Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"f , * • * Si I 5 * — • - | A-' - • ?-%- • •i K' 'i i ■ . > HE* ALUM DIMZ^Z.m 1,900 «EIMANSCAITDIIE» OH FRONT OF 2* MILES BERLIN'ADMITS LOSSES Aaglo-Prench Drive In the West Fol low* Long Artillery Bombnrdment —British Fall to Hold Advanced r‘ “ Positions—Berlin Reports Evacua- • ' »■ ' t tlon of Souchez, The long expected “drive" by the Allies on the western front has be gun on land and sea. After a week of Intense preparation the details' of which have been kept secret, the full strength of the English, “ French and Belgians was directed in a tremendous concentrated at tack on the German front Satur day. Fighting continues. The at tack developed into a general bat tle by land and sea from the Bel gian coast to the southern limit of the German army. Such complete censorship had been established concerning this great of fensive that the first actual news of its inauguration came from Berlin In an official communication from the German war office which says that “after an artillery preparation of great intensity, which at some points lasted fifty hours, the expected Anglo- French offensive has begun on the western front.” Ijondon reports: Heavy and con- tinuouK attacks by the British and h have cost the Germans more twenty thousand un wounded taken prisoners and twenty miles trenches in the west. Souchez has n stormed and captured and an dvance is reported north of Arras. The assaults began Saturday morning and at last accounts battles were rag ing ferociously. While the Allies were advancing Into German entrenchments British battleships were battering away at German positions between Zeebrugge and Nieuport. ' The French, who have the most Important gain to their credit, made their chief onset around Perthes, Heapsejour and Sulphes In Cham pagne, where In December they made a considerable gain. This attack backed b? a tremendous artillery fire gave them possession of more terri tory than they have retaken from Germans since the latter dug them nelves in after the battle of the Marne. According to the French, the Ger mans weye driven out of their trenches over a front of fifteen miles, varying la depth from two-thirds of a mile to two and a half miles. The French In this engagement captured twelve thousand prisoners. The Importance of this gain lies In the fact that every yard of ground taken in this region weaksns the Ger man position around Verdun, from which the Germans might be com pelled to retire should the French make a further advance The French have regained trenches east of the “Labyrinth’' in the Arras district, which was the scene of much heavy fighting earlier In the year There the Germans had built what they considered almost Impregnable fortifications. This attack was made in co-opera tion with the British, who attacked on either side of La Bassee canal The attack south of the canal, Field Marshal Sir John French reports, was a complete success. Trenches five miles In width and about four thou sand yards In depth were taken at this point. This push forward gives the British possession of the road from Lens to Bassee. which was used by the ans for moving troops and sup- north and south and threatens outflank the German troops which jktd the town of Lens. Hill No. Seventy, one of the posi tions taken on the road, is less than a mile directly north of Lens, while Hulluch, which also fell Into the hands of the British, is at the end of the road near La Bassee. it is only twelve miles from Hulluch to Lille the capital of northern France. North of the canal the British, al though they fought all day were un able to hold the ground gained and had to fall back to the trenches which they had left in the morning. The attack, .however, accomplished one purpose, as, according to Field Mar shal French, German reserves were sent to check this move, thus giving the British south of the canal an op portunity to consolidate their new possessions unmolested. A somewhat similar manoeuvre took place north and south of the Menin road, east of Ypres, and the results were the same.'’ North of the road the British were unable to hold the German trenches, but on the south they gained about six hundred yards of German trenches and con solidated the ground won. So far as reported the British took seventeen hundred prisoners with eight guns and several iihachine guns. Paris reports:.