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ASOUITHjXPLAINS
PREMIER RIVES COMMONERS a|
PEEP INTO THE FUTURE
mU ABANDONS ATTACK;
FORCED AWAY BY THIRST
RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTS
British Lmder Confident of Final
Victory—Beviews Conflict up to
Thla Onto—Telle of Dardanelles
Operations and the Herr lan Cam
paign. • _
The British prime minister, Mr.
Asquith, in the House of Commons
Tuesday delivered before the largest
assembly of the year his much dis
cussed statement on the progress of
the war. Premier Asquith's speech
on the policy and plans of Oreat Bri
tain, concerning which he did not dis
close much more than already was
known, monopolized the attention of
Europe, and the fighting, although it
has been severe on some of the
fronts, is receiving little thought
He opened with an expression of
regret at the mishap to King George
and assured the House that the
king's Injuries were not serious.
The premier took up all the as
pects of the war on the various
fronts, explaining the situation as
/ell as military necessity would per
mit, and pointing out the reasons ac
tuating the government in its exten
sion of the field of activity.
He would disappoint many expecta
tions, he said; not the least, the ex
pectations of those who thought he
ought to appear as a criminal or a
penitent in a white sheet. Hj In
tended to describe as far as possible
the actual prospective position to
the nation, which “is as determined
to-day as It has ever been to prose
cute the war to a successful conclu
sion and which trusts the govern
ment by whomsoever controlled to
use every means to the attainment
of that purpose.'*
He continued: “It Is true that to
day some parts of the horizon are
overcast. This, like other wars, has
been fruitful of surprises and disap
pointments The moment calls for
three things: A proper sense of per
spective. a limitless stock of patience,
and overflowing reservoirs of cour
age. both active and passive.*’
Mr. Asquith declared that from an
expeditionary force of six Infantry
and two cavalry divisions, the British
overseas army had Increased until
now at the French front alone there
waa a British force not far short of
1,000,000 men. In addition there
were contingents In the Dardanelles.
Egypt and other theatres of war In
dia's contribution, he said, waa splea
did: Canada sent IMI.tHMt men; Ana-
trails M.tNM>; New Zealand IM.OtH).
and the t'ntoa of Month Africa, after
sabdatag the tiermana la that sec
tion. had sent 0.000. New Found-
land had coalHhnted 1.000. he said
tieylon, Fiji epd other pans of the
empire also had sent contingents.
Nearly 3.000.000 men had been
carried by the transportation service
of the empire. In addition to vhst
quantities of supplies, and the loss of
Ilfs had t»een considerably less than
one-tenth of 1 per cent. The British
fleet, he asserted, had reduced the
entire maritime resources of Ger
many to “sporadic and constantly
diminishing efforts of submarines."
Paaslng over the western front
with the statement that the (iennans
had not netted one foot of ground
since April, the premier turned to a
discussion of the much debated Dar
danelles operations Some action
there, he said, had been adjudged
necessary to curtail Turkish activity
In Egypt, the Caucasus and the Bal
kan States. The naval attack was
made, he declared, after consultation
with the war council and with the en
thusiastic assent of France and Rus
sia. For this, he said, he was willing
to assume his full share of responsi
bility.
The setback in the Narrows, he
told the House, was followed by in
vestigation of the feasibility of joint
operations. On Gen. Sir Ian Hamil
ton’s recommendation, they were be
gun. That they had failed, the pre
mier said, was not due to tack of gal
lantry by the men in the expedition.
Even in Fie face of the failure to
force the Dardanelles, he said, the ex
pedition had produced good results,
limiting the power of the Turks in
Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Cau
casus. No v, he said, the forces on
Gallipoli rere holding a Turkish
army of 200,000 men.
The present Dardanelles situation,
the premier asserted, was receiving
the most careful consideration of the
government “as part of a larger
strategical question raised by devel
opments In the Balkans.” The French
and British, he explained, were in
complete accord both as to this cam
paign and as to operations In the
Balkan states.
Premier Asquith revealed that
Premier- Venlzeloe of Greece had
agreed to mobilize the Greek army if
Great Britain and France together
i furnished 150,000 men and explained
that any delay in going to the rescue
of Senria was due to the belief that
Greece would live up to her treaty
obligation.
