The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, October 08, 1914, Image 6

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N'W«P ■ ' ~~ T ' 1 '' 1 -n~ ' ~ ~ ,i '■ ** ‘ 1-' :pv-’- CVrlainty That Allies Must Win t ] Said to be the Only Tiling With' l Ambling the Italians—Roumanian* ^ About to (Aiange Attitude of Xeu traiit# to One of War. An official communication from Petrtgr&d says Russia is on the eve of the long expected great German offensive. In accordance with the ..Germans’ favorite strategy, they are I concentrating all their might to de liver a heavy blow at one of the ene my's flanks, contenting themselves with a defensive attitude on the other fronts. As far as it Is possible to estimate the Germans in the eastern theatre of war number thirty army corps of the line and the first reserve. These are divided into three groups. The south ern one. consisting of three army corps, that has been co-opefating with the Austrians in Galicia, is now concentrating at Cracow. -The central group, consisting of four or five army corps, is distributed along the River Wartha, which forms the boundary of the Polish govern ments of Kalish and Petrokov. This group connects the southern Austro- Oerman group with the northern group in East Prussia. The northern group in East Prus- eia is by far the strongest of all and numbers probably twenty-two or twenty-three army corps, amounting to 900,000 men. ready for active field operations, not counting the land- wehr and landsturm, which are doing garrison service The concentratiorb 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 seem to indicate that the enemy’s first strategical object will be to break up Gen. Rennenkampf's army, which forms the right wing of all the Russian forces now in the tfleld. In the absence of any definite war mews from Galacia or Servia the Vienna newspapers continue to assert that , the military situation In both theatres of war is favorable to Aus tria Dispatches from Southern Albania •ay that the population, harassed and robbed by both Insurgent and Greeks, •re about to ask the intervention of oae of the great powers. Diapatches from Austria to the Measagero declare that the Slavs and BoheStaas are against separation from Austria, despite the severity of the authorities, who have searched smd arrested 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 Ahey will desert the Russians. Italy U prepared for any eventual ity. She could take the field in an flour's notice. Her effective army «if 4AO.OM has been quietly mobilised, and it must be rememliered she ran can mere than 1,000,000 reserve*. Her warships are so grouped that ihey can be of immense assistance to fie Allies when the time comes to Itrike. There Is every Indication that Italy h merely waiting for an overt act by Germany or Austria, such, for exam ple, as a violation of Switzerland's neutrality. Possibly cruel usage of Italian citizens detained in Austria may fulminate the explosion. At present, in spite of public opin- 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 rwason for war is desired by the gov- orrunent. Little doubt exists after recent Ital ian newspapers are studied, that a succession of grave reverses by the Allies would lead Italy to enter the field. She Is maintaining a do noth ing policy now because of confidence that Austria and Germany must be beaten. 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 Petrograd correspondent of the Ijondon Daily Mail sends a dis patch which would seem to indicate that Rouraania is abput 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 pie ted. English Official Account Tells of Mur- » dermis Fire Poured by Germans Into Their Troops in Night Attack. An official account of British oper ations in France for September 21 and 22 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 fired into each other as the re sult of an attempt to carry out a con verging advance in the dark. “Espionage plays so-large a part hi the conduct of the war by the Ger mans that it is difficult to avoid fur ther reference to the subject. In deed, about twentyi-years ago, there was a paragraph in their field service of 'protection In the field’-—e. g., out 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 more elaborate arrangements made in peace time for obtaining In formation by paid agents, some of the methods which are being employed 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 by day." Pseudo laborers working in the fields between the armies have been detected conveying information and persons in plhin clothes have acted as advanced scouts to the Ger man cavalry. "German officers and soldiers in plain clothes, or In French or British uniforms, have