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BATHE IS RAGING ALLIES STtlL TRYING TO OUT FLANK GERMAN RIGBT. SITUATION IN GENERAL French OflU'lal Ileport* Sho\rt? That Op|K).sinK Annie* Remain Virtually Wheif They Were When the tier man.s Sto|>|KHl Their Retirements ami Kutreuchetl Themselves. fighting of the past few clays, which took the form ol heavy offen sive operations, has not changed to any marked extent the positions of the opposing armies in northern France Hard blows have been struck by each side, but the armies remain virtually where they were when the Germain* stopped their retirement and entrenched themselves. Tho odlcial communication issued Tuesday by the French general staff makes this plain. The lines of the Allies aro roughly sketched in the statement and it Is gathered that the French right still rests on Pont-n Mousson and from there turns south ward to cross the Mouse, near St Mihiel, where the Germans have pushed a contlngen forward Thence the front proceeds north ward to cnctrclo Verdun, from which fortress it strikes directly westward to lihelins and thence northwestward across the River Aisno at Rerry-au Bao. It follows the Alsne to Hols sons and runs from thero northwest ward, crossing tho River Oise at Rlberonrt to Roye. Albert and C'oiu bU'B. The two latter places aie north of tho Somme. In the west the wings aro in close touch, the Germans holding Lassigny, wnich lies between Itlbbecourt and Roye, which aro In possession of the French and also Chaulnes, which is In nn almost direct line between Roye and Albert. It Is hero the Allies U*v.e been at tempting a wide turning^^novement, to prevent which tho Germans ap parently have sent out strong oppos ing forces. Tho French announce ment says the Germans have con tinued their day and night attacks, only to be repulsed, but It is evident they are showing plenty of fight and aro making a supreme effort to pre vent the Allies from working around their right. North of the Alsne two well en trenched armies still face each other, neither making much headway, while in tho centre tho artillery diel con tinues in the district between the Ar gonne and tho Meuse. The French claim slight progress ? nn indication that they aro making heavy attacks to compel the Germans to withdraw from St. Mihiel, where they might bend, if they do not break, tho French front. Tho French report that they cap tured a number of prlsonerft. Both sides profess to be well satisfied with the position which must, however, prove very wearing on tho troops. Naturally, fresh troops are being brought up continually, but It is dpn gerous for either side to withdraw many men from tho fighting line, oven to give them a short respite. Tho Germans already have strengthened their right at the ex pense of tho rest of their line and many more men to assist them will havo Uf he sent from Germany or Bel gium. To take troops from Belgium, with tho active Belgian army ready to take the ofTenslvo at the first sign of weakening, would be hazardous. Tho allies are expecting reinforce ments from India, but when they are duo has not been disclosed. They may arrive in time to turn the bal ance in favor of their side. NEW YORK PRIMARY, l'ar ties Hold I'M rut Direct Primaries in Great State. New York state's first direct pri mary Monday resulted In the expect ed victory for all the candidates on tho Democratic and Republican "or-, ganlzatlon" State tickets. The count was slow, owing to tho length of the ballot, tho number of crosses to be made and the novelty of the whole procedure. At midnight theso results woro indicated: Charles S. Whitman is noinlnted by tho Republicans for governor by a big lead over Tarvey I). Hillninn. with Job Hedges third. Tho Repub lican nominee for tho United States Senato seems to bo James W. Wads worth Jr., tho Barnes organization candidate. Ills up-state strength was more than enough to offset tho fidel ity of t lie Republicans to William M Cadler. Dr. David Jayno Hill, the other candidate, appears to be a bad third. Gov. Glynn has been renominated by tho Democrats despite tho nttacks of John A. Honnessy, and James W. Gerard Is tho Democratic choice for Fnlted States senator ovor Franklin D. Roosevolt and James S. McDo nough. Progressive figures woro few at midnight, hut while Frederick M. Davenport, the 'choice of Col. Roose velt and the organization, seemed to ho In the lead several Industrial dis tricts voted almost solidly for Wil liam Sul/.er and the result was In doubt. Tho Progressive candidate for senator, Bainbrldge Colby, was unopposed Sul/.er had no opponent as tho prohibition candidate for gov ernor. rH.MSK FOK IIOMK TOWN. ? i "The Knocker Is u Mighty Poor ,\n not to i* Community." Thore aro few 1 1> I it km morn dis couraging tlian to hoar a person dis paraging am) criticizing the town In which li o llvos Loyalty to tho home town la on? of the prororiulsltos of good citizenship ami