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V THE TABUU VOL. 9, NO. 94, SEMI-1 I RICHARDS TO FIGHT MANNING IN SECtt Will Run Over for Gubernator Nomination. CONTEST IS VERY CLOS Sumter Mini lias Only itOII Oi I .aureus Aspirant?Smith lias 12,:*12 Majority. The Columbia State this moral savs that Johu G. Richards of K Hhaw and Richard I. Manning Sumter will make the second n for governor of South Carolina in t second Democratic primary to held September 8. With all the bo: counted for, most of the counties 1 Ilng officially tabulated, Mr, Richai had a lead of 1,305 over Mr. Mi ning, who In turn led Mr. Cooper the scant margin of 306 votes. 1 official tabulation by the State exe< tlve committee may bring so changes, but it is extremely unliki that there can be enough errors a miscounts to put Mr. Cooper in I second race. The final vote for governor, w all but five counties official, a with all those complete, stood: Jo G. Richards, 26,504; Richard Manning, 25,289; Robert A. Coop 24,933; John G. Clinkscale of Sp tanburg, 16,963; W. C. Irby. Jr.. p.Laurens, 15,289; M. L. Smith of Ca , * den, 9,501 ;C. A. Smith of Timmo ville, 5,595; Charles Carroll Sims Barnwell, 2,7 97; Lowndes J. Brov ing of Sedalia, 1,521; John T. I)i can of Richland county, 831; John Adger Mullaly of Pendleton, 679 For the United StateB sem I unison lJurant Smith, the incu bent, defeated Gov. Cole L. Rlea Mayor L. D. Jennings of Sumter h W. P. Pollock of Cheraw by a cl< majority of 12,312. His plura over Governor Bleas, who ran s ond, was 16,34 4. The vote sto with all the counties complete and but six official: Smith, 72,2! Blease, 56,908; Jennings, 2,4 < Pollock. 1,636. The total vote ran to 13 2,2 about 8,000 less than the total v> for governor in 1912. In other state races than the g< ernatorial contest there were changes lrom the forecasts mi from earlier returns. For lieutenant governor, A. Bethea of Columbia and B. Fra Kellcp of Bishopville will make 1 second race. Mr. Bethea has a 1< of about 4,300 over Mr. Kelley. 1 Vote for lieutenant governor: Beth 60,258; Kelley, 46,959; J. A. Hi ter, 20,604; H. M. Hamer, 14,4 in uim race ior comptroller g eral, A. W. Jones, the Incumbent, 1 won over James A. Sumiuersett 79,285 to 46,030. For renomination as adjutant g eral W. W. Moore has won over C. Wllllas by 28,000, the vote stai Ing: Moore 79.965; Willis. 51.4 Thomas H. Peeples has been nominated for attorney general o A. Q. Rrice by 5,729, the count ing: Peeples, 67.750; Brlce, 62,0 In the six cornered race for ri road commissioner Frank W. She and C. D. Fortner have emerged make a second race, the advantage far being with Mr. Shealy, who about 4,000 ahead of his rival. 1 vote: 8healy, 32,101; Fortner, 2 143; James Pansier, 22,630; John Wharton, 20,708; W. I. Witherspo 16,143; George W. Fairey, 10,918 Reported That Msasc Will Pract Raw at Anderson. Anderson Special to Charlotte < server, Aug. 27.?A report here day is that Oov. Cole L. Blease, feated In hie race for the Unl State* senate against Senator IS. Smith, will move to Anderson wt his term of office expires and pr tlce law here. It is said that t governor will make his home at \ beautiful country estate of his wil family, a few miles from Anders $$ Another report says that the gov nor has been offered a partners] by B. L. Abner, general counsel the South Carolina division of 1 Southern Railway. At the Hummer White.House. Washington, Aug. 27.?Preside Wilson left Washington today for i summer White House at Cornish, H., to remain until Tuesday or poi l bly Wednesday. . t - ' ' -w1 VTED ELECTION RETURNS < WEEKLY. LANCAt JENN1NOM HONORED. THDFF FRFI\ Sumter Citizen* Present Him Witlj I I HALL I IALI in HamlHOine Silver Service. (1PPI IDltR III Sumter Soecial to The sinti? Am. III .1.1 Ir lr 11 IU ? UUUUI ILU 26.?The citizens of Sumter tonight presented to Mayor