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v I ATTACKS 0. S. I LEASER WRATBY OVER IVOR TO CARRANZA ARMY Si'.. \\m AGUA PRIETA BRmSITROOPS HUT ilOOBLEI FEOERAL FUNK NOW IN SERBIAN TRENCRES FOR TBE STATE HUTU NU> FVcm n>M —No N«wa Prom the YTn—l— Expeditionary Force*. Ixjndon reports Monday: British troops in the Balkans, whose mort- ments have been kept secret since Owtltaea rnrrVkmm for the Pro|>o—d Continental Opposition Subsides. Practically doubled federal appro priations for the state militia and op eration of the proposed continental JAPAN WANTS HELP t ' . ASKS TIE UNITED STATES TO tTOT "PRESSURE” ON CIINA 0ER1AN STEAMERS CAUY MUNITIONS TO BOUARIA Not That Is Hostile. Army of Revolutionist Marches up to the Defensive Works That Protect Smaller Carranxa Army—Trenches Patterned Ijpon European Plans— Villa's Men Without Water. The struggle between ttte Villa army and Cayranza forces for pos session of Agua Prieta began at ten o'clock Monday when the ad vancing main body of the Villa army came in contact with the outposts of the Carranza defend- ’ ers. The outposts opened Are, then fell back to the trenches surrounding the they ponred -into Saloniki. prepared army to any organiution or Individ to rush through Greece tot the assist- ( ual of-the National Guard deairing to ance of Serbia, are in the trenches enter and free to do so are contem- Mexican town. Villa moved his entire ^ force, estimated at about ten thou sand men, under cover ot‘-a dense haze of Douglas copper smelter smoke. The first clash occurred about three miles east of Agua Prieta. Villa troops invading Sonora ar rived Sunday within striking distance of Agua Prieta, opposite Douglas, Arlz., and the expected attack against the Carranza garrison apparently is a matter of hours. Advance cavalry of the invaders halted throe and a half miles east of Agua Prieta. Although already possessed of a fairly effective system of protective works, Gen. Calies had his men em ploy their final waiting hours adding to mazes of trenches and redoubts. Not a blade of grass grows in Agua f pt*. and dust whirls sent dancing JR by winds that constantly sweep I country coated gray the brown Ms and blue overalls of the soldiers Diey labored with picks and shov- under the eyes of womefi and chil dren. who fringe every Mexican mili tary encampment or battlefield. The city of Douglas extends right down to the border line, but is sparsely settled for perhaps half a mile north from the boundary. Fac ing this open space, the Carranza soldiers finished Saturday a trench line which completsd around Agua Prieta a band of defensive works that extend roughly three-quarters of a mile north and south and about a mile and a quarter east and west. The town Itself, with Its adobe buildings, tents, go-downs and lean-iani| to barracks, housing thousands efftTie refugees, driven In by the Villa ad vance. Ilea within and overlooking this ellipse of defensive works. The refugees, mostly women and children of the poorest classes In Mexico, will be brought over to the United States when Villa attacks. Plans also have been made to bring over the Carranza wounded If the general hospital comes under fire. Trearhee, which are the work of Col. Max Jofre, a Chlleaa engineer, are like the latest oom An the Euro pean war sona, and obviously were suggeaed by pictures from northern France. They are serrated with In dentations to protect each rifleman or machine gun squad from rifle firF lengthwise of ths trenches or frag ments of bursting shells. Rldgos about five feet from the top of the trenches provide resting places during any lulls in the battle, while gutters at the bottom serve for drainage. On the ridge level, between every traverse, or kink, In the trench line, are bombproof dugouts for the protection of soldiers when shrapnel shells come too thickly. The three lines of trenches are fronted first by lines of barbod-wlre entanglements, which, it is said, can be charged with a deadly current of electricity. Beyond this lie fields of mines that explode by contact or by electrically controlled firing devices. This mine field until Saturday was marked by little red flags for the prelection of scouts, work parties and combatant friends of the C&r- ^Hia