it la truo always that the host citizen, tho one who Ir moot valuat>lo to the community, Ih not. the one who In constantly com plaining and cltlclzlng, hut Is the one who, with cheery smile and pleas ant. word of greeting for all, always has a Rood word to say for the town and if some things nro displeasing, puts forth his host efforts to enlist I tho aid of the citizens in correcting the faults The knoc.kor Is a mighty poor as sot to the community, evon ti.ough ho may ho a largo taxpayer. Tho man who hooata, day In and day out, who forgetn tho dlaagroeahlo things and talks only tho advantaga* of his home town, la the one who In helping to make tho town better and brighter and to add to Its at tract Ivonoss, ovon though hla bank account he small and hla opportunities for helping In a financial way be Mmltod. SLAUGHTER IS TERRIBLE URKATKST IN \\ OKI J>'S HISTORY. SAYS \!l.MV PKIKST I.eft London With 150,000 SoUllcr* ? Artillery iuh! Aeroplanes I >e*l ? Saw \o Cruelty. "It is uot a war. it is a holocaust The greatest slaughter in the world's hlBtory Is going on behind that cen sorship curtain. When the world learns the price that has been paid it will be staggered ? Bick at heart That Is the way the war is viewed by the Rev. James Mallov. an Amer ican who has a Catholic parish on North Island. New Zealand and who arrived in New York last week on the steamship Mauretania. lie went to France &b a chaplain in the army of Gen. Sir John French "I left London on August IT in an army of 1 .">0,000 men." he said "Seventy-five transports carried us across the Channel to Boulogne. From there we went to Mons, where! five days after we had left London. I the real fighting began. The Hriti.h were driven back, following a retire ment on the part of the French, by the superior numbers of Germans The German advance was slow be cause of fear of the Germans for the cold steel of the British soldiers. "The rille fire of the British was withering, but the effect of the ter rible shells of the German siege guns was Indescribable. Nothing could withstand them. At that, the Fnglish soldiers hesitated to obey the order to fall back, and had to be told it was part of a prearranged plan. "At Senlis the right wiim of the German army turned in tin- nick of time, for had the Germans waited twenty-four hours longer they would have been annihilated by reinforce ments to Gen. l'au. The English ;? r til lory did awful execution. The G ? r mans thought they could overwhelm the English by force of numbers, and the Infantry came at us in close order over an open country. The Fngli-h machine gnna mowed them down like so much wheat. "There were tlih fy-flve British aeroplanes hovering over' the Klv?*r Marno when that engagement began at night. The aircraft Hashed signals with lights to the troops telling them the position of the enemy. Then the British artillery would open lire. The aeroplanes proved most valuable as they could locate the men In the trenches. "1 saw none of the alleged atroci ties. Thousands of dead and wound ed were abandoned by the Germans each time they fell back. The Kng llsh wounded we picked up alter they had fallen Into German hands had been cared for as well as tho cir su instances permitted. I did not see a dumdum bullet or a mutilated num. The modern rille bullet is humai.e. merely incapacitating when passing through the body at a non vital point. "The morale of the British soldiers Is marvellous and their fighting quali ties Incomparable. They all know they are fighting for the life of their country and they are inspired by their splendid commander. Sir John French, who ir a soldier with them and not an officer. Save wluii in action, he visits the hospitals and personally sr>es many of the wounded men, frequently sleeping there so as to let the boys know lie is with them and one of them. Men will light for a man like that." I ? WILLING FOll PKAl'K. Great Drltain Heady as Soon as Con flict. I* Decisively Settled. A desire on the part of the Itritish officials to be relieved of responsi bility for declining to entertain pro posals looking to the restoration of peace in Europe is believed by state department heads to be the explana tion of dispatches from London indi cating Great Hrltain will be glad at the proper moment to accept tin good offices of the I'nited States. British olllcials have taken notice of the many appeads for peace pro posals directed to President Wilson from various sources in t h?? United States. As understood here the Brit ish officials are reluctant to be placed in the position of rejecting any over tures. At tho same time, while officials believe the British government is willing to have it known unofficially that at the proper time it will wel come peace overtures, they think that time, us indicated recently by Sir IOd ward Grey, will not arrive until the conflict, has been settled so decisively that there is no longer a possibility of the same issues arising again. Ori'lOKS IMGZi:. For Host Ksshjs on Cotton Croni American Melton) Children. Miss Callie Hoke Smith. da unlit or of Senator Hoke Sniitli of ('.cor^iii. Tuesday off prod through the National Cotton Fashions show prizes of $Jn. $10 and $r? in gold to tlio three American school children 'ind?r I years of ago who writes tin >ost : > n 0 ? word essays on the "The Cotton Plant and Its Csos." All American school children arc eligible to compete. The essays arc to be written and mailed during the wook of October ri-ll?, ;?nd the chil dren competing must send their es says in their own handwriting with the names of their schools i>kvkm>im\<; .