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VOLUME II. ?irrt ANDERSON, 9. C SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1915. NUMBER 227. ALLIES P? FORANOT ONGERA HOLDING ALL NEW POSI TIONS AGAINST FURIOUS COUNTER ATTACKS RUSSIANS HOLD OWN IN EAST Russia Expected to Send! Ultima tum to Bulgaria Within Very Short Time. London, Oct. 2.-On the western front the allies In the fact of furious German counter attacks vre holding their new positions and making local attacks which the Germans Bay are being repulsed. The French reports clahv progress on the heights of Ea folle and in tho Buodbez area and in Champagne. Compared to the allies' cantu " ol nearly thirty thousand prisoners and a hundred and forty big guns the Ger mans claim fifteen thousand prison ers and sixty-one machine guns. Temporarily tho great offensive is ended, but it* is expected that the al lies will renew the general attack at points not now determined. Hite Russians appear to be holding their own along the entire front, thc Germans claiming only the advance of U>n Einsingen. In Galacla the Russians are on the offensive and have delivered heavy blows. Since their repulse at Dvinsk and near Minsk, it is thought the Germans are planning a new stroke. While maisyinscredit Che reports ol the offensive against Serbia, Buchar est asserts that the Germans, inde pendent of Austria, had failed in an attempt to cross the Danube where the main Serbian railroad approaches tho frontier. - The Russian foreign minister, Sa zonoft, declared today that if Bul garla "persists in her present traitor ous course" she must answer to K'ua . eta. He saldf - he expected, Russia would present an ultimatum in t short time. Paris papers are confident the ai llos* support promised Serbia ia the event of Bulgarian aggression, ls al ready under way to MacedonV. . Sixty-five French' aeroplanes today zombardeJ the' depot at Vouslers and the aviation grounds near Chai lerange. Take Two German Trenches. Eondos, Oct. 2.-The British de livered a counter attacvk last nigSil ' southwest of Fosse, France, anc ? took two .German trenches. Field Marshall French reports. London, Oct.. 1.-The situation on tho eastern front ls still regarded here as af the greatest importance notwUuhatondlng tho new offensive in the west. The transfer of the cen ter of gravity of the war to the west ern front is tha task .now before thc British and French. Bulgaria': menacing attitude doubtless is having a marked bearing on the activity ol the allies in France and Belgium, tel an increasing pressure on "the Ger man lines, will exert a deemed in fluence on the plans of the Austria^' and Germans to concentrate a nea vj force .on the Serbian frontier, should they commit themselves to a ires! campaign In balance wita Bulgaria'! assistance. .That nation new acou pies, as Secretary Grey phrased ll yesterday, ?he .position taut Tr.rkej held during those weeks of nncor tnlnty, before aha cast her lot onenl) wi h the central, powers. . Some sections of the British pres; urge Greece and the allies to strik< quickly thc instant t*. is d?termin?e that diplomacy will ho longer be abl< to avert a crisis. To wait until Bul Karia actually moves, nays t'je man chester Guardian le to ?arreador tin strategic Initiative to her. Petrograd specials speak of thi improvement-or tho Russian positlor although there has boen no nov*? worthy change on the eastern from forborne days. with the exception of some grouni loot the British are clinging tense iouaiy to tbs position? wrested fron tm.'. GermanB. A series of enrage monts on the French front ia.the las few days has cot altered condition! appreciably. ItuSgartans Actif e. Milan..Italy. Oct. 2.-Bulgaria ii mobil laing all men up to M years oh according to the Corriera Della Bera*! Bucharest correspondent. No cltlsei Under forty-five ls allowed leave UM country, and , .martial law has beei . proclaimed. I^o-Germsn. manifesta lions ir reported to Balgarlao cilia . ;...n.t; t -.. h .