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' »*' !■ THM> V \ ✓ VOL. XXXVI. ' WALTERBOgO, S. C., W DNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1914. GERMANY HAS DECLARED RUSSIA] \ ‘ 4 NO. 51 Frances Entr> Only a Question of a Short Time; First Shots of , German War Exchanged at Prostken; Italy Has Declared N< trality; Present Position is That Russia, France and Servia Are .. raigned Against Austria-Hungary and Germany. FRICES. ON ALL SEEDADYANCING Farmers Are Urged to Plant at I^east One Acre of Vetch and Some Clover. WILL BE FORCED TO PAY HIGHER PRICE LATER FARMERS MEETING A GRAND SUCCESS •5 ^ mmt, Institutes, Held at Walterboro, Cottageville and Lodge. DIRECTED BY CLEMSON AND WINTHROP COLLEGE NEARLY THREE THOUSANDJNOLLEQ New Rules Do Not Keep From Registering in Colleton. Mr. B. «. Prlr.- \ ngm l |xm Vmrmrr* Galher,n « , ‘ W«*re largely AttendMl tli** lm|»<>r ( aiiice of Planting Thr%«* I.ejiuniin4lb« a« anti S»>jl lluiMer*. By InteroMtml Karmrrs and Farm Women; .Murh KnthnMla«m Wan .Manifested by Tho*^> Preaen|v / ' The farmers* Institutes under the /• London, August 1. Events in the European crisis developed todry with startling rapidity. The.Qennan ultimatum to Russia, demanding that Russia ceaso the mobilization of her army expired at noon, and at 5:15 o’clock this after- noorv^the German Emperor signed a mobiliza tion order, * At 7:30 o’clock the German ambassador at St. Petersburg. Count Von Pourtales. delivered a declaration of war in the name of his govern ment to the Russian government and the entire staff of the embassy left St. Petersburg. Al though after the warlike speeches delivered by the German Emperor apd the imperial chance!- A === d - 3 France Mobilizing. Late tonight placards were p*»vK ed in Pa-la calling for general Mo bilization andathe German ambas sador, although he had > not been banded hia passports, he was pre paring to leave the Frencl*.Capital. It is not known at exactly what frbour Germany’s ultimatum " to France .asking that country to de fine what attitude she would assume in case of war by Germany and Aus- ‘ tria against Russia, was to expire. . but It Is believed it wili'not be long before diplomatic relations will be rfifkured or wlflPTf&clareT^* - The 1 German Emperor and his ad visers have 4 maintained'to the last that they made supreme efforts for peace, and that the last of the se ries of appeals from Emperor \Vil r .liam to Emperor Nicholas was a tel- a t , , The farmers of Colleton county lor at Berlin on Friday, no other result coulj be " ho ‘ i0 not or,, ‘ ir a PU ‘ , » ,lv of **''''*- <nrec “ on of tiemsoa and Wlnthrop both* ‘if U! and garden, this week,: Colleges held in, Collet on county last e:.| be forced te pay iiigher prices week were a great sue than t liwse quoted it: tUe Press' and Standard last v.eek. Everybody J'laiMs rye and oats for wintpr and •-pr.ne grazing, and some few -plant- last tall and successfuiy grew loth vt'nh and clover. s ' -Mr. ii. Ur- Price? county demon- Now that the die is cast and Europe is to oiF ^'ration; agfutt urgas, -upon every plunged into a General war. which has been |he r ’ ,r " l >o has never done so be fore to plant at least one acre o' <v‘-tch, pounds, and a few pounds j ■* 4 iTriison clover. The growing of, ! these winter legumes is no longer jaii experiment on Colleton soils. More than a dozen jjersons, scatter ed over the county grew as fine 1 patches of vetch and clover 'the past ; season as any in th’e state. He does | hot urge large acreage, for the rea- Ison that one acre by each nidtvldual farmer successfuly grown, will fur- j nish soil inoculation for ^tn entire* England are ofll-j The fon*es of the Ottoman '•<**- tarnt the following season, and plre are being mobilized, but Tur- tor the farmers thous ands of dollars that is now being expected, hopes that the dread event migh 1 be averted had been raised by the interventioi of King George in St. Petersburg and the fact 1 the German Reichstag was not, to be convciGd until Tuesday. Hepce. the actual declaratior of tvar had not been expected for another dav or two. ° / x apprehension of European statesmen for ge: ations. It is now only a question of how s< state of actual war will exist between Germi and France.