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WAR AT STANDSTILL - GREAT BATTLE LINE t REPORTS REACHING THIS COUN. TRY LAST SATURDAY SHOWhr ED SITUATION ABOUT THE SAME. Last week came to a close with the , ' situation in the European war remain- ' ing about as it had been for the entire week. The ' English and the Y French had pushed great portions of the German battle line back from their positions near Paris until the ! river Aisne was crossed. About that time the Germans managed to get into fortified positions and here the artillery duels were being constantly kept up. Still the facts seemed to indicate that the moment was drawing nearer when a great decisive battle would be pulled off. In fact a great Y battle was understood to be alreadv in progress, but the time that it would j ......u . _i i r. i . .. ... wuum iuKe to ngnt it out and Dring it to a decided result was estimated as many days in all probability. The Germans occupied favorable country and well entrenched. The al^ lies, as well as the Germans were receiving reinforcements, and Both British and French using their utmost endeavors to improve the advantage they gained during the retirement of the Germans beyond the river Aisne and into the hills north of Rheims. j^VThe official statement issued at Paris merely announced that there had been no change in the situation. An earlier official statement showed that the Germans were offering strong resistance on the French loft wine-, while on the center they continued to fortify themselves and in otiier di*>fficts were well entrenched. French officials admitted the Germans were in strong force and behind them plenty of artill ry. They had undertaken several counter attacks in the past day or two. On late operations the British war office was silent, but an official account of British operations during the period from September 10 to 13 were issued by the official press bureau, showing that though the British troops had hard fighting they made a steady advance, in cooperation with the French, through a territory crossed by numerous rivers, which offered | GETTING OUR M MSSiiiif! \frtN EVERY transaction we expect to JI When we buy merchandise frc everything with the utmost care, w< "We discuss with the merchant the dei (after we shall have decided that we w that we have obtained full value and tl Ibeing what we want. Then, again, if for any reason w ^that which we have bought we can ta discrepancy will be readily adjusted. This is the principle of all good 1 face to face and examines the goods I ^responsible for his representations an (adjust any differences which may occi On the other hand there is the mj We receive a book from the mail < ^pictures or various articles. Tne ties ' optimistic and gloriously pleasing. Oi ling wording of the descriptions and our minds a desire to possess these m All sorts of promises are made ificcorded the greatest possible conside (privileges; we can return the goods a lsfactory; shipments will be made wit ages in shipping will be adjusted at or / -orders his personal attention," etc. We are flattered and cajoled by th 9 the statements made in the "fake" pen logue. We are touched in that tiny spo to be everywhere and to respond to ti We are allured by the prospect of able articles at such remarkably low I statement that Mr. So-and-So wilt give We begin to believe ourselves to b tc .swell up and look askance at our I ^been singled out for such distinction .So-and-So. Therefore, we decide that we wilt iget that we can go Into the store of ou and to whom we are perhaps responsi forget all this in the happiness c.nd ex the great mail order "boss" as a desiri SO WE SEND AN ORDER, CASH . Then we wait for the article to co the mall order "boss." We get a succession of form lettc fl 'waste a lot of time and patience and p M the shipment arrives, fl We are astounded. This hardly h I we write again. Then follows more c I tine the article again thoroughly and fl .do so. I^aj Yes, the technical description la tl *uN WHICH IT IS WRITTEN HAS DEI tratlon haa lied to us deliberately, b? exaggerated for the sole purpose of ml We are stung. We could have go^ storekeeper for the money. The lying iwere merely printed form letter* and w signer, who la In Europe upending tin dupes, have sent him. ^ Bah! Why will be persist in si should tell us better. But no, proha legain when we get the same sort of fl imr.il order house that haa bought ji lie ihouse, .which stung us. . ... , . YES, THEY WILL PASS OUR NA j /WE HAVE PLACED OURSELVES 6N i In the meantime we may go to ox I Jpwally heed. He will guarantee It anl H?aed It . LET US SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ( TITLED TO OUR TRADE - AND.. WE THBM. I [ . A. ?? .? -ese ?-?