\ i it si;k\ ici;. + ? - I'so of AeroplanoM In Km-npeitn Win Interest Army Oflhlnls. Sensational use of air rraft in the groat European war added to stops ordered by the war department to at once carry out tho provisions of tin act of last July to increase tho ofli clency of tho aviation service of tho army. A general order invite* un married lieutenants of the lino of the army under I'.O ye is of ago to apply for details In this extrahazardous ser vice, which will entitle them to a TiO per cent increase In salary, other orders looking to ttie immediate en largement of the aviation corps and the acquirement of additional aero planes are expected Ml S I I'ltKI', I'll KM. 4. l'nlte?l States Should Make Known Its Intention to I'lillllplnes. When debate was resumed In the House Monday on the .lones hill pro vldlng for more autonomous govern mont and ultimate Independence of the I'hllllplnes. Representative Jones of Virginia made a lengthy and vigor ons speech, urging that the time was ripe for a declaration that the Ameri can people do not. propose to perma nanliy retain possession of the Phil H pines Voting Mnn Is Killed. Ramsay West. 19 years old. of CJreenvllle, was run over and killed by a train Monday night. ABOUT TB GRAPPLE RUSSIANS AND GERMANS CONING CLOSER TOGETHEB. As far as it is possible to estimate the Hermans In the eastern theatre of war niimbcr thirty army corps of the line and the fir-t reserve These are divided into three aroups The south ern one. consisting of three army ci)i|)?I that has been co-operating with the Au-trians in CJaiicia. is now concentrating at t'ra< ow Tne central group, consisting of f i> ? i r or five arm> corps, is distributed alom; the Hher Wartha. which forms the boundary of the Polish govern ments of Kali-h and PetroUov. This group (c>m."?ts the southern Ausstro Gcrman gioup \sith tho northern group in KaVt Pressla. Tile northern group in K:ist Prus sia is by far the strongest of all and numbers urohahlv^^weuty-two or t ent > -t h 1 1 operations, not counting the land wehr and landsturm, which aro doing garrison service. The concentration of this huge army is hardly entirely completed. With the information to hand it is impossible to decide where the blow will be delivered, but general consid erations see m to indicate that the enemy's first strategical object will bo to break up den. HennenkampPs army, which forms the light wing of all the Russian forces now in the field. In the absence of any definite war news from (ialacia or Servia the Vienna newspapers continue to assert that the military situation in both theatres of war Is iavorable to Aus tria Dispatches from Southern Albania say that the population, harassed and robbed by both insurgent and (J reeks, are about to ask the intervention of one of the great powers. Dispatches from Austria to the Message to declare that the Slava and Bohemians are against separation from Austria, despite the severity of the authorities, who have searched and ai rested numbers of them and have dissolved associations and clubs everywhere. Bohemian regiments are not being sent to the front, the dis patches say, owing to the fear that they will desert the Russians. Italy is prepared for any eventual ity. She could take the field In an hour's notice. Her effective army of -150,000 has been quietly mobilized, and it must l>e remembered she can call more than 1,000,000 reserves. Her warships are ho grouped that they can be of immense assistance to tho Allies when the time comes to strike. There is every indication that Italy* is merely waiting for an overt act by Germany or Austria, such, for exam ple. as a violation of Switzerland's neutrality. PoBBibly cruel usage of Italian citizens detained in Austria may fulminate Tie explosion. At present, in spite of public opln inion. the government hesitates to go to war merely for the purpose of tak ing advantage of Austria's weakness or for territory grabbing. A definite reason for war is desired by the gov ernment. Little doubt exists after recent Ital ian newspapers are studied, that a succession of grave reverses by the Allies would lead Italy to enter tho field. She is maintaining a do noth ing policy now because of confidence that Austria and Germany must be beaten. ITALY