faction. ^^From ail three lines of trenches 'Sigzag communication trenches run through the town to the tronch in the rear of Agua Prieta. facing the Amer ican side. These principally are for bringing in the wounded or for send ing out reinforcements without ex- .posing them to the fire. These com munication trenches are dotted with dressing stations in dugouts, which are provided with barrels of water and first-a d outfits. Gen. Villa, who arrived at the in ternational border several miles fur ther east a few hours earlier, talked with Americans across the boundary and announced that he intended to attack the Mexican town regardless of any action United States troops might take. ‘‘If necessary fight the United States army assembled along the bor der,” he said. Gen. Villa learned for the first time that permission had been given Gen. Carranza by the United States government to move troops through American territory fo reinforce the with their Balkan alliea.at grips with Bulgaria Just feeross the frontier nedr Strumitza. ; Although all reports that the Allies have taken this town apparently, are unfounded, it is along this lower stretch of the front that the Bulga rians are likely to receive the first hard blows from their opponents. From Uskup north to the Danube the ^Bulgarian offensive has made such ‘progress that it seems to be out of the question for the Serbians to do muqh more than fight rear guard ac tions for the present. Holding Pi- rot, the Bulgarians are menacing Nish more seriously than th^ Aus- tro-German forces, based on the Save and Danube crossings. In northeastern Serbia the Bulga rians are well across the Timok river are pressing forward vigorously in order to^lden the line of communi- cations with Hungary up the Danube valley. The much discussed Russian expedition which is reported to be on the way to the Bulgarian coast, now plated In the army side of the ad ministration's national defense pro gram: i Details of the provision to be made for the militia wero contained in a statement issued Sunda v by Secretary Garrison, commenting upon the con ferences at the way department dur ing the past week by the executive committee of the National Guard as sociation. Although opposition to the conti nental army idea was expressed at first by some of the National Guard officers, when the conferences closed it was announced that a mutual view point had been reached. “This body” (the National Guard), said Mr. Garrison’s statement, "dur ing all the time when there was prac tically no interest in this country con cerning military matters had been working in so far as constitutional and other limitations would permit them to work, to do whatever they could do to improve the military sit uation of this country. They are ab estimated at two hundred thousand T l r t ue this n Tact, to full and proper recognition in men, has not been heard from again There are recurrent reports, how ever, of further bombardment of Bul garian ports. This may mean that in any military system or policy to be proposed by the war department. “In this proposition I propose that TURKISH BATTLE CRUISERS FIGHT RUSSIAN WARSHIPS a manner paralleling conditions ^f a . ny a , n ^ eve rY organization of tho Na- land attack, further artillery prepara-] Guard that i* free to do so, in tion is necessary before the Russians | s0 f ar *s its state obligations are con- attempt to gain a foothold on the ce med, may come over into the na- coas t . tlonal force intact and be accorded exactly the same position therein that it now holds. Any individual who prefers the Intensive training and other features of the national force will likewise be admitted thereto, rank for rank and grade for grade I Indicated ray entlte willingness and desire, in all propositions made by me, to so circumstance the member ship of the National Guard with re spect to the national force sc to give it full recognition. “With respect to the National Guard in the states, the plan not only contemplates continuing tho financial and personal aid on behalf of the na tional government, but largely In creases the r.ame, practically doubling it the next fiscal year." lx>ndon IHspatch From Copenhagen Tells of Battle Rut Outcome Is Not Kaovra. London