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SIR EDWARD GREY Ttti< ABOUT BALKAN CAMPAMN « HTCKENER ODES TO SATE MO- DAMMEOANS TO ENOLANO UNREST AMONG MOSLEMS Ntrwa Reaches Washington That Brit ish Partisan, Nixam. of Hyderabad, Has Been Overthrown—Japanese Embassy Says Under Treaty Japan Would Fnmlsh Troops, If Re quested. Earl Kitchener's ultimate destina- Mon during his absence from the British war office Is said by confiden tial information received in Washing ton to be India, where, according to the same information, British rule is confronted with a more serious state of unrest than has generally been known outside of British official cir cles. ' Through the thick veil which the British censorship has titrown about the events in India and Egypt comes a statement that Nawab, Sultan Ul Hulk, the Nizam of Hyderabad, one of tl»e most Influential of the native princes and a staunch supporter of die British, has been deposed by his people. I This development, coming after successive reports of mutinies and unrest, is said to be the leading rea son for Earl Kitchener’s departure from England. It has been officially announced that the head of the British war of fice was on his way to the theatre of operations in the Near East, which —w has been generally Interpreted as vmeaning the Balkans. Information .reaching the United States, however, through channels not subject to cen sorship, is that It is well known In Ixmdon among those close to the gov ernment that although Earl Kitchen er may stop in the Balkans to to-or- dlnate the efforts of the allied forces, his ultimate destination is not only India, but Egypt as well, where the British gateway to Asia now 1» men aced by the Teutonic-Bulgarlan-Turk successes in the Balkans. Coupled with repeated rumors of activities of German agenta foment ing discontent among the native pop ulation of India have come reports of disaffection in Egypt, aitfo ascribed to the same sources. Since the Turks failed tb cut the Suez canal, mainly through the prompt arrival of colonial h’oops from New Zealand and Australia, it has been reported that agents froin Constantinople and Berlin have been conducting a persistent propaganda among the natives. The importance to the British of the reported downfall of the Nizam of Hyderabad may be Illustrated by the fact that at the critical moment when Turkey entered hostllillee and the sultan called on all Mohamme dans for a holy war, the Nizam of Hyderabad, head of the largest Mo hammedan state in India, issued a manifesto to his people in which he declared it to bo the duty of all Mo hammedans in India to adhere to their British allegiance. The Nizam also contributed two million dollars to defray the expenses of the First Hyderabad Imperial Lancers and the Twentieth Deccan horse, who were transported for service In Europe. Such information as lias come to Washington is of an unofficial char acter, and inasmuch as It dooe not emanate from sources which would he interested in spreading reports of disaffection in British territory it has been given credence. The last reports to the state de partment on political conditions in British possessions In Asia were re ceived more than two months ago, when details came of the mutiny of natives in Singapore, in which prac tically all officers and most of the troops of a British regiment were ^^tjlled. An expeditionary force of ^^Biltlsh bluejackets captured many ^PBa.tive leaders and after a brief trial Ahey were executed. At tho Japanese embassy the opinion was expressed that under the treaty between Great Britain and Japan the latter would be bound to furnish troops, if railed u|M>n. for duty in India or Egypt. The embassy, however, had no ad vices on the situation in India. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British - ambaerador, is at Ottawa, paying a visit to the governor general of Can ada. At the embassy it was said no new advices had been received to throw light on Jthe situation. REPUBLICAN BACKS WILSON Will Be Ashamed of His Party If It .* Questions Preparedness. Joseph H. Choate, a leading Re publican has enthusiastically indors ed the national defense -program of President Wilson, and said if in the coming Congress the Republicans tried to make political capital out of this vital issue he for one would be heartily ashamed of his party He said the question of prepared ness -was too big and too vital to be made a partisan Issue, and that" It was his hope and his belief that It would not be made the subject of at tacks on the President in the hope of gaining advantage in the coming Presidential campaign. BOOTY AT NISH Bulgarians Captured 5,000 Men and Valuable Material. r Sofia reports via Paris Wednesday: "The booty captured at Nl»h' consist ed. of forty-two guns,- thousands of rifles, much ammunition, seven hun dred railway cars and many automo biles. "The retreating Serbians abandon ed numerous guns, machine guns and rifles which have not been counted Thos far five thousand prisoners tak es at Nish have been counted." many Known—Assistance