READY FOR FIGHT Certainty That Allies Mu?t Win tn Said to t>e the Only Thing With holding the Italians ? ltoumanlaus About to (.liange Attitude of Neu trality to One of War. Au official communication from Petrograd says Russia is on the eve of the long expected great German offensive. In accordance with the Germans' favorite strategy, they are concentrating all their might to de li\er a heavy blow at one of the ene my's Hanks, contenting themselves with a defensive attitude on the other fronts There is the utmost secrecy as to Italian military and naval prepara tions, and the cabinet discussions are absolutely withheld from the Italian press, it is known, however, that the majority of the cabinet favor action by Italy. The Petrogntd correspondent of the London Daily Mail sends a dis patch which would seem to indicate that Roumania is about to change from her attitude of neutrality to one of active hostility against Austria. The correspondent says: "A telegram received here states that the First. Roumanian Army Corps has been directed to proceed to the Austrian frontier. Another re port says that Roumanian mobiliza tion of 200,000 troops is almost com pleted. T.XKKS SIX MOKi:. Ilsli Ships in Southern Seas. Tim Itritish admiralty announced Tuesday that the Gorman crulaer Ktn den, during tin; past few days. has captured and svink in the Indian Ocean the lirltiah steamers Tumeric. KiiiK I>ud. Klboria and Foyle, and captured the collier Hursk. Tim crows of the above vesftel.< were transferred to the steamer Ury fedale, which also was captured, but later released In order to tak? the crews to Colombo. 'I'lto previous f? m f i n I Hritish state ment dealing with the activities of I Ih< German cruiser Kmden, issued Septem her told of the rapture of six Mritlsh steamers In the May of llengal and the sinking of llvo of t he in. \fter rri'i. 'nn havoc among tho Hritish shipping at Calcutta the Km den went to Hnngoon She was re ported recently at Madras, where she conducted a hrief bombardment of i that port, and later at Pondicherr.v . | CI, AIM VICTORY I iiollicltil Dispatch H?) s (iormnni Arc In Itnphl llot rent. Ail unoHirlal dlapatfh to London from Parla Tuesday night Rays: "It ia ?nid that thn (lornian right haR boon entirely broken and ia now be lli K purmiod by tbo Allies. All tl.o automobiles In northern Franco havo boon roqulRlt ionod for tbo purpose of pursuing "Armored motor oars with mitral! louses also nro being usod to pursue tbo retreating onomy " Clmngo In HltiintJon." Thn official dispatches from Lon don and Paris for Tuosdny nay that tfiere haR boon "no oh an go" and "nothing now " ESPIONAGE OF GERMANS' , ? I SP1K.S PLAY LEADINO PART IN MILJTAKY OPKRATWXS. Kuglish Oflklai Aa-ouut Tells of Mur derous Fi it? Poured by Germans IuUj Their Troops La N IkIu \iuuk. An official account of British oper ations In France for September 21 and 2 2 was given out Tuesday "Since the last letter left general headquarters evidence has been re ceived which points to the fact that during counter-attacks on the night of Sunday, the 20th, the German in fantry tired into each other as the re sult of an attempt to carry out a con verging advance In the dark. "Ksplonage playa so large a part in the conduct of the war by the Ger mans that It is difficult to avoid fur ther reference to the subject. In deed, about twenty years ago, there was a paragraph In their field service of 'protection in the field' ? e. g . oat posts and advance guards ? always should be supplemented by a system of espionage. "Though such instructions are no longer made public, the Germans still carry them into effect. Apart from the nioro elaborate arrangements made in peace time for obtaining in formation by paid agents, some of the methods which are being employe*! for the collection or conveyance of in telligence are as follows: "Men in plain clothes signal to the German lines from points in the | hands of the enemy by means of col ored lights at night and puffs of | smoke from chimneys in the fields I by day. Pseudo laborers working in I the fields between the armies have | been detected conveying information and persons in plain clothes? have | acted as advanced scouts to the Ger cavalry. A Mhu officers and soldiers fl ^MHI^mes, or in Freifl-h or IlrlttdH uniforms, havo remained in localiti^f evacuated by the Germans, in order to furnish them with Intelligence. "One spy of this kind was found by our troops hidden In a church tower. Ills presonce was discovered only through tho orratic movements of the hands of the church clock, which he was using to signal to his friends by means of an improvised semaphore code. "Women spies also havo been caught; secret agents havo been found at the railroads observing en trainment and detainments. It is a simple matter for spies to mix with the refugees moving about to their homes; difficult for our troops, who speak neither French or German, to detect