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■■ VU VIII BE A DUEL 'T , •! f TP [ I EMLW Ul iEIUIT VOi nor m ill nt LIKE NAPIUON’S WAI LOS DUTY IS TIRESOME TROOPS SEEK ACTIVITY DURING KXPliO RATIONS. Oaptore of Antwerp Menas I>entftben lag of War According to Expert ; Opinion of The New York Sun— | German Occupation of Belgium In* { surra Bitter Fight. The New York Erenlng Sun says the immediate value of Antwerp to the Germans is found In the fact that it establishes their position in Bel gium solidly. Hitherto with the Scheldt fortress in the hands of the Belglums the Germans have been In the position of an assailing force which has carried the outer works of a fortress but is still outside the clta del. Just as long as the Belgians held Antwerp the Germans had no safe line of defence north and west of the Meuse and the Sambre. They were compelled to bold this line, based on the fortresses of Liege. Namur and Maubeuge, in great strength both to protect their lines of communication and to assure their position in Bel glum, which remained the one avail able gate to France. In case of an eventful retreat from the Alsne the Germans were confronted with the possibility of an attack from the north, the west and the south at the same ime, and their defensive line would have to follow the outline of a huge V with the points on Liege and Metz. Such tremendous extension of lines would require immense forces to hold them and the advantage of numbers was bound to be against them. Antwerp taken, the whole German line shortens up automatically and follows the Scheldt south from Ant werp by Ghent in a broad curve to the French frontier. Three-quarters of. Belgium is now solidly'held. All danger of attacks from the north, of raids upon the line of communication vanishes. Save for the little block of territory between the Scheldt and the Vorth Sea the whole of King Albert’ kingdom, with whatever resources It still retaips, is in German possession First of all, then, the Germans have completely established them ■a’ves in Belgium, and the task of driving them out will be long and '.edious, even if the Allies presently succeed along the Alsne. Weeks and months of persistent fighting must in the most optimistic view of allied prospects, precede any arrival of French and British armies on the Belgo-German frontier. In addition Germany will all this time hold the Belgian gate to France and if suc cessful against Russia can presently concentrate her masses for a ne. drive at Paris. Another advantage quite as Imme diate is that a certain number of Ger man troops are now released for ser vice in France. The escape of the bulk of the Belgian army from Ant werp, however, and its Junction with British troops between Ostend and Ghent, plainly compels the retention of a large portion of the army used against Antwerp in the north until Ostend is taken. Patently the new fighting Just breaking out around Ghent is the opening of a German drive to com plete the conquest of Belgium. If Ostend can be takdn then Germany has nothing more to fear from a flank attack from the Belgian coast, and apart from a minor garrison her whole Belgian army can face south to meet the Allies. In the meantime the fighting north . »nd west of Lille suggests that the Germans, who have also been report ed at Ypres, are driving a wedge be tween the allied armies moving north by Arras toward Lille and the Anglo- Belglan force standing before Ostend. This is preliminary to a strong drive at Ostend. As Napoleon swept Sir John Moore's troops back to Corunna and then out of Spain altogether, the Ger mans are now seeking to capture or at the least expel the last organized force in Belgium. Probably the strug gle along the Aisne, so far as the Germans are concerned, will remain defensive until the Ostend operation is terminated. It remains to consider the possible use of Antwerp as a base for attack upon England. The neutrality of the Scheldt is guaranteed by Holland, but it is unlikely that Germany would listen to Dutch protest if there were actual advantage to be had by using the river. B*it passive consent on the part of Holland to such an at tempt would inevitably mean the blockade of Holland by the British fleet and the complete closing of the single direct avenue to the outside world which Germany now possesses. Napoleon held Antwerp until his fall in 1814, but British control of the sea made this city an empty threat so far as EngfUind was con cerned. If tUe Germans should de feat the British at sea then the real value of Antwerp to them would be established. Until that time it seems destined