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ICK1 TO YOUR FARM MANNING ADVISES TENANT TO STAY IN TIlE COUNTRY WRITES A LON LETTER Governor Advises Cherokee Man Not to Leave the Country and Come Into a City-Tells Him to ILan Out for a Piece of Land and Buy It if Possible. Mr. Turner Phillips, a tenant far mer of Cherokee county, the father of seven children, wrote of Gov. Man ning asking his advice whether he should move to town to educate his children and setting forth the many disadvantages he lives under in the country. The governor gave the matter close attentilon and his letter in reply ad vising Mr. Phillips to remain on the farm will be of great interest throughout the state. The governor is a farmer himself and, therefore, his advice is from actual experience. The letters should prove very in teresting and helpful to others in sit uations like Mr. Phillips. The letters follow in full: "Gaffney, S. C., Sept. 11, 1915. "The Hon. R. I. Manning, Gov ernor, Columbia. S. C.-Dear Sir: I - take much pleasure in writing you to-day, the object being as to whether or not it would be advisable for a man of seven in the family, consist Ing of four boys and one girl, my wife and self, living in nice location, on rented land, to resign position of farming and move to town. -"I ask you as a personal friend of mnine to give this letter consideration. The ages of my chidlren range from seventeen to seven. By moving to the city I would have better educa tional advantages, and it is my whole desire to give my children a fair edu etion. Please-give me a few min utes of your time advising me as to what Is best for my family and my self. Please give me an -early -reply on 'this important subject, and I will probably be able to help others by my having your letter piublished in our local county newspaper. "I am a poor man and have never acebmulated much of this world's goods. Hoping you will give this letter your immediate consideration, I re main, as ever, Your friend, (Signed) "M. Turner Phillips." Governor's Letter. "Columbia, S. C., Sept. 15, 1915. r. M. Turner Phillips, R. F. D. No. 2, Gaffney, S. C. "Dear Mr. Phillips: I received your letter several days ago and have given the question which -you propose aareful and thoughtful consideration. 1:*ppreciate' your desire for the edu cational adyancement of your chil dren, '-but there are some matters which we must seriously'consider be fore taking the step you propose. In the outset I must advise you to re mn on the farm If possible. "One of the big problems of our state at the present time is to make om life so profitable and so attrac tihe that' It will hold the people -in thie country and stop the movement -Into our'crowded cities. You say you are a sallH farmer and have not ac Cum ulated much of this world's god.Years ago I, as a young man, ya falngractica~y the same prob leur that you. are facing to-day. My choice at that time was the farm. I believe 'that with the proper effort~ more contentment is to be found among 'the men of, South Carolina "'.The city has many advantages to offer; and also many disadvantages. You must consider, amo'ng other - hings, the extra items of expense. 1%nyour farm home you have no elec tricelight bills no coal bills, no high monthly rentals, no extra expendi ture -for clothing 'and many of the, other: extravagances that go to make & up~ the lif4 of our people in the_ cities; on the other~hand you have your fire .wod, you have your food crops, your hj. Jgs, cattle and live stock, and, above all, you rave that atmosphere of free dom and independence that, can not befound in the city.. "South Carolina is making a con stant ansd wonderful stride in ntatters of education and in improvements in .methods of farming-. -It has been my hope and-my ambition to see the day when as good educational advantages are offered .to the child of the rural and mill communities are are given to- the children of our cities. By this I mean good, sound, practical horse * In your own county educational pro ---gross has been remarkable. If you are not now living 'near a good coun try school, I would advise you to cast about,' this fall, and find a piece of land which you will be able to culti vate successfully, that is located with in a convenient distance of one of these schools. "When you have found this piece of .land my advice is to purchase sam If possible, on easy terms, pray -lg a little each year. Then map out -your plans to farm on a business - .basis;. don't work your farm in a hap hazad, happy-go-lucky way. I would advise you to consult Clemson Col lege farm demonstrations .and ask their advice in farming methods, es pecially winter cover crops so as to save expense In fertilizer. -Write to the Clemson authorities and have them send you all of their bulletins. * Study these bulletins; study your soil and try to plant and cudtivate the crops that are best suited to the con ditions. One of the main troubles with our people is that they have -'been slaves to what is popularly call ed the 'one crop idea'. We, all know that forever and a day cotton must be cur major crop; that our soil is capable of producing the very best of every kind of food crop. You should not forsake cotton, but you should *..use It as your velvet crop-your ex tr money crop. Raise first your home supplies. You should consult with the country farm demonstrator and find out just what food crops grow best on your land. Every year. In South Carolina, millions of dollars are sent out of our state in exchange for little cans and packages from oth er states. These cans can be raised at home. I would suggest that each year you put up as much canned veg etables, canned fruits and other foods in. cans, as possible; a big amount can be saved in this manner. Take, for instance, if you should move to town; whenever your good wife want ed a can of tomatoes ten cents would have to be deposited at the corner grocery store. You should grow sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and all kinds of vegetables; there should be a small cane patch to make your molasses: you should plant burr clover and cow peas; you should plant some vetch with. your oats, and in this manner you would help to feed both your family and your live stock and at the same time Improve your land. "The farm offers greater opportuni ty to a man than any