*. lil - k ..... K i . .? . . * * < PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NFORNIALLY SUGGESTED rHIS IS NOT MUCH BUT ANYWHEN PEACE IS NEEDED BY THE WORLD According to the announcement from Washington, Germany has suggested informally that the United States should undertake to elicit from Great Britian, France and Russia a statement of the terms under which the allies would make peace. The sug gestion came through the American embassador at Berlin, and was made by the; German imperial chancellor in reply to the inquiry by the American government. In Calicia and East Prussia, Austrians, Germans and Russians continue their stupendous conflicts, of which no late details have been made known. DON* T TAKE WRONG MEDICINE Tf your liver gets lazy you need a liver tonic, n^t merely a laxative for the bowels. Many people take a simple laxative when .the liver gets sluggish rather than take calomel, which they know to be dangerous. But a mere laxative will not stare a sluggish liver. What is needed is a tonic that will liven up the liver without forcing you to stay at home and lose a day from your work. You have such a tonic in Dodson's Liver Tone. Dodson's Liver Tone is all that is claimed for it, because the druggists who sell it agree to hand back the money with a smile, to any person not satisfied with the relief Dodson's gives. Dodson's Liver Tone is a vegetable liquid with a very pleasant taste and is a prompt and reliable remedy for constipation, biliousness, sour stomach and torpid liver. Conway Drug Store give it their personal guarantee. Large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone is only 50 cents. For children or grown people it is the ideal medicine. Try it on the guarantee.?Adv. many obstacles to a forward movement. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, the British secretary of war, again urged the necessity of developing armed forces "to carry on and bring the mighty conflict to a successful conclusion." It will be necessary, he said, to keep the army at its full strength and maintain a steady flow of reinforcements. ONEY'S WORTH | get our money's worth. >m our local storekeepers we examine b test for strength and look for quality. Birabillty and value of everything and ill effect a purchaso we are convinced hat we can depend on our purchase as e havo reason to be dissatisfied with lk it over with our merchant and any business. The buyer meets the seller before closing the deal. The seller Is d the buyer can always find him and jr. fill order method. order house, illustrated with expensive criptions of these articles are always ir minds are impressed by the charmthe selection of adjectives creates in /..l ? vuijucriui tilings. in the book, or catalog. We will be ration, we will be allowed all kinds of t the expense of the house if not sath promptness and despatch; any damice; "Our Mr. So-and-So will give your >e clever wording of the catalogue and tonal letters sent to follow up the catat of vanity which, though small, seems ie slightest touch, obtaining such magnificent and desir> (?) prices and we are flattered by the our order personal attention. ie "some punkins" and we are Inclined ess fortunate townsmen who have not as a letter, signed in person by Mr. send an order for something. We forr own local So-and-So, whom we know ble for past favors. But it is easy to ultation of having been singled out by ible person with whom to do business. [ WITH IT, OF COURSE, me. More waiting. Then we write to >rs In reply, but no merchandise. We ostage stamps and stationery. Finally X)ks like the article we expected. 80 orrespondence. We are told to examcompare the description with It. We ie same. BUT THE CLEVER STYLE JBERATELY MISLED US. The illus;cause the picture was toned ud and steading us. tt^n a far batter valua from our local letters we received from Mr. 8o-and-So are probably never seen by the alleged i dollars which we, and other similar nch foolishness? Our common sense bly we will do the same* thing over lettering and lying dope from another it of. names, containing ours, from the MRS ALONG, ONE TO THE OTHER. RECORD AS BEINjO "EASY MARKS." ir local dealer' and'bn^ 'the'article we I, perhaps, give us credit fot it it wa , . t .' i. * t BUSINESS MEN. THEY ARE. EN*KNOW WJ1AT, TO EXPECT.. FROM ; :.i /< ..'J .1 i A . . I . i I- ' * ATROCITIES OF WAR FOUND BY COMISSION COMMITTED BY GERMAN SOLDIERS ON THEIR MARCH TOWARD FRANCE. LIFE WANTONLY TAKEN Only a Few Examples of the Atrocities Practiced by the Germans,? Commission Appointed Found Ugly Facts. The night before the Germans entered Brussels, when the Belgian civil guards and refugees began pouring into the city from the direction of Louvain, they brought stories of unspeakable German atrocities, mal treatment ol old men and children and the violation of women. "The Belgian capital reeled with ap prehension. Within an hour the gaiety, the vivacity and the brilliancy of the great city went out like a broken arc light. The radiance of the cafes was turned to darkness; whispering groups of residents broke up hurridly and locked themselves into their homes, where they put up the shutters, and drew in their Belgian flags. The historic Belgian city went through a state of morbid consternation remarkably like that from which it suffered on June 18, 1815, when it trembled with the fear of a French victory at Waterloo. The King of Belgium appointed a commission to enquire and make report of the terrible carnage and destruction visited on unoffending persons by the German army. This commission made its report last week public after it had been submitted to President Wilson. The findings were grouped under several heads. The worst of the atrocities reported as being found true by the commission, were as follows: "During the night of August 10, German cavalry entered Velm while j the inhabitants were asleep. Without provocation the Germans fired on M. PoUrHmmp'c hnnco anfl KvnVo If v. m j ?