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1 1 —r MWWBt' 4 1IN GKEAl VICTOR wmm niDin mi m- tiiins n TIE EAST. h t GERMANS NEARER PARIS I , »-■" - B»tUe Now (jolug On Will Decide Whether French Capital In to I n- SENATOR SMITH TALKS TKI.L8 (iOVKKNMKNTS PLAN TO AID COTTON GHOWKR.H WUI l*nd Thirty DollarM on Rale If National ItankN Will I>rnd Ten. ■ .-* ■ » , ■■■'i V' Making a Total of Forty. Senator E. D. Smith thus explains | the plan for financing cotton: “The plan worked out by the j treasury department to aid In hold- dergo Second Siege at the Hands of <nK the Pre 8 * 111 cottoh crop off the market is. in my judgment, the beat the Hermans—Allies Forced to He-1 thing that can possibly be suggested trMt .... under the existing law. It is as fol treat on Right Wing. hows. ‘If the national banks of the The battle to decide whether his- reg,onal 8 J , » tem w111 - out of t heir own funds, take care of 25 per cent the National Government will take care of 75 per cent. The National Government is wi.ling to do this up on a basis of ?40 per bale. "To illustrate: “A farmer has ten bales of cotton on which he wants to raise money. Ho could draw under this arrangement JiOD. He hat the cotton stored and insured He then makes a note for |»i)0 and executes claim me vicion GERMANS SIT THAT TIET MATE GAPTOIED SO TBODSANO OVER RUSSIANS IN FAST STARTED AS FARMER I FKIKNIM TELL OF STAKT OF K. I. MANNING IN LIFE - '• *■' " ■ ♦ ' - 1 r Worked On Farm of Another Man Living In Two Koom House, I'ntll He Made Good. RESITS DECLARED STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTE COMMITTEE ASSEMBLES BUSINESS ATTENDED TOO The following letterlias been given Great Hritain Takes Steps Showing) to the press: We, neighbors of K. I. Manning. Her Attitude In Case Turkey Joins | Germans and Austrians — Asks) I'nlted States to laaik After Her) i Interests. J * tory will repeat itaelf in a second •lege of Paris is still in progress, ac cording to latest official announce ment To this the French official com munication adds the fact that the allied forces have fallen back toward the southwest to avoid an action un der unfavorable conditions. How far and to what line the allies have gone is unknown. hereby testify that the following facts regard to him are correct: Rithard I. Manning of Sumter, who will make the second race for gov ernor, is what is generally termed . “self-made'' man. He has worked Official advices received through his way from the botton rung of the diplomatic channels Tuesday reported ladder, starting his career in a very two of the most important develop- humble manner. He is above all else ments of the present war. a farmer, not theoretically but practi- The German embassy gave out a cally. the story of his early life is message from Berlin, received by one of struggles to make a way in the wireless, claiming that German forces world, near Allenstein had captured 70,000 Russian prisoners, including two commanding generals, 300 officers Rules That In Case of Second Pri- • ' • * . V; mary the Two Highest ob~ First Primary Must Run Over, Making It Impossible for Either to With- In 1880 Mr . Manning, then 2 years of age, started to farm on „ .poor, sandy farm. The land was un !"n,™ entire equ,pment of RU88 H improved, the crops were small 'and , .a proper paper transferrin; the cot- 8 | P », e tset that the French [ ton as security for his note in the •'Iw. »I ha8 i relnove< t t° Bordeaux I bank. The bank notifies the treas- rU . la e ^ erman array of the I ury that it has this paper for $400, r .<« 8 .'l n 0 m,,e8 of the outer | the treasury sends to this oxmc ?300,i or ca ons of laris, a strange air) the bank, out of its own funds, puts artillery. Great Britain asked the United I States to be prepared to care for Bri- ish diplomatic interests in Turkey. In dicating that the allies had lost hope It wa& hard living at that period. Mr Manning worked three plows on his farm. In 1881 he was married. In that very year there was a general crop disaster resulting in a heavy of confidence prevails today among he allies. The general feeling seems | money to be that the German attack Is wear ing itself out in hammering away at the allied lines, which give but do not break up $100, and the farmer gets his u _,,. . ' . , .... ... a-,.... aPtl,e Hrltl8h embassy referred to the This brings the farmer, the , ,, . . , , , , , j ., . 