“The enemy has suf fered by our fire, and, in hand .to hand struggles, very important losses. He left In the works which he aban doned considerable material, which has not yet been inventoried. Al- ready the capture of twenty-four field guns is regarded. The number of prisoners is increasing steadily and actually more thaa sixteen thou- men, not wounded, of whom at two hundred are officers. The number of prisoners captured the -whole front by. the Allies’ In two days la twenty thousand men not Berlin reports: “The battles in the continuation of tbe British and French Offensive, which have been prepared for months, have progressed without bringing our assailants eon- 1 to their aim. •€ / prisoi is act C on Joked Before Bashing to Wsnghter and Trains Arrive Loaded With Captives. Paris, Monday: Reports from the front say that only twenty minutes was required for the French infantry to complete the victory prepared for by sixty hours of violent shelling, and overrun the first line of the German trenches north of Perthes, in Cham pagne. While awaiting the moment for the attack the French soldiers rested behind thelr llhes, Joking and putting their arms in perfect order. The bright glow from the slow burning illumiating rockets apd the glare of exploding projectiles lighted up the entire zone of action during the night. “After a few hours of intense fire our hopes that our batteries were dominating the situation were tans- formed to certain conviction,” says a wounded officer who took part in the battle. “The moment for the attack was set for dawn. There was little or no musketry. The bayonet did most of the work. "The proportion of dead and wounded and prisoners was large. What was left of entire companies threw up their hands at the sight of the deadly execution.” The general Impression of wounded men brought from the field is that the affair of Perthes is only a begin ning of the French effort. Parisians received news of the vic tory soberly. The newspapers issued unusually large editions. Official bul letins were read from the stages of the treatres and the orchestras played the Marseillaise. There were no oth er public demonstrations. A report was spread that many trains carrying wounded soldiers were arriving outside Paris but it was learned that these trains were filled with German prisoners. have attempted to Interfere by their fire, especially on Zeebrugge. but without result. "In the sector of Ypres the enemy suffered heavy losses and had no suc cess. "Southwest of Ulle the enemy sac- reeded in repulsing one of oar divi sions near Ijoo# from its advance line of defense to its second line. Natural ly we had considerable losses in cluding material of all kinds inclosed between the two positions. A coun ter-attack Is |>rogreasing favorably. “We voluntarily evacuated the ruins of the village of Souchez. Oth er attacks on this front were easily repulsed at several points with the heaviest of lossos for the enemy. “The Thirty-ninth regiment of landwehr especially distinguished it self. This is the same regiment which sustained the principal attack north of Nenvllle in May “In the struggles between Rheims and the Argonne, north of Perthes, one German division was obliged to evacuate Its advgjsced position by a bombardment for seventy hoars and retire to its second position, situated from two to three ktlometree (1.24 to 1.86 miles) behind the first. “However, all attempts to break through failed.’’ Berlin describes Saturday's fight ing as follows: “Along the entire front from the sea to the Voages the enemy fire has increased. It was especially violent east of Ypres between the canal of Lc Bassee and Arras and also in Cham pagne from Prosnes to the Argonne. “After severe artillery proparation. which at some points lasted fifty hours, the expected attack began. "Between tho railways of Ypros, Roulers and Comines, the British at tacked early this morning. Their at tack on the northern wing has al ready been repulsed after hand to hand fighting before and in our posi tions. “They are further attacking to the northeast and the ooutheast of Ar- inentieres and north of La Bassee canal. “On Thursday evening, as has now become known, the French penetrat ed our battered down trenches neai Souchez. We ‘ejected them yester day. The French were again repuls ed yesterday near Souchez and on both sides of Neuville. “In Champagne, from Prosnes to the Argonne, the French attacked but were at a majority of points re pulsed. This wr.8 due In part to our strong artillery fire. In part also the attacks collapsed a few steps In front of our obstructions under the fire of our infantry and machine guns. “The retreating enemy columns suffered considerable losses, owing to the very severe artillery and machine gun fire." Berlin, Monday, via London: The German war offi'ce announced Monday that the new offensive movement In the neighborhood of Lille, northern French, had been brought to a stand still by fierce German counter attacks. The British attack in other sectors also Is said to have broken down with very heavy losses to the attacking forces. The war office concedes, how ever, that the French offensive has made further progress between Rheims and the Argonne. ffront