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f VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM GERMAN SUBI SUNK! _^ ! GREAT DISASTER SHOCKS WORLD AS IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED MANY FATALITIES ARE REPORTED Germany Is Pursuing Policy of Reducing British Navy Adopted at Beginning of the War _ j (Hy Associated Press.) bondon. Sept. 22.-9:14 p. m-The during raid of German submarines across North Sea, which resulted today in tho sinking of the British cruiser Aboukir, Mogue and Cressy, lias diverted attention momentarily from the battlefields of the contin ent. This was one of ?he British navy had been led to expect, for the Ger mans frankly avowed that their plan wa? to reduce British naval superior. Ity by submarine raids and the show ing of mines, und they have been training their young officers for sal lie;; of this kind. Nevertheless it came as a snock to Englshnien that big ships such as those 6unk could so easily bc attack ed in UB mine and fortress protect-) cd horrors. \ However, the British fleet must keep the seas to insure Great' Brit ain's food supply and in doing so .must run great rinks. The ships' sunk] while obsolete, still were useful Ves sels und1 it is little satlsfacton to | ^England to know her cruiser fleet still ls double In number that of the j Germans and that as Winston Spcn ,cer Churchill, first Lord of the admir alty, has said, she will bo able to build during the war three to Ger many's one. Meantime, there haye been no im portant changes oh the battle fronts In Northern Prance. The opposing armies continue to gain s little here and lose a mule there. These gains may tell in the long run but have brought no decisive result for either Bide. The French official report Issued late today agan lays some stress on the announcement that an advance ls being made by the allies' left wing on the right bank of the river Oise, from which point both the public and the military exports look for first in-1 dent ions of how thc battle is likely to end. Although official reports do not go beyond saying that the Germans have been forced to give ground before the French attacks, and speak of Noyon and the district around that city as ; the center of operations, some corre spondents describe the allies' left as extending from JuBt west of Noyon to as far north as Lecatelet, from wheh point, or Peronne, the new army, of which thero have been.so many re- j ports but no confirmation, is suppos ed to be operating to threaten the ' .German right wing. If this ls true, the Gorman right f.? in a dangerous position, for lt can- . not oxtend much farther north or west' of St. Quentin. Its position runs thence by way of Ctaauny and south of L^?orf to nbrth of Tlhelma On the platoau of Craonnc severe | fighting has been going on for days. ; but thero ls ho late Informal ion asl; to whethor the Gormans or the allies | bold the commanding positions hero. I The allies had the plateau a few days{ ago, but. tho German official report? A Thrilling St By "New Ye Who Wen n^vvu^ ? (By Associated Press.) i New York, Sept- 28.- Mrs^.L. E. ] Tlnirro: of N?*S <?>fir?r>?1to i *elpn?l j bury In a slnftfe^T^ve rrom^OO to i ino Germans killed In battle in Muel hausen, told a graphic story tonight \ of the series of encounters. between 1 French and German soldiers in and ( around the Alsation city early, In Au- l gust Mrs. Thorr? lg a widow ?or a j * Frenchman and'has a brolher-iri-law < in the German laodsturm. ..' ' Mrs. Therre was ou* o? 1.,013 paw- I seagers who arrived on two steam ships which rtachod hrre tonight. A I Preach force occupied Muelhausen i August 1, Mrs. Thorrs said tonight 1 and two days later 20.000 Germans i entered the town. After a two day battle the French were driven out 1 The Germans, becoming confused in < the side streets, ar*d *jn one apether, *, Mr?. Thorrs said, many being killed i and wounded, "The Germans thea declared the 1 inhabitants had concealed French sol- t diera and 300 male non-combtanta j were removed frobt residences and J; BRITISH SHIPS ooooooooooooooo o o o COTTON FOR EXPORT o o - o o Baltimore, Sept. 22.