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TUESDAY AND FRIDAY NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO 36 Weekly, Established 1860; Daily, Jan, 18, 1014, ANDERSON, S. C, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914. PRICE $\.S0 T#E YEAR. GREAT BATTLE IS ON IN DEADLY EARNEST; 1,000,000 MEN IN FIGHT Staged in Almost the Same Manner As in Former Attempt to Take Paris?Most Important Battle is Now Being Waged Around City of Paris. (By Associated Press) Apart from the announcement that the-German forces have fallen, back before the offensive tactics of the allies on the line from Mauteuil-Le Haudouin to Verdun, the most interesting report con tained in a dispatch to the London Evening News from Boulogne in which the French commander, General Pau, is given as authority lor the statement that the allies have, w.on a victory at Precy-Sur Oise, in which the Imperial Guard, under the crown prince of Ger many, is alleged to have been annihilated by a British force. The British official bureau says the plans of the French com mander-in-chief, General Joffre, ar^being carried out steadily and that the allies have succeeded in forcing back in a northeastern di rection the German forces opposed to them. Paris officially reports that the allies have advanced their left wing without energetic opposition, by the Germans and that several engagements on theOurcq river have favored the French-British. The Russian army operating in Galicia is still reported to be driving back the Austrians. The casualty list as a result of the blowing up of the British cruiser Pathfinder by a mine in the North sea, comprises four killed, thirteen-wounded and 242 missing. Great Battle Staged ?x??th? As ?n ?&70 ........ ... ...-.v; ... iv-; .; < .' .. .. ,. - . (By Aaaorf?teoI'PwB8>. Washington, RepXi <7v^-<*m.cl?lt) i h?rt) displayed much int-.rest tonight tfeei reports otto^Ongi^^ Frence along1 AH'e^tfdc?TOtfe 'rro'rtt The feeling) ^?v'gtottera'l tWtl ?-rd?cl^ ive battle was Id progress, but offie Ih? a;&i,^p^^?n^^?w?^ Military observer noted tonight that Meaux, ; the ; plap.e eiisCi.of Paris where the general engagement h?gai) today. Is where the German .head quarters .were established on Sep tember 16, 1870, and the orders is suod for the investment of Paris. These orders- directed the Gorman army of the Meuse to invest the cap ital in a wide half circle from the Marne, above Paris, to the Seine be low it, while the third army was or dered to form a similar half circle on the left bank of .both rivers. Great Religion WashingtonrSept.\7,t-?barging that the intimation by Great Britain to the United States that she would welcome the presence?)? American war vessels in Turkish oV?ter? " *d protectchrisv tlans was n^eMljf a^vulgar-itfap".* to get the United States ''mixed up in. the European fragen the allies*;side,".A'.. Rustem Bey. Turkish ' -'' ambassador here, issued tohlght a statement con-, eluding: . , .. TRYING'TO EXCITE BOERS Germans Would Have a War in South S Africa ' London, Wept. 7.-?That the Ger mans in Southwest Africa, whore there ; are 30,000 German troqps, have been storing g??i and ammunition for some time preparing-for military ac tion, has been made known to ' the British. It is aald that the Germans believed the Boers would afd them. British officialsjt?TOtJt>jttp fully in formed concerning , the G?rman?n ac tion. .-.. rTp " .7, ; It is eaid h$?e that $he. Boar farnin era living in SjSuth'wost Africa are, all loyal to King,George. - . o o o o o o o^-'?j4^?,a-.