Holds and Mm* Leave OM» Bide to Face Activd Foes. Londcm, Monday: In two days the French and British have gained greater results than in the preceding twelve months of fighting since the battle of the Marne. With upwards of twenty thousand German prisoners in /their hands and something like thirty guns, without counting Ma chine guns, and with a formidable breach in the German Hne, the Allies apparently have their long expected offensive movement WftU under way. The advance has been general and its effect is emphasized by the fact that on the eastern front a substan tial gain of the Russians is record ed. Petrograd states that the arjny of General Ivanoff has won a strik ing victory over the Germans and Austrians in the southeastern thea tre, where one thousand prisoners are said to have been taken. The Belgians are taking a promi nent part in the new offensive move ment. Their official announcement reports the capture of a German post on the right bank of tho Yser, with the consequent evacuation by the Ger mans of adjoining trenches. It is believed in London that the move in the west will again bring the Germans face to face with the neces sity of making a choice between the two fronts as was the case earlier in the war. Military writers point out that the Russians are now holding the Aus trians and Germans on a front of seven hundred miles while the pres ence of nearly two million strongly entrenched Germans has tailed to pre vent an advance In France. This, they say, must increase the perplexities of the German general staff and react immediately on any plans which may have been formed for new attacks In the south or southeast. 9M.NIAM DWELL IN PARTS Of COUNTRIES AFFECTO OF TREE Vi ——-— FOURTEEN CENT COTTON SEEN BY HOKE SMITH Georgia Senator Thinks German and English Bayers are in the Market for Staple. Nothing hort of fourteen cent cot ton is expected by Senator Hoke Smith, following cablegrams received by him from Berlin that German firms which recently offered to buy a million balee of American cotton had deposited securities with the Ameri can consulate in Berlin to cover the purchase price and guaranteeing that the cotton will not bo put to military or naval purposes. As it costa two cents to deliver cot ton in Berlin this makes tho price of fered equivalent to fourteen cents in the United States. The view enter tained by Senator Smith Is that Ger man cotton buyers In anticipation of this government winning In her pro test against absolute embargo againat cotton as contraband are willing to buy in this country, believing that cotton can be delivered In the spring when embargo obstacles have been removed. Great Britain is now buying heavi ly in this country. For some time there have been evidences that Ger many was buying cotton in this coun try and many in high official circles maintain that her activities have been tbe element that has gradually in creased and steadily maintained the high price of cotton. AUSTRIA TO RECALL DUMBA American Ambassador Informed That Request Will be Complied With. Austria has Informally notified Ambassador Penfleld that the gov ernment will recall Dr. Dumba, the Austrian ambassador to the United States, as requested by President Wil son. This information was given to Am bassador Penfleld when he informally advised Austrian officials on Instruc tions from Washington that the Unit ed States sought the “recall'’ of Dr. Dumba and would not be satisfied with his departure "on leave of ab sence.’’ Mr. Penfleld was assurqd that the wishes of the United States would be complied with and that a formal note on the subject would be handed to him soon. Until the formal expres sion is In the hands of the state de partment officials they can not act upon the ambassador’s request for safe conduct. GERMANS HALT OFFENSIVE < .* ?— Says Official Announcement Issued , - «>• on Monday. BIG LOAN ASSURED Arrested Editors. Two editors of the anti-American paper Raitl-Integrale were arrested at Port-au-Urince, Haiti, Saturday morning by the provost director. Each was forced to pay a heavy fine and the tfkwspaper has been forbid den to appear in the fhtnre. New York Financiers Agree on Seven Hundred Million Dollars. The success of the* Anglo-French financial commission’s efforts to es tablish a big credit loan here to Great Britain and France, was virtually as sured in the opinion Wednesday of American financiers in close touch with the situation. T Wall Street expected an announce ment that an agreement had been reached within forty-eight hours. The optimistic view of the situa tion entertained by many of the bank ers who have been conferring with the commission during its twelve-day stay In 'New York was not dimmed by ( the report that two details were yet to be agreed on. These, it was re ported, were not