- o o One of Baltimore's big- o o gest corporations not o o connected with cotton o o manufactures, today con. o o tracted for 12,000 bales o o of cotton at a cost oY o o 8600,000. It ?is to be o Q dclivired In equal *<qu?Tn- o o tibes during October, No- o o vember and December. ' o o The cotton will be sent o o to markets in Spain to be o o manufactured into goods, o o ' o ooooooooooooooo claims it has been retaken, together with the village of Betheny. In the center between Rheims and Souain. which the Freeh occupied carly in the week, there has been most desperate fighting, the Germans taking the ofiicensive and according to tho French reports being repuls ed. The Germans also have mad. some attacks In tho Woevre district without success but they again have crossed tho Lorraine frontier ana have occupied Donestre, South of Bel mont. . Tho French have captured addit tlpnal prisoners and supply trains. The Russians have followed up their success in Galicia where a third great battle is about tc begin if it has not aready started, by capturying thc important fortress of Jaroslau, on the River San, north of Przemysl, which they are surrounding. Jaros lau commands the passage of the San river and its. possession will assist the Rusiaus In their operations against' Przemysl, where a strong Austro-Germ?n force s prepared to oger stubborn .resistance in the hope at least of detaining the Russian ar mies which are needed to take the affeaslvo against Germany. The Servians report another vic tory over the Austrians, who thus fur have Buffered severely on all sides. This engagement occurred near Krou penf, on the Drina, where the Aus trians attempted to Invade Servia, but were driven back. This attack accounts for the Servian evacuation of Semlin, as the troops were needed to stem the Austrian offensive move ment The Servians feel they now can proceed with the invasion of Bosnia and tho troops at Viahegrad (cor rect) has been , ordered to march on Sarajevo. The "Servian < and MontencgrianB are within ten mlle? of Sarajevo and the Austrians have made on sortie for the town, according to ,*? Rome >?tch, but quickly turned back In tho face of the onposlng forces, Thoro ls a rumor, too that Essad Pasha , former Albanian minister or war, as Ibo result or an agreement with the orvian government, will lead aa Al baalan army Into Herzegovina by way or Cattaro.. DEATH OF E. R. BELL. (Abbeville Medium.) Mr*. E. il. Bell, ono of the best known cltlens of tho Antrevine sec tion, died at his home Saturday night. September Uie 19tb, 1914, aged 87 years. The funeral exercises were held at Bell's church on Sunday after noon attended by a large crowd of relatives and frienda He ls survived by Ove daughters and one son. -cry Told trk V?fornan > at the Front marched down the street. Presently Mrw. Tbarro said, she heard shots HtMu^f fftioy Was .informed the citi lens had been snot by the Germana. The Germans. Mrs.. Thorrs contin ied, burned the houses. On August 13" the French returned and a battle ; insued, in. which abe estimated g.OOO germans were killed. She and other Kroman aided the men in burying the lead Citizens who lost their Uvea were given gravea in the . yards of :helr bornes, Henry De 81 boor, an American, who lias -been living in London and wa? marooned at eBlfost when the war broko ont, waa among the 343 pas tenger? of the Red Star liner Zee land arrived today. He reached Paris after passing through the coun try vhere much ot the early fighting Demurred. On one Seid, he said, he law squares cf dead Germ ?a soldiers, lome of whom, were standing upright leaning against each other. Officer? Loin him. lu? ?aid, that the machine tun? were responsible for this whole ?ac killing. WIRELESS WILL MARCONI PEOPLE PLAN TO i ENTER SUIT USE OF WIRELESS Company Wants Answer In Mat-1 ter of Government Trying to 1 Clone Ail Its Wireless Plants I (By Associated Press.) New York Sept. 22.-The Marconi Wireless Telegraph company of Am erica announced here tonight it was i preparing papers for u suit in the fed- :1 eral courts to determine whether the ' ; United States government has the 11 right and power to close its plants for not observing the naval neutrality reg- t illations. Edward J. Nally, vice-president and J general manager, made an announce- ] ment in a statement seting forth tho present position of tho company jn re- j gard to its controversy with thc navy ',. department. I ^ Mr. Nally said that tho following B telegram was sent to Josephus Ban- t leis, secretary of thc navy, after the I company hpd been informdc today that jj its station at Siasconsct, Mass:, would . ? observe these rules: j, "We have been unable to secure a copy of the attorney general's opin ion regarding the use.of the wireless, owing to the unwillingness of the de partment to give it out- In