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VOLUME 1, NO. 187 Weekly, Established I860; Dftllj, lu. lt, lflf. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM THE SECOND RAGE IS DETERMINED Richards, 26,954; Manning, 25,289; Cooper, 24,983 COLUMBIA, Aug. 27.-Richard I. Manning of Somier and John G. Richards of Liberty Hill Will Make the Second Race for Governor of South Carolina. The Second Primary Will Be Held September 8th. The Complete Report Follows: Richards, 26,954; Manning, 25,289; Cooper, 24,983. This Is Not the Officia! Report From Al! Counties, But Is Complete and Is Accepted As the Result of the First Primary. The Figures Will Not Be Changed Materially, and the Relative Standing Will Remain. VICTORIOUS GERMANS CONTINUE ADVANCING; FRENCH GIVING GROUND CONTRADICTORY REPORTS OF .THE SITUATION COME v FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES; BUT OFFICIALS ADMIT THAT KAISER'S TROOPS ARE DAILY NEARING PARIS-PARISIANS ARE FLEEING SOUTH A long official statement is issued by the French war office re viewing the operations in Belgium and* along the French frontier. A new retirement by the allied forces is recorded, while at the same time the statement is optimistic with reference to the opposition which the French and British are offering to the German advance. No definite details are forthcoming regarding the general hattie which apparently is in progress all along the line. The French war minister has inspected the supplementary de fences around Paris, whi?h are being rapidly pushed forward in an ticipation of a possible investmnet of the French capital. An Antwerp dispatch credits General Pau with a victory over So,ooo Germans near Peronnes. Whether this is a new victory or one to wh?;h reference was made several days ago is not known. Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium, and her children have arrived in England. According to official advices received at Washington, France is considering the advisability of 'moving the seat of government to Bordeaux. Great Britain has joined France in objecting to purchase by the United States of German finers in connection with the plan to build up an American merchant marine. lt is reported by steamship officers arriving at Honolulu that British warships off Hong Kong are holding up all vessels including those under the Aniericar. flag, and removing Germans and Austrians bound to the scene of hostilities. The moratorium proclaimed at the outbreak of the war in Great Britain has, been extended for another month. A Japanese destroyer, which ran ashore near Tsing Tau, China, was sheHr^Hfy^flK^rmtoi-gunboat. The crew of the destroyer, pre viously had abandoned her. War News London, August. 31.-4.47 p m.-Taken at its face value the French ofFicial announcement is sued late today, which mentions that the progress of the German right wfcg has forced the allies to yield furber ground, would seem to indicate that the Germans, notwithstanding repulses, are making daily advances toward Pa ris. The statement Sunday of Field Marshal, Sir John French, com mander of N the British forces, however, spoke of fighting on the French lett, but this according to one report, resulted in the Ger man right being-slightly turned. The Austrian invasion of Rus sia in the Lublin district, which aroused the apprehnsion of the al lies, has, jf Russian dispatches are to be relied upon, been blocked and the Muscovites claim to have turned the Russian defenseive into an offensive action. There is-no confirmation of the report that the Russians are in Koenig.? berg. If silence means that there is nothing, doing ,Sir John French's statement Sunday that the British had not been molested since Wed nesday still holds good. Nothing is known by the public in London of the fighting in either ii??i?iciTo or eastern France. SOUTH CONSUMES MUCH COTTON For First Time in History Over Three Million Bales Used In the South New O Heans. August 31.