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Astride Chie f Hindenburg's Army, Well Pla Towns?Latter Soon to Be , licia for Effect on Near I \ London, Sept. 17.?Von Hindenburg's ] army now is well astride the Dvinsk- ] Vilna railway. His advance guards < have reached and occupied ttie town of ] Vidzy, 20 miles east of the line. This 1 wedge the German commander has i driven into Russia's defense seriously < endangers both Dvinsk and Vilna. The ; latter town, which the Russians once * before evacuated, again has been left to an army which will attempt only i the delay of the German advance. All government institutions and most of the factories already have Deen removed and the civil population left long ago. Probably a more determined fFort will be made to hold Dvinsk, "which, situated on the broad and fast flowing Dvina, can offer a stronger resistance. Along the rest of the Eastern front there has been little change in the situation. rn1 n ~ rt - Vioo tvio/lo Q fill*. lilt; \jrci.maii ucuici uao uiwuv ** j.?* tier slight advance and must be nearing the railway east of Pinsk. Possession of which would separate the URGES AMERICANS TO LEAVE MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT REPEATS ITS WARNINGS. * * ? V ' A?AawcuIc Sfarinff /ir On It* yilCMiVil VI tvuouo V? ting Villa Territory Left to Officials Themselres. Washington, Sept. 15.?American consuls in northern Mexico, the chief battle ground between the contending factions, have been advised by the state department not only to notify American citizens to withdraw from the danger zones, but to leave Mexico themselves if conditions become intoler~.vi ^ ttuie. Secretary Lansing today described the instructions to soneuls, whirh were issued several days ago, as merely precautionary because of disturbed conditions. Gen. Obregon's rapid advance into - northern Mexico and frequent reports j of lawlessness on the border have led | to the measures, according to officials. | The only formal announcement on the subject reads: "Owing to disturbed conditions prevailing along the Mexican border, the department repeats the advice heretofore given to American citizens to remain on this side of the international line for the present." As soon as American citizens have withdrawn, there will be no necessity, in the opinion of high officials here, for the consuls to remain, but it was denied they had been ordered to leave, discretion being vested in the consuls themselves. The notifications have been extended to honsuls in Tor' reon, Chihuahua, Hermozillo, Guay<mas, Norgales and Jaurez, all in Villa territory. Latest telegrams to the ^lepartmeni tonight indicated a general exodus of Americans. Villals Washington agency received news of the department's action with unconcealed surprise and resentment. Enrique C. Llorente, Villa's representative, announced that he \had addressed a communication to the stato department expressing "surprise and inquiring as to the intention of the United States. "The provisional government," said Llorente's statement, "finds difficulty in giving credence to the reports of ctota donortmont's aMirvn Tint in LiiC OlUly UV^Mi ? , view of 'statements such as 'officials explained that this was because depredations and lawlessnes were occurring principally along the boundaries controlled by Villaistas,' can not refrain from vigorous protest against such imputations. "While it is notorious that the failure of Gen. Carranza to control his forces has resulted in the raids into American territory and the vicinity of Brownsville, it is equally well known that depredations and lawlessness have been entirely absent in the territory, controlled by Gen. Villa in northern Mexico.'' Other thins:? are as scarce as the ' t^eth of a hen?a rooster's, for instance. _ Vatrimonv i= a sort, of nav 3s von zo taxi?and longer you go the more yon pay. The man who is fooled twice by the same woman deserved a padded cell all to himself. \ \ t Railroad Germans M< ced on Line From Dvinsk to 1 Evacuted?Russians Doing Be Eastern Situation?Conscriptu aorthern and southern wings of the c Russian armies operating on each side s )f the Pripet marshes. Uhe Russians I nPFnn+aA tn r?icrowrH CIlfTI a COH- i 11 y C AU CV/l VVl fcW \ivCv* s/ m - ? ? ? tingency, however, claiming the two ( irmies can operate independently and ] consequently continue their offensive from a point east of Kovel through 1 Galicia to the Roumanian frontier. i The great effort to hold the present I line in Galicia doubtless is dictated by . Near Eastern politics, wnich grow ; afiore complicated Roumania alone ] appears to be definitely on the side of i the quadruple entente. Greece apparently has decided to retain her neutrality, for the time being at any rate. Meanwhile the allied troops on the 1 Gallipoli peninsula are taking a long rest. In the West there has been only a repetition of artillery engagements