*- LIST OF CLUBS WITH ENROLLMENT OF EACH Indication* An* Hint the Conafjr Will Poll Her t’annl Htrensth In the ('omlng Primary t Unnanni bn- tereat Khown In f/ocal PoMttcm. ENGLAND DECLARES WAR AGAINST S / « , «. ’ . GERMANY FOR BELGIUM’S SAKE; j /A EUROPE IN A STATE OF TURMOIIf Germany find daily at war. Germany has refus ed to respect the neutrality at Bel gium within the time fixed by the British government. Instead the British > ambassador in Berlin was handeu his * assp rts Guriy last official »fi nirrr^r—” was Londoh that .-Germany had declared war against Great Britain. This later proved to be an error. At 7 o’clock last night Great Britain declared war on Germany. The British admiraiity office im- key contends the atep only precau- ' <pent annually for artificial Inocula- of enthusiasm iu every respect.\ On Tuesday, July L’8. tlu* ni^-tjng was held at Lodge'; on Wednesday, i t Cottageville, and on Thursday at Walterboro. The meetings were all well attended by large numbers^ of interested farmers, • their wives, and their daughters. Great ^uier- c: t was, shown by questions asked vhich were* carefullj answered by :he speakers. x The four speakers represented in a way almost every line of farmers' work. Rev. W. H. Mills, the Pres- 'vterian minister of Clemson Col lege. spoke on the subject, ‘‘The Re lation of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture and the County , Despite the prediction that then* would be many voters in all of tho counties who would fail to enroll, uccess and full j the* indications now are that tbe en- . I rollment, in Colleton county Is up to the usual , standard. Alt club Hats have been turned in except one. and the enrollment so fhr has reached * 2.760. It will In all probability reach 2,800 when the remathlng club roll comes in. l/ It will be well to note that at some precincts the enrollment has increased and at others It Is less than the number formerly voting there. This is very probably die to 'the rule requiring enrollment at tho nearest precinct. I The fact thaf the enrollment ^s about eqhal. to the present voting strength of the county, shows a heal thy spirit of political Interest. It shows that even It some votera are Church,” Mr. Mills discussed ( h* ppposed to the primary rules, the? subject with great enthusiasm an 1 showed careful study of this impor tant phase of the question. He showed where and how. the depart ment could co-operat# with the county minister in helping the far- tion. One dollar per bush* Southern grown rye is low and for jiner. night the o< received in mediately thereafter announced the egram repudiating responsibility for | government had taken over two tjhe calamity threatening the worbl, j Turkish battleships bunding in.Kng- on the* 1 ground that; while German? Jland, practically completed, and one the tionary, and tells England officially they intend to remain neutral. Ger* many has made an eppeal to Ital*. to MM by h*r. oh.r,lo, hCIlt. 1oT t « eh ,*^ r , lov ' r , on th* part of France, but Italy. Tn llk -* 1 *- h>»v W* look tor mncSt reply, tl.clarrt ber neutrality. f 1 '" ^ ' ,av "' A dispatch from ! ‘Germany has made !tKTy too-stand with lyt*- o the Giornaie d'ltaiia. ,The news- .1% . .1. „x , rnnline c*ov#*r rron wp Iioiip !’«ir\pst • \ C’onios, limp •K par^ays the attention of th. Ital- garu,ng , r ^w, ’ c ’ * e . no ‘f 1 a . . n . , , it i ithsit bv this time vou hav^'Succeed- 1 morning work days and picnics in ian government lias l»een c-ail-d to 1 ‘ • J i . jrd in getting tiie farmers interested t' ho afternoon. ThfS\Church farm 1.* n placing their orders now. One ( to worked. in c-opH^ction with bing is certain, if they delay book- j ounty demonstration agents, simi- i ir to the school plots. Mf. Mills utra |H ^ 1 .Ilgktlx i II » ^ III 111“ llx AI I “ *» 54**,* "«'• Rome fays I °V ,,e of seed in a rpt ‘' nf 5 an appeal ’ to ! Ktt !