- : . EPARING HER MOVE lANUNES ISING ??LI" SEE MEXICANS! Is Gathering All Available Infor mation to Aid Conference of) Diplomat? in Deciding Which Faction to Recognize. Jew York, Oct. 2.-Secretary Lansing will re?oive all faction ori ginally a part of the revolutions in Mexico that overthrew Huerta in Washington 'Monday. Ater lit? has gathered information from all quar ters he will call a conference of the Pan-Ame-..; ian diplomats to consider the situation and determine which faction is to receive recognition. Tho secretary invites Elises Arren dondo and Exrique C. Ll?rente, re presentatives in Washington "of Car ranza and Villa respectively. I APPEAL FOU RELIEF OF DISTRESS AMONG MEXICANS Baltimore, Oct. 2.-A country wldo I appeal for relief of t:ic distress in j Mexico will be made through three i cardinals, fourteen archbishops, a j hundred bishops and practically eigh teen hundred clergy to United States ? Catholics, lt was decided in a confer ence at Cardinal Gibbon's house to~ daly. --II! i - il miss-' I FORFEITS rfOND IN ASSAULT CASE I J. F. Hodges of Greenville At tacked Jos. A.. McCullough Wim Walking Cane. Greenville, Oct. 2.-Mr. J. P. I Hodgest charged specifically with I disorderly conduct, failed today to ap pear at puolice court, and thereby I forfeited his bond ot $50 he had put I up with the police department Friday evening .' r striking Judge Jos. A. McCullough, a member of the Green ville legislative, delegation. Call Of flver Bridges, who happened near the bcenc at tho time, said he saw Mr. i Hodges strike Mr. McCullough near I the back ot bis head with a walking stick. Ho quickly Interceded and | I placed Mr. Hodges under arrest. The incident occurred Friday aftev Inoon about G o'clock on .South Main street, near Knight's barber ship. NEW RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER General FtlHaftf. General 'Po! Ivan oft* is the new min ister of war for Russia who has he?n named to' succeed General Soulfjom ltuoff. The mtier fall?d te provide proper monitions of v?ar, tn-J for that he wea removed. DEATH TOLL III GULF STORM IS PLAGEDJT3SO LATEST REPORT SAYS LIST OF DEAD WILL NOT EX CEED THAT NUMBER ?KNOWN DEAD PLACED AT 198 Three Hundred and Ten Persons Still Missing in Louisiana and Mississippi. Now O: leans, Oct. 2.-WR'i a tow isolated points missing tho number of known dead is a hundred and nine ty wi.ii tfirco hundred and ten missing in Louisiana and Mississippi. It is sai.I tho death toll will not exceed three hundred and fifty. Tho Wol vin steamer, City of Tampico, arrived hero safe. Now Orleans, Oct. 2.-The number of known dead, reported doad and persons missing from Louisiana and Mississippi as a result ot thc Wed n.*?! May night tibpical hurricane 1B placed at 519 In a total compiled re port here at many points along the coast and "interloir. The property damage, estimated at twelve millions, is regarded as conservative. It is considered certain that Ure to tal dead number at least 350. The known death Hst 1B already 181, with 208 reported dead and 117 known to be missing. Undoubtedly there has been some duplications tn the tabu lation of reports of bodies found hut indications are that it will be not lesa than 350. Tho property damage is enormous and. in many places the destruction is comxriate. Belief parties . returning today from the Delta section said the ric!.v .plantations there were wiped out, crops rained, orange trees destroyed and buildings demolished and washed out to Bea, while the country for miles is. flooded four to fifteen feet. The levees in many places are destroyed. The river pilote expressed tho opin ion that it wonld be impossible to re-construct the levees in many places. Bishops Secretary Freed. New York, Oct. 2,-George C. Stowers who gave up, saying he waa the secretary of Bishop Nelson.of Ute' Atlanta Episcopal, Diocese, and. had stolen fifteen thousand from the bish op was released today. Atlanta au thorities refused to prosecute. The story proved untrue. PRESIDENT PRAYS WITH CABINET Bishop Ten* How Wilson Knelt and Led Cabinet in Prayer at Recent Meeting. Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 2.