with the novelty of a German grenade n(nr Pnrtes which the Germar, Cfc t UAVik JJbWWA ? w. - report gave them possession or a portion of a French trench. England is absorbed in tne rumored STREET CAR STRIKE VERGES ON RIOTING GOVERNOR BEGS CROWD REFRAIN FROM VIOLENCE. Manager Columbia Street Bailway System Arrested?Settlement of Difficulties Seems in Sight, News and Courier. Columbia, Sept 16.?A riot was narrowly averted on Main street, in front of the State house, this afternoon following the efforts of strikers to in"* ?1 ?4-V*a 1 auce men who were luuuwg iuc su^vt cars to leave their places. General Manager A. (A. Wallace of the street railway, who had jumped on the street car, which was surrounded by the strikers and their sympathizers, struck H. A. Stack, a policeman, over the head with a switch rod, thinking tha: he was a member of the crowd trying to rush the car and attack him. A crowd which had gathered massed around the car and there were cheerd j and jeers when Mr. Wallace was carried off by the police to the station house. Later he was released under bond. i This incident came directly after a I car was stopped on Main street, just in front of the News and Courier bureau, and A. W. Oxner, who was running as motorman, was 'taken from j the car. When this car turned from Gervais street into Main, in front of the State house, several strikers tried 1 to induce the motorman to quit his j place. Just what followed is not known, but some remark was made! and a big crowd followed the street j car for two blocks and caught it in j front of the National Loan and Ex- j change bank. Mr. Wallace and policemen came to the scene, and after some time iM.r. j Ox?er was escorted to the sidewalk, j Run Over by Automobile. A 1<1 lit? W lVlt? tJUUUgU uuiumvuuvu to pass through was kept open with difficulty, and finally an automobile ran over G. C. Warner, manager of the Ideal theater, who was in the crowd He was removed to the hospital and given attention. After some time, Mr. Oxner, accompanied by Mr. Wallace, came back to the car and, getting on, took it up the street, while some in the crowd cheered and others jeered. Policemen finally got the crowd to disperse. Charges were entered by General Manager Wallace against John Goldman, S. C. McKissick and J. W. Brunswick, who are said to be among the strikers, and who are charged with being the ones who attempted to take Motorman Oxner off the car. Thic car had barelv gotten a block i up street when a big crowd was seen two blocks down the street, at the transfer station, which is just in front' of the city hall and the State house. Strikers were trying to get the motormen and conductors of two cars, which were just turning into Main street, to get off and quit. A tremendous crowd, which had srathered, were pressing w - - I I close and Policeman Stack, who was : ! in plain clothes. It claimed he was ! trying to keep the crowd back by urg-! ! ing them to desist. General Manager, I Wallace arrived on the scene in an j , automobile and at once went to th"; ; assistance of the men on the cars. He ; i told the crowd to stand back and. it is 1 t | said, that several threats were made' against him by some persons in the! crowd. On account of the threatening attitude and the menacing way at s I s enace Cities , J /ilna, Now Threatens Those \ \ st to Hold Ground in Ga- \ i m Possible in England. ! * I c ( 'abinet crisis over the question of con- x >cription, to which it is reported David , Joyd-George and Winston Spencer I j Thurchill have been converted. .Lord)( 2urzon, Lord Lansdowne, Andrew 3onar Law, Walter Hume Long, J. \usten Chamberlain, the Earle of Selx>rne and Sir Edward Carson, the conscriptionist members, are said to be :hreatening to resign unless Premier A.s<juits, iMr. Balfour, first lord of the admiralty, Sir 'Edward Grey, Lord Kitchener and other cabinet members adopt their policy. Lacking positive statements from Premier Asquith and Lord Kitchener that compulsory service i? necessary for the safety of the country, the system is likely to find little support in i parliament with Radical Laborites and 1 Nationalists opposed to it. Many mem- i Ders opposed to conscription are pre-| pared to accept, however, the verdict J of the premier and war secretary on the question which now Is a subject 3f serious consideration in the cabinet. which they were trying to climb on the j car he thought tney were going to, attack him. He defended himself witii i a heavy iron rod, and struck Police-1 man Stack over the head, the blow j making blood flow freely. It is said that Mr. Stack, being in citizen's clothes, Mr. Wallace took him for one of the strikers and hit in selfdefence. Added to Excitement. The incident added more excitement and Mr. Wallace was promptly placed under arrest. When the patrol wagor . * * J Tir^iirtAA TTTO O rvnf in arrived shq i-wr. Tvanatc no^ yuv *?? and driven off the strikers