fof Serbia Depended on Greece Many questions concerning the war were propounded in the' House of- Commons Tuesday, but little new in formation was brought forth from the government. Sir Edward Orey made a long statementwou political conditions in the Balkans and the as sistance promised to Serbia by Great Britain. The sympathies of King Ferdi nand, of Bulgaria, for Germany, the foreign secretSry said, always have been known, and tho govermnent was aware as eafTy as April that negotia tions were in progress between Bul garia aqd Turkey* un^er German in fluenced As to why nh-assistanco for Serbia had been available at the opening of the campaign. Sir Edward declared he was neither willing nor compe tent to state. The foreign secretary made clear that the movements of troops to Saloniki and from that point have been dependent on the consent of Greece. Serbia was notified -on September 24 of the dispatch of British troops to her assistance. Tho foreign sec retary informed the Serbians Great Britain was making"'an offer to Greece to send forces to Saloniki to assist her in fulfilling her obligations to Serbia. Great Britain had labot- ed throughout, he said, to give Serbia all assistance in her power. His use of the words "without qualification or reserve" in his state ment before the House of Commons September 28, whep promising to as sist Serbia, meant that concessions previously suggested to Bulgaria were at an end and tTiat British troops would be used solely to help the friends of this nation and to fight for their and her Interests. “The promise was to give our friends all assistance in our power," Sir Edward added, "and that has in fact been and is being done." AU$TR(MiERMAN SUCCESSES Capture Serbian Stronghold and Take Lot of Material. The Austro-Germans have succeed ed in crossing the Morava fiver, in Serbia, and Gen. von Gallwltz has occupied Kusavac, one of Serbia's largest towns, about thirty miles due northwest of Nish. The fall of Krusevac means that the branch railway line to Ushltse, near the Bosnian frontier, has been broken by the Invaders close to the point where It leaves the main Bel- grade-Nish-Salontki line. A large number of prisoners, ten gnns and a lot of war material fell into German hands. The Bulgarians-also are advancing from the east; but in the west the Montenegrins claim to have Inflicted another defeat on the Austrians. The Austrians are said to be concentrat ing a force of one hundred ard twen ty thousand men In Herzegovina for an invasion of Montenegro. MOVE INTO SERBIA TOWARDS GRANARIES OF TIE TURKS ENGUSR STATESMEN TRYING TO MEET WAR PROBLEMS COUNTRY NEEDS HER MEN CARD SYSTEM EXTENDED EXCEED JOFFRES DEMANDS French Factories Turn lag Out More Munition* Ulan He Kant*. "Every branch of the munitions service has been extended to a for midable extent,” said Minister of Munitions Thomas in an Interview granted to a Paris newspaper. He added: "With one or two exceptions the demands of tho Commander in Chief for all kinds of shells are now more than covered. The estimates of Gen eral Joffre. who is especially anxious about shells for the 155 millimeter guns, have been exactly met, while his estimates for the 105 and 120 millimeter guns have been exceeded. The numbers of shells demanded for the '75'b' vary dally, but on the whole they are being virtually cov ered." RUSSIA SEES ANOTHER WAR Expects Great Uprising Throughout the Mussulman Orient. "The reorganization and executive changes which are being introduced in tho Russian army,” says the Lon don Morning Post’s Petrpgrad cor respondent, "plainly Indicate that the Russians contemplate a long strug gle. They are making preparations for a war lasting five years more. “These preparations are not being made solely against the Germans. The Russians believe the Germans are expending their last energies in an endeavor to stir up the whole of the Mussulman orient, and Russia probably foresees the necessity (or increased strength with which to clear up ttie formidable struggle which the Germans, even after their defeat, will leave as a heritage be hind them.’’ i JAP DELEGATES BARRED Refused Seats as Fraternal Delegates of Federation of Labor. B. Suzuki and S. Yoshimatsu, rep resentatives of labor In Jap^n, were refused seats as fraternal delegates by the American Federation of Labor, which began at San Francisco Mon day Us thirty-fifth-annual convention. This action was based upon a report of* the committee on credentials. The committee recommended that the Japanese be extended the courtesies of the convention. Charleston Doctor Honored. Dr. Robert Wilson, of Charlesotn, has'been elected to the presidency of the Southern Medical Association at Its meeting at Dallas, Texas. Preacher Assassinated. Rev. George C. Sweatt of Hamlet. N. C., was assassinated Tuesday night by as unknown assailant. His body was found shot through tho heart. Immigrations to bfe Restricted— Luxuries to be Curtailed—Debate . -V V : *• >:;■ -' ' ’■ ■ \ - In House of Commons Develops Caustic Critdsm—Balfour Replies in Defence