g Do You Know We are showing the very pret tiest line of CHILDREN'S DRESSES that ever came to this good old town? We at e, and it will take just a minute of your time to $ verity this statement. . * 50cand Up And some mighty swell DRESSES for particular women, from 3*3.30 by easy steps tc $35=00 IN STOCK NOW MOORE-WILSON COMPANY ! Flashes TAKING CHANCES ^ New York, Aimant 27.?Tha Graeeln, of the fleet of Gerau* b teas ship h Idle In this port since the war began In Europe left tonight at the rink of be. coming the prlte of British cruisers known to be off this harbor. She was laden with coal and stores and car ried no passengers. The ressel cleared psiensibij for Cadis, Spain. ?T ? j v FRENCH ABE VICTOBIOUS ^ Paris, August 87??The following official bulletin was Issued by the war office tonights in Vosgues district onr troops to day resumed the offensive and drove back tho Germans who yesterday had forced them to retire on the Saint Die side ' ,kThe Gormans yesterday bombarded St. Die, an unfortified town." RUMOR DISCREDITED Tokio. Aug. 27?The situation be. tween Japan and Austria Is described here as a "rupture of diplomatic re lations, not war." Kassians Take Offensive . St. Petersburg* via Louden, Ang. 27. ?It Is offlolally announced that the KuKHinnH have occupied Tllsla, a town CO miles northwest of Koenlgsberg, Kan Prussia. PREPARING FOR SIEGE Paris; A eg. ?2.?Paris, it wan of filially announced today. Is preparing for a possible siege. The matter wan directed by the minister of war, Ales ander nllllcrand, with the subordinates of the department, and steps were tak en to determine the exact measures necessary to plar> the city in a state t/> wMhiianJ atiaeh j in...i; noon when Raymond Bees, head ot ihe National University of San Domingo, will succeed him. This agreement by all fact Inn* wo? reached today at s conference with American peace com* missions. XABINES LANDED London, Aug. 27c? It Is stated that British marines have occupied Ostend to prevent the Germans from getting | a foothold on the English channel. ON TO PA BIS London, August 27.?A dispatch re. celved here from Ostend says the Germans have occupied Lille, Bnubolx | and Valenciennes, all 'In France. JAPS HAVE NOT LANDED Tslng Tau, Ang. 27?There In no evl. deuce here of the. landing of oJanese troops In tho Klso-Chow territory. It is believed that the heavy roads of Kluo-Chow, after the summer rains, will deter any Japanese attack for many days. AH native shipping In KluokChaw has been suspended. SEVEN KILLED Mexico Ctly, Auf. 26??Barel guards were attempting te arrest a Constitu tionalist tonight when comrades come to hfs rescue and tthtos were exchang ed. The trouble became more serions when the rural guards withdrew to ihs fifth nira police mini ion. The .shooting was renewed and ccnUnncd for half an hour during which It was reported that seven prisoners were killed. The city is now quiet, save for scattering shots In the neighborhood Of the police station. The Infuntry and cavalry are patrolling the streets. GERMAN SHIPS SUNK London, Aug. 27.?The Kaiser Wil helm der Grosso has been sank off the west coast of Africa by the British . cruiser nigiinyer ' San Domlugo President Resigns Washington, Aug. 87??President Bordes of San Domingo, has agreed to resign at 9 o'clock tomorrow after FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL New York, Aug. 27.?Foreign ad vlcoss exorcised a depressing influ ence at this fln>nclal center today. Reported further success of tho Ger man army found reflection In another advance in exchange, cables on Lon don boing quoted at E>:0G 1-2. an In crease of 1 per cent over yesterday. Negotiations for tho opening of credits by Austria, Italy and SwiUor land wore again under way today, but no action was announced. Despite dentals in high quarters, it Is believed a syndicate of bankers Is In process of organisation to purchase some of the Gorman ships now In this and other American ports. Tho success of this project depends largely, it is said on the outcome ot repercsentationB being exchanged between this city an\ Loh don. Taking somo of the days reports at their face valne, appears that the war is stimulating various branches of domestic trade. Apart from tho demand from South America, dispatches from.* Chicago, tho South and other points suggest ? growing Inquiry for ' manufactured products, including steel and Iron, with large orders for oil and cut tim ber. REPORT DENIED Washington, August 87??Japanese embassy officials here were frankly incredulous as te the reports from Pe king that Japanese naral 'attack at Taing Tan had been repelle? by the German garrison. They stated posi tively that no such attack had oc curred. The. Japanese campaign contempl?t ?& ft was rotated ?nt. IK* establish= m?at of a rigid blockade of ?iing Tsa from the seaside. The Idea was to starre oat the garrison, which would be hemmed in by the Japanese and perhaps the British troops In the rear. ;y'-;;:".