and their sympathizers sent up a big cheer. Mr. Wallace was releaved under bond which was promptly furnished. While the strikers were trying to get the men to leave the cars, Governor Manning, who was in his office and saw the crowd, walked quickly across the street and tried to quiet them. Standing in the midst of the excited < 1-1 rnn er nf mon tho p-f(VPTTlOr Raid I LAX* Vil'5 ut J V**V/ C" * ? ? , "Men, listen to me, I am governor of j this State and peace and order must j be preserved. I have been working ail I day with the car -men and the railroad j people trying to bring about a just j settlement. Justice shall be done. By j acts of violence you are hurting the 1 cause which you try to help. As gov- J ernor I say to you'that peace and' order have to be maintained." The talk by the governor was lib-! " J 1 ~ ? 4-V.rt1 eraiiy appiauaeci, ana several ui mc strikers and others walked up to the! governor and, shaking him by the! hand, assured him that they fully in- j dorsed his words, and had confidence' in his ability to bring about a just set-1 tlement. The crowd started to disperse! .and the governor, thinking everything was calming down, went back to his VJIIIV^T. * Got Crowd to Disperse. Policemen wore all around through j the crowd and finally got it to disperse | Mayor Griffith was also present. It | was said at the police station tonight1 that W. M. Oxner, the motorman who figured in the first incident, had been arrested this afternoon after charges had been made against him. He is out under bond. This trouble seemed to quiet the people. The cars were run into the barns and no- further attempt made to op- j erate them tonight. I A proposition was made by the street j railway officials that they would leavo to the governor, or to a board to be named by him, or to the chief justice! of the State, the matter of how the in- J spection is to be made, this being the j main reason for the strike, the car men claiming that under tne system or inspection used by the company they can not set a square deal. This propositioi was made known by the governor to the committee from the striking cv.rrnen, and they promptly selected the governor as the one to fix the method er inspection. The near riot interrupt?-1 the negotiations, but they were res'.med this evening, and it was stai-d tonight that the outlook for a settlement and the bringing of the strike to an end is bright. No ears will be operated Saturday it is stated, and if is believed that by another day the strike, through thej efforts of Governor Manning, will be j amicably adjusted. The carmen are! willing to leave the matter entirely in the hands of the governor, and their! , 1 lea.iors are urging uiem u>. ;hl?iu <>u.? ; appearance of disorder. They claim. that none of their men had any part i in the disorders this afternoon. The^ governor will take up the matter! ; again early in the morning. He dcvot- j ed practically the entire day to the. f ituation today. The near riot this evening was the econd troble of the day. When the ars were being run out of the barns his morning Inspector J. E. Clark, vho was running as motorman, hit f. H. Campbell, a strike sympathizer, >ver the head with a shovel when he hought Campbell was going to attack lim. Clark was arrested, charged with issault and battery with intent to kill, md was released under bond. About :ight cars were operated from morning intil about o o'clock this afternoon # ;vitnout any troume, at wmcn ume me lear riot on Main street caused the iars to be taken to the barns. PRESIDENT GIVES OPINION ON COTTON SITUATION TUMULTY ANSWERS McLAURIS CHARGES. i Commissioner in Letter to Wilson Al-, leges Southern Financiers Trying j to ;>Iiike Financing Difficult. I The State. "The president feels that the whole j maintenance of the cotton situation' I depends directly and immediately upon the Southern bankers and they have'l laeiaseives to uiame 11 n uues uui couie out satisfactorily,'' says J. P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, in a letter of John L. McLaurin State ware-' house commissioner. "The President," says the letter, "has j received your letter ot September 15 ( and has been greatly interested in reading it. He asks me to suggest that you emphasize the letter that he wrote to Mr. Harding, and which Mr. Harding read in his speech at Birmingham, Ala." Mr. McLaurin left yesterday for Atlanta, where he will this week deliver an address on the cotton warehouse system to a gathering of Georgia farmers and business meen, which has been called by C. F. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union. On September 15 Mr. McLaurin sent the following letter to President Wil son: "You were so generous in the letter read , by Mr. Harding in his Birmingham rpeech That I feel that you should be promptly advised of a situation now pending. To Maintain Prices. "The quick zdvance in cotton is due primarily mere to that letter and the statements of Messrs. 