The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, October 08, 1914, Image 1
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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
26 DAYS OF FIERCE
FIGHTING AT AISNE
BRINGS NO VICTORY
Fresh Troops Are Arriving Constantly to
Recruit Armies
VON KLUCICS ARMY
TAKES OFFENSIVE
German Army, Heavily Reinforced, are Pushing Allies
and Violent Battle Continues
While the world awaits news of the great battle in v/hich the
British and French allied forces and the Germans in northern France
have engaged for twenty-six days, meager onicial reports from the
front vouchsafe little information of the actual operations.
Today it is a small piece of ground lost and tomorrow the
fame ground has been regained. Meanwhile the French forces are
moving northward, but are gaining little to the east, which would be
essential to the outflanking of the German right wing.
As a matter of fact General von Kluck, in command of that
section of the German army, with heavy reinforcements which have
reached him in the past week, has taken a decided offensive and day
by day the announcement is made by the French war office that the
iJvioleni battle continues."
The British bureau reports that the French army is fighting
with the greatest dash and bravery, but is silent on what the British
are dong. The French officials report an advance on certain points
on the center and the retaking of the ground previously yielded in
the Roye district.
Cavalry Screens German Troops.
Masses of German cavalry have been recently seen near Lille,
and-behind them German forces moving on a line between Tourco
ing and Armentieres. This important unit of the German army, which
it is thought might serve to break the French line, the French report,
has been held in check, and to the north of Lille, has been driven]
back. On two wings, it is added, the German attacks have been re
pulsed.
The northward movement of the French line brings it close to
the Belgian frontier and consequently there have been engagements
between the Belgians and Germans in the environs of Ypress, 20
miles south of Ostend, and at Audenarde, 15 miles southwest of
Ghent.
Canadian Troops Reach England.
While the East Indian troops have reached France and already
mav have reinforced Field Marshal French's army, operating in the
neighborhood of Soissons, the whereabouts of the Canadians, num
being about 33,000. has been a matter nf ?<>njci?t?f?. I* ie nov/
announced that they are about to be landed in England and will be
sent to an inland training camp.
The situation, as between the Russians and Germans and Aus
trains, is somewhat problematical, but a very frank statement from
Berlin admits that the German forces on the frontier of East Prus
sia have assumed, a strategical defensive movement and that they
abandoned the bombardment of Ossowetz, a fortr?ss in Russian
Poland.
Slaughter: of Germans Terrific.
This statement adds that the fighting at Augustowo and in Su
walki was of a most sanguinary nature and that while the German
machine guns finally turned the scale of battle in favor of the Ger
mans the saughter of the German artillerymen was terrific. The
movements of the German troops were greaty hampered by thc
physical condition of the country.
The Forty-third German casualty list issued at Berlin contains
10,600 names in dead, wounded and missing.
Berlin als > reports that the fighting on the German right wing
in France has been successful and that in the assault on Antwerp
two more forts have fallen into German hands.
The Belgian government has been removed from Antwerp to
Ostend, several of the ministers and many thousands of refugees
having rached there. The bombardment of Antwerp, it is reported,
already has begun, following a notification from the commander of
the German troops that non-combatants and others desiring to do
so, should withdraw from the city.
President Poincare, accompanied by Premier Viyiani and the
minister of war, M. fAilerand, has returned to Parts after a visit to
the battle front. Ii has been reported that thc French government
would return soon to Paris from Bordeaux.
A British submarine has made another raid close to the Ger
man base tn thc North sea and has torpedoed a German torpedo
boat destroyer. There is an unconfirmed report that a Germr.n
cruiser also was torpedoed.
The Japanese haye occupied the Island of Yap? of the Caroline
group, in the Pacific and at the same time H?ve notified the State
' department at Washington that the occupation is only temporary
and solely for military purposes.
