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ANDERSON, S. C,TUESDAY< MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1814.
PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR,
SENATE DEFEATS RELIEF
AMENDMENT PROPOSED
BY SOUTHERN SENATORS
War Revenue Bill, Levying Approximately
$160,000,000 Additional Taxes to Meet
Emergency Caused by War in Europe,
Passed-Southern Senators Fought to In
definitely Postpone the Measure.
THIS WOULD HAVE KILLEO BILL FOR
THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS
The Enlivening Contest That Marked the Passage
. of the Bill Foreshadowed the End of the Long
Drawn Out Session cf Congress, Which Has
Kept Flags Flying Over the Capitol Almost
Continuously for the Past Two Years-Agree
ment Will Be Reached Between Both Houses
by the Middle of the Week.
(By Associated Pros.) . ,-. Highes, James. Johnson, Kern, Lewis.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Tho. jfe
inm^mimm ?100,900.000 ^ s?h n?:H7 ' p"
lions! tfiksH .??' iseet .tho -emergency sen.. Walsh and ,Vest.
caused by the war l? Europe, was The amendment or Senator Over
passed by the Senate tonight, 34 to man .appropriating $6r?,96?.,598 to pay
22, alter Southern Democrats la coal!- to the Southern States tue amount
?on \rtth Republicano of th? Senate, collected as a tax on cotton after the
fought to indeflntoly postpone con- Civil War was defeated, 14 to 44. Tho
sideratlon orv ; the measure because amendment would have repaid tho
cotton relief legislation had been de- cotton tax on the condition that the
clBively ?Kjfeated. States loan It to cotton producorp.on
Democratic loaders, by a supreme thTr,vfJ?i?^fh ?" o??=??
effort In the cUmaK of tho. cotton 4l7G?8e hour5 %4tho Senate followed
tm gathered tffi forces, ami, sour. .Jg ??^^t?^S!!Z^ ?
ring them on With eto?ont appeals ^ tn l^T^fl^^
? ^_..r\."u.i?_r?I, rf_>?w?"j io ?ii ?c make an effort to hold up action oh
?LP?X?? ?ri ?St? ?? ir^A the'war. revenue bill should the cot
the coalition In its move tundan-, t a?n?-dment5 be defeated. Admin
nltoly postpone , ncUon, , .-Senators lotj.aH02 !sa?kyg --? sve-n .President
Ciark?', of ?ftiuuaa?, csraitn, ot ueor- "71 __?n-i_^ "? ia^A
". . cjL,|fK a""ih r"rnii,,"- vor WI son ?wer o notified cf the situation,
gla; Smith, o* f oUth Carolina, Var- p^u,,^^ oserai Burloson went to
doman and White, were tho. Domo- ^," , Tl ""tv """ ""? !,"
eratic Senators who bought to the end 8??g?0 l? W?rk ?galnBt
voting with, the ^publicans to jjost- An fc ? Q "n,,^^ had
pone action. Thia would have killed ./" ' ' " , " "",,T. ? ??Eu"v"
?V " - ". . - ? 4t,-rf^-^BfcW* nt boen defeated however. Senator Hoke
con?oB8 the Present session of Smith of Qeorgla> ?ochtr]n~ that the
. * . , . . - Sonate has defeated a"mca-.uro vastly
Despite urgent picas of Senators more Important than the war revenue
Williams, .Stone, Sh^lvely and Jamos, Dn(>?? moved to lay that measure on
who demandad U?lt?d Democratic ^ ?able> senator Bryan of Florida,
support for a D?mocratie measure made the point of order that the mb
foBtcred by the dmlnls trat ion .these tlon\ was out of order becauao tho"
five Southern Senators, under a etonn Senate had agreed yesterday to bring
of oratorical ? denuhWatlon persisted about Hnal disposition of the bill to
. tb the lant,r tn their; determination njght.
that the eM.ihoiij?/cpatain.'iome;.cot- iviCe President Marshal sustained
ton relief provision.v . . thtB ?"int of order; SenaW Varda
The enlivening contest that . marked man of Mississippi, then moved that
the i?a????c births b!!!' foreshadowed ?hs Senate indefintely postpone oe
.'ie end. of tho lofcg drawn out session tioh on: the war revenue bill. This
of Congress, which, ha kept flags fly- motion wan held to he wltkin the
lng over the cattai almoat continu- spirit'of the unanimous consent reso
'ous?y .for tho. po>? iwt? years. The tax intion.