Explaining the slow support ac
corded Servia, Mr. Asquith declared
that up to the last jnoment the Allies
had accepted at its face value the
promise of Greece to mobilize, believ
ing that this would mean adhesion to
the treaty with Servia. Then came
the refusal of the Greek government
to do more than maintain an attitude
of friendly neutrality, Ibavlng Servia
alone to face the brunt of two at
tacks.
“Wa in the United Kingdom,
France and Russia.” he said, ‘,‘coirid
not allow Servia to become the prey
of this sinister, mysterious combina
tion. The general staffs of France
and Grant Britain have been In the
inltatloe which culminated
of the Illnsbious
The recall, I
be Mr. ts e
ns an te
Rebel Has to Retreat in Order to Get
Water—Appears Reedy to
Come Beck. * ^
Gen. Villa, forced by hunger,
thirst and a scanty supply of ammu
nition to abandon his plan for an im
mediate assault on Agua Prieta, com
menced withdrawing his army Wed
nesday and shortly after nine o’clock
most of his force was moving toward
Anavacachl Pass, twelve miles south
west. "
With his army freshly watered and
provisioned, Gen, Villa was In'ofetter
position later In the day to renew the
siege of Agua Prieta, MoX., held by
Gen. P. Ellas Calles, Carranza com
mander. A Calles reconnoitering par
ty of forty or fifty men ran into a
Villa machine gun squad a mile
southeast of Agua Prieta defenses
an;} were cut to pieces Wednesday
morning, according to American ob
servers. Only five returned to their
trenches.
i Villa’s forces suffered severely In
the march across the desert of north
ern Mexico and were said to have
been almost exhausted after their
two days’ assault of the fortified bor
der town, k resh troops are report
ed north of Gallardo Pass, heading
for Agua Prieta.
8,000 BALES ARE BURNED
IN $500,000 AUGUSTA FIRE
In known Cause Starts Fire in Rig
Cotton Compress Ollier
Buildings Dost.
Fire, the origin of which is un
known, completely destroyed the Riv
erside compress and 8,000 bales of
cotton at Augusta, Oa., Wednesday
morning. Fanned by a strong breeze
the flames spread rapidly from the
compress and burned up a large num
ber of negro bouses on Reynolds
street.
The firemen, seeing that it would
bn futile to make further efforts to
save the compress, early turned tholr
attention to saving otfier property.
It Is believed that the total loss. In
cluding cotton and buildings, will be
over |500,000 The Riverside was
owned by George H. McLadden and
Hrotbqy and was rebult two years
ago. It stood on the bank of the
river juat inside the levee between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
There Is an unconfirmed report
that one fireman lost hie life In the
flames, while one other fireman was
sent to the hospital from Injuries
The loss on the rottou and building*
will be covered by Insurance. .
CALLS OUnHLITIA
SOLBIERS HELD IN REABINESS • -
STRIKE ON AT ANDERSON
DEMOCRATS WIN MARYLAND ;
LOSE IN MASSACHUSETTS
CATCH FLEEING OFFICERS
HriUah Wamhlp Capture* tievmaa*
l rum Haider Kruaprlax.
ahi <i i»
The six officers of the Interned
German raider Kronprtnz 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 was sent to William Wolff, a
New York manufacturer, by hie
mother-in-law, a passenger on the
steamer Hermudlan. which left New
York for Hamilton last Wednesday
The latter said the Bermudian waa
stopped off of Hamilton by a British
cruiser, which engaged the passenger
vessel In wireless conversation The
substance of tha talk as told by the
Bermudian's wireless operator was
that the cruiser, the Identity of which
Is not given, had overtaken the miss
ing Eclipse, made prisoners of the
German officers and sunk the yacht.