-How President Wilson knelt end led the carnet in prayer at the recent meet ing was told here hy Bishop William P. Andersen of Cincinnati at a ses sion ot tho Indiana Methodist Epis copal conference. A United State? senator told tho bishop, he aald. The senator heard it from a cabinet mem ber. Tho conference lstor sent President Wilson a telegram expressing confi dence. COL JOHN F. GAYNOR PIES m WASHINGTON Wa* Convicted for Connection ?a Savannah Harbor Frauds Some Yeera Ago. Syracuse, Oct. 2.-Word lins been received J?rcre. ?f tirs .1*?ih in Wash ington last night cf Colonel John F. Gaynor, who wa? h< Meted with Ben jamin D. Greene In connection with Savannah harbor frauds. He'. hail been living in Washington since hia release from thc federst penitentiary in Atlanta four.years ago. Captain Oberne M. Carter was sent to prison for five yearn for discrimi nating in favor of Greoise and Gaynor on harbor improvement Involving mit ti cms. Greens ' twa Carter fl?! to Canadsy but later were returned. Parker WI?? Saeree arni Case. Spsrtanbnrg, Oct. 2.-Lewis W. Parker and his associates retain nos nesRiw. of the Kooroo mill property. [MM.fl dtrislon of Judge Thomas 6. I Soase yesterday,'and che mm wilt n?l bc offered for eale et auction next [Monday, as has been advertised. Map of Allies9 .?tx YPRC3^|D ARRAS *pi#mi7aL,Kmr C~ ?*Mf>f?UH* .tfC#7?A rn.de/rr fl " caesar j iiHons\ norn rii lE*tttS 1. Hooge, the northern limit of tho British attack. 2. Here the British captured five miles of trenches. 3. The British capture of Hill 70. a mile from Lens, threatens IMO Ger mar, occupation of that town. 4. Loos, captured;by the British, ls MINERS U ORGAl IJNO. D. ROCKEFELLER, JR, PI DO FUEL & IRON CO. WU COLLECTIVELY-I POSED ORGi Pueblo, Col. 2.-Collective bar gaining insured by a contract sign ed for a term of years was promised by Jno. D. Rockefeller, Jr., today to the employes of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. This waa cm bodied In the industrial .plan sub ! mitted by Rockefeller at a meeting of I the officers of the company and griev ance representatives of the various |<coaf camps. It carries a guarantee against discrimination against any lunion members, but does not provide for recognition of the United Mine I Workers of America. .The proposition provides t'mt the I miners ot each camp elect repreeen ! tatlves on a basis of one for every I hundred and fifty workers, each camp being entitled to at least two. For HA?TIENS READY TO SHER ARMS Have Signed Agrement With Ad miral Capcitoa Marinea to Be Withdrawn. Cape Ha?tien, Oct. 2.r-The Haitien rebels have agreed, ta deliver their armo Tuesday to tho American expe ditionary force and the marines t: om the Connecticut wlH bo withdrawn for a cessation of ho^tlliClbs waa rat ified yesterday and ? formal agree ment signed. Washington, Oct 2.-Admiral Ca perton **i>orted th? agreement by| which the Haltlon rebels promise to disarm. Tuesday and marinea from the iionnecticut, composing an expedition - ary force, which was opening Unes of food supplies, having Inflicted heavy losses on ten native raiders, may be withdrawn as a matter of policy. Po t*- as is known there Is no in -tentlon of withdrawing the odor forces which, bold the custom? houses and police the cities and towns. Governor Appoints Relegate*. Columbia, Oct 2.-Governor Man ning has appointe :1 moro than on? hundred delegate? to the fnternaUon e? Peace congress ti be held In San Francisco, October 10 to 13. Bulgarian Tree*? Kevina. Paris, Oct. 2.- Athen*.reports the Tinlsarlin troop* moving tn ;he.4J*j Won of the SsrM&rt froellor and ott troops have been dispatched towa/d the'Greek border. Drive in West -i Jt - ? ? - ? jjw r-i i ?ni tMm-m ? ANTWERP ?BRUSSELS rm about twelve miles from Lille, ?the most important city of Northern Prance held by the German s. fi. Souchez, after mor?lhs of fight ing, now entirely in French hands. 