“ rlfro# ' Mison "' ed ( ’°»’P a ny. }* m . acccrcling ll ^ had ,h< ‘ follo ' vinK to say:: •Answering your two favors He suggested thgt every ichurch have a small farm and ex plained how this could be carried jut to advantage—the returns to vcKfor mission work. The farm should be worked by church mem bers—-k\ picnic fpr the afternons of these dayhy when Sunday school ad- dresses "coumL be made. When the what Germany describes as host le acts on the part of France which German government asserts!, was mediating with Ausjria-Hunga-j other nearing completion. England institutes a case coming within tf c ' ,0K the,r ord *‘ r,i< t,,e - v are ,0 ry at Russia’s request, Russia, by her general mobilization was threat ening Germany's safe-j. Fin*l Shots Fiivd. The first shotfc of the Russo-Ger man war were exchanged between patrols today near Prostken, V» *iV • y hundred and ^twenty miles south-i east of Ko&igsberg. j The only redeeming feature of has also taken over two Chilean de- i terms of the treat ; ... ■ jrav*much higher prices, in as much 'ggest* y of allianc e, ev. u !' ■ . , , , . . , , •’as prices whic h we made you are * Hie c t opthese acts tke * , . * ■ for immediate accep’auce only. Next fer any stroyers. though on account From Algiers came a,, unofficial d « laratU>n of , va ; ctIne froni Gt r . report that the French fleet had n . anv Tho Gicrnnle dTtalh suys it ' veek on everytbU,Jf ,,rlc ° crptured two German, cruisers, the undenrtands , lh< , , tal|an ^v^rnment ' vjn probabl> be hl * bpr ” Goeben and the Breland, and a Ha- ttil , nn , ife _... Mr. Price urges the purchaf* n! as dispatch says the same floet had tralfty pgestecT that greater uae he .mack- hurch building an open place* clean and intelligent amuse- irnt v Mr. Mills thought that th* 1 nnister should study farm condi tions and Offer any and all sugges tion* in the way of better crops or sunk the Germata cruiser Panther Servian mobilization „had been I**at night the British Isles declared undtr martial law and the One : vne HCsnntnli envts tho ss>rno floot hail ... Seed nOW^ Send in yOUT order Ull'i say when you wish the seed shipped^ '''** better hom^yondltlons. You will not have to pa. for th*>m j The next speaker was Mr. J. “ 0. the darkest prospect with which ^completed last night, according to a government took charge of all r.tii- u,,lil the> are " htl)ped - ‘ Vny Wfllianvc. fiho has been In the stat • Europe has been faced for half a xjsh dispatch,,-«nd that government roadg lwho does not know how to properiv-jonly a shdzt time. Mr has declared j haR p rohib , (ed ' lhe sending of any j p^j^nt Wilson has' i**v.*,\ blant and Inoc ulate his seed. h» wifi ' ** " be glad to assist on the day o’ s»-^*l- century is that Italy her neutrality. How long that neu- ’ trality can be maintained !s'a n ex ceedingly debatable ciuestion. Great Britain's position already has been defined nv Premier A-- ciuith ir the Brltisli Parliament. He declared she is under no formal o!>- ligatioi^ to go to the assistance of Frakce in tiie event of a European war. The British government bps made full prepnHfor.s in both army and navv *oj any event. The present position, therefore, ’ c that Russia. France and Servfr rr-- arraigned on one sick, and Austril:- litu.c >y end -rmany on the-- er, How long the' warfare v ill he cotifn c’. to this i.lrtnc it i: tmpexi- Me to foretell, nor can it be fot'etohi Whether Belgium and Holland wNl l»e able to maintain their neutrality ttgainst their powerful neighbors 01 whether Great r.r'.tsiT* wifl fine!, her self compelled to setjd an* extraor dinary force to attempt to preserve that neutrality. "• Another factor, which has not l>een given much consideration, is the attlude of Turkey, which, if shej has sufficiently recovered front the. effects of her late war with Italv, may be able to throw considerable weight into th.e scale. It is f«n$r- ally understood Germany has N an effective understanding with Turkey which may lend, to Interesting devel opments. Cnbiaet Memo Today./ . Tho oabtaot will meet agnls to morrow to consider Great BrlUln’s attltcda I* tho crisis. The govern ment wUl hero to make its mossaa* tons dacMon betweea thetwo mhoolp of thOMfrt which provoll hsse an» sdvoeetlng fhait Bofflhad hold aloof and only soak tn prefect notch and Bated am trality. and the other or^ntaf thnFtho aateeu with mass sntells Baffload »ots« to tho asffistanco of rraaea If that ooamfiry Is sttschsd hlr Oormaay. President Wi!