: Mil will go to'the. HO?BO on Monday ^ rol ?all was'-about to be taken
and .wi? be ?ant tb conference. Ah when Senator J*ohn Sharp Williams of
agreement on th?} .measure between Mississippi, himself a champion ot tbe^
the two houses ? .ptobably > will ' ;be eotfcon bond amendment, arose and ar-1
reached by the mlddlo of next week, yaigned his colleagues* Fro ma poal
Tha Vote on ^revenue bill fol- tion In front of the Democratic so?ts
lowed party Unes/With ono Exception; be faced tho Southern Senators and
Senator J^^^^yV^I1;^^^^ declared that responsibility for the
vOtiiiB ?Boi?st '???xa?nsdia?G?y sits?. ^^jfara'" 0f the ' entire country woj??d
its passage the Senate, on "motion of T6?^ noon them if'thelr efforts should
- Senatorr Simrou^s. insisted, upon it? "6cocd . ? ;
w?DSlMm^
,were: Senator* ornons. Williams; . ' (Continued on Page ?.)
. Stone, Mc^umbwyW Clark, of Wyo- ---T"^~
The. jnaxinium estttiate of annual ? PLEA TO F?RMERi
. revenue $107,000,000; minimum csti- / - ?????ii. - -
^S^&S^^^ REDUCE THE 1915 C
. , The cotton relief amendment pro
posed Tjy tho Senators from the cot- .--'
ton State?,'ww-4?V^?w by a- voie ot V?- . ? ?IB?A Kt?\ tm
0 to 21. . .: And Approval of thr $150,000^00
sue of WWtM'ct. ihree-year. 4 w *T V^^ST^
?er ' cent government ^uda, in de- , ^Q^tmort or .
nominations of ?10,.??0 add $50 and --
?100 to be;U8ed to burcbase. from pro- (By Associated Press.)
ducers, 5,000.000 bales bf cotton at not MEMPHIS. Tenn.; Oct. 17.-A 'plea
moro th?? If) c^g^mm.^ -y^-;^ jo the farmers of tho South to curtail
Those who votod; for too amend
luo?t Vf????, ;> ??? - -, per cenc fw?'suu?OVi? Of ?no ???0.00o;
Rept?bltcans: Borah, CKpp and 000 fund : being- raised to. take care of
Jones. . '? ^ this year's snrplus co?ion was .ex
Democrats: Clarke, Arkansas{ Cul- pressed Iii resola?on? }tdopted at the
bersbD. Fl?tcbe?,. i"**?* Le*? Jennee- meeUng of governor* of Sbutherh
eeo; Martins, Myor*, Overman, Shep- stiles bera to4&y. The conferenoe was
r < pard, Shields, Simm?ts, Smith; Geor- called by Govcmor Ootfrg? W. .a^y?
?V gia; Smith; Sout?r LCSrolina: Thom- of Arkansas, but only four executives
ton, Vardaman, Wfnt? and Williams. aUeofed. Two others were yeprosent
. Progressives ; ' P^l^ilexter. -, . ed: - ' .. ^ '.-v.