-. . ; . : GERMAN CRUISER SUNK BY BRITISH Destroyed Ship Had Participated In Thrilling Adventures in the Past London, August 27.?Winston Spen cer Churchill, fir.t lord of the adml rality, announced the Kinking of the Kaiser Wilhelm ?1er Crosse in the House of Commons today. He said: "The itdniirality hus Just received Intel igence that tlx* Herman armed merchant cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm de/ Crosse, of 14,000 tons and armed with I ten inch guns, had been mink by the H. M. S. High Flyer off the western coast of Africa. "This Is the vessel which has been interferrin glwth tralllc between this country und the Cape and is one of the very few German armed auxiliary cruisers which succeeded in getting to sea. The survivors were landed before the vessel sunk. The High Fiver bad oue killed und one wound ed." More than once has the Kulscr Wll hulm tier Crosse played an important part in thrilling udventures at sea, in New York harbor und foreign ports. When the great fire swept the llo bokeii water front in June, 1900, de stoying the North German Lloyd line pier und resulting in the loss of many lives, the Kaiser Wilhelm der rosse luy at dock In the pathway of the flumes. Shu was haulde out by tugs to the middle of the Hudson and es caped serious Injury. Only three of her men were lost?much Icsb than the loss In men sustnfned by the other liners. In November, 1906, she was In a col" llslon off Cherbourg wtih the Royal Mull Steam Tacket liner Orinoco. Thirteen steerage pnssengers and callers mot death in the cYash. Captain Polack, her commander, performed with her a feat of seaman ship in October. 1907, that will long bo remembered for its brilliance. When in mid-occna the liner lost het rudder. Captain Polack brought her to Portland .Maine?a Journey of sev oral days?without a rudder, steering her with her propellers. He accom plished this by working her screws alternately and tho feat was acclaim ed as one of the most extraordinary over performed on tho high seas. It was In August, 1910, that Mayor Oaynor was shot aboard tho vessel as ho was about to Bail for Europe. In December of the same year she rame year, she lost one of her propell r&s whllo on her way to Now York, and she was long delayed in reaching port. oooooooooooooo o o o Cotton Conference o o o cooooooooooooo New Orleans, August 27 ?Tho Southern Cotton Conference held un der the auspices of the Sduthern Cot-! ton Association and attended by plant- j ors, merchants and bankers from the growing states, today devoted the greater part of its time to discussing what would be the proper loan value to be placed upon cotton which doubt less will be stored in warehouses be cause of the European war situation. No decision was reached and the question will be further threshed out at the final session tomorrow. Tho discussion of the valuation was based upon the official decision of the confrenco, In the opinion of the dole gates present, It would cost twelve cents a pound to produce a pound of cotton this year. ' It was generally agreed that the goversment would provide funds for financing the 1914 crop Us shown by the recont cotton conference 'n Wash, lngton. That conference, ho .ever, It was stated by delegates who met with Sccreary McAdoo left undecidel the question as to what the loan value of each bale should be, which speak, ors said, was a vital point. Curtailing of tho 1914 crop came in for a great deal of dtscuBBton but no action was taken ' LAST INSTITUTE HELD YESTERDAY People of Long Branch Wer? Much Pleased With Instructive Addresses Delivered Whllo Bomo of the Farmers' Insti tutes held In Anderson county this year have not been so very success ful, the splendid meeting hold at Long Branch yeatcrday mado up for what ovcr disappointment may havo been occasioned before. Tho meeting yes terday was the last to be held In the state this year as* the work corao'3 to a close when the professors and In structors return to their various lnv stitutlons. to resume work. Prof, R l_. Shields, of Cieninon Col lege, spoke to the people of Long Branpb yesterday on tho subject of "Animal Husbandry'* and he made an Impression. The people of tho Long Branch section have beea much in terested In raising live stock vkhin recent months and they were there fore glad of the opportunity to hoar Prof. ShleM* Prof. F. C Have yesterday discuss ed the subject Jl "Poultry" and Prof. W. L. Hutchison talked on agronomy or "Cover Crops." The farmers of the Long Branch erection turned out' la force and they brought their wives and daughters with them and the picnic dinner, served, pn .the grounds, was one of the most pleasant nnyfa of tho day. FEDERAL BOARD OPPOSED TO PLAN No Reduction to $15,000 Capital ?Limit Will Be Made For Membership (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 27 ?BIHb were Introduced today by Chairman Owens of the senate banking committee to amend the bank law so that: National banks may iBBue circula tion notes based on commercial pa pers up to 75 per cent of their un impaired capital and surplus, Instead : of the present limitation of thirty peri cent. The federal reserve board may ad mit etate banks having a capital of $15,000 in towns of 3,000 or less. Fed eral reserve banks may discount ac ceptances with .naturity. at time of discount not more than three months and endorsed by at least one member bank, based on importation or ex portation of goods or domestic Balo or consignment of goods to