Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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There have been attacks ard counter attacks but in the words bf tho official communication, "there has la-en no change in the !Rtua?fea.M The allies claim to have made nome slight progress at some points against the German right wing north of the river Aisne and to have repulsed 'the counter attacks there and between d onne and Auheims, while they say in the center and on the fight the Ger-f mans are acting purely on the defen siverbaving "dug themselves into en trenchments.' * The German official reports are al most identical witb those of the allies. They say no decision has been reached but thst the allies' power of resistance is weakening; that a.French attempt to break their right; that in the center tho Germans are gaining ground slow ly and that the salties from Verdun have been repused. It would seem from this that the commanding generals have not yet found the weak pointe in their opp.- n-, cots' dispositions and that each la withholding hi* determined blow for, as Lord Kitchener said In the house of lords, "the right moment." The Germane having reached se lected positions, which they > have strongly fortified, would appear to now have tfea -advantage, aeording to the ' military critics, but for that fact they must defend the whole of their front to make good their retirement should an attack by them' fail or a smashing ' blew from the alli?s break'their line while the Ango-French forces are de- : dared to be free to mass at any point 1 General Joffre may select' as most suitable for th? attack'. , lt is not certain where the French ? commander Will direct his assault. } While the armies forming his left are pressing tbe German right wing it is thought probable Joffre is making ar rangements for an attempt to cut I through 'the German front somewhere : north of Verdun and thus drive the 1 . armies of the Gorman crown prince, the Duke of Wurttemburg, General von ' Housen, General von Buelow and Gen eral von Kluck wes?wahrd, sever their communications -with 'the Rhine 1 through Luxcmberg and compel them 1 to rely on ?mes running ?atu Bel- ' glum, 'which are menaced by the 1 Anglo-French. The Germans are reported to be < prepared, however; to offer trcmeu- ' dous resistance to such a move: They 1 not only are in strong positions where 1 reinforcements of men, munitions and 1 provisions can reach* them easily but they' have additional defended posl- 1 Hons 'to fall back , oh ' if necessary. j ' Furthermore; they are ?aid to be strengthening their positions "* along ? the river Sambre from Maubeuge. to Namur and along spa .Meuse from- G? ret to Namur, so that nothing evi- ; den'tty Is being deft to* chances. It is even. reported that the Ger mans are concentrating transport trains on tho Luxemburg frontier *.o enable them to move troops eastward 1 should they so deidre. This leads ? 'some military observers tb believe the l Germans have decided to remain on < th? defensive on th west while they I re sending theeir main anny east to 1 confront tho Russians, apparently < ihey are concentrating their western armies for, witb the exception of the . occasional Uhlan troops, northwestern France seems nearly clear of Ger mans. Tlie Calais and Boulogne routes to Paris haye been reopened. One of the Uhlan patrols was caught by a British arm*, sd motor ?&r In cotnnvand of Commander Samson at Doulloln3 on the main road of Amiens J a low UBJB ogu nim mof Oat Ot its ii ?vi . were killed. The other Uhlan was wounded and captured: ' Coinander Sampson is one cf the most efficient o* the navy's flying men. many of whim-are now Working with' the ar my. Mis exploits show that the , British like th? Germans ha Ve armor ed cara With which to Chase scouting 1 parties. ) Reports from Petrograd today say the Russian pursuit of the Austraias 1 continues sad that the Russians have t gained Important successes over the > , Austrians' rear guard. Convoys of < two army cores with thirty guns and ammunition and B.O?C prisoners are ? . ??iii iu ?in?c ?Bu ?Biriunru. * nw whoie 1 of Gio Aastro-Kusian bordier between ? Yus-ekoff and Annapol Is reported t to be overrun by the Cossacks leading ( tho Huslan advance, i . The Rrudan amy now in Galicia will t bo left thereto complete the wreck, < (Convlnued^oQ Pago 7.) I re Slowly Allies Back ALLIES CLAIM TO HAVE ADVANTAGE No Importan^ Development? In line of Battle Reported (By Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. 17.