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m'fi mam nations srnd nbw» of THB ORBAT OONFLIOT. lUOKIEI EVElYWBEiE War Nawa Oomaa From flarrta, Rumia, Germany, Turkey, TokJo, Peking and San Francisco *> , Passengers Bring News From Aus tralia—Russians Are Advancing^ • | i. . r The dispatches below show the wide extent Ot the war. liondon re ports a message from Sarajevo says the governor of Bosnia has addressed a proclamation to the Austrian army, declaring the Servians must be de feated before winter. In conformity with this the Servians have been driv en back to their own country, but, according to the Servian account, they defeated the Austrians, who at tempted to follow them. There is a steady flow of recruits for Kitchener’s army and It is ex pected that Arlttvthe territorials, who number six hundred thousand, Eng land before long will have an army of 2,000,000 men. New armies also are being organized in India. Perograd reports: “In East Prus sia on November 11, an action devel oped on the front of Stalluponen, Krouglianken and tho region of Sel- dau. Our troops occupied Johnnis- burg (a small town of East Prussia, 7- miles to the southwest of Gumbin- nen). "Beyond the Vistula battles of sec ondary importance occurred in the region of Kalisz (Russian Poland), and Neschava, where advance guards o fthe enemy sought to progress. “In the Carpathians the Austrian rear guards maintained at the cross ings on the Upper San, in the region of Sanok, were attacked by our troops. “The siege of Przemysl, which was suspended dnrlng the period in which the Austro-German armies were on the offensive, has been re-establish ed.’’ Berlin reports: “In the eastern theatre our cavalry operating near Kaliss have driven back the Russian cavalry, which made a fresh advance. "Vienna headquarters reports that in the battle for ttfe heights of Misar against the Servians between Novem ber 6 and 11, 4,3. 0 prisoners were taken. “Constantinople headquarters re ports that the Caucasian army is at tacking the second line of the Rus sian positions. According to reports of prisoners, the morale of the Rus sians is very bad. ‘Turkish troopl which have cross ed the Egyptian frontier have occu pied El Artsh and Shelksar.’’ Han Francisco reports: “Passen gen who arrived Thursday on the liner Ventura, which left Snydey Oc tober 24, reported that a few days before sailing IS.000 Australian troops were embarked in twenty- three transports, convoyed by four teen crulsen and sailed under cover of night for a destination rumored to be Egypt.’’ London reports: “An official Pre toria dispatch received by Reuter's says that Gen. Louis Botha came into contact with the rebel Qen. OeWat’s command twenty-four miles east of Wlnburn, Orange River Colony, after a forced night march. The rebels were severely defeated, 250 being taken prisoners. ’ Turkey reports through Berlin that the Turks are meeting with consid erable success in their operation^ in the Caucasus and the Egyptian fron tier. They occupied Sheikzar for at El Arlsh, Egypt, and have taken four field guns from the enemy. The Rus sians in the Caucasus have been forc ed to retire to their second line of de fence. El Arish is "on the Mediter ranean near the boundary of Egypt and Palestine, It is of importance as a point of water supply. Petrograd correspondence to the London Dally Mail says: “It now is admitted seml-officlally, but not yet mentioned in the official communications, that it was the fail ure of the German crown prince to hold his position in the center which compelled a retreat along the whole line. While Gen. Von Hindenburg on the left and the Austrians on the right were both maintaining their positions, the crown prince’s army was fleeing back to the fatherland. .“The Russians poured in between the wings thus left in danger and a‘- tacked them, each on two sides, forc ing them to scramble back to the frontiers and losing terribly all the way. “The excuse made in Germany of bad roads is ridiculed here since, in spite of bad roads, the Russian, ac complished marvels in marching. The Russians, unlike the Germans, do not depend upon the resources of the country they are traversing but bring ample provisions with them. “It appears that six German princes were killed in this battle, three of the Lippe family and one each of the Houses of Hesse, Wal- deck and Reuss. Toklo reports through a Now York .cablegram: ‘'Permitted to capitulate, instead of surrendering unconditionally, the former governor