view? of the Very important fact involved and public and private injury that would be caused by forcible action, we sug gest that such action be withheld long enough for us to submit the ques- j (\ tion to tho decision of a federal court R in suit, papers for which are now be- J, lng prepared." "We desire," the statement reads, to corect any impression that the pub lic may have that the Marconi Compa ny is wilfully trying to evade the neu trality laws of the United States. We are endeavoring to the utmost of our ability to eoDtorm to every require ment of a neutral citizen of this coun try. We take the position that the ; ? reception and transmission of the mes- ? sages from our stations are not forbid- I den by any law of neutrality. Tf it ls unneutral for the Marconi > Company to receive a message from a j Brltieh war vessel at sea. it is quite as unneutral for a telegraph or cable ompany to receive or forward a mes sage to or from Canada, France or Ger many; yet it is indisputable that citi zens of thin country have a right to deal with thc belligcr-jnts, to cell them munitions of war, food cud supplies and other commercial material. As stated by a federal court, it is-not tho purpose of neutrality laws in any 11 manner-to cheek or interfere with any of-the commercial activity of citisens of the United States or others residing in the United. States or interested in commercial matter*. "In our controversy with tho navy department, the department has as serted the rlglit of the executive de- 1 partrn-mt to make new lays of neutral- f( tty, to affix new penalties and to car- B ry them out by military force with tho same absolute right of decision t; that a military courtmartlal possess- 6 es. tl 'If it shall be determined in courts that the action of the secretary of the |(l navy ls Justified by the law of the lend. . 11 we will submit willingly. If, on tho. other hand, it be deemed that the ia threatened action ls ajx invasion of our ?n rights.? we shall expect such relief as the courts can give"' I DI AMT Kirk r-rsTTTT/Mkl IS ADVICE GIVEN ?So?them Cotton Aaeodaikas Ad visee Grower? to E?rrunate Cotton Crop In 1915 d (1 q lt . n I? Iii n tl it c I (By Associated Press.) Jackson, Mss" Sept. 22.-No cotton' lat all should bo planted in 1915 int the opinion ft the majority of the ? morobe-9 of the Misslssiup. division' of tho Southern Cotton Assocatlon, F in convention here today. The fifty I delegates tu the general cotton con vention to be hed tn New Orleans I September 20, will be instructed to pince that recommendation befr/ro I the convention. Th~ planters tcbk Uti? stand be ?cause they said they believed cotton left over rrom last year and 4the sur-,d plus expected thia year, would eupply the world for more thac ?, year. To N cease planting for a year also would M be the best method of standing out A the bol weevil and other cotton posts, o They will ask the New Orleans ?on-! j vention t to urge every governor to * call a Fpecial session of the state t< legislatures to pase laws prohibiting 1 planting In 191K. T I - The delegates were also nstrnrtod p to nek the convection to adopt a un.- v form plan to hold twenty-five per cent, of this year's crop . from the * I market it BRITISH SHIPS , GO TO BOTTOM -} GERMAN SUBMARINES SINK THREE ENGL?S?? WAR DOGS -1 \RE HEAVILY ARMED i Destroyed Vessels Were Consider ed Splendid Fikhterp But Tor pedoes Were Effective (Hy Associated frress i . London, opt. 22.-Th* British war-' ihlps Aboukir. Hogue I ami Cressy .ave been Bunk in tbojNorth Sea hy I submarines, according [ to an an louncement given out J>y thc official )ureau this afternoon, j Continuing tho announcement Bays li?t a considerable numb.".- of the ?rewa of those vessels were hn\ed >y Ii. M. S. Lowestoft and by B dlvis-j oa of torpedo boat destroyers. Trow-: ere and their boats al?*? aided in the vork of rescue. i ThoAbouklr wa? torpedoed first.' i'lio Hogtie and the Cressey drew in' lose to-he.' and were standing by to' ave her crew when thay also were orpedoed. ' ' e Crony . Captain IVd<ert W. 'ohnstou; the Aboukir, Oaptnln John 3. Drummond, and tho'- Hogue. Cap ain Wilmot s. Nicholson, were sister hips. They were armored cruB rs of a comparatively . obsolete type nd were built fourteen years ego The lists of the casnltles among heir crews will be published as oon as they are known. The Aboukir, Hogue ? and Cressy ach had r. displacement of 12 OOO oas. ??ch waa 440 feet long and 9.5 feet wide, drew 26 ? feet or water nd bad a complement* of T-'~> men nclqding officers. Their armaments consisted of two .2 inch guns', tw..?lve. Jc-tncb gunB, wolve 12 pounders and live 2 uound rs each. Tho Aboolitrdarsa the Cres y were bul IL st Covan and the Ho ue at Barrow. 