*'V.? o o STATE* W?'rBHO?JS e S t> o - . ... o o Austin, Texas, Sept. 7.?The o o Texas state senate tonight pass- o o ed the emergency cotton ware- o o honse bill providing for state a o supervision over cotton ware- o o. houses. The : bill has already o o been passed by tho House. The o o measure is intentfed *o relieve o o the marketing situation caused a o by the war in Eniope, state o ? confrol of the Warehouses Baak? o o ing receipt* for cotton stored o o more readily negotiable. o o ...V ^ oooo ooo oo Gooooo o o o ? o ilir v?ii'u' Y ni olI?tu t ki a *??1f ACT I ment to be maintained by, weak de->{ tails}' to fetr ike i li? eri?my ' with its ! nraln?botiy; :-" \ ' ' 1 '.; Hila'-tegardud lis ?'-coincidence that the ; second attempt at Investment be gjria at iho samo, place and almost on the same day of the year as the first investment, brat under entirely dif ferent conditipnsX The previous German advance, to Mcaux came after Emperor Napoleon III bad surren dered at Sedan and the Germans had swept tho hold up to Paria, whereas they aro at Meaux, today with the al lied forces still Intact and fighting desperately. is War pi **The" pew Britian move against Tjurkpi Is.clumsy,. . It will not cause the United States to modify its atti tude^ i Bat ,it has call?rj forth the fol lowing lelegrhm fr?rt? New York'to the Turkish>mbastryf!,.',',:'^'' *u' "' a""'1" M 'If Turkey goos-bo Wr agaitiht the Hindoos and Mussulums In India and elsewhere will support her . in every way. Thousands of volunteers are ready. WILSON USES INFLUENCE Sends Message of Anneal ?o Co!or??c Coal Miners Now. on Strike. Washington, Sept 7.?President Wil sough to end the Colorado coal strike today by appealing to employers and employes to adopt a tentative basis for adjustment of. the strike drawn up by a commission of conciliation appointed by Secretary Wilson, of tho labor de partment. ' The basis of agreement offered by tho President includes the establish ment of a three year truce, subject'to tho enforcement of the mining and la* bor laws. of. Colorado ; j the return' to work of miners who have not oeen-con victed oMaw violations; the prohibi tion of the. Intimidation of union or non-union men ; the publication or the current aeaio of wages and rul?B and tile anointment of a grfevatfee "com mittee by the t.npIoyes. ' i' - evidently needed at home ; Parts, Sept. 7.?A Haras age*3? dis patch from Zurich, SwItserianS, says the newspapers there annonnce Ger many has rejected Austria's request fer a loan and the bankers hare taken similar action.' - , The Weather. , WtaaMngttorl Sept. 7.~rorecaat> South Carolina?Generally fair Tues day and Wednesday. SAMUEL GOMPER'S SAYS THE FUTURE IS VERY BRICHT INDEED "PLAN OF PEACE" Earnest Peroration In Which the Labor Leader Prays for the end of the War (By Associated PresR.) Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 7.?Samuel Gomprr8, president of the American Federation of I jt, in an address to day in connection with Labor Day ceremonies here, pointed out the op portunities of American commerce and American, workers to be derived from the chaotic conditions of all lines of commerce in Europe incident to the war Referring to the celebration of La bor day this year ta the week set apart for the celebration or the anni versary of a hundreo year?, of peace bet.we 3 the United States and Great Britain. Mr. Gompers said: "By some strange chance of fortune, when the - time for this celebration was near, when men's thoughts were of peace, the countr 1er of the western civilization are suddenly plunged in to a titanic Btnnggle, *a stupendous death grapple for existence with wea pons so deadly that human lives are I being spent with mad extravagance. "In the colossal horror, that, has befallen the peoples of Europe the eyes and hopes of all turn to America for sustaining aid. Our' fervent de sire 1b .'that she may proy%i herself worthy 'of .the'.great eervico that lieB ahead .of nor "While all.the other.great countries have halted the'normal, interests of /jJOew America alone maintains her1 wonted peace and friendliness toward alj mankind. America is to become ion at Motor warse.