them. "The French have found it neces sary to search villages and also casual wayfarers on the roads for carrier pigeons. Amongs the precautions taken by us to guard against spying is tho publication of tho following notice, printed in French: " '( 1 ) Motor cars and bicycles not carrying soldiers in uniforms may not circulate on tho roads. "'(2) Tho inhabitants may not leave the localities where they reside between 6 p. m. and 6 a. m. "'(3) Inhabitants may not quit their homes after 8 p. m. " '(4) No persons may on any pre text pass through the Hritish lines without an authorization, counter signed by a Hritish officer.' " TKI/L IT TO "I'NCIjK". All Troubles of the World Are Pour ed Into Wood row's Kar. fe There wtvo think -tCW bcing^Vresident of the United States 1b an attractive way of spending a 1 four years' vacation, but they know j little about the arduous duties that confront the chief executive. Every thing Is referred to him. We were amused and impressed by tho follow- 1 lng recital, taken from an exchange: ' Is there trouble anywhere in the big round world? Tell It to Uncle Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America. Is tho Southern cotton farmer un able to market his cotton crop? Tell It to Uncle Woodrow and aBk him to help. Are the railroads unable to make "buckle and tongue meet?" Send a commltteo to Washington to lay the matter beforo Uncle Woodrow. Are the people of Colorado tired of the mine war, Call on Undo Wood row to bring the warring factions to terms of peace. Are American manufacturers un able to market their wares? Auk I'nclo Woodrow to provide govern ment ships. Is congress uncertain about what is best to bo done in matters rang ing from anti-trust legislation to the details of a war tax? Call at the White House and ask Uncle Wood ro w . Is llclgliiin shocked by atrocities of tho German army? Send a com mission to Washington to tell Undo Woodrow about it. I Is Austria outraged by the brutall 1 1 oh of tho Russian Invader? Cabin a complaint to I'nolo Woodrow, r. \ ..Kaiser Wllbolm Indignant at uso of dunt-dum bullets by the French nrmy? Clear the wireless circuits that "Wilhelm. I. K.," rnny toll his troubles to I'nclo Woodrow, j tho "most notablo representative of | tho principles of humanity." Is Ohont, whom a famous treaty < of peace was signed a hundred years iiKo, threatened with capture by the Hermans? Assemble the. burgomas ter and city officials and aHk I'nclo Woodrow to "take charge of the city in the name of the American govern ment " !h tlin Sultan of Turkoy indignant hooiuso Knglnnd lins soUnd Turkish wnrships building In Kn glint) nhlp 1 yards? I.ot tho Porto toll Its troublos to I'nelo Woodrow. Dors Japan throaton ficrman pos HfRslons In China? Ask Undo Wood row to kf-op tho Japs at homo. Do poacft-lovInK noutrals wnnt tho war to ond"7 ABk Undo Woodrow to offor mediation? Dors anybody, anywhoro, want anything? Ask Undo Woodrow \V?r ('(?iTP'iiHmdmits Warnwl, Tho advonturoa of American war corronpondontn callod forth a warn ing from tho Kronrh Rovornmont that thoy mufti not ?o whom tho armlon nro ongagod, undor pain of riRhtnoun ponaltioa. (Vmvlrti u# \Vn*r Bluo H?ilt ??. Tbn prlnonorn at lllAckwoll'n In land, Now York'n rofiiR* of tho crimi nals, will no lonRor ha noon In tho black and whlto atrlpoa. Tlluo nnlta hnvn boon nhbatltuted. Von K luck in nom?i fighter, and ho 1p Sir Dorlon Smith, $72 AN AC CHEROKEE FAKME1W SAY (X>T TOX XOT AS PROFITABLE. Practical Demonstration Proves That Two Acres Planted in Cotton i t'leai-s I^h.h Thau (hie iu (iralu. The farmers of this county and the entire South will be called upon next >ear to give up a large part of their acreage which has been devoted to j cotton to some other crop Already J the agricultural leaders of our state are advising and preaching the sub stitution of grain for cotton, and by doing this the farmers of our section ( will be better oft than if they had i planted cotton. We are reprinting an experience of I a farmer in Cherokee county, which ' shows that he made $7 2 clear on an acre of land, which was sown with j oats, then with corn He advises all | farmers to begin now sowing fall I oats. He sows his every September, ' and farmers can do the same The ? article that follows was taken from 'The Gaffney Ledger: : More money can be made by far ! mers raisins oats, corn and hay than by raising cotton. By this state ment real, actual money that may be ; deposited In a bank or invested in j real estate or government bonds Is meant. While the above statement, no doubt, appears to be entirely plaus [ ible to "paper farmers." or to those who sit In their ofllcos or parlors and do their farming with paper and pen 1 oil. to many others who till the soil , attempt to secure a comfortable * These "doubting Thomases" are the I farmers who have been carrying out I the plans and ideas handed down to j them by their fathers and grand ' fathers, following