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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
CONTEN
DESPERATE FIGHT
BRITISH WARS
Ali Along the Front Froi
Swiss Frontier Each
pulsed the Other or 1
gress.
Thc Contending Armies Seemingly
That Neither Can Force the
Get Around the Wings-Pr?
Swiftly in Poland-Villages
Fire. .
(By Associated Press.)
There has been no cessation of the
battle in Belgium and northern
France.
All official communications declare
the fighting is of the fiercest charac- ;
ter and that the British warships
continue to aid the Allies with beary
shell Ore. One report bas lt that the
British fleet is being Aided by a!
French squadron.
The British admiralty praises the
work of the warships and reports
great damage to the Germans from
tholr Are. It ; adda that the naval
'losses hare been small and that the
German artillery is haring difficulty
ta nnai?? the range. The operations
ot the British vzrshlps are under Ute j
direction ot Rear Admirai Hood. '
Germany oillclall/ rextorts, .that a,
British torpedo boar destroyer off
the Belgian coast has "been ; put out !
ot action by the 'German shelia and
refers, optimistically to the progress
of the battle, along the whole front
Evidently the Germans are taking
a strong offensive, because the
French official communication in re
ferring to the violent engagement
which, has been going on tor several
days says the Germana hare not been
able to.force baek either the Belgian
army or ?he **ranco-Bii!'Rh troop?.
.From Pet?ograd comes, a ?o?*?ra
tlon of the oficial report that the
Germane are. continuing their hasty
retreat from Warsaw and that des
perate engagements are , being
fought in Gall?la. Emperor William
ssd the German headquarters sta"
liare retreated . from ' Cvenstochuwa,
Russian. Poland, into Silesia, accord
ing to a London" Daily Newo dispatch
from the Russian capital.
The Bari of Crews, secretary of
state for India, la authority for the
statement that the Indian troops
which Great Britain has brought to
the continent hare not been engaged
la the fighting, though their early
participation is expected.
The Prussian ' Diet has passed war
bills carrying, an. appropriation ag
. gregatlng 1876.000,000.
Itt aa address before the Prussian
Diet Hetr Delbrueck, the imperial
rice chancellor, said Germany would
not lay aside her, arms until she had
gained a -victory ' that would guaran
tee lasting peace.
.Large numbera of Germans and
Austrians hare been taken from Lon
don and interned in detention camps
and ' an echo of the threatened inva
sion or the Britt eb iBlea, by Zeppelin
dirigible; balloons is found tn the
tact that _Westminster Abbey has
been insured against damage from
airship attacks.
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Shortage of C
Artillery
Serious
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct t2.-^AR ur
. gent plea for more men to garrison
the country's coast .defenses was
made by Brigadier General BL M.
Wearer, chief of coast artillery, In
his annual rep?rt today to Secretary
Garrison. No new fortifications were
asked for in addition to the proposed
torts at Cape Henry to command the
" ea trance to Chesapeake bay.
Calling attention to the . larger
guns on foreign . warships of latest
design. General Wearer asked that
16-inch guan be provided for Cape
Henry.
'Otherwise/' he said, "these fortl
Ocaticna may be subjected not only
to a very mach greater volume of fire
than caa be delivered by them bnt
also have the disadr&Btage of reply
ing to that fire with guns bf caterior
ifS AID ALLIES
n the North Sea to the
Side Claims to Have Re*
:o Have Made Slight Pro
f Are so Nearly Equal in Strength
Other Back, Pierce the Front or
iliminary Battle Has Moved More
Suffering Severely From Shell
A private letter received in Amster
dam Bays Lieutenant General von
Moltke, ? chief of the German staff, is |
dying.
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
Y fer River Still Divides Contending
Forces Along the Coast.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Desperate
fighting continues in west Flanders
and northern France between Ger
many's armica, reinforced by nearly
all her forcea In' the occupied por
tions of Belgium, and the French,
British and Belgian troops, aided by
British warships.