rather to be an incidental annoyance and a future danger in the larger view^than an immediate peril. Antwerp_in German hands is, quite patently, a guarantee that England will continue to fight William II as she did Napoleon. More and more each day the war ia growing into a duel between the German and the Briton. In taking Belgium Germany has made a long advance toward her greatest rival. That she will surren der Belgium unless completely de feated is utterly Improbable, for hold ing It she approaches the goal she has long aonght. More than anything that has yM happi'siBil the capture of Antwerp points toward in long war. It gives Gennaay a potential advantage In her Successful Ruse of French Infantry Cotapells Germans to Retreat— Bnow Haa Fallen on High Hills. The battlefield northeast of Lille wa sthe point of greatest Interest In the continuation of the great conflict which has lasted 29 days. The cav alry of both armies has wrqpt about the country for days, seeking to go through or around the opposing lines and everywhere has encouotereed the enemy. A successful ruse carried out by a detachment of French Infantry in the vicinity of Lens Is related in the or ders of the day. Having been order ed to bold a position the small squad did so throughout the day but at dusk a detachment was compelled to re tire .before an overwhelming force of Germans. Reaching a country estate, the French commander placed a num ber of men in the last outlying houses with orders to remain until they heard the bugle call. The rest of the party took up a position a quarter of a mile further on in the open country. A bugle sounded and fire was open ed both on the front and on the rear of the German force, which, after losing , many men, retreated. The French reoccupied their original posi tion and saved the Allies line from being pierced. A French non-commissioned officer with 32 men who had been forgotten at an entrenchment advanced post near Roye, saw 7,000 Germans cd vancing but the Frenchmen did not move until their ammunition was ex hausted. Then officer ordered his men to retire through a wood and he rejoined his regiment with 20 of his command. He was promoted on the field to be a lieutenant, as his stand had permitted a reinforcement of the allied line at a critical moment. Trench duty in the siege operations is now thoroughly organized. The digging continues and the trenches of the opposing armies approached to within 100 yards of each other at some places.^ The men in these ditches, especially along the line from Rheims to the Meuse, have been inac live often during the past few days and they often call upon each other to come out and fight. Some of the men have become very daring, life in the burrows with the occasional turn at rifle firing being so monotonous that they go out in search of adventure. One party of three Algerians left their shelter and proceeded to a house which was still standing near the lines. There they found seven Germans. The men fraternized and together searched the cellar. After regaling themselves on wine the Algerians, who had brought rifles, ordered the Germans to fall in and took them prisoners. In Alsace the French con tinue their advance. Frequent skir mlshea are being fought between the German rear guard and the French advance guard. Snow has fallen on the high hills In this region, making operations dlf flcult. VITCBIKO RUSSIA lUSSUR ID SQIANS AIE All 81II ClAU AiAUi WAISAV ABOUT TO FALL PASS BILL FOR PAY. General AjMembly Takes (’are of the Members' Salaries. After considerable debate and wranglng, the House of Represents tives Wednesday, by a vote of 36 to 68, adopted the Creech concurrent resolution providing $200 and mile age for each member of the general assembly, while the Christensen res olution. which has passed the Senate, giving to each member $5 per diem and mileage, was killed by a vote of 36 to 66. The Senate passed the Creech resolution providing for $200 pay with a proviso that any member who wished to do so could leave hia pay iu the State treasury. contest with Great Britain for world empire which must compel the Brit- lah people to persist in the struggle. The Great War now in an even more complete fashion takes on the char acter of the Napoleonic conflict; for England the issues are now precisely the same. At least, if they failed to perceive it before, the whole British people must now recognize the nature 6f the war and act upon their knowl edge. Yet It is necessary in conceding the extent of German success at Antwerp to recognize that for imnramte pur poses the possession of the city is of relatively