profession or trade that I know of in the state, and I would urge you. Mr. Phillips, to re - main on the farm where you can be contented and happy. Find the coun -try school and keep your children DID NOT SINK IIESPER&N SAYS GERMAN EXPLANATION No Submarine Was Placed Where Ship Was Hit But All Reports Have Not Been Received. The German government, in a note from the foreign office to Ambassador Gerard, delivered at noon Tuesday made a qualified disclaimer of re sponsibility for the sinking of the steamer Hesperian. The German po sition, as semi-officially stated, fol lows: "As we are informed from a com petent source, the news already' re ceived, taken in connection with facts officially known, seems to .ex. lude almost absolutely the possibil ity that a German submarine could under any circumstances have been concerned in sinking the British pas senger steamer Hesperian. "First, according to the prearrang ed distribution, no German subma rine could have been on September 4 in that part of the ocean in which the Hesperian sank. "Furthermore, the explosion, ac cording to descriptions received from British sources, was of such a nature as to indicate from its effect that it was rather that of a mine than a tor pedo. "Tne circumstance that, according to these descriptions, the vessel was struck near the bow and that the bow compartments filled with water, goes to confirm this assumption.-" The note eontains also a paragraph to the effect that all the submarines that were at sea on September 4 have not yet returned, but that there is no reason to expect the reports they will supply will change the situation. The note is simply a recital of the facts as the German government sees them without expression of sentiment or comment on the German subma rine policy. MANNING WIRES SHERIFFS TOhALT WHISKEY EXPORTS Governor Says Counties Adjoining Union are Receiving Liquor .From That Place. Gov. Manning Monday telegraphed the sheriffs of Laurens, Spartanburg, Cherokee and Newberry counties that he had information that liquor was being illegally transported from Union county into their counties. "In vestigate and take active steps at once to prevent. Advise nie fully," said the governor in his telegram to the sheriffs of the countie~ named. To Sheriff Fant of Union county the governor telegraphed that he had information that whiskey was being illegally transported from his county into adjoining count'es and instruct ed him to take active steps at once to put a stop to the exporting of the liquor. The following telegrams have been sent Out from the governor's office: ."J. Hay Pant, Sheriff Union, S. C. -Have information that whiskey is being transported from your county into adjoining counties. Investigate and take active steps at once to pre vent. Advise me fully. "Richard I. Manning, "Governor." As follows to the sheriffs of New berry, Cherokee, Spartanburg and Laurens counties: "Have information that whiskey is being illegally transported into your county from Union county. Investi gate and take active stops at once to prevent. Advise me fully." BRYAN MAY liOTO EUROPE ON MISSION OF PEACE Editors of American Newspapers in Foreign Tongues Would Send Ex-Secretary Abroad. Plans to send Former Secretary Bryan on a mission of peace to the warring nations of Europe were the subject of a conference at Washing ton Friday between the former cabi net officer and Dr. William Forgo, representing editors of American newspapers published in foreign lan guages. Before visitirig Mr. Bryan, Mr. Forgo, In a public statement, set forth the plan as so far developed, which contemplates .a personal visit by Mr. Bryan to belligerent nations to argue for peace. In his statement Dr. Forgo said that Mr.. Bryan already had given him the impression that if the trip were undertaken, Mr. Bryan himself "will for the love of the cause not only sacrifice his time but will also pay his own expenses. The state ment lauded the former secretary of state,, saylng "that in all Europe, in belligerent or neutral countries, there is no American held in greater es teem than Mr. Bryan." Dr. Forgo said Mr. Bryan would probably an nounce his plans after the confer ence. Explosives Aboard Liner. Two bottles, believed to contain a high explosive, were found late Tues day night on the steamship Lapland, of the Whuite Star line, at her pier in the North River. The Lapland sailed for Liverpool Wednesday. Orders F-Type Sub Out. Secretary Daniels Friday ordered all submarines of the F-type discard ed. He acted on the findings of a board of investigation, who went over the F-4. Canada to Make Guns. A Canadian firm has. undertaken the manufacture of three thousand uns for the British army. there just as long as possible. It is a fact that our rural districts during the past ten years have been depleted of a large majority of a sturdy peo ple which has caused a serious set back to the people of the entire state. Our people must come to learn that the basis of all prosperity for all the people is a successful farming class. Until we get most out of the soil in this state and make more comforta ble homes for our wives and daughters. we can not' hope to have the better things of this life and to keep our boys and girls on the farm. "I want to see more of our white tenants own their own homes: this is the most important problem before us. I trust that as our attention and interest are centred in the solution of this question, that we will be able soon to have a practicable working plan by which the desired result can be accmplished. "I would like for you to write me from time to time as to just what progress you are making: write me about any problems that come up. I am intensely interested in these ques-' tions and you may command my ser-' vices at any time to give you the best possible information that I am able "I am. with best 'vishes. very truly yours. "Richard I. Manning. BATTLE ON MARNE ONLY DECISIVE BATTLE OF WA] WHICI HAS OCCURRED IiERMANS WERE DEFEATE! Description of Huge Battle Betwee Four Million Men-How Governoi ,General of Paris Rushed Troops t the Army-Yon Kluck Lost an Saved. the Germans. The battle of the Marne began i the late hours of the night of Septen ber 15 a year ago, yet some of its di tails will be cleared up only when a official reports and documents ar available. The respective strength of tL armies