regarded as of prime Importance, and an agreement was expected shortly. As ontlined by American bankers, the proposed cred it loan will be for approximately seven hundred mldllion dollars. Skips Slop In GannL : Forty-throe vessels are tied np in the canal owing to last week’s earth slide. It probably win bo several days yet before shlpe of ev*> light Gottorn Jaap* Up. Cotton advanced ft per hale Mon day. Nearly 2S.OOO barrels of cot- 19,425 PERSONS TREATED - — X;*;* ••’. ' _ / t .Rockefeller Foundation Co-operating With Health Conunisalon—Report Shows Great -Progress Has Been Made in Work In the Southern States. Some 900,000,000 of the 1,000,- 000,000 persons who inhabit this world dwell In a hookworm infection belt which encircles the globe in a zone about 66 degrees wide, extend ing from parallel 36 degrees north to parallel 30 degrees south, according to the first annual report of the Rockefeller Foundation, Part I of which, was made public last Week. Practically all countries within this zone are infected, says the report, and In many of them infection la so prevalent as to affect a majority of the inhabitants. Thus, of the population of Colom bia living between sea level and 3,000 feet above, 90 per cent, are Infected: of the population of British Guinea, 50 per cent, are Infected; in Dutch Ghlnea Infection on many plantations runs as high as 90 per cent.; in Egypt as high as 50 per cent, among the laboring classes; in many Ceylon plantations as high as 90 per cent.; as high as 76 per cent, among the farming populations of the Yangtse Valley In Southern China, and about 50 per cent, on sugar and tea estates In Natal. Of 543.092 rural children micrnMcopArally examined in the Southern Staten of this country 39 per cent, were found to be infected. How relief and control of this dis ease has been begun already, not only In this country, but In many others as well, the report tells. To do this work the International Health Com mission was created on June 27, 1912, and the scope of Its work was then decided on. According to the report, “the International Health Commission has not undertaken to eradicate uncinariasis In any country. "The accomplishment of this re sult will require the operation of per manent agencies working over long periods of time. The attitude assutn ed by the International Health Com mission toward this work is that as sumed by the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission in its co-operation with Southern States, namely, that the bringing of this disease under control in any country is a work which no outside agency, working independent ly. could do if it would, and one which no outside agency should do if it conld; that If the Infection is to be stamped out in any area In the coun try in which it exists must aasume the responsibility, and that the commis sion may be of service In so far as It may co-operate with the governments of foreign countries In organising and making effective their own agen cies. In this spirit the commlsaion baa accepted the invitation of eleven foreign countriee during the current year to co-operate In the relief and control of this dlaease. It is prepared to extend this co-operation to other countries as conditions Invite." Director General Wickllffe Rose made journeys to England, the Brit ish West Indies, and to Egypt and British dependencies in the Far East, while Dr. J. H. White of the United States Public Health Service repre sented the commission oh similar journeys to countries in Central America. The report continues: “As a direct consequence of these visits and of the hospitable reception given to the commission's offer of co operation, plans were adopted and work begun in British Guiana, Anti gua. Trinidad, St. Lucia, Grenada and Egypt. A plan of work was adopted on account of the war. In Ceylon, the government and the Planters’ as sociation inaugurated an experimen tal demonstration on a small scale, in accordance with the suggestions of Mr. Rose, the entire cost being met locally. “In the Malay States the consen sus of opinion favored the establish ment of a commission to inquire into tbe relative importance of hookworm disease and malaria in accounting for the physical debility of the peo ple, and since the period under re view a special commission has been appointed to make a* study of this problem. In addition to the work undertaken in the British colonies, the commission has responded favor ably to invitations from several Cen tral American countries, and work has been inaugurated In Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatem ala. ,’‘In spite of the fact that a Jarge amount of time has necessarily been given to preliminary conferences, sur veys, and the work of organization, a very substantial achievement h^s al ready been made, 37,902 persons hay ing been examined and 19,425 per sons treated In all the foreign areas up to December 31, 19-14. _ “But more significant than the number of persons treated has been the establishment of relations of co operation and mutual confidence be tween the commission and the govern ments and physicians of the commu nities visited, and the resulting stimu lation of interest on the part of the common people, .whereby the princi ple of self-help has been steadily maintained. 