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^^g^T^S; & J* ? The Fort Mill Times. | |'"1 ik*i',11'' 1 ?r* ? y^ 1 ... SgtaMUhed Sn-lWlV FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1914. $125 P^T y^-*7 mmrnmrnmian^ nu.i. i i_ ' EASTERN WAR RASES . WITR0BT DECISIVE RAINS t Neither Germany nor the allies yet lays claim to any decisive outcome in the battle of the Aisne. where the supreme conflict of the war, up to the present time, has long been waging. The engagement, taken as a whole, seems to be partaking of the nature of a siege. Both sides continue to hold a majority of their strongly entrenched positions. The German lines, for 100 miles, are described as virtually a continuation of forts and heavy entrenchments. Artillery fire exchanges go on day and night, and under their cover are sorties of infantry. Counter attack follows attack and occasionally one side or the other gains gronnd. It would appear that . t . 4*1/11 nothing out a successiui nanaing movement could have any serious effect on either army. But neither front has been broken and neither side has been outflanked. Rheims appears to be the center of the most persistent fighting. It is between the lines of battle and has suffered heavily. The Germans are described as moat anxious to recapture it. The official announcement issued at Paris yesterday afternoon declared incessant German attacks delivered yesterday have ? been unsuccessful and that the Germans have been compelled to retire at more than one point. The French took many German prisoners. The latest official communication from Berlin, issued last night, says the Germans have captured the hill positions at Ciaonne and occupy the village of Bethany, three miles outside of Rheims to the north. This announcement described theGer'^nans also as attacking the strong forts south of Verdun. Three British cruisers were reported to have been sunk in the . North Sea by Gorman submarines. Two Meet Instant Death. Mr. John M. Craig, secretary of the Ed. Mellon Company, of Charlotte, and one of the most popular and promising young business men of that city, and Mifcs Christine Maxwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Maxwell, also of Charlotte, were instantly killed Sunday night at 10:45 o'clock when Mr. Craig's hioh-nowered seven - nnsspno-er touring- car in which they were riding was overturned on the Statesville road, one-half mile north of Crofts and 10 miles from Charlotte. Mr. David J. Craig of Statesville. a brother of Mr. John M. Craig, and Mr. W. Hey ward McCabe, Jr., who were also in the car were both painfully but not seriously injured, while John Fingers, the colored chauffeur, had his leg broken. Mr. Craig was soon to be wedded to Miss Marguerite Crittendon, of Greenville, Miss. The announcement of their engagement had been made and the wedding was appointed for October 15. Far Deserviat Young Women. Dr. D. B. Johnson, president of Winthrop, made the interesting announcement yesterday that he had received a letter from Dr. W. Gill Wylie of New York city, enclosing four $1,000 bonds of the Southern Power company, for the purpose of establishing two scholarships at Winthrop college?one in memory of his mother, Mts. Juliette Agnes Gill, and the other in memery of his daughter. Mrs. Lucilo Damon Wylie Berg. The scholarships will of course be established by the board of trustees and awarded to deserving young women. - Rock xsni - % jttMl WCOWL Trading in Cotton. \ A widespread development in turning over the cotton crop has brought the trade back to the stage of barter. In many places c growers pay for goods with cot- s ton at the rate of 10 cents a x pound. The market price for j actual cash sales at Savannah c has been 8 to 81-4 recently, but ^ in trade prices are always some- j what more favorable. Some fertilizer people are taking cotton at this price in payment for ad- ; j vances which they have made i j and for which they hold notes . maturing now and in the near v future. In the more advanced j States, where intensive cultiva-1 ^ tion is at its best, as in South c Carolina, the average use of ^ fertilizer- is probably a ton a bale. c At anv rate the South has nrnh. . ably spent from $75,000,000 to v $100,000,000 in fertilizers this ( year. t Richard T. Manning:. Demo-! j cratic nominee for Governor of ^ South Carolina, estimates that ^ that State alone has probably r spent $31,000,000 for fertilizing: s the cotton crop this year. From j. present prospects