the same old rut. .and each year producing nothing but I cotton, the South s "money crop." ! with the exception of a few bushels of corn and oats produced merely be cause they did not think the land de voted to the grain was good enough for cotton. Put as set out in the first sentences ! of this article there Is more real j money in raising oats, corn and hay than in the South's "money crop." This means more money to the acre. By devoting the same land that he has been, accustomed to planting In cotton to grain crops the farmer will have a larger bank balance than ever before, or will be less in debt than he has ever been. The above statements are not con clusions drawn from reports of rec ord-breaklnp yields made in the far j west or some foreign country where j the cllmnte Is different from what it ' is In the Palmetto State, but the facts j as sot forth above have been proven | and demonstrated year after year in Cherokee county as a farm not more | than a couples of miles outside of ! Gaffney. And the proof is furnished ! by one of the largest land owners and | successful farmers in the county, j Mr. J. A. Carroll superintends the 1 cultivation of 25 acres of his land ; located about one mile and a half from Gaffney on route 2. Twelve acres of this farm is bottom lands, while the remainder, 13 acres, is up "1ft ml. ? Mi'.^'fewoli personally super vises and directs the cultivation, the work performed by hired labor. This year Mr. Carroll realized approxi mately a net poflt of >7 2 per acre on his bottom lands and $62.00 per ncre on his uplands. probably it appears doubtful The entire farm was sown In oats during September last year. This crop matured and was harvested In May of the present year, yielding an average of 50 bushels to the acre for t no entire 25 acres. After gathering the oats the bottom lands were plant ed In corn, and the uplands sowed down in peas and cane for a hay crop. Mr. Carroll will secure a yield of 60 bushels to the acre from liis| corn and an average of two tons of hay to tho acre. Considering the situation mathe matically, it will be soon that ho made a clear profit of $7 2 per acre on his bottom lands and $B2.50 clear on his uplands. A statement of tlm receipts and costs of -me aero follow: Bottom I<aii(l lteccipts. 5(1 bu. oats at 75c bu $27.50 50 bu. corn at $1 bu 50.00 Total $S7..' Bottom liitmlN Kxpensos. Total expense producing oats $ X 00 Total expense producing corn. 7.50 Total $15.50 Net profit to the acre . . . . $72.00 Ipliind lUxeipt. 50 bu. oats at 75c bu $:!7.50 Two tons hay at $20 ton .. 40.00 Total ^>77. r I pland Kxpenses. Total expense producing oats $ R.00 Total expense producing hay. 7.00 Total $15.00 Net profit to the aero . . $f>2.50 Looks good, doesn't it-1 The above is statement of facts. Mr. Carroll lias been following this plan for a number of years and finds It so far superior to any other that ho is con templating increasing the acreage cultivated in the above manner. | Discussing the manner of cultiva Hon followed, Mr. Carroll said t lint ho Rowed tlio oats In the fall of the | year during tho month of September, u Hi n k h Cole furrow drill and a mod erate quantity of good fertilizer. Upon this crop being gathered in May tlio bottom land was immediate ly planted in corn, which will make 50 bushels to the acre. The upland was soxVn down in cow peas and sorK hum for a hay crop This will pro duco fully two tons to the acre Mr. Carroll grows some cotton, producing a hale to the aero upon the land devoted to the staple. He osti matos that this crop costs $3.r, per than $3"), or about one half the amount realized from the grain crops Tho oxp<?rl*>noo of Mr C'orroll will ho of f><tp<iclal valno to farmrrn of f'horokro ronnty at thin tlmo If Ihoy will only<Jirf>rl his advlro, which In to roduco thn aoroaRo Klvon rotton and InoroHRo tho praln rropn "Tho out look n*w In that grains will ho moro valuahlo noxt year than nvor hoforo," nays Mr. Carroll, "whllo rotton may rnmaln at a low prlc* for nomn tlmo to comw It will bo unrpanooahlo for 'CZAR'S TROOPS WIN! ^ ) RUSSIANS CLAIM DECISIVE DE FEAT AGAINST GERMANS. BRAVE CAVALRY CHARGE I 1'rom I'elnjJtail Tell of Magnificent Charge of Austrian* in IhspaUhtvs From Petr\>grail Tell of slan I. lues ? Hostile ('avoir) lliick e<l at Kacli Other for Two llouri. Correspondents of London papers report from Petrograd that a German army lias been decisively defeated by the Russians in a battle southeast of Kaliscz and that the great Herman Invasion of Russian Poland has re coiled upon the River Warta The battle was fought about 110 miles north of Cracow and 1 00 miles south west of Warsaw This indicates that the Kaliscz Cracow line of German defense has already been attacked by the Russian armies acting independently of the Czar's forces in Hast Prussia and in Gaiicia. if the news of a German re verse near Kaliscz Is true the Russian battle line has straightened