The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 18, 1914, Image 1
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VOU 9, NO. 91, semi-WEB:
! COTTON SITUATION" 01
AS WATSON SEES IT"
Head of Cotton Congress Opti- has
\ mistic Over Meeting.
wa
SAYS PLANS ARE LOGICAL.
' f
Believes Farmers Will In* Protected his
Through Warehouse fro
Receipts. go
> Columbia Special to Charleston ,xlM
News and Courier, Aug. 16.--Com-'"k*
missioner Watson, president of the an
Southern Cotton Congress, upon his 1
return from Washington today, said:
"The press dispatches have, noi<l0'
the
doubt, kept the people posted as to j
th3 sessions of ihe Cotton Congress.
The gathering was one of the most
thoroughly representative ever held f(,r
In the country, and more than filled n,H
its mission. Action has been taken. to
which will be quickly followed up ,<n'
in every state, promising results of jt
substantial character. T shall immediately
announce the selection of n
certain field committees provided for 11,11
and call gatherings in earn state, as ua
directed by the congress to do. So u a
far those of us who have been wrest[
ling with the intricate problem in 1111
I V! Washington since last Sunday are ,1v
jr concerned, I can only say that we "H
have a feeling of the highest optimism.
If our people will only sit u'
steady in the boat rignt now for .1
few days, perhaps a rortnrght, and ,M
do not attempt in a moment of hvs.
, J epical uneasiness to do things they
ought not to do, and for the doing of lla
which there is no occasion, we be-!"15
lieve the situation will be fully and 1111
adequately cared tor by the United rP1
States Congress and the federal
treasury and currency officials.
MONEY IN SIGHT.
"We have ull the evidences of
wealth we had before the war cornea
men red. and there is 110 reason whv
at
one bale of cotton should be sacri- ^
flced. I would, on account of poRsi- ^
ble severe losses on seed, urge every w'j
farmer to hold every bale of cotton
\ re
he can in the shape of seed cotton. wj
The authorities in Washington rea- ^
Use that the greatest demand is for '(i )
that, and that shall reach the small
, se
man, who raises the actual bale of ^
cotton, and as far as existing laws or
amendments to those laws can ex-<
'' tend that aid, 1 ajri sure, it will be
given.
"This feature ^was thoroughly
brought home to every man who is at
work on the problem. Immediate
ware house facilities in all the cot,
ton belt states by arrangements for
utilization of every square foot of ;ij
available warehouse space existing ca
now are essential to anything that (j0
will be done. There is no time for Jir
building extensive warehouses any- re
where. I have been securing lnfor- ol
illation on all warehouse floor space
In South Carolina, and while all the
reports are not yet in, it looks as if
this State can take care of her im- Qf
mediate needs in this regard. Ia
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS. ti,
"It is practically certain that the tli
new Federal warehouse bill, which di
will thoroughly establish the receipt in
on properly warehoused cotton as a ly
basis of credit anywhere in the nation,
will be a law In a few days, and 1<
as soon as passed the cotton ware- I)
house receipt will be given a nation- st
al and International recognition as W
a security. This is perhaps all I ai
can say just now. The calls for
PI fi i ,1 m.iat ill iru ur 11 1 ho PAUllu (n.tllAP. ci c
row. We have been working night or
and day in ro-oporatlon Avith those n;
able Southerners who ire applying II
to the cottou aituption ttie host that hi
Is in them and thev situation to-day pi
1s a far different ji\n from what it hi
was Just a week ago. The main to
thing now is for our people to sit 11
steady and refrain from rushing rot- p
ton to market, when one is first open- pi
ed or doing some other thing that ia'
may be ill-advised, oostly and un- t<
necessary. The other necessity
now is warehouse facilities, and thin (J
necessity, for emergency purposes, ei
we hope we can meet." f<
B
Will Ntay In Orient. v
London, Aug. 17.?The following g
statement was Issued tonight by the s|
British official press bureau: tl
"Any action Japan takes against n
Germany will not extend beyond the a
China seas except in so far as may o
be necassary to protect lapanese V
, shipping lines." Ic
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B '
KI,Y i
3RMANY REPLIES 111 II
TO WILSON'S OFFER Hll U
rotary Bryan Itcfuscs to tio
Into l>etails as to Kaiser's J
Acknowledgment
Washington, Aug. 17. Germany
i acknowledged receipt of Pres:- IKnian
it Wilson's proffer of good offices and E
mediation or arbitration. All the
rring countries excnjft Russia ,
e now replied. til\ E<h
secretary Bryan, consistent > illi
refusal to discuss tin repli- Japan V
in any of the powers, would not ?