South Carolina Rivers
To Get Appropriations
Washington, Oct. -7.-Allotment of [$15,000;.Great Pee Dee river, S. C,
the $20,000,000 appropriated by Con- $10,000; Benjee, Wateres and. Con
gress for river ead harbor improve- garee riven* S. C., $20,000; Duran -
meat this year was , ala on need late nah harbor, Ga-, $150,000; Brunswick
today by the board of srnsy engineers, harbor. Qa, $25,000; Davanrah river.
The largest stngle allotment was below Augusts. Qa., $15 000- A'.tama
$3,750.000 to the MlS*tB3lppf River hs. Oconee end Ocmn'?ci rivers, Ga.,
Commission. Other allotments In- $40,000; Flint river, Qa.. $18.000; Chet
ciude: , Chattahoochee river, below Columbas.
Charleston harbor, ?..C, Ashley riv- Qa., $65,000; Cooes river. Qa and Ala
er channel $16,000; Wynyah Bay, S. C-. bama.
MEXICAN LEADERS
TO GET TOGETHER
CARRAN AZA AND VILLA MAY
SOON BE RECONCILED.
SILLIMAN RETURNS
Personal Representative of Pres
ident. Wilson in Mexicr? Back
in Washington.
Washington, Oct. 7-Speedy resto
ration of harmony bet ween General
Carranza and Villa through open con
ferences at Aguas, ('alientes waa pre
dicted tonight i na .statement issued
by the constitutionalist agency here.
Consul Stillman, who has returned
to Washington after a soourn of three
months in M?xico as the personal rep.
resentatlve of President Wilson, re
sumed conferences with State depart
ment officials today on the Mexican
situation generally without reference
to the question of recognition, it was
said. Pending the outiome of the pre
liminary conference a; Aguas Calien
tes and the general convention which
has been called to meet there Sat
urday, officials hore say it would be
unwise to give this situation serious
j attention.
! Reports to the State department to
jday indicate that the hat;lo between
! the forces of Governor Matorena and
General Hill at Naco, continues with
out advantage to either of the con
tenders. Intermittent r.horts arc re
ported to have caused minor casu
alties.
The arrival of the Carranza dele
gates at the Aguas Calientes confer
ence was reported in official dispatch
ea.
Informal meeting between the Car
ranza and Villa emissaries are under
way. is is said, an outline for the es
tablishment of a definite program to be
followed by the formal conventon
mcetng Saturday is being consider
ed.
The Constitutionalist agency an
nounccd today that an attempt to ar
rest-and extradite a-emnrber cf former
Huerta officials now residing in the
United States, probably would be
made within a few days. It was snid,
however, that no official instructions
to procure warrants or brine; the ques
tion of ertradition before the Stale de
partment had b*?cn received.
S. M. Orr of Heardmont. Ga., has
arrived in the city for- a visit to his
mother, Mrs. S. M. Orr.
NATION'S BIG
TOBACCO CROP
The Yield This Year Equals Last
Despite the Early
Set Back.
Washington, Oct, 7.- Forecasts ol
the tobacco crop announced today by
the department of agriculture show
this year's harvest will be 954,000,
000 pounds or equal to that of last
season, despite early setbacks. The
par tm ont interprets the yield from tho
condition at time of harvest to be:
Virginia, 93,000,000 pounds; North
Carolina, 136,500,000 pounds, South
Carolina 31,000,000 pounds; Florida,
3,900,000 pounds; Kentucky, 34.1.100.
000 pounds, and Tennessee 59,000,000
pounds.
Condition: Virginia 65; North Caro
lina, 74; South Carolina, 73; Tennes
see, J3; Florida, 97; Kentucky, 86.
INYESTIGATETRUST
D?s&Sci Attorney Weston WO]
Look Into Cotton Seed Trust
Special to The Intelligencer.
Columbia, 8. C., Oct 7.- -F. If. Wes
ton, district attorney for South Caro
lina, has received a letter from Nation
al department of Justice,, asking thal
he Investigate the alleged cotton seeo
trust in South Carolina. He will pro
ceed with .th? investigation, accord
ing to a Statement given-out today.
