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<1 ? VOL. 10, NO. 1. SKMI-M GENERAL ASSEMBLY , CONVENES TODAY , i Special Session Called to Con- 1 sider the Cotton Situation. , REDUCTION OF ACREAGE, i 11 Anil Warehouse System for Stor- ' inn Staple Will Claim Share of Attention. I Columbia Special to Charleston ( . News and Courier. Octo. 5.?Serious questions confront the general as- h sembly of South Carolina, which j. convenes tomorrow in special ses-1 ( sion to consider the problem of , financing the present cotton crop and of curtailment of cotton acreage in 1915. Both houses will ben . called to order at noon tomorrow, and everything is in readiness. Members are already arriving in Columbia for the session and it is thought that practically the entire personnel will be on hand when the hour for assembling arrives. The session was called primarily1 for the purpose of dealing with the cotton situation, but there is no limit to the activities of the lawmakers. The question as to whether the bills which did not get through at the regular session are dead or can still be considered will have to be decided. There are a great many measures which passed one house and were in the course of passage through the other when the regular UPtiflinn U'QQ hraiio-lif f n nt? n?\?l MATTERS LEFT OVER. If It is decided that these measures can be taken up the many matters left over can be considered. Such bills as the so-called Fortner bill to prevent whites from teaching in negro schools, the two-cent passenger rate, are third reading senate ' bills, having already passed the > house, and if it is decided that these ^ are matters which the extra session can or will consider the regular i widespread scope of any regular session will be the order. However, there is a disposition to j limit the session to the purpose for which it was called, the considera-: tion of ways and means for relieving the cotton situation and some resolution to this effect may be put t irough. The major share of attention seems to be centered on bills for restricting the acreage of cotton another year. There are several meas- , ures suggested to nceomplish this end. The one drawn by Representative Stevenson would limit the acre age to eight acres to the work animal and make any excess punishable by fine or imprisonment. Other legislators are known to favor the plan suggested by W. B. Gruber of Van occupation license tax. Cecil C. I Wyche, the Itlease house leader, has an acreage reduction bill and there are probably others. WAREHOUSE SYSTEM. A warehouse system for storing cotton will be introduced by Senator John L. McLaurin, the bill providing for state validation of cotton warehouse receipts. There may be other measures Introduced along j this line. Press comment throughout the state as well as expressions from citizens in every walk of life, Indi-, cate growing opposition to the proposed extension of the time of payment of taxes and the proposed $1,500,000 bond issue to put the state on a cash basis and complete the removal of the asylum. However, both of these measures will be introduced, it Is believed. Unless the scone of the session is limited there will likely he a flood of local legislation which would . swamp other business. * As the members gather -for the special session efforts are being made to reach some agreement on a cotton acreage reduction measure. ! COMMITTEE IN CONFERENCE. The committee from the State Cotton Congress charged with this matter, consisting of Senator P. L. Hardin of Chester, J. J. Eawton of Hartsville and B. H. Hoykln of Boykin, have been in conference today with Dr. Wade Stackhouse of Dillon, John O. Anderson of Rock Hill, W. A. Stuckey of Bishopville and R. M. Cooper of Wlsacky, going over the many proposed plans to cut ^ ? . .. ciown ?uIiciii arrvHRP ana aiiempung to e\olvo from all the suggestion* a ,TKKKLY. . DEADLY SHELLS. Kumes of Famous French Shell Have Most Deadly KflTect. London, Oct. 5.?A Iteuter telegram from Paris says: "That the 'umes of the famous French threench shell have a most deadly effect 11 an enclosed space is shown by a scene that met the eyes of -the French penetrating a chateau occupied by the Germans and which they had just bombarded. Entering the drawing room they round a company jf Wuerttemburglans petrified In acion. Some were at the windows taking aim with their fingers still pressing the trigger, while others were at the tables where they had been playing games with cards in their hands, while still others had cigarettes in their lips. An officer stood with his mouth open as if in the act of