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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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]
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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<f violate the latter'a neu
trality, 80 I would iWl?h him to un
derstand that $'<'waa; so to speak, a
matter of lire of ."death for the honor
of : Great Britain that aho should keep
lier solemn engagement to. do her ut
most to defeid Belgium's neutrality It
attacked." : .
HONOR JENNINGS.
Pr?sent Him Handsome Silver Her.
vice?Flea for Progress.
Sutntro, Aug. 27.?Tho citizens of
Sumier tonight nresented Mayor L..
p. Jennings with a cut glass and sil
ver service as a token of their high
regard for him as a citizen.
Tho presentation was from a tetn
porary stand at Iho corner of' Main
and Liberty streets and several hun
dred men and . women were' present.
S. H. Edmunds made:,his -speech of
presentation. ~ . '
3 Mayor Jennings' speech was n plea
for the men of South Carolina to for
get all. diffrecnccs,' and get together
for the progress of the state.
HELD AS HOSTAGES
Seventeen Prelates Held by Germans
. In City of Liege. .
. (By Associated Press.)
Rome. August 27,?Via ' Paris?The
Cardinals who met today In the so*,
enth congr?gation preparatory to the
conclave to elpct a successor'to Pope
Plus, were perturbed ; over a report.
that seventeen prelates In Liege were
held by the Germans as hostages
against acts of hostility on the part
of the population of the Belgian cKy.
BELIEF SHIP TO TURKEY >
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.
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JAPS COMMENCE HOSTILITIES^
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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,'
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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.
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