saw them, i In nee vnken the startling declara tion th?f girt?'are? not dead, bot whon asked "Where, are tneyf ho merely stares- at the oucstlos-fer and shuts his lipo tight. Woi ? For Farmers Passion of Smith Junior Senator is Son of Methodist Circuit Rider and Has Never Lost Touch With the Soil-?St ory of Hit Labors for Cotton Growers; Ellison Durant Smith, familiarly which w-;s organised un the South--1 known ua "Gutllng Gun" Smith; "Cot- Cotton association for the ilrst and "Farmer" Smith. ',M,e history an effort was made to ion" Smith along with the other pseudonyms; was horn In Sumter (now l.eej county. August l. 188?, so that he celebrated his 481 h birthday while the recent campaign was in progress:. Senator Smith comes from a family that has contributed much In scholar ly leadership to the Methodist Eplscu huvc the cotton stored and to have the farmers lix (he price. Senator Smith was made Held uget.t. His territory was the entire' "south* und he soon be came a national figure because of the' nation-wide Interest which the move ment hud attracted und the eloquent speeches he ninde In defense of the movement at .New Orleans, Uirmlng pal church, South. His father, the |ham. Shr eve* port und Dallas. For 3 Rev. William II. Smith, was one of years Senator Smtlb served in tbls ca ttle historic circuit riders and was pacily. from 1905 to 190S and the farm well known and beloved throughout South Carolina. Two brothers fol lowed the example of their father and ably carried forward the labors which be had laid down after a long and un selfish lire of successful service, hese, bTy virtue of their character, ability and training, forged to the very forefront In leadership of the church?A. Coke Smith being elcvai led to the rauk of bishop and the Rev. 1 Charles 11. Smjllh elected presiding eider of his district. The mother, era of the Stute united In solid phalanx and promoted the cotton leader to the United States senate. In the present campaign Senator Smith has been chidcdU. for devoting most of his time for live und one-half years to farmers' Interesta in the Uni ted States .senate. For this he has made no apology. His platform six years'ago, us in this campaign, Was to see that "the farmery, those who create the. real wealth or the world, Bhall have their proper share." All leglsla Mary Isabelle Met "loud Smith, came tlon which he initiated hits been with from a family of influence through-. this end in view. jout the State, which hus contributed] ot nil the good work that Senator many leaders to the various Walk's'of Smith has done, that of which he is life. hiost proud la the standardization of BlliBon DuRc.nl Smith, after attend- cotton grades and the writing of see ing .the public und private schools at lion 13 into the new banking und cur Lynch'burg, was prepared for college rency law. n( Stewart's'school. Charleston. Ho | The flrat enables therfuriner to corn then entered tho Freshman class of pure the sample of the product he is the University of South Curolinu, but .putting on the marker with the na iater he withdrew and completed his tlonal grades and ta nseortalh the college career at Woffurd, the school quality of the produce. From' the of his church. From this Institution daily quotation, he is in position to he was graduated in 1889 with hou- . know exuetly what price he should ob ors, receiving nVdnls in dehnte, sel-1 tain. It was also proved'by this ex* ence and literature. | p?riment lu testing the tensile . Twice lib li?? hern' marrie;!. Tu?istrength or me t.nrc und the co?t of\ first wife was Miss Mnttlo Moorer of ! bleaching that "an expert can't tell the St. George. From this union one ton ???ivoiVvc" hi g.udings In 'which ptlf-; was born, who after reaching the year j chasers made a difference last year' of young manhood, accidentally shot', of |16 n bale; himself' with a 22-callbre rifle Utile I The bunking law amendment would more than a year ago. The young l ? the [solution of the present demqral, man died from this wound a lew dayu i Untiuu of the cotton market If the later. bunking Inw machinery wore tom Schator Smith's present wife" was 1 plct' d ami the InW were in' full poerfci Miss Farley of Spartanburg. nleseof tibir. This amendment was'an exten former Adjutant General Farley, and j sdon of timo for farmers' notes from of Will Farley, the famous Confede-; UO rt.ays to 0 hie rate scout. Two little girls and one littl? boy have blessed this uuion. Senator Smith served two terms in the state legislature?1896 to 1900? from Sumter county before his advent Into the cotton movement, which cri minated ln?his election to the United States b?nate. IC Is an old adage that tho Crisis de velops the leader. Senator Smith first' began to study,the cotton situation when Sully "cbrnored" tho market, and in cons?quence . the price uns driven to 17 cents. Wail street brok ers beared the price down to 6 : -lie and broke the speculator. It was this catastrophe that first . attracted the attention of "Farmer" Smith, who was himself a planter, and who felt; keen ly the fluctuation of prices. That was in. 1904, and E. D. Smith went as a delegate to the cotton boll weevil convention at Shrevospoit, La. Out or this developed the plans to hold a cot ton congress In New Orleans in 1905, months and made agri cultural products collateral, on which a certain percentage'of the value could be demanded' of the national bnnke. If the law wore now in effect, this would enable the farmers to hold their ci lion, without other necessary pr?