dictating an order and all the corpses looked absolutely lifelike." INDUCE PLANTING OF FOOD CROPS Convention Ho|*?s to Adjust the Matter of Diversified Farming. Atlanta, Oct. 5.?Cotton growers, wholesale merchants, bankers, commissioners of agriculture and others vitally interested in the campaign for increasing the production of food crops in the South, met here today at the opening session of the Southeastern Food Crops Congress. The congress, which will adjourn tomorrow, was called by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to devise means to induce Southern farmers to plant food crops sufficient for their own use, so that whatever profit they may derive from their cotton will not be expended for meats and provisions. Charles J. Haden, president ol the Georgia Chamber of Commerce said today that President Wilson probably would be requested to issue a proclamation asking that the people of each cotton producing county organize for the purpose ol adjusting the matter of diversified crops so that sufficient food cropt will be produced to satisfy the demands of the South Atlantic states thus protecting the cotton crop foi the next year. Mr. Haden also stat ed that the President nrnhnhh would be petitioned to request th( governors of the cotton states to ap point five commissioners in eacl county for the purpose of effectin* the proposed organization. Tin initial meeting of the congress wai held In the state capitol. CHINAMAN I>1KS OF PLAGUK. Tenth Victim at New Orleans Sine* 27th of June. New Orleans Oct. 4.?Four hour after being removed to the isolat'oi hospital today. Ching Yu, a laundry man, residing in Haronne street near Calliope, died from buhonii plague, according to the announce ntent of federal health author ties He was the tenth victim of the dis eise since it made its appearand hero June :'7 and brougnt the tola of human oases of plague to thirty 1 he twenty-ninth case was that o John P. Kearney, ag?d 4 years, . res' ! el at 1573 Chippewa street which developed early today. Hainy Weather This Week. Washington, Oct. 4.?Rain' weather over most of the Kast ant South was forecasted by the weath er bureau tonight for the first hul of the week. "In the upper Mississippi and th< Missouri valleys rain Monday wil be followed by generally fair weath er and a decided fall in temperaturt that wilk continue for a few days,' said the bulletin. plav which will be constitut'on.. and on which aii par ies can agree The committee was informed b] wire this morning that W. H. Oru Ler of Walterboro would be here ttili afternoon and would confer wit! them tonight. Mr. Gruber favor an occupation license tax and th< committee invited him to meet wit* ?n and "s'-uss constituMci .1 ity of his measure. There is a great deal of interes attached to what the special sessiot will or can do. and there are man] opinions on the subject. A study o the records shows that this will b< the first extra session of the generu assembly since 188*. when one wai held that year at the call of Gov ernor Hagood. t? TV?? YilO. I \" ' 1 LANCASTER, S. C.. 'I'l lBRYAN AND SMS B SPOKE ON PEACE Peace Day Services in Carnegie Hall, New York. STRAUS ON THE TREATIES T l><H*lai*e<l l'acts With Foreign <'01111- " tries Mark Big Forward Movement for Final Peace. New York, Oct. 4.?Hope that the Kuropean war will be the last ob- ( ' ject lesson of the horrors of strife and that after it the efforts of man fit will be devoted to production rather w than destruction, was expressed to-1 tli day by Secretary of State Bryan and , rs Oscar S. Straus, foreign secretary u, of commerce and labor, at a special 0j peace day service at Carnegie hall, j Cl The meeting was one of many held o) in this city in accordance with President Wilson's recent proclamation 1 S( designating today as a day of prayer for peace. ' "Tndav. when a ntimher nf 11a tions, all our friends, have been in drawn into the vortex of war,'' said Secretary Bryan, "our first duty is l)< to use such influence as we may have to hasten the return of peace. 