1 .. incorporation in the Turkish army of local banker, and the treasury of the 1 United States into co-operation In | this emergency. “ 'In my judgment it is Important Military experts agree that Paris I for every hank in the South to put '‘111 soon be the pivot of the hostile I Itself into a position where it can forces operating In the area of the cooperate with the government in ■west. Even the downfall of the French capital is not expected to end these operations. The feeling of confidence wa » I method of entering the Federal s^-jiHiide of Bulgaria wilfbe ij&"a matter I spr * ng 86at tO0k the plat e ° f 8 bugKy | this work. “I asked the comptroller of the [currency for information as to the of persauding the Ottoman Empire to lo98 t0 the farmers which Mr . Man remain neutral. Dispatches received | nlli g 8 h ar ed. The disaster of 1881 caused Mr. Manning to give up his farm and work for some one else. He left 'hh own farm and moved to fhe place of another, which he worked on shares. At that time he lived in a two-room house with a shed room, it was nec essary that he should, live in a most economicaly manner. At ever turn* he had to economize in order to mak< ends meet. A small wagon with several German officers, which is re garded as the forerunner of Tur- key s intervention in behalf of Ger many. Diplomats here believe that Tur-> key5s entry into the conflict would mean the immediate alignment of Italy as well as Greece on the side of Great BrltiaB, France, Russia, Servia and Montenegro. Just what the at- ment to-day speaking of the commun ity of Interest of Bulgaria and Tur key. The Turkish situation was | course, this is the best that can be done under the existing law. As I soon as possible, if necessary, addi tional legislation will very probably be enacted." greatly increased by the news of thJ tPni R ‘ 8 of prime importance th»t 1 0 7 uncertainty, though tK^TuftiSi Kreat Russian victory in Galicia Re- the question of interest on this mon- amba88ador 'Z J™ ports from Petrograd (St. Peters- «y be agreed upon by the banks, and | mpnt t() ^ i ; ilftIlklnir nf burg I tell of the entry of Russians the farmers. This can be worked into Lemberg, the capital of Galicia out loyally These appear credible, as news of the "I asked if state banks not mem- defeat of the Austrians in the distrirt bers of the Federal reserve system has been received from several sourc- c ould participate in this fund. I was es. J told they could not directly, but the ' The battle of Lemberg, accordlngl nat,onal hankB w,th,n 8 gW * n , ' tate to reports, was one of the greatest In C0U ' d aCCept n0te *• 8ecured by COtton history. The battle line MtPnded and furnish these non member banks over 200 miles and it is estimated | w,th Capt L t , al . fr0 /. n t ^® *™ aa y ry ° f that 1,500,000 men were engaged According to an official dispatch received by Emperor Nicholas from Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in chief of ttie Russian forces, the vic tory was won after seven days of fighting. The climax came when the Austrians were routed In a final des iterate assault on the Russian centre, which was held by Gen. Ruzsky. The Austrian army in Galicia was acting in close cooperation with two German army corps facing Breslau and seek ing to envelop the Russian forces in (Poland. Their plans, however, met with a aeries of disasters ending in a com plete route when an attempt was made to pierce the Russian centre In the west the line now held by the left flank of the allied arms In he valley of the Dise runs diagonally rom a point northeast of Paris to bmpiegae^uid thence through Noyon IT uilfeii VoittnfaBt by~north of Gom- Aegne) to LaFere oa the farm,. Whan lus wap, aftje purchase a $50 buggy Mr. MannHlS^™ conceived that to be a luxury at that time. The struggle lasted for several darw. The State Democratic executive committee met at Columbia Tuesday and declared the results of the pri mary election on last Tuesday, ^ E. D.’