'Tn addition to carrying on its work in foreign countries, the Inter national Health Commission has also undertaken to complete the program of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commis sion for the eradication under the supervision of the Sanitary Commis sion, bat aimed rather at a compre hensive demonstration In first of the presence of tho and, socondiy, of tho method of treat Also Oat Oat Oer> Claim off More Hum Berlin, Monday, by Vireloss to the United States: One British warship was sank and two others were damag ed in the attack hr a British sqnad ron on Gorman batteries along the Belgian coast, espadally at Zeebrag ge. simultaneously with the launching 6f the allied new offensive movement on land, according to the German of fleial statement of September 26. Jit ter these losses the British ships withe drew. The official statenfent enumerates the capture of more than 5,000 French and Britinh prisoners and a number of machine guns in the land fighting at various points along the front. The foregoing claim of losses in flicted upon the British naval forces attacking the Belgian const was omit ted fro mthe Geman official state ment as cabled through London yes terday, doubtless having bebn struck out by the censor. The passages whic hrefer to these incidents are os follows: “British ships attacked the German coash bat teries, especially at Zeebrugge. The attack failed and after one ship had been sunk end two others damaged, the shipa withdrew. “On the Ypres front the enemy suf fered heavy losses and attained no advantage. Two British officers and 100 men were captured and six ma chine guns were taken. "Germans, voluntarily evacuated the ruins of the former village of Souchez. . . . Here 1,200 men were taken prisoners, including one English brigade commander and sev eral officers and ten machine gum were captured. “North of Mourmelon Le Grand and close to the western Argonne . . . more than 3,750 French, of whom 39 were officers, were taken prisoner.” GERMANS PROGRESS SLOWLY; RUSSIANS RETAKE LUTSK IHvlaloa of Ruaslaa Ar Throws ■ 'M Thai **Lsare «# Afrreca" la Not Satisfactory. Ambassador Penfleld at Vleana 1 been instructed to make clear to Austrian government informally f the United, States must ink recall of Dr. Dumbo, tho ambasaado/ her* and that hi* ture “on leave of absence” would not bo satisfactory. From messages exchanged between Ambassador Penfleld and the state department ft is apparent that tbe Austrian government misunderstood the desires of the United States. It was Intimated at first to Ambassador Penfleld that the Austrian' govern ment might recall Dr. Dumba on leave of absence and might desire safe conduct for him. Instructions sent to Mr. Ponfield were not disclosed but he baa been advised to make It clear that Dr. Dumba’s usefulness as tbe Austrian ambassador to the United States has ceased end If merely given “leave of absence” he would nevertheless still remain accredited. The right of a government to de mand the recall of an ambassador bo- cause of his personal actions Is un questioned. WILL INFLUENCE BALKANS, SAYS OPTHUSnC LONDON Preponderating Korean Againat the Anatrlana. l/onrion, Friday: Military activities on the eastern front ar* once more assuming the fejnlllar phase of a alow German advance. The German plan of dividing the Russian armies north and south of the Prlpet has been a strategic succees in a way, but the immediate effect of the severance was to throw an tnereoand burden on the Austrians, who seem unable to chock the Russian drive. Unofficial dispatches from Potro- grad are that the lateet Russian vic tory, northwest of Dubno. Is of more importance than was revealed by tho official communication from Petro grad, involving recapture of the fort ress of Lutsk, northwsat of Grodno. Relinquishing this fortress, the Aus trians are sold to have retired across tbs Styr. All the way from the Baltic port of Riga to the Prlpet marshes, the Russians are holding tbslr 11ns stub bornly In an attempt to bring their long retirement to an end. The fight ing is particularly severs southeast of Vlina and east of Dvtnsk. En velopment of the Vilna army having failed. It is assumed the Germans will develop their offensive movement at Dvtnsk, with the view of an ultimate blow at Riga. It is generally be lieved the Germans have