-, S?"a has the oppor tunity tiobeeosn^the? world's b?nk?rv Her great. .power > and iuHucnoe *'?e moral. Whether- that power and 1b llLuence shall be. used uo befits a greet1 ! and'free people will determine her future greatnets.'i. May she prove' to the world' that there is such a thing [ as in tor national i morality and may ' she jh'oip the'warring -nations back to "a plane of peace and justice Is the earn est desire of America's workers' and all her citisens-" V IMPERIAL GUARD , IS ANNIHILATED Rumored that thts Entire Troop Led by Crown Prince Has Been Destroyed by British (By Associated PresB.) Am (London, Sept. 7.?ThOEvening News dispatch s4y>': ... "4 telegjai?; n?a ?jGe'n r^qelv^a ,u??re from General Pau announcing a vic toryI by thh allied forc?s under '.Field Marshal S|r John French, command ing the British ahd General d'Animade at Precy Sur Oise, about 25 jmflss north o fParls, "The all?e?r1 were, drawn 'across the PreCy.' The EngllBh troop's were on the .aft hnd the French on the right. The former had in front of them the imperial guard under Crown Prince Frederick William. "On both wings, it Vis reported, the allies were successful. The German left was held by the French and re tired to the north. I "The imr-orlal guard, who were or dered to surrender, were annihilated by the British. It is reported that the crown prince was in. their midst. . "The British official bureau has re ceived no confirmation 'of this mes sage." CONDITION'S IN ENGLAND The People Over There Are Not ^bow ing Modi Worry, n' i '(By Associated Press.) V f?i London; Sopt. 7.?A report Jesued by th# board of trade tonight shows:that the grdwth of unemployment has vir tually stopped In tho trades where insurance ' Against unemployment ,1s forced1 the percentage of employment is 6.25?almost exactly the same as i(mi week, and compares with 3.34 last year. { , '"- ', ' H The number of. persons seeking em ployment at labor bureaus actually has fallen off, but is still about double what it. was Va year ago. Recruiting, which la proceeding at ah *?"Ml"g rate, accounts somewhat for this, par* tjcularly In the north and in toe min ing districts.,. Recruit* are applying in such numbers that at some places tt has. bean .decided to close the re cruiting offices >for a week Prices of food- show littlm .change and this is due more to Increased freight and insurance rates than to* a shortage of supplies. Moat ad fish aria arriving in almost normal quan. titles. GERMANS ARE REPORTS Of CRUELTY BY EMPEROR'S MEN DENIED BY AMERICANS ABSOLUTELY FALSE Signed Statement Will Be Sent To President in Defense of Germany (By Associated ?Press.) New . York.. Sept. ^-^Pasaengers on the Holland-American liner Rotterdam all of whom were in Germany during the present hostilities add who arriv ed today from Rotterdam, sighed a statement declaring false the reports that Americans had beep 111 treated In Germany. The statement closed with the request that a copy, be forwarded to President Wilson jarid Secretary Bryan was. signed by a number of ministers and several hundred others. "The report regarding the ill treat ment of the Americans by Germans, eminatlng Pom English and French sources, are absolutely false. "Travel through Germany, a=? far as the extraordinary circttatFtmiees per mitted, was safe. Officials and all other claBseB of people were friendly and helpful. , - - "No well authenticated ' atrocities were perpetrated by the German troops "All German official, war bullet Ina wore confirmed. "In our opinion the . distorted re-j ports to America wore-sent to createi sentiment, in favor of the powers ar - rayed against Germany.:.^.. "We ask Americans to Suspend judg ment until they can .rnaxe an impar ti^ Investigation of the, causes' of the war. . ! , "It is our convi?tlop,:.that:,the war bha been forced upbri Qerin?^hy those nations tnht are Je?louja jpti^.rgrowing industrial and commercial,Importance and. for this reason are retvly and an xious to.?eatrpy her.A Enrols. ~We - .