-Smith was declared the nominee of the Democratic party for the Unit ed States Senate and a second pri mary was ordered between Richard 1. Manning and John G. Richards, candidates for Governor. Others wli6 will go into the second primary, to be held on next Tuesday, are: For Lieutenant Governor. A. J. Bethea and B Frank Kelley. For Railroad commissioner, F. W. Shealey, and C. D. Fortner. ^The following were declared the nominees of the party for the offices named: Secretary of State, R. M. McCown; Adjutant General, IV. VV. Moore; At torney General, Thos. H. feeples; Comptroller General, A. \V, Jones; State' Treasurer, S. T. Carter; com missioner of agriculture, commerce and industries, E. J. Watson; Super intendent of-Education, J. E. Swear ingen. The matter of whether the provis ion allowing new entries applies to j the second primary in case a candi-. withdraw, fcDBiL.aittertotf- ui i- j. being pointed out that the successful candidates should bear more of the. assessment that defected ones. The committee, to be named later, will re port to the next Democratic State committee. (TZZT", There was sopie question about what pay the State committee should make to the county committees for the printing of names of Congress men and solicitors on county tickets. It was pointed out that the cost v^as infinitestimal , hut Secretary Mc- Gown stated that he had to pay the county chairman of Greenwood, R. P- Blake. $15. and the county chairman of Oconee County, J. M. Moss, $20, before they would print the names of the candidates for Congress on their county tickets. Tills action of the secretary was approved, but ‘ condemnation of the demands of the cotlnty chairman were voiced, but the action of Secre tary McGowan was approved, for he did the only thing that could have been done under the circumstances. Under a resolution offered by Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, similar claims from other counties were left to the judgment of the chairman and secretary. The committee, which tabulated the returns, consisted of J. A. McDer mott. of Horry:' S. H. McGee, of Greenwood: Stephen Nettles, of Greenville: J. M. Greer, of Union, and P. H. Stoll, of Kingstree. M Big Fire in Oil Fields. Fire starting in the oil fields of Tulsa. Okla.. Friday destroyed $400.- 000 worth of oil. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Glenn Springs, S. C., The Garner House—Nearest to Spring Meet 1 ' guests at Wbitestone with automo bile. Write for information. watched with deepest concern by dip- year8 b,It each • vear frora then on lomats because of the Imminence of| there wa8 improvement in the crops a general war in the Balkans and ex tension of the war drama to all East ern Europe. r The official statement of the big German victory against the Russians attracted wide attention. Military made and Mr. Manning was able to make a little more than the neces sary living expenses, gradually in creasing his farming operations. By the exercise of care, economy and industry Mr. Manning was able PRESIDENT WIRES. Wilson Congratulates Senator Smith Upon His Re-election. observers pointed out that if the to increase by degrees IBs savings and number of Russians taken prisoners some time later he moved back to his had been correctly estimated at 70,-1 own farm. Here he farmed for 18 000, there must have t>een great | years. At the end of that time, after casualties, no mention of which is years of struggling. Mr. Manning's made. | activities became wider and larger The text of tiie German dispatch and then it could be said that he was follows: •"Official report of the vie-1 successful and beginning to prosper tory at Allenstein shows that it w as a little. even greater than known before. [ At er on he was elected president Three Russian army corps were anni- G f the Hank of Sumter on account of hiiated. Seventy thousand prisoners his success in business That hank were taken, including two command- haa always done a large business with ing generals, three hundred officers) farmers and a good share of the stock mary came up and the committee rul ed that there could be no withdrawal! after the first primary. The follow-) ing motion by R. B. Clad well, of | Chester, was adopted: 'Resolved, That it is the judgment’ of this