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RUSSIANS CLAIM GREAT VICTORY German Charge On Warsaw Repulsed By The Slavs In a Decisive Battle RENEW ATTACKS IN WEST Turkey Claims Victory Over British In Egypt?Germany Bombards Ypres The German charge on Warsaw has now been checked, according to the latest reports both from Petrograd and Berlin. At the Russian capital a de cisive victory is claimed over the Teu tonic hosts. From Berlin come admis sions that the kaiser's forces have re ceived a setback in their attempts to march on the Polish seat of govern ment. The Turks on the south and east are reporting victories over both the Rus sians and British. On the Black Sea they declare they have taken Batum, a Russian sea port, and are in posses sion of all territory between the Turko Russian border and the Chursk river. The Ottoman troops claim to have defeated the British in a decisive bat tle in Egypt and to have now reached the Suez canal. They report the Eng lish losses at El Kantara, south of Port Said, to have been 750 dead and several thousand wounded. Their troops have moved northward toward Port Said and fighting is said to have taken place at Katassa and Teatebe on the isthmus. On the Franco-Belgian frontier, the Germans have renewed their attacks against the Anglo-French lines and have bombarded Ypres again. The al lies have withstood the shelling and no change has been noted in the situa tion. Directing tneir energies against me advancing Russian invasion, which menaced the safety of Berlin, the Ger man forces of a half million men, com bined with reinforcements of Austri an troops, have succeeded in repuls ing the Slavs and forcing their retreat far back across the Polish border. Warsaw is again threatened and much alarm is felt at Petrograd. The Russians, however, claim partial suc cesses. The Servians to the South are making a stand against the Austrian attacks, though the latter occupy su perior positions and unless other Bal ft.ail Siaica larvo a. nauu, uci t it* ?o seemingly facing defeat. While German successes have been marked on the eastern border, the Anglo-French lines are announcing, de cisive victories on the west. Although the Germans shelled Ypres, and total ly destroyed the town hall and mar ket'place, they are said to have made no headway. Fierce cannonading has been heard in the region of Soissons and Vailly. Turkish activities have commanded much attention in the east. The Otto man cruisers have been reported suc cessful on the Black sea, where the Russian port of Taupse was bom barded. The Russians claim there was little damage done, while Constantino ple advices state the Turks destroyed all the Russian petroleum depots and the wireless station. A heavy nine hour battle between the Turks and^ Russians is reported on the Shat-el Arab river, which empties into the Per sian gulf. Turkish forces are reported to have arrived in large numbers at Suez and engaged the British in a battle near Port Said. A voluntary explanation was offered by the Ottoman government to the United States regarding the Tennes see incident in the gulf of Smyrna, which has been accepted by President Wilson and the authorities at Wash ington. Turks say the shot was a warning against the mined area of the gulf. Austrian troops have started anoth er attack on Servia, much to the alarm of Bulgaria and the other Balkan states. Petrograd advices state that the Turkish fort at the entrance of the port of Khopa in Armenia has been destroyed by the Russian army of the Caucasus. The Russian Black sea fleet, on the other hand, is said to have been seriously worsted by Turk ish ships in the harbor of Sebastopol. The French lines claim successes in Argonne. The Ii;alian government is deeply concerned over the Austrian invasion of Servia. Sky Searching Guns Washington.?Th<; navy department ftas found it possible by making some . changes in the carriage to turn the discarded one-pounder guns of the ^ mark VI typo into effective anti-n.->ro plane guns. About sixty of these guns made in 1899 and which long ago gave place to a more modern weapon, have been recalled by the navy depart ment from various Grand Army posts and other semi-civic organizations to which they were loaned, and are now being converted at the Washington navy yard into sky searchers. Turks Defeat Russians Berlin.?Official reports given out in Constantinople and reaching Berlin re late the continued successful Turkish advance uDon Batum. the Russian nort on the Black sea. All the territory between the Turko-Russian border and the river Chursk is in Turkish hands, while a Turkish force in the southern part of this territory has taken Artw' ?. The Turks declare that the English losses at Shatt-el-Arab amounted to 750 dead and several thousand wounded. Violate Neutrality Lima, Peru.?It is declared here that