Frans; Dwver of Atlanta ls spend
ing ? few days in the City with his
parents. Dr.* and Mrs. lt 1*. Dwver.
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. Columbi*, 8. Cn Oct 7^A bili?
e to swteett the question te ?Umina- c
o lng ?0 letton planting fa 1013 la i
e Sooth Carolina to the voters Ia c
le aa electra . te be held Novene t
0 ber t, ls expected to be latroduc- c
e ed la' the legislature tomorrow, i
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SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE
AGREED ON PROVISIONS
OF WAR MEASURE.
TAX ON LIQUORS
Proposed Tax, on Gasoline and
Automobiles Eliminated
Levies on Liquors.
Washington, Oct. 7-Revision of the
administration war revenue hill was |
completed by tho caucus of Senate
Democruts late today, nnd prepara
tions were made to press the measure
in the Senate. Senator Simmons,
in charge of tho bill, said the finance
committee would present it to the
Seuate tomorrow. He believed a week
of debate would dispose of the hill
and clear the way for adjournment
As tho bill was completed by the
caucus with ita added levies on beer
and rectified spirits, and minus thc
proposed taxes on gasoline and au
tomobiles, Senator Simmons estimat
ed it would yield annually about
$105,000,000, unless a slump in beer
production cuts dowu the estimated
revenue from that sonrce.
Thc increased tax on beer is ex
pected to yield from $43.000.000 to
4C.COO.000 and the rectified spirits tax j
of Ave cents a gallon is calculated to j
rai' e $5,000,000. Stamp taxes on ne
gotiable instruments, stocks and
bonds, deeds and transfer bills of lad
ing, pullman car and steamship tlcki
ets and insurance policies are expect- [
ed to yield $30,000.000. j>ud a stamp j
tax on patent medicines cosmetics and (
perfumeries is expected to produce
$7.000.000. The remainder will come
from special taxes on theatres and
places of amusement, on tobacco,
cigar and clarette manufacturers
and on domestic wines
Brokers Nut Taxed.
The caucus eliminated today a spec
ial tax of $40 on brokers, cutting out
$300.000 of estimated revenue, A
vigorous contest by Senator Lewis, of
Illinois, resulted In a reduction of the
tax on pullman tickets from two cents
to one cent each. Efforts to impose
a stamp tax on bank checks of one
O?" two cents each were voted dowjv
The caucus authorized the finance ?
committee to revise the tax on cig
arettes, formerly fixed by the com
mittee at $24 for each manufacturer
It would be graduated along thc lines
of the cigar manufacturers' tax. which
charges dealers from $? to $96, ac
cording to the volume of business.
Contests over duties on domestic
wines, which engrossed tho caucus
yesterday and tndny, were avoided
! j when tire caucus left the entire mat
U>i ui tue nuance committee.
Property Insurance Taxed.
The insurance tax agreed upon is
the ll.-?us.e.- provision for a levy on all
property Insurance, but with life In
surance eliminated. This was done hy
the Senate finance committee before
the conference was called and was left
' '.nchanged by the conference. As lt
stands In the bill a tax of one-half of
one cent per $1.00 of premium ls lev
ied on all property insurance, ashore
or afloat co-operative and mutual
policies being exempt as are reissued
policies. Fidelity and guarantee in
surance woud pay a similar rate.
HEARINTGTVIL CASES
TO BE HALTED TODAY
COURT WILL TAKE RECESS
FOR THE CIRCUS.
MAKING PROGRESS
Actions in the Court nf ?gffrr.ai
fleas fer Anderson Berns Dis
posed Of At a Rapid Rate.
Good progress ls being made with
the Fall term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas for Anderson county.
. Court has been in session, since Mon
t day, but ?will ?eke a recess today on
, account of the circus being in town
. and will resume tomorrow.