reports: An Exchange Tel egram dispatch from Copenhagen aays At was reported that the former German cruisers Goeben and Bres lau. now a part of the Turkish navy, and the Turkish warship Hamldteh have engaged in a violent battle with a Russian squadron of three battle- hips, with cruisers and destroyers In Black Sea. It waa reported from Berlin that the Turkish warships Ooeben. Bres lau and Hamldteh have engaged a Russian squadron on the Black Sea. The battle Is of extrema violence, aays the dispatch. Earlier dispatches from Bucharest told of the departure of great fleets of transports from Odessa and Se bastopol bearing Russian troops for ths Invasion of Bulgaria. They stated also that Bulgaria's Black sea coast was again betpg shelled to open a way for the landing of troops. It is believed that the TOrklsh squadron was dlspatrhsd to sink the taansports and clashed with their es corting warships. SERBIA IS DESPERATE f | e Agua Prieta garrison; Villa is per sistently supervising the placing of his troops for attack on the town. Four Carranza troop trains jour neying through the United States ar rived Saturday night bringing the fighting strength of the Carranza gar rison to approximately six thousand. Villa, according to reliable esti mates, has ten thousand soldiers. He claims to have eighteen thousand. It was expected that Villa would open the engagement as quickly as possible because of the condition of the men, thousands of whom are thirsty and In positions far from water and with scant supplies of flood. This was learned from Villa him- If and from three Mexican ranch- bn who arrived here Saturday night ripped of all they possessed. It is elieved Villa contemplates moving his main body into position, some time during the night, following one oT his favorite plans. Villa himself was with the cavalry which arrived along the border to take position Just oat of range of the garrison It waw during this march Allies Too l,ate—tiermana la Coa- staatlaople in a Week. Rome reports Monday: Colonel C. Acourt Reptngton, military« corre spondent of the London Times, de clared In an interview given the Gloernale D'ltalia that the situation of Serbia is desperate. With her army completely isolated, he said, its only chance of safety is to retire to the Adriatic coast, outside of its own territory. Once there Jtaly could supply either military help or provide provisions and munitions. “The expedition of the Allies from Saloniki can not arrive in time to save Serbia,” Colonel Repington as serted, while the Austro-Germans can be in Constantinople within a week. He believes, however, that whatever happens in the Orient, the eventual exhaustion of Germany and Austria will enable the Allies to win. American territory. “Agua Prieta will be mine.” he as serted, “Americans or no Americans.” Pointing his finger towards the town he added: “There is food and rest for our men. We may have to fight the whole American army, if necessary, but no matter, it will be ours." ^ “This is the way the United States repays me for the treatment and pro tection I have given foreigners in Mexico. Hereafter I don't give a ■ what happens to foreigners in Mexico or in my territory. "I am through with the United States; I can fight my battle. Let them fight theirs. “I can wliip Carranza and his en tire army, but it is asking a great deal to whip the United States too; but I can do that too.” Villa said that his entire plan of campaign had been mapped out. 'Villa declined to pose for a photo graph. “No more of my. pictures for the United States,” he explained smilingly. Part of the advance guard approached and asked’ about water. They were told that there was water at the Gillardo ranch. ' “Oh,” replied a Mexican officer, “we have drunk all the water there.” This officer also stated thgt the de tachment of three thousand last seen deploying on the desert "four miles east of Agua Prieta was almost en tirely without water. —i «• . —- . -.. ■ British Mine Sweeper Sunk. A'collision betwdfen a mine sweep er and a British cruiser at the Dar danelles resulted in a loss of one hundred and fifty men Friday. , Cannier Will Rob. _ . . . . _ Cansler of Tlrxxh |i ia the race for that he learned Carranza reinforce-1yaUroad commiaaiooer