6. Perthes, middle of the Cham pagne lines, along which thc French captured fifteen miles of trenches. TILL BE ?ZED AS FIXATION (OMISES EMPLOYES COLORA JL BARGAIN WITH THEM DETAILS OF PRO. MtlZATION. mediation the company's camps are divided into five districts and for set tlement of disputes district confer ences will be held, attended by work ers' representatives and company of ficers. Employes are given the right to hold meetings and buy sup plies where they please. Tho announcement of the plan is looked upon as Rockefeller's answor to the* demand of the United Minc Workers. The plan will bo submit ted to the fuel company's directors' meeting at Denver Monday, and to a miner's referendus vote, Ute miner delegates having endorsed lt ?unani mously. John R. Lawson, board member of the United Mine Workers in jail at Trinidad1, said tonight the plan ls not practical. START WORLD SERIES Jil First Two Ga nes There October 8 and 9-Next Tero ot Boa, ton and Next Two Split. New York, Oct. 2.-The national commission meeting today, decided that the first game of tho world s? ri?s wiU bo played Friday. October 8, and tho second game October 9 at Philadelphia, at third and fourth at Boston, October ll and 12, tie fifth in Philadelphia, October 12. the sixth in BOB?O?, October 14. A seventh. If necessary will be played October l?, The place will be chosen by the tosi of a coln. Umpires selected are: Keim and Ri Kl CT for the Nationals; Evans and O'Loughlln for the American. J. G. T. Spink is to represent the National commission among the scorers. Base ball writers are selecting Cae remain der. May Free Charlton gaea. Como, Italy. Oct. 2.-Jurists hero believe that Porter Charlton whose trial on the charge of murdering his wife begins hero October 6th, will he sentenced, to a term of imprisonment .borter than he ,'CAS already under gone, and be will be freed Immediately after the sentence ls pronounced. Magistrate Appela ted. Columbia, Oct. 2.- Irodell ?111 tatrd -ha? been appointed by Cover nov Mt na lng aa a magistrate for Georgetown county to success James WV Wingate, resigned. Have Been Placed tn Entire Charge of Arrangements Commissioners Expect to Sign Contract and Leave Soon. New York, Oct. 2.-J. P. Morgan & Co., Giavo placed in cntiro charge, subject to the wishes of the syndi cate managers of the flotation ot tho Anglo-French loan, according to an announcement made hero after I meeting of sixty syndicate mauagers and members of tho Anglo-French commissldn. The idea In appointing thc Morgan ?rm -agenta, it was said, I was to, centralise the work. Interest payments on ibo bonds | will bo distributed c?vrou?rh this firm and possibly the interest will be paid |in other cities than Now York. The commissioners expect to sign la contract for the loan early nextJ week and return to Europe. ?LIFE SENTENCE FOR MENDENHALL ?Convicted Man Declarea St Pet ersburg Newspapers Are Re sponsible for Verdict. j - - ?' Tampa, Fla., Oct. 2.-J. J. Men Idenhall was sentenced to life iniprls o. ment by Judge O. K. Reaves, at I Clearwater, for the murder of Miss Susie Eliot. Mendenhall was asked if ho had anything to say why sen tence should; not be passed, and de? I dared he did not believe he would | have been convicted but for the fact that niuo of the Jurymen were from St. Petersburg, wftero the papers were bitter editorially against him. Judge Reaves declared that hut for I his dual lifo he would have been charged with murder. 'His lawyers perfected an appeal setting up thir ty-three counts where they claim the court was in error in tho trial. COME TO U. S. I Turkish Government Acqueices to Immigration Plan, Provided Ar menians Become Naturalized Citizens of United States. Washington, Oct. 2.-Turkoy has consented to tine emigration of all Armenians who actually will become | naturalised Americans on their arri val here. Ambassador Morganthau { at Constantinople has arrr-ngod with the Turkish government for the free j departure of all Armenians fori whoso intention* to become American citizens he can vouch. An appeal will be made public by a board of comiuls sloners of foreign missions for tib* j money to make possible the trans portation end chango of allegiance ntl such Armenians. It is understood I that Turkey will not allow the Ar* mentana to tako r?sidence In Europe. A large number of former Turkish citizens are now under arms to strip from the country Armenian Turkoy near Van, now held by tho Russians. The Turks fear others will also enlist with Turkeys enemy. The only restrictions Che United States makes on Armenians coming here is that they meet all require ments made of other, foreigners. WS EA ISLAND COTTON BBl SUS TWENTY-SIX CENTS Valdona. Ga., Oct. 2.