of Government. In England the British government Has taken its first definite -steps to ward preventing emigration of able- bodied British subjects, who in con siderable' numbers are suspected of uhiug tills means of evading military service A regulation was issued by the Home’Office requiring subjects oi tho United Kingdom 19 years old or more, and contemplating emigration to apply at the Foreign Office for passports. If the passports are re fused, they must hand to the officers supervising the embarkation the reply of the Foreign Officer to their passport application, together with their birth certificates, with photo graphs attached. ' Since the refusal of the Cunard Company to carry abroad British subjects eligible for military service last Saturday the Anchor Line and the White Star Line have adopted an identical'course. Other lines are ex pected to follow with similar action That the government also has under consideration the passage of sumptuary laws to Insure the strict est domestic economy was informa tion given by Premier Asquith in the House of Commons this week. The premier added that he would be glad to receive any suggestions concerning such legislation. A member from Wiltshire had ask ed the Premier whether, "In view of the serious stato of the nation's finances and of the thoughtless ex travagance and unnecessary luxury still being Indulged in by many per sons to the annoyance of their neigh bors, the Premier would consider the advisability of passing drastic sumptuary laws which would insure the strictest domestic economy, and put all classes upon a footing during the war of greater equality in their mode of living.'' In the House of Commons William Joynson-HIcks. member of the Brent ford division of Middlesex,, drew at tentlon to the condition of the royal flying corps and the naval air ser vice. He Maid there ts;s great dis satisfaction connected with the naval air service In regard to the organiza tion and the appointment of a chief who knew nothing about aircrafts above the heads of those who in fart liad built up the fabric of the ser vlce. It was Important, added the mem her that England should have Urge, new-aeroplanes for the offensive next spring, in order to meet the new air ships and new aeroplanes which the Germans were building. He asked why work on an English Zeppelin had been stopped in January, and whether the admiralty had dropped the policy of attacking Zeppelins by aeroplane. Arthur Lynch. Nationalist member for Westclare. attacked I^)rd Liege who. he said, had blundered in not moving to the defence of Liege, again on tho question of munitions, and once again in Serbia. “The blunder in the Dardanelles,’ he added, "was at least a blunder of a man who meant to do something.' He contended that the war was be- Jig conducted witli signal incom petence, and that unless there was a change tlie country was moving straight to disaster. He would sweep away seventy per cent of the higher British command, beginning with Field Marshal French, who had been in command fifteen months and "had made no progress.” In the last offensive, continued Mr. Lynch, the allies broke through the German lines, but In the supe rior command decision was wanting to take full advantage of the moral victory. The Government, he de clared, had no plan of campaign The idea of a successful war of attri tion was absurd. The wr.r must be won in the field. The men were good and munitions were there. Leadership and direction were lack ing. Mr. Balfour, replying to the re marks .of Mr. Joynson-Hicks, said he did not think it ought to be assumed that the Germans had taken the lead in aircraft construction. The admi ralty and war office desired to im prove the construction of the aircraft in strength, power and speed for the aerial defence of London. It would, of course, he an enor mous advantage to have overwhelm ing forces of aircraft which could be hurled against the invader and be come invaders themselves, and the Government was doing its best to in crease the number of aviators and machoies for their use. “We are building,’’ he said, “not an inconsiderable number of lighter than air craft at the moment, largely for the* purpose of scouting. The questloff t)T lighter than air and heav ier than air craft is sUll undecided. There are many persons who think Germany chose wrongly in choosing Zeppelins.” Mr. Balfour pointed out that, al though when the war broke out thje air service was relatively In Its In fancy, it would be found that during the progress of the war It had not fallen behind that against which it was matched. The largest part of the defence of London, continued the first lord, must be a coast defence, arid as they got more of the appliances for this purpose they would more nearly suc ceed In achieving it. At present the admiralty were limited by their means of defense, but were making KQDR as fast as they couty. The service was being constantly pulled up by the shortage of men and ■o fairy waving of wands coaid pat that right. The aeroplane had not tha rang* to