-For the first time tn history, the South has consumed more than three -million bales of cotton in one year, accord ing tn figures mids public today by M. G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans ootton exchange. Tho total for the twelve months ending today amounte 3,037,308 bales. It waa pointed out in ec rotary Hester'a re port U?.at the consumption of the south rapidly waa approaching that of England. The commercial crop was the'sec ond largest ou record amounting to 14,588.501 bales. Tbe largest crop was two years ago, totaling 16,138,501 bales. From Canada, India, Australia and South Af rica.the British army front will soon receive large "re inforcements. Some of these troops are reported already to have landed in France. in England the recruiting fever has not abated. At Liverpool to day a battalion of a thousand busi ness men was filled 'within an hour and there was such an overflow tiiat it was decided to enroll a second battalion. The British government has started 1 negotiations, through the American consul at Berlin, for an exchange with Germany and Au stria of non-combatant prisoners. THE ONLY DANGER Mr. Manaus's Friends Urges That Every Man Should Ge te Palls. Columbia. August 31.-Richland county will give Richard I. Manning a good majority. Lexington county, contiguous to this, will be a strong Manning county. In the alrst primary Manning received 1,623 against I> 084 for Richards In Lexington. A lexington man. stated Monkey that hi:-, county would give Manning a two thirds vote next/ Tuesday. The only fear that the Manning men haye ls that over-confidence may cause some of bis supporters to fail u> vote. Mr. Manning's friends bare ap peal to the people ci South Carolina tc corns out and vote next T^*ee*?*,r; and put a man In office who will ad minister the laws fairly for all Qt the people. ARE SEEKING SAFETY ttefngeea Are Fleeing Before Advance Of Russian Cossacks, (By Associated Press;) Ceneva, Switzerland, Via Parla, Au gust 31.-8.80 p. m.-News received here from Berlin and Frankfort, where refugees continue to arrive from Skat Prussia ls to the. effect that the terror of thc refugees fa spreading to Ute towna along the rail road lue and that a great exodus from them ls expocted shortly. Refugees arriving here from Dan. sig. Bastera Prussia, tay the ad vance guard of Cossacks J haa hean aeon tn tba*, neighborhood. It la re ported hare that there wi? sire ral Americana aa well as English and Salsa in Locvala. ti ENGLAND, FRANCE AND RUS SIA ARE OPPOSED TO MERCHANT MARINE WIJLL AID GERMANY Nations Claim Purchase of Ger mr Vessels Would Greedy Aid Them In War (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 31'.-Great Britain, Prance and Russia have ad vised the United Stales informally bat they would look wi: h disfavor on :he purchase by this government o? Jerman merchant steamers to relieve conditions growing out of the Euro pean war and also to build up an American merchant marine. While lot conveyed in any diplomatic cor respondence their position neverthe ess baB been vigorously net forth to I President Wilson and Secretary Bry-| in. France took the initiative, Ambasso. ] ior Jusserand, carrying his objec tons to President Wilson in his re-| -.ont interview at the White HOUBC George Bakemeteff, the Russian am. larsudor, conferred with the British ind French ambassadors today and ater saw Secretary Bryan. AU three diplomats held that there vas no precedent In international law 'or the purchase by a neutral nation >f any great quantity of ships from ^ belligerent. The chief objection irged is that the transaction would ?stabllsb a large gold credit in the lands of Germany. Tread Aid German*. The diplomats point out that tba 3ermar. steamship companies are sicily affiliated with the German ;ovei'intent and to buy their ships now marooned ' in American >orts, would be tantamount to fur lislilng Germany with a large loan. Should the Amertonn government, ?owcver, distribute its purchases of di Ipa equally' among the belligerent ?atlons, they -de not believe there vculd be objection from any quarter. Considerable difficulty would arise, low?ver, lt ia asserted, if for instance, he crew of a German vessel purchas td hy the United States were maln ained on it aa the . English and 'ranch governments would not allow he nationals of any belligerent to and from neutral ships at their rorts. Other Reasons Offered. Ashla frota the question of possible] lit uncial aid to Germany and compil ations over til? crews of the vessels, he European diplomats who are op >osed to the plan believe difficulties vould arise with references to the :argoes of the American ships. Their iffort in the present war has been to teas and' look upon any 'means to iupply food to Germany