- ' f visions. - Another bill'Which Senator ,Smith' luiB fathered Is- to regulate cotton ex changes and comae* cotton broker* ?o ilii contracts with graden' contracted for, without-the alternative of substi tuting other grades; or the privilege of making up the difference In price ad justment. Two ota? resolutions in farmers' Interest's}-' originated by Senator Smith, wero to have the cotton tie and bag ging and the nitrate - and- ammoniate trustH Investigated. In consequence of the former,.the cost Of bagging.and ties has been cut practically la two.' Nitrate of soda was reduced"'|l'S'a''f?ir': within eight weeks after the invest? tlgatlon began. CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM THE FIRING- UNE ' (Continued from Page One.)... . which they will be driven only by great sacrifices on the . part of the, Germans. A more hopeful feeling prevails in England as to the- strong1'i of the French defensive position. The' re pulse the French suffered at Charle roj has been partly due to he desire df the French army 'o u.'h'ov: ;i 1?M I liant incursion Into Alsace , and i.'tr laine, which led tliem to /?akeu ih-ir for?es on' the ' Belgian frontier, llm irtg recognized the dangjr of nils [course they-now have rev.'.-'-jd to j what appears to experts to be a inoip legitimate strategy, abandoning 'heir Invasion of the lost' provinces - und concentrating their strength in' :tin I defense of .the Northern frontier. *vi/hl?e It- ?annpt be ??ld that tho Hrllish people regard tho absence of nowE and' the withholding of the list / of British casualties With complac ence, they display a largo store' of patience' and eoni??vuco' in- Kit dimmer and tho war office, and the feeling of depression evident on the Ilrst nujva of th?'reverse surfercd by the allies', to some extent has disappeared now that it la known the Germans must make tremendous sacrifices, . Much If. also kept from the unex pected progress of. tli? Russian or- . mica' in Prussia and tho fact that tho Assyrians have been compelled to abandon- their campaign against Ser vis. The belief is held here that ev.an should' the aerma'ns sue?eed" l?" P?rlff, the Russians will almost' corfcdnly*-' ' rcaclc Berlin. ONE MONTH'S ADVANCE -U Chicago, Aug. 26.?The price of wheat on the Chicago Board of Trado was bid up. excldedly today Actual transactions were few, owing to the optimism of the holders. Tho: Euro-' Tipan w?r will ?e?id thC market n?il? higher,' but prices at the close. were & 1-8 to 0 1-4 higher than they were when the closing gong sounded yester day I The following Is a comparison of prices today compared with those Just beforeth war. became a practical 'cer Wllea't July-27 August 26 Adv. Pec ... $0. \ ? S?p^t.'.... $0.83 3-8^ ?1.08 |0t2408 December $0.861-8 $1.13% 0.271-8 A year'ago September wheat was selling at 86 6-8? and December at ?0. l-8q'. . . '{ , A$J? Toduy's advance'began at'tifo'?p?n-' ?Dgv wiwi frantic cierks" lnrtiye'plt nld-1 ding l.to 2 cents higher than the pfe"-' vlons close and' filling their orders by piecemeal. Exporters. have j said that':, there was a strong foreign demand" for flour, and I?ord Kit chin er has boon quoted as stating tiiat England was prepared' fdr ' three- " years- 'of- war,' wherefore, fortunato holders ot th? ' cereal concluded to wait for still high er prices, and there was no speculators with the temerity to sellahbrt; 1 A NEW S t- >' i % i ' Wash I ngton. A wr. Wilsotr today-. began consideration' pf . regulations to bo.lssned'uqdor tho, new S shipping du w for the registry, Of foreign built Bhips under the American flag. Assistant ?erre tar y of commerce Sweet , has made recommend At Ions and'a d? cision Is expected within a few days; ir the pr?sident adopts- Mr; 8vcet'B recommendatloch he will bot flatly, set .. Ooiucnt, ships admitted to American > registry to bc^ American cltltcnB, but will set a time- limit within w??rV;j *4r-"5?er*r* may serve- in those* capacities. Ufc Sweet believes foreign masters and' mates should be encouratjed f.o become American cltirona. - Shipping companies whose vessels '' foreign fl?r> arc withholding " ? ms! ewtf^ V aside the - 4>rovlshm of the navigation until the President -issues an~ e 1 Maws requiring mastera and matos of order authorized by tho act.