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— f. ' • SNTS ON HIS JOO «• : ; ) VILStN AKNOONCES IE IILL NOT TUE STDHP. GIEAT FUTURE FOR U. S. Prenideat Writes Democratic Con* gresaman That The (ireat tliance to Serve America in Washington t; ; r - . Precludes all Possibtlty His Speaking This Fall. President Wilson has announced that he would not make a speaking tour during the coming campaign. He declared his intention of “staying on the job,” because of the “unlock ed for international situation.’* Th* president made known his in tention in a letter to Representative Doremus of Michigan, chairman of the Democratic congressional commit tee, who had written asking whether he would make a speaking campaign this fall. The correspondence was made public at the White House Sun day: “America is greater than any party,” the president wrote. To TeU of Work. Despite his determination to make no speeches, Mr. Wilson will “take occasion as opportunity affords to state and perhaps restate to the coun try in the clearest and most convinc ing terms 1 can command the things wl^ich the Democratic party has at tempted to do.” The president asked that congress "‘remain to do their work of neces sary and pressing service and bring it to a successful conclusion.” He. said, however, that he saw' nothing to keep congress in session after the emergency work was Mnished.- The president's tetter follows: ".White House, Sept. 4, 1914. “My Dear Dr. Doremus: I havo read your letter of September 1 with a keen appreciation of its importance. It appeals to me as the leader of the party now in power with peculiar teroe and persuasiveness. The close of a very extraordinary session of congress is at hand, which has, I ven ture to say, keen more fruitful in Im portant legislation of permanent use fulness to the country than any see- sion of congress within the memory of the active public men of our | ernrion. ‘"A great constructive programme has been carried through with the ap proval and support of judictons men of all parties; and we have abundant reasons to congratulate ourselves an tbs Tsoovd that has been made daring the busy 17 months we have devoted to our great legislative taisk. Ber ta tally in ordinary circumstances, if mo free to .disengage ourselves for the purpose, we would be warranted now in directing our energies to a great campaign in support of an ap peal to (be country to give us tbe encouragement of its endorsement at the autumn elections. “We would go to the country with a very sincere appeal in which there need be no pretense or boast of any kind but a plain statement of things actually accomplished which ought to be, and 1 think will be, entirely oenvincing. It Is a record which' shows us at peace with all the world; the questions which plagued business wtth doubt and uncertainty and ir responsible criticism out of tho vfay, tKaugh fully settled and disposed of; the apparent antagonism between government and business cleared away and brought to amend with the plain reckoning accomplished; the path for sure-footed adjustment clear ahead of us, prosperity certain to come by means which all can approve and applaud. ‘ Ijook Into Future. ‘Moreover, there is a grogramme of another kind ahead of us to which it is inspiring to look forward— a programme free from debate except as to the-best means by which to ac complish, what all desire. The great questions immediately ahead of us are' the building up of our merchant marine with all that means in the development and diversification of our foreign commerce and the syste matic conservation and economic use of our national resources, sugjects much talked about but little acted upon. There are other pieces of con structive legislation waiting to be done to which we could turn without any controversy except, as I kave .said, as to the best ways of doing them. V. “I believe that ways can be found to do these things readily enough If the country will give ns Us genprous support and trust us^to do them; and It would have been a genuine pleasure to me to ask to be given again colleague* such as I have had in the two houses of congress during the' present memorable session. I trust these will be mainly occasion on which I may have the privilege of calling the attention of my fellow countrymen to the line and .unselfish service rendered by the .present rep resentatives,-ready at all times to re- spond to any appeal that spoke com ^vinclngly of the public welfare. “But 4n view jof an Unlocked for international situation our duty has taken on an. unexpected aspect. Ev ery patriotic man now ought to ‘stay on his