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.
more. Servia may rest assured that
her Independence is regarded by us
as one of the essential objects of the
war.*’
Referring to Lord Derby’s recruit
ing scheme, the premier said that if
it proved a failure, he will not hesi
tate to recommend “supplemcntlmc
the voluntary system by some form
of legal obligation.'* He dwelt, how
ever, on his hopes that the Derby
plan would produce results and on
the fear tfikt compulsion might en
danger “the maintenance of national
unity.’*
He stated that It was desirable to
maintain the cabinet war committee,
hut to limit its membership. He sug-
geated that it should contain no more
than five and no less than three, but
should have the power to summon
persons having special knowledge for
its information.
The premier promised that in fu
ture there would be closer co-ordina
tion between the staffs of the allied
powers.
Mr. Asquith also urged strict econ
omy, both for the government and
for individuals, the financial condi
tion of Die country having become
serious. Its position, however, he
said, does not compare unfavorably
with that of its enemies.
Reviewing his own share in the
taking of the decision of August, last
year, Premier Asquith declared:
/‘There is nothing I wish to .unsay
or undo. I challenge criticism, as I
am confident now, as 15 months ago,
that we are going to carry our right
eous cause to a triumphant conclu
sion. I am not going to shelve the
burden laid on my shoulders until I
am satisfied l ean no longer bear the
burden. As long a? I enjoy health
and the confidence of my sovereign,
the house end the country, I will not
surrender the task, heavy thoqgh It
be.**
Premier Asquith's closing jrordr
were: “Let us endure to the end.**
MILL TO BE ATTACKED
Six Men in Mill and the Superintend
ent Victims of Assault—Reports
Persist That Attack on Mill Was
Scheduled for Tuesday—Strikers
Not in Plot,
“The news dispatch in this
morning's papers to the effect that
1 have ordered the Anderson mili
tary company to hold itself in
readiness and prepared to move,
is incorrect. 1 did not order out
the militia, nqr did I give orders
that they hold themselves in readi
ness. The possibility of trouble at
the Brogon mills was reported to
me, but I satisfied myself that the
R.ieriff had the situation well under
control and was able
order.’’
to preserve
In German Army.
According to Socialist figures, for
ty-two per cent, or over a million of
the membership la Germany, are with
This la the statement of Governor
Manning when shown the article be
low, which we copy from the Augusta
Chronicle of Wednesday morning.
Governor Manning’s attention was
called to the news article in which
the statement was made that on ac
count of trouble between some strike
sympathizers and the management of
the Brogon mills at Anderson, it was
necessary for the governor to call out
the Anderson militia, and that the
governor had Instructed the com
manding officer to hold his men in
readiness to respond to Immediate
call. In response to requests for In
formation, the governor gave out the
above statement.
Governor Manning is deeply inter-
etied In the labor situation In the
Piedmont, and It Is understood that
he Is making efforts to bring about a
peaceful and satisfactory settlement
The governor would not give out any
statement In reference to these nego
tiations. It Is known, however, that
he is giving the matter a great deal
of time and thought.
Persistent rumors to the effect
that an attack would be made upon
the Brogon Cotton Mllle to takp from
the mills six employees brought to
Anderson by the management from s
neighboring city to pack and load
goods for shipment, and to give harsh
treatment to these men and the su
perintendent. caused the management
<*f these mills to communicate with
Gov. Manning.
The governor was advised that the
sheriff and his chief deputy had gone
to Greenwood early Tuesday to ap
pear as witnesses in the federal court
and that they could not be located
up to ten o'clock Tuesday night. The
information, the source of which
could not be divulged, was to the ef
fect that .the attack was going to be
made by Imported gunmen, who are
In sympathy with strikers at these
mills.
It is believed that the strikers do
not approve of the plan for an attack,
and that they have not been consult
ed In the promises by those who
were to take part in the attack. The
local strikers know very little about
the proposed attack, declaring that
their only Information came from the
outside.
Gov Manning communicated with
Lieut.-Col. P. K. McCully Jr. of the
First Regiment, over the telephone
and directed him to keep the local
militiamen in readiness, but not un
der arms at the armory, this not be
ing considered necessary.
A report became current over the
streets at ten o'clock Tuesday night
that those planning the attack on the
mill and on the home of the superin
tendent had kiven up the proposed
attack on being Informed that the
militia was going to be ordered out
and that the mill management had
arranged for other protection to the
mill employees stationed in the mill
and the home of the superintendent.