\y v*w?v WI vi\t 1*1 tv IV* They destroyed furniture and looted valuables. They burned his barns and cattle. They carried off Mnie. Delglimme half naked to a place two mile away. She'then was released, and as she fled was fired on without bing hit. Her husbnad was carried to a point in another direction and fired upon; he is dying. The same troops sacked and burned the house a railroad watchman. Eyewitness Quoteu. "Farmer Jef Dkerck of Neersnen. is an eyewitness to the following tarocities committed by German cavalry. August 10, 11 and 12. An old man had his arm cut in three longitudinal slices. He then was hanged headdownward and burned alive. Young girls were assaulted and little children outraged at Orsmael, and mutilations too horrible to describe were inflicted on other inhabitants. Prisoners were hanged, while others were tied to telegraph posts and shot. Massacre of Aerschot "Aerschot, a town of 8,000 inhabitants, was invaded by the Germans in the morning of August 19. No Belgian troops remained behind. No sooner had the Germans entered the city when they began by shooting several inoffensive civilians. In the evening, claiming that a superior German officer had been shot by the son of the son of the burgomaster, of ,according to another version of their story, that a conspiracy had been hatched against the German commandant by the burgomaster and his family, the Germans took hold of every man in the city, carrying them fifty at a time, within some distance of the town. There they grouped them in lines of four men, made them run ahead of them, and fired upon them, killing them afterwards with their bayonets. More than forty men were found thus massacred. / "They pillaged the whole town. The following morning they took one man out of every three whom they had arrested the previous evening, and leading them out side the city, shot them. Among these were the burgomaster of the town, his 15-year-old son and his brother. "Then they compelled the remain-1 ing villagers to dig holes to bury their victims. For three whole days they continued to pillage and set fire to everything in their way. About 150 inhabitants of Aerschot are supposed to have thus perished. , "The largest part of the city is destroyed. Five times the Germans .tried, to se^fire to. the big church, paving sacked the. interior v of its constrpyed or carried .away.. "It must be borne in. mind that, the civil population oi. Aerschot ha?d boon, repeatedly warned .by, , their .burgomaster not. to offer any resistance or. com mit any hostile acts towards the in\*a 9 J I . , . , M- 9 r . # ? H BUY A BALE MOVE SENDS PRICES UP r THE BUYING OF COTTON BY PRIVATE PERSONS AND COMPANIES HELPS WONDERFULLY. An idea given expression several weeks ago that each person should buy at least one bale of cotton from the farmers, and from one up to as many as the person or company was able to take, at the price of ten cents per pound; gained a following in a short time in almost every town and city of the South. Firm in the belief that Charleston can take care of at least 2,000 bales of cotton bought on the buy-a-balc plan, the Red and Blue armies of canvassers began the second day of the campaign this morning determined to add 042 pledges to the 1.358 secured yesterday, before the close of the two day campaign which occurrs this evening at 6 o'clock, and perhaps a thous and more will be taken on. That the buy-a-bale will be continued in Charleston is an announcement issued from the Chamber of Commerce. The organization which had been perfected for the two-day whirlwind campaign will be disbanded this evening, however, and the pledges! thereafter secured will be solicited in another manner. The object of the campaign of yesterday and today has been to secure sufficient funds with which to avert the disaster that has been haunting the poorer class of farmers and a number of business concerns to whom they are obligated, and with nearly $70,000 secured in pledges yesterday together with splendid prospects of bringing the total up to $100,000 today the object would seem to be in the way of being successfully accomplished. The "flying squad" organized at the eleventh hour for the purpose of reinforcing any of the teams which i might need assistance proved of value in the canvassing of yesterday, having secured a total of (11 pledges during the day. For today's work it was announced that the "flying squad' would be additionally strengthened, by the appointment of several new members, and all territory not reached by the regular teams will be thoroughly canvassed by the "squad" which will also assist any of the teams that may need them. The entire membership of the two armies were even more enthusiastic I on beginning work this morning than they were yesterday, and the corps of Blues were thoroughly