the Germans have been maintaining a naval station outside of Valparaiso, Chile. Here they brought together ves sels having on board coal and provi sions. Chilean papers reaching here say the government is determined to stop these breaches of neutrality. France Will Exhibit Bordeaux.?A semi-official commun ication announces the government's in tention to participate in the Panama exposition as good will to the U. S. London.?The .battle in the region be tween the Vistula and Warta rivers in Poland appears to have turned in favor of the Russians. A special dispatch from Petrograd to Paris says the Russian army al ready has won a decisive victory. While this may be an exaggeration, both the Russian and the German of ficial reports suggest that Genera* Von Hindenburg's second thrust at Warsaw has been checked. Grand Duke Nicholas, commander in-chief of the Russian forces, for two days in succession, has recorded par tial successes, and the German staff says the arrival of Russian reinforce ments has postponed a decision. Both sides have expressed the great est confidence in the outcome. Grand Duke Nicholas and General Von Hin denburg heretofore have been so suc cessful in their strategy that their adherents look upon tnem almost as unbeatable. The German papers were talking of a general Russian retirement despite the fact that the Russians have been advancing steadily in Galicia, have re pulsed the Austro-German attack be fore Cracow, hold part of the German territory in East Prussia and oppose General Von Hindenburg's advance on Warsaw. X J I- All +V. A ji is me sauio iu rcuugiau. ah wit correspondents there declare the Rus sian numbers must tell when the Ger mans have reached the ground on which Grand Duke Nicholas has chos en to give them battle. While undertaking immense tasks' in the east, the Germans, according to all accounts, are preparing to launch another offensive movement in the west. Just where this is to be is known by the general staff alone. It is be lieved here they will make another ef fort to get through to the French coast and perhaps at the same time try to force the line of French fortresses in the Argonne region The Germans have been violently bombarding Ypres in Flanders, Sois sons in the Aisne, and Rheims, while they have been attacking In force in the Argonne region. The French claim the Argonne assaults have been re pulsed while the Germans say that they have been gaining ground stead ily. Any or all of this activity may be intended to divert attention from the quarter in which the supreme attactc will be made, but the allies are sure to discover soon where they must ex pect the next blow. To ward the possi bility of the Germans again trying to move along the coast the British fleet has been bombarding their positions from the sea. Turkey, as usual, reports victories over the Russians in the Caucasus and the British in Egypt, but these lack confirmation. The English have Is: sued an account of successful British operations in the Persian gulf. The same statement told of the defeat of a British force sent against German East Africa. Germans Take United States Steamer Santiago, Chile.?The American steamer Sacramento, until a few months ago the German.steamer Alex andria, has put into Valparaiso with a story charging violation of neutrality. The Sacramento left San Francisco for Valparaiso flying the Stars and Stripes, October 15. Captain Jacobson declares his steamer was seized on the high sea by a German warship, taken to Juan Fernandez island, belonging to Chile, and obliged to turn over his provisions and 6,000 tons of coal. An investigation has been begun. Disguised Germans Captured London.?The Athens correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph says: "A British destroyer has captured a Turk ish sailing vessel on which were two German officers in disguise. They were proceeding to Smyrna. An Anglo French squadron fired on some Turk ish torpedo boats in the Dardanelles, but later disappeared. One shot from the Turkish gunboat Marmaris hit a British gunboat and caused an explo sion. Details are not yet available. London. ? Reuter's Constantinople correspondent, in a dispatch sent by way of Berlin, gives the following of ficial Turkish statement: "The Turk ish troops have reached the Suez ca nal. In fighting near El Kantara, the English suffered heavy losses and took flight." El Kantara is a port on the canal 25 miles south of Port Said. DeWet's Sons Surrender London.?The two sons of General DeWet have sprrendered to a magis trate in Cape Town. Slavs Claim Partial Success Petrograd.?The following official report from general headquarters was issued: "The fighting between the Vistula and the Wartha continues with great persistence. We have obtained some partial successes. The fights on the front of Czenstochowa-Cracow have re