-Sea Island cotton broke what la said to be a four year record hero today when it ?told for twenty-six. centa. More than a hundred thousand was paid out for the staple. - Cotton Reports Dpayse. Wiltt.iil>ltti'ii, Ove. a.-T?1S COttOO ginning and condition reports, which were to nave been issued today, hare both been postponed until Monday, owing to the 'Storm delaying south ern statistics. ?PT?RE tMANYIS ) BYNOTE GERMANY ADMITS ERROR OF COMMANDER WHO TOR PEDOED ARABIC U. S. INSISTED ON DISAVOWAL Germany Wanta to.Arbitrate Ex tent to Which She is liable Under Circumstances. Now York, Oct. 2.-The danger qf nu Immediate break between the Unit ed Kialoa and Germany over tho tor? pcdsiug of tho Arabic has been averted by assurances contained In a note received personally here by Sec retary Lansing from German Ambas* sador Bernstorff. While neither would mnkc a statement lt 1B the pre valent view that Germany admitted the error of her submarine comman der In thinking the Arabic was about to ram ' the submarine, but wished to arbitrate tho extent to which Germany is liable under the circumstances for the mistake. Thia ls believed to be because tho United States made it clear informal ly vo Bernstorff that a disavowal of the sinking of the Arabio wonk* bo absolutely necessary before thero could be any farther negotiations, al though nothing Indicates that, tho new [note meets entirely the viewpoint of the United States. Conference Bhert. Nsw York. Oct. 2.-The ambassa dor waa closeted with Secretary Lea sing only a few minutes. Both the secretary and the ambassador decided thai nothing would be announced: It I? understood the secretary will take 'Mo noto to Washington where he ts returning from hts vacation. After discussing it with President Wilson he will indicate whether it is satis factory. It ls learned reliably that the note furnishes the basis for fur ther negotiations and lt was Inferred that although admitting the principia that merchant vessels would hot be torpedoed without .warning. Germany was anxious to submit to arbitration as to wSiere the Arabic was engaged in a hostile act, and how much indem nity should be paid. BUILD PARK FOR RELICS OF MAINE Coban Legation Announce That Cabinet Has Decided on This Coarse. ? Washington, Oct. 2.--The Cuban government will begin work Immed iately on a perk to be established to receive relics of. the old "battleship Maine, which was ceded to Cuba by the United States. The Cuban lega tion announced that this'action ?ad been taken by tho Cuban cabined ' BODY MAY BE BROUGHT HOI Family of You* Killed in War in France Trying to Recover Body. Spartanhurg, Oct. 2.-Though coa nvunlcatlons from the British war of fice or til? United States department of state were not received yesterday in reply to messages forwarded by members of ?he Nicholl? family con cerning the probabilities of securing Che body of Second Lieutenant rt. Montague Nicholls, who fell in battle In the French and English movement p gainst the Germans In Western .< rance, Sunday or Monday, Congress - ? man-elect Sam J. Nicholls, brother of Lieutenant N&holls. appeared to be moro hopeful 'or the snccess of t\* efforts. Ho feels that the assistance of the United States consul nearest to Looa, whare Lieutenant Nicholls is supposed to have been killed, will con tribute materially to the. effort? Communication was forwarded to th? consular offices of the United Matas in westers France. The Treasury's Iacems. Washington, Oct. 2.-The treaa 1 nry's. Income for September ara* fr-'A a H'.tle more than fifty saRKec. dol lars and about $10,000,006 less than tho ordinary disbursements of tba month. , . , ?><