-r^napyr^^^aert-^th^ Press <oi forward a cony of' this papar to tn?1 Fr^iidyut.o'litbC United States and the Secretary of State. FOOD PRICKS IN 1A PAN ; . '. _____ Have Begun, Ao increase Since Oit-1 break of WsUr. 2 (By Associated Press) " San Francisco,. Sept.. 7.?Great Brit ain acted within, her rights as defined ] by the state department when she de tained forty German reservists taken at Hong Kong from the American steamship Manchuria of the Paclflce mail fleet. The China brought a cargo valued! at $2,500,000. Capt. Thmopson Raid] food prices in Japan have advanced. NEGRO BURNED SUNDAY IN WiLLiAMBTOH AIL ANDREW < WHITE LOST L!TE{ IN THE FIRE tvi.-.-- 'to! JAIL IS DESTROYED Placed iniJafl on Charge of Lar ceny N?^ Mad* Vain Attemp To Buam Way to Freedom As a result of his efforts to burn his ] way to freedom or through the care less handling', of a cigarette or a ci gar, Andy. White, a. negro, was burn ed to death in the city Jail at WilllanA ston' Sunday - morning. ; White was placed in jail on S?'urday night on a charge of petit larceny. It, being alleg ed that.he had stolen a pair of over l?l'pi.uwS DO nl 1 ? Members of the WL... lice force were in the city hail, " in which building the cells were located, until about' 4 o'clock and then went home. Shortly after that, or about 4:30 o'clock, people living near the jail were awakened by frenzied screamB. and thoy found, that the entire city hall was a maso of flames/; By this Itlme the police had arrived and they succeeded ; In getting the doors torn down arid called to the negro to.come out, but he was evidently crazed With fright and' ?ufferlng bo from Ute heat and omoka that he could not compre hend.' Before, the police could lend him any aaa I stance they were driven from the building by the- smoke and as they reached the open air the roof fell in. White was caught in the fur nace without any chance to ..scape and his body was horribly burned. His leg? were burned off ae were his arms and his head was also badly burned.. Coroner. Hardin was : eummoned from Arideraon and he went to Wll MamjBton Sunday but after Investigat ing the case he decided that no inquest would be necessary. White was a Greenville negro and had Just come to Wllllamsion the day before. PATH FINDER STRUCK A MINE _ BRITISH CRUISER IS BLOWN TO ATOMS IN THE NORTH SEA MANY ARE KILLED The Noise and the Shock of the Concussion Felt For Miles on the Sea , (By Associated Press.) London. Sept. 7.?Tho deHtructlon of the cruiser Pathfinder occurred about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at a point ten miles1 norlheus: of Saint Abba's Head, Scotland Patroling the boast she - struck a mine which ex ploded near her magazine. Trawlers 10 miles distant felt the shock.'. From Eyemouth. 14 miles from the scene of the explosion, a huge cloud of smoke was visible. A torpedo boat destroyer was the first to the rescue.? She was followed by the St. Abbe's motor life boat. The Pathfinder was literally blown to pieces. Coxswain Nisbet, of the St. Abbe's motor lifeboat Bald that for a mile and a half the water wbb strewn with wreckage of ever conceivable de scription. Few of the pieces were larger than a man's .eg. In addition to the motor lifeboat, several steam drifters hurried to the spot where the Pathfinder Bank. TEDDY IS TALKING Repeats His Charges Against the Ad mini Strohn. CBy Associated Press.) iNew Orleans, Sepfc 7.?Theodore ifookevelt in a speech at the French opera hotute tojodgbt , decried lb the "backward and reactlopary" policy of the government in handling1 "the1: triff Question, particularly as It affected Louisiana, .sugar Int?r?t Is, reiterated his chargea that paying |2B,ooo,Ouoto Colombia 5a a restas ot the deal whereby ; .the h United. States obtained '.the Panama canal zone would be hlaickmaU., , .. : - < In th? afternoon at a labor - day picnic ha emphasized that labor unions in'principle, were all right and If led by the right sort of men, work ed toward a,good.end. . "There are little crooks as well as big crooks and the progressive party Is. after all of them," he said. ENDORSE AIKEN FOR HIS HELP Rural Carriers of Oconee?