or Austria as in unneutral act. Would Observe Neutrality. Administration officials here have loclared that the fehipa would only larry neutral articles which are spec ally defined aa nor contraband of var but it la the belief ot the dlplo nata that their governments would ?bject evan to conditional contraband, .bun restricting considerably nay ommerce with belligerents. The European diplomats have en lea vored to point out that they desire] n no way to Interfere with the up-j randing of an American merchant j narine and wfah it success In neu ral countries, but they talah thal American government's ahlpa would! tot be available for commerce with] he belligerent countries ot Europe. WILITTHE SMOKE RI8EI Crowds TTI1I Watch to See ll Smoke Rises frea Chimney Today Pro claiming Election af New Pene' Rome, Aug. 81.-At 7:80 o'clock to itght Cardinal Della Volpe. the papal bemberlaln, closed the Inside door to he conclave hall In which tte college >f cardinals ls gathered to elect, a accessor to the late Pope'Pius, out Ide stood the governor and the mar tial of the conclave. Not ur?ti! i nsrr pepe ha- bees booen by ballot will the doora be pened or any Intimation of the pro edure inside be known. AH telephone wires leading Into the dtfice have been out and communi st lou with the outside world ls *ev ired. ?. Tomorrow morning at ll o'clock xeat crowds will gather In the square luts'ie flt. Petera. Every eye will be ocus?d on tue chimney of Sistine Chapel. If smoke should arlee from lt, t will Indicate that ao Pope baa been iected The smoke will be from the turning ballots, with which has been nixed a little straw. Should a pontiff be elected workman auaediately will break in the doors nd the cardinals , will repair to the ?1 cony Of St. Peter's and proclaim KAISER IO TBK FRONT. Leaden, Semi. L-StSO a. nv-The ierresaendeai af ?he Eatress at The lagae wires his paper that Emparer ?ll*? ate g?ae te Gae Basal** rent. The H&rrors of War. (By Associated Press.) 1 London, August 31.-12.25 p m.-A dispatch to the Reuter telegram Company from Ostend says that a small party, which has returned there from Liege, de scribes the destruction wrought by the war as appalling. "All along the road to Vise," said one of the party, "there was nothing to be seen but walls black ened by smoke, the remains of burned factories, mounds of earth freshly dug-the Sepulchres of the first Germans to fall. "And then comes Vise. What a painful sight fojr those who knew Jiie proud city, so typical of Walloon gaiety and now nothing but a mass of ruins while many of the, inhabitants lie all over the place, their chests riddled with bullets. I was told here that the natives were put ,to work building roads for the invaders from Vise to Aix-La-Chappelle. "On the way to Argenteau we met a procession of able-bodied men marching four abreast and commanded by a non-commissin ed officer, all carrying implements for road or trench^iuilding. These men have to submit to discipline draconic with severity. Herstal, usually Filled with the busy hum of activity in factories, coal mines and work shops, we , found plunged in?0 deathly si lence. At last ve entered Liege. The mhabiUnfs stbbilWtetfirafcolds of their homes, silent and anxious, . but afraid to speak. The streets in the middle of the town wore a deplorable aspect. Many houses had been abandoned. Their doors and windows were shatter ed and their contents had been re moved- Nobody but soldiers was 1 to be seen. The Place de L'Uni- , versite, the Rue des Pitteurs and the Qua d?s Pecheurs had been { burned." Flashes OATS AUB CHEESE GRATIS Loudon, Sept, L- l a. m*-The of ficial press bureau, In aa announce. ?Mat today, says the government has accepted gratefully aa offer from the people af Albarta af half a million bushels of asia tar the amy atd from the government af Quebec 4,000,000 pounds of cheese. 80,000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED Berlin, Aagast 81.-By WIrless to j The Associated Press, Via SayvDJe, L. , L-It was officially aaaeaBced tonight i that about 80,000 Basclaas had been , taken prisoner* hy the German* dar? i 10? the fighting Ie East Prussia, par. Ucalarir at Orteisburg, ?theaafe?! 