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F " " ' '' * VOL. 10, NO. 8, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C? FRIDAY, OCTOBKK 30, 1914. $1.50 A YEAR. ^ mmmammmmmmmmhmmhbmbbbimhi>bhi>>mhah"""*mmmm TURKEY ENTERS WAR ! ? ON SIDE OF GERMANY, Action by Ottoman Porte An-, nounced from Petrograd. ENDS PERIOD OF DOUBT, j , I Prince ImuIr of llnttenhurg tjuits the English Admiralty lloard. Associated Press dispatches in the l morning papers this morning says the latest features of the European ; war are the entrance of Turkey into | .) the struggle as reported from Petro- i jp.. grad and Tokyo, and Prince Louis1 of Battenburg's retirement as first sea lord of the British admirlalty. Brer since the war began the attitude of Turkey has been the subject of doubt. It has been reported a number of times that Turkey was ready to Join forces with Germany, and it was even said that Germany had supplied the Ottoman government with large sums of money, i Great Britain warned Turkey to keep off and recent advices from Constantinople indicated that Turkey Intended to maintain her aeu-' trality. Now comes word that a! Turkish cruiser has bombarded the Russian port of Theodosia in Crimea, and that another Turkish cruiser has threatened the seaport of Novorosslsk on the Black sea. Under stress of pursuit by British warship the German cruisers Goeben and Bresiau early in the war took refuge at Constantinople. They were purchased by Turkey but the German officers and crews were retained. Later they sallied forth and ' a warning was issued by Russia that should the Russian warships meet these two cruisers they would op on Are. The former German warships have proved a cause of irritation throughout the last few w^^e to the allies and Great Britain asked the Ottoman government to remove tne Germans from the vessels but Turkey replied that it was a domestic question. Meanwhile Turkey has been under surveillance by the allies. Her action in the present attack on Rus iian seaports has not been explained, but it is possible her injection into war may bring to arms some of the Balkan states which up to the present have remained quiescent. The retirement of Prince Louis of Battenberg from the British admiralty will be learned with no sur prise, for the British admiral, who held the post of first sea lord, has been the subject of a newspaper campaign because or his Austrian birth and German connections. In his letter of resignation Prince Louis says he has bee driven to the paln/u' conclusion that his birth and parentage have impaired his usefulness with the ndmlralty, and that he withdraws, hoping to promote the administration of the admiralty. The fight in Belgium and the north of France continues. The British admiralty continues to call attention to the effective service rendered by the warships off the North sea coast; the French tell of German repulses and French progress; the Germans, speaking of the battles in France and Belgium, doolare thefr progress is entirely satisfactory. The Russian hosts, according to Petrograd advices, are pushing the CermanH and Austiians back. This to a certain extent Germany has ad^ nttte^, but the Austrlans aver they .Jfft^Jioldlng their own. /#%*The report that Greece has taken ) ^esseflslon of southern Albania la pausing a profound Impression In . Pome, but in Italian political circles lt#|frj>elleved that Greece will not b^ auffmrted by Great Britain and Vt4hce. fltmany Willi Use 71S.OOO Bales of Cotton Monthly, Rajs Gerard. Washington, Oct. 28.?Ambassador Gerard cabled today that Germany would need ut least 50,000 and Austria 26,000 bales of cotton a month. He had been advised of assurances given by Great Britain that cargoes of cotton wnniit ?nt molested when destined to belligerent countries In neutral bottoms and In endeavoring to obtain details of tlie demand for cotton in Germany. "1 \ >, (*. THREE MILLIONS I LIVING ON CHARITY I ? Anil Only Four Days' Supply of Flour on Hanil?Hanger Stalks in Belgium. London, Oct. 29.?Fear that the ^ Belgians remaking in their devast- , ed country Vould be impelled J through hungeir to attack the Oerj 1 man military authorities was ex- ' pressed,, in a" telegram received here I il n ir T * T tvuiwr iiuiu vapi. i Li. liUt'cy, repre^entntive of the American :om - j m'Ksion for Belgian relief. The message sent from Rotter- 1 t dam to Herbert C. Hoover, chairman i of the relief commission, said Cap ; 1 tain Lucey had been told by relief 1 workers that in Brussels. Charlerol, 1 Liege, Namur, Mons