*on has issued .1 dispatc hes, which is taken as a r>r*'! proclamation of neutrality ' ot th* . . elude to Servian invasion of Bosnia »-«!.. .1 . in « Those who have or ca.i V ‘t '0*1 duties t j inouculntkm plant tilt.- United States, warning United Star* From Brussels it was said that subjects of thvir a..,:, inoculation the Germans were yesterday shell- on account ot tb,,. ^...a.,.* .. ing Leige and Namur, while a dls- .. ?ate cf ttar , n Aunria G cman p'.’tch from Amsferdnfr say- that g^rvja Russia and France tho perms tv* have cajrtured Visor. The American Red Cross-dec : Belgium,'a town with a population <( ) ., bftf / . irnr , of nf :i,Miu. eight miles* northeast of t tgns. -ft. n* * tii* o er at war. need not buy ami I. uni To those who do not v inter legumes, soil 1 builders, this fa<l w iH reend^it. ■ee on the River «* northeast Meuse. nurses, dispcsiii I ^ of cot ten and cotton , r i,ua’ifu-d c U1 tor •entitled (.Oj-v-jt ;it tij«. 50 NOT HAVE TO - PAY ASSESSMENTS • te-L; ctf (mart, follow:, it t. before bccom ng . it is necessary fbr, card -J:; co‘,!or. wqirhv r to fi‘e v ith j. ri: of ho;rt tUe*ger,rdi ;t!. : , »’ , | • Jl to rpef.,! c oney, etc.: * ot. ,, ... . 1' v.. . . i " frr ,l!f election caAgk^rte ( undulates lt>r lotion \>either 1 weigher must kT all growers buyers who and w ho art above jir*<iiu t • 4 at eaid prii.mry e lec tion ri al] l>e • :'iI'• d' to vote*. T'u inarm * : ; of - id tprimary sliall <1<‘ cl; 1- tii*V'scik o' s-id primuty ?irt: :■; -I th' 1 ■-n rq^ejivin.!:' of votficjmall b Williams is the livestock demonstrator fork-tho United .'States department of agricul ture.' Mr. Williams address was on the subject of “Hogs-and Live Stock O' General.” He showed bow, by the u;;-' of pure^bred sire, a herd of : ny on<‘ < oul<i f»r lir'-d u|> t.» pt.^c- bre<l/ vU i k/ Tiie- difierenc c was shiuwr arc determined to cast their Vote for the man of their choice. v |i shove also that they are willing to moke some sacrifice to vote for the erol- fare of their county and their atato. Below we give a Hat of tho polhr with the enrollment of each:' Cottageville—114. Walterboro--4 21. Wolf Crook—17* Ritter—R9. * . Maple Cane—116. Ashton—143. Williams—76. Peeples—70. * * , , ^ Horse Pen-^JOl. Beiiton‘6" , 'Sllll—7 P. Hendersonville—*148. ^ Rice Patch—173. Green Pond—42. Jacksonboro—64. ' Bells—5 4\ Tiger Creek —91. _ 1 Sidney—76. Berea—98. Smoaks—206. Ruffin—64. V Colleton—60. Doctors Cre«k-—90. Round—69.' .Wiggins;—28. Petets—59. White Hall—IP.. - * Lodge—112. Sniders—86. ' \.. • LIMIT OF TIME FOR FILING PLF.DOKM DRAWS NEAR 1 Ij/pric t-s paid for pyr * \r-y stcick/tnil tli< ordinary com - j-totV lie explained Th*' foil, n! paying \jr>n foi .Mf ^iouri' Ka-ntuckv ntwH"* v>ben these' 1 ■ * 411 t niidl m-1 animals Next Monday at 12 o’clock will bo the: last chance for the candidate* to lilt) their pledges. A good.many. 0 of the candidates tau-e not yet filed t heir., pled gen and unless It I* done before the limit of time is Oat. they will not be* permitted to run for of- lie e*. ' , ■ si ■tliti! ! p n lif. < OttOTt town, ai d he p* ns.mion . fc-r .