a good deal of t this will be paid for directly g with cotton at $50 a bale rather a than with bank checks as usual. N Livestock traders are also ^ taking: cotton in exchanpre fori6 cattle, horses and mules. An t enterprising: trader in the Pied- c mont district of North Carolina j accepts cotton at $50 a bale, c agreeing to hold it until 1915 and J give the grower the benefit of * any advance that may accrue J meanwhile. This shows the liberal spirit which the mer- . chants throughout the South U are manifesting in the efforts ic to enable cotton growers to settle ; c their debts. The method is being j c adopted with the implement peo- * pie, the automobile people and * various others.? Wall Street ] Journal. , Emergency Statute to Aid Farmers. When Governor Colquitt, of Texas, signed the emergency warehouse bill a few days ago, which provides for a system of State-owned cotton warehouses, he gave to Texas the distinction of being the first and only State in the Union to aid her farmers by legislative enactment during the present European crisis. The Legislature was called together in extraordinary session to consider this one measure and the bill was promptly passed by both houses by more than the twothirds majority necessary in that ? State to enact an emergency law. j mi ine emergency Dill became a i law when signed by the govern- > or, but it probably will be substi- g tuted by a permanent statute j when the Legislature meets in 1 regular session next January. t The act is of vital importance I to the Texas farmer, as it will j enable him to hold his cotton un- j til it can be* profitably marketed, i Wheat, corn, oats and other non- t perishable farm products can be ] stored, but the law was enacted primarily to meet the cotton situation, as this staple constitutes 47 per cent, of the annual agri- ( cultural production of the State 1 and 2f> per cent, of the world's 1 cotton crop is raised in Texas. g Cobb Leads Bitters. ] Ty Cobb, the slugging Georgian ? of the Detroit Americans, batted t himself into the major league t leadership last week, according 1 ? o * to figures published Saturday, t He is now leading his nearest c rwal in the American League i by 27 points and the National s leader by the same margin. The 1 best American averages are: s Cobb, Detroit, 375; E. Collins, > Philadelphia, 348; Jackson, f Cleveland, 347; Hoblitzell, Bos- \ ton, 347. Philadelphia and ) Detroit continue to lead the t league in club batting with 270 and 255 respectively. There are said to be more ne- ? groes going to school in Gaffney t than white children. 11 WILL PLANT NO COTTON IN NEXT YEAR'S CROP Mr. T. Mclver Hughes. Lan:aster's wide awake real estate tgent. got hack from Fort Mill esterday, where he had gone to nake arrangements for the rent >f his plantation near that place or another year. Mr. Hughes s of the opinion that our farm>rs are "cotton crazy" and the esult of his trip shows that he r dead in earnest. He rented lis ten-horse farm with the disjnct understanding, set forth in vriting, that not an acre of the and was to be planted in cotton. [Tie lessee was given the option if paying the rent in corn, oats, my or cotton on the basis of ten ents a pound for cotton. Coton being so low now, the lessee vill buy the rent cotton at presint prices as he cannot afford o raise it at that price, and deiver the snme; according to conract, on October 15, 1915. The >arty to whom Mr. Hughes ented will commence at once the owing of oats and crimson clover nixed, between the cotton rows, ising a Cole seed drill. Next pring when the oats and clover ire in the "dough" state, he vill cut the crop for forage polioses. Then corn will be plantid in each alternate row where he cotton had been. When the orn is laid by in the summer ieas will be sowed in the middle >f the row. and in the fall of the rear oats and clover mixed will le sown between the corn rows. Ve are glad that Mr. Hughes las set this good example to otton fanners, and if he can tfford to cut out all cotton next rear, surely other farmers can ut one-half. If - our farmers :ould be brought to a realization if what diversified farming neans, they would not hesitate o do what Mr. Hughes has done. He says he is not onlv irettimr lis usual rent, but his l?tnd will >e built up at the same time, r .ancaster News. Nr. Hall Changes Positions. Friends in this section of Mr. 5. E. Hall will be interested to enow that he has resigned his position with the A. and M. colege