enable it to proceed from these shores and becoma a men ace. Tha enemy £eppellna,4 which Fight Against High Cost of Living i> Serious Problem—Milk Cards Out Soon—Animal and Vegetable WlL and Fats to Be Confiscated bj Rundeerath Measure. Govarameat Gets frm Haad If Dta- At a recent caucus of the'Nationa Liberal members of the Reichstag i. was resolved that the fight agaius. the high'cost of living due to the wui was at present the most importnui question growing out of the conflic. and tnat turther measures should bt taken along the lines of the foot- ordinances already put into effect. The r esolut'ons remand the intro duction of meat cards; also the es tablishmcnt of a far-reaching system of leaves of absence' for soldiers ai the front in order to maintain the elllclency of the industrial trader and of tho agriculture. In addition, the sharpest punitive measures against food speculations were advocated, including the loss oi civic honors and the Immediate In troduction of graduated taxes on war profits was demanded. New milk cards will be Issued in many Berlin boroughs on Nor. 15, and there is official intimation that preparations are being made for Introducing meat cards in the near future. The Bun dee rath has passed an al most revolutionary measure for the confiscation by the State of all stocks of animal and vegetable oils and fats liaving food value, which will be dis tributed and apportioned to the va rious industries by the newly organ ized State War Corporation, modeled on the breadstuffs monopoly which has functioned so succesfully. According to private advices from English sources Germany is making an effort to get food from Turkey and avail herself of the fertile plains of her Ottoman ally. but this bar foes regard as almost hopeless. Private advices from Greek sources, however indicate that there la a fighting chance for help coming by way of 1 Constantinople London reports Friday all doubts aa to what road Greece would ebooee oat of tha muddle caused by the di vergent views of her political leaders and aa to hqw tho policies of the Ikouloudls cabinet could be rendered compatible with the opinions, of the adverse majority in the chamber of deputies, today were dispelled by a public dissolution of the chamber. Publication of the decree apparent ly was received in Athens with calm iespite the fact that all elements ibped to avoid elections at the pres ent moment The government, it . appears, considered dissolution the inly- possible means of getting full and unrestricted liberty of action. Greek officials In Ldhdon and at other points continue to assert that Tri-eece's future actions depend solely on military considerations. A con as Greece is convinced beyond ioubt that the allies have produced -nough troops to make possible a suc- ‘esful offensive against Bulga’rla and o remove the danger with whlc irriece would be confronted if she •ntered the war inadequately asalsted Greece will immediately range her- elf on the side of the allies and ren ler all the military co-operation of vhich she is capable, according to icr representatives. -tko „„„ | rlsons are secure against the heaviest 8 ab ° Ul “M ^ ^ <><“• they .re mutually A Greek merchant of New Yo* An apparent auccemful the assailants by the flanking Ore of machine guns. One company lost (If ty-one dead on October thirty-first " GERMANY CONTROLS FOOD Entire received advices from Constantinople Smyrna, and other points, aald that there was no doubt that Germany would seize large granaries along the Bosporus stored with wheat raise! in Anatolia, and transport it through Bulgarian jind Roumanian territory to Austria, and hence into the chief centres of her own dominions. ■ Examination of official statistics gathered by the United tSates allow that the exports of Turkey In 1913 were 1108,000,000, and that there was an Increase of cereals and vege tables. She normally imports t2 wheat and barley, and export, them to the amount of 117,000.000. Re- ‘Luton ^Ctofto? iSd ££ cent Consular reports Indicate that # **T lon v offeu, to* and coco* were britisb ton DON MIGHT WELL ’ — » » MILLIONS ARE. ■ -r.■ Ho Many are Being Disabled for life That They May Cause Trouble 4 all Countries After the Way i*A|* parcntly the Speaker’s Peace Half Way. t The debate bn the conduct of the war and the censorship was resumed •in the British House of Lords Mon day afternoon. Earl Loreburn, for mer high chancellor, brought up the subject, declaring that he took this action owing to his belief that the Marquis of Lansdowne, the minister without portioiio, had not made ade quate reply to the arguments of Vis count Morley. Earl Loreburn spoke of what he termed "the misadventures’’ bf the Antwerp expedition, the loss of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock’s squadron, the Dardanelles operations and the Balkan expedition. Tb« speaker said he had been told two months ago that fifteen million men had been killed or disabled for life, and that multitudes had been added to this nomber since, and that if the conflict continued