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FIGURES FOR A YEAR SHOW FINE GAINS IN FOREIGN TRADE. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State vapiwui. Columbia. Exports from South Carolina ports during the year ended .Tune 30 aggre gated $7,31 ,444 more than during the preceding twelvemonth and imports through the same ports exceeded the previous total by $773,933. The bal ance of trade, in other words the ex cess of exports over imports for the year, was $15,281,111. South Carolina customs district comprises the whole of the state of South Carolina, the headquarters be ing in Charleston. The ports of entry are Charleston, Georgetown and Beau fort. For the fine showing made, ex ports of cotton are largely responsible. Other important export commodities were cotton textiles, cottonseed pro ducts, phosphates and naval stores. The Manufacturers Record of Au gust 27 contains an analysis of South ern exports and imports, along with the following editorial comment: "Exporting in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, merchandise to the value of $S68,277,313, or $32,63S,655 more than the value of exports from the whole country in 1880, the South was the salvation of the situation in a decrease of $20,387,578 in the value of the total volume of the foreign com merce of the United States from that of the preceding year. There was an increase in the value of the total vol ume of foreign commerce at Southern ports from $1,001,388,728 in the fiscal year 1913 to $1,073,263,035 in 1914, or by $71,874,307. Excellent as was that increase, it was, however, not su* cient to overcome entirely the de crease in the value at all other ports of the country of $92,201,885, from $3,277,503,655 to $3,185,241,770. "The value of exports from South ern ports increased from $822,287,017 to $868,277,313, or by $45,990,296, equal tn S fi ner rent, while there was a de crease in the value of exports from all other ports of the country from $1,643, 597,132 to $1,496,301,835, or by $147, 295,257, equal to 3.9 per cent. "The value cf imports through Southern ports increased from $179, 101,711 to $204,985,722, or by $25,8S4, 011, equal to 14.4 per cent, and the in crease through all other ports was from $1.633,905,WS to $1,688,939,935, or by $55,033,412 equal to 3.4 per cent. Farmers Must Help Selves. Fitz Hugh McMaster state commis sioner of insurance, made the sugges tion recently to E. W. Dabbs of Mayes ville, president of the South Carolina Farmers' union, that farmers organize among themselves a mutual co-opera tive company, to insure small lots of cotton held on farms. There is no difficulty in obtaining insurance on cotton stored in stand ard warehouses, and there are facili ties also for obtaining insurance on cotton stored in large quantities in the open, but there is hardly any means by which the farmers can In sure their cotton w hich they keep on the farm unless they have a very large quantity, xne average rarmer who has only five to 15 bales, can not get insurance, therefore must carry all the risk himself. Richland County Organizes. With 20 or 25 farmers present, the Richland county unit of the South Carolina division, Southern Cotton congress, was organized at a meeting held recently in the grand jury room of the Richland county court house. S. Ruff Lever of Bookman was elected chairman and J. R. Hopkins, M. D., of Hopkins, secretary. B. F. Taylor, sec retary of the South Carolina division, acted as temporary chairman and ex plained the congress' object. The far mers were in session several hours. University to Have Record Crowd. Leonard T. Baker, acting dean, Uni versity of South Carolina, sends to The Southern Christian Advocate, Greenville, the following note on the outlook for the coming session of the "PvorttJi?nit ic in uui?cion; . ... ness at the University of South Caro lina for the session of 1914-1915 which begins on the 16th of September. The Explications for admission indicate that the number of new students will exceed even that of last year, which was the largest in the history of the institution. Abolish the One Crop Idea. Washington.?That the movement for diversified farming in the South will be hastened by the suspension of operations in European cotton mills was the opinion expressed by govern ment officials who took part in the recent cottcn conferences here. T'jose who have studied problems facing the cotton grower believe the present emergency most probably will result in economic changes in the South, the sowing of other crops besides cotton, an expedition into diversified farming. Moth With Colored Wing. ? Every person interested in the destruction of