1 and Taanenhurr.. They taetude asan y i alleen af high rank. ! The German attack at these . iree I paints waa across ewaaips cad lakes. ABE APTER RUSSIANS ALSO " \ London, August *L-l&M pw av- < An emetal telegram received Ia LOB. < doa declares thai fresh forces of Ger* tuaas hara stade their appearance aa < the Prussian frontier gai at se sse j points they are taking the offensive 1 agalast the Russiaa*. j TUB QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY , * Queen Wilhelmina Receives Congrat- ' Biatlon? a? TkJrtv-Foartfc Birthday, j (By Associated Presa) London, Sept. 1.-12.40 a. m.-A dis- i patch to the Renter Telegram Com. I pany from Amsterdam says that ill Americans now in Hollaad, yesterday sent congratulations to Queen Wil helmina on the occasion of her thirty- i fourth birthday. The message ot con gratulation Mao expressed the thanks < of Americans for the hospitality shovn them In Holland and th? hope that a speedy peace between th? war- i ring nations ot Europe would be brought about . 1 BRITISH SHIPS HALT LINERS AMERICAN VESSELS ARE HELD UP BY ENGLISH WAR SHIPS TAKE RESERVISTS German and Austrian Reservists Bound For Wer Are Taker. In Charge By War Dogs Honolulu, T. H.. August 31.-The American liners Manchuria and China of the Pacific Mall Steamship Com pany's Oriental fleet, were halted by British warships off Hong Kong and forced to surrender sixty German and Austrian reservists bound for tho Eu ropean war fron)/ the Philippines. This wag tho news brought by Cap tain Thompson and Purser Landers, of the China, which arrived here to day bound for San Francisco. According to officers ot the China, the Germans and Austrian before starting on their Journey, ashed for and received assurances from Wash ington that they could not be molest ed on an Aferlcan registered vessel. Then they took passage for San Francisco via Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Bnd Honolulu. On. arriving at Hong Kong, the vessels were halted by ships of the British beet, the passengers were summoned for inspection and requir ed to give thfelr nationality at the call of the purser's roll. Those who ap peare to be Germans or Austrians and could not prove otherwise were taken to Stone Cutters Island, for deten tion. Two Germans aboard the China clalfed Swiss citizenship and were not held. All the German residents of Hong Kong have been held. Captain Thomson reports. Manila newspapers of August 8th, arriving hero, confirm the captain's story. I Washington, August 31.-State de partment officials did nbt regard aa unusual Ute reported, removal pt German and Austrian reservists: from American ships off Hong Kong, pro vided the .Incident occurred wit "jin the three miles limit of the Palish port. Inasmuch as Hong '<ong lb under British jurisdiction uer war ships her warships could arrest the nationals of any belligerent within territorial waters. What might bc the opinion of the American government if the reserv ists were taken from American ves sels on the high seas is undetermln-* ed. State department officials said ion ig lu no complaint of that character had been placed before them. The right of search for contraband car goes on tho high seas is accorded by all nations to belligerent ships; but the right to t*y*? - passenger from a neutral ship on Ute high seas leg has been in dispute and no officia: ot the department was willing to ex press aa opinion. THREATEN TO DESTROY CITY* Striking Miners Say That If Troops Interfere They Will Burn City. (By Associated Preaa.) Butte, Mont., Aug. 31.-Miners openly threatened tonight to lay the town in ashes if either State or Fed eral troops attempt to enter Butte. One of the miners' leaders declared they did not purpose to fight the sol diers, but they would wreak vengeance upon the business men for bringing soldiers to. Botte. "We have quantities of dynamite and oil," said one leader, "and the troops will find ashes." Hitherto the majority of the miners bave not credited the report that the militia waa being mobilized, as tba local net? ?papers withheld the news >n request of business men who feared that ita publication would excite the miner?. But today a Helena editor brought an automobile load of news papers to Butte for sale and newe toys coon began crying the news bf the mobilisation. C-ells Immediately weat iortfc from President "M?ckle" MacDonald and the other leaders for a secret meeting Df the union miners. Later a commit tee of miners waa aent to ?de railroad lepota to soe If the troops had ar