and Pinant 3,000,000 persons were being fed by charitly and that only four days' | supply of flour was on hand. In the , vicinity of Liege conditions were { more desparate than elsewhere If , possible. There the necessities o' : | life were urgently needed. "Beans, peas and rice are accept- i ab'e," the telegram said, "but the | < great necessity and the urgent ap- j i peals from all concerned are for J | wheat flour. i, "you may be convinced that any h statement you have heard has urder- : ( estimated conditions in Belgium. |< Great danger is threatened. To 11 avoid it you must get flour to the people, and get it at once." L The steamer Iris, the second ship to take supplies to Belgium for the!, American committer, is expected to | ! sail from London Saturday with J ] 1,400 tons of wheat, rice and peas. CPDTATTO rtTTmnnn A -rrn WJJUXV \J U V/U I UXVliAIiO IN PORT AU PRINCE ; Shooting in Street* Follows landing of Charles Zamor, Brother of President. Port Au Prince, Haiti, Oct. 29.? | A serious revolutionary outbreak oc- , icurred in Port uu Prince last night, as a result of the landing here of Charles Zamor, a brother of the [President of the republic. There i was shooting in the streets of the' i city throughout the night and the < encounters continued today. The < members of the ministry have taken refuge in the foreign consulate-* i The Netherlands steamer Prins Wilylem came into Port au Prince last night at 10 o'clock. On board : were President Zamor and his brother Charles. Charles came ; ashore and his landing was the signal for the outbreak. The government forces opposed the rebels, but were driven back and compelled to evacuate their positions. A force of rebels under Davilmar Theodore, leader of the present rebellion and the man who has beer, i I proclaimed president by the revolu-1 tionlsts, has occupied Mtrohalais, 50 miles northeast of Port au lyince and now is marching on this cjty. , The present revolution in* Halt! has been going on since the/United States recognized the government set up last winter by President '/amor. Reports from Port au Prince under date of October 23 set forth that the President, defeated by the rebels, had withdrawn to Oonaives and gave the composition of the new I government under Davtlmar Ttaeo: dore. The American cruiser Tacoma is , , at Capt Haltien and American marines were landed In that city about i a week ago to protect the American | consulate, after an understanding with both of the Haltien factions. ' South Africa Rebels Drivien to Rout by the Hritish Forces. ! London, Oct. 28.??'The following t official statement was issued tonight < regarding the Union of South Africa i rebellion: "General Botha reports that ho, left Rustenburg (a district In the|' west part of the Transvaal colony) " Tuesday and proceeded in the dlree-i' 1 Mon In which General Christian Beyers, with his command, whs ? up-I posed to be. He came in touch w*th General Beyers' men iti the forenoon uud drove them in lw anion* rout the'' whole of the day an t raptured 80. "In fighting near :he e; d of thrt pursuit, one of Central i<n'ha's men r.nd several of itev.-rs command were wounded. "When the report was made the pursuit was MM! in progress. * 30ND ISSUE BILL I GOES TO THE SENATE I [s Passed by House With I Amendments. rEXT OF THE MEASURE. I Provides for Loans on < 'otton But | / Not for Purchases of ^taple. The Columbia Stato Thursday linmIn c anid thn rnttnn hnnd iaauo i . memim-im twiuii hot op engaged in i the cotton business, either as maim- ; facturers or buyers or speculator?. ) i Sec. 3. That the South Carolina i cotton bond commission may deposit'? said bonds with the state treasurer : and dispose of them as hereinafter prescribed. On delivery of any note or notes of any person In the state, subject to such rules and regulations 1 as the South Carolina cotton bond ] commission may prescribe, mad?