the army worm pest is being requested by the United States department of auriculture to look out for army worm moths with one artificially colored wing. The de partment's entomoloeists are catch ing army worm moths where they are plentiful, coloring one wing of each, and then liberating them in the same territory, so that they may determine whether these moths fly directly west or north, and bow quickly and far they will spread. | Profitable Week For the Parmer*. Between 22,000 and 2*7,000 farm ers attended the 123 farmers' in stitutes held in South Carolina this summer, according to W. W. Long, state agent for the United States farm demonstration work and director of the Clemson College ex tension work, who was in Columbia recently. "The attendance was more than expected," said Mr. Long, "because of the political rallies in the various counties." The farmers' institutes were held in every county in the state. The lectures were delviered by experts from Clemson College and a wide field of subjects was covered in the addresses. Last week Dr. Cyril Hopkins de livered five addresses in South Caro lina. Discussing the agricultural sltua tion, Mr. Long said: "Th-a tour of Dr. Cyril H. Hopking came to an end yesterday at Florence, He came into the state last Monday, "snpakinp to an audience of 700 farm ers ?.t Greer in Greenville county. The following places were visited in the order named : Columbia. St. Mat thews, Rock Hill, Darlington and Florence. "Dr. Hopkins was met by several thousand farmers during his stay and his highly instructive lectures created a great deal of enthusiasm among the agricultural classes. I invited Dr. Hopkins to come to South Caro lina and make this tour, as he is recognized not only in this country, but abroad, as one of the greatest students of the soil.' "The slogan of the demonstration forces for the past year has been 'Soil Building,' because we realized that in order to have a prosperous people we would have to have a fer tile soil. A poor soil breeds only poor people. Wealth can be created onI?r from aj fertile soil. We must have wealth I in order to have taxes. We must have taxes in order to have school facilities. We must have school facilities in order to have edu cation. Education means intelligence, intelligence means progress, so in the last analysis the basic principle is soil fertility. Realizing this we brought this great agricultarist into South Car olina so that he might lend his in fluence and power to this wor * that we are trying to do." Territory Released From Quarantine. Washington.?The Secretary of Ag riculture has issued an crder to take effect September 1, lifting the quar antine on account of Texas fever of cattle from certain portions of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,* Mississip pi, and Louisiana. This action is tak en as a result of further progress made in the eradication of cattle ticks by co-operation between State and Feder al authorities. The area released amounts to 6,801 square miles. This brings the total territory released from quarantine since the beginning of the work in 1906 up to 222,709 square miles, which is nearly one-third of the total area infested with ticks at the time the work of eridacation was be gun. The territory released in South Car olina by the recent order is as follows: The counties of Dillon, Lee, Newberry, | and Sumter, 2,053 square miles. IN C W t.IUCI pi I OVO r\i c wnai %vi vu. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Ellenton Marcan tile company of Ellenton with a capi tal stock of $15,000. The petitioners are J. M. Blakely and W. B. Cassels. The Carolina Central Electric com pany of Florence has been chartered with a capital of $5,000. The officers are not given in the 'returns filed with the secretary of state. Farm Life Data For This State. Peter Rodford, lecturer of the Na tional Farmers' union, of Fort Worth, Texas, has sent out the following state ment relative to farm life in South Carolina: "Wages for farm labor in South Car olina is the lowest of any state in the Union. The farm laborers of this state work on an average of 9 hours and 40 minutes per day, according to a report which has just been issued by the United States department of agri culture. We have 336,000 farm labor ers in this state and the average monthly compensation is $13.40 with board and $17.90, if the laborer boards himself. These figures relate to the year 1913. The average wage for farm labor in continental United States is $13.85 per month with board and $19.97 without board. "There are 2,631,720 cords of wood valued at $5,210,796 consumed on the farms of South Carolina annually. The total