into details as to Germany's a<
swlodgment, but it is understood. Tokic
e the others received, to be only u|M?lttn
acknowledgment. night a
Efflffculties of communication with vvithdra
rlin are taken as the cause for the ()u, ()ri
111 r-iuiiieiur w illlUIll H rcpiv. All |^jaa 01
i others replied several day ago. ti) gun,
is known here that the offer has With th
n received at the St. Petersburg uitimati
eign office, but because Russian ! acnon.
rials say they have been unable Kiau
get It to Emperor Nicholas, ac- ,j,.man(i
riwledgement has been delayed. many,
Commenting 011 press reports that of gju
? French reply Intimated that a<ijoinii
mice had been forced into \%ar jgpg ai
ich aKalnst her will and therefore prott?ct?
s not in position to take steps t< - ?jas an
rd immediate arbitration, state
[lartnient officials said they did not oxt,.a,jp
derstund it to b?? final or tiulica- SPaport
e of any disposition to disregard <;,.rmau
peace proposal. The
It was construed only as about th
lat was to lie expected a tthis time. %var
Administration officials did not o\ Taka
i-t that mediation would be consid- tn|?iste
mI in the first lieat of conflict and (,|j8patcl
fore any great or decisive battles -
\? U II '
d been fought. Tlio offer was amj[)a8H
ide simply to remind the warring bioad f
lions that the United States stands {t)u> lTn
ndy to art without discrimination lerest?
the effort to bring peace. guarded
"The United States," said Secre- upheld.
ry Bryan today, "stands for peace
for its preservation as long as it owii
11 possibly be preserved?and, in munjca
se of war. for restoration of peace japan
the earliest possible moment. uitlmal
hen the anger of the belligerent rJx 4>hj
lions has sufficiently abated, the> L.on(jor
11 find the President waiting to ment ,
nder sucli assistance as may be Qern,ai
thin his power In the direction of ij^ewis
commodation and conciliation. lie t r(ipjy
s sent the dove out of the ark in coui
arch of dry land. C.od speed its rc- n)j,.r ,
r nwith an olive leaf." paper l
'n Tok
LEASE MEN HOWL noon,
DOWN SPEAKERS the aft
made
indidate for State Offices Cireeted (hl, ul
by a,OOO Disorderly Voters at jlo wo
Anderson. iu coni
Anderson Special to Columbia The
peord, Aug. 17.?An audience of ..vv,,
proximately 3,000 voters met the am, n,
ndidates for state offices here to- tlon t,
iy. The crowd was closely packed , j.,. ,.a
ound the speaker's stand and was pe;ice
stless and noisy. Disorder broke Kllar<i
it periodically and some of the .,.mp\a
ieak?*rs had rough going. The ques- amanc
on. "How are you for the United |
ates senate?" was shot at several "In
the candidates. Anti-Blease dec- en(jurj
rations resulting from these ques- r8tabn
ons brought such vociferous yells af
iat the efforts of the speaker weie imper|
owned in the din, some of them beg
forced to discontinue permanent- jmper|
carry
The meeting was called to order at smons
):30 o'clock by County Chairman S.
can Hearman. The first demonration
came from the crowd when jrom (
r vf II.....-- *? 'i?4? '
. .... .....in., ............in ??> ncuinii- (;ermj,
it governor, was speaking. "How spls 0
r**"you stand for the United States once t
nate?" railed a voice from the (jrawn
owd. "I won't tell you, but hia .<Sei
imp la not Colie," replied Mr. |a(er ,
anier. Thla waa greeted with yella )((.rjai
id the din increaaed as Mr. Hamer
roceeded until ho could no longer tjr(, j(
a heard. The chairman appealed with ?
