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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 ALLIES HAVE PUSHED BACK 'TIERES? WHILE GERMA*;! GIVE GROUND AROUND TURE ALTKIRCH AT PO? WILSON SAYS EVERY RIG MUST BE PROTECTED (By 'Associated Press.) Alter days or incessant fighting, dents at last have been made in that part' of the battle line which had run virtually straight north and south from Ypres in Belgium to the bend tn the elbow in the vicinity of the forest -ot Algue iii France. Just a short distance above ? its center this line now curves like an inverted ' letter "B" the Allies having pushed back the Germans e*ck of Armentieres in an endeavor to press on to Lille and the Germans having forced the Allie? to give ground around La, Baase, probably hoping to obtain control ef Bethune, a railroad center seven miles west of La Basse. That ground , hes. been won and lost in this district ls admitted ,in the latest French official reparti .It seems improbable, however, that either en gagement was decisive as the report declares actions near. La. Basse and. Armeutlere* near Arras, on the same Une a short distance south of La Basse, continue ' with great ' violence. In fad,.the report says, that, gener ally speaking, th? ' situation oh this part of the war front remains th* samej Of lighting near th?, coast, where British and .French, naval vessels are endeavoring to aid tho Allied troop* in hojd?hg^b?ck the German advance, n?thintr wa? vouch; if ad ix. tfce;: re port, i Altkirch, in Upper* Alsace, near the Swiss frontier, hes been taken by the French at the' point of .the bayonet Since the outbreak ? of the war this town ha? been the scene of much fighting and several times has chang? ed hands. Petrograd claims the Germans con tinue to retreat and that Emperor Nicholas' forces have crossed the Vistula without resistance. The Aus trians are given'credit in. the FJus sian report for continuing tb fight stubbornly on the Vistula, on the San and south of trzemyBl. No reports were received from Germany or Aus tria .and Servia likewise was silent regarding operations in the south. The British admiralty has issued a statement saying that the necessity td use Its warships for convoy duty hav ing passed British cruisers, aided by vessels of 'the Australian, Japanese, French and. Russian navies, will search the sea? in an endeavor to ron down the eight or nine German cruis ers, including the Emden and the Karlsruhe, which have been playing havoc with shipping of the Allied countries. Great Britain has prohibited the importation of . sogar to keep tho German . and Austrian product from being shipped in from neutral coun tries. President Wilson has approved de mands of the state department on Great Britain for the release of the steamers Platuria and Brindille. Thc president took the position that every right ok American shipping much be protected. LONDON, Oct 23.-The Germana have undertaken a . general offensive along the line extending from the mouth of the river Yser, on the North Sea. to the liver If ease, and -while they have forced the Allies to .give ground in some places, they themsel ves have lost positions in others. This briefly is what ii? gathered from offi cial French and German reports Is sued tonight Today's German attack waa parti cularly severe in the/west, where their right wing, ?tror-.gly reinforce-* at tempted an advance against the Bel gians holding Ut? Allie?' extreme left. This left rest? on the coast and ls supported by English and French warship* ?nd by Anglo-French troops which for a front extending iv.ra a point somewhere itt the vicinity of Dixmade southward to La Basse Ca nal. Both aide? claim sn cesases bot the French alone admit that ls place* they har* fallen back. Them ls, however, little change in tho situation, the lines ?wlSginf and swaying as they have dene for week?. Although ft now it just two month* since the Allie* eoftcittttrVed on tte Franco-Belgian trofcUer to-oppose the German advance and tho . invader* have bees almost to Paris and back ts the interval, no 4?cUlve battle ha* boon fought Neither (?ide has destroyed nor part ly destroped an army. Eveu the Bel gian ?ney encwpcd almost Intact af ter that country wa? overrun by tb* i^rmano T*** lutWJ t?w b* **id Of HOTTER "S" GERMANS EAST OF ARMEN 5 HAVE FORCED ALLIES TO LA BASSE-FRENCH RECAP ?T OF BAYONET-PRESIDENT ?HT OF AMERICAN SHIPPING operations In the east, except in the case of Lieutenant General Samson off, the Russian commander, whose army was partly destroyed by the Germans in the battle of Tannen berg, East Prussia. In the present battle on the river Vistula, from Warsaw south to the river Pilica the Russians have scored an important victory and have cap tured many prisoners besides guns and ammunition. But the retreating army, when it gets back to its select ed position, can entrench and start another siege battle a- _h as that on the river Aisne in Prance. Southward of the Pillea, the Germans still hold the river Vistula except in frost of the fortress at Ivsngorod, where they were driven back by attacks from that stronghold. Tho Austrian army, so often des cribed as routed and destroyed, again has sprung into life and ls attacking the Russian left wing. The Austrians, however, apparently have found an impenetrable barrier at the river San. north of Jaroslau. The German claim of victory over Die '? Russians ,west of Agussowo, Su walkl, following fighting reported by them yesterday in the direction of Ossoftetz, south of Augustowo shows the Germans are attempt *ng another advance from East Prussia Into the government.of Grodno, east of Suwal ki, doubtless aiming to compel th? Russians to reinforce their *r-i.y ?ri ' that region. ? All these movements have brought ! the belligerents no nearer, their goals I which cannot be attained until an ar my is destroyed or one or the other I becomes too exhausted to fight The British admirality tonight is sued a report saying the German cruiser' Karlsruhe has captured ! thirteen British steamers in the At lantic. Lived Alene in Woods Six Weeks (By Associated Press.) WEST FALMOUTH. MASS., Oct. 23. -Declaring sha had lived alone in the woods for six weeks, eating I acorns and berries, as a "nature { cure," Miss Martha Palmer, missing ; since September 12, returned to civi-, Iization today. She told Deputy Sher iff H. H. Lawrence, at whose home she stayed tonight, that she had re-1 gained her health and enjoyed her experience but the increasing cold1 had forced her to seek shelter. Miss Palmer Is 40 years of age. I Since she disappeared relatives have kept up an unceasing search for her. Women Take Places of Street Car Conductors I ? nfc * (Fy Associated Press.) ST. JOSEPH, MO., Oct 23.-Three hundred members of the Federation of Women's clubs today took the places of conductors on St. Joseph's street car lines. The occasion , was '??Trolloy Day," and tbs company had agreed to give all money collected, In excess of the average week-day re ceipts, to the federation to be used for charity. Many passengers paid more than the usual nickel. The' women were requested by leaders of the federation to wear cot ton dresses in furtherances of the. movement to aid Southern cotton planters. Violent Attacks Contin?e All Night PARIS, Oct) 23.-(ll:*?, p. m.) Violent attack? and counter attacks continued throughout last night and today along the batu? front from the North sea to Switzerland, according to officials arriving here tonight from various sections of the line. No noticeable change In the positions was effected, they said, although the Allies were compelled to give way a little at La Basse, 13 miles southeast of Lille. At Amentlereo the fighting was very stubborn and the" Alites galas? some more groar d. The Allied commanders regarded the results of today's lighting as fa vorable to their troops since it baa proved their ability to withstand fre quent and formidable shocks from the powerfully reinforced German arm-. REPRESENTATIVE HENRY WILL FIGHT TILL HE GETS VOTE ON BONDING PLAN CONGRESS TIED UP Make Vain Appeal to President? For Aid tn Securing C *ton# Relief Legislation. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-With con-| I gross tied up hy lack of a quorum in both bouses, southern senators and I representatives tonight made a Tain] I appeal to President Wilson for aid in isecuriug cotton relief legislation I which would clear the way to fnal j adjournment. After they bad block?adjourn ment by obstructive tactics the cotton { relief supposera went into confer ence to appoint a committee to wait upon the president. The pr?sident,] however, when asked for an inter I view said hs would be busy with sn important State department - confer ence, until he left Washington at mid night and therefore could not meet the committee. The departure of the president for I Pittsburgh -where he will address the ? Ty M. C. A. celebration tomorrow, set | jut rest p. rumor that the extraordi nary conditions, under which ? coh I grass found itself until a time to mo- ] i tlon to adjourn, ty the president exer Li?aJngJ?a proroguing power. I^CbnUfined" efforts or Democrstk , Isadsrs io secure.au agreement to ad journ failed completely and tonight i Southern members reiterated their determination to continue their pro gram. Opinion was general that this 1 would prolong the session indefinite i ly, certainly until after the elections. I Meantime the general exodus of j members of both houses continues. I The i house today bad 157 members present on a roll call, nearly sixty short of a quorum, and the senate showed forty-six, three less than quorum. Senato* ? Jlarke, president ! I pro tempore of the senate, though a .champion of cotton legislation, letti : the city after characterising further [ efforts of his colleagues to obtain rc-1 i lief as "grand stand playing." I Representative Henry of Texas I leading the cotton forces in the | I house, refused various offers of com promise. He frustrated an effort of ?Sajorlty Leader Underwood to secure ! agreement to allow passage of the pending cotton bills, insisting on con I slderalion of his plan for* a $250,000, ,000 bond traue. Speaker Clark ad vanced a proposal to make the pend ling bills the first business to cornel before congress when it meets in De cember, but Representative Henry I also rejected this. ' At the conference of ' cotton belt I members tonight Representative Hen ry declared he would fight adjourn ment until he secured a vote on hts 1 bonding plan. Senators Smith of | Georgia, Smith of South Carolina, Ov I orman, Lea, Sheppard, Gore and] White, and others were present. Ve ?rious proposals were discussed and rejected before the conference decid' [ed to appeal to the president. When ..tho reply came that Mi. Wilson would be busy all evening, the conferees ad journed. They were visibly disap pointed.. HOSmiTI?SWLL I BE SUSPENDED! Truce Declared,Between Carran *a Garrison mt Naco, Sonora, ead VlQa Forces. "_<fy Associated Press.) . NAOO Ari*..' Oct 23.-A trues was declared late today between the Car raasajwrrtooa at Naco, Sonora, and th? Villa forcea Hostilities will be suspended pending the ?tia! elation of the esees problem by the Aguas ? Callentes convention, I Genera! Ramon Sosa, sent by the1 convention, brought about tee cessa tlon of hostilities after three days par leying. Admonitions from United Stat es anny officers are reported to have I convinced Haytorena, who tonight withdrew 86 kilometres south. General Sosa said the convention would si te establish a stable govern in Sonora, 1 partisans fear thoYaqui Indian* J will disregard the peace terms and at tack when least expected. Nevert'io les* they hwe left -the trenches (ind 'regard the ?tige ss ended for the prw ??ti ?t is-ftt The Reserve 1 Accept Sou State Bone Will Issue Currency to Relieve Te State-Slight Modification R Be Worked Out Special to The intelligencer. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct 23.-Sen ators Robert Line and J. W. McCown, and Representatives Geo. W. Dick and W. F. Stevenson, representing the South Carolina legislature, this after noon held a conf?rence with the Fed eral reserve boarp with respect to the acceptance by tho board of the propos ed South Carolina State Bonds as se curity for the issuance of currency to relieve the tension of the cotton situation In the State. After the con ference members of the visiting dele PROTESTED TO ' J GREAT BRITAIN Against Seizure of Tank Steamer Platuria, Detained at Lewis toland, Scotland. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The Unit ed States today protested to Great Britain against the seir.ure of the tank steamer Platuria, owned by the Standard Oil company, now detained at Lewis Island, Scotland. The pro test is identical with the one flied in the case or the Brindille, held at Hal ifax. N. B. Inasmuch aa the Halifax admiralty court already ha^ begun proceedings to determine whether, tho Brindille is a prise, ta? British government is expected formally to decline to re lease the vessel until a decision la rendered. A prize court, it is be lieved, will similarly determine the Platuria'o status. In each of the cases uow under consideration the State department knowB nothing of the clrcmstances of the seizure bot in accordance with precedent hos ledge protest to con serve American rights. President Wilson tonight discussed ?hipping and neutrality questions with. Acting Secretary Lansing of the stater department and approved de mands for the release of the Platuria and the Brind?la. The president took took the position that every right of American shipping must be protect ed. CH WILL RETIRE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE Expresses His Willingness iff Villa Is Nat Instrumental in Pro curing His Resignation. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct . H.-General Carranza ls willing to reUre as chief executive In Mexico City-it General Villa ls not instrumental in procur ing his resignation. He also assures that his retirement will not mean Vil la's ascendency. General Carranza Indicated he was willing to have the Aguas Calientes convention request that both he and Villa ?Ive way to a neutral for the provisional presidency. Official reports to the State Depart ment told of the advance northward of several thousand ot Carranza's troops. This was explained by Carranza rep resentatives as intended for precau tionary defense- if the convention came to no, agreement and Villa moved ala forces southward. Official 'reports shear that l'extco City newspapers are attacking the purpose ?ad acts ut the Aguas Callen tes gathering. . A Heavy Batik Raging in Belgian (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM. VIA LONDON, Oct. 23.-A heavy battle ls raging In Bel gian.. SO miles south of the Ghent Bruges line, according to a Telegroaf correspondent. Roulera waa bom barded V the Germans again Thurs day. "Fugitive* from Rosiers declare." say? the correspondent, "that 40 ln abitauts ot that town were shot by e Germans, "There U DO confirmation of n re port that the Allies have bro. eu through, the German linne nev Eec loc JD AT 3oard Will ith Carolina is As Security nsion of Cotton Situation in .Hus] cquired in Plan Which Will . by Legislature. gatton stated that they had been ad vised that the bondB proposed would be accepted by the reserve board. 81ight modification in the plan pre sented by the South Carolinians would be required, it was state, and this fea ture will be worked out by the legis lature. The visitors accompanied by Repre sentative Lever, called on the Presi dent, who assured them of his deep sympathy with the cotton 8tates. They returned to South Carolinu tonight, I and will make their report to the leg- | islature \>n Monday. JANITOR'S WIFE HEIR FORTUNE! Wm Get Nearly Half of $200,000 Estate Left By Her Father. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-By a settle ment out of court today Mrs. Anita Faithful McCarty, wife of a New York Janitor, Will share In the $200,000 es tate leit by her father, Dudley Jar dine, who under the name of William Smith lived and died as a Bowery recluse. Mrs. McCarthy has been con testing Jardine'? ?rill made in 1909, which left the estate to (brothers, nephew? and nieces. It is understood Mrs. McCarthy will get nearly half of the fortune. Mrs. McCarthy based her contest or. tba dela*. that ii: Hil her father made a will leaving his estate to his family, but that this will had been ac cidentally burned in Atlanta, Ga., Through depositions taken in Georgia it was proved that such a will had been mode. Dudley Jardine, son of a millionaire organ builder, disappeared from soci ety thirty years ago, adopted the name of William Smith and became a dwel ler in Bowery lodging houses. Under the name of Smith he married. After the birth of his daughter. Anita, he lived but little with his family, ex plaining that he was away most ot the timo doing private detective work. He died, last January and but for the in tervention of a friend he would have been burled In Potter's field. REPLIES TO CARRANZA. (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Oct. 23.--Colonel Gonzales Garza, personal representa tive of General Villa, today replied to General Carran zo's recent Inter rogatory message to the peace con vention at Aguas Callentes which asked the convention by what author ity lt assumed national sovereignty. If General Carranza persists In his policy cf Ignoring the action of the convention he will be responsible for the inevitable war to follow," said Colonel Garza. "The convention wael called to draft a platform and form s provisional government. . It can j not act merely in an adv* Tory capac ity as Carranza demands Bankers9 Association Consider Wade Flan! (By Associated Press.) RALEIGH. N. C.," Oct 23.