yearly firewood consump tion in this state is 3,060,994 cords, with a value of $6,339,853. The con sumption in the cities of this state is 373,000 cords and 5S.091 cords are used in the mineral operaton of South Carolina each year. "In continental United States the annual consumption of firewood amounts *.o 85,937,000 cords, valued at j $250,000,000. Of this amount 69,961,000 cords are 1 used on the farms, 14,222,000 cords in j the cities of the nation and 1,751,000 j cords are used in the mines of tlie I I United States. The average value of j wood consumed in the United States I is $2.91 per cord and $2.07 in this j state. The average consumption per | farm in the United States is 11 cords , per annum. "The South Carolina horse is now worth $144 per head, according to a report, while a year ago his average I value was $140. There are S5.000 horses on the farms of this state and they are valued at $12,240,000. "In 1910 the number of horses in this state was 80,000 and had an ag gregate value of $10,160,000. "In the entire United States there are 20.962,000 horses and they are worth $2,2'Jl,63S,000 or $109.32 e;-.eh. "Diseases caused the swine breed ers o' South Carolina to lose 50,700 ! hogs, valued at $401,370 last year. ! "This \s an average death rate of l 05 per 1,000 head. BRITISH SINK FOUR GERMAN VESSELS BATTLE ON SEAS FOUGHT OFF HELIGOLAND, BRITISH CLAIM VICTORY. WILL USE THE EAST INDIANS Natives of India to Help England.? Germans Burn Historic Louvain and Threaten Brussels. London.?Fleets of Great Britain and Germany at last have come to grips, and, according to reports from London, victory lay with the British. tn n Kottu nritii Rritioh warRhlns off the Island of Heligoland, in the North Sea, the Germans are reported to have lo3t two cruisers and many of their destroyers were badly battered. The British claimed not to have suffered the loss of a vessel and de clared there were few fatalities on board the vessels of their fleet. The German casualties were not stated. The Island of Heligoland, which lies 45 miles off the mouths of the Rivers Elbe and Weser, always has been re garded a point of great strategic value for the protection of the Kaiser Wil helm Canal and otherwise in the naval defence of Germany. Recent reports had it that a large part of the flower of the German Navy lay in the waters adjacent to the mouths of the Elbe and Weser .and in the Kaiser Wilhelm Ccnal. The French War Office in a state ment said laconically that the situa tion along its lines showed no change, adding that the Germans "apparently have slackened their march." That was all. One of the most Important an nouncements *was made by Marquis of Crewe in the House of Lords. It was that Great Britain would draw'on the native forces in British India to rein force her armies in Europe. The German forts at Tsing-Tau fired on two Japanese cruisers reconnoiter ing off the fortress. One of the cruis ers was said to have been damaged. Louvaln, a Belgian town of 50,000 inhabitants and with many historic buildings, is reported to have been burned by the Germans as an act of reprisal for alleged firing on German soldiers by Belgian citizens. The Bel gians claim, however, that the people of Louvain did not commit the hostile act charged, but that it was the Ger mans themselves who fired on their fellow countrymen. Because of the non-payment of a war levy of $40,000,000 the Germans, it is said, threaten to seize the famous pictures and objects of art in the Brussels museums. LONDON FEARS GERMANS. Afraid the Tueton Army Will Force Way Into Paris. London.?News of the gravest char I acter came from France, where in a single week the aspects of the opera tions have changed entirely. Last week the allied armies were pursuing an offensive campaign on all the frontiers. Now according to offi cial news received from tjerun em peror William Is congratulating his people on the success of the German arms in the task of putting the "iron ring" around the allied armies from Cambrai, Department of Du Nord, France, to the Vosges, while Lord Kitchener, the British War Minister, ?.ursie TMto Parliament with the an nouncement that troops from India were being called to help the British Army in France and that the British Army is to be reinforced Immediately. The only consolation offered the British public was the statement from Field Marshal Sir John French + In fV.