remained in localities evacuated by the Germans, in order to furnish them.with intelligence. “One spy of this kind was found by our ^roops hidden in a church tower. His presence was discovered only through the erratic 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 have been caught; secret agents have been found at the railroads observing en trainment and detralnments. It Is a simple matter for spies to mix with the. refugee* 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 the publication of the following notice, printed in French: 1) Motor cars and bicycles not carrying soldiers in uniforms may not circulate on the roads. “'(2) The 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 British-tines without an authorization, counter signed by a British officer.* " PRAISE FOR HOME TOWN. • “The Knocker Is a Mighty Poor As set to a ( oniniunity.“ There are few things more dis couraging than to hear a person dis paraging and criticizing the town in which he lives. Loyalty to the home town is one of the prerequisites of good citizenship and it is true always that the best citizen, the one who is most valuable to the community, is not the one who is constantly com plaining and citicizing, but i? the pne who, with cheery smile and pleas ant word of greeting for all, always has a good word to say for the town and if some things are displeasing, puts forth his best efforts to enlist the aid of the citizens in correcting the faults. The knocker Is a mighty poor as set to the community, even though he may be a large taxpayer. . The man who boosts, day in and day out, who forgets the disagreeable things and talks only the advantages of his home town, is the one who is helping to make tjie town better and brighter and to add to its attractiveness, even though his bank account be small and his opportunities for helping in a financial way be limited. GREATEST IN WORLD'S HIHTORYj SAT8 ARMY PRIEST. I/eft I/ondon With l.V),000 Soldiers -—Artillery and Aeroplanes I'sed— Saw No Cruelty. “It Is not a war; it Is a holocaust. The greatest slaughter In the world's history is going on behind that cen sorship curtain. When the worW learns the price that has been paid it will be staggered—sick at heart.” That is the way the "war is viewed by the Rev. James Malloy, an Amer-, lean who has a Catholic parish on North Island, New Zealand, and who arrived in New York last week on the steamship Mauretania. He went to France as a chaplain in the army of Gen. Sir John French. “I left London on August 17 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, the real fighting began. The British 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 rifie 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 English 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 wing of the German army turned in the nick of time, fjpr bad the Germans waited twenty-four hours longer they would have been annihilated by reinforce ments to Gen. Pau. The English ar tillery did awful execution. The Ger 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 English machine guns mowed them down like so much wheat. “There were thirty-five British aeroplane* hovering over the River Marne when that engagement began at night. The aircraft flashed signals with lights to the troops telling them the position of the enemy. Then the British artillery would open fire. The aeroplanes proved most valuable as they could locate the men in the trenches. “I saw none of the alleged atroci ties. Thousands of dead and wound ed were abandoned by tbe Germans each time they fell back. The Eng lish wounded we picked up after they had fallen into German hands had been cared for as well as the clr- suinstances permitted. I did not see a dumdum bullet or a mutilated man. The modern rifle bullet is humane, 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 is a soldier with them and not an officer. Save when in action, he visits the hospitals and personally sees many of the wounded men, frequently sleeping there so as to let the boys know he Is with them and one of them. Men will fight for a man like that." « |\ WILLING FOR PEACE. Great Britain Ready as Soon as Con flict Is Decisively Settled. A desire on the part of the British 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 Britain will be glad at the projd?r moment to adeept the good ofWes of the Cnited States. . British officials have taken notice of the many appends for peace prbr posals directed to President Wilson from various sources in the United States. As understood here the Brit ish officials are reluctant to be placqd in the position of rejecting any over tures. At the same time, while officials believe the British government is willing to