-The North Carolina Bankers* association held r. special meeting herr- today to consider the matter of tba L inkers of this State going into the Wade plan for a poor of $160,000,000 for loane .-o aid cotton. There were about 40 members present and a. committee of ulne was* appointed to investigate, the details of the plan when matured by the federal reserve board, and In their discretion to call upon, banks and business men to contribute. Under the or gina 1 plan, the proportion of North Carolina In the pool would be $3,500,000. Mayor Will Separate S Police from Politics! (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Oct. SS.-Mayor Mit chell tonight declared bia Intention of separating the police from politics. In a letter to senate and assembly candidates in thia city he said: "The activity of peuce officer?, whether through their paid counsel or not. In any form of polities is Un* proper, end ls repulsive to all oort ideas of worthy public work. We do not want the police in politics. The ef fort cf this administration ia to keep them ont. Wo are trying wholly to break up the old evil alliance, between policeman and politician." TLE COMMITTEE IS IN WASHINGTON HOLD CONFERENCE, BUT NO REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIV ED AS TO RESULT REPORT MONDAY M'Laurin Warehouse Bul Voted Down in House, But May Be Taken Up Again. Special to The Intelligencer. COLUMBIA. Oct. 23.-At the end of the third week of the extraordi nary- session of the general assembly it seems as if the acreage reduction measure will bo the only one to be' passed. It is believed here that mem bers will be largely influenced by de cision of Secretary McAdtao of the treasury department as to the'sound ness of the proposed bond Issue of $35,000,000. The" committee is In Washington and will return to Co lumbia in time to report to the house and sonate Monday night Acre age reduction measures have been passed by thc houHo and senate. The details of final measure will be work ed out in free conference. The State fair opens In Columbia next week and little work ls expect ed from the general assembly. An adjourniytnt will not bo secured be fore early In November. The senate and 'hour*- committees held a confer ence In 'Washington today with treas ury department officials. No report bas been received here as to the re sult of the ??Cifertuce. The MALwuftA warehouse bill was voted down in the house but may be taken up again. The senate spent the time today mostly on the appropriation bill for the extra sostion and alter passing that adjourned over until Monday night at 8 o'clock. Before taking this action tb? senate named on the free conference committee to settle the difference between the two houses on the cotton acreage reduction bill Senators Clifton, Stuckey and Mc Laurin. Thirteen Drowned; Large Property Lots (By Associated Press.) SAN ANTONIO. TEX.. Oct. 23. Thirteen persons were drowned here today aa the result of a live inch rain fall which caused several creeks In the southern section of the city to overflow. Thd property damage is es timated at $150,000. Mrs. Albert Liebe and her four children lost their Uvea when their home was washed from Hs foundation snd collapsed. The others drowned were residents of n Mexican settlement. Four Killed In Automobile Wreck (By Associated Presa) 1 HOM PST EAD, N. Y., Oct, 23.-Four men were killed and a fifth injured here tonight when an automobile skidded and was wrecked. The dead are August Moos, proprietor of the Central hotel at Hoboken, N. J., M. Mathieson and Charles Meyer of Ho boken and un unidentified man. In Mathlesen's clothing was found an iron cross given by the Emperor of Germany to those who sacrificed jewelry to raise funds for the war. European Powers Must riced Peace Proposals (By Associated Press.) MANCHESTER? N. H., Oct. 23.