5AY DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE .IQUOR CASES MAY BE WORKED UP \ RA?D COMING? tumor Ha? It That City Officials 'Are Planning to Rid Anderson Of All ''Blind Tigers" A persistent rumor baa been goiiig he rounds on the streets for MU ne nw days that detective? have been t work in Anderson for some time oundlng up nil the blind tigers In he city and that now the sleuths have vidence to convict three-fourths of he evil doora within the city. One man said yesterday that two ctcctives arrived iii Anderson over tiree weeks ago and *t once began to rork, collecting evidence against the eaters in liquor and that they had ow collected all the evidence they ranted. According to this man, the etectives have discovered that Au erson, instead of beug free from 11 uor dealers, is full of them and that ases are to oe made out against a umber of the more prominent of tiese. It is understood that the de actives have been very) successful, i their work. The city officiais ;.:ul ?he police w:i! take no statement tn tho matter, but loy have not denied tho rumor end : ls generally credited around the tty- The developments are being waited with interest. 1ATTLES WERE AGAINST GERMANS Veech Claira The* thc Er.cmy'a Losses Wero'Extremely Heawy (By Associated Praia.) Paris, Sept. 22.-Wounded sol iera from the reglen of .Craonn? de cri ie the battles there Sunday and londay as having, been .deadly for je uermanr., who they any, were era led without apparent reason by/Their meera. I One entire regiment, it waa. declared ra? wiped put and when the French Mk posesslon of the field they found ,000 wounded .left by Uk? Germana. tonrhes tbat had been oarefully pte ared for remittance of the allies' ad an ce wera filled with dead. A superior officer among t?* 0 un deo estimated the German losses 1 this, e^gagenient alone at 70.000. ? . . * ' V ?A?1*! K NO OCCASION FOR PANIC" SO SAYS A CONGRESSMAN r nvmi . CT* ivsrviv WAR REVENUE BILL New Tariff Law? Would Have Yielded Sufficient Revenue Had There Been No War Scare (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 22.Karly d'spo- i nil lon in thc house ot the war reve nue hill to raise approximately $105, 000.000 waa forcasted when the, Ma jority Leader Underwood announced thal lt would li? brought up Thursday under a rule limiting debate to four boure. Republican members In the brief time to be alloted them will attack the measure along linea suggested to day in a minority report filed by Rep resentative Payne of New York, pro testing that there was 'no occasion for panic, hasty action, or headlong action to heap heavier burdens upon the people." The Democrats were charged with extravagance. Failure of the new tariff to meet expectations of its farmers also was claimed. The majority report of thc ways and means committee declared that the \ new tariff laws and oth->r sources of revenue would have yielded sufficient ogvernmcnt revenue had it not been for the European war. Prospects for early passage of the bill when it reaches the senate, ad ministration leaders said tonight, did H>??m more favorable In view of the ca pitulation of the dem?crata in the riv ers and harbors fight. Republicans senators propose, however, to debate it thoroughly. "Thc great nations of Europe," the majority report says, "have gone to a paper basis and gold has gone to a premium. International exchange has been Interrupted and must be estab lished, on. a ? now--boals. - The -usual course of the export,, abroad that we have expected to feturn gold- ' to this country within the next few tuouthb has been interrupted and in terferred with, bringing a more or less demoralized condition of business in our own country and has placed a tre mendous strain on our banking facil ities. It ls therefore deemed un wise at this time to withdraw govern ment funds from the banks because it would necessitate the banks reduc ing their credits, embaraes the crop movement, reduce the treasury balance to the' minimum and probably bring disastrous conditions to our people. "It therefore seems wisdom for congress at this time to levy a tax to take care of thu deficit in our customs revenue brought about by thc condi tions over which our government and