be deliver ed to purchaser or consignee on or before maturity or such acceptance. The reserve board today discussed the proposal to admit state banks with capital of $16,00 for several hours and decided against the plan. It was pointed out that in some in stances chains of such small banks are owned by the same Individual and it waB argued that a reduction tho limit to $15,000 might result finally in further reductions. "THE JTA.Y IS BIGHT." "Fnclc Dare" Is Getting Tired of War Sews That Isnt Sows. Editor The Intelligencer: I believe the papers of our country havo a splendid opportunity to aid tho American public to recover its equilibrium and get busy with Its | own affairs, I deplore the tendency to fill up the prominent columns of tho papers with sensational headlines and dis patches which are bused lamely and i of necessity on guess work. Let us have the prominent places of our newshpapers devoted to the best interests and concerns of our own country, and let every effort bo put forth toward directing energy and interest into channels that lead to prosperity. We can do no good to our suffer ing neighbors in Europe by dwelling unduly on the harrowing details of the frightful calamity that has over taken them. ' "UNCLE DAVE." Sandy Springs, Aug. 27. GERMAN EMPEROR FOI^EITS TITLES Hcncrs Cearsrres VP?? &e Kai ser : ByCEnglish Are . Renounced London, Aug. 27.?10:41 p. m.? That the German emperor renounced hi British titles when tho rupture ot the nutions occurred, is confirmed in the 'official account of the final deal ings of the British ambassador. Sir William Edward' Goschen, with the German government, published to night. High tribute is paid the Ameri can ambassador at' Berlin, James W. Gerard. > The morning after war was de clared, the emperor's aldo brought to the British ambassador this mcssago: "The emperor has charged me to express to your excellency hit? regret for occurrences of last night, but to tell you at tho same time that you will gather from these occurrences an Idea of the feelings of his people respect ing the action of Great Britain In joining with, other nations against her old allies' of Waterloo. "His Majesty begs that you will tell the king that he has been proud of the titles of British Gold marshal and British admiral, but that In conse quence of what" has* occurred he must I now at onco divest ' himtolf of those i titles." " The regret expressed was over the mobbing of th? British embassy. ! Referring to ,. Ambassador Gerard, the British ambassador reports: "I should also like to mention tlr great ?.assistance rendered us all by my American colleagues, Mr. Gerard and his staff. Undeterred by the hoot ing and hissing with which ho was often greeted by the mob on entering and leaving the embassy, his excel lency came repeatedly to see mo to ask how he could help iia and to make arrangements for the safety ot stranded British subjects." DANIEL HAS WON A SCHOLARSHIP Will Go To Citadel At Charleston As Winner sTrom Anderson ? County A telegram was received in Ander son last night..from Columbia which said that Charles B. Daniel of this city has been awarded the scholarship from Anderson ' county to. the South Carolina Military Academy or the "Citadel" at. Charleston. ' This is a four year scholarship and gives free tuition and board tor the entire four years. Mr. Daniel la a popular young man of this city. He was graduated last June from the Anderson High School, and is said to be an Industrious stu dent. He ??s prominent in athletics during his last year at tho Anderson Hi*h School, oemy a member ot the fast track team''and captain of the baseball team. He was being Con gratulated last night on winning out for, the scholarship. EUROPEAN WAR UNAVOIDABLE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN MAKES SUCH A THE ONLY COURSE England Waa Honor Bound To Defend Belgium's Neutrality Which Germany Ignored London, Aug. 27.-10:40 p m.?Tho British foreign office tonight' issued the report of Sir William Uoschcn, former ambassador at Berlin on the rupture of diplomatic relations' with Oermany. The report, dated August 8, says that the ambassador culled on the Germnn secretary of state, (Joltlicb von Jugow, and inquired whether I Germany "would refrain from violat ing Belgian neutrality. "Herr von .Tagow," the report con tinues, "replied that lie wan sorry to sv.iy his answer must be 'no,' since German troops having crossed the frontier that morning, Belgian neu trality jdready had been violated. Herr von Jagow again went into the reasons why th^ imperial government had been obliged to take this step, namely; that they hud to advance into France by the quickest and eas iest way*to get well ahead wltn tbeir operationr and endeavor to strlKe a decisive blow nf early as possible. No Other Alternative. "It was a matter of life or death I for them, as, if they had gone by the ! more southern route they could not have hoped, in view of tho paucity of roads and the strength of the fort reuses, to have rot through without formidable opposition, entailing great ! loss of time. "This loss of time would mean time {gained by the.Russians for the bring ing up m ??i?sF ??'OOpb tC, tuO u?>ni??