minor importance: German purpose has been and must remain to get to Paris after crushing the French military resources utterly. Save as It releases one or two additional army corps the capture of Antwerp does not contribute to this end. From start to finish the Belgian phase of the war has been to Ger many a costly and unforeseen hind rance,. Belgium has played against William II the role Spain has played against Napoleon. At the decisive moment In the advance to the Marne the Belgians held troops in t]>eir king dom which were essential to victory In France. Partly in consequence'of this the first Invasion was checked and repelled. In the time gained French and British reinforcements have come up. British colonials and Indian troops 'are in the field. To this extent Bel gium has played a tremendous part in the allied campaign. Her army is still intact, but if its role is hence forth less considerable, there Can yet be no exaggeration' of its previous usefulness, of its influence in shaping the events of the first ten weeks of United States Consul Writes That Russian City Is likely to Fall and Asks for Instructions—Rejuvenat ed Austrian Claims Recapture of Lemberg. All eyes in London, says a dispatch, are turned to the eastward where, under conditions of Jthe utmost sec recy, the Teutonic allies and the Rus sians are preparing to engage in what may prove one of the most decisive combats of the war. Evidence is ac cumulating to show that this gigantic conflict will be determined in Russian Poland and the only question disturb ing British experts is as to which side has chosen the battle ground. Berlin admits having withdrawn from the Niemen river and at the same time discounts the whole move ment in that region as being of no strategical importance. It is now clear that Russia has abandoned the narrow point in Gali cia between Przemysl and Cracow Russian forces having virtually occu pied all of Galicia with the exception of these two places. Petrograd claims this operation is due to strate gic reasons, while Vienna maintains that rejuvenated Austrian armies have relieved the Przemysl forces and driven the invaders out. It is unquestioned that the more or less demoralized Austrian forces, stif fened by "German reinforcements have resumed the offensive, but there is no information to indicate that the Russian retirement is anything in the nature of a rout resulting from vigorous fighting. Whatever may be the intention of the armies operating on the ends of the great Russian battlefront it is clear that these movements are of significance besides he tremendous advance in the center. From th Eeast on Monday came tld ings of a decided reversal in form the dispatches both from Vienna add Petrograd indicating that the Aus trian army at Przemysl, so often re ported surrounded, hopelessly out classed and -on the verge of surreu der, has turned on the Russians, with the aid of reinforcement, and forced them to retreat. The first news of this claim ema nated during the morning from the Austrian Capital. It was followed later in the day by a Petrograd ad mission that the Russians had aban doned the siege of Przemysl for stat egical reasons, with the object of drawing up a new line against the Austro-German army in other points of Galicia. Whatever may be the truth of the situation the Russians have been claiming an unbroken series of vie torics in their sweep through Galicia and tbe coincidence of Monday’s dis patches, supplemented as they were by more circumstantial accounts from Vienna of a vigorous Austro-Hunga rian offensive, seemed -to presage im portant news. That the Russians are losing ground Is indicated In an official dis patch to the United States govern ment from Its consuls at Warsen, cap ital of Poland. The city, according to the American consuls, ia threaten ed by German forces and may fall at any moment. They ask for instruc tions as to the care of foreign inter ests during the expected period of occupancy. According to a Berlin dispatch, "it s officially reported from Vienna that forty thousand Russians were killed or wounded near Przemysl." However, the steady advance of the Russians through ~toe crownland of Bukowina is striking dismay into the Austrians, according to advices received in Venice; and forwarded to London by the correspondent of The London-Daily Mail. Roumanla also feels that the Russian advance ma^ imperil her chance of getting Trans ylvania, which she wishes to occupy as the price of her neutrality. On the East Prussian frontier the Russians are still engaged with the German rear guard west of Suwalki and to the southeast