> out i and executed In such form a* the commissioners of the sinking fund 1 may require, for the payment to the state of a fixed amount two years Trom the date thereof, with Interest after maturltly thereof at the rate of 6 per centum per annum, accompanied by a cash payment of 10 per centum of the face of such note or ' notes to cover the Interest In ad- ( ranee until the maturity of the note,;' (he loan to be made on a basis of 0 1 ( cents per pound for middling cotton md for lower grade of cotton as the ' South Carolina bond commission ' 1 may prescribe, upon delivery of j mid nolo or notes with warehouse receipts or certificates attached. thereto, evidencing ^otton of the | grade and qualitiy as aforesaid, the , (Continued on Page Bix.) T Dill passed third reading in the louse Wednesday night at 10:12 i j'clock and was ordered sent to the lenate with amendments. THE BILL IN FULL. Section 5 in the bond issue bill is published in The State of October 28 was incorrect in certain particulars. The following complete1 ;opy of the cotton bond Issue bill was taken from the journal of the J louse of October 2 7. I Section 1. That the state of! South Carolina issue 124.000,000. If io much be necessary, in coupon: bonds, bearing interest from the { late of the issue at not exceeding 6 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, for a term of 20 pears, but the state sail reserve ?o Itself the right to call in and pay the whole or any part of the issue at any time after the expiration of one year from date of issue, but in such J event the bonds first railed in shall be those of the highest numbers or last issued. Said bonds to be issued in form and manner and for the purrvri ona Lnrnin o f n/\t I puuv.u IIVI Clliai bCTI CKJt 1UI 111 , 1 I U" J vided, That the question of issuing , the sf.id bonds be submitted t) the | qualified electors of this stnt-? at the next general election, November h 3, 1914. for the consent of 'lie people of the state; that at said eloc-Ii tion thTe shall be provide 1 a suttl- ( cient number of bnllots, ps follows- j, "For the Issuance of not exceeding j ] $24,000,000 in South Carolina cou-,, pon bonds, Yes," and a sufficient | number of ballots shall be provided ) as follows: "For the issuing of not /| exceeding $24,000,000 in Soqih , Carolina coupon bonds, No'.,v . 'hat , In case two-thirds of the jualiiied \ electors of tliis state voting on the | question of said issue; shall vote < "Yes." then said bonds shall be is- | sued us provided in thfs act, pro- , vided the said bonds shall be nontax-, j able. I BOND COMMISSION. Sec. 2. That said bonds shall lie ; issued in denominations of $50 !| $100, $500, $1,000 and $40,000 and ; i shall be executed as now provided ! for by an act entitled "An act to provide for the redemption of that i part of the state debt known as the ' I brown consol bonds and stocks by i issue of other bonds and stocks, xp- 11 proved December 22. A. D. 18'.?2,' i and acts amendatory thereof. Said i bonds shall he issued in such form < as shall be prescribed by a cc minis | sion, which is hereby created, to be known as the "South Carolina cotton bond commission." to consist of the commissioners of the sinking fund end three other members to be selected by them; such additional '' \CREAGE MEASURE ORDERED RATIFIED 3111 Reduced to a Simple and Workable Plan. ! ( I? ?TJLL TEXT OF ACT GIVEN. ill Reference as to Mow Many Hales to the Mule Eliminated. Columbia Special to Charleston ! <Jews nnd Courier, Get. 28.?The | nost important legislation that lias' ret reached the point of being ordersd for ratification is the reduction n acreage bill. It has, in free con-; erence, been reduced to a simple ind workable plan, it Is contended. I it is the simplest and most conser- . native of all the suggestions. All ' luestion as to how many acres shall je planted to the animal or how 1 nany bales shall be raised to the mile have been eliminated and it is i dmply stated, that when a farmer j plants ten acres in cotton that he must plant twenty acres In grain or lomehing else. Here is the act as it will be sub- j mitted to the governor: TEXT OF MEASURE. Section 1. That it shall he unlawful for any person by himself, his agents or employes, to plant or cultivate in this state In any year a greater number of acres of land in cotton than one-third of the total ' acreage of land planted and cultivated in all crops by such person in said year, including grain and fall sown crops planted the preceding Tall or winter. Sec. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this Act shall forfeit as a penalty a sum of not less I than $25 nor more than $100 fori each and every acre planted or cultivated in excess of the number herein allowed ,to be recovered in any Court of competent jurisdiction In an action or proceeding brought In the name of the state; and said penalty when recovered shall be paid aver to the county treasurer for the; use of the county in which the ofrence was committed. Said penalty snd the cost of the proceeding in which the same is recovered shali l>e a lien upon all. of the cotton crop of the person adjudged to pay the ?ime subject only to lien existing prior to the passage of this act and liens for taxes; Provided, that the- ; judgment for said penalty and costs l?e entered and enrolled in the otlice of the clerk of court of general sessions and common pleas as other judgments are now allowed to he en-i Lered or enrolled where the recovery I Is had in such court, and when so entered shall constitute a lien on all of 1 the property of the person adjudged to pay the same. And. provided further, tha< where the recovery is had in the magistrate court the judgment l.e entered anil enrolled with the same efTect in the ollice of the clerk of general sessions and common pleas as judgments of magis trates* courts are now allowed to he entered and enrolled in said office. Sec. 3. That all sheriffs, sheriffs' flAnntlru mowi.d ? .. * * - L ' r .? ... i aica, I'lMIHUlDICS, und rural policemen snail be charged with duty of inspection, the pro-' Auction of evidence and the prosecution for violations of this act, ai.d the solicitors are especially charged with the enforcement hereof. Sec. 4. The word "person" used In this act shall he held to include partnerships, voluntary associations and corporations. Sec. 5. This Act shall go into ef-1 feet immediately upon its approval. 1 NOT COMPELLED TO RETURN. Belgian Fugitives Are Welcome in Holland. London, Oct. 29.?The Dutch , minister of interior, says Keuter'sl correspondent at The Hague, has instructed Dutch officials handline [lelgian fugitives in Holland that Lho nvitation extended to these fugitives :o return to their own country must! not degenerate into compulsion, j Belgians who are destitute will con i Inue to receive assistance. The statement published in several Hutch papers that distribution if food among the Iiclglans was to >c restricted and later stopped enIrely Is officially denied. THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 26TH Day Designated by Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson. Washington, Oct. 28.?President Wilson today ssued a proclamation designating Thursday, November 26. Thanksgiving Day. The proclamation which refers to the fact that Ununited Stntes it at peace while the rest of the world is at w.rr, follows: "By the President of the United States of America: "A proclamation: ii nas long been the honored custom of our people to turn 111 the fruitful autumn of the year to praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. The year that is now drawing to n close since we last observed our day of national thanksgiving has been, while a year of discipline because of the mighty forces of war and of change which have disturbed the world, also a year of special blessings for us. "It has been vouchsafed to us to remain at peace, with honor, and in some part to succor the suffering and supply the needs of those who are in want. We have been privileged by our own peace and self-control in some degree to steady the counsels and shape the hopes and purposes of a day of fear and distress. Our people have looked upon their own life as a nation with a deeper comprehension, a fuller realization of their responsibilities as well as their, blessings, and a keener sense of the moral and practical significance of what their part among the nations of the world may come to be. "The hurtful effects of foreign war in their own industrial and commercial affairs have made them fee.! the more fully and sec the more clearlv their mutual interdependence upon one another and has stirred them to a helpful co-operation such as they have seldom practiced before. They have been quickened by a great moral stimulation. Their unmistakable ardor of peace, their earnest pity and disinterested sympathy for those who are suffering, their readiness to help and to think of the needs as others has revealed them to themselves as well as to the world. "Our crops will feed all who need food; the self-possession of our peopl'e amidst the most serious anxieties and the steadiness and resourcefulness of our business men will serve other nations as well as our own. "The business of the country has been supplied with new instrumen laiities and the commerce of the world with new channels of trade and Intercourse. The Panama canal has heen opened to the commerce of the nations. The two continents of America have been hound in closer ties of friendship. New instrumentalities of international trade have been created which will be also instrumentalities of acquaintance, intercourse, and mutual service. Never before have the people of the United States been so situated for their own advantage or the advantage of their neighbors or so equipped to serve themselves and mankind. "Now, therefore. I, Woodrow Wilson. President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-sixth of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer and Invite the people throughout the lnnd to cease from their wonted occupations and In their several homes and places of worship render thanks to Almighty God. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-eighth day of October In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen and of the independence of America the one hundred and thirty-ninth. "WOODROW WILSON. "By the President: "ROBERT LANSING, "Acting Secretary of State." No Important News from Front. Paris, Oct. 29.- The French war office. In its official communication issued tonight, says: "There is no important news to report, according to the latest infAPmo 1 " IV. nini ii/ii irrriveu. JOHN WUTTS SHOT BUT MAY RECOVER Has Even Chance to Survive Injury. VERY BADLY WOUNDED. Shot hy Kuftene H. Wilkes. Merchant, Who Mistakes Unfortunate Young Man for Iturglar. Laurens Special to The State, Oct. 2i?.?A specialist In surgery was brought to Laurens today from Columbia by special train to perform an operation in an effort to save the ! life of John Watts, only son of Richard C. Watts, associate justice of the supreme court of South Carolina. Young Watts was shot and dangerously wounded at 4 o'clock by Eugene H. Wilkes when the young man, then not recognized by Mr. Wilkes, was discovered in the yard of the Wilkes residence. The bullet, a 38 calibre, entered the left side in line with the hip bone and ranged upward, perforating the intestines in four places. This was revealed by the operation but Jhe bullet was not located. The wounded man is in a Berious condition tonight, but it is stated that he has, an even chance of recovery. He is at u sanitarium. Mr. Wilkes, one of the most prom1 incut men of the city, is prostrated at hia home and expresses great regret over the occurrence but says he I feels he was justified in protecting bis home '.om what he thought to be a burglar. Some time before 4 o'clock Mr. Wilkes and his wife were aroused | by the barking of the dog. Later they heard a noise in the b^ck yard which sounded like some one i scrambling over the f?nco ing it was a coal thief. Mr. and Mr*. Wilkes proceeded to the back door and Mr. Wilkes stepped out into the yard. Seeing a figure of a ntan in the dark ness, Mr. WTlkes hailed him. Receiving no response, he fired, aiming at the lower part of his body. The man fell, then arose and ran across the street and fell In the front porch of It. L. Clardy's residence. Mr. Watts was calling for a doctor and Mr. C lardy went out and discovered w ho it was. The alarm was given and the- young man was rushed to the hospital. It is stated that he appeared to be under the influence of liquor when found and this probably explains his conduct as he did not know where he waa going or what he was doing. Mr Watts is a University of South Carolina graduate in law and Is about 32 years of age. iMuir.itr.u n? POUT All PRIN(15. Itattlcship Kansas Hastening to Capital of Hnyti. Washington, Oct. 29.?Orders to proceed with all possible speed front Dominican waters to Port an Prince, the rebel-held capital of Hnyti, was sent by the navy department today to the transport Hancock, which has on board a full regiment of marines At the same time the battleship Kansas was ordered to Poet au Prince from Vera Cruz. The Hancock should arrive tomorrow and the Nebraska probably Saturday. The cruiser Tacomn already is at Port au Prince and a detachment of her marines were lanned last week to protect the American t consulate, after an understanding i had been reached with both facj tions. j What further steps shall be taken i to protect. Americans and other foreigners probably will be left to naval i officers on ihe scene. No official report had reached Washington today ; nf thp )n*f flt fHatiirKonooe *" 1 , . _ > wv Uiovuiuaiitos All run, HU , Prince but earlier dispatches an nouncing that Davilmar Theodore, i having proclaimed himself President was marching against the capital, caused the state department to ask the navy to pi ' pare to deal with a serious siituaticn. Seized Vessel. , Bordeaux, via Paris, Oct. 29.? The port authorities today seised the steamer Colonia on suspicion. A prize court will decide whether the professed transfer from German to British ownership is valid. Y IS&flBBH