* ivlu-rr for tin Are Exempt From This Burden. » I'M - • 0” id t 1 Itred.aS' ho ■1 If. !:■ Will...ms gav<* | Jin* ..L 4 ( Ii io gntzu hog: Ml ! ‘ COlli- , ; mt Hi c pretit «\- ' i vt f*vcry ■rtlTii h w ere. ' COUNTY CHAIRMAN RENDERS DECISION weigher must file with th* I'-rk of conn an itemized stnie-n < n* [Oder oath. of. all money? spr-:,; . - . result of being a candidate: vr.ci ’irdc'tlie day after the election ; !1 sdu ik fee.. !ve as liis services not ceedltg ten c t nts r*e: bale for < ijale o! eoiton. \ • iglied, oni«ha|f to w'jlli:'.suggested io pabi i\ thc-’ b^yer ami one-ji»if by the reller; such weigher sliail finaKv j.dju*-! iill difference:? and between bnyera ana sellers f Cot ton. s xie year roilliTl <• by such op f fa wns in pamphlet distriltuted. Mil that th*- bnl! veevil could ice c o-t ta. ted success- ’ !!!>• ity growing livestock Instead of V They Must File Their Pledges aa'I Expense Accounts With the Clerk of Court; , Conditions Explained by Mr. HoivelL , X Js tM disputes as to proper tied ne t io*0 be allow- •*d from -writer, dampness, damaged candidates must file with the cle:k cotton or any fal.-e gmjking, an! cf court a supplementary statement ! weigher shall ,, ‘ st ■‘ 1 '* , . „ ^ jt . ev-Ory morning before xxeigliing anv ot all moneys since the ^ so as * to insur< , accuracy. In statement was filed. [case of inability from sickness or / •‘The blanks for all of these mat- other cause the said welg.her may tecs I have, and tho same can be • d«P»>ty. who shall take bo- socuihd by nop] self or R.'M. . As maay^hsvo boon intorontod In tho county tho qnootibn tho reqslrements for boeoalug a candidate for cotton wotfkor, Mr. M. P. Hovoll. county chairman, submits tko following In* formation, which will pcovo intor- •ating: , ”My conetmctloa of tho law, that tho.eounty Domocratic soma tee haa aothtag to do with thli pit- tor., and hanoa mo amumpaat party yladgoa wttl ha aoaaamry aoltMr: flll t%a (Ml.mlttaa fnrniah Uakota* for IhM aioetlon. Howovor/ aador the alftn Inva, awry t data mm, |lff certain tWp* arlth nf Mi llcation to olther my- eocrotary of All caadl- •At tho la Col- fore entering upon hie duties, the 00th of office required of the weigh er. Before entering upon the du- tlea nf Ms pitta., the said cotton weigher shall ho sworn to discharge tho jotles of his position hy the dart; of eeort Mr scanty if flvo hnndvod dollars for tho faithful porfurmunca nf Mn daty. whSh hand ahnll ha approved by tho l aontt fai anld oonnty Ms nSM* ami tho eald dhlo -on Ma nf hM dop- prof A. F. Conradi. state ento mologist and professor of z|)ofocff,‘ and entomology ■aA'Clemson College, spoke next. ITof. Conradi discussecl injects in general, principally the boll weevil. Prof. Conradl’s solu tion of the problem wak soll mois ture and We conservation. He ex plained how the Texas aad Loulsi- una farmers worked for tho conser vation of^soll moisture. Prof. # Con radi said that tha wlroworm^wonld not ha noiicod aftor tho boll' woeyil cornea. Ih the next five er sU froara. aad tha fight on tha bon weevil weald alas bo a figbt on tbo wlre- Tbp cotton rent lonao and the cotton lenf lonao wore fisaarlhnd vgPw : . Mact ■oil bnlldlng. la rdUfioa tn ^ clovora and fihbrpqh^ Ha Ma hnblhet Ih n find Mtorta^lng lirfip* Tb , of Collfiton confity boro lnfiood far- 1 / AYnotlg th** Walterboro people at Carter's Ford Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. It.' K. Joiies'. ’Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jones, Cql, J. G. Padgett. Ver non Padgett, Mrs. C. W- Pellum. Dr. and Mrs. W. B. A'kernvan and D. L. Smith and A. A. Patterson. ■i.r.'te in henJlttg sdeh :■ splendid . uoakcr, • . .Mist: Mary E. Frw>ejf. of Wln- *’.vop CoTtc-ge. was tne last speaker. Miaa Frayser spoke on the line of home economics and sanitation. Thd Ceding of children was discussed. She showed a practical way to hav«s running water for the kitchen and the advantages that would come from it. She also demonstrated the firelefcs cooker*and showed how easi ly It was mada, the email coat aad its advantafica. She talked* of the women's clubs aad their offsets oa tha upbuilding of tha sonatry and community. Paw ladles tho moating* hot tho mm las Ptayooffi hmtioeHva taf^. Bach of fhooo meeHogi worn dod ovor hf Mr! B. O. Ptfeo, .'tU’tS \ : >C'