of Wirballen. Adispatch to the Reuter Telegram company from Cetinje says that on October 7 the Montenegrins engaged in the greatest battle with the Aus trians since the beginning of the war near Kalenovltch, in Bosnia. The Austrians, 20,000 strong, tried to cut off the Montenegrin army operating toward Serajevo. The Montenegrins Succeeded in surprising their foe as they were marching in column forma tion, and in the first day of fighting invicted a loss of 1,500 men. The Austrians, says the correspond ent, seeing the impossibility of ad vancing in the direction of Serajevo, fell back on Kalenovltch, leaving be hind 500 more men killed and wound ed. The Montenegrins made a large number of prisoners and captured a large quantity of stores. MOVE TO SEACOAST GERMANS WANT COMPLETE POS* * SESSION OF BELGIUM. MAKE BIGGER GUNS. ♦ Edison's Engineer Says Germans Are Manufacturing Howitzers. Adolph F. Gail, an engineer in the Edison laboratories, who arrived Ifi New York Tuesday on' the Hellig Qlav, said Germany was building a number of guns which would make the 16-inch siege guns used against Liege, Namur and Antwerp “look U&-TW—The New York blowerB ” The guns * ac English Sailors Aided Belgians. Three British naval brigades as sisted tbe Belgians In the defense of Antwerp. Two thousand of the sail-, on were forced to retreat into Hol land, where they will be interned. : o Mr. Gall, will have a cali ber of 19.50 inches and 21.45'inches, and are being rushed to completion at the Krupp plant in Essen. JUdzona Militia OUled Out. The governor of Arizona has called out the State militia to protect the Mexican border of that State. ft i Immediately Upon the Fall of Ant werp Teutons Began Rapid Ad vance Across Belgian Territory The headquarters of the Belgian government, says a dispatch from London, were transferred Tuesday to Havre. With the exception of King Albert, who remains at the head of the army, and the minister of war, the members of the cabinet with the other government officials and the diplomatic corps left Ostend by steamer for the Frenbh port where they will carry on the affairs of state and where hospitality has been of fered them by the French govern ment, The American and Spanish minis ters, both of whom are still at Brus sels, are the only diplomatic repre sentatives accredited to Belgian re maining in that country. This is the third move of the Belgium capital since the Germans seized the forts of Liege. The government first moved from Brussels to Antwerp, thence to Ostend and to-day across the line to Havre. This final change followed quickly upon the German westward advance, which was begun immediately after the fall of Antwerp. Success in tak ing the chief port of Belgium opened the way for a new plan of campaign This embraces the Occupation of the whole of Belgium, including the coast towns, and, if possible, some of the northern French ports. In accordance with this plan, the invaders have begun to sweep across northe.rn Belgium. They have occu pled Ghent without opposition and now are said to be well advanced to wards Ostend. They probably will meet strong opposition before they reach Bruges, as the Belgian army is being reorganized and has been re inforced. All dispatches from that region are being censored strictly so nothing has been learned of the operations since Ghent fell into the hands of the Ger mans. The people are fleeing before the invaders and the steamers from Ostend were crowded with regugees The Germans are making a simul taneous western advance in southern Belgium. Across the border in France a whole army corps has occupied Lille. Cavalry has been sent as far west as Hazebrouck, which is on the railway leading to both Calais and Dunkirk. French forces have been sent to cut off, if possible, this at tempt to reach the coast and accord ing to French official communications issued Tuesday, have taken the of fensive. This movement, besides being menace to the Allies’ left wing, if suc cessful, would arouse great enthu siasm in Germany, continues the Lon don dispatch, as an indication that the promised aerial attack against England is about to be carried out Already bombs have been dropped on Ostend from aeroplanes, while once the Germans reached the coaat they are in easy access of the British coast and London. * The Germans, although they have brought heavy reinforcements from Germany and now can use at least a part of the troops which participated in the siege of Antwerp, are known to have withdrawn many troops from their front along the Aisne to rein force the right wing, where they have been striking hard at the Allies’ left According to the German official communication, “There is no impor tant news from the western war thea ter. Violent attacks made by the enemy east of Soissons have been re pulsed. Heavy fighting contiaues in the Argonnes. Our troops are mov ing forward through dense under wood in very difficult ground with siege trains for use against the forts The French troops offer obstinate re sistance, firing from trees, where ma chine guns are posted. Besides rifle pits, which are arranged in tiers, they have built strong points of support.’ The statement contradicts reports given out by French army author! ties regarding success met with by the Allies in the Woevre region, and denies other reports. It continues: "AH the French attacks at St Mihiel have been repulsed. Etain (12 miles northeast of Verdun) re mains in our possession." WILL HARDLY ADJOURN. Southerners Force Congress into Ses sion After Efforts of Southern xpembers of congress to procure legislation aimed to relieve the cotton situatiob result ing from the curtailment of European markets arouses considerable doubt as to the time of adjournment. DerP- ocratlc leaders would make no pre dictions. Representative* Underwood, the House leader, said the attitude of leg islators from the cotton states practi cally had made adjournment impos sible by next Saturday night. Senator Simmons, in charge of the war tax measure, insisted a vote would be reached' by Saturday night. An amendment will be proposed by Southern senators to provide for a $250,000,000 government bond issue for the purchase of 5,000,000 bales of cotton, or one-third of the Season’s crop. Scheldt Won’t be Forced. The German'government has as sured the Netherlands that it has no intention of violating the status of the Scheldt. * i .i Zapata Attacks Mexican Towns. Zapata caused a reign of terror at Mexico VJ1I7 - OKtiiTasy nigtrt trjr attack upon the suburbs of the Mexi can capital. - ~ f \ > r Canal Closed. The Kaiser Wilhelm canal, between 1 the North Sea and thft Baltic, lias been closed to commerce during the coatlnnation of the war."* 1 CLASSIFIED COLUMN Owto—Hammond’s Fine Seed Oats. Henry C. Hammond, Augusta, On. August* Vetch, Bur Clover, Fulghua Onto. R E. Lambert, Darlington, Ala. For Sale*-- Yellow Peruvian Seed Oats —sample free. J. A. Rowland, Rich field, N. C. Frost Proof Cabbage Plants, 75c per 1,000. W. W. H. Proctor, Morris- ville, N. C. For Sale by Owner—Large and smaU farms; good tobacco section. Wit- mer, Nottoway, Va. 'Cabbage and Collard Plants by parcel post, 500 for $1. -Beaufort Island Plant company, Beaufort, S. C. Fpr Sale—Barnwell county raised seed rye warranted not to trail. J. M. Easterlin, Barnwell; S. C. Cabbage and Collard Plants—300 by parcel post, $1. Beaufort Island Plant Co., Beaufort, S. C. 10-10 For Sale—100 bushels of recleaned Fulghum Oats. $1.50 per bu. J. F. Cason, Warrenton, Ga., R. F. D. 4. Poland Chinas—-A few extra fine boars and gilts for sale. Prices rea sonable. Thomas Hunter, Morrow, Ohio. % For Sale—4,000 bushels choice pure Ampler seed oats, cleaned ready fop drill at fSc per bu., f. 0. b. Cameron, S. C. Jas. M. Moss, St. Matthews, S. C. Registered Jersey Bulls—Richly bred bull calves for sale. Prices reason able. F. B. Gordon, Fort Lewis, Salem, ya. To prevent inbreeding, will sell hand some "Registered Red Poll” bull 4 years old December next. Oakland Farm, Alrlie, N. C. r Fulghum Seed Oats—First year from originator; $1.50 per bu. Order early; demand great; supply scarce. Derry Collins, Hephzlbah, Ga. Glenn Springs, 8. C., The Garner House—Nearest to Spring. Meet guests at Whltestone with automo bile. Write for Information. For Sale—Fine Plantation, 315 acres, near Richmond; fine stock, grain, grass and tobacce farm. Route 3, Box 37, Blackstone; Virginia. Marry—Large list of wealthy mem bers wishing early marriage. Con fidential description free. Reliable club. Mrs. Wrubel, Box 26, Oak land, Cal. For Sale—Coon and 'possom bounds, fox. cat and deer hounds. Trained and untrained hounds. Some train ed pointers and setters. M. L. Crawford, Tiger, Ga. Our Co-operative Plan helps you to make $10 to $20 a week at home during spare time; 28 page booklet free. Abraham, box 113, Columbia. S. C. Vulcanizing Plant—Marble Haywood Model A. Complete with everything for opening good plant. Entering other business. Sell cheap. L. A. Prince. Sumter. S. G. Wanted—Jimson Leaves at 10c; Star Root at 60c; Star Grass Root at 25c, and about 200 other articles at high prices. Write us at once. R. T. 