-The allies have progressed somewhat on their western wing and are repulsing a vigorous German offensive movement, according to an official announcement msde this afternoon by the. French war depart ment. The communication follows: "The battle continued during the day of September 17, along the front from the river Oise to the Woe vre, with out important changes in the situation at any point. "First: On our left wing on the heights to the north of the river Ais ne, we have made slight progress against certain points. Three offen sive counter German attacks undertak en by thc Gsrmcns against the En glish army have failed. From Ca rtonne to Rheims we ourselves re pulsed some very violent counter at tacks executed during the night. The enemy tried in vain to take the offen sive against Rheims. "Second: On the center from Rheims to the Argonne, the enemy hss rein forced itself by constructing important fortifications, and has adopted a purely defensive attitude. To the east ot the Argonne In the Woevro district, the situation IF unchanged. "On our right wing in Lorraine and the Vosges, the enemy occupies posl tlosn' organized on a defensive basis in the vicinity of tho frontier." GOVERNMENT BOAT GOES TO BOTTOM Fourteen Lives Lost When Col lier Crashes Into Steamer on St. Lawrence (By Associated Press) Quebec, Sept 18.-The Black Dis mond collier Llngan rammed and sank tho government steamer Montmagny, st 5 o'clock this morning during a fog at Beaiuju banks, in the St. Lawrence river, 26 miles from Quebec. Four teen persrns, members of the Mont ma guy's crew and families of two "tight I house keepers aboard tbe Montmagny j lost their lives. Second officer La Chance ot the Montmagny, was among those who perished. He dared with two children In his arras In a heroic but unsuccess ful attempt 'to rescue them. Mrs. La Valle, wife of the lighthouse I keeper at Flower Island, and her four j children were lost. Mrs. Richarde, wife of the llght aouso keeper at Belle Isle and her leven children were aboard the Mont sagsy, but how many of t hom were saved is unkonwn. The vessel was on her way from Quebec to the Gulf of St/Lawrence and tito straits of Belle Isle, N. F., She sad.on board a cargo of coal and pro visions for wireless stations and signal service stations along the coast. Although the Montmagny was not al passenger vessel she wa? utilised to transport the families of the light douse keepers at Belle Isle and Flower j Island to their stations. NOTED VET. KILLED Virginian in Railroad Wreck Was a' Gallant Veteran, (By Associated Kress.) Bristol, Va., Sept?. 18-John - Preston, who was killed today in tba wreck near Livingston, Ala., was1 cap* Aln of Co. K.^of the 37th Virginia ?valry and had*a gallant war record tn the Confederate army. Ho waa , lorn and iWed et Abingdon, Va. He 1 >wned a large stock farm at Abilene, rexes. Comprehensh Of Five Di UivenbyFr (By Associated Press.) london; Sept. 18.-Tlie Exchange I Telegraph's Paris correspondent in a I Uvpatcl, received tonight says: ~A comprehensive account or the i ive days' battle on the Alane river, 1 vhich he described as the fiercest In i he westers theatre since the begin- ' ins ?:.? war, waa gives* by a French I Meer who arrived In Paris today. 1 "On the morning o? the 14th the - sneer said the Germans called a halt, j rut -?y iit??uO?ju Va? battle bad be. i ?rae general. All next day the bat ?s was of a ding dong nature, the I lennans evidently walting reinforce- 1 neut?. During the night, however, I hey delivered a furious attack on the l sxt-eme left bot Ute British and1 drench troops gallantly met the on i :.; * " ? ' *. ?:? ' ? ?'? j "v WANT FACTS MADE KNOWN - BELGIAN CRUELTY WAS THE CAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN LETTER EXPLAINS Communication ? Tnt From Ger man Officiel Tells ol Condi tions Troops Encountered (By Associated Press) New York, Sept. 18.