Tw?nf^-oneD?to^ir?^it)tM Tl^oee pUsent included Gcrwnbrs
.it: Aehorsi, uLmd?n,: Hitchcock, Hay?, 4>e Arkansas ; Hall, Louioiana;
DECREASE IN
CASH ASSETS
Of National Banks m United
States of $65,367,714 Since
Jone 30.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-The 7,638
national banks doing business in the
United States September 12 had cash
assets amounting to $903,707,348, a de
crease since June 30 of $66,367,714, ac
cording to a report made public to
night by the comptroller ot tb? cur
rency.
The banks reported loans and dis
counts of $6,400,767,386 and indivi
dual deposits of $1,060,322,072 with
surplus of $724,138,610. The assets
and liabilities amounted to $11,483,
629.496. From June 30 individual de
posits decreased $129,611,160j but
gained $377,741,648 over August 9,
,1913./
The report showed reserves in some
cities below requirements but in
many others abovo the legal amounts.
In connection with the report the
comptroller mode -public a letter to
the President announcing that
amounts advanced by banks to the
$100,0*00,000 gold pool to relieve the
foreign exchange market Is not to bc
counted as part of their reserves.
SLTKFME CO?'HT
AFFIRMS VERDICT
Of Richland County Court In Case of
Black TS. Columbia State.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 17.-The Su
(Spcclal to The Intelligencer.)
prcmo Court, In a decision today af
firmed thc verdict of Richland County
court in the case of E. O. Black against
Tho State, a newspaper, of Columbia.
Tho verdict waa $6,000 for alleged
damages. .
PEACE BETWEEN
TWO STATESMEN
Pres* W?*** s?a Col Kii??ry Wal
terson Will Pledge Friendship
j In White House Today. . :
i ' (Bjr Associated Pi-esa.)
' WA18H?NOTON. Oct 17.-Peace . be
twe?u* s id eui. -Wilson. and Colonel
Henry Watterson, editor of tne Louis
ville Couribf-.TouroBL]; was, assured ,*o-.
night Tom of ro'.v the fl tutu am eu will
pledge ifeldshlpjn. the Whitehouse. .
; Colonel-^faitor?on. arrived fa Wash
ington, late ..today.- and- ? arrangements
were mada. for him to lunch with tba
President tom ar roiy. From tho man
ner in which the Colonei-accentedi the
invitation, it was-evident, the breach
Whi$U gave rise td his attacks on Mr.
Wilson , as tho. Democratic .nominee
will j be i^tlrely.healed.' , . ,
Ti-o rn ES tit; g between Colonel Wat
terson and. the President will- be -the
first' sin?a tho Manhattan, club dinner
in r^ew York in-i?i2 wnen tile bresk
between them occurred. '
' It appears that indirect peace nego
tiations between the President and Mr.
Watf^nsoa'nere opened after Mrs.
Wilson's death when Colonel Watter
son wrote a touching tribute to Mrs.
Wilson in tho editorial columns ot his
papei. The President was deeply af
fected wud warmly thanked the au
thor. An sxchango of letters followed
in which \Mr. Wilson asked Colonel
Watterson, ty visit him in tb? White
House! s -' .*":<?' .
O O O..O' ooo o o ooo o
0 ?
o BIG BICE FUNNEL o
o * XINBB TITAN ON FIRE o
O' . . .. '. . -i- o
6 SEATTLE, Wash, .Oct. . .17.-A o
o Merchant ??change dilaten from o
o Port $ald w?d that the big bine o
o funnel Huer Titan, which sailed o
o' from Seattle for Great Britain on o
D Angnut ? willi a nt?lfoa dolla* ?
o cargo, largely foodstuffs, Ss on fire o
o in the Sue? Canal. No details are o
o jjtsa-/'.v;v. o
. o
o o o o o o o o o o o o O
mm SOUTH TO
OTM PRODUCTION
O Fimd Being Raised to Take Care
?m^ba^aii??eeu>got
jonmern.. states*
Crower, Mississippi, nnd Blesse. South
Carolina; North Cat Mina wa? repre
sontwd by tV W^Poe of the state agri
cultural d?partaient, Raliegh and Ten
nessee bv State Senator J. Ti. -John
sohlous of Paris.