according to a —»■ hag been transported over dispatch la the Columbia State. FRIENDLY WITH GREECE Bulaariaaft Trade In Wheat—Expert Russian Coast Attack. l/omton reports Monday: A con tinuance «f friendly relations be tween Greece and Bulgaria is indi cated by the success of a Greek com mission which recently went to Sofia to negotiate for the purchase of wheat for Greece. According to The Times' Bucharest correspondent the Bulgarian government decided to per mit the export of wheat to Greece by way of the Dedeaghatch-Salonlkl railway. A dispatch reaching Bucharest from Sofia saya an extraordinary ses sion of the Sobranje (parliament), which waa cheduled for October 21. was adjourned by royal decree until December 28. Another dispatch regarding the sit uation at Varna aays the Bulgarians, in expectation of another attack upon the coast, removed the gunboat Nad- Jezda, together with all merchant shipping dredges and tugs to Lake Devna, which is connected with the sea by canal. Measures have been taken to sink all this shipping if Rus sian troops are successful in landing. '■ ♦ * s CATCH FLEEING OFFICERS British Warship Captures Germans From Raider Krouprinz. The six officers of the interned German raider Kronprinz Wilhelm, who escaped from Norfolk, Va., Octo ber 10 on the yacht Eclipse, were captured at sea by a British warship, according to information In a letter received in New York last week. The letter waa sent to William Wolff, a New York manufacturer, by his mother-in-law, a passenger on the steamer Hermudian, which left New York for Hamilton last Wednesday. The letter said the Bermudian was stopped off of Hamilton by a British cruiser, which engaged the passenger vessel in wireless conversation. The substance of tfie talk as told' by the Bermudian’s wireless operator was that the cruiser, the identity of which is not given, hacl overtaken the miss ing Eclipse, made prisoners of the German officers and sunk the yacht. ■i' en ( Reports have been current in ship ping circles here for several days that the yacht had been captured by a British cruiser, believed to have been H. M. S. Melbourne. FAY CASE UP Government Still Investigating and is , « in No Hurry. _ Although the cases of Robert Fay, the confessed German bomb plotter, and the four other men charged with conspiracy to blow up steamers bear ing supplies to the Allies, probably will be taken before the federal grand Jury Wednesday, United States District 'Attorney H. Snowden Mar shall said the government would not hasten prosecutions. - Stories that, besides disabling mer chant ships bound for the Allies’ ports, which he confessed was his purpose. Fay intended to attempt to disable British war vessels near New York, were without any support in evidence obtained by the government, Mr. Marshall said —A- t v ... Apples for British Soldiers. The steamer St. Paul left New York Saturday with nine thousand tons of kpplaa tor the British sol- ALUESfBACK JAPANESE « Position '&kea Is That Change of GoveiAment Will Canoe Revolution Which Slight Prove Embarrassing to Other Nations In the World Crisis. The Chinese government Mon day rejected the proposals of Ja pan, Great Britain and Russia for postponement of the decision whether a monarchlal form of gov ernment is to be re-established. A Peking dispatch says the deci sion of the Chinese government was made by Tsoa Yulln, vice minister of foreign affairs. He called at the British, Russian and Japanese lega tions and informed the ministers the Chinese government had been advised by provincial officials that they would be able to maintain tranquil ity in the event of re-establishment of the monarchy. Tsao Yulln thanked the powers for their friendly interest in the welfare of China. He said the decision con cerning a change In the form of gov ernment was wholly in the hands of the people and that, therefore, it would be Impossible to adopt the suggestion for a postponement. The vice minister’s communication was verbal, as were the representation of the three powers. Great Britain and Russia, as well as Japan, it became known Saturday night, have made unsuccessful ef forts to enlist the aid of the United States to prevent the. establishment of a monarchy in China Instead of the