of Tsing Tau and his officers were, In compliance with 'the gracious wish of the Japanese emperor, allowed to wear their swords and maintain soldier’s honors. Capt. Meyer Waldeck said: “ ‘Four or five days prior to the surrender of the fortress the wireless station was destroyed, malting it im- Masatt ■TiMm-n l Tn*f DEMOCRATS WOULD HAVE NAM ED PRESIDENT THIS YEAR. -U rfl Htandpat Paper Tries to Make it Ap pear nut Electoral OoHefe Would Have Beea Republican. A standpat Republican paper cir culated a story a fsw days ago in which the claim was made that the Republicans would have named the president in the electoral college ott the basis of the vote of Tuesday. Ten states are listed by this standpat Re publican authority, in which the Dem ocrats elected either their candidates for governor or United States sena tor. The Republicans are not in charge of a single branch of the govern service. They lost three seats in Senate, cutting down their reprflk sentation there to the lowest point in more than 30 years. They lost the house when every precedent tes tifies that they should have polled victory, and now a fake has been Inaugurated to give them some ap parent credit out of Tuesday’s re sults. In the list of states that these Re publicans assert would have named the president in the electoral college on the basis of Tuesday's vote are: California. Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota and Wisconsin, which elect ed the Democratic candidates for the United States Senate—and Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minsesota and Wyoming, which elected Demo cratic governors. The issue was clean cut in every one of these states. It was a straight- out fight between Wilson and anti- Wilson forces. The Democracy won victories in most e^ery- instance where the contest was State-wide. There were exceptions, like New York and Ohio, where local questions were to the front to the exclusion of na tional issues The Democracy would have had approximately 100 majority in the electoral college on the basis of Tues day’s vote. The states carried by the FARMERS ADVISED TO OONCBN- J TRATB ON THESE CROPS. Th« successful storm [ of Bismarck fort by the attacking srs, who recklessly hurled them- selves at us by making human bul- “ their bodies, sealed the fate Democracy in state-wide contests were: Alabama .I'. ... 12 Arizona 3 Arkansas 9 California Colorado 6 Florida 6 Georgia 14 Indiana ... \> 15 Kentucky Louisiana 10 New Mexico . . . 3 Maine Maryland 8 Massachusetts . . . Michigan 15 Minnesota . .v . .. 32 Mississippi 10 Missouri 18 Montana 4 Nebraska 8 Nevada 3 North Carolina .. 12 Oklahoma 10 Oregon 1 5 South Carolina . . 9 South Dakota . . . 5 Tennesse 12 Texas •... Virginia Wisconsin 13 Wyoming Total Republican States. Connecticut. ... Delaware 3 Idaho 4 Illinois 13 Kansas 10 New Hampshire . . 4 New Jersey .;. ....... 14 New ATork. . . North Dakota . . . Ohio 24 Pennsylvania . . . ........ 38 Rhode Island . . . 5 Vermont 4 Washington .. . 7 West Virginia . . . 8 Total 220 Doubtful. Utah dent that the garrison could no loflg- er hold itself against the shelling of heavy artillery. To have done so would have swelled the list of cas- uallties, and nothing would have been gained. That forced me to raise the white flag.’ “ Peking, Chino, reports: There is now in session at Kiakhita. Siberia, a conference concerning the present sit uation in Mongolia, at which the three interested powers are repre sented by a delegate. The Chinese delegate is said to be maintaining an uncompromising attitude. "There have been rumors in Pek ing emanating from German sources that Chinese troops in Mongolia arq moving toward the Russian border and an egort has been made to con nect this activity with the deadlock of the conference. Inquiries, how ever, have brought denials from thb Chinese authorities of this military activity and the reports are else where discredited. London reports: “Capt..van Muel ler, of the German cruiser Emden, which was attackfd by the Australian cruiser Sydney and driven ashore in the Cocos Islands, where she burned, and Prince Franz Joseph of Hohen- zollern, one of his officers, are both prisoners of war and neither Is wounded. “The admiralty adds that the losses on the Emden are unofficially reported as 200 killed and 30 wound ed. No further details have been re ceived. “The admiralty has given direc tions that all honors of war bo ac corded to the survivors of the not to be deprived of their