our peple have no control." The report cited treasury figures lu an argument that tho necessity of the legislation cannot bc traced to tho tar iff lawB. It ls estimated that thc spec ial taxes on bankers, brokers, pawn brokers, commercial brokers, customs house brokers, proprietors of theatres, museums and concert halls in citid? of more than 15.000 population, proprie tor of circuses and other public exhi bitions and shows, bowling allies and billiard rooms would produce an ag gregate or $10,000,000 during the first 12 montln; the law was In effect. Motion picture shows which are Flattered lu almost every hamlet in i tho country, would be taxed $100 un der the head of proprietors of thea tres, etc., in cities of 15,000, accord ing to members of thc committee, to day. AUSTRIAN FORCES MEET DISASTER Sc 7?m? nave Wea a Great Victory Over Immense Army (By Associ&ted Press.) Nish, S jr via. Sept. 22.-(Via Lon don 3:28 p. m.)-The battle which has been in progress for several days near K ru pani, on thc Drina river, has. acording to official an nouncement today, ended In complete disaster for the Austrian army The announcement decared I60,<><in Austrian's were engaged, while the Brr lan forces included various bodies ot men who have been concentrated along the. Drina, relnfcrced by troops hastily recalled from Semlln and Blavonfa. The fighting was very san guinary. % The . Austrian atempt on Shabats waa repulsed with heavy loss. BUBONIC PLAQUE AGAIN Twa Cases Discovered ta New Orleans Agata. New Orleans, Sept 22-Two new cases of the bubonic plague were dis covered here today Oas of tbs vic tims, John T. Vath, was found dead end the other. Clarice Alexander, a negrese?40 years old. waa taken to the Isolation hospital. Far ten days there bad Nv?n no cases here. OF o tt o O O <> O <> O O O o o o o O t? o oj o VIRGINIA GOES DRY o o - o o Richmond, Sept. 22.- o o Early returns from Vir- o o ginia's election today on o o state-wide prohibition in- oj o dicate that the prohibit o ?onists have carried the o o state by a heavy majority, o o If present ratio of returns o o is maintained thc dry ma o jority will be more than o 20,000. Richmond com o plete Rives 4,282 for pro o " hibition and 6011 against; o o Danville gives 948 for ol o and 784 akainst; Freder- o o icksburg 315 for and 3o6 o o against; Charlottesville o o 349 for, 196 against; o o Portsmouth 1,294 for, o o 1,2 31 against; Hampton o o 251 for, 181 against; o o Bristol 424 for, 282 o o against; Alexandria 358 o o for, 1,121 against. o o Scattering returns from o o all the counties show o o heavy dry majorities. o o Toling of the ch&rch o o bells, prayer meetings o o and serving of lunches at o o the polls by the ladies o o were the features of the o o state-wide prohibition o o election here today. \ o o Prihibition majority at oi o midnikht 32,525/ o o . o ooooooooooooooooo! INSURANCE MAN BROKE HIS LEG In Trying To Jump Branch Near Twine Mill, M. M. Stevenson Met With m Misfortune AB he waa trying to catch a street I car while near the twine mill Tuesday ?vening, M. M. Stevenson met with au ceident and as a result is laid up at his home on Society street with a broken !cg. Mr. Stevenson had been at work in the sec.ion around the twine mill on Tuesday afternoon and had only a few minutes in which to catch tho car. He .et off at a rapid pace for tho car sta tion and tried to Jump a branch, when he lost his footing and fell into the stream, breaking one of bis legs. He called for help and a man on the hill top, hearing hi? screams, took to flight and Mr. Stevenson bad to lay j in the gully for 30 minutes before any one arrived. He was then carried to his homo and thc broken bone was set by Dr. J- C. Harris. It was said' last night that ho was getting alon nicely. Pope Sends Inquiry. Rome. Sept. 22.-Cordlnnl Lucon. archbishop of Rheims, has sent a mes sage from Paris to tho Pope saying he IB doing all in hin power to reach Rheim;', where the great cathedral has I been destroyed by tho ?erman shell fire. He ha? boon unable to do so, however, owing to thc occupation of I . I-,-<_. ?-n_i. m- - M, - w,w ?,j .tltj *? , , n.n ?wiv [-o. A HO Pope hat? asked for a report regarding the destruction of the famous edi fice. 1 Heavy Figktm Day and JV TheOpi (By Associated Press.) At the Battle Front. Via Paris, Sept. | 22.