during the battle of Charler< and the retreat, the number and pos tion of Gen. Maunoury's forces du ing the retreat, and the preliminar manoeuvres and the number and or gin of the reinforcements sent to hii during the battle, are disputed que tions. The reasons for the sudde obliquing of von Kluck's forces on aI proaching Paris are also in doub Little by little, however, the princ pal developments of the battle hai been established approximately. Though the execution of their plax had been retarded a fortnight by tl resistance - encountered in Belgiur the Germans, in their vast circulx movement, pivoting on Metz, reachE the line of Sambre and Meu August 21 with at least twenty fil corps (900,000 men) while the Alli4 had assembled only seventeen corl (680,000 men), including two Briti corps. The Allies, counting upon sever days resistance by the fortress of Ni mur, took the offensive August 2: with the object of piercing the Ge man lines at the junction of the SaE bre and the Meuse and cutting tl armies of von Kluck and von Buelo off from the rest of the Germa forces. Fall of Namur. Namur fell in a few hours; t1 army of Gen. Foch (120,000 me concentrating behind the centre, w1 not yet ready to go Into action, ax the plan of the Allies was compromi ed. After partial successes arour Charleroi and on the Meuse, the fir division of reserves at Dniant w. thrown back and the Third corps Marchiennes. sustained a grave r verse, weakening the centre, held I the army of Gen. Lanrezac. Gen. Langle de Cary on his rig] had been checked in the Ardenne and Ruffey on the extreme right wi in difficulties with the army of tl Crown Prince of Prussia at the fro: tier of Luxenberg. On the extren left the British troops around Moi were violently engaged with gre superior -numbers, constantly increa ing and gravely threatening their e velopment. The French general was informi by Gen. Joffre, August 23, that tl enemy was sending three more cor) upon his left. Gen. Smith Dorrier Second was already giving groun Such was the beginning of the fon teen days' retreat, during which tl Allies, covering 140 niles distanc on the left .wing fought continu rear guard actions and some impo tant engagements that checked ti advance of the Germans and prepart the battle of ,the Marne according the plans to have been definitely fixi August 27 by orders in Joffre's o'f hn.Held Tentons in Cheek. . Gen. Langle de Cary obliged ti Duke of Fuertember'g to recross tl Meuse and held him there twent fur hours, retiring only under orde from Joffre that he must be at La nois on the 2 9th. At Launois ax Rthel he held the same fore August 28 to 31, before continuit his retreat. From his position fa ing the Ardennes to the front of tl Mane, he had fought ten whole da: and covered sixty miles with b~ forces intact. Gen. Lanrezac attained a succe at Guise, but was ordered not to. fc low it up; the situation was not y favorable for resuming a general c fensive. The retreat of Gen. French was a tended with the greatest difficultiE The Germans, sending ever increa ing numbers of soldiers by fore marches against his left, necessitat violent and desperate counter-attacl At Camubral he sustained the fire the artillery of four corps; he lo 6,000 men from the 23rd to the 26 before being disengaged by a here charge of Gen. Allenby's cavalry. The army of Gen. Maunoury, afte wards called the Army of Paris, pa; ly constituted the Twenty-sixth ne: Amiens and popularly supposed n to have been in action until Septet ber 6, appears to have gone to tl support of the British contingent tJ 2 9th, in the region of the Somim where it administered a severe che< to von .Kluck's right. The superiority, of numbers w: too great, however, after every effo the Allies found increasing forces< their Jleft, and the lines extended co tinually further west. The Germa' occupied Amiens and continued on far as Beauvais. The strengthenmt of the line and the obliquing of tl army of- Gen. Frances l'Esperey (fe merly the army of Lanrezac) to tl left created a gap between that arn and the army of Gen. Langle de Car which was filled by the new arn under Gen. Foch in process of to mation~ during .e battle of Cha leroi. Turns From Paris. Von Kluck's army, whose objecti' was supposed to be Paris, was oil cially reported September 4 as o liquing to the southeast, with the a parent intention of neglecting Par and pursuing his efforts to turn ti A.lies' left. At. the same time ti y of the Crown Prince on the le s cended along the western edge the Argonne. There were two theories of t1 sudden change in the direction of vt Kluck's march. One that he was pu suing the enveloping movement: ti other than he had discovered tl Army of Paris on his right flank ax by a clever dodge to the southwe avoided the menace of being envelo) ed himself. In the light of later di closures the first theory seems to 1 the good one. The oblique movement continut after the partial check at Compeigx and Chantilley by way of Beauvai Damartin, Meaux, Senlis and Coi piegne were evacuated by them tI 5th-the advance guard reached tI region of Provins. thirty miles souti east of Paris and twenty miles soul of Meaux. The "trough", or semi-circle pri pared by .Joffre's orders was in pos tion, and'the German armies had far marched into it the 5th, that Ge; eralin-Chief Joffre was able to issi orders for a general attack the ne: morning, in order of battle as to Maunoury northeast of Meau ready to cross the Ourcq hetwee Lizy-sur-ureq and Nay-en-Multien I the direction of Chateau Thierry. British Army. British armv on front Changi! to attack in the direction of Mont mirail. Fifth army of Franchet d'Esperey between Courtacon-Esternay and Se zanne, ready for attack In direction of the north. Seventh army of Gen. Foch cover ing the right of Fifth army and hold ing southern issues of the Saint Gond Marshes. .ffeneive by these armies to le I taken September 6 in the morning. The following day Joffre completed his disposition of the allied forces by orders to the Fourth and Third armies as follows: Fourth army of Gen. Langle de Cary: Stop movement sonthward, turn about and face enemy, combin o ing its movements with Third army, which was to debouch to the north of [1 Rivigny and take the offensive to ward the west. Third army will attack the left a flank of the enemy which is march ing to the