The six men in the mill have been
located inside the main building
since early Monday morning and
Tuesday night they were heavily arm
ed and prepared for any attack from
the outside. - . .
Juat who the parties are who pro
posed to make an attack on the mill
is not known. The Information is
merely to the effect that “gunmen’’
and “thugs” compose the party and
that they are to come from other
points than Anderson and this vicin
ity. There is no doubt in the minds
of the officials of the mills about
there being a well-defined plan to
make the attack and they firmly be
lieve that the attack was called off
because of the"' protection arranged
f or by the management.
It is said, that the telephone lead
ing to'the mill office was cut early
Tuesday night and there has been no
communication with the six men sta
tioned Inside the mill building. The
strike at the Brogon Mills started
eight weeks ago to-day. / -
E. F. Cofield, shipping clerk of the
Brogon mill, was severely beaten
Monday afternoon by striking opera
tives of Brogon mill. The trouble
arose over shipping of some goods
which Mr. Cofleld was attempting to
load on a freight car. He was at
tacked by h number of the crowd and
severely beaten. This is the first
violence in the strike. B. B. Gossett,
vice-president, was threatened by
crowds and rocks thrown at him but
the mill crowd was finally controlled
by the sheriff and the militia was not
cglled out. x
Keatcky Governor a Democrat Ohio
Wet by 4 ,000—Republicans
Gain la New Jersey. «
Latest returns from the various
elections held Tuesday show that the
Democrats, apparently, elected a gov
ernor in Maryland and an entire state
ticket besides a majority In the state
legislature. . -
In Kentucky both parties claim a
victory In the gubernatorial contest
but incomplete'-returns from 111 of
the 120 counties gave former Con
gressman Augustus 6. Stanley? Dem
ocrat, a lead of 9,029 over Edwin P.
Morrow, his Republican opponent.
Mississippi, the only other state to
elqct a governor, went as usual, Dem
ocratic. The only opposition to the
Democratic ticket headed by Theo
dore G. Bilbo, was made by Socialist
candidates nominated by petition.
Samuel W. McCall, the Republican
who will succeed David I. Walsh,
Democrat, as governor of Massachu-
setss, won a plurality of 6,663. The
Republicans retained control of the
Massachusetts legislature. * -
The Republicans returned to pow
er in Philadelphia, where their candi
date, Thomas B. Smith, was elected
mayor by 75,000.
In New Jersey the Republicans
gained two state senators and two
members of the assembly and will
continue in power in both houses of
the legislature.
State-wide prohibition was rejected
in Ohio by a majority of from 30,000
to 40,000. Last year the amendment
was defeated by 84,152.
HI CARSON QUIT
EX-MEMBER OF BUnSR CABI
NET OIVES IIS REASONS
GUSHED OVER SERBIA
WOMAN SUFFRA6E LOSES
OUT IN TRREE STATES
Twenty School Children Burned.
Twenty pupils of St. John’s Paro
chial school were-known to have lost
their Hvee In a fire that started In the
basements a few minutes after the
oorning session had opened at Pea
body. Maas.. Thursday.
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. Makes
Germany has reqi
sted Ahe Red
ross to, provide for thirty million
loot 1 tuts Inhabitants of Poland This
*o«M nood aa expenditure of thirty
Election of Officers so Close That
lieeders on Neither Hide
%
Concede Result*.
Amendments to the constitutions
of the states of New York, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts to en
franchise women have met with ap
parently overwhelming defeat «t the
hands of the voters, while the amend
ment to the Ohio- constitution for
state-wide prohibition in that state
met a similar fate.
In New York state the vote on suf
frage from 2,447 districts nut of
713 in the state, gave 241,928 for.
and 321,417 votes against the meas
ure
The returns undoubtedly indicated
also the defeat of the project to
adupt a new constitution
The itcpubllcans have a jafe ma
jority In the New York state assem
bly W
The stale elected three Republican
coogresamen—N. 8. Gould, in the
Thirty-sixth; B. H. Snell. In the
Thirty-first, and W. 8. Bennett, in thi-
twenty-thtrd district
In Massachusetts the vote on the
suffrage amendment from 938 pre
cincts out of I.I4U, was 95.077 for
and 178,192 against the measure.