indefinitely M fwvo> lutiou or anarchy” might follow la Europe. Earl Loreburn, one of the Radical stalwarts who criticised the South African war, found himself supported by Viscount Milner, former high commissioner for South Africa, who was one of those largely responalM* for the South, African war. Viscount Milner, however, largely confined himself to a criticism of the censor ship. He declared that the news bad been "doctored in aa optimistle ■Mae," and also denounced the gov ernment for not going sooner to tho assistance of Sorbin. Baron COurtney, of Penwith, well known as a peace advocate, followed Viscount Milner. He said tho woe- ernment should show Itself ready to accept any suggestions which would end the war, concluding, however, that the Germans must evacuate Bel gium and (•'ranee end that no tn- dmnalty should be demanded on Greet Britain. Earl Canon, of Kedleston, lard DUNSlTTSTlffi NUT Germans Find Russian Fortress Diffi- \ cult to Capture. TheTllfflcultles of the army beselg ing Uvlnok, because of the nature of the fortress, which is built of sand are pictured by Capt. Von Kueschuet- zky. correspondent of the Berlin Voa slsche Zeitung. "Had It been of rock," he says, "experts declare it would have been knocked to pieces tong ago. but an artillery bombardment la of Uttle avail against a sand fortress. It was captured fifteen times between Sep tember flften and October twenty-elx, and still is not In the German’s pos session. It has been reduced In atxe one-half, without affecting etrength of the remainder. Every rod of land la covered with permanent trenches, roofed securely against scrapnel and shell fragments end connected with so called ‘fox holes.’ small shelters where the gar- Government to Supervise Supply of the Nation. Berlin reports via London Friday: Virtually the entire food supply of the nation is expected soon to PM* moTo. “i'onV “‘"ejar" V h..« Ka*tav a„a eQ«dt*ble distribution of supplies ..k.a .Kaa- government and its liberal predc sor. He annotated that the govern ment was coasldertng whether ar rangements could not be made for creating closer contact between the press and the fighting forces. Lord Loreburn, Id addition to bis other uttetancee. asked whether the landing at Saloniki had been made with the approval of the naval sad military authorities of the Entente Allies, whether they were satisfied with ths supply of men and money and If the communications had been He asked these questions, be said, because there was an uneasy fee Hag that Chars had not been sufficient ex- she has no very great excess of food !^‘ y w [j > 1 ^regila/sd^bJ'Vhl f*? «JP«rvlsion. In saying that he been informed that fifteen mlL for the victualing of Germany. Tur-1 o.L?** key in Europe, according to tho re- 1 ^ h h e an f c ^ 1 ports of 1914, sent to the United States «320 bushels of beans and 461 bushels of onions and $9,000 worth of assorted vegetables Here are some of the exports from a typical port of Asai Minor, Beirut Dried apricots, barley, bran, corn, flour, dried fruits, lembha, olive stones, onions, peas, crushed wheat, and wine dregs. The great dietary need of Ger many Is fat. From Turkey she can hardly expect to get much, for the hog, reliable source of lard, la not popular in the domain of the Sublime Forte. Turkey does, however, export to Issue regula tions covering trade In them. The chancellor also was authorised to establish maximum prices for buckwheat and millet, marmalades, find honey, vegetables, fruits and sauerkraut. These prices apply to producers. Local authorities In muni cipalities of more than tea thousand population are required to fix maxi mum prices for rotailers. The auth orities In smaller places may take similar action If they se fit. Bread, potatoes, pork, milk and butter already have been subjected to a maximum price schedule. The con- days.” a .man Quantity .f bu.t.r a'.d U- “^“-11 haps she might help out also in pro viding fodder, the shortage of which has so curtailed the milk supply. The effort to luduce the fat ml- crolie to convert sugur into oil is an other evidence of the lengths to which Germany had been pushed in the effort to get a balanced ration for her civil population. Perhaps Greece and Turkey may help in that regard. Further evidences of the depletion of the larder of Germany are expect ed to come from neutral countries, such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Holland, where acording to In formation received, many emissaries have been sent to forage for food until the hoped-for supplies are ob tained from Turkey. These advices ACTIVE IN MEDITERRANEAN German and Austrian Submarines Hunk Many Ships. On October 18 Count von Bern- storoff, the German Ambassador, an nounced that he had received an offi cial communication from Berlin to the effect that German submarines had recently sunk twenty-three ves sels, Including four transports, be longing to the Allies in Mediterran ean waters. may be interpreted in the light of a! special cable dispatch published sev-, T l “* u f, riua eral days ago, which referred to the n the waters in question, presence of many German buyers of foodstuffs in Amsterdam who were purchasing all they could find and putting it in storage waiting for or ders from their principals. Hon msn already had been killed or- disabled In the war. Earl Loreburn added that this das what was meaat by a war of attrition, sad that whlla- the war continued the (overnmant should do their beat to prevent Irre parable mistakes. No scheme ahouli*. be attempted, ha said, without the approval of the highest naval and military author!