west of the Argonne. The formation of the position into j which the German armies marched e was that of a wide trough; Maunoury and French formed the side toward e Paris, Franchet d'Esperey, Foch and ,i Langle de Cary the bottom, while j. Sarrail's army formed the side to .. ward Verdun in the Argonne. y September 6. ' Maunoury's Zouaves and Moors be n gan the battle of the Marne in the early hours of the 6th of September n by recapturing the ridges of Marcilly, " Carcy, Chambry and Penchard while the Seventh corps also advanc ed to the north. e From dawn the British army and the army of Gen. Franchet d'Esperey e were heavily engaged with von Kluch eand von Buelow's right. The Brit ish, facing a general northeasterly direction, attacked the German line d in the angle of the trough.: Aftez e ten hours continual fighting the pres e sure on the army on its right dimin ished. hs Hard pressed on his flank b) Maunoury, and with his communic& 1 tions threatened, von Kluck was ob liged to weaken his centre by send ing two corps (80,000 men)- to the support of the overwhelmed Fourtl corps on the Ourcq. The withdrawal of these troops was concealed by a 6 particularly violent attack, In which n were sacrificed a sgreat number 01 men. During the afternoon von KluclI was obliged t6 repass the Granc Morin and abandon Coulommiers, but succeeded in maintaining himself or d the right bank. The army of Fran chet d'Esperey also gaiied ground d The Senegalese riflemen- drove thE -t Germans from the village and thE environs of Jouy-sur-Morin at tho it point of the bayonet. Several vil a- lages were-taken and retaken and thi ,y fighting continued by moonlight, th( French troops taking three more vil it lages. s, The strongest shock of this firs1 LS day's fighting was supported by th4 Le Seventh army' of Gen. Foch. Aftei - resisting the pressure of the first as ke sault a rigorous counter-attack real is ized a gain on his left before Monde it -.ent. The Fourth army of Langle d4 s- Cary, though just arrived, also at 3- tacked vigorously along the entir front. d The army of the Crown Prince o: te Prussia had just taken up its posi >s tion before the Argonne and begui 's an attack, which Serrail repulsed. . Dubail in the Vosges, pushed bac r- the forces of von Heeringen and D4 ke Castlenau held the Grand Couronni e, de Nancy against the attacks of th al Crown Prince of Bavaria. r- September 7. On the morning of the 7th Man o noury found in front of him, not onla d the single corps of the preceding day n but [20,000 men; von Kiuck had skil fully accomplished the conversion o: his forces and for the moment disen igaged his flank and saved the entir' e Gemn arm frm disater. eSeveral villages were retaken b: the Germans and the .pressure every eswhere was severely felt.. The day wa: d saved for the Army of Paris by thi s Second Zouaves around Etrepilly where the most violent attacks were e repulsed, at such cost to the German e that they found it necessary to burn i their dead. The British troops ac is centuated their advance, punishini severely the cavalry divisions of thi Prussian Guard by remarkabl< .charges of the Ninth Lancers and th< ~Eighteenth Hussars. aFranchet l'Esperey took at th< point of the bayonet Vieux Maison: and Pierreby on von Kluck's left tand after several violent combat: Scrossed the Grand Morin, occupiei s- .Jour-sur-Morin definitely and took ul ~position on th'e Petiti Morin. -Foch, overrun by numbers on' hi s. right, held goo'l until the 11th -corp weakened, then established his line little in the rear of the front 0 ISalon-Gougancon-Counnatre-Allemand The Twelve corps of Gen. Lang1 rde Cary's army, heavily punished, wa sent to the rear to be reorganized tr Six battalions of this corps-the leas a tried-sustained alone the attack o _ 25.000 Germans all the evening. e The' German attacks were arreste e around Sompiers by the Thirteenth e division of the Twenty-first corps . which lost its chief, Gen. Barbade 'as well as Col. Hamont, and a grea i many other officers. rt The army of Gen. Satrail and tha e of the Crown Prince of Prussia con s- tinued their duel, without result. is Gen. de Castelnau, before Nancy is having lost the Plaeau of Amance g retook it and held it while Dubail ii e the Vosges maintaincd his advance rSeptember 8. e The morning of the 8th found thi '7 position of the wings little change< Yfrom the beginning and the Allies my success limited to the gains of thn r- British forces and the army of Langlh r- de Cary. The fighting had continuec all night. The army of Paris at th< extreme left weakened, but the cen e tre held firm by grace of the furiou: 'charges by the Algerian and Moroc can troops that created gaps in thi ?enemy's ranks, in each case imme is diately filled. The day passed in at e tacks and counter-attacks. Village e were taken, retaken. At the cee ft tery of Chambry, a great many offi cers and soldiers of the Third Zouaves were killed, and finally the e line began to bend back in the direc. n tion of Neufmoutiers. The Fourth corps, commanded bI e Gen. Boelle, brought from Alsace anc dretarded en route by th exodus o: civilians from Paris, arrived-one division went to the support of thei British troops, the other reinforced iMaunoury. The situation of the arm3 of Paris became critical as the resull of the retreat of the Fourteenth divi sion of the Seventh corps. e The British forces, reinforced by one division of the Fouth corps, made further gains, taking many prisoneri e and several cannon. The army of e Gen. Franchet d'Esperey, after eigh4 hours hand-to-hand fighting, entered hMont-mirail and the army of von Buelow, leaving 7.000 dead and a large number wounded, was in re - treat all along the line. 0 Gen. Fochi, at dawn, declared tc - his troops: e "The situation is excellent. I order t again a vigorous offensive. German Lmne Broken. The retreat of part of von Bue. low'-s forces before Franchet d'Es nperey broke the German line and fa. ncitated the efforts of Foch's ar-my on his right. The key to the heights of Sezanne, the chateau of Mondement, -where the Prince Eitel Friedich of dined with von Buelow, was the cen- I tre of attack. The artillery drove! out the staff, after which the Moroc lcan riflemen penetrated the park of the chateau-were driven out, attack ed again and were repulsed. A third assault succeeded and in the