L. 1). Jennings' ial with a cut glass and silver service as Lille, Valencin a token of their high regard for him jn as a citizen. The presentation was from a temE. porary stand at the corner of Main ! IMPORTANCE and Liberty streets and several liun- ? k.er dred men and women were present, tiei-uian Wirele S. H. Edmunds made the speech of All Forts a presentation. j,-, Mayor Jennings' speech was a plea 11 * for the men of South Carolina to for- An Asooclated er~ get all differences, and get together Hays th? (Jerman of for the progress of the state. French cities of ice i e.ud Itoubaix, acc be MAY STOP WAR BY from Oatend, Be EMBARGO ON FOOD lhroue" the bai" , London. The th be "ds Fighting Must End if United States a 'ew miles of t in. Ceases Kx|M>rting to Belligerent Lille is strongly by I Nations, It is Asserted. Iciennes is a mil 'he New York, Aug. 26.?The United importance whih cu_ States government may stop the Eu- chiefly as a man rae ropean war by placing an embargo Exact knowh ntv ion food products, it was asserted to- ?f ?*,i_ nd day at District Attorney Whitman's informat" ,h? John Doe investigation into the in-1 , . , ? ine , ? ,, , patches from O* creased cost of living since the con- _ j,h diet began. James Ward Warner, K,'U1 " ' r ',s nd president of the New York produce Brement that t lin |exchange, and George Habrinski, res- "ol 10 ueie,u j ident manager Tor Minneapolis flour evacuat,on l,V t'1 er manufacturers, eacli said the end of 1 announced l)y *'1 ar. warfare abroad must result if Amer- ^ wireless dii 0f ica ceased exporting to the bellig- Berlin early yes m_ erent nations. clal announceme ?fl. There is a big demand for flour in at Namur had fa of foreign countries, according to these n?a"s who h k.n. j witnesses, with a heavy demand in Longwy. The a Jn_ j domestic markets. Mr. Zahrinski said Prince it was a<J B there is a shortage of 400,000,000 French attack, a bushels in the Russian wheat crop. 'ree ?' the enn ate He declared the United States could westward of Kol m_ dispose of its entire flour output to, The war ofllc? Prance, England, Greece and Turkey i silent up to near tnd any rea8?nabl? prrces and receive The Belgian ear P&yment in gold before the staple sorted to have t jly was put aboard steamships. cessful in an ofl ec- ^ot on,y would war In Europe end came from Antw D(j If an embargo was placed on Amer- a little after m ajl lean products, Mr. Zahrinski and Mr. gian divisions frc >6' Warner agreed, but normal markets to have stoppe )0- wol,id b? established at home and movement of th< the prices go down. ision, after wh] q(j Mr. Warner said the Grain Export- tired on the Fre otf| ers' Association of North America, at Namur were did not attempt to fix prices. Ralph was declared. 1 ^ L. Carlisle, manager for a Minneap-.the Namur fortil oils milliner mmnnnV Hoptnroo iimcA im) io*?e ^ no - "" i(je was no combine to fix prices. at Ostend, who officer who had : j JAJAN'S MOTIVES i '" ,th,t . stroyed two fort IN THE FAR EAST |saultlng the othe 1 It was official ; Says the Japanese People Appreciate Petersburg that the Ix?fty Spirit of President \n Prussia is pi ea' Wilson. sistible force t< 1 New York, Aug. 26.?The Inde-1 Germans are re pendent will print in Its fortcoming retired to Osterc issue the following cabled message , A merchant arrh from Count Okuma, premier of1 Berlin is credits* Japan: that the trains j "I gladly seize the opportunity to refugees to the I M sen^ through Tho Independent a Konigsburg, wh ' message to the people of the United civilians had bei States, who have always been help- Reports of cor fui and loyal friends of Japan. tories in Russian "It is my desire to convince your ed by the Germa ver people of the sincerity of my gov- ington from the eminent and my people in all their These advices st " utterances and assurance connected Russian