swords. W. W. Long, Stole Director of Agri cultural Extension Work, Gives i Good Advice for Replacing Ootton. Thousands of cotton prodneers are face to face with the problem of hav ing to plant something in the place of cotton with a chance of selling the new crop at a profit or using it at home to advantage. About September 1, when it be came apparent that the war in Eu rope was to be of some duration, W. W. Long, State agent and director of extension in South Carolina for the United States department of agricul ture in co-operation with Clemson liege, undertook to centre the at- ntion of the farmers of the Pal metto State on the growing of grain and other crops in place of cotton- This campaign of education in diver sifleation is still being carried on by Mr. Long and his farm demonstrators. His office has distributed nearly 300,- 000 circulars in South Carolina, giv ing detailed directions about the planting and cultivation of grain crops. Mr. Long has advised South Caro lina cotton producers to concentrate this winter on oats and wheat. The former grain can be produced to ex cellent advantage in the Piedmont as well as in the coastal plain. The lat ter grain is better adapted to the Piedmont section of the State than to the coastal regions. ^Rye. is an other small grain that many farmers in South Carolina will plant this winter. Oats are sown in this State from August to March, but the fall sown crop yields better than that of mid winter and spring. The crop may be harvested for grain or cut for hay. Oats planted in the fall are ready-for harvesting in May or June. This grain may be sown in cotton by using a one-horse drill Just behind the cot ton pickers, this being one of the most satisfactory and least expensive methods of seeding. The cotton stalks can be cut down later in the winter, so that they will not interfere with the reaper and binder in har vest time. Mr. Long thinks that where oats follow corn or a hay crop, such as cow peas or sorghum, the land should be plowed and the oats drilled in. though the seeds may be sown and disked in. Oats planted with a drill are not so likely to be killed in winter ts those sown broad cast. Mr. Long has recommended the Fulghum and Appier varieties of oats for seeding. One and one-half bush els of seed to the acre are generally planted and give good results, al though more or less may be used. Ar a rule, the richer the land the lighter the oats should be seeded. Less seed are required when a drill is used. Soil that is too rich or too much nitrogenous fertilizer may cause octs to lodge. For fertilizer in the south eastern cotton States, from 200 to 500 pounds of a mixture of equal parts of cotton seed meal and acid phosphate may be applied with ad vantage ^to each acre of oats when planted, followed in March by a (>p dressing of 100 pounds of nitrate of soda. Mr. Long has warned South Carolina farmers who are going to plant oats on a large scale that great care should be used in harvesting the crop, as any discoloration will lower the grade of the grain. Oats can be produced in every type of soil found in the State, but wheat has a decided preference for heavy loams and clay soils. Speaking gen erally, yields of wheat are much larger in the hilly and mountainous sections. Accordingly Mr. Long has recom mended that wheat as a market crop be (.attempted only in the Piedmont and that farmers in the coastal plain plant Just enough for home consump- t l# ; i ^ heat lands should be plowed, thoroughly fitted and pulverized with harrows and rollers, so that the seed bed will be firm with a thin layer of loose soil at the surface. A drill is the best implement for seeding wheat, but it may be sown broadcast and disked in. Five oh six pecks of w heat should be used to seed an acre. No vember is a good time to sow w heat. It may be sown later with good re sults. Bluestem, Purple Straw, Red May, Filtz and Fulcaster are the va rieties recommended to farmers in the southeast. In this section wheat should be fertilized with a mixture of 500 pounds to the acre of equal parts of cotton seed meal and acid phosphate, followed in March by a top dressing with 100 to 150 pounds of nitrate of soda. The average yield of wheat an acre in the United States is 14 bushels. The average in the Southeastern cotton states falls below the average for the country, but a yield of 200 bushels to the acre in the southeast is not unusual. With wheat selling at war prices, there’is a chance for making it a money crop in