of Oklahoma at Stillwater, x> accept the position of farm lemonstrator of Richland county, ;hi s State. Mr. Hall has assumed lis duties in the latter position ,vith offices in the Palmetto luilding, Columbia. He is now irrancinc n Rphprinlo 0 0 ? *V/l A novr ;utes for Richland in which he vill stress the importance of lowing grain, as do all the experts sent out by the governnent and Clemson. W. W. I^ong, ,vho has charge of the demonitration agents of the State, has ?iven high endorsement of Mr. dall's abilities as a thoroughly rained instructor combining >oth theoretical and practical in leasing degree. Mr. Hall was graduated from Clemson college n the class of 1912. He is a son >f Magistrate D. K. Hall, of Pleasant Valley. Smothered in Pile of Cotton. Jimmie Dodds. the seven-year>ld son of Mr. W. O. Dodds, who ives on Mr. T. T. Lucas' place iear Liberty Baptist church, was smothered to death Thursday vhile playing in a pile of cotton. Prom what particulars are avail ible at this hour it seems that ,he little fellow had gone into he cotton house to play, and )re8umably had dug a hole into he pile of cotton and jumped lown into it, when the light 'eathery cotton slipped over him md completely cut off the air. Vfter some time the child's ibsence was noted, and a search vas instituted which resulted inally in the finding of the little >ody. When found there was ittle or no sign of life; except hat the body was warm: but vhen Dr. A. M. Wylie rushed o the scene the little form was old. and all efforts at resuscitaion were useless. - Chester Reporter J Farmers Urged to Hold Cotton. The York county congress, which was called some time ago , to meet at Yorkville for the purpose of discussing the cotton situation and to formulate, if possible, plans to curtail the acreage of next year's crop, met in the court house at Yorkville Saturday, says a dispatch to The State. A representative crowd | of farmers and business men J from all parts of the county were present, and much interest was manifested in the proceedings, i The meeting was presided over ( by J. T. Crawford, president of! the congress, and M. C. Willis,! secretary of the organization, was present also. A resolution was passed requesting the fertilizer com- ; panies to accept cotton at the price of 10 cents in payment*of fertilizer notes with the ad- < ditional request that they hold the cotton for a period of 90 days. Another resolution was passed , urging the farmers not to sell any cotton for less than 10 cents, and to sell only enough at that price to relieve distress. They were also petitioned to hold as ; much cotton as practicable for 12 1 2 cents per pound. The president was instructed to attend the cotton conference 1 which has been called b\* Wade i Stackhouse to meet in Columbia. A number of other matters were discussed without resulting in any definite resolutions being passed. * The second annual ArcadeVictoria Mill Village Fair under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture, cooperating with Winthrop college , in the demonstration work, will be held at Arcade Mills, Hock i T I 11 ? ? "? ^ ? - " * ' rim, on Saturday. uctober 10th, I The Great Walkinj I Jf "Like Truth Crush Rise A i Thursday, This wonderful cake will RANGE AIR TIGHT OVEN ai the above mentioned date, and ternoon 25 ladies will stand 01 and crush it flat. It will thei about 5 minutes afterward, all present. This is a fine layer cake 6 ii jelly between each layer. Th cake is the fact, that it is cook MAJESTIC RANGE ovens are HOT COFFEE and BISCUIT demonstration week, Sept. 21 Also, remember the factory FREE one set of ware, well w for a Majestic Range given c Sept. 21 to 26. Come in any i E. W. Kin I Fort Mil J Panama's Big Gun. Although the boom of the great gun designed to protect the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal will not reverberate quite around the globe, it will be the loudest single "boom" in the world. This titanic piece of 16-inch ordnance which has been shipped to the Sandy Hood proving grounds is 50 feet long, weighs 142 tons and fires a projectile about 6 feet long and weighing a ton. The discharge of this piece of coast artillery requires 665 pounds of powder, giving its projectile a maximum range of from 22 to 23 miles. Theoretically. the projectile has power to pierce two feet of the best armor plate at its muzzle velocity, and at eleven miles will pierce an 11-inch armor plate, or any side armor afloat. When the shell leaves