-Adolph F. Bruenen, formerly secretary to tho German embassy at Washington, who now ls at Genoa, Italy, bas sent to a relative here the following communi cation from Dr. A, F M. Zimmerman, German under secretary of foreign af fairs, with the information that the German government requested that it be given publicity: Bellin, August 30,1914. "Official Communication of the Ger man General Staff: "The city of Loewen (Louvain) bad surrendered and was given over to us by the Belgian authorities. On Mon day, August 24. some of our troops were shipped there, and intercourse with the inhabitants was developing quite friendly. "On Tuesday afternoon, August 25, our troops, hearing about an immi nent Belgian Bortle from Antwerp, ?Tft in that direction, the command ing general ahead In motor car. leav ing behind only a colonel with sol diers to protect the railroad. As the rest of the commanding general's staff with the horses was going to follow and collected. on the market place, suddenly rifle fire opened from all the surrounding houses, alli 'the horses being killed and five officers wounddd, one of thom seriously about ten different places in town, al so on some of our troops- just arrived and waiting on tho sqnarc in front of the station and on incoming military trains. Two priests caught handing Kt ummuntion to the people were ot In (font of tho station. ''Street fight lasted UH Wednesday, the 26th in tho afternoon (24 hours), when stronger forces arrived, in the meantime succeeded in geUihg the up per hand. Town and northern suburb were burning at different places and br tbig time have probably burned down altogether. "On the part of the Belgian govern-, ment a general rising of the popula tion .against the enemy had been or ganised for a long time; depots of arms were found, where to each gun Was attached the name of the citizen to be armed. "A spontaneous rising of the peo ple has been recognized, at thc ? re quo. Lt of the smaller states et The Hague conference, as being within the law of nations, as tar as weapons are carried openly and the laws of civiliz ed warfare are being observed, but mich rising was only admitted in or der to fight the attacking enemy. - "In the case of Loewon Ute town had already surrendered, the town be ing occupied by our troops. Never theless, the population attacked on all sides and with a murderous fire the occupying forces and nfewly arriving troops. "Therefore, there ca ben no no question Of means of defense allowed by Uta law of nations, neither of a warlike guet-apens (ambush) but only of a treacherous attempt of the civil population, tho more to be condemn ed, es it apparently was planned tong beforehand with simultaneous at tack from'Antwerp, as arms- were not cvarrled Openly as women and young girls took part in the fight and blind ad our wounded sticking their eyeB out "The barbarous attitude of the Bel gian population In all parts occupied by our troops not only has justified nur severest measure?, bet forced (Continued on Sixth Page.) ^Account ays Battle ench Officer ?taught, remising Ute Germans no tower than tan tims? with tearful losses. "Tho Herm?n? still esme on, how erer, seeking to pierce the French line Three had been nothing like it rince th? beginning of the campaign. "The enemy hurled dense masses pf troops at us In a supr?me endeavor io check our forward progress, but ?heft dawn came we stttl held the posiUou and even had gained ground ?Us?t:?. "The artillery duel waa continued >roughcut the nert day. The mor lug of the 17th again saw desperate Fighting, Thia time we threw the Jarmans back some ten kilometers, capturing BOO men and a lot ot mltrav Heuses." ' SENATE HAS AN ALL NIGHT SESSION IN DISCUSSION OF-BILL MANY ARE MISSING Not Enough Members Present To Pa?; On River ?usu ? MU vira Appropriations (By Aasoclated Press.) Washington, Sept. 18.-In a final ef fort to break the determined filibuster against the river and harbor appropri ation bill. Senator .leaders tonight had the sergeant-at-arms eent to round up absentees and settled down for what promised to be an ail night session. A proposed compromise contemplat ing a $20,000,000 lump sum appropri ation for river and harbor improve ment? as a substitute for th : pending bill evoked the enthusiasm from river and harbor adv?cales, who decided on a continuous session in thc hope of wearing out the members trying to talk the bill to death. A point of order to hamper the fili buster yesterday, ocupled all of to day and Anally roved absortlve. The Senate by a 36 to 15 vote reversed its ruling of yesterday when by a vote of 24 to 28 it held that Senator Kenyon, occupying the floor, could not yield lt to another except' by unanimous con sent. The debate occupied the whole day's session, Senators I try ai/ and Stone arguing Vigorously that a sena tor had no right ip occupy the ?i-jor and "farm it oatt The com promise' plan, suggested at a meeting ot the commerce commlttoe early in the day, was discussed on both the house ana senate sides of the capital. It waa not received favorably at an Informal meeting of the house rivers and harbors- committee, and aroused considerable apposition among senate supporters of the bill. The