> I frontier. Rapidity of action was* the great asset, while that of Russia was I the inexhaustible supply of troops. "I pointed out to Horr von Jagow this fact accomplished of the viola tion of tho Belgian frontier rendered, as* he would readily understand, the situation exceedingly grave and I asked him whether there still was not timo to draw back and avoid possible consequences which both he and I I would deploro. "Ho replied that for reasons he had I given mo it waft1 now Impossible for I him to draw back." j findings Were In Yuin. The British ambassador went to tho I German foreign offico> again the same I afternoon and informed the score-! [ tary of state that unless the imperial : government could give assurances by! [twelve o'clock that night that they I would proceed no further' with the violation ot the Belgian frontier and, stop their advance, he had been In-1 imperial governor that his majesty's1 structcd by Sir Edward Grey to de-| mand his passports and to .Inform the government would have to take all steps in its power to uphold noutral Belgium and tho observance of tho treaty to which Germany Was as much a part as Great Britain. "Herr von Jagow," pays the report,] "replied that to His groat regret ho could give no other answer than that which he had given me earlier in tho day, namely; that the safety of the empire rendered it necessary that tho imperial troops' should advance through Belgium. Derision Was FinaL "I gavo hl:v excellency a written summary of your telegram: and point ing out that you had mentioned 12 lo'clook ag the time when his majesty's government would expect ah answer | asked him whether in view of tho ter rible consequences which would nec essarily ensue, if it was not possible event at the last moment that tholr answer chould be reconsidered. Ho replied that If the time given were even 24 hours or more, his answer must be the same. "I said that In that case I should | have to demand my passports. "Tho interview /took pisce . c'jout 7 o'clock. In a short conversation which ensued Herr von Jagow' ex pressed his poignant regret at tho crumbling of hiB entire policy and that or tie imperial chancellor, which had been to make friends with Groat Britain, and then, through Great Britain, to get closer to France. "I said that this sudden end to myl work in" Berlin was to me also a mat-1 ter of reop regret . and disappoint ment, but that he must undersianal that under the circumstances and in] view of our. engagements his majes ty's government could not have acted | otherwise than It had done." Chancellor Was Excited. The ambassador.then went to seel the im portal chancellor, Dr. von] rU>frhTnnnn_Hn1Krpg . ?hnm Ho tnv excited. . "The ' chancellor,"' say*.'the -report, "began a harangue which lasted about twnety minutes. He said the step takes by Great'Britain was terrible to a degree. Jost for a ftoj&(;neutral l'y' a word, which ia war timo had been so often disregarded^ J troc Tor a scrap of paper, Great, Britain was go ing to make war on & k?Mreff I nation, who.dev'red nothing bettor than to be friends with her. And his efforts In that direction had been fM'W*"8? lese by this last terrible step i?nu the policy to which I know he had de voted himself since his accession to office, was tumbled down like a house of, cards. > , -rif *n s * "What we had done 'waf? unthink able. It was like siriking)e>rean tfrom behind while he was fighting'for his lite against two ea?eilanta. He held Great Britain responsible tor all .the terrible events that-might happen. Protest Made, ; "1 protested strongly against this statement, and said that in tho eamo] Off for School or College We are especially prepared to meet your requirements for Trunks, Suit Cases, and Hand Bags. Our stock, which is the largest in the city, includes all sizes and all prices, and if you are going away and need an other trunk, or a new trunk, it will pay you to see this line. Better Grade Trunks_$6.00 to $15.00 Bags.60c to $12.50 Suit Cases. 98c to $15.00 We buy these goods in large lots direct from the factory and know that our prices are right. The Bee Hive G. H. B?ILES, Proprietor We Are Undoubtedly HEADQUARTERS FOR Standard Toi Jet Articles IF YOU WANT THE "CLASSY" AR TICLES IN THIS LINE SEE US. Owl Drug Go. way as ho and Herr von Jagow wish ed me to understand that strategical ; reasons It was a ! matter of life. or 'death to Germany hfi ndvanco through Belgium an Washington, Aag, 87?The United States has Informed the powers of En rope-of Its Intention to send the ar mored cruller North Carolina to Tar. kef. to carry gold Uie r?Her of the Americans according te on announce ment by the state department late tb day. . ;?--,? JAPS COMMENCE HOSTILITIES^ . . ' New MONEY ON CALL. York. Aug. 27.?Mercantile paper.6 l.2a7. ,. Sterling 'exchange nominal; for cables 5.06.60; demand 605.50. Bar $liver 66,' :>irv Tslsg Tea, Aug. 87-Ad?lraT L_ klchl Kalo fron his flagship, the bat, 7??wj> ofw?? sent a wireless message to 'Governor Meyer A W?lder k 15ft morning declaring a blockade off the leased, terror* ef Klaa>Ckew. liter. tU Japanese warships appeared out* side the harbor and shelled a small Island off the eoast which was not oc earned br ibe Germans. r. .' vS*.Tv?'.'''.T,:t<' - > .