Along the coast the Yeer river still
divides the contending forces. Neith
er side, apparently has advanced but
in the interior, according to a Ger
man report issued tonight, the Allies
are retiring from severajjmoortantl
posrriotL8."~*~* .->?---? . "
This statement of the Germans ir. {
contradicted, however, by the French "
communication issued in Paris late
today, which says the Allies have not
been moved, despite violent attacks.
All along the front from the North
sea to the Swiss frontier, in fact,
each aide claims to have repulsed the
other or to have made slight progresa
at varioua point?.
The contending armies seemingly
are BO nearly equal in strength that
neither' can force the other back,
pierce the front or get around the
wings.
In Poland the preliminary battle,
at least, has moved r. little more
swiftly. The Fjuosians report that
they have driven back the first Ger- j
Dian offensive move against Warsaw, f
the Polish capital and the fortress ot
Ivangorod. All the Russian accounts
refer to this as a great victory.
They declare the Germans besides
losing many prisoners and guns,
have .left large quantities of ammuni
tion and provisions in the trenches
they had prepared for their defense.
German headquarters heretofore
Ead not referred to this struggle, but
iday it saya that after several days
ot battle no fighting' was reported
yesterday.
Apparently there baa been more
fighting on the east Prussian fron
tier, where the situation has been
quiet for some time, as the German
report says:
"Our troops are pursuing the re
treating enemy in tho direction of
Ossowetz."
OsBowets is the fortress which was
in range of the German gana several
weeks ago when their advance on the
Niemen failed.
The battle around Przemysl and
south of that city ia going on, but
(Continued on Page 81a.)
Deserves
Consideration]
e?wer, both by reason of the d?ame-1
r of the bore cf the gah ead by j
reason of ita shorter length."
Of the need for* additional artil
lerymen, the general said: "The I
Shortage of coast artillery troops for
the United States proper is at the
present time so far below , the ' re
quirements as to make it a matter
deserving the serious consideration |
ot congress."
"Uniese some provision, ia made in]
the near future," the report contin
ued, "for additional coast artillery
personnel, it will be necessary to re-1
duce the garrisons to some care-1
taker detachments at some of the
defenses of lasser Importance, in
cluding Portsmouth, Delaware. Char
leston, Savannah. Key Weat. New
Bedford, Pott MSC, Tampa. Baltimore,
?Cape Fear and Mobile.''
MW HOLDS
KEY TO SITUATION
IF HE APPROVES BOND ISSUE j
MEASURE WILL PROB
)\BLY PASS
WILL AWAIT REPORT
Committee From House Goes to j
Washington to Get Secretary's
Advice on the Matter.
Special to The Intelligencer.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 22.-William
G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury
ot the United States, holds the key
to the South Carolina cotton situ
ation, "e approves the proposed
bone* i the measuie providing
for an issue of $35,000,000 will prob
ably pass. The HOUBC spent the morn
ing discussing the proposed issue of
State bonds for $35,000,000 or $25,000,- j
000 secured by cotton. The discussion
was undertaken for the purpose of en
abling the committee from the House
that goes td Washington this after
noon to get Secretary McAdoo's ad-1
vice about the matter to gain some
idea of the will of the House. It is
fairly well settled that no definite
action wili be taken on the bond pro
position until the approval of Secre
tary McAdoo has been secured. The
debate this morning revealed the fact
that members of the House are abso
lutely at sea on the question whether
or pot* they, will submit to the people
the issue of bonds to protect the 1914
crop of .cotton should the proposition
te narrowed down ' to anything like I
? tsn&bis basis. It win pass the Hoaa* j
kihee lt containa a provision for a
referendum. Committees have gone to
Washington to confer with Secretary
McAdoo. An effort by Senator Nichol
son to request the return of the $35,
000,000 five year, five per cent cotton
bond bill from the House brought on
a prolonged debate in the Senate this
morning which at times grew spirit
ed. However, the Senate by a vote of |
23 to 9 tabled the motion of the Sen
ator, from Edgefield to request the
House to return the bond bill to the
?ssats. Those votin^ to recall the bi!!
were Buck, Carlysle, Christenson, ]
Mars, Nicholson, Sharpe, Sinkler, Sul
livan, and Young, total 9. A message
waa received from Governor Bleaae.
