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$1.50 ~ ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1915. established
a year. 1844
ALLIES MAKE NOIABLI
ENTRENCHED Gl
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* CREAT OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT
IN THE WEST SWEEPS CERMAN
POSITIONS
The Allies Claim
23,000 Prisoners
Several Big German Guns Also Captured?British
Public To'.d to Ex
jrect Heavy Losses. i
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London, Sept. 27?The French and
3ricish offensive against both sides
of the elbow joint German positions
in the west have not slackened but,
Jeffre's afternoon bulletin reported i
no outstanding successes. The British
statement told of big io?ses inflicted
on the Germans northwest of
Iluiluch, where counter attacking occurred.
The Germans do not claim
' the recovery of ground lost to the allies
Saturday and 'Sunday lut say
their counter attacks checked the
most recent drives.
Estimate captures by th>? allies
total twenty-three thousand. The
Germans claim nearly seven thousand
Freyh and British prisoners.
The English public is warned to
cxpect heavy losses as the battle
reaches the attack and counter attacks
stae-e which mav Dersist for
weeks and the Germans are relying on
second and third lines of defenses.
The French report estimates the
number of big guns captured at seventy,
twenty-three being captured by
The British. In the Pulluch right the
British claim the capture of eighteen
big guns, fifty-three officers and
tventy-eight hundred men.
The fighting in the east brought
no important changes but England regards
the position of the Russian
armv as imnrovine' dailv. The Ger
mans continue their attacks in the
section around Dvinsk but tho situation
there is quieter and the Germans
a:e said to be regroupi!;? theii
foices for an extensive flanking operr.tion.
Balkan maters rest with Bulgaria*?
t*-peated assurances of arm-id neutrality.
^ London, Sept. 27?The British and
French have gained greater results in
1wo days than in the preceding
twelve months since the battfo of the
Marne. With upwards of twenty
thousand German prisoners ?n theii
hands and something like thirty guns
without including machine guns, and
with a formidable breach in the German
line, the allies apparently have
the long?expected offensive well under
way. The advances is general,
and the effect is emphasized by the
iaci that on the eastern front substant
all'Russian gains are recorded.
Petrograd states that General Ivanhoffs
army won a striking victoryover
the Germans and Austnans in
the southeastern theatre, where a
thousand prisoners were taken.
ihe Belgians are taking a prominent
part in the new offensive. Theyofficial
announcement reports the capture
of a German post on the right
bank of the Yser with the consequent
evacuation of the adjoining German
trenches. It is believed here now.
ihat the move in the west will again
bring the Germans face to free with
i the necessity of making choice between
the two fronts as was the case
in the earlier part of the war.
Held on 700 Mile Front.
Military writers point out that the
Russians now are holding the Austrians
and Germans on a seven hundred
mile front, while the presence
of nearly two million strongly entrenched
Germans have failed to pre-1
vent an advance in France.
This they say must increase the
rerplexities of the German general
staff and react immediately on plans
which may have been formed for new
aitacKS in tne soucn or soutneast.
Little activity is reported from the
Dardanelles.
Turkey has announced the success
f.f a counter-mining operation, and
the continuation of an artillery exchange.
The shell fire of a German
it submarine sank the British steamer,
Xantala, a transport, south of Cres
in the Mediterranean. The crew was
landed.
Rumania, in a friendly note, has
asked the Sofia government to explain
Bulgaria's military prepai-ations
according to information reaching
E GAINS OVER
HANS IN THE WEST
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS TOMORROW
MEETING AT EUREKA HOTEL
TOMORROW EVENING?PROMINENT
SPEAKERS.
The Abbeville County Meoical association
will meet in the lity on
'.Thursday night, September t>e 30th,
at 8:30 o'clock, at the Eureki Hotel.
Dr. F. A. Coward, Director of the
State Laboratory, Dr. J. A. Hayne,
State Health Officer, and E. A. Hines,
Secretary State Medical association,
have accepted invitations to attend
ihe meeting and make addresses on
subjects of interest to the profession.
The local physicians will tender the
visitors a supper at the Eureka and
it is hoped that all members as well
as> non-members of the association,
will attend. The former aro urged
!.o be present and Dr. Gambrell states
the latter are most cordially invited
to do so.