the Piedmont sections of the southeastern cotton states. Figures in the South Carolina de partment of agriculture show that $20,000,000 worth of flour was im ported into the State in 1913. If the cotton planters succeed in rais ing only enough wheat to supply the home demand in 1915 it will be a large accomplishment. None of the southeastern cotton states produces enough oats for its own use. South Carolina alone im ported $2,000,000 worth of this grain in 1913. TELL BC1TDOR AND COLOMBIA TO MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY. , Japan sae Losses Heavy. Japanese military report sets Japanese Torpedo Boat Lost. Tokio officially announeef. the lost of tbrpcdo boat 33. which was hit by Demands ConcesakNL Berlin reports that Japan hss de manded a. confcoa*lon from China in Tan. Then.-it become evi- a mine off tho harbor of Kiao Chow, tho fora of A milwt ^ Great Britain and France Warn South American Countries Against Fur ther Violations. Ecudor and Colombia have been warned emphatically by Great Brit ain and France that the Allies will not countenance further violations of neutrality by those South American states. After making strong representa tions through tne British and French minisU’-s. at Quito and Bogota, the British and French governments com municated with the United States in view of possible complications that might arise between Colombia and Ecudor and the European belliger ents. Two notes were presented to Secre tary Bryan by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, and Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador, respectively, calling attention to rep resentations made to Colombia and Ecudor. The notes do not request that the United States t- ke any action, merely advising the Washingteu government of correspondence with the South American states in line with the cus tomary policy of keeping the United States informed of matters of vital consequence passing between Europe and countries of this hemisphere. The notes expressed the hope that Ecudor and Colombia would be im pressed with the value of maintain ing strict neutrality, in which the United States had given so signal an example. High officials of the Washington government sr!d the notes were phrased bo as not to request a reply, and there is no implied obligation in them requiring discussions between this government and Ecudor and Co lombia. Both the ministers from Co lombia and Ecudor, who happened to be at the state department, volun teered denials of the alleged viola tions of neutrality. Just what the infractions consisted of has not been made public, but at the French embassy it was said posi tive proof was in the hands of the French government. The British government charged that the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecudor. have been used prac tically as a coaling base for German ships and that wireless^ stations in both Ecudor and Colombia have been giving German cruisers news of the whereabouts of the British fleet. In fact, responsibility for the defeat of the British cruisers in the battle off the Chilean coast is laid by British officials to some extent at the doors of Ecudor and Colombia. British officials say no complaint has been made against Chile, Great Britain being satisfied of that coun try’s neutrality. In this connection Edurado Saurez. the Chilean ambas sador, made public a cablegram from Manuel Salinas, minister of foreign affairs at Santiago, giving the minis ter’s reply in the Senate to published rumors of assistance to German ships from Chileans. The foreign minister said Chile was suppressing all wireless installa tions and that the government “had adopted vigorous measures to pre vent the belligerents from making use of ports or territorial waters as bases of naval operations.” One significant point in the cable gram was that the foreign minister spoke of "endeavoring to come to some arrangement on the point with oth^r American countries.” Some in Washington believe that Chile may take the initiative in having South American countries adopt a uniform regulation on the wireless questjon. to Start Fresh Assault Upoa Lilies of ADies. Rotterdam reports from all the vil lages in northern Belgium troops are moving In a westerly direction, The Germans are concentrating a huge force near the centre of their right wing in a desperate attempt to throw back the Allies The troops near the flooded district are being moved to ward Thielt for this pupose, hut re enforcements