-6:25 p. m-'Not a moment re spite was given last night to the Gor man forces cntreriched along the I River Aisne and Oise and extended | into the Woevre district. The batteries of the allied forces never entirely ceased firing all night. The German occupying the trench es kept constant on the alert, but until 2 a- m.. today no aggrdesslve move wa? started from the allies lines facing them then ail the allied bat. (erie* seemed to open Are together, st the western end of the line the allied Infantry gathered in the trench es and ??m?Um?cvUiilj ot various points crept out and advanced In wide open lines towards the German positions. The Frenoh and British on several occasions succeeded io surprising and mi mu rn T JW OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GENERAL FRENCH HEADQUARTERS DETAILS ARE G?V?N AU Important Activities Recount ed in Thrilling Manner By Sir John French _ -? (By Associated Press.) London. Sept . 22.-The following descriptive account from Field Mar shal Sir John French's headquarters of thc British army's operaticr.z up to September 18th was issued tonight: 'General headquarters, 18th, Septem ber. 1914. At the date of the last narrative, September the 14th, the Germans were making a determined resistance along thc river Alone. Opposition, which nt first, it was thought might be pos sibly of a rear guard nature, not en tailing any material delay to our j progress-, has developed and baa prov I ed to bo more serious than was anti cipated. . "The action now being fought by ?he Germans along their line may, it ls true, have been undertaken to gain lime for some strategic operation and may not be their main stand. But if this is so, the fighting is naturally on a scale that makes it undistinguishable In its progress from that which ls known as tho 'pitched battle" though the enemy certainly showed signs of considerable disorganisation during eth earlier days of their retirement phase. "Whether it was originally Intended by them to defend the position they took up as strenuously as they have done, cr whether-the. delay gained -for them during the twelfth and thirteenth by their artillery has enabled them to develop their resistance and force their line te an estent r?of originally contemplated cannot yet be said. 'So far as we are concerned: the ac tion still being contested la the battle of tho Aisne. The foe we are now fighting is just across that river along the whole front to the east and to the west. The struggle ls not confined to tho valley of that river, though lt will probably bear its name. "The progresa ot our operations and the French armies nearest tts on the fourteenth, fifteenth, slxteonth and the "On Monday, the fourteenth, those of our troops which on the previous day us? cFo??eu the Aisne, after driv ing in the German rear guarde on that evening, found portions ot the neemy's forces in prepared defensive posi tions on the right bank and could do little more than tecure a footing north of the river. This. however, they maint lined in spite of the two counter attacks. "During Monday strong reinforce ments bf our troops were passed to the north bank. Close cooperation was maintained with the FKageh forces and the general progress was good, although the opposition waa vigorous and the state of roads . made move ments slow. "One division alone failed to Secure tho ground expected. "Tho first army corps after repuls ing repeated army attacks, captured 600 prisoners and 12 guns? The cav alry also took a number of prisoners. Many Germans taken along to reserve Landwehr formations. "There was a heavy rain through out th night of September 14-15 and during the 15th the situation of the Dritizh "...j..-......,? .... .M??i|i [change. But it became mere and ; mere evident that the enemy's defeu i (Continued On Page Four.) vg Continues ight Between losing. Armies driving back tho occupants of the German trenches, but only after the most stubborn fighting and heavy losses te both sides. In 'avery In stan re the allied troops retained the ground captured and Immediately deg themseves in Further east the Germans develop ed a strong attack bot were beaten back with the bayonet only to return again and again to finally be driv en ott to their orlginial positons. The ailed commanders were able to give the troops who had been occupying the advance firing Une a welcome rest, pushing to the front, fresh bri gades of baUeriea hitherto held ia re serve ??a which ware o my UK? an xious to come Into actua contact. . Military experts estimate that '.car ly two million or more men are at the scene where the battle baa been ?a progress ten days. .