MANNING WOr:'T COMMUTE
NEGROES' DEATH SENTENCE
Gov. Mannirtg has announced that
lie will not interfere with the judg
ment of the court in the .cases of the
State vs. Meek Griffin, Tom Griffin,
Tohn Crosby and Nelson Price. ' seuenced
to be electrocuted for murder,
irom Chester county. The 'rovernot
eels that the verdict of the jury in
:hese cases should not be over.'uletj.
The board of pardons heard this case
it their meeting on Sept. 8 and unaninously
recommended that there be
10 interference with the judgment oc
he court.
These negroes were sentenced to
>e electrocuted on Sept. 3, 1915, but
>n Aug. 13 the governor, on account
>f representations made to him that
here would be presented to the board
>f pardons good reasons for commutng
the sentences of these negroes to
ife imprisonment, granted a reprieve
staying the execution until Ssut 29 ir.
>rder that the matter might be pre;ented
to the board of pardons at
heir meeting on Sept. 8. This ac;ion
of the governor means that the
legroes will be electrocuted on next
Wednesday, the 29th.
The negroes were convicted of the
tssassination 01 a ^onieaerare veiean,
a Mr. Lewis, in Chester county.
A GERMAN PRINCE
GIVES UP HIS LIFE
Amsterdam, via London, Sept. 24.
-Prince Frederic of Thurn and
Taxis, son of Prince Lamoral, was
killed Monday while fighting in the
Dniester region in Russia, according
lf> a Vienna dispatch to the Berlin
Lokal Anzeifler. He was 41 years
old.
BUYING CARS.
Mr. J. C. Ellis has sold his Overland
car to W. D. Wilkinson and
Gottlob Neuffer, and they are having
all the fun two young boys can have
out of a car. Mr. Ellis has bought
?. handsome Hudson, the first ever
sold in Abbeville.
Italy.
A Serious Problem.
The optimistic feeling here is enr
l?a?iced by the political effect which
the allied successes appear to have
had on the Balkan states. Sofia dispatches
indicated that Bulgarian diplomats
are eager to convince the
-allies that the mobilization was not
uiompted by hostile motives. The
latest official Petrograd news is interpreted
here as showing that the Russians
are distinctly in a better position.
This seems true even in the
Dvinsk region, where von Hinden-,
burg has conecntrated his efforts.
The German attack now seems slackening.
Notwithstanding the allies
successes England is not blind to the
fact that it will be no light task to
attempt to push the Germans from
theii positions honeycombed with
\T~?r ~lK?r. 1
LI v. llL IiCo. L/U at LUC lidVC
pased to the offensive they have before
them a problem the serious nature
of which is fully recognized
here.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Mr. Lewis Haskell was in the city
for a day or two last week visiting
the family of his brother, Mr. L. C.
Haskell. Mr. Haskell is in the consular
service and has been recently
promoted to Geneva, Switzerland.
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GERMAN WAR LOAN
LARGEST IN HISTORY
OVER THREE BILLION DOLLARS I
RAISED FOR WAR PURPOSES
BY GERMAN CITIZENS.
War Costs Germany j
$ 15,000,000 A Day
Government Now Prepared to Carry (
on Winter Campaign?No More
Loans Until March. 1916.
Berlin, Sept. 24 (via London).?
The German war loan raised Septem- y
ber[21 is the largest financial opera- ^
tion in the world's history, said Dr. j
Karl Helfferich, secretary of the im- L
Ferial treasury, to the Associated j
Press today. ?
With a total of $3,000,000,000 and i
seme small sums not yet reported, L
the secretary said, it exceeded Great
Britain's latest loan, which attracted v
much attention all over the world as ,
an unprecedented piece of financing. '
"The present loan," Dr. Helfferich
continued, "enables the government ^
to liquidate'treasury bills taken over ;
by the Reichsbank and other banks,
provides Germany with monov for the ?
winter campaign and renders unnecessary
the raising of another loan be- j
fore March.
What Germany Spends.
"England hitherto has raised $4,- .