> the crowd for order and Mr. tjon 0
amer waited patiently?all to no "Tli
urpoae. He exchanged aome re-? poven
artee with the crowd, but waa uu- tJlne (
ble to continue hia speech and had ,.eiv|n
> take hia seat. 1914,
The same question waa tired at A. Qermj
. Brlce, candidate for attorney gen- uncon
i <n. mi . i>i iiio nam turn lit; who iiuv abov?
>r Oovornor Blease. After this Mr. jap(,n
irice could be heard only at inter- (>onipp
rIh because of the lusty yell of a may (
roup Immediately In front of the gjtUHt
peakers* stand. Thomas H. Peoples. InR|
fie Incumbent, said that his oppoent
had practiced law for 30 years jty bl
nd should have been attorney gen- alJy 0
ral long ago. "He has Rip van
tinkle skinned a block," he d<
lared. i ((
I i?.,. . M .
ANCASTTTR, S. C. Tl'KSl
ITIMITIIM FROM IFNI
t_ I il ill l I V/l ? I I IllHM JLMI
APAN10 GERMANY D
ds Removal of Warships lilea?
Evacuation of Kiau Chau.
E KAISER ONE WEEK. MEE
till \rt Mter Sunday, \ii^im Govci
-War is Kvpertcd to Kol- st
low Then.
>, Aug. 16.?Japan sent nil Ge<
urn to Germany Saturday Recoi
t 8 o'clock demanding the was *
wal of German warships from strati
ent and the evacuation of teamp
hau and giving Germany un- wago
lay, August 23, to comply the s
e demand. Otherwise, the dred
am states, Japan will take were
the s
Chau, from which Japan has he re
n t\ thn tv i t Vi /I ro tv n 1 of
vU V..V .. VI viri- IHHKJ1
Is a town on the peninsular two I
in-Tung, China, leased with
ig territory by Germany in (;,.or,
id soon afterwards made a (jle
irate. The German territory ,ion
area of about 200 square najjv
Germany also controls an sjj,
<1 waterfront. Tsing-Tau, the ,j1(, ,
in the teriitory controlled by
iv is strongly fortified.
I ironi
general expectation here is ^ ^
e ultimatum will he followed
Guill
was
aki Ks.fo, Japanese foreign
r. simultaneously with the ^ ^ j.
Ii of the ultimatum, conferred ""
eorge W. Guthrie, American
ador, anil made to him a
. . not il
statement calculated to assure
Oeor
ited States that American in
in the Far Fast would be safe- ,<M" 1
il and the integrity of China 1>rf*s'
an d
VIA AMERICA. th<> 1
iK to doubts whether com- n'IU!
tion with Berlin were assured,
to insure the arrival of the,.man
um, forwarded it to Berlin by
innels, including Washington. ,'(l 11
i and-Stockholm. The govern- man
iIbo notified Count Von Rex.
a ambassador to Japan, and! (''
e retarded the time limit for aske
' until August 23. tirao
it Okuma, the Japanese pre- ca'"
oday invited the peers, news- 8lom
men and leading business men
lo to come to his office at ray '
at four and at six o'clock in ,lis '
ernoon, respectively, when he (l'
known to them the terms of ,)Uri!
timatum and announced that
uld give out the negotiations cu,tl
lection with the alliance. that
ultimatum follows:
consider it highly important <<)m'
'cessary in the present situa- ,lur'
) take measures to remove
M r
uses of all disturbances of the '
in the Far Knst and to safethe
general Interests as con- '' li:
ted bf the agreement of the
e between Japan and (treat (
( of s
order to secure a firm and ^
ng peace in eastern Asia, the <,ov
shment of which is the aim il K<
i said agreement, the Japan ot 1
11
al government believes it to
duty to give the advice to the ,M'?'
al German government to
out the following two propoDKMANDS
MADE, spt*a
it -To withdraw Immediately <rov
Japanese and Chinese waters s')<>!1
n men-of-war and armed ves- ^eai
f all kinds and to disarm at
hose which cannot he so withthe
rond?To deliver on a date not
than September 15 to the Im- to 11
Japanese authorities without t',nl
ion or compensatiiTli the en;<ased
territory of Kiau-Chau 1 aI
i view to the evenplal restorai>f
the same to China
ird?Tl^e Imperial Japanese
iment announces at the same wai1
that in tke event of it not re- <lex
g by noon on August 23, ",n|
an answerVrom the Imperial *
m government signifying its
ditional acceptance of the CQM<
advice offerc^l by the Imperial *n<
ese government Japan will be on
lied to take such action as she
leem necessary to meet the s^e'
Ion."