-The time ls'not fer distant, Secretary of the Navy Daniels told' sn audience here tonight, when warring European powers munt heed American peace proposals. President Wilson's ten der of good offices, he said, was still open. Secretary Daniels characterised the spirit of the Wt J non administration as essentially one of peace. Largest Life Insurance Policy Ever Written (By Associated Press:) HAP/WORD. CONN., Oct 28. What insurance men say ls the larg est single life insurance policy ever written has boen lasued by a local company for $8.000.000. it was learn ed tonight It insures tho entire Philadelphia- police department LINE READY ?0 PW OBLIGATIONS BELIEVED AMERICA CAN AND WILL MEET OBLIGATIONS INGOLD COTTON LOAN PLAN Discussed by Members of Reserve, Board and Wfll Ba Taken Up Today. > (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 83.-Financial forces ' of the federal government, aided by the friendly counsel of American bankers and representa tives of Great Britain, were turned today toward readjustment of the for? elgn exchange market, disturbed by the Huronean war. For more than three hours the fed eral reserve board, Slr George Palin and Basil B. Blackett, representing the English treasury, and some of the best .known bankers in New York; dis? cussed thc situation In all Its aspects. According to those present no note of pessimism was sounded and tonight there was every reason to bellete all financial problems will be solved without great difficulty. Bead to Fay Obligations. The salient uc-Uusiona reached by the conference are: - American bankers. stand ready to pay their obligations to England In cash; The $100,000,000 ?bid pool al reedy formed and $80,000,000 raised by a New York' syndicate Sr? meet Weer; York cure obutfetloap probably will be enough, however, to satisfy English creditors. ' The New York and London stock exchanges will not be oponed soon, possibly not before the beginning of 1915. A Joint committee of the two exchanges will consider this matte"'. The federal reserve board ls ex pected to hasten consideration of the proposed cotton loan, fund plan, de signed In umrt to give support-to the cotton market. Cotton Exchanges Will Opea. The cotton exchanges in New York, New Orleans and Liverpool probably will be open as soon as possible. The New York exchange probably will confer through a committee with the Liverpool exchange before such ac tion ls-taken. A committee cons I-llb g of Benja min Strong, Jr., A. t?. Wtggin, James Brown of New York, and Governor Hamlin and Paul M. Warburg, of, the reserve board, will hold further con ferences with Sir George Palsh and afr. Blackett about details of the re adjustment plan. America Will Meet OMlgatlons. According to some of those at the conference the optimism was surpris ing. Sir George, lt waa said, did not indicate that he had come to demand payment of American debts; he had no concrete plan to lay'before the . Americans, but listened to whet the? had to say. The American, bankers made lt clear there wa* every reason to believe America could and would meet all obligations la gold. Although there waa no es pression as to how much gold actually must be paid to England, it waa the opin ion of many of those present tost bat little more than that, already arran?, ed for will be necessary. . Cotton Plays Pro m fae nt fart. A prominent part In the calcula tion o. all agreed, must be played, hy cotton and for this, reason the desira bility of finding a bottom tor the mar ket and making arrangements for re*, opening cotton exchanges .were dis cussed at length. Slr Gooroo voiced again the optniou that English man ufacturers would boy cotton when they knew bottom had been reached, and that competitors ooalO. not nader, buy them. Just how much England's buyers would take tran not tad'satei, but the eteadyin geffoci bnyintr there will have on foreign exchange waa generally admitted, afr. BlacacU de nted there was an a&reeoMat in Eu rope to keep down cotton purchases, thereby limiting the .power of the United Otates to pay lu International indebtedness. Flgatln* Woe en gs*&tfB. Slr George tait confident EaglisS holders of American securities would not throw them on the market If the London exchange opened. .' England, he explained* waa fighting the war na her savings ead on her current receipts. A selling of American In vestments cJgh- come, he said, bet that would be accounted for by the large exportations of cotton, grain and other commodities tn the next tow mooth?. He added that al) se-, enrttiee had aeon takencare of na (Continued on Page 8.). _u~~i 1