062,500,000 and Germany $6,250,- ^
000,000 in long term loans, whereas
England's war expenditures up to the ^
present time are hardly less than Germany's
and soon will exceed Ger-^
many's, for England now is spending j
nearly $25,000,000 daily against Ger- j
many's not much above $15,000,000.
That means Germany is spending 25
cents per capita daily and England 55
cents. I doubt, therefore, whether ^
England's financiers possess confi- ^
donee that their resources will outlast ^
ours.
"Everything said abroad about
Germany putting on pressure anc. us- (
ing force to get subscription? to the
loan is pure invention. We appealed ^
solely to the financial power and patriotism
of our fellow citizens. Our ^
success must open the world's eyes to t
3 recognition of how strong is Germany's
financial power and how ^
strong her will. ^
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this loan, which proves that we are j
standing firmly upon our own feet,
will contribute towards the good feeling
between Germany and the United
States notwithstanding the Morgan- ^
Holden incident. Independence is *
the first word in American history as c
well as the first word of true friend- (
ship. America can not class us J
among her poor relations."' t
Can Continue Wnr. t
Dr. Helfferich asserted that Ger- r
many was financially able to continue I
the war indefinitely. Her .people, he g
said, were earning higher wages and d
saving more money than ir peace 1
times. The country was supplying its
own needs and buying little abroad i
vnd making no debts to foreign coun- 1
tries. s
in conclusion tne secretary said i
that a shortage in supplies of some c
raw materials, like cotton and wool, (i
might cause inconvenience, but the h
people were learning to economize, t
Old woolen clothing was being re- r
worked into .shoddy, and coats could i
be worn shorter. Substitutes for >
some materials were being found, he s
added.
The British parliament passed last
week a credit of $1,250,000,000. It 1
was the seventh since the war bugan r
and brought the total amount to c
$6,310,000,000. Premier Asquith said s
the daily expenditure of Great Brit- s
ain was $17,500,000 but that there \
was a likelihood of its increasing j
owing to advances to Great Britain's I
allies and her dominions and to pro- t
visions for munitions. v
Dr. Helfferich's reference to the \
<;Morgan-Holden incident." possibly c
has some connection with the confer- t
er.ces in New York between Sir Ed- r
ward Hopkinson Holden, managing I
director of the London City and Mid- 1
land bank, and J. P. Morgan with I
legard to the loan the British and t
French commissioners are endeavor- j
i ine to secure in the United States, r
! Sir Edward is a member of the Brit- r
1 ib*h commission. I
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INTERESTING LETTER
FROM DUE WESTi
iRSKINE college opens its
DOORS TO YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN
President Moffatt
Wants Big Endowment
)ther News of Local and Personal
interest by Special Correspondent.
On Wednesday, Sept. 15th,. Ers;:ne
College opened its doors to
:oung men and young women desirj
g a liberal education, and started
ipon the 77th year of its existence,
ilore than fifty new students were
mrolled. Students are still coming
n and the total enrolfment will probibly
exceed that of last year.
The faculty was gratified on the
.'hoie with the qualifications of the
tudents presenting themselves for
Matriculation. In general, the pre
aration of candidates lor entrance
nto college classes was better than
n years past showing the improvenent
that is being made in the seondary
schools.
A.t the recent commencement, the
Joard of Trustees abolished the Preparatory
Department and the members
of faculty will look after all the
indents who may enter with deficir.cies.
Prof. Long received permission
rom the Board of Trustees to spend
> year in the University of North
'arolina in post-graduate work. Prof,
ialph McDill will have charge of
'rof. Long's classes for the year.
Some of the members of Ihe Exe
utive Committee of the Board met
zith the classes and explained to
hem the Honor System. .All the
lasses agreed to adopt this system
specially as applied to the conduct
f recitations and examinations.
Of late years the college has been
ramped financially. In order to inrease
the endowment and thus put
he college on a better financial basis,
he Board of Trustees, has asked the
Resident, Dr. Moffatt, to undertake
he important work of increasing the
ndowment, and has asked Prof. E.
J. Kennedy as Vice President, to
ake charge of the local administra.on
of college affairs in addition to
lis teaching work.
Tkunlnrriml S^minnrv.