1 There will be ample time afterward 01 to discuss ways and means for pre- le venting future appeals to arms. et "Our interests are so entwined cs with the interests of other lands ; si . that no nation can live or die unto ( itself alone. If we had no higher j ej . I reason for encouraging conditions | ai . conducive to peace, we should find j J* . ample justification Id the fact that ' 01 . i the burdens of war no longer are ai borne entirely by it s direct particif pants. di "We must not be discouraged if r< , : this, the greatest of all wars, broke . ( out Just when we were most hopeful tl > of the substitution of reason for n , ] force in the settlement of inter-! it p national disputes. It may be that ! cl I the world needed one more awful g , object lesson to prove conclusively i si . the fallacy of the doctrine that pre- a paredness for war can give assur- , vi r anee of peace. ' b "One encouragement to be drawn Cl f from the present European conflict . i_ * j . ... .. i i? iuuuu in me met mai me gov- " - ernments involved vie with each 1 other in refusing to admit they be-' ? t gan it. We have taken a long step tl e in advance when no civilized na- 11 i tion either will admit a desire for tl war or confess an intention to in- V augurate it." n Referring to the peace policy of v the United States toward Mexico and ? e . the acceptance of the mediation of- u B fered by Argentina, Brazil and Chile, d ^ Secretary Bryan said: r "President Wilson not only se- P cured a peaceful solution of a situa^ tion that threatened war, but he p I gave a strong impetus to the cause n of conciliation. It will be easier a 'than before to preserve peace in t , | the Western Hemisphere and more o , difficult to excite war." I n Oscar Straus expressed hope that t f mediation eventually would settle V l the European struggle. n "A month ago," he said, "Secre- n tary Bryan, under the direction of I c the President, encouraged by a t statement by an ambassador of one li v of the powers, communicated infor1 mally with the other powers as to 11 _ whether they were ready to accept p f the President's tender of good of- ii flees. While the time is not yet a i) ripe for the definite discussion of , s I the subject, we may be justified in b _ hoping that these communications, o ? already have had the good result of t< lifting the latch on the door of ii mediation, so that, without the It! _ initiative of either side, at the first II 1 opportunity, that door readily may 1; . be thrown open." a f Mr. Straus referred to treaties tl - which Secretary Bryan recently has f< s concluded with different nations,1 i providing for investigations of dls-1 li * agreement* between nations for a j a . period of 12 months before war may., p 1 re declared and said: li "I regard these treaties as a most n important step for securing the o t peace of the world for the.future. I a i believe that* if those treaties hud b 7 been in existence when Austria gave e f ita ultimatum to flervia this war ? 9 might have been averted." w 1 Cardinal Farley at St. Patrick's} n b Cathredal said that if Europe baa - heeded Pope Pius X the war never d ] would have started. li :S1)AY, (HTOKKK (>. WU ANKERS URGE FARMERS OF STATE TO DIVERYIFY isues a Circular Letter to Planters of South. O COMBAT BOLL WEEVIL. !ii k They Should Plant t'otton .ream* in Small Cram at Once. The following is taken from The 3luiubia Record of yesterday: That by the adoption of a diversijd system of farming the South ill be better prepared to combat le cotton boll weevil pest, which is ipidly covering the cotton belt, is le opinion of Robert I. Woodside, lairman of the committee on agri- | lltural development and education ' the South Carolina Hankers* As- | K'iation, contained In a circular tter addressed to the farmers of , le state. The circular urges the irmer to sow all his cotton acreage i oats, wheat and other small grain : once so that he would be in a1 stter position to curtail next spring. Tre circular letter follows: "The European war is forcing on iir country unprecedented probims. While these problems are iming to all lines of business, it is specially true to the farming purlits in our Southland where the iwners have depended on a cotton op as the one money crop. We re realizing now as never before ist how dependent we have been n this crop. Also, we are realizing ? never before how very essential is to our farming Tnterest that we o not depend on any one crop as a ?ady money crop. "While it is evident that uuder le existing circumstances our far-| iers are likely to sustain some loss, | is also evident that a forced fiange in methods of farming a reater prosperity will ultimately reiiH to our farmers. It can be seen Iso that by the adoption of a diersified system of farming we will e better prepared to successfully unibat the cotton boll weevil pest liicli is rapidly covering the cotton ~1 * Cll. "Many worthy plans have been uggested for temporarily assisting tie farmers, hut, after all, the perlanent remedy lies entirely within lie control of the rarmer himself. Ve all know that supply and deland must control the price of any ommodity. With a greater