The election for governor at half
past 11 appeared to be close. Returns
from 9.18 districts out of 1.140 in the
state gave McCall. Jieputilicaa, 183.-
332, and Walsh, Democrat, 183,075.
The missing district* are In sections
McCall is expected to show great
strength
In Pennsylvania the- returns were
slow in coming In, but the defeat of
suffrage was indicated by an over
whelming majority.
Early returns in the mayoralty
election In Philadelphia indicated the
election of Thomas II. Smith, Re
publican.
The indicated majority for Har
rington. Dcmocre* running for gov
ernor of Maryland, was five thousand
in the city of Baltimore shortly after
11 p. m. No'reports from the Mary
land counties had been received.
FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS
Premier tJulOi »ml Co-Workers Hand
In Resignations Thursday.
Thp French cabinet, of which Rene
'Vivian! waa head, resigned Thurs
day, but up to a late hour in the
night Aristide Brland, called on to
form a new one, had not completed
bis task.
The subject of M. Viviani’s retire
ment from the premiership and the
reorganization of the cabinet was dis
cussed at length by political leaders,
but as no definite arrangement could
be reached, the chamber, which was
awaiting the appearance of the min
istry in the house, adjourned in the
afternoon, without anv formal an
nouncement having been made.
There had been rumors since the
retirement of Theophile Delcasse, the
foreign , minister, of important
changes in the cabinet, but' the with
drawal''of M. Vivian! was a surprise
as his ministry received a vote of
confidence in the chamber recently
by a very large majority. One expla
nation offered is that Premier Viv
ian! has overtaxed his strength, by his
strenuous services In connectioHj with
the war.
CAROLINIANS ON LIST
Natives of This State Have Not Re
paid U. 8. Government.
The only South Carolina names on
the treasury department list just
made public of persons who have not
made good to this government funds
advanced to them in order that they
might return home when they were
caught In Europe at the outbreak of
the war4n 1914, are aa follows: Al
exander Zuzer, ChVle«ton, 39:
Charles Anderson, 280 Prince (?)
street. Charleston. |7: Charles Brad
ley. Allendale. 345; Julius Brockton.
Lake City, 310.25; John Davie,.Co
lumbia, - 339.43; Charles Farren.
Greenville. 333.74; Julius Proctor.
Lake City. 342.S0.
Bryan Bp sets far a Dry Ohio.
W. J. Bryan la stamping the state
of Ohio all thla week ft
Call* Dardanelles Campaign a Mis
take—Went Out of Cabinet When
Aid Was Not Sent to Servia—Says
All England is United and War
Must be Won.
Sir Edward Carson, the former at
torney general of the British cabinet,
was listened^ to with almost as great
attention as was Mr. Asquith. He
declared that the cabinet’s slowness
in deciding upon the policy of aiding
Servia was the njain reason for his
disagreement. He asserted thgt the
country was anxious to know whether
its resources were being used, to the
best advantage. He described the cab
inet as a machine utterly incapable
of carrying on a war. He questioned
whether the government was justified
in embarking upon the Dardanelles
expedition and spoke of the failure
at Suvla bay as the most disastrous
of the war.
Sir Edward Carson, who recently
resigned from the office of attorney
general in the cabinet, initiated a
discussion on Mr. Asquith's statement
in the House of Commons. He said
he would not have risen if the pre
mier had given sufficient informa
tion to the public on matters upon
which they showed anxiety and after
fifteen months of war he thought.lt
only right that there should be free
debate In the House.
The present position, he declared,
was one of grave peril. There was
nothing to be gained by minimizing
the danger and he could assure the
premier that the desire for discus
sion was not in any way to minimize
the main objects of the war. It was
a symbol of the growing determine
tlon of the House and country that
everything that could be done should
be done to bring the wgr to a satis
factory conclusfon at the earliest pos
sible moment.