* ViAfl vv fio-ViHncr era ^ n cf tra. Lliat 111 UIC UCC1*/ ll^liuu^ v. V ( mendous odds the British troops, who suffered severely, bore themselves , with conspicuous bravery. It already Is realized that the ter- ( rible struggle is only at its begin ning and that the German plan of campaign, openly revealed to Sir Wil liam Edward Goschen, then British Ambassador to Germany, by Gottlieb von Jagosv, the German Foreign Sec retary, as shown by the official paper 1 published a few days ago. Burned Lovain. London.?The Belgian Foreign Min ister reports that the Belgian city of Lovain, in the province of Brabant, has been burned by the Germans. Fire From Safe Point Peking.?Military men here say that the warships of the Allies, including the Australian dreadnought expected in China waters soon, will be able to bombard Tsing-Tau with safety, owing to the range of their large guns, which is greater than that of the guns within the German fortifications. Great Loss Sustained. London.?Premier Asquith announc ed in the House of Commons that the British troops in Wednesday's fighting ii'oro ovnnand t n tha att nr-l* nf five ! German army corps. The losses on | both sides, he said, were great. Bombard Malines. London.?The Germans continued to bombard Malines, destroying or dam aging most of the monuments, accord ing to a dispatch from the Ostend cor- i respondent of the Reuter company. ! They have not entered the town. Russians in Aller.stein. London.?The Russian Embassy here received advices from St. Petersburg that the Russians had occupied Allen stein, East Prussia, 35 miles south of Koenigsburg, after repulsing the Ger mans, who had reinforcements. Returns to Mexico. Xogales, Ariz.?General Villa cross ed tin* Mexican line and was received by Governor Maytcrena of Sonora preliminary in the conference of th?. contending Villa and Carranza fac tions. ELLISON DuRANT SMITH Ellison D. Smith, Junior United States Senator from South Carolina, who was re-elected over Governor uoie L. Blease in the rccent primary elec tion. FRANCE DEPENDS ON PRESENT BATTLE IF FRANCE LOSES IN PRESENT BATTLE MACHINE WILL BE CRUSHED. RECALL ARMY FROM ALSACE A French Statement Says It Will Be Necessary to Use Them Elsewhere to Check the German Advance. Paris.?The war office has issued the following official announcement: The commander-in-chief, requiring all available forces on the Meuse, has ordered the progressive abandon ment of the occupied territory. Muel hausen again has been evacuatd. A new battle Is in progress be tween Maubeuge (Department of the Nord) and Donon, in Central Vosges. On it bangs the fate of France. Oper ations in Alsace along the Rhine would take away troops on which might depend victory. It is necessary that they all withdraw from Alsace temporarily to assure its final deliver ance. It is a matter of hard neces sity. West of the Meuse as a result of orders issued recently by the com manding chief, the troopB which are to remain on the covering line to take up the defensive, are massed as fol lows : The French and British troops oc cupy a front near Givet, which they gained by hard fighting. They are holding their adversaries and sharp ly checking their attacks. East of the Meuse our troops have gained their original positions com manding the roads out of great for est Adrennes. To the right we assumed the of fensive, driving back the enemy by a vigorous onslaught, but General Joffre Btopped pursuit to re-establish fcU front along the line already decided on. In this attack our troops showed admirable dash. The sixth corps no tably inflicted punishment on the enemy close to Virton. In Lorraine the two armies have begun a combined attack, one start ing from Grand Couronne de Nancy, and the other from south of Luneville. The engagement which began a few days ago continues at the time of writing. The sound of cannonading is not heard at Nancy as It was. The fifteenth corps, which suffered heavily in the last fight, had the gaps in its ranks filled and formed part of one of the two armies. It executed a brilliant counter-attack in the Valley of .Vezouze. The attitude of the troops was splendid, effacing all memories of their conduct on August 20. Austria Gives Japan Passports. London.?A dispatch from Vienna to the Reuter Telegraph Company, by wav nf Amsterdam, eives the official announcement that the Austrian Gov ernment handed his passports to the Japanese Ambassador. English Troops Well Provided For. London.?Telegraphing from Paris .he correspondent of the Reuter Tel egraph Company says: "A special envoy of The Temps wno has return ed from the- front, had an opportunity of seeing the English troops. He was Impressed by the excellent commis Bary arrangements. Huge cases of sugar, tea, cocoa, meats and vege tables and enormous pots of jam had been provided for the men. Every thing has been done, he said, In the minutest detail. British Are Satisfied. London.?The British official news fV?o cr nnnnunrP UUICaU lOOUCU IIIC iViiunu.c & ~ ment: "There has been no further general engagement. The condition of the British tmops is in every way satisfactory." 