committee that in rase of no, nomination in the first primary only the two highest in the first primary | shall run over in the second primary.: That there is no provision in the! rules for withdrawals between thei LANDER COLLEGE ftTPWiwoort; MM OPENS KEPT. 10, 1014. Send for Catalogue. NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA Tbt Way Thai Caras is to partly lblood, which will thoa supply tb« ae<oanry food for ih« aorvas. giving thorn tooo mod vigor to noiataia tbolr faneviona. Parting vho circle snow, all the pron—«» of the body are broagbt up to aonaaL and tba patient Is made to (eel welt United States Senator E. D. Smith has been showered with telegrams and messages of congratulation on I and the complete ar tiHery of the Hus-1 in thia bank downed by farmers his triumphant re-election Tuesday.| Blan arm> . Undoubtedly. Mr Manning has ac “In the West Gen. Von Kluk. it Is) cumulated what property he has by his own exertion, industry and good ing attempt advanced to Conbles.” | mana g emen t (Here part of the message could not) , n ^ movements affecting the be clearly deciphered.) "Gen. Von farmlnR intere8t8 of tbe state. Mr Buelow completely defeated a super- Mannint? has bwn , n the front rank8 ior French force near St. Quentin af- t0 help He has worked hard on the ter having captured the English in- cotton holdlnf , plan ha8 advocat ed fantry. A battalion under Gen. Von when he swept the State, defeating Gov. HI ease by an overwhelming rpported a g a [ n8 f t | ie French flank majority. From President Woodrow Wilson came this telegram to Sena tor Smith: "The White House, "Washington. August 27, 1914. "My sincere congratulations. “Woodrow Wilson.” Colleagues, of the Senator in Wash- Hau8en forced ^ ack the French upon ington wired him expressing: ««>«')', bft rlver at Rethel ' I>aFere, one of the weaker of the | delight that he was returned for an-| “The Duke of Wuertenburg cross- French fortresses, evidently is in the hands of the Germans. Farther east and north the allied armies ap parently hold their own in the neigh- borliood of (Laon and, Rethel (24 miles northeast of Rheims). The right of the allies rests on the for tified Franco-Geruan frontier. The heavy loss of English officers In proportion to the men is the story of South Africa over again. It indi cates that tiie officers refused to take cover, as they insist that the men shall The west coast of Belgium and the west coast of northern France are free from Germans. The following official communica tion was issued at Petrogad Wedn'es- ndy. "After a battle'lasting seven days the Russian army seized heavily for tified positions around Lemberg( cap ital of Galicia, in Austria-Hungary) about 10 or 12 miles from the town. The Russian troops then advanced toward the principal forts. "After a battle which was fiercely contested, the Austrians were obliged to retreat in disorder, abandoning heavy and light guns, parks of ar tillery and field kitchens. "Our advance guard and cavalry pursued the enemy who suffered enormous loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. “The Austriaih army operating in the neighborhood of Lemberg was the third, 11th and 12th corps and part of the seventh* and 14th corps. This army appears to have been com pletely defeated. "During the pursuit by the Russian troops, the Austrains retreating from Guilaand Lipa were forced to aban- ' don 31 guns. Our troops are raovipg over roads encumbered with parks of other term. ^ |ed the Meuse River, also advancing L nftnn “ u-i s (.resident of a cot Senator Kern of Indiana, the Dem- Aislne. The Crown Prince ad-1"IH lZTZL,, ' the proper warehousing of cotton so that the farmer might obtain a better price for the-stapl« and has always aided in movements to finance the upon Aisine. The Crown Prince ocratic leader in the Senate, wired. I vanced beyond the Meuse after cap- ‘ ( ongratillations from all your a8 'Jj ur j I1 g t b e hntire garrison of Mont- medy, which tried a sortie. .The fort- sociates." Senator Gote of Oklahoma tele graphed: "Accept my heartiest con gratulations." From Senator Lee S. Overman of North Carolina came this message: ress also was captured. “The.Crown Prince of Bavaria and Gen. Von