park lay 3,000 dead Germans, including two generals. Whole battalions of French troops were annihilated there. Fere Champenoise and Sommesous, after Sezanne, fell into the hands of Foch's. army. Sommesous, counter attacked by the Prussian guard, re mained in their hands only the time necessary for the French forces to reform. The regiments of the Elev enth corps charged and drove out the Fourth regiment of Grc nadiers of the Queen Augusta and the Fourth regi ment of grenadiers of the Emperor Francis. . A vital development of the day's fighting was the discovery, by avia tors, of a gap between the armies of von Buelow's and von Hansen, the effect of von Buelow's retreat, leav ing von Hansen's right flank expos ed. By an audacious and opportune manoeuvre, Gen. Foch massed his right in this gap under cover of the night before von Hausen's flank, and threw his adversary gack upon the marshes of Saint-Gond in disorder. The German losses there were heavy. The army of Langle de Cary was very heavily engaged around Vitry le-Francois, where the forces of the Duke of Wuerttemberg counter-at tacked fiercely. The artillery. fire crossed here over the town of Vitry le-Francois, which was partly in flames. At Pargfiny and at Maurupt le-Montay both sides lost heavily In hand-to-hand fighting. By a night attack the French infantry took the village of Etrepy, almost entirely burned, and the surrounding region.: A little progress was made also to the left of Vitry-le-Francois. Serall, menaced with envelopment by a combined attack from forces coming from iMetz and the: Crown Prince's army in front, sent his- cav alry against the forces from Metz and continued his infantry attacks in front. French troops from Strassburg resumed the violent but vain attacks upon the heights of Amance. The German losses here were extremely heavy, but less than on the Heights of Sainte-Genevieve, wher d Castel nau's troops inflicted suclf losses on the Bavarian reinforcements from Metz that they were obleged to re tire upon the village of Atton. Dubail, obliged to abandon Lune ville to the enemy, held them in check elsewhere and retook the sum mit of Mandroy and Fourmeaux. September 9. The position of the Army of Paris, which had become critical the even ing of the 8th, had not improved the - morning of the 9th, Heavily outnum bered, it appeared little likely that the position could be held without reinforcements. Gen. Joffre ordered Maunorry, to resist just the same to the last man. The formation of the l line had been so modified that the Army of Paris described an angle, one side of which faced the east and - the other north. Three thousand men of the Seventh corps, pitted against one entire division, began an attack at Marville, and the action became general. During nine hours the bat t tle waged incessantly. Encouraged by news of successes of the other armies, Maunoury's men redoubled their assaults. Gen. Mangin, with the Fifth division, by a desperate charge near Asy-en-Multien, hurledi back the forces in front of him, neak ly destroying the regiment of Madge burg. Bayonet charges by the Afri can troops relieved the pressure near Hayen-Multien, and toward the end .of the day the Germans, having lost nearly half of their force, were re pulsed all along the line of the Army of Paris. The Fourth corps of Land wehr' was signalled coming to the re rlief of von Kluck's flank from Bethel, ,Maunoury's army was exposed to a Sdecisive attack by fresh troops. Mau noury appealed,,to Glea. Gallieni. The Governor of Paris requisitioned 5,000 taxi automobiles, drays, etc., and sent 20,000 men to his support across Paris. -Nanteuil-leHaudoin and its Vast petroleum stocks were in flames. The troops, most of them, had been with out food for three days-only the Moors, habituated to fasting, seemed capable of further effort. The Ger Smans seemed equally exhausted, for their attacks weakened with the dark ness. The British forces, continuing their Iprogress, threw von 1tluck's centre back upon the Marne from Vareddes to Chateau Thierry; they had gained twenty miles in two days, talring pris oners and booty every hour. After seventeen failures the British engi neers succeeded in throwing a bridge -across the Marne at Vareddes, threa&t ening von Kluck's rear. They crossed at La Ferte-sois-Jouarre, at noon, in -close pursuit. A detachment of cav alry, meeting two squadrons of Ger man cavalry toward Chateau Thierry, charged through and charged back again. After traversing both squad rons, then charged them again in front. Germans era Von Kluck's entire army was now in full retreat, abandoning wounded and material and losing prisoners. The British forces discovered that von Bluck's troops lacked ammuni tion for their Mausers. Many can non and prisoners fell into the hands of the British army during the day. The army of Franchet l'Esperey advanced in unison with the British troops close upon the heels of the enemy, and only the German bat teries, posted on the slopes north of Chateau Thierry, saved the retreat from developing into a rout. The German losses on this front exceeded even those of the left. At Esternay tiey left 8,000 unburied dead after four days' fighting. Near Chateau Thierry they had emptied the reser voir that supplied Paris with water from the Nesles, filled it with dead and covered the bodies with earth. Foch pushed ahead also with the Seventh army after the capture of Mondemnent, throwing the Prussian Guard into the marshes of Saint Gond. A stubborn resistance was of fered there in the parts where de fence works could be organized. Foch succeeded in taking these works in the rear, driving thousands of the guard so precipitately from thle safe routes that they sank into the slime of the marshes. Several batteries of artillery were lost there and the Sev enth army took many prisoners. The army of Langle de Cary, press ed by fresh troops brought from B~el gium, Ihaintained its positions, while Sarrail repulsed a violent attack by von Heeringen with the Sixteenth corps. As the result of the bloody battles of Dieulouard and Sainte-Genevieve. Nancy and entirely disengaged and the Bavarians retired from Pont-a Mousson into the Bois Le Petre, and Dubail in the Vosges progressed in the regions of Luneville and B3acca rat. September 10. The morning of the 10th Gen. Mau noury was infortned of the