Gqvet$o^ Blesse r^^uth^aro?Mt
that the wefting go ou record ?? fav
oring legislation bx the States prowl
ing for. restriction of cotton acreage.
He. ?aid ho would go before the South
Carolina legislature and demand ?ooh
a law, insisting it wa? the only means,
?^vt?g'lb? Southern cotton grow??
from' starvation eext year.
COMMITTEE M?S
ABOUT AGREED
UPON BILL TO MEET EMER
GENCY BROUGHT ABOUT
BY PRICE OF COTTON
$25,000,000 IN BQNDS
i-A-i
To Be biued Is ffce Pita,- Stets
Reserving Right lo Call Them
in at Any Time.
(Special to The Intelligencer.)
COLUMBIA, Oct. A canvass of
the situation develops that the* special
sub-committee of five ot the select
committee from the Senate and House
haB about agreed upon a bill to bo in
troduced in the General Assembly
early next week to meet the emergen
cy brought about by the low pr leo of
cotton. There aro three members from
the Senate and two from tho ?House on
the sub-commlttco. Solicitors;''. Henry
and Cooper have been co-operating
with the committee. Several sessions
have boen held when the various plans
have boen considered.*.
Hie general plan, it is said, ia tolte
ouu 'Stale hondo not to exceed $2.5,
000,000 for (Ive years at 5 por cent, the
State reserving the right lp call these
in at any timo. Thlsfund will be used
as .far as possible to" take over one
third of the crop in each county of the
State, and thereby relieve the market
of distressed cotton.; The g?nererprcK"
position, said to have been '. agreed
upon, is either to buy tho cotton out
right, the amount to bc paid out of the
bonds at a price vtojbj?' Axed,,? oratio!
make a loan, under conditions to be
fixed. The second proposition; said to
hav? boen decided upon by .the com
mittee. ' pr?vidos for.? r?dlc?'/reduc
tion' of acreage on the' part of the per
son'selling thc cotton': or securing a
joas^Rs.vmoa# w?K -va ioauoa to
owaorB..pu .tho.-bssf^mjUeoma valuo,
yet to be ?etermi??V The loan is to
be carried fd? tvo vo&r? unless cot
ton reaches a price lc .bo Axed by the
State authorities and agreed upon on
tho terms.of the-loan, -This also would
contain a. .condition of radical reduc
tion' of acreage. This proposition while
regarded as radical-is considered pus?
Uflable. by tho- emergency which ex
ists ?and. like acreage reduction la not
?without' precedent in'South Carolina,
according to many in . touch with the
! situation.
! . "Cotton in 18?&, in the city of
! Charleston'Vsafd W. F. Stevenson,
Vuuiubui'n Ol ijiu H???? ?f?i? Chester
field, "was practically destroyed by
fire.'Hie legislature'by an act, found
pace 157 tn ifii. Sevesth 'Statutes, at
I large provided for a nlssue of 92,000,
000 bf State bonds to be sold hy the
Stats 'Bank and the proceeds loaned
to owners ot lota in Charleston for tho
puntosa of rebuilding their properties.
Tho; act was carried out and in our
?State debt, of,'today there ls about
$30(T.O0O of those bond* which were re
funded under tho consolidation act
and subsequently funded in Brown
consols and always recognised as good
as gold and valid obligation's oi the
State. The bonds Were/ adjudged as
valid obligations of the State in the
bond "cases. Only the wreck of the war
prevented their being paid in full, and
we understood that the bonds and
mortgages taken for these loans were
practically all paid. Cotton is a much
?more bankable asset than real estate,
".j ?* C&u ira cuilToncu lillie u .-: more
quickly Into cash.
Steamer
*
Noordam
bailed From New York Oct. 6?
Strack m Mine in English
v Channel.