- tie* The idea of a email cabinet re porting to a full cabinet on such mat ters Earl Loreburn characterized as highly unsatisfactory. While dis cussing the censorship Viscount Mil ner said he could not see that It did any good to censor the German wire less In London. Baron Courtney, of Penwith. after raierring to the feet that no move has been made on the western front, or In the Dardanelles for some time past, and declaring that the situation at sea was unchanged, asked If "there is no alternative to this un paralleled and unceasing strife?" Ho said he was sure there was. AHhongh he would not ask the government now to define it, he thought “we should show ourselves ready to ac cept any suggestion which might be offered for ending it.” After pointing out that tho libera tion of Belgium and northern France, and that no indemnity should be levied on Great Britain were three things vital to the possibility of a settlement of the war, Baron Court- Thls was the first intelligence which conveyed an idea of the exten- npv h _ .h-,,-,,, .. . —. ■ sive operations of the German boats 1 „,® K t O K°“ gb *.. t ,j e u- r ^ 0m 0 ? Since attacked England, came from North Germany, which it was not easy for British aircraft to attack. With respect to the charges of blundering in the operations. Sir Balfour said he had no doubt there was much talent in the country which was not finding its best operation; nor did he think that every man In high command was the very best man omniscience could discover, but nothing could be gained by such a speech as Mr. Lynch had delivered. No practical suggestion had been made, Crtept that every man engaged should be turned out and some un specified persons put in to direct affairs.- India Bars Bryan's Rook. A Hindu editor of San Francisco has been notified that a phamphlet which he said was made up of ex tracts from Bryan’a "British Rule in India" translated for the Indians ”4b*d been barred from the malls by the British government. Nothing From BattlefioMa. - Tbs campaigns on tha eastern and western fronts have developed noth ing new la the days of ih« recent then the loss of eleven ships has been reported. Austrian submarines have not hitherto been active beyond the Ar- riatlc. Bat. the Italian battleships Amalfi and Giuseppe Garibaldi were sunk by them on July 6 and July 19 respectively; and the submarines Medusa and Nereide also met the same fate on June 17 and August 7. The French armored cruiser, Leon Gambetta, was sunk off Otranto, It aly. April 26, by the Austrian sub marine U-5. OCTOBER LIQUOR SALES Dispensary Auditor Reports on Fri- I day Sales of Last Month. Dispensary sales In the fifteen wet counties of the State for the month the seas probably would be discussed when peace was being established and not afterward. E,arl Curzon added that the gov ernment was unanimous In a desire to give the public as much Informa tion as possible. After having praised the press as a whole for lt« discretion and loyalty. Earl Curzon expressed the view fMt more new* should be provided through the press bureau. Defending the censorship of tha. German wireless, Earl Curzon said he did not «ee why England should become “the advertising agent for German calumnies and lies.” Defending the government’s Bal kan policy, the Marqnis of Lane* ddwne mild when the history of these transactions came to be written it would be found that "no foreign minister had ever had a more, thank less task entrusted to him." Whefi ths relations of Bulgaria and Serbia first became strained, the of October amounted to $344,451.70 minuter went nn ik... i. F c r c id r a ? n h g /i 0 £j?* nt, ° n migM * r "2* uu : Sww*;. which the government wished to hyoid. Besides, it wee Impossible to find troops then, as the big offeasive Friday by L. L. Bultman, State.dls- which the covernment pensary auditor. Richland came first government wished wjth $81,066.35. and Chaslestan sec ond with $46,084. .The sales In the other counties for'the month were: Aiken $11,783.95; Bamberg $11.- 877,57, Barnwell $17,771.0$; Bean- fort $9,002.12, Calhoun $7,015.90, iun fv.vvz.ia, ^aiooun SFOIS.SO, na rt u ormoain* Dorchester- $12,222.20. Florence meat ef Omrmas $44.<83.81; Georgetown $10,$74.64; Bul^ria. In the west was being prepared. The government's hesitation, he wm not due to the fact that they had any doubt whether they eight to take ! the forward mess Jasper $2.1 $5.15; Lexlagtoa $15.- 775.45. Oraagebnrg $$$.9*7.51; I Union $19,757.9«; WilUamahurg fVj 598.15. . . \ >' «• yen M