job* until the crisltots past and ought to stay where his Job ran be. best 'done. Wo ought to do whatever Is necessary to keep us in close and active concert in order to relieve in every possible way the stress and strain put upon our people during the continuance of the present extraordi nary conditions. My job, I know now, ca bo done best only if I devote my whole thought and attention to it and think of nothing but the duties of the hour. I am not at liberty and shall not be, so far as I can now see, to turn away from those duties to un dertake any kind of political can vass. Responsibility threat. “In the present emergency I am keenly aware of the two-fdld respon sibility I am called upon to discharge; the responsibility which devolves upon me as president oi tbq» United States and the responsibility tinder which I am laid as leader pf a great political party. Of course, the whole coutry will expect of ce and my own conscience will exact of me that I think first of my duties as president. The labors of congress have a natural and customary limit; the work of the houses can be and will be finished: congress can adjour. But the presi- det, especially in times like these, can not turn away from his official work even for a little while. Too much depends on this keeping all the threads of what ,1s occurring in his hads. “I therefore have reached the con clusion that I can not in ay ordlary sense take an active part in the ap proaching campaign; that I must re main here to attend to the serious work sure to fill thp months imme diately before us; months that will carry with them obligations, no doubt,' of the most tremendous sort. 1 know that you will fell similarly abolt your own obligations; that fembers of congress, too. without dis tinction ns to party affiliations, will feel they must remain to do their work of necessity apd pressing ser vice and bring it to a successsul con clusion. ^ “I shall no doubt take occasion as opportunity offers, to state and perhaps restate to the country in the clearest and most convincing terms 1 can command the thlnys which the Democratic party has attempted to do in the sttlement of great questions, which have for many a long year pressed for eolation, and I earnestly hope that they will generously open their minds to what I may have to say: but I shall not allow my eager ness to win their approval of my earl iest desire to be gsaatod by their snff- rayes the sapper* of anerfber congress i be Interfere with the gaily programme 1 of my official duties or distract my mind from them. The record men make speaks for itself. The country can not be deceived concerning It: and win assess ft justly. What it chiefly expects and demands and what It win certainly be most aurely won by is the performanre of duty vrtthoet fear er favor and wit boot re gard to personal consequence. ‘And 'certainly this is a time when America expects every man to do his duty without thought or profit or ad vantage to himself, America is greater than any party. America can- not properly be served by any man, who for a moment measures his interests against her advantage The time has come for great things. These are days yig with destiny for tbe Unfted States as for the other nations of world. A little wisdom, a little courage, a little self-forget- ftfl devotion may, under God. that great destiny this way or that. Great "hearts, great -natures, will re spond. Even little men will rejoice to be stimulated and guided and set and heroic example. Parties will fare well enough without nursing, if the men who make them up and the men who lead them forget themselves to serve a cause and set a great peo ple forward on the path of liberty Mid peace. **Oerdlally and sincerely yours. “Woodrow Wilson.” SmiAOE CAPACITY | parity 40,090 palos; storage rat* 20 ; cents per bale in lots of 100 bales | and 15 cents per bale In lots over 100 • 0 t bales or ton cento per bale the firs* month to cover labor cost. Insurance INYFSTIfiATE CINIfTIINS IF rate covered in above. Total tor IHVCIIIUIL Vtapilllil) ■* county 40,000 halos. Greenwood CnnMMKIMKS ALL OVER THE STATE Report Made From Each County Shows Number of Rales Can be Stored in This State—Private Warehouses Are Included in the MADE HER STOV Germs* Trawler Supk by Tli+tfsli in North Sea In confirmation of the story that mines have been laid in the North Sea by vessels disguised as neutral fishing boats, a woman who arrived at Londan form Bergen tells of the sinking of such a mine-lay*!' by a British cruiser. The ship on which she was travel ing found itself one morning close to a number of British cruisers, one