?? ;. -_
(By Associated vPresS)
NEW YOW?, Oct i7.^-Word was re.
ceived at the Hoboken offices of Ute
Ho;3and-Ame rican line today that the
steamer Noordani, which1 sailed tor.!
Rotterdam ?n October 8; with ninety
passengers, had been hold up in tho
English channel by four (British crul- j
Sers and conveyed to Falmouth. It was
assumed, here that tho Noordam was
proceeding from Falmouth after hav
ing been released by tho BritIsh auth
orlUes when ehe B?ruck a mino.
LONDON, Oct 18.-~Tne Noordam ls
steaming slowly to Nieuwe. Holland,
according to late advices to Lloyds
from Amsterdam.
Th* Noordam, which is commanded
by Lieutenant Krol, ot the Netherlahd
n_oy*! Naval ??cssrrc, ?s?? Kew Turi
October 6> bound for Rotterdam with
a number of first and second cabin
and steersge passenger* ;,
The Noordam is of 7,878 tons, net,
and BOO feet long. She was built at
Belfast in 1802. On her previous east
ward trips tho ?nor was diverted from
her course by a Brit?sh washlp ah* !
taken to Queenstown where l&S Oer- ;
maa and Austrian reserves were tah;-;
en off.
MUST RESPECT
RIGHTS OF. ? S.
Says Chairman of Foreign Rela
tions Committee in a Speech
in the Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Senator
Stone, chairman of the foreign rela
tions committee, today made a speech
in the Senate warning belligerent na
tions to respect the rights of the
United States as a neutral nation.
"When we are performing our-duty,"
be said, "to maintain neutrality, na
tions involved In war should be very
careful lo recognize our rights and to
keep faith with UH. If they fail to do
so, then the responsibility of violat
ing the rights of a neutral power will
rest upon their heads."
The Missouri Senator spoke after
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, had
read to the Senate a letter he had re- !
ceived . from R. W. Patterson, a pas
senger aboard the United Fruit Co's,
vessel Metapan. The letter set forth
that on October 4, ofter tho Metapan
had changed from British to American
registry she waB halted by the Franck
cruiser Condo while plying between
two Colombian ports, boarded by
French officers and five Germans
aboard the Metapan were compelled
to sign paroles promising not to serve
against the Allies. The lettor- said
that an American consul who waa on
board bad flied, a report of the Inci
dent to the State Department,
r Acting Secretary Lansing said he
knew nothing of the details of the in
cident and would not pasB Judgment
on IL Other department officials do
not Bee at present how tho'case can
come officially before them unless the
managers of the steamship line make
lt ah issue.
?DEFEATEDWITH
HEAVY LOSSES
I ? v . ?
Maytoren-. Disregards Armistice
Fixed by Asnas Calientes !
Conference.
(By Associated Press.)
Naco, Aria.,* Oct. 17.-Maytorena
forces, partisans of tho Villa faction
j in the Mexican . imbroglio, - it . waa
ieamed todayf were defeated with
heavy losses during their attack on
Naco, Sonora, last night and carly to
day.
Maytorena, it ls said, not only dis
regarded the armistice fixed by ibo
Aguas Calientes conference, but at
tacked the Mexican town from dU?
south although he previously had as
sured American officials that Jio had
given ordere to prevent fire gainst
the American town.
Bu lie ID from the rifles of the in
dians who hurled themselves against
tho entrenchments of the Carranea ;
forces under General Hill struck in
this village. Seven' persons were
wounded, Including four negro troop
ers of the Ninth United States cav
|alry. ?M'-i
The American soldiers crouched
behind boiler plate fortifications
Strung along the American side of tho
boundary aa the bullets pattered
jsganst the steel.
.Two of the most seriously wound
ed troopers neither of whom ls ex
pected to live, were sent to the army
j hospital at Fort Kuachuca.
Broke American Record.
D?S MOINES, Ia., ? Oct. 17,-W. C.