army in with the present regrettable situation feated and adde in Europe and the Par East. trian advance t "Every sense of loyalty and honor Interior was exj oblige Japan to co-operate with From the sam Great Britain to clear from these mation that the 110 ,g waters the enemies who in the past, er Magdeburg hi ' the present and future menace her and wrh blown \ < * 1 A J - 1 ? ' ' . ... ...icioaui, ncr iniuc, iier snipping aim me mnisn Day, 0n' her people's lives. battle with It us "This far eastern situation is not Diplomatic rel . of our oecKlng. II ? ?? over my do-'"!" ?"'t J?"?" " ire , , ,,, formally severed aire to maintain peace as will be ^ ^ lb- 'iniply Prov0( ambassador. Bar to_ "I have read with admiration the hRfl hem lofty message of President Wilson to ^ of the Germ ,ed his people on the subject of neutral- (,how ha# been D. ,ty* ' anese, whose ten "We of Japan are appreciative of 8mau tBland ol ao- the spirit and motives that inspired |?ian(i waB not the I he head of your great nation and formatton came the we confident his message will rpbe same correi Vs meet with a national response. so far as can be on. | "As premier of Japan I have stat- pge have not 3 er- cd, and now again state, to the peo- party ashore, hip pie of America and of the world that The Japanese for J"pan has no ultorior motive, no de- yukio Oiakl, am the "ire to secure more territory, no t,eB Jn the china thought of depriving China or other end wJth the ca, peoples of anything they now pos- wben Japan will seas. Instead of a par ent j "My government and my people He adds, howev the have given their word and their mans should pre N. pledge which will be as honorably peace through tl isi- kept as Japan always keeps her south seas, Japai promisee." Great Britain ai ? ?... . ? 3F LANCASTER ( 3TER, S. C. FRIDAY, AU ICN CITIES TURKEY W BY GERMANS IN E 1 nes and Roubaix Considers I)e ir Hands. tria^ti : NOT KNOWN. CABINET xs l)is|tHUh Says KiikIh?(I and I t Naiiiur Have inK to Kee| alien. ('ou n disputcli laut night | Washington, e have occupied the so acute in Co Lillo, Valenciennes lomats there fe ardlng to a dispatch moment be dr Igiuw, which passed ^uroPean war . ? .i, many and Ausl is of tho censors at .... A strict censi ree cities are within on newspapers he Belgian frontier. nQW contro?ed fortified. Valcn- are belnR uge( Itary station of less maUc dl8patch j Rouhuix is known strong pro-Ger ufaeturing center. The Turkigh sdge of the impor- between a decli jvement awaits ottl- preservation o: >n. Kr.rlier dls- matlc repreRen itend quoted a Bel- powers are in uuuiuni.i iwi ma i up gove ho allies had (lecid- hind and Hussi 1 Lille and that its Turkey neutral e French troops was hassador it is e mayor Tuesday. mated that wl spatch direct from Turkey to re terday brought otli- "eves the Ott nt that all the forts mobilise to pri illen before the Ger- ltusaia. iad also captured Feeling is m irmy of the crown try into the I)i Ided had repulsed a man cruisers, nd upper Alsace was Great Britain, ay except at points ten days ago r mar. ships were pur 5 at Paris has been crews should 1 ly noon, many or Austr operations were as- conduct. >een completely sue- The British tidal statement that ing these inch erp by way of Paris favor and the idnight. Four Bel- gravated by tt >m Nainur were said English mere id the southward through the D i German fourth dl- after the gram ich the Belgians re- requisite peri nch line. The forts officials disobej still holding out, is a way as yet ui: This claim regarding Great Britaii dcations was repeat- that if the Goc nglish corrospendent the Modeiter i quoted a Belgian (>rf>W8 aboard, t arrived fro.n Namur the Knglish fl E> Germans have rl*? . Neither Ore; s and were still as- , has assumed t ly announced in St. diplomatically, the Russian ndvance Ur ' to r, n roceeding with irre- ' a-NS *1KO * e award Posen. The wf8 guested presented as having U r' ' ss ?" a ' >de in East Prussia. r)?r- ^e acq king in London from Development J with the statement era"y dlscusse are bringing many ?'eB- The Turl Serman capital from 'la<' a 'onK co' Ich city he claims Diry Hryan, cl: en advised to leave. a"eKftd statenu itinued Austrian vie- 'ran Anibassa Poland were receiv- <'r<!dited in so .n embassy in Wash- Dater Mr. Dry; Berlin foreign office. Ba>''nfc the sto Lated that the main thau had pre Poland had been de- Christians was dthat a swift A us- Mr. Morgan! award the Russian it is understoo >ected. as much relievi e source came infor- there was soni small German cruis-|the position id been run uground might be place ip by her captain in to Turkey, presumably after a The cruiser ] sian warships. to Constantinc ations between Aus- Americans. M tpparently have been are destitute ai A dispatch direct has been made ss that, the Austrian America. Tc on Muller de Szent- Americans has i recalled. A block- sonally by Mr. an territory of Kiao- raised $75,000 ieclared by the Jap- has advised the warships shelled a dltional funds ft the coast. This defended. This in- j In driving the ? ! from Tslng-Tau. of the Orient, ipondent states that Keen interes umitoi iru urn .inpitii- nine naiy ev ret sent a landing The Home corr don Times saj minister of Justice, trla are bring nounces that hostlli- hear offering 1 and Japan seas, will join them. I1 pture of KIao-Ohow, represent the 1 become a spectator favorable to a ticipator in the war. It Is to he note er, that if the (?er- reports lack ot ?ve a menace to the A dispatch f heir standing in the via. says thatf 1 would consult with I evacuated the ad might co-operate ' Novipazar. :OUNTY WILL BE FOUNT OUST 28, 1914. IIW mill AIKEN IN HK<ONI> KA4 111 I JUIIi He and IHnuimek t?> t'onte UROPFAN WAR wit-" VI1UI *?" ' Hfill various congressional races in Carolina, it develops that claration For Alls- Aik"n- representative from th congressional district, must 11 id (termany. second race September 8. wit I Dominick of Newberry as hi> IS WAVERING. -Mr- Aiken lacked F>1C of going in on the first ballot. . tiie only congressman who wi tussia Are Endeavor^ to make the second race, a |? the I iilm-tuiinte , others having secured the n try Neutral. .. .. . , tion in the lirst primary.?Tht Aug. 26.?Tension is nstantinople that dip- REDUCE CAPITAL ar Turkey may at any j TO HELP SO awn into the general | on the side of Ger- llills Are Introduced to trln ? I'iimneial Stringency Due orshlp has been placed Failure to Sell Cotton, in Turkey which are Washington. Aug. 26.?As by the military and^ult of a conference today li I, according to diplo- members of the federal ps here, to create a board and Senators Owen, man feeling. Smith and Vardnman, a bill i cabinet is wavering Introduced in Congress to red iration of v.ar and the amount of capital necessary t f neutrality. Diplo- "y a state bank for member tatives of the various tlie federal reserve system constant conference 125,000 to $15,000 with a pt rnineut offlicala, Kng- that the capital stock must a endeavoring to keep creased to $25,000 within I. The German am- months. understood, has inti- Senator Overman today inti lile Germany wishes a bill to reduce the tax on enn main neutral he be- currency during the lirst aman empire should months outstanding from :? t< ?vent an invasion by 'centThe reduction of the cap ost acute over the en- quired for state members of ardanolles of the Ger-iRerve sy*ten> '* advocated I Goeben and Hreslaut 'Souther" senators as a relief Russia and France finanri?l stringency in the Soi equested that if these to ,he fal,ur<* to *el1 cotton chased by Turkey the s*?ator Hoke Smith ami ?e sent to either Ger- tonl?ht that he wou,d ,ntr?