Cratnlno ft H *? ? r?ft r. .rtvi^ Ina. 9*\m
--rp T---" W " . ?""?? *.**
chairman of the finance committee and
the chairman of the HOUBS waya and
means committee to continue as mem
bers of the sinking fund commission |
Until their successors are chosen. Ac
tion oh the veto was postponed on
account of the absence of Chairman
Hardin of finance committe. The Shir
ley vVarren bill already *paesed by the
House, to establish a State bureau ot j
marketing under the commissioner of
agriculture with an agent In each
county, at a salary of $500 per year,
ham heed striken from the calendar on
{he report of the agriculture comm?t
es that lt' (Md not come within the
scope ot emergency legislation. Sen
ator Lane moved to reconsider thu ac
tion and he was Joined by Senator
Chirtensen, who thought any measure |
looking towards assisting the farm
ers tp plant grain and other cropB
besides cotton came under the head of
emergency l?gislation and should be
considered. The Beaurorrjsmator ap-,
proved and urged the'necessity for as
sisting the farmers in glverslflcp'Jon
and getting away from cotton solely.
The bill was reconsidered and refr
red to the agriculture committee with
out losing Its place on calendar.
Sugar May Go to
15 Cents a Pound!
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct, 22.-Secretary
Redfield,In response to a Senate reso
lution, today began investigation of re
ports that immense quantities of raw
?alar are being held In storage In
New* Yor* and Philadelphia "in the
expectation that Great Britain sad
"H soon wi? be strong competitors
iban sugar and that the price
sogar* will reach such a figure
refined product in January,
may go to 16 cerna a
s resoltttlon. submitted by Senator
las, maintained that such report
led holding constituted a.violation of
the law?
Wea ?eM Medal.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Oct. tl^
Prtvata J, a Crook, Florida N?tlonel
Guard, won. the gold medal offered by
the government in the national divis
ional pistol match, the closing event
?f the Sottthfera Shooting Tournament
ere (oday. * Sergeant Harry Goff.
Tennessee, waa second, and Captain
C. J. Band. North Carolina, third.
(
DOOOOOOOOO
o DIAZ REPORTED DEAD o
o .MEXICO CITY, Oct. 22. o
o -An unconfirmed report, o
o received here tonight, stated o
o that former President Diaz o
o of Mexico died today in Mad- o
o rid. o
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BATTLE BECOMES
MORE VIOLENT
GERMANS ATTACKS ON BEL
GIANS ARE UNUSUALLY
FIERCE
(By Associated Press.)
Fl SOM THE BATTLE FRONT.
VIA PARIS. Oct. 22.-(11:51 p. m.)
-Tho obstinacy of both armieo in
the fighting apparently is growing
dally. The battle in the north baa
become more violent than ever.
The Germans were fiercer than us
ual in today's attacks on the Bel
gians, whose extreme wing stretches
from the coast along a front of more
than twenty mile.-., on which they are I
fighting heroically. . Towards La
Hasse anti Lille the combat today al
eo was of a most vigorous character.
WANT FI-OUR IN
COTTON SACKS
?National Association of Master
Ballera Ado?* R?solution* to
Tbk ESFcrL
(By Associated Prees.)
RICHMOND. Va., Oct. 22.-The Nat
ional Aaaocation of Master Makers to
day adopted a resolv tion calling upon
the millers of the country to deliver
flour to them in cott m sacks.
George M. Haffner, Fort Wayne', Ind.,
.was elected president and Columbus,
Ohio, sleeted as the next convention
city. The convention adjourned to
night
CONFERENCE WILL
BE HELD TODAY
Conditions in Foreign Exchange
Market and Cotton Problem
WU! Be Discussed.
(By Associated PresB.)
WIASHINGTON, Oct 22.-Condi
tions in the foreign exchange market
and international aspects of the cot
ton problem will be discussed to
morrow at a conference between Sir
George Paish and Basil B. Blackett,
representing the English treasury,
the federal reserve board. Secretary
McAdoo and some of the prominent
American bankers who deal In for
eign exchange.