have it known unofficially thatj at the proper time it will wel come peace overtures, they think that time, as indicated recently by Sir Ed 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. OFFERS PRIZE. CLAIM VICTORY. Unofficial Dispatch Says Gentians Are in Rapid Retreat. An unofficial dispatch to London I firora Paris Tuesday night says: “It is aaid that the German right has ^een entirely broken and is now be ing pursued by the Allies.' All The In P>an/.a ha«.z» been reqalsitioned for the purpose of pursuing. . t , “Armored-motor cars with mitrail leuses also are being used to pursue the retreating enemy.” Torpedoed, to telly out of two Austrian war- Wtdnetday. . TAKES SIX MORE. • German Cruiser Einden Hitting Eng lish Ships in Southern Seas. The British admiralty announced Tuesday that the German cruiser Em- deu, during the past few days, has captured and sunk In the Indian Ocean the British steamer^* Tumeric, King Lud, Riberia and Foyle, and captured the collier Bursk. The crews of the above vessels were transferred to the steamer Gry- fedale, which also was captured, but later released in order to take tbe crews to Colombo. previous official British state ment ddSling with the activities of ttfiS Obi man eiulaei Hqwieu: laaued September 20, told of thfe capture of six British steamers in the Bay of Bengal and tbe sinking ot five of them. After creating havoc among the British shipping At Calcutta the flm- den vent to Rangoon. She was re ported recently at Madraa, where aba conducted a brief bombardment of that port and later at Pondicherry. • • For Best Essays on Cotton From ; American School Children. Miss Callle Hqke Smith, daughter of Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, Tuesday offered through the National Cotton Fashions show prizes of $20, $T0 and $5 In gold to the three American school children under 16 years of age who writes the best 300- word essays on the “The Cotton Plant and Its Uses.’C* All American school children are eligible to compete. The essays are to be written and mailed during the week of October 5-12,'and the chil dren competing must send their es says in their own handwriting with the flames of their schools, IffilE IS RAH ALLIES STILL tllYlNG TO OUT- •FLANK'GERMAN RIGHT. SITUATION IN GENERAL French Official Reports Shows That Opposing Armies Remain Virtually \\ here They Were When the Ger mans 'Ktop|>ed Their Retirements and Entrenched Themselves. Fighting of the past fqw days, which took the form of heavy offen sive operations, has not changed to any marked extent the positions of the opposing armies in northern Franco Hard blows have l&en struck by each side, but the armies remain virtually where they were when the Germans stopped their retirement and entrenched themselves. The official communication issued Tuesday by the French general staff makes this plain. The lines ot tbe Allies are roughly sketched in the statement and it is gathered that the French right still rests on Pont-a- Mousson and from there turns south ward to cross the Meuse, near St. Mihiel, where the Germans have pushed a contingen forward. Tlienee the front proceeds north ward to encircle Verdun, from which fortress it strikes directly westward to Rhelms and thence northwestward across the River Aisye at Berry-au- Bao. It follows the Aisne to Sois- sons and runs from there northwest ward, crossing the River Oise at Ribecourt to Roye. Albert and C'om- bles. The two latter places are north of the Somme. In the west the wings are in close touch, the Germans holding Lassigny. which lies between Ribbecourt and Roye, which are in possession of the French and also Chaulnes', which is in an almost direct line between Roye and Albert. It is here the Allies have been at tempting a wide turning movement to prevent which the Germans ap parently have sent out strong oppos ing forces. The French announce ment saya 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 are making a supreme effort to pre vent the Allies from working around their right. North of the Aisne two well en trenched armies still face each other neither making much headway, while In the cantre the artillery diel con tinues in the district between the Ar- gonne and the Meuse. The French claim slight progress— an Indication that they are making heavy attacks to compel the Germans to withdraw from St. Mihiel, where they might bend, if they do not break, the French front. The French report that they cap tured a number of prisoners. Roth sides profess to be well satisfied with the position which must, however, prove very wearing on the troops. Naturally, fresh troops are being brought up continually, but it is dan gerous for either side to withdraw many men from the