sulted in no essential changes. We have taken 2,000 prisoners and some machine guns. In Galicia the Aus trlans have evacuated Novy-Sandez, under the pressure of our troops." Turks Claim Victory London.?Renter's Amsterdam cor respondent says: "An official Constantinople telegram says the Turkish cruiser . Hamidieh bombarded and destroyed the Russian petroleum depots and wireless station at Taupse, near Novorossysk (on the Black Sea). A heavy battle, lasting nine hours, occurred on November 18 along the Shat-el-Arab river (this riv er empties into the Persian gulf and forms part of the boundary between the Persian and Turkish dominions) between the British and Turkish troops. The British losses were heavy. Captured British soldiers declare the wounded included the British com mander." 1 Turks Bombard Russians Petrograd. ? This communication from the Russian general staff in the Caucasus was issued: "On the morning of November 20 the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh, follow ed by a flotilla of torpedo boats, ap peared off Tuapse and opened fire, hurling 125 projectiles into the neigh borhood. The Russian artillery replied very effectively. Our losses were three soldiers and a Sister of Charity wound ed; one civilian killed and ten civilians injured. The material damage was in significant." Germans Shell Ypres Paris.?The following official com munication was issued at the war of fice: "There has been a violent bombard ment of Ypres. The market place and the town hall were destroyed. In the region of Soissons and Vailly, there was rather strong cannonading. An eye-witness with British head quarters in a long statement made public recently gives official confirma tion of heavy German losses at Ypres. He speaks of decimated battalions, of hundreds of dead left before the trenches and of batches of bodies found in farm houses. Pvnlain Tn llnrl* Ram Washington.?Turkey has explained voluntarily to the United States gov ernment, through Ambassador Mor genthau, that shots fired toward the American cruiser Tennessee's launch were intended merely as the custom ary warning that the port of Smyrna was mined and closed to navigation. Although the explanation is informal, it was admitted at the white house and the state and navy departments that all danger of serious complica tions had disappeared. British Lose In Egypt Berlin.?The following information was given out in official quarters : "Advices from Rome are to the effect that in the fighting at El Arish. a for tified Egyptian town on the Mediterra nean, the British suffered heavy loss es. The Italian colony in Egypt is differing from the prostration of all lines of trade. Maj. Gen. Sir John Maxwell, commander of the British forces in Egypt, declared that it was only her treaties with the allies which led England to fight against Turkey. ..rri'.ro VJul IIIC1IIO vi!twr\ i i u oo i a i o Petrograd.?The following official statement from the Russian general staff has been issued here: "The ef forts of the Germans seem to be aim ed at trying to break down our front between the Vistula and the Warta. Northwest of Lodz we captured a bat tery of heavy artillery, ten machine guns and several hundred prisoners Stubborn fights on the Czenstochowa and Cracow fronts are developing nor mally. On November 17-18 we took 3,000 Austrian prisoners." Fire On Turkish Fort Petrograd.?The following officials communication from the headquarters of the army of the Caucasus was is sued: "Russian warships November 19 bombarded the port of Khopa, in Turkish Armenia, on the Black sea, whence the Turks were preparing an offensive movement in the direction of different passes of the Zatcharekh region. The port barracks and the custom house were destroyed, the am munition blown up and the place set I afire." BERLIN 8AY5 TURKEY HAS CON TROL OF THE oEA OP AZOV. RUSSIAN SUCCESS DOUBTFUL England Has No Deflnie Knowledge of Conditions In East.?German Claim Victjry. Berlin.?The following Information was given out to the press: "Recent bombardment of Zeebrusjgs and Heyste, Belgium, by a Bntwh squadron, destroyed the hotela. The inhabitants fled, German troop* sut fered no loss. "The declaration in the Saxon Diet that peace would be concluded only after the attainment of security against further attacks was acclaimed enthusiastically by all parties, includ ing the Socialists. ' "Russian shipping companies at Odessa, have withdrawn their ships from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov because of the Turkish naval supremacy in those waters. A.bom bardment of Odessa is feared. The blockade of the harbor of Libau places control of the Baltic in the hands of the Germans, while the freezing of the harbor of Archangel (one the White Sea) severs Russian communication with the outside world. "It is reported from Stockholm that the Russian