"Nd specific plan has yet been con
sidered," ft?i? n treasury department
statesman toMght,. "?ad the whole
situation will be discussed at this
conference. Sir George Paish and
Mr. Blackett already have given as
surances of the desire of the British
government to lend all' possible as
sistance for restoration of normal
conditions in the foreign exchange
market and the alleviation of the cot
ton situation."
Sir George Paish today returned
the Informal call of Governor Ham
lin of the Federal reserve board but
db1 not discuss topics which will be
consi/.ereJ tomorrow. The board at
its roofing did not take up the for
eign exchange problem.
Desperate Engagement?
Still Being Fought
(Bv Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD, Oct St.-The official
communication Issued by Russian j
general headquarters tonight says
the rapid retreat of' the Germana
front. Warsaw continues. The bom
bardment by the enemy's heavy artil
lery has caused nb essential damage
to the fortifications of Ivan go rod or
the bridges.
In Galicia desperate engagements
are still being fought During the
advance tn the region between Prse-|
mvsi and the V?stala we captured ?
more thant 30 officers, 2,000 soldiers,
and many rapid fire guns. To the j
couth of Prxemysl the Russian op
erations are developing, also with
success.
LY mm
REDUCTION BILLI
PASSED SENATE LATE LAST!
NIGHT AND RETURNED
TO HOUSE
VOTE WAS 19 TO 6
Bil! Prevents Harvesting of Over]
2,000 Pounds of Lint Cotton
to Work Animal.
Special to The Intelligencer.
COLUMBIA, 8. C., Oct,. 22.-The
cotton acreage reduction bill permit
ting only one-third of the arable land
to be planted in Cotton in 1915 and
prol Iblting the harvesting of over .
2,000 pounds of lint cotton to the work J
animal passed the Senate late last ,
night and WAS returned to the House i
with amendments. Violation of the pro-1
visions or the bill is made a 'misdo- (
meanor punishable by imprisonment 1
of not leks than ten days nor more 1
than thirty days or a fine of not less {
than $25 or more than $100. The vote ?
on the final passage of the bill was i
19 to 6, those voting for the bill being j
Ackerman, Buck, Chriatenaen, Clifton, t
Goodwin, Guess, Hough, Johnson, D. (
B., Ketchin, Laner, Mars, McLauren.
Mullins, Nicholson, Patterson, Rich
ardson, Sharpe, Stuckey, Verney, To
tal. 19.
Those voting "nay" against the bill '
were: Deo m guard, Earle, Johnstone, i
Sullivan. Slnkler, Young, Total 6. \
The-following pairs were announc- <
ed: Appelt for the bill, with Walker, 1
against; Carlisle for the bill with i
Manning against; Lawson for th? I
bill, with Williams against. i
After the passage of the bill, Sen- ]
ator Laney moved to reconsider the i
vote whereby it passed third reading, i
stating that he was opposed to the |
provision making it a misdemeanor to j
violate the provisions of the bill and ]
a crime to plant cotton, and said he ,
wanted to substitute aa a penalty a
tax of 5 cents a pound on all cotton
harvested over 2,000 pounds lint to
the work animal. The motton by Sen- 1
ator Clifton to table tho Laney motion 1
lost 12 to 14. Tl"? Sumter Senator then <
Bald that to reconsider the vote would j 1
only mean the reopening of the whole
discussion and he demanded a roll call
PD the motion to reconsider which
waa ordered. The motion being lost 11
15 to 10 and the senate refused to re- 11
consider the vote, whereby the bill j ^
had passed Ita third reading.
Those votin - io -econ sider the vote I
were: dear,.guard, birrie. Goodwin,
Johnson, D. B., Laney, b?.?n?- Slnkler, |
Verner, Williams and Young, Utt?\ 10.
Those voting against leconsiderlng
were: Ackerman, Appelt, Buck, Car
lisle, Clifton, Gross, Hough, Alan, I
Johnstone, Mars, McLaurln, Mullins, J1
Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson, '
Stuckey, Total 16.