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—16X20 postpaid for 20c; large colored maps, 50c postpaid. Authentic, new bounda ries, etc. Supply will not last long. Sims Book Store. Orangeburg, S. C. \I anted—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. We Have Farms in Houston County, Ga., of from 40 to 2,000 acres that we can sell bn terms of 1-4 cash, balance in 1 to 5 years. Price from $25 to $60 per acre. Southern In surance & Realty Co., 314 Georgia Casualty Building, Mficon, Ga. For'fjRlo—8 h. p. International gaso line engine, 20 in. metters grist mill. Outfit comparatively new; a bar gain. Will take your cotton at 10c per pound for payment of same. Address L. T. Stewart, 406 Rutledge St., Camden, S. C. L Wanted—Early American and Con federate letters, documents, money, stamps prints, newspapers, Colonial Books, portraits, paintings, coins. Send full description and stamp. J, K.'Smith, 1069 W. Bridge St., Grand, Rapids, Mich. .payment . Carolina 9»lw Agency, Box 298, Orangeburg, S. C. we wui loacn ion ---7 and give you a position in our chain of shops, all for $30. Terns: $15 down. $15 in ten days. Tools fur-: nished free. You make money wails learning. Write us to-day. Jwk. sonville Barber'College, 822 W. Bay St., Jacksonville, Fla. 7 For Sale—One 20-hp. Atlas engine,, one 25-hp. Lombard boiler, one 50- saw Augusta gin, feeder and con denser; one new Ei^i press (Free man’s), onci 42-inch Cloud Creek rock grits mill and attachments. WiU sell all or part. Address Box 111, Ulmer, S. C. Look! a Chance—We will teadi you the successful barber trade for $30; terms, $15 down, $15 in ten days; we furnish tools free; make money while learning; guaranteed position; consult with us. Jacksonville Bar ber College, 822 West Bay street Jacksonville, Fla. For Sale—On easy terms, ideal place for dairy or stock farm within two miles of Greenwood, fastest grow ing toyn in Piedmont section. Place contins 190 acres, good two story house, bam, 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. TEACHERS WANTED. Seven at $35; eight at $50; i seven at $C0. Also a number of principal- ships at $65 to $85. Will have good places open all during fall and win ter. Special proposition to teacher# with certificates. Write immediatel". SOUTHERN TEACHERS’ AGENCY^^ W. H. .lone**, Mgr., Columbia, S. Botznnical MTg Co, f UNLESS THE BlOOD IS PUBS you can’t expect to have a healthy, energetic body or a clear, cheerful mind. When the blood is poisoned or impover ished, indigMtion, nervous dyspeptic, rheumatism, scrofula, and c host oi other ills bring bad health and unhappi- 1. Mrs. Jos Psrson’s Remedy quick ly purifies tbe blood, aids it to resume its work of carrying life end energy tc every part of tbe body; tones up the system, end drives away disease and misery Mrs. Joe Person’s Remedy is a vegetable compound scientifically pre pared from purest Ingredients; and has been used successfully for forty years. Your dealer should have it If be hasn’t send bis name and $1 to tbe manofecturers for a large bottle. Rased; Sales Corporation, Charlotte, N. CL Mn. Jo* Pernon'z Wash should btoMd la coo- MOtioa with th* Remedy for Us* cur* of aor** tod Us* r*ll*f of loflunad sod conreeted sur- •cm. It li Mt>*eltnr Tilotbl* for woio*o zod ihould always be used for ulcerations. CU RTAI LI NG EXPENSES. mobile; electric lights recently in stalled; brand new tires; in excel lent condition. Price, $1,000. Will accept cottin at 10c per pound In Southern Railway Feeb* Effects of European War. •' • "v In view of the curtailment of ser vice made necessary by the current depression of busines and tho conse quent reduction of tbe opportunity^ of many hundreds of employees tiMW earn the wages which they haVe been^"^ accustomed, .President Fairfax Har rison of Southern Railway company, has deemed that it is only fair that the officers of the company should l also share the sacrifice. He has accordingly reduced his own salary twenty per cent., arid has asked all the other officers receiving salaries in excess of twenty-five hun dred dollars per annum to accept^ temporary reductions on a descend ing scale, proportioned to the amount iving salaries of as much as ity-seven hundred dollars will be reduced two per cent. The officers While the actual saving to the" Following this action, the bOafd of Boll Worm in Florida. The pink boll worm, said to be more destructive than the boil, weevil, l^as made its appearance ii Florida. -ROOFING-ROOFING • $3.00 PER SQUARE * • Fitst-eUas Galvanized Corrugated and V-Crimpcd Roofing In B, 7 Sand fact lengths » » » ’ 110 oenta per squarf extra. Only reqoiaed with V-Crimped Roofinr "““A somr COMTAMY, ail C*rrafc *T~i. Cafwwtta, £ c f * V X \