30,000 Germans Attack Malinea. London.?A dispatch to The Times from Ostend says that 30,000 Germans are attacking Mallnes, a Belgian city 13 miles southeast of Antewerp. Skir mishing is general in Northwest Flan ders. Austrians Made Prisoners. Falmouth, England.?The Holland American liner Potsdam from New York, August 15, arrived with 400 Ger mans and some Austrian reservists on board. No Mobilization in Italy. London.?A dispatch to The Times from Home says thr Italian Premier Salandra. assured a committee of dep uties that no mobilization was immin ent in Italy and that if it did occur later it would not mean any abandon ment of Italian neutrality. TAUT 250-MILE LINE OPPOSE GERMANS BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES FIGHT AGAINST ADVANCE OF GERMANS. GERMAN CRUISER IS SUNK Wilhelm der Grosse Sunk by British High Flyer Off African Coast.? Gen. Joffre Praises. London.?The conflict of millions at last is in progress. Even the sinking of the German steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse pales besides news of the titanic Dame ana me realization uiai me Allies are fighting to block the road to Paris, with the Germans hardly farther away than New York is from Philadelphia. Me&nwhile the Russian host is drawing nearer to Berlin. Not even during the first great struggle be tween Europe and Asia on the far Manchurian Plains was the enormous battle fought in such impenetrable silence as far as concerns the outer world. Only the vaguest generalities are given to the. people of Great Britain and France by their respective Gov ernments. Probably the German people know as little as outsiders of what their armies ^are accomplish ing. Among the information the public obtained today was the report an nounced by Premier Asquith in the House of Commons that the army was engaged against a superior force and fought splendidly. Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced the sinking of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in the House of Commons to day. He said: "The Admiralty has just received intelligence that the German armed I merchant rruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, of 14,000 tons, and armed with 10 4-inch guns has been sunk by the H. M. S. High Flyer, off the west coast of Africa. '.This is the vessel which has been interfering with traffic between this country and the cape and is one of the very few German armed auxiliary cruisers which succeeded in getting to sea. The survivors were landed be fore the vessel sank. The High Flyer had one killed and one wounded." COTTON GROWER HAS CASH. McAdoo Says Co-Operation of Busi ness Should Relieve Stringency. Washington.?Notes with a maturity of not longer than four months, secur ed by warehouse receipts for cotton or tobacco, will be accepted by the Treasury Department from National banks as a basis for the issue of addi tional currency which may be used to help farmers pick and market their cotton and tobacco crops. These notes, according to an an nouncement from the department will be accepted at 75 per cent of their face value and must be presented through currency associations provid ed under the Aldrich-Vreeland law. In making this announcement Secre tary McAdoo said there is adequate power under existing law to issue enough currency through National banks to meet any reasonable demand and reiterated his statement that "it is not necessary to extend the note issuing- privilege to state banks." He pointed out that he has power to issue one billion dollars of additional cur rency if required. ETrkimht W #?a\yv Fnpfti. . ' - u - London.?Premier Asquith announc ed in the House of Commons that Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of the British expeditionary force, had reported that he was engaged against a superior German force. The British troops fought splendidly, and General French considered the prospects in the impending battle luisfaetory. Address the People. Paris.?The new Cabinent for Nat ional defense decided to make a decla ration to the people of France, Parlia ment not being in session. First Wounded. London.?The first British wounded from the Continent, numbering about 30 arrived by steamer at Folkstone from Boulogne. Had Talk With Wl'son. Washington.?The French Ambassa dor, Jules Jusserand, discussed the Eu ropean war with Presidrn* Wilson. Later the President told callers that the discussion was of a general char acter. The Ambassador &9id that no protests against alleged