An amendment by Senator Slnkler
exempting sea leland cotton grown on
Sea Islands and in the vicinity of the
coast from the operations of the bill
waa adopted.
The bill was Anally paased by the
Senate waa in the nature of a com
promise between the advocates of tax
ation of production and reduction in
acreage. Senator Clifton explained
that the House would not stand for
taxation on production only and lt was
his amendment which was adopted
putting in the idea of the House bill
prohibiting the planting of only one
third of the arable land In cotton in
1915 and the cultivating and harvest
ing of over 2,000 pounds of lint cot
ton to the work animal. He also made
the penalty for violation of misde
meanor punishable by fine and im
prisonment It was this provision
which brought forth opposition from
Senator Laney who opposed making
violation a criminal act but wanted to
place a tax of 6 cents a pound on any
execess.
The bill will now go to free confer
ence to settle the difference between
the two houses.
The Haynesworth warehouse bill
providing for bonds to be given up to
10 per cent of warehouse capacity
passed ead was ordered enrolled for
ratification
Survivors of British
Cruiser Hawke Report
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct SS. (2:66 a m.)-Sur
vivors of the British cruiser Hawke
sunk recently by a German submarine,
have arrived in Scotland and report,
according to the M< arning Poat, that
two German submarines were sunk in
the North Sea by the British destroy
er convoying the rafts containing the
men saved from the Hawke
There ls no confirmation of this re
port, i
Already Passed by the H
Led by Senator Hoke
in the Senate on a J
journ.
Attired in His Golf Clothes, Pres!
Course in Automobile in Or?
fore Adjournment-Senator
Recess Until After the Eleen*
States Would Be Taken Up
3y Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Fi'.iDUS
erin g by Southern Democrats flgbt
ng for legislation to relieve the cot
on situation upset plans for adjouru
nent ol' congress at 6 o'clock to
il gut.
Led by Senator Hoke Smith, of
3eorgia, Southcr/h men ra at the
ast moment prevented action in the
tenate on a Joint resolution to ad
journ sine die, already passed by thc
louse, and r appeared tonight unless
in agreemeut could be reached to
norrow for a recesa until after the
November elections, congress would
day in session Indefinitely without a
juorum.
Sigas War Itevcnuo BI1L
A spectacular feature of tho situa
ion was a dash by President Wilson
n an automobile from a golf course
:o- the capitol to reach there in time
o sign the war revenue bill before
tdjournment. - The pr?sident rushed
Into the capitol, follow by aecret
iervUe men at 5:45 o'ciock. Attired
n his golf clothes and without his
reading glasses, ho hastened to au
president's room, where thc revenue
measure, signed by Speaker Clark
ind Senator Clarke, president pro
emp?re of the senate, awaited him.
Borrowing glasses from Senator
Hughes, of New Jersey, the president
ilgned the bill nnd several others.
Smith Keeps l'p Fight.
Senators ran In and out of the
president's room. holding their
watches, while Senator Martin vainly
sought to have passed tho resolution
the house had passed early In the
lay. providing for adjournment sine
lie at G o'clock. At every turn he
?vos met by f?lbUnt?ring Ludios of
Senator Hoke Smith, who demanded
successive roll calls on motions to
idjoura until tomorrow, to recess
until tomorrow and to proceed to
consideration nf executive business.
When 6 o'clock arrived Democratic
senators who hod been fighting for
adjournment gave up.
No Hope For Adjournment.
Majority Leader Underwood then
lias toned to the house with the an
nouncement that there was no hope
af adjournment for the session Rep
resentative Underwood later ?aid he
lid not believe it would be possible
to get another quorum to pass an ad
journment resolution until after the
elections. Before 6 o'ciock scores of
representatives ami senators had left
town and others took later trains.
Majority Leader Kern and other Dem
ocratic senators were equally dub
ious of adjournment now but It was
?aid a recess plan might be agreed
io with the understanding that bills
Lo relteve the cotton States would bo
taken up after the elections. Sena
tor Hoke Smith said he might agree
to such a plan.