Government has asked for English contributions to the ex tent of 500,000,000 rubles ($250,000, 000) toward her war fc>ans. "A brother of the Sheik of the Senousi informed the Constantinople correspondent of The Berliner Tage blatt that hostilities wero not direct ed against Italy. The Sheik, he de clared, has over 100,000 warriors un der his command In Tunis and Mo rocco. "The Morgenpost thinks the check to Russian reinforcements near L>oaicz ig proof that there are no Russian troops north of the Vistula. This fur ther indicates that the German aTmy is fairly on the Russian flank, with the roads to Warsaw open. "From Galicia comes the official re port that the Russians have been driven back through the Carpathian passes. Ugek Pass'already is in the hands of the Austrians. "Though no detailed account of op erations in the neighborhood of Pilica and Walbrom (Southern Poland) is at hand the report that the Austrian? have taken 29,000 prisoners and 49 machine guns the last few days ap pears to show that their advance con tinues, and that they are meeting with success. "The Austrians have made progress in the offensive against Servia and have repulsed several attacks with great lc*s to the enem^. The moun tain ridges southeast of Valjevo, Ser via, though covered witn snow, have been crossed by Austrian tropps with little loss." Reports Are Unconfirmed. London,?While Petrograd corres pondents continue to declare the Rus sians have won a great victory over the Germans in Poland, official con firmation still is lacking. Although Russian headquarters say the advan tage in the fighting remains with their troops, Berlin declares that no | decisive battle has been fought. Some German newspapers claim success for^ their armies. The silence of Grand Duke Nicholas, Russian commander-in-chief in the Bast, as to the progress of the battle in Poland, is causing unfavorable comment in Russia. Advices from Petrograd say there is a feeling there that perhaps newspaper claims of a Russian success have been exaggerat ed. In the western war zone compara tive quiet prevails. No reports of heavy fighting have been recorded in several days although there have been intermittent artillery duels and small' infantry encounters having no decisive effect. Snow has interfered with fighting it> Servia, where the Austrians are making a supreme effort. The Roumanian Parliament will meet and the future of this kingdom probably we be decided at once. It is said Roumania is prepared to cede to Bulgaria some of the territory which she obtained after the second Balkan war at the expense of her neighbor. This may mean that Bulgaria is about to take her stand with tho allies and in return be permitted to straighten out her boundaries and take more of the country inhabited by her nation als. In addition to a contingent of 91 nnn mf.?n whn al-oflHv o ro in Pntr. land, it is announced that Australia has raised a second 19,000 men. Can Lose 12 Ships Safely. London.?Winston Spencer Church ill First Lord of the Admiralty, told the House of Commons that despite the British Navy's losses since the outbreak of the war there was no cause for nervousness over its pres ent and future effectiveness. "We can afford to lose a super dreadnaught every month for 12 months, without a single loss to the enemy, and be in as good a position of superiority as we were at the out break of the war,," said the First Lord. Of the older armored cruisers Mr. Churchill said Great Britan had lost six and Germany two. At the begin ning of the war Great Britain had 36 light modern cruisers to German's 25. Great Britain had lost two and Germany had lost or interned a quar ter of her number. Gleat Britain since the commencement of the war also had added as many light cruisers as Germany had lost. Mr. Churchill declared the maxi mum reinforcements Germany could receive to the end of 191:i was three capita' shipM, while the British lleat rov.1'1 be if.iireased by li ships. STEALS NEWS OVER WIRE OF THE A. P. TELEGRAPH OPERATOR FURN ISHED BUREAU WITH LIFT ED MES8AGE8. . HAS CONFESSED HIS GUILT 8hrewd Detective Work Revealed the Method of Operation and Culprit Is Held in Court. *.r T-T T T (nrlnr a tolft. 