supply f cotton 011 hand than can be used y the cotton mills of the world liner existing circumstances, our only ecourse is that of curtailment of reduction. "With the view of curtailing the reduction of cotton, some steps nust be taken at the present time, nd our comniitee would urge that he farmers of our state, as well as f other cotton growing states, start ow by sowing all the cotton land o oats, wheat and other small grain. Vith this grain started it will be lucli easier to carry out the curtailment plan next sprnig, as. in this ase, a farmer will then be in posilon to plant a nortion of this erain mid in cotton or harvest the grain. "We urge that especial effort be nade to gather the present crop of eas and save for next year's plantng. It is certain that there will be n unusual demand for peas for owing next year. More hay must e grown for feeding cattle and ther live stock. There i>. no beter way of building up and niaintainig the fertility of the soil than by he raising of a certain amount of Ive stock on the farm; and certainly there is no better way of putting stop to the continuous drain on he farmer's income for commercial Brtiliaers. "More and more attention is be K Kivm io nnproviiiK me quality nd increasing the fiuantity of corn rodveed-tn the state. Time and tbor can be saved and larger anil lore valuable erop yields can be btaii>ed by. a careful study of the uestioo of seed selection. It haH een our observation that the farnir who grows bountiful crops of orn. together with other crops, always has ready money at his comiai)d. ""We would urge the adoption of iversifled systems of farming and ive 8tocK raising. Greater proR k CAItKANZA IIKSKJNS. Itut Conference Does Not Scorn Disposed to Accept. Mexico City, Oct. 4.?Gen. Venustiano Car ran za placed his resignation as first chief of the Constitutionalists before delegates to the general conference of southern ( It inf u olw?rt !% l.r?f o i- ? ....... ..i.x.i u.i ui-iuir o i) i'KII K lilSi night. From that time until a late hour the question of whether the resignation should be accepted was (iercely debated with no immediate prospects of a vote. Orators opposed to the acceptance of General Carranza's withdrawal were repeatedly cheered by delegates and spectators. A motion was made that the first chief be informed that it would be impossible to accept liis patriotic act of abnegation, but the hours passed without a vote being taken on the motion owing to the turmoil in the chamber MAY SUBSTITUTE COTTON FOR JUTE Post Office Department Investigating* tlie .Matter as to Whether Change Can l?e Made. Washington. Oct. 5.?Investiga tion to determine whether cotton cord should he substituted for jutt twine for use by the postollice department was begun today by a com mittee of experts. PostmaHtei General Burleson expressed beliel that owing to the prevailing higl price of jute and to the curtailment of demand for this year's cottoi crop every effort should be made bj the government to use cotton pro ducts whenever price condition) permit. Enormous quantities of jute twin* are used throughout the postal ser vice. Over 1,700,000 pounds of i were used, niostlv in iho **"*i...... mail service, during the last tisca year. | Similar inquiries in the past, it ii I stated, have established that cottoi cord is as serviceable as jute twine but hitherto the latter has beei | much cheaper. Last year the de partment spent about $200,000 fo jute twine. The postmaster general believe, | competitive conditions can now b< reached if cord manufacturers wil submit bids to meet the presen price of jute twine. FATALLY HURT IN WRKCK. University of Virginia Student \\'a Hiding in New Auto. Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 4.?Wil liam M. Tailiaferro, 21, a seconi year student of the University o Virginia, is dying In the Universit; hospital, as the result of an auto mobile accident near Charlottesvill last night. In company with si ( student friends he drove out in i?e?v car, the gift of his father, Tampa, Fla., banker. In trying t pass a wagon the car skidded an turned turtle in a ditch. 'our mem hers of the party were rendered un conscious, hut none was dangerous ly injured, except Taliaferro. t'nited States Will Secure Xearl .All Mexican Trade. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 4.?John 1) Siltlman, President Wilson's person nl representative with the Carrunz Mexican government- mul inoiiar H. Cole, personal friend of Gener.i Carranza, passed through todaj >ach en route to Washington on hurried mission concerning the Mex lean situation. Mr. Silliman declined to commen on the Mexican situation except t say that when relations betwee Mexico and the United States becam normal again this country probaM would have almost 100 per cent o ihe Southern Republic'!