are being pushed as near the coast as is safe in view of the presence of the British flotilla, in order to prevent a break through the German line there, which might de velop into a serious flank attack. Troops continue to arrive (Tom the east, and it is certain that within the next few days the whole German right wing will throw itself at the Allies with the same mad recklessness that haracterized their costly, futile cross ing of the Yser. should the attempt fail the Germans have already prepar ed positions west of Bruges, hoping that by choosing that field of battle they may successfully throw back the Allies, and in one big sweeping move ment gain the areas which they have unsuccesslully attacked for the last three weeks. ONE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF our last Election. W8IK FOR NEXT CAUCUS i Japan felebatea Fall of Tsing Tau. The celebration in Japan over the fall of Tsing Tau is described as na tion-wide. In every city there are lantern processions and merriment nightly. ('harleston a Reserve City. Charleston and Birmingham, Ala., have been named reserve cities. They are the only two under a population of 100,000. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Rig Type Durocs Figs for sale—$8 each. 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Both to the north and to the south of this city the Ger mans have forced back the opposing armies, but in the immediate vicinity of Ypres the British resistance stif fened after the first retirement. ^ The German retreat in East Prussia and Poland seems to be greater than is called for by the Russian opera tions. It seems probable that they have fallen back rapidly to take up positions where they can act on the defensive and hold back the Russians while part of their forces move against the French and British in-the west. ■ LAUDS FOREIGN POLICY. Chomp Clark Says Wilson Will be Known by His Mexican Policy. t" • , , . , Champ Claric, who is on a speaking tour in Mississippi, Wednesday paid a high tribute to President Wilson’s foreign policy. “Chroniclers of the future,” he said, "in fixing President. Wilson’s place in history will overlook tariff reform and other accomplishments and give him a niche in the hall of fame for his love of peace. His Mex ican policy will be bis chief glory in the future.” Cruiser* ’Are Safe. The U. S. Cruisers Tehnessee and forth that the casualties of the Japa- fNortir Carolina have reported to the before Tsing Tau were some- navy department—from -Turirtsb ,500. TK5 British lost 12 men killed and 61 wounded. For Sale—One brand new Rodgers Scroll Saw, complete. First $•> gets It. Karl Lescmann, ^32 Broad St., Charleston, S. C. ‘Wanted to Exchange”—Well train ed coon and possum hound for well trained pointer or setter. Write me. M. L. Crawford, Tiger. C,a. Am selling beautiful White Runners $1 each. Black Mlnorcts. black and white Orpingtons, $5 trio. Extra fine birds. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs. J. M. Underwood. I-afayettc, Ga. 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—Juniper fence posts, any length or size. Juniper telephone and telegraph poles from 20 foot, four inch tops, to 50 foot, eight inch tops. H. C. and T. W. Reeder, Ed mund, S. C. School Trustees—We can supply you at any season with the best teachers available upon request. Write or wire at once. Carolina Teachers Agency, F. K. Graham, Manager, Kingstree, S. C. Four Cycle Gasoline and -Kerosene Stationary Engines. Guaranteed for life. Pumping, ginning, sawing, etc. Sizes from 1 1-2 up. Pumping engines, $35 delivered. W. H, Picp- er, 91 East Bay Street, Charleston, S. C. Georgia Cane Syrup—New crop, new 35-gal. barrels, $15 per barrel, freight prepaid to your nearest rail road station. Prompt shipment. First class goods. James L. Maul din, Cairo, Ga. We Have Farms in Houston County, Ga., of from 4 0 to 2,000 acres that we can sell on terms of 1-4 chsh, balance in 1 to 5 years. Price from $25 to $00 per acre. Southern In surance & Realty Co., 314 Georgia Casualty Building, Mecon, Ga. ECZEMA SUFFERERS Write for particulars of a guaran teed cure for all kinds of eczema. Sold only with money-back guarantee. Address Carolina Sales Agency, Orangeburg, S. C. BOTANICAL MANUPACTollNC COMPANY n Ph if r " ,c * -tJ c*l Cbeatets SIS Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Democratic Members Most Choose New Party Leader and Malays Im portant Chairmanships—Republi can Leader Expected to be tbe Some—Lome Docks