general re treat of the armies of von Kiluck. vorn Buelow and von Hausen. Varedde and Lizy-sur-Ourcq, evacuated in haste, were found crowded with Ger man wounded. At Etrepilly piles of carbonized bodies were seen and dead and wounded were found in all the rvine and thickets, behind hedge EXPECT SETTLEMENT RERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS OF SUBMARINES TO IYE SATISFACTION instructions to Commanders are Very Explicit and They Have Been Im pressed With Necessity of Carrying Them Out in Letter and in Spirit Hopes to End Controversy. A full settlement of the submarine problem can probably be arranged by. negotiations in Washington, says a dispatch from Berlin. Count von Bernstorif, German ambassador to the United States, is in possession of complete information regarding the wishesand policy. of Germany, so the Associated Press is informed. It is said that the ambassador has been given power to negotiate terms of settlement with the United States subject only to final revision and ap proval by the home :government. A lonj report on the submarine situation was received in Berlin from Count Bernstorff Thursday and a long message of instructions went forward to the ambassador Saturday morning. Both'dispatches were of a nature which seems to make officials confident the whole submarine prob lem can be speedily and satisfactorily settled. The form which the negotiations are now taking goes to strengthen this optimism, for in such conversa tions Count Bernstorff is in a-position to communicate many things not adapted to inclusion; in a public note. but which are of a nature to con vince the American government of the good faith behind Germany's as surances and the government's set tIed determination to remove the sources of the conflict on the subma rine question. ' The hope is expressed in Berlin that the negotiations can be pushed through without delay- and -that no further issues may be brought In to complicate a settlement. The German government will give its careful consideration to the evi dence concerning the circumstances 'which attended the sinking of the .steamship Arabic, submitted, by the American government through Am bassador Gerard. Gottlieb von Jagow, the foreign minister, made a state ment to this effect in. an interview with the Assoelated Press. Foreign Minister von Jagow said i uhis interview that Germany could not wen repudiate the report of the commander of the submarine which sank the 'Arabic; nevertheless, there was room for a difference of opinion and Germany would examine care fully the evidence from Washington He repeated the assurance that enemy passenger steamers which re spected the maritime code would not be attacked without warning, saying explicit directions had been given the submarine commanders,- and asserted the whole German government stood behind this policy. In his statement the foreign minis ter went fully into the present status of the submarine problem and the adventitous circumstances which for a time thre'atened to revive the ten sion betwee?i Germany and America. He expressed complete confidnce that, in view of the instructions which had been given and the precaution nows being taken the possibility of further incidents in connection with the sub marine campaign- which would dis turb the relations between the twc countries had been virtually elimi nated. Germany, Herr von Jagow said, would participate willingly in the ne gotiations now being taken'- up iI Washington and hopes for the mosi satisfactory results therefrom. "It would seem, your Excellency,' said the correspondent, "that the re newal of tension in the submarine question is largely due; so far as Ger man factors are concerned, to three main causes: First, to the failire te and generally at every spot where the soldier seeks protection. The British troops, continuing their pursuit, took thirteen more can non and a few hundred prisoners and great convoys of .supplies and am munition. The army of Franchei d'Esperey, in spite of the fatigue o1 five days' fighting, .afte'r fourteer days' retreat, forced its advance and reached the line of Chateau-Thierry -Dormans, taking four cannon, 1, 500 prisoners and a convoy of fifty baggage wagons. The losses of vor Buelow's army on this front were nearly equal to von Kluck's. F'och's Seventh army, marching on Tspernay ad Chalons-sur-Marne, tooi prisoners and booty and supported the army of Gen. Langle de Cary by attacking in flank the forces of the Duke of Wuerttemberg. Langle de Cary entered Vity-le-Francois, whici was full of wounded, and progressed toward Sermaize. The struggle be tween the Crown Prince and Sarrail was still undecided. At Thraiucourt Sarrail captured ammunition and on the o'ther side of the Meuse the Ger mans completed the destruction of the forts of Tryon and attacked Sar rail's rear, but were repulsed. They tried to cross the Meuse lower down toward Saint-Mihiel, but the French 3-inch guns destroyed each bridge as soon as thrown across. The Eleventh, the army of the Duke of Wuterttemberg, vigorously attacked in the centre, gave way and retreated in disorder, while the armies of the Crown Prince held its ground until the Twelfth, when it be gan to retire slowly. The best estimates of the forces engaged placed the Germans at 1,. 275,000 and the Allies at 1,125,000. The French are said to have lost 30, 000 killed. The Germans left 50,000 dead, while 230,000 wounded of both armies were picked up during and after the battle by the Allies' stretch er bearers. The number of prisoners taken is still unknown. Wilson to Vrote. President Wilson plans to go to Princeton September 28 to vote at the regular state primaries. He then may express his attitude on woman suffrage on which he will vote on October 19: Wants to Get One Billion Dollars. nn21o-French financiers plan to make a loan of one billion dollars in this country based upon English and French bonds. Relief From Hot Weather. Washington announces that the states south of Virginia may expect rain and general relief from the heat wave by Thursday. Recommends Dry Dock at Norfolk. Secretary Daniel's has decided to again recommend the construction of a huge dry dock at Norfolk, Va., ac cording to his announcement Friday. Russ Claim Many Captives. Petrograd reports: "From August 30) to Septemnber 12 the number of Austro-German prisoners