from Kast Pruss iato Gaiicia and Russia is now striking vigorously and simul taneously with left wing, center and right wing. The whole Russian advance is in the shape of a vast crescent, extend ing about L'On miles from its north ern horn, east of Koenigsberg. to its southern horn, east of Dembica. in Gaiicia. Petrograd correspondents assert that Russia is employing no fewer than il.000.00ii troops along this semicircle, and that Germany, wlt4\ Austrian assistance, is concen trating probably 1.500,000. The Russians regard the Austrians as a gentlemanly opponent, with whom it is a pleasure to fight. Not that the Austrian does not tight well, we have heard little of the prolonged and terrible struggle in which he has been engaged in Poland and Gaiicia. Nevertheless that campaign has been as bloody as the campaign on tho Mouse and the Austrians, although beaten. have struggled gallantly against overwhelming numbers, bet ter generals and better troops. Gen. Fronbreich. a celebrated Aus trian cavalry commander, killed him self after the battle of Grodek. twenty tnlles west of Lemherg. In this battle the division of Magyar cavalry led by (leu. Frohreich was cut to pieces by Gen. Rrousillofs Cos sacks. "A considerable force of Austrians fell upon the advance ^uard of Gen. Hrousillof, which was composed of infantry. Cossacks and light artillery. The plan of the enemy was clear. He hoped to shatter our advance guard and then break through our centre Our infantry and artillery had strong ly entrenched themselves and In re serve were several Coecask detach ments. "All at once the thud of hoofs and tho clatter of steel were heard and the Magyars were met by a whirlwind of Cossacks. For two hours the Aus trian and Russian Infantry watched the scene of terriblo carnage. "At the end of this time, of the fine Rudapest Guard division not one man was left and the whole field was strewn with the enemy's corpses, sev ered heads, hands and legs and dead horses. "The commander of the division, (Jen. Frohreich, could not stand the disgrace of defeat and shot himself on the battlefield. As was afterwards explained, he had promised to bring to the Austrian emperor on the lat ter's birthday news of the complete destruction of the Russian army. My throwing his division onto the Rus sians the Austrian general was fully convinced that the next day he would be able to announce to the emperor tho promised victory. "Before the battlo the Magyars were ordered to don their parade uni forms." KKrilHATICS INTERVIEW. *. Huron Von Krhoen "Emphatically" Denies Reported Statement. The Washington Post, which first \*>n Schoen Interview, published the following card from hint to-day: "Editor I'ost : I should he much obliged if you would kindly insert a notice in your to-morrow's issue stat ing that the interview attributed to me nnd published in to-day's Wash ington Post, is in no way correct. I emphatically deny that the views nx pressed therein conform to the state ment I made. Relieve me, etc. Yours sincerely. " Ma ron von Schoen, .' Secretary to Oerman Embassy." "At first the Austrian infantry moved out for tho attack. It was mot with a deadly firo of cannon and ma chino guns and the enemy wavered and fell back. "Then tho cavalry was sent out The flower of the Austro-Hungarian army, the Budapest Guard division, formed of Magyars, bright-jacketed Hungarians, galloped furiously down in close order. It appeared as if nothing could arrest their impetuous course, not oven tho awful shrapnel fire of the artillery, which brought death and destruction into their ranks, nor oven the rain of bullets from machine guns. "The Magyars did not hesitate for a moment, but continued to charge at our trenches. One more minute and it seemed as it nothing would be left of our infantry. farmers to continue planting Jill of their land In cotton, mul I would a ') vise tltem to raise a large crop ot grain Ooats planted in the fall of the year aro. nnicli hardier and have a hotter growth tlian when planted in tho spring Another advantage of fall planted oats Is that they mature fully a month earlier than spring oat a in that they mature fully a month earlier than spring oats, al lowing twp crops to lie made on the samo land I shall continue to follow tho grain plan of farming " Tho next year's crop of oats Is now being planted on Mr. Carroll's land ? Oaffney Ledger I,lfn Hnve<1 by llook. Rural Policeman F.d wards of Saluda was saved from death Sntur day when a load of shot aimed at him by a negro wn? Imbedded for the most part In a book in his porket |[e received Home wounds Who Visits Spartanburg . Tt uport Hlue. Surgeon fieneral of the I'nltod States public health ser vice, wns In Spartanburg Sunday to Innpoot the government pellagra bos pltal, which Ir bolrtg built there NEW PRETEXT FOR WAR CKISI* IN \IJt\MV M \ V l.KAD I I V 1. \ INTO \V \K .^enute K ltvt? Hon til i\.|>e jtnd Popu lar l-eader of \lbanin. Italian !?'