(1 ia and promised them to the currency I | permit the issuing of curre commercial paper to the ex government is observ- _n . ? .. # , . 70 per cent of its face val lents. wiht much ai?. I ' * | stead of 30 per cent as nc situation has been ag- y|ded by ,aw Anothcr pl ic nability of se\cral amen(imenf would reduce ttie ant ships to pass j tax Qn emergency currency ar anelles and return por cenj per annuni to 3 per c 1 vizier had given the amendment to permit d mission. Subordinate bU,8 of ,a(JinR to be r(>Rar<1 red the instructions in commercial paper hus been dr lexplainea. the reserve board and sent t< a has let it bo known for Owen. ben and Hreslau enter ranean with German Hl'fiE CONFLICT ON. hey will be fired on by eet t'ontlict of Millions at Last . I. ,,i ? . to Ik* in Progress, it Britian nor Russia . , . ,, . , . I London, Aug. 28.?1:10 a a threatening attitude ' , ?? ... . The conflict of millions at 1 hoping to persaude . , . . . pears to be in progress, tain neutral . A few . ... . . ... . . Even the sinking of the ( Russian ambassador , v. . .. steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der to cease using the .... , ? , .... pales besides news of the itusslan vessel in the *_ , 4t ,, 41 .. battle and tlie realization t] UlOSOfMl. allies are fighting to block tl s in Tukcy were gen- to parjSt with the Germans d today in official c'r*'farther away than New York kish ambassador here Philadelphia, tference with Sectre- Meanwhile the Russian liefly concerning an (irawing nearer to Berlin. N nnt with which Amer- ,|ur|llK the first great strug dor Morganthau had tvveen Europe and Asia on me published reports, ftfanchurlan Plains was tin an issued a statement ,nous battle fought in such i ry that Mr. Morgan- trable silence as far as conce dieted a massacre of outer world, untrue. Only the vaguest generalil bail's recent telegram given to the people of Great d. reported conditions ,and France by their respecti od, though a week ago ernments. Probably the i le apprehension over people know as little as oi in which Americans f what their armies are acco d if the war extended Jng. Among the information tl North Carolina will go lie obtained today was the iple with gold for announced by Premier Asq any Jews in Palestine the house of commons th id an appeal for funds army was engaged on Wei to Jewish charities in against a suerior force and smporary relief fc>r splendidly. i been provided per-1 Morganthau. He has South Craolinians Back in P ' by subscription, but After Election. 9 state department ad ! Washington Special to Chi are necessary. News and Courier, Aug. 2' ? ? . ? j -first member of the South C anom v f tUo ?1H1 4 ' * vr. v..o dines uui .ueicKHiion 10 return to nis po the primary was Gongressmai t continues in the atti- dale, who attended Wednesda 'entually will assume. |sion of the house, and was espondent of The lx?n- welcomed after his victory, '8 Germany and Aus- Byrnes, Johnson and Lever Ing great pressure to also in their seats today. Gi Italy inducements to joicing over the result of the ] Newspaper dispatches for the senatorship is heard ] Italian people as more all hands. war against Austria. d, however, that these Aviators Are Hille<l. fficlal confirmation. Paris, Aug. 27.? An army rom Kraguyevatz, Ser- ant aviator and his pilot, the Austrian army has-namee are suppressed, were ki fianjak (province) of J day in the fall of their mac 4Juvisy. -2 -m r* ' 11 l" > ) ON PAGE EIGHT VS. $1.50 A YEATt. J .... GREAT BRITAIN " va WILL PLAY SAFE Wyatl e third W;ints No Trouble With the nake a , p. h. I'nited States. i oppo ? votes mistakes of the past. He is 11 bn\< 1*1 ii^|iiii11 lias No Idea of BecoiniiiK Embroiled Wltfi Neutral ominal(i? er. State. London, Aug. -7.?The Daily Chronicle today warns the English UTH government of the danger of England becoming embroiled with the United Relieve . States over questions of contraband