of which had caught a German trawler flying the Norwegian flag and engag ed in laying mines. According to this woman the Brit ish commander gave the crew of the trawler three minutes in which to leave their "vessel, and they came tumbling over the side of the passen er ship. Then the cruiser backed u*' a bit and rammed the offending traw ler. and at the second attempt cut her In two and sent her to the hot tom. Southern Awards Pier Contracts The Southern Railway has award ed Us contract for the building of piers at Charleston, as was intimated before the Congressional investtga ting committee. The woflf -fiFWhw gin shortly. \ ' Turkey Mobilizing. Nows fftspatchm Tuesday indicated that Turkey wo* mobjliting anjafmy of JOO.OOO men A- Reports. r In 25 countie in the State, exclu sive of cotton mills, 481,U00 bales of cotton can be cared for in warehouses at the present time, according to re ports from special sources and coun ty chairmen of the South Caroalina division of-the Southern Cotton con gress. This compilation was made yesterday by E. J. Watson, president of the Southern Cotton congress, and Wade Stackhouse, president of tbe South Carolina division, after a care ful study of the reports received from many of the counties. These figures allow only 75,000 bales to be cared for in Charleston: but It is said that w^ith special effort in Charleston a to tal of about 90,000 bales might be cared for. . , - —— The warehouse' facilities in South Carolina from the counties that have been heard from are given below in brief outline: Abbeville—Farmers' warehouse; capacity, 6,000 bales; charge, 35 cents per month; insurance. 15 cents per hundred; two sources of water. Two cotton mills can store* 7,000 bales; total storage capacity, 13,-000 Dales. Aiken—In Standard warehouses 7,- 000 bales can be stored; average rate 30 rents per month for storage and insurance. Augusta. Ga., can take lO.OOn more bales from Aiken at about same rate. Warehouses. Farmers' Storage and Fertilizer com pel!)' at Aiken; North Augusta Ware house company. North Augusta; Graniteville Manufacturing company, Qraniteville; Langley Manufacturing company, Langley. Total storage capacity, 17,000 bales. Bamberg—Only one warehouse in oounty owned by Bamberg cotton mill; capacity, 2,000 bales. Imme diate construction of warehuao at Denmark contemplated. Total ca pacity of county. 2,000 bales. Barnwell—Farmers' union house at Barnwell, capacity 1,500 bales; rate 25 cents per month. An other warehouse can be made avail able carrying 2,000 bales. Itotal ca parity for county 3,500 bales. Berkeley—No warehouse facilities whatever. Calhoun—Two warehouses at St. Matthews; capacity, 2,500 bales; prospective capacity. 5,000 bales Charleston—Present capacity about 75,000 bales at average rate of 25 rents per month per bale. Fol lowing warehouses available: South Carolina Warehouse corporation; Southeastern Warehouse company; Charleston Terminal company; W’. C. McMurphy company; Southern Rail way company; West Shore Terminal company; Planters’ Fertilizer sr.-l Phosphate company; Kttawaa FertlU- eompauy and-the Wuibern Ferti lizer company Total present avail able capacity, .^rdOO bales. Chesterfield—Chesterfield Ware house company at Chesterfield has capacity to hold about 8,000 or 10,- 000 bales double decked and J. A. Watson of Cherew owns a ware house for private use. Total available for county. 10,0000 bales. - (-heater—Warehouse facilities tor 15,000. •*, (’hester—Warehouse facilities for 15.000 bales, one half of the crap produced in the county. Clarendon—Wp rehouse facilities at Manning; City of Manning Cotton warehouse, with capacity of about 2,- 000 bales. By using tobacco ware houses Manuing can take care of 10,- 0Q0 bales. Summertbh warehouse at Suntmerton can care for 2,000 bales. Storage charges, 25 cents per month; insurance rate $1.75 per hundred. Total for county, 12,000 bales. Colleton—No storage warehouses in comity. Outlook is that one will be constructed in next 20 days. Cot ton mill at Walterboro can be used in emergency., Darlington—Warehouse capacity, 8,000 hates’; rate, 25 cents. Dillion—Dillion Storage company, 2,500 bales; Dillion Tobacco ware house, 1,500 bales: Palmetto tobacco warehouse, 1,500 bales; Dillion cot ton mills, 5,000 bales; Lictle Rock, 2^000 bales; two tobacco warehouses at Latta, 2,000 bales; two-- tobacco warehouses at Page's Mill, 2,000 bales; Hamer, 1,000 bales. Total for county, 17,500 bales. Dorchestet—No warehouse facili ties whatever. Nearest warehouses at Charleston. Edgefield—Total warehouse facili ties in county?,000. bales Fairfield—Bank