1NBW IU1A. XX. J~d. u.uuv., ? graph operator in the employ of the Postal Telegraph Company and at tached to the office of the New York Globe, was arrested here charged with violating Section 552 of the Pe nal Law, In that he revealed the con tents of a telegraphic message sent out by the Associated Press. For a long time it has been evi dent that dispatches of the Associated Press were being systematically stol en and were distributed by a number of smaller agencies. A careful watch was set upon the business and suspi cion pointed to a man employed in the office of The Globe, a New York evening paper. The case was consid ered by the executive committee of Associated Press directors at the re cent meeting and a plan to detect the culprits and bring them to justice was adopted. For the purpose of transmitting.the more important news in bulletins, wires connect the central office of the organization at 51 Chambers street with the editorial rooms of the va rious members in New York. In the. office of The Globe these bulletins were copied surreptitiously by Linder and repeated to the New York News Bureau, a Wall Street concern. Fre quently within two or three minutes after the receipt In the office of The Globe, they appeared on The News Bureau's ticker and in the reports of the International News Service, the Central News of America and, othei minor organizations. QUARANTINE LIGHTENED. 8everal States Given Release Frorr. Cattle Law. Washington.?Parts of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa were ordered releas ed from some restrictions of the Fed eral livestock, quarantine a'gainst foot and mouth disease. The order, issued by the department of agriculture, ef fective November 30, provides that rattle for immediate slaughter may b* shipped in interstate commerce from the counties named and be - received for feeding purposes, but not shipped out for feeding elsewhere. All but 11 counties in Wisconsin, all but 21 in Iowa and a score in Illinois are released. The release order will be followed as rapidly as possible by others lift ing the quarantine 'in all localities where the disease has been eradi cated. The discovery of tfce disease among cattle and hogs at Waterford, Va., resulted in a quarantine covering parts of London County, Virginia. Burned Under Car. Wilmington, Del.?The body of an automobile driver found burned to death under his car at Newcastel, near here, was identified as that of Harrv Dnnchtv nf TfrnnlrHn f!itv Vn The body waa found by the crew Of a trolley car. It is believed Doughty was on hie way from Wilmington to his home alone when the car turned turtle and pinned him be neath it. Burned Cotton. Columbus, Ga.?Fire destroyed a cotton warehouse containing 1,200 bales at Georgetown, Ga. The loss is estimated at $60,000 partially covered by insurance. . Blanco Arrested. Vera Cruz.?Gen. Lucio Blanco, the last of the Constitutionalist leaders to evacuate the capital, has been ar rested by his own officers and is on his way to Vera Cruz according to a report here. North Carolina Sends Check, $1,500. New York.?August Belmont, treas urer of the National Committee of Mercy, received a check for $1,500 from J. M. Rankin, treasurer of the North Carolina Committee of Mercy. This money was raised by a committee appointed by Governor Craig to help feed starving women and children made destitute by the war in Europe. The National committee is sending this week, $20,000 worth of foodstuffs to Belgium, $1,500 to suffering Bel gians in London, and $1,000 to buy i shoes for children in France. Villa Troops Join Zapata. Washington. ? Administration offi- I cials credited reports that General | Villa's troops had joined Zapata's : forces in Mexico City. They had no definite advices. The last dispatch to the State Department, reported that Zapata's men and agents of General Villa controlled the city. All official dispatches say order is being main tained, the only looting mentioned be ing that of a ranch in the outskirts | owned by an American. In the same vicinity the Spanish ambassador said several Spaniards had been killed. In view of General Carranza's ar rival at Vera Cruz, Secretary Bryan wired American Consul Silliman to remain in Mexico. He said he had originally ordered Silliman to join Carranza when the latter was at Orizaba. American Consul Canada at era Cruz will handle all negotiations with Carranza. Enrique C. Llorente, Washington representative of Provis ional President Gutierrez, received ad vices confirming reports that Gen. Luis Caballero. at Tanipico, Governor of the state of Tamaulipas, li-.d de clared his adherence to the Agua Ca> ientes convention. GRAIN CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS . Commissioner E. J. Watson Sayi Piedmont Section of South Caro lina is Interested. Columbia.? Commissioner Watson and party came back from the Pied mont section of the state, where it is reported that the people are deeply in terested in the matter of planting grain crop3 for next year and that al ready there is a large acreage under cultivation with the prospects very bright for a big yield next spring. In Laurens1 and in Anderson counties it was found that there is not much ne cessity for urging the people tq plant grain ,as they have already seen the necessity for getting away from cot ton. The party hopes that much ef fective work was done for the people were deeply interested and asked many questions which were answered by Prof. A. G. Smith, Prof. Barton