Robinson, Grinnell. Ia., aviator, today
flew 366vmlles. The American record
for continuous bight waa 284 miles,
made by C. Marvin Wood on August
9. 1913. Robinson started for Chicago,
??tgegaetwi by a niora?..._
I ANDERSON POSTMA
BEEN GIVER
-:
. . ..
j Congressman Aiken Says He Has
Relief for Cotton Grower* H
* Consider!
......
.". ."
(Special to The Intelligencer.)
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-While On
ly a little over seven weeks ol the
tenn ot tb! present postmaster at An
derson remain, lt is understood that
the p?9tof flee department has given no
consideration whatever to the selec
tion of a postmaster for the four
year term beginning December 13. In
ihe natural course of affairs Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Roper
wftV throngh tho postmaster gener
al, mako recommendation to'tifePrt**
ident cf a cltlsen of Anderson for the
position, and tho President will make
the appointment Mr. Roper will/ bf
course, consult with Repreaentaotive
Wyatt Aiken, of the Third XHatrict. cs.
to the nomination; Mr. Aiken states
that ? while . ther? are several candi?
I dates for tho place, ali, ot whom are
EACH DAY BRINGS
THE WAR NEARER
HOMETO ENGLAND
Germans Would Consider it a Great Vidlory
to Reach the Coasl of France and "Hold
the Pistol at England's Head," arid Are
Bringing up Strong Reinforcements to
Strive to Achieve This Object
ALLIES WILL BE ASSISTED BY BRITISH
SHIPS WHEN FIGHTING IS NEARER COAST
British Have Revenged Sinking of Cruiser Hawke
With a Swift Descent Upon Four German Tor
pedo Boat Destroyers? Which They Sent lo the
Bottom With 400 Germans-Allies Bringing
Up Reinforcements, Which Makes it Certain a
Great Battle Must Be Fought Before Either
Side Gives Ground.
(By Associated Presa.)
? Whllo the art?len-?of th?- AUIea and
the - Germ?h .lavadora Are preparing
fof ?battle their-mighty ^ines;- Btretchr
Inp from tho Belgian coast southward
tho ships of war In tho North Sea
again aro showing activity. The
British Have revenged tho sinking ot
the cruiser Hawke by a German sub
marine with a swift doscont upon four
German ' ttorpedo boat destroyers,
which thoy.sent to tho bottom.
Captain Cecil H. Fox, who was com
mander of the cruiser Amphion, de
stroyed by a German mine on August
4; was. in command of the light cruis
er Undaunted and tho four British
torpedo boat .destroyers Lance,. Len
nox, Legion and Loyal, which eh
gagsd tho .Germans off the Butch
coast. The battle must have been
fast .for tho British had only one of
ficer and' four, men wounded, while
tho'official, report issued by the ad
miralty says 31 survivors pf tho Gor
man destroyers are prisoners of war.
Thts would moan that nearly. 400
Qnrninn.. wont llnwn wittl tllf'lr uliipH
Ip the land -fighting the British
troops hnvo captured -Fromelles, an
Independent position southwest of
Lille, oh the French left, while tho
French commander has beon receiv
ing aid from sailors of the French
fleet on the important, strategic posi
tion between Ypres and the sea. The
French Bailors are said to have re
pulsed a German attack and captured
detachments of cavalry and Infantry*
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the British admiralty, de
clarcB that the sending of the British
naval brigades to Antwerp was . part
bf a large operation for the relier
ot tho city ad that their BrltlBh with
drawal was not because of any attack
Sy tao Gormans, but "In obedience
'to the gcnoral strategic situation."