of Fairfield Ware houses 1,000 bales; Winnsboro Bank warehouse.2,000 bales; A. B. Cath- cart §00 bales: T. G. Patrick at White TJaTTW ‘ ‘'V ~ ' ' have' private warehouses— -capacity not reported. Total for county about 3,000 bales. Florence—Total for county about 10,000 bales. Greenwood—Total warehouse ca bal es and Ninety-Six have five textile ware houses, and there is one other textile warehouse In the county. Greenville—Cooper-Griffin Ware house Co.. Greenville; Fountain inn Warehouse Co., Fountain Inn; Simp- sonvllle Warehouse Co., StmpsonviHe K. G. Mallard Warehouse Co.vGreen- vllle, are the only public warehouses. Capacity not reported. Greenville has numerous textile warehouses. Total capacity unknown. Hampton—Warehouse at Brunson 2,000 bales, also brick ol 1 mill build- ig at Brunson avxi'abte for rtorage purposes, 2,000 hales Ou-? ware- houes at Estlll with capacity not re ported. Total cbpacity for county about 6,000 bales. Kershaw—Camden warehouse at Camden 2,000 bales; H. G. Garrison, Sr., Camden, 1,000 bales. Count$ has also textile warehous >s Total independent capacity 3;000 bales. Laurens—Gray Court warehouse at Gray Court; Laurens Bonded ware house, Laurens; Clinton warehouse at Clinton' ijotal warehouse capacity of county 10,000 bales; rate of in surance at Laurens one-half of one per cent; storage rate 20 cents first month; if over three months, 15 cents. '> Lancaster—Warehouses at Lancas ter 6,500 bales; warehouses at Ker- shay 1,500 bales. Warehouses at Heath Springs 1,000 bales. Total in dependent capacity 9,000 bales; in surance rate 40 cents. With use of textile warehouses total capacity of county is probably 15,000 bales. Lee—No warehouses In county. Preparing to house cotton in emer gency warehouse system at lowest possible rate. Lexington—Ratesburg Warehouse Co., Batesburg; Leesville Warehouse Co., Leesville; Lexington Warehouse CO., Lexington. Capacity ,3f these warehouses not reported but probab ly about 7,000 or 8,000 bales. Marion — Insurance rate varies from 30 cents to $2.25. Storage charges 25 cento per bale per month. Total, warehouse capacity of county 12,000 bales. . Marlboro—Warehouse at Rennetts- ville with sprinkler system 3,000 bales. Available buildings in Ren- nettsville can safely start 7,000 bales. Marlboro Cotton congress committee estimates county can care for 35..000 bates. Newberry—Standard Warehouse Newberry mills, 7,000 bales;Whit mire mills at Whitmire, 4,000 bales Total tor county Including textile warehouses 24,800 bales. Oreaec—-S. W. Dtxam'a brick ware house at Westminister, 1,200 bales; J. S. Carter at Westminister, con- creet warehouse, 1,500 bales; ^Vonee mills, Westmlntotes, 3,000 bates; Ricbland-Untan Warehouse company, 3,000 bates; Strother Phlnney's brick warehouse. West Union, 2,600 hales; Monaghan cotton mills, Wnl halls, 2,500 bates; Neville Bros., wood warehouse. West Union, 2,000 bales; Glgallllat ft Strother’s brick warehouse at Seeaca, 12,000 bales; Courtenay Mfg. Co., Newberry. 6,000 bates; Monaghan mills at Seneca, 2,1 000 bates. Total for county inclund- iag textile waretmunes 27,8000 bales. Orongeburg—Standard Warehouse company, Orangeburg, 5,000 bales; R. E. Wannamaker (private) 5,000 bates, otai for county 5,500 bales. Pickens—Only warehouses in coun ty are those of the textile plants. Richland—Twenty cents per month for 100 bales; 15 cents per month over 100 bales; 10 cents per bale the first month to cover labor cost Above rate covers storage and insur ance. Standard Warehouse. Colum bia; G. A. Gulgnard’e warehouse, Col umbia; Massasoit, Columbia; Colum bia Cotton compress, Columbia. To tal storage capacity 100,000 bales or 125,000 bales if compressed. The Columbia Compress company c*n take care of 10*000 bales under sprinkler system with a total of 15,- 000 bales. Total emergency capaci ty of Richland, 125,000 bales. Salnda—Farmers" warehouse at Saluda; Saluda warehouse at Saluda and Ridge Spring warehouse at Ridge Spring. Total capacity not reported, but possibly about 5,000 balee. Stor age and insurance 30 cents per bale per month. Sumter—Warehouse capacity ar ranged for with storage rate of 25 cents per bale per month, including insurance, 15,000 bales. ' Union—Union warehouse at Car lisle, 1,000 bales; Wallace mills at Jonesville, 500 bales. Other textile warehouses available in case of emer gency.. York—"Latta Bros., Yorkville, 2,- 500 bates; W.