and the other members of the party. So muoh more interest was mani fested in the meetings that had been expected that it was difficult to keep the schedule of the meetings. In fact, this was nbt dond and some profitable meetings had to be cut out on account of the more pressing need in other places. Poultry Show at Darlington. Darlington.?This was a record day for the Eastern Carolina Poultry show ?a record breaker in attendance, in the class of birds exhibited and in the amount of interest manifested by everybody in improved poultry hus bandry. It was the second day of the show and most of the awards have been placed. This is the second show to be given in Darlington by the Eastern Carolina Poultry association, and though it is only the second effort poultrymen from long distances spoko in the most extravagant terms .of the exhibition. The financial depression of the pres ent year has effected the poultry show all over the country, but Dar lington's show was better an the whole than last year's and far greater crowds have been in attendance. May Visit Wlnthrop. Columbia.?President D. B. John' son, president of Wlnthrop College, said a few days ago that he would in vite the members, of the general as sembly to visit the college at Rock Hill in January. The invitation would have been extended for Lee's birthday but under the statute this is the day set for the inauguration of Richard I. Manning as governor of South Caro lina. President Johnson will prob ably ask the general assembly to come to Wlnthrop the day after the inaug uration. Baptists Facing Deficit /-I~1 V.J,?W T TWionr uuiuuiuia, xuo ?? * D. D., corresponding secretary of the state mission board, South Carolina Baptist convention, with offices In Co lumbia, announces that he must re ceive contributions in the sum of $17, 392, if his board is to report itself free of debt at the meeting of the con vention in Charleston, December 9. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. Rlarksbure voted 60 to 36 In favor of $10,000 bonds for a high schooJ building. Glenn, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cooper of St. Matthews was run over by a two-horse wagon driven by an unknown negro. While no bones were broken, the child suf fered severe bruises in the leg and parts of the body. E. J. Hunnicutt,. a Confederate vet eran, of Greenville, died recently. The residence of M. Fred of Union was destroyed by fire recently. The thousand dollar mark was passed in cash receipts for the Bel gian relief fund of the Columbia chamber, of commerce. Contributions have been received from many sec tions of the state, reaching a.total of $1,073.49. Recommending that Charleston buy the Goose Creek waterworks plant and connections for $1,500,000 and spend $100,000 in Improvements, the committee on water ripply at a recent meeting of city council launched a movement that will probably mean municipal ownership of water ser-. vice here in a short while. Shandon Methodist church in Co lumbia, built five years ago at a cost of $10,000, was entirely destroyed by fire a few days ago. A Barnwell county farmer is sowing grain to cut down his mule power. Mayor Charles A. Bland, of Char lotte, delivered an address at Gaffney recently. . The "Boosters" of South Carolina held their annual meeting In Rock Hill. Fire destroyed the residence of Dr. C. F. Williams at Columbia recently. Loss $7,500. Hundreds of South Carolina Shriners visited Florence recently. Further figures on the erection of the st?^e tuberculosis hospital on the Boyleston tract at State Park call for the expenditure of $9,312.50 before the sanitarium is ready for occupancy. Citizens of Aiken will file a peti tion with the railroad commission asking that the Augusta-Aiken rate no co ho ronnonori nn f hp jrrrmnH nf after discovered data. Washington.?Representative Lever of South Carolina, in a letter received at Washington, announces his inten tion to press the cotton warehouse li censing bill for passage during first week of the coming session of con gress. The measure, passed already by the senate, provides for Federal supervision to make warehouse re ceipts acceptable as commercial paper. The First Baptist church at Lan caster has installed a $3,000 pipe or gan. Mrs. Lizzie Bennet. an aged woman near Fort Mill, was burned to death recently. Sumter County Girls* Tomato Clubs have had a successful year. The newly elected directors for the state fair are: Bruce Walker Raven el, William M. Otis, B. R. Coonor, George L. Baker, W, M. Perry. A. 1>. Langley and Charles H. Barron. A. D. Taylor, John E. Richter and Robert S. Harrison lost their lives 'n j an auto accident at Florence recently. | HI HOSPITAL SELECTS ITS STAFF PHYSICIANS FOR BAPTIST HOS PITAL AT COLUMBIA HAVE BEEN-CHOSEN. DR. MclNTQSH IS IN CHARfiE > .' srr % . yr **2 i la Made Chairman of the