pired utterances express regret ^
i inability to maintain neutral- R,i,<
it say that Great Britain, the
f Japan, is compelled to de- cro
herself against the aggressions
ma
'ontinued on Page Eight.) 1 '
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?AV. AlMil'ST IS. 1!I14.
MINGS WAS HOWLED TI
OWN AT GEORGETOWN -
Hecklers Force Him to r
(iive It I'p. Kr>'
SOU
.TINT. WAS DISORDERLY : p
pec
An
nor Given tin* Largest l>cnmn- r
ration Vet Tciitlpml Mini ( ,
During do* Campaign.
irgetown Special to Columbia
?i. Aug. 17.?Governor Hlease ,iej
civen one of the largest (lemon- p!U
ons yet tendered him during a an?
aign. lie drove a red-ribboned pU|
ii. drawn by two grey mules, to th;i
tand, followed by several bun- tb?.
of his followers. The mules fai
draped with banners bearing f.<i
logan, "Vote for Hlease." When be
ached the stand he was given a Co
net and a flower horseshoe by 0b?
Handsome women. ,
liter II. Andrews, mayor of rol
<etown and general manager of
\tlantic Coast Lumber coruora- ?
v a i
a 11 <1 the Georgetown & Western v.j|
ray Co., gave the chief executive j
rer loving nip. a present from j,0
Ity administration. ))fl
e meeting was railed to order on
tl street, near the inonnmont, by (,o)
'. Doar, acting in place of l>r.
ard. county chairman. I'rayer (>t
<>n. red by Itev. II. J. Canthen. n
ivernor llk.iso, the lirst speaker, j
iced his speech by telling of v:i- (j(.
appointments of Georgetown ar(
He explained the reason for
ippointing a county chairman for
getown. The executive committ
r<
1rst declared, he said, that the
?nt treasurer was the nominee.
14 days later they declared for
other man. The supreme court 1:1
*ed to decide the matter and the <u
rnor refused to appoint either
If the supreme court had dei
in favor of either man he stat- P
int he would have appointed that
The present treasurer is a
over. T|
ivernor Blease flayed a man who
d the chief executive about John
e, pointing his disturber out and
uk him a "hypocritical profesil
beggar." ^
jvemor Blease read his usual arstatistics
today and referred tc? l>'1
pardoning of convicts,
overnor Blease quoted a letter Q<
torting to be from M. J. Miller,
f clerk in the department of agrijre
to John G. Chaffee, saying w'
the Blease followers are from to
lower class, who Miller ?loes not w
e in contact with, according to "n
letter.
he governor scathingly attacked or
Miller, and said: a?
I here today denounce Miller as
*r for writing this letter and. b<
r the campaign closes, I will he in
olumbia and he can get any kind cc
atisfaction he wants." tli
t the conclusion of his speech
ernor Blease was presented with fo
dd-headeil cane by the machinists ;1|
lie C. A.' W_ Itailwnv
e said he was glad to meet the y<
>le of Georgetown and the rp
ascites of Florence, Williams- j()
? and other counties." k,
s soon as Mr. Jennings began to w
ik the lllease hecklers in the
id began to howl and jeer at the
iker so ihat he could hardly be
rd above the din. . {
JENNINGS HOW UK D DOWN.
I am mayor of Sumter," declared
speaker anvd the olamor, "and I s
have enotigh polie.e and citizens ai
teep order. I am going to see s]
: Governor Blease gets a respect- t.'
it'ui iiik, ami hi a i in iihmx' illiiu |)
ii receiving."