In the case of Campbell and Rod
gers versus G. 8. & A. railway, which
was before the court fer two days,
' a verdict was returned by the Juuy
yesterday morning awarding Campbell
the stun of $45 and Rodgers ene sum
of $75. These were two separate and
' distinct cases but were tried together
' because of the fact that the buggy de
' tnolished by the railroad tolnngdd to
i one man. while the horse which was
' killed and at the same time belong
? ed to the olijer.
i In the ease of Williams, versus the
> Brogon mt 11B begun late Tuesday
? afternoon, the jory returned a verdict
? for the defendant company.
i Tbe esse ot C, E. Conwell versus
> W. D. Simpson occupied the attention
) ut the oonrt through yesterday end st
> a life hour yesterday afternoon went
> to th* Jury Tits body waa Instructed
> by the presiding Judge to return a
i sealed verdict.
HOUSE APPOINTS
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ALL COTTON LEGISLATION
TO BE REFERRED.
THEY WANT PAY
Resolution Providing for Only
Ten Days Pay Voted Down
in the House.
Special <o Tho Intelligencer.
Columbia, S. C.Oct. 7.-Tho House'
agreed this morning to appoint a i
special committee of (deven to consid-j
cr all bills relating to reduction of
cotton acreage. The members cf the
commltteeo will come from the Stand-'
lng committees of agriculture ways i
and means and udiciary and thc House'
at large. j
Tho House killed the McQueen reso-.
lution reducing the pay of members
of thc special session to mileage and
per diem for 10 days. A record, vote
was not taken on the resolution, but
it was suggested in the debate that if
individual members want to show
their patriotism there was nothing to1
prevent them from returning all or
part of their salary to the State. |
The major part of the session was
spent in discusaing the question of,
referring emergency bills to a select'
committee. Tho House dually agreed >
to do so where the measures related .
to reduction of cotton acreage.
Richard I. Manning, of Sumter was '
introduced by Speaker Smith this'
morning from the desk as the fiov-'
ernor of South Carolina. The nominee
of the democratic party for chief exe
cutive was applauded.
Tin? House adourned at 1:05 o'clock
to meet at ll o'clock tomorrow. I
TEN TRAINS OFF.
Four Trains Between Greenville1
and Greenwood Are
Discontinued.
Special to Tho Intelligencer.
Columbia, ^S. C., Oct. 7.-The rall- !
road commission today allowed thc
Southern Railway to discontinue more ;
than 10 local passenger trains. Pour i
trains between Greenville and Green-]
wood go off. I
Tho Augusta ?Aiken railway today pe
titioned the railroad commission to
bo allowed to raise its rates from one
cent to two cents per mlle. A hear
ing was set for October 22.
FURM?N" W?LL
PLAY WOFFORD
First Football Game of Season
Saturday at Greenville.
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Greenville, Oct 7.-Tho first game
of the football season at Purman Uni
versity will be played next Saturday
October 10, in Greenville. On this day
comes the great clash between tho
teams of Furman and Wofford
There is a great deal of interest
being shown ia football this year br
the peoplo of Creen ville as well as
the. University students. Only last
year football was reinstated as an in
tercollegiate activity at Furman The
first year's team was successful be
yond expectations. Thia year the
Furmnnttes have succeeded in getting
together a mst aggregation- Football
is in its first year at Wofford, and lt
is understood that the Wofford aggre
gation is a fast one.
The reinstatement of intercollegiate
football, at Furman and Woffor?
means among other things that the
people ot the Piedmont section will
get. a chance to sc? this, the greatest
of college gams. As Grenville ls easi
ly reached from neighboring towns, a
g?ifd ??umner o? out nf town men will
see the games in Greenville thia fall.
It ls not certain now Just what For
man'.*1, lio ?sp will bc in the game next
Saturday, but this ts a matter of minor
Importance since there sre a good
many men to pick the team from
Wofford's lineup could not be ascer
tained. This game will be a Ape ex
hibition of clean Intercollegiate ath
letes.