Body of Doctor* Elected By the Board of Trustees. Columbia.?The staff of the Baptist hospital was announced by Judge J. J. Gentry, general superintendent of the hospital. The list contains the names of many of the surgeons and physi cians of Columbia. The board of trustees has elected James H. Mcintosh, M. D? chairman of the staff. Dr. Mcintosh is engaged in the general practice of medicine in Columbia. He is a member of the First Baptist church of Columbia and is connected with prominent Baptists in South Carolina. His brother-in-law, W. H. Hunt of Newberry, was for & number of years president of the Bap tist state convention, and another brother-in-law, G. B. Buell of Charles ton, has for many years been chair man of the board of trustees of the Baptist orphanage at Greenwood. The staff of the Baptist hospital follows: Dr. James H. Mcintosh, chairman. General surgery, Drs. G. H. Bunch, S E. Harmon, L. B. Owens, C. B. Ow ens. Lindsey Peters, J. H. Taylor.' Assistants, Drs. B. D.' Caughman, . ,\ B. Hey ward, D. N. Matthews. }/ General medicine, Drs. D. S. Black,1 Ernest Cooper, T. M. DuBose, Sr., S. B. Fishburne, W. M. Leeter, James H. Mcintosh, D. S. Pope, H. W. Rice. Assistants, Drs. T. M. DuBose, Jr., Os car LaBorde, J. D. Moorehead. Eye, ear, nos6 and threat, D&. Henry Horlbeck, C. L. Kibler, R.'L. Moore, Theo. A. Quattlebaum, E: M. Whaley. Roentgenologists, Drs. R. W. Gibbee, - Arthur E. Shaw. Paediatrics, Dr. William Weston. Neurology, Drs. J. W. Babcock, J. E. Poore, E. B. Saunders. i^iocaoco ui owuiatu, ui. jr, ju. x/ui ham. 1 ? ,V ij : ' ' " DDiseaseB of cheat, l)r. C. P. Wil liams. Internal medicine, Dr. J. Heyward Gibbes. Obstetrics, Drs. J. B. Guignard, L. K. Phllpot. Genitourinary, Drs. Barron & Bar on, Dr. P. V. Mlkell. Seriologlst, Dr.- M. H. Wymaru ?j Votes to Divide Congress. f Sumter.?By a vote of ISO to 122.the South Carolina Methodist conference . in session here decided not to submit to a referendum the question of divid ing the conference into two, as recom mended by' the state conference and approved by the general conferences ' of the church. The question of the di viding line was then taken up, but before any decision on this point could V*il?/\ TVo r* lro crJtHn C UO rctttiicu LUC auui iui Auauao^iMQ services arrived and the whole matter was postponed. The feature of the day's services was the strong sermon by Bishop "jVilson on the general sub- \ ject of Thanksgiving. The second day's session of the con ference was entered upon with the feeling that it was to be a notable one in the history of South Carolina Meth odism. I ' f The devotional exercises were led by the Rev. J. B. Traywick, who earn estly besought God's guidance during the deliberations and the decisions or this day's session. The Rev. S. 0. Cantey requested the prayers of the conference in be half of his sister, who is critically ill in Asheville, *N. C. Bishop Denny read his answers to the legal questions bearing upon the proposed division of the conference. Mr. Gray offered a substitute for the papers presented which substitute proposed a referendum to the whole * church, so that the laymen could xe press their preference on this im portant issue. The vote was taken by roll call? 122 yeas, 130 nays, and the substitute was lost. Go As Missionaries. Greenwood.?The Rev. and Mrs. Maxcy G. White left for New York and will sail from New VoTk for Bra zil, where they are to, labor as mis- / sionaries under the direction of hte I Southern Baptist convention. Mr. White is a Greenwood county boy. He was educated at Connie Maxwell or .infnarcitv ?nd the * pnanage, ruriuou u>utv.w..., _ Southern Baptist Theological semin ary. Mrs. White is a native of Iowa. They were married on September 4, 1914. Special farewell services were 7 held at the orphanage. Ridge Farmers Plant Grain. Batesburg.?In the Ridge section and particularly the trade territory contagious to Batesburg, although no concerted public action has preceded the farmers generally are planting large quantities of grain, many of them leaving cotton in the fields un picked in order to get their grain in the ground in season. A prominent citizen of this city, a farmer himself * and in close touch with farmers over a wide region, said that in this por tion of the Ridge section the matter of diversification was adjusting itself. Marion For Irish Potatoes. Marion.?The Marion Boosters, at their regular monthly smoker, fear tured the growing of Irish potatoes next spring. The farmers of the county were invited and a large num ber atended, some driving 15 miles to be present. Mr. Frampton, agri cultural secretary of the Charleston chamber of commerce, who is also a large grower of potatoes, and W. H. Mixson, of Charleston were present by invitation and addressed the farm ers on the successful growing and marketing of Irish potatoes.