Active Negot
Proceeding (
Of Ameria
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON. Oct, 22.-(10:40 p. m.)
Active negotiations are proceeding
between the 'American embassy and
the British foreign office over the
leisure of the American tank steam
ship Brindille, but little ls known
publicly of their nature.
It is not known whether the Ques
tion raised by Great Britain concerns
the nationality of the vessel, or the
ultimate destination of lt* cargo. It
ls said th' Brindille and elster abips
were changed from the German to
the American fir g with the sanction
af the British government.
-
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-State de
partment officials tonight oelloved la
suet, arising from the seizure ot the
three American oil ships soon would
ouse, Southern Members,
i Smith Prevented Action
oint Resolution to Ad?
dent Wilson Rushes From Golf
1er to Sign War Revenue BUI Be*
Smith Said He Might Agree to ?
on if Bills to Relievo tho Cotton
Then. \M
Senator Smith and hts colleagues
ni i Mustered all day, but after several
hours yielded long enough for a
vote on the war revenue conference
report, which was agreed io, 35 to ll?
An effort then waa made to bring up
the adjournment reaolution but thia
waa blocked on a motion to table
made by the senator from Georgia.
Immediately e. point ot no quorum
was made.
Meanwhile the houso was. without a
quorum and representativo Under
wood conferred with senate leader?
and prevailed on them to recosa un
til 5:30 o'clock before attempting to
adjourn, because lt waa necessary far
the house to have*a quorum present
so Speaker Clark might sign tho war
revendo bill. The house quorum
finally was ?rounded up but. whoa the
senate reconvened at' 6:80 -the South
ern senators returned their filibuster
so determinedly that hope of adjourn*
mont was abandoned.
The hopse wan prepared to end tho
.egaioa. Early in the day /the war
revenue conference report < had been
agreed to. Then Representativo Un?
dorwood brought In the resolution
for the routine of Anal adjournment.
Want Currency Amendment*
Supporters of cotton relief meas
ures announced they would fight It
j unless they could bo assured of ac
tion on the currency amendments
and on the cotton warehouse bill.
Representative Underwood, however,
aided by Republican Leader ' Mano,
gathered hie forces and before the'
rapidly melting quorum bf the house
disappeared the (final adjournment
tesolutlon and a resolution authoris
ing- the appointment ot ? committee
to notify the president that congress
waa ready to adjourn were passed.
Clock Turned Back.
The house took op. a holiday as
pect. When 6 o'clock arrived the
hands of the clock were turned back
20 minutes, the house momentarily
expecting a senn e messenger . an
nouncing the package ot the adjourn?
ment resolution.
Then Representative Underwood
entered the chamber. After a whis
pered conference with the speaker ha.
announced there waa no hope ot Ansi
adjournment and that with no pros
pect of securing a .quorum in the
house before election day there was
nothing to be done but to adjourn
until tomorrow. The. .hundred or
more representatives who had been
waiting to leave town* fited out Some
left Washington despite the situation
while others cancelled their reserva?
tiona,
Will Continue Fight
Cotton State leaders on both sides
of the capitol asserted they would
continue their fight tomorrow. In
the house they demanded the pee?
(Continued on Page 6.)
iations
Over Seizure
xn Steamships
be adjusted satisfactorily. The ra
lease after short detention of tho
tanker John D. Rockefeller, with tho
explanatlan that the vessel waa de?
fained only because ot doubt as ta
the destination ot her cargo waa
construed as aa admission by toa
British government that vessels ot
American registry have a righi to
carry oil between neutral ports,
Tho state department's protest
against the sel su re of the stearne?
Brindille and her detention at Hali
fax, with the doman-? ror W release,
was not tn the nature 'ti ?a altnccat>
um, according to state aeparJtmexV
oficiala The department Itself ls Ig
norant of many facts necessary to
deal with the case but the protest
was lodged to save alt Segal right?
and the reply will be aweltfcd belora
'further action is taken.