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o G rale Government Reports. o
o Washington. , Oct. 7.-Greater o
c corn prospects by 78,000,000 bosh- o
o and great Improvement in to- o
o bocco, increasing tho prospects of o
o that crop over the .forecast in o
o September by 02.000,000 pounds o
o were features cf the department o
o of agriculture's October crop re- o
o port announced today. O
o An increase of 11,000,000 bush- o
o els in the oats crop and 10,000,- o
o 000 bushels in the apple crop also o
o wore forecast. o
o Spring wheat showed a slight o
o decrease, being 4,000,000 bushels o
o under the September forecast, yet o
o thc combined crop of winter and o
o spring wheat makes this ? year's o
o harvest of that grain a record one. o
e .
DO NOT BEI
SITUAT!
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o Decidedly thc biggest part o
o of circuc clay for numbers o
o cf children and grown-ups cs o
o well is the parade. Ringling o
o Brothers cir cu? is in town o
o and the parade will take o
o place this morning at 10:00 o
o o'clock. The following it the o
o route which the parade will o
o take, according to announce- o
o nients made last night o
o Show located on River o
o street on the Moore prop- o
o erty, opposite Buena Vista o
o Park. o
o Parade starts on River o
o street, then to Fant street o
o From Fant street to Whit- o
o ncr street o
o From Whitner street o
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o Main street,
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KENTUCKY MAN HAS
LEASED THERTRE
C. H. BLEICH TO ASSUME THE
MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT CLOSED
Well Known and Capable Theat
ri cal Man Will Come Here from
Hopkinsville to Take Charge.
At a meeting yesterday of the Board
of directors of the Anderson Develop
ment Co., the proposition made tho by
C. H. Bleich or Hopkinsville, Ky., for
tho Anderson theatre lease, was ac
cepted and Mr. Hle'.ch was awardud
the contract. Tho theatre is now in
coarse uf construction and rapid prog--1
rcsB is heine made trw ow?- ..:z?]r.z
negotiations have been under way
with well known theatrical men and
of all the number tho Kentucky man
seeemed to he preferable in the 3ight |
of thc hoard.
The proposition call3 for n leaBe I
extending over a period of five years,
with the option of an additional five j
years. The contract price is $2100
a year and the contract calls for
tho place to be ready for uso by the
the timo thc holiday season opens, or 1
o i or ol out December 10.
It is understood, however, In thc |
contract that the development com
pany ls to open tho theatro and to
have charge of the first night's at
traction. The local company will sell
the tickets for tho first night's at
traction. It is planned to make thc
opening day a gala occasion for An
derson and one of the best troupes on j
tho road will be booked to come here.
Anderson people will be happy te
know that the new lessee is consid
ered ono of tho best and most suc
cessful theatre promotora In the
United States. Ho has been especial-1
ly successful in handling theatres in
Kentucky and Missouri.
He is expected to come to Ander
son within tho next few days to close
up all his contracts and thon hs will
go to New York where he will at oner
begin booking attraction? for Ander
son. Later ho will movo to Anderdon
and make ht' home here.
The Weather.
Forecast for South Carolina: Fair j
Thursday and Friday. I
S. C. Congress
On Presidi
Washington. Oct. 7. Special: -
Messrs. Finley, Johnson, - Lever,
Aiken, Whsley and Byrne? of tbs
South carolina delegation tn congress
called on the President today to dlf
cuss with him the cotton situation
they were Impressed with the presi
dent's thorough sympathy with tho!
Southern States tn their abnormal j
condition and arc convinced that he
will use all the power st bis command
to relieve-the situation. It is not be
lieved however that the President!
favors oi' that congress will pass any
ot the emergency bills that have been
proposed, and the solution seems not
to be yet ia slghL The, suggestion bad
j boen made that Panania bonds to the
HEVE
?ON IS BAD
OPTIMISTIC MEETING HELD
LAST NioHT.