* trade. "I am going to seek recognitio for the Carranza government,'' ?ai< Mr. Cole, "and I anticipate no tiou ble in getting it." American Mercy Ship Sails f<i Rotterdam. I i'huiiihu, J* ranee, uct. 4.?TO American hospital ship Red Crosi which brought physicians, nurse and hospital supplies for th French at Hordeaux and othe points, sailed today for Rotterdan perity is assured the farmer wh ceases to rely on any one crop as money crop. "We ofTer our co-operation an assistance in any worthy plan whic har 'or its object the betterment < our farming interests." * 1 I *1.50 A YEAH. , FRENCN ADMIT REVERSES : ON WEST END OF LINE The Struggle Continues With I Great Violence. REPORTS ARE MEAGRE. < (>1111:111 Witi' Office Says Tliree of Antwerp Forts Have lleen t apt tired. I Associated Press dispatches last . night say that the allies have been , obliged to give ground at certain points on the western side of the , battle line. That was announced in . a statement issued by the French war ottice at :i o'clock this (Monday) afternoon. The announcement is brief, containing only the additional information that the battle continues with i great violence on the north of the 1 Oise without decisive result and that . there is no change on the remainder of the front. A wireless dispatch direct from . Berlin to Sayville, L. I., today t brings a long German official statement in ivhlfh tlmi-- - ? - r ?? i lie uussian left wing was defeated after a furious battle of two days 011 ih>? N'ienien river. e There has been nothing official ^ iroin Petrograd, but the most recent ] reports, official and unofficial, from the Russian capital set forth that o . the German and Austrian forces all d along the lighting area from the Baltic to Hungary were being checked, driven back or routed. 1Returns of the German imperial bank last week are described in a .. Merlin dispatch as showing an increase in species of $10,250,000 > over the last report. German infantry have appeared a in the lighting in the territory of ,1 Kia Chow, China. Tokio announces ,1 a surprise night attack by infantry r> run Tsing-Tau, but says that the r, attack was repulsed. Fighting be> tween land and naval forces at Kiao Chow continues. t The Servians still claim to he o about to capture Sarajevo, capital n of the Austrian province of Bosnia, o ( War headquarters at Nish announce v Servian troops have approached the ,f fortifications of the city. An ofllclal report from Vienna i) says the Austrians are driving the d Servian and Montenegrin invaders i-I from east Bosnia and that two Monenegrin brigades were repulsed after a severe engagement lasting two r days. e1 F.m|>eror Nicholas Arrives at the s. Front. >s Petrograd, via I^ondoff, Oct. 5.? e Emperor Nicholas has arrived at >r army headquarters at the front, aci. cordinK to a dispatch received heu. .. Oeneral Soukhomlinoff. minister of' o Avar, accompanied the emperor. ^ a Hefore his departure Emperor w fl Nicholas signed a ukase calling out ^ <1 the reserves and ordering mobilizah Hon of the mounted troops in the >f eastern provinces and also the terri| torials. .. ...vid jo iiu incicuce . v. hatever to the great engagement . in which the allies are attempting . to turn the German right wing in r north France and reach the German , line of communication to Belgium. I The German war ofiice declares , that in the siege of Antwerp forts , Fierce, Waelhem ar.d Konigshoyckt _ have been taken, opening the way for an attack on the inner circle of fortifications and the city pioper. , As indicating the activity of the . London censorship it may be noted . that today's wireless messaee is the r l first to bring to this country the j German official claim that three of < the forts at Antwerp nave been rej duced. The fact that such a claim , had been made wan net rayed by a j reference made to it in a general , summary of the war situation from . London last night, showing that the r German official announcement had been received in London, though it s .sas not permitted to reach the e Cnited States textually. 1 Belgian denials tnat any of their t forts had fallen came from Antwerp by way of London yesterday and again today an official Belgian announcement which passed through tie* hands of the British censor declared that the situation of the fortified positions around Antwerp remains unchanged today. ' The German war office says that