German atroc ities had been presented. British in Ostend. London.?It is stated that British marines have occupied Ostend to pre vent the Germans from getting a foot hold on thr> English Channel. Bad Roads Help. Tslng-Tau.?There is no evidence here of the landing of Japanese troops in the Kiao-Chow territory. It is be lieved that the heavy roads of Kiao Chow aft?r the summer rains will deter any Japanese attack for many days. Shelled an Island. Teing-Tau.?Vice Admiral Sadakichi i | Kato from his flagship s^nt a wireless j message to Governor Meyer Waldeck | declaring a blockade off the leased I territory of Iviao-Cliow. Later the ' Japanese warships appeared outside the harbor and shelled small island off the coast which was not. occupied by the Germans. The German Gov ernor norilii'd Willis II. i'eck, Ameri can Consul at KiiuvCi iw that he had 1'4 hours to leave. Mr. Peck, however, . elected tc remain. High Admiral P. T. von Tlrpitz, com i mander of the naval forces of Gei j many. FRANCE ADMITS THAT FORCES HAVE MET STUBBORN OB STACLES. LOSS OF ALLIES WAS HEAVY Statement Officially Made Claims For Army's Moral and Physical Well being?Change Fighting Plans. Paris.?The French War Office is sued the following announcement. "The French and English, the plan of attack having failed, owing to un forseen difficulties, hav*? retired on the covering positions. ' "West of the Meuse the English Army on our left was attacked by the Germans, but behaved admirably, holding its ground with traditional steadfastness. "The French assumed the offensive with two army corps. An African brigade in the front line, carried away by their eagerness, were received by a murderous fire. They did not give an inch, but, counter-attacned by the Prussian guard, they were obliged to retire, only, however, after inflicting enormous losses. The Prussian guard especially suffered heavily. "East of the Muese our troops ad vanced across an extremely difficult country and made vigorous attack when they emerged from the woods, but were obliged to fall back after a stiff fight south of the River Semois. "On order of General Joffre our troops and the British troops with drew to the covering positions. Our troops are intact; our cavalry has in no way suffered and our artillery has affirmed its superiority. Our officers and soldiers are in the best of con dition, morally and physically. "A6 a result of the orders which have been issued the aspect of the struggle will change for a few days. The French army will remain for a time on the defensive but at the right mnmort fn hct HopIHaH flTl hv thft POTT) mander-in-chief, it will resume a vig orous offensive. "Our losses are heavy; it would be premature to enumerate them. It would be equally so to enumerate those of the Germans, who suffered so heavily that they were obliged to abandon their counter-attacks and es tablish themselves in fresh positions in Lorraine. "We delivered four attacks from our positions north of Nancy, inflicting very heavy loss on the enemy. "In regard to the general situa tion we have the full use of our rail roads, and retain command of the seas. Our operations have enabled the Russians to come into action, and penetrate the heart of West Prussia. It is to be regretted that the offen sive operations planned failed to achieve their purpose as a result of difficulties impossible to foresee. It | would have shortened the war, but our defences remain intact in the presence of an already weakened enemy." Germans Gain Ground. Paris.?An official announcement made said thc.i Luneville Amance and | Diuleard. in the department of Muer the and Moselle, have been occupied bv the Germans. The French front otherwise has not been modified. A Bayonet Charge. t 1 , > ?* _Tlio Mnntanotrrin trnnno I I^UIIUUII. X ??v HWWJ/O, I I avIrh a bayonet charge, repulsed a < I fresh Austrian attack at Rahovo. tak- i j inp l.r>0 prisoners and killing 300 Aus- ' i trians. according to a Cettinje dis- ' j patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. j Belgium Loss 40,000. London.?The Ostend correspondent j ; of the Chronicle says Belgium's losses I 1 so far are estimated at 40,000 killed. I Officials have not hazarded an esti- ! mate of the appalling property loss. Tennessee in Holland. London.?A dispatch from Amster* , dnm says the commander of the Ameri can cruiser Tennessee, (.'apt. Denton Decker, called upon t!ie American Minister at The Hague, Henry Van dyke. EXPECT RUSSIANS 10 PIERCE GERMANY SHOULD TUETONS FORCE WAY TO PARIS, THE CZAR SHOULD REACH BERLIN. BIG WAR NEWS SCARE ALU! French Change Tactics From Brilliant Offensive to Better Protection of the Frontier. London.?A