latter declared noiyhkorous steps had been taken by the soSJorlty to stop the filibuster, and Senator Williams made an impasioncd plea fdr a "permament and perpetual session of the senate." "Let 'em talk till they drop from their feet," he shouted. "Let 'cm talk until their mouths are so dry they can't tit ter another word." Majority leaders, although doubtful of their ability to keep a quorum in atiendauou, finally seceded to the de maud for drastic action and determin ed to keep the senate In session alt night if possible. Senator Kenyon concluded five days of discussion of the bill and surren dered the floor to Senator Harton, who spoke for more than two hours. He then prese* ? *d i formal motion to re commit the to the commerce com mittee. But few Senators were on thc floor and Senator Burton obtained a roll call on his motion, which showed 38 senators, ll less than a quorum, were present. For an hoar the Senate sought in vain to get a quorum, and finally the aergeant-at'arms was di' reeled to compel the attendance of ab sent senator*. o. oooooooooooooooo o WAR NEWS o o - o o Bordeaux, Sept. 18.- o o 8 p. m.-The Troyes cor- o o respondent of the Temps o o has sent the following dis- o o patch : o o "According to wounded o o prisoners, German aero- o o planes have been put cut o o of action through lack of o o gasoline. French avia- o o tors, on the other hand, o o have been doi.ig excellent o o work. One French airman o o dropped bombs at an ?in- o o portant railroad junction o o with the result that ten o o trains filled with retreat- o o lng Prussians were stalled, o o "In the last convoy of o o, prisoners brought to o o Troyes were. seventeen o o Imperial guardsmen caj?_. o o tured in th ewood near o o Vttry-l.e-Francoise fDe- o o partment of Marne.) At- o o tached to their sleeves by o o pins were Red Cross in_ o 0 sigtiiv to which, it is be- o o lieved, they had no right, o 0 They immediately have o o been sent to a FreacJvam- o o Nilan?e corps where their o o qualifications may be o tested. o '^Military automobilists o report that tlye country o seems to be- full of, o stragglers, who frequently p fire on French convoys." oooooooooooooooo CRITICISMS OF SIR LIONEL CARDEN ARE RESENTED MAY . 1SE POSITION Sir Lionel May Not Be Sent To -Brazil As Result of Con. troversy Washington, Sept. 18.-The United States government has sent a formal note to Groat Britain inquiring if tho recent interview attributed to Slr Lion el Carden, British minister to Mexico, criticising President Wilson for with drawing American forces from Vera Cruz was accurate in part. An indication of tho displeasure of the American government ovei the W cident ie understood ty have bson conveyed ia tho noto. High officials tonight did uot explain what is expocted to be the oute-yne of the representations but lt would oc casion no surprise herc if a complete repudiation of whatever views Sir Lionel may have expressed would be issued by the British foreign office. Diplomatists also consider lt possible that Slr Lionel may not be accredited to Brazil, this new poyt, because of the Incident. The American government more than once has had occasion to inti mate to thc British government that 0!r Lionel Carden was thwarting the Mexican policy of Ute American gov ernment. He virtually was forced to leave Mexico by General Carranza, the diplomatic Intervention of the Uni ted States alone preventing the Con stitutionalist chief form abruptly handing him his passports. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, tho British ambassador here, already has express' ed his own regret for the incident, apologizing personally to the state de partment . He did this without in structions from the foreign office. President Wilson ls constantly re ceiving reports of tho raoid con struction of affairs in Mexico, contra dicting the statements of disorder al leged to have been made by Slr Lionel Carden. General Villa telegraphed the president today bis thanks for the withdrawal of troops and Bpoke of his co-operation with other subjects of peace. The Constiiutionanat agency here received advices from Mexico City that General Zapata bad replied to General Carranza's invitation to attend the na tional convention of military and polit ical leaders October 1 to caoose a pro- j visional president. Zapata has re queste dthat a truco be declared and a cessation of hostilities be arranged pending the deliberations of tho con vention. It generally 1?: understo?t? here that Geueral Carranza will resign ss first chief and that Fernando Iglesias Cal deron wll be named provisional presi dent. The latter will conduct a gen oral election In which Carranza ex pects to be a candidate. . BRYAN MADE TALK Made Closing Speech Before Insur ance Commissioners in Asheville. (By Associated Press.) Asheville, N. C., Sept. is.