That tho Germans are trying to
move down the North Sea coast to
Dunkirk and Lalals is certln. but Just
how far south of Ostend thoy have
^.gun
fighting . in the nelgh!bh>hbjq
kirk ate not ge*erWljjnt?ra
Tho HollaRd-Ameriean iliag?
dam, wnieh left Now YorfcV?btooer 6
and w?a reported to havo reached
Falmouth October 15, has been dam
aged by a mine 1 the North Sea and
is .believed to be proceeding to Rot
terdam. The message convoying this
information said that seven persons
aboard tho Noordam were Injured by
the explosion. ' ' \\- ?
The latest British casualty list In
cludes among .the killed Major Gen
erat Hubert T. W. Hamiltpn, who was
clonoly associated with Field Marshs!
Kitchener, In South Africa and India.
STERSH?P HAS
Been JO Busy . Trying to Secure
e Has Not Had Ham Even to
lie Matter.
~
worthy citlseoa. he has not made any
decidion, and has not even had time
to consider the matter. -His .Interest1
in securing legislation for the relief
of the cotton situation at tho ; South
bis occupied him almost exclusively,
for several weeeks.
Mr. Aiken ls one of thori?i who are
not at all willing that Congress should
adjourn without some definite, affirm
ative action on this subject, and lt is
abparent that sitter some compro
mise on .the subject will hare.to be.
passe*?, or the session may continue
until tho convening of the next regular
session on tho first Monday in Bec?
ember. Certain Senators have Inti
mated that there :may he serlott*
deadlock, unless something ls .done,
but the next few. days will probably
determino th* ib?ttcr.
LONDON, Oct 17. -rToday , thn-a
was a naval battle off - ; the Dutch ,
coast in which a British cruis
er and four " destroyers sank
four German destroyers, while OR
land the German troops reached the
coast of Belgium, lesB than 70 miles
from Dover. They aro about to at
tempt a march Southward to Dunkirk
and Ca?u?p, which are evori oioser to -
the English const ..'.. >;
It Is here, in west Fieodero and
scrota the French frontter* tn Paa-de
Calais, that the heaviest and most Im
portant fighting Is now going on. Ac
cording to tho French official com
munication " issued this afternoon,
the Germans have not advanced be
yond the line running from Ostend
to Thourout, Routers and Menin. Tho
last mentioned place is Just oh ; tho '
border north of Lille, which tho Ger
mans occupied some - da^v ago, but V
which, acording tb tho ' unconfirmed
report, they have been compelled to
abandon.
French Meei With Success.
The filled lino In thia regl?n runs
from a point on the coast which has
not been disclosed^ For th? moment v
Arras Ja the scene of tho' mast per?? *?
sis tent fighting. The Gcrtn&UB }< are '
trying to break through tt> tho Calala
railway, whllo. the FVcbply are at
tempting to push tho German front to
the northeast In this fighting the
French appear to have met with eomo .
success, as they announce * that they
have occupied Flenrbnir.-' and also
have' taken the immediate.approaches <
to Armentieres. At Arrs^.tnsy; ,'el?im
they are. continuing to gain ground.
Ifni Strive to Reach France.
The fighting han only commenced
In this district, for tho . Germane
would consider It a groat victory to
reach the . oast ot FriisSce and "hold
the r. pktc? at England's head" ?nd 1
they have brought un. Stenn* rain? \V
forcements ; and ?wlli'v:tt?j^r^^V^U.' :
their m'wai to achieve ihm .object.
Their official report issued1 tbla after
noon, says that no ; events ; Ot .'Impor
tance haye happened, bat' 'as they
await important victo?leb before
making day onnouncemett this does
not mean thoro ha? bean no fighting.
British 8Wp? WM^???p.
. The Ai?es also, can brm K rup rein
forcements on land and hare been
doing so, which makes, ' li? ?art?ln a
grent battle must be foughtt before
either side gives gf^C^;Wav^R(s?^K:
will be ablated bx \^y:'S^^-?^?S1^
i. .Along., the'/'oo?ter, v;.*rbte&V..;
stretches from Roye to :? fMvJwu
therb aUoears tb bs^e bSefe* ; Juli
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