Appear. Tuesday's elections uncovered enough Interesting political situa tions to keep the country wide awake until the next presidential election shall have come along. With tbe Democrats satisfied with results and the Republicans Jubilant' over what they claim to be the handwriting on .the wall fortelling a glorious G. O. P. victory all along the line, the average man sees enough to make him won der what the next two years will bring forth. ‘ . Thinking for himself, putting two and two together, and not taking the statements of any paid publicity agent or bureal as the real means of determining results in the near fu ture, the man with the long political nose sees that Tuesday s results are potential. Taking it for granted that what was done was not by any means to be considered a rebuke to President Wilson or his policies, foreign or domestic, from the Republican view point the most interesting develop ment is that they believe that Col. Roosevelt as a facto# in American politics has been eliminated. The slump in the Progressive vote with teh exception of California was large, and makes the Hull Moose a negli gible quantity hereafter in the poli tics of the country. There was grim humor depicted on the faces of Republicans from tnose states, where Col. Roosevelt tried hardest to defeat their candidates His hardest fighting was done against Whitman in New Vork and Penrose in Pennsylvania. Both of these can didates polled big majorities, espec ially in the erse of Penrose who swept everything before him. Silver cloudr. are seen by tip* Re publicans as a result of what has hap pened and no one will deny that for the next two years they will figh. for control of congress and the White House. That Champ Clark will again be speaker of the House is practically assured as a result of tbe majority that the Democrats will have in that body> The leadership of the con trolling party in the House, however, will be changed, as Representative Underwood of Alabama, now major ity leader, will go to the Senate, to which body he has already been elect ed. It Is believed that Repreeeata- tlve Kitchin of North Carolina who ranks next to Mr. Underwood on the ways and means committee and who will be advanced to the chairmanship of that committee when Mr. Under-' wood goes to the Senate, will be chosen as floor leader of the Demo crats at their caucus which will he held early in tbe new session. So far as leadership on the Repub lican side of the House is concerned there is little doubt that that place will be retained by Congressman "Jim” Mann of Illinois, the "watch dog” of the House. Tho loss of many Democratic mem bers means that there will he much work for the .caucus to do when it meets to fill out these places for the Sixty-fourth congress. Where a chairman of a committee has gone down to defeat, it means that in all probability the ranking man—that is. the man next him on the committee —will be automatically promoted to the chairmanship. Had the Republicans secured con trol of the House they would be en titled not only to name one from their party as speaker, but would also have controlled all the oher im- prtant offices connected with the House, from speaker to page, and would have been in absolute posses sion of the big part of the patronage. Should the G. O. P. people get the House two years hence those Demo crats who have been snugly resting in good paying places will find them selves out in the cold. As might be expected in such a situation, the “lame duck” agrega- tion has made its appearance on the scene of action. Speculation was rif© as to what the administration will do for them. Many attractive places are open which may be filled by four or five of them. Chief among the prizes which may go this “lame duck” squal, which thinks that its members are due something because of the defeat suf fered Tuesday are places on the new federal trade commission, paying $10,090 a year each for seven years, the secretaryship of the commission, which is 'WOtfh $5,000 a year, and the position of director of the mint, recently made vacant by the resigna tion of George E. Roberts, wych is also worth $5,000 a year. Drives Off Battleships. Berlin reports having driven off several battleships near the army’s right wing by artMlery fire. ♦ ' Heavy Fog Over Belgium. Monday battle operations in Bel gium were substantially checked by a h uge log-— — — *> — - «* v - .Cool for Germans Lost. An Odessa. 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