This is God's country," cried a u
:e. e
If (his is God's country 1 sure u
it to Join the country of the |>
il," was the retort of Mr. Jen- d
p
lowl alter howl went up from the ]j
fence. and there was no effort t,
le to keep order, although Mayor t<
Irewt and the chief of police were
the stand. p
ifter repeated efforts to make his o
pch Mr. Jennings had to givj up v
I take his seat. J
k telegram from VV. P. Pollock
ting that he was unable to attond's
meeting brought jeers from the ji
wd?some of whom exclaimed e
y would have pulled the Oheraw p
n off the stand if he had come. ;<j
rtayoi Andrews before Senator r
IE CLEMSON nr
HOME COMTNO UL
Xttraetive l*i ogrnni Has Been
Xrrungctl far the (Withering
of K\-St udonts.
'lemson College, Aug. 1 7. ,,
( iC
rything is in readiness to- the
at "Home Cotnink" of ex-Clonistuden
s on August "7 to .11.
sident Itiggs states that lie is ex
ting between 1 .(?!?? and 1,2 M?,
attractive program has ;i at
geil and no dotal! looking o the '
nofrt and ideas.ire of tli > . isitors
1 he overlooked.
riie expected number of old stu- '
its will t.ix to tlio utmost the pa- this
itv of the dormitories, dining hall that
l Memorial Hall in which sill the war
blic exercises will be held. For *',e
it reason, as well as the fact that caVi
"Home t'oming" is a "family at- caP'
r,'* none but ex-students ar ; invit
or will be permitted to regist< r or an<'
entertained during the "ll:?me h?01
ming." This rule will be strictly: 1
served. "tu
Dther visitors are welcome to 'he alege
campus at anv other time.
for
This announcement is made in adpini
ice so that none but e\-slu?l< nts
II make their plans to visit the col- . ,
Cllll
e during the "Home <'oiuin?T." ..
... , the
sitively no accommodations can
offered to others at that time.
tnei
The "llome t'ouiing" is a tricly
lege alTair. <ommcmorat utg the ,|)>n
ill anniversary of the \< t of Ac- o)itiince,
which lead to the est ibl'-h- ]
'lit Of tile college. Invitation j>rj
ve been issued only ?n the <\ -tn j>rj
Ills of the inst it nt ion w li/> . .1111?...i
res:
)UU<I 5.000. ,j)ar
The railroads have offered reduced lues
les from all points in the state and ma
?m Augusta, Atlanta, etc . in 1
orgia. stri
All in all the "Home Coming ' bids for
ir to be the largest gathering of of
liege men only ever held in the by
uth. Cai
Sac
ANAMA CANAL 1 ;r
OPEN TO COMMERCE
COT
ie A neon Made the Official Open- jI|V
ing Trip Through the val
l.ocks. Rr|
Panama. Aug. 15.?The Panama cae
rial is open to the commerce of Na
e world. Henceforth ships may the
iss to and fro through the great ed
lterway which establishes a new ha'
ean highway for trade.
The steamship Ancon, owned by sa>
e United States War Department, ,,>r
1th many notable people on board, Ad
-day made the official passage An
hich signalized the canal's open- ba
g. She left Cristobal at 7 o'clock
is morning and reached Balboa 'be
i the Pacific end at 4 o'clock this the
ternoon. ba
The Ancon will remain at the llal- <a'
>a docks for some time, dischnrgg
her cargo. this being the first
tmmerclal voyage made through
le canal. ,nThe
canal will be used tomorrow ja
>r the transfer of four cargo ships
id a yacht. ja
The Aucon's trip was the fastest an
^t made by a large ocean steamer, ati
he steamer went through the Gatun Ja
icks in ?( minutes, a speed never in
?fore equalled. The other lockages til
ere equally rapid. "A
( olonei George \\ . Uoethals, build- mi
of the canal and governor of the
>ne. watched the operations closely th
rid was pleased at the improved
addling of the locks.
mith was introduced requested the *?'
udience to give the speaker a re[>ectful
hearing. "If he doesn't itick
the governor we will" cried the pa
ecklers. tr
Senator Snaith today delivered his >'i
sual cotton speech hut it was couchd
in language more eloquent than
sual. He \yas given rapt attention by
y the audience, who gave his no in:
isturbance. He was frequently aplauded,
especially when he narrated
is efforts to get money to help the n?
urmer of the South to hold his coton
for a normal market. ,I?i
The crowd today numbered ap- I'
roximately 1,000 persons and it wrs o(
iverwhelmingly pro-Blease. Thefajvi
.as little disorder, except when Mr.
ennings was attempting to speak. 11:
There was a magic phone over the
peaker's head today and attached to
t was a telephone receiver connect-L,
d by wires with the exchange. Any u,
ihone could hear the speeches with- ti
nit going to the place where the j'
ueeting was held.