'vlcAdoo ana | Ilard.n- than to the admitted short! crop. This v. ill later sustain prices, if there is no combination of moneyed imprests to force cotton on the market. "Last spring the New York banks a t .. l j ~ ? A j ?"U I u L't i \ luaaeu < ctiuts per jjouiiu wiien j the market price was much lower than j now. The -same banks are refusing J to ioan over G cents. This is a very ; short crop, and at 10 cents a pound j will net bring what the last crop did; to th<; producers. "The banks of the South are, as a ! rule, opposed to lowering the interest! rate. They are arraid since your let-i ter to come out openly and are working thrcugn the New York banks/' Ar this T)oinr in the letter follow Fome matters of a confidential nature i and the charge that certain bankers in! the South are writing letters t ^ influen- j rial bankers in New York, advising! that it is best not to extend accommo- i dations to hold cotton; that it should' be sold at 10 cents a pound and that j the best manner to accomplish this is: to make the financing as difficult as j possible by unfavorable interest rates and the refusal to loan over 6 cents a pound. This summary was furnished by Mr. McLaurin. Basis of Trouble. "You will observe," the letter continues, "that the basis of the trouble is ' with the Southern, not the New York, banks. I do not wish to stir strife and incite hatred among our people by let ting it be known what some of our large banks are doing. I am to address a mass meeting of the farmers of Georgia on the 21st in Atlanta, where this matter will be under discussion, and desire to be as conserva- j tive as possible. "To some extent I have the ear of the cotton planters and feel the responsibility. If you will advise me, mark- j ing your letter 'personal,' I promise j I not to use what you say except for my personal guidance. * * * While we made this crop at less cost than the 1914 crop, it is so short that at 12 J cent we will barely break even. "It is a shortsighted policy, Decause ! this crop will be about 5,500,000 bales under 1914. and if it does not sliow a profit to the producers, the 1916 crop! Vill be curtailed to where manufac-j turers will not have the raw material j to supply their spindles. You can see' Tno iar-reacnmg eneci o:. nnances as j well as labor. "If the representatives of the allies, arranging a credit here can be induced j to use a portion in purchasing low J grade cotton carried over from the last j crop, no power can keep prices down, i The question will settle itself. I had this idea when I wrote you in August, J Fall Millinei The last hutte away with the si autumn leaves *1. tfltS itlUOL UUUI becoming new a MILLIi Winvite yoi Tuesday and W 21st and 22nd1 designs and sn then you will u we feel justly pr -1 piay oj Fall i We win also 1 a new line of Ai WJoar and V V VMf VW A * V ? , MISS ANNIE L Millinery Parlors, Do Not < Your With the facili through the Fede tem, we are now every farmer in f enough money to fice of his 1915 ( the price of cotton < cost of production, w< intelligent farmer wi his crop on the mark* view we have prepar you. If you wish to avail ] vices, confer with son our bank at your con \ ti_- \i_i: i d?. me liauuiidi u<u Newben MEMBER OF FEDERj8 and I stll think this is the solution which will relieve your administration of embarrassment. If they intend to purchase through New York banks, and these force the cotton out of our' hands, it will be a grave injustice to; the helpless." The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Headj Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA- j TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look .'or the signature o< E. W. GROVE. 25c ry Opening - - - - rfly is wmqmg immer, and the are wafting to ming styles and , 1 * * //U/ ill*/ "* NERY * to our opening ednesday, Sept. to see our latest lartest models, nderstand why I oud of our dis- J Suits have on display i "t Goods, Neck 1 z)ties. SMITH & CO., 942 Main St. Sacrifice ?????? i Cotton 4 ities offered us ral Reserve Sysprepared to loan fewbeiry County prevent a sacri2otton Crop. If continues below the e feel sure that no A. 11 voluntarily throw et. With this idea in ed ourselves to help yourself or our serne of the officers of venience. ik of Newberry v. s. c. V / iL RESERVE SYSTEM > i No. 666 jd This ia a prescription prepared especially fl for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. ?fltf OOtA on/1 WH X' JV C U1 01A UUOC9 Win ou^ yuuw^ uuu if taken then aa a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better Jfl Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25e V ? ip Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days Yonr druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Bl ind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days j The first application give" Ease and Rest. 50c. 4 _J