present republican form of gov ernment. Conversations between Secretary Lansing and ambassadors of these powe’ i failed to elicit from the Washington government any expres sion of approval or disapproval of the proposed change. The l atteil States takes the position that It ran not with propriety express an opinion on the Internal concerns of m sovereign state, and that the Chinese should be left free to work ont the problem. It was represented to the state de partment by the Allies that the ques tion Involved a possible upset of the political equilibrium of the far East, since a revolution was certain to fol low inch a change Any convulsion In China. It was pointed out; in view of the disturbed political conditions of tbe world, might prove embarra/s- Ing. Official sentiment baa not crya- tallxed definitely aa to the merlta of tha change. In aotne quart era cloao to tha admlnlatratlon the view la held that a declaion can be poalponed with no dlaadvantage to China: but the opinion alao ia held that a monarchy with a liberal parliamentr.ry ayatem would aid In the development of na tional unity in China. That the aubject la likely to de velop more Importance as the Novem ber date for the aasembllng of the Cltlzenr Convention In China ap- proaebea ia evident from the efforta being made by the Alliea to perauade Prealdent Yuan Shi Kai to poatpone the queatlon indefinitely. In allied quartera it is denied that France ia unaympathotic with Great Britain. Russia and Japan in the movement. The theory was advanced among diplomats representing the Allies that China is being influenced indirectly by Germany In the hope that the po litical situation in the Ernst again will he disturbed and Japan’s attention concentrated on a possible revolution ary outbreak tn China with the re sultant suspension of ammuntion shipments from Japan to Russia. Russian armies felt It severely when the Japaneae-Chineae negotiations were at a critical state last winter and Japan was hoarding her war mu nitions against emergencies. • There is nothing to indicate Ger many’s attitude toward the change of government in China. So far as known there has been no conversa tion on the subject with the German ambassador. Peking, China, reports that the Japanese government on October 18 transmitted to the Entente powers and the United States a request that they act with it in bringing about postponement of a change in the form of the Chinese government. The United States and France ab stained, in the steps taken at Peking by Japan, Great Britain and Russia. This phase of the situation is causing much speculation among Chinese of ficials, some of whom express the be lief that France and the United States are not willing to follow Jap anese leadership in Oriental politics. Tokio, Japan, says the Japanese government has requested the Ameri can government’s support in -the rep resentations at Peking for the pur pose of postponing re-establishment of a monarchy in China until the European war is ended. Japan’s policy was decided on after consultation with Great- Britain. There is much interest in the atti tude of Germany. Contradictory re ports have been received concerning the position taken by German diplo mats at Peking. Hesperian Hit by Torpedo. The portion of metal found on board the Hesperian by the British authorities and turned over to this country has been declared to be a part of a torpedo. This information has been sent to Berlin. 500 Recruits at Port Royal. The U. 8. transport Prairie arrived at Port Royal Tuesday witji five hun dred recruits for the'naval training station to be conducted there. London reports Friday: The first phase of the Austrian-German Bulga rian campaign in Serbia la completsd. The invaders of Serbia bare realised the Important objective of Joining hands in the northeastern corner of the country, and also have enhanced this military advantage by procuring free passage down tbe Danube. A flotilla of ateamera la said al ready to be waiting to transport war material and if Serbia can not Intar- fere with these arrangements Bulga ria’s ammunition shortage should soon be relieved and her offensive power greatly strengthened. The progress of Bulgarian troops east and northeast of Nish both threatens