-An Infor mal address by Secretary Bryan fea tured the closing day of tue forty, fifth annual convention of the Nat ional Association of Insurance Com missioners. In session here. Officers were elected as fo?ows: President. John S. Darst, West Vir ginia; vice presidents, Burton Mars field, Connecticut, and J. P. Winship. South Carolina; secretaryttreasurer, F. H. McMaster, South Carolina, re elected? The executive committee will select the next place of meeting later. Mr. Bryan urged Insurance wheni the interest* of the people are safe-) guarded at ?. minim um COM. Austrians Ai Wait For , ., -. . (By Associated Press.) Venice, via Paris, Sept is.-In the complete absence ot satisfactory de tallo regarding tho progr?s? of the campaign in Galicia and along the er vtan frontier, the Austrian public ts waiting with dumb patience for defin ite news of what really ir* happening. Since it bccar..G known that Ka&sia eras making great headway in Galicia the comment in Vienna newspapers bsa been guarded, editorials dealing chiefly with tho German campaign in western Europe The presence of 70,000 Polish refugees from GaHela, however, added to the constant arriv al of train loads of wounded, tended to offset this retlcenc. The police recently issued a. de cree warning persons against ??read unfavorable war news under threats Dove of Pei Has BROKERS WILL BE FORCED TO PAY Exchange* Being Closed Does wi i-iv ISBpS e--t???SC?B ?.OI7i Special Tas (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 18.-Stock brok ers who have protested against a pro posed special tax of $D0 a year will not escape assessment. Democrats of tho ways and means committee de termined today to include them In tho war revenue bill which is now being perfected. Arguments that brokers should not be taxed because stock exchanges aro now closed were not regarded as suf ficient to entitle brokers to exemp tion inasmuch as it is probable the ex changes again will bo operating bo Ifore tho need for war revenue has passed. Perfection of thc revenue bill was not completed today. Stamp tax rate-- will be taken up tomorrow. Few changes arc contemplated in thc stamp tax rates as levied during the Spanlsh.Amerlcan war, though the matter of eliminating checks h? unde-l termlned, The committee today approved the additional tax of Hf ty cents a barrel on beer, the tax of two cents a galloi on gasoline, end the special taxes on bankers, brokers and tobacco dealers. Tho committee decided to eliminate the 'minimum tax contained in the Spanish war revenue law on bankers'. That levied a tax of $50 on bankers with a capital ?nd surplus not exceed ing S25.000, and $2 a thousand addi tional. The proposed bill will fix the bankers tax at the flat rate of $2 per thousand of capital and surplus. GERMANS ADVANCE SLOWLY BUT SURE Barun Says the Kaiser's Troops Are Daily Gaming Ground I Berlin, Sept. 18.-The following of I tidal statement has been given ont ; by the headquarters ot the Germar, naval staff. "The battle between the Oise and the Meuse rivers still is continuing, but there are sure indications that the en emy's force is falling. "The French attempt to cut thorugh the German right \Vng was broken down without notable exertion on the German side. "Thc German army ls now advancing ?slowly but surely. "A sortie from Verdun on the right bank of the Mouse was vigorously re pulsed.' ' Another official statement Issued by the German "taff say? that all the Ger man alrshlpes came up to expectations I after undergoing long and dangerous flights. Somo of the air craf were damaged, but all of them have been re paired. None have been destroyed by the enemy. oooooooooooooooo o BANKERS WILL MEET o o - o o Birmingham, Sept. 18. o o -The executive council o o the Alabama Bankers' ?^s- o o sociation today invited o o officers of all bankers' as- o 0 soc?ations in cotton grow- o o ing states to meet in Bir- o o mingham September 28, b o to consider the cotton sit- o o uation. ? 'o oooooooooooooooo rtxiously . Complete \ Conditions _i of the severest penalties. Spies are found everywhere, In cafes; In streets, trying to: ovqrhear private -jonvorba tlon& and then hastening to thc police and denouncing suspected persons. Hundreds of arrests already havo been made and many persons bavo been placed under more or less strict ' police surveillance. Six Slav deputies In tho rel chimu h 1 already have been imprisoned. These [ Include Dr. K ramara, the Czech leader. 