determined to capture Riga before winter. Petrograd reports: Russian officers admit that the new front in the Vilna region is warped and Interrupted in places. The region to the east of Lida and south of Molodechno is in tersected by a multitude of rivulets. These are embarramlng the German advance, necessitating a detour north ward aid consequently co-operation between the German group in the vi cinity of Vilna and that near Lida will be difficult. Western Victory Has Gooff Effect to Holding Bark Bnlgarla—Fnffy Realize Task. London, Monday: The feeling of optimism in London is enhanced by the political effect which the suc cesses of the Allies appear to have had on the Balkan Statss. Dispatches from Sofia indicate that Bulgarian diplomats are eager to convince the Allies that mobilisation of the army was not prompted by hostile motives. The latest official news from Pet rograd is Interpreted as showing that the Russian* ore distinctly la a better position. This teems to be true even tn the region of Dvtnsk. where von Hlndenburg bos concentrated bis ef forts. Tbs German attack oow seems to be slackenlaa. Notwithstanding the ■ accesses of the Alllee, Engond is not blinded to the fact that it will be no light task to attempt to push the Oermaos from position* honeycombed with trenches. Now that the Allies hare passed to the offensive they hare before them a problem, the serious nature of which is fully BEINSTttFF WILL SETTLE TK SUHABNE tOESTWf : It Only < “I can assure the that an eaUrily sat will be reached la the sat question with Germany very seen." Const von Bernstorff declared Bntnr- day In New York. “Within a few days I will ret era to Washington for a conference on the subject with Secretory Lansing.” ha added. “I have been in constant com munication with Berlin regarding th* matter and it is only a matt or of hours whsn th* misunderstand tag* will be ended forever." * “Does this mean all the demands of the United States will be met?” he was asked. “I have- said that an entirely satis factory agreement will be reached. This will put an end to the daily ‘dials' of which th* newspapers hare been speaking.’’ This is the first statement Count von Bernstorff has mads la some time for publication. FOUR MEXICANS KILLED TO PROTECT HER RIGHTS Bulgarian Government Disclaims Ag gressive Intentions. Bulgaria’s entrance into a state of armed neutrality Is explained by changes shortly to be made .in the political and military situation. £|nl- garia has no hostile intentions, but is firmly resolved to safeguard hor rights and independence If^necensary by force of arms. “Owing to the movements of troops by her neighbors, Bulgaria is forced to declare an armed neutrality. ‘Negotiations with representatives of both groups of belligerents will continue.” This official statement was issued in Sofia, the first declaration of in tentions received from Bulgaria since she startled the chancellories of Europe by ordering mobilization. Macedonians Join Bulgurs. Sofia reports: It is learned that the nuiqber of Macedonians who join ed the Bulgarian colors on Friday is about fifty thousand. From reliable sources it is reported that traffic on Bulgarian railroads has been sus pended. stage with the Inauguration of the so-called Intensive community work whereby, in a limited- number of typ ical communities in each state, it is hoped to show convincingly the pos sibility of treating every infected per son. and at the same time of prevent ing th* reenrfege* of the disease. Throughoat the report emphasis Is laid ofe tbs fact that thsf work of the commission is edncatlonal, aad its reanlto mast he the obtaining of Feeling Along Rio Grande. Bitter race feeling along the bor der as a result of the battle Friday between American soldiers and Mexi can raiders probably was responsible for the death of four Tffexlcan# whose bodies were found Saturday night in the Mesulte brush near San Benito by Texas Rangers. Military authorities at Brownsville believe the four Mexicans were mur- derod by indignant settl rs living on a ranch near Ban Benito. The eleven American soldier* who were reported as missing Friday after ' the bcttlo at Progreso have been ac counted for with the exception of Private Richard J. Johnson of Troop ^ B, Twelfth cavalry. His home was at’ Mount Morris, N. Y. Officials fear he “Vas killed. Bulgarians United. - A dispatch from Sofia, as .given out by the Overseas News agency, says the danger of a split in the cabinet has been averted. Opposition leaders are said to have declared their inten tion to support tho policy of Premier Radoslavoff. Eighty Passengers Boned Alive. Eighty passengers of a Southern Pacific Mexican train were thrown into a car containing hay and the set on fire by a band ef Friday; near Tortea, according to ~ from Han -w -— mm