the city and places the Ser bian army in a position of increased danger. Moreover, like the union of Bulgarian and Teutonic armies far ther north, the capture Of Nisfeirould have more than mere military or strategic advantage, since it would make possible rapid establishment of railway communications through Bel grade, Nish and Sofia, among Aus tria. Germany^and her allies. From the north the Germans and Austrians are advancing aver a wide front, which runs slightly southeast from Vallevo and swings in a broad curve northeast almost to the Dan ube at Kiadovo, where it joints the right wing of tbe Bulgarians. Rumors continue to ascribe to the Greek government intentions hostile to the Entente powers, even going so far as to say Greece has an under standing with Bulgaria and at the psychological moment will fall upon the allied troops which landed at Sa loniki. - No such designs are really credited to Greece in London, but England and France continue to watch the political situation at Athens with un< concealed anxiety. Sir Edward Grey, the foreign sec retary. said to-day that Greece’s es pousal of the cause of the central powers was an impossibility, and similar assurances come from au thoritative Greek sources. The Inactivity which has marked the situation on the western front for some time la still unbroken. Ia tha east von Hlndenburg’s attack in tbe Riga district has entered upon no new phase. FRENCH CABINET RESKNS Aiken Anderson . , . Bamberg . . . Barnwell . . . Beaufort . . . Berkeley . . . Calhoun . . . . Charleston . . Cherokee . . . Chester . . . . Chesterfield .. Clarendon . . . Colleton . . . Darlington . . Dillon Dorchester ... Edgefield . . . Fairfield . . . . Florence . . . . Georgetown . . Greenville . . . Greenwood . . Hampton . . . Horry . . . . Jasper . . . . Kershaw . . . Lancaster . . . Laurens . . . . Lee Lexington . . . Marlon .... Marlboro . . . Newberry . . . Oconee . . . . Orangeburg . . Pickens . . . . Richland . . . Saluda . . . . Spartanburg . Sumter .... Union Williamsburg . York Premier (JutU sad Co-Workers Hand la ResAgaalJoas Thareday. Tbe French cabinet, of which Rene Vlviani was head, resigned Thurs day. but up to a lata tioar la the night Aristide Brlaad. called on to form a new oae. had not completed his task. The subject of M. Vlvtant’a retire ment from the premiership sad the reorganization of the cabinet wes dis cussed at length by political leaders, but as no definite arrangement could be reached, the chamber, which was awaltlag tha appearance of the min istry la the house, adjourned la the afternoon, without nay formal aa- douneement having been made. There had been rumors since the retirement of Theophlle Delcaaee. the foreign minister, 'of Important changes In the cabinet, but the with drawal of M. Vlviani was a surprise as his ministry received a vote of confidence In the chamber recently by a very large majority. One expla nation offered ia that Premier Viv ian! has overtaxed his strength by hls strenuous services In connection with the war. TO WED IN DECEMBER President and Mrs. Galt to be Mar ried Isuit of December. It was formerly announced Monday at the White House that tbe mar riage of President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt will take place "near the close of December” and that it will be private at Mrs. Galt’s home here. This statement was issued by Sec retary Tumulty: “In order to quiet speculation, President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt to-day authorized the announcement that their mar riage will take place near the close of December. Their plans are for a very simple ceremony. It will be quietly performed at Mrs. Galt’s resi dence. No invitations will be Issued and it is expected that the only guests will he the members of the two fam ilies.” TO BE A LINER AGAIN State Department Permits Kronprinz Wilhelm to be Drydocked. The state department announced Monday that It had granted permis sion for the German auxiliary cnllser Kronprinz Wilhelm, now interned at Norfolk, to be restored to her nor mal condition as a passenger liner, but the vessel will remain interned until the end of the war. The crew of the Kronprinz Wil helm will be transferred to the Prinz Eitet Friedrich and