rived. ! The minera called another meeting tor tonight The electric light plant sud all the larger atores were guarded by many armed men, aa were the mines. On the attic floor of the court bouse there were stationed, fifty guards armed with rifles. County Attorney J. J. Mccaffery ta nned, a warrant for the arrest of the Helena editor on a charge of inciting a disturbance, bat he had left the city. All ammunition tn the hardware ?tores has been removed und firing pina have been taken from the rifles. GREATLY OUTNUMBERED Waasuagtee, August iL-Seventy thea sand British troops fer tam days held Ia cheek two hundred tbanaaai Germans aatfl relived by French refnfereesaeats? according - to Inf ermatlea received here today through neutral diplomats. The ad vices did nat gire the place of tte battis Official StaU French Suce Paris. Aug. 31.-6:65 p. m.-The ? following official statement was Is- < sued tonight by the war office: t "The situation generally ls actually t as follows: ( "First-In the Vasges ar; J in Lor- . raine, lt must be rememoered. our forces, which had taken the offensive at the beginning of the operationa and < driven the enemy outside of our fron- f tiers, afterwards underwent serious f checks Before Sarreburg and In the I region of Morhajne, where they en- g countered solid defensive works, our 1 forces were obliged to fall back and t to re-form, one part of Couronne de 1 Nancy, and the other on tho French f Vosges. I "The Germana then assumed the of- 1 fenslve, but our troops, after having c thrown them back upon their posi tions, resumed the offensive two days 1 ago. Thia attack continues to make i progress, although slowly. It is a ver- s Bable war of sieges, as each position 1 occupied ls fortified immediately. f "This exolans the slowness of our i advance, which la nevertheless, char- c acterlxed each dr.' by fresh local suc cesces. t "Second-The region of Nancy and t Southern Woevre. since the beginning 1 of the campaign in this section, be- i tween Metz on the German side and < Tovd and Verdun on the French side < has not been the theatre of Important < operations. t "Third-In the direction of the I Meuse between Verdun and Metieres, ? it will bo remembered the Frnch forces took the offensive in the be- t ginning toward Longwy, Neufchateau .? and Paliseul. The troops operating in t the region of Spincourt and Longuyon 1 haye been able to check the enemy's < army under the command of the Ger- t man crown prince. I "In the regions of Noufchateau and Paliseul. on the other band, certain < of our troon? have received partial 11 checks, which obliged thom to retiro ?I The Philippin Is Very Q -----> ? . (By Associated Press.) I Washington.. August 31.--"The na- J tions involved in the far eastern' t struggle have many interests and ter. ritorial possessions in close proxi mity to the hPilippines and to discuss , the disposition of the Philippines at , this time would be impolite and ex- t tremely unwise," declared a minority < report of the house insular affairs ( committee.today on the pending Phil- \ ippine independence bill. t The report signed by the republi- x cans of the committee, declares Japan , might seise all of Germany's Pacific ( "A distinguished Japanese," , said , the report, "once observed that the ( Philippine Archipelago is but a con ti??Mum ?? their own. Territorially we are In close relations with Jap*?,, one of the nations now at war." ' Still closer are our territorial re- * latlons with Germany. The Samoan j ! Islands, In the South Pacific, are di- J vlded between England, German an.1 the United States. Americans Outnumbered. < Hawaii, with 191.000 popuicM^n haa c 80,000 Japanese and only 10,000 Amer. . t leans. This group of islands, in the ! I Center of the Pacific, probably ls the i most desirable strategic point In the J ? world. I < "It ls true that Japan has stated* t that her offensive operations would 1< be confined to Klao-Chow, but| why should they, from Japan's point t of view? If, angered by stubborn re-'t aistance. severe losses and. pressed ' ( A Remarkabh Cotton Ci rw*rtrTi?nt nf Aj/r?nilrura On? M OJ 1,350,000 Bales Lesa Than Yes (By Associated Press.) ff Washington, Aug. 81.