-JMrr Manning Will Carry That County Tuesday Special to The .Intelligencer. Walhalla1, Sept. 7.?The rural car Irlerb Oconee held, thejr annual ineeting at West Union Monday. The meeting was w?ll 'attended.,. A fea ture of the' meeting was the passing of resolution commending Congress men; A/ken and F?nley for. their work In behalf of thb carriers. Everything Is in readiness for the election in Oconee Tuesday. The in dication's are. th?t Alken, Manning. Bethea and' Shenley will lead in this county. ' ' ' Messrs. Brown, Barle, Hugbs and Shirley a're making the race for Oeo nc-e'b' two representatives. MR. DOHINICK LEAVES Is Prond of the Campaign that He Has Made This Sommer Fred. H. Domlntck, candidate for congress, closed his headquarters in this city yesterday and returned to hlB home in Newbeny to vote today. Mr. Domlntck stated that he Is very optimistic over the outlook. Col. E. H. Aull of Newberry, who was in Oco nee and other sections, hut week, brought encouraging news to the headquarters. Mr. Doralnlck feels sure of carrying his own county by a good vote and looks for a big.voto in Greenwood and Picken? in addition to ; Anderson. I "If I win dr:''!039."'snlfl Mr. Domi nick, "I am, proud of thi fact that I and my frtontt? h?T9 E?td; " clc?r; campaign. I do not bolicvj that I xill lose, but I woul 1 ratlior do so than to treat my opponent unfairly. I have become very fond of Anderson during the summer, and almost fed 'hat I can Bay that "Anderao.i is my Town" and I would lice V) aej "Evfrybod" Hip py." . If ob a -$10,000 Pine. . Hartford, Conn., Sept 7.?The brown mare Sienna, by Peter the Great, owned by H. J. Schlesinger, of Milwaukee, Wis? wen the. historic .Charter. Oak stake, valued at *10# 000, today at the opening of the grand circuit meeting in connection with the Connecticut fair. European War Bulletinig Latest News of All Th? Important Happenings (By Associated Press) fii Russians Take Austrian City. Petrograd, Sept 7.?Via London, 6.55 p. m.?A dispatch from Bucharest, via Odessa, announces the entry of Russian troops'int? Czernowitz. An earlier dispatch from London reported that the Russians l?ad entered Czernowitz unopposed. The ciiy is the capital of Bukow ina, Austria-Hungary, and is 16 miles southeast of Lemberg. " German Airmen Captured. * ' London, Sept 7.?A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Cqmnany from Antwerp says a German aeroplane flying in the neighfoorhdpji of Lotteghem, west of Malines, was fired on by th? Belgians. Thj? v wings of the machine wer injured and it was brought to earth. The two occupants were made pijsoners. ,? - ' : l$% Germans Lose 3,000. :, London, Sept 7.?8.32 p. m.?A Reuter dispatch ff?m Antwerp,] confirms earlier dispatches of a German repulse Frid#y at Capelle Au Bois, and says they left 3,ooo dead on the field. Many Germans; the dispatch adds, returned to Brussels. : Plans Work WeU. f London, Sept 7? 11.45 p. m.?The official bureau says: \ "General Joffre's plans are being steadily carried out. '-The allied forces acting on the offensive, have been successful in checking and forcing back in a northeast direction the German forces qpp'osed; to them." .. W$ - . & . A Five Hour Battle. London, Sept. 8? 12.30 a. m.?A dispatch .to Re?t?r'- Tele gram company from Ostend says: \ "Violent fighting, lasting five hours, has taken place between Melle and Quatrecht, near Ghent, between Belgian volunteers and'a superior corps of Germ'ans. After determined resistance th? Belgians, retired in good order. ''H ' ' The Germahs occupied Melle and are marching on Oh?rtt* Big Fight I? On. ?f^i?ll? Paris, S?plt: 7. 