Erskine Theological Seminary is
n institution in which the people of
Vbbeville County should feel a speial
interest. It was founded at
Jedar Springs in 1824, with Rev.
ohn T. Pressly as instructor, and afer
his removal to Pennsylvania, to
r.gage in similar work, the semi.ary
was estableshed at Due West.
Iere it has remained through three
enerations, quietly and modestly
loing the work of training young men
or the Gospel ministry.
This venerable institution began
ho ninotv-cepnnH spsisinn r>n Sent. 15.
n common with other theological
chools of the various denominations,
t has a smaller attendance of stuSonts
than the needs of the church
emand. Missionary efforts at
tome and abroad, are hindered by
he lack of trained workers. In this
noney-mad age there is a lamentable
r.disposition among our educated
oung men to invest their lives in
ervice for God and their fellowmen.
Woman's College.
The opening at the Woman's Coltige
was auspicious. There were
iresent in addition to the faculty sevral
alumnae and friends of the intitution.
The president made a
plenaid talk, giving wholesome ad.ce
on the every day life of the pu:il.
Brief talks were also made by
dr. R. S. Galloway, of the hoard of
rustees, and Dr. E. M. Stevenson,
rtio severs a pleasant relation of four
ears' teaching connection with the
ollege to give his whole time to ediorial
work. Misses Sheffield, Kennedy
and Lindsay take the places of
/! isses Sturdevant, Brickman and
;orter on the faculty, and Mrs.
'eecnam 01 miss numpnreys, as maron.
One could not fail to be imiressed
with the large number of new
upils. The enrollment when completed
will probably reach 125. Dr.
lobinson is pleased with the outlook
or the coming year. t
Hifjh School.
The Due West High School opened
September 15, with a fine prospect.
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STANDS PREPARED
BULGARIA DENIES
SHE INTENDS WAR
HAS NO AGGRESSIVE INTENTIONS?ONLY
SAFE-GUARDING
HER INTEREST.
London, Sept. 27.? The Bulgarian
government officially communicated
to the powers today a categorical
note declaring that the mobilization
of the Bulgarian army was ordered
in the national interest and that it
had not the slightest offensive character.
The note says:
' The mobilization must not be interpreted
as preparations for war.
Bulgaria has not aggressive intentions,
but must safeguard her rights
.ind independence. At a moment
when the government has not interrupted
the pourparlers with the powers,
armed neutrality is a precautionary
obligation caused ^ the Movement
of armed forces around Bur{.'rtria
as well as the danger to the
Balkans following the Austro-Gernian
offensive already begun.
"Bulgarian neutrality must be regarded
the same as the neutrality of
Switzerland and Holland, which have
mobilized their armies since ihe beginning
of hostilities, although not as
much exnosed as is Bulgaria."
FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE
GOES ON WITHOUT CEASE
Paris, Sept. 27.?The French official
statement made public tonight
says the situ^ion to the north of
Arras remains unmodified and that
lht fighting in the Champagne continues.
The statement adds that the Germans
today began another offensive
movement in the Argonne, but that
it was completely checked and that
the German losses were heavy.
"To the north of Arras the situation
is without modification. The
enemy has replied only feebly against
the new positions occupied by our
troops. The number of prisoners
taken in that region exceeds 1,5UU.
" ''In Champagne the battle"continues
without ceasing. * Our troops are
at present on a front taken before
the second position of the German
defense, marked by hill No. 185, to
the west of the Navarein farm, the
Souain hillock, and the tree of hill
No. 193, and the village and hillock
ot Tahure.
"The number of cannon captured
from the enemy has not yot been
computed, but exceeds 70 field guns
and heavy pieces, of which 23 were
captured by the British army.
"The Germans undertook today in
the Argonne an offensive movement
which was completely stopped. On
four occasions they attempted an infantry
assault on our positions at
\ u Fillo Mr>rpf#> after havinc vio
lently bombarded them with projectiles
of heavy colibre and suffocating
shells. The enemy was able
to reach only a few points of our
trench along the whole of the first
line. He was stopped there ty the
Hre from our supporting trenches
and has been repulsed elsewhere
with very heavy losses.