fighting line even to give them a short respite. The Germans already have strengthened their right at the ex pense of the rest of their line and many more men to assist them will have to be sent from Germany or Bel gium. To take troops from Belgium, with the active 'Belgian army ready to take the offensive at the first sign of weakening, would-be hazardous. The allies are expecting reinforce ments from India, but when they are due has not been disclosed. They may arrive in time to turn the bal ance in fa\\>r of their side. CLASSIFIED COLUMN NEW YORK PRIMAK)'. A dispatch frpm Petrograd says the battle line In East Prussia be tween the Germans and the Russians is twenty miles long. Parties Hold First 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 the Democratic and Republican “or ganization” State tickets.. The count was slow, owing to the length of the ballot, the number of crosses to be made and the novelty of the whole procedure. At midnight these results were indicated: Charles S. Whitman is nominted by, the Republicans for governor by a big lead over Tarvey D. Hillman, with Job Hedges third. The Repub lican nominee for the United States Senate seems to be James W. Wads worth Jr., the Barnes organization candidate. His up-state strength was more than enough to offset the .fidel ity of the Republicans to WilHam M. Cadler. Dr. David Jayne Hill, the other candidate, appears to be a bad third. Gov. Glynn has been renominated by the Democrats despite the attacks of John A. Hennesay, and James -W. Gerard is the Democratic choice for United States senator over Franklin D. Roosevelt and James S. McDo nough. Progressive figures were few at midnight, but while Frederick ' M. Davenport, the choice of Col. Roose velt and the organizatiofl, seemed to be in the lead several Industrial dis tricts voted almost solidly for Wil liam Sulzer and the result was in doubt. The Progressive candidate for senator, Bainbfldge Colby, was ■tmoviHJkBd.—^nlzer hart 1 no opponent as'the prohibition candidate for gov ernor. v f . Pl*«OM to Carry Mall. Thirty thousand carrier pigeons Lava baan offered to the B^tlsb gov ernment .for oae Ih the mail service, the shooting .Shooting ta Newberry. / Ed Jaaae, a negro living, near New berry, Sunday shot his wKe three times and shot two negro' men once each ta the leg. Family rows caused Oats—Hammond's Fine Seed Oats. Henry C. Hammond, AjUgusta, Ga. Augusta Vetch, Bur Clover, Fulghum Oats. R E. Lambert, Darlington, Alar. V For Sale—Yellow Peruvian Seed Oats ■—sample free. J. A. Rowland, Rich field, N. C * Poland Chinas—A? few extra fine boars and gilts Td^Sale. Prices rea sonable. Thomas Hunter, Morrow, Ohio. Registered Jersey Bulls—Richly bred bull calves for sale.- Prices reason able. F. B. Gordon, Fort Lewis, Salem, Va. To prevent inbreeding, will sell hand some “Registered Red Poll” bull 4 years old December next. Oakland Farm, Airlie, N. C. Fulghum Sefcd Oat*—First year from originator; $1.50 per bu. Order early; demand great; supply scarce. Derry Collins, Hephzibah, Ga. Glenn Springs, 8. C., The Garner House—Nearest ta Spring. Meet guests at Whitestone with automo bile. Write for information. ‘ ' For Sale—Fine Plantation, 315 acres, near Richmond; fine stock, grain, grass and tobacco farm. Route 3, Box 37, Blackstone, Virginia. Marry—Large list of wealthy mem bers wishing early marriage. Cofl\ fidential description free. Reliable club. Mrs. Wrubel, -Box 26. Oak land, Cal. For Sale—coon and 'popsom hounds, fox, cat and deer hounds. Trained and untrained hounds. Some train ed jointers and setters. M. L. Crawford. Tiger, Ga. Yulcaui/.ing Plant—Marble Haywood Model A. Complete with everything for opening good plant. Entering other business. _ Sell, dheap. L. A. Prince, Sumter, S. C: Wanted—Jimson Leaves at 10c; Star! Root at 60c; Star Grass Root at 25e. i and about 200 other articles at highj prices. Write us at once. R.' T. i Greer & Co., Marion, Va. Oat Smut Stopped—Eighty cents brings enough compound to treat forty bushels seed. Full directions. Farm Science Institute. 253 E. Rus sell St., Orangeburg, S. C. European War Maps—1 6x20 postpaid for 20c; large colored maps, 50c postpaid. Authentic, new bounda ries, etc. Supply will not last long. Sims Book Store, Orangeburg, S. C.. Wanted—Everybody to know we pay. highest market prices for hides of every kind, furs, rubber, metals— etc., write for prices—tags. Satis faction guaranteed. H. S. Waddell & Co., Sumter, S. C. For Sale or Exchange—$1,500 auto mobile; electric lights recently in stalled; brand neliv tires; in excel lent condition. Price, $1,0U0. Will accept cottin at 10c per pound in payment. Carolina Sales Agency, Box 298, Orangeburg, S. C. For Sale—One 20-hp. Atlas engine, one 25-hp. Lombard boiler, one 50- saw Augusta gin, feeder and con denser; one new Era press (Free man’s), one 42-inch Cloud Creek rock grits mill and attachments. Will sell all or part.' Address Box 111, Ulmer, S. C. I/ook! a Chance—We will teach yo the successful barber trade for |30; terms, $15 down. $15 in ten days; we furnish tools free; make money- while learning: guaranteed position; consult,us. Jacksonville Bar ber Coltege. 