“We have had an ever widening
theatre of war.’* he said, "which in
the East is threatening the very
vitals of our empire. What the House
and country are really anxious about
Is whether our resources are being
used to the t>est advantage; whether
what have appeared to be grave mis
calculations could have been avoided,
and. above all. whether the machin
ery of government for carrying on
the war is the most adequate and
most •ffectlve which we rsn devil
Sir Edward declared' that on all
these questions the country was grop-
I log In the dark. There was the ab
sence of munitions, he said. He re-
I ferred to that because experience had
(shown him that the cabinet, how
ever useful in time of peace, was an
organization utterly Incapable of
carrying on the war under present
conditions.
What was wanted was,a smaller
number of competent men sitting
dally with the l>esl advisers they
could get to work out the problems
that arose He did not think that a
committee of the cabinet would an
swer. If the committee was to be av
countable to the cabinet.
Perhaps the gravest Instance and
the most recent of how the cabinet
and government worked, lie said, waa
to he found In the Balkan situation.
Nothing had astonished him more
than the gyrations they had gone
through In relation to' British policy
In the Balkans. On September 28
Sir Edward Grey stated that Rulga
rtan mobilization had resulted in Bui
garla assuming an aggressive atti
tude on the side of Great Britain
should he prepared to give its friends
in the Balkans all the support in its
power in a manner most welcome to
them..
When he learned that this was no
longer the policy of the government
and that there were no plans to this
end lie severed his connection with
the cabinet, writing to the premier
that it was to take effect October 12.
Sir Edward said he decided to re
sign as he could not support the con
clusion reached by the war council of
the cabinet the day before.
The former attorney general told
Mr. Asquith that he felt confident
that If troops were concentrated at
Saloniki and the naval power used,
it would demonstrate that England
has resolved, to preserve Servia. The
result would be that Bulgaria would
be weakened in hej, power to crush
Servia; .the Anglophile and anti-Turk
parties in 'Bulgaria would be
strengthened and encouraged, Rou-
mania would be more likely to help
and the policy of Venizelos would he
greatly stimulated.
“I do not believe that when Ger
many has gained access to the lines
of communication to Constantinople
it will be possible to maintain our ef
forts in Gallipoli,’’ he said. . “In
deed I doubt very much whether our
tropps can stay there until that event’
happens.”
With respect to the Dardanelles
operations. Sir Edward said he could
not understand how at the very tijne
of a shortage of ammunition the gov
ernment took on such a military ex
pedition which had hung "around
our necks like a millstone all the
months." . ^
“Was there ever such a story of
miscalculations," he exclaimed, “as
those in the Dardanelles!’’
The failure, at Suvla hay he re
garded as the most disastrous and
vital of the war. From that day to
this, under the cabinet’s system, they
had never been able to make up u
their minds whether they ought to
proceed with those operations . or
boldly withdraw their Then and save
suffering and further loas. /
wiitmck makes refovt
about CAVEU. EXECUTION
Report to Loudon Waa Not for
Uo—Had Expressed no
ion—No Promise Gtv«*.
Brand Whitlock. American mirfta?
ter to Belgium, has \transmltted a
lengthy report to the United States
government, reviewing steps taken
by him and members of his legation
staff in connection with the execu
tion by the German military authori
ties of Miss Edith Cavell, a British
nurse.
The minister declares that tho re
ports made by him on the subject
constRuted merely a recital of facts
without expression of opinion, and
that he had submitted them to Am
bassador 'Page, at Lbtfoon, for his in
formation, but not for publication.
In the natural course, the ambassa
dor, reporting on the care of British
subjects by American diplomatic of
ficers, transmitted the documents to
the British foreign office, which
made them public.
Publication of the letters, Mr.
Whitlock says, greatly embarrassed
him in Brussels, with the (ierman.
authorities, although he adds that
thlTatter now seems satisfied with his
explanation and there is no indication
of further difficulty. His position
from the time German occupation of
Belgium began has been a delicate
one, since he has no diplomatic status
as minister to Belgium, and is per
mitted to remain at Brussels only by
courtesy of the German military com
mander.
Referring to reports from London
that there was evidence of bad faith
on the part of the German authori
ties before the execution of Miss
Cavell, the minister says the legation
officially received no promise that it
would be kept Informed of the dls^
position of the case.