determined that when the campaign closed this af ternoon the Red aggregation would not be in the lead regarding the total number of pledges secured, as was the case yesterday. Although the spirit of rivalry was instilled into the movement from the beginning, through the organization of the Reds and Blues, the bale of cotton bought by the Chamber of Commerce and offered as a prize to the team securing the greatest number of pledges, seems to figure as an inconsequential object with the members of the various teams individually, so enthusiastic are they for the success of the movement oterwise. Charlestonians at present out of town are being solicited for subscriptions by means of telegrams and letters and a material addition to the fund was assuered yesterday when a telegram arrived from Fred C. Pet ers, collector of customs for this port, who is at present in New York, announcing that he would take ten bales of cotton. Before the campaign has ended it is expected that a splendid total of pledges will have been secured from Charlestonians out of the city and also from a number of out of town residents not reached by the canvassers. All are urger to send in their subscriptions immediately. Dizzy? Bilious? .Constipated? Dr. King's New Live Pills will cure you, cause a healthy flow of Bile and rids your Stomach and Bowels of waste and fermenting body poisons. They are a Tonic to your stomach and Liver and tone up the general system. First dose will cure you of that depressed, dizzy, bilious and constipated condition. 25c all druggists.?adv vaders. The Germans shot at the flee ing citizens, set fire to private houses and sacked them. They wanted to make the, victimized citizens declare that they, themselves, had set fire to their homes." The above instances are taken from the report of the, commission leaving many others still in the report just as bad. Still it must, be remembered that the German officials claim that * I (1 . . 1 r their armies put forth every effort to treat the people with consideration, but that they were not allowed to do so on account of the stubbornness of, the people w^io would not submit to ttyem. t Be that a/3 it may the civilized wo^ld is very apt to take the findings of, the. commission as embodying the truth,, and Gerrpany will be blamed for a Jong time.to come fi&r the many Uyes, lost unnecessarily. '' '* r % > i. ?Vi.:i,rI ARMY OF GERMANY STANDING GROUND - THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER AISNE ONE OF THE FIERCEST IN HISTORY. DUEL OF ARTILLERY The Allied Armies Crossed the River Aisne Folowing the German Retreat Under Withering Fire From Artillery. Last week the correspondent of The Times at Paris sent this story of the lighting on the Aisne. "The enemy has found means to arrest his retreat for the time being and is offering stubborn resistance on the line which he has prepared strongly for defense. He has received considerable reinforcements, probably from Lorraine, where he seems to have abandoned the offensive. "The lighting is hottest around Soissons, where the British army is in action. "Terrible stories are heard of piles of dead which encumber the march. At one place, it is said, the Germans errectod a barrier sixx feet high of corpses behind which to resist the French. This barrier was carried after a terrific struggle by the French Turcos leaving 7,500 dead on the battlefield." The Correspondent of The Times at Havre thus describes the battle: "As opposed to the battle of the Marne, which was a battle of rivers, and plains, woodlands and high plateaus, the battle of the Aisne was a river crossing on a scale never before seen in the history of the world; a triumph of organization and engineer- j ing as much as of course of courage and fighting powers. The time was Saturday evening and the moment had arrived when if the fleeing host was to be saved, some sort of stand must be made. I "The enemy gathered hastily together for a great effort on the height which overlooked the river. He had his guns placed and his men ready when the British and French troops reached the south bank of the river. Clearly is was esential to the allies that a crossing be made if the great pursuit was to be continued and the hard won victory pressed home. But the river was swollen, running swiftly after the recent heavy rains, bridges must be built under a withering fire, they must be maintained undamaged and must be crossed. "All the vantage points were held by the men rendered desperate and fighting for their lives. It was a terrible prospect but it did not daunt our splendid forces. "The attack began Sunday morning with all the dash that characterized the great struggle of the week before. Our guns were brought up, placed in position, ana a terrible artillery duel opened; for as long as the German artillery remained unsilenced there was little hope of crossing the river. "During this fire our engineers worked laboriously, bringing up great pontoons while the fire slowly decreas ed their numbers. "After some hours of this supreme effort the enemy's guns on the north bank are silenced and the troops begin crossing while the allies' artillery still swept the heights