RECEIVED REPORT
Directors of Chamber of Com
merce Holding Monthly Meet
ing, Are Well Pleased.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Hoard of Directors of the local Cham
ber of Commerce was held last night,
ill of the directors except one ho
ing present. The following report
was submitted by the secretary and
adopted.
Io Board of Directors,
Anderson, S. C.
Gentlemen:
I herewith beg to submit r;~ort for
period from date of last masting on
August 28th, to today, October 7tbv
1914.
1. Canvass made with Albert Blom,
representing Panama Exposition Com
mission of South Carolina, to secure
subscriptions in Anderson tar mof'on
picture reel, as basis for South Caro
lina building at San Francisco, and
sufficient sum raised to guarantee the
samo; pictures of city later taken, in
cluding Anderson College, principal
streets, business houses, fire, depart
ment etc. These pictures OT? to be
shown for 10 mootik ld' San.Francts
co in South Carolina building, tn
each city in South Carolina tor one
week and in Anderson on a date yet
to be selected.
2. As per instructions' hate com
municated with proper authorities re
garding annexation of Clemson Col
lege to Anderdon county; noir plan
ning detallo for campaign.
3. Conference held' with lln?jrvift
ion Mock King, by which he agsOes to
put up sign poBts omfiew.county, road
between Anderson aha Belton.
4. Agricultura producta furnished
representatives of Southern Railway
for tour of Agricultural Exhibit ear
to important South?m fair*. tlhAV
5 .Special Livestock Day held at
North Anderson, Idea being to create
additional 'interest in livestock and
grain; attendance day ami a (te moon
estimated at about S.*00 : Sfe n-'tia,
valued at $600.00 given away, splen
did exercises and good rosultS: . ,
G. Assistance given in Buy-A-Bale
cotton campaign.
7. Matter of getting 8. M. John
ston of Liberty to put on auto truck
service between Anderson and Liber
ty taken p; now under consideration.
8. Matter cf revoking cannon item
North Main Street, taken up by Civic
CcasTClttCJ wu ai luugement ?or re
moval of same secure> through the
city council and Ladles Civic League.
d. Trades Extension CoQi&uitee
meets and decides to constdsr hold
ing Spring Festival next year.
10. Data fm lubed for special ar
ticle in Columbia State. Ad taken In
College Journal at Due West.
ll.. Anderson County Poultry As
sociation organized and show to be
held on Nobember 17th.
12. Matter or getting C. St W. C.
Railway to establish dally passenger
train service on Anderson,Branch tak
en up and secured; new service, best
Anderson has ever had. to go Into ef
fect on Sunday, October 10th! The
Trades Extension Committee deserves
especial credit for securing this
change.
18. Committee has been organized
and is now at work on plan to locate
a grain elevator, with not less than
60,000 bu. capacity in Anderson!
14. Grain Festival Cotamlsalon ap
pointed.
I am also pleased to advise that our
finances are holding up well.
Respectfully,
PORTER A. WHALEY, r
Secretary.
After the reading of the report
various matters were discussed ???ch
i?g business conditions in Anderson's
trade territory especially the proposi
tion to erect a grath elevator here,
which was enthuslaf cally endorsed.
MrS*. Jule Miller of Montreat, N. C.,
who made her home In thia etty until
about on;: year ago, is visiting friends
here._? . , .
men Called
int Yesterday
-
extent of S10tt.000.f00 be Issued and
sold the proo ?eds to be deposited in
tb? .??*<? resee? sections It is not be
lieved, however, that the President has
changed the view expressed hi his re
cent mssage that it would be in wise
to lsstte bonds at this tim?. * ia
understood that Messrs. Johnsen,
Finley and Whaler are oensasd to
final adjournment at this time with
out action for the relief of the South.
Messrs. Johnson and Finley declare
that while they are not wedded to
any particular plan th ff are unwill
ing to adjourn without Ute federal
government having done whatever lt
can to relieve the situation.
Thomas H. Daniela.