"There is nothing of importance
to report on the rest of the front."
THE SHOW.
The show at the opera house last 1
Thursday night, "Damaged Goods", '
was pretty well attended and those 1
who are interested in sociological 1
questions, were pleased with the play.
Without question the parts were 1
taken well and the acting was of the 1
highest order. There was a good '
crowd of people over from Green- '
wood.
This company played in Greenville '
the night before coming to Abbeville
&nd the town was so pleased with the '
show that they went back Friday and 1
played again.
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ATTENDING THE FUNERAL. ,
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Mr. B. P. Greene, Mr. Robert !
Greene and Mrs. John Mabry went up ;
to Fountain Inn last Wednesday to i
attend the funeral services cf Mrs. |!
Olin Greene, who died in Greenville j
Tuesday. ! ]
I ARMS Hi
FOR ANY EMERGENCY
DECIDES NOT TO CHANGE HER /
ATTITUDE AS OUTLINED
SOME DAYS AGO
Her Troops Will
Guard the Frontiers
Soldiers Will Be Kept Concentrated
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An Natiniiftl Rnnnflafi?a Pakinof
Resolves.
Bucharest, Roumania, Sept 27 (via
London.)?The Roumanian cabinet
at a meeting today in which the
mjbilization of Bulgaria and Greece
was discussed, decided that Roumania
should continue the course
she has been following.
Developments, it was determined,
were not of a nature to cause Roumania
to modify in any way the line
of conduct she has pursued. Consequently,
Roumanian troops 'will remain
concentrated along the national
frontiers.
The cabinet did not conrider the
question of establishing martial law.
Aaks An Explanation.
^ome, Sept. 26. (via Paris, Sept.
27.)?The Turin correspondent of
The Idea Nazionale says he had been
informed the Roumanian government
has sent to Sofia a note couched in
menaiy language asKing an explanation
of Bulgaria's military preparations.
Ultimatum to Servin?
Berlin, Sept. 27 (by Wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.)?A dispatch from ^
Sofia, given out here today by the
Overseas News agency, says it is rumored
that_ Bulgaria has sent an ultimatum
to Servia, and that the
diplomatic representatives of the entente
powers in Bulgaria are preparing
to depart. The dispatch adds
that this rumor has not been con- <
lbmed.
Greeks to Color*. .
Paris, Sept. 27.?Mobilization of
-0 classes of Greek troops will call
to the colors 400,000 men. This is
the official figure given by the Greek
war ministry yesterday, as forwarded
by the Athens correspondent of the
Havas News Agency.
The war ministry states that there
is an abundance of equipment and
munitions for their men.
The correspondent adds it is unknown
whether King Constantine will
take active command of his forces. If
he does not do so, his brother, Prince
Nicholas, will be placed in command.
Call* for Transport*.
Piraeus, Greece, Sunday, Sept 26.
(via Paris, Sept.. 27.)?Th^ Greek
government today requisitioned 20
merchant vessels for the transportation
of troops. Among the vessels requisitioned
are the trans-Atlantic
liners Themistocles, King Constantine
T)fi 1*1 r?
anu x au ao*
Expelling Prieit*.
London, Sept. 27.?A Sofia dispatch
to Reuter's says:
"According to private advices from
Constantinople the Turks are expelling
all Catholic priests from that city.
MR. PRATT INJURED.
As Mr. C. M. Pratt was driving into
town on last Wednesday morning,
a team of run-away mules ran into
his buggy, frightening his horse,
throwing him out, and injuring him
severely, but not seriously. Mr.
Pratt has not been well for some
months and on that account he suffered
more from the bumps and
biuises he received than he would
lave done otherwise.
The horse he was drivine. with the
Duggy intact, ran through the public
iqnare to the ice plant, then turned
:nd started back towards home. Some
soys, who were following it with the
purpose of stopping it, foUnd Mr.
Pratt on the road-side and brought
lim to Dr. Neuffer's office, where he
i"as treated. He was then carried
:o the home of Mr. T. M. Miller, on
Magazine street, where he rested for
j day, after which he was taken to
lis home in Level Land by Dr. Bell,
:is physician. His friends will be
Tlad to know that he continues to imrrove.