| R. Carsoll, Yorkville, 800 bales;-£L-M. Moore. York vllle, 1,- 500 bales; Patrick Bros, and Smith, Bowling Green, 300 bales; Mills £ Young company, Fort Mill, 1,000 bales; cotton mill at Fort Mill, 3,000 to 4,000 bales; John T. Roddey; Rock Hill, 5,000 bales; Fewell ware house, Rock Hill, 3,700 bales; T. L. Johnson, 300 bales. All textile plants in .county are equipped with warehouse facilities. Total inde pendent storage capacity 15,100 bales In Spartanburg county there are q^rfStnrmTRSITBICHte (‘apartty-’t* the State is estimated for the 114 ENGLAND’S POSITION BRITISH PREMIER TAMM ABOUT EUROPEAN WAR SmjB OMUtry*s Reduce Is L'poa the Navy—Describes Heroic Coed net of tbe ReigrmiM. « Premier Asquith Friday made tbe first of a seriers of appeals for an In crease of the British land forces. At a meeting at Guild Hall he described the empire as Involved in a bloody ar bitrament of might versus right and urged every able-bodied Britton of military age to join the colors. The premier opened his address with the heartening announcement that up to this time fetween 250,000 and 3006,- 000 recruits had responded to the call. The navy, the premier, Indicated, already was doing its part, it had sealed up the fleet of Geririknr, he said and was thirsty for a trial of strength In the open. British war ships, Mr. Asquith said had hunted the German merchant marine from the high seas and when the few Ger man cruisers which still infested the distant ocean had been disposed of*- as they would be very soon, the navy would have achieved for British and neutral commerce a security as com plete as it ever had enjoyed in days of unbroken peace. . “We rely upon the navy,” he said, | HEK Fm Pm If 6 Ell HI “with the most absolute confidence to guard our shores against the possi bility of Invasion and to seal up the gigantic battleships of the enemy in Inglorious seclusion of their own ports whence from time to time they steal forth to sow the sea with mur derous snares which are more full of menance to neutral shipping than to the British fleet; and white the Brit ish Navy does all this it is thirsty for a trial of strength In a fair and open fight which -to so far prudently denied it.” We now find ourselves Involved with the whole strength of the em pire In a bloody arbitrament of might versus right!*’ the premier declared, that has been entered Into with clear judgment and a clear conscience^ what would have been our place among tbe nationa If we had been base enough or so paralyzed In our sense of honor and duty to be falae to our word and faithless to our friends? We should have been standing by with folded arms and with such countenance aa we could command while this small and unpro tected state, Bclgum, was defending her vital liberties and making a ho rde stand against overwhelming forces.” The premier detailed the heroic ef forts of the Relgrlan forces and enumerated countless outragos on part of what he termed "buccaneer ing adventures." He declared that grecteet crime against civilization was the sacking of Louvlan. ‘This shameless holocaust,” the premier continued; “was performed by blind barbarian vengeance. Sooner than stand aside we would see this country of ours blotted out from the pages of history.” As to the progress of the war the premier declared that in his Judg ment In whatever direction he looked there was abundant grounds for pride and comfort. “I will say more,” he said, ‘‘because I think we should bear in mind that we are at the preeent time watching the fluctuations of fortune In the early stages of what is going to be r protracted struggle. We must cultivate patience, endur ance and steadfastness and every one must do his or her appropriate part in the common cause.” FlfilTINfi REAR PARS Conflicting Stories Osuse Froan Bes Ha and Bordeaux As to Around Paris—Allies Tnke at Russia's Apparently Defeat of Austria. , * 1 ' ■ — : ■- Conflicting stories of the fortunes of war come from Paris and Bertiu. The French issued an official munt Sunday night that the allied armies have, again come into contact on the left wing, under, good condi tions, with the right wing of tbo enemy on the banks of the Grand Morni. Fighting continues on the center and the right. The Vosges situation remains unchanged, as does the poul- tk>ns in -Lorraine. Around Paris ttao engagement began Sunday between the ranks of the two armies has ex tended The French have advanced to the River Oureq without great re sistance. A Berlin official statement received mill corporations to be 300,000 bates. In the above statement Charleston is put down for a total of 75.000 bales, whereas assurances have aiready IN DORSE WILSON Primaries In Thirty-one States FaV' oraMe to President. Commenting on the State primary elections fdr the nomination of Detn ocratic candidates for congress which