the vessel then will be drydocked at Newport News for a thorough overhauling. Makes Appeal for Poland. Germany has requested the Red Gross to provide for thirty million destitute Inhabitants of Poland. This would need an expenditure of. thirty million dollars monthly. To be Treated as Outlaws. Secretary Lansing has informed the Villa governor ef Sonora, ac cording to Mexican advices, that any leader re*possible for the mistreat ,ment of Americans will be treated aa a criminal. SU IUCIM MHHBfl Cl Taxes on incomes collected the law of South Carolina to $21,128.87 in l»lt a* wuist $16,202.21 ia f$l4, the fig area being made public by Comptroller General Carlton W. SaWyer. This was over twice the amount collected from this source last year. Comptroller Gener al Sawyer has made determined ef forts to enforce the law. Chsrleston pays nearly one-half of the entire Income taxes, the quoto of that county being $14,764.61. Rich land comes noxt with $6,068.48. The rich county of Marlboro does not pay a single cent of income tax. The oqly other one paying no income tax is Berkeley The figures by counties follow: Abbeville ..$ 246.5$$ 272.41 285.02 1,024.81 222.48 1,418.97 ••••••• 30.15 ••••••• 242.15 156.65 182.04 .•*••••• • #•••••• V 59.76 27.10 1,199.99 14,764.51 353.52 240./2 305.65 257.08 S 136.16 212.96 342.63 #•*•••• 12.85 32.86 1,672.19 • ••**•• 123.23 94.62 180.68 260.15 195.10 53.67 38.80 335.29 485.60 333.65 390.05 516.14 395.45 s 132.70 99 16 • •*•••• 71.30 061.60 •••*/*» 10.00 267.35 216.60 145.27 108.08 122.53 175.54 163.39 19.61 133.23 116.61 260.29 71.00 328.61 334.47 202.93 111.20 387.48 296.00 96 40 76.40 5.342.63 6,068.46 • ••*#•• 10.60 1,108.23 200.81 600.00 660.32 70.10 377 61 44.50 44.60 420.ri 620.1$ 5,202.21 831,126.17 SINNING BY COUNTIES la iai4 tais. 8am L. Rogers, director of the < sue, announce* the preliminary re port of cotton ginned by counties la South Carolina, for the crops of 1916 and 1014; 1016 1914 Abbeville .. • # • * 12,624 14.816 Aiken .. .. * * * * 22,010 24,886 Anderson .. • • # * 22.633 26,681 Bamberg .. * s * * 11,171 16,794 Barnwell .. • * * s 24,200 36,691 Beaufort .. • «• • • 1,401 3,638 Berkeley . . s * • * 4,200 7,664 Calhoun .. • s mm 10,021 16,130 Charleston .. • •* • • 2,344 6,216 Cherokee .. # • • * 4,814 6,616 Chester .. „ . * • ■ # 16,407 11,203 Chesterfield . • m % • 10.061 16,738 Clarendon .. • • 14,044 21,082 Colleton .. .. * • s • 7,726 12,479 Darlington .. • • • a 16.354 10,030 Dillon . . .. ♦ ♦- .. « 17.051 10,162 Dorchester .. • • • • 7,036 10,083 Edgefield .. * * * • 16,561 10,280 Fairfield.... • • * • 12,653 10,061 Florence. . . . • • • • 16,728 20.682 Georgetown . • • • * 1,215 2.000 Greenville .. 14,-426 18,390 Greenwood .. • • • • 13,116 14,464 Hampton .. • • • • 8,176 13,779 Horry . . . . 3,284 3,276 Jasper .. .. . 3.923 Kershaw .. • • • • 14,740 14,166 Lancaster .. • • • • 0,568 8,391 Laurens .. . 16,887 17,262 Loo 18.549 21,348 Lexington . . 13,776 11.315 Marion .... 7,563 6,962 Marlboro . . 27,494 31,120 Newberry . . 18,779 15,004 5,661 6,761 Orangeburg.. 39,523 45,662 Pickens. . . . 4,801 7,827 Richland . . 11,108 13,346 Saluda .. .. 13,363 11,293 Spartanburg • * • • 27,274 29,650 Sumter . . .: • • • • 17,739 28,971 Union .. . . 7,166 0,904 Williamsburg • • • • 13,211 17,863 York . . . . 14,135 17,146 Total.... 582,091 693,444 ATTACK WAS A MISTAKE Germany Told Commanders In July Not to Sink Without Warning. A memorandum from the German government explaining the unsuccess-' ful attempt of a submarine to tor pedo, the Canard liner Orduna was made public at Washington last week for the first time. It reveals that as early as July, 9 last, more than a mouth before the attack on- the Arable, German com manders had instructions not to sink “large passenger steamers’*' without warning. The document also contains the statement that the submarine that attacked the Orduna halted the American bark Normandie and. though finding her carrying contra band, allowed her to proceed unmo lested because there was no guaran tee that the crew would be rescued U left to their fate in small boats. Mast Recognise Washington ia backing Gen. ransa in hls demand (hat powers wishing Information < tag hls government shall directly. £4;i3 VI 5-3