closer veil than ever seems to be drawn over the progress of the war. Little news has come to hand concerning the operations on either front.. The Russians, however, appear to be continuing their advance in East Prussia towards Posen, with the Germans in retreat. Tfce only news from the French side is that French troops were at tacked along the Alsace-Lorraine line, but repulsed all attacks successfully. There is no indication that the Ger man attack was in any great force but, if it was, the French success shows that they now are in a strong position along this frontier from which they were driven only by great sacrifice on the part of the Ger mans. A more hopeful fefeling prevails in England as to the strength of th? French defensive position. The 're pulse the French suffered at Char* leroi has been partly due to the de sire of the French army to achieve a brilliant incursion into Alsa<M and Lorraine which led them to x%iken their forces on the Belgian frontier. Having recognized the danger of thiB course they now have reverted to what appears to experts to be a more legitimate strategy,/abandoning their invasion of the lost provinces and concentrating their strength in the defence of the northern frontier. While it cannot be said that the British people regard the absence of news and the withholding of the list of British casualties with compla cence, they display a large store of patience and confidence in Kitchener and the war office and the feeling of depression evident on the first news of the reverse suffered by the Allies to some extent has disappeared now that it is known the Germans must make tremendous sacrifices. Much is also hoped from the unex pected progress of the Russian armies in Prussia and the fact that the Aus l tHon? tiavo h?pn conmelled to aban don their campaign against Servia. The belief is held here that even should the Germans succeed in reach ing Paris, the Russians will almost certainly reach Berlin. VESSEL SINKS; ELEVEN PERISH. * Admiral Sampson Rammed Steamer of Canadian Pacific Line. Seattle, Wash.?Eleven lives were lost when the steel passenger steam ship Admiral Sampson of the Pacific- < Alaska Navigation Company was ram med and sunk by the Canadian Pacific passenger steamer, Princess Victoria off Point-No-Point, 20 miles north of Seattle, during a fog and thick smoke from forest fires. The Princess Vic toria brought the servivors to Seattle. Eight of the lost were members of the crew and thre? were passengers. Captain Moore could have saved himself, but he declared he would go down wit hthe ship. He did. down with the ship. He did. Rwtim fntall-r hlimftd bv eX plosion of oil tank, died in Seattle hospital. G. W. Bryant, painter, bound for Seward, Alaska. / j Mrs. Ruby Banby, Seattle. The steamship company says the three were the only pasengers lost. N On the Princess Victoria the Samp son's purser called the roll of pas sengers as made up by him, and six persons did not respond. However, th2 list may have been inaccurate. t , Moving Forward. London.?The French offensive con tinues in Lorraine, according to a Parid dispatch to the Reuter Tele graph Company. The Germans have suffered heavy losses. The battle continues in the North. Ships' Sailing Dates. Wa?Mngton. ? Secretary Garrison was ?dvise?i that the steamer Patricia ~T ina nrUk ortrtAmmnHo. Ui liiC J. aui c xjiug, ttivu av.wuiuiuuu tions for 2,100 passengers will sail from Marseilles September 4. The Sant 'Ana of the same line with ac commodations for 1,900 passengers, will clear Southern Europen ports on these dates: Marseilles, September 10; Naples September 14; Paisrmo, September 15; Almeria, Septemb^ 17. The Venzia and other vessels of the Fabre Line are booked for sailing in the near future. Germans Captured Here. Newport News, Va.?Captured by the German cruiser Dresden when two days out of Barbadoes, en route to Newport News for orders, but later re leased after an agreement was made not to assist the British fleet in any way, the British steamer Lynton Grange arrived here and is awaiting instructions from her owners. Cap tain Simpson of the Lynton Grange, said that two days after leaving Bar badoes the German cruiser over hauled him and after ordering him to stop sent an officers on board. Flee Before Russians. St. Petersburg, via London.?The Germans in the Elbing district of "West Prussia, near the Vistula Riv#>r, are fleeing westward before the Rus sian advance. Destroyed Defenses. London.?A dispatch from Antwerp to the Exchange Telegraph Compan:* says the Belgian operations beyond Malines were countinued throughout the night. The Belgian forces suc ceeded in destroying defensive works -A