have, now been held in 31 States, Postmaster General Burleson said re- ently: “The most notable feature of all these primaries has been the general and unqualiled endorsement given to President Wilson and his adminls tration by the people. Those mem hers of congress who had opposed the legislative programme and poli cies advocated by tbe administration have encountered hard sledding in seeking renomination. Some have even been- defeated. This Is notice able especially in the case of those members who saw fit td oppose the repeal of the tolls exemption clause the currency revision and other pro gressive measures recommended by he president and successfully enacted into law by the majority in congreas.' been given from Charleston that In an emergency by conversion of stor age room into temporary warehouses for cotton a total of 200,0000 bales can be cared for. A rough estimate based largely on the data gathered above and including these last esti mates would indicate that under pre sent actual conditions between 700, 000 and 800,000 bales of cotton could, he -prQpfirly_AlPied. and cared for in the State of South Carolina. by the Marconi company Sunday night claims that the allied troops are in retreat with the German army in pursuit. In the eastern theatre of war, says this communication, tiro Austrian attack on Lnblia coatlanna and tbe a rates commanded pj Goa. Dank and Affenberg am engaged h» dispersing the enemy after their vic tories at Krasnik and Zamono. According to the same dispatch tiro Russian advance around Lemberg how been checked. The Russians are pre paring Warsaw for an attach. A conference of the members of tiro Reich tag was held Sunday to demow- •trate that the representative* who are entitled to speak on behalf of tiro entire population are prepared to stake the whole strength of the na tion In the present conflict. The meet ing advised the secretary e( the ad miralty that It would measures the admiralty da desirable to adopt. It also 1U readiness to guarantee sums required for the ! lost ships, and the ti tion of nil measures adopted to 191S. It also undertook to guarantee the immediate construction at tor HIS.*' The relentless crushing. of the groat war aaehlnan of any and Russia has boon the i lasting feature of the post wort The Freachi government has ro ed to Bordeaux and the peror's armies havo dealt a blow to A ustro-H ungariaa power in the East and can now tans their forces toward Germany. Thw strong section of the Austrian nrmgr ■ routed in I-emberg la OaBeffia. . with staggering losaes and agate Fri day the Austrian centre army was feated at Dahlia, in PotaadL How many men wore engaged te- thooe vast battles Is not know*, am the few brief bulletins mada pnhBn furnish little ground for The prisoners are ■ berlng tens of thoueanda, while im port* say that the Austrians and Rum sians left 35,000 wounded In thalr ’wake, because they were without Bur geons to attend them and without means to transport them. Paris confronts the prospect ef am attack with calmness. A large part of the population has withdrawn, al though a siege under preeent circum stances with the French armies om ganically intact and full of fight, ap pears to be strategically fmpoesibte. The allies take some consoiatfom from the fact that the Russian rto- feat of the Austrians around L^-u- berg. which town has fallen Into thw hands of the Russian emperor's ai-ny with its immense stock of war mater-_ ial and provisions, is apparently cceu- plete. The possession of Lemlteix gives the Russian a base from which they can work and from which they can attack in ithe rear the Austrian army which has been invading Ruu- sian territory. In a battle lasting almost a fort night the Austrians have suffered terrible losses, 12,000 having fallen in one place alone, while the Russian general claims to have token tho»m- ands of prisoners and 200 guWU. Th® Austrian retreat, It appears from of ficial advices, has been turned intom rout. ‘ Belgium, which saw so many bat tles during the early stages of thm war, is again the scene of fighting. The German advU*s Indicate that the Germans are completing a kadi circle around Antwerp. Militia Men Reach Butte. Ten compaines of Montana militia have reached Bntte. Monj.. where the Strikers have threatened to destroy the town. There was no disorder. Vital Statistics Bill Law. The vital statistics bill, left over bff the legislature, has been signed by. Governor Blease, thus becoming law. Zeppelin Over German dirigibles UlltUBUW flight over ABtorerpTtne fimfgtei French Move t ' The seat of the Fri has been moved fra: deaux, 368 miles to