of war and argues that any esi a re- lra"KPment between the two counletween tries wou'd 1)C extreme of bad reserve management. Hoke must be the guiding principle will be of British government," the aruce the t'cle says, "to direct its naval policy 0 qual- so l'lat we may '*ot become embroiled ship in any neutral power. In nearly from fiVer war ?7 Hir past two centuries ovision vv<* i,,curre<i th'8 danger, be in- "The only really powerful neutral 1 nine power of the present time is the United States. If there is a wise oduced statesmanship, we shall remain in rgency perfect amity with that power, as three with the Netherlands, which posses~t 1 per great gateway leading to the neart or Germany, ital re- "The United States haa the right the re- to send cargoes to Rotterdam and ?y the will exercise that right. We must for the he prepared to see neutral American jth due vessels discharging cargoes in Holabroad. j land ports. Many questions are lounced likely to arise regarding the excluluce an ' sion of absolute or conditional conlaws to traband?that is, things that may be ncy on used by the German naval and millten t of tary forces. ue in- "it has been the British practice >w pro- to regard as liable to capture any roposed contraband cargoes concerning which annual (t could be proved they had an ultefroui G rjor hostile destination. It is evident sent. that this provision presents a real omestic danger, as the character of a cargo led as Van only be ascertained by exercising awn by the right of search, which the United j Sena-1states has strongly resisted and which was the cause of the war ol 1812. "Picture then, an American ship Appear approaching the port of Rotterdam and a British naval officer exercising j m the right to search and detaining the ast -:p- sMp or- the presumption that her grain cargo is contraband. The cooljcriiian P8t judgment will be needed in such Grosse a case to avoid a dispute and a mistitanic understanding, hat the "It has been suggested that we alle road low food ships to enter Dutch ports hardly on the mere declaration that their 's from cargoes are not in transit to the enemy. Whether such a declaration host is would be sufficient It is difficult to ot even say, but it is evident that the officers gle he- of the fleet should have very definite the far instructions on these points to avoid p enor- any estrangements." Impene rns the OKFKK sKllVU'KS TO KMilAND. ies are Americans, Italians ami Russians Br,tMn Knlist. ve gov,,, London, Aug. 2i. Many AmeriGerman . . . , cans have enlisted in the foreign ntsiders , ... ..... .. . legion organized by < aptain Ricci, who fought with Garibaldi. The serte ub v't>es ?' Ihe legion have been offered , to the British war office, but have report . . . not been accepted. The legion conuith in ? . at th?' ns ^,000 men and 200 officers. One-third of its membership speaks Inesday .... ...? , , , . . English, one-third Russian and onefought third Italian. The Americans who enlisted here are uncertain as to this legion and ongress many will go to Paris to enter the irleston fore'Rn <'orP? accepted by the French 7.?The ftrmyCarolina Paul and Kitten Rockwell, brothst after er8> y?ung college men from Ashe1 Rags- vllle, N. C., are among those who left y's ses- today for Paris to enlist. Before dewarmly parting Paul Rockwell said: Messrs. "We came over to Europe just for were a pleasure trip, hut have made up reat re- our minds we want to fight for the primary allies. Belgium won our admirahere on tion by her game fight. France Is in the thick of the fighi and we want to help her out as best we can. , "We desire to get into action right lieuten- away and the French army seems to whose be the place for us. We realize bow died to- serious the game is, but are willing hlno at, if necessary, to offer our lives for the 'allies." ,...11 ritHW ,j