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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, </.
The th' . ?!< .squadron comprises
that.'bat: Kdward VIL, Africa.
Britnnui,. . -nonwealth. Dominion,;
nibej-ula, Hindustan, Zcalautflu and an
attached cruiser: Four cruisers con
Btltote tbe- third, cruiser squadron.
The,fourth battle squadron, forming
a ?part of tbe-first fleet; cousists of the
Agamemnon. Bellerophon, T?m?raire
and; Dreudhouglit. Whlqh is- th? flng
sblp of;Vice, Admiral Sir. Dou?^a?V?
Gambie, commander of this squcidron,
Th? preadnqug^,'ii of1 lt.OOO dlsjf?|be^
roeni^ ieugiu uou feot. beam 32 feeti,
craft 8irfa^'aqA^pee^21,kno
carries tea twelvfclnphignina and twen
ty-four, little twelye-pounder qoicM-4*
lng gun*> 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." ^
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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
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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.