-A bumper 1 cotton crop which may equal if not ex. > coed the big crop of 19)1 when final ( returns are made, ls Indicated by the I department of agriculture'? report to- t day showing the condition of the crop of August 28, to be 78 per cent of a t normal. C A total production of 16,080.000 tl bales of 800 pounds gross weight ls I Interpreted by the department ex ports from Gie condition figures. This c la 1.285.000 balee more than forecast t from the July condition figures, the result of excellent growing conditions c throughout the cotton belt during Au- s gust 1 "The condition of Gie cotton crop t on August 25. which waa 78 per cent 1 iment of \ess and Loss -- i ipon the Meuse without having their irganlzatien broken up. This retiring novetnent has compelled the forces operating in the neighborhood of Spln :ourt to withdraw also towards tba douse. "During the last few days th? en uny has endeavored to spread out rom the Meuso with considerable orces, but by a vigorous counter of ensivo they were rec died with very treat losses. In the t >eantime, fresh orces of Germana advanced to the dia ria of Roceroy (in Ardennes) marchi ng In the c"rectlon of Rethel. Now a general acth/.i Is taking place between he Meuse and Rethel, and lt still Ik inpossible to see definitely the issue >f this. "Four'h-Operations In the North: The French and British forcea origi nally took up positions in the D?nant md Charleroi country and gt Mena. They endured severa1 repulse-* And tba orclng of tbe Meuse by the Germana lear Glvet upon our flank, compelled mr troops to retire. "The Germans seek continually to nave toward the West. It waa under hese conditions that our English ap tes, attacked by the enemy In greatly superior numbers In the region of Le -oteau and Cambrai have withdrawn oward the south, at the moment th?t >ur forces were operating In the dis rlct of Avesnea and Cbimay. The re ring movement waa prolonged during l?verai days. , '.'In the meanUme .su/geneiM battle ook place In the region ot St. Quentin md Verina, and at the eamii ,tlm?3 In ho Ham-Perronnes district. This b?t ie was marketd .by an important suc :e?s by our right, whare we. have brown back the Prussian guard and ho tentb anny corps Into "Owing to the progr?s* of the! nan right wing, where.our adv? lave united their b^'tfa^Vg*,nave lad to make new retirer e Situation Complicated by an already aroused war spirit imong /ter people, Japan should selie ?ll of Germany's Pacific pd?sl?slonjj. io one would ba surprised. A Pe?lcate Problem. "To enter on debate in wbi?* all our .elations and Intere?wrj^'^n?wp would be discussed and pur rights In he Phillippines, Hawai,!,. Samoa rjnd 3uam. challenged.' wou.'d be to en :ourage disregard to our Interests and ead nations with opposing interests 0 believe the United ' Slates, would lot go far in the def eus? of posses itons so lightly regarded b/ those In ..ontrol of this government: Tn make ne world believe we Tir? anxious TO rot rid of tba Philippines, is to Invite iggresslon which would mean w*r." - Best As It Is. "It ls unwise to consider at th!' imo to complete change In the go* . ?lament of the Philippines. There ls 1 great need Just now of emergency eglslatlon to which there would be ittle or no objection. A bill tb in :reaac Ute limit of Indebtedness from t5.ooo.000 to S?o.ooo.ooo or any other emergency measure could be reported mt at once and pass without oppoat lon. Aa to t?* u?i?i branch of cop* press (the senate) an emergency mea. tore will receive . immediate constd iratlon but Ulla bill will not even be. ?onaldered in committee there during he present session or possibly not at ' ill In the senate at the abort nessln." Representative Towner today ss roduced a hill increasing the limit of he Philippine government to fl6.000, 100 at any one tune. z Jump rop Estim?e nth Arno Predicted Stan of Crop terday's Figure?. >f a normal," says an official state, nant, "is Interpreted aa Indicating a leid per acre of 197 pounds, which amperes with 18^2 poonda per acre >roduced a year ago, and 187.1 posada he ten year average. "A yield per acre o' 197 pounds on he estimated planted eare of 88,960. KMhvcrea would produce about 7,290. 100 actes would produce about 7,290, lalea ot 600 pounds weight "There ls usually some abandon nent, the average about 1 par cent mowing for ona par cant' abandon nent there would remain aa indicated i production of about 14,194,000 hales sst year, 13,TO2,O%0 la 1912, a ?rodi c lon of 16,393.00 in the tooted af Ul, and ll,*09,?00 la 1910."