taken by us follow up Ambassador Bernstorif's recent declaration at Washington and the assurances communicated to Ambassador Gerard here with nego tiations to arrive at some more defi nite and formal underst::nding re garding forms of submarine war fare. "Second, to the wording -of the Arabic note, parts of which, accord ing to English cable dispatches, seem to have caused an unfavorable im pression in the United States, and, finally, to- apprehension of a certain lack of harmony between German declarations of policy, as embodied in the instructions to submarine com manders communicated by Ambassa dor von Bernstorff and the practical application of this policy, whether due to accidents, ..misapprehensions or other causes, under which the pos sibility of further endangerment ol American lives at sea may not be al together excluded. I mention these matters frankly because there seem; t6 be reason to be lieve that the change from the optimism of a fort night ago may be based on misunder standings and lack of knowledge oi the httitude of the German govern ment." The foreign minister welcomed the opportunity to make clear Germany', position. Concerning the Arabic cas he said: "We hope that our offer to refei the case to The Hague for adjudica tion will provide a satisfactory set tlement in case the United State and Germany are not able, to adjusi the question by direct negotiations.' "We could not, you will admit well go behind the report of the com mander of our submarine, or questior his honest belief, based on the Ara. bic's actions, that the British captaii was planning to attack his craft, par ticularly-as long as we had against 11 only press reports and the word .o the British captain. And in thi! case the matter and owners of th4 ship which discarded its peaceft character, as unfortunately Britis ships have repeatedly done, and as sumed..the role of aggressor, shoult be held responsible for the loss o life, not Germany. "There may be room for hones difference of opinion on this point however, and we are peifectly willinj thoroughly to examine the summar: of evidence which the American gov ernment has just tr-ansmitted to us and which I have not even had timi to peruse. "As to the larger question of sub marine warfare, the attitude of Ger many is perfectly.clear. Enemy pas senger steamers- will not be subject ed to attack without warning, pro vided they respect the regular mari time code,. and will be sunk onl: when opportunity 'for safety of pas sengers and crew. is given. Instruc tions to German submarine com manderds on this point are very pre cise and definite, and go as far as, i possible to eliminate the possibilit of error or - accident. It rests ver: largely now with our opponents therefore, to provide the necessar remaining safeguards for voyages b: instructing..-masters to avoid - suspi cious er hostile actions or attempt 2 flight-perhaps best done by. revol ing the order to attack submarine whenever possible, and the promisei rewards for such actions." "Neutral merchantmen, includin: Americans, are exempt from intez ference; as stated long ago, excez when carrying contraband," said th foreign minister, "and' will then b destroyed' under' the conditions lad, down in the international code coz cerning maritime war, . when provi sion is made for the safety of thos aboard. "These two categories, restrictini submarine procedure against passex ger ships and -neutral-owned ships cover cases wherein the interests e the United States may be involvee and confiue the application of retalia tory measurs to shipping owned b, belligerents-a field which belongs t the belligerents themselves to regu late. "Some time ag'o President Wilso tendered his' gocd offices to brin about modification of these- retalia tory measures. Germany then promp' ly signified readiness to take advar tage of this friendly offer and is sti: ready to do so. "As- to negotiations to supplemer the 'declaration made by Ambassadc von Bernstorff, the news dispatche from Washington i-eport that th American government itself. has de cided to begin conversations on tlhi sub ject. This. imperial governmer certainly hopes a full agreement ma be reached which will bar the possi bility of future difficulties. with th United States arising from the sul marine' question and will gladly er ter into conversation. "We desire no discords in our reli tions with America, but continuanc of the old course of friendship, wit no further incidents to trouble it." "But some seem to fear such inc dents may recur in connection wit the submarine campaign," remarke the correspondent. "I do not exnbect them, and I spea with full confidence," replied th minister. "The government-th whole government-is agreed upo: the instructions to submarine coni mandlers wihich, as I said, are ver, precise and definite, and our submi rine officers have been impresse with the necessity of carrying ther out in letter and in spirit. "The limitation of activities of ou submarines has not been carrie through without certain resistance c our public opinion, for as you knos~ the whole nation takes keen interes tin this arm and is jealous of any 'thing affecting its success. But th present policy, based as it is upon th approval of his Majesty, will hav the support of all. "Mischance can not be eliminate entirely in war time, nor dangers fo non-combatants, either in land-or se; war, absolutely guarded against, bu every recaution has been taken, s, far as lies in the power of the Imx peial government, to safeguard th' interests of neutrals. "Should the present instruction governing the submarine camipaig1 be exceedled in any respect the ims peial government, as the chancello: assured you recently, would not hes itate to give such complete satisfac tion to the United States as' woul< conform to the friendly relations be tween the two governments." Burning Ship is Safe. The Sant Anna which was reporte< on fire in the Atlantic ocean six day: ago has docked at St. Michaeel, Aze ros, where her passengers were land ed. The fire was out when she ar ived Friday. Girl Kills Father. Dora Kidd, twenty years of age shot and fatally wounded her father John Kidd, sixty-six, at their hom< in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday night, be cause it is alleged he was beating younger child. Bryan Denounces Loan. The proposed American