protecting their passage. "By sunset when the cold rain and wind starts the heights are won. The enemy thrown back and our troops across at three crossing places. "While this battle is proceeding a most exciting battle of aeroplanes, German and English, occurred high in 1 Via ili)1 T+ MTU C o AAA VK\ ?.?AA? *1/ U?0 (I ^ 1 V. C? i< OU ^*^8 ? the machines darting hither and thither till finally the German, wounded, falls to the ground. A Fearful Combat. Regarding the battle of the Aisne under date of September 15 tht correspondent of the Chronicle said. "The unending, terrific struggle has lasted four days, only now may one say that victory is turning in favor of the allies. "The town of Soissons can not yet be entered, for it is still raked by artillery and rifle fire, while columns of smoke mark several points where the houses are burning in the center of the fighting lines, where the allied pontoon corps have been trying to keep the bridges they succeeded in constructing. ''Men from the front tell me that the combat has been a veritable slaughter and that the unceasing fire of the paaffeur days puts any previous battle pnyyhore completely ifi the shade. , v . . "Several crossings were effected Siinday^but^Yhe (jerroan guns got the. range ancr eompeH^i thejn tp wi,th-N draw. Last night, hqwever, the allies brou^it ?>fcrp lieAvier guns and these changed* the prospect. "1 el wly .?*ra<?e the" abrfriddn-' ment jlurj^.the.last'thWd hourd Ufa number ot German positions?.by the s'mbfe'e ^of vtliiii^* jftiiis mpving. fprtber 1 oy<^ ttife HiM?w I A 111 <!,,*> j*M,^ jT J ..? WILSON'S TROOPS WILL VACATE VERA CRUZ BIT HARDLY BEFORE OCTOBER 10th AS ADVISED BY FUNSTON. NO LONGER NEEDED As .Mexico Can Now Take Care of Iler Om n Affairs Without Insulting" the United States, Our Troops Soon to Come Home. I>nst week an order was made to withdraw the American troops from Mexico, as the necessity which caused the United States to occupy Vera Cruz, no longer exists, and the troops there were quite embarassing to Carranza. The American forces will not be withdrawn from Vera Cruz, however, before October 10 if the war department at Washington accepts the suggestion of Brig. Gen. Funston, who has recommended that steps incident to the evacuation of the city be taken without undue haste. Perhaps the chief consideration of Gen. Funston in recommending this date, it is believed, was a desire to give the thousands of Mexicans refugees opportunity to leave the country. Not many steamers are putting [ into Vera Cruz these days and it might be impossible for all who so desire to get away for a considerable time. Many Mexicans and Americans have cabled government officials or friends at Washington, begging them to intercede with the president not to insist on a too hasty withdrawal of the troops. Scores of Mexicans pro-* i tested to the American consul, W. W. I Canada, and Gen. Funston aerainst the departure of the troops. COLUMBIA GERMAN ' HA8_ LOST WIFE LEFT HER HUSBAND LAST JUNE FOR RUSSIAN POLAND HER FORMER HOME. ALSO TWO CHILDREN German Merchant of Columia Vainly Seeks Information About His Relatives but There is Nothing: Doing,? He Has Deposited Funds. A Gwman merchant in the City of Columbia, Abraham Allen by name, is very much worried about his wife. Mrs. Bertha Allen, who with their two children left this country last June to visit relatives in Russian Poland. Soon after they sailed Mr. Allen had one letter from his wife and that is the last he has heard of his family. Mrs Allen is an Austrian and came to America 15 years ago; Mr. Allen came from Germany when he was ten years old. About a month ago Mr. Allen deposited with the subtreasury in NewYork $100 to be sent to his wife, to bring her and the children home; but he has had no information as to whether she received it or as to her whereabouts. Last night he wrote a letter to the state department in Washington, making inquiry. In New York last week Mr. Allen met a number of people who had returned from abroad and naturally he sought information about his wife; i...* i ?11 * ii nut iiiii.y iMiti man cuuui ini mm anything. This man had sailed on the same steamer from London, but from that point Mrs. Allen continued her way to Russian Poland and he lost track of her. If Mr. Allen should go abroad to look for his family he would probably accomplish no more than to have himself forced into military service, as he says that, in such a time as this, Germany would not recognize American naturalization laws. One newly married German couple he knows went back to Germany on their honeymoon. The bridegroom was made to go soldiering while his bride returned to America. When last she heard of him, he had lost one foot in battle. * x V "" Mr. Allen says it is the "kaiser's * * War," and he doesn't think the Ger-.< : * r # man or American people care about fighting. 4 . ' WbMever Yon Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tdnic because it contains the well known, tonic properties of QUININB and IRON* It acts on the Mver, Drives out MSlAria, Britiches the Blood sod . Bpil4* pp. ttyc .Whole System. 50 cents. p f <, 1 'rt t !' ? *> " Ct'tH'i iiV'?4 i t tf? ? *?* .