Hoer- ingen lias been in continous battle in French Lorraine.” Tiie statement conflicts to some ex- "My heartiest congratulations. Shake, w jj b one issued by the French old man I eraba8S y earlier in the day. which Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee | gi)ea | ts of tbe pr0 g re8S 0 f the Rus- telegraphed: ."Allow me to congrat ulate you on your victory.” TREATED THEM WELL. sians's offnslve army. The official l.claim of the Germans, however,-that 70,000 Russians were captured ex ceeds in magnitude any operation thus far recorded. Americans Given Every Courtesy by the Germans. OILING F4£B RATTLE Americans who found themselves I Force^ Are Deng Organize.! For Bal- in Germany during the first few days of the European war were in no wise molested and the German govern ment took every step to protect them, This is the substance of statements made by Americans returning from) Germany. loting Next Tuesday. visions of various kinds. “Tlia total number of guns captor- •d by the Russians around Lemberg •mounts to 1*0.*’ On the surface. South Carolina's political sea is calm. However, there are. strong undercurrents. No an nouncements have btee-n-issued and it is taken for granted that both sides Several instances of abuse and per-j are oiling the machinery for the final sonal danger were recorded, how- batt i e s ep t e mber 8. ever, but in every case the excite- c 0 ie L. Blease has been credited ment incident to the declaration of I w ith the best political machine in the war, mobilisation, and resulting high | history of South Carolina. He has spirits of the people were responsible boasted that he could sit in Columbia then, too, the few cases recited to and pu ii t he strings and get a res- The Associated Press correspondent ponse f r0 m any section of the state, occurred in out of way places, and) b u t this old machine was battered by persons touring the empire in auto- tbe ballots in the first primary an-' mobiles were the princtble sufferers. th e question now is: “Will the ma- German villagers unable to dis- c bi ne with a little repair be able to tinguish the Americans from the fl gj lt 8tron g ^^gb in the second English stoned travelers, threatened race ,.. T b4 brains of the machine them and molested them in hotels, bave takeij renewed hope, for they but -as it had been made clear that reallze t h a t Richards will be practi- _ 11*® victims of their wrath .^er® everything that Blease stood for teaded"srith'or^ rAmericuns the most compete a £ o)o : gfes ’Vffirr offered- la most cases the- offenders were immediately arrested and summarily punished. * ■ to lavade. A itapatcb from Nish says that tba ptmrliL* to lavada Aua- :\ Telia of AaaUo-Serviaa BatOe. A dispatch from Nish. Servia. tells of the battle of Janar where 200.900 Austrians ware eagaged. Tbe dead Mt oa thie field numbered 10.000 TheMruja^ qf ftlehaul kManniniL are not aaWep. . They are wide awake and the administration will have a hayd time putting anything over. ' • - Austrians Suffer Lose. A dispatch from Rome says the Austrians loss at Lemberg was more than 100.00* maa and *7 cannon. . ton warehouse in his home county Not only locally hut throughout the State has Mr. Manning watched out for the farming interests. Ever alert and active in any move looking to the betterment of rural conditions, he has given his best thought as a trustee of Clemsn cllege to building up that farmer's institution, which teaclves agriculture to the youth of the State. He is chairman of the fertilizer board of Clemson and here again he is watching the farmer’s interests! The State fair is another agricultural in stitution with which Mr Manning has been Identified for man years. Mr Manning is first a farmer and next business man. He manages his own farm now and he knows inti mately rural conditions. A success ful farmer, a. business man of wide experience Mr. Manning would be able as governorMo work for all the people of this State, Albert'E..Aycock, }Vedgefield. R. M. Cooper, Wisacky. H. T. Strange, Mechaniesville. first nrlmwrv and tha wonrt nrlmarv «>»•*•*• eompltcMl©** It i« nrsi primary ana me secona primar> . rrMoraUr follow^feyetraaicIndlrMttoa.n»- and that the committee must