loan to thi Allies was vigorously denounced in statement given to newspaper corre spondents at Washington Thursdia: by William J. Bryan. Too Hot to Go to School. Seventy thousand school childrer were discissed from the Pittsburg Pa. school on account of the heat or WANTS DISAVOWAL U. S. WILL ARBITRATE DAMAGES IF INTENTIONS ARE GOOD IBERNSTOFF 5ETS BUSY Ambassador Cables Berlin Informal Conversations Begin at Berlin and Washington-Arrangement to Suit America is Being Sought. Prospects for a favorable adjust ment of the controversies between the United States and Germany de pend entirely on the attitude which the Berlin foreign office will take to -ward the recommendations to be made by Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, as a result of. his conference with Secretary Lan sing. Details of the conference throw light on the critical point that had been reached in the relations be tween the two countries. The Wash. ington government was almost ready to sever diplomatic relations, but de cided to delay takngjany.,step until Germany 'could Ibe fui4bid the evi-. dence in its possession on.the Arabic case. Friendliness and candor are under stood to have characterized the con versation between Mr. Lansing and the ambassador. The ambassador has been given an opportunity to communicate freely with his govern ment, so that it may be clearly under stood in Berlin why Washington is convinced the torpedoing of the Ara-' bic -could not have been -a mistake, justified or unjustified. It was clear to Count von Bern storff that the United States wants a. disavowal of the act. Arbitration can not be-an issue for consideration until the attitude of the German gov ernment toward the act itself Is put on record. Later the American gov erhment may take under considera tion a proposal to arbitrate, not- the principle, but the indemnity to be paid lor lives. lost. Tension was lessened and there was much -more hope. in both state department, and German quarters of a friendly adjustment. Much..empha sis was put on. the fact that for the first time since relations became strained, informal discussions are. uroceeding at both Washington and Berlin and the first opportunity for an exchange - of - views confidentially - and informally has been made pos - sible. In fact It was predicted in German quarters that understand iags might now_ be reached* in ad vance of ta writihg of formal notes. The note : from - Berlin which brought the situation to a crisis as serted that the submarine 'torpedoed the Arabic because her commander thought the lindr was about to at tack, refused to admit- liability for indem-nity for Anierican -'lives' lost, even if the commander was mistaken in his belief, and offered -to submit the matter to arbitration. The evidence submitted 'by thei United States is regarded as proving conclusively that until she submerged to launch the torpedo, the German -submarine was concealed behind the sinking British steamer Duncley and' could not have, been seen .from- the" e Arabic. Furthermore, It, is shown that the Arabic was struck in such a way that the -submarine must have been at right angles from her when the torpedo was. Ared instead of in a position to make ramming by the liner a possibility. YAmbassador von Bernstorff lsaun derstood to 'have scrutinized 'this'evL dence 'carefully and to: bave made cei-tain suggestions'to ~h'is foreign of fice. It probably will be ten days be gfore a reply can bereceived.' If-a dis avowal of the submarine command er's act is made officials here ~feel that questions of indemnity then can ~be-eft to..brltral tribunals. - SShould Germany 'fail to satisfy~ the American demand for- disavowal' in rdications were that the Wash~ington Sgovernment would followe its original epurpose to sever diplomatic relations. GO0VERNOR WILL ENFORCE NEW PR0hIBITION LAW - anning Says Law Will be' Enforced While He Is Governor With ePeople's Support. -Gov. Richard I. Manning, In a strong statement Tuesday night on Sthe results of the elction, promised Sto enforce the law with all the power at his command. "The people have Sspoken, the law will govern," says the governor and calls on all the peo eple, prohibitionists and all'good citi-. ~ ens; to stand behind him' in its en - forcement. "I shall continue to do | my duty," he says. In his signed - statement the governor says: | "At this time it seems that the | people of the state have voted for. prohibition by a decisive majority. rThe people have spoken; the law'will j govern. The prohibitionists have won f the first 'round in the fight. I want |to sar to them that this fight is not completed. but the most important -part of the battle has just begun. The i determination of the success of the | dght will now depend on them and | me. I will look to the prohibition ists, and to all other good citizens for their 'active assistance. By this I rmean I want information by affidavits or statements which I can use in pros ecutions of violations of the law in the courts, so as to successfully pros ecute and inflict the penalty which the law prescribes for infractions of Slaw, and not simDly to furnish me with rumors and unsubstantiated statements which can not help me to bring violators to just punishment.' "During the campaign last sum rmer I pledged myself to the enforce-. ment of law and order. The people then spoke in no uncertain terms, and during the few months I have been governor I have endeavored to fulfill that, and all other promises to the best of my ability.. "The sovereign people of South ICarolina, in whom is vested all au thority, have again spoken. - and by -their votes have declared that alco holic liquors shall not be sold in this - state. "I believe in the rule of the peo ple, and as their servant entrusted with a commission direct from them to enforce all laws, I desire' to state that with the help of God and the support of the people, the laws shall be enforced so long as I am governor. I fully recognize the fact that the enforcement of law is a 'job,' but with the support of the people it shall be done. I shall continue to do my duty." Professor Commits Suicide. The body of Prof. Ezra Ripley Thayer, dean of the Harvard Law School, was found floating in the Charles river Thursday. He had been missing two days. Don't congratulate a newspaper man upon his paper, subscribe to it.