the gun it is revolving at the rate of 4,000 revolutions a minute and develops a pressure of 32,000 pounds to the square inch. The pressure on the rear of the gun and forward or. the projectile amounts to 7,600,000 pounds. The carriage for this gun is under construction at the Watertown arsenal, and it is expected that all will be finished and the gun ready for shipment to Panama by next Spring. Card of Thanks. Zion church (colored) wishes to thank the good people of Gold Hill and Steele Creek for their kindness in helping to build its new church. From the kindness of James' Chapel. Liberty Hill. Macedonia and St. James' church in giving us some money, we have wound up the debt, for which we are thankful. John Adams, Clerk. t Majestic g Cake ed to Earth, Will igain." Sept. 24. be baked in a MAJESTIC t our store in the morning of I at about 4 o'clock in the afii two planks 12 feet long ' i rise to its natural height then be cut and served to 1 aches, by 18 by 15 inches, i e principal ingredient to this ed in an air tight oven. All < i air tight. 5 'S served every day during to 26, inclusive, will give you ABSOLUTELY ! ?q nn ? ?J - - uiui ?u.v/u, witu yuui oruer j ^ luring demonstration week,! lay, you are welcome. I ibrell Co., II, S. C. ! . I i SEVERAL WEEKS' SESSION LIKELY FORLEGISLATURE The indications in Columbia, are that the extra session of the General Assembly which has been called for October 6 will remain in session for several weeks. The members will have the right to consider all measures proposed, and it is expected that a number of Statewide measures will be considered before adjournment. The big question before the body will be to secure relief for the cotton planters of the State. It is not thought that relief can be given. The opinion is expressed in Columbia that the General As- J ot IIIUI^ van uo nine to relieve the situation in South Carolina. , Z A State warehouse system could not be put into effect in time to help this year's cotton crop. An extention of time for the payment of taxes would not help the r small cotton grower or the laborer. It will be impossible for the Legislature to secure a loan to finance the cotton crop. It is estimated that the extra session will cost the taxpayers about $40,000. Virginia Outlaws Whiskey Selling. The Statewide prohibition forces won a sweeping victory at the polls in Virginia Tuesday, returns at midnight showing that they had won by a majority of 35.825. This figure will be increased largely in favor of the drys when further returns are received from counties which were inaccessible. With complete returns from all the cities and 44 of the 100 counties and with scattering returns from other counties, the total vote \|fQC 191 7^0 v*. - ? - 4 , ud. it is estimated that the final total vote will reach 150,000. 01' this vote the drys received 77,453 as against 44,618 for the local optionists. The cities which were expected to roll up a majority for the local optionists sprung a surprise by giving 1,315 for the drys. Only four cities, Alexandria. Norfolk, Williamsburg and Richmond, returned majorities for the wets. The total vote cast by the cities was 40,077 of which the drys got 21,146. Offers Farmers Aid. Mr. Willard (). Bailes, of Upper Fort Mill township, former notary public, comes forward with an offer which if accepted should prove of some help to the farmers in the district of York COUnty which was devastator! hir hail some months ago. Mr. Bailes offers to all those farmers who call for them 10,000 col lard plants which are now ready for setting and which arc said to he fine for a winter garden. Mr. Bailes says the roads are good in his community and he will be pleased to have the farmers of the hail district call for the plants. South Carolina Farm Statistics. There are 170.434 farms in South Carolina. The approximate land area of of this State is 19.007.000 acres; 13,512,(KM) acres are in farms and 5,097.000 acres of the land in farms are improved. The average size of a South Carolina farm is 77 acres. T1 C f > > ? - a ne laniis 01 mis Mate represent a capital investment of $392,128,000. The farmers of this State own $14,108,000 worth of implements and other farm machinery. The value of the domestic animals, poultry and bees on the farms of this State is $45,131. D00. The average value of a South Carolina farm is $2,223. The well developed lnuly of u male infant, thought to have been bom alive, was found in an old well near Gaffney Friday, %