1 Clarence B. Telly bas been spend- ! tag the last few days at Portland, Me., : where he went to attend the national convention of tbs Improved Order oil i Ped Men- Mr. Tolly is expected to ' return either today or tomorrow. HOPES FOR CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AT AN EARLY DATE ABANDONED NO PROPOSAL MADE England Has Received No Offer of Peace From Germany and . Wilson b "Hands Off' (By Associated Press) Wai/In gt on, Sept. 17.-Great Brit ain hai; received no proposal for peace cither directly or Indirectly from Ger many or Austria and therefore has. nothing to say on the subject. This was the substance of s rasff Bage received late tonight by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambassador here, from Sir Edward Qrty, British fcrei^ eecretary. The ambassador has in quired early today whether any peace proposal was before hla government In view of the perl Bisten t rumors from Berlin that proposals were being ex changed . Coincident with the receipt of this information from Great Britain it waa learned authoritatively that President Wilson had not pursued either with Great Britain. France or Russia, the informal suggestion of the Itftbertai German chancellor that "lt was np to the United States to obtain a state ment of peace terms from the all leo." At the white house the view waa ex pressed that tbs president virtually had abandoned the Idea of continuing the informal peace" movement begun tend days ago a conversation between Oscar Straus and Count von Bern storff. the German ambassador. He bas decided to Await a definite ex pression from Bomo one ot the, bellig erents, feeling lt would be inconsis tent with the American neutrality to press any of Ute belligerents to make overtures. incidentally the state d?p?rtment hasn't Bommunicated With tho Brlttsh or French ambassadors ' here or the German ambassador nv New York on the subject. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, aa well ss Jules Jusserand were at the state department today. Ambassador Spring-Rice did not mention peace, discussing neutrality questions. The French ambassador made only casual inquiry as tb the correcte cs* cf na wa pa per reports regarding the peace possibilities. Diplomats representing the allied forces are said to believe President Wilson will not ask the American am bassadors abroad not to continu j con versations until terms of peace were voluntsriiy proposed by the belliger ents. The informal exchanges thus far conducted by the Amorican ambassa dors' at Berlin, London endJParls have brought forth almost Identical state ments, each side charging the other with tho responsibilities Gt starting the war, each declaring it had been at tacked and saying lt would consider terms of peace only If overtures were made by the enemy with a definite statement of terms'. It was pplnted out hats today that the United States waa careful to avoid Informal soundings and obtained ? Written request from Russia and Ja pan for ? discussion ot peace before acting as an Intermediary to settle the Ruslan-Japanese war. AMERICANS HAVE STRENOUS TIME Well Known Veteran ?ad Niece Have a Few Thrilling Ex perience* (By Associated. Press.) Paris. Sept. 18.-Trying exp?riences befell major Edwin Jacob Stivers, TX. S* A., retired.' and his niece, Misa Stivt.rs, who were caught in the track battle at the village of Vaumolsa, about 45 miler northeast of Paris. American Ambassador Myron T. Herrick learned yesterday of the maj or's situation and sent an anny on cer attached to tho embassy in an an? tomobHe to bring him with his nieta to Paris. Major ?tm?T. wa? ?? ?u u?? 80th year, was found broken In health. Ho said the British troops had been tn the villsge OB August SQ and Slr and the Germans from September 1 to 10. There bsd been a good deal af shooting around his cottage. He painted a small American, flag on a, piece or board whleb be;nailed to Uta cottage and this usually waa respect, ed. Miss Stivers, however, Was mada to do all kinds ot work for the Ger? man soldier B such as serving them ?t table, making tea end watering their horses. Major Stivers was born lo Brook lyn, Ohio, and diMng&aned himself in Gie war between the sf tte*. He was mentioned by Gene/ai Rosecrans for conspicuous gallantry in the bat* tis of Chlckamsuga. His home re cently has been in Perle,