K
- , -
? ?r*
$1.50 A YEAR.
LGIAN COURT FLEES
FROM BRUSSELS
mans I'ushinn Way Through
to France.
. .
ITISH MOVE SEC RETLY.
mi W ill Keep in the Orient ami
Confine llrr Aid to .\ll> to
t'liina Seas.
he Associated 1'ress dispatch in
morning's daily papers report
the Germans are forcing their
through Belgium is indicated by
Brussels report that Gorman
dry is approaching the Belgian
ital; that measures for the de<e
of Brussels are being hastened
mat nit* scat ot government has
a removed to Antwerp.
'he Mritish press bureau annces
that any action which Japan
t take against Germany will not
*nd beyond the China seas, except
tlu* protection of Japanese sliipg.
'lie Mritish War Council has de>d
to exclude correspondents from
forces in the field and it is enneed
that tin* French war dt partit
intends to tak< tin- sani?* action
that probably war < r> spouts
in nelpiuin will be ordered nut
that state.
"lie German Fmperor. the Crown
nee and two other Imperial
nces, are now ar the z"* <;. ?
s of Main/.. The Kniperor's de- v
tare from Merlin for the front
evoked enthusiasm in the Gern
capital.
Pin- 11 ra I i:i 11 irnvfrnment lino In
ucted its minister at lterlin to ask
explanations and the punishment
those guilty of the alleged attack
German soldiers on Bernardino
mpos, ex-President of the state of
> Paulo and his wife, who are rented
to have been beaten and forcacross
the Swiss frontier.
Several Austrian army corps, aeding
to advices from Vienna, have
aded Russia, and the Russian adice
in Oalicia has been checked,
ussels admits that the French
tualties in the fighting between
mur and Dinant were heavy, as
Germans were strongly entrencband
their artillery caused great
roc.
rhe Hritish official news bureau
s the French fleet in the Mediranean
has made a sweep up the
riatic as far as Cattaro. Four
strian warships are reported to
ve been sunk.
Montenegrin troops have crossed
1 Bosnian frontier and occupied
? town of Tohainit/.a after a fierce
ftl#? Thov :t rp :) 1 sn r n.iiiti (1 vtith
[during eight Austrian blockhouses
(I several villages.
The Hritish niili try and naval
vements are I shrouded in
rstery.
pan t<> I'ltitftt Knstern "shipping.
San Francisco. Aug. 17 ?"The
panese fleet will protect American
d Japanese merchantmen in Asic
waters," declared Y. Xumana,
panese consul general here today
discussing the possibilities of hos
ities between Japan and (Jetmany
American trade with the Orient will
t be endangereil."
"Japan is 10 times as strong
e Orient as Germany," he added.
U'KTKI.-WS AUK KKIM'l.SKD.
Tviinis Check \iiempt t4> (rhf
Save River.
I.niiiloii. Auk 1 > A ll?: !>-r :<Ntch
from N'ish. Servia. .)> - A i*
iun troops it 1 1 o'clock Tliuf 'V \
Klit tried to pass the Save river
ider protection of artillery, but
pre compelled to retire in disorder
a well-sustained Servian caunonle.
Many were taken prisoners.
The dispatch adds that two boat
ads of Austrian soldiers were sunk
ar Belgrade by Servian artillery.
All attempts by the Austrian^ to
erce Servian territory on the
anube at Tekia. near the junction
fii** Austrian, Itoumanian and s?>r
an frontier, have failed.
The bombardment of Pelgradi by
le Austrians continue* nightly
To Traverse < axial.
San Francisco, Aug. 17.?The
rmy transport lJuford received overs
today from the wai department
> depart for Qalve?tnn, Toxua, via
ie Panama canai as soon as she can
e ready. No explanation accotn
anied the order.
* >