enter i tritli. rt>«un«ttim.a»d parnlclooi *Mmla. Ttra o„ •h, ticket to, the .eco.,0 oH.".r> , SSfoS. the two receiving the highest vote in | on* chronic 111 »fUr toother. aaUL a wrack of the first primary and only these I ^* xl *« e * M two." This ruling settled tiie question which came up from Greenwood, In that county Jones and Strum are in the second race for the Legislature and Jones has withdrawn and Green wood wanted to know whether Jones could withdraw Under tiie Cladwell resolution the committee rules that Jones cannot withdraw and his name goes on the ticket for the second pri mary A similar question affecting some magistrates in Berkeley County, where the second man wanted to drop out and the third wanted to run over with the highest was settled by this resolution and the two highest go on the ticket for the second pri- i mary. On motion of W. F. Stevenson, of ! Chesterfield, a committee of five Is to ) l>e appofnled hyMTur cirainnan trr fle- vlse ways and means of more equit able assessments for , candidates, it Mrs. laa Parsan’a l Pwrifi— th* Shod. Mr*. Jaa Parsaa’* Raasady Steadies tbe Nerves. Mrs. law Pwrsaa’s 0t*M*4y Ret tores the Dipeethm. Hundred-, of four neighbor* leedff to tbeee itcu. retd It younetf—tbkt't the surest w»r. 'oar druggist oagbt to beve It. If be cannot nupidf fou. fend bis name end a dollar to tba manufacturers , KMC0Y SALES CORPORATION, Chariwtte, North Mr*. J— Nr—iTi W«*li nectlon with tbe Remedr for tbe cure of l. aurexAad the relief of inflamed and con- | rested surfacea. Jt it especially valuable to women, and should always be used for ulcerations. , LOSES LIFE IN GIN Aiken County Farmer Victim of Hor rible Accident. Mr. Preston Seigler, of tiie Eureka section, about fifteen miles from Aik en, lost his life Saturday morning/in a dreadful manner. He was working around his gin and in some way his arms wfere caught in the saws. Both arms were terribly mangled and one schoulder badly crushed. It took nearly an hour to get his arms from the gin and it is stated that he dir ected the work of taking the giq down. Mr. Seigler was 23 Jrears old Presbyterian College of South Carolina Clinton, S. C. To what college shall we send our son? Consider some of the advan tages of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. It is well located. It is growopg rapidly. The equipment is excellent. The faculty is strong. The regular college courses and degrees are given. ; It has a new gymna-. sium and physical director. The religious and moral atmosphere is the best that can be had. Its graduates are f making good. The expenses are moderate. For catalogue and information, apply to* DAVISON McDOWELL DOUGLAS, D. D l , Prea* I CUatoo, S. C. Limestone College Ft r Women GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA- High standard, large and able faculty, excellent educational plant, beautiful location, honor system. Musical department one of tiie best in the South. The Winnie Davis School of History, a department ot tiie college, offers unusually fine facilities for the study of history! Lime stone is Southern to the core. Especially fine advantages in Art, Expres sion. Domestic Science and Physical culture. The Department of Peda gogy affords a splendid training for prospective teachers. For cata logue address the president, Lee Davis Lodge^. M., Ph. D., Gaffney, S. C. A GOOD SCHOOL 1914 ORANGEBURG FOR YOUR GIRL 189+ COLLEGE Academic and Junior College work. • Excellent health record. , Artes ian water, electric lights, sewerage md baths. Carefully selected faciil ty of competent instructors. Special courses In Art, Expression. Piano Violin. Voice, Stenography and type writing. Standards high. Price* iow. Term opens September 17. W rite for catalogue. R. F. GAITHER, President. * Orangeburg, S. C. Carranza Not Provisional President. General Carranza’s official title ac cording to President, Wilson is mere ly first chief, he having refused the provisional presidency in order to be. eligible far the suffrage of the peo-| Pi®- “ TO ALL GINNERS. When jour saws are well gummed and sharpened you eaa them do the beat ginning. We hive gin-saw Gunmen and Sharpeners. Columbia Supply Company, 823 Gcrvais St, Columbia, S. C.