?*? orite. Start.* UoIh-IUoii. The pot is boiling o\ov once more in Albania The situation m tluit ar tificial principalis became so serious seseral days ago thai intervention b\ Italy is not unlikely There is no doubt that such intervention would mean a declaration of war b> Austria Necessity for "protecting Kalian interests in Albania" may furnish the pretext Italy openly desires for taking sides in the war of the nations There is more than vague surmise to justify this conclusion In Durazzo the Senate of Albania, defying all of the powers, elected Monday Prince Burhan- Kdden. a son of Abdul Humid, deposed Sultan of Turkey, as Prince of Albania The Senate appointed a commission to go to Constantinople and deliver the in vitation to the Turkish prince Si multaneously Kssad Pasha, the great popular leader in Albania, prepared to march on Durazzo with an army of 12.000. He has arrived at Dibra with a force and is collecting a:i army for the overthrow of the interregnum There is more than a hint that Kssad is playing Italy's game, that his new revolt is not only a develop ment of Italy's policy of obstructing Albanion nationality but is meant to offer Italy an acceptable pretext for definitely intervening in Albnian af fairs. If Austria, as formerly, mus ters strength to crush Kssad. will Italy support tho Mohammedan lead er.' Such action, it is believed, could not fail to mean war. Kssad Is popular in Italy and has enjoyed the favor and protection of the Italian government. When Aus tria dispei sed his forces and took him prisoner, virtually, at the time Kssad was prep.-'ing to overthrow Prince William of Wied. Italy interposed, placed Kssad on an Italian warship, guarded him and later welcomed him in Italian territory. The pressure of public opinion in Italy increases. Kvery day finds the government's position more delicate. Kvery day the comments of influen tial citizens and writers is bolder, more aggressive. Italy's army and navy are ready. All that is needed is a respectable pretext This Al banian affairs may now furnish. Italy is informed of Austrian pre parations in the Pola district where 00,0 00 troops are believed to be assembled ready to meet an Italian attack It can bo stated, therefore, that the complications are of thf ut most importance owing to the possi bility of Italian intervention. Shooting in Newberry. Kd Jesse, a negro living near New berry, Sunday shot his wife three times and shot two negro men onc? each in the leg. Family rows caused tho shooting. I ANnPD CO1117^ Greenwood, S. C. OPENS SEPT. 10, 1014. Send for Catalogue. KILLS Rats AND Mice Without Odors n fnrn lh? new and ?rlwi K?l ^Oin, tlUo diacoyery, la t|i? rrrolriit rnt <lc*t roy w In the world. It mummiflf* rata and mlr? qaicJkly and without bwl, duxtrou or (1lm??ri"r*able cnn??]>l?inc??. Aooeot no ?ubailtutr*. 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If hft doesn't get It for you write the REMEDY SALES CORPORATION ^ Charlotte, N. C. Inclosing one dollar, and they will send It with full directions. Wrt. Joe Ptrton't With ,b* connection with tho Homed? for tho cur# of ?ore* nnrt tho rollef of Inflamed and con genteel mirfacea. It I* especially valuable for women, and should always ho lined for ulceration*!. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Oat* ? Hamaiym! s Flue Seed Oats Henry C Hammond. Augusta Ga \ u^u s irt Vetch, Bur Clover. Fulghum Oats K F Lambert, Darlington, Ala 'or S?le ? Yellow 1'eruvtoJi Seed Oats ? sample free J A. How land, Rich held. N C Poland t'hluns ? A few extra hue boars and gilts !or sale Prices rea sonable Thomas Hunter, Morrow, Ohio Registered Jersey Hulls ? Richly bred bull calves for sale Prices reason able F R Gordon. Fort Lewis, Salem, Va To prevent inbreeding, will Bell haud BOine "Registered Red Poll" bull 4 years old December next, Oakland Farm. Alrlle, N. C. Fulghum Seed Oat?? ? First year from originator; $1.50 per bu. Order early, demand great, supply scarce. Derrv Collins. Hephzlbah, Ga Glenn Springs, S. C., The Garner House ? Nearest to Spring Meet guests at Whitestone with automo bile Write for Information For Sale ? Fine Plantation. 11 1 j acres, near Richmond; fine stock, grain, grass and tobacco farm Route 3, Box 37. Blackstone. Virginia Marr> ? Large list of wealthy mem bers wishing early marriage Con fidential description free Re'.labln club Mrs. Wrubel, Box 'Jt?. Oak land. Cal. For Sale ? Coon and "possom hounds, fox. cat and deer hounds Trained and untrained hounds. Some train ed pointers and setters M L Crawford. Tiger, (in Vulcnni/tng Plant ? Marble Haywood Model A. Complete with everything for opening good plant. Filtering other business. Sell cheap. L. A. Prince, Sumter. S C. Wanted ? Jitnson Leaves at 1 ??c : Star Root at ?i"c; Star Grass Hoot at L'.'c, and about Ji'O other articles at high prices. Write us at once. R T. 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