There were no conversations __
diplomatic character, he explain?
the only remarks on the subject pai
tug between an employee of the le
gation and a subordinate German of
ficial. With the exception of the plea
for mercy, which Mr. Whitlock him
self addressed to the German military
governor, after Miss Cavell confess
ed her guilt of aiding allied soldiers
to escape from Belgium, there was no
step taken by the American legation
in which the German authorities
showed any discourtesy
STATE INCOME TAX VARIES
MUCH IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES
<Ywlewlon and Itklibuid Pay Most of
the Entire Amount—itirh Coun
ties Pny Very Utile.
Tuxes on incomes collected under
the law of Sogth .Carolina amounted
to 331. ■ 24.B7 In 1915 as ugalnst
3lS.303.31 In 1914, the figures being
made public by Comptroller General
Carlton W. 8aw v «r. This was over
twice the amount collected from this
source last year. Comptroller Gener
al Sawyer has made determined ef
forts to enforee the law.
Charleston pays nearly one-half of
the entire Income taxes, the quota of
that county being 314.744.51. Rich
land comes next with 95.458.43. The
rich county of Marlboro does not pay
a single cent of Income tax. The only
other one paying no Income tax la
Berkele v ,
'The figures
by counties
follow ;
Abbeville
3 246.59
t 273.41
Aiken ....
285.02
332.48
Anderson . .
1.024 81
1,418.97
Bamberg .
• • . • •
30.15
Barnwell . .
........
242.15
Beaufort . .
156 65
183.94
Berkeley . . *
• •••••••
• •••••as
Calhoun . . .
59.70
27.19
Charleston .
1.199 99
fV.764 51
Cherokee . .
353.53
344.(2
Chester . . .
/\!05.65
257.08
Chesterfield .
e>***«»«
13616
Clarendon . .
. 212.90
3 4 2.6A ~
Colleton . .
12.8?^^
Darlington .
32.80
Dillon ....
1 23.23
Dorchester .
94.52
186.58
Edgefield . .
260.15
195.10
Fairfield . . .
53.67
38.80
Florence . . .
335.29
485.60
Georgetown .
333.55
’•399.05
Greenville . .
516.14
395.45
Greenwood .
132.70
99.86
Hampton . .
78.30
Horry . . .
6C1.C9
Jasper . . .
10.00 •
Kershaw . .
257.35
215.50
Lancaster
145.27
168.98
Laurens . . .
122.53
175.54
Lee ....
163.39
89.51
Lexington . .
v 133.23
115.61
Marion . v .
260.29
71.00
Marlboro . .
Newberry . .
328.61
334.47
Oconee . . .
202.93
131.20\
Orangeburg .
; 387.48
295.60
Pickens . . .
96.40
75.40
Richland . .
5,342.63
5,058.48
Saluda . . .
10.00
Spartanburg
. 1,108,23
266.81
Sumter ....
600.00
559.33
Union ....
70.30
377.66
Williamsburg
44.50
44.50
York ....
436.51
529.19
Total .. .
315,303.31
331,126.87
*
(Tiarltoa Gets Six Yearn.
Porter Charlton has been convicted
In Italy for. murdering bin wtfn and
was sentenced to nix yearn. He win
have <o nerve bat twenty-nlna JUjn
because of his long con I nemeafaad
tha am«o*«v> v*»"tad all
caane of Uo vpr. y.
SERBIA IS DESPERATE
Allies Too Late—Germans in Con
stantinople In a Week.
Rome reports Monday: Colonel C.
Acourt Replngtoh, military corre
spondent of the London Times, de
clared in an interview riven the
GioernalO DTtalia 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 coMt^utaide of its own
territory.' Once there Italy could
supply either military help or provide
provisions and munitions. ' ’ s'
“The expedition of the Allies from
Saloniki can not vrlvs | B ttme to
save Serbia.'' Colonel Repington as
serted, while the Austro-Oermaas can
be to Constantinople vlthla a week
He bellevee. however, that whatever
hsppaasja the Orient, the eventari"
will eaahieUe