3.30 a/ m.?A genera! action is prdqe^Hft; today to the east of Paris front Nant?uil4*rHiltt^^ ' cording to ?r? dffld?l't?htrtt?u??atjonr,gtye.n- ouUhis - ftftf ?nc&s " 11 he ??xt of t?i?'?fticf?t riofe i?'as followS: :' ; *'? general action ^sistart?d on the lib?!!through*j|u. . Haudoiiiti;':Meant, \Sezanne ''and VitryrLerFrancois and exldi Verduni ":" ' '' *'',.' ., . ' -! J "thanks to the vigorous .action of our troops' strongly SiiJ^ptxrtexl by the British, the.Germans started retiring, . , "The Germans had advanced Saturday and Sunday into th?: re* &ion between Goulommiers and La FerteAGaucher. : "Iii the Austro-Russian theatre of ' operations, twelve divisions of the Austrian army in the vicinity of Lemberg, Galacia, h&V peer! completely destroyed." 1% In the fighting which is going on today to the east and nprtheast of Pat is, the German forces have their backs toward the capital: French troops are harassing their march^ From time to time the Germans turn and engage the French at1 their back. French shells fall constantly in the German rear. \ ; s.. U was officially announced tonight that the Germans are retreat ing from the line of Nanieuil-Le- Haudouin to Verdun after a vlgoro?s action with French and British troops \AllMe^Sh??)dWot? Urges Richard L Manning Columbia, \( Sept.,, ^?^Richard. ..I. Manning,. ! candidate - for governor, spent the niornlng at his headquarters in Columbia on his way to hie home in Sumter, where he will vote'tomor row. Mr. Manning spent last week in the Piedmont, where he made 39 speeches traveling from place to place by automobile. "I found conditions absolutely sat isfactory," Bald Mr. Manning, and I from reports received from every county in the state, I believe that vic tory Tuesday is assured. I tako*thl8 : not as a personal victory, but ? vic tory in the cause of good government. '. I urge every democrat in th?, stato to go to the polls and vote tomorrow as wa want a true expression ot the P4?* i pie's will, and the more overwhelming the victory, ot which I am certain, the more expressive It will be-upon ' those who are not inclined to regard this as an uprising of the moral forces of the State." % patriotism CAUSES WANT I Families Left In America by Husbands Are Experiencing Want. (By Associated Pres?.) Washington, Sept. 7?The pinch of poverty la being felt by thousands in this country, families of reservists called back to the-colors. Unofficial reports lnotcated relief soon would be required. Hundreds already are dependent upon public support in New Tork. In the coal re-j glens of ?'cr.nay?vwn?a, where tu??s-' ends of alien minors qnit work and hurried to their regiments, the poor bouses are said to be filled beyond their capacities. In other centers where aliens havo established homes the situation Is the same. CIVILIANS MURDERED (By Associated Press.) London, Sept 8,?An Ostend dis patch from the Renter Telegraph Co* serai ! "The Germans havo destroyed the Belgian town of D?nant (15 miles north of Namur) af 1er shooting hundred s of the male Inhabitants because ef the alleged shots being fired from the ^eights overlookl?g the elty, - decrease IN POPULATION Paris H?? Lost Over Million Inhabl. tants SInee War Commenced. (By Associated Prese.) Paris, Sept. 7.?The population ot Paris and suburbs before the wa: 3,400,000, according to figures Is 2.010,000 today ov mobilisation of the army and , parture of fugitives. - Ky/w?&?SJs? The minister ot public works ~ aiding the people to leave acA'4a Dfo Vi??ug free transportation cases. o o o o o o FRANCE NEEDS ABBOFUN? 0 New York, Sert? en son McOown, aviator, who Franet today,st obut that) she needs o bet that she needs he added, and the " running day and eat machters ana every ^. aeroplane In the concirr been rKtttlslUonei. < o