822 West Bay street, Jacksonville, Fla. LANDER COLLEGE Greenwood, 8. C. OPENS SEPT. 10, 1914. Send for Catalogue. TEACHERS WANTED. Seven at $35; eight at $50; seven at $60: ■ Also a nupiber of principa!- ahips at $65 to $85. ■ Will have good places open all during, fall and win ter. Special proposition to teachers with certificates. Write immediately. SOUTHERN TEACHERS’ AGENCY. W. H. Jones. Mgr., Columbia, K. C An Only Daughter Relieved of Consumption When death was hourly expected, all remedies having failed, and Dr. H. James was experiment ing with the many herbs of Calcutta, he acci dentally made a preparation which cured his anly child ol CSasuptloa. Ha has proved to the world that Consumption can be poslUve- ty and permaoenUy cured. The doctor now gives his recipe bee only asking two X ecal ataaipa to Bay cxpeasca. This herb also cares Night Sweats. Nsusea at the atomach and will break up a fresh cold in twenty-four hours. Address Craddock h Co, Philadelphia. Pa, naming this paper. V ' »-“7' KILLS Wittart Odorjl Cats and Mice V Rat Corn.iX^^n. the arrotent rat deatrover in the world. It mummiflro rmU and mire quirkly and without bed. dengrroea or dinaurrereblr ronamamrea. Accept Mio eubetltutre. i5r. SOc and $1.00 Caca. AU dealer*, or neat by mail. < Botannical MTg Co., f 4th A Kacr SU. I’KUedelphla. For Sale—On easy terms, ideal place for dairy •or stock farm within tw6 miles of Greenwood, fastest grow ing town in Piedmont section. Place contins 190 acres, good two story house, barn,- three tenant houses, magnificent pasture. Fine road to town. Can make very easy terms to good purchaser. Address P. O. Box 468, Greenwood, S. C. * Blood is the Life - Purify the blood, cleanse it of all toxic and waste matter, and every nerve will be better, very much more pliant and stronger. Pure blood is essential to good health. MRS. JOE PERSON’S has mat an unquestioned success in all dis orders due to poor blood. 11 cleans and en riches the life fluid and thus prepares the way to perfect health. Yoar neighbors have used it for forty years, and they teetlfy to lie strength-giving quallUee. Harmleeg yet most efficient for Its purpose. ‘‘It baa strengthened up my system and built up my general health. I find It a One family remedy to keep In the hones for the complaints of the children.''—Mrs. H. Ed Rbeinhardt, Iron Utatlon, N. C. For $11 blood Uinu, for all constitutional weekneesee, Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy has proved Itself very helpful. Your druggist esn supply yon. If he doesn’t get it for you write the REMEDY SALES CORPORATION b ©karlstts, R. C* Inclosing one dollar, and they will tend It with fall directions. Mrs. Jos PtfEn’s W»ili *" , saod I _ connection with the Remedy for the care of sores and the relief of 1 nflamad and congested surfaces. It iseepeclally valuable for women, and ahould always be used for ulcerations. Life Saved by liook. Rural Policeman Edwards of Saluda was saved from death Satur day w hen a load of shot aimed aUjiim by a fibtgro was imbedded for the most part in a book in his pocket. He received some wounds. Willing to Resign. General Carranza says he is will ing to resign if the (generals in his army ask him to. Tji’is is his answer to Villa's demands.' <’liil<l Burned to Death. The two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Long of Greenwood, was fatally burned from a fire with in the grate. FARMS In the Rest Section of the State. From 15 acres up. $« per acre up. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Southern Realty Trust Company, GEO. C. BENEDICT, President. S. LEE RATALS, Vice-President. C0RDELE. GEORGIA <1^ X e Limestone College Fcr Women GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA High standard, large and able faculty, excellent educational plaitt,,. beautiful location, honor System Musical department one'of the best iii the South. The Winnie Davis School of Hi'story, a depriry^aTt of the 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 teacheis. For cifta- - logue address the presidefif, * ’ , ^ Lee Davis Lodge, A. M., PL D., Gaffney, S. C. ^ GINNERS, OIL MILLS, SAW MILLS We Have in stack Wood Pulley*, 4in. Dismdker to 54m' Dimneter Cam »STZZJl*‘ w "'- A '“ n ““ Spii. COLUMBIA SUPFCT CO,, tU Gmrm, Sfrtt, s. c J-i-